Blue Heelers

- Season 6

(1999)

An elderly resident reports a prowler who assaulted her and it was the devil. As more assaults are reported, the police have to investigate the problem. A new probationary police officer, Jack Lawson comes to town with his horse in tow.

Maggie recovers from the assault. Always the copper, Maggie refuses to be treated like a victim but she's got her work cut out for her with PJ and Ben fighting to protect this reluctant damsel in distress.

Dash's teacher brother Alec is accused of inappropriate behaviour with one of his female students. Meanwhile, Chris runs for election.

Maggie and PJ are caught in the crossfire of a jealous husband spying on his wife and her lover at Govet's Leap. Determined to expose the philandering louse, the husband takes a video tape of them before settling the score with his fists.

Dash and Jack witness a horrifying double fatality involving two popular young locals. Dash's upset turns to anger when she discovers the car accident was caused by a boy with a crush on one of the victims.

Cupid comes to town in the form of Ben's mischievous daughter, Emma. Dressed in a fairy costume and armed with magic fairy dust, Emma's wish on this visit is to find her dad a new wife - and Maggie is the fairy godmother of her dreams.

After a vicious attack on an elderly woman, Jack runs down a prime suspect near the crime scene and he's one nasty piece of work.

Seeds of a greener lifestyle are planted in Mt. Thomas. Councillor Chris Riley has concerns about a proposal for an abattoir by the river but the locals won't hear of any opposition.

Out alone on a routine call, Jack confronts a dangerous driver who threatens him with what Jack thinks is a sawn-off shotgun. Jack panics and shoots.

Maggie's father, Sgt. Pat Doyle, arrives in town on long-service leave and surprises Maggie during a rare, intimate evening alone with PJ.

Ben becomes the knight in shining armour for a victim of domestic violence after she misconstrues his offers of support for affection. While Ben is blind to Vanessa's growing attraction, Dash and Tom try to warn him of the danger.

Everybody is reeling at the body in the burnt out car and Monica Draper comes to take charge of the investigation. Pat has his own theories and he and P.J. investigate on their own and this will lead to surprises and revelations.

Jack scores a place on the Mudlarks football team when its star player is killed in a suspicious road accident. PJ recalls the dead boy was a troublemaker and suspects he was drunk at the time.

Dash's career prospects look bright when Inspector Monica Draper arrives for the monthly inspection and recommends she undertake the CIB training program. A McKinley as a detective?

When Jack and Dash are called out to the local high school, Jack becomes the victim of a schoolgirl prank - it seems that some of the girls have a large crush on Mt. Thomas' most handsome constable.

Seven a.m. The phone rings. One by one the Heelers receive a devastating wake-up call - one of their own lies dead on a quiet country road.

Hunters and their guns come to the area and so does Molly, Jack's girlfriend. Jack goes hunting with his cousin and this will lead to a whole lot of trouble for Jack.

The Heelers must provide protection for the local vet who orders inspections of all sheep properties after an outbreak of a highly infectious disease. Johne's disease threatens to kill every sheep in Mt. Thomas.

An armed robbery, a very sick little girl and a mother who is supposed to be dead, are all linked. The police need to investigate and they will get some help, as Maggie comes back.

After months of courting, Tom is ready to declare his feelings for Sally Downie with a special gift that once belonged to his wife, Nell.

Tom's day brightens when he learns his favourite actress is in town visiting relatives. A woman to be reckoned with, Audrey Roper wastes no time in introducing herself to Mt. Thomas' most senior police member.

A troublesome kid seems to be more trouble than he is worth, though he lays charges against his own father. When the boy goes missing, the search is on for him and the truth.

Dash and Ben are called out to a hit and run. On the road nearby is a clutch of shopping bags belonging to the victim. Dash recognises them, and in one afternoon her dreams of a new start are shattered. The victim is her mother.

A trip to Melbourne turns stormy for Maggie and Chris when they stumble into an armed holdup at a service station. Prison escapees, the McKenzie brothers, are on the run when they confront Chris paying for petrol with Maggie's purse.

Maddie's school fees are due, she needs a new flute and Ben's pay cheque falls short. As Ben's ex-wife begins her new life with another man, Ben feels doubly under pressure to fulfil his duties as a father and provider for his children.

Country life has changed. Chris tells Tom the Vic Bank is closing for good. Unnerved by the bank's closure and noticing the Heelers under pressure, Chris spreads word around town that the station may also be in danger of shutting down.

There's a new hairdresser in town - Ben's friend, Tony Stevens, and his presence is inadvertently stirring up the locals. Ben and Jack are called out to the local hairdressing salon, which has been spray-painted with anti-gay slogans.

Constable Joanna Parrish arrives by arresting a couple before she can put on a uniform. She then has to deal with a complaint, being sued and an ex-boyfriend who will not take 'no' for an answer. Then, things get nasty.

A local trick shooter/whip artist, a gypsy and two low level criminals all clash and this gets the Mt. Thomas police involved. But all of them have something to hide.

People are being assaulted and it all revolves around one sleazy politician. Maggie has to make a decision and as more people find out what's happened, they are angry and also determined to find the culprit and the truth.

A gay man turns up at the police station looking for his missing partner who had returned looking for reconciliation with his parents. Maggie has to deal with her father and his new fiancée and a revelation.

When a crooked cop is arrested, on the news a list points to two people in Mount Thomas, one a serving police officer. As tongues wag, there is also a drug problem at the local high school and problems for one teacher.

Strange characters are appearing on this full moon and starry night. Dancing at a club leads to tension between PJ, Maggie and Ben. Tom has a heart to heart and a stranger has words of wisdom for others at the pub.

Ben's daughter comes for a visit and then there's a case of mushrooms poisoning people and this leads the police to locals and a commune. But when people clam up and more people get sick, this can only lead to disaster.

There's a big game on and everyone is looking to Jack to win for Mt. Thomas. Marnie Sommers is accused of stealing and she and Jack keep running into each other. With the game and the Marnie's family issues, Jack is in the thick of it.

Tom pulls troublemaker Tim from Rabbit Creek, but gives him last rites, the paramedic also pronounces him dead. When Tim comes back to life, everyone sees Tom as a miracle healer and Tim's life is also changed driving both up the wall.

Travis Watson is out of prison and is rubbing PJ up the wrong way. As Travis helps the police and they start to defend him, only PJ does not trust Travis. Is Travis trying to rebuild his life or is he up to something?

There's been an armed robbery at the race course, as suspicion falls on the likely candidates and evidence is found, and people confess, who is guilty and who is protecting whom, with a baby on the way and a sick young man?

Three vehicles, one a bus, are involved in a major road traffic accident with more than fifty people involved. But it's not over when all the emergency services turn up, as a new threat emerges that will test them all.

The Fordham's have vicious arguments that bring their daughter Amy into the firing line and bring out the police on more than one occasion. Amy has had enough and the police have to deal with this and crimes at the Fordham's business.

Ben's daughter Emma, does not want to return to her mother and throws a tantrum. Then a spate of burglaries also has her as a potential suspect, but what does she know and why isn't she saying?

With the turn of the millennium descending and the threat of blackouts, people are arming themselves for a potential doomsday scenario. And a survivalist family has run-ins with the police, each incident getting worse than the one before.