时光荏苒作为妇产医生已经能够独当一面的鸿鸟樱来到了曾经的恩师荻岛胜秀所在的离岛医院看着和岛上居民近距离接触的荻岛的身影樱开始思考一件事情 另一方面曾经是研修医的下屋和新生儿科的白川都成为了专业医师继续工作着 从离岛归来的樱和助产士小松一起诊察了耳朵听不见的孕妇早见愛菜她的丈夫健治也有一同前来但健治是一位聋哑人因为医疗术语用手语或者唇语都很难传达所以改用了白板进行笔谈 另一方面产科医四宫诊察了想要早日回归职场的职业女性佐野彩加彩加向四宫询问自己是否可以按照预产期进行生产但四宫却并没有回答她而是专心地做着B超检查检查的结果彩加的宝宝患有心室中隔欠损是一种心脏上有小孔的疾病彩加因此十分动摇围产期中心的负责人今桥与四宫一起向彩加的丈夫康孝仔细传达了这件事想要早日回归职场的彩加的心情与宝宝的疾病交织在一起带来了双重不安 而爱菜在生产前也向樱阐述了自己的不安……
Six months have passed since Dr Ogden moved to Buffalo and Det Murdoch is constantly a loggerheads with Dr Francis, her replacement While Insp Brackenreid thinks highly of Francis, who was recruited from Scotland Yard, Murdoch finds him stubborn and unimaginative He also seems to be in no rush to help Murdoch with his latest case where human body body parts were discovered on a riverbank encased in cement A homeless man living in the woods nearby is questioned and released and Murdoch corresponds with Dr Ogden who offers him valuable advice in her letters He also gets help from a retired detective, Malcolm Lamb Murdoch connects his current investigation a rape and murder that had occurred many years before