Wire in the Blood - Season 3

Tony Hill and the police search for a serial killer who has resurfaced after five years time and targets children from abusive homes. DCI Jordan is in hospital after being mugged and hit by a car. (imdb.com)

When a series of brutal murders rocks the town, Dr. Hill becomes obsessed with the notion that they are the work of William 'Mack the Knife' MacAdam, newly released from prison. He is apparently reformed and keen to take Dr. Hill's place as a media pundit on serial killer cases. (imdb.com)

Dr. Tony Hill has his hands full. His principal interest is in solving a string of murders where he can find no apparent connection. A child molester, a divorced woman, and an elderly pensioner are all violently killed, and while there are a few similarities, the cases suggest that different personalities are at work. (imdb.com, garykmcd)

A sniper is at work and Tony Hill is having trouble profiling him. The killer leaves a playing card at each site but there is no apparent connection among the victims. As the deaths rise, people are walking the streets in fear, the media is in a frenzy and DCI Carol Jordan is under extreme pressure to solve the case. Tony has a bigger problem however when a medical exam reveals he has a brain tumor that is growing rapidly and is likely malignant. (imdb.com, garykmcd)