Appropriate Force Casualty

MUSIC: "Spanish Sahara" by Foals

BLENDER BUZZES, FOOD GRINDS LOUDLY

# So I walked through

# To the haze... #

GRINDING CONTINUES, BLADE THUDS

# And a million dirty waves

# Now I see you lying there... #

SHE PANTS LOUDLY

# Like a lilo losing air

# Black rocks and shoreline sand... #

HELICOPTER WHIRRS, EXPLOSIONS ECHO

# Still dead summer I cannot bear... #

VOICES ON RADIOS, RAPID GUNFIRE # And I wipe the sand from my arms

EXPLOSIONS CONTINUE

# The Spanish Sahara The place that you'd wanna... #

VOICES ECHO # Leave the horror there

# Forget the horror there... #

EXPLOSIONS # Forget the horror here

# Leave it all down here

SHE PANTS, RAPID GUNFIRE ECHOES # It's future rust and future dust

# Forget the horror there. #

SIREN BLARES

I'm not late.

No, I know, Sam is. She arranged to meet her legal team here first thing and they're waiting.

-You're worried about how she'll get on today.

-Just professional concern for a colleague. Aren't you?

-Come on, Sam, you're late!

-Morning.

Excuse me a moment, please.

-They Sam's legal teams?

-Uh-huh.

-The ones who'll question me later on

-when I'm giving evidence against a colleague?

-It's not giving evidence against, Zoe! How many more times?

The fact is, she broke Keith Parr's neck, right?

-How do I put a positive spin on that?

-Say what you saw calmly and clearly

and let the facts speak for themselves, OK? See you later.

Here we are.

I just can't believe you'd be late, today of all days.

Good luck.

I'm aware I was late! This won't take long, OK.

Don't forget you've got football practice after school today.

So I'll pick you up at the main gate at four, then we'll go for a treat.

You know, Dad, I'm big enough to get the bus to school myself now

-and home.

-Well... I like spending time with you.

CAR BRAKES SCREECH, HORN BLARES

-WOMAN SCREAMS:

-Mark!

I've had enough, Keeley! For once in your life,

-you'll listen to me.

-There's no need to be so aggressive!

-Aggressive? Aggressive?! You think this is aggressive?!

-Let me out!

I want to get out of the car! ENGINE REVS

WHEELS SQUEAL

Why was that man shouting at that woman?

I don't know, son. But it's none of our business.

-Should you not be in that meeting with Sam's lawyers?

-Afraid not.

-I've been called for the other team.

-Eh?!

-You're a witness on Keith Parr's side?! You turncoat!

-Excuse me!

I'm an impartial observer, simply there to give the facts, OK?!

The fact is you saw Sam restrain a patient.

Yeah, but... Well, it's just not as simple as that, is it?

Nice of the system to turn people on the same team against each other.

-I haven't turned against Sam.

-Well, they're not going to let you

say anything to help her case, though, are they?

The thing is, if you didn't have to pick me up from school,

-you could get a proper job again.

-I have a proper job.

Working part-time in a shop? You used to have an office and everything.

-Lots of people have no job at all these days. We're lucky.

-CAR ENGINE RUNNING

That's not very good parking.

Maybe we should call the police. I think that woman was in trouble.

I don't think we should get involved.

Oi! get away from my car!

-Dad!

-Go on, sod off!

-I don't want any trouble!

-ENGINE REVS

-Jake! Hey, slow down! Jake!

-THUD! Agh!

-Jake!

BRAKES SCREECH, ENGINE REVS

-JAKE MOANS

-Idiot!

It'll be all right, mate!

CAR HORN BLARES

All right, Jake, listen, I'll get an ambulance or something, yeah?!

-Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

-Sam, exactly, they're...

I, er... Biggest apologies.

You've gone completely mad, have you, Sam?

I know you like a challenge, and you like a secret

but unless you got law degree you're not telling me about,

-you've just committed professional suicide.

-Thanks for your support(!)

Don't be so damned self-righteous!

I'm about to embarrass myself in an open hearing for you today.

Embarrass yourself? By telling the truth?

No! By admitting in public that you had to protect me

from being lamped by a little oik like Keith Parr.

Well, I'm sorry about that. See you in court.

-JAKE CRIES

-I promise! I promise, right?

The ambulance is here now. Listen, take some deep breathes, mate, yeah?

For the pain, all right. Please hurry, it's my son!

-What's his name, mate?

-Jake!

-OK.

-Jake, how you doing, me old son?

-Can you do me a favour? Can you hold his head?

-Yeah!

-Try to keep it still.

-Jake? Jake, can you hear me, sweetheart?

-You're doing really well.

-What happened?

-Er...hit and run!

There was a man... he was covered in blood...

-JAKE RETCHES

-Jeff! Jeff! All right, darling!

Good lad. Just let it all out.

-HE COUGHS

-Let it all out. Good lad!

-Was he knocked unconscious at all?

-Yeah.

-Ah, my leg!

-All right, how long for?

-Just a couple of minutes, I think.

I want you to take some big breaths on this, OK? Good boy.

-Oh...

-It's all right, mate, he's going to be fine.

Yeah, don't worry, he'll be fine, he'll be fine.

TYRES SQUEAL

HE PANTS

CAR ALARM WAILS

OK, Sam's fired her legal team.

So she'll be representing herself at the hearing.

So, if Sam's conducting her own defence,

is she going to be cross-examining me about my GMC statement?

-That's why I wanted to warn you.

-She'll be questioning me as well.

I've been questioned by Sam before. It's not nice.

Well, look, the hearing will be starting shortly.

I can't be more than two doctors down today. Dylan, will you go?

Show Sam some support and, when it's time for Zoe's testimony,

-give us the heads up and come back and switch over, OK?

-OK.

-Thank you.

BELL TOLLS

Keith!

I wanted to be here to support you, son.

I told you I never want to see you again.

Tom, this is Jake Fisher, 12 years old.

He was involved in a slow fail-to-stop RTC, briefly KO'd.

His GCS was 13, got a fractured left tibia.

BP is 120 systolic, pulse 90 and sats are at 98% on O2.

Hold that for me, please. Let's have him over on three when we're ready.

-One, two, three...

-Ah!

Resps 28, a bit of entonox, 2½ of morphine.

-Your mum won't thank us for ruining your trousers.

-I live with Dad!

Er, yeah. This is his dad Terry.

-What happened?

-He was run over - some madman!

-Hey, Jake, I'm Tom...

-ON RADIO: 'RTC on Stanley Road.

-'Seriously injured driver. Over.'

-How you feeling?

-Sore!

This is open clinically fractured. Call X-ray for a trauma series, then CT head and neck.

If you take a seat and wait until you're called and, please remember,

-don't discuss the case.

-Yes.

-Thank you.

Dr Nicholls, would you follow me, please?

Good luck, Sam.

'We're here today'

to determine Dr Samantha Nicholls' fitness to practise.

I shall be asking for testimony from current and former colleagues

and I will ask the panel to consider,

in the light of their testimony, whether Dr Nicholls

has a record of behaving inappropriately under pressure.

We shall also consider whether she has breached good medical practice

which sets out the standards that doctors must follow at all times.

I'd like to bring in the first witness, Mr Chairman. Mr Keith Parr.

Before Mr Parr testifies, I would like to show the panel

CCTV footage from Holby City Hospital

of the incident itself on January 8th.

So, Mr Parr, we can quite clearly see Dr Nicholls restrain you there.

Her senior colleague, Dr Zoe Hanna, seems quite horrified by what she's watching.

-And Dr Nicholls has hold of you for quite some time.

-Yes.

With consequent injury?

To my neck, yes.

Mr Parr suffered a hairline fracture of cervical vertebrae C4,

as indicated on the original scans.

Mr Fisher, CT scans and X-ray are back. Jake will be fine.

-But unfortunately, he has fractured his tibia.

-What's my tibia?

It's your shinbone, mate.

It's right here. The car bumper must have cracked it. But I'm afraid

-you'll need an operation.

-Will I need crutches after?

-You'll be in a plaster for about six weeks.

-I'm afraid you won't play football for a couple of months.

-Good.

-I hate football.

-Oh...

-Whoa!

-You OK, Mr Fisher?

-Yeah, it's just, um...

Just shock, I think. If anything happened to Jake, I wouldn't know what to do.

Is there anyone we can call for you? Jake's mum?

Jake's mum isn't around. She left a while ago.

Doesn't have much to do with Jake any more.

She ran off with my child minder.

She was Polish.

I would like to take Mr Parr through the CCTV footage again, Mr Chairman.

As you can see here, Mr Parr appears very aggressive

and Dr Keogh is forced backwards.

Dr Hanna's horrified reaction is not, in fact, due to my actions.

But it comes earlier when Mr Parr goes to strike Dr Keogh.

-And here, you can see I'm talking very calmly to Mr Parr.

-You had me in a head-lock!

I restrained you with appropriate force to prevent you injuring a colleague.

But that does not excuse what you di... Ahem...

It does not excuse what you did to me.

HE COUGHS >

Mr Parr, please understand you are under no pressure here.

This panel is simply a professional investigation

into Dr Nicholls' fitness to practise.

It is not here to judge you in any way.

Thank you.

Dr Nicholls?

No more questions, Mr Chairman.

Thank you, Mr Parr. Your testimony is concluded. You are free

to leave or you may sit in the public area

and observe the rest of the proceedings, as you see fit.

I would like to read to the panel a few comments

from Dr Nicholls' colleagues and ask for her response to them.

I understand it's a shock to see your child injured,

but really, Jake will be fine. Children are surprisingly resilient.

Thank you. I just can't believe I just stood there

and let some thug mow my child down!

Things like this, they happen very fast, out of nowhere.

You did the right thing in not letting things get any worse.

I hope they find that man. He was covered in blood.

He can't get very far without being seen.

Just tell the police everything you saw, like what type of car it was.

Do you remember? You didn't get a bump to the head as well, did you?

No, nothing like that. It's just, um...

I don't drive. My wife used to do all that.

I think it was...red.

OK, well, look don't worry about it.

Just look after yourself and Jake and we'll get him up to theatre as soon as we can.

-Get off me!

-Mark Burton, 34, patient refused a collar. He's been involved in a RTC.

His car versus a parked vehicle, no other persons involved.

He's also got a wound on the right side of the neck,

but how he got it at the scene, I don't know,

and he's certainly not going to tell us. On three, please.

-Everyone got a bit? Over on one...

-Wayne, can you cross match six units?

-..three!

-Right, what's his name?

-Mark.

-Hi, Mark, I'm Dr Hanna.

-Can you tell me how you did this to your neck?

-I'm OK, I want to go now.

Whoa...

-You've been in the wars!

-I can look after myself! Just let me go home!

Stay still!

Let's listen to the chest. Scarlett, can we clean up some of this blood to see what we're dealing with?

-Get your hands off me!

-OK, airway's patent, breath equal and symmetrical.

-Circulation?

-Still systolic at 85

-Keep the pressure on there, Lloyd.

-Got it.

-We need to get that BP up. Push the fluids, get another line in

and get one unit of O-neg while we're waiting for the cross match.

-Are we on that, Wayne?

-Yeah.

-Great.

HE COUGHS

Staff Nurse Scarlett Conway describes Dr Nicholls as strong.

-Presumably meaning strong enough to break a man's neck?

-Um...

I don't believe that that was the intention

of Staff Nurse Conway's statement.

-She meant... She meant strong personality.

-Either way,

I think that we'll all agree that Dr Nicholls is clearly regarded

as a forceful individual within her ED.

Her Clinical Lead, Dr Niccolo Jordan...

"Dr Nicholls' greatest strengths

"her fearlessness in the face of physical threat or danger,

"as evidenced by her arguably reckless actions

"during the major incident on Silverton Estate,

"may also turn out to be her greatest weakness."

Would you like to comment on that, Dr Nicholls?

I, um...

I think the key phrase here is "arguably" reckless.

I didn't endanger anyone else but myself.

So you're impulsive? You have a tendency to extreme physical action?

-Look, I did what I had to do to save lives.

-No more questions, Mr Chairman.

I suggest a 15-minute break before the next testimony.

-If that's OK with both parties?

-Yes, Mr Chairman.

Then I'd like to call Corporal Ian Dean.

Can I get some help in here, please?

You're very lucky it wasn't an artery.

OK. Right, I want his systolic above 100,

and his tachy down to 90 before I'll be happy.

Street-fighting man, by the looks of him.

Some of those bruises are weeks old.

It's not for us to judge, Lloyd.

What?

-Dylan, what?

-Don't panic, Sam, I...

-I didn't touch him. I found him collapsed in the loo.

-Keith?!

-Are you OK?

-He's obviously got some renal problem.

He's obviously in some pain.

I'm going to come with you, Keith.

-I'll be with you. I'll come to the hospital.

-Get her away from me!

-Keep the mask on, Mr Parr!

-Get her away from me!

Hi, yes. This is, um, Dr Sam Nicholls.

Is it possible to speak to, um...?

Sorry, yes, um, speak to Mr Jordan?

OK. Thanks, bye. >

Yeah, so what you want to do is go around the corner there

-and it's the second on your left.

-Thank you very much.

-All right.

Um, I'm looking for my fiance, Mark Burnton.

I just had a call from the police to say he's been in an accident.

-OK, um, if you take a seat, I'll get someone.

-All right

Dr Hanna to Reception, please.

Dr Hanna to Reception.

Mr Parr. Dr Nicholls phoned to say you were on your way.

Dr Nicholls wants you to keep me here, I suppose?

No. Just to let us know your condition was acute.

We're two doctors down today, so we needed an early warning.

We'll need a physical examination, blood tests and an ultrasound.

What exactly are you looking for?

Abnormalities. Although we don't quite know what yet.

-Noel.

-Yeah, um, Mark Burnton's fiancee here.

-Look, is Mark OK? What's happened?

-Let's talk in the Relatives' Room.

Corporal, can you tell us how you know Dr Nicholls?

We worked on a MERT team together in Camp Bastion.

Medical Emergency Response Team.

We deploy in Chinook helicopters with a 12-member team,

eight military, four medical.

Can you describe a typical MERT operation?

For security reasons, we only touch down on the ground for ten minutes at a time.

My men secure the landing zone while the medics treat casualties.

Am I right in saying that all members of your unit,

including the medical personnel, are armed?

-You are.

-What kind of weapon was Dr Nicholls armed with?

Typically, an SA-80 standard issue British Army combat rifle,

which would remain in the helicopter,

and a Browning 9mm semi-automatic in a thigh holster.

Now...can you tell us the events of July 26th 2011?

We were deployed to an incident in a neighbourhood caff a few kilometres from base.

It been targeted by a suicide bomber.

What happened next?

Well, Dr Nicholls followed standard procedure,

which is to triage the wounded and treat them in order of seriousness,

regardless of whether they're our forces,

enemy combatants or civilians.

I understand that Dr Nicholls prioritised an Afghani local.

Yeah.

And what happened next?

Look, these kind of attacks often come in two waves.

It's the initial bombing,

then, once we've arrived on the scene, a secondary attack.

Dr Nicholls was treating her patient on the ground, when he made a suspicious move.

It appeared he was going to trigger another device.

Dr Nicholls followed procedure and her training.

Go on.

She pulled her sidearm and shot the suspect.

She shot her patient?

THEY MURMUR

Correct.

-Fatally?

-Yes.

According to Army reports, Dr Nicholls discharged

three bullets from her weapon.

If you say so.

Are three bullets at point-blank range normal

-to completely neutralise a target?

-It's restrained.

Dr Nicholls succeeded in removing the threat.

By killing a man?

No more questions, Mr Chairman.

DOOR OPENS

-OK.

-Can I see him?

-No, not just yet. He's still undergoing treatment.

Sit down.

Mark had a very deep wound to his neck,

which needed ligation of a major blood vessel and a number of deep sutures.

Have you got any idea how he might have got them?

Er, no. Look, is it serious?

He might have a scar, but otherwise no.

A few inches either way, though, and it would've been a completely different story.

Please, will you make sure that he knows I'm here and will you just

tell him...tell him that everything's going to be all right?

-Tell him that.

-Of course I will.

Mark was a bit out of it when he came in, so would you mind filling in some paperwork for me? Just basic stuff.

Er, yeah, of course. Anything to help.

Can I ask you a question?

Mark seemed to have a number of old injuries on his body.

Do you know what might've caused them?

Does he have any medical problems that I should be aware of?

Um...

No. Um, I mean...

you know, he's a big, clumsy oaf, is Mark. He's always falling over

-and banging himself up.

-I just thought he might've been involved in some fights, you know.

Well...nothing serious.

He's a bloke.

You're thinking the same thing everyone else thinks.

-That he's my bit of rough?

-No.

-We've been together almost four years now, you know.

-Good for you.

Right, if you can wait here and fill that out,

I'll send somebody in when you can see him, OK?

Thanks. I appreciate it.

OK.

OK, usual bloods, please, Scarlett. Looking for inflammatory markers.

I'll need a neck head CT scan and an ultrasound.

-Then can we find Mr Parr a bed in CDU, please, until the results are back?

-What's wrong with me?

That's what we're going to find out.

I going to take some bloods, Mr Parr, OK?

-What's the story with Parr?

-He collapsed at the hearing.

-What, and?!

-I know! Listen, Zoe, you'd better get down there. They'll need you soon enough.

-Well, I've got to send this patient for some scans first.

-All right, OK.

OK, we're moving Jake to CDU now. He'll be more comfortable there before he goes to theatre.

Right, young man, you relax and, er, let me do the driving, eh?

Going to tell me how you did this to your neck, then, Mark?

And don't tell me it's a shaving injury.

I hear that one about three times a week.

I've had me stitches. I want to go now.

You've been in a car accident, Mark. You're very lucky, you know.

X-rays shows there's no fractures,

but I'll send you for a CT scan just to be on the safe side. OK?

Just you relax, yeah.

MARK!

-I've been so worried about you!

-Oh, it's OK.

Have you talked to the police yet?

-He's got to go for a CT scan first, so sit down, please.

-You OK?

Yeah, it's nothing, um...

Come on.

All right, in we go. >

In my experience, Corporal...

..medical personal, when treating enemy combatants, can be fired upon.

Yes, Dr Nicholls.

It's a dangerous job.

And can you perhaps explain to the panel

some of the other differences between working on a MERT team

and in an ED back home?

Well, you have the Golden Hour in which to save a patient.

We have the Platinum Ten Minutes.

Decisions have to be made fast and in dangerous situations.

Thank you, Corporal.

No more questions.

Thank you, Corporal Dean. You're free to leave.

Can I say one more thing?

Go ahead.

There were 12 people in the helicopter that day.

Both the pilots and one of the nurses are still working at Camp Bastion.

Two of my infantry soldiers and both my gunners

have been invalided out with life-changing injuries.

Both paramedics and a third soldier are dead.

Dr Nicholls and I are here.

And the seven Afghan civilians

that Dr Nicholls worked on in the back of the helicopter that day

are all still alive.

-You can wait in here until Jake comes back from his X-rays.

-OK, thanks.

Is something wrong?

I think, that other couple earlier, that was them from this morning.

That was the man who ran Jake over.

Dr Hanna's patient? He'd been in an RTC.

Sorry, a Road Traffic Collision. A car crash?

The police are here already waiting to speak to him.

-We can tell them if you like.

-Nah, I don't really want to get involved.

Well, I understand that, but he could have killed Jake.

And if you don't do anything about this, some other father might not be so lucky.

That's not my responsibility. I've got Jake to look after.

I mean, a man like that! What if he comes after me?!

-I'm enquiring about my son, Keith Parr.

-Right, er...

Yeah, um, Keith's just been moved to CDU -

the Clinical Decisions Unit. They must've finished his tests.

-Would you like me to show you?

-No.

If you could just let him know I'm here?

Only if he needs me.

I'll wait here.

One long continuous breath.

Keep going, keep going.

Thanks, Tom.

Stop.

Hi.

I've just been talking to my colleague

and it looks like Mark was responsible

-for running over a 12-year-old boy earlier on today.

-What?

Well, it must've been an accident. Mark's not like that.

Well, there's a witness who says he saw Mark fighting with a woman beforehand.

He was fighting with you, wasn't he?

Look, it was nothing. It was just a domestic.

-What have you done to your hand?

-Nothing.

-The same witness said

that he saw Mark covered in blood before the car crash. Is that because you were trying to defend yourself?

-Pushing him away?

-Look, I just cut it when I was leaving the house in a hurry trying to get here!

-If Mark's abusing you, there are people that can help...

-No, I just want to be left alone with Mark!

What have you said to them?

-So, you and Dr Nicholls are husband and wife?

-Separated.

No-one's served divorce papers yet?

-No.

-And you work together at the same hospital?

It must be quite an amicable relationship.

Not really, no. We argue just about all day, every day.

Like an old married couple.

Like an estranged married couple.

Is Dr Nicholls in the habit of intervening when you have an argument with someone else?

Er...

She wouldn't have a minute to herself if she did.

Presumably, from experience, you know exactly

-how vigorously your wife...

-Estranged wife.

..can take action when called upon to do so.

Were you surprised by how she handled Mr Parr?

Dr Nicholls, er, does not suffer fools gladly.

-Um, so no.

-So I see.

-She's quick-tempered?

-That's not what I said.

How do you think her experience in Afghanistan affected her?

Um...

She's a strong, confident, resourceful woman.

-I don't think it affected her at all.

-Not at all?

Not even when she shot and killed a man?

Is that my test results?

Yes, Keith, they are.

Have I got cancer?

Yes. You have.

-I'm sorry.

-But you... But you can treat it, right?

Well, yes, we can, but, er... unfortunately, it's advanced.

It's spread to other parts of your body, including your lungs.

You'll need a complete full screening to determine

the rest of the spread, but, er...I'm very sorry.

What are my chances?

Honestly?

Yes.

50/50.

There's something else I need to, er, discuss with you.

Er, your neck scans.

I've known you for some time now, Dr Keogh,

and, in my experience, I wouldn't say you're a violent man.

You must have been terrified when Mr Parr attacked you.

-I was terrified.

-If I hadn't intervened...

who knows what could've happened?

I'm only glad you did. God only knows what might've happened.

-Thank you, Dr Keogh.

-I mean... Who knows?

Um, I might not even be here today if you hadn't have stepped in.

Very interesting and informative exercise it's been, too.

Great.

-No more questions...

-It's not every day

-you find out your wife killed a man and forgotten to tell you...

-Dylan!

..which only goes to prove that Dr Nicholls' treatment of Mr Parr

was in no way motivated by her relationship with me.

No more questions, Mr Chairman.

-I'll just check Mark's neck, so can you give us a couple of minutes, please?

-OK.

I don't want Jake anywhere near him.

It's OK. You're safe. The police were notified.

He's given a statement saying that he ran Jake over.

-Someone should show that man what he's done.

-Why don't you?

You did that. You ran my son down in front of me.

Let alone what you did to him, how do you think that makes me feel? I don't care how bad a day you had!

You had no right crashing into our lives on a normal school run day

and turning everything on its head for the next three months!

I'm sorry.

I'd like to say sorry to your little lad, too, when he's feeling a bit better.

OK, then.

Thank you.

Keeley was right. You are a big softie.

Mark...who did this to you?

Most of the injuries are on the right-hand side.

We thought you'd sustained it in the car crash.

But the boy's dad said you were covered in blood before that, so...

Keeley's left-handed, isn't she?

She's about six inches shorter than you.

She did this to you, didn't she?

I don't know what came over me.

You know, I've never hit her back before.

I mean, you don't, do you? A man doesn't hit a woman.

But today...

..she woke me up by whacking me straight back into last night's row.

Then in the car to work, same thing, punching me as we drove.

I just snapped.

Chased her out of there.

I turned the corner, she was waiting.

Bottled me...right there.

She ran away by the time I got back to my feet.

I went back to my car...

Well...you know the rest.

You're right, Mark.

Real men don't hit women and you're a decent man.

Yes, you made a mistake this morning, but you know that.

You can do a lot better than Keeley.

-Zoe, can I have a word, please?

-I've got to go to the hearing!

-It's important.

THEY LAUGH

This is Keith Parr's scan at the time of the incident with Sam

and this is his scan today.

-See what I see?

-Yes.

You need to get this in front of the GMC when you testify.

-Let's get this copied onto a memory stick.

-Quickly.

I promise it won't happen again!

I just get so mad sometimes and you...you're just...

-You're too laid-back!

-And we're too different.

I know it's not perfect, I know that, but it's ours.

I know I can be better, I can do it!

You cut me with a broken bottle this morning.

You did all this.

It's over.

No.

No, I'm not going to let you do this!

-You need to calm down.

-Don't you tell me to calm down!

It's something that doctor said, isn't it?

She's turned your head! God, Mark, you can be so stupid sometimes!

-Keeley...

-Where is she? Where's she gone? I'm going to find her?

-Keeley!

SIREN BURSTS

Oi! Oi!

-Yeah, you! What have you been saying to my fiance?

-I don't have time!

-That he can do better than me?

-Who do you think you are?

-I haven't got time!

-But you've time to bust up my relationship, but not face me!

-Don't walk away from me!

-Oww! Oww!

-Hey, hey, hey, easy!

-Get off me!

-Do this to all your male patients?!

-Security!

-Pick the ones you fancy?!

-Whoa, easy!

-Listen...

-Get off me!

-I don't think so!

-Listen to me!

Your boyfriend has told me exactly what you've done to him.

And if he chooses to tell the police, I'll be more than happy,

more than happy to give them a full report of all of his injuries!

And I'll be testifying that you assaulted Dr Hanna so, if I was you, I'd just shut it, eh, love!

Get off. I said get your hands off me!

-You all right, kid?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Shall we get you a cup of tea?

-No, I've...

I've got to get to Sam's hearing. Thank you.

Well, what was that about?

Don't know. She wants to try working with you(!)

Yeah, not my hair!

-New evidence?

-Medical information that came to light today. I believe it's highly relevant to the case.

A few hours ago, my colleague, Mr Jordan,

performed a number of medical tests on Mr Parr.

He may well have saved his life in doing so.

The results reveal that Mr Parr has cancer.

Because it's been developing in his body for quite some time,

it has spread. And the results show that, in simple terms,

it's weakened his bone structure.

He's susceptible to pathological fractures that otherwise wouldn't occur.

And because his bones are fragile,

it would take less force than normal to break his bones.

We know there are no absolutes. There's...no absolutely perfect diagnosis.

There's no absolutely perfect doctor.

If you were to strike off all the doctors

on the medical register that's ever made a questionable decision or an error of judgement, well,

there'd be no medical professionals left.

Thank you, Dr Hanna.

I suggest a 15-minute break before closing statements.

Ian.

I've got to be at Northolt by 1830 hours.

-Straight back to Afghanistan?

-Yeah, it's a living.

Look, um, about what you said in there.

-It's fine.

-Actually, it's about what you didn't say...

Like I said, it's fine.

The Army don't want such matters discussed in open court now, do they?

No.

-I'm sorry I can't stay to hear the decision, but I'm sure you'll be all right.

-Thank you.

-Nearly over, Sam.

-Yeah.

I think, now we know about Keith's illness, that should help you.

I shouldn't have laid a finger on him.

That's what this is really about. His illness may account for nothing.

Dylan...

About that man I... killed in Afghanistan...

Mm-hm?

I thought he was reaching for a bomb trigger.

-He had this device with a button on...

-It was war, Sam.

You, far more than I, know that changes things.

Come here.

There is just one more thing I'd like to say to the panel before you retire to make your decision.

It's a name.

Saleh Al-Rangur.

Saleh Al-Rangur was 28 years old.

He was there that day in the cafe with his young son.

Saleh Al-was not the most healthy of young men.

He suffered severely with asthma.

The hospital at Camp Bastion had given him an inhaler.

Saleh Al-Rangur was the young man I shot three times.

He was not trying to trigger an explosive device.

He was trying to show me the...

inhaler in his hand, because he couldn't breathe properly.

And in a room full of dust and pain...

..I made a mistake.

And I killed an innocent man.

The Army reprimanded me and, er,

they didn't make a note of it on my record.

They said, at times of war, things like this happen and...

..perhaps they do.

I killed Saleh Al-Rangur...

..and I will live with that for ever.

The panel shall now retire to consider its decision.

Have you heard anything yet about the verdict on Dr Nicholls?

Yes, the panel have retired to, er, to make their decision.

But you told them about this, right? My cancer. They need to know.

Yes, Keith, we told them.

The other thing I wanted to talk about is your treatment and it

-looks like we can get going on that next week, if that's OK.

-OK, good.

Thank you.

I don't know what to say.

I really hope that you get better.

One of the key elements to a successful recovery

is the support that you get from your friends and your family.

You'd be surprised what a difference it can make. Talk to your mother.

OK, they're back. Fingers crossed, eh?

Cleared.

CHEERING NICK: I'm really pleased.

-Aw, fantastic.

-Right, let's hit the boozer.

I want to hear these war stories.

-Well done, babes.

-Good to hear.

-Thank you.

-Congratulations.

-Well done, babe.

-Congratulations.

-Well done, yeah.

-Thank you.

Why didn't you tell me you'd killed a man?

We're doctors. We see people dying every day.

On the whole, not ones we've shot ourselves.

-Would you have listened if I had?

-Of course.

No, I mean, actually listened, not just made some dry remark,

patted me on the back, and got out of there as quick as you could?

When do I ever do that? OK, OK, I do do that.

But there's only so many times I can hear extreme sports experiences.

Anyway, if you'd wanted to talk so much, why didn't you tell me about your affair?

I told you in just about every other way conceivable.

-Oh, does everybody know?

-SHE SIGHS

-About Afghanistan?

-Well, if they don't, they will after the first drink.

What?

It was quite interesting today, wasn't it? Our moment in court.

Neither of us could storm out and slam a door.

It's a shame we never tough it out more in the past.

Yes. Yes, it is.

Thanks, Dylan.

I know you have a unique way of going about it.

-Zoe, I'm getting another round in. Do you want one?

-G & T, please.

Do you, um, do you want to come for one?

Er, no.

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