Alicia stood outside of Connie's closed office. She inhaled a deep breath then knocked confidentially.

"Come in." Alicia heard from her side of the door. She put her hand on the handle and opened the door. "How can I help?" Connie trailed off as she looked up at the door. "Dr Munroe, what are you doing here? You don't work here anymore." Connie turned her attention back to the computer.

"Well, I thought you might need these." Alicia held out the file, Connie looked up a realised.

"You're the doctor from St James?" Connie asked stunned as she took the file. She watched Alicia nod confidentially.

"Specialist Registrar in Emergency Medicine." Alicia responded. Connie couldn't help but smile.

"Shame St James have you. You could of had Dr Hardy's position. He's leaving, you know?" Connie watched Alicia's facial express didn't change.

"Yeah, I know. He told me outside." Alicia responded. "He doesn't want to leave. I know he doesn't."

"His heart isn't in the right place, Dr Munroe." Connie sighed.

"You're just going to let him walk? This department needs him. You should seen him at my ED. He refused to give up on Tim. You can't let people like that go!" Alicia strongly spoke back. Whilst Connie like Alicia's confidence she didn't accept being told what to do.

"You've done you deed. You better get off. Close your door on the way out." Connie spoke. Alicia nodded then began to leave. "Oh Dr Munroe?" Alicia stopped in her tracks and looked back at Connie. "It's good to see you again." Connie smiled with Alicia smiling back as she left the office.

"Alicia?!" Alicia turned her head to see Louise walking up to her and hugging her. "Where have you been?!" Louise exclaimed.

"I've been around." Alicia joked. Robyn walked up to the pair.

"She's at St James now." Robyn smiled as she walked past them. Louise's face dropped.

"No way! Because of Lily?" Louise softened her voice.

"It wasn't all of Lily's fault, Louise. I promise," Alicia smiled but Louise wasn't convinced.

"Right. Well I got to go get Noel because he's being discharged. I assume you've heard about what happened?" Louise asked.

"I did. Louise I am so sorry." Alicia looked at Louise sympathetically.

"Yeah. But he's okay now. We should go for a drink sometime. We didn't get the chance last time." Louise smiled lightly.

"Sort. I would love that. How about tomorrow?" Alicia asked.

"Terrific. I'll see you then." Louise smiled then hugged Alicia again and left to go to Noel. Alicia stood there watching Louise leave with a smile before hearing a voice behind her.

"You work at St James now? Because of me?" Alicia turned around to reveal Lily.

"Dr Chao." Alicia addressed Lily as she looked at her straight face. "It wasn't all you." Alicia shrugged.

"Can we talk somewhere more private?" Lily asked. Alicia nodded and followed Lily to the staff room and closed the door. "Are you coming back?"

"What? No." Alicia responded with her arms crossed.

"Then why are you here?" Lily asked seriously.

"Well, I was delivering a file for a patient." Alicia answered.

"Dr Hardy is leaving. You can take his post rather than some 'Paul Shales.'" Lily stated. Alicia scoffed.

"Is this just so you can get into everyone's good books again?" Alicia frowned. Lily didn't answer. "I don't know if you know this but I think Ethan is hesitant on leaving."

"I have been trying to get him to stay. I put in good words about him to Mrs Beauchamp but she isn't doing anything." Lily sighed.

"So? What can we do?" Alicia asked.

"I would say that I was going to sort it. But truth is I need a second opinion." Lily smiled a little, looking to Alicia, who was still standing with her arms crossed. "Please Alicia. I really need you for this. I need your help to get Ethan to stay."

Alicia stood there hesitant if she should help Lily or not...