The Operation Reacher team executes a dawn raid on a suspected drug dealer, while Steven King and the Knife Crime team apprehend two lads with a history of carrying blades. Katie Eustace pursues a car that has failed to stop and is occupied by a very unusual criminal pairing in the form of a mother and her son.

Dan Machin and James Carrington are hot on the tail of suspects who reportedly stole a car at knifepoint and the pursuit comes to a dramatic climax when the officers put in a forced stop. Jen Ellse follows a van after it carried out a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre and discovers the driver thinks he has extraordinarily high tolerance for alcohol.