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201. Blind Man's Bluff

Harry Cooper.......Peter Reynolds
Steve Murphy.......Graham Rouse
Emma Reed.......Marion Johns
Alan Taylor.......Terry Gill
Joyce Bond.......Isobel Skelton
Lana Dunne.......Janet Buell
Reg Lester.......Tom Travers
Bob Casey.......Keith Kaye
Nev Jones.......Nevil Thurgood
Les Acton.......John Foster
Rose Heywood.......Elaine Cusick
Ann.......Katina Cairis
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Constable.......Keith Whittam
Bill Floyd.......Jeffrey Holmes

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
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: When Alan Taylor is murdered in the presence of his friend, blind man Harry Cooper, detectives are convinced the killer was known to Taylor. But what puzzles them is why the blind man claims he heard nothing at all.

Notes: First episode with Alwyn Kurts as Insp. Colin Fox.

Airdate: Melbourne 29/4/69, Adelaide 23/10/69, Canberra 14/10/69

202. Three Card Trick

Ruth Cross.......Sandy Gore
Mick Stone.......Robert Bruning
Bill Flynn.......Vic Gordon
Teddy Mitchell.......Stanley Walsh
Geoffrey West.......William Hodge
Healy.......Noel Browne
Gilchrist.......Telford Jackson
Lisa.......Jan Hollister
Jackson.......Robert Ruggiero
Barman.......Frank Gow
Goldie.......Follie Setches
Mug.......Frank Holbrook
Mrs. West.......Elizabeth Wing
Mrs. Mitchell.......Valerie Dawn

Script.......Tom Hegarty
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Jim Stapleton
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: A wealthy businessman is savagely attacked and robbed after taking out an attractive girl he met at a hotel. Detectives suspect that confidence tricksters are responsible.

Airdate: Melbourne 6/5/69, Canberra 21/10/69, Orange NSW 2/3/70

203. The X-Factor

Carol Gould.......Lyndall Rowe
Norman Kemp.......Richard Gilbert
Donald Kemp.......Peter Hepworth
Charlie White.......Reg Evans
Mrs. Gould.......Joan Letch
Harry Rowe.......Noel Browne
Morris Clayton.......Blaise Antony
Insp. Ted Brady.......Malcolm Phillips
Insp. Ralph Stewart.......Don Smibert
Mrs. Harris.......Marion Edward
Dr. Moore.......Ray Fellows
Phil Sullivan.......Kevin Howard
Constable.......Peter Cavanagh
Insp. Lucas.......James Robertson

Script.......Monte Miller
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Sonia Borg
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: Norman Kemp attacks his wife in a drunken stupor, and his son Donald - a former delinquent - tries to protect her. Threatened by his father, he hits him in self-defence. He panics, thinking police will suspect him of both attacks.

Airdate: Melbourne 13/5/69, Canberra 28/10/69

204. Chain Of Evidence

Eddie Chapman.......Chuck Kehoe
Sally Partridge.......Judith Dick
Miss Turner.......Tina Cleary
Mildred Walker.......Joan Winchester
George Jenkins.......John Foster
Tennis school pupil 1.......Gail Esler
Tennis school pupil 2.......Meryn Crossley
Dwyer.......Roy Day
Max Adamson.......Kenric Hudson
Insp. Saunders.......Allan Stewart
Keith Tate.......Michael Long
Insp. Ted Brady.......Malcolm Phillips
Mrs. West.......Bette White
Ian Stewart.......John McKiever
Joan Chapman.......Judith Fenelon
Betty Connolly.......Betty Dyson

Script.......John Bragg
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: Eddie Chapman's wife is found murdered on a cliff-top path at the beach. Police suspect Eddie, the smooth talking owner of a tennis school, as does his sister-in-law Sally Partridge when Eddie asks her to sign a money order. Detectives can't prove anything until a gold necklace brings to light the real murderer. Inspector Connolly takes long service leave and Inspector Fox takes his place as head of the Homicide squad.

Notes: Final episode with John Fegan as Insp. Connolly.

Airdate: Melbourne 20/5/69, Wollongong NSW 29/6/70, Orange NSW 16/3/70

205. Bait

David Grierson.......Edward Ogden
Mrs. Rigone.......Beryl Cheers
Mrs. Grierson.......Leila Blake
.......Sheila Florance
.......Nicholas Mont
.......Antonia Lauria
.......Manuel Bugeja

Script.......Cliff Green
Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A walk along a rocky beach ends in a sudden and violent death for a young art student. Her body is discovered by fitness fanatic David Grierson, who saw an Italian youth near the scene of the crime.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/5/69

206. Triple Play

Grace Marshall.......Vivean Gray
Gloria Slater.......Lesley Baker
Martha Marshall.......Dulcie Davenport
Beth Marshall.......Marion Johns
Miss Thornton.......Leila Blake
Griffiths.......Norman Kaye
Truck driver.......Alex Porteous
Neal.......Keith Kaye
David Armstrong.......Henry Crawford
Constable.......Keith Whittam
Joyce Webster.......Lyn Lee
Garage owner.......Gunars Klaus
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder

Script.......Don Battye
Director.......Ken Fitzgerald
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: When the body of public relations consultant David Armstrong is found at the bottom of a quarry, detectives suspect that his death is mysteriously linked with an affair he was having with an older woman.

Airdate: Melbourne 3/6/69

207. As The Twig Is Bent

Cheryl Bryant.......Anne Lucas
Judy Bryant.......Anne Lucas
Timothy Bryant.......Alistair Duncan
Bill Garner.......Kevin Leslie
Mike Harris.......Robert McPhee
Tom Fryberg.......David John
Anne Bryant.......Beverley Dunn
David Bryant.......Bill Hodge
Wally Lichstein.......George Olasz
Curly Duff.......Luigi Villani
Mrs. O'Neill.......Pat Weissman

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

Synopsis: When gambler Mike Harris is told by police that an ex-prisoner has threatened to kill him, he refuses protection. He later has a far greater problem involving him with the police, an attractive young girl, and a doctor who has been struck off the register.

Notes: Anne Lucas plays both roles of twin sisters Cheryl and Judy Bryant.

Airdate: Melbourne 10/6/69, Sydney 18/6/69, Wagga Wagga NSW 20/3/70

208. Everyone Knows Charlie

John Simpson.......Nigel Lovell
Frank Hoffman.......Don Barker
Bill Armstrong.......Roger Ward
Ned Armstrong.......Bill Hunter
Mrs. Miriam Pinkerton.......Queenie Ashton
Michael Forbes.......Kenric Hudson
Arthur Bell.......Fred Ford
Annie.......Agnes Dobson
Bernie.......Roy Day
Sgt. Ted Crowley.......Wally Saunders
Helen Hoffman.......Marion Heathfield
Pensioner.......Kitty Virgoe

Script.......John Dingwall
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Jim Stapleton
Assistant Producer.......John Jacob
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale
Production assistant.......Lenice Reed

Synopsis: A group of pensioners in an old people's home are secretly engaged in earning extra money to supplement their pensions. When one of their number, Charlie Cook, is found dead, they dispose of the body for fear that a police investigation would expose their activities and land them in trouble with the Taxation Department.

Notes: John Dingwall was joint winner of an Awgie award for Best Script For A TV Drama Series (1969) for this episode (shared with Tony Morphett for Delta episode 19, 'A Touch Of DFP'). Many veteran actors were engaged for this episode, which doubles as a social comment on the plight of pensioners.

Airdate: Melbourne 17/6/69, Albury NSW 24/6/69

209. The Big Mistake

Margaret.......Arna-Maria Winchester
John Jackson.......Terry Norris
Mrs. Jackson.......Enid Lorimer
Frank Jackson.......Paul Creevy
Det. Bob Cozens.......George Cunningham
Baker.......Barry Donnelly
Sue Cozens.......Vicky Windholtz

Script.......David Winter

Synopsis: A small girl is shot by mistake when jail escapee Frank Jackson tries to kill her father - Det. Bob Cozens of C.I.B.

Airdate: Melbourne 24/6/69, Sydney 2/7/6

210. A Quiet Town

Const. Les Riley.......Vic Gordon
Joe Johnston.......Ben Gabriel
Tim Baker.......Tom Farley
Mary Symons.......Margaret Cruickshank
Jack Symons.......Ron Roberts
'Bull' Madigan.......Peter Aanensen
Alec Potts.......Telford Jackson
Polly Perkins.......Betty Randall
Ben Stokes.......David Bowman
Mrs. Potts.......Sue Priestly

Script.......Cliff Green
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: William 'Bull' Madigan, the hated boss of a sawmill in a small company town, is shot dead and the local people are reluctant to give any information. The case ends tragically when Det. Costello is killed in a mine cave-in while trying to rescue a suspect.

Notes: Final episode with Lionel Long as Det. Costello.

Airdate: Melbourne 1/7/69, Canberra 16/12/69, Orange NSW 27/4/70

211. I, Mick O'Byrne

Mick O'Byrne.......Jeff Ashby
Betty Kemp.......Wendy Gilmore
Frank Wright.......Terry Gill
John Reynolds.......Michael Springthorpe
May Crossway.......Gita Marley
Blackie.......Douglas Kelly
Herbie.......Jack Malcolm
Bank manager.......Trevor Woods
Old woman.......Lilian Lavender
Bank teller.......John Gauci
Reg Hanlan.......Don Smibert
Newsreader.......Geoff Raymond
Warder Newman.......Keith Kaye
Hangman.......Les James
Policeman.......Max Rackham

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

Synopsis: Sen. Det. Patterson joins the Homicide squad in an extensive manhunt for jail escapees Reynolds and O'Byrne. They shoot dead a prison warder, steal a car, hide out and later rob a bank.

Notes: First episode with Norman Yemm as Sen. Det. Jim Patterson. Events of the Ronald Ryan / Peter Walker case are re-created almost exactly in this episode. (Ryan was the last person to be hanged in Australia, in 1967). Originally titled 'I, Mick O'Shea', the title was changed due to recent industrial turmoil when Tramways Union secretary Clarrie O'Shea was jailed.

Airdate: Melbourne 8/7/69

Ep. 211: Jeff Ashby and Gita Marley

212. The Joker Is Dead

Harry Stone.......Don Barker
Edgar Jackson.......Lex Mitchell
Carol Goddard.......Mary Ann Severne
Alan Shaw.......Henri Szeps
Katie Stone.......Kay Eklund
.......David Mitchell
.......John Barnes
.......Patrick Whelan

Script.......Charles Stamp

Synopsis: Mechanic Harry Stone is a much disliked practical joker. He is killed when someone releases the jack as he works under a truck.

Airdate: Melbourne 15/7/69

213. Never A Man

Diane Mason.......Penny Ramsey
William Katz.......Colin McEwan
Roger Freeman.......James Smillie
Const. Bob Mason.......Brian Anderson
Mary Mason.......Judith Champ
Harry Clarkson.......Fred Ford
.......Graeme Blundell

Script.......Monte Miller

Synopsis: Det. Sgt. Mackay's fishing holiday in the country is interrupted when he recognises a former criminal in the district. He tells local constable Bob Mason, but when Mason is later shot after a bank hold up, Mackay is convinced that the criminal he recognised was involved.

Airdate: Melbourne 22/7/69, Canberra 6/1/70

Alwyn Kurts, Leonard Teale, Norman Yemm and George Mallaby

214. Spin Out

Neil Barrett.......Deryck Barnes
Roger Kennedy.......Mark Albiston
Mary Wilkin.......Anne Harvey
Sue Tait.......Anne Charleston
.......Don Crosby
.......Peter Cavanagh

Script.......Johnathan Dawson

Synopsis: During a practice session at Sandown, top racing driver Bob Wilkin is shot dead. Nobody heard the shot, and nobody saw the gun fired. Homicide detectives have to sift through a maze of conflicting clues.

Airdate: Melbourne 29/7/69, Sydney 6/8/69

215. Under Cover

Det. Keith Harris.......Rod Mullinar
Wilma Taylor.......Tina Grenville
Joe Butler.......Ken Goodlet
Dave Riley.......Brian McDermott
Rod Carter.......Blaise Antony
Drummond.......Arthur Barradell-Smith

Script.......John Bragg

Synopsis: Det. Keith Harris from Adelaide poses as an international criminal to gather information on mysterious deaths involving a night club gang, led by Melbourne's 'Mr. Big' - a nightclub owner named Joe Butler. Butler disposes of his rivals by murder, but in each case the death appears to be accidental.

Airdate: Melbourne 5/8/69

216. Jet Lag

Pam Gibson.......Lynn Rainbow
Sybil Cochrane.......Patsy King
James Cochrane.......Walter Sullivan
Jane Cochrane.......Sheila Florance
.......Denzil Howson
.......David John

Script.......Della Foss-Pascoe

Synopsis: When Det. Sgt. Mackay flies to London to extradite a criminal, he is asked to work on another case involving the disappearance of James Cochrane, who was last known to be in Australia on business. When Det. Sgt. Mackay calls at the Cochrane home, the missing man's wife, Sybil, tells him that she believes another man is impersonating her husband.

Airdate: Melbourne 12/8/69, Sydney 20/8/69

Ep. 216: Sheila Florance, Patsy King and Leonard Teale

217. Onus Of Proof

Jill Cressy.......Suzy Kendall
Miss Spencer.......Joan Letch
Tony Benedict.......Brian Adams
Joshua Prinz.......Mackie Smetana
Sandra Copeland.......Margot Reid
Hartley.......Kevin Colebrook
Edna Hartley.......Brenda Beddison
Felix Dickinson.......Tom Travers
Edward Cable.......Richard Webb
Caroline Benedict.......Moira Carleton

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

Synopsis: When Caroline Benedict falls to her death from a balcony after a violent argument with her husband, detectives re-enact the circumstances leading up to her death to establish whether it was suicide or murder.

Airdate: Melbourne 19/8/69

218. Devil May Care

Wolfie Hurst.......Bruce Kerr
Virginia Carter.......Hilda Scurr
Sadie Jones.......Barbara Brandon
Steven Fletcher.......Burt Cooper
Elizabeth Douglas.......Margaret Wood
Mrs. Benson.......Joy Corbett
.......George Cunningham
.......Stephanie Russell

Script.......Cliff Green

Synopsis: The body of a beautiful girl, Elizabeth Douglas, wearing she-wolf clothing, is found lying across a grave in a cemetery. Homicide detectives investigating the macabre crime question people in nearby homes. They discover two eccentric spinsters who conduct witchcraft ceremonies known to have been attended by the murder victim. They also hear of a mysterious whistling prowler.

Airdate: Melbourne 26/8/69

219. Smiling Joe

Wilma Steiner.......Jacki Weaver
Jan Steiner.......Judy Jack
Mr. Steiner.......Stewart Ginn
Joe Garner.......Guy Le Claire
Vince Steiner.......Peter Hepworth

Script.......David Winter

Synopsis: When Joe Garner, a man with sinister charm and a way with women, stabs his girlfriend Jan Steiner in the neck during a struggle, Homicide detectives suspect that Joe has a shady past. They cannot charge him however, because Jan insists it was an accident. She later changes her attitude when Joe becomes involved with her teenage sister.

Airdate: Melbourne 2/9/69, Canberra 17/2/70, Orange NSW 29/6/70

220. Major Edmund, M.A.

Meg Griffiths.......Jackie Gee
Major Edmund.......Edward Ogden
Walter Thomas.......James Smillie
Cemetery gatekeeper.......Vic Gordon
Dr. Tom Cassidy.......Ray Fellows
Miss Arnold.......Dorothy Bradley
Jill Patterson.......Margaret Dunbar
Iris Edmund.......Betty Randall
Priest (himself).......Michael King
Grave digger.......Vincent Harwood
Mrs. Harris.......Esme Melville

Script.......John Dingwall
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg
Script Editor.......Jim Stapleton
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: The sudden death of Mrs. Iris Edmund, wife of highly respected solicitor Major Edmund, is accepted as a heart attack until another similar illness in the same town causes a local doctor to suspect that she may have been poisoned.

Notes: Priest Fr. Michael King, who featured on contemporary radio and television programs, appears as himself.

Airdate: Melbourne 9/9/69

221. The Set Up

Noel Franklin.......Terry Norris
Superintendent Day.......Max Osbiston
Barbara Franklin.......Barbara Frawley
Thomas Evans.......John Ross
Nobby.......Jack Perry
Victor Stephens.......Peter Noble

Script.......Monte Miller

Synopsis: An important witness in a murder trial retracts his statement, throwing doubt on the conviction recorded against the murderer. Sgt. Mackay, who was in charge of the case, finds himself in danger of being discredited.

Airdate: Melbourne 16/9/69, Sydney 24/9/69, Canberra 3/3/70

222. George

Dr. Hoffman.......John Bonney
George Allen.......Alister Smart
Eva Hoffman.......Nina Gregory
.......Bonnie Muir
.......Edward Howell
.......Winston McGuire

Script.......Luis Bayonas

Synopsis: George Allen, a man under psychiatric treatment, tells detectives that someone driving a white car is trying to run him down. Although they suspect that George is hallucinating, detectives question his psychiatrist.

Notes: Nina Gregory was told to cover up her halter-neck top in the studio. Although she had worn the same top for exterior filming, it was considered too revealing for studio taping.

Airdate: Melbourne 23/9/69, Sydney 1/10/69

223. Dead Shot

Val Webb.......Janet Kingsbury
Cliff Webb.......Jeff Ashby
Tommy Fraser.......Helmut Bakaitis
Delaney.......Barry Donnelly
Mario.......George Olasz

Script.......John Bragg
Film Director.......David Lee

Synopsis: Two men are shot dead and a woman is knocked down and killed by a car as three masked men escape after robbing a shop-keeper.

Airdate: Melbourne 30/9/69, Canberra 17/3/70

224. The Amateurs

Mark Allen.......Stuart Leslie
Simon Carter.......Leon Gregory
Sid Collins.......Gordon Malcolm
Harry Baker.......Noel Browne
.......Maria Kayne
.......Sandra McGregor

Script.......Johnathan Dawson

Synopsis: Mark Allen, a wealthy law student with warped ideas regarding society, leads a fellow student into trouble when he involves him in 'fast events', culminating in his becoming a suspect for armed robbery and murder.

Airdate: Melbourne 10/10/69, Wollongong NSW 16/11/70

225. Traveller's Tale

Trevor Canning.......Mark Kelly
Casey.......Arthur Barradell-Smith
Brenda Barlowe.......Kay Eklund
Norm Trainer.......Michael Springthorpe
Pauline.......Geraldine Morrow
Det. Gibson.......Allen Stewart

Synopsis: When Janet Craig, wife of a wholesale drug traveller, is strangled with a piece of flex, her husband tells police that the dress ring she was wearing is missing, as well as his sample drug case. Police question a drug addict and a known 'snowdropper' in their search for the killer.

Airdate: Melbourne 7/10/69, Wollongong NSW 23/11/70

226. Address Unknown

Folk singer.......Elli Maclure
Harry Thompson.......John Unicomb
Gerald Smith.......James Chesworth
Susan Thomas.......Diana O'Connor
Bob Saunders.......Peter Hepworth
Rosemary Thompson.......Pamela Page

Script.......Cliff Green

Synopsis: A typewritten note sent to publisher Harry Thompson lures him to a park where he is shot dead. Detectives suspect that a rejected author could be responsible.

Airdate: Melbourne 14/10/69

227. Jig-Saw

George Abbott.......Bill Hunter
Sue Middleton.......Fay Kelton
Arthur Hayes.......Michael Howley
Les Young.......Keith Kaye
Mary Fitzgerald.......Coralie Neville
Bill Munro.......Danny O'Meara
Alice Middleton.......Anne Lane
Fred Upton.......Tom Travers
Mrs. Wilson.......Heather Lindhe
Mrs. Baxter.......Nanette Goode
Cunningham.......Alwyn Owen

Script.......John Bragg
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: When Mrs. Alice Middleton, an elderly invalid with heart trouble, dies suddenly, her solicitor is amazed to learn that she made a new will leaving her house and $20,000 to a friend, George Abbott, instead of her grand-daughter. Detectives investigate her death when a witness to the signing of the will is murdered.

Airdate: Melbourne 21/10/69

228. Billy

Billy Garrett.......Ben Gabriel
Gran.......Enid Lorimer
Mike George.......John Llewellyn
.......Nina Gregory
.......Frank Lloyd

Script.......John Dingwall

Synopsis: Billy Garrett, a boyhood friend of Sen. Det. Patterson, is questioned by police after the murder of John Archer, and Patterson finds himself torn between his loyalty to Billy and his duty as a policeman.

Airdate: Melbourne 28/10/69

229. Many Shades Of Black

Christine Fisher.......Joanna Lockwood
Kevin Davies.......Kevin Miles
Gerry Gardner.......Bruce Kerr
Stan Kendall.......Bryon Williams
Anne Davies.......Anne Charleston
Julie Cummings.......Alexandra Hynes
Rod Moore.......Tony Allyn
Jessup.......Raymond Long
Const. Charlie Dixon.......Brian Rigg
Telford.......Frank Holbrook
Bev.......Beverley Faren-Price

Script.......David Minter
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Ian Bennett
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Jim Stapleton
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: Homicide detectives uncover a pornography racket when they investigate the mysterious death of Julie Cummings, a delivery girl at a photographic studio.

Airdate: Melbourne 4/11/69, Canberra 28/4/70, Newcastle NSW 20/3/71

230. Blue Moo

Virginia Bower.......Mary-Ann Severne
Charles Harvey-Forbes.......Noel Ferrier
Jack Fitzpatrick.......Bill Hunter
Mary-Anne Donaghue.......Julie Costello
Nino Gema.......Mark Colombani
Christopher Leach.......Paul Eddey
Valerie.......Geraldine Morrow
Man at Luna Park.......Douglas Kelly
Miss Porter.......Louise Homfrey
Waiter.......James Weston
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Photographer.......Robert Harding
Constable.......Michael Bakaloff

Script.......Luis Bayonas
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: A knife, blood on the floor, but no body is what detectives find when they investigate a report of murder at Jack Fitzpatrick's flat. Further enquiries lead to the 'Blue Moo' discotheque in St. Kilda.

Airdate: Melbourne 11/11/69

231. An Unwelcome Guest

June Williams.......Sandra McGregor
Walter Clarke.......Roy Lyons
Arthur Mulligan.......Brian Wenzel
Sadie Thompson.......Lesley Baker
Lois Davison.......Noeline Brown
Dorothy Clarke.......Kay Eklund
Greg Clarke.......Peter Hepworth
Sammy Reeves.......Robert Ruggeiro
Tony Simpson.......Alex Porteus
Howarth.......John Gould
Safe expert.......Peter Cavanagh
Mrs. Hope.......Christine Calcutt
Air hostess.......Margaret Wood
Florist.......Hazel Campbell
Jones.......Bert Benney

Script.......Don Battye
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Ian Bennett
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: Digging a swimming pool for his new home, Walter Clarke discovers a woman's body. She is identified as the previous owner, believed by friends to be visiting her daughter in London.

Airdate: Melbourne 18/11/69

232. Johnny Deadfella

Sally Foster.......Anne Pendlebury
Sen. Const. Bob Finlay.......Deryck Barnes
Ben Foster.......Harry Lawrence
Ricky Kamadji.......Bindi Williams
Bruce Foster.......Gerard Maguire
Johnny Kamadji.......Steve Lampton
Sam Nugget.......Eric Onus
Neil Thomas.......Michael Springthorpe
Harry Mitchell.......Jack Perry
Motorcycle cop.......Arthur Roberts
Molly.......Kitty Virgoe
Mrs. Kamadji.......June Atkinson

Script.......Cliff Green
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Sonia Borg
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: The body of young Aboriginal shearer Johnny Kamadji is discovered in the shallows of a river, and detectives suspect that racists could be responsible because Johnny attended a dance with a white girl.

Airdate: Melbourne 25/11/69

233. When A Body

Thomas Burke.......Nigel Lovell
Alexander Jones.......Stewart Ginn
David Yates.......Henri Szeps
Cameron Yates.......Kevin Leslie
Percy Jarman.......Ron Pinnell
Constable King.......Peter Felmingham

Script.......Monte Miller

Synopsis: Two inept blokes steal a body from a grave, but they select the wrong one, and they soon learn that when a body is missing it draws attention from the police.

Airdate: Melbourne 2/12/69

234. The Solitary Duet

Judy Wilson.......Vicki Raymond
Wendy Gilbert.......Lynette Curran
Henry Johnson.......Brian Anderson
Michael Gilbert.......Terry Gill
Keith Carter.......Graeme Blundell
Green.......Roly Barlee
Child.......Telford Jackson
Miss McGregor.......Lea Denfield
Ann.......Sally Walker
Mrs. Jamieson.......Nanette Goode
James Watson.......Alwyn Owen

Script.......Don Battye
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Ian Bennett
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Script Editor.......Sonia Borg
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale
Production assistant.......Lenice Reed

Synopsis: Wendy Gilbert is found dead on a warehouse roof. Detectives discover that she had been getting obscene phone calls, and their investigation leads them to the zoo.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/1/70, Sydney 17/2/70

235. Just A Bit Of Fluff

Lynne Preston.......Jackie Gee
Doug Phillips.......Don Barker
Paul Lang.......Colin McEwan
Henry Preston.......Ken Goodlet
Margaret Preston.......Elizabeth Wing
Jason Brown.......Ray Fellows
Mrs. Preston.......Enid Lorimer
.......Margaret Christensen
.......David Bowman

Script.......Max Sims

Synopsis: Returning home from a date, Lynne Preston is kidnapped, her boyfriend is knocked unconscious, and a ransom note is left for her parents demanding $100,000 for the girl's release.

Airdate: Melbourne 3/2/70, Sydney 24/2/70, Tamworth NSW 13/9/71

Jackie Gee

236. Kill Or Be Killed

Joanne Edwards.......Helen Morse
Mrs. Bennett.......Doreen Warburton
Cliff Adams.......Richard Doggett
Tommy Burns.......Peter Hepworth
Koestler.......George Olasz
Jack Burns.......Ivor Bromley
Barman.......Frank Gow
Wally Burns.......David Sterle
Bob Sullivan.......Patrick Edgeworth
Janet Sullivan.......Sally Farmiloe
Himself.......Reg Henderson

Script.......David Minter
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Edward Ogden
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: The body of a man is discovered at Half Moon Bay. Detectives suspect that he could be a criminal and investigations lead to a young couple, the man of whom is trying to evade national service.

Notes: Sen. Det. Reg Henderson appears as himself, playing an identikit expert.

Airdate: Melbourne 10/2/70, Sydney 3/3/70

237. Two Down, One To Go

Carol Mather.......Wendy Gilmore
Lyle Revell.......Gerard Maguire
Clarrie Haines.......John Llewellyn
Ellery Morris.......Brian Taylor
Det. Reilly.......Gordon McDougall
Peggy King.......Geraldine Morrow
.......Terry Gill
.......Lindsay Smith
.......Denzil Howson

Script.......Max Sims

Synopsis: Det. Reilly from the Drug Squad works with the Homicide team on a case revolving around the death of a girl, Carol Mather, from an overdose of drugs, and the vow of her boyfriend, Lyle Revell, to avenge her death by killing the drug pedlar. Worried by a death threat, drug pedlar Ellery Morris hires gunman Clarrie Haines to protect him.

Airdate: Melbourne 17/2/70

238. Evelyn

Kent.......Serge Lazareff
Bellmont.......Leonard Bullen
Mrs. Bellmont.......Betty Lucas
Evelyn Thomas.......Sandra McGregor
.......Michael Howley
.......Arthur Barradell-Smith
.......Elizabeth Wing
.......Helen Noonan
.......Peter Cavanagh

Script.......David Boutland

Synopsis: A weeks holiday at the beach turns to tragedy for Evelyn Thomas when she is brutally murdered at her cottage. Questioning householders in the area, detectives are informed that a man with long blonde hair has been seen prowling at night.

Airdate: Melbourne 24/2/70, Canberra 30/6/70, Newcastle NSW 22/5/71, Tamworth NSW 4/10/71

239. Wheels

Margaret Gillespie.......Judy Morris
Rod Pearson.......Sean Scully
Gary Price.......Gregory Ross
Alfred Kane.......Leon Gregory
Harry.......Alan Rowe
.......Anne Morgan
.......Sheila Florance
.......Ray Fellows
.......Dorothy Bradley

Script.......Monte Miller
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith

Synopsis: A couple of youths play 'chicken' in front of a car driven by Gary Price and his fiancee Margaret Gillespie. There is an accident and Margaret becomes a paraplegic. Price seeks revenge when the driver is acquitted through lack of evidence.

Notes: One scene shows a game of wheelchair basketball which Judy Morris had to learn to play. The match was between patients and hospital staff and was filmed at the Austin Hospital.

Airdate: Melbourne 3/3/70, Albury NSW 17/3/70, Orange NSW 16/11/70

240. The Sound Of Money

Vicki Gaye.......Jacki Weaver
Graham Maloney.......Bruce Kerr
Kevin Barker.......John Barnes
David Simmons.......Buddy England
Tony Smart.......Michael Long
Penny Williamson.......Diana Greentree
Brett McGuire.......Peter Noble
Mrs. Barker.......Valma Prattt
Brian Williamson.......James Chesworth
Sally.......Jacki Passmore
Tea woman.......Agnes Dobson

Script.......Don Battye
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: Pop singer Tony Smart is murdered in his garage after an argument with his girlfriend. Music reporter Vicki Gaye assists police with their investigation, which reveals that company manager Kevin Barker owed Smart a large amount of money.

Airdate: Melbourne 10/3/70, Shepparton VIC 19/3/70, Orange NSW 23/11/70

241. Pushover

Dianne Porter.......Jackie Gee
Sally Doyle.......Carryl Browne
Tommy Doyle.......Guy Le Claire
Stan Warner.......Ron Pinnell
Fred Morgan.......Michael Boddy
Clyde Sterling.......Norman Kaye
Office girl.......Cecilia Wilkes
Alan Porter.......Alan Tobin
Charlie (barman).......Alan Rowe
Builder.......Keith Kaye
Steve McGregor.......Anthony Mills

Script.......Cliff Green
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Ian Bennett
Assistant Film Director.......Denis Ingram
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale
Script Editor.......Jim Stapleton

Synopsis: Dianne Porter makes an anonymous phone call to police telling them that she witnessed a safe being thrown into the sea, and that she is convinced it contained a body. The police recover the safe and find evidence of foul play but no body.

Airdate: Melbourne 17/3/70, Albury NSW 31/3/70, Shepparton VIC 26/3/70

242. Love Story

Maria Bompani.......Elli Maclure
Fr. Gilbert.......Deryck Barnes
Tony Hewitt.......Paul Karo
Lucy.......Alison Bird
John Reynolds.......Ross Thompson
Girl in bar.......Sandra Turnbull
Eddie.......Roy Day
Helen Reynolds.......Nanette Goode
Bartholomew.......Helmut Bakaitis
Fred.......Burt Cooper
Ambrose.......Max Fairchild
Barmaid.......Lola Russell
Anna Garrone.......Lesley Deumer
Mrs. Hernani.......Emilica Vera
Garrone.......Alex Veradi
Girl in street.......Cecilia Wilkes

Script.......Luis Bayonas
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale
Script Editor.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A young Italian girl, Maria Bompani, is in love with a young playboy. She asks a priest about atonement - if she kills her boyfriend and then herself, is her sin paid for? Before Father Gilbert can answer her, she flees from the church. A silver locket which she dropped is the only clue to her identity.

Notes: Last appearance by Elli Maclure under her married name Tina Julien.

Airdate: Melbourne 24/3/70, Sydney 14/4/70, Adelaide 7/9/70, Wollongong NSW 22/3/71, Newcastle NSW 19/6/71

Ep. 242: Elli Maclure and Paul Karo

243. Death Seat

Jack Paisley.......Tony Bazell
Charlie Doyle.......Reg Gorman
Bill Doyle.......Kenric Hudson
Harry Thompson.......Denzil Howson
Sol Lupstein.......Leonard Bullen
Aitken.......Allen Terry
Nathan Lupstein.......Nicholas Mont
Clarrie.......Douglas Kelly
.......Leila Blake

Script.......Don Battye
Film Director.......George Miller

Synopsis: Trotting driver Harry Thompson is strangled to death as he leaves the Showgrounds after competing in the main trotting event.

Airdate: Melbourne 31/3/70, Wollongong NSW 29/3/71, Newcastle NSW 26/6/71

244. The Gift

Wendy Kaufman.......Joanna Lockwood
Garry Simms.......Dennis Miller
John Greenwald.......Jeff Kevin
George Cuthbertson.......Reg Gillam
Leon Kaufman.......Mackie Smetana
Mrs. Kaufman.......Hazel Hollander
Police surgeon (Himself).......Dr. John Birrell
Snr. Constable.......Peter Cavanagh
Sergeant.......Carl Bleazby
Girl.......Bethany Lee
Truck driver.......Don Smibert
Truck passenger.......Bert Benney
Youth.......John Benton
Doctor.......Eric Hayes

Script.......Bob Fensham
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Ian Bennett
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Script Editors.......Ian Jones, Phil Freedman, Jim Stapleton & Graham Foreman
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: A manufacturing jeweller, Leon Kaufman, is violently attacked on the night of his daughter's engagement party when he returns to his shop unexpectedly. Two youths later tell police they saw a man dragging a body to his car.

Notes: No writer credit accompanies the episode title, however four script editors are listed in the closing credits, suggesting a major re-write. Police surgeon Dr. John Birrell appears as himself.

Airdate: Melbourne 7/4/70, Sydney 28/4/70

245. Peter's Party

Rachel Hayes-Manning.......Kate Fitzpatrick
Luther Smith.......Vic Gordon
Sam Kelly.......Vincent Gil
Anita Rodriguez.......Sonia Borg
Martha Hayes-Manning.......Georgie Sterling
Herbert Robbins.......Paul Eddey
Paul Hobson.......David John

Script.......Luis Bayonas
Film Director.......Ian Bennett

Synopsis: Rachel Hayes-Manning, a member of a group of socialites known to Det. Peter Barnes, is shot dead after attending a rowdy dinner party and dance held in a lighthouse. Following events lead detectives to believe that others in the group are in danger of being murdered. A crazed hermit, Luther Smith, who has taken over a plush Spanish-style mansion in the hills shoots at Anita Rodriguez while she is horse riding.

Airdate: Melbourne 14/4/70, Sydney 5/5/70

246. Hand In Glove

Ned Perrin.......Harry Lawrence
Madge Cooper.......Lyn Flanagan
Geoff Wallace.......Paul Young
Sen. Const. Steve Tyler.......Alex Porteous
Mrs. O'Malley.......Christine Calcutt
Richards.......Brian Crossley
Alec Johnson.......Roy Lyons
Wallace.......Bob Horsfall

Script.......Cliff Green

Synopsis: A quiet morning's fishing in the river is interrupted for farmer Tom Douglas when he discovers a wet bundle containing the remains of a body. But where did the body come from?

Airdate: Melbourne 21/4/70, Sydney 12/5/70, Newcastle NSW 17/7/71

247. A Time For Grieving

Roy Jeffrey.......Keith Lee
Bruce Perkins.......Michael Caton
Mrs. Smithers.......Esme Melville
Lisa Masterton.......Vicki Windholtz
Lois Jeffrey.......Audine Leith
Sally Rogers.......Sandra Stephens
Colin.......Peter Hanlon
Wendy deGroote.......Helen Noonan

Script.......Amanda Spry

Synopsis: An attractive young nursemaid, Wendy deGroote, is found shot dead on a boat. The police discover two clues - a gold bracelet and a cartridge case.

Airdate: Melbourne 28/4/70, Sydney 19/5/70, Newcastle NSW 24/7/71, Orange NSW 11/1/71

248. Taken Care Of

Doreen.......Lyndall Rowe
Rex Quinn.......Jeff Ashby
Joe Taylor.......Richard Gilbert
Betty Taylor.......Shirley Cameron
Larry Fenton.......Helmut Bakaitis
Tipstaff.......Denzil Howson
Fowler.......Arthur Barradell-Smith
Donovan.......William Hodge
Lionel 'Bumper' Marks.......Graham Foreman
Det. Sgt. Ray Thompson.......Allan Stewart
Judge.......Stanley Wilson
Const. White.......Peter Boyle
Francis Riley.......Stephen Overall

Script.......Monte Miller
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: While at the Supreme Court attending a murder trial, Homicide detectives learn that the defence is to be an alibi for another crime - and they have 18 hours to crack it.

Airdate: Melbourne 5/5/70

249. The Superintendent

Eddie Patterson.......Gordon Yemm & Norman Yemm
Superintendent Tilley.......Nigel Lovell
Temple.......Bryan Niland
Alice.......Jessica Ball
Simon.......Darren Jones
Pathologist.......David John
Nola.......Sandra McGregor
Paul.......Lloyd Cunnington
Barman.......Alan Rowe
The Vamp.......Nola Clark
Girl in bar.......Barbara Brighton
Carpenter.......Alwyn Owen

Script.......Luis Bayonas
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Ian Bennett
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Location dialogue.......Leonard Teale

Synopsis: Patterson solves a ten year old case and Supt. Tilley awards him a commendation. Eddie Patterson, Jim's twin brother visiting from Sydney, is somewhat crazy and nearly always drunk, and is seen by Supt. Tilley at a lively evening at a club. When Tilley meets Patterson, he mistakes Jim for Eddie, and is aghast at his behaviour. Further reports reach Homicide about Eddie, and they become concerned about Jim's 'split personality'.

Notes: Norman Yemm's twin brother Gordon features in this episode which was especially written as a comedy. Norman played both roles in single shots, and dubbed the voices when appearing with Gordon.

Airdate: Melbourne 12/5/70

250. The Last Friend

Pat Reilly.......Max Meldrum
Mrs. Simpson.......Queenie Ashton
Jack Searle.......Bobby Bright
Mrs. Reilley.......Margaret Christensen
Maddox.......Norman Kaye
Glad Tomkins.......Robin Collins
Dog.......'Blackie'
.......Telford Jackson
.......Gita Marley

Synopsis: Elderly widow Mrs. Simpson sees her dog killed when tractor driver Jack Searle destroys a tree on her property. Searle is later killed in a car crash when his brakes fail, and detectives have to determine if it was an accident or foul play.

Airdate: Melbourne 19/5/70

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