The Gulf

Season 2

2021 · 8 episodes · 6h 7m in all · 9.5/10

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. 

   1. Abduction, Part 1

   1 Mar 2021 · 44 min · 8.0/10

   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. 

   2. Abduction, Part 2

   8 Mar 2021 · 48 min · 9.0/10

   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. 

   3. Te Ao Uenuku, Part 1

   15 Mar 2021 · 48 min · 9.0/10

   When a child's skeleton is dug up on a dope plantation, suspicion is cast on the local community and nearby commune dwellers.

4. 

   4. Te Ao Uenuku, Part 2

   22 Mar 2021 · 42 min · 10.0/10

   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. 

   5. Immigration, Part 1

   29 Mar 2021 · 41 min · 10.0/10

   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. 

   6. Immigration, Part 2

   5 Apr 2021 · 52 min · 10.0/10

   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. 

   7. Inheritance, Part 1

   12 Apr 2021 · 46 min · 10.0/10

   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.

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   8. Inheritance, Part 2

   19 Apr 2021 · 46 min · 10.0/10

   Jess finally confronts her blackmailer. Harding meets his sister Nadia after years of estrangement, but the encounter doesn't go anything like he planned.