City Homicide

Monday October 6
8:30pm

This week on CITY HOMICIDE… A photo. Soldiers in the Gulf. Friends fighting for the greater good. But were they? A secret left to die in the desert has followed them home. And now their loved ones are being murdered one by one.

A woman is murdered baby-sitting in a park. Her death is linked to a similar killing weeks earlier. But it’s not just a violent end that unites these victims; they share a link to a bloody past – a paramilitary operation gone wrong in Iraq some fifteen years ago.

The team are looking for a swift, determined, faceless killer. And… they’re not the only ones. Armed vigilantes are taking on the role of judge, jury, and sentencer, in a case where one of Homicide’s best may be in the firing line. Casualties of war are always inevitable.

A prostitute predator is back on the streets. Stanley Wolfe’s chased this killer before: this time, he’s going to nail him to the wall. But will Stanley go too far?

Three prostitutes. Brutally murdered. Their faces hacked down to blood and bone. This was Stanley Wolfe’s case and he knew who the killer was. Maxwell Craven. Greedy for sex. A pathetic man who has to pay to receive and always wants more.

But the evidence was too circumstantial, witnesses too unreliable. Craven walked free and out of the state. Now he’s back, and one more girl’s already dead. This time, Stanley won’t let him get away.

This case makes the team question Stanley’s judgement. Their Sarge is too close to this one, and they know it.

Matt receives unexpected bad news, and Jennifer and Emma offer their support. Who will Matt lean on?

Monday September 22 8:30pm (M)

This week on CITY HOMICIDE, when a student dies in a crowded exam room, Homicide delves into a world of greedy universities and fed up foreign students. Plus, competition for a shot at working Undercover creates tension on the team, and a feisty Federal Cop proves a match for Duncan.

When a foreign student dies in the middle of an exam, Homicide delves into a world where speaking up can cost someone their life. Greedy universities milking the international cash cow. Opportunistic businessmen exploiting the hopes and dreams of young students. Rumours spreading like wildfire across campus.

Competition for a shot at working Undercover creates tension within the team, particularly for Simon.

And a feisty Federal Cop flying solo connects with Duncan, much to the intrigue of the rest of the team.

Monday September 15
8:30pm

This week on CITY HOMICIDE… 1978. A young couple road-tripping to Byron Bay. But the highway leads them somewhere quiet, evil. 2008. When this cold case resurfaces a top cop commits suicide. A serial killer invites Duncan and Simon to play his sick game… who will win?

A dried up dam reveals the key to a 30 year old mystery: the hacked and bound bones of two missing young lovers. A hippy couple who never reached their destination, families who never knew what happened to their loved ones. When Homicide investigates they discover holes in the case files and clues that were covered up.

Monday September 8 8:30pm (M)

Visions. Spirit Guides. Unearthly voices. A young woman walks into Homicide with a vision of a murder before it happens. Is she a con-woman, a concerned citizen or is she connected to the killer?

Matt and Duncan interview a frantic young woman. She’s scared. Worried. She says she’s seen a brutal murder. The only thing is, it hasn’t happened yet…

A weighed down corpse floats to the surface. Cigar burns, wired feet, chewed off fingers. Exactly as predicted. But how did the woman know? Is she really clairvoyant or is there something she’s not telling?

One mystery becomes two when the young psychic also goes missing. Can the detectives prevent her from the same deadly fate as the first victim? As the Homicide team races to find her, they are forced to acknowledge that they’re dealing with more than just hard facts, in a case that questions all their beliefs.

Monday September 1 8:30pm (M)

CRAIG MCLACHLAN AND BLAIR MCDONOUGH GUEST STAR

When a star football player is beaten to death in a pub brawl, Homicide is forced to work under a frenzied media spotlight as they track down a local hero’s vicious killer.

A football champion. The perfect athlete. Muscular. Agile. Aggressive. Testosterone on overdrive. He may ruffle a few feathers but so what? He’s a hero. Homicide investigates the murder of a star player in a pub brawl. Was it ego, revenge or pure testosterone which caused his downfall?

As the Homicide team gear up to investigate the football fraternity, they discover a football club that has something to hide and a close-knit band of players and staff determined to protect its secret.

Monday August 25 8:30pm (M)

SERIES RETURN

BRUCE SPENCE GUEST STARS

A kidnapping. A bungled ransom. The victim never found. A redfaced police department. Fast forward two years. And the discovery of a woman’s corpse leads Homicide to re-open this cold case, and go on the hunt for an even colder killer.

The gruesome discovery of a woman’s corpse leads Homicide to re-open the cold case of a bungled kidnapping. And they find more than they’d bargained for.

As the team works to track down the callous kidnappers, they discover a crucial link between the murder and an apparently senseless drink driving death. Could this be two murders for the price of one?

DSS Sparkes takes the lead on this case and he’s doing it old school – gut instinct and no rules. When a reward is offered, Sparkes brings his old partner, now retired, in a move that will compromise the case and his career.

Monday July 28 8:30pm (M)

PETER O’BRIEN GUEST STARS

This week on CITY HOMICIDE, a mother and child are slain in their own home. A loving husband and father is freed by the jury, but Jennifer knows he’s the murderer. Determined to find the bodies, she goes after him. Determined to keEpisode his secrets, the killer goes after her.

This investigation was Mapplethorpe’s case and she won’t let him get away. Grieving grandparents deserve bodies to bury. And justice. But how do you reopen a closed case? Off the books and under the radar, that’s how.

Matt, Duncan and Simon keEpisode a close eye on Jennifer - they know what it’s like to lose your head. But this is the first time they’ve seen Jennifer get obsessed with the one that got away.

Monday July 21
8:30pm

On tonight’s episode of CITY HOMICIDE, a crowded beach, kids, families. But someone’s about to get slip, slap, shot. A gangster style slaying of a young mum drives Homicide to work fast. But there’s something they don’t know. He’s watching them.

A young mum looking to start a new life back home from New Zealand. But the demon that pursues her won’t be stopped by a mere stretch of water. On a hot summer’s day, the sand on an urban Australian beach runs red with her blood.

A crowded beach, a bullet and nobody saw or heard a thing. With one exception. Who or what did the little girl see that has her mute with terror? Jennifer develops a connection with two children whose mother has been murdered.

Last night’s triumphant return of CITY HOMICIDE topped the rankings in Melbourne and Australia with a massive 541,000 and 1.61 million viewers respectively.

CITY HOMICIDE’s star-studded cast and stylish sleuthing wooed audiences and blitzed its 8.30pm timeslot. It easily ploughed down Nine’s Farmer Wants a Wife (440,000), Ten’s Good News Week (244,000) and ABC’s Four Corners (243,000).

SEVEN NEWS (479,000) ranked second overall for the night and was Melbourne’s first choice for news. It was ahead of Nine’s National News (425,000) and Ten’s repeat of Friends (216,000).

BORDER SECURITY – AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE (433,000) won against Nine’s David Attenborough's Life of Mammals (397,000) and Ten’s Big Brother (258,000).

DEAL OR NO DEAL (280,000) was another winner for Seven at 5.00pm with more viewers than Ten’s News (227,000) and Nine’s Antique Roadshow (239,000).

Monday July 14
8:30pm

On tonight’s episode of CITY HOMICIDE, the Homicide paperwork party gets gatecrashed. A desperate man arrives armed and dangerous. Half of Homicide stuck on the inside, the other half on the outside. Stanley - caught in between – battles to negotiate. Shots will be fired, who will be the target?

Our detectives become unwitting hostages, in a determined man’s investigation. Their only choice is to solve the case, but there’s a catch… it’s already been solved. Closed. Buried. Just like the victim, stuffed in a suitcase and discarded.

How will the team cope being divided like this?

Matt works with Stanley and Duncan on the outside, while on the inside with Jennifer and Sparkes, Simon is forced to face his demons as instincts kick in. But not everyone will walk away without bruises.

Monday July 7
8:30pm

On tonight’s episode of CITY HOMICIDE, a teenage boy is found hanging in the girls toilets at a local high school. Did bullying push him to suicide?

Casual violence in the corridors. Teachers at the end of their tethers. Schools in crisis. A teenage boy found hanging in the girls toilets. Did bullying push him to suicide? How can Homicide find out the truth if kids are too scared to talk?

When Homicide investigates a high school murder, they find a community ready to explode. Bullied teachers, kids with hormonal hot crushes and seething victims nursing grudges. With mobiles, instant messages and malicious intent, it’s too easy to continue the game after the last bell. How do you stop the rot when you can’t even see it?

When push comes to shove, someone’s going to lose their grip.

Monday November 19 at 8.30pm (M) on Seven

GUEST STARS KYM GYNGELL, DENNIS COARD AND ANDREW CURRY

No murder mystery will go unsolved when CITY HOMICIDE continues tonight… A not-so-neighbourly dogfight leads to the unearthing of a buried secret. Matt will finally discover what happened to his mother, who disappeared 16 years ago. For Homicide, this could be their toughest investigation yet.

On a warm, sultry night a husband and wife fight. She takes a quick trip to the shop. She never returns. Her son is left to wonder… It’s the not knowing that gets you in the end.

Duncan, Jennifer and Simon are determined to rally around their friend and colleague, but they also have a job to do. Catch a killer who’s been getting away with it for too long. But the original officer on the case has his own killer theory – one too horrific for anyone on the squad to contemplate.

Monday November 5 at 8.30pm (M) on Seven

Annie Jones, Tiriel Mora and John Orscik guest star

No murder mystery will go unsolved when CITY HOMICIDE continues tonight… The murder of a prison inmate exposes his hidden identity, Jennifer is cornered by a dangerous past acquaintance and Simon struggles to cope with the aftermath of the deadly gold heist.

How do you catch a killer if he’s already in prison? And how hard should you try to find him? The Homicide Squad struggle to find their usual drive for justice when the victim committed unspeakable crimes of his own. A hate crime where the ‘hate’ seems more than a little justified.

While investigating the murder, Jennifer encounters a past acquaintance who threatens to destroy her professional reputation. A little older now, and a little wiser, she’s determined not to let this enemy get the upper hand a second time. Meanwhile, Simon begins to show the strain from his traumatic experience.

Monday October 29 at 8.30pm (M) on Seven

Vince Colosimo, David Field and Marshall Napier guest star

No murder mystery will go unsolved when CITY HOMICIDE continues tonight… our detectives are on the trail of some killer armed robbers and a missing truckload of gold.

The Armed Robbery Squad’s Detective Calabrese returns with Simon squarely in his sights, and Stanley and Jarvis face the ultimate betrayal.

These hijackers are seriously big-time criminals. Cold. Focussed. Ruthless. The trigger-happy troops from Armed Robbery relish the opportunity to return fire, only their targets seem trained on Homicide. Old wounds feed the feud until even the senior officers are squaring off.

For Simon especially, this case has him rattled. Hard to keep your cool when you’re staring down the barrel. Hard to believe the body count keeps rising.

Suspicions are raised – is there a rat in the ranks? It’s unthinkable, but there’s a reason why they call it gold fever. One nugget is enough to come between the oldest allies. What price a truckload?