Ed Lane, the crack sniper of a Canadian Metropolitan police force's Strategic Response Unit (SWAT), is a workaholic, who prefers retirement parties to family events, such as teenage son Clark's birthday concert performance. Today, he has to aim at Goran Tomasic, whose wife Marta taunted him till he killed her and went berserk, taking a bystander hostage yo escape arrest. Ed decides alone what to do when Goran's adult son Petar runs to him. That same day arrives young Royal Army veteran Sam Braddock, the unit's newest member. Written by KGF Vissers

SRU recruit Sam proves himself a fabulous marksman, but needs procedural training on the job. Widower Jack Swanson is ecstatic as his daughter Phoebe is finally paged to receive a life-saving transplant heart in hospital. When administrator Krupchik tells them the computer gave priority to an older patient, Jack flips and takes hostages. Trigger-happy Sam is given drinks duty, fellow father Gregory Parker negotiates. Written by KGF Vissers

Jackson Barcliffe's sister meanly refuses access of the gentle ex-addict, who has been clean for 8 months after drug rehab, to his family until he repays a $680 debt. So he desperately turns to his former dealer for a loan. However at the same time an undercover cop has led the SRU team to the drug dealer's place. Ed, Gregory and their men face impossible choices. Sam tells Ed about his Afghanistan trauma. Written by KGF Vissers

Police sergeant Pete Fitzhaven's wife Sadie's inconsistent whining and some bruising, although accompanied by soothing denial, convince her over-assertive sister Rebecca Kessfield it's time to put an end to it an any cost. Missing Pete is tracked down to the yacht where Rebecca holds him at gunpoint. While the SRU tries to prevent a bloody outcome, Pete overpowers Rebecca and realizes he needs to stage a plausible defense. Meanwhile the boys differ on what to tell their kids when bullied at school. Written by KGF Vissers

Physically superior newbie Sam insists and gets on the job training in his weak area, negotiation. Implacable bitch bank manager Ruth Skellar is taken hostage, with several staff, for $500,000 ransom. Initially the SRU assumes another job of the Monday robber, but this one is less clinical and gets caught He ends up being identified as George Orston, the former security supervisor she fired. Greg thinks the key is George's handicapped wife, who needs institutional care. But nasty surprises follow although nobody wants bloodshed. Written by KGF Vissers

A ruthless street gang's leader Michael Dacosta has been jailed because honest schoolgirl Tasha Redford reported his molesting. Now his girl Brianna and three other scum girls seek revenge, but their gun gets dropped and Tasha semi-accidentally shoots Cassaundra, apparently fatally. She's chased trough the mall by the villainous trio when the team arrives after annual physical tests, so they must try to pin down for girls while working out what happens, hence who the good girl is. Only Tasha feels guilty, even to a suicidal degree. Written by KGF Vissers

RJ Strachan sneakily climbs into his kid brother's bedroom, asking in vain if they could both to go to Yuko together. At the dinner table, their stern dad, top lawyer Rolland Strachan Sr., severely taunts RJ, who was thrown out of military academy, until he draws a pistol and shoots dad in the arm. His mother calls the police, but when the SRU arrives, Simon, who is admitted to Yale, tries to cover for the runaway. Details about both boys' dark past, partially because Simon comes to trust Sam, explain startling twists. Written by KGF Vissers

Days after ending the prison term for the murder of his teenage girl-friend Katie, Michael Jameson takes a court bailiff and Ed, who happened to be in the courthouse, hostage, demanding the prosecutor Dan Cheznik be send to them. Jameson claims his trial was fixed unfairly and he wants to be exonerated. Ed patiently negotiates his way out while the SRU team looks into the original murder case. Written by KGF Vissers

Gerald Duglin is identified by his car registration after a shop keeper notices him with missing Lily, dressed as a boy. That leads the SRU to his home, where he has been holding Penny for eight years. Duglin escapes through a tunnel, but Penny refuses to believe the police are on the girls' side, and follows his instructions. Meanwhile Gregory fears he's losing his own son for good. Gerald is tracked down and pinpointed. Written by KGF Vissers

When the Strategic Response Unit arrives, the rules change. The bad guy's caught - he just doesn't know it yet. The SRU, inspired by Toronto's Emergency Task Force, is a handpicked team of elite cops. High risk is their business and these men and women do it all: rescue hostages, bust gangs, defuse bombs. Talk down suicidal teens. Protect the Pope. They handle state-of-the-art weapons - sniper rifles, flash-bang grenades, tasers. They climb the sides of buildings. See through walls. But they're different from other SWAT teams. Because their arsenal also includes a gift for words. A knowledge of human intuition. An instinct for when it's time to negotiate - and when the 'solution' calls for something more. On the scene, they're in charge. No one knows their job better. SRU Constables outrank senior Inspectors - and the Inspectors don't like it. Regular uniforms grumble when pushed aside by the SRU 'prima donnas.' While secretly wishing they were in their place. It's a tough job. A job ... Written by Anonymous

When the Strategic Response Unit arrives, the rules change. The bad guy's caught - he just doesn't know it yet. The SRU, inspired by Toronto's Emergency Task Force, is a handpicked team of elite cops. High risk is their business and these men and women do it all: rescue hostages, bust gangs, defuse bombs. Talk down suicidal teens. Protect the Pope. They handle state-of-the-art weapons - sniper rifles, flash-bang grenades, tasers. They climb the sides of buildings. See through walls. But they're different from other SWAT teams. Because their arsenal also includes a gift for words. A knowledge of human intuition. An instinct for when it's time to negotiate - and when the 'solution' calls for something more. On the scene, they're in charge. No one knows their job better. SRU Constables outrank senior Inspectors - and the Inspectors don't like it. Regular uniforms grumble when pushed aside by the SRU 'prima donnas.' While secretly wishing they were in their place. It's a tough job. A job ... Written by Anonymous

When the Strategic Response Unit arrives, the rules change. The bad guy's caught - he just doesn't know it yet. The SRU, inspired by Toronto's Emergency Task Force, is a handpicked team of elite cops. High risk is their business and these men and women do it all: rescue hostages, bust gangs, defuse bombs. Talk down suicidal teens. Protect the Pope. They handle state-of-the-art weapons - sniper rifles, flash-bang grenades, tasers. They climb the sides of buildings. See through walls. But they're different from other SWAT teams. Because their arsenal also includes a gift for words. A knowledge of human intuition. An instinct for when it's time to negotiate - and when the 'solution' calls for something more. On the scene, they're in charge. No one knows their job better. SRU Constables outrank senior Inspectors - and the Inspectors don't like it. Regular uniforms grumble when pushed aside by the SRU 'prima donnas.' While secretly wishing they were in their place. It's a tough job. A job ... Written by Anonymous

When the Strategic Response Unit arrives, the rules change. The bad guy's caught - he just doesn't know it yet. The SRU, inspired by Toronto's Emergency Task Force, is a handpicked team of elite cops. High risk is their business and these men and women do it all: rescue hostages, bust gangs, defuse bombs. Talk down suicidal teens. Protect the Pope. They handle state-of-the-art weapons - sniper rifles, flash-bang grenades, tasers. They climb the sides of buildings. See through walls. But they're different from other SWAT teams. Because their arsenal also includes a gift for words. A knowledge of human intuition. An instinct for when it's time to negotiate - and when the 'solution' calls for something more. On the scene, they're in charge. No one knows their job better. SRU Constables outrank senior Inspectors - and the Inspectors don't like it. Regular uniforms grumble when pushed aside by the SRU 'prima donnas.' While secretly wishing they were in their place. It's a tough job. A job ... Written by Anonymous