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Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

Morning, son. Kettle's on. You knock

your ro out this morning. Anything

doing?

Emergency on the way.

Left any milk?

Nothing today.

Better bring another bottle of night

then. Your turn.

Okay.

Heat.

Heat.

Morning.

Morning, miss.

Didn't you want that?

No thanks.

You sure?

No. I I could need a thing, honestly.

Be sorry. You know, it's a long day.

Still pretty to waste it.

My name is Miller. What's yours?

June.

Jones ship.

Surgical medical or maternity.

I don't know yet. I'm only probation.

Assignments to the following nurses.

Nurse Kappa to go to casualty. Nurse

Wright to Jenna Ward. Nurse Shepherd to

list a ward. Staff nurse Harvey

Come on, Dad. Wake up. Medicine time.

Oh, ain't there any peace around here? I

would have just got to sleep.

Get away with you. You've been snoring

all night.

No, not me. It's me. Kept me awake all

night.

Now, come on. Drink this.

What's I don't want that.

It's going to be much worse if you make

a fuss.

It's all right with you. You don't know

how to drink it.

Now, don't be such a baby. You've had it

before.

Well, that's the trouble. It don't do me

no good anyway.

I say, "Are you feeling all right? You

look awful."

Yes, thanks. I'm a bit scared. It's

rather like being a new girl at school

all over again.

Yes, I know. I was always sick my first

day at Mron got so used to it, she gave

me a basin to stay to bed with me.

Anyway, I'm glad I'm starting with a

surgical.

It's okay if you got the stomach for it.

Oh, hello, darling. About time. We're

all clear this site, but there's a

casualty coming up. Fish has gone for

the bottles.

Oh, what is it?

It's a road accident. They're operating

now. We need a blood transfusion stand,

too.

Right. Look, try and get your message in

on time. It's a bit hard on the night

staff.

Come on now. No heel tapping. Drink it

up.

Hello. Hello. Seeing you,

Miller. You're late.

It's the second time this month.

What's your name?

Joan. Joan Shepard.

You're the new probationer, I suppose.

Yes. Tough. Right, Miller, get on with

the medicines. And Shepherd, let's see

if you can learn how to make an

operation bed. And in future, I see to

it that you're in the ward at 8. Thank

you. Now,

it's all right. You haven't done

anything wrong yet.

It was hopeless.

You did everything you could.

All right, Millie. You can take that

down again. We won't need it. And get

this trolley moved out of the way.

These sheets don't look at all clean.

You better send them back to the

laundry.

Well, really? Anything worth reading in

the Lancet this week, oh ma'am?

Mhm.

Aren't they ever going to print those

results of yours, Mariner?

Mhm.

By the way, the case came in yesterday

would have interested you on septasemia.

I doubt it. Well,

surely you're working on septtomma,

aren't you?

On cases that resist penicellin about

one in every thousand.

So be one in a thousand chance I'd be

interested.

H

what made you choose well such a narrow

field?

Well, if you really want to know cook,

read this. These are my first results.

What happens?

Morning.

Morning.

We have bacon and eggs this morning, Dr.

Dean.

Oh, no, no, thank you. Just some coffee.

Black and strong, please.

And for you, sir?

Bacon and eggs, please. Anything wrong,

Sophie?

Because of your favorite guest trick to

me. They just expired on the table.

We had an emergency. Mack gave the

anesthetic and I operated.

How did it go?

He died.

What? On the table? There was no chance

for him. If you couldn't save him,

darling, nobody else could.

What have to happen when that brilliant

young house surgeon of ours was away on

one of his weekends?

I'll get that stuff for you, sir. Jump a

second.

Daddy, do you think you'll get that

appointment?

He's well in the running. After all, the

grooms have been associated with this

hospital for years. The old man has a

very fine reputation. That should count.

Here we are, sir. Loaded with vitamins

and proteins. One tablespoon full after

meals and you'll be walking on air.

Thank you, Dave. Darling, don't forget

Thursday afternoon. That house is just

the right size for us.

All right, darling. I'll fix it somehow.

Thank you so much for the weekend.

Not at all. Come again.

Che.

The whole room smells of this linseed.

So I say to him, "If you must make a

pis, this is not the room to do it." And

what do I find? He's oiling his cricket

stick.

Bat sir, if you please.

Oh, very well. A country gentleman.

That's what he's fit for.

Oh, black Monday. I placed leaks of it.

What's the matter? I had a postmortem or

something.

I've got an experiment cooking up in the

lab. So, come up when you can.

I'll try.

I say Sophie.

Yes.

How would you like me to take over

outpatients for you on Thursday morning?

Thursday?

Yes. Margie wants to have a look at Dr.

Painter's house. Now, I'll take over

your outpatients if you give my father a

hand in the theater in the afternoon.

No, I'll do it, I suppose.

Oh, thanks, Sophie. That's great.

Mariner's after that, isn't he?

Mariner? Is he? He was talking about it

last night. Perhaps he wants to get

married himself.

If you're interested, why don't you ask

him?

There was I waiting at the church.

Waiting at the church.

He left me in the Yes. Tell them before

we do some realness.

Oh, you waited washing bottles for 6

months. You know, I put cold cream on

them every night, but the water's so

hard it just doesn't give a girl a

chance. And what the sew it puddings do

to your figure. Anyway, if you do take a

bit of trouble with your appearances, no

one want to notice. There are the

doctors, aren't they?

Don't talk to me about doctors. The only

time I ever meet a doctor carrying a bed

pan,

I say, "Why is Post Clark so beastly?

She's got a lot on her mind at the

moment. Posted groom. She's put in the

theater sister's job. Good riddens if

she gets it." Are they engaged or

anything? If by anything you mean fun

and gains, yes, but they're not engaged.

Our doctor grooms after a big game of

Dolly Clark.

Now then, you two, it's time you have

all that finished.

Hello.

Good morning.

Oh, good morning, madam.

Would it be possible to see a doctor? My

little boy's hurt his hand.

Oh, too bad. A casualty, eh? Well,

madam, if you'll take a seat in the

outpatients, the sister will look after

you.

Oh, thank you very much.

Do you think it'll be long?

Oh, come on, dummy. Don't be a nuisance.

Good morning.

Good morning, sir. What can we do for

you?

Well, it's my back. You know, in the

olden days, we used to call it lumbago.

Now, slip discs is all the rage. I I

would like to see a doctor.

Have you card, sir?

Card?

Yes, sir. Well, yes, I hope sir. Yes,

here we are.

No, sir. Not one of them. Health card I

was after.

Health card? This is all rather new to

me. I've only just got back home. What

sort of card's that?

Well, so it's a card that shows you on

the patients list of one of the local

doctors. And I'm afraid we can't treat

you until you've got one.

It's all very complicated, isn't it?

Well, how do I get one?

Well, sir, if I was you, I'd go to the

post office. They'll give you a list of

the local doctors, and all you've got to

do is take your pick.

Post office?

Extraordinary thing.

Now, suppose I was dying. What would you

do? Ah, you'd be a casualty, an

emergency, different category

altogether. You see, sir, you'd get

immediate treatment.

Oh, I'm very glad to hear that. Well,

thank you very much for all you've done.

What's up with you, [ __ ]

Nothing.

Oh, I get it. Bringing your mar along,

eh?

No, not really.

Why don't you tell the gentleman, Tommy?

There's nothing to be ashamed of in

having a bad hand.

You can't be too careful with that sort

of thing, you know.

Exactly. You see, Tommy,

don't matter now. Too late anyway.

Well, you missed an outing, have you?

Yeah, we're going fishing. We had a real

rod. We might have caught anything.

You like fishing, do you?

Never tried. Really? Not with a real

rod. That's what makes it so rotten.

I know how you feel, Chun. Almost as bad

as losing a real Whopper when you hooked

it.

Have you ever hooked any Whoppers?

I have in my time. I caught a 300lb

sailfish once. Blime me, what a thrill

that was.

A sailfish? Only eels around here.

Where'd you catch this one?

Pacific. Took me all day to land the

beasty thing.

Pacific.

I bet you're a sailor.

That's it.

Well, anyway, this boy I was telling you

about, he gets his blister on his EC.

And do you know he was gone in 48 hours.

It's them utility socks I've always said

cheap. That's what. Especially the dye.

Well, damn. What should I lose in them

now? Dare you.

No, I suppose not.

So, there we were in the boat.

Doctor, we'll see you now, Mrs. Briggs.

Oh, thank you, sister. Come along,

Tommy. Then what happened?

I'll tell you next time.

But there might be a next time.

Oh, it takes too long to tell Chuck.

You were picked up, weren't you?

Yes, we were picked up.

Oh, good. I'm glad. Goodbye.

Bye-bye.

Mrs. Briggs and Tommy Briggs. Dr. Dean.

Thank you, sister. Good morning, Mrs.

Briggs.

Good morning. Sit down, aren't you?

Oh, thank you, doctor.

Well, Tommy, I can see that you're the

patient. What have you been up to?

Gimlet slipped and went into my hand,

doctor. Oh, what bad luck. Did it hurt a

lot?

No, not much really.

Well, let's have a look at it, shall we?

When did this happen, Mrs. Briggs?

When was it, Tommy? Uh, last Friday,

wasn't it?

Yes.

About 2 days ago.

Yes. I thought it looked a bit angry.

That's why I brought him along.

I'm very glad you did.

No cheating now. You keep that under

your tongue. What did you do for the

hair, Mrs. Briggs? Well, I didn't find

out till the evening and then I put a

wet compress on it.

Yes, I see.

Throbbing a little, isn't it?

Oh, a bit.

I'm just going to feel in here.

That hurt, too?

It didn't hardly at all, really.

Mrs. Briggs, I suggest keeping Tommy

here for a couple of days. There's a

certain amount of infection in that

hand. It's beginning to spread a little.

I had no idea it was anything serious.

Oh, I didn't say it was. It's simply

with any kind of infection, one can't be

too careful. I just want to see that

Tommy has kept quiet for the next day or

so. That's all.

Now, Mr. Circus as well.

Miller, will you two make up that bed

again, please? Just the bed this time,

staff.

Yes. And get a child's pajamas and

dressing gowns from the St. Christopher

wall.

All my swaps in that big tin of

Macintosh's toffee. Hundreds I haven't

even looked at yet. And my album. My

album's on the bottom shelf next to all

Biggles books, I think.

All right, darling.

Now, is there anything else, Dub?

No thanks.

Well, I'll go back and look them out

right away.

Thanks. Well, Mommy.

Yes, darling.

You will come this afternoon, won't you?

Of course I will.

That's our resident Romeo. Don't say

you've fallen for him.

Of course not. He hasn't even noticed

me.

No, I bet he noticed your legs, though.

He can tell the difference between the

real thing and forces a mile off.

Miller, I want you to help me with Mr.

Brown's dressing. And Shepard, see that

this young man gets into bed, will you?

Hello. Hello. What's your name?

Briggs. Do you want me to call you

Briggs rather than your first name? You

can call me Tommy if you want to. Mine's

Joan. I'm supposed to see that you get

into bed.

Oh,

do I have to? It seems so silly when you

feel perfectly all right. I know, but

I'll get in a row if you don't. I'm new

here, you see. This is my first day. All

right. Do I undress? here in front of

all these people.

Yes, I think so. I shouldn't worry about

it. No one will notice.

I'm not worried.

It's just that I've got a little rabbit.

A rabbit?

Yes. Not on you.

Yes. It's only a baby. I haven't told my

mother yet. She might have liked it in

the house. We

can't keep it in the ward, can we?

Can't we?

Do you think you could look after it for

me? Just till I leave.

It'll be a bit difficult here. But I'll

try. Gosh, thanks.

Her name's Belinda. She doesn't need any

water. Only lettuce leaves and a carrot

now and then. Isn't

she a darling?

Look, if I try and do this for you, will

you promise to be in bed when I come

back?

Yes.

Right now.

Better go now before I'm spotted. Gosh,

thanks. You're a sport.

Oh, operator, would you get me 6250,

please? Thank you. I'm afraid I should

have to use six pins. I've run out of

coppers.

Hello. Hello. Could I speak to Dr.

Peter's secretary, please? Thank you.

Oh, good morning. I'm having trouble

with my back. No, no, no. I'm a new

patient. Yes, I'm just visiting.

But he's leaving the district. Why can't

he see me before he goes? I don't know.

The only way to get treatment here is to

be run over.

You put your shaving things. I suppose

you would have camped out for the night.

You speak to me, madam.

Oh, here's an interesting case scope. An

old romantic endocarditis, mital

stenosis, hypertrophy of the right side

leading onto dilotation,

an articular fibrillation. A child

couldn't miss it. A classical case in

fact.

Well, how are you feeling this morning,

my dear?

It's my heart, doctor.

Sometimes it feels for all the world

like a little bird trying to fly away.

We won't let it do that just yet, my

dear. What you want is a little more fox

glove tea to keep it quiet.

Thank you, doctor.

See to that will you cook? A little more

fox glove tea.

Tincture of digitalis.

I think fox glove tea will cheer her up

rather more than tincture of digitalis.

You know, the patients aren't just raw

material for us to practice on.

Do you remember what Baltier said, Cook?

No, son. He said, "A physician is a man

who pours drugs of which he knows little

into bodies of which he knows less.

The drugs are no answer to bad housing

and overwork.

With rest and proper treatment, that

woman might have had a chance 20 years

ago. There were six kids to bring up and

no health service to pay for her

convolescent home. By the way, did

Mariner send a report on that test

meal?"

No, sir, he didn't. Shall I send a nurse

for it?

No. There are one or two things I want

to discuss with him. I'll go up and see

him myself.

Can I ask?

Mhm.

Neil, what about the report on that test

meal I asked you to do for me?

Well, didn't you get it, sir?

No, I did not. I marked it urgent.

Should have come down two days ago.

I sent it down. I swear I did. Oh,

you better look around for it.

Couple of your analyses. Clan section

for groom. Blood count for Genovir.

Another your analysis.

I'm sure it went down to the wards

again. Those analyses know everything.

It's probably

I'm terribly sorry, sir.

How hard I came to forget it.

You haven't even done it. This isn't

good enough, Neil. I know what this

research means to you and what it may

achieve. But routine hospital work must

come first.

Yes, I know. But

certainly are getting some results now.

Well, that's another thing. You're not

doing yourself any good up here

absorbing all these gamma rays. Well,

it's the gamma rays that make the new

dope so active.

Maybe, but you can't persuade me or

taking the proper precautions.

London was different. You had proper

apparatus.

Yes, I didn't have the freedom I have

here. Lead bricks 25

proper ventilating system. Oh, use it.

Might as well be 5 million.

Well, I'm going to bring it up with the

management committee anyway.

Management committee.

Well, now the next item on the agenda is

um a yes, a message to Dr. Marin on a

very brilliant research paper in the

Lancet called um

Well, we'll take the title as read.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, I don't

think we shall have any disagreement

here.

Mr. Chairman, congratulations are all

very well, but I feel that I should

point out that Dr. Mariner is laboring

under conditions which can only be

described as primitive.

What's that?

Primitive, sir. Particularly in regard

to apparatus.

In my young days, necessity used to be

the mother of invention.

Very possibly. But the material that Dr.

Mariner uses in his experiments comes

from an atomic energy plant. It produces

rays that kill.

Well, couldn't he use something else?

Gamma rays can come from no other

source.

Mr. Chairman, I'm asking for money, not

to buy flasks and test tubes, but human

lives. Furthermore, I think we should

all realize that this is costing Dr.

Mariner his health. Can we allow him to

endanger himself in this way for a

matter of £200?

£200?

Well, the money could only come from the

general purposes fund, and there's

little enough to spare. We had hoped to

equip a recreation room for the nurses.

This seems to be a choice between

pingpong bats and saving lives.

It isn't as simple as that. The omens

isn't the most comfortable hospital and

we've got to do something for the staff.

And I think I should point out they save

lives, too. Dr. Shuith,

don't you agree, Mr. Groom?

I'd be more willing to support you, Shu

Smith, if Mariners's work was less

specialized.

Specialized or not, its purpose is to

save lives. And if you groom had

septasemia or any infection resistant to

penicellin or similar preparation, there

is nothing that could save you but this

stuff which matter is trying to perfect

and you talk of specialization.

I'm afraid Dr. Shuith that all we can do

is to refer the matter to the finance

subcommittee.

Is that approved?

Dr. Shoesmith.

Mr. Chairman, I know it's not for me to

quarrel with the decision of this

committee, but I have a request to make.

Have I your permission to put it to the

committee?

Well, certainly.

Will you all please find time to visit

Dr. Mariner in his laboratory? He will

explain to you what he's trying to do

and you'll be able to judge for

yourselves the risks he's running and

the value of his work.

I see no objection. I don't know that I

can come myself. I think it's up to

individual members to decide for

themselves.

Well, for those who can, shall we say

tomorrow.

Her name is Belinda, sir. I've been all

over the hospital trying to find a home

for her. I even asked the cook if she'd

help, but she wouldn't. She probably had

designs on it.

You go.

I'm awfully grateful to you, sir, for

helping me out. I'll go and tell Tommy

she's all right. Goodbye. Thank you,

sir.

Not at all. Be comfy for me. Nice change

after the white mice.

You won't treat her like the mister,

though, will you? I mean, for

experiments or anything. I'll

treat her with the greatest respect. I

promise you.

Hello, darling.

Neil, what's all this I heard this

morning about your being interested in

painter's house? Oh,

yes. I saw him last night. He told me

his house was to let so I asked him to

give me the first refusal on it. Bit

reluctant. You think suit's fine?

Well, I do think you might have told me.

Yes, I was going to, but you were a bit

upset this morning, weren't you?

Aren't you taking it rather for granted

that I want to settle down here?

Why? We've discussed all that. I thought

you decided.

Yes, I thought I had until

well yesterday Mckendrich offered me a

job as his assistant. He's starting a

new orthopedic unit in London. It's a

wonderful opportunity. It might lead to

almost anything.

Oh, darling, I've always said it was a

pity to bury ourselves in the country.

There's nothing like the scope down

here. With your qualifications, you

could get any job you wanted. Neil,

let's both go back to London.

Well, I thought of going to London. Of

course,

there aren't the facilities here. I

never will be. But Ymans has one great

advantage. I may have a lot of routine

work, but at least I'm own master.

What about the work I want to do? Am I

to give that up?

Well, you stand a very good chance of

getting Max's job when he leaves next

month.

But I don't want to be register on a

country hospital.

You talk as if the only people worth

curing were in London. Plenty of work to

be done here. Heaven knows. Oh, Sophie.

Then let's f each other more than we

need. I just can't imagine life at

Germans without you. But I know what

your work means to you. And if you've

got to go to London, I can't stop you.

You're not being much help to me, are

you?

Well, darling, how can I help you?

If you feel you're sacrificing your

career,

I shall try and persuade you to stay.

How can you stand there and be so

detached? As if this were another of

your experiments.

Well, standing in the way of someone's

career, it's no great basis for

marriage, is it?

Oh, darling, I don't know what to do.

Can I have a cup of tea?

Well, now our last business is the

appointment of a resident surgical

officer to replace Dr. Mcusi.

I propose Dr. Sophie Dean for the post.

I'm not so sure about that.

I second Dr. Shus. Surely we need go no

further than Dr. Dean. The staff speak

most highly of her work.

I understand that your boy is thinking

of settling here. Mr. Groom, I propose

him for the job.

Matron,

would you like to see young groom get?

I should not. He's much too free and

easy with the nursing staff. Well, if

you agree, I think the fairest thing is

the post be advertised and that'll

conclude the business for today.

But does that mean that Dr. Dean and

young Dr. Groom ought to be passed over?

No, ma'am. It does not mean that. They

are free to apply like anyone else.

Well, I've been here long enough

drinking that white mixture and you

taking photos of me inards. I'm not

having no operation and that's final.

But Peddler, Mr. Grun knows what's best

for you. Maybe he does. But what's mine

is mine to do what I like with, not what

Dr. Groom likes. I want to go back to

the farm where I belong. After all, it's

my stomach. Anything.

Okay. No one's going to take it away

from me if you want to keep it. But have

a word with Mr. Groom before you decide.

Eh,

waste of time. I've made up me mind.

All right, Pedler.

There's nothing else very serious except

that burnt face in the corner over

there. Crash certainly made a mess of

him.

Yes, we'll have a look at him when you

do the dressings.

Team, Mr. Purchase.

Oh,

I'm afraid I may make a mess of it. I've

never fed anybody through one of these

things before.

Don't worry. We'll manage.

Now, take it easy, kid. Don't choke me

and don't pour it down the throat

either.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Is that better?

I'll wipe my mouth, will you, please?

You'll find a swab down there.

Thank you. What's your name?

John Shepherd. I don't know that I'm

allowed to tell you.

I remember that. I know you all by your

voices. The one who bullies you all is

nurse Clark, isn't he? Yes, I heard her

telling you off this morning. And you

you've got a funny little way of talking

to yourself as if you were too

frightened to open your mouth.

But would you like a little more? You

hadn't quite finished it.

No, thanks. I've had enough. And nurse,

could you make it a little stronger next

time? Not quite so much, sugar.

Yes, I remember.

Thank you.

Now, nurse, there's no time to gossip

with the patients. Go and see if you can

help Dr. Mariner with Tommy.

And this won't hurt much. It's only a

little jam.

Okay. I bet it won't hurt as much as

when I jab myself with a gimlet, though.

No, I feel this.

Excuse me, sir. Nescock told me to ask

if there was anything you want.

No thanks, N. Oh, hello. You'll be

pleased to hear that Belinda has eaten a

huge lunch and is very comfortably

settled.

Oh, good.

How long have you been here, Nurse?

She's new. This is her first day, and

she's jolly nice, too.

I bet she is. All right, Nurse. Jolly

good luck.

Thank you, sir.

You ready?

What are you going to do now? Watch.

Can I spare all that?

Yes, I think so. If you were a

millionaire, I'd have taken about a

penny from you.

You're going to put it in the blood

bank?

What? A penny worth? No.

Well, what are you going to do with it

then?

When you jabbed yourself with that

gimlet, a lot of germs got inside you.

But didn't they get in all over again

when you put new?

Now that wasn't dirty, but I bet your

old gimlet was filthy.

Well, it was a bit.

Well, the dirt on that gimlet started

quite a badly in your to

me.

Yes. You see, there are things in your

blood which fight the germs, a whole

army of them. So, what I'm trying to do

is to see whether you've got enough to

get you well quickly.

Hello, Sunny. What have you been doing

to yourself? Gimlet slipped when I was

making a propeller and that let in a lot

of germs and now I'm killing them inside

me.

Now carry on with the good work.

Has he had his penis still in yet?

Yes, sir. Now we go.

Good. Careful.

So long, young fellow.

Goodbye.

Now, I'm going to catch one or two of

those germs

and

see what they are so that we can kill

them off even quicker.

There we are.

Morning everybody.

Oh Lord our heavenly father, almighty

and everlasting God, who has safely

brought us to the beginning of this day,

defend us in the same with thy mighty

power. Grant this day we fall into no

sin, neither run into any kind of

danger, but that all our doings may be

ordered by thy governance.

Hot water bottles and blankets, please,

nurse. Quick. Now, don't be frightened,

Tommy. We'll make you comfortable in no

time.

Sorry, sister. I can't seem to stop it.

Don't you worry, Sunny. Now, snuggle

down. Hang. We'll get you nice and cozy.

Sister, some good swaps fell on the

floor. Could someone pick them up,

please?

I'll get them for you, Tommy. I'll be

very careful not to spoil them.

You were collected, too? No, but my

brother is. I'll get him to send you

some.

Thanks.

Oh, this looks a valuable one. I land.

Don't think it is, but it might be one

day.

Well, I hope so. There you are. They're

all safely back in the box now.

Nurse,

go for Mr. Groom.

Neil.

Hello. What's up?

I've just seen Shu Smith.

Sophie,

have you written to Mckenri yet?

Yes.

Have you person?

No. Well, don't let go into that now.

Are you going to post it?

Yes.

That's really goodbye.

No. Well, at least only temporally.

5 years isn't my idea of temporal.

Oh, darling. Don't let us go into all

that now.

shoes in a panic. The committee are

coming at 12:00 instead of 3, and he

wants to know if you're going to be

ready to put on some kind of a show for

I suppose.

Well, that's a fine constructive

attitude to take, I must say. Yeah, you

have a chance of convincing these people

and getting some money out of them. What

do you do? Get all I had.

Look, Sophie, I've had all this out with

them before. Pedling research to

hospital committees is about as

profitable as selling vacuum cleaners.

Well, I must say, Neil, if I was on the

hospital committee and I came into your

lab and found somebody taking this smug,

standoffish attitude, I wouldn't vote

you a penny.

Thanks very much,

Fred.

Yes, sir.

We are the hospital committee. Now, if

you wanted to make a good impression,

what would you show us?

That's a good one, sir. Well, there's

always the centrifuge.

Ah, yes, the centrifuge.

Pretty, isn't it? Of course, there are

the white mice. I'll second daughter to

know. They might frighten Miss Farmer.

How about the geer counter?

H

Oh, Neil, do stop fooling. All Shithmith

wanted is for you to explain in simple

language what you're trying to do.

Well, it's easier said than done. Can

you see me lecturing Brewster on

penicellin resistant bacteria? Probably

thinks bacteria is an island in the

Pacific.

Hello. Oh, yes, sir. It's groomed by

Tommy Briggs.

A rigor and the infection is spreading.

Yes, it should have taken effect by now.

Oh, it sounds like it, I'm afraid.

Yes, I took a swab from the wound

yesterday, but I haven't identified the

infection yet. The culture tests aren't

through.

Yes, as fast as I can.

Well, that doesn't sound too good, does

it?

Penicellin resistant.

Yes. If only we were 6 months further

ahead.

Hello. So, I've got your card.

Never mind about the card. A nice song

and dance you've led me. It's not as

easy as you said. It's not a question of

my picking any doctor I want. I can't

get any doctor to see me at all.

I'm sorry to hear that, sir. It must be

this new factory. It's brought a lot of

new workers into the town.

Well, I'm not concerned with the

factory. It's It's my Lambgo that I'm

concerned about. What about that?

I've got it, sir. Why don't you go and

see the armor?

I'm sick and tired of trying to see

people now. You you see if you can fix

it up for me.

Yeah, my province really, sir. But I'll

see what I can do for you, sir.

Thank you very much indeed.

I'm sorry, sir, but I don't want to go

through with it. I want to go back where

I belong. I'm good for a bit yet, and

there's too much work to be done on the

farm.

Okay, Pedler. Of course, it's your

stomach. You can do what you like with

it.

Thank you, sir.

Tell me, how many times you been back

here?

I don't rightly know, sir.

Well, I'll tell you. Three. And each

time it's the same old story. You can't

carry on with your work. But this time,

it's different. That also is getting

bigger. You know, come on now. Let's get

you right once and for all. You're no

good as you are. You know it.

I'd like the mistress to be here.

So she shall. Good man, Bitler.

nurse. Get him to sign a consent form

before he changes his mind.

Yes, Mr. G. And where are you going to

get that blood for Tommy Blake, sir?

Oh, yes. Yes. Let's have a form.

You won't be assisting me tomorrow, I

gather.

Uh, no, but I explained to you that I

arranged for Dr. Dean to help in the

theater.

Oh, yes. Yes. You're taking Marjorie

Bruce to look at Dr. Bender's house. Um,

yes.

Now,

I'll be very glad to see you and

Marjorie settled.

Thanks.

Well, there we are. Nurse, that's what

you asked for.

Thank you.

Send it to Dr. Mariners right away.

Yes.

So, that's what you're up to. There are

times, Dick Groom, and I despise you.

For heaven's sake, darling, you can't

make a scene here.

Oh, can't I? Just you wait and see.

Sister may be in our office. You'll lose

us both our jobs.

Your precious job and your rich wife.

That's all you think about, isn't it?

I'm not going to talk about it here.

We'll come out and explain later. Your

father did all the explaining.

I'll see you after lunch.

Well, things are looking up.

Any luxur?

Very. Well, we're on the right track. I

just seen the arer, a very helpful

woman, by the way, and she says that I

must see Dr. um Shus.

Yes, sir.

I I rang him up. Of course, I didn't get

anywhere. But now, I've got a little

pull. So, all I've got to do is to get

Dr. Shootson at the sign desk now. Could

I see him, please?

I'm terribly very sorry, sir. Just now

he's with the board.

Boards?

Sick of BS? We're stiff with them.

Do you think it's all so interesting?

Taking the bugs for a ride.

How cozy. You've got a radio here as

well.

It looks like one, Mama, but it isn't.

It's a geer counter.

Oh, yes. I've heard of them. Saves you

doing all those boring sums, doesn't it?

Well, actually, it measures the

radiation level in the laboratory.

Oh,

it's quite simple, really. I'll show

you.

You see, some of the substances I use

emit harmful rays. The Geiger counter

detects them.

Well, do let me hold it for you.

All right.

Now, you take that, Mr. Sawyer. If

you'll stand further off, you'll see the

effect of this better.

Now, this substance is radioactive.

Oh, I must terribly be sorry.

I I do hope it isn't anything that

matters. So do I.

Don't worry, Miss Farmer. Fortunately,

it was all right. It had been one of

Tommy Briggs's plates, it would have

been another matter.

Who is Tommy Briggs?

He's a little boy. He's one of those

cases that Mr. Groom would say was over

specialized. He has blood poisoning.

It's resistant to penicellin. We may be

able to do very little for him. That is

where Dr. Mariner's research comes in.

What are these plates to do with the

child?

They're used for testing new drugs, sir.

Can you show us how?

Certainly.

Oh, would you mind bunching yourselves

around here, Miss Farmer? It might be

safer if you were to remove your fur. I

don't want those tails getting out of

control.

Certainly, of course.

Now, um,

here I've taken the blood from a

septacmia case and covered the jelly in

the dish. Those streaks are germ

colonies growing.

Um,

in this one

I've added penicellin here and this

clear circle shows where it spread out

and prevented the germs from growing.

But what about the other circles? Are

they um other drugs?

Yes. Yes, that's it. Exactly. Sir, I

I do think it would be so interesting to

see Tommy Briggsy's plates.

Very well.

But there are no clear patches on that

one. Haven't you tried any drugs on it

yet?

That's just it, Miss Farmer. I've tried

all the possible preparations on this

plate, and as you can see, they've had

no effect at all. I'm exactly where I

started.

Then your drugs are no use to Tommy

Briggs. Not even has really got hold of

a patient.

And Mr. Brewster, that is what doctor's

trying to prevent happening in future.

Can you give us a nice research work of

yours is about?

Yes, certainly sir. If you'd mind moving

down here again,

what I'm trying to do is to take one of

those drugs, one of the ones that won't

work on Tommy Briggs, and bombard it

with gamma rays from this lump of

radioactive cobalt. That's the cobalt.

And this is the drug being bombarded by

the gamma rays. Oh.

What I'm hoping will happen is that the

rays will change the drug chemically.

Give it a tremendous shaking up so as to

make it more powerful. In other words,

change the whole structure of the thing.

I should have thought it was better to

use the rays to bombard the bugs.

It would. They'd certainly kill the

bugs. Trouble is, they might kill the

patients as well.

That is why protection in this

laboratory is so important.

When will you know whether you've

succeeded or not?

Well, I've had promising results

already. Yes, we read your article in

the Lancet. But this boy, Tommy Briggs,

uh, what can your research work do for

him?

Well,

I've infected this new plate with

Tommy's bug, at the same time, I've

added some of my latest preparation here

at the top. Now, what I'm hoping will

happen is that though the bug will grow

on the rest of the plate, this area will

be clear. That at least will show that

the new material is potent. Whether it's

safe to use on human beings or not is

another matter.

Yes, I can see this is most important.

I don't know how you feel about it, Miss

Farmer and Mr. Sawyer, but I'd like to

raise this matter again in committee.

I agree, Mr. Booster. I think it's all

so interesting. Such enthusiasm is most

inspiring.

I need hardly ask you, Shu Smith,

Sawyer.

Well, the nurses are going to miss their

recreation room, but

yes, I'll support you, Dr. Maron.

Sorry I'm late, but you know what it's

like, especially after lunch.

Yes, I know. We'll be all right in here.

Well, it's just a rabbit's office.

You didn't worry about that.

An awful ra.

It's all you think about, isn't it?

You didn't think about it last winter,

did you?

Then we were only making tea.

Couldn't be discussed it somewhere else.

Oh, don't worry. We won't be disturbed.

Sister Abbott has a meeting till 3:00.

Oh, darling, you're taking this all much

too seriously.

Oh, no. But I'm not going to be taken

for granted any longer.

You look wonderful when you're angry.

Does Marjorie look wonderful when she's

angry, too?

You don't think I could ever be in love

with Margie as I loved you?

That's why you're buying a house to

settle down with her.

Oh, you needn't try and explain. Of

course, you want to marry Marjorie. You

want the job, and you want a rich wife

to go with it.

How do you think I feel?

Tony, I'm terribly sorry.

If I had ever known that you'd really

care, none of this would ever have

happened.

You see, it's like this. There comes a

time in a chap's life when he feels he

wants to settle down, get a home, and

well, have kids. Oh, I know he's had fun

together, but Well, that was different,

wasn't it?

Different? You think I don't want kids?

I suppose you think I'm just a career

girl. I want to spend the rest of my

life bossing nurses around in a hospital

ward. Or perhaps you think I'm just a

good time girl. Good enough for an

evening out and that's all. Or let me

explain to you once and for all. Dick

groom.

I think you'd better do the explaining

to me.

She's certainly giving Miller the one

silver. What's your girl want with you,

Clark?

Probably a cigarette end in my bedroom,

I suppose.

Well, I'm asking for a transfer from

eternity. Might as well keep rabbits and

have done with it.

Come in.

nurse. I'm sending you for 3 months to

help Sister Gator in the outpatients.

Outpatient? But I put in for the job of

theater system matron. That matter was

discussed by the management committee

yesterday. Your name was brought

forward, but I hardly felt able to

recommend you.

Then I'm to be passed over.

In view of what happened this afternoon,

nurse, I feel I was entirely justified.

But I don't propose to discuss your

behavior any further.

You have no right to interfere with my

private life. Why don't you tell the

truth? You don't approve of nurses being

friendly with the doctors.

Not when they're on duty.

You seem to expect us to behave like

machines. We're human, aren't we?

Suppose you want us all to grow into

frustrated old spinsters.

I I'm sorry, mate. I think that will do,

Ness, Clark.

Come in.

Yes. I tried the path lab, but Dr. Mara

said they left half an hour. What?

Thank you.

Well, I'm terribly sorry, sir. I'm

afraid we've missed him. Dr. Shoesmith

left half an hour ago.

Blast. You might take it round to his

house, huh?

45.

My word, you're looking very glamorous

this evening.

I've been to the party at Shmmith. I saw

the light burning in your window.

Apart from messing about with test meals

and things, darling, did you remember to

have anything to eat?

Yes, I think so. But Dr. Kildair labors

on, sacrificing his romantic dreams to

science.

No, darling, you're taking too much out

of yourself.

When I become luminous and glow in the

dark, you'll know there's something

really wrong. You'd have been proud of

me this morning. I put up quite a good

show for the committee. Must have worked

anyway because they're going to give me

a new laboratory.

Oh, Neil, is that true?

A slight exaggeration perhaps, but they

did seem sympathetic. Just shows what

one can rise to, even in a country

hospital.

On the contrary, it shows what you can

do when you're being badgered by the

right woman.

Well, well, that's that.

Don't look so serious, darling. Even if

you have sent off the application to Old

Mckendry Plus,

Neil, you do understand, don't you? I'm

not a careerist. Really, I'm not. I I'd

like to do some good in this world if I

can, but I'd much rather you were the

big success. I just hate to see you

being wasted.

Yes, I understand. Of course. I must

plot this blood count.

It's a pretty low one, isn't it? Is it

Tommy Briggs?

The worst of working in casualty. One

can never follow a case through. How is

he today?

Not too good, I'm afraid. Groom opened

the hand this afternoon, but I don't

think it'll help much. He's ordered a

blood transfusion.

I should hope so. Judging by that count,

he needs one.

Wants all the mystery.

Neil, what does this mean? Why is your

name there?

Well, it's a routine test. I check my

blood count every week.

Routine test? What's the use of checking

it and doing nothing about it? Well,

don't worry, darling. I know what I'm

doing, honestly.

Yes. And you know perfectly well that if

you run at this rate, you won't stand a

chance yourself. Then all your work will

be wasted. Oh,

it's only a matter of weeks now. When

the results on the animals come through,

I'll take a week or two off. In the

meantime, this much is in black and

white.

Yes, it should read well in the obituary

columns. Oh, it's all very well getting

oneself steamed up over one's work,

forgetting everything for it, even

health. But taken to extremes is just

she's lunacous.

Oh, darling, can't you see you're

running yourself to death,

darling?

You make me sound quite a rag

and rather romantic.

Oh,

that's the new dope cooking. Or rather,

it's cooked. Look, I'll just fish it out

and be right down.

Promise.

Good morning, madam.

Is this the right way?

Uh, yes. Straight through. See it on

your left, madam.

Hello. Had a bit of luck last night.

Broke me ankle. That gets me in the

right category, doesn't it? At last.

Oh, nurse. We haven't much time this

morning. I'm going to be away by half 12

if I can. So, make it snappy, will you?

Good heavens, Dolly. What on earth are

you doing here?

You lost me my job upstairs yesterday,

that's all.

Oh, now look here, Dolly.

Please, I don't want any more

explanations. Yesterday was quite

enough. Thank you. I'll get the patient.

Neil, it works. Well, you can't quarrel

with that result. Yes, it works on the

petetro dish. I'd be most agrieved if it

didn't. Well,

why aren't you more cheerful about it?

If I'd done something like that, I'd

have been walking on air. Now you can

use it on Tommy. No,

I can't.

But this proves that your drug kills the

bug in that child's blood. What more do

you want?

Plenty.

Look, up to now, when I've tried it on

animals, perfectly healthy animals, it

sometimes killed them.

Mhm.

You see these 10 mice?

Yeah.

I've given them each a shot of my latest

brew. If it doesn't kill nearly half of

them, I should be very surprised.

What about the other half? I mean, is

there something different about their

blood? What's the answer, Neil?

I don't know. In this job, there are no

straight answers, no shortcuts.

Even if all the mice are alive tomorrow,

it still doesn't mean the stuff's safe

to use on people.

But it would be a big step forward.

And that's a lot, eh? Oh, what a

morning. Noses, throats, bedwedding. Can

ask this fellow with the itch. I don't

know how Dr. Dean takes it. Anyway, I

bet you never got through it as fast as

we did this morning.

Perhaps Dr. Dean is interested in curing

her patients.

What do you want?

My headaches.

Well, you should have come at half past

9. It's nearly 1:00 now.

I can only come at my lunch hour. I want

to see doctor, please.

Wait one moment. I'll see if I can fix

it for you. Sit down over there, will

you?

Oh, doctor. There's another patient just

come in for you.

Look,

I can't see her now. Tell her to come

back some other time.

Well, she doesn't look at all well. She

says she has a pain in the head.

Hello. What's wrong with you?

It's my head.

Is anybody looking after you?

Yes, I think so.

Instigator,

excuse me a moment.

Okay. Can't you do something with this

girl? Give her a couple of aspirin in

her home. I don't like the look of her,

Dr. Groom. I think somebody would see

her now.

All right,

doctor. We'll see you in a moment.

Thank you.

Little wider, please.

You've had earachche, eh?

That's right. I was sick this morning.

Now you pull yourself together. There's

nothing much wrong with you, nurse.

Yes, sir.

I want you to put some drops in that ear

and then I'm going to order some pills

for the headache and she's to go home.

Right.

Will you write it up, sir?

Yes. Well, signed and you put in the

details. Put um slight tonsilitis.

Now you're going to be as right as rain

in the morning.

Thank you ever so, doctor.

There's nothing much wrong with that

girl.

Well, I'm sure. I hope not, doctor.

Slight tonsilitis, that's all.

I'll just put some drops in your ear and

then you can go and get your medicine

from the dispensary.

Thank you, sister.

So long, everybody. Oh, Sophie, it's all

right about the theater this afternoon.

I'll cope.

Ah, thanks. I'll go. Can't stop now. I'm

late already. Have a nice time. So long.

Friendly he would be so enthusiastic

with his patience.

Well, I suppose I better get those

plates. Mr. Grim will want to see them

in the theater.

Which case is he taking first?

Pedler before he changes his mind again.

It will be a long one and I hope not in

vain.

Sister, will it will it be a long

operation?

Dear me, no. Mr. Droom never takes long

over his cases. He'll be back in the

ward by tea time, and when you wake up,

it'll all be behind you. I thought the

Mrs. would be here by now. They promised

she'd come.

She'll be along now. Don't you start and

worry.

That That clock ages fast, isn't it?

Yes. Yes, maybe it is. I'll have to

speak to the engineers about that.

Nurse,

here's somebody who comes from your part

of the world. Don't you, Nurse?

Well, I come from Middle Park. Cherry

Tree Farm.

Cherry Tree Farm. Well, well, you must

be Mr. Shepherd's daughter.

Yes, that's right. I worked for him

before he was born. Miss,

did you?

Aha, that's good land. That is I give

anything to be plowing it now.

Yes, it'll be lamming time soon. It's a

busy time for you, isn't it?

Ah, it is, Miss.

I hope so.

Hello, Tranta.

Hello, miss.

Mr. Gmer,

not yet, Miss. It was very nice of you

giving my daughter that Hellbrush.

Can't you play all the pieces in it yet?

Not to everybody's taste, perhaps, but

we like it. All right. She's took to

that Brahms thing. Lullabi, I think it

is.

Yes, that's a pretty one. I used to

really go to town on that myself.

Well, there must be something in it

because we get up in the morning with

it, we eat with it, and we go to bed

with it. She likes that little number.

All right.

Well, as long as she can play all the

pieces in that album, I've got plenty

more for her.

Thank you ever so much, miss.

Hello. What's the matter? What are you

doing here?

Sister.

Yes, Dr. Dean.

What's this girl doing here? She looks

very ill.

She's gone home, doctor. Dr. Groom told

her to go.

Well, I don't like interfering in Dr.

Groom's cases, but I really think I

shall have to take a look at her. I

I can only come my lunch hour.

Where's Dr. Dean?

She was here a minute ago. Huh?

We'll find her. I'll hang up my coat.

One of our bad days.

Sorry, sister. I've only just had lunch.

Take her shoes off.

She's pretty bad. Thought she looked

ill, doctor. All right, sister. Leave

her there for a moment, will you?

Not there. Thank you.

You're late.

I'm sorry, sir. I've been seeing an

emergency and casualty.

It's time we were in the theater.

I've asked them to keep the case for

you. I thought it would be less trouble

if you saw the girl here before we go

upstairs.

I don't like keeping the theater

waiting. What is it? I think it's a

cerolapsis.

I hope you're wrong. Well, come on.

Don't let us hang about. Let's go and

look at the girl.

Drowsiness, headache, vomiting, slow

pulse.

I'm afraid you're right. She'll have to

come out for a decompression.

If only the girl had come in earlier,

something could have been done about it.

When did you first see her?

She came in that is about half an hour

ago.

Make up your mind, can't you? Was that

the first time you saw her?

Yes, Mr. Crew.

I distinctly remember being told that

her temperature was subnormal this

morning.

What is all this about?

Somebody saw her this morning. Who was

it?

Your son saw her this morning.

He was in a hurry to look at her house.

He wanted to send her away, but we

persuaded him to have a look at her.

Why has she been kept hanging about all

this time? Why didn't we get her into

the ward?

Dr. Groom didn't think there was

anything wrong with her. He told her to

go home.

Here are the case papers.

Well,

well, let's get on, can't we? We're 20

minutes late already.

Now, I suppose you're satisfied.

Somebody had to tell him we couldn't all

stand like deaf mutes. You made the most

of your chance. You needn't have been so

brutal. That man's a fine surgeon. Time

knew about his son. Anyway,

I don't like young Dr. Gloom myself.

He's finished. The father can do

anything to help him.

Cup of tea, Mrs. Pedler.

Oh, thank you, miss. I ought to be near

when they came for him. I know how he

frets.

Well, he was asleep when he went to the

theater. Anyway, he'll be down soon.

Nurse?

Yes.

Are they operating on him now? Yes. But

don't worry, Mrs. Pitler. Won't be long.

Thank you.

It's hopeless. I can't do anything with

a case like this. It's too far gone.

There is a growth. All right. Pretty

high up, isn't it?

High up? Of course it's high up. It's

halfway up his windpipe.

Well, what are you hanging about for?

Stitch up. Stitch up. Let's get on with

the next case.

I think I can just get above it, sir.

Very well.

Knife, sister.

Dr. Dean, take over, will you?

Come on. You can't do it from that side.

You're not left-handed, are you?

How's the patient doing? Fine.

Knife, please.

Excellent.

Well, Pedro will do, but I'll be glad

when this abs case is through. Messy

business.

I'm not satisfied with the way this

girl's been treated. She's been badgered

about from one person to another. Kept

sitting around in outpatience.

looked over in a hurry and packed off

home with a bottom of ear drops and all

the time she's surgical emergency.

This gets out people lose confidence in

Yman.

Who can blame them?

Shocking negligence.

I don't expect it was this clear when

your son saw it.

Boy, I shouldn't have missed it.

Those carelessness that I can't forgive.

Anybody might have missed it, sir.

You didn't miss it, Dr. D.

Sister,

what's the point in giving me old

gloves?

You're a new pair today, Mr. Bloom. I

put them out myself.

It's Freddy.

Hello, sister. Loosen this.

Hello, Mrs. Springs. This won't take

long. If anything happens to him,

doctor, I I'll never forgive myself.

Well, I won't pretend that Tommy isn't

very old ill, but that he should have

one of those rare infections that won't

respond to penicellin isn't your fault.

You can't blame yourself for that. I I

have to ask you to wait outside for a

moment.

Come on now, Jack. Remember

me?

You're the man who looks at battles

inside people. That's right.

Mine must be a pretty big one.

Yes, it is. Rather,

you butchered me again. A very little

one.

Oh, he's spot that one. Will you hold

him for me? Yes, sir.

Going fishing. We had a real my

colleague.

Did you break yourself, sir?

Yes.

Hope it didn't hurt.

Don't know. Yeah. It's too early to say.

Well, you are quite right about that

young woman.

Good job it wasn't left any longer.

Are you satisfied with her, sir?

I think she'll do.

Thank God.

What is the matter? You only pretend to

read that book.

I'm sorry if I'm disturbing you, M.

It's padless operation this afternoon,

isn't it?

Yes, I suppose it is. I keep wondering

if we got a complete removal of that

growth.

You cannot yet expect the mental

detachment of an experienced surgeon.

Yet without it, of course, we would none

of us have the courage to go on with

this profession.

But you must learn as soon as you can

not to look back on what is done and so

far as you are concerned finished. If

the man lives, he lives. If he dies, he

dies. That is not your concern because

what you did was well done. Your job is

finished. So Pedal's life is no longer

in your hands.

Has my son come back here?

This affair of the cereal lapses could

do a lot of harm to the hospital. So I

cannot even rely on your discretion,

doctor.

Well, that isn't fair.

That's not her fault if the nurses

shutter. This is all very distressing.

But I think it's shocking that the

doctor should play with the lives of

poor people. Mr. Groom,

I'm quite aware of that.

I think your son's just arrived, Mr.

Groom.

Dr. Dean, I owe you an apology. I'm

sorry, my dear.

Matthew, I'd appreciate it if you'd

leave me alone with my son.

Certainly.

Thank you so much this afternoon, sir.

We do the same for you someday. Hello,

ma'am. Hope my indispensable services

have been missed this afternoon.

No, but they will be.

Hello, Dad. What are you doing here at

this time of night? I thought you were

meeting old Brewster at the club. I've

had a stinking afternoon. This painters

house by two days. Yeah. Who do you

think got it? Neil Mariner.

May interest you to know that while you

were gallivanting around this afternoon,

I had to operate on one of your

outpatients for a cerebral absess.

What? A cereal absis?

I swear I never saw a cereble abapsis

this morning.

No, you didn't. But Sophie Dean did as

soon as you'd gone rushing off.

I say you don't mean that case that

Dolly and um Nurse Clark brought in at

lunchtime. Do you? The girl with the bad

ear? That's exactly what I mean.

Say how awful.

Yes.

Still be all right, won't she?

I mean, you have operated.

You young fool. Is that all you have to

say to yourself?

Don't you realize what this means to the

good name of humans?

Can't you see that it's going to cost

you your job?

Yes, but that is a mistake anyone might

make.

Couldn't it be hushed up?

Hushed up?

If that girl dies, you will have her on

your conscience all your life.

Yes, but if she lives, it'll be a

wretched existence, won't it? I mean,

she might turn mental or something.

Mental. There's no reason why a burst

mastoid should turn into a mental case

if it's caught in time.

You call yourself a surgeon. We are

doctors, not judges. Our job is to save

lives, not decide whether they're worth

saving.

That girl may be a number in a hospital

to you, but she was someone's proudest

creation.

That's why our job is different. A death

on the table, an overdose of morphia, a

misdiagnosis,

and you extinguish a flame that can

never be reit.

Do you think she will die?

I don't know.

She would have if I hadn't operated this

afternoon.

I'm sorry, Dick. I can forgive you a

great deal, but I cannot forgive you for

skimping your job.

That's why I could no longer support

your application for surgical registra.

If you've learned your lesson, this may

be the makings of you as a doctor. But

in this hospital,

you're finished.

Oh, I'm sorry. Ah,

don't go through Smith.

I've had a bad day. You Smith,

I understand you're backing Sophie

Dean's application for surgical registra

when MCuz goes.

Certainly, I'm backing her.

So am I.

Oh, haven't you finished yet? It's our

since breakfast.

It isn't my fault if Carter breaks

everything. Sister's frightened she'll

end up by breaking the health service as

well.

Ah, that's why I saw her on bed pan

alley.

So, that's all right. Teach her to be

more careful.

You know, Carter's not as dumb as you'd

think. She's gone out of the washing up

and now she's gone out of cop with

Burg's dressing.

Have you seen his face? Well, I wouldn't

go to face myself.

Shepherd, your sister wants you.

Come on.

Crafty.

Two pins. I'd try an injection of my

latest batch. After all, we know it

cures a bug.

You can't, Neil. You know, if you inject

this boy with a drug that hasn't been

approved and he dies, you'll stand

trial. You'll be up for manslaughter.

Could try it myself.

Oh, don't be a fool. If you died, you'll

not only be throwing away your own life,

but a chance of saving hundreds.

Hello, Mr. Burgess.

Hello, nurse.

Sister told me to get you ready.

Well, she's not going to undo them

again, is she? Might have a chance if

only they'd leave me alone.

Does it hurt very much? Yes, it does,

brother.

What do you think I look like under

these bandages?

I don't know.

What would you like me to look like?

I hadn't thought about it.

Oh, that's a blow I was hoping you had.

Morning, Mr. Burgess.

Morning, sister.

Don't run away, nurse. I'm going to need

your help. Can I have a towel, please?

But they were only done yesterday,

sister. The thing might have a chance to

heal if only you'd leave me alone.

It might. And it might go septic, too,

mightn't it?

You're a holy terror, sister. You've got

an answer for everything.

You know, this is the worst part of the

day. Well, come on. Let's get it over.

Scissors, please.

Thank you. And forps.

It's all right. There's another one

there. Give me Give me another one.

Thank you. Now, would you adjust my mask

for me,

sister?

Put your own on and then come around and

steady his head for me.

Poor

kid got the jitters.

Now then, what's all this about?

I can't help it. Really?

You are yours is mine.

Tell me all about it.

I can't go on.

It's all so awful. I didn't think it

would be like this.

That little boy is going to die. And

then man in the corner. Miller said he

hadn't got a face.

Well, she had no right to say that.

Anyway, you don't believe all the gossip

you hear, do you?

I know this hospital life is pretty

frightening at first, but

if you're ever going to be a nurse,

June, you've got to hide your feelings.

You've got to grow a crust. We've all

got to.

There's something you can do for that,

young man.

Yes.

He was an engineer working on an

airfield. A plane crashed on takeoff. He

ran forward and pulled the pilot out. It

was as brave a thing as a man could do.

Now he's frightened. Terribly frightened

of what he's going to look like. And if

you'll show that you're frightened when

it's time for his dressings, it's not

going to help him.

Why don't you go straight back now and

show him that you don't mind at all?

That you think he's just like anyone

else? That's going to help him

tremendously.

I don't think I could.

You'll be surprised what you can do.

Go on,

try.

You'll do more for that young man than

you'll ever know.

All right, I'll try.

Sorry, sister. Oh,

there you are, nurse. I want a wet swab,

please. Yes. Poor

kid. I don't envy you. Still, I hand it

to you. You've got guts.

Now, this is not going to hurt nearly as

much as it did yesterday. Gets easier

all the time.

I'm going to have to soak it off and

it'll maybe hurt just a wee bit. Now,

you'll have to keep very still. Nurse

will help you. Go behind him and put

your hands at the back of his head.

now. There we are.

It's coming nicely.

That's it. We're doing fine.

Well, there it is, Sophie. That's about

the size of it. I never thought old

groom had it in him. So, if you want to

get your foot in here, you better sit

down, write out your testimonials.

Well, what's wrong?

I'm not putting in for it, sir.

What? I thought you made up your mind.

Surgery is your game. You moved home so

time and time again. We will never get

anywhere, young woman, till you decide

which way you're heading.

Please, I want your advice. I've been

offered a job by my old hospital. It's

to be assistant to Mckendendrick.

It would be a really big thing for me,

sir.

So, that's it, is it? You find a poor

sort of place. A dirty oldfashioned

hospital.

Do you think I ought to make the move?

Oh, don't put the responsibility on me,

young woman. Set my heart on keeping

you. You had a chance here, you know.

pretty good chance. We're not so far

behind the times as you young folk like

to think. But now that you got this

London notion into your head, you'll

never be satisfied with this place.

Well, I must get along and talk to my

nurses.

By the way, does Neil know that you want

to go?

Yes, but he doesn't know I've been

accepted yet. Huh?

Neil,

I've been accepted for that London job.

Oh, if that's what you want, I'm glad.

So, it didn't work.

No,

it's better than the previous batch, but

we can't use it on the boy, possibly.

But Sophie, I've infected myself.

You've done what?

It was an accident. While I was taking a

sample from the boy, I swabbed it with

spirit. There was nothing more I could

do.

There was no point telling you as long

as there was a chance of throwing it

off. But now it

bit different.

My darling, what have you done to

yourself? become my own guinea pig. What

could be fairer than that?

Sophie, I may be able to resist this,

but if I can't, if I get in a condition

like that, boy, I want you to use less.

Neil, that's impossible.

It may seem impossible now, but I think

you'll get used to the idea.

Try two cc's every 4 hours, and Sophie,

learn something from it.

Whatever happens, you can learn from the

way I react.

Number two CC's.

This may advance to research.

Hello, Jenna Ward. Is Dr. Shoesmith

there? An emergency.

Now, Miller, get a drip set from Jenner

as quick as you can, please. Dr. Dean

has an emergency. It's Dr. Mariner.

Dr. Mariner? Never mind who it is. Get a

move on, girl.

Sim Ward, I want Dr. Excuse me.

Immaternity, you say?

Mr. Private Ward 15. Quick, I say, "Have

you a drip set? Sister Abbott wants

one."

Yes. You'll find one in the cupboard

outside.

You'll never guess who it's for. It's

Dr. Mariner.

What's the matter with him? Dr. Dean,

turn him down. Or what?

Neil, what have you been up to?

He's infected himself with Tommy's bug.

He did it when he was getting a blood

sample.

By the way, my count's pretty low. We

better start a transfusion right away.

I'm group A RH positive.

Yes, it's coming.

Well, that's about all we can do. We

know that penicellin is about as much

good against this bug as Chennipods, but

Tom.

Yes.

Wish me into the crisis in a few hours.

Well, with one thing or another, my

chance is rather less than 50/50.

If things look bad, I've told Sophie

what to do.

And what's that, may I ask?

Try my dope. It's batch 703. So he knows

where it is. 2 cc's every 4 hours.

It's preposterous, Neil. You have no

toxicity test. You You We have no

clinical trial. It's just suicide.

Evening, George. Kettle's on. Just one

nice child. How's tricks? Same old game,

you know. How are the dogs?

All right. Two winners, a lovely

forecast. 58 and six. Add two tickets.

Good. You get them up for the next

couple of weeks.

All right. I'll do that. See you in the

morning, Tom.

I hope so. Good night.

Good night.

I think this

Right.

Loria hasn't touched him.

Let's try that oxygen again, sister.

He's fighting the mask. It's exhausting

him.

Take it off.

I have a good mind to go and get that

stuff with this.

Sophie, I don't want to hear any more

about that. We can't even consider it.

Excuse me, sister. Will you come,

please? It's Tommy Brie.

What you sister?

Ha!

London is what?

Three of us.

sit in system.

Sophie,

I can't permit this. You're taking this

man's life into your hands.

Tom, if I don't, he's going to die.

That's not for us to decide. We're

doctors, not God.

We've done everything we can.

Everything medically possible.

If you give him that injection and he

dies,

you will have to face a jury.

That's what I told him.

Smoke.

Sh.

end is the same with thy mighty men.

Hey, sister.

Mr. Pedler, what on earth? There can't

be much wrong with you deafening us all

like that. Now, what do you want?

I I want some something to drink. All

you men worry about is your smokes and

your pints of beer. Oh,

beer.

Well, don't go giving yourself ideas

simply because you feel a wee bit better

today. I'll bring you a few sips of

water.

Oh, thank you, sister.

I frightened you yesterday, didn't I?

Your hands were as cold as ice, and you

were shaking all over.

Well, yes, I was a little bit

frightened, Mr. Burgess.

It seems so silly now.

What kind of face have I got this? What

am I going to look like when they finish

with me?

Well, I

I see. It's bad as that.

Oh, no. You're going to look all right.

I was frightened because I'd never seen

a surgical dressing before.

I began imagining things.

Then I did look. And after that, I

wasn't frightened anymore. Honestly,

yes.

I didn't think you'd have brown eyes.

I wish I could tell the color of yours.

What are they?

I'm not going to tell you. I'm going to

wait until you can see for yourself.

I must go now. Sister wants me. Now, you

won't go on worrying, will you?

No. No, I won't. You'll be back soon,

won't you?

Yes. I'll be helping when your dressings

are changed this afternoon. So, I'll see

you then anyway.

Okay.

Bye. Goodbye.

Did you use it?

Yes, at midnight.

How long have you take to work?

4 hours. I've got all the notes. But

don't worry about that now. The only

thing that matters is that it really

works.

in this in one case.

I was lucky I might have been one of the

three dead mice.

This has been the longest night in my

life.

I've still got to write to

Mckendendrick.

Mckendendrick?

Yes. To tell him that I'm going to stay

here.

Sorry to disturb you, doctor. awfully

pleased you're feeling better, sir.

I know you want your rest, but there's a

casualty coming.

Oh, very well, sister.

Oh, sister.

Don't stand any nonsense from you. As if

I would.

Heat. Heat.