Hanssen is met by Sir Fraser and is told that Holby reaching foundation Trust Status will be put on hold. Aware that the hospitals fate relies on today's performance, can Hanssen prove that he has full support of his staff? Elizabeth returns to Keller from compassionate leave, only to receive some unexpected news. Chrissie is determined to prove herself to Eddi, realising her nurse practitioner module relies on Eddi's sign off. Now engage to Dan, Chrissie's personal life has begun to interfere with her professional life.
Sahira is tired of Hanssen's new management regime, but when Kris Swann arrives as Sir Fraser's management consultant, Hanssen is less than pleased and rallies support from the team. But Sahira is determined to treat her patients as best she knows how, until she realises how much pressure Hanssen really is under. Sacha blocks out the AAU team and remains secretive about a patients CT scan, a suspicious Chrissie suspects something so goes behind Sacha's back. Chantelle's day doesn't get off to a good start when she accidentally crashes into Ric's car!
Michael returns to Holby for his disciplinary hearing. Michael and Ric lock horns once more over a patient in desperate need of Michael's expertise. Jac spots an opportunity to capitalise on Michael's mistakes, and tries everything she can to distance herself from the plastics fiasco. When Jac misses out on a career-enhancing procedure, she tries to convince Ollie to join forces on a new research project. Ollie finds out some information about Jac concerning the plastics scandal. Dan pressurises Chrissie about wedding plans and she loses her temper.
When baby Freya's test results reveal a very rare heart condition, Jac goes against Elliot's instructions and decides to perform a potentially life-threatening procedure. As the operation draws closer Jac begins to question the validity of her decision. The operation is successful, until baby Freya develops a bleed and Jac has to step up and save her life. A new senior registrar joins AAU. Baby Freya is in danger when an AAU patient who has been jailed for kidnapping learns of Freya's presence, whilst in jail the patient contracted a form of TB, causing Eddi to put ...
Michael returns to Holby but Hanssen removes him from private practice at Holby Care and so he has to go on public wards where he foolishly convinces a patient to go private after his planned operation has been cancelled. Dan is conflicted over his feelings for ex-nurse Stephen and gives into his urges outside Holby only to be caught by Greg. Sahira clashes with Gillian, the new theatre liaison manager that Hanssen appointed, but it's not long before Gillian feels she's in the wrong place and resigns.
When Malick hears about Michael's resignation, he opts to spend the day on AAU trying to impress him. Malick and Luc argue over the treatment of a trauma patient with glass stuck in his leg. Malick lets his ego trump his judgement. Sahira's had enough of Greg's special treatment and tells him to keep his distance. With Dan on a conference in Miami, Oliver is left in charge of all things orthopaedic.
Sahira confronts Hanssen about the administration and communication chaos that exists in their department, but Hanssen refuses to engage and keeps his distance. When a complex emergency trauma case comes in, Hanssen is forced to get involved - but his cautious approach clashes with the risks that Sahira needs him to take. Michael is doing his best to stay detached and serve his notice. But when Rose, a former breast implant patient, is admitted, Michael is forced to re-visit the repercussions of the plastics scandal. Dan is pleased to see Chrissie after his conference...
Sahira is delighted when Hanssen invites her to a conference in Stockholm, but soon realises she has to pull out when it clashes with her wedding anniversary. Hanssen seems to be okay with the change of plan, but when a young patient is admitted with an intriguing case, Hanssen uses it as an opportunity to draw Sahira back in. Chrissie pretends all is fine with Dan, but finds herself distracted in her practical exam. Chrissie admires the courage of Becky Unwin, a surviving rape victim who appears to have been able to move on. Chantelle's happy-go-lucky attitude ...
When Malick's ex-boyfriend Paul and his family are involved in an accident that brings them to Holby, Malick is surprised by the strength of his feelings for Paul. Malik suggests a risky plan to save him and his brother, but when the reality of that plan hits Malick, he is left wondering if he has gone too far. Jac is still secretly besotted with baby Freya, who has unbelievably broken through her defences. When Nicole, Freya's mother, returns, Jac lies to social services. Chrissie tries to convince herself that she and Dan are on the right track after a rocky patch.
Malick's nightmare continues as he struggles to keep control of events. As Paul's kidney failure worsens, Malick takes more and more risks in an effort to save him. When Paul's brother, Adam, dies, Malick blames himself. Chrissie is struggling with the plans for her wedding. Desperate for it to be perfect, she refuses any offer of help. However, when she sees a genuinely happily married couple she realises that she has never had that - at least not with Dan. Jac, still bruised from saying goodbye to baby Freya, takes out her frustrations on new F1 Kip Maxwell. ...
Elliot arrives in Kiev under the impression he is to give a lecture to a group of students. When he discovers the real reason he has been invited is to perform a risky heart operation. Sacha is determined to cheer up Chrissie after her recent split from Dan, but when he wrongly assumes her feelings for him aren't real, he risks losing everything.
Eddi is suffering with the effects of the previous night's New Year's celebration. She doesn't get much time to feel sorry for herself, though, when she finds Rachel, a hung-over and freezing woman who has passed out. Luc disagrees on her course of treatment, creating a huge rift between them. Ollie is enjoying his new found respect and a good working relationship with Dan. He knows it is a far cry from being Jac Naylor's punch bag. Despite this, Ollie realises that the work is not exactly the adrenaline-high octane level he's used to on Darwin. When a simple ankle ...
Sahira is torn between the two men in her life. She desperately tries to fight her feelings for Greg, but feels vulnerable when she needs his support in an extremely complex heart operation. Greg volunteers to go with Sahira to a work conference when Hanssen has to step down. Together they are a brilliant team and secure funding for the Cardiac Trauma Unit. After such a successful evening, will Sahira be able to resist a goodnight kiss? Ric is annoyed by the press interest, but Hanssen is pleased to have potentially good PR for the hospital. It is a stressful time, ...
Greg struggles to keep his distance from Sahira, but is gutted when she reveals she is leaving Holby to move with her husband and his new job. Working on an RTA victim together, Hanssen learns of her desire to leave and does all he can to change her mind. When high-achieving F1 student Jez Atkins is admitted after an RTA accident, Frieda's insecurity about her own ability to pass her F1 grows. When Frieda learns she has been summoned to Hanssen's office for her results, she can only assume the worst for her future in medicine. A happy Chrissie and Sacha return from ...
Sacha runs into monetary problems whilst trying to finish the sale of his new home with Chrissie. Meanwhile, as Ollie tries to psych himself up to present his research at the Awards dinner Jac assigns him to a case which leads him to diagnose a rare condition. Elsewhere, Chantelle misinterprets Lleucu's good intentions over Ollie.
Eddi's younger brother Liam continues to mess us but in doing so begins to take an interest in surgery which is nurtured by Luc. Elsewhere, Elliott's hope of relocating Holby's discarded equipment to the Ukraine hits a snag with an over eager disposals man and Holby bureaucracy. But help writing the proposal from a long-term seriously patient might just swing it with Hanssen. Meanwhile, although the butt of surgery jokes Tara diagnoses that a patient with Parkinsons is self-medicating with Ecstasy which was missed by Frieda and Malick.
Alex takes over from Michael when a British national is air-lifted home from The Gambia after contacting a suspected tropical disease - which doesn't please Michael any little bit. Chantelle struggles to tell Lleucu that she's off to Ibiza on holiday on the same day that they're due to move into the same house. Hanssen asks Sahira takes over the case of a young woman who's contacted a rare form of cancer but her continued interaction with Hanssen doesn't please her husband Rafi.
The clinical skills lead becomes a battleground between Malick and Dan - with only one winner. Rafi confronts Greg over his attraction for his wife Sahira after a particular trying day and Alex and Michael reach a truce - but will it stay in place once he finds out about the report she has written for Hanssen?
Luc, preoccupied with a patient with an assumed identity and not getting to the bottom of the patient's diagnosis misses an appointment with Liam. Elsewhere, Tara finds a way to deal with death in a most unexpected way. Meanwhile, after Rafi resigns from his post to take up a new job in Nottingham, Greg confesses that he's in love with her and Henrik sidelines Sahira in favour of Jac over her patient's operation Sahira makes a decision to save her marriage and leave with Rafi.
Sahira's last day is eventful to say the least and Hanssen is not for helping in the slightest. Malick gets in over his head when he attempts to repair a child's hand cut through by a chainsaw. Eddi and Luc work together with a temperamental pregnant woman which brings them romantically closer.
Greg becomes involved in a young female teenager's case - who he suspects is also being molested by her father. Annalese tells Michael that she and Ric have split up and she's about to take up a post in the US and wants to take their kids with her. Malick's teaching makes him face up to his responsibilities. Meanwhile, Ric gets the all clear cancer wise.
Greg's former teenage patient Lucy Haines's father is admitted with stab wounds and he later has a discussion with Lucy which alludes to her having stabbed him. But she refuses to talk to the authorities and in the meantime her father accuses Greg about his intimate relationship with his daughter leading Hanssen to think about sacking him. Breaking down Greg tells Elliott about his past. Greg finally decides to resign and heads back home to Ireland. Elsewhere, Michael struggles to relate to his daughter and Malick has to eat humble pie and apologise to the widow of ...
Serena's daughter and her friend Gabby are brought into Holby after the drunken & drug effects from a house party. Oliver and Tara chase after a young girl who's seriously ill but is intent in finding her father before she has surgery.
Jonny & Mo place bets on Tara & Ollie's relationship & how it develops. Jonny wins the bet when Ollie tries to protect Tara after she makes a mistake with a patient. Meanwhile, Luc and Eddi's burgeoning relationship hits a snag just as an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease is discovered in Holby. Elsewhere, Dan asks Simon out.