Returning to work for the day, Vanessa begins to notice her friends are acting strangely around her. Toadie tries to avoid her seeing a toy for Nell he's bought, and Lucas hides a gift for Patrick from her. Although confused by the behaviour, she doesn't think much of it until Angie reveals Toadie and Sonya have cancelled Nell's naming day out of respect for her.

Lucas struggles to explain to Vanessa why he's not photographing Patrick and avoids talking to her about it. Later on, he refuses to pick up Patrick, concerning Vanessa. When Vanessa confronts Lucas, he is eventually forced to confess what's been troubling him. The problem is, he believes Patrick is going to die, so has been pushing his son away emotionally. Vanessa takes Lucas to see Patrick.