Paul's shaky relationship with Di Ken Jackson deteriorates further when he promises to keep an old patient's secret for 24 hours. He finds his family life hardly any less complicated when his son Marty, feeling neglected and alienated, takes off to Aberdovey.

Dangerfield is called in to re-examine Diana, the suspected rape victim, when she says she has been attacked again. His daughter Alison, meanwhile, discovers the fine line between amorous advances and date rape.