A man who is refused entry to a nightclub takes exception when a specialist operations officer tries to send him on his way, pushing both the police and the club's bouncers. A young woman crashes her car at a fast-food drive-through. Suspected of being intoxicated, police race to the scene before she can start driving again. When officers breathalyse her, she thinks her parents can get her out of trouble.

Officers confront a nuisance rider who refuses to go quietly after his electric scooter collided with a car, while police are stretched to their limit while dealing with a number of fights in the city centre. Two male officers are first on the scene at a nightclub where two female students have accused a man of sexually assaulting them, and have to be meticulous in their evidence gathering.

An officer responds to reports of a break-in at a garage and prepares for the possibility that the suspect is still there. When he does spot a suspicious-looking man, he must make a split-second decision about whether to tackle him or not. Officers receive a call about a fight with a knife and when they arrive at the scene, they discover a trail of blood leading into a block of flats.

Sgt Gladwin is caught off guard when a routine area search leaves him surrounded by an aggressive family, while an assault at a nightclub brings aggression and verbal abuse for police. A homeless man goes on the run after threatening a crowd with a glass bottle, while a violent shoplifter is cornered in a supermarket, and a car stop leads to international consequences.

Officers are called to a fight in a takeaway and arrest four men on suspicion of affray and take them into custody, and police respond to a hit-and-run call where the occupants of a car have run off after hitting another vehicle. A man is arrested after he racially abuses the occupants of a car, and officers respond to a report of a fight involving a man armed with a machete.

The police mobilise a large-scale manhunt with a firearms team, eight response cars, dog units and a helicopter after a woman has her car stolen at knifepoint. Elsewhere in the county, a man arrested for drunk and disorderly puts up a fight as officers try to transport him to custody. They must take quick action when he threatens to hurt himself.