Despite facing an accusation of sexual harassment, Charlotte throws herself into her work, looking after an old woman with Alzheimer's and advanced pneumonia. The woman's situation is grim, and all they can do is wait for her passing. Dan in particular bonds with the husband, his own grief over his father still incredibly raw. But all are surprised when the woman makes a miraculous recovery; none more so than the husband who had fully expected his wife to die, in fact, had wanted her to die to release him from the burden.

Von tries her best to convince the old man into looking at nursing homes for his wife, but the man won't listen. She's his cross to bear, nobody else's. Von is later surprised to find that the man has already collected his wife and taken her home confirming that he's agreed to place her in institutionalised care. Von's concerned enough to pay the man a visit and what she finds there will both shock and devastate her.

A young bride-to-be comes into the ED with stomach pains initially attributed to a bout of gastro, but when she starts vomiting up faecal matter they realise they're dealing with something more serious. The woman's x-rays reveal not one but a number of needles embedded into the woman's bowels and other organs. When confronted the woman totally freaks, having no idea how or why the needles are there. Clearly this is not a usual case of self-harm but something far more sinister. The disappearance of the woman's grandmother and only surviving relative soon after being confronted with the x-rays does nothing to solve the mystery. Could the fact that she was born in China, a girl and an only child have anything to do with it? As the woman grapples with the deadly legacy left to her by someone she once looked to for guidance and protection, she must also deal with a bleak future, all thoughts of a beautiful wedding banished as she faces the prospect of ongoing operations.

Jack and Bart try to help an old patient but it soon becomes apparent that their original treatment might be the cause of her current pain and nothing they can do now will take that pain away.

And at day's end, Frank pays Charlotte a visit, determined to motivate her to fight the accusation but instead finding her ready to give up and walk away.