Charlotte, Dan and Steve treat Jenny, a woman who has been admitted after a suicide attempt. Gabrielle is angered to find Steve asking Jenny a series of invasive and potentially damaging questions about her decision to try and kill herself and she tells Frank that Steve should not be treating this patient. When Jenny receives some unexpected test results she is left with an important decision about her future and Steve realises there may not be any concrete answers to his questions.

Frank's wary of Elizabeth's presence in the ED after her recent confession that she has been working as Oliver's lackey. However, at the end of the day she informs him of an important decision about her future, one that won't necessarily make Frank's life any easier.

The sharehouse has turned into a love nest, as Dan and Erica enjoy their new relationship. Consequently Jack has been putting himself on call at night as well as working days. Today, he and Erica tend to Tom, a retired barrister in his sixties who suffers chronic pain courtesy of fibromyalgia. Tom's pain has been worsening, despite no apparent change in the medication administered to him by his loving daughter and full time carer, Kara. Jack and Erica are forced to play medical detectives with surprising results.

Mike is struggling with intense, post-operative pain. At first he relies on willpower to get him through but as Laura's presence continues to aggravate him, he decides on something a lot stronger.