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1. 01Episode 6S01E06 · 8.3With Lucy embroiled in a murder plot, all eyes are on John. The hunt for James takes a back seat as John desperately battles to prove Lucy's innocence. Angry at James for abandoning his family, John questions whether his brother is worth any of this.As the pressure ramps up, Lucy admits that what she needs right now isn't James or John, it's Ludwig. Is it time for John to come clean and reveal his true identity to the team?
2. 02Episode 5S01E05 · 8.2John and the gang go back to school to investigate the suspicious death of a headmaster. In doing so, John is faced with his own bad memories of school but is pleasantly surprised when he reconnects with his old mentor, the man who taught him everything about puzzles.With John distracted by the case, Lucy follows a new lead which she hopes will bring her closer to finding James. Lucy's covert mission takes her to Wales, but she's not the lone wolf she thinks she is, and her discoveries leave her rattled. A shocking revelation from IT consultant Holly forces John to question everything.
3. 03Episode 4S01E04 · 8.1A body falls from the fourth storey of a construction site. Was it just a terrible accident, or a perfectly executed murder? John's team think he's losing his touch when he latches on to a far-fetched theory and starts pointing fingers. When things don't quite add up, John begins to question his abilities both at work and at home, whilst Lucy's frustration at their lack of progress in finding her husband reaches fever-pitch.

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David MitchellJohn 'Ludwig' TaylorAnna Maxwell MartinLucy Betts-TaylorDipo OlaDI Russell CarterGerran HowellDC Simon EvansIzuka HoyleDS Alice FinchDylan HughesHenry Betts-TaylorDorothy AtkinsonDCS Carol ShawSophie WillanHolly Pinder

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