Season 12

1975

Feb 4, 1975 · 60m

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

E2. Poker Face

Feb 11, 1975 · 60m

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

E3. The Animal That Has To Be Fed

Feb 18, 1975 · 60m

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

E4. Snails for Dinner

Feb 25, 1975 · 60m

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

E5. Just Like Anyone Else

Mar 4, 1975 · 60m

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

E6. Soldiering On

Mar 11, 1975 · 60m

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

E7. The Hooker

Apr 1, 1975 · 60m

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

E8. Surprising What People Can Do

Apr 8, 1975 · 60m

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

E9. Brick Veneer

Apr 15, 1975 · 60m

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

E10. A Nameless Grave

Apr 22, 1975 · 60m

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

E11. Thou Shalt Not Want

Apr 29, 1975 · 60m

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

E12. The Quiet Ones

May 6, 1975 · 60m

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

E13. The Last Bastion

May 13, 1975 · 60m

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

E14. Do Us All a Favour

May 20, 1975 · 60m

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

E15. Speaking Ill of the Dead

May 27, 1975 · 60m

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

E16. Bomb

Jun 3, 1975 · 60m

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

E17. Pointing to the Moon

Jun 10, 1975 · 60m

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

E18. Don't Call Me Steve

Jun 17, 1975 · 60m

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

E19. Part of the Furniture

Jun 24, 1975 · 60m

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

E20. The Egotist

Jul 1, 1975 · 60m

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

E21. Starring Joan Kendall

Jul 8, 1975 · 60m

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

E22. Rage

Jul 8, 1975 · 60m

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

E23. Long Weekend

Jul 14, 1975 · 60m

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

E24. You Probably Won't Believe This, But...

Jul 15, 1975 · 60m

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

E25. The Life and Times of Tina Kennedy

Jul 22, 1975 · 60m

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

E26. Formula Five

Jul 29, 1975 · 60m

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

E27. Rampage

Aug 5, 1975 · 60m

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

E28. A Quiet Place

Aug 12, 1975 · 60m

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

E29. Hear No Evil

Aug 19, 1975 · 60m

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

E30. Charlie

Aug 26, 1975 · 60m

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