The F Ward (2026) s01e05 Episode Script
Episode 5
1
[Ellie] Jimmy, you just
found out you might not be
able to be a surgeon.
[Jimmy] Why do you care, Ellie?
Better get back to
your simp boyfriend.
[Josh] You're talking about
firing an intern
when you're fucking an intern.
I wouldn't want it to get out.
I've been having sexual
relations with an intern.
For fuck's sake.
[Gloria] You're off the program.
What have I done
that Jimmy hasn't?
Blackmail.
Which in my book
is irredeemable.
[Anita] It's my job to maintain
a safe and respectful workplace
with established boundaries.
Yeah, I don't feel safe.
I feel really triggered
and um, I think I need
my support animal.
[Chuckles]
Do you want to do this the HR
way? Because I can call Kade.
Neither of you seems to get
how serious this is,
how damaging this could be
if it gets out.
- We do.
- I do. II do. I just
I don't understand because we've
already talked through this.
When It happened before
we were colleagues.
Um, it's over.
We're both grown adults.
- [Jimmy] Mm-hm.
- [Gloria] So
[Jimmy] Yeah, it was a mistake.
You're not colleagues.
Uh
[Anita] You're his
supervising consultant.
[Gloria] Well I'm I'm sorry.
I don't understand
what you expect me to do.
What do you want me to do?
I'm asking both of you,
can you work together?
Yeah, of course we can.
[Jimmy] Yep.
Just treat me the same
as everyone else.
I do.
Does she?
I don't know. Ask Josh.
Okay, are we done here?
- [Anita] Yes, we're done here.
- Thank you. [Clears throat]
[Sober music]
[Door closes]
[Waves crash]
[Slow jazz music]
[Siren wails]
[Breathes deeply]
[Nurse] 62 systolic.
[Ellie] Are we
at maximum vasopressin?
[Nurse] Since this morning.
You right?
[Ellie] 11 mils
in the last four hours.
- [Nurse] His bicarb is 14.
- [Beeping]
Can someone get the consultant?
- [Ellie] I already called
- Kidney failure.
Kidneys have
essentially stopped.
We've got him on
maximum vasopressors.
He's ventilated.
We've been managing
the hyperkalaemia,
but his bicarb is falling.
[Ellie] There must be something.
- [Nurse] Ellie
- [Ellie] Look, a transplant!
[Nurse 2] He's not a candidate.
The liver was already shot.
Has anyone spoken to the family?
It's okay.
- [Nurse] They're coming.
- Okay.
[Nurse 2] Turn off the alarms.
Dr. O'Neill?
Dr. O'Neill?
- [Door closes]
- [Gloria] Ugh!
- [Ellie] Sorry.
- I'm so Was that my fault?
- I'm sorry.
- Sorry.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
- You okay?
- Uh, yeah, I'm fine.
Um, just looking forward to
a new day. I mean, night.
[Jimmy] Hey, do you have time
to chat?
- What about?
- Josh.
Uh, no. I hope that helps.
Right, come on,
let's get on to post-ops.
So, we have Brett Caulfield,
67 years old.
Routine lap chole.
Is home tomorrow.
Simon Felton, 59 years old,
with COPD and AF.
Laparotomy for
small-bowel obstruction.
Um, I want you to keep
a very close eye on him.
Now, Fergus Thomas,
61 years old.
He came in with a post-left
inguinal hernia repair.
It was complicated by
post-op delirium.
[Curtain slides]
Um, GCS is 14.
Mild confusion but should
resolve with a bit of rest.
I want you to culture him
if he becomes febrile
and low threshold
to start antibiotics.
We'll see how he's doing
in the morning.
If he's still out of it, we'll
bring in the physicians, yeah?
I require a cigarette.
Oh, it's your lucky night
tonight, Fergus.
- [Fergus] Mm-hm?
- Yeah.
You've got two doctors
instead of one.
- How you feeling?
- [Fergus grunts]
[Gloria] Okay,
let's take a look at that.
Okay, the, um,
cannula's tissued.
Can you replace it?
So, call me if you need me,
but need me if you call me.
Wow. Youse two must be
fuckin' shithouse.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
[Waves lap]
- Bon appétit.
- [Ellie] Argh!
Puttanesca, pasta of the whores.
You're on nights, so I thought
I'd bring you some dinner.
- Oh, you didn't have to do that.
- Yeah, but I did.
Thanks, Kush.
Mm.
[Giggles awkwardly]
Thanks.
Yum! [Giggles]
[Kush] Hey, man, how you doing?
[Jimmy] Good, thanks.
You joining us on night shift?
Nah. No, just a little
dinner service for my boo.
- [Chuckles awkwardly]
- [Kush] Then I'm out of here.
All right. Have a good night.
Yes?
Just a couple of inquiries.
Kissing with your eyes open, is
that a normal thing you do or
He surprised me. I usually
kiss with my eyes closed.
Not that
it's any of your business.
No, just my workplace,
that's all.
Actually, would you be able to
distract Fergus for me?
Got to change his cannula
and he is not cooperating.
Yeah, sure.
Thanks, boo.
Hey. So is it true about Josh?
Um Well, yeah.
And that was your call?
Not everyone's gonna
make it through, are they?
Says the queen of
second chances.
[Gloria] Well, he was given
a second chance and
[Curtis] I'm
I'm I'm just surprised.
I know. It's a shame.
So what'd he do?
It must have been bad.
Well, obviously it was or
he'd still be here, wouldn't he?
Well, what was it?
Are you going to tell me?
Do I have to guess?
Did he steal a plane?
Did he marry a donkey? Come on.
We're we're running
this program together.
- [Gloria] Um
- I'm here to help.
I know, and I'm really
grateful for that.
Thank you.
[Footsteps recede]
Thank you.
[Soft electronic music]
- [Josh] Right.
- Now?
- Yeah.
- You're falling in love now?
Yeah. The present is a present
and it's giving.
Um, I'm gonna text him.
"You get your hole here
in 60 seconds."
Josh, I thought you wanted
to watch trash.
And I thought I was
in the F Ward.
- Things change.
- Seriously?
[Soft electronic music
continues]
- [Glass thuds lightly]
- Come on.
You just came here to find out
why I got fired, didn't you?
I came here out of
normal human empathy,
because we're all
really worried about you.
"We"? We're worried, okay.
Well, everyone can
fucking worry about,
uh, maybe fucking
being reverse MeToo'd.
That's a thing.
- What does that mean?
- I don't know. Ask Gloria.
- [Josh snorts]
- Gloria?
Really? With who?
- Not you?
- No.
- Not Yosef?
- No, definitely not.
With Jimmy?
- [Phone vibrates]
- [Lisa gasps]
- With Jimmy?
- Wait. I can't speak. Uh
Mm. This has been so great.
Magical, even.
But, uh, little
twinky boy's here, so
Josh, really?
- Yeah.
- Josh!
You said that you wanted
to mainline wine
and watch trash with me.
Uh
Hang out with a weird,
boring, drunk mum
or have actual fun?
Um
[Knock at door]
[Door opens]
[Josh] Come here, twink boy.
Let's go.
[Door closes]
- Um
- [Wine pours]
this is Lisa.
She's a drunk mum
and she was just leaving.
Uh, Lisa, this is
- [Caleb] Hi, Mummy.
- He's my hot twink, huh?
Hey, come here. Whoo!
Uh, should we get naked now
or
[Door opens]
[Josh continues indistinctly]
[Door closes]
Oh, fuck me, you're still here.
You won't be long, will you,
babe? 'Cause I can wait.
- Get the fuck out.
- No.
I'm not going to go anywhere
until you're honest with me.
Okay. How's this?
If you want to mother someone,
then why don't you start with
your actual children?
Okay? Pull the door
on your way out.
The lock's a bit weird. Whew!
[Footsteps recede]
[Grunts softly]
[Jimmy] Man, I've texted Josh
so many times
and he's not replying.
[Ellie] Maybe he just doesn't
want to speak to you.
Okay, yeah, thanks.
[Ellie] Personally,
I think he's kind of
[Types]
[Jimmy] What?
Uh, 37.9.
BP?
90 over 60. Heart rate's 95.
Yeah, that's fine.
I wasn't asking for reassurance.
Are we we good?
- After the party and that?
- I'm good.
So, unless you've got anything
more you want to say
about my simp boyfriend?
[Jimmy] Yeah.
I was a dick. I'm sorry.
Seriously, I really am.
And I'm really not mad.
Seriously.
You're not the most important
thing on my mind right now.
[Types]
But I'm on your mind?
Barely.
Yeah? What's more important
than me right now?
Like, just things. I'm just
Holding grudges
and avoiding eye contact?
I am not avoiding eye contact.
Oh. You you're not?
See?
Mm-hm.
I see.
[Chuckles softly]
[Patient gasps]
Oh! Oh, uh
So sorry, you're just
in recovery after surgery.
You're all good.
- I'm in the wrong hotel.
- [Jimmy] No, you're safe.
You're just a bit confused
after the anaesthetic, okay?
I need to get to
my daughter's room.
- No, please stay in bed, Deb.
- My family don't know where
You need to rest
after your operation.
[Deb vomits]
- [Jimmy] That's all right.
- Sorry.
- No, no, no, that's all right.
- It's all good.
You don't need to be sorry.
You lie back, get some rest
and we'll sort this out, okay?
[Ellie] Infection. Lethargy.
Confusion. Temperature.
Not infection.
Yeah, what else could it be?
Uh, she's tired 'cause
it's the middle of the night
and she's confused
'cause she's old.
- [Glove flicks]
- And her temperature?
Um, it's low grade.
It's not a real fever.
We'll just give her Panadol
and monitor her.
[Glove flicks]
Or we can order an MRI?
If we do blood cultures,
we won't get the result
until tomorrow at the earliest.
Okay, her temp will come down.
If I'm wrong,
I'll buy breakfast.
If she's fine, you're buying.
[Scoffs]
I'm not gonna gamble
my patient's safety
over a free breakfast, Jimmy.
Things work out or they don't.
Worrying about it's
not gonna help.
- Whatever.
- [Trash can thuds]
Please don't die.
[Seagull chirps]
[Ellie] Thank you.
Aren't you glad
you listened to me?
Ha ha ha ha.
You got lucky.
It wasn't all your abilities.
[Chuckles softly]
[Sighs] I'm wrecked.
Yeah.
I feel like I've just
arrived back from Europe
without the treasured memories.
Who needs Europe?
We've got crepes and
sleep deprivation right here.
Bon appétit.
"Bone apple tea."
[Both laugh]
[Jimmy] That's not funny
anymore.
It is so funny! [Laughs]
[Jazz plays softly]
[Josh slurps]
[Josh] Mmm.
[Josh sniffs]
So, this is nice.
I'm very glad
that you guys could
get together
behind my back and do this.
Josh, your mother was concerned
for you and, frankly
No, no, don't, don't.
Don't you speak for me.
I was concerned for you, darling.
What do you want from us, really?
[Josh] I want
I want a lawyer
and I want my job back
because what she did
wasn't legal.
He sounds just like you.
Really? Because I don't
remember ever being fired.
[Josh] Ohh! It was
a different time, Geoffrey.
I don't know how to
help you anymore.
[Josh] Money has always worked.
- [Lynette] Josh?
- [Josh] Mm.
If we give you everything,
how will you ever learn?
What what am I supposed
to learn from this?
What, that Gloria's
a fucking bitch?
Oh, no, no, no. Don't
don't say that name around me.
Please, can we not
go over this again?
Okay, sure. Yeah.
You move on
and I'll just live with what
you did to me and to our son.
Do you really honestly believe
that everything that's wrong
with him is my fault?
- He looked up to you.
- [Geoffrey scoffs]
He's a mess, Geoffrey.
Look at him.
[Josh] Yeah, look at me.
I'm looking.
And what do you see?
Daddy issues?
A whole bunch of mummy issues
in there.
Ah, yeah, just blame me. Go on.
Blame me, then.
[Josh] Look,
II went about this
entirely the wrong way.
All right?
Look, I just
II worked so hard for this
for years and years
and I feel like
I deserve to be
[Geoffrey scoffs]
[Lynette] Darling,
you're not special.
Everyone works.
Everyone suffers.
It's nobody else's fault
you are lost in it all.
No, I'm not lost.
I know exactly what I want.
I want to be a doc
I need to be a doctor.
Okay, Idon't know what
you want me to do about it.
[Bangs table]
I want you to fucking listen!
No. Sorry, no. I will not be
spoken to like that.
I will not tolerate that tone.
Lyna, don't buy into it. Don't.
I give up.
[Taps table] I give up.
I'll get them to
box up my salmon.
- Brilliant.
- [Lynette] Excuse me.
Hi. Could I please
have this to go?
[Server] I'll just grab that
for you.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
[Fridge thuds]
Can we talk about Josh?
- [Anita] Talk to Gloria.
- I did.
- What did she tell you?
- Absolutely nothing.
- [Liquid pours]
- Come on.
The rumours are always far worse
than whatever the reality is.
The smartest thing is
transparency here, surely.
I'd drop it, Curtis. Josh was
on thin ice for a long time.
You know the rumours, Anita.
Why is Gloria being so cagey
about this?
There are other things at play
unrelated to patient care.
- Oh, yeah? Like what?
- [Anita sighs]
This is between
Gloria and Jimmy.
Don't make me breach
confidence, Curtis.
Focus on the doctors
you still have.
Let's all just do our jobs,
while we still have them.
[Footsteps recede]
[Siren wails in distance]
[Yosef] You spoke
to Josh lately?
Yep. I spoke to him last night.
He seemed fine.
What, really?
I would've thought the whole
losing his career thing
would have hit pretty hard.
If you want to reach out
to him, babe, be my guest.
[Laughs] Nah. I'm good.
He low-key terrifies me.
[Mia] Hey,
who low-key terrifies you?
Uh, not you.
- [Lisa] Josh.
- Oh.
Yeah, he's kind of
going through it.
Right? He's kind of scary
for a gay guy.
[Lisa] What?
Scary for a gay guy?
[Yosef] Uh no, no, no.
Uh, I mean, you know
how gay guys are kind of
- [Lisa] Kind of?
- No.
- Please, you can go on.
- [Yosef] No.
Please please
don't let us stop you.
No, III just mean,
uh, IIdon't know
a lot of gay people.
[Lisa] Yeah, you do, babe.
Yeah. You know I'm gay, right?
[Laughs awkwardly] What?
Yeah, I'm bi. It's the same.
[Yosef] Well, I'm not gay.
Not that that's a bad thing
or or or a good thing.
- It's just
- Scary, yeah.
Uh
Uh, Mia?
I just completely fucked
everything up, didn't I?
Absolutely, yeah,
a hundred percent.
[Yosef] Yeah, cool.
[Pager beeps]
Speaking of scary gay guys
[Liam] Well, you two
took your time. In here.
Oh, no.
Hi, Lisa.
[Lisa] No!
Uh, look, thanks for seeing me.
That's okay. How can we help?
- You paged us for sims?
- [Liam] Mm-hm.
[Lisa] Liam, I don't have
time for this.
I've already done sims,
with this Sim.
Good, 'cause you're about
to do another one.
[Lisa] Hi.
Is this a
a training simulation?
Go on.
Okay, so it's probably nothing,
but I was at a work barbecue
and I accidentally ate yabbies.
And now I'm having
trouble breathing
and I've got this rash
coming on.
Oh, it's anaphylaxis!
Oh, but that would be too easy.
Do you have
any other medical conditions
that we should know about?
- [Gordon] A lot, actually.
- This is gonna be fun.
I've got good news and bad news
for you, champ.
I'm gonna have to get
completely naked.
Glove up.
How are you, by the way?
[Yosef] Okay, buddy, can you,
uh, tell me where it hurts?
[Gordon, in child's voice]
Yeah, kind of all over.
[Yosef] Kind of all over.
- Yeah.
- All right.
Well, um,
uh, the pills that
you took from Mummy's cabinet,
do you remember
what colour they were?
I ate lots. Blue, brown.
[Yosef] Okay. Um
Uh I'm now going to take
the patient's blood pressure.
No. Will that hurt?
Is it a needle?
[Yosef] It's not a needle.
It's a balloon.
It's kind of like a balloon.
- [Gordon] Oh. I like balloons.
- Yeah, me too.
Do we have a paediatric cuff?
[Liam on intercom]
Just proceed as if you do.
- Oh, okay. Um
- [Velcro rips]
There you go, buddy.
[Air pumps]
[Lisa] How long
have you had that mole?
Huh?
[Chair rolls]
[Air hisses]
[Lisa] Oh, no.
[Regular voice] Why? What is it?
How's it going, Ellie?
How are you doing?
Yeah, good.
Um, checking in, really.
I'm concerned because
you seem a little distracted.
Uh, if this is about
my obstetrics rotation,
I accept that I didn't follow
procedure there.
- No.
- But I think
No, it's not about that. Um
You've got your board hearing
coming up on Thursday.
Uh, yeah.
[Gloria] Yep.
But I don't think
worrying about it
is gonna change anything.
I just wanted to make
you aware that
it might not just be
the board reps there.
His family
- I know.
- could be there.
I know. I'm fine, Dr. Wall.
You don't wanna talk it through?
You don't need support or help?
- You need to feel safe?
- It's fine.
- I've got it all covered.
- Yeah?
I'm just looking forward to
putting it all behind me.
Okay. Well, if you need
to talk about it, I'm
You should maybe be
worried about Jimmy.
Sorry?
About what?
He's just all cut up
about the whole situation.
Okay. Well
You know, with Josh.
That situation has nothing
to do with Dr. Seufale.
No, of course. Yeah, I
I will pass that on to him.
Great.
Was that all?
Unless you want to talk.
You need to know this is
a safe space and you can come
- That's all, thank you
- Yeah.
- Dr. Wall.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
- [Ellie] Thanks.
[Door opens]
[Curious music]
[Jars clatter]
Well, that just means that
you go through to the next heat.
Okay, which is?
Um
sharps bin bowling.
- [Ellie] Rack 'em up.
- [Jimmy] Yeah.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
Hey, Jimmy,
we're friends, right?
Yeah, I'm not much
of a label guy. Yeah.
It has to be a diamond.
[Container clunks]
Yes, we're friends. What's up?
[Ellie] I don't know. [Chuckles]
I've just been weird recently
[Pensive music]
because the inquiry about
the death of my patient
is this week.
Hey, we all make mistakes,
all right?
- That's why we're all here.
- Yeah, but I win.
A patient came to me for help
and ended up
in the morgue and
now it's all
I can think about.
And I don't know.
Like, everybody is waiting
for me to kill somebody else.
Have you ever tried
not thinking about it?
Does that seriously work
for you?
Like, with your heart thing?
Well, if that was everything
I thought about,
I wouldn't be able
to do anything else.
So Iso I just
leave it behind.
I couldn't do what you do,
you know, carry it with me
all the time
and still be
an incredible doctor.
[Pensive music continues]
[Pensive music]
[Curtis] Fuckin' hell.
What's all this, then?
Cardiologist wants me to
wear this for another week
to confirm,
but it looks like
I have long QT.
Rightio.
I didn't tell you 'cause
you guys are just gonna tell me
that I can't be a surgeon.
Just Whatever.
It doesn't really matter.
None of it matters.
It doesn't matter, and
it's not gonna stop you, mate.
It's not like you're gonna be
the first-ever surgeon
with a heart condition.
If it's long QT,
you can take beta blockers,
maybe get a defib.
You can manage it.
Don't write yourself off
just yet.
You serious?
There's so many other
different ways that you can
you can fuck
this whole thing up, so
Thanks.
Don't worry about it.
[Jimmy] Mm.
Thanks, Curtis.
[Clears throat]
[Whistles tune]
[Door knocker bangs]
[Doorbell rings]
Dad!
- [Doorbell rings]
- It's me!
[Door handle rattles]
Dad!
[Door handle rattles]
[Exhales]
[Whispers] Nice.
[Inhales deeply]
[Clears throat]
[Speaks gruffly] 15 years aged.
It's the only way.
15 fucking years.
Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.
[Exhales]
Fuck you.
Tch-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch.
[Hums]
[Glass shatters]
[Dark music]
Oh, fuck!
God
Fuck!
Fuck!
Fuck!
[Dark music continues]
[Dark music]
[Car engine revs]
[Tires skid]
[Metal crunches]
[Radiator hisses]
[Josh coughs]
[Josh groans]
[Josh coughs]
[Indicator ticks]
[Dark music intensifies]
[Phone rings]
[Desk phone rings]
Oh, God. What?
[Lisa] Did you hear?
We just checked with pathology
and the mole was a melanoma.
Was it?
[Lisa] It's a pretty
impressive result.
A real diagnosis
from a simulated scenario.
Not really, because
it was part of the sim.
Shut up!
GP did a punch biopsy initially
and the excisional biopsy
was already booked in
with Dermatology today.
What? You made him do
two biopsies?
I didn't make him. He consented
because he loves simulations.
Yeah, so do I, actually.
What you both missed
was his TIA.
[Lisa] What?
It's a transient
ischaemic attack.
Yeah, thanks, Yosef.
I know what a TIA is.
[Lisa] Ugh! Ohh.
More fucking sims.
It never ends.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
Hey. Coffee and a chat?
I just had a coffee.
Oh.
- [Curtis laughs]
- Chat?
Sure.
[Gloria] I literally
didn't do anything wrong.
I was like one of
those hoity-toity,
like, perfect children.
And then I got divorced
and I thought, well, fuck this,
I want to do fun and dumb stuff
like I should have done
at medical school.
Well, that'd be tricky 'cause
Jimmy wasn't even born yet.
You see, this is exactly
why I chose walking,
so I don't have to look at
your judgmental face.
Who says it's judgmental?
[Gloria chuckles quietly]
I don't know. I can't see it.
[Curtis chuckles]
But seriously,
I didn't know he was
going to be in the program.
Not until it was too late.
It's not why he's here.
Okay.
So you didn't know
he was going to be
in the program until you did.
And then it was just a case of
classic divorce-era madness.
It's not like you were falling
in love with him.
Or were you?
Ha, ha, Curtis.
[Curtis] Hmm.
- [Phone message alert chimes]
- Well, it's possible.
I mean, you can't choose
who you fall for, can you?
[Gloria scoffs] Sorry.
What is it?
Oh, God.
[Josh] Please just calm down.
Stop fucking looking at me.
Turn around.
Look, you hot nurse, okay,
you can stand there looking hot
forever or you can go,
find me a tall glass of Gloria
and my fucking job back!
He's high.
- What have you taken, Josh?
- [Josh] No.
No, the real question is,
what has been taken from me?!
We are doctors! We are
necessary! We're a requirement!
- [Theo] Josh.
- You can't just fire us!
- Take it easy.
- Don't
- Take it easy.
- Don't touch me!
- Okay, please, Josh.
- Don't touch me! Don't touch me!
You know the drill.
We just need to give you
something to calm down.
Hello. Actually, I'm a doctor.
Allow me.
Josh, for Christ's sake,
just stop it!
- Stop it! You fucking stop it.
- [Mia] Josh.
- Unhand me.
- Okay, you've hurt your arm.
- Just let me take a look at it.
- You want to look at it?
- Okay, here you go. Have a look.
- Hey!
Everyone, all of you. Have
a fucking good, freaking look.
- Josh.
- If anyone actually cares.
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is medicine manifest.
- [Mia groans]
- Josh!
Sit down! Sit down.
What are you doing?
[Sobs]
I don't know.
[Sobs]
Well, it looks to me like you're
assaulting your colleagues.
[Josh] No, I don't
I don't have any colleagues.
I don't work here anymore. I
I can't do this.
I can't do this.
I can't be anything else.
I can't do anything else.
Of course you can.
You can be embarrassed.
And then you can be ashamed.
And then you can be apologetic.
And then you can buy Mia
a really nice bottle of
Schnapps.
schnapps.
[Sombre music]
[Lisa] Listen to me, Dr. Wilson.
[Sobs]
I'm not your mother.
And I'm not your punching bag.
And I'm not giving up on you.
[Softly] Okay.
- Okay?
- [Josh] Okay.
Lisa.
My arm hurts.
[Sobs]
[Continues sobbing]
[Lisa] It's okay.
It's okay, sweetheart.
[Josh] I'm sorry.
Hey, are you okay?
- Yeah, of course I am. Are you?
- Yeah. I just
I think I'm a bit in shock
and and you could
have been hurt.
It takes more than a scary
gay guy to stop me, so
Yeah, uh, yeah,
I've, uh, been meaning to say,
uh, I did a bunch of research
in bisexual and
Even though I'm straight,
but I just think that
it could really
- You're learning.
- Yeah.
Hmm.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
[Yosef chuckles]
We'll talk about all this
when you're rested, yeah?
Yeah, okay.
- Sorry, Dad.
- Hmm!
No. I mean it. Sorry.
I love you.
[Geoffrey chuckles]
[Pensive music]
[Beeping]
[Elevator doors clunk]
[Tense music]
Excuse me, are you looking
for Josh Wilson?
You'll find him in there.
Oh. Hello. Excuse excuse me.
Hi. Can can I help you?
[Policeman]
We're looking for a Josh Wilson.
Um, yeah, that's
[Policeman] Are you Josh?
Um, yeah,
can I ask what this is about?
I don't think you can
just walk into a hospital.
[Policeman] Um, you're under
arrest for breaking and entering
a private property,
property damage and vandalism.
Right, it's all right,
I've got it.
[Josh] He he wouldn't.
Yes, he bloody would. Geoffrey!
- Geoffrey!
- [Elevator doors clunk]
Jimmy, that's so good!
I'm so happy for you. Really.
[Jimmy] I mean, Curtis said
it shouldn't be an issue
if I make it through.
- Yeah, but you will.
- You will be.
Oh, what are we celebrating?
[Jimmy] Um [Clears throat]
Uh, Jimmy just
- He just got some good news.
- [Jimmy] Yeah.
Oh. I'm happy for you, man.
[Jimmy] Cheers, bro.
Thank you very much.
Um, better go see
that patient again. [Chuckles]
[Footsteps recede]
- Linguini
- Kush.
Sorry.
Um
It's terminal, Ellie.
- What is?
- We are. It's terminal.
I tried to revive it,
but homemade pasta can
only get you so far, you know?
And my work comes first.
I know you understand that.
Yeah, no, of course.
I'm just really good
at what I do.
Yeah, you you are.
Uhh
Sorry I couldn't do it for you.
That's okay.
Fine. Take the pasta.
I'm not a monster, you know.
[Both chuckle]
Hey.
Good luck for tomorrow.
Hey, Kush?
Thank you.
[Lisa] I'm so proud of you,
Georgia baby.
You're gonna be the best
under-10 ballroom dancer
in all of Queensland.
[Georgia]
How was your day, Mummy?
Oh, to be honest, my angel,
I've been having
a bit of a meltdown this week.
Can you sing the song?
Oh, I don't think I've got
the song in me right now, honey.
Can you please sing the song,
Mummy? Please?
[Sings] Meltdown, meltdown ♪
Everybody meltdown ♪
Melty, melty meltdown ♪
'Cause life just sucks ♪
[Georgia sings along]
Cheer up, cheer up ♪
Cheery, cheery, cheer up ♪
Cheery, cheery, cheer up ♪
'Cause we've got us. ♪
- [Georgia] Yay!
- Thank you, my babies.
I'm all cheered up now.
[Georgia] I miss you.
Have a good sleep.
I can't wait to
see you this weekend.
I love you so, so, so much.
- I love you, Mummy.
- Okay, babies.
- Bye.
- Bye. [Kisses]
[Phone bleeps]
I didn't know you could sing.
Well, I didn't know about
Jimmy, so I guess we're equal.
Uh, he he told you
about his heart?
No, Josh told me.
I mean, it's cool.
I guess hot guys should be able
to sleep their way to the top.
But I have to say,
I didn't pick it for Gloria.
What are you talking about?
Gloria and Jimmy.
It's literally all
anyone's talking about.
[Pager beeps]
[Tense music]
- [Groans]
- [Jimmy] How you feeling, mate?
Is that pain still there? Yeah?
We'll get on to it
as fast as possible, all right?
Thank you.
He's post op.
Day zero of a lap chole.
Heart rate's 120. Uh, BP's
dropped down to 90 over 60.
[Jimmy] Anything abnormal
before this?
No, he was fine an hour ago.
- [Groans]
- [Theo] Oh!
[Jimmy] You're all right,
you're all right.
Abdomen is distended and tender.
Yeah, he's just had
an operation.
- How much output from the drain?
- [Jimmy] Um
Basically nothing. BP's low.
It could be dehydration.
No, he looks sick, though.
He is bleeding.
Drain's empty.
Blood doesn't just disappear.
Exactly. Something is wrong.
- I think we should call Gloria.
- Yeah, I bet you do.
[Tense music]
What do you mean by that?
[Patient groans and gurgles]
He is bleeding somewhere.
I can just not tell where.
Theo, can you please
get the ultrasound?
[Theo] Yeah.
[Ellie] Thank you.
[Tense music continues]
[Patient groans]
Ellie, it's not a big deal.
Oh, is that what you guys
are telling yourselves?
[Patient sobs]
It's all right.
Just keep breathing.
Urgency.
- [Theo] Yeah.
- [Cart rattles]
[Jimmy] We're just gonna get
an ultrasound done, okay?
We're gonna figure this out
for you.
Thank you.
All right,
it's gonna be a bit cold.
[Patient groans]
- There you are.
- Have you ever done this before?
Do you know what
you're looking for?
Shut up.
All right.
Uh, there.
Huge haemoperitoneum.
So, um, what is going on?
Move.
There. Drain's blocked.
Help me move him.
- Hurry up.
- Ready? Three, two, one.
[Groans loudly]
[Theo] Got the kink.
- Yep, three, two, one.
- [Jimmy] Yep.
You're right. There's already
200 mil. It's still going.
[Ellie] He's got to go
straight back to theatre.
Theo, can you please call
Jimmy's girlfriend?
Thanks.
Ellie. Ellie? Hey.
Hey.
Hey, listen to me.
Look, look, look, look, look.
Gloria.
- Really?
- Look, it ended ages ago.
And I didn't tell you
because it doesn't matter.
Of course not, because
it's none of my business.
It's just my workplace.
Look, we met at the pool
before we knew we were
gonna be working together.
You don't need to worry
about me, Jimmy, okay?
Just do what you want,
like you always do,
and I am sure
I'm sure it will
work out just fine.
Oh, hi, Gloria.
We were just talking about you.
I'm so happy for you both.
[Tense music continues]
Guys, are we gonna do this?
[Gloria] Um
[Reflective music]
[Exhales]
[Sighs]
Miss O'Neill?
You can come through.
Okay. It's gonna be okay.
You're all right.
[Speaks indistinctly]
[Tense music]
Miss O'Neill.
On the 18th of March,
Matthew Lacroix, 51,
history of chronic
kidney disease,
was admitted for pneumonia
at 9pm.
- Is that correct?
- Yes.
With what symptoms?
Uh, he had increased work
of breathing and hypoxia.
No other doctors examined him,
only you?
Correct.
After taking his history,
what did you do next?
I prescribed 1,800 milligrams
of vancomycin.
Vancomycin, which is
a powerful antibiotic?
Correct.
Mr. Lacroix had
frequent hospitalisations
and a diagnosed history of MRSA.
Your notes, uh, suggest
that you suspected pneumonia.
Yes, possibly developing sepsis.
At the time, were you aware
that vancomycin
is eliminated by the kidneys?
Iwas.
Did you adjust the dosage to
account for his renal function?
No.
So you knew
the dosage you prescribed
would accumulate
in his bloodstream?
No. Uh
Yes?
Miss O'Neill,
can you answer clearly?
No, I did know that.
I must have briefly forgotten.
Yes.
Did you seek approval for
this plan from the registrar?
No.
When did you realise your error?
When his renal function got
worse and he became oliguric.
I called the consultant at home
and we were advised to
administer IV fluids
to support kidney perfusion.
Did that help?
No, so we put him on dialysis.
But Mr. Lacroix continued to
deteriorate, yes? For how long?
Until 4pm the following day.
And what happened then?
He arrested multiple times,
so, um, we commenced
resuscitation
for the third time.
And?
And
at 4:07, Mr. Lacroix died.
[Woman exclaims and sobs]
Miss O'Neill,
on the night in question,
how many patients
were under your care?
[Tense music builds]
[Dr. Morgan]
And the ward had capacity for?
And at this time,
you'd been working as a doctor
approximately how long?
Three months.
Was there a reg
or a supervisor on duty?
Hmm. No. The reg had gone home.
She had morning sickness and,
uh, we were two nurses down.
[Dr. Morgan]
And how long had you been awake?
I had done a day shift
and then was called
to do a night shift,
so, by that point, 20, 21 hours.
[Woman gasps]
[Dr. Morgan] Can you tell us
how this has impacted you
on a personal level?
I don't think
it's anything compared to
what his family
has been through.
[Dr. Morgan]
After this incident
did you question
whether you wanted to continue?
[Tense music pulses]
Uh
Yes.
I
At my lowest point,
I did consider that.
[Dr. Morgan] Miss O'Neill
I was asking about
continuing with medicine.
[Dramatic music]
Oh.
At least it's over.
You did well.
You missed Dr. Wall's address
to the panel earlier.
Sorry, I
I didn't realise she spoke.
She said you're
the most talented doctor
she's had in her program.
Um, no, that doesn't
sound like Dr. Wall.
And that you just need to find
the resolve to toughen up.
That sounds more like her.
- Mm-hm. Yeah.
- Thank you.
[Dr. Morgan] Good luck, Ellie.
[Ellie] Hi, um
Sorry, I've been meaning to
to write to you.
I just, um
Sorry, I haven't had
the words
Ohh.
[Poignant music]
[Matthew's mother]
We never blamed you, Ellie.
You'll be a great doctor.
Goodbye.
[Matthew's mother sobs]
[Poignant music continues]
Matcha brownie.
I hear congratulations
are in order.
Thank you.
So it went all right, then?
Yeah. It's over.
I was mad because
you didn't tell me.
As your friend.
It's just weird
you kept it from me.
It's not that weird.
Why not?
- Maybe I
- Eye contact.
Maybe I didn't want it
to change things.
What things?
Friend things.
Well, did it?
No.
I guess it didn't.
And how's my eye contact?
Arlo Parks's "Cola" ♪
It's good.
It's intense.
Are you gonna keep
doing it or
Depends what happens next.
[Ellie chuckles]
I told you
I kiss with my eyes closed.
I didn't see. Do it again.
[Ellie laughs]
It's better
when your Coca-Cola eyes ♪
Are outta my face ♪
I checked your phone ♪
And no surprises ♪
She's grinnin'
from ear to ear in purple haze ♪
So take your orchids ♪
Elsewhere ♪
Elsewhere ♪
I loved you to death ♪
And now I don't really care ♪
'Cause you're runnin' round ♪
Over there ♪
Yeah, you're runnin' round ♪
Over there ♪
And now I don't really care. ♪
'Cause you're on your own
over there. ♪
[Ellie] Jimmy, you just
found out you might not be
able to be a surgeon.
[Jimmy] Why do you care, Ellie?
Better get back to
your simp boyfriend.
[Josh] You're talking about
firing an intern
when you're fucking an intern.
I wouldn't want it to get out.
I've been having sexual
relations with an intern.
For fuck's sake.
[Gloria] You're off the program.
What have I done
that Jimmy hasn't?
Blackmail.
Which in my book
is irredeemable.
[Anita] It's my job to maintain
a safe and respectful workplace
with established boundaries.
Yeah, I don't feel safe.
I feel really triggered
and um, I think I need
my support animal.
[Chuckles]
Do you want to do this the HR
way? Because I can call Kade.
Neither of you seems to get
how serious this is,
how damaging this could be
if it gets out.
- We do.
- I do. II do. I just
I don't understand because we've
already talked through this.
When It happened before
we were colleagues.
Um, it's over.
We're both grown adults.
- [Jimmy] Mm-hm.
- [Gloria] So
[Jimmy] Yeah, it was a mistake.
You're not colleagues.
Uh
[Anita] You're his
supervising consultant.
[Gloria] Well I'm I'm sorry.
I don't understand
what you expect me to do.
What do you want me to do?
I'm asking both of you,
can you work together?
Yeah, of course we can.
[Jimmy] Yep.
Just treat me the same
as everyone else.
I do.
Does she?
I don't know. Ask Josh.
Okay, are we done here?
- [Anita] Yes, we're done here.
- Thank you. [Clears throat]
[Sober music]
[Door closes]
[Waves crash]
[Slow jazz music]
[Siren wails]
[Breathes deeply]
[Nurse] 62 systolic.
[Ellie] Are we
at maximum vasopressin?
[Nurse] Since this morning.
You right?
[Ellie] 11 mils
in the last four hours.
- [Nurse] His bicarb is 14.
- [Beeping]
Can someone get the consultant?
- [Ellie] I already called
- Kidney failure.
Kidneys have
essentially stopped.
We've got him on
maximum vasopressors.
He's ventilated.
We've been managing
the hyperkalaemia,
but his bicarb is falling.
[Ellie] There must be something.
- [Nurse] Ellie
- [Ellie] Look, a transplant!
[Nurse 2] He's not a candidate.
The liver was already shot.
Has anyone spoken to the family?
It's okay.
- [Nurse] They're coming.
- Okay.
[Nurse 2] Turn off the alarms.
Dr. O'Neill?
Dr. O'Neill?
- [Door closes]
- [Gloria] Ugh!
- [Ellie] Sorry.
- I'm so Was that my fault?
- I'm sorry.
- Sorry.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
- You okay?
- Uh, yeah, I'm fine.
Um, just looking forward to
a new day. I mean, night.
[Jimmy] Hey, do you have time
to chat?
- What about?
- Josh.
Uh, no. I hope that helps.
Right, come on,
let's get on to post-ops.
So, we have Brett Caulfield,
67 years old.
Routine lap chole.
Is home tomorrow.
Simon Felton, 59 years old,
with COPD and AF.
Laparotomy for
small-bowel obstruction.
Um, I want you to keep
a very close eye on him.
Now, Fergus Thomas,
61 years old.
He came in with a post-left
inguinal hernia repair.
It was complicated by
post-op delirium.
[Curtain slides]
Um, GCS is 14.
Mild confusion but should
resolve with a bit of rest.
I want you to culture him
if he becomes febrile
and low threshold
to start antibiotics.
We'll see how he's doing
in the morning.
If he's still out of it, we'll
bring in the physicians, yeah?
I require a cigarette.
Oh, it's your lucky night
tonight, Fergus.
- [Fergus] Mm-hm?
- Yeah.
You've got two doctors
instead of one.
- How you feeling?
- [Fergus grunts]
[Gloria] Okay,
let's take a look at that.
Okay, the, um,
cannula's tissued.
Can you replace it?
So, call me if you need me,
but need me if you call me.
Wow. Youse two must be
fuckin' shithouse.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
[Waves lap]
- Bon appétit.
- [Ellie] Argh!
Puttanesca, pasta of the whores.
You're on nights, so I thought
I'd bring you some dinner.
- Oh, you didn't have to do that.
- Yeah, but I did.
Thanks, Kush.
Mm.
[Giggles awkwardly]
Thanks.
Yum! [Giggles]
[Kush] Hey, man, how you doing?
[Jimmy] Good, thanks.
You joining us on night shift?
Nah. No, just a little
dinner service for my boo.
- [Chuckles awkwardly]
- [Kush] Then I'm out of here.
All right. Have a good night.
Yes?
Just a couple of inquiries.
Kissing with your eyes open, is
that a normal thing you do or
He surprised me. I usually
kiss with my eyes closed.
Not that
it's any of your business.
No, just my workplace,
that's all.
Actually, would you be able to
distract Fergus for me?
Got to change his cannula
and he is not cooperating.
Yeah, sure.
Thanks, boo.
Hey. So is it true about Josh?
Um Well, yeah.
And that was your call?
Not everyone's gonna
make it through, are they?
Says the queen of
second chances.
[Gloria] Well, he was given
a second chance and
[Curtis] I'm
I'm I'm just surprised.
I know. It's a shame.
So what'd he do?
It must have been bad.
Well, obviously it was or
he'd still be here, wouldn't he?
Well, what was it?
Are you going to tell me?
Do I have to guess?
Did he steal a plane?
Did he marry a donkey? Come on.
We're we're running
this program together.
- [Gloria] Um
- I'm here to help.
I know, and I'm really
grateful for that.
Thank you.
[Footsteps recede]
Thank you.
[Soft electronic music]
- [Josh] Right.
- Now?
- Yeah.
- You're falling in love now?
Yeah. The present is a present
and it's giving.
Um, I'm gonna text him.
"You get your hole here
in 60 seconds."
Josh, I thought you wanted
to watch trash.
And I thought I was
in the F Ward.
- Things change.
- Seriously?
[Soft electronic music
continues]
- [Glass thuds lightly]
- Come on.
You just came here to find out
why I got fired, didn't you?
I came here out of
normal human empathy,
because we're all
really worried about you.
"We"? We're worried, okay.
Well, everyone can
fucking worry about,
uh, maybe fucking
being reverse MeToo'd.
That's a thing.
- What does that mean?
- I don't know. Ask Gloria.
- [Josh snorts]
- Gloria?
Really? With who?
- Not you?
- No.
- Not Yosef?
- No, definitely not.
With Jimmy?
- [Phone vibrates]
- [Lisa gasps]
- With Jimmy?
- Wait. I can't speak. Uh
Mm. This has been so great.
Magical, even.
But, uh, little
twinky boy's here, so
Josh, really?
- Yeah.
- Josh!
You said that you wanted
to mainline wine
and watch trash with me.
Uh
Hang out with a weird,
boring, drunk mum
or have actual fun?
Um
[Knock at door]
[Door opens]
[Josh] Come here, twink boy.
Let's go.
[Door closes]
- Um
- [Wine pours]
this is Lisa.
She's a drunk mum
and she was just leaving.
Uh, Lisa, this is
- [Caleb] Hi, Mummy.
- He's my hot twink, huh?
Hey, come here. Whoo!
Uh, should we get naked now
or
[Door opens]
[Josh continues indistinctly]
[Door closes]
Oh, fuck me, you're still here.
You won't be long, will you,
babe? 'Cause I can wait.
- Get the fuck out.
- No.
I'm not going to go anywhere
until you're honest with me.
Okay. How's this?
If you want to mother someone,
then why don't you start with
your actual children?
Okay? Pull the door
on your way out.
The lock's a bit weird. Whew!
[Footsteps recede]
[Grunts softly]
[Jimmy] Man, I've texted Josh
so many times
and he's not replying.
[Ellie] Maybe he just doesn't
want to speak to you.
Okay, yeah, thanks.
[Ellie] Personally,
I think he's kind of
[Types]
[Jimmy] What?
Uh, 37.9.
BP?
90 over 60. Heart rate's 95.
Yeah, that's fine.
I wasn't asking for reassurance.
Are we we good?
- After the party and that?
- I'm good.
So, unless you've got anything
more you want to say
about my simp boyfriend?
[Jimmy] Yeah.
I was a dick. I'm sorry.
Seriously, I really am.
And I'm really not mad.
Seriously.
You're not the most important
thing on my mind right now.
[Types]
But I'm on your mind?
Barely.
Yeah? What's more important
than me right now?
Like, just things. I'm just
Holding grudges
and avoiding eye contact?
I am not avoiding eye contact.
Oh. You you're not?
See?
Mm-hm.
I see.
[Chuckles softly]
[Patient gasps]
Oh! Oh, uh
So sorry, you're just
in recovery after surgery.
You're all good.
- I'm in the wrong hotel.
- [Jimmy] No, you're safe.
You're just a bit confused
after the anaesthetic, okay?
I need to get to
my daughter's room.
- No, please stay in bed, Deb.
- My family don't know where
You need to rest
after your operation.
[Deb vomits]
- [Jimmy] That's all right.
- Sorry.
- No, no, no, that's all right.
- It's all good.
You don't need to be sorry.
You lie back, get some rest
and we'll sort this out, okay?
[Ellie] Infection. Lethargy.
Confusion. Temperature.
Not infection.
Yeah, what else could it be?
Uh, she's tired 'cause
it's the middle of the night
and she's confused
'cause she's old.
- [Glove flicks]
- And her temperature?
Um, it's low grade.
It's not a real fever.
We'll just give her Panadol
and monitor her.
[Glove flicks]
Or we can order an MRI?
If we do blood cultures,
we won't get the result
until tomorrow at the earliest.
Okay, her temp will come down.
If I'm wrong,
I'll buy breakfast.
If she's fine, you're buying.
[Scoffs]
I'm not gonna gamble
my patient's safety
over a free breakfast, Jimmy.
Things work out or they don't.
Worrying about it's
not gonna help.
- Whatever.
- [Trash can thuds]
Please don't die.
[Seagull chirps]
[Ellie] Thank you.
Aren't you glad
you listened to me?
Ha ha ha ha.
You got lucky.
It wasn't all your abilities.
[Chuckles softly]
[Sighs] I'm wrecked.
Yeah.
I feel like I've just
arrived back from Europe
without the treasured memories.
Who needs Europe?
We've got crepes and
sleep deprivation right here.
Bon appétit.
"Bone apple tea."
[Both laugh]
[Jimmy] That's not funny
anymore.
It is so funny! [Laughs]
[Jazz plays softly]
[Josh slurps]
[Josh] Mmm.
[Josh sniffs]
So, this is nice.
I'm very glad
that you guys could
get together
behind my back and do this.
Josh, your mother was concerned
for you and, frankly
No, no, don't, don't.
Don't you speak for me.
I was concerned for you, darling.
What do you want from us, really?
[Josh] I want
I want a lawyer
and I want my job back
because what she did
wasn't legal.
He sounds just like you.
Really? Because I don't
remember ever being fired.
[Josh] Ohh! It was
a different time, Geoffrey.
I don't know how to
help you anymore.
[Josh] Money has always worked.
- [Lynette] Josh?
- [Josh] Mm.
If we give you everything,
how will you ever learn?
What what am I supposed
to learn from this?
What, that Gloria's
a fucking bitch?
Oh, no, no, no. Don't
don't say that name around me.
Please, can we not
go over this again?
Okay, sure. Yeah.
You move on
and I'll just live with what
you did to me and to our son.
Do you really honestly believe
that everything that's wrong
with him is my fault?
- He looked up to you.
- [Geoffrey scoffs]
He's a mess, Geoffrey.
Look at him.
[Josh] Yeah, look at me.
I'm looking.
And what do you see?
Daddy issues?
A whole bunch of mummy issues
in there.
Ah, yeah, just blame me. Go on.
Blame me, then.
[Josh] Look,
II went about this
entirely the wrong way.
All right?
Look, I just
II worked so hard for this
for years and years
and I feel like
I deserve to be
[Geoffrey scoffs]
[Lynette] Darling,
you're not special.
Everyone works.
Everyone suffers.
It's nobody else's fault
you are lost in it all.
No, I'm not lost.
I know exactly what I want.
I want to be a doc
I need to be a doctor.
Okay, Idon't know what
you want me to do about it.
[Bangs table]
I want you to fucking listen!
No. Sorry, no. I will not be
spoken to like that.
I will not tolerate that tone.
Lyna, don't buy into it. Don't.
I give up.
[Taps table] I give up.
I'll get them to
box up my salmon.
- Brilliant.
- [Lynette] Excuse me.
Hi. Could I please
have this to go?
[Server] I'll just grab that
for you.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
[Fridge thuds]
Can we talk about Josh?
- [Anita] Talk to Gloria.
- I did.
- What did she tell you?
- Absolutely nothing.
- [Liquid pours]
- Come on.
The rumours are always far worse
than whatever the reality is.
The smartest thing is
transparency here, surely.
I'd drop it, Curtis. Josh was
on thin ice for a long time.
You know the rumours, Anita.
Why is Gloria being so cagey
about this?
There are other things at play
unrelated to patient care.
- Oh, yeah? Like what?
- [Anita sighs]
This is between
Gloria and Jimmy.
Don't make me breach
confidence, Curtis.
Focus on the doctors
you still have.
Let's all just do our jobs,
while we still have them.
[Footsteps recede]
[Siren wails in distance]
[Yosef] You spoke
to Josh lately?
Yep. I spoke to him last night.
He seemed fine.
What, really?
I would've thought the whole
losing his career thing
would have hit pretty hard.
If you want to reach out
to him, babe, be my guest.
[Laughs] Nah. I'm good.
He low-key terrifies me.
[Mia] Hey,
who low-key terrifies you?
Uh, not you.
- [Lisa] Josh.
- Oh.
Yeah, he's kind of
going through it.
Right? He's kind of scary
for a gay guy.
[Lisa] What?
Scary for a gay guy?
[Yosef] Uh no, no, no.
Uh, I mean, you know
how gay guys are kind of
- [Lisa] Kind of?
- No.
- Please, you can go on.
- [Yosef] No.
Please please
don't let us stop you.
No, III just mean,
uh, IIdon't know
a lot of gay people.
[Lisa] Yeah, you do, babe.
Yeah. You know I'm gay, right?
[Laughs awkwardly] What?
Yeah, I'm bi. It's the same.
[Yosef] Well, I'm not gay.
Not that that's a bad thing
or or or a good thing.
- It's just
- Scary, yeah.
Uh
Uh, Mia?
I just completely fucked
everything up, didn't I?
Absolutely, yeah,
a hundred percent.
[Yosef] Yeah, cool.
[Pager beeps]
Speaking of scary gay guys
[Liam] Well, you two
took your time. In here.
Oh, no.
Hi, Lisa.
[Lisa] No!
Uh, look, thanks for seeing me.
That's okay. How can we help?
- You paged us for sims?
- [Liam] Mm-hm.
[Lisa] Liam, I don't have
time for this.
I've already done sims,
with this Sim.
Good, 'cause you're about
to do another one.
[Lisa] Hi.
Is this a
a training simulation?
Go on.
Okay, so it's probably nothing,
but I was at a work barbecue
and I accidentally ate yabbies.
And now I'm having
trouble breathing
and I've got this rash
coming on.
Oh, it's anaphylaxis!
Oh, but that would be too easy.
Do you have
any other medical conditions
that we should know about?
- [Gordon] A lot, actually.
- This is gonna be fun.
I've got good news and bad news
for you, champ.
I'm gonna have to get
completely naked.
Glove up.
How are you, by the way?
[Yosef] Okay, buddy, can you,
uh, tell me where it hurts?
[Gordon, in child's voice]
Yeah, kind of all over.
[Yosef] Kind of all over.
- Yeah.
- All right.
Well, um,
uh, the pills that
you took from Mummy's cabinet,
do you remember
what colour they were?
I ate lots. Blue, brown.
[Yosef] Okay. Um
Uh I'm now going to take
the patient's blood pressure.
No. Will that hurt?
Is it a needle?
[Yosef] It's not a needle.
It's a balloon.
It's kind of like a balloon.
- [Gordon] Oh. I like balloons.
- Yeah, me too.
Do we have a paediatric cuff?
[Liam on intercom]
Just proceed as if you do.
- Oh, okay. Um
- [Velcro rips]
There you go, buddy.
[Air pumps]
[Lisa] How long
have you had that mole?
Huh?
[Chair rolls]
[Air hisses]
[Lisa] Oh, no.
[Regular voice] Why? What is it?
How's it going, Ellie?
How are you doing?
Yeah, good.
Um, checking in, really.
I'm concerned because
you seem a little distracted.
Uh, if this is about
my obstetrics rotation,
I accept that I didn't follow
procedure there.
- No.
- But I think
No, it's not about that. Um
You've got your board hearing
coming up on Thursday.
Uh, yeah.
[Gloria] Yep.
But I don't think
worrying about it
is gonna change anything.
I just wanted to make
you aware that
it might not just be
the board reps there.
His family
- I know.
- could be there.
I know. I'm fine, Dr. Wall.
You don't wanna talk it through?
You don't need support or help?
- You need to feel safe?
- It's fine.
- I've got it all covered.
- Yeah?
I'm just looking forward to
putting it all behind me.
Okay. Well, if you need
to talk about it, I'm
You should maybe be
worried about Jimmy.
Sorry?
About what?
He's just all cut up
about the whole situation.
Okay. Well
You know, with Josh.
That situation has nothing
to do with Dr. Seufale.
No, of course. Yeah, I
I will pass that on to him.
Great.
Was that all?
Unless you want to talk.
You need to know this is
a safe space and you can come
- That's all, thank you
- Yeah.
- Dr. Wall.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
- [Ellie] Thanks.
[Door opens]
[Curious music]
[Jars clatter]
Well, that just means that
you go through to the next heat.
Okay, which is?
Um
sharps bin bowling.
- [Ellie] Rack 'em up.
- [Jimmy] Yeah.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
Hey, Jimmy,
we're friends, right?
Yeah, I'm not much
of a label guy. Yeah.
It has to be a diamond.
[Container clunks]
Yes, we're friends. What's up?
[Ellie] I don't know. [Chuckles]
I've just been weird recently
[Pensive music]
because the inquiry about
the death of my patient
is this week.
Hey, we all make mistakes,
all right?
- That's why we're all here.
- Yeah, but I win.
A patient came to me for help
and ended up
in the morgue and
now it's all
I can think about.
And I don't know.
Like, everybody is waiting
for me to kill somebody else.
Have you ever tried
not thinking about it?
Does that seriously work
for you?
Like, with your heart thing?
Well, if that was everything
I thought about,
I wouldn't be able
to do anything else.
So Iso I just
leave it behind.
I couldn't do what you do,
you know, carry it with me
all the time
and still be
an incredible doctor.
[Pensive music continues]
[Pensive music]
[Curtis] Fuckin' hell.
What's all this, then?
Cardiologist wants me to
wear this for another week
to confirm,
but it looks like
I have long QT.
Rightio.
I didn't tell you 'cause
you guys are just gonna tell me
that I can't be a surgeon.
Just Whatever.
It doesn't really matter.
None of it matters.
It doesn't matter, and
it's not gonna stop you, mate.
It's not like you're gonna be
the first-ever surgeon
with a heart condition.
If it's long QT,
you can take beta blockers,
maybe get a defib.
You can manage it.
Don't write yourself off
just yet.
You serious?
There's so many other
different ways that you can
you can fuck
this whole thing up, so
Thanks.
Don't worry about it.
[Jimmy] Mm.
Thanks, Curtis.
[Clears throat]
[Whistles tune]
[Door knocker bangs]
[Doorbell rings]
Dad!
- [Doorbell rings]
- It's me!
[Door handle rattles]
Dad!
[Door handle rattles]
[Exhales]
[Whispers] Nice.
[Inhales deeply]
[Clears throat]
[Speaks gruffly] 15 years aged.
It's the only way.
15 fucking years.
Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.
[Exhales]
Fuck you.
Tch-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch.
[Hums]
[Glass shatters]
[Dark music]
Oh, fuck!
God
Fuck!
Fuck!
Fuck!
[Dark music continues]
[Dark music]
[Car engine revs]
[Tires skid]
[Metal crunches]
[Radiator hisses]
[Josh coughs]
[Josh groans]
[Josh coughs]
[Indicator ticks]
[Dark music intensifies]
[Phone rings]
[Desk phone rings]
Oh, God. What?
[Lisa] Did you hear?
We just checked with pathology
and the mole was a melanoma.
Was it?
[Lisa] It's a pretty
impressive result.
A real diagnosis
from a simulated scenario.
Not really, because
it was part of the sim.
Shut up!
GP did a punch biopsy initially
and the excisional biopsy
was already booked in
with Dermatology today.
What? You made him do
two biopsies?
I didn't make him. He consented
because he loves simulations.
Yeah, so do I, actually.
What you both missed
was his TIA.
[Lisa] What?
It's a transient
ischaemic attack.
Yeah, thanks, Yosef.
I know what a TIA is.
[Lisa] Ugh! Ohh.
More fucking sims.
It never ends.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
Hey. Coffee and a chat?
I just had a coffee.
Oh.
- [Curtis laughs]
- Chat?
Sure.
[Gloria] I literally
didn't do anything wrong.
I was like one of
those hoity-toity,
like, perfect children.
And then I got divorced
and I thought, well, fuck this,
I want to do fun and dumb stuff
like I should have done
at medical school.
Well, that'd be tricky 'cause
Jimmy wasn't even born yet.
You see, this is exactly
why I chose walking,
so I don't have to look at
your judgmental face.
Who says it's judgmental?
[Gloria chuckles quietly]
I don't know. I can't see it.
[Curtis chuckles]
But seriously,
I didn't know he was
going to be in the program.
Not until it was too late.
It's not why he's here.
Okay.
So you didn't know
he was going to be
in the program until you did.
And then it was just a case of
classic divorce-era madness.
It's not like you were falling
in love with him.
Or were you?
Ha, ha, Curtis.
[Curtis] Hmm.
- [Phone message alert chimes]
- Well, it's possible.
I mean, you can't choose
who you fall for, can you?
[Gloria scoffs] Sorry.
What is it?
Oh, God.
[Josh] Please just calm down.
Stop fucking looking at me.
Turn around.
Look, you hot nurse, okay,
you can stand there looking hot
forever or you can go,
find me a tall glass of Gloria
and my fucking job back!
He's high.
- What have you taken, Josh?
- [Josh] No.
No, the real question is,
what has been taken from me?!
We are doctors! We are
necessary! We're a requirement!
- [Theo] Josh.
- You can't just fire us!
- Take it easy.
- Don't
- Take it easy.
- Don't touch me!
- Okay, please, Josh.
- Don't touch me! Don't touch me!
You know the drill.
We just need to give you
something to calm down.
Hello. Actually, I'm a doctor.
Allow me.
Josh, for Christ's sake,
just stop it!
- Stop it! You fucking stop it.
- [Mia] Josh.
- Unhand me.
- Okay, you've hurt your arm.
- Just let me take a look at it.
- You want to look at it?
- Okay, here you go. Have a look.
- Hey!
Everyone, all of you. Have
a fucking good, freaking look.
- Josh.
- If anyone actually cares.
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is medicine manifest.
- [Mia groans]
- Josh!
Sit down! Sit down.
What are you doing?
[Sobs]
I don't know.
[Sobs]
Well, it looks to me like you're
assaulting your colleagues.
[Josh] No, I don't
I don't have any colleagues.
I don't work here anymore. I
I can't do this.
I can't do this.
I can't be anything else.
I can't do anything else.
Of course you can.
You can be embarrassed.
And then you can be ashamed.
And then you can be apologetic.
And then you can buy Mia
a really nice bottle of
Schnapps.
schnapps.
[Sombre music]
[Lisa] Listen to me, Dr. Wilson.
[Sobs]
I'm not your mother.
And I'm not your punching bag.
And I'm not giving up on you.
[Softly] Okay.
- Okay?
- [Josh] Okay.
Lisa.
My arm hurts.
[Sobs]
[Continues sobbing]
[Lisa] It's okay.
It's okay, sweetheart.
[Josh] I'm sorry.
Hey, are you okay?
- Yeah, of course I am. Are you?
- Yeah. I just
I think I'm a bit in shock
and and you could
have been hurt.
It takes more than a scary
gay guy to stop me, so
Yeah, uh, yeah,
I've, uh, been meaning to say,
uh, I did a bunch of research
in bisexual and
Even though I'm straight,
but I just think that
it could really
- You're learning.
- Yeah.
Hmm.
[Indistinct P.A. announcement]
[Yosef chuckles]
We'll talk about all this
when you're rested, yeah?
Yeah, okay.
- Sorry, Dad.
- Hmm!
No. I mean it. Sorry.
I love you.
[Geoffrey chuckles]
[Pensive music]
[Beeping]
[Elevator doors clunk]
[Tense music]
Excuse me, are you looking
for Josh Wilson?
You'll find him in there.
Oh. Hello. Excuse excuse me.
Hi. Can can I help you?
[Policeman]
We're looking for a Josh Wilson.
Um, yeah, that's
[Policeman] Are you Josh?
Um, yeah,
can I ask what this is about?
I don't think you can
just walk into a hospital.
[Policeman] Um, you're under
arrest for breaking and entering
a private property,
property damage and vandalism.
Right, it's all right,
I've got it.
[Josh] He he wouldn't.
Yes, he bloody would. Geoffrey!
- Geoffrey!
- [Elevator doors clunk]
Jimmy, that's so good!
I'm so happy for you. Really.
[Jimmy] I mean, Curtis said
it shouldn't be an issue
if I make it through.
- Yeah, but you will.
- You will be.
Oh, what are we celebrating?
[Jimmy] Um [Clears throat]
Uh, Jimmy just
- He just got some good news.
- [Jimmy] Yeah.
Oh. I'm happy for you, man.
[Jimmy] Cheers, bro.
Thank you very much.
Um, better go see
that patient again. [Chuckles]
[Footsteps recede]
- Linguini
- Kush.
Sorry.
Um
It's terminal, Ellie.
- What is?
- We are. It's terminal.
I tried to revive it,
but homemade pasta can
only get you so far, you know?
And my work comes first.
I know you understand that.
Yeah, no, of course.
I'm just really good
at what I do.
Yeah, you you are.
Uhh
Sorry I couldn't do it for you.
That's okay.
Fine. Take the pasta.
I'm not a monster, you know.
[Both chuckle]
Hey.
Good luck for tomorrow.
Hey, Kush?
Thank you.
[Lisa] I'm so proud of you,
Georgia baby.
You're gonna be the best
under-10 ballroom dancer
in all of Queensland.
[Georgia]
How was your day, Mummy?
Oh, to be honest, my angel,
I've been having
a bit of a meltdown this week.
Can you sing the song?
Oh, I don't think I've got
the song in me right now, honey.
Can you please sing the song,
Mummy? Please?
[Sings] Meltdown, meltdown ♪
Everybody meltdown ♪
Melty, melty meltdown ♪
'Cause life just sucks ♪
[Georgia sings along]
Cheer up, cheer up ♪
Cheery, cheery, cheer up ♪
Cheery, cheery, cheer up ♪
'Cause we've got us. ♪
- [Georgia] Yay!
- Thank you, my babies.
I'm all cheered up now.
[Georgia] I miss you.
Have a good sleep.
I can't wait to
see you this weekend.
I love you so, so, so much.
- I love you, Mummy.
- Okay, babies.
- Bye.
- Bye. [Kisses]
[Phone bleeps]
I didn't know you could sing.
Well, I didn't know about
Jimmy, so I guess we're equal.
Uh, he he told you
about his heart?
No, Josh told me.
I mean, it's cool.
I guess hot guys should be able
to sleep their way to the top.
But I have to say,
I didn't pick it for Gloria.
What are you talking about?
Gloria and Jimmy.
It's literally all
anyone's talking about.
[Pager beeps]
[Tense music]
- [Groans]
- [Jimmy] How you feeling, mate?
Is that pain still there? Yeah?
We'll get on to it
as fast as possible, all right?
Thank you.
He's post op.
Day zero of a lap chole.
Heart rate's 120. Uh, BP's
dropped down to 90 over 60.
[Jimmy] Anything abnormal
before this?
No, he was fine an hour ago.
- [Groans]
- [Theo] Oh!
[Jimmy] You're all right,
you're all right.
Abdomen is distended and tender.
Yeah, he's just had
an operation.
- How much output from the drain?
- [Jimmy] Um
Basically nothing. BP's low.
It could be dehydration.
No, he looks sick, though.
He is bleeding.
Drain's empty.
Blood doesn't just disappear.
Exactly. Something is wrong.
- I think we should call Gloria.
- Yeah, I bet you do.
[Tense music]
What do you mean by that?
[Patient groans and gurgles]
He is bleeding somewhere.
I can just not tell where.
Theo, can you please
get the ultrasound?
[Theo] Yeah.
[Ellie] Thank you.
[Tense music continues]
[Patient groans]
Ellie, it's not a big deal.
Oh, is that what you guys
are telling yourselves?
[Patient sobs]
It's all right.
Just keep breathing.
Urgency.
- [Theo] Yeah.
- [Cart rattles]
[Jimmy] We're just gonna get
an ultrasound done, okay?
We're gonna figure this out
for you.
Thank you.
All right,
it's gonna be a bit cold.
[Patient groans]
- There you are.
- Have you ever done this before?
Do you know what
you're looking for?
Shut up.
All right.
Uh, there.
Huge haemoperitoneum.
So, um, what is going on?
Move.
There. Drain's blocked.
Help me move him.
- Hurry up.
- Ready? Three, two, one.
[Groans loudly]
[Theo] Got the kink.
- Yep, three, two, one.
- [Jimmy] Yep.
You're right. There's already
200 mil. It's still going.
[Ellie] He's got to go
straight back to theatre.
Theo, can you please call
Jimmy's girlfriend?
Thanks.
Ellie. Ellie? Hey.
Hey.
Hey, listen to me.
Look, look, look, look, look.
Gloria.
- Really?
- Look, it ended ages ago.
And I didn't tell you
because it doesn't matter.
Of course not, because
it's none of my business.
It's just my workplace.
Look, we met at the pool
before we knew we were
gonna be working together.
You don't need to worry
about me, Jimmy, okay?
Just do what you want,
like you always do,
and I am sure
I'm sure it will
work out just fine.
Oh, hi, Gloria.
We were just talking about you.
I'm so happy for you both.
[Tense music continues]
Guys, are we gonna do this?
[Gloria] Um
[Reflective music]
[Exhales]
[Sighs]
Miss O'Neill?
You can come through.
Okay. It's gonna be okay.
You're all right.
[Speaks indistinctly]
[Tense music]
Miss O'Neill.
On the 18th of March,
Matthew Lacroix, 51,
history of chronic
kidney disease,
was admitted for pneumonia
at 9pm.
- Is that correct?
- Yes.
With what symptoms?
Uh, he had increased work
of breathing and hypoxia.
No other doctors examined him,
only you?
Correct.
After taking his history,
what did you do next?
I prescribed 1,800 milligrams
of vancomycin.
Vancomycin, which is
a powerful antibiotic?
Correct.
Mr. Lacroix had
frequent hospitalisations
and a diagnosed history of MRSA.
Your notes, uh, suggest
that you suspected pneumonia.
Yes, possibly developing sepsis.
At the time, were you aware
that vancomycin
is eliminated by the kidneys?
Iwas.
Did you adjust the dosage to
account for his renal function?
No.
So you knew
the dosage you prescribed
would accumulate
in his bloodstream?
No. Uh
Yes?
Miss O'Neill,
can you answer clearly?
No, I did know that.
I must have briefly forgotten.
Yes.
Did you seek approval for
this plan from the registrar?
No.
When did you realise your error?
When his renal function got
worse and he became oliguric.
I called the consultant at home
and we were advised to
administer IV fluids
to support kidney perfusion.
Did that help?
No, so we put him on dialysis.
But Mr. Lacroix continued to
deteriorate, yes? For how long?
Until 4pm the following day.
And what happened then?
He arrested multiple times,
so, um, we commenced
resuscitation
for the third time.
And?
And
at 4:07, Mr. Lacroix died.
[Woman exclaims and sobs]
Miss O'Neill,
on the night in question,
how many patients
were under your care?
[Tense music builds]
[Dr. Morgan]
And the ward had capacity for?
And at this time,
you'd been working as a doctor
approximately how long?
Three months.
Was there a reg
or a supervisor on duty?
Hmm. No. The reg had gone home.
She had morning sickness and,
uh, we were two nurses down.
[Dr. Morgan]
And how long had you been awake?
I had done a day shift
and then was called
to do a night shift,
so, by that point, 20, 21 hours.
[Woman gasps]
[Dr. Morgan] Can you tell us
how this has impacted you
on a personal level?
I don't think
it's anything compared to
what his family
has been through.
[Dr. Morgan]
After this incident
did you question
whether you wanted to continue?
[Tense music pulses]
Uh
Yes.
I
At my lowest point,
I did consider that.
[Dr. Morgan] Miss O'Neill
I was asking about
continuing with medicine.
[Dramatic music]
Oh.
At least it's over.
You did well.
You missed Dr. Wall's address
to the panel earlier.
Sorry, I
I didn't realise she spoke.
She said you're
the most talented doctor
she's had in her program.
Um, no, that doesn't
sound like Dr. Wall.
And that you just need to find
the resolve to toughen up.
That sounds more like her.
- Mm-hm. Yeah.
- Thank you.
[Dr. Morgan] Good luck, Ellie.
[Ellie] Hi, um
Sorry, I've been meaning to
to write to you.
I just, um
Sorry, I haven't had
the words
Ohh.
[Poignant music]
[Matthew's mother]
We never blamed you, Ellie.
You'll be a great doctor.
Goodbye.
[Matthew's mother sobs]
[Poignant music continues]
Matcha brownie.
I hear congratulations
are in order.
Thank you.
So it went all right, then?
Yeah. It's over.
I was mad because
you didn't tell me.
As your friend.
It's just weird
you kept it from me.
It's not that weird.
Why not?
- Maybe I
- Eye contact.
Maybe I didn't want it
to change things.
What things?
Friend things.
Well, did it?
No.
I guess it didn't.
And how's my eye contact?
Arlo Parks's "Cola" ♪
It's good.
It's intense.
Are you gonna keep
doing it or
Depends what happens next.
[Ellie chuckles]
I told you
I kiss with my eyes closed.
I didn't see. Do it again.
[Ellie laughs]
It's better
when your Coca-Cola eyes ♪
Are outta my face ♪
I checked your phone ♪
And no surprises ♪
She's grinnin'
from ear to ear in purple haze ♪
So take your orchids ♪
Elsewhere ♪
Elsewhere ♪
I loved you to death ♪
And now I don't really care ♪
'Cause you're runnin' round ♪
Over there ♪
Yeah, you're runnin' round ♪
Over there ♪
And now I don't really care. ♪
'Cause you're on your own
over there. ♪