Falling Down

Rose is losing control; afraid of what might happen, she calls Mitch at work. Mitch immediately sets off for home, but on the way he stops to help out at the scene of a major car accident. Not only is one victim severely injured, but another who walks away is subsequently arrested. Worse still, one of the ambulance operators is unwell and unable to help, leaving Mitch working on the injured man while aware that time is passing and he's no closer to Rose. Meanwhile, Rose calls Terri in search of Mitch, and Terri is alarmed by Rose's progressive lack of focus and slurred speech. Terri goes over, only to find Rose lying on the floor, almost unconscious. Before leaving the ward, Terri has a difficult day dealing with a complaint from Malcolm, who thinks Von, an Enrolled Nurse, should not be caring for a patient suffering post-caesarean complications. Paula is called in to take over and she jumps to defend Von's professional capabilities. It's also Malcolm's last day, and he's still trying to convince Terri to go with him to Stanford. What does she decide to do? And, more importantly, will Rose survive?