Everyone, including his barrister, is in shock when Joe Miller pleads not guilty to murdering Danny Latimer. Although there will now be a full trial, Alec Hardy is confident they have a solid case, though Ellie is aghast at what she and the Latimers will now have to go through. The Latimers focus on getting the right prosecutor for the case and have the perfect candidate in mind - Jocelyn Knight, a local who also happens to be a top notch prosecutor. She's reluctant at first as she hasn't prosecuted a case for a few years now but changes her mind when she sees that her former pupil, Sharon Bishop, will be defending. Hardy meanwhile needs Ellie Miller's help in protecting a key witness in the London case that drove him to Broadchurch in the first place.
—garykmcd