The Gulf
Season 2
2021 • 8 Episodes
Detective Jess Savage wants to leave the past behind and make the most of her tentative new relationship with daughter Ruby-but a blackmailer is making that impossible, threatening to expose Jess as a murderer. As Jess hunts for her blackmailer, she solves crimes on Waiheke Island with her partner, DS Justin Harding, whose attempts to reconnect with his criminal father lead to a shocking outcome.
Episodes
1. Abduction, Part 1
March 1, 2021
Family life is shattered when Spencer Marris is abducted from his idyllic home on Waiheke Island. Then, Jess gets a call from her dead husband, Alex.
2. Abduction, Part 2
March 8, 2021
Sex or money? Jess learns more of Spencer's background and the compromises his wife had made in the marriage. Later, Jess's blackmailer pays a visit.
3. Te Ao Uenuku, Part 1
March 15, 2021
When a child's skeleton is dug up on a dope plantation, suspicion is cast on the local community and nearby commune dwellers.
4. Te Ao Uenuku, Part 2
March 22, 2021
Jess's relationship with the commune founders makes the investigation complex. The blackmailer loses patience with Jess and Harding catches her in a compromising position.
5. Immigration, Part 1
March 29, 2021
A stabbing at a building site inevitably throws immigrant workers under suspicion. Harding comes up with a plan to turn the tables on Jess's blackmailer.
6. Immigration, Part 2
April 5, 2021
A death puts Sarah Scully in the spotlight and Jess tries to figure out what Ruby's role was. To her horror, Jess discovers who her blackmailer is.
7. Inheritance, Part 1
April 12, 2021
Denise's defense of her girlfriend Valerie from a frenzied attack has devastating results. A local vineyard hides a dark secret. Jess accuses Ruby's friends of hiding the truth.
8. Inheritance, Part 2
April 19, 2021
Jess finally confronts her blackmailer. Harding meets his sister Nadia after years of estrangement, but the encounter doesn't go anything like he planned.