Inside a middle-class suburban house, Cate and Stuart step into one man's living nightmare when they discover his wife has cut off his penis with a kitchen knife. Worse, she has hidden the severed member and refuses to disclose its whereabouts. Battle lines are drawn in Emergency. Jessica supports the wife's actions, believing she is a battered spouse. Dan, along with the other male members of Emergency, vehemently disagree. When the appendage is finally located, it's Vincent who uncovers the truth behind the drastic actions of the wife. Von finds herself in awkward territory when she is forced into the unfamiliar role of surrogate mother to her niece Kerry. But it's Nelson who Kerry gravitates towards, raising issues between friends not broached before. Charlotte is faced with a mystery illness of a six-month-old baby boy. His mother, who has Downs Syndrome, is fretful that she's a bad mother and her baby's condition is her fault. Abandoning the baby, Barbara flees the hospital, forcing Charlotte to go in search of her. When Victoria undergoes a life-threatening operation, Terri looks after Mitch's daughter, Lucy and prays the procedure goes well.