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151. Free To Kill

Escapee 1.......Vincent Gil
Escapee 2.......Clive Saxon
Cathy Hamilton.......Robyn Skelly
Aboriginal tracker.......Stephen Lambton
Alf Purcer.......Ron Shand
John.......John Unicomb

Script.......George Mallaby

Synopsis: A hunt for two escapees from French Island Penal Settlement results in murder, blackmail and a savage attack on Det. Barnes.

Airdate:
Melbourne 9/4/68

152. Delayed Action

Mandy Ricardo.......Janet Kingsbury
Joe Ricardo.......Colin McEwan
Alan Porter.......William Hodge
Kitty Porter.......Amber Mae Cecil
Betty Connolly.......Betty Dyson
Diane Ramsey.......Carol Kane
Eric Rogers.......Ted Baarda
Monica Lacey.......Christine Calcutt
Greg Watkins.......Carl Bleazby
Harold.......John Cavanagh

Script.......Jim Stapleton
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg
Script Editor.......Glyn Davies

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 16/4/68, Adelaide 12/9/68


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Leslie Dayman, John Fegan, Leonard Teale and George Mallaby

153. The Cold Horse Sings

Vincent Rowe.......Terry Norris
Pamela Grey.......Pamela Raymond
John Wilde.......Peter Drake
Karen Martin.......Roslyn Richards

Script.......Monte Miller

Synopsis: 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 Pamela Grey - a guest who witnessed the shooting.

Airdate:
Melbourne 23/4/68, Adelaide 19/9/68, Newcastle NSW 20/9/69

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Ep. 153: Pamela Raymond and Leonard Teale

154. The Money Motive

Ambrose Cook.......Edward Ogden
Hilda Cook.......Doreen Warburton
Brian Cook.......Burt Cooper
Valerie Nixon.......Patti Allen
James Harris.......Douglas Kelly
John Craig.......Barry Bell
William Hooper.......Francis Raggatt
Mrs. Roper.......Esme Melville

Script.......Phil Freedman
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 30/4/68, Adelaide 26/9/68

155. The Long Arm

Sgt. Dick Bryant.......Maurie Fields
Luke Radford.......Peter Aanensen
Lorraine Spencer.......Marcella Burgoyne
Ann Radford.......Wendy Playfair
Susan Emerson.......Sandra McGregor
Policewoman Pam Grant.......Jan O'Donnell
Mrs. Parkes.......Diana O'Connor
Eric Johnson.......Richard Webb
Technician.......Bryon Williams
Stephen Korvic.......William Curtis
Constable Robinson.......Bruce Douglas
Constable.......Russell Gray
Jenny Radford.......Robyn Nunquam

Script.......Douglas Tainsh
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 7/5/68, Adelaide 3/10/68, Orange NSW 10/4/69

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John Fegan, Leslie Dayman, Leonard Teale and George Mallaby

156. The Strange Woman

Janette Barlow.......Veronica Casey
Nils Larsen.......Keith Lee
Kay Barlow.......Georgie Sterling
Adrian Charmichael.......Carleton Beaman
Helen Parkes.......Rena Pope
Laurence Clement.......Donald Bamforth

Script.......Della Foss-Pascoe
Film Director.......David Lee

Synopsis: 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 Janette Barlow, who was making a car commercial on the beach, later becomes involved in the murder.

Airdate:
Melbourne 14/5/68, Adelaide 10/10/68, Canberra 3/12/68

157. The Final Movement

Helen Rayner.......Wendy Hughes
Ralph Nixon.......Joe James
Rhonda Nixon.......Shirley Cameron
Pat Mason.......John Llewellyn
Andy Beckett.......Jeff Gilmour
Kevin Brown.......Paul Eddey
Charlie Pearce.......Roy Day
Arthur.......Jonathan Keith
Captain Ron Sweeney.......Laidley Mort
Godfrey.......Fred Ford

Script.......Jim Stapleton
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Glyn Davies

Synopsis: 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 girl friend, and who has since gone AWOL.

Airdate:
Melbourne 21/5/68, Sydney 1/6/68, Adelaide 17/10/68, Canberra 10/12/68, Wollongong NSW 4/8/69

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George Mallaby, Leonard Teale and John Fegan

158. Strictly In Confidence

Frank Hassle.......Willie Fennell
Secretary.......Jacki Mason
Walter 'Wacka' Fenton.......Ken Weaver
Mrs. Bartlett.......Audrey Teesdale
Bernie Croft.......Roy Lyons
Frank Roberts.......Robert Walden-Mills
Raymond Harrison.......Frank Holbrook
Andrew Ferguson.......Gregory Reed
Peter 'Limpy' Ford.......Charles Dumont
Forensic (Greg Watkins).......Robert Schroeder

Script.......John Dingwall
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 28/5/68, Sydney 8/6/68, Adelaide 24/10/68, Orange NSW 28/4/69

 

159. The Swinging Sparrow

Faye Hall.......Kerry Maguire
Alan Booth.......Ron Parry
Ellen Booth.......Joan Winchester
Brenda Muir.......Rona Coleman
Tom Hall.......Roy Day
Tony Innes.......John Preston
Dick Carr.......Ray Rivamonte
John Green.......William James
Diana Jennings.......Linda Triffon
George Ferguson.......Tom Travers
Neighbour 1.......Phyllis Quinn
Neighbour 2.......Katina Cairis

Script.......Phil Freedman & Monte Miller
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: A secretary finds she is pregnant to her former boss, Alan Booth. With her current boy friend, 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 boy friend, her father, and Booth's stepson.

Airdate:
Melbourne 4/6/68, Sydney 15/6/68, Adelaide 31/10/68

160. When Greek Meets Greek

Marika Lucas.......Peita Toppano
Con (Bapa) Lucas.......Redmond Philips
Helena Lucas.......Roslyn Richards
Johnny Patric.......Owen Weingott
Dr. Pringle.......Terry Norris
Drunk.......Vic Gordon
Nikos Mataxis.......Nicholas Conomy
Greg Watkins.......Allan Stewart
Pat Kane.......John De Blanc
Grandmother Nona.......Kitty Virgoe
Paul Coutarelis.......Gunars Klauss
Greek man.......Luigi Villani

Script.......Douglas Tainsh
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 11/6/68, Adelaide 7/11/68

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George Mallaby, John Fegan, Leonard Teale and Leslie Dayman

161. The Pay Off

Ken Morgan.......Redmond Philips
Kay Williams.......Tina Cornioley
Mike Wade.......Dennis Grosvenor
Jean Morgan.......Lynne Murphy
Lindsay Morgan.......Kim Longmore
Ralph Sinclair.......Michael Brady
Peck.......Bill Lewis
Gordon Reynolds.......John Gould
George Leach.......Raymond Long
Carl Gresham.......John Waxman
Photographer.......Harry Martin
Truck driver.......Skip Martin
Helen Bancroft.......Rusty Crowther
Det. Chris 'Chesty' Bond.......John D'Arcy
Carmel Webster.......Sophie Neef
Mrs. Gresham.......Rosemary Bela

Script.......Phil Freedman
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

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

Notes: Final episode with Leslie Dayman as Det. Hudson.

Airdate:
Melbourne 18/6/68, Sydney 29/6/68, Adelaide 14/11/68

162. The Death Game

Lisa Granger.......Tina Cornioley
Vicki Kramer.......Lyndall Rowe
Walter Blomfield.......Max Osbiston
Andrew Blomfield.......Allen Bickford
Ken Johnson.......Paul Stephen-Daly
Anderson.......Telford Jackson
Barry White.......Bobby Bright
Mrs. Johnson.......Stella Lamond
Jim.......Alec Overall
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder

Script.......David Boutland
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

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

Notes: First episode with Lionel Long as Det. Bert Costello. Long’s professional recording career was highlighted in a scene which featured George Mallaby and himself playing guitar.

Airdate:
Melbourne 25/6/68, Sydney 6/7/68, Adelaide 21/11/68, Orange NSW 26/5/69

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Ep. 161: Tina Cornioley and Kim Longmore

163. The Apprentice

Gerald Stone.......Terence Donovan
Const. Midway.......Terry Gill
Alice Stone.......Marion Johns
Danny Rogers.......Alan Walden
Phillip Ashton.......Paul Eddey
Harold Dunning.......Ron Little
Muriel Dobson.......Rusty Crowther
.......Reg Gillam

Synopsis: 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 let him fall.

Airdate:
Melbourne 2/7/68, Sydney 13/7/68, Adelaide 28/11/68

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Ep. 163: Reg Gillam, Alan Walden and Paul Eddey

164. Someone Up There

Colleen Galvin.......Lee Tholen
Albert Birch.......Tom Farley
Lilian Galvin.......Dulcie Davenport
Geoffrey Galvin.......Les Asmussen
Eric Smith.......James Elliott
.......Alberto Vila
.......Moira Carlton

Script.......Jim Stapleton

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

Airdate:
Melbourne 9/7/68, Sydney 20/7/68, Wollongong NSW 22/9/69

165. Hit, Run And Stop Dead

Sgt. Ted Bannister.......Keith Eden
Tom Garfield.......Kevin Leslie
Mark Watson.......Peter Aanensen
Frank Ryder.......Max Cullen
Charles Pollen.......Kenric Hudson
Anne Watson.......Paula Langlands
Janet Kirby.......Lynn James
Jim Dixon.......Max MacAlister
Mrs. Pollen.......Mary Marshall

Script.......Glyn Davies
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 16/7/68, Sydney 27/7/68, Adelaide 13/2/69

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Leonard Teale

166. The Golden Thread

Ralph Anderson.......Vic Gordon
Maurice Sharp.......Paul Karo
Teresa Nelson.......Kim O'Leary
Tony Warren.......Charles Little
Kathleen Anderson.......Pat McLean
.......Bill Bowker
.......Laurence Davies
.......Loveday Hills
.......Tony Shepp

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 23/7/68, Adelaide 20/2/69

167. One Hundred Witnesses

Danny Baker.......Ken Shorter
Shirley Stratton.......Shirley Cameron
Const. Brian Baker.......Robert McPhee
Frankie Diamond.......Clifford Neate
Henry Gibson.......John Rohan
Beverley Dale.......Vivien Stephens
.......Al Mack

Script.......David Boutland

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 30/7/68

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Ep. 166: Paul Karo and Bill Bowker

168. The Nice Bloke

Aileen Rogers.......Gillian Hunter
Pamela.......Lynda Keane
Les Matthews.......Rod Mullinar
George Reynolds.......David Spurling
Nadia Bobek.......Nina Gregory
Thomas McGregor.......Alex Porteous
Barber customer.......Noel Browne
O'Grady.......Ray Angel
Harry Randsom.......Trevor Woods

Script.......John Bragg
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 6/8/68, Sydney 17/8/68, Adelaide 6/3/69

169. The Fourth Side

.......Anne Lucas
.......Colin McEwan
.......Sheila Florance
.......Gloden Mercer
.......David Downer

Script.......Tom Hegarty

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 13/8/68, Brisbane 27/8/68, Adelaide 13/3/69

170. A Question Of Time

Madge Walker.......Judy Jack
Frank Norton.......Maurie Fields
Clare Paget.......Shirley Cameron
'Dodger' Mullins.......Richard Gilbert
Guy Paget.......Howard Craven

Script.......Glyn Davies

Synopsis: 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 has a case of attempted murder on their hands.

Airdate:
Melbourne 20/8/68, Adelaide 20/3/69

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Ep. 168: Gillian Hunter and Nina Gregory

171. I Confess

Fr. Madigan.......Max Osbiston
Roberta Morgan.......Leila Blake
Frank Adams.......Brian Moll
Michael Williams.......Guy Le Claire
John Cuthbertson.......Terry O'Neill
Det. Doug Marshall.......Gordon Timmins
Secretary.......Frances Dunn
.......Joan Letch
.......Douglas Kelly

Script.......John Dingwall
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Producer.......Ian Crawford

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

Notes: First dramatic acting role for Terry O'Neill, host of the variety show Time For Terry.

Airdate:
Melbourne 27/8/68, Adelaide 27/3/69

172. Trip To Nowhere

Vic Hopkins.......Rod Mullinar
Joy Palmer.......Yvonne Matthews
Pat Mason.......John Llewellyn
Harry Bugg.......Roger Cox
Marlene Johnson.......Leila Blake
Chief Commissioner.......Kenric Hudson
Michael Corbett.......Tom Travers
Mrs. Gilbert.......Christine Calcutt
Merv Kelly.......Bert Benney
Miss Davis.......Rosemary Bela
Rosemary.......Nete Mansson
Jill Jackson.......Therese Butler
Derek Schultz.......Peter Boyle
.......Joan Waters

Script.......Jim Stapleton
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 3/9/68, Orange NSW 4/8/69

173. Goodbye Janet Granger

Frances Granger.......Tina Cornioley
Robert Granger.......Ron Parry
Phil Simmons.......John Preston
Allan Clark.......Wally Saunders
Laura.......Brenda Gayle
Mrs. Bramley.......Stella Lamond

Script.......David Boutland

Synopsis: Janet Granger is found strangled at her home. Detectives have three suspects - her daughter's fiance, her husband and an unknown visitor.

Airdate:
Melbourne 10/9/68

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Ep. 171: Terry O'Neill, Frances Dunn and Guy Le Claire

174. Valley Of Silence

Policewoman Reed.......Gerda Nicolson
Paul Brandell.......Keith Lee
Anna Brandell.......Doreen Warburton
Joe Kosenko.......Don Crosby
Mark Stein.......Roger Carroll
.......Kurt Biemel
.......Gita Hoff

Script.......Glyn Davies
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Producer.......Ian Crawford

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

Notes: After this episode was shown in Melbourne, a fight scene between George Mallaby and a stuntman was edited out of subsequent interstate screenings because the Seven Network considered it too violent.

Airdate:
Melbourne 17/9/68, Canberra 8/4/69

175. The Slippers

Frank Inglis.......Alwyn Kurts
John Ashton.......John Norman
Keith Ashton.......Charles Little
Libby Collins.......Carmel Millhouse
Warwick Ashton.......John Paterson
Jean Ashton.......Elizabeth Wing
Bob Tanner.......George Cunningham
Mrs. Simmons.......Maria Kayne
Hogan.......John Gould
Ross Walker.......John Rohan

Script.......Tom Hegarty
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 24/9/68

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Ep. 174: Kurt Biemel and George Mallaby

176. Big Boys Don't Cry

Frank Bates.......Norman Yemm
Harry Mullins.......Chuck Faulkner
John Bartlem.......Jeff Kevin
Ted Dunn.......Max Cullen
Lois Mullins.......Joanne Robinson
Benny Forbes.......Richard Gilbert
Helen Mathieson.......Deanna Richards
Charlie Hill.......Fred Ford
Jimmy Bell.......Barry Bell
Vince Henning.......Bill Lewis
Ned Pierce.......Bruce Douglas
Newsreader.......David Johnston

Script.......John Dingwall
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: 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.

Notes: Some program guides list this episode as 'Big Men Don't Cry'.

Airdate:
Melbourne 1/10/68, Sydney 11/12 68

177. Objection Sustained

Alan Farrow.......Ron Graham
Tess Barker.......Gerda Nicolson
Judy Farrow.......Barbara West
Karl Steiner.......Jack Coble
Lawrence Barker.......Laurier Lange
Peggy Greer.......Sandra Jones
Jan Lawson.......Mary Murphy
Paul Rogers.......Jonathan Waud
Roger Stafford.......John Wregg
Explosives expert.......Ian Sprake
Stranger.......Walter Saunders
Det. Doug Marshall.......Gordon Timmins
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder

Script.......Jim Stapleton
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

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

Notes: One scene features Lionel Long and George Mallaby playing guitars and singing a specially written song about the homicide squad to the tune of 'Botany Bay'.

Airdate:
Melbourne 8/10/68, Canberra 29/4/69

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Ep. 176: Deanna Richards and Norman Yemm

178. Murder In Microscope

Greg Adams.......Terence Donovan
Carol Paige.......Yvonne Matthews
George Morton.......Ken Goodlet
Norman Hubble.......Willie Fennell
Joe Pringle.......John Quinlan
Mrs. Hubble.......Lois Ramsay
Charles Butler.......John Gould
Walter Jones.......William Hodge
Ted Stanton.......Clifford Neate
Gerda Mattison.......Sonja Herforth
Station assistant.......Albert Wharrie
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder

Script.......Glyn Davies
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 15/10/68

179. The Target

Rev. Alan Bryant.......Ron Haddrick
Helga Bryant.......Sonia Borg
Dr. John Lynch.......Harry Starling
Janet Kane.......Coralie Neville
Laurie Jones.......Gerald Fraser
Mrs. Warner.......Madeleine Orr
Rodney.......Stephen MacLean
Clement Kane.......Bruce Weate
Nurse.......Rosamund Packer
Motorist.......William Adams
Leo Kane.......Kevin Howard
Ray Griggs.......Alex Hutchinson

Script.......Phil Freedman
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: 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.

Notes: The part of Helga Bryant was especially written for Sonia Borg.

Airdate:
Melbourne 22/10/68, Orange NSW 22/9/69

180. Dead Or Alive

Inspector Colin Fox.......Alwyn Kurts
Patty Prior.......Anne Lucas
Ed Chapman.......Brian Wenzel
Const. Mike Greer.......Tristan Rogers
Jenny Dowling.......Margaret Cruickshank
Ann Chapman.......Joan Letch
Merv Prior.......Alan Walden
Sgt. Tom Eastwood.......Allan Stewart
Det. Ken Dowling.......John Cavanagh
Ray Seymour.......Robert Earle
Ivan Howell.......Danny O'Meara
Const. Ted Buckley.......Bruce Douglas
Harry Thornton.......Kevin Howard
Paul Davis.......Michael Springthorpe
Const. Brian Whiting.......Mick Ryan

Script.......Tom Hegarty
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden


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

Notes: Features Alwyn Kurts as Inspector Colin Fox. As soon as John Fegan announced his intention to leave the series, Kurts was given the part of Fox as an ‘audition’ for the replacement of Inspector Connolly.

Airdate:
Melbourne 29/10/68, Adelaide 29/5/69, Albury NSW 5/11/68, Shepparton VIC 31/10/68

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Ep. 178: Yvonne Matthews and Terence Donovan

181. The Mask

Ted Gilligan.......Stanley Rogers
Richard Wagner.......Bruce Thompson
Frank Slater.......Stanley Page
Donna Slater.......Cheryl Stroud
Mrs. Ricketts.......Patti Perkins
Sue Clark.......Diana O'Connor
Nurse.......Janine Olecki
Joe Fox.......William Tyrell
Doctor.......Martin Ashton
Constable 1.......Gavan Arden
Constable 2.......Peter Boyle
Police photographer.......David Stanborough
Mrs. Trainor.......Follie Stetches
Winn.......Michael Howley

Script.......John Bragg
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 5/11/68, Adelaide 5/6/69, Canberra 27/5/69

182. Break-out

Sally Hendricks.......Maggie Millar
Roger Hendricks.......Ted Hamilton
Robyn Foster.......Cathy Wood
Ted Jacobs.......Roger Ward
George Harris.......Don Crosby
Norm Stone.......Tony Thurbon
Harold Brady.......Jack Malcolm
Don Grey.......Robert Moors
Barbara Fletcher.......Marion Heathfield
Allan Simpson.......Max Reddy

Script.......Michael Gibson
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: 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.

Notes: One segment was filmed in Sydney.

Airdate:
Melbourne 12/11/68

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Ep. 181: Stanley Rogers and George Mallaby

183. The Peace Man

Bolton Snr........Robert Bruning
Mike Bolton.......Jeff Kevin
Mrs. Bolton.......Lynne Murphy
Toby Barrett.......Bobby Bright
.......Redmond Philips
.......Richard Gilbert
.......Gerald Fraser

Script.......John Dingwall

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 19/11/68

184. The Joy Ride

Jaques Leroy.......Michael Long
Ina Lehmann.......Linda Burd
Carol Bailey.......Sandra Turnbull
Mrs. Bailey.......Helene Jacoby
Eric Lehmann.......Arno Kubsch
Danny Lucas.......Tony Shepp
Leo Bailey.......Peter Dyke
Bob Tate.......William Bowker
Bill Gleeson.......John Hackett
Sgt. Al Flanigan.......Robert Ruggiero
Det. Doug Marshall.......Gordon Timmins
Motorist.......Telford Jackson
Mrs. X.......Eileen O'Keefe

Script.......Jim Stapleton
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 26/11/68

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Ep. 183: Redmond Philips and Jeff Kevin

185. Process Of Elimination

.......Owen Weingott
.......Bryan Niland
.......Roy Day
.......Patricia Delanty
.......Peggy Thompson
.......Raymond Long

Script.......John Bragg

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

Airdate:
Melbourne 3/12/68

186. The Hero

Malcolm Timms.......Norman Yemm
Danny Collins.......Maurie Fields
Robert Hagan.......Guy Le Claire
Mick Webb.......Vaughan Tracey
Henry Stringer.......Roger Cox
Ted Shields.......Fred Ford
Railway porter.......Luigi Villani
Sheila Webb.......Margaret Cruickshank
Ethel Hagan.......Louise Homfrey
Pat Patterson.......Les Huelin
Pat Jennings.......Norman Foote
Mick Ryan.......Paul Young
Woman driver.......Mary Hall
Station assistant.......George Walsh

Script.......John Dingwall
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: 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.

Airdate:
Melbourne 10/12/68

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Ep. 185: Peggy Thompson and Owen Weingott

187. The Four Wise Men

Jennifer Tracy.......Lorraine Bayly
Tony Moran.......Roger Ward
Gordon Tracy.......Robert Quilter
Rev. Horton.......Gordon McDougall
Mark Raven.......Raymond Burgess
Tom Lister.......Allan Stewart
Arthur Hocking.......Kenric Hudson
Mrs. Tracy.......Anne Lane
Colin Duncan.......Ian Sprake
Det. Doug Marshall.......Gordon Timmins
Wally Breen.......Adrian Hume-Cook
Small girl.......Vicky Windholz
Older girl.......Sally Robins

Script.......Jim Stapleton
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

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

Notes: George Mallaby performs a song in a concert for children filmed at an orphanage Christmas party.

Airdate:
Melbourne 17/12/68

188. The Paragon

Rhonda.......Pat Bishop
Ken Marlowe.......Tony Bazell
Donald Tarling.......Allen Bickford
Dr. McDaniels.......John Chatton
Jennings.......Walter Saunders
.......George Irvine
.......Joy Corbett

Script.......John Bragg

Synopsis: A burglar, Jennings, breaks into the weekend beach house of Dr. Tarling, and trips over his body. Detectives question three suspects - the victim's son, his partner, and Jennings.

Airdate:
Melbourne 28/1/69

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Ep. 187: George Mallaby, Lorraine Bayly and Robert Quilter

189. The Lethal Weapon

Rosalind Eyre.......Wendy Hughes
Martin Cross.......Tim Eliott
Farrell.......Leonard Bullen
Mrs. Dewhurst.......Madeleine Orr
.......Anne Callaghan

Script.......Tom Hegarty

Synopsis: Rosalind Eyre's landlady enters her room and finds her in bed, dead from suffocation. Homicide detectives establish that she has been murdered, and suspicion falls on a fellow boarder.

Airdate:
Melbourne 4/2/69, Wollongong NSW 16/3/70

190. The Liars

Ronald Cox.......Michael Cole
Millicent Welsh.......Rita Tanno
Alex McKechnie.......Alex Porteous
Major Dymond.......Peter Collingwood
.......Barbara Brandon
.......George Cunningham
.......Robert Karl

Script.......Glyn Davies

Synopsis: A chemist is found shot dead, and police search for a man with cuts on his face. They believe two men and a woman can identify the killer, but all three deny ever having seen him. Detectives discover that a man involved in the case, Major Dymond, has been posing as his late brother.

Airdate:
Melbourne 11/2/69

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Ep. 189: Madeleine Orr and Leonard Bullen

191. Easy Money

Geoffrey Abbott.......Alistair Duncan
'Penny-a-Go-Go'.......Carol-Ann Aylett
Barry Quinn.......Bobby Bright
Alison Young.......Anne Charleston
David Thorpe.......Peter Whittle
Mrs. Napier.......Dianne O'Connor
Ray Summers.......Doug Anders
Jigger O'Malley.......Ivor Bromley

Synopsis: Fragments of a plastic pistol-grip provide a major clue for detectives after an attractive housewife and mother is shot at and brutally attacked in her home.

Airdate:
Melbourne 18/2/69, Canberra 5/8/69, Orange NSW 15/12/69

192. Birds Of Prey

Annette Bishop.......Jacki Weaver
Des Bishop.......Terry Norris
Ted Randle.......Roly Barlee
Sandra Bishop.......Shirley Cameron
Molly Bishop.......Enid Lorimer
Danny Clark.......Preston Struthers
Andrew Ramsay.......Andrew Lillies
Lenice Foster.......Robyn Collins
Det. Doug Marshall.......Gordon Timmins
Bob Wilson.......George Cunningham
Maxie.......Doug Kelly
Dr. John Faber.......Ray Fellows

Script.......Della Foss-Pascoe
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: Upcoming young pop star Annette Bishop is abducted and her chauffer, Bob Wilson, is shot. The abductors, Danny Clark and Ted Randle, are demanding a ransom, and it transpires that the girl's mother, Sandra Bishop, is in league with them. Later the girl's father, ex-prisoner Des Bishop, muscles in on the act, but at this stage it looks as if Annette has died from an overdose of sedatives.

Airdate:
Melbourne 25/2/69

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Ep. 191: Carol-Ann Aylett

193. The Treasure House

George Mellow.......Jeff Ashby
Mary Mellow.......Fran Kelly
Valmos.......George Olasz
Nora.......Ann Mulliner
.......Philip Wild
.......Jack Malcolm
.......Agnes Dobson

Script.......Jonathan Dawson

Synopsis: A grocer's boy delivers an order to two elderly women at their home and is horrified to find they have been murdered. Searching for clues, Homicide detectives are astonished when they discover money and jewellery hidden in the house.

Airdate:
Melbourne 4/3/69

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Ep. 193: Jeff Ashby and Lionel Long

194. Act Of Mercy

Mary.......Patsy King
Frank.......Brian Wenzel
Benjamin Hamilton.......Terry O'Neill
Dulcie.......Carmel Millhouse
Solomon.......Michael Duffield
.......Louise Homfrey
.......Terry Stapleton
.......Patti Allen

Script.......John Dingwall

Synopsis: David Hamilton, a critically ill man, dies suddenly from an overdose of sleeping pills. Homicide detectives try to establish whether it was suicide or murder, and investigations lead them to the Flemington racecourse.

Airdate:
Melbourne 11/3/69, Orange NSW 5/1/70, Griffith NSW 18/3/70

195. Seen To Be Done

Chris Doyle.......Tommy Dysart
Audrey Rattigan.......Barbara West
Ted Sands.......Brian Moll
Bronwyn Thompson.......Jennifer Ball
Alex Olsen.......Michael Duffield
Gail Owens.......Suzanne Oxley
.......Colin Cameron
.......Monte Miller
.......Colleen Miller

Synopsis: A happy afternoon in the park comes to a tragic end for 12-year-old Bronwyn Thompson when she is attacked and murdered. A pair of glasses provide detectives with an important clue.

Airdate:
Melbourne 18/3/69, Canberra 2/9/69, Wollongong NSW 27/4/70

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Ep. 194: Lionel Long, George Mallaby and Terry O'Neill

196. Poor Anna

Frank Mason.......Kevin Golsby
Anna Milich.......Nina Gregory
Nola.......Lynne Murphy
Ted.......Robert Simmons
Judy.......Robyn Collins
Det. Doug Marshall.......Gordon Timmins
.......Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz

Script.......Jim Stapleton

Synopsis: Anna Milich is strangled, and the main suspect is her boyfriend, airline pilot Frank Mason. During questioning, Mason unfolds his unusual affair with Anna to detectives in flashback.

Airdate:
Melbourne 25/3/69, Canberra 9/9/69

197. Time Of Departure

Sandra Foster.......Nancy Knudsen
Chester Bradley.......Ben Gabriel
Mike Mansfield.......Alan Dearth
Rob Watson.......Bryon Williams
Cassie King.......Lyn Flanagan
.......Robert Walden-Mills

Script.......John Bragg

Synopsis: When model Cassie King is murdered, Homicide detectives suspect that someone on the staff at the fashion house where she was employed could have had a good reason to kill her.

Airdate:
Melbourne 1/4/69, Canberra 16/9/69

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George Mallaby, John Fegan, Lionel Long and Leonard Teale

198. The Antagonists

Richard.......Tim Eliott
Trisha White.......Kate McKittrick
Mrs. Drummond.......Neva Carr-Glyn
.......Don Barker
.......Virginia Vagg
.......Earl Francis
.......John Benton

Script.......Tom Hegarty

Synopsis: While sitting in their car near the beach, a young couple are threatened by a man with a gun. Trying to pacify him, the boy is suddenly shot dead and the girl attacked and criminally assaulted.

Airdate:
Melbourne 8/4/69, Canberra23/9/69

199. Beach Boys

Riff Harris.......Rod Mullinar
Ann Young.......Anne Lucas
Bill Douglas.......James Chesworth
Dad Baxter.......Max Osbiston
.......John Derum
.......Peter Cavanagh
.......Michael Long
.......Ray Burgess

Script.......Johnathan Dawson

Synopsis: A crime reporter who has uncovered a drug pushing racket at a quiet beach resort meets a sudden death. Suspicion falls on two surfies who frequent the beach where the murder took place.

Notes: Rod Mullinar dyed his hair blonde for this episode.

Airdate:
Melbourne 15/4/69, Canberra 30/9/69, Albury NSW 22/4/69, Shepparton VIC 17/4/69

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Ep. 198: Tim Eliott and Kate McKittrick

200. Squirrel

'Squirrel'.......Kevin Leslie
Det. Bill Atkinson.......Don Philps
Rosie Cullen.......Barbara Angell
Phillip Norton.......Richard Gilbert
Roger Crippen.......Barry Bell
Ted Norton.......Jack Malcolm

Script.......John Dingwall
Director.......Alex Emanuel

Synopsis: As a safe cracker, 'Squirrel' is a fast worker, but not fast enough to escape a warning bullet fired by police at the scene of a robbery. On the run, wounded and desperate, he finds an unexpected ally in tough-talking prostitute Rosie Cullen.

Airdate:
Melbourne 22/4/69, Sydney 30/4/69, Canberra 7/10/69, Orange NSW 16/2/70

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Ep. 200: Lionel Long, Leonard Teale, George Mallaby and Don Philps

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