Jade, stay with me.
I can't push any more.
We're almost there.
You said that five minutes ago!
Well, this time I mean it.
It's not working.
It won't come.
Jade, we're so close!
Don't stop now.
The drugs aren't working.
I can feel everything.
Just one final push.
JADE SCREAMS
Stop!
The little one just needs a little guidance.
BABY CRIES
It's a girl.
You did it!
You seem a bit off this morning, what's up?
Me? No, nothing.
I'm fine.
Morning!
Morning, Suni.
At least we don't have any more peer reviews today.
Why are you being so awkward with Suni?
Did he say something yesterday?
No, nothing.
Morning, Jimmi.
Morning, Bear.
Morning, Jimmi!
What happened exactly?
I said one thing and now he's being all uppity.
Well, perhaps it's time for some management intervention? No way!
It's intervention that got us into this situation in the first place.
They're all adults.
Eventually, they will put their quarrels to one side
and get back to work.
Eventually? Do you really want to wait that long?
Yes.
I'm telling you, it's going to be fine.
I'm worried I didn't do a deep enough clean.
I'm thinking now, "Did I do the skirting boards behind the sofa?"
No-one is going to be looking behind the sofa!
And there's only so much bleach a house can take.
People notice these things.
Karen, I've got to go - somebody's calling me.
OK, bye.
Oh! Men!
I have one of mine returning today.
Ollie's coming home. Oh, that's good.
You got the thing sorted out with the army?
Yes, he's being discharged.
Oh, I am pleased for you all.
Yes, it was a relief.
How's he feeling about it?
Er...
He's been rather cryptic on the phone.
I'm picking him up from the barracks.
Hopefully, then, we can talk.
Well, I wouldn't count on it.
My lot, when I pick them up from the station, they're either listening
to music, falling asleep or accusing me of giving them the third degree.
I give the job to Rob now - he doesn't mind the silence.
Rich won't be there.
Ollie might find that hard.
PHONE RINGS
Good morning, Mill Health Centre. How can I help?
Ugh!
Morning. How are you?
TIRED CHUCKLE
I have just done a four-hour shift and I'm already shattered.
I just want...I want a nice, calm, peaceful afternoon.
Those are never words I would use to describe a maternity ward.
But a woman can dream.
I've news. Yeah?
Today was my 5,000th delivery.
Aw! What? Adama, that's...that's amazing!
It's a great feeling. Yeah.
And, to be honest, it was quite straightforward.
Yeah? Unlike many a milestone I'd care to mention.
I remember my 1,000th delivery.
So, um, Mum was having a home water birth.
There must have been a puncture halfway through,
because Dad slips on the spillage, goes headfirst into the pool.
What? I better finish my drink and go and check on them.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, well, same here. See you, sis. Excuse us.
Ohh. Right, I will catch you later.
OK.
What are you reading? I'm not, really.
It's just so no-one will disturb me.
Jimmi's not speaking to me - just because I said that his interactions
with patients would make us all die of old age and boredom.
You actually said that to him, did you?
To Daniel.
Jimmi just happened to overhear.
Yes, well, if it was the other way around, you would be fuming.
Just think yourself lucky he's just ignoring you. I'd do far worse.
Well, Suni must've said something awful to Daniel, as well,
because he's been in a grump since last night.
And what about Al and Nina?
They're not going to resolve anything.
Even if Nina wasn't on holiday,
Al's going to drag that out as long as he can.
At least you and Sid are still speaking. Oh, no, we are not!
He called me cold and unprofessional,
in front of a patient.
I mean, I was mortified, furious,
and he hasn't even bothered to say good morning, let alone apologise.
Oh, hey, Bear!
You do realise that half the practice aren't talking
to one another? Who else now?
Jimmi completely ignoring Zara, I'm not sure about Emma and Sid...
No. Those two aren't talking to each other either.
Honestly, what did you expect from peer-to-peer reviews?
Why don't you know your staff better? Hmm?
Daniel's in a right grump. Don't know why.
Zara! Things are not resolving on their own.
We have to intervene.
Oh, terrific! More management intervention!
What could possibly go right? Hey, Hollins.
OK, Bear. I will allow you to use your management techniques,
but no sitting around in circles and throwing balls,
no deep epiphanies, and definitely no hugging.
That's the right idea.
And in that case, why don't you and Jimmi go first?
Is this her first blanket?
Yes, but it wasn't supposed to be.
My sister-in-law knitted one especially for her,
but I left it at home.
PHONE BUZZES
God, when my brother finds out I'm not going to hear the end of it.
My brothers have been calling nonstop.
I mean, the baby's here - what else is there to tell them?
My dad video called twice - both times she was sleeping.
To be honest, I don't know what they expect from her.
Have a look, I've sent so many photos.
I think my sister can relate.
I was a very persistent auntie
until they asked me point blank to stop calling.
Yeah, she said she'd only get in touch if she had an update.
Imagine the cheek!
I do have something you could share.
Your daughter was my 5,000th delivery.
5,000th? Yeah.
Come on! That's something my family would lap up.
How are you keeping this from us?
Eli! She won't latch on.
Not to worry, it's very normal.
BABY WAILS
She won't stop crying.
I tried to get her to latch on, but she won't.
We always assume it's hunger, but it might be something else.
Try lying her next to your skin - they love skin-to-skin.
It makes them feel warm and safe.
That's it.
Thank you.
Of course, I am here to help.
I feel like a right pain.
It takes time.
You'll soon get used to the signs,
and you're definitely not a pain - you've just had a baby.
Now, when was the last time you achieved so much on a weekday?
Here, Ollie, let me take that.
Oh, it's fine, Mum, I've got it.
Do you need any washing done? I can put it on now.
Er, I need to check, don't I?
Well, just leave it down here. There's no point taking it upstairs.
I can do my own washing, Mum.
No, no, it's fine. Let me do it.
What you doing? Agh!
Oh, Ollie! I'm sorry! Are you OK?
Why couldn't you just leave it?
Now, whoever holds the sand timer cannot be interrupted
until all the sand falls.
No, no, no - I specifically said no nonsense.
No, no, no.
You didn't say anything about a sand timer.
And, come on, who knows? It might surprise you.
Jimmi, I am really sorry that you felt criticised.
As you know, I honestly have the utmost respect for you.
I think you're a wonderful doctor.
So, please, can we just put this all behind us?
You criticised my bedside manner...
..with a colleague on the patio...
..which I find completely disrespectful and unprofessional.
So, no, I will not be accepting your...
..rushed and very insincere apology.
Oh, come on! He's clearly finished speaking.
Are we all just going to wait for the sand to run through the timer?
Well, this may give you a second
to think about what Jimmi had to say. Mm.
Refusing my apology isn't exactly very Buddhist.
Are we done?
Thank you. I'm always cold.
Well, don't tell anyone you've got two.
Riots have started for less.
Eli told me she's your 5,000th delivery. Mm.
She's definitely a special one.
How many of them do you actually remember?
Every single one. No! I do.
I keep a little journal - I always have done.
Are you OK?
Yes, thank you, it's just a bit of heartburn.
You should be resting.
Rule number one - when they sleep, you sleep.
Oh, Adama!
I've got something for you.
What are these for?
5,000th? Come on, that has to be celebrated.
Oh, you didn't have to. No, you've been great the whole time -
- the calm one, when me and Jade have nearly lost our heads.
So, thank you.
How's your foot?
It's fine.
We got lucky in the end -
I was worried we were going to be stuck in traffic the whole way.
I told you, it's always like that.
That's why I didn't need you picking me up - because the train's easier.
Of course I was going to pick you up.
Anyway, I'm making your favourite - potato and chickpea curry.
How are you feeling about leaving the army?
Well, it is what it is.
Oh, I haven't even told you the latest about work.
We've got a new partner - Nina, she's called.
Honestly, Ollie, she's a right character -
a whirlwind if ever there was one.
I think she's going to ruffle a few feathers.
Ollie, are you all right? You've barely said two words.
Mum, I'm fine!
Sorry - she's stopped breathing!
I don't know what happened!
There's no blockage.
ALARM BEEPS
Oh, God!
What's wrong? What's happening?
Why have you stopped?
Here, come on.
Good girl. Sh-sh-sh!
Come on, baby. Come on.
Come on.
Please.
BABY WAILS
OK.
She's OK. Thank you.
KNOCK ON DOOR
Yeah?
You wanted a word?
Yes.
It's about Sid.
Oh.
Is he denying it?
I mean, he has just ignored me in the corridor.
No, I did ask to speak to you both separately.
So, is it true that he's been saying some hurtful things?
Yes. He told me that I have no rapport with my patients...
..and that I'm only doing the job for the money...
..just because I...I told a patient to hurry up,
I wasn't being paid by the hour.
You said that?
I was joking!
Mm.
Just because he didn't laugh doesn't mean it wasn't funny!
Anyway, Sid called me out on it in front of the patient.
He humiliated me.
I asked him to leave,
but he wouldn't go. And, then...
..he started pelting me with medical gloves!
Emma, I am so sorry!
EMMA SOBS
EMMA GUFFAWS
You're having a laugh!
Ah! Dear!
Maybe I am.
Adama, what happened? Why couldn't you perform CPR?
Please, I'm...I'm trying to understand what I saw.
Adama, you don't need to hide it.
I need you to tell me what is going on?
We've been colleagues for years.
You know, I've never seen you falter before.
What is it? Is it your wrists? Are you in pain?
The paracetamol I took wore off earlier.
Right, I can get you some more.
I hear Emma's been telling you lies!
I don't think that's fair.
She started it!
OK.
How?
She accused me of flirting with an 80-year-old woman
who was old enough to be my grandmother.
This woman has false teeth -
at one point she asked me to hold them for her!
How is that flirting? Is that why you threw medical gloves at her?
Oh, so did she forgot to mention
that she pelted me with empty vials first?
Bear, I was simply protecting myself!
Nice try, mate!
I know you guys are good.
Awww! Sorry!
We just couldn't help ourselves.
We were feeling left out. We were the only ones not fighting!
There you go.
OK.
You need to tell me what happened.
Adama?
I love this job.
Then, just tell me what happened
and there's a chance that you might salvage it.
It's a sprained wrist.
I fell awkwardly in the bath.
A sprained wrist is not going to stop you doing CPR on a baby!
Not a baby,
cos it takes two fingers, barely any pressure.
You know, just the adrenaline alone, that would have pushed you through,
or you could have used your other hand. No!
If you stopped, it's because you physically couldn't keep going!
OK, you are making this worse for yourself.
Can you not see that I am trying to help you?
I never asked for your help!
But I want to help because I am your colleague, I am your friend.
We're not friends!
20 years we've worked together -
never have we met up outside of work,
been to each other's houses, celebrated one another's birthdays.
So, how could we possibly be friends?
Oh.
I heard about your sand timer.
Whatever next? We start singing heartfelt ballads to each another?
I have many different techniques.
I could share some of them with you and Nina if you like?
I have no interest in making things up with that woman,
even if she was here. Why?
You have hired an unvetted wrecking ball.
She does not know what she's doing
and yet you've given her part ownership of this practice!
OK, look, that is hardly fair!
No, what it is, is the truth.
It's typical of your little inner triangle -
you constantly make huge decisions without consulting the rest of us.
Al!
Nina is going to have to earn my respect.
It's a rather large mountain for her to climb.
Eli! Just leave us alone.
Please, I want to find out how the tests are going.
Have they found out why she stopped breathing?
No, not yet.
And Jade?
She's a wreck -
watching her baby being scanned, tested, X-rayed.
She won't leave her side for a moment.
She's exhausted, traumatised.
I need to go.
This has never happened. 30 years I've been a midwife!
It doesn't matter.
It doesn't change anything.
You have to believe me.
I would never have purposely put Jade or your baby at risk.
But you did!
Hey, can you two, please, just lower your voices?
We've got mums trying to sleep.
Can you imagine how terrifying it was to witness?
To see the one person you believe can save your baby's life just stop?
I did all I could to keep your baby alive.
Oh, what? So, it's normal to just freeze and stop CPR, then?
Eli, please, that's enough.
This was supposed to be the happiest day of our lives.
We trusted you.
Whatever's wrong, I don't care.
I'm reporting you.
You almost killed my baby.
I can't forgive that.
It's all right. It's all right. It's OK.
If he reports me,
I'll lose my job.
What do you expect?
You haven't been honest with them or me.
Adama, I know that you love this job,
but if you think your lies are going to protect you, then you are wrong.
I'm sorry, you put someone's life at risk
and I am duty-bound to report that.
SHE LAUGHS
Karen's just sent me this hilarious video of a goat and a kitten.
You want to see? No. Honestly, what's up with you today?
Me?
You're the one acting as if everything's normal.
Yeah, well, what do you want me to do? I don't know,
but cooking my favourite meal?
That was Dad's favourite, too,
but you haven't mentioned him
since picking me up.
Is that supposed to be normal, too?
Ollie, I... I'm going to stay at Dad's.
What? Wait. Can we just talk?
About what?
I know you've been finding the split hard,
but this separation is best for all of us.
How?
We told you - your dad and I weren't happy.
We both needed a fresh start.
Do you even care that he's upset and he doesn't want to be alone?
He's a grown man. He can take care of himself.
That's not the point.
We've been discussing this separation for a while.
He knew it was coming.
We both agreed. Yeah, sure.
As if you've ever listened to what Dad wants.
Ollie, this isn't easy for me, either,
and your dad acting as if he's the victim is incredibly manipulative.
Dad's not like that!
You're the one who's always telling everyone what to do.
Yes, because he never does.
That always falls to me.
All right. Well, Dad's the only reason I'm here, anyway,
cos he doesn't want you to be left on your own.
He still cares about how you feel.
If your dad really cared about my feelings,
he wouldn't be dragging this out!
Wait, you don't need to go.
This is your home.
If it's not Dad's home, it's not mine, either!
Danny!
It's, er, Daniel.
Yeah, sorry - just a quick one.
OK. Mr Clarkson cancelled.
You were right.
Oh, well, OK, get Scarlett to try to rebook him. Sure.
Also, um, I had a bit of time to kill earlier, and I came across
that article about you and the students on hunger strike. Oh.
I've got to say it was really impressive,
and I'm guessing it was quite tough.
Yeah. Incredibly.
To be honest, it was a bit of a balancing act -
trying to keep them healthy without stopping them
doing what they believed in.
And how did you know how to manage that?
I don't know.
Er, I guess I just trusted my instinct, in the moment.
Wow! Nice one!
Well, I've clearly got to learn a thing or two off you, Daniel.
Clearly.
Sucking up to the boss, are we?
It was a necessary evil.
Look, obviously, I bruised the guy's ego at the peer reviews.
Men are very fragile creatures.
Sandra's agreed to cover my shift.
Have you spoken to anyone?
Not yet. Everybody is very busy.
It's rheumatoid arthritis in both wrists.
My doctor looked at me much like you are right now.
And I knew what it meant.
So, I didn't go back.
I never received any pain killers.
I just hoped it would be gradual,
I could hide it...
..just for a while, at least.
Keeping it a secret has meant your mums and babies are at risk.
I know.
I don't know what I was thinking.
I prided myself on impeccable service, 30 years of...
I wanted more time.
I wasn't ready to leave this all behind.
I've scarred that poor family for life, I know.
I'll never forgive myself.
Jade and the baby, they're alive, they're well.
And as a family they will get through it.
I keep replaying that moment
when her little life depended on me,
and my wrists locked.
5,000 births.
But that's the one I will always remember.
I can confirm that at least 50% of the doctors
are now talking to one another.
Which isn't bad, considering we were at, what, 20% this morning?
Well, yes, that is an improvement,
and Daniel's spirits have improved, so at least that's resolved itself.
Exactly. You know, I think the management intervention...
..and the sand timer, were the key.
Because the sand timer created a common enemy!
Well, at least things can just get back to normal now.
Bye, Bear.
Bye.
I've apologised. What more does he want?
What are you doing here? I thought Sandra was doing your shift?
I wasn't ready to go home, yet.
It's been quiet - gave me a chance to think.
I haven't spoken to anyone yet.
I'm going to speak to Rachel first thing tomorrow.
She might've heard something from Eli by now,
but I want to explain why, and how, it happened.
I can come with you.
Thank you.
What are you going to do about that?
Call my GP.
I need an emergency appointment. I can't take this pain.
Good.
And, about here?
After Eli said his piece,
I don't think anything I have to say will matter.
Well, I doubt Eli has spoken to Rachel,
because she's been in meetings all day.
You've been an outstanding midwife for 30 years.
You know, that is going to count for something.
This...this doesn't have to be the end.
There are other avenues.
But it won't be the same, not for me.
Working on the front line is what I love.
I know, of course.
You need to focus on your health.
Look, we might not be friends, but you are my colleague and I respect
and I care for you.
I think that makes us friends.
Er, Dad! Can you help me out with the suitcase?
Remember, you'll always have a home here with me
and, whatever happens, I'll always be here for you.
Dad needs me.
I tried to convince him to stay with you, but he was insistent.
What else could I do?
I'm sure it had something to do with you telling him
how upset you were and that you didn't want to be alone.
Jerry, please.
You deserve this.
It sounds like it was lucky that you got there when you did.
Yeah. I just can't see that Jerry
would suggest something dangerous.
Has Dr Sutherland done something to upset you?
He killed my husband.