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Rosie, please stop. Don't move!

Why is he trying to blame Rosie's death on the birth?

There was nothing normal about the brutality Rosie experienced.

Sophia cancelled that referral.

She's is responsible for Rosie's death.

The only doctors referred from QM to the MIU in the last three years

were two anaesthetists and two junior doctors.

You think the Trust pushed those patients to make a complaint?

There is nothing the Trust won't do

to protect the hospital's reputation.

I had to rescue Sophia Hernandez last night.

Forceps. We're compromising the baby. We need to do a caesarean.

So, why on earth did you persist with an assisted vaginal delivery

instead of an emergency caesarean like Mr Mansoor told you to?

It's the parents of the boy that died. They wanna meet me.

I thought you had a tribunal. You're cleared?

Maybe they feel I owe them a better explanation.

It's got nothing to do with Ben.

Ruby, he's your tutor. It's not a big deal.

It's a total and utter abuse of power!

If you don't resign, I'll make sure you're struck off

and never work again.

If we merge with Oakwell,

we'll be looking for a new director of psychiatry.

You'd make a good candidate.

There's just one thing that needs clearing up.

You visited a nightclub with Felicity Templeton.

You were in possession of ecstasy.

New admission? Yep.

Drug-induced exacerbation of bipolar disorder.

You're suspended with immediate effect. You know about the referral?

You know what they've done to Maria Carter?

KNOCKS ON WINDOW Maria!

PHONE VIBRATES

KNOCK AT DOOR

What time did you arrive here?

30, 40 minutes ago?

And when did you last speak to Ms Carter?

Yesterday.

You said you were... concerned for her welfare.

What made you concerned today?

S-Sorry, what was the question?

You were explaining what made you concerned enough to come over.

Maria was an old colleague.

I knew she'd been struggling with the pressure of the investigation,

so when I saw her name on the news, I...

..I was worried.

DOORBELL BUZZES

DOORBELL BUZZES CONTINUOUSLY

ENGINE STARTS

TYRES SCREECH

What are you doing? All right, mate?

I just wanna borrow this.

Get the fuck out of my fucking room.

'A former midwife from Queen Mothers University Hospital

'was found dead in her home yesterday morning.

'Her body was discovered...'

Kids, shush a minute.

'..by a colleague concerned for her welfare.

'The woman has being identified as Maria Carter,

'who had recently been suspended

'following allegations made against her

'whilst she was working on the elderly-care ward.'

Can't believe it.

It's just awful.

Once her name hit the press...

I can see why she felt like she had no other option.

Did you ever...?

Investigations... that go on for so long,

it takes a toll on you.

So, I'm meeting Dr Armitage tomorrow afternoon.

Dr Hussain wants time to consider whether or not to get involved.

If she agrees, would you meet her?

Of course. Right.

I'm gonna do a deep dive into the Maternity Unit's history.

And I'll let you know if anything comes up. OK.

Hi. I need to speak to Dr Hernandez. She's not in today. Can I help you?

Her consultant, Mr Mansoor?

Oh, he's just started his ward round so he won't be available till...

Excuse me? Hang on a minute!

Hey!

You shouldn't be on this ward.

You know Maria Carter? She was found dead yesterday.

If you don't leave my ward immediately, I'm calling security.

She killed herself because of you and your department.

I've had enough of this. Hey, listen, I'm not done with you.

Who's Victoria Hall? Who is she?

Another midwife that you hounded out?

What the hell are you talking about?

What's going on? Call security, Chrissy.

I want this lunatic off my ward.

Don't worry, mate. I'm leaving.

# I got on my knees

# And I begged my mother

# With a bottle in one hand It's one or the other

# And so it turns, again and again

# She woke from her slumber With a crippled stance

# She said she miss my brother And wanted one more chance

# And so it turns... #

KNOCK ON DOOR WOMAN: James?

# The wheel. #

PAUSES MUSIC What?

Have you put a lock on the door?

I'm working. Well, it's 2am. Are you all right?

Why do you keep asking me that?

Because I'm worried about you.

I'm fine.

Need to finish my work.

MUSIC RESUMES

'Please leave your message after the tone.'

Rubi, where are you? Please call me back.

Hey. Hey.

Dr Hussain's agreed to meet us as long as it stays off the record.

Well, I suppose we can agree to that for now.

If she says anything worthwhile, we'll just...

..have to persuade her to let us use it.

Everything OK with Rubi? No.

She's upset because the uni have suspended that lecturer,

and she thinks it's my fault.

Is it?

Nobody forced him to have inappropriate relations

with his students, George.

OK. But did you report him?

OK, look, I saw you looked him up on our database the other day,

and... you know that's a breach of data protection.

Don't lecture me, George.

I did what any decent parent would do.

Thanks for agreeing to meet me.

Maria and I worked together for a number of years

on the Maternity Unit.

She was one of the good ones.

Being supervised was humiliating.

The only reason I'm still a doctor now is...

because my parents would be devastated if I quit.

There were rumours of whistle-blowers silenced

by disciplinary action.

I didn't believe them... till it happened to me.

The incident reports went nowhere. What happened to them?

They just made it really difficult for us to submit serious incidents.

Lots of forms to fill in, additional sign offs.

So everyone just did the simpler high-risk form instead.

Meaning the Trust reported much lower serious incident figures

to the government.

Why didn't any of the families involved

pursue claims against the Trust?

Some did.

But they'd convince them the trauma sustained during birth,

the death of a baby or mother, was unavoidable

or the patient's fault.

When that wasn't possible, they paid families off quickly

but with much lower amounts than they'd have got

if they'd gone to court.

I assumed the people responsible for staff and patient wellbeing

would value protecting us over a hospital's reputation.

I was so naive.

That maternity unit is toxic.

The arrogance and incompetence of some of the consultants...

Can you name any of them?

I know it feels difficult, but...

would you be willing to put that on record?

I'd rather not.

I can't.

No peeking.

When's the submission deadline?

Our client wants everything ready to go by the end of the month.

Come here. Go on.

You've got this. Yeah?

Come on, get dressed.

I'll drop you off on my way into work, yeah.

Oh, yes, sir.

Can turn this around in seconds. HE CHUCKLES

What're you doing?

How long have you been sitting on this?

You're probably too young to remember,

but about ten years ago, QM had a major overhaul.

The Trust was on the brink of bankruptcy,

primarily because they were constantly compensating families

for avoidable incidents within Maternity.

The CQC rated the unit as inadequate

and said something drastic had to change,

otherwise they'd be shut down.

So award-winning obstetrician Eric Sawers

was appointed as the new chief medical director.

The Trust felt he'd be well-placed to bring about a new era of change

alongside Arun Mansoor, QM's lead obstetrician.

Well, within years, they were winning regional

and national awards

and had one of the country's best "normal" birth rates.

Their caesarean rates were as low as 14% in 2020?

Yep, when most other trusts were still hovering around 22 to 26%.

But how did they turn things around so quickly?

It must have cost a fortune.

Exactly.

So, I put in an urgent Freedom of Information request

for the Trust's finances.

They immediately blocked it.

But... I'm trying to see if I can get around that.

Did you manage to get hold of their serious-incident data?

Yes.

The data QM submitted to the Department of Health is...

significantly better than nearby trusts of equivalent size.

That tallies with what Dr Armitage and Dr Hussain said.

Even if they refuse to go on record, we've got something to go on.

That's not concrete evidence.

We still need a witness on the inside

who's prepared to go on record.

George, are you all right?

It's Gina.

Has something happened?

I found something out that's almost certainly relevant

to our investigation.

About Gina?

If I share this, I'll be breaching Gina's client confidentiality,

which will definitely mean the end of our relationship.

Go on.

Gina's architecture firm is creating plans

for a redesign of the psychiatry unit at QM.

But... Gina's firm does luxury residential property,

not commercial sites.

Yes.

Her client's putting together a bid to purchase the psychiatry unit.

But how? The psych unit isn't for sale.

There's been no public consultation.

Something like that would take months,

years to set in motion.

Who's the client? Asquith Archer Residential.

KEYBOARD CLICKS

There's nothing on this anywhere.

So why are Asquith Archer putting together a bid

for a sale that doesn't exist?

I don't know, but...

it seems like they've been preparing this for years.

Gina has details of the whole proposal,

the value of the land,

how much that will increase once the building's being repurposed

and the "less appealing" psychiatric patients are moved out.

We don't have enough mental health beds as it is,

and they wanna close down the county's biggest psych unit

for a bit of profit? I, er... I know.

How long has Gina known about your connection to this?

Er, she realised a few weeks ago but decided not to tell me.

But, ethically, I mean, morally, it's wrong.

Can't she see that?

She said for weeks, I've been going on about how risky the place is,

the patients aren't safe, staff don't know what they're doing...

..the building isn't fit for purpose.

Right. I wanna know everything about Asquith Archer Residential.

Gina's gonna kill me.

I'm sorry, George, but this is too important to ignore.

OK. With this information, I can expedite the request

for the Trust's finance info.

Oh, and, George...

..thank you.

I do understand how hard this must have been.

KNOCKING

DOOR HANDLE JIGGLES, KNOCKING CONTINUES

Will's parents own the house.

James moved in a year ago.

We've never had locks on the doors.

If he doesn't open it, we can break it down or get a locksmith.

No, wait. KNOCKING

James, it's Michelle Dornaway from the Adult Care Team.

Can you open the door?

Coming.

Why aren't you at work?

We took the day off to be here.

We're here to assess your mental health, James,

to see if there's anything we can do to help you.

There's nothing wrong with my mental health.

These were found in the bedside cabinet.

You know you shouldn't be mixing these tablets together.

Your family and colleagues have expressed some concerns about you.

Like what?

Putting a lock on your door.

I'm allowed to have a little privacy.

Lying to your friends about what's been happening at work.

He's not my friend. He's my sister's boyfriend.

Why didn't you say you'd been suspended?

James, do you know what day it is?

Yeah, it's Thursday.

It's Friday, James.

You've been asleep since Wednesday night.

Well, I've not been sleeping very well.

I took a sleeping tablet. It must have knocked me out.

I spoke to your GP.

You've asked for a number of different sedatives

this last few weeks.

OK, I really don't... genuinely don't understand why you're here.

Martha said you struggled with your mood before, in your last job.

Right.

You got depressed when a nurse was nearly killed on your ward. OK.

She's... She's worried it's happening again.

A patient jumped to their death in front of you

and according to the police,

you recently found the body of a close colleague.

I mean, that must have been incredibly stressful for you.

Maria wasn't a close colleague.

We were working on something together about the Trust.

Well, what were you working on?

OK.

Erm... JAMES CLEARS THROAT

Things have been a little stressful recently, yeah,

but that's got nothing to do with my mental health.

It's about the Trust.

I don't know why,

but they're trying to pin the blame for Rosie Newman's death on me.

Now, Maria was Rosie's midwife,

so she knew the Trust were trying to cover something up,

and she's being piecing it together,

working with a woman called Victoria Hall.

She's another midwife, I think. They were gonna whistle-blow.

But whatever they've got on the Trust was serious enough

for Maria to be silenced.

Silenced? Yes.

By the Trust? Yes.

OK, er, where does Victoria Hall work?

I don't know.

And what else did Maria say about Victoria?

Er, she didn't.

She just... She just mentioned her once, maybe twice.

Are you sure Victoria Hall's a real person?

Yes.

But you've never met her,

and Maria didn't tell you anything else about her?

You can see my problem here, James.

Sometimes, when people are struggling with their mental health,

they hear or see things that aren't there - you know that.

Yeah, OK.

Look, the key issue here is that the closer that I get to the truth,

then the more the Trust try to stop me.

Look, they... they ruined Maria's life,

and then when that wasn't enough, they killed her.

If I'm not careful, they'll do the same to me.

Let me get this straight -

you believe the Hospital Trust murdered a former member of staff

and they're gonna do the same to you?

When you put it like that, it sounds mad - I get that -

but, yes, I do.

Look, they've even taken pictures of me, right.

They've used them to turn a college against me.

If you don't believe... If...

If you don't believe me, then ask Kate.

She knows. Kate?

McAllister. Dr McAllister.

James, she requested this Mental Health Act assessment

in the first place.

She organised the whole thing.

She's a fucking liar!

Look, James... we think you need respite

in a therapeutic environment

where you can focus on getting better.

Are you willing to come voluntarily?

Or do we need to consider bringing you in on a section?

It's, er... It's fine.

I'll come voluntarily.

It's great we found you a private bed at such short notice.

This hospital's like a luxury spa. You won't wanna leave.

I know it doesn't feel like it now, but it's for your own good, James.

I've only sectioned a handful of doctors

in 14 years doing this job, and none of them have regretted it.

It's a nice place, I've heard. Food's not too bad either.

SHE CHUCKLES

I think there's a gym.

Take your work out gear with you.

You'll be fine. It won't be long.

I promise.

You can go for walks every day.

And I'm sure you'll enjoy that. JAMES EXHALES DEEPLY

Are you OK?

I gonna have a panic attack. I have them sometimes.

JAMES EXHALES DEEPLY Hold on, James. Can you pull over?

Yeah, just here, thank you.

All right.

All right, just focus on your breathing,

HE COUGHS Stay calm.

I've got some water in the car.

Hey! Hey!

Hi, yes. Police, please.

Yeah, I need to report a patient who's just absconded.

Thanks to Arun, we've managed to smooth things over

with the Patel family.

So, I can return to work?

Yes. We're keen to have you back.

What about the investigation?

Freya Patel had a medical condition which she didn't disclose to us.

That's what complicated the delivery.

What was the condition?

Some endocrine disorder.

We've offered her genetic testing for any future pregnancies.

She was happy with that.

Hmm. Leave it alone, Sophia.

You know as well as I do that you're complicit

in some of the worst incidents that have happened on that unit.

If it were up to me, you'd be gone.

But I'm giving you a second chance. You can thank Mr Mansoor.

Now, we've drawn up an NDA for you covering Baby Patel.

There, take it home, read it carefully.

Once you've signed it, you can return to work straight away.

These are the Trust's financial records.

It's one way to slow us down, I guess.

That bunch of motherfucking jobsworths.

Where do we start?

When I was looking for news reports on the maternity unit,

there was an article from years ago

about the cost of critical repairs to the psychiatry unit.

Here.

It was gonna cost the Trust at least seven million

to carry out the essential building repairs,

so they tried to raise funds through various charity events.

It says here they won a government grant of two million

to help modernise the psych unit in 2015.

Yes, and in a later article, they mention that charity fundraising

had already reached nearly four million.

So, they spent all that money, and the unit's still falling apart?

But what if the repairs were never carried out?

There's no way that they invested over six million in that building.

Well, don't just stand there, help me.

What are you doing?

Martha. Look, I... I don't have time to explain.

The police are looking for you.

James, I'm really worried about you. I don't know what to do.

Just... trust me.

Please.

Please.

Where are you going?

To fix this.

Thank you.

You're sure it's today? Yeah, yeah.

And a fortnight ago at the same time.

It's under the name Maria Carter.

I can't find anything. Can I have a look?

See, there's no bookings for Maria Carter.

Wait, you're here to meet Maria too?

Yeah. But... But, erm...

..Maria won't be coming.

Have you... Have you got a minute?

Maria contacted us out of the blue about a month ago.

She wanted to talk to us about what went wrong

during Aaron's birth. Yeah.

We were confused. We thought there were problems at the time,

but... the hospital reassured us Kirsty's experience was normal.

We asked for the medical notes,

but they didn't mention any of the awful things that happened,

so we dropped it and tried to get on with our lives.

Did Maria ever explain to you what her intentions were?

Well, she'd met with another couple like us,

and... if we were willing,

she wanted to support us in taking legal action against the hospital.

We... really weren't sure.

And now, with Maria gone, I mean, what chance have we got?

Hiya, love.

Can I get you something? I'm fine.

So, who told you about the referral?

Maria.

So... Maria's concerned about Rosie's mental health.

Cos she told you that Rosie's anxiety

about an infection was pathological, but you just shut down her concerns.

When did you stop seeing your patients as people?

Maria didn't clearly articulate what was wrong with Rosie,

I couldn't just keep her on the ward

when I couldn't see anything wrong with her.

You missed the early signs of Rosie's psychosis

because you don't see the psychological impact

of birth on your patients,

also because you don't give a fuck about psychiatry.

That's not true. No?

So, Rosie comes to your clinic

complaining about an infection again,

and you still don't put two and two together.

Instead, you just want me to confirm that your assessment of Rosie

on the postnatal ward was right and Maria's was wrong.

"They just need reassurance," you said.

But that was you... wasn't it?

I'm an obstetrician, I'm not a psychiatrist.

A good obstetrician, they'd be able to see psychiatric illness

during and after pregnancy, but you didn't...

..and you need to make that right.

SHE SCOFFS

How?

Tomorrow, we're going to the MIU, and you're gonna tell 'em the truth.

Why would I do that?

Because they're coming after me, just like they did to Maria.

And because you're a victim too.

Cos this whole culture will never change

unless someone puts a stop to it,

and we can do that - YOU can do that.

And if you don't, then...

If you don't...

then other people are gonna get hurt.

See you tomorrow.

I'll let you know what time.

So, public and private donations flood in

to cover the psych unit renovations, but from this financial data...

..there's no evidence any of the money was ever spent on it.

Obstetrics spent large amounts on improvements

during the same period,

but we don't have a concrete money trail.

You said the owner of Asquith Archer Residential

was Tamsin... ..Warwick.

Warwick. What... What do we know about her?

Well, she founded the company in 2009

after she was working at a successful property lawyer

for several years.

Asquith Archer specialises in large-scale redevelopment

of, you know, industrial sites, warehouses, mills.

Not NHS property?

No. This is their first.

So, who tipped them off about the psych unit?

I'm still trying to make a connection.

CALLAHAN SIGHS, PHONE CHIMES

I've got an email from Dr Ford.

He wants to come in first thing in the morning.

Well, should we let the police know?

We'll make them aware.

We'll speak to him first,

then they can escort him back to the hospital once we're done.

CALLAHAN SIGHS

JAMES EXHALES

RINGING TONE

WOMAN SOBS

WOMAN EXHALES SHARPLY

SOBS SOFTLY

Eric. I just, erm...

I just wanted to check that you got my email. What?

I wondered if I could take a sabbatical

before I started the new job.

There is no job for you, Kate.

Wait a minute. What do you mean?

I did everything you asked, I... I did more than that.

I even agreed to James' assessment for sectioning

against my better judgement.

Yeah, but did you really think we'd keep employing you

after you'd slept with your trainee?

I had hoped that being a consultant here for over a decade

might counted for something.

It doesn't.

And you can expect to hear from the MIU.

Are you sure Dr Hernandez has agreed to this?

She'll be here. She will.

Erm... yesterday, I met a couple

that Maria was trying to persuade to take legal action against the Trust.

And, erm, Maria said that there are dozens just like them,

that were mistreated in Maternity

that were then made to believe that it was their own fault.

None of the incident reports have names.

We can't do anything with them.

Yeah, but look at the dates. There's dates.

So if we can just get access to the Maternity database,

we can match dates to the patients and we can show the discrepancy.

There's no way the Trust is gonna give us access.

Even if they do, they'll... they'll just say they were done by Maria,

a midwife they've already discredited.

George is right.

We need someone on the inside who's willing to speak out

about what's been happening,

confirm the notes have been falsified.

Look, if Sophia's not gonna help us, what about the couple you met?

No, no, they're too scared of getting involved

in expensive legal action

without there being a guarantee of success.

I should have done this sooner.

I'll help you. I'll tell the truth...

about Rosie and Toni...

..and all the other cases I've seen

where negligence has been covered up.

You'd be implicating yourself.

And you could get struck off.

The Trust needs to be held to account.

I'll be your whistle-blower.

I'd like to extend a special welcome

to this month's board of directors meeting to Dr Callahan and Dr Adjei,

who'll take us through the findings of their recent investigation

into Dr Ford's management of Rosie Newman.

We're very grateful for you accepting the invitation

to attend today,

and we hope it gives you an idea of the ways

we're striving to create a transparent, no-blame culture

with patient safety very much at the centre. Over to you.

Oh, we only agreed to come because of the legendary four-course lunch

you put on after, so don't worry, we'll keep it brief.

We were asked by you to review the actions

of one of your junior doctors following the death of Rosie Newman.

Our investigation highlighted several issues,

not just with Dr Ford's management of Mrs Newman,

but also the Psychiatry department.

However...

over the course of our investigation,

we have built a picture of a trust

masquerading as an award-winning provider

of quality health care to the local population.

We've interviewed your staff and your patients,

and you've presided over a dangerous maternity unit

whilst allowing the Psychiatry department to crumble.

You can stop there. We're nearly done.

Within Maternity, you created a toxic, bullying culture of fear,

employing intimidation tactics

and the threat of referral to regulatory bodies

to silence anyone who raised concerns.

Patients like Rosie Newman and Toni Campbell-Brown

experienced traumatic births, and you covered them up.

You offered no protection for whistle-blowers like Glyn Armitage,

Lina Hussain,

Maria Carter.

Three years ago, you commissioned a valuation for the Psychiatry Unit.

That estimated its value at 32 million.

Every single one of you signed off on this proposal to sell the unit.

You lied to staff, claiming you were working hard

to keep the Psych Unit open,

when, all along, you were manipulating our investigation

so that our conclusions would support what you wanted -

the Psych Unit's closure.

That is a gross misrepresentation of what this Trust has been doing.

We made an executive decision to channel funds

into the departments that needed it most.

Precisely.

Money that should have been used to restore the Psychiatry building

and ensure its safety was funnelled to Maternity.

You knew a run-down, poorly performing Psych Unit

would be easier to close.

When you realised the building's value, the decision was easy.

But how many of you knew that your that you Medical Director

intended to personally profit from the sale?

That his brother's wife, Tamsin Warwick,

owned the property company set up to win the contract

once the tender became public?

You valued the Psych building at 32 million,

but Tamsin Warwick's company

estimates they'll make upwards of £60 million

from turning the building into luxury flats,

the majority of which will go straight into a parent company

that's jointly owned by Tamsin's husband, Rupert,

and his brother, Eric Sawers.

You have got to be kidding me.

You have brought this profession into disrepute,

and you have caused unquantifiable damage

to public faith in the health service.

But you will pay for the damage that you've caused.

By the time we're done,

this Trust will be tied up in legal action

for years to come.

FRANTIC CHATTER

DOOR CLOSES

How could you?

I've been fired, George.

I'm really sorry, but I had no choice.

That's what your job really does.

It destroys people.

KNOCKING

I know I'm the last person that you wanna see,

but I just, erm...

I wanted to apologise.

I should have found a way to say it sooner, but, erm...

..I really am so sorry.

BABY CRIES

I'd better go.

I strongly believe that if Dr Hernandez had disclosed

Maria Carter's prior concerns about Rosie's mental health...

..I would have made different clinical decisions

during that first review.

The fact that this crucial patient history was withheld from me

speaks to wider cultural issues within QM's Obstetric department...

..that were beyond my control...

..but negatively affected the quality of care Rosie received.

'Throughout my career,

'I've always strived to put the interests of my patients first.'

It's what I tried to do with Rosie...

..especially during her second review,

when I saw how she'd been restrained.

Yet I accept that my clinical judgement may,

in recent times, have been less sound.

But this is a direct consequence of the pressure,

the stress, the occasional paranoia and the resulting lack of trust

in my colleagues that the MIU's investigation has created.

I would be grateful if the panel could take that into account.

Thank you.

Dr Ford? We're ready.

Dr Ford's initial review of Mrs Newman was acceptable,

given the extenuating circumstances.

The same cannot be said of his later assessment.

A simple conversation with Mrs Newman's husband

would have provided Dr Ford with the information needed

to ensure she received adequate sedation prior to transfer.

While the coroner is yet to determine

whether Mrs Newman's fall

was a premeditated or impulsive act...

..it was Dr Ford's duty to keep Mrs Newman safe.

He failed to do that.

Regarding Ms Templeton,

the panel accepts Dr Ford did not supply

the drugs she overdosed on.

However, in taking Ms Templeton to a distant A&E

and arranging her transfer off his ward,

Dr Ford put his career above her best interests,

which is far from the accepted professional standard.

We have therefore concluded Dr Ford's fitness to practise

is impaired by reason of misconduct and incompetence.

A serious breach of good medical practice has taken place.

However...

..Dr Ford's complete erasure from the medical register

would not be in the public interest.

Dr Ford has demonstrated insight...

..and the risk of him repeating the aforementioned actions is low.

As such, we feel a 12-month suspension

sufficiently reflects the seriousness of the incidents.

Dr Ford's case will be reviewed

prior to the end of the suspension period

and a decision made as to whether or not

he can return to clinical practice.

Well done, James.

Do you guys mind if we, er, talk about this outside?

Of course.

INDISTINCT CONVERSATION

How do you take it?

Oh, milk, no sugar. Thanks.

We built that swing for Liam, what was it, six, seven years ago?

Er, just before his fourth birthday.

I am...

I am so sorry.

Oh, that's... that's not why we asked you here.

No, but I feel I need to explain.

I was told all the checks had been done.

Everything seemed OK.

As soon as I injected the drug, I... I knew something was wrong.

We tried. We tried and tried to resuscitate him...

..but he was already so weak from the cancer.

We were advised not to have any contact with you

during the inquest and the trial.

But the way that the hospital and your colleagues

pushed... all the blame onto you

instead of acknowledging the problems,

that allowed a mistake like this to happen in the first place,

it was hard to hear.

We really felt for you.

So when we read that you'd left clinical practice,

well, I mean, deep down we knew,

but we hoped that it wasn't because of Liam's death.

But we don't blame you...

..and we need you to know that.

Thank you.

Thank you.

'Medicine' by Daughter

# Pick it up, pick it all up

# And start again... #

Nice to see you all.

Hey. Look at him. Hey, man.

MAN LAUGHS

Hey, man. Nice to see you too.

# You've got a second chance You could go home

# Escape it all

# It's just irrelevant... #

I'm sorry.

# It's just medicine... #

See you. # It's just medicine

# You could still be What you want to

# What you said you were When I met you

# You've got a warm heart You've got a beautiful brain

# But it's disintegrating

# From all the medicine

# Ooh-ooh

# From all the medicine. #

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