Episode 546 11th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Three people are dead after taking pure cocaine. Dealing uncut coke simply doesn’t make sense. Jack asks CID’s Jo and Grace to see if they can sniff out what’s been going on. Steve Bennett is the manager of the bar where the users keeled over - he suspects rival bars could have been responsible but doubts it. All the teenagers who overdosed last night go to Canley Comprehensive School.
School girls Mandy and Kelly, both only 15, get into a cat fight despite being best friends. Mandy suffers a heart attack and cocaine is found nearby. Her dad can’t believe his daughter is involved with drugs after taking such a hard line over them. It’s a conundrum. Phil railroads Grace into appealing to her entire class.
Grace goes on to build up a picture of Mandy’s life. As well as a couple of ounces of cocaine found in her bedroom, she also has a stash of chocolate and crisps. Looks like Mandy’s bulimic and grappling for control: she doesn’t fit the profile of a cocaine dealer. Elsewhere Kelly is dragged off into a car at knifepoint.
Its Grace’s last day as she’s returning to special projects. Jack doesn’t want to lose such an asset from CID. Grace has really proved herself to be an excellent detective. After instructing Phil to call special ops about Grace, Jack is shocked with the result of Phil’s conversation with them…
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