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S17E8 - by Andrew Holden - 2/11/02
Josh is still angry at Colette, for telling Simon about their marriage problems. Josh tells Finn his health fears. Nikki is disappointed when her photo doesn�t appear in the magazine but a jealous Jack is secretly relieved. Roxy arrives to discuss her work options and is not happy with Dillon�s interference.
Duffy goes to see Melanie in an attempt to help Lara be released, but Melanie isn�t keen to help. When Duffy arrives at work, she is embarrassed to be seen with Ryan as she doesn�t want anyone to guess they are an item, but Anna has already guessed.
Jack tells Tony that he isn�t seeing his Dad, when infact he is. Jack visits him and asks him why he left them when they were children.
Two men, Alan and Robert end up in a fight after a road rage incident. Alan suffers a heart attack and an angry Robert hits paramedic Josh before speeding off.
Teenager Matt turns up in A&E, and tells Colette he has taken an overdose. Colette realises he is not telling the truth and wants to refer him to a psychiatrist. Matt shares his troubles about his Dad with Josh. His father turns out to be Robert � who was in the road rage incident. Alan, who is recovering from his heart attack, spots Robert, and outside smashes into his car before collapsing. Robert awaits arrest but makes up with his son beforehand.
Kevin Elkins is brought in with his wife, Maureen, after collapsing. Anna talks to Maureen who admits she�s unhappy with his constant need for sex and has been giving him her HRT tablets. Anna doesn�t want the police involved but Maureen confesses her actions to Kevin.
Melanie Collier arrives in A&E with chest pains and requests codeine. Duffy and Harry suspect she�s addicted and on investigating her medical records discover old x-rays from when she had rib fractures. Duffy confronts her in the cubicle but Melanie walks out. However later outside A&E, Duffy gets Melanie to admit her husband used to hit her and her children and that she now has to help Lara, who was only trying to defend herself.
At an after shift drinks, Dillon decides to forgive Heather, but sees her going off with another guy. Anna goes with Harry back to his house and they end up sharing an illicit kiss before she backs off.
Series 17 Episode 7 - Ann Marie de Mambro - 26/10/02
Roxy wakes up to the realisation of what she has done � leaving Nicole in a shop overnight. After getting Anna to call in sick for her, in a state she phones the Samaritans � Dillon picks up on the other end. Roxy tells him everything and when she says she�s a nurse, Dillon realises who she is and admits he is a nurse too. Panicked Roxy slams the phone down and rushes back to the shop changing room and finds Nicole is still there. However once back home, Nicole has a fit and Roxy is forced to take her into A&E. Harry diagnoses Nicole with an ear infection and dehydration. Dillon tries to talk Roxy into seeking help.
Simon is nursing a bruised head after his ruck with Dillon. Harry and Charlie give both Simon and Dillon warnings. Simon tells Heather they will have to cool their relationship at work to which she tells him there is no relationship and she was only after some fun.
Nikki attends a photo shoot for a national newspaper.
Josh is still cold towards Colette. Colette tells Simon about her marriage problems and Josh is furious when Simon confronts him about them.
Bouncer Darren is brought in with an infected arm bite. He arrives with club owner, Eddie Vincent. After being treated, Darren collapses in pain in reception � he is found to have internal injuries after being beaten. While in Resus, Tony takes Eddie to the relatives room � Eddie doesn�t recognise him. Eddie is his estranged Dad. When Jack finds out, he wants to know all about his father but Tony tries to warn him away from him. But after shift, Jack goes for a drink with Eddie.
In town, an old lady Marsalli falls down some steps. Security Guard Ryan, who�s out shopping nearby, helps her and offers to go in the ambulance with her. Duffy and Heather treat Marsalli and Heather confuses her Gaelic language for speaking nonsense. Her daughter Catriona visits her after she suffers a stroke and is forced to come to terms with her increasing illness and wish to return to her native homeland. Duffy is angered by Heather�s attitude and calls her a heartless #####.
Duffy turns down dinner with Ryan, but he offers to give her a lift to see Lara, whose birthday it is, in prison. Lara has had a bad day � she is forced by inmates to treat prisoner Amber with a dislocated shoulder. Duffy is dismayed when she sees the state of Lara, who now doesn�t want to go ahead with the appeal. Duffy feels she needs to get Melanie Collier to help.
In the car, Ryan tries to kiss Duffy and tells her life is too short. Duffy agrees and returns the kiss.