Homicide: Season 9
Season 9 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 8.
- 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 9 Progress Shield
I Love You Primrose Taylor
Feb 1, 1972 · 60 min
An attractive policewoman, Primrose Taylor, assisting the Homicide squad with office work, nearly becomes a murder victim when detectives search for the killer of an air hostess -
Maybe She'll Come Tomorrow
Feb 8, 1972 · 60 min
Homicide detectives face a baffling case when a murder is committed at a drive-in movie. The butts of two tickets provide them with a clue and a major suspect.
The Wife
Feb 15, 1972 · 60 min
Investigations by the Homicide squad into the sudden death of Margaret Fleming's husband reveal a family scandal.
Everything in the Garden Isn't...
Feb 22, 1972 · 60 min
When Bernard Coleman, manager of a pipe factory, is robbed and murdered, the main suspect is Mick Ryan, an ex-criminal employed as a cleaner at the factory.
Too Clever by Half
Feb 29, 1972 · 60 min
A look through the rear window of their car makes a grisly start to a day for Margaret and Richard Evans when they discover a man's body lying in the gutter. Three possible suspect
The Hex
Mar 7, 1972 · 60 min
When the Watson home is broken into, both Helen and her husband Michael are chloroformed. Helen dies, setting off a chain of events which results in another death and a shooting.
Motive
Mar 14, 1972 · 60 min
John Mason, a wealthy businessman, is brutally bashed to death. Detectives find a lead to his murder with the discovery of two wills - and a great deal of animosity among the relat
From the Top
Mar 20, 1972 · 120 min
Insp. Fox sees two men fighting on a roof top while out dining, one man falls to his death. The other man is arrested and Fox is the main witness at the trial, but the defence's ca
Mad Dog
Mar 21, 1972 · 60 min
Sister Cameron is shocked when a man's body is blatantly dumped in front of her at the hospital. A doctor later tells detectives that he witnessed two men driving away wearing boil
Death Turns On
Mar 28, 1972 · 60 min
Tragedy hits a caravan park when John and Elaine Harvey, asleep in their caravan, are asphyxiated by gas. Detectives are confronted with a number of possible suspects, until a surp
Widow Maker
Apr 4, 1972 · 60 min
Two Fisheries Inspectors disappear near a small coastal town, and one body is found later. His death looks accidental but the local police Sergeant calls in Homicide when he become
Nothing Ever Happens Round Here
Apr 11, 1972 · 60 min
Ernie Clarke's wife, mother and daughter are found murdered by an axe in their home, and Ernie is critically injured. Ernie's ex-crim brother is a suspect, but the case's solution
The Hermit
Apr 18, 1972 · 60 min
When 20-year-old Cindy Scott is found murdered in the country, the main suspect is a hermit, Dudley Roberts, living in a nearby shack. When he confesses, police doubt his guilt due
A Ticket to the Grave
Apr 25, 1972 · 60 min
When a Ballarat bus pulls into the Melbourne terminus, Alfred Dickens' body is found slumped on the back seat. Police are left with two methods of identifying the murderer. His gra
Grains of Sand
May 2, 1972 · 60 min
Eight year old Barry Neal is kidnapped, and callous attempts are made to extort money for his return. Sen. Det. Patterson, against his own training and judgement, becomes personall
The Girl Who Wanted to Go Home
May 9, 1972 · 60 min
Sen. Det. Delaney, transferred from the Crime Car Squad, finds his first Homicide case a gruelling challenge: investigating the brutal murder of a young woman, Rhonda Edwards, who
Why Lenny?
May 16, 1972 · 60 min
Small time criminal, Lenny Clark, is killed at the scene of a safe breaking, and police find the victim's wife and his friends unconvinced that Lenny had anything to do with the jo
The Floater
May 23, 1972 · 60 min
Am off-duty policeman is brutally attacked when he comes to the assistance of a pay clerk during a daring daytime robbery.
The Crisis
May 30, 1972 · 60 min
A blast from a shotgun greets Carol Connor and Shirley Cross as they leave a kitchen tea party. Detectives are anxious to question a former boyfriend known to have threatened one o
There Are More Things in Heaven and Earth...
Jun 6, 1972 · 60 min
Tony Williams meets a violent death when he is killed by a spear gun as he swims with a friend. His death looks accidental, but police suspect foul play, and discover that he was i
Sleeper
Jun 13, 1972 · 60 min
A series of brutal attacks on young women becomes a grim case when one of the girls is murdered. Since the method of attack in each case is similar, police believe the same man is
Cat's Paw
Jun 20, 1972 · 60 min
When a wealthy businessman is found murdered, detectives investigate the activities of his girlfriend, his step-brother and an infatuated young man. An eccentric yoga teacher, Lore
Shoot to Kill
Jun 27, 1972 · 60 min
An armoured car robbery on a country road and the shooting of the criminals involved opens a puzzling case when one of the security guards accuses his partner of deliberately murde
Anti-Gravity
Jun 27, 1972 · 60 min
The routine investigations into a minor car accident develop into the search for the murderer of a married woman. Police suspect the woman's husband could have been involved. Sgt.
An Early Morning Dip
Jul 4, 1972 · 60 min
Health fanatic Joe Mason's body is found by a friend at the bottom of a public pool after an early morning swim.
Time to Kill
Jul 11, 1972 · 60 min
Detectives find themselves investigating two crimes instead of one when a young man is found bashed to death in the country.
One Against the World
Jul 18, 1972 · 60 min
Help comes from an unexpected quarter for a vicious criminal on the run, and the detectives' task is made doubly difficult.
Anniversary
Jul 25, 1972 · 60 min
Two bystanders see a man shot and fall to the ground. But when detectives arrive there is no sign of a body.
Twigs and Twine
Aug 1, 1972 · 60 min
The parents of a missing boy enlist the aid of a clairvoyant and bring about an unexpected chain of events.
Old Hercules
Aug 8, 1972 · 60 min
The wife of a health fanatic disappears and there is strong evidence to suggest that she has been murdered. Intensive investigation brings to light a number of neighbourhood activi
Second Time Lucky
Aug 15, 1972 · 60 min
In their search for the killer of a prostitute, detectives meet up with a wealthy businessman, an overbearing landlord and a henpecked husband whose nagging wife sends him into the
Head Start
Aug 22, 1972 · 60 min
The murder of a small time gambler leads the Homicide detectives to the organizers of a two-up game and their unimpressive standover man.
Victim of Fear
Aug 29, 1972 · 60 min
A young boy is murdered in a public reserve, but police get little assistance from the angered community. Later Suzie Harris is attacked in the park and immediately runs to her boy
One Inch to Murder
Sep 5, 1972 · 60 min
William Phillips is a neurotic old man irritated by young people and their lack of respect for older people. Soon he is being deliberately antagonized and this leads to violence.
Little Big Girl
Sep 12, 1972 · 60 min
A drunken husband and wife are slashed to death by a samurai sword. Two ardent educationalists, a retarded girl, and an odd job man are questioned by detectives.
Disengagement
Sep 19, 1972 · 60 min
An elderly woman is found in her home shot and left for dead. The shooting takes place within hours of an unregistered pistol being stolen from the office of a suburban accountant.
Cost of Success
Sep 26, 1972 · 60 min
When a rich widow is bashed to death at her home, the Homicide team meets up with a nosy neighbour, a cheap criminal, a con-man, and a career prostitute.
The Street of Fear
Oct 3, 1972 · 60 min
On release from prison, Arnold Stone sets out to avenge himself, and the once proud Carlisle family is subjected to a campaign of terror which results in the unexpected truth being
I Couldn't Sleep... I Couldn't Sleep at All
Oct 10, 1972 · 60 min
Homicide detectives are called to the scene of a brutal murder and find many clues, but they strongly suspect a frame-up.
R.I.P.
Oct 17, 1972 · 60 min
A middle aged invalid is discovered dead in her bedroom and Homicide detectives find themselves on the trail of a demented killer. Widow Mrs. Anstey befriends a mild mannered man,
Change of Heart
Oct 24, 1972 · 60 min
When a man is shot and his daughter kidnapped, investigations lead the Homicide team to people in the fashion industry.
The Rape of Lennie Walker
Oct 31, 1972 · 60 min
Homicide detectives are involved in a painstaking search for a pervert who molests and murders young girls. It takes eight months to bring a man to trial, but is he the right man,
Warcry
Nov 7, 1972 · 60 min
A Salvation Army person is shot dead during a street meeting, and police suspect the killer may have gotten the wrong man. Patrick Allenby, whom another Salvo was to testify agains