Somewhere Between Silences - Part Two Casualty

We did everything we could to save your father.

For the record, I am truly sorry. Hey.

This lunchtime. Speed dating event.

You did promise that you'd help me tick my love box.

Yeah, all right. Whatever.

Yes! Exciting.

I told you to stay out of this!

Tell them you're in love with a black guy. He'll kill you.

Why don't you ask him who he's been sharing a bed with?

Let me have him!

HE SCREAMS

Is he breathing?

Did he fall?

Move back, please. Move back.

It's your brother, you got to get down there.

Can everybody move back, please?

OK...

Try not to move. Help me!

Ethan!

Please...

I know it's hard, but I need you to stay calm.

Am I bleeding? Can I get a scoop, please? Yeah.

All right, I need to straighten you out. Do you understand?

Anything, just do it. Just help me.

CRACK Argh!

Excuse me, you're going to stand to one side. Dr Munroe...

Scott!

Is he going to be OK?

HARMONICA PLAYS

Heaven must be missing you right now.

TANNOY: 'Thank you for shopping with us today.

'Why not have a look at our food court

'where we have lots of special offers for you to enjoy?'

OK, oxygen on and let's start with 10mg of morphine, please.

You've got to help me.

We are. OK, I've got bilateral air entry.

Sats 99%. GCS 14.

Say something good.

He needs a leg splint, and let's cross match for three units, please.

Scalp laceration's not too bad but I do need to see his back

so can we log roll and I'll get the spinal board out.

One, two, three. Nice, easy.

HE GROANS

I'm going to look at your neck.

Can you tell me if you feel any pain or discomfort?

HE CRIES OUT That's agony.

OK, he's tender mid-cervical spine.

Given this mechanism he needs a full-body CT.

Can we arrange that as quickly as we can, please?

One, two, three. Easy does it.

I'm sorry.

If it's going to help any,

I'm sorry.

Hey.

Have you called your mum yet?

Mum...

I didn't even think.

Scott'll tell her everything.

Maybe it's time.

Can I not just go to yours now and move in?

Just call her, Mickey.

OK.

Mum? You need to come to the hospital, OK?

Oi!

I'm sorry!

Argh!

Where are we going?

We need to get you scanned.

And this'll help?

Yes.

So we're good then?

We'll know more after the scan.

You and me.

We're good, yeah?

Ah, apparently there's someone who wants to see you.

She's extremely charming and very pretty.

SHE CLEARS HER THROAT

Oh...

Now this is very strange. I've been informed there is

a remarkable young lady in the ED, but I can't seem to see her.

No, no, I can't see her. Will you let me know if you find her?

You're both so not funny.

Look at you. Little star.

Where's Dad? I want to show him.

Absolutely. Let's find him.

Oh, I should inform you there's been... Grace? ..an accident here.

A pretty bad one.

Am I needed?

You will be eventually, yeah. Sorry.

"Dr IP Myself."

Really?

"Staff Nurse Al Coholic."

"Charge Nurse Anita Poo."

I can't even read that last one.

Hey, they're real people. I met them all.

There's immaturity, and then there's this.

Just be the grown-up. Put your name down.

I'm sure once they've run out of childish noms de guerre there'll be

doctors and nurses falling over themselves to join the list.

Dr Keogh. Yeah.

Have you got a moment? Yes.

Only... I haven't had a reply.

To what? The speed dating.

Well, that is a good thing, isn't it? No, I sent an e-mail.

Sorry, there was somebody there that actually tickled your fancy?

Well, you did say I should get out there and...

..find love.

Right, OK. What I would say is be patient and...

I can't believe I'm actually going to say this...

I'm sure that love will find you.

FOOTSTEPS

Argh!

Argh...

Thanks, Trev. Can you just wait for a bit?

How is he?

I don't know. Last I knew they were taking him for a scan.

What on earth happened?

Mickey!

I don't know yet.

But let's find somewhere to sit.

He'll be all right, OK? They're good people here.

Tell that to your dad.

OK, er... The CT shows you may have an injury to the cervical spine

all right? It's not clear enough though, I'm afraid,

so the radiologist has recommended a full MRI.

That doesn't sound good.

I couldn't do what you do.

Not if it was the other way round.

I'm just doing my job.

What can I do?

What can I give you?

OK, I'm going to arrange the MRI.

See, that's it right there.

That's the problem.

You can't look at me, can you?

It wasn't me.

Your... Your brother...

..he brought it on himself.

I swear to you.

It only happened because...

because he wouldn't listen.

OK, you need to stop talking.

He was coming at me and he wouldn't back down. Please stop.

I never meant it. I swear.

That is enough. But I'll tell you this.

He went bravely.

Dr Hardy? Ethan?

Maybe you need to take a minute. Come on.

Well, then, Henrik, I suggest you get the trust down here to see

for themselves. The incident has been dealt with.

Looks like Mum picked the wrong day to bring you in.

If any department is adept at dealing with a crisis

it's this one, so I can assure...

Yes, yes, I'll keep you posted.

Thanks for that comment.

Relax, I was only joking.

Yes, let's not have that spoil our day.

Look, I've got a meeting, but how about we do something later.

All of us?

Mm-hm. Well, that's what families do isn't it? Even this one.

Well, you better make it special. It's my treat.

Well, in that case you'd better make it super special.

I hope it will be, because I have been thinking about it,

and if we're all happy with it...

..how would you feel about moving back in with me.

Really?

Would that be something to celebrate?

You actually mean it?

I can't think of anything I'd like more.

I'd say that's a yes.

Yes! Back in my old room.

Yes!

Sorry, have you got two minutes?

It's Ethan.

Oh.

Um...no.

Two minutes.

Just try and keep still for me, please.

I'm fine. I keep telling people not to worry.

What's your name?

Maya Houlihan. OK, Maya, I'm just going to check you over.

Do you have to? I'm not here for the sales.

SHOUTING: Help!

Help!

What have you been up to then?

I think I've broken my leg. What's your name, mate?

Name's Copper Weiss.

All right, Cooper. Just stay nice and still for me

while I have a look at this leg, all right?

What, you mean no break dancing?

Ooh. Not tonight, I'm afraid.

I don't know what he said, but you went white as a sheet.

It was nothing.

All the same, I'm going to arrange cover.

No, you don't need to do that.

Ethan, the fall happened in the ED.

The board and Hanssen will put us under extreme scrutiny.

If Mr Ellisson is causing you undue distress... Which he's not.

If you are struggling, I'll need to find someone who isn't.

In the meantime, stay away from Scott Ellisson, you understand?

Sorry, but you were not yourself in there.

If it's any comfort, I'd have left the pig lying there.

The sooner they whack him upstairs, the better.

Ethan. We've got a couple of patients on their way in.

Are you up for that?

Yes.

Can we stop this, OK? I'm fine.

I'm Dr Chao. Dr Hardy had a prior commitment.

I am just going to examine your eyes.

Scott!

What happened?

Can you feel this?

I know you, don't I?

Whatever, as long as you do your job properly.

I can assure you... Of what, exactly? I mean...

Is he going to be all right? Is he going to walk out of here, what?

The scan was inconclusive. We're just waiting for an MRI.

Argh, this place!

Mum... No. No sudden movements, OK?

You have to stay still until Ortho has reviewed you.

Mrs Ellisson, perhaps it would be more comfortable for you to wait

in the relatives' room. We've just been in there. Mum...

Come on, let's go.

Mickey...

You need to tell her. Tell me what?

What happened.

You know? Mickey, why didn't you say anything?

That was a long two minutes.

Sorry, sweetheart. I had to speak to Mr Hanssen.

Anyway, I'm here now.

Mrs Beauchamp... Seriously? We're a doctor light.

OK.

You choose a film and find somewhere to eat, OK, babe?

Yep, leave them on my desk.

Will Mum be long?

Well, you know what this place is like.

Listen, do you fancy having a laugh?

You've got a phone, right?

This is Cooper Weiss, 29 years old.

At 15:20 he's fallen approximately ten foot onto concrete.

Query fractured tib/fib.

GCS 15, pulse 110, BP 120/80...

OK, this is Maya Houlihan, 24.

At approximately 15:20, she came into contact with high-grade

cleaning fluid which splashed into her eyes.

Obs are satisfactory. We attempted irrigation to the eyes en route.

Resus, please.

All right, thanks, Iain.

Can we get the patient... Cooper.

Named after a barrel maker my mum took a shine to.

Can we get the patient undressed, and I need bloods,

FBCs, Us and Es, VBG and group and save, please.

I'm going to take a look at this lower leg.

Tibia looks unstable.

Tibia or not tibia, that's the question.

Ah, a student of Shakespeare. "Lord, what fools these mortals be!"

Come again?

The foot's well perfused. Pulse is good.

I'm a little bit concerned about this high heart rate.

Are you normally fit and well? Pretty much.

Not on medication, or have allergies?

Not me. Sound as a bell all over.

Let's get that X-rayed as well.

OK, let's get a line in and five of morphine, please.

All right, there's some more burns from the chemical

so these need to get checked out. How long will this take?

Dr Hardy?

Sorry.

The eye is the priority, Maya, so I need to look at that first, OK?

Can I get some litmus paper, please. Yes.

It's stinging like mad. I know. Just bear with me.

Just try and keep still. That's it, easy does it.

That's alkaline. Can we get the eye irrigated

and I'll exclude a corneal abrasion.

I need to be somewhere.

All in good time.

Just tilt your head up for me. That's it.

And one more.

OK, that's it.

They're the windows to the soul, aren't they? The eyes.

Sorry?

They reveal the true you. That's what they say.

So if you could just sit forward.

That's it, and pop your chin on there. Perfect.

I need to go. I...

Maya?

I'm sick of waiting, Mickey.

If you know what happened then you'd better tell me.

Mickey?

I almost fell with him.

You could've been looking at two of us in that resus room.

You were involved?

We were arguing.

What were you arguing about?

Nothing.

What were you arguing about?

Argh!

Sorry... Uh...

I was just looking for someone else.

Hey.

You dropped this.

Now you know where I've got to be.

I know the funeral isn't today.

According to that it was three weeks ago.

I can't let you go off with your eye like that.

Do I really need treatment? You do, yeah.

OK.

But promise me one thing.

Just don't look too closely.

Mum, the doctor said we should stay away.

I can't stress enough that you need to be patient.

How long is this going to take?

The surgeons are all busy and there are no beds available.

You know, when I walked in here I was terrified.

Brought it all back about losing your dad in here and everything

and I'm thinking...

No, in fact, I'm pleading inside...

..don't let me lose him.

Not my son as well.

But I was looking at the wrong son, wasn't I?

I saw you, Mickey.

With that bloke.

The...black one, the paramedic.

Dunno what you mean.

The little looks.

Just tiny things. But I saw you.

You and him, you're like an open book.

I was building up to tell you.

Is this what you two were fighting about?

Scott could've died, Mickey.

That was all on him, not me.

Things like this, they only ever end badly.

Not if you open your eyes.

I need you to think very carefully about this. Mum... No!

Let me finish.

I know this isn't you.

I'm your mum, and mums,

they just know.

We all do stupid things, Mickey,

we all get these mad ideas in our heads...

I love him. ..and it's my job to bring you back to earth again.

Listen to me.

I love him, OK?

You want to be a proper mum,

then take on board what I'm saying to you.

Walk away from him, Mickey.

What?

I'm don't blame you for what's happened, I really don't.

I just... I just want my boys back.

Mum...

Come back, Mickey.

I need you.

OK, there are still residual chemicals in your eye, OK?

So we're going to get those washed out

and then we'll get you reviewed by an ophthalmologist.

Sorry you'll miss your appointment.

I'm afraid if we don't do the irrigation now it will cause

lasting damage. Though we won't lie to you, it will be uncomfortable.

Maya?

OK, it's as I suspected.

You will need to go to theatre when one becomes available.

Is she all right?

Let's just focus on you for the moment.

You'll need a general anaesthetic

because the surgeon will have to realign your leg.

I didn't see her, I was running so fast.

Mr Weiss, please. Do you understand what I'm saying?

There may be quite a lengthy rehab.

Is there anyone at home who can help you?

I've got a wife and son.

Good, OK. That's good to know.

We will, of course, offer some after care.

Great. Thank you.

OK, thank you.

That's one more. Now I'm going to lower you down, yeah?

Er, yes. Ophthalmology, please.

Yes, that's fine yes. Sorry, sweetheart...

Thanks, Noel.

TEXT MESSAGE ALERT

I don't think so.

My goodness. Dr Keogh. Yeah.

I've had a reply.

Oh, so you have. But it's not from the woman I e-mailed.

Right, why is that a problem? It's from someone called Gillian.

Mm-hm.

I don't ever remember there being anyone called Gillian. Do you?

No, to be honest I banished the whole ghastly exercise from my mind.

I'd concentrate on the fact that somebody seems to like you.

Make the most of that, why don't you?

Noel. Noel, Noel, look, look.

That's me.

Oh. All right, Casanova. Don't rub it in.

What else can we do?

Oh, Grace. I'm sorry, I've got work piling up.

Look, if it's right between you and Mickey,

then it's always going to be right, innit? No matter what.

Yeah, cos you're a real guru when it comes to making relationships work.

Ah, speak of the devil.

Jez...

What's up?

Is Scott all right?

It's over.

What are you talking about?

Me and...

..them.

She said...

My mum said...if I couldn't be the son she wanted me to be...

..then she can't be my mum any more.

It was that straightforward.

All I had to do was stay or walk away.

And here I am.

Come here.

I'm sorry.

Yes, yes, Dr Chao. I need the MRI. Now.

Just make it happen, please.

It is what it is, mum. You gave him a chance.

You spelled it out. You couldn't have done more.

I hate this place.

Every time I walk in here I lose someone.

Finally, we're getting somewhere.

You'd better look after this one.

I don't need to be told that.

Yeah, well, I'm saying it anyway.

This is worse than the chemicals.

I know it's uncomfortable... I can't do it, sorry.

All right.

You're not the first to do that.

I'll have to go and get another one of these. Yeah.

It's OK. Just lie back down.

Here you are, all right?

Please don't worry.

Look, the funeral... Couldn't go.

I just couldn't.

And I wanted to, I did. It's OK.

She was my best friend.

Loved her like a sister.

Then some stupid hit-and-run driver comes out of the dark

and knocks her down.

She never got up again.

Funerals, they can be too much...

..for lots of people.

I tried to go.

I swear to you.

I was dressed, ready...

Well, maybe not ready. But I tried to go.

I know that feeling.

You're not alone in that, I promise.

When you looked into my eye...

..you didn't find it, did you?

My soul, I mean.

It's long gone.

Now you still haven't given me that number for your wife.

Sorry, yeah, er... She'll be at work right now.

Can you find my daughter and tell her to stay in my office?

Right, well, they don't seem to have a bed upstairs

so let's up the analgesia, please.

You just don't want to let me go.

I understand that, my wife's the same.

I'm a little concerned though about your son.

How old is he?

Seven. OK. So presumably he's just come out of school.

And if your wife is at work...

We can't have a child running around on his own.

Don't worry, I'll call the school. Which one is it?

Well, it's got to be local, hasn't it?

I'll need the name.

I...

I don't know it.

They left me about a year ago.

Came home one day and they were gone.

No-one, not friends or relatives, will tell me anything.

Right, so no-one at home? It's not even a home.

I'm in a halfway house.

You could have told us. We're not here to judge.

Everyone else has.

It's just...

I used to be a good man once.

Decent job, prospects.

I used to wear a suit and tie.

But drugs are the devil.

Drugs? Well, that is something we definitely needed to know about.

I've got a plan.

If I can convince people I'm clean...

Right, what drugs were you taking?

I'm fighting back... Mr Weiss, what drugs were you talking?

Mr Weiss? No, he's gone. Let's get him on his side.

Watch the leg. Do we have any lorazepam here? Uh, no.

Let's go and get some, please.

Mum... Sweetheart, now's not the time. Excuse me.

Let's check his BP and his BM. And let's do a head CT.

That's all done.

I'll be able to check the pH of your eye,

and then I'll arrange to get these other burns looked at.

So who did you lose?

You said funerals were hard.

My brother.

Will you ever get over it?

No.

But I'm not sure I want to.

I get that.

Me and Allie were sisters in everything but the name.

Inseparable.

We were at a party.

She wanted to leave, I wanted to stay

so she walked home on her own.

It was dark because they switch the street lamps off overnight.

Which doesn't actually make any sense,

it's the one time you need them.

And she was hit by a car?

Came out of nowhere.

I should've left with her.

There's always something we should've done differently.

I think that every minute of every day.

I went looking for her.

Those stupid street lamps. It was so dark.

They never caught the driver.

But I so wish they had.

I needed them to.

Because? You know why.

When you went looking for her you were driving?

All I wanted to do was find her.

You couldn't go to the funeral because you knocked her down.

I'm not here any more.

Can you help me?

I'm just getting in the way now.

Grace, listen... Why did she even bring me here?

Because I'm proud of you.

And I wanted everyone else to see how well you're doing.

For five minutes.

Sweetheart, it has been a really tough day and I'm sorry.

There will be better ones but you cannot storm into HDU like that.

TEXT MESSAGE ALERT

Oh, no. What is it?

I need to sort something. Where's Noel?

Noel? Why do you need Noel?

Grace?

Your eye is going to be fine.

And then what?

You need to tell people what happened.

I'll go to prison.

How will that make things any better?

It won't bring Allie back.

I know.

You're not going to tell the police?

No, I'm not.

You need to do that yourself.

Don't you think I've tried?

You can't carry this around forever, Maya.

And I promise you this...

..I did see a soul.

Dr Keogh... Yes.

Pretend you're Gillian. No, I don't wish to.

Come on, please. I'm seeing her in 20 minutes and I...

I don't know what to say.

The best advice I can give you is just to be yourself.

The best of yourself, that is. Just the friendly, kind chap you are.

Yeah, but...look, I haven't had a...

a date...for, well...

quite some time, and...

it's huge.

It's Everest.

Staff Nurse Hide?

Ah, Mrs Beauchamp.

May I introduce you to someone?

Say hello.

I already know Grace.

She's also...

..Gillian.

I'm sorry?

We thought it was funny.

I can see you hiding there, Noel. Stand up.

Ah.

I see.

So this...

This was you...

Well, you really got me this time. You got me good 'un.

I'm really sorry.

Not a problem, it's nothing.

See, I knew you'd be game for a laugh.

Yeah, that's...

..that's me all over.

Game for a laugh.

Right, good news.

There's still some soft tissue swelling around the spinal cord

but no damage. I'd like to keep you immobilised,

but the MRI has cleared any serious injuries.

Hear that, Scott?

Too right I did.

You're going to be all right.

Hard as nails, eh? How about that?

I'm going to get some air, clear my head.

You may as well, cos you're waiting for a bed.

I'll be back in a bit.

Mum, don't...

Don't go looking for Mickey.

No forgiving him and all that.

He's made his bed.

It's too late for that.

I can't believe I'm actually going to say this, but...

thank you.

Not bad work for a Chink.

What a wonderful thing to say.

HE SNIGGERS

Let's get him out of the ED as soon as possible.

Two minutes while I chase on a bed.

I can't even busk now.

I mean, how am I going to do that

while fitting on one leg?

I'd imagine that people would be more inclined to put money

in your tin if they saw that.

Every cloud.

I like you.

Right, Mr Weiss. CT was clear and they've a bed for you upstairs.

Why did you hide the epilepsy from us?

There's a reason I developed it. And not a good one.

The drugs?

I was working hard, late nights, weekends.

I needed something to keep me going.

I had a fit but I carried on regardless.

I thought I was providing a life.

Put the hours in now, reap the rewards later. But...

the rewards are already there. They're your wife and your son.

As I said, there's a bed for you.

It may be a lengthy recovery.

I've blown it, haven't I?

After this, people'll think I'm using again.

Word'll get back to my wife...

Send her to me.

Really? Mm.

I have all your test results, I can explain that it was an accident.

You'd do that?

Send them to me as well.

OK? Right, well, patients to see, paperwork to do.

Do yourself a favour.

Don't wait to reap the rewards.

Staff Nurse Hide...

I can only sincerely apologise for my daughter's actions.

I'd rather not talk about it.

How about that, eh?

I'm home and dry.

Yeah.

No need for all the panicking.

That wasn't panicking.

Must be sticking in your throat.

Saving the guy who killed your brother.

How proud he must be.

Old Cal looking down, one hand still clutching his chest.

No.

He'd know I was doing my job.

Saving your life.

You and your stupid values.

I fell, and you, you put me back together.

Doesn't matter that I knifed one of you to death.

The world is a sick place. But don't you just love...

HE COUGHS ..love it?

It's just so...

So...

HE SPLUTTERS ..so sick.

I need to...

HE SPLUTTERS

No, no, please.

Help me... You need to...

Help me, please...

HE CHOKES

SCREAMING

Someone! Quickly! Scott...

Dr Choa? Dr Hardy?

What's going on?

Someone!

Suction, please.

Scott, Scott, Scott, please!

Let's turn the monitors back on

and can we get someone to hold his airway?

Suction now, please. No, no, no!

SOBBING No, no!

Here you go.

Here's to tomorrow.

You all right?

Yeah.

Yeah, I am.

LONG BEEP

SOBBING

Time of death, 17:42.

He's gone.

Maybe Cal's still around after all.

Ah, David.

Mate, that was a really stupid thing to do.

I owe you a pint or three.

No, no, I'm good. But thank you.

David? Come here.

Is it an I or a Y? Er...

Either way I'm sure they'll know who we mean.

What are you doing?

Well, love comes in many forms, doesn't it?

And if you don't find it in the form you originally hoped,

you have to go looking for it elsewhere. No, you've lost me.

Humanitarian love. Love for your fellow man.

That's as vital as air. At least it is where you'll be going.

I'm not sure...

Well, hard luck. Your name's on the list now. That's that.

Go on, tick your little box. There's a good boy.

Mrs Beauchamp, a message from Resus. Scott Ellisson has died.

What?

Don't touch anything. I need to speak to Hanssen first. OK.

So film first, then all you can eat. And then ice cream.

Then ice cream. Um...

Really sorry, I'm going to have to catch up with you later.

Mum! It's just been one of those days.

You mean...? Mm.

Yeah, look, Grace, there'll be better days than today.

Always.

I want to believe that, I do.

But it's not going to happen.

Of course it will, darling. It'll never happen.

But it's better that we know that now, right?

I'm going to be there, I promise.

Dad can look after me.

So can I.

People need you. It's not just me that wants your time.

Well, that's very mature. It's because I'm growing up.

You certainly are.

You're more mature than your dad.

I always have been.

I'm still here, you know.

I'm glad that we tried.

I won't give up.

You're still the best.

Have fun.

Dr Chao.

We are now at the centre of an official enquiry.

The police, the coroner, Hanssen will all want a piece of this.

Make sure you have the answers.

Hey.

Talk to me, Cal.

What's happened to me?

I don't know what to do.

I really need you to tell me

because...

I don't know what I am any more.

And I'm scared.

I miss you.

I miss you so much.

Please...

help me.

We know we're the last thing

between something disastrous...

..and something hopeful.

Just sometimes we make a difference.

That's why we come to work.

That's what this place is all about.