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Jeffrey Robards. Found beaten and semiconscious in his car.

He's got a head lac. His GCS is 13.

Pupils are equal but sluggish reaction to light

and he's tachycardiac and normotensive.

Other injuries?

He's got bruising to his arm and lower abdomen.

Any idea how long he was left in the car?

No. He was there alone, was he?

Well, when we got there, yeah. What's the story?

Pretty serious assault. Possible internal injuries.

What's going on? You're in hospital, mate.

We're gonna patch you up. Hi, I'm Claire, agency nurse.

Steve, registrar. This is Mike, surgeon.

Head of Surgery, actually. Not that he'd care.

One, two, three. (GROANS)

Thank you for filling in on such short notice.

I will do my best to keep you on low category cases

until you find your feet.

No dramas. Thank you.

Alright, second word. (HOWLS)

Looks like my first customer.

Yell if you need a hand...

Will do.

Let's try the first word again. No, that'll do, I reckon.

That'll do. 'Boogie Nights'.

Yes, thank you. Finally.

Sorry, he got really wasted at my party.

Yeah, I can see that. Yeah.

OK. Whoa. I've given him heaps of water.

But it's weird. He just keeps getting worse.

Oh, you're such a nag-head.

Is that why Chrissie likes ya? She hot for your nagging?

Think it's alcohol poisoning or...? Maybe.

Come on. Let's have a look at you, eh?

I like your style, man. Masculine.

And sensitive. Yeah?

It's a gift. Come on, mate.

Can you tell us what you remember about the assault?

Went out with some people after work.

Stayed out too late.

And you were attacked while driving home?

I can't really remember.

Did you black out at all? I must've.

You lost your shoes during the assault.

Don't remember. They weren't in the car.

Was there more than one attacker?

No, but it was a big bloke.

He take anything else from you? Your wallet or...?

No.

What'd he hit you with? Cricket bat.

Bastard. Yeah.

You've got some older bruising here.

Have you been beaten before?

Played a legends game of footy a couple of weeks ago.

Took a few hits. League or Union?

Real footy, mate. Real footy. AFL.

I'll organise the files.

We'll need full bloods, crossmatch, group and hold.

Let's get his arm elevated

and administer some pain relief.

2.5mg of morphine IV?

Yep, thanks.

Relax, mate. It's just a blood pressure cuff.

I could do without the pressure right now.

The quicker we do this, the quicker you can leave.

He's not usually like this.

Yeah, thanks for the reference. OK. Good man.

So, party for party's sake or special occasion?

No, it was my 21st.

Big night by the looks of it. Full of surprises.

OK, mate, just look into my eyes.

Are you a hyptonist? Yeah, something like that.

He was sober for most of the night,

then all of a sudden he was completely trashed.

You still with us, mate?

Shit!

Why the bloody hell isn't this kid in a cubicle?

Seizure came out of nowhere. You right here? I'll grab some diazepam.

Yeah, go. Go!

Ricky!

Ricky!

Erica!

Erica!

Sorry. I'm so sorry. It's OK.

(SIGHS) Are you OK?

Oh, yeah. I'm sure it's nothing. What's nothing?

I started bleeding during an antenatal yoga class.

How many weeks pregnant are you? 35.

Let's get someone to have a look at you.

Here. Thanks.

Elizabeth, this is Dr West. Call me Lizzie.

Nice to meet you, Lizzie.

Experienced some bleeding?

Yeah, I think I just need an anti-D injection.

You've had one before? No.

But I know they recommend them for women with a negative blood type.

I'm O neg. We need to do a blood test first.

There's a high risk of complication if the blood product doesn't match.

Fine. OK. Did you notice any clots?

No, but I didn't want to take any chances.

BP's up a bit. So's her heart rate.

Let's do a CTG.

And we'll do full bloods, crossmatch,

group and hold and a urine analysis.

I'll get some fluids running. Mm-hm.

Is all that really necessary? It's just precautionary.

Can you call my friend, Kate, straightaway?

Yeah. Got a phone number for us?

Is there anyone else you want us to call? Work or your partner?

Oh, I'm studying at the moment.

And my partner's interstate on business. I don't wanna worry him.

OK. I'll call your friend.

You gonna be right there?

Yep. Thanks for your help.

Don't mention it. Obs are all normal.

Thanks. Er, can you get a cannula in? Yeah, sure.

So, do you know if Marty's had a seizure before?

Nah, never. Well, not since I've known him.

And how long's that?

We've been best mates since the first day of high school.

OK. Is he on any medication? Nup.

And what drugs did he take last night?

None. I need you to be honest with me, OK?

Is he on coke? Speed?

Pills? GBH?

I'm telling you. There were no drugs at my party.

How can you be so sure?

Because his brother died of an overdose a couple of months ago

and since then he won't allow any drugs in the house.

Not even a joint.

You're housemates? Yep.

OK. We'll do a drug tox anyway. Yep.

(SIGHS)

It's just to cover all bases.

And we'll need full bloods and blood alcohol level.

I'll get onto Radiology to organise a head CT.

I should have gone home straight after work.

Hold your head still, mate. Sorry.

People could be assaulted in broad daylight.

This isn't your fault. Yeah, I know.

We have some internal bleeding.

Can't be sure about the full extent of it

until we get you into Radiology.

And before we can ship you off I need to put a catheter in.

Oh, you're joking.

I know it's not the sexiest procedure but it needs to be done.

Oh, do your worst.

We'll need to get the police in for a statement.

Police?

You want the guy who did this charged, don't you?

Yeah, but, look, I don't even know what he looks like.

I tried to keep fit. You know, should be able to defend myself.

Hey, you didn't ask to be bashed. Stop being so hard on yourself.

I'll organise abdo and head CT's. OK, thanks.

Do you need me to call your work? Let them know what's happened?

No, that won't be necessary.

Is there anyone else I can call for you?

No. Thank you. Family or partner?

Soon as you finish that catheter get him up to Radiology.

Will do.

Oh, what are you looking confused about?

Confused?

I was aiming for studious.

He seemed so out of it when he came in.

Still does. What's the problem?

I just got his bloods and tox screen back.

He's clean for drugs and barely registering an alcohol level.

He can legally drive a car.

Well, might be time to get a second opinion.

Let's not get drastic, eh? You still think you know it all.

Yeah, well, I still think I know a bit.

How's he going? Very well, for his first day.

I meant the kid, not him.

I'm about to take him down to Radiology.

Then we'll get a more thorough medical history.

Mmm. Keep me posted.

Will do.

How do you know him?

(WHISPERS) That, Frank, would be none of your business.

What's going on? Why isn't he getting any better?

I'm not sure yet. We're gonna do a more detailed tox screen.

See what it shows up. OK. Obs haven't changed.

Is there anything else you can tell us? Does he have any allergies?

Don't think so.

Did he take a fall at the party or get into a fight?

Not that I know of.

Can you get in touch with his parents?

Let them know what's happened. Yeah, sure.

I'm sorry.

It's a pretty crappy way to end your 21st.

You had any luck finding a replacement for Erica?

No.

I know it's a difficult thing to have to do

but we can't keep relying on agency nurses.

Yeah, well, hassling me isn't gonna help it.

Oh! I'm sorry.

I just... I want Ricky back.

We all do.

It's not gonna happen, is it?

It's awkward for all of us,

but you need to start looking through those applications.

I will. I am.

But none of these nurses have substantial ED exper...

Talk about it later. Hey!

You've already started looking for a replacement for Ricky?

Just until... Until what?

It's a temporary measure, Dan. I told you that.

Then why are you whispering about it behind my back?

Nobody is whispering about...

I'm sorry if it seemed that way.

Claire?

Oh, sorry. I hate it when people sneak up on me.

Oh, really? Well, you know what?

I hate it when I ask for something and it's not done.

I asked you to take Geoffrey to Radiology. I need those scans.

Well, there's a huge backlog so I checked his medical history,

see if there's anyone who can come in and wait with him.

And?

Well, his wife's listed here as next of kin.

Why wouldn't he want us to call her?

I don't know. Maybe they're separated or she's dead.

Not buying it.

There's something going on with him. (MACHINE ALARM SOUNDS)

Just relax, mate. Blood pressure's dropping.

Let's get him ready to go to Radiology.

I told you, there's a queue a mile long.

We're about to jump straight to the front of it.

Bart, can I have a word? Sure.

I won't be long.

Something show up in the bloods? Sort of.

Er, the pathology doesn't match her previous admission records.

You sure these are the right results?

Well, what are the odds of two Elizabeth Bryant's

being born on exactly the same day.

Good point. Let's find out.

What's going on?

Your records say you were in here three years ago.

If that's what it says.

It was for a miscarriage. You don't remember?

Of course I do.

So when can I have the injection?

The anti-D is just a preventative measure.

It won't stop the bleeding.

And we can't give it to you until we confirm your blood type.

You've taken my blood. Wasn't it O negative?

That's what the pathology says,

but your previous medical records say that it's A positive.

Yeah, I know. Thank you. Lizzie, what happened?

It's a bit of spotting. It's OK.

Nothing's gonna happen to the baby this time.

Really?

We need to get her up to the labour ward and get an obstetrics review.

Not gonna happen. Why not?

I'm not having the baby in this hospital.

We can call your obstetrician.

I don't have an obstetrician.

I have a brilliant midwife and an excellent homebirth plan.

It's all organised. Lizzie's been very thorough.

But you want the baby to be safe, right?

Dr West is just talking about one night,

just to make sure everything's OK.

You heard what she said. No hospitals.

I don't understand why she'd put her pregnancy at risk

for the sake of a birthing plan.

Something's going on.

Her friend seems more worried about the bleeding than she does.

Do you think that maybe they're a couple?

Lizzie said her partner was interstate.

Why would she lie about that? I don't know.

Maybe they've suffered from some discrimination in the past.

It's possible.

Something's making them pretty keen to get out of here, Bart.

I can't give her the anti-D

till I know exactly what's going on with the pathology.

The wrong blood type could harm her and the baby.

I think that we should separate them

until we can figure out what's going on.

That sounds like a plan. I'll take Kate.

OK. I guess that leaves me with Lizzie.

Take another set of bloods while you're talking to her.

I'll try.

You seem really worried about your friend.

She's wanted this baby ever since I've known her.

Even when we were little she was picking out baby names.

Nothing can go wrong.

It would destroy her.

Kate's never really wanted kids herself.

Always been much more career-driven.

Well, she seems pretty invested in your child.

Well, she knows how badly I want it.

How meticulously I've planned everything.

She even knows what music will be playing when her little girl's born.

Girl? Yeah.

Alice.

After her grandmother.

You know, you shouldn't be afraid of being judged here.

If you and Lizzie are a couple...

Oh! No. We're both happily hetero.

Thanks for asking.

(GASPS) Oooh. You OK?

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

I'm fine.

If I seem a little overprotective

it's just because I know how reluctant Lizzie is

to have her baby in the hospital.

If she were to go into labour prematurely

she would be a lot safer in here.

No. That can't happen.

I'm just gonna give you some oxygen.

Make you feel a little bit more comfortable.

Any luck with the parents?

The home phone rang out and I don't know their mobile numbers.

I don't even know where they work.

Don't worry. We'll track them down.

They're still struggling with his brother's overdose.

I don't know how they'll go seeing Marty like this.

How did he react to his brother's death?

Knocked him for six.

Are you sure he might not have turned to drugs?

Something unusual that might not turn up on the tox screen?

Positive. Marty's gone cold-turkey on everything now.

This... this is the first time I've seen him drunk in ages.

You think that's why he's so crook?

'Cause maybe his body's not used to the alcohol?

Unlikely. There's hardly any left in his system.

Let's set up for a glucose insulin infusion and we'll do a repeat ECG.

Not a problem. We'll get to the bottom of this.

Yeah.

Any luck?

Yep. Right to the front of the queue.

Seems the Head of Surgery's quite the negotiator.

Thanks for the feedback.

Abdo bleed's contained.

Yeah. HCT seems OK.

Better keep a close eye on him, though.

Watch for any signs of concussion.

Do they look worried?

You could be here a little longer, that's all.

Oh, that's not a problem.

Won't your wife be worried about you?

No. We're not together anymore. Really?

I'm sorry. Don't be.

When you're feeling better,

you might wanna reconsider making a statement to the police.

Oh, no. I'm gonna let it go. Thanks.

What if they attack someone else?

They won't.

(GROANS) You still experiencing some pain?

Yeah, a bit.

OK. Five milligrams IV morphine.

10 milligrams metoclopramide. Sure.

You got time to do a drug check? Er, yep.

Claire. Dan.

What do you need?

5 milligrams of morphine IV and 10 milligrams of metoclopramide.

Mm-hm.

Don't you hate it when you know

there's something going on with a patient and they won't let you in?

You talking about the guy in Resus? Mm.

Metoclopramide and morphine.

Thank you.

Yeah, says he was in his car when some stranger came out of nowhere

and started hitting him with a cricket bat.

Jesus.

Can you imagine how scary that would be?

Just driving along, minding your own business and...

The thing is, I know there's more to it.

There's something he's not telling us.

Mm.

Yeah, well, you know, your patient, your problem, huh?

What? Hey!

You paged me. What's happening?

Heart rate and BP are up. Foetal heart rate seems to be elevated too.

How's the bleeding? It's up a bit.

It's gonna be OK. Is it?

Need to get you to the labour ward.

How many times do I have to tell you?

That's not an option. At least let me do the ultrasound.

I can find out what's causing the bleeding, see if your baby's OK.

I need to talk to my friend alone.

Alright. Make it quick.

As soon as they've done the ultrasound, we have to go.

I might have to wait here a while, just to be safe.

You can't. Just relax.

We'll sort this out.

How can I relax? This is a nightmare!

You can get the ultrasound done somewhere else.

Hey!

Leave that alone.

You need to stay here. No.

It's your baby.

It's your decision. No, it isn't.

What are you talking about? It's not my baby.

What? It's hers.

So you're Kate? Yes.

And you're Lizzie. How's my baby?

Is she OK? Just give me a moment.

We swapped names so Lizzie

would be listed as the mother on Alice's birth certificate.

And we wouldn't have to go through the adoption process.

Why didn't you tell us this was a surrogacy situation?

Because you would've registered me as the mother and I'm not.

If my name's not on the birth certificate,

I have no legal rights over my baby.

Can you please leave my name on the records?

It's too dangerous, you have different blood types,

not to mention completely different medical histories.

That won't matter after the birth. Matters now.

If you'd had proper antenatal care, we might've noticed this earlier.

Noticed what?

You have placenta previa. What's that?

It means the placenta is covering the opening of the cervix.

You need to go up to theatre and have a caesarean.

If Alice is born here, all of this will be for nothing.

It's not up for debate. Yes, it is.

Kate, tell them!

I don't think we've got a choice anymore.

What?

Dan, can you get an obstetrician on standby?

You're wasting your time. We're not staying.

Listen to me.

We have to act now,

otherwise you are putting Kate and the baby's lives at risk.

Do you understand?

How's he going? Exhausted.

Should we take him up to a ward?

How are his obs? All good, except his BP's high.

I'd rather see it drop a little bit before we think about moving him.

He knows who did this to him.

What, he said that?

It's what he's not saying that's important.

What do you mean?

I think he's trying to protect his attacker.

(SCOFFS) What would he wanna do that for?

That's what I need to find out. No, no, no.

You need to let it go. I can't.

Claire, you push any harder, he'll retreat even further.

Keep him on 15-minute obs. No problem.

I hardly even talked to her.

Tony, calm down. Calm... Oh! Hey, you're in a hospital. It's OK.

Oh! (LAUGHS)

Oh, sorry.

I thought I was somewhere else.

Sorry. It's OK.

No-one's gonna hurt you here.

How's his urine output?

Still low.

Could do with some good news right about now.

Ha. (MACHINE BEEPS RAPIDLY)

What's happening? O2 sats are dropping.

Marty, can you hear me? We need to intubate.

Sux and thio. Yeah.

What are you doing?

He's no longer maintaining his airway.

Sux and thio going in.

This will help him breathe, so just bear with us, mate.

Thanks.

Size 7 tube.

Connect him to the ventilator. Yeah.

I think we're in position.

Yep, we're good to go.

Nice work, Doctor.

Where are you going? To try and get some answers.

Dr Campion! What?

I need a second opinion.

Walk with me.

How's your boy travelling?

Not good. We've had to intubate him. Oh, right.

I still don't know what's causing his deterioration.

Diabetic episode?

He's got a low urine output, but no ketones

and his blood sugar levels are all in the normal range.

Aspirin or methanol overdose?

I'm waiting on the results of a comprehensive tox test.

Is he septicaemic? His temperature's relatively normal.

He's hypertensive.

Have you considered something environmental?

Good thought. I need to find out more about their house. Thanks.

Oh, one more thing,

how do you know Von?

We met at a Star Trek convention.

We can have the caesarean at another hospital.

We'll check in under my name again. We'll be more careful this time.

No. They're right.

If anything went wrong during the birth,

they'd be looking at your records.

They'd give me the wrong blood.

And moving now is too dangerous.

You're just trying to cover your own arse.

The longer we stall, the greater risk the baby may have brain damage.

Lizzie! I'll love her no matter what.

We just need to go!

No. Please?

We can't risk anything happening to my baby.

Your baby?

I didn't mean that.

I knew this would happen. I knew it!

It was a slip of the tongue. No, it wasn't.

Lizzie... Lizzie! I'll...

Lizzie. Lizzie, wait.

This is what I've always feared.

She won't give up Alice now. How could she?

Look, why don't you come back inside, huh?

Kate really need your support.

I'm the one who needs the support.

All I've ever wanted to be is a mother.

Um... do you have a partner?

He's interstate on business.

And how does he feel about all this?

He's as desperate to have a child as I am.

You've been trying for a while.

Seven years.

We've tried everything.

Chinese herbs, acupuncture, special diets.

And every time I got my period, we'd be completely shattered.

Then we tried IVF

and, after four attempts, I got pregnant.

We had 10 days of complete rapture before I miscarried.

I'm so sorry.

I can't... I can't go through that again.

So you came up with a surrogacy plan.

No, Kate did.

You've no idea how much planning it's taken

for us to get to this moment.

Well, now you're gonna have a beautiful baby girl!

No.

Kate's gonna have a beautiful baby girl.

BP's stable.

Well, I'm really happy with your improvement.

Should be able to put you into a ward, once there's a bed available.

Thank you for all your help. No problem.

You mumbled something earlier that might explain the attack.

What?

You mentioned a Tony.

No, don't know what you're talking about.

Looked up your wife's name earlier. It's Antonia.

Your wife did this to you? No.

If she was jealous of another woman...

Look, I to... My wife and I are separated.

Then why are you still wearing your wedding ring?

You don't want your wife to get in trouble for this,

because after she hurts you she's full of remorse,

says it will never happen again...

OK, that's enough! And it doesn't.

For a while.

But just when you think things are gonna be different,

she flares up again.

You don't know the first thing about me!

I know you need to break the cycle. PISS OFF!

Claire... Claire, could you please

sort a bed out upstairs for Mr Robards, thank you?

You OK?

Fine.

It's just a normal house. What do you want me to say?

Your mate didn't take drugs. He wasn't drunk.

I'm trying to work out

if there's an environmental cause for his symptoms.

Like what?

Could have he accidentally ingested a poison,

like a cleaning or gardening product?

What sort of party do you think my 21st was?

I need you to go home, OK?

Scout around his room for anything out of the ordinary.

Like what?

Prescription drugs, inhalants,

antidepressants, glue.

I told you, he doesn't take drugs!

Look, if I knew anything that'd help, I'd tell you, alright?

I bloody hate seeing him like this.

Nat. What?

I need your help here, OK?

You said Marty was sober one minute and out of it the next.

Did anything happen that could've changed his mood?

He's dying, Nat. Tell me what happened.

I promised myself I'd steer clear of her.

But...

We both got really drunk. Who?

What are you talking about, mate? Chrissy.

The girl Marty was talking about when you first came in?

She's his girlfriend.

And last night he saw us... together.

Right. How did he react?

He was pretty cool about it, really.

But when I went to talk to him, I couldn't find him.

He left the party.

No. It turns out he was in the garage.

What have you got in your garage?

I don't know.

Oil, brake fluid,

other stuff from my old car.

Shit.

Crystals in the urine. What?

Calcemia, acidosis. Adam?

It's ethylene glycol poisoning.

He drank antifreeze?

What, you think he tried to kill himself?

Looks like it, mate.

No way.

OK, let's start him on charcoal and naloxone.

Let's hope it's not too late to reverse it.

Well, a fat lot of good that is to me right now.

Don't worry. I'll get it myself.

Does this hospital have a petty cash float?

What hospital has a petty cash float?

Yes, fair call.

Now's not the ideal time to be sorting out your finances.

I should have enough. For what?

I need you to trust me on this.

Can you set up an NG tube while I'm gone?

Gone? Where are you going?

Rossi! Can't talk now!

Rossi!

Where the bloody hell's he gone? No idea.

What's the status of his patient?

He ingested antifreeze, so we've administered naloxone and charcoal.

Bloody fine time for his doctor to piss off.

Er, he's bound to be doing what needs to be done.

I don't care what he's doing.

Nobody abandons a patient in my E.D.!

(GASPS, MOANS)

(PANTS)

Oh, God!

Whoa, hang in there. Nice deep breaths.

Ooh! (PANTS) That's a contraction.

We're running out of time.

I need your consent for the emergency caesarean.

(MOANS)

I can't make that decision without Lizzie.

(PANTS) Where is she? She's outside.

How is she?

She's... she's just trying to gather her thoughts, you know?

(PANTS) I need her here.

Kate, you need to focus on the baby.

Every second we spend down here's compromising the birth.

(PANTS)

Fine. I consent. Thank you.

Alright, I'm gonna get onto theatre and the obstetrician.

Let 'em know we're coming. Sure thing.

Can you please tell Lizzie to come back?

I can't do this without her.

OK. I'll try.

(GROANS)

My wife's always been a bit of a livewire.

Yells a lot. Throws things.

And she hits you?

Occasionally.

She's passionate, you know?

But lately, she's got it in her head

that I've been having an affair with my secretary.

It's just sent her off the deep end.

What happened last night?

(SIGHS) Oh, a few people from work went out for drinks

and I told Antonia I wouldn't be home late.

And time got away from me and, before I knew it,

it was after midnight.

And when you got home?

(SIGHS)

I knew I was gonna be in strife,

so I crept in and tried not to wake her.

I'd only just got my shoes off and she came charging at me.

With a cricket bat?

Just kept hitting me. She wouldn't stop.

So I jumped in the car and took off. (SIGHS)

And that's all I remember.

She's always so sorry after it happens.

And the thing...

She always makes me feel like I'm the guilty party.

This is the thing. I still love her. That's not enough.

You need to get out of that relationship,

at least until your wife gets some help.

No, she won't see a counsellor. We've already tried.

Well, then you need to walk away

otherwise next time, you might not make it to a hospital.

(INHALES SHARPLY)

What the hell are you doing?

Yeah, I would like an answer to that question too.

Adam!

Hello, Frank. How are you?

Bloody pharmacy's out of IV alcohol.

I know. I've already spoken to 'em.

Oh. Taken matters into your own hands, have you?

Kinda. Good man.

Will somebody please tell me what's going on?

Yeah, this is bullshit.

Marty's liver is breaking down the anti-freeze into deadly compounds.

Give him a high percentage of alcohol, that'll stop that process.

Well, will it save him?

There's no guarantees but it's his best option.

Get him a glass.

(SCOFFS) Get him a glass!

I thought my waitressing days were over.

How much whisky are you gonna give him?

He's about, er, 70 kilos, so three to four glasses an hour.

Make it five just to be sure.

Initial dose of between a quarter and half a bottle.

Are you gonna get him pissed? That's your solution?

Look, I know it sounds out there, but it's his only chance.

Your glass, sir.

Thank you.

It really worries me that this comes so naturally to you both.

This is all my fault.

Seeing me and Chrissy together.

You OK to hold fort here?

I've been covering your arse all day. Why stop now?

Come on, mate. Let's get some fresh air.

So tell me about Chrissy.

She came to our school in Year 11.

Every single guy had a crush on her straightaway.

You included. Yeah.

And, of course, she hooked up with Marty.

He does alright with the ladies, does he?

Mmm.

For years, he and Chrissy have been awesome together.

And she became one of my best mates.

And then something more.

She's even cooler than I thought.

I love her.

Dangerous territory. I know.

And I promised myself I wouldn't go there.

When I found out she felt the same way...

..I caved.

Well, you're not the first bloke to make that mistake.

I've killed him, haven't I? Hey.

You are not responsible for the way he reacted.

What? Of course I am. Trust me.

I've made a hell of a lot of mistakes in my time,

and if I've learned nothing else,

it's that you gotta learn what to take responsibility for.

Ever kissed your best mate's girlfriend?

No.

And you probably don't need me to tell you that's not great form.

But YOU have gotta start looking at ways to make things right.

How? Well... you've brought him here.

It's probably saved his life.

Now you've gotta help him get back on his feet.

That's when you'll really prove your loyalty.

LIZZIE: Are they gonna be OK?

Well, we got Kate to theatre in time, so little Alice has every chance.

(LAUGHS) Alice.

I don't even know if she'll call her that now.

It seemed like the perfect plan.

(SIGHS) Well, it still may be.

I'm pretty tired of maybes.

Well, sometimes that's all that there is.

(SIGHS)

She really wants you to be there when she gives birth.

One look at the baby and she's gonna want to keep her.

You don't know that. I can't blame her.

How can you carry a child for that long and not become attached?

Listen, I really don't think that she wants to keep the baby.

Did she say that?

No, not exactly.

But Kate clearly thinks differently on this than you do,

otherwise she wouldn't have thought up this plan in the first place.

That seems like an eternity ago.

Look, you can't ever really know what's around the corner.

All you can do is hang onto the good things while you still have them.

You know, you've got the most amazing friend in there

and she's willing to give you the one thing that you truly want.

Do you really wanna walk away from that?

(SCOFFS)

Ah! Just the woman I wanted to see.

Adam Rossi is an excellent doctor.

Oh, how would you know? He's never worked at this hospital before.

I know real talent when I see it, Frank.

Oh, yeah, you're supposed to be an advocate for the patients,

not for the bloody doctors.

Always trying to diversify my talents.

(LAUGHS) Well, you know why Rossi left the hospital?

To buy half a dozen bottles of whisky.

Oh, situation must have called for it.

Mm-hm. Are you kicking him out or not?

Why should I kick him out?

He's shown very good instincts under very trying circumstances.

What I am interested in is why you're so keen to defend him?

Mmm, whoops, gotta go.

How do you know him? Don't tell me to mind my own bloody business.

Oh, fine!

We go to the same yoga class.

You'll end up in a yoga position you won't be able to get out of

if you don't give me a straight answer soon.

DAN: You can go in.

She's perfect.

It doesn't matter what the paperwork says.

She's yours.

(CRIES)

Thank you.

(LAUGHS)

Geoffrey settled in on the ward alright?

Yep.

Everything OK?

Oh, his wife's up there.

Holding his hand, telling him she loves him.

That'd be right, wouldn't it?

I really thought I got through to him.

But he'll go back to her.

Put himself in the firing line again and again.

And you know what the really stupid thing is?

She probably does love him, in her own twisted way.

You seem to know a bit about domestic violence.

Oh, I've worked with victims before.

Right. Well, that's a complicated psychology.

Yeah. It is.

How long's he gonna be here for? Who? Oh. Until Jack gets back.

Tell you what, though, I was glad to have him today.

He's excellent with the patients.

Thinks outside the square. Right.

And his antics kept me distracted from the impossible task

of finding a replacement for Ricky.

Where are all the experienced nurses

looking for a full-time position in a great hospital?

Well, they're probably already employed

or looking for another career.

Ha! Well, that's very useful, thank you.

Well, what about Claire?

What about Claire? She's an agency nurse.

She probably doesn't wanna be one all her life.

Don't know what her CV's like, but you should at least talk to her.

She's got really good instincts.

Hmm.

You really go out of your way

to make the new female staff members feel welcome, don't you?

You weren't exactly scathing in your appraisal of the new locum.

What?! That's different.

(SIGHS)

NAT: Will there be any permanent damage?

I can't say for certain at this stage.

But the early signs are good.

Talk to him.

What should I say?

What do you wanna say? That I'm sorry.

Tell him.

I'm so sorry, mate.

I hope you can forgive me one day.

I'm gonna help you get through this, OK?

Whisky.

Interesting first day.

You think the hospital will question my invoice for six bottles?

Any left? I'm afraid not.

I can pick up a bottle of wine on the way home though.

Mmm, now you're talking.

You know, it seems we're quite the source of suspicion.

Ah, Frank was born suspicious.

Maybe it's time to tell him I'm your love child,

the product of a torrid affair with a French painter.

I'd prefer Italian.

I don't wanna know. Mmm.

GABBY: So tell me why you're an agency nurse?

I've only just moved here

and I wanted to start nursing straightaway.

Agency work seemed like the best option.

Oh, but I'd love to work full-time, if it were available.

Well, the situation's a bit tricky.

One of my full-time nurses has gone missing.

Missing?

We can't seem to get in touch with her.

Well, I hope she's OK.

Yeah, me too.

Er, so I do need someone to cover

but it might only be until she gets back.

Mmm. Understood.

You're OK with that? Yeah, absolutely.

Fantastic.

Come with me.

Are you sure you don't want longer to think this through?

I mean, you'd be overworked, you'd be underpaid.

You'd have to deal with Dr Campion

who thinks blustering is an Olympic sport.

Oh, you're doing a great job selling the position.

I mean, why would you wanna work anywhere else?

It's cool. I'm in. Great.

OK, well, let's get you started on the paperwork.

Has the agency got you booked up next week

or can you start with us tomorrow?

No, I can start straightaway. I know how short-staffed you are.

You are a godsend.

Hey, it's me.

Just wanted to hear your voice,

even if it is just a stupid recorded message.

Hmm. (SNIFFS)

Wish you were here today.

A little baby girl was born in theatre.

She was so beautiful.

You would have gone all gooey for sure. (LAUGHS)

God, Ricky, where are you?