With Claire on administrative duties, Andrew is the only senior doctor in Casualty. Dr. Liz Reid out of her depth and can't be found. Hospital Manager Paul Tennant finally gets the chance to see what really happens at the sharp end.
Mr. Docherty starts to question Paul Tennant's intimidating management style. When xenophobic father accuses James of inappropriately touching a young boy. Tennant forces out the only witness before Mr. Docherty exposes the lies.
A patient of Dr. Turner, 28-year-old James Parker dies suddenly overnight. Hospital Manager Paul Tennatt is looking for someone blame. SN Pam Charnley has never disclosed a mental illness and was also on duty when Mrs. Manfield died.
A vagrant decides to smoke while on oxygen and blows up part of an hospital wing. Dr. Liz Reid attempts to get by on her good looks but turns everybody against her. Claire has to persuade young wife to donate her husband's organs.
August is the killing season, when new doctors hit the wards and hospital mortality rates hit sky high. While some doctors and nurses can let their hair down at an hospital ball, surgeon Dr. Broome's career is starting to tail spin.
Failing her exams, Dr. Monica Broome is on the brink and goes to her room to take her own life. With his holiday, blocked by Dr. Turner, Andrew ends a patient's suffering with an overdose. Claire realises it murder and covers it up.
Mr. DeVries takes action to save a seriously injured child. Claire faces suspension when she angers management by attempting to highlight untrained doctors covering ENT. Paul Tennant hires PR team to raise the hospital's profile.
Thrown in at the deep end and expected to fend for himself, Dr. Collin is assigned to Crippen Ward. Dr. Maitland has become hardened and can only forewarn him of the perils. An attempt to help an emphysema patient end in death.
Mr. Ernest Docherty steps in to help Dr. Broome get some study time. Andrew gets involved with Nurse Richards. Raj suspects locum Dr Patel is a fraud but Hospital Manager Mr. Leg wants to cover up that the real Patel is a woman.
Judith Edwards catches Raj's eye, so he takes an extra interest in the treatment of her father Ronald but gets caught out in a nurse's wind up. Manager Alex Legg increases Andrew's hours but finds he needs him when brought to casualty.