The neighbourhood team in Gateshead is put on high alert when a man threatens a woman with a crossbow. As a siege unfolds outside a house on a busy residential street, the team works with the Armed Response Unit to bring the situation to a peaceful conclusion. After discovering countless cannabis farms being manned by human slaves against their will, Northumbria Police launch Operation Kestrel, a force-wide crackdown to find those profiting from misery and illegal drug production. PCSOs Craig and Jill know something isn't right when they notice a vandalised car on their usual patrol. After doing some digging, the pair find a family who are being attacked regularly and do everything they can to help them.