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S01E01: The Enemy Within

Muslim detective, Zane Malik, is fighting crime in a post 9/11 world. A police officer s killed, apparently by two armed robbers 'of middle Eastern appearance.' Zane Malik uses his connections in the Arab community to track down the two youths involved. Malik's search for the truth brings him into a head on clash with Senior Detective, Ray Crowley. Rowley accuses him of putting his community before his job. Malik is angry. He wants justice for the police officer too, but he knows what it is to be an Australian Arab, and feel unsupported by the law. When he was a boy his father was shot by an armed robber; the shooter was never brought to justice. But will Malik be able to find out the truth behind the officer's death before war erupts on the streets of Lakemba?

Genres:

Drama

Air Date:

Dec 06, 2007

Production:

Knapman Wyld Television

Casts:

Don Hany, Susie Porter, Aaron Fa'aoso, Daniela Farinacci, Renee Lim, Matt Nable, George Fayad, Lucy Abroon, Joshua Consandine, Tasneem Roc