Episode number 8 of Series “Phoenix”.
Episodes 15 and 16 of the television series Phoenix. Deal or Play’: Due to the recession, aggravated assaults are increasing, especially against the older community. Ian from forensics is trying to match a soil sample from the boots the burglars were wearing at one of the aggravated assaults. The rolex watch that was stolen from Betty and James Arthur’s house turns up at a pawn shop so they desperately try to find the identity of who sold it.
Married to the Job’: Chris Faithfull (Peter’s wife) is an undercover drug squad cop. She survives the harrowing experience of having a gun put to her head in an attempt to sniff out the big dealers. Carol and the drug squad hide out in a paddock where a young university student has set up an elaborate drug lab inside a caravan, unfortunately he is not as experienced as first thought as he manages to blow the caravan up, along with the evidence the drug squad needs to charge him.
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Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Weapons
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Crime films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Detective and mystery films
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Conduct of court proceedings
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Criminal investigation
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Criminal justice, Administration of
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Criminal procedure
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Forensic science
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police corruption
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Robbery
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Trials in motion pictures
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Violent crimes
Television → Television series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
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Sound
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