Blue Heelers (1993)
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Grant Bowler as Const. Wayne Patterson
Episodes 96
A Woman's Place
""Keep your hand's off him and we'll be friends""
The new constable Maggie Doyle arrives in Mt. Thomas. She is faced with not only rampant chauvinism but the fact that she is stationed with ex-boyfriend Constable Wayne Patterson who has recently moved there with his wife Roz.
Local girl Sally-Anne is raped by her boyfriend Bruce McLaren. She makes a formal complaint but when Bruce pressures her she attempts to withdraw it. When Sally-Anne discovers that this isn't possible she tries to commit suicide. Maggie and Nick find her and revive her.
Maggie and Wayne go to speak to farmer Mick Doherty about his parking fines. When his dog breaks it's chains Maggie shoots her. Mick then starts firing at them. Tom is forced to go out and have a ""yarn"" with Mick and with the help of PJ gets Mick a new dog.
Read MoreDoing it Tough
""Madam, this is not the local beauty palour, its the police station""
Local farmer, Bob Crowley, is due to have his harvester repossessed. When Nick and Maggie escort the repo agent, Mr. Miller, to the farm arrive it's been stolen. There is lots of finger pointing.
Later that day Miller and his mates beat up Crowley. Maggie has a word to Bob's daughter Grace. Turns out that Grace and her boyfriend had ""hidden"" the harvester so that her father could collect the insurance so he wouldn't lose the farm. Needless-to-say she is charged.
Meanwhile local handyman, David Tufnel is found dead. Wayne learns the hard way that whoever signs the body over to the morgue has to assist with the autopsy.
On the personal front, Roz is trying to establish a beauty parlour at the watch-keepers house. Wayne doesn't get around to asking Tom for permission and when women start ringing the station for facials Roz is found out. Tom spits the dummy and closes her down before she really starts.
Read MoreWhy Give People Rights? They Only Abuse Them
""But if I had locked him up he would still be alive""
Maggie meets local school teacher Brian Shields and his wife. Shields is very anti-guns having been to Vietnam. He gets into a minor prang with some city duck-shooters and goes berserk and shoots a gun in the street.
Tom agrees to let him go if he promises to stay out of trouble. PJ writes shields off as a wacko but Maggie feels there is something more to it. When Shields is found dead the next day, the finger is pointed at the duck-shooters. When pressed by PJ the wife admits that her husband committed suicide as he had terminal cancer using a gun to highlight the danger of guns. PJ is not convinced but soon the media take over and join the wife's side.
Finally Maggie gets some circumstantial evidence that the wife killed her husband but it's too late as she is now the media darling and they could never make it stick.
Meanwhile Roz has brought herself a car to start a mobile salon and cannot meet her obligations to clean the station
Read MoreWives
""Stand aside, Maggie on the case - what you got here Sherlock!""
Wayne are Roz are celebrating her new business when the phone rings — there has been a burglary at the local antique store, one of a spate of local break-ins. Whilst PJ is off with a ""girlfriend,"" Wayne is forced to stand guard all nite.
Meanwhile Maggie and Nick arrest ""Blackjack"" Eagan, a ex-copper and hero of PJ's. It turns out Eagan is hanging round Mt. Thomas to avoid some crims he had put away who are due to be released. Tom gets Nick to drop the charges so that Eagan will move on.
Roz sees a pair of earrings the next day at a clients which is a match for stolen goods from an earlier burglary. It doesn't help the client's husband is an ex-crim. PJ makes Roz sign a formal statement, and as a result of telling police information she learned on the job, her business suffers.
PJ gets the crim to finger the fence he brought the jewellery from, a travelling jewellery salesman and ""close"" friend of Chris. With the help of E
Read MoreWaiting for Apples
""Search warrants are for searching, we're tidying up""
Tom Croydon is on leave and is assisting in the running of the local racing event at Mount Thomas. All is going well until he has a catering mix up - it appears that he has employed two caterers and both women are not to pleased when they find out that each other has been hired.
Nick and Maggie are roster on to patrol the highway and are on the out look for speeding motorists. The skull turns up aka Sergeant Harrison is the Boss replacement. He is not impressed with Maggie and Nick's results on booking drivers and sets about to rectify this situation immediately much to the displeasure of Maggie and Nick.
The Skull takes Maggie out on a tour of inspection of Mount Thomas. While out with the Skull, PJ and Wayne witness the Skull putting Maggie through the correct procedure of ticketing much to the amusement of Wayne and PJ.
PJ is on a mission - to find Apples (Barry Raymond Maxwell), it appears they have a bit of history together. It
Read MoreApprehended Violence
""You two city slickers, that's country policing for you""
A man shows up at the police station and confesses to murdering a his wife brother ten years ago. PJ interviews the man and asks him what makes him confess now.
Roz and Wayne are assigned to look after a young girl. A man comes into the station claiming to be the girls father, the young girl Sally identifies him as her father, but Tom requires proof and the man refuses to identify himself.
Nick clocks Roz driving at 19kms over the limit and issues her with a speeding ticket. She asks Wayne if he could have a word to Nick, otherwise Roz will lose her license and will be unable to do her mobile hairdressing business.
A man comes into the station claiming to be the girls father, the young girl Sally identifies him as her father, but Tom requires proof and the man refuses to identify himself.
Mrs Haughton turns up at the station and PJ tells her that her husband had made a full confession to the murder. She informs PJ that is not pos
Read MoreLife after Death
There's a fatal car accident in Mount Thomas and what was seventeen-year-old Claire Brady doing behind the wheel of a local farmer's utility? PJ turns debt collector.
Read MoreDomino Effect
""One gurnsey, Essessdon colours, sign of a criminal mind in my book""
Roz tells Wayne there is nothing for her in Mount Thomas and she feels like a failure, she asks Wayne if he will consider a transfer back to the city.
Tom sends out Wayne to the Henderson farm to investigate some fence damage. While investigating the incident Wayne spots a car that appears to be broken down and he offers his assistance. As he approaches the car they occupants shoot Wayne and drive off. Wayne who is bleeding from the gun shot attempts to drag himself back to his vehicle to call for help, but he passes out. Meanwhile Maggie is trying to get hold of Wayne on the radio but is unsuccessful.
A women who was passing by noticed the injured officer and uses the police radio in Wayne's vehicle to call for help and Maggie and Nick rush out to the scene to assist. Maggie takes Roz to the hospital to see Wayne. Roz informs Wayne she won't be taking the job in Melbourne and that she loves him and doesn't know what
Read MoreDiary Entry
""One of the three great answers - its not mine, I'm minding it for someone and I've never seen it before""
Wayne returns to work after the shooting and the Boss informs the rest of his members to treat Wayne as normal and he's bound to be a bit jumpy at first. Nell has baked Wayne a cake for morning tea and they all Heelers sing to him.
A Mrs Stewart comes into the station with the diary of her daughters. It contains references to drug use and she claims that a Damian Parker is corrupting her daughter. Maggie and Wayne pick up Kim from school to bring her down to the station for questioning about the entries in the diary.
Meanwhile Wayne is having flashbacks over his shooting incident as he spots another blue vehicle abandoned at the side of the road. Wayne approaches the car and and orders the young woman to get out of the car and put her hands on the bonnet. Nick turns up at the scene and complains to Nick that Wayne scared her and her child and that his gun was drawn.
Damian Parker i
Read MoreVisions Splendid
""What's the point, Tom Croydon is stuck in the tenth century BC""
Maggie and Wayne are out at Mrs Harris place following up her missing tractor, they find the tractor on her farm. Mrs Harris believes that it is kids who had taken it. The Heelers suspect it is the son in law who has been harassing Mrs Harris but they cannot prove it. Roz talks to Mrs Harris about it and she informs Roz that Eric believed if he could shame his wife he might get her to shift back to the country.
It's Police Week in Mount Thomas and the station's doors are thrown open to the public and the Boss has drawn up a roster for the Heelers to take tours. Someone is harassing an elderly farmer. Roz becomes support officer.
Roz has applied for the administration position at Mount Thomas station and the Boss informs her that she has been selected to be interview by him and the Inspector.
Inspector Murray turns up at Mount Thomas police station for an inspection and the interview of the administration position. The Ins
Read MoreAbandoned
""All right ladies this is still a police station lets not go all clucky""
Its Roz Patterson first day at work as the Administration Assistant at the Mount Thomas police station. Roz wonders what to call the Boss, he suggests she call him Sir, but Roz decides to stick to calling him Boss. She is not having the best of first days on the job and offers her resignation.
Nick is called out to the railway station to investigate the abandonment of a baby. Nick and Maggie takes the baby to the hospital to be checked out. Nick instructs Maggie to put a call out for all the cabbies to call into the police station to be questioned about the baby.
A couple turns up at the hospital claiming that the baby is there's. PJ requests that they show some identity before they will release it into their care. After questioning the couple down at the station, Maggie and PJ establish that the baby does not belong to them.
Nick takes a call from the baby's mother and in Maggie's mind she believes that he handle
Read MoreDamaged Goods
""That's right Doyle, I say!""
Roz Patterson is attending a local flea market when she is asked to give a presentation to the Country Women's Association. The Boss asks Wayne what Roz is going to talk about and he informs Tom that she will be talking on what its like the be a country policeman's wife. Tom is miffed because they have never asked Nell.
Nick catches Barry Taylor starkers down by the river. He claims he was washing in the river because he is homeless. Nick suspects he is a pervert. He claims he has lost his pack which is something between Mount Thomas and Brisbane. Nick is called out to the Imperial by Chris to find that Barry has locked himself in one of the rooms and is refusing to come out. Down at the station Barry tells Nick that he has lost everything - his home and his wife and kids have left him.
Mr Wilkinson rings the police station stating that he has caught a local shop lifter. It turns out that the theft is Helen Burns and she is the wife of a solicitor. Maggie a
Read MoreArmed and Dangerous
""What do you reckon son, seen enough of the Mount Thomas Hilton, ready to check out!""
The Heelers attend a burglary at a local farm to discover the place has been trashed and the owner has been bashed. This is the third burglary this week and Tom decides to call in the Special Response Squad to help deal with the growing problem. The squad and PJ interview Mr Blakely regarding the break-in and the assault on him but he doesn't remember who attacked him and Maggie along with the squad search the premises again looking for new leads and they discover an earring that doesn't belong to Mrs Blakely.
A call is taken by Roz that a women is being threatened by two armed men. Roz radios the squad and Maggie to let them know about it and they attend. It turns out the call was a false alarm and the Squad Sergeant takes his frustration out of Roz claiming that she sent them on a wild goose chase, questioning her ability to the job.
Maggie has a visit at her room by the Squad Sergeant Cole and he a
Read MoreReunion
""Look here they brought in the dog squad, Annie Oakley and her mates""
Tom asks Chris Riley to identify the body of her ex-husband. Chris goes to the mortuary with the support of Tom and confirms that it is indeed her ex-husband Terry.
Tom attends dawn parade for Anzac Day and Tom tells Chris that he saw Terry Kennedy at the dawn service. Chris tells Tom that his eyes are playing tricks on him and Tom responds that Chris has identified the wrong body.
Chris tells Terry that Tom has seen him at the dawn service and it appears that Terry has $700.00 in outstanding fines. Chris tells Terry to take his fresh start and leave, Terry asks Chris to sell the pub and come away with him.
Tom goes to the Imperial to see Chris and tells her to open the door or they can get a warrant instead. In the meantime Terry has escaped out of the window and down the drain pipe, but PJ is waiting for him. Tom tells Chris if he had buried the wrong man and not corrected the mistake it could have cost him his car
Read MoreFamily Lies
""You know Mags, your in the wrong job, if you want to play cap crusader you should been a social worker""
The fate of a five-year-old boy hangs in the balance due to a maze of untruths; his mother is bashed unconscious.
Mrs Hart has come into the station and is hysterical and claims that Barry Hart has taken her son Zack. PJ asks Mrs Hart if Barry took Zack what would have happened to the sister, Jenny as she is not Barry's child.
Tom gets a call about a couple of shoplifters which turn out to be the Hart children, Nick and Wayne are out patrolling and spot the children and take them into custody. The children are reunited with their Mother. Tom has a word with Jenny regarding her shoplifting. Tom informs Mrs Hart that as they let Jenny off last time with a warning, this time they will have to charge her.
Out at the Hart residence, Mrs Hart has been bashed and the Heelers organise an ambulance to take her to the hospital. The little boy, Zack is missing. Jenny who was away from the prop
Read MoreTheft
""Trouble is the eye and memory aren't always reliable""
Wayne is out on patrol when he spots the white van that was reported stolen. Wayne radios back to inform that he will check it out and Nick instructions Wayne to start the van and he will send Maggie to pick up the patrol car. The owner of the van George Pearson comes into the station to pick up his van and states their are two missing leather jackets.
A neighbour who witnessed Wayne checking out the van makes allegations that Wayne is responsible for the missing jackets. PJ interviews the neighbour to establish the facts of what he exactly witnessed and the neighbour believes that it will be a police cover-up to protect the officer.
Tom pulls Maggie into his office to ask her about the van's contents. Maggie states that she was just there to pick up the van and there is nothing out of the ordinary. The Boss then speaks to Wayne about what happened and he asks Wayne if he carried anything away from the back of the van. Wayne denies
Read MoreMeat is Hung, Men are Hanged
Residents protest when a paroled child killer returns to Mt. Thomas, an event that could have serious consequences for the town.
Read MoreConduct Unbecoming
PJ meets his match when an old flame comes to town to solve a cattle duffing problem. Accused of theft, a woman charges her boss with sexual harassment.
Read MoreGood Cop, Bad Cop
The Blue Heelers are worried that Tom may be transferred back to Melbourne. Tom does not want to transfer to the city and his replacement is equally reluctant.
Read MoreThe Final Season
Wayne's hero comes to Mt. Thomas and, as a violent drunk, he finds it hard to live up to his reputation. The shooting team competes.
Read MoreSex, Lives & Videotape
Tom is bewildered by his mate Charles Turner embezzling $10,000 from the football club's funds. Maggie and Wayne lock up a drunken, disorderly teen.
Read MoreThe Men in Her Life
When Maggie's reputation is put on the line when she arrests her boyfriend's boss, an MP, for drunken driving. Her father comes to Mt. Thomas to help sort it out.
Read MoreA Bird in the Hand
Roz is assigned to help a boozing local constable after a case of bird-smuggling comes to light.
Read MoreDay in Court
The officers testify before a traveling magistrate. It's Maggie's first day in court presenting evidence and she's got butterflies.
Read MoreNowhere to Run
A young girl is found dead, and her housemates, who are withholding information about her death, are suspected of involvement.
Read MoreConsequences
It appears that Bill Todd, owner of the local meatworks, is making a fortune by selling inferior carcasses as quality meat ”but visiting Inspector Faulkner insists that any action be postponed until after his launch of the local Safety House Scheme. PJ pressures a young burglar into confessing and later, the boy is found beaten.
Read MoreA Matter of Trust
A loiterer is brutally beaten; Roz's actions could have dire consequences when she gets personally involved with a domestic case and gives confidential information to a friend.
Read MoreNecessary Force
Moira shoots an unarmed intruder; When Roz witnesses a shooting over the telephone her life is radically changed prompting her to return to Melbourne.
Read MoreBitter Harvest
When a rape occurs in Mt. Thomas, PJ thinks he recognises a drunken driver as the rape suspect. Is he right, or is he victimising an innocent man?
Read MoreCrazy like a fox
An angry man accuses an antique store owner of receiving stolen goods. Nick pulls over a car for speeding and is offered a bribe by the driver. A feuding brother and sister makes life hell for the Blue Heelers.
Read MoreOld Dogs, New Tricks
Nick and Maggie investigate some strange happenings at a retirement home, leading them to an unexpected culprit.
Read MoreLabour of Love
A travelling prosititute is found robbed and beaten. Wayne and the new recruit have a slight personality clash.
Read MoreEscape Route
When a car crash victim turns out to be a battered wife, the Blue Heelers discover how difficult domestic cases can be when the woman refuses to press charges; Adam falls for Maggie.
Read MoreAdverse Possession
A farmer stands to lose his land due to an ancient law. His neice Hilary, PJ's old flame, returns to Mt. Thomas to help her family retain their property. The property dispute culminates in arson.
Read MoreThe Folly of Youth
Two missing girls cause suspicion to be placed in an unfair direction when the Blue Heelers are looking for suspects.
Read MoreFace Value
A car accident involving a priest has the Blue Heelers puzzled as to what really happened. Tom is puzzled when he sees Father Leary talking to two con artists. Tom feels that Leary has become distant and rude.
Read MoreWithout Intent
When a carpet shop is ram-raided and a body goes missing from a funeral parlour, Tom believes it is B&S Ball revellers.
Read MoreFamily Matters
PJ does some checking when a young security guard blames a small-time criminal for some burglaries. Meanwhile, a young girl comes into the station highly distressed after being robbed of company funds.
Read MoreThe First Stone
Nick is unwittingly involved in a murder investigation that could spell the end of his career when a drunk that Nick took home is found dead the next day.
Read MoreLuck of The Draw
Maggie's boyfriend is suspected of being on the take when a horse racing ring-in is discovered. An unexpected car accident hits the Heelers close to home.
Read MoreDamage Control
It appears that Bill Todd, owner of the local meatworks, is making a fortune by selling inferior carcasses as quality meat but visiting Inspector Faulkner insists that any action be postponed until after his launch of the local Safety House Scheme. Revelations during a horse-racing investigation pull Maggie and Sean apart.
Read MoreWithout a Trace
When a middle-aged couple disappear from their farm, the Blue Heelers are shocked when they find out what actually happened.
Read MoreA Question of Courage
Maggie and Adam must deal with a crazed nightclub bouncer whose confrontation with a footballer results in a brawl.
Read MoreCruel Reality
The town's first bank robbery puzzles the police and leads to an unexpected suspect.
Read MoreOut of Harm's Way
A man's abduction of his daughter from his ex-wife gets Adam personally involved when the father insists on only negotiating with him. Nick finds Adam's rifle missing from his locker. He is concerned, knowing that Adam is worried at the prospect of being HIV positive. Adam gets his HIV-test results.
Read MoreBreaking the Cycle
A boy at a local school has severely assaulted one of his classmates. After questioning at the station, the boy is charged and sent home. The next morning, the police are called to a tragic case of domestic violence, a case that forces Rose to confront her past when she makes a very wrong assumption.
Read MoreHeavy Traffic
A traffic blitz in Mt. Thomas causes headaches for Tom and the rest of the Blue Heelers when Nick's friend is killed in an accident.
Read MoreRipples on the Pond
PJ and Rose investigate a clever lawyer for crimes against a Chinese restaurant owner and his family.
Read MoreProtected Species
An old friend of Tom's is attacked, but charging the offender becomes more complicated than he bargains for.
Read MoreStop for a Bite
When a pub patron orders a pie and bites into a dead mouse, the Heelers investigate a food-contamination scare in Mount Thomas.
Read MoreThe Long & Winding Road
When two female backpackers arrive in Mt. Thomas, the male members of the station are soon competing for their attention.
Read MoreThe Old School Tie
When a plane goes down in dense bushland near Mt. Thomas, the Heelers are involved in a search and rescue operation., discovering a politician dragging a dead girl from plane wreckage.
Read MoreMotherlove
Maggie is concerned for the welfare of two children when their mother becomes involved with a gang of bikers.
Read MoreDead Ringer
Nick has the chance to run the station during Tom's absence, but his job is made more complicated by the discovery of an unidentified body in Mt. Thomas which brings Nick's old homicide-squad rivals to town.. PJ investigates two brothers who were the chief suspects in an interstate payroll robbery,
Read MoreThe Lolita Blues
When a woman reports her daughter as missing, the Blue Heelers find she has moved in with her schoolteacher.
Read MoreShadow Man
Nick and Adam investigate a rape in the outlying town of Widgeree.
Read MoreWith Prejudice
The team have to cope with the glare of media attention when a five-year-old girl goes missing.
Read MoreParanoia - Part 1
It's a bad day for all concerned when a gunman holds Chris and Adam hostage at the pub, and Tom is shot while acting as a mediator. When Investigators probe allegations of corruption among the Heelers, tempers fray.
Read MoreParanoia - Part 2
Tom Croydon is shot at the Imperial Hotel. The mood of paranoia among the Heelers intensifies as they set out to capture the prison escapees and avenge Tom's shooting.
Read MoreThe Collector
A routine robbery investigation is complicated when it is discovered that Aboriginal artefacts are involved. The squad adopt a kid-gloves approach to investigate the theft of Aboriginal artefacts, but run into trouble just the same.
Read MoreThe Homecoming Queen
An old schoolfriend visits Tom and soon comes under suspicion in a robbery investigation. Could there be a link between a robbery at a concert and the return of Tom's old schoolfriend?
Read MoreSecrets
Pro-active policing is required when a local schoolgirl becomes the victim of harassment by her classmates after she has an abortion. A gang of vicious bullies plague the local school, targetting one defenceless young girl in particular—prompting action from the Mount Thomas officers who vow to stamp out the problem for good.
Read MoreThe Last Straw
The Blue Heelers are embroiled in a bovine saga when a farmer's prize bull is shot dead. Meanwhile on the personal front, Adam realises that Chris is not remotely interested in him.
Read MoreThe Best of Rivals
The lives of Wayne and Nick tragically collide when Nick befriends a young graffiti artist and Wayne helps a mate. Maggie and Wayne prepare for the senior-constable exam.
Read MoreSwings & Roundabouts
The Blue Heelers investigate a drug theft at the local hospital.
Read MoreDouble Jeopardy - Part 1
The Mount Thomas officers learn a well-known local trouble-maker has been given an early release from prison and batten down the hatches in anticipation of fresh mayhem. A criminal's wife agrees to help the police, who can't protect her.
Read MoreDouble Jeopardy - Part 2
The Kennys rough-up Wayne, he is forced to fight for his career and reputation when Kate charges him with sexual harassment.
Read MoreThe Mongrel Factor
Gold fever overcomes the citizens of Mount Thomas with potentially tragic consequences for one family. A public relations stunt turns dangerous.
Read MoreJust Desserts
PJ is a witness in a case concerning the local Member of Parliament, Tabias, and when the prosecutor calls in sick with appendicitis Maggie has to fill in. But can she match up against the experience of defence lawyer Brady Jackson? After Maggie becomes friendly with Brady, PJ shows signs of jealously.
Read MoreUnnatural Death
When the police investigate the murder of a Vietnam veteran found stabbed to death in his hospital bed, they focus their investigations on a schizophrenic obsessed with knives.
Read MoreTough Love
Nick has to relive a nightmare in order to help Tom's daughter escape from one of her own. Members of a nearby commune are suspects in a string of burglaries.
Read MoreA Question of Loyalties
Maggie enlists the help of an old ally to get to the truth behind the allegations hanging over PJ. PJ gets suspended after large amounts of money was found in his house. It is up to Maggie to clear his name and to prove that he was setup.
Read MoreVow of Silence
When Chris' niece runs away, abuse is suspected. The local priest becomes the suspect when he is names by the young girl's boyfriend.
Read MoreJuggling with Smoke
Melbourne Cup day hardly brings Mt. Thomas to a standstill when a series of burglaries rock the town.
Read MoreThe Discount Suit
Everything seems to be coming together for Wayne when he finds friendship with Sal D'Angelo and his son Tony. After restoring an old motorbike in Sal's garage Wayne's thrilled to learn that the bike is worth thousands of dollars.
Read MoreBrotherly Love - Part 1
It is the annual police Christmas party and all goes well until Gina is raped and after Adam slept with her his brother is the main suspect. The only witness is Clancy, a mentally disabled man.
Read MoreBrotherly Love - Part 2
The Mount Thomas police are still trying to find Gina's rapist, and after Adam's brother is cleared the next suspect is a man who works for Chris. The police decide to set up the rapist by using Maggie as the bait, but will PJ and the others save her in time after the plan is called off? PJ and Maggie share their first official kiss.
Read MoreOnce Only Withdrawal - Part 1
Bush fires are ringing the township of Mount Thomas and Maggie and Wayne are out evacuating farm houses in the path of the inferno, but this routine job suddenly turns dangerous when they are confronted by a masked man brandishing a shotgun. Maggie and Wayne overcome the offender and take him into custody. Back at the station he is quickly identified as one of three bandits who held up St. David's bank the previous day. The prisoner proves to be uncooperative. He refuses to give his name or those of his accomplices and in an unguarded moment, he swallows a handful of thumbtacks. Although Mt. Thomas Hospital is presently under renovations, there is still a skeleton staff there and the bandit is rushed into emergency surgery under the care of Dr. Zoe Hamilton. Wayne is duped into giving up his gun and uniform by one of the bandits posing as a hostage. Maggie goes to the hospital to discover someone else dressed in Wayne's clothes. She plays it cool and attempts to put a call through to t
Read MoreOnce Only Withdrawal - Part 2
A siege has developed at the Mt. Thomas hospital. While the armed and desperate Nerida Davidson and Jason Bennett hold Maggie and Wayne on the inside, the rest of the Heelers lay in wait on the outside of the building. Meanwhile, bushfires ring the township making outside help a forlorn hope. The bandits' objective is to get their compatriot, Matt, out of the hospital and away, but this is not made any easier by his gradually worsening medical condition. When captured, Matt swallowed a handful of map pins in order to get to the hospital, a soft target from which he could be more easily rescued. The situation is further complicated by the presence of mother-to-be Augusta Torrini and her emotional, hot-blooded husband, Sergio. When Wayne bravely tries to overcome the bandits he ends up pistol whipped and chained to a hospital bed. Maggie, Dr. Zoe Hamilton and Nurse Tracy Mitchell play a dangerous game of bluff to try to and get Augusta to safety. Adam, meanwhile, comes up with some disco
Read MoreSecond Innings
Cricket team rivalry, stolen meat and suspicious fingerprints. Could all this lead to the capture of a wanted criminal?
Read MoreSpider Man
The prime suspect in a series of child murders is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Nick becomes a suspect when he shows little or no remorse. Nick is haunted by memories of his daughter's death when a child killer is discovered operating in the Mt. Thomas area.
Read MoreDay of Reckoning
A child killer dies while in Nick's custody. At the coroner's inquest Nick learns that he is the prime suspect in the man's death.
Read MoreSex and Death
When the Heelers are called out to a nasty road accident they are shocked to discover that one fo the injured is Cooper. What exactly was he doing in a car that appeared to have been drag racing and what else is he hiding from them.
Read MoreNot in My Backyard
Plans to build a prison in the area have the locals up in arms. Tensions in the community run high and the local cops are accused of colluding with the demonstrators.
Read MoreAll Part of the Service
Tom encourages an elderly civic-minded school crossing supervisor and is confronted with an explosive monster.
Read MoreAn Act of Random Violence
A violant prison escapee holds Wayne hostage, throwing the station into turmoil. But it isn't the hostage crisis that will be the most tragic event of the day...
Read MoreUnfinished Business
The aftermath of Wayne's death sees each of the officers coming to terms with their grief. When a stolen watch implicates Wayne in a crime, the cops struggle to clear his name, and in doing so, find ways to pour out their feelings.
Read MoreHappy Families
Maggie celebrates her 25th birthday but the fallout from a drug bust threatens to tear her family apart.
Read MorePriorities
Tom is sent away for some retraining, leaving the station seriously understaffed. Things go from bad to worse when the computer system goes down, an old man goes missing, and a young mother's car is stolen with her baby asleep in the back seat.
Read MoreFair Crack of the Whip - Part 1
The replacement police officer, Jack Woodley, finally arrives in Mt. Thomas just in time to help the cops deal with an irresponsible rodeo cowboy, and Tom deals with his daughter Anna when she reaches her ninth month of pregnancy.
Read MoreFair Crack of the Whip - Part 2
PJ and Jack are at odds over how to handle the case of an elderly woman who is the victim of a vicious assault.
Read MoreUnder Pressure
Officers investigate a dispute between two sheep shearers, a case which sparks a series of events leading PJ to discover the truth about his new partner Jack.
Read MoreFight Dirty
Maggie is set to prosecute the Dean Crocker case but PJ has doubts about the investigation and about the accuracy of Jack's evidence.
Read MoreThe Art of Deception
The Mt. Thomas Festival of the Arts causes headaches for Tom and Chris while Nick attempts to break down the fence between two feuding neighbours.
Read MoreOld Sins, Long Shadows
Maggie investigates a homicide on the sly, and Adam deals with a complaint from a high school principal about the circulation of pornographical material in the area.
Read MoreIn Unity Is Strength
Adam is upset after he and Nick discover the body of a teenager who has died from alcohol abuse, while Chris' summary dismissal of her cellarman results in a strike at the pub.
Read MoreThe Kremin Factor
The new probationary Constable, Dash McKinley, arrives in Mount Thomas much to Tom's annoyance and Adam's delight. Meanwhile, a young woman turns up to confront a wealthy family with the news that she is a long-lost daughter, returned from the dead.
Read MoreShelter from the Storm
Tom faces a dilemma when the attempted suicide of Clancy's mother puts her intellectually disabled son in jeopardy
Read MoreThe Principle of the Thing
As the Heelers necessarily become involved with the discipline problems at the local high school, Tom realises that his own problems are nothing in comparison to the new school principal's.
Read MoreMind Games
PJ & Maggie have to examine the evnts of the past when a woman unleashes some powerful memories from her childhood.
Read MoreDuty of Care
Dash & Nick are called out to an old farmhouse where they discover a vandalised room, a terrified child and swinging from a light fitting, a dead lamb.
Read MoreOther People's Lives
PJ and Maggie investigate the death of a young ballet dancer, but PJ is upset by Maggies pas de deux with her varsity tutor.
Read MoreA Gift from God
A paraplegic farmer is found battered and bruised and Tom suspects a travelling water diviner. Little does he know, however, that the stranger is the father of Anna's baby.
Read MoreWaiting to Happen
Nick is surprised by Dash's unprofessional behaviour at the scene of a fatal accident, until he learns that both the victims were friends of hers. She insists she can cope with the trauma, but Nick feels there is more to it.
PJ investigates Roman and discovers he's married.
Read MoreMud Sticks
Tom accepts the possibility that his daughter is gone for good; the team investigate baby bashing at a local creche; and Dash is very taken with PJ's replacement - Detective Johnny Kowalski.
Read MoreThe Angels' Share
Dash gets a humiliating rejection when she realises Johnny is interested in Maggie, a stock of premium wine goes missing and Tom hears some bad news about his missing daughter.
Read MoreSomething for Nothing
The Heelers investigate a domestic burgularly and Dash wins on Chris' gaming machines then gets carried away by her winning streak.
Read MoreWinner Takes All
A horse endurance race presents problems for the Heelers with both a sabateur and a thief on the loose. Dash and Maggie can't escape Johnny Kowalski's womanising and the team face PJ's return with mixed feelings.
Read MoreI Spy
When PJ answers the phone at the station, he is surprised to find a toddler named Kanga calling to say his mummy won't wake up and his baby sister is crying. While the Heelers search for the location of Kanga's house, PJ is mortified to realise that Kanga's stepdad is playing a role in this and is trying to get into the house...
Read MoreReality Bytes
Dash and Adam wreck the hard drive of the Leap linked computer at the station while playing Doom. They have the system repaired locally and are anzious that Tom doesn't find out, but glitches soon appear, which seems to be connected to burglaries Maggie and PJ are investigating.
Read MoreIn the Gun - Part 1
The return of a young criminal to Mt. Thomas stirs up painful memories for Dash. Nick and Adam are sent to a domestic in which PJ becomes the target of a family's rage against the police.
Read MoreIn the Gun - Part 2
When a young mother of two is killed, a videotape of the incident appears to show that PJ cold-bloodedly shot her in the back. PJ faces tough questioning but the worst attention is that of tabloid TV journalist, Paul Carson. Maggie can see that PJ is having a harder time than he lets on, so she decides to help clear his name in the media. To do this she must prove that video pictures can lie and that Carson is a fraud. But even if she succeeds, PJ still has the Coronial Inquest ahead of him.
Read MoreBuck Naked
It's Halloween in Mt. Thomas, and when Dash and Adam are sent out to apprehend what they assume is a seasonal prank—a naked man. Dash is astonished to discover it is her brother Ian, the victim of his bucks party the night before. Ian's wedding is only two days away, and Dash is horrified to discover his fiance in bed with a German tourist. But Ian is prepared to overlook her indiscretion and ignore warnings from Dash. Can Dash change her brother's fate in time?
Read MoreFriendly Fire
Nick is delighted when his old friend Gordy Muir turns up in Mt. Thomas to run a ""war games"" course for corporate clients, and thrilled when Gordy offers him a partnership in the new venture. But things quickly go sour when the observing senior partner of a law firm is injured during a mock ambush on the paint splat course, and the Heelers are called in to investigate.
Read MoreHalf a Second
PJ's career hangs in the balance when the coroners inquest into Raelene Darcy's death begins. PJ suffers a crisis of confidence and only Maggie stands between him and professional ruin.
Read MoreMiss Mt. Thomas
The favourite in the Miss Mount Thomas contest tells the Heelers she is being stalked, then mysteriously disappears.
Read MoreDead and Alive
Dash's family problems reach crisis point when her mother is admitted to a Melbourne hospital. She is in desperate need of a donor kidney to save her from certain death. But when advised of a possible donor Dash's joy is short-lived—the donor is her brother Ian who has been in a motor bike accident and is not expected to live.
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