Homicide

Season 5

47 episodes · premiered Jan 30, 1968

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  1. E1 Mr. Smith

    Jan 30, 1968 · 1h

    When a stripper called Lita is strangled, Homicide detectives search for the last person known to have seen her alive - a mysterious Mr. Smith. Another stripper, Trudy Wheeler, helps police with their investigation.

  2. E2 Edge of Happiness

    Feb 6, 1968 · 1h

    An elderly man is murdered in his wheelchair and his wife, fearful for her own safety , asks their former nurse, Maggie Keating, for advice. Maggie, in turn, contacts her boyfriend, Det. Sgt. Mackay, for assistance.

  3. E3 The Late Show

    Feb 13, 1968 · 1h

    The manager of a drive-in theatre disturbs a car thief at his home, and the thief retaliates by knocking him down with his own car, causing critical injuries. Investigations reveal there is more to the motive of the crime than was first apparent.

  4. E4 The Heat's On

    Feb 20, 1968 · 1h

    Expert safe breaker Earl Tyrell is shot dead by a fellow gangster after organizing an ambitious robbery.

  5. E5 Ring of Truth

    Feb 27, 1968 · 1h

    A girl is strangled after announcing her engagement to roadhouse proprietor Chris Anderson. Homicide detectives question three suspects, all with a motive for murder.

  6. E6 Kangaroo Shoot

    Mar 5, 1968 · 1h

    Lew Hoskin is shot at and wounded while hunting kangaroos. Although Homicide detectives suspect attempted murder, Hoskin insists it was accidental.

  7. E7 The Gauntlet Is Down

    Mar 12, 1968 · 1h

    A daring jewel robbery by three masked men leads to murder when witness Joe Martini attempts to stop them from escaping.

  8. E8 A Vintage Year

    Mar 19, 1968 · 1h

    The body of ex-sideshow man James Munro is discovered in a creek, and police question a group of carnival folk camped on Munro's property.

  9. E9 The Monday Girl

    Mar 26, 1968 · 1h

    When the body of go-go dancer Darlene Sadler is found at Beaumaris Beach, detectives discover that she had answered an advertisement to perform at a Melbourne club.

  10. E10 Managing Director

    Apr 2, 1968 · 1h

    A seven year old boy is found strangled in a park, and detectives suspect teenager Phillip Wright, known to be the last person to see him alive.

  11. E11 Free to Kill

    Apr 9, 1968 · 1h

    A hunt for two escapees from French Island Penal Settlement leads police to murder, blackmail and a savage attack on Det. Barnes.

  12. E12 Delayed Action

    Apr 16, 1968 · 1h

    Two young people, lost in the bush, find a skeleton in a cave. Insp. Connolly interrupts his holiday to investigate the case, thinking that it could be connected with an unsolved bank robbery and murder.

  13. E13 The Cold Horse Sings

    Apr 23, 1968 · 1h

    A garden party at Vincent Rowe's home ends suddenly when Rowe is shot at and wounded during an argument. Homicide detectives get a lead from singer Pamela Grey - a guest who witnessed the shooting.

  14. E14 The Money Motive

    Apr 30, 1968 · 1h

    Vic Webster, formerly on the staff of business agent Ambrose Cook, is found shot dead in Cook's office. To avoid being implicated, Cook decides to hide the body in the bush.

  15. E15 The Long Arm

    May 7, 1968 · 1h

    Jenny Radford is kidnapped on her way to school, and her parents are told by phone that they will not see her alive again unless they hand over $250,000 in cash. Detectives search for a green car, their only clue.

  16. E16 The Strange Woman

    Jun 25, 1968 · 1h

    The body of model Helen Parkes is found on a beach. A shattered champagne glass gives detectives an important clue, and leads to three suspects. Model Jan Barlow, who was making a car commercial on the beach, later becomes involved in the murder.

  17. E17 The Final Movement

    May 21, 1968 · 1h

    Radio store manager Ralph Nixon is shot dead while listening to the final movement of a concerto. Police suspect young soldier Andy Beckett, who accused Nixon of having an affair with his girlfriend, and who has since gone AWOL.

  18. E18 Strictly in Confidence

    May 28, 1968 · 1h

    The body of a man dressed in a dinner jacket, black tie and a grotesque party mask is found in the pantry of an old home up for sale.

  19. E19 The Swinging Sparrow

    Jun 4, 1968 · 1h

    A secretary finds she is pregnant to her former boss, Alan Booth. With her current boyfriend, she blackmails Booth, who is married, for $10,000. Then Booth is stabbed with a paper knife during an argument with his stepson, who says it was an accident. Later Booth is found stabbed to death in a car park, and four people are under suspicion: the secretary and her boyfriend, her father, and Booth's stepson.

  20. E20 When Greek Meets Greek

    Jun 11, 1968 · 1h

    A well known Greek identity is critically injured when his car is blown up. Police inquiries lead them to cafe proprietor Con Lucas, who later receives a bomb threat. Police seek Johnny Patric, girlfriend of Con's daughter Helena Lucas, in connection with the attempted murder.

  21. E21 The Pay Off

    Jun 18, 1968 · 1h

    Ken Morgan goes on a killing rampage after a youth has attacked his son, and comes face to face with Sen. Det. Hudson. After being forced to shoot Morgan, Sen. Det. Hudson decides he has had enough and leaves the Homicide squad.

  22. E22 The Death Game

    Jun 25, 1968 · 1h

    A small girl riding a bicycle is killed by a hit-and-run car driver. For this case the Homicide team has the assistance of Det. Costello from Forensic.

  23. E23 The Apprentice

    Jul 2, 1968 · 1h

    When Alf Stone, a cat burglar, falls to his death from a rooftop as he is being chased by Constable Midway, a witness tells Homicide detectives that Midway deliberately let him fall.

  24. E24 Someone Up There

    Jul 9, 1968 · 1h

    A clairvoyant tells Lilian Galvin that her missing husband has been murdered. Two guests at the séance ask the police to investigate Galvin's disappearance.

  25. E25 Hit, Run and Stop Dead

    Jul 16, 1968 · 1h

    After robbing diamond merchant Charles Pollen, two armed men are pursued by security guards, one of whom is shot and wounded. The Homicide team work on this case with Sgt. Bannister of the local CIB, who is an old adversary of Sgt. Mackay.

  26. E26 The Golden Thread

    Jul 23, 1968 · 1h

    Teenage cyclist Teresa Nelson is found strangled on a lonely bush track, and detectives question a youth, Tony Warren, who had been seen cycling with her just before her death.

  27. E27 One Hundred Witnesses

    Jul 30, 1968 · 1h

    A former standover man is shot dead at the docks. Several witnesses refuse to come forward, and Homicide detectives get nowhere until an informer passes on the name of the chief witness, whose brother is a policeman.

  28. E28 The Nice Bloke

    Aug 6, 1968 · 1h

    It looks like murder, but there is no body - only blood stains on the front seat of an abandoned car near Ballarat. The Homicide team take it from there, and they uncover a web of deceit.

  29. E29 The Fourth Side

    Aug 13, 1968 · 1h

    Vivian Nugent is found strangled in the home she shared with a man known only as Turner. His violent temper makes him an obvious suspect.

  30. E30 A Question of Time

    Aug 20, 1968 · 1h

    A racehorse is doped and the main suspect is a man with a scar, Dodger Mullins. When someone takes a shot at Mullins, the Homicide team have a case of attempted murder on their hands.

  31. E31 I Confess

    Aug 27, 1968 · 1h

    A Catholic priest informs police that someone has confessed to the murder of a woman, and tells them where to find the body.

  32. E32 Trip to Nowhere

    Sep 3, 1968 · 1h

    When a bank teller is shot dead during a daring robbery by two men and a woman, a photographer who saw the shooting finds himself involved with police and the bandits.

  33. E33 Goodbye Janet Granger

    Sep 10, 1968 · 1h

    When Janet Granger is found strangled at her home, detectives have three suspects - her daughter's fiancé, her husband and an unknown visitor.

  34. E34 Valley of Silence

    Sep 17, 1968 · 1h

    Tragedy hits a peaceful farming valley when one of the locals, Miro Brandell, is shot dead in his car. Det. Barnes risks his own life by posing as a truck driver to trace the murderer.

  35. E35 The Slippers

    Sep 24, 1968 · 1h

    Police query why Warwick Ashton, shot dead as he arrived at his girlfriend's flat, was wearing slippers and clutching a length of cable. As investigations proceed familial intrigue is revealed.

  36. E36 Big Boys Don't Cry

    Oct 1, 1968 · 1h

    When Frank Bates, who is involved in a call-girl racket, is beaten up by the gang boss, he sets out to get revenge and police fear an outbreak of underworld warfare.

  37. E37 Objection Sustained

    Oct 8, 1968 · 1h

    Author Alan Farrow receives an anonymous phone call threatening his life if he does not stop publication of his controversial book.

  38. E38 Murder in Microscope

    Oct 15, 1968 · 1h

    Charles Butler returns unexpectedly to his car and is stabbed when he disturbs a thief. Homicide detectives come upon valuable evidence when the attacker's hat is found.

  39. E39 The Target

    Oct 22, 1968 · 1h

    A peaceful walk in the Dandenong Ranges erupts into violence for vicar Alan Bryant when he assists police who are attempting to make an arrest. Later, Bryant is fatally shot and detectives are faced with a number of suspects and motives, but the true reason for the shooting takes everyone by surprise.

  40. E40 Dead or Alive

    Oct 23, 1968 · 1h

    An unbalanced farmer, Ed Chapman, threatens to shoot police if they don't leave his property. Attempting to overpower him, two policemen are shot dead and another is wounded.

  41. E41 The Mask

    Oct 30, 1968 · 1h

    A farmer working a field in a tractor discovers a girl's body dangling from a tree. Suicide or murder? A box found nearby gives the Homicide detectives a clue and leads to the investigation of some strange ceremonies connected with the death.

  42. E42 Break-out

    Nov 6, 1968 · 1h

    A man is murdered and a warder's girlfriend is kidnapped by hardened criminals as part of a scheme to free a prisoner serving a life sentence.

  43. E43 The Peace Man

    Nov 13, 1968 · 1h

    Conscientious objector Mike Bolton finds himself a murder suspect when a girl is strangled and criminally assaulted, and police are informed that he was seen in the locality.

  44. E44 The Joy Ride

    Nov 20, 1968 · 1h

    A girl service station attendant accepts a date with a new customer and then disappears. The body of her jealous boyfriend is later found, and detectives suspect murder and a possible kidnapping.

  45. E45 Process of Elimination

    Nov 27, 1968 · 1h

    Kate Steele is shot dead on the deck of a cabin cruiser on the bay, and her body is removed by the killer. Her husband, reporting her disappearance to the police, becomes the main suspect when police learn he had taken out a life insurance policy on his wife.

  46. E46 The Hero

    Dec 4, 1968 · 1h

    A warder is shot dead as two prisoners escape from jail. An intensive search in rugged country is hampered by locals who have built a hero image around one of them.

  47. E47 The Four Wise Men

    Dec 17, 1968 · 1h

    A guard is shot and important documents are stolen from a factory. The wife of a suspect has been helping detectives organize a Christmas party for orphan children.