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Rescue Special Ops Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Season 1, Episode 1

First aired: Aug/02/2009
Guest star: Stewart Armstrong (Police Co-ordinator), Sacha Horler (Amanda Jackson), Anthony Burke (Kevin (SES Volunteer)), Tim McCunn (Detective Ian Johnson), Georgina Anderson (Cassie's Mother), Jane Bayuitti (Joel's Mother), Matthew Mullholland (Joel's Father), Charlotte Stevens (Monique (Student)), Saxon Wright (Henry (Student)), Alin Sumarwata (Brooke Henley), Julian Curtis (Joel Robson), Meegan Warner (Cassie), Alyssa Stringfellow (Clara), Michael Barnacoat (SAS Unit Controller), Alan Dukes (Geoff Andrews)

In this brand new Aussie drama, the members of Australia's most elite rescue unit rely on courage, mateship and extreme skills as they risk their lives to save others.



2 :01x02 - Season 1, Episode 2

First aired: Aug/09/2009
Guest star: Damian Walshe-Howling (Nick), Shane McNamara (Barry), Wil Traval (Hamish), Ria Vandervis (Jasmine), Anna Sordo (Amy), George Basha (Mike Bennett)

An adrenaline junkie taunts the Rescue team with a series of deadly stunts. Meanwhile, Lara risks her life to save thrill seekers from a flooded stormwater drain, and Dean is caught in the middle of an extortion racket after the high-rise rescue of an exotic dancer.



3 :01x03 - Season 1, Episode 3

First aired: Aug/16/2009
Guest star: Troy Sobolewski (Police Officer), Belinda Gosbee (TV News Reporter), Mariel McClorey (Zoe Martin), Adam Demos (Gilligan), Daniel Tuiara (Elijah), Jess Norman (Gina), Emma Lung (Chelsea Clarke), Tim McCunn (Detective Ian Johnson), Martin Dingle-Wall (Jake Hudson), Gyton Grantley (Willo)

Jordan's shady past returns to haunt him when his best mate is accused of murder. Then, Dean and Lara take extreme action to rescue a crime boss from his firebombed nightclub, with deadly results. Elsewhere, a friendly bet between Rescue and the Fire Brigade exposes their naked rivalry.



4 :01x04 - Season 1, Episode 4

First aired: Aug/23/2009
Guest star: Craig Ball (Gus Brensky), Hayley McCarthy (Sasha), Kosta Doukas (Fischer), Lucy Suze Taylor (Tracey), Peter Overton (Reporter), Luke Arnold (Rick Jones), Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Tamsyn Taylor), Georgia Adamson (Sonia Taylor), Wil Traval (Hamish), Cameron Stewart (Colin Taylor), Simmone MacKinnon (Fiona Charlton), Gary Sweet (Shane Gallagher)

A rock-thrower causes a horrific three vehicle MVA. As Dean struggles to rescue a local bookie from his car, Chase attends to a badly injured woman. Just before she dies she asks him to fulfil her dying wish "tell my daughter her father isn't her father."

Chase wrestles with the dilemma and against his better judgement, finds the daughter and is soon dragged into her anguished teenage world. Meanwhile Dean finds himself under threat from the bookie's brother, who claims a great deal of money went missing from his car during the rescue.



5 :01x05 - Season 1, Episode 5

First aired: Aug/30/2009
Guest star: Rea Corcoran (Woman in Water), Melissa Hanes (Jane Doe), David Roberts (Ed Frazer), Simmone MacKinnon (Fiona Charlton), Gary Sweet (Shane Gallagher), Mary Regan (Marion Foster), Raelene Chapman (Mother), Grant Dodwell (Lance Foster)

The skipper of a small cruiser swigs from his flask, before faltering, apparently drunk, and crashing into a boatload of young revellers. Rescue Special Ops arrive and begin plucking people from the water. While Heidi tends to a young woman with a bump on her head who seems to be fine, Dean goes looking for the skipper who has disappeared, presumed dead.



6 :01x06 - Season 1, Episode 6

First aired: Sep/06/2009
Guest star: John Emery (Flower Delivery Guy), Stefan Quigley (Reporter), David Bergwerf (Crispy the Firey), Mikala Haantjens (Taylor), Nathan Griffin (Davo), Emily Stewart (Anna Pappas), Steve Morris (Harry), Wayne Bradley (Mark), Ashley Vivienne Ricardo (Abigail), Tim McCunn (Detective Ian Johnson), Wil Traval (Hamish), David Roberts (Ed Frazer), Richard Huggett (Steve)

ordan is caught in a web of sex, lies and sabotage following a bizarre accident at a building site. Michelle faces the toughest day of her career as she deals with a string of disasters.

A boom lift operator suffers a heart attack, causing his construction’s scaffolding to collapse. As our guys arrive and start pulling people from the rubble, Jordan finds himself under the spell of the only woman on site.



7 :01x07 - Season 1, Episode 7

First aired: Sep/13/2009

When the unit is called to a fun park rescue they discover a woman half-dead beneath one of the rides, and Heidi bonds with her distressed husband only to discover he's not quite what he seems.

When the crew is called to rescue passengers trapped on a ferris wheel at the fun park, they discover a badly battered woman at its base.



8 :01x08 - Season 1, Episode 8

First aired: Sep/20/2009

While Rescue Special Ops are called to a trio of carjackers teetering on a cliff edge, Dean and Chase are diverted to a dangerous trench collapse and have to confront their father's human frailties.

Dean's doing it tough. When the team is called to rescue the driver of a car teetering on a cliff edge, he discovers they've rescued a couple of carjackers.



9 :01x09 - Season 1, Episode 9

First aired: Sep/27/2009

An illegal rave party on some rocks by the sea turns to disaster when a rogue wave washes the ravers off the rocks. In a dramatic rescue operation, Chase connects with Brandon, a guy who gets his arm wedged under a rock. Chase, feeling vulnerable over the state of his life and lack of friends, pursues friendship with Brandon as eagerly as Brandon...



10 :01x10 - Season 1, Episode 10

First aired: Oct/04/2009

A gang of eco-terrorists cause an explosion in a shopping mall. Lara is hoodwinked by a romantic cat-burglar. Meanwhile, Heidi and Chase struggle to rescue a violent bodybuilder with 'roid rage.

An explosion in a shopping centre sees Rescue Special Ops reunite with the Firies to get panicked shoppers to safety. But there’s a little boy missing, and locating him becomes a top priority for Vince.



11 :01x11 - Season 1, Episode 11

First aired: Oct/11/2009

A wedding turns to tragedy when the bride is trapped in a hot air balloon. Dean suspects sabotage when a series of life-threatening accidents hits the Rescue team and Michelle is blackmailed by a hi-tech stalker.

What should be a routine job – find a bride in a hot air balloon and bring her down safely turns into a series of disasters as the Rescue Special Ops team realise the balloon isn’t the only thing that’s been sabotaged



12 :01x12 - Season 1, Episode 12

First aired: Oct/18/2009
Guest star: Tim McCunn (Detective Ian Johnson), Olivia Pigeot (Vanessa Marchello), Samantha Tolj (Bronte), Paul Tassone (Glen Collins), Jessica Napier (Nicole), Martin Dingle-Wall (Jake Hudson)

Lara's first day as Team Leader goes horribly wrong when a hoax emergency puts the team in danger. While Vince and Michelle are terrorised by an intruder at Rescue HQ, and Heidi is jealous when Jordan flirts with a sexy bushwalker.

The team is coming to terms with the need for increased security around the stationhouse when the call comes in. A distressed wife claims her husband is missing in the national park.



13 :01x13 - Season 1, Episode 13

First aired: Oct/25/2009
Guest star: Martin Dingle-Wall (Jake Hudson), Tim McCunn (Detective Ian Johnson), Wil Traval (Hamish)

Rescue faces its most extreme emergency yet when an oil tanker is involved in a massive accident. Dean realises Lara's life is in danger from a violent stalker. Can he rescue her in time? It's Lara's wedding day, but does she have cold feet?

The Rescue Special Ops team is called to a potentially explosive collision, and when a nearby chemical plant is tampered with, they put two and two together to realise someone holds a serious, and potentially lethal, grudge against them.



14 :02x01 - Enemy Mine

First aired: Jun/28/2010
Guest star: Simon Burke (Warren Thompson), Alex Dimitriades (Guy Hewitt)

Dean and the team are back, and they risk their lives to save a miner trapped in an underground disaster. Michelle fears for her team's safety when Vince uncovers a criminal conspiracy at the gold mine, and Vince is tempted by a lucrative job offer to leave Special Ops.



15 :02x02 - A Day in the Life of Dean Gallagher

First aired: Jul/05/2010
Guest star: Luke Pegler (Gary 'Bingo' Bing)

A jetskier causes an explosion at a marina fuel depot, with deadly results for Dean. Passions ignite during a turf war between Rescue and a glamorous firefighter, and Chase's love life takes an unexpected turn.



16 :02x03 - Locked In

First aired: Jul/12/2010
Guest star: Luke Pegler (Gary 'Bingo' Bing)



17 :02x04 - Jordan's Choice

First aired: Jul/19/2010
Guest star: Luke Pegler (Gary 'Bingo' Bing)



18 :02x05 - Shock Jock

First aired: Jul/26/2010
Guest star: Luke Pegler (Gary 'Bingo' Bing), Anthony Hayes (Zac Weston)



19 :02x06 - Thicker Than Water

First aired: Aug/02/2010
Guest star: Tim McCunn (Detective Ian Johnson), Georgina Haig (Emma Griffiths), Myles Pollard (Steve "Mack" McIntyre), Rebekah Foord (Nadia Shepherd)



20 :02x07 - Find My Baby

First aired: Aug/09/2010
Guest star: Anita Hegh (Melissa Gardner)



21 :02x08 - Street Legal

First aired: Aug/16/2010
Guest star: Vanessa Gray (Renae Daltry), Madeleine West (Annika Ehrenberg), Lincoln Lewis (Sam Marchello)



22 :02x09 - Out of the Ashes

First aired: Aug/23/2010
Guest star: Lisa Chappell (Vivian Walker), Madeleine West (Annika Ehrenberg), Vanessa Gray (Renae Daltry)



23 :02x10 - Rock Stars

First aired: Aug/30/2010



24 :02x11 - Off The Rails

First aired: Sep/06/2010



25 :02x12 - One for the Money

First aired: Sep/13/2010



26 :02x13 - Crazy Love

First aired: Sep/20/2010



27 :03x01 - Ambushed

First aired: May/30/2011

The team is threatened with the introduction of Lifeblood, a privately owned rescue organisation trying to take over their business. It leaves the entire team on edge, in fear of losing their jobs and their future in rescue work.



28 :03x02 - Fearless

First aired: May/30/2011

Rescue attends an MVA involving a truck and a BMW. Dean and Chase attempt to free trapped Tyler, a stressed-out share trader who's more worried about making a morning meeting than any injuries he may have acquired. But his crush injuries look serious, and Dean and Chase doubt his chances of survival.



29 :03x03 - True Romance

First aired: Jun/06/2011

After receiving a panicked call from a man lost in a foggy ravine, Rescue are flying blind as they try to reach him. Meanwhile, Chase, Jordan and Heidi struggle to find Katie, and the LifeBlood chopper tasked with helping them is useless.



30 :03x04 - Secrets and Lies

First aired: Jun/06/2011

When a young girl, Lily, is found trapped on a cliff ledge by the ocean, Rescue call for the Lifeblood chopper, only to find that the pilot is none other than Heidi.



31 :03x05 - Him or Me

First aired: Jun/13/2011



32 :03x06 - Demon Days

First aired: Jun/13/2011



33 :03x07 - Man In The Machine

First aired: Jun/20/2011



34 :03x08 - The Game

First aired: Jun/20/2011



35 :03x09 - It's Not The Fall That Kills You

First aired: Jun/27/2011



36 :03x10 - Stolen

First aired: Jul/04/2011

Swinging by her office early one morning, Michelle interrupts an intruder photocopying Rescue documents. In the ensuing foot chase, the intruder is sideswiped by a car.



37 :03x11 - In Deep

First aired: Jul/04/2011

The team rescue Tan, an injured rock fisherman who doesn't speak English. Jordan goes up with the man to the Lifeblood chopper, piloted by Heidi. They soon learn what the man was trying to say another man is stuck on the cliffs.



38 :03x12 - Break Out

First aired: Jul/11/2011

The Rescue team attend an overturned bus on a lonely stretch of bush highway, only to discover it is full of female prisoners.



39 :03x13 - The Dunes

First aired: Jul/18/2011



40 :03x14 - Chemical Brothers

First aired: Jul/25/2011



41 :03x15 - The Carter Redemption

First aired: Jul/25/2011



42 :03x16 - Storm Chaser

First aired: Aug/01/2011



43 :03x17 - Art Attack

First aired: Aug/08/2011

Dean is using his day off to bond with Zoe's boy Noah but things aren't sizzling when Dean gets a request from Lachie to pick him up from the lockup and take him to work.



44 :03x18 - Missing Pieces

First aired: Aug/15/2011

The Rescue unit attend an MVA involving one Helen Hillerstrom, who reveals her son, Oscar, is missing in the Blue Mountains.



45 :03x19 - Class Of Their Own

First aired: Aug/22/2011



46 :03x20 - The Intervention

First aired: Aug/29/2011



47 :03x21 - Bad Company

First aired: Aug/29/2011



48 :03x22 - Two Fires

First aired: Sep/05/2011