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[Music]

[Indecipherable Childrens Voices Singing]

[Door Closing]

[Match Lighting]

[Water Sounds]

Oh! Ah! God!

This Government will not be blackmailed.

We must ration energy and endure

these cuts until these radicals

[Indistinct Speaking]

They’re only asking what’s due! This strike

is for everyone at the bottom of the pile.

Everyone who is sick of being treated if the working class.

Angel sent by God to guide me,

be my light and walk beside me.

Be my guardian and protect me.

On the paths of life direct me.

[Music]

Morning darling.

[Dog Shouting]

[Foreign Language]

[Music]

[Music]

Night time there's more power,

-less of a shortage. -What about the generator?

[Babbling]

[Foot Steps]

Keeping in good company among those inverted

[Babbling]

[Door Knocking]

You've requested paediatrics I see.

[Noise]

Why?

Oh!

Hello!

I like to think I have a feel for children.

You need an iron will. Not a feel for them

How did you find your studies?

I loved it.

It was a dream come true to be there. This all is

Our borough holds the poorest in the city.

Why do you think you can cope?

Well, I’m interested in the connections, between poverty and health.

The connection is people round here live like animals.

And where are you from?

Fathew.

Back to serve your community.

How noble.

I thought I'd be most useful here.

Accommodation?

I'm hoping for a place in halls.

Can't you stay with family, if you're local?

I don't have any.

I grew up in Our Lady of Grace.

The children's home.

Yes.

Well!

You couldn’t have picked a worse day.

We have to move nearly all the patients out because of the cut tonight.

It’s chaos out there.

Ideals are fine.

But what I require is discipline.

No sitting on beds or eating on wards. No make-up.

Hats must be upright. Skirts three inches below the knee.

If you take it shorter, I will notice believe me.

I use a ruler.

Stick to your rank. Never question an order.

Don’t even speak to the doctors.

They communicate above your level.

Yes, Matron.

Thank you for choosing me.

I won't keep you if you don't fit.

[Music]

Don’t mind old Starchy.

They’re a dying breed, Matrons.

They’ll cut her post soon and she knows it.

It's fine.

It is a bit of a maze this place,

but the floors are colour-coded thanks to Matron.

Green on ground, brown, blue, yellow on top.

I like to think she has knickers to match.

She’s put you on Gynie ward on blue.

Can you manage that?

[Foot Steps]

Are you ready for the cut tonight then?

Longest one yet, isn't it?

I don't want to fuss but is it going to be much longer?

[Murmuring]

Won’t be long now I’m sure.

[Music]

Whatcha doing?

[Noise]

I thought you were on the pill?

I told you that just makes them think you're loose.

Can we stop talking about it?

That's the new girl.

Hey!

Hello!

What was it like?

-In our ladies? -Terry, she's just sat down.

I know nuns,

I bet it was the pits wasn't it.

You poor lamb.

I don't think about it much.

Ignore her.

You'll find speaking your mind,

is not popular around here Val.

Speaking of which, are you coming to the union meeting tomorrow?

Wake up.

They're never going to listen to a bunch of girls.

That's the point of a union Terry.

You're the one always moaning about working in the dark.

What's it like here then,

when the power's out?

A Place people die in.

It should never be allowed to get that dark?

There you go again see, moaning.

I'm not moaning I'm telling the truth.

[Water Sounds]

[Heavy Breath]

[Door Opening]

Oh!

This toilet is for nurses. Um.

Come out please.

[Door Closing]

No not that way,

that's the way out.

Yes. Come on.

You need looking after don't you.

Goodness. You’ll catch your death.

[Childern Talking]

Excuse me, doctor.

You have a runaway.

Saba.

Now how are we supposed to get you better if you keep running off?

Go on, back to your bed.

[Foot Steps]

Are you,

Doctor Franklyn?

Yes.

I saw you give your paper.

I agree with every word.

Slums kill children.

They're the disease.

Truth isn’t always popular.

Thought of doing work like yours got me through my training.

Matron.

I wasn't meant to talk to you.

Matron, I was wondering if we might have this girl up here with us today.

She's needed elsewhere doctor.

Yes well I rather think that I need her here.

Very well doctor.

Let's have a listen eh.

Um.

Still not fully cleared

and no weight gain.

-What do you think? -Alright.

-I couldn't say. -I'm asking you too.

[Coughing]

How about that nasty brown cod-liver?

Are you swallowing it all down?

Not just pretending are you?

Well she's got rickets as well,

-Hasn't she? -Yes I think so.

She's getting cod-liver isn't she Matron?

I'll check with sister.

She's certainly not well enough to go home.

We'll send her to central tonight. With me.

[Foot Steps]

Don't worry.

I'll keep her away from you.

Is she one of your case studies?

Yes, yes and the building that she was in.

I've had several from there.

You haven't had any visitors either have you?

Franklyn!

It's like I never left school.

You might want to check her bed.

Sir? Three congenital

heart diseases. I have'nt Ebstein's

-anomaly. -Come on man. Pathetic, faster.

[Coughing]

I used to wet the bed sometimes.

Even as a big girl.

-Do you speak any english dear? -Little.

How old are you?

13.

You're a little thing.

-You come with me tonight? -To central?

I'm not working tonight.

[Foot Steps]

[Murmuring]

I'm a bit scared of her too.

But just be good and do what you're told and you'll be fine.

[Music]

[Door Closing]

Franklyn can we please get on with it.

[Noise]

I have served this institution for many years.

The authority I have here is hard won, believe me.

And you undermine it in public on your first day.

I'm so sorry, Matron.

I really didn't mean for all that to happen.

Do you understand you are on trial?

Or did you only come to flutter your eyelashes.

Yes.

No.

Clean this ward.

From top to bottom.

And I need a girl for tonight.

You will stay on.

The dark shift?

Ah, I can't I'm not ready.

Does the dark bother you?

Well it's just that.

Um?

A nurse must give of herself entirely.

Sacrifice.

How much are you willing to give?

[Foot Steps]

[Door Closed]

[Music]

[Noise]

[Door Opening]

[Noise]

Hello again.

Are you staying on tonight?

Er, yeah.

Must be my lucky day.

She got you back then.

Oh, dear.

I feel rather responsible

It was my fault really,

but us doctors tend to get away with it.

Oh well,

-in for a penny. -You're a saint.

[Foot Steps]

Oh!

I never caught your name.

Valerie.

[Foot Steps]

[Music]

I won't have central lord it over us.

Just tell me we're on schedule.

We're on schedule sir.

Would any remaining staff please make their way to the main entrance

final transport to central is about to depart.

The only wards left here tonight are antenatal and intensive care.

Generators will power them.

You will be on intensive care.

Stay on the ward unless essential.

It will be very dark.

[Song]

That’s it from me.

I'll be back with the power at 7 AM.

Take good care tonight, stay safe and stay near that candle.

[Door Opening]

That's too early.

Isn't that too early?

[Light Off]

[Match Lighting]

[Lighting up the lamp]

[Noise]

[Foot Steps]

[Machinery Noise]

[Door Closed]

[Machinery Noise]

[Door Closing]

[Machinery Noise]

Hello!

[Machinery Noise]

[Baby Crying]

[Noise]

Val!

-Bloody hell? -Hello, dear.

Are you looking for us?

-Am I on the wrong level? -You’re on shite level.

-You want piss. -You’re on brown dear, you want yellow.

You made my heart stop.

Stop reading all that nonsense, then you wouldn’t be so jumpy.

They’re not nonsense.

This ones about a girl who has enough

and brings the whole place down.

Can you see why I like it?

Nursing really isn't her calling.

Try telling my ma that.

Do you know how to get up to Garret?

I’ll take you then before this one ruins you.

Innocently new girl. Terry.

[Noise]

[Baby Crying]

What about you, then? What brings you to nursing?

Oh!

I spose,

working with people who care.

I thought it might be a bit like a big

kind of

family.

Jesus!

You’d have to be desperate to want this lot as family.

[Music]

What’s wrong with the babies?

No, it’s the mothers that are sick after the births.

They just need milk and cuddles.

-You worked here long? -Years.

I like it well enough but.

But prefer to have been a doctor sometimes. But, well another life.

[Noise]

Look you seem a sweet girl Valerie but.

There’s always someone looking to control you in a place like this.

You have to stop it first day.

Or it's the start of trouble right.

Thank you Comfort.

[Foot Steps]

[Music]

Did I say you could touch?

[Foot Steps]

Valerie?

Barbara.

-I thought I saw you. -God, don’t!

I feel like I’m back at school. It’s Babs these days.

You’re not the trainee are you?

And it's Val now.

Dirty brown,

all scrubbed up.

Oh! Wow.

[Foot Steps]

Pressure respiration temperature.

That's it.

Over and over again. It’s deadly boring, this ward.

Patients can’t even talk.

Do you like talking to them too?

No. All they go on about is being ill.

It’s just more fun.

Like if they say ‘Any tea going nurse?’ And I say, greedy guts,

you just had it!

Even if they've not.

[Snoring]

[Laugh]

They can open, but they can’t see a thing.

They don’t teach you half of it in college believe you me.

[Foot Steps]

[Noise]

You look nice Babs.

You look just the same.

What is that smell?

It's like it's following me.

Still making yourself an easy target.

You're too much.

No really, it's like

burning or something.

All you lot from our ladies were easy.

We were rotten to you really weren’t we.

It was the teachers fault mind.

They were worse.

Does your mother still run the pub?

She says I’m lucky as a princess to have this job.

She should come and clean up shit and sick all day.

I tell you sometimes I’m that desperate.

Anyway. I’ll be married soon.

In a proper house further out.

-Engaged are you? -I will be.

Seen any doctor's you like?

-I’m here for a career. -Really?

I heard the new girl was all over Franklyn.

-That's not true! -Well he’s taken.

He’s sweet on me.

Anyway, with your reputation.

[Light Off]

Bloody generator.

[Noise]

What about the patients?

Back up batteries for now silly.

[Noise]

Neville the generator’s down.

No! Come up you lazy sod.

[Noise]

Oh wait Babs, that’s my light!

I don’t know where your one is!

Cerebrovascular accident,

history of aneurysm

seven years, childbirths,

Nine live.

[Noise]

[Screaming]

Uh.

[Heavy Breath]

[Noise]

Who did that?

[Noise]

[Foot Steps]

Imagine making something like that up.

Everyone heard about it, the whole neighbourhood.

So she ended up ‘Dirty Brown’.

Dirt sticks don’t it.

[Foot Steps]

-What's up with you? -Did you pull me over?

How could I? You weirdo.

[Foot Steps]

Alright.

Name's Nev.

Did you take a tumble?

You'll be alright girl.

[Keys Rattling]

Something there though.

[Foot Steps]

[Music]

Spick is it?

Italiano?

-You looks. -I don't know.

Oh, Yeah.

Our ladies girl.

Don't you know your folks then?

Well you’ve come out of it alright.

Dark getting to you was it?

Mind you a night with the angel of death over there, that’ll get to anyone.

[Laughing]

You can use my lamp if you want.

-Oh, really? -It's the brightest they've got.

I'm always lit up me.

Can I mine's not up to much because,

I don't mine the dark.

I love working nights.

You can get up to all sorts.

[Music]

[Song]

I can take her down a peg or two.

Anytime.

Just ask Nev.

[Keys Rattling]

[Crying]

[Crying]

[Noise]

Enjoy that did you?

Are you okay?

Never let them get anything on you in here.

Or you're screwed.

Made you tea.

Why you being nice to me?

Thanks.

It's what nurses do,

Isn't it?

Look after people whoever they are.

Whoever they are?

I didn't mean it like that.

How do you have the nerve to act high and mighty?

Why did you make that stuff up?

It's a pity you didn't keep your mouth shut then.

That poor man.

Let's be friends Babs,

we're grown ups now.

Run downstairs and get some med charts.

We've run out.

Matron said not to go off the ward.

Unless vital.

What will she say if I tell her you refused an order?

Come on then,

bit of dark won't hurt yeah.

[Noise]

[Music]

[Foot Steps]

[Indecipherable Whispering]

[Noise]

[Foot Steps]

[Noise]

[Lamp Sound]

[Noise]

[Foot Steps]

[Noise]

[Door Closed]

[Screaming]

What you doing?

[Door Opening]

My job.

[Keys Rattling]

Locking the exits.

Don't want any unsavoury types getting in.

-How do we get out then? -Ask me.

Going Inglis ward?

I'll walk yeah.

Go yourself if you prefer.

[Keys Rattling]

[Whistling]

[Whistling]

Hang on, this is my room.

I need to get some fuel for the.

Come in I want to show you something.

My famous league table.

Most of you girls are up.

The docs love it.

Don't know about you yet.

Maybe a seven,

if you smiled a bit more.

-I need to get on. -Come in.

Come in, then I'll walk yeah.

Go on. Come in, be a laugh.

No thank you.

What do you think I'm going to do to you?

Bye then.

I wouldn't bother love.

You're soiled goods anyway.

[Noise]

Hello?

Hello?

Get off me. Stop it stop it. Get off me. Stop stop stop.

[Noise]

Babs!

Babs!

Babs!

[Telephone Dialing]

Hello!

Babs isn't here.

Val?

[Heavy Breath]

Val, Val?

Val what's wrong?

[Coughing]

[Pushing Baby Cots Sound]

Jesus!

[Baby Crying]

It's the cleaners one I'm afraid.

Was it something to do with Babs? Is that why she’s not here?

Come on now say something.

We have patients to think about as well, remember?

I was.

Attacked.

By who? Where?

Something chased me to the basement.

-Something? -Someone...

Did you see his face?

It was too dark.

Anything?

I really didn’t.

It’s your duty as a nurse to say something.

When I looked there was no one there.

Are you just making this up?

I'm sorry Val but I've heard a few things.

No I’m not making it up. I know how it sounds, I do! But.

It’s like its been following me, all night.

Maybe tonight was too much for you to handle for a first shift.

Maybe you should go home and rest.

Matron will never have me back if I leave. I'll be finished.

Maybe you're right. Maybe,

I did imagine it.

Why were you in such a state then?

I’m not very good with the dark.

So you agree then.

You imagined it.

Nothing really happened to yeah.

Nothing happened.

[Noise]

What was that?

Hello!

Is somebody there?

Comfort?

[Door Closing Sound]

[Foot Steps]

Look what the cat dragged in.

Thieving milk no less.

Yes. No fuss bed.

[Foreign Language]

[Foreign Language]

Whatever that was, it was rude.

Do you want to die young madam?

You are sick and we have the medicine and food.

If you want us to care for you, behave.

Will you look at that.

Snow white has a way with the animals.

They are right.

Mustn't keep running away like this.

Is that why you got left behind?

Look at this.

Nice, isn't she?

And if you open her up there's another girl inside.

And another.

Oh!

You like drawing don't you.

Can I have look?

[Music]

Why do you keep running away Saba?

-Are you scared of something? -Val?

What would Matron say?

Don't get too attached.

Checks, please.

[Noise]

Pressure, respiration, temperature.

And I'll bet Babs is down with Neville. That’ll be why he hasn't answered.

Those two are as thick as thieves.

There thick alright, I'll give you that much.

I can't, I've had too many biscuits.

[Noise]

[Baby Crying]

Nothing happened.

[Baby Crying]

[Noise]

[Door Opening]

[Noise]

[Dog Shouting]

Val?

[Noise]

Comfort!

[Clashing]

Val?

[Noise]

[Bottles sound]

[Clashing]

Can you hear me?

[Shouting]

Val, Val listen to me.

[Foreign language]

[Clashing]

What's happening?

[Noise]

Are you epileptic?

That is not what that was.

Have you ever had a psychosis?

No.

I'm just normal!

Ha!

I'm gonna have to call for more help.

[Foot Steps]

Nothing's ever happened here before.

And then you come and all hell breaks out.

That wasn't there before.

[Foot Steps]

Terry, where are you going?

I don't like it.

-What? -No, It's not right.

Terry you can't leave your post, they will sack you.

Sorry Comfort.

But screw the lot of you.

The door's locked.

I know a window,

-I'm away from here right now. -But Terry you can't leave me alone.

Terry.

Saba I don't want you near her.

[Foot Steps]

I shouldn't go. I know how much you wanted this,

but I'm telling you, you should.

Comfort.

Something did happen to me I just pretended it didn't.

Look at the bruises on my neck can't you see?

It's nothing there.

You're okay.

-I'll just say goodbye. -No.

You'll only make it worse.

Do as you're told and leave.

[Foot Steps]

[Screaming]

What have you done?

No.

[Shouting]

[Noise]

[Lighting with match box]

[Foot Steps]

Saba!

Saba?

Saba run!

[Foot Steps]

[Noise]

Saba!

Val?

Saba? Saba?

Val?

Saba?

[Noise]

Saba!

Val!

[Noise]

[Breath]

Yeah well nothing like the chaos here I'm telling you.

Let's just say she's.

You shouldn't be near me!

Well what's wrong with you, go!

Oh, wait!

I'm sorry.

What have you got there?

[Music]

Who is she?

Dirty,

Gail!

What does she want?

Bad thing,

will happened to me.

[Noise]

[Baby Crying]

How are you still awake?

I gave you enough to knock out a grown man.

Who's Gail? Go back to your bed.

Who is dirty Gail?

Okay.

[Baby Crying]

-What are you doing? -I'm increasing your dose.

No.

Gail is the one that's doing all this.

Why would I hurt myself so badly?

Maybe you've latched on to her because she was from our ladies like you.

And if you're thinking she's haunting you let me

stop you right there. She didn't die.

She ran away.

She was destructive, she lashed out.

She was a very angry child,

very hard to like.

She was just a rotten apple.

Do you remember the dog?

[Noise]

What that filthy purple thing,

well she.

We tried to take it off her but she never ever put it down. Why?

I found it,

in the basement.

[Noise]

I had it in my hands.

I can show you.

If I find it then will you believe me?

[Foot Steps]

[Screaming]

Babs! I can't see.

[Shouting]

She's been here the whole time?

You did this.

How can I be so stupid!

-I didn't touch her it was Gail! -Get back.

Go away from us.

Go away!

Get in there.

Don't make me it's too dark.

You are the danger here.

-Get in. -No, I won't.

Get in.

[Door Closed]

[Talking Breath]

[Noise]

[Taking Breath]

Um.

[Noise]

Wait.

[Noise]

Leave us both alone!

[Noise]

[Screaming]

[Glass Blasting]

What's happening?

[Glass Pieces Sounds]

[Noise]

Valerie move away from her.

What's happening? Is it her?

Comfort I tried to tell you.

This is a hospital.

Vulnerable patients, remember that Val.

You didn't listen.

I'm listening now.

[Bottle Sound]

[Spiting]

[Shouting]

Shut!

Gail?

[Door Opening Sound]

I didn't do anything to you did I?

Gail?

I should have told someone, I know I should have told someone.

[Sounds]

[Running Sound]

[Sounds]

[Foot Steps]

Gail if that's you, please

please forgive me.

Well I didn't do anything did I? It was him.

I'm gonna tell everyone what he did.

I'm gonna tell everyone. Gail don't hurt me.

It's okay we we we can climb down.

I'll look after you, I'll get you to the other hospital.

Saba.

[Screaming]

[Breath]

[Screaming]

[Noise]

Val?

[Baby Crying]

[Foreign Language]

[Keys Rattling]

[Murmuring]

[Music]

I have to go.

I don't want to hurt you.

[Foreign Language]

You're good.

I'm not good.

Deep down.

She can see it.

That's why she's using me.

And if I come back.

[Scissor Sounds]

Do what you have to.

[Foot Steps]

[Val Running With Lamp]

[Furnace Fire]

[Screaming]

[Running Sounds]

[Running Sound With Keys]

[Whispering]

[Noise]

[Taking Breath]

[Noise]

[Noise]

[Noise]

[Window Opening]

[Noise]

[Baby Crying]

[Baby Crying]

[Scrissor Falling]

[Baby Crying]

[Baby Crying]

[Scissor Sounds]

[Crying]

What have you done!

[Sounds]

Stop!

[Crying]

[Baby Crying]

[Noise]

[Coughing]

Take me. From the path of life direct me.

It's my body.

You can't use me now.

[Taking Breath]

Listen.

[Whispering]

Ah.

I see you, I choose you, Dirty girl. Bad girl. Shut your mouth. Stay quiet.

You're a monster!

I see you, I choose you, Dirty girl. Bad girl. Shut your mouth. Stay quiet. Ssh

I see you, I choose you, Dirty girl. Bad girl. Shut your mouth. Stay quiet. Ssh

[Whispering]

Ssh

[Music]

[Baby Crying]

[Music]

[Babbling]

[Babbling]

[Heart Monitor Sounds]

Quiet now, try not to speak.

[Noise]

You're lucky to be alive.

But you might wish you weren't.

[Foot Steps]

[Music]

[Music]

[Crying]

[Music]

[Crying]

She would not leave me alone until I bought her but

I'm not sure we are allowed in recovery.

Did she hurt you?

Where did you go?

Can you ask her?

[Foreign Language]

Jesus.

Gail didn't want to hurt me.

She hid me till morning.

She hid you?

[Foreign Language]

She's the same as you and me.

[Foreign Language]

Please.

[Foreign language]

-What did she say? -She said..

Goodbye, nice to meet you.

No she didn't, what was it?

None it was true.

I'm new here, I don't want trouble. Okay?

Where are you talking her?

Care home I think best place.

Oh, Saba!

Are you safe now?

[Music]

[Music]

[Noise]

[Music]

[Music]

Gail?

[Door Opening]

Two staff members died here last night Valer.

What do you know about that?

I wanna to speak to the police.

We agree, this might be more my department.

I run the psychiatric wing.

What happened last night in your mind?

A patient here was raped and killed.

What do you know about that?

This is the ghost that you told Comfort about?

Why would this entity hurt them?

Think Barbara new about it.

Maybe Neville did it?

And why did it choose you to

work through?

Are you special in some way?

Not at all special.

Like her.

And maybe she saw something I couldn't.

The thing is Valerie you have made things up before

Haven't you?

The rather sordid accusation against your headmaster.

Which you withdrew and admitted was a lie.

Do you still feel the need for attention?

Well I've heard enough.

Well what about Gail?

Can you check the basement I think he burnt her body.

We've never had a patient here called Gail.

[Foot Steps]

Stop!

I didn't make it up.

The police and the nuns forced me the say I lied.

[Lighting with match box]

And every time I'm in the dark.

I know it was real.

And Gail is real.

And what happened here is real.

[Foot Steps]

[Door Opening]

I'll come visit Val.

If they let me.

Just,

Check Saba gets away from here safely.

I will.

I'm taking her to the home myself.

[Door Opening]

[Opening The Book]

[Door Sound]

[Running Sound]

Doctor!

Valerie you shouldn't be out of bed.

I want you to stay here.

Excuse me!

Would you mind just making sure she doesn't go anywhere.

Come on!

Let's get you back.

[Foot Steps]

Isn't it the basement you go to.

Very well then.

[Foot Steps]

Er no you don't, do as you're told.

[Door Closed]

[Music]

[Phone Ringing]

Good morning East London Royal Infirmary can I help you?

[Running]

[Door Opening]

Did Neville give you those?

He'd do anything for a nod from a Doctor.

Take off your robe.

You had me pinned from the start didn't you.

Little nobody who wouldn't complain.

We're not hear to talk.

Are you listening to me?

I don't have to listen to you.

I have power here.

Gail was a child.

Where's the power in that?

Shutup!

You're a coward.

You will shut up and be quiet.

-I will not. -Shut up!

-No! -Shutup!

-And do as I say. -No!

You can't have Saba.

I won't let it happen again.

[Light Off]

Gail.

Come back now.

Oh dear Valerie.

Looks like ghosts don't exist.

Just us.

[Crying]

[Noise]

Valerie.

Oh you girls. You're all the same.

Want the attention.

[Breath]

If you want,

yourself up out of the dirt.

But you can't take

without giving.

[Noise]

You have to understand the system.

You have to understand.

[Shouting]

Val?

[Screaming]

Val?

Gail please!

Please.

Together.

I told you to stay.

[Noise]

All this running away.

No one is going to look for you now.

[Screaming]

You will,

listen to us.

[Screaming]

[Phone Ringing]

[Phone Ringing]

[Phone Ringing]

Yes.

Who is it?

We blame you.

For letting this place be rotten.

[Music]

[Foot Steps]

[Music]

There's another way.

[Music]

She doesn't want to be laid to rest.

So think of us when it's dark.

[Music]

[Song]

[Door Closed]

[Foot Steps]

[Screaming]

[Music]

[Song]

[Music]