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Base, can we have a repeat on that address?

(yells) Please open the door.

Open the door now!

Anything?

RADIO: Police request assistance at 4 Robert Street, Jalemba.

Neighbours heard screams then rang triple-O, reporting domestic.

SIRENS

We've had a report of a domestic disturbance.

Go round the back.

We just want to make sure everyone is alright.

Hi.

Detective Sergeant Colbert - Jan.

I'm Cate. This is Stuart. Is anyone injured?

We're trying to find out.

How many are inside?

Neighbour says a married couple and a seven-year-old daughter.

Kick it in.

Wait!

Mrs Kydd, is it?

Yes.

Mrs Kydd, I'm a police officer.

I have ambulance officers here who can help you.

I don't need help.

Mrs Kydd, I'd like to speak to your husband and your daughter.

Sarah's not here. She's with my parents.

Your husband, then.

Mrs Kydd, now.

Mrs Kydd, put down the knife.

Put the knife on the ground.

Put the knife down now, Mrs Kydd.

Look at me, Mrs Kydd.

Please put it down.

Good. Now step outside the house.

Go inside, see if anyone else is injured.

Let the bastard die.

(moans)

It's okay, just lie back.

Let me have a look. Come on. Relax. Relax.

Be careful, be careful.

It's okay, it's okay. Just try and stay calm.

(screams)

She cut it off. She cut my dick off.

THEME MUSIC

What happened, Amelia? Can you tell me?

Is it too difficult to talk?

I'll be back in a sec.

Is she talking?

I think she's in shock. How's the hubby?

Yeah, stable. We'll be able to transport soon.

We'd, um... like to be able to take his penis with us.

It's not in the bedroom.

I hate domestics.

I'll get Crime Scene to start searching the house.

Can I talk to her?

You can try.

Hi. I'm Cate. I'm from the Ambulance Service.

Is it okay if I take a look at you?

It's okay. It's alright.

I just need to have a look at your jaw.

Sorry.

You could have a broken jaw,

so you're going to have to go to hospital.

It's Amelia, isn't it?

Amelia, listen to me.

It's really important

you tell me what you did with your husband's penis.

STUART: Cate, we're all set to go in here.

I'll keep trying.

That's you and that's me...

..Mummy and Daddy, and that's Terri.

That's beautiful, sweetheart.

Why don't you do another one for us?

I'll do one for you, Nana.

How'd you sleep last night?

Worried about the operation.

Dr Bordell is an excellent surgeon.

I've had a solicitor draw up the paperwork in case...

I've made you Lucy's legal guardian.

Terri, there is so much I'd like to say to you.

There'll be plenty of time for that.

I thought you'd forgotten me.

Lucy, Nana's got to go, so come and give me a big hug.

I love you very much.

I love you too.

Now you be a good girl for Terri.

Come on. Off we go.

Bye-bye, sweetheart.

Yeah. We'll see Nana after school, okay?

See you later. See you soon.

Say, "See you soon, Nana."

Bye. Bye.

Take your time.

Just think things through, that's all I'm saying.

Think what things through?

I was telling Nelson I'm seeing a solicitor today.

Colin and I may not actually have been married

but that house is half mine.

Good for you.

Nelson thinks I should wait.

Oh?

I just don't think that, you know,

she should be rushing into things,

not while everyone's a bit hot under the collar.

Kerry, he cheated on you once. He'll do it again. Cut your losses.

Von, we're not talking about a bad business deal here.

How long were you two together?

Almost five years.

It's got to count for something, right?

Yeah. So don't be pressured into making quick decisions.

Think about what you really want.

Yeah. Thanks, Nelson. I will.

We'll be late.

See you tonight.

Sorry. Bye.

Ah, the disappearing surgeon.

Will we be graced with your presence for the entire shift today?

I'm relieved to hear it. Sullivan, hello.

Vincent. I'm glad things worked out, mate.

We have a trauma coming in.

Dan, you've got Triage and, Jess, you've got Resus.

I'd prefer to take Triage, if that's okay.

Dan, do you want to swap? Sure, whatever.

Hey, Jess.

The charges against Vincent were dropped, you know?

Dropped, not proven false.

Robert Kydd, 44, severed penis, cannula in left arm,

Hartmanns running.

Straight through to Resus.

Pain relief?

Yeah, given 10mg of morphine en route.

How the hell did this happen?

(screams)

Am I going to die?

Very unlikely, Mr Kydd. Please try and stay calm.

Laceration to the scrotum. The penis is completely severed.

We'll need the Urology registrar down here, please.

BP 105/75.

Run the fluids in over two hours.

Mr Kydd, what happened?

My wife. She attacked me.

Why?

Don't know. Can you sew it back on?

We'll do everything possible.

Tell me you've got his family jewels on ice.

The cops are searching for it. Bloody marvellous.

His wife's been brought in with facial injuries.

Did she say why she did it? No.

$10 says there's another woman involved.

There you go.

Jess, look who we met outside.

Barbara, hello.

And baby.

I'll let Terri know we're here. We wondered how you were.

Gorgeous. Look at him!

What's his name? Orlando.

What a great name.

How old is he now? Six months.

Now, is everything alright? Grandad?

Grandpa's fine.

It's Orlando. He's sick.

What's wrong with him?

He's not sleeping.

He cries a lot and not putting on enough weight.

I'm sure it's nothing serious.

I'll get Dr Beaumont to have a look at him.

You remember Dr Beaumont, don't you?

She's nice.

She is.

Here we go. Just through here.

Can I help you?

This is Amelia Kydd.

Come through.

Sorry, Amelia. Not much longer.

BP's 130/80, pulse is 90.

How did you get these injuries?

Did you lose consciousness when it happened?

Listen, Amelia,

it's really important you do answer me so I can make a proper diagnosis.

Did you lose consciousness when you received your injuries?

No.

And does it hurt anywhere other than your jaw?

Okay.

Well, I'm going to suture this hand while we wait for Radiology.

What's her story? Why did she do it?

Well, she's obviously been beaten. Maybe it was self-defence.

How do you cut off someone's penis in self-defence?

I'll sort out the suture pack, shall I?

Have we got an ETA on Radiology?

Ready for the next patient in five.

Nelson, can we swap?

You wanted Triage today. Yeah, I know, but...

You can't keep changing your mind. It's okay. I'll take Triage.

Great. Thanks.

What is her problem?

This thing with Vincent's really thrown her.

FRANK: Detective.

Jan Colbert.

Yeah. Frank Campion. I run the joint.

What's going on? Have you found it?

The penis?

No, his bloody pogo stick.

They're still looking.

So, what about her?

She's not saying anything.

He has to go to surgery soon to fix the rest of the damage,

but if we find the penis soon enough

microsurgery will be able to reattach it.

Sorry, Frank. We can't do anything else.

We can't leave the poor bugger like that. Ask her again.

It never ceases to amaze me how much respect men have for penises -

you know, in general, I mean, not just their own.

We're running out of time. Just find out where it is.

(groans in pain) Sorry.

Jess. Jess.

Have you seen Vincent?

No.

Is he on his way to Theatre? Soon.

He is freaking out.

I can't say I blame him.

What?

I'm sure his wife will be nervous too when they wire her broken jaw.

Come on, Jess.

You guys are all falling over yourselves for him

and no-one even seems to care that his wife looks like...

Forget it.

She cut his penis off with a carving knife,

and we're rapidly running out of time to locate it and get it reattached.

So, maybe I've lost a little sympathy for whatever made her do it.

You're too busy crossing your legs to see what's in front of you.

He said that she attacked him for no reason.

Well, then, that must be the truth.

Women are always the victim in your world, aren't they?

You have one awful, terrible incident with a lunatic

and now all men are the aggressors.

In the real world, that's not always the case, Jess.

What's going on?

His bladder is distended.

Maybe if she said what she did with his dick

I might have a bit more sympathy.

Hello, little man.

May I have your ear, please? Just a little look in your ear.

Good boy.

VON: He is a good boy.

Good boy.

So no health problems since birth?

No.

And his immunisations are up to date? Yes.

Are you certain?

Yes. Grandpa checks to make sure.

He really is a beautiful boy, Barbara.

Jessica said that too. No-one else does.

Oh, come on. I'm sure everyone does.

They think he's like me.

I remembered Orlando's blue book.

Thank you.

Barbara, Orlando hasn't been to the clinic for a while.

It's my fault. I've done something wrong.

No, of course not,

but I'm need to weigh him and take some blood.

No. Needles hurt.

You do want me to find out what's wrong with him, don't you?

Barbara, I promise you, this won't hurt him.

He's too busy feeding.

Barbara.

Done.

What a brave boy.

What a brave boy.

You definitely have a fracture of the jaw, Amelia, right here.

We need to keep that stable, which means wiring your teeth together

to keep the jaw still while healing.

I've organised for an ear, nose and throat specialist

to come and see you about that.

Okay.

In the meantime, let's suture that cut on your hand, okay?

Thanks. (Turns off phone)

Amelia, your husband's going into surgery soon.

The doctors tell me they can reattach his penis

if you'll just tell us where it is.

But they're running out of time.

Amelia, listen to me.

I've got people at your house right now.

All I need to do is make a phone call, let them know where it is.

Even if you don't want to help Rob, then help yourself.

If you cooperate, I'll make sure the prosecutor knows it.

Detective, don't you think she's...

It's attempted murder, Amelia.

What will happen to your daughter if you go to jail for this?

Do what you like to me. I'm only sorry he didn't die.

Why did you do it, Amelia? Just tell me why.

That's enough, Detective.

That was appalling!

Threatening her with prison and the loss of her daughter.

Can't you see she's in pain?

She has to understand the consequences of her actions.

She's obviously an abused wife.

Oh, and on what evidence do you base that assumption?

No, please, go on.

I'm keen to hear what investigations you've made into the case.

She has a fractured jaw.

Yes, but she won't say how she got it.

And unless I'm mistaken, you haven't discovered any evidence

to suggest she's been abused in the past.

No. Neither have we.

There's no record of any past complaints at their address,

and the neighbours say they've never heard an angry word between them.

So if you're finished doing my job...

But that doesn't mean anything.

Maybe not, but it's all we have to go on now.

So she attacked him for no reason, is that what you're saying -

despite the broken jaw...

Ask any man - if they woke to a woman,

knife in one hand, their old boy in the other,

they'd probably break her jaw too.

Good little man. I know, it's a little bit cold.

There we go.

Okay.

That was very good, wasn't it?

Barbara, are these dates correct?

You haven't been to baby clinic for three weeks?

I think so. Why?

He hasn't put on any weight since then.

Is that why he's sick? Possibly.

I'll know more once I get the blood results.

Does he always take to your breast when you feed him?

He cries and squirms a lot.

Hey, hey.

What's wrong? (cries) It's my fault he's sick.

No, Barbara, it's not, sweetheart.

Babies get sick, and sometimes for no reason at all.

Okay.

You're not to blame, okay?

Yes, I realise it's a long operation. I'll wait.

Thanks... for your assistance.

I'm looking for Detective Sergeant Colbert.

I've been sent to relieve the constable.

Straight through there.

She's guarding the violent criminal.

Well, that was out of line.

I'm entitled to my opinion.

Jessica! Look, all I said was...

I'm not having a discussion about it.

If you have a problem, let me know and I will replace you.

Excuse me.

Are you okay?

No, I'm not.

Okay. Thanks. No, it's fine. I'll call back later.

She's still on the table, but that's to be expected.

It's a big operation.

What else did they say?

They're having trouble gaining haemostasis.

It's a complicated surgery and her liver is not functioning 100%.

Clotting problems aren't unusual, Terri. You know that.

Did they say how long they've been trying?

No. But David Bordell's done this procedure 100 times before.

She couldn't be in better hands.

How many times have I said that to a patient's family?

Let me know when she's out of surgery, okay?

Orlando's bloods back yet?

Not yet.

Do you think it's possible

she isn't caring for him as well as she thinks she is?

Well, she obviously loves the kid,

but, yeah, she could be doing something wrong and not realising.

Well, something's going on.

His joints are all stiff and he's not gaining any weight.

So I've booked a paediatric consult and an X-ray.

Want me to talk to her?

No. I'll do it.

Don't worry, I'll be good.

Von, could you chase up the pathology results for me, please?

Thanks. Charlotte.

I got onto that clinic.

Well, they confirmed that they haven't seen Barbara and the baby

for almost three weeks.

And they weren't concerned by that?

They said they think

some of the other mothers were giving Barbara a hard time.

What kind of hard time?

Oh, well, you know, that someone like her shouldn't be a mother.

You're kidding. They said that?

Mm-hm.

Barbara shouldn't be a mother because she has Down syndrome?

(Mr Kydd whimpers)

974ml. Bladder's quite full. Are you uncomfortable at all?

I don't know. I can't think.

Rob, you're going to need what's called a suprapubic catheter.

We make a small incision here,

just on your abdominal wall above your bladder,

and then we insert a tube so that we can drain the urine.

The orderly's on his way.

Thank you.

Well, Theatre's ready for you.

We're putting the catheter in under anaesthetic.

What about my...

It hasn't been found yet. I'm sorry.

What's the point of doing the bloody operation, then?

It will be no good even if you do find it, right, not now.

Rob, your penis isn't the only problem.

You sustained some fairly bad damage to your testicle in the attack.

That really needs to be fixed up as soon as possible.

Your penile stump needs to be refashioned and cleaned

so that you can pass urine through it.

(cries) Oh, God. I can't believe this.

Do you think I could ask Mr Kydd a few questions now?

Well, perhaps after surgery would be a more suitable time.

Is there a medical reason why now is not a suitable time?

Mr Kydd, I'm Detective Sergeant Colbert.

We spoke briefly at your house this morning.

Do you remember?

Can you tell me what happened?

I don't know.

I was asleep and there was this pain.

(sobs) Amelia was...

Why would your wife hurt you?

I have no idea.

How did she sustain a broken jaw?

What?

Your wife sustained a blow to the face, left side.

Are you right-handed, sir?

I must have just hit out. I wasn't thinking.

Is she okay?

I think that's enough for now.

We need to prep him for Theatre.

I love my wife.

I love my daughter and I wouldn't hurt either of them.

You've got to believe me. You've got to!

It's a bit noisy, isn't it?

How did he go in the X-ray? He was so good.

Where's Barbara? I thought she was with you.

Didn't she go to X-ray? No.

Jess, have you seen Barbara?

No, sorry.

Have you seen Barbara?

Just take it easy. Why don't you take it easy?

Amelia!

Sweetheart, Amelia, just listen to me...

Rob, you're only going to do yourself more damage there, okay?

Rob! Amelia!

Okay. Back to bed. Back to bed.

Why did you do this?

Look at me. They're taking me to the operating theatre.

Will you just please tell them what you did with it?

Give me a hand!

Just give it a second.

Whatever's going on, we can talk about it, can't we?

I know you didn't mean to hurt me.

Jess, can you get me a wheelchair, please?

Sweetheart, we can get past this, I know we can.

I love you.

I've always loved you.

Get into the wheelchair, okay?

You're not going to help me, are you?

I need help.

Barbara?

Go away.

Where are you going?

Home. I catch the 701 to the interchange, then the 223.

It comes every 30 minutes.

What about Orlando?

I'm smart enough to catch a bus. I'm not too dumb to do that.

Barbara, who said you were dumb?

You said I was. You said I shouldn't be a mother.

I heard you. You were telling Nelson.

Barbara, I'm sorry.

We were talking about why you hadn't been back to the baby clinic.

Remember I mentioned that to you before?

Nelson called the clinic

and they told him that some of the mothers had been cruel to you.

People always stare at us and say things.

That must be hard.

I had to stop taking Orlando out.

I don't want him to listen to those mean things,

even if he's only a little boy.

Not even for a walk or to go to the shops?

No.

Never?

Not anymore.

Sweetheart.

Barbara, I really need for you to come back inside,

because I think I know what's wrong with Orlando, okay?

What did you want to talk to me about?

I did a stupid thing and I don't want Von to know,

because she told me so...

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down. Sit.

I went around to see Colin.

And what is stupid about that, Kerry?

His new girlfriend answered the door.

He's moved her into our house. I couldn't believe it.

She was so smug like she owned the place,

and I just wanted to, I don't know, hit her.

Did you?

No, of course not.

Von's right, he's a mongrel.

I know it's a cold comfort,

but at least you know where things stand now.

I just feel so stupid.

Kerry, everyone does stupid things.

That's Orlando.

Oh, look.

He doesn't like you holding him like that.

Well, you take him, Mum.

Look, she's here. Mum's here.

It's alright.

(sings) ♪ Little Peter Rabbit ♪

It's alright, sweetie. It's alright.

I'll be right back.

VON: Come on.

Charlotte.

Baby's X-rays are back.

Thanks, Jack.

Yeah, it's Dr Beaumont from the ED.

I'm still waiting on bloods for Orlando Woods.

Bloody Newell. Okay? Thanks.

Listen to this crap.

(reads) "It has come to the administration's attention

"that costing reports for the Emergency Department

"are now three weeks overdue.

"It would be of great benefit to all

"if those reports were on my desk by Friday afternoon at the latest."

What the bloody hell does she think we do?

They found the man's penis. Is it too late?

When's it getting here?

About five minutes.

Let Theatre know. Is it damaged? I don't know.

It was in the toilet. She tried to flush it.

We don't know its condition. Bad, right?

Even if it's intact, there's a great chance of septicaemia.

Thank God for antibiotics.

Well, what are the chances of a successful reattachment?

That depends on your definition of "successful".

It's really about aesthetics

and trying to give him something to pee through.

As for full function and sensation, I think we can forget that.

To think I settled for divorcing my cheating husband.

Really?

Yep. All alone now.

Mmm.

Was she just flirting with Frank?

It looked like it.

First time I've ever seen a doctor play hard to get.

Defective calcification of the bone

and hypertrophy of the epiphyseal cartilages.

It supports the joint stiffness I found in the physical examination.

Pretty straightforward.

Just need the bloods to confirm it.

Has she said anything?

Not to me.

Hi, Amelia. My name's Dr Hughes.

I just wanted to let you know that the surgical team

decided to attempt the reattachment of your husband's penis.

The operation could take anywhere up to 10 hours

but it will be days

before we know whether the organ's viable or not.

Okay?

I should have fed it to the dog.

Barbara, Orlando has a vitamin D deficiency.

It's a condition known as Ricketts.

How did he get it?

Well, we get vitamin D from sunlight.

The sun's bad for babies. Everybody knows that.

Too much sun is not good for him, you're right,

but you'll need to take him for a walk

every couple of days for 10 minutes without sunscreen on

so that he can get the vitamin D he needs to get well again, okay?

I can do that. Great.

I also think it's a possibility that you may have a vitamin D deficiency,

so I would like to take some blood to find out.

Now, we know you don't like needles, but...

But if Orlando can do it, so can I.

Spot on.

We could try what we did before, huh?

You know, to take your mind off things.

Ready.

And done.

Didn't feel a thing, only you holding my arm.

That's because you're a good mother.

And don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Okay.

Isn't that right, Orlando?

(indistinct chatting)

See you tonight.

Nelson? Nice lunch?

It was the cafeteria.

And Kerry, how is she? Did she see the solicitor?

Uh, no. She went around to talk to Colin.

She needed to see him, Von.

She's so terrified that you'd do your "I told you so", so, you know...

Me? Never dream of it.

Yeah, good.

Oh, she's cooking a roast lamb tonight,

so don't bother going to the shops.

Roast lamb? Your favourite.

Yeah. So?

Who's on bloody Triage? Well?

Gotta go to a meeting. Make sure you don't break anything while I'm gone.

And you.

Frank.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Yep.

Hi.

Have you got a minute?

Yeah, I'm just waiting for the phone to ring.

Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?

No. What is it?

Please feel free to tell me to mind my own business, but...

..when Nelson told you how he felt about you -

I hate asking this -

but you rejected him?

Yes, because I didn't feel the same way.

Anything to do with his drinking?

I grew up with an alcoholic father.

I know Nelson's nothing like my dad, but...

But he is an alcoholic. Mmm.

Just felt you couldn't take a punt on him?

Why are you asking?

Well, I think Kerry's keen on him.

You worried about her?

Yeah. I am.

Ta.

Do you know where Amelia Kydd's gone?

She should be here.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

(knocks on door)

You okay?

Victoria's in recovery. Apparently it all went very well.

That's great.

I've lost Amelia Kydd, and my constable.

He escorted her to the bathroom.

I can take you, if you want.

There you go.

Thanks.

Is she still in there? CONSTABLE: Yeah.

How long?

Don't know. 15 minutes?

Are you serious?

She said she was sick.

What was I supposed to do, go in there?

That would've been an idea.

Amelia?

Amelia?

Amelia.

Amelia?

Can you open the door?

Are you sick?

Get some help.

It's okay. It's alright.

Please leave me alone.

Amelia, can you please put the scalpel down for me?

I can't do anything right.

It's okay.

It's not okay.

I failed her.

I wanted to kill him.

I was going to, but then I thought he needed to suffer.

It's alright, Amelia.

I wish I killed him when I had the chance.

You don't have to explain anything to us.

Yes, she does.

I'll get Jack. She might need some sedation.

It didn't feel like I was doing it.

I mean, I knew I was, but it was like I was watching myself,

like it was a movie or something.

It was easy, much easier than I thought it would be.

Why did you do it, Amelia?

Last night when I came home...

..Sarah was crying.

And I thought Rob was telling her to do her homework or clean her room.

But he was on her bed, naked...

..and Sarah was there.

He tried to tell me it hadn't happened before.

He even tried to say it was Sarah's fault.

How could he?

She's our daughter.

MAN: Adrenaline.

What's happened?

Massive infarct post-op.

She had large ST elevations. She has a cardiac history.

She's had a big op, long anaesthetic time.

She was on the table for nearly six hours.

She went into VT.

We zapped her seven times, then 10 minutes ago went into asystolic.

Forget it. It's been too long.

MONITOR BEEPS

Calling time of death at 15:22.

Now, do you remember what I said?

I have to go to the doctor and get another blood test for Orlando.

Paediatrician.

Paediatrician. (chuckles)

And I have to put him in the sun 10 minutes, three days a week.

That's it.

It's good to see you, Barbara. It's good to see you too.

You take care.

Bye, Orlando.

Problems already?

Yeah. She's too good a mother.

Victoria's belongings. The ICU nurse brought them down.

Is there anything I can do?

What am I going to say to Lucy?

We've organised a counsellor to see her.

You'll have to do the same for her daughter.

Where is she, by the way? Does anyone know?

She's with the grandparents. I'm going to interview them later.

What's going to happen to Amelia?

She'll be charged with grievous bodily harm.

You can't be serious, after what she told you?

I would've felt exactly the same way,

but that doesn't give her the right to attack him.

That's completely ridiculous.

Jess, can you take care of that?

You've got to be kidding. Surely you can't charge her.

Surely the mitigating circumstances...

The man deserves everything he gets,

but she did take the law into her own hands.

Judges tend to frown on that kind of thing.

Some days I don't like my job, either.

Maybe you should get a new one.

Hands off.

Oh, that's good.

Anything I can do to help?

No. I've got this under control.

It'll be ready soon, so I'm having a quick shower.

Make sure he keeps his hands to himself.

How's Terri?

Stunned. Jack's with her.

Lucy's going to be devastated, poor kid.

You and Kerry seem to be getting along well.

Yeah.

Come on, Von. Spit it out.

You have been weird for days.

Just be careful, alright?

Careful of what?

Well, she's a bit of an emotional mess right now.

Yeah, I know.

What, you think I'm coming on to her?

Oh, great. That's terrific.

Thanks, Von. Thanks for the vote of confidence.

She's attracted to you, you idiot.

She just want a shoulder to cry on, that's all.

Don't be so naive.

Von, can I borrow... your shampoo?

What's going on?

Hospital talk. Boring.

Bathroom cabinet.

Thanks. I bought a bottle of wine, too.

Nelson, can you open it? It'll need to breathe.

Sure.

I'll open the wine.

Do you want me to come with you? No.