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Pinchgut
Water Rats - S5 - E13
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.
Water Rats: Season 5 - 36 Episode s
5x1 - A Day to Remember
February 22, 2000
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.
5x2 - Obsession (1)
February 29, 2000
A torched yacht, two bodies, two men missing. Who is dead, who is alive and who did it?
5x3 - Pay the Piper (2)
March 7, 2000
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.
5x4 - Charlie's Pride (3)
March 14, 2000
A power struggle within Charlie Driscoll's crime empire makes Christey a marked man.
5x5 - Got a Light?
March 21, 2000
Alex's belief in the innocence of a serial arsonist leads her close to a fiery death.
5x6 - Play it Again
March 28, 2000
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.
5x7 - A Split Second
March 28, 2000
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.
5x8 - Able to Leap Tall Buildings
April 4, 2000
The detectives are devastated when their scepticism about a woman's paranoid claims lead to a tragic killing.
5x9 - Chinese Checkers
April 11, 2000
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.
5x10 - The Trouble With Gary
April 18, 2000
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.
5x11 - Saltimbocca (1)
May 2, 2000
Detectives St Clare and Reilly investigate the murder of a restaurateur where their only witness is a ferocious dog.
5x12 - Jump in the Mouth (2)
May 9, 2000
Alex and Mick must stift through a maze of suspects and motives to solve the murder of Cosimo Luvece.
5x13 - Pinchgut
May 16, 2000
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.
5x14 - Mummy Dearest
May 23, 2000
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.
5x15 - Two of a Kind
May 30, 2000
Reilly's life is on the line when he backs a street kid suspected of murder.
5x16 - Lazarus
June 6, 2000
While recovering from a gunshot wound, Reilly finds his missing wheelchair occupied by a mummified body.
5x17 - Heavy Metal
June 13, 2000
Quinn's attraction to a young woman lands him in hot water during a murder investigation.
5x18 - Low Blows
June 20, 2000
Alex personal life throws her off balance leaving Christey and Reilly to solve the brutal slaying of a security guard.
5x19 - One Good Turn
June 27, 2000
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.
5x20 - Mozzie
July 4, 2000
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.
5x21 - Tangled Web
July 11, 2000
A murder investigation leads Alex, Christey and Reilly to explore on-line relationships; and, Sykes dreams of becoming a detective.
5x22 - Reunion
July 25, 2000
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.
5x23 - In the Blood
July 25, 2000
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.
5x24 - Family Ties (1)
August 1, 2000
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.
5x25 - Loose Ends (2)
August 8, 2000
Two halves of a body don't add up for Reilly and Alex. Hawker discovers the reasons behind the murder of Annie's father.
5x26 - Final Chapter
August 15, 2000
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.
5x27 - Silent Running
August 22, 2000
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.
5x28 - With A Vengeance
August 29, 2000
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.
5x29 - We Could be Heroes
September 5, 2000
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.
5x30 - Remember This
October 3, 2000
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.
5x31 - Vigilante
October 10, 2000
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.
5x32 - Tribes
October 17, 2000
Alex confronts her prejudices when she thinks they have uncovered a ritual killing by a religious cult.
5x33 - The Last Hurrah
October 24, 2000
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.
5x34 - Bye Bye Charlie
October 31, 2000
Wheelchair bound Charlie Driscoll makes her last great dash for freedom and Jack Christey is determined to stop her.
5x35 - Family Values
November 7, 2000
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.
5x36 - True Believer
November 14, 2000
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.