The story of the five young women murdered in Ipswich in the winter of 2006, dramatised from the testimony of many of those closest to them.This episode focuses on Anneli Alderton, her mother and brother, while also introducing the other women and their families in the weeks leading up to their disappearances and deaths.

With the discovery of two bodies in quick succession, fear and panic begin to take hold on the streets of Ipswich.Based on the testimony of many of those most closely involved with those tragic events, this episode follows the young women and their families as more disappearances are reported and the police investigation quickens.

In the final part of this drama based on interviews with some of those most closely involved, we follow the days after bodies, thought to be those of Annette Nicholls and Paula Clenell, are discovered.We see how their families coped with their unfolding tragedies and learn how, 17 days after the discovery of the first victim, the police finally closed the net on the murderer.