Heartbeat: Missing Persons

The plight of two young girls is brought to the attention of Carol, who discovers them home alone. Joe confronts their parents who are out drinking, but finds stepfather Brian unremorseful and reluctant to leave the pub. Gina is distracted from her worries about her unborn baby by preparations for the imminent arrival of Phil's niece Dawn, but when David goes to meet the girl from the station she is nowhere to be seen. Nikki Sanderson joins the cast