Rush follows the lives of members of the prestigious Tactical Response team (TR), which is based on the real life Victoria Police Critical Incident Response Team, a highly mobile unit that fills the operational gap between general duties police and the SWAT-like Special Operations Group.
Cast: Rodger Corser, Callan Mulvey, Nicole da Silva, Ashley Zukerman, Samuel Johnson, Catherine McClements, Jolene Anderson, Josef Ber, Kevin Hofbauer, Mindy Sterling, Missy Yager
Lawson is held hostage during a terrorist's daring attempt to escape from a military courtroom.
With a renegade Josh risking everything to find Michael's killer, the team finds themselves chasing one of their own and are forced to confront the question of how far they'll have to go to stop him.
The Tactical Response team continue their search for the man they believe is responsible for both the Police Minister and Michael's murders, as well as Josh's possible disappearance. They find out that he steals identities off people as a means of not being caught out, and Lawson has to make a big decision in order to catch him.
Tragedy can have a profound effect on those involved. Everyone has different coping mechanisms, and Tactical Response continues to reel from a tragedy within their own ranks. Stella can barely build up strength to face the day and Christian appreciates a comforting presence from Amber.
Michael fights for his life as the team ramp up their pursuit of the family they believe is responsible: the Raineys. But TR aren't the only ones with an interest in bringing the Raineys to their knees.
Joshua takes leave to go after the Russians, while the team is tracking down explosives.
Michael Sandrelli has been a busy man since being fired from TR. Thanks to the squad's head honcho Kerry, he's now undercover, and his job is to bring down a family of cocaine importers.
Stella becomes involved with investigative journalist Cleo Temple who has uncovered a link between Col Rainey and the waterfront controversy. Kerry is threatened but ignores the thread until her son James is assaulted.
Josh and Lawson go out to bait the Marauder bikies and which will likely bite them in the bum once Charlie finds out. Meanwhile, Stella assists a journalist who's life could be in danger.
Shannon struggles to overcome the impact of a personal crisis, and must face her demons in order to save a woman’s life.
The assassination of the Police Minister and a war brewing on the docks throws TR into the centre of a major new task force investigation. Secondly, Shannon keeps a shocking secret from Lawson and the team during an assignment to protect a woman.
In the aftermath of the assassin of the federal Minister of Police, Kerry is promoted to a task force where she must deal with her political appointee boss, while the TR unit copes with their new supervisor during Kerry's absence.