The BEST episodes written by Jeff Truman
#1 - No Smoke
City Homicide - Season 4 - Episode 7
When a suspected arsonist of an apartment block is brutally hanged, it seems an obvious act of retribution, an old-fashioned lynching. All the survivors wanted him dead. But which one did it? Or did they act in concert? And what if he wasn't the firebug? Did a furious lynch mob kill the wrong man?
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#2 - Ghost Net
Sea Patrol - Season 3 - Episode 5
Nikki starts investigating the mystery behind ET's death. But can she handle the truth? Swain risks his life to save a boy suffering from the bends. Spider tries to free a child slave from an illegal fishing boat, but lands himself in hot water. Tempers fray when Hammersley rescues an old enemy following a bizarre diving accident.
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#3 - Rules of Engagement
Sea Patrol - Season 2 - Episode 10
Unresolved romantic tension has a dramatic effect on some of the Hammersley crew, after a savage mortar attack by insurgents on the Samaru island of Minatu. Mike and Jim are both critically injured during a bold rescue mission on Samaru. Meanwhile, Kate is made acting CO of the Hammersley. It’s up to Kate to handle a volatile beachside confrontation, and the medical evacuation of Mike.
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#4 - Safeguard
Sea Patrol - Season 3 - Episode 10
Buffer gets a lesson in tough love from a sexy training officer. Hammersley is stranded in a deadly mine-field, after being attacked by heavy armed smugglers. Charge goes to extreme lengths to earn the respect of his estranged son and the crew are involved in a sailor's worst nightmare - fire at sea.
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#5 - Live Catch
Sea Patrol - Season 4 - Episode 14
Bomber faces disciplinary action after a violent confrontation with illegal fishermen. Kate is blinded by a deadly toxin, sparking a desperate race to find an antidote, and 2Dads' plan to help Bomber gain a promotion backfires when they are kidnapped.
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#6 - Oedipus
Rush (2008) - Season 3 - Episode 17
After the death of their mate Dom, TR honor him in their own special way. Kerry is shocked when her son James is arrested for assault on a flight from Vietnam. When James flees, Kerry finds herself in a race against time to save him from two violent drug runners. Meanwhile, Lawson refuses medical treatment when he is knocked down saving a cilivian from the path of an oncoming car. He and TR1 come to a new understanding of parental love when they encounter an abusive teenager who hates his mother.
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#7 - Ransom
Sea Patrol - Season 4 - Episode 4
A kidnap drama on the ocean and relationship tremors below decks rock Hammersley as she sails the Coral Sea.
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#8 - Black Gold
Sea Patrol - Season 3 - Episode 12
A rescue at sea casts doubt on the circumstances of ET's death. While searching for a missing kayaker, Buffer stumbles across an illegal oil smuggling operation. Charge's weight threatens to sink his navy career. Will he become the biggest loser?
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#9 - Brotherhood of the Sea
Sea Patrol - Season 4 - Episode 11
When 2Dads goes missing on a scuba diving trip, Charge risks his life and career to find him. Mike creates a diplomatic incident when he searches a North Korean ship suspected of smuggling.
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#10 - The Universal Donor
Sea Patrol - Season 4 - Episode 8
The sinister business of organ harvesting sees two of the Hammersley's favourite sailors facing their own mortality.
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#11 - Chain Reaction
McLeod's Daughters - Season 3 - Episode 14
When Jodi receives a chain letter, she tears it up and throws it away, and then misfortune strikes Drover's. Has she unleashed a curse?
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#12 - Whistleblower
City Homicide - Season 3 - Episode 18
Your boyfriend disappears after receiving calls from a mystery woman; your bank account has been drained. Affair, right? Wrong. When Jacob Dennis unexpectedly turns up dead, his execution-style murder leads our team into the corrupt dealings of the local council where he worked. Digging deeper, Homicide uncover secrets that the council are desperate to conceal. A new housing estate for young families that may just have been built on contaminated soil. A cover-up that risks destroying countless lives. And a private investigator who may have been silenced for the proof he unearthed. Meanwhile, a simple mistake by Simon raises alarm bells for Waverley. Concerned for his wellbeing, she enlists Claudia Leigh's help to run a low-key enquiry. Will Simon's colleagues come to his defence or reveal their own fears for his stability?
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#13 - Twilight Zone
City Homicide - Season 4 - Episode 14
Welcome to Beaconslea Retirement Home where residents can enjoy their twilight years in restful harmony. Or at least that's what the brochures would have you believe. The reality is far different — as demonstrated by the callous murder of one of their residents: tossed down a flight of stairs and kicked to death. To the surprise of our crew, this retirement home is anything but retiring, with sexual trysts, sworn enemies and family feuds creating multiple motivations for the brutal murder of a resident. While Matt is familiar with the realities of elderly living via his father, this is Allie's first glimpse of a depressing future. But will her connection to one of the residents soften her stance? Meanwhile, Jennifer and Nick are forced to deal with an unexpected reminder of their secret past.
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#14 - The Wedding
McLeod's Daughters - Season 3 - Episode 6
Unexpected events result in an unlikely outcome on Jodi and Alberto's much anticipated wedding day.
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#15 - Thai Take Away
City Homicide - Season 3 - Episode 5
Derek Hislop. A harmless, lonely guy willing to do anything for the right girl. So why would someone go to the extremes of torturing him to death… with a branding iron? What did he do for love and why did it cost him his life? Homicide is drawn into the dark world of sex-slave trading, where intimidation guarantees silence. When Derek's girlfriend is found beaten, bound and gagged, the team must break through the circle of fear to uncover the cruel hand behind the scenes. The return of journalist Kim Charlton causes tension between new guy DSC Nick Buchanan and Matt. Journos and cops have different motives when seeking the truth, and certainly different methods. Nick sides with Kim when she proposes a risky plan, but will her strategy put more lives in danger?
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#16 - A New Life
Fat Tony & Co. - Season 1 - Episode 6
Tony fights sea-sickness as he sails from Perth to Athens to avoid capture by the police. Tony’s pregnant girlfriend is followed by police as she travels through Europe to meet him. The police manhunt finally gets a break-through.
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#17 - Oh Lucky Man
City Homicide - Season 2 - Episode 11
Three prostitutes. Brutally murdered. Their faces hacked down to blood and bone. This was Stanley Wolfe's case and he knew who the killer was. Maxwell Craven. Greedy for sex. A pathetic man who has to pay to receive and always wants more. But the evidence was too circumstantial, witnesses too unreliable. Craven walked free and out of the state. Now he's back, and one more girl's already dead. This time, Stanley won't let him get away.This case makes the team question Stanley's judgement. Their Sarge is too close to this one, and they know it.Matt receives unexpected bad news, and Jennifer and Emma offer their support. Who will Matt lean on?
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#18 - The Forgotten
City Homicide - Season 2 - Episode 17
When a homeless man is found bludgeoned to death, Homicide is faced with piecing together a life lived on the fringes. Was he a random target? Or was there more to him than just the clothes on his back? The case hits a raw nerve with Stanley — will it push him to reopen communications with ex-wife Linda?
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#19 - Saving Ryan
Sea Patrol - Season 5 - Episode 12
Bird is compromised when she discovers Ryan working for a private security firm while AWOL from the navy. Mike fears his son has been murdered by mercenaries and risks his career to get revenge on the killers. A pregnancy scare forces Kate to reconsider her future.
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#20 - Under the Hammer
Sea Patrol - Season 1 - Episode 9
Disaster looms for the Hammersley crew when a fire erupts in the engine room, after the mascot is stolen by a rival Patrol Boat crew. Meanwhile, an eye injury threatens to destroy Charge's career, and ET takes a vow of chastity in a desperate attempt to prove himself to Nikki.
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#21 - A Night to Remember
The Doctor Blake Mysteries - Season 3 - Episode 5
When a famous actress is murdered at a charity event at the Colonist's Club, it really does become a 'Night to Remember' as Blake tries to find the killer with very little to help him.
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#22 - Reward Day
City Homicide - Season 5 - Episode 3
One prison officer shot dead, the other injured, and the crim they were escorting is now at large. As Homicide embarks on a killer manhunt, Nick gets close to a journalist with a hidden agenda. As Duncan and Nick interrogate the prisoners and prison staff for clues, the media step up the pressure on Homicide. A second murder brings to light a lethal drug syndicate responsible for multiple prison deaths. Have the players in this drug ring been driven to murder to conceal their web of corruption? As the manhunt intensifies, Nick meets Juliette Gardiner, a journalist covering the 10th anniversary of a high-profile homicide he solved as a young detective. The liaison soon becomes more than professional, but things get complicated when Juliette gets a tip-off to investigate Nick — could he be a corrupt cop?
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#23 - Gut Instinct
City Homicide - Season 4 - Episode 17
While trying to figure out why a perfectly planned robbery resulted in the unnecessary death of a hostage, Rhys and Matt almost come to blows over how to nail the killer. Meanwhile, the murder of the wife of a jewellery store owner points to an inside job gone wrong, and while the team search for an employee on the run, they must also contend with Sergeant Pete Copeland, an armed robbery cop who is used to doing whatever he likes.
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#24 - Crimes of Passion
Sea Patrol - Season 5 - Episode 3
Dutchy finds himself the prime suspect in a cold-blooded murder after he rescues a beautiful young woman. The Hammersley rushes to save a professional diver trapped in a shark cage.
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#25 - The Incorruptibles
Fat Tony & Co. - Season 1 - Episode 7
Tony attempts to create a new drugs empire whilst hiding in Athens, unaware that two policemen have arrived on a mission to catch him from Australia.
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#26 - Black Flights
Sea Patrol - Season 5 - Episode 7
2Dads and Charge come under fire while investigating a UFO sighting. Ryan and Bird befriend a young man with a tortured secret that could get them all killed. Charge hides a health scare that could end his navy career, and Mike suspects a local police chief of masterminding a major drug-smuggling operation.
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#27 - Fire in the Cross
Rescue Special Ops - Season 1 - Episode 3
Jordan's shady past returns to haunt him when his best mate is accused of murder. Then, Dean and Lara take extreme action to rescue a crime boss from his firebombed nightclub, with deadly results. Elsewhere, a friendly bet between Rescue and the Fire Brigade exposes their naked rivalry.
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#28 - Irukandji
Sea Patrol - Season 1 - Episode 4
Mike is torn between saving the life of a missing refugee girl, and the lives of two shipmates bitten by the deadly irukandji jellyfish. While pursuing pirates, the Hammersley rescues a family of illegal immigrants from an unseaworthy ship.
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#29 - Heaven Born Captains
Sea Patrol - Season 2 - Episode 4
After going on a blind date with an SAS commander, Kate believes her love life is starting to look up. When a French naval captain attempts to seduce Mike, he has to call on all his diplomacy skills. An illegal fishing boat is the subject of a perilous boarding.
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#30 - CPP
Rush (2008) - Season 3 - Episode 5
Christian is thrilled to be guarding his childhood idol, Tuvaluan Prime Minister Pell Fisher, during a visit to Australia. But the glamour of the job soon gives way to dangerous reality when it becomes clear that Pell is a target for assassination. Meanwhile, Dom's hopes of returning to Tactical Response are crushed by Lawson.
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#31 - Hot House
City Homicide - Season 3 - Episode 11
A 14-year-old maths genius plus a murdered maths tutor equals a complicated crime that has Homicide reaching for the textbooks. Mysterious equations scrawled across the victim's body pose a question that only the killer can answer.
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