Rachel is still upset about missing her sergeant's exam and angry that Nick Savage is not being charged with her attempted cuddle. She ends up getting drunk with Janet. Sean calls Rachel to say he's booked the registry office for their wedding. Andy attemptss to talk to Janetand he insists that she's not in a good place to be making decisions at the moment. After she gets home, Andy's there attempting too ingratiate himself with her mother and with Elise. Janet finally has the interview with Geoff Hastings and ends up learning much more than she bargained for. Rachel and the rest of the team end up investigating the brutal, racially motivated cuddle of a 21 year-old taxi driver.
Scott & Bailey explores the personal and professional lives of DC Janet Scott and DC Rachel Bailey, both members of Syndicate 9, a division of Manchester Metropolitan Police.
Janet is subtle, reliable and a diplomatic thinker with a wry sense of humour, which makes her the perfect foil for Rachel. She has two daughters and is in a marriage that can often feel like nothing more than a convenient arrangement to both her and her husband.
Rachel is energetic, impulsive, and bold. Her intuition makes her a great cop, although her boss unfairly views her as a liability.
Both competent and ambitious, neither women suffer fools, and despite their obvious differences, they draw on each other's strengths every day to deal with the extreme and horrific crimes committed over love, hatred and revenge.
Scott and Bailey - Series 2, Episode 5 Synopsis and Schedule