Rose is smitten with Dennis. Nitin steps up to help Nat. The stray files make a surprise return, which isn't good for one of the team, and Al makes a big decision.
It's Judgement Day at Children's Services and Denise wants all outstanding cases closing. That leaves Al trying to rehouse a large family of Syrian refugees while also trying to save his relationship with his girlfriend.
Nitin is smartening himself up as Nat has fixed him up with a date. PC Harris calls an Emergency Strategy Meeting as he is convinced two missing Syrian orphans are an ISIS sleeper cell - whereas Martin pops to the shops to look for them.
Rose brings her mother, who has dementia, into work by passing her off as a work experience trainee in the hope that she can sneakily get her assessed by the Elderly Care team upstairs - a plan that is aided by a breaking news story.
Rose finds a creative way to care for her mum, who suffers dementia. A famous actor is accused of child abuse, and the staff try to keep the story out of the press. Rose's mom vanishes.
An outbreak of punctuality surprises the cluster teams at Elm Heath. Rose uncovers an embarrassing truth while investigating an improper relationship between teacher and pupil while Nitin gets to clean the most toxic of kitchens.