Brutally Frank

This weeks episode saw the arrival of yet another new nurse - Elizabeth. I am assuming that she has been hired to fill in the empty hole left by Maria's sudden departure. From what we can see, Elizabeth is hardworking and will undoubtably make a good nurse but perhaps she needs to relax around the patients and see them as individual people.

Maria's exit, however, seemed to have gone unnoticed throughout the rest of the wards except from a brief mention from Donna. So has the fact that Michael Spence has also failed to make an appearance for the third episode in a row. Ric also seemed to be otherwise engaged.

This left Keller Ward in the capable hands of Sacha Levy and the newly appointed Ward Sister - Donna, who took full advantage of the eager to please Elizabeth, ensuring that both the staffroom and nurses base were left spotless. Sacha on the other hand seems to be coping well on the ward, though some people are a bit confused as to why he was hired in the first place. Any ideas would be welcomed in the comments.

We are also shown the aftermath of Elaine's surgery and we discover that the probability that she will suffer from some brain damage is high. This of course leaves Connie feeling guilty over the fact that she wasn't completely hinest about the surgery - not that the surgery was really to blame, I mean the power cut didn't exactly help. Or the blocked tube for that matter.

However, the luck seems to have changed on the wards, as ones of the porter, Frank, wins on the lottery - big change from the flood last week that seems to have cleared up in next to no time which is amazing after the chaos it caused (somehow leaving Casualty unaffected!)

Jac was back on top form, albeit for one scene, and she conveniently lets slip about the surgical trial being performed on Elaine, ensuring that Kevin was within full earshot. This created some tension between Jac and Joseph - still they were actually talking to each other which could hopefully lead to something.

Obviously, this left Kevin furious and he went up to see Connie, which lead to an emotional but violent discussion. Joseph, being the handsome hero that he is, stepped in to restrain a raging Kevin, while Connie rushed to the aid of Elaine who had began to crash. with Elaine stable, Kevin made it clear that he wanted Connie and Joseph to leave.

Later we see that Kevin steals Elaine's case notes to make copies, leaving Connie understandably worried. As she leaves, she finds that her car has had its windows smashed and we see Kevin lurking in the background.

Mark did indeed successfully apply for the job of CEO which he was accepted for, thus making it his last day on AAU. He had a few run-ins with porter Frank which led to Mark taking a drill to his head.

All was well as Linden rushed in just in time to save the day (and Frank's life). Frank was grateful enough to leave a £10,000 donation to the hospital from his lottery winnings.

Another well played and well written episode, though still quite a lot Mark and the CEO job which I feel is starting to drag on.

Joseph moment of the week - Showing his heroic strength while restraining Kevin.