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(HELICOPTER WHIRRS, SIRENS WAIL)

WOMAN: Operations to MRU, do you copy?

Yes, we copy.

Got two people stranded in remote bushland,

one with leg injuries, requiring aerial retrieval.

OK, got that. Chopper is on its way to you now.

Seems pretty straightforward. We waiting for Jo?

No. She's doing some water rescue course.

We get to play without Little Miss Safety Officer nagging us all day.

Yeah. Hmm! Cool.

This is Sue Harding. Sudden onset of confusion.

Reduced LOC and she's complaining of a severe headache.

She deteriorated en route.

I... I...

Where... P-Park.

It's OK. Just try and relax. I'm here, Sue. I'm here.

This is her husband, Peter.

She's combative and hypertensive. GCS 11.

Dense right-sided paralysis and slurred speech.

She was just making breakfast and then this.

It's a stroke, isn't it? We need to examine her first.

Alright, let's transfer her. Nice and easy, on my count.

One, two, three.

Out of the way, Rossi. That's OK, boss. I got it.

That's right - I'm the boss, so get out of the way.

C-Ca... C-Call... You'll be OK now, darling.

Pupils equal and reactive. BP's sky-high.

Let's put a GTN patch on and call Radiology.

We'll need an urgent head CT.

Airway, breathing and circulation's all clear.

What time did this happen? Oh, breakfast.

She was buttering toast and then she started buttering her hand.

What time? I need you to be exact. Because it is looking like a stroke.

Oh, love! And if it's ischaemic...

Meaning one that's caused by a blood clot.

..there's a drug we can use to treat it called TPA

but in order for that to work

we need to administer it within three hours of the stroke.

I didn't look at the time.

I know I called her mum after she collapsed. Er...

This is critical. Try to remember exactly.

I am trying.

Female, late 20s. Fell over in the street and broke her wrist.

She's been overseas. Back two days. We done an X-ray yet?

Not yet. What's her name?

Felicity Sommers. What?

Flick?

Wow. Oh, my God.

Bart!

Oh! Oh!

Look at you! You've got a stethoscope and everything.

How are you?

I mean, apart from the fact that you're in hospital.

I... I can't believe this is, er...

Whoa!

How do you two know each other?

Er, we went to uni together.

Ooh! Dr West.

Yeah. Who would've thought, eh?

I did.

Right, well, what brings you in here?

I, er... I think I might've fractured my distal radius.

Yeah, looks like it. Did you study medicine?

Mmm, but I dropped out,

ran away from home and became a flight attendant instead.

Really?

Please make sure your chairs and tray tables

are returned to an upright position.

(LAUGHS)

Alright, can we get a pillow to elevate Flick's wrist?

We'll need an icepack as well.

Thanks.

Could you grab that icepack too?

I can't believe you're my doctor. We've got so much to catch up on.

There they are.

Let's do it. I'll go first. Hold that thought.

Mike, I've wanted to winch out first ever since we started this job.

Forget it. Can't even stand up straight.

It's not my fault. Could you hold it steady, please, Luke?

Yeah, sorry. Must've hit a bit of updraft.

You're gonna pull rank on me? Mm-hm.

This sucks.

Hold the fort for me till I get back.

Sure. Got nothing better to do.

There's your clot. Pretty big one too.

It's the type of stroke you mentioned?

Ischaemic, yep.

You can give her the TPA and she'll be alright.

TPA? How's her blood pressure now?

It's still 185/100.

It's way too high. We can't give her TPA. She could haemorrhage.

Gonna try to bring it down.

Put in a central line and get her on a snip infusion.

Have to give it to her now.

It's gotta be in the first three hours. Time's almost up.

Not if the stroke was at 7:00. Oh, God.

I just can't remember it. I think it was closer to 6:30.

(PHONE RINGS)

Sorry.

A-answer. Stop worrying about work.

Sue, it's really important you don't get distressed, OK?

It won't help with your blood pressure.

No. Talk.

She needs to stay calm. Maybe it's better you answer the phone.

If you think... Sure. Won't be long, love.

Frank, may I have a word?

We're cutting it too fine for the TPA.

Especially by the time we get her BP down.

Get it on stand-by.

Frank, if we... Just do it!

You know how important this is to her.

Just do your best. Don't let her down. Thanks.

Listen, if it's bad news from work, Sue doesn't need to hear it.

We're in the middle of planting tulips.

The guys have got questions. I don't have answers. It's Sue's baby.

This is everything to her.

Not many people have a stroke and still worry about work.

That's her. Lives and breathes the business.

She'd be lost if she didn't spend the day digging in the dirt.

Hands on. Way to be. Way to be.

OK, let's see what we got here.

Flick was right.

Fractured distal radius. No displacement.

I'll get a backslab.

Isn't that my job?

I can do it.

So how well did you and Felicity know each other at uni?

We went out for a little bit. Like, 'out' out or out to a movie?

'Out' out.

How did it end? Just did.

Surprised to see me? (WHIMPERS)

Didn't really think your boyfriend would scare me away, did you?

I know you're not serious about him. You said you loved me.

You did! And I know you meant it.

So don't worry about him. He won't be in the way much longer.

Hey! Hey!

Hey! You get your hands off her!

You alright? He threatened Steve.

He said he wouldn't be in the way much longer.

What does that mean?

ED notified. Only one incoming. Broken leg.

You need me down there? Yeah, I do.

Harnessing up now. Copy that.

I'm in some pretty serious pain here, Doc.

Yeah, I know. I'm gonna have you sorted real soon.

So what exactly happened here?

Oh, he's my photographer.

He was trying to get a shot from up there

showing how dangerous the lookout is.

Know how many people have fallen the last six months?

One more than whatever it was before.

What's the local government done about it?

Still got totally inadequate guardrails.

Think I proved that, Roxy. You got your story now.

Yeah, but not without your photos. Did you actually get any?

I know! Where's your camera? I'm gonna get some of you.

I just broke my leg so you can get yourself another front-page expose?

How's your breathing, Drew? Any problems?

No.

Whose photos actually make the front page right next to my stories?

You didn't do this for me. What about your neck? Pain there?

No, the pain's over there, in case you hadn't noticed.

So does it hurt anywhere other than your leg?

It will if you keep giving smart-arse answers.

Mike to Steve, any time now would be good.

On my way. Whoa! What the hell's going on?!

One of the engines is surging. Gonna need to turn it down.

What?! Strap up.

We need to make an emergency landing right now.

What's going on up there? Where are you going?

Operations, this is MRU 4.

We're in engine failure.

So, is this a PFO?

(LAUGHS) No, it's not, thank you very much.

What's a PFO? A "pissed and fell over".

I'm not a complete pisspot. That's not the way I remember it.

I thought about you, you know?

In Italy, Greece, Vietnam.

Yeah, I bet that must've been real tough.

I should've stayed in touch.

You still taking warfarin?

I'm here about my wrist, Bart. But you got a heart condition.

When was your last check-up?

My heart's fine.

Are you, er... Last question.

On beta blockers? Oh, I don't need to.

Flick... They made me fat.

Oh, come on! You've always had a good figure.

I'm gonna see if your cholesterol's high.

We'll do an INR, ECG.

Alright? OK.

You know, I'll do the ECG.

What heart condition are we talking about?

Er, atrial fibrillation. So it flutters every now and then.

So what?

So bad you thought you were having a heart attack.

Do you remember that? I remember what led up to it.

Strenuous and prolonged physical activity,

as I recall, so it was actually your fault I ended up in hospital.

Flattery is not gonna get you anywhere on this one.

I'll be back when the ECG's done.

I didn't realise how much I missed him.

You never forget your first love, do you?

No, I guess not.

We've had an unwelcome visitor. His name is Ian Kingsley.

Are you sure you're alright? He didn't hurt you at all?

No, I'm fine. He's under an AVO.

Can you make sure he doesn't enter the grounds again?

We have to call the MRU, warn Steve. Yes.

What was he wearing? Er, jeans and a collared shirt.

Jeans and a collared shirt.

What colour? Um, grey, I think.

Grey. Right. Thank you.

I'll get these to Pathology for you.

The MRU logo. It was on Ian's shirt.

What? Well, he's a mechanic.

He said Steve wouldn't be in the way much longer.

What if he's done something to their car?

Or the chopper. That's where they are now.

MRU 4, this is All Saints. Do you copy?

MRU 4, this is All Saints. Do you copy?

Copy that, All Saints.

We had a visit from Ian Kingsley. What? Is Claire OK?

She's fine. It's you we're worried about.

He may have tampered with the chopper.

That would explain why the alarms are going off.

We're trying to land now. Oh, God.

Good luck.

I've got a patient that I need to... I'll stay.

If anything happens to them...

It won't.

It'll be fine.

LUKE: Remember your emergency drill, everyone.

We gonna make it, Luke? If the other engine holds out.

Yeah? What do we do then? Close our eyes and pray.

(ENGINE SPLUTTERS)

What was that? Shut up and hang on.

Shit. We've got a warning alarm on our second engine.

This is MRU 4 preparing for an emergency landing.

(SCREAMS) Stop! Stop, you're hurting him.

I'm being as gentle as I can.

I need to see his foot to assess the blood flow.

Can't you give him more morphine? I just did.

Oh, God! I can't stand this.

You can't stand it? What about me?

Right, Drew, I'm gonna cut your sock off now.

OK? Hang in there. (GRUNTS)

(GROANS)

(GRUNTS)

Oh, my God! It's blue! Why is it blue?

There's not enough blood getting through.

We need to improve the circulation.

I'm sorry. 'We'? Yes.

I want you to hold his foot and pull his leg out straight like this

and hold it there to improve blood flow.

You think you can do that? When's the helicopter coming back?

I don't know. Well, why not?

You're a medical response unit. Why aren't the rest of you responding?!

Operations, we've found a suitable clearing for an emergency landing.

Almost there. Is the other engine gonna make it?

It better.

Soon as we get to ground we're outta here.

We could have a fuel leak. No problem.

Here we go. Fingers crossed.

Brace, brace, brace!

Right, clear the chopper. Out! Out!

Go, go, go!

MRU 4 to All Saints.

Steve, it's Claire. Are you alright?

Yeah, we've landed. We're OK. Ian didn't hurt you, did he?

No. I'm fine. It's you he's trying to hurt.

Yeah, well, not this time.

I'm so sorry. This is all my fault.

No, it's not.

Just get back here safely, please.

Be there as soon as I can.

Hands up who's still got dry undies!

Call Ops, see how long it'll be before a chopper can pick Mike up.

You do know that none of this is your fault?

No. You're wrong. It's completely my fault.

I really need you to quit stalling and just do this!

It's called 'investigating'.

One hand under the heel.

(DREW GRUNTS) The other one under his calf.

(GROANS) Now pull.

(GROANS) Oh, my God!

I can feel his bones moving. Keep pulling.

Stop being a princess. Just do what he tells ya.

(GRUNTS)

STEVE: Mike, you there?

Yeah. Where are you? Are you OK?

Yeah, we've landed. Only just, though.

Ops will send another chopper as soon as they can.

Well, tell 'em it's urgent.

We get stuck here any longer this guy's gonna lose his leg.

Has her blood pressure come down? It's getting there.

It's getting there. Is it low enough to start the TPA?

No, it's not. But we haven't got any more time.

Sh... Sh... Turn her on her side.

Suction. Yep.

Give her ondansetron. Is she alright?

Her GCS has dropped. She's deteriorating.

So give her the TPA, please!

Sue, if you can hear me, squeeze my hand.

If we don't do it soon, it'll be too late.

Yes, please do it!

Frank, can I have a word? It's important.

We're too close to the 3-hour mark, if not already past it.

He said the stroke happened around 7:00.

Or 6:30 or earlier which means we've missed our chance.

I'm going with 7:00. It's too much of a risk.

There's risks in everything we do. She has pressure in her brain.

If we give her TPA it could cause a cerebral bleed.

We can handle all of that.

If we don't dissolve the clot now

we won't be able to undo the damage the stroke has done.

And if she haemorrhages, she could die.

Look, Frank, I think it's great

that you're getting in there again, hands on again...

Beg your pardon?

Just be clear who you're doing this for, you or her.

(SCOFFS) You said you felt redundant.

Is this about making sure that you're not?

I am giving her the TPA.

Oh, this is SO gross.

How much longer do I have to keep doing this?

Until we get him onto here. I'm gonna use this to splint your leg.

That'll get circulation back into your foot.

And then can I stop pulling? When we get him onto here, yes.

But right now I want you to pull even harder

while I grab him under the arms.

There's gotta be some protocol against

asking some unqualified and unwilling bystanders to help.

There's nobody else here, Roxy. Well, there should be.

Where are the other doctors?

Radio the helicopter again and tell it to get back here.

I already did. Look, we don't really have time to argue right now.

This is negligence. I'm sure my editor would love to hear about this.

Roxy! Fine! Good idea.

Why don't you give your editor a call?

My name is Vlasek. That's V-L-A-S-E-K.

I'm the Director of the Medical Response Unit.

Don't get stroppy with me.

If I wanted your life story, I would have asked.

Or if you want to save his leg you could shut up and pull.

How's that for a headline?

What?

You're not serious? I'm gonna lose my leg?

Yep. And you can quote me on that.

Damn it, Roxy, just pull the thing. Don't worry about hurting me, OK?

I can't lose my leg. (SCREAMS)

So is this the first time you've seen Dr West since uni?

Yeah.

You didn't stay in touch? Well, I should've.

But I was busy travelling and he was flat-out with his study, so...

You know, I never would've imagined him as the partying type.

No?!

As a colleague, I'd say he's uptight, if anything.

Are you kidding?

No, maybe... maybe you're right.

Maybe it was just my bad influence.

(LAUGHS)

I was his first serious girlfriend.

Really? Mmm.

Oh, the stuff we used to get up to.

Like what? Oh, getting drunk in the dorm.

And... and dress-up parties.

And the Med Ball. That was the best.

We ended up skinny-dipping in the uni fountain and then...

Mmm. Sounds like fun.

Coming in. Bart!

Sorry.

It's OK. Nothing you haven't seen before.

You're AF isn't rate-controlled.

I bet you haven't had a check-up in years.

It's nothing to smile about.

You know, we should go out sometime.

Catch up properly.

Are you seeing someone?

Actually, I am.

Well, what's she like?

She's awesome.

Is she...

Oh, shit. I'm... I'm so sorry.

I'm just gonna go and see how that pathology's going.

You're right now, darling. You'll feel better soon.

The medication doesn't quite work that quickly.

Even if she has received it in time.

TPA also doesn't guarantee complete recovery.

But she'll be better than not having it at all?

Peter... there may still be some neurological damage.

She's lost movement on her right side.

To what degree she regains that is anyone's guess.

She will. We'll get through this somehow.

(MACHINE BEEPS) She's haemorrhaging.

Her blood could be too thin. We need to stop the TPA.

No, please! It's too dangerous.

We just need to check her clotting before we can continue.

Send off some more bloods

and get them to crossmatch in case we need to do a transfusion.

I'll get onto Pathology. I'll tell them it's urgent.

Her GCS has dropped again. We need to secure her airway.

Set up to intubate.

Trauma from that, we risk another haemorrhage.

Yes, I'm well aware of that.

The TPA is not helping us here.

It's not meant to help us.

You know what I mean. Well, we're sticking with it.

You trying to trash the place? Yep.

Any particular reason?

Bart's ex-girlfriend showed up.

What, to visit? She's his patient.

And she's hot. And smart. And fun.

And she's missed him heaps

because they had so many crazy times together.

Right. Do tell. Her name's Flick.

Has Bart ever mentioned her?

Why would he?

Great. So he really was serious about her, then.

What?

If he hasn't talked about her, it was serious.

Guys talk about one-night stands,

but if it means something they keep it to themselves.

Do we? Yeah, you do.

And she was his first serious girlfriend.

That... that's even worse.

Because?

Because you never really get over your first love.

Have you?

Well...

See?

It's a grade-4 airway. Get me a bougie.

Yep.

Maybe we should do a tracheotomy.

Do we have to jump to the worst possible scenario

every time, Beaumont?

You just said...

It's just a little tricky, that's all.

Well, would you like me to have a go?

Give me some more light.

And suction? Please.

(AIR HISSES IN TUBE)

There we go.

(STEADY BREATHING)

Equal air entry in both lungs. So it's OK? Nothing went wrong?

Yeah, It's all good.

ADAM: Blood results are back -

blood clotting is all within therapeutic range.

Good. We can continue with the TPA.

Will it still work? It's not too late, is it?

Well, we'll wait and see, eh?

You are not responsible for anything Ian has done.

I made him believe he still had a chance with me.

That's why he went after Steve.

No. You didn't make him do anything.

He assaulted you, so you said whatever you had to just to be safe.

God, this is such a mess.

Have you spoken to anyone about what's happened?

Well, Steve knows. And Gabrielle.

They're not trained counsellors. Neither am I.

You've got to talk to someone who can deal with this properly.

I can't.

It's hard, isn't it?

Look, I can't keep talking about it. It makes me feel sick.

But the more you hold onto this, the worse it will get.

Well, I don't think it could get any worse.

Oh, believe me.

It can.

All of these questions you're asking yourself,

this guilt you're putting onto yourself,

you know that's giving him power over you?

I know it does.

Well, you've got to get that power back.

You're right.

He has to pay for what he's done.

That means you're going to the police.

(KNOCKS ON DOOR) Go away, I'm busy.

No, you're not - you're just sitting here worrying

whether our Resus patient's gonna make it.

I always worry whether our patients are gonna make it.

But rarely because of a decision you've made.

Especially one that you wouldn't have a hope in hell of justifying.

I'm not in the habit of explaining myself to staff so you can rack off.

Not until I get some answers, no. (SCOFFS)

You override me and your 2IC over the medical care of our patient.

She is not your patient. Yes, Frank. She's OUR patient.

In fact, she was my patient before you pushed yourself onto the case.

OK. You want some answers? Here they are.

I'll push myself onto any bloody case I feel like.

Why? Because I've earned the right.

Because I've probably got more than 20 years experience over you.

And that invalidates me having an opinion?

No, but you'd do well to remember who's the boss around here.

Oh. So it's "do as I say, not as I do".

Sorry, because I was going for the whole 'teamwork' thing. Silly me.

I would tread very warily at this point if I were you, Rossi.

What you're doing in there to that woman and her husband is wrong.

"Start the TPA. Stop the TPA."

"Oh, we might have this in time but we're not really sure."

Good. Thanks very much for your opinion.

But if you don't get behind the decisions I've made,

you can get off the case!

Fine. I'm off the case. Good!

And next time you feel the need to be more 'hands-on',

find another doctor to walk over.

(SIGHS)

Hey. Are you alright? Yes. Is Claire here?

Yeah. She's with Von. In her office?

Yeah. No, don't interrupt them. She's finally talking.

Did he hurt her?

She's a bit shaken up, that's all.

Why don't you go and get changed, have a shower?

I don't want a bloody shower, I wanna...

I know. I felt the same when I saw Ian.

But he's not worth it.

You sure Claire's OK? Mmm.

Don't worry. Everybody's safe.

There's another chopper going to get Mike.

He'll be back in half an hour. It's all good.

Well, that's great.

Kingsley does whatever he wants. We just have to roll with the punches.

Well, that's not what I meant.

Steve! Where are you going? (PHONE RINGS)

Steve!

Emergency.

Hey. What the hell happened?

I get back and Operations are screaming

about a chopper in trouble?

Long story.

Steve, I need to know what's going on.

They said it could be sabotage. Is that true?

Yep. Who's gonna do a thing like that?

That's what I'm gonna find out.

Hey. You're not thinking of doing anything stupid, are you?

Give me the keys. Get out of my way, Jo.

No.

I know who's responsible for this. He hurt Claire. He could've killed us.

Let the police deal with it. It's their job.

They're not doing a very good one. Are they?

Even if you know who's responsible for it,

what exactly are you planning on doing?

What I should have done in the first place -

I'm gonna kill him.

(ENGINE REVS)

Where have you been? I've been calling you all morning.

I had things to take care of. That's not what I pay you for.

We almost lost a chopper!

One engine's shot. Another conked out as it landed.

Anyone injured? No, but I need you to get out there.

See if you can fix it. No. I'm quitting.

What? I just hired you! I'm sorry.

I've got some personal stuff to deal with.

Steve, leave him! He's not worth it!

(GRUNTS) Come on, mate!

(GRUNTS)

Steve, get off him!

Let him go!

Call the police!

Steve, that's enough!

(GRUNTS) That's enough!

Jesus.

Come on. Come on! Open your eyes for me.

Ian?

MIKE: 32-year-old male with a displaced mid-shaft femur fracture.

Fell from a lookout while taking photos.

Is he stable? Yep.

Definite neuro-vascular compromise

but we improved that with traction and splinting.

We'll get some trauma X-rays and get him into surgery.

Alright. Hands on. On my count.

One, two, three.

Cap refill down from four seconds to two.

That means your circulation is better.

How's the pain now?

Better than it was.

Lucky we had a great team out there, hey?

I'm not gonna lose my leg, am I?

I hope not.

Yeah, me too.

Can't really see me chasing down action shots from a wheelchair.

You really should have got us out of there earlier.

Jeez, Rox, let it go. Not everything is about your next story.

I wasn't actually thinking that.

I was actually thinking about you.

(LAUGHS)

Well, there is a first time for everything.

(SCOFFS)

(GRUNTS)

(CAR DOOR SLAMS)

WOMAN: Miss Mathieson? We need to take a statement.

Whatever he says, you can't prove it.

That's enough. I haven't done anything.

(CAR DOOR OPENS)

(ENGINE REVS)

So what's the verdict, Doctor? Can I go?

Actually... your test results aren't good.

Your cholesterol's high, your INR's out of therapeutic range.

You know I'm not happy about your ECG.

You need to see a cardiologist and be completely reviewed.

I will.

There's a good woman here. I'll organise an appointment for tomorrow.

Oh, I'm on a flight to Bali tomorrow.

Cancel it. You can't fly like this.

Look, Bart. I just want to forget I've got this.

You can't 'forget' you have a heart condition.

I've been doing pretty well since I left uni.

Is that why you quit?

I thought I had my whole life mapped out.

And then... well, suddenly, one day it all changes.

You just left. You didn't even say goodbye.

Because I knew you'd talk me out of going.

You didn't have to quite medicine. You wanted to be the doctor.

I just wanted to live my life.

You won't be able to do that unless you see a cardiologist, and soon.

You've got to stop running, Flick. It won't help.

It did.

I got over you.

Sort of.

(WHISPERS) I'll go and organise the discharge papers.

Yes, I'm chasing up some X-rays for a Drew Rogers.

Yeah, sure. I'll wait.

How's the stroke patient going?

Still no change. What the hell's going on with Frank?

Her husband's looking at him like he's got the miracle cure.

I know.

I hope it doesn't blow up in his face.

Me too.

Er... he is alright, isn't he? Frank, I mean.

He will be.

Yep, I'm here.

That'd be great. As soon as you can. Thanks.

(GRUNTS)

(SIGHS)

Listen, do you think I could get some more pain relief?

This is really starting to hurt like hell.

Yeah, sure.

(SIGHS) Where did Roxy go?

Oh, she had to just go and make some calls.

Mmm.

So what's the story between you two?

(LAUGHS) I don't know.

I mean, she's... she's complicated.

Hard to get your head round.

Yeah, I've noticed. She's a real ballbreaker, yeah?

Noticed that too.

I don't know. Sometimes she just...

..she does something really sweet.

You know, it keeps you hanging in there.

Hoping she might get the balance right one day, hey?

(LAUGHS)

Yeah, something like that.

Bleeding's stopped and her blood pressure

has almost returned to normal.

Any neurological improvement?

CHARLOTTE: No, and she's on minimum sedation,

so it'd be good to have some spontaneous movement

or response to pain by now.

Sue, it's Dr Campion. Can you hear me?

If you can hear me, squeeze my hand.

Come on, Sue. Try for me.

We always knew this was a possibility,

that maybe we couldn't treat her in time.

That's it? There's nothing else you can do for her if this doesn't work?

Well, it doesn't mean that she won't improve.

She may just need more time.

It would just be reassuring to have some response by now.

Come on, Sue! Open your eyes.

Open your eyes!

Oh, thank God! I'm here, darling. I'm right here.

Can you squeeze my hand?

Good girl. We've got movement on the right-hand side.

She moved! That's good, right?

Yeah, it means the TPA's breaking down the clot.

Blood's getting back to the damaged part of her brain.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Well, it's a start.

She may have to learn to walk and talk again.

Whatever it takes, I don't care.

The only thing that matters is getting you well.

Frank, I'm sorry I questioned your motives.

I should bloody well think so.

STEVE: Thanks for bailing me out.

Wasn't too keen on spending a night in the slammer. (LAUGHS)

What's your problem, Jo? (SCOFFS)

You went too far. That's my problem, Steve.

I wasn't the one that sabotaged the bloody chopper!

You were out of control.

I thought you were going to kill him! That's just as bad.

You don't know the whole story. I had my reasons.

And all the other times as well?

What?

When I was doing the paperwork for your bail,

the cop made sure I knew that this wasn't your first offence.

You've got quite a shopping list there, Steve.

It's just stupid stuff I did when I was drinking.

Drunk and disorderly, resisting arrest.

I don't drink anymore, Jo.

But you're still getting arrested.

(SIGHS) It won't happen again.

Good. Because I won't be bailing you out again.

That little "shopping list" you were talking about,

it's not exactly public knowledge.

If you could keep that to yourself, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks.

Have you seen Amy?

Not since I found her trashing the utilities room, no.

We've got a patient to look after. Where is she?

Oh, I'd say she's still pissed off with you, mate.

Why?

She's jealous.

What of? Oh, I don't know.

It's not like your hot ex-girlfriend hasn't shown up or anything.

Amy's jealous of Flick? It's ridiculous.

Is it?

Oh, come on, mate. There's nothing going on there.

I'm not saying there is. I'm just saying she thinks there might be.

Amy!

Amy! Where are you going?

Why didn't you tell her I'm your girlfriend?

Because I was too busy being her doctor.

No, you weren't. You were too busy tripping down memory lane with her.

Oh, come on. You're being stupid.

Oh, of course I am.

I know she's smarter than me.

Smart enough to get into medicine

and fun enough to have all those great times with you.

She took off in the middle of the night and sent me a postcard

telling me she wasn't coming back.

Yeah, they were really good times.

And if she hadn't disappeared?

I don't know, Amy. It doesn't matter.

Look, it's not a competition.

I'm standing out here with you.

You're the one I'm in love with.

Did you just tell me you loved me?

We'll need to get the orthopods here.

It'll require open reduction and internal fixation of the bone.

Finally made it back, did you?

Oh, well. I guess better late than never.

It's sweet of you to notice, Frank.

Have you come to take over again? What for?

You can handle this, can't you? Sure.

I thought you wanted to be 'hands-on'.

I've had enough of that for one day, thanks.

Too much excitement, Frank? Yeah, something like that.

Just having a few problems finding one of the pulses in your leg.

That could improve with surgery

but if it doesn't, you'll need vascular studies

to determine how much damage you've got to blood vessels and tissue.

Bottom line - will I lose my leg?

No. I think you can hang onto it.

But if there is vascular damage it'll complicate recovery

so you could be out of action for a while.

He can't be! He needs to take my photos.

There's no-one as good as Drew.

At this stage we really can't be sure of the extent of that damage.

Well, if it was caused by leaving him out there for so long,

it's a disgrace!

No-one could have predicted a chopper having engine failure.

Well, there's obviously not enough of them.

If an ambulance can arrive within 10 minutes of a call-out,

so should you lot.

You do know that that chopper had to make an emergency landing?

Half my team are lucky to be alive.

Well, there's obviously maintenance problems too.

So the fact Mike saved his leg despite everything

means nothing to you?

No, on the contrary -

it means there's a clear case for systemic negligence

and substandard infrastructure.

It's why she's the best. She can always sniff out a story.

Yep. Even when there isn't one.

Just doing my job, Doctor.

So am I.

All yours.

I spoke to the cardiologist

and organised an appointment for you in the morning.

What time? 9am.

But I'll ring her receptionist at 9:10 and make sure you're there.

I always knew you'd be an annoyingly thorough doctor.

I'll take that as a compliment. (LAUGHS)

You take care of yourself.

I will.

It's great seeing you again.

You too.

Hey. Hey.

Thanks for your help today. Oh, just doing my job.

(LAUGHS)

You've got a great guy there.

Don't make the same mistake I did. Hold onto him.

Oh, thanks. I will.

Hey, if you don't mind me asking, why did you break up?

It was the AF.

I didn't want to waste my life stuck at uni

and Bart was so desperate to become a doctor.

I didn't want to make him choose.

Well, that's pretty selfless.

Or selfish.

I was so wrapped up in how I was feeling,

I never even stopped to think about what it must've done to him.

But, hey, if that didn't break us up,

it would have been something else.

Oh, you don't know that. (LAUGHS)

Me and Bart had a lot of fun,

but it was never going to be anything more than that.

For Bart, anyway.

He never said the 'L' word.

So it was pretty clear I wasn't the one.

Hmm.

Well, it helps to know where you stand.

(MOUTHS)

Everything sorted out? Maybe.

Or I might have just made things a whole lot more complicated.

Steve!

You're hurt. (WHISPERS) It's nothing.

It's not nothing.

But I've fixed it, OK? Ian is out of my life for good.

What are you talking about?

I've been to the police. I reported him for sexual assault.

I thought you didn't want to do that.

Not after today. I had to do something.

Yeah. I know the feeling.

How did you get hurt? In the chopper?

You went after him, didn't you? He had it coming to him, Claire.

Violence never fixes anything, Steve.

It made me feel a lot better.

I'm sorry, it's just...

..I wasn't thinking straight, I was so angry.

Hey.

We just have to find a way to get through this.

I want things to get better, not worse.

(WHISPERS) That's what I want too.

Then take me home.

Here we are. Our first nip in the MRU headquarters, eh?

Well, thank you.

How did we ever get out of this habit?

Oh, possibly because you never leave the ED.

Mmm. Maybe I should.

(CHUCKLES) Getting itchy feet, eh?

Well, what's so surprising about that? You did.

How's the big change going, anyway?

You're asking me after today?

Alright, you had a tricky one. Answer the question.

I wouldn't trade it in for anything.

The buzz, the adrenaline,

the feeling like we're doing something good despite the odds.

You know what I mean. Well... I used to.

ED not doing it for you anymore?

No, I thought maybe I'd settled back too much, you know -

got lost in the paperwork instead of the patients but...

Well, get your hands dirty again.

I tried that. Didn't work?

Not even when I had a win.

Sounds like you really do need a change.

Mmm. But where to?

Where to?