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Season 5 – Water Rats

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Water Rats — Season 5

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Episode 1 Aired Feb 22, 2000 Break Your Heart A helicopter crashes into a boat, trapping people aboard. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 29, 2000 Obsession Bodies are found on a burned yacht. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 7, 2000 Pay the Piper Christey's house is broken into and his gun is stolen; shortly after, the body of an ex-con is pulled from the harbor, shot dead by a police-issue weapon; as evidence and witnesses begin to point towards Jack as the killer, he realizes Charlie Driscoll may be setting him up. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 14, 2000 Charlie's Pride While continuing to try to break out of the trap Charlie Driscoll has set for him, Jack finds himself caught in the middle of a power struggle taking place within Charlie Driscoll's crime empire. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 21, 2000 Got a Light? A fatal car accident and a series of fires lead the team on the trail of a serial arsonist; a new detective, Matthew Quinn, joins the Water Rats. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 28, 2000 Play It Again Alex's former lover is a murder suspect; an Internal Affairs investigation puts Helen's career on the line. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 28, 2000 A Split Second Alex's former lover is a murder suspect; an Internal Affairs investigation puts Helen's career on the line. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 4, 2000 Able to Leap Tall Buildings The detectives are skeptical about a woman's (guest star Tasma Walton) paranoid claims until somebody gets killed. With Steve Bisley, Aaron Pedersen and Dee Smart. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 11, 2000 Chinese Checkers Authorities fear two missing girls were abducted by a pedophile, but a sudden insight uncovers something more disturbing. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 18, 2000 The Trouble With Gary Murder suspect Jonathan Cakebread toys with investigators; allegations against Reilly are taking a toll; Sykes confronts his girlfriend with disastrous results. Details Episode 11 Aired May 2, 2000 Saltimbocca A family assumes their patriarch killed himself, but an autopsy shows otherwise; Sykes, Quinn, Woods and Rorke take part in an anti-terrorism training course. Details Episode 12 Aired May 9, 2000 Jump in the Mouth Alex and Reilly eliminate suspects one by one, until finally the widow reveals a family secret that points to the killer of restaurateur Cosimo Luvece. Details Episode 13 Aired May 16, 2000 Pinchgut A grieving woman (guest star Hayley McElhinney) takes Christey (Steve Bisley) and the man she identified as her brother's killer (guest star Justin Green) hostage. Details Episode 14 Aired May 23, 2000 Mummy Dearest A 6-year-old in blood-streaked clothes is found alone on a wharf, and her father is discovered dead in a nearby boat shed; a shoplifter commits suicide. Details Episode 15 Aired May 30, 2000 Two of a Kind Reilly's empathy with a young murder suspect nearly gets him killed; an aging escape artist wants to get into the Guinness Book of Records. Details Episode 16 Aired Jun 6, 2000 Lazarus Recovering from a gunshot wound, Michael Reilly finds a mummified body in his wheelchair. Details Episode 17 Aired Jun 13, 2000 Heavy Metal Mick and Alex investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a young man whose body is recovered from the harbour; their investigation quickly focuses on the dead man's boss, whose wife he was openly having an affair with; Quinn's romantic involvement with one of the boat drivers lands him in hot water with Hawker. Details Episode 18 Aired Jun 20, 2000 Low Blows Shaken by personal problems, Alex (Dee Smart) is unable to help solve the brutal murder of a security guard. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 27, 2000 One Good Turn Strange circumstances and a threat to Alex's life complicate an investigation of the mugging death of a homeless woman. Details Episode 20 Aired Jul 4, 2000 Mozzie Alex's former partner from her undercover days resurfaces to ask for help breaking up a pedophile ring; as Alex gets deeper into the case, she begins to question who among her friends she can really trust. Details Episode 21 Aired Jul 11, 2000 Tangled Web The team uncovers fraud, adultery and an online sex ring while investigating a dive shop owner's murder. Details Episode 22 Aired Jul 17, 2000 Reunion A drug importing deal goes horribly wrong when a small-time criminal, captured as part of a sting operation, tries to implicate notorious Sydney crime figure Laurie Parsons in the deal; a young girl confronts Jack claiming to be his daughter. Details Episode 23 Aired Jul 24, 2000 In the Blood The investigation into who was involved in the drug deal gets even more complicated with the kidnapping of Laurie Parsons and the disappearance of $3 million in ransom money; meanwhile, Gabrielle McMahon admits to Jack that Sophie is their daughter; Jack is able to reunite mother and daughter before Sophie returns home. Details Episode 24 Aired Aug 1, 2000 Family Ties A young street kid, who is an acquaintance of Alex, becomes the detectives' prime suspect when his pregnant girlfriend is found murdered; Hawker's attempt to help a friend after her business is robbed results in him becoming an accomplice to murder. Details Episode 25 Aired Aug 8, 2000 Loose Ends Half of a body is found in an illegal medical waste dump; Hawker (Peter Bensley) tracks down Aimee (Miles Paras). Details Episode 26 Aired Aug 15, 2000 Final Chapter While transporting a prison inmate, the Nemesis is ambushed as part of an escape attempt; Jack is taken hostage and the escapee and his girlfriend seek refuge at Jack's apartment, where Jack's daughter is added to the hostage pool. Details Episode 27 Aired Aug 22, 2000 Silent Running A distraught Christey trails a convict and his unstable girlfriend, who have kidnapped the detective's daughter to use as a bargaining chip in their escape. Details Episode 28 Aired Aug 29, 2000 With a Vengeance Quinn's career is on the line when the man who raped the constable's girlfriend is found savagely beaten. Details Episode 29 Aired Sep 5, 2000 We Could Be Heroes An attacker uses the newspaper to select victims for a bizarre humiliation rite; Reilly asks Alex out on a date. Details Episode 30 Aired Oct 3, 2000 Remember This When Reilly's former lover begs him to reopen an old murder case, Christey accuses Alex of being jealous. Details Episode 31 Aired Oct 10, 2000 Vigilante The Water Police's investigation into the murder of Anthony Beroni is sidetracked when a suspect, Warren Reith, is found dead; members of an anti-drug group are among the possible suspects, but Emily confesses and the investigation take a turn. Details Episode 32 Aired Oct 17, 2000 Tribes A crime family and a cult are both suspected when a body is found floating in the river. Details Episode 33 Aired Oct 24, 2000 The Last Hurrah On the anniversary of Goldie's death, memories haunt Jack Christey; master criminal Charlie Driscoll's murder trial nears. Details Episode 34 Aired Oct 31, 2000 Bye Bye Charlie Wheelchair-bound Charlie Driscoll makes a final dash for freedom; Jack Christey is determined to stop her. Details Episode 35 Aired Nov 7, 2000 Family Values Convinced that the car accident was a deliberate attempt on her life, Alex investigates; Jack and Mick question two brothers whose wives both fell overboard while their yacht was at sea. Details Episode 36 Aired Nov 14, 2000 True Believer Haunted by the brutal murder of a teenage girl, Alex puts her life on the line to identify the murderer; Reilly wants to know where he stands with Alex. Details

Season Info

Director
Lynn Hegarty, Peter Andrikidis, Russell Burton, Geoff Bennett, Chris Martin-Jones
Executive Producer
Hal McElroy, Ted Roberts
Network
NINE
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date
Feb 22, 2000