 Paul begins smoking a joint, but passes out while smoking it, resulting in paramedics Sam Nicholls (Charlotte Salt) and Iain Dean (Michael Stevenson) admitting him to the ED.James visits Paul in cubicles, where it transpires that James paid Paul to splash Aisha with acid so that she would not leave him.Aisha reveals to Max that James has been abusing her, so Max sets up a safe place for Aisha where she cannot be found.