# All Saints season 9

The ninth season of the long-running Australian medical drama All Saints began airing on 28 February 2006 and concluded on 21 November 2006 with a total of 40 episodes.

## Cast and characters
### Main cast

| Character | Actor(s) | Profession | Duration |
| Von Ryan | Judith McGrath | Nurse | 336–375 (Full season) |
| Charlotte Beaumont | Tammy Macintosh | Doctor | 336–375 (Full season) |
| Nelson Curtis | Paul Tassone | Nursing Unit Manager | 336–349 (until episode 14) |
| Vincent Hughes | Christopher Gabardi | Doctor; Surgical Registrar | 336–347, 367 – 375 (until episode 12, from episode 32) |
| Frank Campion | John Howard | Director of Emergency Medicine | 336–375 (Full season) |
| Jack Quade | Wil Traval | Doctor | 336–375 (Full season) |
| Jessica Singleton | Natalie Saleeba | Nurse | 336–344 (until episode 9) |
| Cate McMasters | Alexandra Davies | Ambulance Officer; Nurse | 336–375 (Full season) |
| Dan Goldman | Mark Priestley | Nurse; Nursing Unit Manager | 336–375 (Full season) |
| Sean Everleigh | Chris Vance | Doctor | 336, 342 – 375 (episode 1, from episode 7) |
| Bartholomew West | Andrew Supanz | Doctor | 349–375 (from episode 14) |

### Recurring cast

| Character | Actor(s) | Profession | Duration |
| Erica Templeton | Jolene Anderson | Nurse | 345–375 (31 episodes) |
| Miklos Vlasek | John Waters | Director of Surgery | 350–361 (12 episodes) |
| Gabrielle Jaegar | Virginia Gay | Nursing Unit Manager | 353–375 (20 episodes) |
| Zoe Gallagher | Allison Cratchley | Doctor | 359–375 (15 episodes) |

### Guest cast

Wendy Strehlow, Ally Fowler, Elizabeth Alexander, Naomi Wallace, Trilby Beresford, Mark Owen-Taylor, Murray Bartlett, Zoe Carides, Barry Otto, Alex Cook, Peter Phelps, Lucy Bell, George Spartels, Geoff Morrell, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Gosia Dobrowolska, Chris Truswell, Zac Drayson, Lynette Curran, Anna Anderson, and Jacinta Stapleton.

## Episodes

Please Note: All episode titles are listed accurately as to how they appeared on the episode.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 336 | 1 | "Til Death Do Us Part" | Cameron Welsh | Louise Crane-Bowes | 28 February 2006 (2006-02-28) |
| Rocked by the death of Nelson's fiance, emotions boil over and conflict brews between Cate and Charlotte. ||||||
| 337 | 2 | "The Real Thing" | Bill Hughes | John Banas | 7 March 2006 (2006-03-07) |
| As the team uncovers the horrible truth behind a young boy's alien fixation, Dan is glued to the phone desperately trying to help a man who has shot his wife. ||||||
| 338 | 3 | "Moment of Truth" | Cameron Welsh | Sean Nash | 14 March 2006 (2006-03-14) |
| An aggressive martial arts expert terrorises the ED, and a shocking revelation leaves Nelson's future at All Saints in doubt. ||||||
| 339 | 4 | "No Way Out" | Robert Marchand | Faith McKinnon | 21 March 2006 (2006-03-21) |
| Tempers fray as Vincent is frustrated by Jack's negligence and Nelson cracks under Franks watchful eye. ||||||
| 340 | 5 | "The Things We Do" | Lynn Hegarty | Kevin Roberts | 28 March 2006 (2006-03-28) |
| A patient's unusual condition causes the ED to fall apart as Deanna lures Jack even further into her web. ||||||
| 341 | 6 | "Facing the Music" | Jean-Pierre Mignon | Charlie Strachan | 4 April 2006 (2006-04-04) |
| Tensions skyrocket in Resus when Dan walks out on a confronting resuscitation. ||||||
| 342 | 7 | "Behind Closed Doors" | Cameron Welsh | Chris Roache | 11 April 2006 (2006-04-11) |
| Deanna makes an accusation that is set to rock the ED to its core. The ED's new doctor comes to blows with Dan. ||||||
| 343 | 8 | "The Mercy Seat" | Peter Fisk | Peter Gawler | 18 April 2006 (2006-04-18) |
| Deanna makes an accusation that is set to rock the ED to its core. The ED's new doctor comes to blows with Dan. ||||||
| 344 | 9 | "Shadows of the Heart" | Shawn Seet | Sam Meikle | 25 April 2006 (2006-04-25) |
| The team goes into crisis mode when one of their own is found at death's door. ||||||
| 345 | 10 | "Just Desserts" | Jean-Pierre Mignon | Tim Gooding | 2 May 2006 (2006-05-02) |
| A plan is hatched to oust Deanna from the Emergency Department. Frank proves to be anything but a model patient. ||||||
| 346 | 11 | "Brothers in Arms" | Nicholas Bufalo | Fiona Kelly | 9 May 2006 (2006-05-09) |
| Vincent puts Jack to the test during an MRU callout where a man's hand is caught in a commercial mincer. ||||||
| 347 | 12 | "Wait and See" | Lynn Hegarty | John Banas | 16 May 2006 (2006-05-16) |
| A case of apparent rage and domestic violence leads to a fascinating neurological mystery. ||||||
| 348 | 13 | "Getting to Know You" | Peter Fisk | Sean Nash | 23 May 2006 (2006-05-23) |
| A fire ravages Jack's home. Sean and Cate sneak off to a dying patient's house where they discover his horrific past. ||||||
| 349 | 14 | "Sink or Swim" | Jean-Pierre Mignon | Suzanne Hawley | 30 May 2006 (2006-05-30) |
| The new intern has a nightmare first shift in the ED. Nelson hits rock bottom, forcing Frank into a heartbreaking decision. ||||||
| 350 | 15 | "An Apple a Day" | Catherien Millar | Sally Webb | 6 June 2006 (2006-06-06) |
| All Saints new Head of Surgery, Mike Vlasek, has Jack Quade in his sights. Sean and Cate find there's something fishy about a little girl's illness. Bart bumbles his way to a brilliant solution although not without consequences, and he finally makes a breakthru with Frank who agrees to be his mentor. ||||||
| 351 | 16 | "The Way of It" | Bill Hughes | Charlie Strachan | 6 June 2006 (2006-06-06) |
| Sean and Cate go out with the Medical Response Unit to save a young man whose head has been skewered by a metal spike in an accident at a medieval festival. Dan's first shift as Acting NUM is anything but smooth sailing as he deals with Frank's bad mood over the new Surgical Consultant. ||||||
| 352 | 17 | "A Rock and a Hard Place" | Cameron Welsh | Kevin Roberts | 13 June 2006 (2006-06-13) |
| A couple on their way to the airport to begin an overseas holiday end up in the ED after an MVA. Ignoring medical advise, they are desperate to get on their way as soon as possible, but when x-rays reveal the truth about their situation, an armed stand-off ensues in the ED with Von caught in the middle. ||||||
| 353 | 18 | "One for the Road" | Lynn Hegarty | Peter Gawler | 20 June 2006 (2006-06-20) |
| A poker night which gets out of hand with alcohol could spell disaster for Jack when Mike insists that he be the lead surgeon on an operation. A young DJ meanwhile causes a headache for Sean and Dan as he continuously argues with them. Meanwhile, the emergency department's new Nursing Unit Manager arrives for her first shift. ||||||
| 354 | 19 | "By Choice Or By Chance" | Catherine Millar | Margaret Wilson | 27 June 2006 (2006-06-27) |
| When the life of a young boy is put in danger, Frank and Mike struggle to talk sense into the boy's father who is willing to do anything. Sean has to face his demons when assisting in a confronting operation. ||||||
| 355 | 20 | "Tough Love" | Bill Hughes | Sam Meikle | 4 July 2006 (2006-07-04) |
| Sean and Erica are put under enormous emotional strain as they try to help a twenty-two year-old patient cope with the fact that she may never walk again and that her boyfriend may not be there to help her. ||||||
| 356 | 21 | "When Duty Calls" | Cameron Welsh | Chris Roache | 11 July 2006 (2006-07-11) |
| Mike attends his first MVA as part of the MRU and impresses all by trying everything to sustain the life of a young driver. Charlotte and Erica clash over how to best handle a seventeen-year-old sexual assault victim. Gabrielle continues to look out for new ways to maximise the potential of her staff. ||||||
| 357 | 22 | "Two By Two" | Peter Fisk | John Banas | 18 July 2006 (2006-07-18) |
| Three patients present in the ED with similar symptoms within a few hours of each other. One dies. Is this the beginning of a fatal epidemic or just a coincidence? An old university mate of Frank's turns up in the Emergency Department in a bad way. Mike and Frank clash over how best to treat him, medically or surgically. ||||||
| 358 | 23 | "Drawing The Line" | Pino Amenta | Sean Nash | 25 July 2006 (2006-07-25) |
| Mike, Cate and, later Jack, find their 15 minutes of fame – much to Frank's fury and disgust – when they battle to save the life of a badly injured reality show contestant live on air. Dan learns not to judge his patients by their looks, no matter how intimidating or extreme, treat a young man with a jaw dropping facial piercing. ||||||
| 359 | 24 | "Truth Hurts" | Bill Hughes | Louise Crane-Bowes | 1 August 2006 (2006-08-01) |
| After a man who has been shot is dumped in the hospital grounds, he needs surgery to save his life and Mike Vlasek is called in. However, Jack is furious when Mike leaves him to fend for himself in the middle of the difficult operation. ||||||
| 360 | 25 | "Extreme Measures" | Lynn Hegarty | Fiona Kelly | 8 August 2006 (2006-08-08) |
| When attempts to resuscitate a car accident victim fail, the team begin to suspect that all is not what it seems. Cate reveals Mike's terrible secret to Frank. Frank confronts Mike who denies everything. ||||||
| 361 | 26 | "Mind Games" | Cameron Welsh | Charlie Strachan | 15 August 2006 (2006-08-15) |
| The team are baffled by a woman with many faces who confounds the staff with her varied behaviour. Spence returns but not everyone is pleased to see him. Sean and Von track down the cause of an elderly couple's illness. In light of his sudden resignation, Frank challenges Mike to stay and face his demons. ||||||
| 362 | 27 | "One Wrong Step" | Pino Amenta | Sally Webb | 22 August 2006 (2006-08-22) |
| Dan and Zoe get heated over a patient's diagnosis. Charlotte struggles with juggling work, her studies and her pregnancy while Spence commences work on the Paediatric team. ||||||
| 363 | 28 | "Private Lives" | Rob Marchand | Peter Gawler | 29 August 2006 (2006-08-29) |
| Jack finds himself at odds with the new trauma surgeon at the site of a gruesome motor vehicle accident. A man presents with a voracious rash and the team are horrified when they discover its cause. Von finds a teenager's emotional pain far worse than her physical injuries. ||||||
| 364 | 29 | "The Other Man's Shoes" | Peter Fisk | Margaret Wilson | 5 September 2006 (2006-09-05) |
| Spence's thoughts are with Charlotte as he treats a woman who looks to be miscarrying. Jack is rocked by a scandalous revelation about Bianca, while a former nurse creates bedlam in the emergency department. ||||||
| 365 | 30 | "To The Ends of The Earth" | Martin Sacks | Sam Meikle | 12 September 2006 (2006-09-12) |
| A young boy with severe muscular dystrophy arrives at the hospital following a drug overdose. When he wakes and screeches that he would have preferred to die, the hospital staff must decide where they stand ||||||
| 366 | 31 | "Ain't Love Grand" | Daina Reid | Kevin Roberts | 19 September 2006 (2006-09-19) |
| Spence presents Sean and his sister, Jenna, with some unsavoury treatment options for Sean's young niece, putting Spence and Sean at odds with each other. Deciding what to do would be challenging under any circumstances but the family harbours a secret that weighs even more heavily on their choice. ||||||
| 367 | 32 | "Happy Returns" | Nicholas Bufalo | John Banas | 26 September 2006 (2006-09-26) |
| A plane crash sees the arrival of several critically injured victims to All Saints. Vincent, just back from Canada, arrives with two of the incoming – Amy & Mark Miller, newlyweds, who have been fused together in the fire after the crash. ||||||
| 368 | 33 | "Dead Girl Walking" | Jeffrey Walker | Sean Nash | 3 October 2006 (2006-10-03) |
| When a young woman, Paulie, is brought into the ED, Von, Frank and Cate are astounded to be told by the Ambos she believes herself already dead. Spence and Sean's relationship reaches boiling point when it looks as though Molly may be permanently paralysed. ||||||
| 369 | 34 | "Contact" | Cameron Welsh | Andrew Kelly | 10 October 2006 (2006-10-10) |
| Dan joins the Medical Response Unit at the crash site of a bus carrying a junior rugby league team but his decision to ignore protocol lands him in hot water. Everyone is surprised when there is a teenage girl among the survivors ||||||
| 370 | 35 | "Where the Truth Lies" | Kevin Carlin | Fiona Kelly | 17 October 2006 (2006-10-17) |
| Erica's brother AJ arrives in hospital following a prison fight in which a guard is murdered, creating havoc in the ED. Erica is left questioning his involvement in the murder and the person he has turned into; but Dan discovers there's more going on than Erica's brother is prepared to tell her. ||||||
| 371 | 36 | "Jaws of Death" | Bill Hughes | Jeff Truman | 24 October 2006 (2006-10-24) |
| When a plumbing problem shuts down the operating theatres, Vincent and his team must attempt to save a young man's life in the Resus Bay, drawing the attention of the Infection Control Officer. Ben Macedo is haunted by the memory of his mate being taken by a shark and feels guilty he didn't do more to help. ||||||
| 372 | 37 | "Love, Pain & the Whole Damn Thing" | Peter Fisk | Blake Ayshford | 31 October 2006 (2006-10-31) |
| It's the busiest night of the year in the ED. The stress this causes has differing effects on all the staff. A sleep deprived Cate accidentally administers an overdose of a medication to a patient. Bart takes the blame and is given a dressing down by Frank. ||||||
| 373 | 38 | "Breaking Point" | Cameron Welsh | Peter Gawler | 7 November 2006 (2006-11-07) |
| Sean's disapproval of Cate's behaviour and her friendship with Jo, leads her to revisit bad habits resulting in an embarrassing situation with Vincent. A man suffers horrendous injuries in a fall from a great height on a building site ||||||
| 374 | 39 | "Love and Hate" | Tony Krawitz | Sally Webb | 14 November 2006 (2006-11-14) |
| Casey Taylor, dying of Muscular Dystrophy, returns to the ED, his condition having deteriorated badly since he last visited All Saints. His father, Paul, is still refusing to accept that the end is near for his son. ||||||
| 375 | 40 | "Judgement Day" | Bill Hughes | John Banas | 21 November 2006 (2006-11-21) |
| In the ninth-season finale, Cate is admitted to All Saints following a drug overdose; Erica's brother makes a daring escape; and a man with a grudge and a gun creates havoc in the emergency department. ||||||