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Water Rats

Season 5 · 36 episodes · Feb 22, 2000

  1. Episode 1

    A Day to Remember

    Feb 22, 2000

    The series resumes on a spectacular note with a helicopter crashing into an overcrowded pleasure boat. The fatality list is long but two survivors are trapped on the sinking craft unable to be moved. Meanwhile, on shore, Mary Coustas (without the Effie frightwig) is a troubled survivor and knows more than she is saying. There is a scramble for clues as the detectives Jack Christey and Alex St Clare track down the cause of the chopper's crash and ponder why the pilot has a bullet wound in his neck. It's a good yarn and the drama, as Tommy Tavita and his mates work to save the trapped souls, is tense.

  2. Episode 2

    Obsession (1)

    Feb 29, 2000

    A torched yacht, two bodies, two men missing. Who is dead, who is alive and who did it?

  3. Episode 3

    Pay the Piper (2)

    Mar 7, 2000

    Christey's gun is stolen from his house. An ex-con is found, shot dead by a police revolver and Christey is set up as the prime suspect for murder.

  4. Episode 4

    Charlie's Pride (3)

    Mar 14, 2000

    A power struggle within Charlie Driscoll's crime empire makes Christey a marked man.

  5. Episode 5

    Got a Light?

    Mar 21, 2000

    Alex's belief in the innocence of a serial arsonist leads her close to a fiery death.

  6. Episode 6

    Play it Again

    Mar 28, 2000

    A former lover of Alex's becomes a suspect in a murder investigation and, after Helen Blakemore is forced to fire during an armed robbery, she finds her career on the line as Internal Affairs investigate.

  7. Episode 7

    A Split Second

    Mar 28, 2000

    Alex deals with the consequences of sleeping with Matthew Grierson, as the protest against the Marina development continues. Blakemore's career is in jeopardy when she is investigated by Internal Affairs.

  8. Episode 8

    Able to Leap Tall Buildings

    Apr 4, 2000

    The detectives are devastated when their scepticism about a woman's paranoid claims lead to a tragic killing.

  9. Episode 9

    Chinese Checkers

    Apr 11, 2000

    ASIO enlists a couple of the Water Rats in a covert operation which causes Reilly to become the victim of an amorous spy and Sykes' love life gets him into very hot.

  10. Episode 10

    The Trouble With Gary

    Apr 18, 2000

    Jack and Alex are lead round the mulberry bush by a smart alec killer while the ASIO operation comes back to haunt Sykes and Reilly.

  11. Episode 11

    Saltimbocca (1)

    May 2, 2000

    Detectives St Clare and Reilly investigate the murder of a restaurateur where their only witness is a ferocious dog.

  12. Episode 12

    Jump in the Mouth (2)

    May 9, 2000

    Alex and Mick must stift through a maze of suspects and motives to solve the murder of Cosimo Luvece.

  13. Episode 13

    Pinchgut

    May 16, 2000

    Christey feels responsible when a grieving woman, who's brother was killed in an armed robbery, takes the law into her own hands and holds him and a suspect hostage.

  14. Episode 14

    Mummy Dearest

    May 23, 2000

    Quinn and the Water Police are devastated when a young woman dies at the station; and, the detectives search for a kidnapped six year old girl.

  15. Episode 15

    Two of a Kind

    May 30, 2000

    Reilly's life is on the line when he backs a street kid suspected of murder.

  16. Episode 16

    Lazarus

    Jun 6, 2000

    While recovering from a gunshot wound, Reilly finds his missing wheelchair occupied by a mummified body.

  17. Episode 17

    Heavy Metal

    Jun 13, 2000

    Quinn's attraction to a young woman lands him in hot water during a murder investigation.

  18. Episode 18

    Low Blows

    Jun 20, 2000

    Alex personal life throws her off balance leaving Christey and Reilly to solve the brutal slaying of a security guard.

  19. Episode 19

    One Good Turn

    Jun 27, 2000

    What appears to be a simple mugging of a homeless woman, leads the Water Police into a confusing murder case and a threat on Alex's life.

  20. Episode 20

    Mozzie

    Jul 4, 2000

    Alex undercover partner, and ex-lover comes back into her life after a series of death threats and she must take a hard look at the people she trusts.

  21. Episode 21

    Tangled Web

    Jul 11, 2000

    A murder investigation leads Alex, Christey and Reilly to explore on-line relationships; and, Sykes dreams of becoming a detective.

  22. Episode 22

    Reunion

    Jul 25, 2000

    A drug importing deal goes horribly wrong when a small time crim tries to implicate a notorious crime identity; and, a young woman appears claiming to be Christey's daughter.

  23. Episode 23

    In the Blood

    Jul 25, 2000

    A drug importing deal goes horribly wrong when a small time crim tries to implicate a notorious crime identity; and, a young woman appears claiming to be Christey's daughter.

  24. Episode 24

    Family Ties (1)

    Aug 1, 2000

    Hawker becomes an unwitting accomplice to murder when he tries to help a friend; and, a young street kid becomes the prime suspect when his pregnant girlfriend is found murdered.

  25. Episode 25

    Loose Ends (2)

    Aug 8, 2000

    Two halves of a body don't add up for Reilly and Alex. Hawker discovers the reasons behind the murder of Annie's father.

  26. Episode 26

    Final Chapter

    Aug 15, 2000

    The Rats are caught off guard when they're ambushed on the harbor while transporting a wise-cracking prison inmate. When the getaway plans of the escapee and his girlfriend unravel, they take Christey and his daughter hostage.

  27. Episode 27

    Silent Running

    Aug 22, 2000

    Distraught father and hard-nosed detective battle for supremacy when Jack Christey tracks his daughter after she's taken hostage by a prisoner on the run.

  28. Episode 28

    With A Vengeance

    Aug 29, 2000

    When constable Matthew Quinn takes the law into his own hands, he ends up in trouble with his girlfriend, local cops and Hawker; and, Christey, Alex and Reilly face quandry when they track a young woman on the run.

  29. Episode 29

    We Could be Heroes

    Sep 5, 2000

    When a retiring cop is bashed and tied naked to a wharf, Christey sets out on a mission to recover his dignity. Further investigations reveals the police officer's attacker is picking his victims from the local newspaper; and Reilly asks Alex out on a date.

  30. Episode 30

    Remember This

    Oct 3, 2000

    When a young man is shot dead in a boatshed, Christey's overzealous actions causes the boatshed floor to collapse sending the body and any evidence into the harbor. When an ex-lover re-enters Reilly's life asking for his help. Christey accuses Alex of being jealous.

  31. Episode 31

    Vigilante

    Oct 10, 2000

    When a known drug-dealer is murdered, a member of an anti-drug group is suspected. However, when Reilly's ex-lover confess to the murder his faith is tested.

  32. Episode 32

    Tribes

    Oct 17, 2000

    Alex confronts her prejudices when she thinks they have uncovered a ritual killing by a religious cult.

  33. Episode 33

    The Last Hurrah

    Oct 24, 2000

    Jack is haunted by memories on the anniversary of Rachel's death. Coincidence forces him to hunt the woman many still hold responsible for Rachel's murder.

  34. Episode 34

    Bye Bye Charlie

    Oct 31, 2000

    Wheelchair bound Charlie Driscoll makes her last great dash for freedom and Jack Christey is determined to stop her.

  35. Episode 35

    Family Values

    Nov 7, 2000

    Convinced that a car accident was an attempt on her life, Alex investigates, only to discover a larger more frightening truth. Reilly and Christey come to blows over Alex.

  36. Episode 36

    True Believer

    Nov 14, 2000

    Haunted by the brutal murder of a teenage girl, Alex puts her life on the line to identify the murderer; and Reilly wants to know where he stands with Alex.