Everything has suddenly got a whole lot darker. Genial Dave has abruptly left the hospital, to be replaced by the humourless acting Sister Mitchell, and out on the streets there is gang warfare.

Mr. Downing vents his spleen, while the patients just talk about theirs. Keely is still seeing Billy, and now nurses a desire to become a nurse.

Woods calls Steve back into the hospital for, she says, purely professional reasons. Meadows and Mitchell squabble like sisters over who should be sister. The cop called in to investigate whether Amanda's baby is her's is married to the job.

There's no more maybe over Amanda's baby. Can Diane's beauty and charm match Sandra's sure snooty smarm?

A smile returns to Diana's dial. Keely's results are positive but her reaction negative. A posh pretty patient turns boys' heads. Lisa behaves very inhospitably.

Valentine's Day proves a temporary distraction from the action, and has staff and patients alike cooing even more than normal.