TV-PG
S13 • E19 Jan 9, 19997.0
Marius is brought in and diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Max is worried that he doesn't have medical insurance and Eve admits she married him so he could have treatment; he was tortured after being arrested at a civil rights protest. Max visits a recovering Frank and they reconcile. A boy, Kieran, has been shot as a result of drug wars on a council estate and is taken to hospital. Residents association leader Simon stirs up a mob to confront local dealer Johnstone, giving him a minor beating before he is arrested. He turns out to be a haemophiliac and Josh and Penny are called but the mob is outside the police station and they can't leave. Charlie sends Sean and Chloe to help out. Kieran's friend Nicola tells Simon that he was working for Johnstone, not an innocent bystander, but Simon refuses to call things off. When the news arrive that Kieran has died, the mob attack the ambulance as it is leaving and Nicola is trampled. Kieran's mother Karen arrives with a gun she found in his room and fires into the air, ending the protest; Johnstone and Nicola are rushed to hospital. Chloe is disgusted that Pat didn't care if Johnstone died. She and Sean comfort each other and kiss.
