Blue Heelers S04E05

Reports Of Damage & Loss

Episode 4.05 (133)
February 25, 1997
Written by John Banas
Directed by Richard Sarell

It's raining cats and dogs in Mt Thomas and Nick and Adam are overdue back from patrol. When they arrive they are drenched through and their uniforms are in tatters. The other Heelers have no idea of the extent of their trauma until Tom asks them to explain themselves and Adam bursts into tears. While Dash attempts to draw the story out of Adam, Nick disappears to change his uniform. However, shock has taken over and he withdraws into himself, making it difficult to find out the true story. Adam explains that it all began when they attempted to rescue a young girl from a flooded stormwater drain.

While Nick held onto the girl and attempted to stop her from being dragged away, he sent Adam for help. However Adam soon found himself in the middle of a crisis of his own involving the girl's sister and wasn't able to get back in time. Piecing the story together, the Heelers discover that exhaustion wore Nick down and he eventually let go of the girl.

Now back in the station, guilt and anger leave Nick looking for a place to vent his frustration, and since he only knows one side of the story, Adam presents a good target. Eventually the news comes in that one of the sisters lived and the other died. Paradoxically, Nick and Adam start the healing process by going to inform the parents of their child's death. It's a lousy job but they can take solace in knowing that they did their best and were able to save one life.

Guest Starring: Martin Egan as Mr Freer, Amy Walsh as Margaret Walford, Collette Hardcastle as Jenny Walford

Note: John Banas' script for this unique episode won a 1997 AWGIE (Australian Writers' Guild) Award

(encoded with Handbrake - Blue Heelers - from Complete Fourth Season DVD - the early years)

Duration: approximately 45 minutes
Aspect ratio: 4:3 standard
Audio: linear hi-fi/stereo
Size: 382MB
Video format: MPEG-4 (MP4)

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