Yesterday, Sarah was back in hospital as a result of Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) losing control of her car. Gabby had drunk an obscene amount of coffee that morning and felt dizzy at the wheel. She fainted, forcing passenger Sarah to try and bring the car to a stop.

In the hospital, Sarah broke down to Cain. She admitted that all she wants is to hold a little mini version of her, and hates that she’ll have to live with the fact it will no longer happen, as well as knowing her Fanconi Anemia will shorten her life.

Cain’s heart broke for Sarah. Determined to help, he then suggested that Sarah could look into surrogacy. It wouldn’t be the exact same as carrying the baby and giving birth herself, but she didn’t have many other options.

Once Charity discovered this, she wasn’t impressed. Outside, Charity told Cain that he’s not being fair by getting Sarah’s hopes up, as the plan would not work.

Clearly needing a distraction from the grief he’s feeling towards son Nate, Cain was absolutely adamant that he would make Sarah’s dream come true.

In tonight’s episode, Cain spoke to best friend and local GP Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) about surrogacy. Unfortunately, Liam said that the chances of Sarah being successful with an agency would be slim, given her illness and everything she’s been through recently.

Frustrated, Cain relayed this to Charity, who wondered if it was a sign.

But when they sat down to tell Sarah this, both characters could not bring themselves to break her heart again.

Instead, Cain lied and said that Liam thinks it’s a really good idea. Sarah, who had spent the day warming to the idea of surrogacy, was grateful and felt like there was some light at the end of the tunnel at last.

Sarah will not be able to find a surrogate through an agency, but upcoming episodes will see her discover there is another option.

Charity will impulsively tell Sarah that she could carry the baby instead – but how will she react?