The Gulf — Season 2
Detective Jess Savage desperately hopes to build a fresh start – nurturing a budding relationship with her daughter, Ruby, and finally escaping the shadows of her past. But that fragile peace is shattered when a ruthless blackmailer emerges, determined to expose a dark secret: Jess’s involvement in a murder. Forced to confront her history, she races against time to unmask her tormentor while simultaneously tackling complex cases alongside her partner, DS Justin Harding. As Justin grapples with his own complicated family ties, attempting to reconnect with his estranged father, he's drawn into a dangerous web of secrets that culminates in a truly unsettling revelation.
The tranquility of Spencer Marris's life is irrevocably broken when he is taken from his peaceful home on Waiheke Island. Soon after, Jess receives a summons from the one person she thought was gone forever: her deceased husband, Alex.
The question of intimacy versus wealth weighed on Jess as he gleaned further details of Spencer’s past, uncovering the sacrifices his wife had made within their marriage. Later that day, Jess received an unexpected and unsettling visit from…
The discovery of a child's skeleton on a drug plantation invariably casts a shadow of suspicion upon the surrounding community and the inhabitants of nearby communes.
Jess’s ties to the community’s originators complicate the inquiry. The blackmailer grows impatient with Jess, and Harding discovers her in a vulnerable situation.
The news of the stabbing at the construction site cast a shadow of suspicion over the immigrant workers who labored there. Harding, however, conceived a scheme to shift the focus, a way to turn the tables on Jess’s blackmailer.
Sarah Scully’s death thrusts her into the public eye, and Jess finds herself compelled to unravel the mystery of Ruby’s involvement. The truth she uncovers is a deeply unsettling revelation: the identity of her blackmailer.
The aftermath of Denise’s desperate defense of Valerie against a brutal assault would prove devastating. Beneath the placid facade of a local vineyard, a dark secret lay concealed. Accusations flew: Jess blamed Ruby’s friends for withholdin…
Jess finally faced her blackmailer. Meanwhile, Harding met his sister Nadia after a long period of separation, but the reunion unfolded far from his expectations.
