Kavanagh comes to home ground. Bolton to defend a man Mark Holmes accused of killing his 14 month old baby of neglect.
His partner Debbie Sattenthwaite has her own representation through Foxcott but his mind seems to be elsewhere. An offer to of becoming a full time judge.
It has a start where the formula is messed around with. There are flashbacks as a policeman gives evidence in court.
At its heart. This is a grim up north episode. Kavanagh laments wistfully as he gazes from a tower block not far from where he was born.
It is a story about broken Britain. An underclass living on the dole, in social housing high on drugs or drunk out of their minds. What chance does a baby have.
Unfortunately it goes through all the cliches. The tower block scenes must have been shot in Manchester or Salford. Bolton does not have those type of flats.
The only interesting twist is that Foxcott is not at the races and one of the defendant's will switch his story.
Overall it was a tad patronising. Just compare the northern scenes with the summer party thrown by Aldermarten or even Buckley's plush house.