Orange Roughies

A bungled child sex slave case forces Police and Customs to work together.

A bungled child sex slave case forces Police and Customs to work together.

When a routine underwater vehicle recovery turns fatal, secrets are revealed that place the future of the task force in jeopardy. Jane takes it upon herself to investigate a mysterious disappearance while at the same time dealing with pending custody issues.

The task force turn their attention to locating the missing woman, the unexpected reason for her disappeance and why no one seems to have noticed. To solve the case, the Roughies must shake down some modern pirates. Jane becomes Tao's foster mother and receives some welcome support from Danny.

Danny is upset when Ron makes Noel Bullerton a member of the task force on Jane's reccomendation. Jane and Danny are forced to put their differences aside when they take their girls on weekend away. The weekend takes a tragic turn when Jane responds to a distress call only to watch as a woman drowns after her boat sinks after capsizing. The recovery of the boat leads to a surprising discovery leading the Roughies to a poaching operation.

The attempt to get Tao permanent resident status fails and the case draws the attention of a private investigator working for David Chambers, a key figure in the child sex trafficking ring who is looking to take care of loose ends. Meanwhile, the task force investigates a bent Fisheries officer and take advantage of a battle between Ron and the accountants. Donna is crushed by the results of her fertility tests.

Problems between Jane and Danny erupt when Danny’s old girlfriend — and one-time colleague — turns up on the run from police corruption in Melbourne. Jane’s attempts to help Chloe escape a known hitman backfire badly — and Jane finds herself in the line of fire.

In a move that will put him offside with the New Zealand Police, Danny breaks ranks with the Roughies to seek vengeance for Jane. The search takes Danny deep into the Melbourne underworld where he not only finds the hitman, but uncovers the truth about Chloe's involvement with the Melbourne drug squad.

Police politics force Danny to give up on P labs in favour of shellfish smuggling up the coast. With Zack increasingly preoccupied with his domestic life, Danny’s unchecked thirst for revenge is in danger of putting the lives of his friends at risk.

Danny suspects sabotage in a sleepy fishing village, and believes locals are at the bottom of the coastal poaching ring. But the tide turns when an attempt is made on the life of one of the locals — and of the Roughies themselves.

Chloe's god-son is at the centre of a drug investigation, his safety entrusted to her by the boy's auntie, but his unwillingness to trust the police leads to a fatal outcome. Zack and Donna begin their first round of IVF.©

Chloe seeks revenge on Leo Sullivan and his family for the amphetamine-fuelled destruction that they have brought into her life. And while Maddock is demoted for some mishandled dentistry, Chloe finds that she and Jackie Sullivan have more in common than horse play.