The Game - Episode Guide

Former detective Huw settles into retirement alongside his wife Alice, but never far from his mind is the case he failed to solve - that of the Ripton Stalker. When new neighbour Patrick moves in and uses the phrase that the stalker used to taunt Huw with in letters, he's determined he's finally got his man.

Huw's promise to Alice to forget about Patrick and the Ripton Stalker comes under strain as his obsession grows. While pouring over the case, he finds a connection linking Ruth to Patrick in the form of a ballerina statue. Huw is surprised to see his daughter Margot back, and Alice kicks Huw out of the house when she discovers that he has lied to her.

Huw is adamant that he heard Patrick admit to being the Ripton Stalker, but Patrick bluffs, later boasting to Steve about Huw's drunken antics. Jenny and Martin find Ruth dead, and Patrick charms his way into chatting with Alice and Margot. Huw finds an ally in Paul, who also doesn't buy Patrick's act, and shows him the case files on the flash drive.

Under arrest, Huw's faced with tough evidence: the cufflinks given to him by Jenny found at Ruth's flat, fingerprints on the case at Patrick's house, and the knife that killed Paul from his house. Huw's led away in cuffs as Patrick burns evidence, enjoying watching the Polaroid burn.

While the street has seemingly turned on Huw, Alice and Margot stand by him. They believe him. As Alice goes on the warpath asking questions, she comes face to face with Patrick.

Returning from Ruth's funeral, Huw finds a Polaroid on the table. Patrick was here. It's time. Sending Alice and Margot away for their own safety, Huw vows to confront Patrick on his own.

A year after surviving a brutal attack, former detective Huw has retreated to a remote coastal home with his wife Alice, determined to leave the past behind. Meanwhile, their daughter Margot is preparing to move in with her boyfriend Sam, but their fragile peace is disrupted when letters begin arriving from imprisoned serial killer Patrick.

Patrick intensifies his psychological assault on Huw and Margot when Jackie breaks into Margot's flat, scratches out pictures of Sam, and steals Margot's diary. Armed with Margot's most private thoughts, Patrick weaponises her fears. When Margot learns that Huw has secretly visited Patrick in prison again, she explodes - convinced Huw is feeding Patrick's power and even arranging for someone to stalk her.

Huw uncovers evidence suggesting Jonathan may never have been murdered at all - that Patrick fabricated the confession in response to police inquiries. However, Huw doesn't reveal this, and as Jenny grows suspicious of Huw's intentions, he quietly manoeuvres to have her removed from the operation. Margot begs Huw to stop, but he refuses.

Having anticipated Huw's plan, Patrick flees during a tense drive across the moors. Huw lies to Jenny about his escape and Margot visits, furious with her father for nearly going through with it. Hunted and running out of time, Huw tracks Patrick to the abandoned farmhouse, where a devastating truth is revealed and Patrick delivers his final, cruel masterstroke.