Summer 1954. Fredenslund is being renovated to prepare for the merger with Saint Helene. The Hospital Governor is breathing down the necks of the construction workers to get them to finish on time.

Anna, Bjørn, Peter, Aksel, and Marie have started their second year of studies, which means an ever greater workload and more responsibility for the patients. And the students learn more about the nursing profession in England when a small group of English nursing students come to visit Fredenslund.

At the hospital Anna finds herself in situations that force her to make quick, difficult and critical choices to save her patients. In life outside Fredenslund, Anna and Ole are happy, but beneath the surface, Anna worries about the direction of their future life together .

Nina and Bent hide just how far along Nina’s pregnancy is to cover up the fact that she is expecting Dr. Neumann’s child. But when John announces that he is a bachelor again, it leads to longingly gazes between him and Nina. Meanwhile, Bent is thrilled at the prospect of becoming the father.