Rescue Special Operations

S03:E19 - Class of their Own

The Rescue team are called to a teenage party, where a balcony has collapsed, trapping many. It’s chaos on the ground as drunken kids interfere with the rescue and hysterical bleeding teens need to be wrangled. The team is helped by Benji and Charlotte, two kids who were at the party helping with the music. The host, Alex, gets in a panic as his brother Nate is found pinned under the wreckage, and fading fast with internal injuries. Dean has to make a terrible call, and amputates the boy’s arm to free him and save his life. Simone, the stripper whose arrival caused a stampede of excited teens and the balcony collapse, is still in shock when Chase recognises her – they were at school together, and had a disastrous date. Chase forces Simone to stay on site, which costs her another gig and eventually her job. Chase wants to help Simone – he’s feeling guilty, but Simone is sure he’s still the same gutless Chase she knew at school. Chase balks when Simone asks him to strip at a hens’ night to help her out. Dean and Lara find themselves under investigation. Nate’s parents are kicking up a fuss. Michelle takes them off active duty while things are sorted out. But next day Dean won’t take it lying down – he drags Lara back to the party scene to talk sense to the family. Alex’s anger with Dean is white hot, and he is pushing his parents in their complaints. Dean notices nuts and bolts that have been removed from the deck. He realises this was sabotage. At the station Michelle is furious with Dean for trying to contact the family at the centre of an official complaint. She warns him, and Lara too. But the police have dropped the investigation, so they are free to rejoin the team. Just then trouble erupts – an incident near the local school. The team arrives at a footbridge near the school to find Benji trussed and strung up high in the air and being harassed by Alex. As they fight to get him down Benji confesses. Yes, he did sabotage the balcony, it is all his fault. He even booked the stripper to set up the stampede. But there’s more to the story. He didn’t act alone. And Alex is no innocent party, either. Benji reveals Charlotte has been raped by Alex. Charlotte snaps, stabbing Alex and extracting a confession. Chase strips to make some money for Simone, and gets enough in tips to buy Dean a new couch. Best Dean doesn’t know where the money comes from. Or where it’s been.