Kate Elliott
D.S.S Jess Savage
Series SeasonSeason 2 episodes2021
The Gulf
Season 2
Detective Jess Savage wants to leave the past behind and make the most of her tentative new relationship with daughter Ruby-but a blackmailer is making that impossible, threatening to expose Jess as a murderer. As Jess hunts for her blackmailer, she solves crimes on Waiheke Island with her partner, DS Justin Harding, whose attempts to reconnect with his criminal father lead to a shocking outcome.
Episodes
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Episode 144 min2021-03-01
Abduction, Part 1
Family life is shattered when Spencer Marris is abducted from his idyllic home on Waiheke Island. Then, Jess gets a call from her dead husband, Alex.
Episode 248 min2021-03-08
Abduction, Part 2
Sex or money? Jess learns more of Spencer's background and the compromises his wife had made in the marriage. Later, Jess's blackmailer pays a visit.
Episode 348 min2021-03-15
Te Ao Uenuku, Part 1
When a child's skeleton is dug up on a dope plantation, suspicion is cast on the local community and nearby commune dwellers.
Episode 442 min2021-03-22
Te Ao Uenuku, Part 2
Jess's relationship with the commune founders makes the investigation complex. The blackmailer loses patience with Jess and Harding catches her in a compromising position.
Episode 541 min2021-03-29
Immigration, Part 1
A stabbing at a building site inevitably throws immigrant workers under suspicion. Harding comes up with a plan to turn the tables on Jess's blackmailer.
Episode 652 min2021-04-05
Immigration, Part 2
A death puts Sarah Scully in the spotlight and Jess tries to figure out what Ruby's role was. To her horror, Jess discovers who her blackmailer is.
Episode 746 min2021-04-12
Inheritance, Part 1
Denise's defense of her girlfriend Valerie from a frenzied attack has devastating results. A local vineyard hides a dark secret. Jess accuses Ruby's friends of hiding the truth.
Episode 846 min2021-04-19
Inheritance, Part 2
Jess finally confronts her blackmailer. Harding meets his sister Nadia after years of estrangement, but the encounter doesn't go anything like he planned.