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The Best Episodes of Homicide Season 5

Every episode of Homicide Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Homicide Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Homicide Season 5 Episode 1 - Mr. Smith
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    #1 - Mr. Smith

    S5:E1

    When a stripper called Lita is strangled, Homicide detectives search for the last person known to have seen her alive - a mysterious Mr. Smith. Another stripper, Trudy Wheeler, helps police with their investigation.

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  2. Homicide Season 5 Episode 2 - Edge of Happiness
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    #2 - Edge of Happiness

    S5:E2

    An elderly man is murdered in his wheelchair and his wife, fearful for her own safety , asks their former nurse, Maggie Keating, for advice. Maggie, in turn, contacts her boyfriend, Det. Sgt. Mackay, for assistance.

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  3. Homicide Season 5 Episode 3 - The Late Show
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    #3 - The Late Show

    S5:E3

    The manager of a drive-in theatre disturbs a car thief at his home, and the thief retaliates by knocking him down with his own car, causing critical injuries. Investigations reveal there is more to the motive of the crime than was first apparent.

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  4. Homicide Season 5 Episode 4 - The Heat's On
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    #4 - The Heat's On

    S5:E4

    Expert safe breaker Earl Tyrell is shot dead by a fellow gangster after organizing an ambitious robbery.

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  5. Homicide Season 5 Episode 5 - Ring of Truth
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    #5 - Ring of Truth

    S5:E5

    A girl is strangled after announcing her engagement to roadhouse proprietor Chris Anderson. Homicide detectives question three suspects, all with a motive for murder.

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  6. Homicide Season 5 Episode 6 - Kangaroo Shoot
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    #6 - Kangaroo Shoot

    S5:E6

    Lew Hoskin is shot at and wounded while hunting kangaroos. Although Homicide detectives suspect attempted murder, Hoskin insists it was accidental.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Homicide Season 5 Episode 7 - The Gauntlet Is Down
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    #7 - The Gauntlet Is Down

    S5:E7

    A daring jewel robbery by three masked men leads to murder when witness Joe Martini attempts to stop them from escaping.

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  8. Homicide Season 5 Episode 8 - A Vintage Year
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    #8 - A Vintage Year

    S5:E8

    The body of ex-sideshow man James Munro is discovered in a creek, and police question a group of carnival folk camped on Munro's property.

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  9. Homicide Season 5 Episode 9 - The Monday Girl
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    #9 - The Monday Girl

    S5:E9

    When the body of go-go dancer Darlene Sadler is found at Beaumaris Beach, detectives discover that she had answered an advertisement to perform at a Melbourne club.

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  10. Homicide Season 5 Episode 10 - Managing Director
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    #10 - Managing Director

    S5:E10

    A seven year old boy is found strangled in a park, and detectives suspect teenager Phillip Wright, known to be the last person to see him alive.

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  11. Homicide Season 5 Episode 11 - Free to Kill
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    #11 - Free to Kill

    S5:E11

    A hunt for two escapees from French Island Penal Settlement leads police to murder, blackmail and a savage attack on Det. Barnes.

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  12. Homicide Season 5 Episode 12 - Delayed Action
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    #12 - Delayed Action

    S5:E12

    Two young people, lost in the bush, find a skeleton in a cave. Insp. Connolly interrupts his holiday to investigate the case, thinking that it could be connected with an unsolved bank robbery and murder.

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  13. Homicide Season 5 Episode 13 - The Cold Horse Sings
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    #13 - The Cold Horse Sings

    S5:E13

    A garden party at Vincent Rowe's home ends suddenly when Rowe is shot at and wounded during an argument. Homicide detectives get a lead from singer Pamela Grey - a guest who witnessed the shooting.

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  14. Homicide Season 5 Episode 14 - The Money Motive
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    #14 - The Money Motive

    S5:E14

    Vic Webster, formerly on the staff of business agent Ambrose Cook, is found shot dead in Cook's office. To avoid being implicated, Cook decides to hide the body in the bush.

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  15. Homicide Season 5 Episode 15 - The Long Arm
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    #15 - The Long Arm

    S5:E15

    Jenny Radford is kidnapped on her way to school, and her parents are told by phone that they will not see her alive again unless they hand over $250,000 in cash. Detectives search for a green car, their only clue.

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  16. Homicide Season 5 Episode 16 - The Strange Woman
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    #16 - The Strange Woman

    S5:E16

    The body of model Helen Parkes is found on a beach. A shattered champagne glass gives detectives an important clue, and leads to three suspects. Model Jan Barlow, who was making a car commercial on the beach, later becomes involved in the murder.

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  17. Homicide Season 5 Episode 17 - The Final Movement
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    #17 - The Final Movement

    S5:E17

    Radio store manager Ralph Nixon is shot dead while listening to the final movement of a concerto. Police suspect young soldier Andy Beckett, who accused Nixon of having an affair with his girlfriend, and who has since gone AWOL.

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  18. Homicide Season 5 Episode 18 - Strictly in Confidence
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    #18 - Strictly in Confidence

    S5:E18

    The body of a man dressed in a dinner jacket, black tie and a grotesque party mask is found in the pantry of an old home up for sale.

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  19. Homicide Season 5 Episode 19 - The Swinging Sparrow
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    #19 - The Swinging Sparrow

    S5:E19

    A secretary finds she is pregnant to her former boss, Alan Booth. With her current boyfriend, she blackmails Booth, who is married, for $10,000. Then Booth is stabbed with a paper knife during an argument with his stepson, who says it was an accident. Later Booth is found stabbed to death in a car park, and four people are under suspicion: the secretary and her boyfriend, her father, and Booth's stepson.

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  20. Homicide Season 5 Episode 20 - When Greek Meets Greek
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    #20 - When Greek Meets Greek

    S5:E20

    A well known Greek identity is critically injured when his car is blown up. Police inquiries lead them to cafe proprietor Con Lucas, who later receives a bomb threat. Police seek Johnny Patric, girlfriend of Con's daughter Helena Lucas, in connection with the attempted murder.

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  21. Homicide Season 5 Episode 21 - The Pay Off
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    #21 - The Pay Off

    S5:E21

    Ken Morgan goes on a killing rampage after a youth has attacked his son, and comes face to face with Sen. Det. Hudson. After being forced to shoot Morgan, Sen. Det. Hudson decides he has had enough and leaves the Homicide squad.

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  22. Homicide Season 5 Episode 22 - The Death Game
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    #22 - The Death Game

    S5:E22

    A small girl riding a bicycle is killed by a hit-and-run car driver. For this case the Homicide team has the assistance of Det. Costello from Forensic.

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  23. Homicide Season 5 Episode 23 - The Apprentice
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    #23 - The Apprentice

    S5:E23

    When Alf Stone, a cat burglar, falls to his death from a rooftop as he is being chased by Constable Midway, a witness tells Homicide detectives that Midway deliberately let him fall.

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  24. Homicide Season 5 Episode 24 - Someone Up There
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    #24 - Someone Up There

    S5:E24

    A clairvoyant tells Lilian Galvin that her missing husband has been murdered. Two guests at the séance ask the police to investigate Galvin's disappearance.

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  25. Homicide Season 5 Episode 25 - Hit, Run and Stop Dead
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    #25 - Hit, Run and Stop Dead

    S5:E25

    After robbing diamond merchant Charles Pollen, two armed men are pursued by security guards, one of whom is shot and wounded. The Homicide team work on this case with Sgt. Bannister of the local CIB, who is an old adversary of Sgt. Mackay.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Mr. Smith" is the best rated episode of "Homicide" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/30/1968. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Edge of Happiness".