Dog handler Darren has to call on all his powers of persuasion to try to end a rooftop stand-off, while Steve is forced to use his pepper spray when a suspect refuses to come quietly, and Tasers are drawn in a tense situation with a man who is armed with a knife.

Paul takes the lead in a dangerous high-speed pursuit through the streets of Stockton-on-Tees, while Justin is put in severe danger by a man who has allegedly been threatening the public with a dirty hypodermic needle. Damo leads the firearms team on a raid of a house where a man has been seen with a gun, and Spike hunts down a car, the owner of which is wanted for burglary and fuel theft.