Murder Call Season 2, Episode 5: Short Circuit

1

Dared to Death

When a professional stuntman is found dead, hanging in a harness outside the window of his apartment, Steve and Tessa must determine whether it was an accident, suicide or murder.

60 min

2

Many Unhappy Returns

Steve and Tessa rush to solve the crime of a man who is murdered on his 50th birthday.

60 min

3

Skin Deep

When Dr. Theo Magnus, a leading cosmetic surgeon, is ambushed in his clinic and brutally murdered with a scalpel, his family and staff shed little light on the mystery.

60 min

4

Fatal Charm

Steve and Tessa investigate when the body of a young women is found, having been killed by a blow to the head before being set alight.

60 min

5

Short Circuit

When a young woman is electrocuted by her twin brother's robot, the subsequent investigation leads Tessa and Steve to uncover a bizarre tangle of relationships.

60 min

6

Cold Comfort

The body of a beautiful women, victim of hit-and-run accident, is taken to the morgue. Tootsie arrives shortly afterwards to find the body missing and her new assistant murdered.

60 min

7

Murder in Reverse

When the body of a women is found in a local dump, Tessa and Steve discover that her husband received a ransom note two days before.

60 min

8

More than Meets the Eye

A gruesome discovery draws Steve and Tessa into a case that leads them into the dark stormwater tunnels of the city.

60 min

9

Deadfall

Thorne is convinced he saw a man pushed off a building roof, but cannot locate the body at first. When the body turns up, Steve and Tessa not only have to track down the killer, but discover why the body disappeared.

60 min

10

Deadline (1)

A bizarre murder in a city amusement park is the first in a series of horrible killings inspired by an innocent nursery rhyme. Homicide's youngest and brightest detective, Tessa Vance, is confronted by a psychopath from her past as the nursery rhyme killer prepares to strike again.

60 min

11

Deadline (2)

A bizarre murder in a city amusement park is the first in a series of horrible killings inspired by an innocent nursery rhyme. Homicide's youngest and brightest detective, Tessa Vance, is confronted by a psychopath from her past as the nursery rhyme killer prepares to strike again.

60 min

12

Something Fishy

Steve and Tessa uncover a web of blackmail and obsession while investigating the murder of two business partners.

60 min

13

A Dress to Die For

When the detectives attend an extravagant costume hire shop, they find the shop's young security guard dead.

60 min

14

Menu for Murder

When a food critic drops dead in a restaurant, Tessa finds there is no shortage of suspects as the critic was universally loathed and regularly received death threats.

60 min

15

Cry Wolf

Steve and Tessa are called to the murder scene of a woman who had called the police twice the night before she was murdered.

60 min

16

A View to a Kill

When Tessa and Steve investigate the death of a museum curator, they soon realise that his public face as a knowledgeable and well liked man who could rake in the funding dollars, hides a private life littered with sexual indiscretions and money troubles.

60 min

17

Blowing the Whistle

When the referee at a women's soccer match is murdered in full view of 100 people, the detectives are puzzled when they cannot find a single eyewitness.

60 min

18

Instrument of Death

The Klein String Quartet is a hotbed of passions and hatreds. When its founder and first violinist is found murdered, the other three members come under Steve and Tessa's spotlight.

60 min

19

Bone Dead

Tessa and Steve are drawn into a web of mystery and intrigue when legendary paleontologist Dr. Charlie Minogue is murdered, and his attractive assistant disappears.

60 min

20

Mix 'N' Match

Following the bizzare murder of a medical professor, Tessa and Steve must carefully interpret a series of cryptic clues left by the killer.

60 min