Two young medical students arrive in the valley for work experience and quickly take to Darcy and her friend Lee. Breaking off after their dinner together, Darcy puts a stop to Tony's advances but, as Lee later tells Darcy, she is raped by Owen. Harry's cattle are found to be contaminated, Harry suspects a deliberate act but research by Kate reveals the source of pollution to be a prewar potato farm. Bernice is hospitalised with an inflamed gal bladder. "Bernice isn't so bad - sedated"-Rosemary.