New consultant general surgeon Michael Spence arrives at Holby and is attacked by an unidentified assailant. This assailant later turns out to be the partner of a staff member Michael had an affair with at his previous job. Maria also starts her first day at Holby as staff nurse and it turns out to be an eventful day. Maddie and Elliott both prompt Sam to pick up his test results but he avoids it until in the end he gets Elliott to check. The results are not good - Sam has Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Stage 3. Elliott gets a visitors pass to visit his son at Wormwood Scrubs.
—Anonymous