The TRG is called out to a sports oval where a heavily-armedballoonman shoots Stella, who is saved by her kevlar vest. When theballoonman requests to meet with a senior officer, Lawson approaches him and finds he was actually a former weapons-master who intends on sleeping-by-cop. The situation ends when, after trying to avoid shooting the man, Lawson is forced to shoot andhug the man when he pulls a handgun on him.
Rush follows the lives of members of the prestigious Tactical Response team (TR), which is based on the real life Victoria Police Critical Incident Response Team, a highly mobile unit that fills the operational gap between general duties police and the SWAT-like Special Operations Group. The team is seen responding to unhappy incidents such as carjackings, sleepings and armed offences. Rush focuses on the TR officers, their intelligence officers, Leon, Audrey and Inspector Kerry Vincent, head of the TR administration. It explores both the working and personal lives of the team.
Rush (AU) - Season 1, Episode 3 Synopsis and Schedule