Memories

The staff of A&E are gathered at the crematorium to listen to Max's eulogy for Patrick. The only notable absentee is a red-eyed Lara who's getting ready for her shift. When questioned later she declares that she prefers the land of the living and that's the way Patrick would have wanted it. And it's all change in the department too. Unbeknown to Lara, Patrick's temporary replacement - Dr Simon Kaminski - has arrived. He's already made his mark on the department - by being sick outside A&E! When Lara goes for a lie down mid-shift she's surprised to find a strange man already in there. Luckily Max gets back just in time from the funeral to explain to security exactly who Simon is. He proceeds to introduce himself to Lara as the new Patrick Spiller much to her evident disgust. It's obvious to all around her that Lara's not coping but she refuses to take any time off. Duffy tries to talk to her about how she felt when she lost Andrew but Lara's not ready to hear it. She's not helped when a