 While the episode received mainly positive reviews from critics and fans, some reviewers criticised the logic behind Max's ability to board the same plane as Zoe.Outside the emergency department (ED), porter Max Walker (Jamie Davis) bumps into old medical school friend James Williams (Ben Mansfield), who is waiting for his girlfriend, Aisha Hassan (Natalie Dew), to be discharged for hospital.At the same time, Max’s estranged wife and former consultant at the ED, Zoe Hanna (Sunetra Sarker), returns to Holby from America.