Close Encounters

A baby disappears in suspicious circumstances, but only Adam believes the mother's story when she claims the child was kidnapped. The woman's credibility is questioned when not a single picture of the infant can be found. Crime Scene call in with news of the discovery of what seems to be a shallow grave, but the only thing the Heelers find buried there is some apparatus, apparently for faking a pregnancy. As investigations continue, the mother's sister turns up at the station and tells Tom she holds grave fears for her sister's sanity. It turns out the mother was a successful journalist who had a nervous breakdown following a well publicised ""close encounter"" with alien beings. Could it be the mother has done something to the baby? Was there a baby at all? Or was it all a product of the woman's fevered imagination? Adam and Nick find themselves at odds over Adam's support for the woman. A bond forms between mother and Adam and the woman extracts a promise from the young man that he wil

Writing:
  • Tony Morphett
  • Hal McElroy

Stars:
Release Date: 1993-09-10
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
TMDb: 6.6/10
  • Country: AU, US
  • Language: English

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Under Siege
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Working Lunch
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Immaculate Misconception
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Reports of Damage & Loss
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Grave Matters
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Loose Cannons
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Lean on Me
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Random Breath
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Close Encounters
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Buckley's Chance
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No Means No
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Poetic Justice
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Left in Trust
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Sick Puppy
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Sisterly Love
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Can't Take a Joke
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Counting Chickens
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Drag Line
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Closing Ranks
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Off the Air
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The Scarecrow
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Safe as Houses
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Our Patch
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Playing Possum
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Collateral Damage
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