The F Ward (2026) s01e03 Episode Script

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- [Quirky percussive music]
- Just a moment.
[Yosef] Every time
I've tried to do stitches,
I just freak out,
so my reg failed
my first internship
on core competencies.
[Gloria] Okay, team, these are
our provisional new JMOs.
[Curtis] As doctors,
what do you want to do?
Oh, uh, trauma
and general surgery.
Yeah, same but I wanted to do it
before she did.
[Curtis] Jimmy!
[Jimmy] It's nothing, all right?
It just happens sometimes
when I'm stressed.
I've got a friend
who's a cardio specialist.
I'll get you in to see him.
[Curtis] You're
a recent divorcée.
Got to get you on the apps.
[Gloria] I'm already
seeing someone, actually.
Breaking news.
Who's the lucky guy?
None of your business.
[Wind whistles]
[Inhales vape]
[Siren wails in distance]
[Clicks tongue]
Prognosis -
best case through to worst.
Inflammation of
the lung tissues and airways,
impaired immunity
Thank you.
blood clots, sleep problems,
any number of lung conditions
caused by an exposure
to unregulated chemicals
where you wheeze yourself to
a slow and suffocating death.
Climate change, job-pocalypse,
Sydney real estate market.
My prognosis
[Mimics Lancashire accent]
I'll take my chances
with this menthol vape.
You've been avoiding
assisting me in surgery.
Only partly true.
Scrub up.
You're on first.
[Percussive music]
[Siren wails in distance]
[Theme music]
[Siren continues]
[Siren wails]
[Siren stops]
Ohh!
Anyone who says
there's no stupid questions
has never been
in a parents' WhatsApp chat.
How are you getting
these gains, man?
[Jimmy] Uh, what?
Well, I mean, like,
is it weights or protein?
Progressive overload?
I don't have time
for the gym anymore, bro.
I just swim
down at the ocean pool.
- Oh, come on. Really?
- Yeah.
Guys, it's a lap hep.
- No-one calls it that.
- [Jimmy scoffs] Yeah.
Come on, let's let's go!
[Gloria] Positioning is critical
in laparoscopic surgery
because it's key to ensure
visibility of key structures.
- [Chun] Ports are in.
- [Beeping]
- [Gloria] Yeah.
- [Nurse] Top lights off.
[Gloria] If you can't see it,
you can't cut it.
Isn't this more
a tertiary hospital deal?
Gloria's done several.
She wrote a paper about it.
I'm using the harmonic
to divide the falciform ligament
to the cava
and that will expose
the hepatic veins.
Josh, can you move
the light lead?
[Josh] Yes.
Why is Josh even
getting to assist?
I didn't think he was
interested in surgery.
Yeah.
[Gloria] Don't you lot
have actual work to do?
Uh, just on break, Dr. Wall.
Right.
We're going to use
the ultrasound
to identify the right
- [Door opens]
- hepatic artery and
[Whispers] This'll be good.
[Gloria]
the right portal vein.
We can see the hypoechoic
- Oh, shit.
- [Gloria] ..structure.
That would be our target vessel.
[Jimmy] Hey. What's up?
[Tense music]
They've got history.
[Doors rattle]
- What kind of history?
- [Doors close]
She was his intern,
amongst other things.
Mm. Aberrant anatomy.
[Geoffrey inhales and exhales]
Do you mind?
[Gloria sighs] Dr. Friedman.
Right, so, okay, next
We clamp
the hepatoduodenal ligament.
[Gloria sighs]
Dr. Wall, may I show them?
[Tense music]
[Surgical instrument clinks]
[Jimmy] Who is he?
Geoffrey Friedman. Star surgeon.
Weapons-grade Me Too creep.
When Gloria was a trainee,
she reported him,
and, surprise,
the college blacklisted her.
Sounds like a dick.
Uh, who cares? He's a genius.
[Geoffrey] We need to control
hepatic inflow.
[Ellie] If I've got
liver cancer,
I'm not choosing my surgeon
based on morals.
Who are you?
Which segment was the tumour in
on the scan?
You.
- Well?
- III don't know.
Hmm.
We're letting the porters
assist now, are we?
I'll now begin
the parenchymal transection.
Now, this is an area you need
to be really careful of.
It's quite tricky.
[Gloria] Anita.
Oh, hey, Gloria.
[Mockingly] "Oh, hey, Gloria."
- Why the fuck is Friedman here?
- Ah.
And since when is he working
at what I clearly remember him
referring to
as a beachside cadaver factory?
Since today. I hadn't
had a chance to tell you.
I didn't want to tell you
because I knew
you'd be like this.
Why here?
Who knows?
Obviously, we can't turn down
a doctor like Friedman.
He's going to take a list here
one week a month.
For how long?
Gloria, I know you
have trauma around this.
No, it's not trauma,
it's archaeology
that I don't want to dig up
in my present life,
and even less so
in my own fucking theatre
in front of all my interns.
It's the best outcome
for our patients,
and forgive me, but you knew
you were poking the bear
by bringing Josh
into the program.
[Scoffs]
No, I brought Josh
onto the program
because I thought
he deserved a second chance.
[P.A. announcement]
Patient inquiries coming
Oh, is that why?
Yes!
[Percussive music]
[Exhales slowly]
[Slurps]
[P.A. announcement]
Can we get a terminal
[Geoffrey] Morning.
Ah.
[Flatly] Hi, Dad.
[Sniffles]
Had lunch with your mother
last week.
She told me.
- She still hates you.
- Huh!
You should assist me today.
You clearly need
the theatre time.
Oh, Christ's sake.
[Josh] What?
Oh, the anaesthetist they've
given me is an arse-clown
who couldn't put a dog to sleep.
[Josh] Mm.
Who does Dr. Wall work with?
Kush Prasad.
- Prasad?
- Mm-hm.
And, uh, what's she like,
to work with?
Gloria?
So likeable.
- Well, she's good.
- Hmm.
You should listen to her.
Come on.
Uh, um
No, I'm I'm rostered on ED.
And I have a mandatory
in-service to go to.
Well, this place suits you.
[Thumps leg]
[Ellie] The research indicates
that while AI decision support
shows considerable promise,
most applications
are still evolving towards
full clinical integration.
Yeah.
Thank you, Ellie, for the
very detailed presentation
on
[Ellie] The success rates
of interoperative
AI decision support models
for general surgery.
[Gloria] Yep, that.
Or you could also
learn how to do it yourselves.
[Scattered applause]
[Gloria] Okay, Dr. Parker,
have you got anything?
Uh, some more
from the AI housekeeping bots.
Just a reminder your timesheets
are due Friday 5pm
if you would like to be paid.
And do not forget to update
your handover lists
at the end of each shift.
Uh, that's not just paperwork.
It's very important.
Yes, Ellie.
[Ellie] Sorry, just a follow-up
about the hepatectomy.
Risk of liver failure?
[Gloria] Yeah,
first 72 hours is crucial.
[Ellie] What else
should I be looking for?
[Gloria] Renal impairment,
confusion, hypoglycemia,
INR levels that don't
correct with vitamin K.
Are we done?
Yeah. Thank you.
[Gloria] That was
a very long session.
- Thank you very much.
- [Josh] Thank you.
- [Curtis speaks indistinctly]
- Yeah, I think I need a coffee.
[Curtis] Go for it.
I've gotta get upstairs.
- [Ellie] Uh, sorry, Dr. Wall?
- Yeah.
[Ellie] I was just wondering
if I might be able
to shadow Dr. Friedman today?
Yeah, his list
is really fascinating.
You're on my post-ops.
I actually came in
early this morning
and finished off the rounds.
No.
He's doing
a perineal rectosigmoidectomy.
Well, if you'd like to see
a rectal prolapse, keep talking.
Thank you.
[Uneasy music]
[Waves crash]
[Seagull chirps]
Guy with a penetrating foot
injury punched through a tendon.
- [Jimmy] How'd he do that?
- Crossbow.
Guy shot himself in the foot
with a crossbow? Wow.
[Liam] Yosef, you want this one?
[Curtis] Crossbow?
- Yes, please.
- All yours, boss. Bay 4.
Thank you very much. Uh
- I'll see you later about the
- [Jimmy] Yeah.
- [Curtis] ..thing.
- Yep.
[Liam] Uh, woman
who tripped over
her dog's lead,
sliced herself up
on a glass table.
Total headcase
with a probable UTI.
Actually, here, you take the kid
with the bump on her head
because children
seem to like you.
- Awesome.
[Liam] And Yosef, you take
I'll take the UTI.
Yosef.
- Yeah?
- Come with me.
[Jimmy] Hey, mate.
What's your name?
Zoshya.
Hi, Zoshya.
What's Mum's name?
She's Mummy.
- Lydia.
- [Jimmy] Lydia.
Hi.
Hi, Lydia.
I'm Jimmy. I'm a doctor.
Do you want to tell me
what happened today?
What if
What's doggy's name?
Koby.
Koby. What if Koby
told me what happened?
Can I?
- Do you speak?
- [Koby barks and pants]
Yes, he does. Well
- [Koby barks]
- Mm-hm.
[Koby barks and pants]
Okay, then. Thanks, Koby.
Koby said you may have fell
and bonked your head.
- Is that right?
- I fell off the 'ackaduck'.
The aqueduct. I'm worried
she might have a concussion.
Can I just feel the back
of your head please, Zoshya?
There is a bump there.
You can put that ice back.
Any loss of consciousness?
Vomiting? Nausea?
None of that.
Hey, Zoshya, can you just
look at my nose, please?
And my nose again.
- [Flashlight clicks]
- Nice.
You're in pretty good shape.
But I might get you and Koby
to hang out here
while we keep an eye on you.
- Yeah.
- Yeah. Okay. Cool.
Thanks, Koby.
[Lydia] Thanks, Jimmy.
[Liam] You know
what usually gets shirked?
- [Yosef] What?
- [Liam] Psych patients.
Interns are always
cherry-picking
the simple lacerations
for suturing practice.
But, you,
you want the psych patients
and you're dodging lacerations.
Why?
Well, I want to be a psych.
Don't be insane.
No-one wants to be a psych.
Is there a problem?
Uh, I saw 16 patients yesterday.
You said the expectation was 10.
I've got no problem with
your work ethic.
But this is a public hospital,
Yosef.
We take whatever comes
through the door.
Don't shirk, don't cherry-pick,
don't case-shop. Understood?
Dog-lead lady. It's a dozen
simple stitches. Go.
Liam, II can't.
You're fired.
- What?
- [Liam] Kidding.
Come on.
[Yosef scoffs]
Um, hi, Dr. Friedman.
I'm Dr. Ellie O'Neill.
Sorry to disturb you.
I took the liberty of
assessing your pre-ops
and unfortunately
your rectosigmoidectomy
failed to stop
her blood-thinners.
For fuck's sake! What
Every single
Get the theatre
reconfigured for
What's next?
You have a cholecystectomy.
And I wondered if I might
observe or even assist you.
Oh, did you? Have you done any?
Observed two
and assisted for
an appendicectomy
and several hernia repairs.
Well, I don't need an extra
assistant for a cholecystectomy.
Where are you supposed to be?
Uh, Dr. Wall's post-ops.
Ah!
Well, scrub in.
[Light percussive music]
[Flesh squelches]
Oh, my God.
- You took the anti-nausea pill?
- Mm-hm.
Good.
Show me your simple
interrupted suture.
Enter perpendicular.
Bite equally on both sides.
Don't stab yourself.
And there you go.
Oh. That's perfect.
Let's find dog lady
who sliced herself up.
Come on, darling. Just a sip.
Hey, mate. How you feeling?
What about Koby? Hey, Koby.
Koby's lost his voice.
Any change of symptoms?
Vomiting?
But now she's saying that
her throat's sore.
Okay. Hmm.
Hey, we might keep you here
a little bit longer
to keep an eye on you,
all right?
But if nothing changes
over the next couple of hours,
you can go home.
Does that sound good to you?
Thanks.
Um, so I'm just gonna
Yeah.
[Josef] I'm just
I'm
Sorry.
[Percussive music]
Would you excuse us
for a minute?
Hi, Mia.
Hey, so, uh, you think that
your anxiety matters more
than taking care
of this patient?
No, I wouldn't put it like that.
Okay, well, smash a can of
'toughen the fuck up',
'cause she's been waiting
for three hours.
Liam said you were perfect
on the pig's foot.
What's the problem?
- Well, you're gonna laugh at me.
- Probably.
The pig couldn't feel anything.
And I don't like to hurt people.
Yosef.
You know my name?
Yeah, it's on your badge.
Use the anaesthetic. Okay?
Hi, Aiden. I'm Lisa.
Ohhh, fuck.
- Hmm?
- You're a chick.
Uh, that's true, yeah,
if by 'a chick'
you mean 'a lady doctor'.
[Groans loudly]
Would you be more comfortable
with a bro doctor?
[Aiden grunts]
No, you're fine, I guess.
[Lisa sighs]
It's stuck. In the lock.
Don't worry, Aiden, it's nothing
I haven't seen before.
Can you please
take your pants down
so I can have a look
at the problem?
[Fabric rustles]
[Whimpers]
Oh!
[Whispers]
I think it's infected.
Yeah, I think
you might be right.
Um, and
this is?
For Locktober.
You know, for lifting.
To get swole.
I see.
So, I am going to start you on
some broad-spectrum antibiotics
and some ice packs.
[Aiden] Mm-hm.
But can I take a photo
so that I can consult
with my registrar
about the best course of action?
[Feebly] Yeah.
[Inhales and exhales deeply]
[Camera clicks]
Okay.
You don't have to amputate,
do you?
[Lisa] No.
[Mischievous music]
[Softly] Oh, my God!
You're gonna die.
So this roided gym dude,
he's doing like
his own personal Locktober,
which apparently he thinks
has nothing whatsoever to do
with queer BDSM.
[Josh] Mmm.
And he's got his balls
pinched in a cock cage.
[Josh chuckles softly]
[Josh] Mm. Hmm.
[Lisa] What's wrong?
Nothing.
Don't you have some moron's
giant eggplant balls to save?
[Sniffles]
- Are you all right?
- Yeah.
Yep.
I'm
[Chair slides forcefully]
What's wrong with him?
Daddy issues.
With our new VMO.
Oh, fuck. Friedman?
[Nicola] Yep.
[P.A] This is an escalated page
for Dr. Eliza Zhu.
Paging Dr. Eliza Zhu to
the surgery floor immediately.
Oh, my
[Lisa] Sexy, huh?
Zoom in.
All right,
this is a particularly
tricky part of the operation.
There's any number of things
that can go wrong from here,
so pay attention.
There's excess tissue here,
and I'll cut here and cut here.
Now, who knows
what the next stage is?
[Ellie] To suction and irrigate
the area
[Doors clunk]
[Whispers] Oh, shit.
[Gloria] Do you, um, have
a moment, please, Geoffrey?
Not ideal timing, Dr. Wall.
Can't it wait?
Uh, no, it can't. We have, um,
patient care protocols now.
We roster for fair scheduling
and prioritise
a continuity of care.
You can't get away with
this dick-swinging shit
anymore, Geoffrey.
It's not the '90s.
Shane Warne's dead
and the, um, Spice Girls
are perimenopausal.
[Geoffrey] You've got
a fill-in team.
Are you suggesting
they're not up to the job?
What, they slept their way
to the top, did they?
[Tense music]
Now, I'm going to prioritise
my patient's care,
if you'll excuse me.
You're a fucking prick.
More medial, please,
Dr. O'Neill.
I'll deal with you later, Ellie.
[Doors clunk]
[Geoffrey] Ahhh.
Don't worry, she'll thaw out.
Scissors.
Dr. Wall uses diathermy.
[Firmly] Scissors.
[Geoffrey] Okay.
How are you liking ED?
You know, it's the most
creative speciality.
You get the full range
of humanity
walking through that door
and you gotta deal with it.
Ad lib, troubleshooting.
It's frontline care.
ED doctors are adaptable,
they're pragmatic and
you know, I think you've got
a real gift for it.
Thank you.
But I'm gonna be
a trauma surgeon, as you know.
Hey, you know that little girl
this morning?
Yeah.
You think she was okay?
Why wouldn't she be?
You seemed to think
she was gonna be all right.
[Geoffrey] Good.
[Heart monitor beeps]
Good. Okay.
[Ellie] Thank you, Jet.
- Do you want to close him up?
- Definitely.
First steps?
Uh, is the count correct?
Sure is.
[Ellie] Fascia.
- Using?
- O-PDS.
[Geoffrey] Retractor.
Okay, show me.
[Geoffrey] Good.
Nice.
- Now, for the skin?
- A subcuticular closure.
- [Geoffrey] Using?
- Monocryl.
[Geoffrey] Good.
[Ellie] Would you like me
to write up the notes?
[Geoffrey laughs]
Not this time,
but you can order
the histo specimen, please.
Good job, Doctor.
Nailing it. [Clicks tongue]
[Doors clunk]
[Surf crashes]
- Ahh!
- [Josh] Oh, my God.
What the f
What the fuck, Lisa?
What the fuck, Josh?
Let's go get drunk.
I've had a day.
No, II have a date.
Is it with the guy with
the giant balls?
- [Chuckles]
- What's their name?
Um, it is Masc4Masc69.
- They look really great.
- [Laughs]
Well, I'm going to come with you
'cause you're being weird.
You worrying about me
is really cringe, by the way.
Come on. Where are we going?
[Both chuckle]
[Josh] We're going to
the golf club.
[Lisa] The golf club?
You want something from
the vending machine?
Nah.
Shit.
- [Intriguing music]
- What is it?
Shit, we've got to go.
What about the appointment?
What are you doing?
Calling Liam.
What about the appointment?
Liam, did you check on Zoshya?
Uh, I sent someone,
but no change.
Excuse me, Lydia. Hi.
Any chance she's eaten something
she shouldn't today?
[Lydia] I've been with her
the whole time.
What about when you got that
drink from the vending machine?
No. I popped out to
Why?
Uh, Zoshya, did you do something
with the little silver battery
that was in here?
I didn't mean to.
Ahh, that's okay. Don't worry.
We just might need to
get you scanned, okay,
to make sure it's
That's all right.
We're gonna get that out of
your tummy, okay? Curtis?
Curtis?
Suspected ingestion
of a button battery.
Shit.
Can we get someone
in here as well?
[Curtis] Yeah.
[Lydia] It's gonna be all right.
- Lydia, hey.
- Yeah, yeah.
We're gonna have to X-ray
and take her to theatre
right now.
Can you have a quick look at
reprioritising your list
for this afternoon?
Yes. How long ago
did she ingest?
- [Jimmy] Two hours at least.
- Oh, my God.
- Has the mother consented?
- Yep.
Okay, let's change the list.
We'll move Mr. Chambers
and Mrs. Yorke to tomorrow.
Try and get to Mrs. Bedi
this afternoon.
We'll see how this one goes.
[Gloria] Going in.
X-ray indicated
the battery was in the stomach.
[Tense music]
Tissue damage?
Mm-hm. Chemical burns.
Shit, II can't locate
the battery.
It's not looking good.
I think it's gone into
the small intestine.
[Tense music builds]
[Sighs] I'm going to
have to go in.
I'm gonna need help.
Okay, retracting.
Where's Chun?
He's still in theatre 1.
[Tense chord]
I'm going to have
to call Friedman.
Can you see where Friedman is?
[Button beeps]
Dr. Friedman.
Sorry, I know you're finished,
but Dr. Wall's requested
your help with an urgent case.
[Doors clunk]
[Geoffrey] Battery site?
Small intestine.
- Kush?
- Uh, vitals are stable.
We'll maintain
low-pressure stabilisation.
Okay. Let's make
a 5-mil incision to start.
10 blade, please.
Starting now.
[Tense music]
[Geoffrey] Camera in.
[Gloria] Camera in.
[Geoffrey sighs]
[Gloria]
There's some inflammation
of the small intestine.
No evidence of a perforation.
We can make an enterotomy if
you're able to move the battery.
[Geoffrey] Mm-hmm. I can
gently squeeze it through.
And moving it.
And
battery free.
Get ready with the Endo Catch.
Mm-hm. That's it. Gently.
[Gloria] Battery's in the bag.
Clinching it closed right now.
- [Geoffrey] Ahh!
- Got it.
[Geoffrey chuckles]
Nice work, Doctor.
[Gloria] Yeah. Good work to you.
Looks like localised
early necrosis.
[Geoffrey] Mm-hmm.
We'll get away with
a small resection here.
Open the 5-mil stapler, please.
I feel bad eating octopus now.
Don't. That's squid.
It's the same thing.
You know, they can
navigate mazes.
Slime moulds can navigate mazes.
Seriously.
- They're really smart.
- Yeah.
Did you see that
octopus documentary?
They can, like,
open jars and stuff.
So your dietaries are that
you only eat stupid animals?
Yeah.
- You're a stupidetarian?
- Yes.
- That's great.
- [Chuckles]
- Oh! Masc4Masc.
- Mm.
Ahhh.
[Lisa] Oh, cap's on backwards.
Fuck that guy.
Actually, no,
don't fuck that guy.
Hang out with me instead.
Drink with me instead.
Just tell him you changed
your mind or something.
Oh, my God,
he's coming over here.
[Josh] It's fine, it's fine.
[Lisa] I think
he knows it's you.
[Josh] I switched off the app.
Come here.
[Whispers] That's so mean!
Let's get another drink.
I hate beer.
Tequila.
Okay.
I got this one.
Ohh!
- [Jimmy] Hey.
- Hi.
- That was awesome.
- [Chuckles]
- You were awesome.
- Thanks.
- [Door opens]
- It's
Oh.
Doctor.
[Gloria] Okay.
Watch out for that one.
Fuck off, Geoffrey!
[Chuckles]
Lydia.
Uh, Zoshya's gonna be fine.
The surgeons got it out.
- Oh, my God, thank you.
- That's okay.
[Lydia sobs]
All good.
I'll go take you to see her.
Yeah.
[P.A.] Paging Dr. Phillips.
Dr. Phillips,
please come to reception.
[Rain patters]
[Knock at door]
Come in.
[Door opens]
[Ellie] Uh, Dr. Wall?
I just wanted to say
I'm sorry about today.
Do you understand
how this place works, Ellie?
We have to trust our teams,
and that means doing what
your supervisor tells you
when they tell you.
Like, we're holding
this place together
with our bare hands sometimes
and we can't have you or anyone
just going off their own bat.
- It doesn't work like that.
- And I understand that. I do.
Yeah?
But I did get
all my ward work done
and I think that we should be
supported to get experience
with the best surgeons
whenever we can.
Hmm.
Well, if you want to cosy up
with Dr. Friedman,
then be my guest, but
I would advise wearing a bra.
For your own sake.
[Percussive music]
Look, I get that it was tough
in the '80s, or whatever,
but you can't talk
like that anymore.
[Mutters] Oh, fuck's sake.
Thank you, Dr. Wall.
Yeah.
Ellie? Ellie!
Hey.
Um, I got you something.
Oh, my God!
- It's Mushu!
- Yeah.
Were you stalking my ex-dog
on socials?
Yeah, I was.
Arrrr! [Laughs]
- Oh!
- I made it online.
It's, um it's cropped.
Thanks, Kush.
So what do you say, can I, um,
take you out for lunch tomorrow?
Sure.
- Awesome.
- [Laughs]
You you're not gonna bark,
are you?
- Uh, no.
- [Laughs]
- See you tomorrow.
- See ya.
[Soft music plays]
Oh, so Nicola
Oh, my God.
Lisa's into stone butch.
Don't be reductive.
Nicola's a really great person.
- [Josh] Hmm.
- And she's just very hot.
She is hot.
You should hook up.
- She's cool.
- She is cool.
- I'm gonna tell her.
- You fucking are not.
You're full of surprises, Lisa.
- Oh, I'm full of surprises?
- Yes.
That was your dad today.
You kept that one
under wraps, didn't you,
with your different surname
and not telling us that
he was working at the hospital.
[Laughs]
Are we going to talk about it?
- No.
- No?
We are not.
I don't have daddy issues.
That's gauche.
Zaddies, though
Hello!
- [Lisa laughs]
- I'm sorry.
I can't believe you did that.
He's totally coming. Oh, God.
- Hey-hey.
- [Josh] Hey.
Let me guess.
Bombshell and the twunk brother?
- Uh-uh. Guess again.
- Ooh, OK.
Um, well, you're
definitely not golfers.
Uh-uh.
I'm Stefan. Hi.
Marlon.
- Marlon!
- Yes, sir.
Cool name.
- And you are?
- Cleo.
- Ooh, that's hot.
- Hmm.
So you're definitely
not related, then?
- No, we work together.
- [Josh] Mm-hm.
[Lisa] Are you a golfer, Stefan?
[Stefan scoffs] No. No, no, no.
I just take the buggy around
the course sometimes.
- Uh-huh.
- Scenic route.
And they make you carry a club.
Fair enough.
[Josh] Do they?
What do you do for a living?
I'm an insurance risk assessor.
[Stefan] Interesting.
What about you?
- Um, I'm a cellist.
- [Stefan] Okay.
Yeah, and I, um,
assess musical insurance
requirements.
- She's the best in the biz.
- [Stefan] Mm-hm.
- No, seriously.
- [Stefan] I tell you what.
I'm buying, yeah?
So what, um What if you
tell me all about it later?
[Josh] Yeah.
Okay, Daddy.
Oh, like, we're going?
Yeah. Why not? See what happens.
- Shall we go?
- [Josh] Yeah.
[Stefan] Sure.
[Frogs and insects chirp]
[Dog barks in distance]
Oh! Hello.
- [Gloria] Drink?
- Come in.
Good to see you.
[Gloria] Nice to see you too.
You still, um, live
like a 28-year-old surfer.
- [Soulful ballad plays]
- Thanks for noticing.
[Gloria] Oh.
How's little battery girl doing?
Um she's okay.
I think she's going to be okay.
That was a good pick-up
from Jimmy.
Yeah.
- So what's up?
- Nothing.
Ellie thinks I'm 50.
[Laughs hysterically]
Just shut up! You're so mean!
Honestly, I'm literally
trying to look after them.
I just think
the the kids are so
I don't know, needy
with the pronouns and
God, the shit I had to go
through when I was their age.
- Yeah, it was shit, but
- Yeah.
you can't blame them for
pushing for their change.
I know, but do they have to be
so entitled about it?
Oh, my God,
am I the dinosaur now?
- Is that [Laughs]
- Well, if you're going to
If you're going to say
"pronouns" with air quotes,
then, uh, maybe you are.
- Oh, that's good, isn't it?
- Yeah.
Speaking of dinosaurs,
I'm sorry that
they're making you work
with that
Tyrannosaurus sex pest.
[Both laugh]
I actually needed him today.
Can you believe that?
I actually had to call for him.
I did. If he wasn't there,
I couldn't have done it.
No, that's all right.
Not really.
And it's not
what you think it is.
- What do I think it is?
- I don't know.
Whatever it is that you
think it is, it's not that.
Whatever you've heard,
'cause I didn't, um
You don't have to talk about it.
Okay, for one,
I'm just gonna make this point.
I did not blow the whistle
on him. Not on purpose, anyway.
No, I thought that I was
in love with him at the time.
- When he was your boss?
- Yeah.
It all blew up
when I had to testify
against him at a hearing,
'cause there was
a complaint against him.
And and because
I was under oath,
I had to admit
to the relationship.
- Right.
- And then a whole
God, a whole other string
of women came forward
and the college did nothing
about it.
They didn't touch him,
but I couldn't get a job
for, like, three years.
- Not even as a registrar.
- Huh.
Sorry.
I really am.
It's all right.
Anyway, the worst part
about all of it was that
I broke up his marriage
and Josh was only a kid
and the divorce was
a category 5 clusterfuck.
Now everybody thinks I'm some
kind of victim or Me Too hero
and it makes me
very uncomfortable
because
that's not what happened.
So there.
Wow.
That's a lot.
You're not a dinosaur.
You're not like him.
It's not like you're
bonking the interns.
Hmm. Yeah.
[Sings] Polyester girl ♪
So shiny ♪
Polyester girl ♪
So shiny ♪
Polyester girl ♪
[Lisa] Aren't they beautiful?
Alia and Georgie.
[Stefan] Cute.
Adorable.
Where do they go to school?
In Brisbane.
- What?!
- Yeah.
We're kind of
on a break right now
and, um, the girls
kind of hate me
'cause I took this job.
- Musical insurance?
- Yeah. Sure.
Um, I took this job
without really talking
to Dylan about it,
so he didn't love that.
But, you know,
it was, like, my last shot,
so I had to do it.
- [Song ends]
- [Cheering and applause]
Have you ever seen a dinosaur?
- Sia's "Buttons" ♪
- Oh!
This is my song.
Whoo!
You know,
like a an actual dinosaur.
No.
- You know what a dinosaur is?
- Yeah.
Step away from me, lover ♪
Away from me, lover ♪
I've got one.
- Okay.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Josh continues singing]
Get away from me, lover ♪
Get away from me, lover ♪
[Song continues]
[Josh clears throat
theatrically]
[Song continues]
I am no good for you ♪
[Both sing] I'm seeing ghosts
in everything ♪
Who are you?
Get
[Sings alone]
I am no good for you ♪
I'm seeing ghosts
in everything I do ♪
[Muffled dance music plays]
Hey. [Laughs]
[Stefan] Ahh.
[Snorts]
Oh. Yeah.
[Stefan chuckles]
Should we go back to my place?
[Josh zips fly] Uh-uh.
We need to ask Cleo.
Yeah, sure.
- [Door opens]
- [Dance music plays]
Guys, get ready
to have your minds blown.
[Lisa] This is ridiculous.
[Josh] Mm. Dinosaur
in a mansion on the cliffs.
[Lisa] I can't believe
that line worked on us.
[Josh] Oh, he's going
to kill us.
[Lisa] He's going to eat us.
[Josh] He's going to
dump our bodies at sea.
[Stefan] I did it with Walshy at
Justin's place the other week
and, yeah, sure,
the guy's a fuckwit,
but people still think
that markets are efficient.
His real insight
was that market perception
- [Lisa] Wow. Crazy house.
- is what creates reality.
What is this?
Psychedelic ketamine.
[Snorts] Ahh.
[Snorts] Hmm?
[Josh exhales]
So cellists, as I understand,
are naturally very
sexual people, right?
- [Josh] Oh.
- Like, is that right?
- Oh.
- [Stefan] Like the vibrations.
- Definitely.
- [Stefan] Oh.
Yeah.
My whole family are musicians.
My maestro, he used to tell me
that I would
never be good enough.
Would always beat me
with his belt
whenever I got a note wrong.
Always said that I would
never be as good as him.
Yeah.
Which, you know, sadly for me,
I realised long ago
is quite true.
[Stefan] Profound.
Yes. Very.
[Josh laughs] Cheers.
- Cheers.
- [Glasses clink]
- [Lisa] Oh!
- Ooh! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
[Electronic music plays]
Oh.
- When I'm alone ♪
- [Exclaims]
When I'm alone ♪
[Stefan laughs raucously]
When I'm alone ♪
When I'm alone ♪
When I'm alone ♪
When I'm alone ♪
When I'm alone ♪
[Water bubbles]
[Muffled music plays]
[Stefan's laughter echoes]
[Stefan] I got it from
a collector in Melbourne, right?
I named her Misty.
Just come.
Come! Come! Come! Come!
You've got to see her.
She's the best.
I built a special room
to protect her
against the salt air.
[Door clicks]
[Light switch clicks]
[Lights buzz]
[Stefan chuckles] Hey.
[Lisa] What is it?
It's a diprotodon.
It's a fucking massive wombat.
I thought you said
you had a dinosaur?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure
these were actually marsupials.
They went extinct about
50,000 years ago, okay?
What have you got? Hmm?
Sophiya's "Tanga" ♪
[Pumping dance music]
Let's just party in here, yeah?
[Lisa] Mm-hm.
[Child] Daddy?
- [Music stops]
- Jesus!
Otis, what are you doing here?
Get back to bed.
Where's Mummy?
Let's go find Mummy.
[Whispers]
Let's get the fuck out of here.
[Josh whispers] Yeah, good idea.
[Lisa laughs]
[Lisa] I've got the skull of
a giant extinct wombat, Marlon.
- What have you got?
- [Josh] Marlon.
[Lisa] You got
fucking nothing, mate.
[Josh laughs]
Oh, my God, I haven't had
that much fun in so long.
[Josh] Yeah.
Okay. Fuck! We've got to be
at work in three hours!
- Oh, no.
- I regret everything.
- My ride's here.
- Okay.
- No.
- I have to go.
No! [Chuckles]
[Laughs] I'll see you
in three hours.
[Wondrous piano music]
Just these two on for you, okay?
Are you okay?
[Jimmy] Yeah.
Stay as still as you can for me.
[Wondrous piano music continues]
[Curtis] Morning, tiger.
[Jimmy] Hey.
- How'd it go?
- Good.
Yeah, yeah, sweet.
Nothing wrong with my heart.
So, no arrhythmia?
Nope.
And they ruled out
the cardiomyopathy?
Yeah, huge relief, actually.
[Chuckles]
Right. That's good.
Thank you.
You coming in?
Uh, soon. Soon.
- I'll meet you inside.
- Okay.
- Okay. Thank you.
- [Curtis] See ya.
[Car approaches]
[Gloria]
Hey, do you want a coffee?
I'm all good.
[Barista] Triple-shot espresso.
[Gloria] Thank you so much,
kind sir.
Haven't seen you very much.
I know. It's been
a really mental week.
I do need to talk to you.
Cool. I need to talk to you too.
Oh?
My heart has
Okay, right before
you say anything
that you're gonna regret, um
can I go first?
We're
We're gonna have to,
um, stop doing this.
- This?
- This thing, being together.
Gloria, I was gonna say that
No, I know
what you were gonna say,
but I've got power
over your registration
as a medical practitioner.
I can pass or fail you
within a year.
It's, like,
I'd never abuse that power,
but we just can't.
Yeah, cool. That's
Glad you said that.
It's what I was gonna say.
[Laughs]
That's a relief.
- [Gloria chuckles]
- Yeah.
Okay.
Bye, Jimmy.
Bye. I'll see you in there.
Yeah.
[Gloria] Yeah. Bye.
[Woman] It's so funny!
Ha-ha!
Good morning, darling one.
- Just
- [Chuckles]
- Never again.
- Oh.
- Never again.
- I know.
[Gloria] Josh?
Josh, um, look I felt like
I needed to speak to you
now that your father's
working here.
Um, look, II know
you probably hate me
and blame me for the break-up
of their marriage,
but the reason
I brought you onto this program
is because I think
if you can get over
your various personality,
you know, excesses,
then I believe that
you would make a decent doctor.
So, basically what I'm saying,
if you need to talk to me,
I'm here.
Oh, my God. You're not special.
What do you mean?
He fucked everything!
Our home was wrecked
well before you.
- That's enough, Josh.
- You're not special.
Let me disabuse you of that
notion right now. He ruined
- He ruined my mum's life.
- Josh.
- There were so many of you.
- Josh!
That is enough! [Smacks Josh]
[Clears throat]
Really?
[Jimmy grunts]
[Jimmy clears throat]
Sorry.
What is that? What's going on?
Um [Clears throat]
It's nothing.
[Locker clunks]
It's a heart monitor.
Yeah, I know
it's a heart monitor.
I'm asking why
you're wearing one.
[Locker clunks]
Mm.
Jimmy, what is it?
I've got a genetic
heart condition.
Long QT.
It's a fault in the heart's
electrical system
Yeah, I know what it is.
Jimmy, I'm sorry.
Hmm.
[Ellie] Oh.
Here.
[Tender music]
[Jimmy clears throat]
Hmm.
Have you told anyone here yet?
I'm not gonna tell anyone.
Jimmy, you have to.
Ellie, if you can drop dead
at any second,
I don't think they'll let you
become a surgeon.
[Kush] Knock, knock.
[Kush knocks] Ready?
Uh Yeah! Yep!
[Locker clunks shut]
[Ellie] You can't keep
this secret, Jimmy.
[Tender music continues]