The series overall has an intentional general atmosphere of casual and commonplace 1990’s sexist banter and workplace misogyny, with men (including the male main characters) leering at women when they cannot be seen, calling their boss "sweetheart," saying things like “nice tits” behind their backs, etc. Rape is mentioned casually and in passing in many episodes, in the context of discussing autopsy reports (eg, whether or not there was any sign that a murder victim was sexually assaulted), or officers saying they did not focus on something because they were too busy investigating a rape case, etc. The sex trade is frequently alluded to, with characters working in it occasionally being side characters, questioned as witnesses, etc. Pilot episode: a male character looking through job applications with a woman says of one of the applicants, "don't leave him alone with your kids." S1E1: a man steals women's underwear for a fetish, stalking young blonde women. S1E2: a police officer talks about a previous case in which a 14 year old girl claimed to have been raped, and it's heavily implied that her accusation was false. S1E4: a flasher is discussed as having been victim of a false accusation. This episode contains rape mentions because a serial rapist was convicted on DNA evidence obtained as an afterthought. S2E1: this episode delves a lot into the sex trade, with one of the male main characters clearly seeing no issue with soliciting prostituted women and implying that he has frequented many, which is treated as a joke. At the end of the episode, all of the main characters collaboratively enable a cover-up to prevent a woman in the sex trade's "list of clients" becoming public, specifically because this would embarrass men in law enforcement professions. S2E3: a young woman/girl falls in love with her kidnapper and has his baby - this is treated as romantic. The 'happy ending' of the episode is when he goes without any punishment. S3E1: the episode revolves around a man in the sex trade who takes compromising photographs of his female clients and circulates them without consent, online for money, sometimes resulting in blackmail. S3E5: male characters are spiked with an aphrodisiac drink without knowing it, and pleasantly surprise their wives with the results. A female character is revealed at the end of the episode to have been sexually abused when she was younger. The abusive man was murdered by other women in retaliation for this. S3E8: about 57-58 minutes in, a woman is grabbed by a male colleague and kissed against her will, to which she reacts in disgust. S4E1: the murder victim of this episode turns out to have been a paedophile who had historically worked with and abused children, including his own son, who committed suicide as a result. No sexual abuse or detailed descriptions of the abuse are given onscreen, but there is some discussion about the psychological impact of abuse. S4E2: an officer lies to a nurse that one of her patients is unwell in order to get her onto a dance floor, where he starts forcefully dancing with her until she acquiesces. S4E7: a man runs an illicit sperm bank, lying to his female customers (including one woman whose capacity to consent is somewhat doubtful) that the sperm is collected from male models, but in fact it is his own. This is not illegal and he faces no punishment. Instead, a main character concludes that “ignorance is bliss,” and the victims are never told. S5E3: a woman recounts being sexually harassed and groped by her former boss (who has since died). Old records show that the same man had likely also committed statutory rape of a 15-yr old girl. Male characters victim-blame both victims. It is suggested that there may have been other statutory rapes of young fans (groupies) by radio stars. One woman was 14 when she was raped by a character and calls herself stupid when she reflects on it. She thinks the perpetrator had also done it to other girls. None of the harrassment/assaults are onscreen, only described by characters. S5E5: a woman is told that her father used to patronise women in the sex trade, and it’s implied that he used his position as an officer to hit on or sexually prey on women. This is also the episode with incest - two characters feature who are adult siblings. It turns out that years ago, the sister had an abortion, the father of the pregnancy having been her brother. S5E7: a 15 year girl had slept with an older teenage boy, and her family had allowed it. She narrowly escaped sex trafficking. Domestic violence towards women in the sex trade is briefly mentioned. S6E4: in this episode, a Hollywood director was pressuring young actresses to star in porn films. A clip of video with a woman being slapped in the face by a colleague is shown repeatedly. BDSM footage is watched by characters as evidence, and they mention the possibility that it could be an extract from a snuff film. At one point, characters walk in on a couple making out and it becomes apparent that the man has paid for sex. The same woman talks about having been sexually assaulted before. A woman has killed a man in self-defence when he sexually assaulted her. S6E5: a woman used to be in the sex trade; she wasn’t trafficked but forced into it through financial desperation, and it is clear that it was a traumatic experience for her. S7E3: a paedophile is the prime suspect in the disappearance of a five year old. His crimes are not described but he was a teacher for ten years before apprehended, and “inappropriate behaviour towards young boys” is mentioned. In the end the reason for the child’s disappearance turn out not to be sex-crime related. S7E4: a serial stranger-rapist who has gotten away with it for decades is investigated. The episode includes interviews with visibly distressed victims who describe what happened. There is also a sub-plot where one woman, a genuine victim, makes a false accusation by accidentally mis-identifying the wrong man. The real rapist is apprehended at the end of the episode. S8E1: a tasteless joke about marital rape is made.