- Hello, Lydia. - You have got to be joking?
- I'm not going over all that again. - Good. Then pack up and leave.
I have every right to be here.
I have authorisation to be a healthcare provider.
And a permit for my pitch in the market. You're not throwing me out this time.
- Who did you have to bribe to get those?
- You are cynical as ever. - When it comes to you, yes.
- I mean, how on earth can you call this a medical clinic? - Come with me.
This is Jeetu. He had terrible asthma until he came to see me last year.
And this is Vani. How is your back now? Better.
And this is Geeta. You know, she had arthritis in both hands?
How do you feel after our treatments?
Much better, thank you Dr Anila.
Look, I'm sure there will be some type of placebo effect
- from whatever it is.... - Placebo, no.
- These are genuine measurable improvements. - Measured by whom? You?
Last year, I was very sick.
I had breathing problems, fainting spells, I almost passed out.
I went to see a doctor and they did nothing. Nothing at all.
Things got worse until I couldn't even leave the house.
And then Dr Anila came to see me and within days I was back on my feet.
- Right, I don't suppose you remember the name
of this doctor who did nothing at all, do you?
- Oh, yes.
It was you.
- Swollen ankle, query fracture. What have you got? - You don't want to know.
I told you so.
Sister, I've changed the sheets in the male ward and I've swabbed the floor.
- What should I do after I have taken them to the laundry?
- Ambulance could do with a wash. - Way ahead of you.
I washed and polished it first thing this morning.
- Well, you could go see Sister Patel and see if she needs anyone taken to X-ray.
- Yes, Sister.
Thank you, Sister.
- How long do you think you can keep up the act? - Act. What act?
A few more days. If my dad sees I'm enjoying my job,
I'll be out of here before the end of the week.
11:45. That's the latest you have come in on a day off. That's progress, Lydia.
A former patient of mine, I bumped into her today, is claiming that we...
- Oh, for Christ's sake! - What?
Reya Kohli, aged 28, came in last January complaining of nausea and intermittent syncope.
She presented with all symptoms of a very serious heart condition.
We were supposed to arrange follow-up tests but somehow she slipped through the system.
How the hell did that happen?
That was a busy time. Right after Dr Ravens but before Dr Walker.
- We were massively overstretched.
- Now, she's under the care of a herbal quack. - Not our finest hour.
Then I'll just have to make her see sense.
Can you feel that? Yeah?
This?
Argh! That's all, that's all.
- How did it happen? - I'm a window cleaner so I fell off my ladder this morning.
OK. Well, let's get you X-rayed and we'll just take it from there.
I don't want to be any bother. Just give me something
for the pain and I'll get out of your way.
Well, we need to check if you have broken anything first. OK?
You're very kind. Thank you.
- I'm so sorry to be such a bother. - That's OK.
That seems OK.
Now, we should check to see if there's any water on your lungs.
- How are you feeling? - Stupid.
- Don't feel bad. The ocean currents can be pretty deadly around here.
When the lifeguards brought him back to the beach, I thought I'd lost him. Silly sod.
Now, I'll try not to hold up your holiday any more than I need to.
I'll keep you here under observation for a few hours. Then you should be good to go.
Is that...? I mean, I don't want to tell you how to do your job. Are you sure?
- You hear stories, don't you, about after effects, complications?
- What stories? - Don't know.
- I mean, I nearly died. - You're really shaken up, aren't you?
Don't worry, you're in good hands, OK?
- Reya! Reya, there's something I need to explain to you. - Not now.
The hospital made an admin error which is why no one contacted you.
- I looked at your medical notes again and I'd like you to come in for some tests.
- I'm busy.
Prolonged bouts of nausea and fainting can be a sign of something extremely serious.
- I'm perfectly fine. - I assure you, herbal medicine is not the answer.
You need to see a real doctor.
- I have a real doctor. - Reya!
~
- What happens if your symptoms return when you're driving this bus? - They won't.
Reya, I can be an unbelievable pain in the backside when I want to be
and I absolutely will not let this drop.
I'll be at the hospital all day. Come in when you finish your shift.
Otherwise, I'm going to come back here and say the same thing tomorrow,
and the day after that, as long as it takes.
Then let me save you wasting your time. The answer is no.
~
- Dad, what's the plan? - No plan as such.
Get some sun, relax, get away from it all. Mainly the casseroles.
- Casseroles.
- When women of a certain age find out a man's a widower, they come round bearing gifts.
Namely casseroles. I've been fighting them off in the driveway.
- What's funny about that? I'm an eligible man.
- Oh, I know, I know. If I was 10 years younger...
Haven't you got customers to serve?
Yes, love, what can I get you?
Same again? Are you all right over here? Lovely.
- What are you doing in here? - Sorry. I was, erm, looking for the toilet.
I just needed some time on my own.
- Are you all right? - Not really, no.
- Is there anything I can do? - I don't know.
It's quite personal.
- She's very good at this kind of thing. Aren't you? - Yes, apparently.
It's Karen. I don't want to sound cruel but I didn't realise she'd be so full on.
Full on?
We've not been seeing each other long. It's the first time we've been away together.
She is very demanding when we are... alone.
If you like, I can tell her that you need a rest?
You need some time alone to recover from the trauma you've been put through.
- By the ocean. - Yes.
Yeah, that'd be brilliant.
OK, your turn. I need some help.
What do you think? This is the window cleaner that fell off his ladder.
Am I missing something because it seems perfectly normal to me?
That's because it is.
Why it takes two of you to see that is beyond me?
- How's your day off? - You're fired. - Finally.
You're not missing anything.
Put it back.
All of it.
Open up! Hello?
Let me out. Open up.
No, no, no, no, no.
That's my bike!
Is this a bad time to mention bike locks?
- Did you put her up to this? - Who? - You know very well who. Reya won't even speak to me.
What I say to my patients remains confidential.
- Look, if you genuinely care about Reya's well-being, make her come back to the hospital.
- Make her?
Don't twist it, you know what I mean. Help me to help her.
Reya is my patient.
Fine! Then talk me through how you are going to
test for heart disease without an ECG or an Echo?
There are ways of dealing with underlying problems in the body.
Oh, yes, the balance of spiritual energy that
supposedly affects everything from diabetes to cancer.
Come on! You were a medic. You can't possibly believe in all this stuff?
You know, I worked in a hospital in Chennai for 10 years.
- I've seen things that defy conventional teaching. - So have I.
A freak occurrence and coincidence doesn't mean you have to believe in fairies.
I believe in whatever works for my patients.
Not just the medicine but the whole process.
In the hospital I would have to see 30-40 patients a day. But here I can give them time.
Sit and actually talk to them.
All of which sounds lovely
until you get a waiting room full of trauma victims and infectious diseases.
You know, if you had given more time to Reya, perhaps she'd still be your patient.
Running a hospital is a world apart from sitting in a tent doing Reiki.
This woman needs medical help, not a cosy chat.
I've seen doctors like you before.
You know, you love to be a big fish in a small pond. Everything under control.
But with this one patient, she's seen through you. There is no trust, no respect.
You mean nothing to her and that must be killing you.
Didn't realise you offered psychobabble as well as magic potions.
Excuse me.
- What did he take? - All sorts.
Bandages, plasters, penicillin. Mainly morphine and syringes.
- It didn't occur to you that he was a junkie? - Obviously not.
I called Carmel Hospital in case he goes there.
They said someone matching his description had tried the same thing yesterday but they...
Well, they realised straight away and told him to leave.
Glad to see you've been coping without me(!)
Erm, Dr Walker,
I was wondering if I could ask you for a second opinion?
I need to tell Mr Taylor that we'll be discharging him tomorrow.
Might give it a minute.
- Lydia. - Not now, Mari. - You have a visitor.
Reya!
- I'm so glad you came. If you come this way, we'll get you started.
- That's not why I'm here.
After you came to see me, my supervisor called me into his office. I've been sacked.
- What? - He heard what you said.
I tried to tell him that I'm fine now,
that there's nothing wrong with me but he wouldn't listen.
- I'm on my own. How do I look after him? - Reya.
- I'm going to make a complaint about you and your hospital.
- Let me help you. - Leave me alone.
- So, what you been up to?
- Sightseeing. Buddhist temple in the morning. Ashram in the afternoon.
- You went to a Buddhist temple and an ashram? - I've got a cultured side, you know?
- Yeah, I've heard you get out of the bath to do a wee. I thought you came here to relax?
- I did.
Get yourself settled in because there's plenty more where that came from.
- I'm not stopping long, I've got a busy day tomorrow. - Yeah, what you up to?
I'm going to a festival of Kathakali theatre.
Kathakali, seriously?
Don't get me wrong, some people love a bit of Hindu
performance art but I can't see you being one of them.
- Have you had a bang on the head? - Get off, you daft bugger.
- Come on, I've had medical training of sorts, let's have a look. - I said, get off.
I'm back.
- What's all this?
- I just thought we'd have a romantic dinner, just the two of us, you and me.
- And then see where the evening leads us.
- It's a nice thought, sweetheart. But tonight we have the Khattris.
No, that's next week. Isn't it?
Do you ever use the diary I got you?
- Yes, sometimes. - Well, I can't cancel it now.
- AJ! - Be strong, you're doing the right thing. - It's fine. I'm going out now. Have fun.
No, there is a change of plans.
In fact, I'd like you to join us for dinner
with some few friends and a nice young lady.
- God, not again.
- I know I've tried to matchmake for you before but, trust me, this time I'm right.
- And this is fine for you? - Absolutely. - You have nothing else planned tonight?
Some things are more important.
- Of course, I can't make you come with us if you don't want to. - No, you can't.
I'll just sell your car and put you on permanent night shifts.
We were holidaying in this posh five-star hotel. Anything that you could ask for.
And guess what Mandeep turned around and asked me? What did you ask, Mandeep?
Is there a library?
"Is there a library?"
Well, I can't say AJ is a voracious reader but then,
he certainly has some interesting stories of his own.
Yeah, I suppose. Well, there's this really funny story about this girl from England --
Excellent. Excellent. But why don't you ask Mandeep a little bit more about herself?
Yeah, OK.
Mandeep, do you have a favourite film?
No.
- TV show? - I don't watch TV.
- Erm, OK, do you listen to music? - No.
- Sir, the road is blocked, sir, the bus can't go.
- Why are you coming here and telling me this?
- Sir, the police have to come. - It's your job.
Please, go and get the road clear, that's what
you're paid to do. Don't bother me. Thank you.
Well... Reya hid medical information from her employer. That's a very serious offence.
- She has a child, she was desperate to keep her job. - And I'm desperate to keep mine.
- I can't let her drive a 12-ton bus. - No, of course not.
But until we know what's wrong with her, why not let
her work in the ticket office or as a conductor?
I heard you talking yesterday, you said she could be seriously ill.
I'm running a business, not a charity.
Yes, yes, she could be seriously ill but it doesn't mean it isn't treatable.
And if you give her a second chance,
I will do everything in my power to keep her fit and healthy.
Sir, sir. I can't go because I don't have my schedule.
You don't have your schedule, Prashad, because you've left it here.
And if nothing else, think of the time you'll save by not having to train someone else up.
- Good staff aren't easy to find these days. - Tell me about it.
- And I guess there's a hell of a lot of paperwork when you fire someone.
- Must be very difficult.
People don't appreciate how hard it is to keep up with it all.
Try running a hospital.
If I say no to you, you will be, what was your phrase?
"An unbelievable pain in the backside."
Afraid I will.
- Ah, all right? - Hi.
- Mind if I tag along? Despite what I said last night I'm actually a huge fan of Kathakali.
- Are you now?
- Oh, yeah, massive. - I'd love to play poker with you, I'd make a bloody fortune.
Kathakali Theatre Festival, please.
Two minutes of your time. OK, OK, one minute.
I've spoken to your boss, he's agreed not to fire you.
I've also spoken to a specialist in Kochi.
He works at the private clinic but I've arranged with him to see you for free.
Now, I know you don't trust me but he's an expert in his field
and second opinions don't come any better.
I can tell you more but it will take longer than a minute.
Thank you.
Got to give it to you, Lydia. You're persistent.
Here are some details about the consultant, Mr Nagra.
I've written my number on the top so you can ring me at any time, day or night
and I can arrange an appointment. Your boss is expecting
to see you today to talk through some options.
Now, you won't be driving for the moment, but he will keep you on the same pay.
- You spoke to him and he changed his mind just like that? - There is one condition.
- That you agree to be under my care. - Now she gets to it.
You think the great Lydia Fonseca can sweep a
lot of people around and they'll fall in line.
She needs a clean bill of health for insurance.
That's not something you can provide. Is it?
This woman is an arrogant, control freak who loves
to tell you that she alone, she knows what's best.
Reya, I appreciate this is a difficult situation but you have a very clear choice --
- She's already made her choice. - Enough!
I'm not some stray dog you can just fight about.
Get out of my house. Both of you.
Now!
You had a terrible trauma, Mr Taylor. Remember, plenty of rest and relaxation.
- Poor guy, he's going to be so bored. - Doesn't stop you having fun, though.
You should get outside in the sunshine, keep up
those vitamin D levels. Try relaxing on the beach.
- Or you could go on a day trip somewhere. - Yeah, I might just do that.
Right, come on, you. Oh, sorry.
Don't know about you but that's exactly why I got into medicine.
- I don't believe it! Hey, where's my bike? - I can explain.
- Where is my bike? - The medicine is not working.
Look, if you're an addict, I can refer you to a rehab clinic.
No, no. It's nothing like that. You have to help me, we don't have much time. Please.
- For the record, this is a mistake. - For the record, I disagree.
- Remind me why we're here? - He needs help.
- Yes, but not from us. - He says he is not a junkie. - Oh, well, if he says it...
This is my brother, Suresh. Suresh?
Hi. I'm Dr Walker. This is Dr Varma.
How are you feeling?
- When did this happen? - Last week.
- And just this arm, yeah? - Yeah.
Hold still, I'll be as gentle as I can.
What happened?
He got burned.
- How? - Does it matter?
It does if you want us to help him.
It happened in the storm last week.
He was switching the light switch when the power came back on.
The shock threw him across the room and set his shirt on fire.
- Why didn't you just say that? - Because they have been stealing electricity.
There are some pretty big fines for that these days.
Not just fines, not if you have been arrested before.
- This is very badly infected. There's nothing I can do here.
You're going to have to come to hospital. - No.
We won't tell anyone how it happened.
How do we know we can trust you?
Trust me when I say this, if he doesn't get help today, he'll lose his arm.
I brought some cushions. Kathakali can go on a bit.
Don't want the old Farmer Giles to rear their ugly heads again.
One good thing about going out with a doctor, I suppose. Instant treatment.
You'd think so, wouldn't you? She just says it ruins the magic.
- Especially if it's anything to do with my nether regions.
- Women, eh? How is Dr Fonseca, anyway?
Oh, you know, she's good.
Great, actually.
We really are going to play poker. Big stakes, too.
If you must know, I did throw a bit of a spanner in the works the other day.
- I sort of accidentally mentioned marriage. - Sort of accidentally?
I was testing the waters, seeing what she would think.
She just laughed like being wed to me was this big joke.
- Sorry, am I supposed to say something? - Ideally, yeah.
Well, not sure what to say, really.
With me and Mags it was always plain sailing, even after 40-odd years.
Mind you, when I first met her, I pretended to be all
mean and moody. You know, James Dean kind of thing?
- Every time she spoke to me I'd just grunt. Light up a fag. - How did that work out?
She went out with my best mate for two years.
Last time I talk to you about my love life.
I do hope so.
AJ, I just got off the phone with Mala.
Mr Khattri is absolutely impressed with you and so is Mandeep.
- In fact, she wants to see you tonight, again. I mean just the two of you. - Yay(!)
- Give her a chance, AJ. These things take time. - A bit like you proposing to Mala.
I'm going to get to it when the moment is right. I want everything to be perfect.
And don't go around changing the subject.
Lydia. Can you please give some advice to my son about matters of heart?
I'm too busy to think of a good excuse so I'm
just going to say, no, I don't want to. Never.
- Lydia. - Yeah. - There's an emergency call from Karumgara Road.
- What have we got? - Reya Kohli.
Move out the way, please. Move out the way. Excuse me.
- How long has she been like this? - Ten minutes or more, maybe. - Everybody get back.
Get back.
Reya, can you hear me?
- Dr Fonseca? - She's arrested. Where the hell have you been?
Get that thing here, now.
Charge it to 200. Quick!
- It's ready. - Stand back. Everyone, stand back!
Back!
We've got a pulse. Get the stretcher.
- You see the infection is bad but there is a clear line of demarcation. - That far?
Yes, the clotted tissue isn't always visible so we need to make sure.
Come on, you've already done an appendectomy, you're more than capable.
Keep going.
A little deeper.
That's it.
You're doing well.
- Was that a compliment? - No. Just a fact.
Do you think he'll be able to keep it free of infection?
I mean, antibiotics aside, his place isn't exactly germfree.
True, but what else can we do?
Electric wiring, I mean, that's insane.
When I was a kid in Mumbai, there was this lamppost outside our front door.
It was like a spider's web of electric cables.
When it rained, sparks would shoot out all over the street.
You grew up in Mumbai?
Yes, in Dharavi. It's like a city within a city.
- Like a slum? - Mm-hm.
- I always thought you went to some posh boarding school.
- Indeed. I wouldn't call it posh, exactly.
I got a scholarship when I was 12.
- What? - So, you grew up in a slum and then you got sent away to school? - Yes.
That's it? That's all I'm getting?
OK.
I just spoke to the IC at Kochi. They are sending
in medevac team, should be here in an hour or so.
Any change?
No.
How long was she down for?
Why don't you take a break, you look tired?
- I'll check out the ultrasound, see what it's showing.
- Don't need to do that. They'll do an echo in Kochi.
Yeah, but whatever information we could give them will help.
The only thing we can do is to concentrate on keeping her stable.
- The ultrasound won't help. - In your opinion.
Lydia, there's nothing more you can do.
I just heard. How is she?
Please.
For 10 minutes, she had minimal, if any, cardiac output.
Which means if she survives, it's highly likely she will have significant brain damage.
- She seemed... I thought she was doing good. - And you were wrong.
Which is why I specifically told you not to interfere.
- I was trying to help her.
- Well, now she has life-changing injuries and a child with no one to look after him.
That's on you.
- I hope you can live with it. - Lydia. - Now, get out of my hospital!
OK, shh.
I've spoken to social services, they are trying to
find someone to look after him until we know more.
OK, thank you.
Yes. Is it OK if I carry him for a bit longer?
- Yeah, that's fine. - Thank you.
Hi.
So, is that one a demon?
No, he's a god.
That's why he saved the princess from the snake in the forest.
- How do you know that? - I read the story last night.
Tried to, anyway.
- Shite! - What? - Did I put my camera in your bag? - No.
I must have left it in the tuk-tuk. Oh, for Christ's sake.
Stupid, so bloodily stupid!
It's probably for the best. That would probably crack your lens.
It's just a camera.
There you go.
Now, there's a nice little Irish bar just around the corner if you fancy a quick snifter?
No, let's just get back.
I'm just tired, that's all. Never sleep right in this bloody country.
Look, I know this is none of my business
but the things you've been doing,
the places you've been going to, it's not very you, is it?
I'm on holiday. What do you want me to say?
I don't want you to say anything, I'm just trying to be a mate.
All right, Sherlock-sodding-Holmes, you're right.
I didn't want to see this stupid theatre thing.
I didn't want to wander around a temple in 100-degree heat.
And I didn't want to catch a boat to a bloody ashram.
These are things that Maggie wanted to do.
Things we were going to do together but we never had the time.
There, I've said it.
Now what?
Exactly.
- The medevac team are here. - I'll be there in a minute.
- I know what you're going to say. - Do you?
You had a one-woman discussion within your head and solved everything.
It was unprofessional of me to lose my temper like that, I know.
But that bloody woman winds me up.
If it was me, I would like to think about why these things happen.
I'd like you, as one of my dearest friends,
to ask if my personal feelings are clouding my judgement.
We need to accept what we are responsible for.
The mistakes we made.
Have you finished? Good.
Be careful with her.
- We've cleaned up the wound, he should make a full recovery. - Thank you so much.
- We'll bring him out in a few minutes and you can see him when he wakes up. - OK. - Wait.
If you're going to keep stealing electricity you need a circuit breaker.
Something to cut the power when a surge comes through.
- And who's going to pay for that? - I will.
When you bring her bike back.
Hi, you're right on time, obviously.
What can I get you to drink? Water, no ice, no lemon?
- Tequila, two shot glasses. - Coming right up.
What? You're not seriously telling me you believe that act?
It is just so that my father does not look too closely at my life.
Leave the bottle.
Easy, tiger.
What, so the whole Clark Kent, glasses, spinster thing is just an act?
These are my actual glasses. I'm short-sighted. Although, it does help the
- Anything to keep my father off my back. - Don't get me started on my dad.
- Life is pretty boring right now. - AJ, life is only boring if you get caught.
Cheers.
I thought your shift had finished?
These things get in such a mess. Just trying to get ahead for tomorrow.
- Mari, are you OK? - Good, thank you.
I haven't heard from him, if that's what you mean? It's fine. I'm glad.
If you like, we could go for a few drinks. Maybe even make a night of it.
I don't think I'm ready for that yet.
You could find someone else. One of the other doctors, perhaps?
Actually, I'm feeling quite knackered.
So, I'm going to head home.
Good night, Ruby.
Good night, Mari.
I did what I thought was best. I thought I was helping her.
She was badly let down.
I know.
Not just by you.
- You look like you could use a drink. - More than one. - There you go.
Although, I should point out that one of these is for me, if you don't mind the company?
Do you know, you can tell how many hours of daylight left
by putting your fingers flat to the horizon like this?
Each finger is about 15 minutes. Give or take.
Have I just ruined a lovely moment by being boring?
No. No, it's fine.
I'm in the mood for boring.
'Dear Ruby, even though we have never met, I have thought about you all through your life.
Your father is my brother and there are many things
you need to know. Can we meet? Kabir Nambeesan.
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