- 1 year ago
Directed by
Geoff Cawthorn)
Written by
Libby Bird
Jessica Joy Wood (head writer)
Cast
Michael Galvin ... Chris Warner
Ben Barrington ... Drew McCaskill
Ngahuia Piripi ... Esther Samuels
Ria Vandervis ... Harper Whitley
Marianne Infante ... Madonna Diaz
Jess Sayer ... Maeve Mullins
Scott Smart ... Marty Walker
Courtenay Louise ... Monique Strutter
Sally Martin ... Nicole Miller
Bella Kalolo-Suraj ... Selina To'a
Paul Waggott ... Thaddeus Fleiss
Theo David ... Villami To'a
Evander Brown ... Ihaia Stone
Peter Burman ... Sage Stewart
Paula Jones ... Viola Franklin
Lara Macgregor ... Moira Pierce
Jane Wills ... Phil Grayson
Produced by
Oliver Driver
Music by
William Philipson
Editorial Department
Megan Robinson ... assistant editor
Alastair Tye Samson ... colorist
Script and Continuity Department
Maggie Webster-Shadbolt ... script supervisor
Geoff Cawthorn)
Written by
Libby Bird
Jessica Joy Wood (head writer)
Cast
Michael Galvin ... Chris Warner
Ben Barrington ... Drew McCaskill
Ngahuia Piripi ... Esther Samuels
Ria Vandervis ... Harper Whitley
Marianne Infante ... Madonna Diaz
Jess Sayer ... Maeve Mullins
Scott Smart ... Marty Walker
Courtenay Louise ... Monique Strutter
Sally Martin ... Nicole Miller
Bella Kalolo-Suraj ... Selina To'a
Paul Waggott ... Thaddeus Fleiss
Theo David ... Villami To'a
Evander Brown ... Ihaia Stone
Peter Burman ... Sage Stewart
Paula Jones ... Viola Franklin
Lara Macgregor ... Moira Pierce
Jane Wills ... Phil Grayson
Produced by
Oliver Driver
Music by
William Philipson
Editorial Department
Megan Robinson ... assistant editor
Alastair Tye Samson ... colorist
Script and Continuity Department
Maggie Webster-Shadbolt ... script supervisor
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TVTranscript
00:00Previously on Shortland Street.
00:02Our revenue isn't keeping up with our costs.
00:04So from now until further notice, we'll be putting a stop to all overtime work.
00:08Oh, some of us need and rely on that overtime pay.
00:11You're HOD.
00:12Paid or unpaid, we have a responsibility to make sure the department's running safely.
00:14Except you get paid overtime.
00:15Look, we're equals.
00:16It doesn't matter what the payslip says.
00:17Pay freezes.
00:18Staff unrest.
00:19What's next for Samuel's Shortland Street?
00:22The hospital appears to be in a bad way.
00:25I have brain cancer.
00:26They say it's inoperable.
00:27Chris, have him do the surgery.
00:29And Shortland Street gets ten million dollars.
00:32Wait, so what did you say?
00:39I said yes.
00:40What was I supposed to say?
00:41So we're essentially talking about a bribe.
00:43An opportunity.
00:44OK.
00:45Is our hub of press and our lovely friend David Keeney going to see it?
00:47David will just see a cash injection from a wealthy benefactor.
00:51We're string-tying us back to Chris?
00:53Yes, but we have no choice.
00:56We have to say yes.
00:57So you basically promised her the impossible?
01:00You won't believe a donation.
01:02So now what?
01:03We just say, my bad Chris, it was a big op and...
01:07Worth ten mil?
01:08Ten mil?
01:09Now you see my dilemma.
01:10Holy hell.
01:11OK.
01:12We have to make it work.
01:13Right.
01:14So what are our chances?
01:15I see.
01:16But you know, maybe I'll catch him when he's feeling generous.
01:26So then you, um, burnish him from the hospital?
01:29Yep.
01:30But we can't pass it up.
01:31I mean, how often do deals like this come along?
01:34Yeah, yes, look, I don't know if I like it.
01:37Yeah, well, I don't know if we've got a choice.
01:42Mmm.
01:43You don't know how good it is to have home-cooked meals again.
01:46And for me, how good it is to find someone who appreciates tempeh.
01:50I haven't had it for a while, so it's a lovely change.
01:53Good.
01:54Good.
01:55It's underrated.
01:56I think it's the word rhizopus that puts people off.
01:58Excuse me?
01:59The culture that ferments the soybeans.
02:01Right.
02:02Oh, it's a fascinating little species.
02:04A saprophytic fungus.
02:05Reproduces asexually.
02:06Are you done here?
02:07Ah, yes.
02:09Boyd and I had some lovely chats about fermented foods.
02:13Before he left.
02:15Poor Boyd.
02:17Indeed.
02:19Ah.
02:20You cooked.
02:21I'll tidy up.
02:22Oh.
02:23Is that your rule?
02:24It's kind of a common-sense courtesy.
02:26Oh.
02:28Am I smelling our first house decree?
02:30Our first consensual decision as flatmates?
02:32Works for me.
02:33And me.
02:34Great.
02:35Oh, you're so good at this.
02:37Well, I'll retire to the couch, then.
02:42Hey, I'm thinking of trying the cycling tracks at the base of Otemori.
02:46Oh, yeah.
02:47You'll love them.
02:48I don't have any mountain bike tires, though.
02:50Can I just swap them out?
02:51Yeah, in theory, yes.
02:53But you'll decrease performance and handling.
02:55Oh.
02:56OK.
02:57First, there's getting the right rim size.
02:59And then once the tread is inflated,
03:01making sure that it can't touch the forks or the seat stays.
03:04Oh.
03:07Hmm.
03:08There's always one that goes rogue.
03:10Where was I?
03:11Ah, yes.
03:12Clearance.
03:13So brakes are a consideration.
03:15How are we feeling about nurse obesity?
03:17Done.
03:18Dusted.
03:19Filed away in my shame portfolio.
03:21A total no-leaming.
03:23What?
03:24Three months.
03:25No interest.
03:26Hi-dee-hi, campers.
03:27Ooh, fancy you, HOD.
03:28I hear.
03:29You heard right.
03:30Congrats.
03:31Suits me, doesn't it?
03:32Yeah.
03:33Now all you need is a big, shiny badge.
03:35You know, that goes for me, too.
03:37Oh.
03:38Oh.
03:39Oh.
03:40Oh.
03:41Oh.
03:42Oh.
03:43Oh.
03:44I'm off, but I need to make an urgent message.
03:45You know, that could be arranged.
03:46Hey, is Phil around?
03:47Haven't seen her.
03:48Dammit!
03:49Is everything OK?
03:50Sorry, yeah, just Marley's teacher.
03:51Problem?
03:52Yeah, things aren't going
03:53so well at the wave pool, apparently.
03:54With Marley?
03:55Yeah, he's having a freak-out,
03:56doesn't want to go near the water.
03:57He was fine with it this morning.
03:58Yeah, well, now he's not,
03:59which is fine.
04:00Too many triggers, poor thing.
04:01Say, can you...?
04:02Coming.
04:03Do you need to go pick him up?
04:04Drew, could you...?
04:05First day as HOD and I'm already skiving off!
04:08You said you didn't have a caseload today.
04:10skiving off. You said you didn't have a caseload today. But I'm still needed
04:13upstairs. And I'm needed here. And I don't have a co-pilot. I've only been in the job
04:18two seconds I can't just waltz off. Okay fine um I'll transfer that patient
04:24check cubicle three and then I'll go. I'll be fine here. Thanks. Sorry.
04:29God sakes one day in the job and he already thinks he's the most important
04:32person in the world. Yeah but this is where the perks of the job share kick in
04:35right? Yeah thanks. I'll let them know I'll be there soon. Wait she had to do
04:42overtime for free? Apparently. Oh hell no. That is what I said.
04:46Is Esther insane? She needs to sort this ASAP. Yep she's working on it.
04:51Bon have you heard about Central? No what? They've got a major gas leak. How bad?
04:55Well they're evacuating patients. So here? Yeah I just picked one up transferred
04:59them here. How many and which department? We've got two units headed for the ED
05:04right now. They're already deploying their own infos and apparently it's. Oh hold on can't open.
05:08Hi Kate yes yes we're just hearing. Right I better get a move on. Yeah good luck.
05:14You too it's gonna get busy. Yeah ah yes yes yes yes I can hold. Okay they're gonna be
05:19sending all urgents to us. Okay. ED surgical's a lot. We need a prep like now.
05:23Yeah yeah they're compiling a list. Okay I'll let the team know. Okay thank you.
05:26Hi yeah still here. Okay so how many we're talking? Okay the first intake is
05:31less than seven minutes away and we're standing by for patient files and their
05:35triage status. We'll be focusing on assessing priorities and allocating from
05:38there. We're already pretty full. Yeah we need to start moving people. All non-urgents
05:42can go through the waiting area or whanau can wait through there too. Any
05:45discharges you can do that now just focus on clearing as much space as
05:49possible please. I'm guessing surgical's been informed? Yeah all HODs will take
05:52away Esther. We've got this okay just back each other. Ask questions and work
05:56fast yeah? Where's Harper? She had to go pick up Marley. Seriously we need all
06:01hands on deck right now. Your family comes first. This is an emergency. So is her kid.
06:05I can steer the ship. She's left a nurse in charge. Yep.
06:09Unbelievable.
06:13Do you need me to come back? I need you to convince Chris to help us save the
06:17bloody hospital. I got surgeons on the way you focus.
06:22Chris it's Esther.
06:36I've got coffee.
06:47Is it weird that this place kind of suits you?
06:53Why did you do the op Onita? I mean no one else will touch you. No one else had
07:03nothing to lose. What about now? What? You still have nothing to lose?
07:23I had a visit from Biola Franklin. One of our major donors. Yeah I know who she is.
07:32Of course. Well she was really impressed with your work with Eda.
07:40Biola's sick. It's terminal. He's got a brain tumor and it's inoperable
07:46apparently. And she's asked if you would remove her tumor. I've got the scans and
07:58notes and everything here if you wanted to take a look.
08:06I guess she thinks if you could do the impossible with Eda that maybe you
08:10could do the same with her. St. Catharine's have already said no. I suspect central
08:16will be the same. So why are you considering it? She's offered the
08:22hospital two million dollars. It's a lifeline Chris and I know how it sounds.
08:30But you saved Eda despite all odds. Did you maybe think about it?
08:39We don't know how long they are gonna be with us. We're probably gonna have to
08:47double back so the HCA's are bringing some beds up. We'll need to stock the
08:51wards. I'll organize that. Thank you and we'll need to whip through discharges so
08:55Selena if you can make a start on that. Oh this is gonna be fun when none of us
08:59get overtime. Yeah I know we're just gonna have to do the best we can. Thank
09:03you team we've got this. Ding dong delivery. Do you need access to our drug
09:12room? I'm heading that way in a moment. Nope this one is especially for you. Me?
09:16I didn't order anything. But I notice everything. As you know cycling has its
09:21own set of hazards the most common of which being chafing. Excuse me? Posterior
09:25undercarriage happens to the best of us. So I thought that you could use. Who's this?
09:29Yeah friction issues. After our ride this morning you were walking like John
09:34Wayne. Mm-hmm I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. Try this. Lubricating
09:39areas prone to chafing is the easiest way to prevent irritation. Oh I find that
09:43too. Right and while we could look at other ameliorating factors such as
09:46cushioning the seats. I don't know if you can tell but we're actually quite busy
09:49here. Oh right. Well there's plenty of time to teach you how to correct mount
09:54at home. Good point. We could adjust the width. Oh yeah the width yeah that can be
09:59an issue. What's all this? Undercarriage chafing. Oh just a superficial
10:04inflammatory reaction of the skin's flexural surfaces. Fire thighs. Madonna
10:07all you need to do. Just go. Apply a thin layer. Oh dear perhaps I shouldn't have
10:14bothered her during her shift. Ah she'll live. John Wayne has left the building.
10:21Have you read these? Of course I have. She's 86, a smoker, a drinker, there's
10:29surgical risks. Okay so we know what the parameters are. She is a fragile elderly
10:35patient. She should enjoy the time she has left. Right. Which is the advice you
10:41should have given her. Chris please. No. I thought you said you had nothing to lose.
10:49It's not about me. You want to put an old lady to a traumatic surgery for no
10:56reason. It's not for no reason. Money. It's not just about the money you've
11:00proven to everyone that you're capable. You want to sell your soul do the surgery
11:04yourself. Don't don't do that. I am not selling my soul. You know how much the
11:08hospital needs this money and it's people's jobs on the line. Yes it's a
11:12positive for the hospital but it's also her request for her treatment from
11:15somebody she respects. You care about her treatment so much you do it you're just
11:19as capable as I am. She specifically asked for you.
11:24Etta. High risk. You went ahead anyway. Etta is a little girl. She has her whole
11:30life ahead of her. Well Viola's life is just as valuable. She understands the
11:35risks and she is still willing to get surgery. With you as a surgeon she's got
11:40a higher chance of success. You've done it before you can do it again. It might
11:44ever be better this time now that you know what to expect when you get in
11:46there. You've got a chance to save Viola Chris. You can give her some extra time
11:52with her grandchildren. Let her watch them grow up and you could save the
11:55hospital. You can't just bury your head in your chocolate and your crosswords
11:58and your games.
12:04Where do I put him? There's no room. Where do you want me? Where is he now?
12:09He's still in triage. I can't put him near you. Can you do a consult through there? Not ideal.
12:14Hey how's Marley? Actually he's fine. Yeah we had a hug, had a snack then he was
12:20happy to get back to the group. So we actually hang on a second. Is that for Q3?
12:23Use bandages it'll be easier. Sorry Harper. Look I'm on my way back.
12:27Great. Except I am totally stuck on the motorway. It's gridlocked. Something must
12:31have happened. What an NVA. Which means you guys might be getting some extras.
12:35How's it going there anyway? Yeah yeah it's um it's organized chaos.
12:41Sounds like you're nailing it. Okay well I'll see you when you can yeah?
12:48Okay everyone multiple NVA incoming and Harper is stuck in traffic so I need you
12:53all on yeah?
12:57Hey talk about crazy around here. I don't know what you heard with Thaddeus
13:02before. I turned my big sister's big mouth having a field day. It was
13:06inappropriate and unethical. Who? Linga or Thaddeus? Thaddeus of course.
13:10Dispensing unasked, sharing private information in a public setting. I think
13:14he was just trying to help. Yeah well he didn't. Hey you step into the lead boys
13:18all the time. You get sweaty, your gear rubs. What cream did he give you? I didn't even
13:24look I just want to get out of there. I wish I'd never agreed to fly with him.
13:28Because of one unintentional blip? He was cutting his toenails in the living
13:32room. Ah. Yeah I narrowly avoided a flying fragment. Well did he clean up
13:36after himself? What if I went near food? I can't live like this I have to move out.
13:40Well where to? I don't know somewhere sanitary. Yeah I'm sure it'll take you
13:44no time at all to whip him into shape. It didn't take you long with me.
13:47Close to clearing? Yes yes on route.
13:52How are we coping? Um we're doing okay. The wards are chocker but the team is pulling together.
13:57Hmm for now but with no overtime. Do we know when Central will be reopening?
14:02Standing by to hear. And what about Monique? She should be over the update.
14:05She had to pop out. Is she not back? Her phone is going straight to voicemail.
14:09She'll be driving. Right she might be stuck in the pile-up on the Western
14:12motorway. Edie's dealing with it. That will be it. I will let you know if we need you.
14:18I've done my head-to-toe assessment he got himself out of the car so I think
14:22it's just the facial laceration that we're dealing with. You think? I mean I
14:25know. You know the stuff. Back to yourself. This is Ethan he was the driver. He's 20
14:30years old, hypertensive and tachycardic. He was trapped for some time but they had to
14:34cut him out in the end. I've been rushing in fluids as fast as I can but every time
14:38I stop it's BP tanks. Okay through to Recess. No let's get him upstairs. Call
14:41theatres. No wait he might not make it. Recess. So which way? We
14:45stabilise him here. I can stabilise him in theatres. See what's going on. No there's
14:48no time. The theatres are at capacity and there's still urgent cases waiting in
14:51surgical. Look Recess has just been cleared. This is our fastest option. He
14:54needs an urgent exploratory laparotomy to find the cause of his internal bleeding. In Recess we can
14:57stabilise him and give him a better chance. Guys. It's my call. Recess go.
15:04Just had a chat with Kiwa. Is he okay? Yeah he's all good. Sounds like he had fun at the school
15:12holiday thing. Is it that late already? Big day? Oh I feel bad now. Oh it's okay.
15:18He's home with the sitter. Happy, tired. How'd you go with Chris? Um I didn't. What? Why?
15:25Who knows with Chris. Now we'll have to find other options. For doing the surgery?
15:30No for the fan dance. Because he's not the only hotshot surgeon in town you know.
15:33Well he's the only one by all I wanted. Well the world doesn't revolve around
15:38Chris Warner. Nope just ten million dollars. Well did you ask if she has a
15:42plan B? If she'd consider someone else? No. Then why not you? Me? Life-saving
15:49surgery from the CEO herself. Tell me what exciting help you're doing.
15:55Kidney transplant. Organs just arrived and it's on ice. One of central patients
16:01I think. Or could be from the MVA. Who knows at this point. Swap? Aren't you
16:06flat out needy? I'd rather be playing with you. Rather be doing a transplant.
16:10Give me the dates. Wait that's not. What? Say's receiving patient is Monique Strutter.
16:18Pardon? Monique?
16:23Esther. Central are almost in the clear so we can start transferring some
16:27patients back. Strutter who's male? We have apparently still got some patients on
16:32route. Still some surgicals heading our way. You okay? Monique's been in an
16:37accident. Part of the MVA we think. What? Hey have you seen Monique? I've been out
16:42half the day. You didn't see her at the motorway crash? No way. Well apparently
16:45she's been transferred here for emergency surgery. What? You didn't see
16:49her? No or her car but it was pretty chaotic. Oh my god remind me to get a new phone
16:54charger. Mon yeah hi that is for you I ate mine along the way. You're okay? I
17:00mean yes I just spent half my life in traffic and I nearly peed myself. So you
17:04weren't in the MVA? Uh no no um my phone it died. But the motorway it is like
17:09literally not moving. Yeah we know. But I am here finally. What? Why you guys all
17:18looking at me? Your name came up on the theater list so we thought. What? It's
17:22right here Monique Strutter. So we were worried that maybe. Kidney trance? Hey
17:29isn't that your date of birth? No. And your address? Oh no no no. It is. This can't be happening.
17:35Are you sure you're okay? All the insane things to do. Oh hi. Hi. Before another moment
17:45passes can I just jump in and apologize? It's okay. No I overstepped earlier I
17:51should have waited for a private moment. True but I know you were only trying to
17:56help. Exactly I guess what was happening thought I could assist but reading the
18:01room isn't exactly my forte. Let's just move on. How about I make dinner tonight?
18:06I am loving this symbiosis. Wait is that? Oh yeah all clean. Did you? Yeah I was
18:15doing a load of laundry so I just grabbed some stuff from your hamper. No.
18:18It made sense to throw it all in together. No no no. You didn't seem to have much so I
18:21put them on a gentle cycle. Those aren't dry. I don't care. But I used a laundry
18:26bag. Okay these are private items. Okay personal, intimate. I didn't think you'd
18:31be quite so. Just leave it.
18:38I'm sorry to keep you waiting Viola it's been a day. I'd like to say no problem
18:43I've got all the time in the world but that would be a lie.
18:46What did Chris say? I'm sorry but he's not convinced your surgery will be a
18:52success. Unacceptable. Pardon? If you think I'm about to take no for an answer then
19:01you don't know who you're talking to. No you'll just have to convince Chris to
19:04do the surgery. I'm sorry but Chris is not going to do it. However I do have
19:09another solution for you. And what's that? I'm offering to do the surgery myself.
19:14I've been a consultant for almost 10 years now. 10 years? You're a baby. I'm an
19:20extremely qualified and experienced surgeon. I'm familiar with the procedure
19:24and I'm willing to do your surgery. I'm not going to waste any more of my
19:27increasingly precious time pussyfooting around. You need my money don't you?
19:32Well it would be helpful if you could... And I need Chris Warner to do my surgery
19:36so I suggest you do whatever it takes to get him to change his mind. I can help.
19:46Come on you ancient piece of sh... Pretty sure smashing the buttons isn't gonna make it
19:51go any faster. Well it can go any slower. Won't. Look I just I really need to get to
19:56the theatre. Yeah we'll get there. Just take a breath. Just don't don't patronise me.
20:01Tell me to chill out. Okay well we'll figure out what's going on. I know
20:06exactly what's going on.
20:09We can transfer him to central. Coming through!
20:11Hey hey hey walkie not running please.
20:13Are you higher? Are you higher?
20:15Your team's waiting for you in theatre. What's the hold up? Kidneys wait for no man.
20:18There's been some kind of mix-up. What do you mean? The patient. What? I'll explain
20:23in a bit. Hey I'm HOD you know.
20:33Everyone stop everything. Keep that organ on ice and find out who's next on the
20:37transplant list. That's my mother. Hey babe. Oh what have you got in here?
20:43Pretty rowdy game of dinosaurs. I can see that. Sorry I meant to have it all
20:49tidied up before you got home. But I've only just got Kiewa to sleep. When?
20:54Like 15 minutes ago. It's hours past his bedtime. I know. Well he's got kura in the morning.
21:01I know that too. Sorry he wasn't tired and I'm just having too much fun. I think we
21:07need a stricter babysitter. Well you get what you pay for which I believe is zero
21:12dollars. I don't want to talk about money. What happened at the meeting?
21:16It is a stand-off that's worth $10 million. Babe what happened? I don't want to talk about it.
21:23Okay.
21:31Stand clear. Still nothing. What's happening? Okay let's go again. Really? How long has he
21:40been like this? You ready? He's extra silly. He's gone. You hang another unit of blood?
21:46Maeve. He's dead. We can all see it. Just call it. I'm sorry.
21:53Okay we're standing down. Thanks everyone. That was... we did our best. We did
22:00everything we could. No we didn't. What? Time of avoidable death 3.35. What is your
22:07problem? If we've just taken him straight to theater I could have found
22:10the bleed, repaired it and would have a living breathing patient right now. Hey.
22:13We don't know that. Yeah because you didn't give us a chance to. I made a
22:16call to stabilize him. It was the wrong one. He's too unstable to move. You
22:20basically signed his death warrant. Guys. You know you have got no place being
22:24head of ED. You are out of your depth. Reckless. This is on you. This death is on
22:28you.
22:37you
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