Child Proof Doctors

There you go.

Thanks so much, Doctor.

Thanks for coming round.

That's no trouble, it's my job.

-Would you like a tea or something?

-No, no, I better go.

I've got other patients to see, so...

She's a beautiful baby, eh? How old is she?

-Eight months.

-She's teething, then.

-You probably both need some sleep, then, eh?

-Hm.

-Well, she'll sleep now, and she'll be fine.

-Hm.

-Hm.

That's better. Can't have wonky angels now, can we, eh?

Thank you.

(Come in with us.

(You're going to come in with us, my darling.)

-Hello.

-Have a cuddle with us. Hello.

Hello, my darling.

WOMAN SCREAMS

She's dead.

She's dead.

She's dead. She's dead.

Tia, you have to let me look at her. Please.

Come on...

SHE SOBS

Where are you taking her?

Just next door.

No, no. Tia, just wait here.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-I'm looking for Phil.

That's me.

You were expecting a bloke.

-Philippa?

-Philomena, actually.

Ah. Howard Bellamy - formerly Captain Bellamy.

-Ah, you were in the military?

-Yes, but I run a medical practice now.

It's good to get out from behind the desk.

I can't wait to get stuck in.

Good. You can leave your stuff on the side.

How long?

A few hours.

She's still warm.

I hate these cases.

The baby hadn't been ill -

at least, Tia hadn't brought her into the surgery recently.

They're your patients?

Mm, both of them.

I suppose it could be Sudden Infant Death Syndrome,

but we'd need a post-mortem to be sure.

Oh!

What?

A needle mark.

Your son has unexplained bruising and you want me to come up with an explanation?

Yes. Thank you for seeing us at such short notice, Doctor.

Neither of us are paediatric specialists, Doctor Westerby,

so we need the view of an expert.

Hm. Well, I'll examine your little boy now.

Technically, your social worker should be here,

but she's happy for me to proceed.

You can wait outside.

Oh, I think Joe would be happier if we stayed.

I'll call you back in when I'm ready.

Zara.

I think she's got a whole pharmacy here.

This is over-the-counter stuff. Baby aspirin, creams for rashes and...

This is the latest cure-all - she must've got that from the internet.

Herbal remedies.

And this?

Tia's a former addict. They would have given her clean needles.

But she stopped using as soon as she became pregnant.

She's trying to be a good mum.

If she used to take smack, she'd know how to give an injection.

The last time I saw Chloe, she was teething.

Neither of them had had any sleep for days.

Maybe I should have done more, but...

you know what it's like,

you'd do anything for a good night's sleep.

Yeah, well, maybe she injected Chloe with something to make her sleep.

I didn't give her anything!

It was the doctor.

You took her to a doctor last night?

No. He came here.

Chloe had a bit of a temperature.

I rang the out-of-hours people, they said someone'd come round.

No-one came for hours.

Then this doctor turned up. He was so kind.

He gave Chloe the injection. He said she'd be fine.

She went right off to sleep.

And then when I woke up this morning...

What was the doctor's name?

I dunno - he was a bloke.

Old. About 40.

Brown hair. Blue eyes.

He was really kind.

He said she was beautiful.

He had a Scottish accent...

Or maybe Irish - I don't know.

He had a proper doctor's bag.

We will check with the out-of-hours services.

He was here! I'm not making this up!

You know me, Doctor - you know I'd never hurt her.

I've done a full examination.

In my opinion,

there's no disease or natural cause for your son's bruises.

I'm as certain as I possibly can be

that these are non-accidental injuries.

-But we thought you'd find a medical condition.

-Sorry to disappoint you.

-There's no way that it can be an injury. It must be some...

-You wanted my professional opinion.

I can't help it if you don't like it.

Well, we'll get a second opinion.

Are you challenging my judgment?

As you know, I have 25 years professional expertise in this field.

Get a second opinion by all means,

but anyone with any sense will agree with me.

PHONE RINGS Now, I'm afraid you'll have to excuse me -

-the nurse will show you out.

-Come on.

Tia, we've checked with the out-of-hours service and they did

get a call from you last night, they sent someone round straight away.

But she couldn't get in.

You weren't answering the door or your mobile.

Now, they are definite that no doctor saw you or treated Chloe.

They're lying!

Tia, why would they lie?

I talked to them myself.

There were four doctors on duty last night.

Two of them were women, one was a Nigerian, and the other a Sikh.

None of them sound anything like the man you described.

Is there anything you want to tell me? Something you haven't said?

He was here! I'm not making it up!

I'm going to need you to come down the station.

You're not under arrest.

I haven't done anything! I wouldn't hurt her!

What are we going to do?

-We have to keep fighting, we can't just walk away.

-How do we fight this?

Even the experts think we abused him!

-Westerby's going to report back to Fleur...

-Look, if we get a second opinion...

-You said that Westerby was the best.

-I thought that he was.

Oh, OK. So we see the second-best consultant,

and hope that they say something different?

-What if it's the same? I

-don't know!

I thought we'd get something definite,

-a reason for all this, and we just seem to have made it worse.

-It's not your fault.

I antagonised Fleur and she can take Joe away from us.

It's not your fault.

-What will happen to her?

-I don't know, but if it's manslaughter,

she'll go to prison, obviously.

She never stood a chance.

She's been in care herself since she was a baby.

It doesn't make sense to me.

-Why?

-Well, her baby's ill and she has the good sense to call

the doctor and then she injects Chloe herself?

Why would you do that?

Maybe she panicked.

I don't think Tia meant to kill Chloe.

Why would you lie about something that's so easy to disprove?

Because she can't bear the thought that she killed her own baby,

so she blames someone else.

I think she half believes it.

The "red man" day is a vital part of your training as special constables.

You have to know how to protect yourself and the public

in violent situations and how to defuse and control those situations.

Now I've put you into pairs...

there's protective clothing over there -

knee and elbow pads, helmets.

Put it on...

I know it may look daft,

but it'll stop you from getting a crack on the head.

Howard.

Spencer.

I heard you say you're ex-Army...

Yeah. 25 years active service.

That's brilliant.

Yeah, certainly teaches you how to look after yourself.

Stick with me, I'll show you what to do.

Do we really have to wear these?

Health and safety gone mad.

If we wore this lot on the street, the villains would die laughing.

KNOCK ON DOOR

I brought you some tea.

How're you feeling?

Do you believe in heaven?

Er...

Do you think she's with the angels?

Yes, yeah. I'm sure she is.

What's going to happen to me?

We're going to ask you a few questions.

So I think it's best if you have a solicitor.

It's my fault.

I injected her, I killed her.

That's what you want me to say, isn't it?

No. No, not if it's not true.

No-one cares if it's true.

I don't care.

Now I've lost her...

This doctor you said came to the flat...

He did come to the flat.

What time was it?

Half past five. I was up all night waiting.

Can't you remember anything else about him?

He didn't give you a name?

Andy.

He said to call him Andy.

OK. Was he wearing gloves?

You mean, medical gloves?

-No.

-Did he touch anything?

He touched her.

And he straightened the mobile.

The angels' mobile over the crib. Why?

Because he would have left fingerprints.

Right, Howard.

Spencer's going to attack you, you have to defend yourself.

Go on, Spencer, don't be shy.

Good. And again.

And again.

-Aaargh!

-Excellent.

You see the importance of maintaining

a good defensive position.

Thanks, guys.

Well, thanks for this, Dr McCall.

OK, what can you tell me?

Cath, please.

Like I said, I never got to see this baby.

We went to the address, got there about midnight.

I banged on the door, shouted, tried the mobile. Nothing.

I thought, maybe the mum had taken her baby to A&E, or it was a hoax.

And then we left.

Can you remember the address?

Auckland Street. The rough end.

-Down by the canal.

-Are you sure?

Because that is not Tia Lynch's address.

In fact, it's nowhere near.

We have got a description of the doctor.

A man, about 40, dark hair, Scottish,

-goes by the name of Andy...

-Andy?

-He's my driver.

-Hm.

What time did your shift finish last night?

Five am. Andy finished at the same time.

Yeah, well, this "doctor" turned up

at Miss Lynch's flat just before 5.30.

What's wrong with him, Daniel?

I wish I knew.

What if he's really sick?

What if he's really sick and I can't look after him?

What if he's taken into foster care and we never get him back?

SHE SOBS

I am not going to let this happen.

No. No.

I'm showing the suspect exhibit B, which is a doctor's bag,

and exhibit C, which is a further bag filled with medicines -

antibiotics, painkillers, aspirin, syringes, needles.

We found these at your house, Andy. Are they yours?

Yeah. Yeah.

Why have you got so many medicines?

Well, I admit, it's a...it's a bit weird.

I buy loads, it's an anxiety thing.

I don't take them. I just...

Having them around makes me feel safe.

And have you ever administered them to anyone else?

No. Of course not. No.

Last night, you were supposed to drive Dr McCall to Tia Lynch's house.

But you took her to the wrong address, didn't you?

Delaying treatment for a baby that could've been very seriously ill.

That was a genuine mistake. I've only just moved here.

No, it wasn't. It was deliberate.

You didn't want Dr McCall to treat the patient,

so you made sure she never had the chance.

And then later on, you went back

and you gave Chloe Lynch an injection that killed her.

Of course I didn't. That is totally ridiculous.

Now, my favourite. We're going to do a role play.

Yes, I knew you'd be pleased.

Gary and Danny, here, are going to start a fight outside a night-club.

Who wants to have a go breaking it up?

Spencer and Howard. Away you go.

All right, lads, calm down.

Lads, calm down.

Break it up!

Now!

I said RIGHT NOW.

STOP.

FREEZE!

Uh!

Aa-ah!

Aaargh!

Let's stop it there.

If that had been a real fight, you'd both be dead.

Spencer?

Er... I thought we controlled the situation well. Initially.

Till you got stabbed.

You didn't control it, either of you.

Spencer, you're meant to break up fights, not join in.

I didn't join in. I tried to physically separate the combatants.

Howard tried to keep things calm, low-key. That didn't work.

So you started shouting. That doesn't help.

It just hypes people up even more, inflames the situation.

Does anyone have more positive comments?

Howard was trying to protect Spencer.

You never leave a man down.

Yes. But instead of saving him, you got yourself killed.

You didn't protect your colleague or yourself.

You forgot the basic defensive position.

All right. It was an unmitigated disaster.

Yeah. Just a bit.

You screwed up, both of you, badly.

But still - better to screw up in here than out there where someone really could get hurt.

Look. I drive these people around, you know, these real doctors.

You should hear them.

At least Cath cares about the patients - the other ones,

the older ones, they couldn't care less.

They slag them off,

moan about how stupid they are and they despise them.

And they despise me.

Yeah, I talk to them, try and be friendly,

they treat me like dirt -

because I'm just the driver, I'm not even worth noticing!

So you pretend to be a doctor, a hero,

saving lives - and then everyone would appreciate you.

No. I'm just saying, that if you're going to do that job, right,

you should care about people.

And I do. More than anything, yeah?

I'm a people person.

And you cared about Tia Lynch?

Is that why you went to her home?

I didn't go. I have never met her!

Did you give her baby an injection?

Absolutely, categorically not.

I have never set foot inside that flat!

How do you know it was a flat?

Well, that was the address, wasn't it?

Flat 2 or whatever it is, you know.

It's what they do - get some teenage girl, just out of care, stick her

in some council estate miles away from anywhere, totally isolated.

How do you know that Tia is a teenager if you've never met her?

Because Cath said!

Oh, come on.

Is that really the best you've got?

OK.

I'm going to make this absolutely clear to you -

I have never met Tia Lynch, I have never been inside her flat

and I did not give her baby that injection.

And we won't find your fingerprints if we take a look in there, Andy?

Mm?

OK. I'm going to need to take a break here because I'm...

See, I don't-I don't feel very well.

I keep getting these migraines, and...

Well, don't you worry about that.

Because we will get a real doctor to take a look at you.

I feel really sick.

Save it for the doctor, Andy.

You. You killed my baby.

-YOU KILLED MY BABY!

-Leave it.

-Let me go!

She's wrong. I was just trying to help.

-That's all.

-She was all I had.

Get him in a cell.

You all right?

You tell me. I'm the one that failed.

You didn't fail. You tried to protect your colleague.

Yeah, couldn't even get that right.

Howard. I told the lads to attack one of you,

to see what the other would do.

How can you stop a fight and save him at the same time?

I mean, what are you supposed to do?

-You can't win.

-That's the point of the exercise.

It's unwinnable.

There are no good options in that scenario,

you can only choose the least worst.

You see, the thing is,

I've been in that scenario, when it's life and death,

and got everybody out alive.

I used... I am a good soldier.

And I can't even get a simple training exercise right.

You didn't fail, Howard.

Look, I don't know how long it's been since you were Captain Bellamy,

but you can't rely on the instincts and reflexes you once had.

You have to be realistic about the strengths

and weaknesses of the man you are now.

That's what you needed to learn today.

How are you feeling?

All right.

That shouldn't have happened. You shouldn't have had to see Andy...

It helps, in a way.

Tia, I'm so sorry I didn't believe you.

And I, well... We're all so sorry for your loss.

So what's going to happen to him?

Well, with any luck, he'll be charged with murder.

And with you as a witness, we'll have a stronger case.

He'll be locked up, right?

Yes. Well, I can't guarantee that, but I hope so.

I hope he gets life.

No. He should be dead.

Of course I will. Anything.

You'll have support. People to help you.

What about now?

Do I just go home?

No, no. The flat is still a crime scene, and anyway,

we don't think you should be alone.

I've spoken to Fran, your social worker,

and she's found a place for you to stay and someone to look after you.

I want to see Chloe.

Say goodbye to her, properly.

Yes, of course. That's OK.

Joe's all right. He's watching Peppa Pig.

No new bruises.

How're you doing?

I'm his mother, and I'm a doctor,

and I don't know what's wrong with him!

There has to be something...

I've had an idea, and it would mean that you could stay with Joe.

What?

I'm the problem. I always have been.

I had postnatal depression and I could've really hurt him.

You are a great mother, anyone can see that.

So if I left - or if you and Joe left me...

..then you'd be allowed to keep him.

Absolutely not! You haven't hurt him!

But they probably think that I have.

So you're going to confess to a crime that you didn't commit?

-That is insane.

-Yeah, but I wouldn't have to.

If you and Joe left, then they'd just assume that I was guilty.

-Zara, please, hear me out.

-You'd have a record.

You would never be allowed near children again - this isn't just about Joe.

-This is about your work. This is about...

-If it meant that you

and Joe could stay together, then it would be worth it.

That is not fair.

You are asking me to choose between you and Joe and I won't.

It just means that he would be able to stay with one of us.

Zara, listen to me, I'm not saying that this is a good option,

it's just the least worst.

And what's the alternative?

That he's taken from both of us.

Are you ready?

She looks beautiful.

Yeah. She does.

You take as long as you need.

OK.

You believed me.

No-one else ever has.

'You think I liked being a single parent?'

You did it. You coped.

You were like a super-mum compared to me.

I wasn't. I did everything wrong.

I thought it was all about organisation, and schedules,

and giving him the right organic vegetable puree

at the right moment and buying the right pushchair.

You were always so confident.

One time, when I came home to my dad's,

from work - I'd been out all day, Joe was teething,

I hadn't slept in three days... I had baby sick in my hair.

Well, it must've been there all day and nobody had said anything!

They were probably too scared that you'd bite their heads off.

Probably.

You would cope without me.

And it would mean that Joe would be with one of us.

Daniel. It wouldn't ever work.

It's worth a try.

Listen. We don't know what's causing those bruises. Nobody does.

So you leave me, he gets more bruises,

he gets taken away from me - I end up losing you both.

When I left you, I hated you.

We've changed.

We have worked it through.

And we have learned together to be good parents.

And I am not going to let anyone take him away from us.

Joe needs you.

I need you.

What if we lose him?

OK, under your plan, you'd lose Izzy too.

So we won't let that happen.

We can't let that happen.

We are going to be a family

and we are going to deal with this together.

Is everything all right?

I think we might lose Joe.

We need to look at what's causing your insomnia.

They've taken my scholarship,

they want to kick me off my course - obviously I'm stressed!

Daniel and Zara are having a nightmare of a week

and you two are acting like spoilt kids.

What's that?

Cyanide.

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