Blue Heelers S04E29

Drag Line

Episode 4.29 (157)
August 26, 1997
Written by Tony Morphett
Directed by Grant Brown

When Maggie and Dash go to inform the local wowser, Bert Cole, that his shop has been vandalised, they find him dead — and dressed in women's clothing. His house has also been burgled and his cause of death is unknown. PJ and Maggie must determine whether Bert Cole's death was due to natural causes or murder. Reporter Timms gets wind of the unusual circumstances surrounding Cole's death and harasses Tom looking for a story. Meanwhile, Dash discovers a room in Cole's house full of make up and women's clothes, but in a number of sizes. It's clear that there must be others that cross dress with Cole. During the search, Maggie stumbles onto Cole's video collection which feature a small boy at kindergarten — is Cole a child molester too?

PJ comes across a young man trying to sell stolen goods. He has in his possession the television removed from Cole's house and his address book but denies taking the video camera. It is revealed that the man is Cole's son-in-law, Johnnie Baxter, and that he was attempting to blackmail Cole. Johnnie claims that his father-in-law was already dead when he arrived, but did he murder Cole when he wouldn't pay up?

PJ tracks down the other cross dressers that met at Bert Cole's house. It seems that one of them was the last person to see Cole alive. Was there a falling out, was their blackmail within the club, or it was it a crime of passion? Perhaps the missing video camera will provide PJ with the clue he needs to solve the mystery.

Meanwhile, Adam's back in the station awaiting the outcome of the inquest into David Allenby's death. He is anxious to resume duties but will the result mean the end of his career?

Guest Starring: Neil Pigot as Inspector Falcon-Price, Jeremy Kewley as Tony Timms, Karen Davitt as Dr Zoe Hamilton, Rodney Sharp as David Craig, Kristina Bidenko as Simone Cole, Laurie Dobson as Bert Cole, Matthew Posetti as Johnnie Baxter, Paul Glen as Bob Callahan, Steve Lane as Trevor Gillespie, William Gustus as Billy Cole

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

Duration: approximately 45 minutes
Aspect ratio: 4:3 standard
Audio: linear hi-fi/stereo
Size: 407MB
Video format: MPEG-4 (MP4)

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