02x02 - Episode 2

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This programme contains strong language
and some scenes of a sexual nature.

MUSIC: Dangereuse
Sentimentale by Tele Music

MUSIC TEMPO SLOWS

MUSIC DISTORTS

DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS

Hey.

All right?

All good?

Yeah. Pretty routine.

Two down, one to go.

Ha. Well, the hangover

not a problem, then?

No, I'm fine.

Lucky you.

I'd have a hangover a month

if I'd been that hammered.

Look, I...

I'm sorry if, if I made a...

What, shitty, snide remark

about Alyssa's age?

Oh, you do remember that?

Yeah. I'm... I'm really sorry.

Good. So you should
be. Don't do it again.

No, no.

Oh, that's penance enough,
watching you squirm like that.

HE LAUGHS

Don't worry about it, buddy.

Bit of banter
never hurt anybody.

That's all it was. Mm.

Anyway, you can bloody talk.

I mean, God, you and Lottie

have set tongues wagging

the way you two were both doing
shots with that Scandi nurse.

She's a neighbour.
We were off duty.

OK, well, I don't think I've ever
seen Lottie quite like THAT before.

Bit of the devil in her, eh?

Well, you know, we all need to
blow off steam now again, don't we?

See you in a bit.

Did any of your colleagues
say anything about last night?

Ben made me squirm.

I forgot I made a joke
about Alyssa's age.

Ouch.

He was OK.

But maybe we need to, uh,
avoid a repeat of that.

Oh, I haven't done that in
years. We're such idiots.

Well, you were the one
pushing shots on me.

That was her, not me.

She certainly knows how
to liven up an evening.

That's not funny.

Come on, you got drunk. It's
not the end of the world.

I just get enough sh*t
from the nurses as it is.

I don't want to give them
any more reasons to gossip.

She is a bit much.

Yes. She really is.

Hi.

Have a nice evening.

So, you do at least
own a computer.

Hi. Um, yeah, no, not... really.

Erm, I rarely use it.

I want to apologise
for the other night.

It was pretty out
of character for me.

We had work colleagues there.

Jacob and I have senior roles
and reputations to uphold.

I know that's boring,

but I am actually
quite a boring person.

I know that we're neighbours,

but I need to keep my
work life separate.

Are you saying you
don't want to hang out?

I, um...

Mia, why did you move next door?

Because I needed somewhere to live
and you and Jacob seemed friendly.

Is it bothering you?

No... not at all.
No. It's all good.

Well, I better get to my shift.

Yeah.

Have a nice day.

Dad, you're looking
better today.

Leo.

Well, look who's back.
The prodigal son.

Hari, how nice to see you.

Good of you to pay us a visit.

I'm not visiting.

I'm back for now.
Dad needs me here.

All it took was me dying.

Dad, please don't make me feel
any worse than I already do.

So, where were you?

I can never quite keep up with all
the glamour and the travelling.

Well, my organisation
builds schools in Indonesia.

I'm not sure I'd
call it glamorous.

Well, morally glamorous.

Ever so good for the Leo brand.

Now, boys, weapons down.

Let's all be friends, hmm?

Oh, very exciting news
about the family foundation.

Have you heard?

We're funding a whole new
wing for the hospital.

This hospital? Mm-mm.

Ah, so that's why those money
guys wanted to say hello.

It'll be my legacy.

Dad's very proud.

And Hari...

..is doing a wonderful job.

What, you're running
the foundation now?

You weren't here, so obviously
we want to keep it in the family.

Hello, again, Mr Green.
Lovely to see you.

You too, Mia.

HE CHUCKLES

So, the anaesthetist will
be in to talk to you soon,

and in the meantime, I'll do some
checks before the operation, OK?

You go right ahead.

All right. Just, relax and
breathe normally for me, please.

HE INHALES DEEPLY

I bet you have all the boys
chasing you, don't you?

HE LAUGHS

Hey, hey, hey. You OK? I'm fine.

I saw what he did. OK.
I can handle him myself.

I'm not a child. I
just need a minute, OK?

Well, look, he's got to go
down for surgery now anyway,

so how about I
take it from here?

OK.

Right, Mr Green, let's
get you down to pre-op

and I'll talk you through
what we're going to do.

You ever touch one of my
nurses like that again,

I'll slice your nuts
off with a scalpel.

I could report you for talking
to a patient like that.

Go ahead, mate.

See how far you get.

SIRENS BLARE IN DISTANCE

How we doing?

Heart rate's 88 per minute,

blood pressure's 120 over 88
with mean of 60, saturation 97%.

OK, that's good.

I'll come back and check
on him in a bit. Mm-mm.

MACHINES BEEP STEADILY

Oh, hey.

Hey. I'm just off to see Dad.

How'd it go? Yeah, op went OK.

He's stable enough.

We'll have to keep
him sedated in ITU,

so could be on a
long one tonight.

Well, I will sort food.

Keep up the good fight.

You're needed urgently,
doctor, sorry.

OK.

Mia's concerned about Mr Green.

OK.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Hi, Dad, how's it going?

I want to come home.

I'll leave you both to it.

Come on.

It's not that bad.

Hey.

But he doesn't
want me back home.

Ah, Jacob is very fond of you.

Despite all the things you've
said about him over the years.

Oh, so it's my fault?

No. Of course it isn't, Dad.

Hello, Henry. Alan!

Hi.

How nice it is
you've come by again.

He were here yesterday, too.

Come on in.

Why don't I make us some tea?

What's going on?

His potassium levels are low.



He's not waking up.

Well, he's stable.

By the way, can I just say,

I didn't get to thank you
for being so kind earlier.

Yeah, no worries.

I... I didn't want you to think
I was trying to rescue you.

SHE CHUCKLES

I know you can take
care of yourself.

Yeah, God, no, I
didn't think that.

I don't let myself be rescued.

But I must say,
this time it felt...

..really nice.

Felt good to feel
protected, in a way.

Well, any time.

Thanks.

You'll never guess who I saw,
Dad. Do you remember Leo?

Leo Pandian? HE CHUCKLES

Yeah, yeah, that's right.

Nice lad.

Had a few bob to his
family, didn't they?

God.

Never understood why you
didn't choose him over thingy.

Here we go.

How's about a game of Scrabble?

You love Scrabble,
don't you, Alan?

I do.

Are you joining us, Charlotte?

Yep.

MACHINES BEEP

Blood pressure's
falling rapidly,

heart rate's increasing
above 120 beats per minute.

He's in SVT or maybe VT.

Blood pressure's very low.

Get me 300 milligrams,
Amiodarone.

Mia, 300 milligrams, Amiodarone.

Administering now.

His ventricular fibrillation
is not responding.

Starting CPR now.

MACHINE BEEPS RAPIDLY

RAPID BEEPING CONTINUES

ELONGATED BEEP

Time of death, 7:51pm.

Never gets any easier, does it?

MIA SIGHS He really
wasn't a pleasant man.

DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE

Evening. Had a bad day?

Yeah, patient died.

I'm sorry. Don't be.

He was a sexist perve.

I can't imagine
anyone will miss him.

Mia, you know you...

You know you said you didn't
want to know what I'd done?

Well...

..if you knew...

..you might think I
was one of those men.

What?

I had a telescope and, um...

..I became fixated on
a... On a neighbour, uh...

..a woman, in a way which was...

You stalked a woman?

SHE SIGHS

You're just another one of them.

You're pathetic.

DOG GROWLS

The patient was in a
high-risk category,

and his body didn't
respond to the op.

OK. Well, that doesn't sound
overly out of the ordinary,

but we've, you know, we've
still got to... Don't be daft.

It's important. OK.

So, any anomalies
during sedation?

No. I mean, totally routine.

You said you noticed the
condition was stable post-op,

but then he seemed to deteriorate
quite quickly after then.

Yeah, honestly, I... I think
everybody was doing their job

and it was, it was just
one of those things.

SIREN BLARES IN
DISTANCE Mm.OK.

I wasn't happy with the
patient's deterioration.

It was very swift.

Not happy in, in what way?

It points to something
unexplained to me.

Such as?

Well, I don't know, do
I? Or I would've said.

Hey, Brandon, I'm just
trying to do my job here.

And I'm just doing mine.

And I'm telling you
something wasn't right.

You know I would
always back my nurses,

but Miss Eldegard's response
to the death really shocked me.

Which was what, Matron? Well,
firstly, she hesitated -

when she was asked to help the
anaesthetist save his life,

I had to take over.

OK. Well, things don't
always run smoothly,

do they, in a panic situation?

Well, perhaps not.

But afterwards, she
acted almost pleased

about the patient's death
because she'd taken against him.

So, you're saying she... she seemed
happy that the patient had died?

Pretty much.

I'd say she was
quite cold about it,

as if justice had
been done somehow.

No, I didn't like that
man. He was disgusting.

Miss Eldegard, what did
you feel after he died?

Not much. He was a stranger.

Not a very nice person, either.

Right. It's just,
I... HE CLEARS THROAT

I... I just think some people might
find that quite an unusual reaction.

Well, they're just hypocrites.

Colleagues are often affected
by the death of a patient,

no matter how they behaved.

I did my job properly.
I have clear conscience.

I'm sorry I'm not emoting
in a sufficiently correct

British way for you.

Right.

Right.

OK. Uh, thank you.

Um, yep, I think that
that's... That's everything.

Thanks.

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

Hi, David. It's Ben Gregston.

Yeah, I think
we're going to need

to do a postmortem
on Mr Green, please.

Yep. OK. Thank you. Bye.

Are you eating properly?

Remember what the consultant said
about keeping your energy up?

What's the point
of all that now?

Hey, let's not start this again.

You should be grateful
that I'm not raging against

the dying of the light.

I'm bloody zen about it.

Yes, well, I've
not been back long,

and I'm still trying to
get my head round at all.

Nothing to get your head round.

It is what it is.

Listen,

I think I'd like to get
involved in the foundation.

HE SIGHS The investment
in the hospital is...

You're only interested
because it winds up Hari.

That is not the reason.

OK, that is not the only reason.

Come on, Dad, I'm trying
to make up for lost time.

Let me help out.

OK.

Then I've got a job for you.

Hit me up.

Turn that Leo charm
on the investors

and squeeze some for cash
at this medical ball.

Isn't that Hari's job?

Well, he is smart and he's got
a good business brain, but...

..not the best front man, hmm.

OK. It'd be my pleasure.

A chance to impress that
beautiful doctor you used to date.

I... I... I bet
she'll be going, hmm?

Perhaps that's the reason.

The real reason.

Less of the idle
gossip, old man.

How'd it go with the
medical director?

Apparently, I don't have an
acceptably British response

to death.

Thanks for asking, though.

See you there?

Yeah, yeah, probably. Mm-hm.

SHARP KNOCK

Ah.

I know, I know.

I'm an idiot and I'll
die of lung cancer.

Well, I hide this from the
nurses, but I'm just as bad.

I tried to quit and ended up
addicted to nicotine gum instead,

so there's no judgment here.

Give us a quick drag.

SIREN BLARES IN DISTANCE

Jacob would have a field
day if he caught me.

So, how's married life?

Good.

Cool.

So, I guess I'll see you
at this fundraiser thing?

Now that your family's
bankrolling the new wing.

Hence I have to show a bit
of interest while I'm here.

Press the flesh with the
local great and good.

Sorry, but that does
not sound very you.

SHE SCOFFS

Well, no, you've got me confused
with that feckless rich kid

you met 20 years ago.

You should see me,
I'm a real player now.

Oh.

Well, if you need a wing man,
I am happy to help fleece them.

You know, I somehow thought
I'd never see you again.

I've got theatre,
I'd better get ready.

Lottie? Mm?

TIN RATTLES Oh, yes.

Good idea.

Thank you.

Oh, hello, love.

DOG BARKS

My, you've hit the shops.

Bought anything nice?

Yes. For a special
occasion, is it?

Yes. Oh.

Settling in all right?

Yes.

Ah.

Bye.

DOG BARKS

All suited up and ready
to wh*re ourselves.

It's kind of obscene, isn't it?

Us public servants sucking
up to private finance.

Public servants, are we?

We do our jobs because
we care, don't we?

What, and the
salary's just a bonus?

Something like that.

Um...

..you know the, uh,
Pandian Foundation?

You saw him.

I thought so.

Look at that face.

Well...

What was it like
seeing him again?

Oh, it was like nothing.

It was like seeing someone who
looks a lot older than they did

the last time I saw them.

So there's no need
to be jealous.

Is he going to be there tonight?

Everyone is.

So, let's just go
and get it over with.

MUSIC: Tendresse, Waltz, Op


Here we go.

Hi. Malcolm, isn't
it, from Vantyra Tech?

Yes. I'm Charlotte Roberts.
This is my husband.

Uh, the other Dr Roberts.

Oh, well, I've heard
lots about you both.

Yeah. A heart surgeon, eh?

Well, you must have
saved a lot of lives.

Oh, no, a consultant
anaesthetist.

Actually, I'm the heart surgeon.

Senior consultant with


Well, well done you.

Can't be an easy job.

Oh, uh, do you know,
uh, Leo Pandian

from the Foundation?

Hello, again. Jacob.

Nice to see you.

Oh, you know each other already?

We do.

Actually, Charlotte's
agreed to be my wingman.

Get you all to splash the
cash for the hospital.

HE CHUCKLES Is that right?

Well, you ladies are
good at getting men

to pull out their
credit card, eh? Yeah.

HE LAUGHS

Malcolm, you were telling me
about the dialysis products

you had in the R&D stage.

Ah, yes, yes, very
exciting development.

Well, let me get you another drink
and you can tell me all about it.

Oh, good. Yeah.

You all right? Mm-hm.

I'm going to go
say hello to Gemma.

What?

Who the f*ck is that?

Just ignore them.

Seriously, Lottie, who is that
teenager he's turned up with?

She's called Alyssa.

Wait, did you know about her?

He brought her
round to the house.

Not my idea, obviously,

and I made it clear I
was furious with him.

And you've known all this
time and you've said nothing?

SHE SCOFFS

CLASSICAL MUSIC CONTINUES

Jacob.

I imagine this is a bit tame
for you, being back in all this.

Actually, it's quite
nice being home,

especially seeing
friendly old faces.

So, you finally stopped burning
through the family fortune

on your endless travels, then?

Look, I'm not here
to get in the way.

JACOB SCOFFS

Well, you're always in the way.

Come on, mate. You
won, didn't you?

I was the scruffy backpacker,
you were going places,

and that's what she
decided she wanted.

All's fair in love and w*r.

So, why are you back here flashing
the family cash around again?

That's not what this
is about, Jacob.

No? Well, I thought you
were offering to build

a new wing in the hospital?

I'm not offering anything.

I'm here representing my
family because my dad is dying.

There is nothing I'd rather be
doing less than talking to you.

Believe me.

Ah. I need a drink.

I can see that.

What's going on?

Well, my best friend hates me,

and my husband is pissed
off that my ex is here,

and I'm supposed to suck
up to a load of boring

dinosaur businessmen.

Oh, You don't have to do
that if you don't want to.

Mm, oh, but I do.

Says who?

It's just what's expected
of me with a role like mine.

Don't you get tired of having
to be what they want you to be?

I guess at times
like this I do, yeah.

And if you didn't have to behave
right now, what would you do?

I don't know.

A lot of shots and tell the
boring b*stards to f*ck off.

Exactly. You see, it's all
in there just bubbling away,

and waiting to come up.

Let's play a game.

What kind of game?

Think of all the power you have.

Your job, also all the
pressure it puts on you

to behave in a certain way.

What if you let go of all
that for just one minute?

Why on earth would I do that?

Because it's liberating.

And this works how?

I tell you what to do,
and you have to do it.

I want you to tell someone in this
room what you're really thinking.

Not a big thing, just
one person, but...

..I get to decide who it is.

Hmm.

All right. Go on.

SHOT GLASSES THUD

Get that down you, Annette.

Everyone is pissing me off.

I want to get drunk and do
something really dangerous.

What about you?

Ah!

Come on, you big
wuss, down in one.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

That was absolutely brilliant.

No, God, did you see her face?

Jesus Christ. Jesus.

Oh, my God.

I can't believe you just made
me do it. It was so funny.

LINE RINGS

Hello.

Is Jean there?

Yes. Wait a second.

Jean, love, there's someone
on the phone for you.

CLOCK TICKS

Is that the man from your
photo album? Your old flame?

You're very observant.

He's very good looking. Mm.

How did you let
that one get away?

Well, I was dating Jacob
and then Leo swanned in

and it all got quite
confusing for a while.

Jacob still can't stand him.

He's super weird
about him being back.

Then you need to make a play.

A play?

A move to show Jacob
that you're his.

Do you enjoy messing with
other people's relationships?

That's not what
I'm trying to do.

Don't think he works like that.

All men work the same.

You just need to make them
feel they're irresistible.

Let me show you how, and prove
to you that you have that power.

I don't need advice on how
to flirt with my husband.

I was just offering to help.

You're right. I should
flirt with my husband...

..but on my terms.

All right.

No, we've just done a photo
sh**t of the new equipment,

which is really picking
up in the Middle East.

You know, actually,
Alyssa's done...

She's done a little
bit of modelling.

Don't be silly. It was just
a couple of photo shoots.

Come on... Well, if
you ever want to model

some printable 3D
prosthetics, just let me know.

HE LAUGHS BEN CHUCKLES

Can you not? What?
It's embarrassing.

Oh, come on. I'm just
trying to get you some work.

What? In 3D prosthetics?

Well, you've got to start
somewhere, sweetheart.

Ben. Yeah? The, erm...

The job you mentioned, clinical
director of the new wing...

Yes. Maybe I was a little hasty.

Oh, good, good. Yeah, I was a
bit surprised you turned it down.

You'd be... be perfect for it.

In fact, Malcolm, why don't you
tell him about some of the equipment

we're going to put
into the new wing?

There's my gorgeous
husband. Right.

Where have you been?
I've missed you.

Hi, Alyssa. Nice to see you.

Likewise.

Hey, you're having too
much fun without me.

Come have a drink with me.

Sorry, can you excuse us
just for a second? Sure.

What the hell are you doing?
Are you trying to embarrass us?

No, I'm trying to
flirt with you.

We used to do a lot more than that
in public... Yeah... remember?

Do you think this is
the time or the place?

Ahem. Sorry. Sorry about that.
No, not at all. Not at all.

Good to see you. Lottie's
so, erm... Full of life.

Must be something in
the c*ck. Sure.

I want what she's
having. BEN CHUCKLES

Drinks are strong,
you know? Sure. Sure.

WOMAN LAUGHS SOFTLY

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

Mia, come join us.

SHUTTER CLICKING

PRESS SHOUTING
SHUTTERS CLICKING

Hey...

Hey! You can't do that!

SHE HESITATES

May I have quiet, please.

Sorry, can we just... I'd
like to say something.

Go ahead and get
a new one, then.

Benny-boo. Oh, my ex-husband.

Mm, sorry, the medical
director of the hospital.

Hands up anyone who thinks
that a man in Ben's position

should be screwing the
f*cking receptionist

from the f*cking gym?

OK, can someone get her out
of here, please? Thank you.

I want to go. No,
absolutely not. You don't...

You're just making
a fool of yourself!

Come on. What are
you doing? f*ck you.

WHat kind of friend
you turned out to be!

I need some air. Would you come
for a walk with me? Who are you?

You're pathetic! All
right, thanks, Gem.

I'm going home. Alyssa, no.
Alyssa! Wait, Alyssa...!

Alyssa, please, can you just...
Brilliant, thanks very much.

MUFFLED SPEECH

Save it. Alyssa...


he was bleating on about

was going in
different directions,

when all he actually
wanted was someone younger.

I mean, really?!

Oh, God...

SOFTLY: God, I'm
sorry. What am I doing?

It's fine. It must
be really tough.

Yeah, well, THIS is
what it's come to -

just crying on a total stranger.

Sorry, I'm Leo.

An old friend of Charlotte's.

SOFTLY: Oh, my God.

You're the famous Leo?

Famous?

Ah... I'm glad you've
met me at my best.

Oh, trails of mascara must
be an absolute winner.

It adds a unique charm. Ha.

Shall I call you a cab?

No.

No, I'm not leaving.

MUFFLED MUSIC BLASTS
I'm not letting him win.

Well, then, we'd better
get you back inside.

LOUD DANCE MUSIC PLAYS

Come on. No! Yes.

Come on.

Gemma will be fine. Yeah?

What's wrong?

It's... You were right.

I've totally lost my mojo.

I have completely
forgotten how to flirt.

I'm just wondering when me
and him became so predictable.

What's the one thing he
does that you really like?

This is not the
place. SHE LAUGHS

No-one's watching.

Tell me. SHE CHUCKLES

OK, erm... Sometimes when
he's coming on to me,

he, erm...

He strokes up and down my arms
because he knows how much I like it.

What's going on?

What's with you tonight?

Stop worrying about
the boring businessmen

and concentrate on me.

Jacob, look at me.

Do you still want me?

The way that you
used to want me?

What's it like seeing her again?

Complicated.

Like seeing a vision of a
life you might have had.

But they seem really
happy together.

How can I begrudge anyone that?

That's very magnanimous.

I may not be expressing
my trickiest thoughts...

..but I don't think that
would be very useful.

WHISPERS: Come on.

Oh!

WOMEN LAUGH

SHE GASPS

THEY MOAN

SHE CHUCKLES

THEY MOAN LOUDLY

NEARBY DOOR CLOSES

LIQUID SPLASHING

SHE LAUGHS

Shh... MUFFLED GIGGLE

TOILET FLUSHES THEY LAUGH

Hold on, I'm coming.

CAR DOOR SHUTS HE CHUCKLES

You need a hand?

All right, come on.

Oh, oh! Oh, hi. Hi.

THEY CHUCKLE

Thanks for the ride.

Yeah, no worries.

Night. Night.

Do you guys fancy a night cap?

Er...

Yeah. Yeah, sure.
Come in for one.

What do you fancy?

Er, white wine?

Oh, God, no. I'm...

I'm not sure I can
drink any more.

'Course you can.

I genuinely think I've had
one glass of fizz too many.

Mmm.

It was a fun night, though.

Hope you enjoyed
our little game.

Oh, dear.

Yeah, she has a tendency to
crash after too much booze.

In five seconds, though?

I know. It's wild.

Wow.

All the more for us, I guess.

Yeah, I guess.

Cheers. Cheers.

It was a crazy night.

Yeah, tell me about it.

You two were all over
each other, though.

Ha.

Yeah, yeah.

I guess we got a
little carried away.

You know...

..that was kind of...

..all me.

What was?

What are you looking
at me like that for?

Not looking at
you like anything.

Really?

Shh... BELT BUCKLE CLINKS

WHISPERS: No, no, no, no.

Don't worry.

She's out for the count.

HE GASPS

No, no, no, I...

I can't. I love my wife.

BREATHES: I can't.

You know she did all that
just to make Leo jealous.

Do you think you're the
one she wanted tonight?

Oh, God. Oh, God.

Shh. Be quiet.

HE MOANS

Quiet.

THEY GASP, MOAN

SOFTLY: Jesus Christ.

What have we done?

What if she woke up?

What if she did? Wouldn't it have
been even hotter if she joined in?

And maybe we can
do that next time.