Gritty hospital drama dealing with intrigue & malpractice in an NHS maternity unit. A young registrar, Rob Lake (Max Beesley) starts work under established gynaecologist Roger Hurley (Patrick Baladi) whom he finds to be an affable man. All is not as it first appears, however, & Lake soon develops grave misgivings about his boss & his methods. Other ward staff, it turns out, also harbour doubts about Hurley but airing them turns out to be a less than favourable option.