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Previously on 'All Saints'...

Von, is it you?

It's Victoria. Victoria Carlton.

Is Lucy hurt?

VON: Fine. She's fine.

JACK: Who's Lucy?

Mitch Stevens' daughter.

I was just explaining to Ross

that we can't really tell anyone that we're a couple.

How many times do I have to tell you? Leave me alone.

Charlotte, you can't cure her pain. She likes it.

How could you accuse me of running that woman over?

BETH: You'd better leave.

Listen - you better stay the hell away from me, alright?

If you threaten me again, I'll call the police.

This can't be it.

No, we're in the right place.

An anonymous caller said there was a kid on the bike.

Train passed and the kid was gone.

They either got hit or fell off.

Anonymous caller?

It's gotta be a hoax.

If a train hit anyone, surely the driver would have phoned it in.

Only if he saw them.

Look for any blood or any shreds of clothing.

Pencil case?

What is it?

Cate?

It's a smashed-up bike.

Operations, this is car 978.

We're unable to locate the patient but we have found a wrecked bicycle.

We're going to continue the search on foot.

RADIO: Copy that, 978

(yells) Hello, Ambulance Service. Anyone hear me?

Sasha! I found her! Quick, get down here!

Can you open your eyes for me?

Come on, open your eyes for me.

What's your name?

Erin.

Erin, you just hang in there, alright?

Okay. She's got a pulse.

Can you roll her over really slowly?

Whoa, whoa. Stop.

THEME MUSIC

I can't get a line in she's so shut down.

Can't we transport her and keep trying on the way?

What did your training teach you?

That we can't move her until we cannulate and get fluids through.

Correct. That's exactly what we'll do.

It's going to take another 20 minutes to get up there, Cate.

I'm not even going to attempt that.

So how do we get her out of here?

Go back up the way we came and bring the ambulance here.

Thank God, I'm in.

Good.

Alright. I'll push these fluids through.

You go as fast as you can, alright?

Why don't you tell Nana about the school play, about what you're doing?

I'm a jellyfish.

Ooh, a jellyfish!

I have lots of tentacles.

My goodness! I can't wait to see that.

Give Nan a kiss. Come here.

We'll see her after school.

I'm going away.

Wait for Terri, darling.

I'll come back in my break. Is there anything you need?

No, thank you.

And we'll talk about everything else after you've been discharged.

What is it?

I'm going to have to stay in here a bit longer.

KNOCK ON WINDOW

Terri, come on.

Go, go.

It can wait.

Say goodbye to Nana. Come on.

Bye!

Bye-bye, darling.

How is she?

These fluids aren't going to be able to hold her for the transfer.

I can't get her systolic above 90.

Let's at least get her onto the board.

She's having multifocal ectopics. If we move her, she'll crash.

We've got to do something.

Get the MAST suit.

What?

Sasha, we're losing her.

Yeah, but it's not recommended unless you're...

It's not recommended to fall off a bridge.

There aren't other options.

What if she's got upper body internal...

This isn't a debate. It's an order.

Get the MAST suit now.

You got a problem?

What?

Problem.

Vincent's notes on the patient last night. What is that?

Foul-smelling and puslike.

Great.

Sorry I'm late. Didn't know you had to queue to drop kids at school.

Did I miss anything?

We're short a nurse the ADON has sent a replacement

who's never had any emergency experience.

Keep her in Sub-Acute. Can we go through the beds?

Just what we need.

What?

A nurse replacement with no experience, no Vincent, no Charlotte.

It's gonna be a great day.

Where's Charlotte?

She's taken leave to go to court with Vincent,

like her being there will make a difference to the outcome.

Yeah. He'll get off with or without her moral support.

Oh, come on, Jess. You don't really think he assaulted that woman?

I don't see what Beth gains by lying.

Oh, it's your best friend Beth, now, is it?

She was my patient. I got to know her.

For a few hours, Jess. That doesn't count.

She seemed like a nice person, that's all.

She must have some enemies or the woman's not human.

Well, if she does, my lawyer couldn't find one.

What about exes?

None of them came forward, although that speaks volumes in itself.

Desperate.

Unfortunately, she never used her home phone or her mobile to call me,

otherwise we'd be able to shoot holes in her case.

Vincent, why don't I just say that you were with me that night?

Because I wasn't.

I know that, but...

No, Charlotte. Thanks for your help. No.

Hello, stranger.

Oh, great. You forgot your favourite patient already.

Ross, hello. You're not sick again, are you?

No, I'm totally cool.

Early for an Outpatient's appointment, so I thought I'd say hi.

Right, well, hi.

Busy day, I guess.

As always.

Anything interesting?

Oh, you know. Just the usual.

Ambos arriving.

Teenage girl, query spinal injuries,

leg fractures after falling from a bridge.

Resus is free.

Thanks, Von. Sorry, Ross, I've gotta go.

Erin Carmichael, 15, injured falling from a railway bridge,

query spinal injuries.

Open fracture of the upper right limb with arterial bleed,

possible fractured right lower limb and right wrist

and possible dislocated left knee.

BP was unsustainable, less than 90.

Why did you use a MAST suit?

Because she was bleeding and the fluids weren't touching her BP.

Shouldn't have wasted time. You could have got here much sooner.

How can I assess the injuries?

It's all in there.

VON: Want a surgical consult?

No point until we get this off.

Ready?

One, two, three.

Anyone used one of these before?

I have. VON: Yep.

No, I haven't.

Good, because Jack's gonna need all the help he can with this thing.

So you two, pay attention.

No problem, Frank.

He doesn't seem too happy.

Alright, Sasha. We don't need to justify ourselves.

Give me some numbers, please.

BP 96/45, heart rate 122.

Sats 98%.

Okay. Pupils equal, size 2, and reacting to light.

Okay. Now, pay attention.

She'll need a full trauma series of X-rays.

She needs surgery urgently

so that we can lavage and repair the compound fractures.

But there's a couple of obstacles in our way. Jack?

We can only remove the suit in stages, one compartment at a time,

to prevent shock, so we...

So?

We set a sodi bic infusion, release air from the suit gradually

and monitor her like a hawk.

Right, remember, the longer she's in this suit,

the more likely she is to lose her limbs through lack of circulation.

WOMAN ON TAPE: Please. Please, help me. Please help me.

I think... I think he's outside.

Oh, God, oh, God, he's outside.

OPERATOR: What's your name?

Beth Chandler.

Please hurry, I think he's coming back.

Your address?

It's, uh... 6 Paxton Terrace, Ridley Hills.

Are you sending the police? I need... I need the police.

He said he was going to kill me.

Beth, who threatened you?

Him! He was screaming. I can hear him. I can hear him.

He's still out there.

He's walking down the side of the house.

Keep the phone line open. Are your doors and windows closed?

Oh, my God. Oh, my God, I'm bleeding.

There's all this blood.

Where's the blood coming from?

I don't know.

It's coming from my head somewhere.

(grunts in pain)

Beth, what's happening? Are you there?

Please, please, he's going to hurt me again.

Do you know this man's identity?

Yes. His name's Vincent, Vincent Hughes.

LAWYER: The injuries from the nightclub collapse

kept you in hospital for several days.

You then visited Dr Hughes at work and thanked him for saving your life.

Is that correct?

Yes.

How did the defendant respond?

At the hospital, he seemed normal.

But after that, um...

I think he must have misunderstood my intentions,

because he started turning up whenever I was

and calling me all the time.

Did you reject his advances?

Yes.

I told him to leave me alone, and he wouldn't listen.

I tried being polite, I tried ignoring him.

Then I started to get scared.

Did the defendant ever act in a violent manner toward you?

No, not before last week,

the night that I called the police.

Please tell the court what led to that incident.

Dr Hughes arrived at my house in a rage.

He started threatening me and accusing me of... things.

Strange things.

It was bizarre.

Please explain what you mean by "bizarre".

He accused me of cleaning his house.

JACK: Okay. Been stable for 15 minutes.

Have we got the sodi bic set?

VON: Ready when you are.

Might let that last bag of Hartmanns go through,

make sure she's got enough fluids.

Stop procrastinating, Jack.

We're not going to get anywhere until we deflate this thing.

How can I make that call?

I can't examine her and I don't know what's going on under there.

There's only one way to find out.

Okay. Ready?

Good to go.

Okay. Let's do it.

Releasing the valve now.

Systolic's dropping. 98, 97...

..94 - seven points.

Okay, that's it.

Stopping deflation.

Push those fluids.

Going as fast as I can. Still dropping.

88, 87.

Okay. Should I reinflate?

Return it to the previous pressure.

Are we ever going to get this suit off her?

Supposed to get her peripheral circulation going, but...

We wait until she's stable and then we try again,

and we keep trying until Theatre calls.

Suits should be banned.

You're basing that on what? You've never used one before.

Systolic's back.

It's been argued for years.

Most people brought in like this leave in body bags.

And most of them, Jack, would have been dead on arrival without one.

(loudly) Systolic's back, 96.

Okay. I'm at the marker.

Stopping reinflation.

Well, as far as I'm concerned, if you want a patient to survive

then you bring them to hospital in the shortest time possible.

And there are exceptions to every rule.

Sorry, I didn't want to interrupt.

No, it's fine. We'd finished talking...

..or he had.

That wasn't your surgeon?

That was Dr Hewitt. He's an oncologist.

When they operated, they found a growth on my pancreas.

Was it benign?

Malignant.

What are you going to do?

Well, he wants to do some sort of scan today

to see if it's spread anywhere.

Do you want me to come?

No, it's alright. I'm fine. Don't fuss, Terri.

Okay. Don't forget your Outpatients appointment, Mr Hegarty.

Good timing. I thought you had an appointment.

They're running way behind.

Thought I'd do something interesting while waiting.

Ross, you know the rules. Only patient or family in here.

Come on.

Dan! How you doing, mate?

You remember Ross?

Oh, yeah. Carrot-top.

Oh, yeah.

Jessie. Sweetheart, baby, love of my life.

Could you do me a favour, baby? Could you sign off on some morphine?

Sure. So are you two still on?

You can't be in here, Ross. Come on, let's go.

Out you go.

God, you're a pain. What is it, snagglepuss?

Shut up!

What's he doing back here?

Is he relapsing or is he pining for you?

He's actually managing his illness

and he's grateful to us for changing his life.

Why wouldn't he want to visit?

There are a few new radiation therapies.

For example,

shrinking non-resectable tumours with a view to later surgery,

and depending on how big it is or where it's located

or how far it's spread,

pancreatic cancer is not necessarily the death sentence it used to be.

I was hoping you'd say that.

Although if it has spread to other organs, she's cactus.

What bed's she in?

It's someone I know.

Oh, sorry.

Sorry, Terri.

LAWYER: You say my client threatened you,

but later that night when he allegedly returned to your home

how did he gain entry?

I thought he was someone else.

Answer the question, please.

I opened the door but...

You opened the door?

You mustn't have had a single care

to open the door without checking who's there late at night.

And isn't it true, Ms Chandler,

my client told police you were harassing him

weeks before you made claims?

No, it's not true.

I have a copy of the police report here.

No, no.

I mean, it's true that he reported me, but...

"It's true," "It's not true."

I think you find it hard to tell the truth at all.

A simple yes or no is all that's required.

Ms Chandler...

I'm sorry, it still upsets me so much, what happened...

Did it upset you enough to want to take revenge on my client?

I don't know why he told the police I was harassing him,

and I don't care...

Answer the question, please.

How would you feel if the police came into your house

and asked you if you ran over a pregnant woman?

I bet you you'd feel a little bit upset too.

It would upset anyone with a decent bone in their body.

Your Honour...

Ms Chandler, please just answer the question asked by counsel.

The poor doctor lost her baby in that accident

and he tried to blame me.

I'm calling a break

to allow the witness time to collect herself.

Court will reconvene in one hour.

Ross...

A friend of mine's here. What?

I can't believe it.

I got back to Outpatients then I got a call.

Erin Carmichael - she fell off a bridge.

Erin's a friend of yours?

From school. How is she? Can I see her?

Look, I don't know. Have a seat and I'll find out for you.

She's really a close friend. Yeah, okay.

Sit down. I'll be back soon.

Jess, um...

That's very strange.

Why?

I was still on the phone to Erin's mother when he arrived.

See what you can find out for me.

CATE: Meg Newington, mid-50s.

Patient slipped while washing a driveway.

There's pain and bruising to the left wrist and possible fracture.

BP's a bit high and heart rate's at 110.

She's had morphine as per protocol. We've applied a cardboard splint.

Okay. Hi, Meg.

I'm Jess.

Just rest here for a second, and I'll come back and take your details.

We don't have a bed. I'll speak to Terri.

Great. How long's it going to take? Not sure. I'll find out.

You after me?

No, I was just...

How is she?

(sighs) Every time she improves,

we let a bit of air out and she takes a dive again.

Do you think I did the wrong thing?

It's too early to say.

It's curious how things change, though, isn't it?

I know we used to scream blue murder about them,

but I wasn't an ambo then.

It's different when you're actually out there in the situation.

Sash, we're probably going to be moving Meg to St Angela's,

so can you just not do paperwork until we can get a definite answer.

Sorry.

Cate.

You picked up Erin Carmichael this morning, yeah?

Yeah. Why?

Could you run me through the details again?

Sure.

How is she?

I can't give you any information about Erin yet, Ross.

She's not dead or anything?

Who told you about the accident?

Just a mate. He called, like I said.

I'm going to have to get the name of your friend.

I need to tell the police. Why?

Because your friend seems to know more than he should,

so maybe your friend witnessed something this morning.

Probably not. If I could see her...

You can ask permission when her mother arrives.

Ross? Your friend's name?

Ross?!

I'm sorry.

Wait.

I don't have time for this.

I believe you should speak honestly. Why don't you spit it out?

Fair enough.

When you put Erin in the MAST suit,

did you think what might happen once she got here?

Honestly? Mmm.

No.

I was too busy working out how to keep her alive.

Well, she could have been in Theatre right now.

I did not have a choice, Jack.

I think you took the easy option

and now we're dealing with the consequences.

Easy? Are you kidding me?

I've worked in emergency departments, Jack.

Hell, I've even worked in this one.

If you think I spend my time

coming up with plans to wreck your day,

then you're sadly mistaken.

I would have thought you'd know me better than that.

Sorry. Okay?

It's just...

..we're really struggling in there

and I don't think we're going to save her.

Jack, Erin Carmichael's mum's arrived.

JACK: Now we need to take this one little step at a time.

MUM: What's this thing that you've got her in?

The ambulance officers were afraid that Erin was losing too much blood.

This suit is designed to prevent any further blood loss

while the patient is transferred to hospital.

Our challenge is to gradually remove it

and get her circulation to normal.

Can't you just cut it off?

It's a very complicated process and it needs to be done very slowly

so we don't flood Erin's body with toxins.

Don't tell me, just do it, please. Just fix her.

I just don't understand.

Why wasn't she at school?

Why would she be riding alone on the railway track, for goodness sake?

Maybe she wasn't alone.

Why, was somebody found with her?

No.

Yes, I realise that, but as NUM of Emergency, I was hoping that...

Well, yes, of course I'm going to speak to Victoria about it,

but she's a layman.

She doesn't... KNOCK AT DOOR

Right. Well, listen, Dr Hewitt, thanks so much.

You've been just terrific.

Making yourself popular. Don't ask.

Is there a problem?

No, I'm on a break.

I thought you might like to have lunch.

No.

Victoria's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Oh, hell.

Lucy thinks she's coming home tomorrow night.

I rang Outpatients, and guess what?

Ross did have an appointment but he didn't show up.

Mrs Buckley?

Non-specific abdo pain, category 4.

Apparently he's been missing a few of his appointments

and he's been noncompliant.

You reckon he was on the bridge with Erin and he left?

I don't know, maybe.

But if I'm wrong, then...

Jess, the guy's got something going on.

You don't do a runner like he did without having something to hide.

Yeah, I guess. But he's just a kid.

Let the cops handle it.

Tell them and let them deal with it.

Hey, can you not say anything to anyone just yet?

Lips are sealed, Jesse.

Where have you been? I thought you'd deserted me.

I considered it.

Why didn't you tell me?

Do you realise how awful it was to have that come up without warning?

Charlotte, I didn't know it was going to come up.

My lawyer certainly wasn't going to bring it up.

I'm really sorry.

I just wanted to scream, Vincent.

I mean, hearing that woman crying over my baby...

You promise me no more secrets?

What gave you the crazy idea it was her in the first place?

She was at the pub the night before you got hurt.

And?

And she was watching us, Charlotte...

..and she just seemed...

I don't know, maybe it was all some kind of major coincidence,

but if it was her then was my fault that she was hanging around.

Why didn't you tell me?

Because she didn't do it, you know?

I accused an innocent woman of running you over.

That's when I started thinking maybe I was losing my mind.

Are you listening to yourself?

Vincent, we've got 10 minutes left. We need to prepare.

Thank you.

See if you can sit up for me.

That's the way.

Oh, no.

No! Are you feeling nauseous?

Yes.

That's no good.

It's alright, Meg. Just lie back.

You'll feel better soon.

Terri, what's happening with Meg Newington?

What's the problem? We can't unload her.

She's dizzy and nauseous whenever she sits up.

We're stuck until she's off the trolley.

We don't have a bed yet. Won't be long.

God, Emergency nurses are up themselves sometimes.

You can't make the bed manager find a bed. Don't give her a hard time.

And whose side are you on?

Terri, has your friend had his MRI test yet?

It's a her.

No, I don't know if she's gone for an MRI or a CAT scan.

Her specialist won't tell me. Good for him.

I'm glad there's a fellow with ethics left in this tawdry profession.

Who is it?

Jasper Hewitt.

Champion fellow.

Listen, the registrars are flat out. Can we can free up a bed?

I've booted number 12.

An addict looking for some... URGENT BEEPING

Frank.

What's happening?

She's crashing. Her systolic dropped 20 points.

She's going to Theatre.

She's not going anywhere. She's too unstable. Hook her back up.

CATE: I'll help.

You're not working here today. I can document...

No. Go back to your patient. Von, can you...

Yeah. ..pump that blood.

Cate, there's a bed for Mrs Newington.

JACK: Can't get a BP reading. Bloody great.

Cate, don't worry about it.

I'll do it.

What's going on? What's happened to her?

Mrs Carmichael...

No, look, what is happening?

Mrs Carmichael, just come over here...

I need to know what they're doing.

Your daughter's heart's reacting from the toxins that are in her system.

They're just trying to counteract that. It's okay.

You're an ambulance officer?

Yeah, that's right.

Are you the one that found her?

Yeah, I am.

You saved her life.

They told me about that suit thing that you put on her and saved her.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

JACK: We released the bladder per protocol, waited 10 minutes.

Then Theatre called, so we packed her up, ready to go.

And during that 10 minutes she was stable?

Yes.

And you didn't buggerise around with anything else?

No, nothing.

No bowel sounds.

What's her airway pressure?

50.

Been steadily climbing.

Nelson, a pressure reading on her IDC.

Frank, if she's bleeding internally,

shouldn't we be reinflating the abdo bladder?

Patience, Jack.

Von, I need a sterile field with size 20 scalpel.

Got it.

What's wrong with her?

Disappear, Cate.

What are you setting up for?

Unless I missed my guess, she has abdominal compartment syndrome,

which means we need to do an abbreviated laparotomy.

I missed it.

ADC pressure's at 44, Frank.

Right. Well, let's open her up and relieve that pressure.

RADIO: Car 978... Is this going to work, Frank?

We're about to find out, Cate.

SASHA: That's us. Let's go.

I want to see if she's going to be okay.

Cate, we've got to go.

978, we're clear.

LAWYER: Dr, you believe the plaintiff has been stalking you for some time.

You also believe Elizabeth Chandler fabricated symptoms

in order to be treated by you?

That's correct.

Why, then, didn't you apply for an AVO against the plaintiff?

Because when I reported my concerns to the police,

they didn't take them seriously.

On the night Ms Chandler saw you in the bar with Dr Beaumont,

your keys went missing, didn't they?

That's correct.

Did you find those keys?

Yes, I did.

It was after an all-night shift at the hospital.

I came home and found the keys on my dining room table.

The table had also been set for two.

Would you like to tell the court what else you found when you got home?

My house had been cleaned in my absence.

Anything else?

Yes.

A photograph of myself and my ex-wife had been torn up

and placed on my bed.

A photograph of you and your ex-wife, Dr Charlotte Beaumont?

That's correct.

The same woman Ms Chandler saw you with in the bar?

Yes.

And what did you deduce from this?

I believed that Ms Chandler had stolen my keys,

had entered my house and torn up the photograph as an act of revenge.

Ross Weston, increasing respiratory distress in transit.

His heart and BP are stable but his resps are shallow and rapid.

He's got peaked T waves.

Frank, this patient suffers from Hypokalaemic Periodic Paralysis.

He was diagnosed here recently.

FRANK: Not by me. No, Jack treated him.

He's still an outpatient, though.

Take him to Acute, chase up his file.

Where did you find him?

Collapsed on the street.

Did he say anything?

About what?

Never mind.

Skipping Outpatient appointments is a sure way get back here.

Were you doing exercise when this happened?

Apparently some hurdling and pole-vaulting earlier

in the waiting room.

Could that have brought it on?

Do another 12 lead ECG.

Let me know if there are any more peaked T waves.

Yep.

How's he doing?

Given himself a bit of a fright, I think.

That's not all he's done.

Where are they taking her?

To Theatre, I suppose.

I told you to stay away from my daughter

and now look what's happened!

You better pray that she comes through this all right.

I wasn't there.

Are you going to be okay?

Dr Hughes.

Would you say that violence against women was in your nature?

Absolutely not.

To hit Ms Chandler in a fit of rage

would be totally out of character for you?

Yes. Yes, it would.

Is it true that you recently survived a plane crash?

Uh... yes.

You lost a colleague in that accident?

That's correct.

One that you cared for?

Yes.

This colleague of yours, Dr Grace Connelly.

You were in a sexual relationship with her, were you not?

Uh... briefly.

Were you in love with her?

Objection! This line of questioning is irrelevant.

Your Honour, the defendant's state of mind with regard to women

is very relevant to his recent actions.

I'll allow the question.

Were you in love with Grace Connelly?

The relationship was very new and...

Answer the question, Dr Hughes.

Yes. Yes, I was.

Dr Hughes, is it true following a major trauma

or the loss of a loved one,

a person may start behaving out of character?

That can happen, yes, but in this case...

So you have not been acting out of character

since the loss of your lover?

No.

Well, tell us...

..in the six months since Dr Connelly's death,

how many sexual partners have you had?

Objection, Your Honour.

Overruled.

Dr Hughes?

How many sexual partners have you had?

I don't know.

You've lost count?

I haven't been counting.

Would you say more than five?

Yes.

More than 10?

Yes.

More than 50?

Don't be ridiculous.

So, somewhere between 10 and 50.

But earlier today, a witness told us

that it was out of character for you to have one-night stands

as you did with Ms Chandler.

Is that true?

Obviously not.

So the witness was lying.

No.

I'm confused, Dr Hughes. I'm going to ask you again.

In view of your recent bereavement,

was it out of character for you to pursue casual sex?

Yes. Yes, it was.

In light of that, I ask again.

Was it out of character for you to display violence against women?

Dr Hughes?

Stop, please. Please, please.

I want this to stop. I'm going to drop all charges.

Ms Chandler, you're not in a position to drop the charges.

The charges have been laid by the police prosecutor.

You may withdraw your complaint against the defendant if you wish.

Then I will withdraw my complaint.

I'm sorry to have wasted all your time,

but now I understand why he's been acting the way he has

and I think he needs help, not this.

I don't want to see him lose his career.

What does that mean?

It means the case has been dismissed,

not that you've been found innocent.

They still think I did it! That doesn't matter.

It matters to me. This was all a game to her.

Consider yourself very lucky to get off so lightly.

And in the future, I suggest you fully brief your counsel.

Come on. It's not worth it, trust me.

Terri? Yeah?

I just had a chat with an old colleague of mine,

a Dr Hewitt, an oncologist.

You know him?

Yeah.

Apparently he has a patient, an elderly woman,

who has a growth on her pancreas, malignant in biopsy.

Unfortunately the MRI showed secondary masses

in her liver and lungs.

So they'll be recommending surgery.

Thanks.

What happened this morning, Ross?

When?

When Erin fell off the bridge.

She had an accident.

And you really don't know anything about it?

No.

Ross, somebody was with her.

Maybe it was this mate of yours who rang?

What did he say?

I don't know.

He just called and said something about an accident.

I hear the ambos had a pretty hard time finding her,

so whoever rang didn't give them much to go on.

I didn't...

You didn't know what?

Ross?

There was plenty of time. She didn't need to run.

Maybe she got scared.

The train was miles away. I was shouting at her not to panic.

Sounds to me like she wasn't the only one who panicked.

I called the ambos. What was I supposed to do?

You could have made it easier for everyone if you'd stayed.

They would have found Erin faster.

I couldn't.

Why not?

You saw her mum. She hates my guts.

We wouldn't have even been there

if she hadn't banned me and Erin from seeing each other.

I figured no-one would spot us down at the railway line.

Will she be okay?

We don't know.

Nelson, is there any word on Erin?

Uh, no. I haven't heard anything since she went to Theatre.

At least she got there.

Those suits are being removed from ambo protocols.

If this happened in a week's time, no choice.

You made a good call, Cate.

If she makes it. It's not a done deal yet.

It took us so long to get her going,

she probably would have died without it.

Isn't that so, Dr Quaid?

Yeah. Good call.

Smile, Cate.

Come on, praise from Frank -

you've got more chance of winning the lottery.

I just wish I could have stayed and seen it through.

Cate, are you coming or what?

If she pulls through, she'll be able to support his story.

Otherwise Ross could be charged.

When will we know if she's pulled through?

Good news. Erin's in recovery. Just spoke to Theatre.

Anyone know what happened to Hughes today?

Yeah. Case was dropped.

Good. I might have a proper doctor to work with tomorrow.

Until then, could you sign these, please?

Certainly.

Hey, Jess. What's the story with carrot-top this morning?

He was putting on an act. You would have fallen for it too.

Yeah, probably.

Point is, a few hours with a patient doesn't make you an expert on them.

Vincent got off today, and you already had him guilty.

Okay. I'll have dinner ready when you pick her up.

No hurry.

I'm sorry about the short notice.

No.

Give you a chance to see my new place.

Hey, show Von the picture you drew for Nana this morning.

Wow!

Impressionism. A blue cow - see, I like that.

That's not a cow. That's Terri, and that's me holding her hand.

Oh, of course it is. I knew that.

Give me the picture.

Give me a hug.

Okay. I'll see you later.

Won't be long.

Be good.

VON: Yes, I will.

Hi.

I've been waiting for you.

So have you got the results from your scans?

Yeah.

They're not even pretending I've got a good chance of survival.

What treatment are you going to have?

I've consented to surgery, but they say it's high-risk.

If someone had told us a few years ago

that you and I would end up like this...

We didn't get off to a good start. Doesn't matter now.

I was hard on you.

It's a natural instinct to want to protect your daughter.

Victoria, you don't have to justify anything.

In the end, you realise no-one's to blame.

It's just life.

You're the only one who can give Lucy her memories.

Listen, I don't know how much longer I've got

before I'm no longer capable of making decisions,

so I want to say this now.

Victoria, you don't have to say...

Please. I want you to take Lucy.

I want you to promise me that you will look after her

if anything happens to me.

You give me your word, Terri.