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Anytime you need to be in two places
at once, I'm happy to help.

Thank you, Rhiannon.
I'll keep that in mind.

Wouldn't have given up
one minute with her.

(Laughs)

Cody Frost, 23-year-old male.

Car versus pedestrian.

He's got an open compound fracture
on the right leg

and he's got a haematoma
in the right frontal region.

Loss of consciousness at the site
but he's alert and orientated now.

His GCS is 14. IV access
has been obtained.

What's this?
Cake. He was covered in it.

OK, on my count.

One, two, three.

Arrgghh!

I hate that bit!
Let's put in another cannula.

2mg increments of morphine
until he's pain free.

Done.

Just gonna shine a light
in your eyes.

Pupils are equal and reactive.
That's good.

And head wound looks
fairly superficial

but we'll do a CT,
just to make sure.

Open right tibial shaft fracture.

So what happened this morning?

Witness says he just
fell in front of the car.

Nothing surprises me anymore.

I wasn't trying to kill myself,
not that it would've worked.

Think I'll leave you guys to it.

Right foot is slightly dusky
in colour but pulses are strong.

Well, we have some tenderness,
right side, possible rib fractures.

So what's the story with the cake?
Birthday cake.

Oh, it's your birthday.
Can't you tell?

Well, I bet you didn't think you'd
end up in here on your birthday.

This is exactly the sort of thing
I thought would happen to me today.

Sebastian Powers, expected TIA.

Hi, Sebastian. I'm Jack.
Hi, Jack.

Now, can you tell me a little bit
about what happened this morning?

Er, yeah, when I woke up
my face felt kind of numb

and I had some trouble swallowing.

Did you have a headache?
Oh, a monster.

OK. But you collapsed at work?

I'm a lucky guy.
I mean, I live alone.

If I hadn't gone to work, who knows
when someone would've found me.

Yeah. OK, and has anything like this
happened to you before?

Oh, no.
Mm-hm.

And have you had any drugs
or alcohol this morning?

At a video conference?

We have to ask, mate. It's routine.
Right.

Well, I don't drink or take drugs.

Neuro assessment's normal.
No deficits. BP's raised.

Pulse and temp are normal.
Good. Thank you.

All good, then?
Thank you.

Thank you, Steve.
OK. Cool.

PHONE RINGS
Huh...

No, don't worry about it, boys.
I'll get it.

Emergency.

I'm sure she's dying to find out.

Gabrielle Jaeger.

No, no, no. No! No, I specifically
requested someone for today.

Oh, that's it? Is it? That's...

No, that's great. Thank you
very much. Thank you. Goodbye.

Everything under control, I trust?
Yep, yep. Fine.

So where's Goldman?

He has specialist appointments.
You know that.

Uh-huh. And Beaumont?

Um...

Here. Oh, look,
thanks for doing this.

It's OK.
Sorry.

Um, Zac has a temperature.
We've both been up all night.

I don't really feel right
about leaving him today.

How high's the temp?

It's not that high.
It's just he's very, very clingy.

Have you given him anything?

I gave him some paracetamol
half an hour ago

and it just put him
straight to sleep.

So you're OK to go to work, then?

Charlotte, I look after
sick kids every day.

I will call you if anything
even looks like being a problem.

Um...
Just leave it.

OK.

Thank you.
OK.

'Bye.

Your ECG's normal.
How's your pain?

Bearable.
Terrific.

Can I get a repeat ECG
done in one hour?

Sure.

You on any medications?
Nup.

Take any drugs?

Any history of epilepsy?
No.

Maybe you just tripped over, then.
I didn't trip.

Well, how do you know?

'Cause I remember almost everything.

Well, can you tell us
what you do remember?

Well, yeah,
it's my birthday today, yeah?

Sure.

So this morning I snuck out
to buy myself a massive cake to...

..to cheer myself up.

I knew no-one at the office
would remember.

Anyway, at the lights I popped open
the box to have a look at the cake.

"Happy birthday to Cody", it says.

"May life bring you
all that you deserve."

Suddenly I found those words
incredibly funny

and the next thing I know
I wake up on an ambulance stretcher.

Ashleigh Wellburn.

She's febrile. Her BP is elevated
and oxygen sats are at 92%.

(Breathes harshly, coughs)

Hi, Ashleigh. I'm Dr Beaumont.

OK.

I'm just gonna get you
to open your mouth for me.

Right, oropharynx is slightly
inflamed. Membranes are dry.

There we go.

Do you work, Ashleigh?

I was a musician.

I mean... Huh! I am a musician.

I'm looking after my son
at the moment.

How old's he?
Two and a half.

I'm just gonna have
a listen to your lungs.

Big breath for me.

Again.

Decreased air entry on both bases.
Crackles heard.

Ashleigh, it looks like you're
fighting some type of infection

and the bug's gotten into your lungs.

So I'd like a bag of saline
over four hours.

Also a sputum sample
and a chest X-ray.

How long will all this take?

If you're worried about
looking after your son,

the hospital can arrange
something for you.

No, thanks.
Um, my sister's looking after him.

He really can't be minded
by people who don't know him well.

He's been diagnosed with autism.

I'm sorry.

About a month ago.

But I'm still getting used to it.

(Coughs)

Is it just you at home?
No, no.

But my husband's hours
are not negotiable.

Long days.
For both of you, huh?

A stroke?

It's a mini-stroke.

We call it a TIA,

which is a temporary interruption
of the blood supply to the brain.

Um, at this stage
we don't know what's happened.

Your head CT shows nothing.

You don't have an infection,
diabetes. Sodium levels are fine.

So we'll keep you here until
we figure out why it's happened.

Do what you have to do.

What do you do for a living?
I'm a life coach.

Oh, interesting.

Sebastian? Is there
anything you need to tell us?

Any clues as to why this happened
would be enormously useful.

It's no secret.

It's just my father died at 41
from a massive stroke.

And I'm 40.
Right.

But I'm the exact opposite of him.

He smoked, he drank,
he never exercised.

The old bugger can still get at me
from beyond the grave.

OK, well, you know,
family history is important

but it's just one of many things
we need to consider.

So what I'm gonna do is order
a repeat ECG

and a cardiac echo
and then we just go from there, OK?

OK.

Yeah, let's get this sorted.
Enough feeling sorry for myself.

Hey, that's the attitude.

Well, you can't let what happened
in the past ruin the future, can you?

Hmm!

He stayed at the daycare centre
for a couple of weeks

and it didn't work out.

It's really hard to think anything is
normal in a two-year-old, you know?

Everybody's... But whatever
Max was doing wasn't normal.

(Coughs)

You know, he cries all the time

and then he'd rather bang his head
on the floor than have me hold him.

Things like that are hard.

Sorry. Sorry, sorry, sorry.
A little bit understaffed today.

Um, did we find out what was wrong?

Pneumonia.
Oh.

So we're gonna start Ashleigh
on some broad-spectrum antibiotics.

OK, I will get that organised.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Theo?
What are you doing here?

You weren't sick this morning.
It's just a cold.

Um, hello, sir?

What?
Er, Theo, I'm Dr Beaumont.

What is my wife doing in hospital
for a cold?

It's a, er... a little more serious
than a cold.

I have pneumonia.

Well, what are you
giving her for it?

Antibiotics.
How do you know it's bacterial?

It may be viral
and you'd be wasting your time.

Theo, they're taking care of me,
sweetheart. Don't fret.

When can you come home?

We think Ashleigh
should stay in overnight.

What?

We need to treat the infection
aggressively,

which means admitting her to a ward.

No, that can't happen.

Theo!
No, don't stay here, Ashleigh.

Theo, please, just go back to work

and if worst comes to worst
I'll call Felicity.

I'm sure she can keep Max overnight.

Please?

Look, Mr Wellburn,
this is potentially very serious.

Please?

Listen, is there any chance
I can take those antibiotics at home?

Really.

I'm alright.

OK, well, your head CT is clear.

But you have a pool of blood called
a haematoma around your liver.

It's not actively bleeding,
which is good.

Sounds great.

Well, I say 'good' in the sense that

we may be able to manage
its treatment without surgery.

We'll need a repeat abdo CT
with contrast in four hours.

Sure.

Your X-ray also confirms
several rib fractures.

And there's also some calcification
of two of the lower ribs,

which suggests old fractures.

Does that sound right?

I broke them eight months ago
falling down stairs.

Yet another happy chapter
in the book of Cody Frost.

Cody, you were hit by a car.

You've gotta understand
how lucky you were

to get out of it with a broken leg.

Which will require surgery,
unfortunately, to realign it.

Sounds like a barrel of fun.

Um, call me if his liver
deteriorates any further.

Sorry about this.
I know there are a million of them.

How many patients
would you see here a week?

In here?

This ED? I dunno. 900, 1,000.

Wow!
Mmm!

And you personally?

Oh, 300 maybe.

And do we all look this attractive?

Every single one of you.

Yeah.

You're tougher than you look.
Ha!

Well, don't be too hard on yourself.

The pincushion look
doesn't work for everybody.

Mmm.

Still, I mean,
at least you get volume.

Mmm?

Spare a thought for us
in the corporate canyons,

seeing the same faces weeks on end.

It's lonely.

So, I, um... I suppose
you've never been tempted.

By a patient?

Never.
Oh.

Wait, it's the gown, isn't it?

Yeah, it is almost definitely
the gown.

Well, I'm glad you're feeling better.

What did you say?
I said I'm glad you're feeling...

Sebastian, what's going on?
(Slurs) I'm falling. I'm falling!

Alright, deep breaths for me.
Jack? Jack!

Come on. Jack! Jack!
Hold me.

OK, deep breaths for me.

Alright, his oxygen sats are down
and his speech is slurred.

OK, we'll get him on his side.
He's probably having another stroke.

I'm falling.
Deep breaths for me.

Good. Now, same as before.

Squeeze both of my hands.

That's great.
Good strength, both sides.

Hey, that's good news.

How are you feeling now?

Yeah, OK. Don't force it.

Listen, Sebastian, we think you had
another stroke

and if it is a TIA, these symptoms
you're experiencing now,

there's a good chance
that they won't be permanent.

OK, so what we need you to do is
just sit back and stay very calm

and hopefully all of this
will return to normal soon.

And I will try and figure out
what just happened, eh?

Don't forget, he's just found out
his son's autistic.

Anyway, I'll have a word with him.

Mr Wellburn, I'm Frank Campion.

Scottish?

Originally, yeah.

Er, anyway, I want to talk to you
about your wife's care.

Which clan?
You got me there.

Cameron? Campbell?
Wouldn't have a clue. Sorry.

Theo loves genealogy.
Ah.

Yeah, 'Forget Not',
that's the Campbell clan motto.

Ashleigh, er, look,
I was wondering whether you might

need assistance with your son today.

I can organise something.

Oh, thank you, but I think we'll
just go. It's the easiest thing.

I'm afraid if you did that
you'd come straight back in here

and probably much sicker
than you are now.

You need oxygen, IV antibiotics.

It's just pneumonia.

People die from pneumonia.

I'll bring the car round the front
and I'll see you in 10 minutes.

Mr Wellburn?

What do you want?

To let you know we understand

how stressful this is
for you and your wife right now.

Even the best of parents, they need
a helping hand from time to time.

Especially when there's
a child with special needs involved.

The hospital
has services available to you.

You don't know what we need.

No, but I know your situation

and I know that your wife
can't do all of this on her own.

She's a good mother, so...
Yes, but she can't go on like this.

She's worn out.

Theo?
MOBILE BEEPS

Your wife needs you.
Your son needs you...

Theo Wellburn.

Are there any DA conditions
that we should be concerned about?

Tell me, was it the childcare centre
that first noticed Max's autism?

No, they were the first one
to put a name to it.

Oh, so you'd noticed
something before?

Max is a gentle, sweet little boy

but he's not like kids his age.

He's very self-contained.

Never really smiles.
Never gives me a hug.

God! That sounds selfish.

It's hardly selfish to want a hug.

We all want one sometimes.

Tell me, have you established
any routines for Max?

We've taken...

..photo of us doing things so he can
see what 'bath' and 'dinner' means.

I made... a schedule

for what happens every day.

You know, it's normal to establish
routines with any child.

But he's not gonna be
a normal child, is he?

No.

It's just so hard.

And I know Theo is struggling
as much as I am.

More, if anything.

I know he's hurting

but he keeps it to himself.

It's worth it.
Is it?

Yes, because every day
your son's gonna do something

that'll make you smile
or laugh or cry.

It's not easy but it's worth it.

And the movement in both your arms?

Oh, very impressive.

I've never been
so scared in my life.

I... I thought I was dying.

Hmm. Sebastian,
could I just ask you a question?

Mmm.

Um, while we were treating you we
just noticed a bruise on your neck.

Yep. Do you mind
if I take a closer look?

(Grunts)
OK.

(Sucks teeth) Gee.

Do you know what's caused that?
No. I don't know.

But you knew that you had it?
Er, not really.

Have you been in a car accident
by any chance?

No.
No?

Fall over, hit your neck?
No. Nothing like that's happened.

Have you been to a chiropractor
or maybe had a regular massage?

No, I wouldn't say 'regular'
and never on my neck, no.

OK, I'm gonna call Radiology
and organise an ultrasound.

Yep.

Do you think this is
what's causing the strokes?

Well, I'm worried that the carotid
artery might be damaged, so yes.

I'm surprised you don't remember
how it was caused.

It's pretty significant bruising.

OK.
OK.

Gabrielle,
can I see you for a minute?

Yes.

So what do you reckon?

There's nothing on that file
to suggest any sort of neck trauma.

Goes to the gym quite a lot.
What do you think? Maybe steroids?

Could cause thinning of the skin
and a tendency to bruise but...

But?

The shape of the bruise
is too defined.

Like what?
Like a knot.

You think he's been strangled?

No, he would've told us.

Not if it's the kind of thing
that you don't wanna remember.

You think he's attempted suicide.

It's gotta be.

You in pain?
Mustn't grumble.

Five milligrams of morphine.

Look, I appreciate
what you're trying to do here

but you're wasting your time.

Why's that?

There's nothing
you can do to help me.

I'm cursed.

What, you think someone's
put a curse on you?

There's no other way to explain

how things have gone
from absolutely perfect

to total crap in 11 months.

Well, don't things
just go like that sometimes?

In the last year,
I've fallen down stairs,

been robbed, had blackouts,

I've lost my girlfriend,
my house, my wallet and my dog.

This morning I get run over
on my birthday.

Is that normal?

It's not a curse.
And what do you call it?

I dunno.

Look, believe me, I've gone through
every other possibility.

Sometimes a bad thing happens
and that's the end of you.

Your life never gets back on track.

I don't believe that.
Yeah, I used to be like you too.

Thinking nothing bad
could ever happen.

I don't believe that either.
Well, goody for you.

My life is a little bit
more complex than yours is.

You don't know
the first thing about me.

We should chase up
that orthopaedic consult.

Bart.
What?

The consult.
Yes.

Are you OK?

The sooner we get him to theatre,
the better.

Yeah, I don't think
I've ever met such a sad sack.

But a sad sack
with multiple admissions

all in the last 11 months.

So?

So I'm just saying.

Unfortunately, there was some damage
to your carotid artery.

Can you treat that?
Yes, we can.

Er, but before we do that,

we just wanna have
a little talk with you.

About the cause of your neck injury.

We think we know
what did the damage.

We can't be 100% sure.

But we've seen
cases like this before.

You have?

And we're not counsellors,
but we wanna help.

Er, look, I don't feel like
talking about this.

And we don't wanna pressure you

but hospital protocols
require us to report or refer

anyone who's suspected of self-harm.

I didn't wanna kill myself!

Hey, there's no judgment here.
No, I didn't.

Sebastian, something
was tied around your neck

tight enough to cut off
the oxygen supply to your brain.

That's self-harm.

We just want you
to see a psychiatrist.

No.
OK.

Well, you don't have any choice,
I'm afraid.

I didn't want to die.

I strangle myself, alright?

That's how I get off.

Well, so much for thinking
it was a suicide attempt.

Ha! I've woken up after sex
and wanted to strangle myself.

Couple of times.
(Laughs)

Someone that does it during it...

He doesn't look the type, does he?
Oh, and the type would be...?

Well, I don't know what...
What do we do now?

Er, we do the same thing we would've
done if it was an attempted suicide.

We get a psych review.
No, no, no, Jack. It's kinky sex.

It's not...
What he's doing could kill him.

Cody, your repeat CT

shows no extension
of the bleeding in your liver.

I spoke to Theatre, and as soon
as a space becomes available,

we're gonna get you up there
to fix up your leg.

OK, then.

So any ideas
on how we kill the time?

Why don't we spend it trying to work
out what's causing your blackouts?

I told you,
you're wasting your time.

When did they first occur?

A week after my ex
left me for my best mate.

Almost a year ago.

Around the same time
the curse started?

Yeah.

What happened
on the day you blacked out?

I'd just found a homemade voodoo
doll of myself in the fridge.

As you do.

(Laughs) Yeah.

My ex, she'd got this Barbie doll

and cut and dyed its hair
to make it look like mine.

She even went and put
a little shirt and tie on it.

It was pretty cute.

What happened
just before you blacked out?

I'm looking for a trigger.

I was just looking at the doll
and I had to laugh,

thinking about all the love and care

she'd just put into
basically cursing me forever,

when the next thing I know,
I'm lying on the kitchen floor.

So the doll started the curse?

What do you reckon?

And how long
before it happened again?

About two months.

I'd just got back from overseas
to discover I'd been evicted.

I lived there for seven years.
I mean, what a joke!

My mate and I were carrying the
couch down the stairs, when, boom!

Out like a light.

Had you drunk anything
or taken any drugs?

With a life as good as mine,
why would I need to take drugs?

Look, there's no pattern.
I'm telling you.

There's always a pattern.

There isn't.

So he's really alright?
He's fine.

He didn't get upset
when he realised I wasn't there?

Oh, well, he did say 'Mummy'
about 20 times

but I distracted him
with finger painting.

That sounds great.

Um, thank you.

My pleasure.

Will you just give him
a big hug for me?

The second he gets up.
Thanks. 'Bye.

What happened?

Well, he said he was getting
the car. Then he takes a phone call.

Then he makes three

and just walks back in here
as though nothing's happened.

OK, well, so he's changed his mind
about taking her home.

I've no idea.

What do we do?

Frank?

Er, Ashleigh's temp is down. 37.3.

Oh, that's good news.
Thanks, Gabrielle.

How much longer
is this going to take?

I can't interrupt IV antibiotics
once they're started.

Theo is right, though.
We can't stay here all day.

I assure you, you will not be here
any longer than you have to be.

Hmm. Excuse me.

Your, um... your work, Theo, is it the
kind that can be emailed home to you?

Some parts of it can.

Oh, good. Perhaps we could
email some of it here.

I could arrange for you
to work in my office.

That way you wouldn't feel
like you were wasting your time

and your wife could get some rest.

No, I work better in my office.

You must be better organised
than I am.

What is it you do?

I'm an architect.
Oh, yeah?

Residential, commercial?
Commercial and industrial.

Got anything interesting on
at the moment?

Well, at the minute I'm about to
start work on a warehouse complex.

It's 17 acres under one roof.

Wow. That's big, isn't it?
Mmm.

Theo can do it.
He is brilliant. Won every award.

Mmm.

Was there any change in your work
once Max came along?

There's a lot more noise.
Yes, he loves the quiet.

That's not strictly accurate.

No.

Music. Yes, he'd have music
day and night.

But we can't anymore, can we?
Max doesn't like it.

I used to love hearing you play.

You play? What do you play?

The cello.
Ah, beautiful.

Do you have a favourite piece?

There are so many.
Bach.

Bach's 'Third Unaccompanied Suite'.

You were playing it
the night we met.

You don't have much chance
to play anymore?

No. Everything's changed.

Hmm.

Anything?
BART: Not yet.

Once you've recovered from surgery,
come back.

I'll think of some more tests
for us to do.

I appreciate the effort, but let's
just say this is over for now.

I'm sorry.

What did you do to your girlfriend
to deserve being cursed?

She wanted to leave me.

I wouldn't let her.

She cried. It got ugly
and she put a curse on me.

Well, you can't
stop someone leaving you.

Why not? I was in love with her.
Doesn't matter if you're in love.

It has to,
otherwise what's the point?

The point is that you loved them.

You ever found a little frozen you
in the fridge?

That's what happens
when you let someone leave you.

It all came clear to me in Bali.

I was staying
at this hostel in Ubud,

doing the whole backpacker thing,

and this mangy little dog comes over
and he wants a snack.

So I drop something
and he starts to eat.

And this local kid
just comes up and whack!

Just kicks the dog
and he's really laying into him.

Why'd he do that?
He was just saying, "Bad person."

You see, to come back
as a cursed, scavenging dog,

it means you made a very bad
decision in a past life.

The dog doesn't know this,
of course.

He just walks through life
getting kicked.

I don't understand
the link to being cursed.

I'm that dog.

What's happening to that dog,
that's not a curse.

That would be karma.
Huh?

Well, the Balinese are Hindus.

It's karma, not a curse.

So I can't even get
my own story right!

(Huffs)

Cody?

Cody, can you hear me?
He's bradycardic and hypotensive.

Get that oxygen mask on him. Cody?

BP's better and his heart rate
is back to normal.

Up we go.

Did I black out again?
Yeah.

(Sighs) I'm so sick of this.

You might not have to put up with it
for much longer.

Now, this morning, after you
bought your birthday cake...

When I got hit by a car.

You said the message
on the icing was funny.

Ironic more than funny.
Yeah. Did it make you laugh?

I guess so.

Pretty pathetic thing
to write on your own cake.

And the other times you blacked out -
were you laughing too?

Yeah.
That's great.

Is it?
Maybe.

I just... I need to do
a bit more research.

So when you found out that Max
had autism, how did you feel?

Did you feel upset or angry or...

..just relieved that
the thing finally had a name

and you could start
doing something about it?

I don't believe in autism.
Why don't you believe in it?

Well, you tell me -

is it genetic, is it developmental,
is it physiological?

There's no consensus about even what
it is, let alone what causes it.

Mmm. It makes you angry.

Max is a funny, rowdy little boy.

That's all he is.

You give somebody a label
and they stop being a person.

They just start being a disorder.

Hmm. Do you enjoy being a dad?

Yes.

Changes your life, though,
doesn't it?

Yes. (Sighs)

Don't you like discussing this?

(Curtly) It's fine.

Do you find it interesting?

Not really.

Oh. Well, what would you
rather talk about?

Theo?

It's 75 years today
since Mies van der Rohe

was forced to close
the Bauhaus school.

Is it?
Yes.

What are you thinking about now?

Do you really want to know?

Yes. That's why I asked.

It's Bizet's birthday.

Oh.

But that's 1838.

Tell me - do you have trouble

concentrating on a single topic
for long periods of time?

Not if I enjoy it.

And you enjoy working?

Ashleigh says I get lost in it.

Is that how it feels for you?

No. Not lost. The opposite.

First of all, we'll start you
on some anti-coagulants

to prevent any further clots
from forming.

It's called a heparin infusion.

And then we'll be sending you off
to another ward

where there's some staff
who are a little more specialised

in dealing with
what you're going through.

Alright?
Alright.

I'll organise that now.

Thank you.

You can go too, if you want.

Sorry?

You don't need to be here
if you don't want to.

Just take me to the other ward,
with all the freaks.

The "other ward"
is called the neurology ward.

It's where we treat people

with dissections
of the carotid artery and TIAs.

And where
I'll see the shrink, right?

Right.
Yeah.

Sebastian, in this E.D.
we hear and we see a lot of things

and nobody gets judged
for any of them.

But what you are doing
is life-threatening,

and we just have to make sure that
you're not going to keep on doing it.

You wouldn't understand.

Oh, wouldn't I?

Then explain it to me.

Von, has Ashleigh talked to you
about her home life?

Well, only to say that Theo
doesn't lift a finger to help.

Did she say why that is?

She seems to think he's incapable
of looking after himself.

Hmm.
Why?

I think there's a lot more
going on with Theo than we think.

Mmm. What?
Asperger's Syndrome.

Right. Well, why wouldn't Ashleigh
have told us about that?

Because she probably doesn't know.

Maybe she just thinks
he's an eccentric.

Well, he could just be an eccentric.

I don't think so.
Hey, you tread carefully.

She's already panicking about how
she's going to cope with her son.

This diagnosis will
make her life a lot easier.

Or a hell of a lot harder.

If I discovered he had a heart
condition, you'd want me to tell him.

Wouldn't you?
It's not a heart condition.

Having an autistic daughter doesn't
make you an expert on everybody.

So... softly, softly.

And then the belt is so tight.

I can't breathe or even scream,
but I want to.

And I try, because I want to
see my gut sucking in and out.

I'm trying to get air...

..and then the burning smell.

And then the rush.

And then just as I'm about to
black out, I let go of the belt...

..and it's over.

How often would you do this?

Whenever I'm stressed,
or feeling empty.

And when did it start?

15.

I mean, I don't remember why,

but suddenly I was standing
in front of my dad's bedroom mirror

with his belt round my neck.

I mean, God knows what would
have happened if he'd found me.

Have you tried to give up?

Yeah. More times than I can remember.

But I somehow always find myself in a
room, on my own, with a belt in hand.

This is part of who I am.

Must be a lonely life.

Yeah, it's lonely.

I know what's wrong with you.

You have a condition called
laughter-induced syncope.

When you laugh too hard,

your heart gets starved of blood and
oxygen and it can't beat properly.

Which makes you faint.
Yeah.

So all this time
I've been miserable,

my problem was
I was laughing too much?

Yes.

(Laughs)

Sorry, I'd better not
do that anymore.

Laughter-induced syncope's
usually caused

by an underlying cardiac condition.

So I'd like you
to see a heart specialist.

Nice work, Doctor.

Heart specialist.
That's not funny at all.

Well, after that,
you should be free to laugh again.

Curse removed.

Is Ashleigh coming home?
Not yet.

Well, then I don't know what to do,

because it's nearly Max's dinnertime

and my sister-in-law can only
keep him until six o'clock.

He's in bed by seven. He's always
in bed by seven. No exceptions.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Slow down, slow down.

Do you want me to
ring your sister-in-law

and see if Max can stay overnight?

What about tomorrow?

Well, we'll worry about that
when tomorrow comes.

No, I can't. No. No.
Try.

"He doesn't even try," my dad says.
"He's just bunging it on."

About what?

Everything.

He made me play rugby league.

I hated that.
I'll never make Max do that, ever.

Well, you don't have to do that.
Max will find other things...

Did your father love you, Dr Campion?

Uh, yes, yes.

'Cause I don't think mine did...

..and... I don't want to be like him.

But I... I don't play with Max the way
other parents play with their kids.

Do you know why that is?

I don't know.

I wish I knew, but I don't know.

Well, I think I might.

I think you have a condition
called Asperger's syndrome,

which is a type of autism.

I'm not autistic.

That's ri... Why would...?

There's nothing wrong with me.

I went to university.
I did honours at university.

A lot of people with Asperger's
are highly intelligent.

Especially in specific areas,
like mathematics.

Why do you feel the need
to label people with labels?

It's not a cage.
It's a way of setting yourself free.

No, no. That's enough. Go away.
You can have counselling.

Behavioural therapy.
Go away.

Theo!
Go away.

Fluids are through.
Thank you.

The doctor said I'm autistic.

What?!
He said I need therapy.

When?
Is he right?

Theo, Theo, look at me.
Is he right?

Theo, you're a beautiful complex man.
There is nothing wrong with you.

I don't know why the doctor
would say such a thing.

Theo, I wasn't lying - when I said
you suffer from autism,

I didn't mean in the same manner as
your son - it's a much milder form.

How dare you say that to him?
Theo is a bit shy, that's all.

Why are you so quick
to make it into a problem?

Theo's more than a bit shy.
I want you both to see a specialist.

Excuse me?
It's a manageable condition.

I've known this man for 10 years.

How long have you - two hours?

Dr Campion's doing
what he thinks best.

Your husband was upset. Weren't you?

He wanted the answers to things

he couldn't explain
about himself or his son.

You had no right.
You're not an expert.

Trust me - I know exactly
what you're going through.

I want to go home.
So do I.

I don't think that's a good idea.

Ashleigh, please.
I'm just trying to help.

Really? Then take this out.

Now.

Well, the small tear
in your carotid artery

should repair itself over time.

We'll give you some oral medication
that you can take at home

and that should prevent
any further clots from forming.

How long do I need
to take the medication?

Anywhere from three to six months.

You'll need to have regular
ultrasounds and medical check-ups.

But over time,
we hope everything should be fine.

But not if I...
No. Not if...

I will try,
but I don't know if I can stop.

OK. Listen.

That burning smell
that you told us about.

That's an olfactory hallucination
usually associated with brain damage.

And this rush - that's carbon dioxide
building up in your brain,

and when that happens,
you've only got one or two seconds

to release the belt,
or you're going to be dead.

I know. Alright. I know.

No, no.

Can I ask you something?
Yeah. Sure.

You said that this happened in your
father's bedroom, with his belt.

Well, that couldn't
have been very private.

Just wondering
if there was a reason for that.

He didn't abuse me,
if that's what you're thinking.

Right.

No. He ignored me.

He said he wished
I'd never been born.

Maybe if he'd seen
the pain you were in,

he would have done
something about that.

Thanks.
No worries.

(Ashleigh coughs)

Ashleigh, please reconsider.
You're too ill to be going home.

Will you at least take this
prescription for oral antibiotics

and the letter for your GP,

and please follow up with your doctor
in a couple of days.

Of course.
Do you have money for parking?

Yes, love.

OK.

Everything's going to be alright.

Wouldn't exactly call that a win,
would you?

Hey, you know that patient
I told you about - the one in Resus?

Laughter-induced syncope.

Can you believe it?

Not a curse. Nothing supernatural.

Just an old-fashioned
medical condition we can fix.

Good for you.

You alright?

No. I stuffed up today.

Really?
Yes, it does happen occasionally.

Very occasionally.
Mmm.

Do you want to
go for a drink or something?

Or not. Probably got somewhere else
you need to be.

Nope. You?

Tomorrow will be better.

Mmm.
I tell myself that a lot.

You like Scotch, Homer?
Not really sure.

Well, today's the day
you're going to find out.

Wow, you've been busy.

I couldn't help myself. I'm a bit
OCD when it comes to cleaning.

Thank you so much.

Where's Zac?
He's fast asleep.

I tried to keep him up for you

but he was just zonked
after his bath, so...

And is he OK?

Yeah. No temperature.
He ate all his dinner.

Alright.

Speaking of which, I wasn't sure
what you had in mind for yours,

so there's some lasagne in the oven
and a salad in the fridge.

I... I don't know what to say. I did
not expect you to do any of that.

We made you a present.

Um, your washing
is folded on the couch

and I hope you don't mind -
I changed your sheets for you.

I just know how nice it is

to snuggle down
into fresh ones after a long day.

You're amazing.

I'll get out of your hair.