Kate investigates the death, seemingly suicide, of a young prisoner found hanging in his cell. Her inquiries lead her into confrontation with hardened criminals.
When a young woman is found dead in scrubland, on the anniversary of a similar, unsolved murder, Kate and Decker investigate the possibility that they are dealing with the victim of a serial killer.
Kate and Julie are forced to make tough calls when suspicious circumstances surrounding a child's death hinder his organs being used to save another child's life.
Trimble investigates the death of a young country bloke who drunkenly collapses at the Bidgiemoola Bachelors and Spinsters Ball. Seeking to protect their fabled B&S, the Bidgie folks clam up.
When new evidence concerning the murder of a stud farmer, his wife and his youngest daughter comes to light, Kate holds an inquest to ascertain whether the right man, a young stable-hand, was imprisoned. Kate oversees the exhumation.
Investigating a police shooting of a mentally ill university student, Kate is compelled to ask if new police methods of threat reduction are working. Will Kate's relationship with Liam change when he appears on behalf of the police?
A horror bus crash means Kate has her hands full. It's a major test of the entire office, straining everyone to breaking point, particularly Trimble, who had expected to conduct the inquest.
Trimble is surprised to be finally given a major inquest, an investigation into a multiple drowning in a lake. Kate investigates the death of a young woman from seemingly unknown causes.
A Vietnamese youth is attacked and left for dead by a rival gang. During Trimble's inquest, one of the gang admits to murder. But Trimble has doubts. Is he taking the fall for the others?
Kate investigates the deaths of two backpackers in a fire at an inner city, backpacker hostel and Trimble investigates the death of a seventy-six-year-old woman from apparently unknown causes.
Kate investigates the death of a young diving champion, whose naked body is found in the pool below a precipitous cliff. When Julie discovers the boy had been sexually assaulted, an entire school community comes under suspicion.
Kate investigates the death of a Royal Australian Navy officer trainee during an in-service training program. Trimble investigates the death of a member of a prominent Melbourne criminal family.
Kate investigates a fire at a chemical storage facility. What starts out as a routine investigation becomes murkier and more tangled, as suspicion swings from the owner of the emplacement to the greenies who are trying to shut it down.
