City Homicide (series 3)

A regular day in Homicide. A murder. A crime scene. An investigation. Except that... Duncan Freeman is back. Walking into Homicide as if nothing had happened. Healed. Over the trauma of his attack. Or is he? A bottom-feeding paparazzo has been given his just deserts, shot in the head at point blank range. So what did he capture at the hotel he was staking out? And why is racing identity Max McKenzie so interested in getting his hands on the photos? The team are keeping one eye on the case, and one eye on Duncan Freeman. Their colleague, peer and friend is back on the job. And no one is happier about it than his crew. But how confident is Stanley that Duncan is ready to be back in Homicide? And who on the team will react to Dunnie's return in a way no one expected? With: David Field as Terry Jarvis, Tasma Walton as Claudia Leigh, Louise Crawford as Karen Hatzic, Deidre Rubenstein as Cheridah Lapstone, David Roberts as Max McKenzie, Richard Sutherland as Tony Meade, Marty Fields as Det Snr Const Zach Roberts, Michael Cormick as Preston Walker, Petra Glieson as Felicity Williamson, Tristan Meecham as Declan Canning, Michael M Foster as Dale Williamson, Brendan McCallum as Kieran Abrahams, Lachlan Raymond Julier as Williamson Newborn Baby, Ivan Pogacic as Warren 'Wazza' Farley

There's new blood in the State Police's most distinguished department. Meet DSC Allie Kingston. A fast thinking, fast acting, no nonsense cop. But not everyone's impressed. A man is violently raped and stabbed to death. Clues lead to a dating agency he'd signed up with. Could one of these seeking singles be scoping out more than true love? Homicide's latest recruit will be put to the test as the team track a lonely-hearts killer. Going pace-for-pace with Simon, Allie hits the ground running. But when you act first and think later, you're bound to ruffle a few feathers. With: David Field as Terry Jarvis, Louise Crawford as Karen Hatzic, Ray Tiernan as Jack Dexter, Odette Joannidis as Carley Whitman, Martin Sharpe as Jasper Cooper, Merrin Canning as Libby Adams, Marty Fields as Det Snr Const Zach Roberts, Daniel Collopy as Clive Manning, John Ridley as Phillip Bowler, Luke Stephens as Samual Bowler, Steven Kennedy as Businessman, Robbie Clissold as Hyena

A teen car booster is bashed, shot and dumped in an empty lot. Is it simply a case of him stealing the wrong car? When his associate is found with key evidence linked to a constable's murder, the team realise they could have more than a coincidence on their hands. While Homicide delves into a subculture of car boosting and vehicle re-birthing, they also face interference from Serious Crime's Detective Superintendent Gary Beck. He's a copper cleared of past corruption charges, but Matt's not convinced he's squeaky clean.

A missing toddler. A despondent taskforce. A case handed over to Homicide when all hope is lost. This is no longer a lost babe they're searching for. This is now a murder investigation. A set of circumstances that seems to insist that we draw certain conclusions. We mustn't do that. We have to remain open to all possibilities. This is not Liverpool, in 1993. The details are uncanny. Two young boys are seen leading a toddler away. They want to play rough, see what happens, until it's all too late. A police force and the general public left with a terrible sense of déjà vu. The challenge for the team is sorting through the white lies, the pre-conceptions and a lack of reliable witnesses. No matter what, they can't and won't jump to conclusions. Even if this does feel like history repeating.

Derek Hislop. A harmless, lonely guy willing to do anything for the right girl. So why would someone go to the extremes of torturing him to death… with a branding iron? What did he do for love and why did it cost him his life? Homicide is drawn into the dark world of sex-slave trading, where intimidation guarantees silence. When Derek's girlfriend is found beaten, bound and gagged, the team must break through the circle of fear to uncover the cruel hand behind the scenes.

A double homicide. A husband shot dead. A wife using her last breath to relay an important clue. As the team work fast for a break, DSS Wolfe comes to realise he isn't entirely impartial. He knows the victims and the accused.

Backpackers. Kids who've shed their skin of responsibility and embraced the hedonistic life. Each of them wanting to become someone different, do something different, but does that mean forgetting the value of human life? Did one of these reckless travellers go too far and become a killer?

An old Digger bashed to death. Was it a burglary gone wrong? In a community populated by haves and have-nots, could this pensioner have been the unlucky target of a desperate thief? But who would stoop so low to kill a pensioner just for a few valuables? Or maybe someone else is out to gain from this war hero's fall? When a second burglary and death occur in the same suburb, Homicide examines the connections and discovers a community shrouded in secrets and lies. A tip-off points the finger at a junkie, but just how desperate is this kid to pay for his addiction?

A 14-year-old maths genius plus a murdered maths tutor equals a complicated crime that has Homicide reaching for the textbooks. Mysterious equations scrawled across the victim's body pose a question that only the killer can answer. Maths whiz Liam Neades is sheltered from a normal childhood, but does that make him a killer? When his estranged older sister turns out to have a unique connection to the victim, suspicion falls on the family. Until a second murder presents the team with a whole new problem to solve.

Ten women missing over 12 years. No clues to their whereabouts and no leads to follow. What initially seemed like unrelated disappearances has now landed in Homicide's lap after a potential connection is spotted by Missing Persons DSC Victoria Oakley. Is this just an over-eager young detective seeing links where there are none, or has she stumbled onto a mass of unknown serial killings? Digging deeper into the missing women's lives, Homicide uncovers evidence that both supports and refutes the murder theory.

A dramatic confession on live television. A violent and professional shooting of a truck driver in broad daylight. When Homicide gets drawn into the world of dirty tobacco, it's going to be a hard slog to smoke out the true players. The illegal importation and distribution of tobacco is big business and those responsible will do whatever it takes to keep the money pouring in. Teaming up with Customs Agent Jack Ferguson, the crew confront hitmen, dodgy truck operators and reluctant witnesses to solve this crime.

A deadly hit-and-run is initially dismissed as an accident. When a witness belatedly comes forward with new evidence, Homicide re-opens the case — and a can of worms — when it turns out the victim's employer is none other than the Police Union. But this won't be the only unexpected turn in this case. It's the revelation that the Union is being investigated by the Office of Professional Standards that really surprises our team, especially Bernice Waverley.

Tabitha Mailer tried everything to lose weight. Her latest effort was Easyshake — a quick fix that became a quick kill when she swallowed a laced dosage. Her violent and unnecessary death leads Homicide to a small Health Food Store with a big problem. Society has long preyed on the hopes and insecurities of overweight women, but what if your loved ones are making a profit from your pain? A con man has found a way to exploit the vulnerabilities of these women but has he stooped to murder to cover his tracks?

A bomb blast rips through an ATM, destroying a crowded shopping strip and taking the lives of three innocents. Are they collateral damage in a heist gone wrong? Or has this messy act been designed with a specific target in mind? The victims are a Credit Union employee who made some bad financial calls, the wife of a crim and an unknown baby. Three unrelated strangers, resulting in an endless trail of suspects. Careless thieves are the obvious perps in these unnecessary deaths. But something isn't adding up, and the team struggles to deduce intent and motive.

A frantic 000 call. Two masked men have ripped through a suburban home, searching for something, shooting the father and raping the mother, with their six-year-old son the only witness. The mother refuses to tell Homicide anything useful, leaving the young child, who communicates mainly by way of his toy monkey Alfie, the only reliable witness. But when Social Services refuses to let Homicide interrogate him, the case is looking pretty useless.