Episode 1: The Invisible Wound
A spate of gun violence in Sydney’s suburbs has come to a political head with the murder of Todd Wilson on Australia Day. Responding to public pressure, the government hastily assembles a Royal Commission to investigate the issue and make recommendations. Janet King is chosen to head up the Commission.
Janet and her team believe solving the murder of Todd Wilson is integral to gaining a greater understanding into how guns are imported and circulated within NSW. With a witness who didn’t see the shooter, and strange ballistics on the bullet, their best lead is a coke dealer, George Healy, who fled a car crash that occurred three minutes after the shooting — timing too coincidental to ignore.
Meanwhile, Janet is wrapping up a coronial inquest into the suicide of a corporal with PTSD. During her cross examination of Major Simon Hamilton, the man alleged to be responsible for tipping the corporal over the edge, Janet allows a little too much personal emotion to bubble to the surface.
Unable to find George, the Royal Commission seems to be at an impasse… until they discover that the witness, and Todd’s friend, Keisha Wilson, has a bloodied bag containing $322,000 hidden in her house. Keisha is put under surveillance in the hope that if they play the long game she will eventually lead them to Todd’s shooter. Tangible progress is made by locating and arresting George.
But when Janet pays a visit to Todd’s grieving family she never suspects she’ll be putting her own life on the line.
