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00:00Thank you for listening.
00:30The loss to a child is often fleeting.
00:40The grief and the missing are erased as soon as the loved thing is returned.
00:46The void is filled so simply and the joy is so complete that only the reunion stays imprinted on the mind.
00:56The picture is perfect once again, as if the trouble never happened.
01:05But a child's pain when they feel it is real and absolute and we must shelter them until their dark hours pass.
01:14Careful!
01:18That was quite a tumble.
01:32Are you alright?
01:34Don't worry, Sister Veronica, we can sort this out, can't we, Deborah?
01:37We've got the first aid tin and the sweetie tin and they both make you better, don't they?
01:43So, which one are we going to open first?
01:46That one.
01:47I thought you might say that.
01:49Well, I wish the dinner ladies at my school had had medicine like that, Mrs. Robbins.
01:55I'll see you both when I'm next in school.
02:02Right.
02:04Off you go and play before the bell.
02:05Can you hear it?
02:20That's a good, strong baby's heartbeat.
02:22That's something to tell your friends of ours, isn't it?
02:25The next time you come, there should be a little brother or sister here to meet you.
02:30They're getting closer together.
02:36We'd better leave you to it, then.
02:40What about Kenny, love?
02:42Shall I tell him you're here?
02:44He's probably got the right to know.
02:47Alright, yeah, just so you'll let him know when the baby's been born.
02:52Alright, darling.
02:53Come on, you.
02:56Come with Granny.
02:57Let's leave Mummy to him.
03:00Shall we get you something to eat?
03:01Me and Kenny separated a few months ago.
03:03I did notice there was no one down to be in the delivery room with you.
03:07Yeah, well, he's the last person I'd want, truth be told, nurse.
03:10He's taking the right home because I'm moving out to Stevenage where my sister is.
03:15Better off by myself.
03:18Oh, I'm so sorry to hear it was another bad night.
03:21Poor little Christopher.
03:22The night nurse was piecing with him for hours.
03:25I hate to think of him being so distressed.
03:27Stemotherapy must be making him feel terribly sick.
03:30But this cycle is almost over.
03:33And he'll be back home with you and the children.
03:35You're certainly looking forward to it.
03:38I have another case at the hospital this morning.
03:41I'll pop in to see Christopher afterwards and let you know how he is.
03:44Oh, thank you, sister.
03:45Not at all, Mrs. Turner.
03:46That's it, good lass.
04:10You can tell you've done this before.
04:12Oh, that's the bit you try to forget about.
04:15I know, but the body doesn't forget.
04:21Hello, Pam?
04:22Oh, my God, that's Kenny.
04:24I really don't want him in here.
04:26Hello, Pam?
04:30Hello?
04:31Hello?
04:31Sorry, Mr. Shields.
04:37Fathers aren't allowed in the delivery room without the mother's express permission.
04:42I was there for the last one.
04:44That may be true, lad, but there have been some changes since then, haven't there?
04:48It's my baby too.
04:49Everyone just takes her side.
04:50It isn't about sides, Mr. Shields.
04:54This is a maternity home.
04:56We have to put the needs and wishes of the laboring mother first,
05:00because that is what is best for baby.
05:13It's from my solicitor.
05:15He's received my decree, nice eye.
05:17Oh, my goodness.
05:19So, does this mean...
05:22It means in six weeks and a day from today, I can apply for my decree absolute,
05:26and I will officially be a single man, free to do anything I choose.
05:30Even marry again if I want to.
05:33If you meet the right person.
05:34If I meet the right person.
05:36I suppose it must feel sad, too.
05:44I know it's not what you would have wanted or expected.
05:48You know, I thought it would be sad.
05:51I had a lot of hopes and dreams when I married Lucille,
05:54and she was the one who wanted to divorce.
05:57But now it's actually happening.
05:58It's more like closing a book.
06:04And I can think about the future.
06:06That's it, Pum.
06:26Push now.
06:27Good, strong one.
06:28Good, lass.
06:32Keep pushing.
06:33The head is coming.
06:37Well, John.
06:38I have your baby's head in my hand.
06:41We're so very nearly there.
06:43I want you to give me one more.
06:45Just like the last one.
06:46You have a beautiful little boy pattern born at exactly 22 minutes past two.
07:00Has he got ten fingers and ten toes?
07:03He certainly does.
07:08Perfect.
07:08Perfect.
07:09Looking good, Fred.
07:25Hello, Edwin.
07:28Yeah.
07:29I take that as a compliment coming from a professional.
07:32Not anymore.
07:33I retired from the park last Thursday.
07:35Man of leisure now, mate.
07:37Good for you.
07:38You meeting Molly?
07:39Yeah.
07:40I thought I'd come down, surprise her.
07:42Take her for a strawberry mivvy, seeing as the weather's so nice.
07:46Oh, you old romantic.
07:50Got to keep the magic alive, Fred.
08:03Young Master Colin Shields is ready for you now, Doctor.
08:06Well, hello, Colin.
08:09Aren't you the handsome lad?
08:11I am just going to do a little bit of checking and measuring for you.
08:15I did notice that his eyes are a little red.
08:18I wondered if there might be some infection present.
08:20Yes, they are a little bit.
08:22Yes, they are a bit.
08:28I'll take a swab.
08:30Don't you worry, young man.
08:31We will find out what it is and get it cleared up in no time.
08:34You're awfully quiet, love.
08:45What's wrong?
08:47Is your back bothering you again?
08:49It's not just the back, Ed.
08:53The other thing happened again.
08:55The waterworks.
08:57It was awful.
08:58And what if it happened when I was serving the children or in the kitchen?
09:03I feel so dirty.
09:05If it carries on like this, I'm going to have to give up my job.
09:09Love, if you want to give up your job, you give up your job.
09:14But it ain't going to fix the problem.
09:16Only a doctor can do that.
09:18And you need to make an appointment.
09:20No, it's too embarrassing.
09:24Oh!
09:25Oh, Molly, love.
09:29You're getting more and more of these pains.
09:32It's something that ain't right.
09:33Don't fuss, Ed.
09:35It will pass.
09:37I'll ever not pass.
09:41I have to admit, I am concerned.
09:46Christopher gets upset so easily and he's refusing to eat.
09:50And as you know, he is so very fragile.
09:55This chemotherapy is one of the toughest things you can put a two-year-old through.
09:59He seemed to cope so well with the last cycle.
10:02Do you think we need to speak to the consultant?
10:05He's decided to conduct a treatment review.
10:08And obviously, as Christopher's guardians in this country, he's asked for you both to attend.
10:17May I?
10:17I can bathe his eyes and then I'll take him to the nursery so you can get some sleep.
10:24You've had a busy day.
10:25Thank you, sister.
10:27Yeah, I do feel shattered.
10:28I mean, I don't remember it being so bad the last time.
10:32I see you as a friend already.
10:35Oh, yeah.
10:35Well, that teddy is Kenny all over.
10:38And all that fuss this morning and he hasn't even been in to see Colin now he's actually here.
10:41Oh, well done, little one.
10:56I'm sure he'll come tomorrow.
10:59Maybe.
11:02There's no way to live though, is it?
11:04Never knowing what's what.
11:05Would you like to come to a social work conference in York?
11:15What an offer.
11:17Well, not the conference itself, but it's on a Friday.
11:21And I thought that maybe if you could get the weekend off, we could...
11:25York is a city I've always wanted to see.
11:27And I would like to see it with you.
11:32Cyril.
11:34Are you asking me to go away with you for the weekend?
11:37Yes.
11:38I am.
11:39A whole weekend?
11:41In a hotel?
11:44Yes.
11:46Oh my goodness.
11:47If you don't want to, I understand.
11:49No, no, no.
11:52I would love to.
11:53I would love to.
11:57Night, night.
12:12It was under your bed.
12:30Patrick, don't forget we're meeting with Christopher's consultant.
12:37Hello?
12:39Dr Turner speaking.
12:40Yes, of course.
12:44But what's the patient's address?
12:49Morning, Miss Higgins.
12:50Good morning, Sister Catherine.
12:53Sounds like someone's ready for breakfast.
13:04How long have you been getting these paints?
13:08Oh, I don't know, Doctor.
13:09It comes and goes.
13:11But last night, it's like being stabbed or something.
13:14It's been at least since Christmas.
13:19Well, I suppose it has.
13:21I thought it was just 30 years of lifting pots of spuds.
13:26But it ain't, is it, Doctor?
13:28No, Mrs Robbins.
13:29I don't think it is.
13:30I could feel something inside that was harder than I would expect it to be.
13:36You mean a lump, don't you?
13:38It could be any number of things, Mrs Robbins.
13:41I know it's difficult, but please try not to jump to any conclusions.
13:47Tell me, do you have any other symptoms?
13:49For example, any urinary problems?
13:52Have you ever experienced incontinence?
13:54Mrs. Shields?
14:07Is baby Colin with you?
14:09Myra, why?
14:10He isn't in the nursery.
14:18Mrs. Shields!
14:19Mrs. Shields!
14:30Where's my baby?
14:32Where's my baby?
14:33Where is he?
14:34Where is my baby?
14:36Oh, God!
14:36Where is he?
14:37Where is he?
14:37Oh, God!
14:38Where is he?
14:39Oh, God!
14:42Oh!
14:44No!
14:44I am going to give you an injection of pethidine.
14:50It will help with the pain.
14:52Thank you, Doctor.
14:53And I'm sending you to St Cuthbert for an abdominal x-ray.
14:57It will help us to understand what we're dealing with.
15:00They should be able to see you quite quickly.
15:02Oh, that's good, isn't it, love?
15:07Do you think it's cancer, Dr Turner?
15:10Just tell me if you do.
15:14I honestly don't know, Mrs. Roberts.
15:17That's why it's important that we get you to the hospital.
15:28Lunata's house, midwife speaking.
15:34Oh, my goodness.
15:35A second.
15:37Of course, I'll be there right away.
15:40Our baby's gone missing from the maternity home.
15:44Miss Higgins, what's happened?
15:49There are two police cars outside.
15:54I checked on both babies at about ten to seven,
15:59just before I took the morning tea to the wards.
16:02You said the doors were locked?
16:04The external doors, yes.
16:06Double locked until Miss Higgins opens up for the day staff.
16:09And even then, you can't get in that back door without a key.
16:14Except, Sister Catherine, it'll be as you can.
16:17I was so close by, D.I. Holbrook.
16:21How could I have heard or seen nothing?
16:22I must have missed it by a few moments.
16:27And now, baby Colin is gone.
16:31I am so, so sorry that this has happened, Mrs. Shields.
16:36We will do everything we can to help find him.
16:40Mrs. Shields?
16:40Let me help you.
16:47Sweet tea is good for shock.
16:51Oh!
16:52Oh.
16:55Oh, I'm Mrs. Shields.
16:59Dr. Turner.
17:01D.I. John Holbrook.
17:01I'm in charge of the investigation.
17:03I expect you want to speak to me.
17:05If you wouldn't mind.
17:06Please.
17:07Um, it seems that the back door has been forced this morning.
17:12Probably after Miss Higgins arrived and opened the bottom lock.
17:15I thought the building was secure.
17:18D.I. Holbrook, a newborn baby is so incredibly vulnerable.
17:23We'll find him.
17:24We've got officers searching the area already.
17:27I'll need to access some files of all the female patients
17:29who recently lost a baby or had to give one up.
17:32You think a woman's responsible?
17:34It's usually the way with baby snatch cases.
17:36I've received the test results for the swab that we took from baby Colin's eyes.
17:40Anything significant?
17:43I'm afraid so.
17:45Colin's eye infection is caused by the chickenpox virus.
17:49That in itself is a serious condition for newborns,
17:52but when it infects the eyes like this,
17:54it has to be treated very quickly.
17:57That's easily done in a medical setting,
17:59but without treatment, a baby can become blind.
18:03This mother must have it.
18:05She just doesn't have any symptoms yet.
18:08Well, we'll have to care for her at home to protect the other babies.
18:13I cannot overstate how serious this can be for a newborn.
18:17We'll put out an appeal across the board right away.
18:21We might have a few journalists hanging around, I'm afraid.
18:23Anything that helps is fine by me.
18:35Oh, love.
18:37Where's Lisa? I thought you'd bring her.
18:39She's with Kenny, love.
18:41What?
18:42No, no, everyone's trying to get a hold of Kenny.
18:44Where are they?
18:45I don't know.
18:46He took her early doors like you arranged.
18:49I didn't arrange that.
18:50I haven't even seen Kenny.
18:54Oh, my God.
18:56Oh, my God, Mum, it's him.
18:57It's him, it's Kenny.
18:59He's taken them both.
19:03It's the shields!
19:04It's the police!
19:11Check the other room.
19:12He's got nappies, bottle formula milk.
19:24He's cleared out.
19:27But why did he do it?
19:29His own children?
19:31Because he wants to punish his wife for leaving him.
19:34We believe that both children may be with your father, Mr Kenneth Shields.
19:39The younger of the two children, a day-old baby by the name of Colin,
19:45has a medical condition that requires urgent attention.
19:49We appeal to Mr Shields and to the...
19:52How are you, lass?
19:56Better, thank you.
19:58I will be ready for our evening offices and work in the morning.
20:02Cereal's asked me to go away with him for the weekend.
20:15Ah, good for the pasta.
20:18Where are you going to go?
20:19A social work conference in New York,
20:22which I'm assured will be more romantic than it sounds.
20:26I think it's finally going to happen.
20:29What?
20:31It.
20:31You haven't?
20:35No.
20:36But you stayed the night with him.
20:38Cereal's very moral about still being married,
20:41which is a good thing, obviously.
20:43But we are only human.
20:46And we are going away for the weekend.
20:50And if I can get to the Brooke Advisory Clinic this week,
20:54I could be on the pill by then.
20:56Look,
20:57they give it to you without being married.
20:59You don't even have to pretend to be engaged.
21:04Well then.
21:05Cheers to the social work conference in York.
21:08How are you doing?
21:13Try not to scratch the mark.
21:15It's all right.
21:18It's just the post.
21:20It's from Kenny.
21:33Mrs. Robbins?
21:47Oh, hello, Nurse Island.
21:49I didn't expect to see you here.
21:51You're usually at Narnata's house.
21:53It's only temporary.
21:54I've been seconded to work on the Mr. Parry in gynecology.
21:57He has your x-rays now, so he's ready to see you.
22:00Oh.
22:01Right.
22:01Good luck, love.
22:06You can come too, Mr. Robbins.
22:09Oh.
22:16Oh, Patrick, look at him.
22:18Dr. Turner.
22:22Mrs. Turner.
22:23Thank you for coming.
22:25The team from Great Ormond Street have just seen Christopher.
22:28This shouldn't take too long.
22:29What do you mean, Dr. Grant?
22:30I would have thought there was quite a lot to discuss.
22:33No, no.
22:33Don't worry, Mrs. Turner.
22:35We're not giving up on Christopher.
22:37But we are going to stop his treatment for a while.
22:41Christopher is too weak to continue for now.
22:43I want to say physiologically or psychologically, but it's both, isn't it?
22:51At least for the time being.
22:53The treatment is wearing him out.
22:56And at this age, it's going to affect him developmentally.
23:02This little boy is a long way from home.
23:13I told you to stay indoors.
23:41It's all right, mate.
23:42I'm here.
23:43It's all right.
23:49It's all right.
23:53It's all right.
23:58Lisa, I said to stay in bed until I got back.
24:00You've got to be a big girl now and do what you're told.
24:04Mummy.
24:05But we're playing the game where we're hiding from mummy, remember?
24:09And when the game's finished, we'll all be together again.
24:12I see the rash came out.
24:15I see the rash came out.
24:31I'm just a bit itchy.
24:36The worst bit is thinking about what the chicken pots could be doing to Colin.
24:39And Lisa ain't had it either.
24:41What if they're both sick?
24:42I don't suppose you got much sleep.
24:45I feel like I didn't get any at all.
24:49I must have gone off for a bit because I was sure that I had...
24:54that I had made me cry and Lisa's running in through the front door.
25:00I thought for this lovely minute that he'd brought them back, you know, that he'd proved his point, but...
25:07I have something that might help, Mrs. Shields.
25:13Dr. Turner has prescribed you a sedative.
25:17Oh.
25:20I wish I could do more.
25:22I wish I'd been able to stop him yesterday.
25:25But a few hours of sleep and some calamine lotion for the rash.
25:33I can give you that.
25:38Here you are, Mrs. Robbins.
25:40We'll get you all set up before your surgery in the morning.
25:43Thank you, nurse.
25:45Besides that tumour, right?
25:46Oh, Mr. Parry didn't say tumour mould.
25:51He said mass.
25:52That's true, Mrs. Robbins.
25:54We won't know what it is until it's been removed.
25:57Why don't you make a list of things your husband can bring from home?
26:00Oh, that's a good idea, love.
26:05Right, what do you want?
26:07A toothbrush?
26:10Slippers?
26:11It's been a long time since we had a night apart, girl.
26:16She's sleeping now.
26:45Oh, that's good.
26:46Thank you, sister.
26:52Hello?
26:53Hello?
26:55Kenny, listen to me.
26:58You've got to bring them back.
27:00The baby's not well.
27:01He needs a doctor.
27:03I've got the nurse here, if you don't believe me.
27:06It's one of the sisters.
27:08Now, she isn't going to lie, is she?
27:12Mr. Shields, this is Sister Catherine speaking from Nanata's house.
27:16Baby Colin has chicken pox and an infection in his eyes.
27:21It could...
27:22Was that Penny?
27:27I was so sure we'd done the right thing by bringing him here.
27:35But did we?
27:36If you hadn't, Christopher wouldn't have survived.
27:39I thought if we just gave him enough love and care...
27:43Your care has been exemplary, Mrs. Turner, and perhaps in time Christopher could settle, but he doesn't have time.
27:53The thing is, even if we could get Christopher to Hong Kong for this breaking treatment, we have no idea what Esther's life is like at the moment.
28:04Or would she even be in a position to look after him and keep him safe from his father?
28:08Let me speak with Sister Julianne and arrange a long-distance call with Sister Hilda.
28:13And then we can find out what she knows.
28:15Mm-hm.
28:16All right, Doctor.
28:17Yes, I'll make a note of that.
28:18Um, Rosalyn Clifford?
28:19I'm here for an appointment.
28:20We always do an internal examination at first appointment, just to make sure that everything's healthy before prescribing.
28:40Yes, of course, Doctor, but it does make sense.
28:43Are you sexually active already, Miss Clifford?
28:46Uh, no. Not as such. Not yet. But I want to be prepared. Gosh. Sounds like I'm in the Girl Guide.
28:56I think it's very sensible.
29:00You might find a little bleeding later, but that's completely normal. Everything seems absolutely in order.
29:16Hello, sweetheart. What's your name?
29:54They're going to take your drill now, Mrs. Robbins.
29:56Doctor! How's the baby?
30:12Let the doctor through, please! Let the doctor through!
30:15A bit of good news at last.
30:16Yeah, it's a star, Doctor, but we have to get them both.
30:18Can you tell us just a few words?
30:20Retract her?
30:21Now, there seems to be some calcification here. I'll just have to...
30:33Kelly's?
30:39Oh, my goodness! I certainly wasn't expecting you to see this.
30:43Um, Dias, Ernie.
31:04Oh, dear. Chickenpox. Just came out this morning.
31:08She's got a bit of a temperature, and, uh...
31:10Well, she's absolutely exhausted.
31:12But, apart from that, there don't seem to be any physical effects, thank goodness.
31:18I'll pop back later.
31:20If you have any problems in the meantime, please call.
31:22Thank you, Doctor.
31:30I don't think I'll ever be able to let her out of my sight again.
31:33Has she said anything about...
31:36No, just that Colin was crying, and Daddy had a blue car.
31:40I mean, God knows where he got that from.
31:43Oh, my God.
31:45Oh, he left his own child alone in a strange place.
31:48I mean, anything could have happened.
31:51How can a man like that keep a sick baby safe?
31:54Sister! Sister! Sister! Sister!
31:59Sister!
32:01Sister over here, local radio, please, just a few words.
32:05Sister!
32:06Excuse me.
32:07Sister, are you the midwife?
32:09Er, yes.
32:10Sister Catherine, Minata's house.
32:12What would you say to Kenny Shields, sister?
32:15I would just say...
32:16Please get Colin to a doctor.
32:19Every day without treatment puts him more at risk.
32:26Please eat.
32:32Everyone has their own key with their name on for the new lock.
32:36There are also now two large internal bolts on the back door,
32:40which must always be...
32:42Oh, Doctor Turner, this is yours.
32:43Thank you, Miss Higgins.
32:45Did you manage to type up my report on the missing baby for the Board of Health?
32:48It's ready for you to sign.
32:52I wanted to tell you right away.
32:53My call with Sister Hilda really was quite positive.
32:56Oh, what did she say?
32:58Esther Tang is well and has secured employment as a domestic with the British Army.
33:03Baby Beryl seems to be thriving.
33:06Oh, that is good news.
33:08It is.
33:09But there is news that may be even more significant.
33:11Christopher's father, the Cormorant, has been arrested.
33:16He's on trial for drug dealing and racketeering.
33:18Oh, my goodness.
33:19A conviction would mean a substantial time in prison.
33:24If he is convicted...
33:28If he isn't...
33:30He'll feel like he's invincible.
33:32He could be more cruel and ruthless than ever.
33:36How could we send Christopher back to that?
33:42Ah, Nurse Hyland.
33:44Come and see what I've removed from Mrs. Robbins.
33:46I don't expect you'll ever come across another.
33:48Was it a trauma?
33:50No.
33:52This came from Mrs. Robbins?
33:54Yes.
33:55It's called a lithopedian, from the Greek lithos meaning stone.
34:00Impedian child.
34:01It means a stone baby.
34:03Yes.
34:05Look, you can see the limbs quite clearly, and there are even contours of facial features.
34:10An umbilical cord?
34:11Yes.
34:12It's incredibly rare.
34:14A fetus develops outside the uterus.
34:17Never viable, as you know.
34:19Usually they die quite quickly and are absorbed back into the body.
34:23Yes.
34:24But here the fetus has survived until it was too big to be reabsorbed.
34:27So the mother's body has calcified it to prevent sepsis.
34:31Effectively turning the fetus into stone.
34:34I'd say it was about four months' gestation, wouldn't you?
34:36Yes.
34:37Mrs. Robbins must have carried it for more than 30 years.
34:53Renata's house, midwife speaking.
34:56Hello?
34:58I'm sorry, Sister Catherine isn't on duty.
35:02Would you hold on one moment, please?
35:07I'm not sure, but he mentioned the radi.
35:15I think it might be Kenny Shields.
35:19Hello?
35:21This is Sister Catherine speaking.
35:23Is that you, Mr Shields?
35:25I'll call the police.
35:28How can I help?
35:31Is Colin with you?
35:32Tell me about his eyes.
35:35They're all crusted up and sore.
35:37He's got spots and he's hot.
35:39He needs a doctor, Mr Shields.
35:42Are you near a hospital?
35:44I can't go to hospital.
35:46They'll take him off me and I won't see him again.
35:48I've already given up my little girl.
35:52I'm not a bad person, Sister.
35:54I love my kids.
35:56I only had done it because she was going to take him away from me.
36:01She was cutting me out.
36:05I love this little fella.
36:07I'm sure you do, Mr Shields.
36:10So you have to put him first.
36:12Colin could become very sick indeed.
36:16He could even lose his sight.
36:18You can bring him here to Nanata's house or if you tell me where you are, I can send an ambulance.
36:23I'm not giving him up.
36:25Come on, Sister Mum.
36:26Money's going to run out.
36:27What else can I do?
36:29You can bathe the eyes with saline.
36:31You can keep him hydrated.
36:32You can make sure everything is really, really clean, but it won't cure it.
36:38He has to...
36:40Mr Shields.
36:42Kenny, please.
36:44Mr Shields.
36:46Kenny, please.
37:02We'll need a bit of rest and recuperation after all this, Mrs Robbins.
37:06But the symptoms will be gone.
37:08The pain and the incontinence were just the lithopedian pressing on the organs.
37:11It's so strange to think I was pregnant.
37:15I didn't even know.
37:17I mean, I was never pregnant.
37:20And I wanted to pee so much.
37:24I never even had a miscarriage.
37:27And all the time, there was a baby there.
37:33I can't help thinking about what it would have been like if it hadn't died.
37:39I think it's probably best not to dwell on that, Mrs Robbins.
37:43I'll see you again tomorrow.
37:48Oh, there you are, Barry.
37:49Ah!
37:50The lithopedian man.
37:51I have some students here.
37:52Is the monster available to view?
37:54Oh, yes, yes, of course.
37:55Monster?
37:57No.
37:58No, no, no.
37:59It doesn't mean what you think.
38:00It's a medical term.
38:01It's outdated and they shouldn't be using it.
38:03Oh.
38:07Did you see it?
38:10Did you see my...
38:11Yes.
38:14What did it look like?
38:17Like a baby.
38:18That looks interesting, sister.
38:31It's just a simple congee rice porridge.
38:34I thought it might tempt Christopher to eat.
38:37Something familiar and easy to digest.
38:39Hmm.
38:42I'll take it to him this evening.
38:44With your permission, of course.
38:46You have it.
38:47You have been a great friend and support to Christopher and his illness.
38:51No one could have done more.
38:53I feel I could have, sister.
38:55I'm the one with the language, with the knowledge of his culture.
38:59I feel there's so much more I could have done if I'd have spent more time with him.
39:04But you have had other duties, sister Veronica.
39:09Yes.
39:13Come on.
39:15Come on, mate.
39:17Oh, come on.
39:21Come on.
39:25Oi.
39:27Oi, get away.
39:29Sorry.
39:30It's friendly.
39:31Come on, Rufus.
39:34Come on, Rufus.
39:35Come on.
39:36Woo!
39:37Woo!
39:38Woo!
39:44Yes, I will.
39:49Yes, goodbye.
39:52I've been speaking to Great Ormond Street.
39:55Christopher's chemotherapy medication is in powder form.
39:59And it's portable.
40:00It could be administered at the British Army Hospital in Hong Kong.
40:04Great Ormond Street would liaise with Major Bear.
40:09So if Christopher goes, he wouldn't come back.
40:15It's the best solution, Sheila.
40:18For Christopher.
40:20Yes.
40:22Yes, it is.
40:23Pam!
40:24Pam!
40:25Pam!
40:26Pam!
40:27Shhh!
40:28Mum, Lisa's sleeping!
40:29There's been a sighting in Epping Forest.
40:30Poor Mrs Robbins was very distressed.
40:31I'm not surprised.
40:32It was disgraceful language to use.
40:33This whole thing seemed such a cruel twist of fate when she wanted a baby so much.
40:34Her body clung to this one child for all these years to keep it safe because she could not bear to lose it.
40:46I'll freshen the pot.
40:47I'll freshen the pot.
40:49I'll freshen the pot.
40:50I'll freshen the pot.
40:51I'll freshen the pot.
40:52I'll freshen the pot.
40:55safe because she could not bear to lose it. I'll freshen the pot.
41:25Think about your children, mother, help all mankind. Don't let the weight of hate weigh the world down.
41:49Here we are in this world together. We were meant to live with each other.
41:55Tell the child the truth, it's your own son. And everybody know about freedom.
42:00About the children. Think, think. Love, friend, love, one another.
42:12Got a long way to go. We gotta get there fast. It's a shame it ever had to be, but we can't change the past.
42:22Think about your children, mother, save all mankind. Don't let the weight of hate weigh the world down.
42:33I have something to tell you. And I've got something to tell you.
42:50All right. Um, you go first.
42:54I booked a hotel for York. I hope you like it.
42:57I know I will. I'll be with you.
43:00It's very central, near the Minster. It has a lovely restaurant that does a dinner dance on Saturday night.
43:07Well, that sounds perfect.
43:09I'm glad you think so.
43:10And I got the last two rooms with views of the river.
43:16Two rooms?
43:19What?
43:21Two rooms?
43:23Cyril!
43:24Sorry?
43:25I don't understand.
43:28It's been more than a year, and you're almost divorced.
43:32And when you ask a woman, not a girl, Cyril, an independent, modern woman who loves you to go away for the weekend,
43:41and then you book two rooms, how do you think that's going to make her feel?
43:46I didn't want to assume.
43:48Assume, Cyril! Assume!
43:50If you don't start assuming soon, I think I'm going to blow up.
44:02No!
44:03No!
44:04No!
44:04No!
44:05No!
44:05No!
44:05No!
44:06No!
44:06No!
44:07No!
44:07No!
44:08No!
44:09No!
44:10No!
44:11No!
44:12No!
44:13No!
44:14No!
44:15No!
44:16No!
44:17No!
44:18No!
44:19No!
44:20No!
44:22I'm a bit at sixes and sevens, I'm afraid, Sister Veronica.
44:25I'm not surprised, Mrs Robbins.
44:27You've had a very difficult time.
44:29It's churned up a few old feelings for us, hasn't it, love?
44:35They called it a monster.
44:38I don't care what they meant.
44:40That's what they said.
44:42But that was our baby.
44:44The only one we'll ever have.
44:45Yes, Mrs Robbins.
44:46It was.
44:47And they took it away.
44:48To look at it and talk about it and pass it round and Lord knows what.
44:54And it's like it belongs to everyone else except us.
44:59We don't even know where it is.
45:02Oh, Mrs Robbins, I don't like the sound of that at all.
45:06I think I'm going to have to make some telephone calls.
45:09Midwife calling.
45:10Another cup of tea, gents.
45:19I'll get you one too, Sister.
45:20They're still searching in Epping Forest.
45:21They could be there for days.
45:22Midwife calling.
45:34Another cup of tea, gents.
45:37I'll get you one too, sister.
45:40They're still searching in Epping Forest.
45:43They could be there for days.
45:45I'll get you one too soon.
45:56Kenny?
45:57Why did you have to go off and leave me?
46:02Why did you go do that?
46:04It wasn't supposed to turn out like this.
46:06Kenny, where's Colin?
46:08We were so happy when Lisa was born, remember?
46:10Yes, Kenny, we were really happy.
46:19Yeah, we were.
46:22We had a lot of really good times.
46:29I thought we were a happy little family.
46:32Kenny, is Colin with you?
46:40Our little mate.
46:45He's been with me longer than he ever was with you, hasn't he?
46:49Okay, is he all right?
46:55No, Pam.
46:59I don't think he is.
47:00What do you mean, Kenny?
47:01What's wrong with him?
47:04Mr Shields, this is sister Catherine.
47:07Can you describe Colin's condition, please?
47:09Is he breathing?
47:13Yeah.
47:14He doesn't cry anymore.
47:24Mr Shields, where are you?
47:26I heard the ice cream van.
47:29Mr Shields!
47:30King Street.
47:33Mr Shields, stay here, please, please.
47:39I'm sorry, mate.
47:48I'm sorry, mate.
47:48I'm sorry, mate.
47:48I'm sorry, Matt.
48:11Give me the money.
48:15Oh, go.
48:15You're right.
48:16No!
48:26No!
48:28No!
48:40The Lithopedian, the stone baby,
48:45has been preserved in the archives of King's College Medical School.
48:50Have they labelled it a monster?
48:53Absolutely not.
48:55Can we see it?
48:58Well, that isn't usually advised when the foetus has died, Mrs Robbins.
49:03It might be terribly upsetting.
49:05It's terribly upsetting anyway, Sister Veronica.
49:09Yes. Yes, it is.
49:12We'd like to go.
49:16Then I'm sure that can be arranged.
49:24District for you, Miss Gifford.
49:26The hospital reports that baby Colin is out of danger.
49:30He has responded well to antibiotics.
49:32His hydration has returned to normal.
49:34And in the past few days, he's even managed to put on a little weight.
49:38Oh, that is good news.
49:40And his eyesight, will it be normal?
49:44I'm afraid it's too early to say.
49:46But his response to treatment has to be a good sign.
49:49And your role in his recovery, Sister, is something to be commended.
49:56I'm just relieved we're not looking at a charge of manslaughter.
49:58I felt touch-and-go for a bit there, if I'm honest with you.
50:00If we meet again, I hope it's in happier circumstances.
50:03It certainly won't be because another baby's gone missing from this place.
50:07I can promise you that.
50:09Shall we?
50:11You wanted to see me, Sister?
50:17Yes.
50:18I have had news from Sister Hilda.
50:21The cormorant has been convicted of drug dealing and racketeering
50:24and has been sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison.
50:28So Christopher will be safe?
50:30Yes.
50:31Patrick and I will make the arrangements for his travel back to Hong Kong.
50:36I see.
50:37Sister, we can't go with him.
50:41We have three children at home who are going to miss Christopher very much.
50:47Would you take him?
50:49I know you have a special bond.
50:53Do I have your permission, Sister Julia?
50:56Not only do you have my permission, Sister Veronica, you have my blessing.
51:09It's just here.
51:21Quite a place.
51:23Whenever you're ready.
51:26You are.
51:28I don't look like a monster to me.
51:45No, love.
51:47Me neither.
51:52Me neither.
52:08We always knew that Christopher was only staying here for a little while.
52:12And if he can be in hospital near his mummy,
52:15we think he'll get better more quickly.
52:17That's the most important thing, isn't it?
52:20Mm-hmm.
52:23Me?
52:25When I'm older, can we go to Hong Kong to find him?
52:29Yes.
52:33Another ounce.
52:35Well done, Colin.
52:37And well done, Mum.
52:41Pam?
52:49Shall I call the police?
52:51No, it's all right.
52:54You're not supposed to be here.
52:56I heard they bailed you.
52:57Why'd you do it?
52:58I never tried to stop you seeing them.
52:59I mean, I'm only going to bloody Stevenage.
53:00It's not the moon.
53:01I don't know.
53:02I don't know.
53:03I thought that when Colin was born, it would make it all right again.
53:05I was only going to take him overnight to show you what it felt like.
53:06You're not supposed to be here.
53:08You're not supposed to be here.
53:09I know.
53:10I heard they bailed you.
53:11I heard they bailed you.
53:12I heard they bailed you.
53:13Why'd you do it?
53:14I never tried to stop you seeing them.
53:15I mean, I'm only going to bloody Stevenage.
53:16It's not the moon.
53:17I don't know.
53:18I thought that when Colin was born, it would make it all right again.
53:20I was only going to take him overnight to show you what it felt like.
53:21But then the police.
53:22And the papers.
53:23I was scared, I suppose.
53:24It just got out of hand.
53:25For God's sake, Kenny.
53:26I don't know.
53:27What are you doing?
53:28I never tried to stop you seeing them.
53:29I mean, I'm only going to bloody Stevenage.
53:30It's not the moon.
53:31I don't know.
53:32I thought that when Colin was born, it would make it all right again.
53:33I was only going to take him overnight to show you what it felt like.
53:35And the police.
53:36And the papers.
53:39I was scared, I suppose.
53:44It just got out of hand.
53:47For God's sake, Kenny.
53:49You really going then?
53:54Yes.
53:55Kenny, I'm really going.
54:11I'm not going to stop you from seeing your children, Kenny.
54:16But for now, it's got to be with me.
54:18All right?
54:19And with a social worker.
54:21I've put your suitcase in the car, sister.
54:22Thank you, Dr. Turner.
54:23Goodbye.
54:24Goodbye, dear Christopher.
54:25And get well.
54:26We made you a book of pictures so you'll remember us, Christopher.
54:27And this is one of Teddy's toy cars.
54:29Oh, yes.
54:30Oh, yes.
54:31And Tim sent you this from Edinburgh.
54:33Oh, I'd rather like that.
54:35Bye-bye, Christopher.
54:36Bye-bye, Christopher.
54:37I'll see you when I'm big.
54:38Bye.
54:39I'll see you when I'm big.
54:41Lord, my dear.
54:42I'll see you when I'm big.
54:43Thank you, Dr. Turner.
54:44Yeah!
54:46I'm all right.
54:47Thank you, Dr. Turner.
54:48Goodbye.
54:49Goodbye, dear Christopher.
54:50And get well.
54:52We made you a book of pictures so you'll remember us, Christopher.
54:53And this is one of Teddy's toy cars.
54:54Oh, yes, and Tim sent you this from Edinburgh.
54:58Oh, I'd rather like that.
55:02Bye-bye, Christopher. I'll see you when I'm big.
55:14Often, after loss, there is no full return of joy.
55:19Reunions can be bittersweet, haunted by the thought of what there was or might have been.
55:29And yet, there will be light.
55:31We will find other places for our love to go and settle, like a bird alighting on a branch.
55:41We are not entrusted with everything forever.
55:45Sometimes, all the love we have is not enough.
55:51Yet, surrender can be another way of giving.
55:55Not merely loss, but letting go and setting something free.
56:00The separation hurts us, even as it heals them.
56:06But what can we do?
56:09We can do this.
56:12We can open our hands, watch them fly from our projection,
56:18spread their wings and become a tiny speck against the sky.
56:28We cannot cry, nor do we need to,
56:31because we bear their fragile footprints on our hearts.
56:35Even children learn this in the end.
56:54Good afternoon, Miss Higgins.
56:55Master Timothy Turner.
56:58Or should that be Doctor?
57:00Did you hear?
57:01We're moving back to Poplar.
57:02What street?
57:03May I suggest we turn our attention to the matter of St. Raymond's feast day?
57:07I'm not sure she's any nearer to deciding.
57:09Whether to accept the new rules or close the Nata's house?
57:12You do have to wonder what it all bodes.
57:14You do have to wonder what it all bodes.
57:44So the following questions would be.
57:45Let me give you some support of another part-time invited try to the Moon,
57:47and you can?
57:49Relax.
57:50Let me give you some help at 200 generations.
57:51Yes!
57:52When you have that Lady,
57:54you've� to knock the Filter from the Sky.
57:56Let me give you some support of her,
57:57whenever it takes attention to the Lady.
57:58It takes attention to the radar because of the presidente.
57:59Don't miss this game.
58:00Or may I spend all kinds of things,
58:01BUT I owe you a 100 years or something.
58:03Help me.
58:04Like I open this room,
58:07the team can I give you some support?
58:08I'll be a 100%Ñ‚Ñ‹.
58:10Experience,
58:12I'll catch the он,
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