Matron Hilda Arrowsmith arrives at the hospital and Maggie is convinced her old nemesis is up to no good. A childless couple pin all their hopes on an IVF programme. Maggie uncovers the truth behind Hilda's apparent friendliness - she is trying to keep well in with the committee so that she'll be elected regional head of the Institute of Nursing Directors. If she is elected, it be over Maggie's dead body. Matt throws the cat among the pigeons when he tells Cathy and Lucy that Cris is leaving the Valley.