First Aired: September 2nd, 2008
Status: Ended
Genre: Drama
Network: Network Ten
Summary: They are trained to be smarter, tactically superior and technologically advantaged - Melbourne's answer for a cutting edge trend in policing worldwide.
Rush was an Australian television police drama that first screened on Network Ten in September 2008. Set in Melbourne, Victoria, it focuses on the members of a Police Tactical Response team. It is produced by John Edwards and Southern Star.
On 10 November 2011, as with Network Ten setting out DVD promotions for the finale of season 4, David Knox of TV Tonight has announced that Rush would not return after 4 years, as the next episode would be its last.
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Season 2
Episode 1: Episode 1
Air Date: July 16th, 2009
Summary: When a container of illegal weapons is broken into, Josh and Dom race to save the life of a security guard, who has a bomb strapped to her body, and attempt to find the men responsible.
Lawson, Michael and Shannon deal with a disgruntled worker, who is holding his boss against his will.
Episode 4: Episode 4
Air Date: August 6th, 2009
Summary: When a family court judge is taken hostage by a disgruntled father, TR tries desperately for a peaceful resolution. As the situation escalates, Shannon is in a race to talk him down before Josh is forced to shoot him.
While Lawson’s attempts to catch a killer are hampered by journalist Jacinta Burns.
Episode 5: Episode 5
Air Date: August 13rd, 2009
Summary: During a routine cell extraction Dom and Stella are caught in a prison siege. As Shannon negotiates with the ringleader, she slips up admitting Dom and Stella are inside. When the situation escalates Lawson sends in Josh and the riot police.
Meanwhile an accident throws Kerry a massive curve ball.
Episode 6: Episode 6
Air Date: August 20th, 2009
Summary: When an ex-newspaper editor causes a disturbance at Federation Square, Tactical Response tries to talk him down before he tragically falls to his death. A series of TAB robberies lead Tactical Response to link the incidents to a man attempting to settle a score. Meanwhile, struggling to deal with repercussions of the cyclist's death, Kerry leads Leon on a wild night out.
Episode 8: Episode 8
Air Date: September 3rd, 2009
Summary: TR is called to a domestic siege on the outskirts of Melbourne where they journey into dense bush to save a young boy.
When Josh is shot, Lawson faces a dilemma in how to neutralise the boy. Meanwhile, Kerry receives the brief for the coronial inquest and must prepare to face the consequences of causing a cyclist’s death.
Episode 9: Episode 9
Air Date: September 10th, 2009
Summary: Stella's future in Tactical Response is threatened when she becomes involved in an illegal car race. Kerry faces the coronial inquest into the cyclist's death. Later, Boyd visits Kerry at home with a peace offering and Dom finds a creative solution to an unusual situation at a strip club where an out of control father demands to see his daughter.
Episode 10: Episode 10
Air Date: September 10th, 2009
Summary: Michael puts his life in danger when he goes against protocol taking on a group of robbers single-handedly.
Tactical Response responds to a suspicious car tailing an armoured van. Michael goes against standard operating procedure taking on the robbers single-handedly. When the robbers discover their operation compromised, Michael finds his life in danger. Unable to hold back, Michael confesses his true feelings to Stella.
Episode 11: Episode 11
Air Date: September 17th, 2009
Summary: When John Welsh, an ex-SAS soldier robs a petrol station, TR join with a major crime squad to help bring him down.
A drug-related story Jacinta is investigating ends up putting her life at risk. Lawson tries to protect her, but finds she is quite unwilling to accept his help.
Episode 13: Episode 13
Air Date: October 1st, 2009
Summary: When a taxi driver assaults Shannon, Tactical Response links the incident to a spate of attacks against female passengers. As Tactical Response searches for the driver, Josh struggles to contain his anger. Tactical Response responds to a disturbance at a swinger's party only to discover the gatecrasher is a disabled woman. Meanwhile Lawson's love life takes a turn for the worse… or does it? He offers Shannon his spare room — will she shack up with her ex?
Episode 14: Episode 14
Air Date: October 8th, 2009
Summary: Lawson extracts an undercover operative from a drug syndicate only to discover she has crossed the line and is pregnant to a known criminal. Tactical Response races to track her down before her boyfriend discovers she is a cop. Lawson and Shannon negotiate the awkwardness of their personal and professional relationship.
Episode 15: Episode 15
Air Date: October 15th, 2009
Summary: Lawson, Shannon and Stella race to save the lives of college students when two teenagers go on a rampage at a college campus. Dom and Michael attend an armed robbery to find the gunman has been attacked by a security dog and is missing an ear. Josh, on suspension, visits Gabe, a psychologist to deal with his anger issues.
Episode 16: Episode 16
Air Date: October 22nd, 2009
Summary: Stella is caught in the crossfire when an informant is removed from witness protection against his will. When the negotiation takes a turn for the worse, Stella has to deal with the consequences of Alana being taken hostage. Josh and Shannon stake out two hapless crooks who are planning an armed robbery. Michael delivers a baby and finds himself a changed man.
Episode 18: Episode 18
Air Date: November 5th, 2009
Summary: Lawson and Josh come to blows when Lawson discovers Josh's relationship with Shannon. Meanwhile, Tactical Response tracks an escaped criminal who Josh believes has been wrongly imprisoned. Lawson tries to locate an elderly couple who were seen scoring drugs and have left suicide notes for their children.
Episode 21: Episode 21
Air Date: November 26th, 2009
Summary: TR assists in the removal of underage girls from a community where reports have been made of inappropriate behavior. The situation turns serious when a member of the community hijacks a bus and demands the girls be released. When the hijack escalates, Lawson is forced into action with devastating consequences for the team when it is revealed one of them is responsible for the shooting of an innocent man. Stella clashes with Lawson as the team waits for the ballistic report.
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