About this season
An unconventional team of homicide detectives face various cases, as led by Tessa Vance and Steve Hayden. Hayden is an often light-hearted 'man's man' who is moving up the career hierarchy, while Vance is more introspective and no-nonsense, and often solves the murder with intuition and insight. Their team includes boss Inspector Malcolm Thorne, Constable Dee Suzeraine, forensic services expert Lance Fisk, and unorthodox doctor Imogen 'Tootsie' Soames.
Episodes (20)
1. Dared to Death
Aired 7 July 1998 • 60 min
When a professional stuntman is found dead, hanging in a harness outside the window of his apartment, Steve and Tessa must determine whether it was an accident, suicide or murder.
2. Many Unhappy Returns
Aired 14 July 1998 • 60 min
Steve and Tessa rush to solve the crime of a man who is murdered on his 50th birthday.
3. Skin Deep
Aired 21 July 1998 • 60 min
When Dr. Theo Magnus, a leading cosmetic surgeon, is ambushed in his clinic and brutally murdered with a scalpel, his family and staff shed little light on the mystery.
4. Fatal Charm
Aired 28 July 1998 • 60 min
Steve and Tessa investigate when the body of a young women is found, having been killed by a blow to the head before being set alight.
5. Short Circuit
Aired 4 August 1998 • 60 min
When a young woman is electrocuted by her twin brother's robot, the subsequent investigation leads Tessa and Steve to uncover a bizarre tangle of relationships.
6. Cold Comfort
Aired 11 August 1998 • 60 min
The body of a beautiful women, victim of hit-and-run accident, is taken to the morgue. Tootsie arrives shortly afterwards to find the body missing and her new assistant murdered.
7. Murder in Reverse
Aired 18 August 1998 • 60 min
When the body of a women is found in a local dump, Tessa and Steve discover that her husband received a ransom note two days before.
8. More than Meets the Eye
Aired 25 August 1998 • 60 min
A gruesome discovery draws Steve and Tessa into a case that leads them into the dark stormwater tunnels of the city.
9. Deadfall
Aired 9 September 1998 • 60 min
Thorne is convinced he saw a man pushed off a building roof, but cannot locate the body at first. When the body turns up, Steve and Tessa not only have to track down the killer, but discover why the body disappeared.
10. Deadline (1)
Aired 22 September 1998 • 60 min
A bizarre murder in a city amusement park is the first in a series of horrible killings inspired by an innocent nursery rhyme. Homicide's youngest and brightest detective, Tessa Vance, is confronted by a psychopath from her past as the nursery rhyme killer prepares to strike again.
11. Deadline (2)
Aired 22 September 1998 • 60 min
A bizarre murder in a city amusement park is the first in a series of horrible killings inspired by an innocent nursery rhyme. Homicide's youngest and brightest detective, Tessa Vance, is confronted by a psychopath from her past as the nursery rhyme killer prepares to strike again.
12. Something Fishy
Aired 29 September 1998 • 60 min
Steve and Tessa uncover a web of blackmail and obsession while investigating the murder of two business partners.
13. A Dress to Die For
Aired 6 October 1998 • 60 min
When the detectives attend an extravagant costume hire shop, they find the shop's young security guard dead.
14. Menu for Murder
Aired 13 October 1998 • 60 min
When a food critic drops dead in a restaurant, Tessa finds there is no shortage of suspects as the critic was universally loathed and regularly received death threats.
15. Cry Wolf
Aired 20 October 1998 • 60 min
Steve and Tessa are called to the murder scene of a woman who had called the police twice the night before she was murdered.
16. A View to a Kill
Aired 27 October 1998 • 60 min
When Tessa and Steve investigate the death of a museum curator, they soon realise that his public face as a knowledgeable and well liked man who could rake in the funding dollars, hides a private life littered with sexual indiscretions and money troubles.
17. Blowing the Whistle
Aired 3 November 1998 • 60 min
When the referee at a women's soccer match is murdered in full view of 100 people, the detectives are puzzled when they cannot find a single eyewitness.
18. Instrument of Death
Aired 10 November 1998 • 60 min
The Klein String Quartet is a hotbed of passions and hatreds. When its founder and first violinist is found murdered, the other three members come under Steve and Tessa's spotlight.
19. Bone Dead
Aired 17 November 1998 • 60 min
Tessa and Steve are drawn into a web of mystery and intrigue when legendary paleontologist Dr. Charlie Minogue is murdered, and his attractive assistant disappears.
20. Mix 'N' Match
Aired 24 November 1998 • 60 min
Following the bizzare murder of a medical professor, Tessa and Steve must carefully interpret a series of cryptic clues left by the killer.