Timeline

## 2015

**January** – Rick Brady is promoted to Detective Inspector.

**February-April** – 1. Suffer Little Children

**May** – The taskforce is expanded into a full unit, with four teams (four sergeants, eight senior constables and twelve constables). Andrea Dobbs and Riley Evans promoted to Senior Constable.

**May-June** – 2. Meat Market

**July-August** – 3. Who Will Guard the Guards

**September** – Jane Ashton falls pregnant with her second child and she decides to take the full 12 months' leave.

**October-November** – 4. Breathless

**December** – 5. Bed of Roses

## 2016

**February-March** – 6. Burning Desire

**May-July** – 7. Dead in the Water

**August** – 8. Fourteen Words

**August** – After she is attacked by Jaeger, Talayeh Khavari transfers out of MCS, applying for a position with the Australian Federal Police.

**September** – Detective First Class Constable Tony De Luca joins MCS, along with Detective Constables Cecilia Andrews and Sean Rose; Jim Troughton takes a leave of absence and Mel steps in as Acting Detective Senior Sergeant. Jane Ashton returns to duty.

**September-October** – 9. In the Name of the Father

**December** – 10. Born that Way

## 2017

**January** – Mel is promoted to Senior Sergeant and transfers to Special Crime Squad; Sergeant Mandy O’Mara joins the Squad.

**January-March** – 11. One for All

**February** – Beth Goldstein takes time off for maternity leave, with Vincent Nguyen covering her absence.

**March-April** – 12. Home Is Where the Heart Is

**March** – Erin Hensman replaces Tony De Luca.

**June** – 13. Misjudged

Following his success in handling the investigation and conviction of Gary Adkins, Rick is offered, and accepts, a Commander’s position. Jim steps up as acting Detective Inspector, with Duncan as acting Detective Senior Sergeant while Wes is SIO on the bikie case (MCS14). Tony resigns from the police force.

**August-September** – 14. Turf War

**September** – David Farrier takes over as Detective Inspector in charge of the unit.

**November** – 15. Watcher in the Night

## 2018

**January-February** – 16. Carbon Copy

**January** – Duncan's father dies and he takes time off to go to Scotland for the funeral.

**April** – 17. Do No Harm

**June-July** – 18. A Woman Scorned

**July-September** – 19. Black Friday

**September** – Kyle is killed in action and Isabelle is promoted to Detective Sergeant, taking his place leading Team Three. David is stood down, and Natalie takes his place.

**October-December** – 20. Ghosts of the Past

## 2019

**January** – 21. New Beginnings

**Late January** – Natalie is diagnosed with ovarian cancer and takes time off work to get it investigated.

**February-April** – 22. Crash Course

**June-July** – 23. Money to Burn

July – Timothy Chute takes over as Deputy Commissioner (Specialist Services)

**September** – 24. Honour Among Thieves

**November-December** – 25. No Rest for the Wicked

## 2020

**February-March** – 26. Don't Bank on It

**May** – 27. Hot Shot

**July** – 28. In the Eye of the Beholder

**October** – 29. Out of the Cold

30. Lost Boys

## 2021

31. Crossing the Line

32. Drone Killer XXXX

33. By Mine Own Hand

34. A Pound of Flesh

35. Thicker than Water