The Grace of God

Season 6, Episode 16, Aired

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Written by Jenny Lewis, Directed by Grant Brown Seven a.m. The phone rings. One by one the Heelers receive a devastating wake-up call. One of their own lies shot dead on a country road. Half an hour earlier, Constable Greg Mason took a bullet through the head. By the looks of the crime scene, he never had a chance. It is a crisp day and Jack enjoys an early morning horse ride until he finds Greg sprawled across the front seat of his vehicle, gun safely in its holster and the letters P.E. penned on his blood-spattered clipboard. The scene is enough to make the young constable sick to his heart and to his stomach. PJ and Robyn Taylor arrive to relieve a shaken Jack but Robyn cannot hide her emotion This was supposed to be her shift. She pressured Greg into a swap the night before. Guilt overwhelms Robyn as the Boss tries to piece her back together. PJ handles initial enquiries with purpose and directs a willing but sombre team. A robbery of $20,000 reported the same morning and a local car-stealing racket seem somehow tied to Greg's killing. For PJ, there's no question that he must solve this crime before Homicide arrive to take over. It is the only mark of respect he can offer a mate killed in the line of duty. Together with Dash, driven by anger and frustration, they seem to be the only ones functioning clearly. But it's a fragile mask they wear. Ben must inform Greg's wife of his death. It is a moment of truth for Ben, as his visiting children beg him to stay with them. They don't want to lose their dad too. When the Heelers turn up a suspect, all struggle to put a leash on their emotions. He's not the man, but the suspect's confession leads them to the real culprit and an ominous realisation. Tom is on his way to question the suspect about another matter. He doesn't know he is about to walk into the home of a cop killer, and there is no way to warn him.moreless
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  • One of the best episodes of the series.

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    By bodwod, Sep 28, 2005
    This episode would easily be my pick for best episode of the series. The writing, direction and performances were absolutely spot-on. I can't believe they fit it all in an hour. Every character was heard, every emotion felt.

    Beginning with a ringing telephone, the audience learns that Constable Greg Mason was killed in the line of duty. The timeline yo-yos to reveal each member of the Blue Heelers team hearing the news and follows each of them for a period as they play their part in the devastating, all-too-close-to-home case.

    Just prior to this episode, and clearly quite deliberately, two new characters had been introduced to play a pivotal role in this storyline, Greg Mason and Robyn Taylor. The writers and actors did such a wonderful job with these characters that it's a shame they were written as 'sacrificial lambs to the story-arc' as they were both very likable and I would have enjoyed having them around Mount Thomas for a little while longer.

    In summary, a brilliantly executed story of loss, fear and guilt - in other words pure grief.moreless
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