Robert deals with a gunshot patient who is reluctant to reveal how he received his injuries. The team is angered by a new directive from management, which states that only registered consultants are allowed to carry out certain procedures. Stuart, believing his actions are responsible for the directive, is further angered when his treatment of a young rower is interrupted by Jack after he discovers that the boy is the son of a hospital trustee. Judy is devastated when her father unexpectedly dies on the operating table.