Phoenix: Season 2
Season 2 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 Phoenix Season 1.
- 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 2 Progress Shield
Victims Forever
Mar 4, 1993
The Major Crime Squad's investigation of a series of aggravated burglaries leads to an unexpected discovery. The Major Crime Squad is understaffed and leaderless. Sergeant Peter F
Deal or Pay
Mar 11, 1993
The paths of the Major Crime Squad and the Dealers Squad meet when the Dealers come across a stolen watch linked to the aggravated burglaries. Resources stretched to the limit, th
Married to the Job
Mar 18, 1993
Chris Faithfull (Peter's wife), a drug squad undercover cop, survives the harrowing experience of a hostile gun to her head.
The Return
Mar 25, 1993
Russell Howie, from the Fraud Squad, is recruited by Murdoch to join Major Crime. Shock waves roll through the Major Crime Squad when a second aggravated burglary takes place on th
Inside Information
Apr 8, 1993
After a tip-off, Murdoch authorises the Majors to raid a warehouse where they score a huge cache of stolen goods. Following the warehouse raid, Howie is the target of complaints of
Safe as Houses
Apr 15, 1993
The Majors and the Bureau of Criminal Intelligence lock horns over an informant.
Aladdin's Cave
Apr 22, 1993
Conflict spreads through police headquarters when the Majors and Drug Squad investigations begin to cross-over.
In on the Joke
Apr 29, 1993
The Majors investigate a con-man linked to the aggravated burglaries by forensic evidence discovered by Carol and Ian. The violent thieves have been melting down the stolen gold je
Give A Dog A Bone
May 6, 1993
Pressure mounts on the Majors when they are forced to run their own surveillance on Flannagan, a prime suspect. Peter Faithful confirms the importation of drugs via Nipper, his inf
Shuffling the Deck
May 13, 1993
Frustration mounts for the Majors when another aggravated burglary occurs.
Under Siege
May 20, 1993
Peter Faithful is taken hostage by a suspect. A terrified girl jumps from a second-story window when the Majors raid the flat of a prime suspect for the aggravated burglaries.
Snow Job
May 27, 1993
To Peter's annoyance, the Federal Police blow the cover of one of his informants.
Hit, Shit, & Scatter
Jun 3, 1993
Jock Brennan announces that the Major Crime Squad is to be disbanded. As the bitterly disappointed detectives plan to track down the last crook, Ian uncovers the mystery that has p