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Rafferty's Rules

Season 4 · 30 episodes · Feb 9, 1990

  1. Episode 1

    Security

    Feb 9, 1990

    Michael sees the law from another perspective after he becomes the key witness in Flicker's prosecution against an arsonist.

  2. Episode 2

    That Old Black Magic

    Feb 16, 1990

    Michael begins to wonder if someone is trying to put a spell on him after a number of suspicious run-ins with a member of a religious commune.

  3. Episode 3

    The Plague

    Feb 23, 1990

    Lisa confronts the prejudices of society when she defends a man with AIDS who has committed an armed robbery in order to ensure his wife's future following his death.

  4. Episode 4

    In For a Penny

    Mar 2, 1990

    Michael is drawn into the world of a struggling young family after he witnesses a woman being hit by a car.

  5. Episode 5

    Out of Line

    Mar 9, 1990

    Lisa finds herself at odds with her colleagues when she defends an anti-nuclear activist whose family and the police are determined to have detained for his own safety.

  6. Episode 6

    One for Us

    Mar 16, 1990

    Rafferty decides to expose a Chilean military attaché following charges for torturing political dissidents in Chile.

  7. Episode 7

    Politburo

    Mar 23, 1990

    Flicker is horrified after he discovers just what conditions are faced by those in the police cells awaiting trial.

  8. Episode 8

    One Consideration With Another

    Mar 30, 1990

    Racial tensions erupt when two Asian men are accused of murder, while Michael questions his capacity as a magistrate after an act of leniency has dire consequences.

  9. Episode 9

    Home

    Apr 6, 1990

    Flicker and Lisa find themselves dealing with a particularly challenging court case when a girl alleges that she was raped by her father four years earlier.

  10. Episode 10

    The Book of Love

    Apr 13, 1990

    Lisa defends a singer who has beaten his wife, but her personal involvement in the case is made more difficult when he brings a gun into the courthouse.

  11. Episode 11

    On the Barricades

    Apr 20, 1990

    Michael revisits his past as a university radical and conscientious objector when he is forced to decide the fate of a man who he once protested alongside.

  12. Episode 12

    Funny Peculiar

    Apr 27, 1990

    Flicker confronts his own prejudices when he prosecutes a case involving the assault of a female impersonator; however, it is Michael who finds himself at the centre of a controversy after the verdict is given.

  13. Episode 13

    Whatever Gets You Through the Night

    May 4, 1990

    Lisa is drawn into an organisation known as Life Force after a man is arrested for break and enter and assault.

  14. Episode 14

    Whistling in the Dark

    May 11, 1990

    Flicker finds himself wandering into a murky world of corruption when he prosecutes a case against a police officer who has broken the law and where the key witness is a serial whistleblower.

  15. Episode 15

    Blood, Sweat and Paycheques

    May 18, 1990

    Fulvio and Sandra's marriage comes close to breaking point after Sandra is arrested for shoplifting.

  16. Episode 16

    Home Again Kathleen

    May 25, 1990

    Michael, Flicker and Lisa are dragged into a murky political world when they discover that the conflict between the British and the Irish is alive and well in Sydney.

  17. Episode 17

    Driven to It

    Jun 1, 1990

    An act of vandalism by the member of an animal rights group leaves Michael becoming emotionally involved with the accused's mother.

  18. Episode 18

    A Fair Day's Work

    Jun 8, 1990

    A man seeks Lisa's help when he is sacked after complaining about the work conditions; however, she soon finds herself defending him when he assaults his former boss.

  19. Episode 19

    Lies

    Jun 15, 1990

    Lisa is drawn to an attractive young lawyer; however, she is forced into an ethical dilemma when his personal life unravels.

  20. Episode 20

    Consciousness Raising

    Jun 22, 1990

    The feminist movement comes to the courthouse when a prominent feminist runs a group of pigs through the shop of a man accused of sexual harassment.

  21. Episode 21

    Free of Passion

    Jun 29, 1990

    Flicker finds himself at the crossroads of a major life decision after he falls in love with a young female Constable, but his excitement at finding new love may see him lose it all.

  22. Episode 22

    Many Happy Returns

    Jul 6, 1990

    A convicted criminal whose ex-wife is about to marry a police officer comes before the court accused of assault.

  23. Episode 23

    In Custody

    Jul 13, 1990

    Lisa assists a young woman whose boyfriend has been arrested; however, she is horrified when she learns that he has been detained without charge and suspects that the police are fitting him up because he is Aboriginal.

  24. Episode 24

    Lost Empires

    Jul 20, 1990

    Lisa fights to save an Indian couple who are facing deportation, only to discover that the collapse of the British Empire means that they have no real home to go back to.

  25. Episode 25

    The Sea, the Sea

    Jul 27, 1990

    Michael and Flicker befriend the beachcomber and poet, Snowy White; however, their admiration is crushed when it begins to appear that Snowy may be guilty of murder.

  26. Episode 26

    Up, Up and Away

    Aug 3, 1990

    Lisa is charmed by a client accused of appropriating money from elderly women; however, Michael and Flicker cause conflict when they question her judgement.

  27. Episode 27

    Punch Ups

    Aug 10, 1990

    A prominent radio host has been charged with brawling. Michael is faced with the consequences of his judgements when he sentences a man accused of assault, only to later learn that the man's employer has sacked him.

  28. Episode 28

    Best and Brightest

    Aug 17, 1990

    Michael is reunited with an old classmate in the lead-up to a school reunion; however, he is left wondering if they've come very far at all since the schoolyard.

  29. Episode 29

    Unaccompanied Bark

    Aug 24, 1990

    An elderly journalist is arrested for shoplifting.

  30. Episode 30

    Guilty

    Aug 31, 1990

    Michael is consumed by guilt after he hits a man with his car; however he starts to wonder if maybe there are deeper issues at play when he seeks guidance on how to deal with his feelings.