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# My whole life Waiting for the right time... #

Our Father, who art in Heaven.

Hallowed be thy name,

Thy kingdom come

Thy will be done.

On Earth, as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

PANICKY BREATHING

Ayesha.

-Where are you staying?

-None of your business.

Come on, don't be like that. Look, I know I made a mistake.

Dr Reid, sorry to interrupt, but we have a problem at the campus.

-Oh, right.

-Mrs Hollins is arranging a locum for this afternoon.

-Please take a seat.

-Thanks.

-Thank you for fitting me in.

-Oh, not a problem.

So, how can I help you today?

-I haven't slept much lately.

-When did your sleeping problems begin?

About... I don't know, a month ago?

So, what happened a month ago?

Nothing, I just couldn't sleep any more.

I actually used to have trouble before.

-You've probably got my notes.

-Er, yeah.

I've got some notes, but I'd rather hear it from you, if that's OK.

Well, I... I have a problem with OCD, or I had.

Um, I had to do some cognitive therapy thing.

-Cognitive behavioural therapy.

-Yeah. It was fine.

They gave me some pills as well, actually.

I was hoping I could just get that part. Just some sleeping pills.

The pills that you were prescribed were SSRIs,

they're a type of antidepressant.

They're commonly prescribed for OCD, but not specifically for sleeping.

OK, well, not them. Just something strong, you know?

Just so I can knock myself out.

Wow!

Busy.

I know. Started coming in about ten minutes ago.

There are 20 messages on the answer machine.

Is it a plague? Is it a student ritual gone wrong?

-Um, Megan's in this morning?

-Yeah, she's in with a patient.

Do you think we need to do something?

-Like what?

-Well, put them in quarantine?

We need to know what we're dealing with first, Karen.

Um, Lola McIntyre?

Hi. Do you want to come through?

Would you mind if we talked some more about your OCD?

I noticed you mentioned it in the past tense.

Look, I know you can never get rid of it 100%, but it's under control.

It doesn't run my life the way it used to.

What are some of the differences between now and then?

-Why are you asking me this?

-I think history can be useful.

It started when I was a kid.

I used to get worked up about losing things,

so I'd check my pockets a few times a day.

And then after a while, it needed to be a certain number.

Then it got worse, especially when I went to university.

I'd lock the door and check that.

And then it got so bad that I couldn't leave the flat.

And that's when you sought treatment?

Yeah, but I... I'm fine now.

That was four years ago.

Are you still checking the door?

-Sometimes. In the morning.

-And at night?

It's not the reason I can't sleep, if that's what you're suggesting.

OK.

Yeah. Yeah, it is harder at night,

but I think that's kind of normal for people with this...

Sometimes I need to pray to clear my head.

It builds up now because I can't check, in case I wake Casper,

my boyfriend.

-Is he understanding about your condition?

-He's fine.

Um, he likes to nurture people, so I'm perfect for him.

And how does he make you feel?

Fine.

ANSWERPHONE BEEP

It's me. What's going on?

Where are you?

Call, OK?

Waste of time!

Oi!

Everything's fine. Why are you panicking suddenly?

Because I haven't got a dress. We haven't even picked the rings.

You have not even decided which menu.

-Oh, I am so sorry to interrupt. You are talking about the wedding.

-Yes.

Well, I was wanting to ask if there was some way I might be able

-to contribute.

-MOBILE RINGS

Excuse me. I need to take this call.

Er, hello.

Right. Have you isolated the patients?

OK. Just call me back as soon as you have confirmation.

Right, thank you.

Problem?

Er, there has been an outbreak of gastroenteritis.

Dr Vere is sending some samples over to the laboratory.

-Good idea.

-Mm, indeed. Now, the wedding.

I just wondered if you had anybody to do the flower arrangements.

Flowers?

Yes, well, for the hall and the table and your bouquet, of course.

It might be nice to get something that ties all the themes together.

-Do you not think?

-Yes. No... Because it's just another decision.

It's only a week till the wedding.

Ten days. The important elements are in hand.

The food, the venue, the musical arrangements.

Yeah, because I could just wear a T-shirt, couldn't I?

-We could just eat whatever they give us.

-I understand.

It's just I know how stressful these events can be.

-I know and you are very busy...

-She's offering to help.

-Thank you, Mrs Tembe.

-If you could bear to, that would be wonderful.

Yes, of course. Anything I can do to make things easier.

MOBILE ALERT

-MESSAGE:

-'What's going on? Where are you? Call, OK?'

'Can I ask how long you've been in a relationship?'

'You can, but I don't know why it's relevant.'

'Well, you said you were worried about waking Casper up.'

Look, this is normal for me.

OK? I had to worry about the same thing with my family.

I'm used to lying in bed, forcing myself to stop.

You said that you pray out loud.

That must be difficult with a partner.

-Why are you bringing this up?

-I'm just...

I'm trying to work out if it's a flare up and that might be

what's contributing to your sleeping problems.

Look, you can't separate... When you're tired, your OCD gets worse.

It's logical.

-You said that it started a month ago?

-That's right.

When did Casper move in?

-Look, if this is too difficult...

-It's not.

It's not, I just know you're going to turn this into something.

He moved in a month ago, so...

Sister, yes, we are just printing out menu options now.

Right, of course.

No, I will make sure he makes a decision by lunchtime. Goodbye.

-Is Heston being difficult?

-No, he just likes to take his time.

Meanwhile, you're responsible for everything. I don't envy you.

-Oh, no. I am not responsible for...

-You're the matron of honour.

That makes you really responsible!

Lots of people wouldn't take it on.

Weddings are big business these days.

Everything has to run like clockwork. And who do they rely on?

Well, I... I am just helping out.

Yeah, but you're a perfectionist, aren't you?

So they know what you can do for them.

Ooh, and don't forget you've got to organise the hen do as well,

which has also got to be perfect.

Oh, no. Don't envy you at all!

Because that's two nights in a row and you know what happens.

Yeah, well, just in case. I'll sort something else out.

Ayesha, someone, I know not who, has stolen my nebulizer.

-I need a spare one, please.

-Mum, hang on. I'm on the phone.

I need a nebulizer.

I'm going to have to go. Someone's hassling me.

I'm really sorry to disturb your personal phone call with my

professional needs, Nurse Lee(!)

I don't know yet, but I'll sort something else out.

It's not a problem. OK, I'll speak to you later. Bye.

-Everything all right?

-Fine, except I had a massive bust up with Emma.

Ooh, and now you need somewhere else to stay.

-Seriously?

-Seriously.

You hear a girl's in trouble and you step up, just like that?

Sorry, you're in a hurry. Cupboard above the sink.

It's just wow! Thanks, Al!

-You're a real mate. I'd better call Mum back.

-No, um... Thank YOU.

Hey. Yeah. I know. I just thought you... Doesn't matter.

It's Alex. He took off last night.

Look, don't start, please. I'm worried.

I don't know. He was fine when we went to bed and then I woke up

and... Um, no. All his clothes are here. So no.

Mum, why would he be seeing someone else?

Er, Mum, I'm not really listening.

Yeah, that was Nathan. Alex is Alex.

Look, Mum, forget it. I've got a class. I've got to go.

Yeah, I'll speak to you later. Love you.

Did you not feel like you could talk to Casper?

He's got nothing to do with this, OK?

You're acting like it's this big thing that he's moved in with me.

Well, guess what.

I've been seeing him for a year, sleeping with him, no problems.

-Did um...? Did anything change after he moved in?

-No.

Nothing. He's the same amazingly gentle guy he's always been.

He sounds wonderful.

Did you meet him here at uni?

He's... He's on my course.

He showed me around when I first arrived. He's like that.

-He looks out for you?

-Yeah.

-Although he probably shouldn't.

-Why do you say that?

Why do you say he probably shouldn't?

You look out for him, don't you?

It's just, um...

He's not the best at choosing partners.

The guy before me had jealousy issues and he attacked Casper

so badly, he ended up in hospital.

-What's going on?

-I'm just... I'm just tired!

You know, I've been up all night.

And you said you were going to help, so are you or not?

-Because I didn't come here for relationship advice!

-I understand.

No, you don't, obviously! All I want is a prescription.

Instead, you're going on and on and on about my OCD,

-my personal relationships.

-OK, can we just...?

-No! You know what?

This is just... This is just a waste of time.

Right.

Thank you.

I have managed to book a restaurant with a private room.

-For what?

-The hen party.

You know, it is very difficult to get somewhere central,

but luckily, I have contacts.

-You weren't at the proposal either, were you?

-No.

But you saw the video. No-one can say they held back.

It's probably one of the most romantic things I've ever seen.

Yes. Yes, it was very colourful.

And that Navin Kundra! Oh!

I bet he's even more gorgeous in the flesh.

Maybe you could hire him, seeing as we missed out the first time.

-I don't think that would be appropriate.

-No.

Maybe you're right, yeah.

No, the hen do should be something different.

See, that's the problem. When they've set the bar so high,

the hen is the next stage - it should be bigger.

Brighter. Part of the crescendo that climaxes with the wedding.

-Climaxes?

-Mm.

I'm not saying someone's died.

I am asking if anybody has reported any food poisoning.

Well, thank you very much for calling me back.

-Excuse me. Is someone helping you?

-Um...

It's just you've been in and out all morning and I don't know -

-have you seen the doctor?

-I'm not sick. I...

I came with a friend, but she's gone home.

-So...?

-This stomach thing,

I heard someone say it might be a virus or maybe something different.

-I just wanted to know which.

-What's that got to do with you?

I thought this was supposed to be a paperless office.

It will be direct marketing.

I've had a cancellation, so guess who's finishing early.

I'll need some keys.

Oh, right, yeah.

-Thing is, these are my only set.

-OK, so, I'll get us copies.

-It's not a problem, is it?

-No, not a problem.

Just be quite nice if I could go home first and tidy up a bit.

Don't worry. You haven't seen what I'm like yet.

Me and him are going to be housemates.

-I can see.

-I'll get these back to you.

Oh, Haskey!

What have you got yourself into?

Hey.

How are you?

Fine.

-Busy.

-Great.

Erm, I mean, it's nice to be busy.

Listen, um, Friday was a bit er...

Awkward?

I was going to say unusual, but...

Normally, we find it really easy to talk to each other, don't we?

You find it easy to talk. It's my job to listen.

Your job?

What I mean is there's a particular dynamic, you know,

therapist and patient, and now that's over...

What? We went on one date.

You can't deny how we feel the rest of the time.

Well, sometimes it happens. There's, um...

There's an attraction and it's actually a by-product...

What do you mean a by-product?

Not real.

It feels real.

It feels very real to me.

I think that we need to maintain some distance.

-But if we're working together...

-Can you just try? Please?

A meat raffle!

That is what caused the food poisoning,

which is what it definitely what it was.

-Oh, we can't know that, Karen.

-Jess?

This one won a meat raffle in a pub. Do you want to tell him the rest?

I put it in the freezer, but then my fridge broke down,

so I decided to sell on campus.

-That doesn't sound so bad.

-Fridge broke down three weeks ago.

I thought if you made a curry, it'd be OK. I did tell people!

And you warned them that it was off, yeah?

I just told them it was discounted.

OK. Just so you know,

the fact that it was in a curry doesn't make any difference!

And it would have helped if you'd have told us this earlier!

A kid came in who recognised her.

She's been holed up in the toilets like a fugitive.

I didn't mean to hurt anyone.

I'm so sorry. Am I going to get in trouble?

KNOCK AT DOOR Yeah?

I have a seafood entree selection,

with chicken and beef,

both halal mains. And a vegetarian option.

-Here is the cost comparisons.

-That's very thorough.

-Wait.

These are the costings for the lakeside restaurant and the

-boat hire.

-Boat hire?!

-These are just options.

You and Sister Hanif are cutting things very fine.

-Yes, but boat...

-I am doing my best!

I haven't even started looking at the flower arrangements yet.

You need to make a decision!

Now, I suggest that you look at all the options and give

me an answer by the end of the day!

Ruhma, darling. Can you ring me? I think we've created a monster.

TV ON

MUTES TV

Um, I thought you'd be at college.

Where have you been?

-Walking.

-What? Since last night?

-I've been ringing you and...

-Sorry, my... My phone was off.

Oh, yeah?

Let's see.

Who's Sharma?

-It's not what you think.

-Then where have you been?

You won't talk to me. You don't sleep next to me any more.

-Most mornings, I find you on the sofa.

-Not most.

-Look, Casper, can we talk about this another time, please?

-No!

Alex, I've put up with a lot from you, more than most people would.

-Go to college.

-"Go to college"?

That's your answer?

Look, I've been up all night.

-OK? I can't give any more!

-You can talk!

-'Alex!'

-KNOCKS ON DOOR

'Let me in!

'Alex!

'You're worse than Nathan! You know that?

'At least with him, I knew where I stood!'

'Hi, Mum.'

Yeah, you were right.

Yeah, he's just got home.

'I don't know what's wrong. He's just locked himself in the bedroom.'

Um, can I come home?

Yeah, um, I don't know how long for. A couple of weeks?

Maybe more.

Hi, um, I really need to see Dr Sharma.

Thanks.

I need your advice.

I have told you before, ankle straps make your legs look shorter.

No, not about shoes.

Actual advice. This is about Ayesha, isn't it?

Ayesha found the rug that I'd thrown in the bin.

And of course, I lied and that has made everything worse.

-You were only trying to protect her.

-Exactly.

Every time, she swears she won't be taken in by Bren, but she always is.

-You were acting with the best of intentions.

-I was.

I mean, I can cope with her being angry, but now...

Now, she's living with her.

I can put your mind at rest on that subject.

She's moving in with Al.

Al?

That's a whole other story.

Good intentions aside, you should have known better.

How long have you been a GP?

Addiction family dynamics can be a minefield.

I know, I know.

And it's not just that.

She said something.

She said I haven't got a maternal bone in my body.

She was just angry.

Maybe.

But Chris has moved to Australia and I know he had his reasons,

but do you think he was trying to get away from me?

Your son is a complicated person

and a credit to someone.

Why can't that someone be you?

So, do you want to tell me what's happened?

Um, Casper's leaving me.

And I shouldn't even try to stop him because he's right.

I'm worse than Nathan.

Nathan's Casper's ex-boyfriend who put him in hospital?

In what way do you think that you're worse?

When Casper moved in, he told me what Nathan did.

How he tried to strangle him and crushed his windpipe.

And...

I couldn't stop thinking about it.

I mean, I really couldn't.

I keep seeing my hands around his throat.

Your hands, not Nathan's?

And um... And not just strangling him.

Crushing and sometimes, when he's sleeping,

I imagine picking up a pillow and pressing it down.

-You want to kill him?

-No.

No, I just... I just think about it.

And I can't stop.

-All day, all night.

-So you don't want to hurt him?

No!

So why do you think I can't sleep?

Did you run away this morning because you wanted to hurt

Casper or because you couldn't stop thinking about it?

-What's the difference?

-Well, there's a very big difference

between having a thought, even an obsession, and acting on it.

Have you ever hurt him?

-Before? Or anyone?

-No, but it's... It's in my mind.

That's why you want sleeping pills?

I just want one day, one night, without thinking.

You want to block out your thoughts?

Well, you had a crisis a few years ago where you couldn't leave

the house, you kept checking and rechecking the door to see,

-even though you knew it was already locked.

-Yeah.

-It's OCD.

-Well, it's an irrational fear that you couldn't stop.

Perhaps like the violent thoughts that are keeping you awake now.

Repetitive violent thoughts are another side to OCD.

People don't talk about it much, although they should.

If they did, they'd understand that it can be managed and

controlled just like their other symptoms.

It's um... It's OCD?

Very likely.

I mean, we need to talk and make an assessment, but with time and

treatment, you should be able to sleep and get your normal life back.

So I'm um... I'm not crazy?

No more than anyone else.

I've... I've got to find Casper.

I'm sorry, but he's leaving.

Um...

Thanks.

We are really grateful for everything,

but Heston's just got a bit flustered.

Well, I just wanted to give you all the possible options.

And we absolutely appreciate that.

It's just, well, after the excitement of the proposal,

I think we just want to keep things simple, so um, Heston is going to be

in charge of the venue, I'm going to take care of my dress all by myself,

and if you could just organise the flower arrangements, if that's OK?

-Yes. Please, send my apologies to Dr Carter.

-There's no need.

-The hen party - I really do not feel qualified.

-No, that's fine.

I'll ask Zara or Emma. They won't mind.

-I know I am the matron of honour, but...

-Mrs Tembe, I...

I asked you to be the matron of honour because you are my

friend, not because you organise parties..

-Right.

-Right. So, can I have a look at the flower arrangements?

-Oh, yes.

-Shall we sit down?

-Yes.

-I've been trying to call you.

-I've been busy.

I'm all packed, my car's running, so I'll see you when you get home?

-I'm not sure if I'm going to cook anything.

-No, no. Don't cook.

-We'll order something in.

-You're a star, by the way.

-There's no point regretting it now.

-What?

I never regret anything.

Just I was commiserating with her, I wasn't offering.

And yet somehow, she's got the impression...

What are you going to do? Change the locks?

No. No... I don't know.

I'm not like you people. I enjoy my own personal space.

Well, it might be kinder to mention it,

just so that she knows that it's temporary.

Ayesh!

Casper!

-Look...

-I've got a bus to catch.

-Wait.

OK, um, I'm not seeing anyone else.

OK? Um, Sharma, she's a doctor.

That's who I was with this morning.

Look, I'll explain everything. OK?

I'm sorry.

Please, I really, really am.

Doctor? Are you all right?

Sorry. I'm...hard to avoid, obviously.

Obviously.

Mr Hennigan. This way.

Are you taking sides with a man who claims that MI5 is trying to

infiltrate the nation's water supply?

Al, look, his last blood test was invalid.

He's fallen in love with someone who feels the same way.

-Is that so terrible?

-It didn't work so well for us, did it?

-'What do you want?'

-I just fancied a chat with my husband.

What's the point?