Original subtitles

My body clock keeps telling me I should be finishing my day,

not starting it.

Welcome back to shift work, hey?

Hey. Alex got the day off?

No, he doesn't work here any more.

Well done.

Now I know he can talk.

I'm Cate McMasters.

I'm Cate McMasters. Hi, I'm Terri and this is Von.

Hi, I'm Terri and this is Von.

Hi. Hi.

Where did he go?

It's okay, mate. It's alright.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay. Cate...

COMICAL HORN BLASTS

TYRES SCREECH

GLASS SHATTERS

Jesus!

Bugger!

Hey!

Are you alright?

Oh, yeah, I'm fine.

What the hell are you doing?

Um, look, mate, I'll move. Just give me a minute.

What if we need to get out or another unit needs to get in?

I didn't see the trolley, okay?

How can you not see it? It's right in front of you.

Yeah. (sighs)

Dickhead.

So, it is true.

Love is blind.

DRAMATIC THEME MUSIC

(coughing)

(sneezes)

COUGHING AND SPLUTTERING CONTINUES

How much bloody longer do I have to sit here?

Oh, well, I'm sorry, but as you can see, we're busy.

Yeah, these mongrels are coughing and spluttering all over me.

This hurts, you know.

I'm sorry, but you're going to have to take a seat and wait.

I'm off to a meeting - try not to break anything while I'm out.

Have fun.

This is Lance Pemberton, he's 42.

He was retrieved from a railway station

complaining of dizziness and vomiting.

Heart rate's 92, BP 112/90.

How are you feeling, Mr Pemberton?

Shocking. Must have been something I ate.

Yeah, there's a flu going around. Can you stand?

I think so.

Ah, Reg. Yeah.

Can you get Mr Pemberton's details?

He's going to have to wait in the waiting room.

Yeah.

Yeah. This way, Mr Pemberton.

This way, Mr Pemberton.

Finally.

Ready?

Yes.

He's waiting on a head CT scan

following a six metre fall from a ladder.

LOC at scene, but awake and appropriate since admission.

Cervical X-ray is clear.

Unknown right conjunctiva after windsurfing.

Not removed after primary irrigation.

I've just instilled topical proparacaine.

Seven is at an X-ray with an acute abdomen.

Eight is in with unstable diabetes insipidus.

Patients nine and ten - both have fractured clavicles.

One right, one left after a skateboarding accident.

Eleven is impacted with faeces.

Had an enema half an hour ago - you need to keep an eye on that one.

Patients 12-20 are all geriatrics with the flu,

and we've been trying to keep them together,

but you need to stay away, they're contagious.

Got it.

Sorry about being late.

Let me guess - big night out with a girl

you couldn't get rid of this morning?

Car, trolley and crunch.

But, all in one piece.

Great, because I'm out of here as soon as my paperwork is done.

Let me guess.

Big night planned, hoping you can't get rid of the girl in the morning?

Something like that.

How's the car?

Ah, prognosis not too good.

I suppose Terri thinks I'm a bit of a dick after all that, yeah?

Didn't mention you.

Hmm.

(coughs)

Jim Beatson.

(louder) Jim Beatson.

Oh, about bloody time.

I've been here for like four hours - I've probably half bled to death.

You okay? (coughs)

Hey, you said it was my turn.

Are you feeling alright?

Alright, okay.

Need a trolley out here.

Sir, can you hear me?

Open your eyes for me.

What happened?

Lost consciousness, vomited blood.

He has a pulse, reps are shallow.

JESSICA: Ah, it's Mr Pemberton.

JESSICA: Ah, it's Mr Pemberton. I triaged him a little while ago.

I triaged him a little while ago.

Yeah, he could hardly give me his details, he was so sick, poor thing.

He spewed on me - look.

You better not have AIDS.

Sir, could you just sit down and shut up, please?

Can you hear me, sir? Open your eyes.

Reg, I need you to get onto this man's family

and we need to organise a clean up in the waiting room.

Sure.

Okay, what's happening here?

Brought in by ambulance about an hour ago.

Episode of haematemisis and lost consciousness in the waiting room.

I thought it was another flu case.

Mate, can you hear me?

Open your eyes if you can.

You passed out.

Can you tell me if your head hurts?

How hard did he hit his head?

I don't think he did.

What's the story, Jack?

You still here? Labour of love.

Flu-like symptoms and then vomiting with blood and LOC.

PHONE RINGS

Alright, get a cannula in and a litre of Hartmann's.

Give me your steth, Jack.

Okay, tachycardic 136, BP 92/53.

PHONE CONTINUES RINGING

Febrile 38.8.

Yep.

It doesn't look like flu to me. Food poisoning?

Maybe. Is he a drinker?

He denied any alcohol abuse.

He denied any alcohol abuse. Oh, most days, so do I.

Oh, most days, so do I.

Let's do some alcohol levels with his bloods.

Nelson, incoming trauma - MVA.

This is Cassandra Amarillo - 30 year old female.

MVA - sedan versus truck.

Looks like a closed fracture to the tib and dislocated knee.

STERLO: Okay, Resus is clear.

SCOTT: She's been cannulated, we gave her fluids at the scene.

Morphine five milligrams and bolus given by two.

BP?

110/78. Heart rate is 128.

Okay. On three.

One, two, three.

She was awake when we arrived

and then she lost consciousness en route - we couldn't rouse her.

VINCENT: Cass, can you hear me?

CHARLOTTE: Need a hand?

Yeah. Can you check her airways?

Portable chest and leg X-ray and the doppler.

Okay, I'll get it.

Resps are absent.

Size seven ETT. We need to intubate.

Do you want Theatre on stand-by? Yeah.

VON: Sats are down 82%.

JACK: Oh, that leg's got to hurt.

Jack, guess what?

Ah, another cannula.

Give that boy a teddy bear.

Okay, nearly done.

Just try and lie still for me, Lance.

You have a rash here.

How long have you had that for, Lance?

Hey?

I'm going to roll you on your side.

Terri. Stop!

Oh, I'm sorry.

I just wanted to say that I've rung and left a message.

Listen, um...

Okay.

I'm going to get this man into Isolation.

Can you tell Nelson?

Tell him he's developed an erythema type of rash.

Okay? I need a doctor right away.

JESSICA: Regina.

Oh, I'll call her back. Okay.

VINCENT: I've got a faint posterior tibial pulse.

Alright, Jack, explain to me what we're dealing with here.

Um, all tibial fractures should be considered a surgical emergency.

Reduced circulation to the lower leg

means we could have a compromised limb.

Ah, excuse me, I'm so sorry.

Terri is transferring Lance Pemberton into the Isolation room.

He's got a rash and she needs a doctor.

Um, I'll go? Okay.

Here you go.

Here's your chance to impress her with your diagnostic abilities.

I have no idea what this is.

Lance.

You with us?

He occasionally obeys commands, he doesn't know the time or place.

(sighs)

There's no allergies listed.

DOOR KNOCK

Terri, Lance's wife called and she's on her way in now.

Thanks, Reg.

Hey, do we know where he was when the ambos picked him up?

Ah, the train station on his way home from work.

Yeah.

And his work would be?

His wife said a medical research lab.

Yes, I understand that, Mr Taylor,

but I have one of your lab technicians here

and I need to know what he might have been exposed to.

Ask if they've been working with any biologically sensitive organisms.

Yeah, okay. Look, I understand that.

I appreciate that, Mr Taylor, but...

..I need to eliminate biological hazards, radiation.

ANXIOUS MUSIC

What?

Yeah, thank you for that, Mr Taylor.

I'll let you know if I have a confirmation.

Thank you.

You wanted me?

We have a problem.

I'm listening.

Lance Pemberton works with radiation in a medical laboratory.

Oh, I'm pretty sure I don't want to hear this.

Symptoms fit acute radiation sickness.

Nausea, vomiting, now this rash.

You need to call a Code Yellow.

(scoffs)

Look, I cannot shut down the Emergency Department on a maybe.

We do not know he's been exposed to radiation.

Well, I wouldn't be willing to take that risk, if I were you.

Well, thanks for that piece of advice, Jack.

Now, in the interim, Terri,

treat the patient as per protocol for radiation illness,

and I will get onto Nuclear Medicine and see what they have to say.

Great. Well, you do that.

In the meantime, if we all start glowing in the dark,

I'll know who to thank.

What do you think?

(sighs)

You're the boss.

DOOR OPENS

Reg.

You might want to start letting people know

the wait's up to ten hours now.

Oh, okay.

PHONE RINGS

Emergency. Regina speaking.

Make sure you finish the entire course and...

Excuse me, I'm Michelle Pemberton.

I was phoned - my husband's here.

Okay, come through. I'll find your husband's nurse.

Is he alright?

Can I take a message?

DISCONNECTED SIGNAL

Terri. This is Mr Pemberton's wife.

I'm Terri Sullivan. I'm looking after your husband.

Where is he?

He's in Isolation.

Come with me. There's a few things you need to know.

SIREN BLARES

EDGY MUSIC

REG: Nelson.

Frank just called, he didn't leave a message.

He swore and hung up.

He'll have to wait.

I need you to find out where all the staff are, please.

Who's escorting patients? Who's on a break?

Even if they're on the toilet, I need to know.

Why? What's going on?

We're shutting down.

Go.

Reg. Yep.

CHARLOTTE: (on phone) I'm so sorry. I didn't expect to get caught up.

I promise you, it'll be worth the wait.

Twenty minutes, half an hour at the most.

Yeah, I'd like that.

Alright, I'll see you then.

Okay, bye.

Nelson.

What's going on?

Nelson, I've got to go.

The Department has been exposed to radiation.

No-one's leaving.

NELSON: I didn't have a choice, Frank. I had to shut down.

Without consulting me?

Without any evidence that a risk even exists?

Jack was right - the symptoms all fit, the patient's occupation...

Jack was right - the symptoms all fit, the patient's occupation... Jack can't wipe his own arse without supervision

Jack can't wipe his own arse without supervision

and you allow him to make the call?

You're a bigger moron than I thought.

I'll remember that.

What kind of exposure are we talking about?

We're not sure.

Probably gamma, and if it is gamma radiation,

then the chance of it putting anyone else at risk is basically zero.

But we don't know. That's the point, Frank.

No-one knows, so I followed protocol.

You jumped the bloody gun and you know it.

You know, I don't have time for this.

(sighs)

PHONE RINGS Would you take a message?

Emergency. Regina speaking.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

Nelson, a theatre's available, we're taking her up now.

No, that is not going to happen.

We've got a radiation hazard - Lance Pemberton.

And no-one's going anywhere until we get the all clear from Hazmat team.

I'm sorry.

You've got to be kidding.

I told him to quit that job.

I begged him to.

Has he been feeling unwell lately?

I don't know.

I don't think so.

He's been working really long hours lately,

we haven't seen much of each other.

What's going to happen to him?

Well, there's very little we can do

to reverse the effects of radiation exposure.

We can treat the symptoms as they arise, but...

Radiation causes cancer, right?

Yes, it can.

That's if he survives this.

He's going to die?

His symptoms are severe.

That tells us the dose was pretty high.

Is he suffering?

Is he in pain?

Because he's a bit of a wuss when it comes to pain.

No, Michelle, we've made him as comfortable as possible.

(sobs)

Oh, he's...

He's a good man.

He...

He doesn't deserve this.

SIREN WAILS

NELSON: Minimal exposure to Lance Pemberton.

Max distance when you have to deal with him.

The universal precautions apply -

just get in, get out as quick as you can.

Thanks.

Thanks. Well, Dr Campion's going to set up a temporary Emergency.

Well, Dr Campion's going to set up a temporary Emergency.

FRANK FLICKS SWITCHES

Can you turn the bloody lights on?

Jesus wept.

Don't say a bloody word,

just get maintenance up here to clear out all this crap.

And then maybe we can get our shit together.

Like some decent beds.

I want a resus area set up here and checked ASAP.

Clear this for the staging area and set up hot zones, 50 metres.

John, second set up over there.

Anyone tell Scott and his partner? They brought him in.

Well, I'll let Hazmat know.

Right now, we need to concentrate on the patients.

And tell them what?

Ah, the truth.

That they'll all be tested for exposure,

and then if necessary, decontaminated.

MEN CHATTER BUSILY

NELSON: Now, I know most of you have finished your shifts,

but this is going to take a while.

So if we could all stay calm and try to get through this as best we can.

Those who have had the least contact with Lance Pemberton

will go first.

Now anyone who registers as having been exposed to radiation

will be showered as per Hazmat instructions.

That way, depending on their medical status,

they will either be sent home or remain for medical treatment.

And those that stay,

will be directed to where a temporary Emergency will be set up.

Oh, here we go.

HAZMAT MEN DISCUSS PROCEDURE

I'm going to need another two units of packed cells.

I'll let Nelson know.

Can you check on those platelets for me?

Yeah.

How's it going? Not good.

Low white cell count and he's still bleeding from his NG tube.

Jack wants another two units. Okay.

You made the right call.

Yeah, yay for me.

Hi. You've come to join the party?

Oh, no choice.

They said we had primary exposure.

We had to come back in.

Not sure what we're supposed to do.

Think you can remember your nursing skills, Sister McMasters?

Yeah, sure, if you're gonna pay me agency nursing rates.

Yeah, along with the usual Christmas bonus.

In other words, in my dreams.

Welcome back to the real world.

Did you two work together?

Ah, yeah. About four years ago. Another emergency department.

Yeah, before I joined the Service.

Anyway, just if you can help out, that'd be great.

Yeah, no worries. We'll do whatever the nurses need.

Thanks.

You should have told me before you were a nurse.

Oh, now you want to be Mr Chatty?

Are you telling me that idiot exposed us to radiation?

Mmm-hmm.

That's bullshit. I'm out of here.

Well, I'm sorry, but that's not possible - you have to be checked.

Just calm down. Oh, piss off!

Hey, mate, we are all in the same boat,

so shut your trap and let us get this thing sorted out.

It sucks.

Yeah, I know.

Nelson, I need an ETA on getting Cass Amarillo to Theatre.

Nelson, the Hazmat guys said the showers are ready.

Okay.

She's developed compartment syndrome.

Well, she's got to go through the same process as everyone else.

She's got high exposure, so she's down the list.

Come on, she needs an urgent fasciotomy.

Just push her up the list.

I would love to.

But I've got people in the waiting room who had no contact with Lance.

Every extra minute they stay could put them at risk of exposure.

I just can't do that.

Look, the pressure in her leg is so great,

I just don't know how long before it becomes irreversible.

Alright, understood, and as soon as I know, you'll know, okay?

So, just do whatever you have to.

Don't panic.

This way.

Next person, step forward.

We're going to screen you for radiation.

For the screening, we need you to take your clothes off,

place them in the red bin and proceed to the shower area.

Okay, come over here.

Just grab a blanket.

Move over to the nurses.

You'll be fine, mate.

MAN: Get undressed, put your clothes in the red bin

and proceed to the shower area.

Once you've been showered,

the nurse will give you a blanket and you can get dressed.

Okay.

Time's up. Step out that way.

Step forward on the line here.

GRIM MUSIC

VINCENT: Once the pressure is released,

we'll need to lavage the wound thoroughly

and pack it with saline dressing.

STERLO: How long can we keep the wound open for?

No more than six hours.

Once we've passed that point, we run the risk of infection.

But hopefully it'll be done by then.

Alright.

Come on, I've seen this done on the back of a filthy army truck.

Yeah, I know. I just...

..hoped I wouldn't see it again.

OMINOUS MUSIC

I know it's very nerve-racking,

but they'll tell us exactly what to do once you're out there.

How's that? Not too tight?

That's his old lady, you know.

The bastard who got us into this.

So?

So?

Well, maybe you don't care if your balls shrivel up

and you end up with cancer eating your lungs out,

but it kind of buggers up my day.

Hey, it's not his fault.

Just leave it alone.

Morons who work with radiation deserve everything they get.

And you can tell him that, too.

I hope he bloody well gets what he deserves.

Go to hell.

Mr Beatson. Get out of my way!

Longer I'm in here, the more chance I've got of getting sick.

Come on, let's just sit down.

Hey! Hey!

Calm down, mate. That's enough!

Take it easy, will ya? Take it easy.

You want to go? Well, take your best shot.

Because if I get up, I'm gonna break your bloody neck.

Scott!

Are you alright?

Yeah.

You son of a...

Hey, hey, hey! Take it easy!

Ohh!

Ow!

Calm him down or I'll have him sedated!

Are you okay?

My shoulder.

Come over this way.

I'll just give the lignocaine a couple of minutes to kick in,

then I'll be able to get that silverfish out of your ear.

Silverfish?

That's what it looks like to me.

And you know, they only crawl one way,

so it'll keep going till it hits your eardrum.

That's why I have to knock it out before I can remove it.

Have you done this kind of thing before?

Fortunately, I've had five years at university

and 12 years after that training

for just such an excruciatingly difficult medical procedure.

And boy, it gives me an adrenaline rush.

Hold still.

Just in case you don't get it...

..decking a doctor might seem like a good way to get what you want.

But guess what? It's assault.

Oh, he fell over, for God's sake.

Yeah? Well, that's not the way I saw it.

REG: Nelson.

Hazmat are ready for Ms Amarillo and Mr Pemberton

once the ambulatory patients are done.

Well, I guess this is where you and I part company.

And gee...it's been so much fun.

Oh, and Mr Beatson.

After you shower, the police will be waiting for you.

Yeah, right.

Vincent's pressing charges?

No.

I am.

Ah, Reg, you can head out now if you want, same with you two.

Do you want some help?

I think you've done enough.

Hey, I was trying to control the guy.

Yeah, and all you managed to do was rile him up more.

No, the patient was out of line. Scott was just...

I think we should check on Vincent.

See you later.

Will you just do it!

Yes, you patient, me doctor.

It's an anterior dislocation.

Did you give him the midazolam? Oh, yes.

Hello?

Hello? Can you see me?!

Can you see me?!

Alright, let's get that towel under his arm.

(groans in agony)

Gentle.

Need a hand?

No, we've got it.

Alright, let's go.

Hold on a little bit more.

(agonised groans)

CLICK

Shower's ready.

Why don't you go off to the showers?

Okay.

I'll take you.

Oh, God.

So, can I expect this much excitement on every shift?

Huh?

Look, seeing as how we're about to get pretty much naked together

in these showers, do you think we could try the talking thing?

(sighs) Oh, sure.

If I've got something to say, you'll be the first to hear it.

I just want us to be mates.

Look, I don't want to be your mate and I don't want to get to know you.

Okay?

I don't know what your last partner did to piss you off so badly,

but I'm not him.

Okay, people. Outside, please.

They're aware of his medical condition,

so there are some very specific instructions we need to follow.

Mrs Pemberton will go first, then Terri.

Jack, you'll stay with Lance

and the Hazmat team will carry him into the shower.

Once Terri is showered and cleared, she'll wash Lance.

Oh, you know, Nelson,

you make watching a beautiful woman have a shower sound like hard work.

Go.

Hey.

You go, too. I'll help with Cass.

Hmm, alright.

Here you go, drug keys.

Thank you.

How is she?

Not so good.

Don't be a hero.

Sit down.

I can't find any pedal pulses.

Check her...

W...will you give me a chance?

I'll just grab a new bag.

Can you get some more pain relief for Vincent, please?

I'm fine.

Yeah, of course you are.

Get him morphine, five milligrams, IM.

Try a bit higher.

SIT...down.

Alright, it's faint.

But it's there.

How's Vincent?

Ah, he's in a lot of pain.

I'm going to need those keys.

Are you alright?

(scoffs) Yeah.

'Cause you don't look well, Sterlo, you haven't for a while.

And don't give me any crap about coming down with the flu again.

What's going on? (sighs)

Nothing, mate. I'm fine.

INSTRUMENT BEEPS

Oh, well, I...

..suppose you could always use it to do a bit of window shopping.

What?

Von!

Oh, Von, don't be ridiculous. He's too young.

Oh, never too young.

She has a dislocated knee and a fractured patella.

There is a risk of damage to the popliteal artery.

She has extensive bruising but I can't feel the haematoma.

Still, I think there is a good chance the artery's ruptured.

I don't think we have any choice.

I don't think we have any choice. We have to operate.

We have to operate.

And may I remind you that we don't have access to a theatre.

I know, we're going to do it here.

Great idea.

How are you going to operate with one arm?

I'm not.

No way.

Sterlo, how long since you've assisted in a surgical procedure?

A while.

What's going on?

This woman needs an urgent arteriotomy.

She needs to be placed onto her stomach.

Vincent, I'm not cutting this woman open.

Charlotte, you either operate now to save the leg

or you do it in an hour to amputate it.

Okay? It's your choice.

Don't worry, I won't peek.

Okay, we're not going for anything fancy here,

we're just looking to get circulation restored.

Alright? We'll just take it nice and slow and everything will be fine.

Isn't that right, Charlotte?

I can't do this.

Of course you can.

I'll talk you through it every step of the way.

Scalpel.

PAN CLANGS

Sorry.

Just take it easy, mate.

Okay, we need a posterior medial incision.

Start at the abductor tubercule.

TENSE MUSIC

Spot on.

MUTED CLAMOUR

TERRI: (muffled) Alright, Lance, I'm going to give you a shower.

I'm going to be as quick as I can. Alright?

Make sure this water isn't too hot.

All the clothes in the red bin.

There you go.

I'll lift your arm up for you.

(splutters) Lance?

Lance, are you with me?

Lance, open your eyes for me.

Lance!

Jack! Jack, get in here - respiratory arrest!

We've got to transect the gastric from it's tendinous origins.

To do that, you've got to expose the popliteal artery

from the abductor hiatus to the trifurcation.

I can't see.

Suction.

Sterlo!

Come on, Sterlo, this is hard enough.

Sorry.

I'm going to scrub in.

For God's sake, Vincent, what am I doing?

You're doing fine.

Pity you weren't this gentle

when you ripped my bloody shoulder back into place.

Okay, look for the artery.

TENSE MUSIC

Getting good amounts of air.

Yeah.

MICHELLE: (faint) Somebody tell me what's going on!

Pulse is irregular...

What's happening?

Oh, shit!

What's happening?! What's happening?!

You can't go in there.

Michelle, it's going to be okay.

Stay outside, please. Let them do what they have to do.

MACHINES CHIRP STEADILY

I can't visualise the artery.

What do I do?

It's alright, Charlotte, you're doing great, okay?

Just take it nice and slow.

I'll take over now.

It's fine, Nelson, I'm just a bit tired.

More reason to take a break.

Look, Nelson, I'm fine. Back up. Please.

Okay, how can I help?

You can keep the suction up so she can see what she's doing.

That's it.

Expose the artery bit by bit.

You should be able to locate the tear.

Easy, Charlotte.

You don't want to do any more damage.

Nelson, can you organise the 6 O polypropylene, please?

Mm-hmm.

We'll need continuous everting sutures.

Lance Pemberton, acute radiation sickness.

Arrested in the shower.

In here.

Get that monitor onto him.

I know you've got a beautiful arse, Jack,

but could you get it out of our faces?

Is he alright?

Please, somebody tell me he's going to be okay.

Get her out of here.

Get her out of here. Michelle, just let the doctors do their thing.

Michelle, just let the doctors do their thing.

Size 8 tube.

We have a sinus rhythm, rate of 68.

Bloody idiots bringing him through the shower in this state.

Like we had a choice.

Jack, could you put some clothes on, you're frightening the patient.

(sighs)

Looks clear.

Go get checked out by Hazmat, Sterlo.

We're almost done.

Nelson, you want to flush it through,

make sure there's no clots in there?

And let me have a look.

Please tell me that that's done it.

That's done it.

I don't think it needs a graft.

Just do an end-to-end anastomosis and close.

(exhales)

Next time I complain about my job, just remind me of this moment.

Size 6 O polypropylene.

SOMBRE MUSIC

DOOR KNOCK

We need to clear this area.

We've still got three staff here, plus me and a patient,

but I'm just leaving.

You have to leave the bag.

Do I get it back?

Yeah, once it's cleared.

Done.

I think.

I hope.

All pulses are present.

Nelson, can you handle the dressing? Sure.

Then we'll need to get out of here.

They'll want to decontaminate the department.

Well done, buddy.

Here we go.

Hey, you okay?

Why does everybody keep asking me that?

Why don't you go home? We've been cleared...

All my stuff's still in Emergency - keys, bag, everything.

Nelson, the Hazmat team are decontaminating Emergency now

and they said it should be clear to open in the morning.

Thanks. Get out of here, Reg, get some sleep.

No, I'll stay. You might need me.

Reg, any word on getting Cass into Theatre?

Yeah, they'll let us know.

Vincent, you okay here? Yeah.

Curtis, when you're finished here, find me.

What's his problem?

Take your pick - I shut down Emergency, I hung up on him.

I said I was sorry, there's not much more I can do.

If you would just listen for a minute...

Please...

OMINOUS MUSIC

Sorry, but his condition isn't improving.

If you think there's any family you should contact...

Oh, there's his father and he has a sister...

I'll call them first thing tomorrow, it's too late to...

If you're going to call them, you need to call them now.

(sobs) Oh, no...

Oh, please, no...

(heartbroken sobs)

MAN GIVES INSTRUCTIONS OVER TWO-WAY

TENSE MUSIC

Hey.

There you go.

(sighs) Thanks.

He crashed out about an hour ago.

You should do the same.

I should be lying on a beach somewhere wearing very little

and drinking margueritas.

Were you going away this weekend?

Oh. (laughs)

Are you seeing someone?

She's beautiful, Terri.

And you know what's weird,

I was really getting used to the idea of just...

..living on my own.

You know, I've got some pretty radical plans and I thought

if I can't...do them with someone else, I'll just do them on my own.

And the advantage is, no dramas, no compromising...

Yeah, I know.

Why complicate things?

And then this amazing person comes into my life and...

..I start to think maybe there is someone for me.

You know, but what if I've been living alone for so long,

I have no idea how to be in a couple?

If it's not working, you can always leave.

She's younger than me, too.

I've never really done that older woman thing.

Oh. Ha.

(chuckles)

You know, Charlotte,

you'll be fine.

Well, I'm going to have to be,

because she thinks I stood her up today, and she's pissed off.

Big time.

(sighs) Back to it.

GENTLE MUSIC

I don't know about you, but I am starving.

I could eat a horse and chase the rider.

You hungry?

Not interested.

Look, I know marriage is a long way off in our relationship

but what do you say to breakfast?

I say go for it - a nice lukewarm cup of hospital-issue coffee.

That's about all I need. Hey!

My supervisor wants to talk to you about that stunt you did yesterday.

Hmm.

Well, I look forward to it.

Hey, Lance's family got here in time.

Yeah, I know, I spoke to them before I left.

You know, he just died in front of me

and I couldn't do anything.

Can I tell you something?

Um...depends.

You were amazing with Lance.

You were amazing with his wife.

Come on, I'll give you a lift home, it's been a long night.

Well, you can't, because you smashed up your car showing off, remember?

I was NOT showing off.

I was, um...

(laughs)

..showing off.

You want to share a cab?

Next time you feel like flexing your muscles down here, Curtis,

you'd might like to try running it by me first.

I followed protocol.

So you keep saying.

I'm establishing a new protocol.

From now on, nothing happens in this joint unless I know about it first.

Get it? Got it.

Good. You want to take it easy there?

Don't make me start on you. What did I do?

Hey! And Curtis, next time you hang up on me,

you're going to get my foot fair up your date.

Cass Amarillo is out of Theatre

and they fixed the internal fractures

so she's going to keep her leg.

Well done, smarty pants.

Get an X-ray on that before you leave.

And the police want a statement on the assault today.

Beaumont, I left you in charge of this department and what happens?

The minute I walk out the door, it goes pear-shaped.

You didn't leave me in charge.

Yeah, well, I won't be doing it again.

I wasn't even supposed to be here, my shift was finished.

So, thank you.

Alright, get out of here.

Go sleep.

Bye.

See you at home. Here, catch!

(sighs)

Thanks for coming to get me.

No problem.

Look, I'm really sorry... I was such a bitch...

(both laugh)

It was such a mess in there and I tried to call earlier,

but I just couldn't.

Yeah, I know.

Anyway, I called the resort and they had to give our room away, so...

Well, one day at my house is better than none, right?

Do we still get our complimentary cocktail?

I'll have to ask management.

GRIM MUSIC

Guess this is your stop. Yeah.

Oh, no, no, don't worry... No, I've got it.

Thanks.

Hey, um...

I'll...see you tomorrow.

(sighs) Hey, um...

Are you coming in or what?