![]() She goes to the cemetery where her first husband is buried to think over her decisions, where she is confronted by Norman Baker, using that police gun, a man who blames Blake for the suicide death of his daughter in prison (she murdered the man who the family blamed for her younger sister's death, in Series 3, Episode 7). Jean tells Father Emery that she is leaving the church because it will not allow her to marry again. ![]() An attempt is made to kill Doctor Blake, but suspended superintendent William Munro takes the fatal bullet instead. Simmons was to testify in a few days with evidence against Gregan, who bribed police at another station, so he is the first suspect in this murder. Superintendent Lawson tells Blake he is discharged from the police for past misbehavior and current bad press on Ballarat police. She is being stalked by violent prior boyfriend Walter Gregan and has been afraid to speak. Blake finds an engagement ring near Ned's desk, which Blake shows to Ned's girlfriend, Amy Kingham. The reappearance of an old enemy, the excommunication of Jean from her church, and the very public revelations of Blake's drinking: all of these obstacles Lucien must fight to overcome if he's going to catch a killer and somehow make things right with Jean.īallarat police are shocked when young policeman Ned Simmons is found brutally murdered at night in the station, his neck broken, files and paperwork strewn all over the office, a police gun stolen. The consequences of Lucien's actions are finally about to catch up with him, and he has no one to blame but himself. And Edward Tyneman won't rest until Blake is officially charged for assaulting him in front of his staff at The Courier. But Munro isn't the only person in Melbourne who heard about that story, about Blake's drunken antics on the job. Whether Blake believes that is another story. Munro claims he's there following Walter Gregan - whose old flame has just recently started dating the victim. And Blake thinks Munro's return can't just be a coincidence. Munro is incredulous that after that scandalous report in the newspapers that Blake still somehow has a job. ![]() Who has just now returned to Ballarat - for redemption? Or is he here for revenge? Blake doggedly pursues Munro, that same old animosity there between them. And, at that time, the head of the station being bribed? None other than William Munro. It emerges that the victim had been due to give evidence at a police corruption enquiry, about money being paid under the table by a notorious Melbourne crim named Walter Gregan. The Blake Mysteries: Ghost Stories premieres in North America on Tuesday, May 28, exclusively on BritBox and the BritBox channel on Amazon.Īdd your comments on our Facebook and Twitter pages.Ballarat is thrown into chaos when a young policeman is found brutally murdered overnight in the station, his neck broken, files and paperwork strewn all over the office. ![]() Alice Harvey, the newly-appointed police surgeon David Whiteley ( Jack Irish) as Sergeant Bill Hobart Ian Rooney ( Underbelly) as Cec Drury Tom Wren ( Secret City) as Martin Carver, the new editor of The Courier and the author of said articles Joshua Orpin ( Titans) as Constable Peter Crowe and Emma Annand ( Night Shift) as Amy Parks. The telefilm costars Belinda McClory ( Corridors of Power) as Dr. Since she knows the town’s history better than anyone and has sleuthing and mystery-solving skills of her own (thank you very much), Jean is determined to help, despite push back from Chief Superintendent Matthew Lawson (Joel Tobeck, Secret City). The only connection between them seems to be a series of articles recently published in The Courier about Ballarat’s most infamous unsolved mysteries. What’s more, Jean - the ‘Blake’ of The Blake Mysteries - is unexpectedly drawn into the investigation of several murders. Jean Blake must also adjust to her new life as the first woman elected to the town council. ![]()
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