Homicide: Season 8
Season 8 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 7.
- 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 8 Progress Shield
Two for the Money
Jan 19, 1971 · 60 min
After discovering that she is short of money in the till, Margie, a popular barmaid in a Carlton hotel, goes to the police. She learns from the investigations that she has been foo
Help Yourself
Jan 26, 1971 · 120 min
After discovering that she is short of money in the till, Margie, a popular barmaid in a Carlton hotel, goes to the police. She learns from the investigations that she has been foo
Short Circuit
Feb 2, 1971 · 60 min
The man detectives seek for the murder of a young girl in a motel is a psychopath. But the killer eludes police with tragic results.
The Terrible Stranger
Feb 9, 1971 · 60 min
Ben Davis, a depressed man under his mother's influence, takes part in a group psycho-therapy session and recalls horrifying memories from his past which throw light on a current m
Mein Herr Wenzel
Feb 16, 1971 · 60 min
Parts of Kurt Wenzel's body are found scattered in various areas. Suspects emerge when police probe his role in a fanatical political party.
Denny
Feb 23, 1971 · 60 min
When factory hand Denny Mullins, formerly a union representative, is murdered at work shortly after clocking on, detectives learn from fellow workers that the man who replaced him
Death on the Vine
Mar 2, 1971 · 60 min
A woman journalist, Leigh Gardiner, dies after drinking a glass of port. Her husband and teenage daughter become prime suspects in a tragic situation involving drug addiction and s
Red Carpet Treatment
Mar 16, 1971 · 60 min
When chicken farmer Alex Propi disappears, he is feared murdered when his girlfriend tells police that she heard a heated argument between Propi and his partner, followed by a gun
The Corrupter
Mar 23, 1971 · 60 min
Blackmail, corruption, and the finding of a body in a park causes some complex problems for the Homicide squad, who find it difficult to sort out the truth from a mass of conflicti
Just Throw Money
Mar 30, 1971 · 60 min
When two young women are strangled and another brutally attacked, detectives question the host of a party where the girls were guests. Policewoman Burke later acts as a decoy to tr
Lost
Apr 20, 1971 · 60 min
Several small girls are attacked, and police suspect Hughie McBride, a mentally retarded, lonely man, who has befriended young Janet Forrester, who is then reported missing.
The Wall
May 4, 1971 · 60 min
Police investigate when elderly watchman Sid Brown is shot dead after disturbing two students painting protest slogans on a factory wall.
In The Dark
May 11, 1971 · 60 min
Police search for Susan Scott, a girl psychopath, who they believe shot dead her boyfriend with a sawn-off rifle. They believe she could kill again. A tablet found near the victim
Killer
May 18, 1971 · 60 min
Did John Meadows accidentally shoot dead a prowler at his home or was it a planned murder? Detectives are puzzled as to why Meadows returned home from a hunting trip earlier than e
David's Diary
May 25, 1971 · 60 min
Englishman David Ryan dies mysteriously in his greenhouse. His diary, containing a list of women's names, provides clues to an unusual side of his character, as well as a possible
The Acquittal
Jun 1, 1971 · 60 min
Major Curtis, a key witness in the murder trial of Jim Lennox, is shocked when Lennox is acquitted. Curtis can't understand the resigned attitude of Inspector Fox who says the case
A Kind of Freedom
Jun 8, 1971 · 60 min
After receiving anonymous letters threatening to kill her, Muriel Lumsden, an efficient shopkeeper, is shot. Homicide detectives find their task a difficult one when they discover
Urge to Kill
Jun 15, 1971 · 60 min
A compulsive psychopathic killer has strangled two women connected with beauty salons. The only clue for detectives is the white card he leaves behind with a large 'C' printed in l
Thou Shalt Not
Jun 22, 1971 · 60 min
A devout minister, Pastor George Langley, preaches a forceful sermon. His emphasis on a particular commandment provides detectives with a clue and a number of suspects when two peo
Inquest
Jun 29, 1971 · 60 min
The brutal murder of a service station attendant; an accident involving Sen. Det. Patterson's son, Jimmy; and the shooting dead of a criminal bring many problems to Sen. Det. Patte
Thursday's Child
Jul 6, 1971 · 60 min
Ruth Ritchie's death plunge in her car over a cliff edge, and a suicide note left at her home seems to be a straightforward case. But detectives suspect murder when they learn that
There Must Be a Reason
Jul 13, 1971 · 60 min
Mrs. Bettine Fraser and her seven-year-old daughter are bashed to death with no apparent motive. Suspects include a door-to-door salesman and the youth who found the bodies.
The Puppy
Jul 20, 1971 · 60 min
16-year-old Kirsty Mills, just released from a girls home, has her adjustment period made more traumatic when police inquire about her father, who is believed to be involved in a h
A Boy's Best Friend
Jul 27, 1971 · 60 min
Shy teenager Elly Goss disappears while on her way to her first party. Detectives fear foul play and question two layabout brothers, Arnie and Joe Watson, who were seen with the gi
A Change of Habit
Aug 3, 1971 · 60 min
Criminal Ern Fuller is killed by a shotgun as he walks down along with his defacto, Elsie. Investigating his death, detectives question Elsie about her former husband believed to b
On the Run
Aug 10, 1971 · 60 min
An Italian prisoner is wrongly accused of taking part in the murder of a warder at Maldara Prison Farm during an escape. The actual murderer, George Mason, escapes and terrorises t
Sugar and Spite
Aug 17, 1971 · 60 min
Marjorie Nolan, a 22-year-old computer operator, is shot dead at home. Detectives question a man known to have been at the girl's home on the night of her death. A photograph of th
The Bikie
Aug 24, 1971 · 60 min
Bikie John Murray kills to avenge the serious injury of his sister; another man kills through fear; and police race against time to prevent a third killing.
Don't Call the Cops
Aug 31, 1971 · 60 min
The only witness to a murder is a wine-drunk derro; the only suspect is a stoned hippie, Rollo, who threatens Eve Harrison, the murder victim's wife. Rollo can't be found - and it
Expectations
Sep 7, 1971 · 60 min
A man suspected of bashing a wealthy woman to death is fleeing in a car, pursued by Det. Sgt. Mackay and Det. Barnes. They find the car in the bush at Warrandyte, with a dummy rigg
The Professional
Sep 14, 1971 · 60 min
Det. Barnes is cynical when he hears that Joe Craig, known to him as a professional gunman from Sydney, is working legitimately in Melbourne as a social worker.
Brer Fox
Sep 21, 1971 · 60 min
Inspector Fox finds himself a possible target when a fisherman acquaintance is shot dead while Fox is on leave.
All the World is Queer
Sep 28, 1971 · 60 min
Sen. Det. Patterson takes his family to the zoo on his day off, and is horrified when someone goes berserk with a rifle, shooting dead a number of people. Another random shooting i
Masquerade
Oct 5, 1971 · 60 min
Tragedy comes to Jane and Charles Hutchinson when their three-month-old baby is kidnapped during a fancy dress party at their home, which provided a perfect disguise for the kidnap
A Game of Chance
Oct 12, 1971 · 60 min
The young leader of a street gang pretends to buy a gun from a sports store proprietor, then uses it to shoot him in cold-blood. After a series of armed robberies occur, police sus
Fighting Fred
Oct 19, 1971 · 60 min
The discovery of a body at Stony Point, a fisherman's obsession with oil pollution and his claim that fish are dying near the Hastings oil refinery present the Homicide detectives
Blood
Oct 26, 1971 · 60 min
When hamburger shop owner Bill Walker is stabbed to death, his son Michael, with blood on his hands, tells police that an intruder murdered his father, and when he tried to interve
The Experts
Nov 2, 1971 · 60 min
A man is killed when the car he is driving explodes and bursts into flames. Homicide is told by Forensic that the explosives used were the work of an expert, and they later questio
Handle with Care
Nov 9, 1971 · 60 min
A young delivery van driver, Greg Lane, is killed when a parcel labelled "Handle With Care" falls at his feet and explodes. The only clues are a few splinters of wood, a piece of j
Lover Boy
Nov 16, 1971 · 60 min
Playboy Roger Taylor is fascinating to women, but a pathological liar. His many affairs catch up with him when one of his old girlfriends Is killed, and police are anxious to quest