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Are you back for good now? I'm not sure.

I'm here now because my dad's not well.

That's the cardiologist.

I'm Darcy.

Darcy Proudman’s daughter. Yes.

Good to meet you. Okay.

Darcy's had another heart attack

Geraldine, will you rekindle our marriage with a renewal of vows?

Bugger it, why not. Yes!

Thanks. You’re welcome.

Are you Nina Proudman? Fraser King.

First year obstetrics registrar.

And then gently release the legs

Okay.

Look, life is short.

Let's make a baby now. Yes.

Yeah, I was thinking the same th

Mick and Billie are making a bab

[Nina] It must have been summer holidays.

I remember I was wearing pink sandals.

I remember my sister was bored.

And I remember being worried.

Mum didn't look sick.

And in the movies, when people went to the doctor

not looking sick, it meant something bad.

You're going to die, Mrs. Proudman.

Very soon.

Like Snow White's mother?

Just like Snow White's mother.

Girls. Your mother would like you to come in.

Billie, come and listen to this.

[heartbeats]

Do you know what that is?

I want to go to Roller City.

[sighs]

Nina.

[heartbeat continues]

Heartbeat.

[Geraldine] That's right.

You're gonna get a little baby brother or sister.

[Nina] And that was it.

I didn't even know the word "obstetrician."

We called him "the baby doctor."

But I knew then that that's what I wanted to be.

♪ Oh why, oh why, oh why

♪ Won't you sing Bring your hips to me ♪

♪ Oh, bring your hips, oh, oh

♪ Bring your hips to me

♪ To me Oh, bring your hips to me ♪

♪ Oh, bring your hips, oh, oh

♪ Bring your hips to me

♪ To me

[clicking sound]

♪ To me

[clicking sound]

♪ Oh why, oh why

♪ Oh why

♪ Won't you sing

[Mick] Sorry. Oh, God. Sorry.

-You're sweating. -Yeah, sorry.

No, no, no, no. We're not in till three.

-You said 11. -I know. Jacket off.

Um, just so you know, in the consultation, they might ask...

how long we've been trying.

You should let me do the talking in that bit.

-Yeah. -I told them we've been trying

for six months.

What? Billie, we've been trying for two weeks.

It was the only way I could get an appointment.

She's meant to be the god of all fertility specialists, Mick.

[chuckles] You're unbelievable.

You're still sweating. Why are you sweating?

[inhales sharply]

No, you'll be fine.

Just walk in, introduce yourself.

All confidence.

Yeah, Ms Ennin or Mel?

I'd just say Mel.

Oh, and Fraser?

I always try and stay mindful that you are stepping into

the biggest day of their lives.

[chuckles]

[Fraser] Hi, Mel. My name's Fraser King.

-[Fraser] How you feeling? -[Mel] Yeah, okay so far.

[Billie] Uh, we--we usually try mornings,

and I take my temperature every day, just to make sure that--

-that we're in the right zone. -Mm-hm.

-And you started doing that? -Uh, in August last year.

It's likely everything's fine. Six months is not unusual.

But let's just cover

a few lifestyle questions just in case.

Would you say that both of you are reasonably fit?

Well, I run.

[Dr Samir] Mm-hm. Regularly?

I--I don't follow a schedule or anything,

but just, you know, when I get a strong urge, I just run.

Usually until it gets dark or...

I don't know where I am anymore.

Mm-hm. Mick?

Well, I don't have, like, a regime or anything--

Yeah, but your work is quite physical, honey.

Yeah, his work is... It's quite physical.

I do gardening part-time. But it's--

It's really just lifting stuff, so...

No exercise apart from that?

No. Just...

the lifting...

of stuff.

Are either of you on any prescription medication?

-No. -Yes.

Yeah. Yes. I--I broke my...

wrists last year so, I'm on anti-inflammatories.

Mm-hm. Do either of you smoke?

-[Billie] No. -[Mick] No.

[Mick] Unless you count joints.

[chuckles] That's hardly ever.

[Mick] Yeah, it's, like, hardly ever...

these days.

[Dr Samir] Did you smoke heavily in the past?

[exhales heavily]

Pretty--pretty heavily.

Yeah. But I calmed it right back when I turned 30, so...

And how long had you been smoking prior to that?

Uh...I started in...

year nine? So what's that?

So, what, 16 years?

[Mick snickers] It's not, like, 16 years.

It's like, year nine, ten...

Oh. [whispers]

[Mick] Yeah. Yeah, 16 years.

Okay. Well...

It might be worth completing a semen analysis.

It rules out a lot of invasive tests for the woman often.

Um, if we could arrange a time--

We can do that today.

[Dr Samir] Good.

[mellow music]

[shrieking]

-[Mel] It's ripping me in half! -It's all right. It's okay.

We're just gonna move you to the side.

You're doing really great, Mel. You're doing really great.

Okay, just take a big old suck of this gas.

There you go, darling. Breathe.

Okay. Give it a minute in this position.

If it's cord compression, the heart rate will go right back up.

[Cherie] That's it. That's the way. Breathe.

Okay, Mel, I'm very sorry, but we're gonna need to do a Caesarean.

I promise you, Mel, in 15 minutes,

you're gonna be looking at a healthy baby.

He's very enthusiastic.

-Fraser. -Yeah.

Hm.

It's actually really helpful.

Something about having him there,

knowing he's watching.

I don't know.

I just make better choices or something.

[serene music]

[Nina] Oh, trans fats and salt.

Why do you call to me?

Is this really such a bad choice?

I mean, there are vegetables here, and the body does need carbohydrates.

Yes. Wrong choice, Nina.

-Morning. Boss! Hey! -Oh, hi.

I was gonna tell you last night I went over the McAllister case.

Um, broke it down on a spreadsheet.

Amazing! Seeing all your decisions lined up like that.

-It's rock-solid. -[Nina] Oh, thanks.

Yeah. I'll forward it to you, yeah?

-Hi. -[Zara] Hi.

Could he be any more desperate to get into your pants?

What? Excuse me.

Ubersuck.

He's just dedicated to his professional development.

Right.

Oh. Just...

You know, that gesture doesn't even make sense.

-It's metaphorical. -Who's the cheek?

He's the cheek.

That makes even less sense.

I think if you're gonna be accurate, it's...

-Stop. -Boss! Oh!

-Thirty-weeker in four. -I'm coming.

-"Coming." -[cackles]

[quirky music]

[breathes heavily]

[cell phone ringing]

[exhales loudly]

[ringing continues]

-Yeah. -[Billie] Done?

You just left 15 minutes ago.

You don't have to chat yourself up.

Just get on with it.

[jolly music]

[moaning]

[knocks]

[moaning loudly]

[knock on door]

-Mickael! A proposal. -It's not a good time, Jimmy.

Have you ever dreamt of a life with all your household chores taken care of?

-Or your cooking? -And hairstyling?

And hot stone massage?

Is this about you moving in?

You can't move in!

Moving in is just one part of the tapestry I'm proposing.

Bad time, Jimmy.

Time is one thing you would have a lot more of!

[grunts]

No one's denying it's a great place, Sam.

-That's not what it's about. -Well what's it about, then?

It's about Darcy being okay with his son living in another man's house.

-But I'm not... -Just after he's had a heart attack.

-No, but Nina said he's doing really well. -Sam, please--

Didn't you say just before, Nina, that he's better than ever?

[Cherie] Can we just drop it?

-Sorry. -That's fine.

[Cherie sighs]

Anyway, let's talk about Fraser.

There were some major love-eyes happening this morning.

What?

No one's obsessed.

[Nina chuckles] He was witnessing a twin Caesarean.

Yeah. With love-eyes.

[Sam] Who's Fraser?

-[Nina] My registrar. -[Cherie] A young Casanova.

-Anyway, back to Dad. -No, I want to talk about this now.

No, there's nothing... nothing to hear about, Sam.

He's--he's my registrar.

And he was not making love-eyes.

He's just... he's interested in...

me professionally, my processes.

You do seem kind of worked up about it.

Anyway, Sam's right. Dad will be fine. I think you should tell him tonight.

[sighs] What do I say?

[Nina] I don't know. Just tell him...

[Nina] Okay. Critical Proudman situation here.

Focus.

Oh...

Just tell him... the obvious thing.

Dad! You ready?

Oh, thank God.

-You all right? -Oh, Billie...

I haven't spent this much unbroken time with your father

since the mid-90s.

-It's inhumane. -[Darcy] Hey, Billie.

Billie, I'm gonna make a suggestion.

Now, do not be affected by your mother's reaction.

What?

The re-commitment ceremony, for your mother and me.

Now, what if we don't have any speeches,

we don't have any vows, none of that,

but instead, we all just sing?

All of us. Together. As a family.

We sing seven songs covering the history of the marriage.

-What songs? -I'm calling the first one Desert Heat Downtown.

[humming]

Dad, were you a heavy pot smoker when you were young?

-What? -Marijuana. Were you into it?

Oh, no. Not really.

No, it made me woozy. Why?

-You weren't? -No.

-Your mother, on the other hand-- -Darcy...

Only very occasionally.

I found it calmed my nerves.

Wasn't the only thing it did for you, was it?

-Darcy... -When you were pregnant?

No! Of course not!

-Of course, we didn't realize you were pregnant until-- -Darcy!

So it's possible that you did when you were pregnant with me?

-I very highly doubt it. -You're not sure?

Well, if I did, it would have been a negligible amount.

-So you did! -It was the '70s, Billie.

-Bloody hell! -Excuse me.

You are not in a position to be lecturing me about a healthy youth.

Come on, Dad. Get your stuff. We're going.

[Billie] Bloody hell!

[country music]

[car ignition sputters]

No, no, no, no, no.

-[Darcy] I've never known him to smoke pot. -[Billie] He doesn't now.

Just, you know. I thought he had some big nights in his 20's.

I didn't realize it was like two decades in a Cheech and Chong movie.

[chuckles]

[phone rings]

-Yes? -We've got problems.

I've... produced the goods but the truck's dead.

-Where are you? -[Billie] I'm taking Dad to the cardiologist.

Just... flag a cab.

Yeah, yeah. It's not looking good.

Well, just... run.

-To Parkville? -Yeah, well, it's the next suburb!

Look, I'm not gonna take a second run at it, Billie. Let's do it tomorrow.

No. No, no, no. They say you need to wait a couple of days

to get a backlog of junk. So, run.

Have you got me on speakerphone?

I presume "junk" is a euphemism for "semen".

Mick Holland, move your legs.

In rapid motion, in the direction of Parkville.

Call me when you get there.

I'm wearing thongs!

[cell phone beeps]

[dial tone beeping]

[moans angrily]

[cheerful music]

Mr. Proudman. Billie. I'm so sorry. I'll be ten minutes. Please.

-Hope you don't mind taking a seat. -[Darcy] Sure.

-[door closes] -Just some information here

about, uh, healthy living, diet, cardiac fitness.

If you'd like to have a flip.

We're waiting on Nina or is this...?

Uh, no, no. This is the full complement.

Great. Great. Back in a tick.

[dial tone rings]

[Mick gasping]

Did you make it?

[Micks groans]

Just give me one big wheeze if you made it.

[Mick rasping]

[door opens]

I give a great back rub if you need it.

Oh, I'm just... [chuckles]

I'm fine. I'm just stretching.

[Nina] Think. Of stretches.

Think of standard stretches.

Hey, can I ask you a question?

-Kind of a bit personal. -Mm.

Um, there's just one thing about obstetrics

that's kind of worrying me.

Everyone I talk to, they...

keep warning me that it's gonna kill off my love life.

Oh, you mean looking at perineal tears all day?

No, I mean, relationships, you know?

It's just, most obstetricians I meet, they seem kind of...

single. I mean, I look at someone like Dr Clegg, right?

Oh, I wouldn't base anything on Dr Clegg.

Well, I look at someone like you.

I mean, you are beautiful, you're crazy-smart.

You can pretty much have anyone you wanted.

Don't you ever wish that you'd maybe chosen something a bit...

saner?

Yeah. Sometimes.

And then something will happen at work, a moment.

And I'll remember why I do what I do.

Do you worry about maybe not having kids

or not getting married?

-Sorry, that's a bit... -Oh, no, that's fine.

I actually, um, I have... I have been married.

-Really? -Mm.

Didn't work out. Obviously.

I didn't know.

Um, I--I know about the paediatrician.

-Oh... -Zara told me.

Uh, well, Kim and Zara, actually.

They--they kind of re-enacted it.

Love-struck loopy-la-la.

Crashing into things.

Sexy time, sexy time. Phone ringing.

Reverse, reverse. Crunch!

Repression, repression. Goodbye.

Mm.

Well, there--there were a lot of factors with that one.

I totally get the appeal of hooking up with someone from work.

Yeah, I just... I just think

that can bring up a whole other set of problems.

Yeah. What if you were, like, smart about it?

You know, if you laid down some really clear ground rules?

[Nina] That sounds like a pick-up line.

I found that-- that those relationships...

are a bit of a moosh in the end.

Define "moosh" for me, boss.

-[chuckles] -[phone ringing]

Hi. Dr Proudman speaking.

[Billie] Stop everything. Call off the dogs.

He's obsessed with you. He's like the male version of you.

I've arranged everything. You've got a date tomorrow night.

So start picking outfits. I'm thinking no scarves, tits out.

Meet you at yours. Love you. Bye. Bye.

[door shuts]

[footsteps approaching]

[Billie] Okay. My suggestion is the black.

We could also go to purple.

Just whatever you do, don't Nina it up with vests or scarves

or any weird layering business. How are your roots?

-Yeah, acceptable. -Hello, Billie.

So, seven p.m. St. Jude's, tomorrow night.

But Mick and I will be there, too.

Oh, no, no. I'm on call tomorrow.

Nins, the man has owls.

-What? -It was the first sign.

But not--not literal owls. Like, a decorative owl

right behind where he sits.

[hooting sound]

Then he's doing the check-up,

and I notice he's asking all these questions about the family,

but, like, detailed questions.

[Ben] So there's Billie, then Nina, then... Mick?

Uh, no. Mick's the shoeless son-in-law. Then there's Jimmy.

Right. Jimmy.

Um. Then grandchildren?

I'm thinking, like, "What do you want, like a Venn diagram or something?"

After a while, I realize he's sussing out if you're single.

The man is on game.

Oh, okay, I think you're reading far too much into this.

No, trust me. I know, okay?

So I imply, you know, very subtly, that you're unattached.

Uh, no grandchildren. No. No. I'm--I'm getting there.

Jimmy's years off and Nina's on the shelf.

Oh, right. Yep.

Then the killer. Saying goodbye, I say it very casually,

you know, "My partner and I are having dinner tomorrow night with Nina."

And I know that she was disappointed that she couldn't be here today,

so, you know, if you're not doing anything.

Oh. Oh. [laughs]

[thuds] Ow...

Let's just break down that reaction.

He gets flummoxed, shifts weight,

crashed into the doorknob,

then immediately accepts...

using way too many words.

Yes. I mean, that would be, uh...

Absolutely.

Billie, the last time you said someone was obsessed with me

was Lionel the tile man.

Yeah, he was obsessed with you.

Trust me on this one, okay?

St. Jude's, at 7 p.m. Black dress, boobs up.

Up.

Hey.

[Darcy chuckles]

Yeah.

Darcy...

what are you gonna do with the apartment

now you're here at Geraldine's?

Oh. Nothing, really.

Just means you'll have more space.

We'll still split the rent, of course.

Seems a waste.

Oh, no. It's Ray's home.

I'll get you the bear.

[sighs heavily]

Oh, look. Did you want the bear?

Sam's keen for me to move in with him.

Oh.

Me and Ray.

Oh.

We'd share him, of course. Half at Sam's, half here.

Yeah. Is that, um... I mean, would you like that?

Oh, he loves being at Sam's.

He's got a big yard. Two dogs. Chooks.

He's got chooks.

-All right. -Where is it?

Oh. Only Coburg.

He's got a chook pen.

-Ray loves them. -Hm.

If you think it's too difficult or hard for Ray.

No, no, no.

No, I...

I think it could be tremendous.

-Really? -Yeah.

Two homes.

One with you, and Sam, and the chooks.

And one here.

Geraldine and I will have

a toddler in the house again.

Do we?

[smooch] Hmm.

...it's either a twin turbo pop is a welded polycarbon...

Hello, sailor.

The swimmers are in.

They'll call in a couple of days.

What?

-Aw! -[chuckles]

Hey, just because you're not a runner, doesn't mean you're not fierce.

Yeah, there are many...

many areas of fitness.

-Mick! -Ah!

-[Billie squeals with delight] -[Mick moans]

-What? Put me down. -No. No.

-Don't attempt the stairs! -Oh!

Mick, you're insane. We're gonna die.

-Oh! Heavy. -[Billie screams]

[Billie laughs and shrieks]

[birds chirping]

I usually say something like,

"Contractions are more likely to start

if you're in a comfortable environment."

-That is genius. -Hmm.

It's really the only thing that works.

-[Ben] Nina! -Oh! Hi.

I just got off the phone with your sister.

-Ah. -Yeah. She rang to offer me a free house evaluation.

I'm not selling or anything. But, yeah.

-Very generous. -Yes.

-Oh, hi, I'm Fraser. -[Nina] Oh, sorry. Fraser!

This is my registrar, Fraser.

Our registrar, Obstetrics.

Um, Ben is a cardiologist.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Well, don't let us keep you.

No, I was heading back to work as well.

Oh.

[Nina] Say something, Nina. Say something.

End the silence.

So, I believe we're, um...

dining together tonight.

Yes. Are we? I... I believe so.

-That'll be good. -Hmm.

[Nina] Follow-up. Follow-up question. Right now.

Do you typically walk--walk to work?

Thought you didn't recommend workplace dating, boss.

Oh. Oh, well, it's not a date.

He's my father's cardiologist.

And then it's with my sister. She's organized it.

Okay, a couple have presented to emergency in advanced labour.

No medical details, no referrals.

And this does happen occasionally, so pay attention.

And Ben's not from my workplace.

He may work in the same building,

but we have zero professional contact, so...

So it could be a date.

-Oh, how are they going? -Labour's fine. Contractions are five minutes apart.

But, um... There's something with the couple.

They're hardly speaking. And when she was changing into her gown,

I noticed she had bruises.

Pretty severe bruises on her back, rib cage.

I didn't want to ask about them 'cause her husband's just there, so...

No. No. Of course not. No.

What do we do?

Well, our first priority is to deliver a healthy baby.

So, for now, we focus on that.

And this is your first baby?

It is.

Is there anyone you've been seeing during the pregnancy,

A doctor...?

A midwife?

It's just, if there's anything I need to know about the pregnancy--

The pregnancy's been normal.

Okay, well, we'll just start with some standard tests

and let's see where we are.

That's it, Kate. Hold on to my hand. Deep breaths.

Nice and slowly. That's great.

[phone rings]

Hello.

-[Dr Samir] Mr. Holland? -Yes.

Hello. It's Dr Samir here from Northern Fertility.

Hi.

Okay. Uh... just me or me and Billie or...?

Whichever you'd prefer.

It might be good to speak to you individually at first.

Is everything okay?

We'd prefer to discuss it in person.

[Fraser] Boss.

I saw them.

The bruises, through the back of her gown.

They're bad. They're really bad.

So we'd better call in the social worker, right?

-No, we can't do that yet. -What?

Well, before anyone can do anything,

Kate would have to acknowledge that the bruises have been inflicted--

Yeah, but she's not gonna say anything.

I haven't finished yet.

So, we're gonna wait for the husband to leave the room

Then you and I are gonna leave.

Now I think Cherie should gently ask her about it.

-Cherie? -Yes.

Cherie's spent the most time with Kate.

And she's far more likely to open up to her

than to you or me or anybody else.

Fraser, we don't have time to break this down.

It's what I've chosen to do.

I got her to speak, but she said

she was getting out of the bath and hit her back on the taps.

[Nina] Hi.

Kate, you know you're in a safe place, don't you?

We're all here for you.

There are teams of people here for you.

I--I'm here for you,

if you need any kind of help.

I just wanna have this baby.

We need to prep for an epidural.

What? That's it?

We can't act on speculation, Fraser.

But it's more than speculation.

She's got bruises all over her back.

Is everything all right?

-You tell me, mate. -What?

-[Fraser] You tell-- -[Nina] Okay.

Go and do some rounds or something.

Have a break. You're no longer part of the delivery.

We're gonna give Kate some pain relief.

She's doing well, but she's got a way to go yet.

[rustles]

Thanks for the lift.

Sorry. Again.

[Nina] Fraser.

I understand the feeling of...

[sigh]

I understand the feeling of wishing you could do more.

But I guess that's one of the tougher aspects of our job.

We can't... Always.

Yeah.

[Nina] That was convincing.

What would you have done?

-I don't know. -No, seriously. Let's talk it through.

I--I don't know.

-Our job is to deliver the baby-- -Yeah, deliver the baby.

Yeah, I get that.

I didn't know we also had to protect wife-bashers.

I'm sorry. I'm--I'm sorry.

-It's okay. -That was a really shitty thing to say.

I, I'm not angry at you. I'm just...

I have all respect for you, you know?

You must know that. It's just sometimes I get really

worked up because...

Oh. Oh. Okay. [chuckles]

Um, It's--it's been a really big day

and we're both... tired.

Uh, um...

You knocked me out the first second I saw you.

And... every day, it just gets more and more intense.

Okay.

Mm. I've got a date.

-Well, I thought it wasn't a date. -It's a date.

-With your dad's cardiologist? -He has, he has owls.

-It's... -What?

Wait. So, how are we leaving things?

[ethnic music]

[Nina] Come on, best choice, Nina.

Best choice.

I'll see you, I'll see you at work.

-[strums] -[Billie] I'm late, starving.

-I need a shower-- -Billie!

Why aren't you changed?

I got called into the fertility place.

-Got my results. -And?

We got problems.

Well, I do.

-I do. -[guitar strums]

Oh! [chuckles]

[Nina] Okay, no Billie. Interesting.

-Hi. Sorry I'm late. -No. It's fine.

Hi.

-You look lovely. -Thanks. You do too.

How are you?

[Nina] I had one of the toughest

patient situations I can remember

and my registrar pashed me

I'm good. I'm really good.

Can I get you guys a drink?

Oh, um, could I get a vodka and just a vodka.

No, a vodka tonic, please.

-Long day. -[laughs]

Can I actually have the lemon lime bitters.

-Oh... -Oh, no, I'm on call.

I can't, I'd love to.

And I'm an alcoholic, clearly.

[Nina] He reminds me of me,

when I like someone.

Hey, thanks so much for all your wonderful care of Dad.

He's really doing so well.

Oh, no. Thank you.

For, um...

Just, okay. No, actually...

I don't actually know where that sentence was going,

but thank you.

Just a... non-specific thank you.

[laughs] Okay.

[Nina] He is me, when I like someone.

It's like I go into this zone

and I'm totally coordinated and precise.

Same, when I'm delivering babies.

And yet, outside of the operating theatre,

I don't know what it is.

I know, I know.

I couldn't even tell you what on.

It was a perfectly even patch of concrete.

I already dragged my sleeve through the olive oil.

[laughs]

Yeah, I just need to find a way of taking that

professional togetherness and...

[man] So are we still waiting on other guests?

Um...

[voicemail beeps]

Okay, so, you're half an hour late now.

Is this some kind of matchmaking strategy?

Oh, and just so you know, there's a chance that tonight

might not be a total disaster,

but even if it is ragingly successful,

your strategy gets no credit. None at all.

[phone rings]

Where are you?

Can you come over?

Oh...

Hi. Um, remember from the hospital,

this is my partner, Mick. Mick, Ben. Ben, Mick.

-Yeah. -Of course.

Just... delete the message I left on your phone.

No, you are not just a gardener. Why do you answer that way?

Because it's accurate.

He's actually a musician.

He's a very talented musician.

-Maybe we should order. -What--what do you play?

Keyboards.

And guitar and drums. And he has an incredible voice.

Hello. Hello. Oh, God.

Well, gardening and music are meant to be great for the heart.

-Really? -Yeah, great stress relief.

You ought to be the picture of health.

-Well, you'd be... -[sobs]

[Nina] Oh, Billie. You all right?

So, Ben, do you have any plans?

-Maybe we should just go for a walk. -I'm fine.

We--we were thinking of going to the...

stencil festival this weekend.

Featuring emerging and established stencil artists.

[Nina] Stencils?

We just found out I've got dud sperm.

-Mick! -What's the point of keeping it?

You don't have to broadcast it?

What do you mean "dud sperm?"

[Billie] I don't think we should talk about it--

I smoked a shitload of pot

and apparently I cooked them.

They didn't say that. They said it could be, genetic.

It, it could be anything, you don't know.

They won't swim.

We've got to do IVF.

We have to take one of them and inject it into her egg.

-Oh, you shouldn't have come out. -That's exactly what I said.

Oh, I'm sorry for trying to help your life.

Okay, let's just go and get a breath of fresh air.

And I told you not to wear those accessories.

It was great how it was. It was simple and it was sexy.

-[wails] -Oh. Shh...

I've gotta do the whole thing

and get pumped full of hormones and then

-they're gonna harvest my eggs! -Shh!

-[sobbing] -Okay...

-[phone rings] -Oh, I'm sorry. I'm on call.

I'm sorry, Billie. Just...

Hi, Zara.

Uh... What? Oh.

-Nina? Are you OK? -Yeah.

I'll be there in half an hour. How dilated is she?

I'm really sorry about all this.

Oh, no. It's fine.

I remember this sort of thing from my obstetrics rotations

-back in the day. -[laughs]

Is this why you went with cardiology?

Oh, I remember a lecturer saying,

"The best part about cardiology,

your patients are unconscious when you work on them.

Sold.

[exhales loudly] So...

How long do you think you'll stick with it?

Sorry?

Uh, obstetrics.

Well, don't most obstetricians segue into something

a little calmer after a while?

Oh. Oh, I have no plans to.

-Oh, really? -No.

Sorry, I didn't mean moving out of the whole field of Obstetrics.

-[laughs] -But surely you get sick of all the screaming, hysterical women.

[Nina] Screaming, hysterical women?

Not yet.

Ah, well.

I had two abortions.

At 17 and 19.

I don't think about them very much.

I don't know that I could've done anything else.

But I've always had this fear that...

someday someone would say,

"You can't get pregnant."

Had dreams about it, even.

This is why I was...

so worked up about the tests.

Billie

-If this is a deal breaker-- -No.

My point is...

we both have pasts.

And I love you.

I'd love to catch up again.

See if we can get a night without a birth or a family crisis.

That counts out most nights for me.

I sympathize on the family front.

I have a bipolar brother, an alcoholic father

and a mom who was a 1970's bikini model.

-Really? -Yeah, that's why I limit them strictly.

Yeah, Christmas, Easter, Mom's birthday, that's it.

Three days per annum, plenty.

So? Do you know when you're free?

[Nina] This man is charming, rich, interesting.

But he's dismissive of obstetrics.

And he doesn't like crazy families.

I might have to let you know.

Of course.

Thank you.

[guitar strumming]

♪ There's a time in our lives

♪ We start again on writing our card ♪

[Nina] Hi, Ben.

Thank you for the almost dinner.

So great to meet you properly.

And thank you for everything you've done for Dad.

Turns out, I'm actually pretty busy for the foreseeable future.

It's Becky Hemshaw, 39 weeks.

[Nina] All the usual chaos

screaming mothers, family meltdowns,

two a.m. labours

and babies.

Babies needing to be born.

♪ Li--li--li

♪ I'm gonna leave them all right ♪

[theme music]