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Series 4

Rake

Criminal lawyer Cleaver Greene defends the indefensible - from bigamists to cannibals...

Intriguingly, Cleaver’s ‘standing for nothing’ quasi-campaign has taken on broad appeal, and he confirms on national radio he’s running for the Senate. Meanwhile, his nemesis David has announced he’s now running as a Green.

Episode 8

After David’s acquittal, Nicole and Cleaver decide they need to look out for Barney, who isn’t in a good way - but Cleaver’s good deeds stand for nothing when he makes an off-the-cuff remark to a journalist about judges and the legal system.

Episode 7

David has agreed to let Cleaver defend him on the murder charge, and Barney is devastated to see both Cleaver and Nicole in David’s corner.

Episode 6

David has been charged by the police. Wendy receives a wake-up call to move on with her life.

Episode 5

With the more serious charges against him dropped, Thompson uses his history with Cleaver to plant him firmly in the frame for the long-standing drug trafficking charges.

Episode 4

Cleaver has been forced back to the city, and Thompson’s lawyer has decided the best way to silence him is to have him join their team. If it means staying alive and money coming in, Cleaver is prepared to go along.

Episode 3

Cleaver's been hiding out in the country posing as a writer, but his cover's blown when Barney appears on Australian Story, complete with images of his best friend.

Episode 2

Last seen dangling from a balloon drifting across the Sydney skyline, Cleaver Greene's descent to earth lands him straight into the clutches of a one-time mentor and now powerful criminal on the run, Edgar Thompson.

Episode 1

Cleaver is presented by best friend and solicitor Barney with a case he can't resist - the defence of Professor Graham Murray, a world renowned economist accused of cannibalism and murder.

Episode 1, R vs Murray

Criminal lawyer Cleaver Greene defends the indefensible - from bigamists to cannibals and everything in between. He is champion of the lost cause, both in the court room and in the bedroom.

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Cleaver and Barney attempt to badly defend Lucy Marx so that she may go to prison for jury tampering after her daughter is found guilty of murder.

Episode 2, R vs Marx

Consumed with remorse after sleeping with his best friend's wife, Cleaver gets a needed distraction defending a famous chef charged with bigamy.

Episode 3, R vs Dana

Cleaver takes on a case defending a once famous, but now homeless, artist accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy in a lane.

Episode 4, R vs Lorton

Cleaver prepares to defend family friend Dr. Bruce Chandler, when a very incriminating DVD finds its way to the local police.

Episode 5, R vs Chandler

Unable to resist her charms, Cleaver agrees to defend an old flame - now a successful radio shock jock Eddie Langhorn - who's charged with inciting racial hatred.

Episode 6, R vs Langhorn

Attorney General Joe Sandilands is 'outed' as a brothel patron and is devastated by the scandal. Meanwhile, Cleaver is hit over the head during a botched robbery at a pharmacy.

Episode 7, R vs Tanner

Cleaver is forced to defend his loan shark Mick Corella on murder charges, and it means working with Barney again.

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Episode 1, R vs Murray

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