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00:00Loss to a child is often fleeting. The grief and the missing are erased as soon as the loved thing
00:17is returned. The void is filled so simply and the joy is so complete that only the reunion
00:26stays imprinted on the mind. The picture is perfect once again as if the trouble never
00:35happened. But a child's pain when they feel it is real and absolute and we must shelter
00:45them until their dark hours pass.
00:50Careful!
01:02That was quite a tumble. Are you all right?
01:07Don't worry, Sister Veronica. We can sort this out, can't we, Deborah?
01:10We've got the first aid tin and the sweetie tin and they both make you better, don't they?
01:16Mm-hmm.
01:17So, which one are we going to open first?
01:19That one.
01:20I thought you might say that.
01:22Well, I wish the dinner ladies at my school had had medicine like that, Mrs. Robbins.
01:27I'll see you both when I'm next in school.
01:31Right, off you go and play before the bell.
01:38Oh!
01:39Oh!
01:40Oh!
01:41Oh!
01:42Oh!
01:43Oh!
01:44Can you hear it?
01:45That's a good, strong baby's heartbeat.
01:46That's something to tell your friends about, isn't it?
01:48The next time you come, there should be a little brother or sister here to meet you.
02:03Oh!
02:04Oh!
02:05Oh!
02:06Oh!
02:07They're getting closer together.
02:09We'd better leave you to it, then.
02:12What about Kenny, love?
02:14Shall I tell him you're here?
02:17He's probably got the right to know.
02:20All right.
02:21Yeah, just so you'll let him know when the baby's been born.
02:24All right, darling.
02:26Come on, you.
02:27Mmm.
02:28Come with Granny.
02:30Let's leave Mummy to him.
02:32Shall we get you something to eat?
02:34Me and Kenny separated a few months ago.
02:36I did notice there was no one down to be in the delivery room with you.
02:40Yeah, well, he's the last person I'd want, truth be told, nurse.
02:43He's taking the right home because I'm moving out to Stevenage where my sister is.
02:47Better off by myself.
02:50Oh, I'm so sorry to hear it was another bad night.
02:54Poor little Christopher.
02:55The night nurse was piecing with him for hours.
02:58I hate to think of him being so distressed.
03:00Temotherapy must be making him feel terribly sick.
03:03But this cycle is almost over and he'll be back home with you and the children.
03:08You're certainly looking forward to it.
03:10I have another case at the hospital this morning.
03:13I'll pop in to see Christopher afterwards and let you know how he is.
03:16Oh, thank you, sister.
03:18Not at all, Mrs. Turner.
03:20That's it, good lass.
03:30You can tell you've done this before.
03:45Oh, that's the bit you try to forget about.
03:48I know, but the body doesn't forget.
03:54Hello, Pam?
03:55Oh, my God, that's Kenny.
03:57I really don't want him in here.
03:59Oh.
04:00Hello, Pam?
04:01Sorry, Mr. Shields.
04:02Fathers aren't allowed in the delivery room without the mother's express permission.
04:15I was there for the last one.
04:16That may be true, lad, but there have been some changes since then, haven't there?
04:21It was my baby too.
04:22Everyone just takes her side.
04:23It isn't about sides, Mr. Shields.
04:26This is a maternity home.
04:29We have to put the needs and wishes of the laboring mother first, because that is what is best for baby.
04:36It's from my solicitor.
04:48He's received my decree, nice eye.
04:50Oh, my goodness.
04:52So, does this mean...
04:55It means in six weeks and a day from today, I can apply for my decree absolute.
04:59And I will officially be a single man, free to do anything I choose.
05:03Even marry again if I want to.
05:06If you meet the right person.
05:07If I meet the right person.
05:09I suppose it must feel sad too.
05:16I know it's not what you would have wanted or expected.
05:20You know, I thought it would be sad.
05:23I had a lot of hopes and dreams when I married Lucille.
05:26And she was the one who wanted to divorce.
05:29But now it's actually happening.
05:32It's more like closing a book.
05:35And I can think about the future.
05:39That's it, Pa. Push now. Good strong one.
06:01Good lass. Keep pushing. The head is coming.
06:07Well, John. I have your baby's head in my hand.
06:13We're so very nearly there.
06:15I want you to give me one more.
06:17Just like the last one.
06:19Dad!
06:21You have a beautiful little boy, Pa.
06:23I'm born at exactly 22 minutes past two.
06:33Has he got ten fingers and ten toes?
06:36He certainly does.
06:40Perfect.
06:41Isn't he just...
06:42Hello.
06:43Looking good, Fred.
06:57Hello, Edwin.
06:59I take that as a compliment coming from a professional.
07:04Not anymore.
07:05I retired from the park last Thursday.
07:08A man of leisure now, mate.
07:10Good for you.
07:11You meeting Molly?
07:12Yeah.
07:13I thought I'd come down, surprise her.
07:15Take her for a strawberry mivvy, seeing as the weather's so nice.
07:18Oh, you are romantic.
07:23Gotta keep the magic alive, Fred.
07:27Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho!
07:36Young Master Colin Shields is ready for you now, Doctor.
07:39Well, hello, Colin.
07:42Aren't you the handsome lad?
07:44I am just going to do a little bit of checking and measuring for you.
07:48I did notice that his eyes are a little red.
07:51I wondered if there might be some infection present.
07:57Yes, they are a bit.
08:00I'll take a swab.
08:02Don't you worry, young man.
08:04We will find out what it is and get it cleared up in no time.
08:13You're awfully quiet, love.
08:16Mm-hmm.
08:18What's wrong?
08:20Is your back bothering you again?
08:23It's not just the back, Ed.
08:24The other thing happened again.
08:28The waterworks.
08:30It was awful.
08:31And what if it happened when I was serving the children or in the kitchen?
08:36I feel so dirty.
08:39If it carries on like this, I'm going to have to give up my job.
08:42Love, if you want to give up your job, you give up your job.
08:46But it ain't going to fix the problem.
08:49Only a doctor can do that.
08:51And you need to make an appointment.
08:53No, it's too embarrassing.
08:57Oh!
08:58Oh, Molly, love.
09:02You're getting more and more of these pains that something ain't right.
09:06Don't fuss, Ed.
09:08It will pass.
09:10I'll ever not pass.
09:11I have to admit, I am concerned.
09:18Christopher gets upset so easily, and he's refusing to eat.
09:23And as you know, he is so very fragile.
09:27This chemotherapy is one of the toughest things you can put a two-year-old through.
09:32Oh, he seemed to cope so well with the last cycle.
09:35Do you think we need to speak to the consultant?
09:37He's decided to conduct a treatment review.
09:40And obviously, as Christopher's guardians in this country, he's asked for you both to attend.
09:50May I?
09:50I can bathe his eyes, and then I'll take him to the nursery so you can get some sleep.
09:56You've had a busy day.
09:58Thank you, sister.
10:00Yeah, I do feel shattered.
10:01I mean, I don't remember it being so bad the last time.
10:05I see you as a friend already.
10:07Oh, yeah.
10:08Well, that teddy is Kenny all over.
10:11And all that fuss this morning, and he hasn't even been in to see Colin now he's actually here.
10:14Oh, well done, little one.
10:28I'm sure he'll come tomorrow.
10:32Maybe.
10:34There's no way to live, though, is it?
10:37Never knowing what's what.
10:38Would you like to come to a social work conference in York?
10:48What an offer.
10:50Well, not the conference itself, but it's on a Friday, and I thought that maybe if you could get the weekend off, we could...
10:58York is a city I've always wanted to see, and I would like to see it with you.
11:03Cyril, are you asking me to go away with you for the weekend?
11:10Yes, I am.
11:12A whole weekend?
11:14In a hotel?
11:17Yes.
11:18Oh, my goodness.
11:20If you don't want to, I understand.
11:22No, no, no.
11:25I would love to.
11:26I would love to.
11:33Night-night.
12:00It was under your bed.
12:02Patrick, don't forget we're meeting with Christopher's consultant.
12:10Hello?
12:12Dr. Turner speaking.
12:15Yes, of course.
12:17But what's the patient's address?
12:22Morning, Miss Higgins.
12:23Good morning, Sister Catherine.
12:26Sounds like someone's ready for breakfast.
12:32How long have you been getting these paints?
12:41Oh, I don't know, Doctor.
12:42It comes and goes.
12:44But last night, it's like being stabbed or something.
12:47It's been at least since Christmas.
12:49Well, I suppose it has.
12:54I thought it was just 30 years of lifting pots of spuds.
12:58But it ain't, is it, Doctor?
13:01No, Mrs. Robbins.
13:02I don't think it is.
13:04I could feel something inside that was harder than I would expect it to be.
13:09You mean a lump, don't you?
13:10There could be any number of things, Mrs. Robbins.
13:14I know it's difficult, but please try not to jump to any conclusions.
13:20Tell me, do you have any other symptoms?
13:22For example, any urinary problems?
13:24Have you ever experienced incontinence?
13:27Mrs. Shields?
13:39Is baby Colin with you?
13:42No, why?
13:43He isn't in the nursery.
13:51Mrs. Shields!
13:52Mrs. Shields!
13:57Where's my baby?
14:04Where's my baby?
14:06Where is he?
14:07Where is my baby?
14:08Oh, God!
14:09Where is he?
14:10Oh, God!
14:11Where is he?
14:12Oh, God!
14:15Oh, God!
14:20I am going to give you an injection of pethidine.
14:23It will help with the pain.
14:25Thank you, Doctor.
14:26And I'm sending you to St. Cuthbert for an abdominal x-ray.
14:30It will help us to understand what we're dealing with.
14:33And they should be able to see you quite quickly.
14:35Oh, that's good, isn't it, love?
14:39Do you think it's cancer, Dr. Turner?
14:43Just tell me if you do.
14:47I honestly don't know, Mrs. Robbins.
14:50That's why it's important that we get you to the hospital.
14:52Linnata's house, midwife speaking.
15:07Oh, my goodness.
15:08Miss Higgins.
15:10Of course, I'll be there right away.
15:13Our baby's gone missing from the maternity home.
15:15Miss Higgins, what's happened?
15:21There are two police cars outside.
15:27I checked on both babies at about ten to seven,
15:32just before I took the morning tea to the wards.
15:34You said the doors were locked?
15:36The external doors, yes.
15:39Double locked until Miss Higgins opens up for the day staff.
15:42And even then, you can't get in that back door without a key.
15:46Except, Sister Catherine, it appears you can.
15:49I was so close by, D.I. Holbrook.
15:52How could I have heard or seen nothing?
15:56I must have missed it by a few moments.
16:00And now, baby Colin is gone.
16:04I am so, so sorry that this has happened, Mrs. Shields.
16:09We will do everything we can to help find him.
16:13Mrs. Shields?
16:14Let me help you.
16:20Sweet tea is good for shock.
16:24Oh!
16:25Oh.
16:28Oh, Mrs. Shields.
16:32Dr. Turner, D.I. John Holbrook.
16:34I'm in charge of the investigation.
16:36I expect you want to speak to me.
16:38If you wouldn't mind.
16:39Please.
16:39It seems that the back door has been forced this morning.
16:44Probably after Miss Higgins arrived and opened the bottom lock.
16:48I thought the building was secure.
16:51D.I. Holbrook, a newborn baby is so incredibly vulnerable.
16:55We'll find him.
16:57We've got officers searching the area already.
17:00I'll need to access some files of all the female patients
17:02who recently lost a baby or had to give one up.
17:05You think a woman's responsible?
17:06It's usually the way with baby snatch cases.
17:08I've received the test results for the swab that we took from baby Colin's eyes.
17:13Anything significant?
17:15I'm afraid so.
17:18Colin's eye infection is caused by the chickenpox virus.
17:22That in itself is a serious condition for newborns,
17:25but when it infects the eyes like this, it has to be treated very quickly.
17:30That's easily done in a medical setting,
17:31but without treatment, a baby can become blind.
17:37This mother must have it.
17:38She just doesn't have any symptoms yet.
17:41Well, we'll have to care for her at home to protect the other babies.
17:45But I cannot overstate how serious this can be for a newborn.
17:50We'll put out an appeal across the board right away.
17:54We might have a few journalists hanging around, I'm afraid.
17:56Anything that helps is fine by me.
18:07Oh, love.
18:10Where's Lisa? I thought you'd bring her.
18:12She's with Kenny, love.
18:14What?
18:15No, no, everyone's trying to get a hold of Kenny.
18:16Where are they?
18:18I don't know.
18:19He took her early doors like you arranged.
18:22I didn't arrange that.
18:23I haven't even seen Kenny.
18:26Oh, my God.
18:28Oh, my God, Mum, it's him.
18:30It's him, it's Kenny.
18:31He's taken them both.
18:35It's the shields!
18:37It's the police!
18:44Check the other room.
18:45He's put nappies, bottle formula milk.
18:56He's cleared out.
18:59But why did he do it?
19:02His own children?
19:04Because he wants to punish his wife for leaving him.
19:07We believe that both children may be with the father, Mr Kenneth Shields.
19:12The younger of the two children, a day-old baby by the name of Colin,
19:18has a medical condition that requires urgent attention.
19:22We appeal to Mr Shields and to the...
19:25How are you, lass?
19:28Better, thank you.
19:31I will be ready for our evening offices and work in the morning.
19:42Cyril's asked me to go away with him for the weekend.
19:48Ah, good for the pasta.
19:50Where are you going to go?
19:52A social work conference in York,
19:55which I'm assured will be more romantic than it sounds.
19:59I think it's finally going to happen.
20:02What?
20:04It.
20:06You haven't?
20:07No.
20:08But you stayed the night with him.
20:10Cyril's very moral about still being married,
20:13which is a good thing, obviously.
20:16But we are only human.
20:19And we are going away for the weekend.
20:23And if I can get to the Brook Advisory Clinic this week,
20:26I could be on the pill by then.
20:29Look.
20:30They give it to you without being married.
20:33You don't even have to pretend to be engaged.
20:36Well then.
20:37Cheers to the social work conference in York.
20:45How you doing?
20:46Try not to scratch them, love.
20:49It's all right.
20:51It's just the post.
20:52It's from Kenny.
21:18Mrs. Robbins?
21:19Oh, hello, Nurse Island.
21:21I didn't expect to see you here.
21:24You're usually at Narnata's house.
21:26It's only temporary.
21:27I've been seconded to work under Mr. Parry in gynaecology.
21:30He has your x-rays now, so he's ready to see you.
21:32Oh.
21:34Right.
21:38Good luck, love.
21:39You can come too, Mr. Robbins.
21:42Oh.
21:42Oh, Patrick.
21:50Look at him.
21:53Dr. Turner.
21:55Mrs. Turner.
21:56Thank you for coming.
21:57The team from Great Ormond Street have just seen Christopher.
22:00This shouldn't take too long.
22:01What do you mean, Dr. Grant?
22:03I would have thought there was quite a lot to discuss.
22:06No, no.
22:06Don't worry, Mrs. Turner.
22:08We're not giving up on Christopher.
22:10But we are going to stop his treatment for a while.
22:13Christopher is too weak to continue for now.
22:18I want to say physiologically or psychologically, but it's both, isn't it?
22:24At least for the time being.
22:25The treatment is wearing him out.
22:29And at this age, it's going to affect him developmentally.
22:35This little boy is a long way from home.
22:38I told you to stay indoors.
23:08Lisa, I said to stay in bed until I got back.
23:33You've got to be a big girl now and do what you're told.
23:35Mommy.
23:38But we're playing the game where we're hiding from Mommy, remember?
23:42And when the game's finished, we'll all be together again.
23:45Yeah?
23:47Hey, you're all right.
23:50You're all right.
23:54I see the rash came out.
24:04I'm just a bit itchy.
24:09The worst bit is thinking about what the chicken pots could be doing to Colin.
24:12And Lisa ain't had it either, you know?
24:14What if they're both sick?
24:15I don't suppose you got much sleep.
24:19I feel like I didn't get any at all.
24:23I must have gone off for a bit because I was sure that I had...
24:26That I had made me cry.
24:30And Lisa's running in through the front door.
24:33I thought for this lovely minute that he brought them back, you know, that he proved his point.
24:39But...
24:40I have something that might help, Mrs Shields.
24:46Dr Turner has prescribed you a sedative.
24:50Oh.
24:53I wish I could do more.
24:55I wish I'd been able to stop him yesterday.
24:59But a few hours of sleep and some calamine lotion for the rash.
25:05I can give you that.
25:11Here you are, Mrs Robbins.
25:13We'll get you all set up before your surgery in the morning.
25:15Thank you, nurse.
25:17Besides that tumour, Ed.
25:19Oh.
25:20Mr Parry didn't say tumour mould.
25:24He said mass.
25:25That's true, Mrs Robbins.
25:27We won't know what it is until it's been removed.
25:30Why don't you make a list of things your husband can bring from home?
25:32Oh, that's a good idea, love.
25:37Right, what do you want?
25:39A toothbrush?
25:43Slippers?
25:46It's been a long time since we had a night apart, go.
26:02Oh, that's good.
26:16She's sleeping now.
26:18Oh, that's good.
26:19Thank you, sister.
26:24Hello?
26:26Hello?
26:27Kenny, listen to me.
26:31You've got to bring them back.
26:33The baby's not well.
26:34He needs a doctor.
26:36I've got the nurse here, if you don't believe me.
26:39It's one of the sisters.
26:40Now, she isn't going to lie, is she?
26:45Mr Shields, this is Sister Catherine speaking from Nanata's house.
26:48Baby Colin has chicken pox and an infection in his eyes.
26:54It could...
26:56Was that Penny?
27:04I was so sure we'd done the right thing by bringing him here.
27:08But did we?
27:09If you hadn't, Christopher wouldn't have survived.
27:12I thought if we just gave him enough love and care...
27:16Your care has been exemplary, Mrs Turner.
27:19And perhaps in time, Christopher could settle.
27:23But...
27:24He doesn't have time.
27:26The thing is,
27:27even if we could get Christopher to Hong Kong for this break-in treatment,
27:32we have no idea what Esther's life is like at the moment.
27:37Or would she even be in a position to look after him
27:39and keep him safe from his father?
27:41Let me speak with Sister Julianne
27:44and arrange a long-distance call with Sister Hilda.
27:47And then we can find out what she knows.
27:53All right, Doctor.
27:54Yes, I'll make a note of that.
27:57Um, Rosalind Clifford?
27:59I'm here for an appointment.
28:05We always do an internal examination at first appointment.
28:09Just to make sure that everything's healthy before prescribing.
28:14Yes, of course, Doctor, that does make sense.
28:17Are you sexually active already, Miss Clifford?
28:19Er, no.
28:21Not as such.
28:23Not yet.
28:24But I want to be prepared.
28:26Gosh.
28:28Sounds like I'm in the girl guide.
28:29I think it's very sensible.
28:33You might find a little bleeding later, but that's completely normal.
28:38Everything seems absolutely in order.
28:41Oh, sweetheart, what's your name?
29:10I'm going to take you through now, Mrs. Robbins.
29:29Doctor, how's your baby?
29:46Let the Doctor through, please.
29:47Let the Doctor through.
29:48A bit of good news at last.
29:49Yeah, it's a star, Doctor, but we have to get them both.
29:51Can you tell us just a few words?
29:53Retreater?
29:54Now, there seems to be some calcification here.
30:03I'll just have to...
30:06Kelly's?
30:12Oh, my goodness.
30:14I certainly wasn't expecting you to see this.
30:16Erm, diathermy.
30:18Oh, dear.
30:38Chicken pox.
30:40Just came out this morning.
30:41She's got a bit of a temperature and, well, she's absolutely exhausted.
30:46But, apart from that, there don't seem to be any physical effects, thank goodness.
30:52I'll pop back later.
30:53If you have any problems in the meantime, please call.
30:56Thank you, Doctor.
31:03I don't think I'll ever be able to let her out of my sight again.
31:07Has she said anything about...
31:10No, just that Colin was crying and Daddy had a blue car.
31:14I mean, God knows where he got that from.
31:17Oh, my God.
31:19Oh, he left his own child alone in a strange place.
31:22I mean, anything could have happened.
31:24And how can a man like that keep a sick baby safe?
31:31Sister, sister, sister, for any kind of paralysis.
31:34Sister, over here, local radio, please, just a few words.
31:38Sister.
31:39Excuse me.
31:40Sister, are you the midwife?
31:42Er, yes.
31:43Sister Catherine, Minata's house.
31:46What would you say to Kenny Shields, sister?
31:48I would just say...
31:50Please get Colin to a doctor.
31:52Every day without treatment puts him more at risk.
32:00Please eat.
32:06Everyone has their own key with their name on for the new lock.
32:09There are also now two large internal bolts on the back door, which must always be...
32:15Oh, Dr. Turner, this is yours.
32:17Thank you, Miss Higgins.
32:18Did you mind to type up my report on the missing baby for the Board of Health?
32:22It's ready for you to sign.
32:25I wanted to tell you right away.
32:26My call with Sister Hilda really was quite positive.
32:29Oh, what did she say?
32:31Esther Tang is well and has secured employment as a domestic with the British Army.
32:36Baby Beryl seems to be thriving.
32:38Oh, that is good news.
32:41It is.
32:42But there is news that may be even more significant.
32:45Christopher's father, the cormorant, has been arrested.
32:49He's on trial for drug dealing and racketeering.
32:51Oh, my goodness.
32:52A conviction would mean a substantial time in prison.
32:57If he is convicted, if he isn't, he'll feel like he's invincible.
33:05He could be more cruel and ruthless than ever.
33:10How could we send Christopher back to that?
33:16Ah, Nurse Highland.
33:17Come and see what I've removed from Mrs. Robbins.
33:19I don't expect you'll ever come across another.
33:22Was it a truma?
33:23No.
33:25This came from Mrs. Robbins?
33:27Yes.
33:29It's called a lithopedian, from the Greek lithos meaning stone.
33:33Ampedian child.
33:34It means a stone baby.
33:36Yes.
33:37Look, you can see the limbs quite clearly.
33:40And there are even contours of facial features.
33:43An umbilical cord?
33:44Yes.
33:45It's incredibly rare.
33:47A fetus develops outside the uterus.
33:50Never viable, as you know.
33:52Usually, they die quite quickly and are absorbed back into the body.
33:56Yes.
33:56But here, the fetus has survived until it was too big to be reabsorbed.
34:00So the mother's body has calcified it to prevent sepsis.
34:04Effectively turning the fetus into stone.
34:07I'd say it was about four months gestation, wouldn't you?
34:09Yes.
34:10Mrs. Robbins must have carried it for more than 30 years.
34:26Renata's house.
34:27Midwife speaking.
34:28Hello.
34:29His eyes.
34:30He's got spots.
34:31I'm sorry.
34:32Sister Catherine isn't on duty.
34:34Would you hold on one moment, please?
34:44I'm not sure, but he mentioned the radi.
34:48I think it might be Kenny Shields.
34:52Hello.
34:53This is Sister Catherine speaking.
34:56Is that you, Mr Shields?
34:58I'll call the police.
34:59How can I help?
35:04Is Colin with you?
35:05Tell me about his eyes.
35:08They're all crusted up and sore.
35:10He's got spots and he's hot.
35:12He needs a doctor, Mr Shields.
35:15Are you near a hospital?
35:17I can't go to hospital.
35:19They'll take him off me and I won't see him again.
35:21I've already given up my little girl.
35:23I'm not a bad person, Sister.
35:27I love my kids.
35:32I only done it because she was going to take them away from me.
35:35She was cutting me out.
35:42I love this little fella.
35:44I'm sure you do, Mr Shields.
35:47So you have to put him first.
35:50Colin could become very sick indeed.
35:53He could even lose his sight.
35:55You can bring him here to Nanata's house
35:58or if you tell me where you are,
36:00I can send an ambulance.
36:01I'm not giving him up.
36:03Come on, Sister Mum.
36:04Money's going to run out.
36:05What else can I do?
36:07You can bathe the eyes with saline.
36:09You can keep him hydrated.
36:11You can make sure everything is really, really clean,
36:14but it won't cure it.
36:15He has to...
36:16Mr Shields.
36:19Kenny, please.
36:20We'll need a bit of rest and recuperation after all this, Mrs Robbins,
36:38but the symptoms will be gone.
36:40The pain and the incontinence were just the lithopedian pressing on the organs.
36:44It's so strange to think I was pregnant.
36:48I didn't even know.
36:50I mean, I was never pregnant.
36:53And I wanted to pee so much.
36:57I never even had a miscarriage.
37:00And all the time, there was a baby there.
37:06I can't help thinking about what it would have been like if it hadn't died.
37:12I think it's probably best not to dwell on that, Mrs Robbins.
37:16I'll see you again tomorrow.
37:21Oh, there you are, Barry.
37:22Oh, the lithopedian man.
37:24I have some students here.
37:26Is the monster available to view?
37:27Oh, yes, yes, of course.
37:29Monster?
37:31No.
37:31No, no, no.
37:32It doesn't mean what you think.
37:33It's a medical term.
37:35It's outdated, and they shouldn't be using it.
37:40Did you see it?
37:42Did you see Mauds?
37:47What did he look like?
37:50Like a baby.
37:52Oh.
37:57That looks interesting, sister.
38:04It's just a simple congee rice porridge.
38:06I thought it might tempt Christopher to eat.
38:10Something familiar and easy to digest.
38:15I'll take it to him this evening.
38:17With your permission, of course.
38:19You have it.
38:20You have been a great friend and support to Christopher and his illness.
38:24No one could have done more.
38:25I feel I could have, sister.
38:28I'm the one with the language, with the knowledge of his culture.
38:33I feel there's so much more I could have done if I'd have spent more time with him.
38:37But you have had other duties, sister Veronica.
38:40Yes.
38:46Come on.
38:48Come on, mate.
38:50No way.
38:50Oh, come on.
38:54Come on.
38:58Oi.
38:59Oi, get away.
39:00Oi.
39:02Sorry.
39:03He's friendly.
39:06Come on, Rufus.
39:08Come on, Rufus.
39:09Come on.
39:10Oi.
39:19Yes, I will.
39:22Yes, goodbye.
39:25I've been speaking to Great Ormond Street.
39:27Christopher's chemotherapy medication is in powder form and is portable.
39:33It could be administered at the British Army Hospital in Hong Kong.
39:37Great Ormond Street would liaise with Major Bear.
39:41So if Christopher goes, he wouldn't come back?
39:48It's the best solution, Sheila, for Christopher.
39:52Yes. Yes, it is.
39:57Pam! Pam!
40:05Shhh! Mum, Lisa's sleeping.
40:08There's been a sighting in Epping Forest.
40:11Poor Mrs Robbins was very distressed.
40:14I'm not surprised. It was disgraceful language to use.
40:17This whole thing seemed such a cruel twist of fate when she wanted a baby so much.
40:22Her body clung to this one child for all these years to keep it safe because she could not bear to lose it.
40:32I'll freshen the pot.
40:34I'll freshen the pot.
40:40How far is this normal being dressed?
40:45Yeah.
42:33It's very central, near the Minster.
42:36It has a lovely restaurant that does a dinner dance on Saturday night.
42:39Well, that sounds perfect.
42:42I'm glad you think so.
42:43And I got the last two rooms with views of the river.
42:49Two rooms?
42:52What?
42:54Two rooms.
42:56Cyril!
42:57Sorry?
42:58I don't understand.
43:01It's been more than a year, and you're almost divorced.
43:05And when you ask a woman, not a girl, Cyril, an independent, modern woman who loves you to go away for the weekend, and then you book two rooms, how do you think that's going to make her feel?
43:19I didn't want to assume.
43:21Assume, Cyril!
43:22Assume!
43:24If you don't start assuming soon, I think I'm going to blow up.
43:27I'm a bit at sixes and sevens, I'm afraid.
43:57I'm afraid, Sister Veronica.
43:58I'm not surprised, Mrs. Robbins.
44:01You've had a very difficult time.
44:03It's churned up a few old feelings for us, hasn't it, love?
44:07They called it a monster.
44:11I don't care what they meant.
44:14That's what they said.
44:16But that was our baby.
44:17The only one we'll ever have.
44:19Yes, Mrs. Robbins, it was.
44:21And they took it away to look at it and talk about it and pass it round and Lord knows what.
44:28And it's like it belongs to everyone else except us.
44:32We don't even know where it is.
44:36Oh, Mrs. Robbins, I don't like the sound of that at all.
44:39I think I'm going to have to make some telephone calls.
44:42Midwife calling.
45:00Another cup of tea, gents?
45:10I'll get you one too, Sister.
45:13They're still searching in Epping Forest.
45:16They could be there for days.
45:18Kenny?
45:30Why did you have to go off and leave me?
45:34Why did you go do that?
45:36It wasn't supposed to turn out like this.
45:38Kenny, where's Colin?
45:41Well, he was so happy when Lisa was born, remember?
45:47Yes.
45:48Kenny, we were really happy.
45:52Yeah, we were.
45:55We had a lot of really good times.
46:01I thought we were a happy little family.
46:05Kenny, is Colin with you?
46:13Our little mate.
46:18He's been with me longer than he ever was with you, hasn't he?
46:22Is he all right?
46:28No, Pam.
46:31I don't think he is.
46:33What do you mean, Kenny?
46:34What's wrong with him?
46:37Mr. Shields, this is Sister Catherine.
46:40Can you describe Colin's condition, please?
46:42Is he breathing?
46:45Yeah.
46:46Mr. Shields, he doesn't cry anymore.
46:57Mr. Shields, where are you?
46:59I heard the ice cream done.
47:02Mr. Shields!
47:03King Street.
47:06Mr. Shields, stay here, please.
47:07Please.
47:20I'm sorry, mate.
47:26I'm sorry.
47:26I'm sorry.
47:52I'm sorry.
47:52I'm sorry.
47:53I'm sorry.
47:54No!
48:01No!
48:14The Lithopedian, the stone baby,
48:18has been preserved in the archives of King's College Medical School.
48:22Have they labelled it a monster?
48:25Absolutely not.
48:28Can we see it?
48:30Well, that isn't usually advised when the foetus has died, Mrs Robbins.
48:35It might be terribly upsetting.
48:38It's terribly upsetting anyway, Sister Veronica.
48:42Yes. Yes, it is.
48:45We'd like to go.
48:49Then I'm sure that can be arranged.
48:52The District for the U.S. Gifford.
48:56The hospital reports that baby Colin is out of danger.
49:02He has responded well to antibiotics, his hydration has returned to normal
49:07and in the past few days he's even managed to put on a little weight.
49:11Oh, that is good news.
49:12And his eyesight, will it be normal?
49:16I'm afraid it's too early to say.
49:18But his response to treatment has to be a good sign.
49:21And your role in his recovery, Sister, is something to be commended.
49:25I'm just relieved we're not looking at a charge of manslaughter.
49:31I felt touch and go for a bit there, if I'm honest with you.
49:34If we meet again, I hope it's in happier circumstances.
49:37It certainly won't be because another baby's gone missing from this place.
49:40I can promise you that.
49:43Shall we?
49:49You wanted to see me, Sister?
49:50Yes.
49:51I have had news from Sister Hilda.
49:54The cormorant has been convicted of drug dealing and racketeering
49:57and has been sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison.
50:00So Christopher will be safe?
50:03Yes.
50:05Patrick and I will make the arrangements for his travel back to Hong Kong.
50:09I see.
50:10Sister, we can't go with him.
50:13We have three children at home who are going to miss Christopher very much.
50:20Would you take him?
50:22I know you have a special bond.
50:26Do I have your permission, Sister Julia?
50:28Not only do you have my permission, Sister Veronica, you have my blessing.
50:41It's just here.
50:53Quite a place.
50:56Whenever you're ready.
50:58I don't look like a monster to me.
51:12Oh.
51:18I don't look like a monster to me.
51:22No, love.
51:24Me neither.
51:25We always knew that Christopher was only staying here for a little while.
51:45And if he can be in hospital near his mummy, we think he'll get better more quickly.
51:49That's the most important thing, isn't it?
51:52Mm-hmm.
51:56Me?
51:58When I'm older, can we go to Hong Kong to find him?
52:02Yes.
52:03Yes.
52:06Another ounce.
52:08Well done, Colin.
52:10And well done, Mum.
52:14Oh.
52:15Pam.
52:23Shall I call the police?
52:24Yes.
52:25No, it's all right.
52:26No, it's all right.
52:27No, it's all right.
52:29You're not supposed to be here.
52:41I know.
52:42You're not supposed to be here.
52:46I know.
52:48I heard they bailed you.
52:52Why'd you do it?
52:54I never tried to stop you seeing them.
52:56I mean, I'm only going to bloody Stevenage.
52:58It's not the moon.
52:59I don't know.
53:02I 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.
53:08But then the police...
53:10..and the papers...
53:16I was scared, I suppose.
53:18It just got out of hand.
53:21For God's sake, Kenny.
53:23You really going, then?
53:27Yes.
53:29Kenny, I'm really going.
53:30I'm not going to stop you from seeing your children, Kenny.
53:49But for now, it's got to be with me.
53:51All right?
53:52And with a social worker.
53:54I've put your suitcase in the car, sister.
54:10Thank you, Dr. Turner.
54:13Goodbye.
54:16Goodbye, dear Christopher.
54:18And get well.
54:19We made you a book of pictures, so you'll remember us, Christopher.
54:25And this is one of Teddy's toy cars.
54:27Oh, yes.
54:28And Tim sent you this from Edinburgh.
54:31Oh, I'd rather like that.
54:35Bye-bye, Christopher.
54:37I'll see you when I'm big.
54:39Often, after loss, there is no full return of joy.
54:53Reunions can be bittersweet, haunted by the thought of what there was or might have been.
55:00And yet, there will be light.
55:05We will find other places for our love to go and settle, like a bird alighting on a branch.
55:14We are not entrusted with everything forever.
55:19Sometimes, all the love we have is not enough.
55:23Yet, surrender can be another way of giving, not merely loss, but a letting go and setting something free.
55:35The separation hurts us, even as it heals them.
55:39But what can we do?
55:42We can do this.
55:45We can open our hands, watch them fly from our protection.
55:51Spread their wings and become a tiny speck against the sky.
56:01We cannot cry, nor do we need to, because we bear their fragile footprints on our hearts.
56:15Even children learn this in the end.
56:21We cannot cry, nor do we need to desert.
56:25We cannot cry for them.
56:33We cannot cry.
56:40We cannot cry, nor do we, nor do we.
56:44We cannot cry again.
56:462015 July 2020 is an questionaries left.
56:46We cannot cry.
56:47Generally, the difference in the world sold the reins.
56:48Even children learn this in the midst of the falling arrows.
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