离开30年后，布莱克医生（Craig McLachlan饰）回到故乡，接管亡父的诊所，随之而来的还有父亲警局顾问的职责。淘金热过后的1959年，澳洲熏天财富已消散，在繁华依旧的表象之下，隐藏了欺骗和谋杀。布莱克医生一边重新适应家乡生活，一边…

巴拉腊特市举办的著名的环澳大利亚公路赛阶段，但兴奋变成恐怖当技工的身体是一个司机的车下发现。布莱克医生在展示他的手术技巧的同时调查了犯罪情况。

Doctor Lucien Blake returns from a trip to Chine seeking news of his daughter but he arrives back in Ballarat to find himself once again deep in a murder mystery involving the local Town Council.

After finishing a rowing race, a winning team member dies after being thrown into Lake Wendouree during team celebrations.