Homicide - Season 5
Season 5
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DatesJan 30, 1968 - Dec 17, 1968
Episodes
Season 5Episode 160 min
Mr. Smith
When a stripper called Lita is strangled, Homicide detectives search for the last person known to have seen her alive - a mysterious Mr. Smith. Another stripper, Trudy Wheeler, helps police with their investigation.
Jan 30, 1968
Season 5Episode 260 min
Edge Of Happiness
An elderly man is murdered in his wheelchair and his wife, fearful for her own safety , asks their former nurse, Maggie Keating, for advice. Maggie, in turn, contacts her boyfriend, Det. Sgt. Mackay, for assistance.
Feb 6, 1968
Season 5Episode 360 min
The Late Show
The manager of a drive-in theatre disturbs a car thief at his home, and the thief retaliates by knocking him down with his own car, causing critical injuries. Investigations reveal there is more to the motive of the crime than was first apparent.
Feb 13, 1968
Season 5Episode 460 min
The Heat's On
Expert safe breaker Earl Tyrell is shot dead by a fellow gangster after organizing an ambitious robbery.
Feb 20, 1968
Season 5Episode 560 min
Ring Of Truth
A girl is strangled after announcing her engagement to roadhouse proprietor Chris Anderson. Homicide detectives question three suspects, all with a motive for murder.
Feb 27, 1968
Season 5Episode 660 min
Kangaroo Shoot
Lew Hoskin is shot at and wounded while hunting kangaroos. Although Homicide detectives suspect attempted murder, Hoskin insists it was accidental.
Mar 5, 1968
Season 5Episode 760 min
The Gauntlet Is Down
A daring jewel robbery by three masked men leads to murder when witness Joe Martini attempts to stop them from escaping.
Mar 12, 1968
Season 5Episode 860 min
A Vintage Year
The body of ex-sideshow man James Munro is discovered in a creek, and police question a group of carnival folk camped on Munro's property.
Mar 19, 1968
Season 5Episode 960 min
The Monday Girl
When the body of go-go dancer Darlene Sadler is found at Beaumaris Beach, detectives discover that she had answered an advertisement to perform at a Melbourne club.
Mar 26, 1968
Season 5Episode 1060 min
The Managing Director
A seven year old boy is found strangled in a park, and detectives suspect teenager Phillip Wright, known to be the last person to see him alive.
Apr 2, 1968
Season 5Episode 1160 min
Free To Kill
A hunt for two escapees from French Island Penal Settlement leads police to murder, blackmail and a savage attack on Det. Barnes.
Apr 9, 1968
Season 5Episode 1260 min
Delayed Action
Two young people, lost in the bush, find a skeleton in a cave. Insp. Connolly interrupts his holiday to investigate the case, thinking that it could be connected with an unsolved bank robbery and murder.
Apr 16, 1968
Season 5Episode 1360 min
The Cold Horse Sings
A garden party at Vincent Rowe's home ends suddenly when Rowe is shot at and wounded during an argument. Homicide detectives get a lead from singer Pamela Grey - a guest who witnessed the shooting.
Apr 23, 1968
Season 5Episode 1460 min
The Money Motive
Vic Webster, formerly on the staff of business agent Ambrose Cook, is found shot dead in Cook's office. To avoid being implicated, Cook decides to hide the body in the bush.
Apr 30, 1968
Season 5Episode 1560 min
The Long Arm
Jenny Radford is kidnapped on her way to school, and her parents are told by phone that they will not see her alive again unless they hand over $250,000 in cash. Detectives search for a green car, their only clue.
May 7, 1968
Season 5Episode 1660 min
The Strange Woman
The body of model Helen Parkes is found on a beach. A shattered champagne glass gives detectives an important clue, and leads to three suspects. Model Jan Barlow, who was making a car commercial on the beach, later becomes involved in the murder.
May 14, 1968
Season 5Episode 1760 min
The Final Movement
Radio store manager Ralph Nixon is shot dead while listening to the final movement of a concerto. Police suspect young soldier Andy Beckett, who accused Nixon of having an affair with his girlfriend, and who has since gone AWOL.
May 21, 1968
Season 5Episode 1860 min
Strictly In Confidence
The body of a man dressed in a dinner jacket, black tie and a grotesque party mask is found in the pantry of an old home up for sale.
May 28, 1968
Season 5Episode 1960 min
The Swinging Sparrow
A secretary finds she is pregnant to her former boss, Alan Booth. With her current boyfriend, she blackmails Booth, who is married, for $10,000. Then Booth is stabbed with a paper knife during an argument with his stepson, who says it was an accident. Later Booth is found stabbed to death in a car park, and four people are under suspicion: the secretary and her boyfriend, her father, and Booth's stepson.
Jun 4, 1968
Season 5Episode 2060 min
When Greek Meets Greek
A well known Greek identity is critically injured when his car is blown up. Police inquiries lead them to cafe proprietor Con Lucas, who later receives a bomb threat. Police seek Johnny Patric, girlfriend of Con's daughter Helena Lucas, in connection with the attempted murder.
Jun 11, 1968
Season 5Episode 2160 min
The Pay-Off
Ken Morgan goes on a killing rampage after a youth has attacked his son, and comes face to face with Sen. Det. Hudson. After being forced to shoot Morgan, Sen. Det. Hudson decides he has had enough and leaves the Homicide squad.
Jun 18, 1968
Season 5Episode 2260 min
The Death Game
A small girl riding a bicycle is killed by a hit-and-run car driver. For this case the Homicide team has the assistance of Det. Costello from Forensic.
Jun 25, 1968
Season 5Episode 2360 min
The Apprentice
When Alf Stone, a cat burglar, falls to his death from a rooftop as he is being chased by Constable Midway, a witness tells Homicide detectives that Midway deliberately let him fall.
Jul 2, 1968
Season 5Episode 2460 min
Someone Up There
A clairvoyant tells Lilian Galvin that her missing husband has been murdered. Two guests at the séance ask the police to investigate Galvin's disappearance.
Jul 9, 1968
Season 5Episode 2560 min
Hit, Run, And Stop Dead
After robbing diamond merchant Charles Pollen, two armed men are pursued by security guards, one of whom is shot and wounded. The Homicide team work on this case with Sgt. Bannister of the local CIB, who is an old adversary of Sgt. Mackay.
Jul 16, 1968
Season 5Episode 2660 min
The Golden Thread
Teenage cyclist Teresa Nelson is found strangled on a lonely bush track, and detectives question a youth, Tony Warren, who had been seen cycling with her just before her death.
Jul 23, 1968
Season 5Episode 2760 min
One Hundred Witnesses
A former standover man is shot dead at the docks. Several witnesses refuse to come forward, and Homicide detectives get nowhere until an informer passes on the name of the chief witness, whose brother is a policeman.
Jul 30, 1968
Season 5Episode 2860 min
A Nice Bloke
It looks like murder, but there is no body - only blood stains on the front seat of an abandoned car near Ballarat. The Homicide team take it from there, and they uncover a web of deceit.
Aug 6, 1968
Season 5Episode 2960 min
The Fourth Side
Vivian Nugent is found strangled in the home she shared with a man known only as Turner. His violent temper makes him an obvious suspect.
Aug 13, 1968
Season 5Episode 3060 min
A Question Of Time
A racehorse is doped and the main suspect is a man with a scar, Dodger Mullins. When someone takes a shot at Mullins, the Homicide team have a case of attempted murder on their hands.
Aug 20, 1968
Season 5Episode 3160 min
I Confess
A Catholic priest informs police that someone has confessed to the murder of a woman, and tells them where to find the body.
Aug 27, 1968
Season 5Episode 3260 min
Trip To Nowhere
When a bank teller is shot dead during a daring robbery by two men and a woman, a photographer who saw the shooting finds himself involved with police and the bandits.
Sep 3, 1968
Season 5Episode 3360 min
Goodbye Janet Granger
When Janet Granger is found strangled at her home, detectives have three suspects - her daughter's fiancé, her husband and an unknown visitor.
Sep 10, 1968
Season 5Episode 3460 min
Valley Of Silence
Tragedy hits a peaceful farming valley when one of the locals, Miro Brandell, is shot dead in his car. Det. Barnes risks his own life by posing as a truck driver to trace the murderer.
Sep 17, 1968
Season 5Episode 3560 min
The Slippers
Police query why Warwick Ashton, shot dead as he arrived at his girlfriend's flat, was wearing slippers and clutching a length of cable. As investigations proceed familial intrigue is revealed.
Sep 24, 1968
Season 5Episode 3660 min
Big Boys Don't Cry
When Frank Bates, who is involved in a call-girl racket, is beaten up by the gang boss, he sets out to get revenge and police fear an outbreak of underworld warfare.
Oct 1, 1968
Season 5Episode 3760 min
Objection Sustained
Author Alan Farrow receives an anonymous phone call threatening his life if he does not stop publication of his controversial book.
Oct 8, 1968
Season 5Episode 3860 min
Murder In Microscope
Charles Butler returns unexpectedly to his car and is stabbed when he disturbs a thief. Homicide detectives come upon valuable evidence when the attacker's hat is found.
Oct 15, 1968
Season 5Episode 3960 min
The Target
A peaceful walk in the Dandenong Ranges erupts into violence for vicar Alan Bryant when he assists police who are attempting to make an arrest. Later, Bryant is fatally shot and detectives are faced with a number of suspects and motives, but the true reason for the shooting takes everyone by surprise.
Oct 22, 1968
Season 5Episode 4060 min
Dead Or Alive
An unbalanced farmer, Ed Chapman, threatens to shoot police if they don't leave his property. Attempting to overpower him, two policemen are shot dead and another is wounded.
Oct 29, 1968
Season 5Episode 4160 min
The Mask
A farmer working a field in a tractor discovers a girl's body dangling from a tree. Suicide or murder? A box found nearby gives the Homicide detectives a clue and leads to the investigation of some strange ceremonies connected with the death.
Nov 5, 1968
Season 5Episode 4260 min
The Breakout
Nov 12, 1968
Season 5Episode 4360 min
The Peace Man
Conscientious objector Mike Bolton finds himself a murder suspect when a girl is strangled and criminally assaulted, and police are informed that he was seen in the locality.
Nov 19, 1968
Season 5Episode 4460 min
The Joy Ride
A girl service station attendant accepts a date with a new customer and then disappears. The body of her jealous boyfriend is later found, and detectives suspect murder and a possible kidnapping.
Nov 26, 1968
Season 5Episode 4560 min
Process Of Elimination
Kate Steele is shot dead on the deck of a cabin cruiser on the bay, and her body is removed by the killer. Her husband, reporting her disappearance to the police, becomes the main suspect when police learn he had taken out a life insurance policy on his wife.
Dec 3, 1968
Season 5Episode 4660 min
The Hero
A warder is shot dead as two prisoners escape from jail. An intensive search in rugged country is hampered by locals who have built a hero image around one of them.
Dec 10, 1968
Season 5Episode 4760 min
The Four Wise Men
A guard is shot and important documents are stolen from a factory. The wife of a suspect has been helping detectives organize a Christmas party for orphan children.
Dec 17, 1968
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