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Love Child Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Episode #4.1
June 1972. When Joan goes into early labour, the unorthodox new head of obstetrics is the only one who can help her. Matron has her hands full with three new pregnant girls in Stanton House. At the fountain Martha finds Patty on the ground deceased.
Episode 2
Episode #4.2
Matron buries her doubts about the baby swap, while Joan struggles with life as a single mother. Martha vows to uncover the truth about Patty's mysterious death. Elena fears for her life when her brother discovers the truth about her pregnancy.
Episode 3
Episode #4.3
Joan and Simon apply for a permanent job at the hospital but have a competitor from Simon's past. Viv decides to try a nude beach, while Martha is left minding Joan's baby. The girls from Stanton house take a trip in a borrowed car. Matron's mistake means she can't live with her bad conscience.
Episode 4
Episode #4.4
Matron's growing suspicions she mixed up Joan's baby with another leads to a confession with Father Ross. Matron struggles with her conscience as she weighs the hospital's reputation against Joan's right to know. As Viv starts to feel the stirrings of wanderlust, Martha is driven by guilt; Bowditch's mind is firmly on starting a family, and she's determined to keep the fact she's on the pill a secret. Debbie manages to secretly rendezvous with her lover Alan, and discovers their plans to move to Paris have hit a snag. In the excitement of the International Women's Day march, Joan senses baby Laura is unwell. After a diagnosis of pneumonia, Andrew does all he can to help cure the child, but as Laura's condition worsens, Joan is forced to accept the harshest truth of all - her baby might die.
Episode 5
Episode #4.5
Elena is overwhelmed when Ed, the father of her child, turns up at Stanton House and wants to marry her. After Debbie tells him Elena has been sold into an arranged marriage, Ed is determined to fight for their love and his baby. Meanwhile, Joan returns to work in an attempt to bury her grief after the death of her daughter, raising the concerns of everyone except Andrew who understands her need to throw herself into work. Martha puts her heart and soul into creating the perfect dinner party to celebrate her husband's recent promotion, but when the party degenerates into a cold war after the revelation of a secret, Bowditch storms out in anger resulting in a devastating accident. In the aftermath, Joan finally crumbles, giving into the intense grief she has been suppressing for weeks, turning to Andrew for help.
Episode 6
Episode #4.6
Rita needs to have her baby induced, but is refusing any intervention. Concerned by the situation, Joan and Matron arrange for Rita's mother Liza to visit, in the hope of shedding some light on Rita's growing disconnection with reality. When the truth of Rita's pregnancy is revealed, Andrew and Joan are caught up in the explosive confrontation between mother and daughter. Bowditch confesses his secret of the hit and run to Martha but his attempt to come clean is impeded when Ed goes into a coma. Viv is thrown when Joan questions the nature of her and Kate's friendship. Viv attempts to distance herself from Kate, but finds herself having to confront her feelings.
Episode 7
Episode #4.7
Joan's life is upended by the return of Dr. Lawrence Faber, her ex-fiancé whom she hasn't seen since she left London. He comes to Sydney on the pretense of business, but Joan knows his intention is to rekindle their romance. After his hit and run, Bowditch is relieved Ed is recovering, but he and Martha are floored when they receive a blackmail letter demanding a large payment. Who can they turn to for help? Viv's fledgling relationship with Kate comes to an end when Kate receives some surprising news. Rita, is due to return to the convent but is having second thoughts as Debbie, does her best to keep Elena, and Ed together.
Episode 8
Episode #4.8
Debbie's dreams of a happy ending with her married lover Alan are irrevocably shattered when he and his wife make a secret deal with Matron. Lawrence butts heads with Dr Patterson, putting Joan in an untenable position. Caught up in the prospect of a future with Lawrence, she is forced to not only ask herself if she wants to be with him, but whether she has a future returning to London. With Viv's wanderlust and longing to see more of the world, she stands up to Matron, telling her exactly what she thinks about Matron's motives and the continued subjugation of young women at Stanton House.
Episode 9
Episode #4.9
Feeling abandoned and in a world of hurt, Debbie tries to destroy Elena's dreams of love and happiness. Elena is further devastated when its revealed she can't keep her baby, even if she does marry the baby's father, Ed. When her child's autopsy report throws up some surprising inconsistencies, Joan comes to the shocking realization her baby was swapped, but will Andrew support her? With his and Martha's help, Joan gets the evidence she needs to demand a hospital inquiry. Feeling increasingly cornered, Matron digs in her heels about keeping her secret.
Episode 10
Episode #4.10
Set against Election Day 1972, Joan finally learns the truth about the baby swap, but is faced with the awful prospect she may never be reunited with her daughter when the other mother, Greta, doesn't believe it. Despite being warned by Andrew to keep a cool head, a desperate Joan visits Greta at her home. Instead of convincing her to relinquish her baby, Greta's husband Peter calls the police. Meanwhile, Andrew, with help from Martha and Rita, finds the evidence they need to prove the baby swap. Matron is finally faced with her mistake, and despite their close relationship, Father Ross proves less reliable than Matron had hoped. As this unfolds, Debbie and Bowditch frantically search for Ed, bundled away by Elena's brother Marco, so they can get him back to the hospital in time to marry Elena before she gives birth.