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The Best Episodes of Homicide Season 8

Every episode of Homicide Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Homicide Season 8!

Homicide was an Australian television police drama series The series dealt with the homicide squad of the Victorian Police force and the various crimes...
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Two for the Money" is the best rated episode of "Homicide" season 8. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/19/1971. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Help Yourself".

  • Two for the Money
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    #1 - Two for the Money

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/1971

    After discovering that she is short of money in the till, Margie, a popular barmaid in a Carlton hotel, goes to the police. She learns from the investigations that she has been fooled by two confidence men who demonstrated a 'magic trick' to her, using money from the till. The subsequent investigation soon becomes a possible murder case.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Help Yourself
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    #2 - Help Yourself

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/1971

    After discovering that she is short of money in the till, Margie, a popular barmaid in a Carlton hotel, goes to the police. She learns from the investigations that she has been fooled by two confidence men who demonstrated a 'magic trick' to her, using money from the till. The subsequent investigation soon becomes a possible murder case.

    Director: Alex Emanuel, George T. Miller

    Writer: Bruce A. Wishart

  • Short Circuit
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    #3 - Short Circuit

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/1971

    The man detectives seek for the murder of a young girl in a motel is a psychopath. But the killer eludes police with tragic results.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Terrible Stranger
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    #4 - The Terrible Stranger

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/1971

    Ben Davis, a depressed man under his mother's influence, takes part in a group psycho-therapy session and recalls horrifying memories from his past which throw light on a current murder case.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mein Herr Wenzel
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    #5 - Mein Herr Wenzel

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/1971

    Parts of Kurt Wenzel's body are found scattered in various areas. Suspects emerge when police probe his role in a fanatical political party.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Denny
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    #6 - Denny

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/1971

    When factory hand Denny Mullins, formerly a union representative, is murdered at work shortly after clocking on, detectives learn from fellow workers that the man who replaced him as union delegate had a reason for wanting him out of the way. Complicating matters is Denny's brother Ray, who has a dubious interest in Denny's wife Jude.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death on the Vine
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    #7 - Death on the Vine

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/1971

    A woman journalist, Leigh Gardiner, dies after drinking a glass of port. Her husband and teenage daughter become prime suspects in a tragic situation involving drug addiction and suicide.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Red Carpet Treatment
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    #8 - Red Carpet Treatment

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 3/16/1971

    When chicken farmer Alex Propi disappears, he is feared murdered when his girlfriend tells police that she heard a heated argument between Propi and his partner, followed by a gun shot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Corrupter
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    #9 - The Corrupter

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 3/23/1971

    Blackmail, corruption, and the finding of a body in a park causes some complex problems for the Homicide squad, who find it difficult to sort out the truth from a mass of conflicting evidence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Just Throw Money
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    #10 - Just Throw Money

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 3/30/1971

    When two young women are strangled and another brutally attacked, detectives question the host of a party where the girls were guests. Policewoman Burke later acts as a decoy to trap the killer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lost
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    #11 - Lost

    Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 4/20/1971

    Several small girls are attacked, and police suspect Hughie McBride, a mentally retarded, lonely man, who has befriended young Janet Forrester, who is then reported missing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wall
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    #12 - The Wall

    Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 5/4/1971

    Police investigate when elderly watchman Sid Brown is shot dead after disturbing two students painting protest slogans on a factory wall.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In The Dark
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    #13 - In The Dark

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 5/11/1971

    Police search for Susan Scott, a girl psychopath, who they believe shot dead her boyfriend with a sawn-off rifle. They believe she could kill again. A tablet found near the victim provides an important clue for detectives when they question a doctor at a psychiatric clinic.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Killer
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    #14 - Killer

    Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 5/18/1971

    Did John Meadows accidentally shoot dead a prowler at his home or was it a planned murder? Detectives are puzzled as to why Meadows returned home from a hunting trip earlier than expected.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • David's Diary
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    #15 - David's Diary

    Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 5/25/1971

    Englishman David Ryan dies mysteriously in his greenhouse. His diary, containing a list of women's names, provides clues to an unusual side of his character, as well as a possible motive.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Acquittal
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    #16 - The Acquittal

    Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 6/1/1971

    Major Curtis, a key witness in the murder trial of Jim Lennox, is shocked when Lennox is acquitted. Curtis can't understand the resigned attitude of Inspector Fox who says the case cannot be re-opened.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Kind of Freedom
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    #17 - A Kind of Freedom

    Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 6/8/1971

    After receiving anonymous letters threatening to kill her, Muriel Lumsden, an efficient shopkeeper, is shot. Homicide detectives find their task a difficult one when they discover she has many enemies due to her greater love of money than people.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Urge to Kill
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    #18 - Urge to Kill

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 6/15/1971

    A compulsive psychopathic killer has strangled two women connected with beauty salons. The only clue for detectives is the white card he leaves behind with a large 'C' printed in lipstick.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thou Shalt Not
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    #19 - Thou Shalt Not

    Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 6/22/1971

    A devout minister, Pastor George Langley, preaches a forceful sermon. His emphasis on a particular commandment provides detectives with a clue and a number of suspects when two people are found murdered in the church building.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Inquest
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    #20 - Inquest

    Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 6/29/1971

    The brutal murder of a service station attendant; an accident involving Sen. Det. Patterson's son, Jimmy; and the shooting dead of a criminal bring many problems to Sen. Det. Patterson when he is forced to face an inquest.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thursday's Child
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    #21 - Thursday's Child

    Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 7/6/1971

    Ruth Ritchie's death plunge in her car over a cliff edge, and a suicide note left at her home seems to be a straightforward case. But detectives suspect murder when they learn that she had invited a small girl from the local children's home, Sue Thomas, to spend another weekend with her - and the girl subsequently disappears.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • There Must Be a Reason
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    #22 - There Must Be a Reason

    Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 7/13/1971

    Mrs. Bettine Fraser and her seven-year-old daughter are bashed to death with no apparent motive. Suspects include a door-to-door salesman and the youth who found the bodies.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Puppy
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    #23 - The Puppy

    Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 7/20/1971

    16-year-old Kirsty Mills, just released from a girls home, has her adjustment period made more traumatic when police inquire about her father, who is believed to be involved in a hold-up and the death of a guard. She becomes more involved when police begin to suspect her criminal friend, Ron Fisher.

    Director: N/A

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  • A Boy's Best Friend
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    #24 - A Boy's Best Friend

    Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 7/27/1971

    Shy teenager Elly Goss disappears while on her way to her first party. Detectives fear foul play and question two layabout brothers, Arnie and Joe Watson, who were seen with the girl that evening. Involved in the investigation is Gordon Allen, whose marriage is on the rocks because he treats his wife Nola more like his mother, and Nola is embittered because of it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Change of Habit
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    #25 - A Change of Habit

    Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 8/3/1971

    Criminal Ern Fuller is killed by a shotgun as he walks down along with his defacto, Elsie. Investigating his death, detectives question Elsie about her former husband believed to be killed in a car crash in Britain. They have reason to suspect that he could be still alive.

    Director: N/A

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