The BEST episodes written by Nick Parsons

Epiphanies
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8.00
6 votes

#1 - Epiphanies

The Straits - Season 1 - Episode 5

Police attention follows Noel’s revenge on the DC bikies and Noel’s siblings are angry with him. Noel decides to import some sex workers, even though Harry has said no to this trade in the past. Noel bullies Sissi into releasing the funds and orders Gary to do the pickup in the islands. When Gary sees the women are underage, he faces a moral dilemma. For the first time Marou believes he would make the better leader and Lola is thrilled. Trying to find an alternative approach to Noel’s “crash or crash through” style, Marou organises to meet secretly with the DC bikies with unexpected results. In hospital, Harry opens his eyes.

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The Proposition
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7.93
72 votes

#2 - The Proposition

The Straits - Season 1 - Episode 1

Harry announces his unexpected plan. Filled with righteous anger and supported by his mother Kitty, Noel decides to expand the family’s operations, without his father’s knowledge. This leads to conflict with the DC Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, the family’s drug customers on the mainland. When things get out of hand, Harry is forced to take charge.

The Trouble With Raskols
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7.76
37 votes

#3 - The Trouble With Raskols

The Straits - Season 1 - Episode 2

A PNG Raskol dies when Noel’s failed meth lab explodes. Intent on revenge, the dead Raskol’s brother goes to the family’s home on Zey Island. Rattled, Gary flees to Cairns. Harry, Marou and Noel go to PNG to square things with the Raskols and Quay Lin, the expat Chinese trader who works with them. Sissi, under the terms of Harry’s succession plan, starts work with the family’s accountant Paddy, one of Harry’s oldest friends. In the process, she stumbles on evidence that all is not above board with Paddy. Marou’s wife Lola believes that Marou, not Noel, should lead the business. She puts in place a plan to secure Marou as future head of the business.

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