Patricia French

After a mix-up in the Emergency Room causes Conrad to deliver a death notification to the wrong family, he sets out to fix it. Nic struggles to find the records of a patient under Lane's care.

When Nic finds herself under investigation in Lily's death, Conrad comes to her defence, but ends up making the situation worse. During a routine surgery, Bell's patient accidentally catches fire.

A fight breaks out at the Hump Bar where Roxy works and Trevor becomes worried, asking Roxy to quit her job. Despite Joan's statement that she wants to fix their marriage, Roland doubts her sincerity due to her promotion.

Joan finally comes back to the post and to Roland but Roland's guilt over his affair with a reporter begins to effect the future of his marriage. Meanwhile. Frank's homecoming from having his unit shot down is put in further turmoil by Denise's job, and Michael is about to have a career change.

Joan and Roland learn the sex of their baby; Denise's son Jeremy returns to Fort Marshall for the first time since Amanda's death; Roxy prepares to reopen the Hump Bar as Betty's Bar and Grill.

Following the bombing at the Hump Bar, the wives struggle to put their lives back together. Roxy awaits word about Trevor from his superiors, and - with the news of Joan's pregnancy - Roland and Joan re-evaluate their relationship.