Season 9

1972

Feb 1, 1972 · 60m

An attractive policewoman, Primrose Taylor, assisting the Homicide squad with office work, nearly becomes a murder victim when detectives search for the killer of an air hostess - and all they have to go on is anonymous telephone calls.

E2. Maybe She'll Come Tomorrow

Feb 8, 1972 · 60m

Homicide detectives face a baffling case when a murder is committed at a drive-in movie. The butts of two tickets provide them with a clue and a major suspect.

E3. The Wife

Feb 15, 1972 · 60m

Investigations by the Homicide squad into the sudden death of Margaret Fleming's husband reveal a family scandal.

E4. Everything in the Garden Isn't...

Feb 22, 1972 · 60m

When Bernard Coleman, manager of a pipe factory, is robbed and murdered, the main suspect is Mick Ryan, an ex-criminal employed as a cleaner at the factory.

E5. Too Clever by Half

Feb 29, 1972 · 60m

A look through the rear window of their car makes a grisly start to a day for Margaret and Richard Evans when they discover a man's body lying in the gutter. Three possible suspects are questioned by the Homicide squad.

E6. The Hex

Mar 7, 1972 · 60m

When the Watson home is broken into, both Helen and her husband Michael are chloroformed. Helen dies, setting off a chain of events which results in another death and a shooting.

E7. Motive

Mar 14, 1972 · 60m

John Mason, a wealthy businessman, is brutally bashed to death. Detectives find a lead to his murder with the discovery of two wills - and a great deal of animosity among the relatives.

E8. From the Top

Mar 20, 1972 · 120m

Insp. Fox sees two men fighting on a roof top while out dining, one man falls to his death. The other man is arrested and Fox is the main witness at the trial, but the defence's case puts Fox's credibility into question.

E9. Mad Dog

Mar 21, 1972 · 60m

Sister Cameron is shocked when a man's body is blatantly dumped in front of her at the hospital. A doctor later tells detectives that he witnessed two men driving away wearing boiler suits.

E10. Death Turns On

Mar 28, 1972 · 60m

Tragedy hits a caravan park when John and Elaine Harvey, asleep in their caravan, are asphyxiated by gas. Detectives are confronted with a number of possible suspects, until a surprise turn of events reveals the truth.

E11. Widow Maker

Apr 4, 1972 · 60m

Two Fisheries Inspectors disappear near a small coastal town, and one body is found later. His death looks accidental but the local police Sergeant calls in Homicide when he becomes aware of the peculiar attitude shown by the fishermen.

E12. Nothing Ever Happens Round Here

Apr 11, 1972 · 60m

Ernie Clarke's wife, mother and daughter are found murdered by an axe in their home, and Ernie is critically injured. Ernie's ex-crim brother is a suspect, but the case's solution hinges on whether Ernie will recover to answer questions.

E13. The Hermit

Apr 18, 1972 · 60m

When 20-year-old Cindy Scott is found murdered in the country, the main suspect is a hermit, Dudley Roberts, living in a nearby shack. When he confesses, police doubt his guilt due to questionable details in his statement.

E14. A Ticket to the Grave

Apr 25, 1972 · 60m

When a Ballarat bus pulls into the Melbourne terminus, Alfred Dickens' body is found slumped on the back seat. Police are left with two methods of identifying the murderer. His grand-daughter's disappearance complicates the investigation.

E15. Grains of Sand

May 2, 1972 · 60m

Eight year old Barry Neal is kidnapped, and callous attempts are made to extort money for his return. Sen. Det. Patterson, against his own training and judgement, becomes personally involved in the distress of the parents. The boy is later found murdered, and when Patterson catches up with the killer he nearly drowns him as they fight on the beach. Patterson later resigns from the Homicide squad.

E16. The Girl Who Wanted to Go Home

May 9, 1972 · 60m

Sen. Det. Delaney, transferred from the Crime Car Squad, finds his first Homicide case a gruelling challenge: investigating the brutal murder of a young woman, Rhonda Edwards, who is found strangled in a park.

E17. Why Lenny?

May 16, 1972 · 60m

Small time criminal, Lenny Clark, is killed at the scene of a safe breaking, and police find the victim's wife and his friends unconvinced that Lenny had anything to do with the job.

E18. The Floater

May 23, 1972 · 60m

Am off-duty policeman is brutally attacked when he comes to the assistance of a pay clerk during a daring daytime robbery.

E19. The Crisis

May 30, 1972 · 60m

A blast from a shotgun greets Carol Connor and Shirley Cross as they leave a kitchen tea party. Detectives are anxious to question a former boyfriend known to have threatened one of the girls. Sen. Det. Delaney voices his unhappiness about the deaths and sorrow he now has contact with - he finds this new aspect of police work pessimistic and gruesome, and considers resigning from the squad.

E20. There Are More Things in Heaven and Earth...

Jun 6, 1972 · 60m

Tony Williams meets a violent death when he is killed by a spear gun as he swims with a friend. His death looks accidental, but police suspect foul play, and discover that he was involved in a blackmail racket.

E21. Sleeper

Jun 13, 1972 · 60m

A series of brutal attacks on young women becomes a grim case when one of the girls is murdered. Since the method of attack in each case is similar, police believe the same man is responsible - until the attacks continue after they have caught the offender.

E22. Cat's Paw

Jun 20, 1972 · 60m

When a wealthy businessman is found murdered, detectives investigate the activities of his girlfriend, his step-brother and an infatuated young man. An eccentric yoga teacher, Loretta Lorne, aids the detectives in their investigations.

E23. Shoot to Kill

Jun 27, 1972 · 60m

An armoured car robbery on a country road and the shooting of the criminals involved opens a puzzling case when one of the security guards accuses his partner of deliberately murdering them.

E24. Anti-Gravity

Jun 27, 1972 · 60m

The routine investigations into a minor car accident develop into the search for the murderer of a married woman. Police suspect the woman's husband could have been involved. Sgt. Mackay's girlfriend Joy Bower takes a job in Brisbane after refusing his marriage proposal.

E25. An Early Morning Dip

Jul 4, 1972 · 60m

Health fanatic Joe Mason's body is found by a friend at the bottom of a public pool after an early morning swim.

E26. Time to Kill

Jul 11, 1972 · 60m

Detectives find themselves investigating two crimes instead of one when a young man is found bashed to death in the country.

E27. One Against the World

Jul 18, 1972 · 60m

Help comes from an unexpected quarter for a vicious criminal on the run, and the detectives' task is made doubly difficult.

E28. Anniversary

Jul 25, 1972 · 60m

Two bystanders see a man shot and fall to the ground. But when detectives arrive there is no sign of a body.

E29. Twigs and Twine

Aug 1, 1972 · 60m

The parents of a missing boy enlist the aid of a clairvoyant and bring about an unexpected chain of events.

E30. Old Hercules

Aug 8, 1972 · 60m

The wife of a health fanatic disappears and there is strong evidence to suggest that she has been murdered. Intensive investigation brings to light a number of neighbourhood activities.