BBC One’s Casualty continues its emotional arc next week, as Holby’s interim Clinical Lead Dylan Keogh is left reeling from Faith Cadogan’s abrupt departure. After last week’s devastating cliffhanger, where Faith left behind her uniform and a silent note, the fallout in Saturday’s episode — titled “The Empty Chair” — is quietly devastating.

This is not just a character gone. This is Dylan finally realising he may have missed the signs — and it breaks him.

😢 The Episode Opens with Absence

The episode begins in silence. The team are gathering for the early handover. One chair at the table remains empty — Faith’s. It hasn’t been touched.

Dylan walks in, scanning the room as if expecting her to arrive late. She doesn’t.

Rida (softly):
“She’s not coming, Dylan.”

There’s no answer. Just a long pause.

📄 Siobhan Hands Him the Note

Midway through the shift, Siobhan McKenzie finds Dylan outside by the ambulance bay and finally hands him the note Faith left behind.

“Tell Dylan thank you.
But I need to go find the part of me I left behind.”

Dylan doesn’t speak. He just folds it once, carefully, and places it in his pocket.

Later, we see him alone in the staffroom. He sits in her empty chair. It creaks under the silence.

🧠 Dylan Blames Himself

In a one-on-one moment with Cam, Dylan finally opens up:

DYLAN:
“She held this place together. Quietly. Invisibly.
And I didn’t see she was slipping.”

CAM:
“You couldn’t have known.”

DYLAN:
“That’s the problem, Cam. I did.”

Dylan confesses that he noticed Faith’s behaviour changing — the pauses, the missteps, the look in her eyes — but chose not to interfere.

“We’ve all broken in silence. I thought she was just getting better at hiding it.”

🗣️ Staff Try to Hold On

• Jodie suggests starting a “Faith Fund” — a quiet nod to supporting mental health resources internally

• Ngozi says little, but is seen quietly moving Faith’s things into storage — handling them like artifacts

• Rida takes over Faith’s patient rotation but asks Siobhan not to change the name on the whiteboard just yet

🔮 Where Is Faith Now?

While her location is unknown, Casualty sources confirm that Faith is safe, but not ready to speak. Her arc is not over — and a return later this year is still on the table, pending story development.

For now, her silence echoes through every corner of the ED.

📺 When to Watch

🗓️ Casualty: “The Empty Chair” airs Saturday at 8:20PM on BBC One
💻 Stream from 6AM Saturday on BBC iPlayer

🗣️ Fan Reactions

“The way Dylan folded that note broke me. No music, just heartbreak.” – @CasualtyEcho
“This is how you show loss — no shouting. Just a missing presence.” – @HolbyTruth
“Faith’s chair being empty hit harder than any funeral scene ever could.” – @NHSDramaCore