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