In the season premiere, Farida treats a child with a superficial injury, and gets a front-row seat to a custody battle. Charlie comes clean to Dallaire about the encounter between Gary and a dirty cop. Following a bone-marrow donation, Eva asks for a transfer out. Dawn arrests on Cameron's watch, Gina is wheeled into the ER after her assault, and Nancy deals with the aftermath of a patient's suicide.

Charlie wants to keep things as normal as possible while Tara begins chemo treatment. A judge orders Gary into reconciliation classes with a racist cop. Farida crosses the line with Erica's ex-husband, Nick. Recovering from a bone-marrow donation, Eva ends up doing more care-giving than self-care, and Cameron checks in with Gina, who is suffering retrograde amnesia after her assault.

Mel and Gina begin their placement with the disorganized, addicted and cranky Dr. Kesler. Mylo boomerangs back into Eva's care as Bonnie begins treatment for her hepatitis C. Farida skips therapy and chooses to unburden herself to a long-suffering Dr. Healy. Mould in Charlie's house has him turning up with his family on his father's doorstep moments after Eddy shows a home invader the business end of his shotgun.