Bryant decides to take matters into her own hands when she discovers that her son, Liam, is caught up in the middle of a gang involved in dealing drugs on school premises. When Liam later disappears, Kent once again springs to Bryant's aid, and manages to find the boy and convince him to let his mother help. Bryant subsequently decides to take some time out, before attending training college to become a fully-fledged PC. Meanwhile, Masters continues to try and rebuild relations with her informant, and convinces Nixon to deliver a less-than-subtle apology. Manson pressures Best into dropping his allegations against Sim. Fox is appointed prosecuting council in the trial of Perkins' brother.