Rush

Tactical Response witness the assassination of the state's Police Minister. This unprecendented event prompts the creation of Taskforce Cicero - with Kerry as its leader. Pushed into a new political realm, Kerry is instructed to appoint a new leader to TR, Senior Sergeant Charlie Lewis. Lawson is unhappy at being sidelined and the entire team is shocked when Charlie fires Michael. It's a new world order, underscored by the assassin's ominous warning to Lawson that a shitstorm is coming.

The man who shot the police minister cuts a deal so he can see his pregnant girlfriend. In exchange he'll reveal the location of the murder weapon. Tactical Response is assigned to bring the separated lovers together, a task made difficult when the girlfriend, Lexi, refuses to cooperate. Shannon, reeling from her own trauma, projects her anger onto the innocent woman and forces her to cooperate. A decision she'll come to regret when the woman's vulnerability puts her at even more risk.

The team scrambles to track down the woman that Shannon allowed to escape. As they try to comprehend Shannon's reasons, Lawson and Kerry disagree on the best approach to helping her. At Kerry's insistence, Shannon is forced to attend a counselling session where she must confront a buried pain that could push her away from Lawson forever.

Lawson challenges Charlie’s authority to pursue his own agenda with the Marauder bikies while the rest of the team protect a journalist under threat.

Tonight focuses on Kerry Vincent (Catherine McClements) after she receives a death threat; Tactical Response takes charge of her protection. Headstrong Kerry is dismissive of her own safety but when the threats are redirected to her son; her anger at the perpetrators can't be contained. Despite her attempts to hide her son, they still manage to track him down and take him leaving her distraught.

Michael Sandrelli (Ashley Zukerman) has been a busy man since being fired from TR in episode one. Thanks to the squad's head honcho Kerry (Catherine McClements), he's now undercover, and his job is to bring down the Raineys, a family team of cocaine importers.