Division 4
Season 3
197136 episodes
Episode 1
One Thing at a Time
Jan 19, 19711h
While dealing with a teenage shoplifter, Policewoman Stewart experiences a frightening ordeal when they are held by a dangerous escapee from a mental institution.
Episode 2
Stream Of Conscience
Jan 26, 19711h
A woman's anti-pollution campaign against a manufacturing company helps to uncover theft and corruption within the firm.
Episode 3
Everyone Loves A Prang
Feb 9, 19711h
Yarra Central police investigate a feud between rival tow-truck services which threatens to erupt into violence.
Episode 4
As The Crow Flies
Feb 16, 19711h
A tough stand-over group runs a prostitution racket utilising drugs and abduction. Policewoman Margaret Stewart finds herself in difficulties while undercover posing as a prostitute to crush the racket.
Episode 5
The Monkey Chased The Weasel
Feb 23, 19711h
Lisa Clark, a doctor's wife, becomes an addict after her husband introduces her to drugs. Investigating a house breaking, police find that a youth, like too many of his age, has become trapped on a road of no return through drug usage.
Episode 6
Command Performance
Mar 2, 19711h
A young constable is savagely attacked and seriously injured by five youths. The Yarra Central police put on a 'command performance' act to extract the truth from the suspects.
Episode 7
Visitors From Hong Kong
Mar 16, 19711h
Investigations into the theft of valuable but difficult to unload electronic equipment result in Yarra Central detectives investigating a highly organised betting syndicate.
Episode 8
So, It's A Living
Mar 23, 19711h
Con-man Jimmy Harrison and his girlfriend turn to burglary, which spells disaster for his two young accomplices and an elderly fence.
Episode 9
The Infiltrator
Mar 30, 19711h
When the driver of an interstate gang is arrested, Yarra Central police see their chance to smash the racket by having Det. Peters acting undercover as his replacement.
Episode 10
Big Man, Little Man
Apr 13, 19711h
Two men of short stature - one a notorious criminal who exploits his build to his own advantage, the other a young misfit who resents his size - cause trouble for the Yarra Central police.
Episode 11
Conspiracy
Apr 20, 19711h
Det. Sgt. Vickers believes that Sen. Det. Banner's personal feelings may have impaired his judgement when Banner makes an all out effort to nail Eddie Parrish, a former policeman who has used his police know-how to muscle in on various rackets.
Episode 12
Could You Speak A Little Louder?
May 4, 19711h
When radio talk-back announcer John Drew draws attention to a gang of car thieves operating in Yarra Central, his wife is threatened.
Episode 13
False Alarm
May 11, 19711h
While police investigate a series of armed robberies, a young accountant tries to help his wife by giving police wrong information and is eventually blackmailed.
Episode 14
The Return Of John Kelso
May 25, 19711h
Yarra Central detectives investigate a brutal assault after John Kelso, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence, is paroled after 25 years.
Episode 15
Who Needs Enemies?
Jun 1, 19711h
Blind barrister Jessica Reynolds is persecuted by an unknown intruder.
Episode 16
The I.O.U.
Jun 8, 19711h
An escaped convict goes into hiding in Yarra Central, holding a young girl as hostage.
Episode 17
Who Cares?
Jun 22, 19711h
The search for the missing son of an important local man reveals a strange psychotic personality.
Episode 18
They Walk The Night
Jun 29, 19711h
Yarra Central police face a difficult task when the victim of a vicious assault is reluctant to give information against a gang of predators.
Episode 19
Bang, Bang, You're Dead
Jul 6, 19711h
A bomb explodes in Yarra Central. Suspicion narrows down to a maniac who has escaped from jail, a thief, and a layabout protester. All have reason to seek revenge against the police, especially Det. Banner.
Episode 20
Be Good, Sweet Maid
Jul 20, 19711h
A young university student reports to police that she has been raped. A young man is charged, then additional information and the probing by the man's defence counsel creates doubts as to the truth of her story. Policewoman Margaret Stewart finds a romantic interest in the police doctor, Robert Whitfield.
Episode 21
No Short Cuts
Jul 27, 19711h
An overworked detective, Barry Maguire, is transferred to Yarra Central on temporary duty and tries too hard to convict a criminal, with disastrous results.
Episode 22
Now One With The Bride
Aug 3, 19711h
A young man's bucks party is raided when the best man introduces a pornographic film to the festivities. When Yarra Central police investigate they uncover a world of vice and blackmail.
Episode 23
Run For Cover
Aug 18, 19711h
Leo Morrison escapes from prison to prevent his girlfriend marrying someone else, but his plans undergo a change when he picks up a girl hitch-hiker with decidedly unusual views.
Episode 24
Handsome Harry
Aug 25, 19711h
Police investigate an attempted murder complaint and discover that a middle-aged veterinary surgeon has bigamously married several women.
Episode 25
One Small Step
Sep 1, 19711h
A shop break-in interrupted by Const. Dwyer leads to a serious family altercation involving the police.
Episode 26
Live Bait
Sep 8, 19711h
As Yarra Central police tighten the net around a man wanted for savagely attacking several women, Policewomen Diane Webster and Margaret Stewart volunteer to act as 'live bait' to trap the man.
Episode 27
The War Is Over
Sep 15, 19711h
A writer of threatening letters, a stand over merchant and the widow of an old wartime mate cause problems for Det. Sgt. Vickers.
Episode 28
Jellyfingers
Sep 22, 19711h
Charlie Clarke turns to safe blowing to raise money after having his marriage proposal refused by his lady friend. Matters become complicated when some explosives go missing.
Episode 29
There Goes The Neighbourhood
Sep 29, 19711h
Attacks on women in a Yarra Central street upset neighbourhood relations, and the prime suspect is a man recently released from psychiatric care. Kevin Dwyer receives his long-awaited promotion to Senior Constable.
Episode 30
Last Of The Independents
Oct 6, 19711h
A family of criminals discover that Arthur Mitchell mints his own coins to supplement his pension. To muscle in on the racket, they kidnap his wife to force his co-operation.
Episode 31
Grub Stake
Oct 13, 19711h
Two amiable swindlers cause Yarra Central police chaos with a series of clever con tricks.
Episode 32
Bent Law
Oct 20, 19711h
Det. Peters is having some personal problems due to his impending divorce, and the Yarra Central police have to investigate an allegation that he is being bribed.
Episode 33
You Couldn't Meet A Nicer Bloke Than Dennis When He's Sober
Oct 27, 19711h
Det. Peters, concerned about his divorce, decides to resign from the force. He then meets up with Denis Marshall, an alcoholic whose own marriage is threatened. Peters tries to help Denis, and discovers his own domestic situation is not as bad as he thought.
Episode 34
Small Fry
Nov 3, 19711h
Carol Hayes is prepared to break the law in order to keep 7-year-old Ronnie whom she has been caring for. The child belongs to the Turners, and Jean Turner wants him back because her husband Mike is being released from jail.
Episode 35
You Can't Trust Anybody
Nov 10, 19711h
A series of expert safe breakings leads the Yarra Central detectives into an industrial espionage plot.
Episode 36
Collision
Nov 17, 19711h
Sgt. Scotty Macleod is looking forward to Christmas until he encounters a drunk-driving accident for which he feels partly to blame.