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Retribution, Part One

PJ is faced with a figure from his past when troubled Luke Darcy returns to Mt Thomas having been released from jail. Luke is the troubled son of a woman who PJ shot dead seven years ago. Having been in jail, he now claims to have seen the error of his ways after discovering religion. A skeptical PJ refuses to believe Luke is a changed man and promptly arrests the jailbird for robbery. Although a lack of evidence means PJ is forced to let him go, during the course of a day he brings Luke in for questioning on two other matters. Just as PJ’s behaviour is looking like police harassment, “reformed” Luke attempts to rape police officer Jo. Later, PJ must explain himself when he’s discovered over Luke’s dead body. Meanwhile, Ben, newly promoted to sergeant, braces himself for Susie’s return to town. Although he claims to be coping with the ramifications of shooting Susie’s husband in the line of duty, she tries to talk about it, but Ben is unwilling to discuss the situation.

Retribution, Part Two

PJ refuses to explain how he came to be standing over the dead body of Luke Darcy, forcing the Homicide Squad to arrest him for murder. The other Heelers must prove his innocence and find the real killer.

The Right Thing

Chris Riley, finds herself in the middle of a heated political battle with local Muslim woman Deniz Gulmez in the lead-up to the next council election. But when Deniz becomes the victim of a vicious attack, she points the finger at Chris. The community is split over a decision to ban men from the pools to allow Muslim women-only swimming sessions.

Happily Ever After

Ben faces a dilemma when he and his fiancée Marissa search for two homeless kids—the children of an itinerant drifter who collapsed during a pub brawl. Ben has already begun to suspect that he has met his match in selfless self-sacrifice in Marissa, but when he realises she is harbouring the young people from him, he starts to question the basis of their future marriage.

Heirs Apparent

When Susie finds herself escorting a pet alpaca to a funeral, she really begins to understand something about country policing. Unfortunately the recently acquired alpaca is the heir to a fortune, and suddenly all sorts of contenders emerge to make counter claims.

A Mere Formality

Ben and Susie face the inquest into Brad’s death. What is hoped will be a mere formality quickly becomes complicated when a witness makes damning claims against them both—including accusations Ben and Susie were having a passionate affair.

Cast the First Stone

PJ and Jo run into a wall of silence when they investigate the allegation that a music teacher employed by the Mt Thomas Brass Band has been having sex with his under age charges. Tom seeks help from his parish priest, who finds himself constrained by a skeleton in his own closet.

Great Expectations

Tom has a black eye, PJ and Jo are in a foul temper after a bush walk went horribly wrong, Ben and Susie have had a frustrating day chasing a non-crime, and it’s not until Jonesy reveals his adventures in Widgeree with the new female Senior Constable that PJ realises that each of them has a piece in a puzzle which might lead to the recovery of a quarter of a million dollars in stolen loot.

Off Your Face

Constable Evan Jones and fellow officer Susie Raynor are clearly affected when they are by a distraught mother’s side as she finds her 13-year-old son unconscious after being force-fed vodka at a deserted party site, alerting the Heelers to a dangerous sub-culture of teenage violence. Jonesy tries to help a stressed Chris out by helping behind the bar after she breaks her leg while disturbing intruders at the pub.

Running Scared

Jo and Susie are on their way to work from a session at the local gym when they discover a woman who has been raped. Is she the second victim of a serial rapist? Matters are complicated when Jo discovers someone is posting photos of the rape victims on a local website, and when her own photo turns up on the site, Jo has to accept that she may be the rapist’s next victim.

Mind Wide Open

PJ is determined to prove to Jo that aliens are not responsible for a series of strange events in Widgeree, including a stolen saddle and missing persons.

Reasonable Doubt (Live Episode)

The Heelers must deal with a child killer who has been found not guilty by a jury. When he comes to Mt. Thomas and get involves in a fight, Jonesy arrests him and clearly plans to mete out his own form of justice, in spite of opposition from his colleagues. Includes exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.

Inside Story (aka: On The Inside)

Susie and Jonesy try to help a little boy who is desperate to visit his mother at the local women’s prison, and are soon drawn into a web of lies and deception, which includes a torched car and a young man found fleeing the prison.

Secret & Lies

Jo re-opens the case of a missing teenager when his mother claims to have seen him in the dead of night. Jo senses there is more to this case than she originally thought and soon finds herself involved in a web of lies.

Yesterday’s Hero

The blossoming romance between Susie and Jonesy is interrupted when they are called to attend the robbery of a dashing former footy star—who shows an interest in Susie. Jonesy believes his rival of being involved in a spate of burglaries—or is Jonesy just jealous?

The Cull

Jonesy and Susie come across a field of dead kangaroos that seem to have been massacred with a semi-automatic weapon. The field is owned by an old friend of Tom’s who also happens to have lodged an application for a kangaroo cull. Tom must again take on the role of peacemaker when he gets caught in the middle of a dispute between two Vietnam veterans, one wanting to cull the kangaroos on his property, the other determined to do everything he can to stop him. The situation takes a terrible turn and it’s up to Tom to try to avert a horrific tragedy.

Life of the Party, Part 1

Jonesy is annoyed when he and Susie are beaten to an ecstasy overdose by none other than his cocky young brother, Drug Squad Detective Dylan Jones. Dylan still delights in outsmarting Jonesy, rubbing in that he is a higher ranking officer, and it doesn’t take Susie long to realise the brothers are akin to Cain and Abel.
Dylan reveals that he is investigating a suspicious shipment of glass to the area that indicates a local ecstasy manufacturer in their midst. After leading a gung-ho investigation that riles Jonesy, Dylan decides he’s got the drug maker nailed when the evidence points to a teenage girl and her father who has priors for marijuana cultivation.
But Jonesy isn’t buying it. He instead goes after friends of Dylan’s, a brother and sister, who claim their large quantity of glassware is used exclusively for making essential oils—not ecstasy. Despite Dylan’s assurances his friends are above board, Jonesy pursues them with a vigour that makes even Susie wonder whether it’s more a case of proving his brother wrong than following the evidence. Susie is furious when she finds herself an unwitting accomplice in Jonesy’s unorthodox investigations.
Amid the mounting tensions the Heelers throw a surprise 30th birthday party for Jonesy, which his father turns up to. The sibling rivalry comes to a head over Jonesy’s suspicions and they’re caught fighting by Tom and their father—Police Commander Reg Jones. When Dylan collapses on the dance floor, Jonesy works furiously to save his brother’s life.

Life of the Party, Part 2

Jonesy’s world is turned upside down when tests reveal that his brother Dylan’s seizure is the result of ecstasy. Dylan , a Drug Squad Detective, regains consciousness long enough to reassure his strict father, Police Commander Reg Jones, that he didn’t take any drugs—and long enough to lay the blame squarely on Jonesy. When Dylan dies, a distraught Jonesy tries to comfort his father only to be accused of spiking his brother’s drink.
Susie is worried that Jonesy is more concerned about protecting his father’s image of Dylan than vindicating himself and enlists PJ’s help to clear his name. They begin by trying to establish how the ecstasy got into Dylan’s body. Did Dylan’s jealous drug squad colleague spike his drink? Or was it Dylan’s friends, whom Jonesy suspects of running a clan lab? Or did Dylan take the ecstasy himself?
Things are looking better for Jonesy when he uncovers the ecstasy lab, and hence the prime candidates for spiking Dylan’s drink. However, Jonesy’s paternal relations reach a new low when he’s accused of being on the take and he becomes the subject of an ESD investigation by the hard-nosed Monica Draper. In his father’s eyes, Jonesy once again becomes responsible for his brother’s death.
Jonesy uncovers evidence of his brother’s drug habit. But will he tell his father and clear his name? Or will he, as Susie fears, fall on his sword to protect the memory of his dead brother?

Keeping Mum (aka: The Family Way)

Susie and Jo find a body when they go searching for a local GP who hasn’t turned up to give evidence for a case at Mount Thomas Magistrates’ Court. It appears the middle-aged doctor was murdered in his consulting room that morning.
Both the doctor’s daughters, Gillian and Rowena, have motives. Rowena is a recovering heroin addict and single mother with no money. Gillian has cared for him since their mother’s death five years ago, but never received the love she craved.
The sister are at loggerheads, each jealous of the other. Yet both are clearly devastated by their father’s death.
The Heelers look at another obvious suspect—Ron Macallister, whose wife was a patient of the dead GP. Ron blamed the doctor for his wife’s death 18 months ago and vandalised the doctor’s car in a fury. But Jo is sure Macallister wouldn’t commit murder.
Jo becomes emotionally involved in the case when she sees Rowena and her 11-year-old son Anton’s pathetic existence in a caravan park. Anton warms to Jo and reveals he saw Gillian shoot his grandfather. Jo thinks they deserve a break and withholds vital information from the investigation.
Meanwhile, Jo faces her own personal dilemma when she thinks she’s pregnant to PJ.

Payback

Susie shoots Ben in the arm during a late night break in at a furniture warehouse, prompting an internal investigation. Inspector Falcon-Price wonders whether it was an accident or, in fact, payback for Ben shooting Susie’s husband Brad last year.
Susie maintains she saw a figure holding a gun and Ben stepped into her line of fire. Ben’s recollections are muddled by the trauma. He’s not even sure if Susie called out to warn she was about to fire her gun.
During a reconstruction of events at the warehouse, the Heelers find a drill—not a gun—that appears to have been dropped by the intruder. And the safe appears untouched.
Tension at the police station is high as Susie is taken off active duty and made to hand in her gun belt. Jonesy believes her version and sets out to prove her innocence. But Ben starts to doubt Susie’s motives and wonders if it was a case of payback.
When a safe cracker is caught, he seems a natural suspect as the intruder at the furniture warehouse. Unfortunately for Susie, he has an alibi.
Meanwhile PJ is investigating a series of credit card frauds about town. It’s Ben who first notices a link between the frauds and the furniture warehouse. He starts to question if the elusive intruder was actually a burglar.
In their quest to uncover the truth, Ben and Susie find themselves back at the warehouse at night chasing a suspect—with their guns drawn.

Echos

Jo and PJ’s romance is blooming when he agrees to them having a baby together. There’s one proviso—they get married first! Jo is over the moon and they buy an expensive engagement ring that day.
But the bliss turns to suspicion when a case drags up Maggie’s memory and PJ starts to question his feelings for Jo. Tom senses PJ’s apprehension and assures him love the second time around can be just as fulfilling. While Tom’s marriage to the Rev Grace Curtis is flourishing, PJ is haunted by nightmares of Maggie’s death.
The personal tension between PJ and Jo doesn’t help when they disagree on a suspected paedophile case. A local woman claims she reported abuse by her school teacher six years ago but the constable, Maggie Doyle, didn’t take any action. Jo knows investigating the allegations against Maggie may help to solve their current case of an attempted hit and run of the same teacher. But PJ refuses to co-operate.
When Jo overhears PJ talking a disturbed woman off a balcony, she learns what is truly in his heart.

End Of Innocence

Tension is high at Mt Thomas Police Station as Jo and PJ struggle to work together after Jo has called off their engagement. Unable to compete with his love for Maggie, she has moved out of the house. Their colleagues suspect it’s just a lover’s tiff and will blow over, until Jo applies for a transfer to another station.
Meanwhile a bag snatcher gets lucky when their elderly victim is carrying more than $3000 of the church’s money. The kind hearted but simple Clancy has a photographic memory of the mugging which provides vital clues. Rev Grace Curtis is caught in the middle when the main suspects turn out to be a needy but criminal family who are new in town—the Baxters. Tom seems hell bent on prosecuting the wayward sons.
Then a Vietnam veteran, who served with Tom, stupidly tries to take a detonator on a light aircraft to Mildura. Although proclaiming his innocence, Tom is not so sure and comes down hard on his former ally.
When a brick is thrown through the rectory window that night, Tom immediately suspects his aggrieved war buddy. But his alibi sticks, leaving only the bag snatchers.
Those accused seek revenge on the police with a bomb shaking Mt Thomas to its very core—leaving Tom stunned and shaking.

Headless Chooks

Tom Croydon has witnessed the destruction by explosion of the Mt Thomas Police Station.
Tom wakes in hospital and the first face he sees is that of Sergeant Nick Schultz, who is in charge of the investigation into the explosion. Tom is told the explosion also killed Jo and a mentally disabled young man, Clancy.
Tom’s staff are thrown into emotional disarray by these events. New police premises are quickly organised and two new staff members unexpectedly arrive—Sergeant Mark Jacobs and Detective Amy Fox.
Tom is more concerned with the disappearance of his wife Grace. He discharges himself from hospital and leads the search.

A Time For Mourning

Nick Schultz investigates the supposedly accidental death of Troy Baxter, and can find nothing which contradicts Tom’s version of events, so for the moment his suspicions are allayed.
But that doesn’t stop Barry Baxter from loudly accusing Tom of murdering his son.
When PJ and Nick find links between the hot tempered young father, Cal Milic, and Grace, he becomes the prime suspect for her murder.
An autopsy report reveals Grace was also raped. But while Cal is being questioned, another similar rape takes place. They finally track down the rapist, only to discover he’s just a copycat. Now Cal is back in the hot seat for Grace’s rape and murder.
Meanwhile two more new members join the station. Probationary Constables Kelly O’Rourke and Joss Peroni are both fresh out of the Academy and have some adjusting to do to fit into life in Mt Thomas.
Jonesy and Susie organise an informal memorial service for Jo, Clancy and Grace, which is interrupted by a contingent of angry Baxters. A wild melee ensues, with Tom taking on Barry Baxter in what could well have been a fight to the death if it hadn’t been stopped by the combined efforts of Nick and PJ. Nick is now beginning to wonder again about Tom’s new propensity for violence.

Pigs Will Fly

The Heelers are forced to evacuate their building and call in the bomb squad when Amy finds a bag containing a suspicious metal object in their new reception area.
The ‘bomb’ turns out to be a thermos of soup, but this brings no comfort to the Heelers, who are under increasing pressure as the town erupts in irrational fear and madness.
When the soup bomber turns out to be an extortionist taking advantage of the situation, PJ and Nick apply pressure to their original suspect, only to have it end in tragedy.
Meanwhile, Nick and PJ come to blows when Nick tries to convince him that Tom might be guilty of the assault on Barry Baxter as well as Troy’s death. PJ won’t buy it and Nick backs off, but doesn’t forget.
Susie offers comfort to the shattered Ben, but it turns into something more passionate just as Jonesy comes looking for her.

Life Goes On

Tom is convinced they’ve got a new speed merchant in town when Joss and Kelly track down a speed freak on a rampage.
Tom suggests this could be the reason the Baxters have chosen to settle in Mt Thomas, but Nick and PJ doubt it—their recent search of the Baxter farm indicated absolutely no sign of amphetamine production.
Jonesy and Susie investigate another reported speed freak, only to discover a young teenager giving birth in a public toilet.
Tom is determined to prove Troy Baxter was responsible for Grace’s death and insists that the Heelers interrupt his funeral so that DNA samples can be taken from the body. Although the Baxters object strenuously, Troy’s DNA does match, and Grace’s rape and murder is finally solved.
PJ is concerned that Tom seems to be fixating on the Baxters, and asks his daughter Susan to try and reason with her father. But Tom rejects Susan’s attempts to organise his life, and after a stolen 4WD is driven through her bedroom wall, he orders Susan to leave town, telling her he doesn’t want her in his life any more.
Meanwhile, Ben and Susie’s relationship grows closer.

Checkmate

Tom starts to take investigations into the station bombing into his own hands, and heads to Melbourne to coerce a name for the explosive dealer from an ex-commando.
The dealer denies any involvement, but Nick and PJ get enough information to authorise another raid on the Baxter farm. All they find is some broken glass, but PJ now orders surveillance from the neighbouring property and the Baxters are eventually nabbed for manufacturing speed.
But proving they were behind the bombing proves more difficult. PJ and Nick are furious when they learn that Tom has offered the dealer protection in return for information against the Baxters, but this ploy eventually pays off.
Nick finally persuades PJ they should confront Tom with their suspicions about his part in Troy’s death. Tom absolutely denies killing him, and Nick decides to accept this denial, on the proviso that PJ continue to keep an eye on Tom. After Nick returns to Melbourne, news comes that the explosives dealer has died in an unfortunate accidental explosion at his warehouse, leaving PJ looking hard at Tom.
Susie and Jonesy are door-knocking for PJ when they rescue attractive Donna Maitland from a rubbish skip. Later, she catches up with Jonesy at the pub to thank him. They are flirting happily when another man comes in and tries to drag Donna away. Jonesy objects, and gets punched in the face for his trouble. The man is arrested, but explains that Donna is his absconding thief of a girlfriend.
Meanwhile, Susie plucks up the courage to tell Ben their brief affair had been a mistake, then goes to Jonesy’s room—only to find him getting intimate with Donna.

Don’t Call Me Baby

Jonesy puts his job and safety on the line to protect his new lover, Donna Maitland—a woman with criminal connections and a problem with the truth.
Donna is apparently on the run from her violent boyfriend, Theo Kallergis. She claims she thinks Theo may try to kill her and asks if she can stay with Jonesy for the time being. Jonesy agrees, but his room is soon ransacked.
Jonesy arrests Theo and takes him to the station, where Amy recognises from her police past as being connected with a vicious assault on a drug dealer in Melbourne. Amy and Tom thinks the matter between Donna and Theo might be more than just a domestic dispute, and Tom refuses to give Donna police protection until she tells the whole truth.
Jonesy pleads with Tom to change his mind, saying Theo is a violent thug who could kill Donna—but Tom remains firm. An angry argument ensues, ending when Jonesy storms out of the station to try and protect Donna himself. As far as Tom’s concerned, Jonesy has one hour to get back to work or his police career is in jeopardy.

Bring It On

Jonesy continues to risk his career by protecting his lover, Donna, and matters are made worse when Amy accuses him of helping Donna fake her own abduction.

Pillow Talk

Jonesy and Amy risk their careers and safety to investigate murder, illegal gambling and possible police corruption.

Out Of Love

Amy wants to question Donna Maitland about the death of Theo Kallergis, but she has done her famous disappearing trick again.
Susie tracks her down and finds her high on cocaine and refusing to answer difficult questions.
The next day Jonesy follows her to a safety deposit box containing a mobile phone which she admits belongs to missing businessman, Hugo Allen. When Allen’s body is found, it becomes clear that Donna’s life is also in danger.
Jonesy locates what he thinks is a safe place for her, only to find himself in the way of a sniper’s rifle.
Chris Reilly is confronted with her past when her worthless ex-husband Terry Kennedy and an old lover Dan Woodley both turn up in town. Just as Chris and her former love are about to rekindle the flame, Tom discovers he is wanted for a serious crime in Queensland.
Chris is willing to be arrested herself rather than turn him in, but Tom is unmoved and throws her old flame into a police cell pending extradition to Queensland. A furious Chris points the finger at her ex-husband as the real criminal.

Turf War

Susie worries about Jonesy’s safety when he fails to call her as arranged. As it turns out, Jonesy has a very good reason; not only has he been shot and wounded, but his mobile phone was broken in the process.
He no longer knows who he can trust, so he directly confronts a man who he believes to be an illegal casino operator, only to be knocked unconscious in the process.
Meanwhile Susie battles to convince Tom that Jonesy is in real danger, and hasn’t simply absconded with his girlfriend Donna Maitland.
The Heelers uncover a web of corruption within the St David’s police station which appears to lead directly to Inspector Falcon-Price. The inspector doesn’t help matters by refusing to answer Tom’s questions, and consequently delays efforts to rescue Jonesy.
Frustrated by all of this, Susie decides to go undercover unofficially. Concerned about her welfare, Ben offers to assist her. However, they quickly find themselves out of their depth and looking down the barrel of a gun.

Away Games

Following up a noise complaint at a teenage party, Susie and Joss discover a girl who claims to have been pack raped. The party was in honour of a visiting Tasmanian high school football team, and matters are complicated when Tom’s step-son, Daniel, turns out to have been one of the guests.
As PJ and Amy investigate the case, evidence mounts against Daniel, who doesn’t help matters by refusing to give a DNA sample.
At first Tom refuses to accept his guilt, but as the evidence becomes overwhelming, Tom suddenly turns, arresting Daniel and throwing him in the cells.
Meanwhile Ben and Jonesy follow up a motel manager’s report of a peeping tom, only to find themselves in a siege situation with Jonesy being threatened with a nail gun.
Ben finds himself in a familiar situation—threatening to shoot someone in order to save a colleague. He finds he can’t do it, and quite literally walks away.
Failing at his job, and rejected by Susie, Ben spirals into a depression which ends with him contemplating his service revolver on a lonely country road.

Special Treatment

Tom’s step-son Daniel is in real trouble as the key suspect in a rape case, with his only unlikely ally being Inspector Monica Draper. She is concerned that Tom is running amok and tries to pump Mark for evidence.
When Daniel finally agrees to a DNA test, Amy returns to suspecting the charming footy captain who has been billeted at the rectory with Daniel. But finding proof is another matter, especially as the girl refuses to believe he was involved. It is only when the girl receives an SMS apology that the truth starts to come out.
Joss takes delivery of a snake, handed into the station in the mistaken belief that the Exotic Reptiles Amnesty is still in force. To keep it docile, Joss puts it in the fridge, where it is eventually found by Jonesy. Tom soon identifies it as a harmless carpet snake, and orders Joss and Kelly to return it to its owner, where they find a little more than they bargained for.
Tom returns home to find his step-sons moving out. Disappointed and angry at his lack of trust, they have decided to go and live with their grandparents.

Too Late To Say Sorry

Joss hopes the new Sergeant at Mount Thomas will let him do some real police work instead of shuffling papers. However, before he can give Kelly the benefit of his thoughts on the subject, another vehicle cuts off the patrol car and they find themselves in a pursuit.
On pulling over the other vehicle, they discover the driver is a woman who has given birth to a baby girl a short time before and is on her way to hospital. Joss and Kelly take mother and baby there and Kelly bonds with them on the way.
Sergeant Roy Holland doesn’t disappoint. He shakes down a second hand dealer on his way into town, then lets Joss and Kelly lead the raid on one of the dealer’s dodgy customers. Kelly is delighted when it turns out that Roy worked with her dad when they were both young constables.
Then Joss discovers something that wipes the smile off her face: there are serious flaws in the mother’s story that she gave birth on the side of the road. Kelly is devastated when the police have to remove the child, but grateful of Roy’s support—until he reveals his true agenda.
Chris hires a mate of Jonesy’s to provide security at a twenty first, but is mortified when one of the party guests winds up seriously injured and Jonesy’s friend is accused of assaulting him.

One of the Boys

Kelly over-reacts when she comes across an incident between a male and female student in the toilets at Mt Thomas High.
On returning to the station she cops a serve from the Sergeant Roy Holland, who has neither forgiven or forgotten her rejection of him the night before.
Amy realises something is wrong and guesses what it is, but Kelly won’t follow her advice and put in an official complaint. Roy continues to needle and abuse Kelly and she finally decides to talk to Tom, only to find herself outmanoeuvred. Roy has rescued a suicidal kid from a deadly situation leading Kelly to believe that any complaint she makes will fall on deaf ears.
Joss and Roy end up with a dinner invitation after rescuing an attractive female cyclist and delivering her home to her mother Faye Tudor.
While Joss questions the ethics of accepting the invitation Roy has no such qualms and suggests one of them could very well find themselves getting lucky. However, the evening turns out very differently from what he’s expecting.
PJ and Susie suspect an inside job when they investigate a robbery at a veterinary clinic and end up unravelling a deep family secret.

A Helping Hand

Joss discovers the older woman he is dating has a jealous husband, and when he turns up to work with a black eye, Tom orders him to end the relationship. Joss agrees and tries to live up to his promise—until the woman turns up to the station with an offer too good to refuse.
Kelly is still being given a hard time by Roy, and is forced to confront a woman who has been accused of stealing a horse’s tail to make a wig. Kelly confides in Susie about Roy’s advances, and with her support finally figures out a way to teach Roy a lesson.
PJ and Amy investigate a case of burglary and arson, only to find themselves at loggerheads over suspects. Who was responsible? The loyal daughter who’s been struggling to support an ailing father, or the hero nurse who dragged an old man from his burning house?

Tit for Tat

Tom is out walking his dog when he is confronted by Tarni Baxter, the daughter of Barry and sister of Troy, who blew up his police station and sexually assaulted his wife, then left her to die. Tom has no doubt she is in town to get vengeance against him for killing her brother and putting her father in jail—and this is borne out when he finds his car torched and his dog viciously killed.

However, as Tarni soon discovers, Tom has a few dirty tricks of his own. It’s pay back time for Roy Holland, but if Kelly thinks leaving him naked in the bush will make him change his ways, she soon realises she’s mistaken. Rejected by Kelly and spurned by the other female Heelers, Roy turns his attention to a more vulnerable target.
Kelly finally makes an official complaint and thinks she has Tom onside, but Roy is able to turn the tables one more time and the next day Tom’s burnt out rental car is found on a lonely country road, a charred body at the wheel.
Joss thinks its all over between him and Fay Tudor—until she springs a surprise on him.

Crash Site

The Heelers have to come to terms with the idea that the Boss is dead, burnt to death in his rental car at the side of a country road. As a result of having to check his house Amy forms the belief that Tom died at his own hand.
PJ refuses to accept this and desperately tries to prove that Tarni Baxter murdered him, but receives a setback when she is clearly surprised at the news of Tom’s death.
The investigation eventually leads to a seedy Melbourne hotel where Tom is found the worse for wear, but very much alive. As PJ and Amy try to discover the real identity of the body, Tom goes from being victim to murder suspect.
PJ brings Tom to a better mind—but just as it seems the old Tom is about to return the actions of Tarni send Tom into a homicidal rage.
Joss wants to take the next step in his relationship with Fay Tudor and makes the shocking discovery he’s not as shallow as he thought.