Episodes
1. The Stunt
October 20, 1964
60 min
A group of students stage a mock bank hold-up to publicise a charity. When the students' leader is shot dead by a bank guard, Homicide detectives have to establish whether the guard was acting within his duty or recklessly; a complication is that jealousy in the group caused the student to be 'set up' for the shooting.
Guest Stars:
John McMahon, Roly Barlee, Gordon Glenwright, Susanne Haworth, Ian Turpie
2. A Handful of Money
October 27, 1964
60 min
An old couple who run a milk bar in an inner suburb are found brutally murdered. A young man is charged, and confesses, but Det. Sgt. Bronson's doubts about his guilt still complicate the issue, and bring he and Insp. Connolly into conflict.
Guest Stars:
John McMahon, William Lloyd, Keith Lee, Terry Norris, Vic Haggith
3. The Rosary
November 3, 1964
60 min
For three days, a cottage in the Dandenong Ranges provides a perfect honeymoon hideaway. But then the young bride is brutally slain, and Homicide detectives find themselves investigating bigamy as well as murder.
Guest Stars:
John McMahon, Roly Barlee, Terry Norris, Ron Pinnell, Helen Agland
4. The Knot
November 10, 1964
60 min
An unidentified young woman is murdered in a park, the second such occurrence, and Homicide detectives have to race against time to prevent a third killing.
Guest Stars:
John McMahon, Terry Norris, Robert McDarra, Rosemary Gerrette, Stella Lamond
5. The Man in the Suede Jacket
November 17, 1964
60 min
Nancy Tate is kidnapped by two men, taken to a lonely spot and murdered. A search begins for a mysterious eye-witness wearing a cap and a suede jacket.
Guest Stars:
Terry Norris, Norman Kaye, Eve Hardwicke, Ray Wheeler, Felicity Young
6. Aunt Sally
November 24, 1964
60 min
A clerk is shot when two masked men hold up a factory and steal a $10,000 payroll. Homicide detectives have no real leads, and must rely on information from an informer, Sgt. Bronson's 'Aunt Sally'.
Guest Stars:
John McMahon, Roly Barlee, Terry Norris, Al Mack, Clifford Neate
7. The Scent of Death
December 1, 1964
60 min
A body is discovered in a railway box-car at the Jolimont railway yards, from where a young boy has also gone missing. Police dogs are called in to track down the killer, a young man who has killed his father with an iron bar during an argument, and fled with the only witness - the missing boy.
Guest Stars:
Terry Norris, Keith Birney, Patricia Kennedy, Penelope Shelton, Tony Sheldon
8. The Missing Letter
December 8, 1964
60 min
Edward Heywood is reported missing, and three weeks later his body is recovered from the Yarra River. Two anonymous letters - death threats - provide the Homicide detectives with an important clue. The man's wife, Katarina, had many lovers, and when she reports her sister-in-law Norma has suicided, one of her lovers, Rogowski, makes a false confession.
Guest Stars:
John McMahon, Terry Norris, Sonia Borg, Louise Homfrey, Tommy Dysart
9. The Silent Witness
December 15, 1964
60 min
When an attractive young girl is murdered, it doesn't take long for the Homicide detectives to identify her killer; but they have a tense time gathering sufficient evidence to bring him to trial, aware that before they can complete their case he may well kill again.
Guest Stars:
John McMahon, Roly Barlee, Terry Norris, Fay Kelton, Frances McDonald
