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A detective delves into Newcastle's drug underworld to identify a man whose body has been discovered in the River Tyne. The investigation then brings her back to the location of a murder that occurred thirteen years earlier, the original crime scene.

Dark Angel is a programme presented as an episode, centred on a contemporary police investigation. It follows a single case that draws the viewer into a tightly focused narrative, rather than a longer series format. In this instalment, a detective delves into the drug‑filled underbelly of Newcastle, seeking to uncover who the man floating in the river really was. The investigation into the river‑bound corpse pushes her deeper into the city’s illicit networks, as she pieces together clues that point toward a hidden identity. Her pursuit of the dead man’s background ultimately steers her back to a location linked to a murder that took place thirteen years earlier. The old crime scene resurfaces as a pivotal point in the current enquiry, suggesting that the present drug‑related death may be intertwined with that long‑standing homicide. The episode therefore weaves together two timelines: the modern drug world that the detective is probing, and the cold case of the teenage killing from over a decade ago. By connecting the river discovery with the historic murder site, the story highlights how past and present crimes can intersect, compelling the investigator to confront both contemporary and lingering mysteries.