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It's July 1969, and everyone is giddy with nervous excitementabout Apollo 11's imminent landing on the moon. The wholecommunity wishes to mark this special occasion, and there is apublic showing of the landing outside, using the NonnatusHouse television set. Sister Veronica, Sister Julienne,Fred, Violet, Rosalind, Colette, Miss Higgins, Nurse Craneand Nancy are in attendance. Dr Turner, Shelagh, Angela,May, Teddy and Timothy host a family celebration and stay uplate to watch the coverage. Sister Monica Joan is thankful tobe able to witness a moon landing in her lifetime and isovercome with emotion when the Apollo commander, NeilArmstrong, steps onto the moon's surface. Meanwhile, Fred isunhappy with being under the watchful eye of Violet and wisheshe could return to work.The pupil midwives are now into theirthird month of training and undergo a review. Sister Julienne,Shelagh and Nurse Crane are delighted with the scheme and howwell Rosalind and Joyce are getting on. However, it's notedthat both pupils have areas of practice that would benefit fromimprovement – Rosalind's self-confidence and Joyce's beliefin home births. Under Trixie's tutelage, Joyce is assigned toPrue Stanton, a rumbustious warm-hearted local, who proves tobe quite a challenge. But things take a turn for the worse whenTrixie makes a serious mistake with far-reachingconsequences.Sister Veronica presides over a BCG vaccinationclinic at St Oswald's Hall for secondary school age children.The results from the clinic tests are rushed through before theend of the school term. A Biafran family cause great concernfor the team, and Nancy delves into her family's past, whichfinally gives her some closure.