A History of Violence Casualty

I'm never going to get away with that, am I?

It was at my sister's wedding.

Some stupid waitress poured half a pint of gravy down my neck.

Do you reckon I can get away with that?

What's in the bag?

A load of my stuff that was gathering in your flat.

You snuck in when I wasn't there?

I didn't want a big drama and I don't want one here.

What are saying? Sam, don't you think you owe me an explanation?

You hit me.

It was an accident! I would never hurt you.

I said I was sorry. How many times do I have to say that?

It's not just about that. It's everything else.

The way you're going, you could endanger people's lives.

If it makes you feel better, you hide behind that.

You know what I think?

You can't cope with me, or anyone showing the tiniest bit

of vulnerability, the tiniest bit of emotion,

-Really?

-Yeah, it freaks you out.

The fact you can't see how bad this is,

that's what freaks me out.

All right, Jakub. I thought you'd be back in Poland by now, sir.

My lift. He's been given more work.

You've really got to do something about that cough.

Especially if you're going to be sitting here for a while.

Yes, yes, yes. Get yourself a sandwich, all right?

Good boy.

Don't you start.

We are not a drop-in centre.

That man doesn't impact your life at all.

If they find out you're giving away free sandwiches, we'll be inundated.

And who are they, exactly?

I hope you ain't calling me a racist.

What is the matter with her?

Women's toilets have been out of order for the past two days, mate.

It's sent her bonkers.

Didn't need much.

Right, no one told me it had been rescheduled.

Nah, I tell you what it is.

They're trying to put me on the back foot.

Yeah, because they're not interested in my side of the story.

They just want me out.

Yeah, I don't even think it's worth me going...

Listen, I'm going to phone him now. OK, bye.

Oi!

Get here!

You're going nowhere, mate... I'm calling the police...

Argh!

Get down. Argh!

Stay there, stay there, stay there.

Put it on.

Ow!

I think my son's broken his arm.

Right, I'm going to need his name, date of birth and address, please.

It's OK, Louise, I've got this.

-Name?

-Tyler Preece. He's eight.

OK, Tyler. I know this isn't nice and you're in a lot pain,

but we don't tolerate screamers here, OK?

What?

Brooke!

Brooke!

Do you know how long you were out for?

Just for a couple of seconds.

The knife the man attacked you with. How big was it?

About that.

That is truly shocking.

Right, so he knifed you, then he bit you?

Nice.

Sounds like this bloke needs to be taken off the streets sharpish.

It happened about 40 minutes ago when we were in the park.

I didn't even know kids climbed trees nowadays.

I thought they were all glued to their games consoles.

He'll climb anything.

All right. Let's pop you up on the bed, Tyler.

Ow!

-Tyler Preece?

-Yeah.

How far you did fall, Tyler?

It wasn't that high. About four foot.

I just need to lift his top to check the damage.

All right, Tyler, just tell me where the pain is, OK?

-Ow!

-It's OK, you're being really brave.

Ow!

OK, all right, mate, OK.

Ow!

OK, OK. I think he's fractured his left arm,

so let's give him 0.1 mgs

of intra-nasal diamorphine per kilogram,

put his arm in a sling and sort out x-rays.

Ow!

How did he get these?

From the fall, I guess.

Is that it?

I'll be back in a sec with the drugs.

Where are you going?

Pick me up?

Don't need a pick me up.

The course of true love never runs smooth.

So what's the big lump done?

You're looking remarkably chipper.

There's no point getting worked up about it, is there?

-Worked up about what?

-Nothing.

Do you know, I remember my first Charge Nurse interview.

Actually, I still get the nightmares.

So, you're going up for the band six post?

Yeah, but I am trying to keep it under wraps, yeah.

Fletch, this is Mr Marcus Leyton, 35.

He was mugged about an hour ago.

He's sustained a knife wound to his left hand

and he's been bitten on his right hand.

Nothing like overkill.

OK, well, straight through to cubicles.

Have the coffee later, then, yeah?

Do your best, Mum.

I can't fix this!

For a split second, when I saw you here,

I thought you'd remembered what day it is.

It's Josh's birthday.

I'm calling an ambulance.

Have you ever drunk fizzy pop so fast it comes out of your nose?

OK, you're going to take a big sniff for me on three.

Ready? One, two, three.

There we go. Not half as bad, was it?

Could you give me any idea when he might be discharged?

I've got a job interview. It's important...

I'm not sure. We need to wait for the x-ray.

I want Lewis.

You can nag me as much as you like. You can't have him.

He's lying in a pool of water.

Who's Lewis?

His teddy.

You didn't leave him in the park, did you?

Lewis is fine. He'll be fine.

I can rearrange the interview. I just need to know.

I'll go and see if I can find Dr Kent for you.

Oh, Dr Kent.

Tyler's mum wants to know how long they're going to be in here.

When the X-rays have been done,

I'm handing him over to the paediatric team.

-He's being admitted?

-Yep.

-Why?

-I spoke to Social Services,

and apparently he was under a care plan until a few months ago,

and he's got hand-shaped bruises on his shoulders.

Well, if they're staying overnight, she should know.

Robyn, look.

Leave it to the paediatric team. I don't want it kicking off down here.

She doesn't really seem the kicking off sort.

Really? You know her well?

-No, but...

-Then do as I say.

I called the ambulance ten minutes ago.

She's in a real state and she needs help now.

I mean, that laptop's got our whole life on it, you know.

Photos of our wedding,

pictures of my little girl just after she was born.

I still don't think I would have gone after him.

I wasn't thinking...

Well, you must be intrinsically brave. Unlike my colleague here.

Well, in the heat of the moment,

who's to say I wouldn't have done the same?

You wouldn't.

Cheers(!)

I meant I was reckless in what I did.

Could you touch your fingertips to your thumb, please?

Flex your middle finger for me.

All right, there might be some tendon damage.

What does that mean?

We'll get plastics down here to take a look.

Are you up to date with your tetanus jab?

Allergic to penicillin?

That looks like a piece of glass.

Yeah, it is.

Are you sure the guy attacked you with a knife?

Yeah.

Then do you have any idea how the glass might have got in there?

I must have fallen on it.

Listen, I'm supposed to be meeting my wife for lunch.

You wouldn't mind giving her the heads up, would you?

It's just if I talk to her, she's going to get hysterical.

Sure. Have we got her details?

Yeah, they're on that next of kin form.

I'll organise for an x-ray.

Make sure there's no other bits in there. I'll be right back.

Fletch. Knife crime?

Excuse me?

What's the protocol?

I don't need to be coached right now.

The candidate seems a little defensive.

Fine.

I think the first rule of knife crime is,

you need to establish whether it is a knife crime.

Did they say how long they'd be?

I just saw someone go in. I didn't interrogate them.

Out. Come on, this way.

Whoa. What's going on?

Give someone an inch and they take a mile.

That's what's going on.

It's been nice.

Don't. You'll just encourage him.

His mate Jake broke his arm a few weeks ago.

He was out of hospital in four hours.

Lucky Jake!

So what's this about?

Tyler's on drugs that could knock out a horse.

We just need to keep an eye on him.

You're judging me on something that happened three years ago.

-I don't know...

-You're not a very good liar, are you?

I know you and Tyler have been involved with the Social Services.

He was put into foster care for six months.

I will never let that happen again.

What happened?

His dad fractured Tyler's skull.

Is dad still on the scene?

If he was on the scene, do you think I'd have custody of my son?

Kids have accidents.

I know.

Then why is this feeling so cloak and dagger?

There's someone on the top level. Matches Brooke's description.

What state's she in?

Bleeding and behaving "erratically".

Hey!

Hey, it's OK, don't worry. Don't worry. We just want to talk to you.

What are you doing?

Requesting police assistance.

There's some obvious health and safety issues here.

Well, a load of sirens aren't going to help, are they?

What's your name, love?

Brooke, isn't it?

I don't want this.

What don't you want, Brooke?

Help.

Brooke.

Brooke, can you do me a favour? Can you just sit back down, please?

I'm serious. Just...

Just leave me.

Can I have a look at your tummy?

Don't waste your time.

Save someone who's worth it.

I think you're worth it.

You don't know what I've done.

Well, go on, kid.

I'm all ears.

I wrecked my parents' marriage.

Got my boyfriend sent down.

Much as I like a girl who takes responsibility,

I think you might be being a bit hard on yourself.

Is this your boyfriend?

My brother.

I killed him.

Well, the good news is, there's only one piece of glass in there.

It's crazy. You spend weeks worrying about one thing and then something

completely unexpected comes at you from leftfield.

Puts things into perspective.

Still think you should have told the police.

You haven't reported it?

MOBILE RINGS

It's your work again.

Can you dress it, and I'll speak to the surgeons.

Why are they phoning you?

Because you're not picking up.

Look, I'm going to explain what's happened.

Don't! Don't. I don't want to think about work.

You'll care when we can't make the next mortgage payment.

The meeting this morning was just a formality.

I'm gone, love. I'm gone.

They're doing a round of redundancies.

It really isn't your day, is it?

No. It really isn't.

Can you pass me my phone, please?

It's not here.

They ran off with it.

Marcus...

I had to wrap it around my hand.

Why didn't you just use this?

It's all over your jacket. This is your best suit!

Well, I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking about the dry cleaning bill!

It just seems a bit odd.

You don't think he was mugged?

I don't know.

They took his phone.

OK, if we got the same set of circumstances,

only Marcus was a teenager with a hoodie,

we'd be asking questions, wouldn't we?

This just gets better and better.

Not only am I a cold-hearted, emotional cripple,

I'm a snob now, too.

I was talking about both of us.

What's going on?

I don't know.

Is it Tom?

Just leave it, Fletch, please.

So are we in the "I forgot to take the bins out,

"left the toilet seat up" territory?

Right, OK. Big stuff, then.

Tom does have a point.

It's not going to do the child any good if the mother gets aggressive,

or if she tries to leave with the boy.

She's not aggressive. She's upset and scared.

And there's no way she's going anywhere with that kid.

OK, Robyn.

Everyone's treating her like a ticking timebomb.

She's a mother asking perfectly reasonable questions.

Calm down, I'll talk to Tom.

-Good luck with that.

-Why?

Nobody's seen him for ages.

Look in the light.

-That's fat.

-It's gravy.

Same difference. Do you not have a scarf or something?

Oh, yeah. I'll just dig out my cravat(!)

I don't know what I can do.

-Listen, do you want me to get the job, or not?

-Of course.

Right. Do me a favour and see if you can find someone

-who can get rid of that.

-All right.

-Cheers.

-Oh, Tess, can I just have a quick...

-I can't help you.

Tom. Where have you been?

Sorting a bed for Tyler Preece.

For an hour?

You can't leave a junior nurse in charge of a case like this.

Are those Tyler's x-ray results?

-Yeah.

-What do they show?

It's a spiral fracture to the mid-shaft humerus.

The radiologist is questioning the mechanism of the injury.

What, you don't think he fell out of a tree?

I was wondering about that as well.

Tyler looked like a rabbit in headlights when I asked him about the park.

It's fine, Robyn. Tom's got it covered.

I don't think she hurt him.

I'm just thinking she's not telling us the full story.

Robyn, a word of warning.

If you are going to get too involved in every case

that passes through this ED, you're going to burn out very quickly.

I'm not getting involved.

I just think it's a bit lame to pass the buck

when I think we could get somewhere with her.

I am not passing the buck.

Right now, I don't care about the mother.

I care about Tyler, and I want this thing to be dealt with

in the calmest way possible for his sake.

And you want it to happen somewhere else.

If you won't listen, what is the point?

Do not yell at her at her like that!

If you managed her, I wouldn't have to.

The problem here is entirely yours,

and if you don't get a grip, I'll be making a formal complaint.

OK?

OK, on three, please. One, two, three.

-Ah!

-All right.

And over. One, two, three. There we go.

She's been drinking quite heavily.

I don't know if it's some mental health issues,

-but she ain't half coming out with some stuff.

-Like what?

She keeps telling us that she killed her brother.

We put a call in but we haven't heard anything yet.

What pain relief's she had?

10 of morphine.

Can we give her another five, please?

Get a big line in, get some bloods off and cross-match four units.

-All right, Wayne?

-Yep.

I don't want to be here.

I'm afraid you are.

Hey! Can we get the cannula back in, please?

-Try and keep still, Brooke.

-All right.

TOILET FLUSHES

What are you doing?

Solving the problem.

Where did you get all this stuff from, eh?

A friend owed me a favour.

Well, you ain't getting any money out of us.

I know.

So why are you doing it, then?

Do you think I like sleeping in places like this,

skulking around hospitals, hoping no one will notice me?

If someone gives me the opportunity to prove I'm worth more than that,

I'll grab it with both hands.

Then get a real job.

I can't.

Why?

No house, no job. No job, no house.

Where are you from?

Deepest, darkest London, mate.

Croydon?

Near there. How did you know that?

My cousin. He lives in Croydon for two years.

Now he speaks Polish with Croydon accent.

It's very depressing.

Don't knock Croydon, my friend.

It might be a bit rough round the edges, but the shopping is brilliant.

HE COUGHS

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

You're sweating and you don't look fine.

Please, get help.

Mac, have you seen Louise?

No.

She's gone AWOL and I want my lunch.

-Well, I can't help, I'm in the middle of mine.

-Oh, thanks(!)

Is that my muffin?

No.

You know, if I did this to her, she'd go flipping crazy.

"Oh, no, what time do you call this...?"

Are you all right, mate?

What macho nutjob brings dumbbells in to work?

"Dr Samantha Nicholls."

An orthopaedic surgeon is going to come down and talk to you.

They may want to do some more exploration.

Whether they operate today or not, I'm not sure.

Thank you.

Did you hear that? I'm going to need surgery.

Yeah, I heard.

Then maybe you should stop checking your e-mails.

I'm trying to find your phone.

If you just now click on that, that should do it.

Thank you. You installed that tracker app.

That's not exactly a priority right now, is it?

If we can find out where it is we can phone the police

and hopefully they'll be able to trace the person

that did this to you.

Look, Fiona, I just need you here for me.

That's exactly what I'm doing.

-Marcus!

-Please.

It's here. It's in the hospital.

Do you think maybe you dropped it?

That's not important. What's important is you, me and Amy, yeah?

Why are you being so weird?

Fiona, I've been mugged.

Yeah, and you've been in worse scrapes than this before

so what's with the little-boy-lost routine?

Just...

I'm just going to see if it's been handed in.

I think you should go with her, Fletch.

Marcus, you're shaking.

Sorry to interrupt, doc. There's been a bit of an accident

involving some of your personal effects.

There's a couple of forms to fill in.

How to get grease marks out of wool.

You haven't dropped boiling oil on a patient again, have you, Jamie?

No, I was just...

The drug cupboard needs restocking, and the resus bays need sorting out.

And that's not wool. It's polyester.

What's happened?

I think you know what happened!

I'm really sorry. I was in a rush this morning.

You OK? Do you need that looking at?

It's fine. I'm OK, thanks.

Healthy bank balance you've got there.

Hey, you're not one of those women

who writes to blokes in prison, are you?

-What?

-HMP Stonebridge?

I've got this covered, thanks.

Do either of you know when he got ill?

Yeah, he's had that cough for at least three weeks.

So he's been here before?

Yes, I tried to make him see somebody,

but he was having none of it.

Why?

Well, he's only been in the country 18 months.

He didn't want to take the mickey.

He's still entitled to NHS care.

I did explain that to him, but he wasn't having none of it.

He wanted to go back to Poland and have it treated there.

He's a very proud man.

Jamie, can you chase up the blood count,

U&E results and haematology for the cross match units, please?

Hi, it's the emergency department.

Can we have the results for Brooke Baines, please?

There's something in the uterus!

Mate of mine got made redundant last month.

He got himself into a bit of a state about it, angry, stressed.

My husband's not being made redundant.

Oh, it's just that he said...

Yeah, well, his version of events isn't always that reliable.

Sorry, mate, nothing's been handed in.

OK, well, tell you what, why don't we try and ring it,

-see if we can hear it?

-OK, good idea.

I got a call telling me my daughter was brought in by ambulance.

-What's her name?

-Brooke Baines.

She's in resus. I'll take you.

-Thank you.

-Thanks.

Her pulse is thready and her BP's taking a tumble.

Jamie, keep pushing those bloods through, please.

Her mother's here.

Not a good time.

What's happened to her?

We're trying to stabilise her now, but if you wait outside

we'll get someone to come and talk to you as soon as we can.

MOBILE RINGS

And can someone get that phone?

Yeah, I'm on it.

But she was OK. She was standing there, talking to me.

But then her body stopped compensating.

Sorry, Mum, I'm going to have to ask you to step outside for a minute.

I'm not going to lose another child!

Just for a moment.

Fletch? How did you get this number?

All right, just to let the team work on her for a moment.

All right. She's in very good hands. OK.

It's not just Dr Kent.

There are two other doctors questioning

how Tyler broke his arm now.

Why are you doing this?

You say you don't like cloak and dagger? Neither do I.

Honesty deserves honesty, doesn't it?

I didn't hurt my son.

There are handprints on his shoulders.

And you weren't in the park this morning, were you?

Did it happen at home?

At some point, you're going to have to talk to someone about this.

The longer you leave it, the worse it's going to get.

-It was an accident.

-OK.

I was changing the beds. I thought he was watching the TV.

I came into the kitchen just as he was opening the door.

I grabbed him, but his hand was already in the machine.

What machine?

The washing machine.

Why didn't you say that in the first place?

I gave Lewis to Tyler just before he went into care.

He takes it everywhere. It gets filthy.

He has a complete fit when I try to wash it.

The teddy was in the washing machine?

It's not the first time it's happened.

Before, he's just flooded the kitchen.

It's not funny!

He could have had his arm ripped off if I hadn't got there in time.

It's definitely my husband's phone. Who is she, this girl?

I can't give out a patient's details, I'm afraid.

I understand that, but I want to know why she had his phone.

And I can't answer that.

This girl, is she in a bad way?

-Mrs Layton.

-Yeah?

Listen, it's probably best if you go and wait in reception,

and then any news we've got, we can tell you while you're waiting.

It's my fault.

Karen, it's not.

The times I've wished she just wasn't here.

Like I willed it to happen.

That's no reason for you to blame yourself.

You don't know what's it been like.

My son died in there.

Yes, Brooke mentioned it to the paramedics.

She was blaming herself.

You can't go in there.

I just want to see her.

She must have bought it.

That's what happens, isn't it?

Stuff gets stolen and then it gets sold on really quickly.

Bought what?

Sorry, who are you?

Her mother. Who are you?

Do you know what happened to my daughter?

Then what are you doing here?

And why are you asking questions about her?

Sorry, it's me. Look, I must have made a mistake, OK?

I don't think you have.

Look, this isn't helping.

I want her to tell me exactly what happened to my daughter!

I'm sorry, I can't tolerate this kind of conflict

in a public area, please.

How are we looking?

BP's back up to 90/50.

Resps are down and she's got...

This can't be right.

..and here are the results of the urine test.

Brooke, can you hear me?

Yeah.

We're going to transfer you to theatre,

as the surgeon feels you need an operation.

What's wrong?

You're losing blood from an injury to your liver,

and the only way to resolve it is to turn the tap off, so to speak.

What happens if you don't?

That's not an option.

I have a right to say no.

Brooke. It's not just about you.

-It'll be better for Mum too...

-You're pregnant.

Whatever it is she's done, she didn't deserve this.

No, of course she didn't. And it will be dealt with.

This time, I have to do the right thing by her.

You're doing everything you can.

You're here for her now.

For the first time in a long time.

Why don't you sit down?

When did your son die?

Exactly two years ago.

It's his birthday and his anniversary today.

Right. What happened?

He had a party at the house.

He found pills in Brooke's bedroom.

Is she all right?

She's stable enough to go to theatre.

-Can I see her?

-Yeah. In fact, she's desperate to see you.

Mechanism for a spiral fracture?

I'm tied up with interviews, Robyn.

-Twisting force, right?

-Yes. And?

And you don't get much more twisty than a washing machine drum.

Is that what the mother's saying now?

Have you tried to open a washing machine when it's running?

-No.

-You can't.

They're taking Tyler up the children's ward!

There's going to be a meeting with social services,

a consultant, my team worker!

-Mum!

-I'm right behind you, darling.

You said it would all be OK if I told you the truth!

You can't open a washing machine door when it's still running.

That's the whole point! It's broken.

Are you just going to keep tweaking this story until I fall for it?

I've been negligent. I've let my child live in an unsafe environment.

I can hear the conversations right now.

If it is broken, then no one's going to judge you

because of a faulty appliance.

You have no idea, do you?

Where are you going?

The last time they took him away, he tried to cling on to me.

I ain't putting him through that hell again.

It'll be less painful if I'm not here.

You always wanted to be a granny.

I sort of thought the circumstances would be a bit different.

But you're happy?

I couldn't give you what you wanted...

..but I can give you this.

I don't know what you mean.

If I could have traded places with Josh, I would have done.

They're ready to take her up.

Why has she got your phone, Marcus?

I don't know...

"I don't know" isn't going to work this time.

We've called the police.

You had no right to do that.

We don't think that the blood on your jacket belongs to you.

Tell them that they're wrong.

I was trying to protect myself.

She's a girl, Marcus.

I didn't realise. She had a hood on and her face covered.

-I tried to help her.

-You stabbed her?

You're not listening to me.

I have listened to you, I have listened to you for far too long.

-This was different.

-It's all the same.

Tell them why you're going to lose your job.

Don't drag that into this.

Because you broke a colleague's jaw.

And if all your mates hadn't rallied round and it had been dealt

with it properly, you wouldn't have been free to do this.

Where are you going?

Do you want me to tell them the rest?

Look, you need to stop, think and breathe.

No matter how difficult this is for you, Tyler comes first.

He always comes first.

So you can't abandon him like this, then!

There is nothing I can do or say.

OK, he needs an overnight bag, pyjamas, and Lewis, probably.

Lewis is soaking wet.

Go home. Get his stuff together, wring Lewis out.

And get a video of that washing machine.

What?

Get a video of you opening the door when it's still running.

You can do that, right?

You're a good mum and you're obviously a fighter.

So stop acting so guilty, give it all you've got.

Will you stay with him?

Yeah.

If I get back, you've gone and I'm not allowed access to my kid...

I am not going to let that happen.

I didn't go through your stuff.

It must have got mixed up in my things.

I thought maybe you wanted me to find it.

Why would I want you to find this?

Because we are together and when you are with someone, this is the kind of stuff you share!

I know nothing about the man.

He knows nothing about me or my life.

He's your father and you've just found out he's in prison.

I don't care.

Do you know why he's in there?

Sam, I have no interest in him whatsoever, OK?

So this hasn't affected you at all. This has no bearing on your life?

No!

Pulse is high at 100,

and there's a consolidation in the right base.

How's his temperature?

That's high at 38.4.

I'm OK now that I'm lying down.

I think this is more than just fatigue.

What is it, then?

He's septic with a likely pneumonia.

How long have you had these spots on your neck, Jakub?

A few days.

Let's do a chest X-ray, get some blood and cultures off,

and I'll get the lab to check the inflammatory markers.

I'm going to start you on some antibiotics for now,

and I'll be back in a bit.

I think your work here is done.

If it hadn't been for Louise, I might have got no help at all.

No, just think. If she hadn't used you as slave labour,

you could have ended up in a right old mess.

Marcus Leyton is doing his hand-wringing routine.

He's desperate to talk to the police now.

Trying to get his piece in first. Why is she still with him?

Because she doesn't want to lose the lifestyle that they've got.

She's in denial, and she thinks he's going to change.

Like that ever happens.

-Ah, did you get the stain out?

-Yeah.

Excellent! Top man. I owe you a drink.

Right. I might have been a bit too thorough, though.

What do you mean?

You've rubbed the colour out of it!

Don't panic, because I've got a plan.

The HR person's a woman and this'll make you look proper "New Man".

It's a really positive message.

Parrot fever?

As I was saying, it's associated with people who keep birds.

But if you have come into contact with them,

maybe working in the poultry industry, something like that...

I'm a plumber.

Have you ever lived anywhere where there were birds?

They'd moved out by the time I got there.

Where was that?

The more you tell them, the more they can help you.

I lived in a house. A fallen down house.

A derelict house?

Were there droppings there?

That'd do it.

HE SPEAKS POLISH

You live like an animal, and you die like an animal.

But he's not going to die, is he?

No, not at all. I'm going to start you on a course of antibiotics,

and then we'll just keep you in for a few days to monitor you.

And then what? He's got nowhere to live.

I go home.

Sorry I'm late.

Better late than never.

Right, would you like to take a seat, Adrian?

Yeah.

It's a bit hot in here, isn't it?

Not really.

300 quid. You've got to be joking.

Jakub's man with the van,

the one who's meant to be taking him back to Poland.

Any idea when he's going to tip up?

It's been rumbling on for ages.

I thought as much.

Right, so let me just get the scenario straight.

We've got five ambulances waiting with patients,

the department's come to a halt, the wards are full,

and there's a bomb scare.

Actually, we dealt with the bomb in the last question.

So the bomb's gone?

Right. Then I'd talk to the bed manager,

and press them to do discharge ward rounds.

I'd then ask all discharged patients be moved to the ward day rooms,

that would free up the beds, and then I'd arrange ambulances

to take the patients home.

Basically, chivvy the whole thing along a bit.

I nearly had a flipping heart attack. I thought you'd done a bunk.

The buses were all up the spout

and I couldn't get the video on my phone to work.

Do you really think this will make a difference?

-It's the truth, isn't it?

-Of course.

Then you've got the evidence to back you up.

If the social want to talk to me, then that's fine.

-Really?

-Too right!

-Do you mind if I send this to my phone?

-Yeah, course.

It's the third floor.

There you go.

Thank you.

What's up with you?

I'm a hero.

Oh, not another birthday collection.

No, I'm doing a fun run. I just want to give something back.

Which charity?

A worthwhile cause.

I'll owe you.

Any news on Brooke Baines?

Operation went well.

Tricky one.

Scares the hell out of me, Charlie.

Brooke's only a few years older than Ella.

They're on pretty different trajectories.

You never know.

So I found a flight for £140, but there's £170 in there,

just to play it safe.

I can't accept this.

You've got to play ball, mate, otherwise I'm in serious trouble.

Is there anyone to look after you when you get back to Poland?

My wife and my children.

You never said.

You never listen.

True.

Why are you doing this?

Just can't help myself. I'm a bit like you, I guess.

I just like to make a difference.

Just don't say where the money came from, OK?

You're corrupt, but I like you.

You do know you are going to have to actually do this fun run, don't you?

Of course I do.

And you do know who'll be in charge of your training regime. Don't you?

How far gone is she?

Four months.

And she definitely wants to keep the baby?

Father's in prison, Brooke's life is chaotic, to say the least,

and she thinks this is going to solve it all.

Well, you never know. Maybe something will shift.

You think?

How do you feel?

Panic-stricken, which is marginally better than feeling nothing at all.

You know, after Josh died,

a lot of things were said that should never have been said.

She was just 17, and made to feel like a murderer.

You think everything's ground to a halt,

but life just keeps on rolling.

Just a question of whether you can roll with it, right?

I don't have a choice.

If Robyn hadn't done what she did,

that kid would have been put in foster care.

Talk to someone else, Tom.

You're right. You're right.

My judgment's gone and I've got to do something.

How much time do we spend together?

And you barely mention it, being adopted.

Because it's not something I like to dwell on.

Is that because you don't care

-or because it's too painful to talk about?

-I don't know.

I think you should go and see your father.

I can't.

-How else are you going to deal with this?

-I don't know.

You know, I care about you, but I cannot carry on like this.

So do as you say or else?

I was this close to crying at work today.

That is not going to happen again.

Look, I did my best.

And this is your best, is it?

-Yeah, you are the best...

-..wingman on the planet.

Here's the official letter. Congratulations.

Yes, congratulations. By the way, you owe both of us a very big drink.

Oh, absolutely.

We had some serious arm-twisting to do on your behalf.

You've got to be joking. I must have been a shoo-in!

At least we were only exposed to half of that nasty suit.

Excuse me, this cost me nearly 100 quid.

Could have got you a new one for that, son.

And the good news is, it's not the menopause.

I didn't know you were dating.

I've been looking forward to meeting you for quite a long time.

Well, you've got the advantage on me

because I didn't know you existed until your letter arrived.

-I'm Natalie, Fletcher's wife.

-Tess.

Jason, you can't live with us any more.

I've got the girls to think about. It's not all about you.

You're supposed to look after me!

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