Rafferty's Rules: Season 4
Season 4 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 Rafferty's Rules Season 3.
- 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 4 Progress Shield
Security
Feb 9, 1990
Michael sees the law from another perspective after he becomes the key witness in Flicker's prosecution against an arsonist.
That Old Black Magic
Feb 16, 1990
Michael begins to wonder if someone is trying to put a spell on him after a number of suspicious run-ins with a member of a religious commune.
The Plague
Feb 23, 1990
Lisa confronts the prejudices of society when she defends a man with AIDS who has committed an armed robbery in order to ensure his wife's future following his death.
In For a Penny
Mar 2, 1990
Michael is drawn into the world of a struggling young family after he witnesses a woman being hit by a car.
Out of Line
Mar 9, 1990
Lisa finds herself at odds with her colleagues when she defends an anti-nuclear activist whose family and the police are determined to have detained for his own safety.
One for Us
Mar 16, 1990
Rafferty decides to expose a Chilean military attaché following charges for torturing political dissidents in Chile.
Politburo
Mar 23, 1990
Flicker is horrified after he discovers just what conditions are faced by those in the police cells awaiting trial.
One Consideration With Another
Mar 30, 1990
Racial tensions erupt when two Asian men are accused of murder, while Michael questions his capacity as a magistrate after an act of leniency has dire consequences.
Home
Apr 6, 1990
Flicker and Lisa find themselves dealing with a particularly challenging court case when a girl alleges that she was raped by her father four years earlier.
The Book of Love
Apr 13, 1990
Lisa defends a singer who has beaten his wife, but her personal involvement in the case is made more difficult when he brings a gun into the courthouse.
On the Barricades
Apr 20, 1990
Michael revisits his past as a university radical and conscientious objector when he is forced to decide the fate of a man who he once protested alongside.
Funny Peculiar
Apr 27, 1990
Flicker confronts his own prejudices when he prosecutes a case involving the assault of a female impersonator; however, it is Michael who finds himself at the centre of a controver
Whatever Gets You Through the Night
May 4, 1990
Lisa is drawn into an organisation known as Life Force after a man is arrested for break and enter and assault.
Whistling in the Dark
May 11, 1990
Flicker finds himself wandering into a murky world of corruption when he prosecutes a case against a police officer who has broken the law and where the key witness is a serial whi
Blood, Sweat and Paycheques
May 18, 1990
Fulvio and Sandra's marriage comes close to breaking point after Sandra is arrested for shoplifting.
Home Again Kathleen
May 25, 1990
Michael, Flicker and Lisa are dragged into a murky political world when they discover that the conflict between the British and the Irish is alive and well in Sydney.
Driven to It
Jun 1, 1990
An act of vandalism by the member of an animal rights group leaves Michael becoming emotionally involved with the accused's mother.
A Fair Day's Work
Jun 8, 1990
A man seeks Lisa's help when he is sacked after complaining about the work conditions; however, she soon finds herself defending him when he assaults his former boss.
Lies
Jun 15, 1990
Lisa is drawn to an attractive young lawyer; however, she is forced into an ethical dilemma when his personal life unravels.
Consciousness Raising
Jun 22, 1990
The feminist movement comes to the courthouse when a prominent feminist runs a group of pigs through the shop of a man accused of sexual harassment.
Free of Passion
Jun 29, 1990
Flicker finds himself at the crossroads of a major life decision after he falls in love with a young female Constable, but his excitement at finding new love may see him lose it al
Many Happy Returns
Jul 6, 1990
A convicted criminal whose ex-wife is about to marry a police officer comes before the court accused of assault.
In Custody
Jul 13, 1990
Lisa assists a young woman whose boyfriend has been arrested; however, she is horrified when she learns that he has been detained without charge and suspects that the police are fi
Lost Empires
Jul 20, 1990
Lisa fights to save an Indian couple who are facing deportation, only to discover that the collapse of the British Empire means that they have no real home to go back to.
The Sea, the Sea
Jul 27, 1990
Michael and Flicker befriend the beachcomber and poet, Snowy White; however, their admiration is crushed when it begins to appear that Snowy may be guilty of murder.
Up, Up and Away
Aug 3, 1990
Lisa is charmed by a client accused of appropriating money from elderly women; however, Michael and Flicker cause conflict when they question her judgement.
Punch Ups
Aug 10, 1990
A prominent radio host has been charged with brawling. Michael is faced with the consequences of his judgements when he sentences a man accused of assault, only to later learn that
Best and Brightest
Aug 17, 1990
Michael is reunited with an old classmate in the lead-up to a school reunion; however, he is left wondering if they've come very far at all since the schoolyard.
Guilty
Aug 31, 1990
Michael is consumed by guilt after he hits a man with his car; however he starts to wonder if maybe there are deeper issues at play when he seeks guidance on how to deal with his f