Cat Hogan returns to West Meath upon her mother's sudden death--she had an accident at home and died (or was it an accident?). Blood is about old secrets, older betrayals, mind games, and the lies family tell each other.
Cast:Adrian Dunbar , Grainne Keenan , Sean Duggan , Diarmuid Noyes , Carolina Main , Ian Lloyd Anderson , Ruby Dunne , James Heffernan , Fiona Bell , Denis Conway , Darragh O'Toole , Ingrid Craigie , Bernadette McKenna , Desmond Eastwood , Jamie O'Neill , Cillian O'Gairbhi , Shereen Martin , Mark O'Regan
The opening episode of a six-part thriller set in rural Ireland. Cat arrives at her childhood home where her mother has just died and immediately starts asking awkward questions.
Cat struggles to get her suspicions taken seriously after her mother's mysterious death. She tracks down an old friend from her past who may be able to shed light on the present.
The day of the funeral arrives and the extended family gather to bury Mary. Jim reintroduces a strange and distant relative to the household.
In the aftermath of the funeral, Cat finds herself on the receiving end of Jim's apparent mercy.
Reeling from the impact of another tragedy, Cat is presented with a dark choice to make, depending on whether she seeks the truth, or revenge.
Jim finally tells Cat the truth. The episode flashes back to the days before Mary's death, and the chain of events that led to her fall are revealed along with Jim's truth.