The officials arrives with inspection! Unfortunately, due to courier's error, Kisegach receives the shoes way too small for her feet, and now must somehow put them on and act like everything is okay... despite them causing her heavy pain.
Semyon and Olga can't conceive a baby, even after spending a full year attempting. To find what's wrong, they decides to examine Olga in Lobanov's hospital. Semyon insists that she should be put in the Therapy, so he could work on her himself, and Bykov agrees... but when Semyon leaves, Olga asks Bykov to replace her husband with another doctor, knowing full well about Semyon's "skills". So, instead she would be treated by Levin. But Semyon acts extremely hostile towards him.
Gleb and Varya are making out in the same ward with a comatose patient, which somehow causes the patient a big, blatantly obvious boner... which miraculously disappears once they leave. Bykov, of course, doesn't believe, and orders them to demonstrate this again, right in front of him. This fails, and then Bykov suggests to try something more extreme: sex... or, rather, imitation of it, since the patient clearly can't see them, and thus reacts on sound. Lyuba overhears them, and mistakes it for threesome. When asked, Bykov provides her with his signature, and now she only needs Kisegach's seal.
Due to extreme pain from her shoes, Kisegach quickly breaks into tears, which makes her look like she is saddened by the hospital's condition (due to the lack of funds). This is enough to provoke the inspectors into promising her funds increasing. After everything is done, she (with Kupitman's help) takes this shoes off... but Lyuba, as always, occurs in the wrong place at the wrong time and overhears this, only to mistake Kisegach's sounds of relief for sex. Well, at least she now has a seal.
Semyon finally confronts Levin about him treating Olga instead of Semyon himself, and Gleb tells him: it was Olya's decision, not Bykov's. Shocked, Semyon decides to just quit the medicine altogether... only for the crisis to occur, with Semyon being the only one to save the dying patient. Bykov, who had seen the whole situation, assures him that there's still a hope that Lobanov would become a real doctor, and he must not give up. Olga, who'd seen everything as well, also starts to believe in Semyon again.
This episode provides examples of:
- Agony of the Feet: Due to mistake, Kisegach receives the shoes way too small for her; unfortunately, it's too late to find another pair. She barely (with Kupitman's help) puts them on, and now barely can walk. Each step causes her extreme pain.
- Brick Joke: Just when everyone already forgets about comatose patient and his "sex"-induced boner, he finally awakes when Lyuba and Levin attempts to have sex in his ward.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Lobanov acts rather aggressive when Levin tries to treat his wife, Olga, instead of him. Olya is not amused, especially since it was her idea to not trust Lobanov with her examination in the first place: Levin is simply more competent than Lobanov.
- Law of Inverse Fertility: Semyon and Olga can't conceive a baby, despite many attempts. Their plot gets kickstarted when they decide to examine Olga in the hospital to try and find a solution.
- Out-of-Context Eavesdropping:
- During her search for Bykov, Lyuba overhears something that sounding like sex from one of the wards... except those were only the sounds, since Bykov needs Gleb and Varya to provoke the comatose patient to have a boner. This works, but by the time Gleb and Varya goes out, there're already many "spectators". Then Bykov goes out, making this even more awkward.
- Lyuba overhears Kupitman taking off Kisegach's shoes. Since they are so small that they barely fits Anastasia, attempts to take them off causes her additional pain; to Lyuba, the sounds they make and their conversation only sounds like them having sex. What she sees afterwards only reinforces this.
- Pet the Dog: Bykov for once congratulates Lobanov on doing good job, and explains to him why it's a very good sign, comparing him (positively) to resident "smart guy" Levin.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Starting from this episode, Olga's actress is listed in opening titles alongside other actors playing main characters.
- Raging Stiffie: The comatose patient somehow reacts on Gleb and Varya making out in his ward with massive boner. Bykov, of course, doesn't believe and want them to demonstrate this... right in front of him. When they fail, he instead orders them to imitate sex (the patient only reacts to sound anyway). This works.
- 10-Minute Retirement: After his discussion with Levin, Lobanov decides to quit... only for a new patient to arrive in critical condition, and Lobanov being the only one capable to organise the people and save him. Levin is too shocked to work, and only Semyon shouting on him snaps him out of it; later, due to panic, he almost botches using the defibrillator, with only Semyon explaining to him how to do it. Then he explains to Gleb how to make "mouth-to-mouth" properly. In the end, the patient lives thanks to Lobanov, and Bykov finally (sincerely) congratulates him on making the first step towards becoming a real doctor. This convinces Lobanov to continue his internship.
- TV Genius: Levin once again proves how little his theoretical knowledge worths without experience to back it up, when he freezes in fear during the crisis, and only starts doing anything meaningful when Semyon (who has a poor knowledge, but did practiced in ambulance) shouts on him. He later almost botches the usage of defibrillator, and again, it's Semyon who corrects him.
- Wham Line: Levin ultimately tells Lobanov why he treats Olga instead of Semyon: because Olga doesn't trust Semyon as a doctor. This revelation shocks Semyon to the point that he decides to quit medicine, and not even Bykov has anything to say to him.Levin: Why do you think Bykov had entrusted your wife to me, not you?
Lobanov: Because you are not supposed to treat your relatives, like he said.
Levin: That's just an excuse. An excuse Bykov used to get rid of you, which you didn't understand. Olya herself had asked for this. How do you think, why? - You Are Better Than You Think You Are: After Semyon attempts to quit internship (and medicine altogether), a crisis occurs, and he suddenly realises that he is the only one who can coordinate the other interns into saving the patient's life. After job gets done, Bykov confronts Semyon and explains to him that not everything is lost yet:Bykov: Congratulations, Lobanov. Today you saved a life. A day is not wasted.
Lobanov: And? This doesn't change anything. I'm a bad doctor.
Bykov: You see, Semyon, a human can only grow higher if they acknowledge that they are not perfect. You acknowledged that you are a bad doctor, so you now have a chance to become a good doctor. Levin has no such chance, yet, since he believes too much in that he is already an expert. He has no such chance, yet. So take away your statement, and come tomorrow at 8 a.m, as always. Now, look here. [camera moves to Olga] She'd been here right from the beginning, and had seen everything. Everything.
