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Rainbow-Colored Glasses
  • 2 years ago
Directed by
Mia Blake

Written by
Shelley Waddams
Jessica Joy Wood (head writer)

Cast
Michael Galvin ... Chris Warner
Ben Barrington ... Drew McCaskill
Ngahuia Piripi ... Esther Samuels
Marianne Infante ... Madonna Diaz
Jess Sayer ... Maeve Mullins
Scott Smart ... Marty Walker
Sally Martin ... Nicole Miller
Paul Waggott ... Thaddeus Fleiss
Theo David ... Villami To'a

Boh Allan ... Karamea Kawiti
Evander Brown ... Ihaia Stone
Sam Bunkall ... Boyd Chakraborty
Peter Burman ... Sage Stewart
Acushla-Tara Kupe ... Bonnie Kawiti
Stephen Lovatt ... Emmett Whitman
Connor McCartney ... Romulus Chakraborty
Poroaki Merritt-McDonald ... Kane Tapsell
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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Transcript
00:00Previously on Shortland Street.
00:02I've overstayed my welcome.
00:03No, you haven't.
00:04I'll find somewhere else to live.
00:06So where'd you sleep?
00:07Harry's old apartment.
00:08You're squatting.
00:09It's just one more night and I'm out of there.
00:10A couch.
00:11Can I have a copy of the delivery info?
00:14Deus?
00:15God?
00:16King Vipson.
00:17He killed three people.
00:18Get me out of here.
00:21His legs need proper treatment.
00:23I've postponed the transfer and I'm going to look at green lighting and surgery.
00:25I may have come through.
00:26You're always helping everyone else.
00:28When your girlfriend's threatened, how about support her?
00:30You're still the same selfish, bloody rich girl you've always been.
00:38Okay, splenectomy for you, Phil, and myomectomy for Ihaia.
00:44Give my myomectomy to Phil.
00:46You think I need charity?
00:47Not what you said last night.
00:49Okay, I don't know what this is and I don't care.
00:51Just get the work done.
00:53So you're in charge for the foreseeable?
00:56Well, the last thing Boyd needs is to be dealing with work.
00:58Or whatever this is.
01:00If you need any help.
01:01We've got Howard Jenkins coming in.
01:03Okay, I know he's an old hack, but it's not for long and between us we'll cover Boyd's workload.
01:08Hey, how is Boyd doing?
01:09You know, day by day.
01:14Hey, look, I don't...
01:15Esther!
01:16We all set for can surgery?
01:18Team sorted? Theatre booked?
01:20Not exactly.
01:22But you gave it the green light. You can't backtrack.
01:24I'm not. The op can still happen, but only if it's staffed by volunteers.
01:27Oh. Why? The optics?
01:30Well, can surgery is harder.
01:33You just made it harder.
01:35You convinced me, didn't you?
01:40Wow. Operating on a violent criminal in your own downtime for free.
01:43What an opportunity.
01:45You know, I'm sure everyone will jump at the chance.
01:49Okay, thanks, mate.
01:52Yeah, I'll let him know.
01:55That was Drew. He's been trying to call you.
01:57My phone's off.
01:59There's a couple of details that the funeral home needs you to sign off on.
02:03I thought Drew was sorting all that.
02:05Yeah, he told them you had the final word.
02:07It's good of him.
02:10Did you want to run through it now, or...
02:14When Portiki died, we just told them...
02:16Hey, what's that you've made there, buddy?
02:18It's a car for me and Remus.
02:22Let's make you a rocket, eh, mate?
02:25I have our car, see?
02:28Uh, don't run it, please.
02:30Why are you grumpy?
02:32Because your brother's dead.
02:36Boys.
02:38Hey, mate, it's okay. It's a great car.
02:44Hey. You okay?
02:47Never better.
02:48You sure?
02:49Cane taps all the other day. I heard you almost killed him.
02:52That's what happens if you mess with me.
02:54I'd better watch out, then.
02:57So you're okay?
02:58Sure. I mean...
03:01It was bloody scary, but it's fine.
03:04I don't let creeps like that get to me.
03:06Good for you.
03:07Thanks.
03:09I'd better get back to work.
03:11Okay, I'll catch you later.
03:15And the bad books.
03:18Why?
03:19Planning your next move?
03:21Oh, mate, you have me wrong.
03:23I'd have a bag of problems right now.
03:26I heard you want to operate on your old mate.
03:29You interested? I need a team.
03:31You worked as a surgical nurse, right?
03:33He could have really hurt Phil. Killed her, even.
03:36Phil can handle herself.
03:38Yeah, luckily.
03:41Oh, what a sesh.
03:43You were on fire out there today.
03:45Yeah, almost bet you.
03:47I'll get you next time.
03:48I love that fighting spirit. See, that's the Madonna I love.
03:51Hey, any luck on the flat hunt?
03:54Yeah, actually, I have some news.
03:56You've found a place already?
03:58Yeah, my own place with a sofa and everything.
04:01Uh, well done.
04:04The way you tackle life's adversities, it's...
04:07It's inspiring.
04:09You don't seem very happy for me.
04:11No, I am, I am. I am, most indubitably.
04:14I'm just a little sad for myself.
04:16Why?
04:17Well, I was going to ask you if you wanted to be my flatmate.
04:20You were?
04:22I wish you'd asked me earlier.
04:24I should have. I know, I just...
04:26You know, I got nervous.
04:28I'm kind of a lot, as I'm sure you've noticed.
04:30I don't think many people would be keen to live with me.
04:32Hey, don't say that.
04:33You're great at anyone.
04:35Don't say that. You're great at...
04:37Anyone would be lucky to live with you.
04:39You think so?
04:40Yes.
04:41I just wish I could have...
04:43Oh, no, no, no, no. Don't worry about it.
04:45You've just signed a lease, and I'm sure I'll find someone else
04:48who's keen to help with Charitable Tuesdays.
04:50Charitable Tuesdays?
04:51Yeah, it's when I help with the local soup kitchen.
05:02Would you try again?
05:04I'm sorry, but after what happened with Phil...
05:07It's a tough ask, I know.
05:09But Cain's been mistreated, and he's in constant pain.
05:12Didn't stop him attacking your girlfriend.
05:15He was desperate.
05:17Yeah, he made a mistake.
05:19But I want to show him that there's another way.
05:21That there are people out there who care, who believe they can change.
05:24You're dreaming, mate.
05:25So what, we just pass the problem along?
05:27Just more medical professionals turning their backs on him?
05:29Sounds good to me.
05:30The buck has to stop somewhere.
05:32Not here.
05:33Stay strong.
05:35Look, none of my nurses want to do the operation.
05:38I'm sorry, OK, but I'm not going to force anyone.
05:43Hey, at least you tried.
05:49You want to put a boot in as well?
05:51His pain, what are we talking about?
05:53Excruciating.
05:55Injuries from old beatings left to mend on their own.
05:58On purpose?
06:00Yeah, he's been keeping it all to himself.
06:03Walking around with that pain, holding it in.
06:05How is he supposed to rehabilitate like this?
06:08OK.
06:10OK, well, will you swim him?
06:13I mean, it could be good for you.
06:15Get back into the swing of it, and it's not like you need to switch around any shifts or anything.
06:20Yeah, yeah, OK, I'll do it, sure.
06:23You're a legend.
06:30Maeve!
06:31Hey, honey, how's your hand?
06:33It's OK.
06:35Can you show us to GP services?
06:37Karamea needs her dressing changed.
06:39OK, I can change.
06:40Well, why don't I take you through to ED?
06:42Maeve.
06:43Well, you'll spend forever waiting in GP services,
06:45whereas I could just take you through to ED now,
06:47we'll get that dressing changed in a heartbeat.
06:49What do you reckon, Karamea?
06:51We'll wait.
06:52There's no problem.
06:53You know what the problem is.
06:54Nick, would you mind showing Karamea where we keep the book box?
06:58Sure.
06:59Come with me, Karamea.
07:03I thought you and Emma had...
07:04What?
07:05We had one conversation.
07:06After years of not speaking.
07:08It's progress.
07:09I want my daughter's dressing changed.
07:11That's it.
07:12Not a family reunion.
07:13He wants to be a part of your life.
07:15What's your problem?
07:16I just...
07:18I know what it's like to be separated from a grandkid.
07:22And I also know what it's like to be stubborn as hell.
07:26Like Karamea could...
07:27She could actually have her grandfather in her life.
07:33Could you take us to GP services, please?
07:36Of course.
07:46Hey.
07:47Hey, have you seen Eho?
07:48No.
07:49Still gathering his posse.
07:52I signed up.
07:53Are you even allowed?
07:55I am a nurse.
07:57Look, I'm not condoning the guy or what he did to you or anyone else,
08:00but everyone deserves care, right?
08:02Yeah, sure, whatever.
08:04Fix him up and get him back out there.
08:06Well, apparently he's trying to turn his life around
08:08and I've been given a few second chances, so...
08:11Eho, pick the right guy then.
08:12Yay for him.
08:15Yeah, you heard right.
08:16No pay.
08:18Well, mate, it's for a good cause.
08:21OK, fine.
08:23Thanks anyways.
08:26Still rounding up the Magnificent Seven?
08:29Getting there.
08:30As long as I can find a circulating nurse and another surgeon to assist.
08:33Maybe it's a sign.
08:35Keen surgery is happening.
08:36Universe doesn't want it to happen.
08:39Since when do you give a stuff about the universe?
08:41Since it wants the same thing I do.
08:43For keen to suffer?
08:44I never said that.
08:45Then why else are you against his arm?
08:47Eye for an eye, right?
08:49Come back to me when someone's tried to strangle you.
08:52OK, I'm sorry.
08:53I didn't mean to...
08:55Tunnel vision. You're only seeing what you want.
08:57I don't want to argue.
08:58And I don't want to be written off as a privilege-rich girl.
09:00I could have been keen.
09:02It could never have been you.
09:04Same town.
09:05Gang tried to recruit me too.
09:07It wasn't for my mum.
09:08You made better choices.
09:10I had better options.
09:11He had none.
09:12Look, I hate what he did to you.
09:14You know that.
09:16But I want to show him that he can turn it around, OK?
09:19Look, it's not too late for him.
09:21And I need to do this.
09:22I'm so sick of hearing about him.
09:24I want him gone.
09:25Yeah, I get it.
09:27Fine.
09:29I'll assist.
09:30Get this over and done with
09:31so I never have to hear the name keen tattler again.
09:34Wait, you're...
09:35You're serious?
09:36I want this over with.
09:45Chris!
09:46Hey, thanks for cleaning up.
09:50Yeah, it's...
09:52Oh, I'm good.
09:53Thanks, though.
09:54I'm heading back in.
09:55Said I'd help out on that keen tattler guy's surgery.
09:58Hey, you know him?
09:59He's killed, like, three people.
10:00Yeah.
10:01Just feels a bit weird.
10:03I'm trying to do the right thing,
10:04but I'm not sure this is it, though.
10:08All right, yeah.
10:09See you later.
10:20Come here.
10:21You OK?
10:23Do you want me to take you to find your mama?
10:25No.
10:26No?
10:27I want to see that man.
10:29What man?
10:30The one my mum shares with my granddad.
10:33Are you looking for your mat?
10:36Honey, would you mind if I looked at your hand for a second?
10:40OK.
10:41Well, I think I need to take you to find your mum.
10:43No.
10:44No.
10:45No.
10:46No.
10:47No.
10:48No.
10:50No.
10:51I want to see my granddad.
10:53Will you take me to him?
10:56OK.
10:58Come on.
10:59This way.
11:05What, Maggie changed your mind?
11:07Yeah, I needed me.
11:08You doing this for him?
11:09Yeah.
11:10I'm doing it for my boyfriend.
11:11You're just doing it for a convicted killer.
11:14Hey, guys.
11:15Good news.
11:16We've got a full team.
11:17Good to go.
11:18Great.
11:19You ready for this?
11:20Ready as I'll ever be.
11:22Hey, thanks, bro.
11:23How are you?
11:24Let's go.
11:29Kane.
11:31You remember Phil?
11:33Let's take another shot.
11:34Keep your hands off me and we'll be sweet.
11:36And this is Vili.
11:38What's this?
11:39Dance crew.
11:41Your surgical team.
11:42Yeah, right.
11:44You've been no by mouth since noon?
11:47Which means we can do you later tonight.
11:49For real?
11:50That's when I lunch?
11:51Yep.
11:53It's a catch.
11:54No catch.
11:56Just make sure when I wake up I'm a changed man.
11:59That's up to you, bro.
12:01No chance.
12:02Phil.
12:03He'll never change.
12:04Everyone can change.
12:06We could make a bet.
12:07A hundred bucks.
12:08Easy money.
12:09Not helping.
12:11She's going on me.
12:13Does she know she's right?
12:18Slow down, Kadamir.
12:19Hey, you.
12:21What's going on?
12:22Where's Bonnie?
12:23Um, actually, Kadamir was looking for you.
12:25Are you my granddad?
12:29Uh, yeah.
12:31Yes, I am.
12:32I always want to meet my granddad.
12:35Well, I'm really glad to meet you too.
12:37Honey, can you show your granddad your hand?
12:40Let's have a look, eh?
12:44Ouch.
12:46Ouch.
12:49That doesn't look good, does it?
12:53Well, let's get you up on one of these beds and we'll get you sorted out, eh?
12:55Is there something bad?
12:57Nothing your granddad can't fix.
13:01I mean, this is my penance for lying.
13:03If I'd just told the truth, I could have been moving in with Thaddeus.
13:06But then you'd miss a bit of a flash because the furniture's coming to your house tonight.
13:09Yeah, but it's not my place, Sage.
13:11I need to find a flat now.
13:12But you don't really want to live with Thaddeus, do you?
13:15Why? What's wrong with him?
13:16He's a single, straight man.
13:17He'll have one knife and one fork and one bath that's never been cleaned.
13:22Oh my god, it's Chris.
13:24What's he doing?
13:25The great Sasquatch has come down off the mountain.
13:27Watch how he lumbers among with the mere mortals.
13:32Chris.
13:37You know he's here, right?
13:41Ehi is operating on him today.
13:42Only the best for New Zealand's worst, right?
13:48Good chap.
13:54There we go.
13:55Good as new.
13:56No making mud pies with this hand, eh?
13:58Okay.
13:59Come here.
14:02Why did I know that you'd be at the bottom of all this?
14:05That poor woman has been worried sick.
14:07Yeah, I was going to bring her back and make better hands.
14:09But, but, but what?
14:10You knew best.
14:12As per usual.
14:15Her hand was very badly infected.
14:17Was it?
14:18Must have been like that for days.
14:19It's lucky Mae spotted her when she did.
14:21I have been looking after her.
14:23Of course, but signs of infection can be difficult to spot
14:26if you don't know what you're looking for.
14:28It's an easy thing to miss.
14:30Right, Emmett?
14:32Yeah.
14:33Easy mistake.
14:34Well, maybe you could show me what to look for
14:36in case it happens again.
14:38All right.
14:39Uh, if you agree to it,
14:40we'd like to send her home with a course of antibiotics
14:42to avoid it getting worse.
14:44Can I show Granddad my new toy?
14:46Granddad, is it?
14:49Yeah, of course.
14:50Just no more running off, okay?
14:51Okay.
14:54Thank you for looking after her.
14:56It was all Emmett.
14:57What's her name?
14:58Busy Bee.
15:00Well, thank you.
15:03Anytime.
15:10Everything okay?
15:11You know this old guy?
15:12Yeah, what are you doing here, Chris?
15:14He won't stop going at me.
15:15Just tell me why you killed them.
15:17Maybe just back off.
15:19Do you regret it?
15:20What?
15:21Do you regret killing those people?
15:24What do you think?
15:27My son.
15:28He...
15:30killed people.
15:33How many?
15:35Two.
15:36Take after you, Daddy.
15:38No.
15:40So you're a good dad, huh?
15:43Always there for him.
15:44Always made the time for him.
15:48You still love him?
15:50That's all he's done?
15:54Where is he?
16:03Yeah, I reckon he's still hopeful.
16:06Yeah, I reckon he's still hopeful,
16:08when he's stopped killers like me.
16:13What do you reckon?
16:22How are you going now, mate?
16:24I'm okay.
16:26Not really up for conversation.
16:28Understood.
16:30But if I could just say one thing...
16:32Dad bought the key.
16:35I know nothing can ever prepare you for this kind of pain.
16:39Even now, sometimes,
16:41I worry if I think about it too much,
16:43all the anger and the darkness will take over
16:46and I won't be able to carry on.
16:48Does it?
16:50Sorry?
16:52Does it take over?
16:53The darkness?
16:55It can.
16:57It can be hard to stop it.
16:59But focusing on what I still have,
17:01that is what got me through.
17:04And, mate,
17:05you still have kids who love you.
17:11Hey, Romy.
17:14Really sorry about before, okay?
17:16Just...
17:17really missing Remus.
17:19I miss him too.
17:21I know you do, buddy.
17:25Daddy's not going to be mean to you again, okay?
17:27We need to stick together now, yeah?
17:29Hey, do you want to build me another one of those cool cars?
17:32And I'll make us a hot chocolate, yeah?
17:34Yeah.
17:39Listen, mate, I don't know what happened between you and Drew,
17:41but I do know that he loves you, Boyd.
17:43He would do anything for you.
17:45You know that, right?
17:47Right.
18:00Are you sure you want to do this?
18:02Of course.
18:03No, he's showed no remorse,
18:04no sign he'll commit to rehabilitation.
18:06This is not a trade-off.
18:08Then why are you doing it?
18:10Because it's the right thing to do.
18:13Okay, let's get it done then.
18:16Guys,
18:17I can't thank you enough for donating your time.
18:20I really appreciate it.
18:21And hopefully it'll be life-changing for Cain.
18:25How is our patient looking?
18:28Okay.
18:29I'll commence with the left leg.
18:31Scalpel, please, Willi.
18:35Willi?
18:36Scalpel.
18:42This is going to be amazing for Cain,
18:44living with all this pain for so long.
18:46Great.
18:47Get him back on his feet.
18:50Willi, you all right?
18:52I shouldn't be here.
18:53What?
18:54He doesn't care about what he's done.
18:56Yes, he does.
18:57I hurt him.
18:58He doesn't.
18:59He doesn't deserve a second chance.
19:01Willi.
19:02I don't want to help him get back out there
19:03to hurt more people.
19:05Sorry to let you down,
19:06but I can't be a part of this.
19:08I can't.
19:09I can't.
19:10I can't.
19:11I can't.
19:12I can't.
19:13I can't.
19:14I can't.
19:15I can't.
19:16I can't.
19:17I can't.
19:18I can't be a part of this.
19:19Willi.
19:21Wait.
19:27Willi's not coming back.
19:28We can't proceed.
19:29Do we even need a scrub nurse, though?
19:31Of course we do.
19:32No.
19:33You and I can do it.
19:34We don't need a nurse.
19:35You think?
19:36I'm trying to solve the problem here.
19:38Well, it's against protocol.
19:39I know that.
19:40If we don't do this now,
19:42then when?
19:43Well, that's a separate issue.
19:44This is about patient safety.
19:45This might be Cain's only chance to get this done.
19:47I can't let him down.
19:48Well, you can't operate like this, either.
19:50I need to think.
19:51Look, I know this is important to you,
19:53but we can't do this right now.
19:54I won't risk my career,
19:55and I won't let you risk yours.
19:57But I promise you,
19:58I'll help you get a team together
19:59when we can get back in here.
20:00Okay.
20:01Thanks.
20:02Makes sense.
20:03Sorry, babe.
20:07Chris, what are you doing here?
20:09I'm here to assist you from qualified.
20:13Are we doing this?
20:18What on earth?
20:20How did you get in here?
20:37Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
20:47Okay.
20:53Today is the day.
20:59Then you're going to slide onto this.
21:01A slide?
21:02Cool.
21:18Mmm.
21:21Mmm.
21:23Mmm.
21:30Just leave a message and I'll get back to you.
21:48That's better.
21:51I've never tried this trick before,
21:53so allow me to take a stab at it.
22:03Madonna?
22:05Ow.
22:07Hormone retractor and bone reduction forceps, please.
22:11You'd be better with Vibroic forceps.
22:13Yeah?
22:14See the damage?
22:15Yeah.
22:16Yeah, Vibroic it is.
22:17That's one ugly malunion fracture right there.
22:20You're right, excruciatingly painful.
22:22Yep.
22:23Maybe you put up with it out of guilt.
22:25Thought he deserved to suffer, so endured.
22:27Pretty much.
22:28We're going to put him into that now.
22:30What's going on?
22:31BP's dropping.
22:32He's not bleeding.
22:33Cardiac arrest.
22:34Start CPR.
22:36Why did he arrest?
22:37I don't know.
22:38Why did he arrest?
22:39I don't know.
22:45VFU ready.
22:46Clear.
22:48VF.
22:51Come on, gang.
22:52Three for us, man.
22:54Come on.
22:55Compressions won't help.
22:56We can't give up on him.
22:58He needs an aortic dissection.
23:00What?
23:01His skin.
23:02I can repair it if we move quickly.
23:04Okay.
23:05What do we need?
23:08Chris.

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