A female barrister, Marion, is the victim of an attempted rape. She is saved by an unknown protector, who violently kills her two attackers. The assailant doesn't show up on security videos: the squad suspects that Marion's saviour was a Code V.

An investigation of the cases she is currently prosecuting draws a blank. So why would the Code Vs be protecting her?

Kirsty goes to see Michael, only to find out that he has moved. She makes contact with Jacob, an investigative journalist who has heard rumours of the squad's activities. He promises to help her find out what happened to Jack.

Pearse is suffering from night sweats and loss of appetite. Angie agrees to take blood tests.

Meanwhile, Michael discovers that Marion's former assistant, Dominic Kemp, was killed in a hit-and-run accident six months ago. At the time, there were rumours that they were having an affair. Marion's husband, Anthony, had committed suicide 18 months previously. Michael suspects a connection and has Anthony's grave exhumed. There is no body. Anthony is Marion's Code V guardian.

Records show that Marion and Anthony had been undergoing IVF treatment prior to his death. Every attempt failed. But Marion is now pregnant. Was the sperm of human or Code V origin? An ultrasound scan shows a blank screen. But is this a phantom pregnancy? Or a Code V hybrid failing to show up to electronic detection? And would this hybrid no longer have the traditional Code V weaknesses?

Fearing that the Code Vs tampered with the sperm, and that Marion may be carrying a Code V hybrid, Pearse orders she be taken to a secure clinic. Angie fears she may have to sanction a termination.

Marion begins to suspect the nature of the squad. She knows she's pregnant - she can feel something inside her - but Angie seeks to persuade her otherwise.

With the help of her nurse, Marion escapes the clutches of the squad. She seeks out independent advice - but finds only a Pro-Life clinic. A crucifix in the clinic triggers internal haemorrhaging. Marion collapses.

While Michael and Vaughan discover the 'nursery' that the Code Vs had designed to receive the hybrid, Angie traces Marion's midwife, Mrs Seabrook. The news of Marion's collapse comes through to the midwife. Angie sets off in pursuit, but Anthony has already snatched Marion away.

Angie tracks the couple down. Marion is dying. Anthony tells her that he died to give Marion the only thing she ever wanted - a baby. Angie is visibly moved. She kills him.

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