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(THEME MUSIC)

Come on, Jo, seriously, when am I gonna get to drive?

When you've proven yourself worthy, young grasshopper.

He's down here. And we just found it like that.

There's a guy inside but we couldn't get to him.

It's lucky you even saw him. Call that lucky?

Lucky the tree was there. Don't talk too soon.

We gotta get him out first.

No-one's doing anything until I get some safety lines on that car.

This is MRU 4. WOMAN: (ON RADIO) Go ahead, MRU 4.

We've got a man trapped in a vehicle overhanging a cliff.

We need urgent assistance from Rescue.

Hey. Can you hear me? My name's Mike. I'm a doctor.

Get me out! We'll do that.

But you need to try and stay as calm as you can.

What's your name? Glen.

OK. Where are you hurt, Glen?

In my legs!

Don't move!

We're gonna get you out of here.

You gotta try and keep as still as you possibly can, alright?

Is the handbrake on?

Glen?

Yeah. It's on.

Alright, I want you to try and let go of the steering wheel.

Nice and slowly. You can do it.

You'll be safer if you do.

That's it. Good man.

Steve?

Tie these off first, here and there, and then we'll secure the car.

Claire, get Radiology on stand-by.

Vlasek's at an MVA. Sure. I'll prep Resus.

Why don't your nurses put things back where they bloody belong?

Why is it always my nurses? You got a new shirt, Uncle Frank?

Yeah. You like it? Very nice.

Yeah. Thanks.

Are we expecting royalty? Oh!

First day of the new intern program.

The pottery master can't wait to begin moulding in his own image.

Morning, Frank.

This young woman will be straight out of med school.

It'll be her first experience of front-line medicine.

I want her transition to be as smooth as possible.

I remember my first day. Do not go near a patient. Do not do anything.

I just made coffee. Lucky I let you do that.

You looked like you were 12. When's she coming?

She's coming down from Admin right now.

Well, don't stand there gawking! You'll make her nervous.

Excuse me, can you show me to the Director of Emergency?

Er, yes.

That's Dr Campion.

Dr Katerina Ajanovic.

Your new intern.

Where would you like me to start? Well, let's not get so carried away.

Why don't I show you around first?

Here.

I wasn't sure I had the right place.

What are you doing here?

I wanted to see you.

Adam...

How did you get this address?

I'm sorry to hang this on you, Von,

but I've got no-one else to turn to.

And this is Gabrielle Jaeger, our Nursing Unit Manager.

Nice to meet you.

This area is Resus, where we treat our most serious patients

and, believe me, what we do here is often a matter of life and death.

Of course.

Our Medical Response Unit is out attending an accident

and Claire and Gabrielle are making sure

everything's ready for when they return.

Hello. I'm Charlotte Beaumont, 2IC. Hi.

Any news on the injuries yet? Mike said he'd call from the scene.

Perhaps our intern would like to make a guess

at what we can expect from an MVA with entrapment.

Head injuries, blunt or penetrating trauma to the chest and/or abdomen,

spinal injuries, fractures,

haemorrhage, lacerations.

The patient will need bloods cross-matched.

May require intubation

and it might be worthwhile contacting theatre.

Some guess! Couldn't have said it better.

Yes, well, anyone can memorise a textbook.

Given everything you know about me, Dr Campion,

I wasn't expecting to be treated like an idiot.

If there's nothing useful for me to do,

perhaps I'll, um... I'll get some coffee.

Yes, coffee would be good.

Go slow, hey?

You alright? Yep.

(SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE)

Rescue are here. That's great news.

We need to get some more safety lines on this car.

Rightio. Safety lines, guys.

Hey, Glen?

It's Mike Vlasek.

Glen? Open your eyes for me.

I'm just gonna shine a light in your eyes.

Just the man I'm after. What is it?

I need you to look at a patient.

Bruce Collins, 55. Came through Triage with joint pain and fatigue.

Can you describe the pain for me?

This is Dr Rossi. It's kind of an aching feeling.

Anywhere in particular? Just pop your legs up for me.

Yeah, kind of all over.

If you want me to help you

you're gonna have to be a little bit more specific.

Didn't you say it was around the joints?

Yeah, and a little bit under here.

Did you do any excessive exercise yesterday?

Anything out of the ordinary? No, not really.

My girlfriend came over.

That kind of exercise!

We've only been going out a couple of months.

She's the first since my divorce

and things have been a little bit shaky in the bedroom department,

so we tried to spice things up.

What were you doing?

Jesus, you don't want me to go into details.

No, we don't. I'll run some tests.

Have you seen your GP about it?

I made an appointment a couple of weeks back but something came up

and then this morning I got up, I could hardly move.

You do realise this is an emergency department?

Yeah.

Next time stick to your GP's appointment.

I'll be back in a sec.

What's up your bum today?

Take routine bloods. Let me know when they're back.

Did you know she was gonna turn up this morning?

What do you think?

If this is something you've cooked up between you,

tell me now and I'll be out of your house tonight.

Get over yourself! I told you weeks ago she was up for parole.

What does she want?

To see you, obviously.

So she thinks she can just walk back into my life

after everything she let happen?

I don't know what she thinks!

Why don't you ask her?

No.

It really would hurt you just to talk to her?

Yeah, it would.

You tell her, whatever it is that she wants, I cannot give it to her.

Bloody Admin.

What have they done now?

There's no paperwork for the new intern.

Are you sure? Look at that desk!

It could hide a grizzly bear.

They haven't sent anything down

and now I don't know the first bloody thing about her.

Oh, there you are. Just put it on the desk.

I'll be with you in a sec. Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't know you wanted one. Um, you can have mine, if you like.

No, no. That's fine. That's fine.

You have a look around. I'll find you when I need you.

Well, why don't you just ring them? Don't be an imbecile, woman!

(SCOFFS)

Von. Von!

It'll only take you a sec. Then you do it.

Oh, come on! I need to know her story.

Well, why don't you ask her yourself?

I'm her boss! I'm supposed to know these things.

Right. The great Dr Campion.

Ooh, we've gotta save face.

How is he? He's conscious.

Just.

I'd say he's lost a fair bit of blood.

Taya.

Taya?

Is Taya your wife? My daughter.

Is she alright?

I don't know. I'm sorry.

She... she went to get help.

That's why you're here.

You mean, what, she was in the car with you when you had the accident?

Yeah. She hurt her arm but she got out.

How old is she? She's 13.

Get onto Operations. See if they've heard from Glen's daughter, Taya.

She's 13 years old. OK. Will do.

Operations, this is... They've gotta find her!

Keep still. Keep still.

I can't... I can't breathe!

What is it, Mike?

He's got a tension pneumothorax.

Glen, there's air trapped in a pocket around your lung.

Gonna have to put a needle in there and release it.

OK? Try not to worry about your daughter.

(GASPS) Please. Just... find her.

We'll find her.

Now, this is gonna hurt a bit.

I'm just gonna relieve the pressure.

Right, we're all set.

OK.

Glen, one more minute we'll be on solid ground.

(ENGINE HUMS)

Hold on, Mike. Yep.

(LOUD GROANING)

(GRUNTS AND GROANS)

(GRUNTS) Oh, my leg!

(GROANS)

2.5mg IV morphine and a saline-soaked combine.

Please, find my daughter.

The bike riders haven't seen her. I spoke to Operations.

She made no call to 000, but it'd be hard to get a phone signal out here.

(GROANS) We've got to find her!

Hey, settle down, Glen.

Steady, Glen, this isn't helping. (GRUNTS)

You don't understand. She's bleeding. She has von Willebrand's.

What type?

The worst. Type 3.

Von what? Von Willebrand's.

It affects the blood's ability to clot.

(PANTS) Please. She's just a kid.

I shouldn't have let her go!

(GRUNTS)

That hurts? A bit.

Got to expect that when someone's poking and prodding you.

(GASPS, GRUNTS) Does it always hurt like that?

Oh, lately, yeah.

I've been on a diet. I'm trying to keep healthy.

Lost 10kg. Pretty good effort, I reckon.

It sure is. You haven't been starving yourself?

No, no - just eating lots of green stuff with my meat.

Can you organise chest and abdo X-rays, please?

Sure. Should I be worried?

I can't tell you anything yet.

I'll take those. Call me when the X-rays are back.

Have I done something wrong?

No, no, no. It's not you.

He must have got out of the wrong side of bed.

Want me to call anyone for you? Your girlfriend?

No, no, she'd only worry. I'd prefer she didn't know I'd been in here.

Why not? (SIGHS)

Still trying to convince her I'm Superman.

She's younger than me. Beautiful.

She's got so much energy. I... I struggle to keep up with her.

Oh, can I help you?

Von Ryan? That's right.

Hi. I'm Katerina Ajanovic.

The new intern.

My reputation precedes me.

Pity your paperwork didn't.

Sorry?

Apparently it didn't arrive.

Therefore Frank knows nothing about you.

Ah. That explains a lot.

(CHUCKLES)

Um, I didn't mean to intrude,

but I've never worked in a hospital with a patient-liaison program.

I'm interested to hear more about it.

Oh, well, aren't there more important 'doctor-type' things

you should be learning?

Not really.

If it's not a good time...

No. It's fine.

Come on. Have a seat.

There's a fire tower.

She could have gone there to get mobile reception.

Makes sense. They often camp, she knows the area.

We'll go this way. Can you search the fire trails?

Sure.

And there's another track just there.

No worries. We'll check it out.

MRU to All Saints.

What is it, Vlasek? The ambos are bringing a man in now.

I'm gonna stay here so that I can treat the girl.

As soon as they find her.

Have Biostate ready and get in as much O-neg as you can.

Righto. Got it.

We're off. I'll stay in touch. Good luck.

Oh, and Frank? How's the new intern going?

Cowering under her desk yet? I gotta go.

Let us know when you find the girl.

Right, now you've had a look around,

I don't suppose there's any chance you wanna do some work for us?

Every chance. What would you like me to do?

Do I have to hold your hand? Go and find a patient.

There's a waiting room full of them.

GABRIELLE: Gosh, I thought 'hand-holding'

was what the intern program was all about?

Ha bloody ha. Let me know when the ambulance gets here.

I'll show you to Triage. Thanks.

Don't worry about Frank Campion - he's like that with everybody.

He doesn't scare me. Really? He still terrifies me.

Ah, Dr Rossi?

Bruce's X-rays.

(MUMBLES) Oh, cheers. Ooh, Adam?

Pathology results for you.

That's her. Mmm. She's beautiful.

What's her name? Simone.

Beautiful name for a beautiful person.

(LAUGHS) She's really the one, huh?

Oh, yeah. She knocked me off my feet.

Never thought I'd get a second chance

after the way I screwed up with the wife.

I was a right bastard.

Oh, I doubt you were that bad.

I didn't realise it at the time either.

I was more interested in being with my mates than my family.

Surprised she put up with me as long as she did.

You're not supposed to use that in here.

Sorry.

Are you a drinker?

No, that's one thing I'm not guilty of.

Well, that's not what these results show.

What?

Your ECG and your chest X-ray were clear

but your LFT's were elevated, indicating liver damage.

You'll need an abdominal ultrasound

and let's start him on the alcohol-withdrawal scale.

Hang on! Are you saying I'm a drunk?

You came here for answers.

We've found the problem and now we have to treat it.

I'm not putting up with this. Just... just give me a second, OK?

Adam!

Hey, an alcohol withdrawal scale's a bit extreme, don't you think?

Are you his doctor? No. And neither are you right now.

Whatever your problem is, it shouldn't be his.

I'm getting really sick of people telling me

what I should and shouldn't be doing.

And I'm getting really sick of defending you to a patient

when, quite frankly, you don't deserve it.

So even with just a small cut she can bleed to death?

If she's got internal injuries, she's in real trouble.

Poor kid. Let's hope for the best.

She's lived with this all her life.

Her dad said that she took the first aid kit and water.

Steve, it's Mike. Any sign of her?

Not so far, no.

MIKE: (ON RADIO) Keep me posted. Yeah, of course.

False alarm. Old lolly wrapper.

(GROANS)

He has probable multiple rib fractures,

with a right-sided tension pneumothorax,

compound fractures to his right tib and fib and facial lacerations.

My daughter? Yes, Glen. We know she's missing.

But people are out looking for her. Gotta concentrate on you right now.

He has a needle Pleurocath in situ and his right leg is splinted.

(GROANS) Oh, Christ! Come on, mate.

Take it easy, Glen. He had 2.5mg of morphine on site.

Another 2.5 en route and he's on his second bag of Hartmann's.

He's still in a lot of pain. He could have a fractured pelvis.

Where the bloody hell is that portable?

Um... I'll get onto it.

(GROANS LOUDLY)

That will need reducing and external fixation at the very least.

Which chapter did you read that in?

I'll get out of your way. See you, Glen.

Set up for a chest drain. Um...

Hop to it. OK.

Do you remember how the accident happened, Glen?

(GASPS) We were channel surfing - fighting over music.

I lost control and the car started to slide.

(PANTS) Have they found her?

We'll know more soon. They've gotta find her!

They've gotta find her! (ALL SHOUT)

You're gonna hurt yourself. Relax, Glen.

Give me 2.5mg of morphine, please.

Add 2.5 of Midaz to that - before he rips out that Pleurocath.

And when I get to one, I want you to relax.

Five...

..four... three... I want a large bore cannula in.

..two... one. And bloods taken.

If that's OK with you, Dr Ajanovic?

And you're going to breathe in... and out.

And in... Any time you're ready, Doctor!

..and out.

And when you breathe in... Frank.

..just imagine...

Looks like we won't be needing those drugs after all.

(SOFTLY) And you're going to breathe it out.

That's the way.

And breathe in...

There's a hundred tracks through here. She could've taken any of them.

The fire tower's to the west.

Jo.

(SIGHS) It's fresh blood.

Come on.

She's losing blood. She could be disorientated.

So pick up the pace.

She mightn't have stuck to her original plan - if she had one.

She's a smart kid. Don't sell her short.

Smart or not, she could've just as easily have gone this way.

Oi! We stick together.

Number one rule in the manual. Remember?

Well, I mustn't have read that one. I mean it, Steve.

She's running out of time, OK?

We can cover more area if we split up.

Promise to stick to the track and I'll stay in contact.

If I have to come looking for you as well...

I'll let you know when I find her.

Breathe in... and out.

You're doing really well.

Never seen hypnotism used like this.

The mind is an amazing thing.

Drugs aren't always available. Hmm.

All hocus-pocus if you ask me.

Don't the results speak for themselves?

C spine's clear. Let me know when his scans are here.

There's a rash around his umbilicus.

I can feel a mass.

It could be a retroperitoneal bleed.

The FAST was negative.

Let's get an abdo CT, just to be sure.

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTS) What happened?

We were coming back from Radiology and he experienced chest pain.

You stay away from me! I need to put this on now.

Mate, put the mask on. Stay away from me. I mean it!

Look, if you want another doctor, we'll get you one

but you need to put this on first.

OK? OK.

OK, slow, deep breaths for me.

(GRUNTS) It's getting worse!

Then let me help you. Where exactly is the pain?

It starts here and shoots across.

OK. Is it dull or sharp?

It's sharp. (GRUNTS)

(GROANS)

(PANTS)

Morphine? 2.5mg.

I started the Alcohol Withdrawal Scale.

He's not showing any signs of withdrawal at all.

Your lungs sound clear and your first ECG was fine,

so we'll do another one and take some more bloods.

Oh, not again!

It's OK. I'll put a cannula in this time.

Won't be long. We'll have that pain under control.

(MOANS, BREATHES HEAVILY)

Where's his liver scan? There.

Can you take over here? Sure.

(GRUNTS)

This scan's clear. There's no abdominal fluid, no liver cirrhosis.

What's that mean?

Whatever's happening isn't because you've been drinking too much.

So, do you believe me now? You have every right to be angry.

I made an assumption based on the results I had.

I was wrong.

Well, I made an assumption you were an arrogant... so-and-so

and so far I'm spot-on.

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

I'm sorry. I've got some personal stuff going on.

I didn't mean to take it out on you.

Just try and relax, OK? You're going to be fine.

Just deep breaths in and out.

(PHONE RINGS)

Von Ryan speaking.

Um, hi, Von. It's me, Debra.

Um... have you spoken to him?

Er...

..no, not yet.

You caught him off guard this morning.

I-I-I know.

I... (SIGHS)

..I should have waited.

Well, he's very angry.

And hurting.

I can understand that.

(SIGHS) He's... he's a grown man now.

Look, um, all I want to tell him is that... I'm sorry.

Can you... can you let him know that, please?

Of course.

And breathe the pain out.

Just breathe in...

..and out.

Do you know our new intern's using hypnotism?

Yes, I do, Homer.

You'd never let me do anything experimental like that.

Jealous, are you?

No, it's just... surprising. Where'd she learn it?

I don't know.

Does she have a background in alternative medicine?

How the bloody hell would I know?

She must've done something before she became a doctor.

She's pretty old to be an intern.

Although, it takes some people a long time

to figure out what they want to do.

Go and get me a cup of coffee.

You...

Alright.

(MACHINES BEEP STEADILY)

How are you feeling now?

The morphine's done the trick. Just a bit dry.

How's his ECG? Looks good to me.

Your troponin levels were normal too

so it definitely wasn't a heart attack.

Well, then, what the hell's going on with me?

I'm pretty certain the chest pain and the shortness of breath

is due to anxiety.

You'd better not be telling me this is all in my head.

No, there's definitely something physical going on.

I just want to check one more time - you're not taking any medications?

No. We've been through this.

Nothing to boost your energy levels, no vitamins, dietary supplements?

Well, vitamins aren't medications, are they?

I asked you that.

I wasn't thinking clearly.

What have you had? Well, nothing fancy.

Just some multivitamins and iron tablets.

Ex-wife used to swear by them.

I thought they were a waste of money

but I was feeling so crap, anything was worth a try.

Unfortunately, for some people,

the wrong vitamins can do more harm than good.

And I'm "some people"?

Possibly.

Get onto theatre and the blood bank.

He's got a retroperi... Already done.

I'll get the blood transfusion started.

What, are you psychic? We only just got the scans!

Nothing to do with me. Your new intern diagnosed him.

How would she know what a retroperitoneal bleed is?

Beats me.

Just tell me about your daughter.

We've always had to be so careful.

No netball, no gymnastics.

Nothing where she could get hurt.

But she's always loved the water.

Kayaking... (BREATHES DEEPLY) ..getting out in the bush.

(GROANS)

Look, I knew she was bleeding

and she wanted to get help and I couldn't stop her.

Glen... I wanted to stop...

..you're a great father and you've taught her well.

Just trust in that. (GRUNTS)

Close your eyes...

..and picture your daughter safe and well.

I want to talk to you. It can wait.

Safe and well.

(WHISPERS) Be safe, Taya.

Be safe.

Safe and well.

OK, I'm getting close.

(OVER RADIO) I just found the first aid kit.

Copy that, Steve. I'm on my way.

VLASEK: (OVER RADIO) Where are you both?

Head towards the fire tower.

I'll meet you en route and I'll take you to Steve.

OK, Jo. Travelling now.

Got her.

It's OK, Taya. My name's Steve.

I'm a doctor. Can you hear me?

She's breathing - just.

Pulse is weak and thready.

Alright, I'll organise a chopper to winch you out.

Come on, Taya.

Stay with me, OK? You stay with me.

STEVE: If her BP keeps dropping, she's gonna arrest.

Keep those fluids flowing.

MRU to All Saints.

Gabrielle here, Mike. Go ahead.

We're in transit now with a second casualty.

A von Willebrand's sufferer.

She's got excessive bleeding from cuts and abrasions.

There could be something going on internally as well.

Is Frank standing by with the Biostate and O-neg?

Yep, and we've got the blood bank on stand-by for an urgent crossmatch.

Good.

Oh, and Gabrielle... Yeah, Mike?

Let's not say too much to the father right now, hey?

(STATIC CRACKLES)

Well, he's not looking too great, himself.

(GROANS) What is it, Glen?

I don't know. Something's happening.

What are you feeling? My leg.

It's funny. Tingling. It's cool to touch.

How's his pulse? Can't find one.

Get onto theatre pronto. Can I look, please?

Something's happening. I don't feel so good.

BP's dropping. Try and stay awake, Glen.

You can do it. Fight the urge to sleep.

Come on. Come on! No theatre for half an hour.

Well, we can't wait that long.

Get me tourniquet and clamps. What for?

We should amputate. What?

That's not happening. Lie him flat. Keep pushing those fluids.

You are way out of line!

His foot is cool. The capillary refill is too slow.

He's lost sensation. The leg won't be viable much longer.

We have specialists who do procedures like that.

I know what I'm doing!

But I'm telling you to wait until we've exhausted all other options.

There ARE no other options! Right, that's it!

Out! Now!

Keep looking for a pulse. I'll see you soon.

Right, I can see that you're bright and intelligent and all the rest

and I dare say it was difficult to study medicine at your age

but the intern program is there for a reason -

to get baby doctors to get their heads into reality.

Frank! Excuse me. Do you mind? I'm talking.

So I suggest that instead of trying to show everybody how much you know,

you take the opportunity to learn as much as you can.

You're right, Dr Campion.

I will try my best. Good for you.

Now, can I go? To observe? Yes. Go.

Bloody interns -

they're either as meek as mice or they think they know everything!

Well, you would know almost everything

after 20-odd years of experience behind you.

What are you talking about? She's an intern. She knows nothing.

She's a qualified orthopaedic surgeon.

What?!

Why didn't you tell me this before?

Oh, I tried.

And if you only picked up the phone to call Admin

or - better still - asked her yourself,

you'd know as well.

It's called what? ADAM: Haemochromatosis.

It means your body stores too much iron.

And taking the iron supplements has made you feel even worse.

And sucking my blood out is gonna fix it?

Well, it won't cure you but it will definitely make you feel better.

How much are you gonna take? 500ml.

Oh, Jesus!

Removing the blood will stimulate your body to make more

and use up that excess iron.

It'll need to be done weekly until your iron levels are right.

How long is that gonna take? Up to two years.

You're kidding me! I wish I was.

After that, about four times a year.

There's no way! I can't!

Look, if we don't treat it,

eventually, the excess iron will damage your organs

and cause other complications.

(SIGHS) I should have expected something like this.

Why? (SCOFFS)

Believing my life could turn around, it was just a fool's dream.

I don't deserve to be happy after how I treated my family.

That's not true. Yeah, it is.

Hello, Bruce. I'm Von Ryan, patient liaison nurse.

I'm going to help with your follow-up care.

Now, it really is important that you keep to a low-iron diet.

If you're gonna tell me that I have to give up my steak, bugger off.

Maybe now is not the time, Von.

Well, I'll just leave the information here.

But I'll be back.

Don't worry about what you might have to give up

but what you might gain.

(GLEN SCREAMS)

Yes, Glen, I know it hurts but we may save your leg.

(GROANS)

I got a pulse. (GRUNTS)

OK, I'll re-splint. Tell theatre we can't wait.

(MACHINES BEEP STEADILY)

We're all set up in Resus.

BP's low but holding.

Still a half-hour wait on theatre. Let's push through those bloods.

It's a little cosy. Try crowded.

This is Taya Hoskin.

Found unconscious in bushland following MVA.

Taya? Sweetheart?

Biostate's ready.

Run it at 40ml per hour. You got it.

She'll need a second cannula in. Plus bloods for urgent crossmatch.

FBC, EUC, ABGs. Portable C spine, chest and abdo X-rays.

I'll get the FAST.

I know. It's full-on. But if I can get the hang of it, anyone can.

You are an amazing team.

You don't know how fortunate you are.

(MONITOR BEEPS RAPIDLY) She's having a seizure.

5mg diazepam IV and two units of O-neg.

We need to get some blood into her quickly.

Taya.

Tay... (GRUNTS) Glen.

He's tachycardic and hypertensive. He's in hypovolaemic shock.

Set up the rapid infuser and get another bag of blood into him.

I'll let theatre know their half hour's up.

(MONITORS BEEP STEADILY)

ADAM: Nearly finished.

You need to drink lots of water to replace those lost fluids.

Can it at least be donated?

No. Sorry. (SIGHS)

I'm no bloody use to anyone.

Oh, I bet your girlfriend wouldn't say that.

Oh, you reckon?

I can't even satisfy her in bed.

My own fault, I guess.

You do realise you had a predisposition to this illness.

There was nothing you could do to stop it.

It's payback for being a useless dad.

My daughter didn't even invite me to her wedding.

She thought I'd prefer to go to the footy.

I had my head in the sand for the last 25 years.

It wasn't until the ex took the kids and left that I knew what I'd lost.

Have you told the kids that?

Yeah, I tried but they wouldn't listen.

Who can blame them?

I never listened to them.

Live and learn, eh?

As long as you do.

(MACHINES BEEP STEADILY)

BP is improving.

Hey, Glen, we're going to take you to theatre now.

And Taya?

C Spine and chest X-rays are clear.

STEVE: And there's no free fluid in her abdomen,

which rules out internal bleeding.

And her BP's holding.

This wound's starting to clot as well.

Biostate must be working.

We'll keep the transfusion running. It looks like she's over the worst.

Right.

She's gonna be OK?

She's improving, which is a good sign.

She doesn't appear to have any major injuries

apart from the laceration on her arm.

The seizure? Probably caused by blood loss.

She doesn't appear to have a head injury

but we'll give her a CT scan just to be sure.

I thought I'd lost her.

(WEEPS)

Can I... can I stay just a bit longer?

I'm sorry, Glen.

I love you, sweetheart.

Bruce Collins is ready to talk about those appointments.

I have to, er, finish this first.

I was out of line before.

Well, you've said worse.

Not since I was about 15.

When I saw her come through that gate this morning...

..it all came flooding back.

If I had any idea, I would have warned you.

Yeah, I know.

What does she want from me?

To say sorry.

It's too late for sorry.

Well, it's not too late for you to get some answers.

Give her a chance.

She could fill in some of the blanks.

And then, just maybe,

you can stop being so bloody angry.

Hi. Impeccable timing, as usual, guys.

Well, you do insist on driving.

Here. Fill this for me.

So, I missed another happy ending.

They've both got a fair bit of recovery ahead of them

but, yeah, it was a good result.

Lucky the girl was found in time, don't you think, Mike?

Oh, er, absolutely!

I'd hate to think what would've happened

if one of you hadn't found the right path.

(CHUCKLES) Put a sock in it, you two.

You'll feel so much better if you just say those three little words.

Here's two for you - get stuffed.

Come on, Jo! Don't fight it.

"You were right." It will set you free.

Is that right, grasshopper?

You're having me on. Quit while you're ahead.

Oh, you little beauty. Let's go for a spin.

Not until you've practised backing in and out of the garage.

(CAR APPROACHES)

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

All you have to do is listen.

Debra. Hi.

Hi. Just through here.

Make yourself comfortable.

Er, I'll get some tea. Thanks.

I hardly recognised you this morning.

You're so grown up.

Von's done an amazing job raising you.

Better than you could have.

Don't I know it.

Have you had any contact with your sister?

I haven't seen her since DoCS took her away.

Why didn't you leave him?

I don't know.

At times I wanted to walk out the door

and just slam it in his face...

..but I wasn't as strong as you, Adam.

Oh, sorry.

Look...

..I'm not asking for forgiveness.

I don't deserve that.

Then what do you want?

Just to talk once in a while.

You know, just, er... you could fill me in on what you're doing

and...

..tell me how your day was.

Would that be possible?

I don't know.

Maybe.

(SPOONS CLINK)

I was hoping we could start again.

Well, that's a step in the right direction.

Pull up a pew.

What have you got there?

It's my CV. Oh, yeah.

You were right to be angry with me today.

I've spent so much time in emergency departments

that I... I didn't think there was anything more to learn.

Well, we all make assumptions.

I was expecting a pimply-faced 23-year-old

who didn't know one end of a stethoscope from another.

(CHUCKLES)

So...

..how long have you been in Australia?

Not long.

Where'd you train?

It's all in there. I hate reading.

Well, I trained in London

and I've worked all over Europe

and, er, then a stint with Medecins Sans Frontieres...

Hmm!

..in Sudan, Rwanda,

Ethiopia, Kosovo.

Mmm, that was quite a stint!

Mmm. Usually with little more than a bandage and a Bible.

And that's where you learnt to use hypnosis for pain control.

Well, we didn't have the wonderful resources that you have here.

Mmm.

And, um, for a moment today,

I was, er... I was back there, making decisions on the run.

Gee, it must be frustrating having to start again as an intern.

Only if I let it be.

Mmm, well, I can promise you we will use all of your experience

and every bit of your talent here,

with the proviso that on my team there is no room for solo players.

Unless it's you.

Well...

(CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES)

(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)