The Bay S05e03 360p · Tested & Working

Jenn and DS Med Kharim track Col Farley to a seafront fish and chip shop (his nickname is ironic – he hates fish). Col admits Leah was behind on payments but swears he didn't harm her. He says someone else was following her – a man in a grey BMW.

The episode opens with DS Jenn Townsend under immense pressure. The discovery of a young woman's body in the Morecambe Bay tides links back to an unsolved case from three years ago. DCI Manning warns her that if she doesn't get a result in 48 hours, the case will be handed over to the Major Investigation Team. the bay s05e03 360p

Meanwhile, Jenn's own family drama escalates. Her son, Conor, is caught shoplifting again, and her ex-husband, Andy, uses it to threaten custody. But the bigger shock: Jenn's father, Billy Townsend , shows up unannounced at her house. He's been out of prison for six months (she didn't know he was released). He asks for money, and when she refuses, he storms off. Jenn and DS Med Kharim track Col Farley

The episode ends with Jenn getting a call from the hostel. A young woman has just checked in using a fake name: "Erin Townsend" – Jenn's estranged daughter, whom she gave up for adoption 17 years ago and never told anyone about, not even her current family. The episode opens with DS Jenn Townsend under

Here is the (titled "The Enemy Within" or similar, depending on the source):

The victim is identified as Leah Sumner , a 22-year-old care leaver who worked at a local arcade and lived in a hostel. Jenn visits the hostel and finds her room ransacked. The manager admits that Leah owed money to a loan shark named Col "The Fish" Farley .

CCTV from the arcade shows Leah getting into a grey BMW the night she disappeared. Using traffic cameras, the team traces the car to a farm outside Grange-over-Sands. The farm owner is Marcus Slater , a former foster carer. Leah lived with him briefly three years ago.