City Homicide (series 4)

In a gripping two-hour murder mystery, a routine homicide investigation for the crew turns into a defence of one of their own, when Det. Simon Joyner is put in the frame for attempted murder. A suburban drive-by shooting leads the detectives into the midst of a race war between a collection of rival activist groups. The suspect in an unsolved missing-child case comes to Nick when she finds herself being harassed by the child's mother.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

In a gripping two-hour murder mystery, a routine homicide investigation for the crew turns into a defence of one of their own, when Det. Simon Joyner is put in the frame for attempted murder. A suburban drive-by shooting leads the detectives into the midst of a race war between a collection of rival activist groups. The suspect in an unsolved missing-child case comes to Nick when she finds herself being harassed by the child's mother.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

A young business woman is brutally raped and murdered in her own home. The prime suspect has a rock-solid alibi and will leave the country in 48 hours never to return. Homicide has two days to build a case and break an alibi before a killer slips through their fingers. Will Claudia Leigh's psychological approach force him to come clean? Or will her mind games backfire in a way she never imagined?

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

When two bodyguards fail to protect their charge the consequences are fatal. A double homicide, bringing down both the target and one of his protectors. The team must work fast before the remaining bodyguard takes the law into his own hands. Double-crossing criminals, South American coffee, the Witness Protection Program... and Superintendent Gary Beck. What's the connection? Finding the link is the only chance Homicide will have to solve this crime. But do they have enough information or is the killer's misdirection sending them on the wrong track?

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

The shocking death of coroner's driver Corey Mayer is compounded by the theft of the body he was transporting. Was his murder just collateral damage or was he the intended target? Motives are plentiful. Did a nursing home steal a body to cover-up the neglect of its patients? Could the body have been taken as part of a black market organ-trading ring? Or was Corey's vicious killing a direct consequence of his gambling debt – and the shameful crimes he committed to pay it off? The strict rules at the Morgue should prevent any tampering with the bodies. But Homicide have seen enough horror to know that people will do anything if the price is high enough. Nick Buchanan's natural scepticism means he refuses to accept evidence at face value and so he and Jennifer Mapplethorpe must bend the rules to pursue an unlikely killer.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

New Year's Eve. A time for celebrations. Resolutions. And big mistakes. A young woman vanishes after partying with her friends and now, 18 months later, skeletal remains of the missing girl are found. Is the killer a stalker, a sexual predator or a loved one? At the skeleton's discovery, Allie Kingston instantly makes the connection to the case doggedly pursued by her former mentor. Defying protocol she tells him about the find, earning her a dressing-down from her superiors. But the reprimand is worth it if it means solving the case. Can Allie succeed where her mentor failed? This high-profile disappearance has resonated with the public. The team re-traces her steps on that fateful night, but the passage of time has degraded evidence and memories. Does this explain the hazy recollections of the people she intercepted or is one of them a killer?

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

When a suspected arsonist of an apartment block is brutally hanged, it seems an obvious act of retribution, an old-fashioned lynching. All the survivors wanted him dead. But which one did it? Or did they act in concert? And what if he was not the firebug? Did a furious lynch mob kill the wrong man?

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

Melbourne's streets are being terrorised by thugs committing crimes of random violence. Someone needs to take a stand. The police, under constant attack from the media, are valiantly fighting the fight. For victims of crime, it's not good enough. But is vigilantism the answer? When a number of known violent offenders are coldly gunned down, it looks like a vengeful predator has taken the law into his own hands. But figuring out the motive doesn't necessarily mean figuring out the culprit and our team will have their work cut out for them to catch this killer. When evidence points to the families of the victims of known violent offenders as principal suspects the case becomes particularly tough for Detective Buchanan, who despite himself starts to empathise with a killer.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

Funeral. His mother's. Wearing concealed handcuffs, disgraced former police superintendent Gary Beck is shot. The culprit could be any number of vengeful crooks and bitter cops who wanted him gone. Terry Jarvis is high on the list thanks to his determination to attend the funeral against orders. While Gary Beck was no-one's mate, he did make some key contacts on the inside. People who may have set up a chain of events leading to the fatal shooting... but was he the intended target or did his plan backfire? A buried antagonism resurfaces when Duncan is assigned the task of protecting Jarvis from a killer. Will Duncan be able to put the past behind him and defend the man responsible for the death of his fiancee?

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

When a famous head chef gets the chop, Homicide is faced with his melted corpse and a smorgasbord of suspects. This was not murder in cold blood. It was an angry, passionate, hate-fuelled act. This murderer knew their victim. But that doesn't narrow down the suspect pool; this star chef had a queue of people eager to take him down. Detective Senior Constable Rhys Levitt is young, confident, highly intelligent and has just joined Homicide. Rhys doesn't really need to be a team player to get the job done. But that's not how this crew works. To Jennifer's irritation, she pulls the short straw in breaking this newbie in. But will his inexperience jeopardise the investigation, or worse, his career?

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

Pirating DVDs is not hurting anyone, right? Try telling that to the private detective murdered to stop him investigating a piracy ring. Using teenagers to sell the product keeps the kingpins of the trade well sheltered from the cops. Pulling the wool over their parents' eyes is one thing, but will these kids run into trouble trying to protect their bosses in the face of a murder investigation? And can Jennifer separate her feelings from her professional investigation when she becomes close to the kids in question?

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

Now known as Detective Sergeant Matt Ryan, Matt returns to Homicide just in time to lead an investigation into an up-and-coming boxer who dies in the ring, poisoned by special chemicals. A few background checks leads to an abundance of suspects, including over-the-hill "tomato can" Benji Pha'alonga, a questionable bookie, his former-boxer father, his best mate, his wife and his neighbour, but tying the opportunity to the motive proves difficult for the team – but maybe a questionable $10,000 bet on the victim to lose may lead to some answers...

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

In the right place at the right time? Maybe not. Off duty, Rhys Levitt is a witness to a robbery and chases after one of the fleeing suspects. However things turn nasty when Rhys is attacked and bitten by the young thug, who is revealed to be a drug user. It becomes obvious that his judgment is off, which does not help ease the tension between him and his new sergeant as the case eventuates to a simple "who is telling the truth?". Meanwhile, Nick threatens the biter if he does not get blood tests, and in the end Rhys gets the results given to him by Nick. Good or bad?

Special Guest David Field as Terry Jarvis

Welcome to Beaconslea Retirement Home where residents can enjoy their twilight years in restful harmony. Or at least that's what the brochures would have you believe. The reality is far different – as demonstrated by the callous murder of one of their residents: tossed down a flight of stairs and kicked to death. To the surprise of our crew, this retirement home is anything but retiring, with sexual trysts, sworn enemies and family feuds creating multiple motivations for the brutal murder of a resident. While Matt is familiar with the realities of elderly living via his father, this is Allie's first glimpse of a depressing future. But will her connection to one of the residents soften her stance? Meanwhile, Jennifer and Nick are forced to deal with an unexpected reminder of their secret past.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

After Jennifer and Nick are enlisted to investigate the death of a young family, and it is revealed that they know the victims, the pair are forced undercover by Federal Intelligence. But as their relationship re-heats, can they focus on the job at hand, or will they risk it all for their feelings? Meanwhile, the rest of Homicide struggle to concentrate on the case, more worried about their supposedly "missing" colleagues. And Matt gets fired up when Waverley, Stanley and Jarvis keep crucial info from him, only for Allie, Duncan and Rhys to do exactly the same thing.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

Holed-up in a secret location, Detectives Jennifer Mappelthorpe and Nick Buchanan have been transformed into Trish and Wesley Claybourne, gun-runners for a terrorist organisation. With their undercover assignment posing risks at every turn, Jennifer and Nick must place their trust in their handlers at the Secret Intelligence Service. Back at Homicide, their colleagues are unable to let the Supomo case rest and through their search for evidence, discover Jennifer and Nick's new assignment is a matter of national security. When Jennifer and Nick get caught in the middle of a gunfight, it appears their trust has been misplaced. Will the SIS sacrifice these agents in order to stop a terrorist act? And will the Homicide Squad be torn apart forever?

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

Matt and Rhys come to blows over how to nail a killer, while trying to figure out why a perfectly planned robbery resulted in the unnecessary death of a hostage. The murder of the wife of a jewellery store owner points to an inside job gone wrong. And while the team search for an employee on the run, they must also contend with Sergeant Pete Copeland, an Armed Robbery cop who is used to doing whatever he likes – brute force and all – to get the results he wants. Rhys comes up with a left-of-centre theory that, to Matt's frustration, Rhys presented to Waverley before the rest of the team. And Pete Copeland's style of policing puts Matt and Jennifer's friendship to the test.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

Secrets from Allie's past come to light when she and duncan investigate a murder linked to the world of Shotokan karate. Meanwhile, Jennifer starts to reconsider her romantic relationship with Nick: will it be over before it begins? When a young woman is fatally mowed down by an out-of-control car, it's thought to be a tragic accident – the driver having apparently died behind the wheel. But as evidence suggest the driver was dead hours before the accident, Allie and Duncan find themselves investigating a mysterious double homicide. As the mystery deepens tensions rise between our own detectives. Even Duncan is starting to question Matt's leadership style. Rhys questions Allie's intense and almost punishing martial arts obsession and uncovers a secret from her past.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

Three gunshots shatter the austere silence of the Magistrate’s court, killing a union standover man moments before he was to reveal his criminal accomplices. For Duncan, this case causes him to reach further back into his past than he ever dared venture. The victim’s lawyer, Grace Barlow, accuses his former union colleagues, all-too-aware of the fear tactics they’ve used in the past in their pursuit of equality. But when her innocence is challenged by an eye-witness’s accusation, the finger points back to her. Duncan’s blind belief in Grace’s innocence puzzles his colleagues, who assume his support relates to the colour of her skin. But for Duncan, there is a deeper connection that he must unearth.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

Allie investigates when a charity worker in line to inherit several million dollars is brutally murdered. Was his death an extortion attempt gone wrong, a jilted lover, or something from his secret past? As the team try to track the killer they’re dragged back to an horrific crime committed nearly a quarter of a century before. And though sentences were handed down back then, Allie and Rhys investigate the possibility that someone is now exacting their own justice. Emotional ties affect the team as Stanley makes a risky move to protect his daughter and Allie lets her admiration for a victim affect her judgement.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis

Jennifer makes a decision between a potential life with Nick and her career as the team investigates the savage murder of a beautiful young woman who can only be identified by the evidence lodged down her throat. They soon locate a Sugar Daddy who may have wanted too much in return for his generosity. Did greed end this woman’s life?

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis,

The strangling murder of a porn king is streamed on his own porn site. He left behind a trail of bitter former porn stars, as well as moralists on missions to shut him down. Is his murder an act of irony, to humiliate this man as he humiliated the women he photographed? Or is there a porn-addicted stalker out there? As the themes of female empowerment and sexual politics play out through the case, a surprise romance in our crew threatens to destabilise Waverley’s relationship with her nephew.

Special Guest: David Field as Terry Jarvis, Patrick Harvey