Who would've thought that Shortland Street CEO Callum McKay's son, Hunter, would prove to be so much trouble? He had so much potential. A good-looking young man, a qualified paramedic determined to make his way through med school and follow in his father's footsteps as a doctor.
But the stress got to him, (along with the trauma of watching his father hook up with his ex-girlfriend, of course) and over the last months we've watched Hunter's addictions spiral from ADHD medication to much harder drugs, and now P.
His actions have become increasingly more desperate and, somehow, few people have seemed to notice his erratic behaviour, violent outbursts and constant sweatiness - except for his old mate, Daniel, and the ex-girlfriend, Jill.
Tomorrow night, of course, it all comes to a head in the final episode for the year as a pharmacy burglary goes badly wrong.
It's been quite a year for Shortland Street, with writers ramping up the drama on several occasions and tackling topical issues. Apart from getting a few All Blacks along during the World Cup, they worked on a couple of recession storylines, with the Cooper family struggling to make ends meet earlier in the year, and constant struggles between various departments for funding at the hospital.
