The Bill: The "Cop Idol" Christmas party gets into full swing with everyone blissfully unaware Cass Rickman is lying unconscious in the boot of a car. PC Kerry Young, already distracted by Cass's absence, makes a discovery about Craig Gilmore's boyfriend Carl that will shake Craig's world. PCs Tony Stamp and Gary Best find a man wandering the streets and take him home, only to find he is living alone and without electricity. They decide to delve into his financial situation, and discover that either his neighbour or the builder he employed, or both, have been ripping him off - and how come they know each other? A visit to DS Phil Hunter's old station gives Nick Klein enough ammunition to get Hunter off his back, so a relieved Nick decides it's time he told Cass how he feels about her. Meanwhile, terrified, blindfolded and strapped to a chair, Cass tries to engage her abductor in conversation, but to no avail. Her fear increases when she feels her hair being chopped off, but then her abductor leaves. At the party, everyone gets into the swing of things, with Kerry, Robbie and Gemma's Atomic Kitten routine proving very popular. DC Webb is gutted when Robbie Cryer's hunky date arrives, and Kerry's concern about Cass increases when Simon Kitson turns up looking for her - they thought she had left to meet him. In a darkened warehouse, Cass hears her abductor return and then her blindfold is removed. Is she staring at the Sun Hill serial killer, and will her colleagues find her before it's too late?

Starring:

Alex Walkinshaw, Andrew Lancel, Chris Simmons, Eric Richard, Graham Cole, Mark Wingett, Roberta Taylor, Simon Rouse, Trudie Goodwin

Genre:

Drama, Crime