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[Ellie] Jimmy, you just found out you might not be

able to be a surgeon.

[Jimmy] Why do you care, Ellie?

Better get back to your simp boyfriend.

[Josh] You're talking about firing an intern

when you're fucking an intern.

I wouldn't want it to get out.

I've been having sexual relations with an intern.

For fuck's sake.

[Gloria] You're off the program.

What have I done that Jimmy hasn't?

Blackmail.

Which in my book is irredeemable.

[Anita] It's my job to maintain a safe and respectful workplace

with established boundaries.

Yeah, I don't feel safe.

I feel really triggered

and um, I think I need my support animal.

[Chuckles]

Do you want to do this the HR way? Because I can call Kade.

Neither of you seems to get how serious this is,

how damaging this could be if it gets out.

- We do. - I do. I...I do. I just...

I don't understand because we've already talked through this.

When... It happened before we were colleagues.

Um, it's over.

We're both grown adults.

- [Jimmy] Mm-hm. - [Gloria] So...

[Jimmy] Yeah, it was a mistake.

You're not colleagues.

Uh...

[Anita] You're his supervising consultant.

[Gloria] Well... I'm... I'm sorry.

I don't understand what you expect me to do.

What do you want me to do?

I'm asking both of you, can you work together?

Yeah, of course we can.

[Jimmy] Yep.

Just treat me the same as everyone else.

I do.

Does she?

I don't know. Ask Josh.

Okay, are we done here?

- [Anita] Yes, we're done here. - Thank you. [Clears throat]

[Sober music]

[Door closes]

[Waves crash]

[Slow jazz music]

[Siren wails]

[Breathes deeply]

[Nurse] 62 systolic.

[Ellie] Are we at maximum vasopressin?

[Nurse] Since this morning. You right?

[Ellie] 11 mils in the last four hours.

- [Nurse] His bicarb is 14. - [Beeping]

Can someone get the consultant?

- [Ellie] I already called... - Kidney failure.

Kidneys have essentially stopped.

We've got him on maximum vasopressors.

He's ventilated.

We've been managing the hyperkalaemia,

but his bicarb is falling.

[Ellie] There must be something.

- [Nurse] Ellie... - [Ellie] Look, a transplant!

[Nurse 2] He's not a candidate.

The liver was already shot. Has anyone spoken to the family?

It's okay.

- [Nurse] They're coming. - Okay.

[Nurse 2] Turn off the alarms. Dr. O'Neill?

Dr. O'Neill?

- [Door closes] - [Gloria] Ugh!

- [Ellie] Sorry. - I'm so... Was that my fault?

- I'm sorry. - Sorry.

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

- You okay? - Uh, yeah, I'm fine.

Um, just looking forward to a new day. I mean, night.

[Jimmy] Hey, do you have time to chat?

- What about? - Josh.

Uh, no. I hope that helps.

Right, come on, let's get on to post-ops.

So, we have Brett Caulfield, 67 years old.

Routine lap chole. Is home tomorrow.

Simon Felton, 59 years old, with COPD and AF.

Laparotomy for small-bowel obstruction.

Um, I want you to keep a very close eye on him.

Now, Fergus Thomas, 61 years old.

He came in with a post-left inguinal hernia repair.

It was complicated by post-op delirium.

[Curtain slides]

Um, GCS is 14.

Mild confusion but should resolve with a bit of rest.

I want you to culture him if he becomes febrile

and low threshold to start antibiotics.

We'll see how he's doing in the morning.

If he's still out of it, we'll bring in the physicians, yeah?

I require a cigarette.

Oh, it's your lucky night tonight, Fergus.

- [Fergus] Mm-hm? - Yeah.

You've got two doctors instead of one.

- How you feeling? - [Fergus grunts]

[Gloria] Okay, let's take a look at that.

Okay, the, um, cannula's tissued.

Can you replace it?

So, call me if you need me, but need me if you call me.

Wow. Youse two must be fuckin' shithouse.

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

[Waves lap]

- Bon appétit. - [Ellie] Argh!

Puttanesca, pasta of the whores.

You're on nights, so I thought I'd bring you some dinner.

- Oh, you didn't have to do that. - Yeah, but I did.

Thanks, Kush.

Mm.

[Giggles awkwardly]

Thanks.

Yum! [Giggles]

[Kush] Hey, man, how you doing?

[Jimmy] Good, thanks. You joining us on night shift?

Nah. No, just a little dinner service for my boo.

- [Chuckles awkwardly] - [Kush] Then I'm out of here.

All right. Have a good night.

Yes?

Just a couple of inquiries.

Kissing with your eyes open, is that a normal thing you do or...

He surprised me. I usually kiss with my eyes closed.

Not that it's any of your business.

No, just my workplace, that's all.

Actually, would you be able to distract Fergus for me?

Got to change his cannula and he is not cooperating.

Yeah, sure.

Thanks, boo.

Hey. So is it true about Josh?

Um... Well, yeah.

And that was your call?

Not everyone's gonna make it through, are they?

Says the queen of second chances.

[Gloria] Well, he was given a second chance and...

[Curtis] I'm...

I'm... I'm just surprised.

I know. It's a shame.

So what'd he do? It must have been bad.

Well, obviously it was or he'd still be here, wouldn't he?

Well, what was it? Are you going to tell me?

Do I have to guess? Did he steal a plane?

Did he marry a donkey? Come on.

We're... we're running this program together.

- [Gloria] Um... - I'm here to help.

I know, and I'm really grateful for that.

Thank you.

[Footsteps recede]

Thank you.

[Soft electronic music]

- [Josh] Right. - Now?

- Yeah. - You're falling in love now?

Yeah. The present is a present and it's giving.

Um, I'm gonna text him.

"You get your hole here in 60 seconds."

Josh, I thought you wanted to watch trash.

And I thought I was in the F Ward.

- Things change. - Seriously?

[Soft electronic music continues]

- [Glass thuds lightly] - Come on.

You just came here to find out why I got fired, didn't you?

I came here out of normal human empathy,

because we're all really worried about you.

"We"? We're worried, okay.

Well, everyone can fucking worry about,

uh, maybe fucking being reverse MeToo'd.

That's a thing.

- What does that mean? - I don't know. Ask Gloria.

- [Josh snorts] - Gloria?

Really? With who?

- Not you? - No.

- Not Yosef? - No, definitely not.

With Jimmy?

- [Phone vibrates] - [Lisa gasps]

- With Jimmy? - Wait. I can't speak. Uh...

Mm. This has been so great. Magical, even.

But, uh, little twinky boy's here, so...

Josh, really?

- Yeah. - Josh!

You said that you wanted to mainline wine

and watch trash with me.

Uh...

Hang out with a weird, boring, drunk mum

or have actual fun?

Um...

[Knock at door]

[Door opens]

[Josh] Come here, twink boy. Let's go.

[Door closes]

- Um... - [Wine pours]

...this is Lisa.

She's a drunk mum and she was just leaving.

Uh, Lisa, this is...

- [Caleb] Hi, Mummy. - He's my hot twink, huh?

Hey, come here. Whoo!

Uh, should we get naked now or...

[Door opens]

[Josh continues indistinctly]

[Door closes]

Oh, fuck me, you're still here.

You won't be long, will you, babe? 'Cause I can wait.

- Get the fuck out. - No.

I'm not going to go anywhere until you're honest with me.

Okay. How's this?

If you want to mother someone,

then why don't you start with your actual children?

Okay? Pull the door on your way out.

The lock's a bit weird. Whew!

[Footsteps recede]

[Grunts softly]

[Jimmy] Man, I've texted Josh so many times

and he's not replying.

[Ellie] Maybe he just doesn't want to speak to you.

Okay, yeah, thanks.

[Ellie] Personally, I think he's kind of...

[Types]

[Jimmy] What?

Uh, 37.9.

BP?

90 over 60. Heart rate's 95.

Yeah, that's fine.

I wasn't asking for reassurance.

Are we... we good?

- After the party and that? - I'm good.

So, unless you've got anything more you want to say

about my simp boyfriend?

[Jimmy] Yeah.

I was a dick. I'm sorry. Seriously, I really am.

And I'm really not mad. Seriously.

You're not the most important thing on my mind right now.

[Types]

But I'm on your mind?

Barely.

Yeah? What's more important than me right now?

Like, just things. I'm just...

Holding grudges and avoiding eye contact?

I am not avoiding eye contact.

Oh. You... you're not?

See?

Mm-hm.

I see.

[Chuckles softly]

[Patient gasps]

Oh! Oh, uh...

So... sorry, you're just in recovery after surgery.

You're all good.

- I'm in the wrong hotel. - [Jimmy] No, you're safe.

You're just a bit confused after the anaesthetic, okay?

I need to get to my daughter's room.

- No, please stay in bed, Deb. - My family don't know where...

You need to rest after your operation.

[Deb vomits]

- [Jimmy] That's all right. - Sorry.

- No, no, no, that's all right. - It's all good.

You don't need to be sorry.

You lie back, get some rest

and we'll sort this out, okay?

[Ellie] Infection. Lethargy. Confusion. Temperature.

Not infection.

Yeah, what else could it be?

Uh, she's tired 'cause it's the middle of the night

and she's confused 'cause she's old.

- [Glove flicks] - And her temperature?

Um, it's low grade. It's not a real fever.

We'll just give her Panadol and monitor her.

[Glove flicks]

Or we can order an MRI?

If we do blood cultures, we won't get the result

until tomorrow at the earliest.

Okay, her temp will come down.

If I'm wrong, I'll buy breakfast.

If she's fine, you're buying.

[Scoffs]

I'm not gonna gamble my patient's safety

over a free breakfast, Jimmy.

Things work out or they don't.

Worrying about it's not gonna help.

- Whatever. - [Trash can thuds]

Please don't die.

[Seagull chirps]

[Ellie] Thank you.

Aren't you glad you listened to me?

Ha ha ha ha.

You got lucky.

It wasn't all your abilities.

[Chuckles softly]

[Sighs] I'm wrecked.

Yeah.

I feel like I've just arrived back from Europe

without the treasured memories.

Who needs Europe?

We've got crepes and sleep deprivation right here.

Bon appétit.

"Bone apple tea."

[Both laugh]

[Jimmy] That's not funny anymore.

It is so funny! [Laughs]

[Jazz plays softly]

[Josh slurps]

[Josh] Mmm.

[Josh sniffs]

So, this is nice.

I'm very glad that you guys could

get together behind my back and do this.

Josh, your mother was concerned for you and, frankly...

No, no, don't, don't. Don't you speak for me.

I was concerned for you, darling.

What do you want from us, really?

[Josh] I want...

I want a lawyer and I want my job back

because what she did wasn't legal.

He sounds just like you.

Really? Because I don't remember ever being fired.

[Josh] Ohh! It was a different time, Geoffrey.

I don't know how to help you anymore.

[Josh] Money has always worked.

- [Lynette] Josh? - [Josh] Mm.

If we give you everything, how will you ever learn?

What... what am I supposed to learn from this?

What, that Gloria's a fucking bitch?

Oh, no, no, no. Don't... don't say that name around me.

Please, can we not go over this again?

Okay, sure. Yeah.

You move on

and I'll just live with what you did to me and to our son.

Do you really honestly believe

that everything that's wrong with him is my fault?

- He looked up to you. - [Geoffrey scoffs]

He's a mess, Geoffrey. Look at him.

[Josh] Yeah, look at me.

I'm looking.

And what do you see?

Daddy issues?

A whole bunch of mummy issues in there.

Ah, yeah, just blame me. Go on. Blame me, then.

[Josh] Look, I...I went about this

entirely the wrong way.

All right?

Look, I just...

I...I worked so hard for this

for years and years

and I feel like I deserve to be...

[Geoffrey scoffs]

[Lynette] Darling, you're not special.

Everyone works.

Everyone suffers.

It's nobody else's fault you are lost in it all.

No, I'm not lost. I know exactly what I want.

I want to be a doc... I need to be a doctor.

Okay, I...don't know what you want me to do about it.

[Bangs table] I want you to fucking listen!

No. Sorry, no. I will not be spoken to like that.

I will not tolerate that tone.

Lyna, don't buy into it. Don't.

I give up.

[Taps table] I give up.

I'll get them to box up my salmon.

- Brilliant. - [Lynette] Excuse me.

Hi. Could I please have this to go?

[Server] I'll just grab that for you.

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

[Fridge thuds]

Can we talk about Josh?

- [Anita] Talk to Gloria. - I did.

- What did she tell you? - Absolutely nothing.

- [Liquid pours] - Come on.

The rumours are always far worse than whatever the reality is.

The smartest thing is transparency here, surely.

I'd drop it, Curtis. Josh was on thin ice for a long time.

You know the rumours, Anita.

Why is Gloria being so cagey about this?

There are other things at play unrelated to patient care.

- Oh, yeah? Like what? - [Anita sighs]

This is between Gloria and Jimmy.

Don't make me breach confidence, Curtis.

Focus on the doctors you still have.

Let's all just do our jobs, while we still have them.

[Footsteps recede]

[Siren wails in distance]

[Yosef] You spoke to Josh lately?

Yep. I spoke to him last night. He seemed fine.

What, really?

I would've thought the whole losing his career thing

would have hit pretty hard.

If you want to reach out to him, babe, be my guest.

[Laughs] Nah. I'm good. He low-key terrifies me.

[Mia] Hey, who low-key terrifies you?

Uh, not you.

- [Lisa] Josh. - Oh.

Yeah, he's kind of going through it.

Right? He's kind of scary for a gay guy.

[Lisa] What?

Scary for a gay guy?

[Yosef] Uh... no, no, no.

Uh, I mean, you know how gay guys are kind of...

- [Lisa] Kind of? - No.

- Please, you can go on. - [Yosef] No.

Please... please don't let us stop you.

No, I...I...I just mean,

uh, I...I...don't know a lot of gay people.

[Lisa] Yeah, you do, babe.

Yeah. You know I'm gay, right?

[Laughs awkwardly] What?

Yeah, I'm bi. It's the same.

[Yosef] Well, I'm not gay.

Not that that's a bad thing or... or... or a good thing.

- It's just... - Scary, yeah.

Uh...

Uh, Mia?

I just completely fucked everything up, didn't I?

Absolutely, yeah, a hundred percent.

[Yosef] Yeah, cool.

[Pager beeps]

Speaking of scary gay guys...

[Liam] Well, you two took your time. In here.

Oh, no.

Hi, Lisa.

[Lisa] No!

Uh, look, thanks for seeing me.

That's okay. How can we help?

- You paged us for sims? - [Liam] Mm-hm.

[Lisa] Liam, I don't have time for this.

I've already done sims, with this Sim.

Good, 'cause you're about to do another one.

[Lisa] Hi.

Is this a... a training simulation?

Go on.

Okay, so it's probably nothing,

but I was at a work barbecue

and I accidentally ate yabbies.

And now I'm having trouble breathing

and I've got this rash coming on.

Oh, it's anaphylaxis!

Oh, but that would be too easy.

Do you have any other medical conditions

that we should know about?

- [Gordon] A lot, actually. - This is gonna be fun.

I've got good news and bad news for you, champ.

I'm gonna have to get completely naked.

Glove up. How are you, by the way?

[Yosef] Okay, buddy, can you, uh, tell me where it hurts?

[Gordon, in child's voice] Yeah, kind of all over.

[Yosef] Kind of all over.

- Yeah. - All right.

Well, um,

uh, the pills that you took from Mummy's cabinet,

do you remember what colour they were?

I ate lots. Blue, brown.

[Yosef] Okay. Um...

Uh... I'm now going to take the patient's blood pressure.

No. Will that hurt? Is it a needle?

[Yosef] It's not a needle.

It's a balloon. It's kind of like a balloon.

- [Gordon] Oh. I like balloons. - Yeah, me too.

Do we have a paediatric cuff?

[Liam on intercom] Just proceed as if you do.

- Oh, okay. Um... - [Velcro rips]

There you go, buddy.

[Air pumps]

[Lisa] How long have you had that mole?

Huh?

[Chair rolls]

[Air hisses]

[Lisa] Oh, no.

[Regular voice] Why? What is it?

How's it going, Ellie? How are you doing?

Yeah, good.

Um, checking in, really.

I'm concerned because you seem a little distracted.

Uh, if this is about my obstetrics rotation,

I accept that I didn't follow procedure there.

- No. - But I think...

No, it's not about that. Um...

You've got your board hearing coming up on Thursday.

Uh, yeah.

[Gloria] Yep.

But I don't think worrying about it

is gonna change anything.

I just wanted to make you aware that

it might not just be the board reps there.

His family...

- I know. - ...could be there.

I know. I'm fine, Dr. Wall.

You don't wanna talk it through?

You don't need support or help?

- You need to feel safe? - It's fine.

- I've got it all covered. - Yeah?

I'm just looking forward to putting it all behind me.

Okay. Well, if you need to talk about it, I'm...

You should maybe be worried about Jimmy.

Sorry?

About what?

He's just all cut up about the whole situation.

Okay. Well...

You know, with Josh.

That situation has nothing to do with Dr. Seufale.

No, of course. Yeah, I... I will pass that on to him.

Great.

Was that all?

Unless you want to talk.

You need to know this is a safe space and you can come...

- That's all, thank you... - Yeah.

- ...Dr. Wall. - Okay.

- Thank you. - [Ellie] Thanks.

[Door opens]

[Curious music]

[Jars clatter]

Well, that just means that

you go through to the next heat.

Okay, which is?

Um...

...sharps bin bowling.

- [Ellie] Rack 'em up. - [Jimmy] Yeah.

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

Hey, Jimmy, we're friends, right?

Yeah, I'm not much of a label guy. Yeah.

It has to be a diamond.

[Container clunks]

Yes, we're friends. What's up?

[Ellie] I don't know. [Chuckles]

I've just been weird recently...

[Pensive music]

...because the inquiry about the death of my patient

is this week.

Hey, we all make mistakes, all right?

- That's why we're all here. - Yeah, but I win.

A patient came to me for help

and ended up in the morgue and...

...now it's all I can think about.

And... I don't know.

Like, everybody is waiting for me to kill somebody else.

Have you ever tried not thinking about it?

Does that seriously work for you?

Like, with your heart thing?

Well, if that was everything I thought about,

I wouldn't be able to do anything else.

So I...so I just leave it behind.

I couldn't do what you do,

you know, carry it with me all the time

and still be an incredible doctor.

[Pensive music continues]

[Pensive music]

[Curtis] Fuckin' hell.

What's all this, then?

Cardiologist wants me to wear this for another week

to confirm,

but it looks like I have long QT.

Rightio.

I didn't tell you 'cause

you guys are just gonna tell me that I can't be a surgeon.

Just... Whatever. It doesn't really matter.

None of it matters.

It doesn't matter, and it's not gonna stop you, mate.

It's not like you're gonna be the first-ever surgeon

with a heart condition.

If it's long QT, you can take beta blockers,

maybe get a defib.

You can manage it.

Don't write yourself off just yet.

You serious?

There's so many other different ways that you can...

...you can fuck this whole thing up, so...

Thanks.

Don't worry about it.

[Jimmy] Mm.

Thanks, Curtis.

[Clears throat]

[Whistles tune]

[Door knocker bangs]

[Doorbell rings]

Dad!

- [Doorbell rings] - It's me!

[Door handle rattles]

Dad!

[Door handle rattles]

[Exhales]

[Whispers] Nice.

[Inhales deeply]

[Clears throat]

[Speaks gruffly] 15 years aged. It's the only way.

15 fucking years.

Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.

[Exhales]

Fuck you.

Tch-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch.

[Hums]

[Glass shatters]

[Dark music]

Oh, fuck!

God...

Fuck!

Fuck!

Fuck!

[Dark music continues]

[Dark music]

[Car engine revs]

[Tires skid]

[Metal crunches]

[Radiator hisses]

[Josh coughs]

[Josh groans]

[Josh coughs]

[Indicator ticks]

[Dark music intensifies]

[Phone rings]

[Desk phone rings]

Oh, God. What?

[Lisa] Did you hear?

We just checked with pathology and the mole was a melanoma.

Was it?

[Lisa] It's a pretty impressive result.

A real diagnosis from a simulated scenario.

Not really, because it was part of the sim.

Shut up!

GP did a punch biopsy initially

and the excisional biopsy was already booked in

with Dermatology today.

What? You made him do two biopsies?

I didn't make him. He consented because he loves simulations.

Yeah, so do I, actually.

What you both missed was his TIA.

[Lisa] What?

It's a transient ischaemic attack.

Yeah, thanks, Yosef. I know what a TIA is.

[Lisa] Ugh! Ohh.

More fucking sims. It never ends.

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

Hey. Coffee and a chat?

I just had a coffee.

Oh.

- [Curtis laughs] - Chat?

Sure.

[Gloria] I literally

didn't do anything wrong.

I was like one of those hoity-toity,

like, perfect children.

And then I got divorced and I thought, well, fuck this,

I want to do fun and dumb stuff

like I should have done at medical school.

Well, that'd be tricky 'cause Jimmy wasn't even born yet.

You see, this is exactly why I chose walking,

so I don't have to look at your judgmental face.

Who says it's judgmental?

[Gloria chuckles quietly]

I don't know. I can't see it.

[Curtis chuckles]

But seriously,

I didn't know he was going to be in the program.

Not until it was too late.

It's not why he's here.

Okay.

So you didn't know

he was going to be in the program until you did.

And then it was just a case of classic divorce-era madness.

It's not like you were falling in love with him.

Or were you?

Ha, ha, Curtis.

[Curtis] Hmm.

- [Phone message alert chimes] - Well, it's possible.

I mean, you can't choose who you fall for, can you?

[Gloria scoffs] Sorry.

What is it?

Oh, God.

[Josh] Please just calm down.

Stop fucking looking at me.

Turn around.

Look, you hot nurse, okay,

you can stand there looking hot forever or you can go,

find me a tall glass of Gloria and my fucking job back!

He's high.

- What have you taken, Josh? - [Josh] No.

No, the real question is, what has been taken from me?!

We are doctors! We are necessary! We're a requirement!

- [Theo] Josh. - You can't just fire us!

- Take it easy. - Don't...

- Take it easy. - Don't touch me!

- Okay, please, Josh. - Don't touch me! Don't touch me!

You know the drill.

We just need to give you something to calm down.

Hello. Actually, I'm a doctor. Allow me.

Josh, for Christ's sake, just stop it!

- Stop it! You fucking stop it. - [Mia] Josh.

- Unhand me. - Okay, you've hurt your arm.

- Just let me take a look at it. - You want to look at it?

- Okay, here you go. Have a look. - Hey!

Everyone, all of you. Have a fucking good, freaking look.

- Josh. - If anyone actually cares.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is medicine manifest.

- [Mia groans] - Josh!

Sit down! Sit down.

What are you doing?

[Sobs]

I don't know.

[Sobs]

Well, it looks to me like you're assaulting your colleagues.

[Josh] No, I don't... I don't have any colleagues.

I don't work here anymore. I...

I can't do this. I can't do this.

I can't be anything else. I can't do anything else.

Of course you can.

You can be embarrassed.

And then you can be ashamed.

And then you can be apologetic.

And then you can buy Mia a really nice bottle of...

Schnapps.

...schnapps.

[Sombre music]

[Lisa] Listen to me, Dr. Wilson.

[Sobs]

I'm not your mother.

And I'm not your punching bag.

And I'm not giving up on you.

[Softly] Okay.

- Okay? - [Josh] Okay.

Lisa.

My arm hurts.

[Sobs]

[Continues sobbing]

[Lisa] It's okay. It's okay, sweetheart.

[Josh] I'm sorry.

Hey, are you okay?

- Yeah, of course I am. Are you? - Yeah. I just...

I think I'm a bit in shock

and... and you could have been hurt.

It takes more than a scary gay guy to stop me, so...

Yeah, uh, yeah, I've, uh, been meaning to say,

uh, I did a bunch of research in bisexual and...

Even though I'm straight,

but I just think that it could really...

- You're learning. - Yeah.

Hmm.

[Indistinct P.A. announcement]

[Yosef chuckles]

We'll talk about all this when you're rested, yeah?

Yeah, okay.

- Sorry, Dad. - Hmm!

No. I mean it. Sorry.

I love you.

[Geoffrey chuckles]

[Pensive music]

[Beeping]

[Elevator doors clunk]

[Tense music]

Excuse me, are you looking for Josh Wilson?

You'll find him in there.

Oh. Hello. Excuse... excuse me.

Hi. Can... can I help you?

[Policeman] We're looking for a Josh Wilson.

Um, yeah, that's...

[Policeman] Are you Josh?

Um, yeah, can I ask what this is about?

I don't think you can just walk into a hospital.

[Policeman] Um, you're under arrest for breaking and entering

a private property, property damage and vandalism.

Right, it's all right, I've got it.

[Josh] He... he wouldn't.

Yes, he bloody would. Geoffrey!

- Geoffrey! - [Elevator doors clunk]

Jimmy, that's so good! I'm so happy for you. Really.

[Jimmy] I mean, Curtis said it shouldn't be an issue

if I make it through.

- Yeah, but you will. - You will be.

Oh, what are we celebrating?

[Jimmy] Um... [Clears throat]

Uh, Jimmy just...

- He just got some good news. - [Jimmy] Yeah.

Oh. I'm happy for you, man.

[Jimmy] Cheers, bro. Thank you very much.

Um, better go see that patient again. [Chuckles]

[Footsteps recede]

- Linguini... - Kush.

Sorry.

Um...

It's terminal, Ellie.

- What is? - We are. It's terminal.

I tried to revive it,

but homemade pasta can only get you so far, you know?

And my work comes first.

I know you understand that.

Yeah, no, of course.

I'm just really good at what I do.

Yeah, you... you are.

Uhh...

Sorry I couldn't do it for you.

That's okay.

Fine. Take the pasta. I'm not a monster, you know.

[Both chuckle]

Hey.

Good luck for tomorrow.

Hey, Kush?

Thank you.

[Lisa] I'm so proud of you,

Georgia baby.

You're gonna be the best

under-10 ballroom dancer

in all of Queensland.

[Georgia] How was your day, Mummy?

Oh, to be honest, my angel,

I've been having a bit of a meltdown this week.

Can you sing the song?

Oh, I don't think I've got the song in me right now, honey.

Can you please sing the song, Mummy? Please?

[Sings] ♪ Meltdown, meltdown ♪

♪ Everybody meltdown ♪

♪ Melty, melty meltdown ♪

♪ 'Cause life just sucks ♪

[Georgia sings along] ♪ Cheer up, cheer up ♪

♪ Cheery, cheery, cheer up ♪

♪ Cheery, cheery, cheer up ♪

♪ 'Cause we've got us. ♪

- [Georgia] Yay! - Thank you, my babies.

I'm all cheered up now.

[Georgia] I miss you.

Have a good sleep.

I can't wait to see you this weekend.

I love you so, so, so much.

- I love you, Mummy. - Okay, babies.

- Bye. - Bye. [Kisses]

[Phone bleeps]

I didn't know you could sing.

Well, I didn't know about Jimmy, so I guess we're equal.

Uh, he... he told you about his heart?

No, Josh told me. I mean, it's cool.

I guess hot guys should be able to sleep their way to the top.

But I have to say, I didn't pick it for Gloria.

What are you talking about?

Gloria and Jimmy.

It's literally all anyone's talking about.

[Pager beeps]

[Tense music]

- [Groans] - [Jimmy] How you feeling, mate?

Is that pain still there? Yeah?

We'll get on to it as fast as possible, all right?

Thank you.

He's post op. Day zero of a lap chole.

Heart rate's 120. Uh, BP's dropped down to 90 over 60.

[Jimmy] Anything abnormal before this?

No, he was fine an hour ago.

- [Groans] - [Theo] Oh!

[Jimmy] You're all right, you're all right.

Abdomen is distended and tender.

Yeah, he's just had an operation.

- How much output from the drain? - [Jimmy] Um...

Basically nothing. BP's low. It could be dehydration.

No, he looks sick, though. He is bleeding.

Drain's empty. Blood doesn't just disappear.

Exactly. Something is wrong.

- I think we should call Gloria. - Yeah, I bet you do.

[Tense music]

What do you mean by that?

[Patient groans and gurgles]

He is bleeding somewhere.

I can just not tell where.

Theo, can you please get the ultrasound?

[Theo] Yeah.

[Ellie] Thank you.

[Tense music continues]

[Patient groans]

Ellie, it's not a big deal.

Oh, is that what you guys are telling yourselves?

[Patient sobs]

It's all right. Just keep breathing.

Urgency.

- [Theo] Yeah. - [Cart rattles]

[Jimmy] We're just gonna get an ultrasound done, okay?

We're gonna figure this out for you.

Thank you.

All right, it's gonna be a bit cold.

[Patient groans]

- There you are. - Have you ever done this before?

Do you know what you're looking for?

Shut up.

All right.

Uh, there.

Huge haemoperitoneum.

So, um, what is going on?

Move.

There. Drain's blocked. Help me move him.

- Hurry up. - Ready? Three, two, one.

[Groans loudly]

[Theo] Got the kink.

- Yep, three, two, one. - [Jimmy] Yep.

You're right. There's already 200 mil. It's still going.

[Ellie] He's got to go straight back to theatre.

Theo, can you please call Jimmy's girlfriend?

Thanks.

Ellie. Ellie? Hey.

Hey.

Hey, listen to me. Look, look, look, look, look.

Gloria.

- Really? - Look, it ended ages ago.

And I didn't tell you because it doesn't matter.

Of course not, because it's none of my business.

It's just my workplace.

Look, we met at the pool

before we knew we were gonna be working together.

You don't need to worry about me, Jimmy, okay?

Just do what you want,

like you always do,

and I am sure...

...I'm sure it will work out just fine.

Oh, hi, Gloria. We were just talking about you.

I'm so happy for you both.

[Tense music continues]

Guys, are we gonna do this?

[Gloria] Um...

[Reflective music]

[Exhales]

[Sighs]

Miss O'Neill? You can come through.

Okay. It's gonna be okay. You're all right.

[Speaks indistinctly]

[Tense music]

Miss O'Neill.

On the 18th of March, Matthew Lacroix, 51,

history of chronic kidney disease,

was admitted for pneumonia at 9pm.

- Is that correct? - Yes.

With what symptoms?

Uh, he had increased work of breathing and hypoxia.

No other doctors examined him, only you?

Correct.

After taking his history, what did you do next?

I prescribed 1,800 milligrams of vancomycin.

Vancomycin, which is a powerful antibiotic?

Correct.

Mr. Lacroix had frequent hospitalisations

and a diagnosed history of MRSA.

Your notes, uh, suggest that you suspected pneumonia.

Yes, possibly developing sepsis.

At the time, were you aware

that vancomycin is eliminated by the kidneys?

I...was.

Did you adjust the dosage to account for his renal function?

No.

So you knew the dosage you prescribed

would accumulate in his bloodstream?

No. Uh...

Yes?

Miss O'Neill, can you answer clearly?

No, I did know that.

I must have briefly forgotten. Yes.

Did you seek approval for this plan from the registrar?

No.

When did you realise your error?

When his renal function got worse and he became oliguric.

I called the consultant at home

and we were advised to administer IV fluids

to support kidney perfusion.

Did that help?

No, so we put him on dialysis.

But Mr. Lacroix continued to deteriorate, yes? For how long?

Until 4pm the following day.

And what happened then?

He arrested multiple times,

so, um, we commenced resuscitation

for the third time.

And?

And...

...at 4:07, Mr. Lacroix died.

[Woman exclaims and sobs]

Miss O'Neill, on the night in question,

how many patients were under your care?

[Tense music builds]

22.

[Dr. Morgan] And the ward had capacity for?

12.

And at this time,

you'd been working as a doctor approximately how long?

Three months.

Was there a reg or a supervisor on duty?

Hmm. No. The reg had gone home.

She had morning sickness and, uh, we were two nurses down.

[Dr. Morgan] And how long had you been awake?

I had done a day shift

and then was called to do a night shift,

so, by that point, 20, 21 hours.

[Woman gasps]

[Dr. Morgan] Can you tell us

how this has impacted you on a personal level?

I don't think it's anything compared to

what his family has been through.

[Dr. Morgan] After this incident...

...did you question whether you wanted to continue?

[Tense music pulses]

Uh...

Yes.

I...

At my lowest point, I did consider... that.

[Dr. Morgan] Miss O'Neill...

...I was asking about continuing with medicine.

[Dramatic music]

Oh.

At least it's over. You did well.

You missed Dr. Wall's address to the panel earlier.

Sorry, I...

I didn't realise she spoke.

She said you're the most talented doctor

she's had in her program.

Um, no, that doesn't sound like Dr. Wall.

And that you just need to find the resolve to toughen up.

That sounds more like her.

- Mm-hm. Yeah. - Thank you.

[Dr. Morgan] Good luck, Ellie.

[Ellie] Hi, um...

Sorry, I've been meaning to...

...to write to you.

I just, um...

Sorry, I haven't had the words...

Ohh.

[Poignant music]

[Matthew's mother] We never blamed you, Ellie.

You'll be a great doctor. Goodbye.

[Matthew's mother sobs]

[Poignant music continues]

Matcha brownie.

I hear congratulations are in order.

Thank you.

So it went all right, then?

Yeah. It's over.

I was mad because you didn't tell me.

As your friend.

It's just weird you kept it from me.

It's not that weird.

Why not?

- Maybe I... - Eye contact.

Maybe I didn't want it to change things.

What things?

Friend things.

Well, did it?

No.

I guess it didn't.

And how's my eye contact?

♪ Arlo Parks's "Cola" ♪

It's good.

It's intense.

Are you gonna keep doing it or...

Depends what happens next.

[Ellie chuckles]

I told you I kiss with my eyes closed.

I didn't see. Do it again.

[Ellie laughs]

♪ It's better when your Coca-Cola eyes ♪

♪ Are outta my face ♪

♪ I checked your phone ♪

♪ And no surprises ♪

♪ She's grinnin' from ear to ear in purple haze ♪

♪ So take your orchids ♪

♪ Elsewhere ♪

♪ Elsewhere ♪

♪ I loved you to death ♪

♪ And now I don't really care ♪

♪ 'Cause you're runnin' round ♪

♪ Over there ♪

♪ Yeah, you're runnin' round ♪

♪ Over there ♪

♪ And now I don't really care. ♪

♪ 'Cause you're on your own over there. ♪