About this season
Warm, funny and moving, Tricky Business looks at the lengths people go to get themselves out of trouble - financial trouble, emotional trouble, growing up trouble, relationship trouble… things we all have to deal with at some time or other.
Episodes (13)
1. Bad Debts in Wollongong
Aired 14 May 2012
Life for three generations of the Christie family is thrown into disarray when a disastrous get-rich-quick scheme threatens to ruin the family business.
2. Somebody That I Use To Know
Aired 21 May 2012
Kate's world is turned upside down when she discovers the full extent of Rick's betrayal. Desperate to save the family business, Kate forms a prickly alliance with rival Matt Sloane. Chad discovers the thrill of the chase as he tracks down a beautiful but elusive scammer.
3. Secrets and Lies
Aired 28 May 2012
Rick returns to the business, only to discover Matt has taken his place. Kate and Matt work together to investigate the deaths of a couple in a car accident, and Kate ignores Lily's advice to tell her parents the truth.
4. Facing The Music
Aired 4 June 2012
Kate and Matt are unexpectedly thrown together on an out-of-town surveillance job while Rick is forced to face the music regarding his investment.
5. Love Bites
Aired 11 June 2012
Kate is drawn into the world of high class male escorts while investigating a credit card fraud. Meanwhile, a missing person case reminds Rick of the risks people take for love, and Emma schemes to reunite her mum with Rick.
6. Opportunity Knocks
Aired 17 June 2012
Rivals Matt and Rick go undercover on a major fraud case to impress Kate. Chad and Minnie have a showdown in court, with unexpected results, and Matt gets more than he bargained for when he dares Kate to be more spontaneous.
7. Mothercraft
Aired 18 June 2012
Matt is hired to locate a lottery winner by a woman determined to claim the prize from her missing husband. Kate's experience as a single mother affects her judgement in a case and Emma provides Kate with a series of headaches.
8. Secret Girls' Business
Aired 25 June 2012
Kate's past returns to haunt her when her daughter Emma goes missing, Matt and Chad go undercover to catch a cheating management consultant, and Chad's life takes a surprising turn when an old flame makes him a tempting offer.
9. Space and Time
Aired 2 July 2012
Kate and Rick arrange some sting operations in an effort to catch a corrupt builder. Jimâ's loyalty ends up being tested after he is forced to investigate a friend over an alleged robbery.
10. Skyrockets In Flight
Aired 11 July 2012
Tensions are running high as Kate and Matt look into the case of a cheating spouse. Rick manages to expose an insurance scam involving broken ankles, theft and misguided love. Jim discovers a tragic family secret as he investigates a house fire.
11. Who Wants To Be An Albatross
Aired 18 July 2012
Matt is employed to investigate doping in the greyhound racing industry. Rick and Kateput their reputations on the line after they are accused of wrecking a school formal.
12. Bad Hair Day
Aired 25 July 2012
Matt's day turns dangerous when he tries to repossess a car from an underworld boss, Kate receives a death threat from an unlikely source, and Rick has a breakthrough in the hunt to reclaim his lost $100,000.
13. Equilibrium
Aired 25 July 2012
Rick risks everything to repay his debts to Kate and Jim, Matt makes a fateful decision for the sake of Kate's happiness, and Jim and Claire's paths collide when they take separate action to help salvage Lily's university career.