The plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael Stacey writes a book exposing police corruption, does an investigation resulting in 2 murders, exposes a religious cult and watches the army begin a military coup.
Ray Barrett
as Michael Stacey
Robyn Nevin
as Kate
Janet Scrivener
as Kathy
Kate Fitzpatrick
as Mrs. McCreadie
Lex Marinos
as Con
Guy Doleman
as Quiney
Paul Chubb
as Curly
Tex Morton
as Godfrey
Carole Skinner
as Landlady
Peter Lawless
as Soldier
Ray Shaw
as Entertainer
Don Pascoe
as Senator McCredie