A tragic accident leaves three children orphaned, and, despite efforts by Sgt. Kennedy and his wife Nell to make arrangements for them, the oldest child develops her own ideas for their future.
Elusive Billy 'Truckie' Ross, always two steps ahead of the police in his petty criminal dealings, is faced with downfall when his family gets in on the act.
Lack of friends and his fathers attitude becomes too much for a shy teenager to take, and he takes off with a gun and shoots up a house where a party is being held.
It's no all fun and games when Prad Smith - Showman Extraordinaire - and his troupe of performers arrive in Matlock. Trouble seems to follow Smith around, and the Matlock police find a connection between him and some horse thieves.
A dealer in fake antiques takes the Matlock police to the small town of Welcome, where the aged son of the towns founder chooses to enlist Const. Hogan's aid to do battle with his grandchildren.
Jill Perry, Sen Det. York's current girlfriend, pays no heed to the advice of the police in her efforts to convert the Matlock towns people into accepting an ex-convict into their town.
A small-time pickpocket kicked out of New South Wales becomes a hero in Matlock for saving a boy's life, and a somewhat maniacal criminal takes an interest.
A female detective from the Melbourne drug squad working undercover requests the aid of the Matlock Police in apprehending a dangerous young drug pusher who is in Matlock to contact his supplier.
The Matlock police find the job far from pleasant when they investigate the mysterious disappearance of a policeman in an outlying in an outlying station.
The Matlock police are faced with a number of headaches when the Duke of Edinburgh visits Ringtail. Security is threatened by an old Irish rebel, and Sen. Det, York finds himself in a very difficult situation.
Money from a robbery changes hands so rapidly and so unexpectedly that the Matlock police and the robbers themselves seem destined never to break through the chaos.
The disease Anthrax breaks out in the Matlock District and the police have the difficult task of tracing the source and dealing with a panic-stricken farmer.
