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Once Only Withdrawal (Part 1)

Bush fires are ringing the township of Mount Thomas and Maggie and Wayne are out evacuating farm houses in the path of the inferno, but this routine job suddenly turns dangerous when they are confronted by a masked man brandishing a shotgun. Maggie and Wayne overcome the offender and take him into custody. Back at the station he is quickly identified as one of three bandits who held up St. David's bank the previous day. The prisoner proves to be uncooperative. He refuses to give his name or those of his accomplices and in an unguarded moment, he swallows a handful of thumbtacks. Although Mt. Thomas Hospital is presently under renovations, there is still a skeleton staff there and the bandit is rushed into emergency surgery under the care of Dr. Zoe Hamilton. Wayne is duped into giving up his gun and uniform by one of the bandits posing as a hostage. Maggie goes to the hospital to discover someone else dressed in Wayne's clothes. She plays it cool and attempts to put a call through to the station, but as soon as she makes contact the power and phone lines go down and the Heelers fail to get the message. Maggie's next move is to try and the escape from the hospital, but the bandits already have Bobby, the hospital's maintenance person, moving around the building dead-bolting all the doors. Nobody can get in or out. Dr Hamilton is surprised to find her operation interrupted by gun welding bandits wanting to take her patient away, however, she bravely faces them down, pointing out that if they take him now, their friend will die. Maggie locates the bound and gagged Wayne in the hospital generator room, but unfortunately so does Nerida who also takes Maggie hostage. Having previously taken the precaution of slipping on a white coat, Maggie poses as Dr Margaret Blake.
Back at the station, Adam and Nick are called out to the Purvis farm where Keith Purvis has trapped an infamous looter. While protecting the looter from an infuriated Keith, Adam sustains a burn to his hand and is sent to the hospital for first aid. On seeing Jason in police uniform, Nick and Adam naturally assume that it's Wayne. They get an unpleasant surprise when the uniform draws his gun and fires at them. The bandits decide to make a break for it before Nick and Adam have the chance to call for reinforcements. As they get to the front door, their sick colleague regains consciousness, sees Maggie and immediately identifies her as a police officer. On hearing this, Jason prepares to kill her on the spot.

Once Only Withdrawal (Part 2)

A siege has developed at the Mt. Thomas hospital. While the armed and desperate Nerida Davidson and Jason Bennett hold Maggie and Wayne on the inside, the rest of the Heelers lay in wait on the outside of the building. Meanwhile, bushfires ring the township making outside help a forlorn hope. The bandits' objective is to get their compatriot, Matt, out of the hospital and away, but this is not made any easier by his gradually worsening medical condition. When captured, Matt swallowed a handful of map pins in order to get to the hospital, a soft target from which he could be more easily rescued. The situation is further complicated by the presence of mother-to-be Augusta Torrini and her emotional, hot-blooded husband, Sergio. When Wayne bravely tries to overcome the bandits he ends up pistol whipped and chained to a hospital bed. Maggie, Dr. Zoe Hamilton and Nurse Tracy Mitchell play a dangerous game of bluff to try to and get Augusta to safety. Adam, meanwhile, comes up with some disconcerting information about Jason. It seems that as a teenager he quite literally got away with murder. Zoe prevails on the bandits to let most of their hostages free, but they insist on keeping Wayne, Tracy and Maggie. Nerida is desperately frightened for her sick brother and seems amenable to good sense, but the psychopathic Jason has quite different ideas. Communication between the bandits inside the hospital and the police outside is even more difficult when Jason has a fit of temper and smashes Wayne's two-way radio. As the fire rages outside, the situation in the hospital becomes more and more tense. Cut off from outside help and with Wayne bound and unconscious, Maggie has to fall back on her own resources. She tries the psychological approach and discovers that Nerida and Jason are a couple of disaffected private school kids, yuppies who are trying to set themselves up for life with a "once-only withdrawal", from a bank. Jason aims to get out of the hospital back to the hobby farm where they have stashed the loot from their bank job. Maggie tries to counter this by threatening the imminent arrival of the SOG ("coppers from hell"). The resumption of power supplies, however, enables Jason to discover the real situation. They are cut off and there is little chance of the SOG, or anybody else, getting through. Jason decides to go while the going's good and there is nothing the Heelers can do to stop them. Meanwhile, isolation proves to be a problem for Augusta as lack of transportation forces her to have her baby in Tom' office at the police station. A baby boy is delivered by Zoe Hamilton, using Chris and Adam as midwives. Nerida and Jason make their way back to the hobby farm, but not before personal tragedy and unforeseen circumstances intervene.

Second Innings

Cricket team rivalry, stolen meat and suspicious fingerprints. Could all this lead to the capture of a wanted criminal?

The Spiderman

The prime suspect in a series of child murders is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Nick becomes a suspect when he shows little or no remorse. Nick is haunted by memories of his daughter's death when a child killer is discovered operating in the Mt. Thomas area.

Day of Reckoning

A child killer dies while in Nick's custody. At the coroner's inquest Nick learns that he is the prime suspect in the man's death.

Sex and Death

When the Heelers are called out to a nasty road accident they are shocked to discover that one of the injured is Adam Cooper. What exactly was he doing in a car that appeared to have been drag racing and what else is he hiding from them.

Not In My Backyard

Plans to build a prison in the area have the locals up in arms. Tensions in the community run high and the local cops are accused of colluding with the demonstrators.

All Part of the Service

Tom creates a monster when he encourages an elderly civic-minded school crossing supervisor and has to deal with explosive consequences.

Dog Days

There's a sheep killer in the area and the Mt. Thomas cops are determined to hunt it down. Meanwhile, Wayne plays the firld at home.

An Act of Random Violence

Wayne is in danger when a violent criminal escapes from prison and heads for Mt. Thomas.

Unfinished Business

Wayne's death upsets the police officers deeply—and so does their exclusion from the service. The discovery of a stolen watch among Wayne's possessions sees the Heelers struggling to clear their dead comrades name.

Happy Families

Maggie celebrates her 25th birthday but the fallout from a drug bust threatens to tear her family apart.

Priorities

Tom is sent away for some retraining, leaving the station seriously understaffed. Things go from bad to worse when the computer system goes down, an old man goes missing, and a young mother's car is stolen with her baby asleep in the back seat.

A Fair Crack of the Whip (Part 1)

Wayne's replacement finally arrives in Mount Thomas, in time to help the Heelers deal with a rodeo cowboy who seems to be sending his young son out to steal for him.

A Fair Crack of the Whip (Part 2)

PJ and Jack are at odds over how to handle the case of an elderly woman who is the victim of a vicious assault.

Under Pressure

When a shearing competition goes horribly wrong, PJ starts his own investigation and his results lead him to the conclusion that his new partner Jack planted evidence.

Fight Dirty

Maggie is set to prosecute the Dean Crocker case but PJ has doubts about the investigation is forced to make a difficult choice when he finds proof that Jack has falsified evidence.

Art of Deception

The Mt. Thomas Festival of the Arts causes headaches for Tom and Chris while Nick attempts to break down the fence between two feuding neighbours.

Old Sins, Long Shadows

Maggie investigates a homicide on the sly, and Adam deals with a complaint from a high school principle about the circulation of pornographic material in the area.

In Unity is Strength

Adam succumbs to the stress of the job when he and Nick discover the body of a teenage boy who dies during a drunken dare. Chris' summary dismissal of her cellarman results in a strike at the pub.

The Kremin Factor

The new probationary Constable, Dash McKinley, arrives in Mount Thomas much to Tom's annoyance and Adam's delight. Meanwhile, when a young woman turns up to confront a wealthy Mount Thomas family with the news that she is a long-lost daughter, returned from the dead, the Heelers are faced with finding a solution to an unresolved crime from eighteen years ago.

Shelter From the Storm

Tom is faced with a dilemma when the attempted suicide of Clancy's mother places the future of her intellectually handicapped son in jeopardy.

Principle of the Thing

As the Heelers necessarily become involved with the discipline problems at the local high school, Tom realises that his own problems are nothing in comparison to the new school principal's.

Mind Games

PJ and Maggie must examine the events of the past to solve an allegation of child abuse when a woman unleashes some powerful memories from her childhood.

Duty of Care

Dash &, Nick are called out to an old farmhouse where they discover a vandalised room, a terrified child and swinging from a light fitting, a dead lamb.

Other People's Lives

Maggie's deepening relationship with her university tutor creates sparks with PJ as they investigate the death of a young ballet dancer.

A Gift from God

Tom suspects an itinerant water dowser of being responsible for a series of bashings, the latest which has put a paraplegic farmer in hospital. Little does Tom know, however, that the stranger is the father of Anna's baby.

Waiting to Happen

Nick is surprised by Dash's unprofessional behavior at the scene of a fatal accident, only to learn that both victims were friends of hers. She insists she can cope with the trauma, but Nick feels there is more to it. When he does some investigating into Dash's history, he discovers a secret. PJ investigates Roman and discovers he's married.

Bewitched

PJ spills the beans about Roman but an investigation into the death of a clergyman's daughter leads Maggie to wonder how much he really knows. Nick and Adam are called out when a group of wild-eyed bigots attack the home and property of full-time hairdresser and part-time witch, Siobhan Kennedy.

Mud Sticks

Tom accepts the possibility that his daughter is gone for good, the team investigates a possible child abuse case and Dash is very taken with PJ's replacement. Tom thinks he's found a suitable crèche for his grandson Sam—until rumours of baby bashing start to circulate.

The Angel's Share

A crime at a winery gives Johnny Kowalski the opportunity to make a move on Maggie. Meanwhile, Dash gets a humiliating rejection and Tom hears some news which gives him grave concerns for the safety of his missing daughter.

Something for Nothing

The Heelers investigate a domestic burgularly and Dash wins on Chris' gaming machines then gets carried away by her winning streak, losing Adam's nest egg and putting pressure on their friendship.

Winner Takes All

A horse endurance race presents problems for the Heelers with both a sabateur and a thief on the loose. Dash and Maggie can't escape Johnny Kowalski's womanising and the team face PJ's return with mixed feelings.

I Spy

PJ is too busy for an apology from Maggie after a toddler calls and says his mother won't wake up.

Reality Bytes

Dash and Adam wreck the hard drive of the Leap linked computer at the station while playing a game. They have the system repaired locally and are anxious that Tom doesn't find out, but glitches soon appear, which seems to be connected to a puzzling series of break-ins Maggie and PJ are investigating.

In the Gun (Part 1)

The return of a young criminal to Mt. Thomas stirs up painful memories for Dash. Nick and Adam are sent to a domestic in which PJ becomes the target of a family's rage against the police.

In the Gun (Part 2)

When a young mother of two is killed, a videotape of the incident appears to show that PJ cold-bloodedly shot her in the back. PJ faces tough questioning but the worst attention is that of tabloid TV journalist, Paul Carson. Maggie can see that PJ is having a harder time than he lets on, so she decides to help clear his name in the media. To do this she must prove that video pictures can lie and that Carson is a fraud. But even if she succeeds, PJ still has the Coronial Inquest ahead of him.

Buck Naked

It's Halloween in Mt. Thomas, and when Dash and Adam are sent out to apprehend what they assume is a seasonal prank—a naked man. Dash is astonished to discover it is her brother Ian, the victim of his bucks party the night before. Ian's wedding is only two days away, and Dash is horrified to discover his fiance in bed with a German tourist. But Ian is prepared to overlook her indiscretion and ignore warnings from Dash. Can Dash change her brother's fate in time?

Friendly Fire

Nick is delighted when his old friend Gordy Muir turns up in Mt. Thomas to run a "war games", course for corporate clients, and thrilled when Gordy offers him a partnership in the new venture. But things quickly go sour when the observing senior partner of a law firm is injured during a mock ambush on the paint splat course, and the Heelers are called in to investigate.

Half A Second

PJ's career hangs in the balance when the coroners inquest into Raelene Darcy's death begins. PJ suffers a crisis of confidence and only Maggie stands between him and professional ruin.

Miss Mt. Thomas

The favourite in the Miss Mount Thomas contest tells the Heelers she is being stalked, then mysteriously disappears.

Dead And Alive

Dash's family problems reach crisis point when her mother is admitted to a Melbourne hospital. She is in desperate need of a donor kidney to save her from certain death. But when advised of a possible donor Dash's joy is short-lived—the donor is her brother Ian who has been in a motor bike accident and is not expected to live.