Law & Order (UK): Season 7, Episode 4

7 - 4: Fatherly Love

The body of Charlotte Leigh is pulled from the Thames. After ruling out suicide, DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Sam Casey focus their enquiries on the victim's abusive ex-husband Richard with whom she was involved in a bitter custody battle over their teenage daughter, Holly. However, the investigation turns closer to home when it appears Holly was involved in a relationship with her mothers' new husband, Sean. Despite the evidence pointing to Holly, Crown Prosecutor Jake Thorne follows his gut and gambles on a hunch at the trial in a bid to draw out the real killer, and in turn uncovers the dark truth behind the façade of a seemingly perfect family. This is a story about how far a girl will go to protect the man she loves…