Season 13

Episodes • 1976

Charles Tingwell
Don Barker
Gary Day
Dennis Grosvenor
I Thought I Could've Died

1. I Thought I Could've Died

60 min

The owner of a theatre restaurant teams up with an old friend to get quick money for his ailing business, but murder interferes with their well-laid plans.

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Party Games

2. Party Games

60 min

The Homicide squad are baffled when a girl commits a murder and then gives herself up.

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Sanguma

3. Sanguma

60 min

The Homicide squad are baffled when what appears to be suicide turns out to have been caused by a unique form of murder weapon.

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Outside Chance

4. Outside Chance

60 min

During a game of cards, a man is shot dead and the other three players claim it was an accident. Sen. Det. Redford works in his own time to find evidence that he was murdered.

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Poppet

5. Poppet

60 min

Homicide detectives are puzzled when a man confesses to the murder of his wife after the coroner has already passed a verdict of death by misadventure.

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The Whole of the Law

6. The Whole of the Law

60 min

Murder on a lonely country road leads police to suspect that devil worship is involved.

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Wrong End of the Gun

7. Wrong End of the Gun

60 min

When two gunmen terrorise migrant shopowners, Detective Deegan faces suspension for assault.

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Double Take

8. Double Take

60 min

An armed robbery develops into murder when one of the two bandits panic, leading police on a trail of violence as they desperately try to escape.

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House to House

9. House to House

60 min

Police start a frantic search when a girl is brutally attacked and another is found murdered in a girl's hostel.

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Antique Murder

10. Antique Murder

60 min

An antique dealer is found murdered and the Homicide squad believe robbery was the motive until they discover threatening letters.

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8M.M.

11. 8M.M.

60 min

Processed film from a home movie camera provides the only clue when a young girl is murdered after touring Victoria.

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The Graveyard Shift

12. The Graveyard Shift

60 min

In the early hours of the morning a body is found draped over a wall in a park, and police suspect the motive was revenge.

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Two Days at Echo Gorge

13. Two Days at Echo Gorge

60 min

A prison escapee murders a prison officer then takes three hostages - or are they hostages?

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Home After Dark

14. Home After Dark

60 min

The Homicide squad investigate abortionists in Melbourne.

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Stopover

15. Stopover

120 min

Denny Connell, a member of Gordon Haynes' pop group, dies of a massive heroin overdose on arrival at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport. Haynes is a 30-year-old pop star whose career has been a succession of hits and crashes. He has been written off many times but has come back - only to crash again. As the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that Connell was murdered, and many motives and suspects emerge. Inspector Lawson goes to London to investigate further, where he liases with Inspector Scofield of Scotland Yard. A few twists are in store before the Homicide squad finally unravel the solution.

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Leader of the Pack

16. Leader of the Pack

90 min

Luke, the fanatical leader of a religious cult, kidnaps Kim Clayton, daughter of a newspaper magnate, after her 18th birthday party. The Homicide squad's investigations are hampered when her father pays the $100,000 ransom.

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On the Run

17. On the Run

60 min

Two dangerous prison escapees take a young woman hostage and head for rugged mountain country.

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Bunny

18. Bunny

60 min

An ex-prostitute whose husband is involved in counterfeiting finds herself caught in the middle when her friend is murdered by her husband, and she turns to Detective Redford for help.

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Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

19. Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

60 min

When a wealthy businessman opens an office door, he triggers a booby trap and is killed in the explosions.

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Shark Pack

20. Shark Pack

60 min

Three bikies force a young motorist over the edge of a quarry to his death.

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The Accident

21. The Accident

60 min

A murder victim was aware of the identity of his attacker, and there are no signs of a struggle. Det. Sgt. White faces death when the killer takes him hostage.

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Gone Fishing

22. Gone Fishing

60 min

A teenage couple's quiet picnic in the country ends in murder.

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The Last Task

23. The Last Task

60 min

For the final case, a former member of the squad, now an Inspector, returns to help in the investigation of a massage parlour murder.

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