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Previously on 'All Saints':

Suicide. You hate poo, I hate suicides.

CATE: No, not again!

Stating the bloody obvious, aren't we, mate?

Dad?

SIREN WAILS

Why are you still here? Pile of paperwork.

Listen, Frank had to leave early. So any problems, call me at home.

That's not like him. Yeah. Family problems, apparently.

Night. Night.

Oh, Lucas, someone's been sick in the corridor outside the toilets.

Yeah, be right there. Okay.

Okay, Frank's gone, but we're expecting a new intern, apparently.

She hasn't shown up yet.

Just what I need after the crap day I've had today.

This is the problem with the youth of this country -

no sense of bloody responsibility.

Sorry I'm late.

I'm looking for Dr Hughes. You got him.

I'm Grace Connelly, on intern rotation.

Problem?

This is Terri Sullivan. She's in charge tonight.

Hi. This is Charlotte Beaumont.

Hi. Hi.

Right...Grace, in future, if you're late, I'll have to report you,

and I'd rather not be put in that position.

So don't let it happen again.

If you were here earlier,

you'd know there's a patient in Bed 4 who requires your attention.

These are her notes.

Have a look at her and see if you can manage a diagnosis.

Um, I had a good reason for being late,

and since you're obviously in the mood for setting ground rules,

let's just get this straight.

I may be fresh from uni, but I am not a kid

and I don't respond well to being treated like one.

If you've got something to teach me, do it with basic human courtesy.

I'll see you at Bed 4.

Ooh, this'll be fun.

THEME MUSIC

So they caught the hoaxer yet? Police are following all leads.

Yeah, but it's avalanching. He's doing one or two a day now.

Oh. Alright. See you later. Probably.

Oh, Scott! Scott,

I need a hand here.

Okay...okay, Lucas.

Okay, Lucas.

Lucas Greiner. He works here.

Regularly presents to the ED with seizures.

Isn't he on medication?

Phenytoin.

His serum levels are usually low, so normally we just top them up.

Well, obviously the Phenytoin isn't doing its job.

Thanks, guys. Sorry to hold you up. That's alright.

Okay, this is one of two incoming traumas. What've we got?

MVA. Crush injury to the left leg.

Blunt chest trauma, multiple lacerations to the head.

Okay, on three - one, two, three.

Dr Quade?

Hang on, mate, I'll be back ASAP.

High-speed MVA, likely cervical injury.

Multiple full and partial. Burns to around 30% of her body.

Okay, talk to me, guys.

Resus 30%, heart rate 118, BP 100/60.

Hard collar, saline soaked pads and O2 applied.

How'd she get the burns? Car caught fire.

Von, where was the chest pain?

Ah, here. The mid left side, increasing on inspiration,

There was a frank haemoptysis in transit.

He's losing consciousness.

Sir, can you hear me?

Open your eyes if you can.

Alright, likely haemothorax. No air entry on the left apex.

Rosalie, can we set up for incubation, size 8 tube, please?

Okay, I'll ring X-rays. You want a mobile test now?

Thank you.

Lacerations here are superficial. Nothing a blanket stitch won't fix.

Jack, can you take blood gases and usual bloods -

FBC, coags, tox screen. Yeah. I know the drill.

Sats are already 82%.

RADIO: Car 978, are you clear for a job?

Car 978, we're clear.

We have a call out to Stanley Park.

A concern for welfare in the toilet block.

On our way.

How's his leg?

Ah...looks like there's damage to the femoral artery.

Jack? Still here.

We need to intervene in this one.

Can you give me gloves size 8 and a sterile set-up so I can take a look?

Mm. We boring you, Dr Quade?

You want me to get excited about a bleeding leg?

You want me to get excited about a bleeding leg? Okay, X-ray on the way,

Okay, X-ray on the way,

We've got a patient, chest pain, Triage.

Okay.

You got that? Mm hmm.

I'll be there as soon as I can.

How about we give our full attention to one patient at a time?

Superficial wounds.

Just give them a clean with some normal saline and apply steri strips.

Looks like burns to 27% of her body.

Looks like burns to 27% of her body. Mm-hmm. How do you propose we proceed?

Mm-hmm. How do you propose we proceed?

Keep to the fluid resuscitation protocol for burns patients

and strict hydration with a normal saline.

Mm hmm. And?

Rapid relief of fluid retention, an escharotomy on the arm

and possibly the abdomen as well.

Very good.

Jessica Singleton. Grace Connelly - new intern.

So what were you doing before?

Before what? Deciding to take up medicine.

What - you think I'm a bit old to be an intern?

Well, yeah. Sort of.

I'm a late starter.

But a good finisher.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing?

An escharotomy.

Well, it needed to be done.

There was no circulation distal to the injury.

We have to prevent the oedema

from causing impaired capillary refill and ischaemia.

Am I right?

Well...yeah, you're right.

But could you wait for my instructions next time?

Of course.

Hello?

Is there anyone in here?

Can't see any blood. Maybe he wasn't that badly hurt.

Don't know why anyone would wanna come here.

Maybe it's a pick-up spot.

DOOR CREAKS

(sighs)

Bloody hell.

Mrs Trent. Your referral for... Thank you, doctor.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Vincent, I need to close the file on Mrs Wainright.

but there's still outstanding notes.

Right. What's this one?

MAN: wanna know where she is.

GRACE: You don't REALLY think I'm going to tell you.

She's my bloody wife!

Well, you should've thought of that before...

What's going on? Is that a patient?

I've got no idea.

If you don't leave now, I'll call Security.

I'll bloody find her.

Hey! Hey!

You okay? Yeah. I'm fine.

Who was that? Oh, just some guy.

Well, maybe you should call Security.

Who needs them with you around?

What day is it? Tuesday.

Mm-hmm.

Before tonight, when was your last seizure?

Couple of weeks ago. What did your neurologist say?

Nothing. I didn't see him. Why not?

'Cause all anyone ever does is check my Phenytoin levels and top them up.

Waste of time. Right.

But you were only diagnosed with epilepsy a year ago.

Yeah, I had a head injury. It started 'em off.

CT scan and report.

They're not going to tell you anything I don't already know.

There's nothing you or anyone else can do about it.

When can I get out of here? Listen.

Figuring out a way to improve the quality of someone else's life

is never a waste of time.

How is he?

Post ictal, GCS 15, grumpy.

Good. Where'd it happen this time? In the corridor.

I'm thinking surgery is an option.

I'm sure his neurologist has everything under control, Jack.

Well, not if his seizures are so regular.

We've got a knife wound coming in. Domestic violence. I'll meet them.

Lucas can rest up. He'll be fine in the morning.

Jack? Lucas isn't urgent. He can wait.

Tracy Coleman, 27, knife wound to the upper chest.

Vincent's got it. Terri, do we have the number for Lucas's neurologist?

I'll have to look it up. It's okay. I'll do it.

Terri? Uh, Charlotte, don't have time.

I have patients in the waiting room. Okay. Then I will keep it short.

Are you bonking him?

No. Thou shalt not lie.

Then don't ask questions that aren't any of your business.

Well, it is my business

if your relationship is affecting my Resident.

What?

I'd like to know if he's preferring your company to mine

while on the job. No.

Then why would he rather treat an epilepsy case

than do an emergency resus or look at a chest pain patient

than concentrate on an MVA,

unless he wants to spend more time around Triage,

or wherever else it is you may be working.

Jack's behaviour has nothing to do with me.

Oh. So you agree that there is "behaviour"?

'Scuse me.

I'm not going to get into this right now, alright?

Hi. What can I do for you?

It's my nose.

Trauma can be hard on your first night.

Trauma's okay when it's an accident.

But when it's violence, it's...

What's going on? Tracy, it's okay.

We're getting you to theatre. Get it out of me!

Get this knife out of me! Get theatre on the phone

Damaged to the auxiliary artery. Close it off.

Yeah. Medical emergency Lift 3 East.

Have a theatre team waiting at the door.

It's hurting! Tracy, just lie back for me.

I need to clamp this bleed.

I need to stop it. Help me!(crying)

I'll get it, you hold her still.

(wracking sobs)

Got it.

Hold it like that till we can get her to theatre.

Just calm down for me, please. Calm down.

That's the girl. Deep breath. Calm for me.

Calm...that's the way.

That was amazing, finding the artery like that,

like you've been doing it all your life.

Cool head, so I'm told.

Wanna grab a coffee? I'm fine, thanks.

It is like you've been doing it all your life.

And your escharotomy earlier...

I've seen Registrars have a hard time doing them.

So how'd you learn to do them?

Where I come from, burns are a dime a dozen.

People fall into camp fires on a regular basis.

And you treat them?

Yeah. I help the local doctor out when I'm home.

Let me cut to the chase here.

Have you been practising without a licence?

Well?

Haven't lost a patient yet.

Christ! What's to stop me reporting you?

Dinner?

Drink?

Good. My shout, after work.

Right now I've got a patient in Bed 4 who needs, um...

..something that passes as a diagnosis.

Gili Gul Gul. I don't think you can even find it on a map.

Never heard of the place. You wouldn't be the only one.

Look, I'm sorry I jumped down your throat when we met.

You may have noticed I'm older than most interns.

Oh - marginally.

I'm kind of beyond finding that... 'archaic senior surgeon

treats immature intern like shit' routine valuable.

I think it's unnecessary and unproductive.

(laughs)

You're going to love our Director of Emergency.

Look, I think, in my experience,

some of those "immature interns" actually need it.

That's because they went straight from school to uni.

They still don't know why they want to be doctors,

except for the good grades. I agree.

So, why do you?

Our local GP's over 80.

When he dies, we'll need a replacement.

You waited this long to find a replacement for the old bugger?

The ad's been up for 10 years.

The only reason he continues practising

is that no-one in their right mind

can be lured that far out of civilisation.

So, you're it?

Well, someone's gotta replace the old bugger.

Might as well be his daughter.

Grace, I think we need to talk about, er...

Don't mind if we join you?

Oh, Grace. This is Addorinda, my partner.

Hi. Good timing.

I've only one request tonight, guys.

No talking about pus or discharge.

On, come on, we had a fabulous gangrenous leg this morning.

Charlotte!

Hughes? I thought you were rostered off.

I am.

Just got to review a couple of patients,

then I've got three glorious days to myself.

Well, don't spoil it by worrying about

the extra work we'll have to do while you're gone.

I won't, Frank.

Is that a warm post-coital glow I see?

We had a drink and a chat. She's my intern.

By the way, thanks very much for not taking the hint to bugger off

when I wanted you to.

We were having a serious discussion about her future.

Lighten up. Hey, you want to do a swap? Jack for Grace?

What's wrong with Jack? I dunno, but his heart's not in it.

What've we got?

Kelly Stanton, 25-year-old female.

Found her collapsed at home

and I had a pretty difficult intubation with her.

She's going to be alright, isn't she?

Two failed attempts due to throat inflammation

Her temperature's been up for a couple of days...

I'll take this one.

Oh, okay. Thanks.

Lucas, apparently phenytoin won't be ready for another hour or so.

I'll come back for it, I've got to see if I can hold this shift.

Shouldn't you go home?

And do what? Stare at the walls? I slept all night.

Hi. Can I help you? Yeah. I'm Kelly's partner.

I'll show you through. Thank you.

This way, to your left.

Hey, Cate. Thanks for last night. That's alright.

All we did is put you on a trolley.

You don't remember me, do you?

No. Am I supposed to?

No. Bet you reckon I'm just a waste of time.

Very funny, mate.

Dickhead.

Next idiot to make a "waste of time" joke at me

is gonna end up walking backwards.

Do you think Melanie Griffiths looks better with all this surgery?

Don't they realise we've heard it two million times?

Everyone thinks they're a comedian.

I'm starving. Can we get something to eat?

More I think about it, it's gotta be someone who works in this hospital.

Mmm. Meat pies. Mmm. Meat pies! You with me?

Careful, you're smiling. Your face might crack.

Don't push your luck. Ooh.

She just collapsed. She came out of the bedroom, she passed out.

And before she collapsed, how was she behaving?

Oh, she was cranky, she said she was tired.

And her eyes were hurting, wanted the light out.

And before that?

Oh...bit confused, you know?

Thought it was Sunday and kept repeating herself.

Any other symptoms?

Yeah, um...stiff neck, a bit hot.

She started sweating, you know?

Thought she might've had a cold.

She said she had a bad toothache last week,

but she's never been sick for as long as I've known her.

Look, it's possible, given Kelly's symptoms,

that she's got bacterial meningitis.

But I'll have to run tests first.

Okay, this could take a while, Nick. Why don't you get a coffee?

Well, can you cure this meningitis thing?

Yeah. Absolutely. Don't worry, mate.

Okay. Alright. Thank you, doctor.

Can you get blood cultures and a head CT

and set up for a lumbar puncture?

And a central line. Yeah.

We're going to start her on IV penicillin, 2g four-hourly.

Okay. Charlotte and I had a little chat and she's concerned.

She thinks you're trying to find ways to spend time with me

rather than deal with your trauma patients.

What?!

I'm just letting you know what she said.

Does she know about us now?

She was asking questions.

Good. (sighs)

Look, it's...it's not that.

There's no challenge in fractures and trauma wounds.

It's straightforward.

Every time I get my teeth into a good medical problem,

I get dragged away to plug and patch some MVA victim.

So, you're bored with trauma? No. I just -

I like to diagnose occasionally. I'm good at it. That's all.

But the pressure's on here to get them in, get them out...

Made a diagnosis yet? No, running a few tests.

Well, pull your finger out, will you?

We've got a waiting room full of punters.

Hey!

Um, what is it with Jack?

Um...he doesn't think he has much more to learn from a trauma patient.

What? He'll come around.

Yeah. It's a you thing, 'cause is very, very, very young.

One 'very' would've been fine.

Frank. Yeah.

Kelly Stanton - I'm pretty sure it's meningitis.

Make sure you cover all the bases, or I'll have your left ball.

And do it quickly.

Dr Campion? Yeah.

Uh, can I have a word? Grace Connelly.

Oh, right. Intern on rotation. What do you want?

I've got to get home. Family crisis.

You want to be a social worker or a doctor?

It's urgent. Look around yourself, darling.

You're in an emergency ward.

Your choice, I take it? Yes.

They're all bloody urgent.

Take care of your personal problems in your own time.

Anything I can do? I've got a crisis at home.

Well, uh, maybe if you squared it away with Vincent.

He's just left.

Thanks.

Vincent. Where have you been?

I had to review the discharges without you.

Sorry. Look, there's a problem at home.

Dr Campion refused permission for me to leave, but I'm going anyway.

This is not a great way to start your internship.

(sighs) Um, is there still a white ute in the car park behind me?

Yeah.

Well, the guy who's driving it is waiting for me.

It's the same guy from last night.

You wanna tell me what's going on here?

His name is Simon.

His pregnant wife is staying with me and I can't contact her.

I need to make sure nothing's happened.

Grace, you need to give me more information than that.

Where are you parked? Just here.

He's watching my car. I need you to give me a lift.

I'll meet you at the gate in two minutes.

Gracie? Gracie, is that you? Michelle?

Grace, quick. Help!

How long have you been in labour? Oh, hours. Hurts like hell, mate.

I couldn't answer the phone. How close are the contractions?

Oh...dunno. Every five minutes or so, I guess.

We should get her to the hospital. No, I'm not goin' to a hospital.

Is this your first? Yes. It's my first.

Gracie, you've gotta deliver my baby like you did my sisters.

Please? Why doesn't that surprise me?

I've got everything here we need.

Look, Michelle, if this is your first child,

it'd be safer if we got you to a hospital.

There could be complications. Okay? (groans)

Let's at least get you comfortable. Come on.

Oh, (groans) oh-oh....

Oh, Grace. It hurts.

I really wish I was at home with my mum and sisters

instead of this place, the stinkin' city.

Right. Why aren't you? 'Cause of my bastard of a husband.

Belted the shit out of me a month ago.

Wouldn't give a shit if he hurt our baby or not.

So Gracie brought me here with her.

She helps her dad out with his patients sometimes, does she?

No, it's the other way around now. He's past it, she's a real doctor.

Does everything. Oh, shit, here we go again!

(pants)

(moans weakly)

(groans)

BP's 130/85. Heartrate's 90. (groans)

Don't push.

Just try and relax between contractions.

Have some more water. I don't want you to get dehydrated.

Piss off with the water (cries out).

It's okay.

It hurts, Grace. It hurts. Do somethin'.

Good girl. Good girl. It's alright.

I'm going to chuck.

I'm going to chuck. Three minutes.

Okay.

Right. Doing great. Can't stand this! (groans)

Just breath...

She's passed some meconium in her waters.

M...meconium? What does that mean?

That means that your baby could be in some distress.

(moans) It's time for the ambulance.

Make the call.

You don't know what you're missing. Mushy peas make it.

Yuck! I used to give my peas to the dog.

Do you think he has tomato sauce with everything?

He does.

And I do know him.

Four years ago, we trained together for the service

and he never had a meal without tomato sauce.

Classy.

(laughs)

What, did he fail the course or something?

No, he had an accident.

Had to leave 'cause he, um, couldn't drive.

Oh. Doubt he would've made it, though.

He was more of a 'Rambo Ambo' type.

Think he forgot to secure a scene, fell and hit his head

and ended up with epilepsy.

Hey, - you're the one that pointed out

how many people have been making "waste of time" jokes.

But none of them actually have it in for the Ambos.

That's a maybe.

Alright.

During training, you have an accident and wind up with epilepsy.

And then have to leave. How would you feel?

Right. Hey -

That doesn't make Lucas the hoax caller.

We're looking for someone who works here, right?

That's one theory.

Someone who has a grudge against Ambos?

I never said he had a grudge against us.

No. But it stands to reason, doesn't it?

Scott. Last week, you accused someone and you were wrong.

I just wanna ask him a few questions.

Come on. If you think he's responsible, tell headquarters.

They can handle it.

RADIO: Car 978, are you clear for a call out?

Car 978, we're clear.

978, we have a woman in labour...

Okay, her airway pressure's increasing. It's gone up to 50.

Give it another suction.

The tube is probably partially blocked by secretions.

We've written her up for paracetamol suppositories, 1 gram.

That'll help reduce her temperature.

Why hasn't she woken up?

The antibiotics haven't kicked in yet.

Phenytoin 1000mg, prophylactically BD.

What's that for? Ah, it's an anticonvulsant.

Sometimes when the brain swells up, it can bring on convulsions.

I want to prevent that.

Kelly's going to be alright, isn't she?

He knows what he's doing?

We're working to stabilise her, Nick. She's in good hands.

Oh, Kel...

Lucas's phenytoin came from the pharmacy have an hour ago.

Has he gone back to work?

I'll chase him up. We don't want another seizure, do we?

We've used up the last vial of penicillin on Kelly Stanton.

Can you chase some up soon as you can?

I'll get onto pharmacy.

I'll get onto pharmacy. Ah, how's she doing? No change.

Ah, how's she doing? No change.

Seeing as all you'll be doing is monitoring her,

would it be too much to ask to help me suture, in Cubicle 4?

Jack?

It's just a few stitches.

Why is he farting around in there when he's needed out here?

Ask him. I'm asking you.

I've got an intern who's AWOL.

If Jack's not pulling his weight either, I wanna know why.

Come on.

One of your mates said you'd be here.

Here you are. You forgot to pick up your phenytoin.

Thanks.

Doesn't seem to make much difference anyhow.

Well...this is a great lonely place.

Yeah, well, if you fitted in front of everyone during lunch,

you'd want to be alone, too.

There's nothing shameful about epilepsy, Lucas.

Tell that to the onlookers.

Well, maybe it's you.

You just don't give people a chance.

I did. I did. The first couple of times, it was cool.

Everyone was sympathetic.

But after a while, it becomes a bit of a trial,

especially when you piss your pants.

Still, no reason to hide away up here.

Hate to put people off their food.

Maybe you're eating with the wrong crowd.

Got something against pigeons?

(pants) Shit. Shit.

Something's wrong, Grace.

I can't feel anything.

(cries out) It's prolapsed.

I can feel the occiput. The baby's not in breech.

I can feel the occiput. The baby's not in breech. h, just get it out of me. (sobs)

h, just get it out of me. (sobs)

Michelle, we need to take you to a hospital so you can have a Caesarean.

No. No.

Contractions are two minutes apart.

Michelle, now I need to keep my hand inside your vagina, alright?

I'm supporting the baby's head

and I'm applying pressure so the cord won't be compressed.

Now, I've got to do that until we can get you into a hospital. Alright?

Do I have a choice? I'm afraid not.

I need you to roll onto your hands and knees for me.

DOOR OPENS

Ambos are here.

Right. Slowly, slowly.

Just get him out of me. Get him away.

What are you doing to my wife? No!

Get away from her.

If you knock me out of the way, your baby could die.

SCOTT: Ambulance service. CATE: Hello?

Where's the patient? In here.

Her name's Michelle, she's 22. Needs an emergency Caesarean.

Mate, you have a choice.

You can back off and let us get Michelle to a hospital

and we've a real good chance of saving your baby.

You knock me out of the way,

you're going to be responsible for both their lives.

Now what's it going to be?

(Michelle moans)

MACHINE BEEPS

Okay, temperature's up to 41, BP's down 75/40.

Can you wait outside for a minute? Won't take long, okay?

I'll let you know when you can come back.

...between 48 and 50..

Okay, what have we got? I don't really know.

She's having a petit mal.

Pupil size 5 and unreactive.

Sinus brady 30 beats a minute.

Give her atropine, 500 micrograms. Asystolic.

FLAT BEEP Take her vent off, I'll bag her.

No pulse. Start compressions

Adrenaline 1mg.

In.

What happened, Quade? I thought you had this under control?

I don't know. Must've missed something.

Where are they taking her? We're sending Kelly to ICU.

What's wrong with her? Doctors don't know.

Well, who does? Who do I talk to here?

I can't give you any information

The doctor will speak to you shortly.

What I think you should do is call Kelly's family.

What do I tell them?

That her condition is critical.

She went down so quickly. Yeah, but it wasn't meningitis...

Quade, stop moping.

Get your arse into gear - we've got a prolapsed cord.

Terri, call theatre, find out what's available and when.

Okay, what have we got?

BP's dropped to 90/50, heart rate's 128.

Have to go into resus... There aren't any theatres...

Vincent, you're off-duty, go home. Can't, Frank.

I'm keeping the baby's head off the cord.

Great. Stay where you are.

See you found your way back alright. Dr Campion...

Don't even begin to explain, Dr Connelly.

Michelle, I need you to move across to this bed, okay?

Von. Were you Lucas Greiner's nurse last night?

That's right.

When he was post ictal, did he say anthing weird?

No.

Aggro?

Not particularly.

I think the only thing that stands out about Lucas

is that he's a lonely young man with a few social problems.

What does that mean?

Nice view.

Yeah, if you like that sort of thing.

Well, you can see most of the hospital from up here.

Right down to the Ambo bay. So what?

Great place to come if you want to watch us

busting our guts over hoax calls.

You think I've been making those calls?

Bet you reckon I'm just a waste of time, right?

Getting a bit careless, you know. Maybe you wanna get caught.

You jerk. Think you're a big man in that uniform, don't you?

Service wasn't responsible for your head injury, mate.

Piss off!

Listen, I'm not here to argue with you.

I just want you to admit you need help.

Trust me, if you turn yourself in,

it'll be a lot easier than being chased.

Where do you get off?

Think I'm some kind of mental case because I've got epilepsy?

I thought Ambos were supposed to care.

Okay, you have it your way.

But I'm letting Operations know where to find you.

Uh, the obstetrician's ETA is 10 minutes.

His registrar's birthing in Birthing Suite 2.

Look, I'm not convinced I'm still clearing the cord.

The baby's pressing down.

I don't think I can hold this for another 10 minutes.

Baby's heart rate's slowing, showing signs of distress.

She's fully anaesthetised. We'll have to do it here and now.

We're all prepped, doctor.

Let me know when I can take my hand out.

That's not up to me. Dr Quade will be doing this procedure.

Let us know when you want to make an incision.

Uh, with all due respect, sir... What?

Well, I'm not...um, I'm not very confident about this surgery.

Well, you'd better stand there, shut up and you may learn something.

Scalpel...

You can remove your hand now, Vincent.

Why didn't you come in sooner?

She should be in an obstetric theatre.

She wanted to have her baby at home.

Where's the midwife?

She doesn't have one.

(baby cries)

It's a boy.

(continues crying)

(wails subside slightly)

Whinge, whinge, whinge. That's all I ever hear.

Thank you.

You're just lucky we got here when we did.

Dr Quade, I'll see you in my office at the end of the shift.

(sighs) That was the longest pee in history.

Yeah, I had a chat to the boss about Lucas Greiner.

I know it's him, Cate. You have absolutely no proof.

So what did bugalugs say?

Oh, they're going to investigate.

RADIO: Car 978, are you clear for a job?

Yeah, we're clear.

Have a call out to Stanley Park toilet block -

reported suicide attempt.

Has the call been confirmed?

Uh, no response to our check.

Attending.

Stupid bastard!

Get in.

Why should we? He's up there having a laugh at our expense.

We're going, whether you like it or not. Now get in.

(slams door)

He's getting repetitive, isn't he?

When I get back to base, I'm going to grab that prick...

Oh, my God!

Ugh!

Get it off.

(hyperventilating) Get it off!

Jesus Christ, Cate, get it off!

I'm getting it off. Calm down.

(pants heavily)

We've got a pulse.

Scott, you take the airway.

Scott. Pull youself together. Pass me the oxygen.

Scott!

Unknown male, 30s. Found hanging in toilet cubicle.

Query cervical spine injury.

Resps are 22 and pulse is 110.

Scott, if you're not going to help, can you move, please?

Yeah. Sorry.

Scott, you okay? Yeah. Fine.

Ah, any ID?

No ID. We found this note. No name.

Look just call the cops and headquarters

and tell them we brought in the hoaxer, okay?

You sure you don't want to go somewhere more quiet?

Is she going to be okay?

Um...

It's not likely.

Kelly's condition is the result of a critical and severe infection.

What's called sepsis.

Because of the meningitis?

She didn't...have meningitis.

The CT scan showed she had a deep root canal abscess in her mouth.

What are you saying?

That she...she's in a coma because of a toothache?

I suppose...

Well, not exactly.

It's a little more complex than that.

Nick, the abscess was such a severe infection

that it broke through her skin and it poisoned her whole system.

That's why she had the neck pain and the airway inflammation.

Because the infection had gone so far,

there was very little we could've done.

I'm sorry.

You said it was meningitis. You said she was going to be okay.

Look, if it had been meningitis... But it wasn't, was it?

I told you she had a toothache.

I said that.

I said to you that she had a toothache.

Why the hell didn't you listen?

Where's your posse?

We found the hoaxer. Really.

He's had multiple psych admissions for attempted suicide.

And, uh, last time the Ambos picked him up,

they told him he was a waste of time.

He tried to hang himself.

What do you want me to say?

Well, I owe you an apology.

Yeah, well, it's not accepted.

You stuffed up a diagnosis,

which is what happens when you get too bloody cocky.

I wasn't cocky. I made an error of judgement.

Oh, the medical genius made an error of judgment.

Quick. Call the newspapers.

You think you're too bloody good for trauma, don't you?

But as that emergency caesar proved,

you don't know your arse from your elbow, mate.

Yep.

So from now on, I want to see you crawling across broken glass

to fix a fractured leg, thanking your lucky stars

that you have the opportunity to learn anything

and bloody good doctors like Charlotte Beaumont to teach you.

Goodbye.

He's right. You know, I made a complete dick of myself today.

And Charlotte's got the shits with me.

I tried to apologise to her, but it's...

Charlotte will forgive you.

Jack.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

Would you feel better if I took you home and made you dinner?

Police want to talk to you. Yeah.

Is there anything else in your family history I should know?

I'm sorry?

You backed off in an emergency. That guy nearly died.

If I hadn't have been told by someone else, Scott,

about your father,

I'd be knocking on the supervisor's door right now

asking for a new partner.

(sighs)

I think I owe you a drink.

I think you owe me several.

I realise I shouldn't have left the building,

but I wasn't exactly understating the case

when I said I had an urgent family crisis, was I?

Call that a crisis?

You need a better excuse than that if you leave here again.

Excuse me. She and the baby would be dead if I hadn't.

Piffle - what about the four or five patients who'd be dead

while you're off playing midwife?

You're unbelievable! Really?

Well, you'd better believe me, lady,

because I tell you, from now on, you're on notice.

I don't like ya.

Go home and forget about it.

He can't talk to me like that and just walk away.

He can't talk to me like that and just walk away. Is he coming back?

Is he coming back?

Uh..no. He's going early.

Urgent family crisis. Apparently.

How's Michelle?

She's okay.

The baby was in a perfect position when I last examined her.

The baby's position changes during the birth.

Would you have known to diagnose a prolapsed cord?

Yes. Would you have known what to do?

Yes.

Would you have been able to handle the situation by yourself?

Grace, I know you've got your community's best interests at heart,

but until you're a fully qualified doctor,

will you stop practising medicine?

And what's the alternative? Letting people die?

Send them to a hospital.

What hospital? We're four hours from anywhere.

That's not the point.

You cannot practise medicine without a degree.

A medical degree means nothing out there.

Look, I know this is a tough call,

but legally and ethically, it's not on.

Goodnight.