The Ties of the Past

M2, T8: Art student and life model, Vanessa Mackay, is brutally killed and her keys are used to steal a painting from the Ballarat Art Gallery. But when the stolen painting is dumped and the thief becomes the victim of a hit and run, Doctor Blake realizes what the perpetrator was really after - a painting by his mother, Genevieve Etienne. While unravelling the current mystery, Blake also uncovers insights into the past that reveal he is indeed his mother’s son.