Gibson discusses the case with Ferrington in the office, when the sound of a single gunshot rings out. Being the first on the scene, Gibson shepherds a shell-shocked Eastwood outside and learns that Breedlove shot himself when Eastwood tried to arrest him for being involved in illegal activity at Aaron Monroe’s party. As Burns takes in the increasing loss of life that surrounds him, he affectionately thanks Gibson for dealing with events so calmly. Gibson revisits the Sarah Kay crime scene with Reed-Smith. As they discuss the case, Reed-Smith reluctantly brings up a friend of hers, Rose Stagg. Rose told Reed-Smith of a lover she had while at university in Belfast who tried to strangle her. The killer has written to Ian Kay to apologise for unwittingly killing Sarah Kay while she was pregnant. Ian Kay is keen to appeal to the killer’s better nature and, despite her reservations, Gibson is keen to exploit this line of communication. Later that night, as Sally Ann cares for a terminally ill baby at work, Spector breaks into Annie Brawley’s house and lies in wait. As Gibson is paid a visit by Rose Stagg, nervous at the prospect of recounting her troubling past, Spector strikes against Annie. However, all is not as Spector planned.
