Leanne Hewson, a new nurse at the hospital who is also a recovering drug addict, has a difficult time dealing with the reactions of her coworkers and patients, one of whom tries to use her to feed her own addiction. Billy has his friend James Hutton stay over for the weekend, at which time it is revealed that James has been molested. Bernice's uniquely shaped pots prove to be quite a hit with the community, but when she discovers one of the "herbs" she's planted in them is in fact marijuana, a quick, covert, and widespread transplant operation is secretly carried out. Anna has Tom secretly get a replacement bird when James' pet budgie dies while in Anna's care. Tom arrests James' father when James identifies him as his abuser.