8.0/1023 votesLoading...#1 - Deadline (2)
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/22/1998
A bizarre murder in a city amusement park is the first in a series of horrible killings inspired by an innocent nursery rhyme. Homicide's youngest and brightest detective, Tessa Vance, is confronted by a psychopath from her past as the nursery rhyme killer prepares to strike again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1033 votesLoading...
#2 - Wages of Sin
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/27/1997
Steve and Tessa investigate the death of a woman found in an area notorious for prostitutes. When they learn the woman was a pregnant nun and not a prostitute, their investigation takes a new turn.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1023 votesLoading...
#3 - Deadfall
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/9/1998
Thorne is convinced he saw a man pushed off a building roof, but cannot locate the body at first. When the body turns up, Steve and Tessa not only have to track down the killer, but discover why the body disappeared.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1022 votesLoading...
#4 - Tongue Tied
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 5/5/1999
A mutilited body is found near a church, with identical markings to the victims of a serial killer 15 years ago- Thorne's first case. Experiencing a sense of deja-vu, Thorne heads the investigation. Has the killer returned, or is this a copycat crime?
Director: N/A
Writer: Peter Gawler
- 7.9/1018 votesLoading...
#5 - Dying Day
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/1999
Steve and Tessa investigate when a young woman is found hanging from a tree limb in a popular city park, and Tootsie's preliminary findings indicate it was not suicide.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1024 votesLoading...
#6 - Still Life
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 9/18/2000
At the opening night of his exhibition, artist Vincent Osborne's head is discovered inside his own death mask.
Director: Karl Steinberg
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1020 votesLoading...
#7 - More than Meets the Eye
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/25/1998
A gruesome discovery draws Steve and Tessa into a case that leads them into the dark stormwater tunnels of the city.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1022 votesLoading...
#8 - Something Fishy
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/29/1998
Steve and Tessa uncover a web of blackmail and obsession while investigating the murder of two business partners.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1020 votesLoading...
#9 - Bone Dead
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 11/17/1998
Tessa and Steve are drawn into a web of mystery and intrigue when legendary paleontologist Dr. Charlie Minogue is murdered, and his attractive assistant disappears.
Director: N/A
Writer: Peter Gawler
- 7.8/1019 votesLoading...
#10 - Last Act
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 9/4/2000
A busker suffers from hallucinations while performing mime outside a train station. When he collapses and dies, Tootsie's autopsy points to poisoning.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1018 votesLoading...
#11 - Scent of Evil
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 9/11/2000
A woman is ripped to shreds by savage dogs on the grounds of an empty house. Steve and Tessa must determine whether her death was an accident, or if the dogs were trained to kill by someone with a grudge and a vicious streak.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1021 votesLoading...
#12 - Cry Wolf
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/20/1998
Steve and Tessa are called to the murder scene of a woman who had called the police twice the night before she was murdered.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1022 votesLoading...
#13 - Mix 'N' Match
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 11/24/1998
Following the bizzare murder of a medical professor, Tessa and Steve must carefully interpret a series of cryptic clues left by the killer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1030 votesLoading...
#14 - An Eye for an Eye
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/3/1997
When a mummified body is found in an empty house, it is identified as that of Karen Diskin, the daughter of police inspector Snowy Muldoon, who went missing two years earlier.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1021 votesLoading...
#15 - Menu for Murder
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/13/1998
When a food critic drops dead in a restaurant, Tessa finds there is no shortage of suspects as the critic was universally loathed and regularly received death threats.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1021 votesLoading...
#16 - Instrument of Death
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 11/10/1998
The Klein String Quartet is a hotbed of passions and hatreds. When its founder and first violinist is found murdered, the other three members come under Steve and Tessa's spotlight.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1021 votesLoading...
#17 - Bad Business
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 6/30/1999
Tessa and Steve investigate what appears to be a routine case, but soon uncover a dangerous web of blackmail and righteous fanaticism.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1019 votesLoading...
#18 - House of Spirits
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 10/2/2000
Tessa and Steve investigate when a psychic conducting a séance in a storm-swept house is shot dead by the ghost of the man he was trying to contact.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1026 votesLoading...
#19 - Last Stop
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/29/1997
Abel Jago sits dead in an armchair before his valuable toy railway, on which the train of cars make their rounds. The railway engineer left a short farewell letter to his wife Ellie before committing suicide. Tessa however soon has doubts about Jagos suicide and when the autopsy results come in, it is revealed he was poisoned with cyanide.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1027 votesLoading...
#20 - Fall From Grace
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/17/1997
Tessa suspects an apparent suicide is really an elaborate scam designed to cover a woman's disappearance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1024 votesLoading...
#21 - Skin Deep
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/21/1998
When Dr. Theo Magnus, a leading cosmetic surgeon, is ambushed in his clinic and brutally murdered with a scalpel, his family and staff shed little light on the mystery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1023 votesLoading...
#22 - Cold Comfort
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/11/1998
The body of a beautiful women, victim of hit-and-run accident, is taken to the morgue. Tootsie arrives shortly afterwards to find the body missing and her new assistant murdered.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1023 votesLoading...
#23 - Murder in Reverse
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/18/1998
When the body of a women is found in a local dump, Tessa and Steve discover that her husband received a ransom note two days before.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1023 votesLoading...
#24 - Deadline (1)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/22/1998
A bizarre murder in a city amusement park is the first in a series of horrible killings inspired by an innocent nursery rhyme. Homicide's youngest and brightest detective, Tessa Vance, is confronted by a psychopath from her past as the nursery rhyme killer prepares to strike again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1018 votesLoading...
#25 - Hide and Seek
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 7/14/1999
Following the suspicious death of an elderly worker, Tessa and Steve must race against time to avert another tragedy growing from the ruins of the first.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Murder Call
Every episode of Murder Call ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Murder Call!
Murder Call was an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and seen on the Nine Network between 1997 and...
Genre:Drama
Network:Nine Network
Best Episodes Summary
"Deadline (2)" is the best rated episode of "Murder Call". It scored 8/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/22/1998. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Wages of Sin".