Water Rats

Season 5

February 22, 2000 (26 years ago)

36 episodes

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Key Crew

Director

Geoff Bennett

Writer

Deborah Parsons

S05E01

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.

S05E02

Obsession (1)

February 29, 2000

A torched yacht, two bodies, two men missing. Who is dead, who is alive and who did it?

S05E03

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.

S05E04

Charlie's Pride (3)

March 14, 2000

A power struggle within Charlie Driscoll's crime empire makes Christey a marked man.

S05E05

Got a Light?

March 21, 2000

Alex's belief in the innocence of a serial arsonist leads her close to a fiery death.

S05E06

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.

S05E07

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.

S05E08

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.

S05E09

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.

S05E10

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.

S05E11

Saltimbocca (1)

May 2, 2000

Detectives St Clare and Reilly investigate the murder of a restaurateur where their only witness is a ferocious dog.

S05E12

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.

S05E13

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.

S05E14

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.

S05E15

Two of a Kind

May 30, 2000

Reilly's life is on the line when he backs a street kid suspected of murder.

S05E16

Lazarus

June 6, 2000

While recovering from a gunshot wound, Reilly finds his missing wheelchair occupied by a mummified body.

S05E17

Heavy Metal

June 13, 2000

Quinn's attraction to a young woman lands him in hot water during a murder investigation.

S05E18

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.

S05E19

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.

S05E20

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.

S05E21

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.

S05E22

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.

S05E23

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.

S05E24

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.

S05E25

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.

S05E26

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.

S05E27

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.

S05E28

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.

S05E29

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.

S05E30

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.

S05E31

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.

S05E32

Tribes

October 17, 2000

Alex confronts her prejudices when she thinks they have uncovered a ritual killing by a religious cult.

S05E33

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.

S05E34

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.

S05E35

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.

S05E36

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.