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(MAN CRIES IN AGONY)

(SIREN WAILS)

(MOANING)

(WOMAN MOANS)

Can I get a hand over here?

I'll take this one, mate.

Tony Knight. He was the bus driver.

Minor lacerations sustained in the crash.

Possible MI prior to the accident. We've given him aspirin and GTN.

G'day, Tony. I'm Steve. Can you describe the pain for me?

(GROANS) Someone kneeling on me chest.

OK. Just look at me, mate.

Any pain in your neck or down your arms?

TONY: I don't know. I can't breathe.

Any heart problems in the past, Tony?

Tony, any heart problems in the past?

No.

MIKE: We're going to have to tube him. Size seven.

G'day, Jo.

OK. You know the drill.

Yep.

Hey. What have we got?

That handrail must have come through like a spear.

It's taken out one male adult before it got to him.

He's the lucky one.

Looks like it's bloody close to his femoral artery.

Look, I've given him 5mg of morphine,

but I can't get in to do a proper assessment.

He's ready to move now. Got a name?

Yeah. Gary.

(PANTS)

Hey, Gary. I'm Jo.

I can't move my legs.

It's really important that you keep really still for us, OK?

Lisa. Go to Lisa.

Lisa's alright, mate. She's OK.

My kids. Where are my kids?

All the children are out, and we have to get you moving too.

Ahhhh!

Arrgh!

His wife - her obs are stable.

But getting her out's going to be a bugger.

She's conscious but unresponsive.

I'll take a look. I think she's in some sort of shock.

Gary, I'm just going to go and take a look at your wife now, OK?

Hey, Lisa. I'm Jo.

Are you in any pain?

Lisa?

Lisa, can you hear me?

Jack!

I need you to stay still for me. He's my son. Jack!

I know. You have to stay still for me, Gary.

He's stable and he's being taken to hospital.

It's really important that you don't move.

He's alive? Yeah.

And my little girl, Chloe? Where's Chloe? My baby!

How old is she? She's seven months.

There were only two infants on the bus.

They've been taken to the children's hospital with minor injuries.

Did you hear that? Yes. Thank you.

His wife's the last casualty on the bus. Jo's with her now.

I'll get this one. OK.

Jo, what's your status?

I'm with an adult female. She's trapped.

OK. I'm coming in.

Mrs Morris.

I was here before her. I need to see a doctor now.

Mrs Morris.

Do not ignore me! I'm sicker than her.

Just sit down and wait your turn. This IS my turn!

I was here before her.

Patients are seen according to the severity...

I am sicker than her. I need to see a doctor now!

Do you want me to call security? Do you want me busting things up?

Do you want me to throw things and really show you how sick I am?

Alright. Get down and come with me.

I am so sorry. Someone will see you very shortly.

I really am sicker than all of them.

I've been waiting for hours, you know?

This is a pubic hospital.

People who aren't critical sometimes wait for hours.

It's how the system works. Or doesn't work.

Besides, I am critical. I've been poisoned.

What with? Poison.

Who by? Them.

Them!

Whoa! Are you OK? You need a hand?

Sure do.

This is Mr...? Elliot.

Oh, hello. Mr Elliot claims he's been poisoned.

I have been poisoned. OK.

Could you settle him and take some obs?

Yeah. Do you want normal bloods? I don't think that's necessary.

OK. Hand me the bag and just hop up into this bed for me.

No, I can't do that. Why not?

You might be one of them.

Well, I'm not one of them. I'm one of us.

Listen, you got our attention. You got what you wanted.

Now get on the bed, shut up, and let us do our job.

Say please.

Please.

Thanks.

I've never seen anything like it.

Obs? All good.

One minute, there you are, riding on the way to a cricket match.

The next... well, death and mayhem.

Her mind's refused to accept it. It's just switched off.

So how do we turn it back on again?

At this point, I don't really know.

I'd like to know what condition she's in underneath all that.

Well, Rescue are going as fast as they can.

Stay with her. Keep in touch. Will do.

DAVE: Suspected head injury. Unconscious at scene.

Decreased air entry on the right side. Suspected clavicle injuries.

Probable abdo injuries.

Alright. Let's roll him on three. One, two, three.

And transfer on three. One, two, three.

I need full trauma series and full spinal CT, please.

Full bloods and cross-match for four units packed cells.

BART: You free to assist? Who?

Me. We've got another patient from the crash.

Got a minute? Yeah, sure. What is it?

You want to grab a coffee?

Come on. What's going on? Spit it out.

I've just had a phone call from your mother.

What did she want?

To see you.

Can't keep avoiding her forever.

I can give it a shot.

Look, I'm a little busy right now.

Can you track down Mr Elliot's medical history for me?

There should've been a file in Triage.

I couldn't put my hands on it.

I'm just gonna take your temperature.

Nothing in my mouth. It could be poison.

That's lucky - this goes in your ear.

Ear's connected to the mouth. That's how Claudius did it.

Sorry, what? Killed Hamlet's father.

Poison in his ear while he was sleeping.

Ah, Shakespeare!

I'm an English teacher. Oh.

Good. Well, this is not poisoned.

Trust me.

Elliot, I'm trying to find a specialist

to come down and have a talk to you.

A shrink? Yeah.

I don't need a shrink.

I'm also trying to find you a bed where you'll be more comfortable.

The psych ward. I know how it works.

Good. Then just chill out here for a while.

"Chill out"? Who says "chill out" anymore?

I'll be back when I know more about your medical history.

Tell me the truth - you think he's a tosser too, right?

I have nothing but respect for all of the doctors who work here.

Tony Knight. Bus driver. Suspected MI.

I had a heart attack. An MI is a heart attack.

How's the pain, Tony? I couldn't control the bus.

People were killed.

FRANK: Let's get him to Radiology. Full bloods and cross-match.

God, that kid was on the bus. Will he be alright? Tell me he won't die.

BART: I believe his condition's stable.

Hop across into this bed for me.

Jesus! Can you do that?

Heart rate's up a little. Let's do a baseline ECG.

Full bloods, coags, troponin levels.

What have I done?

Tony, I need you to calm down.

Close your eyes and breathe.

If I close my eyes, I see it all again.

I can hear their screams. Tony, it's over, mate. It's over.

Mr Elliot is Mr Parsons, which is why you couldn't find his file in Triage.

So he lied about his name?

No. His first name is Elliot.

The file was there...

..for those able to search thoroughly.

Misunderstanding, then.

Diagnosed six years ago with bipolar disorder.

Mmm, which he admits to.

Yeah, as well as being poisoned by aliens.

Oh, he does not say aliens.

He may as well. He's quite clearly off his meds and having an episode.

We need that psych consult down here.

Well, I'll chase it up for you,

though it does take some time, usually.

Well, tell them it's urgent.

And talk to his GP. Find out why he stopped taking his medication.

Anything else? Check upstairs for a psych bed.

He should not be our problem.

Why didn't you tell us your real name?

I did. Elliot is my real name.

Yes, but you let us think... Never mind.

Any reason why you stopped taking your medication?

I didn't. I haven't. I need it.

Yes, you do. You've told us you have bipolar disorder.

Without my lithium, I'm out of control.

I take it exactly as I'm supposed to, but I'm being poisoned.

I need you to help me. Please.

I'm doing everything I can to help you.

And Gabrielle's been looking after you well, alright?

I'm not feeling any better. It's gonna take some time.

But we will get you sorted.

How's his obs? Um, all good.

BP and heart rate are a little elevated, but only slightly.

Just try and relax, eh?

You're safe here. Nobody's going to poison you.

You're not going? I do have other patients.

You've got to believe me. This is something else. It's real.

I haven't gone off my meds. I'm not having an episode.

Take your hands off me.

Elliot, back in bed for me.

Come on. Back in bed.

(SIRENS WAIL)

I need to check her.

Hey, Lisa.

It's just me.

How you doing?

They're a noisy lot, these Rescue bunch, eh?

Still, we'll get you out of here soon.

Mike, her obs are still good. I've replaced her fluid bag.

Any response at all?

Nup. Still the same.

OK. Keep talking to us.

Will do.

Lisa, I'm just going to squeeze down and have a look at your legs, OK?

Can see her legs. Right looks fine.

Some swelling and bruising to the left.

Could be a fracture, but not a bad one.

That's all I can see.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Hang on.

What?

There's blood.

Jo, do you need any help?

There's a... baby's blanket down here.

Lisa, were you holding a baby?

Lisa, was there a baby in your arms?

(SINGS SOFTLY) ♪ Round and round...

♪ The wheels on the bus go round and round

♪ All the way to town

(ECHOING) ♪ The wheels on the bus go round and round. ♪

The boy's father said he also had a seven-month-old daughter.

We know two babies were taken to the children's hospital.

With only minor injuries.

Take something pretty horrendous to trigger catatonic shock.

Something's sent her over the edge.

I'll get onto the children's hospital,

see if they've ID'd those infants.

We need to get those seats off her fast.

How is he? Not good. Subdural haematoma.

Midline shift? No.

Well, that's something, at least.

Also a badly lacerated liver and spleen and some spinal damage.

So why isn't he in theatre? The surgical team are forming now.

We've got his father in Resus.

How's he?

He's got a piece of steel about a millimetre from his femoral artery,

and a fractured hip.

(SIGHS) We can just park Jack here for now. Shouldn't be too long.

No, no. Let's use the opportunity.

Gary, your son's here. Would you like to see him for a minute?

How is he? He's stable for now.

But he has bleeding on the brain and some internal injuries.

Is he going to be OK? Yeah, we hope so.

But his condition's serious.

It might be an idea if you had a few moments together.

Yeah.

Oh, God, Jack!

Can he hear me?

Yeah, it's possible.

Jack, it's Dad.

Listen, you're gonna have to fight now, mate.

Do it for me.

For your mum.

We need you, mate.

I love you, Jack.

He heard me, yeah?

Jack?

(MONITOR BEEPS RAPIDLY) BART: We've got him.

Jack! He's having a seizure.

What's caused that? You need to keep still.

Jack!

5mg midaz and a loading dose of phenytoin.

If you wanna be there for your son, you need to keep still.

No! Where are they taking him?

VON: Well, his GP was very surprised to hear he was here.

Apparently he's always been a model patient

and extremely compliant taking his medication.

When was the last time he saw him?

About a month ago, when he renewed his prescription.

Yeah, well, a lot can happen in a month.

ELLIOT: Mad as a meataxe.

GABRIELLE: Coleridge.

"My dreams become the substances of my life." Mad and a druggie.

And Blake, he was a complete nutso. Used to run around nude.

What? No. Don't get any ideas.

What's all this?

Elliot's got this theory

that all the great writers and poets were mentally ill.

No question, don't you reckon?

I wouldn't know. Not much of a reader?

I'm sorry it's taking so long for the psychiatric consult.

Not that I need one.

We spoke to your GP.

He said you've always been good with your medication.

Yeah, I have. So what's changed?

You're not still beating your 'off his meds' drum, are you?

Well, something's happened. No. What is it with you?

Relationship break-up, eh?

You've been evicted. Or you've lost your job.

Are you deaf? Whoa.

Something's pushed you off balance. I told you I've been poisoned!

Why won't you listen to me?

You need to calm down.

Listen to me!

OK. Elliot!

One more outburst like that, I'll have you certified

and placed in restraints.

No, you can't do that.

You've been warned.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get angry. I'm sorry.

That's OK. I'll be back in a sec, alright?

I'm OK. I'm OK.

Adam, would you mind telling me what that was about?

I'm just trying to get to the bottom of his behaviour.

By goading a clearly distressed patient?

It's not what I was doing.

If you've got a problem with psych patients, let me know.

I've got a problem with any patient in denial about their condition.

You sure that's all it is?

You'd better get back to him.

Right.

The mother can't tell you if she was holding her own baby?

No. She's totally non-responsive.

Right. Well, you know we're not a paediatric hospital.

If there were any infants, they would have gone to Children's.

Yeah, well, they treated two infants. Both of them boys.

St Angela's didn't receive any. You were my long shot, Frank.

(GARY SCREAMS)

Alright. OK. Um, sorry.

(SCREAMS) Sorry.

Do I really need this thing?

BART: The fractures are causing most of the pain.

The surgeon wants to remove the metal bar from your leg

because of the risk to your femoral artery.

This binding is going to keep everything in place.

In short, you really need this.

Do you want some extra pain relief?

No. I want to be awake for any news on Jack.

You'll probably be in theatre before we hear anything.

Ready to do this?

(SCREAMS)

Sorry, mate.

Sonofabitch! That should help with the pain.

Homer.

Let me know before he goes to theatre, OK?

Why? Just let me know.

Hi, Tony. I'm Charlotte. How are you feeling?

It's the worst day of me life.

Any more chest pain?

That young boy... He's gone to theatre.

How many people died today? Do you know?

I don't have that information.

But I do have your test results.

Your ECG is normal as are your troponin levels.

What does that mean?

Means you didn't have a heart attack.

(SCOFFS) There must be some mistake.

It's unlikely.

I need you to think back and tell me

exactly how you were feeling before the accident.

Full-on chest pain. I couldn't get a breath. It was a heart attack.

Whatever it was might have felt like one.

Look, I didn't crash that bus for no reason.

Of course not.

I don't drink or take drugs or anything.

No. There is no evidence of anything like that in your bloods.

You already checked? It's standard procedure.

I'm not making this up as some sort of excuse.

I wouldn't have crashed if I didn't feel dizzy,

if I could've got a breath.

Nobody's accusing you of anything.

I DID have a heart attack.

There must be a mistake.

There must be.

(RADIO STATIC)

Vlasek. Vlasek, are you there?

Is this thing working? If you haven't broken it.

I'd like to break it, I can tell you.

Have you fiddled with it? No, I haven't fiddled with anything.

Where are you, Vlasek?

Frank. Tony Knight, the bus driver.

What about him? He didn't have a heart attack.

His tox screen and blood alcohol are both clear.

He describes all the symptoms of an MI

but there is nothing in the pathology to back it up.

So you think he might be making it up?

No, I think he honestly believes that's what happened.

Well, then, maybe you need to review your diagnosis.

I've already ruled out the most obvious alternatives.

What about the less obvious ones?

Spinal nerve problems, Tietze's syndrome...

Could be pleurodynia.

Yeah, OK, OK.

There's going to be a coroner's inquest.

People are going to want answers.

If we can't give them, they'll be baying for blood - his.

Right. So no pressure.

(BEEP!)

MIKE: (OVER RADIO) MRU to All Saints. Go ahead.

Ah, what's the state of play.

Just getting to her now.

Is there any chance the baby's still alive?

It'd be a miracle.

They have been known to happen.

Let me know when you're travelling.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

Will do.

What should we tell the mother?

If she doesn't ask, we won't tell her anything.

If she does?

We tell her the truth.

OK.

I should get back in there. I'll go.

No. It's my job.

Hey, Lisa.

Can you hear me?

Did you hurt yourself?

No. No, I'm fine.

Lisa, do you know where you are?

Do you know what's happening.

Lisa...?

Squeeze both my hands as hard as you can.

OK, that's good.

Excuse me, Adam.

I'm going to get a nurse to run an ECG for you.

It shouldn't take too long. Thank you.

Do you know what he's taking?

I'll look into it. Any luck with that request for a Psych bed?

Psych is full. Are you sure he needs it?

Try General Admissions.

What medication is Elliot taking?

His lithium. He brought it in with him.

I didn't see any harm.

He's probably just doing it for our benefit. It's a little bit late.

He seemed quite rational for someone having a manic episode.

Except for the tremors.

And the delusional paranoia that someone's poisoning him.

Yes, that too.

"Only one thing worse than being talked about.

"That's not being talked about."

Oscar Wilde. Mad Irish poof.

Alright, you tell me. Why would anyone want to poison you?

Maybe I saw something. What?

I don't know. Something.

All the pieces haven't fallen into place yet.

Right. You don't believe me.

Do a blood test. You don't need a blood test.

You have not been poisoned.

I want a second opinion. I want another doctor.

Well, I'm trying to find you one.

Good. Fine.

Hey! Where are you going? Hey!

If we did the blood tests,

we could show him he hasn't been poisoned.

He won't believe us. Where's the number for that Psych registrar?

You won't have any better luck than I did.

You can't say that this is a textbook case of manic behaviour.

There's no such thing as classic mania.

For all we know, this is how it always is for him.

It appears he's leaving.

Elliot. See ya. I'm off.

You're not going anywhere, mate.

I've got to get help before this poison kills me.

Bugger!

You drink a lot of these, do you?

These come sealed, so I can trust them.

It's the only thing you drink, right?

Who are you, my mother? And it's always cola?

Yeah. Big whoop. That's not the problem here.

Hey! Stick your tongue out for me.

Get stuffed. Just do it. Come on.

If I say I'll give you a blood test, will you go back to bed?

Oh, now he believes me. I should have walked hours ago.

Come on. Can you run some IV fluids for me?

Mmm.

Can we, uh... get this cleaned up?

Oh, bin's over there.

Hopefully, this should be the last.

Running out of possibilities, eh?

Well, there are quite a few conditions

with similar symptoms to that of a heart attack.

Yeah. Nothing you've been able to find out so far.

People died and all I have is what? Indigestion?

You said you've been feeling unwell for the last few days.

Nothing major. Just a bit fluey, you know.

And before that? Fine.

Healthy as.

And no changes to your routine or your lifestyle?

No.

You haven't travelled anywhere exotic?

I went to visit my sister in New York for a few weeks.

That sounds nice. When was that?

About a month ago. Spent most of my time upstate.

You didn't spend any time with people who were unwell?

No.

You didn't break up your trip with any stopovers?

No.

About the worse thing that happened

was being pooped on by a pigeon and an infected mozzie bite.

Where was that? The pigeon?

No. No, the mozzie bite.

On the leg. Cleared up after a week or so.

Your left leg. Yeah.

Let's take a look. There's nothing there now.

Her left leg is definitely fractured.

I've given her a Penthrox inhaler. Not sure if she even wanted it.

Alright.

Good to see you out of there, Lisa.

I'm just going to examine that leg of yours.

Still hasn't acknowledged her baby yet?

Nup.

I'll have an orthopaedic surgeon examine this

when we get you into hospital.

Lisa, my name's Mike. I'm here to help you.

There's been an accident. I'm afraid Chloe was very badly hurt.

(MURMURS INDISTINCTLY)

Lisa?

(SINGS SOFTLY) ♪ Round and round

♪ The wheels on the bus go round and round. ♪

I'll travel with her. See you back at base.

Yep.

You OK? Yep.

I'll start cleaning up.

There's nothing to be gained

by telling the father before he goes to theatre.

Well, there is a chance he might not make it out.

He's stable, we're moving him. His chances are very good.

Still, he has a right to know about his daughter.

I mean, you'd want to know, wouldn't you?

We've got to keep him as calm and still as possible.

It's a big thing to keep from him. I'll handle it, but later, OK?

All set to go? Mm-hm.

How you feeling, Gary? I'm OK. Bit nervous.

Let's do this, eh?

You're gonna be fine. Yeah, thanks.

OK. Let's do it. Nice and slowly.

Any word on Lisa?

From what I've heard, she'll be here soon.

Is she alright? No serious injuries.

(SCREAMS) Shit!

Jesus!

It's ruptured. Stay with us, Gary.

AMY: His BP is falling.

As much pressure as you can. I am.

He's unconscious. I'll have to intubate. Sux and thio.

Oh, God. Come on, come on!

Size seven? Size seven tube.

Drugs are coming. Sux and thio in.

He's pre-arrest. Draw up 1 milligram of metaraminol...

On it.

AMY: Bart... As much pressure as you can.

I can't.

(SQUEALS)

How's that? Good.

Cricoid pressure.

So is this what you suspected?

Yep.

Elliot. I've been poisoned, right?

In a way, yes. I told you.

Didn't I? Now we just have to find the bastard.

There's no bastard. The high-caffeine drinks are the culprit.

You have lithium toxicity. I don't get it.

The cola is dehydrating you

so your body can't process the lithium medication.

The symptoms mimic those of a manic bipolar episode.

I did this to myself?

Inadvertently, yeah.

Your kidney function's compromised

so we need to stop your medication for a while.

No. My medication keeps me sane.

Elliot, just...

You didn't believe me. I don't believe you.

We need to get your lithium levels back under control.

You haven't got a clue. You're full of it.

You're nothing but a bloody charlatan, sport.

Are you finished? Elliot, please. This is not helping.

I don't wanna see you anymore. I don't.

I said I wanted a different doctor, so that's it. We're done.

Fine.

You chase up that consult. I'll stay here.

I'm in enough trouble without giving up the one thing that helps.

You're a joke! Elliot.

Shush.

You see, this is what happens when you don't resolve things.

They just keep coming back.

He's a difficult patient. It's no more complicated than that.

He got under your skin

and he's not going to be the last psych patient you have to deal with.

Seriously, I'm fine.

I feel like I'm 14 and hiding under the house again.

It's not a good place for a doctor to be.

Did my mother say why she wanted to see me?

Does she need a reason?

She's the only person

who can answer all of those questions you have bottled up.

I can't talk to her about what happened.

Why not?

She'll give me her side and try and justify it.

Oh, and you know this?

How?

This isn't your problem anymore, Von.

You tried to fix it once. You can't undo what happened.

Neither can I and nor can she.

But you can change the way things are now -

for you and her.

Seeing her would only make things worse.

Oh, Adam. (DOOR SLAMS)

I'll make sure there's a vascular surgeon ready to go.

You OK? Yeah.

I like it on top.

(LAUGHS)

Tony Knight visited the US about a month ago to see his sister.

She lives in upstate New York.

Oh, I love New York.

And I love Paris in the springtime. Go ahead.

He said he had a mosquito bite which became infected,

cleared up, followed by mild flu-like symptoms.

Right. Have you looked into West Nile virus?

Mmm. No sign of meningitis or anterior myelitis.

There are a lot of mosquito-borne diseases.

Dengue fever, malaria, Rift Valley fever, yellow fever, the lot -

they're all negative.

Right. So you want me to look. No! I've actually solved this one.

Then what's with the bloody guessing game? Spit it out!

I want you to acknowledge that I'm spectacular under pressure.

Beaumont.

Well, I figured what he thought was a mozzie bite possibly wasn't.

Mmm?

Might have been a tick bite. (PHONE RINGS)

Right.

So you've tested him for Borrelia antibodies.

Came back positive. (PHONE RINGS)

He has Lyme disease.

Mmm. (PHONE RINGS)

Yep. Don't bother yourself. I'll get it.

Just fine. Emergency.

OK, well, I'll start him on doxycycline

and he should make a full recovery.

Yeah.

OK. Thanks. Our last casualty from the bus crash has just arrived.

A tick bite caused all this?

Lyme disease can mimic all the symptoms of a heart attack

so you were right in thinking that,

but there is no way you could have foreseen this.

No.

So I'm gonna get you moved to a ward where you can rest

and give the antibiotics a chance to work.

Any update on that father and son that were in here before?

Uh, they're doing well, I believe.

And they gonna be alright? We're hoping so.

I guess you can't know for sure just yet.

So is there anyone that I can call for you?

No. Nah. I'm good.

Alright. I'll be back when it's time to move you to a ward.

She's haemodynamically stable.

Probable fracs to the left tibia/fibula

with a few minor lacerations of that leg.

Pupils equal and reactive.

FRANK: Hello, Lisa.

I'm Dr Campion.

Your husband and son are doing well in theatre.

I'm sure they'd want you to know that.

I'll let Radiology know we're on our way?

Yeah, just a minute.

I can clean and suture some of these lacerations if you like.

Could you send me up a trolley with some lignocaine and a suture pack?

Thank you.

(SIGHS)

I'll get cleaned up and make a start on the paperwork.

I'll restock the kits.

Yep.

Sure gave the morphine a bit of a thrashing.

(SOBS)

Hey.

Sorry.

I don't do this. I don't get upset. I don't.

Lisa, can I take this?

No? OK.

That's OK. That's OK.

Lisa, you're in All Saints hospital.

There was a bus accident.

You and your family were injured. That's why you're here.

Do you remember?

You were holding your baby

when the accident happened, weren't you?

Do you remember?

Shh. You'll wake her.

You held her tight, didn't you?

You held her tight to keep her safe.

You did everything you could to protect her.

But sometimes... no matter how hard we try

we can't protect the ones we love the most.

(SOBS)

Shh.

Chloe. Chloe!

(WAILS)

ELLIOT: I'm not really a teacher.

Oh? I always wanted to be.

It was my dream, but who'd want me shaping young minds?

Hey.

So what do you do?

I work in a bookshop.

You know what pisses me off? Mmm?

I take my medication so I can be as normal as I can be

but they still treat me differently.

Who's 'they'?

Everyone who knows.

If I get excited, then it's the bipolar guy having a manic episode

or if something bad happens and I get down about it,

then it's the bipolar guy taking a nosedive.

I can never win. Yeah, right.

Well, you can't control how other people react to you

but you manage your illness really well.

You do! Not lately, it seems.

That's what we're here for -

sort that out for you.

How's everything here? I was just having a whinge.

I'll be right back.

Elliot, I owe you an apology.

Stopping my meds goes against everything

I've been doing for the last six years.

I know, but we need to get your lithium balance right.

I want to feel better.

I'm sick of feeling like crap.

OK, so let's get this sorted.

(DOGS BARK)

I take it this means Adam's not coming.

No.

How's he doing?

Good.

Settled in well with the new job.

(SOBS)

Sorry.

Did he tell you why he doesn't want to see me?

I think he's worried about dredging up the past.

Surely 15 years should be long enough to get over what happened.

Not for him.

How can I say I'm sorry if he won't see me?

I mean, if he won't even...

..give me a chance.

You had your chance

when he was a kid and he got sick.

Look...

..I know I can't get back the years I lost with Adam...

..but what happened to him isn't all bad.

He found you.

He would never have become a doctor with me around.

His career isn't the issue here.

I love my son!

Not a day has gone by when I haven't thought of him.

Please, Von...

..I am begging you...

..to help me get him back.

If my parole hearing goes the way it should,

I'll be out of here in a few weeks.

I need to see him.

It's important.

Just settled Elliot up into a ward.

His parents are on their way in.

Oh, great.

Thank you so much for today. I'm sorry I was such a pain in the arse.

Oh, don't worry. You solved the mystery of the phantom poisoner.

Yeah.

Why did he get up your nose so much?

It was just a bit close to the bone.

OK.

My stepfather suffered from mental illness.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, he'd have these episodes

where he was convinced my sister and I were trying to poison him

so, uh, he tried to get us first.

How old were you?

13 or 14.

Sounds appalling. Yeah, I wouldn't recommend it.

But I got out of there as soon as I could.

How about your sister? Foster care.

God, that must have been hard on your mum.

Are they still together, or...?

No. He died. Oh.

Mum stabbed him in his sleep.

Shit, eh? See you tomorrow?

Hey. Hi.

Well, Lisa responded briefly to Frank,

but apart from that there's been no change.

Right.

Well, her son's gonna be in an induced coma

for a few days but surgeon seemed to think he'll come out of it OK.

Good news. Mmm.

Is Jo around? Uh, no. She's gone home.

She OK?

Yeah. She'll be fine.

Hey. Sorry to interrupt. You're not.

I'm done here.

I shall see you tomorrow.

See ya.

Hard day?

Yeah. Shocker.

So you wanna grab a bite to eat tonight?

Thought you might want some company.

I would. That'd be great.

(SINISTER MUSIC)

WOMAN: How long will you be staying, Mr Kingsley?

Not sure, exactly.

Are you here for work or pleasure?

Bit of both, hopefully.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)