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SIREN WAILS

P-platers.

(groans)

Car 978 to base, we're on site.

Looks like about five casualties with with Code 9 situation.

Requesting backup and rescue.

MAN ON RADIO: Copy that, 978. Backup is being dispatched.

CAR TYRES SQUEAL

You right?

CAR TYRES SQUEAL Slow it down, Dougie!

METAL CRUNCHES, GLASS SHATTERS

Get out, Stuart. Get out of the car.

Stuart? Okay, soldier?

MAN: My leg. I...

What have we got?

Six kids in total. This one's dead.

This one here is unconscious and trapped. Four other injuries.

All in the same car? Afraid so.

It's broken. Please, my leg.

I can't wake him up. Please!

I wasn't speeding, I swear. I just lost control on the corner and...

Hang in there, Cameron.

Cameron's head was slumped forward. I lifted it up so he could breath.

You did the right thing, Nicole. You stay still and sit down.

I'm alright, don't worry about me.

Come and sit next to the car for a second.

I said I'm alright. You need to sit down. Come on.

He's got spontaneous resps.

Pulse is... strong and steady.

See? Everything's under control. I'm going to check on the others, okay?

Cameron, can you hear me? Cameron.

He's going to be alright?

I mean, he moved, so he's going to be okay, right?

Watch it!

My leg - it's busted, isn't it?

It hurts when you touch it. Leave it alone.

You'll live, mate.

Is Cameron still trapped? Are they getting him out?

They're doing everything they can. Take this, breathe in deep.

Can you keep it together here for me? Can you do that?

Cameron's my best mate.

Nicole, what the hell happened? What did you do?

That's enough! You want to help the situation?

Calm it down, let me take your blood pressure.

And the ETA?

Okay, thanks.

Alright, we've got an incoming trauma -

high-speed MVA.

One fatality at the scene, five other casualties.

One person's trapped and we can expect up to three.

I'll clear patients in Sub-Acute. Can you guys set up Resus?

No problem.

When will they do something about Fullers Road?

Is that where the accident was?

It's such a dangerous stretch.

Yeah, it is.

I know of about five accidents there just this year.

Hey, Cate. How are you? Hi.

FRANK: Cate? You're back a day early.

I'm not back at all. I just came to get my roster.

I doubt Curtis has finished it yet.

Nelson, beds two and four are ready to go to wards.

Thank you. Pleasure.

Hey, how are you feeling? Good. I just...

Rosters - what I've done, I've put you on days till the dust settles.

Great. I take it Resus is ready.

Yeah, checking now, Frank.

Charlotte, hi.

I...

heard about what happened to your dogs, what Beth did to them.

I can't tell you how sorry I am.

At least you and Vincent got away safely.

How is he?

You haven't spoken to him?

No, not since he left the hospital.

That was four days ago, Cate.

Well, I thought...

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

PHONE CONTINUES RINGING

You know, Charlotte, he's probably up the coast

taking time out fishing or something.

Vincent does not fish.

Jack's right. He probably needed to get away, get some perspective.

You know what he needs? I know what he doesn't need.

And what is that?

What I need is you to go home and you to get back to work. Now.

BRYCE: Nicole Higgins, 18 years old, driver of a high-speed MVA.

Car versus tree, major deformation to the vehicle.

Hi, Nicole, I'm Dr Beaumont. I'm going to listen to your lungs.

So take a deep breath in.

She had a brief LOC, but she got herself out of the car.

She was ambulant at the scene,

complaining of a headache and mild abdominal pain.

IV inserted left arm, no history or meds.

I'm Jess, I'm going to take your blood pressure.

Is there anyone I can call for you? No.

Von, can I get a neuro torch, please?

How's the pain now, Nicole?

I still have a bit of a headache.

I'm going to shine a light in your eyes, try not to blink for me.

Any abdominal pain now?

A little.

Okay, BP's 110/85, pulse is 120.

Let's take a look.

Okay, I'm just going to lift this top up.

Bruising from the seatbelt. Were you driving?

Okay, some mild tenderness. Will you take full bloods for me?

Nicole, are you taking any medication?

Any allergies?

No medical history we should know about?

No, not that I can think of. Okay.

Organise Radiology for a trauma series and head CT.

If that comes back clear, she can go to Acute.

My boyfriend Cameron, he's still trapped in the car.

It's okay. I'll try and find out what's happened.

MAN: Ready, guys?

LORRAINE: Cameron? Can you hear me?

Open your eyes. Cameron. He's obtunded.

Were's the intubation kit? Got it. I'll do cricoid.

Now, just settle it down, Stuart.

Tube.

Take a deep breath if you need to.

Yeah, I'm fine.

Okay, I'm in. Air entry.

How we doing? Yeah, it's all good.

Get that tube tied and let's go.

JACK: Looks like you fractured your leg.

I'll need X-rays to confirm that.

I'll give you something for the pain, okay?

He's charted for morphine?

Yep. BP's 120/80, pulse is 86.

How's my mate, is he okay?

I don't think he's come in yet but we'll let you know.

Do you know why we crashed? Did the cops say anything to you?

Sorry, no.

I heard a copper say something about having too many people in the car.

What's he talking about? We could have fitted four more.

Another four? We were all singing.

Pete's laughing, we're all laughing, and then...

I thought we were dead.

I really did.

It's a really bad road, Gus.

You'll tell me as soon as Cameron comes in, won't you?

Of course, I will.

The other guy in my car -

he's dead, isn't he?

Didn't even know his name.

What happened, Nicole?

I don't know, I can't remember.

Nicole, we need your next-of-kin details.

I live on my own. I don't have any family, just Cameron.

There must be a friend?

I told you, there's no-one.

Do Cameron's parents know?

We're getting in touch with them at the moment.

His dad's going to hate me even more after today.

Come on, you're going to be fine.

Right, I'll just get this off.

LORRAINE: 17-year-old male, front-seat restrained passenger,

high-speed MVA, car versus tree,

obvious head injury, GCS 6, intubated at scene.

BP 90/45, pulse 105.

Cannula in the left arm. Hartmann's infusing.

JACK: Okay, we transfer on three.

One, two, three.

Okay, mate, we get this.

You listening?

DAN: Stu.

Stu, we've got it.

Full bloods and crossmatch when you're ready, Jack.

Take an ABG, head and abdo CT. We need a full trauma series.

Compound skull fracture to the left temple area, left pupil size 6,

right pupil size 3 and sluggish.

I'll page the neuro reg.

A bolus dose of Manitol, 0.5gr/kg IV.

Got it.

We'll need an IDC, an OGT. And, Jess, we'll also need an ECG.

MACHINES BEEP JESS: Got it.

Forget the Manitol - Diazepam, 5mg IV.

RAPID BEEPS

Get his parents in here, now.

FRANK: Right. We need that Manitol now.

Can we get a number for our guy in Resus?

Mm-hm.

Cameron Miller.

(sighs) Great. FRANK: I need it now. Come on!

You want me to do it?

No, I'm right.

Get the defib on stand-by.

Hi, is this Mrs Miller?

My name's Dan Goldman.

I'm a registered nurse at the All Saints Emergency Department.

Your son Cameron's been involved in quite a serious car accident.

If you could come in as soon as possible...

I guess, that means they're on their way.

Hey, are you alright?

Yeah, I'm fine.

You don't look fine. Is it the same place?

Mate, talk to me. Yeah, there's nothing to say.

Hey.

I don't know how I'd be about going back there

especially to clean up a car accident, but...

You're doing it again, Stu.

Stuart!

FRANK: Another milligram of adrenaline.

MACHINE BEEPS RAPIDLY

Stop compressions.

CONTINUOUS BEEP

Pupils fixed and non-reactive.

(sighs) We've been at it for 40 minutes.

Time of death 12:15.

Did you get in touch with his parents?

They're on their way.

Put him somewhere private, Jess,

his relatives might want to have some time with him.

SOMBRE MUSIC

Have you seen Stuart? He's gone AWOL on me.

No, I haven't, sorry.

Plays his cards close to his chest that boy.

I was just going list you missing in action.

How's the kid from the MVA?

He didn't make it.

I've got to get him ready for his parents, so I'll see you later.

Come on, mate, you saw his injuries, you know he didn't have much chance.

978, we're clear.

Whatever it was about that MVA that pushed your buttons...

Just leave it, please.

(sternly) Stuart!

We've all been through the mill - it's in the job description.

But if you're going to have a moment let's do it at the pub,

not in a MVA when people's lives are at stake.

WOMAN: Car 978...

(dials phone)

Hi, it's me.

I'm fine, really. I just, um...

..I need to talk.

Mr and Mrs Miller, hi.

I'm Dan Goldman. I spoke to you on the phone.

Rob Miller, my wife, Joanne. Cameron's alright, isn't he?

If you'd like... Can we see him?

If you'd come this way, the doctor would like to see you.

He's grounded, you know.

We didn't even know he'd left the house until your call.

I thought he was having a sleep.

If you'd have a seat, the doctor will be with you soon.

Anything I can get you? No, no, thanks.

Yes, actually you can tell me what the hell's going on.

Mr Miller, Mrs Miller.

I'm Frank Campion, Director of Emergency Medicine.

Good for you. Rob.

Where's my son?

Your son came to us with very serious head injuries

that he sustained in a car accident.

He went into cardiac arrest,

and I'm afraid we couldn't revive him.

He died a short time ago.

Oh.

Hang on, you didn't tell me on the phone, you bloody liar.

Mr Miller! You knew he was dead, didn't you?

Why didn't you tell me? Where's Nicole?

Nicole?

She was supposed to be driving them to the party.

What party?

I want to talk to her. She's being treated.

You knew he was going out with her?

How many times have we told him to stay away from the little slut?

She makes him happy.

He's a 17-year-old kid.

He'd fall in love with anything in a short skirt.

If I hadn't let him go he'd have snuck out anyway.

You don't have to worry about him doing that anymore.

Rob.

Mr Miller, please, wait.

What the hell does a 17-year-old know about love?

My wife's got no bloody idea.

Why don't you come back inside.

We'll organise someone for you talk to, a counsellor.

I don't need a bloody counsellor. I need a beer.

Where's the nearest pub?

I don't think that's a good idea.

I'll find it myself.

Mr Miller.

Ah, I'm going on my break. All my patients are stable.

Will you hang on.

I won't be long. Dan.

Cameron is still attached to some medical equipment.

I'm afraid that's unavoidable at this stage,

but, please, spend as much time with him as you feel you need.

Alright?

Nicole?

Mrs Miller, not now.

Have you seen Cameron? Is he alright?

You killed him.

What?

My son is dead...

..and it's all your fault.

Please, Mrs Miller, come with me.

No, I saw him. He's alright.

No, he's not alright. He's dead.

Cameron died?

I need you to relax for me, Gus, okay?

What's going on, Nicole?

Where's Cameron? Where is he? Gus, I mean it, take it easy.

I want to get out of here, I want to see Cameron.

Let me see him. I want to see him. Mate, try and relax.

You'll do yourself more damage otherwise, just relax.

VON: There we go.

I'm on my own now.

That changes everything.

FRANK: Come in.

We'll be right outside in case you need anything.

Can I touch him?

Yeah, of course you can.

(sobs)

Cate.

Hi.

Hey.

I was expecting some unshaven bum, but you actually look half decent.

Thank you. I'll take that as a compliment.

(laughs)

So how are you? Are you taking it easy?

Yoga and meditation all the way.

Good.

Yeah, that's, um, really good.

Come on, Vincent, you should know me better than that -

binge eating and mindless television, more like it.

Whatever works for you.

So, ah...

..where have you been?

Motel.

Guess we can call the search party off, then.

Yeah, I know, Cate. I'm sorry, I really...

I should have called you but I... I just...

I wasn't really in the mood for a chat either.

Are you really okay?

Are you?

Mind if I pull up a chair?

Listen, you need to come back to the hospital with me.

(sighs) Cameron will be 18 in a few weeks.

I was really looking forward

to taking him to the pub for the first time.

Sounds stupid, I know,

but it's just one of those things I wanted to do with my son.

Except it wouldn't have been the first time, would it?

I mean, you forget as you get older,

you don't think your kids are going to do the same things you did

when... when you were the same age.

He's probably been drinking in pubs for years.

Part of the teenage job description.

Yeah, you think you know it all at that age.

Yeah, you do.

I still suffer a bit of that from time to time.

You want one?

No, thanks.

Same again, and one for him.

Ah...

Listen, Mr Miller...

Look, please,

I won't get to have a beer with my son.

So, please, please...

..you have one with me, yeah?

Sure.

There, that should provide some support until we get you to theatre.

In the meantime,

we'll give you some more pain relief.

(sighs) Whatever.

Doing it tough?

Yeah, I'll get back onto the social worker.

Where are the parents?

Overseas. Second honeymoon apparently. 20-year anniversary.

Happy anniversary.

They have been contacted, though?

Dan was going to do it.

Where is Dan? On a break.

It's a bloody long break. Where'd he go? Hawaii?

Don't start, Frank.

Better bring me a T-shirt. What now?

Dan has taken off somewhere, I'm going to bloody kill him.

Here, Nicole's test results.

And?

She's having a hell of a day.

Nicole, it would have been better if we'd been informed.

Look, all I could think about was whether Cameron was okay.

How pregnant are you?

I don't know exactly. A month, six weeks.

It was about that long ago my body started doing freaky things.

Freaky how?

My boobs, Cameron said they were getting massive.

Not that he minded.

Okay, let's take more blood, chase up the obstetrician

and do a foetal ultrasound to make sure that everything's okay.

Do you think the baby might be hurt?

That's what we're going to find out but babies are pretty tough.

I wanted to get rid of it, you know,

when I first found out I was pregnant.

What did Cameron think?

Oh, he was so excited about being a dad.

He wanted us to get married.

We were supposed to talk about it last night but...

..Cameron was in party mode.

None of that matters now, I guess.

Still on that one? Yeah.

I've got to get back to work so... Did you ever go to Sunday school?

No, I didn't.

Cameron's mother wanted me to take him but I wouldn't let her.

All I remember is being bored shitless in church when I was a kid

and I wouldn't put him through that.

Well...

Maybe I should have paid more attention when I was a young bloke.

Maybe if I was a religious man this wouldn't have happened.

I don't think religion's got anything to do with it, Mr Miller.

Rob. My name's Rob.

Dan.

Well, Dan,

I should have listened to Cameron more,

I should have talked to him more, found out what he was doing.

His mother knew what he was doing.

You should be talking to her about this, not me.

Why?

His mother didn't feel the need to talk to me about what he was doing,

what was happening.

Does that really matter now?

I know that it does, but if you don't say your goodbyes and...

Look, if he had listened to me about Nicole...

It was a terrible accident, Rob.

Kids make stupid decisions.

They don't think about consequences.

There's nothing more to it than that.

Don't give up this opportunity - you will never get it back.

Apparently Beth's putting up an incredible fight in Intensive Care.

I don't want to talk about her.

What else is there to talk about?

You're going to have to face it sometime, Vincent.

I know. I just don't want to do it today.

Okay, so, what do we do? Do we just pretend that it didn't happen?

(sighs) I don't know.

Look, I'll start.

Those things that she said about you, were they true?

What things?

About your marriages -

to Charlotte, to your second wife.

The one-night stands.

(sighs)

I was hoping you hadn't heard those.

Well, I did.

Were they true?

Mostly, yeah.

She certainly did her homework on you, didn't she?

Yeah, she did.

(sighs)

I'm really sorry.

I'm really sorry she put you through that, Vincent, I am.

And don't you start with the "it was my fault" crap,

because I don't want to hear it.

You did everything that you could to...

..to try and make her see sense.

You did more than most would have.

You know, Beth was right about a lot of things that night.

I was really scared she was going to hurt you.

That's all I could think about.

Where is he? Hang on.

Jess, this is Rob Miller.

Oh, I'll take you, your wife is already with him.

Goldman, aloha. Have a nice trip?

Frank, I've got this. Dan?

Where's my T-shirt? Thank you, Frank.

I'm sorry I was so long, the guy was on a mission.

Close the door.

This feels like a trip to headmaster.

I'm going to ignore the fact I can smell beer on your breath.

One mouthful - the guy needed to talk.

That's what Social Work is for.

Social Work wasn't in the pub, he was.

I had to get him back. So you took off mid-shift.

Come on! You've never broken a rule? Of course I have.

And I got the same lecture then that you're going to get now.

We are understaffed most of the time, Dan,

and to have a rostered nurse take off...

I know, I'm sorry, but you didn't see the guy.

I had to go after him. I wasn't goofing off.

I never said you were.

I know you think I'm a flip.

But just because I don't mope around

with the weight of the world on my shoulders,

doesn't mean I don't bloody well care.

Alright? (Clears throat)

I know you care.

If you didn't, I wouldn't have you here, neither would Frank.

I'm not disputing you had a good result.

But next time, you let me know exactly what's going on.

Deal?

Deal.

Now get out of here.

Is that it? You want to argue about that now?

SOMBRE MUSIC

Right, going to head up to theatre.

GUS: Mrs Miller!

I'm really sorry about Cameron.

It wasn't Nicole's fault, you know. How do you mean?

She didn't want to drive with that many people in the car.

It was Cameron's idea.

Then why did you do it?

Cameron can talk you into anything. Especially when he was smashed.

You know what I mean, right?

Yeah, I know what you mean.

It will be cool.

You know, we'll deal.

That's all you can do, right?

No. That's not right. Don't try and be Superman, Gus.

I mean it, you feel like screaming, then scream, mate.

Do what ever you have to do,

just don't shut down, don't pretend that it didn't happen.

Okay?

LIFT BELL DINGS

You'll drive yourself crazy if you do that.

Okay.

Nicole, you have a healthy little baby.

Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?

It's too hard to tell at this age.

Do you really want to know?

No, it's okay.

I'll be back to check on you later, okay?

Do Cameron's parents know?

Cameron wanted to tell them, but... Now?

Now? Up to you.

I already know what they're going to say.

Is it his? Are you sure it's Cameron's?

That's what they think of me.

I love what you've done with the place.

It's not as bad as it looks.

Yeah, Vincent, it is.

You didn't really think this was going to solve anything, did you?

I don't know. I don't know what I thought.

Maybe, um, maybe I just didn't want to think at all.

Well, mission accomplished, I'd say.

You know, Cate, it's all over now,

so I reckon we can get on with our lives.

You know, Vincent,

there's absolutely no shame in asking for help when you need it.

I don't need help.

Well, you need something.

I...

I don't think this is the right time, after everything's that happened,

to be making decisions like this, do you?

When would be a good time?

I don't know. When things aren't so raw.

You've only just sobered up. And I...

What?

I think... I think I should go.

Hold on, Cate. Wait.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to push things.

It's okay.

But I think we really need to sit down and have a talk about us.

Well...

..there isn't any us.

Maybe there should be.

I'll see you at work.

Hey. Hey.

We still on for Cougars tonight?

That's what I wanted to talk to you about.

Um... I kind of just going to go, head home.

Come on, Stuart. I really need a bit of fun after today. It's been awful.

It has, which is why I'm going home to chill out.

Okay. If that's what you want.

Well, hey, why don't we... why don't we grab some takeaway and a movie...

No!

Look, I'm sorry, Jess,

I just... I really don't feel like hanging out tonight, okay?

Is everything alright?

Hey...

You'd tell me if it wasn't? If I've done something...

I get really sick of you asking me that.

Really sick of it.

Yeah, and you know what I'm sick of? These moods of his.

Yeah, I know how you feel.

What's this one about? Who knows? He was fine this morning.

Jess.

He should be talking to me about this stuff, Dan.

I'm his girlfriend. That's how it's supposed to work.

It's got nothing to do with you.

You know what's going on, don't you?

Oh, come on, Dan. Maybe if I knew what was wrong I could help him.

You can't.

You don't know that. Yeah, I do. You can't.

Fine!

Why don't you two go home,

drink beer, talk crap and we'll pretend this never happened.

Jess... No, it's alright, Dan.

I'm getting used to not being part of this little boys' club of yours.

(sighs) Okay, I'll tell you.

But not here.

You did what?

Painted the table?

Which table, Kathleen?

KNOCK ON DOOR No, no, Daddy's not angry.

No, no, I'm not angry, I'm very happy.

I'm sure it looks very pretty. Can't wait to see it.

Okay.

Well, I'll be home soon.

That's right. It is pizza night tonight.

No, we won't have any of those stinky salty little fish.

Alright? Alright. Bye-bye. See you soon. Bye.

Not a fan of anchovies?

No, I love the little buggers but Kathleen - no. Small price to pay.

Apparently, she's painted one of the tables.

The oak dining table.

Lovely.

I'm sure it will be.

So tell me,

how's our young driver?

Trying to get her head around things.

Mm. She won't forget today in a hurry.

Sometimes I wonder how any of us make it through to adulthood.

Yet here we are, Frank.

Here we are indeed, Von. Here we are.

Alison wants Kathleen to work with her up in Admin.

She's been banging on about how it'll broaden her horizons

or some such nonsense.

I think it's the silliest idea I've ever heard.

What does Kathleen think? Oh, she loves the idea.

Having Mum around is quite a novelty.

Until the shine wears off then the shoe will be on the other foot.

You know, sometimes, Frank, I wonder whether knowing your limitations

is all it's cracked up to be.

Exactly.

OFFICER: You're being charged with dangerous driving occasioning death.

Once you've been medically cleared

we'll be conducting a formal interview at the police station.

You are advised to bring a lawyer to that interview.

We've impounded your vehicle.

You'll be able to collect your belongings from it

once we've completed our investigation.

(Nicole cries)

Do you have any questions, Nicole?

(cries) No.

I didn't mean for this to happen, I swear to you. I... (sobs)

Bloody kids.

Yeah.

I don't know what's worse -

watching your child go out into a dangerous world

or knowing she probably never will.

There was three of us - me, Stu and Dougie.

Dougie was the first one out of all of us to get his licence

so we basically just lived in his hotted up Valiant.

It was so cool, Jess.

It was just kids stuff, you know?

Driving around, listening to loud music, picking up chicks.

Dougie liked to do burnouts on Fullers Road.

So that's what we were doing - fishtailing and handbrakies.

Stuey was in the front,

I was getting flung around in the back with a beer.

It was great.

You had an accident?

Dougie did something he'd never done before.

He...

..turned the lights out halfway down the road.

And we were laughing at first, but... then he sped up.

The lights were still off

and I was screaming at him to turn the lights back on, to slow down -

Stuey was, as well -

but he was just laughing and laughing.

Then he pulled the handbrake on in the pitch dark.

And I remember...

I don't remember much after that.

Were you injured?

Woke up in hospital with a concussion and a few bruises.

Same for Stu.

But Dougie was dead.

Killed instantly, so my parents said.

Why have you never told me anything about this before, Dan?

Something that generally doesn't come up in conversation, Jess.

How much of a moron I was as a teenager.

You were a kid, Dan. That's what kids do - stupid things.

I bet you've never done anything stupid in your life.

Stu doesn't like talking about it so that's what we do -

we don't talk about it.

You must've talked about it at some point.

Stu went to a really dark place after Dougie died.

He didn't get of bed for weeks.

He didn't talk to anyone.

We were just kids, Jess.

It just seemed easy to try and forget that it ever happened.

Curtis? How did you go with Goldman?

That won't happen again.

Do as I say, not as I do, eh? Something like that.

See you tomorrow. Night.

Night, Frank. PHONE RINGS

PHONE CONTINUES TO RING

ED. Charlotte Beaumont.

Okay, thanks for letting us know.

Hey, what's up?

Beth Chandler just died in ICU.

I'm going to get some air.

PHONE RINGS

Charlotte?

No, I'm fine.

When?