Blue Heelers Season 8 Episodes

Episode 1

The Blame Game: Part 1

Nothing is what it seems when a woman rushes into the Mt. Thomas police station claiming a man has kidnapped her children. As a custody battle unfolds between the feuding parents, Ben's work eerily starts to mirror his private life. Shattered by the news that his ex-wife plans on taking his kids to Perth, Ben is determined to go to any lengths to keep them in Victoria.

Episode 2

The Blame Game: Part 2

The courtroom drama continues as Barry insists on running the show his way and as he holds the power and the detonator, he just wants the truth to be told. As hostages are released, except Ben and Jack, the police move in and this will lead to the hunt for Barry and his now missing children, as some truth about things comes out.

Episode 3

Deadly Fascination

A famous crime-fiction writer visiting Mt Thomas for research purposes is asking a lot of questions about the death of a baby 25 years ago. When he discovers the body of a missing child, Tess wonders if he is capable of committing the very acts of violence he writes about. Tom confronts the author, who reveals his intimate connection to the long-closed case of the baby's death. How can Tess and Tom separate fact from fiction?

Episode 4

Letter of the Law

Tom, Tess and Inspector Falcon-Price, pick a candidate to run a one man police station in a small, nearby town. Tess wins over Tom's choice, but who she picks causes so much trouble from the get go, that he has the whole town turn against him. He just doesn't seem to get it and Tess comes to regret her choice, and there seems no way to get rid of him.

Episode 5

A Bit on the Side

A torso is found washed up and brings in outside detectives. The believed male victim that is missing, seems to be leading two sisters on; one his wife, the other her sister. One of the visiting detectives will be helpful to P.J. and the other not so with this case.

Episode 6

Tough Nut

Young Hayley Fulton and her family come back to the attention of the police and particularly Tess. With the mother seemingly picking bad boyfriends, it will be up to Tess to try and help and the children do not want to go into care. This will lead to a dangerous situation.

Episode 7

The Fine Print

P.J. has a visit from mother and its driving him up the wall. With a man taking money and not refunding people, a woman who has been chasing him and bring him to justice makes her presence known in a destructive way. She also befriends P.J.'s mother, who has a secret of her own to tell him.

Episode 8

Family Reserve

Jo is under pressure when her parents arrive in Mt Thomas with one aim - to find their "princess" another career. Meanwhile Jo and Jack are on the case when a valuable vat of red wine is mysteriously unplugged and drained into a creek. Things get worse when Mr Parrish takes on one of the suspects and is consequently charged with assault. Emotions run high between Jo and Tess as Jo's loyalty to family clashes with professional duty.

Episode 9

Chop Chop

17 mins

Two men are offering the police a free hot air balloon ride. Tess goes up for a ride and it ends more exhilarating than expected. When an asthmatic girl goes missing, P.J.'s criminal bust has to be put on hold, putting his informer in danger. Then the balloonist finds the girl with press already taking pictures. Jack, already mad at the balloonists putting Tess in danger, doesn't trust them and an investigation begins. This will lead to more questions and revelations, including from Tony Timms.

Episode 10

Blood

A rough-looking man loitering around the local high school turns out to be a convicted cop killer - Mick Boyce - who's just finished doing time. But he just isn't the perving type. So what is he up to? And why is he in Mt Thomas? The situation becomes volatile when Jack decides to make him feel unwelcome. Tess tires of Jack's apologies and begins to doubt him as an objective member of the team. Meanwhile Ben and Jo are looking into several car thefts which appear to be youths joy riding. The investigation leads them to the home of Heath Flemming, a wild and confused teenager who believes his parents are dead and lives with his grandmother. But when the grandmother meets up with Mick Boyce in the Mt Thomas police station, the truth about Heath's lineage is revealed. In a heated exchange with Heath, Jack tells the boy the truth about his father - with tragic results. Tess witnesses a side of Jack she'd rather not have to deal with, and runs out of patience with his headstrong behaviour.

Episode 11

They Don't Make Them Like They Used To

Tom's nostalgic support for Mt Thomas' only cinema, "The Bughouse", cannot stop it being demolished, but an unsolved mystery from the past can - at least temporarily. Jo takes on the case, delving back over thirty years, and discovers that old style heroes and villains are alive and well in Mt Thomas.

Episode 12

On the Run

Arnie Briggs, a local armed robber, has escaped from prison. Is he headed for Mount Thomas? The Heelers think not, but Jack suspects that's not the case. On a hunch, Jack starts a rogue search for Briggs, which goes off the rails and lands him and Tess in an explosive situation.

Episode 13

Fowl Play

When Tom attends a scene of vandalism at a Vietnam War memorial garden, he discovers the culprit is an escaped, prize-winning bantam pullet called Hannah. When the hen is later found with a broken neck, her frantic owner suspects the neighbour, who is a rival poultry breeder. With several other likely suspects to choose from, Jo seizes the opportunity to escape pressing paperwork, and takes up the case with all the enthusiasm of a comical amateur sleuth. But the situation intensifies when a young homeless boy is rushed to hospital suffering from a deadly virus directly linked to free-roaming birds. With the population of Mt Thomas under threat, the disposal of all local chickens is urgent.

Episode 14

Fooling Around

A headmaster at a school has his car stolen and when it turns up its missing it wheels, this leads to the local high school and potential suspects. Meanwhile Ben has problems and he's dealing with it by drinking and having fun with Petra, which will cause problems at work and have Tom give him a warning.

Episode 15

Death by Flight

A plane crashes into a farmhouse, killing three people. Ben takes the a case too personally and oversteps the mark in his investigation efforts, causing havoc for the victims' families in the process, and giving Tom more cause to doubt Ben's attitude to the job. With Robin Cumming as John Dwyer, David Wicks as Hayden Clarke, Greg Saunders as Monty Edwards, Tamasin Ramsay as Fiona Radcliffe, Peter Barron as Michael King, Jeremy Kewley as Tony Timms, Bryce Hardy as Brett Dwyer.

Episode 16

A Friend Indeed

Jo helps Arnie, one of her waifs and strays by getting him a job at the pub. When teenagers are suspected of drinking and Arnie is there, Jo warns them off. This will come back to Jo, as one girl there goes missing and Arnie takes the blame for everything; as the teenagers are his friends, even though the police know he is being used and they have to find the missing girl as soon as they can.

Episode 17

The Manly Art

A construction crew come to the attention of the police when one of them knocks Tess down. As Tess is taking a boxing lesson with Jack, she knocks out a young man who is hospitalised. But there is more to his injuries than meets the eye. Jack and Tess get more closer.

Episode 18

Falling: Part 1

Tess and Jack's romance is in full throttle. Jo teases him about his nightly sojourns, but Jack revels in his secret dalliance with the Sergeant. Then they are called out to attend an attack on a convicted drug trafficker and everything begins to change. Five years ago, Brad Eckhardt killed a local high school student with a bad batch of ecstasy. Having served his time, Brad is back in town to nurse his sick mother. With Brad's promise that he's changed his ways, the last thing mother or son want is the past coming back to haunt them. But grief does not forget easily, and the victim's father is determined to make Brad suffer. When a report comes in from a local high school that someone is dealing ecstasy, Jack assumes Brad Eckhardt is dealing again. Once a pusher, always a pusher. Jack goes in hard, using threatening tactics and inciting locals with inflammatory comments about Brad. Then Brad's mother is assaulted outside a supermarket, and Tom - incensed by a town vendetta - lays it on the line. He says it is not their job to be judge and jury - and if Jack wants to accuse Brad, he'd better get some evidence first. Urged on in his vengeful mission by the death of a schoolgirl from a bad dose of ecstasy, Jack becomes desperate to prove Brad is guilty. Tess can only watch in horror as he oversteps the line. Jack finally wears down a student found dealing, and gets the statement he's been waiting for - one that puts the blame firmly on Brad. But his maverick actions lead Jack to a decision that will change his life forever.

Episode 19

Falling: Part 2

As deaths occur relating to the drugs in the local high school, an investigation into Brad has to be conducted. P.J. is openly aware of Tess and Jack's relationship and Tess is tested to the extreme as Jack does himself no favours still, as he pushes everyone with his attitude, as the drug investigation continues. Can Tess and P.J. find the truth before Jack puts himself right in it?

Episode 20

Winners and Losers

A couple win the lottery, but before they can really tell anyone, their little boy goes missing. Who could the kidnappers be? The Uncle? The close friend? Someone else? Tess is about to find out in a deadly way. As for Jack, he is not talking to anyone and refuses all communication and help from his colleagues.

Episode 21

No Place Like Home

PJ and Jo stumble upon a young naked man wandering the highway. Confused, hungry and bruised, he is a stranger to the town and appears unable to understand English. PJ and Jo organise a translator and discover he is a Kosovo refugee who escaped from a detention centre while awaiting deportation. PJ investigates the mysterious death of a man from St. Davids and discovers a connection to the escaped refugee. When PJ seeks to question the young refugee, he finds himself impeded by a band of determined locals. Are they hiding the young man from the police? The runaway is incriminated further when the Department of Immigration send a representative to Mt Thomas. The young man is accused of black marketeering and murder in his homeland. PJ is incensed when Jo accuses him of being prejudiced against refugees. PJ is adamant that it's the law and not how he feels that is important. He is briefly vindicated in his assumptions when an old man believed to be harbouring the refugee is found knocked unconscious. Immigration are impatient for results and order the Heelers to search the Imperial. Chris is defiantly unhelpful: he has suffered enough. When PJ finds the young man and hears first hand the horror he has endured, he must make a choice. Does he follow the letter of the law or the voice in his heart?

Episode 22

Dragged

Someone nearly runs down Tess and this leads to local young people who are drag racing. A new probationary constable, Evan 'Jonesy' Jones, joins the Mount Thomas police; he and Tess will have differences of opinion from the start. When it looks like someone is out to get Tess, she says she can handle herself, but Jonesy thinks she is not taking it seriously enough.

Episode 23

Baby Love

Tess and Jonesy find a baby abandoned in a derelict building. From the phone call that lead them there, it seems a teenage girl from the local high school may be the mother. The baby is poorly and the mother ends up in hospital herself, but that's just the start of the problems, as the police have to delicately investigate without any formal complaint being taken.

Episode 24

An Inspector Calls

Inspector Falcon-Price is having a meeting with Tom and Jo comes in wanting clerical staff for the amount of paperwork. This has the effect that the inspector clears his calendar and does a day's patrol with Mount Thomas. As Jo pushed him into this decision, Tess makes Jo and the inspector take the patrol together. Each of them will wind the other up so much, the inspector decides to complete the patrol on his own. Then the inspector gets himself abducted.

Episode 25

Dinosaurs

P.J. organizes a drug bust but it's all been moved the night before. He knows there's a leak and he interviews all the coppers involved from Mount Thomas and beyond. Two are friends of Tom's and Inspector Draper comes in to investigate further. Everyone has secrets, but who is the guilty party and where are the illegal drugs?

Episode 26

Charming

Ben is shocked when he discovers a group of young girls practicing witchcraft under the guidance of an older man. Are they in danger? Ben battles to keep his protective instincts in check as his investigations reveal more than he was prepared for. Can he save the girls, or are they already deep under the man's spell?

Episode 27

Poisoned Fruit: Part 1

It starts off with an angry man and his border dispute. He is always angry and when he collapses, he has been poisoned with DDT, which has been banned for years. This brings everyone to a local contractor and this will link to 'Jonesy' to the case and wanting to get the local builder, Les Anderson, for personal reasons.

Episode 28

Poisoned Fruit: Part 2

Jonesy is angry and determined to find out what happened to his biological father, this will have lead to missing case files, people retracting statements and opening a can of worms that cannot be put back in the tin. Then there is still the matter of his biological father's death, as he battles with his adopted father.

Episode 29

Fifteen Minutes

A simple traffic policing matter has Jo flung into the spotlight, as a film crew is filming at the time. But this case will have to be resolved and it's not as simple as it started out to be. As Jo's television appearances continue, even Inspector Falcon-Price gets in on the act, but can Jo still do her job without this 15 minutes of fame interfering?

Episode 30

Copping the Flak

Jo begins to believe her own publicity when Inspector Falcon-Price pushes her into a police Public Relations campaign. A man is caught speeding and discovered with an unlicensed gun. When he is implicated in an armed robbery, Jo is quick to assume his guilt but PJ criticises her reasoning. Is her newfound celebrity undermining her ability to do her job? When a second armed robbery is committed while the accused is in remand, Jo's certainty is shaken. Was the man protecting somebody? Can she and PJ prove it or has Jo's vanity irrevocably compromised the case?

Episode 31

Strays

We see the same start routine Tess has every day as she investigates a neighbour dispute which brings her into contact with Hayley and her brother again. They are staying with their uncle and aunt. But as three sets of neighbours are having problems and things turned dangerous, it will lead to an unforeseen outcome and Tess will make a big decision.

Episode 32

The Lord Giveth

Tess and Jonesy investigate a domestic disturbance and Tess is reacquainted with Hayley Fulton, a troubled young girl from her past. An unpopular neighbour's portrait is discovered riddled with bullet holes and he is adamant that Hayley is responsible but Tess defends her. An elderly woman's dog is found shot dead and PJ discovers that the bullets from both crimes match. When the weapon is found, Hayley is implicated. Tess' faith in Hayley's innocence leads them to the truth but places Hayley's future in jeopardy. Will Tess challenge the stability of her own world for the sake of Hayley's?

Episode 33

Credit Limit

Jonesy's lack of experience complicates an investigation when he lets a man go after breaking up a fight at the Imperial only to later discover the man is wanted for drug trafficking and burglary. Is he the same man recently seen troubling the local bank manager and his family? Jonesy's concern for the family and his desire to redeem himself places him on the back foot with Tess. His concerns seem justified when the bank is robbed and the bank manager and his family are discovered missing. Would he rob his own bank - and who else is involved? Jonesy is determined to find out. Can Tess convince him to play by the rules or will Jonesy's good intentions place the bank manager's family at even greater risk?

Episode 34

A Hard Call

What do you do when lives are in danger and you have only seconds to make a decision? Tess is off duty when she and Hayley, a twelve-year-old girl she is hoping to foster, discover a serious car accident on the edge of town. The female driver is trapped and the car catches fire. Is there enough time to extinguish the fire and get away safely? Tess decides there isn't and the woman is killed when the car explodes. Her husband blames Tess and she comes under the scrutiny of the Ethical Standards Department and even begins to doubt her decision. Was she responsible for the death of the woman? Tess' application to foster Hayley is threatened. Is she capable of keeping Hayley safe from harm? Jo and Jonesy question the victim's family and fight to clear Tess' name. Even if Tess' decision was justified, has her chance to foster Hayley been lost?

Episode 35

Role Model

There are burglaries occurring and this brings in an old criminal into the police's sights as the crime fits him down to a tee. Hayley is getting into trouble at school and Tess dishes out some parenting punishment. Tom and Grace cross each other's paths again.

Episode 36

A Safe Bet

The Heelers suspect a local horse trainer of assaulting and robbing a bookie. Jo becomes intrigued when she discovers a page torn from a diary after questioning the trainer's strapper, stable hand and assistant jockey. The writing is troubled and Jo is concerned that it is a cry for help. Jo discovers the diary belongs to the young stable hand. Has someone been hurting him and why won't he say? When the trainer is found bashed and the stable hand is missing, Jo worries he has finally fought back. The trainer dies and the stable hand is convinced he is responsible. Jo is determined to prove his innocence. Were the bookie and the trainer assaulted by the same person? Can Jo help the young stable hand find the strength to speak out?

Episode 37

A Matter of Faith

Tom is dragged to see a touring faith healer but his scepticism turns to concern when the healer is attacked by a man accusing him of killing his wife. Is the healer a fraud? Jo questions him and is surprised to find that he is far from shrewd. His manager, once healed by him herself, is incredibly protective of him and takes care of the business with the help of a roadie. The manager is beside herself when Jo finds the healer violently assaulted. Is this the revenge of the grieving man? Did he and the roadie engineer this together? As Jo witnesses the darker side of faith she marvels at the healer's capacity for forgiveness.

Episode 38

Who Can You Trust?

Jonesy's failure to follow instructions has him on the back foot with Tess and leads her to conceal the fact that Les Anderson, the man Jonesy believes murdered his father, may be implicated in a death at a building site. Murder is suspected when the building's scaffolding is discovered tampered with. Did the victim's mate and his widow conspire to kill him? The victim's widow further implicates Anderson, but questions arise in regard to her integrity when his alibi proves watertight. Is the widow trying to protect her husband's best mate? Or did Jonesy pressure her to lie about Anderson? Jonesy's dogged determination to clear the widow's name leads him to the truth, but has he further damaged Tess' trust in him in the process?

Episode 39

Best Eaten Cold

Les Anderson has been severely bashed and the hunt is on for who almost killed him. There are plenty of suspects, as he has bullied so many people over the years and even Jonesy is one of them. But will people get their revenge as he lays critically ill in hospital or will he get away with it, yet again?

Episode 40

The Real Santa

Tom wins the raffle and Clancy is in the kids church nativity run by Grace. But Clancy is about to lose his role and Tom his raffle win. This will lead to a whole lot of thefts, a winning lottery ticket and presents for everyone from Santa Claus. Ben is missing his kids and learns a sobering lesson in what his kids must be going through.

Episode 41

Dreaming of a White Christmas

It's Christmas and Jo is super excited about this time though her colleagues are less so, but Jo will have her Christmas celebrations interrupted and receive a little lesson from P.J. in reality. A man comes in saying his brother is coming home for Christmas to kill him and Joney will have a hard task to deal with this Christmas as well. Tom meets Grace's eldest son and what is bothering Hayley and her first Christmas with Tess?