The opening of the episode sees a young lad running away terrified and falling over. We then see Vera on her way home when she sees the flashing blue lights of a police car. A young police officer has discovered the dead body of a woman. Vera notices something and she finds the body of the fleeing child in an icy pond and manages to rescue him. He is still alive.
11 year old Adam is traumatised. He and his mother always seemed to have been on the run, remaining hidden away. They only been close to a Sikh friend although his mother had a married boyfriend who soon becomes a suspect.
When the boy points to a picture of a judge as someone his mother once knew, things take a turn. The female judge was once Adam's mother's barrister in a criminal case and their history has criss- crossed.
It probably is easy to guess the villain, although maybe not the motive. I felt the plot was a little too contrived. It was nice to see dowdy Vera trying to be maternal and no entirely succeeding.
The episode also has an appearance by the legendary Renu Setna, always recognisable by people of a certain age with his appearance in the school's program Cloud burst.
