The Bill

Name: Trail of Blood
Duration: 1 h

S26 E53 ∙ Trail of Blood ∙ 60 min

Smithy acts as inspector while Gold is on holiday - but is he up to the job?

Contains Mature Themes

S26 E1 · Games of War
June's private and public lives become entangled.
S26 E2 · 'Till Hell Freezes Over
The team investigates an arson attack on the home of lottery-winners.
S26 E3 · The New Generation
CCTV footage proves Jay's girlfriend Cheryl was guilty of torching the Henderson house.
S26 E4 · Two-Time Loser
A probation officer is found beaten and locked in the boot of his car.
S26 E5 · An Article of Faith
After an ex-drug addict is found dead, Harman goes undercover to catch a loan shark.
S26 E6 · A Week From Next Thursday
Zain Nadir sells his soul as he crosses over to the dark side.
S26 E7 · Lead on a Merry Chase
The Serious Organised Crime Agency start questioning Zain's undercover role.
S26 E8 · School of Hard Knocks
Nadir and Harman are taken captive by the drug dealers.
S26 E9 · Burn Off
Nadir plans to flee the country with his drug-dealer girlfriend.
S26 E10 · Dead Man's Hand - Part 1
Meadows leads an intensive search for the missing PC Harman.
S26 E11 · Dead Man's Hand - Part 2
Sun Hill is in shock after the death of one of their own.
S26 E12 · The Good Old Days
A student at Rod Jessop's school is reluctant to talk about who attacked him.
S26 E13 · Don't Cut No Ice
Smith bails a man for dangerous driving.
S26 E14 · The Lone Wolf - Part 1
A family memorial for a missing girl gets ugly.
S26 E15 · The Lone Wolf - Part 2
Emma puts the hunt for Amy Tennant back on course.
S26 E16 · Sticky Fingers
Just two days away from retirement, June uncovers a swindle.
S26 E17 · Within Striking Distance
June and Gina confront Heaton over the property development conspiracy.
S26 E18 · The Party is Over
June is paired with ex-husband Jim on an observation mission.
S26 E19 · The Last Stop
Jume and Jim are held hostage by drug dealers.
S26 E20 · Sweet Revenge
Nixon, Noble and Fletcher deal with an assault on a woman who runs a web chat service from her home.
S26 E21 · Killer on the Run
Smithy finds the body of Ryan Jones's wife in the boot of her husband's car.
S26 E22 · Dead Men Don't Tell Lies
Turner and Webb go to the scene of an arson attack and a suspicious death.
S26 E23 · Brotherhood
While investigating the stabbing of a gang member, Hardy bumps into his estranged cousin.
S26 E24 · Daddy's Girl
Heaton sets his sights on bringing down Ray Moore.
S26 E25 · End of the Affair
Gina is shocked when her lover's wife turns up at Sun Hill claiming he has been kidnapped.
S26 E26 · Exit Wound
Lewis speaks up for his girlfriend's brother when he's pulled in for a minor offence.
S26 E27 · Pride Before a Fall
The rivalry between Phil and Stuart boils over.
S26 E28 · Hunter on the Street
Phil teams up with Leela to investigate a girl accused of robbing a shop
S26 E29 · Role Model
CID investigate when a gang of youths carry out a number of audacious daylight robberies.
S26 E30 · And Nothing But the Truth
Webb investigates the death of a young woman found drowned in a swimming pool.
S26 E31 · Day of Reckoning
Will is horrified to learn Matt is pressing for a charge of attempted murder against Emma.
S26 E32 · Blood Money
Sam, Diane and Nikki see a young woman fall from a walkway on the Cole Lane estate.
S26 E33 · To Honour and Obey
An eccentric mugging victim claims to be an undercover officer.
S26 E34 · Baby Trade
New recruit Beth Green is teamed up with Emma to investigate an illegal baby-selling business.
S26 E35 · Lies That Kill
Will and Nikki investigate the suspicious death of a child protection officer.
S26 E36 · Inner Demons
Nikki gets a lead in exposing a child pornography ring.
S26 E37 · Getting Away with Murder
Phil pursues a mugger on a borrowed bike.
S26 E38 · Trigger Happy
A gang member is shot and his dying words are the name of corrupt ex-policeman Ray Moore.
S26 E39 · Do or Die
Nixon and Turner investigate an assault on Lewis's girlfriend.
S26 E40 · On the Edge
A road accident victim has a lot to hide.
S26 E41 · Better Off Dead
Lewis's fingerprints are found all over the gun next to Ray Moore's body.
S26 E42 · Old Wounds
A rape victim's plight prompts Jack to reopen a cold case from 20 years ago.
S26 E43 · Judgement Call
A taxing workload catches up with Jack.
S26 E44 · A Model Murder - Part 1
Leela and Tony discover the body of a supermodel.
S26 E45 · A Model Murder - Part 2
Manson leads the supermodel murder investigation.
S26 E46 · Match Day Violence
Sun Hill and Barton Street join forces to police a football match.
S26 E49 · Behind Closed Doors
Emma and Gina investigate a rape allegation.
S26 E50 · Man Down
Rumours abound when it's discovered that Lewis has been arrested.
S26 E51 · Death or Glory
Heaton and Jack brief the officers on the planned ambush of a cash van.
S26 E52 · Copy Cat Killer
Armstrong and Hollis find the body of a model at the scene of a suspected assault.
S26 E53 · Trail of Blood
Smithy acts as inspector while Gold is on holiday - but is he up to the job?
S26 E54 · Model Murder Uncovered
Manson and Dasari re-interview the prime suspect in the supermodel murder case.
S26 E55 · Caught by the Killer
Masters is abducted by rogue crime scene photographer Rachel Inns.
S26 E56 · Good Cop, Bad Cop
It's Callum Stone's first day with Sun Hill police.
S26 E57 · Killing Me Softly
Terry investigates a case of assisted suicide.
S26 E58 · Dicing with Danger
Emma Keane poses as a drunken casino punter.
S26 E59 · Deadly Secrets
The Sun Hill cops spring into action when an elderly Alzheimer's sufferer goes missing.
S26 E60 · Diamonds Are Deadly
Neil is let down by an informant when a jewellery shop is robbed.
S26 E61 · Code of Silence
A mother reports her son missing after a night out clubbing.
S26 E62 · Crash Test
Terry investigates a ruthless loan shark.
S26 E63 · Up in Smoke
Phil and Stuart try to sort out a love triangle and find a missing bridegroom.
S26 E64 · Deadly Shame - Part 1
The body of a missing schoolgirl is found by a derelict building.
S26 E65 · Deadly Shame: Part 2
The murder investigation in to the young girl's death takes a dramatic turn.
S26 E66 · A Life of Lies
Phil's latest conquest reports a burglary.
S26 E67 · Russian Roulette
A thug threatens to kill Monica if Phil doesn't return the money Louis Dreyfuss owes his boss.
S26 E68 · Identity Fraud
An abandoned car leads Callum and Will to a woman caught up in a tragic love triangle.
S26 E69 · Back from the Brink
Will gives chase to a young thief and corners him at the top of a block of flats.
S26 E70 · Dead and Buried
Sam deals with the assault of a prostitute by an East European diplomat.
S26 E71 · Cracking Under Pressure
Stuart works quickly to find the children of separated parents.
S26 E72 · Rough Justice
Stuart makes his debut on a crime show.
S26 E73 · Back from the Dead
A woman found to be selling passports claims to be an asylum seeker.
S26 E74 · Take It to the Grave
Mickey and Sally trail bank robber Vince Murray to find out what he's up to back in England.
S26 E75 · Uncut Killer
Diane and Sally break up a school fight.
S26 E76 · Collateral Damage
New recruit PC Nate Roberts joins his colleagues in crowd control outside a crack den on fire.
S26 E77 · Line of Fire - Part 1
Reg is stabbed by a prowler.
S26 E78 · Line of Fire - Part 2
As schizophrenic Michael Simms runs amok in the hospital, Neil is convinced he's carrying a gun.
S26 E79 · Deadly Intent
Diane becomes emotionally involved when her neighbours are caught up in a domestic dispute.
S26 E80 · Stealth Attack
A fading pop star is suspected of raping a student Tony and Reg find unconscious in an alley.
S26 E81 · Tortured Soul
An irate father beats up a schoolboy accused of sexually assaulting his daughter.
S26 E85 · Love, Lies and Limos
Diane and Will chase a hijacked limousine full of women out on a hen night.
S26 E86 · Trapped
Stuart sets out to link an attack on his driver to a mysterious drug dealer known as 'The Postman'.
S26 E87 · Blackmailed
Mystery drug dealer 'The Postman' blackmails Stuart to become his inside man.
S26 E88 · Operation Brass Balls
Jo and Mickey set up a sting, and are shocked when the villains ram-raid the front door.
S26 E89 · Zain: Inside Out - Part 1
Disgraced detective Zain Nadir is interviewed about drug trafficking in Hayes End Prison.
S26 E90 · Zain: Inside Out - Part 2
Zain gets a frosty reception at the station.

S26 E53 ∙ Trail of Blood ∙ 60 min

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