The Best Episodes of Water Rats Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(18 votes)

   #1 - Fair Cop

   S4:E12/16/1999

   The Water Police are plagued by a series of hoaxes and it is up to Frank and Goldie to determine who and what they can trust.

   Director:David Caesar

   Writer:Amanda Higgs

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   Director:David Caesar

   Writer:Amanda Higgs
2. 

   7.3/10(15 votes)

   #2 - A Woman of Substance

   S4:E22/23/1999

   When a man is nailed to a tree by his neighbour, Holloway and Goldie discover his wife has vanished.

   Director:David Caesar

   Writer:Denise Morgan

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   Director:David Caesar

   Writer:Denise Morgan
3. 

   7.1/10(15 votes)

   #3 - Double Blind

   S4:E33/2/1999

   When a homeless kid is trapped in a pylon in the harbour, the Water Police are horrified to discover a dead body floating in the water beside him. While Blakemore makes it her responsibility to ensure the homeless boy is taken care of, she begins to develop a relationship with the boy's lawyer, Gillian Swain. Meanwhile the Detectives unravel the mystery of the body found the pylon.

   Director:Ian Gilmour

   Writer:Tim Pye

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   Director:Ian Gilmour

   Writer:Tim Pye
4. 

   6.9/10(15 votes)

   #4 - Cut off Point

   S4:E43/9/1999

   When a gender-specific piece of anatomy is washed up on the beach, Holloway and Goldie investigate.

   Director:Ian Gilmour

   Writer:Chris McCourt

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   Director:Ian Gilmour

   Writer:Chris McCourt
5. 

   7.2/10(16 votes)

   #5 - In the Family Way

   S4:E53/16/1999

   Helen's romance hots up. Meanwhile, crime, punishment, betrayal, retribution, suicide and family tragedy when Goldie and Holloway infiltrate a crime family operating an insurance scam on Sydney Harbour. When it all goes terribly wrong, the family is eventually torn apart - not so much by the police intervening, but by in-fighting, backstabbing and betrayal.

   Director:Raymond Quint

   Writer:Tony Morphett

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   Director:Raymond Quint

   Writer:Tony Morphett
6. 

   6.4/10(16 votes)

   #6 - Santiago: Rain 27

   S4:E63/23/1999

   A crooked grandmother, a fraudulent stockbroker and a water taxi driver who gets taken for a ride, all baffle the detectives. Meanwhile Blakemore's romance comes to an abrupt end.

   Director:Raymond Quint

   Writer:Andrew Kelly

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   Director:Raymond Quint

   Writer:Andrew Kelly
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7. 

   7.2/10(17 votes)

   #7 - End Game

   S4:E74/6/1999

   Holloway and Goldie's partnership is shaken when a third detective, Michael Reilly, is assigned to the Water Police.

   Director:Michael Offer

   Writer:Tim Pye

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   Director:Michael Offer

   Writer:Tim Pye
8. 

   8.1/10(22 votes)

   #8 - Tomorrow Never Comes

   S4:E84/13/1999

   The death of a friend and a forgotten dream prompt Frank Holloway to farewell the Rats.

   Director:Michael Offer

   Writer:Ted Roberts

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   Director:Michael Offer

   Writer:Ted Roberts
9. 

   7.2/10(16 votes)

   #9 - Goes with the Territory

   S4:E94/20/1999

   The working relationship between Jack Christey and Goldie gets off to a rocky start. Already compromised by their past affair, further strain is added when Jack insists on taking the lead in a murder case involving an old acquaintance.

   Director:Mark Piper

   Writer:Anne Brooksbank

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   Director:Mark Piper

   Writer:Anne Brooksbank
10. 

    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Fish out of Water

    S4:E104/27/1999

    Police constable Tayler Johnson becomes romantically involved with a cop on a diving course, but while out on a dive, he goes missing and Tayler realises how little she knows about him.

    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Adam Todd

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    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Adam Todd
11. 

    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Good Times and Adventures

    S4:E115/4/1999

    Michael Reilly and Goldie have to go undercover at a well-known swingers' haunt to coax a confession out of some murderers.

    Director:David Caesar

    Writer:Margaret Wilson

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    Director:David Caesar

    Writer:Margaret Wilson
12. 

    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #12 - Blood Relations

    S4:E125/11/1999

    Detective Michael Reilly's friendship with madam Susie Abromovich results in them both being taken hostage by an armed robber.

    Director:David Caesar

    Writer:Chris Hawkshaw

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    Director:David Caesar

    Writer:Chris Hawkshaw
13. 

    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Dial C for Cop

    S4:E135/18/1999

    Gavin Sykes is taken hostage by a young man with a desire to be a cop for a day.

    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:Tim Pye

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    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:Tim Pye
14. 

    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Quad Squad

    S4:E145/18/1999

    The investigation into the suicide of a young man reveals a greater tragedy, a secret that will ultimately destroy the lives of all those involved.

    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:Ray Harding

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    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:Ray Harding
15. 

    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Unauthorised Entry

    S4:E156/1/1999

    Jack Christey and Rachel Goldstein race to save two young girls whose lives are at stake when they inadvertently become caught up in a drug smuggling ring.

    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Anne Brooksbank

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    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Anne Brooksbank
16. 

    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Mother Love

    S4:E166/8/1999

    A grisly case hits home when Jeff Hawker's wife, Gail, becomes the target of a vicious serial rapist and killer.

    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Denise Morgan

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    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Denise Morgan
17. 

    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #17 - I'm Home

    S4:E176/15/1999

    Goldie faces every mother's worst nightmare when her son David becomes the victim of a brutal and vicious kidnapper.

    Director:Raymond Quint

    Writer:Tony Morphett

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    Director:Raymond Quint

    Writer:Tony Morphett
18. 

    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #18 - The Drill

    S4:E186/22/1999

    A burning body is found floating on a sail board in the harbour; Jack Christey recognises the work of a killer who is still in jail; did Christey convict the wrong man?

    Director:Raymond Quint

    Writer:Tony Morphett

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    Director:Raymond Quint

    Writer:Tony Morphett
19. 

    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #19 - Green Light

    S4:E196/29/1999

    A spate of armed hold-ups have Goldie and Jack chasing a robber dressed like a cowboy from the wild west.

    Director:Karl Steinberg

    Writer:Peter Gawler

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    Director:Karl Steinberg

    Writer:Peter Gawler
20. 

    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #20 - Red Light

    S4:E207/6/1999

    Our two Aussie heroes, Rachel Goldstein and Jack Christey, investigate the theft of valuable art work from a harbourside property owned by a once famous madam, Sadie the Scissors.

    Director:Karl Steinberg

    Writer:Peter Gawler

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    Director:Karl Steinberg

    Writer:Peter Gawler
21. 

    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Can't Buy Me Love

    S4:E217/20/1999

    While investigating the murder of a thief an his missing haul of black opals, Goldie and Christey stumble upon an unexpected love triangle.

    Director:Raymond Quint

    Writer:Alexa Wyatt

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    Director:Raymond Quint

    Writer:Alexa Wyatt
22. 

    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #22 - Free as a Bird

    S4:E227/27/1999

    When a young boy's dead body is found, Goldie and Jack have to prove who is responsible before an enraged local community exacts their own just on the main suspect.

    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Margaret Morgan

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    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Margaret Morgan
23. 

    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Dangerous Encounters

    S4:E238/3/1999

    Goldie and Jack are kidnapped and hunted like animals by a murderer who sees his victims as prey.

    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Denise Morgan

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    Director:Mark Piper

    Writer:Denise Morgan
24. 

    6.6/10(17 votes)

    #24 - Force of Habit

    S4:E248/10/1999

    Investigating the murder of a wealthy businessman and the apparent kidnap of his second wife, Jeff Hawker is reacquainted with a woman he once loved but lost to another man.

    Director:Raymond Quint

    Writer:Andrew Kelly

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    Director:Raymond Quint

    Writer:Andrew Kelly
25. 

    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Shark Bait

    S4:E258/17/1999

    When a man is taken by a shark in the harbour, the water police uncover a complex web of embezzlement, a faked death, underworld connections and a bizarre betrayal.

    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:Michael Miller

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    Director:Peter Andrikidis

    Writer:Michael Miller