All Saints (1998) s01e17 Episode Script

1
Previously on All Saints -
Could you page Dr Morrison for me,
please?
It's Sister Sullivan.
Well, someone called Sister Sullivan
paged me.
I just really needed to see you.
When I get back and we have
our first appointment,
I'll read you some of my diary
and you can read me yours.
JARED: Are Luke and Bron
on together?
They looked pretty friendly.
Peter, you can't shut this out.
She was my wife.
With the life you've chosen
you couldn't possibly understand.
MOBILE RINGS
Bronwyn Craig speaking.
Mmm-hmm.
Yeah.
It's for you.
Wake up.
Hello.
Yeah.
Yep. Okay.
Sure, thanks.
Yep. Bye, Sam.
Who was it?
Oh, Sam Mukherjee.
Looks like Ward 17 is getting
a couple of my ICU patients.
It's only six o'clock,
which means
..we can have a little bit
more time together.
I haven't even had me breakfast yet.
Let's get you settled first.
You've scored the single room today.
A single room means
you're real crook.
No, it's just luck of the draw.
We have to rearrange the ward.
So I'm not carking it?
Not today. We don't have time.
Kevin Simms in room one.
No, you put Mrs Borelli in room one.
She's into room four,
Mr Dempsey's in twelve.
Got it!
Oh, sorry I'm late.
Dump your stuff, we're busy.
Why the musical beds?
ICU are sending two bypass patients.
We'll make room two
a high dependency ward.
I bags not nurse them.
I haven't nursed
cardiothoracic for ages.
Don't worry, Admin got an ICU nurse.
Oh, that's big of them.
Ooh, sorry!
Hi, I'm Alex Heard.
The agency sent me.
Yeah, gidday.
Terri Sullivan, I'm the NUM.
We've got two high dependencies
coming in about ten minutes.
I'm going to need you
I just had open-heart surgery!
I need to be watched night and day!
It's alright,
we have everything set up for you.
What's this?
Mrs Bailey. Coronary artery graft.
Mrs Zontas is on her way and
Lucky Luke is the acting registrar.
I didn't expect you for ten minutes.
Well, we're here.
Where do you want her?
JAZ: Room Two! That way.
Um, Sister
Call me Terri.
These are high dependency
coronary patients, right?
We'll make sure you get
regular breaks, don't worry.
No, it's just that I'm not qualified
to look after them.
I'm sorry, I beg your pardon?
You put me in charge
of that equipment
and the poor dears
will be lucky to make it alive.
I don't want to share a room
with other people.
They'll talk about me.
Think I'm really slack.
Oh, people have more to do
than talk about you, Helen.
Okay, Alex, what can you do?
I'm hospital trained.
15 years experience.
Fine.
Terri, which room for the machine
that goes BING?
(laughs heartily)
That goes into room seven.
And you give Alex a hand-over
for room four and twelve.
And you give Alex a hand-over
for room four and twelve.
You right with one, three and five?
Fine.
You right with one, three and five?
Fine.
This way.
Steph, can you do room two?
I know you're rusty, but you're
the best person for this.
Who'll take my patients?
Well, Bron.
You told me you'd get Peter.
Where is he?
He'll be here soon, Raelene.
I need to see him now!
Go back to your room.
He'll be here soon.
I reckon Peter's nuts
if he sees her.
Oh, it's his choice.
He's a professional.
Well, he's more professional
than I could be.
I mean, she's connected
with his wife's death.
Bron!
Indirectly.
Very indirectly.
It's cause and effect.
If not for Raelene, Peter wouldn't
have come in that day,
Jenny wouldn't have
had the accident.
I'm sure Dr Morrison will treat
her like any other patient.
He wouldn't be human
if he didn't blame her just a bit.
First they dump two
bypass patients on us,
then the agency nurse says he has no
ICU or high dependency experience.
I mean, it's a joke.
They were told to send an ICU nurse.
Well, they didn't.
Agencies are on the agenda
for our next meeting.
Bring it up then.
That's no help today.
Anything else?
I need a nurse for tonight.
Steph can't work a double
on high dependency.
You're giving staff double shifts?
Two, actually.
The ADON did approve it.
She can't have read the memo.
No doubles until the new year.
I cannot have that ward
You are lucky to even have
an agency nurse.
JARED: And over here
we've got Mrs Borelli,
who's still disorientated
from anaesthesia.
So keep a close eye on her
and the cot sides up.
(mumbles to herself in Italian)
(reassures her in Italian)
And over in bed five,
we have the worst case
of genital herpes we've ever seen.
(yawns) Sorry.
LOUD BEEPING
You might want to check
Mrs Maguire's infusion pump, eh?
Have you been nursing long?
15 years, next February.
Um, Jared, I might just need
a bit of a hand here.
Ah. You just push this. That's all.
The agency's sent me
all over the place.
Every hospital's different.
You know how it is.
I've never worked agency.
Not even through uni?
My parents supported me.
Lucky you.
Ah, Raelene, perfect timing.
If they've called Peter already,
why isn't he here?
Raelene Gregson, severe
electrolyte imbalance. Bulimia.
We're just going to change
your IV, okay, Raelene?
This is for Raelene.
4% and a fifth.
Probably didn't even tell him.
He probably doesn't
even know I'm here!
Dr Morrison knows you're here,
Raelene.
You'll just have to be patient.
Sorry it took so long.
Bedlam out there.
Are you, um, right with this?
Mmm-hmm.
Hi, I'm Alex.
It hurts.
Yes, and if you'd used condoms
you wouldn't be in this mess.
He told me he loved me.
That's original.
Where's the other nurse gone?!
She's going back to ICU, Mrs Bailey.
But, don't worry,
I'm looking after you now.
LUKE: I brought you a cuppa, Steph.
I know you won't be able
to duck out.
Oh, thank you!
You are a doctor, aren't you?
Why aren't you looking after
the patients
instead of running around
after nurses?
I'm trying to help her
so she can help you.
If her heart doesn't kill her,
I just might.
Well, if you need a hand, page me.
I thought you said you rang him!
He's very busy.
He can't just drop everything.
I tried being nice.
Fat lot of good that does.
He has a lot on his mind.
I'm not going to go through it
with someone else again!
Shh, it's okay.
Raelene, it's alright.
I'll see what I can do.
Peter.
Oh, hi.
Oh, hi.
You know, I'm not much good
at that writing stuff down thing.
You know, I'm not much good
at that writing stuff down thing.
You know, I'm not much good
at that writing stuff down thing.
Raelene Gregson?
You know, I'm not much good
at that writing stuff down thing.
I've got her down for this mornin
I've got her down for this morning.
We've been expecting you.
You sure you want to see her?
I just got a bit caught up.
Peter, you'd be superhuman
if you didn't have some
resentment towards her.
That's a pretty torturous
line of logic,
linking Raelene to Jen's death,
if that's what you mean.
Raelene called me to the hospital
the day Jen died.
Two unconnected events.
Peter!
What sort of professional am I
if I blame a confused bulimic
for an act of fate?
Then why are you delaying
going to see her?
I'm not.
We have established a bond of trust.
I'm not palming her off
on another doctor.
Seeing Raelene is a speck.
The worst possible thing
I can imagine has happened.
Nothing is going to make that worse.
Alright
Work is one of the only things
keeping me together.
So don't imply I'm not doing my job.
I'm not.
I know you mean well.
It just doesn't help.
Feel like a freshen-up?
Just pop your legs down for me.
(groans)
Helen, would you like me
to call your parents?
No.
No, they don't know.
They're in the bush.
I couldn't tell them.
I feel so dirty.
Oh, don't be silly.
It was my first time.
Yeah, well, that's all it takes.
Just move your hands.
We were going to get married.
I'd picked out a ring
and everything.
And then he dumped me
for this other girl.
She probably gave it to him
in the first place.
He obviously doesn't deserve you.
You think so?
Yes.
Pretty sure of that.
Thanks.
There you go.
Sorry for having a whinge.
Oh.
You've got enough whingers here, eh?
Her? You're nothing like that.
Okay.
Can you keep them shut?
Well, it's normal procedure
to leave them open.
Please.
Vin.
Mmm?
Where do we keep the drainage bags?
In the store room.
And that is where?
Ten minutes on Salbutamol and you'll
feel like a new man. Guaranteed.
Then I can get out of bed?
Yeah.
Great.
A bloke could go stir crazy, being
stuck in here all day by himself.
I know you didn't want
the single room, Kev,
but we really didn't have an option.
Sounds like the big brass
is jerking you people around.
Yeah, well, these things happen
in hospitals
and you learn to live with them.
Sometimes you've got to learn to
flex a bit of industrial muscle.
Otherwise, they'll ride roughshod
all over you.
Alright, just take a couple
of slow, deep breaths.
MACHINE HISSES
I know I ought to be in control.
Well, I really want to be.
You believe me, don't you?
You've been bingeing again,
haven't you, Raelene?
And you haven't been
keeping your diary, either.
Well, I tried!
I start but then it just makes me
think about all the bad stuff.
All that stuff you just wish
would go away.
We've all got horrible memories,
Raelene.
It's how we deal with them
that counts.
It's okay for you.
You were the one who was away
having a great time on holiday
while I was stuck in here
with no-one to even talk to.
Just me and my stupid problems.
At least one of us had a good time.
Peter.
(voice echoes) I'm lonely.
All I can do is stuff my face.
Spit it out and then spew it up.
I hate myself.
Um, I'm going to put you
on medication, Raelene.
What?!
Anti-depressants.
I don't want pills.
I'll write in my diary, I will.
I promise.
Yeah, good, good.
You can start with any changes
that you notice from the medication.
It's alright, it's for the best.
(sobs)
What's up, Raelene?
(weeps) Everybody hates me.
That's not true. Let me help you.
I thought he liked me!
THUD
Mrs Borelli!
Damn!
What happened?
I must have left the cot sides down.
Oh, hell, they'll report me.
Calm down, mate.
I, I, I need the money.
I can't lose my job.
It's going to be okay.
You don't understand. It's not okay.
What happened here?
Excuse me.
(mutters in Italian)
It was my fault,
I left the cot sides down.
Okay. I'll page Luke.
She'll need stitches in that.
It's alright.
I'll have to do an incident report.
I'm sorry.
Alright, it's okay. It's alright.
Can you get her back to bed, Alex?
Thanks.
Time for your medication, Helen.
These work, don't they?
I mean, I will get better?
Well, they'll help
ease the symptoms.
But, you're always going to have
the virus in your system.
Oh, I can't believe
he'd do this to me.
We'd been in love since Year 8.
Obviously got a different idea
to love than you.
We were going to have kids.
I can still have kids, can't I?
Yes, of course you can.
I really want to have kids.
Four, I reckon. Two of each.
(chuckles) That's quite a handful.
I don't care.
I'm going to love my kids
no matter what they
I'm going to be the best mum ever.
Well, you can't do
much more than that.
Mmm.
Hi.
You saved my life.
I really appreciate it.
Are they both for you?
Oh, I was up all night
cramming for exams.
What are you studying?
My B.A. in Health Admin.
So you want to be
a nursing unit manager?
I already am.
That's why I'm doing agency.
To make up for the drop
in penalty rates
and to pay for the HECS debt
and the mortgage and the kids.
So, with penalty rates,
a team leader like Steph
could make more money than
a unit manager like Terri?
Yeah.
That's the system for you.
You try to get ahead and they
just keep making it harder.
Anyway, I owe you for this morning,
right?
It's okay.
Dr Morrison prescribed them for you.
They're to help you get better.
Raelene.
What would he know?
Come on, Raelene.
Just one small tablet, that's all.
Come on.
There.
Easy.
Hey, Dr Muckherjee,
I haven't seen you in a while.
Patients Bailey and Zontas -
where can I find them?
Sam, hi.
Luke, sorry to wake you up
this morning.
You and your lady friend.
Oh, forget about it.
What do you reckon
that was all about?
Dunno, sounds like Dr Forlano's
been up to a bit of mischief.
You look in better spirits.
(yawns)
Baby kept me awake all night.
You got a baby?
Boy or girl?
Boy. Three months last week.
Do you really love him?
I reckon.
Kids have got to feel loved.
Yep. Whatever they do.
Yeah.
So, loved just for yourself.
You know?
RAELENE: Alex?
Can you give me some more magazines?
I've finished mine.
I'll just go and see if there's
some in the tea room, okay?
No, you can't have it,
you stupid bitch!
Just rack off!
Sorry.
She just doesn't let up.
Vin.
Von!
Von, I wanted to ask you
about Helen.
Yes?
Her behaviour's a bit odd,
don't you think?
You're an expert, are you?
No, I was just wondering
if you noticed anything.
Yes.
I've noticed she's a compliant
patient in a great deal of pain.
Nothing odd about that.
But I
It's quite normal to feel a bit
strange after major surgery,
but there's nothing to worry about.
And how are you feeling, Mrs
Zontas.
Zontas.
No complaints, Doctor.
Sister?
Um, slight tachycardia,
heart rate 100-110.
Slight fall in BP. 90-100 over 50.
It's nothing significant at
this stage, wouldn't you say?
Well, Steph's the primary carer.
Anything else, Steph?
Nothing I can put my
You let Sister know
if you have any pain.
I'm fine, really. Thank you.
PAGER BEEPS
If you'll excuse me.
You want to take five?
Thank you, I could do with a break.
PHONE RINGS
BRON: I'll get it.
Ward 17, Bronwyn Craig speaking.
I'll make a note of that. Thanks.
Bronwyn Craig.
It's nice to put a face to a name.
Very nice.
Sorry to wake you up this morning.
LUKE: I, ah
Now, why do you think Nurse Bronwyn
would be answering Dr Luke's phone
in the early hours of the morning?
Sprung!
So, do we call ourselves an item?
I don't know,
you'll have to ask Luke.
Ooh!
(cynical) Doctors and nurses.
I knew there was something going on.
I knew there was something going on.
Yeah, how long do you reckon?
Yeah, how long do you reckon?
A couple of weeks? Longer?
Oh, settle down, you two.
What they do in their spare time
is their own business.
What is her problem?
Steph, let me know
if you need another break.
Bron can take over.
MRS BAILEY: Could I have
a breath of fresh air?
Mrs Bailey, try and have
a little nap for me?
Everything alright, dear?
Yes, yes, of course.
You look upset.
I'm the one that's upset!
Everything's fine.
Helen Alexander.
Ah, yeah, she's in room four.
Just over here.
Reckon that's the boyfriend?
If it is, he's got
a lot to answer for.
Yes! The afternoon shift.
Are we glad to see you guys.
Have you been busy?
If you count two high dependencies,
an incident report,
a bed shuffle.
At least we didn't miss anything.
Von's turned into Mother Theresa.
Taken a shine to a herpes patient.
Von's being nice to someone?
That can't be right.
And then there's
the really big news.
Jaz!
Guess which registrar, initial L,
is having a secret liaison
with nurse, initial B?
Really?!
Oh, that's so sweet. Gosh.
I had no idea. Did you know?
Luke and Bron? The thought
never crossed my mind.
(man shouts) You're coming with me,
you slack bitch!
LOUD SMASHING
Rack off, alright!
I'm not bludging, I'm sick as a dog.
Yeah, you're a sick bitch.
If you want to lie down,
you can do it out there
and earn me money at the same time.
I'm not going.
What's this? Who are you?
I'm her boss, I take care of her.
Pimp, you mean.
Get out of here!
Don't tell me what to do!
Listen, sunshine! She'll go home
when she's made sufficient recovery.
So, why don't you just
Oh, pathetic!
..nick off out of here
before I lose my temper!
Get going or we'll call Security.
Do you think I asked him to come?
Didn't even tell him I was here.
How dare you?
What the hell are you doing?
Put them back.
Why?
What more could you possibly
have to hide?
You wouldn't read about it,
would you?
You did answer the phone
with your name.
I was half asleep.
Come on, they were bound to find out
sooner or later.
Yeah, I suppose.
You are cool about this, aren't you?
Sure.
I know you wanted it under wraps
It doesn't make
much difference now.
No, it doesn't.
Nobody else's business but ours.
ELEVATOR OPENS
Okay, I'll leave you to it.
No wonder she's got bloody herpes.
Von!
What?!
A prostitute with an STD
is a high risk patient.
Maybe she thought she'd get better
care if she lied about what she did.
Oh, rubbish!
Can't imagine why she'd think that!
Raelene, where are you going?
What do you care?
You're all the same.
RACK OFF!
DOOR KNOCK
TERRI: Yeah?
Terri, I think we've got a problem.
Raelene?
Wondered where you got to.
(vicious) Get lost!
What's going on?
Leave me alone!
Do you want me to get
Peter Morrison?
No, I hate him, I hate him!
Okay, okay.
He's not here.
Yes, but you're just the same.
You're on his side, aren't you?
Everything okay, Raelene.
Dr Morrison's not here.
I don't even know Dr Morrison.
Yeah, and you don't know
nothing about me, either.
Maybe.
But I do know what it's like
when someone is so angry and scared,
they don't know where to turn.
I thought he understood me.
I've read your files, Raelene.
I don't think many people
could cope as well as you are.
I know I couldn't.
Do you want to tell me
how you're feeling?
(sniffs)
I don't know.
That's okay.
If you did know,
how would you describe it?
Like I'm calling out.
And no-one hears me.
Uh-huh.
They don't even see me.
It's like I'm invisible.
Right.
Right.
And, what do you feel like
saying to them?
And, what do you feel like
saying to them?
Don't write me off!
He didn't even listen to me.
He just goes, "Your boyfriend
dumped you, you're depressed.
Take these pills, you psycho."
(weeps) Everybody hates me.
They don't hate you.
They do.
They don't, they don't hate you.
It's alright, okay?
(snores)
Your thing's come undone.
So, is everything under control?
Yep.
Can I get you a cup of coffee
or something?
No, thanks.
I was just trying to help.
Yeah, I know, thanks.
Alex will look after you, Kevin.
Will you be right with this?
I have a tricky dressing to do.
Hey, you helped ME.
Was a time when a nurse
would stay and have a chat.
Was a time when we had more nurses.
Just like my day.
Fewer staff, lower wages,
worse conditions.
You give them bosses half a chance,
they'll take you to the cleaners.
Tell me about it.
The system's making my life
a bloody nightmare.
Now, hold still, Kevin,
while I flush this line.
You ever thought of going on strike?
Often.
The trouble is,
if we walk off the job - people die.
And you wouldn't want that,
would you?
I can't believe it.
We're lucky that nurse was there.
Raelene is not suicidal.
She could have
done something stupid.
The medication I prescribed
She didn't take it.
It's up to your nurses
This isn't like you and you know it!
Don't tell me I
You put up walls
and your patient suffered.
Raelene suffered?
Yes, she did.
How do you think I felt, listening
to her self-obsessed rubbish?!
And you know what?
She didn't even know Jenny was dead.
I could've strangled her.
She killed Jenny!
Should I go?
No, it's
I'll make sure
she takes her medication
until you've worked out the best way
to proceed for both of you.
Terri
I'll talk to you when
you've calmed down, okay?
Looks like your secret's out.
Looks like it.
So, is it serious?
Nup, just public.
Why do people feel the need
to read more into it?
Why do people feel the need
to read more into it?
Well, everyone loves to gossip
Well, everyone loves to gossip
and no-one deserves a scoop
more than me.
Thanks for keeping it quiet
all this time.
What are friends for?
I need some hands in here.
Just lying you flat, Mrs Zontas.
You're going to be okay.
We're looking after you.
Where's Mukherjee?
Jaz is paging him. Tell me.
Pain, falling blood pressure,
tachycardia, multi-focal VEB's.
We never should have been sent here.
She needed proper treatment.
And that's what she's getting.
It's okay, Mrs Zontas.
I'm Dr Forlano.
I just need you to tell me
where the pain is coming from.
You right here?
Yeah.
Could be a leaking graft.
It would explain why the pain
came on so suddenly.
She needs to go back to ICU.
I'd like to wait for Sam Mukherjee.
If it's a graft, she needs surgery.
Why wait for her to crash?
MUKKERJEE: It's okay, Mrs Zontas.
We're taking you to surgery.
A widening mediastinum from blood
collecting around the heart.
I'd say a leaking graft.
Good call, Luke.
It was my call, actually.
How is it?
(flat) You'll live.
Okay. Anything you need?
No.
Yeah.
No-one's ever
stood up for me before.
You're not a serial killer.
But I am a pro, right?
How you earn your living
is your own business.
Yeah? How come you've been treating
me like dirt since you found out?
It has nothing to do with your job.
You were great when you
thought I was a little virgin.
And you've been a bitch ever since
you found out what I do.
You lied to me.
So?
It's the lie I don't like.
You're like this 'cause I lied?
Yes.
Nobody has more attitude to lying
than flogging your bod.
Well, I do.
You're weird.
Ah, well, you wouldn't get
too many arguments around here.
Hey.
I'm sorry.
(weepy) I'm sorry I lied to you.
Apology accepted.
Open or closed?
The curtains.
Open, I reckon.
The reports are all back
on Mrs Zontas.
It all looks positive.
She should be fine.
Good.
Steph, you know I was only
trying to do the right thing.
We could have waited for Sam
and she would have been okay.
We didn't know that at the time.
No, but, in my professional opinion
we should have waited
What about my professional opinion?
Was it too much to ask for
a bit of respect?
Why do I get the feeling
there's a lot more to this
than who gets credit
for a diagnosis?
Steph, you're right.
It was a good call.
Hey, this thing needs more flushing
than a dunny during happy hour.
Only once every four hours, Kevin.
Troubles you, does it?
It don't worry me.
That other bloke did it
not long ago.
No, no, that was the nebuliser.
The thing to help you breathe.
This is for the cannula,
to keep it clear.
(breathless) No, like I said,
he done it a while ago.
Mind you, I could use one of them
nebuliser things, though.
Ah, Kevin, I need you to stay
in bed for a while, okay?
Don't go anywhere till I get back.
TERRI: Let me get this straight.
Instead of putting the Salbutamol
in the nebuliser,
Alex put it into the cannula.
And therefore, into the bloodstream.
I think that's what happened.
I wasn't there.
But he's stable now?
Well, Sophie's with him and Bron's
checking with the drug company.
Good.
What do you suggest?
We'll need a nurse with him
at all times.
Half hourly obs.
That's another nurse out of action.
An ECG, cardiac monitoring,
then review.
I'll get the medical registrar
to check him out.
Oh, he's going to be impressed.
I'm so sorry, Terri.
Look, I'll go see about Kevin,
you find Alex.
Have you ever seen anything
like this before?
Never seen it. Never heard of it.
He could be fine,
but I just don't know.
Kevin, what happened this afternoon
was a terrible mistake.
Hey, take more than a squirt of
Sallybeautymolly to knock me down.
I just want you to know
how sorry I am,
how sorry we all are,
that it happened.
I know that doesn't
make a difference.
It does to me.
40 years down the mines
seeing people get hurt,
and not once did I hear any of them
gutless suits say they were sorry.
(chuckles) Funny thing is,
I was trying to convince that bloke
to down tools and go on strike.
(laughs) If only he had!
(wry laugh)
Alex.
Oh, hi. I was just
Sleeping?
I must have. I better get back, eh?
Alex, you put Salbutamol
into Kevin's cannula.
Yes, that's what you told me to do.
No, I told you to GIVE it to him.
It's for the nebuliser.
You give me a syringe -
the guy's got a cannula.
How was I to know?
Everybody knows that.
Oh, God.
Well, he's alright, isn't he?
So far.
He's had to be specialled and he's
having all kinds of tests done.
I've reported it.
Oh, great.
The agency will find out,
then I'll lose my job.
I need this job.
Jared, can't you
I mean, would you
I WAS looking after your patient.
And you could have killed him!
No, Alex.
I'm not taking the blame
for this one.
I thought I could manage.
Manage what?
I have another full-time job.
That might explain your tiredness,
but it doesn't excuse you from
botching a simple procedure.
I'm a NUM.
In a psych hospital.
How long since you've
done any general?
Too long, obviously.
Why didn't you tell -
why didn't the AGENCY tell us?
I didn't tell them.
You don't get many jobs in psych.
This is gross negligence.
I'm trying to study,
be a father, get ahead!
I work seven days a week.
Alex, that's irresponsible.
You know,
they they want it both ways.
They want us to work harder and
longer with higher qualifications,
but do you think they'll treat us
with any more respect?
Better conditions?
I know it's hard
So you've got a sick baby,
a mortgage and a HECS debt, too?
You can't blame the system
for those things.
I mean, you're putting
patients at risk.
I know.
I really think you should
go and get some sleep.
I'll have to file
an incident report about Kevin.
And report me to the agency?
I have no choice in the matter.
That doesn't give me any, either.
Wait till you've been around
as long as I have.
See what the system's
done to you by then.
Jared.
You weren't responsible
for Mrs Borelli
falling out of bed, were you?
No.
So how could you let me think
you weren't doing your job?
Well, I felt sorry for Alex.
Jared, you can't take responsibility
for other people.
First there's Angie.
Now there's Alex.
This is becoming a problem.
I care, Terri. Is that so wrong?
Of course it's not.
It's part of your job.
But you've got to set limits.
I mean, you'll burn out.
And I'll lose a bloody good nurse.
What a day.
I've never seen you and Peter
argue like that before.
That's because we haven't.
Did he say something to you
about it?
No.
I just dropped by to confirm
a video night for the kids.
So what's wrong?
Well, this whole thing with Raelene
has got way out of hand.
It's brought up all these
thoughts about Jenny.
I hope he realises it
before he crashes.
Do you think he'll stop
seeing Raelene?
It's a decision he has to make.
I want him to know that
he can slow down.
That he can put himself first
occasionally.
I mean, all those things he's
so good at explaining to patients.
He doesn't have to be in control
all the time.
It's enough for him to be
a good dad right now.
Look, do you do you think you
could have a word to him about it?
Sure.
Yeah?
Yes.
Hey, look who's back on his feet.
Can't keep a good man down, eh, Kev?
I thought you lot would have
knocked off by now.
You know us, comrade.
Slaves to the system.
You wouldn't catch
a specialist doing that.
$135 - the last one I saw.
Lord knows what he charges
in overtime.
Actually, we just wanted to see
your smiling face.
Well, meantime you're all just
propping up the system.
Propping you up, more like it.
I suppose he's kind of right.
We are kind of slaves to the system.
And we love it, don't we?
We love it!
Sorry.
Hey, Steph, thanks for today.
Hope your husband
has a meal on for you.
Oh, I wish. It's a tv dinner
and ice cream for me.
Ben's away on another
army reserve camp.
Didn't he just go on one?
It's a special training mission.
Secret men's business.
(laughs)
'Night, everyone.
ALL: 'Night.
Well, I know one couple that
will be having a good night.
Jaz!
Ow.
Relationships are always so hot
at the start, aren't they?
Just make sure she gets
a bit of sleep, eh, Doctor?
Oh.
I've arranged for Dr Saker
to take over Raelene.
That's a really good decision.
You were right.
I guess I wasn't as on top
of the situation as I thought.
I don't have to be in control
all the time.
It's enough for me just to be
a good dad right now.
That's that's true.
Sophie said that I should slow down.
Put myself first occasionally.
It's what I tell my patients
often enough.
Well, that's good advice, Peter.
Well, I'll let you know
about Dr Saker then.
Okay, yeah.
Ben Markham. M-A-R-K-H-A-M.
8 Basby Medical Company.
No, no, you've got it wrong.
He's been out there since Wednesday.
No, he has to be there.
He told me he'd be there.
Okay, thanks.
I thought I'd read up
on the holiday.
I can't wait to hit the snow.
I can't wait to get away.
Just the two of us.
No-one from the hospital.
Cuddling up in front of a fire.
(awkward) Yep.
Just the two of us.