Objection Sustained

October 8, 1968

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Homicide - S5 - E37

Author Alan Farrow receives an anonymous phone call threatening his life if he does not stop publication of his controversial book.

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Homicide: Season 5 - 47 Episode s

5x1 - Mr. Smith
January 30, 1968
When a stripper called Lita is strangled, Homicide detectives search for the last person known to have seen her alive - a mysterious Mr. Smith. Another stripper, Trudy Wheeler, helps police with their investigation.
5x2 - Edge of Happiness
February 6, 1968
An elderly man is murdered in his wheelchair and his wife, fearful for her own safety , asks their former nurse, Maggie Keating, for advice. Maggie, in turn, contacts her boyfriend, Det. Sgt. Mackay, for assistance.
5x3 - The Late Show
February 13, 1968
The manager of a drive-in theatre disturbs a car thief at his home, and the thief retaliates by knocking him down with his own car, causing critical injuries. Investigations reveal there is more to the motive of the crime than was first apparent.
5x4 - The Heat's On
February 20, 1968
Expert safe breaker Earl Tyrell is shot dead by a fellow gangster after organizing an ambitious robbery.
5x5 - Ring of Truth
February 27, 1968
A girl is strangled after announcing her engagement to roadhouse proprietor Chris Anderson. Homicide detectives question three suspects, all with a motive for murder.
5x6 - Kangaroo Shoot
March 5, 1968
Lew Hoskin is shot at and wounded while hunting kangaroos. Although Homicide detectives suspect attempted murder, Hoskin insists it was accidental.
5x7 - The Gauntlet Is Down
March 12, 1968
A daring jewel robbery by three masked men leads to murder when witness Joe Martini attempts to stop them from escaping.
5x8 - A Vintage Year
March 19, 1968
The body of ex-sideshow man James Munro is discovered in a creek, and police question a group of carnival folk camped on Munro's property.
5x9 - The Monday Girl
March 26, 1968
When the body of go-go dancer Darlene Sadler is found at Beaumaris Beach, detectives discover that she had answered an advertisement to perform at a Melbourne club.
5x10 - Managing Director
April 2, 1968
A seven year old boy is found strangled in a park, and detectives suspect teenager Phillip Wright, known to be the last person to see him alive.
5x11 - Free to Kill
April 9, 1968
A hunt for two escapees from French Island Penal Settlement leads police to murder, blackmail and a savage attack on Det. Barnes.
5x12 - Delayed Action
April 16, 1968
Two young people, lost in the bush, find a skeleton in a cave. Insp. Connolly interrupts his holiday to investigate the case, thinking that it could be connected with an unsolved bank robbery and murder.
5x13 - The Cold Horse Sings
April 23, 1968
A garden party at Vincent Rowe's home ends suddenly when Rowe is shot at and wounded during an argument. Homicide detectives get a lead from singer Pamela Grey - a guest who witnessed the shooting.
5x14 - The Money Motive
April 30, 1968
Vic Webster, formerly on the staff of business agent Ambrose Cook, is found shot dead in Cook's office. To avoid being implicated, Cook decides to hide the body in the bush.
5x15 - The Long Arm
May 7, 1968
Jenny Radford is kidnapped on her way to school, and her parents are told by phone that they will not see her alive again unless they hand over ,000 in cash. Detectives search for a green car, their only clue.
5x16 - The Strange Woman
June 25, 1968
The body of model Helen Parkes is found on a beach. A shattered champagne glass gives detectives an important clue, and leads to three suspects. Model Jan Barlow, who was making a car commercial on the beach, later becomes involved in the murder.
5x17 - The Final Movement
May 21, 1968
Radio store manager Ralph Nixon is shot dead while listening to the final movement of a concerto. Police suspect young soldier Andy Beckett, who accused Nixon of having an affair with his girlfriend, and who has since gone AWOL.
5x18 - Strictly in Confidence
May 28, 1968
The body of a man dressed in a dinner jacket, black tie and a grotesque party mask is found in the pantry of an old home up for sale.
5x19 - The Swinging Sparrow
June 4, 1968
A secretary finds she is pregnant to her former boss, Alan Booth. With her current boyfriend, she blackmails Booth, who is married, for ,000. Then Booth is stabbed with a paper knife during an argument with his stepson, who says it was an accident. Later Booth is found stabbed to death in a car park, and four people are under suspicion: the secretary and her boyfriend, her father, and Booth's stepson.
5x20 - When Greek Meets Greek
June 11, 1968
A well known Greek identity is critically injured when his car is blown up. Police inquiries lead them to cafe proprietor Con Lucas, who later receives a bomb threat. Police seek Johnny Patric, girlfriend of Con's daughter Helena Lucas, in connection with the attempted murder.
5x21 - The Pay Off
June 18, 1968
Ken Morgan goes on a killing rampage after a youth has attacked his son, and comes face to face with Sen. Det. Hudson. After being forced to shoot Morgan, Sen. Det. Hudson decides he has had enough and leaves the Homicide squad.
5x22 - The Death Game
June 25, 1968
A small girl riding a bicycle is killed by a hit-and-run car driver. For this case the Homicide team has the assistance of Det. Costello from Forensic.
5x23 - The Apprentice
July 2, 1968
When Alf Stone, a cat burglar, falls to his death from a rooftop as he is being chased by Constable Midway, a witness tells Homicide detectives that Midway deliberately let him fall.
5x24 - Someone Up There
July 9, 1968
A clairvoyant tells Lilian Galvin that her missing husband has been murdered. Two guests at the séance ask the police to investigate Galvin's disappearance.
5x25 - Hit, Run and Stop Dead
July 16, 1968
After robbing diamond merchant Charles Pollen, two armed men are pursued by security guards, one of whom is shot and wounded. The Homicide team work on this case with Sgt. Bannister of the local CIB, who is an old adversary of Sgt. Mackay.
5x26 - The Golden Thread
July 23, 1968
Teenage cyclist Teresa Nelson is found strangled on a lonely bush track, and detectives question a youth, Tony Warren, who had been seen cycling with her just before her death.
5x27 - One Hundred Witnesses
July 30, 1968
A former standover man is shot dead at the docks. Several witnesses refuse to come forward, and Homicide detectives get nowhere until an informer passes on the name of the chief witness, whose brother is a policeman.
5x28 - The Nice Bloke
August 6, 1968
It looks like murder, but there is no body - only blood stains on the front seat of an abandoned car near Ballarat. The Homicide team take it from there, and they uncover a web of deceit.
5x29 - The Fourth Side
August 13, 1968
Vivian Nugent is found strangled in the home she shared with a man known only as Turner. His violent temper makes him an obvious suspect.
5x30 - A Question of Time
August 20, 1968
A racehorse is doped and the main suspect is a man with a scar, Dodger Mullins. When someone takes a shot at Mullins, the Homicide team have a case of attempted murder on their hands.
5x31 - I Confess
August 27, 1968
A Catholic priest informs police that someone has confessed to the murder of a woman, and tells them where to find the body.
5x32 - Trip to Nowhere
September 3, 1968
When a bank teller is shot dead during a daring robbery by two men and a woman, a photographer who saw the shooting finds himself involved with police and the bandits.
5x33 - Goodbye Janet Granger
September 10, 1968
When Janet Granger is found strangled at her home, detectives have three suspects - her daughter's fiancé, her husband and an unknown visitor.
5x34 - Valley of Silence
September 17, 1968
Tragedy hits a peaceful farming valley when one of the locals, Miro Brandell, is shot dead in his car. Det. Barnes risks his own life by posing as a truck driver to trace the murderer.
5x35 - The Slippers
September 24, 1968
Police query why Warwick Ashton, shot dead as he arrived at his girlfriend's flat, was wearing slippers and clutching a length of cable. As investigations proceed familial intrigue is revealed.
5x36 - Big Boys Don't Cry
October 1, 1968
When Frank Bates, who is involved in a call-girl racket, is beaten up by the gang boss, he sets out to get revenge and police fear an outbreak of underworld warfare.
5x37 - Objection Sustained
October 8, 1968
Author Alan Farrow receives an anonymous phone call threatening his life if he does not stop publication of his controversial book.
5x38 - Murder in Microscope
October 15, 1968
Charles Butler returns unexpectedly to his car and is stabbed when he disturbs a thief. Homicide detectives come upon valuable evidence when the attacker's hat is found.
5x39 - The Target
October 22, 1968
A peaceful walk in the Dandenong Ranges erupts into violence for vicar Alan Bryant when he assists police who are attempting to make an arrest. Later, Bryant is fatally shot and detectives are faced with a number of suspects and motives, but the true reason for the shooting takes everyone by surprise.
5x40 - Dead or Alive
October 23, 1968
An unbalanced farmer, Ed Chapman, threatens to shoot police if they don't leave his property. Attempting to overpower him, two policemen are shot dead and another is wounded.
5x41 - The Mask
October 30, 1968
A farmer working a field in a tractor discovers a girl's body dangling from a tree. Suicide or murder? A box found nearby gives the Homicide detectives a clue and leads to the investigation of some strange ceremonies connected with the death.
5x42 - Break-out
November 6, 1968
A man is murdered and a warder's girlfriend is kidnapped by hardened criminals as part of a scheme to free a prisoner serving a life sentence.
5x43 - The Peace Man
November 13, 1968
Conscientious objector Mike Bolton finds himself a murder suspect when a girl is strangled and criminally assaulted, and police are informed that he was seen in the locality.
5x44 - The Joy Ride
November 20, 1968
A girl service station attendant accepts a date with a new customer and then disappears. The body of her jealous boyfriend is later found, and detectives suspect murder and a possible kidnapping.
5x45 - Process of Elimination
November 27, 1968
Kate Steele is shot dead on the deck of a cabin cruiser on the bay, and her body is removed by the killer. Her husband, reporting her disappearance to the police, becomes the main suspect when police learn he had taken out a life insurance policy on his wife.
5x46 - The Hero
December 4, 1968
A warder is shot dead as two prisoners escape from jail. An intensive search in rugged country is hampered by locals who have built a hero image around one of them.
5x47 - The Four Wise Men
December 17, 1968
A guard is shot and important documents are stolen from a factory. The wife of a suspect has been helping detectives organize a Christmas party for orphan children.

5x1 - Mr. Smith

5x2 - Edge of Happiness

5x3 - The Late Show

5x4 - The Heat's On

5x5 - Ring of Truth

5x6 - Kangaroo Shoot

5x7 - The Gauntlet Is Down

5x8 - A Vintage Year

5x9 - The Monday Girl

5x10 - Managing Director

5x11 - Free to Kill

5x12 - Delayed Action

5x13 - The Cold Horse Sings

5x14 - The Money Motive

5x15 - The Long Arm

5x16 - The Strange Woman

5x17 - The Final Movement

5x18 - Strictly in Confidence

5x19 - The Swinging Sparrow

5x20 - When Greek Meets Greek

5x21 - The Pay Off

5x22 - The Death Game

5x23 - The Apprentice

5x24 - Someone Up There

5x25 - Hit, Run and Stop Dead

5x26 - The Golden Thread

5x27 - One Hundred Witnesses

5x28 - The Nice Bloke

5x29 - The Fourth Side

5x30 - A Question of Time

5x31 - I Confess

5x32 - Trip to Nowhere

5x33 - Goodbye Janet Granger

5x34 - Valley of Silence

5x35 - The Slippers

5x36 - Big Boys Don't Cry

5x37 - Objection Sustained

5x38 - Murder in Microscope

5x39 - The Target

5x40 - Dead or Alive

5x41 - The Mask

5x42 - Break-out

5x43 - The Peace Man

5x44 - The Joy Ride

5x45 - Process of Elimination

5x46 - The Hero

5x47 - The Four Wise Men

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