Because of staff shortage Liz hasn't slept for three nights. She is asked to turn off the ventilator of a brain-dead patient (with relatives present) and accidentally presses the wrong button, which triggers a noisy alarm. She later has an argument with a patient.
Claire breaks up with Adrian. Julie breaks up with Cyril. Mr. Docherty finally proposes to Mrs. Trimble.
Adrian's son comes in after a traffic accident. Adrian tries to save him but fails. Alone in the theatre, he breaks out in tears. Liz has a nervous breakdown in her room, smashing her pager.
Casts:
Danny Webb, Melanie Hill, Peter O'Brien, Helen Baxendale, Andrew Lancel, Jonathan Dow, Ace Bhatti, Jacquetta May, Caroline Trowbridge, Tim Dantay, Pooky Quesnel, Michael MacKenzie, Lisa Harkus, Selina Cadell, Tom Watson, Fred Pearson, Andrew Clover, Nicholas Palliser, Jack Fortune