Season 5 (1968)

Mr. Smith
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January 30, 1968 • 1h

When a stripper called Lita is strangled, Homicide detectives search for the last person known to have seen her alive - a mysterio...Read more

Edge of Happiness
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February 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, f...Read more

The Late Show
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February 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...Read more

The Heat's On
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February 20, 1968 • 1h

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

Ring of Truth
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February 27, 1968 • 1h

A girl is strangled after announcing her engagement to roadhouse proprietor Chris Anderson. Homicide detectives question three sus...Read more

Kangaroo Shoot
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March 5, 1968 • 1h

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

The Gauntlet Is Down
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March 12, 1968 • 1h

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

A Vintage Year
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March 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.

The Monday Girl
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March 26, 1968 • 1h

When the body of go-go dancer Darlene Sadler is found at Beaumaris Beach, detectives discover that she had answered an advertiseme...Read more

Managing Director
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April 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.

Free to Kill
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April 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.

Delayed Action
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April 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, thin...Read more

The Cold Horse Sings
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April 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...Read more

The Money Motive
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April 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,...Read more

The Long Arm
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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 t...Read more

The Strange Woman
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June 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 t...Read more

The Final Movement
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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 And...Read more

Strictly in Confidence
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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.

The Swinging Sparrow
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June 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...Read more

When Greek Meets Greek
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June 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 Luca...Read more

The Pay Off
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June 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...Read more

The Death Game
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June 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. Co...Read more

The Apprentice
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July 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 Homici...Read more

Someone Up There
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July 9, 1968 • 1h

A clairvoyant tells Lilian Galvin that her missing husband has been murdered. Two guests at the séance ask the police to investiga...Read more

Hit, Run and Stop Dead
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July 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 ...Read more

The Golden Thread
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July 23, 1968 • 1h

Teenage cyclist Teresa Nelson is found strangled on a lonely bush track, and detectives question a youth, Tony Warren, who had bee...Read more

One Hundred Witnesses
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July 30, 1968 • 1h

A former standover man is shot dead at the docks. Several witnesses refuse to come forward, and Homicide detectives get nowhere un...Read more

The Nice Bloke
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August 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 t...Read more

The Fourth Side
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August 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.

A Question of Time
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August 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...Read more

I Confess
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August 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.

Trip to Nowhere
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September 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 ...Read more

Goodbye Janet Granger
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September 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.

Valley of Silence
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September 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 l...Read more

The Slippers
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September 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 ...Read more

Big Boys Don't Cry
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October 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...Read more

Objection Sustained
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October 8, 1968 • 1h

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

Murder in Microscope
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October 15, 1968 • 1h

Charles Butler returns unexpectedly to his car and is stabbed when he disturbs a thief. Homicide detectives come upon valuable evi...Read more

The Target
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October 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 ma...Read more

Dead or Alive
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October 23, 1968 • 1h

An unbalanced farmer, Ed Chapman, threatens to shoot police if they don't leave his property. Attempting to overpower him, two pol...Read more

The Mask
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October 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 th...Read more

Break-out
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November 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.

The Peace Man
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November 13, 1968 • 1h

Conscientious objector Mike Bolton finds himself a murder suspect when a girl is strangled and criminally assaulted, and police ar...Read more

The Joy Ride
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November 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 late...Read more

Process of Elimination
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November 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 ...Read more

The Hero
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December 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 buil...Read more

The Four Wise Men
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December 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 Ch...Read more