Set in the sinister underbelly of Europe in 2004, investigative journalist Terry Corcoran is drawn into the murky world of human trafficking after the horrific discovery of 23 dead illegal immigrants inside a freight container.
With the election imminent the drama continues. The body of Frank Erskine is found by his secretary and Terry tries to put the pieces of information about this death together. Maureen has a busy first day working with Myles Carrick and Nina continues her search for her sister.
It's the day before the general election and Carrick's face is everywhere. Maureen is pleased with the press coverage while Terry tries to find out more about the information on the laptop he stole.
Terry is still dealing with the death of his father and is furious when he finds that his story has been pulled from the paper. Maureen is questioning if she did the right thing.
Terry Corcoran investigates the deaths of two scientists who used to work for a huge Irish pharmaceutical company, Chemacran. At the same time, he's trying to get to the bottom of the murder of a white man by Nigerian Jake Kuria. He uncovers a frightening world of racist intimidation of the city's immigrant population.
Terry further investigates two deaths while Maureen gets an interview with JP O'Farrell.
Terry and Maureen find out that Chamacran may not be all it seems.
Terry’s not happy when he finds out that Maureen spent the night with O’Farrell, and tries to warn her about him.
