The series primarily focuses on the daily lives of Victorian police officers working at a police station in the fictional small town of Mount Thomas.
Cast:John Wood , Julie Nihill , Martin Sacks , Lisa McCune , Paul Bishop , William McInnes , Axl Taylor , Jane Allsop , Ditch Davey , Damian Walshe-Howling , Caroline Craig , Tasma Walton , Rupert Reid , Simone McAullay , Grant Bowler , Samantha Tolj , Rachel Gordon , Danny Raco
New constable Maggie Doyle arrives in Mt. Thomas. She is faced with not only rampant chauvinism but the fact that she will be stationed with her ex-boyfriend, Constable Wayne Patterson, who has recently moved there with his wife Roz.
The Heelers investigate the theft of a harvester on the eve of its repossession by bailiffs. Meanwhile, Nick investigates why a mysterious woman is rifling through a dead man's possessions and Wayne attends his first autopsy.
Roz has bought herself a new car so she can start a mobile salon but the added workload results in her falling behind with her cleaning duties at the station. With help from Nell, Tom finally contracts the work out to a local widow.
Wayne are Roz are celebrating her new business when the phone rings - there's been a burglary at the antique store, the latest in a spate of local break-ins. With PJ occupied with a "girlfriend," Wayne is forced to stand guard all night.
The annual Mt Thomas Cup brings an array of colourful characters to Mt. Thomas. Maggie is accompanied during her shift by Sgt Noel Harrison, a stickler for the finer points of the law.
It is a busy Sunday in Mt Thomas that sees Tom turn marriage counsellor while the discovery of an abandoned child raises painful memories for Nick.
The Heelers investigate a serious road traffic accident and PJ tries to avert trouble between two warring neighbours.
Having received a job offer in Melbourne, Roz asks Wayne to consider applying for a transfer. Soon after, Wayne is shot while attempting to assist the occupants of an apparently disabled car.
A curious mother uncovers information from her daughter Kym's diary that suggests a drug dealer is operating near the school. Meanwhile, Wayne returns to work after the shooting but is very tense. Is he ready to be back at work?
It's Police Week in Mt Thomas and the station's doors are thrown open to the public. Maggie and Wayne investigate a harassment complaint by an elderly farmer. Roz applies for the general support officer's job at the station.
While the Heelers are searching for the mother of a baby found abandoned at the railway station, the child is abducted from the hospital. Roz has a rough first day as the station's new administration officer.
When the wife of a prominent solicitor is arrested for shoplifting, Tom puts his reputation on the line to help a friend. Nick solves two problems when he helps out an arthritic farmer who has been keeping his son out of school.
PJ teams up with the Special Response Force and his old friend Senior Sergeant Col Monroe to investigate a series of aggravated burglaries in Mount Thomas.
No one is more surprised than Chris when her supposedly dead ex-husband climbs through her bedroom window in the middle of the night, mere hours after she identified his body in the morgue. ANZAC Day keeps the team hopping.
The fate of a five-year-old boy hangs in the balance due to a maze of untruths after it is reported he has been abducted by his father.
Wayne is accused of theft and his future at the station hangs in the balance when Internal Affairs is called in to investigate.
Residents protest when a convicted child killer released on early parole returns home to Mt. Thomas, an event that could have serious consequences for the town.
PJ meets his match when an old flame comes to town to investigate a series of cattle thefts. When accused of theft, a young woman accuses her boss of sexual harassment.
Wayne's attempts to serve a warrant are complicated when his target evades him by fleeing up a tree.
Wayne's sporting hero, Big Don Danites, returns with his wife to her hometown of Mt. Thomas, but as a violent drunk he finds it hard to live up to his reputation.
Nick is destined to lose another relationship when the woman he is seeing is implicated in a hit-and-run. The Heelers are taken aback when the prowler they are searching for presents himself at the station.
Maggie has a formal complaint filed against her after she and Wayne lock up a drunken, underage teen overnight in the cells. Nick picks up a new patrol car.
Maggie's reputation is put on the line when she arrests her boyfriend's boss, a police-friendly MP, for drunken driving. Her father then comes to Mt. Thomas to help sort it out - by whatever means necessary.
Tom assigns Roz to help out at the one-man Widgeree station where Senior Constable Alan McCubbin is running behind on his paperwork. Roz makes an excuse so as not to have to return after being subjected to Alan's inappropriate advances.
Bill Mason arrives in Mt Thomas hoping to follow up leads relating to the disappearance of his son, Paul, four years earlier.
When the local magistrate comes to town for the day, the Heelers are less than enthusiastic about spending their time in court. None more-so than Maggie who's got butterflies in anticipation of her first day in court.
Sally Lewis is found dead in a shared house where suspicion falls on her room-mates, including her sister Heather, who may have been involved in her death. The team also reunite one of the room-mates with his estranged father.
Bill Todd is making a fortune by selling inferior carcasses as quality meat - but Inspector Faulkner insists that any action be postponed until after his launch of the local Safety House Scheme, of which Bill is a prominent supporter.
A young man found loitering outside a woman's home, and later suspected of breaking in, is subsequently found brutally beaten in his room at the Imperial.
After an eventful night where wealthy rural resident Moira Field shoots and kills an intruder, and following her suspension from her job, Roz decides to leave Wayne and return home to Melbourne.
PJ recognises a man brought into the station under suspicion of drunk driving as the suspect acquitted in a Melbourne rape case two years prior. PJ is still convinced of the man's guilt.
Feuding elderly siblings make life hell for the Heelers. The angry brother accuses the owner of an antique store of receiving stolen goods after his sister sells a chest of drawers without his knowledge.
Nick and Maggie investigate unexplained mishaps in a retiree's home whilst Wayne goes on the search for who is breaking into people's houses without stealing anything.
A travelling prostitute is found robbed and beaten in the motel room she is working out of. The Heelers' investigation leads them to high-profile suspect.
Adam falls for Maggie but as rumours about a budding relationship begin to circulate around the station, Maggie makes it clear there will never be anything between them.
P.J. and Tom are caught in the middle of a contentious local land dispute between P.J.'s ex-girlfriend Hilary Edmunds's uncle Stan Horvath and Geoff Lovett who is claiming adverse possession of the land.
The Heelers investigate the disappearance of Joanne Foster as she made her way to work.
Tom is puzzled when he sees Father Leary talking to two con artists who are selling herbal remedies to the locals. In a subsequent encounter at the Imperial, Tom finds that Leary has become distant and rude.
A drug raid based on a tip-off goes wrong when the drug manufacturers get wind of the raid. With their joint operation blown, the coppers from Mt Thomas and St Davids point accusing fingers at one another.
When a carpet shop is ram-raided and a body goes missing from a funeral parlour, Tom believes it is more antics from the B&S Ball revellers who are running amok in the town.
PJ does some checking when a young security guard blames a small-time criminal for a series of burglaries. Meanwhile, a young woman comes into the station highly distressed after being robbed of company funds.
Nick is unwittingly involved in a murder investigation that could spell the end of his career when a rowdy drunk that Nick took home is found dead the next day. PJ's mother gives him some relationship advice in hopes he will get married.
Tensions are running high as renovations are underway in the Mt. Thomas station when two Aborigines arrive in town, and Tom is accused of racial prejudice.
A major car accident shatters the lives of several Mt Thomas families. Killed in the collision are three teenagers and Tom's wife, Nell, whose car the impaired teenagers collided with. Tom's daughter, Susan, is the lone survivor.
Maggie's boyfriend is suspected of being on the take when a horse racing ring-in is discovered. Maggie's hopes of being promoted into the detective ranks is derailed by the appearance of a rival from St Davids.
The Healers are perplexed by the disappearance of the Ashleys from their farm.
Maggie and Adam must deal with a crazed nightclub bouncer whose confrontation with a footballer results in a brawl.
Adam finds his pending HIV status a stumbling block with the Mount Thomas community. Elsewhere, Mount Thomas's first bank robbery causes confusion for the Heelers and the suspect turns out to be someone they wouldn't normally suspect.
An old friend of Tom's who betrayed his trust returns to make amends. The ex-con's return to town moves PJ and Rose to reopen his case.
Deranged father Michael Fielding abducts his young daughter from school and tells Adam in a phone call that she is being abused by her step-father Ian Rasheed. Meanwhile, Adam anxiously awaits his HIV test results.
A boy at a local school has severely assaulted one of his classmates. After questioning at the station, the boy is cautioned and sent home. The next morning, the police are called to a tragic case of domestic violence.
A traffic blitz in Mt. Thomas causes headaches for Tom and the rest of the Blue Heelers when Nick's friend is killed in an accident. Meanwhile, PJ is kept busy investigating a drug theft from the local vet.
Maggie's gun goes missing, and there could be dire consequences if it is not found quickly. Nick shepherds Inspector Faulkner's young nephew who is on a work experience placement at the station.
PJ and Rose investigate a clever lawyer for crimes against a Chinese restaurant owner and his family. Tom warns Nick about getting involved with Sasha Peters, his friend's widow.
An old friend of Tom's is brutally attacked, but charging the offender becomes more complicated than he bargains for after learning the suspect is in Witness Protection.
Job placements are on the line when the Mt Thomas station undergoes an internal efficiency audit. Nick applies for the Watchhouse Keepers job.
The arrival of two backpackers in town leads to a murder investigation for the Heelers. One of the backpackers complicates Wayne's life when a romance blossoms.
When a plane goes down in dense bushland near Mt. Thomas, the Heelers are involved in a search and rescue operation, discovering a politician dragging a dead girl from the wreckage.
When a bikie gang arrives in Mt Thomas, Holly McLeod, an ex-bikie, prefers the company of the gang to caring for her two children. Maggie becomes determined to remove the children from their mother.
Nick has the chance to run the station during Tom's absence, but his job is made more complicated by the discovery of an unidentified body in Mt. Thomas which brings Nick's old Homicide Squad rivals to town.
The Heelers investigate the Hughes brothers & their involvement in an inter state payroll robbery. Meanwhile, Wayne & Maggie look into the disappearance of Inspector Faulkner's niece Kim & find her living with her teacher Ben.
The Heelers investigate the alleged rape of Sandy Fielding with Maggie as lead investigator which gives her a new insight into detective work.
Both Nick and Wayne's private lives are infringing on their work. Nick has to arrest the brother of his lover, Sasha, and Wayne is accused of bashing the husband of a woman he had brief fling with.
Tom's daughter Susan arrives home from university and tells Tom that she is thinking of dropping out of university. Meanwhile, Nick investigates a local business which has been vandalised.
Wayne is thrown into the world of guns when a local gun shop is robbed and Tom is held at gunpoint in his office.
After a five-year old girl goes missing the Heelers come under the ferocious glare of the media - both local and international.
When officers from Internal Investigations arrive in town en masse to probe allegations of corruption among the Heelers, tempers fray. The day goes from bad to worse when a trio of prisoners escape while being transported.
Tom Croydon is shot at the Imperial Hotel. The mood of paranoia among the Heelers intensifies as they set out to capture the prison escapees and avenge Tom's shooting.
A routine robbery investigation becomes somewhat complicated when Aboriginal artifacts are involved. The Heelers adopt a kid-gloves approach but run into a fair amount of trouble just the same.
An old high school friend visits Tom after Maggie wins concert tickets in a radio contest, but soon comes under suspicion in a robbery investigation. Is there a link between the robbery and the return of Tom's old school friend?
Tom is up for promotion against Monica Draper. Wayne's friends try to cheer him up after he is served with divorce papers by Roz. Tom asks out Chris to fend off the advances of an admirer.
The Blue Heelers are embroiled in a bovine saga when a farmer's prize bull is shot dead. Meanwhile on the personal front, Adam realises that Chris, despite their night together, is not remotely interested in him.
The lives of Wayne and Nick tragically collide when Nick befriends a young graffiti artist and Wayne helps a mate. Maggie and Wayne prepare for the senior-constable exam.
The Blue Heelers investigate a drug theft at the local hospital.
Joe Kenny has been given early release from prison and the Heelers prepare for more trouble. Wayne becomes involved with Kenny's wife and is soon accused of sexual harassment. Tom prepares for a visit from Acting Inspector Monica Draper.
After the Kenny brothers rough-up Wayne, he has to fight to save both his career and reputation when Joe's wife charges him with sexual harassment.
Gold fever overcomes the citizens of Mt Thomas with potentially tragic consequences for one family.
PJ is a key witness in a case concerning a death threat made by a campaign worker of local Member of Parliament George Tobias against an election rival.
When the police investigate the murder of a Vietnam veteran found stabbed to death in his hospital bed, they focus their investigations on a schizophrenic man obsessed with knives.
Members of a nearby commune are suspects in a string of burglaries. Much to his dismay, Tom's daughter is among their members.
PJ and Maggie witness a bank robbery, but PJ is suspended after a large amount of the stolen money is found in his house. Maggie enlists the help of an old ally to get to the truth, clear PJ's name, and prove that he was setup.
When Chris' niece runs away, abuse is suspected. PJ's suspicions about the local priest are confirmed when he is named by the boyfriend of the young girl's mother.
Melbourne Cup day hardly brings Mt. Thomas to a standstill when a series of burglaries rock the town.
Wayne restores an old motorcycle in Sal's garage, and soon discovers the bike's true value. Things take an unexpected turn when a blood alcohol sample goes missing, forcing Wayne to choose between loyalty to a friend and his career.
At Tom's annual police Christmas party, all goes well until an intoxicated Nick announces his and Sasha's engagement. After the party, Maggie and PJ encounter their friend and fellow party-goer Gina Belfanti after she has been raped.
The Mt Thomas police are still trying to find Gina's rapist, and after Adam's brother is cleared, the next suspect is a man who works for Chris at The Imperial.
Bush fires are ringing the township of Mt 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.
A siege has developed at the Mt. Thomas hospital. While the armed and desperate Nerida Davidson and Jason Bennett hold Maggie, Wayne, patients and staff on the inside, the rest of the Heelers lie in wait outside.
Cricket team rivalry, stolen meat, and suspicious fingerprints. Could all this lead to the capture of a wanted criminal?
The prime suspect in a series of child murders is found dead under mysterious circumstances while in police custody.
With the death in custody of a prisoner, an inquiry and an inquest is held. As evidence mounts, it's looking more like Nick Shultz is to blame.
A road traffic accident involves Adam but he is in a coma. With rain washing away evidence, the rest of the police force have to discover what actually happened and was it Adam's fault?
A survey team brings out the Mount Thomas residents who are not happy, as its believed a mental hospital is to be built there. Vandalism and then a shooting occur. As the police investigate, it's the local general hospital that holds the answers.
Wayne gets involved with a school problem, a teacher and her son. Whilst Ernie Pringle, the lollipop man, is causing more and more trouble for everyone, including the police and he is only trying to be helpful, but is he just a stirrer?
Lambs are being attacked and local farmers are determined to form a hunting party as one resident tells the tale of local puma that still roams the countryside. Wayne just can't seem to hit it off with Gabe.
A prisoner has escaped and has Wayne in his sights, as it looks like he escaped looking for revenge. This will bring Wayne, Gabe and her children into the firing line, as the police hunt for this dangerous criminal.
With one of their own gone, the police are in shock and everyone handles it differently. Then the wife turns up and a police funeral is out of the question, which makes the grieving process worse for the Mount Thomas police force.
Stories of fathers, daughters and family. As Maggie turns 25, the whole Doyle family turns up to celebrate. Meanwhile a local drug problem will spill over that no one sees coming. And Tom is in for a surprise.
Stories of two cars, two babies and Gary, who wants to join the police force but is sent with a flea in his ear by Inspector Faulkner, who just doesn't seem to fully understand the needs of country policing. And there's a stolen car with a baby in the back that's missing.
A new detective sergeant turns up at the station. A spate of burglaries is causing concern for the police, as is a father and his 10 year-old son for social services. Anna is being driven up the wall by Tom.
The spate of burglaries take a sinister turn as the wife of an ex-police sergeant is assaulted badly. The 10 year-old is placed with his mother by social services but there are further investigations needed.
A sheep shearing contest causes problems and then takes a nasty turn. Someone is watering the alcohol bottles at the pub and Tom is pushing Anna to name her baby.
PJ and the new detective sergeant are not getting on. PJ does his own investigation into sergeant and this brings him into conflict with the rest of his colleagues, but is PJ onto something?
A dispute between two neighbouring men are not shared by their children and an art judging contest by a snooty guest judge and his antics, do not impress Chris and Tom.
There's been a murder and Maggie had run into the victim the night before. The residents where she died, seem indifferent to the murdered woman's sad demise.
Chris is thinking of renovating the pub, this brings her into conflict with all her staff and things are going to go from bad to worse for her. Meanwhile a death of a teenager affects Adam deeply.
The new Probationary Constable, 19-year-old Dash McKinley, arrives in Mt Thomas much to Tom's annoyance and Adam's delight.
Clancy and his mum have an accident, but there is more to it than meets the eye. With policing and luck, the truth will reveal itself.
Trouble at the local high school has Dash getting involved between a student and a teacher, which leads to further incidents involving more police time and criminal damage.
A young woman accuses her father of abuse when she was a child. The evidence is convincing, but the police have to keep an objective eye as they investigate, as the young woman can't control her emotions or anger which keeps spilling over.
Dash and 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.
Dash has to deal with the death of a teenage girl. It's not her first but she questions if she could have done more. Meanwhile the police have to find out why and how she died?
There's been a bashing and the main suspect turns out to be Sam's dad, who has been searching for him and Anna across the country. Tom is caught in the middle and then the baby goes missing.
Nick is surprised by Dash's unprofessional behavior at the scene of a fatal accident, only to later learn that both victims were friends of hers. She insists she can cope with the trauma, but Nick feels there is more to it.
A local witch and Christian group come at odds and then there is a death. Maggie finds out about her boyfriend from PJ and she won't thank him for it, and Tom is having problems with his sister.
As 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.
5,000 litres of wine goes missing worth $100,000. How was it done and what has local Charlie Drake got to do with it? The new detective makes moves on Maggie, whilst Tom is looking for a carer for his grandson, with unexpected results.
Intent on buying a car but short on cash, Dash turns to Chris' new gaming machines then gets carried away by her winning streak, losing Adam's nest egg and putting pressure on their friendship.
Horses are being threatened in a local race and Detective Kowalski gets involved with a suspect and Tom sees this as going a step too far. He also quizzes Maggie and Dash over Kowalski, but they tell him they can handle him themselves.
PJ is back and takes a call from a 3 year-old who's mother is asleep and he can't wake her. His baby sister is also there and is running a fever. But can PJ and the Mount Thomas police force get to them, before the abusive boyfriend gets back?
Dash and Adam wreck the hard drive of the computer at the station while playing a game. They have the system quietly repaired locally and are anxious that Tom doesn't find out.
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.
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.
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 painted blue, Dash is astonished to discover it is her brother Ian.
Nick is delighted when his old friend Gordy Muir turns up in Mt. Thomas to run a stress management "war games" course for corporate clients and thrilled when Gordy offers him a partnership in the new venture.
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.
The favourite in the Miss Mt Thomas contest tells the Heelers she is being stalked, then mysteriously disappears while under the protection of Dash and Nick.
Dash's family problems reach a 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.
When people become sick, a farmer turns on his English neighbours blaming them for bringing BSE (Mad Cow Disease) there, and making his wife ill. With Tom convalescing, its newly promoted Nick, who's in charge.
Nick fulfils a promise to Annabelle Armstrong and takes her dog into protective custody. However, the farmers follow them into town and Nick soon finds the station cut off from the outside world.
Adam and Dash ruin a 3-day stakeout. Dash can't help listening to the tapes of a restaurant couple they recorded and this will lead onto another case. Tom is telling everyone to relax and breathe, as part of his new relaxing regime.
Maggie and Nick pull up Charlie Clarke for talking on his mobile phone and are surprised to discover the caller on the other end is no other than the boss.
Nick and Adam are overdue back from patrol. When they arrive they are drenched and their uniforms are in tatters. The other Heelers have no idea of their trauma until Tom asks them to explain themselves and Adam bursts into tears.
Nick is astonished to discover that the shooter of a young protester at the opening of the duck season is none other than his sometime admirer, Dr Zoe Hamilton.
Chris is getting married and she has known her Irish fiancé for only two weeks. His son is getting into trouble at school, where another student, a Muslim girl, is being harassed by other kids at that school, which Nick is investigating.
A musician with angry lyrics, a club owner and an angry parent, then violence starts. Who truly is to blame for the ever increasing attacks where everyone is targeted? Just who are the criminals and who are the innocent parties?
Nick and Adam are surprised when their call to a domestic dispute turns out to be at a Salvation Army women's meeting.
Adam and Dash are called to a disturbance to find a lonely farmer banging at the door of what turns out to be a dating agency.
Dash and Adam respond to a report of vandalism at the train yards, and discover a couple of young offenders - one so fleet of foot that he's even faster than Dash.
Two old gold miners state that two young gold miners are stealing their mine. Then a giant golden nugget is found. That's just the start of all the problems, in particular for two police officers.
With the golden nugget disappearance, so too are at least one of the young miners and two police officers. But its more serious than that, particularly for the two police officers that are trapped.
Vandalism at the graveyard upsets many but this will lead to another case of someone digging up graves as well for buried treasure. Tom doubts if Jed is innocent of the vandalism and PJ has to deal with an overly-helpful preacher.
A man returns home but does not receive a warm welcome from some quarters. With owning high powered guns and Nick on his side, this is going to get explosive as there are two children involved as well.
Dispute over a dead goat, some dangerous drugs that are harming people as well. Then Adam and Stacey are deciding on where to live.
The police are conducting random breath tests, but one case is to prove difficult for Dash and this will have deadly consequences. All this as Inspector Russell Falcon-Price makes his mark on Mount Thomas.
A baby has gone missing. As the mother's sanity is questioned, the police investigation is looking more like there was never really a baby, but Adam and Nick are investigating other leads that suggest something is going on.
Local farmer Jack Buckley wins Oz Lotto. The next day, however, Jack claims his winning ticket has been stolen, but PJ becomes skeptical because there is some doubt that the ticket ever existed.
An ex prostitute is prosecuting a man for rape after he beat and assaulted her, but as he gave money it makes for a harder case. Nick is also involved with the woman in question.
It's time for the annual "Make a Wish" Talent Quest and Nick has a vision for the Heelers - Mt. Thomas is about to enjoy the rustic poetry of Banjo Paterson in a way they'll never forget.
Maggie finds herself becoming personally involved when a Polish woman, Ivona, arrives at the police station, escorted by an irate taxi driver demanding payment.
Tom's other daughter, Susan, turns up after an accident and makes new friends but one of them has a dark past, which makes Tom very concerned. This involves the rest of the police, much to Susan's annoyance.
With Susan working at the school, a children's project and thefts bring missing valuables and suspects. The police have to go back and question everyone involved, including the kids. This brings Susan and Tom at odds again.
A young female mechanic and increasing practical jokes, start an investigation into more serious acts against more people working there. Adam's problems with Stacey are brought to the boil as she gets friendly with an old male friend.
Continuing the story at the garage, the police investigations are still ongoing. Monica Draper is here to investigate Adam's situation, which has gone from bad to worse. Its Dash who doesn't trust Stacey but can she discover the truth?
The Heelers are called to the site of a demonstration against a proposed resort development in Widgeree.
Two brothers go at it at their mother's funeral and this is only just the beginning. With livestock and farm goods sabotaged, it's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. But why is this happening in the first place?
When Maggie and Dash go to inform the local wowser, Bert Cole, that his shop has been vandalised, they find him dead - and dressed in women's clothing. His house has also been burgled and his cause of death is unknown.
Nick gets bashed on the head and the Torrini's are having a baby - both go to hospital but that's only the start. Adam's career is in the balance and he is about to be sued on top of it all, but can Dash save the day?
When Nick stumbles onto the 3SD van broadcasting from the centre of Mt Thomas, the station is thrown into chaos. The disc jockey is discussing an apparent crime wave that is sweeping the town.
PJ investigates a series of car thefts from the supermarket parking lot. Each theft victim seems to have a similar description of a man that they saw loitering at the scene. Tom firmly believes that these are not isolated random thefts.
While Dash is lending some support to the devastated Chalmers family as they are being evicted from their farm by the bank, her good friend Sam Chalmers alleges that Jock Hennessey, the Bank Manager, has sexually assaulted her.
Is Tom going soft? That's what Chris and the Heelers think when he fails to reprimand a bunch of drunken louts. Even when they let a live snake go in the pub and make unsavoury advances towards Maggie and Dash.
What seems to be a case of petty theft turns into an investigation of a two-year-old kidnapping when a fingerprint found on a stolen figurine bought at a local car-boot sale actually matches one found on the ransom note.
The local jewellers is reportedly handling stolen goods but they have the paperwork and the owner is a friend of Tom's. Meanwhile, Maggie is unable to handle Robbie and his problem, so calls her father for backup.
During a routine school locker search for stolen money, the Heelers find a foil of heroin in a fourteen-year-old girl's locker. She says she was given it at a party and PJ immediately concludes it is a free sample.
PJ and Tom refuse to believe that Maggie is leaking information to a drug dealer. PJ is stymied, but before he and Tom can decide what to do, DI Russell Falcon-Price, arrives demanding to know why they have not yet reported her.
Compo Hayes is making a nuisance of himself with the police. Is he running an illegal book on gambling and why will no one admit to it? Maggie gets help for Robbie but can he stay the course?
With Remberance Day looming, someone has vandalised the war memorial where the commemorations are to take place.
Maggie is prosecuting a young shoplifter in the magistrate's court - a seventeen-year-old who has chosen to defend herself because Legal Aid has denied her funding on the grounds that she insisted on pleading not guilty.
Maggie is telling Dash of her recurring nightmare of a dark and angry horse when Robbie brings in his new employer, Doreen Jackson, and her father, Jim Jamieson, to report that one of his paintings has been stolen - a painting of a horse.
Mt. Thomas station is full of secrets. Maggie and PJ have come back from holidays deeply in love but determined that no one, especially Tom, will find out about their new relationship.
A hostage crisis at the school is then moved out onto a school bus and as Dash is with them all, she tries her best to keep everyone safe. Can her colleagues track them down in time?
Adam's mate, Wazza Tully, is in trouble - Mandy Barnes wants him charged with sexual assault after an incident at the Imperial where a drunken Wazza tried to grabs her breasts.
A new resident, Bob Barker, comes in to the station to report a burglary. This seems normal enough until Maggie and PJ realise that Bob has had, not his contents, but his whole house stolen.
Nick is the subject of a "Day in the Life" feature by reporter Tony Timms. Not thrilled, Nick decides to bore him to death, showing him exciting police work like putting petrol in a car and directing traffic around hay on the road.
PJ and Maggie are on the way to the station when they come across two youths speeding in a stolen car. They pursue, but lose the car over the hill. Cresting the rise, PJ and Maggie find the car crashed into a guardrail.
Nick and Maggie are on patrol when they encounter an oddly parked vehicle. Investigating, Nick is taken aback to discover the car belongs to his parents, Klaus and Elizabeth, and that their car has been involved in an accident.
With the upgrade in place there is a new detective on the force and she is bringing a lot of baggage with her and then the accusations start flying, rubbing the rest of her colleagues at Mount Thomas up the wrong way.
Nick and Zoe are closer than ever but then an old troublesome boyfriend of Zoe's turns up to cause trouble. Along with farming vandalism on one sheep farm to deal with; when things turn nasty, Nick and Zoe's relationship is tested.
Clancy and Leonie come into spotlight when it appears they are not doing so well in bringing up their baby. As Dash calls human services to look into it, its Tom and Chris who are going to have to make some hard decisions.
Movie Fever has hit Mt. Thomas with the arrival of two film producers, Rip and Jake Vaughan, intending to make a film about the town's local legend - 1880's bushranger Starvation O'Flynn.
The Supreme Court comes to Mount Thomas to try a woman accused of killing her husband whilst he slept. Maggie is working with the prosecution and Sally Downie for the defence. With a juror, a convicted criminal and a farmer wanting to shoot a dog, they are all somehow linked to this serious case.
Dr. Zoe Hamilton' fears are realised when a woman suffering from Motor Neurone Disease is found dead. Her family's past pleas for her to be euthanised make Zoe sure it was not the disease that finally ended her suffering.
An elderly residency has some thefts. There are suspects and then more problems and one thing after another. Dash is pestering Maggie on who her secret boyfriend is and she is determined to find out.
A traveling fair comes to town and the boxing attraction winds up the police so much, they get Adam to agree to a fight with one of them. Things will not go as planned for all concerned.
A man, Enzo, returns from prison who took a lot of locals money and lost it all and no one wants him there, including Tom and Enzo's family. But things are going to turn ugly and vicious with a lot of people wanting revenge.
As innocent people are dragged into the revenge sought out on Enzo, Tom is going to be caught in the middle of his doing his job and his personal feelings, when someone close to him is put in a dangerous position.
Adam and Dash find Tony Timms, reporter for the Mt. Thomas Gazette, dazed and injured on the riverbank. Tony is eager to recover his camera but he won't say who attacked him or why he was there.
Tony Timms is onto the case of a dangerous dog. Dash finds one, but is it the culprit? Something is setting off the dog at certain people it comes into contact with. Dash then has to deal with some troubling personal news on top of this.
Tom is faced with a dilemma when a mother asks him to protect her son, a convicted felon who is back home after an early release. The boy was responsible for the particularly cowardly armed robbery of a local real estate office.
PJ and Maggie notice a car that has run off the road. As they radio for an ambulance, they discover the real cause of the accident - the driver has a bullet through his head.
Maggie and PJ are called to a wealthy grazier's to investigate a wool theft and are greeted by naked sheep instead of the empty wool shed they expected to find. The grazier points the finger at an ex-shearer and old-time rival.
Maggie and PJ find their relationship under pressure when a visiting detective is accused of murdering a petty crim and drug user.
Nick questions his ability to continue in the Police when he is duped by a sexual abuse case, and then makes a bad call in another related case when a woman asks for an Intervention Order against her ex-boyfriend.
Tom and Chris' friendship is put in jeopardy when Chris finds a fifty-year-old journal. The journal appears to have been owned by a young woman and Chris discovers that it is the account of a romance gone wrong ending in murder.
A domestic violence case gets the police involved. The wife speaks to P.J. who seems to deal with things on his own and all hush hush. When he does tell Maggie, he lays down a bombshell.
Mt. Thomas is in fear as a serial killer stalks the area. But as police from around the state work to bring the man down in a sting, Adam notices a bystander behaving strangely and is able to take the armed man into custody.
Ben Stewart returns to Mt. Thomas having been demoted to Senior Constable. He soon puts the Heelers loyalties to the test when he becomes the focus of an investigation into the death of a woman in Witness Protection.
Maggie and PJ arrive at a solicitor's office to collect the papers they find the solicitor dead. He has a gunshot wound to the head, a gun in his hand, and a note on his computer which reads, "I'm sorry I failed you all".
A city trio on a bush experience need help when one of them goes missing. As the police search for the missing woman, is it an accident or foul play? Dash gets a haircut and Tom is turning fifty.
A spate of false security alarms is keeping the Heelers on their toes. Tom is becoming increasingly frustrated with the owner of the alarm company, Roland Halliday, and his inefficiencies.
Adam's involvement with security company owner Roland Halliday places him in a difficult position when he uncovers his insurance scam.
Nick decides to give Ben the experience of the Demirs' kebab shop. They walk in on a dispute between the owners and are shocked to learn that the conflict is over the arranged marriage of their seventeen-year-old daughter, Deniz.
When Ben and Dash visit a farm to enquire about a spate of thefts in the district, they discover that those pillars of the community, the Frasers, are involved in a violent argument.
Chris Riley finds herself the target of big business when a representative of a large development group comes to town. He wants to demolish the Imperial and replace it with a huge shopping mall.
When Adam discovers that a car he has just purchased is part of a stolen car racket, his loyalty to his job and friends hang in the balance. Adam has to make a decision, should he own up and lose risking his money?
Unexpected news from Zoe leads Nick to spring a surprise of his own - his resignation from the Victoria Police. In typical Nick style, he refuses to provide a reason for his resignation, hampering Tom's attempts to talk sense into him.
Ben clashes with Tom when he finds himself championing the cause of Maureen Ritchie and her three foster children - in particular the two boys Scott and Jason.
Maggie's life is turned upside down when her brother Robbie shows up after having escaped from gaol. When she can't give him the help he expects, he takes off and the Heelers begin an extensive search.
While she waits for the final test results of her cancer, Dash becomes drawn into a case involving Karen Healy, one of her old and trusted school teachers.
When a vital piece of videotape evidence goes missing from the station, Tom has to face the unpleasant prospect that one of his team might be corrupt.
An elderly resident reports a prowler who assaulted her and it was the devil. As more assaults are reported, the police have to investigate the problem. A new probationary police officer, Jack Lawson comes to town with his horse in tow.
Maggie recovers from the assault. Always the copper, Maggie refuses to be treated like a victim but she's got her work cut out for her with PJ and Ben fighting to protect this reluctant damsel in distress.
Dash's teacher brother Alec is accused of inappropriate behaviour with one of his female students. Meanwhile, Chris runs for election.
Maggie and PJ are caught in the crossfire of a jealous husband spying on his wife and her lover at Govet's Leap. Determined to expose the philandering louse, the husband takes a video tape of them before settling the score with his fists.
Dash and Jack witness a horrifying double fatality involving two popular young locals. Dash's upset turns to anger when she discovers the car accident was caused by a boy with a crush on one of the victims.
Cupid comes to town in the form of Ben's mischievous daughter, Emma. Dressed in a fairy costume and armed with magic fairy dust, Emma's wish on this visit is to find her dad a new wife - and Maggie is the fairy godmother of her dreams.
After a vicious attack on an elderly woman, Jack runs down a prime suspect near the crime scene and he's one nasty piece of work.
Seeds of a greener lifestyle are planted in Mt. Thomas. Councillor Chris Riley has concerns about a proposal for an abattoir by the river but the locals won't hear of any opposition.
Out alone on a routine call, Jack confronts a dangerous driver who threatens him with what Jack thinks is a sawn-off shotgun. Jack panics and shoots.
Maggie's father, Sgt. Pat Doyle, arrives in town on long-service leave and surprises Maggie during a rare, intimate evening alone with PJ.
Ben becomes the knight in shining armour for a victim of domestic violence after she misconstrues his offers of support for affection. While Ben is blind to Vanessa's growing attraction, Dash and Tom try to warn him of the danger.
Everybody is reeling at the body in the burnt out car and Monica Draper comes to take charge of the investigation. Pat has his own theories and he and P.J. investigate on their own and this will lead to surprises and revelations.
Jack scores a place on the Mudlarks football team when its star player is killed in a suspicious road accident. PJ recalls the dead boy was a troublemaker and suspects he was drunk at the time.
Dash's career prospects look bright when Inspector Monica Draper arrives for the monthly inspection and recommends she undertake the CIB training program. A McKinley as a detective?
When Jack and Dash are called out to the local high school, Jack becomes the victim of a schoolgirl prank - it seems that some of the girls have a large crush on Mt. Thomas' most handsome constable.
Seven a.m. The phone rings. One by one the Heelers receive a devastating wake-up call - one of their own lies dead on a quiet country road.
Hunters and their guns come to the area and so does Molly, Jack's girlfriend. Jack goes hunting with his cousin and this will lead to a whole lot of trouble for Jack.
The Heelers must provide protection for the local vet who orders inspections of all sheep properties after an outbreak of a highly infectious disease. Johne's disease threatens to kill every sheep in Mt. Thomas.
An armed robbery, a very sick little girl and a mother who is supposed to be dead, are all linked. The police need to investigate and they will get some help, as Maggie comes back.
After months of courting, Tom is ready to declare his feelings for Sally Downie with a special gift that once belonged to his wife, Nell.
Tom's day brightens when he learns his favourite actress is in town visiting relatives. A woman to be reckoned with, Audrey Roper wastes no time in introducing herself to Mt. Thomas' most senior police member.
A troublesome kid seems to be more trouble than he is worth, though he lays charges against his own father. When the boy goes missing, the search is on for him and the truth.
Dash and Ben are called out to a hit and run. On the road nearby is a clutch of shopping bags belonging to the victim. Dash recognises them, and in one afternoon her dreams of a new start are shattered. The victim is her mother.
A trip to Melbourne turns stormy for Maggie and Chris when they stumble into an armed holdup at a service station. Prison escapees, the McKenzie brothers, are on the run when they confront Chris paying for petrol with Maggie's purse.
Maddie's school fees are due, she needs a new flute and Ben's pay cheque falls short. As Ben's ex-wife begins her new life with another man, Ben feels doubly under pressure to fulfil his duties as a father and provider for his children.
Country life has changed. Chris tells Tom the Vic Bank is closing for good. Unnerved by the bank's closure and noticing the Heelers under pressure, Chris spreads word around town that the station may also be in danger of shutting down.
There's a new hairdresser in town - Ben's friend, Tony Stevens, and his presence is inadvertently stirring up the locals. Ben and Jack are called out to the local hairdressing salon, which has been spray-painted with anti-gay slogans.
Constable Joanna Parrish arrives by arresting a couple before she can put on a uniform. She then has to deal with a complaint, being sued and an ex-boyfriend who will not take 'no' for an answer. Then, things get nasty.
A local trick shooter/whip artist, a gypsy and two low level criminals all clash and this gets the Mt. Thomas police involved. But all of them have something to hide.
People are being assaulted and it all revolves around one sleazy politician. Maggie has to make a decision and as more people find out what's happened, they are angry and also determined to find the culprit and the truth.
A gay man turns up at the police station looking for his missing partner who had returned looking for reconciliation with his parents. Maggie has to deal with her father and his new fiancée and a revelation.
When a crooked cop is arrested, on the news a list points to two people in Mount Thomas, one a serving police officer. As tongues wag, there is also a drug problem at the local high school and problems for one teacher.
Strange characters are appearing on this full moon and starry night. Dancing at a club leads to tension between PJ, Maggie and Ben. Tom has a heart to heart and a stranger has words of wisdom for others at the pub.
Ben's daughter comes for a visit and then there's a case of mushrooms poisoning people and this leads the police to locals and a commune. But when people clam up and more people get sick, this can only lead to disaster.
There's a big game on and everyone is looking to Jack to win for Mt. Thomas. Marnie Sommers is accused of stealing and she and Jack keep running into each other. With the game and the Marnie's family issues, Jack is in the thick of it.
Tom pulls troublemaker Tim from Rabbit Creek, but gives him last rites, the paramedic also pronounces him dead. When Tim comes back to life, everyone sees Tom as a miracle healer and Tim's life is also changed driving both up the wall.
Travis Watson is out of prison and is rubbing PJ up the wrong way. As Travis helps the police and they start to defend him, only PJ does not trust Travis. Is Travis trying to rebuild his life or is he up to something?
There's been an armed robbery at the race course, as suspicion falls on the likely candidates and evidence is found, and people confess, who is guilty and who is protecting whom, with a baby on the way and a sick young man?
Three vehicles, one a bus, are involved in a major road traffic accident with more than fifty people involved. But it's not over when all the emergency services turn up, as a new threat emerges that will test them all.
The Fordham's have vicious arguments that bring their daughter Amy into the firing line and bring out the police on more than one occasion. Amy has had enough and the police have to deal with this and crimes at the Fordham's business.
Ben's daughter Emma, does not want to return to her mother and throws a tantrum. Then a spate of burglaries also has her as a potential suspect, but what does she know and why isn't she saying?
With the turn of the millennium descending and the threat of blackouts, people are arming themselves for a potential doomsday scenario. And a survivalist family has run-ins with the police, each incident getting worse than the one before.
There's a wedding to prepare for but a court case proves more difficult and dangerous, as things turn nasty for more people and then the police are targeted, but this involves one officer who finds they can only turn to family for help.
Whilst most at Mount Thomas are still unaware of the danger to one of their own, a send off is planned for Maggie, but where is her father?
After the events of the night before, the Mount Thomas police force is sent reeling with the aftermath. Information starts leaking about what had actually been going on and investigation begins, but there are suspicions.
The investigation continues and for P.J. things go from bad to worse. Which theory is correct and does Natalie really know anything or is her illness just seeing things that aren't really there?
As Mount Thomas settles back into its routine, Jack's great grandfather, Maurie, turns up. With a spate of burglaries and thefts going on, Maurie and another grandfather, Chook Fowler, become the main suspects.
Two bikers are pulled over but this is just the start of all the problems. Looking for someone, they find him and though their rules prevent them from crossing Tom, for now. But how long can the police hold off the gang of bikers?
A life class for Tom, has him remove a young girl from there. Though she proves to be old enough, just barely; things get worse when there's a pregnancy and all the suspects deny it and the girl refuses to say who is the father.
A magician's act has a member of the audience participate in a disappearing act. But he never reappears. When he still hasn't turned up the next day, the hunt for him begins and secrets will be revealed.
As P.J. gets information into his personal investigation, this leads him to Keith and leads others to a complaint about noisy neighbours, a rock band and drugs and back to Keith, and that's just the beginning.
There's a case of livestock and a car crash, but its P.J. and his investigation into Maggie that reaches its final explosive conclusion and the suspects are coming thick and fast.
There appears to be case of a stalker for one dance instructor and there are plenty of suspects. The main suspect does himself no favours and this case keeps dragging in the police as more incidents occur.
When a former local returns after years, having done well for himself as a successful businessman, trouble soon follows him and his family.
There is a town competition and someone is making a mess in Mount Thomas. Meanwhile, homeless kids taking over a house, brings them in conflict with the owner.
There's a fishing competition and a $10,000 gold bar at stake. As the fish is caught, there is an immediate protest. No one seems to the like one money-hungry contestant, but this is just the start of the problems.
An elderly patient of doctor Bourke's passes away and leaves most of her estate to him, the family raise a complaint. Other people are not happy with the doctor and tongues start to wag, and there's already been a break-in at the surgery.
A spate of car accidents that gets progressively worse has the police attempting to stop this before it kills someone. Jo is being too trusting with the public and Ben is taking the Sergeant's exam.
An old lady goes missing, so does a baby and there is a missing dog but finding them all is not as simple as that, far from it. Tess also joins the Mount Thomas police force.
A missing racing greyhound leads the police into looking into the world of dog racing. Tess is making her mark at the station with ideas and changes that seems to rub her colleagues up the wrong way.
A wood cutting competition is sabotaged. This brings the logging company and protesting environmentalists under scrutiny. More sabotage and plenty of suspects means the police need to solve this before someone really gets hurt.
When a man complains about money that has gone missing from his bank account, it leads to residents superstitions, fears and a witch.
The Heelers have an unwanted P.I working with them to find a missing backpacker, who has disappeared in a similar fashion to another backpacker.
A bag of potatoes leads to a family of kids that are in short supply and Tess has sympathies for their situation. Tom is selling raffle tickets to anyone and everyone.
A school dance seems to go off without any real problems, but tragedy looms straight after. With alcohol involved, the police have to found out the truth of what really happened.
Tess doesn't think Jo is up to the job and decides to let her take lead on a case to see how she goes. The case involves a missing $350 cuckoo clock. There's also a truckload of missing computer parts that needs solving.
A suspect is caught fleeing the scene of a crime and keeps going to hospital. This strains police resources as they have to guard him there. Meanwhile, the station's fax machine has packed up.
Ben has trouble sleeping after a particularly bad accident he had to attend, of a young man. Jack is pushed to do something by a friend over damage of a gravestone of a loved one.
There's a bank robbery and three witnesses give different profiles. Why are people lying and is it an inside job?
A woman's family is torn apart when a car and the last of their savings is stolen. When the culprit is found, he is just as angry as the victim for different reasons. Each time they meet, the anger boils over.
Tess in charge and cancels the 'Running of the Rams' event as it would be illegal. This inflexibility makes many locals seethe with anger, though Compo Hayes has ulterior motives for his anger over this event's cancellation.
A simple incident in a playground has Ben getting involved in a case of domestic violence. But it's not all as it seems and matters will take a turn for the worse once Tony Timms sticks his nose in.
The police are trialling bicycles as a means of getting about and run into theft of mail case. Scotty Forster is back and he is under the assumption he and Letty will get married; Jack does not know what to think.
A full blown riot in St Davids means that some prisoners have to be stationed at Mount Thomas and it's not going to be easy with lots of problems. To make matters worse, Tom has already gone fishing, so Tess is in charge.
There appears to be a drug problem in the local area and Detective Sergeant Bernie O'Halloran is pushing everyone's buttons with his theories, particularly around Jack and his involvement in the matter.
The suspicion is still on Jack by D.S. Bernie O'Halloran and Jo is determined to prove the D.S. wrong by investigating the drug problem herself.
Whilst Jack is in hospital, not happy with the situation he is in, he has to deal with a number of people and thefts that are occurring there.
When Clancy wants the job of the local crossing guard at a school, the police make sure he is up to the job. But not everyone in the council is so sure he can do it.
A boy complains a teacher has hit them, but accusations fly around that someone else has committed assaults and others have not. There are also more incidents at the school and further afield. Who really is the bully?
Rodeo rider Shane Denovan rides into town with his sick horse Lulubelle, so Jo helps him. Sadly, the local vet believes Lulubelle should be put down so Jack lets Shane ride his horse, Matilda, and makes an awkward decision about her.
A concerned citizen brings in a phone message he received by mistake from what appears to be two criminals planning an armed robbery. Can the police find them before the crime is committed?
Jack makes new friends who are in the same position he is in, but orders have come down that as he cannot perform frontline duties as before, so he is to be reassigned.
Nothing is what it seems when a woman rushes into the Mt. Thomas police station claiming a man has kidnapped her children.
A custody battle gets out of hand when the father of the two children appears in court with a bomb strapped to his body and threatens to blow himself and everyone else in the courtroom.
A writer with an obsession with murder and mystery, makes an impression on the police and then more so, after a little girl goes missing near a river. Tess is suspicious and he is interviewed, whilst the police investigate him further.
Tess and Tom must choose a new policeman for nearby Widgeree. Tom thinks old-fashion policing is the way to go and suggests Senior Constable Ian "Gossie" Goss but Tess disagrees.
When a brash pair of city detectives arrive in Mt Thomas, PJ is faced with the opportunity to move back to Homicide in the big smoke and have an affair.
Sgt Tess Gallagher takes on more than her job demands when she tries to help the three children of a local woman whom she believes are being abused by the latest de facto.
PJ's mother comes to stay and trouble follows after she forces him to go to a "get rich quick" seminar.
A father and granddaughter have their precious wine poured away. As the grandfather's son is estranged and is also the competition, it would seem he would be the prime suspect, but is there something else going on?
PJ's long-held plans for a raid on an illegal tobacco dealer is blown when a bushwalker goes missing forcing the emergency search to take precedence.
A rough-looking man loitering around the local high school turns out to be a convicted cop-killer who's just finished doing time. But he isn't the peeping-tom type. What is he up to?
Mount Thomas's only cinema is slated for demolition. And a local armed robber has just got out of prison. What do this old career "crim" and the "Bughouse" have to do with a past unsolved mystery?
Notorious armed robber Arnie Briggs is a local boy and, having just escaped from prison, the last place the Heelers expect him to be is back on his old turf.
When Tom attends a scene of vandalism at a Vietnam War memorial garden, he discovers the culprit is an escaped, prize-winning bantam pullet called Hannah.
An apparently simple case involving a high school student stealing the tires off his principal's car evolves into a more dangerous matter when the boy then steals the car of man wanted in relation to a recent murder.
Ben and P.J. witness a plane crash. Rumours then spread about the air craft and company and Tony Timms stirs the pot which causes a lot of problems. Ben is still battling with his recent drink problems and its openly mentioned as well.
Constables Jo Parrish and Jack Lawson answer a call to attend a gang of youths drinking in a park. When the duo arrives, they find two girls involved in an altercation.
Jack is determined something is on the nose when Tess accidentally hits a young man, knocking him unconscious.
Brad Eckhardt killed a high school student with a bad batch of ecstasy. Having served his time, Brad is back in town to nurse his sick mother.
Following the death of suspected drug manufacturer Bradley Eckhart, Jack's career comes under threat when an investigation uncovers inconsistencies in his version of events when compared to the forensic report.
Tess' preoccupation with Jack's murder charge has to take a back seat when a young boy goes missing. His parents recently won the lottery and kidnapping is suspected.
PJ investigates the mysterious death of a man from St. Davids and discovers a connection to an escaped refugee. When PJ seeks to question the young refugee, he finds himself impeded by a band of determined locals.
Tess narrowly escapes being knocked down by a speeding car the same day the new probationary constable, Evan "Jonesy" Jones, arrives in town. Jonesy is rebellious and charismatic and under Tess' skin from the moment he arrives.
Jonesy and Tess discover an abandoned newborn baby their investigations lead to a local schoolgirl who is in denial and swears there is no baby.
What do an alleged Peeping Tom, a trip wire in the National Park, a break and enter, and a bashed truck driver have in common? Like it or not, Jo and Inspector Falcon-Price are about to find out.
Tom is caught between a rock and a hard place when two old friends and colleagues are suspected of stealing a large marijuana crop. One is a rule breaker, the other has always played by the book.
Ben is shocked when he discovers a group of young girls practicing witchcraft under the guidance of an older man.
Jo discovers a well-respected local politician dead in his car on the outskirts of town. The autopsy not only reveals that he was moved after death but that had ecstasy in his system.
Is Jonesy prepared to risk everything in his quest to avenge the death of his father? An investigation into DDT poisoning leads to Les Anderson, the building contractor Jonesy believes responsible for murdering his father.
Jonesy discovers a coverup as he fights to reveal Les Anderson as the murderer of his natural father. His adoptive father, Commander Reg Jones, withheld information from the inquest into the death. Why?
It seems a kid throws something off a bridge that hits a car causing an accident. This will lead to Jonesy, Tess and Ben to come across other kids that seem too hyper to be a coincidence.
Ben and Jonesy's differences complicate their search for a young child responsible for throwing rocks at passing cars. They disagree when their investigation leads them to an assaulted teenage boy who refuses to name his attacker.
Someone is breaking in and leaving money for the people living there, even leaving replacements locks. This will bring a man who believes he is doing God's work and a minister that Tom has already run into, a couple of times already.
Jonesy might have made a mistake and let a wanted criminal get away. With bank manager Kevin Sutton and his wife acting cagey and other strangers about, what do they know? And can they catch this violent criminal before something happens?
Tess is taking Hayley to the movies when they come across a car accident. It ends tragically and this will effect Tess and her chances to foster Hayley as a complaint is made and Jo doesn't agree with actions Tess took on the night either.
Tom suspects a retired thief guilty of burglary until he is questioned and the old man claims he was set up. The Heelers have a lead on another suspect and their hunt leads them to two teenage boys.
A robbery at the horses, leads Jo and the others to be concerned with young workers at a stable and the danger they may be in. Tom dusts off his public speaking role and asks Grace out in the process, but no one has told Chris this.
A faith healer comes to town and it starts with violence and more to follow. This will bring Tom and Grace at odds and even Father Hegarty is involved. Merv Poole and Jo will have to decide for themselves.
A building site accident has the police investigate how the safety rail broke. This brings them back into contact with Les Anderson and Tess tries to keep Jonesy from finding out Les is under investigation, but Jo has other ideas.
Jonesy must be eliminated as a suspect when Les Anderson, the man Jonesy suspects murdered his father, is found seriously assaulted. Jonesy's ability to remain impartial is doubted.
Ben is desperate to spend Christmas with his children provided he wins the lottery in order to pay their airfare. Tom wins the church raffle but the prize is stolen. The cast of Grace's nativity pageant are suspects.
Tom's Christmas lunch with Grace is a disaster when her teenage son Daniel is deliberately rude and obnoxious. When he storms off, Tom goes to make the peace - only to discover him smoking a joint in the men's toilets.
Tess worries for Hayley's safety when Hayley's new friend is accused of attacking a girl at school. Tom's daughter, Susan, teaches the accused boy and has faith in his innocence.
Tom discovers his daughter is pregnant when she becomes the victim of a hit and run. The accident leaves her unconscious and internally injured and Tom is faced with a terrible dilemma.
Jonesy gets itchy feet when a hack wrestling troupe he once worked for comes to town. Meg, the owner, is an old flame and she makes her interest in Jonesy clear.
Ben is already miserable with flu when he falls down a mantrap in the State Forest. PJ is disbelieving when Ben accuses a fairy of stealing vegetables from his garden.
Jo's promising new romance with Guy Merrin, an award-winning fencer and journalist, becomes complicated when their professional lives collide.
Tess' dream of seeing her favourite singer, Butch Jordan, perform is jeopardised when an embittered farmer threatens to close the festival down by refusing fans access through his land.
A surprise visit from Helena, PJ's mother, leads to trouble when PJ takes an instant dislike to Ivan, her boisterous new boyfriend, and he complicates matters by purchasing a collectible pottery item PJ believes is stolen goods.
PJ's mother has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Rather than face her, PJ throws himself into a case concerning the apparent accidental death of a man jailed fifteen years ago for the kidnapping and murder of a young boy.
PJ is unable to accept his mother's impending death and he works against her wish to die in peace when the time comes
A distraught man reports his wife missing and PJ openly dismisses the possibility of the woman returning. PJ suspects the husband and his pessimism interferes with the capture of another suspect.
Why is a strange Belgian woman working as a housekeeper for a totally disorganised Mt Thomas plumber? As PJ discovers this strange woman's real intentions, the life of the forger's child is threatened.
Ben is accused of assaulting another officer and he misreads Tom's advice to tow the line as a lack of faith in him. Ben doubts he has a police future when the only other person he thought he could trust lets him down.
In a story of faith and forgiveness, Jo decides to place her trust in an apparently uncontrollable teenage girl, but in her struggle for survival, the girl loses Jo's trust
Kim Cook claims Tom took her from her family at Lake End Mission in 1973, triggering a life of abuse and crime.
Jonesy's delight at meeting up with an old mate turns to dismay when he finds himself accused of involvement in a major diamond heist.
A national politician is visiting Mount Thomas and passes away there, where plenty of people remember him. But there is a possible case of foul play and a secret daughter he had, and a son who may stand for the leadership of his late father's party.
There's been a bunch of mobile phones stolen and a car chase leads to an accident at some new lights. Ben's sister comes to town. One of P.J.s snitches dies and P.J. is a little upset?
After Tom meets the new woman in his old mate Gossie's life, he considers his own next move with Grace. Tom is wary of the woman, which seems well-founded when she confesses to robbing Gossie.
Jo and Jonesy narrowly escape being blown up by a bomb.
Jonesy is invited to a Buck's Night and things go horribly wrong. First the wedding rings go missing, the groom-to-be is seriously assaulted, then he disappears.
Jonesy's honest handling of a paternity claim against him - and the claims by two women for the possession of a ten-year-old girl - expose more of Tess' feelings about Jonesy, as well as her own insecurities.
Tess and Jonesy have to learn to work together again when a motor accident victim claims his Good Samaritan is actually trying to kill him.
A decision made by Jo in good faith has unforeseen and very serious consequences when an intellectually disabled man is accused of burning down a sheltered workshop.
Jo and Jonesy find a dead body in a car. Tess and Ben find a naked lady on the highway. Are these two cases linked by any chance? Jo and P.J. have an awkward morning after and Jo's exam results are in.
Ben is personally affected by the tragic death of an infant in a motor accident. He believes he's found the drunken culprit but the suspect has a different tale to tell.
A mother, a son, a criminal and another called 'Toes'. The twists and of a case will land some in hot water. And are P.J. and Jo moving out and in?
Tess and Jonesy clash when a man accuses his estranged wife of trying to kill his girlfriend by poisoning her breakfast jam. When they question the wife, she counter-accuses her husband of product tampering and extortion.
Ben takes on the job of prosecuting a teenager accused of the heart-breaking robbery of a grieving widower.
Jonesy's relaxing fishing weekend turns into a disaster when he falls into the river, then claims the nice family who rescued him are actually ruthless killers.
Grace's ex husband turns up and has some personal news that means Grace will postpone the wedding. But the husband seems to be up to old tricks and Daniel is acting up.
Tom finds himself at the centre of a murder investigation when Grace's ex husband is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
As Ben and Jo wrestle with the problems of an immigrant family new to Mt Thomas, they discover there are deeper reasons for their troublesome behaviour.
Tom finds parenthood is no easier the second time around. First his younger stepson is injured in an anti-abortion rally, then the older one admits to having caused the pregnancy of a local girl.
Tess and Jonesy disagree about how to deal with a gang of troublesome teenage boys who seem to be beyond the reach of the law.
Ben's first wife turns up out of the blue just as he is being falsely accused of molesting a teenage girl, the star swimmer of a squad he's been coaching.
Ben's re-involvement with his first wife, Angela, is complicated by the appearance of her jealous husband.
A local panel beater is found robbed and assaulted, but Tess and Jonesy have very different ideas about how to approach the investigation.
PJ tries to sideline Jo from an investigation into the sabotage of a local racehorse, but Jo insists on getting involved and finds herself in another armed and dangerous situation.
Jonesy questions Tess' innocence when she is accused of stealing a stash of heroine.
PJ finds himself admiring Jo's compassionate side when she fights to organise a proper funeral for a homeless man, only to discover that all is not as it should be at the local funeral home.
The investigation into a mystery involving two brothers, one woman and obsessive love confirms PJ's belief that passion is dangerous and love only leads to heartache.
When a series of bushfires begin to break out around Mt Thomas, investigators intensify their search for the arsonist. Tempers soon flare as suspicions fall upon one of the men charged with protecting those in the fire's path.
The visiting investigator gets increasingly aggressive in his methods and P.J. is still angry at Ben, as who started the fires is still be looked into. Jonesy gets lost in the middle of another fire and is not heard from.
When a dog starts killing Charlie McKinley's sheep, all fingers point to Tom and Grace's family dog, Sabu. But Grace's son, Nelson, insists his best friend is innocent.
A series of routine traffic stops lead to a puzzling discovery and a frustrating effort to gather evidence in what Ben is convinced is a homicide, but with no body and no clear evidence, proving foul play becomes difficult.
When Jo apprehends the driver of a getaway car, she instantly recognises her as Sam Baxter, a wayward local girl. Despite her history of getting into trouble, Jo believes Sam is basically a good kid - and goes out of her way to prove it.
Jo and Ben are called to a fight at the high school and are surprised to find a father of one of the girls has been brawling with the netball coach
Surveyors working on a vacant lot come across human remains in a shallow grave. When Jo discovers the body of an elderly woman in a nearby house, she believes the two deaths are related.
With Tess' husband now working at a Melbourne hospital, Jonesy decides it's his job to keep her, and her puppy (Puddles), company at night and turns up on her doorstep with a freshly caught fish dinner.
Private Investigator Archie Garrett returns to Mt Thomas to find a petty thief stealing personal items from the patients at a new detox centre.
Tess' colleagues are keeping busy gossiping about her failed marriage to Josh, but while out on patrol, Evan is quick to defend her when Ben criticises her for making bad decisions in her life.
Divisional Inspector Russell Falcon-Price is adamant someone made a deliberate attempt on his life and he points the finger squarely at Constable Jo Parrish.
Some old faces turn up and then there is a blackout in the whole town. As people scramble around in the dark, the truth emerges about the blackout, so will the truth about Ben and his secret affair.
Jonesy and Tess become involved in a suicide investigation of an elderly father with suspected brain cancer. It soon becomes a murder enquiry when PJ discovers bruises on the victim's face and an unregistered rifle.
Tess and Ben encounter a family custody dispute with a difference when they meet a lesbian couple, Andrea and Natalie, their son Kai, and his father, Gethin, the sperm donor.
Following the Inspector's discovery, the Heelers try to put out the fire. Ben is determined to move to Melbourne with Felicity and her two children, but PJ tries to talk some sense into him.
Tess is having dreams about Jonesy. She can't tell when it's a dream and when its real. When Jonesy calls her out to a night time burglary, this will lead to some shady goings on, a father and drugged up son to deal with.
Young Sam Baxter is implicated when there is a burglary - at the telephone shop run by Sam's estranged mother Adele. After being open just one month the burglary will set Adele and her partner, Lachlan, back severely.
When a body is found by the railway line the investigation leads the Heelers to a local internet café, run by a warring husband and wife.
Jo finds out her dad Jeff has a new girlfriend, Shaylee, and she is very very young. She is instantly mortified that her father is carrying on with another woman, especially one her own age.
It's a case of who's telling the truth when a suspicious fire starts in a teenager's bedroom, with the father and son blaming each other for the blaze.
Pam, a new female plumber in town, stirs up trouble with Mt Thomas' resident plumber Charlie Clarke. Charlie mysteriously turns up at every job Pam is called to and tries to undercut her price.
Tom's teenage stepson, Daniel, finds a classmate stabbed in an alley, Jonesy and Tess are shocked to find the young victim had a knife. Daniel denies any knowledge of armed gangs, but his younger brother says otherwise.
Ben investigates the health of a baby boy reared by his widowed dad. The man is trying to treat the boy's fever with natural remedies, to the exclusion of conventional medicine.
Jo and PJ discover the body of a young woman at the bottom of a cliff in a suspected suicide. PJ is surprised to find out that Marco Fiorelli, his new flatmate, not only knew the woman, but she worked for his father.
Tess struggles to keep her emotions under control as her hormones give her a "pregnancy brain". When a pedantic husband tries to stop his pregnant wife playing squash, a scuffle breaks out between them and Tess arrests him for assault
A French cameraman arrives at the station to film a documentary. There is a report of a riot in Widgeree, where Gossey may or may not have a situation under control. There is a death. Monica Draper makes enquiries.
When hard up families and thefts come to the attention of the police, they have to investigate. One family is targeted and Ben gets more involved and tested with them and Captain Marissa.
The Heelers are baffled when a man confesses to murdering a young woman, but they can't find her body.
Bridie accuses Jonesy of Calvin's murder, but makes the mistake of manufacturing evidence against him. When she is found out, suspicion naturally falls on her, and she is arrested
Jo's life is saved by a mysterious stranger after she is left choking on her seat belt after she is run off the road. When she learns her benefactor may have committed a drive-by shooting moments earlier, she refuses to accept it.
Tess is surprised to discover that her in-laws are the couple who stopped to help a hit-and-run victim; they are equally surprised to discover she is pregnant.
Jo takes a single mother, Cherry, under her wing when the woman arrives in Mt Thomas searching for Tim Lewis, the father of her baby who disappeared shortly after she told him she was pregnant.
A convicted pedophile released from prison has moved into a house across the road from the local primary school. A young girl goes missing, and the suspect is accused of her abduction. Is he really the monster that so many believe he is?
Jonesy wonders if Susie's caution on the job is cowardice, but when he chases an armed escapee into the National Park and comes across a dead body, it's Susie who takes his call for assistance.
Ben finds his tolerance tested when his 17-year-old daughter, Maddy, turns up at a seedy Mt Thomas nightclub with her "muso" boyfriend, Kyle, having run away from her mother and siblings in Perth.
Ben is concerned Maddy is dating a 'weirdo' just to spite him for breaking up her relationship with Kyle, and tries to persuade her to go out with a more suitable boy. His judgment is tested when both boys are suspected of theft and fraud.
Susie is deeply concerned when she learns that the grieving father and brother of the boy who was killed in the same road accident that left her husband Brad a paraplegic have moved to Mt Thomas.
Susie's husband gets a new job and there is trouble with the staff. When it seems like there has been a murder, Susie husband's is employed by P.J., but it does not go quite to plan.
Ben buys his basketball team pork rolls from a local takeaway shop and is devastated when they all come down with food poisoning.
Tom discovers the Mt. Thomas High School principal has been viciously assaulted and when his stepson says he was offered a black market VCE exam paper, the Heelers suspect exam theft may have been a motive for the attack.
Susie and Brad visit a psychologist to help with their issues of intimacy, however suspicious practices eventually lead to a domestic argument and Brad moving out of the flat.
While making a 'detour' while on patrol to check on her husband who is staying at a motel, Evan and Suzy break up a domestic disturbance involving a husband and wife and the man he believes she is having an affair with.
PJ is faced with a figure from his past when troubled Luke Darcy returns to Mt Thomas having been released from prison. Luke is the troubled son of a woman who PJ shot dead seven years ago.
PJ refuses to explain how he came to be standing over the dead body of Luke Darcy, forcing the Homicide Squad to arrest him for murder. The other Heelers must prove his innocence and find the real killer.
The community is split over a decision to ban men from the local pool to allow Muslim women-only swimming sessions.
Ben faces a dilemma when he and his fiancée Marissa search for two homeless kids - the children of an itinerant drifter who collapsed during a brawl outside the Imperial.
When an old lady passes away and leaves a fortune in a will and an alpaca, friends and relatives come out of the woodwork claiming to be the inheritors of the estate.
Ben and Susie face the inquest into Brad's death. What is hoped will be a mere formality quickly becomes complicated when a witness makes damning claims against them both.
PJ and Jo run into a wall of silence when they investigate the allegation that a music teacher employed by the Mt Thomas Brass Band has been having sex with his underage charges.
P.J, and Jo are stuck down a hole. Tom is sporting a black eye and Jonesy has lost his pants. All this due to woman stealing a car and a new police officer at the station in Widgeree.
Constable Evan Jones and fellow officer Susie Raynor are clearly affected when they are by a distraught mother's side at a deserted party site as she finds her 13-year-old son unconscious after being force-fed vodka.
Jo and Susie are on their way to work from a session at the local gym when they discover a woman who has been raped. Is she the second victim of a serial rapist?
PJ is determined to prove to Jo that aliens are not responsible for a series of strange events in Widgeree, including the theft from the local Bushranger pub of a saddle purported to have belonged to Ned Kelly.
The Heelers must deal with a child killer (Chris' nephew) who has been found not guilty by a jury.
Evan and Susie investigate a women's prison where they suspect not everything is run by the book.
Jo is determined to reopen a case which leads to old wounds and new ones, for two families over their missing sons.
The blossoming romance between Susie and Jonesy is interrupted when they are called to attend the robbery of dashing former footy star Jed Stone.
Jonesy and Susie come across a field of dead kangaroos that have been massacred with a high-powered assault rifle. The field is owned by an old friend of Tom's who also happens to have lodged an application for a kangaroo cull.
Jonesy is annoyed when he and Susie are beaten to an ecstasy overdose by none other than his cocky younger brother, Drug Squad detective Dylan Jones
Jonesy's world is turned upside down when tests reveal that his brother Dylan's seizure is the result of ecstasy.
A man shot dead and an 11 year-old boy stealing from a car shop, have something in common. Jo tries to do a good turn and it will raise a whole lot of questions about parenting. Things will not be as simple as it seems and it will be hard on Jo and P.J.
Susie shoots Ben in the arm during a late night break-in at a furniture warehouse, prompting an internal investigation. Inspector Falcon-Price wonders whether it was an accident or payback for Ben shooting Susie's husband Brad last year.
Jo and PJ's romance is blooming when he agrees to them having a baby together. There's one proviso - they get married first.
A Vietnam veteran, who served with Tom, stupidly tries to take a detonator on a light aircraft to Mildura. Although proclaiming his innocence, Tom is not so sure and comes down hard on his former ally.
New police premises are quickly organised and two new staff members unexpectedly arrive - Sergeant Mark Jacobs and Detective Amy Fox.
Nick Schultz investigates the supposedly accidental death of Troy Baxter, and can find nothing which contradicts Tom's version of events, so for the moment his suspicions are allayed.
The Heelers are forced to evacuate their new building and call in the Bomb Squad when Amy finds a bag containing a suspicious metal object in their reception area.
As it seems Tom has lost it in his search to find the bomber, P.J. enlists Susan's help and there is more destructive acts of violence to come. A young girl goes into labour in the public restrooms, so Susie and Jonesy have to act fast.
Tom gets a lead but P.J. is not so sure he can trust him anymore. Tom is after the Baxters and his outlook on 'everything' seems to have changed.
The probationary constables have an accident and Jonesy gets involved with a woman who ex is chasing her wanting his things back.
Joss suspects something is wrong at a golf club and has a bet with Kelly over work. Tom and Jonesy have heated words over Jonesy's relationship with Donna and her story is full of holes, but is there any truth to it?
PJ risks being unable to keep his promise of a 'sure-thing conviction' to the daughter of an assault victim when he loses a critical piece of evidence that could result in the accused walking free.
Amy wants to question Donna Maitland about the death of Theo Kallergis, but she has done her famous disappearing trick again. Susie tracks her down and finds her high on cocaine and refusing to answer difficult questions.
Susie worries about Jonesy's safety when he fails to call her as arranged. As it turns out, Jonesy has a very good reason; not only has he been shot and wounded, but his mobile phone was broken in the process.
Following up a noise complaint at a teenage party, Susie and Joss discover a girl who claims to have been pack raped.
As Daniel is a suspect, Tom treats him like anyone else who is suspected. The investigation into the assault continues and Inspector Draper is called in as well. Tom's new attitude will also have personal repercussions.
Joss and Kelly help a woman who seems to have just given birth but things are not quite as they seem as Joss investigates further. Sergeant Holland joins the team in Mount Thomas and will make his mark.
PJ and Susie suspect an inside job when they investigate a robbery at a veterinary clinic and end up unravelling a deep family secret.
PJ and Amy investigate a case of burglary and arson, only to find themselves at loggerheads over suspects. Who was responsible?
Tom is out walking his dog when he is confronted by Tarni Baxter, the daughter of Barry and sister of Troy, who blew up his police station and sexually assaulted his wife, then left her to die.
The Boss's rental car is discovered crashed and burned out on the road to Melbourne, with a charred body inside.
Tom Croydon is suspended from duty pending a Coroner's Inquest into a murder he's suspected of committing, and Mark Jacobs has taken control of the station.
Tom now finds himself the prime suspect for the murder of Ryan Dekker. PJ and Nick Schulz believe the key witness is lying, and set out to uncover her motives for doing so.
Tom finally returns to the station and takes immediate charge but this causes much discomfort with the rest of the Heelers.
The Heelers are called to a house where a baby appears to have died from SIDS. It is not the first baby this couple have lost, and another is due soon. Amy is suspicious.
PJ and Amy are called to the O'Keefe home after a home invasion.
Joss's brother arrives in town to help train the Blue Light soccer team, and takes a shine to Kelly - much to Joss's dismay.
When an excited first-time father disowns his newborn baby, Alex and Susie suspect the mother has been having an affair with a young schoolboy. At first they deny a relationship, but when they run away together, the case is all but proved.
Dean Tufnell, a known teen sex offender, escapes on day-release from prison and Jonesy has to help a family track down their missing five-year-old daughter to ensure her safety.
PJ, Amy, and Garth are investigating the brutal murder of a young woman when a second body is discovered, killed in a similar style - a serial killer is at work in Mt Thomas.
Amy, PJ, and Senior Detective Garth Henderson find a new link between the last two serial killer victims - their psychologist, Bill Lapscott, who runs a therapy group for victims of sexual abuse.
The serial killer is still at large in Mt Thomas but examination of the latest murder victim reveals enough dissimilarity to indicate it was not the same killer.
Amy regains consciousness after being attacked late at night to find Garth leaning over her. Amy freaks and turns to PJ, accusing Garth of trying to kill her - and further incriminating him as the key serial killer suspect.
Susie goes to bat to save the reputation of a man whose depression has driven him to suicide. He is also under suspicion of leaving a bomb at the hospital the day of his death.
Joss finds himself in the middle of an armed stand-off on the football field when a feud between two members of his Blue Light Soccer Team gets out of control.
When Butch O'Keefe goes missing, his father is going to have to make a choice. So has Tom and he gets Evan (Jonesy) to help him, but it's going to be done Tom's way, even if Sgt Jacobs doesn't like it.
The debacle of the Danny O'Keefe affair gives Sgt Jacobs and Inspector Falcon-Price the excuse they need to try to finally push Tom out of his job.
In a case involving a report of shots fired into a neighbouring house, Mark insists on the correct paperwork before searching for guns, thereby allowing time for the offending weapon to disappear.
Amy decides to have her uncle charged for the sexual assault she suffered as a child, but her recollection is crumbling and doubts creeps in. When she finally confronts her Uncle, the truth comes out with a surprising twist.
There's a lion on the loose. The trial for Barry Baxter also goes from bad to worse and there's more wild animals on the loose of the two-legged kind. The Susie, Evan, Alex triangle erupts and has a fallout of its own.
Barry Baxter makes his presence felt and has no intention of hiding. He wants Tom Croydon as much as Tom wants Barry. This will come to a head at the pub with Joss and Tom's two missing grandchildren - whose time is running out.
Jonesy is dismayed when Susie hits it off with Jason Tyler, the attractive victim of a car theft racket the Heelers are trying to crack.
Out on a night-long patrol, Jonesy and Alex are called to a noisy private party. Arriving at the bash, the Heelers soon realise they've come to the home of Jason Tyler, the new boyfriend of Jonesy's ex-love and police colleague, Susie.
When a friend of Kelly's is found overdosed and a friend of Joss is accused, the sparks fly. Joss learns a lesson on what to do when the evidence tells one story.
Three teenagers are killed in an horrific highway collision and there are conflicting stories about the final seconds before impact. Susie continues her relationship with Jason Tyler whilst Jonesy tries to keep his feelings to himself.
The man who killed Kelly's father 15 years ago has been released from prison and is in town to tend to his dying mother. A wall of sympathy and police solidarity is thrown up around Kelly.
With Alex and Joss not trusting each other, Sergeant Jacobs hands over a missing girl who was already missing. Joss and Kelly have to deal with a road accident and a body of their own.
The paddock at the lonely Biden farm has revealed the remains of three more murder victims, all teenage girls. Charlie Biden has already admitted to killing one, and is clearly the murderer of the others.
An after-hours robbery of the Imperial Hotel is interrupted by the publican, Chris Riley. There is a struggle in the darkened bar, and Chris is left with a badly cut hand and a young female robber in a coma from a blow to the head.
Alex continues a struggle with paranoia after receiving a bullet taped to a transfer application form. Things become more desperate when petty criminal Terry Swanson exploits Alex's situation.
Alex, Joss and all that tension at the station is finally going to come to a head. Tom learns the truth and Inspector Falcon-Price is called in to take the statements, where someone will lose their job.
Mark befriends a young boy with great artistic promise during a routine investigation into thefts in Widgeree. However, when Mark breaks a promise under duress from his family, the boy turns against him, with tragic consequences.
Mark's failure to protect himself against a physical threat from another offender is noticed by Susie, who starts to have doubts about his ability to do his job.
When a body is found, an old friend of Tom's resurfaces and claims he did it. Tom does not believe it but why would the man say he did? Susie is made acting sergeant.
Amy and Jonesy investigate when a recent lotto winner is found bashed and near death on a country road. They suspect his two gold-digging mates. What they don't expect is an admission that they were taking part in an assisted suicide.
Matt finds a naked boy and when the body of a naked girl turns up, Amy and Evan have to find out what really happened. Kelly is sick but has to come into work.
Matt aggressively investigates a teacher who has been assaulted by a student and this will have him at odds with Alex. Estelle pushes Kelly till it blows up but there is more trouble to come for both of them.
Matt is dealing with a family from East Timor when he was stationed there, whilst the others are investigating abuse in the family. Kelly is afraid as she hears of Estelle's escape from an institution.
With a murdered victim to now follow, Matt clashes with Amy on the number one suspect. Susie tells Alex what she thinks of him being sergeant and his attitude towards a 'stag do' will have consequences the next day.
Matt's military past is revealed as he is investigated by his peers in relation to a murder, while Amy grudgingly notes Jonesy's potential as a detective.
Evan (Jonesy) is taking his detective's exam. Amy is left alone with Matt who seems to cause trouble wherever he goes; accident prone Kelly and Joss are doing some detective work of their own, with the theft of some property.
When a woman alleges she was raped while under general anaesthetic, Jonesy fails to make any headway in the case forcing Amy to get involved to show him how it's done.
Amy is determined to catch the slippery doctor and put him away, but she is about to learn new things about him. A little boy who won't remove his Darth Vader's mask is looking for someone and latches on to Evan.
Tom tries to hide his health problems from his co-workers but the signs are clear that all is not well with Mt Thomas' Senior Sergeant.
Tom refuses to see a doctor despite Amy doing her best to persuade him to do so.
Jonesy and Alex find the remains of a baby in a burnt pit in the National Park and begin to investigate which leads them to a mysterious cult.
Tom's mysterious unexplained disappearance from Mt Thomas gives Kelly reason to speculate about his absence.
A race meeting draws serious gamblers, serious criminals, and not-so-serious hats to Mt Thomas.
Kelly's jealous side surfaces upon learning Joss is dating Tilda - but she does find some satisfaction in revealing Tilda's fraudulent police report.
Kelly rescues a wino from a fire, catches an arsonist, and prosecutes her first case in court, where she meets an attractive young legal aid solicitor. Joss's mum is visiting, and she invites Kelly to dinner with her and Joss.
A crop duster pulled from his wrecked plane insists his crash was no accident and produces the threatening letter to back up his claims of sabotage. Amy and Kelly investigate a local farmer who has made public threats against the pilot.
Kelly and Matt pursue a drug seller; Kelly and the young lawyer pursue each other; and Joss pursues a moonlighting career as a taxi-driver, with some very dangerous passengers.
Tom knows he should be looking after his own health and renewing ties with his estranged family. But he's distracted when disgraced former constable Adam Cooper returns to town.
Tom last saw Adam Cooper 8 years ago when he was dismissed from the force for corruption. Now Adam's accusations may send Tom to jail, the station is about to be closed, and the jobs of all the Mt Thomas police are on the line.
