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Crash

Episode 3.1
Written by Greg McGee
Directed by Chris Bailey
New Zealand: ?
Canada: October 05, 2006 (APTN)

When Tim resigns from Wyeth and Associates, citing lack of direction from David and Joni, Peter blames them for poor leadership and tells them he's unwilling to sell the company to them. Meanwhile, David is acting for a surprising client - Robbie, the 10-year-old son of his friend Maddy McGuire, who's being sued for defamation by a car dealer. David calls in Samson to check out the dodgy dealer.

With: Louise Wallace as Adriana Saunders, Carl Bland as Peter Wyeth, Ben Baker as Samson Selisi, Ingrid Park as Maddy McGuire, Cal Wilson as Yalena, David Aston as Judge Crowe, Jared Blakely as Robbie McGuire, Robert Blight as Registrar, Daniel Gillies as Tim O'Connor, Tina Grenville as Irene McGuire, Claire Harvey as Receptionist, Greg Johnson as Rory Melville, Michael Probine as Bruce Warder, Greg Ward as Counsel Moving #1

The Good Son

Episode 3.2
Written by Michael Bennett, Greg McGee
Directed by Chris Bailey
New Zealand: ?
Canada: October 12, 2006 (APTN)

Joni and Kees decide on a quick wedding. Joni stresses to David that he be there, and both Adie and Maddy see David's attendance at the wedding as his chance to prove he's over Joni. But David finds it easy to side-step the issue when Samson needs his help against a gang of car thieves who threaten to ruin Samson's business.

With: Ben Baker as Samson Selisi, Dwayne Cameron as James Peabody, Ingrid Park as Maddy McGuire, Louise Wallace as Adriana Saunders, Cal Wilson as Yalena, Wendy Bell as Law Graduate #13, Jared Blakely as Robbie McGuire, Luke Bodle as Hank, Kama Brown as Sadie O'Neil, Gregor McLennan as Mike Butterworth, Mac Jeffrey Ong as Paddy, Kerry Butler as Shop Assistant, Daniel Sing as Lee, Elizabeth Skeen as Janine Selisi, Ma Bing Shun as Paddy's Father, Jonathan Whittaker as Roger
Note: Dwayne Cameron joins the series

Sea of Troubles

Episode 3.3
Written by Stephen Ball, Greg McGee
Directed by Chris Bailey
New Zealand: ?
Canada: October 19, 2006 (APTN)

The Cup yachties are in town and it's party time down at the wharf, with a lot of money being thrown around. David defends Brendan, an angry young man accused of vandalising an America's Cup yacht. Kees and Joni are discussing when to fit their honeymoon into their schedules when a woman's body is discovered and Kees is called down to the wharf.

With: Ben Baker as Samson Selisi, Dwayne Cameron as James Peabody, Ingrid Park as Maddy McGuire, Louise Wallace as Adriana Saunders, Cal Wilson as Yalena; Kama Brown as Sadie O'Neil, Scott Chiplin as Mark, Katrina Devine as Maureen, Nick Kemplin as Peter, Henry McKenzie as Brendan, Gregor McLennan as Mike Butterworth, Debbie Newby as Debbie Jackson, Antony Starr as Darren, John Sumner as Prosecuting Sergeant

The Only Way Is Up

Episode 3.4
Written by Miranda Wilson and Greg McGee
Directed by Chris Bailey
Canada: October 26, 2006 (APTN)

Adie and Peter are planning a future together and Joni suspects that Peter will sell the firm to them, if they can prove they can act responsibly. When James doesn't turn up for work after witnessing a suicide while working with David, Joni is furious with David for exposing him to such trauma. Meanwhile, David opposes Kees and wins parole for Johnny Watts, a reformed drug dealer who has served five years. Johnny wants to be a father to his seven-year-old daughter, Nicole, but his wife, Kathleen serves a protection order on him, preventing access to her or the child.

With: Ben Baker as Samson Selisi, Manu Bennett as Matt Urlich, Carl Bland as Peter Wyeth, Dwayne Cameron as James Peabody, Ingrid Park as Maddy McGuire, Louise Wallace as Adriana Saunders, Cal Wilson as Yalena; ; Katrina Browne as Kathleen, John Glass as Raymod Compton, George Henare as District Commander, Greg Johnson as Rory Melville, Dean Netana as Techie Cop, Derek Payne as Judge Springer, Mark Sumich as Parry, Ashley Wallace as Nicole Watts, Scott Wills as Johnny Watts, David Buckley as Bailiff

No Silver Bullet

Episode 3.5
Written by Miranda Wilson and Greg McGee
Directed by Chris Bailey
Canada: November 02, 2006 (APTN)

David urges James to drive at breakneck speed to get wounded Johnny Watts to hospital. When they get there, Kees and Matt are unloading Raymond Compton, mortally wounded by Johnny. Kees suspects a drug war and accuses Johnny of shooting Raymond. David tells Kees to back off as the doctors try to resuscitate Raymond. Adie tells Peter she doesn't want to go back to being a Judge and asks him to join her on a rural estate. He agrees and they announce the good news to Joni and David, who are delighted that Peter has finally decided to sell the firm to them.

With: Ben Baker as Samson Selisi, Manu Bennett as Matt Urlich, Carl Bland as Peter Wyeth, Dwayne Cameron as James Peabody, Ingrid Park as Maddy McGuire, Louise Wallace as Adriana Saunders, Cal Wilson as Yalena; Kama Brown as Sadie O'Neil, Katrina Browne as Kathleen, Dave Gibson as Junkie, Greg Johnson as Rory Melville, Gregor McLennan as Miek Butterworth, Marek Sumich as Parry, Ashley Wallace as Nicole Watts, Scott Wills as Johnny Watts

Death In the Family, Part 1

Episode 3.6
Written by Greg McGee
Directed by Chris Bailey
Canada: November 09, 2006 (APTN)

Peter Wyeth has been shot. The doctor gives a distraught David, Joni, Adie and daughter Melanie a grim prognosis.

With: Ben Baker as Samson Selisi, Manu Bennett as Matt Urlich, Carl Bland as Peter Wyeth, Dwayne Cameron as James Peabody, Ingrid Park as Maddy McGuire, Louise Wallace as Adriana Saunders, Cal Wilson as Yalena; Kama Brown as Sadie O'Neil, Katrina Browne as Kathleen, Kate Elliott as Melanie Wyeth, Dave Gibson as Junkie, Greg Johnson as Rory Melville, Gregor McLennan as Miek Butterworth, Marek Sumich as Parry, Mark Webley as Doctor Read, Scott Wills as Johnny Watts

Death In the Family, Part 2

Episode 3.7
Written by
Directed by
Canada: November 16, 2006 (APTN)

Kees traces Parry, the man who shot Peter, to an address, but arrives too late—Parry's been shot through the head. Kees is upset—he was counting on Parry being able to lead him to Mr Big. Matt tells David he's resigned from the police and David, who knows Matt was put through law school by the cops, asks Matt to help them out at Wyeth & Associates while Peter's still in hospital.

With: Ben Baker as Samson Selisi, Manu Bennett as Matt Urlich, Carl Bland as Peter Wyeth, Dwayne Cameron as James Peabody, Ingrid Park as Maddy McGuire, Louise Wallace as Adriana Saunders, Cal Wilson as Yalena; David Asion as Judge Crowe, Kama Brown as Sadie O'Neill, Katrina Browne as Kathleen, Kate Elliott as Melanie Wyeth, George Henare as District Commander, Greg Johnson as Rory Melville, Gregor McLennan as Mike Butterworth, Derek Payne as Judge Springer, Elizabeth Skeen as Janine Selisi, Pauline Stowers as Sina Davis, Marek Sumich as Parry, Ashley Wallace as Nicole Watts, Mark Webley as Doctor Read, Scott Wills as Johnny Watts

The Jeweller

Episode 3.8
Written by Margot Marae, Greg McGee
Directed by Chris Graves
Canada: November 23, 2006 (APTN)

Kees is called to a jeweller's shop burglary, which seems to be a perfect job, no mess, clean getaway, big haul. Kees suspects an inside job and targets the shop assistant Tracey, whose brother, Gary is a former drug addict—and client of David's. Matt gets his first brief as a lawyer and has to front Kees on behalf of Tracey

With: Ben Baker as Samson Selisi, Manu Bennett as Matt Urlich, Dwayne Cameron as James Peabody, Ingrid Park as Maddy McGuire, Louise Wallace as Adriana Saunders, Cal Wilson as Yalena; David Barnett as Airport Policeman, Kama Brown as Sadie O'Neill, Melanie Corse-Scott as Check-In Assistant, Kate Elliott as Melanie Wyeth, Kelson Henderson as Gary Fullham, Andrea Kelland as Mrs Farnsworth, Madelaine Lynch as Viv Harrison, Rob McCaulley as Simon Farnsworth, Gregor McLennan as Mike Butterworth, Jay Saussey as Tracey Fullham, Elizabeth Skeen as Janine Selisi, Baxter Boggs as Baxter

Forget Me Not

Episode 3.9
Written by Charles Mesure
Directed by Chris Graves
Canada: November 30, 2006 (APTN)

Negotiations for the purchase of the firm are put on hold when Joni wakes naked in a strange bed and suspects she's been raped. She has no memory of what happened after her second glass of wine the night before at a legal seminar attended by senior members of the legal and forensic communities.

With: Ben Baker as Samson Selisi, Manu Bennett as Matt Urlich, Dwayne Cameron as James Peabody, Ingrid Park as Maddy McGuire, Louise Wallace as Adriana Saunders, Cal Wilson as Yalena; David Asion as Judge Crowe, Minnie Baragwanath as Dr Valerie Moss, Jon Brazier as Silvagni, Kate Elliott as Melanie Wyeth, Johnny Givins as Professor Hardy, Gregor McLennan as Mike Butterworth, Pauline Stowers as Sina Davis, Matthew Straight as Paul the waiter, Mark Warren as Travis

Game of Hack

Episode 3.10
Written by Charles Mesure
Directed by Chris Bailey
Canada: December 07, 2006 (APTN)

Melanie Wyeth seduces James to get into the law office late at night to hack into the firm's bank accounts. As they leave the office, two men who look like burglars pick the lock and enter the building. Next morning, David and Joni discover that the firm's trust account funds have been wiped out. James rushes off to find Melanie, who admits she hacked the bank, but absolutely denies removing any money.

With: Nick Bell-Booth as Man #1, Kama Brown as Sadie O'Neill, Alistair Browning as Adrian Dunston, Kate Elliott as Melanie Wyeth, Rob Harton as Man #2, Michael Keir-Morrissey as Brian Slater, Gregor McLennan as Mike Butterworth

No Man Put Asunder

Episode 3.11
Written by Michael Bennett
Directed by Chris Graves
Canada: December 14, 2006 (APTN)

David and Matt defend a beautiful Russian, Natasha for bribing a homeless man into a fraudulent marriage in order to gain citizenship. David and Joni sign the deal to buy the firm from Adie and Melanie and the financial pressures start weighing heavily on Joni.

With: Onno Boelee as Boris, Cherie Bray-Taylor as Natasha, Kama Brown as Sadie O'Neill, Ross Buckingham as Gordon, Natalie Duggan as Manageress, Kate Elliott as Melanie Wyeth, Eva Evguenieva as Tamara, Mary Gray as Policewoman, Stephen Hall as Walter, Margaret Mary Hollins as Marriage Celebrant, Vadim Ledogrov as Yaakov, Derek Payne as Judge Springer

Charter

Episode 3.12
Written by Stephen Batt
Directed by Chris Graves
Canada: December 21, 2006 (APTN)

A phone call from Joni interrupts David just as he's refusing to act for Mr Chang, who wants him to deliver money to a blackmailer. She tells him the bank will not extend their loan and they are technically insolvent. It's serious. Joni confesses to David that she's not seeing enough of Kees because he works all the time. His sidekick, Sadie, seems to be keeping Joni away from Kees.

With: Kama Brown as Sadie O'Neill, Grant McFarland as Peter Chang, Stephen Hunter as Stan, Kelvin Jones as Charter Operator, Dean Netana as Forensic Policeman, Adrian Kwan as Johnny Lim

Ladykiller

Episode 3.13
Written by Greg McGee
Directed by Chris Bailey
Canada: January 04, 2007 (APTN)

Johnny Watts is once again David's client. His ex-wife, Kathleen is coming back from Queensland to fight for custody of her daughter Nicole. A betting shop is robbed and the evidence points to an inside job, but Kees is preoccupied by his knowledge that David has seen the tape of him in bed with Sadie. Meanwhile, when Maddy McGuire asks Rory Melville for a pay rise, she precipitates a different offer - of sexual harassment. She resigns, but almost immediately picks up her first client—Kathleen.

With: Kama Brown as Sadie O'Neill, Katrina Browne as Kathleen Gower, Greg Johnson as Rory Melville, Gregor McLennan as Mike Butterworth, Craig Muller as Malcolm, Ashley Wallace as Nicole, Scott Wills as Johnny Watts