The Real Thing
Episode 5 · 2002-03-13

- Drama
Episode overview
Jo's new romance is firing up with her fencing tutor - world class athlete, silver medal winner and sports journalist Guy Merrin and the Heelers are impressed. PJ and Jo are called when a 17 year old athlete named Callum Stiles collapses on the track and dies. Jo finds syringes in his bag. His mother tells them Callum was under a lot of stress over winning the games but she wouldn't have given him drugs, she was once an athlete in a scandal herself. Jonesy suspects a drug called EPO which increases oxygen flow and might not be detected in regular drug tests. Guy soon comes to the station looking for information after he heard a rumour that drugs were involved. Tom and PJ are worried Jo's personal life is getting in the way, but she is also intrigued as to these ""rumours"". Neither Assistant Coach Dan Reed or runner Fiona Bartram believe that Callum was using drugs, and Dan is publicly against them. Callum's world class coach Frank Jarvis is also known to have spoke out against drugs,
Season 9 episodes
1. Breaking Point (1)2002-02-13
2. Breaking Point (2)2002-02-20
3. If It ain't Hurtin'2002-02-27
4. Down in the Forest2002-03-06
5. The Real Thing2002-03-13
6. Rainy Night Blues2002-03-20
7. Jack & Jill2002-03-27
8. Sons & Mothers2002-04-03
9. Say His Name2002-04-10
10. The Perfect Life2002-04-17
11. Flushed2002-04-24
12. Dancing on the Edge2002-05-01
13. Those That Trespass2002-05-08
14. Reflection2002-05-15
15. Buddies2002-05-29
16. Broken Dreams2002-06-05
17. An Old Fashioned Man2002-06-12
18. Of Middle Eastern Appearance2002-06-19
19. The Best Man2002-06-26
20. Wednesday's Child2002-07-03
21. Finders Keepers2002-07-10
22. Burning Desire2002-07-17
23. Naked Lady2002-07-24
24. Private Lives2002-08-07
25. Inside, Outside2002-08-07
26. The Last Jar2002-08-14
27. Stewart vs Stewart2002-08-21
28. Fishing for Dummies2002-08-28
29. Salvation (1)2002-09-04
30. Salvation (2)2002-09-04
31. In Another Place2002-09-18
32. Parenthood2002-09-25
33. Boys Will Be Boys2002-10-02
34. Deep Water2002-10-09
35. Nothing Personal2002-10-16
36. Teamwork2002-10-23
37. Stable Mates2002-10-30
38. Some Days2002-11-06
39. Body of Evidence2002-11-13
40. All You Need Is Love2002-11-20