when mercedes goes, she decides to video everything that happens, but davies finds out and proceeds to try and rape her but doctor browning saves her. in 2013, when clare devine (gemma bissix) kidnaps mercedes, doctor browning finds clare and tries to strangle her in her hotel but jim turns up and saves her. when finding out where mercedes is, he tries to save her but gets knocked unconscious with a rock by clare who locks him in the cage with her but when clare is arrested they are saved by the police. he then proposes to mercedes. after the events a new doctor appears called lindsey butterfield (sophie austin) which infuriates him because he killed lynsey and that reminded him of her name. he begins stalking her which makes mercedes think that he is having an affair with her.