Identity

Episode 1

Second Life

60 mins

Former undercover cop John Bloom joins Martha Lawson's team,who specialize in identity theft. He meets Justin Curtis, a former war hero who has attempted suicide after being accused of running over Audrey Byrne,a woman he claims not to know. Justin persists in his story that a man he calls 'Smith' stole his identity,cleared out his bank account and caused his marriage to collapse. Bloom is cynical,notably when the team's computer whizz Tessa finds evidence that Curtis and Audrey Byrne were in the same service station but Martha is more sympathetic,especially after meeting John Tudor,who says his identity was stolen by a man who framed him for murder. Bloom gets Curtis to admit he is a closet gay cheating on his wife. He,Tudor and another identity theft victim who killed herself were all having affairs and the link is a clinic with which all had dealings. Bloom checks out the clinic and finds 'Smith' is a man who,in the light of his own experiences,wages war on those he believes are being unfaithful.