Maggie comes face to face with the devil in Mt Thomas.
Probationary Constable Jack Lawson has barely arrived in Mt Thomas before he is in trouble with the police. Jack's misdemeanours are small ones and quickly forgiven as his unassuming charm disarms Maggie and Dash. Even Tom can't find fault with the new recruit, whose initiative and enthusiasm for menial tasks prove an immediate asset. But Jack's sunny welcome to Mt Thomas is clouded by a report of sexual assault at the local retirement home. This one requires a woman's touch.
Maggie and Dash visit the home to discover the alleged victim is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. She claims her assailant is the devil. Maggie is not prepared to dismiss the report and neither is Dash, who finds the devil alive and well in the Mt Thomas video store in the form of a plastic mask.
As the new kid on the beat, Jack is ready for some action. PJ and Ben aren't about to let him shine all day long and despatch him on a wild goose chase around the district. Problem is, they've got a bush turkey on their hands and they don't know it.
Maggie's got more important things on her mind, and her investigation turns up a list of suspects with easy access to the nursing home. Two belong to a new counselling group for troubled men which is run by the local reverend. Maggie convinces Ben to attend a meeting to check them out. Besides, it may do him some good. Ben's frustration with his wife, Rachel, and her attempts to limit access to their children is mounting. Ben meets with a group of men angry over broken marriages, over losing their children.
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