Midnight in Reading. Daz and Dan are out on patrol and are called to a possible burglary, as a man as seen people crawling over the roof of a building. A chopper is en route, and the fire brigade are coming in with ladders. The use of the Night Sun reveals all, but we don’t see it as the Lads are called away to deal with some vamoose burglars currently being pursued. Dan recognises the driver of the fleeing car as the kid in the Corsa from Episode 9, and they’re driving along the exact same route as that chase so the stakes are upped as that driver got away. This time, however, the use of a stop stick has unexpected benefits as the driver’s attempt to get round it sends him into a fence right between two metal barriers which means they can’t open the doors and are nabbed by the large gaggle of cops, which includes Dave Jones the Dog Man and old face Jim Lovell. It’s all the same crew again – only this time they’ve got the driver – and he’s only 14!

Simon and Conrad are in Windsor, looking out for a blue van which has, quite literally, just been seen at a burglary. They are stopped as they pull into a rather swish drive, and the driver is promptly arrested. He is quickly separated from his passenger to ensure they can’t come up with a hasty story; while the passenger is very excited to discover he’s being filmed on Road Wars, which he watches – apparently for tips! He recognises Simon, but doesn’t do much for brownie points when he likens them to Pat and Carl. Despite everything, the driver still attempts to explain himself in as loud a voice as possible so that his colleague can hear, until Simon promises to march him half a mile up the road if need be. Conrad is the lucky man who has to get the suspect van back to the nick, only to find that it’s almost out of fuel; not that he’s impressed with the quality of the vehicle. That said, it’s full of evidence that connects it, and possibly its occupants, to the burglary.

Charlie and Mish are in Slough, and Mish’s instincts are piqued by the driver of a car which passes them. It’s got a thoroughly smashed up brake light, and no tax, which is enough reason to pull it, so they do. Attempts to secure the name of the insurance company the driver uses are a struggle as he is Polish and his English, while reasonable, isn’t colloquial. The point is moot, however, as the car shows no insurance or MOT either. This requires the seizure of the car. The guy has recently moved and, as he is not living in a familiar area, with a familiar language, he can’t remember his new address. He’s also planning to return to Poland shortly, so there is no alternative other than to arrest him so that they can get it all sorted out to serve him with the summons to court that he needs.

Roma is out with Flipper on patrol in Maidenhead when they come across four youngsters lugging a sign down the road. They’ve been to a party and are all thoroughly bladdered, despite being under 18. The sign they’ve pinched belongs to a rugby club whose team has been beaten by the lads’ team for the first time in years – so they’ve pinched the sign as a trophy. Chastened, they lug the sign all the way back again before going home to enjoy their hangovers in the morning.

Helen is on patrol in Windsor, dashing to assist a fellow officer who has pressed their emergency button, thus causing every available officer to dive in to his aid. Or at least they would if they knew where he was; and so local instincts are having to be brought in to play in order to locate him. Being on lone foot patrol, the officer concerned has been forced to get into a ruck and use his pepper spray while attempting to deal with two guys he came across snorting coke. One escaped, but the other put up such a fight that it was necessary to press the orange button. Though the coke-user wasn’t going to get very far with a nose full of chalk…

Mish and Charlie are on patrol in Slough and, while in a queue of traffic, spot a guy quite blatantly skinning up in the front seat of an (illegally) parked car opposite. The driver protests innocence over the drug use – as he couldn’t have allowed the drugs to be used in his car (the driver wasn’t smoking the spliff). Despite his protests, he’s got nothing to worry about as, apart from being parked on double yellows, he’s clean. The passenger, however, has form for drugs so there’s no street caution for him.