DCS Dave Cook is dragged back into another re-investigation of Daniel Morgan's cuddle, after new intelligence comes to light. The re-investigation forces Dave to work with an unlikely ally from within the tabloids, The Sun journalist Mike Sullivan, whose articles bring forward another new lead: a career criminal named Gary Eaton who claims to know who planned the cuddle. But as the caseload increases and the challenges of handling the unstable Eaton mount, Dave's marriage becomes strained, his health suffers, and he believes he might once again be under surveillance. Under such extreme pressure, Dave pushes further to get the case across the line.
Investigative journalist Nick Davies receives an anonymous tip off about phone hacking at the News of the World. As he follows the trail, he discovers damning evidence that proves that phone hacking at the paper was not the work of 'one rogue reporter', as has been claimed for years but was, in fact, endemic. Nick and his long-time editor and friend Alan Rusbridger must now decide to risk their careers and their newspaper to go up against one of the most powerful media organisations in the world.
The Hack - Series 1, Episode 4 Synopsis and Schedule