Saturday, 04 October 2008
7.30pm

All is quiet at Leopard's Den as Sarah (Amanda Holden), Evan (Luke Ward-Wilkinson) and Olivia (Rafaella Hutchinson) gather at the hospital. Danny (Stephen Tompkinson) has been given the all clear to go home. But Du Plessis (Deon Stewardson) is still unconscious and seriously ill. Caroline (Hayley Mills) keeps a tender vigil at his bedside.

Wracked with guilt, Sarah has to convince Danny the mauling wasn't his fault. She needs Danny back at Leopard's Den for their first game capture. He thinks they should cancel but Sarah tells him Du Plessis would want it to go ahead. They're selling their first ever stock to Fatani (Thapelo Mokoena) and it's a proud moment for them all. Danny reluctantly agrees and Sarah takes him home. Rosie (Lucy-Jo Hudson) is delighted to see her Dad and asks Fatani for time off to help.

Danny's first patient is an injured elephant that's been caught on some wire fence. But when he heads into the bush and faces the elephant something prevents him from getting closer. To his own horror he turns his back on the elephant and leaves it untreated.

That night, Danny is tormented by terrible nightmares of the lion attack and he wakes dripping in sweat. Although his physical injuries are slight, the psychological damage is taking its toll. But Danny confides in no one.

Back at the hospital, Caroline is relieved when Du Plessis regains consciousness and demands to be taken home. Although thrilled to have him back, he soon tests everyone's patience by ignoring doctor's orders and insisting he sleep on the verandah. But facing death has made Du Plessis reflective and he plucks up the courage to ask Caroline to marry him.