Silver on the Hearth Doctors

SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Today, English.

You won't understand a word.

There was once a good farmer, who,

although he had worked hard all his life, was desperately poor.

One day, he woke and wished with all his heart, that he could

discover riches heaped upon his hearth.

All right, all right, I'll get it for you by the end of the day.

All right.

That day while working in the fields, the farmer

catches his arm on some brambles, and rips his coat.

So it doesn't happen again, he decides to dig them out.

-Mum?

-Where are you going?

-Gym. Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you.

It's a bit early, isn't it?

Yeah, well, early bird catches the worm.

When the farmer pulls out the brambles, he discovers a jar

full of silver coins and thinks his wish has been answered.

It's Babur.

I don't know what to do. Aasif's ill, he can't come work.

Don't worry about it. It's all right, isn't it?

-It always is.

-Yes.

-Good.

So, you work today and the deal still stands for the two of you.

Thank you, Joe.

Oh and you tell Aasif to sleep easy.

Today his dreams come true. Today you're going to be British.

Stand by.

HE SHOUTS

I think we've located the runner.

All units, all units. We're in pursuit of a young Asian male.

Yellow hoodie. Heading down Thornlaw Terrace on foot.

No, no, no. Stay still. Don't move. Listen to me.

You've been in an accident, you need to stay still.

You need to stay still, OK? We don't know what you've injured.

Look, please, I'm a nurse. Please, stay still.

Now, come. Come on. Let's get you off the road.

Let's get you off the road.

OK. Just sit down.

Can you tell me where it hurts?

Hey, I'm going to call for help, OK?

-Take me hospital, yes?

-Yeah, OK. If that's what you want?

Look, he's not at Westfield and Casewick either.

He can't have vanished.

Somebody bloody find him!

Do you feel dizzy? Sick?

It's all right, we'll be at the hospital in a minute.

I need...I need to get out.

-Whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you doing?

-I need to get out.

-What are you doing? No, no.

-I need to get out!

-Calm down.

-Now! Please. I need to get out.

-OK, OK, OK, OK.

-Please.

OK, calm down. Calm down. Stop!

You're going to hurt yourself.

It's not fair. It's not fair. I work.

I work hard every day.

Not today.

I need...need to.

You're hurt. OK. Your work can wait, you can't.

Just please, please. Let me help you.

You heard. Eight grand to win.

Yeah, course I got the money.

This is it. This is the hospital.

What's wrong?

I can't go in.

Why not?

OK, look, right, I'm not sure what's going on,

but you might have concussion, OK, or you might have broken something

and you really need to get checked out.

If the hospital is bothering you, then I'll come in with you.

It's not the hospital.

Well, what then?

If I go in, I'll be arrested.

What have you done?

All I have ever done.

Try to stay alive.

I am in your country illegally.

I have been running a long time.

Today is supposed to be my last day of running.

Today, my brother promised me all our prayers would be answered

and we'd stop and feel safe, but instead, he was arrested.

If I go in, they'll send me home.

If I go home, I will be killed.

Please, let me walk away.

I can't do that. I'm sorry.

Everyone out!

Come on, out you come! Come on!

Mind your head!

Well, if you're going to get run over,

it may as well be by a nurse, hey?

Thank you.

It's nothing.

Why are you helping me?

Just because you look like you need help.

And what about your mother?

What about her?

She's a doctor. She's never met me.

And yet she comes to help us. Why?

Well, cos she's my mum.

All I have is Aasif. My parents were shot.

Wow, I'm sorry.

Aasif, that's your brother, is it?

He takes care of me. He loves me.

He loves your country too.

My parents were teachers.

They...they gave us a love of stories.

Old ones, but new ones too.

My father got hold of a Persian copy

of Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone.

Aasif loved it.

He read it again and again.

It was where his dreams of coming to Britain were born.

Stories are just stories. Reality is not so forgiving.

It's important to dream though, mate.

What's your name?

Chris.

I am Babur.

Since I come here, only one man ever helped us.

We owe our life to him, and now I owe my life to you.

I wish you silver on your hearth, Chris.

What's that mean?

It means, I wish your dreams come true.

There she is. Right.

You just wait here.

I'll...I'll go and explain to her what's going on. All right?

This'd better be good - it's the second time you've woken me.

I'm not even due in until 11.

-I've been in an accident.

-What?! Are you all right?

Yes, I'm fine, I'm fine, but I've hit someone.

Don't you understand? You're harbouring an illegal immigrant!

I'm not. I'm trying to help him.

-You should have taken him to the hospital.

-I did.

-Then why am I here?

-He didn't want to go in!

Look, I am not going to do anything until you report this to the police.

-Right, well, I am not going to do that.

-Why?

Because sometimes, Mum, the police don't need to know everything.

Right, sometimes it's better if they don't. Isn't it?

Right, now I hit someone with my car.

That person needs my help. And now I need yours.

Well, you're going to have to tell the police now, aren't you?

The second interrogation room's full.

Stick him in the hallway with the others.

Bill, show them, will you, yeah?

Hey! What are you doing here?

I brought my son in to see the D.I.

Is she around?

No chance. It's crazy. You won't get near her.

Is it important?

Go on.

I've been in a hit and run.

I hit a man and he ran.

Novel. Where?

Bridgewater.

Bridgewater. Near Thornlaw Terrace.

Wasn't wearing a yellow hoodie, was he?

I think we'd like a statement from you.

And he just disappeared? Didn't say where he was going?

No.

Right. OK. Nearly done.

Do you think that Babur was from the house that you raided?

Officially, no idea. Unofficially, definitely.

The Border Agency knew there was a good chance of runners

from the property, which is why they went in so heavy-handed.

They just didn't expect your guy to be so bloody quick.

Still, you slowed him up somewhat, hey?

Yeah, well, is there anything else you want to add before you sign off?

No.

-Well, er, he stole your jacket.

-He stole your jacket?

He...he didn't steal anything.

Do you have your jacket?

-No.

-So where is it?

What?

Fine, yeah. He took my jacket but he can have it.

What colour is it?

It's just a blue sporty jacket. It doesn't matter.

Honestly, I...I don't care about the jacket!

Babur's an illegal immigrant,

but more importantly, he's an illegal immigrant that you ran into.

He's injured and he may just be thankful if someone helped him.

Even if that someone is us.

Knowing that he was wearing a blue jacket could just help us.

Look, I've got to get this.

Read it.

I don't need to remind you that what you're about to sign

is a legal document.

Hello, Cooper.

What do you think you're playing at? I work here!

-Yeah, and don't I know it?

-What's that supposed to mean?

This was your idea. I didn't want to come.

You didn't even know this guy this morning

and now you're prepared to lie for him?

I'm not lying!

Well, you're not telling the whole truth, are you?!

SHE SIGHS

Look. What's going on? What's this about?

He's scared and he's alone and I told him I'd help him.

Look, I know that Cooper is a bit of a blunt instrument

but he knows what he's talking about.

The best thing you can do to help Babur

is to tell the police everything.

DOOR OPENS

So?

He told me that he had a brother - Aasif.

and that he was arrested this morning.

Thank you. Well, the name doesn't ring a bell.

But we do have a John Doe

who's refusing to speak to the interpreter.

I'll...I'll look into it. Is that it?

-OK, yeah, yeah.

-OK. Here. And here.

How many did you pull from the house?

17. Four over-stayers, six students in breach of their visa.

The rest we have no idea about, except they're from the Punjab.

So many.

Yeah, well, they've no choice but to share.

It's either that or sleep rough. The recession's hit everyone.

CAR HORN BEEPS

I'm looking for Babur. Anyone seen him? Anyone?

No.

All right. £20, 12 hours. I need three of you.

You, you and you.

ENGINE STARTS

Thanks for coming in. You did the right thing, you know?

If you remember anything, just give us a bell.

Particularly about the guy that Babur said helped him.

OK.

Are you all right?

All right. OK.

-Who's he?

-Not sure.

He's boiling up.

His heart's racing.

Can we get these cuffs off him, please?

-What's his name?

-I...I don't know.

What do you mean, you don't know?

He's our John Doe.

Well, whoever he's, he's sick. And he needs to go to hospital - now!

'But then a poor farmer thinks to himself -

'perhaps this jar of silver coins isn't for me.

'I wished for silver upon my hearth, not in a field.'

COUGHING

'So the farmer decides to leave the silver where he found it,

'and buries it again.

'When he gets home, he tells his wife about his discovery.

'His wife is so angry,

'that when the farmer falls asleep she goes to a neighbour

'and says, "My foolish husband has found a hoard of silver in a jar.

'"Go and get it, and I'll share it with you."

'Pleased, the neighbour goes out that night

'and finds where the bramble bush had been uprooted.

'He digs and discovers the jar.

'Excitedly, the neighbour lifts the lid of the jar.

'But instead of finding a hoard of silver coins

'he discovers a writhing mass of poisonous snakes.'

RADIO: 'Let's look at the latest betting as...'

-KNOCKING

-Yeah. Not now.

Not now, I said!

Babur!

Babur? What's happened?

Aasif. They got Aasif!

Who? Who's got him?

Police. They came...I escaped.

Ssh, ssh, it's all right. Hey, listen. What've you done?

Hit by a car.

Ah, mate, here. Come on. Here. Shush.

It's all right. It's all right. Here. Sit.

Joe, they got him. What am I going to do?

Look. I can sort this. I always do, eh?

Yeah, come on, dry your eyes.

Aasif wouldn't want to see you crying, would he? Eh?

-No.

-Here you go.

Now, look. I'm going to go to the police station and try

and find out exactly what's happened to Aasif, yeah?

And we're going to get a lawyer.

And then we're going to sort things out, yeah?

You just sit tight.

Eh-eh! I said stay there. Sit down, sit down.

-What did I say? Sit down!

-Yes, but I work.

-You can barely stand.

-It's last day. I work.

Yeah, but you can't work, Babur.

I gave your job to somebody else.

-My job?

-Yeah. Look, I waited for you. You didn't come.

But it's my job. We had a deal. We work six months!

-Calm down.

-No. No. I won't! I want my money. I want my money now!

Right, I'm getting it. I'm getting it. It's here.

It's here. Look. All of it. Yours and Aasif's.

Here. Take it.

Look. The money's nothing, is it? I know.

Come on.

We'll go and get the documents now. They're waiting.

I'll pay the man. And then we can get Aasif's too,

and then he'll have them when he comes out, yeah.

Come on. Up you come! That's a good lad.

Come on. Here, hold on there.

-You're my friend.

-Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Good lad. Come on.

Your John Doe didn't respond to the interpreter

because he couldn't understand what he was saying.

-He wasn't Indian, he was Afghan.

-I got it.

And I bet it was Aasif, Babur's brother.

I'll...I'll look into it, Chris.

OK, well, you said to ring so that's...

Yeah, I...I know. Thanks for calling.

-Well, is there...is there any news on Babur?

-Not...not yet.

OK, that's a boy, easy does it. All right, there we go. OK.

RADIO: 'Pretty Mabel refusing to get into her starting box,

'delaying the start here of the Axcross Flat.

'The other horses getting impatient.'

Babur? Babur?

'The steward's crossing over to see if he can help.'

BABUR COUGHS

No, Babur. No. No!

Come on. Come on, I've got you. Hey.

I need help.

I know. We can't go to a hospital. There's too many cameras.

I...I...I know...I know where.

'So they're all in. The steward raises the flag.

'And they're off! Heading down the first straight.

'This Is Fun has made a strong start,

'with Pretty Mabel close behind,

'and Atlantic Cross and Blunderbuss following.

'Tiny Tom at the back, Careful Boy just ahead.

'Blunderbuss has just passed Atlantic Cross.

'Tiny Tom's making the break. He's flying up the field.

'He's passed Careful Boy, now passing Atlantic Cross... '

Come on, Careful Boy!

'And they're coming to the finish line

'and Tiny Tom takes This Is Fun at the line!'

-HE CHEERS

-We did it.

'It's Tiny Tom first...'

We're all winners today. All of us!

Hey, right. You hang in there, friend.

Come on, come on. I got you. You're safe now.

Hey, it's all good. It's all good. Here...

No, no. It's all right. It's all right.

I'll look after it. Yeah?

I'm going to go get your documents, yeah?

I'm phoning the man now. You'll be all right.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Ambulance, please. Campus Surgery. Excuse me.

You're needed outside, quick. Excuse us.

Sorry. Excuse me.

He was hit by car. Signs of major trauma.

Suspected intra-abdominal haemorrhage.

He keeps calling your name. He's in hypovolemic shock.

-Chris...

-Couldn't keep away, could you?

-Stay.

-I'm not going anywhere.

His BP's too low. He's tachycardic. Heston!

Joe...

Joe? Joe? Is that...is that your friend?

Not my friend.

-Mum!

-Heston!

Let me have a look. OK. Now, right.

They were too late. He had pneumonia. They did all they could.

There'll be an investigation.

Here.

You were right. They were from Afghanistan.

Aasif and Babur Akbari. Brothers.

What's this?

Their status changed six months ago.

They were given Indefinite Leave to Remain.

They...they've just been off the radar for a long time

and the Border Agency couldn't find them.

Nobody could have done any more, Chris.

We used Babur's information and Aasif's phone

and we traced a Joe Mulhearn.

He's a construction site-manager and gambler. Huge debts.

It was Joe's phone that notified the Border Agency

about the house we raided.

And he'd also tipped us off that Babur was at the campus.

It appears this Joe's been using illegal immigrants to

complete his jobs.

You know, promising them the world and then pocketing the cash.

The construction company's not too happy either. Money's gone missing.

Where is he?

He's done a runner.

How am I supposed to tell him?

You just...you just tell him.

'The neighbour, on discovering the jar full of poisonous snakes,

'thinks, that woman's my enemy! She wanted me to be bitten.

'So carefully, he replaces the lid on the jar and carries it

'back to the house where the poor farmer and his wife live.

'Climbing quietly onto their roof,

'he empties the jar of poisonous snakes down their chimney.'

It's here look. Look. It's yours. It's yours.

'When dawn arrives, the poor farmer wakes

'and can't believe what he sees.

'His hearth is covered in silver coins glinting in the morning light.

'His heart swells with gratitude -

'his prayers have been answered.

'His dreams have come true.

'Tears well in his eyes, as he says,

'"Now, I can accept these riches...

'because they are truly mine.

'They've appeared upon my hearth, and are in my home.'

You can be Thelma and I'll be Louise.

Which one got dirty with Brad Pitt? I want to be her.

PC Anderson's looked but there's no sign of your dog.

Where is he?

I didn't think you'd charge.

Well, I will pay it. You can pay me back later.

I'll be your dog! Hugo!

If you get that tenner back, my tiddler is a two-tonne trout.

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