1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,162 WWW.MY-SUBS.CO 1 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:09,400 This programme contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting 2 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,920 Loss, to a child, is often fleeting. 3 00:00:39,048 --> 00:00:41,623 The grief and the missing are erased 4 00:00:41,648 --> 00:00:44,828 as soon as the loved thing is returned. 5 00:00:45,908 --> 00:00:51,247 The void is filled so simply and the joy is so complete 6 00:00:51,248 --> 00:00:55,708 that only the reunion stays imprinted on the mind. 7 00:00:56,108 --> 00:00:59,488 The picture is perfect once again, 8 00:00:59,513 --> 00:01:01,953 as if the trouble never happened. 9 00:01:04,286 --> 00:01:09,448 But a child's pain, when they feel it, is real and absolute, 10 00:01:09,648 --> 00:01:14,228 and we must shelter them until their dark hours pass. 11 00:01:16,448 --> 00:01:17,848 Careful! 12 00:01:28,117 --> 00:01:30,308 That was quite a tumble! 13 00:01:31,505 --> 00:01:33,007 Are you all right? 14 00:01:33,008 --> 00:01:35,807 Don't worry, Sister Veronica. We can sort this out. 15 00:01:35,808 --> 00:01:38,408 Can't we, Deborah? We've got the first-aid tin... 16 00:01:38,603 --> 00:01:40,243 ..and the sweetie tin. 17 00:01:40,268 --> 00:01:42,128 And they both make you better, don't they? 18 00:01:42,153 --> 00:01:43,366 - Mm-hm. - So... 19 00:01:43,499 --> 00:01:45,687 ..which one are we going to open first? 20 00:01:45,688 --> 00:01:48,587 - That one! - I thought you might say that! 21 00:01:48,588 --> 00:01:51,737 Well, I wish the dinner ladies at my school had had 22 00:01:51,738 --> 00:01:53,967 medicine like that, Mrs Robbins. 23 00:01:53,968 --> 00:01:56,588 I'll see you both when I'm next in school. 24 00:02:01,678 --> 00:02:04,768 Right, off you go and play before the bell. 25 00:02:17,700 --> 00:02:21,328 Can you hear it? That's a good, strong baby's heartbeat. 26 00:02:21,548 --> 00:02:24,067 That's something to tell your friends about, isn't it? 27 00:02:24,068 --> 00:02:26,068 And next time you come, 28 00:02:26,093 --> 00:02:29,333 there should be a little brother or sister here to meet you. 29 00:02:33,161 --> 00:02:35,308 They're getting closer together. 30 00:02:35,768 --> 00:02:40,328 We'd better leave you to it, then. What about Kenny, love? 31 00:02:41,228 --> 00:02:45,598 Shall I tell him you're here? He's probably got the right to know. 32 00:02:46,811 --> 00:02:49,643 All right, yeah. Just, er, say you'll let him know 33 00:02:49,668 --> 00:02:52,108 - when the baby's been born. - All right, darling. 34 00:02:52,248 --> 00:02:53,868 Come on, you, 35 00:02:55,074 --> 00:02:58,168 come with Granny. Let's leave Mummy to it. 36 00:02:58,548 --> 00:03:00,547 Shall we get you something to eat? 37 00:03:00,548 --> 00:03:02,667 Me and Kenny separated a few months ago. 38 00:03:02,668 --> 00:03:06,563 I did notice there was no-one down to be in the delivery room with you. 39 00:03:06,588 --> 00:03:09,123 Yeah, well, he's the last person I'd want, truth be told, Nurse. 40 00:03:09,148 --> 00:03:10,427 He's taken the right hump 41 00:03:10,428 --> 00:03:12,948 cos I'm moving out to Stevenage, where my sister is. 42 00:03:14,508 --> 00:03:16,128 Better off by myself. 43 00:03:16,688 --> 00:03:19,873 Oh, I'm so sorry to hear it was another bad night. 44 00:03:19,898 --> 00:03:21,588 Poor little Christopher. 45 00:03:21,613 --> 00:03:24,111 The night nurse was pacing with him for hours. 46 00:03:24,188 --> 00:03:26,333 I hate to think of him being so distressed. 47 00:03:26,358 --> 00:03:29,583 Chemotherapy must be making him feel terribly sick. 48 00:03:29,608 --> 00:03:32,023 But this cycle is almost over, 49 00:03:32,048 --> 00:03:34,583 and he'll be back home with you and the children. 50 00:03:34,608 --> 00:03:36,867 We're certainly looking forward to it! 51 00:03:36,868 --> 00:03:39,767 I have another case at the hospital this morning. 52 00:03:39,768 --> 00:03:42,307 I'll pop in to see Christopher afterwards and let you know 53 00:03:42,308 --> 00:03:44,228 - how he is. - Oh, thank you, Sister. 54 00:03:44,253 --> 00:03:46,148 Not at all, Mrs Turner. 55 00:04:07,508 --> 00:04:12,107 That's it. Good lass. You can tell you've done this before. 56 00:04:12,108 --> 00:04:14,227 That's the bit you try to forget about. 57 00:04:14,228 --> 00:04:16,868 I know, but the body doesn't forget. 58 00:04:19,688 --> 00:04:21,188 Hello, Pam? 59 00:04:21,439 --> 00:04:23,074 Oh, my God, that's Kenny! 60 00:04:23,099 --> 00:04:25,743 Oh, I really don't want him in here. Ohh! 61 00:04:25,768 --> 00:04:27,273 Hello, Pam? 62 00:04:29,628 --> 00:04:30,928 Hello?! 63 00:04:34,308 --> 00:04:38,827 Sorry, Mr Shields, fathers aren't allowed in the delivery room 64 00:04:38,828 --> 00:04:41,147 without the mother's express permission. 65 00:04:41,148 --> 00:04:44,228 - I was there for the last one. - That may be true, lad, 66 00:04:44,253 --> 00:04:46,968 but there've been some changes since then, haven't there? 67 00:04:47,348 --> 00:04:49,740 It's my baby, too. Everyone just takes her side! 68 00:04:49,765 --> 00:04:54,828 It isn't about sides, Mr Shields! This is a maternity home. 69 00:04:55,268 --> 00:04:59,587 We have to put the needs and wishes of the labouring mother first, 70 00:04:59,588 --> 00:05:02,088 because that is what is best for baby. 71 00:05:12,843 --> 00:05:16,448 It's from my solicitor. He's received my decree nisi. 72 00:05:16,668 --> 00:05:18,028 Oh, my goodness! 73 00:05:18,337 --> 00:05:19,411 So... 74 00:05:19,677 --> 00:05:21,003 does this mean...? 75 00:05:21,028 --> 00:05:23,227 It means in six weeks and a day from today, 76 00:05:23,228 --> 00:05:26,587 I can apply for my decree absolute and I will officially be 77 00:05:26,588 --> 00:05:29,107 a single man, free to do anything I choose, 78 00:05:29,108 --> 00:05:31,068 even marry again if I want to! 79 00:05:32,388 --> 00:05:35,308 - If you meet the right person. - If I meet the right person. 80 00:05:40,645 --> 00:05:42,788 I suppose it must feel sad, too. 81 00:05:43,348 --> 00:05:46,648 I know it's not what you would have wanted or expected. 82 00:05:47,418 --> 00:05:49,888 You know, I thought it would be sad. 83 00:05:50,038 --> 00:05:53,038 I had a lot of hopes and dreams when I married Lucille, 84 00:05:53,138 --> 00:05:55,488 and she was the one who wanted to divorce. 85 00:05:56,168 --> 00:05:58,148 But now it's actually happening... 86 00:05:58,891 --> 00:06:00,288 it's more like... 87 00:06:00,788 --> 00:06:02,348 ..closing a book. 88 00:06:03,700 --> 00:06:05,780 And I can think about the future. 89 00:06:24,108 --> 00:06:27,788 That's it. Push now. A good, strong one. 90 00:06:30,231 --> 00:06:33,908 Good, lass. Keep pushing. The head is coming. 91 00:06:36,068 --> 00:06:40,268 Well done! I have your baby's head in my hand. 92 00:06:40,588 --> 00:06:42,427 We're so very nearly there. 93 00:06:42,428 --> 00:06:46,028 I want you to give me one more, just like the last one. 94 00:06:50,828 --> 00:06:53,947 You have a beautiful little boy, Pam, 95 00:06:53,948 --> 00:06:57,867 born at exactly 22 minutes past two. 96 00:06:59,388 --> 00:07:02,768 Has he...? Has he got ten fingers and ten toes? 97 00:07:02,891 --> 00:07:04,511 He certainly does. 98 00:07:07,095 --> 00:07:08,655 Perfect. 99 00:07:15,361 --> 00:07:17,201 Isn't he just! 100 00:07:19,488 --> 00:07:20,928 Hello! 101 00:07:21,828 --> 00:07:23,808 Looking good, Fred. 102 00:07:24,628 --> 00:07:27,368 Hello, Edwin! Yeah, 103 00:07:28,093 --> 00:07:30,923 I'll take that as a compliment, coming from a professional. 104 00:07:30,948 --> 00:07:34,543 Not any more. I retired from the park last Thursday. 105 00:07:34,568 --> 00:07:37,407 - Yeah, a man of leisure now, mate. - Good for you. 106 00:07:37,408 --> 00:07:39,128 - You meeting Molly? - Yeah. 107 00:07:39,153 --> 00:07:41,327 I thought I'd come down, surprise her, 108 00:07:41,328 --> 00:07:45,507 take her for a Strawberry Mivvi, seeing as the weather's so nice. 109 00:07:45,508 --> 00:07:47,428 You old romantic! 110 00:07:49,508 --> 00:07:52,428 Got to keep the magic alive, Fred. 111 00:08:02,301 --> 00:08:05,621 Young master Colin Shields is ready for you now, Doctor. 112 00:08:05,646 --> 00:08:09,708 Well, hello, Colin! Aren't you the handsome lad! 113 00:08:09,968 --> 00:08:14,187 I am just going to do a little bit of checking and measuring for you. 114 00:08:14,188 --> 00:08:16,988 I did notice that his eyes were a little red. 115 00:08:17,013 --> 00:08:19,908 I wondered if there might be some infection present. 116 00:08:25,328 --> 00:08:27,028 - Yes, they are a bit. - Mm. 117 00:08:27,053 --> 00:08:28,648 I'll take a swab. 118 00:08:28,668 --> 00:08:30,267 Don't you worry, young man. 119 00:08:30,268 --> 00:08:34,148 We will find out what it is and get it cleared up in no time. 120 00:08:39,764 --> 00:08:42,328 You're awfully quiet, love. 121 00:08:42,748 --> 00:08:43,748 Mm! 122 00:08:44,168 --> 00:08:45,468 What's wrong? 123 00:08:45,951 --> 00:08:48,385 Is your back bothering you again? 124 00:08:49,034 --> 00:08:51,114 It's not just the back, Ed. 125 00:08:52,194 --> 00:08:54,008 The other thing happened again. 126 00:08:54,351 --> 00:08:56,031 The waterworks. 127 00:08:56,224 --> 00:08:59,147 It was awful. And what if it happened when I was 128 00:08:59,148 --> 00:09:02,788 serving the children or... or in the kitchen? I feel... 129 00:09:03,191 --> 00:09:04,885 ..so... dirty. 130 00:09:05,115 --> 00:09:08,395 If it carries on like this, I'm going to have to give up me job. 131 00:09:08,420 --> 00:09:11,288 Love, if you want to give up your job, 132 00:09:11,313 --> 00:09:15,108 you give up your job. But it ain't going to fix the problem! 133 00:09:15,133 --> 00:09:17,287 Only a doctor can do that, 134 00:09:17,288 --> 00:09:22,008 - and you need to make an appointment. - No! It's too embarrassing. 135 00:09:23,574 --> 00:09:27,348 Oh, Molly, love! 136 00:09:28,248 --> 00:09:32,507 You're getting more and more of these pains. Summat ain't right. 137 00:09:32,508 --> 00:09:33,868 Don't fuss, Ed. 138 00:09:34,261 --> 00:09:35,868 It'll pass. 139 00:09:36,401 --> 00:09:38,128 I'll have an 'ot bath. 140 00:09:41,028 --> 00:09:43,988 I have to admit, I am concerned. 141 00:09:44,808 --> 00:09:49,428 Christopher gets upset so easily, and he's refusing to eat. 142 00:09:49,668 --> 00:09:52,228 And, as you know, he is so very... 143 00:09:52,871 --> 00:09:54,084 fragile. 144 00:09:54,335 --> 00:09:58,488 This chemotherapy is one of the toughest things you can put a two-year-old through. 145 00:09:58,508 --> 00:10:01,508 He seemed to cope so well with the last cycle. 146 00:10:01,788 --> 00:10:03,948 Do you think we need to speak to the consultant? 147 00:10:04,188 --> 00:10:07,387 He's decided to conduct a treatment review. 148 00:10:07,388 --> 00:10:09,497 And, obviously, as Christopher's guardians 149 00:10:09,522 --> 00:10:12,408 in this country, he's asked for you both to attend. 150 00:10:16,148 --> 00:10:17,388 May I? 151 00:10:17,764 --> 00:10:19,264 I can bathe his eyes, 152 00:10:19,289 --> 00:10:22,408 and then I'll take him to the nursery so you can get some sleep. 153 00:10:22,848 --> 00:10:25,868 - You've had a busy day. - Thank you, Sister. 154 00:10:26,045 --> 00:10:27,507 Yeah, I do feel shattered. 155 00:10:27,508 --> 00:10:30,268 I mean, I don't remember it being so bad the last time. 156 00:10:31,787 --> 00:10:33,703 I see he has a friend already. 157 00:10:33,728 --> 00:10:36,947 Oh. Yeah, well, that teddy is Kenny all over. 158 00:10:36,948 --> 00:10:39,307 All that fuss this morning, and he hasn't even been in 159 00:10:39,308 --> 00:10:41,107 to see Colin now he's actually here. 160 00:10:41,108 --> 00:10:42,208 Oh... 161 00:10:48,368 --> 00:10:50,568 Well done, little one. 162 00:10:55,048 --> 00:10:56,968 I'm sure he'll come tomorrow. 163 00:10:58,048 --> 00:10:59,088 Maybe. 164 00:11:00,967 --> 00:11:03,068 It's no way to live, though, is it, 165 00:11:03,498 --> 00:11:05,208 never knowing what's what? 166 00:11:09,634 --> 00:11:13,768 Would you like to come to a social work conference in York? 167 00:11:14,108 --> 00:11:15,728 What an offer! 168 00:11:16,468 --> 00:11:21,343 Well, not the conference itself, but it's on a Friday, and I thought 169 00:11:21,368 --> 00:11:24,287 that maybe if you could get the weekend off, we could... 170 00:11:24,288 --> 00:11:27,268 York is a city I've always wanted to see, 171 00:11:27,528 --> 00:11:30,088 and I would like to see it with you. 172 00:11:31,168 --> 00:11:32,448 Cyril... 173 00:11:33,468 --> 00:11:35,828 ..are you asking me to go away with you for the weekend? 174 00:11:35,853 --> 00:11:36,954 Yes. 175 00:11:36,979 --> 00:11:38,188 I am. 176 00:11:38,189 --> 00:11:42,848 A whole weekend? In a hotel? 177 00:11:43,588 --> 00:11:44,608 Yes. 178 00:11:44,788 --> 00:11:46,008 Oh, my goodness! 179 00:11:46,488 --> 00:11:49,688 - If you don't want to, I understand. - No! No, no. 180 00:11:51,108 --> 00:11:52,768 I would love to. 181 00:12:10,741 --> 00:12:12,388 Night-night. 182 00:12:26,761 --> 00:12:28,721 It was under your bed! 183 00:12:29,008 --> 00:12:32,243 Patrick, don't forget we're meeting with Christopher's consultant. 184 00:12:36,328 --> 00:12:37,368 Hello. 185 00:12:38,268 --> 00:12:40,068 Dr Turner speaking. 186 00:12:41,854 --> 00:12:45,328 Yes, of course. What's the patient's address? 187 00:12:48,285 --> 00:12:49,707 - Oh! - Morning, Miss Higgins. 188 00:12:49,708 --> 00:12:51,167 Good morning, Sister Catherine. 189 00:12:52,488 --> 00:12:54,748 Sounds like someone's ready for breakfast. 190 00:13:05,188 --> 00:13:07,567 How long have you been getting these pains? 191 00:13:07,568 --> 00:13:10,088 Oh, I don't know, Doctor. It comes and goes. 192 00:13:10,113 --> 00:13:13,643 But last night... it's like being stabbed or something. 193 00:13:13,668 --> 00:13:15,868 It's been at least since Christmas. 194 00:13:18,088 --> 00:13:19,728 I suppose it has. 195 00:13:20,108 --> 00:13:24,368 I thought it was just 30 years of lifting pots of spuds. 196 00:13:24,988 --> 00:13:27,208 But it ain't, is it, Doctor? 197 00:13:27,251 --> 00:13:29,678 No, Mrs Robbins, I don't think it is. 198 00:13:29,988 --> 00:13:32,667 I could feel something inside that was 199 00:13:32,668 --> 00:13:34,908 harder than I would expect it to be. 200 00:13:34,933 --> 00:13:37,276 You mean a lump, don't you? 201 00:13:37,309 --> 00:13:40,727 It could be any number of things, Mrs Robbins. 202 00:13:40,728 --> 00:13:44,948 I know it's difficult, but please try not to jump to any conclusions. 203 00:13:45,668 --> 00:13:48,383 Tell me, do you have any other symptoms? 204 00:13:48,408 --> 00:13:50,568 For example, any urinary problems? 205 00:13:50,808 --> 00:13:53,408 Have you ever experienced incontinence? 206 00:13:54,768 --> 00:13:56,068 Yes. 207 00:14:01,768 --> 00:14:03,368 Mrs Shields? 208 00:14:05,811 --> 00:14:07,668 Is baby Colin with you? 209 00:14:08,008 --> 00:14:09,288 No. Why? 210 00:14:09,448 --> 00:14:11,288 He isn't in the nursery. 211 00:14:17,408 --> 00:14:19,068 Mrs Shields! 212 00:14:27,008 --> 00:14:28,328 Mrs Shields! 213 00:14:29,608 --> 00:14:33,247 Where's my baby? Where's my baby?! Where is he?! 214 00:14:33,248 --> 00:14:37,188 Where's my baby?! Oh, God! Where is he?! 215 00:14:41,808 --> 00:14:43,928 Oh, no! 216 00:14:46,408 --> 00:14:49,468 I am going to give you an injection of pethidine. 217 00:14:49,648 --> 00:14:52,527 - It will help with the pain. - Thank you, Doctor. 218 00:14:52,528 --> 00:14:56,188 And I'm sending you to St Cuthbert's for an abdominal X-ray. 219 00:14:56,368 --> 00:14:59,087 It will help us to understand what we're dealing with. 220 00:14:59,088 --> 00:15:01,487 And they should be able to see you quite quickly. 221 00:15:01,488 --> 00:15:04,088 Oh! That's good, innit, love? 222 00:15:06,048 --> 00:15:09,191 Do you think it's cancer, Dr Turner? 223 00:15:09,578 --> 00:15:11,945 Just tell me if you do. 224 00:15:13,528 --> 00:15:15,868 I honestly don't know, Mrs Robbins. 225 00:15:16,008 --> 00:15:19,428 That's why it's important that we get you to the hospital. 226 00:15:26,988 --> 00:15:29,188 Nonnatus House. Midwife speaking. 227 00:15:33,488 --> 00:15:35,528 Oh, my goodness, Miss Higgins. 228 00:15:36,388 --> 00:15:38,608 Of course. I'll be there right away. 229 00:15:38,848 --> 00:15:41,588 A baby's gone missing from the maternity home. 230 00:15:46,408 --> 00:15:50,028 Miss Higgins, what's happened? There are two police cars outside! 231 00:15:53,718 --> 00:15:58,248 I checked on both babies at about ten to seven, 232 00:15:58,408 --> 00:16:01,203 just before I took the morning tea to the wards. 233 00:16:01,228 --> 00:16:02,708 You say the doors were locked. 234 00:16:02,741 --> 00:16:05,281 The external doors? Yes. 235 00:16:05,544 --> 00:16:08,767 Double-locked until Miss Higgins opens up for the day staff. 236 00:16:08,768 --> 00:16:12,727 And even then, you can't get in that back door without a key. 237 00:16:12,728 --> 00:16:15,707 Except, Sister Catherine, it appears you can. 238 00:16:15,708 --> 00:16:18,608 I was so close by, DI Holbrook. 239 00:16:19,534 --> 00:16:22,228 How could I have heard or seen nothing? 240 00:16:23,008 --> 00:16:25,308 I must have missed it by a few moments. 241 00:16:26,408 --> 00:16:28,408 And now baby Colin is gone. 242 00:16:30,568 --> 00:16:35,168 I am so, so sorry that this has happened, Mrs Shields. 243 00:16:35,648 --> 00:16:38,888 We will do everything we can to help find him. 244 00:16:39,168 --> 00:16:40,708 Mrs Shields? 245 00:16:43,633 --> 00:16:45,044 Let me help you. 246 00:16:45,993 --> 00:16:49,028 Sweet tea is good for shock. 247 00:16:51,568 --> 00:16:52,908 Oh! 248 00:16:54,208 --> 00:16:56,408 Oh, Mrs Shields. 249 00:16:58,628 --> 00:17:02,203 Dr Turner? DI John Holbrook. I'm in charge of the investigation. 250 00:17:02,228 --> 00:17:04,985 - I expect you want to speak to me. - If you wouldn't mind. 251 00:17:05,186 --> 00:17:06,467 Please. 252 00:17:06,468 --> 00:17:10,783 It seems that the back door has been forced this morning, 253 00:17:10,808 --> 00:17:14,028 probably after Miss Higgins arrived and opened the bottom lock. 254 00:17:14,128 --> 00:17:16,488 I thought the building was secure. 255 00:17:17,328 --> 00:17:21,847 DI Holbrook, a newborn baby is so incredibly vulnerable. 256 00:17:21,848 --> 00:17:25,208 We'll find him. We've got officers searching the area already. 257 00:17:25,868 --> 00:17:28,687 I'll need to access some files of all the female patients 258 00:17:28,688 --> 00:17:31,466 who recently lost a baby or had to give one up. 259 00:17:31,491 --> 00:17:32,968 You think a woman's responsible? 260 00:17:32,969 --> 00:17:35,047 It's usually the way with baby-snatch cases. 261 00:17:35,048 --> 00:17:38,047 I've received the test results for the swab that we took 262 00:17:38,048 --> 00:17:41,248 - from baby Colin's eyes. - Anything significant? 263 00:17:41,874 --> 00:17:43,628 I'm afraid so. 264 00:17:44,348 --> 00:17:48,007 Colin's eye infection is caused by the chickenpox virus. 265 00:17:48,008 --> 00:17:51,238 That in itself is a serious condition for newborns. 266 00:17:51,263 --> 00:17:53,587 But when it infects the eyes like this, 267 00:17:53,588 --> 00:17:55,938 it has to be treated very quickly. 268 00:17:56,048 --> 00:17:58,608 That's easily done in a medical setting, but... 269 00:17:59,568 --> 00:18:02,848 ..without treatment, a baby can become blind. 270 00:18:03,128 --> 00:18:06,768 This mother must have it. She just doesn't have any symptoms yet. 271 00:18:07,588 --> 00:18:11,408 Well, we'll have to care for her at home to protect the other babies. 272 00:18:12,468 --> 00:18:16,663 I cannot overstate how serious this can be for a newborn. 273 00:18:16,688 --> 00:18:19,888 We'll put out an appeal across the board right away. 274 00:18:20,128 --> 00:18:23,388 We might have a few journalists hanging around, I'm afraid. 275 00:18:23,788 --> 00:18:26,228 Anything that helps is fine by me. 276 00:18:33,728 --> 00:18:35,808 - Oh, Mum! - Love! 277 00:18:36,808 --> 00:18:38,687 Where's Lisa? I thought you'd bring her. 278 00:18:38,688 --> 00:18:41,727 - She's with Kenny, love. - What? No, no! 279 00:18:41,728 --> 00:18:44,127 Everyone's trying to get a hold of Kenny. Where are they? 280 00:18:44,128 --> 00:18:48,443 I don't know. He took her early doors, like you arranged. 281 00:18:48,468 --> 00:18:51,228 I didn't arrange that. I haven't even seen Kenny. 282 00:18:52,868 --> 00:18:54,288 Oh, my God. 283 00:18:54,728 --> 00:18:56,483 Oh, my God, Mum, it's him! 284 00:18:56,508 --> 00:18:59,308 It's him, it's Kenny. He's taken them both! 285 00:19:00,968 --> 00:19:04,408 Mr Shields! It's the police! 286 00:19:10,568 --> 00:19:12,088 Check the other room. 287 00:19:18,648 --> 00:19:21,928 Yeah, he's bought nappies, bottle, formula milk. 288 00:19:22,908 --> 00:19:24,468 He's cleared out. 289 00:19:26,688 --> 00:19:29,907 But why did he do it? His own children! 290 00:19:29,908 --> 00:19:32,888 Because he wants to punish his wife for leaving him. 291 00:19:33,261 --> 00:19:35,768 We believe that both children may be... 292 00:19:35,793 --> 00:19:37,201 - ..with their father... - It's begun! 293 00:19:37,226 --> 00:19:39,235 ..Mr Kenneth Shields. 294 00:19:39,794 --> 00:19:43,752 The younger of the two children, a day-old baby by the name of Colin, 295 00:19:44,123 --> 00:19:45,667 has a medical condition... 296 00:19:45,668 --> 00:19:47,894 - ..that requires urgent attention. - Sister Catherine! 297 00:19:48,508 --> 00:19:50,503 We appeal to Mr Shields 298 00:19:50,648 --> 00:19:52,123 and to the publ... 299 00:19:52,148 --> 00:19:53,660 How are you, lass? 300 00:19:55,088 --> 00:19:56,628 Better, thank you. 301 00:19:57,408 --> 00:20:01,808 I will be ready for our evening offices and work in the morning. 302 00:20:12,008 --> 00:20:14,387 Cyril's asked me to go away with him for the weekend. 303 00:20:14,388 --> 00:20:18,188 Ah! Good for the pastor. Where are you going to go? 304 00:20:18,354 --> 00:20:21,114 A social work conference in York, 305 00:20:21,153 --> 00:20:24,668 which I'm assured will be more romantic than it sounds! 306 00:20:25,788 --> 00:20:28,848 - I think it's finally going to happen. - What? 307 00:20:30,008 --> 00:20:31,268 It. 308 00:20:32,921 --> 00:20:34,648 - You haven't? - No! 309 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:36,808 But you stay the night with him. 310 00:20:36,809 --> 00:20:39,903 Cyril's very moral about still being married... 311 00:20:39,928 --> 00:20:42,728 ..which is a good thing, obviously. But... 312 00:20:43,358 --> 00:20:45,225 we are only human, 313 00:20:45,663 --> 00:20:48,928 and we are going away for the weekend. 314 00:20:49,608 --> 00:20:52,883 And if I can get to the Brook Advisory clinic this week, 315 00:20:52,908 --> 00:20:55,588 I could be on the pill by then. Look... 316 00:20:56,928 --> 00:20:58,888 They give it to you without being married. 317 00:20:59,148 --> 00:21:01,968 You don't even have to pretend to be engaged. 318 00:21:02,728 --> 00:21:07,328 Well, then! Cheers to the social work conference in York! 319 00:21:11,164 --> 00:21:12,387 How are you doing? 320 00:21:12,388 --> 00:21:14,603 Try not to scratch them, love. 321 00:21:14,628 --> 00:21:19,008 It's all right. It's just the post. 322 00:21:30,667 --> 00:21:32,308 It's from Kenny. 323 00:21:44,148 --> 00:21:45,888 Mrs Robbins? 324 00:21:45,913 --> 00:21:47,907 Oh, hello, Nurse Highland. 325 00:21:47,908 --> 00:21:49,908 I didn't expect to see you here. 326 00:21:49,941 --> 00:21:51,916 You're usually at Nonnatus House. 327 00:21:51,948 --> 00:21:53,148 It's only temporary. 328 00:21:53,173 --> 00:21:56,347 I've been seconded to work under Mr Parry in gynaecology. 329 00:21:56,348 --> 00:21:58,867 He has your X-rays now, so he's ready to see you. 330 00:21:58,868 --> 00:22:00,788 Oh. Right. 331 00:22:04,018 --> 00:22:05,307 Good luck, love. 332 00:22:05,308 --> 00:22:07,308 You can come, too, Mr Robbins. 333 00:22:08,508 --> 00:22:09,808 Oh! 334 00:22:15,510 --> 00:22:17,448 Oh, Patrick, look at him. 335 00:22:19,348 --> 00:22:22,028 Dr Turner... Mrs Turner... 336 00:22:22,296 --> 00:22:23,823 Thank you for coming. 337 00:22:23,848 --> 00:22:26,687 Erm, the team from Great Ormond Street have just seen Christopher. 338 00:22:26,688 --> 00:22:29,354 - This shouldn't take too long. - What do you mean, Dr Grant? 339 00:22:29,428 --> 00:22:32,047 I would have thought there was quite a lot to discuss. 340 00:22:32,048 --> 00:22:36,268 No, no, don't worry, Mrs Turner. We're not giving up on Christopher, 341 00:22:36,568 --> 00:22:39,348 but we are going to stop his treatment for a while. 342 00:22:39,648 --> 00:22:42,728 Christopher is too weak to continue for now. 343 00:22:44,128 --> 00:22:48,044 I want to say, "Physiologically or psychologically?", but... 344 00:22:48,548 --> 00:22:51,688 - ..it's both, isn't it? - At least for the time being. 345 00:22:52,780 --> 00:22:54,728 The treatment is wearing him out, 346 00:22:54,908 --> 00:22:58,407 and at this age, it's going to affect him developmentally. 347 00:23:01,828 --> 00:23:04,728 This little boy is a long way from home. 348 00:23:31,088 --> 00:23:33,808 I told you to stay indoors! 349 00:23:40,468 --> 00:23:42,828 It's all right, mate. I'm here. 350 00:23:43,888 --> 00:23:46,288 It's all right. 351 00:23:47,588 --> 00:23:49,228 It's all right. 352 00:23:52,928 --> 00:23:54,128 It's all right. 353 00:23:55,034 --> 00:23:56,528 Mummy! 354 00:23:56,676 --> 00:23:59,508 Lisa, I said to stay in bed until I got back. 355 00:23:59,509 --> 00:24:02,468 You've got to be a big girl now and do what you're told. 356 00:24:02,918 --> 00:24:04,367 Mummy... 357 00:24:04,368 --> 00:24:07,868 But we're playing the game where we're hiding from Mummy, remember? 358 00:24:08,408 --> 00:24:11,788 And when the game's finished, we'll all be together again, yeah? 359 00:24:12,405 --> 00:24:13,568 Yeah...? 360 00:24:14,648 --> 00:24:18,168 Hey... You're all right. We'll be all right. 361 00:24:29,021 --> 00:24:30,861 I see the rash came out. 362 00:24:31,248 --> 00:24:33,048 Just... a bit itchy. 363 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:38,503 The worst bit is thinking about what the chickenpox could be doing to Colin. 364 00:24:38,528 --> 00:24:40,287 And Lisa ain't had it, either, you know? 365 00:24:40,288 --> 00:24:42,168 What if they're both sick? 366 00:24:44,048 --> 00:24:46,368 I don't suppose you got much sleep. 367 00:24:46,498 --> 00:24:48,525 I feel like I didn't get any at all. 368 00:24:49,048 --> 00:24:53,088 I-I must have gone off for a bit, because I was sure that I heard... 369 00:24:54,488 --> 00:24:59,408 ..that I heard a baby cry and Lisa running in through the front door. 370 00:25:00,092 --> 00:25:03,487 I thought for this lovely minute that he'd brought them back, 371 00:25:03,488 --> 00:25:07,528 you know, that he'd proved his point. But... no. 372 00:25:09,721 --> 00:25:12,561 I have something that might help, Mrs Shields. 373 00:25:12,621 --> 00:25:15,688 Dr Turner has prescribed you a sedative. 374 00:25:16,688 --> 00:25:17,728 Oh. 375 00:25:19,688 --> 00:25:21,488 I wish I could do more. 376 00:25:21,798 --> 00:25:24,964 I wish I'd been able to stop him yesterday. 377 00:25:25,863 --> 00:25:31,568 But... a few hours of sleep and some calamine lotion for the rash, 378 00:25:32,008 --> 00:25:33,828 I can give you that. 379 00:25:37,531 --> 00:25:40,628 Here you are, Mrs Robbins. We'll get you all set up 380 00:25:40,629 --> 00:25:43,264 - before your surgery in the morning. - Thank you, Nurse. 381 00:25:43,588 --> 00:25:45,607 The size of that tumour, Ed! 382 00:25:45,608 --> 00:25:51,487 Oh... Mr Parry didn't say tumour, Moll. He said mass. 383 00:25:51,488 --> 00:25:53,287 That's true, Mrs Robbins. 384 00:25:53,288 --> 00:25:55,808 We won't know what it is until it's been removed. 385 00:25:55,888 --> 00:25:58,807 Why don't you make a list of things your husband can bring from home? 386 00:25:58,808 --> 00:26:02,488 Oh! That's a good idea, love. Er... 387 00:26:03,868 --> 00:26:07,148 All right, well, you'll want a toothbrush... 388 00:26:08,968 --> 00:26:10,488 ..slippers... 389 00:26:12,434 --> 00:26:16,074 It's been a long time since we had a night apart, girl. 390 00:26:38,428 --> 00:26:39,868 I want Mummy. 391 00:26:42,577 --> 00:26:43,988 She's sleeping now. 392 00:26:44,013 --> 00:26:46,427 Oh, that's good. Thank you, Sister. 393 00:26:51,228 --> 00:26:52,887 Hello? 394 00:26:52,888 --> 00:26:54,608 - Hello? - Er, hello? 395 00:26:54,633 --> 00:26:57,148 Kenny, listen to me. 396 00:26:57,248 --> 00:26:59,208 You've got to bring them back! 397 00:26:59,233 --> 00:27:01,910 The baby's not well. He needs a doctor. 398 00:27:02,028 --> 00:27:05,087 I've got the nurse here, if you don't believe me. 399 00:27:05,088 --> 00:27:08,928 It's one of the sisters. Now, she isn't going to lie, is she? 400 00:27:11,157 --> 00:27:15,208 Mr Shields, this is Sister Catherine speaking, from Nonnatus House. 401 00:27:16,083 --> 00:27:20,063 Baby Colin has chickenpox and an infection in his eyes. 402 00:27:20,088 --> 00:27:21,968 It could... 403 00:27:25,641 --> 00:27:27,248 Was that Kenny? 404 00:27:30,928 --> 00:27:34,467 I was so sure we'd done the right thing by bringing him here. 405 00:27:34,468 --> 00:27:36,768 - But did we? - If you hadn't... 406 00:27:36,793 --> 00:27:38,708 ..Christopher wouldn't have survived. 407 00:27:38,768 --> 00:27:42,087 I thought if we just gave him enough love and care... 408 00:27:42,088 --> 00:27:45,488 Your care has been exemplary, Mrs Turner. 409 00:27:45,648 --> 00:27:49,648 And perhaps, in time, Christopher could settle. But... 410 00:27:51,147 --> 00:27:53,888 - He doesn't have time. - The thing is... 411 00:27:54,317 --> 00:27:58,447 ..even if we could get Christopher to Hong Kong for this break in treatment, 412 00:27:58,448 --> 00:28:02,528 we have no idea what Esther's life is like at the moment. 413 00:28:02,768 --> 00:28:05,723 Would she even be in a position to look after him 414 00:28:05,748 --> 00:28:07,988 and keep him safe from his father? 415 00:28:08,128 --> 00:28:11,723 Let me speak with Sister Julienne and arrange a long-distance call 416 00:28:11,748 --> 00:28:15,568 with Sister Hilda, and then we can find out what she knows. 417 00:28:23,608 --> 00:28:26,928 Erm, Rosalind Clifford. I'm here for an appointment. 418 00:28:31,768 --> 00:28:35,868 We always do an internal examination at a first appointment, 419 00:28:36,468 --> 00:28:40,148 just to make sure that everything's healthy before prescribing. 420 00:28:40,668 --> 00:28:43,187 Yes. Of course, Doctor. That does make sense. 421 00:28:43,188 --> 00:28:45,727 Are you sexually active already, Miss Clifford? 422 00:28:45,728 --> 00:28:49,008 Er, no, er, not as such. 423 00:28:49,208 --> 00:28:52,608 Not yet. But I want to be prepared. 424 00:28:52,888 --> 00:28:55,563 Gosh, it sounds like I'm in the Girl Guides. 425 00:28:55,588 --> 00:28:57,628 I think it's very sensible. 426 00:28:59,788 --> 00:29:03,908 You might find a little bleeding later, but that's completely normal. 427 00:29:04,948 --> 00:29:07,428 Everything seems absolutely in order. 428 00:29:33,254 --> 00:29:36,208 Hello, sweetheart! What's your name? 429 00:29:53,488 --> 00:29:56,088 They're going to take you through now, Mrs Robbins. 430 00:30:10,711 --> 00:30:13,343 - Doctor! How's the baby? - Let the doctor through, 431 00:30:13,368 --> 00:30:16,127 - please. Let the doctor through. - A bit of good news at last. 432 00:30:16,128 --> 00:30:18,408 Yeah, it's a start, Doctor, but we have to get them both. 433 00:30:19,448 --> 00:30:21,188 Retractor. 434 00:30:26,068 --> 00:30:29,248 Now, there seems to be some calcification here. 435 00:30:29,468 --> 00:30:31,068 I'll just have to... 436 00:30:31,968 --> 00:30:33,348 Kelly's. 437 00:30:38,605 --> 00:30:42,348 Oh, my goodness! I certainly wasn't expecting to see this. 438 00:30:42,387 --> 00:30:44,548 Erm, diathermy. 439 00:31:03,198 --> 00:31:05,708 Oh, dear. Chickenpox. 440 00:31:06,168 --> 00:31:07,948 Just came out this morning. 441 00:31:08,148 --> 00:31:10,368 She's got a bit of a temperature and... 442 00:31:10,393 --> 00:31:12,667 ..well, she's absolutely exhausted. 443 00:31:12,668 --> 00:31:14,568 But apart from that, 444 00:31:14,623 --> 00:31:17,748 there don't seem to be any physical ill effects, thank goodness. 445 00:31:18,308 --> 00:31:19,883 I'll pop back later. 446 00:31:19,908 --> 00:31:22,603 If you have any problems in the meantime, please call. 447 00:31:22,628 --> 00:31:24,068 Thank you, Doctor. 448 00:31:29,828 --> 00:31:33,148 I don't think I'll ever be able to let her out of my sight again. 449 00:31:33,468 --> 00:31:38,907 - Has she said anything about...? - No, just that... Colin was crying 450 00:31:38,908 --> 00:31:42,228 and Daddy had a blue car. God knows where he got that from. 451 00:31:43,468 --> 00:31:49,047 Oh, my God! He left his own child alone in a strange place. 452 00:31:49,048 --> 00:31:50,948 I mean, anything could have happened! 453 00:31:51,328 --> 00:31:54,788 How can a man like that keep a sick baby safe? 454 00:31:57,328 --> 00:31:59,548 Sister! Sister! Sister! 455 00:32:02,332 --> 00:32:04,303 Local radio. Please, just a few words. 456 00:32:04,328 --> 00:32:06,368 - Sister! - Excuse me. 457 00:32:06,393 --> 00:32:08,288 Sister, are you the midwife? 458 00:32:08,503 --> 00:32:12,043 Er, yes. Sister Catherine, Nonnatus House. 459 00:32:12,068 --> 00:32:14,178 What would you say to Kenny Shields, Sister? 460 00:32:14,678 --> 00:32:16,188 I would just say... 461 00:32:16,208 --> 00:32:18,647 ..please get Colin to a doctor. 462 00:32:18,648 --> 00:32:21,448 Every day without treatment puts him more at risk. 463 00:32:26,048 --> 00:32:27,508 Please eat. 464 00:32:32,338 --> 00:32:35,763 Everyone has their own key with their name on for the new lock. 465 00:32:35,788 --> 00:32:38,962 There are also now two large internal bolts 466 00:32:38,987 --> 00:32:41,287 on the back door, which must always be... 467 00:32:41,288 --> 00:32:44,448 - Oh, Dr Turner, this is yours. - Thank you, Miss Higgins. 468 00:32:44,628 --> 00:32:47,327 Did you manage to type up my report on the missing baby 469 00:32:47,328 --> 00:32:49,647 - for the board of health? - It's ready for you to sign. 470 00:32:49,648 --> 00:32:50,868 Thank you. 471 00:32:51,128 --> 00:32:52,807 I wanted to tell you right away - 472 00:32:52,808 --> 00:32:55,567 my call with Sister Hilda really was quite positive. 473 00:32:55,568 --> 00:32:58,566 - What did she say? - Esther Tang is well 474 00:32:58,591 --> 00:33:02,088 and has secured employment as a domestic with the British Army. 475 00:33:02,388 --> 00:33:07,007 - Baby Beryl seems to be thriving. - Oh, that is good news! 476 00:33:07,008 --> 00:33:11,707 It is. But there is news that may be even more significant. 477 00:33:11,708 --> 00:33:15,127 Christopher's father, the Cormorant, has been arrested. 478 00:33:15,128 --> 00:33:16,828 He's on trial for drug dealing... 479 00:33:16,853 --> 00:33:18,683 - ..and racketeering. - Oh, my goodness! 480 00:33:18,708 --> 00:33:21,928 A conviction would mean a substantial time in prison. 481 00:33:23,768 --> 00:33:26,168 If he is convicted. 482 00:33:27,188 --> 00:33:28,988 If he isn't... 483 00:33:29,368 --> 00:33:31,328 ..he'll feel like he's invincible. 484 00:33:31,668 --> 00:33:35,068 He could be more cruel and ruthless than ever. 485 00:33:36,508 --> 00:33:39,828 How could we send Christopher back to that? 486 00:33:42,088 --> 00:33:45,847 Ah! Nurse Highland. Come and see what I've removed from Mrs Robbins. 487 00:33:45,848 --> 00:33:48,167 I don't expect you'll ever come across another. 488 00:33:48,168 --> 00:33:50,288 - Was it a tumour? - No. 489 00:33:52,008 --> 00:33:53,767 This came from Mrs Robbins? 490 00:33:53,768 --> 00:33:55,087 Yes. 491 00:33:55,088 --> 00:33:56,887 It's called a lithopaedion, 492 00:33:56,888 --> 00:33:59,063 from the Greek "lithos", meaning "stone"... 493 00:33:59,088 --> 00:34:02,163 And "paedion", "child". It means a stone baby. 494 00:34:02,188 --> 00:34:06,403 Yes. Look, you can see the limbs quite clearly. 495 00:34:06,428 --> 00:34:09,128 And there are even contours of facial features. 496 00:34:09,408 --> 00:34:13,744 - An umbilical cord? - Yes. It's incredibly rare. 497 00:34:13,908 --> 00:34:16,447 A foetus develops outside the uterus. 498 00:34:16,448 --> 00:34:20,446 Never viable, as you know. Usually, they die quite quickly 499 00:34:20,471 --> 00:34:22,248 and are absorbed back into the body. 500 00:34:22,273 --> 00:34:24,023 - Yes. - But here, the foetus 501 00:34:24,048 --> 00:34:26,623 has survived until it was too big to be reabsorbed, 502 00:34:26,648 --> 00:34:29,983 so the mother's body has calcified it to prevent sepsis, 503 00:34:30,008 --> 00:34:32,848 effectively turning the foetus into stone. 504 00:34:32,892 --> 00:34:35,688 I'd say it was about four months' gestation, wouldn't you? 505 00:34:35,713 --> 00:34:37,038 Yes. 506 00:34:38,168 --> 00:34:41,888 Mrs Robbins must have carried it for more than 30 years. 507 00:34:52,728 --> 00:34:54,688 Nonnatus House. Midwife speaking. 508 00:34:54,728 --> 00:34:57,647 Hello. His eyes... he's got spots... 509 00:34:57,648 --> 00:35:00,528 I'm sorry, Sister Catherine isn't on duty. 510 00:35:01,288 --> 00:35:04,148 Would you hold on one moment, please? 511 00:35:11,088 --> 00:35:14,428 I'm not sure, but he mentioned the radio. 512 00:35:14,568 --> 00:35:16,888 I think it might be Kenny Shields. 513 00:35:18,488 --> 00:35:22,068 Hello? This is Sister Catherine speaking. 514 00:35:22,368 --> 00:35:25,908 - Is that you, Mr Shields? - I'll call the police. 515 00:35:27,448 --> 00:35:28,808 How can I help? 516 00:35:29,985 --> 00:35:31,618 Is Colin with you? 517 00:35:31,838 --> 00:35:33,548 Tell me about his eyes. 518 00:35:34,446 --> 00:35:36,708 They're all crusted up and sore. 519 00:35:36,808 --> 00:35:41,288 - He's got spots and he's hot. - He needs a doctor, Mr Shields. 520 00:35:41,928 --> 00:35:45,263 - Are you near a hospital? - I can't go to hospital. 521 00:35:45,288 --> 00:35:47,382 They'll take him off me, and I won't see him again. 522 00:35:47,568 --> 00:35:49,688 I've already given up my little girl. 523 00:35:51,768 --> 00:35:54,260 I'm not a bad person, Sister. 524 00:35:55,235 --> 00:35:57,048 I love my kids. 525 00:35:58,688 --> 00:36:01,407 I only done it cos she was going to take 'em away from me. 526 00:36:01,408 --> 00:36:02,908 She was cutting me out! 527 00:36:08,688 --> 00:36:12,988 - I love this little fella. - I'm sure you do, Mr Shields. 528 00:36:13,088 --> 00:36:16,108 So you have to put him first. 529 00:36:16,353 --> 00:36:19,468 Colin could become very sick indeed. 530 00:36:19,528 --> 00:36:21,997 He could even lose his sight. 531 00:36:22,431 --> 00:36:24,483 You can bring him here, to Nonnatus House, 532 00:36:24,508 --> 00:36:27,703 or, if you tell me where you are, I can send an ambulance. 533 00:36:27,728 --> 00:36:30,007 I'm not giving him up. Come on, Sister, 534 00:36:30,008 --> 00:36:32,348 my money's going to run out. What else can I do? 535 00:36:33,028 --> 00:36:37,213 You can bathe the eyes with saline. You can keep him hydrated. 536 00:36:37,238 --> 00:36:39,927 You can make sure everything is really, really clean. 537 00:36:39,928 --> 00:36:42,540 But it won't cure it. He has to... 538 00:36:42,565 --> 00:36:46,928 Mr Shields! Kenny, please! 539 00:37:01,208 --> 00:37:04,887 You'll need a bit of rest and recuperation after all this, Mrs Robbins, 540 00:37:04,888 --> 00:37:06,763 but the symptoms will be gone. 541 00:37:06,788 --> 00:37:09,367 The pain and the incontinence were just the lithopaedion 542 00:37:09,368 --> 00:37:12,184 - pressing on the organs. - So strange, 543 00:37:12,268 --> 00:37:15,708 to think I was pregnant. I didn't even know. 544 00:37:16,068 --> 00:37:18,818 I mean, I was never pregnant, 545 00:37:18,968 --> 00:37:21,968 and I wanted to be so much! 546 00:37:23,214 --> 00:37:25,328 Never even had a miscarriage. 547 00:37:26,768 --> 00:37:30,508 And all the time... there was a baby there. 548 00:37:32,288 --> 00:37:34,168 I can't help thinking about... 549 00:37:35,388 --> 00:37:37,148 ..what it would have been like... 550 00:37:37,658 --> 00:37:39,106 ..if it hadn't died. 551 00:37:39,131 --> 00:37:42,388 I think it's probably best not to dwell on that, Mrs Robbins. 552 00:37:42,748 --> 00:37:44,428 I'll see you again tomorrow. 553 00:37:47,408 --> 00:37:50,608 Oh, there you are, Parry. The lithopaedion man. 554 00:37:50,908 --> 00:37:53,603 I have some students here. Is the monster available to view? 555 00:37:53,628 --> 00:37:55,988 - Oh, yes, yes, of course. - "Monster"?! 556 00:37:57,088 --> 00:38:01,143 No. No, no, no. It doesn't mean what you think. It's a medical term. 557 00:38:01,168 --> 00:38:03,408 It's outdated, and they shouldn't be using it. 558 00:38:03,433 --> 00:38:04,485 Oh! 559 00:38:06,448 --> 00:38:08,008 Did you see it? 560 00:38:09,088 --> 00:38:11,028 - Did you see my...? - Yes. 561 00:38:13,688 --> 00:38:15,348 What did it look like? 562 00:38:16,803 --> 00:38:18,296 Like a baby. 563 00:38:28,768 --> 00:38:30,728 That looks interesting, Sister. 564 00:38:30,753 --> 00:38:33,193 It's just a simple congee rice porridge. 565 00:38:33,408 --> 00:38:36,448 I thought it might tempt Christopher to eat... 566 00:38:36,814 --> 00:38:40,288 - something familiarand easy to digest. - Mm. 567 00:38:40,977 --> 00:38:43,063 I'll take it to him this evening. 568 00:38:43,286 --> 00:38:46,323 - With your permission, of course. - You have it. 569 00:38:46,348 --> 00:38:50,231 You have been a great friend and support to Christopher in his illness. 570 00:38:50,328 --> 00:38:52,163 No-one could have done more. 571 00:38:52,188 --> 00:38:54,451 I feel I could have, Sister. 572 00:38:54,476 --> 00:38:58,568 I'm the one with the language, with the knowledge of his culture. 573 00:38:58,848 --> 00:39:01,663 I feel there's so much more I could have done 574 00:39:01,688 --> 00:39:03,863 if I'd have spent more time with him. 575 00:39:03,888 --> 00:39:06,888 But you have had other duties, Sister Veronica. 576 00:39:08,388 --> 00:39:09,688 Yes. 577 00:39:11,288 --> 00:39:15,608 Come on. Come on, mate. 578 00:39:15,728 --> 00:39:18,548 I know! Come on! 579 00:39:20,875 --> 00:39:22,568 Come on! 580 00:39:24,528 --> 00:39:25,668 Oi! 581 00:39:25,848 --> 00:39:27,928 Oi, get away! 582 00:39:28,308 --> 00:39:30,123 Sorry. He's friendly. 583 00:39:32,448 --> 00:39:33,751 Come on, Rufus. 584 00:39:34,471 --> 00:39:36,341 Come on, Rufus. Come on. 585 00:39:45,808 --> 00:39:49,328 Yes, I will. Thank you. Yes. Goodbye. 586 00:39:51,148 --> 00:39:54,068 I've been speaking to Great Ormond Street. 587 00:39:54,528 --> 00:39:58,237 Christopher's chemotherapy medication is in powder form 588 00:39:58,388 --> 00:39:59,748 and is portable. 589 00:39:59,773 --> 00:40:03,727 It could be administered at the British Army hospital in Hong Kong. 590 00:40:03,728 --> 00:40:06,248 Great Ormond Street would liaise with Major Burr. 591 00:40:08,048 --> 00:40:11,208 So if Christopher goes, he wouldn't come back. 592 00:40:14,868 --> 00:40:17,128 It's the best solution, Shelagh... 593 00:40:17,725 --> 00:40:19,185 ..for Christopher. 594 00:40:19,488 --> 00:40:22,728 Yes. Yes, it is. 595 00:40:28,808 --> 00:40:31,288 Pam? Pam! 596 00:40:31,488 --> 00:40:34,527 Shhh, Mum! Lisa's sleeping. 597 00:40:34,528 --> 00:40:36,768 There's been a sighting in Epping Forest. 598 00:40:38,288 --> 00:40:40,427 Poor Mrs Robbins was very distressed. 599 00:40:40,428 --> 00:40:44,203 I'm not surprised. It was disgraceful language to use. 600 00:40:44,228 --> 00:40:46,807 This whole thing seems such a cruel twist of fate 601 00:40:46,808 --> 00:40:51,807 - when she wanted a baby so much. - Her body clung to this one child 602 00:40:51,808 --> 00:40:55,143 for all these years to keep it safe, 603 00:40:55,168 --> 00:40:58,788 because she could not bear to lose it. 604 00:40:59,848 --> 00:41:01,628 I'll freshen the pot. 605 00:41:15,234 --> 00:41:19,767 ♪ Child isn't born with a prejudiced mind ♪ 606 00:41:19,768 --> 00:41:25,247 ♪ He only learns what he sees ♪ ♪ Or what is taught to him ♪ 607 00:41:25,248 --> 00:41:30,887 ♪ Think about your children, mother ♪ ♪ Help all mankind ♪ 608 00:41:30,888 --> 00:41:36,408 ♪ Don't let the weight of hate ♪ ♪ Weigh the world down ♪ 609 00:41:48,848 --> 00:41:51,327 ♪ Here we are in this world together ♪ 610 00:41:51,328 --> 00:41:54,308 ♪ We were meant to live with each other ♪ 611 00:41:54,598 --> 00:41:57,047 ♪ Tell the child the truth, ♪ ♪ it's your own son ♪ 612 00:41:57,048 --> 00:42:00,508 - ♪ Let everybody know about freedom ♪ - ♪ Think about children ♪ 613 00:42:02,488 --> 00:42:04,168 ♪ Think, think ♪ 614 00:42:05,248 --> 00:42:08,928 ♪ Help them love one another ♪ 615 00:42:10,748 --> 00:42:15,608 ♪ Got a long way to go ♪ ♪ Really gotta get there fast ♪ 616 00:42:16,005 --> 00:42:21,047 ♪ It's a shame it ever had to be ♪ ♪ But we can't change the past ♪ 617 00:42:21,048 --> 00:42:26,288 ♪ Think about your children, mother ♪ ♪ Save all mankind ♪ 618 00:42:26,698 --> 00:42:31,888 ♪ Don't let the weight of hate ♪ ♪ Weigh the world down... ♪ 619 00:42:46,863 --> 00:42:49,943 - I have something to tell you. - And I've got something to tell you. 620 00:42:49,974 --> 00:42:53,114 All right! Erm, you go first. 621 00:42:53,208 --> 00:42:56,068 I've booked the hotel for York. I hope you like it. 622 00:42:56,093 --> 00:42:57,346 I know I will... 623 00:42:57,448 --> 00:42:59,048 ..I'll be with you. 624 00:42:59,169 --> 00:43:02,067 It's very central, near the Minster. 625 00:43:02,068 --> 00:43:05,878 It has a lovely restaurant that does a dinner dance on Saturday night. 626 00:43:06,091 --> 00:43:09,888 - Well, that sounds perfect. - I'm glad you think so. 627 00:43:11,108 --> 00:43:14,808 And I got the last two rooms with views of the river. 628 00:43:15,128 --> 00:43:16,748 Two rooms? 629 00:43:18,208 --> 00:43:19,368 What? 630 00:43:20,387 --> 00:43:23,209 Two rooms? Cyril! 631 00:43:23,388 --> 00:43:26,288 Sorry? I don't understand. 632 00:43:27,488 --> 00:43:31,563 It's been more than a year, and you're almost divorced. 633 00:43:31,588 --> 00:43:35,035 And when you ask a woman not a girl, Cyril... 634 00:43:35,060 --> 00:43:39,327 an independent, modern woman who loves you... 635 00:43:39,328 --> 00:43:43,648 to go away for the weekend and then you book two rooms, 636 00:43:43,673 --> 00:43:45,587 how do you think that's going to make her feel? 637 00:43:45,588 --> 00:43:49,968 - I didn't want to assume... - Assume, Cyril! Assume! 638 00:43:50,541 --> 00:43:54,288 If you don't start assuming soon, I think I'm going to blow up! 639 00:44:21,408 --> 00:44:24,947 I'm a bit at sixes and sevens, I'm afraid, Sister Veronica. 640 00:44:24,948 --> 00:44:29,187 I'm not surprised, Mrs Robbins. You've had a very difficult time. 641 00:44:29,188 --> 00:44:33,688 It's churned up a few old feelings for us. Ain't it, love? 642 00:44:35,108 --> 00:44:37,548 They called it a monster. 643 00:44:37,668 --> 00:44:41,788 I don't care what they meant. That's what they said. 644 00:44:42,208 --> 00:44:45,307 But that was our baby. The only one we'll ever have. 645 00:44:45,308 --> 00:44:48,588 - Yes, Mrs Robbins, it was. - And they took it away 646 00:44:49,008 --> 00:44:53,828 to look at it and talk about it and pass it round and Lord knows what. 647 00:44:54,228 --> 00:44:58,208 And it's like it belongs to everyone else except us. 648 00:44:59,028 --> 00:45:01,788 We don't even know where it is! 649 00:45:02,108 --> 00:45:05,331 Mrs Robbins, I don't like the sound of that at all. 650 00:45:05,448 --> 00:45:08,948 I think I'm going to have to make some telephone calls. 651 00:45:25,308 --> 00:45:26,948 Midwife calling. 652 00:45:32,914 --> 00:45:35,508 Another cup of tea, gents? 653 00:45:36,838 --> 00:45:39,098 I'll get you one, too, Sister. 654 00:45:39,908 --> 00:45:42,428 They're still searching in Epping Forest. 655 00:45:42,628 --> 00:45:44,668 They could be there for days. 656 00:45:54,708 --> 00:45:56,047 Kenny? 657 00:45:56,048 --> 00:45:58,268 Why did you have to go off and leave me? 658 00:46:00,514 --> 00:46:02,528 Why did you go and do that? 659 00:46:02,828 --> 00:46:04,928 It wasn't supposed to turn out like this. 660 00:46:04,953 --> 00:46:06,298 Kenny, where is Colin? 661 00:46:07,088 --> 00:46:09,908 We were so happy when Lisa was born, remember? 662 00:46:12,988 --> 00:46:16,268 Yes, Kenny. We were... We were really happy. 663 00:46:18,668 --> 00:46:20,308 Yeah, we were. 664 00:46:21,208 --> 00:46:23,448 We had a lot of really good times. 665 00:46:27,661 --> 00:46:30,208 I thought we were a happy little family. 666 00:46:31,368 --> 00:46:33,748 Kenny? Is Colin with you? 667 00:46:39,527 --> 00:46:41,047 My little mate. 668 00:46:44,348 --> 00:46:47,328 He's been with me longer than he ever was with you, hasn't he? 669 00:46:48,248 --> 00:46:50,168 Is he all right? 670 00:46:54,268 --> 00:46:55,848 No, Pam. 671 00:46:57,948 --> 00:46:59,527 I don't think he is. 672 00:46:59,528 --> 00:47:01,828 What do you mean, Kenny? What's wrong with him? 673 00:47:03,628 --> 00:47:05,948 Mr Shields, this is Sister Catherine. 674 00:47:05,973 --> 00:47:09,988 Can you describe Colin's condition please? Is he breathing? 675 00:47:11,948 --> 00:47:15,067 Yeah. He doesn't cry any more. 676 00:47:23,221 --> 00:47:25,168 Mr Shields, where are you? 677 00:47:25,548 --> 00:47:27,288 I heard the ice-cream van. 678 00:47:28,268 --> 00:47:30,568 - Mr Shields? - It's King Street. 679 00:47:31,988 --> 00:47:34,468 Mrs Shields, stay here, please. Please. 680 00:47:46,548 --> 00:47:48,508 I'm sorry, mate. 681 00:48:27,148 --> 00:48:30,188 Shh, shh, shh, shh... 682 00:48:41,068 --> 00:48:44,948 The lithopaedion, the stone baby, 683 00:48:44,973 --> 00:48:49,228 has been preserved in the archives of King's College medical school. 684 00:48:49,788 --> 00:48:53,788 - Have they labelled it a monster? - Absolutely not. 685 00:48:54,668 --> 00:48:56,228 Can we see it? 686 00:48:57,428 --> 00:48:59,827 Well, that isn't usually advised 687 00:48:59,828 --> 00:49:02,347 when the foetus has died, Mrs Robbins. 688 00:49:02,348 --> 00:49:04,603 It might be terribly upsetting. 689 00:49:04,628 --> 00:49:07,768 It's terribly upsetting anyway, Sister Veronica. 690 00:49:08,408 --> 00:49:10,908 Yes. Yes, it is. 691 00:49:11,148 --> 00:49:12,828 We'd like to go. 692 00:49:16,228 --> 00:49:18,828 Then I'm sure that can be arranged. 693 00:49:23,108 --> 00:49:25,388 District for you, Nurse Clifford. 694 00:49:25,988 --> 00:49:29,188 The hospital reports that baby Colin is out of danger. 695 00:49:29,388 --> 00:49:31,667 He has responded well to antibiotics, 696 00:49:31,668 --> 00:49:34,027 his hydration has returned to normal, 697 00:49:34,028 --> 00:49:36,263 and in the past few days he's even managed 698 00:49:36,288 --> 00:49:39,388 - to put on a little weight. - Oh, that is good news! 699 00:49:39,628 --> 00:49:42,648 And his eyesight? Will it be normal? 700 00:49:43,668 --> 00:49:45,388 I'm afraid it's too early to say. 701 00:49:45,413 --> 00:49:48,268 But his response to treatment has to be a good sign. 702 00:49:48,293 --> 00:49:50,443 And your role in his recovery, Sister, 703 00:49:50,468 --> 00:49:52,308 is something to be commended. 704 00:49:54,947 --> 00:49:57,746 I'm just relieved we're not looking at a charge of manslaughter. 705 00:49:57,771 --> 00:50:00,265 It felt touch and go for a bit there, if I'm honest with you. 706 00:50:00,290 --> 00:50:03,323 If we meet again, I hope it's in happier circumstances. 707 00:50:03,348 --> 00:50:06,003 It certainly won't be because another baby's gone missing 708 00:50:06,028 --> 00:50:08,128 from this place, I can promise you that. 709 00:50:09,255 --> 00:50:10,655 Shall we? 710 00:50:15,348 --> 00:50:17,027 You wanted to see me, Sister? 711 00:50:17,028 --> 00:50:20,667 Yes. I have had news from Sister Hilda. 712 00:50:20,668 --> 00:50:23,907 The Cormorant has been convicted of drug dealing and racketeering 713 00:50:23,908 --> 00:50:27,267 and has been sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison. 714 00:50:27,268 --> 00:50:30,868 - So Christopher will be safe? - Yes. 715 00:50:31,688 --> 00:50:34,587 Patrick and I will make the arrangements for his travel 716 00:50:34,588 --> 00:50:36,928 - back to Hong Kong. - I see. 717 00:50:36,953 --> 00:50:39,788 Sister, we can't go with him. 718 00:50:40,468 --> 00:50:42,627 We have three children at home 719 00:50:42,628 --> 00:50:45,408 who are going to miss Christopher very much. 720 00:50:46,408 --> 00:50:50,808 Would you take him? I know you have a special bond. 721 00:50:52,468 --> 00:50:55,148 Do I have your permission, Sister Julienne? 722 00:50:55,368 --> 00:50:58,928 Not only do you have my permission, Sister Veronica, 723 00:50:59,108 --> 00:51:00,548 you have my blessing. 724 00:51:01,548 --> 00:51:03,048 Oh! 725 00:51:08,548 --> 00:51:10,128 It's just here. 726 00:51:20,474 --> 00:51:22,248 Quite a place. 727 00:51:22,648 --> 00:51:24,308 Whenever you're ready. 728 00:51:38,828 --> 00:51:39,948 Oh! 729 00:51:44,454 --> 00:51:47,534 That don't look like a monster to me. 730 00:51:49,154 --> 00:51:52,028 No, love. Me neither. 731 00:52:07,028 --> 00:52:10,896 We always knew that Christopher was only staying here for a little while, 732 00:52:11,223 --> 00:52:13,950 and if he can be in hospital near his mummy, 733 00:52:14,243 --> 00:52:16,528 we think he'll get better more quickly. 734 00:52:16,628 --> 00:52:20,277 That's the most important thing, isn't it? Mm-hm? 735 00:52:22,948 --> 00:52:24,074 May? 736 00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:28,728 When I'm older, can we go to Hong Kong to find him? 737 00:52:29,068 --> 00:52:30,428 Yes. 738 00:52:32,828 --> 00:52:36,448 Another ounce. Well done, Colin! 739 00:52:36,628 --> 00:52:38,348 And well done, Mum. 740 00:52:41,048 --> 00:52:42,208 Pam? 741 00:52:49,381 --> 00:52:51,288 Shall I call the police? 742 00:52:53,108 --> 00:52:54,768 No, it's all right. 743 00:53:11,068 --> 00:53:13,708 - You're not supposed to be here. - I know. 744 00:53:14,748 --> 00:53:16,428 I heard they bailed you. 745 00:53:18,592 --> 00:53:20,228 Why did you do it? 746 00:53:20,365 --> 00:53:22,323 I never tried to stop you seeing them. 747 00:53:22,348 --> 00:53:25,107 I mean, I'm only going to bloody Stevenage. It's not the moon! 748 00:53:25,108 --> 00:53:26,348 I don't know. 749 00:53:28,328 --> 00:53:31,315 I thought that when Colin was born, it would make it all right again. 750 00:53:31,488 --> 00:53:34,395 I was only going to take them overnight, to show you what it felt like. 751 00:53:34,420 --> 00:53:36,188 But then the police... 752 00:53:37,908 --> 00:53:39,628 ..and the papers... 753 00:53:42,168 --> 00:53:44,168 I was scared, I suppose. 754 00:53:44,820 --> 00:53:46,548 It just got out of hand. 755 00:53:47,138 --> 00:53:48,588 For God's sake, Kenny. 756 00:53:49,548 --> 00:53:51,308 You really going, then? 757 00:53:53,748 --> 00:53:56,568 Yes, Kenny, I'm really going. 758 00:54:11,068 --> 00:54:14,408 I'm not going to stop you from seeing your children, Kenny... 759 00:54:15,328 --> 00:54:18,388 ..but for now, it's got to be with me. All right? 760 00:54:18,808 --> 00:54:20,428 And with a social worker. 761 00:54:34,695 --> 00:54:36,955 I've put your suitcase in the car, Sister. 762 00:54:36,993 --> 00:54:38,528 Thank you, Dr Turner. 763 00:54:39,748 --> 00:54:41,168 Goodbye. 764 00:54:42,408 --> 00:54:44,556 Goodbye, dear Christopher. 765 00:54:45,108 --> 00:54:46,528 And get well. 766 00:54:47,668 --> 00:54:51,603 We made you a book of pictures so you remember us, Christopher. 767 00:54:51,628 --> 00:54:53,727 And this is one of Teddy's toy cars. 768 00:54:53,728 --> 00:54:57,347 Oh, yes. And Tim sent you this from Edinburgh. 769 00:54:57,348 --> 00:54:59,548 Oh, I rather like that! 770 00:55:01,788 --> 00:55:03,528 Bye-bye, Christopher. 771 00:55:03,625 --> 00:55:05,571 I'll see you when I'm big. 772 00:55:13,348 --> 00:55:18,448 Often, after loss, there is no full return of joy. 773 00:55:19,168 --> 00:55:22,368 Reunions can be bittersweet, 774 00:55:22,413 --> 00:55:25,616 haunted by the thought of what there was 775 00:55:25,654 --> 00:55:27,667 or might have been. 776 00:55:28,508 --> 00:55:33,227 And yet there will be light. We will find other places 777 00:55:33,228 --> 00:55:38,908 for our love to go and settle, like a bird alighting on a branch. 778 00:55:41,068 --> 00:55:44,868 We are not entrusted with everything for ever. 779 00:55:45,268 --> 00:55:49,388 Sometimes all the love we have is not enough. 780 00:55:50,388 --> 00:55:54,028 Its surrender can be another way of giving - 781 00:55:54,268 --> 00:55:59,948 not merely loss, but a letting go and setting something free. 782 00:56:01,148 --> 00:56:05,528 The separation hurts us even as it heals them. 783 00:56:05,751 --> 00:56:07,758 But what can we do? 784 00:56:08,668 --> 00:56:11,128 We can do this: 785 00:56:11,651 --> 00:56:18,708 we can open our hands, watch them fly from our protection, 786 00:56:18,988 --> 00:56:25,608 spread their wings and become a tiny speck against the sky. 787 00:56:27,468 --> 00:56:30,307 We cannot cry, nor do we need to, 788 00:56:30,308 --> 00:56:34,908 because we bear their fragile footprints on our hearts. 789 00:56:41,808 --> 00:56:45,648 Even children learn this in the end. 790 00:56:54,200 --> 00:56:57,468 - Good afternoon, Miss Higgins. - Master Timothy Turner! 791 00:56:57,871 --> 00:56:59,787 Or... should that be Doctor? 792 00:56:59,788 --> 00:57:02,967 Did you hear? We're moving back to Poplar. Old Street. 793 00:57:02,968 --> 00:57:05,507 May I suggest we turn our attention to the matter 794 00:57:05,508 --> 00:57:07,188 of St Raymond's feast day? 795 00:57:07,213 --> 00:57:09,371 I'm not sure she's any nearer to deciding. 796 00:57:09,372 --> 00:57:12,283 Whether to accept the new rules or close Nonnatus House. 797 00:57:12,308 --> 00:57:14,448 You do have to wonder what it all bodes. 798 00:57:14,473 --> 00:57:17,491 Sub extracted from file and improved by Se7enOfNin9 for MY-SUBS.com