Child's Play
Episode 5.30 (200)
September 09, 1998
Written by Michael Winter & David Allen
Directed by Steve Mann
Nick is awakened in the middle of the night by a drunken tour operator who reports that one of his clients has gone missing in the National Park. The Heelers question the woman's husband and their pregnant friend, but they say the woman fell behind during an evening bushwalk and just… disappeared. While the Heelers are conducting a thorough search of the park in daylight, PJ wants a word with Aussie Andy, the tour operator, believing that his drunken carelessness may have contributed to the woman's disappearance. But when PJ and Ben are climbing up the rocky bluff where Andy is supposedly searching, PJ falls and twists his ankle badly. Unfortunately their only radio was smashed in the fall, and PJ finds himself extremely grateful for Ben's help — especially as he has insisted that they carry on. Up on the bluff, Ben finds a lost gold earring.
Meanwhile, Adam discovers the woman's charred remains in a burnt-out cabin and Dash is assigned to break the bad news to the pregnant friend who is waiting back at the hotel, and ends up comforting her. Maggie begins to worry about the still missing PJ and Ben, and goes looking for them. At the same time, Adam is reporting his suspicions about the fire to Nick — he thinks accelerant was used. Could it have been suicide? This seems the likely explanation when Dash learns from the pregnant friend that the woman was depressed about her infertility, but when Dash also learns the infertility was caused by chemotherapy, she begins to worry about her own ability to conceive a child.
When Maggie finally finds PJ and Ben and brings them back, PJ is not so willing to accept the suicide theory. And it seems his instinct I right when it is learned that the woman, found wearing one gold earring, was dead before she was burnt and died of injuries consistent with falling from a considerable height. Someone pushed her off the bluff. Aussie Andy has a record for assault on a woman but when questioned he denies any involvement, and PJ finds himself inclined to believe him. So who did push the woman off Lover's Leap? When the case is finally solved, the Heelers are able to get back to celebrating Tom's birthday and Adam produces his choice of present.
Guest Starring: Karen Davitt as Dr. Zoe Hamilton, Duncan Young as Greg Johnson, Jane Conroy as Johanna Bowen, Brendan O'Connor as Andy Andrews, Tony Farrell as Forensic Detective, Donald Hirst as Sergeant Bill Mowbray, Paul Teiwes as Barman Sam
(encoded with Handbrake - Blue Heelers - from Complete Sixth Season DVD - the early years)
Duration: approximately 45 minutes
Aspect ratio: 4:3 standard
Audio: linear hi-fi/stereo
Size: 404MB
Video format: MPEG-4 (MP4)
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