Episodes
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Love Is a Silver Chain
When a man out rabbiting is shot and critically wounded, pop star Gavin Jones from the 'Love-In' discotheque becomes a prime suspect because of his fanatical hatred of blood sports and animal killers. The clues to the murder lie in the lyrics of three songs that Jones wrote.
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One Last Wish
A school classroom is burnt down and a woman's body is found beneath the rubble. Detectives find evidence pointing to arson.
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The Visitors
A former Sydneysider, Tom Carrell, is shot dead while riding a motor scooter, and young Sydney vice squad detective Peter Barnes, who is in Melbourne on exchange duties, assists the Homicide squad in their investigations.
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The Long Climb
Separated from his wife, artist Graham Reid is horrified when she calls at his studio and slashes one of his best paintings. He is later questioned by police when she is found unconscious in a telephone booth.
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The Legacy
Aboriginal gardener Jim Paterson finds his employer, John Fleming, stabbed to death. Police find that many people will benefit from Fleming's will, including Paterson.
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No Other Girl
Teenager Joy Hamilton secretly dates a former boyfriend and while they are out together he is shot dead. Homicide detectives think she knows more about the murder than she is letting on.
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The Catch
When a woman's skeleton is discovered in a burnt-out bush shack, Homicide detectives question an old firebug whose description of a tall man seen leaving the burning house provides an important lead.
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One-Eyed Luck
Sen. Det. Doug Marshall is shot and badly wounded during an investigation into the murder of gambler Bernie Little.
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The Traveller
As motor-cycle policeman Const. Bourke overtakes a speeding car on the Geelong Highway, the driver deliberately rams him sending Bourke to his death as the bike crashes over a bank in flames.
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Roughshod
Laurence Somers, an ex-cop now prominent in trotting circles, falls from a speeding train. Homicide detectives suspect foul play, and within a few days murder is committed at the trotting track.
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No Room for the Innocent
A teenage girl on holiday finds a baby's body in the river. There is doubt as to whether it was accidental drowning or murder. The blanket wrapped around the body supplies a vital clue.
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The Girl Who Likes Beads
Blonde Karen Barrett's first brush with the law is on a shoplifting charge, but policewoman Helen Hopwood senses something more sinister in the girl's background. Homicide detectives prove she is right.
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My Brother Must Rest
Scotland Yard enlists Homicide's aid in locating Joan Preston, suspected of having killed her husband in England. They find not only Joan but also her sister-in-law, who is convinced that Joan has killed once and is planning to kill again.
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Man at Bay
A small boy sees blonde Trudy Gardner threatened with a gun, but when police arrive her flat is empty - though there is every sign she has been murdered.
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Merry Go Round
A man is strangled to death, and in the search for his killer Homicide detectives uncover a macabre story of drug addiction and the relentless exploitation of its victims.
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Where There is a Will
Is Maggie the abused wife she claims to be? Arrested for shooting her husband, she says it was self defence but suspicion comes up between Maggie and her stepson.
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Circumstantial Evidence
Maree Duncan tells police her husband has threatened to kill her, and soon afterwords she is found shot dead. Is the killer her husband or the man whose company she preferred?
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Flashback
Sally Trevor is shot dead on a busy city street. The killer's description tallies with her long-time admirer Arthur Parrish.
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Flashpoint
Homicide detectives pursue 'Blue' Carmody in rugged country, after he murdered a Forests Commission officer who ordered him to put out a fire on a Total Fire Ban day. Two women at a roadhouse assist him.
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Wolf Pack
A woman close to death after being attacked and robbed refuses out of fear to identify her attackers. The pack then goes hunting again, terrorising a mother and her teenage daughter.
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The Novice
An elderly woman is murdered when she disturbs a thief who has broken into her home. Police get a big clue as to who the killer is and go after him before he kills again.
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Witchhunt
A policewoman joins the Homicide detectives to probe a death which takes them into the realm of strange witchcraft rites.
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The Violators
A young girl gets gang raped by three guys, the girl tells her dad and they hide it from the police because of the shame she feels. so one of her friend's takes revenge.
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Manhunt
When William Nelson, who is on death row for murder, escapes from custody, there is something that he wants more than freedom - a chance to settle a few old scores.
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The Silent Witness
A young girl is murdered, and police have a lot of trouble gathering sufficient evidence to bring the killer to justice, aware they must complete their case before he kills again.
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The Knot
Two young women are murdered in a park, and detectives race against time to prevent a third killing.
About this show
The cases and crimes actioned by the Victoria (Australia) homicide squad, with many cases based of true events. Stars: Leonard Teale, George Mallaby, John Fegan