S01E18: Ormerod confides in Woods

During a fitness session Alana and Pamela quiz Sarah about her relationship with Ormerod. Sarah chooses to tell them very little, but it doesn’t stop Alana and Pamela gossiping.

Meanwhile, Carrie seems low and tells Gemma that she’s not enjoying her job. To make matters worse, one of the elderly patients dies and Carrie is asked to wash her. Carrie is horrified and realises nursing isn’t what she had expected. She tells Jenny that she wants to leave, but Jenny convinces her to give it a week and then make a decision. Will Carrie change her mind or will she really leave the hospital forever?

Over in the examination room, Sarah tends to sixty year old Elizabeth who has cut her hand badly after falling into the coffee table. Elizabeth’s daughter, Briony, voices her concerns to Sarah, telling her that her mother keeps losing her balance. The sweet lady asks if she can have a snack and gets out a Tupperware box containing what look like chocolate brownies and starts tucking in. Will Sarah realise the cakes actually contain cannabis?

In casualty, Ormerod and Kieran care for a young Bulgarian man in his twenties who was found injured in the road. Ivan insists he can’t remember what happened and is desperate to leave saying he has work to do. Ivan becomes more adamant that he must go, telling Kristaps it’s a matter of life and death.

Ivan then confides in Kristaps that his wife has been forced into prostitution. Ivan tried to save her, but he was thrown out and dumped into the road. Ivan’s worried about what is happening to his wife, but can’t go to the police in fear of being deported. Kristaps reluctantly agrees to let Ivan go, telling him that he must return for his treatment. Ormerod returns and is horrified to discover Ivan has gone. Test results show that he has TB and it’s essential he is found quickly. Will Kristaps confess to letting his patient leave? And will Ivan return in one piece?

Meanwhile, Adam jokes that he thinks marriage is a waste of time, leaving Heather slightly concerned. She gently probes him, but she doesn’t get the response she wants as he says he believes in keeping your options open.

Elsewhere, Woods tells Ormerod that he has heard things aren’t well at home. Ormerod is taken aback when Woods offers a sympathetic ear and a stiff drink. It seems Woods has a heart after all.