Interns undergo a secret drill, purposed to test how they would deal with extreme situations, which they fails... and which also means that Bykov had lost his bet with Kupitman. Now he wants a revanche, but for that he must train his interns first. After several drills, Bykov decides that he is ready for revanche: this time, he would be their "dying patient". And to raise stakes, he would take a drug which would make him look like a real deadman; it is harmless... as far as he knows. Bykov's attempt to test his interns goes completely wrong when no one believes that he really is in danger, and proceeds to ignore him, leaving Kupitman to be the only one who fears that something bad may occur. And it does — with Kupitman, who suffers a near fatal heart attack, while Bykov was completely out of danger: the "drug" was just a pack of vitamins.
Semyon is uncertain what to do now, when he knows about Irina's son. When, following Gleb's advice, he decides to learn more about Kirill, he realises that he wants nothing to do with him; especially since now Irina tries to just force him to watch for Kirill while she's away. Fortunately, she reacts surprisingly well when he tells her that he can't stand Kirill. Lobanov realises that wether he likes it or not, he may not remove Kirill from Irina's life, so it may be better to at least try to come along with him if he wants to have any future with Irina.
Varya busts Lyuba with a DVD with compilation of erotic movies... but instead of shaming her, she is interested in it. But when she tries to watch it, she gets interrupted by one of Bykov's drills, and leaves without turning it off, which leads to Bykov finding it. Now, he must find who watched it. And it may only be Varya... or Phil. Bykov sticks with latter option, and punishes him. Now, Varya must return the DVD to Lyuba before anyone else gets harmed. But Phil finds it first, and now demands that she must tell Bykov, so he would stop mocking him. Phil, who was already punished for a crime he didn't commit, decides to just try and see what's so special about Varya's DVD... only to be instantly busted by Bykov.
This episode provides examples of:
- The Bet: Bykov and Kupitman had a bet about wether interns could "save" Kupitman in time during their drill; they can't, which means that Kupitman'd won. Bykov never accepts his defeat so easy, and later he organises another test, this time with himself as the "patient".
- Can't Get Away with Nuthin': Phil decides that he may watch that Varya's porn DVD, since he's already punished for it (despite being innocent), so there's nothing to lose... and he instantly gets busted and punished by Bykov, before he even turns it on.
- Child Hater: Lobanov is not sure wether he even wants to continue his relationship with Irina now, when he knows about her son Kirill. Gleb points out that he is too quick to dump her just for it, and it may be not that bad after all. Lobanov tries to follow his advice... and now Irina considers that he may help her with Kirill, and even leaves him with Lobanov for a whole day. Even their date gets "ruined" by Kirill, because she brings him along to a restaurant, and later he prevents Semyon from having sex with her. When Lobanov finally snaps, he destroys Kirill's toy railroad (with which he played in the same room), then he tells Irina explicitly that does not want to interact with Kirill in any way; thankfully, she reacts surprisingly well.
- Crying Wolf: By the time when Bykov attempts his second test (by taking drugs which would make him look like a real dying patient), everyone are already tired of his drills, and considers this to be just another one. Only Kupitman believes that Bykov is in real danger, because he never trusted safety of Bykov's drug to begin with. In the end, interns turns out to be right: the "drug" in question was just vitamins. Unfortunately, Kupitman himself suffers a real heart attack.
- Fake Action Prologue: Episode begins with interns attempting to save dying Kupitman. They fails. Fortunately, it was a drill, organised by Bykov to test how they would deal with extreme situation. However, later Kupitman would suffer an actual heart attack...
- Faking the Dead: For the second test of his interns' skills, Bykov decides to play a dying patient himself (first time it was Kupitman). But just pretending is too easy; no, he would take a drug which would make him look like he's really dead. It is harmless! At least, is' supposed to be... In the end, the "drug" turns out to be just vitamins, and only one to believe that it was dangerous was Kupitman — who suffers near-fatal heart attack out of stress.
- Friend to All Children: In contrast with Semyon, Gleb comes along with Kirill perfectly and even plays with him while Irina is away to work. When Kirill suggests that maybe Irina should "become friends" with him instead of Semyon, Lobanov realises that maybe he should at least try to tolerate him, if he wants to have any future with Irina.
- Gone Horribly Wrong: Bykov's attempt to fake his near-death (to motivate his interns work harder) fools only one guy — Kupitman... who, once Bykov turns out to be alright, has a heart attack out of stress; fortunately, he survives.
- Karma Houdini: Varya never receives any punishment for framing Phil for her own screwups.
- Poor Communication Kills: Varya borrowed a DVD with erotic movies from Lyuba and watched it during a night shift, but failed to retrieve it, which lead to Bykov noticing it. Now, he has two suspects — Varya, and Phil (only them were on that night shift). Varya keep her involvement secret, and Bykov punishes Phil. Later, Phil confronts Varya and tries to persuade her into telling Bykov the truth, but once Bykov appears and mistakes Phil for agitating Varya into watching porn, Varya plays along, which makes Phil's situation even worse.
- Secret Test: Interns were not informed that they were tested, right until they failed that test by failing to save their "patient". Bykov is not happy with the results, and decides to make several more similar tests, until they do it right. It results in them stopping paying attention.
