Claire reports her husband's exposure to Dr. Bennett and requests preventive treatment. Margaret angrily accuses Claire of slandering Lily out of childless spite. Lily sheds tears and claims the hospital staff is plotting against her. Claire receives a negative antibody report, prompting Mark and Margaret to mock her warning. Claire explains the diagnostic window period and confirms her medication. She demands Mark take an HIV test immediately.
00:00: Claire Requests Preventative Medical Treatment
Claire tells Dr. Bennett that Mark and Lily engaged in high-risk contact. She asks for diagnostic screening and post-exposure prophylaxis for herself. Margaret interrupts furiously, shouting that Claire cannot bear children and is trying to defame Lily out of spite.
00:40: Lily Pleads Her Innocence
Lily begins to cry in front of Mark and Margaret. She pleads that she is innocent of any infection. She insists that Claire and Dr. Bennett teamed up against her to stop Margaret from getting a grandchild.
01:03: A Negative Screening Result
Claire's lab report arrives from the hospital staff with a negative HIV antibody result. Mark looks at the paperwork and laughs off the danger. Both Mark and Margaret scold Claire for causing panic over nothing.
01:31: The Window Period Warning
Claire clarifies that tests have a window period and mentions she is already on medication. She tells Mark to screen his own blood right away. Frustrated by her insistence, Mark agrees to test and marches off.
Key Lines from Episode 4
“My husband Mark and Mrs. Carter had high risk contact. As his spouse, I'm high risk too. I'm here for PEP and screening.”
“You can't have kids, so you smear others!”
“Claire, HIV antibody test: negative. False alarm, honey.”
“Fine, I'll test. When the results come back, you'll give this up.”
How Episode 4 Ends
Mark angrily agrees to undergo HIV screening just to quiet Claire down. He heads down the hospital corridor toward the testing room, confident that he is perfectly healthy. What will happen when his laboratory results arrive, and will his test come back clean like he expects?