- 2 years ago
Directed by
Geoffrey Cawthorn (as Geoff Cawthorn)
Written by
Renee Lyons
Jessica Joy Wood (head writer)
Cast
Ngahuia Piripi ... Esther Samuels
Carlos Muller ... Logan Barns
Jess Sayer ... Maeve Mullins
Scott Smart ... Marty Walker
Courtenay Louise ... Monique Strutter
Sally Martin ... Nicole Miller
Bella Kalolo-Suraj ... Selina To'a
Theo David ... Villami To'a
Evander Brown ... Ihaia Stone
Sam Bunkall ... Boyd Chakraborty
Peter Burman ... Sage Stewart
Barnie Duncan ... Holden Barns
Stephen Lovatt ... Emmett Whitman
Renee Lyons ... Stevie-Lee Barns
Andrew Maher ... Reg Abbott
Mo Nasir ... Nazar Arshad
Aidan O'Malley ... Parker Dawson
Ana Tuisila ... Elsie Abbott
Jane Wills ... Phil Grayson
Produced by
Oliver Driver
Music by
William Philipson
Editorial Department
Megan Robinson ... assistant editor
Alastair Tye Samson ... colorist
Geoffrey Cawthorn (as Geoff Cawthorn)
Written by
Renee Lyons
Jessica Joy Wood (head writer)
Cast
Ngahuia Piripi ... Esther Samuels
Carlos Muller ... Logan Barns
Jess Sayer ... Maeve Mullins
Scott Smart ... Marty Walker
Courtenay Louise ... Monique Strutter
Sally Martin ... Nicole Miller
Bella Kalolo-Suraj ... Selina To'a
Theo David ... Villami To'a
Evander Brown ... Ihaia Stone
Sam Bunkall ... Boyd Chakraborty
Peter Burman ... Sage Stewart
Barnie Duncan ... Holden Barns
Stephen Lovatt ... Emmett Whitman
Renee Lyons ... Stevie-Lee Barns
Andrew Maher ... Reg Abbott
Mo Nasir ... Nazar Arshad
Aidan O'Malley ... Parker Dawson
Ana Tuisila ... Elsie Abbott
Jane Wills ... Phil Grayson
Produced by
Oliver Driver
Music by
William Philipson
Editorial Department
Megan Robinson ... assistant editor
Alastair Tye Samson ... colorist
Category
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TVTranscript
00:00Previously, on Shortland Street.
00:02As of tomorrow, you and Maeve will be sharing the responsibility of HOD.
00:06This is your chance to actually make a change.
00:09You don't waste your energy on him.
00:10Sage, has he been picking on you again?
00:12Can you chill out?
00:13Well, actually, I'm fine and it's good to know where I'm going wrong.
00:15I'll do what you want.
00:16Actually, he was helping me until he butted in and made it all about you.
00:19I'm helping you stand up to a bully.
00:21All you're doing is making my life a billion times more stressful.
00:23It was hard having one boss, but now I've got two.
00:25He held me and our kids hostage
00:27while Marnie went to the hospital to get the drugs taken.
00:29Parker.
00:30Yeah?
00:31Any idea of his identity?
00:32No.
00:33He kept his mask on the whole time.
00:35Parker is a victim too.
00:36He needs help, not a jail cell.
00:38Oh my God, Parker.
00:40I'll help you get clean and find a decent place to live.
00:43Money.
00:44What?
00:4520K.
00:46Yeah, I'm sure the cops would be interested to know that you aided and abetted a crime.
00:48The meteor over field day.
00:58Who's that for?
01:00Not your father, I hope.
01:01I don't want him touching a drop.
01:02Mum, can you go easy, please?
01:04You're stressing us all out.
01:06She bought it for me and you.
01:07Oh, well, that's a surprise.
01:09Something nice for your hardworking mother.
01:11I'm sorry if I've been a bit stressy.
01:14But can you blame me?
01:15You make some progress and then the rug's pulled.
01:18Well, Dad's doing all right, isn't he?
01:20Apart from low energy, loss of appetite.
01:23Yes, it's not looking too bad.
01:25See, that's good then.
01:26Maybe he wasn't as dependent on the Zeklash gin as we thought.
01:31What's that?
01:32What's this about the Z?
01:33Nothing, never mind that.
01:35You've been out for ages.
01:37You ready for some soup?
01:38Yeah.
01:42Dad?
01:43Dad!
01:44Mum, call the ambulance, now!
01:46Oh, no, not again!
01:48Oh, God, what did you say?
01:50I mentioned the cops, obviously.
01:52But he reckoned Shortland Street's CEO supplies drugs to an addict
01:55would be a great headline.
01:57Jesus, Marty.
01:58I know, I'm sorry.
01:59It's the last thing you need right now.
02:01We can't pay him.
02:02I know that.
02:04So, how do we shut this down?
02:06He's a man with nothing left to lose.
02:08I know you feel bad for him, but I think that we have to...
02:11No. No police.
02:13I'll sort this out.
02:19What have we got?
02:20Hey, this is my dad, Holden Barnes.
02:22He suffered a cardiac arrest at home.
02:23Then we brought him back in the ambulance and he crashed.
02:25Stop.
02:28VF.
02:29Clear.
02:34He's back.
02:35Thank you, Doctor.
02:36Thank you, Logan.
02:40I've had his back since the beginning, and this is how he thanks me.
02:43What did he say, exactly?
02:45Oh, just that basically I've been piling the pressure on him
02:49and he's hating his job because of it.
02:51Ouch.
02:52Yeah, I was trying to help.
02:54You know what it's like when you're starting out.
02:56It can be terrifying.
02:57Sure, Nick, but I mean, it's ED.
02:59High pressure's kind of part of the job.
03:02I feel for you.
03:03I know it's tough, but you'll get there.
03:05Yeah.
03:06What?
03:08I'm just saying that, you know, managing people can be hard
03:11and nursing school doesn't train us for it.
03:14Oh, this is not a question of my management.
03:17No, totally.
03:18I just will say he's obviously intimidated by something
03:22and things that might not be a big deal to you
03:25might still be freaking him out.
03:27Yeah, and I want to support him, but I can't babysit him all day.
03:31Yeah, but it's not about babysitting.
03:33When you get annoyed with him, maybe just step back and check yourself.
03:37He might just need guidance.
03:39Why do I feel like you're blaming me for this?
03:41Of course I'm not blaming you.
03:43Good, because if you met Emmett, I am not the bad guy.
03:46I know you are not.
03:48You are kind and you are smart and you don't take any crap.
03:51That is why I married you.
03:53Now, can we please stop talking about work?
03:56Yeah.
04:10Hey, you took off early this morning.
04:12I thought I'd check in on Elsie and Rach before I started.
04:15What is it about them?
04:16I don't know. They're just...
04:18Hashtag couple goals?
04:20Don't you think it's kind of beautiful?
04:22Still loving each other after all of this time?
04:24I don't know how they do it.
04:26But have you checked with your CT report?
04:31Oh no.
04:32Yeah.
04:33His bleed, it's bigger.
04:34Sorry.
04:35I'll call Theta.
04:37You can't do that.
04:38Why not?
04:39Age, underlying conditions, his chances are so low.
04:41We can't do it.
04:42We have to try.
04:43If he doesn't survive, who's going to look after Elsie?
04:45Elsie's not our patient.
04:46She's here, right now, under our roof.
04:48With a sick husband.
04:49How can you not care about that?
04:50Think like a surgeon.
04:51None of what you're saying makes sense when you do that.
04:53It makes perfect sense.
04:55I'm going to get him into Theta as soon as I can.
05:00I can't believe his Seattle brain could actually think of a plan.
05:02Hey.
05:03What, buddy?
05:04You don't have to be such a nice guy.
05:05You're allowed to be annoyed at Parker.
05:07I know that.
05:08I just get where he's coming from.
05:09That's all.
05:10Of course you do.
05:11He could get away with home invasion, blackmail,
05:13or hospital money that we don't have.
05:16It won't come to that.
05:17So what, you think this Z addict is going to see sense?
05:20I'll talk to him.
05:21I'll get through to him.
05:22There's problems with one of our Z overtoast patients.
05:25Nothing I can't handle.
05:26Uh, Logan needs me.
05:28Don't make a mess that I'm going to clean up.
05:30I'm used to it.
05:32Sounds serious.
05:34Anything I can do to help him?
05:35I don't think so.
05:36Just a guy that's lost his way.
05:38He'll be useful for my Zeclastian research.
05:41I thought you'd stopped that.
05:43Nerds get a nerd.
05:44You know how it is.
05:50Ah.
05:51Now I've got to go and look at Holden's case for Logan.
05:55Man, some people don't know when to stop Zeclastian
05:58and some people can't get what they need.
06:01Excuse me?
06:03Son, I'd be dead if it wasn't for you.
06:05Whoa, Dad, don't say that.
06:07No, it's true.
06:08You're an absolute hero,
06:10and I'm the luckiest man alive to be your dad.
06:14Tell you what, if you pull a stunt like that again,
06:16you will be dead, because I'll wring your blimmin' neck.
06:18I know you would, my little poor boy.
06:20Shut up, you big goon.
06:23Crikey, who died?
06:25Oh, no one.
06:26Hi, I'm Boyd.
06:27I'm assisting the surgical department.
06:29Holden?
06:30You're in good hands.
06:31Surgeon?
06:32Yeah.
06:33Been looking over your notes, Holden,
06:34and I think the best or possibly only course of action from here
06:38is a coronary artery bypass.
06:40Oh, jeez.
06:41Yep, no worries.
06:42No, he's had one before.
06:43He can do it again.
06:44He's had a bypass before?
06:45Yeah, he breathed through it.
06:46Mum, he got a stent put in.
06:48Oh, same, same, isn't it?
06:49Uh, no.
06:51No, this is a little bit different.
06:53This is a lot different.
06:54They have to cut him open and operate on his heart.
06:56Jeez, that sounds painful.
06:57Endanger it.
06:58Well, all surgery does come with some risk,
07:00but this procedure has a 98% success rate, so.
07:03And like I said, this guy is the business.
07:05But Dad's so young.
07:07Yeah, exactly, and he's still pretty fit.
07:09Fittest I've been since the 24-hour Taiboathon back in 95.
07:13See, you'll breeze right through it.
07:15You've always kept yourself in good, late love.
07:17Yeah, no, I love a challenge.
07:18Taibo for life.
07:19Hey, are you sure the bypass is the only option?
07:21I am.
07:22And time is of the essence.
07:25A surgical slot's opened up this evening, actually,
07:27so with your permission, Holden will go ahead with it tonight.
07:31All right.
07:37Just remember that you are not Emmett.
07:39That is a beautiful thing.
07:41I think you're going to find your own way today.
07:43I can feel it.
07:45Find my way?
07:46Yeah.
07:47Nick, Esther shoulder-tapped me for this job
07:50because of my leadership style.
07:51Not because I'm good at it.
07:53Nick shoulder-tapped me for this job
07:54because of my leadership style.
07:55Not in spite of it.
07:56Yeah, I know.
07:57I'm just trying to help.
07:59I know.
08:00I'm sorry.
08:01God, I am so on edge.
08:02I just really, really, really, really want this to work.
08:05It will, okay?
08:06It's a new job.
08:07There's bound to be teeth issues.
08:09I've just been so desperate to stop Emmett steamrolling the nurses
08:12that I went and blimmin' well did it myself.
08:14You did not steamroll him.
08:15I think so, I did.
08:17I think you're on to something,
08:18and if Emmett something tells,
08:19maybe they're just not going to make this job easy for you.
08:22Speak of the devil.
08:24Dizzy, get his own car park.
08:27Morning.
08:28Morning.
08:29He's going to have to figure out that car park situation.
08:32What do you mean?
08:34Maybe day on, day off?
08:35Yeah, no, that's my car park.
08:37It's ahead of E.D.'s car park.
08:38The job that you're sharing with me.
08:40Right.
08:41All right, well, I'll have a word with Monique
08:43and see if she can't sort you out with something.
08:46Thanks.
08:47Yeah.
08:48Let me know how it goes.
08:49Yep.
08:52That's fine.
08:57Right.
08:58I'm looking for Nazar.
08:59If we can get him into surgery today, he'll have a chance.
09:02It's horrible to think of Elsie living her life without Reg.
09:04Right.
09:06You have a patient you want to discuss?
09:08Yes, Reginald Abbott.
09:09He's right through here.
09:10Oh, yes, brain bleed.
09:11The CT shows that it has increased, but only by a little.
09:14If we can get him into surgery today,
09:16I think we can get on top of it.
09:17You're very dedicated.
09:18I just want to give him the best chance of survival.
09:20So, should I look at the schedule, book him in?
09:22No.
09:23Why not?
09:24You know the answer to that.
09:25Yes, I know he's old, but he deserves a chance.
09:27And he'll be put on the list.
09:29How long until he can have his surgery?
09:30Look, I'm sorry, but your patient doesn't get to jump the queue.
09:33I'll ring Esther, check with her.
09:34I'm acting surgical HOD until we find a replacement.
09:37Look, I commend your diligence,
09:38but at this point, your priority should be making him comfortable.
09:41He's the full-time carer of his wife, Elsie.
09:43She's got dementia.
09:44Look at her.
09:45You can't just say make him comfortable and then leave him to die.
09:48It's a sad situation.
09:50Chase up a social worker.
09:51They'll need to find her a place in a secure dementia unit.
10:03Hey.
10:05Are you taking apologies?
10:07Depends who they're from.
10:08Me?
10:10I'm sorry, Sage.
10:11I thought I was being an encouraging boss,
10:13but I got that really wrong, didn't I?
10:16A little bit.
10:17I didn't mean to push you.
10:18I know you're trying to help me,
10:19but I just have to, like, figure this stuff out for myself, you know?
10:22Yeah, no, of course.
10:23I'm going to be more supportive.
10:26How can I stay mad at you?
10:32Interesting management style, Marns.
10:35Can I help you with something?
10:37You're going to pander to every little whimper your junior staff has?
10:41If by pander to every little whimper you mean listen to their needs,
10:44then yeah, I guess I am.
10:47I'll see how far that gets you.
10:49You are management, not kindergarten teacher.
10:52You know, I have a lot to learn in this position.
10:54Maybe even some of it from you.
10:57But if you think that you can bully me out of the job, you're wrong.
11:01For God's sake, bullying now?
11:02I'm not here to play games, Emmett.
11:04ED is our shared responsibility, whether you like it or not.
11:08So, you'd better get used to me.
11:12Oh, and let me know when you've sorted that car park situation.
11:18Well, your heart rate has settled.
11:22That's a good thing, isn't it?
11:24It means there's eclastions leaving your system.
11:28I suppose, yeah.
11:31Look, I know the circumstances are terrible, but it is really nice to see you.
11:37I doubt it.
11:39It is.
11:41And look, your obs are good, so you'll be out pretty soon.
11:45Great.
11:48He, um...
11:49I wanted to say...
11:52The shooting...
11:54It affected everyone really badly, in different ways.
11:59And I know that you lost a lot.
12:03And you must have been terrified.
12:07Have you had any support?
12:09Have you seen anyone that you can talk about it with?
12:13No.
12:15Well, you're not alone, OK? I'm here for you.
12:19And I can help you get the support you need, if you want me to.
12:24I'll catch you later.
12:32If he was here, we could have kept an eye on him.
12:36You know, life gets busy.
12:38Yeah.
12:45I don't see your bag of cash.
12:48I can do better than that.
12:50Private jet? The destination am I choosing as well?
12:53We let you down, after the shooting.
12:55You need people around you.
12:57Rehab?
12:58Blah, blah, blah.
13:00Sure, but after that, colleagues.
13:03Eh?
13:04You could get a job here, when you're clean.
13:07My hand is munted, remember?
13:10You don't need surgeons' hands in paediatrics.
13:14You could work with me.
13:16Are you serious?
13:17Well, there'd be some hoops to jump through, but I'm sure we can handle those.
13:21Life is better with purpose. Take it from me.
13:24Yeah, well, it's also a lot better with lots of money, so...
13:28Well, the offer is there.
13:30Just tell me, you'll think about it.
13:34Here we go. Keep your blood sugar up.
13:36Thanks, Mum.
13:37No, that's not even gonna touch the sides, love.
13:39Do they have a chocolate eclair or something?
13:41Mum, one's not your personal servant.
13:43It's fine. No problem.
13:48This is gonna be taking years off my life.
13:50Every time things calm down a bit, your father goes and has a blimmin' episode.
13:53It's not an episode, Mum. He's had a cardiac arrest.
13:56Well, he knows how to pick his moments.
13:58Is there a massage lady or something in this hospital?
14:00My nerves are shot.
14:01One chocolate eclair, thanks, love.
14:04Uh, Logan, should we go check on Holden?
14:06Can you look after Stevie Lee?
14:08Yeah, but like hell.
14:09No offence, but I'll be coming with you two.
14:16Hey.
14:17Hey, how's Reg and Elsie doing?
14:19Reg is hanging in there.
14:23Sorry.
14:24Everything okay?
14:25Yeah.
14:26Oh, you were saying about Reg and Elsie?
14:28Yeah.
14:29Naz is playing hardball with trying to get Reg into surgery.
14:32That man has a heart of stone.
14:34Yeah, I don't know how anybody could look at those two and not think,
14:38that's their dream.
14:40Oh, not the brain bleed and the dementia, but, you know,
14:43the love and honour till death do them part.
14:45That's your dream?
14:46It was.
14:47It is.
14:49Now you're just dodging your wife's phone call.
14:51No, she...
14:53Naz.
14:54You can tell me.
14:56She, um...
14:59She wants me to sleep with someone else.
15:01Okay.
15:02Yeah, I know it's not weird in your world, but it is in mine.
15:06Well, if it's something that you both haven't discussed,
15:08then, yeah, it is kind of weird.
15:11Why would she want you to do that?
15:13Revenge. Balance.
15:15She thinks if I sleep with someone too, then we're even,
15:19and we put the past behind us and move on.
15:23Hey.
15:24Sorry, I know this is not my place,
15:26but you love Madonna, don't you?
15:29Yeah.
15:30Then for the love of God, do what she asks.
15:32My Holden is laid up in a hospital bed right now,
15:34and I tell you what,
15:35I would roll in the hay with the bloomin' Pope
15:37if it meant living happily ever after with him.
15:39No regrets, love.
15:40Just give the woman what she wants.
15:46So, turns out you didn't need me hovering over you after all.
15:49Who knew?
15:50Great work today.
15:51You've nailed every assessment.
15:52Stop making me blush.
15:54Incoming.
15:56Taking my break now?
15:57Yeah, no worries.
15:59You think you can steer the ship all on your own?
16:01Been waiting for this moment all day.
16:06Sage, I'm just going to check on Mrs. Johnson.
16:08Can I grab a hand in here before you go?
16:10Yeah.
16:11This is Ryan, he was in here earlier.
16:12What's the problem?
16:13He had severe back pain and a high fever.
16:15Okay, what was the treatment?
16:16Well, there wasn't really any.
16:17Well, was it an injury or?
16:19I don't know.
16:20But he was discharged?
16:22I guess.
16:24Yes.
16:25Why?
16:27Do you know why?
16:29Okay, so whoever was in charge didn't take it seriously for whatever reason.
16:34Seems like his pain is worse and his temp's at 40 degrees.
16:36Yeah, right.
16:37Well, let's get him on some iviparacetamol straight away.
16:39I'll take some bloods.
16:40Let's see if we can get him sorted.
16:45Whoa, watch it, mate.
16:46Sorry.
16:47Eyes alive, boffin boy.
16:48Reading notes.
16:50Wow.
16:51Don't tell me that's more of your Zeklastian can-save-the-world rubbish.
16:55My research position has always been...
16:57I don't think you can both sides with a drug that's killing people left, right and centre.
17:01Well, I still maintain that Lynch Pharmaceuticals has made a miracle drug.
17:04What? A miracle drug?
17:06No chance.
17:07The deaths outweigh the benefits.
17:09I'd tell you to ask our latest John Doe, but he's just added to that particular statistic.
17:13Sorry?
17:14The OD patients from the other day.
17:17We had hoped we might be able to save one life at least, but no chance.
17:20No.
17:21I've just found out he cucked it too.
17:23So far down the rabbit hole of Z addiction, we didn't even get a name or next of kin.
17:28Ah, well.
17:29As long as your buddies at Lynch Pharmaceuticals make their profit, eh?
17:33See, I don't care what your notes or your research shows.
17:36They're not going to let a few deaths get in the way, are they?
17:45Hey, I have the CT results.
17:50ATP Duralapsis.
17:52We'll need urgent surgery to wash it out.
17:54I'll get the consent sorted.
17:56Okay.
17:57If you could hang more IV fluids, we need to boost his blood pressure before we go in.
18:00Yeah, sure.
18:02Hey, nice save.
18:04If it had been sent home, he wouldn't have survived the night.
18:11My mate.
18:12Why couldn't you handle it on your own for five minutes?
18:14I wouldn't look so smug if I was you.
18:16Excuse me?
18:17Your patient with back pain, Ryan.
18:20Yeah, bit of a fairy.
18:22What did you just call him?
18:23He was a hypochondriac.
18:25No, you discharged him when you should have taken him seriously.
18:27Oh, here we go.
18:28I suppose you're going to accuse me of being homophobic now.
18:31I don't know.
18:32Are you?
18:33He was oversensitive.
18:35I had better things to do with my time.
18:37Well, you might be feeling a little sensitive too if your deceptic abs is on the base of your spine.
18:42He's going into surgery, but he'll be lucky if he walks again.
18:46Oh, well.
18:48You'll love reporting that one to Esther, won't you?
18:50Oh, my God.
18:52Can you hear yourself?
18:53I have no intention of reporting it.
18:55I'm too busy trying to clean up your mess.
18:57Can you blame me?
18:59I've seen so many of his type and it's usually nothing.
19:01And what exactly is his type?
19:03Actually, don't answer that.
19:14The bleed on his brain, it's gotten much bigger than we thought it would.
19:17Oh, yes, love.
19:19He's very peaceful.
19:20He's not in any pain.
19:23But he's not going to survive this, Elsie.
19:25Who's that, love?
19:27I'm talking about Reg.
19:29He's not doing too well.
19:31Cutting off, eh?
19:33Why don't you get some supper, Suey?
19:34Something for him to eat.
19:36I think he's okay at the moment.
19:38He's very unwell.
19:40He's not going to be with us much longer, Elsie.
19:42But you'll help him through, won't you?
19:46I just have to pop out for a moment.
19:48I'll be back soon.
19:49Yes, love.
20:02It's all on here.
20:03Music, venue, vibe.
20:06Holden's funeral?
20:08What the hell, Mum?
20:09We need to prepare ourselves.
20:11If he's going to shuffle off this mortal coil, I'm going to make sure he does it in style.
20:14He's not shuffling anyway.
20:16God, I need to go again.
20:18That'll be the third time in 20 minutes.
20:19It's my nerves, honestly.
20:22Oi, look after my boy.
20:25I'd do a better job looking after you than she is right now.
20:29I cannot handle it.
20:31Holden is not going to die.
20:32He's having heart surgery.
20:33Yeah, heart surgery, which is...
20:35What, 98% successful?
20:36And he's young and fit?
20:37Yeah, I know.
20:39Then what?
20:40He's my dad.
20:43Yeah, I'd be terrified too.
20:46You know, I look at him in that hospital bed, all sick and vulnerable, and he just looks so small.
20:53Yeah.
20:54I remember when my mum was going through the whole kidney thing.
20:58Just, like...
21:00It made me realise that people...
21:02People aren't around forever.
21:06Totally.
21:08I just don't want to lose him.
21:09You know, he's an awesome dude.
21:11Yeah, he is such a character.
21:13Yeah, my mates always wish he was there, Dad.
21:16And my girl mates thought he was hot, which is kind of gross, but I do get it now, you know?
21:20Okay, we're not going to do this.
21:22He can't die.
21:24You need to snap out of this, okay?
21:26Because he is alive, and he is kicking, and he has a brilliant surgeon.
21:30Right?
21:32So you are only going to think positive thoughts.
21:36And no more bad talk.
21:41Right, securing the graft now.
21:44Just like that.
21:45Just like that.
21:46Told you, Holden, you're in good hands, even if the mind attached to them keeps wondering.
21:52You good there, buddy?
21:53Yeah, of course.
21:55Okay.
21:57And removing him from the pump now.
22:02Dammit, suction.
22:03Suction.
22:05I can't get it all.
22:07BP's dropping, he's critically hypertensive.
22:09Suction.
22:10I'm trying, but there's just so much blood.
22:12Where's it coming from?
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