Water Rats — Season 5

Feb 20001h

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.

Feb 20001h

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

Mar 20001h

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.

Mar 20001h

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

Mar 20001h

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

Mar 20001h

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.

Mar 20001h

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.

Apr 20001h

The detectives are devastated when their scepticism about a woman's paranoid claims lead to a tragic killing.

Apr 20001h

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.

Apr 20001h

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.

May 20001h

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

May 20001h

Alex and Mick must stift through a maze of suspects and motives to solve the murder of Cosimo Luvece.

May 20001h

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.

May 20001h

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.

May 20001h

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

Jun 20001h

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

Jun 20001h

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

Jun 20001h

Alex personal life throws her off balance leaving Christey and Reilly to solve the brutal slaying of a security guard.

Jun 20001h

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.

Jul 20001h

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.

Jul 20001h

A murder investigation leads Alex, Christey and Reilly to explore on-line relationships; and, Sykes dreams of becoming a detective.

Jul 20001h

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.

Jul 20001h

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.

Aug 20001h

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.

Aug 20001h

Two halves of a body don't add up for Reilly and Alex. Hawker discovers the reasons behind the murder of Annie's father.

Aug 20001h

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.

Aug 20001h

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.

Aug 20001h

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.

Sept 20001h

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.

Oct 20001h

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.

Oct 20001h

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.

Oct 20001h

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

Oct 20001h

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.

Oct 20001h

Wheelchair bound Charlie Driscoll makes her last great dash for freedom and Jack Christey is determined to stop her.

Nov 20001h

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.

Nov 20001h

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.