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