A Blast from the Past Opens a New Path in 'D.I. Ray's Investigation

Rachita cannot catch a break on D.I. Ray. She may not have ended up as more collateral damage in a blossoming gang war as we suspected at the end of last week's episode, but it's two steps back for every break she makes in the case of who murdered Frank Chapman. Whoever shot Dave Chapman and left him for dead in the abandoned gym got away before Rachita went inside without backup. She got a slap on the wrist for directly disobeying orders, but both her team and the kidnapping force let Rav Mochani (Taha Rahim) escape into Birmingham.

Just as Rachita was questioning where to find her next lead, an offer came from the most unexpected source: her ex-fiancé Martyn Huntery (Jamie Bamber). He pleaded for Rachita to talk to him in prison but would only speak to her alone. She was initially on the fence, but when a press conference about the status of the case turned into accusations that Rachita and her team were too "woke" to find the murderer, she decided it was time to go see her ex.

Spoiler alert: Martyn still sucks. He told Rachita that she needed to look into Lou Kirby, a co-founder of the Chapman gang who got out of a 20-year prison sentence less than a month before Frank was murdered. After giving her this crucial new tip, Martyn tried to bargain for a lesser sentence. When Rachita wouldn't budge, things turned nasty, and Martyn threw it in her face that he once asked her mom why Rachita was so emotionally unavailable and couldn't get an answer. Rachita said she used to hide her engagement ring in the glove compartment of her car before work because she was embarrassed to be engaged to him.