Life: Birds 1 Criminal Justice 2

The Bill: The Calling

After police are notified that a heavily pregnant woman Jane Connor (Leah Muller) has gone missing, PCs Leon Taylor (Dominic Power) and Nate Roberts (Ben Richards) discover her car. When they search the area they find her lying nearby badly injured – apparently knocked down by her own car. PC Taylor, still traumatised after finding a child’s body the previous day, is distraught about Jane Connor’s unborn baby being in danger, and both Insp. Smith (Alex Walkinshaw) and Sgt. Stone (Sam Callis) keep an eye on him. Blood found inside the car indicates that one of the carjackers was injured, and a check of local hospitals leads police to Jodie Knox (Georgia Brown). Jodie says her boyfriend Ashley Johnson (Joshua Osei) was the person who drove the car. Police discover Jane Connor’s purse in Johnson’s bedroom, and he is brought in for questioning. He denies he was there, but the emotionally charged PC Taylor is determined to make him confess, and a confrontation occurs. However, Johnson is allowed to leave, and, disobeying orders to go home, PC Taylor follows him and is assaulted. But Johnson’s guilt is in doubt when his shoe size doesn’t match the print found on the scene, so police decide that Jodie Knox is lying. As they put together the pieces and realise who she might be protecting, PC Taylor takes matters into his own hands.

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