Sleeping with the Enemy Casualty

-I can't help being thick.

-I blame the teacher.

-What, you think you can do better?

-Yes.

OK.

Knew it - a quitter can't stand being told no.

How has no-one killed you yet?

I'm going to get stuck in today.

Mmm, don't work too hard.

You know what you are? Tenacious.

Can you teach me how to spell it?

T...

I am now officially the new medical director.

MUSIC: Have A Nice Day by Stereophonics

# It started straight off Coming here is hell

# That's his first words We asked what he meant

# He said, "Where you from?" We told him our lot

# When you take a holiday

# Is this what you want? # FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Morning.

Better get a move on, I think.

Tea? Coffee?

Yes, please.

Ahem.

# Have a nice day... #

Ugh!

MUSIC: It Must Be Love by Madness

Where's my bra?

Oh, where's my bra?

I wasn't sure which you wanted, so I've put the kettle on.

OK.

I'll be ready in five minutes.

Take as long as you need.

There's a bus stop at the end of the road.

I'll see you at work.

T-H-E...

SIREN WAILS Good.

I...

I can't do this!

Yeah, you can. Come on, stick with it.

Do it for me and I'll make it worth your while.

How?

Ooh, I don't know. I'll buy you ice cream or something.

I know what I WOULD like.

What's that, then?

-To come out with you in the ambulance.

-No...

It's not as easy as that.

Work experience - excellent idea.

Hold up. It's completely against the rules, right?

She's not insured, breach of patient confidentiality...

You obviously didn't think I'd do all this,

otherwise you wouldn't have said it.

I didn't say it - you said it.

I thought you were a rebel.

Since when did you start obeying the rules?

Letting your little sister down...

Look, I don't mind.

Fine, she can come,

but there are rules.

You stay in the back of the ambulance at ALL times.

You don't get involved with patients,

and, above all, you don't touch anything.

Which one of these turns the sirens on?

SIREN WAILS, THEN STOPS

I should have been notified of this ages ago -

you don't ping me an e-mail minutes before a meeting!

Good morning. Can I have all your attention, please, just for a moment?

The trust has decided that further cuts need to be made here

at Holby City -

therefore, reluctantly, I have been given the arduous task

of making savings within the staffing budgets.

All consultants will be asked to re-interview for their jobs.

And when is this supposed to take place?

A timetable will be announced in the next few days.

I know it doesn't help any of you, but I am sorry -

I personally value each and every one of you.

It is simply my job as medical director to manage these things.

That's all. Thank you.

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT Sam.

Tough job, but someone's got to do it.

-Tell me about it.

-Have you got a minute?

I've been reading up on core surgical training

-and I would really like your...

-Actually, Cal, maybe later.

I think I should make myself scarce right now.

Yeah, sure.

He's like a malevolent Napoleon Solo, isn't he?

Napoleon Solo, anyone?

Robert Vaughan?

The Man From Uncle, '60s TV series - all sharp suits and haircuts.

Yes, yes...

-Did you know about this?

-Minutes ago.

Our beloved leaders continue to treat the NHS

as an experiment in Darwinism.

Survival of the fittest.

Only, this time, it's not just the patients.

PHONE RINGS

Hey, there!

Oh, you're terrible.

But I did enjoy talking in bed last night...

Yes, I'm out all day.

Can I call you tonight?

Try and behave until then.

Bye.

There you go, Dr Hardy.

Thanks. Everything all right?

-Yeah.

-It's just...

What?

I couldn't help noticing you look a bit...dishevelled.

Oh, erm, I stayed at a friend's last night.

Right.

And now I just want to get into uniform, so...

Oh, you've...

Ah...

There's no easy way to put this.

Put what?

You've got...

Oh!

I got dressed in a hurry.

Anyone I know?

The shift started 20 minutes ago.

Why are you not in uniform?

Sorry, Mrs Beauchamp. I was just...

Two minutes.

I think I recognised that underwear.

Yes, that was her... That was her party lingerie.

Was it?

I wonder who the lucky guy was THIS time...

Nothing to do with us.

MUSIC: Salute by Little Mix

# Ladies all across the world

# Listen up, we're looking for recruits

# If you're with me let me see your hands

# Stand up and salute

# Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps or lace up your boots

# Representing all the women... #

PHONE RINGS

Hi, Mum. I'm just out for a jog.

I'm just leaving now. I'll be there in ten minutes.

Let yourself in. I'm just jumping in the shower.

See you shortly. Bye.

Yeah, well, it's the consultants now,

but it'll be the doctors next.

It doesn't bother me. I'm far too good, and Sam knows it.

Sam is...just doing his job. OK?

If you want to get to the top,

you have to be prepared to make difficult decisions.

Like stabbing your colleagues in the back?

I can see why you empathise.

You lot haven't got anything to worry about.

I was last in, so I'll be first out.

Well, you're hardly a casual labourer on a building site.

I'm sure you'll be fine.

I worked one summer on a building site as a young man.

Good, honest, hoary-handed work.

I miss that. Still, something to fall back on, isn't it?

"Hoary-handed"?

I know!

It sounds like some sort of exotic Victorian disease or...

LOUD COUGHING

Shh.

Take whatever you want and get out.

You're not meant to be here.

You sound different on the phone,

but you are even prettier than your photographs.

-What photographs?

-PHONE KEYPAD BEEPS

No, you don't.

-DIALTONE

-No, don't hurt me!

PHONE RINGS

-Get off! Don't!

-SHE SCREAMS

Stop it!

Oh, Evie...

Don't! Please, don't!

Ah!

PHONE RINGS

-Evie?

-'Hi, it's me. I can't get to the phone right now.

'Leave a message.'

No! Get away from me! Please, get away from me!

Ah! Ugh!

Help, please! Help! There's someone in my flat!

Help! Help!

Help! Someone, help!

Please, someone help me! Help! Help!

Please, somebody help me! Help!

TYRES SCREECH

AIR BAG HISSES

SHE PANTS

Evie, Evie, Evie...

SHE SCREAMS AND CRIES Evie! Evie!

So, you slept with me, even though you knew you were going to

go all big, bad boss in the morning.

What exactly do you remember about last night?

Enough.

Mm-hmm?

Look, it'll be the junior doctors next,

and I'm the most junior - easiest to let go.

You do have one advantage the consultants don't have.

What's that?

You're cheap.

Your salary, I mean.

Sam, a word.

I'm a little busy right now, Connie.

A word. My office.

So, exactly when did you know about this?

Yesterday.

Really?

Last week.

Look, I tried suggesting alternatives,

but they were having none of it.

I appreciate you're both worried.

Oh, I'm not worried about my job.

Of course...

-I am.

-I'm worried about the department morale,

because now everyone's going to feel under threat.

That's ridiculous. It's...

So I want you to work from my office today

and see exactly what this department does, day-in-day-out.

And how is that going to balance the books?

Because then you will understand why this department

can't afford to lose a single member of staff.

Unusual to see you two acting as one.

Well, it's amazing what a common enemy will do for a relationship.

I thought you might need this.

Oh, thank you.

And I...I got you a Scooby snack.

Oh, Nibbles!

You ledge.

Can I, erm, ask you a question?

Yeah.

Do you think I'm cheap?

Cheap?

Gosh. Erm...

No.

No, I...

It's the 21st century.

Women are perfectly entitled to, you know,

with whoever they want, and as often as they want.

As an F2, I mean.

Like, do you think I'm underpaid?

I mean, the whole NHS is definitely underpaid.

Sam said I would never have to worry about losing my job

because I'm cheap.

Well, he could have put it a bit more eloquently.

I feel terrible.

Dylan, Elle, Mrs Beauchamp even - they don't deserve this.

No.

I'm going to make Sam change his mind.

I'm not sure it'll be that easy.

Yeah, well, I know where he lives, so he'd better listen.

SIRENS WAIL

Gemma, stay behind on this one!

Help! Please, it's my daughter...

-All right, what's her name?

-Evie.

Jez, can you look after this lady, please?

Let me take a look at you. Are you in pain at all?

She ran out in front of me.

Evie. Evie, my name's Iain. I'm a paramedic. Can you hear me?

-OK, come over here, please.

-SHE SOBS

OK, what's your name?

Susie. Please look after my daughter.

All right, this is Susie, driver in an RTC.

She's got neck pain and a possible hyperextension injury.

Thank you. I'll take over.

All right, GCS 12. She's got lacerations to her head,

hands, and right forearm.

She's going to need analgesia.

I don't think she's trapped,

but we'd better wait for the fire crew to lift this vehicle, OK?

Possible leg fracture.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! What are you doing?

Is that far enough?

-Get out now!

-I was only trying to help.

Get back in the ambulance!

-All right, did the vehicle come into contact?

-No.

All right, let's get a line in.

KNOCK AT DOOR

You'd be really dumb to fire Elle, or Dylan, or Mrs Beauchamp,

or anyone else, for that matter.

They are exceptional doctors,

and goodness knows the NHS needs that at the minute.

Thank you, Dr Munroe. I couldn't agree more.

However, what the NHS needs right now is money,

and we both know that that's not going to happen

under any government any time soon.

Why are you being weird today?

After last night, you're being weird.

HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH

I get the impression you don't remember much about last night.

Not true.

I loved what you did with the creme fraiche.

That...

I don't even like creme fraiche.

Alicia, last night was amazing,

but that was then and this is now.

We're at work. I have a job to do, and so do you,

and I can see a row of cubicles with some very sick patients out there.

Please go and make them better.

MUSIC: Rabbit by Chas & Dave

# Why don't you give it a rest?

# You've got more rabbit than Sainsbury's... #

HE WHISTLES A TUNE

I'm back, guys.

There we go.

-HE EXHALES

-Listen up.

Now, then...

Ah...

And welcome to your new home.

Let's find out a little bit more out about you, shall we?

Right, this is Evie Collett, 24 years old, pedestrian involved in

an RTC with a vehicle travelling at 30mph, 25 minutes ago.

Suspected fracture of fib, laceration to scalp,

-both hands and right forearm.

-OK, cubicle four.

-Wait!

Where are they taking Evie?

Don't worry, Mrs Collett. I'm Dr Munroe. Evie's in good hands.

BP 110/85, SATS 98%, and I've given her ten of morphine.

Right, bed one. Evie, I'm Mrs Beauchamp.

Do you know where you are?

You're not my dentist.

No. I never understood why anyone would study just teeth

when there's a whole body to learn about.

Right, airway and breathing fine.

Across on three, please. One, two, three.

-EVIE GROANS

-OK...

Just let us know if it hurts anywhere.

All right, no evidence of external bleeding.

-Open your eyes for me, please.

-EVIE GROANS

GCS still down at 14. Pupils reactive.

Let's have a full trauma set, a group and save, venous blood gas,

a head-to-pelvis CT,

and let's do a pregnancy test as well, please.

I told you to stay in the ambulance.

That was a stupid thing you just did.

You could have killed a patient!

Well, A, I didn't, and two, I wouldn't.

I have eyes, don't I?

You know, to be fair,

she did stop us from having to call the Fire Service.

INSECTS CHIRP

Hmm...

OK, let's take a closer look at you, shall we?

OK? There we go.

Come on then, fella, let's have a look.

Here we go.

I've got you.

Aw, look at you.

And those colourings...

Do you know what, mate?

I think...

That's it, have a look.

I think you're a Honduran milk snake.

What do you think?

-PHONE RINGS

-Eh? Excuse me.

Hold on, let's get you back.

There we go, mate. There we go.

Well done.

I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming...

-DOOR CLOSES

-Hello?

SIREN WAILS

Sorry, mate, you can't park here.

We need to keep it clear for ambulance access.

Sorry...

Are you all right?

OK, lucky for you, we provide emergency valet parking.

Jump out.

Yeah, all right, Fred.

Yeah, I'll see you down the pub around 6.00.

No.

No, no, no, no, no...

HE SIGHS

Where are you, you little tinker?

Eh?

Oh, come on, come on, come on...

Oh, there you go.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. You nearly got away with that, then, didn't you?

-Eh? You nearly...

-SNAKE HISSES

Argh!

-You're not a biter...

-SNAKE HISSES

Oh.

Ah...

HE GROANS

HE PANTS

Oh, a coral snake.

Batesian mimicry, of course.

Oh, no, you little...!

OK, OK, OK.

-Come on, come on...

-HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH

-You know what to do. Just stay calm.

-PHONE KEYPAD BEEPS

HE EXHALES

Oh.

I'm sorry. I'm going to need an ambulance.

Got any pain or tenderness anywhere else?

In my shoulder.

Have you had dizzy spells before?

No.

OK, let's get bloods, a BM and a 12-lead ECG, just as a precaution.

I'm going to want to get X-rays of your fingers and shoulder,

just to make sure there's no fracture,

and then we'll be able to strap them up for you.

Oh, and we are going to need to remove the ring, I'm afraid.

I'll get the cutters.

Do you have to cut it off?

It's, erm, a 21st birthday present from my dad.

OK, well, this finger's not as badly swollen as the others, so...

OK, yeah, let me try something else.

Let's get an oxygen mask and a suture kit.

Right, Gemma, you stick with me, and no more trouble, OK?

DOGS BARK

Hello?

I'm around the back!

What are you waiting for?

I'm just doing a health-and-safety assessment.

Right, Jez, go on, you can go first.

Why am I always first?

Just because. Go on.

Hello, mate.

What's the combination?

Yeah, it's, erm...

It's 1-2-3-4.

GATE SQUEAKS

Oh, it's...

It's OK.

The snake's not aggressive unless it feels threatened.

All right. My name's Iain. This is Jez. What's your name?

It's... It's Harry.

I'm Gem, by the way.

Yeah. Hi.

She's an observer, all right? Just ignore her.

Stand there. Don't move.

All right, where did it bite you?

Yeah, here. Ah...

SNAKE HISSES

Yo, Iain...

What's wrong?

OK, just stay nice and calm for me, all right?

It slows down the venom circulating in your system.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

Look, I've been bitten by a coral snake.

I don't know which genera, but it's an elapid.

Can you spell that for me, please?

E-L-A-P-I-D.

You should phone ahead, and make sure that they've got

the correct antivenom on standby at the hospital.

-The venom, it contains a powerful neurotoxin.

-Hello, can you run a stock-check...?

Eventually it'll paralyse my breathing muscles.

Without the correct antivenom,

death would be by respiratory failure.

OK, well, first things first, Harry, nobody's dying, all right?

-Good.

-I suggest we get you in the ambulance and off to hospital, OK?

OK. Ow! Ah!

Oh...

Gemma, bring the kit-bags.

Thank you.

It'll be the nurses next.

First they'll cut the doctors, then the nurses.

-Yeah...

-Charlie, do you know anything?

Well, I do know that he asked for nurse establishment figures

and pay grades for the last 12 months -

for a presentation to the board.

See? I'm right. Slippery little b...ureaucrat.

Let's not jump to conclusions.

I've just got back into medicine

after ten years bringing up the boys.

It won't be Dylan or Connie that's up for the chop - it'll be me first.

You'll be OK, Pancake.

-Really?

-Yeah.

He's not going to fire the mother of his child, is he?

Rather more likely to consult with her on who should go first.

Guess who'll be top of THAT list?

No.

No, I think Connie will do everything within her power

to make sure he doesn't see this through.

Ah, great.

So, mostly, we snip the ring off with cutters,

but obviously people don't like that,

so what we can do...is this. PHONE RINGS

PHONE BEEPS All right, forceps, please.

Thank you.

All right, this might hurt a little bit, OK?

This is the tricky bit.

HE GROANS

OK, nearly there.

Deep breaths.

OK, that part's done.

Thank you.

OK, now we're going to wrap this around.

Deep breaths.

Now, this is the clever part. Watch this.

-Pull and...

-Ah...

Ah!

HE EXHALES Ta-da!

-Thank you.

-You're very welcome.

There we go.

OK, let's get Jeremy off to X-ray when there's availability.

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

We're ready for you in X-ray now, Susie. How are you feeling?

How's Evie?

She's still being assessed.

Is there anyone we can call for you?

No, thank you. It's OK. I...

I've just left a message for my...friend.

Are you OK?

I can't believe what's happened.

We'd been planning today for weeks. SHE SOBS

Ever since she left home,

I hardly hear from her unless I chase her.

She was always Daddy's girl -

always preferred Roger.

He's dead.

Cancer. Six years now.

I'm sorry...

No need. Roger was a serial cheat.

Over-compensated with Evie to make up for it.

I'll never tell her.

Children don't always see what's going on with their parents -

I know I didn't with my mam and dad for a long time.

Ah! Sorry.

Susie, are you all right?

Yes, let's get this over and done with, please.

SIREN WAILS

You were Army?

Royal Logistic Corps.

Nothing glamorous - I was catering.

Royal Logistics went to Basra, didn't they?

Yeah, well, that's where I got interested in exotic wildlife.

I read about it so I knew what to look for that might kill me.

I'm just going to sit you up a bit straighter.

-There you go.

-Ah...

Pop this mask on for me,

and keep taking nice deep breaths into that, OK?

I was in Basra,

only the local wildlife had the exact opposite effect on me.

You know, there's really no need to be frightened of them.

Says the man on his way to hospital with a snake-bite.

Gemma...

Sorry. Joking.

I run a sort of unofficial rescue centre.

I've got my Dangerous Wild Animal Licence, I promise you.

You just stay calm for me until we get to hospital, all right,

and we'll get some antivenom in you. How long, Jez?

About five minutes, Iain.

Five minutes. OK, nice deep breaths, all right?

SIREN WAILS

OK, right.

All right, good news, Evie.

Your scans are clear,

so we'll just check your neck, suture your head and your forearm.

Your fibula is fractured, but it's undisplaced,

so we can get that plastered here.

-Yeah?

-OK.

SHE GROANS There we go.

Do you remember what happened?

No...

Yes, a car - did I run into it?

Well, it ran into you.

All right, let me know if it hurts anywhere.

Any numbness in the arms? No?

All right, can you turn your head to the left, please?

Still a little concussed.

OK, the other way.

You've, um...got some unusual marks on your neck.

-Do you know how you got them?

-No.

What do you do for a living, Evie?

Erm, I cook in a restaurant.

All right. Thank you. I'll be back in a sec.

(She looks like she's been in a fight.

(Do those hands look like RTC-related injuries to you?

(No. They're defensive knife wounds.

(Exactly.)

-All right.

-OK.

As you know, the X-ray was clear, so we can sit you up now.

Can I see Evie now?

-Yes, I'll take you to her.

-PHONE BUZZES

-Do you want me to get that for you?

-Yes, please.

It's someone called Jeremy?

Thank you.

Hello?

Darling, it's Jeremy.

I just got your message.

Are you all right?

Where are you?

In Manchester. At home.

I can't talk now. I'll call you later.

What happened?

Boyfriend trouble?

Yes.

No.

No, that's not really what I'd call him.

Stupid. Can we go and see Evie now, please?

See that man there? That's my big boss.

And this morning, I woke up in his bed.

Now, THAT is stupid.

Come on, spill.

We got to know each other online.

So does everyone these days.

Then we spoke on the phone.

Two, three times a day.

It was real. And exciting.

He did great phone sex.

Susie!

But I bet you've never had a three-month relationship

with somebody you've never even met.

Sounds like the perfect boyfriend to me!

He said he lived in Manchester.

But I've just found out he's been lying.

This is Harry Beatty, 46,

suffered a snakebite to his right arm at 11.15

as per information sent ahead.

GCS 15 on arrival, maintained en route.

Some shortness of breath, but no airway concerns.

He's had 1g of IV paracetamol.

Pulse 112, BP 130/86,

SATS 97% on oxygen.

Harry, when you're ready, mate, can you shuffle yourself across?

There you go.

Hi, Mr Beatty. I'm Dr Chao.

I've got a couple of questions for you.

I can't talk to her.

Well, we all have that problem. She's not that hard, really.

No, no, I mean I can't talk to pretty women.

It's just a thing.

Fine. I'll ask the questions and you can give the answer to Dr Hardy.

I need to know your medical history, please.

Any allergies? Any medications?

No, no. Except it turns out I'm allergic to snakebites.

Can we get FBC, Us and Es, LFT, coag, urinalysis and renal function.

He's an ex-soldier, so look after him, yeah?

Harry, I'll check up on you later, all right?

OK, I am going to draw up the Zagreb anti-venom.

Thank you.

She looks nice.

Wow. I've have difficulty talking to women, my whole life.

Do you know, I think this is helping.

Don't suppose you could prescribe me some?

This is a hospital, Mr Beatty. Not a singles bar.

I'm sorry.

I'll be back once you're in a gown.

All right.

Evie, sweetheart,

it's Mummy.

How are you feeling?

I don't think I can remember.

It's nothing to worry about.

I expect it'll pass.

This wasn't what I had in mind for our girl's day out -

a trip to the hospital.

Dr Munroe?

There's a possibility your patient's daughter

was attacked before she was run over.

Has the mother said anything?

No.

I mean she wishes she'd seen her daughter more,

but I don't think there's any arguments between them.

Mrs Collett.

Did you happen to speak to your daughter at all

today, before the accident?

Yes. I phoned to say I was on my way.

OK.

And, uh, did she sound all right?

Perfectly.

What's this about?

There is a possibility that Evie was attacked before you run her over.

-Attacked?

-She has what appears to be defensive wounds on her hands.

Probably made by a knife.

Oh, Evie.

He said that he liked my photographs.

Who? What photographs?

The man in my flat.

But he said that my voice sounded different on the phone.

A man in your flat?

Evie, did you get a look at him?

No, he was masked.

Did you hurt him?

Yes, his fingers in the door.

Oh, no.

Susie, do you know something?

I should have told him.

Told him what?

The dating website uses pictures from your social media.

A photo I posted of Evie became my dating profile picture.

I didn't realise until it was too late.

-He thought I was Evie.

-That other patient, you recognised him -

-is that the man you've been talking to online?

-What other patient? >

Cal's patient. Came in with a finger injury. I'll show you.

You stay with your daughter.

You used pictures of me to pick up men online?!

Evie, it was an accident. By the time I realised...

By the time you realised, you decided to carry on with it?

No! I was going to tell him...

But you didn't.

Mum, that's just weird!

Evie!

-Leave me alone!

-I just wanted company.

You never call or come to see me unless you want something.

Money, usually.

So it's my fault that your BOYFRIEND attacked me?!

No, I didn't mean that.

Leave me alone.

-Evie...

-Leave me alone.

OK, pain relief. Co-codamol, two, up to four times a day, OK?

And I'll arrange a follow-up for you

in the fracture clinic in seven days.

Thank you, Dr Knight.

You're very welcome.

-HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

-Excuse me. I...uh...

I don't suppose you'd like to see my snake sometime?

Are you on drugs?

I am, actually, yes.

Zagreb antivenom.

The little so-and-so bit me.

-Excuse me.

-I didn't mean to cause any offence.

I just thought you might like to talk to somebody.

Oh, dear...

MOBILE RINGS

Evie.

How are you feeling?

Bad.

Where are you now?

Ah, I had to swing by the office, something came up.

Can I call you later?

I'm going into a meeting.

Cal... Your patient, Jeremy Warren...

Yeah, I've just discharged him.

Make sure you tell Sam how brilliantly efficient I was.

Well, he's left the building, so...

Police can take a statement from Evie,

we can supply an address,

that's as much as we can do.

-What do you call a snake that tells jokes?

-What?

Monty Python!

Oh, come on - it's hissssss-terical!

For the last time, I am not scared of...

SNAKE HISSES

..snakes.

Snake.

Snake!

Where did that come from?!

Wait here.

Harry!

How do you catch a snake?

One of your snakes hitched a ride in the ambulance.

How do I trap it?

You need a pillowcase...

Pillowcase.

..some gaffer tape...

Tape.

..and a snake hook.

What?

A stick...with a hook on it...

-so you can reach across.

-Harry, are you all right?

You have to reach across and pin it down behind its head...

-PANTING:

-..and then...you put it in a pillowcase inside out...

and tape it up...

Oh, my tongue feels all funny.

Can I get some help in here, please?!

He's breathless, tachy and developing a urticarial rash.

Yeah, it looks like an allergic reaction.

-Probably the anti-venom, although that's rare.

-Cheers, Harry.

Let's increase high flow O2

and give him 0.5mls of 1 in 1,000 adrenaline IM.

Yeah, can I get 10 of chlorphenamine,

200 of hydrocortisone and a salbutamol nebulizer, please.

-Noel.

-Mm?

I'm looking for two patients -

Jeremy Warren, white, in his 40s,

came in with two broken fingers,

and Susie Collett, who is also in her 40s.

Yeah, yeah, I remember him.

Have you seen him in the last few minutes?

Yeah, they both went that way.

Right, thanks.

Right, come on, I've sorted it.

Here, you grab this.

Right, I'm going to open the doors on three, OK?

-One, two...

-What do I do with this?

Right, OK.

I'm going to pin it down, you grab it with that pillowcase,

turn it inside out, you tape it shut with that.

Job done, OK?

Ready?

One, two, three.

Can you see it?

No.

Where is it?

I don't know.

Jeremy?

Who are you?

Don't you recognise my voice?

Evie.

Why did you lie to me?

About what?

About what?

You said you were at home.

In Manchester.

What are you doing in Holby?

And a question I'd really like to hear the answer to -

how did you hurt your hand?

Why did you lie to ME?

You used a fake picture on your profile.

Though, looking at you,

I can see why you'd use a younger woman's photo.

You look for women like me online, don't you?

Evie, or whatever your name is,

you really need to get away from me now.

My name is Susie.

Evie's my daughter.

Huh!

That's not at all weird.

It was you, wasn't it?

You attacked her.

If you hadn't said you were out all day,

she'd wouldn't have got hurt.

No, don't say that.

I didn't get much of a haul before she turned up.

Managed to shut my hand in a door - the cow.

That's Evie's ring.

I'm telling the police everything.

No, no, you're not.

SUSIE SCREAMS

-SUSIE CRIES

-Help!

Can I get some help in here, please!

-Alicia, are you OK?

-Yes. She's just been attacked by him.

Get him out.

He's cut her brachial artery, we need to get her to resus.

You're going to be OK, you're all right.

SIREN WAILS

-Aaargh!

-You!

Pack it in!

That's not funny, Gem!

Have you got it?

No.

Arghhh! He's here! He's here!

Right, give us it.

Where, underneath?

Yeah.

-Right, lift that up.

-All right, on three.

-Yep.

-One...

two, three.

Here, little snaky.

Ah, good boy.

-Come on, then. Come on.

-Be careful.

-Yep.

I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it.

-OK.

-Come on, then.

-In you go.

Good boy.

That's it.

-Yes, it's in, it's in.

-OK.

Did you get it?

Yep.

Sssssssssorted.

You're not funny.

Laceration on medial aspect. She's losing a lot of blood.

Check her over again, and check that head injury.

Mum? What happened?

Stay there, please, Evie.

FBC, U&Es, clotting and...

Your mum's been attacked but the man's been arrested.

They're treating her now, so don't worry.

I need a combat application tourniquet and a Celox dressing.

Dr Munroe, what's this I hear about you attacking a patient?

Not now!

Hurry with those fluids, please.

I think you need to explain yourself.

I can explain.

I think I want to be a paramedic now.

You reversed a car off a patient without checking it was safe

to do so and then you brought a snake into the ambulance.

Not a great start.

Yeah, but it all worked out in the end.

And I was the one that caught the snake.

All right, don't rub it in.

Why are you frightened of snakes?

Well, I lived surrounded by them for a year, didn't I?

And I knew that they could kill me as well as any sniper bullet

or roadside bomb.

Only a lot slower and a lot more painful.

I like it.

Like what?

I like that you're scared of snakes.

It makes you seem less perfect.

Makes me feel better about me.

He could have killed you.

It's all my fault.

It is not your fault, Susie.

It's Jeremy's, OK?

He chose to groom someone that he thought was Evie,

chose to burgle her, and chose to attack you both.

He probably had a dozen other victims lined up and you've saved them, as well.

Some men are like that.

Women are just...disposable commodities to them.

She's right, Mum.

And I'm so sorry.

I didn't realise that I was neglecting you.

You always seem so strong.

I'll come round more, I promise.

The orthopaedic team is ready to see you.

SHE MOUTHS

Hey, what happened?

Did you get him?

Oh, yeah, yeah, we got him.

Well, my sister did.

Is he all right?

Yeah, he's fine.

How are you feeling?

I'm OK.

I reckon it was trying to chat her up that sent me

into an anaphylactic shock.

You know that's not actually medically possible, right?

And, anyway, what is it with you and this not chatting to women thing?

Well, my mum died when I was a... when I was a baby

and my Dad brought me and my brothers up alone.

It was quite rare, being a single dad, back then.

We just... We just stayed together.

And then you joined the army.

Yeah. It's always been just me and blokes.

I mean, there's been some ladies, of course.

But the ones I wanted didn't want me and vice versa.

Since leaving the corps, it's just been me.

And your snakes.

Yeah, and my snakes.

I think you need a new hobby.

And women...

they're way more fun than snakes.

Susie, over there,

I have it on very good authority that her mind was elsewhere today.

I think you should try again.

No!

No.

What would I say?

Well, I'll give you my best chat-up line.

The one thing I say to women that never fails,

the one thing they respond to every single time.

Go on, then.

Right, all you've got to do,

and trust me,

she will turn around and listen when you say this,

all you've got to say to her is...

..hello.

I've tried that.

It's when they say hello back that it all goes wrong.

Come with me.

I'll be your wingman.

Trust me.

Harry, meet Susie.

Susie is going to be pretty immobilised for a few weeks,

but she's going to have a sexy scar on her arm

by the time she's back on her feet.

And Susie, meet Harry, ex-army, already bonus points for hotness.

He's got this weird snake-collecting thing,

but that's only because he ain't got a girlfriend.

And you two only live a mile apart,

so the only thing left to do really is, uh...

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

Hello, Susie.

Hello, Harry.

See, that wasn't so bad, was it?

I'm not sure I'm really looking to meet a man right now.

I look a right mess.

Well, not to me, you don't.

Thank you.

So, what's all this about you and snakes, then?

Aaaah.

Well, they're a... a very misunderstood species.

Do you want to see some pictures?

Oh, go on, then.

Alicia.

I think you should know that I've got a very awkward meeting

tomorrow with the chairman of the trust to explain

why one of my doctors attacked a patient with a fire extinguisher.

And I'm not entirely sure how much I can protect you.

Protect me?!

I've not asked you to protect me.

-Alicia, if this is about...

-Let's break this down a second, OK?

Last night, you slept with a junior doctor -

me, in case you've forgotten.

Then the next morning, you tell her her job's safe because she's cheap.

-Dr Munroe...

-You give staff morale a kick in the knackers

then tell us all you're just following orders.

By the way, last night wasn't all that great - I've had better.

A lot better.

-Alicia...

-And younger, actually.

Alicia!

Nothing happened.

It NEARLY did...

but truthfully, we'd both had a bit too much to drink.

I slept on the sofa.

You did mumble in your sleep about Dr Hardy, though.

Quite a bit, actually.

Guys, look, the board has forced me to make a choice.

I have to lose one consultant, two junior doctors or three nurses.

And I have gone with what I think is the least damaging option.

I hope you all understand that.

See you tomorrow.

Pint?

Yeah.

Really, Sam?

Finished with the pretty nurses and now starting on the F2s?

So, you slept with Sam?

Slept, yes.

I don't see how it's any of your business.

Are you going to tell me it was an accident?

Less accident, more motorway pile-up, it seems.

Nothing happened.

It's none of my business.

Look, we're going to get a drink if you want to come?

No.

It's been a long day.

I just want to get home.

Yeah, OK, I'll see you tomorrow.

Ethan...

Look, you and me, it's just not...

-No, I know, it's not...

-You know, cos your brother and...

Yeah.

It is best, don't you think?

Yes, I do.

Don't you?

I do.

Good, well...

All agreed, then.

Yeah. I'll see you tomorrow.