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'Detective Gary Lawson's excitement at working undercover on a difficult case is quickly dampened when he finds his co-undercover man is a woman - and a rather domineering one at that. Bluey discovers even the best made plans can go wrong and that, for once, it looks like the crims have more cards up their sleeves than Department B.

'Three armoured trucks have been hijacked in various parts of the country. The only lead Bluey comes up with is the possibility that the men involved may be in need of an "oxy" man.

'So Tracey, the female undercover cop, is set up as bait. In settling down together as part of their cover, Gary is surprised to find Tracey has many facets to her character that are most appealing.

'But Gary is in danger of letting his personal feelings interfere with police work.'

Source: Synopsis held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection (RMIT).

The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):

'TRACEY ALEXANDER: 26 years old. Tracey's an undercover policewoman. Very attractive, except when she's in uniform, even that is a cover for Tracey. She is a Chameleon type [sic] character, slipping easily in and out of each character she is asked, or forced, to play. At all times she is on top of the given situation.

'MIKE SCOTT: 26 years old. A handsome well built man. There's still a touch of the soldier about his bearing. Mike was in Vietnam, but he was under investigation, along with four others, for possible graft involving selling arms to the enemy. Mike and the other four devise a way of disappearing from the army. They're successful. Mike has nerves of steel. He relies a lot on his own intuition, usually he's right. Then he meets Tracey, Truscott and Gary. Mike must drive well.

'ED BAIN: 26 years old. Attractive well built man. Nervous eyes, looking everywhere, but at the person he's talking to. Ed doesn't really trust anyone. He has a nasty temper when irritated. He enjoys killing. He is one of the four men who were with Mike in 'Nam.

'PETE ESSEX: 25 years old. Short and stocky, but well muscled. Cold eyes. More easily led than Ed. Pete was in the army from the age of 16, so he is used to responding without question to orders, especially from Mike. He also has a lot of courage, if needs be he could stand up to Ed, but rarely ever does. He also was with Mike in 'Nam.

'MARCIA FRANKS: 25 years old. Very pretty with a touch of the wanton about her. A happy go lucky girl who very early on in her life realised that all she'd got to offer to the world was her body. So she used it, first at school then in the big outside world. She is a very successful massage parlour and home girl. Marcia's big trouble is, she's nosey and just a little too greedy, but there's no real harm in her.

'SERGEANT JACK HALL: 35 years old. Stolid family-type man.

'MACK: 25 years old. Works in the maintenance department - police headquarters, Sydney.

'P.C. DRIVER: 30 years old. He's got as far as he'll ever go.

'WAITER:

'CUSTOMERS (4):

'POLICEMEN (2)'.