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CHARLOTTE: Oh, Frank!

Admin want to speak to you about the intern program.

Couldn't give a stuff about the bloody intern program.

You can't just give up because of Katerina.

Charlotte, she killed a patient.

I know that but that's unlikely to happen again.

(SCOFFS)

Just call Admin and tell them you're still on board.

(PHONE RINGS)

All Saints. Gabrielle Jaeger speaking.

Benny. Benny, slow down.

Tell me exactly what happened.

We were just milking the cows and he just dropped to the ground.

Has Dad had another heart attack?

Yeah, I think so. You think so?!

Jesus, Ben, come on! Here, here.

Ben, it's Dr Campion. Have you rung 000?

Yeah, straightaway. OK, mate.

Now, can you tell me what your Dad's symptoms are?

Um, he's having trouble breathing

and clutching at his chest in a helluva lot of pain.

Right. What's he saying?

OK, mate, I know you got a bung arm. Can you try and sit him up for me?

(GROANS) Dad, I'm just gonna try and...

(GROANS)

What...?

OK. Oh, no. Take it easy, champ.

Take it easy, take it easy. Sorry.

Leave me, leave me, leave me. Oh, shit!

(GROANS, WHEEZES)

I can't do it.

No, that's alright. That's alright, Ben.

What's happening? Can you check MRU's on their way?

Well, is Dad alright? Yes, everything's under control.

Just ring the MRU.

Where the hell are you going now?

Hey!

Hey, have you got the call-out? Yeah, just leaving. Why?

It's Dad. How bad is he?

I don't know. Where are the others?

Jo's quit. Mike's in a meeting about Jo quitting. So I'm flying solo.

No, you're not. I'm coming with you. I'm not sure...

Don't even think about trying to talk me out of this.

OK. Let's do it.

What have we got? Ezekial Bennetts, 25.

Collapsed on a footpath and was in VT when we arrived.

I told you, call me Zeek. I told you, take it easy.

Reverted to sinus tachycardia,

regained consciousness after cardioversion.

I can save you some time and tell you I have Long QT syndrome.

What's that? It's a heart condition.

Stress, exercise, even a sudden noise can cause arrhythmia,

loss of consciousness.

Or, if I'm really unlucky, sudden death.

All those things can stop your heart?

Keeps me on my toes.

Are you alright to move onto this bed?

Yeah. Thanks, mate.

Can you send off for urgent bloods? No problem.

Thanks, Bree. Oh, that's OK.

You be nice to these good people, please.

Of course I will. (LAUGHS)

So what happened this morning?

I went out to get the mail and a passing car backfired.

Next thing I know, I'm in an ambulance.

You got a pacemaker?

They fitted one when I was first diagnosed

but it caused more problems than it solved so my specialist took it out.

What kind of problems?

Really bad chest pains and palpitations.

But you're on beta-blockers? Yeah. Yeah, will be for life.

You OK with needles?

Am if you're on the other end of it.

Shouldn't have let him go back to the farm so soon after his heart attack.

He wouldn't have stayed even if you asked him to.

He hates the city.

You can bet he's been working himself to the bone while Benny's arm heals.

Honestly, they're as bad as each other.

They think resting is a sign of weakness.

They can't put the farm on hold while they recover.

Yeah, I know that.

(PANTS)

Dad?

Hi.

Come on, let's get him up.

(GROANS)

You usually make yourself scarce when there's milking, darling.

This must be serious.

Dad, I thought I made myself very clear last time.

No more heart attacks. My memory's not what it used to be.

You've been pushing yourself too hard.

This is why this happened. Jab, not now!

We do alright, don't we, mate? Yeah. We manage.

(SIGHS) It's just a little setback.

Ha! Setback, he reckons.

Seeing more of you than I like these days.

That's easy fixed. Stop having heart attacks.

(CHUCKLES)

How you feeling?

Fine.

Dad!

OK. OK.

Been feeling a bit hot and cold lately.

Breathing's a struggle too.

Your pulse is high and so is your temp.

Been feeling crook before today?

Oh, I had a bit of chest pain in the last week.

I just thought it was indigestion.

Right. As soon as you're out of hospital,

I'm coming back here to look after you both.

What's that stuff?

Amiodarone.

It's an anti-arrhythmic, stabilises your heart.

How do you make that sound sexy?

(CHUCKLES)

Were you born with this condition?

The type I have is congenital, yeah.

But I didn't find out till I was about 10.

How did you find out?

Um, I was at the footy with my dad,

and this guy sounded a blast horn right behind us.

A blast horn?

Yeah, you know, they make this horrible WAAAAA sound.

Good impression. Thanks.

Anyway, this tool blew it during a real nail-biting moment of the game

and everyone was pissed off, but, me...

..my heart packed up.

So it's good you know you have it.

But I bet you've had to make a few changes in your life.

I've changed it so much I'm practically a hermit.

Had to finish school from home, give up footy, cricket,

even going to parties.

What do you do at home all day?

Oh, I spend most of my time online.

You know what an avatar is?

Yeah, of course. An online identity.

What's yours?

Nah. Not telling. No way.

Awww!

How's the pain after that morphine?

Better. Really?

Yeah, bloody really.

(SIGHS)

I'll let the E.D. know what to expect.

Yeah, thanks.

MRU 4 to Emergency.

How are you travelling, Taylor?

Er, not great. Looks like Russell's had a definite heart attack.

He's also feverish with a dry cough.

Sounds like a chest infection. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

We've given him a stat dose of antibiotics.

Good. I'll chase up his cardiologist. Thanks, Frank.

Listen, how's Gabrielle going out there?

Yeah, she's doing really well. We'll see you soon.

OK. Resus will be ready.

(SIGHS)

Hi. Hi.

We've got a heart attack incoming.

Any chance we could move your patient to Acute?

Um, I'll double-check but we should be able to downgrade him

once I've finished this infusion.

Thanks.

I'm being downgraded?

It's just an expression.

We're actually moving you because you're improving.

So it's really an upgrade? You could say that.

Cool.

Can I set my laptop up in there?

If you tell me what your avatar is.

Oh... Oh, oh, let me guess.

Um... elite athlete?

(SCOFFS) Oh. Rock star?

Try sex guru.

Why?

Gosh, surely cyber sex can't compete with...

Oh, my God. You can't have real sex, can you?

I tried to masturbate once. (CLEARS THROAT) It didn't end well.

What happened?

My mates said with wanking, that the thrill of orgasm

is quickly replaced by the shame you feel when you pull your pants up.

(LAUGHS)

That's ten times worse when you black out

and wake up in an Emergency Department.

Oh, no! That must have been so embarrassing.

Yeah, it was.

So it looks like I'm going to die a virgin, unless...

..you could help me out?

What?!

Would you have sex with me?

Please?

Knock, knock.

You're late. Is everything OK?

Er, the traffic was hell.

You better get going. You'll be late yourself.

Mum, I'm happy to stay while Von does her assessment.

No way!

I can't do my job properly with you looking over my shoulder.

Alright, well, make sure she's comfortable.

Let the woman do her job.

Couldn't agree more.

(WHISPERS) I think she's downplaying her pain for my benefit.

Sshh! Stop with the whispering!

Alright, I said I think you're in more pain

than what you're letting on.

I'll show you pain if you don't go to work.

I'll see you tonight, OK? Mm-hm.

Adam?

I love you. You know that.

I love you too, Mum.

See you later.

Go on! Go on! (COWS MOO)

Go on. Go on.

Have I got my bloody hat? Yeah, I've got your hat, Dad!

Go on! Go on!

Don't do any more work today, OK?

There's still a few more cows to milk.

Yeah, alright. After that, straight back to the house, OK?

The driver's picking up the churns this afternoon.

Leave your churns out for the driver. He can load them on.

OK, OK! Just look after Dad, alright?

Yeah, I'll call you with an update. As soon as you know anything.

Of course. Gabrielle!

I promise.

(SIGHS) You did really good today.

You did.

I've transferred Zeek to Acute.

How's he going?

BP's normal and he doesn't have any chest pain or shortness of breath.

Good. I'll get you to do another ECG when you get the chance.

Sure.

He's never had sex. How do you know?

He told me.

Just came up in conversation, did it?

I was talking to the patient. It's called good nursing.

Well, I'm not surprised. I was looking at his medical records.

Stress, anger, crying, being startled, exercise

all puts him at risk of heart failure.

So if he did what we did last night...

He'd die a happy man. (LAUGHS)

He asked me to have sex with him.

What?

I guess he figured if he's going to risk it with someone,

it should be someone in the medical profession.

I can get another nurse to come and take over.

No, no. He's harmless.

Such a good-looking guy too. What a waste.

(SCOFFS) He's not that good-looking. Nothing on you, of course.

But, you know,

imagine if all your teenage years were spent stuck in a house.

Yeah, mine pretty much were.

Do you know how much study I had to do just to get into Medicine?

(LAUGHS) You're hilarious.

MAN: (OVER RADIO) MRU 4 on approach to All Saints.

Requesting permission to land.

WOMAN: (OVER RADIO) Copy that, MRU. You're clear to land.

Hey. Hear that? Not long now.

Vitals are unchanged but sats are down.

Are you holding up OK?

(SIGHS) I'm as good as gold.

Can you be serious for once?

I just wanted you to have a ride in a chopper, that's all, darling.

Yeah, well, it's a bit late for that.

You promised me one for my 21st over Uluru.

(WHISPERS) Yeah.

Sorry we never did that, you know?

You know, after your mother died, I...

Dad! I know.

But you cannot keep your health a secret from me. I'm not the enemy.

Yeah, I know that.

(ELEVATOR DINGS)

(RUSSELL GROANS LOUDLY)

We'll get you something for the pain, Dad.

Are you OK? Yeah, I'm fine. Focus on Dad.

Get on top of the fever? No.

He's still got ongoing chest pain, despite being given 5mg morphine.

Yep.

Pushed through a 250ml fluid bolus

and given him some ceftriaxone.

We'll take it from here. I wanna stay.

There's a reason why it's called a handover.

Yeah, I know, but... Taylor, you know the drill.

OK. But I'm not going to go far.

Put a second cannula in. I want another 5mg of morphine.

Oh, and drag over the FAST, will you?

He's had a heart attack. Why do we need a FAST?

Because I've spoken to Mr Jaeger's cardiologist.

What's he talking about, Dad?

Oh, look, it's not a big deal.

Recovery after the first heart attack was a bit tricky, that's all.

Tricky? Tricky how?

Well, there was some inflammation. I had to take some antibiotics.

(COUGHS, GRUNTS) What? So did you take them?

Oh, I took a few but... they made me crook!

Jesus, Dad!

Antibiotics are useless unless you finish the whole course!

Oh, you're just like your mother!

Mum would have made you take the pills!

Hey. I'm just gonna do another ECG.

Cool.

Oh. (LAUGHS)

Have you given any more thought to my proposal?

Er... it's never gonna happen, Zeek. For a gazillion reasons.

Professional ethics just one of them.

Ethics? How boring's that? (LAUGHS)

And I'm in a relationship.

I figured you must have a boyfriend. Is it serious?

Well, put it this way - I doubt he'd see me shagging a patient

as part of my nursing duties.

Fair enough.

If you were my girlfriend, I wouldn't let another guy near you.

Really? Yeah, really.

Out of all the nurses I've asked, you're definitely the hottest.

(LAUGHS)

You've got a death wish. You know that, don't you?

What I have got is a farm and an injured son.

I'm just trying to keep afloat.

Yes, but your health is more important than a bloody farm!

Jaeger, I don't think your father needs any more stress right now.

Sorry, sorry.

Thanks, Dr Campion.

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

Gabby? Yeah?

Do you want me to call Ben? No, I'll do that.

OK. Tell him I'm OK, will you?

Does he know about the infection?

Back soon.

Pericardial effusion. On top of the pericarditis.

Any chance you two blokes speaking English?

There's a build-up of fluid around your heart

which is preventing normal function.

Well, stop the yabbering and sort it out.

These patches, they'll last you through the week.

Mm-hm.

I'll phone the oncologist this afternoon to give him an update.

You alright?

I'm fine.

He was always a beautiful boy.

Mmm. When was this taken?

Um, Adam was five.

Some friends loaned us their caravan down at the beach.

For Christmas.

He spent the entire time collecting soldier crabs.

Ah.

He wanted to take them home with us but I wouldn't let him.

We'd been home about a week

when I noticed this putrid smell in the car.

He'd stored them in the boot and forgotten all about them.

Always has had a short attention span.

Yeah.

That was the last holiday we went on.

I got together with his step-father not long after.

Photographs stopped then too.

Right.

Now.

You're sure you'll be alright until Adam finishes work?

I just wish he didn't have to go through this.

He wants to be there for you.

Yeah. Course he does.

Mmm.

Thank you, Von -

for everything.

He's got severe chest pain and his BP's dropped.

He's gonna arrest if we don't do something soon.

What's happening? I told you before. Piss off.

I want to stay for Gabrielle. Alright. Keep your distance.

Understood.

We're gonna have to do a pericardial drainage.

I'll get onto Radiology. We haven't got time for that.

Well, how are you going to confirm needle placement?

With a FAST.

I'll set it up.

He's deteriorating? Yep.

Russell, we need to do what's called a pericardial drainage.

That'll help us find out the cause of the fluid

and take pressure off your heart, OK?

Do your worst.

OK. I'll organise a cardiologist. I'll be doing the procedure.

What?

Can I have a word with you for a second?

You can't do the procedure here. You can't.

You get the placement of that needle wrong,

you puncture his heart, his lung.

Gabrielle, if there were a safer option I'd be using it.

There has to be a safer option. This is my dad.

There's no time to organise a cardiologist.

There isn't time for this conversation.

If I don't do it now, he'll die.

Alright.

If anything goes wrong, I'll hold you personally responsible.

Problem?

Pathology on a patient with Long QT syndrome.

Did you test for magnesium and potassium levels?

They're low. We're gonna need to start infusions of both.

But that's not gonna stop further arrhythmias.

Well, all we can do on that front

is reinforce that he needs to steer clear of excitement.

Mmm.

Do you mind if I take a look at him? No, of course not.

OK. I'll start the infusion while I'm there.

Zeek can't modify his life any more than he already has.

He's missing out on so much. He's really got to you, hasn't he?

Yeah. It's sad.

You've had worse cases.

I know I have.

Can you even try and imagine how tragic it'd be

if you could never have any fun?

His life is difficult...

For a start, without random and inappropriate sex

you and I would never have got together.

I know that, but...

The poor guy can't even masturbate without ending up in an E.D.

And why does that affect you? (CRASH!)

(GASPS)

He's in VT. We need to cardiovert.

5mg midazolam, Amy.

That clanging noise bring this on?

Yes.

Midazolam in.

What's going on?

We need to get your heart back into a normal rhythm

but because you're conscious, you're going to feel the shock.

Not again.

You've had this happen before? Yeah.

You're aware that even though you're sedated it'll still hurt?

Yeah. Will you be OK?

I'm glad you're here.

Charge 100.

Alright, Zeek. Here we go.

Clear.

(SCREAMS)

Do you know, I'm actually really looking forward

to coming back to the farm with you - be like the good old days.

You're just looking for an excuse to get away from Taylor.

No. No need. He's been on his best behaviour.

That's bloody likely.

Feel free to talk about me like I'm not here.

BOTH: We will.

No.

Ever since he brought you home that first night I knew he was trouble.

Dad. Dad!

What was that sticker he had on the back of his ute?

"Don't laugh, this might be your daughter in the back seat."

I had no such sticker.

Besides, utes don't have back seats.

Yeah? Yours may as well have.

Oh, my... Dad, you said after he dropped me home that first night

he seemed like a really decent fella.

(SCOFFS) I must have been drunk.

Are you good to go, boss? Yep.

Now, Russell, we're going to insert a needle underneath your breastbone

and slowly advance it towards the pericardial sac.

Just get on with it.

OK.

Nasty little sting.

Alright, now I need you to stay very still for me.

Breathe in. Good man.

Advancing the needle. Whoa, whoa. Come on, mate.

Hold your breath if you can.

Very still, Dad. Very still.

Advancing towards the pericardial sac.

Ah. Not much longer, Russ.

Not much longer.

There we go. Needle's in place.

You can breathe out now. (EXHALES)

OK.

What we should see now is some of the fluid coming out.

There we go.

Looks like a pretty serious infection.

But heart functioning is improving which is excellent news.

Well done, Russell.

Steve.

Thanks, mate.

Pleasure.

Well done, Dad.

Well done.

Hey. How's Gabrielle's dad? Seems to be improving.

Sorry I didn't make it back in time for the call out.

That's OK.

Hey.

Hey, stranger.

Just come to pick up the rest of my stuff.

Have you actually listened to any of the 500 phone messages I left you?

No.

Well, let me just summarise them for you.

I'm not gonna let you leave the MRU

until I get some kind of answer as to why.

You can trust us, Jo.

That's not the issue.

Come on. You're not 100% into this, Jo. I just know it.

You don't know anything, Mike.

Which is why we're trying to understand where you're coming from.

You wanna know what's going on? Fine.

I've tested positive to Huntington's disease.

It killed my Mum, so I know what to expect.

I'm not prepared to ask our patients to put their lives in my hands

when I can't guarantee that those hands won't become shaky

or lose strength altogether.

Are you happy now?

Hey, I've got this.

OK, before you go off just hear me out.

Do you have any symptoms of Huntington's?

No. No.

Quite possibly you won't.

Not for another decade, if ever.

So why would you want to throw away

everything you've worked so hard for?

My job requires complete confidence. I don't have it anymore.

If you're prepared to resign over a 'maybe',

that just goes to show what good hands your patients are in.

I know this more than just a job for you.

You don't know the half of it. Not for want of trying.

I'll be back later to pick up the rest of my stuff.

Jo, don't let a faint possibility

make you give up everything you've got now.

Think about it.

Please.

Are you feeling better? Yeah, not bad.

Breathing's a lot easier. Good.

You'll need to stay in a ward overnight.

Which is good - gives me a chance to pack up the car, load my gear.

Gabby.

No. We are getting your recovery right this time.

No excuses. No arguments.

All done!

Get Pathology to pick that up, will you?

No problem.

Gabby. Yeah?

I'm so lucky to have you as a daughter.

I'm so proud of you.

What, did your macho drain out of you with all that chest fluid?

(LAUGHS)

CHARLOTTE: I know. I'm really sorry about that.

I'll get Dr Campion to call you as soon as he's free.

Dammit. I'll take that.

Ah, problem? (SIGHS)

Frank's given up on the intern program

so he's pissed off Admin, he's pissed off the university...

It's what he does best.

Yes, it's Dr Rossi.

I need someone urgently to pick up some pericardial fluid.

This Katerina thing's really got to him.

Mmm. It's not just a professional blow.

No.

He needs something to keep him motivated.

For all our sakes.

(MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY)

You OK?

Why would I suddenly have two arrhythmias in a day?

You condition's worsening.

Lesser incidents are causing cardiac events.

What... so how do I stop them?

We need to look at further restrictions to your lifestyle.

Are you kidding?

This is the first time in a week I've left the house.

What do you want me to do? Chain myself to a bed?

Stuff it. I'm not playing by the rules.

Zeek, stop that.

Time I freed up a bed for you, I reckon.

I spoke to your specialist. You haven't seen him in a while.

Yeah, well, I haven't needed to.

Well, there's been a lot of advancements

since your last appointment like an implantable defibrillator.

What?

It's a small electronic impulse device

that detects cardiac arrhythmia and corrects it.

I told you - I had a pacemaker and it sucks.

This is a more permanent safeguard.

It'll give you the ability to do things

that you haven't been able to do before.

Are you listening to me? That made my life hell.

Hey, we'll work it out. Promise.

Just stay a bit longer. I'm going.

You've had two cardiac events today. Yeah, I know. I was there.

If you leave you're highly likely to have another one.

Yeah, bring it on! You don't want that!

You can't go until you sign a sheet

saying you're discharging yourself against medical advice.

Sign it yourself. Zeek, stop.

Does sex really live up to the hype?

(LAUGHS) Nuh.

It's overrated.

Isn't it? Mmm.

He's your boyfriend.

Yeah.

Batting way out of his league. No, he's not.

Whatever.

If you're deadset on leaving,

can you at least promise you're not gonna do anything stupid?

No. I'm gonna do something really stupid.

I'm taking my afternoon break. What?

I'll be back soon. Amy, what are you doing?

(MONITOR ALARM SOUNDS) Dad?

Dad?

Come on, Dad. Dad.

He's in VF. We'll need to defib.

I told you. I told you this was a bad idea.

(BOTH GRUNT) Gabrielle, you should step out.

I'll do that. You put the pads on.

Oh, shit. Shit!

I've got it. I've got it. Well, you better pray this works.

Out. Out!

Out! Now!

1mg of adrenaline going in.

Charging 360.

Charged. Clear!

Go again. Go again.

Charging.

And again.

How's Russell? He went into VF.

And they've been trying to resuscitate him for about 40 minutes.

Wait here.

The time of death is 2:35.

No. No, no, no, no. No, no.

No, no, no.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on! Come on!

(SCREAMS) God!

(SOBS) Come on.

I'm very sorry, Gabrielle.

You did this.

You.

I will never forgive you for this.

Let's get some fresh air. Never!

Come, Gab.

Where are we going? Let's go sit down somewhere first.

OK? No, I don't need to sit down.

And I don't need you shadowing me.

Just need my dad back.

I know. Yeah, well let me...

It's OK, Gabby. Whatever you're feeling. It's OK.

Spare me the calming down distressed relatives routine.

Gabrielle...

God, I'm sorry.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.

(GASPS)

How...

How... how...

How can he be dead?

Wasn't Frank's procedure that killed him, was it?

(TEARFULLY) Wh...

How did it all go wrong so quickly?

This is me. This is my fault.

How could it be?

'Cause if I hadn't fallen apart in Resus

then we would've been able to resuscitate him in time and he...

There's no way. There's nothing anyone could've done.

No. Don't touch me. (GASPS) Oh, God.

I spent my last minutes with my father

hassling him, telling him he was an idiot.

I should've been telling him how much I love him. (SOBS)

He knew, Gabby. Of course he knew.

(SOBS)

I cannot imagine what she must be going through.

They seemed so close.

They were.

And here's me worried about my mum.

I've only really gotten to know her in the last couple of weeks.

Oh.

Er, think back to the time you kidnapped a bootload of crabs, hey.

I'd forgotten all about that holiday.

Mum was really angry so I picked her a bunch of daisies from the garden.

Ah. She soon forgot about the crabs.

God, you've always been such a manipulative little bugger.

Can you tell Frank I'm taking an early mark?

It's only me.

Mum?

Mum?

(CRIES)

(SOBS)

You OK? What do you think?

Hideous couple of days.

Well, that's the understatement of the year.

None of this is your fault.

No. Yes, everyone's been at great pains to point that out.

Because it's true.

Yes, so it's just coincidence

that everything I've touched lately has turned to shit, is it?

Yeah, it is. You're having a bad run and it'll pass.

I should... Um...

I should call my brother.

I'll do that. It's OK. After I've driven you home.

OK.

(BEEPING)

What's going on?

Cardiac arrest. What the hell have you been doing?

Helping him make the most of life while he still can.

Hey. Hey.

What's this I hear about you quitting the MRU?

News travels fast.

Who poached you?

Commandos? Secret service? Not quite.

Oh, come on.

Paramedics aren't supposed to keep secrets from each other.

I'm not a paramedic anymore.

You'll always be a paramedic.

(MONITOR BEEPS SPORADICALLY)

He's back in sinus rhythm. (SIGHS WITH RELIEF)

(MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY)

Hey. Hey. You had us worried there.

ZEEK: That was a big one, huh? Yes, it was.

You should rethink the the internal defib.

I don't care what you do to me now. I could die a happy man.

Excuse us a minute. Come with me.

Oops.

What did you do with that patient?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Did you have sex with him?

Are you for real? Did you?

(SIGHS) Wow, this sucks. What am I supposed to think?!

He asks you what sex is like. You escort him outside.

He has a cardiac arrest.

OK. I admit it looks a bit dodgy. Yeah, a bit dodgy.

Here's the deal, alright?

I did not touch Zeek and I didn't let him touch me.

But I did introduce him to a friend of mine who was very understanding,

and they...

Oh, you didn't.

He was on his way to see a prostitute. I had to act fast.

Not withstanding the ethical implications, he could have died!

Technically, he did die.

I was outside the room the whole time.

OK? Oh, great.

I had to make sure that his first sexual experience

was as safe as it could be.

Not that it lasted long.

I was trying to do the right thing.

You know, it's probably the only chance he's ever going to get.

You absolutely terrify me sometimes.

I know.

(SIGHS)

Hey. (KNOCKS) Hey.

Have you decided what you're going to do?

Well, I always wanted to be a florist.

Really?

No. (LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS) No. You were right.

I was letting fear take over, and we both know I'm not that kind of girl.

So, you coming back to the MRU?

On one condition. OK, name it.

The moment that you witness one symptom

that could indicate the onset of Huntington's,

I want you to fire me.

Are you willing to do that?

In a heartbeat.

Well, we've got a deal, then.

Excellent.

(LAUGHS)

Buy you a welcome-back drink? Yeah. Why not?

Did she say anything to you about leaving?

VON: No.

Would you tell me if she did?

Yes, Adam.

She left a note.

What does it say?

"I'm sorry to leave without warning. A final act of cowardice.

"The last few weeks with you have been the happiest of my life.

"Please find it in your big heart

"to forgive your neglectful mother one last time."

She didn't want to see you get hurt again.

It's always on her bloody terms.

CHARLOTTE: Steve's taken Gabrielle home.

I've told her to take as much time off as she needs.

Good. Good.

Look, Frank, I know you told Admin to cancel the intern program,

but...

..you're a fantastic teacher

and it's not fair to other interns to miss out 'cause of one bad apple.

So I have organised for a new intern to start first thing tomorrow.

Did you, now? Mmm.

He's a bright young man, fresh out of uni.

Could be the next Bart.

And then he just... Yeah.

No. I don't think so. I'm...

Uh...

I-I don't... I don't know, so...

Ben, it's Steve, mate.

I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry, mate. (SIGHS)

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I will. OK.

See you tomorrow.

Can't even manage a phone call to my own brother.

You don't have to manage anything right now.

Do you think that he's OK?

As OK as can be expected.

'Cause I just keep thinking about him on the farm all by himself

and I get really...

He said he'll catch the train down here tomorrow morning.

Yeah. OK.

That's probably not gonna help much.

I'm probably not up for a lecture from an alcoholic right now.

You need something to help you sleep?

I just...

I just need this not to be true.

Can you tell me it's not true? Can you... can you...

It's OK. (CRIES)

It's alright.

(SOBS) It's OK. It's OK.

Can you stay tonight?

Of course I will.

Of course I will.