The teenage daughter of Sister Landers is brought in with an abcess. When trouble develops during her operation to remove it, Mortimer steps in. Maitland gets back together with DeVries. Dr. Turner and Paul Tennant try to persuade Kirkby to lie at the inquest. In return they promise to look out for him in the future and provide him with the best work and references. The inquest returns a verdict of unlawful killing, and a possible manslaughter charge to follow. Maitland decides to return to the hospital after coming to the aid of man who has a heart attack while she is having a job interview