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Marnie has
a serious chest infection,

and it seems
that it's more severe

than any she's ever had before.

I think
you should prepare yourselves

for the possibility

that Marnie's life
will not be a full one.

I think there
might be something wrong.

She's
deteriorating rapidly.

Marnie's had a cardiac arrest.

As a result of this, she
might have some brain damage.

Does Marnie get
prescribed diazepam?

Hannah, don't be suggesting...

I'm just joking. Maybe.

Is she gonna die, Dad?

She's been dying
for a long time.

The hospital said
they wanna stop treatment.

They don't get
to decide what to do.

She's our child.

Promise me
that you will fight for her.

I will fight
with everything I've got.

I went to the supermarket
and I bought a potato,

a banana, a remote control car,

a packet of crisps

and a fishing rod.

A fishing rod! I like that.
Okay, George hit us with it.

I went to the supermarket
and I bought

a potato, a banana,

er... a remote control car,

a packet of crisps,
oh, a fishing rod...

...erm...

and a...
packet of condoms.

Okay, George.

-Keep it clean.
-Condoms are clean.

Let's change that for
a packet of balloons, please.

A packet of balloons.

He's a terror.

Oh, he's pretty funny, though.

He thinks he's funnier
than he is.

I dunno. A solid
gag merchant, I'd say.

He... er,
he wants to ask her out.

What?

Your Marnie. He wants

-to ask her out to the cinema.
-Oh!

Okay.

Well. She doesn't really
talk about boys, I'm afraid.

Well, he doesn't
stop talking about her.

"There's this girl in class.
She's really fit."

Ah, that's nice.

So you wouldn't mind then,
if he did ask her?

I, I think they're
a bit young, you know.

How long's yours got?

Just let them live
while they can.

That's always been my motto.

Well, I, I'd like her
to just be 11.

Please. I think he needs it.

I think she'd like it, too.

Good morning to you.

Morning.

Good morning, Marnie.

Well, good.

Everything is entirely
as expected.

I will see you again.

We'll be here.

Charlie
is a 14-year-old boy.

Hello, Charlie.

This is day 18
of his admission.

His problems include
raised intracranial pressure,

haemodynamic instability
and electrolyte imbalance.

-CTs?
-His last CT was concerning

and his MRI shows
severe diffuse axonal injury.

-Next steps?
-He's unresponsive.

Dr Maseley and I are discussing
next steps with his family.

Last we have Elena.

She's six years old.

She came in two weeks ago

with a chest infection
and needed to be intubated.

But she's responding
well to antibiotics.

Hello, Elena, I'm gonna put
my cold hand on your belly.

Let's see if it makes you jump.

No jumping. Very impressive.

Sit up for me gently.
Thank you, darling.

We are here to consider
the benefit, burden,

welfare and best interests
of the patient.

Samantha, Marnie Lloyd
is your patient.

Shall we start
with quality of life?

Thank you.
Marnie has a rare form

of congenital muscular dystrophy
with an atypical profile.

She has been with us
for eight weeks this time

following a lower
respiratory tract infection

complicated by pneumothorax
and prolonged hypoxic arrest.

What about
since this last admission?

She has hypoxic
ischemic brain damage

as a consequence
of her cardiac arrest.

She has severe
neurological impairment

and we can't wean
her off the ventilator.

So is it possible
to make an assessment

of her quality of life?

Well, she can't communicate.

She has no awareness
of her surroundings,

and though, potentially,
she might feel pain

and discomfort,
she is largely unresponsive

other than withdrawal
from painful stimuli.

I'd agree with that.

What about this possibility
of a tracheostomy?

In my opinion, er,

any treatment we give her,

she is not going to leave
the hospital again.

But I think it's worth
saying that the parents

are desperate
for us to give it a try.

She is a kind girl,
always funny,

always a joy to be around,

but if we could help her,
really help her,

we would.

But we can't.

Can we, Mercy?

It's beyond
my pay grade, I think.

What does that mean?

Er, how much time
have we given...

-Sorry.
-...Marnie and the family

-to make this decision?
-Erm,

we had the first conversation

eight weeks ago
when she was admitted.

Since then,
she had her cardiac arrest

and is showing no signs
of neurological improvement.

And the parents
are firmly opposed

-to any cessation of treatment?
-Yes.

These are impossible
decisions for parents to make.

A simple question,

but one of the most
important ones in medicine,

is it in Marnie's best interests
to continue ventilation

or not?

Hi.

Hey, I haven't
brushed my teeth, and...

And yet you smell of nectarines.

Come on.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Hey.

-Coffee?
-Er, no, I'm fine.

Have a seat, please.

So, the hospital
ethics committee have met.

Sounds suspiciously cultish.

Oh, yes,

it does sound like that,
doesn't it?

Their guidance to me

was that they support
my clinical judgement.

Right, well,
that's not a surprise.

Marnie is not responding
in a way

that suggests
any conscious experience.

-In your opinion.
-That's medical science...

Well, is it medical science
that brains can't recover?

There is always a possibility
for improvement,

but in this case
it's severely unlikely.

Marnie has broken those odds
every year of her life.

She has shown clear movement...

And I'm afraid that we haven't
observed any for a while.

No, I have seen movement.
We, we...

when we played
her music, recently,

and she, she showed,
her heart rate slowed...

Relaxing classics on Spotify.

We're not sure
what might have prompted that.

But we have seen it
in other patients

in similar conditions.
As to what you observed

that was likely
an involuntary reflex.

Certainly, we have seen
nothing like it since.

Nicci, Andrew, I care for Marnie
very much but, well,

are you still in disagreement
with the decision?

Yes.

So, that means that the hospital
would like to suggest

that this now goes to
a mediation process.

An independent mediator
will be appointed

and we can take it from there.

Will, will a mediator
make you change your mind?

It's useful in challenging
how everyone's thinking.

The mediator has no stakes
in this case,

-and is more likely to...
-Will it lead to you

deciding to keep
our daughter alive?

I believe that I have made
the right clinical decision.

But mediators have highlighted
mistakes in process.

Process, so not end result.
So, no, it won't.

Your ethics committee are wrong.

You are wrong.

And I have no interest
in any of this.

I'll see what I can do.

Fuck!

Samantha, I've got
an update for you...

Please don't say anything.

I always love the pre-emptive
putsch in an argument.

You said nothing in the room.

Because you were breathing in
all available oxygen.

She's always been
a thorough and kind doctor.

Yeah. And you've
always fancied her.

Oh, come on!

Just don't make me
the unreasonable one.

Okay? You do that,
and I hate it.

So don't do it.

I'm putting on Radio 4.

Hi!

Hi.

-Hey.
-Hey. I didn't know

if you guys wanted dinner.
I cooked pasta.

You cooked pasta?

Dad, I already don't like
your tone of voice.

-It's just pasta.
-Mwah.

Ooh. It has bacon in it.

I've cooked before.
Don't make this weird.

I think we've some garlic bread
in the freezer.

I'm gonna have bacon pasta,

with melted cheese
and garlic bread.

Er, I'm gonna go for a shower.

Wha... What do I wear
to this thing tonight?

Oh, not your slinky
black number again.

Poor headmaster
didn't know where to look.

And the deputy head did know
and really shouldn't have.

Wear your green dress.

Yeah, yeah. Okay. Thanks.

Hmm.

Argh, it's bad news
from the hospital.

They've decided that... erm...
they've backed her.

They want it over.

-I want to wear my orange top.
-All right. This one?

-Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-Okay.

-With the jeans with the pocket.
-Mm-hmm.

And my Doc Martens.

-The red one.
-Oh. Good idea.

Okay.

And I, erm,

I'd like to wear some makeup.

Oh!

Okay. What were you thinking?

I want smokey eyes.

Like Elicia Shadow.

Who's Elicia Shadow?

Look.

Hi, guys, this is Elicia Shadow

and welcome back to my channel.

So, in today's video
I'm gonna be

showing you how to get
the smokey eye...

Oh! Who are you
watching these with?

Katie.
Doesn't it look great?

Yeah. Yeah.

Erm, look, I'll tell you what,
I'll make a deal with you.

I will put everything
you want on your face

but then, you know, at the end,

if one of us decides,
you know, less is more,

I'm allowed
to just wipe it all off.

-Okay.
-Okay.

-And I get a veto.
-Okay.

no can't stop it

no can't stop it

tap tap beat tap

Okay, So have a look.

Okay.

Hey.

Hey. Don't. Please don't cry.

Don't cry.
You'll ruin your makeup.

Please don't use your veto.

I won't.

Nicci?

Just a minute.

Let's try and put on a show.
For Katie. If we can.

Yeah. Agreed.

Still got your socks on.

Why are you being weird?

It's gonna be shit.

Do you not think I know that?

So, d'you bring them?

Yeah.

I thought the idea
was we'd, erm...

like, do it together?

Yeah, and we will.

Play well, okay?

Oh, my God,

that smell takes you
back, doesn't it?

What is it?

Odour de School.

Cabbage, corned beef
and confused hand jobs.

Deputy head's spotted you.

You should just wear
a brown paper bag.

It's the only way
to contain the man.

-Hey.
-Hi.

-You came.
-Yeah, well,

Hannah sort of insisted
that we, er...

Oh, yeah. Nice.
Not humiliating at all.

I think she misses
the place, you know.

Ex-queen bee round here.

Well, I mean. It's a big do.

The thing to look out for is
if Mr Glenny comes on stage

eating Maltesers
before he conducts.

-Ah, so if he does...
-He's drunk.

-Yeah.
-Oh, that's clever, really,

because, you know Polo mints

you'd sort of guess,
wouldn't you?

But Maltesers is much
more subtle. I like it. I do.

-It's on silent, yeah?
-Yeah.

Give me the car keys.

Give me the car keys!
Or you come.

We're here, Marnie,
you're okay.

Turn the oxygen up.

We're here, Marnie.

Saturation
is one hundred.

Ready for the big date?
Looking good.

The makeup?

YouTube.

Okay, a few things
we need to discuss.

First things first. Boys smell.

-Thank you, Dad.
-Secondly, they're mean.

-No they're not.
-And third thing,

I wash regularly.

-He doesn't.
-I'm not mean,

and I will need
reassurance at all times

that I am the most
important boy in your life.

-Okay, Dad.
-Okay, now, is that a yes?

-Yes.
-Okay, then I can start the car.

See? Simple as that.

You ready ready?

They
can't sit together, I'm afraid.

But that's ridiculous.

It's company policy.

Well, then you need to,
need to change something.

How hard is it
to remove one of these seats?

-I don't have the authorization.
-Well, we can do it.

Just looks like a screwdriver
job. You got a screwdriver?

She's actually
pretty good at DIY.

Dad, we, we don't mind.

Yeah, we don't mind.

Dad, please.

Yes, get in.

All hail my son,

Emperor Nero.

-Nero, Nero, Nero.
-Ruler of the Roman Empire.

I took
a girl on a date once

to see The Remains of the Day.

She kept trying to kiss me.

But the film was too good.

What? You just cut her dead?

No. I asked her on a date again.

This time I took her
to Schindler's List.

I never really thought through
the whole cinema date game.

This is nice.

It's Mercy.

She's stable.

What was it?

A seizure. A bad one.

So now her brain? Jesus...

What? How did... how did it...

It's likely
because of the hypoxia

and the extent
of the brain damage.

So, will this happen
more often now?

We're just cleaning her up.
You'll be able to see her soon.

-- Hi.
-- Hello.

We're here, Marnie.

Hey.

You gave us a real fright there.

Can you squeeze my hand, honey?

Marnie, will you give
my hand a squeeze?

Do you want to read
some Adrian Mole?

I think I can feel her smiling.

You know, just in her eyes.
A bit.

Okay.

All right.

"Friday, February 12th,

"Ah, I'm not sure
how I will vote.

"Sometimes I think Mrs Thatcher
is a nice, kind, sort of woman."

This is not too old for her, no?

No.

"Then the next day
I see her on television

"and she frightens me rigid.

"She's got eyes
like a psychotic killer

"with a voice
like a gentle person.

"It's a bit confusing."

No, your
embouchure's all wrong.

My embouchure? God, get you.

Erm, put your lips together.

-What, like a fish?
-No.

-Make an 'em' noise.
-Emmmmm.

You're being a dick.

Okay, no, "em".

And then you sort of stuff
your lips inside the inner rim.

Hmm. Now, where
have I heard that before?

You're allowed to be
pissed off with them

for missing your show.

Yeah. I'm... I'm fine.

Let's go up to my room.

Well, I do prefer your room.

Oh! Oh!

Hi! I wasn't expecting...

Uh, yeah.
I thought I should stay.

You know, she's a bit worried,
you know.

It's kind.
Yeah, it's, it's kind of you.

And is she... Marnie, I mean?

Er...

seizure, you know.

Er, can I give you a lift home
or are you staying?

I'm sorry. I feel like
I should be giving you a hug

or something, but that would
probably be a bit weird.

I'm okay, Hannah.

You know, or weed?

I've got some weed.

And don't pretend
you don't smoke

because you know
I have nostrils.

And it's probably better
than that shit you get.

Yeah, well,
I doubt that very much.

Erm, is Katie okay?

Because she doesn't want
to come to the hospital.

Oh, no, she's fine. Strong.

Look, it's, it's a nice night.

You know, I can walk home.

Okay.

Ah, sorry. I,
I just didn't want you

waking and not knowing.
She's okay.

Good.

Gutted to miss your gig.

It was one of our best.

Oh. Rub it in, why don't you?

He got through
three packets of Maltesers.

-Jesus. That good?
-Yeah.

Hannah got you home okay?

-She just left.
-Oh, yeah.

Nice girl, I think.

A bit strange.

Not that strange.

She just doesn't have anyone
her own age to hang around with.

You were always kind
to waifs and strays.

And half-eaten birds.

Didn't you bring home
a worm once?

Yeah, it was dying.

I'm pretty sure
worms are invincible.

Hmm.

There are some nights,
I just want to curl up in here

and sleep on your rug.

You could sleep on the rug
if you like.

No.

No, my back wouldn't take it.

Mmm.

I love you. I love you.
I love you.

I love you, too.

Thanks for arranging to see me.

She'll be home
in a minute.

She, er, sleeps at the hospital.

Sometimes.

Ah, yes.
Happens a lot in PICU.

Lines of parents,

staring off
into the middle distance

-beside them little beds...
-Hi.

Ah.

I hadn't forgotten.

Hi. Sorry. She had a bit of a...

she had a bit of
a turn last night.

Did Andrew tell you?

Shall we fix this
for another time?

No, it's fine. I slept.

I haven't washed, but...

As long as you can handle
bit of body odour,

I'd rather get it done.

Er, right...

Orange juice? Coffee? Tea?

-Ah yeah, all of it. Toast.
-Gotcha.

Um, do you mind if I faff around
a bit while you're, er...

No, not at all.

Now, there are a lot of

misapprehensions
about mediation.

I think of it as a chance

to get an understanding
of everyone's position.

Because in
clinical environments...

Yeah, I had arbitration
at my old job.

When Marnie was born, I had
to take a bunch of time off

until they called me in
to "resolve the matter."

-This isn't arbitration...
-So I, I sat opposite

while they lied about,
you know, what I'd done

and how often I'd come in.
I tried to do my best

by them, but they just,
they couldn't see it.

All they could see
was how I affected them.

So we left.
We just lost the money.

Erm, you know, I wasn't gonna
sit there and defend myself.

They were arseholes.
But, you know,

Harriet isn't one,
and nor is Samantha.

Do doctors ever
change their minds?

We'll be examining every aspect

of the process,
trying to work out...

Yeah, but do you look at...
do you look at the decision?

Do you look at the decision that
that ethics committee made?

Because we weren't even
in the room for any of that.

Nicci, that's not fair.

-They've talked to us...
-They haven't!

They haven't. They told us.

I wonder
if it would be helpful...

It seems to me that
this whole process is about,

-it's about making me okay...
-"Us."

...with your decision,
and that's just...

Do you understand? That's...

I'm not gonna be tricked
like that again.

Well, I think she liked us.

I think she wants to move in,
to be honest.

I'm off to Tom's for lunch.

If you fancy it,
it's his birthday.

You know, he'd love to see you.

He would resent
every second I was there.

He only wants to see you.

Okay. Shall I stay, then?

I mean, we've got
a lot to talk about.

Will we just...

will we just talk
when you're back?

I need to think.

So you are thinking, then?

What the fuck
is that supposed to mean?

I, I think I should stay.

Talk when you're back.

It's only me!

Oh.

A lot of letters
on the mat again.

I open the important ones.
Don't worry.

Happy birthday.
One from Katie. One from me.

Hmm.

Yeah, okay.

Hmm.

Ah, well...

Okay. Yeah. Yeah.

Time for lunch.

Yeah.

-You're looking healthier.
-Weetabix.

Is that it?

I shit every morning
at 8:00 am now.

Were you not regular before?

-Definitely not.
-Well, that's great news.

-Fish and chips?
-Only if you promise

to keep talking
about your bowel movements.

Thank you.

You remember
when your mum died,

how Dad fussed about.

Five minutes after she'd gone,

he was starting
to prepare a funeral.

Who'd say what.

He wanted you
to read that Kipling poem.

Yeah, well, you know,
she wasn't my mum.

-But she really liked you.
-And Kipling's a racist.

Anyway, my point is

that then Dad died

and neither of us did anything,
organised anything.

The funeral was shit.
I remember... your fault.

Never been good at doing
something I don't wanna do.

-You're not dying, are you?
-No. No.

If you died,
I'd probably kill myself.

No, you wouldn't.

I said probably.

Marnie is very sick.

Why are these chips so good?

Lard.

They tried to ban me from here.

I threatened a man. But I said
sorry because of the chips.

Well, they are that good.

Hey. I think
Samantha is still here.

We could hunt her down together?

Oh, I, I just wanted
some time alone with Marnie.

Sure.

I put a playlist together
for your birth.

Did you know that?

I bought some

mini battery-powered speakers

and plugged them in.

The tune as you were born, erm,

Your Star Will Shine
by the Stone Roses.

It was beautiful.

shine again one day

velvet skies

the world to see

outside is raging

they howl your name

I'll kiss you

Hi. It's me.

I've been trying to call you.
Tom said you left ages ago.

You went and had a drink?

Well, I, I didn't know
you were expecting me back.

We've got a visitor.

-Hello.
-Hello.

My name's Brenda Haskins.

I'm here on behalf
of Every Christian Life.

Oh.

Who?

Erm, we're here to help.

We've been lied to.

It, erm, it costs anywhere

between £250,000
and £500,000 a year

to keep a child
in paediatric intensive care.

Do you think this is financial?

Well, they've denied
a tracheostomy.

And, and the NHS,

erm, it's not
entirely their fault.

They've had to ration
and in this cruel world of ours,

the seriously ill
are disposed of.

Your daughter's life is sacred.

Medical science has no right

to decide
whether she live or die.

I mean, this is eugenics,
and it can't happen.

We can raise the resources
to fight this case,

and we can raise the resources
to help her.

Help her?

Financial and legal help
to win the case.

It's a case now.

And once we've won,
get access to the drugs

and treatments
that she's been denied.

There, there's so much
that's possible now.

Vamorolone, risdiplam is having
good results with kids with SMA,

it could... it's...

I mean, you can, you can see
what this could mean for us.

Out of interest,
how did you find us?

That's your question?

They contacted me
and I was interested

in saving our daughter's life.

Look, I've,
I've taken everything in

that you've said, Brenda,

and I'm, I'm really
grateful for your help

but I think Andrew
and I need to...

Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely.

-Of course.
-Yeah.

Erm, listen, let me
give you my card.

Erm, there's people
from all professions

that are ready to talk
when you're ready.

What's your profession?

Erm, I used to work for PR
for the charity,

but I now run
the outreach arm.

I'm not hiding
anything from you, Andrew.

No pressure.

But the help is there
if you'll take it.

And call any time as well.

I'm famous for never
turning my phone off.

-Okay, erm, I'll show you out.
-Yeah. Thank you.

That's great. Thanks.

Erm, where did you park?

-Are you out in the street?
-Yeah, just outside.

Okay. All right.

Thank you so much.

I think, for Marnie's sake,
we should at least consider it.

-Pro-lifers.
-No. Great.

So, you've just jumped to...

-I'm gonna Google them.
-Yeah, Google them.

I'm sure they'll confirm
your every prejudice.

Prejudice? What,
we're anti-abortion now?

No. Pro-Marnie.

Or pro anything
that is gonna help her.

Er, is Katie upstairs?

Yeah, I think so.

-Let, let's talk outside...
-What?

-...in the garden. Out.
-Well, no, let's go for a walk.

Okay.

You know, the hospital is only
gonna go along with mediation.

You don't have to agree

with Every Christian Life
on everything.

I came home today
ready to say...

I came home...

I think we should consider it.

Consider ending it,
the treatment.

For her sake.

We knew right from the start

there was gonna
come a point when...

-Yeah.
-...we'd have to decide.

Yeah, we did. But that is...

This is not that point.

Well, the doctors
are advising...

Two months ago,
she was smiling.

She was looking out of her
bedroom window at the birds.

We were there, okay?
That robin was back

and she was delighted.

And that was
two months ago, you know.

She, she's brain damaged.
She's having bloody seizures.

She's not always
gonna be like that.

You know they can,
they can stabilise her.

The seizures, they can help.

The brain, you know,
can repair itself.

She'll be back
looking at birds again.

We were told, we were told,
as soon as she was diagnosed.

-What do you mean, diagnosed?
-We...

We don't even know exactly
what's wrong with her.

We were told her condition
is progressive without cure.

And she's beaten the odds
every time.

Okay, when she was seven
and, and the doctor told us

that she was gonna

you know,
she was better off dead.

-We said no. Okay...
-She's done remarkably well.

-You've done remarkably well.
-Yeah, when

she was nine years old
and that fucker said

she wouldn't smile
or laugh again,

we said no, and she did smile.

And she did laugh.

You asked me once to make sure

that you weren't
one of those mothers,

one of those who asked

-to keep their child alive.
-No. Don't...

One of those that's blind

-to the pain of a child...
-No,

-you don't do that.
-...who just wants to cling...

She's... They say she's in pain.

They say she's in a lot of pain.

-She's still your child!
-Yes! Yes, she is!

Yes, she is.

I knew you were feeling
like this. You know that?

I knew. I could feel it.

Oh, so why did you make it
so difficult, then?

What? You think
this should be easy?

This isn't about us deciding
if a doctor is right or not.

This is about deciding
if our child should die!

Fuck off!

You know what the trouble is?

Trouble is, you have always...

You've always wanted her dead.

You know, if you're honest,

you never wanted her

and then she came out damaged.

-Please don't say that.
-No.

I've been fighting
for her all my life.

Just me. Not you.

-Me!
-That's just not true.

Well, prove it then,
you fucker!

Prove it and just stand with me.

Dad?

Dad, what are you doing?

I'm gonna stay
at Tom's for a bit.

Why?

Ah, I can't explain.
Not right now.

No, Dad. Don't go...
No don't leave me here.

-Please don't...
-Come with me, then.

What? No. Then
she'll be on her own.

She can't have me in the house,
and I can't be in the house.

But that doesn't mean
I don't love her,

or you or Marnie. Okay?

Dad!

Dad, don't be a coward. Dad!

This isn't fucking cowardice.

I'm sorry, but it's not.

I love you. I'll be back soon.

Hi.

Hi.

Sorry to, er...

barge in. Erm...

So, there's something
we need to tell you.

It's a bit difficult, erm...

You know George has been sick.

Is he okay?

It was
very sudden, honey.

-They decided to...
-Yeah, he, he passed away.

I'm so sorry, love.

Does that mean he's dead?

Yeah.

But... we were just talking.

I know.

I know.

Was he in pain?

No, the doctors
were looking after him.

Am I going to die?

Erm...

Well, everyone's gonna die.

Honey, you remember
when Grandpa passed away?

Am I going to die soon?

We don't think so.

Dad?

-There's a chance...
-Andrew...

There's a chance that
you might die sooner than some.

I'm really sorry about that.

I don't want to die.

Oh, sweetheart.

Hi.

It's been a while.

It's been one year,

three months,
two weeks and a day.

I just wanted to, er...

-I needed to...
-Now you need me?

You'd better come in.

I've started volunteering
down at Happy Smiles.

Haven't seen your Marnie there.

Yeah, she's had
a tough few months.

Poor thing.

Doctors want to
turn off the machines.

Ah.

Biscuits?

How did you do it?

Do what? Agree to it?

Yeah, I mean, how did you...
How did you know?

What's happened to her?

Some respiratory issues.

Then some things,
heart, bit of brain.

Mainly respiratory.

They won't fit her
with a trachy, so...

Oh.

George made me promise

I wouldn't let him
have a trachy.

What?

Saw some kid with one

said he looked
like a supervillain.

-So you talked to him about...
-Death?

Yeah, always.

He started it.
Was obsessed by the idea.

I can't do lying, so...

I always avoided it with Marnie.

I just never could...

and she tried to bring it up
a few times,

but I could never.

That's okay.

When Georgie had
what was his last seizure,

they told me it was unlikely

he'd be able
to communicate again.

But I put on some telly
he liked, The Worst Witch,

and he squeezed my hand.

He did.

But they convinced me,

convinced me,

that he was just in
too much pain.

It's all right.

So...

Can you still see her?

That's the question.

People hate disabled people.

Sometimes I think
they'd kill them all.

But we know.

We know what life looks like.

And if we don't?

Oh, you do, love. You do.

Morning, Nicci.

Oh, thanks, love.

Hi.

Morning, my love.

Did you have any dreams?

There you are.

There we go.

Have I understood right

that you've refused
to attend mediation?

Yeah, and they're not gonna
change their mind,

so there's nothing to say.

Okay, that means
this is gonna go to court.

The hospital don't have
your support in their decision.

They've tried
and failed to mediate,

so they'll need legal backing
for their decision.

Otherwise, it can get messy
for them down the line.

Right.

Well let's do it. Erm...

I've got all of Marnie's.

I've got everything.
Here's her red book...

Whoa, whoa. You,
you need to understand

what we're facing here.

Have you ever been
to court before, Nicci?

Erm, yeah.

Yeah, my dad, when he
was mugged. He's a taxi driver.

A best interest case
will be different

from what your dad
encountered there.

There'll be at least three
lawyers in front of the judge.

One will be representing you,

two the hospital's barrister

and three a barrister
specifically appointed

to represent
Marnie's best interests.

So, someone's
representing Marnie?

It's the way it's done.

You need to understand

it will be very convoluted
and the odds are against us.

Yeah, well, just tell me
we might win.

That's all I need to know.

Charlotte Wyatt,
the judge actually, erm,

actually decided
for the doctors,

but in the time it took
for the case to be heard,

she'd improved so markedly,

the hospital had to ask him
to revoke his judgement.

And Ashya King,
not technically best interests.

His parents removed him
against doctor's orders

to get some experimental
proton beam therapy.

They were jailed,
but the judge subsequently ruled

that the parents should be
allowed to take him to Europe.

He got the proton beam therapy.
He lives.

And then
there's Tafida Raqueeb.

The doctors thought she'd be

on a ventilator
for the rest of her life.

She went to Italy, and last year
she came off life support.

That plus three,
out of how many?

It's possible.

That's all you need to know.

It's possible
to fight the notion

that you have to surrender

parental responsibility
as soon as your child crosses

the threshold
of a hospital for treatment.

Yeah, and we're gonna have to
use everything at our disposal,

but this is gonna be
a fight, Nicci.

We need funds to help Fred.

That takes public support.

We need pressure in
and out of the courtroom.

That takes public support.

That means you, Nicci,

you're gonna be
at the front and centre,

"The mother that doesn't
want her child killed."

Press and social media
are gonna be our best weapon.

Are you ready for that?

I'm, er, I'm pro
a woman's right to choose.

I mean abortion.

I think you should know that.

All we want is
to save Marnie's life.

Okay?

Then, yeah.

I'm ready.