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Cast for season 23, episode 77 "Line of Fire: Part 1"

Hollis is stabbed whilst responding to reports of a prowler on the Aldbourne Estate, but he manages to stop an attack on a local mother, Shelley Cooper. Manson and Dasari lead the investigation and discover Cooper lives on the same floor as a recently released man, Michael Simms, a paranoid schizophrenic that Manson jailed four years prior for attacking a woman. Stone draws reference to Cooper's resemblance to Simms' previous victim, leading to a clash with Manson. Enlisting the help of Simms' psychiatrist, Julia Bickham, Manson's digging leads to Simms being exposed and attacked. With pressure on him, spearheaded by Cooper's ex-boyfriend Chris Ramsden, Simms snaps and abducts Cooper. When her son Jas comes between Simms and Manson during negotiations, a gunshot rings out in the chaos. Meanwhile, Smithy deals with a community leader causing havoc whilst protesting the traffic on the Aldbourne, but later uncovers a shock link to the prowler attacks.

Tim Preece guest stars

Season 23 index | <<< S23E76 "Collateral Damage" | S23E78 "Line of Fire: Part 2" >>>