Episode list

Homicide

The Hook

Wed, Jan 20, 1965
A man dies a violent death aboard a boat at dawn. Although there is an eyewitness, he claims he was too far away to identify the killer. Homicide detectives have some fast thinking to do as they pursue their suspects around the confusing world of the waterfront.
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Manhunt

Mon, Feb 01, 1965
When William Nelson, who is on death row for murder, escapes from custody, there is something that he wants more than freedom - a chance to settle a few old scores.
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The Decimal Point
A convict who has escaped from jail in Beechworth is murdered and Det. Sgt. Bronson suspects that there is a connection between his death and an unsolved robbery committed five years earlier.
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Aftermath

Mon, Feb 15, 1965
A former chief of the Homicide squad is fatally stabbed, a victim of revenge. When the body is left in the driveway of Insp. Connolly's home, he realizes that he could be the next intended target.
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Business Is Business
A business colleague of Douglas Hadrion, knowing he has a weak heart, succeeds after several attempts in causing his death by inducing a heart attack.
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The Skeleton

Mon, Mar 01, 1965
A body found floating in Port Phillip Bay is identified as that of gambler George Duff. He has been shot. Homicide detectives are surprised when their investigations reveal that Duff was married to the headmistress of a leading girl's school.
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The Juveniles

Mon, Apr 26, 1965
A water skier is murdered when she takes a tumble and the speed boat bears down on her. Police soon find a connection between a baby sitting agency, a group of juvenile delinquent motor cyclists and a series of burglaries.
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Motive for Two

Mon, May 10, 1965
Catherine Leonardson has a wealthy husband who has taken second place to the other men in her life. Tension in their home turns to murder, and detectives find evidence making two men look equally guilty.
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Strange Cargo

Mon, May 17, 1965
An ingenious plot to steal a consignment of diamonds leads to murder, and detectives are baffled as to who the culprits are - until they turn their attention to a number of large crates recently delivered to a factory.
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Dead on Two

Mon, May 24, 1965
Two criminals kidnap a doctor in order to treat a wounded man who was injured during a gunfight in which another man was killed.
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The White Mistress
The Homicide squad has help from Forensic when investigating a strange case involving the death of someone who had apparently ceased to exist before being killed.
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The Violators

Mon, Jun 14, 1965
A young girl gets gang raped by three guys, the girl tells her dad and they hide it from the police because of the shame she feels. so one of her friend's takes revenge.
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The Partners

Thu, Jun 17, 1965
A man found dead in a burnt out car is presumed to be the owner, but further evidence points to him still being alive, and it was an insurance job.
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The Brand

Thu, Jun 24, 1965
When Homicide detectives probe the underworld to investigate the murder of a prostitute, they find the dead girl's friends and accomplices all fear for their own lives.
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Ladies' Man

Mon, Jul 12, 1965
When con-man Hal Dunstan gets over-confident, a chance encounter with a prowler in a graveyard triggers more than he can cope with.
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One Man Crime Wave
A series of apparently unrelated crimes appear to be the work of a careless amateur, until a discovery by an old tramp and a fatal bashing set detectives on a new line of inquiry.
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Forgotten Murder
When prominent Melbourne solicitor Gerard Marquard is killed, detectives connect his death to the disappearance of a forged document. They concentrate on two suspects: one a well-known confidence trickster, the other a young German migrant.
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Second Time Around
The murder of a baccarat king leads to an arrest. The charged man has a watertight alibi, but wagging tongues and mistrust force the killer to strike again.
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Fifth Column

Thu, Jul 29, 1965
Sen. Det. Mackay joins Homicide, and is immediately implicated in a store robbery because he is being framed by another criminal. Det. Fraser is promoted and transferred to another squad.
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Eye-Witness

Mon, Aug 16, 1965
A young mother is murdered and her small daughter is missing. Police and trackers comb rugged country for the killer, and question relatives about the little girl whose disappearance is obviously connected to her mother's death.
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Inside the City
A girl en route to her city office finds a dead man lying on a rooftop. During the subsequent investigation, Homicide detectives uncover some shady dealings with her father's business.
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Catapult

Mon, Aug 30, 1965
A bookmaker is brutally robbed and murdered, and Homicide detectives suspect a group of punters led by smooth talking Johnny Parke. Their search brings them to further violence when tension flares up between the suspects.
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An Act of Love

Mon, Sep 06, 1965
A relationship develops between two migrants who have a love of music. She has an incurable illness and is going to die. Both decide to commit suicide. He kills her but he doesn't have the courage to kill himself.
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Double Cross

Mon, Sep 13, 1965
When a body is washed up on St Kilda beach, Homicide detectives discover that the victim was involved in the smuggling of narcotics.
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Sentence of Death
The prompt rescue by Sen. Det. Mackay of a man who is nearly killed by a train leads to an unexpected clue and a tragic reason behind the death of a woman.
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Witch Hunt

Mon, Oct 04, 1965
A policewoman joins the Homicide detectives to probe a death which takes them into the realm of strange witchcraft rites.
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For Pity's Sake
Three young women die, and investigations lead the Homicide detectives into the field of psychiatry, and to a mentally deranged man who has become a criminal through misfortune, and whom they fear will kill again.
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Birds of a Feather
A woman dies a violent death, and some stolen diamonds are missing. A link between the two crimes provides Homicide detectives with several leads. The chase is on when the prime suspect flees from both his own accomplices and police.
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Colour of Hate

Mon, Oct 25, 1965
A man stealing a car kills a young policeman. There are witnesses, but they all fail to identify the prime suspect. A piece of evidence left at the scene finally catches him out.
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Let's Have a Funeral
Christopher Lodge receives a shock when an undertaker calls to collect his body. His fear mounts when a wreath is delivered, and detectives are called in to investigate his "murder".
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A Lonely Place

Mon, Nov 01, 1965
The cruel deaths of three young children in Heathmont lead police to a man who can't help but kill children when he drinks.
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The Outcast

Mon, Nov 08, 1965
Pam Woods accidentally hits a man with a car and he dies. Panic-stricken she takes off. And her own life is in jeopardy with someone who wants her to keep quiet.
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Good and Sufficient Reason
Gil Slade, a bully, and brutish lout, kills a man for no reason other than he made Slade look foolish at the pub, and no one will stand up to him or go to the police.
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Speed the Dying
A man, who is convinced that he has every right to deceive and defraud others, sets up a rest home for old people. But an elderly female resident is murdered without any apparent motive.
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The Novice

Mon, Nov 29, 1965
An elderly woman is murdered when she disturbs a thief who has broken into her home. Police get a big clue as to who the killer is and go after him before he kills again.
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Coincidence

Mon, Dec 06, 1965
A young girl is lured to her death when she answers a newspaper advertisement, and Policewoman Helen Hopgood assists the Homicide detectives in tracing the murderer.
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Sunday Frolic

Thu, Dec 02, 1965
Det. Sgt. Bronson's wife, Pat, is witness to a despicable attack on a cripple by three youths. Her own life is in danger when they try to grab her so she can't identify them.
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