Syd's colleague Dr. Helen Reynolds decides to leave St.Clare clinic to take charge of one in her home-turf now her mentor retires, then changes her mind about leaving city - for small town life. Even Robbie can't cheer up Kyle, Syd realizes fear hurts him more then the chemotherapy should; afterward Robbie finds him drinking badly and stays to water his poison; actually Syd finds Kyle dodged therapy and drags him to a next appointment. Joanie is prickly, worrying irrationally about Hannah's health -taken seriously by Syd against her better judgment- while interviewing pet diner applicants, both weirdos; next day 'professional student' Doug Boyce walks in, a natural with animals, and is hired on the spot. Crazy Molly crashes her car trough the clinic wall, pulls a gun claiming nurse Patrice stole her baby and shoots Helen who just strolled in, then disappears; Helen reconsiders while the police searches... Heather is initially hostile to dog Wally's daddy, believing his wife Trish, who he says wanted pet nor kids; Jim diagnoses their marital break-up stresses the dog, they try to reconcile for his sake.
—KGF Vissers