List of episodes of the series «The Twist»

A Perfect Murder

• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  Crime author Arthur Upfield is struggling with the plot of his next novel. Taking refuge in outback WA to write his novel, what he comes up with makes Australian true crime history.

The Incident at Treasury Gardens

• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  Two men plan a duel at Melbournes Treasury Gardens, but a closer look unearths an astonishing tale of love and tragedy.

The Woman Who Crashed Her Own Wake

• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  Noela Rukundo encounters kidnappers on an overseas trip when it dawns on her that this is no random encounter and the motives lie much closer to home.

Who Killed Zoe Zou?

• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  When Zoe Zou realises she may never be with the father of her child, she takes matters into her own hands with unexpected consequences.

The Bogle Chandler Mystery

• Episode number: 5
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  Two bodies are found on the banks of the Lane Cove River, but it would take over 40 years to find the killer... at the scene of the crime.

Ned's Head

• Episode number: 6
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  When Ned Kelly was hanged in November 1880, his place was confirmed into Australian folklore. The intrigue continued however, when his remains were found to be missing his skull, which seemed to have gone on an interesting journey of its own.

Gun Alley Murder

• Episode number: 7
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  In 1921, schoolgirl Alma Tirtschke is found brutally murdered in Gun Alley, Melbourne. With evidence pointing to nearby saloon owner, Colin Campbell Ross, he is sentenced to hang. Eighty years later, evidence emerges that turns the case on its head.

Harry's Secret

• Episode number: 8
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  A woman goes missing in 1917 after revealing her husband, Harry Crawford, was hiding a secret. Harry Crawford is arrested in Sydney but the search for evidence uncovers far more than a motive for murder — Harry was not who he said he was.

Shark Arm Murder

• Episode number: 9
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  In 1935 at the Coogee Beach pools, a shark gives onlookers more than they expected, revealing startling evidence that leads police to a remarkable case of fraud and murder linked to Sydney’s underworld.

The Pyjama Girl Mystery

• Episode number: 10
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  September 1934, the badly burnt body of a woman is found near Albury, New South Wales. Ten years later the body is finally identified, but the resolution seems a little too ‘convenient’ for some.

Dark Horse

• Episode number: 11
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  One of the most bizarre sporting scandals of the 1930s. Race horse trainer, Charlie Prince, goes against all odds and wins with an underperforming horse named Redlock. When a suspicious journalist digs deeper, he makes a startling discovery just beneath the winning surface.

Shooting Party

• Episode number: 12
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  September 1945, James O’Connor’s family is notified of his brutal murder in Paddington, Sydney. When his sister arrives to make funeral arrangements, she makes a shocking discovery and uncovers a life linked to the underworld.

Needle to the Heart

• Episode number: 13
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  In 1960, Dr James Yeates, a leading surgeon, was found dead in his Sydney home, stabbed through the chest with a hypodermic needle. What was believed to be a tragic accident, on deeper investigation, is revealed to be a sinister case that shakes Sydney’s high society.

The Case of the Missing Heir

• Episode number: 14
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  In 1855, the English Baron Sir Roger Tichborne was declared dead when his ship vanished at sea. Ten years later a butcher from Wagga Wagga reveals himself to be the runaway Baron, setting the scene for a decades-long saga with an ending as strange as his life’s journey.

The Hit

• Episode number: 15
• Episode duration: 5 min.
• Episode description:
  A 1986 murder in Sydney's beachside suburb of Manly was linked to the affairs of millionaire-businessman, Andrew Kalajzich. As police investigate further, they discover a twisted tale of love, deceit, and murder entwined with the underworld.