HOMICIDE –The Breakout - 1968
This is episode 182 of the top-notch Australian Police series, HOMICIDE. This series ran 510 episodes between 1964 and 1977. It follows the Homicide squad of the Melbourne Police Force.
This episode starts with the murder of a drunk by two men. The two, Roger Ward and Tony Thurdon, are thugs involved in planning a prison breakout. The drunk had learned about the plot and needed to be silenced. The two men had been involved with a third man, Tad Hamilton, in a half million dollar robbery several years before.
Hamilton had been captured and sentenced to a long spell in prison. He never revealed to the law, or his partners, where the money was hidden. Ward and Thurdon would really like to lay their hands on the cash. Hamilton has been a model prisoner, and once a month, gets an escorted visit to the town outside of the prison.
Hamilton's wife, Maggie Millar acts as the go between for her husband and Ward and Thurbon. They plan a break for the next time Hamilton is on an outside visit.
Ward and Thurdon kidnap the girlfriend of the guard escorting Hamilton to town. The guard, Bob Moors, is less than happy and is soon on to the Police. Detectives Leonard Teale, George Mallaby and Lionel Long are quickly onto the case.
Needless to say that the thugs plan is upset and the kidnapped girl is rescued. Hamilton, Ward and Thurdon are all soon enjoying some up close and personal time together in prison.
This is episode 182 of the top-notch Australian Police series, HOMICIDE. This series ran 510 episodes between 1964 and 1977. It follows the Homicide squad of the Melbourne Police Force.
This episode starts with the murder of a drunk by two men. The two, Roger Ward and Tony Thurdon, are thugs involved in planning a prison breakout. The drunk had learned about the plot and needed to be silenced. The two men had been involved with a third man, Tad Hamilton, in a half million dollar robbery several years before.
Hamilton had been captured and sentenced to a long spell in prison. He never revealed to the law, or his partners, where the money was hidden. Ward and Thurdon would really like to lay their hands on the cash. Hamilton has been a model prisoner, and once a month, gets an escorted visit to the town outside of the prison.
Hamilton's wife, Maggie Millar acts as the go between for her husband and Ward and Thurbon. They plan a break for the next time Hamilton is on an outside visit.
Ward and Thurdon kidnap the girlfriend of the guard escorting Hamilton to town. The guard, Bob Moors, is less than happy and is soon on to the Police. Detectives Leonard Teale, George Mallaby and Lionel Long are quickly onto the case.
Needless to say that the thugs plan is upset and the kidnapped girl is rescued. Hamilton, Ward and Thurdon are all soon enjoying some up close and personal time together in prison.