Water Rats
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.
Seasons
1. Dead in the Water (1)
Air Date: 1996-02-12
The Sydney Water Police investigate a fatal bombing on a charter ferry while trying to locate other explosive devices that may still be located in the harbour. The Nemesis crew scrambles to recapture a murder suspect who escapes custody. Kevin Holloway, Frank's younger brother, joins Homicide and is partnered with Frank's good friend Knocker Harrison. A man claiming to have the missing bomb takes hostages on a passenger ferry. Frank and Rachel stake out a yacht to catch a scantily clad burglar. A diver dismissed from duty dives the site of the ferry wreck to locate the fourth bomb in order to eliminate the hijackers threat. Frank's older brother Jimmy is released from prison two years after Frank put him away as part of a drug bust.
2. Dead in the Water (2)
Air Date: 1996-02-12
A charter boat with children on board explodes. The water police speed to the rescue, but are too late to save a 13-year-old girl. The hunt is on for the arsonist responsible.
3. Ghost Ship
Air Date: 1996-02-19
An abandoned ship arrives in Sydney waters from Thailand. It's a Marie Celeste-style mystery - except for a dog on board, some scorched bones and a heap of ashy remains.
4. Iron Man
Air Date: 1996-02-26
Tonight Goldie and Frank are looking for the Iron Man's murderer. the body of a champion Iron Man is found dead. The forensic examiner says he died of a heart attack, his body full of steroids. Frank's younger brother Kevin Holloway (Jeremy Callaghan) and ""Knocker"" Harrison :sists Goldie and Frank on the investigation. Meanwhile, a rich businessman is arrested by the ""Nemesis"" crew for being drunk while in charge of a motor launch with a party of Koreans on board. Helen's former lover, Julie Haynes, pays Helen an unexpected visit and asks Helen for a favour.
5. Catch and Kill
Air Date: 1996-03-18
A load of Scotch has been stolen from the wharves and a night watchman killed. Tommy's father is embroiled in a row with a rival fishing family. The water police investigate the death of a recreational diver and assume it was an accident, while the insurance company claims it was suicide.
6. Lie Down with Dogs
Air Date: 1996-03-25
Billy Pope's girlfriend is found murdered on the eve of giving evidence in a enquiry into police corruption. It's payback time for the Rispoli family whose lives were cut by the police.
7. V.I.P.
Air Date: 1996-03-31
A Vietnamese family are the victims of a robbery and their son has been kidnapped. The search for the kidnappers is complicated by the fact that the US President is visiting Sydney and the Water Police are on full security alert
8. The Shaft
Air Date: 1996-04-07
Holloway is caught on film collecting an envelope containing a large amount of money that has been left in a waterfront warehouse. Internal Affairs accuse him of taking a bribe but Holloway explains that somebody has been leaving him envelopes all over town with tip-offs inside. This is the first time there has been money.
9. Death in the Family
Air Date: 1996-04-14
Rachel Goldstein and Frank Holloway investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl they believe has been murdered by her father. However, it is a race against time to find enough evidence to stop the man from leaving the country. Meanwhile the wife of the man who interviwed Clarke Webb on radio goes missing.
10. Goldstein and Son
Air Date: 1996-04-21
The woman whose boyfriend Goldstein shot dead is released from jail on parole and keeps turning up wherever Goldie happens to be. The boat crew takes too long to bring diving equipment to a sunken cruiser and two men are found dead.
11. Kilo Hotel
Air Date: 1996-04-28
Kevin Holloway's car is found still with the keys in the ignition at The Gap - a notorious suicide spot. Meanwhile Goldie is served with court papers seeking to cut off all access to her son David.
12. The Jigsaw Man
Air Date: 1996-05-05
As Chief Inspector Webb and Knocker Harrison continue investigating Kevin Holloway's disappearance, Frank is angry he ever allowed himself to believe his brother may have suicided. There's a grim discovery in the harbour of a number of body parts. Jeff Hawker doesn't like the relationship between Cassidy and Watson, and offers Cassidy a job as supporting officer, on the condition that she ends her relationship with Watson.
13. Bang Bang You're Dead
Air Date: 1996-05-12
Frank and Goldie are whisked to a warehouse being used in the ongoing investigation into Kevin Holloway's disappearance. Goldie, Frank, Knocker and Brady search Pappas boat for narcotics. They suspect Pappas is involved in Kevin Holloway's disappearance. The boat crew accompany the Sheriff to a cargo ship that has docked.
14. Black Water
Air Date: 1996-05-20
The body of a teenage boy is found in the boot of a car. There are similarities between this murder and that of another boy 13 months earlier. Holloway makes it his personal quest to find the killer, and he meets a beautiful crime scene officer, Caroline Cox (Mary Regan). Goldie has been denied access to her son, David, for six months, and she does everything to get to see him. Gavin Sykes (Brett Partridge) investigates a boat accident.
15. Eyewitness
Air Date: 1996-05-27
A man is killed when a speed boat is deliberately driven into the back of his vessel. A friend who was with him at the time identifies the person responsible as a well-known crime figure and an old enemy of Frank's: Marty Miller (Peter Kowitz). Sykes takes part in a training course for police divers. Goldie and Knocker seem to get along very well, and a vietnamese cleaner, Thong, is found dead at the Water Police headquarter.
16. Payback
Air Date: 1996-06-03
A hostage is taken and there is a high speed car chase : Marty Miller makes a final stand against Holloway. Internal Affairs suspects Helen of selling information that led to an elderly woman's death. The accusations against Helen makes things bad between her and her lover Anne Harvey
17. Old Flame
Air Date: 1996-06-10
Frank is rushed to hospital after he is shot in an armed hold up. Chief Inspector Clarke Webb meets an old flame, Moira who gives interesting information about the robbers. John Harrison confronts Goldie's ex-husband about giving Goldie access to her son. Jeff Hawker investigates a boat accident.
18. Bad Blood
Air Date: 1996-06-17
Dave McCall is sympathetic towards the wife of a suspected serial murderer...until Knocker gets proof that she was involved. Goldie tries to help a man found covered with blood hiding in a warehouse, only to find out he'll talk to no one but Holloway, who is still on sick leave.
19. Floater
Air Date: 1996-07-01
Inspector Webb is slow in coming forward with information on the death of Moira Randall as he doesn't want his affair with her uncovered. The Nemesis crew is kept busy by a group of drunken university students on Shark Island. Hawker tells Helen that he will apply for the post as Chief Inspector if Webb has to leave. He's surprised when Helen says she also will apply for it.
20. Missing
Air Date: 1996-07-08
Harrison and the divers are called in when the body of a boy is found in similar circumstances to the other murdered teens. The detectives wonder if they arrested the wrong man.
21. Police Issue 13519
Air Date: 1996-07-15
Holloway finds a new lead on Kevin's murder after a young robber is caught with Kevin's missing gun.
22. Unfinished Business
Air Date: 1996-07-22
Chris Kollias, the man Frank suspects of knowing more about his brother's death than he's saying, goes missing. It seems Frank will be forced to give up trying to find out what really happened the night his brother was forced over The Gap.
23. Respect
Air Date: 1996-07-29
Detectives discover two people who died of carbon monoxide poisoning, they suspect a connection to the activities of Asian gangs. Frank and Rachel gets help from an Asian crime specialist from Task Force Oak. Rachel and Knocker announce their engagement.
24. Wrecked
Air Date: 1996-08-05
Attending a bushfire at a coastal national park, the Nemesis crew notice bloodied tracks in the sand and find a man digging a body in a shallow grave. Harrison is called in to negotiate with a potential suicide. Frank and Brady investigates Harrison. Brady believes Harrison has something to do with the death of Kevin Holloway.
25. Message from the Dead
Air Date: 1996-08-12
When Megan, an anonymous witness to Kevin's death is killed, Brady and Holloway search for other people who may have seen what happened. Meanwhile, Goldie and Knocker investigate a murder in a park. The Nemesis crew have to supervise a photo shoot for a world-famous model
26. Knocker
Air Date: 1996-08-19
Knocker is finally caught in his own deadly web. Frank informs Goldie of Knocker's involvement in Kevin's death but she refuses to believe him until Brady shows her the evidence.
1. Recalled to Duty
Air Date: 1997-02-10
Back on deck after having shot her fiancé corrupt copper, John ""Knocker"" Harrison dead, is Detective Rachel ""Goldie"" Goldstein, reacting snappily to being dubbed ""Gunner Goldstein"" by a colleague with an unhealthy interest in what it's like to kill someone. Dave McCall is at the receiving end of a spear from a sunken and booby-trapped car, loaded with stolen gold ingots. Goldie and Frank Holloway investigate a bouillion robbery. The ""Nemesis"" crew are looking after a prisoner, a former Olympic rowing champion.
2. Closed Circuit
Air Date: 1997-02-17
A light plane crashes in Sydney Harbour and the divers have the task of pulling out the dead bodies.A gun-shy Goldie tries to come to terms with her problem.
3. Import / Export (1)
Air Date: 1997-02-17
When the owner of an Import/Export company is blown up by a bomb down at the wharves, the detectives have to find out who is responsible. Frank wants to get better acquainted with the widow. Fiona Cassidy leaves the Water Police.
4. Jilted (2)
Air Date: 1997-03-03
Frank's involvement with Jennifer Campbell who is suspected of her husband's murder deepens, despite warnings from Goldie. Tension between Goldie and Frank is at boiling point. The Water Police gets a new crew member: Tayler Johnson! She's a bit frustrated after her first day, as nobody seems to take any notice of her. And Sergeant Helen Blakemore is not very nice to her.
5. Truth or Dare
Air Date: 1997-03-10
On a rain-swept early morning the detectives are called in to investigate when a distraught security guard shoots a robber escaping from the waterside warehouse.
6. Give me Money
Air Date: 1997-03-17
Goldie and Frank go undercover in a restaurant to discover an extortionist's identification.
7. End of the Line
Air Date: 1997-03-24
Goldie realises how little control parents have over the lives of their children when she and Frank investigate the death of a 22-year-old girl at a party.
8. Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Air Date: 1997-03-31
A ferry with Tommy on board collides with a large fishing trawler. Tommy tries to control the panic, risking his own life to help passengers escape before the ferry sinks. After the ferry disaster, Tayler unknowingly hands robbery proceeds back to a thief, Sykes looks into the life of his double who was killed in the ferry crash, and Goldie and Holloway try to ascertain who was at fault in the accident.
9. Sex Games
Air Date: 1997-04-07
Terry jeopardizes his career when he falls into bed with Gina Downie, a woman he rescues when her dive into a shipwreck goes wrong. Terry believes their rendezvous to be just another one-night stand, but she has more sinister intentions which culminate in a near fatal attack on Terry. Frank and Rachel try to solve the puzzle of a woman found floating in the harbor. Was she murdered or did she commit suicide?
10. Eye for an Eye
Air Date: 1997-04-14
Terry gets caught in the middle of a conflict between her new love interest Brett, the owner of a water taxi company, and his older brother Liam, Who works for a rival company. A sixteen year old boy who is attempting to sail is rescued by the Nemesis crew.
11. Goldie's Trip
Air Date: 1997-04-21
An old friend of Rachel calls her for help. She goes undercover as a drug courier, but when something goes terribly wrong and her cover is blown, the desperate drug dealers kidnap her at gun point.
12. One Dead Rat
Air Date: 1997-04-28
Three convicts, including those who kidnapped and terrorized Rachel, make a dramatic escape from a prison van and try to make their getaway in a stolen boat on the Parramatta River. Tensions between Hawker and Blackmore escalate.
13. The Messenger
Air Date: 1997-05-05
A psychic tells Hawker she had a ""vision"" about a missing girl, and detectives are reluctantly brought on the case. Rachel establishes a rapport with the psychic but Holloway is skeptical, is she genuine or is she just after the $10 000 reward money being offered by the girls parents? Rachel meets a new man-and creates a new career for herself.
14. The Man in the Moon
Air Date: 1997-05-12
After the Nemesis crew hear a gunshot on a yacht in the middle of the night, they find a badly injured woman who makes a garbled statement about ""the man in the moon"" before dying. Holloway and Rachel investigates the killer, a supposedly happily-married real estate agent who leads a double life. Tavitas relationship with an elderly couple ends in tragedy.
15. Stolen Time
Air Date: 1997-05-19
A young woman believed to be stalked by an admirer called ""Desperate Dave"" is reported missing. Tayler falls overboard when he, Sykes and Tavita tries to outwit a couple of bag snatchers, at Darling Harbor. Hawker finds out about Helen and Taylers relationship.
16. Fireworks
Air Date: 1997-05-26
When a quantity of fireworks has been stolen, Hawker finds out his own son was involved. Will he have to arrest his own son? After Sykes gets bashed and robbed he loses his self-confidence. Frank gives Sykes a hard time before turning the other cheek.
17. Shroud Lines
Air Date: 1997-06-02
Rachel and her new man, Michael Jeffries are guests at a wedding on ""the Bounty"". the romantic setting is shattered when a body falls from the sails. Rachel puts her relationship with Michael on the line when she puts aside her persona and turn professional in her detective role. Frank and Rachel tries to solve the mystery of the dead body. An extortionist claims the killing is part of a planned terrorist attack on the Australian tourism industry. Gavin tracks down the man who stole his car.
18. Hunting Season
Air Date: 1997-06-09
When a US Navy fleet cruises into Sydney Harbor over the Mardi Gras weekend the resources of the Water Police are stretched. Rachel and Holloway joins the boat crew in trying to keep order on the harbor as a flotilla of fanatical environmental protesters hinder the Navy's arrival. The weekend takes a violent turn when a teenager is found bashed in the Water Police car park. Livvy, the bar attendant, reveals she overheard five American sailors talking about harassing gays and a posse of off-duty Rats is organized to track them down. Rachel is offered a job in the security business.
19. Blood Trail (1)
Air Date: 1997-06-16
The body of a Melbourne woman is found mutilated at Sydney Harbor, taking detectives Frank Holloway and Rachel Goldstein to Melbourne to investigate. The womans sister and a shady King Street nightclub owner seems to know more than they are letting on. A man pulled from the sea by the Nemesis crew claims his boat was struck by a cargo ship, sending him and his still missing wife overboard.
20. Dead or Alive (2)
Air Date: 1997-06-23
The investigation into the death of Melissa Davies continues, but the stakes are raised with the knowledge that her son, Jordan, is still alive.The question is why would these men want the child? Fearing that Jordan may have witnessed her mothers murder, the detectives are desperate to find him before he is killed. An eager young journalist following the Nemesis crew is more interested in Tayler than his story, but Sykes s overly co-operative in what he tells the reporter about his colleagues.
21. All At Sea
Air Date: 1997-06-30
Rachel has difficulty adjusting to her new partner when Frank goes on an overseas attachment. Rachel and her new partner are thrown together to investigate a mysterious drowning. Constable Sam Bailey competes in a free dive competition.
22. Retribution
Air Date: 1997-07-07
A biker is gunned down in a harbor side park and Holloway, Tavita and Sykes has to investigate. The dive team is kept busy when they find packages of drugs floating in the harbor. Dave tries to ease a shaken constable Bailey back to work.
23. Smile (1)
Air Date: 1997-07-14
Tony Brady from Internal Affairs investigates Frank after a petty criminal accuses Frank of assaulting him while in custody. A series of safe robberies in which evidence at the crime scenes points to inside jobs gets investigated by Frank and Rachel. Tayler and Tavita looks after two precocious children when their parents are arrested.
24. Deadfall (2)
Air Date: 1997-07-21
Frank becomes the prime suspect when Sam Jones is murdered. Goldie and Holloway investigates the disappearance of a young barmaid, last seen alive by Tayler.
25. The Witness (3)
Air Date: 1997-07-28
Holloway is suspended from police duties when he gets charged with the murder of Sam Jones. Rachel gets help from her new partner, Sykes, when she sets out to clear his name. Rachel believes Frank is being set up by Melbourne crime figure Charlie Hayes to discredit him as a witness in Gary Travis' upcoming trial (from ep. 45 and 46). The boat crew deal with a pair of jet skiers whose antics are threatening endangered penguin species.
26. The Cleaner (4)
Air Date: 1997-08-04
After Holloway discovered who killed Sam Jones, decides to set himself up as bait in an attempt to catch the killer. Rachel has an important decision to make regarding her future when Michael proposes-her lover or her partner. Police boats Nemesis and Harpy respond when a fishing boat capsizes.
1. As Fast As You Can
Air Date: 1998-02-09
Franks second ex-wife, Liz Robinson, seeks his help and protection from a blackmailer who has photos of her having cocaine snorted from her naked belly. Tayler Johnson and Gavin Sykes have to deal with some prisoner escapee.
2. The Gingerbread Man
Air Date: 1998-02-09
frank and Rachel investigate when both Liz Robinson's husband Lioyd Menzies and the ransom of $ 1.000.000 disappear. Tommy Tavita becomes attached to a little boy, Buster who tries to sail home to New Zealand
3. For Old Time's Sake
Air Date: 1998-02-16
Liz is almost run down in front of Frank, and fearing for her safety following her husbands murder in prison, he suggests that she stay with him. Tommy's relationship with Rhonda comes to a tragic end.
4. One For the Social Workers
Air Date: 1998-02-23
After Frank takes time off Rachel is stuck with Jack Christey trying to catch a rapist. Dave McCall and Tommy Tavita go on a rescue operation on the white water rapids.
5. Sympathy for the Devil
Air Date: 1998-03-02
Goldie and Tavita investigates an arson attack on a boat which a teenage boy is found dead. The owner of the boat has a dubious affinity with young boys, but is he the culprit or the victim?
6. Bloody Kids
Air Date: 1998-03-10
When Goldie and Tavita arrest Dave McCall's son and charge him with the supplying and trafficking of illegal drugs, the pressure of home and work life gets to Dave. A quantity of explosives are used in an attempted bombing of the harbor tunnel.
7. Behind Closed Doors (1)
Air Date: 1998-03-17
A woman claims her husband stabbed her and Frank and Goldie has to investigate the domestic dispute. After intervening in a dockside brawl, Tayler requests desk duty when she's unable to contain a suspect.
8. The Long Haul
Air Date: 1998-03-17
When Frank becomes caught in the middle of a siege, Goldie must use her negotiating skills to help him and the other hostages gain their freedom.
9. Die For Me
Air Date: 1998-03-31
Goldie and Tavita investigates a serial murder, while Holloway is away in Melbourne for a job interview.
10. Old Dogs, Old Tricks
Air Date: 1998-04-07
Holloway and Goldie investigate an extortion racket in Chinatown. Sykes and Hawker compete against each other in an 18th skiff race.
11. Run for the Money
Air Date: 1998-04-14
When a diamond broker's wife gets kidnapped, Rachel and Helen finds out the incident bears striking resemblance to the disappearance of his first wife seven years earlier. Dave McCall has to run the station in Hawker's absence, together with finding his runaway son and preventing his marriage from disintegrating. Teen pop sensation Milkshake film their latest music video in the harbor and the water Police are assigned to keep away the media. Emma Woods joins the dive team.
12. A Little Knowledge (1)
Air Date: 1998-04-21
Frank poses as a criminal when he goes undercover in an attempt to uncover an armed robbery operation.
13. Double Play (2)
Air Date: 1998-04-28
As the armed robbery gets closer, Holloway's undercover operation becomes more and more dangerous. Despite police's ongoing investigation, Les is granted bail and threatens to blow Frank and Louise's cover. Frank is forced to act as the getaway driver during the robbery but a sudden change of plans throws off the police surveillance unit and places Frank's life in jeopardy.
14. Soft Target
Air Date: 1998-05-05
Goldie investigates the disappearance of a young girl and the subsequent murder of the woman suspected of her kidnapping. Further complications set in when it is revealed that Terry is the father of the missing girl.
15. Not Fade Away
Air Date: 1998-05-12
frank gets pinned to the ground by armed robber Kiwi Dave, he holds a gun to his head and pulls the trigger, his near-death experience leads him on a one-man campaign and a journey of self-discovery. Helen is promoted to the rank of Senior Sergeant.
16. Romeo is Bleeding
Air Date: 1998-05-19
Franks temporary replacement, Jack Christey, attempt to board a boat to apprehend a teenager who has been in an armed stand-off with the Water Police, the boy panics, and in the ensuing confusion both he and Tayler are shot. Tayler's near fatal shooting prompts a reunion between Helen and her estranged brother.
17. Heads or Tails
Air Date: 1998-05-26
A man's severed head is found in a gym bag washed up on a beach and Goldstein and Christey has to investigate. Tavita and Sykes' pursuit of a young boy comes under scrutiny when the boy disappears after diving into the harbor in an attempt to avoid the officers.
18. Mocha Fudge
Air Date: 1998-06-02
Holloway catches his old copper mate in a drug dealing operation that uses an ice cream boat as a cover. Tavita, Sykes and McCall respond to a robbery at the wharves and winds up in a bar brawl as they track down a number of stolen VCRs.
19. Let the Dead
Air Date: 1998-06-09
Chief inspector Jeff Hawker finds himself in the firing line when ballistic tests prove his gun was used to kill Vince Blake eight years ago. Goldie and Hawker work together to clear his name. Tavita finds himself in the middle of a dispute at the site of an archeological dig.
20. Diminished Responsibility
Air Date: 1998-06-16
The detectives apprehend a man responsible for the robbery of tourist groups, this leads into the investigation of illegal steroids at a local gym. After an accident pins a pregnant woman's arm underneath a boat, Goldie and the Nemesis crew have no choice but to deliver her baby underwater as the tide comes in and submerges the woman.
21. Watery Grave
Air Date: 1998-06-23
Frank and Helen investigates when a well known environmental activist, Thea Ashwood, vanishes mysteriously. Meanwhile, Sykes investigates when a swimmer disappear mysteriously under a triathlon competition.
22. Six Hundred Clear A Week
Air Date: 1998-06-30
Kiwi Dave escapes from prison and makes it his personal mission to make Frank's life a misery.
23. Untouchable
Air Date: 1998-07-07
When judge Moreton is found bound and gagged wearing nothing but fishnets and a g-string, Frank is intrigued to discover his arch nemesis, Terry Madigan is involved.
24. Switchback
Air Date: 1998-07-14
When a base-jumper's parachute fails and he plunges to his death, Jack Christey is sure his three friends filming the incident know more than they are letting on.
25. Somebody to Love
Air Date: 1998-07-21
Sykes' hands are tied when his girlfriend is involved in a mysterious car accident.
26. Epiphany
Air Date: 1998-07-28
Goldie becomes the obsession of a mentally unstable woman. Sarah is a young woman obsessed by religious omens and controlled by an equally unstable lover. When Goldie risks her life attempting to save Sarah, a bizarre string of events follow. It becomes apparent that Sarah is toying with Goldie's emotions, and is also involved in a murder being investigated by Goldie and Jack. Tavita and Sykes investigate a fraudulent pet cremation contractor.
27. Honour Amongst Thieves (1)
Air Date: 1998-08-04
Investigations into an armed holdup incriminate police when witnesses recount how bandits were disguised in police uniforms and escaped in a police car. Helen Blakemore comes under suspicion when it's revealed she is one of only two people who can access spare uniforms and she could do with extra cash after buying a new home.
28. Trust (2)
Air Date: 1998-08-11
Frank Holloway is determined to clear Helen's name and nail Madigan for setting up the water police.
29. War Games (3)
Air Date: 1998-08-18
Frank and Goldie are caught in the middle as the Madigan and Formica rivalry gets personal. The rekindled romance between Frank and undercover cop Louise Bradshaw is short-lived when Louise is gunned down when caught in a shoot-out between warring drug dealers.
30. Last Impressions (4)
Air Date: 1998-08-25
As Frank's life hangs in the balance he is forced to rely on his arch nemesis, Madigan, to survive.
31. Old Bones
Air Date: 1998-09-01
When a passenger liner arrives in Sydney Harbor, Goldie, McCall and Sykes all find themselves in deeper than they imagined.
1. Fair Cop
Air Date: 1999-02-16
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.
2. A Woman of Substance
Air Date: 1999-02-23
When a man is nailed to a tree by his neighbour, Holloway and Goldie discover his wife has vanished.
3. Double Blind
Air Date: 1999-03-02
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 responsibility to ensure the homeless boy is taken care of, she begins to develop a relationship with the boy's lawyer, Gillian Swain. Meanwhile the Detectives unravel the mystery of the body found the pylon.
4. Cut off Point
Air Date: 1999-03-09
When a gender-specific piece of anatomy is washed up on the beach, Holloway and Goldie investigate.
5. In the Family Way
Air Date: 1999-03-16
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 scam on Sydney Harbour. When it all goes terribly wrong, the family is eventually torn apart - not so much by the police intervening, but by in-fighting, backstabbing and betrayal.
6. Santiago: Rain 27
Air Date: 1999-03-23
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.
7. End Game
Air Date: 1999-04-06
Holloway and Goldie's partnership is shaken when a third detective, Michael Reilly, is assigned to the Water Police.
8. Tomorrow Never Comes
Air Date: 1999-04-13
The death of a friend and a forgotten dream prompt Frank Holloway to farewell the Rats.
9. Goes with the Territory
Air Date: 1999-04-20
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 the lead in a murder case involving an old acquaintance.
10. Fish out of Water
Air Date: 1999-04-27
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 him.
11. Good Times and Adventures
Air Date: 1999-05-04
Michael Reilly and Goldie have to go undercover at a well-known swingers' haunt to coax a confession out of some murderers.
12. Blood Relations
Air Date: 1999-05-11
Detective Michael Reilly's friendship with madam Susie Abromovich results in them both being taken hostage by an armed robber.
13. Dial C for Cop
Air Date: 1999-05-18
Gavin Sykes is taken hostage by a young man with a desire to be a cop for a day.
14. Quad Squad
Air Date: 1999-05-18
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.
15. Unauthorised Entry
Air Date: 1999-06-01
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.
16. Mother Love
Air Date: 1999-06-08
A grisly case hits home when Jeff Hawker's wife, Gail, becomes the target of a vicious serial rapist and killer.
17. I'm Home
Air Date: 1999-06-15
Goldie faces every mother's worst nightmare when her son David becomes the victim of a brutal and vicious kidnapper.
18. The Drill
Air Date: 1999-06-22
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?
19. Green Light
Air Date: 1999-06-29
A spate of armed hold-ups have Goldie and Jack chasing a robber dressed like a cowboy from the wild west.
20. Red Light
Air Date: 1999-07-06
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.
21. Can't Buy Me Love
Air Date: 1999-07-20
While investigating the murder of a thief an his missing haul of black opals, Goldie and Christey stumble upon an unexpected love triangle.
22. Free as a Bird
Air Date: 1999-07-27
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.
23. Dangerous Encounters
Air Date: 1999-08-03
Goldie and Jack are kidnapped and hunted like animals by a murderer who sees his victims as prey.
24. Force of Habit
Air Date: 1999-08-10
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.
25. Shark Bait
Air Date: 1999-08-17
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.
26. A Day at the Office
Air Date: 1999-08-31
What starts as another ordinary day at the office ends in the death of a Goldie a much loved rat.
27. Kaddish
Air Date: 1999-09-07
The surviving Rats swear revenge for their fallen comrade!
28. For Love or Money
Air Date: 1999-09-14
Jack believes he has discovered the identity of Goldie's killer, but his only clue may just slip through his fingers.
29. Helter Skelter
Air Date: 1999-09-21
Jack hands in his badge and turns vigilante in order to find Goldie's killer.
30. Friend or Foe
Air Date: 1999-09-28
Friendships are tested when Mick Reilly's best mate becomes embroiled in a murder investigation.
31. Mr. Medium
Air Date: 1999-10-05
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.
32. New Kid on the Block
Air Date: 1999-10-12
Jack fights to save the life of an undercover cop, Alex St Clare whom he suspects is emotionally involved with her target.
1. A Day to Remember
Air Date: 2000-02-22
The series resumes on a spectacular note with a helicopter crashing into an overcrowded pleasure boat. The fatality list is long but two survivors are trapped on the sinking craft unable to be moved. Meanwhile, on shore, Mary Coustas (without the Effie frightwig) is a troubled survivor and knows more than she is saying. There is a scramble for clues as the detectives Jack Christey and Alex St Clare track down the cause of the chopper's crash and ponder why the pilot has a bullet wound in his neck. It's a good yarn and the drama, as Tommy Tavita and his mates work to save the trapped souls, is tense.
2. Obsession (1)
Air Date: 2000-02-29
A torched yacht, two bodies, two men missing. Who is dead, who is alive and who did it?
3. Pay the Piper (2)
Air Date: 2000-03-07
Christey's gun is stolen from his house. An ex-con is found, shot dead by a police revolver and Christey is set up as the prime suspect for murder.
4. Charlie's Pride (3)
Air Date: 2000-03-14
A power struggle within Charlie Driscoll's crime empire makes Christey a marked man.
5. Got a Light?
Air Date: 2000-03-21
Alex's belief in the innocence of a serial arsonist leads her close to a fiery death.
6. Play it Again
Air Date: 2000-03-28
A former lover of Alex's becomes a suspect in a murder investigation and, after Helen Blakemore is forced to fire during an armed robbery, she finds her career on the line as Internal Affairs investigate.
7. A Split Second
Air Date: 2000-03-28
Alex deals with the consequences of sleeping with Matthew Grierson, as the protest against the Marina development continues. Blakemore's career is in jeopardy when she is investigated by Internal Affairs.
8. Able to Leap Tall Buildings
Air Date: 2000-04-04
The detectives are devastated when their scepticism about a woman's paranoid claims lead to a tragic killing.
9. Chinese Checkers
Air Date: 2000-04-11
ASIO enlists a couple of the Water Rats in a covert operation which causes Reilly to become the victim of an amorous spy and Sykes' love life gets him into very hot.
10. The Trouble With Gary
Air Date: 2000-04-18
Jack and Alex are lead round the mulberry bush by a smart alec killer while the ASIO operation comes back to haunt Sykes and Reilly.
11. Saltimbocca (1)
Air Date: 2000-05-02
Detectives St Clare and Reilly investigate the murder of a restaurateur where their only witness is a ferocious dog.
12. Jump in the Mouth (2)
Air Date: 2000-05-09
Alex and Mick must stift through a maze of suspects and motives to solve the murder of Cosimo Luvece.
13. Pinchgut
Air Date: 2000-05-16
Christey feels responsible when a grieving woman, who's brother was killed in an armed robbery, takes the law into her own hands and holds him and a suspect hostage.
14. Mummy Dearest
Air Date: 2000-05-23
Quinn and the Water Police are devastated when a young woman dies at the station; and, the detectives search for a kidnapped six year old girl.
15. Two of a Kind
Air Date: 2000-05-30
Reilly's life is on the line when he backs a street kid suspected of murder.
16. Lazarus
Air Date: 2000-06-06
While recovering from a gunshot wound, Reilly finds his missing wheelchair occupied by a mummified body.
17. Heavy Metal
Air Date: 2000-06-13
Quinn's attraction to a young woman lands him in hot water during a murder investigation.
18. Low Blows
Air Date: 2000-06-20
Alex personal life throws her off balance leaving Christey and Reilly to solve the brutal slaying of a security guard.
19. One Good Turn
Air Date: 2000-06-27
What appears to be a simple mugging of a homeless woman, leads the Water Police into a confusing murder case and a threat on Alex's life.
20. Mozzie
Air Date: 2000-07-04
Alex undercover partner, and ex-lover comes back into her life after a series of death threats and she must take a hard look at the people she trusts.
21. Tangled Web
Air Date: 2000-07-11
A murder investigation leads Alex, Christey and Reilly to explore on-line relationships; and, Sykes dreams of becoming a detective.
22. Reunion
Air Date: 2000-07-25
A drug importing deal goes horribly wrong when a small time crim tries to implicate a notorious crime identity; and, a young woman appears claiming to be Christey's daughter.
23. In the Blood
Air Date: 2000-07-25
A drug importing deal goes horribly wrong when a small time crim tries to implicate a notorious crime identity; and, a young woman appears claiming to be Christey's daughter.
24. Family Ties (1)
Air Date: 2000-08-01
Hawker becomes an unwitting accomplice to murder when he tries to help a friend; and, a young street kid becomes the prime suspect when his pregnant girlfriend is found murdered.
25. Loose Ends (2)
Air Date: 2000-08-08
Two halves of a body don't add up for Reilly and Alex. Hawker discovers the reasons behind the murder of Annie's father.
26. Final Chapter
Air Date: 2000-08-15
The Rats are caught off guard when they're ambushed on the harbor while transporting a wise-cracking prison inmate. When the getaway plans of the escapee and his girlfriend unravel, they take Christey and his daughter hostage.
27. Silent Running
Air Date: 2000-08-22
Distraught father and hard-nosed detective battle for supremacy when Jack Christey tracks his daughter after she's taken hostage by a prisoner on the run.
28. With A Vengeance
Air Date: 2000-08-29
When constable Matthew Quinn takes the law into his own hands, he ends up in trouble with his girlfriend, local cops and Hawker; and, Christey, Alex and Reilly face quandry when they track a young woman on the run.
29. We Could be Heroes
Air Date: 2000-09-05
When a retiring cop is bashed and tied naked to a wharf, Christey sets out on a mission to recover his dignity. Further investigations reveals the police officer's attacker is picking his victims from the local newspaper; and Reilly asks Alex out on a date.
30. Remember This
Air Date: 2000-10-03
When a young man is shot dead in a boatshed, Christey's overzealous actions causes the boatshed floor to collapse sending the body and any evidence into the harbor. When an ex-lover re-enters Reilly's life asking for his help. Christey accuses Alex of being jealous.
31. Vigilante
Air Date: 2000-10-10
When a known drug-dealer is murdered, a member of an anti-drug group is suspected. However, when Reilly's ex-lover confess to the murder his faith is tested.
32. Tribes
Air Date: 2000-10-17
Alex confronts her prejudices when she thinks they have uncovered a ritual killing by a religious cult.
33. The Last Hurrah
Air Date: 2000-10-24
Jack is haunted by memories on the anniversary of Rachel's death. Coincidence forces him to hunt the woman many still hold responsible for Rachel's murder.
34. Bye Bye Charlie
Air Date: 2000-10-31
Wheelchair bound Charlie Driscoll makes her last great dash for freedom and Jack Christey is determined to stop her.
35. Family Values
Air Date: 2000-11-07
Convinced that a car accident was an attempt on her life, Alex investigates, only to discover a larger more frightening truth. Reilly and Christey come to blows over Alex.
36. True Believer
Air Date: 2000-11-14
Haunted by the brutal murder of a teenage girl, Alex puts her life on the line to identify the murderer; and Reilly wants to know where he stands with Alex.
1. Domino
Air Date: 2001-02-06
A water police operation on a container wharf results in a death, leaving each of the Rats to deal with their culpability and guilt.
2. It Happened One Night
Air Date: 2001-02-13
Christey's investigation into a series of yacht explosions takes him north to a beachside community, where he meets a beautiful female cop with an agenda of her own.
3. High Roller
Air Date: 2001-02-20
Jack Christey's new relationship is tested when one of the Rats is taken by a serial killer.
4. Shadow Man
Air Date: 2001-02-27
Though the serial killer has been caught, Christey supports Blakemore's claims that there is another killer out there, a shadow man targeting the police.
5. Another Man's Poison
Air Date: 2001-03-06
A runaway yacht, a missing child and suspected multiple murders set Alex and Christey down the wrong path, where they uncover a plot to poison Sydney Harbour.
6. Odds On
Air Date: 2001-03-13
Christey is reacquainted with his estranged father and discovers he is involved in a dangerous scam.
7. Mates Rates
Air Date: 2001-03-20
Quinn is forced to re-evaluate the meaning of friendship when he alienates his workmates, as he defends a friend's lies and criminal behavior.
8. Hungry Bear Blues
Air Date: 2001-03-27
Knowing that a great job is coming her way, Blakemore resigns prematurely and takes the opportunity to tell everyone exactly what she thinks of them.
9. The Thin Edge
Air Date: 2001-04-10
Reilly crosses the line and unknowingly sparks a murder when he helps his sister's husband avoid jail.
10. The Player
Air Date: 2001-04-17
Reilly is forced to cover up the murder of a criminal to save his family.
11. Broken English
Air Date: 2001-04-24
Hawker remains the professional police officer, even when he is targeted by a criminal. But when the vendetta involves his son, Hawker shows his true colours.
12. Line of Duty
Air Date: 2001-05-01
Donna is taken hostage by a convicted killer. Alone, she is forced to rely on her wits and her training to save her life.
13. True Blue
Air Date: 2001-05-08
The Rats attend a wake. As the alcohol flows, so do the stories and, one by one, their true feelings are revealed.
14. Strike Out
Air Date: 2001-05-15
Christey's daughter is given a brutal introduction to the realities of police work, while the death of a girl in a hit-and-run jet-ski accident causes disturbing memories to resurface for Alex.
15. The Devil You Know
Air Date: 2001-05-22
Alex's life is a nightmare as she battles an obsessed admirer, her mother and the flu.
16. The Marrying Kind
Air Date: 2001-05-29
On the eve of Gary Sykes' wedding, the rest of the Rats admit to their true feelings - one is dumped, one is given an ultimatum and one is kissed.
17. Bitter Legacy
Air Date: 2001-06-05
Alex and Mick race against time when someone is distributing guns that are rigged to explode when fired.
18. Robbo's Ghost
Air Date: 2001-06-12
Things backfire for an old friend of Alex's, when he begs her to find his missing son-in-law.
19. Red Ice
Air Date: 2001-06-19
After a shooting on a Harbour wharf, the Rats discover a love triangle of Russian immigrants and a Cold War in sunny Sydney.
20. Family Matters
Air Date: 2001-06-26
A young troubled boy places a wedge between Jack and his daughter, Sophie.
21. Jackpot
Air Date: 2001-07-03
Alex and Mick try to solve an old burglary and murder whilst battling a retired cop seeking redemption for years of humiliation.
22. The Long Run
Air Date: 2001-07-10
Alex and Mick chase a triple killer through the streets of Sydney.
23. Bureaucracy Rules, OK?
Air Date: 2001-07-17
Alex and Mick investigate the case of a four year old boy found at the bottom of the harbor.
24. The Removalist
Air Date: 2001-07-24
The new boy at the Water Police, Gorgeous George Newhouse is making waves with the women, but Christey is not impressed.
25. And the Winner is...
Air Date: 2001-07-31
Trying to prevent a full-scale turf war comes at a heavy price for the Rats.
26. Cats and Pigeons
Air Date: 2001-08-07
In retaliation for two Rats, Jack Christey sets the cat amongst the pigeons with even more devastating results.
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Rating
6.6/10
Release Date
1996-02-12
Episodes
177 (6 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Nine Network Australia
Southern Star