City Homicide (series 2)

City Homicide Series 2
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	22
Broadcast
Original channel	Seven Network
Original run	30 June 2008 – 29 March 2009
Home video release
DVD release date	29 June 2010
Season chronology
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The second series of City Homicide, an Australian Police procedural drama television series, began on 30 June 2008 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on on 29 March 2009 after 22 episodes.^[1][2]

The second series aired Mondays 8:30pm and Sundays 8:30pm in Australia and averaged 1.506 viewers. The season was released on DVD as a six disc set under the title of City Homicide: Series Two on 29 June 2010.^[3]

Episodes

See also: List of City Homicide episodes

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original Air Date
15	1	"Thicker Than Water"	Daina Reid	John Hugginson and John Banas	30 June 2008 (2008-06-30)
A woman, stabbed and discarded in a dumpster. Another middle-aged divorcee who met the wrong type of bloke at a bar? Or so it seems… until her ex-husband also turns up dead. Is this a case of kids who couldn't wait for their inheritance? Homicide investigates. Out on the case, Stanley Wolfe spots his wife out with another man. He suspects an affair, and his cop instincts say 'follow it up'. What or whom has inspired Matt's new look, new attitude? His other three amigos are intrigued. Guest Stars: Marshall Napier, Elspeth Ballantyne, Russell Gilbert, Carolyn Bock, Jacqueline Brennan, Elspeth Ballantyne, and Louise Crawford
16	2	"Somersaulting Dogs"	Daina Reid	John Hugginson and John Banas	7 July 2008 (2008-07-07)
A teenage boy is found hanging in the girls' toilets at a local high school. Did bullying push him to suicide? When Homicide investigate they step into a community that is ready to explode. Guest Stars: William Jarratt (Noni Hazlehurst's son in real life), Margot Robbie, Louise Crawford
17	3	"In House"	Nicholas Bufalo	John Hugginson and John Banas	14 July 2008 (2008-07-14)
The detectives are taken hostage in their own offices by a desperate father determined to re-open the investigation of a murder for which his son was convicted. Their only choice is to solve the case at gunpoint, but there's a catch... it's already been solved. Closed. Buried. Just like the victim, stuffed in a suitcase and discarded. Stanley begins the negotiation process. But when shots are fired, who is the target? Guest Stars: David Tredinnick, Marshall Napier, Peta Brady, Carolyn Bock, Louise Crawford
18	4	"Taniwha"	Nicholas Bufalo	John Hugginson and John Banas	21 July 2008 (2008-07-21)
A gangster style slaying of a young mum on a crowded beach drives Homicide to work fast. Can they catch this callous killer before he hunts down the only witness to his crime? Guest Stars: Carolyn Bock, Danielle Cormack, Miles Paras
19	5	"Guilty as Charged"	Paul Moloney	John Hugginson and John Banas	28 July 2008 (2008-07-28)
A mother and child are slain in their own home. A loving husband and father is freed by the jury, but Jennifer knows he's the murderer. Determined to find the bodies, she goes after him. Determined to keep his secrets, the killer goes after her. Linda Wolfe comes to Homicide, determined to confront Stanley. Ugly truths are revealed, accusations fly and anger turns to anguish... There are some things that, once said, can never be taken back. Is this the end of Stanley's marriage? Guest Stars: Peter O'Brien, Marshall Napier, Carolyn Bock
20	6	"Reward"	Paul Moloney	John Hugginson and John Banas	25 August 2008 (2008-08-25)
The gruesome discovery of a woman's corpse leads Homicide to re-open the cold case of a bungled kidnapping. DSS Sparkes takes the lead on the case and he's doing it old school - gut instinct and no rules. Sparkes brings his old partner, now retired, in a move that will compromise the case and his career. How far will Sparkes fall for an old friend in need? And will he take Simon down with him? Guest Stars: Marshall Napier,
21	7	"Golden"	Jeffrey Walker	John Hugginson and John Banas	1 September 2008 (2008-09-01)
When a star football player is beaten to death in a pub brawl, Homicide is forced to work under a frenzied media spotlight as they track down the local hero's vicious killer.As the Homicide team gear up to investigate the football fraternity, they discover a football club that has something to hide and a close-knit band of players and staff determined to protect its secret.Waverley comes up against staunch opposition of her own when she learns that the football club has friends in high places. Will the Old Boys' Club stop her from doing her job, or will she find a way to score the final goal? Guest Stars: Craig McLachlan , Blair McDonough, Nick Farnell
22	8	"Life After Death"	Jeffrey Walker	John Hugginson and John Banas	8 September 2008 (2008-09-08)
Homicide interview a frantic young woman who claims to have had a vision of a murder before it happens. When a body is discovered exactly as she had predicted, the team are forced to acknowledge that they're dealing with more than just hard facts, in a case that will question all their beliefs. Guest Stars: Brett Stiller
23	9	"Never to be Released"	Kevin Carlin	John Hugginson and John Banas	15 September 2008 (2008-09-15)
1978. A young couple road-tripping to Byron Bay. But the highway leads them somewhere quiet, evil. 2008. When this cold case resurfaces a top cop commits suicide. A serial killer invites Duncan and Simon to play his sick game… who will win? A dried up dam reveals the key to a 30 year old mystery: the hacked and bound bones of two missing young lovers. A hippy couple who never reached their destination, families who never knew what happened to their loved ones. When Homicide investigates they discover holes in the case files and clues that were covered up. Guest Stars: Louise Crawford, Gil Tucker, Don Barker
24	10	"Examination Day"	Kevin Carlin	Mia Tolhurst	22 September 2008 (2008-09-22)
When a foreign student dies in the middle of an exam, Homicide delves into a world where speaking up can cost someone their life. Greedy universities milking the international cash cow. Opportunistic businessmen exploiting the hopes and dreams of young students. Rumours spreading like wildfire across campus. Competition for a shot at an Undercover training course creates tension within the team, particularly for Simon who wasn't nominated. And a feisty Federal Cop flying solo connects with Duncan, much to the intrigue of the rest of the team. Guest Stars: Haiha Le
25	11	"Oh Lucky Man"	David Cameron	Jeff Truman	29 September 2008 (2008-09-29)
Three prostitutes. Brutally murdered. Their faces hacked down to blood and bone. This was Stanley Wolfe's case and he knew who the killer was. Maxwell Craven. Greedy for sex. A pathetic man who has to pay to receive and always wants more. But the evidence was too circumstantial, witnesses too unreliable. Craven walked free and out of the state. Now he's back, and one more girl's already dead. This time, Stanley won't let him get away.This case makes the team question Stanley's judgement. Their Sarge is too close to this one, and they know it.Matt receives unexpected bad news, and Jennifer and Emma offer their support. Who will Matt lean on? Guest Stars: Louise Crawford, Jeff Truman
26	12	"Spoils of War"	David Cameron	John Hugginson and John Banas	6 October 2008
A photo. Soldiers in the Gulf. Friends fighting for the greater good. But were they? A secret left to die in the desert has followed them home. And now their loved ones are being murdered one by one.A woman is murdered baby-sitting in a park. Her death is linked to a similar killing weeks earlier. But it's not just a violent end that unites these victims; they share a link to a bloody past — a paramilitary operation gone wrong in Iraq some fifteen years ago.The team are looking for a swift, determined, faceless killer. And they're not the only ones. Armed vigilantes are taking on the role of judge, jury, and sentencer, in a case where one of Homicide's best may be in the firing line. Casualties of war are always inevitable. Guest Stars: Louise Crawford, Matthew Quartermaine, John Brumpton
27	13	"Jury Duty"	Steve Mann	John Hugginson and John Banas	13 October 2008 (2008-10-13)
Homicide investigates a murder, but when the bludgeoned corpse turns out to be a missing Supreme Court juror from a high-profile case, the case leads them to a victim that is still very much alive. Guest Stars: Louise Crawford, Miles Paras, Fiona Corke, Robert Coleby
28	14	"Jane Doe"	Steve Mann	John Hugginson and John Banas	20 October 2008 (2008-10-20)
A murder victim's body is found dumped in wasteland, with no evidence of her identity. Simon leads the team as they delve into the unknown life of Jane Doe. It will take every available hand to untangle this mystery. Guest Stars: Louise Crawford, Miles Paras, Gil Tucker, Cameron Nugent, Rachael Beck, Brian Vriends
29	15	"Junkie"	Pino Amenta	Michaeley O'Brien	8 February 2009 (2009-02-08)
Homicide is called in on two separate cases of heroin overdose, one of a young junkie, the other a judge. But when it is revealed that the two deaths are connected and that the heroin was attained from the same source, and laced with another agent, Homicide and the Drug Squad reluctantly team up to try and solve the murders. Guest Stars: David Field, Louise Crawford, Genevieve Morris, Clint Bizzell
30	16	"Stolen Sweets"	Pino Amenta	John Hugginson and John Banas	15 February 2009 (2009-02-15)
When a young man falls to his death from a high rise apartment block, Homicide are led to the law firm that owns the apartment and leases it out to its clients. But is the law firm knowingly covering up their client's involvement in the crime? Or does the case delve deeper into the firm itself? Guest Stars: David Field, Louise Crawford, Genevieve Morris, Brett Climo
31	17	"The Forgotten"	Daina Reid	Jeff Truman	22 February 2009 (2009-02-22)
A homeless man is brutally murdered as he sleeps in his favorite spot in an abandoned warehouse. As the team investigate they discover all is not as it seems with this murder victim, and soon his spoiled rich kids are discovered. Guest Stars: David Field, Louise Crawford, Miles Paras, Carolyn Bock, Alexandra Schepisi
32	18	"A Green Light"	Daina Reid	John Hugginson and John Banas	1 March 2009 (2009-03-01)
Two criminals, one paroled who helped the other escape, go gunning for one of the Homicide Team in revenge for the death of their daughter. While the detective is fighting for his life in hospital the rest of the team race the clock trying to apprehend the felons before the case is taken away from them by major crime. Meanwhile the Superintendent's travel plans are aborted when she is suspended and investigated by the Office for Professional Misconduct. Guest Stars: David Field, Louise Crawford, Miles Paras, Fiona Corke, William Jarratt
33	19	"House of Horrors"	Kevin Carlin	John Hugginson and John Banas	8 March 2009 (2009-03-08)
A university lecturer and his student lover skip town to start a new life. No one hears from them again, until a marijuana bust uncovers the lecturer's corpse in a suburban cellar ten years later. How did he get there? And where is his "true love"? The team rallies to stay hopeful about Duncan as they try to piece together the last days of these lovebirds. Waverley on the other hand is at the mercy of the Office of Police Standards… who finally reveal their hand. Guest Stars: David Field, Rhys Muldoon, William Jarratt
34	20	"The Cutting Edge"	Kevin Carlin	John Hugginson and John Banas	15 March 2009 (2009-03-15)
A credential investigator is viciously strangled. Thin cord. Tight grip. By the time his body is found, all his paperwork has disappeared. What did he uncover at the hospital he was investigating? In doctors we trust. But should we? The credentials of foreign surgeons are under the microscope, and the team have to ask themselves who has more to lose, the hospital, the surgeons, or the patients? Superintendent Bernice Waverley is determined to prove she's being framed. But she can't do it alone. Will the team risk their positions in Homicide to help? Guest Stars: David Field, Lucy Bell, Cameron Nugent, Tony Nikolakopoulos
35	21	"Rage"	Pino Amenta	Michaeley O'Brien	22 March 2009 (2009-03-22)
Homicide is called in to investigate two murders where motive, witnesses and straight answers are proving hard to find. The only way to open these cases up is to hit the streets — they just have to knock on the right door. Guest Stars: David Field, Jane Allsop, Miles Paras, Andrew Lees, Tasma Walton, William Jarret
36	22	"Life and Death"	Pino Amenta	John Hugginson and John Banas	29 March 2009 (2009-03-29)
Josh Waverley is missing. Never made it to soccer. Is he just off with mates, or is an unknown player making their final move? Bernice Waverley is about to be held accountable for her past. It will change her forever. A psychiatrist is stabbed to death at his practice. Who did it? A colleague, a patient, or was it a random act? Getting hard evidence against a likely suspect is proving tough for Simon and Matt. But their case will take a backseat as Stanley and Jarvis rally everyone to help with the hunt for Josh. Today the final pieces of a well thought out plan fall into place. Bernice Waverley will be held accountable for her past actions, and it will change her forever. Guest Star: Tasma Walton, Simon Stone, David Field, Genevieve Morris, William Jarret

References

1. ^ http://au.tv.yahoo.com/city-homicide/episodes/
2. ^ http://www.australiantelevision.net/city_homicide/series2.html
3. ^ http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/813800