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The Code Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Sun, Sep 21, 201458 mins
A stolen vehicle collides with a transport truck in the middle of the desert. Two Aboriginal teenagers in the car are critically injured but nobody called for help because someone involved works for a major stakeholder in a secret research project. The accident would have remained a mystery if it weren't for Ned Banks, a young internet journalist desperate for a break and his brother Jesse Banks, a hacker on a strict good behavior bond.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
58 mins
Ned arrives in Lindara, further investigating the crash. Clarence reveals to him that the delivery truck was escorted by two cars; it emerges that the escort was a security detail led by Andy King, who had pushed the car over the cliff to clean up the scene. In Canberra, Jesse is being interrogated by the AFP; the head of its Cyber Crime Unit (CCU), Malcolm Coover, is investigating the files that Jesse stole from Physanto. Jesse admits to his lack of knowledge concerning the situation, vowing never to speak of the kidnapping again. Meanwhile, Coover tasks AFP investigator Lyndon Joyce with finding Physanto's head of security Andy King. Later that night, an intruder tries to gain entry to Clarence's room; failing, the intruder escapes from the property without being identified. The following day, Clarence has gone missing; Ned finds him submerged in a nearby waterhole as a vehicle is seen leaving the area. Lyndon later arrives in Lindara, and encounters Ned. He demands Clarence's phone, making veiled threats about consequences for Jesse should Ned pursue the story further. Worried, Ned rushes back to Canberra, discovering Jesse distraught and in a state of fear. The following day, Hani tries to soothe Jesse, who is unable to sleep. She shows Ned the encrypted files that Jesse found in his investigation of Physanto, offering to decrypt the files; Ned adamantly refuses, as it would expose her to danger. After Hani leaves, she is seen meeting Lyndon; revealing that Hani is now reluctantly working for Coover, tasked with retrieving Jesse's copy of the encrypted files. Meanwhile, Andy meets Trina Daniels, a data encryption technician at Physanto. She tells him that the company has upgraded all data security, showing him her breach report for an upcoming meeting. When she tells Andy that she cannot continue with providing him with Physanto's secrets, he embraces her in a soothing gesture that turns into a stranglehold, suffocating her.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
56 mins
As Trina's body is found, multiple pieces of evidence enhance the proof against Andy, intensifying the AFP's search for him. Meanwhile, Andy attempts to make a deal for half of the Physanto file; he is denied, the full file being demanded. Returning to his car, he finds Lyndon, who is his friend. After a short conversation, Lyndon asks Coover for backup, advising that he is with Andy; Coover orders Lyndon to release him. Andy then travels to the Banks' residence, which is empty; taking advantage of Ned and Jesse's mother's dementia, he discovers Jesse's whereabouts. Meanwhile, Ned arrives at home, discovering that Jesse and Hani went on a road trip, and had forgotten Jesse's medication. At the Password offices, Ned is informed that the cargo being delivered by the Physanto truck was listed in the transport manifest as high grade engine oil. After also being told that Hani's father is a bio-engineer at Physanto, he realises where Jesse and Hani have gone: Karawatha, a country property owned by the Banks' family. Arriving there, Ned informs Jesse about Hani's father, which she neglected to tell him. It emerges that, after her own conviction for cyber crime, she was coerced into being an informant for the CCU, under threat of having her parents deported back to Iran. Refusing to believe this, Jesse demands Ned leave. Shortly after, Andy arrives at the house and demands the Physanto files from Jesse. Hani and Jesse then disable Andy in a joint attack and escape in the van, but Jesse, hurt at discovering that Hani has befriended him for her own ulterior reasons, throws her onto the side of the road and drives away.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
54 mins
Forced into an uneasy alliance in order to try and find Jesse, Hani's relationship with the intelligence community does little to convince Ned she's an ally worth having, but she's the only lead he's got. Now questioning the research project Jesse hacked, Sophie is hauled into the office of the Deputy Prime Minister Ian Bradley and given the clearest of warnings. Finally turning up, Jesse is ragged, paranoid and unsure whether he has just killed a man. Having to face the truth - whatever the outcome - Ned and Jesse Banks are now officially on the 'most wanted' list. They have little choice now but to turn back to Lindara to try and find enough answers to the puzzle to stand as their own defence. Clarence remains in hospital, his health deteriorating fast. With Alex's help, Ned and Jesse are able to hack into the hospital system and begin piecing together the link between Sheyna's death and Clarence's condition. Finally cracking the code of the encrypted files, Jesse realises the players come from the highest echelons of power, with the full force of authority at their command. And Ned is offered a deal - Jesse's safety in return for his silence.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
54 mins
Working hard to stick to the new rules of engagement - leave the hottest story of his life alone, in order to keep his brother out of jail - for Ned, the gag cuts deep. As Andy King watches the deal he has worked so hard for crumble, he turns his attention to Hani and her family. The results are brutal and desperate - the actions of a man with nothing left to lose. Observed by those well up the ladder, King's erratic actions are threatening to derail a plan with heavier stakes than even he knows about. Something will have to be done about King. Ned and Jesse are faced with an impossible choice, do they hand over technology with potentially catastrophic potential in exchange for Hani's life? Ned and Jesse suddenly find themselves brokering a deal, not with middle management, but with the deal's architect, Niko Gaelle - and Niko makes Andy King look like an angel.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
53 mins
Ned and Jesse Banks have gambled high - they've handed over the technology in exchange for Hani's safety. As soon as they have her back, they will call in the police and have Niko Gaelle stopped before he can get out of the country. A fine plan, except that Hani is not safely returned at all, and Ned and Jesse have just made themselves part of the supply chain for the deadliest blackmarket in the world. Wanted by the police and desperate to find Hani before time runs out, Ned and Jesse scramble to try and claw their way towards the truth. News of the exchange has everyone from the PM down on high alert, their intel points to a path through diplomatic channels out of Australia. If the players can be caught red-handed it will provide rock solid support for a significant pre-emptive strategy in the region and keep Ian Bradley's international allies happy. But this too is a gamble with unforeseen consequences. Ned and Jesse will find themselves holding the most dangerous information in the country and being smart and brave enough to get it into the public domain is the only thing that will save their lives.
