Roger recalls a series of encounters tied to the phenomenon known locally as Gulka Man—unsettling moments that sit outside the usual framework of policing.

Not an investigation in the traditional sense, but repeated experiences shared across time and place, where explanation was never straightforward.

In the isolation of the Northern Territory, these encounters leave more questions than answers, shaped as much by environment, belief, and perception as by anything concrete.

Two callouts, two very different fronts of policing in the Northern Territory.

Roger recalls being called to a Taiwanese fishing vessel where a violent onboard incident left a man with a severed hand, and authorities scrambling to control a chaotic, high-risk situation at sea.

Back on land, another incident carries its own warning—this time involving a man who had been feeding a crocodile, only to find the danger escalate when it nearly took his dogs.

From offshore emergencies to everyday recklessness in croc country, this episode explores how quickly situations spiral—and how unpredictable the Territory can be.

Training is one thing - real policing is another.

In Episode 4, Roger takes us into his first posting in the remote Northern Territory town of Nhulunbuy, a place that quickly tested everything he though he knew about work, isolation and life in the Top End.

Fresh out of the academy, he describes the reality of arriving in a community cut off by distance and defined by its environment - where routines are shaped as much by heat, dust and geography as they are by the job itself.

But it's one moment in particular that stays with him: an unexpected encounter with a large crocodile that brings the remoteness of the NT into sharp focus in a way nothing else could.

It's a story about stepping into the unknown, adapting under pressure and the kind of early posting that leaves a permanent mark on how you see the world.