Small Deaths Doctors

MUSIC: "Do I Wanna Know?" by Arctic Monkeys

Hello, Kyle.

Kyle?

Liam!

"Requests for appointments on the day go in the left column,

"Even if they were never made."

What?

So...

that's wrong!

SHE SIGHS

What are you struggling with?

Howard has asked me to do a tally

of how we meet demand for appointments.

Sounds like fun(!)

I wouldn't mind, but he's swanned off.

And I can't understand his instructions!

PHONE RINGS Close your eyes and count to ten.

Hello, Surgery?

Sorry.

No...

Just...just take a deep breath?

I'm sure I left my pen in here somewhere.

Heston, for you, sounds really upset.

Doctor Carter.

OK, yes, Jodie, calm down

and tell me exactly what happened!

26, 27, 28, 29, 30.

'Two more rescue breaths.'

-Liam?

-It's not working!

Hello?

'OK, stay calm, start the chest compressions again.'

Please, Doctor Carter. You've got to do something!

One, two, three... Oh, the doctor's here now.

-'OK, the ambulance will be with you shortly.'

-OK.

PHONE RINGS

Hi, love.

Hi, I just wondered if you were free for lunch today?

I'd love to, but I'm really busy today.

Oh, OK...

Is everything all right?

Yep.

Was there something you wanted to talk about?

No-no, it's OK. It doesn't matter.

Look, I'll see what I can do, OK?

I'll call you back.

OK...erm...bye-bye-bye.

Jodie and Liam?

I'm DS Kathryn Palmer.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm their GP, Doctor Heston Carter.

I know this is a really difficult time for you both,

-but when a baby dies...

-His name was Kyle.

Kyle. Yes, I apologise.

We need to try to understand why this happened to Kyle.

And do what we can to prevent any future tragic deaths.

It doesn't in any way

imply any suspicion or blame. OK?

Yeah.

Jodie?

What?

Yeah.

I'll speak to the paediatrician about what's happened

and then we need to go to your home to collect a few of Kyle's things.

Back to the house?

Yeah. Or if you would prefer,

we can get someone else to let us in.

A friend or relative?

Yeah.

-We could take you to our special suite at the station...

-No.

I want to be there.

Are you sure Jodie?

They're not going through Kyle's things without me.

Liam?

Do you want a hand with that?

Seasoned hiker like me...?

What's the plan, then, walk then lunch?

Ooh, not so fast, Batman.

-I've got a little challenge for us first.

-Oh?

Yes. We are going geo-caching.

What's that when it's at home?

And I had you down as a boy scout.

Army cadets.

Well, it's a mix between orienteering and treasure-hunting.

Right.

Listen up, the main cache is called "The Deer and the Hart".

It's in two parts.

First set of co-ordinates leads us to the second location

and the main cache. Got it?

Yep.

SHE LAUGHS

Right. There's a quote here

from an Old English poem "The Rime of King William."

"He established many deer preserves

"and he set up many laws concerning them,

"such that anyone who should kill a hart or a hind should be blinded".

Oh, right. Goes back to the time when the parks were royal preserves.

Know your history, do you?

Yeah, suppose we could give it a go.

Ordnance survey's second nature to me.

We're using an app, I'm afraid.

It's all GPS these days.

An app? What ever happened to a map and a compass?

Come on, you. Let's drag you into the 21st century.

An app?!

Ha-ha!

So, when did Kyle last have this?

Erm...about eight.

So, this was his last feed before he went to sleep?

Yeah.

Are there any more bottles made up in the fridge?

Probably, why?

It's something they have to do.

I know how to make up a feed!

No-one's suggesting you don't.

Just do it, Jodie!

I'll get them.

Thanks.

Why don't we go and talk in the other room?

Come on, Jodie, this isn't doing you any good.

I know you're...

struggling to come to terms with everything just now,

but there's a few initial things I need to ask.

We can talk in more detail tomorrow or the next day,

whenever you feel ready. OK?

Had Kyle shown any signs of sickness,

been to hospital or to his GP lately?

No.

Was he on any kind of medication...

prescription or over-the-counter?

No.

Was there any history of anything like this in your family?

NO! Why are you asking this stuff?

What's it got to do with anything?

We're just trying to rule out some things. We know it's very difficult.

Where does Kyle usually sleep?

In his cot in her bedroom.

But last night you he was with you on the sofa?

Yeah, but he wasn't at the start.

Before I fell asleep, he was in his cot.

-You're certain?

-I put him there.

I always do and...

You'd have seen him when you got back.

You were asleep on the sofa, Jod. I never checked Kyle.

You must have!

I just assumed he was down for the night.

I noticed an empty bottle of wine...

I had one glass.

That's it!

Oh, you think that's why I can't remember!

We're trying to work out what happened.

So, is it all flat caps and whippets, then, up where you were?

Yeah. You don't like the whippet? They are good dogs.

You know, in a good week,

you used to make more money out of that dog than you did down t'pit.

Your dad was a coal miner?

Well, before he went to the Yorkshire pudding market.

Ha-ha!

Right, hang on, hang on. It should be...

that way.

So, what's in this geo-cache?

Gold bullion...

the answer to the most important question in the universe.

-That sort of thing.

-Is that all?

So, go on, then.

Did you ever have a tin bath?

Hey! In our house you were lucky to have water.

She seems disorientated,

not sure where she put the baby to sleep.

Well, she's still in shock.

Well, we'll have to wait for the PM to rule out any medical cause,

but there were no obvious physical signs of injury, bruising, etc.

Do we need to go down that road?

In my experience, deliberate harm is extremely rare.

In over half of deaths like this,

we never find the specific cause.

How long have you known Jodie?

About five years.

And she was coping well with Kyle?

He was a healthy weight. He seemed well looked after.

Please, be frank.

Well, she wasn't a perfect mother. She has her ups and downs.

She's been cautioned several times for drug offences.

What's that got to do with this?

That's what I'm trying to decide.

That was a long time ago

and she's worked really hard to turn her life around.

And Liam has helped with her self-confidence.

That's good to know

because I spoke with social services earlier

and they painted a rather different picture.

Right.

You know she had a baby when she was 17?

Which was put up for adoption.

Actually, it was taken away from her.

-Jodie didn't tell you that?

-No.

-No.

Which is why I'm thinking there could be more to this.

What do you mean?

Co-sleeping after drinking alcohol

is a known risk factor in infant death.

Yes. Yes, it is.

So, it's a form of neglect... however tragic.

So, why professional standards?

I don't know, really.

I guess it's cos I like the thrill of catching people

who think that they're cleverer than I am.

Yeah, but doesn't it get to you when...

when you work with them? When they're colleagues?

Well...

I don't know. Part of life, I suppose.

There's bound to be a few rotten apples in any large organisation.

Yeah, but police are supposed be different.

We're supposed to be upholders of the law.

Tell that to PC John Campbell.

Have you heard of him?

Right, this is it.

He...erm...

he took early retirement from Letherbridge.

It's about a year ago. Turned out he made a tidy sum

redistributing drugs seized from raids.

-What? Putting them back on the street?

-Mm-hm.

But... SHE LAUGHS

He took them back to the dealers on his own patch.

You're kidding?

No. And...

This one, he mixed all his packets up, coke and H.

So, three days later,

we've got one dead drug addict, one in a coma

and coke-up Campbell still looking for his reading glasses.

How long did he get?

Oh, he didn't. He got off.

Technicality.

Right. We are looking for something

to do with deers, hares or kings.

That says, "Deer's Walk".

Brilliant!

That's it! Come on.

Ah, brilliant!

Right.

Oop. Ah. There we go.

-OK.

-What does it say?

Right, well, these are the coordinates

for the second location and there's the clue.

"You will find me under a stone under the oldest tree in the wood."

Hope you're an expert on trees.

How are you bearing up?

It feels like a nightmare.

I still can't believe it.

What did we do wrong?

Last night before I went out...

Kyle had his little hand wrapped around my finger.

Clinging on, he was, for dear...

dear life.

I was going to take him for his first swim on Saturday.

Must be intolerable.

I wasn't even sure I wanted to be a dad.

Not at first.

But Jodie was the one who was dead set on having a kid.

What changed your mind?

When they handed him to me at the hospital.

This little bundle...

It really got us.

Where now, then?

I have no idea, actually. I've lost the signal.

I told you we should have brought a map.

What are you doing?

Determining north from the sun.

Hidden talents.

So, I say we take the path on the left.

Oh, hang on. Are you sure?

PATH ON THE LEFT!

Police have taken what they need.

No point in keeping the rest.

Give yourself some time. Don't be too hasty.

What difference will that make?

You're feeling quite raw.

I should never have had kids.

Now, that's not true.

I lied.

I told people I had the first one adopted.

I just couldn't cope.

You are much younger then.

I shouldn't have had another.

You can't compare what happened to Kyle to what happened with...

I'm not fit to be a mum.

Some people are, not me.

I know that you love Kyle,

which is why it's important to find out what happened.

Right. You put Kyle in his cot last night?

-I'm sure I did.

-What time?

Erm...

Roughly.

-About nine.

-OK.

We need to retrace your steps.

Can you do that for me?

Nope. This is not right.

No, you're right.

GPS says we're about a mile out.

Hang on a minute. How long has that been working?

Ha! Quite a while.

You knew we were going wrong, and you've not said anything?

Well, I was...

enjoying your company.

Waste of time.

Oh, Howard, loosen up!

Sorry?

You are allowed to have fun, you know?

Like your attitude to...

To that bent copper Campbell and his dead junkies...?

Yeah, hilarious.

That was a joke.

What's wrong with you?

How can you not take that serious?

Because I couldn't do me job properly if I did.

He loved this.

Did you settle Kyle down with that last night?

I'm sure I did.

And he was in his...

In his yellow...

Here. Look at it! See?

What?

I told you. I told you I put him in his cot.

-OK.

-I know because he was wearing this.

-I don't understand.

-That's the point.

This morning he was wearing a blue one.

Why was he on the couch when that's not where I put him down?

Liam?

I'm sorry I only have time for a quick sandwich.

Right at the minute it's mad at work.

I'd swap you for Howard's spreadsheets any day.

In fact, it made me feel like a right numpty all morning.

Karen...

on the phone, you sounded like you might have something on your mind.

It's so he knows how many appointments we need in a day,

but we know already because people book them.

I thought this was meant to come with lettuce.

Oh, erm...

When I got home from the pub, I was dog tired.

-All I wanted was to sleep.

-What did you do?

Hang on. Give him a chance.

You were crashed out on the sofa.

Kyle was in his cot, he started crying.

He was soaking wet, so I changed his nappy and gro,

but he kept crying and crying.

He always settles with you. You know that.

I put him beside you on the sofa.

He calmed right down.

-I didn't know he was there, Liam!

-I thought he would be all right.

Our baby's dead.

He's dead, Liam! And you lied to me!

-I panicked.

-Get him away from me.

-What?

-Get out!

GET OUT!

Jack's cooking for his girlfriend tonight

and he wants my puttanesca sauce recipe.

-Really? Good grief!

-I know!

And Immy rang and she's got top marks for her memory project.

Good. Karen, I've really got a go. Sorry.

Can I come home?

What?

Can I... move back in?

Is that what this is all about?

Yes or no?

Well, that's a big fat yes, obviously.

OK! Well, I know I'm a nightmare to live with

and I probably will never be the same again

-and I know that scares you...

-Sh, sh.

As long as I've got you,

I can handle anything.

Listen, I should finish by about seven o'clock tonight,

so I'll come and pick you up, get your stuff.

Erm... hang on cos well, what about Emma cos I can't just leave her...

She'll understand.

Erm... Well, I need to get my stuff together,

so we should just wait, yeah.

Yeah. Sure.

-But you will tell her today, though?

-Yeah.

Right. We are looking for the oldest looking tree.

Well, let's hope they're feeling chatty

and they might be able to tell us their age.

Do you know, my job, what I do,

you need to develop a hard-shell, otherwise I couldn't cope.

Everybody hates us.

We judge, we criticise, we make arrests.

It's very isolating.

Sorry, it must be tough.

Aha! Right!

This looks pretty ancient to me.

It'll be some time before we get the test results back

from the postmortem and we know for sure.

Yes, of course.

But the pathologist thinks that early indications...

would suggest suffocation.

By me?

Jodie...

I need to know.

You were asleep.

You didn't even know he was there.

I can't find anything.

Right, well, just be careful.

One of the main principles of geo-caching

is respect for your environment.

-Oh!

-Here it is.

Oh! Go on, then, you do the honours.

Is that it?

Not quite. Thank you. I'll take that.

What are you doing?

Well, you're allowed to take something

as long as you leave the replacement.

Oh, I can just imagine the child's face now.

What else is in there?

There's this.

"The Tale Of Gregory And Matilda.

"She said that Gregory, the King's warden,

"caught a poacher in these parts.

"The poacher had killed a rabbit,

"which was the property of the King.

"Said punishment was to have his hands struck off

"or blinded in both eyes..."

Ooh, nasty.

".. But when the warden removed the poacher's hood,

"he discovered that he had captured no man,

"but a woman of great beauty.

"Unable to bear the thought of carrying out the punishment,

"he hid her crime and soon after they were married.

"Tis believed they came to the same tree where

"they first met every year until they died."

Aw!

Do you think they're up there now looking down on us?

Maybe.

You are so soppy.

-It's a touching story.

-Oh, come on.

More like he found her and then he had his wicked way with her.

Right, before we go,

you must always sign the logbook.

There you go, Captain Bellamy,

your first official geo-cache.

It was my fault.

I put Kyle with her.

You couldn't have known that would happen.

What about Jodie?

What did she say?

You need to give her more time.

She's never going to forgive me.

Are you?

Neither of us can bring him back.

I'm responsible. I...I know that, Jod.

You made me think that I was worthless again.

That it wasn't a fit mother,

but I was.

I loved Kyle more than anything.

So did I.

I can't do this, Liam. I can't be around you.

-You don't mean that.

-You have to go.

Just go!

So...

-Do you think you've caught the bug, then?

-Cheers.

Geo-caching?

-Maybe.

-Well, you can pick something next time.

Here, pass me the cheese, will you?

Argh.

Are you OK?

I'll live. I don't know about the Wensleydale, though.

Well, hang on.

Let me see if I've got something.

All right. This is all I've got. Give it to me.

-There we go.

-I never thought a seasoned hiker

would carry a first aid kit.

Oh, here we go, Captain NHS.

Sorry. I won't bleed to death.

I'll drive you to hospital if you like.

Bleed to death in a corridor.

Oh, who says that, the Daily Outrage?

-Oh, come on. Let's not get into another...

-No.

I know mistakes get made,

but the way that the papers and the government carry on,

you'd think there'd be nothing in the NHS to get proud of.

Well, they've got you.

What are you doing here?

Oh, I, erm, I was in the area.

Really? Cos you said you're mad busy.

I am. I am.

So...?

Oh, Karen, come on, put me out of my misery. Have you spoken to Emma?

Oh! I haven't seen her yet.

-Right.

-And I know she's mad busy...

she's got back-to-back appointments this afternoon.

So, when?

-Gotcha!

-What?

I spoke to her already and she's fine.

-Seriously?

-Yeah, she's going to miss me like crazy,

cos I'm probably the best tenant ever,

-but she's going to be fine now cos she's got Adam and...

-Karen...

It's going to be brilliant!

Yeah.

But I am busy, so I have got to go!

So, I have booked us a table at Il Verona instead.

Great cocktails.

You're always in such a hurry.

Get yourself a drink. Take the edge off.

Hiya, can I have another one of those?

And I'll tell you what. Get him a double whiskey.

I'd love to.

Blast from the past.