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FRANK: What egotistical bullshit!

Beaumont! Beaumont!

Have one of those utility... Where the bloody hell is she?

Morning, boss. Jaeger?

No idea. Well, get one!

Homer! Where's Beaumont!

I haven't seen her. I'm treating a patient.

Oh. What's the story?

Jules Wilson, mid-30s, flu-like symptoms.

It's not the flu. Blood in the urine, possible UTI.

Nor is it a UTI.

Who's my doctor - you or the young gun?

Gotta get on top of this and outta here.

Dr West here will be treating you - in the meantime...

Jaeger! Yes?

..Gabrielle will show you to a bed.

Oh, course I will. Not a problem.

Are you angry about the MRU article?

How do you know about that?

Mike might have mentioned it was coming out.

Oh, might he have, now? Might he have?

Would it kill you to wear a decent shirt to work?

Beaumont!

Where's that backup roster you did for the MRU?

Why? I want it, that's why.

Oh! Can I ask what the problem is? Nothing at the moment.

What...

Not anymore. What are you doing?

If he can afford a publicist, he can afford his own staff.

Who would have thought - MRU doctor turns couch potato?

Shouldn't you be running too fast to talk?

Shouldn't you be exercising more than your index finger?

(TREADMILL BEEPS)

(SIGHS) OK, fine.

You want me to do something? I'll get a snack.

That's just what I had in mind.

Hey, you guys are gonna love this. I'm on my pager.

He's still a laugh a minute, I see? Yeah, he barely grunts.

Check it out.

"The new face of medicine."

I love it! (LAUGHS)

Deep breaths for me.

(EXHALES) Whatever happens, I need to be on a plane in two days, OK?

Well, I'll do my best but I can't make any promises.

How long have you had the symptoms for?

About a year and a half, give or take.

What? And don't look at me like that.

I've seen about a dozen doctors in that time.

They've all told me the same thing - flu or a UTI.

I've had treatment for both multiple times, with zero effect.

Well, it must be very frustrating for you.

Oh, tell me about it. It's getting worse, not better.

Is it the first morning you've noticed blood in your urine?

Yeah, thankfully. Have you travelled overseas?

Africa? Asia?

I'm a wildlife photographer. I spend half the year in Africa.

It's not a bug if that's what you're thinking.

How can you be so sure?

I lost a friend to a bad salad in Mozambique. I take no chances.

Only drink bottled water. No ice. No fresh veggies.

No bugs.

Alright, well, let's do an abdo CT

and get those bloods off to Pathology.

Mm-hm.

Do an MSU. Check for malaria, STDs.

OK, no worries.

Ooh, and let's do a penile swab as well.

Not the swab? We barely know each other.

Well, that's about to change, isn't it?

(LAUGHS)

10 weeks pregnant.

She called in with chest pains and shortness of breath.

I think it's getting worse. Try and stay calm for us, Steph.

We'll take care of you. It's her first baby.

Alright, when did this start? (BREATHES HEAVILY)

I felt light-headed in the bath this morning, then I couldn't breathe.

And is this the first time that it's happened?

I don't know. I get anxious sometimes.

Now I can't tell whether I'm overreacting

or if something's actually wrong.

Can you scoot across to this bed for us, honey?

(PANTS, GASPS)

Have you got any allergies?

(PANTS)

Alright, I just need you to take a couple of deep breaths for me.

Do you think the baby's OK?

We'll know for sure very soon.

OK, Amy, let's do full bloods and an ECG and pop Steph into a gown

and I'll get onto Radiology and organise the Doppler.

Yep. Is there anyone you want us to call for you?

Oh, could you? Yeah.

I forgot my phone in the rush but Aaron...

..Aaron, my boyfriend, will want to be here.

He worries about his little boy. Boy? How can you know it's a boy?

You're only 10 weeks along.

Aaron just really wants one. Yeah?

(PANTS) That's OK. Shh. It's OK.

(ELEVATOR DINGS)

Break's over. Grab your gear.

Finally. What have we got? It's not a call out.

Then what are we doing? It's a surprise.

Do I look like I'm in the mood for games? Where are we going?

Hey. Just get changed. Make it quick.

No way.

The SAS use it for training. (SCOFFS) There's your problem.

We're not in the SAS. Come on, Steve.

If you two wanna torture yourselves, go ahead. I don't see the point.

Good practice. For what?

Actually, the point is you need to get off your arse

before this maudlin thing becomes permanent.

I've had enough. Who made you my therapist?

You did.

Get out of the damn car.

OK, fine! God, you're like a bloody Jack Russell.

Thank you. OK, I'm out.

Now what? We can cuddle later.

Hmm. So, Jo, how do you want to play this?

Doctor versus paramedic.

Winner gets to drive the four-wheel drive for a year.

I'm pretty sure you meant, doctors, plural?

Er, sorry. Someone has to keep time, listen out for calls.

Right. I've got every confidence in you.

Thanks for that, mate. OK, winner drives, one year.

Which obstacles are we doing? All of them.

(PANTS)

So when exactly would this skill be required?

You never know. You're doing great, though.

(PANTS) Thank you so much.

Come on! Only three more obstacles to go.

Don't focus on her, Steve. You're nearly there.

(PANTS) You do know I hate you, don't you?

(LAUGHS)

Is your job really as glamorous as it sounds?

If you think sitting up a tree for three days

trying to photograph a lion is glamorous.

You don't really do that, do you?

Do you know how up close and personal you've gotta be

to get those shots?

(CLICKS TONGUE) It's beautiful.

(LAUGHS) You want to pop back into bed for me there, mate?

So what's the verdict?

You've got an elevated white blood cell count,

which indicates an infection.

But all of your tests have come back clear.

Oh, glad I hauled arse to get here, then.

Well, we're still waiting on the scans.

How long will this take? 'Cause I'm not gonna miss that plane.

It's gonna take as long as it takes.

Figuring out why you're urinating blood

is more important than catching a plane.

We disagree.

Oh, come on. There'll be other photos to take.

You know, other lions to get eaten by.

Yeah, not like this. It's the cover of 'Nat Geo'.

Worth ruining your health for? Yeah, you bet.

Everyone dies, mate.

But only a handful of people get the cover of 'National Geographic'.

(MACHINE HUMS)

Wow. It's like meeting him for the first time.

Are you that certain it's gonna be a boy?

It'd just make everything perfect.

You know? (LAUGHS)

(COUGHS) Oh.

Hey, any word on Aaron? He's on his way.

He sounded really sweet on the phone.

I'm so lucky he found me. How did you meet?

Oh, we were actually in the same children's home for a while

and then I got fostered out.

And what about Aaron? He didn't.

He had to stay at the home till he was old enough to fend for himself

and then...

(COUGHS)

And then he came to the salon and tracked me down and asked me out.

But did you plan to start a family so young?

No, it was an accident. I didn't plan on babies yet.

The idea scares the hell out of me.

(COUGHS) I just wish I could relax into it, you know?

You will. I hope so.

It feels too good to be true.

(COUGHS VIOLENTLY)

Is your throat sore? The same place as last time?

Yeah. I'll go get something for the pain.

Here, look! Look! Charlotte!

(COUGHS)

OK. And they're all clear?

Despite what he says, I still think it's some sort of bug.

Then why wouldn't it show up in his bloods or his abdo CT?

I don't know. Anything useful in his history?

He doesn't have a history. He's a nomad.

If I'm not out of hospital soon, my heart's gonna stop.

No. Yeah.

(LAUGHS) There we are. Welcome back, doctors.

So what do we know?

Not much yet, I'm afraid.

Everything's come up clear.

So what? Let me guess - more tests.

Look into the light.

That's ominous. (LAUGHS)

Let's test him for renal tuberculosis.

What the hell is that? A kidney disease caused by bacteria.

I'll organise a chest X-ray. Can you get a sputum sample?

Certainly can. That sounds fun.

Oh, it is. I'm going to need you to spit into this for me.

Well, don't spare me any indignities.

Oh, come on, jungle boy. I'm sure you've done a lot worse.

(PANTS HEAVILY)

There. Done.

10km run and then you're free.

(PANTS) What the hell's that?

Meet your conscience - for the next challenge, it goes where you go.

You drop it and you start again. I've got a better idea - I forfeit.

Go crazy. Uh-uh. Training is training.

We're not Navy SEALs, mate. I'm a doctor, OK?

I don't need to run through the bush carrying a bloody rock.

I need to do my job! (PANTS)

Stop it!

Anger's better than apathy. That's all I'm saying.

My personal life's none of your bloody business, alright?

Just finish, that's all we're asking.

You'll feel better if you do. Come on!

(SIGHS) Fine.

Good man. Come on.

Alright.

On five... four... three... two...

WOMAN: (ON RADIO) Operations to MRU. Do you copy?

MRU. Go ahead.

Two-person MVA. One trapped in a vehicle.

Corner of Clearwood and Thompson Roads, Finsdale.

On our way.

Hey. Hi. What have we got?

Two casualties, both women in their 50s.

That's Reba. She managed to get out with a possible broken leg.

JO: The other woman? No such luck.

She's trapped in the driver's seat.

She's not going anywhere till Rescue get here to cut her out.

Which one do you want? I'll take the driver.

OK. You go with Steve.

Her name's Denise.

Denise? Can you hear me? I'm Dr Taylor.

Nice to... (GASPS) ..nice to meet you, Dr Taylor.

(GASPS) Yeah. Steve, OK? How are you holding up?

Yeah, I've h-h-had better days.

OK. Are you allergic to morphine?

Don't know. Never... never tried the stuff.

Let's get 2.5 milligrams, please.

Oh, oh. Open those eyes for me, please.

(GASPS) Open those eyes for me.

(PANTS)

Think you could hold my hand, love?

(GASPS)

So where were you ladies headed?

Supposed to be... going to... Ningaloo Reef.

WA. Yeah.

Reba decides at the last minute she... she doesn't want to go.

Oh, you think there's...

(MOANS)

(SOBS)

Just breathe. (GASPS, PANTS)

I'm not ready to die like this. Hey, listen to me.

We're gonna get you out of this car and off to hospital alive.

You hear me? I wish I could believe you.

You can.

CHARLOTTE: There you go. Why am I coughing blood?

Oh, we should know more once we take an X-ray.

You can't take an X-ray!

OK for a visitor?

Aaron! Hey, what happened?

There's something wrong. They want to take an X-ray but they can't, right?

It's bad for the baby?

Steph has blood in her phlegm. We'll need an X-ray to work out why.

It'll hurt the baby. It says in the book. I remember.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I'll check.

Just a sec.

If we use a lead apron, the baby will be completely safe.

Yeah, I think she's right.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yep.

Yeah, it says the same.

OK? (WHISPERS) OK.

There's something wrong with me. Hey. No, there's not.

Hey. We had our share of bad luck when we were little, remember?

(BOTH LAUGH)

(MACHINE BEEPS)

It'd nice to share the things I see with someone special.

Aren't there wildlife-photographing groupies?

Mmm, not enough. (LAUGHS)

Are you single?

Dr West. (CLEARS THROAT) Dr West.

So what did the chest X-ray show us? Not much, I'm afraid.

So I'd like to do a lumbar puncture.

(SIGHS)

We need to extract spinal fluid for testing.

Are you OK?

Yeah, fine, I'm just...

..processing the fact you're gonna drill for oil

in my spine, that's all.

Well, it is a relatively simple procedure

and Dr West has done it dozens of times.

Right. (SIGHS)

Can you prep him? Absolutely.

I'll be back soon.

Is there somebody we can call for you and get them in?

No. No, it's alright.

I've got friends all over the world, just none round here.

Will you play the part?

I'll do my best.

I don't see the problem. It's a stand-by roster.

I'd only be called out to the MRU if I wasn't on duty here.

What makes you think this is up for discussion?

MIKE: (OVER RADIO) MRU to Emergency.

Man of the moment. Go away, Rossi.

What do you want?

And good morning to you too.

Get on with it, Vlasek. I'm busy.

OK. Single-vehicle MVA.

First casualty being loaded. Arriving in 10 minutes.

Suspected broken leg.

Driver's still trapped. Waiting until we can cut her out of there.

You still make your own calls?

I thought you had a publicist to do that for you.

Then I wouldn't have the pleasure of your charming conversation.

Over and out.

Is this the pregnant girl?

Yes, it is.

That's quite a mass she's got on her lung.

Yep. 6cm.

How old is she? She just turned 20.

History of cancer? We don't know. She's a foster kid.

So there's no medical history for the birth family.

Do you want me to talk to her?

No. I'm OK.

Thanks.

So, what does that all mean?

It means we'll need to do a scan and a biopsy

to determine what type of mass this is.

OK, so you're saying it might not be that bad?

It might not be... be cancer?

Some tumours - even large ones - can often be benign

but it will need to be removed nonetheless.

I don't want an operation. I don't want a biopsy.

What if it hurts our baby?

Don't worry about that. The biopsy won't hurt the baby.

It's a relatively simply procedure done under a local anaesthetic.

Can we get a bag of Hartmann's? And keep Steph nil by mouth, please.

What if it's not benign? What then?

One step at a time.

Let's get the results.

I want to know if I have cancer... Hey. Hey.

Hey, don't go there, babe.

(COUGHS) OK? Whoa. Right now, we're OK.

There's no need talking about that if we don't need to.

(COUGHS) He's right.

And the most important thing for you and your baby

is that you stay as calm as you can.

We'll take care of the rest.

OK. OK?

Yeah.

Who have we got here?

Reba Collins. Suspected fracture of the tibia.

Acute. Her obs are stable.

But she's in pain and a little shaken up.

Hello, Reba. I'm Frank Campion.

How are you feeling? I'm fine.

Well... (CHUCKLES) ..I'm sure that's not quite true.

On my count.

One, two, three.

(GROANS)

Do you have any allergies, Reba?

Gave her 5mg of morphine on site.

Mm-hm. OK, let's give her another 3mg.

And we'll organise an X-ray for this leg.

I'll get out of your hair. Cheers.

See ya. Could you find out how Denise is?

Let's take care of you first, hey? Can't you see I'm fine?

Is there someone we can call for you?

Just find out if Denise is OK - please!

She's my best friend.

I don't know what I'd do without her.

The Medical Response Unit are an amazing team.

They'll do everything they can. Isn't that right, Frank?

Oh, absolutely. They're the new face of medicine.

Your friend is in excellent hands.

Don't worry.

DENISE: It's funny, isn't it?

Just when you think you're getting somewhere...

..you hit a telegraph pole.

Yeah, I know the feeling.

Denise, open those eyes.

Open those big blue eyes, Denise!

That a girl.

So, what made you ladies decide to go on a road trip?

I just got divorced.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, so am I.

Can I ask what happened?

You just did.

(CHUCKLES, GRUNTS)

You got a girlfriend, love?

Um, I'm not sure.

And why's that?

It's complicated.

Do you love her?

Yeah. I do.

Well, then, you stick at it.

(SIGHS) Even the best relationships take work.

JO: How are we looking?

She's maintaining consciousness and airways no problem.

Let's do it.

I'll let Rescue know we're ready.

Nearly there, Denise.

Nearly there.

Hey, I'll be right here, OK?

Thank you.

OK. Let's do it.

(PANTS)

(PANTS HEAVILY) Hold it. Stop!

Stop.

Denise? Denise, are you with us? She's losing consciousness.

You're gonna have to intubate.

She'll make it. Her sats are good, airway is patent.

And if she arrests in the middle of the extrication?

If we need to intubate, we'll do it when she's lying flat.

How long before that happens?

This is already taking longer than we thought.

We're wasting more time talking. I know what I'm doing, Mike.

Good. I hope you're right.

Are we finished, love? Nearly.

You've just got to make me one promise, OK?

Just keep those big blue eyes open and on me.

Alright? Why?

You're thinking of running off on me too?

Not a chance.

OK?

OK, Jules, I'm gonna need you to hold very still.

Tell me about this assignment.

Some Brits found a valley in Africa untouched by man.

Think 'Jurassic Park' without the dinosaurs.

We're the first press to go in.

Intrepid.

You bet ya.

Gabrielle. Hmm?

Yes. Sorry.

OK, you're just going to feel a little bit of pressure.

Whoa! Hold still.

I am. Your arm just twitched.

It did? Yeah. Are you OK?

I'm fine. Just get it over with.

OK. Here we go.

Whoa. Your arm just twitched again.

Hold him. Hold him. We need some help in here!

Frank! Get 10mg of midazolam. I can't. He'll fall.

What happened?

He started seizing during the procedure.

With the needle still in his spine? I think so.

You think? It was all so quick! I don't know!

Damn it!

Get him ready to move. I'll organise an MRI.

Whoa! Homer. Don't you think that's a bit of overkill?

If I've damaged the spinal cord, I want to know straightaway.

Well, wait until he comes around,

assess his reflexes and get a head CT.

What do you think brought it on?

I don't know. He's got no history of epilepsy, seizures...

Mmm.

I might broaden the scope for the tests,

look for autoimmune disorders, dengue, CJD.

No, just slow down.

Why don't you find out what the spinal fluid tells you first?

I didn't get any. He seized before I could.

Ah.

What do you think it is?

No idea.

But you are the master of the mysterious.

You'll figure it out.

Are you in pain? No.

Hey, I, er... I bought some stuff for the nursery this morning.

Already? Mm-hm.

That's so cute.

How can you guys be so in love when you're so young?

Oh, well, we've had our share of bad luck

so when things go right, we celebrate it.

Right, babe?

Yeah, exactly. Mmm.

You're like an ad for young coupledom.

So, are you seeing anyone?

Sort of.

Sort of? I mean, you're either with someone or you're not.

Right?

(CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY)

What are you gonna call the baby?

Can we not talk about him, please?

I'm sorry.

No, I...

It just feels like we're tempting fate.

We'll immobilise your leg until the swelling goes down

and then we can do a full cast.

Any word on Denise? No. Sorry.

Oh, Christ.

What is it?

We were arguing when it happened.

I told her I didn't want to go on the trip anymore.

Oh, I'm sure you had your reasons.

My reasons are always the same.

I'm too bloody scared to do anything.

Reba, the MRU just called.

Denise is being freed from the car as we speak.

And she's OK? Looks like she's holding her own.

She didn't die? (SOBS)

And I'm happy with your progress

so I'm going to move you up to a ward.

And hopefully, before too long,

the two of you will be back on the road again.

It would be nice to be given a second chance, wouldn't it?

How's your pain? I just want to get outta here.

You're doing really well. We're almost there, Denise.

Do me a favour, will you?

Tell Reba... (PANTS)

Denise? Yeah. (SIGHS)

Tell her... tell her...

..to put her other foot down.

You'll tell her yourself real soon. Promise me you'll tell her.

What's it mean? (SIGHS)

Denise, what's it mean? OK, guys, stop the work.

Jo, get the kit. We're intubating. No, oxygen levels are holding, mate.

What's wrong? We'll make you more comfortable.

It's unnecessary.

OK, come here.

Do I have to make this an order?

Guys, how much longer do you need? 10 minutes. Tops.

She'll make it, Mike.

OK. Your call.

Good news.

Finally. No sign of any spinal damage.

I'm sensing a but.

But we still haven't been able to diagnose you yet.

Jesus.

You've taken blood, swabs, you've stuck needles in me,

you've microwaved me, how can you not know what this is?

It's a process of elimination.

I'm almost positive you've picked up a bug somewhere in your travels.

He's not listening to me so I'll talk to you.

It's not a bug.

You've asked a question. Dr West is trying to answer it.

We will diagnose you but right now we need to do a lumbar puncture.

I didn't get any fluid the first time and that's where the answer lies.

What if I have another seizure? We'll medicate you. It won't happen.

It's your best bet.

How are you feeling?

You never told me if you were single or not.

I'm a free spirit, me.

(CHUCKLES) What a waste.

I could say the same about you.

Can you get him to hurry up? No, she can't. Stay still.

I tried that last time. Look how it turned out.

Your seizure was not caused by the lumbar puncture.

Are you 100% on that? Yes, I am.

Besides, we've medicated you to ensure it won't happen again.

So go back to annoying Gabrielle

and let us do our job.

Nice and still.

Feel for the give when you come to the dura.

I know. Of course you do.

Alright, now watch for the flash of cerebrospinal fluid.

Frank...

You know. Yes.

I know.

Everything OK?

I'm afraid it's not good news.

The mass is called a pleuropulmonary blastoma.

It's a paediatric cancer very rarely seen in adults.

So, it is cancer.

How bad?

It's aggressive.

But there are treatments available.

The first course of action is to remove the lump.

(COUGHS)

(SIGHS)

When does that have to happen? As soon as possible.

Won't that hurt the baby?

VON: No.

But Steph would have to undergo chemotherapy.

That would harm the baby.

How badly? (WHEEZES)

There is no, um, easy way to say this.

Um, chemo in the first trimester would mean terminating the pregnancy.

(SOBS) No.

No. No.

You both need time to talk this through.

No! No, Aaron!

Got it.

(SOBS)

I wish there was another option.

There has to be.

(SOBS) Please?

I don't care what you do to me but you are not killing my baby.

I will not agree to that ever.

Aaron! Aaron! Stop that! You're gonna hurt yourself!

Mate, life's bullshit.

It gives you something with one hand

and then takes it away with the other.

We don't know how it's gonna work out yet.

We were gonna be happy.

I mean, this shit, the orphanages, it wouldn't matter anymore.

Steph can beat this!

All I've ever wanted is a kid of my own

and now, my little boy has been taken from me.

Can Steph get pregnant again?

Depends how she responds to the chemo.

But there's hope.

Hope.

You know, we never complained, never felt sorry for ourselves.

What did we do to deserve this much grief?

Nothing.

But you need to focus on your love for Steph now.

She is your family, Aaron.

And whether you have this baby...

..or you try again

or you adopt...

..whatever you do,

you've found your family

and she needs you by her side right now.

Aaron, she needs you!

(SIREN WAILS)

Denise Beck. Driver, single-car MVA. Long extrication.

Head lac, suspected fractured ribs down the right side.

Possible internal injuries.

Any loss of consciousness. Fluctuated, but no. GCS is 11.

Right. On my call. (MOANS)

Come on, come on. One... two... three.

(CRIES OUT)

Denise, can you let me know where it hurts?

Reba? She wants to know how her friend is.

She's with Claire. Doing well last time I checked.

Did you hear that, Denise?

She's down. We need to intubate. No kidding. Sux and thio.

I'm onto it.

We can take it from here, Taylor. I'd like to stay.

Don't you have a photo shoot to go to?

I'm not going anywhere, Frank.

Sux and thio going in.

Fine.

Size 6 tube.

There must be a way to keep my baby alive.

I wish there was

but chemo is the only chance we have of beating the cancer.

It's more important that I give Aaron a child.

Steph, without the treatment,

it's unlikely that you'll survive the length of the pregnancy.

There's always the chance you can have another baby

when you've beaten the cancer.

Now, come on, come on. Where are my clothes?

Shh. I'm... I'm not doing it!

What's happening?

Hey, hey. Where have you been?

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Steph's refusing the treatment.

We can't let him die, babe.

Not to save me.

OK, uh, can you leave us alone, please?

We need to talk things through.

Yes, you take the time. We'll be outside.

Yep.

This is so wrong. There's gotta be something we can do.

Well, there isn't.

And it's too big a decision for anybody else to make for them.

What do you do when you're worried

a patient is gonna make the wrong decision?

All you can do is present the medical options

and trust in their better judgement.

This poor girl's younger than me

and she's willing to sacrifice her life to give her boyfriend a child.

And you've spoken to him?

Well, I don't know if I got through.

Am I supposed to just give up and walk away?

You can't live a patient's life for them.

I know.

I've gotta chase up some pathology. Oh. Go.

You OK?

(MOUTHS WORD)

(CLICKS TONGUE)

How's she going?

Head CT is clear but the chest X-ray confirms two fractured ribs.

FAST shows no internal bleeding. How's her friend?

Leg's definitely broken.

Other than that, she's doing well.

We've settled her up on the ward.

That's good news, Denise.

Can I bring her down?

No, no. We're not out of the woods here.

BP is dropping.

She's crashing. Defib.

Charge to 360.

One milligram adrenaline.

Charging.

Come on, Denise. You've made it this far.

Adrenaline in. Charged.

Clear!

We'll go again. Yep.

One milligram atropine. OK.

Atropine in.

Come on, Denise. Come on.

Charged.

Clear!

She's back.

Don't you go running off on me either.

Don't you tell me what I think you're about to.

The results of your lumbar puncture are clear.

(SIGHS) But we have ruled out a few things.

Now we need to take those samples and send them to a specialist lab.

Yeah? How long is that gonna take?

Best-case scenario... at least a day.

I know you've got a plane to catch. Screw the plane.

In six hours I've gone from fluey to pissing blood to seizures.

What's gonna happen in 24?

I need to know what's happening to me now.

If you can't tell me, I'll go somewhere else.

You can go to another hospital but they'll just start from scratch.

They'll make you do the lumbar puncture again,

you'll have to wait for those results to come back.

Mate, I'm not getting any better here, OK?

What can they do at a lab that you can't do right here?

Please!

You seem like a smart guy. There must be something you can do.

Explain to me why Pathology is complaining

that someone in my department stole a microscope.

Because... I stole a microscope.

Yes, I gather that. I was more interested in the 'why'.

I had the impression that you had a patient to treat.

Well, that is the 'why'.

Jules asked me why I couldn't look for the disease

and I realised there was no reason.

So you just thought you'd whip out a slide plate

and get to the bottom of it.

Well, I am the 'mysterious disease nerd'.

Well, son, this isn't a bloody high school.

So send off the samples, do your job and get back on the bloody floor.

But I worked it out. It's schistosomiasis.

It's all through Africa.

Mmm.

It explains the blood in the urine, the seizures - everything.

Mmm.

Right, well, good job. Now get back to your patient.

And stop stealing.

JULES: What are these?

These are the cure.

You got a worm infection that enters through your skin.

You're kidding.

No. You can get it just from showering.

You mean I've had worms in me for 18 months?

That's how I found it in the end.

Advanced cases have eggs present in the urine.

I found those in your sample. Stop.

Eugh, stop him talking.

The good news is... just take these pills and it'll fix you right up.

I'm impressed. Oh, it was simple, really.

He says now.

So will there be any permanent damage?

Shouldn't be. Rest up. Finish the course.

Should be fine to catch your flight.

Hey. Thank you.

That's... that's great.

Except I won't see you until my next bout of worms.

How will I cope?

Well, you could come with me.

Africa always needs more nurses.

It was nice to meet you, Jules.

Thanks, Dr West.

You know, I'm half-tempted. I really am.

Only half?

It's not a good time... at the moment.

Well, I'll leave my number here.

You call me when the timing's better.

OK. Maybe I will.

(LAUGHS)

Should we come back? No. Stay.

You're the one who took care of her.

And she's gonna be alright?

She's had a pretty bad time of it, but...

..early signs point to a full recovery.

Thank God.

Actually, there was something that she wanted me to pass on to you.

She said... "Put your other foot down."

Did she just?

Cheeky old bat.

What does it mean?

It's her favourite saying.

"If you think too long before taking a step,

"you'll spend your life on one foot."

One foot. Of course.

Big day.

What gives it away? The sweat, the blood or the petrol?

Claire... Hey, about...

You go.

I'm sorry I've been so distant.

You don't have to apologise. I know.

But... I'm just taking a while to sort my head out.

Fair enough.

I feel like Ian stole something from me...

..and I need to be on my own to get it back.

Then I'll wait.

If you think that one day

you might want me back in your life...

..then I'll wait for as long as you need me to.

If you don't want to be with me after this...

..I get it.

Hey, no. No, don't say that.

No. I mean it.

I know how much this baby means to you.

So... so we'll adopt.

We'll foster some kids.

Steph, you're my family.

You.

You've made a very brave decision.

Both of you.

Theatre are ready for us.

(SOBS)

'Bye, little guy.

Um... I'll, uh, be there when you wake up, OK?

OK?

Um, will you get rid of that for me, please?

OK.

Thank you. For everything.

Thank you.

Thank you. Good luck.

Thank you.

Well, whatever you said to him outside...

..that did the trick.

Yeah.

It's just a microscope.

Just let me do it. I'll explain you're a pathological kleptomaniac.

Bart!

What was that for? I don't know!

I just... I just reckon that I, uh...

..you know, that we... we're...

What do you think?

About what?

Well, it's obvious that we really enjoy each other's company.

And I really like you, so...

..I don't want anything to change.

I... I just wanted you to know how I feel.

(SQUEALS) (BOTH LAUGH)

Hey, Frank.

Rack off, Vlasek.

What's the problem? Have a guess.

Ah. Envy.

Oh, yeah. You would think that, you bloody show pony.

'The new face of medicine'?

That's me.

Listen, mate, I don't care about what the press says.

What I do care about is my crew working their butts off every day

while you swan about soaking up all the glory.

You're a bloody leech. Wait a minute.

Did you actually read the article? Yes, I did.

Well, which part of it upsets you, particularly?

Was it the bit where I credit the success of the MRU

to the faultless support of your team?

Or, no, no, maybe it was the bit where I say

that you are the best director of emergency medicine in the country?

Still, you're right -

I should really soak up more of the glory for myself next time.