The Season to Be Jolly

Jack is ecstatic about the rekindling of his relationship with Terri but its future looks doomed when Charlotte finally delivers the news he's the father of her baby. Overwhelmed at first, Jack refuses to accept any responsibility for Charlotte's situation but soon realizes he can't turn his back on his unborn child. His problem is how to break the news to Terri. Sex is getting Dan into trouble, too. His casual relationship with specialist Dr Loretta Georgio comes back to bite him when he prevents Jessica from making a serious medical mistake. When Dan learns it's not the first time Loretta has been negligent he's torn between his ethical responsibility and the relationship. Mac stuns Cate with the revelation he cannot stop thinking about her. Unable to deal with the enormous implications of his admission, Cate reacts badly and escapes without addressing the situation. Christmas infiltrates All Saints Emergency Department with an unfortunate tragedy - a serious accident involving a group of kids with cancer on their way to a Christmas party. Frank is particularly challenged when one of the children, a boy suffering severe head injuries, can't be stabilised. The boy is losing his battle with cancer but his mother will not allow them to cease resuscitation attempts. Acutely aware of the Christmas season, Frank finds himself in the unenviable position of convincing the woman into letting her son go. Feeling the lack of Christmas spirit in the ED, Regina calls in the big guns in the form of a man in a red suit and a bag of presents. Santa seems strangely familiar to the staff and they're shocked to find it is their glorious leader who is behind the "ho, ho, hos".