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(slow serene music)

- Dan?

It's Doctor Sharma, I'm here to help you.

- Everything's alright.

- No, stay back, it's smallpox.

- I stood there like a flea man idiot talking nonsense.

- Maybe it would be an idea to

put your feelings down on paper.

(hard breathing and moaning)

- What did I say?

- Oh, come on, you're driving me mad.

- What do you take me for?

I'm not one of your carded tops you know.

You should show me some respect.

- There are only seven doses.

We're going to have to choose.

- Just seven people?

- I don't need it, I suggest you give it to someone else.

- If you refuse to be vaccinated,

then I cannot allow you to work amongst the sick.

- Mister Todd, you cannot leave the ward now,

do you understand?

(guitar music)

- [Voiceover] It is reported meanwhile,

that smallpox, our great intrafel in South Wales,

is now under control.

An official source confirmed that one child has the virus.

But there are no other, - Why are they taking so long?

- And it seems that the work is over.

- What did he say?

Hello? Office for Medical Health.

Yeah, Dr. Sharma here,

we were expecting the vaccinations unit, yesterday.

I'm sorry, what is your name?

Mr. Rogers, we already have one confirmed case of smallpox,

they'll be many others unless we act immediately.

If the unit isn't here by the end of the day,

I will be holding you personally responsible.

Thank you.

- Treating it like a common flu.

- Going to see if (phone ringing), ugh.

Hello, Dr. Sharma speaking.

No that's quite common Mrs. Davies.

I'll be there as soon as I can.

Of course I'll come and see him.

- Prem, there's a patient waiting to see you,

Mr. Griffiths.

- Dan's father.

- If he's rude, angry, and would benefit

from giving his liver a rest, then yes,

it is Dan's father.

- I'll go and see him now.

- What did Sian want?

- Dafydd's still not well.

- Mr. Griffith could do with a bath.

- Doctor!

- Owen.

- I want to go and see Dan.

- It's just not possible, he's still contagious.

- He's my son, I should be with him.

- I'm afraid you can't, we have to contain the virus.

- It said on the radio, it was all over.

- They were misinformed. Owen go home.

Wait until the vaccinations unit comes from Cardiff,

then once you've had the vaccine,

then of course you can see Dan.

- Reverend Todd is allowed to be with him.

- The reverend is not allowed.

His actions were misjudged,

and potentially downright dangerous.

He's in isolation too now.

- I could never be more grateful to him,

otherwise Dan would be on his own.

Of course, you are sticking up your posters.

(door slams)

(baby crying)

- Mrs. Davies,

- Nye is still not well.

He's got a rash and he's hot,

we've been up with him all night,

- Yeah, - we're so worried.

- Mrs. Davies, where is he?

- Upstairs. (baby crying)

- I thought the injection was going to stop him

getting sick.

- He should've never have had that injection,

he was fine before he had that.

Is he going to die?

- No Mrs. Davies, he's not going to die.

- But the rash, isn't that how it starts?

- This is a heat rash.

You've just been keeping him a bit too warm, that's all.

Now he's looking much better.

- Is he going to be alright?

- He'll be absolutely fine.

Just keep an eye on him, and keep him cool.

- Thank you Dr. Sharma.

- I'll show myself out.

- Look at him, he's not right.

(baby crying)

- Is thy God, whom thou serviced continually,

able to deliver thee from the lions,

and then said Daniel,

- Dad?

- It's me Daniel, Reverend Todd!

(coughing)

Come on, drink this.

There.

(speaking foreign language)

- Henry,

Mrs. Jones, what are you doing here?

- Her cat's disappeared.

- You shouldn't be out.

- It said on the radio, that everything was better now.

- Well it isn't. Please go home and stay there.

And tell everyone you meet on the way, to do the same.

- Idiots spoke to the press.

- Me, actually.

- What?

- But I didn't say the worst was over.

- Why didn't you get them to speak to me?

- You were busy.

All I said was that it was under control,

and there were no more cases.

I'm sorry if I said the wrong thing, alright!

(slamming cabinets)

- I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken to you like that.

Emelyn, I really need your help to put these

posters up around the village.

Everyone has to know,

that they have to have these vaccinations.

- At least it's all written down this time.

- Can't be accused of saying the wrong thing now, can I?

- Thank you.

(slow serene music)

(slow breathing)

- You almost took the flipping bumper off!

- If you hadn't shouted. (door slamming)

- If I hadn't shouted, we'd have given a sheep

a free lift all the way to Trefelin.

- Mr. Rogers.

- Who wants to know?

- I'm the doctor, we spoke on the phone.

- Oh so you're Dr. Sharma?

- Yes, uh, this is my wife, Mrs. Sharma.

- Very pleased to meet you.

- Kamini, pleased to meet.

- I'm Carwyn, and this is my,

- Meinir.

- We're so relived you came.

- How quickly can you set up?

- Uh, get my list for me love.

'Bout an hour.

- Good, I'll let everyone know.

- Try to keep your mind on the job, will you?

- Excuse me,

everybody, the vaccination unit has arrived from Cardiff.

They'll be ready to start vaccinating in one hour.

- What're you talking about?

We're not even ill.

- In the meantime, I cannot stress enough

the importance that you stay at home,

and do not mix with other people.

That's how the virus spreads.

- When can we go back to work then?

- The sooner you have the vaccine,

the sooner life will go back to normal.

- Gina's baby had the vaccine, and he's dying.

- He's not dying. I saw him earlier, he's very much alive.

- But it's dangerous? - Well yes,

there may be side effects,

but that's nothing compared to the devastation

of a smallpox outbreak.

- Look!

- Dan!

My son!

It's a miracle.

- Come on dad.

- Owen,

you have to take Dan home now.

The boy's still infectious.

Please Owen, you're risking other peoples lives.

- Come on, let's go in.

- Please, you must get vaccinated,

it's very important.

I could have you arrested.

(slow music)

- Di, di, di, do, da, di, du, di, di, doooo

di, di, di, di, di, di, di, do

di, di di, di, di, di,

(speaking foreign language)

Well, well, well,

(speaking foreign language)

- Meinir, do you take sugar?

- No thank you, I'm on a diet.

- And don't we know it.

Four, for me please, Kamina.

I'm not as sweet as I look.

I've designed a simple, but effective system.

Working primarily with the number four.

Four by the window, four by the wall,

and four can win.

What do you think of that Kamina?

- I'll tell you what Meinir thinks, shall I?

No point working in fours, or any number at all,

if we haven't even got one turning up for the injections.

- I know, I'll talk to them.

Maybe they haven't understood how urgent it is.

- Sounds like a good plan, Kamina.

- It's Kamini. Kamini.

- Very nice name that is.

- Very nice name that is.

- Oh for goodness sake, I was only being friendly.

- We all know where that can lead, don't we?

- It only happened the once, that was four years ago.

- Oh, well that makes it alright then.

(singing)

- Hey lads!

- Ceri, man.

- The eggs are ready for you to collect.

Okay about seven?

- I look forward to it then.

- Seven it is then.

- Okay boys.

(speaking foreign language)

- Worried about your confession, eh?

- (chucking) Something like that.

- Best get it over with then, eh?

(speaking foreign language)

- Megan.

You shouldn't be out, you know the rules.

- It's about the letter.

It's lovely.

- Is it?

- I haven't had a letter like this since I was in school.

Not that it's childish, or anything.

- I'm not always good at saying what I think,

so I thought, if I wrote it down,

- Emlyn.

I'm sorry.

I think you, you're a lovely, kind, person,

it's just that it's too early for me, you know.

After Garreth, I just can't imagine being with anyone else,

at the moment.

- Of course.

I'm sorry, I should have thought.

- No, don't you apologize,

I'm glad you wrote it.

It made me feel special,

and that doesn't happen very often.

(sighing)

I hope we can still be friends.

- 'Course we can.

- Does that mean you're going to make me a cup of tea then?

- This won't hurt.

- I don't care if it does,

it proves that I'm sober if I can feel it.

- Dan was very hungry.

I hope you've been feeding him properly.

- Sure Owen's doing his best.

- I know I haven't been the best father in the world,

but I've changed.

I feel like I've been given a second chance

to be a proper dad.

- And how long will that last?

I'm sorry Owen, but Dan is very sick.

You were barely able to cope when he was healthy.

How will you manage now?

- Please,

if I ever go back to my old ways,

- Then Dan will come back and stay with us.

- Yes, that would be the best thing.

- Alright.

We'll be back tomorrow, to see how you're both doing.

- You've been do kind to Dan, and to me,

it would mean a lot

if you came to the reverends Thanksgiving service.

- Todd's holding a service?

- For Dan.

And I'm going to be baptized.

- Hi Mrs. Lewis, is Dafydd in?

- No. I have no idea where he is, either,

anything else?

- No, no, not really.

Um, could you tell him that the eggs

are ready for collection, seven o'clock tonight.

- I'll collect.

- No you can't! I mean, yes you can, but, um,

my hens, very jealous of women.

The last women who came over, Mrs. Pritcher,

collecting for the blind, nothing happened,

no, no, no, (baby crying)

but my Rita,

never laid any eggs for two years.

- You have a hen named Rita?

- Rita Hayworth, same color hair as her feathers.

You don't mind, do you?

- I'll send Dafydd.

- You'll enjoy your lovely boiled egg for breakfast.

- Can't wait.

- Ta-ta Mrs. Lewis.

- You need to go straight to the surgery after this.

Get the vaccine, and then stay at home.

- I want to go and see how my grandson is doing,

if Sian will allow me through the door.

- Not with this virus still around.

You know the rules.

Not that anybody is taking any notice anymore.

- I thought it was all alright now though.

They said on the radio that the

worst was over. - Worst was over? Yes.

I was misquoted.

They phoned the station,

I didn't want to cause a panic so I played it down,

and now Dr. Sharma is blaming me,

that everybody thinks this is all over.

- Oh no, I'm sure he doesn't.

- You didn't hear him. He was really annoyed.

- Well Dr. Sharma probably felt

that you were a close enough friend

for him to blow off some steam.

- You think so?

- Definitely.

I think he's under a lot of strain at the moment.

- Yeah.

And he has been a very good friend to me.

I'm sure he won't mind me saying this,

especially now that it makes no difference anyway,

but uh, it was him that suggested I write that letter.

If I say the truth,

he practically wrote it himself.

- Did he?

- This is often in the most ordinary of events

that one can see the hand of God at work,

meeting this afternoon.

- Good morning.

- And how are you today, Mrs. Bakshi?

- Wiser than the last time I saw you reverend.

I must say Mrs. Davis, I am surprised to see the shop open.

- Adversity is to be embraced, not feared.

Life must go on.

- Life cannot go on as normal,

when there's a smallpox outbreak.

Mrs. Davis, you are breaking the law by opening the shop.

- With all due respect,

that that law wasn't even necessary before you arrived.

- I beg your pardon.

- Nye, he's very ill.

I don't think you should be walking around,

giving this disease to other people.

- For your information,

I do not, and never have had the disease.

I have also been vaccinated,

which makes it far more likely that you have smallpox.

Good day.

(door opening and slamming shut)

- He's only a little baby.

- Have you seen Todd?

- He's in the shop with that ignorant woman.

It seems you have lived in a bucket all her life.

- Mr. Todd, stop this Thanksgiving service.

You could be responsible for an epidemic.

- Even after everything you've witnessed with your own eyes,

you still believe you're right.

- I am right about this, I'm a doctor.

- A higher power than God, it seems.

- Close the shop Mrs. Davis.

You're all putting yourselves in grave danger

by even meeting up like this.

- You'll be preaching hell, fire, and brimstone, next.

- If the virus catches hold in this community,

there'll be no need for me to preach about hell.

(dance music playing)

(giggling)

- Megan.

Have you come for the vaccination?

- A word.

Now.

(soft music playing)

Emlyn told me, you helped him write that letter to me.

What were you trying to do?

Pawn me off on someone else?

You made me feel foolish, and naïve.

- No, he, I, he,

- I thought you cared for me.

- I didn't know it was for you.

I didn't know.

Emlyn said that he had feelings for somebody,

but he didn't say for who.

If I'd known it was for you,

I would have never had got involved.

- Did you mean what you wrote? (heels clicking)

(door opening)

- I'm sorry, I didn't realize you had a patient.

- Megan came in for her vaccination.

- I'm going to see if I can persuade others

to follow your example.

No one came in today.

- No one?

- Alright, better start the ball rolling then,

what do I do?

- Come with me.

(piano music)

(dance music playing loudly)

(moaning)

(door opening)

- Leave my daughter alone!

(door slamming) Get out!

- Daddy, - Get out! Go on!

- Go.

(door slamming)

(record screeching)

- Blessed father,

protect us from the evil that men do.

You,

you go to your room.

You heard what I said!

- I'm not a child, you can't just order me to my room.

- You have brought shame and disgrace on this house.

He is a married man with children.

Now go to your room!

(feet stomping)

(feet stomping)

- I hate you.

(knocking)

(feet stomping)

(knocking)

- I'm sorry to bother you reverend but,

- Mrs. Davis, please come in.

Ah, have a seat.

- I know Gina asked you before, but,

please will you change your mind about baptizing Nye?

- I understand how you feel,

but Nye's father has a duty to his son.

- But he won't be allowed back to Trefelin now, will he?

Not with this smallpox.

Gina was such a silly girl.

Listening to Dr. Sharma,

giving an injection to a tiny baby.

- Please don't blame your granddaughter,

she probably thought she was doing the right thing.

- I don't blame her, but there was nothing wrong

with Nye before he had that injection.

I'm sorry reverend, but I'm just so worried. (crying)

- Please, don't upset yourself any further.

I will baptize Nye.

- Really?

Oh, reverend thank you so much.

- Dr. Sharma, couldn't save Nye's body,

but the Lord will surely save his soul.

- I can't say I'm looking forward to being housebound again.

It's not until all of this that I discovered

how quiet my house was.

- It must be, with your son away.

- I'm just glad he's doing what he wants with his life.

It's very exciting to be a young man,

living in London.

- I remember when Prem and I thought about moving to London,

but Prem fell in love with Trefelin.

- Maybe I should move to London.

Be way closer to Tom.

You know, cramp his style a bit.

(laughing)

- London's a very exciting place,

especially if you're single.

- I'm not looking for anything like that.

- That's when it's most likely to happen,

when you're not looking.

You never know.

- Do you know, um, I think I'll go home.

Maybe you can knock on peoples doors

and tell them about the vaccine.

- Alright, thank you.

- My pleasure.

I hope they listen to you.

- There's always some way of getting your message across.

(loud typing and music playing)

- Emlyn, would you have a word with Todd

about that Thanksgiving service, he won't listen to me.

- Alright, I'll just finish this first.

- That another love letter?

- No.

I won't waste my time with that again.

- Didn't do the trick?

- Megan wasn't interested.

- Oh, it was for Megan?

I'm sorry.

- Me too.

- You should have told me it was for her.

- Why?

- Uh, it's just, I would have written something

different, or better.

- Nah, it wouldn't have made any difference anyway.

She says she's still grieving for her husband.

- That's understandable.

- Or she's letting me down gently.

(phone ringing)

Police station. Yes. Ite.

Village Hall.

(slow dramatic music)

- Let us pray.

Almighty God, father of all forgiveness and mercy,

redeemer, savior,

- I hope they're not going to be difficult now.

Haven't got them saddles to arrest them all.

- He sent his disciples to ask him,

(door opening and footsteps)

are you the one who was to come?

Or should we expect someone else?

Dr. Sharma.

We weren't expecting you, (crowd murmuring)

to join our congregation.

- You must all go home.

And do not gather until you've had the vaccination.

- These people are here to give thanks to our Lord,

for keeping them safe.

- You are exposing them to a deadly disease,

and making them believe that prayer will save their lives.

- It was prayer, that saved Dan's life.

(crowd agreeing)

- It was his immune system, not prayer.

- So you're telling me all these people are wrong.

- No, you're wrong.

You refused to be vaccinated.

You could be infectious, just as Dan was.

- [Voiceover] That's enough, out!

- [Voiceover] Out!

(crowd angrily chanting out)

- You can catch smallpox,

by simply breathing the air

of someone else who already has it.

Any, any, one of you could have it.

(crowd chanting out)

- Quiet!

Quiet all of you!

I never thought I'd see the day

where the people of Trefelin, would act like hooligans!

- With all due respect, it was Dr. Sharma,

who interrupted my service.

- With all due respect Reverend Todd,

there shouldn't have been a service.

You're breaking the law!

(crowd disagreeing and talking)

As of now, this hall is closed!

And unless you are going to the surgery to be vaccinated,

the next time I see anyone congregating,

I shall have you arrested.

(crowd talking)

Now go back to your homes.

At once!

(crowd shuffling)

- My people,

no man can prevent us from doing God's work.

We don't need this church to follow the Lord.

(gathered footsteps)

- If I think of a car, a mini,

and put them both together,

that'd be alright wouldn't it?

(slurping)

Car, Mini.

Karmini. I can remember that.

(slurping)

(shutting book)

- Will you stop breathing?

(footsteps and door opening)

- Has anyone come in for the vaccinations?

- No, but I have to be honest with you Dr. Sharma,

we feel that we're not being taken seriously.

- I can only apologize.

People seem to think there's no more danger.

- No sense in us staying, if we've no one to vaccinate.

- You can't leave now, you have a job to do.

- And we're not being allowed to do it.

- Please, just give me 24 hours.

I'll go to every house personally.

- People here don't understand how serious this is.

If you leave now, there could be an epidemic.

- No. - Alright.

- 24 hours it is then, Dr. Sharma.

- Thank you.

- Kar, mini.

- I'll just uh,

- I would like to apologize,

for being a bit odd this morning.

(doors slamming)

- I hadn't noticed.

- Emlyn, you might need to start noticing.

- I will, in the future.

Anyway, you going straight home?

- Yes, you can walk with me if you'd like.

You can be my last human contact for days.

- Well let's just hope a few more people

follow your example.

- I'm sure some will.

You were very good you know, in there.

- Just doing my job.

- Just take a compliment, will you?

(music playing)

You coming?

(tapping)

(tapping)

- Alright, leaflets in the envelopes,

and we'll mark them urgent.

- I don't think these leaflets

are going to make any difference.

They can't imagine such a terrible thing

could happen in Trefelin.

- Let's hope they're right.

- At least this way, no one can blame you,

if they're covered in pustules,

and dying an agonizing death.

Even if they survive,

they will never look pretty in a hat again.

- Maybe you'd like to help?

- Anything for the people of Trefelin,

who've made me feel so welcomed.

Oh, alright.

One last gesture, before we all go back to India.

- Who said anything about going back to India?

- Surely you can't want to stay here,

after the way they've treated you.

- Just don't understand how serious it is.

- They don't understand anything that's different

from the tiny little world they live in.

- You're not giving them a chance.

- You're not giving Kamini a chance.

You brought my daughter to

live in this miserable grave place,

she has to be nice to people

who think we are disease carriers,

- Mommy.

- and she's raising some drunken man's son.

She deserves so much better.

And I wish you thought the same.

(slow piano music)

(floor creaking)

- I'll talk to her.

Mommy, you shouldn't have said that.

- You won't say anything.

- But I don't feel that way.

- Stop lying to yourself.

I've seen the way you look at Dan.

It's been three years since Randi,

it's time to move on Kamini,

and have another child.

- We will.

We will,

when this is over.

- I'm so worried about you, here on your own.

- I'm not on my own, I have Prem.

I'm happy here, and I want you to be happy for me.

- I wanted so much for you.

My beautiful daughter.

(sighing)

(sniffling)

(birds chirping and water flowing)

- Welcome.

Welcome everyone, to the church of our Lord.

- Don't put all your eggs in one basket this time.

- Yeah, yeah, very funny.

- Um, some refreshments over there,

to help the old brain cells.

(laughing)

Alright then, let's get started lads.

Kings, clubs, jacks, shuffle the pack.

This may not rain,

but all in good time.

(laughing)

Bit of a poet in my spare time.

- Grant that this child

may receive the fullness of thy holy grace.

I baptize thee,

in the name of the Lord.

(baby crying)

Amen.

- Amen.

(baby crying)

- Alright.

- Thank you Reverend Todd.

(laughing)

(speaking foreign language)

- Oh come on Addis, show us your hand.

(heaving)

- Ah that's disgusting Addis!

(speaking foreign language)

(laughing)

(loud thump)

(laughing)

- Adi?

Adi?

(door opening)

- I'll come with you.

- Kamini, about what Magi said,

(phone ringing)

Dr. Sharma speaking,

I'll be there in 10 minutes.

I have to get to Ceri's place.

(birds chirping and water flowing)

- Dear Lord,

accept this nice servant unto the bosom of thy grace.

I baptize thee

(water spashing)

in the name of the Lord.

Amen.

- Thank you, thank you.

(car stopping)

- Doc, I had no idea,

when you said we shouldn't congregate in the village,

I thought you meant just in the village,

or I wouldn't have organized it otherwise.

In here doc.

- We thought he had too much of Cari's own brew,

- But then he passed out.

- He's never fainted before.

(sighing)

- Stay back.

This man has smallpox.

- Verity, speak to me.

Did you lie with that man?

- This visit has been a complete waste of our time.

- We tell the smallpox faner to call in the army.

- Which is what you'll be doing

the minute we get back to Leedif.

(speaking foriegn language)

- You're putting peoples lives at risk.

- If people want to pray,

who are we to stop them.

- I'm holding another prayer vigil this evening.

- But the holes been locked,

- In my home.

We must keep it secret,

as there are, forces that would stop us.

- I don't feel very well.

- Are you alright?

(sighing)

- My baby.

(baby crying)

What can I do?

- If It helps, pray.

(dramatic music)

(guitar music)