A pregnant prisoner is on release to give birth and Matthew refuses to help the police who want him to get information from her during labour. His friend Ian has no such qualms and having secured a temporary job as a hospital security guard, he spots an opportunity to get his police suspension lifted.

The midwives find an abandoned baby in the hospital and are determined to track down the mother before the authorities get involved. Ian and the midwife team find themselves passing the unclaimed infant around to keep Dr Edward from finding out.