DI Tom Keysell was the police officer who arrived at Home Farm with DS Karen Barnborough to discuss Zoe Tate's rape allegations against Scott Windsor in July 2003. However, after talking to Scott, the officers decided there was no case to investigate. Tom then investigated Chris Tate's death in September 2003, arresting his wife Charity for the murder, and was present during Charity's trial in January 2004. He later investigated the shooting of Jack Sugden in May 2004, but failed to charge anyone. In October 2004, Keysell investigated the attack on Frank Bernard Hartbourne, but the investigation was made difficult when Frank refused to name his attackers. However, Syd Woolfe came forward and named Scott as the attacker (despite Syd also attacking Frank), and Scott was arrested. Keysell investigated the disappearance of Shelly Williams and arrested Steph Stokes, and charged her when Steph's solicitor quit. He then tried to find Shelly's body, but Shelly turned up alive in February 2005, and Shelly refused to press charges, to Keysell's dismay.