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Body and Soul

Episode 001
Premiere: February 24, 1998
Written by Howard Griffiths, Directed by Peter Sharp, Additional sequences directed by Mark Piper
Georgie Parker stars as Nurse Unit Manager, Terri Sullivan, at All Saints Western General Hospital. She manages the general medical ward, affectionately known as "The Garbage Ward" because it takes the overflow of patients from all the other wards.
Terri helps a cancer patient; Connor thinks an alcoholic is going through withdrawal.
With: Steve Jacobs as Dr. Harry Williams, Michael Caton as Bob Parkin, Angelo D'Angelo as Damien Carr, Gennie Nevinson as Mrs Levine, Dinah Shearing as Judith Aston, Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Bill Young as Don McClusky
Everybody's Human

Episode 002
February 24, 1998
Written by Susan Bower, Directed by Mark Piper
A patient with a cardiac condition gets poor treatment.
With: Steve Jacobs as Dr. Harry Williams, Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams, Terry Binding as Sister Jane Foster, Geoff Cartwright as Dr. Rob Bowen, John Clingan as Intesivist, Belinda Cotterill as Angela Meadows, John Griffiths as Anaesthetist, Alex Hughes as Tim Williams, Silvio Ofria as Luis Gonzalez, Ross Pirelli as James Williams, Chin Yu as Mrs. Chang.
Gut Feeling

Episode 003
March 03, 1998
Written by Susan Bower, Directed by Grant Brown
Ben saves a drug dealer's life while Luke's personal life affects his professional judgment.
With: Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams, Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Michael Caton as Bob Parkin, Belinda Cotterill as Angie Meadows, Michael Denkha as Mario Constantine, Laurence Bruels as Scott Chambers, Jackson Raine As Dr. James Wu, Maria Stunt as Mrs. Gianopoulos, Kim Hillas as Joan Marden, Chloe Allen as Waitress, Michael Angus as John, Tony Vitello as Gang Member, Todd Dwyer as Police Officer, Anthony Jensen as Dealer, Freddi Yannich as Thug
A Question of Strength

Episode 004
March 10, 1998
Written by Bevan Lee, Directed by Richard Sarell
Bron faces the dilemma of becoming too attached to a patient when hunky muscle man Arnie Walker is brought in after falling off his motorbike. As his condition deteriorates, Bron suspects that his real problems may not be the result of the accident.
With: Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams, David Baldwin as Adam Beauman, Emma Blake as Kylie Green, Myra Campbell as Mrs. Andrikidis, Lee Campbell as Brad, Colleen Cook as Mrs. Carrington, Mariette Rups Donnelly as Mrs. Walker, Tony Forrow as Matt, Alex Hughes as Tim Williams, Steve Judkins as Arnie Walker, Alfie Lee as Policeman, Zika Nester as Gilda Clemenko, Ross Pirelli as James Williams, Tai Scrivener as Policeman.
Night Shift

Episode 005
March 17, 1998
Written by Anthony Ellis, Directed by Richard Jasek
When Jaz collapses after being slipped a party drug, Connor and Bron put their careers on line to care for her in the ward rather than officially admitting her. A cancer patient's relationship with his girlfriend dwindles due to his illness.
With: Helen Dallimore as Amanda Sales, Sandy Winton as Greg Newman, Beth Champion as Melissa, Pat Hutchinson as Gwen Jones, Joy Miller as Brenda Blair, Terry Binding as Sister Foster, Andy Cachia as Jamie.
Give And Take

Episode 006
March 24, 1998
Written by Grant Fraser, Directed by Mark Piper
Emily Watson and her brother Robbie are admitted for a kidney transplant. Emily is the donor as Robbie has had reflux nephropathy since he was thirteen and has been on dialysis for most of his adolescence. Steph and Connor, who are assigned to them, express how brave and selfless Emily is being by giving her brother the ultimate gift. However, Emily down plays her sacrifice, Robbie is the one that is sick not her. Steph and Connor bond with their respective patients but in Connor's case, theres more than a hint of attraction to Emily. All seems set for the transplant and then the ward is stunned when Emily walks out of the hospital leaving a distraught Robbie behind. Connor is amazed to find Emily at Cougar's later the same night. She explains the reason behind her departure was that all her life shes been the dutiful daughter who did what was expected of her. Now she is putting number one first. Connor points out, by drawing parallels with his own brother, that being the favourite sibling, isn't always the easy ride that it seems. He also tells Emily that she has to be nil-by-mouth by midnight, if she drinks her glass of wine the op will be cancelled anyway. Rachel McMahon, an incredibly fit triathlete, is admitted with bone cancer in her upper arms. She is to have a forequarter amputation, a devastating operation for anyone but even more so, for an elite athlete. Bron is dismayed, she always seems to get the basket cases. To everyone's surprise, however, Rachel is handling things surprisingly well, using her sporting philosophy to help her cope. Peter expresses his doubts to Terri about her bravado, he realises that it's a defence mechanism. Rachel and Bron, bond and Bron attends Rachel "arm off" party. Despite initial misgivings, Bron thinks that Rachel can handle anything that is thrown at her. After the operation, however, it is a different story. Rachel is a mess, having phantom limb pains and is inconsolable about the loss of her arm. It becomes Bron's responsibility to help her.
With: Linda Newton as Jenny Morrison, Maya Stange as Emily Watson, Christine Stephen-Daly as Rachel McMahon, Annie Byron as Julie Costello, Brian Rooney as Robbie Watson, Steve Rodgers as Dean Johnston, Paul Barry as John Fisher, Syd Conabere as Maurie Taylor, Suzanne Fulcher as Dorothy Watson, Terry Binding as Sister Foster, Martin Dingle-Wall as Greg Howard, Naomi Dyson as Deb, Tahir Bilgic as Mr Mustafa
Note: 1998 AFI Award nominee for "Best Episode in a Television Drama Series (Long)" (Jo Porter)
Combat Zone

Episode 007
March 31, 1998
Written by Ro Hume, Directed by Peter Sharp
Sophie helps a young West African woman who is torn between tradition and concern for her daughter's health. A friend of Von's husband refuses treatment.
With: Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams, Elizabeth Fleming as Phoebe Gibbs, Rob Steele as Jimmy Dwyer, Paula Arundel as Nura Arkuna, Lilly Nguyen as Sally Thieu, Georgia Adamson as Josie, Francine Bell as Kebo Arkuna, Dien Thanh as Quang, Maurice Morgan as Abouhd
Think Positive

Episode 008
April 07, 1998
Written by Andy Ryan & Grant Fraser, Directed by Mark Piper
Bron's favourite patient Bob Parkin is back in the ward with pneumonia. He is stunned and disbelieving when told his illness is probably HIV related, and he refuses to have an HIV test. Nor is he forthcoming on the possible source of the infection, and Bron suspects he genuinely doesn't know. Bron makes it her personal mission to convince Bob to have the test, so he can take advantage of the latest therapies and treatments. However, her job is not an easy one as he has adopted an ostrich approach. Bron learns about Bob's long lost ex-lover and sensing she might be able to shed some light on his illness, tries to track her down. Meanwhile, Luke assists in performing a laparotomy on Margaret Quinell. She has several tumours and the consultant is convinced it is terminal cancer. Luke is ordered to break the news to Margaret, even before the results of the biopsy come through. He's surprised however, when Margaret is philosophical about dying, as it means she can join her late husband. Margaret's estranged son David turns up at the hospital unexpectedly, after having lost touch with his mother. Connor finds himself treading a difficult path as he cares for Margaret and tries to help David reconcile with his mother before she dies. Jared is dismayed and angry to find out that Angie is back in the ward. She fell over following an overdose and has a cut to her head. Dr. Wu tells her that he has contracted Hepatitis B and C. In addition to his normal duties, Jared takes care of Angie. However, he takes things too far when he invites her to stay with him and Connor upon her discharge from hospital.
With: Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams, Michael Caton as Bob Parkin, Belinda Cotterill as Angela Roberts, Judy Ferris as Maggie Quinnell, Daniel Roberts as David McLachlan, Peter Collingwood as Lionel Macken, Mary Acres as Diedre Macken, Robert Hughes as Alan Fitzer, Annie Byron as Julie Costello, Terry Binding as Sister Foster, Jackson Raine as Dr. Wu, Alex Hughes as Tim Williams, Ross Pirelli as James Williams, Nicky Ruscoe as Equip Team Leader.
Forget Me Not

Episode 009
April 14, 1998
Written by Greg Haddrick, Directed by Karl Zwicky
Jared is worried when a new mother rejects her child and when the baby goes missing, the teenage mother is the prime suspect. A woman recalls the situation causing her blindness.
With: Gennie Nevinson as Mrs. Levine, Helen Dallimore as Amanda Sales, Maggie Dence as Lyn Brown, Kerry Walker as Barbara Phillips, Lauren Hewitt as Tracey Hrnjack, Patricia Moore as Beryl, Emma Flick as Kate, Susan Palmer as Meagan, Maddison & Harrison White as Baby Kim, Maryjana Talevski as Mrs. Dimitriades, Adriana White as Tracey Double
A Little Magic

Episode 010
April 21, 1998
Written by Louise Crane, Directed by Richard Sarell
Witches delay a boy's brain tumour surgery. Ben wants to start a family.
With: Denise Roberts as Janice McGregor, Belinda Cotterill as Angela Roberts, Matthew Krok as Aiden McGregor, Bevan Wilson as Malcolm Featherstone, Michael Angus as John Ahearn, John Noble as Dr. Madsen, Colin Morrow as Mr. Jameson, Nicola Di Fonzo as Mr. Markowitz, Andrew Dodds as Accident Victim
Terminal Speed

Episode 011
April 28, 1998
Written by Annette Moore, Directed by Peter Sharp
Stephanie befriends a drug-dependent intern. A bulimic becomes attracted to Peter.
With: Kym Wilson as Raelene Gregson, Linda Newton as Jenny Morrison, Elizabeth Fleming as Phoebe Gibbs, Christopher Dibb as Tony Pinkton, Lyn Lovett as Celia White, Robert Hughes as Alan Fitzer, Michael Gwynne as Adam Gregson, Pervais Mujtaba as Phillip Durand, Chelsea Yates as Laura Morrison, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, John Walker as Tom Moore
Heart To Heart

Episode 012
May 05, 1998
Written by David Phillips, Directed by Di Drew
A high profile lawyer arrives for a coronary by-pass but her irresponsible attitude towards her own health, including her failure to give up smoking make the surgeons decide to postpone the operation. Connor is upset over Bron and Luke's relationship.
With: Kym Wilson as Raelene Gregson, Linda Newton as Jenny Morrison, Kate Fitzpatrick as Natasha Reece, Peter Gwynne as Russell Geddes, Geoff Cartwright as Dr. Rob Bowen, Terry Binding as Sister Foster, Rob Thomas as Martin Jones, Craig Ashley as Ralph Reynolds, Mark Fairall as Water Taxi Captain, David Moriaty as Accident Victim, Joan Rudd as Mastectomy Patient
The Hard Yards

Episode 013
May 12, 1998
Written by Margaret Wilson, Directed by Scott Feeney
Connor is horrified to learn that his rugby hero has been admitted to Ward 17 with stab wounds from his girlfriend. Jared reconciles with his old girlfriend.
With: Linda Newton as Jenny Morrison, Helen Dallimore as Amanda Sales, Rene Naufahu as Gary Headley, John Brumpton as Steve Casey, Helen O'Leary as Sharon Hardy, Antonia Murphy as Marian Turner, John Allen as Dr. Richard Stanton, Kevin Healy as Mr. Cummins, Stacey Giaprakas as Detective Capinelli, Steve Beves as News Crew, Jerzy Pniewski as News Crew, Lou Pollard as Journalist, Alexis West as ICU Nurse, Michael Firkin as ICU Nurse
Goodnight Sweetheart

Episode 014
May 19, 1998
Written by David Allen, Directed by Karl Zwicky
Terri has been up all night comforting Peter who cannot accept that his wife is braindead. She also has the difficult task of asking Peter to give consent for Jenny's organs to be donated for transplant purposes. Terri makes Connor the Team Leader for the day and the power goes to his head. Jared spots a suspicious mole as he prepares to discharge a patient. When Luke performs a biopsy, it causes a bed shortage and an elderly patient waiting to be wanders off.
With: Roy Billings as Barry Croft, Linda Newton as Jenny Morrison, Geoff Cartwright as Rob Bowen, Kim Hillas as Joan Marden, Martin Vaughan as Arthur, Chelsea Yeates as Laura Morrison, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, Alan Cinis as Karl Updike, Aimee Moffatt as Bridie, Xioahong Chu as ICU Doctor, Tony Girdler as Vince Michaels
Crimes of the Heart

Episode 015
May 26, 1998
Written by Julie Monton, Directed by Paul Faint
Terri mourns for Jenny and struggles with the breakdown of her friendship with Peter. A rambunctious mother causes havoc on the ward. Geoffrey comforts an AIDS patient.
With: June Salter as Sister Marguerite, Terence Crawford as Paul Roebuck, Pauline Terry-Beitz as Ma O'Connell, Garry Scale as Russ, Adrian Snodgrass as Geoffrey Maynard, Michael McGlinchey as Darren O'Connell, June Kirby as Mrs. Borthwick, Terry Binding as Sister Foster
Nothing But The Truth

Episode 016
June 02, 1998
Written by Katherine Thomson & Andy Ryan, Directed by Di Drew
The arrival of two high-dependency patients from the intensive care unit and an incompetent agency nurse increase the stress and workload in Ward 17.
With: Kym Wilson as Raylene Gregson, Brian Meegan as Alex Heard, Raj Ryan as Dr. Sam Mukherjee, Jane Flanders as Helen Alexander, Douglas Hedge as Kevin, Kim Hillas as Joan Marden, Jill McKay as Mrs. Bailey, John Myers as Frank, May Turner as Mrs. Zontas, Mildred Potts as Mrs. Borelli, Juliana Celcer as ICU Nurse
Babes In The Woods

Episode 017
June 09, 1998
Written by Louise Crane, Directed by Scott Feeney
An unwanted pregnancy results in an abandoned child as 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. Angie shows up in Jared's life again.
With: Belinda Cotterill as Angela Meadows, Katy Edwards as Melinda Bowden, Michael Angus as John Ahearn, David Wheeler as Mr. Meadows, Marilyn Mayo as Mrs. Mendohlson, Alan McGuiness as Mr. Forward, Catherine and Jessica Hume as Melinda's Baby
Sounds Of Silence

Episode 018
June 16, 1998
Written by Chris Phillips, Directed by Grant Brown
Stephanie supports a woman's decision to have a cochlear implant against her deaf husband's wishes.
With: Michael Canfield as Brett Wilson, Caroline Conlon as Laura Wilson, Damien De Montemas as Mike McGrath, David Morris as Sol Zuckerman, Christopher Saunders as Dr. Wagstaff, Marcia Neal as Lili Matthews
A Hard Day's Night

Episode 019
June 23, 1998
Written by Grant McAloon, Directed by Leigh Spence
Luke is put through the wringer when a patient deteriorates before his eyes. Jared learns more harsh truths when he finds Angie working as a prostitute. Terri realises that Peter is nowhere near as settled as he appears in the aftermath of his wife Jenny's death.
With: Laurence Bruels as Scott Chambers, Belinda Cotterill as Angie Meadows, Anthony Wong as Carlo de Sousa, Alan McFadden as Michael Carnegie, Raj Ryan as Dr. Sam Mukherjee, Joy Miller as Brenda Blair, Chelsea Yeates as Laura Morrison, John Griffiths as Anaesthetist, Geoff Milton as Jack Carnegie, Ron Jones as Pat Gallagher, Jean Bain as Mrs. Taylor, Kerrie Erwin as Mandy Carnegie, Azale Collins as Mrs. Szatmary, Byron Kane as Morgue Attendant
Revelations

Episode 020
June 30, 1998
Writer: Anthony Ellis; Director: Paul Faint
A young woman is in hospital with a serious bacterial infection six weeks after the birth of her first child'. She goes into cardiac arrest has a near death experience. Jaz helps three elderly ladies feel worthwhile and Von brings out the devil in an otherwise shy, gentleman patient.
With: Stuart Wagstaff as Reg Howard, Tamblyn Lord as Craig Allen, Michela Noonan as Julie Allen, Gennie Nevinson as Mrs. Levine, Helen Dallimore as Amanda Sales, Geoff Cartwright as Dr. Rob Bowen, Kevin Healy as Mr. Cummins, May Turner as Anna Zontas, Christine Greenough as Betty, Margaret Christensen as Edna, Xiohong Chu as Intensivist, John Griffiths as Anaesthetist, Janice Tong as Nurse, Jacob Kujian as Italian Waiter, Nicholas Hernandez as Theatre Orderly
Note: 1998 AFI Award nominee for "Best Episode in a Television Drama Series (Long)" (Jo Porter)
Smooth Operator

Episode 021
July 07, 1998
Written by Marcia Gardner, Directed by Karl Zwicky
Luke is attracted to a visiting surgical consultant in spite of her barracuda-like reputation. Jared ignores his instincts and botches the treatment of a patient.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Sarah Chadwick as Francesca Norman, Wayne Blair as Kenny Baxter, Michael Denkha as Mario Constantine, Ben Gabriel as Mr. Kucharski, Nicholas Ryan as Eric Turner, Aaron Catalan as Dr. Lomas, Alisa Gray as Liberty Belle, John Griffiths as Anaesthetist, Oai Huyuh as Tran Ngo, Imbren Ismael as Italian Gang Member, Richard Jensen as Warren Camilleri
Truth Or Dare

Episode 022
July 14, 1998
Written by Ro Hume, Directed by Karl Steinberg
A man is admitted following an attack which has left him badly bruised, slightly concussed and with severed tendons in his hand. When his wife arrives he reacts to her with fear, but she tries to convince Steph that he needs psychiatric help. Ben is lured into a deserted park which results in him being a patient in Accident and Emergency.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Belinda Cotterill as Angela Meadows, Simone Buchanan as Mitchie Bell, Paul Tassone as Colin Bell, Matt Doran as Troy Lyneham, Adam Hedditch as Allan, Geoff Barker as Monty, Brett Nichols as Danny, Chris King as Mr. Mellett, Tony Brown as Ace Flaherty, Michael Trimboli as Carl, Andy Pike as Bill, Leonard O'sullivan as Neil, Chris Webber as Matt, Raymond Donald as Stavros, Janice Tong as Nurse
Possession

Episode 023
July 21, 1998
Written by Ro Hume, Directed by Leigh Spence
Terri faces echoes from her past when she helps a victim of domestic violence. Bron has an unpleasant shock when the new head of Cardiothoracic Surgery arrives at All Saints.
With: Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams, Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Rod Mullinar as Richard Craig, Linda Hartley as Linda Taylor, Paul Kelman as Kevin Taylor, John Tutt as Joe Christie, Vic Rooney as Trevor Jamieson, Samantha Noble as Kylie Monroe, Luke Loseby as Julian Carpenter, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, Ross Pirelli as James Williams, Corey Glaister as Rhys Taylor, Scott Lowe as Mark Monroe
The Price You Pay

Episode 024
July 28, 1998
Written by Peter Kinloch & Louise Crane, Directed by Peter Sharp
A young police officer is rushed into the ward suffering from a gunshot wound. Then it is discovered that his spinal column is damaged and he may never walk again. Steph worries that Ben may be showing signs of Post Traumatic Shock Syndrome after his bashing.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Rod Mullinar as Prof. Richard Craig, Anthony Hayes as Krys Goretski, Max Phipps as Joe Goretski, Julie Godfrey as Colleen Delaney, John Noble as Mr. Madsen, Peter Scarf as Josh Simmonds, Allen Cribbs as Constable Bolton, Michael Trachtenberg as Mr. Herning, Kathleen Warren as Mrs. Kouros, Nicholas Hernandez as Theatre Orderly
A Mother's Love

Episode 025
August 04, 1998
Written by Tracey Trinder-Doig & Andy Ryan, Directed by Geoff Cawthorn
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.
With: Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams, Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Rod Mullinar as Prof. Richard Craig, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Marcus Eyre as Laurie Styles, Mitch Matthews as May Bell, Jeremiah Tickell as Howie Jones, David Bujega as Brendan Macananly, Kellie Jones as Amy Jacobs, Michael Angus as John Ahearn, Samantha Rebillet as Cathy Bell, Albin Pahernik as Mr. Anderson, Leanne Mangan as Female Doctor, Marion Baird as Triage Sister, Fay Mitchell as Homeless Woman, Phillip Hoac as A&E Orderly, Joshua & Jacob Wood as Baby
Touch And Go

Episode 026
August 11, 1998
Written by Bevan Lee, Directed by Robert Klenner
Terri's faith is tested when her best friend and mentor, Sister Marguerite, undergoes a startling personality change. Professor Craig saves a patient's life with a spectacular but risky emergency procedure. Sophie faces the consequences of trying to seduce Peter while a delightful couple show Jared that many old people have pasts that could curl his hair!
With: Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams, Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Rod Mullinar as Prof. Richard Craig, June Salter as Sister Marguerite, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Peter Collingwood as Lionel Macken, Mary Acres as Deidre Macken, John Noble as Mr. Madsen, Craig Ashley as Ralph Reynolds, Julie Herbert as Alison Reynolds, Guennadi Doubinski as Steve Miles, Sam Couzens as Ron Burrows, David Taylor as Priest, Natalie Bassingwaite as Young Deidre, Susan Kunzendorf as Orderly 1, John Argall as Orderly 2
Yesterday's News

Episode 027
August 18, 1998
Written by Louise Crane, Directed by Catherine Roden
A TV celebrity checks in for a double mastectomy—accompanied by a television crew who will film the whole procedure for a new medical show. Professor Craig drops a bombshell on the staff of Ward 17—with dire consequences for Bron and Luke's relationship. Terri seeks to help a celebrity make an important life choice, despite the nagging presence of the media. Jared rejects Angie's plea for help.
With: Rod Mullinar as Prof. Richard Craig, Belinda Cotterill as Angie Meadows, Virginia Hey as Joanne Travers, Helen Dallimore as Amanda Sales, Pat Hutchinson as Gwen Jones, Anthony Martin as Stan Jacobson, Donal Forde as Patrick McCawley, Tim Dwyer as Dr. Sean Archer, John Argall as Orderly, Richard Mills as Cameraperson, Daniel O'Connell as Sound Recordist, Amanda Walton as Sarah, Jan Apps as Aunty Bea, Naomi Osborne as Eliza Travers, Bernadette Madell as Mrs. Willing, Elly Inta as Mrs. Cochrane, Todd Joyner as Mr. Wolzek
Family Feud

Episode 028
August 25, 1998
Written by Sally Webb, Directed by Peter Sharp
Richard Craig is all set to perform ground breaking heart surgery, but when the patient changes his mind, Richard places the blame on Bron. Jared organises a party to repair Bron and Connor's friendship, but his idea backfires and the night ends in tragedy.
With: Rod Mullinar as Prof. Richard Craig, Belinda Cotterill as Angie Meadows, Peter Gwynne as Russell Geddes, Rodney Bell as Warwick Geddes, Helen Dallimore as Amanda Sales, Lynette Curran as Anita Petrakis, Josephine Barrett as Rose Petrakis, Russell Newman as Bert Petrakis, Nick Hardcastle as Jack Petrakis, John Noble as Mr. Madsen, Terence Moopanar as Rajan, Phillip Hoac as A&E Orderly, Vanessa Stuart as Tina Leslie, Inia Nicholls as Spider, Shaun Cochrane as Tezza, James Howarth as Strobe, Martin Dingle-Wall as Mick
Little White Lies

Episode 029
Sept 01, 1998
Written by Carol Williams & Andy Ryan, Directed by Geoff Cawthorn
An English tourist and his wife are admitted after a serious car accident. She is in a coma and he is desperate to see her—in spite of his severe chest injuries, which mean that he cannot be moved. Steph is placed in an ethical dilemma when she is forced to lie. Terri's faith is tested when she is attacked by a convicted rapist. Jared fears he may have contracted HIV while giving First Aid to a dying junkie. Bron helps Bob to confront his prejudices during a visit to Outpatients while Jaz is courted by a cute young radiologist.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Rod Mullinar as Prof. Richard Craig, Michael Caton as Bob Parkin, Anthony Phelan as Gareth McLoughlin, Damon Herriman as Danny Bucknell, James Benedict as Adam Bennett, Michael Angus as John Ahearn, Benjamin O'Reilly as Stu Hammond, Neil Fitzpatrick as Prof. Brennan, Guy Parsonage as Paul, Mark Lee as Chen Wai, Lisa Strano as Emma Bennett, Scott Gary as Guard
Best Laid Plans

Episode 030
Sept 08, 1998
Directed by Robert Klenner
Terri fills in as Assistant Director of Nursing for the day, leaving Steph responsible for Ward 17. Steph is emotionally tested when a young woman is admitted after a botched backstreet abortion. While nursing the young woman who undergoes a hysterectomy, Steph questions the importance of children in her marriage. Richard forces Bron into making a huge sacrifice. Jared literally saves a patient's life. Von suspects there is more to an elderly man's health than meets the eye.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Rod Mullinar as Prof. Richard Craig, Michael Caton as Bob Parkin, Martin Vaughan as Arthur Frew, Ruani Dias-Jayasinhia as Gabe Roi, Domenic Galati as Dale Adams, Raj Ryan as Dr. Sam Mukherjee, Kim Hillas as Joan Marden, Vanessa Stuart as Tina Leslie, Mary Lindsay as Joyce Timson, Nisha Raman as Sister Cochrane, George Torres as Orderly
Parting Friends

Episode 031
Sept 15, 1998
Written by Chris Hawkshaw, Directed by Catherine Roden
A man is in for a lung resection and Bron has developed a soft spot for him. She faces crisis upon crises as she hands in her resignation and her dear friend's life-saving operation goes terribly wrong. Connor doubts his ability as a nurse when a deranged patient takes a dislike to him. Von finds anger and compassion when a streetkid takes an unorthodox path to find help. Jared bears the brunt of Amanda's prejudices when she finds out that he could be HIV positive.
With: Rod Mullinar as Prof. Richard Craig, Michael Caton as Bob Parkin, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Joyce Jacobs as Mavis Davis, Jonno Zissler as Joel Gomez, Damon Herriman as Danny Bucknell, Vanessa Stuart as Tina Leslie, John Griffiths as Anaesthetist, Virginia Fuller as Mrs. Jackson, Christine Greenough as Betty, Edmund Falzon as Mr. Rickards, Stephanie Bursill as Lina, Susan Kennedy as Theatre Sister, Christian Vodika as Orderly
Cards On The Table

Episode 032
Sept 22, 1998
Written by Grant Fraser, Directed by Scott Feeney
A patient's flirtation with Jared becomes serious when she accuses him of rape. A patient's honesty and optimism gives Steph the strength to tell Ben she may never want children. Bron stuns Ward 17 by revealing her resignation and that she is moving in with Connor and Jared. A patient's refusal to have an operation finally brings the axe down on Professor Craig.
With: Rod Mullinar as Prof. Richard Craig, Bridie Carter as Karen McCarthur, Peter Astridge as Patrick Lindsay, James Roden as Stan Ridgeway, Geoff Cartwright as Rob Bowen, John Griffiths as Anaesthetist, Maria Stunt as Barperson
Boys Will Be Boys

Episode 033
Sept 29, 1998
Written by David Phillips, Directed by Geoff Cawthorn
When Peter counsels the father of a teenage binge drinker, he is also forced to examine his relationship with his own son. Bron is looking for action on her first day of ambulance duty… and she gets more than she bargained for. Jared tries to convince a husband to overcome his fears and spend more time with his terminally ill wife. Connor hopes for a quiet day on the Ward so he can watch the Grand Final telecast.
With: Damon Herriman as Danny Bucknell, Jeff Truman as Ron Monroe, Denise Kirby as Pat Matthews, Daniel Marks Young as Jason Matthews, Frankie Davidson as Stan Humphries, Ashley Bindin as Lee Monroe, Michael Angus as John Ahearn, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, Alison van Reeken as Jan Page, Damien Foley as Chris Page, Nick Meenahan as Wayne Fischer, Cayde Tasker as Troy Fisher
Live Now, Pay Later

Episode 034
Sept 29, 1998
Written by Michaeley O'Brien, Directed by Robert Klenner
Jaz is date raped; Ben takes his aggressions out on a mother.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, John Noble as Mr. Madsen, Damon Herriman as Danny Bucknell, Skye Wansey as Sandy Morris, Vanessa Downing as Helen Lancaster, Jadie Walsh as Nicole Lancaster, Vanessa Stuart as Tina Leslie, Alan Zitner as Ian Lang, Simon van der Stap as Mark Garcia, Mark & Nathan Brown as Aaron
Out Of Control

Episode 035
October 06, 1998
Written by Grant McAloon & Annette Moore, Directed by Catherine Roden
No one is surprised when a woman is re-admitted to the ward after being injured in a domestic dispute with her husband. Jaz tries to come to terms with the fact she was date-raped by Danny. Ben pushes himself to the limit when he and Bron try to rescue a woman trapped in a twisted car wreck. Connor has a lesson in prejudice when he looks after a schizophrenic patient.
With: Damon Herriman as Danny Bucknell, Paul Kelman as Kevin Taylor, Linda Hartley as Linda Taylor, Nicki Bridger as Christina, Stephen Yates as Al Crawford, Warwick Dowsett as Michael Gawenda, Becky Bowles as Police Officer, Wayne Rigby as Police Rescue Officer
Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Episode 036
October 13, 1998
Written by Louise Crane, Directed by Scott Feeney
Jaz is still trying to come to terms with her date rape and has a tense moment with Jared after she makes a mistake on the ward. It falls to Terri to tell the staff what happened. Ward 17 reels from the consequences when they learn about Jaz's ordeal—Peter helps Jaz begin to cope with the trauma she has been through, Bron shows her a direct way of dealing with the situation and Connor decides to get revenge on Jaz's behalf. Von is ashamed to realise her prejudices towards an overweight patient and Ben discovers an elderly patient who isn't at all what she appears to be.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Damon Herriman as Danny Bucknell, Betty Bobbitt as Olivia Macreadie, Monique Spanbrook as Trish Anderson, Tony Geappan as Grace Sherwood, Waddah Sari as Abdul Khouri, Tay Duy Binh as Orderly Hoang, Rishi Shukla as Orderly Sidhu
The Price Of Love

Episode 037
October 20, 1998
Written by Alexa Wyatt, Directed by Mark Piper
The husband of an old friend of Steph's is admitted with an inoperable brain tumour. His wife is barely coping with the strain and it seems a blessing when he slips into a coma. Steph soon faces a moral dilemma when she suspects her friend of performing euthanasia on her dying husband. Bron returns to the Ward for a shift as an agency nurse and her exciting stories as an ambo soon wear thin with the others. Jaz finds an unexpected ally in her struggle to see Danny brought to justice. Peter is troubled by thoughts of who received his late wife's organs.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Fiona Mahl as Zoe Wilks, Justin Green as David Wilks, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Michelle Fawdon as Paula Marchetti, Vanessa Stuart as Tina Leslie, Rebecca Rennie as Det. Jane Carew, Emily Gregory-Roberts as Carmen Marchetti, Edward Rountree as Police Officer
Happy Death Day

Episode 038
October 27, 1998
Written by Charlie Strachan, Directed by Grant Brown
Terri is forced to nurse Bryan Taylor, a patient who has been told that he will develop Huntingdon's disease and 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. Bron and Ben form a close bond when caught in a siege while Luke finds himself desperately worried.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Andrew Wholley as Cameron Calder, Daniel Kellie as Aden Calder, Brett Climo as Bryan Taylor, Michelle Collins as Joy Margolis, Peggy Thompson as Lesley Cook, Barbara Wyndon as Iris Harrison, Allen Cribbs as Constable Bolton, Stacey Giaprakias as Detective Capinelli, Guennadi Doubinski as Steve Miles, Michael Paget as Constable Graham, Chelsea Yates as Laura Morrison, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, John Griffiths as Anaesthetist
Moment of Truth

Episode 039
November 03, 1998
Written by Anne Lucas, Directed by Peter Fisk
Steph'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 shocks Bron by declaring he's falling in love with her. Von and Samantha help an elderly doctor realise it's time to retire gracefully.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Charles Tingwell as Dr. Harry McKay, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Trent Atkinson as Brett Cameron, Scott Swalwell as Alan Cameron, Damon Herriman as Danny Bucknell, Kim de Lury as Andrew Parer, Marie Armstrong as Lou, Alan Cinis as Dr. Karl Updike, John Griffiths as Anaesthetist, Catherine Pym as Pam the Physio, John McIlquham as Delivery Boy, Wayne Rigby as Ambulance Rescue Officer
Hard Rain

Episode 040
November 10, 1998
Written by Marcia Gardner, Directed by Scott Feeney
Tension and panic runs high when Ben and Bron are called to save a little girl who has fallen down a storm water drain. With a rush of water about to engulf the drain, Ben feels the pressure of his job take hold. Connor is shocked when a humorous bet with Jared turns sour. Terri reveals another side to her nature when a patient pushes her too far. Jared and Samantha's attraction grows.
With: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, John Walton as Gary Mortimer, Anna Hruby as Bridget Mortimer, Polly Cheshire as Kara Mortimer, Mark Hennessy as Brian Daley, Steve Vella as Michael Janovich, Catherine Jones as Sharon Ferguson, Shirley Cameron as Penny Chalinor, Melissa Ippolito as Kara Double, Joy Hruby as Robin Wallace, Andrew Heys as Jogger, Rose Frasca as Midwife
Christmas Spice

Episode 041
November 17, 1998
The 1998 season finale is packed with emotion when Ward 17 celebrates Christmas. A sick child hopes that her Christmas wish will come true; an elderly man asks Santa for a special gift for his ailing wife; Von learns the true meaning of Christmas; a homeless man goes to great lengths to stay in All Saints for Christmas dinner and Bron is in for a surprise at the Ward 17 Christmas party.
With: Mary Acres as Diedre Macken, Brittany Byrnes as Jacinta Clarke, Geoff Cartwright as Dr. Rob Borwn, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Peter Collingwood as Lionel Macken, Jonathan Hardy as Cliff Unwin, Kim Hillas as Joan Marden, Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams, John Noble as Mr Madsen, Raj Ryan as Dr. Sam Mukherjee, Lisa Ward as Nurse Nell, Chelsea Yates as Laura Morrison

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Truth and Consequences


Episode 702 [042 & 043]
Premiere: February 09, 1999
The lives of the Ward 17 staff are about to change forever when an emotional Sophie battles with her father-in-law to retain custody of her two young boys. In her desperation, Sophie makes a rash decision, putting Terri and Peter in a siege situation. Bron becomes emotionally involved in the fate of a car accident victim and his young daughter. Jared is an unlikely ally when a patient returns to Ward 17 for an operation he is determined will enable him to walk again. Meanwhile, Bron’s fundraising netball game disintegrates when some personal agendas come into play on the court and Von’s New Year’s resolution seems destined to go up in smoke.
With: Debrah Algar as Alison McCarthy, Michael Angus as John Aherne, Bill Bentley as Mark Tanner, Roz Bilbe as Mrs. Horton, Donald Cook as Mr. Samuels, Anthony Hayes as Krys Goretski, Alex Hughes as Tim Williams, Bill Hunter as Ron Williams, Jon-Claire Lee as Charlie Hoang, Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams, Andrew McFarlane as David Miller, Freyje Miller as Renee Miller, Terence Moopanar as Raj Singh, Ross Newton as Dean Bledsoe, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Ross Perelli as James Williams, Max Phipps as Joe Goretski
Aftershocks


Episode 044
February 16, 1999
Terri struggles to deal with what has happened to her friends Sophie and Peter. Bron learns about the hierarchy in the ambulance organisation. Ben confronts his demons when he resuscitates a girl at a local shopping mall. Jared and Samantha’s blossoming romance is tested when they disagree on a patient’s diagnosis. Von is secretly thrilled to be chosen as Employee of the Month. Connor ignores pleas to seek treatment for his bad back—until he sets eyes on Lily, the gorgeous acupuncturist.
With: Geoff Cartwright as Dr. Rob Bowen, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, John Clayton as Tony Wilson, Terry Cullen as Bystander, Cass Cumerford as Shane Hayes, Wadih Dona as Ahmed Aziz, Guennadi Doubinski as Orderly Steve Miles, Pauline Fiddes as Patty Saffire, Guila Fois as Emma, Kim Hillas as Joan Marden, Katrina Hobbs as Lily Vale, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, Bill Morgan as Dr. Robertson, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Graeme Rhodes as Harley Austin, James Roden as Dr. Stan Ridgeway, Shirley Shepherd as Irene Atherton, Ling Hsueh Tang as Barbara Chan, Ann Wilson as Alison, Chelsea Yates as Laura Morrison
The Longest Day


Episode 045
February 23, 1999
A busy day on the ward turns to chaos when the Health Minister is brought in as a patient. A lack of beds on the ward means a patient is left to recover from her operation on a trolley in the corridor. Despite protests from Steph, Luke is authorised to send the patient home early—a decision that has disastrous consequences. Terri struggles to help Peter cope with his disabilities. Connor’s visit to Lily, the beautiful acupuncturist, has embarrassing repercussions.
With: Michael Angus as John Aherne, Pauline Bailey as Mary Liang, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Drew David as Don Cunningham, Leanda Fraser as Nurse Kendon, Germaine Glancy as Faye Duggan, Kim Hillas as Joan Marden, Katrina Hobbs as Lily Vale, Judy Knight as Mrs. Kennedy, Richard Lambeth as Mr. Kennedy, Benjie McNair as Greg Morris, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, James Roden as Dr. Stan Ridgeway, Amanda Ronald as Kate MacLachlan, Derek Strahan as Herb Dixon, Leo Taylor as Barry Stoneham, Jenny Wilson as Ruth Wilson
If These Walls Could Talk


Episode 046
March 02, 1999
Terri’s emotional equilibrium is tipped when an old flame and colleague, Dr. Mitch Stevens, returns to All Saints after a ten year absence. She is confronted with her past and he delights in stirring the pot. Jaz is forced to make a decision about her pregnancy while Terri and Steph have a confrontation over the issue. Jared sticks to his old-fashioned romantic ideas in his quest to win Samantha’s affections. Connor’s life is made difficult by a female truck driver while Ben is forced to deal with an emergency situation.
With: Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Lyn Collingwood as Laraine Parkes, Ken Goodlet as Viv Brash, Charlotte La Rue as Jessica, Scott Major as Jason, Coral Magee as Mrs. Daley, Cecily Polson as June Burns, Wayne Rigby as Matthew Barnett, Patrick Trumper as Dr. Thompson, Frank Whitten as Ken Burns
Getting To Know You


Episode 047
March 09, 1999
Mitch Stevens’ unorthodox doctoring style brings tension—and humour—to Terri’s ward. He steps on many toes as he goes but his decisions prove to be life-saving. Ben’s first day back on the job as a paramedic brings unanticipated challenges for Bron when a young mother suffers an horrific tractor accident. Samantha suffers a crisis of confidence which affects her budding relationship with Jared while Connor becomes the unwitting pawn in a lapdancer’s manipulative game.
With: Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Jeanette Cronin as Gail Roberts, Wendy Holl as Tracey Lee, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, Annie Lucas as Mrs. Goh, Simmone Mackinnon as Kimberly 'Krystal' Woods, Brian Meegan as Alex Heard, Henri Szeps as George Bresnic, Chelsea Yates as Laura Morrison
Dependence Day


Episode 048
March 16, 1999
In an episode about dependence between friends, partners and workmates, dependence takes the form of teamwork, friendship and co-operation for some, while for others it is a reminder of a lack of independence. A street kid holds Dr. Mitch Stevens hostage in an attempt to abduct his junkie friend from Ward 17. Bron and Ben are faced with a complicated premature childbirth. Terri tries to help Peter cope with his trying day as a hospital out-patient. Connor suspects a budding romance between two patients.
With: Greg Blandy as Vincent, Joanne Cahill as Ellen Collins, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Julian Dibley-Hall as Kane Sharpe, Scott Hall-Watson as Nurse, James Happell as Shaun, Jenny Hope as Glynis Jordan, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, Harriet Jones as Physio receptionist, Stephen Jones as Mr. Newell, Annie Lucas as Mrs. Goh, Tim Page as Clive Grimshaw, Catherine Pym as Pam Warburton, John Reynolds as Mr. Thorne, Amber Virtue as Sally Kosseff, Chelsea Yates as Laura Morrison
Bloodlines


Episode 049
March 23, 1999
When a Jehovah’s Witness patient is admitted for treatment, Terri and Luke find themselves on opposing sides of an ethical dilemma. Bron is forced to make some difficult decisions in order to save a life when she is caught up in an armed robbery. Mitch is devastated by the unexpected death of a patient despite his furious efforts to resuscitate her. Conner scores a double date with a surprising conclusion.
Guest Starring: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Damian Rice as Lindsay Farlow, Betty Lucas as Sister Bernard, Robyn Loan as Lin Donald, Robin Kora as Kore McCluthie, Sue Garton as Mary McDonald, Johnno Zissler as Keenan, Debra Algar as Alison McCarthy, Tim Dwyer as Dr Sean Archer, John Griffiths as Anaesthetist, Arthur Percival as Don Parker, Kim Vernon as Chrissie, Nitya Gehl as Skye, Julie Stevenson as Mrs G, Suzan Kunzendorf as Orderly, Theresa Famularo as Antonio Surnicky, Vicki Da Costa as Mari Sabag
More Things In Heaven & Earth


Episode 050
March 30, 1999
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. The ward is thrown into turmoil when a psychic patient patient says she spoke to the ghost of Sophie Williams who comforted her through the night. Bron and Jared find life steamy at home when Connor has a house call from Lily. Peter gets more than he bargained for when he wallows in self-pity once too often.
Guest Starring: Brian Vriends as Ben Markham, Justine Clarke as Samantha O'Hara, Diane Craig as Colleen Collins, Marton Csokas as Brother Thomas, Mitchell McMahon as Adam Stone, James Roden as Stan Ridgeway, Katrina Hobbs as Lilly Vale, Chelsea Yates as Laura Morrison, Ross Pirelli as James Williams, Greg Woodward as TV Host, John Argall as Orderly, Chris Drake as Visitor
Pushed To The Limit


Episode 051
April 06, 1999
Peter is pushed to the limit when his life seems to be falling apart and he considers taking drastic measures. Samantha and Jared suspect a son of drugging his father. Steph sends the ward mad when she takes her study too seriously. Ben decides he can’t wait for Steph to come around to the idea of having children and makes a momentous decision.
With: Paul Chubb as William Lucas, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O'Hara, Judi Farr as Kathleen O'Hara, Les Foxcroft as Bill Lucas, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, Christopher Morsley as Les Karver, Valerie Newstead as Mrs. Franklin, Henri Szeps as George Bresnic, Chelsea Yates as Laura Morrison
Friends And Lovers


Episode 052
April 13, 1999
It’s a guilt-stricken time for Peter when his son goes missing and he realises he needs to be a good father again. Ward 17 is thrown into turmoil when Danny Bucknell is admitted as a patient. When Jaz’s final attempts to make him admit the rape fail, she makes a huge decision. Bron and Ben disagree about how best to handle the situation when they attend to a man who has been trapped under a fallen tree. Mitch picks up an interesting case from Emergency and Connor has the day from Hell when the Assistant Director of Nursing comes under his care.
With: Leanna Brockenshire as Natalie Everly, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O’Hara, Brendan Donoghue as Garry Richards, Damon Herriman as Danny Bucknell, Kim Hillas as Joan Marden, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, Nicholas Papademetriou as Marco Vuga, Wayne Pygram as Joel Wallace, Waddah Sari as Abdul Khouri, Erik Thomson as Dr. Mitch Stevens, Chelsea Yates as Laura Morrison
Note: Sam Healy's final appearance
Judgement Day


Episode 053
April 20, 1999
Emotions on a personal level are running high when Peter decides to leave All Saints, leaving Terri feeling lost and alone. Bron finds it hard to stick to ambulance procedures when a young security guard that has been shot is a friend. A young bashing victim tells Steph a secret, leaving her to decide whether to tell the police or not. Samantha finally meets Jared’s mother and a new temporary ward clerk irritates the staff.
With: Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O’Hara, John Douglas as Mr. Pritchard, Kath Gordon as Astrid Langley, Sebastian Huber as Simon Morrison, Marika Mann as Grandma Bubba Levine, Callan Mulvey as Stewie Holder, Gennie Nevinson as Mrs. Levine, Tai Scrivener as Constable Wells, Erik Thomson as Dr. Mitch Stevens, Chelsea Yates as Laura Morrison
Note: Andrew McKaige's final appearance
Roll The Dice


Episode 054
April 27, 1999
Professional boudaries are overstepped when Mitch and Luke clash over treatment for a girl with an aneurysm. Bron comes to a shocking realisation about herself when she treats a man who has failed in a suicide attempt. Steph thinks Ben is obsessed with becoming a father but delivering a baby helps her understand his desperation. Meanwhile, Von is puzzled by the mysterious behaviour of one of the patients in her care. Bron is accused by Jared of stealing the rent money.
With: Tempany Deckert as Andrea Carter, Gillian Hyde as Anne Jeffries, Alan David Lee as John Jeffries, Tiriel Mora as Steve Cole, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen
My Mother, Myself


Episode 055
May 04, 1999
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. Ben and Bron clash when she doesn’t follow procedure to restrain a heroin-addicted mother. Von finds herself in the middle of a love triangle, Connor celebrates a birthday and a wacky ward clerk joins the team.
With: Tony Barry as Frank O’Hara, Edwina Bishop as Hayley Foster, Mitchell Butel as Christopher Jones, Les Chantery as Abnoxious Medical Student, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O’Hara, Judi Farr as Kathleen O’Hara, Kim Knuckey as Derek Daniels, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen
Get A Life


Episode 056
May 11, 1999
Mitch is forced to confront his fears when a cancer patient refuses treatment. He embarks on a campaign to make his patient change his mind but ending up drunk and alone, he bangs on Terri’s door. Meanwhile, Jared blames Connor when Samantha’s mother takes a fall; Steph gets starry-eyed about a possible promotion; Bron gets the "patient from Hell" during her ward shift and Ward 17 is finally sent a charming, polite and quick ward clerk… but for how long?
With: Tony Barry as Frank O’Hara, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O’Hara, Judi Farr as Kathleen O’Hara, Julie Hamilton as Mrs Armstrong, Kim Hillas as Joan Marden, Katherine Lee as Emma White, Betty Lucas as Sister Bernard, Garry McDonald as Dave Armstrong, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Myles Pollard as Robert Ford
An Irish Lullaby


Episode 057
May 18, 1999
It’s a heartbreaking time for Samantha when her mother’s condition worsens. She finds she cannot cope with her impending death and Jared is shocked when she drops a bombshell on him. When an eager young bystander rescues an alcoholic from a blazing warehouse, Ben suspects foul play while Bron learns that ego is a dirty word. Meanwhile, Mitch uses his voodoo skills to help a deluded patient.
With: Tony Barry as Frank O’Hara, Justine Clarke as Dr. Samantha O’Hara, Judi Farr as Kathleen O’Hara, Barbara Gouskos as Mrs Habib, Scott Major as Jason Richard, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Myles Pollard as Robert Ford, Ken Snodgrass as Charles McKew
Head To Head


Episode 058
May 25, 1999
Written by Kristen Dunphy; Directed by Catherine Roden
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 factory worker with his arm caught in a machine. Steph questions her choice not to have children when she nurses a successful businesswoman, diagnosed with breast cancer, who regrets giving up her child for adoption during her teenage years. Connor fears that a series of late nights may have caused him to endanger the life of a patient. Does Jared have unresolved feelings about his break-up with Samantha?
With: Peter Callan as Graham Birch, Margaret Christensen as Carol Birch, Penne Hackforth-Jones as Elise Fletcher, Mark Hennessy as Rescue leader, Mick Innes as Rowan Barker, Celia Ireland as Regina Butcher, Jeamin Lee as Interpreter, Marcus Schultz as Foreman
Note: 1999 AFI Award winner for "Best Episode in a Television Drama Series (Long)"
Desperate Remedies


Episode 059
June 01, 1999
Emotions run high when a patient claims to have been fully conscious during an agonising operation. Bron fears her prejudices may result in a young girl being separated from her mother. Is it too late to stop Welfare from interferring? Connor is having trouble with his ancupuncturist girlfriend and must find a way back into her good books. Meanwhile, Von is forced to enlist some male help in getting through to a troubled teenage boy.
With: Andy Anderson as Alan Mitchell, Michael Angus as John Aherne, Edwina Bishop as Hayley Foster, Harry Bragg as Mr. Nicholls, Katrina Hobbs as Lily Vale, Celia Ireland as Regina Butcher, Daniel Kellie as Ashley Ciantar, Peter Lamb as Neil Phillips
The Human Touch


Episode 060
June 08, 1999
Luke has had enough… Bron has been avoiding him and he needs to know where he stands in her life. Confronting her, Luke demands to know why she insists on messing with his emotions. Despite attempts to avoid the real issue, Bron is faced with an insistent Luke—he wants her to let him know what she wants, needs, expects from him. Bron takes that ultimatum with her on her paramedic shift.
Things soon become clearer when she and Ben attend a motor vehicle accident and find an old couple injured in their campervan. When Donald refuses to leave the woman he has loved all his adult life, Bron is shown the meaning of true love. The elderly couple dies together as they would have wanted, and Bron realises that true love still exists in this messed-up world. But does it exist for her?
Von is not happy with the arrival of her next-door neighbour on the ward. Hazel lives alone, is an alcohol abuser, and Von does her best to keep away from the situation as the rest of the staff debate the rights and wrongs of treating someone who is so obviously her own worst enemy. Mitch, however, is not about to give up on Hazel and puts pressure on Luke to help him ignore hospital policy and operate on the woman. Someone has to reach out and help this woman… is Luke the man to do it?
Jard is smitten—in the professional sense—by the arrival of an unidentified man who does not seem to have a friend in the world. But the patient’s arrival on the ward seems to coincide neatly with the outbreak of several minor fires, and Jared soon realises that his patient is a little too handy with a box of matches. Jared has to take the man with him to be constantly supervised while waiting for a psychiatric evaluation.
While everyone else is trying hard to reach out to their patients, Connor is doing his damnedest to shut his up. Ralph takes incessantly, about everything, but like so many people in the world is largely dismissed. Given everything else that is happening on the ward today, Connor is compelled to take some time to get to know Ralph and is surprised to find he has a lot to offer.
With: Michael Angus as John Aherne, Pat Bishop as Hazel Masterton, Peter Carmody as Ralph Manning, Julie Herbert as Beatrice Simpson, Brendan Higgins as Dr. Stafford, Celia Ireland as Regina Butcher, Josh Picker as Paul Mitchell, Colin Taylor as Donald Simpson
Disaster Plan


Episode 061
June 15, 1999
Once again, Ward 17 is being used as the hospital "garbage ward." An unidentified male patient who attempted suicide is sent up from Emergency. He is believed to have taken a non-lethal dose of a sleeping pill. What starts out to be a straightforward babysitting job turns nasty when the patient suddenly arrests and dies. Von and Steph are in the process of laying out his body when the pathology lab puts through an urgent call to Mitch. The blood tests indicate the patient has swallowed a highly reactive agricultural chemical which has reacted with the fluid in his stomach. The dead man’s body is consequently leaching toxic fumes. As a result, Ward 17 needs to be evacuated.
A disaster plan is put into action. When all the patients are removed from the ward, the staff themselves are shepherded outside and ordered to take blood from and examine each other. All are told to be on the lookout for possible side effects of exposure. Realising they are dealing very much with an unknown quantity, Steph worries that her fertility may be affected.
When Connor learns that his brother Greg has been admitted to All Saints, he is reticent about making contact. The pair has not seen each other for over a year and their relationship is far from rosy. Connor swallows his pride and arranges for his brother to come to Ward 17, hoping that this could be his chance to build bridges with his estranged sibling. But Greg’s antagonistic behaviour is not making things easy for either of them.
A newlywed couple begins to think they are never going to make the cruise they have booked for their honeymoon. The groom has been brought into All Saints on his wedding night following an asthma attack at the reception. Just when it looks like he is about to be discharged, he suffers another attack and Mitch has no option but to keep him under further observation. Then, when the evacuation happens, it really looks as if they will miss the boat.
Bron is disillusioned about her career in the ambulance service. She is frustrated that she is unable to use a lot of the skills she acquired during her years of nursing. But while she and Ben are transporting a patient from Ward 17 to St Angela’s, both her nursing and ambulance skills are required to help treat a fitting patient. This experience renews her commitment to the ambulance service and she decides to study for her Level 2 exams.
Sister Bernard again questions Terri about her commitment to All Saints and apparent lack of commitment to the Order’s community house. Terri is outraged to learn that Bernard has already taken the liberty of discussing the situation with the Superior General. To Bernard’s way of thinking, Terri needs to make a decision about what really is the priority in her life.
With: Celia Ireland as Regina Butcher, Betty Lucas as Sister Bernard, Gennie Nevinson as Mrs. Levine, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Terry Serio as Greg Costello, Grant Thompson as Matt Halliday, Gary Vincent as Trevor Johnson
Forget-Me-Knots


Episode 062
June 22, 1999
Bron nurses a patient who remembers her from an horrific car crash, but she has no memory of attending the accident. Connor tries to establish a relationship with his brother and can’t understand Greg’s rejection of him. Luke performs a simple tonsillectomy and then finds himself in a race against time to save his patient’s life. Terri meets with her Superior General and has to make major decisions about her future. Jared is concerned that he and Von may be developing symptoms of toxic gas poisoning.
Working on Ward 17 as an agency nurse, Bron is allocated a patient, Phil Oram, who has no memory of the accident in which he lost his wife and child. When he meets Bron he does remember something—Bron attended the accident as an ambulance officer. But while he remembers Bron, she has no memory of him, nor even of attending the scene.
Plagued with guilt that she could forget a patient, Bron is placed under greater pressure when she realises that every time Phil sees her, more memories are triggered. He reaches a point where he wants the memories to stop. He is tortured by the thought that his wife died while he was blaming her for the death of their son.
Unable to change patients, Bron is forced to help Phil come to terms with his memories. In the process, she starts to remember the accident and has to come to terms with the reason why she blocked that particular accident from her mind.
Terri meets with the Superior General of her Order. She expects support from her old friend, but instead is confronted with some unwelcome home truths. Terri is asked to consider living outside the community house for a while and is forced to make some major decisions about her future.
Luke performs a simple tonsillectomy on Zap McCafferty, a young singer and musician. Everything goes well in theatre but on his return to the ward Zap starts to display unusual symptoms. Luke is at a loss to understand what is wrong with his patient. He has to consider taking him back to theatre for an exploratory operation. Finally he uses all medical skills to diagnose a rare and life-threatening disease.
Jared is fearful that both he and Von may be starting to display ongoing symptoms as a result of being exposed to toxic chemical fumes. Mitch examines him, takes tests and is able to relieve him of his concerns. However, Von’s symptoms are not so easily explained.
Bron and Jared are not comfortable with Connor’s brother, Greg, staying in their house. Connor is trying desperately to rebuild his relationship with Greg and help him get his life back on track after the break-up of his marriage and the loss of his job. But Greg is being a less than gracious houseguest. When Jared comes home early from work he discovers why Greg’s life is on a downhill slide.
With: Raymond Donald as Geoff Mason, Celia Ireland as Regina Butcher, Peter Lamb as Neil Phillips, Jon Pollard as Zap McCafferty, Mary Regan as Superior General Trish Rawlins, Kellie Robertson as Ellie Oram, Terry Serio as Greg Costello
Shoot The Messenger


Episode 063
June 29, 1999
Teenaged twins Alan and Brett Cameron (originally seen in episode 39) suffer from cystic fibrosis and have been on a long waiting list for lung transplants. Their overall health has deteriorated recently with Alan bedridden at home with pseudomonas. Brett has the same condition but is not quite as acutely ill as his brother. Alan has been brought on to Ward 17 for treatment. The staff know Alan and his brother very well—they have been regular patients at All Saints all their lives, and they are extremely well-informed about their cystic fibrosis and its complications.
The twins are bonded in age, temperament and, most of all, their illness. Now, for the first time in their lives, they are going to be separated by something they never anticipated: good health. When a lung transplant becomes a possibility, one of them will have a ticket to health, leaving the other behind. This creates feelings of guilt, isolation and bitterness they never anticipated.
Meanwhile, Connor is having his own sibling problems. He has to decide what to do when Jared finally tells him he caught Connor’s brother Greg injecting heroin in the bathroom. Connor’s initial hope of helping his brother is shattered when he finds Greg stealing. But what can he do to help Greg when he won’t try to help himself?
Steph is nursing Seb Connelly, a sixteen-year-old Aboriginal kid from a small country town. Seb has relocated to Sydney on a football scholarship and contract and is in Ward 17 after an appendectomy. The chance discovery that he has only one kidney could have terrible repercussions for his career.
Terri’s excitement about living alone is counterbalanced by the potential hurdles in her new life away from the community. Fortunately Von is there to guide her.
Bron, who had apparently kicked the gambling demon, is in danger again. When Greg Costello steals her rent money she has to find a way to get some cash in a hurry.
With: Luke Carroll as Seb, Alexandra Fowler as Juliette McAllistair, Kevin Healy as Mr. Grattan, Celia Ireland as Regina Butcher, Kim Lewis as Megan Costello, Marshall Napier as Mick Mason, Terry Serio as Greg Costello
In With The New


Episode 064
July 06, 1999
Ben and Bron are called to a suburban house and soon realise that the occupant, although a fully grown man, is severely developmentally delayed. It takes the police’s arrival to gain entrance to the house, where the young man’s grandmother lies dead at the kitchen table. During the laying-out process, Thomas panics, runs from the house and is hit by a car. Although he is not badly injured, Bron feels responsible, and stays with him during his admission to Ward 17. Thomas clings to Bron as a familiar face and is comforted when she is back the following day as an agency nurse. He bonds with her but she just cannot manage to explain to him that his nanna is not coming back. Meanwhile, the hospital social worker assesses Thomas and decides to recommend to Community Services that Thomas should be institutionalised. Somehow Bron can’t bring herself to give up on the idea Thomas could have a brighter future than this.
Von is touched by the plight of one of her patients. Hilary is a middle-aged woman with terminal cancer who draws Von into her scheme to find a new companion for her husband, Owen. At first Von is helping with the ’interviews’ but it soon becomes clear to Hilary that Von could be the perfect candidate. And maybe Von is allowing herself to think the same way—it helps that she and Owen get on like a house on fire and have bonded over their memories of serving in Vietnam during the war.
Terri has moved from the community house into a very modest flat and invited her workmates around for a low-key celebration. But All Saints staff work hard and play hard and the ’few drinks’ look like turning into a full-on party—especially when Connor spikes the punch. And, after Mitch’s jokes about booking a stripper as a housewarming present, Terri is suspicious when he arrives with a police escort.
Jared is looking after a young diabetic man, Leo, who has gone on a bender. Mitch, although feeling sorry for the state the guy is in, has little time for people who refuse to take their treatment seriously. Jared suspects that something is amiss but then it is Mitch who finally gets the young man to tell the story of how he was raped.
With: Katrina Hobbs as Lily Vale, Celia Ireland as Regina Butcher, Peter Lamb as Neil Phillips, Kristian Schmid as Thomas
Second Chance


Episode 065
July 13, 1999
Bron is going all-out to help mentally disabled patient Thomas with his assessment for placement by Community Services. She believes he is capable of living in a share household with minimum supervision and this would help him develop further—rather than being institutionalised. But there is a major setback when Thomas is distressed by a casual shift nurse and then refuses to practise any of the life skills (feeding and dressing himself) which Bron has been helping him learn. Terri points out that Bron will just have to start over again but time is running out as the second assessment is due later in the day.
Ben and John are the ambos called out to a house by Kerri Williams. When they arrive, Kerri’s husband, Gareth, is unconscious on the floor as a result of a domestic argument. When Ben sees Kerri about to shake her crying baby, he intervenes. As Ben grabs the baby, Kerri falls. She ends up in Ward 17, feeling very much the victim despite her behaviour. Steph is shocked when she hears Kerri say she has been assaulted by an ambulance officer. Unaware that the woman has embroidered her story and that the ambulance officer is Ben, Steph encourages Kerri to report the incident. This results in a huge rift between husband and wife, with Ben accusing Steph of not knowing him at all if she thinks him capable of such behaviour.
Steph is left out on a limb when she discovers that Kerri has a history of ill-treatment of her children and was very likely to have been lying to cover her own actions. The episode ends with Ben telling Steph that he thinks the marriage is over.
Daniel Parker is a man in his 50s, recently divorced and with a new young girlfriend in her mid-20s. He is very optimistic as he goes into surgery for cancer of the bowel, choosing not to believe the condition will result in any permanent damage. When he wakes to find he has had a colostomy, he does not trust his young partner Kate to stand by him. And, rather than giving her a chance, he sets out to drive her away. Daniel focuses his hope on his ex-wife Angela—not considering she may also have moved on with her life since she ended the marriage.
With: Celia Ireland as Regina Butcher, Kristian Schmid as Thomas
Endgame


Episode 066
July 20, 1999
Luke’s problems with Neil’s case are compounded by having to supervise middle- aged intern, Dr. Ashok Patel. Luke immediately sizes him up as a dithering pedant. Even patient, Russel Woods, wonders whether Ashok knows what he is doing. And Jared finds himself in the unenviable position of trying to keep Luke, Ashok and Russell all happy, while at the same time trying to quell his own doubts about Ashok’s methods. But Ashok refuses to dismiss Russell’s breathing problems as asthma.
Bron and Ben are called out to a near-drowning and bring in teenager Cathy Maxwell. Cathy is brought up to Ward 17 and is put under Mitch and Steph’s care. She is a bright and talented girl and it looks like she will be able to be discharged quickly into the care of her loving parents. So the shocking and unpredictable actions he takes when no-one is looking causes Mitch to completely re-evaluate his treatment of her and land Steph in trouble.
Mitch has noted that Steph is "off-the-air" all day—no one is aware that Ben has walked out on her. Terri does her best to find out what is behind Steph’s behaviour but she is not ready to talk. Neither is Ben—but he is stuck on the job with the ever inquisitive Bron and it is not long before she starts putting the pieces of the puzzles together.
And Ward 17 has another new ward clerk. Tony Hurst is young and competent, with just the sort of bubbly personality that keeps the ward upbeat. He is a secure gay guy and while it is not a problem for him, it does seem to make Connor uncomfortable—and that encourages Tony to stir just that little bit more and consequently Connor to be a little more uptight.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Lara Cox as Cathy Maxwell, Brendan Higgins as Dr. Jerry Stafford, Peter Lamb as Neil Phillips, Monroe Reimers as Dr. Ashok Patel, Peter Whitford as Russell Woods
Behind Closed Curtains


Episode 067
July 27, 1999
Terri takes another step in defining her newly–found independence, she invites her parents to dinner. Mitch knows Ryan and Eileen Sullivan from the "old days" and his concern suggests Terri may be in for a difficult evening. Terri reluctantly extends and invitation to Mitch but it proves to be a wise move. As the evening progresses, so does Ryan’s mood—from avuncular father to aggressive bully. The mood swing is connected to Ryan’s heavy drinking. But Mitch is called back to the hospital and Terri has to deal with the end of the evening solo.
Her father’s anger is aimed at her moves for independence and he accuses her of betraying her calling. When he turns his anger on his wife, Terri fakes an illness to give her mother a reason for staying the night. The next morning, Terri spots bruises on her mother’s arms and realises that Ryan’s drunken bullying may extend to physical abuse. Mitch suspects the same thing but when he tries to raise the subject with Terri, she shuns it. It is not something she wants to admit or face.
Ben has left Steph and is back living with his parents. He has told Bron but no-one else knows. Ben and Steph are keeping their miserable secret, ashamed to admit their marriage has fallen apart. Ben takes refuge in work but even this seems to only underline his disenchantment with the so-called virtues… love, fidelity and human decency. But his professionalism rises above his anger at a young criminal, and he saves a life.
Working night shift, Steph encounters two motor vehicle accident victims, rammed while making love in their car. She chooses to place her own interpretation on this relationship, especially when the first word the female utters is her husband’s name. Steph may have lost true love but at least it is real for these two. She is disillusioned when she discovers the couple are adulterers, cheating on their respective partners. Her enthusiasm swings to anger and she is prepared to let the truth come out. However, she is outvoted by the rest of the staff who attempt a coverup as the male victim’s wife arrives. Unfortunately, the wife discovers the truth. It is ironic that she lays her bitterness on Stephanie. By the end of the episode, Ben and Steph have the opportunity to talk, to communicate how they really feel. But the moment is lost.
Connor is looking forward to a quiet night shift in Ward 17 but it is not to be. A post-op hernia patient, Billy, proves to be a chronic snorer, keeping the rest of the patients awake. While amusing at first (unless you happen to be a patient or a member of the suffering staff), it becomes potentially tragic. Connor suspects the patient is suffering from Sleep Apnoea, and his insight saves Billy’s life.
Mitch is summoned back when head injury patient Jeff Huxley collapses after a minor stumble. Von worries that the blame may be laid at her door. But Mitch diagnoses a slow bleeding spleen caused by the accident that gave Jeff the head injury.
On top of all this, Von knows that there is something seriously wrong with her. She is counting on Mitch to come up with the answer, but he cannot give it to her yet.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Daniel Carlin as teenage boy, Craig Elliott as Charles Healy, Melissa Jaffer as Eileen Sullivan, Amos Szeps as Jeff Huxley, Martin Vaughan as Ryan Sullivan, Christina Bancroft, Louisa Hart, Marta Kiec-Gubala
Lesser Of Two Evils


Episode 068
August 03, 1999
Mary Ellison is brought into Emergency after having collapsed in the streets. Mitch tries to examine her, only to find the young girl is terrified of him. Mitch is forced to call Terri in to help when Mary’s mother turns up and seems even more horrified that a man might think about touching her daughter. Terri and Mitch are forced to work very closely together to unravel the mystery. The situation is further complicated when it is discovered that, while she looks fourteen, Mary is twenty-one and has a blood pressure level a middle-aged man would be worried about. Terri finally uncovers the truth and finds herself caught between her compassion for the mother and her horror at the twisted interpretation the woman has put on religion. When it is discovered that she has been feeding her young daughter steroids to avert the start of menstruation, Terri has to walk away.Bron and Ben have their hands full with a sad young man, Vince, who is desperate to prove his love to a woman called Tina. Refusing treatment the first time they are called out to him, Vince is soon in physical danger again. When it is discovered that the women is dead, Ben uses his own feelings for Steph to talk Vince out of hurting himself.Steph, still trying to make sense of her life, is saddled with a family who cares just a little too much. While their mother recovers from surgery, the family gather in a bedside vigil, making Steph’s life hell.
Connor, trying to cope with his continued wariness over the new gay ward clerk and run off his feet on a particularly busy day, is accused of stealing money from a patient’s wallet. Despite his protestations to the contrary, Connor can’t be sure if the money was there in the first place.
Jared’s patient is unconscious, stable and has an unusually large penis. The news spreads like wildfire through the ward and everyone but Connor seems impressed. Finally, unable to deny his curiosity, Connor sneaks in to have a look… only to have the patient wake up and catch him.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Rhondda Findleton as Sharon Ellison, Chris Galletti as Graham Julius, Antonia Murphy as Donna Julius, Susie Rugg as Mary Ellison, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece, Josh Quong Tart as Vincent Sterling
Note: Josh Quong Tart later appears in a regular role as Matt Horner
A Whole Lot To Lose


Episode 069
August 10, 1999

When Ben and Bron turn up with a patient who is desperately ill but refuses to enter the hospital, they present Luke with an opportunity to think outside the square and to meet what develops into a very personal challenge. The patient turns out to be an Anglican priest who is absolutely phobic about hospitals. After initially rejecting the challenge of this patient, Luke uses every angle he can think of to win the confidence of the man, even examining him in the hospital’s chapel as a first step on what is to be a difficult journey.
Terri, meanwhile, is dealing with the usual complications of an overworked ward, including the arrival of Stan Ridgeway’s mother for care and observation. The fact that Luke has seconded Jared to deal with his ex-officia patient doesn’t help matters at all.
She goes down to the chapel, only to discover that Luke has determined the necessity of urgent surgery for the priest—he has a potentially fatal dissecting aortic aneurism. Terri becomes a part of Luke’s strategy and together they manage to encourage the priest up to Ward 17 and from there to the operating theatre.Luke’s unusual tactics win him brownie points on the ward and, boosted by his success, he invites Steph out to dinner. She accepts, herself on something of a high after recent academic success. But their date is doomed to failure because Steph still is not sure about her separation from Ben and also she is about to make a major professional mistake.
Tony Hurst, the ward clerk, is struggling to keep his head above water while he deals with equipment breakdowns and a busy schedule. Steph inadvertently leaves an exposed needle at the nurses’ station whilst she is responding to an emergency, and Tony suffers a needlestick injury.
It is the beginning of a turn for the worse for everybody. The needle in question has been used on another difficult patient—a young woman, Simone, who is apparently suffering from kidney stones. It turns out she is just scamming Mitch in order to get free pethidine shots and she is actually a recidivist junkie.
Steph goes out on her date with Luke, encouraged by him to try to cheer up. The date turns out badly. Steph would be even more miserable if she knew that Ben has heard about the date. Steph, unbeknownst to Ben, has realised, via the date, that her affection for him is far from dead. She tries to approach him and, without telling her that he knows about her seeing Luke, he rejects her in no uncertain terms.The only person who seems to be getting any good news on this particular day is Von, who finally learns that her illness is not, as she suspected, cancer but lupus. Her euphoria is a source of concern for Mitch, who would like her to take things a whole lot more seriously.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Marjorie Child as Betty Ridgeway, Pippa Grandison as Simone Carlisle, John McTernan as Rev Geoff Cavendish, Farren Visocchi as Waiter
Just Like A Woman


Episode 070
August 17, 1999

Connor is stunned to find Alana, a female patient , is a pre-operative transgender. His resolve to cope is shattered when he subsequently learns that she used to be his football coach, and a mentor after Connor’s father died. Repulsed and betrayed, Connor wants nothing more to do with Alana. Nor can he understand how Alana’s son tom, also an old friend, can be so accepting of the situation. Alana is diagnosed with breast cancer as a result of the hormone therapy she is on. She refuses to have a mastectomy and will not stop taking the hormones, as it would mean returning to the body she felt trapped in all her life. Connor confronts her for being a coward. Surely any life is better than none at all? Tom helps Connor appreciate the significance and bravery of Alana’s transformation. Her distress over the injustice of her fate and insistence that she is still the person Connor admired, finally makes him accept not only the choice Alana has made, but Alana as a woman.
While Steph worries about her husband, Ben enjoys the freedom of being a separated man by flirting with a woman he is called to attend. However, innocent banter suddenly becomes serious when the woman offers her his phone number and then a lift home. Ben succumbs, ending up in bed, only to regret it.
Von refuses to heed Mitch’s constant nagging that she must adjust her lifestyle to accommodate her lupus. Her day is not made any easier by Colin, a flamboyant chef who refuses to change his long hours, copious drinking and rich diet despite his diagnosis as a diabetic. Von is finally forced to read the riot act tohim and can no longer ignore the relevance of the lecture to herself. Mitch drives the point home. If Von does not look after herself, she won’t be able to hold down her job—and her work is the only thing Von has in her life. She goes home to begin educating herself about coping with lupus.
Terri learns Mitch is seeing a female employee at All Saints. She becomes totally preoccupied with finding out the woman’s identity, finally discovering it is Juliette, a physiotherapist. Mitch’s refusal to divulge anything only frustrates her further. Not only is she cool towards Juliette, she is also snappy with her staff. Terri can’t believe she has become the victim of the green-eyed monster and resolves to pull herself together, offering Mitch her genuine blessings for his future with Juliette.
Jared is the only nurse to readily accept caring for an obsessive-compulsive patient. At first, he and Sharon get on well, sharing their liking for cleanliness. However, as Sharon’s condition becomes more and more trying, Jared starts to recognises some of his own behaviour in her. He tries his best to fight his own ’tidy’ instincts, but is destined to fail.
With: Michael Angus as John Aherne, Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Alexandra Davies as Naomi Collins, Alexandra Fowler as Juliette McAllistair, Andrea Moore as Alana Devlin, Troy Planet as Colin Delaney, Peter Rasmussen as Tom Devlin
Three’s A Crowd


Episode 071
August 24, 1999
Jared uncovers the dark secret behind an elderly woman’s refusal to leave the bedside of a dear friend. Steph puts her credibility on the line when she challenges a young doctor. Newly promoted and with new skills, ambulance officer Bron is desperate for some action. Connor looks set to miss the big footy semi-final but all is not lost when he helps save a patient’s future.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Connie Hobbs as Ruby Nolan, Shaun Loseby as young prankster, Lois Ramsey as Thelma Franklin, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece, Paul Tassone as Jake Bosac, Duncan Wass as Ewen Farris
Timb Bombs


Episode 072
August 31, 1999
Luke falls into the trap of joining in laughter at Steph’s expense over the incident (in the previous episode) where she was responsible for a patient losing confidence in a doctor. This week, however, it is Luke’s turn. Olivia, a large diabetic woman, has a reaction to antibiotics and can’t breathe. Luke mucks up his attempt to intubate her. Swelling around her throat forces him to do a tracheostomy. After he cuts her neck open, he cannot find the windpipe in all the blood and gore. Stan Ridgeway, who is on the ward looking for Steph’s incident report, come to Luke’s rescue and the patient is saved. But Luke is completely humiliated.
Connor reckons Jared should stop sitting at home pining for Samantha and get out more. To this end, he hassles Jared into going to the gym with him. Jared is driving them both to the gym when he knocks over Roger, a very fit guy who trains for triathlons. Roger, who is a very full-on personality, leaps up and says he is fine. Jared wants the guy to have a check-up but Roger says he does not have time and cycles off. Jared sees Roger again at the gym and is amazed by his fanatical approach to training. At the gym, Jared also meets Mel, an attractive instructor. As Jared leaves for work he finds Roger collapsed on the side of the road. Jared calls the ambulance. At the hospital it takes a while for Mitch to diagnose Roger, who is going into body meltdown (rhabdomyolysis). Roger admits to Mitch he has used training as a way to avoid confronting his feelings about a broken relationship. This admission and a subsequent conversation with Mitch propels Jared back to the gym to ask Mel out on a date.
Connor is delighted to find Cougars star Darren Rigg admitted to Ward 17 and under his care. Darren is a fervent and very public anti-drugs campaigner. He is faced with the treatment decision of whether or not to use a steroid medication to make the football injury heal faster. If he does not take the steroids, he will not heal in time to take the field for the Grand Final. But, if he does take them, he feels it could compromise his anti-drugs position. Darren’s fiancee is none other than Simone Carlisle. She is a drug addict who has managed to clean herself up but has hepatitis C. She agrees to allow Mitch to perform a liver biopsy but does not want to tell Darren about her hep C or her past. Simone’s presence in the hospital is the talk of the ward, particularly as she may have inadvertently passed the hep C on to Tony via his needlestick injury.
Terri is forced to come to work out of uniform because both her uniforms were stolen from the clothesline, along with some of her underwear. The main suspect is Neil Phillips.
Ben and Steph’s romance heats up, with Ben sending flowers to the ward and Steph slipping a note under a windscreen wiper on the ambulance. The flowers are a source of confusion to Terri, who thinks they are from Luke as a means of apologising to Steph.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Betty Bobbit as Olivia MacReadie, Grant Bowler as Darren Rigg, Pippa Grandison as Simone Carlisle, Peter Lamb as Neil Phillips, Morgan O’Neil as Roger Fleming
Memories by Moonlight


Episode 073
September 07, 1999

Working a night shift, Von nurses Lillian Gehler, who has been in a car accident with her husband. Lillian is told her husband is in the Intensive Care Unit but she continues to ask why he does not come to visit. At first Von believes the woman’s disorientation and anxiety are the result of the anaesthetic but she soon realises Lillian has no short-term memory. Von and Luke learn the memory loss is a pre-existing condition and was caused by herpes simplex encephalitis, and Lillian’s husband was her primary carer. Von manages to calm her patient’s anxiety. When she learns that Lillian’s husband has died, Von has to break the sad news and share the woman’s grief. Then, unable to remember even her own grief, the patient calls for Von again and asks when her husband will be coming to visit.
Ben and Bron attend a party where a young girl has collapsed after taking a cocktail of drugs and alcohol. Her student ID card identifies her as Zoe Dell. When Ben and Bron try to get her to hospital, they are confronted by a gang of drunken youths. They call for police back-up. The girl’s condition worsens and they have to treat her while under siege. Steph believes the girl has been admitted with false ID and she clashes again with Dr. Preece, refusing to treat ’Zoe’ as prescribed. Steph discovers the girl is really Julie Bentham and she is allergic to penicillin. If she is given the antibiotic she could die. Julie’s life is saved twice in one night.
Terri’s mother, Eileen, asks her for help when her husband (Terri’s father), Ryan, bashes her. Eileen refuses to go to hospital and Terri asks Mitch to come to her flat to treat her. Mitch discovers Terri has never talked to her mother about the domestic violence. He urges her to persuade Eileen to leave Ryan. Terri tries, but all the years of pretence make it impossible for mother and daughter to be honest with each other. Terri thinks she can try again in the morning but when she gets up she finds that Eileen has gone home to Ryan.
Connor is rushed off his feet when one of his patients reacts badly to a new sedative and starts to sleepwalk. Connor chases him around the hospital all night and falls foul of the night Assistant Director of Nursing Brenda Blair.
With: Martin Vaughan as Ryan Sullivan, Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Gosia Dobrowolska as Lillian Gehler, Alexandra Fowler as Juliette McAllistair, Melissa Jaffer as Eileen Sullivan, Alyssa McClelland as Zoe Dell, Joy Miller as Brenda Blair, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
True Love And The Blues


Episode 074
September 14, 1999
Ben and Bron arrive at a shooting to find the victim is a Family Court judge, well known for his strong views on family values. Fearing whoever shot the judge will return to finish the job off, police arrange for him to be under strict police guard as he is taken off to All Saints. The police presence on the ward puts extra pressure on the nursing staff; it is not only the hassle of showing ID every time they enter the judge’s room but the feeling that every person who walks on to the ward could be the one who shot him. The judge’s son waits dutifully for him to return from theatre. On first impressions they appear to have a strong relationship. It is not long, however, before the cracks start to show. As police begin to suspect the culprit may be a lot closer to home than first thought, Nicholas reveals to Terri it was he who shot his father—having caught him in the arms of a woman other than his mother. Bearing the weight of his confession, Terri attempts to resolve the family dilemma. She finds herself entangled in a situation which, emotionally, resembles her own family. Her sympathy with the boy’s feelings, if not actions, bring to the surface desires Terri had kept hidden in the deep cavities of her mind since childhood.
Luke and Bron spend their last morning together before Luke heads off to a so-called medical conference in Alaska. Bron, who thinks it is unfair doctors get to have all the fun, would do anything to join him. Out on the road with Ben, it is all Bron talks about. After transporting the judge to hospital, the pair is off to a backyard accident at a suburban house. Having injured herself while committing a mischievous act, 10-year-old Tess has hidden from her mother and is refusing to come out from under the house. Ben decides that, since Bron is the smaller of them, she should go under the house to drag the kid out. Bron does so and in the process receives a nasty cut (and, unbeknownst to her, a bite from a funnel web spider). When she returns to All Saints Bron goes for the regulation tetanus shot. Soon after she begins to feel woozy. Thinking it is her weak attempt at getting sick leave so she can go overseas with Luke, Ben teases her. It is not until she collapses that Ben starts to take her seriously. With Ben’s help, Mitch diagnoses her condition. It is a tense wait as the anti-venom kicks in and Bron begins to recover. Seeing the girl they love so vulnerable makes both Luke and Connor realise how important she is to them. It is Connor who finds himself on the backburner, again, when Luke tells Bron he loves her.
Everyone is a little surprised when Simone Carlisle is admitted to hospital with a threatened miscarriage, not least of all Tony. Any ill feelings he has towards her are pushed aside, however, when he learns she has lost the baby. Simone’s fiance, Darren, is keen to try for another child straightaway. Mitch warns Simone against this, advising that the management of her hepatitis C must take priority over becoming pregnant. Mitch says Darren needs to be aware of her condition, especially if he is to be her life partner, but Simone is afraid of revealing her past to Darren, and risking losing the man she loves. With Mitch’s support, she tells Darren about her hepatitis C status, and her history of IV drug abuse. Her worst fears are realised when Darren walks out. It is Tony who helps Simone find the strength to face life alone.
Von covers for Jared, who is suffering the effects of a strenuous gym routine.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Grant Bowler as Darren Rigg, Richard Carter as Judge Alistair Walsh, Pippa Grandison as Simone Carlisle, John Haas as Policeman, Paul Pantano as Nicholas Walsh
Knowing Me, Knowing You


Episode 075
September 21, 1999
Terri is taking personal time and Steph is looking forward to running the ward for the morning. Although she and Ben are still living separately, she is enjoying the romance of courtship all over again. The day is looking good but there are speedbumps on the highway to happiness, and her nose is soon out of joint when she finds Terri has made time to organise the ward before returning to her flat to wait for the plumber.
Denise Baumann is being treated for a broken shoulder, the result of a fall. She is in her 50s and her husband, Errol, is in his 70s. The situation becomes more serious when Mitch realises there is more to Denise’s condition than broken bones. He diagnoses dementia. Steph, deeply sympathetic asks Errol if here is anyone she can call. Errol admits they have a daughter, but have not seen her some time, and Steph deduces there has been a rift in the family.
When Rachel, a successful business executive arrives, her antagonism towards her father only strengthens Steph’s sympathy for the parents. But is dangerous to jump to conclusions. Steph discovers Errol did know of his wife’s condition but kept it a secret. Rachel accuses her father of selfishness. Errol admits he deliberately hid the truth from his daughter but only because he feared she would put Denise in a home. And he is right. Now that she is aware of the circumstances it is the only option that seems to make sense to Rachel. Her father is too old and she is too busy to provide appropriate home care. Is this selfishness or common sense?
The tragedy of Denise’s condition is that while she is aware she has a husband and daughter, she no longer recognises them. Errol is a stranger to her and she mistakes Steph for Rachel.
Steph realises assigning good guy/bad guy labels to this situation is meaningless. The most important thing is to reconcile father and daughter so they can both be there for the mother. She almost manages, but Rachel is cheated of a reconciliation when Errol quietly passes away from heart failure while sitting by his wife’s bedside.
Now Rachel goes to pieces. She has lost her father and she will always be a stranger to her mother. Steph counsels her against throwing her life away out of guilt. It is too easy for the carer to become a victim too. Rachel decides on a compromise—she will put her career on hold to care for her mother. The time will come when only the right nursing home can provide that care but, for now, Rachel intends to love and care for her mother while there is till time left.
Steph takes this to heart. How much time does anyone have left? The one you love could be taken away from you tomorrow. She takes the plunge and commits herself to Ben, reaffirming her love for him.
Ben and Bron attend an MVA. The victim, a pedestrian, is Mehmet, a Turkish man with little English. He is disoriented, and confused, and seems to have an obsession with his parked car, a nondescript four-wheel drive vehicle. Ben is put off by the man’s vomiting and (apparently) violent attitude. He tosses the man’s keys to a bystander, who locks the car without checking the interior.
Mehmet is transferred to the hospital and is moved to Ward 17 prior to surgery. But he can’t be operated on until he understands what is happening and can give permission. A translator is hard to find. Connor finds himself stuck with a difficult patient, displaying the same kind of agitation and violence which put Ben off. Like Ben, Connor finds the man’s inability to communicate an alienating factor. When pethidine is prescribed for the pain the doctor is too lazy to include the anti-nausea medication. Mehmet is throwing up all over the place. Relations between Mehmet and Connor are at rock bottom.
Connor is able to put his antipathy aside and makes a genuine effort to understand what Mehmet has been trying to tell them. He realises there may be a diabetic child still inside Mehmet’s car. Connor puts Ben and Bron on the case. It is a race against time, since the car has by now been towed away.
The car is located and the child rescued. Meanwhile, although it is not accepted procedure, Connor enlists the help of a Turkish patient to interpret, and meaningful communication between nurse and patient is restored. Connor bonds with Mehmet and restores his son to him.
Another domestic first for Terri, as she prepares to deal with her first tradesman. A card under the door, presumably from the estate agent, has informed her there is a plumbing problem. But when the plumber arrives it proves to be Neil Phillips. Neil, a former patient of Ward 17, suffers from Munchausen’s syndrome. He and Terri did not part on the best terms, and Terri has no idea what his medical condition is now. Terri feels extremely uncomfortable in having to deal with him… but her sense of fair play won’t let her express this, After all, he seems to be a bona fide plumber. Neil’s presence is ambiguous. No proof that he has sinister intentions—but later, while working, he hurts his hand badly. As Terri dresses it, he voices what she is wondering… did he hurt himself deliberately? When he leaves, there is no doubt he will be seeing Terri again. Later Terri checks up on him. When she discovers that (a) he is a qualified plumber and (b) he was sent by the estate agent, common sense tells her to stop being paranoid. Despite this, she is still worried.
Mitch is monitoring Von’s SLE (Lupus) condition, and advising her on the lifestyle changes she must make in order to manage it. Von, fearing public ridicule, resists the advice to take exercise. But she agrees to power-walk at lunchtime if Mitch will do it too. Mitch reluctantly agrees.
Because Von’s condition is confidential and Mitch is treating her discreetly, Connor is intrigued by what he perceives to be an inexplicably close personal relationship between her and Mitch. Inevitably, Connor jumps to the wrong conclusion.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Simon Elrahi as Mehmet Shammiraz, Michelle Fawdon as Denise Baumann, Tony Helou as Mr. Saad, Rebecca Hobbs as Rachel Baumann, Peter Knowles as Dr. Daley, Peter Lamb as Neil Phillips, Peter Sumner as Errol Baumann
When Duty Calls


Episode 076
September 28, 1999
Bron is thrilled to hear her new partner is none other than Peter Maroney. Pete has a reputation as a hero in his country hometown for his rescue of two children from a collapsing and burning building. Bron is even more thrilled to learn that, unlike Ben, he does not hold much stock in rules and regulations and allows her to perform procedures Ben would never allow. But her pleasure is short-lived when it becomes obvious something is very wrong with Pete. He is not allowing her to undertake procedures because he thinks she is capable but, rather, because he knows he is incapable of performing them himself. When the situation is finally revealed to her, Bron finds herself being held captive by a man who can see his whole career going down the drain.
Judith, a new mother, is admitted suffering flu-like symptoms. Her 12-week-old baby rooms with her, causing a bit of clucky behaviour from the staff. But when Judith collapses, putting both herself and her child at risk, Mitch starts to suspect they are dealing with something far more sinister than the flu. It turns out Judith is suffering from polio, contracted from her daughter, who has recently been immunised against the disease. Von is forced to admit to Terri her SLE (lupus) status so as to be taken off the case. It falls to Jared to se the woman through the frightening and painful disease.
Ward 17 is pleased to see Brian again after so long, but not so pleased to hear his wife Marjorie has died and he has seemingly lost his will to live. Obviously neglecting his health and welfare, Brian is finally forced to admit he is not harbouring a death wish at all but, rather, feels tremendous guilt over the fact he wants to live despite having lost the love of his life.
The Cougars have finally taken out a Grand Final and Connor’s celebrations have lasted a few days, during which both he and Tony have been missing in action. Connor can’t remember most of what went on over those days. So when a local newspaper carries a front page spread on the post-match celebrations, featuring Connor and Tony in a warm embrace, Connor starts to wonder just what he got up to. Tony strings him along, having fun at Connor’s expense. The fun stops when Mitch tells Tony his test results are back.
With: Michael Angus as John Aherne, Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Simon Chilvers as Brian Toomey, Annie Davis-McCubbin as Judith Dawson, Andrew Hunter as Construction Foreman, Silvio Ofria as Roscoe, Joy Smithers as Rose Carelton
The Ties That Bind


Episode 077
October 05, 1999
Connor enters the ward to confront a tense exchange between a mild-mannered young man, Scott, and a middle-aged woman, Margaret, demanding to be allowed to see her dying son—alone.
Connor’s sympathy for Margaret is secured when he witnesses a tearful bedside reunion with her emaciated son. But there is more to this than meets the eye: Scott is the dying man’s lover of 10 years, during which time Margaret has utterly rejected her son. She would not even know Mike was dying if Scott had not phoned her.
The scales fall from Connor’s eyes once Margaret reveals her true colours—she is a bitter woman desperate to regain some control over her son’s life, even if that means hijacking his final hours. Connor does what he can to help Scott spend time with Mike, which only serves to enrage Margaret further. When Scott magnanimously invites her back into the room for Mike’s dying moments, she rewards the gesture with the crushing announcement that she—as Mike’s mother and next of kin—is claiming her right to dispose of her son’s body and possessions, denying Scott any participation in the funeral arrangements. Helpless in the face of the law, all that Connor can do is invite Scott to help lay out his dead boyfriend’s body.
Steph is nursing a teenage girl suffering from cystic fibrosis. Deb has recently been removed from the lung transplant list for non-compliance with the strict medical regime required. This non-compliance has also led to the staphylococcus infection for which, in part, Deb has been hospitalised. The misery of this, combined with the news that a close friend has just died from the disease, initiates a dark spiral of depression from which not even Deb’s devoted boyfriend Tim can lift her. When Steph finds the two entwined asleep on Deb’s bed she does not at first suspect the awful truth: that they have entered a suicide pact and injected themselves with insulin. Once the pact has been discovered, only a cool, efficient response from our team ensures that the two silly kids survive. It’s then compassionate counselling from Terri and intervention from Mitch that secures Deb’s place back on the transplant list and gives her renewed hope for the future.
A lively 60-year-old jazz drummer succumbs to heart block as she tangos around the ward with the young man everyone has assumed to be her grandson. There is universal surprise and a small measure of comic revulsion at the revelation the young man is, in fact, her husband.
Bron plans a lavish homecoming for Luke, meeting him off his plane from Alaska with a limo and champagne. The sexual heat generated transfers to their afternoon shift—backfiring badly when, finding nowhere to satisfy their ardour they take refuge in Terri’s office and Von walks in on them.
With: Aaron Blabey as Scott, Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Tina Bursill as Margaret Evans, Ritchie Gudgeon as Tim, Jill McKay as Kitty Conway, Emily Perry as Deb Taylor
Lost and Found


Episode 078
October 12, 1999
Gabrielle Flanagan is admitted onto Ward 17 to donate bone marrow for a 16-year-old girl with leukaemia. On hearing her name, Von and Steph both wonder if it is ’the Gabrielle Flanagan’—a woman whose baby daughter was stolen from her 14 years ago. Connor’s curiosity is aroused. He is dying to ask Gabrielle—who is his patient—if she’s the one. He does not have to wonder for long as Gabrielle, being highly strung and paranoid after so much time in the media spotlight, informs him that it is indeed her. Although they have got off to a bad start, Connor’s sympathy grows as Gabrielle tells him about the never-ending quest to find her daughter, whom she believes may still be alive. Gabrielle shows Connor an image projection of what her daughter would look like now at age 16. Connor thinks it is uncanny that the picture looks very similar to the 16-year-old patient Alex, who is also in the Ward, to receive Gabrielle’s bone marrow. Jared tells Connor that Alex is adopted and they start to wonder if she could be Gabrielle’s daughter—right age, exact bone marrow match, the likeness in the image projection picture. Gabrielle encounters Alex in the hospital grounds and is amazed at the resemblance to what her daughter should look like. She pesters Connor for details and when he can’t tell her anything she manages to sneak a look at Alex’s file. When she learns it is Alex who will be receiving her bone marrow she is convinced she is about to be reunited with her long lost baby girl.
Meanwhile, Alex Richards is devastated to learn from her parents she is adopted. She cannot understand why her parents kept it a secret from her—obviously they must be ashamed of her. Terri manages to convince the girl to listen to her parents’ explanation of why they chose to lie to her.
Kevin Simms is admitted to the Ward suffering advanced emphysema. He is in a bad way and Mitch has to tell him he only has a short while to live. But Kevin is desperate to make it one extra week. He has put in for a marriage certificate so he can marry Liz, the woman he loves. Making her his wife is the only thing that will allow Kev to rest in peace—he wants to will his house to her but he is sure that his nasty sister is going to contest it. However, if Liz is his wife, his sister Maisie won’t have a leg to stand on. Tony, who is feeling very depressed about his Hep C, discovers that in special circumstances a marriage licence can be rushed through. Tony seems to get a new lease on life as he sets about organising a perfect wedding for Kev and Liz. The only question is… will Kev stay alive long enough to make it to the altar?
Bron and Ben attend what has been described to them as a domestic dispute. A frantic man, Raymond, meets the ambulance and tells them he’s stabbed his best mate Trevor. He thinks he has killed him! Bron and Ben race in side and are more than surprised by what they find.
With: Brett Bennett as Tom Richards, Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Liz Burch as Di Richards, Kay Eklund as Maisie Simms, Robyn Gibbes as Gabrielle Flanagan, Douglas Hedge as Kevin Simms, Barbara Morton as Liz Arnett
The Stuff of Dreams


Episode 079
October 19, 1999
Prejudices come to the fore when the staff of Ward 17 discover they will be looking after a smuggler who is to be admitted with a bellyful of cocaine-filled condoms. The ’bloke’ turns out to be a slip of a girl, who was once a junkie. The tragedy of her tale unfolds as she is monitored and guarded; she is desperately in love with her new husband, who is the only good thing to ever happen to her, and she wanted to help him realise his dream of a place in the country by smuggling coke—just this once. Her husband, Paul, has no intention of letting his wife go to jail, and puts a gun to Steph’s head, he’s getting his wife out of here! But Lisa needs surgery urgently. Paul will not let his wife out of his sight and when Luke points out that is not possible, Paul, at gunpoint, insists it is and that Luke must perform the surgery. Steph is roped in, and, Mitch volunteers himself as anaesthetist, rather then putting some other sucker at risk. The team heads off to surgery leaving Terri almost paralysed with fear. The last time there was a gun on the ward, two people died, and she eventually lost a man she cared deeply about. Von is the only one who realises what she is going through, and helps Terri cope as the ward is besieged with patients from the wing the theatre is in, evacuations have been necessary in case the gun goes off, exploding oxygen tanks.
In theatre, surgery goes ahead at gunpoint; Luke and Steph working on the patient as Mitch works hard to win Paul’s trust and hopefully to get him to put away the gun. Just as it looks as if he has made a breakthrough, Luke nicks one of the condoms causing the cocaine to leak out and arrests lisa. The teams work to avert the crisis and once it seems clear Lisa will be all right, Paul insists they hand over the cocaine. There is shock for a moment as Mitch, Steph and Luke think this ’act of love’ has in fact been about retrieving the drugs; but Paul slashes the condoms, tipping out the poison that has ruined his and Lisa’s lives. He says a tearful goodbye to Lisa, hands Mitch the gun and walks out to face his fate. Leaving the surgical team to finish with Lisa and return to the arms of their waiting partners. As Steph and Ben embrace and Luke and Bron do likewise, Terri gives Mitch a stern lecture about the stupidity of putting his life at risk. Then Rose arrives and whisks Mitch away, leaving Terri alone.
Bron and Ben are called to an emergency in a local park, which turns out to be a pair of very embarrassed teenage sweethearts. Emily has called for help because Tim’s penis is caught in his fly. Ben finally manages to release it and the young lovers head off hand in hand. The situation leads to Bron discovering more about the depth of Ben and Steph’s feelings for each other.
With: Andy Cachia as Police Guard 1, Deborah Clay as Lisa Millard, Darell Hilton as Doug Anastasi, Peter Knowles as Dr. Daley, Daniel Krige as Paul Millard, Joy Smithers as Rose Carelton
Outside The Square


Episode 080
October 26, 1999
The ward is abuzz with the news a female boxer is on the ward, suffering from concussion due to a knockout punch in training. Charlie and her trainer Jimmy are itching to get out of All Saints and back in the ring—she is not too keen on hanging around for a CT scan—even though Luke fears she may have a cerebral bleed. But Steph suspects there may be other factors behind Charlie’s symptoms, and a urine test confirms she is pregnant. Terrified a pregnancy will mean the end of her boxing career, Charlie demands an abortion. There’s only one hitch, Luke refuses to write a referral, claiming there is no medical reason for a termination.
While nursing Charlie, Steph realises the young boxers’s views on pregnancy are not as clear cut as she initially made out—especially when Steph points out motherhood need not mean the end of her promising career. But even if Charlie is cleared of brain injuries, she still faces a terrible decision: abort the pregnancy or lose her big chance to crack the US professional circuit.
The best-laid plans of Terri and Regina start crumbling when an elderly patient dies only hours before her long-lost son arrives on a mercy dash from the UK. Flu-ridden Bryce is devastated to discover his mother has just died, but a bigger shock awaits him when he views the body—and it is not his mother. In his already weakened physical state the emotional upheaval is too much for Bryce, and he is admitted to Ward 17 suffering from pneumonia. When his condition worsens and Mitch eventually diagnoses advanced cancer, Regina decides it is time to bring some happiness into the unlucky man’s life.
Ben faces a reunion of a different sort when his ambulance is hijacked by Jason Richards—a mixed up young man whose obsession with becoming an ambulance officer has developed into full-blown psychosis. Ben is stuck in the back of the ambulance with a critically ill patient, and needs all his wits to convince Jason to drive them to hospital before the patient dies. It is a race against time which Ben appears to be losing when the patient suffers a cardiac arrest. Ben knows the only way he can save the patient is by relying on Jason’s assistance—but is it a risk he is prepared to take?
Connor and Bron are shocked to discover Jared has not yet had --- with his girlfriend Mel. Connor makes it his mission to get Jared laid, whether he wants it now or not.
Meanwhile, Steph’s experiences with Charlie have forced her to re-evaluate her attitude to motherhood. It is the end of a long journey for Steph and she knows Ben will be overjoyed to hear she wants to start a family after all. What she did not bargain on is Ben dropping the biggest bombshell of their marriage.
With: Derek Amer as Bryce Jones, Kim De Lury as Mick Todd, Pat Evans as Edna Jones, John Haas as Police Officer, Peter Kowitz as Jimmy Frankston, Scott Major as Jason Richard, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Rebecca Smart as Charlotte 'Charlie' Wilde
Everyone Loves a Winner


Episode 081
November 02, 1999
Terri dramatically saves the life of a choking child but finds her neighbour’s hero worship rather hard to take. Jared and Von are targeted by a seemingly perfect agency nurse but soon discover how deceiving appearances can be. Bron has the hottest tip ever for the Melbourne Cup but it looks like fate will keep her from winning a bundle.
With: Marjorie Child as Betty Ridgeway, Kim De Lury as Mick Todd, Arianthe Galani as Gilda Poletti, John Meillon Jr. as Sam Pritchard, Chris Mitchell as Gavin Pritchard, Carole Skinner as Sandra Gillespie, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Blood and Water


Episode 082
November 09, 1999
It’s Sunday on the ward. The atmosphere is more relaxed than it is on a weekday—less staff, fewer interruptions, radios are playing, no one is in a hurry to do anything. Steph is running the ward, glad of the opportunity to be in charge without Terri looking over her shoulder. There is an air of everyone pitching in, covering for each other as there are no administrative minders; nurses do their own housekeeping, take phone calls, write bed tags and collect x-rays.
Eddie Furlong is brought in suffering from hypothermia, having been fished out of the river following a late night boating accident. Eddie obsessed by the whereabouts of his two crewmates, especially his young brother Marty, whom he learns has been declared brain dead following a serious head injury. Seemingly depressed by his brother’s death, Eddie attempts suicide via a paracetamol overdose. But the true reasons behind his suicide attempt—guilt and remorse—are revealed when the other member of the party, Rob, who has just been discharged from St Angela’s arrives on the ward to accuse Eddie of cowardice and murder. He claims Eddie was so obsessed with saving his own skin, he left his companions for dead. Despite prompt action from the Ward 17 staff, Eddie’s overdose looks set to cause major liver damage and probably death. His only chance of leading a healthy life, or indeed surviving the overdose, is to have a liver transplant. And his brother’s liver is the obvious candidate. But Eddie has misgivings about accepting an organ from the brother he neglected to save.
Ben and Mick’s day begins innocuously when they revive a wealthy yuppie who has taken a narcotics overdose. The ungrateful patient gives a false name and refuses to accompany them to hospital, leaving a bad taste in Ben and Mick’s mouths. Later, Ben and Mick spot the man’s sports car in the doctors’ car park at All Saints. Ben and Steph are certain the person who has OD’d is in fact Tom Snowdon—an up and coming anaesthetics registrar and mate of Luke’s. Luke initially dismisses the allegations against his colleague, but a mixture of self-interest and ethics finally force him to confront Tom about the overdose. In doing so, Luke realises there is more to being a successful doctor than having a huge trust account and a privileged background—Tom’s background.
Terri is excited to be hosting brunch for her parents’ 35th wedding anniversary. But things quickly sour when Ryan slaps Eileen for some alleged past indiscretion. When Ryan attempts to do so again, Terri steps in to save her mother and causes her father to fall and break his hip. Caught between feelings of guilt over her actions and disgust over her father’s, Terri arranges for her father to be admitted to Ward 17. Luke advises he will need a pin and plate inserted in his femur. Meanwhile, acting on a hunch, Mitch has secretively arranged a CT scan which reveals Ryan has life threatening cancer. Terri’s abused mother rushes immediately to her husband’s side, and Terri realises there is now no chance of her mother freeing herself from Ryan’s controlling influence.
Meanwhile, Jared has a challenging day dealing with an erratic drunk suffering from Korsakoff’s syndrome. And Mitch psyches up for his big dinner date with Rose’s parents.
With: John Adam as Dr. Tom Snowden, Eric Bana as Rob Biletsky, Jason Clarke as Eddie Furlong, Kim De Lury as Mick Todd, Melissa Jaffer as Eileen Sullivan, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Joy Smithers as Rose Carelton, Martin Vaughan as Ryan Sullivan
Life Class


Episode 083
November 16, 1999
Still reeling from the news her father has cancer, Terri is informed terminal lung cancer patient Dave Armstrong is returning to Ward 17. Last time Dave was in hospital, Terri got into an awful row with Mitch when she supported the patient’s wish to refuse treatment. All Dave wanted was to die with dignity. However, now Terri knows her father has cancer, Dave’s wish takes on a new meaning. Terri tries her hardest to avoid contact with Dave. But while Mitch performs a pleural tap to remove fluid from Dave’s lung, Terri has to comfort Dave’s wife Rosemary. When Rosemary goes home to rest for a while, Dave begs Terri and Mitch to allow him to have chemotherapy to extend his life a few weeks so he can see his daughters again at Christmas. Mitch has to break the news that chemotherapy now would not help. Dave has to prepare himself to die. He seeks out Terri and spends the afternoon with her, talking about his love for his wife and daughters. Terri feels like she is attending a dress rehearsal for her own father’s death. Dave starts to fail and Terri calls Rosemary back. Terri admits to Mitch that every time Dave looks at her she can see her own father and the future. Accompanied by Mitch, Terri supports Dave and Rosemary through the last hours of his life. Alone Terri lays Dave out, telling him how much she respects him and admits to her fear she will not have the same respect for her father when it is his time.
Ben and Bron attend an accident where Gordie and Col, two escaped prisoners, are trapped in a car. Ambulance Rescue work to release the trapped men and to secure the electricity lines which threaten both the rescue crews and the accident victims. Gordie is released but has no feeling below the waist. Ben feels he may have contributed to Gordie’s injuries. Ben is determined to save Col but he needs the Trauma Team. Luke arrives to assess the situation. He realises Col is suffering from a slow collecting tamponade. He will die unless a small hole in his heart is plugged. There is no time to get him to hospital—Luke has no option but to open Col’s chest at the accident site.
Von supervises work experience student Julian Ridgeway, son of the All Saints’ CEO Stan Ridgeway. Julian, influenced by his surgeon mother is determined to be a doctor. Von discovers he has little empathy with patients and no respect for nurses. Julian is particularly scathing about Jane Potter, a young mother who is now in a coma. Julian believes caring for her is a waste of time. Observing Von as she nurses her patient, Julian begins to realise nurses are a doctors’ eyes, ears and hands. His respect for nurses is confirmed when Von’s care for Jane results in her regaining consciousness.
With: Kieran Darcy-Smith as Gordie Hallam, Kim De Lury as Mick Todd, Garry McDonald as Dave Armstrong, Robyn Moase as Rosemary Armstrong, David O'Connor as Constable Davis
Ghosts of Christmas Past


Episode 084
November 23, 1999
Mitch, in helping a paralysed aid-worker come to terms with memories of war-torn Africa, re-evaluates his own future, asking Terri is there is any hope for them.
A young pregnant woman, estranged from her family as the result of choosing a partner not of the Jewish faith, bring the miracle of Christmas alive as she goes into labour on the Ward. Steph finds out she is pregnant. And, although she and Ben agree to keep the news to themselves, they have trouble containing their excitement.
While the staff truggle to find some time to decorate the Ward and Connor laments having to participate in the Christmas pageant, Mitch is forced to face some of the demons of his past in order to treat a woman who has presented with sudden, unexplained paralysis.
Carol Sherwood collapsed on the sidewalk but tests reveal no physical explanation for the paralysis. On learning Carol did a stint as an aid worker in Somalia, Mitch starts to suspect the problem might have a psychological basis.
A couple in room one are desperately trying to have their baby without her parents finding out. Rachel is Jewish, her husband Joe is not. They have eloped to avoid the arguments their relationship has caused but now Rachel starts thinking she wants to have her mum and dad with her at this very special time.
It is Jared who helps Rachel celebrate Hanukkah while Terri tries to bridge the gap between parent and child. She hopes witnessing the love between his daughter and Joe and holding his grandchild will convince Rachel’s father to accept a gentile in his family.
Ben and Bron are on a Santa-collecting expedition as store and street Santas fall victim to various mishaps.When they are called to the house of a young boy, Shane, who has broken his arm, they are saddened to learn the boy’s friend has just told him Santa does not really exist. Treating the boy’s injuries is one thing, rekindling the joy of Christmas proves to be quite another. Help arrives in the form of a mugged Santa who spent last Christmas on Ward 17—it is amazing what having Santa knock on your door can do to a child’s belief in Christmas.
Steph is on cloud nine as she gives Ben his Christmas present early—announcing she is pregnant.
Terri is pleasantly surprised to find her flat decorated when she returns from work. Assuming Mitch is responsible, she won’t believe his protestations he has not broken into her flat and decorated the tree he delivered earlier. Once everyone has gone, a knock on the door has her convinced Mitch has returned to take credit for the decorating. But it is someone else who wants to wish Terri a Merry Christmas.
With: Steve Bowers as Joe Carpenter, Ann Burbrook as Carol Sherwood, Peter Collingwood as Lionel Macken, Peter Lamb as Neil Phillips, Tanya Lawson as Elise Poulos, George Leppard as Samuel Isaakson, Bojana Novakovic as Rachel Carpenter, Desan Padaychee as Norman Kingsley, Christian Patterson as Shane Barnes, Joy Smithers as Rose Carlton

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Valley of the Shadow

Episode 703 [085 & 086]
Premiere: Tuesday, February 08, 2000
Written by David Phillips, Directed by Mark Piper
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. Steph has to put aside her fears about her own pregnancy while Ben and Bron fight to save the life of a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Terri and Luke's lives are on the line when they attempt to save their colleagues from another massive bomb blast. Mitch struggles with his divided loyalties to Rose and Terri yet, finally makes a life-long decision. Meanwhile, Connor helps a depressed patient embrace life following his wife's death in the bomb blast.
Guest cast: Eric Bana as Rob Biletsky, Jason Clarke as Eddie Furlong, Pip McGouther as Alex Richards, Liz Burch as Di Richards, Bruce Venables as Bosco The Clown, Nancy Tarran as Sarah Knight, John Hamblin as Alan Knight, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Sarah Vassello as Stella, Celia Ireland as Regina Butcher, Joy Smithers as Rose Carlton, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece, Caitlin McDougall as Jodie Reeves, Jenni Anderson as Mrs Price, Kim De Lury as Mick Todd, Ashleigh Johnson as Caitlin Price, Treffyn Koreshoff as Rowan Price, Wayne Ringby as Macka, Jan Stritt as Nurse Burchett, Richard Hanwood as Craig and Grant Galea as The Bomb Squad Officer.
2000 AFI Award Winner: Best Episode in a TV Drama Series (Long)
Bending and Breaking

Episode 087
Tuesday, February 15, 2000
Bron is given a glimpse of what her future could be like with Luke when a surgeon's wife and brother are admitted to the Ward following an incriminating incident. Regina resorts to radical and desperate means to save a charming, young Irishman from deportation. The Ward is in fierce competition as they prepare for battle in the annual All Saints fundraising bed race!
With: Deborah Galanos as Sarah Madsen, Terence Hepburn as Immigration Officer, Anthony Lawrence as Fergus Tiegan, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Andrew Tighe as Chris Madsen
Eye of the Beholder

Episode 088
Tuesday, February 22, 2000
Pregnant and overtired, Steph's worst nightmare looms large when she starts to bleed and suffer severe stomach cramps. Terri's patience is tried to the limit by the demands of an aging and embittered TV star who has suffered terrible facial scarring. Cold-shouldered by Bron, Luke accepts a drinks invitation from a glamorous patient and is shocked by a proposal she has for him.
With: Rowena Wallace as Katrina Ford, Alan Flower as Dave Winton
First Do No Harm

Episode 089
Tuesday, February 29, 2000
On an inspection tour of the hospital, Professor Caroline Edgewater and her grand-daughter Phoebe are pleased to encounter Mitch, Caroline's former student and a friend to both of them. Mitch was a close friend of Caroline's daughter Sarah, who died of cancer when Phoebe was little and he was emotional support to all of them during the difficult months of her illness. Time and tyranny of distance have meant they have lost touch but Phoebe and Mitch quickly fall back in to their former affectionate, teasing relationship. Phoebe feels so comfortable she asks "Uncle Mitch" for a favour—will he give her a prescription for the contraceptive pill without telling her beloved Gran? Mitch—who is still slightly in awe of Caroline—finally agrees to consider doing so, But proper to reaching for his pen, he asks Phoebe some routine questions about her menstrual cycle and is disturbed enough by her answer to insist she has a full gynaecological examination before he will giver he what she wants. Phoebe reluctantly agrees—sure Mitch is being overcautious. When the routine examination shows large numbers of abnormal cells and a suspicious lump on the vaginal wall, which could be a rare form of cancer Phoebe is admitted to hospital for urgent tests under a general anaesthetic. She is initially more worried about Caroline's reaction when she finds out about Phoebe's request for the pill than she is about what the tests will show. But then Caroline becomes very concerned with what the tests might show and terrified it means that Phoebe will die of cancer like her mother Sarah.
When Phoebe learns there is a possibility she has cancer she makes Mitch promise if the tests show what she fears, he must immediately perform a full hysterectomy. Phoebe has vivid memories of her mother's death and could not bear to go through anything as painful. Scared of the nightmare Mitch has discovered, Caroline tells Phoebe to stop being silly and tired to over-rule her granddaughter's decision. She is shocked when Phoebe tells her to get out if she can't stop trying to run her life and even more stunned when Mitch stands up to her, on Phoebe's behalf. He also tells her to stop feeling responsible because for something she has no control over and concentrate on helping Phoebe. But Mitch is stunned to learn Caroline feels responsible because she is responsible: when pregnant with Sarah, she took DES, a drug that was then fashionable as the pregnancy vitamin and believed to prevent miscarriage. Subsequently it was discover DES did not make any difference to the outcome of a pregnancy and to also cause deformity and abnormality in the affected babies. Sarah's cancer was one consequence of Caroline's use of DES and she now has to come to terms with the fact the abnormalities have also shown up in the next generation—Phoebe.
Bron is exhausted after an all night agency-nursing shift in Emergency. She sweet talks her ambo colleague Mick into swapping shifts with her, But instead of sleeping, she hits the shops looking for a dress for the upcoming hospital fundraising ball. Meanwhile Mick and Ben respond to a call and interrupt an assault in progress. Thinking they have saved a young teenager, Cameron, from being mugged for his fancy running shows, Mick stands up to his attacked. Then he discovers that far form being an innocent victim, Cameron is dealing heroin and has a large sum of money hidden in his shoes. As a new father, Mick's views on "drug-dealing scum" are pretty headline and he has a confrontation with Cameron's attacker Jack when he turns up at the hospital, looking for the money. Mick is happy to tell Jack Cameron is telling the police everything he knows. Jack swears vengeance but Mick assumes the threats are only hot air.
But later, Bron is shocked to see a car pull up, several thugs leap up and start beating Mick to a pulp with baseball bats. Bron feels totally responsible for what has happened, especially when she learns Mick's spinal cord has been severed and he will be paralysed for life
Stan Ridgeway's mother is admitted through Emergency with a fractured hip. Determined to impress Stan, Luke orders every test and scan he can think of, while trying to organise surgery for her as soon as possible To his bewilderment, Betty starts throwing mysterious fevers and bouts of confusion. Luke responds by ordering all the scans and tests be repeated. When she there is still no clear-cut answer and the diagnostic picture is totally clouded, Luke finally realises—with a little help from Von—perhaps the tests themselves are the problem. Suspecting Betty has an adverse reaction to the contrast medium used for the scans, he suspends all treatment, despite Stan's concerns. These concerns are only allayed when Betty starts to improve and eventually Luke enjoys Stan's praise for a job well done.
The brother of one of Connor's patients is a constant visitor on the Ward who gives the impression that he is a nurse and is only too willing to help Connor out with his workload. Malcolm means well but his interference gets up everyone's nose and endangers the welfare of the patients. Connor finds it more and more difficult just to be polite. He and Jared try to find a way to get Malcolm out of the way but it is left to Regina to come up with an ingenious solution.
Terri is too proud to admit her reluctance to go to the ball is because she has nothing she wants to wear. Von guesses her dilemma and so when a very beautiful dress is delivered. Terri assumes it is a gift from Von. Von denies it but persuades Terri to accept the gift since whomever it is from only wants to give Terri please, so why spoil the fun?
With: Alex Blias as Jack, Marjorie Child as Betty Ridgeway, Kim De Lury as Mick Todd, Mitchell Firth as Cameron, Prudie Quigley as Phoebe Edgewater, Dinah Shearing as Prof. Caroline Edgewater
After The Ball

Episode 090
Tuesday, March 07, 2000
There is an atmosphere of excitement on the Ward as everyone prepares for the Hospital Fundraiser Ball. Both Mitch and Von deny having bought Terri's ball dress. Nervous and excited, Terri leaves work early to get ready for the ball.
Meanwhile a post-operative patient, Len Gould, blames Von for giving him non-stop hiccups, and Ruby Nolan returns to the ward. Mitch's heat goes out to Ruby when she tells him how much she would love to dance at the ball. Kylie Preece, overconfident about her skills as a doctor, has forgotten to check Ruby's pathology results placing the old lady's life in the balance. Mitch is furious.
As she dresses for the ball, Terri's excitement is tempered when her nosy neighbour Gilda complains about the loud music. There is another knock at the door. Terri assumes it is Gilda but it is obsessed ex-patient Neil Phillips. Neil reveals he bought the ball dress and he forces his way into the flat. This deluded man has convinced himself Terri loves him. When she spurns his advances things turn ugly. Furious his love for Terri is unrequited, he assaults her and looks set to rape her. Terrified, Terri tries to defend herself and stabs Neil with a pair of scissors. Appalled and full of self-pity, Neil leaves the flat with the scissors.
At the Ball, everyone wonders where Terri is. Mitch gets a phone call but it is Kylie. Shaken and rapidly losing confidence, she needs advice about how to keep Ruby alive. Mitch gives her cause for confidence with Ruby but this soon evaporates when Kylie is unable to cope with Len Gould's post-operative crisis–he has hiccuped his wound open and his guts are hanging outside his body. Fortunately, for both of them, Von is on hand to assist Len and give some words of advice to Kylie. Kylie's confidence is restored when Ruby's condition finally starts to improve and the old woman thanks her for being such a caring doctor.
Terri is in shock and rings Von for help. Von comes to her and calls the Police. As Terri tells the Police about what has happened, Neil turns up at the ball to confront Mitch about Terri and the way she has mistreated him Enraged, Mitch manhandles Neil and to his horror, discovers Neil that Terri stabbed him because they have been having a relationship and her guilt finally got the better of her.
Mitch goes to Terri's apartment but Von refuses to let him in. Mitch returns to the hospital, desperate to feel needed and to help someone. He makes Ruby's dream come true when he dances with her in the darkened ward but the magic is broken when Luke arrives with some shocking news…
Terri receives the news at the same time as Mitch—Neil Phillips is dead. Worse, his injuries don't match with Terri's description. As the detectives lead her to the Police Station for questioning, it is clear Terri is now a murder suspect.
With: Marta Dusseldorp as Inspector Debbie Bloom, Arianthe Galani as Gilda Poletti, Connie Hobbs as Ruby Nolan, Peter Lamb as Neil Phillips, Anthony Lawrence as Fergus Tiegen, Joy Smithers as Rose Carlton, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Command and Control

Episode 091
Tuesday, March 14, 2000
Terri leaves the Ranald Graham of the Community House and returns to Ward 17. She has healed somewhat since the death of Neil Phillips a week ago, but Terri knows a return to her usual world will be a trying time. Von gives her all the support she can, but so far Terri's ordeal is not general knowledge. Mitch decides to make himself scarce. Terri gets stuck into office work, avoiding contact with the patients and awkwardly deflecting the friendly inquiries of her colleagues. Meanwhile, rumours circulate about a rape and fatal stabbing.
Steph is shocked when her ambulance officer friend, Mick Todd, is transferred to the ward from the Intensive Care Unit. Mick is not coping with his new life as a paraplegic—he is angry and resentful, a very different person from the lively friend she knew before. When Mick's wife and son arrive for a visit, it is instantly clear how close the marriage is to collapse. Mick wants nothing to do with either of them. He has worked with paraplegics and knows how hard the future will be for him. In putting up his emotional barriers he shuts everyone out—especially the people who love him.
Bron finds herself dealing with a computer savvy hypochondriac. Kent has arrived at the hospital with a range of symptoms and has just about convinced everyone his problem is a blocked bowel. But there is a strike in the hospital today and everyone is under pressure. Kent's demands are not being met and his agitation grows. Eventually, geeky Kent turns out to be a very violent and frightening customer. Bron has to work hard to make up for some less than perfect procedures and save herself and Kent from harm.
Across the ward, Jared is frustrated by the imposing Mr. Roach who is very much "off with the fairies" after neurosurgery. Mr. Roach just wants a cup of tea but can't remember he has had several already.
Events conspire to wind up the pressure on very fragile Terri. Mick Todd seizes her arm and pours out his humiliation and fear over the loss of his sexuality. Terri witnesses Kent lose control and threaten the life of Bron. Finally, confused Mr. Roach gets very close and demands one too many cups of tea. Terri rocked by flashbacks to the terror of Neil Phillips' attack, becomes hysterical and collapses in front of her colleagues.
Terri bravely faces the group and reveals the full truth to all. She will need the support of her friends to get by as she tries to return to a normal life.
With: Kristen Boys as Shelley Todd, Kim De Lury as Mick Todd, Melissa Jaffer as Eileen Sullivan, Mark Jago as Mr. Roach, Mary Regan as Superior General Trish Rawlins, Joy Smithers as Rose Carlton
A Fraction Too Much Friction

Episode 092
Tuesday, March 21, 2000
Luke's younger brother Rick is admitted to the ward He is serving six years for robbery but he has swallowed razor blades in an attempt to temporarily get out of prison. During the course of his treatment, Luke is horrified to discover his estranged brother has been subjected to terrible abuse. A patient with offensive body odour puts the olfactory fortitude of the staff to the test. Mitch teaches the inexperienced Dr. Kylie Preece that smell often has a lot do with diagnosing a patient's condition. Pete Moroney (the traumatised paramedic who lost his nerve working with Bron a few months ago is teamed with Ben. Pete has had counselling but Ben is not convinced he has fully recovered. At the end of the day, it is Pete who keeps his cool when Ben loses it.
A kitchen strike puts Ward 17 under pressure, not helped by a severe case of food poisoning. Connor thinks he has also been poisoned and, in treating himself unnecessarily, upsets his plan for the date of a lifetime.
Luke's younger brother Rick is admitted to the ward. He is serving six years for robbery but has swallowed razor blades in an attempt to temporarily get out of prison. Bron quickly discovers Luke is estranged from his brother and attempts to understand what it is going on with Luke's family.
It is not until Rick is in the operating theatre that Luke discovers why his brother took such desperate measures to get out of prison for just a short time. Rick has been badly beaten and tortured, Luke guiltily turns to his mother, Maureen, for help. Is he responsible for Ricky's criminal path? Has he really turned his back on his brother? Eager to make amends, Luke contacts someone who might be able to protect his brother in prison. But it will come at a price.
Ben is teamed with Pete Moroney. Reluctant to give him a go, Ben is sure Pete is still suffering from post-traumatic shock It is only when Steph reminds Ben of his own past nightmares that Ben decides to give Pete a second chance. As fate would have it, it is Pete who prevents Ben from losing his cool when Ben confronts a delivery man who accidentally prevents him from catching the "basher" who injured his friend Mick.
Kylie has to confront a patient with extremely bad body odour. Unable to stay in the room for long, Kylie does not do a proper examination, Mitch insists Kylie compete the task and with Mitch's caring help they are able to change the poor woman's life for the better.
Industrial action has spread to the kitchens and Ward 17 is kept busy with extra duties. An outbreak of food poisoning adds to the chaos and Connor believes, thanks to Jared, that he has also been poisoned. Desperate to go on the date of a lifetime, Connor treats himself unnecessarily and becomes ill. The one good thing to come out of Connor's plight is that Terri laughs for the first time since her assault.
With: John Adam as Dr. Tom Snowden, Alex Blias as Jack, Alan Cinis as Mr. Higgins, Julie Hamilton as Maureen Forlano, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
A Fine Balance

Episode 093
Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Terri endeavours to put the horror of Neil Phillips' death behind her and get on with her life. She has even decided to move back to her old flat, after living in the Sister's Community House.
Mitch finds himself treating Graham Farmer, a patient with mysterious symptoms uncomfortably similar to those of Neil Phillips. A wary Terri jumps to the conclusion Graham also has Munchausen's Syndrome. Graham's erratic behaviour seems to bolster her claim. However, Mitch has a gut feeling his patient's varied symptoms are genuine and refuses to discharge him. It is only when Mitch discovers the patient has a rare blood disorder, that Terri is forced to acknowledge the demons of her recent past still have to be laid to rest. Consequently, she decides it is not yet time to leave the security of the Community House.
Luke is extremely paranoid. He is convinced his colleagues are giving him the cold shoulder due to his working class origins and the recent hospitalisation of his criminal brother. The theory gains credibility when he finds himself teamed with anaesthetist, Tom Snowdon, for a surgical procedure. Luke and Tom had previously come to blows over Tom's pethidine addiction and the mutual mistrust and dislike has only intensified. To compound matters Luke makes a minor slip-up in a simple procedure resulting in an otherwise healthy woman requiring a temporary colostomy.
This woman, Belinda is Steph's patient and Steph finds herself siding with her patient when Belinda decides to lay a formal complaint against Luke. Mitch reassures Luke the incident was unfortunate but understandable, and that CEO Stan Ridgeway will be most sympathetic. However, Luke is unprepared for Tom's vindictive ambush.
Even Bron is finding Luke's paranoia wearisome, but if she thought Ben would lend her a sympathetic ear she is about to be proven wrong. The friction between the two ambos soon takes a back seat to a full-scale emergency. A "client" assaults Ben and leaves him floating face down in a deserted river. Bron risks her own safety to rescue Ben and perform lifesaving resuscitation, which, essential though it may have been at the time, does not exactly make Ben's day. Later Bron receives word she is being slated for a bravery commendation, which just about sends her over the moon. It is only when she tries to convey the good news to a self-absorbed Luke that she is brought back to earth with thud.
Kylie and Jared find their work cut out for them trying to prepare a retired pensioner, Clive Murray, for some routine heart studies. The patient appears to have a never-ending stream of female family visitors which makes doing check ups increasingly difficult. In a last-ditch attempt to complete their preparation duties they catch him in the act of having --- with one of the so-called daughters. Not only do they solve the riddle of the constant stream of visitors, they learn Clive's heart problems have been exacerbated by his passionate commitment to prostitutes and Viagra.
With: Lynette Curran as Hilary Doyle, Cedric McLaughlan as Mr. Roberts, Leighton Picken as Jed, Kate Sherman as Amy Banks, Joy Smithers as Rose Carelton-Stevens, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece, Bill Young as Owen Doyle
In The Blood

Episode 094
Tuesday, April 04, 2000
Luke's career is threatened when a simple medical procedure goes horribly wrong and a vindictive colleague falsely accuses him of gross negligence. Terri's past comes back to haunt her when she encounters a patient who reminds her of her former stalker. Bron and Ben's teamwork is put to the test when a drug addict patient attacks Ben. Jared and Kylie treat a retiree with a bad heart and an amazing --- life.
With: John Adam as Dr. Tom Snowden, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Hearts and Minds

Episode 095
Tuesday, April 11, 2000
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. Ben attends the attempted suicide of a mysterious young man. Will the truth of his haunted psyche be revealed before it's too late? Mitch goes into battle against the hospital authorities when patient's relatives are forced to sleep in the car park due to lack of funds.
With: John Adam as Dr. Tom Snowden, Leslie Dayman as Ray Hanson, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Food For Thought

Episode 096
Tuesday, April 18, 2000
A young man struggles with the news that to save his life, a large portion of his face will have to be removed. A young woman uses her anorexia to regain media notoriety. Kylie suspects a patient has tuberculosis and refuses to listen when Von questions her diagnosis. Ben and Bron are faced with an emergency when a boy, whose head is stuck between the metal bars of a security door, is stung by a bee.
With: T'mara Buckmaster as Bree Watson, William Drury as Mr. Barnett, Ryan Johnson as Nick Patterson, Sri Sacdprascuth as Mr. Tran, Joy Smithers as Rose Carlton, Danielle Spencer as Kate Taylor, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Blessed Release

Episode 097
Tuesday, April 25, 2000
Terri is facing two crises on different fronts. She has been charged with the murder of Neil Phillips and is presently out on bail, continuing to work at All Saints. The police are challenging her claim that when she stabbed Neil she was defending herself against indecent assault and intended rape. To make matters even worse, her colleagues at the hospital, including most of those in Ward 17 will either be witnesses for the defence or are listed to give evidence for the prosecution. The practical situation is pressure enough. But Terri, being who she is, is haunted and appalled she caused the death of another human being, whatever the circumstances.
Terri's identity has been suppressed in media reports of the incident. So, her parents are ignorant of her involvement. Terri has told them nothing. Her reasoning is she is keeping this from them in deference to what they are already going through with Ryan's (her father) cancer. The real reason is the sub-level of shame and her unwillingness to face them with it.
But now Ryan is admitted to Ward 17. Dehydrated from his chemotherapy and radiation treatment, he has also been diagnosed as having suffered a "silent" heart attack. On the surface, and Eileen would say this, Ryan's illness has brought the couple back together again. It is not true. Ryan feels betrayed and resentful his "power" has been stripped from him. Eileen, who now has the power, could be forgiven for thinking what goes around, comes around, and that Ryan has earned his suffering, even if it is God's will. Eileen would never admit this, not even to herself. But the subtext of resentment between husband and wife is always there.
Which is one of the reasons that, once he is in hospital, Ryan excludes Eileen and turns to Terri. But it is not the main reason. Ryan can't handle the pain generated by his cancer. He thinks God has double-crossed him. He has had enough and he wants Terri to help him die. With the issue of euthanasia thrust on her by her own father, Terri is close to cracking. It takes Mitch's help and empathy to offer Ryan another option, that of pain management.
The police, in the shape of Detective Debbie Bloom, are interviewing hospital staff including Terri's Ward 17 colleagues. It turns out Jared knew Debbie at school—she was the older sister of a friend—and had a huge crush on her. It also seems Debbie thinks Terri is guilty and will use any methods to get the information needed to convict Terri. When Debbie learns Terri's parents are at the hospital, Terri has no choice, she tells her mother about Neil Phillips and the police investigation, but (as she secretly feared) instead of comfort and sympathy, she gets criticism and implied condemnation.
Ben and Steph are having a wonderful time trying to fall pregnant, and Rose and Mitch are having a wonderful time playing house. But things go wrong when Rose loses her precious engagement ring, She is scared of Mitch's reaction—will he be angry with her? He is not. In fact, he has found the ring, and lovingly slips it back on her finger.
Ben and Bron attend a call, which seems at first to be merely an act of spite by a wife against Doug, her husband, who is drunk and passed out. But then Ben and Bron spot the tyre mark across the man's shirt. He has been run over and for all they know, the wife Evie did it. But when Doug is in Steph's care in Ward 17 a different story emerges. Doug has not been able to handle the death of his mother. Husband and wife have been unable to communicate, and their marriage is at risk. Steph helps them repair the damage.
Von covers up for a tardy security guard, a long-term member of staff, when she discovers he has health problems, which must be dealt with immediately. The guard is pathetically grateful they have saved his job; he is hanging out for an offer of a redundancy package. Von has been given an uncomfortable preview of how health can produce a use-by date.
With: Joy Smithers as Rose Carlton, Celia Ireland as Regina Butcher, Martin Vaughan as Ryan Sullivan, Melissa Jaffer as Eileen Sullivan, Marta Dusseldorp as Debbie Bloom, Gael Ballantyne as Evie Mollock, Chris Burke as Doug Mollock, Rob Baxter as Rod "Rocket" Sturgess.
Rush To Judgement

Episode 098
Tuesday, May 02, 2000
Nursing Unit Manager Cynthia Murdoch has devoted the past 25 years of her life to the Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Unit attached to All Saints. But, despite her superhuman efforts, the place is rundown, understaffed, last on the queue for funds and generally under continual pressure from the administration. Rose is not enjoying her brief work rotation there. When Mitch drops her off to work, he runs into his former patient Ruby Nolan. Ruby begs him to please get her out of the Unit: she does not want to die "like all the others". Mitch puts her paranoia down to dementia; he is sure she is being well looked after.
Meanwhile, Kylie pages him urgently to examine Dave Harris, a brain-damaged Rehab Unit patient who was admitted with a mild chest infection, but whose condition has suddenly deteriorated sharply. Mitch cannot identify what is causing the infection and Dave is not responding to treatment. Despite everyone's best efforts, he dies. Frustrated by his inability to uncover Dave's cause of death, Mitch starts examining patient records from the Rehab Unit. A pattern of chest infections is emerging and Mitch decides Ruby might be dying after all. In spite of Cynthia's protests, Mitch brings Ruby up to Ward 17, where the final piece of the puzzle falls into place. There is a lethal fungus lurking somewhere in the Rehab Unit and it is up to Mitch to locate it.
Bron and Ben treat a delusional young woman dancing half-naked in a park. Bianca also has a potentially serious heart condition, as well as her paranoia and disorientation. Getting ready to bring her in, Ben discovers her young baby, Jack. Bron tries to feed him some chocolate cookies from Bianca's picnic spread and when he is not interested she samples them herself.
Bianca is admitted to Ward 17, where Steph is more than happy to look after the baby. But her opinion of Bianca changes radically when it is revealed she has overdosed on hash cookies. The prospect of an overnight stay in hospital means Steph must find accommodation for baby Jack. But that is more complicated than at first glance.
Bron, who is now stoned from the hash cookies, gatecrashes Luke's important work lunch with Mr Madsen. Her stoned behaviour infuriates Luke who assumes Madsen will judge him harshly for his girlfriend's behaviour. However, Luke soon finds out his mentor is more worldly-wise than he gave him credit for.
Wayne Calder can't help picking the surgical wound from a knee reconstruction he had last month. As a result, he has developed a severe case of cellulitis and risks serious complications. All of Jared and Kylie's warnings fall on deaf ears, until Kylie realises she needs to customise her warning message. The threat of amputation finally forces Wayne to take notice.
With: John Batchelor as Wayne Calder, Connie Hobbs as Ruby Nolan, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Joy Smithers as Rose Carlton, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Judge Not…

Episode 099
Tuesday, May 09, 2000
Terri's trial begins. Prosecution barrister Marion Lord tells the Jury Terri murdered Neil Phillips to keep their love affair secret. Terri is horrified Lord should believe she is a cold-blooded killer. Her barrister Steve Coulter assures her all that matters is what the Jury believe at the end of the trial.
Jared is in court to support Terri and watches as Debbie Bloom presents the police evidence against her. Debbie presents items of Terri's clothing found in Neil's flat and a diary containing intimate details of their affair. Coulter cross-examines Debbie establishing the clothing may have been stolen; there is no other physical evidence to prove Terri ever visited Neil Phillips and he may have made up the diary.
Under oath, Luke is forced to say; as Neil was dying he accused Terri of stabbing him. Terri has said she stabbed Neil once in self-defence but the Prosecution force Luke to confirm he saw two stab wounds. In cross-examination, Coulter gets Luke to establish only one of the stab wounds was fatal and there is nothing to prove Terri caused this fatal wound.
Under pressure in the witness box, Von has to admit Terri did not mention the stabbing until police were present. While she ridicules the idea Terri had an affair with Neil, saying Terri's religious vows are the centre of her life, she is pressured into admitting Terri never told her of her fears she was being stalked and she left her community house after she met Neil.
Meanwhile, Mitch, desperately worried about Terri and unable to help her, takes his frustration out on Kylie and other members of the staff
With: Yvette Alcott as Sally Gilfan, Bille Brown as Steve Coulter, Josephine Byrnes as Crown Barrister Marion Lord, Jodie Dry as Nurse Linda Davies, Marta Dusseldorp as Inspector Debbie Bloom, Jonathan Elsom as Judge, David Goddard as Judge's associate, Nick Jones as Foreperson, Joel McIlroy as Case Harpur, Jules Sobotta as Tick Harpur, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
…Lest Ye Be Judged

Episode 100
Tuesday, May 16, 2000
The final day of Terri's trial begins. She is horrified as Prosecution barrister Marion Lord continues to paint her as some fallen woman. The nosy neighbour Gilda gives the Jury the impression Terri was not only having an affair with Neil Phillips but also had another lover, namely Mitch.
Von tries to calm a nervous Mitch, who believes his testimony could make all the difference to the trial. When called to the witness box, Mitch performs admirably under the guidance of Terri's barrister but when it comes to the enemy…
Under cross-examination, Mitch's confidence is rocked when the Crown starts to focus on his past relationship with Terri and he is completely thrown by the question of whether or not he is still in love with her. Under oath Mitch has no choice but to say he is! The Crown uses this to put the idea into the Jury members' heads that Mitch might be prepared to lie to protect Terri.
Terri' s nerves almost get the better of her but Coulter talks her into testifying. Leading her gently through the horror of the attack, Terri almost believes she can get through this. But an emotionally exhausted Terri, under cross-examination starts to falter, finally cracking under the pressure and admitting she was angry, not scared when she stabbed Neil Phillips.
Meanwhile, Val Hale is admitted to Ward 17, having suffered an asthma attack. There seems to be nothing Kylie can do to help her but Jared suspects there is something the woman is not telling them. Kylie finally gains Val's confidence and learns that in addition to the asthma, Val is suffering from severe vaginal discomfort, which manifests every time she has unprotected --- with her husband. Jared jokingly suggests she might be allergic to him and is horrified to learn he is right. Between them, Kylie and Jared counsel Val about treatment, persuading her to have hope for the future, and manage in the process to fuel Bron's suspicions about their feelings towards each other.
When a patient, Ken Burgess, arrests and nearly dies because a defibrillator is not available, Steph goes on the warpath.
Equipment shortages are worse than ever and Connor volunteers to venture down to the Maintenance Department to berate the staff. The head of Maintenance has a scary reputation and Connor returns with even more rumours. But when Derek comes up to the ward, the staff members discover the rumours about him are wildly exaggerated.
With: Yvette Alcott as Sally Gilfan, Greg Bepper as Derek Havis, Bille Brown as Steve Coulter, Josephine Byrnes as Crown Barrister Marion Lord, Marta Dusseldorp as Inspector Debbie Bloom, Jonathan Elsom as Judge, Arianthe Galani as Gilda Poletti, David Gambin as Jason Maroney, David Goddard as Judge's associate, Paul Holmes as Ken Burgess, Nick Jones as Foreperson, Mary Regan as Superior General Trish Rawlins, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Duty of Care

Episode 101
Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Ward 17 is notified it is being closed down in favour of more specialised wards. Understandably the staff, and Terri in particular, are horrified to learn the team is to be split up. Claudia MacKenzie takes over from Stan Ridgeway, the new CEO and despite all pleas to reconsider keeps her eyes firmly on the bottom line—hospitals are a business like any other.
As decisions are made to strike, the team all have to examine the balance between their desire to improve conditions in the hospital and their duty of care to their patients.
Von is struggling to see Hilary and Owen through the difficult time of Hilary's death. It is emotionally draining for all concerned but Von manages to make the woman's last hours as comfortable as possible. It is Owen who really needs Von's help.
Jared is torn between his desire to see working conditions change and his need to see an old patient of his, Judith, through a course of chemotherapy. It is the patient herself who finally encourages him to join his peers in the industrial action… it is the right thing to do and patients such as Judith will ultimately benefit from the work the nurses put in now.
Terri, still stinging from her court case, is horrified to learn woman whose daughter was murdered regards her as a hero. The woman's congratulations on the action she took against Neil Phillips cements for Terri her feelings that what she did was wrong. A vulnerable Terri reaches out to Mitch, only to be reminded she made her decision regarding their relationship and he is about to marry another woman because of that decision. Terri is left feeling isolated and humiliated.
Regina's world is turned upside down when she learns not only is her job at risk but that Fergus is to be deported. Hurried wedding plans are made and she weds him in a civil ceremony, only to have to bid him goodbye immediately afterwards. Mitch, knowing you can't ever let love go, throws her in his car and makes a mercy dash to the airport to re-unit the newlyweds.
With: Sally Cahill as Robyn Debrincat, Lynette Curran as Hilary Doyle, Annie Davis-McCubbin as Judith Dawson, Rachel Gordon as Claudia McKenzie, Anthony Lawrence as Fergus Tiegan, Bill Young as Owen Doyle
Beyond All Praise

Episode 102
Tuesday, May 30, 2000
Terri takes on the hospital's new administrator as the ward's closure becomes a reality. Steph helps a young single mother, suffering from post-natal depression. Von struggles to nurse a patient with cancer. Mitch's belief in the good he can do as a doctor is reaffirmed. Connor takes on the role of second-in-charge and finds himself drowning in a sea of never-ending demands.
With: Tamsin Carroll as Nikki Collins, Annie Davis-McCubbin as Judith Dawson, Jodie Dry as Nurse Linda Davies, Rachel Gordon as Claudia McKenzie, Kim Hillas as Joan Marden, Ken Porter as Mr. Elenius
Out Of Nowhere

Episode 103
Tuesday, June 06, 2000
Linda Davies, ex-Ward 12 and now agency nurse arrives to help out on Ward 17. Connor who had tried to make her intimate acquaintance at the All Saints' Ball takes her under his wing and trusts her with some of his patient medications. Unbeknownst to him, Linda is a pethidine addict who absconds with the patients' doses. Only when he catches her in the act does Connor realise the extent of her habit. Faced with the dilemma of dobbing on a colleague, Connor dallies despite Von's contrary advice. Only when confronted with the results of Linda's lies does he finally inform Terri. In the meantime, Brett Addison, a spinal accident victim is prepared for an op by Luke and anaesthetist Tom Snowden. The ward is amazed that the anaesthetist—an ex-pethidine addict who has now allegedly given up the habit and is undergoing counselling—is attending pre-op debriefings with patients. The consensus is Tom must have turned over a new leaf and be genuinely rehabilitated. Jared is the one who thinks otherwise; in his social circle it is well known Snowden is still out having a high time. Despite his feelings to the contrary, Luke tries to bury the hatchet and make a friendly approach to Tom only to receive a slap in the face. Tom blames Luke for all his ills and when Madsen refuses to work with Snowden, Snowden is convinced Luke has been saying things behind his back. Snowden facing a career halt and still in the throes of the major drug habit makes a desperate decision.
One of the illegal aliens who had sought Mitch's help recently comes back to him with her sick child. Mitch keeps the mother's secret intact by treating the boy without officially admitting him to the Ward. The boy is showing signs of pneumonia but things get more complicated—the eventual diagnosis is epilepsy.
Kylie and Mitch disagree on various options of treatment, the inference of parental abuse and on whether or not to admit and identify the child thereby bringing in the authorities. Mitch wins the day on all grounds much to Kylie's chagrin. She begins to have doubts about her competence, which Jared picks up on. His offer to discuss her situation leads to a night out together. Terri, meanwhile, admires Mitch's professional passion and his commitment to his patients; she senses somewhere along the way in the last few months she has lost her focus and surety in the same.
Ben and Bron arrive at a motel room to find their man dead after what appears to be a sexual assignment. They presume the prostitute called them and fled. However, upon hearing noises from the bathroom they meet up with a relatively older and distraught woman. This --- worker certainly seems older—given the age of the client—than they would have expected. Eventually, the two ambulance officers are surprised to discover the prostitute is in fact the dead man and the older woman is the client. Ben is put off by this new take on the oldest profession in the world, but Bron provides a ready ear and advice to allay the woman's fear and embarrassment and ultimately applauds her courage and adventure.
With: John Adam as Dr. Tom Snowden, Leonid Dobrinsky as Mr. Vella, Jodie Dry as Nurse Linda Davies, Rebekah Elmaloglou as Justine Addison, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Frozen in Time

Episode 104
Tuesday, June 13, 2000
Terri is finding counselling is doing nothing to help her anxiety and guilt over the death of Neil Phillips. Forced on to medication, she attempts to straighten herself out by working back on the ward in general nursing, handing the reins over to a delighted Steph.
In the course of nursing a severely brain damaged woman, Terri comes face to face with young Simon, who everyone assumes is the woman's nephew. Terri discovers the boy is in actual fact an ex-student of the woman and he is hiding a shocking secret. Feeling responsible for the car accident, which caused Jessica Hollis' injuries, Simon has visited her every day in the hope she will somehow get better. It is up to Terri to tell him this is not possible. Knowing Simon will not move forward unless he can forgive himself. She gives him the tools to enable him to confront Miss Hollis with the part he played in the accident. Believing Miss Hollis has heard his apology Simon is able to move on with his life. Terri, however, is still unable to forgive herself.
Jared also has to face his own emotions when he nurses a young woman who is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Her fiancé, unable to cope with the illness, walks away from her. But Jared—reminded of his own pain with Samantha who refused to have anything to do with him once she knew she was carrying the genes of Huntington's Disease—confronts the fiancé angrily. Jared then feels obliged to explain his actions to Kylie. An admission and exposure of himself that draws him closer to her.
Steph is enjoying her day as NUM and looking forward to the celebrations with Ben on their anniversary night. That is until she starts nursing Naomi Collins whom she discovers is the woman Ben slept with when they were separated. Her happy day jars to a halt until she learns from Naomi that Ben did not enjoy the experience and had pangs of guilt. However, she is not prepared to let Ben off quite so quickly and enjoys letting him suffer for a while.
Bron and Ben attend Clayton Trent. Clayton set up a fall for a video competition and succeeded in skewering himself on a garden stake. As they wait for rescue to cut out the stake, Bron finds a common interest with Clayton—gambling.
With: Danielle Baker as Ailsa Fulcher, Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Alexandra Davies as Naomi, Jennie Dibley as Jessica Hollis, Andy Owen as Clayton Double, Doug Scroope as Clayton Trent, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Girl of the Moment

Episode 105
Tuesday, June 20, 2000
Bron uncovers the shocking family secret that drove sisters apart 23 years ago. Steph steps into Terri's shoes as Nursing Unit Manager. Luke is convinced his good relationship with Madsen is over for good. Mitch and Kylie deal with a hypochondriac while Connor learns a lesson of the heart.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Jennie Dibley as Jessica Hollis, Joyce Jacobs as Mavis Davis, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen, Fiona Press as Elena Freeman, Joy Smithers as Rose Carlton, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Dead on Time

Episode 106
Tuesday, June 27, 2000
Written by Anthony Ellis, Directed by Scott Feeney
Connor becomes acting NUM when Steph is uncharacteristically late for the morning shift. Anxiety mounts as the morning wears on.
Ben and Bron meanwhile, arrive on the scene of a terrible car smash to discover with horror that Steph is the critically injured driver of one of the cars. Bron is forced to take command of on-site medical assistance as Ben becomes paralysed by fear and anguish. His anger erupts in violence against the bewildered drunken driver of the other car and he has to be pulled off by the arresting police. Relieved by the Police Rescue Squad and a second team of paramedics, Ben sits with his wife, coaxing her to remain conscious, urging her to hang on
Luke is paged to join a trauma team and is horrified to find Steph is the candidate for emergency surgery.
The news of Steph's accident sends shock waves around Ward 17 but they still have patients to look after.
Admitted with swollen glands and fatigue, a woman's blood tests reveal she is not suffering from leukaemia as feared, but treatable toxoplasmosis. The down side is the comparative blood tests of her husband and young son reveal the little boy cannot possibly be her husband's child. When Mitch tactfully broaches the subject with the woman he is baffled by her insistence that her husband is the only man she has slept with since their wedding and he must be the father. The solution to the mystery is provided by the little boy's fond retelling of his own birth story and the revelation that he and his mum were separated for some time in his first few days of life while she was sick. The only conclusion that can be drawn is that two baby boys were somehow mistakenly swapped. Given a choice, Pam and Allan decide against legal action and to keep the little boy they have loved as their own but Mitch is uneasy: he knows one day the Millers will want to meet their real son.
Von's patience is tried by a rude and demanding blind man whose ex-girlfriend's preference for circumcised penises has persuaded him to have the chop himself. But a day of dealing with his constant whingeing convinces Von the girlfriend's departure had more to do with intense irritation than an unsightly foreskin.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Alan Cinis as Mr. Higgins, John Griffiths as Anaesthetist, John McNeill as Allan Millar, Stephen Pease as Matt Deacon, Kate Reid as Pam Millar
2000 AFI Award Nominee: Best Episode in a TV Drama Series (Long) - Dead on Time
Blood, Sweat & Tears

Episode 107
Tuesday, July 04, 2000
The staff of Ward 17 fight desperately to save the life of a sixteen-year-old boy suffering from a rare blood disorder. The situation intensifies when he begins to haemorrhage internally and Mitch doesn't think he can stop the bleeding. Two high school buddies end up on the ward after mixing an ecstasy tablet with too much booze at their high-school reunion. Meanwhile, Luke bonds with a young woman with Downs Syndrome.
With: Sheena Crouch as Julie Bullock, Roanna Dempsey as Sonia, Carmen Duncan as Elizabeth Wallace, Tony Partridge as Minister, Glenn Ruehland as Chris Wallace Double, Tracie Sammut as Barbara Woods, Eva Sitta as Birgitta Diek, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Twentieth Century Blues

Episode 108
Tuesday, July 11, 2000
Mitch's dedication to a patient, whose medical condition has left her cut off from the world, causes a rift in his relationship with Rose, threatening their marriage plans. At the same time, Terri is still on Retreat and meets a nun questioning her future within the Church.
When Ben and Bron answer a cry for help they find a woman, Lynette Newman, living in a sealed flat, under rigidly sterile conditions. A fall has given Lynette head injuries and she is transferred to All Saints and ultimately to Ward 17. She displays a paranoid fear of being there, and what appears to be a obsessive/compulsive/ disorder. Connor, currently acting NUM, wants Lynette transferred to the Psych unit. Mitch suspects there is more to it and insists Lynette remain in Room 1.
He sets out to solve the mystery of Lynette, made all the difficult by the fact she distrusts all doctors. She gets Connor and the rest of the staff offside with demands for special sterile conditions for anyone and anything in contact with her. Mitch overcomes her distrust and Lynette confesses she has chronic allergic reactions to a wide range of substances. Other doctors through it was a psychological, rather than a clinical problem, and Lynette gave up on the medical profession, sealing herself away from all the things which could harm her. Mitch sets out to define her condition. He is shocked when he realises Lynette has Twentieth Century Syndrome—that her capacity for allergic reaction is virtually unlimited, leaving her immune system in constant overload. It is a condition, which cannot be treated. But it can be managed and Lynette can be helped.
Rose and Mitch's wedding is approaching and Rose has pre-wedding jitters. However, these are only symptomatic of deeper concerns that Rose has about married life with Mitch. When she is confronted with Mitch's passionate commitment to his patients, her concerns reach crisis point. Von becomes her unwilling confidant, as Rose spells out her fears Mitch's professional dedication will always leave her in second place. Rose can't handle that and calls off the wedding. Mitch, who needs to be needed as much as Rose is needy, calls her bluff, offering to give up his medical career if that is what she wants. Rose gives in. She would never ask him to do that. But his gesture reconciles them and the wedding is back on.
Connor is determined to do a good job as acting NUM but things go from bad to worse. He is inundated with the bureaucratic aspects of the job—he is at odds with Mitch over Lynette, and Von and Jared seem to be giving him no respect whatsoever. On top of all that, he is sorely tempted by Amanda, an agency nurse filling in for the day. This is complicated by the fact Luke seeks to have a vendetta against her. By day's end, Connor has done a good job, has the respect of his staff (with a little help from ward clerk Tony) and has resolved the Luke/Amanda dispute.
On Retreat, Terri is joined by, Maria, a nun with her own problems. A dedicated social worker, Maria is at odds with the Church over the issue of safe injecting rooms. Maria is feisty, honest and direct and Terri finds herself swapping confidences with her new friend. In doing so, Terri is forced to evaluate her own past as a chronic runaway from unpleasant situations.
With: Sarah Aubrey as Amanda Morton, Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Louise Crawford as Lynette Newman, Dina Gillespie as Maria Sanderson, Stephen Holt as Police Officer, Trisha Noble as Sr. O'Reilly, Joy Smithers as Rose Carlton
Into the Unknown

Episode 109
Tuesday, July 25, 2000
Bron is nurse in charge for the night shift on Ward 17. Von isn't too impressed when Bron tries to delegate all the work to her and agency nurse Amanda but Bron is forced to take on responsibility for an elderly nun. Sister Frances is desperately confused, constantly asking for the nurses to contact another Sister who, Bron learns, died twenty years ago.
While Bron struggles to find a way to help Sister Frances, an Aboriginal patient arrives from Emergency. An arrogant new Medical Resident, Dr. Wilkes, believes eighteen-year-old Ajay is suffering from the effects of sniffing the propellant in aerosol paint cans. Bron becomes concerned Ajay's heartbeat is irregular. She wants Dr. Wilkes to examine his patient again but Dr. Wilkes refuses. He believes all Ajay needs is to sleep it off. Bron becomes convinced her patient is not a solvent abuser, but a diabetic. When Ajay's condition worsens, Bron takes her patient to the Emergency Ward to insist Dr. Wilkes examines him. This brings her into conflict with Emergency staff and Brenda Blair, the night ADON. Bron's instincts are proved right when Ajay goes into a diabetic coma.
Bron's night is further complicated when Ben turns up on the Ward, drunk. She hides him in the tearoom while she attends to Sister Frances. When Bron has to replace the old woman's catheter, Sister Frances tells her she believes this is a punishment from God. Bron seeks advice from Von and learns Sister Frances was one of the women in the Order who regretted the decision in the late 60s to adopt a more modern form of dress. Bron hears the old woman say she fears she can't go to God dressed as she is now, Bron enlists Von's help to make Sister Frances a makeshift wimple. Sister Frances at last manages to sleep.
Meanwhile, Mitch is enjoying his buck's night. When his friend Norman makes a speech about Mitch and Rose, Luke can only think of Steph. Luke is very drunk and he urges Mitch not to marry Rose. He says he is marrying the wrong woman. When Mitch gets angry, Luke swings a punch and damages his hand. In Emergency, a shamefaced Luke confides to Mitch he was not talking about Mitch and Rose at all, rather he was acknowledging Steph was the woman he loved.
At the Retreat Centre, Maria tells Terri she is leaving the Order in the morning. Maria wants to celebrate but Terri tries to get her to reconsider her decision. As Terri outlines the reasons why Maria should stay, she begins to question her own reasons for staying and finally comes to a decision about her future.
With: Sarah Aubrey as Amanda Morton, Dina Gillespie as Maria Sanderson, Phillip Lowe as Dr. Peter Wilkes, Joy Miller as Brenda Blair, Desan Padaychee as Norman Kingsley, Wesley Patten as Ajay Sutton
Promise of Things to Come

Episodes 110 and 111
Tuesday, July 25, 2000
The big day has finally arrived for Mitch and Rose but despite the best efforts of the Ward 17 staff, Mitch becomes involved with a patient suffering chronic pain as a result of the condition ankylosing spondylitis. The young man, Scott, has just about given up but Mitch has a radical idea on how to break the pain cycle. Connor is less than impressed to learn Mitch intends to bring dope onto the ward, particularly when he has worked so hard to be a good NUM. Mitch finds an unlikely ally in treating Scott, when Rose takes time out of her wedding day preparations to lend a hand.
While Mitch is struggling to help his patient and make it to the Church on time, Terri is saying her farewells to the women at the Order's community house. She makes yet another difficult decision and goes to the Church to see Mitch and Rose.
Von's attitude to her seemingly vain patient, in for a cosmetic procedure, does little to diminish Luke's enthusiasm for sitting in on the liposuction procedure. Luke, believing cosmetic surgery is a huge money spinner, and Von, believing the bed could be better used for someone in "real" need, will both have cause to re-examine their attitudes when the woman suffers post-operative complications and we learn the true reason for her wanting the operation.
Kylie's diagnostic skills, as well as her patience, are tested when the infamous psychiatrist Dr. Jerry Stafford is admitted with symptoms mirroring the condition Bell's Palsy. But Kylie is convinced there is more this than meets the eye. Determined to find the cause of the symptoms without Mitch's help, Kylie enlists Jared to unravel the mystery. Jerry is not the most co-operative patient in the world but they persist.
With: Bob Brooks as Mark Carleton, Brendan Higgins as Dr. Jerry Stafford, Anthony Martin as Rev. Charleston, Travis McMahon as Scott Fitzpatrick, Desan Padaychee as Norman Kingsley, Mary Regan as Superior General Trish Rawlins, Sasha Simon as Flowergirl, Joy Smithers as Rose Carleton, Joanna Stevens as Tania Peters, Julie Stevenson as Victoria Carleton, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece, Amanda Wenban as Sarah Constantine, Yuri Zineko as Young Boy
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted

Episode 112
Tuesday, August 01, 2000
When two children are killed by a drunk driver, their mother's grief unlocks another woman's secret and is the catalyst for Ben finally venting his anger over losing Steph. Meanwhile, Jared volunteers to look after the new student nurse. He expects a nervous newcomer but instead is faced with an obnoxious and outspoken young woman.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Matthew Dale as Police Officer, Martin Grelis as Adam Peters, Anthony Kierann as Joe Kleminsky, Victoria Longley as Kath Williams, Billy Milionis as Trev Souza, Pia Miranda as Brittany Finlay, Roslyn Oades as Leanne Souza, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
The Cost Of Living

Episode 113
Tuesday, August 08, 2000
Bron is worried about Ben. He has slumped into a depression since Steph's death and she is concerned he is not taking adequate care of himself. So concerned, in fact she has temporarily moved into his flat to keep an eye on him. Which is where Ben drops his bombshell; he has decided to transfer from active paramedic duties to a desk job at HQ. Bron is aghast. She knows this is an ill-considered decision borne of his depression, but Ben won't hear reason. He is quitting just as soon as he finishes the paperwork.
When Ben and Bron attend a woman injured in a jet ski accident, Ben is on autopilot. He fulfils all the medical requirements to splint Jody's broken arm but he remains emotionally distant from Jody and her yuppie husband Phil. Nothing Bron says or does can shake Ben from his rut. It is not until Jody's condition deteriorates and Ben discovers her injuries are life threatening, that he gets the spark back in his eyes. It takes all of Ben's knowledge, experience and empathy to get Jody to safety and reassure her by-now hysterical husband. In doing so, Ben rekindles his passion for ambulance work, and comes to a deeper understanding of his grief for Stephanie. He rips up the transfer papers. After weeks of self-destructive grief, it looks like Ben is turning the corner.
On the ward, Jared is in a bad mood. Connor assumes it is because he has been staying at his mother's house recently. Tony is not so sure… could it be because Jared has been partnered with obnoxious student nurse Brittany yet again? Jared's mood deteriorates when he nurses a greedy amateur investor, Michael, who is more concerned with making money via on-line share trading than following doctor's orders. While leafing through a patient's newspaper, Tony uncovers what is really bugging Jared—his business executive father has absconded after being caught extorting millions of dollars from his clients. Jared and his family are now bankrupt. To rub salt in the wound, Michael returns from surgery, for a life-threatening aneurism, to discover his shares have skyrocketed in his absence. This foolhardy speculator has made a fortune, while conservative Jared is now broke.
It is Mitch's first day back from his honeymoon and Terri is tying herself up in knows over one simple task: to tell him she has left the Order. To make things more difficult, she and Mitch are working together today. Their patient Tanya has severe septicaemia, the cause of which leaves even Mitch gaping in horror.
Terri is pre-occupied with the Mitch issue all day. Even the problems with the new NurseCare computer system seem insignificant alongside the crippling indecision. Matters come to a head when Mitch notices her "wedding" ring is missing. Terri is trapped—she must reveal her decision. It only takes a moment, and Mitch greets the news with polite equanimity. But if it is all so straightforward, why does Terri feel such mixed emotions?
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Scott Bowie as Phil Sedgewick, David Franklin as Michael Politus, Pia Miranda as Brittany Finlay, Helen O'Leary as Tanya Radzner, Joy Smithers as Rose Stevens
One For The Road

Episode 114
Tuesday, August 15, 2000
Brittany, under Jared's wing, has a "coming of age" working experience when Ian, an alcoholic lecturer with liver damage, and Lee, a car accident victim with a drinking habit are brought together in Room Four. Brittany develops a crush on Lee and goes so far as to kiss him. Jared spies them both and educates her on the need to separate her work from play. Brittany takes no heed until Jared forces her to do her normal nursing duties and help Lee with his toiletry. The lesson is a sorry one for romance and earns Jared Brittany's resentment. As a result of her feelings for Lee, Brittany is talked into keeping silent about the fact Lee's mates have brought him in a six pack of beer to drink on the Ward. This has a snowball effect when she later finds Ian drinking from one of the cans. He talks her into maintaining her silence, reminding her everyone will be in trouble if this is discovered. However, the beer causes Ian to suffer a hypoglycaemic attack. Knowing she has played a part in making Ian sicker, Brittany is guilt-stricken and starts to doubt her career choice. However, after a day of locking heads with Jared, he proves to be supportive, and his efforts to help to restore Brittany's faith in herself. Lee, meanwhile, gets a vivid picture of where irresponsible drinking ultimately leads.
A Greek woman who can't speak English, Mary Serdaris, is brought in with a bowel obstruction. Her young son Jimmy, in his efforts to protect his mother, gets in the way of Von, Terri and Luke. Luke is frustrated by not having an interpreter—it makes treating Mary extremely difficult, as no-one can explain to her what needs to be done. As a result, Mary is terrified. A delay in getting an Operating Theatre increases Luke's frustration, and in order to hurry things along, he "enhances" the situation somewhat by telling Theatre Mary will die if she does not get in there immediately. Unbeknownst to the staff, Jimmy overhears and tells his mother she is going to die. So Mary, in an attempt to save her son witnessing the death of a second parent, escapes from her room. A search party eventually finds her and she is taken through Emergency for her operation, When brought back to Ward 17, asleep and under medication, Jimmy still believes she is dead. It is only when Luke physically demonstrates to him that his mother is fine that Jimmy finally gets some good news.
Ben and Bron have an interesting day out. An emergency call for a dying baby proves to be for a cat named "Baby"—it has a furball lodged in its throat. All goes well until Bron reverses out of the driveway and straight over the just revived Baby. The elderly owner, upon seeing her Baby wrapped in a blanket and presuming the worst, is shaken badly. Ben and Bron deliver them individually to a vet's clinic and a hospital—both survive unharmed.
Terri, after criticism from Claudia, decides to give her Nursecare program a thorough test before making any final decisions.
We discover Luke has had a personal liaison with Claudia. It leads him to make a decision about his relationship with Bron.
With: Yanna Black as Mary Sendaris, Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Max Gillies as Ian Benson, Rachel Gordon as Claudia McKenzie, Marcia Neal as Lorna Mullins, Teague Rook as Lee Walton, Chris Sadrinna as David
Another Place, Another Time

Episode 115
Tuesday, August 22, 2000
Von's past is highlighted when a patient, Will Harrington, she nursed in a London pediatric unit is admitted to Ward 17. His memories of Von result in a lot of stirring from the rest of the staff and consequently a furious Von confronts Will, telling him she is not the person he thinks she is. Will comes to realise she may be right - he doesn't recognise this new Von at all. Besides, he does not need handholding any more - he is an adult. But, on learning he has cancer, all Will's childhood fears re-surface and Von is forced to re-enact the magic that got him through his childhood illness to help get him through this one.
Meanwhile, Bron discovers Connor's new job is not all it is cracked up to be. When she and Ben attend an accident, they discover the male involved has just been discharged from Connor's new ward at All Saints. When the victim insists on being taken back to it the same hospital, Bron drops in on Connor to tell him. There, she witnesses the rebellion of staff against Connor and while he is strong in his combating of the situation it is obvious he is not really happy in his new position. The trouble is, he does not have a clue how to get himself out of the situation without sacrificing what little dignity he has left. Ultimately, Connor bites the bullet and asks Terri to get him back onto Ward 17.
Luke, having completed knee surgery on Heather O'Neill, is all set to discharge her when Rose points out she has a hearing deficit and peripheral vision problems. Luke is happy to refer the patient on to Mitch who soon realises something is seriously amiss here. Heather is diagnosed with a meningioma, which should have been picked up a decade ago and now runs the risk of paralysing and even killing her. Luke takes the opportunity to get back in Madsen's good books by effectively taking credit for the diagnosis as he schedules emergency surgery.
Terri, still struggling to run an understaffed ward, still run off her feet picking up the staffing shortfall and still struggling to give the Nursecare system a fair go, finds herself on the wrong side of Rose. An innocent comment, reminder Rose of her obligation as a physio to Heather and her family, is completely misread by Rose, who believes Terri did it deliberately to stay in favour with Mitch. Rose pulls no punches when she warns Terri never to undermine her in front of her husband Mitch, again. The unspoken "or else" is heard loud and clear by Terri.
Luke is unimpressed to discover Bron is still gambling and has been throughout their now defunct relationship. He realises his loans to her were in fact payrolling her addiction and he demands she repay him every cent.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Tanya Bulmer as Heather O'Neill, Peter Carmody as Douglas Warren, Kathryn Hartman as Kristina Warren, Jai Koutrae as Jack, Simon Lyndon as Will Harrington, Pia Miranda as Brittany Finlay, Joy Smithers as Rose Stevens, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece, Nicole Winkler as Claire Hamilton
Bosom of the Family

Episode 116
Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Terri settles a dazed Robyn Michalandos on Ward 17 but is immediately suspicious. Robyn insists her head injuries are from a fall down the stairs at home but all the signs point towards domestic violence. When her husband, Steve, arrives and immediately threatens his teenage stepson, the fears of the staff are seemingly confirmed. The stage is set for a tense day on the Ward.
Connor, back from his unhappy stint as NUM on Ward 8, finds himself welcomed back into an understaffed and badly stretched team. He is feeling insecure but quickly forgets his troubles as he nurses Val Hale. She is back in hospital suffering from another asthma attack caused by her allergy to her husband's sperm. Kylie and Connor stabilise Val and reassure her husband. Val settles down to recover from her fright.
Brittany is angry at the confidentiality rules, which stop the hospital reporting the domestic violence they all suspect. She takes an interest in Robyn's son Declan, who is sullen and anxious for his mother. Declan is not interested in discussing his problems or his family. Brittany persists however and Declan becomes increasingly distressed and suddenly turns on her. He attacks her in the foyer and has to be subdued by his father and the staff.
Meanwhile, Luke, Ben and Bron form an unlikely triangle during a road accident emergency. Ben and Bron pull Ellie from a burning car wreck to save her life. But she will lose her badly burned leg unless Ben can take quick action with a scalpel. It is up to Luke to talk Bron and Ben through the fasciotomy procedure over the phone.
Back on the ward, the Michalandos family troubles unravel. Terri learns Declan is responsible for Robyn's injuries. She and her husband have not been able to control his increasingly erratic and violent behaviour, though they have been determined to keep the problem to themselves. Luke is able to intervene with some frightening news: Declan's problems are not due to unruly adolescent behaviour - he has a brain tumour. Robyn realises her inaction has actually been hurting her son's health. But now surgery offers some hope for the family.
Val Hale dies in her sleep, undetected between observations. Connor and Kylie are deeply affected by her death and Kylie must face an irate and unforgiving husband. Mitch rages against the administrative decisions, which left Val without the close attention she needed. And, in frustration, Terri junks the NurseCare computer system, which has blighted their lives. She is set on a collision course with the hospital powers.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Marcel Bracks as Stella, Chris Foy as Declan O'Brien, Kathy Gaffney as Robyn Michaelandos, Pia Miranda as Brittany Finlay, Joe Petruzzi as Steve Michaelandos, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Duty Bound

Episode 117
Tuesday, September 05, 2000
Mark, a motor neurone patient is brought into room one to have a PEG inserted. His wife Ellen is his sole constant carer, finding it difficult to hand over his nursing to Connor or to Rose who is his physiotherapist. The physical pressure of nursing Mark begins to tell on Ellen as Terri finds her near to collapse. Terri discovers Ellen is on a cocktail of prescription drugs to keep her going under the stress. Terri and Mitch need to somehow work out a plan before Ellen's health further suffers. But they discover Ellen's bond with her husband is stronger than their advice.
Bron and Ben rescue Patti from a snap freezer. The woman had gone in to save her friend Jill, who appears to have wanted to commit suicide, and in so doing Patti ended up bound to her friend's hand. Unable to separate Patti from her dead friend, Ben and Bron have to wait until the shelf to which Jill is attached, is cut away. Then, Patti (still attached to the corpse) is able to be taken to All Saints. It is up to Luke, with Kylie now as his observer, has to separate the two women surgically. But the scars left on Patti are not just physical. Emotionally, she carries a guilt, which goes deeper than mere survivor's guilt. But once she admits to Jared she and Jill were lovers, we sense she will be able to heal.
Mitch and Rose discover they are pregnant. Considering Rose has been on the pill, this is a surprise but a greater shock is in store for them when they discover Rose is more than five months pregnant.
Brittany's last day is far from what she would imagine to be an easy one. After two arrests, in which she is unable to cope, with the situation and is left feeling redundant: what happens next will test Brittany's ability to make it as a nurse. She discovers teamwork and a liking for her profession when she is part of the team to save a man's life.
With: Jo Briant as Ellen Croghan, Elena Carapetis as Patti Burke, Scott Ferguson as Mark Croghan, Pia Miranda as Brittany Finlay, Gennie Nevinson as Mrs. Levine, Norman Phillips as Ray Partridge, Raj Ryan as Dr. Mukajee, Joy Smithers as Rose Stevens, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Tender Loving Care

Episode 118
Tuesday, September 12, 2000
Mitch discovers Rose has been keeping a huge secret from him. She suffers from Bipolar, a manic depressive condition. She has been managing the condition with a Lithium dosage. However since discovering her pregnancy, she has discontinued the medication, leaving herself vulnerable to manic mood swings. The fact Rose kept this from Mitch underlines her insecurity in the relationship. Even Mitch does not realise how much this insecurity is focussed on his friendship with Terri. Rose's condition is a blow to Mitch, but he rises to the challenge in sterling fashion, enlisting psychiatrists to provide help for Rose and an alternative therapy to the Lithium dosage. Ironically, Mitch thinks this is all bringing him and Rose closer together. But Mitch is not to know that Rose is starting to fixate on Terri as the enemy. Behind Mitch's back, Rose does her best to make trouble for Terri with Hospital Administrator Claudia McKenzie. Claudia is an old student chum of Rose's—something else Mitch does not know. By the end of the episode, not only is Rose turning her back on the therapy Mitch has so carefully arranged, we are beginning to wonder if Rose's malice towards Terri is not about to take an alarming turn for the worse.
Bucking the system, Mitch, with Terri's help, directly admits a patient from Emergency into Ward 17. The patient, Arthur Constantine, is loud-mouthed and obnoxious. Apparently, he is a drunk who is here because he passed out in a taxi. The complication is that he has his young son Theo with him. This has influenced Mitch, the father-to-be, in his desire to find what is wrong with Arthur. For the same reason, Jared, nursing Arthur, is alienated by the man's apparent irresponsibility towards his son.
Claudia discovers (via Rose) Mitch and Terri have bent the rules by admitting Arthur to the Ward and they are in trouble. The trouble escalates when they learn Arthur has been lying to them. He has effectively kidnapped his son from his ex-wife and is on the run. Arthur's explanation for his actions is that he knows he is dying and he wanted to spend his last days with his son.
Terri knows she should inform Arthur's ex-wife immediately but Mitch convinces her to delay a couple of hours until they can get to the bottom of Arthur's condition. With Jared's help, Mitch succeeds. Arthur is no drunk. He is suffering from Polycythemia, a blood disorder, which affects the liver and can be managed. Arthur is not going to die after all. However, an explanation of Arthur's condition carries no weight with his vengeful ex-wife. She takes Theo, with threats of charges to follow. Mitch, with half a mind on his own domestic problem, manages to convince Arthur that while there is life there is hope.
Ben is called to a nursing home, where an old lady has fallen out of bed. Ben is less than impressed by the apparent level of care at the home. The old lady is admitted to Ward 17, and disturbing things are discovered. The nursing home is mistreating its inmates and covering up its mistakes. Ben later appeals to a nurse working at the home to make a formal complaint about the conditions. But by this time the old lady has bequeathed a plague of scabies to Ward 17.
Bron is trying to deal with the hurt of splitting up with Luke. Since he dumped her, his behaviour has been unpleasant and he is pressuring her about the $10,000 she owes him. The pain and humiliation are doubled when Bron learns that even before he dumped her, Luke was (and is) having an affair with Claudia McKenzie.
When Bron befriends Patrick, a retarded patient in for an appendectomy, he gives her his two tickets to the Olympic opening ceremony. Bron sees a way out of debt—sell the tickets and pay off Luke. But in the end, she will decide to take Patrick to the Olympics instead. And she even manages a moment of sweet revenge on Luke and Claudia.
With: Jake Blundell as Tony Hurst, Mercia Deane-Johns as Mary Constantine, Craig Elliott as Arthur Constantine, Rachel Gordon as Claudia McKenzie, Saxon Graham as Adam, Alex Sideratos as Patrick, Joy Smithers as Rose Stevens, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece
Ghosts

Episode 119
Tuesday, October 03, 2000
Jared's beloved grandmother accuses him of nursing a war criminal. The situation brings Jared to gain a personal understanding of the holocaust and his heritage as a Jew. Rose becomes suspicious of something going on between Mitch and Terri. Jodi starts on the ward as the new clerk and Connor does his best to try and impress her. But it is Connor who's impressed by a patient who is rehearsing a swallowing act for a freak circus show.
With: Julian Dibley-Hall as Kane Sharpe, Belinda Emmett as Jodi Horner, Alan Light as Dr. Harry Brooker, Wendy Playfair as Hannah 'Bubba' Rosen, Joy Smithers as Rose Stevens, Mat Stevenson as Matt Brooker
More Than Life

Episode 120
Tuesday, October 10, 2000
Luke and the hospital are manipulated into agreeing to operate on a man who want to die so his body can be cryogenically frozen. Bron proctects Ben from a flirtatious female jockey, can he save Bron from losing a fortune on a horse race? Jared is pushed to find a solution for a young boy trying to pass his HSC but is suffering from a painful condition. Jodi surprises everyone.
With: Mark Constable as Evan Sturzaker, Rachel Coopes as Sandy Lancaster, Belinda Emmett as Jodi Horner, Rachel Gordon as Claudia McKenzie, John Noble as Dr. John Madsen
The Best Laid Plans

Episode 121
Tuesday, October 17, 2000
When a pregnant woman is diagnosed with cancer, Mitch is caught up in the pain she and her husband suffer trying to decide between treatment or a termination. A fit man presents with an inexplicable range of symptoms and it takes all of Connor and Luke's tenacity to track down the source of the problem.
With: Joy Smithers as Rose Stevens, Belinda Emmett as Jodi Horner, Damien Rice as Nick Adams, Melissa Jaffer as Eileen Sullivan, Damian Monk as Gary Pederson, Bree Bedman as Emma Reynolds, John Sanaha as Trevor, Adam Hilbery as Rob Smith, Jessica Taylor as Bella Adams, Terry Binding as Jane Forster, Michelle Boyle as Ella, Kate Smith as Kath Armstrong.
Lottery of Life

Episode 122
Tuesday, October 24, 2000
Bron's desperation to pay back her gambling debt to Luke intensifies when she is stuck nursing one of his patients, a woman in dire straits with chronic back pain and a resentful teenage daughter. Mitch and Jared nurse a young man who will do anything to make himself more masculine—even if it kills him. Ben must try and calm down a man with suicidal tendencies and Von finds herself in an awkward situation.
With: Ling Hsueh Tang as Kylie Preece, Belinda Emmett as Jodi Horner, Kate Raison as Julie Campbell, Errol O'Neill as Guido Albertinai, Simon Watts as Wayne Marray, Linden Wilkinson as Helen Upton, Mina Waks as Michaela Campbell, Michael Augus as John, Sarah Vassallo as Stella, Oliver Spencer as Orderly A, Ric March as Alex, Joseph Mukoto as Orderly B, Paul Tassare as Race Caller.
Fate Dances With Lady Luck

Episode 123
Tuesday, October 31, 2000
Luke, Bron and Ben must overcome their personal differences in a cliffside battle to save a young man's life. Von believes a young male patient with cancer needs help from a different kind of specialist. Connor rides a rollercoaster as he tries to follow the tangled personal lives of a patient and her husband. Jodi shares some startling news prompting Connor to tell Bron the truth about his feeling for her.
With: Belinda Emmett as Jodi Horner, Paul Mercurio as Oscar Franklin, Di Adams as Sandra Franklin, Lindley Joyner as Daniel Franklin, Brittany Byrnes as Becky Franklin, Joes Element as Ewan James, John Schwan as Adam Black, Karen Vickery as Annie Rixon, Wayne Cull as Keith Rixon, Gil Balfas as Dane Flemming, Gill Falson as Mrs Morebank.
Me, Myself And I

Episode 124
Tuesday, November 07, 2000
Mitch diagnoses a patient who is suffering a rare and fatal condition—however, it is the patient who has a few surprises in store for the staff of Ward 17. Terri struggles to come to terms with her father's impending death while Rose suffers a delusion after seeing Mitch and Terri in an embrace. Bron has a big win on the Melbourne Cup race while Connor thinks his flirting is a dismal failure until there's a knock on his door…
With: Brandon Burke as Joseph/Alan/Jack Anderson, Jarrod Dean as Gary Fraser, Melissa Jaffer as Eileen Sullivan, Jacqueline Linke as Shannon Reilly, Mark McCann as Mal, Joy Smithers as Rose Stevens, Martin Vaughan as Ryan Sullivan
Heart & Soul

Episode 125
Tuesday, November 14, 2000
Bron and Ben's relationship takes on new meaning when they are trapped in a life and death situation. A busy schedule and a patient with something to hide causes Kylie to make a mistake. Mitch's impending fatherhood impacts on his treatment of a pregnant woman. Connor feels obliged to lay down the law with Jodi and a man's piercing fetish fascinates the staff.
With: Zoe Carides as Sarah Adams, Andrew Crabbe as Kevin Johnson, Dean Dunstone as Jerry the Foreman, Belinda Emmett as Jodi Horner, Ric Herbert as Jimmy Curtin, Damian Rice as Nick Adams, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece, Sarah Vassalo as Stella
Stolen Moments

Episode 126
Tuesday, November 21, 2000
Between heavy labour pains, Rose shocks Mitch by demanding to know what caused his break-up with Terri more than a decade ago—the sad truth is he really doesn't know the answer. When Rose suffers complications, Mitch and Terri are left holding the baby. Mitch decides it's time to confront Terri and asks her what went wrong with their love affair? Is she finally ready to tell the truth?
With: Gabrielle Adkins as Cassandra Goodman, Sam Atwell as Doug MacCreadie, Simon Bossell as Stolen Moments, Mickey Catalanotto as Adrian Goodman, Benjamin Chesler as Lucy Stevens #5, Belinda Emmett as Jodi Horner, Liam Flynn as Samuel Goodman, Emily Hawkins as Lucy Stevens #3, Kelly Lamport-Dixon as Rose Body Double, Venus Marcus as Sister Lee, Kerry-Ella McAullay as Angela Delaney, Colaina Raccani as Lucy Stevens #2, Tim Richards as Tom Hoswell, James Roden as Dr. Stan Ridgeway, Simon Russell as Matthew Goodman, Rodney Samuel as Driver, Joy Smithers as Rose Stevens, Ling Hsueh Tang as Dr. Kylie Preece, Jemma Torrington as Lucy Stevens #1, Jessica Walker as Lucy Stevens #4