Episode 3

Detective Chief Inspector Julie Wheatley is one of only six women in her rank in Hertfordshire. When a convicted killer comes to the end of his life sentence she’s the one who oversees his release and ensures the public is safe. Running the county’s Offender Management Programme can be a tricky job but as she says “you can’t keep people in prison forever” – even violent criminals and sex offenders. At home, Julie starts her second job looking after her daughter, a 16-year-old with learning disabilities. Despite the challenges of a teenager who needs so much care, Julie enjoys the simplicity of their relationship and embraces life with Sarah with great warmth and humour. In contrast to the criminals she meets at work Julie says: “There’s no malice in Sarah, and I delight in that.”