Phoenix

- Season 2

(1993)

The Major Crime Squad is understaffed and leaderless. Sergeant Peter Faithful and his crew struggle to deal with investigations when the fourth in a series of aggravated burglaries on 'soft targets', the elderly well-to-do, takes place.

The paths of the Major Crime Squad and the Dealers Squad meet when the Dealers come across a stolen watch linked to the aggravated burglaries.

While undercover, Chris survives the experience of a hostile gun to her head to finally make a 'buy' of good quality amphetamine.

Shock waves roll through the Major Crime Squad when a second aggravated burglary on previous victims takes place.

Following a tip off from a 'gig', Inspector Murdoch authorises the Majors to raid a warehouse where they score a huge cache of stolen goods.

The Major Crime Squad and the Bureau of Criminal Intelligence lock horns over Carlos, an informant. While Forensic try to narrow down possible sites of the lead contaminated soil, the Majors sift through endless threads of information.

Ripples spread through Police Headquarters with the crossover of the Majors and the Drug Squad. The two squads agree to pool information relating to a major suspect, John Rhys - a receiver of stolen goods.

The Majors investigate Stan Cutler, a conman linked to the aggravated burglaries by Forensic evidence and placed under Police Protection in exchange for information.

Pressure is on the Majors as they are forced to run their own surveillance on Flannagan, a prime suspect.

Frustration mounts for the Majors as another aggravated burglary on an elderly couple takes place. But this time it's solo with no similarity to the previous offences.

The Majors raid the flat of a prime suspect for the aggravated burglaries and his terrified girlfriend jumps out a second storey window.

Life for the Major Crime Squad is now severely complicated by the scrutiny of Internal Investigations and a Joint Task Force with the Federal Police into drug importation. The pressure is almost intolerable.

The Majors employ a daring plan to flush out the missing drugs. Knowing he is dealing with increasingly desperate criminals, Peter Faithful is forced to rely on Chris' dangerous relationship with Sergio as bait for his trap.