Synopsis

The first installment of a two-part narrative opens with the discovery of a severely burned body in a secluded area of Manchester – the victim a disabled man bearing the marks of horrific injury. Days later, a second corpse is found, and a chilling realization dawns on the detectives: these were not simply murders, but acts of prolonged torture. An arrest is made, yet the investigation quickly reveals that they have only begun to uncover the truth. Concurrently, Janet makes the difficult decisio