Episode 0002

This is the 2nd Episode of Shortland Street which aired on the 26th of May 1992.
==Synopsis==
Hone suffers for Chris' indiscretions. Nick is sprung. Is Stuart a father?
==Cast List==
* Danielle Cormack as Alison Raynor
* Lisa Crittenden as Carrie Burton
* Michael Galvin as Chris Warner
* Josephine Davidson as Gina Rossi
* Temuera Morrison as Hone Ropata 
* Nancy Brunning as Jaki Manu
* Maggie Harper as Jenny Harrison 
* Angela Marie Dotchin as Kirsty Knight 
* Elizabeth McRae as Marjorie Neilson 
* Stephanie WIlkin as Meredith Fleming
* Paul Gittins as Michael McKenna 
* Karl Burnett as Nick Harrison
* Adrian Keeling as Tom Neilson
* Rene Naufahu as Sam Aleni
* Andrew Binns as Steve Mills
* Martin Henderson as Stuart Neilson
* Milan Borich as Simon Walker
* Robert Bruce as Brad Johnstone
== Episode Summary ==
Chris and Hone fight after Hone saves the day and lands Chris in it. Chris lies and says he wasn’t available because he was saving Jill from being trapped in the sauna. His pager was “affected by the humidity”. Michael accuses Chris of hiding behind the Warner name, and says he’ll think about his decision to sack Chris overnight. 
Hone speaks to his girlfriend on the phone in reception, meets Meredith, and is told Michael will see him tomorrow. Meredith says Hone is just what Shortland Street needs. The next day Jill’s husband shows up to the clinic and punches Hone who he thinks slept with his wife. 
Carrie argues with Michael in his office about being too easy on Chris and Hone, Michael says she “of all people should know better than to overreact in this kind of situation” and “there are a lot of people who wouldn’t give you a second chance”. Carrie threatens to resign if they stay, Michael says he’ll take what she said into account. He later meets with Hone, Chris and Carrie, gives Chris and Hone a warning but allows them to stay, and asks they all try to get along.
Michael and Jenny have dinner, Jenny is worried about Nick acting up, Michael mentions Rachel, his daughter, started acting up when she was 12. Michael agrees to talk to Nick over dinner sometime. 
Nick and Kirsty take Jenny’s car to the movies without her permission. They witness Nick’s friend Simon get beat up by a gang outside a liquor store, breaking a window, then take Simon to the clinic. Nick tries to leave but Meredith notices he’s drunk and makes him stay. He and Kirsty escape while Meredith finds Michael to work on Simon’s hand. In the morning Jenny confronts Nick about coming home late, he convinces her he was an angel right before a cop shows up at their house. 
Stuart confesses to Marj and Tom he’s not the father of Lisa’s baby, he just wanted to be in the emergency room to support her. Tom tries to talk to Stuart that night and suggests he should drop out of school to support Lisa and the baby, Stuart explains again he’s not the father and storms off. Marj confronts Gina for spreading that Hone slept with Jill, says it wasn’t him and Jill’s husband, overhearing their conversation, asks who it was.
Steve and Sam try to convince Alison to move in with them. Later, Chris finds Alison crying about her house being burgled in the staff room and tries to comfort her, Steve and Sam realise her purse had her keys and address in it and use this opportunity to further convince her to move in with them. Alison agrees to look at the room. 
== Other Information ==
Episode 2 was the first appearance of five main characters: Nick Harrison, Jenny Harrison, Gina Rossi, Jaki Manu and Meredith Fleming
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Category:1992 Episodes