Homicide: Season 13
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Homicide Season 12.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
I Thought I Could've Died
Jan 6, 1976 · 60 min
The owner of a theatre restaurant teams up with an old friend to get quick money for his ailing business, but murder interferes with their well-laid plans.
Party Games
Jan 13, 1976 · 60 min
The Homicide squad are baffled when a girl commits a murder and then gives herself up.
Sanguma
Jan 20, 1976 · 60 min
The Homicide squad are baffled when what appears to be suicide turns out to have been caused by a unique form of murder weapon.
Outside Chance
Jan 27, 1976 · 60 min
During a game of cards, a man is shot dead and the other three players claim it was an accident. Sen. Det. Redford works in his own time to find evidence that he was murdered.
Poppet
Feb 5, 1976 · 60 min
Homicide detectives are puzzled when a man confesses to the murder of his wife after the coroner has already passed a verdict of death by misadventure.
The Whole of the Law
Feb 12, 1976 · 60 min
Murder on a lonely country road leads police to suspect that devil worship is involved.
Wrong End of the Gun
Feb 19, 1976 · 60 min
When two gunmen terrorise migrant shopowners, Detective Deegan faces suspension for assault.
Double Take
Feb 26, 1976 · 60 min
An armed robbery develops into murder when one of the two bandits panic, leading police on a trail of violence as they desperately try to escape.
House to House
Mar 4, 1976 · 60 min
Police start a frantic search when a girl is brutally attacked and another is found murdered in a girl's hostel.
Antique Murder
Mar 11, 1976 · 60 min
An antique dealer is found murdered and the Homicide squad believe robbery was the motive until they discover threatening letters.
8M.M.
Mar 18, 1976 · 60 min
Processed film from a home movie camera provides the only clue when a young girl is murdered after touring Victoria.
The Graveyard Shift
Mar 25, 1976 · 60 min
In the early hours of the morning a body is found draped over a wall in a park, and police suspect the motive was revenge.
Two Days at Echo Gorge
Apr 1, 1976 · 60 min
A prison escapee murders a prison officer then takes three hostages - or are they hostages?
Home After Dark
Apr 8, 1976 · 60 min
The Homicide squad investigate abortionists in Melbourne.
Stopover
Apr 15, 1976 · 120 min
Denny Connell, a member of Gordon Haynes' pop group, dies of a massive heroin overdose on arrival at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport. Haynes is a 30-year-old pop star whose career
Leader of the Pack
Apr 22, 1976 · 90 min
Luke, the fanatical leader of a religious cult, kidnaps Kim Clayton, daughter of a newspaper magnate, after her 18th birthday party. The Homicide squad's investigations are hampere
On the Run
Apr 29, 1976 · 60 min
Two dangerous prison escapees take a young woman hostage and head for rugged mountain country.
Bunny
May 6, 1976 · 60 min
An ex-prostitute whose husband is involved in counterfeiting finds herself caught in the middle when her friend is murdered by her husband, and she turns to Detective Redford for h
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
May 13, 1976 · 60 min
When a wealthy businessman opens an office door, he triggers a booby trap and is killed in the explosions.
Shark Pack
May 17, 1976 · 60 min
Three bikies force a young motorist over the edge of a quarry to his death.
The Accident
May 24, 1976 · 60 min
A murder victim was aware of the identity of his attacker, and there are no signs of a struggle. Det. Sgt. White faces death when the killer takes him hostage.
Gone Fishing
Jun 14, 1976 · 60 min
A teenage couple's quiet picnic in the country ends in murder.
The Last Task
Jun 25, 1976 · 60 min
For the final case, a former member of the squad, now an Inspector, returns to help in the investigation of a massage parlour murder.