Detective Jess Savage wants to leave the past behind and make the most of her tentative new relationship with daughter Ruby-but a blackmailer is making that impossible, threatening to expose Jess as a murderer. As Jess hunts for her blackmailer, she solves crimes on Waiheke Island with her partner, DS Justin Harding, whose attempts to reconnect with his criminal father lead to a shocking outcome.

Avg Rating

9.5

8 rated

Best Episode

10.0

E4 · Te Ao Uenuku, Part 2

Lowest Rated

8.0

E1 · Abduction, Part 1

Runtime

6h 7m

8 episodes

Seasons

S1 S2

Episodes

E1 · Abduction, Part 1

Low

Mar 1, 2021·44m

Family life is shattered when Spencer Marris is abducted from his idyllic home on Waiheke Island. Then, Jess gets a call from her dead husband, Alex.

8.0

E2 · Abduction, Part 2

Mar 8, 2021·48m

Sex or money? Jess learns more of Spencer's background and the compromises his wife had made in the marriage. Later, Jess's blackmailer pays a visit.

9.0

E3 · Te Ao Uenuku, Part 1

Mar 15, 2021·48m

When a child's skeleton is dug up on a dope plantation, suspicion is cast on the local community and nearby commune dwellers.

9.0

E4 · Te Ao Uenuku, Part 2

Best

Mar 22, 2021·42m

Jess's relationship with the commune founders makes the investigation complex. The blackmailer loses patience with Jess and Harding catches her in a compromising position.

10.0

E5 · Immigration, Part 1

Mar 29, 2021·41m

A stabbing at a building site inevitably throws immigrant workers under suspicion. Harding comes up with a plan to turn the tables on Jess's blackmailer.

10.0

E6 · Immigration, Part 2

Apr 5, 2021·52m

A death puts Sarah Scully in the spotlight and Jess tries to figure out what Ruby's role was. To her horror, Jess discovers who her blackmailer is.

10.0

E7 · Inheritance, Part 1

Apr 12, 2021·46m

Denise's defense of her girlfriend Valerie from a frenzied attack has devastating results. A local vineyard hides a dark secret. Jess accuses Ruby's friends of hiding the truth.

10.0

E8 · Inheritance, Part 2

Apr 19, 2021·46m

Jess finally confronts her blackmailer. Harding meets his sister Nadia after years of estrangement, but the encounter doesn't go anything like he planned.

10.0

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