Triple Nine (TV series)
Triple Nine is an English language police procedural television series on what was then the Television Corporation of Singapore's Channel 5 from 1995 to 1999. As the station's earliest attempt in an action-based drama series, the series revolved around the lives of a group of police officers, namely Inspector Mike Chin, Inspector Elaine Tay, and Sergeant Alan Leong from the Special Investigation Section of the CID.
Episodes
Season 1
Originally aired in 1995- Drink If You Dare
- The Price of Blood
- Silent Victims
- Missing Children
- Singthroat
- Movie Madness
- Ring Twice for Vice
- Misfortune Teller
- A Long Wait, A Slow Kill
- Babies for Sale - Dead or Alive
- Spellbound
- Skin Deep
- Hell for Elaine
Season 2
Originally aired from 15 October 1996.- Rest in Peace ASP Ganesh
- Right Time to Die
- Tough Choices
- None so Blind
- Terminal Death
- A Time to Kill
- Acid Justice
- If Looks could Kill
- Backfire
- Till death do us part
- All I want for Christmas
- Resort to Murder
- Silent Witness
- Sins of the Father
- Crazy for You
- Recipe for Murder
- Surf for a Kill
- Death of a Lion
- Death before Dishonour
- It happened one hot day
- Guns N' Roses
- Dead Man's Hand
Season 3
Originally aired from 21 July 1998.- Pilot
- Parental Guidance
- Stab in the Dark
- Face of Horror - Part 1
- Face of Horror - Part 2
- Killer Instincts - Part 1
- Killer Instincts - Part 2
- Mind Games - Part 1
- Mind Games - Part 2
- Token Angel - Part 1
- Token Angel - Part 2
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- Unreasonable Sacrifices - Part 1
- Unreasonable Sacrifices - Part 2
- With Friends Like These... - Part 1
- With Friends Like These... - Part 2
- Red Debts - Part 1
- Red Debts - Part 2
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- Who Needs Enemies - Part 1
- Who Needs Enemies - Part 2
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Season 4
Originally aired in 1999.- Mike is back on the team. The team led by INSP Mike reopens an investigation into the case of a maid who confessed to throwing a 1-year old baby out of the window. Sgt Sarah got transferred to CID to Kim's unhappiness.
- Sean partners Sarah in a ‘dog-man’ case, Mike and Kim go in search of an underwear thief, and Su Lyn tries to get Herbert to see his mother.
- Sparks fly between Mike and Kim when they team up on a case together. Meanwhile, Sarah gets Herbert to loosen up as he, softening to Su Lyn's attempts to reconcile him with his family, finally makes contact with his brother.
- The team investigates the murder of PC Chong, a constable at a NPP. Two suspects were the OC of the NPP, Staff Sergeant Heng, and a successful and well-liked RC Chairman Winston. Through a sting operation, the team discovered that Winston killed PC Chong because he witnessed his interaction with a gangster who was using Winston's shop for storing heroin. Mike and Herbert went undercover as police constables in this episode and Herbert had to cut his hair for the role.
- Kim and Sarah investigate the death of a top school swimmer whose body was found at the beach. The episode reveals how upset and envious Kim was with Sarah because the later was always first in sports and school. In the IPPT test, Alan outran everyone to win the $50 "Pang Prize".
- Mike and Kim investigate the murder of a rag and bone man. While working on a drug-related case, Sarah finds herself attracted to Inspector Seah, a narcotics officer
- Mike and Kim try to nail a man who's been going around, threatening people with an HIV-tainted needle. Also, Mike finds out that Kim likes him but turns her down
- Alan and Herbert investigate a case involving a teenage girl gang. Meanwhile, Sean sets into motion the undercover plan to infiltrate a drug syndicate and find out who the top dogs are
- Mike and Sarah investigate a businessman's murder and discover that some foreign workers had been paid to kill him. Meanwhile, Sean helps Martin with some drug deals to win the latter's trust.
- Herbert and Alan investigate the murder of a man who organises the Children Karaoke Competition. A dismayed Alan learns that he's not being promoted.
- Sean is told to kill an informer, which he does so as to gain respect from the gang. But it's also the start of his emotional downfall.
- Sean has nightmares after killing an informer and, in his desperation, turns to drugs. Mike suspects something is wrong with Sean. Meanwhile, Kim and Alan draw closer to each other.
- Mike investigates a murder where the abused wife is suspected of killing her husband. Sean manages to crack the syndicate and discovers that the corrupt officer turns out to be Inspector Lee. Meanwhile, Kim invites Alan out for a date.
- Alan confides his disappointment at being passed over for a promotion to Kim, who thus feels closer to him. Mike takes Sarah out so as to help her get over Sean's betrayal. Meanwhile, Sean gets addicted to drugs.
- While investigating a case with Alan, Sean loses control of himself and his drug problem is exposed. Meanwhile, Helen tries to court Mike who turns her down.
- Sean goes on cold turkey and Kim helps him get over his addiction. Meanwhile, a spurned Helen threatens Mike.
- Alan and Mike investigate a case where a series of women are being killed. Meanwhile, a spurned Helen freaks out and Mike tries to contain her, but to no avail. Later, she goes missing.
- Mike and Sarah investigate the case of a dead abandoned baby. Meanwhile, Sean suffers a relapse and starts drinking again.
- Mike and Sarah investigate the murder of a man who was found strangled in the restroom of a rundown hotel. Sean seeks help from Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Mike and Sarah investigate a series of brutal murders of young women. Eventually they uncover a con operation that lures women with fengshui and black magic.
- Margaret drives into a boy who bullies her son Eric and gets remanded for investigation. Herbert conciliates with Margaret who abandoned him when he was a kid. Love starts to blossom between Mike and Sarah, as well as between Sean and Kim.
- A teenager holds a woman hostage in a supermarket. When Kim fails to talk him into releasing his victim, she shoots him dead. A police inquiry into the matter eventually lets Kim off the hook, but she's stabbed by an assailant on her way home.