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2 Welcome to The Pines.

Lights and power are not guaranteed.

There'll never be enough staff, time or resources.

Now, I don't need to tell you all this is your last chance

to complete your medical internships

and qualify as doctors.

So what are you guys all in here for?

I threw up in a patient.

[Curtain swishes]

You too?

[Ellie] You know, it was my first day back

at a hospital in six months

after I killed a patient.

I want her to like me. I need this internship to work.

Do you want to be a doctor? Then be a doctor.

[Mick] Just, um, corrugated iron frisbee'd me in the storm.

[Jimmy] Right, you call someone to come get you?

You've had an anaesthetic in your leg.

You definitely can't drive.

- Jimmy. - [Curtis] Hypertension?

- Hey, hey! - [Curtis] Cardiomyopathy?

- Hyperglycemia? - It's nothing, all right?

It just happens sometimes when I'm stressed.

- [Jimmy] Someone get a defib. - [Curtis] Trish, please?

[Trish] Uh, yep.

- What happened? - His patient carked it.

[Gloria moans]

[Intense music]

[Gull squawks]

[Heartbeat thuds]

[Gloria] Hey.

You left early.

[Jimmy breathes deeply]

Yeah.

[Gloria] Uh-huh.

Thought I'd get a swim in this morning.

[Gloria] I can see.

You look great.

- So do you. - [Jimmy chuckles]

Oh! Are you gonna get in?

- Maybe. - [Jimmy chuckles]

- [Gloria chuckles] - [Anita] Morning!

[Gloria] Hi.

[Jimmy] Hey, Anita.

[Anita] Hey, Jimmy.

- [Gloria] Good day, isn't it? - [Anita] Oh, it's beautiful.

[Awkward music]

- Oh, that's weird. - What's that?

I can't seem to see you on the menu.

[Chuckles]

I like your shoes, by the way.

You can see my shoes from there?

[Ava] I can't see them, but I imagine they're very nice.

I'm actually barefoot in here.

I like that. Very grounded.

[Ellie] Mushie.

Mushie!

[Ellie] You want a little treat?

Yeah?

[Laughs] Aww, you're such a good boy!

Yes, you are. No, don't do that.

[Curtain swishes]

Jesus!

Don't you knock?

Um, it's a curtain.

What are you doing?

Um, talking to my dog.

I share him with my ex.

[Jimmy] You feed him treats like this?

[Ellie] Yeah, well, I can't be with him 'cause of work, so...

Hey, um, are you okay?

Sure. Why?

Um, it's just...

Jimmy, I know what it's like to lose a patient.

So, if you ever want to talk about it...

It's not the same, so...

What...

It's not the same.

What, you mean 'cause you didn't make a mistake but I did?

Yeah.

Right.

[Thoughtful percussive music]

[Indistinct chatter]

- [Nicola] You're in? - [Mia] Yep.

- 20. - [Nicola] 20?

[Mia] Um, yeah. Just haulin' in.

What's that about?

[Lisa] Oh, they're taking bets...

...on which one of us she kicks out first.

- Seriously? - Mm.

- What are my odds? - About even.

You want in?

[Gloria] Good morning, everyone.

We're reviewing the case of M.C.,

a 30-year-old male who presented to ED last week.

Dr. Apostolou is joining us from Cardiology.

Dr. Seufale, you were treating him.

Can you walk us through exactly what happened?

I absolutely can.

Mick came in around midday

with an 8cm laceration on his left thigh

from roofing material.

- Um... - [Ava] So sorry.

Family emergency.

My brother's cat got hit by an e-bike.

He's a total mess.

Right, go on.

[Jimmy] He was alert, oriented.

Vital signs stable.

Uh, I consulted with my reg.

Plastics were happy he didn't need a complete washout,

and to suture him in ED,

so I applied a local anaesthetic

and sutured him with 4-0 nylon.

And what was your assessment of his overall condition?

Very healthy.

[Jimmy] No history, no allergies, no meds.

Did you do a cardiac examination?

[Jimmy] I listened to his heart.

[Apostolou] Can you describe exactly what you heard?

[Jimmy] Regular heart rate and rhythm.

No murmurs.

Another one of my patients had run off,

so I was just making sure that everyone...

You were discharging him?

Yeah, I hadn't got to the paperwork yet.

Dr. Seufale had approval to discharge the patient.

Instead, he was found in cardiac arrest

in a hospital bathroom.

Yes.

Resuscitation was attempted.

He was pronounced dead at 4:23pm.

[Apostolou] Autopsy revealed

an undiagnosed genetic heart condition,

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,

with severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.

There was also evidence of a recent stress response,

elevated catecholamine levels.

[Gloria] Did you consider how trauma

can unmask an underlying heart condition?

A cardiac exam was not indicated here.

Liam?

Our triage protocols

rely on the doctor's judgement for the extent of physical exam.

[Curtis] That's right. In ED we need to rely on judgement calls.

[Jimmy] There was a storm, all right?

Things were hectic that day. Can we not all agree on that?

[Lisa] Yeah.

The power went out. I was caught in the rain.

You want to tell the family that?

Anchoring bias.

Do not fix on the most obvious cause of complaint.

[Tense percussive music]

I saw a male patient with a simple laceration

and didn't continue to a complete workup.

Exactly.

Okay, well, thank you, Doctor, for your time.

- We're all incredibly grateful. - [Apostolou] Always a pleasure.

[Gloria] Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

[Apostolou] All right, so we'll get together

and we'll have a chat about the statistics a little bit later.

- [Jimmy] Excuse me, Dr. Wall. - [Gloria] Yeah. Yes?

[Jimmy] Can we have a chat outside?

Um, yes, in a minute, Jimmy, thank you.

- Sorry. - [Apostolou] No, that's okay.

- I was just... Got a... - [Gloria] So, yeah.

- [Sighs heavily] - [Indistinct chatter]

- [Gloria] Monday or something? - [Apostolou] Yeah, sure.

[Gloria] All right, thank you so much, Doctor.

- Yes, Jimmy? - Okay, what the fuck was that?

It was a Mortality and Morbidity meeting.

It's standard process after any unexpected lapse.

It's how we learn from our mistakes

and identify systemic gaps.

Yeah, I know that. I meant you went pretty hard on me.

Well, you might have missed something critical.

You won't miss it again.

[Nicola] Dr. Wall, we're in theatre 2.

I'm not gonna play favourites, you know that.

[Distant siren wails]

[Luke] Yeah, and then I woke up.

Just... everything was just a bit blurry, you know?

Like the lights are too bright or something.

Not even a bloody hangover this time.

Uh, has anything like this ever happened before?

No, no.

Look, it's... it's actually a lot better now,

so I probably shouldn't be bothering you guys.

The wife bullied me into it, so...

It's good you listened to her.

Men routinely delay presentation for treatment

and, as a result, face a higher rate

of disease progression at diagnosis,

which correlates to increased mortality rates.

Uh, not that I'm suggesting a mortality issue.

Right. Oh, that's good, yeah.

Are you new, are you?

- Yes. - [Luke] Ah.

[Ellie] Uh, do you still have that headache?

No, no. Nuh, I'm all right.

[Ellie] Any other unusual symptoms?

Uh, d-dizziness? Feeling off-balance? Seizures?

[Clicks tongue] No.

No, nothing like that.

Jeez, am I gonna die or something?

Is that your normal doctor face?

Uh... Um, I'm just gonna check your eyes.

Can you just look at my nose for me?

[Luke] Sure.

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

- And nose. - Right.

- Good? - [Ellie] Yeah.

[Luke] Right. [Sighs]

Um, I've just got to be somewhere at 3 o'clock today,

so just thought I'd give you a bit of a heads-up

'cause I know these things can drag on a little bit, you know?

Uh, we just need to make sure that everything's okay first.

Yeah, sure. No, I understand. That's all right.

- [Curtain swishes] - [Ellie] Curtis?

Um, there's nothing obviously wrong with his eyes,

but I want a head CT

to check for subarachnoid haemorrhage

and a CTA in case it's an aneurysm.

Very good. I'll escalate.

Do you want a coffee?

[Ava] I'd take a turmeric latte.

Oat, obviously.

Thanks, boss.

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

[Phone rings nearby]

[Yosef] Uh, Jacqui?

- Yep. Hey. - Hi, I'm Dr. Perera. Yosef.

- [Jacqui] Mm-hm. - What have you done here?

[Jacqui] Have you ever done parkour?

Neither had I. I was trying to do it with my son.

And I jumped over our fence and landed on a tin planter box.

- Yikes. - [Jacqui] Mm.

Do you want to take a look at it?

[Wound squelches]

Just a moment.

All right, this is official. It's crunch time.

We've got to get you on the apps.

Oh, God, I don't wanna be on the apps.

You're a recent divorcée. Fresh meat.

- Got to get you on the apps. - [Sighs] I'm al...

I'm already seeing someone, actually.

- Oh, really? - [Gloria] Mm-hm.

Breaking news. Who's the lucky guy?

None of your business.

[Curtis] Mm.

No, it's not gonna work anyway.

Of course it's not gonna work. That's the whole point.

You gotta get on the apps. I'll write your profile for you.

- You're gonna write my profile? - Yeah.

- Okay, what would you say? - All right.

- Mildly... - Don't be mean.

Won't be mean. Let's be realistic.

Mildly attractive, recently divorced, 40s...

Very late 30s... something.

Uh, Pom, unfortunately.

Surgeon, never gonna work.

Uh, is into old-man music.

No, I like the Beach Boys.

Looking for, uh... What are you looking for, Gloria?

[P.A.] Attention, trauma team. Incoming level 1. ETA...

Oh, shit, here we go.

[Gloria] What do you mean, "mildly attractive"?

[Curtis] Incredibly mildly attractive.

[Gloria] Right.

Seven.

- I'm at least a seven. - All right.

Or 7.2 in heels.

Curtis, I was being modest.

- Hey. - Uh, BP's at 65 over 42.

Heart rate's at 135. We've got him on oxygen.

Large-bore IV established.

[Jimmy] Injury sites?

[Paramedic] Uh, abdomen, back. Both internal.

No obvious head injury, but he's unconscious.

[Beeping]

- [Equipment beeps] - [Phone rings]

[Tense music]

[Sniffs]

Poor fella. How long's he been down?

Uh, unknown.

Some kids found him

north end of the beach, in the dunes.

- What, by himself? - [Paramedic] Yeah.

Apparently kids have been fighting each other

and filming it for their socials.

Jesus Christ. Parents been notified?

Uh, not yet. No ID.

- [Curtis] Vitals? - [Paramedic] Airway's patent.

Sats 94%. BP 65 on 42.

- Heart rate 135. GCS 12. - [Curtis] Thank you very much.

Okay, get some lines in and we'll get some fluids going.

[Jimmy] Yeah.

[Curtis] Jimmy, get his bloods done, please.

[Jimmy] Holy shit.

[Curtis] Where's the trauma team?

[Nurse] They're on their way.

[Curtis] I'll do an eFAST.

- [Tense music] - [Device beeps]

- Okay. - [Heart monitor beeps]

[Curtis] Coming in here.

Okay, looks like we've got internal bleeding.

[Mia] Oxygen sats dropping.

[Alarm beeps rapidly]

[Curtis] Okay, that's a major haemorrhage.

[Monitors beep]

Let's activate MTP and call Gloria.

No CT. Let's get him straight to theatre.

[Monitor drones]

[Tense music]

- [Gloria] Kush, ready? - [Kush] Yeah, ready, let's go.

[Kush] Can you pull off the gas for the arterial line?

[Intense music]

[Gloria] Retractors.

- [Flesh squelches] - [Gloria grunts softly]

Hold. Pull, pull. Suction.

[Suction hisses]

[Kush] How many units of O-neg have we given?

[Flesh squelches]

[Kush speaks indistinctly]

[Gloria] Okay, spleen's completely torn.

- Prep for a splenectomy. - [Alison] Yep.

[Gloria] Okay, clamp.

[Kush] We're gonna need cell salvage.

[Gloria grunts]

[Flesh squelches]

[Gloria sighs]

Bleeding's slowed. Kush?

[Kush] Yeah, yeah, pressure's stabilising slightly.

[Gloria] Scissors.

[Kush] Let me know when you've controlled the bleeding, please.

[Tense music continues]

[Suction hisses]

[Gloria] Spleen is out.

More suction. Pack.

Sorry, Dr. Wall, can I help?

[Gloria] You can try and get an ID. Notify the parents.

[Jimmy] Yep.

[Gloria] Right, there's contusions on the liver.

Clamp.

[Suction hisses]

[Door thuds]

[Gloria] Bit worried about the bowel.

Okay, tie it off, close him up.

Let him stabilise and we'll get a new CT scan.

[Softly] I think that it's okay and you don't need stitches...

- [Lisa] Yosef? - ...because the...

I...

I can't go back in there. I can't do it.

[Lisa] You can't do what, honey?

[Yosef] Well, the woman needs stitches in her leg.

[Lisa] Yeah, this is the Emergency Department,

so you'd think she'd come to the right place.

I... I can't do stitches.

[Lisa] How the fuck did you get through med school?

[Yosef] Well, it's surprisingly easy,

if you're strategic about it, to avoid hands-on stuff.

[Stammers] Group projects, sick days,

and job swaps, even.

[Lisa] Oh, mate, you're in the wrong line of work.

[Yosef] Lisa.

Okay.

Okay, come with me. Come on.

[Yosef stammers] Where...

I-I-I don't do lifts.

- [Lisa] Okay, okay. - Stairs.

[Lisa] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Don't you think there'd be bruises on his face

if it was kids fighting?

Maybe there's a no-headshot rule in Teen Fight Club.

You right, Jimmy?

Look, Mick's death was not your fault, you know.

You gotta talk about these things, mate.

If you keep pressing them down and soldiering on,

these things have a habit of bursting back at you

when you least expect it.

[Jimmy] Look, I'm fine.

We all spoke about it this morning

in forensic detail.

All right.

Just letting you know I'm here, okay?

- I gotta go ID this kid. - Sure.

[Laughter and shouting on video]

[Jimmy] Uh, no, no, I need to speak to

whoever's in charge of missing persons.

- Yes, yes. - [Mia] It's room 205...

- Thank you. Yeah, I'll wait. - [Mia] Hey, Jimmy?

Uh, some kids in the waiting room want to talk to you.

To me?

Yeah, uh, "To the doctor

who saw the bashed kid from the beach, brah."

Okay, thank you.

[P.A.] Security to room 13. Security to room 13.

[Jimmy] Boys.

Hey.

I'm Jimmy. I'm a doctor here.

You know something about the kid the ambos brought in?

Uh, yeah, we, uh... we found him.

Have there been fights at the dunes?

Look, you can't tell me his name?

Doesn't have an ID.

I'm just trying to find his mum or dad.

I mean, yeah, there's been fights,

but, uh, not this kid.

Do you guys have a rule

about not hitting in the face or something?

[Boys laugh and splutter]

Oh, we didn't do it, brah.

We found him up there.

I mean, it looked pretty fucked up.

Mm. You know him?

Not really. Just play basketball sometimes.

Do you know his name?

Uh, Toby.

Surname? Anything about him, school, address, anything?

Oh, he goes to Albany College.

I think he's in Year 7.

Cool.

Thanks, boys.

[Fysh] Is he gonna be all right?

[Door opens]

Not too sure.

I thought you were in the F Ward for vomiting in a patient?

Come on, no shame.

I forged my boss's signature

on a rural placement that I didn't do. [Laughs]

She just fucked up by having kids.

[Lisa] Yeah, that's not that wrong, actually.

[Josh] So, come on, what did you do?

Hm! Thanks, Mum.

I was stitching up a patient,

a kitchen knife laceration on her forearm

and I nicked the radial artery.

Ooh!

It was like the tiniest millimetre too deep,

but I couldn't control the bleeding and...

It was like a sprinkler hose.

And she just had this look on her face

like she'd trusted me and then she was scared of me.

And so I spewed.

On her.

[Both laugh]

- Screw you guys. - [Josh] Whoa.

[Lisa chuckles] Sorry, Yosef. Sorry, I'm sorry.

[Yosef] Every time I've tried to do stitches since,

I just freak out.

So my reg failed my first internship on core competencies.

Oh. What do you know? The system works.

But I've seen you do blood draws

and catheters and wound irrigation.

It's just stitches.

Well, luckily for you,

Dr. Wilson here is weirdly gifted at stitches.

I come from a long line of seamstresses. [Chuckles]

You just need to practise.

- He'll give you a lesson. - Will you?

I'm not going to give you a lesson.

- What? - [Josh] Mm-mm.

Dr. Wall's post-ops.

Urinary catheter insertion.

I'll trade you.

Okay, yeah.

Um, I'll... I'll owe you.

No, I doubt it.

She's a belligerent dowager with a prolapse.

Her shit is messed up.

[Josh slurps]

Uh, what...

Fuck!

[Phone chimes]

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

- [Oscar] So good to see... - [Ellie] Oscar?

[Camera whirrs]

[Oscar on phone] El?

[Ellie] Look down. I'm in the bowl.

I'm watching you. What are you doing at my place?

[Oscar] Um, I'm taking Mush.

It's not your day.

I want him to live with me full-time.

Okay, but that's not what we agreed on.

You can't just abduct my dog.

[Oscar] Uh-oh. Our dog. I was gonna leave a note.

What?

[Oscar] You're at work all the time now

and it's not fair on Mush!

[Ellie] No. No, no, no!

You know he doesn't like to be alone.

[Ellie] You can't do this!

That's why I got the camera.

- Mushie?! - He needs attention.

I love him!

[Oscar] Look, you can have him on your days off.

- I don't have days off! - [Oscar] Exactly.

- [Ellie] No, no! - Bye, Ellie. Bye-bye!

No! Mushie?

[Ellie] My ex just stole my dog.

[Jimmy clicks tongue]

[Ellie] Do I call the cops?

Um...

What, are you on his side?

[Jimmy] No.

Kind of on the dog's side.

Mushie is how I survived the last six months.

I need him.

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

- [Woman] I got you this one. - [Luke] I know, I know.

- It's okay. - Hi!

Uh, Luke's wife?

Yeah, Melissa. Hi.

[Ellie] They'll be ready for you soon.

Great!

Uh, what's this brain scan actually looking for?

Uh, any abnormalities that we should worry about.

Cancer, tumours...

[Ellie] Strokes, brain bleeds, aneurysms, oedema, fractures,

abscesses, encephalitis.

[Luke mutters indistinctly]

Most of those have a low index of suspicion.

Ah, that's great.

Is that your kids?

Oh, yeah, our fur kids.

- Uh, Flemish rabbits. - Oh, my God!

They're so cute!

Big shitters.

[Ellie] Do they require much attention?

No, they don't like being touched

and they completely ignore us,

don't they, sweetheart?

[Ellie] That sounds unrewarding.

Well, it's not your pet's job to make you feel good.

[Pager beeps]

[Ellie] They're ready for you.

- We'll get you in a gown. - Right, okay. Let's go.

[Luke] Oh!

Oh, wheelchair and everything. Great.

Here we go.

- [Melissa] Can I wheel you? - Yeah. Oh, yeah.

Might as well have a bit of fun while you're here.

[Intriguing percussive music]

Ava.

Hey, I was just changing.

Got piss all over my scrubs from an incontinent patient.

Did you talk Ms. Greenwood through her aftercare

before you discharged her?

- Absolutely. - [Nicola] It's not in her notes.

Really?

That's weird.

So sorry. I must have forgotten to document.

Got pulled straight onto the pisser.

I'll update her notes... right now.

- [Jimmy sighs] - [Indistinct P.A. announcement]

We got him into surgery as fast as possible.

Our lead surgeon, Dr. Wall, removed his torn spleen

and controlled the internal bleeding.

He's in intensive care.

Is he gonna die? [Sobs]

Look, he's not out of trouble...

...but his condition is a bit more stable now.

[Celia breathes shakily]

What about... brain damage?

[Jimmy] We'll know more when he wakes up.

At the moment, it's too early to tell.

[Sober music]

Um...

...the school said that kids have been having fights

and filming it.

Did he say who did it?

I'm sorry, he wasn't conscious.

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

[Sober music continues]

[Jimmy] I'll let ICU know that you're here.

[Celia sobs]

This one's on the basilar tip. Looks like it's blistering.

And this one's hugging the brain stem.

The walls are paper-thin there.

And you think it's a sentinel bleed?

Perhaps.

[Ellie] But the CT's clean.

[Curtis] We might have missed it

if it was more than 12 hours ago.

- Do we need a lumbar puncture? - No.

Straight to Neuro.

They're gonna want to operate.

Wait, but he could...

Yeah, I know.

I'll talk to him.

[Tense music]

Well, an aneurysm's a weak spot in a blood vessel,

and over time, the pressure builds up

and it can stretch and it can burst.

Right, okay. Doesn't sound ideal.

- [Curtis] No. - So what does it mean?

One of them is near the part of your brain

which controls your breathing and heartbeat.

The other is... also extremely dangerous.

Okay, so what do we do?

[Curtis] Well, we're gonna refer you to Neurosurgery

and they'll take you through your options.

Surgery is the only option.

The risk of a rupture is extremely high.

[Melissa] Okay, well, what does surgery involve?

Well, what they'll do is they'll try and clip the aneurysm

or they'll block it up from the inside

with tiny little coils.

But because of where they are, right near the brain stem,

there's quite a considerable risk with the procedure.

What does that mean?

- Well... - It means you could die.

Thank you, Ellie.

[Luke] Right. Shit.

Right, um, okay.

What... do I do?

Wh... what would you do if it was you?

Well, in my experience, Luke,

nobody knows what they're gonna do until it happens to them.

You have to make an informed decision by yourself.

Mate, you're about to give me another aneurysm.

- You got any actual advice? - I'd go straight to surgery.

Okay. Thanks, Ellie.

[Luke sighs]

- We doing this? - [Melissa exhales]

- Yeah. - [Luke] Yeah?

Yeah, we're fine. [Sniffles]

- [Melissa] Yeah. - [Luke] Okay.

All right, let's do it.

Wait.

We need to have sex first.

Excuse me?

We've been trying to have a baby for three years.

We've been getting fertility treatment.

My LH levels spiked this morning.

If we don't do it today, we're gonna miss the window.

[Luke] Yeah.

I'm sorry, you'll have to wait until after the surgery.

Yeah, that kind of exertion, that could rupture an aneurysm.

You could consider freezing the sperm after the surgery.

No, it'll be too late.

It's not safe. It could kill you.

[Luke] But you said the surgery could kill me, right?

So it's surgery or sex with my wife.

If I've got to go, it's not a tough choice.

Look, to be honest, Luke, with the meds that you're on,

you may not even be able

to make it happen, you know what I'm saying?

Well, then, you could just give me something, couldn't you?

We... we can't facilitate that.

I'll... I'll get the referral happening.

- Yeah, very good. - No, no. Just wait, Ellie.

Just take me home, Mel. We'll take our chances. Thanks.

- Luke, I think we should... - You heard what they said.

- Luke, mate... - No, no, you can't.

- It's too dangerous. - [Luke] Thanks very much.

- Appreciate your help. Let's go. - Wait, wait, wait.

[Quirky percussive music]

[Softly] Come back.

Hey, Mr. Van Reyk, how you feeling?

[Quirky percussive music]

[Ava sighs]

What a donkey.

[Ellie] It's insane.

Even the most gentle ejaculation could be fatal.

I could think of worse ways to go.

That's not even an argument.

And even if they did conceive,

he might not live to meet the baby.

They know that.

Well, I can't support it.

We're supposed to be protecting people.

It's not gonna be your responsibility.

He's my patient.

How am I not meant to feel responsible if he dies?

Well, if we said no, they're gonna go home and do it anyway.

This way, they're here and we can help if things go south.

Oopsy-daisy.

And it's his decision.

[Ellie] Are you actually gonna write him a prescription?

What, for the little blue pill?

Absolutely not.

[Cabinet thuds]

[Whistles]

- Oh, my God. - [Curtis] Samples.

[Whispers] Let's get out of here before they catch us.

[Gulls squawk]

[Jimmy] Hey. [Clears throat]

Hi. I'm so sorry to ask you this.

We've just got a form that we need you to fill out.

- What is it? - Just a consent form.

Authority to release medical records.

[Lewis] What do you need that for?

[Jimmy] We just need relevant history.

Check for underlying conditions.

Well, we already told you, he doesn't have any.

[Jimmy] Yeah, I understand that.

We've just got to be thorough.

[Lewis] Have they found the little shits who did this?

We've reported Toby's case to the police.

[Jimmy] All right?

Would you guys like a tea or a coffee or anything?

[Lewis scoffs]

You do it.

[Heart monitor beeps]

Let me know if you need anything.

- [Oppressive music] - [Pen scratches]

I'm after the records of a Toby Hammond.

Date of birth, 19/10/2014.

What?

Come on, can't you just email it to me?

O...okay, just give me a second. Thank you.

Uh, Theo?

Do we have a fax machine?

Right there.

[Clears throat] Hello? Hi.

Yep, just getting them now.

Thank you very much. Bye.

Whew.

[Unsettling music]

[Exhales]

Ah, it's the honeymoon suite, darlin'.

Well, it's not exactly champagne and candles,

but... it's private.

Please, sit down.

Now, as you've never had these before, I have to tell you,

these things will make you run forever,

but the finishing line gets further and further away.

You feel like you're just on the brink,

but you just can't quite get there.

It's like the race is over, everyone's gone home

and you're still running.

But we don't want that.

Now, Melissa, he's gonna need your very, very special help.

Your task is for Luke to reach ejaculation

with a minimum of physical exertion.

Mm. Doctor's orders, darling.

Just the least amount of physical effort possible.

- Yes, thank you. - Okay.

- Just to get the job done. - I got it, Doc.

Okay, we'll be outside, in case there's any problems.

Do you want some music?

- No. - No, it's all right.

Oh, that's good. There's no signal here anyway.

Could bring me saxophone.

That's all right, mate. Thanks.

Thank you.

No worries. Good luck.

[Luke] Thanks, mate.

[Abstract jazz music]

Uh, I...I couldn't find

those extra compression bandages that you asked for.

Look at her. She knows.

[Anita] We just had a patient die in a bathroom

and now you're trying to kill another one?

You should know better.

How did you know?

[Anita] I see everything.

Nurses are snitches.

Nurses are doing the right thing.

And you're a dickhead.

[Anita] If something goes wrong,

this will be so damaging for the hospital.

They were gonna go home and do it,

so by my calculations, it's far less damaging

than sending him home and dying.

And by the way, there's no paper trail.

Oh, my God, don't even tell me that.

As soon as possible, get him over to Neuro.

In future, ignore everything he says.

She's gonna throw me out.

She's not gonna throw you out.

Unless he dies.

[Abstract jazz music]

- Gloria. - [Gloria] Yeah, hey.

Look at this.

Royal North Shore, December.

Spiral arm break.

Northern Beaches Private, last September.

Fractured rib.

Macquarie Hospital, last June.

- Yeah. - Fractured collarbone.

- Always different hospitals. - Slow down.

- It's not kids in the dunes. - [Gloria] Slow... Yeah.

- It's him, it's the dad. - [Gloria] Jimmy, slow down.

It's mandatory for child abuse to be reported

and that's been done.

- Okay. Okay, so what now? - The police will investigate.

Investigate? No, he doesn't need to be investigated.

[Gloria] Child Services will investigate.

- He needs to be arrested. - Look at this. See this code?

That's every single time it's been reported.

What the fuck?

- Yeah. - And it keeps happening?

Yeah?

- [Alison] Gloria? - Yeah.

[Alison] Toby Hammond's test results.

[Gloria] CT shows a portion of the small intestine

was weakened during the initial trauma.

Oh, fuck. The bowel wall has since ruptured.

We're gonna have to open him up again.

- I'll re-sterilise the trays. - Again?

Yeah. Can you, um, get Kush on the line?

- That poor kid. - [Alison] Yeah.

[Intense music]

Looks like we were lucky.

How are you feeling?

Still standing, mate.

Melissa, how about you?

[Ellie] We'll transfer you to Neuro in about half an hour.

[Luke] Okay.

[Luke] I know you think we're crazy, Ellie, but thank you.

It's just not a risk I would have taken.

Well, hopefully, you'll never have to.

[Curtis] Let me get this off you.

[Velcro rips]

- [Monitor beeps regularly] - [Respirator hisses]

[Instrument clicks]

[Gloria] So we're gonna remove

the damaged section of the bowel,

reconnect the healthy ends...

[Voice echoes] ...and then clean it up

and remove the infected material.

- [Heartbeat thuds] - [Intense music builds]

[Voice echoes] Jimmy?

[Music intensifies]

[Gloria] Jimmy. Hey.

[Jimmy] Yeah? Yeah, clean it out.

[Clears throat] Yeah.

[Gloria] Okay, all right. Retractor.

- Okay. - [Jimmy] Yeah.

[Gloria] And start at the top end, keep it clean, and...

[Jimmy] Yeah.

[Kush] Hey, Ellie.

I don't think you've noticed, but I've, um,

I've actually been ignoring you.

Uh, no, I haven't, sorry.

I'm too busy dealing with life-threatening erections!

Oh.

[Mouths silently]

Well, there is no safe way for me to reply to that.

- So... [Chuckles] - That's right. [Chuckles]

There isn't.

[Sighs]

[Sniffs forcefully]

[Jimmy] Hey, mate, can you come in here for a sec?

Yep.

[Gloria] Just give me a minute.

[Lewis] Oh! What are you doing?

You almost killed your fuckin' kid, you piece of shit!

Touch Toby again I'll personally make sure you don't...

- Jimmy, stop! - ...use your hands again!

- Do you understand me? - Jimmy, get off him!

- Let him go. - Stop it. Stop it!

You don't deserve to be a father, you piece of shit.

He assaulted me!

This is completely unacceptable.

[Gloria] I will deal with it. Out now! Out!

[Lewis] You're gonna lose your job, mate!

You'll be hearing from my lawyer.

Bring it on, asshole.

I'm so sorry about this. Jimmy? Jimmy!

He beat his kid nearly to death, Gloria.

Yes, listen, it's not our job to punish the guilty!

- Losing a patient is traumatic. - It's not about that.

[Gloria] It takes time to process.

Sometimes...

Sometimes we see terrible things and some people can't handle it.

But if you can't control your emotions,

then you're no use to us here.

- So, what, we do nothing? - No, we don't do nothing.

We do our jobs, and our jobs is much more than doing nothing.

[Jimmy sighs]

[Waves boom]

You get a few punches in?

Just joking.

It's tough. It is.

My dad was a good guy.

He was kind.

Always helped people.

You know, the older I get,

the more I come to the conclusion

that trying to be kind is the...

...best thing a man can try to be.

He died of a heart attack at a family barbecue.

He was 41.

I was 11.

I'm sorry to hear that, mate.

Do you think it was a genetic heart condition?

I've got a friend who's a cardio specialist.

I'll get you in to see him.

Come on, we've got another M&M meeting.

- What? - It's a special one.

[Curtis grunts]

Gloria's on the warpath.

[Softly] Fuck.

[Nicola] She's paying short odds, but she's a dead cert.

[Theo] Put me down.

- What are my odds? - Long.

I figured someone who's given up as much as you have

to be here probably wouldn't duck early.

I'll put 20 on me staying.

Oh, my God, she's actually gonna chuck somebody out.

[Lisa] Probably.

My money's on the intern

who assaulted the patient's father.

[Josh laughs obnoxiously]

[Gloria] Right.

Okay, good afternoon, everybody. Quiet, please.

[Attendee coughs]

Right. Here we have some textbook suturing.

Very impressive needlework, Dr. Perera.

Actually, Dr. Wall, it wasn't me.

[Gloria] Mm?

Nope, it's your name on the notes.

- Yes, I-I took... - [Gloria] Um, can you...

Sit down, Yosef. Go on.

Uh, I took the initial history, but, uh,

Josh, Dr. Wilson, treated the patient.

[Gloria] Right.

Okay, and you... What did you do?

I swapped jobs?

I did a catheter insertion for your patient, Mrs. Aaronson.

Mm.

It was no problem?

She was nice.

[Suspenseful music]

[Mouths words]

It's good work, Yosef. Well done.

Um...

Right, next.

Um...

[Suspenseful music]

- Ava. - [Ava] Yes, Dr. Wall?

Last week you treated Vinh Leong, 68 years old.

That's right.

[Gloria] Came in for a routine hernia repair.

You were on post-op and discharge, correct?

Yeah.

Discharged per protocol on Friday.

Right, and you provided aftercare?

- Yep. - [Gloria] Okay.

Can you explain exactly to everybody

how you educated our patient on the use of a spirometer, please?

I demonstrated proper technique,

had him practise several cycles,

reviewed the warning signs of inadequate lung expansion.

Twice, in fact.

Yeah, and he understood?

Yeah, he did it himself in front of me.

Right.

Well, when I spoke to Nicola and Nicola spoke to him,

he said otherwise.

Probably confused.

Post-operative patients can have memory issues

with medications and stress.

He returned today with bilateral pneumonia

and he's currently in ICU.

I reviewed personally, and there is no documentation

on spirometer education in the nurses' records either.

[Ava] But the nurses were busy.

I handled it directly with the patient

during evening rounds.

They probably didn't document it properly.

Fuck this bullshit.

She's a third-rate surgeon in a fourth-rate hospital.

What would she know?

Anyway, I've got an offer

for a big pharma sales gig with, like, bonuses and commission.

So, uh, she can stick...

I got it.

...her shitty little 70-grand bullshit internship

up her tiny little lasered arsehole.

I'm out.

Well, she took that well, huh? [Laughs]

[Josh continues laughing]

[Gloria] Tight.

- [Gloria] Hi. - [Curtis] Hello, Jet.

[Jet replies indistinctly]

Dr. Wall?

Drinkie?

[Gloria chuckles] Plans.

Plans?

Yes, I've got plans. I have got a life.

[Curtis] Plans? Come on, come and have a drink with me.

Otherwise you know all too well I'll just go home,

microdose mushrooms and play with my Osgiliath LEGO.

That a Star Wars thing?

- Lord of the Rings. - [Laughs] Oh, my God!

Oh, yeah. Okay.

Well, give me a call if your date doesn't work out, uh?

Yeah, will do that, yeah.

[Message whooshes]

[Ellie sighs] You can take his treats

and his toys and his blankie,

but you're leaving the keys.

Okay.

[Ellie] I'm never gonna forgive you for taking him.

Can I please have a moment alone with my dog?

Sure.

[Sighs] I'm so sorry.

[Mushu pants and whines]

[Ellie] You are the best dog in the whole wide world.

I'm gonna miss you so much. [Chuckles sadly]

[Ellie sobs]

Hey, Ellie.

I didn't realise you were still here.

Yeah, I, um...

- [Phone buzzes] - ...just forgot my phone.

[Ellie cries]

My dog. I let my ex take him.

[Jimmy sighs]

You were right.

Right about what?

[Ellie sniffles]

It's not the same.

You came back the next day.

When it happened to me, I...

...I couldn't keep going.

I couldn't face trying so hard

to be a doctor anymore.

So I quit. I disappeared. I...

I didn't call anyone.

I didn't call you.

[Scoffs]

I couldn't do it. [Sobs]

But you're here now, yeah? And you're doing it.

[Sniffles]

It's just that, um... [Clears throat]

I know what it feels like to lose a dog.

[Ellie laughs]

And if you ever need someone to talk to...

[Laughs] Very funny.

- [Sniffles] - Kind of funny.

[Ellie chuckles]

[Gentle music]

Goodnight, Jimmy.

[Animated percussive music]

[Animated percussive music continues]