A drama series centred on the lives of the nurses at All Saints Western General Hospital.
Genre: Drama
Cast:Judith McGrath , Georgie Parker , Tammy Macintosh , Martin Lynes , Ben Tari , John Howard , Libby Tanner , Brian Vriends , Wil Traval , Paul Tassone , Erik Thomson , Mark Priestley , Jeremy Cumpston , Conrad Coleby , Christopher Gabardi , Andrew Supanz , Virginia Gay , Alexandra Davies
Nurse Unit Manager Terri Sullivan manages the 'general medical ward' at All Saints Western General Hospital. Affectionately known as "The Garbage Ward", it takes the overflow of patients from all the other wards.
Terri arrives at work to find Dr. Harry Williams has been admitted to the ward with a mild cardiac condition and he becomes the patient from Hell.
Ben saves the life of a drug dealer who is the victim of a stabbing attack. Connor disputes the diagnosis of a new intern while he is looking after Scott, an anxious country boy.
Bron faces the dilemma of becoming too attached to a patient. Jared discovers that Angie lied to him about continuing her out-patients treatment. Terri goes into battle with the bureaucrats.
When Jaz collapses after being slipped a party drug, Connor and Bron put their careers on the line to care for her. Jared introduces his fiance to Ben and Stephanie.
Preparations for a sibling kidney transplant go awry. Bron's professionalism is put to the test and Jared has an unexpected admirer.
Von has to come to terms with her past when a long lost friend is admitted to Ward 17. Terri encourages a young woman from a different culture to make her own choices.
Bron's favourite patient, is readmitted with pneumonia and is stunned with the news that his illness could be HIV related. Sophie has difficulty juggling work and being a single mother.
Jared worries when a new mother rejects her child, and when the baby goes missing, the teenage mum is the prime suspect.
Terri finds herself unable to separate professional ethics from her personal beliefs when a witch is admitted to the ward.
Raelene is admitted to the ward and Peter and Connor suspect that she is bulimic. Steph finally decides to act upon her dream of becoming a doctor.
A high profile lawyer arrives for a coronary by-pass, but her irresponsible attitude towards her own health makes the surgeons decide to postpone the operation.
Connor is horrified to learn that his rugby hero has been admitted to Ward 17. Jared's ex-girlfriend turns up wanting to talk about their break-up.
Terri has been up all night comforting Peter who cannot accept that his wife is brain-dead. She also has the difficult task of asking Peter to give consent for Jenny's organs to be donated.
Terri mourns for Jenny and struggles with the breakdown of her friendship with Peter. Connor finds himself nursing an AIDS patient through his last days.
The arrival of two high-dependency patients and an incompetent agency nurse increase the stress and workload in Ward 17.
Terri and Peter are forced to put a young girl's emotional health at risk in order to save the life of a newborn baby. Jared is thrilled by Angie's attempts to get her life back on track.
Stephanie supports a woman's decision to have a cochlear implant against her deaf husband's wishes. Jared teaches an old man how to be independent and learns a lesson in return.
Luke is put through the wringer when a patient deteriorates before his eyes. Jared learns more harsh truths about Angie.
A young mother has a cardiac arrest and a near death experience. Jaz helps three elderly patients feel worthwhile. Von brings out the devil in an otherwise shy, gentleman patient.
Luke falls under the spell of a man-hungry female surgical consultant. Jared ignores his instincts and botches the treatment of a patient.
Von tries to help a diabetic youth adjust to life in the workforce. Ben is lured into a deserted park which results in him being a patient in Accident and Emergency.
Terri faces echoes from her past when she helps a victim of domestic violence. Bronwyn has an unpleasant shock when the new head of cardiothoracic surgery arrives at All Saints.
A rookie cop is brought into the ward suffering from a gunshot wound and suspected spinal injuries. Bronwyn tries to teach a young binge drinker about his serious medical condition.
While Stephanie tries to adjust to the idea of being pregnant, she is assigned to nurse a dying woman who wants to hold on for the birth of her grandchild.
Terri's faith is tested when her best friend and mentor, Sister Marguerite, undergoes a startling personality change.
Professor Craig drops a bombshell on the staff of Ward 17 - with dire consequences for Bronwyn and Luke's relationship.
Richard Craig is all set to perform ground breaking heart surgery, but when the patient changes his mind, Richard places the blame on Bronwyn.
Stephanie is placed in an ethical dilemma when she is forced to lie. Jared fears he may have contracted HIV while giving First-Aid to a dying drug addict.
Terri fills in as assistant director of jursing for the day, leaving Stephanie in charge of ward 17. Richard forces Bronwyn into making a huge sacrifice.
Bronwyn faces crisis upon crises as she hands in her resignation and her dear friend's life-saving operation goes terribly wrong.
A patient's flirtation with Jared becomes serious when she accuses him of rape. A patient's honesty and optimism gives Stephanie the strength to tell Ben she may never want children.
Bronwyn is looking for action on her first day of ambulance duty - and she gets more than she bargained for.
Stephanie and Luke work together to solve a medical mystery but with devastating consequences. Terri has to deal with a nudist on the ward. Bronwyn realises Ben has post traumatic stress syndrome.
Terri is placed in mortal danger by the husband of a patient who has been the victim of domestic violence. Jaz tries to come to terms with the fact she was date-raped by Danny.
Ward 17 reels from the consequences when they learn about Jaz's ordeal. Ben discovers an elderly patient who isn't at all what she appears to be.
Stephanie faces a moral dilemma when she suspects an old friend of performing euthanasia on her dying husband. Peter is troubled by thoughts of who received his late wife's organs.
Terri is forced to nurse a patient who is determined to commit suicide - he is admitted with a drug overdose as well as legal papers to say he is not to be resuscitated.
Stephanie's life is on the line when she and two patients contract a rare disease. Luke is forced to question his abilities as a doctor when faced with an ungrateful patient.
Ben and Bronwyn are called to save a little girl who has fallen down a storm water drain. Terri reveals another side to her nature when a patient pushes her too far.
As Ward 17 celebrates Christmas, a sick child hopes that her wish will come true, an elderly man asks Santa for a special gift for his ailing wife, and Bronwyn is in for a surprise.
Terri and Peter help Sophie fight for custody of her children. Bronwyn becomes emotionally involved in the fate of a car accident victim and his young daughter.
Terri, Peter and Ron find themselves in a siege situation when Sophie cracks. Bronwyn's fundraising netball game disintegrates. Von's New Year's resolution seems destined to go up in smoke.
Terri struggles to deal with what has happened to her friends. Bronwyn learns about the hierarchy in the ambulance organisation.
A busy day on the ward turns to chaos when the Health Minister is brought in as a patient. A lack of beds means a patient is left to recover from her operation on a trolley in the corridor.
Terri's emotional equilibrium is tipped when an old flame and colleague, Dr. Mitch Stevens, returns to All Saints after a ten year absence.
Mitch Stevens's unorthodox doctoring style brings tension - and humor - to Terri's ward. Ben's first day back brings unanticipated challenges for Bronwyn.
A street kid holds Mitch hostage in an attempt to abduct his drug addict friend from Ward 17.
When a Jehovah's Witness patient is admitted for treatment, Terri and Luke find themselves on opposing sides of an ethical dilemma.
Terri finds herself torn between her duty as a nurse and as a nun when she tries to help a young man confused about his sexuality.
Peter is pushed to the limit when his life seems to be falling apart and he considers taking drastic measures.
It's a guilt-stricken time for Peter when his son goes missing and he realises he needs to be a good father again.
Emotions run high when Peter decides to leave All Saints. Connor's security guard friend Stewie is brought to the ward after being shot whilst preventing a robbery.
Professional boundaries are overstepped when Mitch and Luke clash over treatment for a girl with an aneurysm.
Jared and Samantha's relationship is strained when her mother is admitted to Ward 17 and he learns why she hides her personal life from him.
Mitch is forced to confront his fears when a cancer patient refuses treatment. Stephanie gets starry-eyed about a possible promotion.
It's a heartbreaking time for Samantha when her mother's condition worsens. Mitch uses his voodoo skills to help a deluded patient.
It's a hard day out in the field for Ben and Luke when they come into conflict over their differing approaches to saving a man with his arm caught in a machine.
Emotions run high when a patient claims to have been fully conscious during an agonising operation.
The ward staff break hospital rules to save a patient's life - but will they pay heavy consequences?
Ward 17 is in turmoil when a suicide victim's body starts exuding toxic gas and everyone must be evacuated.
Luke performs a simple tonsillectomy on a young singer and then finds himself using all his medical skills in a race against time to save his patient's life.
A teenager is guilt-stricken when he is given the green light to receive donor lungs and his twin brother, suffering the same illness, is not.
Bronwyn becomes involved in the plight of a severely mentally disabled man whose only relative has just passed away.
Stephanie and Ben's marriage is put to the test when a patient alleges he assaulted her.
Terri becomes suspicious about the reasons for a man's repeat hospital treatments. The unpredictable actions of a teenage patient shock Mitch.
In the wake of her break-up with Ben, Stephanie's emotional state is put to the test when a couple are brought into All Saints, the victims of a car accident and robbery whilst in mid-coitus.
When a young girl arrives on the ward with dangerously high blood pressure and suffers a stroke, Mitch and Terri make a startling discovery about her condition.
It is a race against time when Luke and Terri are forced to help a patient overcome his phobia about hospitals in order to get him into theatre for life-saving surgery.
Connor has to overcome his prejudices when he discovers that his old football coach is now a woman.
Jared uncovers the dark secret behind an elderly woman's refusal to leave the bedside of a dear friend.
Luke endangers a patient's life when he performs an emergency tracheostomy that goes wrong.
Ben and Bronwyn face a gang of drunken youths when they treat a young woman who has overdosed on a cocktail of drugs.
There is tension on the ward when a Family Court Judge is brought in after being shot and it is feared the shooter could return to finish the job.
An Arabic speaking man brought into the ward for a head injury, desperately attempts to communicate to staff that his young diabetic son is asleep in his car. Dementia threatens to tear a family apart.
Brownyn is delighted to be paired with a paramedic known for his heroism, but when he charges into an unsecured structure collapse, her partner's impetuosity may put her own life at risk.
Connor's prejudices are challenged when he realises a grieving mother will do anything to stop her son's gay lover from visiting her dying son.
A woman who continues to search for the daughter she lost 10 years ago, is matched up as a bone marrow donor to a 12 year old girl who is suspicious as to why none of her family share her marrow or blood type.
A husband's plea to save his young, drug-smuggling wife from prison throws Ward 12 into chaos with Steph, Luke and Mitch performing emergency surgery at gunpoint.
A champion female boxer is terrified of losing her career when Stephanie breaks the news that she is pregnant. Regina attempts to reunite a dying mother with her son.
Terri dramatically saves the life of a choking child. Meanwhile, Jared and Von are targeted by a seemingly perfect agency nurse, but soon discover how deceiving appearances can be.
Luke is put in an awkward position when he discovers one of his colleagues is a drug addict.
Still reeling from the news that her father has cancer, Terri is put to the test when she is forced to nurse a terminal cancer patient.
A young Jewish woman brings the miracle of Christmas alive as she goes into labour on Ward 17. Meanwhile, Mitch re-evaluates his own future, asking Terri if there is any hope for them.
All Saints is thrown into emergency status when an explosion creates chaos and carnage. The disaster becomes personal when the staff realise that Von is missing.
Emotions run high in Ward 17 when the staff discover the bomber is a patient and Terri's life is on the line.
Bronwyn is given a glimpse of what her future could be like with Luke. Meanwhile, the ward is in fierce competition as they prepare for battle in the annual All Saints fund-raising bed race.
A former game show host who has acid burn scars is admitted for an emergency appendectomy. Luke talks to her about plastic surgery that could remove the old scars. Bron and Luke are barely speaking.
Mitch helps his former professor's grand-daughter deal with the fact that she may have cervical cancer and make a life-altering decision.
As the All Saints staff are kicking up their heels at the Hospital Fundraising Ball, Terri battles an obsessed ex-patient.
Former paramedic Mick Todd a paraplegic trying to come terms with his paralysis with help of nurses on Ward 17
Luke's estranged younger brother is admitted to the ward after swallowing razor-blades to temporarily get out of prison.
Mitch goes to great personal and professional lengths to diagnose the illness of an aspiring Olympic athlete. Bronwyn learns an important lesson about herself.
As Luke faces the internal investigation into his supposed negligence, he is forced to defend himself, putting his career and relationship with Bron on the line.
A young woman arrives on the ward with anorexia and a TV crew tracking her every move.
Terri is trapped between faith and family when her father asks her to end his life. Ben and Bron are called out to a husband and wife with marriage problems.
The unexpectedly rapid decline and death of a patient hurtles Mitch into an investigation of the hospital's rehabilitation unit.
Terri goes on trial for murdering Neil Phillips. As prosecution witnesses, Von and Luke are forced to give evidence against her.
Terri faces the final day of her trial with Mitch as her star witness. Kylie and Jared investigate a woman who had an allergic reaction to sex.
A new CEO announces Ward 17's closure and the shocked staff galvanize into industrial action leading towards strike.
Terri takes on the hospital's new administrator as the ward's closure becomes a reality.
It is a tough time for Luke when he comes head to head with a drug-abusing anaesthetist who resorts to the ultimate emotional blackmail.
Terri helps a young boy who blames himself for an accident which resulted in horrendous injuries for his teacher.
A difficult woman visits her estranged sister in Ward 17. Stephanie begins her stint as nurse unit manager in Terri's absence. After injuring his hand, Luke is faced with a critical choice when a rare surgical case presents.
Called out to a car accident, Ben and Bronwyn are horrified to find one of their own is involved.
After Stephanie's funeral her mother visits the ward and comforts another mother
Mitch's dedication to a patient causes a rift in his relationship with Rose, threatening their marriage plans.
Thrust into the role of nurse unit manager for the night, Brownyn faces a multitude of challenges from an obnoxious doctor, to a nun with Alzheimer's and a patient whose presentation may be masking a serious illness.
As Mitch and Rose's wedding day draws near, Terri is deciding whether her future lies with her religious vocation.
When two children are killed by a drunk driver, their mother's grief unlocks another woman's secret.
A routine call-out to a jet-skiing accident turns into a life and death emergency where Ben and Bron have to save a young woman's life.
A patient's life is threatened when a student nurse becomes romantically involved with a patient.
Von tries to hide her secret past when she encounters a patient who remembers her from 30 years ago.
Luke, Ben and Bron form an unlikely trio during a road accident emergency; a woman will loose her badly burned leg unless Ben acts fast to save it.
Ben and Bron battle to save the life of a woman found frozen to her workmate in an industrial freezer. Mitch and Terri attempt to convince the wife of a motor neurone patient to lessen the burden on herself of being his only carer.
Mitch discovers that Rose has been keeping a huge secret from him. She suffers from bipolar disease, a manic depressive condition, which she has been managing with lithium.
Luke and the hospital are manipulated into agreeing to operate on a man who wants to die so his body can be cryogenically frozen.
Sarah and Nick Adams are expecting their second child when Sarah is admitted to the ward with shortness of breath and an X-ray reveals a shadow on her lung.
Bron's desperation to pay back her gambling debt to Luke intensifies when she is stuck nursing one of his most difficult patients.
Luke, Bron and Ben must overcome their personal differences in a cliff-side battle to save a young man's life.
Mitch diagnoses a patient with a rare and fatal condition, however, it is the patient who has a few surprises in store for the staff of Ward 17.
Connor and Jodie become an item. Bron falls through the floor during a call out. While trying to get out from under a beam Bron grabs a pipe and it bursts threatening her life.
The mercury is pushing 41 degrees, bushfires are raging and tempers are fraying. While Ben and his new partner, Scott, are trapped in the path of a deadly blaze, the hospital staff are crying out for a cool change. Terri makes a major decision with her life while nursing a man with severe burn injuries. Meanwhile, Connor finds it difficult working with Bron after his attemp to woo her fails.
Connor, Bron and Jared don't know what has hit them when they come up against Terri's replacement, Kate Larsen. They soon realize that this Nursing Unit Manager has very different ideas about how Ward 17 should be run.
In the late stages of terminal mesothelioma and 38 weeks pregnant, Sarah wants to go home to organise her daughter's fifth birthday party. When she goes into labour in the ambulance it will be a battle to keep mother and baby alive. Jared is exhausted from working overtime and must make a big decision about his career when he accidentally allows a patient to take the wrong medication. Connor becomes referee to two brothers who have been feuding for 18 years. Connor, Bron and Kylie are kept busy making preparations for Jared's surprise birthday party.
Mitch diagnoses a gifted ballerina with scoliosis. She must make a choice between her career and her health, without disappointing her proud mother. Connor surprises Jodi with flowers and finds her reaction not at all what he expected. A man refuses surgery that will help him walk again out of fear of a possible negative result. Kate dresses down Jared for pushing himself too far with extra shifts. Ben and Scott help a dying mother attend her daughter's birthday party.
Sarah Adams' health is failing fast and the fight to keep her alive through the compensation case proceedings takes its emotional toll on Mitch and Kate. Bron's gambling debts have escalated to a point that her loan shark, wanting to recoup his loss, suggests that Bron steal pethidine off the ward. Scott missed breakfast after a wild night of passion causing him and Ben to be at each other's throat. Tempers fray when they are called to a biscuit factory where one of the workers has collapsed. Meanwhile Connor is struggling to find out why he is suddenly in the bad books with Jodi.
Mitch admits Chris, an attractive woman in her mid-thirties, who he suspects has been brutally raped and possibly by multiple attackers. During her care, Mitch and Connor discover that her case is more complex than they initially thought.
Mitch is forced to realize he is not so different from a hypertensive potential stroke victim whose high-risk condition is largely caused by addiction to work. Connor clashes with a senior surgeon over the treatment of a patient.
Ambulance officers Ben and Scott are called out to a suicide to discover the victim has been dead for weeks. Bron nurses a young girl with bladder issues and surgeon Luke learns the patient was born with ambiguous genitalia.
Ian Hanrahan arrives to undergo corrective surgery for a minor hernia. However, things do go badly wrong when Ian has a completely unforeseen reaction to the anesthetic. Ian comes out of the routine operation in a vegetative state and there seems to be little hope of any improvement. Ben and Scott are called out to attend a young woman who has collapsed, in extreme pain, at a train station. Meanwhile, Bron is battling with a difficult patient who, despite being discharged, is refusing to leave hospital.
Scott attends his first domestic violence call-out with Ben to find that a girl has been stabbed in the neck by her boyfriend. Scott provokes a fight with him. When Bron is assigned to nurse the girlfriend, it is discovered all is not as it seems. Mitch diagnoses a young woman with a serious heart condition and tries to reassure her by suggesting they fly in a top surgeon to operate. Kate initially supports the idea, but does a back flip when Claudia goes on the warpath about the cost. Mitch is disgusted believing Kate has sold out.
Connor stands in for Kate on a quiet night on the ward. He and Bron fool around as Jared tries to study, but then things start to go wrong. Meanwhile, Von watches her friend Kate finally succumb to the horrors of alcoholism.
Terri returns to ward 17 and is amused to find Mitch's new boss is his former intern Malcolm Pussle, who once had a huge crush on her.
When 2 teenagers are brought into the ward after a home made bomb exploded at a state boy's school, their different attitudes lead to a number of wrong conclusions being drawn.
Things are typically hectic in Ward 17 as Kylie is involved in a car accident after the end of a protracted stint at the hospital. After suffering minor injuries, Kylie struggles to treat the driver of the other car. Bron is nursing 16-year-old Jacqui Henderson, a fit, young runner who collapsed while jogging to school. Mitch soon discovers Jacqui has pericarditis - heart disease. It is unusual in someone Jacqui's age, especially as she is so fit. Mitch believes it has been caused by an infection but when he suggests he can call Jacqui's mum to talk about childhood illnesses, Jacqui is adamant she does not want her mum involved. Everybody has suspicions about how this girl has contracted the disease - but only Bron knows the truth. It brings back memories she has been trying to hide for years. After a confrontation with her estranged father, Bron reveals to Ben the terrible secret she has kept since she was a little girl. Meanwhile, Terri must deal with a patient's unbroken repetition of the same song but after getting the elderly woman to stop singing, her condition rapidly deteriorates.
Connor wrestles with the fear that his mother has contracted a very serious illness , with the rules of patient confidentiality, and with the suspicion that his brother or his mum's boyfriend is responsible for her illness. Bron confronts her own issues with her childhood and her father when a young man is admitted after slashing his wrists. The father seems completely uninterested in visiting him or communicating with him in any way. Scott organises a birthday treat for Ben - a raunchy on-stage tango with a lingerie waitress.
Bron and her patient, a self-help motivationalist, both have an influence on each other's lives and Bron's relationship with Ben takes an unexpected turn. Ben treats a man who is drinking himself to death and finds himself remembering Stephanie - wondering if it is time he moved on. Terri and Mitch fight for the rights of a hunger striker who claims to be a victim of political oppression.
It is the morning after their first night together and Ben and Bron both find themselves wondering if they have done the right thing. Ben and Scott are called out to a suburban house where a young father, Jack, has accidentally backed his 4WD over his toddler and killed him. Bron nurses Jack on his arrival on Ward 17 and finds her own fears mirrored in his behaviour. Mitch is mightily unimpressed to find Malcolm Pussle back in his life when a patient comes in and is quickly diagnosed as having an aneurysm. Von and Kylie are shocked to discover their new patient uses dressing and being treated as a baby as a way of coping with stress. Kylie is trying hard to convince Jared she is ready to come back to work after the accident but his concern for her is almost suffocating.
Mitch diagnoses a strong-willed bag-lady with severe gangrene. When she rejects medical attention, Mitch finds it hard to respect her decision to return to a life on the streets because it means certain death. Bron nurses Steve, a young Australian backpacker who has lived with epilepsy for most of his life. After a failed lunch date Ben finally catches up with Bron. Jared arrives at work to discover the medical fundraiser calendar in which he appears near-naked has gone on sale.
Bron, happily in love, clashes with a grumpy old patient who is ungrateful for having his life saved. Von takes over nursing him with the idea that her grumpiness will suit the old bloke better but he is a hard case. Terri agrees to go on a date with Malcolm Pussle. It has been more than a decade since she has been on a date and she is excited and incredibly nervous. They have a lovely evening but Terri is still apprehensive about how the evening will end - she is relieved when Malcolm is happy to part with a goodnight kiss. Knowing that Malcolm is happy not to rush things allows Terri to relax and begin to enjoy the romance even more. Everyone on Ward 17 can see how happy Terri is and even Mitch decides to make the effort to be nicer to Malcolm. Perhaps he can start by calling him Dr. Pussle instead of Dr. Pustule.
Ben and Scott receive a call-out to a low security prison and arrive to find a siege in progress with a guard, a nurse, and another inmate hostage in the prison clinic. Connor's day does not start well when a post-op patient pleads to be allowed out of bed and subsequently falls over - Luke then becomes irate at Connor's apparent lack of patient care. After nursing a life coach, Connor also starts to examine his own life. Terri reveals to Von that she is worried Dr. Pussle will want to progress the relationship faster than she can handle.
Luke is cornered into letting his brother Rick stay at the flat after he is released from jail. When Father Francis Tyler is admitted in an emaciated state, Mitch diagnoses Beri-beri but suspects the Father to be alcoholic and suffering from the more serious condition of Wernicke's Encephalopathy. There is a carnival atmosphere in the carpark where a group of bikers are holding a charity event for the Children's Ward. Bron decides to go on the Pill and has an appointment at the Staff Clinic for a check up and prescription. It is Kylie's big day in court and Jared is determined to accompany her. When she is awarded 60 hours community service and complains that it is not enough, Jared refuses to be party to her self-flagellation. A newborn baby, found on the Ward, holds the key to a secret shame.
Von never makes it to the charity ball when her little friend Zac's condition begins to deteriorate. Terri and Malcolm bond at the ball but Terri is shocked to discover Rose suffers from bi-polar. The revelation causes problems between Mitch and Rose. Kylie drinks too much, Scott puts more moves on Andrea and Luke's date is horribly raped outside the ball venue. Meanwhile, Connor and Bron are on night shift in Ward 17.
On a day when the stars seem to be coming true, Connor tries his luck with love and Bron takes a gamble, which ends up being one of the worst mistakes of her life. However, for two of their patients the stars come through with their predictions of love and fortune.
Mitch faces a double crisis that threatens his professional future when the legal fallout arrives from giving a patient marijuana. Bron battles to save her relationship with Ben after her gambling relapse. Connor's life may be forever changed after receiving an amazing gift from a former patient but it is a current patient that helps put things in perspective. Bron nurses a young woman who struggles with disclosing the details of her illness to the staff. The ambo's bring in a man whose wife tries to coverup the cause of his injuries and find themselves in the middle of an unlikely love triangle.
Mitch is struggling with his marriage, and faces up to a woman who is wrongly told that her husband has died. A visit from the Minister of Health throws Luke into a nasty situation when an organ donor's secret is discovered.
Malcolm and Terri's future together is uncertain after Mitch and Pussle's arguments over a patient with hypothermia force their mutual jealousy over Terri out into the open. Luke puts his job on the line when he involves himself in his brother's attempt to secretly treat a criminal associate in the ER. Mitch struggles to come up with a diagnosis for a Park Ranger. Connor is cursed by a patient who claims to be a wizard.
Scott is put to the test when Ben blacks out on the job while transporting a patient. An emotionally distraught Bron then puts Ben's life at risk by undermining Luke's confidence prior to surgery. A patient's life is thrown into turmoil when he is told, mistakenly, he is terminally ill. The mistake is corrected but not before he is forced to make difficult admission to his wife. Von's talkative neighbour gets a job on Ward 17, but her dedication to cleanliness nearly ends her life. Bron's difficult day gets worse when she is assaulted by a patient. Rose tells Mitch that she is no longer pregnant but he has his doubts that she ever was.
Mitch and Rose's relationship reaches a crisis when Mitch no longer responds to his wife's manipulations. Connor's future at Ward 17 is in question and he has to make the decision of a lifetime. Will he leave Ward 17 and his HIV positive mother to further his career in London? Ben and Bron discover a little more about each other and Ben finally puts his past behind him. Scott works hard to impress Rebecca, the attractive ambo temporarily replacing Ben, but it seems he can do nothing right.
It's Connor's birthday and he's determined to celebrate the way Ben did - at a club with lots of girls to perve at. However, his party turns sour when former ward clerk Jodi Horner turns out to be one of the girls. Senior Neurosurgeon Professor Walter Thomas is obviously worried about Luke's technique in operating on a patient Heather O'Neil. Fearful that she may go into spinal shock, Luke shows his concern by doing everything in his power to ensure Heather has a smooth night. He gets Bron on side, and despite some attitude from Luke, Bron is more than willing to help him prove Thomas wrong. Luke calls on Mitch for a second opinion, and only walks away from the case when he is called to Emergency to save first Linda's life, then Ellie's. In his place, Mitch and Bron see the patient through the night. Terri is making her way to her car after work when she finds Linda Davies, the former pethidine addict, on the ground and assumes it is an overdose. Or is it? Von has an old battle-axe on her hands, in the shape of Dulcie Battye, who turns out to be an ex-Matron of a Sydney hospital. Miss Battye criticises Von's nursing - especially in regard to the nail polish Von has left on her fingernails. Von would normally take it off, but the old buzzard is getting on her nerves and she digs her heels in. When Miss Battye proves unexpectedly skilled at bonding with Linda the rape victim, and helping her settle down, Von is forced to change her opinion. Later, while doing her obs, Von learns that Miss Battye was a POW nurse in Changi, and while Miss Battye never mentions what her captors did to her, her easy understanding of Linda's pain makes it all too clear.
An ex-priest undergoes a near-death experience, and returns to life claiming there is no God which stirs up Terri's emotions over her past decision to leave the religious order. Mitch is frustrated when Rose turns up back at work but refuses to talk to him. He is further frustrated when he goes to the crèche to visit Lucy only to discover she's not there. Jodi arrives back at work, but wonders if she's made the right decision to return. Ben is given the all clear to return to work.
An exhausted Jared is making mistakes on the job and tragically he puts Terri's life on the line. Terri's accident is potentially fatal and for Mitch, this is almost the end of a bad day. It started when he encountered Rose and his little girl in the car park, and Rose, again, refused to let him see her. It ends, as he is about to go home, he receives devastating news. A woman with Parkinson's, who had successfully sued the hospital after her husband suffered brain damage from an anaesthetic, insists on hypnosis instead of a general anaesthetic for an operation on her ankle. A man suffering with tumours from second generation Agent Orange Syndrome looks to euthanasia for a way out.
Scott puts his life and his job on the line to save the victims of a gunman's violent rampage through a quiet suburban street. But it's not just those on the street who are affected. A man awaiting a kidney transplant has his operation cancelled due to shooting. A woman on the ward awaiting the removal of a brain tumour keeps the staff on their toes. Mitch prepares for his court appearance to answer Rose's AVO application but Rose doesn't show up. Later, Rose's Mum delivers shocking news to Mitch - Rose has disappeared with the baby.
Connor's last day in Ward 17 turns sour after a serious run-in with Jared. As Connor prepares to leave Jodi reveals her true feelings for him. Ma O'Connell discovers she has terminal cancer and makes Luke an offer that's almost too good to refuse. Bron nurses a patient who is convinced he's part of an alien plan to take over the human race. Terri is in tears over Connor's departure and as Mitch comforts her, their true feelings for each other surface in an intimate exchange that will shock them as well as anyone else who finds out.
Von has spotted what is going on between Mitch and Terri. Mitch is conveniently preoccupied with a mysterious bond between twin patients. Jared's life reaches crisis point when Terri catches him selling confidential hospital data. Kylie discovers Jared has a drug problem, and must decide the future of their relationship. Scott's career is on the line as a result of his on-the-job behaviour and his reaction to a hatchet-wielding drunken tourist could signal the end.
Re-united with Mitch, Rose cheerily returns to work on Ward 17, more cosy with Mitch than ever. Von warily questions Terri on the wisdom of Rose's presence, but Terri is valiantly determined to support both Mitch and Rose in their efforts to re-build their marriage. Lee meantime proves a difficult patient, but is blown away when, with Mitch's help, Rose reveals a trump card: Dawn Fraser. Dawn spurs Lee to start his life again and stop waiting for his leg to grow back. Bron is stewing over a potential night out with Jodi at the casino. Jodi - like everyone else on the ward - knows nothing about the lengths to which Bron has gone to combat her gambling addiction so it has made turning the night down difficult. Jodi is facing important decisions too, as Julie Costello's arrival on the ward stirs up her feelings for the departed Connor. Jodi is surprised when Julie reveals that Connor continued to care about her after the break-up.
Mitch and Luke fight to save the life of a bride caught in a car smash on the way to her wedding. When it seems all is lost, the groom recites his wedding vows to his beloved on her deathbed, and in his own way "marries" the love of his life. Dealing with the bride and her shocked groom-to-be only underlines for Terri and Mitch how far apart they now are, and it's affecting Terri's well-being. Alex Jones returns to the ward and is caught in the fight between Bron and Rose's advocay for physiotherapy and a surgeon's desire to operate. A young rugby player's condition rapidly deteriorates as the result of an undiagnosed neck injury. Having decided to go to London, Jodi brings in her brother, Matt, to interview to be her replacement as ward clerk. It's Mitch and Rose's first anniversary party and everyone's invited - except for one.
Terri is caught between her affections for three men - Mitch, Malcolm and Dom. She finally decides who she wants to be with and acting on impulse, they spend the night together. Von and Bron deal with two smokers: one, a young woman whose habit has sparked a fire, the other a mature woman whose life-long habit has led to terminal emphysema. Barbara Woods, a girl with Down's Syndrome, returns to Ward 17, this time for a hysterectomy. When Luke realises that she hasn't been properly informed of the consequences, he refuses to operate.
Rose leaves baby Lucy at home alone and is later found playing on a swing in a park at midnight in the pouring rain. After a frightening night of Rose's behaviour, a confused and extremely worried Mitch turns to marriage counselling. The strain is showing, particularly in Mitch's unusually gruff treatment of patients. Bron is stalked and then trapped by the nurse-rapist in the hospital boiler room. With no way out, she knows she must fight for her life. Ben finds the tragic results of a three-year-old boy who was left alone while his mum played the poker machines. Shaken by a distressing day at work, Ben is late in picking up Bron, only to find her missing. Luke and Terri are confronted with the horrifically cruel results of a school initiation.
Von is nursing a terminal patient, a cross-dresser who wants to go out in style. Von tries to hide him from his wife, who doesn't know about her dying husband's secret. Ben vows to find and destroy the rapist who nearly got Bron and ends up doing more harm than good. Kylie Preece finally stands up to Dr. Murphy, but the stress results in a heart attack. Lyle accidentally throws out a patient's thyroid gland leaving Bron and Luke to do the explaining.
The rapist strikes again, kidnapping Bron and leaving a young nurse dead. Ward 17 is threatened with quarantine after a breakout of golden staph amongst patients. Luke is forbidden to operate on patients after being suspected as a golden staph carrier. In mortal danger, Bron is shocked when she discovers the identity of the serial rapist.
Mitch presents a patient's husband with an unenviable predicament: who does he most want to save - his wife or his unborn baby? Scott is confronted by his own feelings for Rebecca as he battles to save her life after a bomb explosion. Ben's surprise marriage proposal to Bron doesn't turn out the way he'd expected. Luke is deeply moved by an innovative, yet risky, surgical procedure on a Parkinson's patient. Malcolm finally reveals his secret to Terri which forces them to decide their future.
Rose is losing control; afraid of what might happen, she calls Mitch at work. Mitch immediately sets off for home, but on the way he stops to help out at the scene of a major car accident. Not only is one victim severely injured, but another who walks away is subsequently arrested. Worse still, one of the ambulance operators is unwell and unable to help, leaving Mitch working on the injured man while aware that time is passing and he's no closer to Rose. Meanwhile, Rose calls Terri in search of Mitch, and Terri is alarmed by Rose's progressive lack of focus and slurred speech. Terri goes over, only to find Rose lying on the floor, almost unconscious. Before leaving the ward, Terri has a difficult day dealing with a complaint from Malcolm, who thinks Von, an Enrolled Nurse, should not be caring for a patient suffering post-caesarean complications. Paula is called in to take over and she jumps to defend Von's professional capabilities. It's also Malcolm's last day, and he's still trying to convince Terri to go with him to Stanford. What does she decide to do? And, more importantly, will Rose survive?
An earth tremor causes a terrible train crash which stretches the hospital's casualty wards to the limit.
The impact of the tragic train crash continues, with even more people being rushed into casualty, and more fatalities.
A week after the train crash, not all on Ward 17 are back to normal, while experienced Von clashes with bossy nurse Nelson over his treatment of a patient.
Jared feels incredibly guilty after his patient, who is suffering from post-partum depression, jumps off a balcony and is nowhere to be found. Terri's management of ward 17 is questioned, and Von nurses a woman who has Lupus.
Rumors circulate Ward 17 that Von is having an affair with one of her patients. Terri is placed in a difficult position when Mitch admits Rose's mother, Victoria, with a suspected heart condition.
Rumours that Mitch and Terri are having an affair run wild throughout Ward 17. In order to protect Terri from gossip Mitch thinks about taking a post at another hospital. Luke's arm injury looks as grim as his future career in surgery. A distraught husband attacks Rebecca, blaming her for the death of his wife. The mother of a heart-donor breaches security and visits the recipient. A love bite leads to complications for a patient.
Von and Mitch are shocked when their patient reveals his dying secret - he got terminal radiation poisoning from inside All Saints hospital.
Mitch and Rose must decide their future - stay together or divorce? Mitch tells Terri he has made the difficult decision on whether or not he'll divorce Rose. Breaking all the rules, Paula rejects Terri and Luke's orders on how to care for a patient that she has become emotionally attached to. Kylie saves the day with her hand down a patient's throat.
The Ward 17 crew deal with a former school teacher, while Terri looks after a young Muslim with high blood pressure. And the team also deal with an epileptic patient who has gone off her medication.
The new CEO is exerting his authority and Ward 17 is under pressure, but Nelson rises to the challenge set by Terri.
Rose makes a surprise visit to Ward 17 to deliver a bombshell to Terri. Terri and the team look on in horror and disbelief as Mitch hesitates to save his patient's life. Mitch is torn between his duty and his heart, as his patient doesn't want to live. Mitch and Terri confront their conflicting notions of love, when an older couple decide to die together. Ben's dysfunctional family dynamic is revealed when he finds out that his sister's illness has been kept from him.
Jared catches Matt and Scott in bed together and throughout the day he teases them about it. Matt has a sad reunion with an ex-girlfriend, Anna, who has been beaten severely by her boyfriend while Rebecca decides to save Scott's reputation. Kane Sharpe returns to All Saints which throws Mitch into a tizzy which only makes him reconsider his professional future. The hospital's Respite Care Ward has closed and Nelson discovers that Ward 17 is being unfairly treated because of it. Meanwhile, Von nurses a woman who has suffered through lack of support.
When amnesia patient Ross Fowler awakes, he tells Paula he has just had a shocking recollection of what he did to his children. The police are called in and the search for his missing children begins. Jared and Kylie finally come to loggerheads over a melanoma patient when a very jealous Jared suspects Kylie and Luke are an item. Terri parallels her relationship with Mitch with this trouble on her ward which frustrates Mitch to a point where he takes matters into his own hands. Von and Nelson conflict over an elderly patient who is grieving for her recently deceased mother.
Mitch finds that he is up against formidable opposition with his proposal to set up a heroin detox centre and puts Terri offside with his desperate actions. Von makes an unusual discovery on a patient who is convinced he is 'hexed' by his ex-girlfriend. After six months away from the hospital, Don Murphy's appalling bedside manner has not improved, and one of his patients tells him exactly what she thinks of him. Paula wrongly assumes that an Asian woman, married to an Australian man, is the victim of domestic abuse. Ben and Scott treat a man who is the victim of an eleven-year-old's campaign of anti-homosexual harassment.
Nelson calls a strike in Ward 17 because of the lack of equipment and money which puts everyone under pressure which results in a death, and the ultimate resignation of Jared. Mitch cops the wrath of a strung out Terri, who gives him an earful for abusing his staff, and Mitch attacks Paula, accusing her of jeopardising a patient's life.
Terri is forced to face her ultimate fear - losing her true love Mitch. When Mitch comes into contact with a possible Ebola virus patient, he and another doctor are quarantined along with the patient. Fearing for Mitch's life and unable to reach him, Terri becomes increasingly distracted from her work. Nelson's alert nursing leads to the revelation that a patient admitted for concussion has a far worse condition. Driven by her fears for Mitch, Terri becomes irrationally determined to admit an elderly man so he can comfort his sick wife.
After spending the night with Mitch Terri takes a 'sickie'. Nelson, acting NUM in Terri's absence, urges the others to a team effort. Bron returns from England to a bizarre welcome from Jared and Scott who feud over Jared's interference with Scott's study. Von plays matchmaker when she realises that an MVA patient has fallen in love with an East Timorese girl he has married so that she can obtain permanent residency in Australia. Ben and Rebecca attend to a forklift operator trapped beneath fallen newsprint rolls which stops Ben being able to pick up Bron at the airport.
Luke finds out there's a new Coronial Inquiry into the death of Dawn (Ma) O'Connell. Luke knows more than he's prepared to admit and it could ruin him and his family forever. The presence of the Coroner's Investigating Officer, creates ripples in the ward as, one by one, the staff are interviewed. Jared is going for a job interview. Or is he? Bron finds he's hiding something. A wily outback type presents with a nail stuck right through his hand. His determination to fix himself leads to greater and greater complications. A young girl arrives in emergency suffering from abdominal pains and is surprised to be treated seriously as her mother almost never listens to her.
Terri loses her respect for Luke when the Coroner's Inquest into Ma O'Connell's death uncovers the truth of Luke's part in her death. Bron feels pressured to confess to Ben that during her time overseas she was unfaithful to him. Victoria arrives to tell Mitch that Rose has decided to fight for full custody. While treating Don Murphy's wife, Mitch and Paula become caught up in the shame destroying Don's marriage. Kylie struggles with her childhood demons when a diagnosis reveals that her patient has been adopted.
After rescuing a young boy from a treacherous situation, Von realises that he has no idea how to play games or have fun and decides to teach him. Jared makes a surprise visit to Ward 17. Rebecca starts to question her career as an ambulance officer. Nelson oversteps the mark when he tries to tell an indigenous patient how to think, feel and what to do on his forthcoming journey to the outback to find his roots. Meanwhile, Mitch and Terri agree to break up for a while as the pressure over the custody battle for Lucy pushes them to the brink.
Paula's mother is involved in a car accident with Paula's son Max. Rebecca's accidental overdose of Paula's mother pushes her to resign. Adam Finch is discharged from All Saints without receiving his splenecotomy vaccinations. Von goes to his house and is horrified to discover the squalor and filth he and his grandmother live in. After making sure he gets his vaccinations, Von cleans up the house. Adam is still unsure of Von's intentions, but it seems a breakthrough of sorts has been made. Bron is gearing up for the wedding and all the while the secret of her overseas fling with a guy called Andy to keep from Ben. Jared asks Mitch for a job working in the new detox clinic but his recent personal drug problem undermines his chances. Mitch finds it impossible to cool things off with Terri.
On the verge of opening his rapid induction detox clinic, Mitch is visited by his cousin Paul. The visit gives Terri a new insight into the childhood episode that shaped Mitch's life - the death of his sister Lucy. Mitch has to deal with a very determined Rebecca who is desperate to join the detox clinic's staff. Bron nurses a teenage boy recovering from a drinking binge who can't explain how his 15-year-old sister ended up unconscious, gravely ill, and sexually assaulted. Von attempts to persuade Adam's mum, Gina, to seek treatment for her heroin addiction. Dr Charlotte Beaumont replaces Mitch on Ward 17.
Mitch's world is falling apart as Rose has delivered a bombshell, stating that baby Lucy is not his daughter. While Terri seems distant, unsupportive, and it looks like she's returning to the religious order.
Mitch decides to take a DNA test and fight for custody of Lucy. It's also the first day of treatment with his new detox clinic. Von is attacked by Adam when she interferes with his heroin-addicted mother. Terri is missing Mitch and is unsure about his decision to get the DNA test. Her day gets worse when she suspects the new agency nurse is drunk.
Bron finally plans to tell Ben that she has had an affair with Andy when she was away which doesn't bode well for their planned marriage. Terri's wish for more romance in her relationship gives Mitch the cheeky idea to plan her a surprise romantic dinner-in her office. Assessment day for the staff of Ward 17 has everyone on their toes.
Terri can't hide the news from Mitch any longer - she is pregnant and unsure of how Mitch is going take the surprise. With only seven days until their wedding, Bron is desperate to repair her relationship but delivers an unexpected announcement. Nelson has the hots for Charlotte, the new Ward 17 doctor, and asks her out for a date which turns into a shocking revelation. Mitch and Terri's romantic weekend away turns to tragedy when they find Mitch's cousin Paul and his partner Hannah involved in a major car accident.
When Mitch's cousin Paul is confronted with the pain of watching his lover, Hannah, trapped in a nightmare of a permanent comatose state, he is determined to become her full-time carer. But her parents have other ideas. Paula sees a glimmer of hope that Max's delinquent father Michael will become involved in his life after saving a little boy from a car fire. However, when she pays him a surprise visit on the Ward she gets a very different answer. A patient who refuses to terminate a life-threatening pregnancy for religious reasons sparks conflict for Terri with both Charlotte and Mitch. Rumours start as Bron spots her ex-fiance Ben leaving Matt's birthday party with Paula. Terri and Mitch are mortified when their 'news' is unexpectedly announced to the ward.
Suffering from morning sickness, Terri's day turns sour when she's caught in the crossfire of a bitter dispute between Mitch and Charlotte after one of his clinic patients is admitted to the ward following an overdose. Paula is forced to consider medicating her son Max to ease his behavioural problems after he hijacks an ambulance. With their first baby on the way, Terri and Mitch decide it's time to move in together - and they soon find the perfect home. Bron's unhappy personal life interferes with her work. Von finds she cannot distance herself from her young friend Adam who makes his way back to the ward.
Jared's personal crusade to save heroin addicts living in the underground takes a tragic turn when he loses one to an overdose. Kylie realises how empty her life outside work is when she treats a man completely at peace with the fact that he is dying of cancer. Ben makes a promise to Max and Paula spends the day tortured by her belief that Ben will disappoint him. Ben becomes reacquainted with widower Harvey Swaine. Charlotte faces Warwick Ellis' prejudice when she steps in to treat Harvey contrary to hospital insurance policy. When Luke operates on some of Bernie Farelly's fingers after an accident in his butcher's shop he is forced to deal with the five stages of Bernie's grief.
Jared is ambushed and sexually assaulted. Terri knows the sex of the baby - and Mitch will bribe anyone to know too. Dr Warwick Ellis cuts himself during an operation on a transsexual patient and is convinced that he might have been exposed to HIV. Bron and Terri help a patient come to terms with the fact that she is not unclean, despite what the other patients think, just because she is diagnosed with Leprosy.
A young ballet dancer divides the ward when Paula wants to use restraints after she becomes violent as a result of suffering withdrawals from pain killers. Scott's mother is admitted to ward 17 after a car accident. Jarred continues to withdraw from everyone as a result of his assault. The future of Mitch's drug clinic is in jeopardy with one of the staff admitting to hiding their past addiction. Nelson asks for Teri's support while he is in charge of the shift.
A visit from Terri's sister could have tragic consequences. Terri is rushed to hospital and everyone prays that the baby will be okay.
Charlotte's cancer patient wants her to make a life or death decision on her behalf.
A fatal fire at the rehab clinic puts Mitch's professional future in jeopardy. A fall results in another health scare for Terri - will she and the baby be okay?
Charlotte and Von fight for the rights of an elderly same-sex couple who face separation after one is admitted to the ward.
After waking up bloodied and bruised, Mitch finds out - the hard way - that getting drunk makes more problems, not solves them, when he is arrested for assault.
Just when his mother looks like she has her life back in order, Adam Finch is found unconscious after a drug overdose, throwing Von into turmoil.
Rebecca and Scott get caught in the crossfire of a bikie war. When a gunman appears on the ward, Mitch charges to Terri's rescue, and is almost killed in the process.
When a paranoid schizophrenic patient named Ian Neal becomes convinced the world has been taken over by aliens, he takes Bron and her ex-fiancé Ben hostage.
Terri's ethics are put to the test when she tries to help an elderly patient come to terms with his wife's death.
Paula and Bron are both on hand when Ben, recovering from his stab wounds, is transferred from ICU to Ward 17.
Nelson is offered a promotion as the new Nurse Unit Manager in the Emergency Department, but the day does not turn out the way he had hoped, when a highly charged ethical dilemma presents itself.
An elderly patient has some startling bad memories. Terri and Mitch struggle to come to terms with the reappearance of Rose on the ward.
Despite his nerves and the unwelcome arrival of her father, Bron and Ben finally make it to the altar. Mitch's drinking seems out of control and Terri is reliving nightmares of her father's violence.
Scott rescues a woman from a sinking car, and risks his job in the process.
The repercussions are immense when Paula discovers she is pregnant. Ben and Luke disagree over a call Luke makes at an accident scene, which results in a little girl's death.
Mitch, who is again drinking heavily, lashes out at Terri and hits her. The next morning he wakes up hungover to find that she has gone.
Today is the day of Mitch's brain biopsy. A Multiple Sclerosis sufferer has reached the end of her road.
Luke's father is admitted to hospital following a multiple vehicle accident but refuses to accept the diagnosis.
Bron hates goodbyes but it's going to be hard to avoid them. All she wants is an easy day at work but that doesn't seem likely with one of her patients having his arm amputated.
Terri has a romantic surprise in store for Mitch and it becomes a celebration of life with all the family of ward 17.
Mitch fights for his life on an operating table, while the return of a patient has the staff of Ward 17 wondering where the justice is in the world.
Family and friends turn out in force to pay their last respects to their beloved colleague Mitch Stevens.
Terri is not coping in the aftermath of Mitch's death and a dispute with a neighbour only adds to her woes.
Terri's grief reaches a climax when she ends up in hospital suffering from pneumonia.
Nelson is stunned when Terri calls to announce her resignation. Luke's confidence in getting the vacant Visiting Medical Officer's position is shattered by Dr. Murphy.
On Terri's first day back at work, she clashes with Doctor Vincent Hughes over a returned heart transplant patient who has a broken leg.
Vincent's tragic past is revealed after a tough day looking after a tuberculosis patient from a government detention centre.
Paramedics Scott and Alex are called out to attend a serious car accident, but Scott becomes concerned when he discovers Rebecca's parents are among the injured.
A woman revisits a childhood nightmare after she is involved in a car accident with her son and she refuses to believe the nursing staff that he has survived the crash.
At the All Saints annual charity ball, hearts are won and lost and Terri discovers that she may have misjudged Vincent Hughes.
Terri makes a serious mistake when she assumes she knows what her patient needs. Nelson and Jared disagree on how to best deal with a suicide attempt.
Everyone at the hospital is talking about the death of Rose Stevens, and what could have pushed her to take the final step.
Terri enjoys her week playing mum to Lucy while Victoria is in hospital, but it comes to an abrupt end when she is questioned by the police.
Terri is locked up at the local police station after being charged with the murder of Rose Stevens.
It is becoming obvious to Jared that Leanne is an alcoholic - her behaviour is getting worse and it is affecting her work - but what can he do about it?
Vincent becomes entangled in Rose Stevens' murder investigation. Even his ex-wife, Dr. Beaumont, is starting to have some doubts about him.
The investigation into Rose Stevens' murder reaches a dramatic conclusion.
At a run down city club, an off-duty female All Saints staff member is given illegal party drugs, in her drink, causing her to foolishly dance in front of lusting male club goers.
The usually gruff nursing sister Von Ryan has been doing everything she can to help a seriously ill patient and her daughter, but her world is shattered when the patient dies.
Matt freaks out when the body he has just delivered to the morgue suddenly "wakes up".
Terri is put in the middle when Von clashes with a volunteer who is interfering in the care of a lung transplant patient.
Three years after a bomb caused injury and chaos in the medical centre adjacent to All Saints General Hospital, another huge explosive device is set off by a disgruntled patient.
The husband of Charlotte's ex-lover, Liz, dies of pneumonia. Liz asks Charlotte to make out the death certificate.
When Matt discovers a dumped baby, little does he realise that he might be accused of being the child's father.
Luke makes a life-or-death decision that results in a family tragedy which is likely to haunt him for a long, long time.
When a bone marrow donor withdraws her consent, Terri and Charlotte battle to save her sister's life.
The day Von Ryan has been dreading is finally here. Walking into the courtroom for the trial of the civil suit against her, Von is confronted by Madeline Fleming, the young woman who is out for revenge.
The tension is palpable in Ward 17. The Emergency Department is in chaos, there is not a spare bed in the ward and Terri is under pressure from Administration to make room on her floor by discharging patients.
Alex's new temporary ambulance partner, Harri, catches Sterlo's eye as they try to help Troy Davies, a young man coming to terms with his girlfriend's amnesia after the pair jumped from a cliff.
Things have quickly turned passionate between Alex Kearns and his gorgeous and feisty new ambulance partner, Harri Stapleton.
Arriving home from a long night at work, Dr. Charlotte Beaumont is stunned when she finds Sasha, the troubled girl she has taken into her home, lying on the ground covered in blood.
Von and Nelson have to work out how they are going to live and work together.
When Charlotte discovers hospital cleaner Greg Roberts with a wound to his head, she has no reason to doubt his story that he was involved in a fight with another cleaner.
Greg Roberts gives Charlotte a moral headache when he assaults a patient who has robbed the ward of pethidine.
An obsessive gunman embarks on a shooting spree as he stalks Charlotte through the hospital.
It's the first day back at work for the shell-shocked staff of Ward 17 who are still trying to come to terms with the horrific shooting. With many of her colleagues unable to return to the scene of the carnage, Head Nurse Terri is seriously short staffed. The situation becomes dire when the hospital's new CEO, Julia Archer, warns Terri that the struggling ward is under observation as it faces permanent closure. Although undergoing counselling, Charlotte refuses to dwell on the rampage and insists on going about her daily routine. When she cares for a seriously ill patient, she realises she's been in denial about the tragedy. Charlotte agrees to work with her therapist to confront her feelings. Regina also puts on a brave face and returns to the ward, but is overcome with grief when she passes the scene of Morris' shooting, and collapses in tears.
Terri begins the fight to save Ward 17. Regina plays cupid, arranging a blind date for Terri with her cousin, and spends the whole day making sure Terri can't back out of her date. Charlotte's nose is out of joint when a new young resident beats her to a diagnosis. Sterling finds himself taking sides when he finds himself caring for a man caught up in a custody dispute. Terri's patience is tested by a patient suffering from demensia.
A Bucks' night prank goes horribly wrong for the groom and Sterlo - his best man. Paula agrees to Michael having informal access to their son, Max. But Michael begins to subtly use the situation to turn the screws on Luke and Paula's relationship, whilst endearing himself to Max. While everyone thinks new agency nurse Sophia is Charlotte's estranged lover, their real relationship is much closer. When a medical emergency throws everyone together, their personal and working relationships are put to the ultimate test.
Opinions are split over the medical treatment of a paedophile who is admitted to the ward after he is attacked by his neighbours. Terri is hesitant to let Sterling back onto the ward but relents given Nelson's assurances he is ready to return to work. Sophia and Charlotte find a family dispute reflects their own situation. Max goes to dangerous lengths to see his father.
Luke and Paula face their final decision as Michael makes a play for the family he wants. Sophia's lonely heart and her feelings for Vincent are revealed when she bonds with a patient who has an appointment to marry a man she met in an internet chatroom. Terri is stunned to learn that Julia Archer is now trying to divide and conquer by having Nelson transferred to the Emergency Department. Despite Julia's efforts to undermine her in front of the hospital board, Terri is reminded she still has allies.
Nelson finds himself in emotionally difficult territory when a child, on her bike, shoots out in front of his car and ends up in ICU. Jack deals with a patient who wants a reversal of a tubal ligation - without her husband's knowledge. Things reach boiling point for Nelson, when Terri turns up on his doorstep, urging him to open up to her - but he takes things too far and immediately regrets his actions.
Scott and Alex get to an accident scene and are shocked to find Ward 17 old Ward Clerk Matt and very pregnant partner Kristen are among the injured.
Sophia nurses a menacing criminal who is admitted to the ward after cutting off his own hand in an effort to extent his bail period believing he has a fatal illness. Nelson helps a young man confront his overprotective mother while attempting to confront his own drinking problem. Charlotte and Von uncover a young woman's secret and help her reunite with her family. Terri confronts Nelson with her suspicion that he has been drinking again, but it's Von who makes him face his demons.
Terri is forced to face her mortality when she is diagnosed with a rare tumour in her heart. A man with an STD deceives his fiancée regarding his condition. Charlotte, prompted by Sophia, takes matters into her own hands, clashing once more with Dr. Alison Newell, this time with unexpected consequences. A terminally ill young man confronts his fear that his girlfriend only stays with him out of pity.
The permanent closure of ward 17 heralds the end of an era and generates much uncertainty among the nursing staff.
The remaining staff of ward 17 have a baptism by fire in the Emergency Department, which is run by the hard-nosed Frank Campion. When the ED staff are forbidden from responding to a man who has collapsed outside the hospital, Sophia leads the charge for changes only to find herself Frank's first victim when she goes over his head to voice her concerns directly to Dr. Newell. Vincent and Sterling struggle with a patient who has a cell phone lodged in his rectum. Terri shares a room with a troubled patient, and teaches Jack a lesson or two. After making a controversial decision that ultimately saves the life of a visiting physician, Luke is offered a job in New York.
With Luke having already handed in his resignation and about to leave for a new job in New York, Paula must decide whether or not she and Max will go with him. Terri prepares to come back to work and face both the professional challenges presented by her new boss and the personal ones by Jack Quade. Charlotte has an unusual decision to make when a 15-year-old Muslim patient wants to be treated without her parents' knowledge. While attending an MVA with multiple casualties, including an infant, Scott and Alex discover that luck can be a fickle thing.
Terri has recovered sufficiently from her open heart surgery and it's her first day in Emergency - a new environment, a new position and a new boss, she is at ground zero.
A senseless act of violence sees a Chinese boy left a potential organ donor - but no-one is keen on the way they have to get permission. Charlotte's objectiveness is called into question as one of her patients, a young girl, is in desperate need of a transplant. Frank fights to do the non-politically correct thing when he believes a Down's Syndrome mother should abort her child at her grandfather's behest.
Alex witnesses a shooting and must make a moral choice which could affect the rest of his life. Charlotte's professionalism is cast into doubt when a patient's grieving parent threatens litigation. Terri continues to attract the attention of a much younger man.
Terri's day starts off with Jack running his car into a wall in an attempt to get her attention and rapidly goes downhill from there. When a patient is brought in suffering flu-like symptoms, no one could foresee that the Emergency Department would soon become the centre of a radiation scare, requiring full isolation of staff. Nelson is forced to make the decision to shut down the department, when it is brought to his attention the patient's work involves exposure to radioactive substances. An aggressive patient doesn't help, nor does the ensuing assault on Vincent who is struggling to save a young woman's life. Consequently, Charlotte who'd really rather be on her planned weekend away with a new love, is forced into performing an operation under Vincent's guidance to save a woman's leg. Sterlo struggles through his day, drawing attention to himself through his shaky demeanour and inability to keep up with what's required while the new ambulance officer, Cate, struggles to work out why Scott is so determined to keep his distance from her. Upstairs, Frank is under the hammer, running a temporary Emergency Ward. Terri has cause to re-examine her opinion of Jack when she is witness to his caring attitude and genuine desire to be a good doctor. This leads her to an offer she never thought she'd hear herself making.
Frank informs Nelson that during the chaos of the previous day, prohibited drugs have been stolen from the Emergency Department. Insinuating it was one of his nursing staff, Frank puts Nelson in charge of conducting the investigation. As the investigation unfolds, lines of loyalty are drawn, with Frank protecting Jessica and Nelson loyally defending Sterlo. Meantime, both Terri and Charlotte are enjoying a little romance in their lives - Terri with Jack, Charlotte with Megan. However, where Charlotte and Megan are finding it all easy sailing, Terri is finding it all more complex and confronting, unable to completely let go and admit to herself what a breath of fresh air Jack is. Now that they've crossed the line and consummated their mutual attraction, Terri doesn't know where it will head, or if she wants it to go anywhere at all. Back at the hospital, Frank has yet another major headache to deal with when a man arrives in a coma. He was attended to the previous day by Charlotte, and the man's wife's version is that Charlotte sent her husband home. Facing the possibility of yet another legal suit, Frank is furious that Charlotte won't return his phone calls. When she finally arrives for work, she stoutly defends her actions and discovers the truth. Sterlo, meanwhile, feels the world closing in on him. When he comes across a large amount of illegal money concealed in the lining of a patient's jacket, he decides to seize his chance, takes the money, and runs. He repays his drug dealer, who backs off. But with the police now onto Sterlo - they realise he's stolen the patient's money - it's a case of out of the pan and into the fire. Nelson is devastated to realise that his loyalty to Sterlo has been so blind.
Charlotte treats Georgia Price, a little girl who needs a bone marrow transplant. Ray, Georgia's father, is ignorant of the fact that he is, in fact, not her biological father. Charlotte, Nelson and Von face a difficult situation of trying to find Georgia a donor while keeping the secret from Ray. Jack treats Josh, a ten-year-old with a mystery illness and absent parents. He and Terri still have the hots for each other and are almost sprung canoodling in the linen room. Sterlo collapses in the street with an infection from a dirty needle. Scott and Cate bring him to hospital. Sterlo survives and decides to kick the habit. In the process, he learns who his friends are. Sterlo's plight discomfits Nelson. It holds a mirror up to his psyche, reflecting what he left behind when he quit drinking - and what he might be going back to now that he's started again. Cate, Scott's new partner, has trouble getting Scott to open up to her.
When Scott and Cate are called out to a hoax hit and run, they realise that this has become a serial problem. The situation is made worse because they are held up in getting to Oliver Capstone, who has been injured in a school rugby match. Oliver's parents, Grant and Naomi, prove to be severely agitated and stressed parents. But it is not until they spot Charlotte that the reason for their over protectiveness becomes clear. They've already lost a son. Peter, Oliver's older brother, died seven years ago in All Saints and Charlotte was the attending doctor. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that Charlotte has no recollection of treating Peter. Scott and Cate attend another hoax callout, and this time Cate becomes extremely concerned when Scott has a reaction to a dummy hanging from a tree. Unbeknown to Cate, Scott's father hanged himself when Scott was young. Scott's behaviour worsens as he becomes obsessed with the hoaxer. When Grant Capstone is brought back into hospital with chest pain, Jessica loses it, accusing him of faking a heart condition to regain access to the hospital. Scott allows his personal feelings to take over, is swept up in the allegation and tackles Grant over Jessica's accusation. Nelson is forced to intervene and remove Scott from the hospital. The police arrive, alerted to Grant's apparent misuse of the ambulance service, and Jessica is extremely upset when she believes everyone thinks it was her who called them. Nelson consoles her and learns that her reaction to Grant comes from her experience in the shoot-up of Ward 17.
It is obvious that Jack is becoming bored with the stream of trauma patients coming into Emergency. So when he has the chance to show his skills at diagnosis, he becomes involved with a suspected meningitis case. It is only after the girl lapses into a coma and further tests taken that Jack realises he had made too hasty an assumption and the girl really had sepsis as the result of a root canal abscess. Although there was nothing further Jack could have done, he is humbled by the fact that he mislead the girl's fiancé and that his mistake could have had more reaching consequences. Lucas, a PSA at the hospital, is discovered having a Grand Mal seizure. Lucas jokingly uses the hoax caller's catch cry when he thanks Cate for helping him. It is only after Cate's memory is jolted that she remembers Lucas was in her training group in the ambo service. Scott, already driven to find the hoaxer, believes that Lucas is the guilty party. Lucas had an accident whilst training and because of a head injury he became epileptic and had to leave the Service. When Scott finds Lucas alone on the roof, within full view of the hoax call outs, he accuses him of being the hoaxer and threatens to report him but has he found the right guy? Elsewhere, Vincent has a new intern to take care of. Grace seems to have much more doctoring experience than she should. Vincent realises that Grace, who is from an outback town, has been doing a lot more of her father's (the only doctor in town) work than she has lead him to believe.
After being struck by the ambulance, 11-year-old Callum Chifley is brought into the ED where he is found to be suffering from a brain tumour. Vincent is reminded of his place in the hospital pecking order when he tries to arrange an alternative opinion to the treatment Professor Walter-Thomas has recommended. All Saints is also hosting an international conference, and everyone is feeling the pressure that flows down from on high. For Frank to get what he wants (flexible hours allowing him to be with his sick daughter), he'll have to toe the line set by Dr Alison Newell, but this will have ramifications for the whole department. With everyone looking scared and watching their backs, it's the patients, the very people the conference is supposed to benefit, that are going to suffer. And the one man who falls into line without question, Dennis, could well suffer the most.
Charlotte arrives for work in tears, but it's not until much later in the day that we discover the reason for her distress. Before that, she treats a three-month-old baby who is the victim of shaken baby syndrome. The question is, who's responsible for the baby's condition? The mother, the father, or the 14-year-old stepson? In the meantime, we discover the reason behind Charlotte's tears. She has terminated her relationship with Addy, who doesn't understand why. When Addy presses for an explanation, Charlotte explains that she wants to have a baby. She's 35, and can no longer afford to waste anymore time - her biological clock is ticking. Elsewhere, Frank's bad mood continues to escalate, as does his poor treatment of the staff. He is particularly bloody-minded with Jack, who he believes needs to take his profession more seriously, and banishes the young resident to the Emergency waiting room for the day. Jack is furious. He's had enough of Frank's moods, and, despite warnings from both Terri and Von to keep a low profile, he becomes involved in a full-on argument with Frank in the middle of the Emergency ward, putting on a show for patients and staff alike. Terri tries to talk to Frank and find out what's bothering him, but Frank is having none of it and tells Terri to get lost. Meanwhile, Cate and Scott attend a construction site where a worker has fallen down an elevator shaft.
Families in crisis give both Frank and Charlotte pause for thought about their own domestic situations.
A tragic multi-vehicle accident unexpectedly brings people on different life trajectories together.
Scott and Cate have to deal with more than a robbery when the ambulance is burgled.
Vincent elects to spend the weekend with grace to help out back in her home town with her father. Partly to help and partly because of his growing feelings for her.
After a lengthy wait in the Emergency Department, a heavily pregnant woman, Lana, eventually leaves the hospital without having been seen by a doctor. Terri's worst fears are realised some hours later when the woman has a life-threatening eclampsic seizure in a shopping centre car park. Scott and Cate attend the scene, and there have their first meeting with sexy off-duty ambo Nigel, whose quick thinking and cool head help avert tragedy and a confrontation with irate husband Hugh, while at the same time drawing criticism from Scott for having service equipment for his own use, clearly forbidden by protocol. Back at the hospital, as people work frantically to stabilise Lana, Hugh blames Terri for his wife's condition. Although his accusations are false, Frank interrogates Terri and tensions mount. When Lana goes into cardiac arrest - and the team is forced to perform emergency surgery to save both mother and child, tensions boil over and Frank is later forced to concede that he owes Terri an apology. He arrives to eat humble pie and discovers Terri and Jack in a romantic embrace that re-ignites his anger and 'outs' the affair to Nelson. Meanwhile, the staff are harassed by a patient who is a white supremacist. Jessica, still traumatised by the shooting, tries to put up a brave front while dealing with the man but after being cornered, is ready to strike back. After her first fertility consultation, Charlotte decides to call off her and Addy's plans to conceive using an anonymous donor and her decision to ask Vince causes a rift in their relationship. Frank discovers Terry and Jack's relationship and is quick to lay down the law - one of them must go.
There's a buzz around the hospital when staff arrive to find they're going to be stars for a day in a documentary piece on the hospital's Emergency Department. But after a difficult night with Kathleen, the last thing Frank needs when he arrives at work is a television camera thrust into his face. He wants the crew out of there, but Alison Newell has a very persuasive offer to make him cooperate. Working in front of the cameras isn't all it's made out to be: the needs of patients seem to come second to those of the film crew as Jack soon discovers when he's faced with a motor vehicle accident victim who turns out to have overdosed. Dealing with the film crew in the department and his battling with his feelings for drives Nelson to boiling point and when Jack tries to find out what Nelson's problem is, he's rewarded with a left hook to the jaw. The camera crew catches this on tape and Frank uses it to give Terri an ultimatum. Meanwhile, a young woman diagnosed with cancer risks her health by wanting to put off surgery until she can get a doctor willing to do it on camera. Von has a visit from her niece, the daughter of a half sister she has never met, and has no intention of meeting. Cate and Scott share a moment of passion but Scott immediately regrets it and wants to got back to just being mates.
Terri and Jack are on the rocks following Nelson and Frank's discovery of their affair. Jack is angry with Terri for using her work to distance herself and angry with Nelson for being the catalyst for this disaster in their relationship. Scott is shocked when he finds that Cate has requested a new partner. When a prison van is involved in an accident, Jessica bonds with an injured nurse, bringing her into conflict with Dan who's concerned she's getting too emotionally involved with her patient, while Von nurses a murderer who must face his mortality, leading to tragic and shocking revelations for all involved. Meanwhile, the situation between Nelson and Jack heats up when Frank informs Nelson that his altercation with Jack in the car park has been reported to Human Resources and that Jack has been called in for an interview - Nelson's position is clearly under threat. When he resigns as NUM, Terri is offered the position.
Terri's relationship with Jack looks too broken to fix as she takes over from Nelson as Director of Nursing in the Emergency Department. When Jack intervenes on Jessica's behalf when she has a minor dispute with Terri, Terri resents his interference in the workplace and the end of the relationship looms large. Regina is finding it difficult to cope with the new pressures she faces in the Emergency Department. When a patient dies and she hasn't been able to provide an interpreter or medical files, Terri is forced to make a tough choice about Regina's future in the Emergency Department. Von is annoyed when her sister Anne is brought in by her daughter Kerry. Von believes it's all a trick to have the sisters finally meet but Anne is very sick, fighting an overwhelming infection on top of her losing battle with cancer. Elsewhere, Scott reports Mac for breaking protocol and earns the displeasure of his fellow ambos after Mac heroically saves a worker with severe burns.
A reckless moment between Charlotte and Jack forces them to realise how much they stand to lose if their secret ever gets out.
Dan put alcohol in Nelson's orange juice on a night out. The next morning Nelson has no memory of the night before and the lady Nelson was seen leaving the pub with arrives in emergency unconscious and assaulted. Scott quits the ambulance service.
Havoc breaks loose as victims of a rural cyanide spill descend on All Saints. Worried people come out of the woodwork and it's hard to tell who the real patients are and who is merely panicking. When the media picks up on the story, All Saints becomes a mad house and there's barely a free moment for anyone. Charlotte has good reason to feel anxious - she's pregnant. Jack is the father and it complicates her work relationships with both him and Terri. Her fears about motherhood are about to be compounded when a seemingly neurotic patient, Tracey Middleton, reveals her professional life was ruined when her children arrived. Charlotte starts to lose patience with Tracey, who has a needle-phobia, but Tracey insists something's wrong. Eventually, Charlotte sees beyond Tracey's needle-phobia and diagnoses her with long standing post-natal depression. Jessica and Dan's relationship hits another brick wall when Jessica suspects Dan may have told Vincent about her anxiety issues. Vincent is distracted as he tries to save the life of an elderly woman, but runs in to conflict with Frank. Mac is worried about his upcoming evening with his prospective in-laws. He has to buy a significant present or forever be seen as the 'cheap son-in-law'. Unfortunately a busy day's work prevents him from shopping. Thankfully Cate comes to the rescue with a present of two theatre tickets.
While Jack tries to mend his broken relationship with Terri, Charlotte still hasn't told him she's pregnant with his baby after their one-night-stand. Her career is also in turmoil when Frank makes it clear she hasn't shown enough interest in the Emergency Department and wants her to move on. She resigns and finds consolation in her ex-husband Dr Vincent Hughes. Later that day Frank finds Charlotte's resignation and hears about a patient she saved. Having second thoughts he goes to her house and asks her to reconsider her position in the Emergency Department. Although shocked about the baby, Vincent is a pillar of support and convinces her to apply for the Emergency Fellowship Training position despite all her doubts. He then surprises her with a touching toast to her new life. Meanwhile, Dan becomes over-involved when a young self-mutilator is admitted to Emergency. When he takes things too far, the psychiatrist insists Dan has no further contact with the patient's family. Dan reveals to Jessica his brother was target of an obsessive and ended up paralysed after being shot by a crossbow, hence his passion for ensuring people with mental disorders receive early treatment. Seeing him in a new light, Jessica suddenly finds Dan far more interesting. Also, Terri reinstates Regina as Ward Clerk after her unfair dismissal claim causes Terri to realise she took the wrong course of action in dismissing her.
On the road, Cate and Mac are called to attend a young sex worker what has been severely bashed at a brothel. Cate is profoundly disturbed when she sees a young girl in a room with a man. She reports it to the police who are unable to do anything without evidence, so Cate drags Mac long to investigate the young girl herself. When the passengers and crew of a cruise liner fall ill with suspected food poisoning, Frank volunteers Jack and Terri to go down to the ship and help assess the medical condition of those affected. Terri's impressed with the way Jack takes control of the situation, but things soon sour. When Jack realizes one of his patients has a child illegally stowed away on the ship he asks Terri to smuggle the child away from the dock and back to the hospital. Terri reluctantly does so, but if she gets caught her job will be in jeopardy. Amongst the chaos of the Emergency Department a new face returns. Andrea Stuart, All Saints Public Relations staffer, is greeted warmly by Terri after a three-year absence. In an effort to help bring him back into the team, Terri appoints Nelson as Staff Educator. Embracing his role a little too zealously, Nelson soon alienates Dan and Jessica and finds himself on the warpath with Frank.
Charlotte, nervously awaiting her interview for the Emergency Training Fellowship, finds herself caught up with a complicated hypothermia patient. Determined to do whatever she can to give the man the best chance of survival, she misses her interview with the hospital board. Feeling sure she has missed her opportunity, she's stunned to discover Frank has gone to bat for her, organising a second scheduled interview. Charlotte is further shocked when Frank engineers the way for her to do well in the interview. Meanwhile, Vincent continues to be oblivious to the romantic attention of nurse Jessica. However, the situation becomes complicated when Jessica collapses with acute appendicitis. Despite being off-duty, Vincent decides to do the surgery himself therefore unwittingly reinforcing Jess's romantic inclinations. On learning that Jess has feelings towards him, Vincent slams the shutters shut much to the bewilderment of Jessica. Nelson and Terri are concerned about Dan's glib attitude to his job, but Dan steps up to the job and proves his worth. Nelson, as Nurse Educator, puts the pressure on Dan to perform well in Triage, and Dan responds by proving his clinical skills are outstanding when a triage patient is diagnosed with a rare condition.
Cate and Mac bring April, a frightened young girl who's been shot by her boyfriend Phil, into Emergency. Vincent wins April's trust and encourages to report Phil to the police. Back out on the road and responding to another call-out, Cate and Mac find themselves in a suburban drug lab where Phil's partner, Jason, has been shot by him in a jealous drug-fuelled rage. As the police close in, Phil takes Cate and Mac hostage, using their ambulance as a getaway vehicle. Phil becomes increasingly unbalanced and dangerous, first finishing off the critically-wounded Jason and then running over Mac. When he realises his cash has been stolen by April, he turns his woman-hating rage to Cate and puts a gun to her head. At the hospital, Von returns to work after several weeks away nursing her terminally ill sister. The experience has left Von questioning her own life and resenting her chosen career. Shutting Terri out and unsettling Frank, Von begins to draw strict boundaries which come across as an uncharacteristic work-to-rule attitude. Vincent is also beginning to question personal issues in his life and is left feeling that the opposite sex is simply too complicated. At a bar, drinking alone, he is approached by a seductive and liberated woman who offers him a no-strings attached, one night stand.
It's been a week since the chemistry between Cate and Mac and still neither of them is willing to admit to their feelings for each other. A call out to a serious car accident serves as a welcome distraction, but Cate is shocked when they arrive at the scene - a pole has plunged through the windscreen of a car, impaling its male passenger through the chest and continuing into the back seat spearing a petrol container. The female driver beside him is in shock with broken legs. Amazingly, both are conscious and alert. Vincent becomes the centre of attention when he arrives at the chaotic scene wearing the same clothes as the day before. He rapidly realises the only way to free the impaled man is to cut him off the pole. Cate is aghast at this unorthodox approach and points out to Vincent not only the risks to the passenger's life but also to Vincent's career if he dies. Meanwhile, Terri and Jack must deal with an aggressive and confused patient brought into the ED by the police, kicking and screaming. Terri watches Jack face the difficult task of breaking to the man's wife that he has Frontotemporal Dementia and is overcome by Jack's compassion and sensitivity. When Terri compliments Jack he reminds her that the last time she complimented him they wound up in a taxi back to her place and he's not interested in a repeat performance. Is this the response she was really hoping for? Charlotte is kicked in the stomach by a patient of Jack's, causing her to fear she may lose the baby. With Vincent unavailable she confides in Nelson who covers for her while she waits nervously news about the unborn baby.
Although neither will confess to the other, Terri and Jack are struggling with second thoughts about having ended their relationship. When after-work drinks leads to a romantic dinner, it seems they may reignite the flame. The sexual secrets of the Emergency Department are highlighted when Jack treats a patient who, embarrassed by his condition, conceals his true identity. The consequences are catastrophic and the patient nearly dies as a result. When Charlotte sees Jack's frustration at the extent to which his patient hid the truth, she realizes it's time she told Jack the truth about the father of her baby. Vincent, living a secret personal life of his own, is touched by the agony of his patient who, after catching her boyfriend with another woman, badly injures herself in a car crash. When neither an Orthopod nor a theatre is available to him, Vincent flies in the face of surgical convention and elects to treat her in the ED. The procedure goes horribly wrong and Vincent is left questioning his decisions. Finally Jessica corners Vincent about his continual cool treatment of her since he operated on her appendix and hears some things she didn't want to. Charlotte and Von treat a baffling case when a distressed mother brings in her teenage son who is continually fighting at school. At first Von is hostile towards him but as the truth finally comes out, it's something neither Von nor Charlotte could have anticipated. The sad situation triggers Von to finally release the grief she's been suppressing over her sister's death.
Jack is ecstatic about the rekindling of his relationship with Terri but its future looks doomed when Charlotte finally delivers the news he's the father of her baby. Overwhelmed at first, Jack refuses to accept any responsibility for Charlotte's situation but soon realizes he can't turn his back on his unborn child. His problem is how to break the news to Terri. Sex is getting Dan into trouble, too. His casual relationship with specialist Dr Loretta Georgio comes back to bite him when he prevents Jessica from making a serious medical mistake. When Dan learns it's not the first time Loretta has been negligent he's torn between his ethical responsibility and the relationship. Mac stuns Cate with the revelation he cannot stop thinking about her. Unable to deal with the enormous implications of his admission, Cate reacts badly and escapes without addressing the situation. Christmas infiltrates All Saints Emergency Department with an unfortunate tragedy - a serious accident involving a group of kids with cancer on their way to a Christmas party. Frank is particularly challenged when one of the children, a boy suffering severe head injuries, can't be stabilised. The boy is losing his battle with cancer but his mother will not allow them to cease resuscitation attempts. Acutely aware of the Christmas season, Frank finds himself in the unenviable position of convincing the woman into letting her son go. Feeling the lack of Christmas spirit in the ED, Regina calls in the big guns in the form of a man in a red suit and a bag of presents. Santa seems strangely familiar to the staff and they're shocked to find it is their glorious leader who is behind the "ho, ho, hos".
Life changes forever when the All Saints emergency team is caught up in the unfolding chaos of a balcony collapse at a local nightclub, where they are attending a New Years Eve charity function.
A tragic accident brings Frank's ex-wife into the ED as his worst nightmare confronts him. The ED staff is stunned to learn that Frank has a daughter. As Mac faces the possibility of life in a wheelchair, Gill and Cate try to come to terms with it. Jack comes to an uneasy truce with Charlotte and his impending fatherhood, while Dan helps two young girls at the nightclub before they face the disastrous consequences of their choices.
Cate's early morning visit with Mac sours and sets the tone of her entire day. Back down in the Emergency Department, Cate comes face to face with a past unresolved situation when a prostitute is brought in brutally bashed. When Cate finds out the patient is the mother of the child she saw in a brothel [episode 7.35], she rushes in where angels fear to tread. Engaging Nelson's help to get the Department of Child Services on side, Cate launches into her quest to save the child, Lily. Nelson watches with concern as Cate's objectivity is brought into question. It takes an extraordinary offer for Nelson to understand the depth of the situation. When all options are exhausted both Cate and Nelson feel drained and unfulfilled as their efforts result in a no-win situation for all concerned. Jack is tending to a woman with a self-inflicted injury after a road rage incident. In treating this woman, Jack is forced to think more carefully about his behaviour when dealing with the emotional rollercoaster he is on with Charlotte and their unborn child. It's all going too fast and the child somehow seems unreal. The situation is complicated by the fact that Charlotte's pregnancy is now common knowledge and Jack's role in it is already known to Frank Campion. Frank, a party to all these events, has to re-evaluate his own role as a parent. Kathleen is recovering and asks to see him. When he visits, he learns her mother has been to see Kathleen several times too. An angry confrontation settles nothing. Lily's unfolding plight gives Frank food for thought and even though he's not able to make a rapprochement with Alison herself, he does find himself beginning to make room for her in their daughter's life.
A patient, wearing pyjamas and covered in blood, collapses in the waiting room of All Saints before being able to give any details. The trouble is he doesn't have any wounds. So whose blood is it? It's only after a young man called Dean is brought in following a motor vehicle accident that the patient, called Lyall, shows any signs of life. Dan notices Lyall's mumbling, in response to Dean's screams, and eventually deciphers he is asking for someone to forgive him. Dan puts two and two together - the blood on Lyall's clothes and the ramblings - and thinks that Lyall may have killed someone. After seeking advice from Nelson and Frank he calls the police. Two boys in their late teens arrive in the emergency department with massive injuries following a car accident as a result of a high speed police chase. Jack, still indecisive regarding his unborn child and having issues with his own childhood, decides it's time to return to his past to find some answers. He visits his father, Ned, who he has only seen sporadically since he started medical school. Mac starts his rehabilitation sessions in the hydrotherapy pool, and Cate is there to offer support.
A woman who continues to search for the daughter she lost 10 years ago, is matched up as a bone marrow donor to a 12 year old girl who is suspicious as to why none of her family share her marrow or blood type.
All Saint celebrates its 300th episode with an emotionally charged hour of drama as Charlotte is sent sprawling by a hit and run driver and fights to save her unborn child. After a seemingly chance encounter with Beth at the local pub, Vincent is convinced she's behind Charlotte's hit and run. Things with Mac are coming to a head for Cate. She suspects that he's on the verge of a decision that will send him back into arms of Gill - breaking her heart. Jessica's high-spirited but difficult bipolar patient refuses to medicate himself, but when he lets slip that he had a couple of car accidents earlier in the day her curiosity is piqued.
In the aftermath of Charlotte's miscarriage, Terri returns to All Saints to a cold reception from Jack. In this bitter mood, Jack has little patience for a man brought in with septic shock from self-inflicted wounds following the death of his twin brother [episode 7.39]. Unable to engage emotionally with the grieving man, Jack pushes to have the patient treated against his wishes. Cate refuses to let Jack allow his own pain to compromise his usual compassion. Putting aside their recent past, Terri visits Charlotte at home and shares some very personal history - how she and Mitch coped with the pain of losing their own baby. Spending the day together, Terri helps Charlotte face her feelings of guilt and loss, and to take the first tentative steps towards emotional recovery. With Terri's gentle encouragement, Charlotte finally allows Jack to share in the grieving process. Jessica's romantic illusions about marriage and romance are shattered when she nurses a flirtatious patient. She discovers the patient's burns resulted from a domestic dispute in which the woman's husband suffered grave injuries, and that these injuries were made worse by the fact he was left to deteriorate at home while his wife took herself to hospital. Jessica's mood isn't helped when she witnesses the growing friendship between Cate and Vincent. The situation is worsened when Cate reveals she contributed to tension between Jessica and Vincent by letting slip to him that Jessica fancies him. Jessica demands Cate undo her handiwork. Amidst all this, Cate is very privately and stoically nursing her own feelings of loss and grief. At the end of the day, she and Vincent find themselves sharing some wry observations on the price of intimacy - only to arrive at a brief but unnerving moment of intimacy of their own. Cate walks away, but we are left with the distinct feeling that these two could have a lot more in common than we've previously seen.
A head-on accident between a motorcyclist and a semi-trailer, that could be a suicide attempt, creates heartache for both families in this week's All Saints. As Frank and Von work frantically to save the biker's life, they find themselves refereeing his warring relatives. As the man's wife and brother resolve their differences, Frank is given a fresh insight into his own domestic situation with Alison, the mother of his autistic daughter. Focussing on finding a diagnosis for a 16-year-old schoolboy whose limbs keep periodically failing him, Jessica doesn't see the crush he has on her. When Dan points it out, Jessica contrives to let the boy down gently but is forced to pretend Dan is her boyfriend - allowing him to have a lot of fun at her expense. As well as being a professionally rewarding experience for Jessica when she makes the initial discovery that leads to Jack's diagnosis, it becomes emotionally rewarding when the boy is eventually able to see a more positive future for himself.
Beth is hospitalized with severe abdominal cramps. Charlotte can't find anything and asks Vincent for help. Margaret is convinced that her son is possessed by the devil.
Sasha is looking for action on her first day of ambulance duty - and she gets more than she bargained for.
A car explosion rocks a local supermarket, sending waves of paranoia through the community. When Cate and Sasha arrive on site, Sasha struggles to deal with the devastation and ends up wondering whether she's cut out to be an Ambo. Among the injured in the explosion is a man of Middle Eastern appearance whose horrific injuries place him close to the centre of the blast. A writer, Des Callahan, who has just released a controversial book on terrorism, believes this was an attack on his life. It isn't long until the media catches on and reports emerge that the terrorist is among the injured in the Emergency Department. Everyone in the Department feels uneasy, the event bringing beliefs and convictions bubbling to the surface with surprising results. Meanwhile, Vincent is dealing with demons of his own while trying to anticipate Beth's next move.
It's night shift in the Emergency Department and Dan is hoping for a quiet night - but even the best laid plans are destined to fail. When a patient collapses in the Waiting Room, no one expects the case will be quite so baffling. As precious hours pass, Jack is no closer to a diagnosis. Dan becomes concerned and, going over Jack's head he calls Charlotte, throwing down the gauntlet between him and Jack. Dan also has problems of his own as he is surprised to feel a tinge of jealousy at Jessica and Stuart's growing friendship. Meanwhile, Charlotte and Vincent's big night on the town is unexpectedly cut short due to an incident at a nightclub. Back at Vincent's place, over a substantial amount of wine, the two friends finally open up and we discover Charlotte's sexuality isn't the only reason her and Vincent's marriage failed. The next morning Charlotte and Vincent wake up hung-over and late for work. What they don't know is that Beth has been on their trail all night and the moment they leave, Beth heads straight into Vincent's house - Regina struggles not only to keep a promise to a dying friend but with her own path in life. Cate steps in and helps Reg keep vigil over her friend during the final hours. Regina comes to a decision about where she really belongs and we say goodbye to Reg for good.
Terri is stunned when two faces from her past are brought into the hospital. Following a car accident, Lucy Stevens, the young daughter of Terri's late husband Mitch, is rushed into the emergency department, along with Rose's mother, Victoria. Victoria, who is the more seriously injured of the two, has been raising Lucy since the death of her parents. For Terri, the pair's shock appearance brings back countless memories as she finds herself facing her past ghosts. But Terri is in for a far greater shock. When Victoria's condition takes an unexpected turn for the worse, Victoria has a question for Terri: will she care for Lucy if something happens to Victoria? Charlotte has to heal a relationship and a patient. Meanwhile, Vincent is confronted by Beth's terrorism, and Von finds a family member back in her life.
During a violent siege at a brothel, Sasha and Cate witness Connie, a prostitute, being slashed by a knife-wielding assailant while another victim lies close by. When Patrick, the assailant, lunges at a cop he is shot and apprehended. In the ED Patrick abuses Jessica, forcing Nelson to replace her with Dan, who eventually finds out the source of Patrick's emotional pain. The Emergency Department is stunned when Vincent is arrested for assaulting Beth Chandler. Cate and Charlotte watch in disbelief as Vincent is taken away in handcuffs. Charlotte finds herself challenging Jessica's bitter stance against Vincent. On his return, Vincent finds the Department alive with gossip. Jack meets up with Terri and Lucy at a Wildlife Park. The time has come for them to decide where their relationship is heading. At the end of the day Terri finally removes her wedding and engagement rings, signalling that she is ready to move on with her life.
Cate's day starts badly when she and Sasha find a teenage girl, Erin, seriously injured in a fall from a railway bridge. Cate makes a controversial decision in a last ditch attempt to save Erin's life - it's a risky decision and is not well received in the Emergency Department. Vincent faces court, charged with assault and accused of stalking. With Charlotte by his side, Vincent listens to Beth's lies on the stand, realising with horror that the truth will not necessarily win the day. Jessica is pleased to see Ross Weston, a patient previously diagnosed with Hypokaleamic Periodic Paralysis [episode 8.08], is now coming out of his shell. Aware of his crush on her, Jessica believes he's come to show her how his confidence has improved. But Ross has an ulterior motive for his visit and Jessica is forced to acknowledge that her instincts may not be correct. Terri is deeply dismayed to discover Victoria has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. While she looks for any sign of hope, Terri must finally face the fact that Mitch's daughter, Lucy, may be losing yet another loved one. But Victoria has other plans.
Inside a middle-class suburban house, Cate and Stuart step into one man's living nightmare when they discover his wife has cut off his penis with a kitchen knife. Worse, she has hidden the severed member and refuses to disclose its whereabouts. Battle lines are drawn in Emergency. Jessica supports the wife's actions, believing she is a battered spouse. Dan, along with the other male members of Emergency, vehemently disagree. When the appendage is finally located, it's Vincent who uncovers the truth behind the drastic actions of the wife. Von finds herself in awkward territory when she is forced into the unfamiliar role of surrogate mother to her niece Kerry. But it's Nelson who Kerry gravitates towards, raising issues between friends not broached before. Charlotte is faced with a mystery illness of a six-month-old baby boy. His mother, who has Downs Syndrome, is fretful that she's a bad mother and her baby's condition is her fault. Abandoning the baby, Barbara flees the hospital, forcing Charlotte to go in search of her. When Victoria undergoes a life-threatening operation, Terri looks after Mitch's daughter, Lucy and prays the procedure goes well.
Tensions are high between Cate and Stuart when they deal with Nathan, a young father who is trapped in workplace machinery. For Cate, the situation brings back memories of losing her father. As far as Stuart is concerned her hand-holding exercise is way beyond their call of duty and, by the end of the day, both Ambos have gone through significant personal and professional changes. Nelson, Jessica, and Charlotte are all involved in looking after a high spirited 72-year-old man, Bill, who has had an accident while parachuting. His 'live-life-to-the-fullest' attitude hits home for both Jessica and Nelson. Bill suffers serious medical complications and Charlotte is thrust into the front line. Meanwhile, Vincent pulls off a dramatic save when a young stabbing victim is dumped in the Waiting Room. Kerry, on tenterhooks about applying for a job in the hospital canteen is reassured by Nelson. When she gets the job she plans a celebratory dinner with surprising results.
Terri finds herself nursing a girl suffering from stress related migraine headaches - and she's only 14. Six months earlier [episode 7.36] her father was brought into All Saints Hospital suffering hypothermic cardiac arrest. Charlotte, his doctor, moved heaven and earth to save him. The girl, eternally grateful at the time, is now paying the hefty price of Charlotte's miraculous resuscitation, leaving Charlotte to question if she made the right decision. Charlotte desperately wants to help the young girl and the situation brings Terri to a life altering decision. Cate's first day as a full time Emergency Department nurse convinces her she's made the right move from the Ambulance Service as she nurses a young, handsome rodeo star. Cate diagnoses his Brown Sequard Syndome before his doctor, impressing the surgical registrar and helping love blossom in the Department. Jessica's confused emotions over Stuart and their personal life leads them to splitting up. Nelson, after a successful first day back as Nursing Unit Manager, is more than happy to take the next step in his personal life.
An horrific accident brings a family into the Emergency Department, and Terri finds herself spending her last day at All Saints on a crusade to alleviate a young girl's guilt. Her last day is fraught with complications as a family's celebration goes horribly wrong and their hot-air balloon crashes in dense bushland. The All Saints team find itself juggling multiple casualties as well as the news that a member of the family has gone missing at the scene. Terri nurses the daughter of the woman the team could not save and finds her patient is burdened with survivor guilt. Frank urges her to keep her distance and refrain from seeing this as her last crusade, but Terri can't walk away. As the day wears on, Terri says her goodbyes to those she's closest to but Jack keeps his distance. She soon discovers that she can confidently hand over responsibilities to Nelson and the team she has come to know and trust. As the All Saints chapter of Terri Sullivan's career closes, her farewell celebrations turn sour when Vincent's past catches up with him. It would appear that Beth Chandler's strategy has changed - she is now looking to target those around him. His friends in the Emergency Department are now open targets.
Jessica is finally honest with Stuart as to why they broke up and admits she is still a virgin. Full of guilt and confusion over Beth targeting Jessica with a car bomb, Vincent is unable to shake the feeling Beth is watching him and his friends' every move. Sasha and Stuart arrive at a call-out to witness a young man, Leo, recently dumped by his girlfriend, Claudia, set himself alight in front of her. Leo's obsession with Claudia becomes a backdrop for Vincent's on-going fear of Beth hurting the people he cares about - as Claudia notes: "with obsessed people like Leo, it's never over". Von and Nelson are uneasy with each other - Von feels let down that Nelson hasn't been honest about his relationship with Kerry while Nelson feels defensive, but finally admits that his relationship with Von's niece is the best thing that has ever happened to him.
What starts as a normal day in the Emergency Department is quickly thrown into chaos when Frank receives an urgent call informing him his house is on fire. The torment of previous weeks is taking its toll on Vincent. He can't sleep, can't concentrate and is only just staying on top of things. On a trauma callout, Vincent and Stuart have a heated exchange over the treatment of a patient. Vincent feels Stuart is trying to undermine him. When confronted, it is revealed Stuart's anger is coming out of concern for Jessica, giving Vincent some serious thinking to do. Cate offers to walk Charlotte's dogs. But after she hands them over to the woman she believes is the regular dog-walker, Cate senses trouble too late and Charlotte is left devastated when she finds out who has taken them. Vincent realizes Beth has left him with no other choice and goes to Frank with his resignation.
When young couple Craig Mendolsohn and Megan Harris are brought in after an MVA, Charlotte and Jack take a special interest in their treatment after it's discovered that Megan is five months pregnant. Jack meanwhile has been treating Craig and he is touched by Craig's concern for Megan and his baby, only to be confronted with the bitter truth about the accident. Frank's criticism of Constable Peter Saunders when he learns that it was a pursuit gone wrong, confirms his original conclusion that the young constable is a gung-ho cowboy with little regard for the consequences of his actions. However, this assessment is proven wrong and results in dire consequences which put Frank and Cate at loggerheads. After recent events, the rest of the staff are beginning to resent being targeted by Beth because of Vincent and when they receive a taunting bunch of flowers it's the last straw. Vincent is close to breaking point and it's Cate who gives him an ultimatum. Nelson and Kerry are very aware of the chilly reception they are receiving from Von since getting together. Out of concern for each other, Kerry and Nelson each separately confront Von, but apparently without success.
When Vincent takes a call from Beth claiming that she's planted a bomb in the Emergency Department, a major evacuation of the hospital is triggered. However, the morning has also seen the admission of a Chinese diplomat potentially suffering from coronavirus . The patient is in isolation and unable to be transferred. After some wrangling, Vincent and Nelson stay with the patient while Frank and Cate organise continuing treatment for patients at a Muster Point in the hospital grounds. As the Bomb Squad move in to try to find and disable the bomb, Vincent and Nelson can only attend to their patient and wait. Out at the Muster Point, tension is running high, with Kerry wanting to know what's happening with Nelson and eliciting support from Von. Frank promises they will be out as soon as alternative isolation option is arranged for the patient. The diplomat goes into severe respiratory failure. Nelson gets the HFOV unit from Neo Natal in order to keep the man alive. Being connected to this machine makes him impossible to move. One of the patients who can be evacuated is sent off in an ambulance with Jack, Lorraine and Stuart. Jack has his own problems when the ambulance is turned away from St Angela's. The patient experiences respiratory failure and Jack has to perform a makeshift operation in the back of the ambulance to try and save her life. When the bomb is found the dangerous job of disabling the device begins. Vincent sends Nelson out to safety and remains alone with the patient and in close proximity to the bomb. Just when Vincent is ready to breathe a sigh of relief at the end of the day, Cate goes missing. When Vincent realizes why, his blood runs cold.
The after effects of the bomb scare are still being felt by all. As Frank and Nelson deal with the administrative aftermath, Vincent deals with the police investigation surrounding the disappearance of Cate that afternoon. The police have no news to offer at this stage and an exhausted Vincent elects to go home. There, Vincent finds Beth with Cate, drugged and tied up. Beth is delusional, believing Cate is a major factor in Vincent's rejection of her and tonight, someone will die. While Vincent deals with the consequences of obsessional love, Nelson is fighting his own demons. His experience in the bomb scare has made him realise how deep his feelings for Kerry really run, forcing him into making some big decisions about his life. Meanwhile, in the Emergency Department, love is also on the agenda, when a young woman arrives via Ambulance. Her loving boyfriend has fed her a strawberry as a romantic gesture and she has choked on it. The boyfriend's attempts to dislodge the offending fruit has led to further medical complications and Jessica finds herself having to build up the boyfriend's confidence so that he can fulfil his evening's agenda and propose to the woman he loves.
It's been few days since Beth unleashed her final campaign of terror upon Vincent and Cate. The fallout of that sees Vincent a broken man, holed up in a seedy hotel with many bottles of scotch for company. Charlotte is frustrated by Vincent's refusal to contact her, assuming he's chosen Cate as his support. Cate, meanwhile, has assumed that Vincent has sought solace in the familiar company of his ex-wife. Both are alarmed to discover that Vincent has chosen neither, and it is Cate who finally makes a breakthrough with Vincent, leading the pair to an unexpected encounter. A fleeting moment of peer pressure is the cause of a car accident involving six teenagers jam-packed into the one car. With two teenagers dead, the life of a fiercely independent 18-year-old girl has changed forever. Haunted by a similar accident Stuart and Dan were involved in as teenagers, Stuart struggles with the incident, spiralling into a deep depression, while Dan uses his painful memories in a positive way.
Stuart is in no mood to pick up Bradley, a middle aged man who is behaving strangely in a park. When Bradley refuses to be transported, Stuart hastily puts it down to eccentricity and washes his hands of the guy. Later when Stuart allows himself to be drawn into a sparring match with a badly injured brawler, who then collapses, he knows he has gone too far - that afternoon, Dan finds Stuart packing his bags. Nelson is not impressed when his wife Leanne contacts him about the divorce papers he has sent. However, after nursing a highly camp HIV-AIDS patient and witnessing the sad break-down of a 17-year relationship, he realises that he must put his past behind him too. But he's in for a shock when he finds Leanne is already moving on. Frank fusses over Kathleen's first work day at the hospital under Alison's watchful eye but finally realises that despite his own mental blocks, his daughter is very capable of - moving on.
Jessica is still stinging from the mysterious disappearance of Stuart a week ago and Dan is keeping close tabs on her. An early morning trip to a supermarket sees them seek refuge in the walk-in freezer with a dying security guard when a gunman runs rampage through the complex. Fearing for their lives and unable to determine what's happening outside the room, they are forced into extraordinary actions to keep their patient and themselves alive. A patient who has little chance of survival hits resus and her son insists the medical team have ulterior motives for suggesting there is little they can do for her. Frank finds himself caught between what's best for his patient and what Admin, in the form of Alison Newell, thinks should happen. When the decision is taken out of his hands, Frank fears the worst. But he has no way of predicting what the son is really up to. And while Frank deals with this situation, Charlotte is under pressure to complete work for her Training Fellowship. On top of that, a patient with mystery symptoms presents himself to her and Von, just to make her day really interesting.
Nelson receives a surprise visit from Trish Turner, a social worker who lives and works in the same Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory where Nelson previously lived with his first wife, Diane. Nelson has decided he needs to see his daughter Kahlia, the child he left behind when he couldn't cope after Dianne's death. Is he now planning to take the child away from the only family she's ever known? When Nelson says he won't be making it in to work, Jessica, as deputy, immediately becomes Nursing Unit Manager for the day. With a backlog of patients left over from the night shift, it's not going to be an easy day, especially when she manages to run foul of Alison Newell. Jessica's thrown into a spin even more when a cryptic letter from Stuart turns up. Jessica later confides in Dan that the letter hasn't done much to explain to her what's going on - Feeling that his mate has tried to explain it, Dan reveals what he knows - but Jessica's reaction to the news is not what he expected. A married couple, Sean and Natalie, are brought in, following a home renovation disaster. Sean attempted to take down a wall - bringing down half the house and electrocuting himself in the process. Natalie seems oblivious to how serious her husband's condition is, even when he suffers a cardiac arrest. The Emergency Department is under pressure when Alex, a badly bashed drug addict and police informant, is brought in. Fearing his criminal associates will stop at nothing to finish Alex off, a team of police station themselves around the Resuscitation Bay, and throughout the hospital. Vincent's form is put to the test when he's unable get a line in when treating Alex, and he's forced to perform a complicated and dangerous procedure. Alison goes to dinner at Frank's place, and is surprised when Frank admits, in a roundabout, that Kathleen has thrived ever since taking the job at the hospital.
A light plane carrying a group of kids from the far west of the state to Sydney for the upcoming state Eisteddfod crashes at the city outskirts. The pilot is dead and many of the kids seriously injured. Of course the All Saints Emergency Department receives its share of casualties, among others, a boy with major head injuries, a girl with severe internal bleeding, and a boy with a crushed spinal column. Frank, Vincent, Jack, Charlotte and the nursing staff move swiftly to save lives and limbs. Cate finds herself assigned to the kids' teacher and ex Christian Brother Bob Smith, Smitty for short. Suffering close to 90% burns, Smitty declares himself Not For Resuscitation, advising Cate to concentrate on saving the kids. Meanwhile, Vincent's undergoing a series of counselling sessions in which he addresses some fundamental issues of his own. As the ED's hectic day wears on, one child is lost while another faces life as a paraplegic, and a good man dies.
An illegal drag racing meet leaves a young man pinned to a concrete column with metal spike through this leg. Frank sends Vincent and Cate out to deal with the situation. Cate, acutely aware of Vincent's recent emotional challenges, is concerned he won't be up to the task. But, as the day progresses Cate watches Vincent perform under enormous pressure changing both her professional and personal opinion of him. In the ED, Frank assists Jack in discovering the mix of drugs taken by a woman to attract the attention of her husband. As the mystery unfolds an attempted murder is uncovered and Frank is forced to confront an issue in his own past, kept buried for many years. Nelson receives a phone call that promises to turn his and Kerry's future upside down. Kerry's shocked to discover the secret he's been keeping from her. While Dan spends his day trying to avoid a conversation, he knows he must eventually have with Jessica. Even more difficult for him is the fact he's keeping a secret from her, something he's doing for all the right reasons but knows may well blow up in his face when the secret's out.
Nelson, yearning to make contact with the young daughter he hasn't seen for years, is uncertain it's the right thing to do. He almost misses the reunion when events in the Emergency Department get out of hand and he suffers from cold feet. Charlotte feels that Vincent is hiding developments in his personal life from her. Her suspicions confirmed when she witnesses him being overprotective of Cate. A showdown between the two women doesn't seem far away. Two bikies from rival gangs, the Hangmen and the Vipers, are brought into the Emergency Department after a brawl. Suffering a compound fracture, "Mad Dog" Hanson needs surgical treatment. With only minor injuries, "Ferret" Kotter uses his time there to disrupt the staff and taunt Mad Dog. When the Hangmen turn up to see their leader, Dan becomes uneasy. But it's the arrival of the other Vipers that really sets nerves jangling. Frank and Dan endeavour to keep the gangs separated but when Mad Dog's condition suddenly deteriorates, something has to give.
Any thoughts of a quiet day are quashed as the Ambulance Bay doors crash open delivering Jamie and his mum Karen from one motor vehicle accident, closely followed by Kent, a cyclist who's gone under a bus. Moving from one medical crisis to another, the staff marvel at the fact Kent made it through the doors at all. Jamie and Karen are known to the Emergency Department staff and Von and Charlotte bonded with them the last time they visited [episodes 7.38 and 7.39]. Back then Karen, was denying the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter three months earlier. This time, the pair has been in a motor vehicle accident and shortly after reaching the Emergency Department Karen has a psychotic episode, forcing some of the All Saints team into unfamiliar territory. Throughout the course of the day, Jamie opens up about the incredible burden he's been under as sole carer for his mum; a burden a 17-year-old kid should never have to face alone. Meanwhile, Nelson has recently been reunited with his daughter and at last a relationship is forming and Dan grows increasingly angry at having to keep Stuart's return a secret from Jessica. Vincent and Charlotte finally come to the realisation they're not married any more, brought on by an increasing attraction between Vincent and Cate.
Jacks has a crisis on his hands. A strangely evasive patient has been triaged and asks for Jack to treat her.
The ED is on code red and understaffed. To say it's chaotic is an understatement.
Patient's journey to conceive by IVF threatens her life, Nelson decides to stay at All Saints rather than return to Northern Territory, Cate and Vincent go public with their relationship.
Storm takes out hospital power and back up generators don't work. The staff works in the dark.
Vincent's mate is sleeping with his ex and he doesn't like it. Charlotte and Spence have spent the night together and she seems very happy, until Vincent tells her his old friend knows she's gay and might just see her as a challenge.
Charlotte receives a spontaneous offer from Spence, who asks her to come overseas with him, to work for Doctors Without Borders.
Ambulance officers are called to a vast auto wrecker's yard where a young man appears to have been attacked, and left for dead by a pair of rampaging guard dogs.
Nelson's about to go on leave for his wedding and honeymoon and his replacement arrives in the shape of a sexy, ambitious young woman called Deanna.
The day of Nelson and Kerry's wedding sees the ED filling up with victims of a chemical explosion in a paint factory.
While the Emergency Department continues to struggle with the casualties of the chemical explosion, Nelson exacts revenge on Colin.
As the team uncovers the horrible truth behind a young boy's alien fixation. Dan is glued to the phone desperately trying to help a man who has shot his wife.
Cate's Tae Kwon Do instructor arrives at ASED combative and battered.
Tempers fray as Vincent is frustrated by Jack's negligence and Nelson cracks under Frank's watchful eye.
A Work Cover claim has Charlotte and Nelson's replacement, Deanna, at loggerheads when an investigator for the insurance company insists their patient is a fraud. A middle aged man presents with stomach pain that is difficult to diagnose. No one can quite believe the cause when it is eventually located. Deeply concerned about Nelson's frame of mind since he quit his job in the Emergency Department in the middle of his shift, both Frank and Von decide to pay their former co-worker visits. But it's safe to say that Frank and Von receive anything-but-friendly receptions from Nelson, who is still outraged that his colleagues wrongly assumed he had begun drinking again. Deanna shows a side to her that Jack has not seen before.
A chaotic shift in the ED is complicated by the arrival of two Organisation and Methods officers sent by Alison Newell to evaluate the department. Tensions skyrocket in Resus when the staff is faced with an unusual resuscitation of a patient who appears to be slipping in and out of consciousness as CPR is being performed. The disturbing sight upsets Dan who walks out in the middle of the procedure. It seemed to be just another day on the job for Von, who is still trying to come to terms with the murder of her niece, Kerry. Nursing an insulin-dependent diabetic, Bob Tyrell, who has a leg wound, Von helps him the best she can. But things take a dramatic turn for the nurse and before the day's end, Von's future hangs in the balance when she finds herself before Dr Newell and the hospital board accused of negligence. Charlotte fights Admin to find a bed for a patient.
While the Emergency Department welcomes it's new doctor, Registrar of Emergency Medicine Sean Everleigh, Dan is thrown to find a young woman he recognises from his past denies knowing him when she is brought into the ward suffering from nasty leg and stomach injuries sustained in an accident on a railway platform. Frank becomes suspicious of Deanna's motives as the end of her stint as Nursing Unit Manager approaches. Nelson's last case to gain his Practitioner's accreditation proves to be a trying one when an old adversary brings his wife into the ED for treatment.
Frank is caught in the crossfire when a critically injured Jehovah's Witness requires blood transfusions to survive. A former TV personality, and hero of Dan's, is brought in and it soon becomes apparent that all is not what it seems with her home life. Deanna lodges a sexual harassment complaint against Frank.
Eighteen-year-old Jacinta Cosgrove is brought in after a terrible MVA and the battle to save such a young life is stressful for everyone. But it is even more heartbreaking dealing with her distraught father, Ian.
Deanna makes a dramatic departure from the Emergency Department and it's not a moment too soon, as far as her staff are concerned.
Frank pays a surprise visit to the Emergency Department and takes a back seat when the Medical Response Unit is called to attend to an accident in a commercial kitchen where a man's hand is caught in a mincer.
As one case of apparent rage and domestic violence leads to a fascinating neurological mystery, a second, equally confronting situation involving anger provides a sobering counterpoint. Vincent departs for Canada on a four-month surgical exchange program.
Jack arrives at All Saints clad only in jeans and a singlet after having awoken to discover his duplex burning down and a woman collapsed in the neighboring house's shower.
New intern Bartholomew West has a nightmare first shift in the ED. Between irritating Frank by his mere presence, saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, and stumbling through his assignments, Bart finds reason to question his ability but an encouraging word goes a long way to ease his mind. A pair of perplexing patients resulting from a fight at a house party give the staff cause for concern when their symptoms don't coincide with the doctors' expectations for their respective injuries. Jack trusts his gut feeling and forces his superiors to take notice while Bart has his hands full coping with a sudden emergency he may be the cause of. Frank is stunned when Nelson turns up on his doorstep in the middle of the night, looking far from himself. Dazed and with nasty wounds on his bare feet, Nelson is clearly in a bad way. What's more, by night's end he will have made a heartbreaking decision. But it's a decision he knows he has to make-and one that Frank helps him to carry out. Nelson, who is still failing to cope with the horrific murder of his bride-to-be, Kerry, pleads with Frank to admit him to a psychiatric ward.
All Saints new Head of Surgery, Mike Vlasek, has Jack Quade in his sights. Sean and Cate find there's something fishy about a little girl's illness. Bart bumbles his way to a brilliant solution although not without consequences, and he finally makes a breakthru with Frank who agrees to be his mentor. Frank is infuriated by the arrogance of Mike Vlasek, the new Head of Surgery. Alison has a shocking announcement for Frank: she's taking leave to go overseas, taking Kathleen with her. Dan reluctantly steps forward to become the Acting NUM.
Sean and Cate go out with the Medical Response Unit to save a young man whose head has been skewered by a metal spike in an accident at a medieval festival.
A couple on their way to the airport to begin an overseas holiday end up in the ED after an MVA. Ignoring medical advise, they are desperate to get on their way as soon as possible.
After a drunken poker night, Dan and Sean find themselves at loggerheads with a young man who shows signs of organ rejection.
When the life of a young boy is put in danger, Frank and Mike struggle to talk sense into the boy's father who is willing to do anything. Sean has to face his demons when assisting in a confronting operation.
Sean and Erica are put under enormous emotional strain as they try to help a twenty-two year-old patient cope with the fact that she may never walk again - and that her boyfriend may not be there to help her.
Mike attends his first MVA as part of the MRU and impresses all by trying everything to sustain the life of a young driver. Charlotte and Erica clash over how to best handle a seventeen-year-old sexual assault victim. Gabrielle continues to look out for new ways to maximise the potential of her staff.
Three patients present in the ED with similar symptoms within a few hours of each other. One dies. Is this the beginning of a fatal epidemic or just a coincidence?
Mike, Cate and, later Jack, find their 15 minutes of fame - much to Frank's fury and disgust - when they battle to save the life of a badly injured reality show contestant live on air. Dan learns not to judge his patients by their looks, no matter how intimidating or extreme, treat a young man with a jaw dropping facial piercing.
After a man who has been shot is dumped in the hospital grounds, he needs surgery to save his life.
When attempts to resuscitate a car accident victim fail, the team begin to suspect that all is not what it seems. Cate reveals Mike's terrible secret to Frank. Frank confronts Mike who denies everything.
The team are baffled by a woman with many faces who confounds the staff with her varied behaviour. Spence returns but not everyone is pleased to see him. Sean and Von track down the cause of an elderly couple's illness. In light of his sudden resignation, Frank challenges Mike to stay and face his demons.
Dan and Zoe deal with a patient who harbours a secret that leads to further confusion on an already complex diagnosis.
Jack finds himself at odds with the new trauma surgeon at the site of a gruesome motor vehicle accident. A man presents with a voracious rash and the team are horrified when they discover its cause. Von finds a teenager's emotional pain far worse than her physical injuries.
Spence's thoughts are with Charlotte as he treats a woman who looks to be miscarrying. Jack is rocked by a scandalous revelation about Bianca, while a former nurse creates bedlam in the emergency department.
A young boy with severe muscular dystrophy arrives at the hospital following a drug overdose. When he wakes and proclaims that he was supposed to have died, the hospital staff must decide where they stand.
Spence presents Sean and his sister, Jenna, with some unsavoury treatment options for Sean's young niece, putting Spence and Sean at odds with each other.
A plane crash sees the arrival of several critically injured victims to All Saints. Vincent arrives with two of the incoming, newlyweds, who have been fused together in the fire after the crash.
When a young woman, Paulie, is brought into the ED, Von, Frank and Cate are astounded to be told by the Ambos she believes herself already dead.
Dan's decision to disobey orders places him in a life and death situation on his first day with the Medical Response Unit involving a bus crash carrying a junior rugby league team.
Erica's brother AJ arrives in hospital following a prison fight in which a guard is murdered, creating havoc in the ED.
When a plumbing problem shuts down the operating theatres, Vincent and his team must attempt to save a young man who has been the victim of a brutal shark attack.
It's the busiest night of the year in the ED. The stress this causes has differing effects on all the staff. A sleep deprived Cate accidentally administers an overdose of a medication to a patient.
A man is brought into the ED with appalling injuries suffered after apparently falling 20 metres on a building site. Frank and the surgical team work hard to keep him alive and are spurred on when the man's wife and child come in to visit.
Casey Taylor, dying of Muscular Dystrophy, returns to the ED, his condition having deteriorated badly since the last time we saw him [episode 9.30]. His father, Paul, is still refusing to accept that the end is near for his son.
Arriving late for work Frank is forced to cut short a conversation with a grieving parent to assist with an incoming MVA patient who is a prisoner who was being transferred to court when the prison van rolled.
While Vincent and Jack fight for Bart's life in the Operating Theatre, Frank finds himself eaten up with worry and guilt over the situation.
Cate, out jogging as part of a concerted plan to turn her life around, is the first person on the scene of a horrific MVA.
Frank, raked by guilt, refuses to leave Bart's side as he continues his recovery from gun shot wounds. He and Vincent clash over which direction Bart's care needs to take.
Mike Vlasek returns after a six-month de-tox for morphine addiction. His return sparks gossip, speculation and questions about the nature and speed of his departure.
Jack treats a fourteen-year-old intellectually gifted boy who presents with what looks like appendicitis but it soon becomes apparent that there is more going on for the teenager than meets the eye.
Cate's first day back as an ambo sees her dealing with a heavily pregnant woman trapped in a car following an MVA. Cate and her partner Heath are forced to deliver the baby beside the wreck.
Cate and Heath arrive at a park where a group of mates have set up a makeshift horizontal bungee catapult. One young man has died. The other is critically injured.
Mike feels hamstrung by the protocols that he must observe if he is to continue as a doctor. A teenager with cystic fibrosis almost kills himself trying to live a normal life. Frank begs Eve not to have an Amniocentesis, but Eve needs to know that their baby is healthy. Charlotte goes into labour.
Teenage BMX rider Guy has a crush on teenage equestrian Tully. This particular morning he evidently got too close to her, spooking her horse and sending her flying - and getting a serious kick in the side for his trouble.
As Eve and Frank reach a heartbreaking decision, Frank is able to pull the team together and bring about the miraculous saving of Levi Joseph who suffers an internal decapitation when he is injured in a traffic accident.
In his grief, Frank is determined to throw himself into his work and everyone else's. This brings him into conflict with everyone who comes in contact with him.
Bart and Erica try to help a woman who presents with Delusional Parasitosis. A young athlete's future hangs in the balance when he is brought into the ED after having both feet nearly severed by a train.
Bart is starting to buckle under the pressure of catching up the weeks of his internship he missed after the shooting and he's under the pump from the Head of Cardiology.
Dan and Erica rescue Benny, a man with a mental age of 10, whom they see being beaten by a gang on their way to work. In the ED, Benny confides that he's been on the streets for 3 days hiding from "Mr. Terry" who's trying to kill him.
Kenya Hutton, a young woman, is brought to the Hospital with bruising and abrasions. It appears that Kenya has been sexually assaulted. The problem is, she has no memory of it.
An unidentified patient is brought in by ambulance, having been hit by a bus after celebrating a win by the Cougars Rugby League team. Frank, Mike, Zoe and Dan fight to stabilise him, but the task is proving almost impossible.
Barry Mitchell is rushed into the ED having been involved in an MVA. He is suffering from shock, and is presenting with breathing difficulties and a possible ruptured spleen.
Shock waves spread through the ED when Sean is wheeled in on a stretcher after being hit by a car. The team is put under extra pressure when Sean tells them he doesn't want Zoe to know the extent of his injuries.
What if you've seen every leading doctor around and none can even put a name to your condition. Worse, that condition sees you in constant pain during your every waking moment. Welcome to Mia's world.
Jack is forced to confront his history of abuse when his abuser, Patrick Wesley, is brought into the ED with multiple stab wounds.
Having tested himself last week, Mike is ready to embrace the ups and downs of life which makes Jack nervous. Charlotte has difficulty coming to terms with a major change of direction in Vincent's life.
When a Hep C patient, Adriana, walks into All Saints declaring herself to be at end-stage liver failure, Dan and Charlotte are distressed to realize she's embracing her death rather than trying to fight it.
A man's relatively minor injuries, sustained when he and his camera got too close to the action at a game of Australian Rules, are seriously compounded by a rare blood disease.
A twenty-year feud between two brothers lands them in the ED impacting on Zoe who has her own feud with Charlotte to deal with.
Mike arrives at the scene of a multiple-victim MVA -a pre-dawn drag race gone terribly wrong.
The victim of a brutal beating hides a devastating secret that puts the ED team in danger. Gabrielle is forced to face her past when Frank conducts interviews for a new ED doctor. An OCD patient is so desperate to get his hands clean that he uses a toxin that may kill him.
After winning the lottery, a couple fall victims to a brutal home invasion.
Travis Knight fails to appear for a court appearance and Jack sets about finding out why.
Charlotte appears to be having troubles in her home life as she tries to determine the cause of a woman's recurring headaches.
When a battered and bleeding bodybuilder refuses treatment, Mike enlists Cate's help resulting in both painful and romantic consequences.
When Von discovers a patient is violently abusing his wife, she and Frank must work together to help his wife. Mike catches up with Jack after he's resigned and tries to map out a future for him.
A bystander traumatized by assisting at the site of a horrific car crash develops an obsession with the victim he saved. When Jack's ex-landlady is brought into the Emergency Department; she helps Jack make some decisions about his future. Gabrielle blames herself for the pressure the ED is under.
Jack is thrown a curve ball on his first day back in E.D, forcing him to put himself on the line.
When two women living seemingly completely different lifestyles are admitted to the ED suffering from identical symptoms, Charlotte enlists Bart's help to find some factor which the two women may have in common.
Frank welcomes Bart - no longer an intern - back to the ED. His first patient is Ann-Maree, a former patient [10.25] with suspected chickenpox but whose symptoms point to a far more serious diagnosis.
Charlotte attends a young woman who turns out to be pregnant thanks to a failed termination that she had carried out without the knowledge of her husband. Charlotte and Jack are polarised in how they deal with a couple.
Tegan Willis is traumatised and looking for her boyfriend who fell off their balcony last night. Bart finds her wandering the streets and leads her into the ED where Charlotte and Frank take over.
Frank has a dilemma on hand when a patient dies due in part to a faulty resus bed. Does he tell the widow the truth? Dan breaks up with Erica and decides to start on the Hep C programme. Steve tries to get his job back with Frank.
Director of Medicine, Oliver Maroney is on the warpath. He wants to know who leaked critical information to a deceased patient's wife that resulted in a damages suit being launched against the hospital.
An afternoon at the ice hockey turns ugly for Jack, Erica, Gabrielle and Heath when a fight breaks out between a player and a spectator with devastating consequences for those around them.
Frank and Dan treat a 13-year-old girl , Georgina, suffering end stage heart failure. Her only chance of survival is a heart transplant. Her father confesses to Frank that each day he prays for someone else to die so that she can live.
The emergency department staff continue to be held hostage by James Byrne which challenges Frank's leadership of the department leading him to make a shocking statement on the administration of the hospital.
Jack and Erica deal with an uncommunicative beating victim, Von struggles to come to terms with her feelings about the hostage taking, and a mistake in pathology results puts patients at risk.
A routine homecare visit turns into a trauma for Von. And Steve and Dan learn a lesson about the human side of medicine as they take care of a homeless man.
Von realises an incident from her past is not dead and buried when her homecare patient, Dominic, arrives with a bad infection resulting from poor follow-up care.
Ann-Maree, suffering considerable pain, is still refusing to contemplate any further invasive treatment for her cancer. All she wants is for Bart to hold her hand and be her loving partner.
Teenager Kimberly Dyer is brought into the ED in the throes of a seizure. While Charlotte and Erica fight to stabilise the girl, they quickly realise there's more going on here than meets the eye.
Zoe is caught liaising with the Director of Medicine who is gunning for Frank's scalp. Has she accepted his offer to replace Frank as the Director of Emergency Medicine?
Frank is called to the dying Ann-Maree's bedside by Von who is very conscious of the fact that Bart is unable to say good-bye and give her permission to die.
Bart comes into the ED to announce that Ann-Maree died the night before and the ED is stunned to learn the news about Frank's sudden resignation.
Zoe, Jack and Dan fight to save the life of a young burns victim, having no idea how complex the situation will get when his mother arrives in the ED and asks them not to take further action to actively resuscitate him.
A high profile athlete is found badly injured from a vicious hammer attack. When he later accuses his team mate of being the attacker, Jack and Steve take sides over what should be done with the information.
Cody Frost is delivered to the ED on his birthday after being hit by a car. What appears to be a fairly straight forward case becomes a medical mystery with the patient declaring his long list of bad luck is the result of a curse.
Jack and Charlotte attend a man who is lucky to be alive after a serious accident at work. Elsewhere, Dan's wheelchair bound brother Luke checks into All Saints and Jack looks for a new place to live.
Finn is an uncooperative and abusive heroin addict who is into the ED after being bashed. Steve is happy to ship him out of the ED so he's someone else's problem. However when tests come back it is clear that Finn is very unwell.
Steve and Jack clash over the treatment of an injured couple but is it really because Steve is jealous of Jack's friendship with Gabrielle? Dan's brother Luke is uncomfortable about disrupting Dan's life.
A woman comes in having collapsed in the middle of an exam. The news that she's pregnant throws all her plans into chaos. The team are faced with a moral and ethical dilemma when they discover who the father is.
Steve is arriving for work when a young man, Gary, drives up the back of his precious ute. Gary is slumped unconscious behind the wheel and is rushed into the ED where Gabrielle, Bart and Steve work to find out what has happened to him.
An apparently psychotic man is brought in hearing 'Helicopters' in his head, convinced they're trying to kill him.
Despite facing an accusation of sexual harassment, Charlotte throws herself into her work, looking after an elderly woman with Alzheimer's and advanced pneumonia.
Von is approached for help in the Hospital car park but when she finds herself in an abandoned tram factory, she has reason to regret her decision.
Rhiannon convinces Charlotte to meet her away from All Saints in the hope of finding a way to reconcile their differences. Their showdown is interrupted by a brutal hit and run accident that will ultimately bring tragedy to the ED.
Charlotte's day in court arrives. Her plan rests squarely on the strength of her character, but while her reputation as a doctor is impeccable, it is her personal life that is called into question once she takes the stand.
A traumatised Charlotte brings Rhiannon into the ED after Rhiannon has attempted to end her life. As Frank, Jack and Gabrielle battle to save Rhiannon's life, Charlotte finds it difficult to wipe out the memory of her horrific discovery.
Erica's hens night takes a turn for the worse when a pole-dancing class goes wrong and the instructor comes off the pole and injures her wrist after what appears to be a minor dizzy spell.
When a homecare patient is brought in after taking a lethal drug combination, it's up to Von, Bart and Frank to work out whether or not it was an accident.
Brendan, a farmer, is brought into the ED after a tractor accident resulting in multiple injuries. While treating him, Steve and Mike both go down with a mystery illness forcing Frank to take over the operation on Brendan's heart.
Tragedy puts Erica and Dan's wedding at risk, with multiple traumas hitting the ED and Dan feeling responsible for the accident that brought them in.
Dan and Erica return from their honeymoon to find things tense and awkward between Gabrielle and Jack while Bart seeks to mend fences with Amy, seeing her in a new light as she deals with a difficult patient.
Frank and Mike come face-to-face with a cold-blooded killer in solitary confinement at a high-security prison who forces them both to reconsider where their lives are going.
Charlotte and Mike clash over the best way to deal with a patient, who has sustained a head injury in a road accident.
Dan and Jack are saddled with a charming eccentric, Timothy, who's gambled with his life by self-medicating with a highly toxic compound after tragically losing a son.
Von drops Paula at home to begin her home treatment. But Von quickly gets the feeling that Paula is only giving lip-service to Von's warnings over the seriousness of her condition.
Charlotte, Frank and Gabrielle deal with Joel Quinliven. He has epilepsy and has suffered a seizure at an all-night party. Tests reveal Joel has drugs in his system.
Steve and Gabrielle fight to save the life of a plastics factory worker who has suffered long-term exposure to chemicals but they won't know how to treat him until they discover what chemicals he's been exposed to.
When two victims of an armed robbery are brought in, the All Saints team are pushed to the limit. Already two nurses down, it's all hands on deck.
Bart goes with Dan on a fruitless search for Erica, following every possible route that Dan can think of. They drive through the night and early morning, with Bart increasingly aware of Dan's fragile emotional state.
Dan and Bart deal with a pregnant woman who, despite experiencing bleeding, is desperate to get out of the hospital as soon as she can. Suspicion is raised when her blood type doesn't match her medical records.
New nurse Claire is tested on her first day, full time, in the ED. Gabrielle puts Claire to work with a desperately ill, and very difficult patient. Dan prickles against Claire, seeing her as Erica's replacement.
A high-speed crash at a raceway leaves a young man struggling to cope with the consequences of his actions and Mike questioning the decision he makes to honour a dying patient's wish.
A worker from a car parts factory, brought into the ED after an explosion at her workplace, is discovered to have a bizarre but deadly injury that could spell disaster for her as well as the entire Emergency Department.
A boating accident in a remote river location has left four people injured and stranded without medical help. Mike and Steve are sent via chopper to attend to the casualties.
Treating a bride who's walked into the ED on her wedding day, Adam becomes aware she's lying to her fiancé about her health. Bart does his best not to let the couple's failing relationship affect him.
Bart and Amy have their hands full with a larrikin who has managed to trap his arm in an old mattress base. But Bart finds himself struggling with what should be a simple procedure as well as Amy's amusement at his discomfiture.
Steve is confronted with demons from his past when he discovers that the MRU call out is to Gabrielle's family property - her brother Ben's arm mangled by some farm machinery.
A cave-in brings the MRU to rescue a disoriented man from the fall. Although a difficult extrication, the rescue appears to be successful until the man reveals there is a child still inside the cave before he loses consciousness.
Frank has taken a highly unusual morning off work to indulge in a concert given by a musical hero of his, cellist Annalise Lang. Annalise's intimate concert is cut short when she has a seizure.
When Claire refuses to treat a patient, she's forced to reveal to Gabrielle that he is her ex-partner and the very reason that she left her previous life in Western Australia.
Claire's past continues to menace her when her abusive ex, Ian, returns to confront her. The argument results in Ian collapsing and Claire is forced to get him the medical help he needs. The man she fears is a patient in her ED.
Adam and Frank come head to head over Frank's treatment of a violent Ice addict. When Frank attempts to justify his position he's given a surprising insight into Adam's past.
Bart is being punished by Frank for his perceived attitude towards Amy, and has been given a boring administrative task, something which Frank assumes will take the rest of the week.
The MRU Unit is called to a dirt bike accident in the bush. Ryan, the biker, is badly hurt. With Ryan's condition deteriorating and the chopper unavailable due to high winds, Mike knows he will die before an ambulance can reach him.
Steve's anger at being unable to help Claire in the aftermath of her rape creates tension with his workmates and patients
Bart has to think outside the square to help a well-travelled patient who is suffering from a mysterious infection.
A devastating bus crash impacts heavily on the MRU team. Adam's past affects his treatment of a mentally ill patient who arrives in the ED claiming to have been poisoned.
A life-threatening rescue in a grain silo rescue pushes the MRU to the limit. Steve is fully aware of the inherent dangers but Jo is her usual invincible self, confident she can handle anything.
A journalist and her injured photographer who are stranded in remote bushland. Mike is winched down to the couple but before Jo can follow they get a call from Frank - they need to get the chopper out of the sky immediately.
Adam and Amy treat Cameron, a young man with a nasty ulcer on his leg. But Cameron is more concerned with his failure to declare his love to the girl of his dreams than his pus-filled leg.
Hank, an unlucky home renovator, is delivered into the care of Bart and Adam who are at a loss to explain or treat his symptoms.
Frank's intern program gets off to a shaky start with the ED's newest recruit giving Frank more than he bargained for.
When a patient's life is destroyed by alcohol, Gabrielle goes to Steve and tells him Claire needs to know the truth about his past alcohol problems. After much inner turmoil Steve finally tells Claire, with devastating results.
A pregnant cult member's rare allergic reaction puts her life, and that of her baby, in grave peril.
Adam faces death when mindless violence spills into the All Saints ED. Frank accidentally discovers the secret Katerina is carrying.
Jo is pulled out of her comfort zone when she falls for a man at the centre of an accident involving multiple injuries.
On his first day back after his stabbing, Adam and Von are forced to put aside their awkwardness to help a 17-year-old who is discovered to be pregnant and the identity of the father both shocks the team and complicates the situation.
Frank is in danger of losing his perspective on Katerina as she deals with a punch-drunk patient who is at risk of losing his son and his life due to a dark family secret.
The MRU are called to a remote bush location to tend to an environmental protester suffering possible cardiac distress and stuck up on a makeshift platform at the top of a tall tree.
Katerina goes to drastic lengths to win back Frank's approval. A tragic accident makes Jo reassess her priorities.
Bart is mortified when Amy comes up with a controversial solution for a patient who looks likely to die a virgin.
A new intern arrives but Frank refuses to acknowledge him. After dealing with a woman in a critical condition, he proves he's got what it takes and restores Frank's faith in the intern program. The person Elliott fails to impress is Bart.
Jo returns to the brothel to search for a prized necklace. Before she can leave, she is set upon by Albert, the owner of the brothel. He knocks her unconscious, and it comes down to Steve and Adam to try and save her.
Lorraine has gone virtually blind, apparently overnight. Adam eventually diagnoses a potentially fatal condition as Gabrielle finds that Lorraine's situation resonates with her own unresolved grief.
Bart, Gabrielle and Elliott have their hands full. A spoilt patient has presented with severe stomach pains after undergoing gastric banding overseas, and in her desperate attempt to lose weight, has developed necrosis of the stomach.
The MRU is called out to an explosion at a plastics factory where multiple casualties are expected. The boss, Tim, has dragged out worker, Brian, who has extensive lung damage.
A woman presents having suffered a miscarriage. A history of SIDS with two previous babies throws a raft of distressing possibilities at Von and Charlotte.
With Mike out of action, Steve's leadership abilities are put to the test while rescuing two brothers trapped in a lift. A fathers decision with regard to his daughter leaves Charlotte feeling hamstrung.
A dying father's desire to make amends with his son deeply affects both Elliott and Steve. Gabrielle is led to question whether she's in over her head.
It's Von's last day and while the rest of the team struggle to get through another day, she is determined to leave with a win.
