A lost and frightened girl arrives by train in Melbourne and a policeman takes her to hospital. Her memory is gone, but treatment by the team in the Emergency Ward restores both her memory and her happiness
Dr. Thompson's car is stolen and wrecked by thieves. Two small boys play among the wreckage and later leave with Dr. Thompson's medical bag, which contains dangerous drugs.
Edna Remington, associate of criminals, is shot and taken to hospital. The criminals, however, are desperate to silence her, and break into the hospital. Threats are made to the hospital staff - if the lady lives lives, they will pay.
A man is knocked down by a car and brought to hospital, and after treatment he is discharged. Soon afterwards he returns to the hospital in mysterious circumstances.
A man is badly injured in an accident on a country road and bleeding from a severed artery. He is saved through the use of a taxi's radio when Dr. Thompson relays instructions to the driver.
Boxer Mick Fenton is threatened unless he throws a match. Fenton also risks losing his eyesight if struck in the head; his girlfriend says she will leave if he fights. He fights, wins the bout, and is bashed on his way home.
Young Bobby Farrel rings the police for a joke and reports a bogus bus crash. Dr. Thompson, en route to visit the boy's mother, is diverted to the hospital to tend to the accident victims. Meanwhile, the mother faints and collapses.
During the Anzac Day march, one of the men marching collapses and is taken to the hospital, where he is recognised by George Rogers as a man who served in Italy during World War 2 and deserted.
A jeweller's apprentice learns that the girl he loves is using him to gain information for a jewel robbery. He is later stabbed in a fight with her accomplice, but manages to board a bus and reach the hospital.
An ambitious mother of a little girl wants her to be a stage star, entering her in competitions and overworking her to the point of collapse. The mother then starts using 'pep pills' to keep her going. Finally, the child collapses.
A young man determines to marry the girl of his choice, in spite of his parents wishes. He is involved in an accident and rushed to hospital. His girlfriend thinks he has deserted he and, takes an overdose of sleeping tablets.