Rescue Special Operations

S03:E22 - Two Fires

When a truck crashes into a service station everyone is stretched to the limit dealing with multiple traumas. Lara and Lachie soon find themselves working to rescue a young mechanic crushed under a car. Petrol is leaking everywhere and it’s only a matter of time before the place goes up. Luckily, a Good Samaritan stops to lend a hand. Blake Owens is a former Rescue officer and he’s ready to do anything they ask. Soon the order comes to pull back, but Lara refuses to abandon her patient and when she and Lachie are caught in a firestorm they are pushed into an intimate encounter. An encounter they’re keen to hide for fear of upsetting the balance of the team… and Dean in particular. However, their secret doesn’t stay secret for long and when Dean finds out he decks Lachie. Faced with the simmering tension, Lara is also confronted by some serious questions from Vince and Michelle and Vince warns her not to become a Rescue tragic – someone only in the job for the thrill. Meanwhile, after treating an injured courier at the scene of the accident, Chase, Jordan and Heidi are compelled to finish a delivery for him, only to find themselves drawn into a domestic dispute. The next day, as Vince reviews the accident site, Blake approaches about getting his old job back and Vince is disturbed as he tries to push the issue. Meanwhile, as Lara writes her incident report, she realises that she is indeed at risk of becoming a Rescue tragic and for her that means only one thing – she has to leave. Visiting Blake later to get some advice on life after Rescue, Lara is shocked to find that he’s not what he seemed. Far from a Rescue success story, he’s struggling to make ends meet and Lara is unsettled. A feeling that only grows as Rescue arrives in the very street they’re standing in. Chase, Jordan and Heidi have been locked in a nearby building with a gas leak and as Blake offers his assistance Dean looks to him with growing suspicion. Once again Blake has the answers, but with Lara, Dean and Lachie racing to reach their friends in time, the question is, have they been lured into a trap?