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You've seen how the E.D. works.

You wouldn't be here if you didn't want the job.

Ah, so it is official.

As soon as I've signed those forms.

They found Erica's body in bushland this morning.

They're treating the case as a murder.

I'm an escort, Mike. If you can live with it, let me know.

(SIREN WAILS)

Angie Clayton, 28. Worker in a car airbag factory.

She was handling a tray of detonators when they exploded.

Detonators?

The device used to inflate the airbag in an accident.

(GASPS) GCS 15. Pupils equal and reactive.

Pain on inspiration recurring.

On my count. One, two, three.

Arggh!

Sorry. We're being as gentle as we can.

Shall I give her some morphine? Yeah. 2.5mg.

Hi, Angie. I'm Mike.

She has some hearing loss in one ear.

(LOUDER) Angie, I'm Mike. Hi.

We need to send you for an X-ray to rule out any damage to your spine.

Then we'll do a scan to see if you have any internal injuries.

OK. So how big are these detonators?

Tiny, but the workers handle lots of them at once.

They just all went off.

Abdo soft. Bit tender in all quadrants.

Let's get her straight to Radiology.

Good luck, Angie. Thanks.

Let me know as soon as she's back. Mm-hm.

Oh, no.

Sorry, I need to take it off for the scans.

It's my good-luck charm.

I made it myself. It's gorgeous.

Don't worry. It's safe with me, I promise.

OK.

Are you hearing us a bit better now?

Yeah, it just sounds a bit fuzzy, that's all.

So how did you get into this job?

It wasn't hard. Not many people will do it.

Go figure.

Yeah. Well, it pays really well, so...

I don't care how much it pays.

I'd find handling explosives all day a challenge, to say the least.

It's no big deal. You just have to be careful.

I don't know what happened this morning.

I'm just lucky I didn't get killed.

We all deserve some good luck now and again.

Yeah.

I know it's your first official day here,

but don't expect any marching bands or speeches.

Just happy to save a life, if I can.

Right, well, you can take all the lower-category patients from Triage.

You surely can't lose someone there.

Triage. Right.

You got a problem with that?

Why would I? They need a doctor. That's why I'm here.

I'm glad you're clear on the job description. Hello, Nola.

Nola's a frequent flyer.

She gets a little bit lonely and likes a chat, so...

..just give her the once-over, then send her home - she'll be happy.

Only treat the patients that really need it. Got it.

Right.

Buenos Dias, Senor Campion.

Buenos Dias, Nola. Spanish lessons coming along?

Si. This is Dr Rossi.

Buongiorno. Call me Adam.

You must be new. Oh, he's new, alright.

So, what's the problem today?

I just don't feel well. (COUGHS)

Well, let's see if we can help you feel a bit better then, eh?

Give me a couple of deep breaths, Nola.

Her name's Morgan Kerr.

Boyfriend found her face-down in the river this morning.

How long was she down? He doesn't know.

Does he know how she got there?

They were camping. He woke up. She was gone.

She's got a head lac. Maybe she fell.

Was CPR administered? Yeah, he did it till help arrived.

20, 25 minutes, the estimates.

She's hypothermic. GCS is 3.

(QUIETLY) There are people in the morgue with that score.

Hi, Patrick. Patrick, this is Dr Beaumont.

Why is she still so cold?

Actually, being cold is the best thing for her right now.

We don't know how long she was in the water

or for how long her heart stopped.

Keeping the body temperature low

reduces the risk of brain damage occurring.

You think she has brain damage?

That's what we're trying to avoid.

So we'd like to attach Morgan to a special cooling unit.

Think of it like hibernating.

You survive by keeping the body's metabolic rate right down.

OK. Do that.

Unfortunately, there is a catch.

Keeping Morgan's body temperature that low

increases the risk of her heart failing.

I don't believe this.

Look, I know it's frightening,

but we've got a better chance of managing heart complications

than brain damage.

Go ahead and do it.

Do whatever you have to do.

Two months in Europe. Sounds fantastic.

I've been putting this trip off for about 20 years.

How come?

My father got cancer, so I stayed to help

and after he died, my mother got sick.

No-one else to lend a hand?

My brother and sister both married,

had family of their own to worry about.

I was still living at home. It made sense.

But now it's your turn to live it up.

And the Spanish lessons. Where'd that come from?

I met a man from Madrid who said I had an ear for it.

And he wasn't just after your body?

I wouldn't complain if he was. (LAUGHS)

Gabrielle, I forgot the recipe for date slice I promised you last time.

Oh, well, never you mind. How's everything going here?

You don't have to worry about the new doctor.

He's making quite an impression.

I bet he is. I need to organise chest X-rays.

Could you take some routine bloods for me when you have a second?

Yeah, absolutely. Let me show you where the paperwork is for that.

Adam, you weren't to know, but Nola is one of...

Frequent flyer. Frank told me. So what is she doing in a bed, then?

Are doctors like parking inspectors round here?

If I don't make my quota, I'm out?

No, of course not. Good.

Then if you could get those bloods for me, that would be great. Thanks.

C spine's clear. No cervical spine tenderness.

No obvious bone injuries.

Chest and pelvic X-rays clear also, apart from the detonator fragments.

Yeah. She's lucky they missed major vessels.

Yep.

You can remove the hard collar.

Shrapnel damage seems fairly superficial.

I should be able to remove just about everything

with a local anaesthetic.

Oh, that's great. You should buy a lottery ticket.

FRANK: You should buy 20.

Uh, Mike.

Why's this fragment look different to the others?

I don't know.

What are we, ballistic experts? No.

Can you show me what you're talking about?

See this one there in your neck.

Oh, my God!

Get it out of me! Get it out now!

Calm down, Angie. It hasn't detonated.

It could blow up any second. Please get it out.

Pass me the McGill's forceps.

What are you doing now?

We need to know exactly what her body core temperature is.

It needs to stay between 33 and 34 degrees.

Any lower and we risk heart failure.

Yesterday we were hiking and camping out.

She was so full of life.

How can things change so fast?

I should have done something. I should've kept a closer eye on her.

How could you? You didn't know she'd have an accident.

This is no-one's fault. Sometimes bad things happen.

There is no rhyme or reason to them.

She's so active. She can't sit still for a minute.

There's nothing she isn't up for.

How'd you meet?

Hiking trip, couple of years ago.

She had a blister and I had a bandaid.

Sounds like fate.

A few hours later we were sharing a tent.

That's fast.

When it's right, you know.

I love her so much.

I can't lose her, I just...

You're not going to lose her. We're not gonna let that happen, OK?

(COUGHS DEEPLY)

Uh... Oh, yeah, I know. She's back.

Didn't you warn Adam?

I did. Frank did.

But according to Dr Rossi, Nola needs a whole lot of tests.

It's lucky she didn't bring any date slice,

or she'd be in for a full body scan.

Hello, Von. Nola.

Do you mind if I borrow Dr Rossi?

Please excuse us.

I know that look. Oh, yeah.

Well, it's your first day, so it is logical

that you deliberately ignore everything that your bosses asked.

Who says I'm doing that? It's what you do.

I'm just trying to be a good doctor, Von.

Adam, there's always going to be somebody above you,

so stop thinking you know it all,

and listen to what your workmates say.

OK.

Oh, good.

Please discharge Nola, and you get back to Triage.

Senorita, por favor?

I take you for X-ray.

Pedro always says to roll your 'R's.

Ah, the man from Madrid.

So you're going to see him, are you?

He'll be married with children by now.

Or divorced and wondering where you are.

You really are wicked, you know that? (LAUGHS)

We've got critical patients who could do without being moved,

so let's just wait and see what the expert says

before we evacuate the whole bloody hospital.

Frank, this is Sergeant Shapiro.

Ordnance disposal. Good morning.

So this is the X-ray you were referring to earlier.

Yeah.

Bee's knees.

An unexploded initiator. Looks like this normally.

Uh...

Don't worry, it's not live. Unfortunately, that one is.

So what can we expect if it goes off?

Well, the blast's equivalent to, say... a quarter stick of dynamite.

So it'll be localised to her.

And, of course, anyone standing beside her.

I will let them know.

The casing appears to have been cracked in the blast.

Once that happens, these things become highly volatile.

The slightest bump and it'll go off.

Now, this area here gets exposed to air, and it will go off.

So what about the oxygen lines

running through the entire department?

Shut them down immediately.

A lot of patients need that oxygen. Doctor.

That initiator blows and just one spark gets into your oxygen lines,

this whole building's going up.

Shut them down.

Anyone who absolutely needs oxygen can be on portable cylinders.

Will do.

(PANTS)

Guys, can I just have a quick word to you?

As soon as she's immobilised,

I need you to stay at least one metre away from her.

You can't be serious. Well, it's too dangerous otherwise.

I can't nurse like that. You're gonna have to.

(PANTS) What's going on?

It's nothing to worry about. All it is, is just a precaution.

And the tape's just to help keep your head still.

Oh, I've got the shakes!

We can give you something to help you relax, if you like.

Yes, please.

2mg midazolam.

Here, I'll get it, just...

Thanks.

Who's that?

Is that the bomb squad?

They're gonna fix this.

Right, Steve?

You betcha.

(PANTS) You're not gonna leave me, are you?

I'm not going anywhere.

(GASPS) Thanks.

Routine servicing? Can't they do that later?

CHARLOTTE: No, they can't. But she needs oxygen.

And she'll get it - just out of a tank instead.

You'll be fine, Spud. It's gonna be alright.

'Spud'? Unusual nickname.

Second camping trip. She hurt her leg abseiling.

I carried her most of the way. Said she felt like a sack of potatoes.

You guys do a lot of camping.

Every weekend if we can.

Whitewater rafting, caving...

I've never done that sort of thing. Too risky.

It's a risk whenever you get in your car, isn't it?

Yeah, it is. (MACHINE BEEPS)

What's going on?

Bradycardic.

I'll get the drugs.

Remember how I told you Morgan's heart would be affected

because she's so cold?

Well, it's happening. And you said you could manage it.

Adrenaline in. Yep, we're managing it.

Atropine in.

Alright. Heart rate's back to 40.

Let's get a nurse in here to do a manual BP.

When I can spare one.

I'll do it myself.

Is that it? She's OK now?

For now.

I'm warning you, there's a strong chance this'll happen again.

You'll do what you just did, and you'll fix it again.

Look, Patrick. Yeah.

That's what we'll do. OK?

Excuse me.

Be careful about offering too much hope, bottom line.

We don't know how long she was in the water.

Bottom line, don't give up if there's still a chance.

I'm talking about being realistic. And when we need to be, we will.

Not before.

Bart. She's my patient.

I've gotta do what I think's right.

Why not try removing it using local anaesthetic?

Well, we've still got the problem of her moving around too much

unless we sedate her completely.

Yes, I suppose if we sedate her, we'll have to intubate her.

That means feeding oxygen into her

about that far away from the detonator.

Not to mention risking bumping her head when we put the tube in.

She's gotta breathe, so we wouldn't have a choice, would we?

Mmm.

OK, let's say we get the tube in,

what's to stop the thing blowing sky-high when it hits the air?

Well, we stop the air from getting to it.

The only vacuum I know is way out in space.

How are we gonna get her there?

I was thinking more of going the other direction.

What if we keep it under water?

(SCOFFS)

Well, there's the birthing pool in Maternity.

We could cut off the oxygen lines in there.

It's in the main hospital building. It's too dangerous.

We've gotta be right away from there.

Yeah, well, that rules out the physio pool as well, then.

Not to mention dragging kiddies' pools into operating theatres.

Come on, think.

Look, we need somewhere isolated,

sterile, no oxygen lines and plenty of water.

I've got an idea.

Welcome to your new operating theatre.

We can fill this with enough water to submerge the patient's neck.

What do you think? Er, bit quiet for my liking.

But it's not really up to me, is it? Sergeant?

Well, if it works for you, I can secure the site.

It'll have to. We don't have any other choice.

The less people in this operation, the better.

Well, there'll only be one.

Two! I can do this on my own.

Why don't you just concentrate on getting the patient in here?

Preferably in one piece.

I'll do my very best.

You sure you're OK with this?

Operating in the morgue

wasn't exactly on my list of things to do for today.

But, yeah, I'm OK with it.

And if I cock it up, I won't have far to travel, will I?

Mike?

I've gotta make a call.

(DIALS)

(MOBILE PHONE RINGS)

Mike?

Hi.

Hi.

I've been thinking about you.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah. I'm really glad we met.

I just wanted you to know that.

I wasn't sure I'd ever hear from you again.

I wasn't sure myself.

So...

..have you made a decision?

It's good to hear your voice.

Oh, God, it's good to hear yours too.

Is everything alright?

Ah, I've got to go.

Mike.

(HANGS UP)

Security's cordoned off the morgue.

We'll take her via the walkway because that's the quickest route.

Yeah. The less she gets bumped around, the better.

Too right. All we need is a bloody runaway wheelchair in...

Hey!

Rossi!

No, I don't know why he's not in Triage.

And no, I don't know why she's not been sent home.

It's bloody obvious.

Nola's sucked him in and he's trying to prove that she hasn't.

Well, tell the doctor, not the NUM.

Er...

It is his first day. So he's feeling his way.

Tell him this is NOT the day to ignore his boss.

(ALARMS BEEP) BART: VT.

You got a pulse? Yep. It's weak and thready.

You've given her amiodarone? Yep.

What about her blood gases? Electrolytes are normal.

What's taking so long?

Do what you did before. Give her adrenalin.

We might need to start a Norad infusion to maintain her BP.

Wait. Wait.

She's back in sinus tachy. Which means she's back to normal.

Thank God.

For now.

Look, Morgan's heart is becoming increasingly unstable.

We've managed to cope with that up till now.

But if it keeps happening,

I'm... I'm not sure we'll be able to get her heart beating again.

You said you'd look after her. You promised me.

We are doing everything we can.

She came in with a lot of problems.

And unfortunately, fixing one has just made another one worse.

We could try warming her up.

You said that caused brain damage! Yes, I know.

Warm her, cool her. Do you know what you're doing?

Of course I do! You need to trust me.

You're not lying? No. I'm not lying.

OK. I trust you.

(WOMAN PANTS FRANTICALLY)

During the operation, we'll keep your neck completely submerged

so that there's no chance whatsoever

that the detonator will be exposed to air.

How are we going to do that?

That's a really good question.

We can't do it in an ordinary operating theatre

and we can't do it here.

So where will I have to go?

The morgue.

Oh, my God.

It's the place that involves the least risk.

Angie, listen to me. It's just a room.

Nothing to be afraid of.

It's not just a room. It's a morgue!

We're gonna get through this.

What are my chances?

Mike Vlasek is the best surgeon in this country.

(STIFLES CRIES)

(PANTS)

I can't do this, Claire. I'm not brave enough.

Hey.

You don't know how strong you are until you really have to be.

(PANTS FRANTICALLY)

Easy...

Easy... OK. Just a little bit to the left.

You're doing great.

Stop! Stop.

(PANTS)

It's alright.

You're OK.

Not far to go now.

She thought it was just going to be a simple geocaching trip.

A what trip?

Geocaching is where you find the position on a map,

upload it onto the Internet

and other people with GPSs find the treasure.

We can go back to normal oxygen now.

Good.

So, what? It's like high-tech hide-and-seek?

It's not so much about the object.

It's about the search to find it.

So, what happened?

Trekking all day yesterday.

I got up real early this morning.

Put the ring in place.

She was missing.

The ring?

Right about now...

..Spud would be getting close to the coordinates that I'd set up.

She'd, um...

..find the ring.

I'd pop the question.

It was gonna be perfect.

Same thing happened to a friend of mine.

Not the same thing, obviously.

Booked into a hotel room.

With flowers, champagne on ice.

His day turned to crap

and he ended up having to propose right here in the hospital.

How did it turn out?

It was the best wedding I've ever been to.

They was so happy.

Don't give up, Spud.

I won't give up if you don't.

I think we should check those X-rays again.

Did I miss something?

No. I think I might take over on this one.

What? Why?

Because I think it's too close for you right now.

He's listening to me. I've calmed him down.

We've made a connection.

I'm not going anywhere.

Hey. We made it.

We're OK.

Angie, hi. We'll get that thing out of your neck in no time.

(PANTS)

I don't want to die here.

Hey. You're not going to.

OK?

What are those things for?

What are they doing here?

It's just medical equipment. Nothing unusual.

That box over there

is to put the detonator in once it's out of your neck.

I can't do this. Yes, you can.

I'm not brave enough.

I'm not gonna wake up from this. I know it.

Angie, listen to me. This fear will sink you if you let it.

You have to take control of it.

OK.

STEVE: OK, Angie. Nice and gently.

There we go.

You can hold your head still much better than we can, OK?

Just nice and gentle.

Just close your eyes.

Now imagine you're somewhere safe.

You're safe.

Thanks, Claire.

Look after her, mate.

Yep.

Right. You can communicate with us through this.

Mm-hm.

We can be in here in seconds. OK. Thanks.

I can intubate a patient on my own.

And you can blow yourself up on your own as well.

Lucky I'm here.

Alright. We've both got departments to run. When you're ready...

Sux and thio are in.

Cricoid pressure on.

Don't move her head!

Thank God you reminded me about that.

Any neurological activity at all?

She's only on a small amount of sedation now.

Her core temperature's up to 35 degrees.

So she should be showing signs of waking up.

What does her partner know?

That if he wishes hard enough, his girlfriend will come through this.

What? Bart.

Oh! He's looking for a happy ending.

You can't blame him, after everything that's happened.

No.

No. But I don't think he's going to get it on this one.

Yes. Well, he should be taken off the case.

That's easier said than done.

He's made promises. So maybe he needs to see this through.

Your call.

Any chance you can help us move her to Resus?

Of course. Thank you.

Nola's pathology results.

It's all normal. Yes. Can we have the bed now?

Not yet. No?

I just realised I haven't had time to see how you're going today.

I'm sorry. How are you going?

It's all good.

Is there anything I can do for you?

Oh, no.

Um... it's just controlled chaos, you know.

But thank you.

Can you chase up Nola's X-rays for me?

Yes. Thanks.

Seems to be settling in well.

(SIGHS)

I can't see the vocal cords.

Take your time. There's no hurry.

Do you want to start again?

No.

We're going to have to give her oxygen soon.

I'm nearly there.

OK. I think that's it.

Good bilateral air entry.

You're in.

That's the easy part done.

You don't have to do this by yourself.

You've got a whole team on stand-by.

I don't want anyone else putting themselves at risk.

If this thing goes wrong... It won't go wrong.

You just keep that detonator under the water.

And whatever you do... Don't bump her. Yeah, I know.

You've only got about 40 minutes of oxygen in that tank.

40 minutes is more than enough.

(SIGHS)

What can I say that will make you go?

That you're OK with this.

I'm OK.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

OK, Doctor, arms through the loops. Mm-hm.

And turn.

Comfortable? Yep.

That was great work calming her down in there.

Are you always this caring and sharing to the nursing staff?

Haven't you two got other patients to look after?

Er, I'd like to stay, if that's OK.

It's not.

Angie's been intubated. Mike's about to start.

I'll tell you the second it's over. OK.

She's not a bad nurse.

Yeah. She's very good.

MAN: I've got backups on stand-by.

Is it ready to go? Ready to go.

Just talk. OK.

FRANK: (OVER RADIO) Vlasek, can you hear me?

Hearing you loud and clear, Frank.

(GRUNTS)

Bloody helmet.

What are you doing?

I can't see through this visor.

Put the mask on.

If the detonator blows, it'll take your head off.

If I do that, it'll definitely blow.

I can't see a thing. I might as well be blindfolded.

Vlasek! Shut up, Frank.

You're disturbing my concentration.

OK. Here goes.

Hey, Frank, are you there? What's wrong?

Talk to me. What?

Bit quiet in here. That's all. Talk, will you?

Um, well, what do you want to talk about?

I don't know. You don't usually have a problem opening your big trap.

I don't usually have to worry about

a mate getting his head blown off either.

That your idea of a pep talk, is it?

I'm trying to get you to focus on something.

Tell me where you're up to.

What, so you can tell me how to do my job?

No. I'm trying to get you to focus.

I'm not panicking, Frank. I wouldn't blame you if you were.

Oh, for pity's sakes, stop being so proud and tell me what's going on.

(SCOFFS) I see.

You're worried you mightn't have someone to pick on in the morning,

is that it?

(SCOFFS) Yeah, something like that.

Temp's at 36.

So we're at normal body temperature, but still no spontaneous movement.

What are you doing? You're gonna hurt her.

That's the point.

Morgan should be responding to painful stimulus by now.

So why isn't she? It could be a number of things.

One of which is Morgan has suffered significant brain damage.

Or she might just need some more time.

The fact she's on minimal sedation and not coming around -

it's not a good sign.

There's a strong chance she won't come out of this at all.

You told me to trust you.

You said if I believed hard enough, she'd be fine.

Patrick, look...

Why'd you string me along like that

if you knew it was hopeless from the start?

Why'd you do that?

I'm sorry.

Go on.

Why'd you do that?

Because we need to help Patrick

start dealing with what's really going on.

We don't know what's going on yet.

She could still come out of this. That's not impossible.

It's not very likely.

I know you still reeling over what happened to Ricky. We all are.

And we all miss Dan too.

But we need to face facts, Bart. It's happened.

And we gotta deal with that.

I don't know how to deal with it!

Somebody thought it was alright to hurt my friend.

And now her husband's gotta deal with that. So do we.

How does that make any sense?

It doesn't.

And, you know, maybe it never will.

But you can't let that affect your work

because your patients and their relatives deserve so much more.

So if you can't finish this day, just say so. I'll understand.

No. I'm here to work.

Then take a break and go and get your head together.

And when you do come back,

you need to leave those personal issues outside.

Do you understand?

Everything alright in there?

Vlasek, what the hell is going on?

It's out.

OK, let's go.

Keep it under the water. Don't move it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Stop nagging.

(SIGHS)

Frank.

What?

Thanks.

(LAUGHS) You're welcome.

Let me buy you a drink. Let me buy you two drinks.

Thanks. I've gotta be somewhere.

Rossi!

Behind you, boss.

Listen, mate.

As much as I'd like to be able to fix

every single problem a patient comes in here with, medical or not,

we can't.

The beds are meant for people who need them.

People who don't need them better be out of here quick smart.

You got me?

Absolutely.

Nola will be gone once I've found a bed on a ward for her.

Are you doing this to get up my nose?

I wish I was.

How'd you pick it up?

When I held her hand in triage. Clubbed fingers.

What are her other symptoms?

Enlarged liver, persistent cough, shortness of breath.

Do you want me to tell her?

She's my patient.

Dr Rossi.

Have you found out what's wrong?

Yes, I have.

And what is it?

We've found what looks to be a tumour on your lung.

And there's a strong possibility that it's malignant.

I-I have cancer?

Yes, Nola, you do.

And I think it's spread to your liver,

which explains the tenderness.

It's not good when it spreads, is it?

No, it's not.

But I'm going to refer you to an oncologist

who can talk you through some treatment options.

Oh, this is not fair.

This is supposed to be my time, my chance to have my life.

I know.

I want to sit in that bar in Madrid and see Pedro,

and know that he hasn't forgotten me.

(SOBS)

I'm so sorry, Nola.

He's a good doctor, isn't he?

Yep.

I can't believe I'm actually sitting here.

I wouldn't be without you. I owe you a necklace at least.

Speaking of which, here's your lucky one back.

STEVE: Obviously works. Yeah.

It's the first design I ever sold, so it's special, yeah.

You take care of yourself, Angie. Mmm.

Thank you so much.

See ya. See ya.

All that stuff you said about how fear can pull you under

if you let it.

Good words.

Well, it took me years to learn them.

Even longer to actually believe them.

Is that right? Sounds like there's a story there.

Everyone's got a story, Steve.

Maybe we could grab some dinner and you can tell me yours.

Or we could grab dinner and talk about something else.

That works too.

What's happening? She arrested.

(GROANS)

CHARLOTTE: Nothing. Don't let her die. Please.

Set up for defib. You want adrenaline?

Yep, let's give her three stacked shots before we start CPR.

Charging 360.

Adrenaline in.

Alright. Clear.

No output.

Again. Come on, Spud. Please.

Get through it. Clear.

Still no output. One more.

Charging 360.

Clear.

Still nothing. Commence CPR.

Move. Move.

Come on, Morgan.

Come on.

GABRIELLE: Going again. Clear.

Still no output.

What are you doing?

Bart, it's too late.

I think I feel something. Try again.

Try again!

Charge to 360.

Charging.

Clear.

Clear.

She's back.

She's alive?

Get a 12 lead ECG done. Hurry! Yes.

I don't believe it.

(COUGHS)

She's choking!

Yeah, it OK. It's just the breathing tube. It's good.

You're alright, Morgan. You're gonna be fine.

(COUGHS)

Hey, Spud.

I knew you'd never leave me. I never gave up thinking that.

Not once.

I could murder a drink.

Oh - straight, no ice.

Not a good look for you to be drinking alone.

Has Adam said anything to you about his background?

He said you owned half the story so I'd have to hear it from you.

Well, he wasn't always an arrogant know-it-all.

No, I'd imagine if he was,

you would've given him short shrift, wouldn't you?

He's got good reason to feel pleased with himself.

Oh, yeah. What's that?

Well, lousy home life, ended up on the streets,

headed for trouble, big-time.

And luckily he had a guardian angel to look out for him.

Give him a chance. You won't regret it.

And I will make sure he realises

that there's only room for one arrogant know-it-all

in this department.

(LAUGHS)

Frank. Someone to see you.

Hi, Uncle Frank.

FRANK: I would've come and visited you in the ward,

except you would've accused me of spying on you.

I would not.

You got me the job there. I want you to know how I'm doing.

Obviously you're doing pretty well or otherwise you wouldn't front me.

(LAUGHS) It's a high-dependency unit

so I've got very sick patients on CPAP and BiPAP, drips,

invasive monitoring...

My clinical skills have really improved.

See? That's what I said. You just needed more on-the-job training.

You also said if I got that I could come back to the E.D.

Did you mean it?

Yes. Of course. Of course. If that's what you really want.

I do. I feel so much more competent and confident.

I'm ready for it. I promise.

Alright. I've even got a reference.

"In the last few months,

"Amy Fielding has demonstrated that she is a highly professional nurse,

"dedicated and thorough in all aspects of patient care.

"She..."

Shows a willingness to learn.. La la la le la.

Etc., etc. How do you know what it says?

I have coffee with your NUM every week.

You DID spy on me! Yeah.

You said you wouldn't. No.

I said I wouldn't let you know I was spying on you.

(SIGHS)

So you already know that I'm ready to come back, right?

Well, I think something might be arranged.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I won't let you down.

I'll have to check with Gabrielle first.

And you're not getting any free kicks just 'cause you're my niece.

I wouldn't expect any.

(LAUGHS)

(PLAYS SAXOPHONE)

Will you excuse me for a second?

What are you doing here?

I couldn't wait to see you. Well, you'll have to.

Go back to the apartment. I'll meet you there later.

No. Mike, please.

I want you to quit all this.

What?

Come to Sydney.

Live with me.