David Lomas Investigates Season 1, Episode 7: The Runaway Priest

1

The Baby Found in a Phone Box

Lomas uncovers startling new information in the search for the parents of a newborn baby abandoned in a Palmerston North phone box, a case unsolved by police for 57 years.

2

The Girl Who Came Back From the Dead

In Bulgaria, Lomas investigates why a disabled child who went on to become a Paralympic skier, was abandoned in an orphanage after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

3

The Boy From Out of Africa

Wellington chef Richard Halgreen heads to Africa to find the parents Zimbabwean social workers removed him from when he was a toddler.

4

The Baby Who Was Lost

Martha Magna is trying to find out why her sister's baby son disappeared after his mother died in a suspicious accident in Outback Australia.

5

The Girl Whose Dad Was Taken Away

Christchurch beautician Jasmine Dupre has not heard from her Spanish father since he was deported for domestic violence when she was a baby.

6

The Lost Father From Sierra Leone

Daniel never met his father, but wrote to him until a brutal civil war devastated Sierra Leone and he lost all contact. Now Daniel wants to know; did his father survive?

7

The Runaway Priest

8

The Mothers Who Lied

Vanessa was told that her father had died, while Gus also only heard one account of who his father was. Two stories of secrecy and betrayal.

9

The Secret Life Of The Man From Canton

His Grandfather lived a life of mystery, now Perry Hakaraia wants the truth. Lomas finds secrets in China and NZ. Who was the opium dealer from Canton.

10

The Baby Left For Dead

A newborn baby abandoned in a derelict Christchurch house, Lorraine wants answers, but Lomas finds much more.