When Arthur and Gwaine got to the hospital they went in separately, in the hopes that Gwaine would be able to get some information. Morgana found Arthur and got him to go home with her. He was distraught and wanted to go straight to see Uther. Morgana managed to stop him saying he needed a clear head to deal with his father. She cleaned up his face and got rid of the remaining traces of blood. His nose and lip were swollen but he didn't care, He was so worried about Merlin, imagining all sorts of possibilities.
At the hospital Gwaine tried unsuccessfully to see Merlin, but was not allowed into ITU as it was next of kin visits only. When he asked for information he was referred to Gwen. He was at the door when Percy arrived and was let straight in; he was Merlin's case worker after all. Gwaine waited for the other man to come out, but Percy wouldn't tell him anything. Only saying Merlin should be alright but it was early days. Percy refused to say why Merlin needed to be in hospital, let alone ITU.
Gwaine rang Gwen once more and pleaded with her for information. Again she said it was not hers to give. When Merlin was able to decide she would contact him, if Merlin wanted her to. Realising he was going to get nowhere he went to Morgana's to catch up with the others.
The next morning Arthur decided not to go to work, he wanted to wait until they had more information. Morgana said she would report him sick. Once Morgana got to work she went to see the employee who had got Merlin's P45 for Uther. Unfortunately she knew nothing, other than Uther said that Merlin was leaving without notice of his own accord.
Morgana then went to see Leon and had a private word him. Leon was surprised when he heard about Merlin leaving and went up to see Uther, using the excuse of checking that no charges were forthcoming, as leaving without notice was normally due to serious misconduct. Leon was told by Uther that it was by mutual agreement and no charges of any sort were in the pipe work. So they were no further forward. If Merlin said differently then he might have a case, but until then they could do nothing.
Morgana was then called in to see Uther. He wanted to know what was the matter with Arthur. She said he wasn't feeling well. Uther told her to tell her brother to make sure he turned up to work in the morning, and that he wasn't having any son of his sulking over a PA. Morgana then asked about the cheque signed in Arthur's name and why if Uther had authorized the payment he hadn't written the cheque. Luckily Uther didn't ask how she knew, he just said he had used one of the duel signature cheques Arthur had left for emergencies, when he was away, and it was just the first cheque to hand.
Uther warned Morgana about getting involved in things that weren't her concern, which angered her. She pointed out that as head of Human Resources it was her concern. She asked for the references for the new PA, and whether Uther had followed procedure in having an interview for new staff. He threw her out of the office at that point threatening her with dismissal for insubordination.
The whole of the floor was quiet, and most felt unhappy about the rumours circulating about Merlin. He had been very popular and Sophia the replacement was not. Even though Arthur wasn't there she didn't appear to be doing anything except to try to get all the filing cabinets replaced. Stores told her she would have to wait for a docket to come through from Arthur authorising the change.
Gwen, Lance and Percy had held a meeting to decide what to do next. Gwen was reluctant to give personal details about Merlin and his admission to anyone. Especially as he no longer worked for Pendragon's. She would like to find out what had happened, so she could get him to a solicitor. But until Merlin could tell her himself what happened, they had nothing to go on. Percy said he thought Arthur seemed genuinely surprised, and hoped that he was not involved in the sacking. Lance however said he trusted none of them. Gwen wondered whether to say anything to Gwaine, but as Lance pointed out they were all friends long before Merlin came on the scene.
They decided in the end to leave things how they were for now. Gwen and Lance were going to visit Merlin and hopefully they might have a better idea of when he could talk to them.