360p | The Bay S04e02

Cut to: Danny sitting alone on The Sea Rose , holding his daughter’s old life jacket. Rain begins to fall on the bay.

Jenn watches the tide come in. Her phone buzzes — Kieran has texted: “Can we talk?” She doesn’t reply. Not yet. the bay s04e02 360p

Jenn’s personal life is still fragile. Her stepson, Kieran, hasn’t spoken to her since the previous case. Her partner, Chris, tries to bridge the gap, but the silence at the dinner table is louder than the bay’s winter wind. Cut to: Danny sitting alone on The Sea

Grey morning light over Morecambe Bay. The tide is out, leaving wet sand and shallow pools. A child’s bicycle lies half-buried in the mud near the old promenade. Her phone buzzes — Kieran has texted: “Can we talk

Detective Sergeant Jenn Townsend (Marsha Thomason) stands at the edge of the cordon tape, coffee cold in her hand. It’s been 48 hours since the body of local businessman, Carl Sutcliffe, was found tied to a mooring post — not drowned, but strangled. The autopsy confirms: ligature marks match a type of rope used on fishing boats, but Carl hadn’t been near a boat in years.

At the station, DS Karen Hobson — now retired from active duty but consulted as a civilian — sits across from Jenn with a folder. “Carl was into land development,” Karen says. “He wanted to build luxury flats on the old fish market site. But someone else wanted that land more.”