Linden goes to visit his wife Olivia's grave on the anniversary of her death but sees his daughter Holly there and leaves before she can see him. But when his mother-in-law Julia turns up at Holby to tell him that Holly has ran off with her boyfriend he can no longer avoid their tragic past and confronts Holly and finally realises he is ready to be a father to her again. Meanwhile, Oliver and Jac disagree over a diagnosis on his friend Gavin's daughter and Thandie tries to smooth over things with Elliott. Elsewhere, Penny is caught between Thandie and Elliott's war.