Because of her looks, staff nurse Clare Stevens had always had a problem fending off men, but when senior orthopaedic registrar Michael Barrington arrived at Audley Memorial, Clare let down her guard. He was quite perfect and she knew he must have had a similar problem with women 'all over him like a rash'! Their empathy seemed too good to be true, but it was really love at the first sight. How could they know that their love would be tested by the cruellest cut of all?