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- Give me some room please.

- We thought he had too much of Ceri's own brew.

- With an eve, passed out.

- But he's never fainted before.

(tense music)

- Stay back.

This man has smallpox.

- I baptize the in the name of the Lord, amen.

- Amen.

- I did a bad thing.

- [Prem] A bad thing, what do you mean?

- I don't wanna go to hell,

I don't wanna die.

- Leave my daughter alone! Get out!

- Daddy? - Get out, go on!

- The vaccination unit has arrived from Cardiff,

we will be ready to start vaccinating in one hour.

- What are you talking about? We're not even ill!

- 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.

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

What were you trying to do?

- I didn't know it was for you.

I didn't know.

- I hate you.

(upbeat music)

(police siren blares)

(low rolling thunder)

(police siren blares outside)

(gentle piano music)

- Hello, do you know, is the baby alright?

No I just heard, oh, good.

Can I come over?

I don't want to be on my own.

(gentle piano music)

(car siren outside blares)

- What's that?

- Hey, baby Emlyn caught himself the robber!

You've been asleep for hours,

I thought you were hibernating.

You know what hedgehogs need

when they come out of hibernation?

Their breakfast.

(cupboard door squeaks)

Ah.

(car siren blares)

(heavy footsteps)

(soft piano music)

- Are you ready to repent?

(fire crackles)

- [Kamini] Prem.

- That's the second one today already.

(sad piano music)

Feels like an age since I've seen you.

- It was only last night, I brought you some food.

- Hey,

there you go.

Top of the milk, kept it special.

- Kamini makes me eggy bread.

- If we had eggs, you could have eggy bread.

If we had bread.

- I'm not hungry.

(car siren blares)

- Mister Richard's temperature has come down slightly.

He's sleeping now.

- Yeah he's responding well.

- Prem, sit down and have something to eat.

I'm sorry it's such a strange breakfast,

we're running low on everything.

You look tired, Mummy.

- There's nothing wrong with me.

I'm not such a shanted old lady you all seem to think I am.

- I could stay here today if you like.

- Kamini, I didn't allow you to come to Britain

just to work as a skivvy.

Things will be back to normal before you know it.

This can't go on forever.

- It will unless we find the source.

(car siren blares outside)

(sad orchestral music)

- Dafydd Lewis, I've got to tell his wife Mary.

- It's better if I go.

- Easy, easy.

- Look at the color in those cheeks.

- I know, you'd never thought he'd been sick.

- Now he's looking much better.

- Ever since he was baptized,

he's been getting stronger and stronger.

(strong knock on door)

You'll have to wait love,

same as everyone else!

(strong knock)

(strong knock)

Patience is a virtue Mrs. Harvis.

- Everyone's running out of food,

Emlyn was saying that we might need to start rationing.

- Oh wow, if Emlyn was saying we better get on with it then.

(labored breathing)

- Mister Lewis, I'm gonna give you some oxygen.

This will help you breathe a little more easily.

Can you hold it? Good.

Maji, if you could start cleaning his wounds please.

- Don't worry, we'll soon have you ship shape.

- Let me know as soon as his temperature has stabilized.

(sad orchestral music)

- How did Dafydd get it?

- We don't know, but Prem is trying to find out.

- Is he gonna be alright?

- Prem says he's as well as can be expected.

- He's never been ill in his life before.

- Anyone can be infected, you and your children have to come

and get yourselves vaccinated.

- No.

- Please, this is a terrible disease,

you've seen it for yourself.

- If I was gonna get it I'd have it by now.

- That's not how it works, it can lie--

- Reverend Todd says--

- Reverend Todd should mind his own business.

Mary.

(door slams)

- These are off Nan.

- They gonna throw away them all, do you bets.

- Well this loaf won't last

more than a couple of days at most.

- You'd be surprised what people can do

with a tin of Spam and a potato if they have to.

It's like in the war we had to use our heads,

and every meal, all the more delicious because of it.

And nothing wasted.

- Well the sooner everyone gets vaccinated the better.

- I remember one lad,

had an uncle who was a farmer down west,

forgot I had these!

And this uncle sorted him a pig,

but he wasn't allowed to give it in because of rationing.

So, he got ahold of a hearse and a coffin,

and he put the pig in the coffin and drove it in the hearse

all the way to Trefelin.

All the people in the villages standing to attention

and taking their hats off as the hearse went past.

A pig never had such a send off.

People had respect in those days.

- Sian, will you listen now?

Look at us two, we both had the vaccination,

we're the picture of health, even the baby.

- We had a heck of a feast in Trefelin that night.

Those were the days, everyone pulling together.

- Nan.

(soft orchestral music)

- You cheated!

- I did not.

- I saw you! Once a cheat, always a cheat.

We'll be leaving at the end of the day, Mrs. Sharma.

Only so many card games a person can play.

- Specially when she's such a bad loser.

- In three days, we have vaccinated just 10 people,

it's been a complete waste of our time.

- People will start coming soon, I'm sure of it.

- That's what the doctor said.

- And are you sure he's had no contact with Dan Griffiths?

This was definitely his first time

playing cards at Ceri's pub.

Fine, thank you.

Three out of the four men who were playing cards at Ceri's

have been infected, but none of them seem to have had

any contact with Dan.

Gonna have to speak to Ceri.

- I could do that if you like, I know you're busy.

- That would be really helpful,

I'll try and talk to Dafydd again.

(panicked chatter)

- If you don't disperse, I'll arrest the lot of you.

Listen!

I understand your frustration boys.

- So who's gonna be paying our wages

while the mine is shut down?

- Yeah and what are my children going to eat, dirt?

- There'll be plenty of food

when the cows are dead from starvation.

- It's still illegal to congregate!

This is a very serious disease!

(panicked chatter)

- Well what are you doing about it then?

- I brought you some food, but it seems like you're busy.

- Could say that.

We're doing everything we can

to bring the situation under control.

(panicked chatter)

- Notice the police station is open!

- Now go back to your homes and wait for more information.

- Gentlemen!

Thank you.

Now I'm going to count to 10,

and anyone left in here after that

will find themselves barred from the pub, for life.

- You ain't gonna do that.

- I'm the landlady I can do what I like.

One. - She's counting now.

- Two, three,

- This situation need's sorting bout.

- Four, five, six,

- Stay in your own homes and do not congregate!

- Seven, eight,

- Alright, we're going!

- nine, ten.

Never underestimate the power of a pint.

(upbeat trumpet music)

(knocking on glass)

- Look!

- I already have tea, thank you.

- No, look at where it comes from.

- Your shop?

- India!

- Yes, I know tea comes from India Mrs. Davies.

- I'm sorry about what I said to your mother by the way,

but it was a bit of a coincidence her arriving

on the same day as the smallpox.

Anyway I was thinking, this could be the culprit.

- If tea carried smallpox,

then not only would this whole village

have been dead and buried by now,

but this entire island would've been taken over by sheep.

Tell me, Mrs. Davies, have you been vaccinated yet?

(door slams)

(heavy sigh)

- Delicious, thank you, I was starving.

They're right too, we do need more food.

But nobody's going to deliver with all this going on.

- Well we could leave the village though, couldn't we?

We've both been vaccinated.

- People don't want us anywhere near them.

- If we could arrange a drop off point in the open air,

on promise that as long as we stay six feet away

from anyone we'd be fine.

- Calling PC Jones, calling PC Jones.

- [Voiceover] PC Jones receiving.

- I need a favor.

(oxygen mask hissing)

- Feeling better? More comfortable?

Good.

Dafydd, three out of the four people playing cards

at Ceri Joseph's have got seriously ill.

Your illness has progressed further than the others,

which means that you probably got infected before them.

Have you had any contact with Dan Griffiths?

None at all?

- No.

- Do you remember when I treated you

for that little infection last year,

after you went to Cardiff with the rugby team

and met a certain lady?

- She was no lady.

- You were no gentlemen, either.

Have you done anything like that since?

- I learned my lesson, Mary would kill me.

(soft foreboding piano music)

- Verity, speak to me.

Did you lie with that man?

God will save you if you ask forgiveness.

(soft foreboding piano music)

(stomping down stairs)

(upbeat music)

- Mister Joseph!

How are you feeling?

- Very well Mrs. Sharma, yes.

Listen I would not have held that card game

if I'd have known, Mrs. Sharma.

- Well, what's done is done.

Now I need to find out who you've been in contact with.

Have you been out of the village at all?

- To the mart to sell some lambs.

- I'll need you to write down a list of everybody

you've been in contact with in the past month.

Now you'll have to come with me and get yourself vaccinated.

- Certainly Mrs. Sharma, I'll just go and wash my hands.

- Ceri. - Yes?

- You've got a lot of food here.

- Well, potatoes, carrots, runner beans,

some apples over there.

- We're very short of food in the village.

- Well I'm sure if the price was right,

we could come to some arrangement, yes.

- Right, well let's get on with it.

- This is no job for a lady.

- You're lucky I'm not a lady then.

- (laughs) I'll go and get you some suitable clothes.

(upbeat electric guitar music)

(somber, brooding music)

- [Voiceover] Nan, Reverend Todd is here to see you!

- I'll be with you now.

(cupboard door slams)

- Mrs. Davies, how's the baby?

- Oh he's chattering away like he'd never been ill.

I can't thank you enough for baptizing him, Reverend.

But if it's food you're after I'm afraid I don't have any.

Megan and Gina took what was left

down to the village this morning.

Look at that, I'm like Old Mother Hubbard.

- God provides me with enough sustenance.

- Of course he does, of course he does.

- I came for something completely different,

you know that more people have been taken sick.

- I know, dreadful it is, just dreadful,

and Doctor Sharma doesn't seem to be able to cope at all.

- We need to utilize the power of prayer,

we need people to come together to pray with one voice.

I'm holding another prayer vigil this evening.

- But the hall has been locked.

- In my home.

Can you help me spread the word?

We must keep it secret,

as there are forces that would stop us.

- Of course I'll help you Reverend.

(foreboding orchestral music)

- I don't believe it!

That's three games in a row.

- I shouldn't have won.

- Whyever not?

- I've done something bad.

- No, mitchin' off school, stole an apple or two,

they're not bad things, they're just normal.

(sad piano music)

You should've seen the things I got up to

when I was your age.

No son, all the bad that's been done, has been done by me.

(sad piano music)

- He's late,

I hope he hasn't panicked himself into not coming.

- It looks so peaceful down there.

You wouldn't think anything was wrong.

- No,

you wouldn't would you?

- You're handling this very well you know.

You make me feel calm.

(calm, tranquil music)

Isn't that pretty?

You wouldn't think, would you, that nature could be

so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?

- You can't have one without the other.

I'm not really good with words, but--

- I know what you mean.

(calm, tranquil music)

(singing opera music in Italian)

- Sharma, I'm very sorry for the trouble I've caused.

- I think we've found a way of feeding the village.

Ceri's promised to come for his vaccination later.

Can't stop now, see you back at the surgery.

Off we go, Ceri!

(tractor engine growls)

(calm music)

(soft knocking at door)

- Hello?

- Good afternoon Owen, may I come in?

- Reverend Todd.

- [Todd] Having a bit of a clear out?

- Well, I've gathered a lot of rubbish over the years,

both outside and inside.

- How's the boy?

- Better, he's sleeping at the moment.

Can't be easy bringing up a daughter without a mother.

- I do my best, with God's help,

not easy for you either.

- No, how does a man be a good father to his son, eh?

- By following God's word.

I'm holding a vigil this evening in my home

to pray for the victims at this terrible time.

Come and tell God your troubles.

He will help you.

- But Doctor Sharma said we weren't to--

- It's my home.

- Thank you.

- You're very welcome.

(foreboding piano music)

- Coming up with these, Nan.

(soft, mischievous music)

- Hello Mrs. Davies.

- Oh hello Mrs. Sharma.

- I've brought some eggs and vegetables for the rations

but we're very short of space at the surgery,

I was wondering if there was any way

you could store them for us?

- Take them through to the shop, plenty of room there.

- Take these, I'll just go and get the other boxes.

- Mrs. Sharma!

(soft, mischievous music)

(twangy, upbeat music)

- I thought you said times like these

were all about helping each other?

- My father made a fortune on the black market

during the war, which was very wrong of him of course.

- I could tell this whole village what you did,

while they were struggling to feed their families.

But I won't.

- Thank you Mrs. Sharma.

- This time.

- Oh there won't be another time Mrs. Sharma.

I'm very trustworthy, I really am,

Reverend Todd even chose me to spread the word

about his secret prayer meeting.

(mischievous music)

(muffled mumbling through mask)

- Sorry?

(mumbling through mask)

- You want money?

- No, (mumbling through mask)

- You want to know the time? It's quarter--

- Oh! You've left your money!

- No! (mumbling through mask)

- You've got to go to Ponti!

- Oh we can pay you later!

- Oh pay you later, right.

- (laughing) I haven't played charades in a long time!

(mocking grunting and laughing)

- Prem!

Todd's having another prayer meeting in his house tonight.

- Is he deliberately trying

to give the entire village smallpox?

I'll have a word with him.

- Thank you so much, I look forward--

- Mister Todd!

- Soon. - Yes.

- I hear that you're planning

to hold another prayer meeting?

(soft orchestral music)

- The people need God's help.

- You're putting people's lives at risk.

- If people want to pray, who are we to stop them?

- Prem? I've got masks, gowns, soaps.

I've been wanting to talk to you.

- Me too.

- I don't quite know what to say,

I shouldn't have mentioned that stupid letter.

- That makes two of us.

- Are we friends?

- Of course, always,

thanks for the supplies Megan.

(pleasant piano music)

- Alright, Mister Jones,

if you could roll your sleeve up for me please.

This won't hurt a bit.

- Just a small pain.

- I know how it feels, there you go, thank you.

- How many people have we vaccinated today?

- Five.

- Good, good, the word's getting round,

few more days and we should be done.

- We can stay one more day Mrs. Sharma.

- But that's your lot.

- See what you can manage.

- What?

What?

(sad piano music)

(fire crackling)

- You're a good doctor, and you know it.

- Thank you.

- You're just not very good with people.

- Thank you.

- Especially your own wife.

- Kamini and I are fine.

- You think so.

- I value Kamini very much.

- I never thought you were good enough for my daughter,

but the girl loves you.

She wants a family of her own, Prem.

(somber piano music)

- For the people with babies,

do they get one packet of rusks?

- Apart from Mrs. Williams with the twins, give her two.

The vaccination unit is threatening to leave,

Prem will have to ring the ministry in the morning.

- A day should be plenty of time

to get the whole village done.

- So, these are the rations

you and Sergeant Dawkins collected?

You two seem to be getting on very well, yes?

Beef soup, huh.

- What shall I do now?

- Oh you're home!

Nobody will go hungry tonight,

and now I'm going to make a feast.

- Sometimes I don't think I appreciate you enough.

- Don't be silly, I have farmer's hands,

I chased chickens for their eggs,

I dug vegetables, we all worked so hard in the end,

I had to send Megan home, she looked exhausted.

- You must be exhausted too.

- Not at all.

Is there something going on between Megan and Emlyn?

(knocking at door)

(frantic knocking at door)

(baby crying)

- Please look at her.

- Let me see, let me see.

- It is, isn't it?

- I'm afraid so, I need to get her to the hospital.

I need to get her to the hospital as soon as possible.

- I'll bring her.

- I'm sorry, I can't allow that.

- No.

- Mary, I can help her,

you have two other children,

make sure they're alright, please.

- Please let me go.

- It won't be safe, go home, be with your family.

- But my baby, what can I do?

- If it helps, pray.

(baby crying)

- My baby,

my little girl.

- Your little girl is in the best of hands.

The best of hands.

(somber orchestral music)

- And their prayer, offered in face, will heal the sick,

and the Lord will make them well.

And anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven.

Confess your sins to each other, and pray for each other

so that ye may be healed.

The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power.

(somber music)

- Mary, I'm so sorry.

- I want to see her.

- You can't, she's still contagious,

you haven't been vaccinated.

- I have to say goodbye.

I have to say goodbye to her.

No, please, (sobbing).

(melancholy orchestral music)

- You know if Mary's child had been vaccinated,

she might've survived.

They'd rather listen to that tinpot preacher than me.

- That tinpot preacher talks to people on their own level.

- Through his lies?

- You have to make sure people hear the truth.

You have to shout louder than that tinpot preacher.

- Megan!

- Prem, I'm glad to see you, can we clear the air?

- I need the keys to the pub.

- What's going on?

- I need to get the loud hailer,

and can you find Ceri Joseph?

Tell him to meet me at the surgery

with his tractor and trailer.

- Yes of course.

- Thank you.

- [Voiceover] And the main news is that the smallpox

in Trefelin has taken a more serious turn.

A 10 week old baby girl died last night

after contracting the disease.

(somber piano music)

- I know how Mary feels, it's so lonely.

- It doesn't have to be, this time I'm with you.

Sometimes you have to have a little faith.

(soft piano music)

(knocking on door)

- Doctor Sharma, Ceri's here.

- [Prem] Already people have been infected,

one child has died,

the only protection is vaccination.

(tranquil music)

One child has died,

the only protection is vaccination.

Smallpox is fatal.

Already some have been infected.

Smallpox is fatal.

People have been infected.

Smallpox is fatal.

There is no cure.

One child has died.

The only protection is vaccination,

at the surgery today.

Smallpox is fatal.

There is no cure.

One child has died.

The only protection is vaccination.

One child has died.

The only protection is vaccination.

There is no cure.

Many people have it,

one child has died.

- What are you doing?

- We told Doctor Sharma that we were leaving this morning.

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

- We'll tell the smallpox final to call in the Army.

- Which is what we'll be doing

the minute we get back to Leadiff.

- Sooner the better.

- Please, at least stay till the end of the day.

- We've wasted enough of our time already.

- [Man] Sorry Mrs. Sharma, work's work.

- Wait,

Mary.

- We've come for the vaccination.

- Come this way.

- I don't think you all are going

to be going anywhere for awhile.

(soft music)

- Prem, nearly everyone came.

- Good, good.

But we still don't know who the source is.

Who didn't come?

- Sian Davies, Reverend Todd, and Verity.

- Not surprised about Sian,

stubborn woman that she is, and Todd.

I think I need to speak to Verity.

(door knocker bangs)

- Hello, oh, thank you.

- I thought you liked flowers.

- I do, sorry,

I don't feel very well.

- You alright?

(foreboding orchestral music)

(car engine growls)

(knocking on door)

- Doctor Sharma,

you come to arrest me?

- Sadly no, I came to tell you that

most of the villagers were vaccinated today.

- Congratulations, victory for science.

- Apart from a few, you and your daughter among them.

- My faith is my protection.

- It's that simple?

- It's that simple.

- What about your daughter, is her faith as strong as yours?

- Verity,

is young.

- Is it not your duty as a father to protect her?

- I do.

- You don't know how lucky you are,

you have a beautiful, healthy daughter.

Do you not love her?

- More than anything on this Earth.

- Then you must allow me to vaccinate her.

- She's resting at the moment,

I'd rather she wasn't disturbed.

- Fine, please bring her to the surgery

first thing tomorrow.

(foreboding orchestral music)

(car door slams)

(foreboding orchestral music)

(heavy breathing)

(train whistles)

- So you stop a train, inconvenience all these passengers

for a matter of no importance?

- A young girl has gone missing.

- Do you think that's why I got ill?

Because I made God angry?

Was he punishing me?

- What's this?

- It's for your own good Nan,

you're the last one in the village

that hasn't been vaccinated.

- No!

- It's really nothing to be ashamed of.

- Plenty of people are frightened of needles.

- For pity's sake, for your own sake Reverend,

save your daughter.

- I don't know where she is.

- I'm asking for your advice, Prem.

- As a friend or a doctor?

- Is that how I got this? From Verity?

- We couldn't possibly know that, not yet.

- Is that how my little girl got it too?

Did I kill my own daughter?

(upbeat music)