Blue Heelers
Seven Network (ended 2006)
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11/20/02As Season 9 comes to a climax, PJ is thrown for a loop when Jo announces she is in love with him. The investigation into a mystery involving two brothers, one woman and obsessive love confirms PJ's belief that passion is dangerous and love only leads to heartache. As the war between the brothers escalates PJ, Jo, Ben and Tom are drawn into who is lying and who is telling the truth. And PJ is forced to come face to face with Jo and tell her he doesn't love her. She takes it badly, but Ben and PJ know it is the best thing. Meanwhile, Jonesy is not happy when Tess goes out with Josh but when she denies that they are having a relationship, she can't help but admit her feelings for Evan. Tom almost catches them getting intimate in the locker room, before Tess decides to take some time off. Jonesy also, mysteriously, takes some off. 3 days later, Jonesy returns very tanned to a bickering workplace and heads into the locker room to get changed - happy as can be. Tess then walks in the door, she's been in Fiji. And whoever she went with, she married. It couldn't be Jonesy. Could it??moreless -
11/13/02Jo and PJ heal their rift as they find themselves investigating a bizarre case involving empty graves, bikers and missing bodies. PJ finds himself admiring Jo's compassionate side when she fights to organise a proper funeral for a homeless man, only to discover that all is not as it should be at the local funeral home. Jonesy is encouraged in his pursuit of Tess even though she is dating the handsome Dr. Josh At the end of the day, PJ and Jo have a new understanding of each other while Jonesy can't stand the fact that Tess may be interested in Josh after all.moreless -
11/6/02Jonesy questions Tess' innocence when she is accused of stealing a stash of heroin. -
10/30/02Jo is attending a counselling session, after shooting a man in the previous episode. She returns to Mt. Thomas and is not happy because she didn't want to attend the session. She overhears PJ saying she isn't as strong as she makes out and is not impressed. Does everyone think she did something wrong?
Jo, who the others fear is stressed out, refuses to let a fight at the pub rest and has everyone involved go to the station along with her, Tess and Evan. One man, Gavin Harrison, appears to have been having an affair with Marlene McKellan, wife of his best friend Ronnie. But they say they were drunk. Gavin's wife Rowena says it is all because Ronnie is jealous of everything Gavin has and the two are forced to shake hands. Tess suggests Jo take some time off but she refuses.
Jo also meets the handsome new doctor in town, Dr. Josh Carmichael, and is attracted to him. However Tess already knows him (a "friend of a friend").
The next day, Jo and PJ go to investigate a matter and Jo feels like she is being watched by him. It turns out that Ronnie was training a horse for Gavin and they are arguing over it's rights and where it belongs. Rightfully it does belong to Gavin, but Ronnie cares about it. When the horse is stolen or perhaps escaped, it is found collapsed out in the middle of nowhere and it has been doped.
As crimes continue escalating, Jo investigates both couples and their secrets and relationships with each other only to find that all of them are being affected by her handling of the case. She continues not to accept help from any of the police and ends up finding herself in a dangerous situation with Gavin holding his wife hostage. As PJ and Evan wait outside, Jo comes face to face with her own feelings of shooting a person to get Gavin to put down the gun.
That night, PJ and Jo meet at home and although they both yell at each other, they both end up apologising - her for pretending to be fine and him for being overprotective. And their feelings soon develop into passion as we leave them kissing by candlelight...moreless -
10/23/02After Jonesy crashes a police vehicle, Tess decides he needs to learn something about teamwork. And when a local panel beater is found robbed and assaulted, it seems the perfect chance to test his teamwork skills. But confusion takes hold when the cops discover that they have entered a web of lies and intrigue where everyone has a motive, but who exactly is doing what? With so many different crimes taking place, and so many suspects, it takes the collective efforts of all the police force to put it together. And while the rest of the force are tied up with all the other suspects trying to untangle what each of them did wrong, Jonesy and Jo uncover another crime - a car theft racket. But because they have a scanner, Jonesy doesn't use the radio to warn Tess and PJ, who are coming as backup. When they arrive they unknowingly walk in to a gun battle and Tess finds herself on the wrong end of the gun. Jo ultimately has to shoot the man threatening Tess, leaving her in shock. That night, as Jo enters counselling, Jonesy wants to forget the whole thing but Tess tells them their relationship can never be the same - he could have found a way to inform the others of what they were walking in to and he didn't.moreless -
10/16/02Ben's re-involvement with his first wife Angela is complicated by the appearance of her jealous husband. By taking responsibility for the finances of an elderly and vulnerable female neighbour, Ben himself falls prey to exploitation by Angela's husband. Ben's police colleagues fear he is too much in love with Angela to see what is happening.moreless -
10/9/02Ben is coaching a school swimming team and is surprised when one of the girls, Chloe, develops a crush on him. That night he drives her home so she doesn't have to walk and she throws herself at him. He resists her but when he arrives back at the station - her mother Maria is filing a sexual assault charge against him. Chloe says she had to fight Ben off but he had his way with her. Although the Heelers are on Ben's side, they have to uphold the law and the situation doesn't look good. Inspector Falcon-Price is called in and is not happy to have another sex scandal among the police, he doesn't want this to have to go as far as the higher police, including Draper. He suggests they find some dirt on Chloe but Tess refuses. PJ, Jo and Evan help Ben to try and clear his name and at the same time they are surprised to see a woman who is at the station regarding a lost mobile phone, kiss Ben. He explains she is Angela, his first wife from a three week teenage marriage. Her parents forced them to divorce but they have always loved each other. The Heelers are surprised about this layer to Ben's personality. Chloe's mother and father, Michael, arrive back to meet with Rusty and her story seems to have changed. PJ takes Ben home when it is suggested he have some time off and they find Angela there. She found out where he lived in exchange for giving Chris all the goss on their marriage. Ben invites her to stay (which only seems fair being PJ has brought home Liz a lot, and he let Jo move in) and PJ reluctantly agrees. Ray, the coach who was on leave, returns and is angered at Ben, and attacks him but PJ manages to convince him not to file charges. Jo is worried for Ben when the Heelers realise a young Angela looked like Chloe, which could mean he did in fact like her. One of Chloe's friends claim she is also sleeping with Ben but Jo goes undercover and disproves this - finding out she only did that because she wanted attention as Chloe gets all the attention from Ray. As the Heelers arrive at Jo, PJ and Ben's for a dinner with Angela, they discover Chloe has arrived and wants to talk to Ben. Jo and Evan realise she is being abused by someone and at first they suspect her father. But soon suspicion turns to Ray and Ben has to use everything he has to convince Chloe to tell the truth. In the end, everyone is pleased - particularly Rusty who doesn't have to call in Draper; and Ben who gets to spend time with Angela. Until they are interrupted by someone claiming to be her husband...moreless -
10/2/02Tess and Jonesy disagree about how to deal with a gang of troublesome teenage boys who seem to be beyond the reach of the law. The situation becomes complicated when a group of concerned citizens decides to take the law into their own hands. An injury to an old woman leads to retaliation with serious consequences for one of the youngsters. When Jonesy finally realises the source of Tess' intolerance, he helps her experience the childhood she never had.moreless -
9/25/02Tom finds parenthood is no easier the second time around. First his younger stepson is injured in an anti-abortion rally, then the older one admits to having caused the pregnancy of a local girl. To cap it off, his daughter gets defensive because her flatmate is a suspect in the brutal attack of the local doctor, who is running a controversial women's clinic. Tom recognises that his elder stepson isn't a kid any more and an unexpected bond forms between them.moreless -
9/18/02As Ben and Jo wrestle with the problems of an immigrant family new to Mt Thomas, they discover there are deeper reasons for their troublesome behaviour. While they do their best for the family, they find the scars left by their experiences as asylum seekers in detention are not so easily healed. When the father has to commit the mother to psychiatric care, Ben is forced to put his life on the line to deal with an explosive situation involving their teenage son. Meanwhile Tom finally starts his new life in the rectory with Grace.moreless -
9/4/02Tom seems to be his own worst enemy when he admits to a violent confrontation with Simon shortly before his death. It takes the best efforts of the Heelers to clear Tom's name so that his wedding to Grace can finally go ahead. But there is another mystery to be solved before his colleagues can attend the nuptials.moreless -
9/4/02Tom's wedding plans are thrown into disarray when Grace's ex husband, Simon, arrives in town. It soon becomes apparent that Simon will use any means to come between Tom and Grace and disrupt their marriage plans. An unfortunate caricature on the wall of the police station seems to be the work of Grace's son, but turns out to reveal the darker motives of Simon. Tom finds himself up against a very devious mind as he desperately tries to keep his marriage plans on track. Soon Tom finds himself at the centre of a murder investigation when Grace's ex husband is found dead under suspicious circumstances.moreless -
8/28/02Jonesy heads off for a relaxing fishing weekend, but it turns into a disaster when he falls into the river, then claims the nice family who rescued him are actually ruthless killers. No one will believe Jonesy's claims that the family that rescued him have murdered two missing backpackers, who are later located safe and well. Jonesy knows what he saw and is adamant the family are guilty.moreless -
8/21/02Ben takes on the job of prosecuting a teenager accused of the heart breaking robbery of a grieving widower. Ben is determined to put away the accused, but his self confidence starts to evaporate when he discovers that his sister, Liz, has been hired as the teenager's defence lawyer and he finds his case thwarted by the unlikely confession of the accused's younger brother. Meanwhile, Liz is clearly interested in rekindling her relationship with PJ, leaving Jo wondering where she stands.
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8/14/02Tess and Jonesy clash when a man accuses his estranged wife of trying to kill his girlfriend by poisoning her breakfast jam. When they question the wife, she counter-accuses her husband of product tampering and extortion. Tess empathises with the wife, who is an independent woman like herself, running her own jam making business. Jonesy, on the other hand, feels the husband is misunderstood. Despite a product recall, the Heelers realise there is a second jar of poisoned jam out there somewhere which must be found before someone dies.moreless -
8/7/02PJ finds himself at loggerheads with Jo over her sympathy for a woman on work release from prison. The arrival in town of her son and defacto husband leads PJ to suspect that the woman is still involved in their criminal activities. His views seem to be confirmed when she escapes from prison, but Jo discovers she has a different motivation, and together she and PJ must try to save her son's life. After agreeing to be 'just good friend' PJ naturally assumes Jo will now be moving out of his house, but Jo has different ideas.moreless -
8/7/02Ben is personally affected by the tragic death of an infant in a motor accident. He believes he's found the drunken culprit but the suspect has a different tale to tell. As Ben tries to get to the truth, he uncovers a scandal involving Grace's congregation. Grace finds herself under attack from a mystery assailant, but resists Tom's attempts to protect her. She also rejects a proposal of marriage made for all the wrong reasons forcing Tom to examine his true feelings for her.moreless -
7/24/02A private school teacher is found dead on the outskirts of town of an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. But Jo suspects something more and believes it was murder. Meanwhile she and PJ have to face each other after waking up in bed together, both uncomfortable over what has happened.
When the discovery of a drug Belladonna, or "Naked Lady" is found in his system, Jo persists to find out the secrets behind this man's life and who killed him and her persistence is what ends up finding the real killer. She also receives an award for saving Falcon-Price in 8x24 An Inspector Calls. However she is worried PJ doesn't feel anything after what they did. They finally discuss it and realise that working and living together is enough and that a relationship would ruin their friendship.moreless -
7/17/02Jo invites herself to live in PJ's house, but fails to let him know. While PJ tries to persuade her to move out, a decision made by Jo in good faith has unforeseen and very serious consequences when an intellectually disabled man is accused of burning down a sheltered workshop. Jo refuses to believe the accusation, but her fight to prove his innocence and return him to his home places further pressure on his mother with tragic results. Jo is distraught, and PJ's efforts to comfort her turn into something neither of them expected.moreless -
7/10/02When the victim of a motor accident claims his good Samaritan is trying to kill him, and two local farmers who have lost their mother suddenly come into money and their life changes, Tess and Jonesy have to learn to work together again when a dangerous situation occurs. Meanwhile, Liz is endangered and PJ has to come to terms with how serious he is about her, but she decides to go back to Melbourne. However there is definitely some unfinished business between these two... And Jo studies for her upcoming Senior Constable exam, will she get it?moreless -
7/3/02Jonesy's honest handling of a paternity claim against him and the claims by two women for the possession of a ten year old girl, expose more of Tess' feelings about Jonesy, as well as her own insecurities. -
6/26/02A domestic at the church finds Jonesy's mate's wedding coming to a standstill. Geoff Vincent and Charmian Blakeney are planning to get married the following day but her father Ned is fighting with his ex-wife Hilary and her young lover Damian. To add to this, the best man - Wolfie Schmidt is having serious troubles. The wedding rings are missing, one of which was Ned's mother's. Sleazy jeweller Harold Craig has no idea where they are either, and although the Heelers have suspicions, he can't help them.moreless -
6/19/02A friend of Jo's, science teacher Deniz Gulmez, is accused of hurting Rufus Sedgwick, a boy in her class. The two witnesses - Emily Larson and Jason McKendry, hate each other so it seems neither of them would be working together. Even the principal, Mrs. Ellis believes them. Jo thinks this is because she is a racist bigot.moreless -
6/12/02It is an interesting time in Mt Thomas for couples - together and not together. While PJ and Liz enjoy a secret romance, Tom and Grace enjoy their not-so-secret romance and Tess and Jonesy struggle to hold back their all too obvious feelings for each other. An Elvis auction brings out "Gossie" Goss (last seen in 8x25 "Dinosaurs"), a fellow copper and friend of Tom's. When he buys a $6000 scarf which he can't afford, all for his girlfriend Barbara, Tom is worried. Barbara has no money either and is spending all her time doing some heavy petting with Gossie while her disgusted teenage daughter Laura pays the bill.moreless -
6/5/02An aspiring ballerina is injured in a car crash and Jo seeks justice. However, the young driver of the other car, who is also wanted on theft, is determined to go free and not have a blemish on his reputation as he is studying law. Ben's lawyer sister Liz arrives in town for a case and he asks her to stay with he and PJ. She is soon roped in to defending young Robbie Hart, the driver. PJ is shocked to discover Benny Matthews O.D'd in a nightclub, since Benny was vowing to go clean. He soon becomes angry, trying to find out if someone, particularly drug dealer Anthony Cutter, was involved. After Merv Poole gives them pretty good evidence to get Robbie on the burglary charge, it looks like they could have him on the dangerous driving as well until Liz tells them a surprising deal. He supposedly has information on Benny Matthews' death and is willing to trade it for indemnity. Jo is suspicious but PJ is believing. Robbie claims he saw Anthony Cutter bashing Benny, but is scared to say more for fear of what Anthony will do to him. Jo is disgusted that PJ believes it, especially considering that the young ballerina may never walk again. PJ has his own reasons for believing, even though Jo thinks that Talia's broken dreams should put Robbie behind bars. When no-one can collaborate Robbie's story that Cutter forcefully injected drugs into Benny, his best friend Mark steps forward with small but not very useful evidence but it does seem to swing in favour of Robbie. PJ, meanwhile has begun flirting with Liz, something Jo doesn't like. She is clearly jealous but no-one else can see it. PJ discovers that Robbie's friend Mark is buying drugs from Cutter, and so, presumably was Benny. Realising his career is over, Mark tells them that he lied for Robbie so Robbie wouldn't tell anyone about his habit. Robbie made up the story after Liz accidentally told him that Benny was a friend of PJ's. Both of them are now in trouble and there is at least some justice for Talia. And PJ and Liz finally turn their friendship into something more. It's his first relationship since Maggie and he isn't wasting any time...moreless -
5/29/02Jo, Tess and PJ investigate when the murder of a local politician brings out a lot of surprising truths. His wife, son, lover, illegitimate daughter and sworn enemy are all suspects but who really killed him? While Jo works to convince the daughter she is wanted, PJ and Tess struggle to find the real killer and evade the annoying new Mt Thomas Gazette reporter Anthony Timms, son of the notorious Tony.moreless -
5/29/02Jo is convinced by Jonesy to cut a speeding fine after he discovers the perpetrator is an old best friend, Ian Bolger. Meanwhile, Jo is surprised when she sees a man who she suspects is a burglar from years ago and takes him to the station, where he is promptly released. PJ, Tom and Tess won't tell her why, or who the strange visitors at the station are. Tess is angry when she discovers Jonesy let his friend off the hook but that is nothing compared to her anger when Jonesy unknowingly blows a major undercover operation.
It turns out that Jim Deakin, who Jo took to the station, is in fact a diamond thief and is involved in a major heist and the Heelers were assisting Undercover. Jonesy, bringing a tyre to the same mechanic that Deakin was to meet his accomplice at, blew the entire operation and the Heelers discover money for the operation was found inside the tyre. Jonesy knows Bolger asked him to take the tyre but Bolger says it was the other way round. Jonesy is temporarily placed on office duty but then speeds off when he sees Bolger and Deakin together.
He calls Tess and the Undercover detective Maxine Swann but by the time they get there, an informant inside the diamond ring is dead. PJ tells Swann she should have told him about the informant but Swann still blames Jonesy. And when the gun is found in Jonesy's room, everyone is fighting for his innocence.
When Jonesy finally gets the truth from Bolger, he is taken hostage by Deakin and Tess and Jo risk their lives to save him. That night, Tess unwittingly lets out her true feelings for Jonesy before running off...moreless -
5/15/02There is celebration in Mt. Thomas as Tom gets a service medal for 30 years in the force. But the celebrations are marred when a young Aboriginal woman injures Grace and claims Tom stole her from her family as a child. The Heelers soon discover that when Tom was new to the force, in 1973, he was involved in helping the government remove some Aboriginal children from their families. Where he lived as a child, out near Lake End Mission, was the scene of his removing Kim Cook and her two brothers from their violent father. Kim's life was destroyed in foster homes and her brothers both died (one of drugs and one of suicide). Tess, Evan and PJ stand by the boss but Jo believes it is more his fault for taking the children. Meanwhile, Chris believes Kim is responsible for stealing some money at the pub that the town had pooled to buy Tom an antique mirror for his 30 years. Kim denies it and her alibi seems to check out, but when they discover she has a boy in the room with her, they think he may be responsible. As it turns out he is her son Jay and she was keeping him there after a simple mistake. Chris wants them out but Jo convinces her to let them stay the night. After Kim gets away with assault after a man gave her a racist insult, Chris comes to the station again even angrier. Kim and Jay cleared out without paying, taking blankets, towels, food and the like. As it turns out, the money was stolen by another but Kim has a long criminal record in New South Wales, including stealing her child off his foster parents. Tom goes back to Lake End to try and find the couple, and discovers that it is run by the widow of one of his best friends. She, an aboriginal who went to school with him, only remembers him as being racist and, although she tells him Kim and Jay aren't there, is even more incensed when he continues asking her. Tom suffers painful reflections of his early days while there. Jo and Evan find the others camping out in the bush and Jo goes in, although Tom warns her not to. While trying to catch Jay, Kim comes to his rescue and he runs away. She won't tell them where he went, until she meets Annie, who they discover is her aunt. Tom finally says sorry to Kim for what he did, and the two are allowed to stay with Annie until Kim's court cases in New South Wales are through. Meanwhile, Grace convinces Tom that he is a good man, despite what others may say.moreless -
5/8/02Sam Baxter, a troubled 15 year old girl, is found breaking in to her mother's store. Her mother, who is tired of this, wants her to be charged. Jo thinks she just wants attention and begins to believe everything Sam says, including that it is her parent's fault. Her criminal father arrives in town and her mother doesn't want anything to do with him but Sam likes him. Instead of being charged, Sam is let off with a warning and has to help an elderly member of Grace's parish, Olive Hemmings, with her housework. Surprisingly the two hit it off and Jo's faith in the girl is restored. But when Olive doesn't turn up at church, she is found bleeding in her house. Someone broke in and stole $2000. A young female called the ambulance and they soon find out it is Sam, staying at her adult boyfriend's house. Sam pushed her over cause she was "in the way". Her mother is sure she is ending up like her father. Jo can't believe that the girl she trusted did this. Meanwhile, Jo's parents arrive in town to see her and at the time of their 30th wedding anniversary, Jo arranges dinner in a special rookm at the pub but there is a lot to do before then. Sam's mother tries to get rid of Sam, she doesn't want to live with her anymore. Jo uses harsh tactics to try and get Sam to return the money, but the girl won't even say she is sorry. But when her dad won't even let her stay with him (he is moving on soon) she is frustrated and pretends to be sorry, Olive lets her stay there. Yet Sam's dad has come into some money and the Heelers think Sam may have given her father that. Jo discovers that her parents are separating, that is the reason they came to see her. She can't understand why they would do this to her, but PJ tells her it is better than actually losing them. When someone breaks into Sam's dads caravan and then the money suddenly reappears in Olive's house, Jo realises Sam is getting back at her father. However, the Heelers soon discover the truth. Sam promised her boyfriend the money and he has kidnapped Sam and Olive. Jo manages to get them back and finds out Sam risked her life to save Olive. As Jo sees Sam's mother in agony over her daughter's future she begins to understand that her parents still love her, and that although they may have made mistakes she will always be their "princess".moreless -
5/1/02The police are invited to an old-time charity dance. Ben takes a St. Davids Officer, Shelley Piper. However her separated husband, Peter Baynes, a sergeant and Inspector Falcon-Price's "golden boy" believes he has ownership of his ex-wife and, when he is very drunk, starts a fight with Ben. Tom and Falcon-Price find Ben in the toilets having just punched Baynes.
Falcon-Price naturally believes Baynes and Ben knows that his past history of violence (e.g. when he punched an officer and got demoted) is not working in his favour. Baynes agrees to not press charges but Ben knows that Falcon-Price thinks he should be suspended. Tom, Jo and the rest believe Ben however, who says he was just defending himself. Shelley tells Ben that all Baynes wants is to continuously be seen as the good guy in the Inspector's eyes.
Ben discovers that Baynes may have a psychological problem. He often parks outside the house Shelley lives in with her father for hours, or spies on her. Ben asks Shelley to call him next time it happens and soon enough it does. Ben is already angry when he discovers his headlights were smashed. Falcon-Price is Baynes' alibi and Ben thinks that it is a false alibi. Ben heads out to Shelley's and finds that Baynes has been trying to get into Shelley's house. Ben goes looking for him and soon Shelley's father and Tom finds Baynes lying unconscious and bleeding on the ground and Ben standing above him with a piece of piping.
Baynes is in a coma and may die and Shelley and her father can't assure the police Ben didn't do it. He claims that he was carrying the piping because he was unarmed and he found Baynes already like that. Falcon-Price wants Ben out of the force but Tom convinces him to let it rest a while. But Ben mistakenly believes Tom's warning as showing that Tom is siding with the others.
Soon, Ben looks like an idiot. It wasn't Baynes who smashed his headlights, but then Tom and PJ reopen the assault case and discover it was Shelley's father, anxious to rid the world of the man who made Shelley's life hell. Ben's record is clean again and Falcon-Price has to issue a sort of apology. Ben will continue in the force, but won't continue his relationship with Shelley.moreless -
4/24/02There are troubles at the Mt Thomas Police Station - the toilet is acting up and the only plumber available is the incompetent Charlie Clarke. But he already has his own set of troubles - his wife is fighting with the new au pair, who it doesn't seem Charlie is paying. But she is clearly not attracted to him so what is her purpose in town? Soon she is linked to a man convicted for fraud who now does sketches, and a murderer on the run and soon lives are at risk. But how can the Heelers prevent anything from happening? It seems that the answers all lie in the station's pipes...moreless -
4/17/02A depressed PJ returns to work following Helena's death. Although all the Heelers want him to take more time off he is sure that he is fine and it won't affect his work. Meanwhile a well-off builder's wife goes missing. Her car is found near the river, but she's not. Gary Parker seemingly had the perfect life with the perfect family - wife Catriona and two small children. But it seems not. The Heelers think it may be suicide but PJ thinks the husband might be involved. They discover that she filled up her petrol and had her hair and nails done just before she disappeared and PJ thinks this disputes the suicide theory, as does the fact it is almost her son's birthday and she wouldn't kill herself just then? There is no evidence to suggest she was depressed. Jo and PJ investigate their expensive house where they begin to unravel the story that life with the Parkers isn't perfect, Catriona's hairdresser Chloe, her only true confidante, agrees. While the river brings up nothing, one of her necklaces is found in the bush away from the river and then they find a ransom note. PJ's beliefs that the husband killed her and is using the kidnapping as a cover-up are fueled when he ruins their phone tap but tells them a man called and wants the money in a garbage bin by midday. PJ's impatience, although in everyone's best interest, means he ruins the sting and the alleged kidnapper drives off without even stepping out of his car, but without the money. The car was registered to someone who works for Gary but he denies he is involved. Chloe tells them Catriona wanted to leave, she couldn't stand living with Gary anymore and Gary's worry about her seems to make him seem truthful. A second ransom call proves it, but they still think that he is paying someone to help. Gary delivers the ransom without telling the cops but he doesn't get his wife back. Then, she turns up at the police station. She tells them she couldn't stand it anymore and went to stay with a friend in the middle of nowhere, she didn't no what havoc she'd caused until she saw a newspaper. Although they won't be able to bring back their marriage, they are at least together now for their child's sake. So who took the ransom? And who had a fraudulent hold-up? When PJ links Chloe to Gary's employee, they discover that the two of them hatched a scheme to make money and PJ finally lets his feelings out about his mother. Now, he can move on with his life...moreless -
4/10/02As Helena moves closer to her end, PJ is desperate for her to continue living. While he seeks out alternative treatments when she refuses the radio-therapy, Chris, Tom and all his friends try to convince him it is time for his mother to die. Helena just wants him to accept Death. He is conflicted more as she turns to religion, something he doesn't believe in. But she is praying more for him and to help him sort out his life.
Meanwhile, Benny Matthews' latest love affair with a 15 year old is not going down well with her father, who demands action be taken. When PJ tells Benny to stop seeing the girl it just makes her angrier and she moves in with him. The Heelers and Kimberley's father are worried Benny will get the girl onto drugs.
Helena gives Ben a note to give to PJ when she is dying. It tells him to let her die in peace and not to prolong her life. He continues to seek treatments for her even when she tells him not to. He begins to feel worse after he realises that for a moment he considered excepting Benny's offer of heroin to ease his mother's suffering. But finally PJ and his mother do find a moment to be together and she continues to tell him that it is her time.
When Kimberley's father finds out where Benny lives he goes over there and the next thing they know, the Heelers are looking at a potential hostage situation. Benny will only speak to PJ, so he is called away from his mother to solve the problem - which turns out to be nothing more than a cut forehead for the father, who responded badly to Kimberley's announcement that she was pregnant.
However, PJ is rushed home when his mother collapses and he is told she will never regain consciousness. Although he wants to prolong her life, he finally gives in to his mother's wishes and must let her go.moreless -
4/3/02PJ, unwanting and unwilling to deal with his mother's imminent death, throws himself into the murder of a convicted kidnapper whilst serving life. Jo and Ben set about the task of convincing him to talk to his mother about it. But he refuses and throws himself further into his work, which pays off when he discovers there is something suspicious about both the kidnapping and the murder and Jo has to agree there are too many coincidences. But when PJ solves the case and sees a son and mother reunited he decides to be with his mother until the end and to share her pain.moreless -
3/27/02When PJ's mother arrives in town with Stefan, her boyfriend, PJ takes an instant dislike to him. A scandal erupts when three generations of a family begin fighting over the eldest woman's pottery collection ,especially two expensive pieces named 'Jack' and 'Jill' but when forgery and theft become part of the case, the Heelers are baffled. Meanwhile, Helena is torn between her son and her lover and when she sends Stefan away and decides to stay with PJ he questions why. Then he learns the truth - she has been diagnosed with cancer and has 2, maybe 3, months to live.moreless -
3/20/02Chris has finally pulled through and got the first Mount Thomas Blues Festival up and running. There are thousands of tourists in town but the predictions are for heavy rain. The festival may be ruined and Chris has been pushing her hardest for months to get this thing going. Jo is not excited at the prospect of Blues, but Jonesy and Tess certainly are. Among the singers are legends Charlie Bell and Butch Jordan who was Tess's favourite singer as a child. Jo is even more angry when Ben injures himself at basketball and she must take over his shift, missing out on her weekend off.
Farmer Roy Haiseman begins firing at a trespasser whom Jonesy soon discovers is Butch Jordan himself. One of only two roads to the festival goes through Roy's property and Roy is against the idea. Or, as Tom puts it, Roy is against the idea that Chris beat him in the council election. At the same time, festival organiser Erin William's hit Roy's mare which escaped after Butch left the gate open. Luckily, the three reach a compromise to avoid charges but Roy is still against the festival, which is begin held at Erin's mothers property. At the station, Butch confesses he is dead broke and this festival is a chance for him to make a come-back. Tess is awestruck to meet her idol and he agrees to sing her favourite song "Rainy Night Blues" for her at the festival.
Unfortunately, the festival looks grim after storm clouds gather, council has a problem with the lack of toilet facilities and lead singer Charlie Bell is injured and can't make it. To add to this someone stole $3000 from Erin's cashbox.moreless -
3/13/02Jo's new romance is firing up with her fencing tutor - world class athlete, silver medal winner and sports journalist Guy Merrin and the Heelers are impressed. PJ and Jo are called when a 17 year old athlete named Callum Stiles collapses on the track and dies. Jo finds syringes in his bag. His mother tells them Callum was under a lot of stress over winning the games but she wouldn't have given him drugs, she was once an athlete in a scandal herself. Jonesy suspects a drug called EPO which increases oxygen flow and might not be detected in regular drug tests.
Guy soon comes to the station looking for information after he heard a rumour that drugs were involved. Tom and PJ are worried Jo's personal life is getting in the way, but she is also intrigued as to these "rumours". Neither Assistant Coach Dan Reed or runner Fiona Bartram believe that Callum was using drugs, and Dan is publicly against them. Callum's world coach Frank Jarvis is also known to have spoke out against drugs, but when PJ discovered Callum was doing more partying than running lately, questions are raised.
With the exception of PJ, the Heelers are truly impressed with Guy, especially his silver medal. And that night Jo and Guy do more than just kiss goodnight. The next morning, Tess receives the results of the tests - symptoms of excessive use of EPO are found in Callum's body, but who was supplying them? Guy tells Jo that he believes Frank Jarvis supplied the drugs, and he got his information from a source he refuses to reveal. But Frank vehemently denies this. Jo believes he did it but PJ goes against her and, using his sources, launches an attack on the mother. When he is disgraced and discovers she knows nothing, Jo begins to feel more powerful and convinces Guy to tell her who his source is. He says it was Dan Reed, but Reed too denies it. PJ gets suspicious when everyone denies everything. Frank claims Guy is out to get him and that Jo shouldn't be involved on the case. She convinces Tom to leave her on it, but she is at odds with PJ.
That afternoon, Frank tells Jo that Guy never won a silver medal. She confronts her lover and he tells her it is true - he made a small lie to get a job and it got blown out of proportion. But she is confused over whether she can now trust him. PJ is also intrigued when he discovers Dan, Frank and Fiona fighting but they refuse to divulge their information. Jo is suspected of leaking information when Guy has the autopsy results on the news.
Jo is now untrusting of Guy, and knows their jobs conflict each other, but he is willing to confess that Callum's mother told him the results to protect other athletes from the same fate. Jo and PJ convince Dan Reed to tell all - Frank was supplying drugs to Callum, and eventually Fiona gives in to and confesses she was also receiving drugs. When they trap Frank in a corner he spills his guts - Calumm began to favour partying instead so Frank gave him drugs once to make him win and bring him back to running. Callum liked the effect and threatened to find a new trainer if Frank didn't keep up the supply.
Jo goes to see Guy where they realise that they can't be together. But her brooding is stopped by PJ who, surprisingly, cheers her up.moreless -
3/6/02Ben is already miserable with flu when he falls down a mantrap in the State Forest. PJ is disbelieving when Ben accuses a fairy of stealing vegetables from his garden. Has his fever made him delirious? An old prospector is questioned about the mantrap. He claims to have found a dead body but the Heelers can find no evidence of it. Was the body moved or is the prospector pretending to imagine things to disguise his guilt? Ben's determined efforts to catch the winged culprit leads him to a a neighboring farmhouse and he is taken as hostage by three children. Is there a connection between them and the missing dead man? Ben must earn their trust to unravel the mystery.moreless -
2/27/02Jonesy gets itchy feet when a hack wrestling troupe he once worked for comes to town. Meg, the owner, is an old flame and she makes her interest in Jonesy clear. The troupe is struggling to stay afloat and the theft of a valuable wrestling belt places their future under threat. Meg's plans for the troupe are unpopular with the older wrestlers. Did one of them steal the belt in an effort to protect their history? A pyrotechnics accident leaves one old wrestler badly burnt and Meg leans on Jonesy for support. Jonesy is disbelieving as evidence mounts against his old girlfriend. Would she risk someone's life to get her own way? Tess thinks so. As the troupe continues to splinter, Tess questions Jonesy's objectivity. Jonesy is torn when Meg asks him to leave the Force and join her and the troupe. Does he know her as well as he thought? Where is his future?moreless -
2/20/02Tom discovers his daughter is pregnant when she becomes the victim of a hit and run. The accident leaves her unconscious and internally injured and Tom is faced with a terrible dilemma. If he saves his daughter's child he risks losing his own. Would Susan forgive him? Could Tom forgive himself? As Tom seeks justice, Tess fights for Hayley's love. Hayley's mother's prison release draws near as Tess struggles to understand why Hayley is pushing her away. Tom and Tess risk losing the people they love in their desire to protect them. At the end of the day, Tom gets to keep Susan but loses her daughter, and Tess ultimately loses Hayley to the girl's family.moreless -
2/13/02Tess worries for Hayley's safety when one of the girl's new friends is accused of attacking a girl at school. Tom's daughter, Susan, who has just moved back to Mt Thomas, teaches the accused boy and has faith in his innocence. When it is discovered that the boy has killed his classmate 2 years before, opinion is divided. He was too young to be charged, but could he snap again!? When the boy's father arrives in town, it sets off a chain of events that put Tom and Susan's life in danger.moreless
