 Her doctor, Simon Feathering (Nicholas Boulton), informs her that her cardiac tumour has grown but she cannot be operated on due to her ill health.Connie's friend Charlie Fairhead (Derek Thompson) visits her and berates registrar Ethan Hardy (George Rainsford) for not informing him about her ill health.Connie discharges herself and instructs Ethan to drive her to London, where she claims an old friend will give a second opinion on her treatment; Ethan eventually agrees.