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Melbourne police and firefighters are up against a cunning, dangerous criminal who's been lighting fires for more than a year now. A new lead has convinced police that the man they're after may be a firefighter himself, working at the South East Station. There's only one problem. To catch the fire starter, they'll need somebody on the inside. Morgan Cartwright is the new recruit at South East Station, and the first female in the Queensland Fire Service, following in the footsteps of her father and brother. She refuses to turn against her fellow firefighters, but the seeds of suspicion have been planted. And no matter what she does, Morgan will be wondering which of her colleagues is a potentially deadly pyromaniac.

The Curse

Fresh out of training, Morgan Cartwright, the first female firefighter in the Queensland Fire Service, enters the workplace in the same station where her father and brother served before her. Unfortunately, her brother's reputation as being "the curse" has left a mark on her family name which gives her new commanding officer all the more reason to oppose her. A year long rampage by a pyromaniac that has seen nearly two dozen buildings destroyed heats up again when the arson squad's investigating detective refocuses her sights on the firefighters at the Southeast station.©tzuk

United We Stand

Morgan is approached by Detective Jean Diamond, the head of the arson squad, to observe the members of her platoon, one of whom is suspected of being the arsonist. Giraffe lashes out at a reporter that is hounding him about the Fire Service's decision to close a hostel for violations of the fire regulations. Morgan calls the platoon's bluff by getting a genuine "badge of honour." Spit continues to pressure Morgan.©tzuk

Doppelganger

With the thought planted in her head that one of her platoon may be the pyromaniac, Morgan freezes on the job. Dolores organises a party for Grievous' 23rd birthday which has him feeling old, while at the same time worried about possible infections from his new tattoo. Morgan reluctantly agrees to observe her platoon for Detective Jean Diamond.©tzuk

The Rip Off

When Dolores' former boss finds himself on the wrong end of one of Repo's "deals," as restitution he asks Repo to delay the station's response to one of his buildings which he wants to burn down. Morgan talks to her brother about the possibility that one of her platoon may be the arsonist. Jane Connor's attempted suicide results in Nick moving back home.©tzuk

The Bushfire

Morgan begins to suspect that Banjo may be the pyromaniac. Banjo goes AWOL to fight a bushfire and in the process is able to exorcise some demons from his past. Two young women turn the tables on Grievous.©tzuk

Hellfire

After battling a massive warehouse fire lit by the pyromaniac, the platoon learns it is under suspicion by the arson squad. Having been left by his wife, Spence comes to work drunk, risks his life by entering a fire, and is brought up on charges for drinking on the job.©tzuk

Crazy Horse

Following a surprise inspection of their offices by the members of the South East Station, the arson squad invades the station and begins questioning the platoon and their families as part of their investigation. Detective Sgt. Jean Diamond is assisted in her informal interviews of the platoon by psychologist David Crown. Tensions rise when a major fire is called nearby and the firies are unable to meet the call of duty.©tzuk

Galileo And Da Vinci

The arson squad places the platoon members under surveillance. While Spit is away attending a training course hoping to earn a promotion to district supervisor, Repo talks Grievous into performing a strip tease at the station for "thirty hungry sheilas from Toowoomba." When yhey get caught, Grievous ends up before a tribunal.When the Boss catches Morgan spying on the platoon she is forced to reveal to him that she has been in contact with the arson squad.©tzuk

Evening Star

Spit calmly defuses a bomb planted by the pyromaniac in an abandoned prison leading the platoon to suspect him as the arsonist. Meanwhile, Detective Sgt. Jean Diamond calls on the skills of a psychic to help in her investigation. Her insights, coupled with Ted Cartwright's fire-bombing of Spit's car, lead him to become the arson squad's latest prime suspect. Grievous has troubles with the car he bought from one of Repo's "associates." David Crown interviews Jean Diamond to assess her ability to do her job. Morgan and The Boss become romantically involved.©tzuk

Sanctums

Banjo's desire to keep his upcoming marriage a secret quickly evaporates when the rest of the platoon find out. Banjo's fastidious nature gets the better of Anne causing her to walk out on him after their wedding, while a carelessly disposed cigarette nearly burns down her apartment. The arson squad steps up its surveillance of Morgan's brother. A reclusive woman accuses Repo of sexual harassment when he tries to sell her an alarm system.©tzuk

Glory Days

Repo organises a charity football match with Giraffe as the celebrity guest, but the event ends abruptly when Giraffe punches out an agressive young opponent. To make matters worse, Spit removes him from the platoon for his actions. The arson squad questions Spit, who has now become the prime suspect in their hunt for the pyromaniac. Nick clashes with Morgan's friends at a dinner party.©tzuk

The Father Of Paradox

Realising that Morgan has guessed his identity and has been in contact with the arson squad, the pyromaniac sets a trap for her but inadvertently snares another member of the platoon. As a result, his identity is finally revealed.©tzuk

Shadows

With the pyromaniac's identity now out in the open, and an unprepared arson squad unable to hold him for lack of evidence, the remaining platoon members set out to hunt him down, each with their own plans for what to do when they find him. Meanwhile, the pyromaniac entraps Morgan and prepares to kill her.©tzuk