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Paradise Tomorrow

Episode 1.12
Australia: April 23, 1992
Written by Cliff Green
Directed by Kate Woods
Guest Cast:
  • Esben Storm as Pat
  • Nicholas Polites as Nick
  • Todd Telford as Dennis
  • Jo Kennedy as Elaine Henderson
  • Kymara Stowers as Mandy Henderson
  • Christopher Barry as Trevor
  • Patrick Ward as Blazo
  • Stan Harrington as Store Asst
  • Bob Halsall as Reporter #1
  • Christopher Bird as Reporter #2
  • Spike The Dog, trained by Marion Gilchrist

Running low on cash, Nick is eager to do another job but Pat is guarded, wanting to keep a low profile with the police investigation still ongoing. His hopes are threatened when Dennis befriends their 13-year-old neighbour bringing her mother into the equation with her concerns.

The Major Crime Squad is having trouble linking their suspects to the bombing but Forensics continues to make progress identifying components from the bomb car. When a key piece of information is leaked to the press, the case is put in jeaopardy as the bombers begin to dispose of potential evidence but their mistakes begin to mount giving detectives crucial information allowing them to begin to put the final pieces of the puzzle together