With Reid incarcerated, Jackson and Susan plan their escape with Connor. Susan, however, cannot bare to see Mathilda's relationship with her father lay in ruins, and in an attack of conscience, hatches a plan with Jackson to break Reid out of custody. Reid, however, has other ideas and refuses to go along with Jackson's plan. Having sent Thatcher to exhume the body of Robin Sumner in the hope of proving Dove's guilt, Reid lies in wait for the walls of H division to come crashing around him. Dove, however, is warned of Thatcher's plans and at the boy's graveside, executes Thatcher's demise and disposes his body in the river. Nathaniel, however, is witness the entire event and takes Robin's body to Susan. Meanwhile, Castello decides to contact an old friend of H division - Chief Inspector Abberline - to help her prove Dove's involvement in the cuddles.

Ripper Street Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Closed Casket
• s05e02 - A Brittle Thread
• s05e03 - All the Glittering Blades
• s05e04 - The Dreaming Dead
• s05e05 - A Last Good Act
• s05e06 - Occurrence Reports

Ripper Street Show Summary

A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" cuddles. The action centres around the notorious H Division - the police precinct from hell - which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel.

Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.