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Zane Malik and the Major Crime Squad investigate crime and murder in all quarters of multicultural Sydney.
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- 01
The Hand of FriendshipHunt is missing. HQ received a panicked call from a woman accusing Malik of killing him. Is he dead? And is Malik reponsible? When Hunt's body is found in Chinatown Crowley is dismissive - Malik's quest is over. Malik disagrees, Hunt may be dead but his quest for justice remains. Whoever killed Hunt took away the satisfaction Malik might've found in a lawful outcome. But Malik's determined to track down Hunt's killer. He finds the woman who called HQ. Celia Cho, is the daughter of Bruce Cho, a leader of the SW Crime Syndicate and the mother of Hunt's son. Bruce Cho hated Hunt. If he is the killer, proving it, in a world where everyone is afraid to talk, will not be easy. The closer Malik gets to the truth, the more dangerous he becomes. - 02
The Enemy WithinMuslim detective, Zane Malik, is fighting crime in a post 9/11 world. A police officer s killed, apparently by two armed robbers 'of middle Eastern appearance.' Zane Malik uses his connections in the Arab community to track down the two youths involved. Malik's search for the truth brings him into a head on clash with Senior Detective, Ray Crowley. Rowley accuses him of putting his community before his job. Malik is angry. He wants justice for the police officer too, but he knows what it is to be an Australian Arab, and feel unsupported by the law. When he was a boy his father was shot by an armed robber; the shooter was never brought to justice. But will Malik be able to find out the truth behind the officer's death before war erupts on the streets of Lakemba? - 03
Death at the StationBad drugs are being sold on the streets of Redfern. Addicts are dying. Local Aboriginal leader and anti drug crusader, Adam King, is trying to get the drugs off the street when he is shot. Some say he has been assassinated. Malik and his partner, Pacific Islander, Detective Sonny Koa, try and get to the truth. Why are King's colleagues so unhelpful? And his family downright hostile? Is it just a distrust of police… or is it something more sinister? The conflict worsens between Malik and Crowley as Malik asks for his help with sources and informers and is rejected. Crowley's rage is more personal. Although the rest of the Squad are not aware of it, Crowley's son was one of the drug statistics.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Enemy WithinDecember 6, 2007Muslim detective, Zane Malik, is fighting crime in a post 9/11 world. A police officer s killed, apparently by two armed robbers 'of middle - S01E02
Death at the StationDecember 13, 2007Bad drugs are being sold on the streets of Redfern. Addicts are dying. Local Aboriginal leader and anti drug crusader, Adam King, is trying - S01E03
Islander SacrificeDecember 20, 2007—Two Lebanese youths and a schoolgirl are killed in a drive by shooting. Inspector Wright, appoints Malik to run the investigation. Crowley d - S01E04
Hunt for the KillerDecember 27, 2007The brutal slaying of a respectable middle aged Vietnamese couple in Cabramatta is carried out amidst the stress of the Internal Affairs inv - S01E05
Haunted by the PastJanuary 3, 2008—In the midst of investigating the murder of a Serbian car salesman, Malik's obsession with the past deepens. Malik seeks to prove that John - S01E06
Season's bestThe Hand of FriendshipJanuary 10, 2008Hunt is missing. HQ received a panicked call from a woman accusing Malik of killing him. Is he dead? And is Malik reponsible? When Hunt's bo
Season02
- S02E01
The Lost BoyOctober 13, 2009—A suburban printer is killed in a car bomb attack. Is this the work of Muslim extremists? Or is it a criminal act? As Detective Zane Malik o - S02E02
A Prodigal FearOctober 20, 2009—The Major Crime and NSO investigation into the car bomb deaths results in Malik going undercover to track a possible suspect. While he is un - S02E03
Just CargoOctober 27, 2009—Detective Zane Malik is deep undercover, and in danger. Can he can link arms dealer, Akmal, with the car bomb murder of an NSO agent? Agent - S02E04
Ice in the VeinsNovember 3, 2009—An ambulance officer is stabbed to death by a kid in an Ice induced rage. When Detective Sonny Koa delivers the death knock, he bonds with t - S02E05
Men of ConscienceNovember 10, 2009—Akmal is killed in prison. Malik is determined to find out the truth behind his murder and the murder of NSO agent. Going to Canberra with t - S02E06
Another LifeNovember 17, 2009—The shooting of Inspector Patricia Wright’s brother unites the team at Major Crime. Can they bring the killers to justice? While the detecti - S02E07
AtonementNovember 24, 2009—Major Crime and NSO unite once again as a terror attack looms as a real possibility. Detective Zane Malik uses everything in his power to di
Season03
- S03E01
The Hero's StandardApril 20, 2011—Detective Zane Malik of the Major Crime Squad, faces the toughest challenge of his life when a very public crime has very personal ramificat - S03E02
Heart of DarknessApril 27, 2011—A Somali teenager is found viciously bashed to death in a lonely railway tunnel. The investigation leads Koa and Malik to a Somali man, Asad - S03E03
JerusalemMay 4, 2011—The mysterious double murder of a Jewish couple leaves few leads. According to the woman’s son, David, a large amount of cash is missing, al - S03E04
Transit of VenusMay 11, 2011—Wright becomes personally involved in a case when a young woman is found raped and murdered after getting into a taxi.
As a young cop, Wrig - S03E05
The Price of SalvationMay 18, 2011—Mere Hahunga has problems with her youngest son, Sam, and enlists Detective Koa’s help.
Sam, is going off the rails. Mere pleads with Koa t - S03E06
Behold a Pale HorseMay 25, 2011—What has the armed robbery of 36 million and the subsequent escalating violence got to do with a drug rip and massacre in Kandahar, Afghanis - S03E07
RevelationJune 1, 2011—Two youths are shot dead while fishing. Malik knows first hand what Yelena Moyan, the boys’ mother, is going through. Yelena cannot understa
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