Dr. Mortimer is diagnosed with AIDS. His diagnosis is leaked, and the hospital manager Tennant tried to convince him to take a leave of absence, but he refuses. DeVries gets some blood from Sister Pereira's child whom he believes is his son. Alf Grocott is re-admitted to the hospital, and is told that the cancer has spread to his liver. He dies on Christmas day. Dr. Collin starts an affair with Caroline. Kirkby draws up chemotheraphy wrongly. He seeks advice from Dr. Turner, although is told to carry on even though he doesn't know what to do. The patient suffers from a reaction and dies.