- 9/10/2024
Directed by
Jacqueline Nairn
Written by
Renee Lyons
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
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
James Allan ... Marley Fraser
Evander Brown ... Ihaia Stone
Peter Burman ... Sage Stewart
Owen Pasek Glusco ... Jude Bowers
Mo Nasir ... Nazar Arshad
Aidan O'Malley ... Parker Dawson
Sukena Shah ... Gigi Arshad
Edna Swart ... Kelsey Bowers
Jane Wills ... Phil Grayson
Produced by
Oliver Driver
Music by
William Philipson
Editorial Department
Megan Robinson ... assistant editor
Alastair Tye Samson ... colorist
Jacqueline Nairn
Written by
Renee Lyons
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
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
James Allan ... Marley Fraser
Evander Brown ... Ihaia Stone
Peter Burman ... Sage Stewart
Owen Pasek Glusco ... Jude Bowers
Mo Nasir ... Nazar Arshad
Aidan O'Malley ... Parker Dawson
Sukena Shah ... Gigi Arshad
Edna Swart ... Kelsey Bowers
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 Children's Dream.
00:02Sam!
00:03You guys know me, you know I wouldn't have done that on purpose.
00:06Do we?
00:07I'll look after you.
00:08I suppose there's no point holding a grudge.
00:10You're not the first guy she's hit with a car and then taken home to catch up.
00:13All set?
00:14Let's get you home, I'm gonna take such good care of you.
00:16I'm already working on ways to source finances from elsewhere.
00:19I have money, I'll pay you for theatre time.
00:20High-risk surgeries.
00:21Are you serious?
00:22One million dollars times six.
00:25Six million dollars.
00:26Don't make me regret it.
00:27Mark it.
00:28Getting full use of my hand will be pretty life-changing.
00:31No.
00:32No surgery, no cash.
00:39You deliberately misled me.
00:41I said six surgeries of my choice.
00:44And Parker just happens to be one of them.
00:46How could you put me in this position, Chris?
00:48No one is forcing you, Esther.
00:50It's an opportunity.
00:51Take it or don't.
00:52Come on, Chris, this is not fair.
00:54Obviously I have no choice because without you, Mandy.
00:58No, I have one condition.
01:01I assist in surgery.
01:02No.
01:04I need full oversight or no deal.
01:07Fine.
01:10How soon are we talking?
01:12I'm confident we can get him into surgery today.
01:14Today?
01:15Well, that's fast.
01:17And you're absolutely sure about this new approach?
01:19Yes, I'm confident.
01:21As long as you're happy to proceed, Kelsey.
01:22It's a bit to get my head around, but as long as we can avoid the torture mask.
01:26If I can remove it all, we can avoid radiation completely.
01:28That's ideal for the patient.
01:31Post-surgery, we'll see how everything's looking.
01:33Okay, sounds good.
01:35I'll let you know when I have a confirmed time.
01:40How are you feeling?
01:42I don't know.
01:42One minute he doesn't have time for George
01:44and the next he comes in here with a whole new plan.
01:47Yeah, it's been a bit of a rollercoaster, hasn't it?
01:49But Naz knows more about this stuff than anyone.
01:53Well, he seems confident, that's for sure.
01:55Yeah, he's experienced with this kind of surgery.
01:59Okay, I know this is the right thing to do.
02:01And as long as we can avoid the mask, I'm happy.
02:10Thaddeus?
02:13You should be resting those hands.
02:16When I can't sleep, I write.
02:17You know, just escaping into my characters distracts me.
02:20You're still shaken up.
02:22Yes, but I have my novel.
02:24Are you feeling up to it now?
02:26Up to what?
02:27Your meds.
02:28I know you have your reservations,
02:30but I promise a small bit of pain relief
02:32is going to make you feel a thousand times better.
02:34No, no, thank you.
02:42I didn't hit you intentionally, you know that, right?
02:45Right.
02:47But you did run someone else over.
02:49Well, yeah, but Mark was an evil man.
02:52He deserved it.
02:54You did it on purpose.
02:55No.
02:57It was a difficult time and emotions got the better of me.
03:01It's hard to explain.
03:03Try.
03:04Mark stole my life savings.
03:06That's no excuse.
03:07It wasn't just me.
03:08He hurt other people, too.
03:09And if I hadn't done something, he would never have stopped.
03:12So you were judge, jury, and...
03:14He didn't die.
03:15That's hardly reassuring.
03:16I got him to hospital.
03:17I looked after him.
03:19He proved himself more evil than anyone could have possibly imagined.
03:24But I understand how it looks from the outside,
03:26so if you want to judge me, go right ahead.
03:31I should probably take a shower.
03:34Okay, but your wounds need to stay dry.
03:36I could help you.
03:37In the shower?
03:38No, thank you.
03:39I'll manage on my own.
03:41As I said, I'll put Jude on the list for this afternoon.
03:44It's great.
03:45I'd like to get him treated as soon as possible if everyone's still on board.
03:48Yeah, we're all good, man.
03:49Yes, of course.
03:51I trust you know what you're doing.
03:52Great.
03:55Ah, Naz.
03:58I know you're doing what's best for Jude.
04:00And I know you trust Marty, but his approach isn't...
04:02It's not the best approach.
04:03It's not the best approach.
04:04It's not the best approach.
04:05It's not the best approach.
04:06It's not the best approach.
04:06It's not the best approach.
04:07It's not the best approach.
04:09It's not the best option.
04:11I get it.
04:13Somebody you care about is very sick.
04:16It can be frightening.
04:20I'm not allowed to observe the hand surgery.
04:23Oh?
04:24It's a tricky procedure.
04:26And Chris won't want the distractions.
04:27And he hasn't exactly been accommodating these days.
04:30I just wanted to watch.
04:31I told my followers something big was coming.
04:33No idea when I'm going to give them instead.
04:36I'm sure you'll figure it out.
04:37Your videos are great.
04:39See?
04:39I told you I have followers.
04:40I know you do.
04:41Look, I was thinking, how about you follow me for the day?
04:44What, on the wards again?
04:46No, thank you.
04:47I've got a full surgical list you could observe.
04:50Wait, Jude's surgery?
04:51Oh, that'll be up first.
04:52Pediatric tumor removal.
04:54That'll be intricate and interesting.
04:56Surgery on a kid?
04:58I don't think that's how hospitals prefer to go.
05:00We have people observing all the time.
05:02And I can vouch for Gigi.
05:03So I'd actually be in the surgery with you?
05:05Keep quiet.
05:06Observe.
05:06I see no problems.
05:07Oh my gosh, okay.
05:08Book me in.
05:10Good.
05:11I've got rounds now.
05:11But meet me in my exam after lunch.
05:13Thank you, Naz.
05:14This is so great.
05:16Don't let me down, okay?
05:18This is the most motivated I've seen her about medicine in a long time.
05:22Cool.
05:24She's very hardworking.
05:25Great with people.
05:26And far more intelligent than she believes.
05:28She'll make a very good surgeon if she just backs herself.
05:32I'll get consent from Kelsey, okay?
05:38There you go.
05:41The last thing you need is a sugar crash right before you go back to school.
05:45Remus only ate the pink ones.
05:49He made me and Romulus eat their white ones.
05:53Hey, now, every time you have a pink one, you'll think about your friend.
05:58Isn't that nice?
05:59Yeah.
06:00You want another one?
06:02Yeah.
06:07Hey.
06:11Babe, has he been like that the whole time?
06:14Not the whole time.
06:15You're supposed to be making an effort.
06:17He needs you and quality time.
06:19We've been having quality time.
06:21Trust me.
06:24You seem a bit distracted.
06:26I'm just waiting on a response to a text I sent to Phil.
06:29Right, well, Phil is a young woman with a life,
06:31so she's probably got better things to do than text her boss back.
06:34I really need a reply to this.
06:36What have you done?
06:37I may have taken a private joke a little bit far.
06:40What did you say?
06:41Well, it's complicated, but out of context.
06:45Offensive.
06:47Phil can take a joke.
06:47If anything, she'll just think you're a bit tragic.
06:50Okay.
06:51Thanks.
06:52Anytime, my love.
06:58Stupid bag.
07:07What are you doing?
07:08I can't stop.
07:10Impulse control does seem to be an issue.
07:12It's so Moorish.
07:14Oh, the words every novelist longs to hear.
07:17How much did you read?
07:18Well, I'm on the third chapter, but I have to know what happens next.
07:21You're just saying that.
07:23No, I'm hooked.
07:24Really?
07:24It's so exciting.
07:26Oh.
07:27Well, that's remarkably kind.
07:31I hadn't given much thought to who my audience would be,
07:33so it's nice to know who the work resonates with.
07:37I find romance such an underappreciated genre in the literary world.
07:42It's why I'm so keen to elevate it.
07:43In fact, the captain...
07:44Celeste.
07:45She's so powerful.
07:47Right?
07:47I wanted to put a spin on the traditional female protagonist,
07:50have her drive the plot a bit more.
07:51I can really see it as a film.
07:53Oh, if only.
07:56So what happens at the end?
07:59Well, I couldn't possibly...
08:00Well, can I keep reading?
08:02It's a work in progress, so the beginning will no doubt change as I progress.
08:06One more chapter.
08:08I'm not sure...
08:09Please?
08:11You email me your next chapter,
08:12and I'll make you a nice cold drink and something to eat.
08:14If you're not going to take your medication,
08:16I'll need to try find other ways to look after you.
08:19Um...
08:20So that's settled then.
08:22Tap, tap.
08:27So you want to be a surgeon, do you?
08:29Gigi's pre-med this year.
08:30Following in your brother's footsteps.
08:32I'm still working that out.
08:34Which is why observing a surgery like Jude's is such a great opportunity.
08:37I'd really like to watch if that's okay.
08:40What do you think, Mon?
08:43I trust Mon's.
08:45Me too.
08:47Great.
08:47I just have a few more things to go through with Gigi.
08:50Excuse us.
08:55Monique is so lovely.
08:58I hadn't thought about it.
08:59You should ask her out.
09:00What?
09:01Why would I do that?
09:03Uh, because she's pretty,
09:05and she's smart,
09:06and she totally gets you.
09:07What makes you say that?
09:09Just a feeling.
09:11Okay, I don't know where you're getting this idea from,
09:12but I'm not about to start dating a colleague.
09:14And how about you concentrate on the upcoming surgery?
09:17How about you concentrate on the upcoming surgery?
09:22Chris and Esther.
09:24And you must have some serious sway,
09:26or some serious dirt.
09:27No, just good luck.
09:29I...
09:30Well, you're overdue for some of that, I reckon.
09:35Selina, could you give us a moment alone, please?
09:37Yeah, sure, I'm done here.
09:38See ya.
09:42So you're back.
09:44I can explain.
09:45Why you walked out of the hospital,
09:46didn't go to rehab,
09:47or why you ruined the chance that
09:49money was given you to help you turn your life around,
09:50given what you did to our family.
09:52Yes, and what I did to your family, that was...
09:54Are you clean now?
09:56Yes, I swear.
09:58I just came to tell you that I'll be assisting Chris.
10:00We'll do our best, and then you will be discharged.
10:03Understood.
10:05This arrived for Chris's surgery.
10:07He hasn't got an exam, so should I leave it here?
10:09What is it?
10:10It's artificial nerve polymer for Parker's surgery.
10:13Oh, I've read about that stuff.
10:15That's super high-tech.
10:17And experimental.
10:18I didn't even know it was available in New Zealand.
10:20It's not.
10:21So where do we get it?
10:23I bought it.
10:24So, should I leave it here?
10:26Yeah.
10:28Mind if I peek inside?
10:32Don't you touch that.
10:33Chris, can we have a word?
10:40You know our financial situation.
10:42We can't afford that.
10:43I'm footing the bill.
10:45Why didn't you tell me?
10:46I didn't think I needed to.
10:48First Parker, now some new experimental procedure.
10:50Do you think this is just some game?
10:52Not at all.
10:53If we fail, or if there are any hiccups...
10:55There won't be.
10:56The hospital can't afford any more BPR.
10:58And the patient in there is already a wild card.
11:27Are you enjoying it then?
11:32Very much.
11:34I'm pleased.
11:39I'm distracting you, aren't I?
11:41A little.
11:43I'll go upstairs, leave the master to his work.
11:57Are you okay?
11:59You didn't reply to my text.
12:02Oh my god, you can't do anything.
12:03How are you feeling?
12:05Not great.
12:05In pain?
12:06Terrified.
12:08What? Why?
12:08Have you seen Misery?
12:10Great name, I don't think so.
12:12It's this film, it's this novel.
12:13There's a nurse, she traps this writer, drugs him, holds him hostage.
12:18Look in the glass, Sage.
12:20Look in the glass.
12:22Ew, Thaddeus, your distress is doing you dirty.
12:24She's drugging me.
12:27What?
12:28Tip it out, tip it out.
12:33She ran me over on purpose.
12:35Now she's drugging me, she's reading my novel.
12:37Next thing you know, she'll be hobbling me.
12:39Hobbling you?
12:40Or she's going to cut it off.
12:41Wait, what are you talking about?
12:42Oh my god, she's going to cut my foot right off, just like Annie Wilkes.
12:45Can you check to see if she's taken any surgical equipment from the hospital?
12:48Who's Annie? I don't even know who Annie is.
12:50No, Madonna.
12:51No, Madonna.
12:52My god, how did she get there?
12:54She just, like, appeared.
12:55Everything okay, Thaddeus?
12:58Oh, you finished your drink.
12:59Good for you.
13:00Nice of you to pop by, Sage.
13:02Well, I'm actually here for that.
13:03Um, do you need anything?
13:04I've got everything under control, Sage.
13:06Okay, well, I'll leave you to it.
13:08Um, but you should probably get some rest, Thaddeus.
13:10Yeah.
13:11Yes, yes, you do, Mr. Man.
13:14See you later.
13:18Take my eye off you for five minutes,
13:20and you're up and about straining yourself, breaking into sweat.
13:23I'll need to make you another drink, too.
13:26Okay.
13:29So the rumours are true.
13:31Hey, Marty.
13:32You're looking a bit better than when I saw you last.
13:35Nearly six weeks clean.
13:37Just trying to turn my life around.
13:39Well, that's good to hear.
13:41When you skipped hospital, I wasn't sure how things were going to go.
13:43I know.
13:45I can never make it up to you and Esther for what I did.
13:48It's in the past.
13:49Staying positive, moving forward.
13:51That's what matters now.
13:53But still, I have to explain something to you.
14:00Hey, what are you doing in here?
14:02I thought Parker could do with a bit of support.
14:04Let him know we back his recovery.
14:06Could we have a word outside?
14:07Esther, please.
14:08Told you I don't want to hear it.
14:10Yes.
14:11I get it.
14:12You're sorry, but it changes nothing.
14:14Esther.
14:14This patient needs to be prepped for surgery.
14:17So I suggest you leave.
14:22Sorry, mate.
14:27Ez, you know what Z does to people.
14:32He threatened our kids and held us at knife point.
14:35He's not that person anymore.
14:37Just like I am not the person I was when I was hooked.
14:40Well, he's not you.
14:41I had a second chance.
14:43Maybe this is his.
14:45Chris obviously thinks so.
14:46Chris has his own agenda.
14:49Yeah, he sees the potential in a talented young surgeon.
14:52OK, well, I don't.
14:53And I don't want him anywhere near us.
14:55End of.
15:08No, Celeste, don't do it.
15:11Where has it gone?
15:12Is that all you wrote?
15:17No.
15:17No, no.
15:21I think it's OK.
15:22Let me see.
15:24Oh, thank goodness.
15:27The next part isn't there.
15:28Is it all right?
15:29Have you written it?
15:30I've written everything up to the end of the hanging.
15:32The hanging?
15:33There's a hanging?
15:33Who gets hung?
15:35Hanged.
15:36And I wouldn't want to spoil it for you.
15:37No, I need to see the next part right now.
15:40I think I need to sleep.
15:41No, you email me first and then you sleep.
15:45You do what you're told.
15:48Are you OK?
15:51I don't know.
15:52I'm going to make you a hot drink, OK?
15:54It'll be good for you.
16:00OK, so this is the operating room.
16:03We are about to observe our very first surgery.
16:11I'll be right back to talk more about how it went
16:13and describe the procedure in detail.
16:15Gigi, what are you doing?
16:17Just checking out the room.
16:19Have you read over the notes?
16:20Once the patient is under anaesthesia,
16:22you'll make an incision into the neck,
16:23expose the larynx and excise a tumour.
16:25Good.
16:26Possible complications include bleeding,
16:28damage to surrounding structures,
16:30infection and scar tissue formation.
16:33But all that is very rare.
16:34Shabash.
16:35We just might make a surgeon out of you yet.
16:41Oh, that's lame.
16:45Watch out.
16:46Sorry, Billy.
16:46Drew?
16:47My bad.
16:48You all good?
16:49Yeah, sorry.
16:50Just one of those afternoons.
16:52Anything I can help with?
16:53Nah, no, no.
16:54But stay away from Phil.
16:55Man, she's in a terrible mood.
16:58Really?
16:59Yeah, she just bit my head off.
17:01Do you know what's gotten into her?
17:03No idea, but I'll be giving her a wide berth
17:05for the rest of the day.
17:10OK, that's the site exposed.
17:14That's the damage.
17:16Significant.
17:17It's no wonder he's lost the use of his hand.
17:19Something I can't fix.
17:21Well, that's good news.
17:23Implant, please.
17:26Wow, this looks amazing.
17:28Yes, I'd say.
17:30Just need to ensure that that's the right length.
17:34Nerve hook.
17:41OK, bridging now.
17:44Is this really going to work?
17:46Quiet, please.
17:47Sorry.
17:48Suture.
17:52Damn it.
17:54What's the problem?
17:56It's disintegrating as soon as I try to suture.
17:59The nerves?
18:00The implant.
18:02You gotta be kidding me.
18:08You might have fever.
18:11I'm OK.
18:12I'll be keeping a close eye on you.
18:14I just need to sleep, that's all.
18:18I sent you the rest of the book.
18:20Really?
18:21Everything I've written.
18:24Well, you drink that.
18:26And I'll check in on you later, OK?
18:44Hello?
18:44Don't look.
18:45I've been dating with Billy and he filled me in on everything.
18:47Not only did Madonna run her ex over in cold blood,
18:49she also left him for dead in the hospital and caught fire.
18:51No.
18:52He was burned to a crisp, like, unrecognisable.
18:55No.
18:56He stole her heart, he manipulated her, he scammed her,
18:59and then she took her revenge.
19:01And now it's second nature.
19:02Juicy, right?
19:03And I know I've said this like a million times before,
19:05but this is like prime podcast material.
19:07I think.
19:10It is?
19:11It is?
19:17It is.
19:22Micro forceps, please.
19:28OK, I think we've reached the target area.
19:31Is that muscle?
19:33Yes, and you can clearly see blood vessels.
19:35And right here is that papilloma.
19:38That's the tumour, right?
19:39Not too close, please.
19:41We don't want a risk breaking sterility.
19:44Yeah, I just wanted to see.
19:46It's incredible.
19:48Yeah, it really is.
19:50OK, I'm going to begin resection.
20:06Thaddeus, what have you done?
20:10Stay away from me.
20:11You murdered him.
20:13Captain Celeste's true love, how could you?
20:16Write what you know.
20:17They were in love.
20:18And now he's dead.
20:20You have to change it.
20:23Redraft.
20:24I can't.
20:25You're the writer.
20:27I'm just a conduit.
20:28The characters follow their own truth.
20:30It's a romance.
20:32Yes, yes, but a tragic one, like the very best.
20:36Romeo and Juliet.
20:38Change it.
20:39What?
20:40You heard me.
20:41Change it.
20:44No.
20:45You do as I tell you.
20:48You leave me alone.
20:49I know what you did.
20:50And I will happily do it again.
20:55Not my hands again, please.
20:57It's not for a third time.
21:03Stay away from me, you vile demon.
21:05I won't let you kill me.
21:07This one's disintegrating too.
21:11I think we've got to call it Chris.
21:13I can't abandon Parker now.
21:15No choice.
21:16The product's clearly faulty.
21:17It can't be.
21:18Maybe it's a bad batch.
21:20Or it was damaged in transit.
21:21Either way.
21:23One more try.
21:24Another section of polymer, please.
21:26Chris.
21:27Polymer.
21:30I'm not giving up.
21:33I just keep going over and over in my head.
21:35Like, what if something goes wrong?
21:37Nothing is going to go wrong.
21:39I didn't expect to be so shocked when they sedated him.
21:41He was just so floppy and out of it.
21:43Look, he's going to be safe.
21:44I promise.
21:45I'm just glad I was there to hold his hand when he went under.
21:47I just wish I could have stayed.
21:49No, no.
21:49Trust me.
21:50You don't want to see the surgery.
21:52Dr. Ashad seems really experienced.
21:54And Gigi's really sweet.
21:56Yeah.
21:57Yeah, she's nice.
21:58And she's a socials girl.
21:59She's got a heap of followers.
22:01That's where I've seen her before.
22:04Let's talk her feet.
22:06Now you're talking.
22:10Oh, my God.
22:13Clear the blood, please, Nicole.
22:15Now, here's the tricky part.
22:17Because this patient is so young,
22:19I have to excise the tumor in such a way that still allows his anatomy to grow.
22:23And how do you do that?
22:25Well, first...
22:27What are you doing?