Homicide Season 12, Episode 6: Soldiering On

1

Mr. Spence

A harmless public servant with a problem, or a scheming killer? The Homicide detectives investigating a case have a decision to make to avert a tragedy.

60 min

2

Poker Face

An innocent birdwatcher leads the Homicide squad into the discovery of an illegal gaming house.

60 min

3

The Animal That Has To Be Fed

While chasing a truant schoolboy, a young policewoman comes across a torture chamber, and a case for the Homicide squad.

60 min

4

Snails for Dinner

Is Patrick O'Brien as respectable as he seems or are the threats to his life coming from someone who knows better?

60 min

5

Just Like Anyone Else

Because of the murder of a friend following a brutal attack, a young constable, a friend of Det. Deegan, is forced to choose between his marriage and his career.

60 min

6

Soldiering On

A war veteran misses the Anzac Day march, and the Homicide team take his behaviour into account when investigating the murder of a young man who is a confirmed pacifist.

60 min

7

The Hooker

When a callgirl is murdered, the Homicide squad enters the exciting world of boxing to investigate the case.

60 min

8

Surprising What People Can Do

Is a petty criminal as innocent as his wife maintains, or is he responsible for a brutal murder?

60 min

9

Brick Veneer

Homicide detectives discover more than gracious living behind the plush façade of a suburban estate. In the wealthy eastern suburbs a dentist is found dead on his sitting room floor and his wife and 14-year old son are missing.

60 min

10

A Nameless Grave

A confession from a dying woman, a pearl brooch and a bitter young criminal lead the Homicide Squad to a grisly discovery within the walls of Pentridge.

60 min

11

Thou Shalt Not Want

A young man goes beserk with a shotgun and leads the Homicide squad into the mysterious world of an unorthodox religious sect.

60 min

12

The Quiet Ones

A car crashed on a lonely road, but the Homicide squad have doubts that it was an accident.

60 min

13

The Last Bastion

A quiet elderly couple reluctantly become involved as witnesses in a brutal murder case, and withhold information from the police.

60 min

14

Do Us All a Favour

A brother and sister are gunned down hours before they are due to fly out of Melbourne. A key, a missing fur coat, a NSW payroll robbery and two brothers in the second-hand business are central to the investigation.

60 min

15

Speaking Ill of the Dead

The death of a prominent member of the community sets a puzzle for the Homicide squad.

60 min

16

Bomb

When a spate of bombings occur, Homicide detectives face a potentially disastrous situation. But when another bomb is found and defused, the contents provide them with a vital clue.

60 min

17

Pointing to the Moon

A brutal killer and master of martial arts is on the loose, and the Homicide squad must get to him before more people get harmed.

60 min

18

Don't Call Me Steve

When a solicitor is murdered, a schoolboy leads the Homicide detectives to a deserted cinema and a strange friendship.

60 min

19

Part of the Furniture

The wife of a leading gangster is shot, and reprisals risk developing into a gangland war. Was it calculated murder, or was the bullet meant for someone else?

60 min

20

The Egotist

A series of brutal attacks on women has the squad asking an urgent question: What makes a rapist tick?

60 min

21

Starring Joan Kendall

The Homicide squad are confronted by an agonising puzzle when a TV actress stabs her husband to death.

60 min

22

Rage

Random bashing or calculated murder? When a young writer comes under the scrutiny of the Homicide squad, the results are explosive.

60 min

23

Long Weekend

Youngsters learn that no one loses friends quicker than criminals on the run.

60 min

24

You Probably Won't Believe This, But...

The Homicide squad has found clues to a murder, but they can't find a body. After a bizarre search involving several tall stories and wild goose chases, Insp. Lawson is decidedly confused, and has no case.

60 min

25

The Life and Times of Tina Kennedy

Tina Kelly, daughter of Betty Kennedy, a pregnant, harassed, aggressive and downtrodden mother, is found to be dead on arrival at hospital, and the explanation for her fatal injuries do not satisfy the doctor.

60 min

26

Formula Five

A racing driver is killed while testing a new fuel injection device.

60 min

27

Rampage

Three brutal murders and a one-sided love affair combine to present an intriguing case for the Homicide squad.

60 min

28

A Quiet Place

Julie Edwards and her husband Grant are known as a happy, loving couple. But when Julie is shot while sketching in a cemetery, detectives uncover facts which make them doubt this description.

60 min

29

Hear No Evil

Is a prominent member of a City Council a straight forward honest man, or is he the instigator of a brutal murder and a savage bashing?

60 min

30

Charlie

A burglary occurs at the same time as the death of a very sick woman.

60 min

31

A Room for Improvement

A policeman is killed at a factory break-in, and Homicide detectives uncover a long running feud between an ex-criminal and a police sergeant.

60 min

32

Short Cut

Figure skater Heather Morton is strangled on deserted land near an ice skating rink. Detectives learn that Heather had loved and discarded many boyfriends, and many of these men hated her.

60 min

33

Gladstone Home For Wayward Girls

A few quiet days in the country turn into a nightmare for Danny Simmons when his aunt's maid is found poisoned outside his door. Soon, a similar attempt is made on his own life.

60 min

34

Dog Eat Dog

What was going to be just a robbery turns out being a lot more trouble than Sam Horton expected.

60 min

35

Don't Be Lonely

The Homicide detectives find themselves involved with a dating service when a body is found in scrubland.

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36

When the Cat's Away

When a butcher's wife is found brutally stabbed to death her husband becomes the prime suspect.

60 min

37

Free Enterprise

When residents take action to stop redevelopment of their street, one of them is bashed so badly that she loses her baby. The father feels this is reason enough to take the law into his own hands.

60 min

38

Why All the Fuss

The squad investigates the eerie death of a homosexual.

60 min

39

Third Generation

A criminal comes to Melbourne to settle an old score, but is murdered in the process. His son then turns to crime to seek revenge.

90 min

40

Wipe-Out

A farmer is killed by a hitch-hiker, and police suspect an itinerant surfer. Homicide detectives have a difficult task searching for the killer along Victoria's surfing coastline with its many communities and remote beaches.

60 min

41

The Start of Something

A woman is murdered in the park. The squad are soon involved in a race to find the attacker, the victim's identity and the motive.

60 min

42

Rattles

A dishonest second-hand car dealer is run down late at night, and he thinks someone is trying to kill him. Prime suspects include a dissatisfied customer and his wife's lover.

60 min

43

Command Performance

A talented young pianist and his mother stumble across the grisly remains of a vague acquaintance while out walking their dog.

60 min

44

Who Saw Them Die?

The Seven National News crew discover two bodies in the Maribyrnong River while doing a story on pollution.

60 min

45

I Had a Dream

Melbourne police find the body of a drug addict and proper identification reveals him to be an ex-student leader wanted for a bombing in 1968.

60 min

46

Out of Step

A local ballet company is thrown into confusion when its leading dancer is shot after a party held for the press to announce the opening of a new show.

60 min

47

Spools and Clocks

An elderly cinema projectionist witnesses the killing of a man on a parking station. He is only too willing to help the police in their investigation, which results in tragedy for him.

60 min

48

The Sniper

A young man with a passion for motor cycles shoots his girlfriend and her parents when the girl's father objects to their relationship.

60 min