Water Rats: 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 Water Rats 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
Fair Cop
Feb 16, 1999
The Water Police are plagued by a series of hoaxes and it is up to Frank and Goldie to determine who and what they can trust.
A Woman of Substance
Feb 23, 1999
When a man is nailed to a tree by his neighbour, Holloway and Goldie discover his wife has vanished.
Double Blind
Mar 2, 1999
When a homeless kid is trapped in a pylon in the harbour, the Water Police are horrified to discover a dead body floating in the water beside him. While Blakemore makes it her resp
Cut off Point
Mar 9, 1999
When a gender-specific piece of anatomy is washed up on the beach, Holloway and Goldie investigate.
In the Family Way
Mar 16, 1999
Helen's romance hots up. Meanwhile, crime, punishment, betrayal, retribution, suicide and family tragedy when Goldie and Holloway infiltrate a crime family operating an insurance s
Santiago: Rain 27
Mar 23, 1999
A crooked grandmother, a fraudulent stockbroker and a water taxi driver who gets taken for a ride, all baffle the detectives. Meanwhile Blakemore's romance comes to an abrupt end.
End Game
Apr 6, 1999
Holloway and Goldie's partnership is shaken when a third detective, Michael Reilly, is assigned to the Water Police.
Tomorrow Never Comes
Apr 13, 1999
The death of a friend and a forgotten dream prompt Frank Holloway to farewell the Rats.
Goes with the Territory
Apr 20, 1999
The working relationship between Jack Christey and Goldie gets off to a rocky start. Already compromised by their past affair, further strain is added when Jack insists on taking t
Fish out of Water
Apr 27, 1999
Police constable Tayler Johnson becomes romantically involved with a cop on a diving course, but while out on a dive, he goes missing and Tayler realises how little she knows about
Good Times and Adventures
May 4, 1999
Michael Reilly and Goldie have to go undercover at a well-known swingers' haunt to coax a confession out of some murderers.
Blood Relations
May 11, 1999
Detective Michael Reilly's friendship with madam Susie Abromovich results in them both being taken hostage by an armed robber.
Dial C for Cop
May 18, 1999
Gavin Sykes is taken hostage by a young man with a desire to be a cop for a day.
Quad Squad
May 18, 1999
The investigation into the suicide of a young man reveals a greater tragedy, a secret that will ultimately destroy the lives of all those involved.
Unauthorised Entry
Jun 1, 1999
Jack Christey and Rachel Goldstein race to save two young girls whose lives are at stake when they inadvertently become caught up in a drug smuggling ring.
Mother Love
Jun 8, 1999
A grisly case hits home when Jeff Hawker's wife, Gail, becomes the target of a vicious serial rapist and killer.
I'm Home
Jun 15, 1999
Goldie faces every mother's worst nightmare when her son David becomes the victim of a brutal and vicious kidnapper.
The Drill
Jun 22, 1999
A burning body is found floating on a sail board in the harbour; Jack Christey recognises the work of a killer who is still in jail; did Christey convict the wrong man?
Green Light
Jun 29, 1999
A spate of armed hold-ups have Goldie and Jack chasing a robber dressed like a cowboy from the wild west.
Red Light
Jul 6, 1999
Our two Aussie heroes, Rachel Goldstein and Jack Christey, investigate the theft of valuable art work from a harbourside property owned by a once famous madam, Sadie the Scissors.
Can't Buy Me Love
Jul 20, 1999
While investigating the murder of a thief an his missing haul of black opals, Goldie and Christey stumble upon an unexpected love triangle.
Free as a Bird
Jul 27, 1999
When a young boy's dead body is found, Goldie and Jack have to prove who is responsible before an enraged local community exacts their own just on the main suspect.
Dangerous Encounters
Aug 3, 1999
Goldie and Jack are kidnapped and hunted like animals by a murderer who sees his victims as prey.
Force of Habit
Aug 10, 1999
Investigating the murder of a wealthy businessman and the apparent kidnap of his second wife, Jeff Hawker is reacquainted with a woman he once loved but lost to another man.
Shark Bait
Aug 17, 1999
When a man is taken by a shark in the harbour, the water police uncover a complex web of embezzlement, a faked death, underworld connections and a bizarre betrayal.
A Day at the Office
Aug 31, 1999
What starts as another ordinary day at the office ends in the death of a Goldie a much loved rat.
For Love or Money
Sep 14, 1999
Jack believes he has discovered the identity of Goldie's killer, but his only clue may just slip through his fingers.
Helter Skelter
Sep 21, 1999
Jack hands in his badge and turns vigilante in order to find Goldie's killer.
Friend or Foe
Sep 28, 1999
Friendships are tested when Mick Reilly's best mate becomes embroiled in a murder investigation.
Mr. Medium
Oct 5, 1999
Jack is forced into a deal with undercover cops when Detective Alex St Clare joins the rats and there is a conflict of interest in a murder investigation.
New Kid on the Block
Oct 12, 1999
Jack fights to save the life of an undercover cop, Alex St Clare whom he suspects is emotionally involved with her target.