Bill McCoy (Tony Martin) has come back to Sydney after a four year absence, working throughout South East Asia after retiring from the police force due to the level of police corruption and his inability to turn a blind eye. His return is triggered by a phone call from his friend and crisis worker, Syd, that his son Nick is in some kind of trouble. McCoy pays a visit to his ex-wife after having no luck locating Nick, only to be told Nick ended up in a youth detention centre, unbeknownst to Bill - his wife has no idea where their son is. In his venture to locate Nick, Bill meets Dr Maxine Summers (Rachel Blake), who runs a drop in centre for delinquent youth and is treating a young boy named Joe. Joe is a suspect in a ram-raid and car chase that ended with the death of two police officers, while at the same time the body of young boy turns up; tied, raped, tortured and his throat slit.
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ACMI Identifier
314735
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television serials - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Violence in television
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sydney (N.S.W.)
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Crime films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Police films
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Pedophilia
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police - Australia
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police - New South Wales
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police corruption
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Sex crimes
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Violent crimes
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Abused children
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Death
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social case work with youth
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social work with juvenile delinquents
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social work with youth
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social workers
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Abused children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child abuse
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child sexual abuse
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children and death
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Pedophilia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sex crimes
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Violence
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Violence
Television → Television programs
Television → Television serials → Television serials - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)