Reef Doctors (2013) s01e02 Episode Script
Episode 2
Mum, slow down! I have to keep the revs up on this hill.
Don't worry, mate.
I'll drive back.
Oi, no ganging up, you two.
Hang on to that.
Mum! It was a hole.
Weren't they around here somewhere? That's got the tracking data on it for the whole colony.
Yeah, stop here.
What? You said stop.
Any broken bones, mate? It's too early to say.
Shh! Ah, bingo.
Lace monitor - female.
Oh, beautiful.
Yeah.
It looks massive.
Must be here for breeding season.
This is gonna be great for your biology assignment.
Yeah, earth sciences.
Yeah.
Why do they keep blending subjects and confusing parents? Did you bring the nets? Are we catching lizards? When do I ever forget the gear? Well I'll go up.
No, no, it's fine.
Seriously, I'm good to go.
Gus, that is 10 metres up.
Yeah, and? I'm better with heights.
I I feel like a climb.
No, you just don't want to chase after it when it drops.
Nice one.
What? Nothing.
You two better not be shooting any unflattering bum footage.
Hey.
Hello.
You're a beautiful girl.
Yes! Ohh.
Hello.
Dr Sam Stewart.
Can I help you? Hi, Andrew.
Can I call you back? I'm tied up at the moment.
Don't you move, you little bastard! No, I am not talking to you, Andrew.
Oh, gotta go.
OK, Gus, she's on the move.
Don't let her go! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Easy! Over here, over here.
Stay there.
Easy.
Ahh Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Back.
Easy, easy.
You're alright, girl.
Stay there.
Come on, gorgeous.
Did you get her? Yeah! Whoo! You're alright, darling.
You're alright, beautiful.
Calm down.
You're alright.
Ow! Did you get bitten, you goose? Yeah.
Yeah.
You're alright, sweetie.
You're alright.
There's no town, Will.
Yeah, isn't it brilliant? It's not exactly It's not what I expected.
We agreed - tropical paradise.
Yeah, so a resort, a horizon pool, boutiques.
Come on! Or unspoilt wilderness.
Well, what's on today? Windsurfing? A spot of kayaking? With sharks and sea snakes? Are you joking? Ah, I have a secret rendezvous reserved for honeymooners.
It's a private little river beach.
It sounds fantastic.
There's no jellyfish or stingrays, is there? Just cool, crystal clear water.
I don't suppose there's a restaurant? Oh, we could pack you a hamper.
What do you say? Well, we have to do something, don't we? How did you two meet? Oh, we met doing our masters of business administration.
We were in a mergers and acquisitions class.
Yeah.
Aww, how sweet.
That bloke's got his work cut out for him.
She's seriously high-maintenance.
Pretty boy given up on the accommodation upgrade, has he? Yeah, I told him if he didn't like it here he could sleep on your boat.
Oh, right! Yeah, he turns a nice shade of green, doesn't he? So I've heard.
Well, I'll be going out for the next couple of hours - abalone.
Bit late in the season, isn't it? If there's plenty down there, I fish.
If there aren't, I don't.
There's no point in me asking you not to dive alone again, I suppose? Not really, no.
Keep an eye out for us? For what? The Fisheries Department? - They don't like poachers.
- Really? I suppose you haven't got that licence yet.
Oh, it's in the mail.
Arggh! So what exactly is the deal with you living over there, Freya? Deal? You know, like, the terms of the rental, how long are you there for, does it include meals, etc? You know, the "deal"? I don't know.
I arrived, Sam said, "Here's your room," and I said,"Thanks".
So you're not paying any rent? Not that it's anyone else's business.
There aren't any spare rooms, if that's what you're asking.
Well, now that I'm here it changes the hierarchy, obviously.
In what way? Lose the gum, Nell.
A senior position comes with benefits.
It's not like we're a big hospital.
We all work together Take your place, for example, Livvy.
I'm sure it was originally intended for a senior staff member, and that's me.
Living at my place means being on call 24/7.
Are you up for that? Didn't think so.
Nell, gum! Oh Sorry, just hang about.
I've just spilt tea.
Oh, you're not wiping up tea with your shirt, are you? You can't see that.
So, Sam, is Jack around? Uh, he is doing an online class, I think.
Doesn't want to talk to me? Or you don't want him to talk to me.
That is really unfair because I spend half my time trying to get him to see you so please don't put this onto me.
You are the one who left him.
Mm-hm.
Maybe I should just leave him alone for a while.
You know, Andrew, he will come around.
You just need to keep trying.
So, Dr D'Alessandro.
That's not really a fair trade, is it? I should demand compensation.
You got two resus packs out of the deal.
Well, now that I've met him I reckon you should throw in an MRI at least.
He's a good registrar.
Andrew, you sent me a doctor who gets seasick.
How do you think we do house calls around here? Yes, well, I didn't call to talk about Rick.
Sam, I want you to come over, lecture our final years on the remote medical clinics.
Come on.
It'll be great PR.
PR to med students? Where does that get me? What do I get out of it? You've always got your hand out for a bit of extra funding.
How about a bit of quid pro quo? How about the extra funds? Come in, Malcolm.
Take a seat.
You could touch on your venom work.
No, no, no.
That's too soon.
Sam, you've got green stuff on your face.
Just think about it, Sam.
We'll talk about it later.
You're not still funding your ex's half-arsed little clinic, are you? Or is it her venom hobby? Andrew! Uh Just be careful, Malcolm, OK? I respect what she's trying to achieve on that island of hers and I won't have anyone running her down.
To quote the dean, remote clinics are on the way out.
They're an expense the department doesn't need.
Yeah, well, the dean and I differ on that point and if I didn't need her out there I'd suggest you recruit her.
She's doing some pretty interesting things on a budget the size of your lab's petty cash.
You know, it's meant to be, "Knock, knock," wait.
How's my ex-father? Would it kill you to talk to him? Why? I've got nothing to say, Mum.
Just go for civility.
I mean, that'd be good enough for now.
That's how I stay civil, Mum - I don't talk to him.
OK.
I, uh, chucked a little bit of lighter fluid on the barbie to fire it up and, "Boom!" Oh Here.
We're just gonna leave that arm in the water bath for a while, then Freya is going to dress the wound, she's going to give you a little bit of pain relief and tell you how to look after it while it heals.
The patient is all yours, Freya.
OK.
It's incredible! Is this where he meant? It's actually like It's paradise.
Did you bring the insect repellent? Yes.
And you brought sunscreen? Uh-huh.
And we've got the picnic.
And complete privacy.
Why don't we go for a swim first, say, for half an hour, and then we can eat? Then maybe we can have a nap over there in the shade.
I'm micro-managing, aren't I? You've had such a lot on organising the wedding.
Now we have six And being on the acquisitions team, don't forget.
Now we've got six days to relax.
Five and a half to be accurate.
Yeah, five five and a half days just to relax.
Mmm.
Well, how about I I race you to the water? So what? Malcolm called our work here 'half-arsed' and 'little'? Yeah, well, we are little technically.
Huh.
When did he say this? Oh, he came into Andrew's office while we were online.
I just hate the fact that he is there, on the spot, high visibility, with direct access to Andrew.
And they probably play golf together.
Yeah, everything Malcolm does has the subtext of, ".
.
and global domination.
" Yeah, he's probably got an underground lair.
It said on the website that he was doing some research with stonefish.
Well, as long as he doesn't try and muscle in on our ulcer cream, because that is our science.
Ahh, is that why Andrew called? No, Andrew called because he was trying to talk me into doing some lecture by saying that I could talk about our venom research.
Oh, great.
When? Forget it.
That is not happening.
No.
Hey.
So how's the pain now? Yeah, almost gone.
Good.
Alright.
A little sting.
I know! Hold that.
I'm going to clean the burn with an antiseptic and give you some antibiotic ointment to take with you.
You need to change the dressing twice a day, alright? Did someone ask for a doctor? Who do we have here? This is Tom.
Thanks, we're fine.
No trouble.
There might be other patients who need you.
Alright.
Oh, I'd like to use a larger dressing.
I've He'll need something for the pain.
I've already given Get me a tetanus booster.
I've given him the booster, doctor.
Well done.
He sent me out to get the wrong-sized dressing and embarrass me in front of the patient.
You know where I'd like to put this? Freya! Oh, you've got the right one.
This should cover the whole wound.
I'd like to use that one, thank you, nurse.
Pleasure, doctor.
Would you like me to cut it down to size for you? No, thank you, nurse.
The smaller one's all I need.
Just No-one's asking you, Tom.
OK.
Alright, when we're done we're gonna give you some Antibiotic ointment and I'm gonna change the dressing twice a day.
You've been well briefed.
Has the wound been cleaned? Uh, no.
Freya has everything ready.
You can clean up.
Must be great working here when the rest of us come for a holiday.
But how do you think the patient felt to have you taking over? Relieved.
I was doing everything right.
Freya, you're a student.
You're not a doctor.
I'm sure Tom couldn't tell the difference.
Let's not start making this personal, Livvy.
You're the one who made this personal when you undermined us I don't care if this clinic is a backwater.
Patients are entitled to the best treatment.
That means the most senior doctor available.
How's it going there, Chomps, my darling? Is your finger still bleeding? Yeah, must be the anticoagulant property in the saliva.
Yeah, that is vampire technology.
You're angry enough to give us a bucketload of venom, aren't you, buddy? Yes, you are! Yes, you are! Um, so, hey, why not do the uni lecture? I mean, there could be a small fee in it for you.
Do you wanna grab the saliva swabby thing - Uh, yep.
OK, here we go.
Oh, whoa! Are you getting that? I sure am.
That is a great specimen.
Yeah, I've got a frozen mouse with your name on it, Chomps.
Do you know what I love? What? That we have compatible life goals.
Yeah, that's good.
Mine have all been met.
Your short-term goals? Yeah, my short-term goals are all ticked Hungry? I'm starving.
Oh If you told me at breakfast Mm-hm? That I'd be 100% content by lunchtime Yeah? I wouldn't have believed you.
And if I drew a graph of my happiness and wellbeing index you would see exponential growth.
I was treating the patient like you said I could.
- I gave him the tetanus booster - He didn't check with me.
He walked in and started issuing orders.
I can't believe I'm expected to put up with this.
It's hard to work with someone when they don't listen to you.
Freya had everything under control.
There was no reason for him to I refuse to have my authority questioned by nurses and students.
Freya, Livvy, could we just have a minute? Thank you.
Now, if I could just explain what ACTUALLY happened No, do you know what? I think I get the picture.
Look, in a mainland hospital, fine - you know, chain of command, that's important.
But here not so much.
But Here we are more co-operative.
Patients still deserve Let me give you an example of where we stand.
Right, uh if you were to leave tomorrow, it'd be business as usual, but if Livvy were to go we would be stuffed.
But I don't Now, as far as Freya goes, when you took over that treatment you countermanded MY authority.
I apologise.
But No more buts.
We all need to get along here so you need to find a way to fit in.
Did you know that Freya's last rotation was at a specialist burns unit? No.
No.
So you had a good day, then? Yeah, it was the best.
Yeah, it was heaven.
There was nothing scary in the water and, oh, the food was delicious.
Oh, and thanks for the wheels too.
Oh, not a problem.
You can borrow it again tomorrow if you want.
Everyone else is out windsurfing and kayaking.
Oh, yeah, if we could repeat today over and over again it would be the most perfect honeymoon ever.
Thank you.
Thank you.
If I could repeat MY day over and over again I'd know I'd died and gone to hell.
Oh, well, she wasn't very happy this morning either, but look at her now.
You want another one? So why the sudden turnaround? Oh, she's experiencing the effects of unconditional love.
Where could I get myself some of that? Crazy.
He's diving alone again, isn't he? Yeah, that's why I'm sitting here.
It's my job to watch.
What's he doing out there? Never mind what he's doing.
What are you doing? You get those kayaks down to the shore now.
Don't forget the paddles.
Hey, uh how old do I look? What? Just if you didn't know me, how old would you think I was? Do you think I could pass for 18? You know I'm the only person with licensed premises on this island.
No, it's not for that.
Just in general, how old? Well, I suppose you could pass for a very young-looking 18-year-old.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Bloody funny-looking abalone.
Ohh! Sarah.
Sarah! Don't do that to me.
Don't look so worried! Where do you want me? A bit closer in.
Here? Yeah, perfect.
OK, one more.
Ohh! Sarah, what is it? Ow, ow! Sarah? What's wrong? Are you alright? I just stepped on that rock there.
What rock? Oh, my God! It's alive! OK, it's OK.
What is it? What is that?! It's alive! Ohh! It's OK.
Come on, come on.
Right through here, thanks.
I've got it.
It's in here, Gus.
She step on you, little matey? Yeah.
Sonny said it's poisonous.
I mean, how poisonous is it? Can it kill me? Oh, my God.
I'm gonna die! Ow! Will, that hurts.
Take the blood, thanks, Livvy.
Freya, can you get that hot-water bath ready? 45 degrees? Very good.
We have antivenom for stonefish stings.
One little injection and you'll be fine.
But do you even know what you're doing?! I want specialist care.
Call for a helicopter now! We can treat you here, but you need to stay calm.
Calm! Calm! How can I stay calm? Nell! Clean up in here please.
How can I be calm when I might be dying? Make a fist.
Put your foot in here.
Yep.
Arggh! That's really hot! It's burning me.
Can someone just get my wife some antivenom? It needs to be hot.
Try and keep it in.
That's it.
OK, we will administer an antivenene as soon as we've analysed your symptoms.
Hold down that, please.
Freya? Straight into Gus, please.
Alright.
Are you feeling faint? Yes.
OK, how's that nausea? Really bad.
What? Why are you wasting time with hot water and blood tests? OK, firstly, we would never administer antivenom without being sure of envenomation.
Secondly, if this is a stonefish sting it's a heat-responsive venom so we're already giving you first stage treatment.
The heat is going to stop the progress of the venom.
What do you mean 'if'? We brought the damn thing in.
It's already been bloody ID'd.
You're right.
In this case, we can.
OK, doctor, can I please speak to you outside now? Livvy, are you right here? Yeah.
What? Envenomation hasn't been confirmed.
She has puncture marks.
We can draw a logical conclusion.
How do you know those puncture marks are the site of an envenomation? How do you KNOW she has not been stung by something else? What are the odds of that? It doesn't matter if they're a million to one.
We're waiting until we have the evidence.
How much evidence do you need, Sam? Because we have the fish, her BP's up and she's vomiting.
She is also hysterical, which could account for some of those symptoms.
So basically, doctor, you would be prepared to administer an antivenom at this point? Absolutely.
Hmm, well, you have obviously never seen a patient with serum sickness after it's been administered incorrectly.
I have.
What is it you're not telling me? We are telling you everything that you need to know.
Why did you bring us here, Will?! I knew something like this would happen.
I thought you were gonna surprise me with Orpheus Island.
Temp's normal.
Great.
Why me? On my HONEYMOON, Will! Hey, Sarah, can you wriggle your toes for me? That's it.
Have you got any numbness or tingling in your foot? No.
The pain's still just in the foot? Yes.
Isn't that enough? Alright, doctor, can you draw up some local anaesthetic, please? 2% lignocaine without adrenaline? Yep, that's good.
How's that nausea? Mm, mm! We need the bucket! Get a urine sample, please, Livvy.
The most venomous fish in the world.
You should be wearing gloves.
Nope, don't need to.
It's the dorsal spines on top that are the ones you gotta look out for.
They're the ones with the venom in it.
You should still be wearing gloves.
Hey, gee.
What? That looks good.
Oh, crayfish and mango salad.
Hmph, well, no point in wasting it.
Any chance of a hurry up on those bloods? Uh Yeah, a couple more minutes.
Oh, is that the perpetrator? Oh, look at it from its point of view - you're just sitting around minding your own business, then all of a sudden out of nowhere some dumb human comes and stands on you.
I mean, where did you find it? Estuary Beach.
See Really? I've never seen them up there before.
Do you want to know one of the other names they go by? Don't know, don't care.
The warty-ghoul.
And they can also live out of water for up to 20 hours.
Fascinating.
Can you stop chowing down on the honeymooners' lunch? Check this for me, please? Alright.
What are we looking for? How's that pain? Um, a bit more comfortable, thanks.
We'll give Sarah the antivenom and you can relax, Will.
Let's take a moment to review, shall we? The region is quite oedematous, there is whitening around the punctures, there is no loss of power or movement in the foot or the leg, there is no tingling or numbness and the pain has remained localised.
Freya, BP? Elevated.
But no more than we would expect after a shock like this.
Temperature? Still normal.
There is nausea and vomiting, but no abdominal pain or cramping, no respiratory distress and I'm not seeing any worsening of her symptoms.
Would you still give the antivenom? Thanks.
Thanks.
Sarah you must have stood on the pectoral spines on the side of the stonefish.
You haven't been envenomed.
What? So I I'm not poisoned? No.
Oh, thank God.
And, congratulations, you are pregnant.
What? What? That's amazing.
Oh! Ouch.
Um OK.
Ouch.
Physiologically, this is the optimum time.
It's not the best time.
I just can't believe it.
That's all.
We haven't talked about this.
Well, we have in principle.
We have? Mm-hm.
Remember? You said that women were under-represented on boards of management and that there should be more at-home fathers.
I did? Mm-hm.
Well, I do, yeah, in principle.
I know you do, honey.
Not a bad way to finish the day, hey? Not bad at all.
Thanks.
Hey, does Jack seem OK to you? Mmm, no stranger than usual.
I just keep thinking I don't know if it makes any difference at all us living here.
But things between Andrew and Jack, they are getting worse, or from what I can tell, because of course Jack never wants to discuss it.
Maybe it would be easier if they saw each other every day.
Maybe it wouldn't.
He just will not forgive Andrew for walking out.
I guess I keep hoping that maybe one day he'll let it go.
I really would like them to be close.
Like you were with your dad.
Were we close? Of course you were.
Then how come I didn't notice that he was so sick? Well, he was determined to hide it from you.
He wanted you to remember him well, not suffering.
I miss him.
Yeah, I miss him too.
And, Sammy, when it comes to Andrew and Jack, you can't make that right.
It's up to them.
All you can do is keep the door open.
Hm.
Hmm.
This is great practice if all my patients are pigs.
How was your day? Oh, we had a stonefish false alarm.
Rick's still settling in.
Is he being a tool? I wouldn't say that about a colleague, but if someone else did Typical guy, thinks he knows everything.
Don't you grow up like that.
Promise? Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
Um, I got an email from my maths tutor saying you didn't send the form for the advanced maths class.
You sure? Because I could have sworn I did send him something recently.
Well, there's only a couple of spots left.
So is it alright if I send this from you? Uh Yeah, that's good.
You can press 'Send' if you like.
Oh.
Hmm.
What's for dinner? Uh Oh! Fish would be good.
If we had any.
Well, your rod is over in the corner.
I've read about mothers who make dinner for their children.
No, it's an urban myth, mate.
Mothers who deprive their children of feeling capable and independent.
How many am I catching for? And I'm starving.
Alright, I'll come with you.
Yeah, sure.
I'm gonna catch the first fish.
Oh, dream on.
I'm gonna catch the most fish.
You're like my brothers - always competing.
'Bye.
Hey, have you uploaded the monitor lizard footage, hm? Um, yep, it's on the webpage.
Oh.
That's nice.
Ooh, God! You didn't.
It's a shame we gotta kill these guys to get their venom.
Sorry, fellas.
Nothing personal.
You know I like your work.
Sonny show you the location of the colony? Yeah, he did, he did.
There's heaps of them, but, uh, I hate playing executioner.
I've been thinking about that because I think maybe there is a way of milking them without killing them.
OK, just hang on.
Ta.
OK, let's have a look.
OK.
Can you expose the spine for me? Oh, look how elastic that is.
There you go.
Ah, see that's disappointing.
Yeah.
Alright, well, bye-bye, mate.
Just wait, Gus.
Give him a chance to rebuild his supply in that one.
Go to this dorsal spine.
I wanna see if we can get a full load.
OK.
See if you can pull it down a few more mil and expose the venom sacs.
Oh, there it is, but what do you want me to do with it? Got him? Ahh! I like the way your mind works.
And he won't feel a thing.
So Gus is retracting the integumentary sheath.
At the base of each of the 13 dorsal spines are two venom sacs.
And we can draw about 5 mil of venom from each one.
There we go.
Without killing the fish.
So we have a sustainable supply of stonefish that we can milk for antivenom production.
And don't worry about our little friend here because he will regenerate more venom in three to four weeks.
There we go.
How was my hair? Uh Where was my close-up, mate? OK, let's do this.
Are we ready to send this out to the world? Yep.
OK.
OK, press 'Load'.
Who's half-arsed now, Malcolm? She's trumped you again, Malcolm.
What are you talking about? And don't worry about our little friend here because he will regenerate more venom in three to four weeks.
There we go.
You have a team of PhD students, a lab with all the bells and whistles and still she beats you to it.
Well It's not that I hadn't thought of it.
It's a risky technique.
She's not even wearing gloves.
You need to lift your game.
Oh, there you go.
That's better than being garden fertiliser, hey, mate? Is that it? Yeah, last one.
They should be pretty happy out here.
Good neighbourhood.
No tourists.
Great.
Great! We're going to have to row.
Nah.
Gus, where are the oars? Um I forgot them.
Gus 'When do I ever forget the gear?' Cochrane.
Well, one of us is gonna have to get out and push.
Hmm.
Ah.
Hey, what about Neville? Yeah, she's over there.
She's a long way away.
Go on! Yeah, well, keep an eye on her.
Are you watching her? Yeah, I'm watching.
Gus, uh Oh, she's dived.
OK! Well, we're gonna have to get out of here.
Just give it another go.
It's cactus.
Oh, hey, Jack.
When you get this message, can you find Toby? Gus and I are about 2 k's south of the estuary.
The motor's dead.
Neville's circling.
Thanks.
We appreciate it.
'Bye.
She's probably under the boat by now.
Well, the good news is if we fall in I don't have to outswim her.
Don't you? No.
I just have to outswim you.
Don't worry, mate.
I'll drive back.
Oi, no ganging up, you two.
Hang on to that.
Mum! It was a hole.
Weren't they around here somewhere? That's got the tracking data on it for the whole colony.
Yeah, stop here.
What? You said stop.
Any broken bones, mate? It's too early to say.
Shh! Ah, bingo.
Lace monitor - female.
Oh, beautiful.
Yeah.
It looks massive.
Must be here for breeding season.
This is gonna be great for your biology assignment.
Yeah, earth sciences.
Yeah.
Why do they keep blending subjects and confusing parents? Did you bring the nets? Are we catching lizards? When do I ever forget the gear? Well I'll go up.
No, no, it's fine.
Seriously, I'm good to go.
Gus, that is 10 metres up.
Yeah, and? I'm better with heights.
I I feel like a climb.
No, you just don't want to chase after it when it drops.
Nice one.
What? Nothing.
You two better not be shooting any unflattering bum footage.
Hey.
Hello.
You're a beautiful girl.
Yes! Ohh.
Hello.
Dr Sam Stewart.
Can I help you? Hi, Andrew.
Can I call you back? I'm tied up at the moment.
Don't you move, you little bastard! No, I am not talking to you, Andrew.
Oh, gotta go.
OK, Gus, she's on the move.
Don't let her go! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Easy! Over here, over here.
Stay there.
Easy.
Ahh Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Back.
Easy, easy.
You're alright, girl.
Stay there.
Come on, gorgeous.
Did you get her? Yeah! Whoo! You're alright, darling.
You're alright, beautiful.
Calm down.
You're alright.
Ow! Did you get bitten, you goose? Yeah.
Yeah.
You're alright, sweetie.
You're alright.
There's no town, Will.
Yeah, isn't it brilliant? It's not exactly It's not what I expected.
We agreed - tropical paradise.
Yeah, so a resort, a horizon pool, boutiques.
Come on! Or unspoilt wilderness.
Well, what's on today? Windsurfing? A spot of kayaking? With sharks and sea snakes? Are you joking? Ah, I have a secret rendezvous reserved for honeymooners.
It's a private little river beach.
It sounds fantastic.
There's no jellyfish or stingrays, is there? Just cool, crystal clear water.
I don't suppose there's a restaurant? Oh, we could pack you a hamper.
What do you say? Well, we have to do something, don't we? How did you two meet? Oh, we met doing our masters of business administration.
We were in a mergers and acquisitions class.
Yeah.
Aww, how sweet.
That bloke's got his work cut out for him.
She's seriously high-maintenance.
Pretty boy given up on the accommodation upgrade, has he? Yeah, I told him if he didn't like it here he could sleep on your boat.
Oh, right! Yeah, he turns a nice shade of green, doesn't he? So I've heard.
Well, I'll be going out for the next couple of hours - abalone.
Bit late in the season, isn't it? If there's plenty down there, I fish.
If there aren't, I don't.
There's no point in me asking you not to dive alone again, I suppose? Not really, no.
Keep an eye out for us? For what? The Fisheries Department? - They don't like poachers.
- Really? I suppose you haven't got that licence yet.
Oh, it's in the mail.
Arggh! So what exactly is the deal with you living over there, Freya? Deal? You know, like, the terms of the rental, how long are you there for, does it include meals, etc? You know, the "deal"? I don't know.
I arrived, Sam said, "Here's your room," and I said,"Thanks".
So you're not paying any rent? Not that it's anyone else's business.
There aren't any spare rooms, if that's what you're asking.
Well, now that I'm here it changes the hierarchy, obviously.
In what way? Lose the gum, Nell.
A senior position comes with benefits.
It's not like we're a big hospital.
We all work together Take your place, for example, Livvy.
I'm sure it was originally intended for a senior staff member, and that's me.
Living at my place means being on call 24/7.
Are you up for that? Didn't think so.
Nell, gum! Oh Sorry, just hang about.
I've just spilt tea.
Oh, you're not wiping up tea with your shirt, are you? You can't see that.
So, Sam, is Jack around? Uh, he is doing an online class, I think.
Doesn't want to talk to me? Or you don't want him to talk to me.
That is really unfair because I spend half my time trying to get him to see you so please don't put this onto me.
You are the one who left him.
Mm-hm.
Maybe I should just leave him alone for a while.
You know, Andrew, he will come around.
You just need to keep trying.
So, Dr D'Alessandro.
That's not really a fair trade, is it? I should demand compensation.
You got two resus packs out of the deal.
Well, now that I've met him I reckon you should throw in an MRI at least.
He's a good registrar.
Andrew, you sent me a doctor who gets seasick.
How do you think we do house calls around here? Yes, well, I didn't call to talk about Rick.
Sam, I want you to come over, lecture our final years on the remote medical clinics.
Come on.
It'll be great PR.
PR to med students? Where does that get me? What do I get out of it? You've always got your hand out for a bit of extra funding.
How about a bit of quid pro quo? How about the extra funds? Come in, Malcolm.
Take a seat.
You could touch on your venom work.
No, no, no.
That's too soon.
Sam, you've got green stuff on your face.
Just think about it, Sam.
We'll talk about it later.
You're not still funding your ex's half-arsed little clinic, are you? Or is it her venom hobby? Andrew! Uh Just be careful, Malcolm, OK? I respect what she's trying to achieve on that island of hers and I won't have anyone running her down.
To quote the dean, remote clinics are on the way out.
They're an expense the department doesn't need.
Yeah, well, the dean and I differ on that point and if I didn't need her out there I'd suggest you recruit her.
She's doing some pretty interesting things on a budget the size of your lab's petty cash.
You know, it's meant to be, "Knock, knock," wait.
How's my ex-father? Would it kill you to talk to him? Why? I've got nothing to say, Mum.
Just go for civility.
I mean, that'd be good enough for now.
That's how I stay civil, Mum - I don't talk to him.
OK.
I, uh, chucked a little bit of lighter fluid on the barbie to fire it up and, "Boom!" Oh Here.
We're just gonna leave that arm in the water bath for a while, then Freya is going to dress the wound, she's going to give you a little bit of pain relief and tell you how to look after it while it heals.
The patient is all yours, Freya.
OK.
It's incredible! Is this where he meant? It's actually like It's paradise.
Did you bring the insect repellent? Yes.
And you brought sunscreen? Uh-huh.
And we've got the picnic.
And complete privacy.
Why don't we go for a swim first, say, for half an hour, and then we can eat? Then maybe we can have a nap over there in the shade.
I'm micro-managing, aren't I? You've had such a lot on organising the wedding.
Now we have six And being on the acquisitions team, don't forget.
Now we've got six days to relax.
Five and a half to be accurate.
Yeah, five five and a half days just to relax.
Mmm.
Well, how about I I race you to the water? So what? Malcolm called our work here 'half-arsed' and 'little'? Yeah, well, we are little technically.
Huh.
When did he say this? Oh, he came into Andrew's office while we were online.
I just hate the fact that he is there, on the spot, high visibility, with direct access to Andrew.
And they probably play golf together.
Yeah, everything Malcolm does has the subtext of, ".
.
and global domination.
" Yeah, he's probably got an underground lair.
It said on the website that he was doing some research with stonefish.
Well, as long as he doesn't try and muscle in on our ulcer cream, because that is our science.
Ahh, is that why Andrew called? No, Andrew called because he was trying to talk me into doing some lecture by saying that I could talk about our venom research.
Oh, great.
When? Forget it.
That is not happening.
No.
Hey.
So how's the pain now? Yeah, almost gone.
Good.
Alright.
A little sting.
I know! Hold that.
I'm going to clean the burn with an antiseptic and give you some antibiotic ointment to take with you.
You need to change the dressing twice a day, alright? Did someone ask for a doctor? Who do we have here? This is Tom.
Thanks, we're fine.
No trouble.
There might be other patients who need you.
Alright.
Oh, I'd like to use a larger dressing.
I've He'll need something for the pain.
I've already given Get me a tetanus booster.
I've given him the booster, doctor.
Well done.
He sent me out to get the wrong-sized dressing and embarrass me in front of the patient.
You know where I'd like to put this? Freya! Oh, you've got the right one.
This should cover the whole wound.
I'd like to use that one, thank you, nurse.
Pleasure, doctor.
Would you like me to cut it down to size for you? No, thank you, nurse.
The smaller one's all I need.
Just No-one's asking you, Tom.
OK.
Alright, when we're done we're gonna give you some Antibiotic ointment and I'm gonna change the dressing twice a day.
You've been well briefed.
Has the wound been cleaned? Uh, no.
Freya has everything ready.
You can clean up.
Must be great working here when the rest of us come for a holiday.
But how do you think the patient felt to have you taking over? Relieved.
I was doing everything right.
Freya, you're a student.
You're not a doctor.
I'm sure Tom couldn't tell the difference.
Let's not start making this personal, Livvy.
You're the one who made this personal when you undermined us I don't care if this clinic is a backwater.
Patients are entitled to the best treatment.
That means the most senior doctor available.
How's it going there, Chomps, my darling? Is your finger still bleeding? Yeah, must be the anticoagulant property in the saliva.
Yeah, that is vampire technology.
You're angry enough to give us a bucketload of venom, aren't you, buddy? Yes, you are! Yes, you are! Um, so, hey, why not do the uni lecture? I mean, there could be a small fee in it for you.
Do you wanna grab the saliva swabby thing - Uh, yep.
OK, here we go.
Oh, whoa! Are you getting that? I sure am.
That is a great specimen.
Yeah, I've got a frozen mouse with your name on it, Chomps.
Do you know what I love? What? That we have compatible life goals.
Yeah, that's good.
Mine have all been met.
Your short-term goals? Yeah, my short-term goals are all ticked Hungry? I'm starving.
Oh If you told me at breakfast Mm-hm? That I'd be 100% content by lunchtime Yeah? I wouldn't have believed you.
And if I drew a graph of my happiness and wellbeing index you would see exponential growth.
I was treating the patient like you said I could.
- I gave him the tetanus booster - He didn't check with me.
He walked in and started issuing orders.
I can't believe I'm expected to put up with this.
It's hard to work with someone when they don't listen to you.
Freya had everything under control.
There was no reason for him to I refuse to have my authority questioned by nurses and students.
Freya, Livvy, could we just have a minute? Thank you.
Now, if I could just explain what ACTUALLY happened No, do you know what? I think I get the picture.
Look, in a mainland hospital, fine - you know, chain of command, that's important.
But here not so much.
But Here we are more co-operative.
Patients still deserve Let me give you an example of where we stand.
Right, uh if you were to leave tomorrow, it'd be business as usual, but if Livvy were to go we would be stuffed.
But I don't Now, as far as Freya goes, when you took over that treatment you countermanded MY authority.
I apologise.
But No more buts.
We all need to get along here so you need to find a way to fit in.
Did you know that Freya's last rotation was at a specialist burns unit? No.
No.
So you had a good day, then? Yeah, it was the best.
Yeah, it was heaven.
There was nothing scary in the water and, oh, the food was delicious.
Oh, and thanks for the wheels too.
Oh, not a problem.
You can borrow it again tomorrow if you want.
Everyone else is out windsurfing and kayaking.
Oh, yeah, if we could repeat today over and over again it would be the most perfect honeymoon ever.
Thank you.
Thank you.
If I could repeat MY day over and over again I'd know I'd died and gone to hell.
Oh, well, she wasn't very happy this morning either, but look at her now.
You want another one? So why the sudden turnaround? Oh, she's experiencing the effects of unconditional love.
Where could I get myself some of that? Crazy.
He's diving alone again, isn't he? Yeah, that's why I'm sitting here.
It's my job to watch.
What's he doing out there? Never mind what he's doing.
What are you doing? You get those kayaks down to the shore now.
Don't forget the paddles.
Hey, uh how old do I look? What? Just if you didn't know me, how old would you think I was? Do you think I could pass for 18? You know I'm the only person with licensed premises on this island.
No, it's not for that.
Just in general, how old? Well, I suppose you could pass for a very young-looking 18-year-old.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Bloody funny-looking abalone.
Ohh! Sarah.
Sarah! Don't do that to me.
Don't look so worried! Where do you want me? A bit closer in.
Here? Yeah, perfect.
OK, one more.
Ohh! Sarah, what is it? Ow, ow! Sarah? What's wrong? Are you alright? I just stepped on that rock there.
What rock? Oh, my God! It's alive! OK, it's OK.
What is it? What is that?! It's alive! Ohh! It's OK.
Come on, come on.
Right through here, thanks.
I've got it.
It's in here, Gus.
She step on you, little matey? Yeah.
Sonny said it's poisonous.
I mean, how poisonous is it? Can it kill me? Oh, my God.
I'm gonna die! Ow! Will, that hurts.
Take the blood, thanks, Livvy.
Freya, can you get that hot-water bath ready? 45 degrees? Very good.
We have antivenom for stonefish stings.
One little injection and you'll be fine.
But do you even know what you're doing?! I want specialist care.
Call for a helicopter now! We can treat you here, but you need to stay calm.
Calm! Calm! How can I stay calm? Nell! Clean up in here please.
How can I be calm when I might be dying? Make a fist.
Put your foot in here.
Yep.
Arggh! That's really hot! It's burning me.
Can someone just get my wife some antivenom? It needs to be hot.
Try and keep it in.
That's it.
OK, we will administer an antivenene as soon as we've analysed your symptoms.
Hold down that, please.
Freya? Straight into Gus, please.
Alright.
Are you feeling faint? Yes.
OK, how's that nausea? Really bad.
What? Why are you wasting time with hot water and blood tests? OK, firstly, we would never administer antivenom without being sure of envenomation.
Secondly, if this is a stonefish sting it's a heat-responsive venom so we're already giving you first stage treatment.
The heat is going to stop the progress of the venom.
What do you mean 'if'? We brought the damn thing in.
It's already been bloody ID'd.
You're right.
In this case, we can.
OK, doctor, can I please speak to you outside now? Livvy, are you right here? Yeah.
What? Envenomation hasn't been confirmed.
She has puncture marks.
We can draw a logical conclusion.
How do you know those puncture marks are the site of an envenomation? How do you KNOW she has not been stung by something else? What are the odds of that? It doesn't matter if they're a million to one.
We're waiting until we have the evidence.
How much evidence do you need, Sam? Because we have the fish, her BP's up and she's vomiting.
She is also hysterical, which could account for some of those symptoms.
So basically, doctor, you would be prepared to administer an antivenom at this point? Absolutely.
Hmm, well, you have obviously never seen a patient with serum sickness after it's been administered incorrectly.
I have.
What is it you're not telling me? We are telling you everything that you need to know.
Why did you bring us here, Will?! I knew something like this would happen.
I thought you were gonna surprise me with Orpheus Island.
Temp's normal.
Great.
Why me? On my HONEYMOON, Will! Hey, Sarah, can you wriggle your toes for me? That's it.
Have you got any numbness or tingling in your foot? No.
The pain's still just in the foot? Yes.
Isn't that enough? Alright, doctor, can you draw up some local anaesthetic, please? 2% lignocaine without adrenaline? Yep, that's good.
How's that nausea? Mm, mm! We need the bucket! Get a urine sample, please, Livvy.
The most venomous fish in the world.
You should be wearing gloves.
Nope, don't need to.
It's the dorsal spines on top that are the ones you gotta look out for.
They're the ones with the venom in it.
You should still be wearing gloves.
Hey, gee.
What? That looks good.
Oh, crayfish and mango salad.
Hmph, well, no point in wasting it.
Any chance of a hurry up on those bloods? Uh Yeah, a couple more minutes.
Oh, is that the perpetrator? Oh, look at it from its point of view - you're just sitting around minding your own business, then all of a sudden out of nowhere some dumb human comes and stands on you.
I mean, where did you find it? Estuary Beach.
See Really? I've never seen them up there before.
Do you want to know one of the other names they go by? Don't know, don't care.
The warty-ghoul.
And they can also live out of water for up to 20 hours.
Fascinating.
Can you stop chowing down on the honeymooners' lunch? Check this for me, please? Alright.
What are we looking for? How's that pain? Um, a bit more comfortable, thanks.
We'll give Sarah the antivenom and you can relax, Will.
Let's take a moment to review, shall we? The region is quite oedematous, there is whitening around the punctures, there is no loss of power or movement in the foot or the leg, there is no tingling or numbness and the pain has remained localised.
Freya, BP? Elevated.
But no more than we would expect after a shock like this.
Temperature? Still normal.
There is nausea and vomiting, but no abdominal pain or cramping, no respiratory distress and I'm not seeing any worsening of her symptoms.
Would you still give the antivenom? Thanks.
Thanks.
Sarah you must have stood on the pectoral spines on the side of the stonefish.
You haven't been envenomed.
What? So I I'm not poisoned? No.
Oh, thank God.
And, congratulations, you are pregnant.
What? What? That's amazing.
Oh! Ouch.
Um OK.
Ouch.
Physiologically, this is the optimum time.
It's not the best time.
I just can't believe it.
That's all.
We haven't talked about this.
Well, we have in principle.
We have? Mm-hm.
Remember? You said that women were under-represented on boards of management and that there should be more at-home fathers.
I did? Mm-hm.
Well, I do, yeah, in principle.
I know you do, honey.
Not a bad way to finish the day, hey? Not bad at all.
Thanks.
Hey, does Jack seem OK to you? Mmm, no stranger than usual.
I just keep thinking I don't know if it makes any difference at all us living here.
But things between Andrew and Jack, they are getting worse, or from what I can tell, because of course Jack never wants to discuss it.
Maybe it would be easier if they saw each other every day.
Maybe it wouldn't.
He just will not forgive Andrew for walking out.
I guess I keep hoping that maybe one day he'll let it go.
I really would like them to be close.
Like you were with your dad.
Were we close? Of course you were.
Then how come I didn't notice that he was so sick? Well, he was determined to hide it from you.
He wanted you to remember him well, not suffering.
I miss him.
Yeah, I miss him too.
And, Sammy, when it comes to Andrew and Jack, you can't make that right.
It's up to them.
All you can do is keep the door open.
Hm.
Hmm.
This is great practice if all my patients are pigs.
How was your day? Oh, we had a stonefish false alarm.
Rick's still settling in.
Is he being a tool? I wouldn't say that about a colleague, but if someone else did Typical guy, thinks he knows everything.
Don't you grow up like that.
Promise? Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
Um, I got an email from my maths tutor saying you didn't send the form for the advanced maths class.
You sure? Because I could have sworn I did send him something recently.
Well, there's only a couple of spots left.
So is it alright if I send this from you? Uh Yeah, that's good.
You can press 'Send' if you like.
Oh.
Hmm.
What's for dinner? Uh Oh! Fish would be good.
If we had any.
Well, your rod is over in the corner.
I've read about mothers who make dinner for their children.
No, it's an urban myth, mate.
Mothers who deprive their children of feeling capable and independent.
How many am I catching for? And I'm starving.
Alright, I'll come with you.
Yeah, sure.
I'm gonna catch the first fish.
Oh, dream on.
I'm gonna catch the most fish.
You're like my brothers - always competing.
'Bye.
Hey, have you uploaded the monitor lizard footage, hm? Um, yep, it's on the webpage.
Oh.
That's nice.
Ooh, God! You didn't.
It's a shame we gotta kill these guys to get their venom.
Sorry, fellas.
Nothing personal.
You know I like your work.
Sonny show you the location of the colony? Yeah, he did, he did.
There's heaps of them, but, uh, I hate playing executioner.
I've been thinking about that because I think maybe there is a way of milking them without killing them.
OK, just hang on.
Ta.
OK, let's have a look.
OK.
Can you expose the spine for me? Oh, look how elastic that is.
There you go.
Ah, see that's disappointing.
Yeah.
Alright, well, bye-bye, mate.
Just wait, Gus.
Give him a chance to rebuild his supply in that one.
Go to this dorsal spine.
I wanna see if we can get a full load.
OK.
See if you can pull it down a few more mil and expose the venom sacs.
Oh, there it is, but what do you want me to do with it? Got him? Ahh! I like the way your mind works.
And he won't feel a thing.
So Gus is retracting the integumentary sheath.
At the base of each of the 13 dorsal spines are two venom sacs.
And we can draw about 5 mil of venom from each one.
There we go.
Without killing the fish.
So we have a sustainable supply of stonefish that we can milk for antivenom production.
And don't worry about our little friend here because he will regenerate more venom in three to four weeks.
There we go.
How was my hair? Uh Where was my close-up, mate? OK, let's do this.
Are we ready to send this out to the world? Yep.
OK.
OK, press 'Load'.
Who's half-arsed now, Malcolm? She's trumped you again, Malcolm.
What are you talking about? And don't worry about our little friend here because he will regenerate more venom in three to four weeks.
There we go.
You have a team of PhD students, a lab with all the bells and whistles and still she beats you to it.
Well It's not that I hadn't thought of it.
It's a risky technique.
She's not even wearing gloves.
You need to lift your game.
Oh, there you go.
That's better than being garden fertiliser, hey, mate? Is that it? Yeah, last one.
They should be pretty happy out here.
Good neighbourhood.
No tourists.
Great.
Great! We're going to have to row.
Nah.
Gus, where are the oars? Um I forgot them.
Gus 'When do I ever forget the gear?' Cochrane.
Well, one of us is gonna have to get out and push.
Hmm.
Ah.
Hey, what about Neville? Yeah, she's over there.
She's a long way away.
Go on! Yeah, well, keep an eye on her.
Are you watching her? Yeah, I'm watching.
Gus, uh Oh, she's dived.
OK! Well, we're gonna have to get out of here.
Just give it another go.
It's cactus.
Oh, hey, Jack.
When you get this message, can you find Toby? Gus and I are about 2 k's south of the estuary.
The motor's dead.
Neville's circling.
Thanks.
We appreciate it.
'Bye.
She's probably under the boat by now.
Well, the good news is if we fall in I don't have to outswim her.
Don't you? No.
I just have to outswim you.