Gray worries about how Perdy will react to the news of the hysterectomy, and is reassured by Paul. As Perdy wakes up, Paul makes his exit, leaving Gray to break the news. Perdy tells Gray the baby was the only thing holding their marriage together, and asks him not to let Rosemary know about the hysterectomy. Back at Victoria Cottage, Gray confides in Paul that his and Perdy's dream of starting a family is over.