Cracker

Following the break-up of his home life, Fitz discovers that a young woman he knew has been viciously murdered. A blood-spattered man is found beside the railway tracks and becomes the prime suspect.

Kelly (Adrian Dunbar) is released into Fitz's care after a lack of evidence. But after another murdered woman is found, Kelly is arrested and DCI Bilborough order Fitz off the case. Fitz and DS Penhaligon collude to find out the truth, while their relationship becomes more personal.

Problems between Fitz and his wife Judith continue. Fitz is arrested for breech of the peace outside his in-laws' house and is taken to the station, where he meets Sean and his partner Tina. After stealing a car, the pair embark on a spree of violence.

The search for Sean and Tina is intensified when someone close to Fitz and his police team is murdered.

Fitz interrogates Tina and realizes that her psychological problems stem from her relationship with her family, finding expression through provoking Sean. It soon dawns on Fitz that the next victim will be the family that blighted Tina's life.

Maverick psychologist Fitz is called in to help the Manchester police track down a missing boy.

The manhunt for a young boy's killer has violent repercussions for psychologist Fitz and the Manchester police.