In this episode, it's New Year's Eve in Sydney, and hundreds of thousands of people have turned out to witness one of the world's most spectacular fireworks displays. But it's anything but party time for the men and women of Police Rescue. A crowd has surged past barricades towards the Harbour Bridge, and Police Rescue are called in to assist general duties police who've been overwhelmed.

In this episode, Police Rescue recruits must overcome their fears to complete a challenging sixty metre abseil down the side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. As their gruelling six-week training course comes to an end, have they done enough to become fully-fledged members of the Police Rescue Unit?