New Tricks: Moving Target

7:30pm – Saturday, April 28 on ABC1

When psychologist Samantha Gerson (Sally Phillips) arrives at UCOS (Unsolved Crimes Open Squad) to conduct a study on older men in the workplace, she is greeted with a mixed reception.

Samantha isn’t just interested in the three ex-coppers. She needs a favour and asks Detective Superintendent Pullman (Amanda Redman) to look at her brother’s case. Darren Gerson (Tim Plester), a cycle courier, was the victim of a hit and run in May 2006 which left him with a serious brain injury and complete memory loss of anything prior to the accident.

Following intense rehabilitation, Darren now believes he was a target because of the package he was carrying. He thinks it was stolen from him at the scene, however he still has no recollection to substantiate his claim.

While the team look into Darren’s final pick up, Samantha continues her study and after observing Halford, Lane and Standing being ‘normal’ in the office, a simple word association test proves slightly more challenging.

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