▁of ▁Chief ▁of ▁S urg ery , ▁and ▁he ▁accepts . ▁Kate ▁is ▁over ▁her ▁inf atu ation ▁with ▁Bill , ▁and ▁with ▁Laura ' s ▁bless ing , ▁he ▁re - h ires ▁Kate ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁An est h esi ology . ▁Kate ▁ass ures ▁Bill ▁and ▁Laura ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁Bill ▁are ▁now ▁just ▁good ▁friends . ▁Kate ▁and ▁Bill ▁work ▁away ▁together ▁when ▁they ▁go ▁help ▁flo od - v ict ims ▁out ▁of ▁town . ▁ ▁Laura ' s ▁ment ally - ill ▁mother ▁commits ▁suic ide , ▁and ▁Laura ▁is ▁tra um at ized . ▁She ▁begins ▁to ▁have ▁hall uc in ations ▁of ▁her ▁dead ▁mother , ▁who ▁tells ▁her ▁to ▁do ▁things . ▁Laura ▁becomes ▁par ano id , ▁and ▁she ▁acc uses ▁Kate ▁of ▁moving ▁in ▁on ▁Bill , ▁telling ▁her ▁everyone ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁is ▁talking ▁about ▁it . ▁Kate ▁tries ▁to ▁re ass ure ▁Laura ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁just ▁friends ▁with ▁Bill , ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁As ▁Kate ' s ▁reputation ▁is ▁very ▁important ▁to ▁her , ▁she ▁res ign s ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁again . ▁Bill ▁asks ▁Kate ▁to ▁stay ▁near ▁by , ▁but ▁she ▁gives ▁him ▁the ▁cold ▁shoulder . ▁In ▁truth , ▁Kate ▁is ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Dr ▁Neil ▁Curt is , ▁and ▁her ▁affair ▁with ▁Neil ▁has ▁just ▁become ▁sexual . ▁Kate ▁is ▁resolved ▁to ▁leave ▁town , ▁as ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁cause ▁the ▁break down ▁of ▁mar ri ages . ▁▁ ▁See ▁also