Blue Heelers - Season 9 (2002)

Ben is already miserable with flu when he falls down a mantrap in the State Forest. PJ is disbelieving when Ben accuses a fairy of stealing vegetables from his garden.

Jo's promising new romance with Guy Merrin, an award-winning fencer and journalist, becomes complicated when their professional lives collide.

Tess' dream of seeing her favourite singer, Butch Jordan, perform is jeopardised when an embittered farmer threatens to close the festival down by refusing fans access through his land.

A surprise visit from Helena, PJ's mother, leads to trouble when PJ takes an instant dislike to Ivan, her boisterous new boyfriend, and he complicates matters by purchasing a collectible pottery item PJ believes is stolen goods.

PJ's mother has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Rather than face her, PJ throws himself into a case concerning the apparent accidental death of a man jailed fifteen years ago for the kidnapping and murder of a young boy.

PJ is unable to accept his mother's impending death and he works against her wish to die in peace when the time comes

A distraught man reports his wife missing and PJ openly dismisses the possibility of the woman returning. PJ suspects the husband and his pessimism interferes with the capture of another suspect.

Why is a strange Belgian woman working as a housekeeper for a totally disorganised Mt Thomas plumber? As PJ discovers this strange woman's real intentions, the life of the forger's child is threatened.

Ben is accused of assaulting another officer and he misreads Tom's advice to tow the line as a lack of faith in him. Ben doubts he has a police future when the only other person he thought he could trust lets him down.

In a story of faith and forgiveness, Jo decides to place her trust in an apparently uncontrollable teenage girl, but in her struggle for survival, the girl loses Jo's trust

Kim Cook claims Tom took her from her family at Lake End Mission in 1973, triggering a life of abuse and crime.

Jonesy's delight at meeting up with an old mate turns to dismay when he finds himself accused of involvement in a major diamond heist.

A national politician is visiting Mount Thomas and passes away there, where plenty of people remember him. But there is a possible case of foul play and a secret daughter he had, and a son who may stand for the leadership of his late father's party.

There's been a bunch of mobile phones stolen and a car chase leads to an accident at some new lights. Ben's sister comes to town. One of P.J.s snitches dies and P.J. is a little upset?

After Tom meets the new woman in his old mate Gossie's life, he considers his own next move with Grace. Tom is wary of the woman, which seems well-founded when she confesses to robbing Gossie.

Jo and Jonesy narrowly escape being blown up by a bomb.

Jonesy is invited to a Buck's Night and things go horribly wrong. First the wedding rings go missing, the groom-to-be is seriously assaulted, then he disappears.

Jonesy's honest handling of a paternity claim against him - and the claims by two women for the possession of a ten-year-old girl - expose more of Tess' feelings about Jonesy, as well as her own insecurities.

Tess and Jonesy have to learn to work together again when a motor accident victim claims his Good Samaritan is actually trying to kill him.

A decision made by Jo in good faith has unforeseen and very serious consequences when an intellectually disabled man is accused of burning down a sheltered workshop.

Jo and Jonesy find a dead body in a car. Tess and Ben find a naked lady on the highway. Are these two cases linked by any chance? Jo and P.J. have an awkward morning after and Jo's exam results are in.

Ben is personally affected by the tragic death of an infant in a motor accident. He believes he's found the drunken culprit but the suspect has a different tale to tell.

A mother, a son, a criminal and another called 'Toes'. The twists and of a case will land some in hot water. And are P.J. and Jo moving out and in?

Tess and Jonesy clash when a man accuses his estranged wife of trying to kill his girlfriend by poisoning her breakfast jam. When they question the wife, she counter-accuses her husband of product tampering and extortion.

Ben takes on the job of prosecuting a teenager accused of the heart-breaking robbery of a grieving widower.

Jonesy's relaxing fishing weekend turns into a disaster when he falls into the river, then claims the nice family who rescued him are actually ruthless killers.

Grace's ex husband turns up and has some personal news that means Grace will postpone the wedding. But the husband seems to be up to old tricks and Daniel is acting up.

Tom finds himself at the centre of a murder investigation when Grace's ex husband is found dead under suspicious circumstances.

As Ben and Jo wrestle with the problems of an immigrant family new to Mt Thomas, they discover there are deeper reasons for their troublesome behaviour.

Tom finds parenthood is no easier the second time around. First his younger stepson is injured in an anti-abortion rally, then the older one admits to having caused the pregnancy of a local girl.

Tess and Jonesy disagree about how to deal with a gang of troublesome teenage boys who seem to be beyond the reach of the law.

Ben's first wife turns up out of the blue just as he is being falsely accused of molesting a teenage girl, the star swimmer of a squad he's been coaching.

Ben's re-involvement with his first wife, Angela, is complicated by the appearance of her jealous husband.

A local panel beater is found robbed and assaulted, but Tess and Jonesy have very different ideas about how to approach the investigation.

PJ tries to sideline Jo from an investigation into the sabotage of a local racehorse, but Jo insists on getting involved and finds herself in another armed and dangerous situation.

Jonesy questions Tess' innocence when she is accused of stealing a stash of heroine.

PJ finds himself admiring Jo's compassionate side when she fights to organise a proper funeral for a homeless man, only to discover that all is not as it should be at the local funeral home.

The investigation into a mystery involving two brothers, one woman and obsessive love confirms PJ's belief that passion is dangerous and love only leads to heartache.