All language subtitles for Reef Doctors s01e08.eng

Nice new home for your mate.

You did well this morning, boss.
Yeah, it's a good specimen.

Nice-looking but sneaky.

Sneaky?
All part of its evil plan.

Oh, look, isn't that
a pretty cone shell?

I think I might take it home
as a souvenir of the tropics.

And then...
Out comes the proboscis. Pow!

Harpoon tooth into exposed flesh.

No antivenom. One dead human.

Not so pretty then, are you, mate?

Wow. Cool.

Wow, cool, yeah.

But kind of overkill for a snail
that eats small fish.

Some cone shells contain an analgesic

that has the potential
to replace morphine.

Nell, get back to work.
Andrew's on the uni video link.

Thanks.
I'll start milking him then?

Hmm. With thick rubber gloves.

And don't forget the tongs.

Yes, Mum.

I heard that.

Andrew, hi, I'm glad you called.

Look, if you're ringing about
Jack's School of the Air fees,

I know, I know, I completely forgot
to send you the cheque for my half.

Sam...

And, Andrew, I might have
actually spent that money

on a new clinic printer, but if
you really need it, then of course...

Sam, perhaps we can
discuss this later.

I should let the others say hello.

You know James?

Laura, Ryan and Carl are
board members from his foundation.

And, of course, you know Malcolm.

Hi, um, hello.

Hello, Sam, I've briefed
everyone on the tests

of your ulcer cream
and they're impressed.

The results have been so promising,

we've decided to fund
a human randomised control trial.

Oh.

I'm...

I thought you'd be
a little bit pleased.

Oh, Look, I am. I, um...
I actually don't know what to say.

We're gonna run
the trials right here

in the hospital's
own Emergency Department.

We plan to make
the announcement next week.

I don't know what to say

except, James, thank you so very much
for your vote of confidence.

Your work's been exemplary,
in the field and that lab.

Oh, Gus Cochrane is
the genius in the lab.

Then you're part of a magic team.
Isn't she, Malcolm?

Absolutely. Good job, Sam.
Congratulations.

There are a few technicalities
to iron out

but the funding is definitely
on the table.

I'll give you a ring.
OK.

Gus!

Gus!

OK, so, everybody raise
your glasses.

Sam, you and Gus have worked
your bums off for two years,

and during that you've never lost
sight of your vision.

And that's why you've both been
the biggest inspiration to me,

and that's why we all love you guys.

- You never give up. Cheers!
- Cheers.

Well done, you.

That was a lovely speech.
Yeah, well...

Man of the moment.

Well done, mate.
Yeah, cheers, mate.

Another, thanks, Toby.

Gluckwunsche, Gus.
Bless you?

How do those trials work?

Well, we give
different concentrations

of the cream to the hospital but
without telling them which is which,

then they choose patients at random

to get one of the versions
or the placebo.

Then we're told that patient C
received sample X

and they made an improvement.

Gus and I then go off
and work up the results,

compiling the success rates
of the various compositions.

Which means what
in old surfer's language?

That someone is finally
prepared to invest

millions of dollars
into our venom research.

Oh, your old man's up there
somewhere

raising a glass
of Scottish malt to you.

It's Dad.
Oh, ta.

Hi, Andrew.

I'm sorry. I can't hear you.
You're gonna have to speak up.

What?

- You're kidding.
- Sam, settle down.

Why didn't you tell me this before,
Andrew?

What, in front of the board?
Is that what you want?

You want to say no to the funding?
You don't want the money?

I can put a stop to this.
Oh, come on.

That ethically challenged weasel is
gonna work up our results. Please!

The foundation has assigned
Malcolm to run the tests.

He's here at the uni
in a large modern lab.

You're on a godforsaken island.

Unless you want to move back here
the next year

and run the trials yourself,
do you want to do that?

No, I didn't think so.

It's still your data.
Oh, you're damn right. We own it.

You didn't pay a cent
in its development, Andrew.

Malcolm doesn't want this.

He's as stuck with you
as you are with him.

But I don't see either of you
have a choice.

Now, he's flying out to the island.

He's gonna take a look
at your lab set-up and then...

Sam?
I'm thinking.

Then collect your pre-trial data.

Oh, no. I will not give it to him.

Thanks for the heads up, Andrew.
Have a good evening.

Work with him, Sam.
Or this isn't gonna happen.

Our results would be fiddled
and faked and then sabotaged.

And then, Malcolm, he would turn up

in the marketplace touting,
"Guess what!"

Yeah, "A new tropical ulcer cream!"

I was hoping to never see
this guy again.

He can come in
and he can view the lab.

That's an open house.
But he's not getting anything.

He's not reading anything.
He's not accessing anything.

And he's not touching anything.
Is that clear?

OK. Sweet.

He'll be gone in an hour.

Oh, is this him? I was expecting
someone with horns.

Malcolm. This is Livvy,
our nurse practitioner.

Hi, Malcolm Reid.

I'm the guy with a lab
five times bigger

who didn't come up
with an ulcer cream.

Not that he's bitter.

Are you staying?

Well, if they want me to acquaint
myself with your work,

I'd better stay overnight.

You don't mind, do you?

Uh, what just happened?

So it might take a bit longer.

Oh. What gives you that idea?

Have you got a plan B?

So you're a nurse practitioner?
Mm-hm.

I guess that makes you
the smartest person in this place.

Not if I fall for lines like that.

Malcolm, come through to the lab
and we'll have a chat.

Rick. Rick D'Alessandro.
Hey!

How the hell are you?
Good, man. How are you?

You still got the yellow roadster?
Nah, I sold it.

Coolest car on campus, bar none.

Shall we?

Steve. Steven?

Steve? Come in.

Are you OK?

Seem to have a bit of trouble
with your balance, mate.

Sorry, Doc. You've gotta speak up.

You got problems
with your balance?

It's the end of the line for me.
I'm battling a brain tumour.

I've got a mass growing in my head.

I'm sorry to learn that.

Who's your neurologist?

Neuro...?

Who diagnosed you?

Oh, me. I did. I looked it up.
Got all the symptoms.

Um, headaches, dizziness, vertigo.

Steve, if I had a dollar
for every time

a patient diagnosed
an illness online, I would be...

The difficulty is

that there are many similar symptoms
for many different illnesses.

So why don't I take a look
before we consult a web browser.

I'm gonna have a look in your eyes.

Just look past my shoulder.

I'm impressed.

I'm just bowled over
at the quantum leap

you've made out of a lab
that's, well...

A hobby?
No, that's...

Primitive?
Small, perhaps.

Well, as humble as it is,
we call it home.

And what made you think to sequester
an enzyme from sea snake venom?

Most other researchers seemed only
interested in terrestrial snakes.

Whereas I had a thing for water.

And, how, may I ask,
did you isolate it?

If I told you that,
I'd have to kill you.

If I didn't know
that we were building bridges,

I'd think that
you were fobbing me off.

I do actually have
a lot of patients waiting

so if you'll excuse me, Malcolm.

Gus will look after you. Gus, would
you mind making Malcolm a cup of tea?

White with one, right, mate?

So, Gus, still the snake whisperer?

Is that how you came up
with the ulcer cream?

Sam and I came up with it.

You're the pharmacologist.

Look, you've been here a while now.
Sam giving you enough credit?

That's funny. More than what
I remember working for you.

You took the credit
for everything, right?

What can I say? Guilty as charged.
I could have improved on that score.

You, me and Sam and this funding,
we can kick some real goals.

Yeah.

Don't mind dying.
I've had an incredible journey.

It's just that... I've got
so much unfinished business.

Freya, patient's right eye
with your right eye,

left eye with your left eye.

Get in close. Don't be shy.

That's right. You can rest your
finger on his cheek. That's great.

So what you're looking for
is a swelling in the optic disc,

a sign of raised
intracranial pressure.

You two work well together.

Thanks.

I don't think you've got
a tumour, Steve.

You know, there's no sign
that the optic disc is inflated,

and you've responded really well
to the physical tests.

Did you look up any other symptoms?

Um, some head pain.
Sometimes it's a bit hard to hear.

Mm-hm.

It says here you're a poet.

Amateur poet. And lobster diver.
Yeah?

Ah, you dive? How often do you dive?
Uh, every day.

Do you mind if I have
a look in your ears?

Mm.

Mm.

Absolutely.
What?

What is it?

You've got a cerumen impaction.

Crikey. What's that?

It's just a great big plug
of earwax.

OK, everyone. Listen up.
New patient paperwork. Hand it over.

Hang on, buster. You haven't filled
this out properly.

Not Sonny's address.
We know where Sonny's is.

Where do you live? Do it again.

Nell.

Please fill it out again.

Settle down.

It annoys me. They're not gonna get
a rebate without an address.

Just be friendly.
That never makes for a good day.

Mrs Ogilvy. Welcome.
Toby radioed you arrived.

You're a bit early. And as you can
see, we're a little bit busy.

Can we get you a cup of tea
while you wait?

I'm fine. I don't want to be a
burden.

Uh, Janine, tea?

No, it's OK.
Oh, go on. It was a long boat trip.

If you have one, I'll have one.

Nell.
What?

Help me.
I'll give you a hand, Livvy.

No, no, no. It's fine.
It's no problem, really.

And I thought chivalry was dead.

I thought you'd be up to your ears
in envenoming.

I don't see any bites
or stings out there, really.

Oh, we get maybe 20 a year.

Is that all?
Yeah.

Oh, we had a billygoat plum
stinging caterpillar yesterday.

A what?

You've heard of a billygoat
plum stinging caterpillar?

No.

Patient was an entomologist.
Has welts all up his arm.

Pain for hours.

Malcolm, now, we can't leave you
in reception all day.

Maybe you should see some fieldwork?

So come along with Gus and I
after clinic this afternoon.

I'd love to. What are you after?
Sea snakes.

Venomous?
Highly.

Hey, Gus. Leave him.
We'll milk him later.

No, he's been a good boy.
I've got most of it.

Can you load the boat?

We're not going out today.
We are now.

Uh, you seem happy.

I've got a plan B.

Ah.

So would you like
to join us later for a drink?

Us?

Gus and I, and Sam.

Do they know about this?

Truthfully, I'm hoping
I can break through somehow.

Sam seems to have a problem with me.
Really? I hadn't noticed.

Yeah, I don't know why.

I have the deepest respect
for her toxicology work.

What she and Gus have done

on the smell on an oily rag,
it's remarkable.

But I don't need
to tell you that, do I?

I'm guessing you're the reason
she has the time to go out

on her venom work in the first place.

Oh, maybe, but, you know,

Sam works twice as hard
as any doctor I've ever met.

We respect each other as equals.
I'm happy to help her out.

Yeah, of course.

Still, she's fortunate
to have someone

as qualified as you backing her up.

Do you ever get to the mainland?

The university's converting
nursing MAs to doctorates.

They'll give you credit
for your previous courses.

By the time I get another degree,
I'll be ready for retirement.

I'm happy being
a nurse practitioner.

Anyway, Sonny's backpackers '
isn't far.

Walk down the track. Keep going.

If you fall into the ocean,
you've gone too far.

I thought Mum would have got
rid of him by now. He's a vampire.

Thanks, Livvy.
She's lost her touch.

Don't worry, you'll get used to it

when you've done it
as much as I have.

If you wanna look it up, Steve,
it's C-E-R-U-M-E-N.

Cerumen. Impaction's fairly
common with divers, mate.

The cerumen in your auditory canal
gets soaked, enlarged,

and then the water pressure
shoves it in deeper.

Doc... don't you think
Freya's cute as?

The... the pressure difference

between both your ears was probably
the cause of your dizziness.

Whoa. Look at that.
Ah!

Oh.

We'll get you some ear drops
from our pharmacy, Steve.

That should fix the problem right up.

I really like watching
you guys work. You're a team.

Do you guys date outside the clinic?

No.

Well, you should. You've got
something special, that's for sure.

Blind Freddy can see that.

Doc, I wouldn't waste any time.
I made that mistake.

I thought I was on borrowed time,
I was a goner.

I ran away from Cheryl.

Oh! I can't believe I lost her.

Can I show her that?

Sure, if you think
that it will bring Cheryl back.

G'day.

You want a room?
How long are you staying?

Tonight at least. Malcolm Reid.

Oh. Sonny Farrell.

THE Sonny Farrell? Surfer Sonny?

Shark bait Sonny. Yeah, I know,
you probably thought I was dead.

My dad's your biggest fan.

Oh, is that so?

Hey, could I take a picture?

Yeah.
You don't mind, do you?

No, no. Sure.

This will make Dad's day.

After you.
Thank you.

OK.

Uh, Mrs Ogilvy? Uh, Livvy.

Sorry to keep you waiting. Um, if
you'd just like to head on through.

Sammy, I am having
a drink with Malcolm

and he wants you and Gus to come.

A drink? Absolutely not.

If he is a condition of the funding,

you might have to be
a bit more collaborative.

You really dislike him?

Yes, I do.

And you should be very careful.

It's just a drink.

Mrs Ogilvy.

This is your first visit with us,
so I've just asked Livvy to join us.

That was a lovely cup of tea,
thank you, dear.

So how can we help you?

I've been having night visitors.

Night visitors?

They come to my room
late at night to taunt me.

It's awful.
Who does?

My sister, Maureen... and my husband.

Yes.

They stand over my bed...

and they tell me... that there's
no place in heaven for me.

Oh, that's a terrible thing to say.

And Maureen accuses me
of the most dreadful things.

She says that I stole
her husband, Gerald,

from her, right from under her nose,
and that I did it deliberately.

And Gerald accuses me
of crashing his car

and leaving the scene
as he lay dying.

And Maureen says

that I forged
Gerald's signature on the will

so that I'd get the money,

even though he'd left it to her
and the children.

Right, Livvy. Thanks.

You can see how tormented I am.

Have you told your carer this?

I don't like to bother Janine.

I know old ladies can be a burden.

Anyone would lose their temper.

She loses her temper with you?

Well, she doesn't like
to be disturbed

while she's watching television.

I need some pills
so I can block them out.

Mrs Ogilvy, you're already
on two sedatives.

Oh, please, Doctor, I can't sleep.

I'm seeing them every night now.

They're very punctual.

Which is more than I can say
for when they were alive.

Pardon me?

They're both dead.

And they still won't leave me alone.

Mrs Ogilvy, will you excuse me
just for one minute?

Are you monitoring her medication?
Yes, of course.

And there hasn't been any changes?

She's not self-medicating?

No, of course not.

I'm just trying to ascertain

whether or not
she is showing signs of dementia

or she is under
some kind of stress

that's led her to imagine
these night visitors.

She's not imagining them.

Look, I don't know if
her night visitors are real or not.

But everything they say is true.

Whatever she says happened
to her sister and her husband,

let me tell you, she did it.

Her daughter told me.

She is rude and narcissistic and
she hasn't paid me in eight weeks.

As soon as the agency finds me
another gig, I'm getting out.

She seems like such a sweet lady.
I find it very...

Because you doctors keep
giving her what she wants.

The second she doesn't get
her own way...

Do you lose your temper often?

Doctor?
Mrs Ogilvy, come on back. I'm sorry.

Your nurse won't give me my pills.

That's because you're already
on two sedatives, Mrs Ogilvy.

But I need them.
I'm sorry. I can't prescribe them.

Give me those tablets now,
you scrawny little bitch.

Get your hands off me, Janine.
You keep out of it.

Get back to the kitchen and make
tea. That's all you ' re good for.

Oh, give me that.
No, no. Give it to me.

For goodness sake,
you call this a medical practice.

Oh!

So now we know why Mrs Ogilvy
insisted on stopping here

on the way back to your resort,
I'd like your permission

to write a letter
to her mainland doctor,

just informing them about
her prescription shopping.

Please.

What kind of half-baked clinic
is this to deny me treatment?

Mind your manners or you'll be
walking back to the jetty.

If you need anything, anything at
all, please give me a call,

because sometimes
carers need caring too.

Thank you.

Call yourself
a medical professional!

Mrs Ogilvy!
I'm not talking to you, dear.

You're the pretty one. Like I was.
No man could keep his hands off me.

Not even Gerald, but it wasn't my
fault. I was the beautiful sister.

She wouldn't know
what that was like.

Get your hands off me, Janine.

I think you've just been envenomed.

She's a beauty, Toby.
Yeah, she does me.

Can you pass that shifter there?

Cheers. First time
on the island, Malcolm?

Yeah. I'm here for negotiations
regarding the clinic's venom work.

Negotiations. With Sam? Good luck.

Last bloke that tried
to negotiate with her

is still swimming back
to the mainland.

Well, I've brought my floaties
just in case.

So I take it you're our driver?
Your driver?

Yeah, this is Sam's research vessel.

Uh, no. That's Sam's research vessel.

You're kidding.

I'm not. You going out?

Yeah, we're catching snakes.

Oh, well, I wouldn't worry.

That bandaid she used to patch up
the hull is working a treat.

How much to hire this baby instead
for a couple of hours?

You couldn't afford it.
Looks like it.

Expensive gear.
What are you chasing?

My own tail mostly.

Just between us, I'd rather chase
my own tail than an olive sea snake.

You know they can jump out of water?

I wouldn't worry, mate.
Just hold on tight.

Sam's a bit of an adrenaline junkie.

You OK there, Malcolm?
Yeah, I'm fine. I think.

Not too fast for you?
No.

Gus, snake.

Port. 10 metres.

Six. Four.

Yes! Got it.

Whoo!

Is that an olive?

Yeah. See the paddle tail?

Venomous?

Very!
Does... that lock?

Your turn.

Oi.

Sorry.

Eight. Six.

No. No, Sam.
It's dived under the boat.

Yep.
Left, Gus. Left just a bit.

It's called port, mate.
Port!

Port. Hard to port. Go, Gus.

You're onto it. I got this, Sam.

There! Snake, snake, snake.

Oh, it's a big one.
Don't let it get away.

Starboard. That's it. Good job, Gus.

Hold it. Five metres. Four.

Three. Two.

Ah! Ha-ha! Got you!

She's a beauty, hey, Sam?

Yeah. Bung her in.

Ha! Mine's bigger than yours.

I can see why you enjoy fieldwork.
It's incredible.

Can we do it again?

Good plan, Sam.
So sue me.

Hey, I'll buy you guys a drink
to thank you.

We could start a free and frank
exchange over a brew or two?

What do you reckon?
I have to unload the snakes.

Yeah, I better start
cataloguing them.

You sure, Gus? Don't fancy a beer?

I don't drink, mate.

Well, if you change your mind,
I'll be in the bar.

I'm meeting Livvy.

Uh, maybe just the one, yeah?

I won't be long, Rick.

Hey.
Hey.

Are you coming for a drink?
No.

Hey, I didn't know
that you knew Malcolm.

Was he one of your lecturers?
Yeah, pharmacology.

Alright. Let's go. Huh?

You look really good.
You look good too.

Um...

Sam, you know you have to join us?

A drink with Rick and me?
Not with Malcolm.

OK, then we stay here.

Uh, wait a minute.

Uh, no, no, no. You should go.

Really, I'm in the middle
of a really good book.

Mm, great book. If you're sure, Sam.

Have fun.
Yeah.

I think it will make Dad prouder
to know that I've met Sonny Farrell

than anything I've achieved
as a pharmacologist.

I doubt that.

Anyhow, enough about my family.
Let's talk about yours.

Where did the beautiful Livvy
come from?

There's got to be a story in that.

There would have been
10 dolphins in the pod,

oh, swimming in the breakers,
amazing.

Amazing.

Yeah, and then we pulled one
of them up on the beach,

dressed him up as a lifesaver,

then we drank whisky
and played backgammon.

OK.

I might as well be talking
to myself.

Mmm.

Not easy being you, is it?
Yes.

Let me get you another mojito.

No, thanks.

Oh, come on? How much time do you
get off? It will do you good.

OK.
Good.

I can tell you about my brave
sea snake expedition.

Well, it was incredible.
Unbelievable.

This place is great.
I can see why you love it here.

Yeah, who knows.
I might stay a bit longer.

The vampire's ready to move in.

What?

He just told Livvy
he might stay on a bit.

Oh, no way.

Ha, yes way!

Jack, where's your mum?

Yo.
Oh, God.

Could you not skulk around like that?

Oh, this is not skulking.
No, this is lurking.

Your guest seems to be making sure
everyone's having a good time.

Do you wanna come
and join the others?

I think Livvy's old enough
to look after herself.

So is Rick.

What are you doing?

I am collating and backing up
all of our pre-trial data.

And encrypting it.

Just to be safe.
What, from our visitor?

Andrew expects me to hand over
everything to Malcolm.

But hell will freeze over first.
OK. All done.

So what's the story
with this Malcolm guy?

I don't... Oh.

I was working at
the university hospital.

We had a patient. A kid.

He'd been bitten by a snake and my
supervisor diagnosed a death adder.

But I thought
that it showed signs of taipan.

Malcolm gave us
the death adder antivenom,

and I argued and argued

that similar snakes have
very different types of treatment.

But my supervisor insisted
that I administer it.

So I did.

The reaction was immediate.

The kid got sicker
and very nearly died.

It was really frightening to watch.

Anyway, my supervisor was eventually
deregistered but I nearly was too.

Malcolm heard every bloody word
that I said.

He refused to back me up
and tell the truth.

He suddenly couldn't remember
a damn thing that I'd said.

Convenient short-term memory loss?

He is a money-grabbing weasel
who would do anything.

He'd sell his grandmother
to get ahead.

And you know what's worse?
He just doesn't get it.

This island is an ark.

Our research isn't about making
products that they can market.

It's not about making
someone a fortune.

It is about healing,
it is about finding cures.

And not a lot of people seem
to get that.

I get it.

But you need
the foundation money, don't you?

To take all this to the next level?

I do.

Tell them to get stuffed.

I would.

Hope I haven't
cleaned out the bar.

No worries, mate. Don't you stop.
I need your money.

That's for you.

This is for you guys.
Hey!

Thanks.
Thank you.

You earned it.

Well, you live in a backpackers'
and work in a tiny medieval clinic.

That's hardcore medicine.

Diagnosing earwax,
cuts and bruises, sunburn?

Hey, yesterday some guy was hit
on the head by a falling coconut.

You have some seriously weird
patients out here.

There's a registrar's job
coming up at the hospital.

I could put in a word.

Here he is. For a pharmacologist,
this guy can manoeuvre a runabout.

Cheers!

Hm, Livvy, come on. Let's dance.

You know, once he wanted
to borrow my car.

Went on and on about it.

When I said no,
he downgraded me in pharmacology.

What? What did you do?

I just had the exam remarked.

I thought you two were mates.

No. No such thing with Malcolm.
He's a dickhead.

Hey, Livvy. Livvy. Hey.

This guy's bad news. Seriously.
Even Rick said he was a jerk.

Oh, come on, Gus.
No, seriously. He's dangerous.

Don't be ridiculous, Gus.

We're just having a dance.
Go finish your drink.

I've had enough.

Livvy, come on.

You're up early.

Couldn't sleep.

What are you growing?

Um, elderberry, purple coneflower,
arnica, coltsfoot.

Medicinal herbs.

Natural medicine's great.

I was thinking about recommending it
to some of our patients.

What do Sam and Rick
have to say about that?

Haven't told them yet.

I've convinced Gus to try aloe vera
after a snakebite.

That's a start.

I thought you were leaving
this morning.

Maybe.

Maybe not.

I need to make a call.

Malcolm.
Sam!

What are you doing? Get out.

Come on, Sam. It's $10 million.

You're not going to say
we won't work together for 10 mill.

It happens every day - people
forced to be nice to each other.

I'll wait for the 10 mill
rather than work with you.

Thing is, Sam,
I'm going to be in charge.

You don't have much choice. I'm not
leaving until I get what I came for.

Most people think that molluscs
are slow-moving and docile.

You shouldn't hold it
by the narrow end.

Even holding it by the broad end
really isn't that safe.

Shit. Oh!

Here, get this off.
It stung me.

OK, whereabouts?

You need to try and relax, Malcolm.

You're starting to hyperventilate.
You need to calm down.

It's gonna take at least
20 minutes to establish

whether he's received
a full load of venom.

The chopper is on its way?

OK, we are gonna look after you
as best we can.

Don't let me die.
We need to call someone.

Your next of kin. Who could we ring?

My wife. Call my wife, Jenny.
Her number's in my phone.

The envenomation site
is on his right hand.

There's no sign of paralysis.

It's not gonna be the same
without him around here.

Livvy, I didn't know
that Malcolm was married.

You OK?
I'll live.

So will Malcolm. Gus only milked
that cone shell yesterday.

It takes three days
for their venom to reload,

so Malcolm's just gonna be
a little bit sick.

Oh, well, that's
a little bit disappointing.

What did he say
when you told him?

Hey?

You did tell him I milked
that cone shell, didn't you?

Oh, damn. I must have
completely forgotten.