Rescue Special Operations

Rescue search the bush for a missing prospector, Simon Prestwich, but Lara and Dean are distracted when a car crashes on a fire-trail. They discover that the driver, Britney, is a teenage girl, who is uninjured but in shock. As they drive Britney to her nearby farm they learn her father, Henry, has been involved in a tractor accident. Meanwhile, Prestwich’s parents-in-law inform Michelle their grandchildren are missing – they fear Prestwich has taken them into the bush to commit murder/suicide. Out in the bush, Jordan realises his relationship with Heidi is in trouble, leading Chase to espouse the theory of “doubling down” – if the relationship’s foundering, double down and take it to the next level. It seems to work, but Jordan’s not sure how happy he is about it. Dean and Lara try to leave the tractor accident, but find their keys have been stolen – they presume it is a cry for help from Britney. Then Britney runs from the farmhouse, bloodied – she has stabbed her mother, Renata. Lara tends to the wound as Dean chases Britney into the bush. Renata reveals Britney is suffering from mental illness, and has become violent in response to her parents’ wish to have her committed. In his pursuit of Britney, Dean comes across Simon Prestwich badly injured and in need of help. Without a radio or medikit, Dean is forced to rely on unstable Britney to help save Prestwich’s life. As Dean and Britney bond, she mentions her current episode was triggered by the hallucination of hearing young boys’ voices. Dean seizes on this and convinces a mistrustful Britney to lead him to the source of the voices- an old shed. Inside, Dean finds the injured Prestwich children. With the help of Lara and Lachie, Dean saves the children. In the wash-up, Jordan takes Chase’s double-down theory to the nth degree, and decides to ask Heidi to marry him. But things don’t work out that way.