Having planned her day to precision, Julia suddenly remembers that she's forgotten to pick up Marlin's birthday present so reschedules her plans, determined to fit everything in. Popping into town at lunch, Julia struggles to find a parking space then leaves the car unlocked, blocking the entrance to a garage. She returns to find the car has vanished, but local garage owner Martin reassures her the car is fine - he had to move it. Julia won't stand for it and storms in to get her car but, in haste, slips and falls, dropping her box of eggs. After all the chaos, Martin offers to take Julia out for dinner but, outraged by his front, turns him down and returns to work in a mood. Karen notices the effect Martin has had on Julia and is delighted when a delivery is made to Julia with a note saying he's looking forward to their date. It's Heston's first day back at work at the Campus and Mrs Tembe is fussing around him. Heston spots an opportunity to escape when patient Alfie Burnett arrives and Heston ducks out to collect his test results. Alfie's gutted to hear he's screened positive for Hepatitis C and that the late diagnosis might have played a part in the severity of his illness and Alfie blames Heston. When Heston asks Alfie if he could have contracted the disease from drug use, Alfie storms out. Alfie returns later, telling Heston he's read the leaflet on Hep C and is scared about his prognosis. He admits he had an amateur tattoo done during a short spell in prison, which was most likely the cause of infection. Heston reassures Alfie but ends the day completely drained. Also, a mother resorts to desperate measures in order to repay her debts but can Elaine stop her from making a big mistake?
