Paediatric Nurse Kate Rhodes felt duty-bound to report the abusive father of one of her charges, despite the legal-aid lawyer who proclaims the man's innocence.

Stephen Creighton isn't in the habit of getting involved in his cases. For him, it's get in, then get out. But he has to invest more when he finds out Kate's actions have put his clients' lives in jeopardy. And now with the father being sought by the authorities and the son in desperate need of medical treatment, it's a race against time.