<Tr> <Th> 182 </Th> <Td> "Awakening - Part 2" </Td> <Td> Dudi Appleton & Jim Keeble </Td> <Td> Dudi Appleton </Td> <Td> 31 January 2017 (2017 - 01 - 31) </Td> <Td> 8.26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> With time running out for Nikki, Jack has no choice but continue the investigation on his own . Nikki manages to make phone contact, but is unable to give Jack any clues as to her possible location . Jack receives a call offering Nikki's safe return in return for him busting The Vulture out of federal prison . Jack soon begins to realise, however, that his closest allies could in fact be his enemies . As he begins to suspect that Eva was involved in Nikki's abduction, he arranges the exchange with the Cartel, but soon realises that he has been double crossed . Nikki manages to provide Jack with a vital clue to a possible burial site, but when he finds the twenty missing farm workers and Luisa alive . Nikki finds her own way out of where she was hidden and runs down to the beach elated at being free . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Episode </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Original airdate </Th> <Th> Viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 183 </Th> <Td> "Moment of Surrender − Part One" </Td> <Td> Ed Whitmore </Td> <Td> Charles Palmer </Td> <Td> 8 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 08) </Td> <Td> 9.41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Haunted by her experiences in Mexico, Nikki Alexander struggles to come to terms with life back home . While on leave, she seeks out fellow pathologist Sally Vaughan for support . However, a few days later and troubled by Sally's failure to return her calls, Nikki heads over to her house only to find that it has become a crime scene, and Sally is nowhere to be found . NCA Investigator Guy Bernhard tasks Nikki to help him by employing the chief suspect in Sally's disappearance, pathologist David Cannon (Julian Rhind - Tutt), at the Lyell . As a result and to Jack and Clarissa's surprise, Nikki returns to the Lyell early with David in tow . As Jack, Clarissa and Thomas share concerns about Nikki's wellbeing, a body is found in a reservoir, uncovering the mystery of a 16 - year - old murder case . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 184 </Th> <Td> "Moment of Surrender − Part Two" </Td> <Td> Ed Whitmore </Td> <Td> Charles Palmer </Td> <Td> 9 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 09) </Td> <Td> 9.07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Nikki's suspicions about David Cannon are aroused further when she discovers blood in the boot of his car . With Thomas's support, she takes samples to process - does it belong to Sally Vaughn? </P> The uncovering of a family murder from the past shines the spotlight on three people who went to the same school . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 185 </Th> <Td> "Duty of Candour − Part One" </Td> <Td> Matthew Arlidge </Td> <Td> Destiny Ekaragha </Td> <Td> 15 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 15) </Td> <Td> 7.99 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Nikki and Jack deal with their feelings post Mexico in very different ways . Jack is boxing with his sparring partner, DCI Naomi Silva when he is called to a crime scene . While Nikki is busy examining the body of a young woman Karen Sawyers, Jack is surprised to find the SIO on the case is Naomi Silva . The first prime suspect, Karen's husband Pete, is found coevered in blood and clearly suffering . The forensic evidence leads the team to a cosmetic clinic, where a pregnant Karen had been receiving various treatments seemingly free of charge . Nikki and Silva soon become frustrated when Simon Laing, the CEO of Hamilton Ashe hospital, blocks their access to Karen's medical records . However, when a second body is found and all evidence leads back to Hamilton Ashe, Laing is forced to help the team . Meanwhile, when Thomas's daughter Rosie unexpectedly turns up at the Lyell, Thomas has to deal with a more complex role...being a father . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 186 </Th> <Td> "Duty of Candour − Part Two" </Td> <Td> Matthew Arlidge </Td> <Td> Destiny Ekaragha </Td> <Td> 16 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 16) </Td> <Td> 7.62 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Nikki comes face to face with CEO Simon Laing when it becomes apparent that the motive for the murders may have been blackmail . When the team find that the hospital computer database has been hacked, Clarissa and Max follow the forensic clues to a teenage hacker called Splinter . However the danger grows much closer to home when Nikki receives a threatening text with a picture of Thomas's daughter Rosie . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 187 </Th> <Td> "A Special Relationship − Part One" </Td> <Td> Graham Mitchell </Td> <Td> Diarmuid Goggins </Td> <Td> 22 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 22) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Diplomat Ryan Reed is watching the US ambassador on a late night current affairs show . But as he heads home he is seemingly targeted by a biker . Lead by SIO DCI Ben Solomon, the Lyell team arrive at the scene to find Reed's body posed - sitting upright on a bench with his hand tucked inside his jacket . An argument quickly ensues between the Police and the US Embassy staff, who claim the murder falls under their jurisdiction . The Lyell team fight against the bureaucracy of the FBI, aided only by the US Chief of Mission Matt Garcia . However when Matt goes missing, Nikki is disturbed . Might Matt be the next target? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 188 </Th> <Td> "A Special Relationship − Part Two" </Td> <Td> Graham Mitchell </Td> <Td> Diarmuid Goggins </Td> <Td> 23 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 23) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Nikki is still in shock when the team arrive at Matt's residence but, determined to help, she insists on returning to the Lyell . When analysing crime scene photos and the positions of the victims' bodies, Nikki quickly spots a pattern . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 189 </Th> <Td> "One Day − Part One" </Td> <Td> Timothy Prager </Td> <Td> Thaddeus O'Sullivan </Td> <Td> 29 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 29) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Two care home staff, Patrick Flannery and Tillie Maddox, burst out of Kingscote Bows Residential Care Home - a facility for those with physical disabilities - chasing resident Kevin McDowd . He is forcibly restrained as his friend Serena Prentice watches the scene from a window of the home . Meanwhile, Nikki and Jack arrive at the site of a car crash, where a female driver lost control of her car . There they meet PC Button, who is running the investigation and claims to know Nikki from a previous case . Forensic evidence links the driver of the car to the Kingscote Bows Residential Care Home - and Button realises that he may have to inform the next of kin of her death - Kevin . It becomes clear that things are not all they seem at Kingscote Bows . Believing that he must take matters into is own hands, Kevin escapes - and takes Serena with him, prompting a man hunt across London . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 190 </Th> <Td> "One Day − Part Two" </Td> <Td> Timothy Prager </Td> <Td> Thaddeus O'Sullivan </Td> <Td> 30 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 30) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Determined to find out the truth about Kingscote Bows, and unbeknownst to the rest of the Lyell team, Clarissa rents a room there . She is shocked to see the body of resident Dorothy Williams being removed when she had seemed fine just the day before . When the coast is clear Clarissa sneaks into Dorothy's old room to investigate - unknowingly putting herself in grave danger . Will her partner in crime Jack be able to rescue her in time? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 191 </Th> <Td> "Family − Part One" </Td> <Td> Michael Crompton </Td> <Td> Colin Teague </Td> <Td> 5 February 2018 (2018 - 02 - 05) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> It is Christmas morning and Nikki, is awaiting a call from Matt who is back in the States . Instead, she receives a call to say that the team is needed: a family has been massacred at an enormous property owned by Andy McMorris, the CEO of a haulage company . Greeted by SIO DI Gibbs, Nikki is first on the scene whilst Clarissa is connected to the action via screens and microphones back at the Lyell . Having left his father to celebrate Christmas without him, Jack is just arriving to join them when a gunshot suddenly rings out . With Gibbs lying on the floor with a life - threatening injury, the team realise that the shooter might still be on the grounds . Are they also in danger? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 192 </Th> <Td> "Family − Part Two" </Td> <Td> Michael Crompton </Td> <Td> Colin Teague </Td> <Td> 7 February 2018 (2018 - 02 - 07) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> As the truth behind the McMorris family is revealed, the team is brought together by the conclusion of a shocking Christmas family tragedy . Reuniting with their respective families, Nikki finds her secret Santa gift is a visit from a loved one . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Episode </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Original airdate </Th> <Th> Viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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