
Step Potential
Season 3 Episode 6 | 44m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
A busy New Year's Eve sees Eliza, Pete and Ryan contend with a risky retrieval.
On New Year’s Eve, Eliza, Pete and Ryan contend with live powerlines after a romantic hot-air balloon ride becomes a risky retrieval. Wayne is stretched thin when his auntie becomes ill before his and Naomi’s fundraising event. Chaya grapples with Matty’s betrayal as the pair run into trouble transporting a drunk partygoer. Leonie is forced to confront a personal and professional dilemma.
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Step Potential
Season 3 Episode 6 | 44m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
On New Year’s Eve, Eliza, Pete and Ryan contend with live powerlines after a romantic hot-air balloon ride becomes a risky retrieval. Wayne is stretched thin when his auntie becomes ill before his and Naomi’s fundraising event. Chaya grapples with Matty’s betrayal as the pair run into trouble transporting a drunk partygoer. Leonie is forced to confront a personal and professional dilemma.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[ Airplane engine rumbling ] -Because I've still got, um, feelings for you.
-I'm... happy.
I, uh... -[ Whispers ] Yeah.
Okay.
I'm sorry about that.
You -- You can't let him give them to her.
-Why not?
-Because Ed gave her diamond earrings, after he cheated on her.
-What's he supposed to do?
It's Christmas Eve.
-When do Henry's uni holidays finish?
-Is this the Great Barrier Reef?
I've always wanted to see it.
-They're actually for you and Henry.
-This is the most thoughtful gift that anyone has ever given me.
-Yeah, just you trying to do all the things for everyone all the time, it's just if you don't give up some things, you're gonna fail at everything.
Do you want to lift back to the party, or are you just gonna avoid Chaya forever?
[ Gasps ] [ Cheers and applause ] -Are they mates now?
-You know what?
If I was you, I'd worry about what's in my own boyfriend's go bag before getting all high and mighty.
-Mum, you're embarrassing yourself, get down.
-I was just telling them about Joe.
-You don't get to create the narrative out of -- No, we can just leave.
-Pop!
[ Glasses shatter ] Aah!
-Anna?
-[ Anna groaning ] [ Chaya thuds ] Aah!
Can you please tell the ED that she has an IGA deficiency and her blood type is O.
-Poppy's not her daughter.
-[ Laughing ] Sorry, what?
-Anna's blood type is O. Poppy's is AB.
They don't match.
♪♪ ♪♪ [ Men cheering ] [ Men shouting playfully ] -Ooh!
-Okay, fentanyl's in.
-Yowser!
-So, fireworks, eh?
-Yeah, well, you know, the rocket tipped over and I just went to go pick it up.
-How's your pain level on a scale of one to ten?
-Well, the pain is probably about a seven, but you, you're straight up ten, doll.
-Reckon that fentanyl's probably kicked in.
-Let's get the lignocaine in for a ring block, please.
-Hey mate, how you managing to work with her every day?
I mean, I wouldn't even be able to think straight.
-Oh, I don't imagine that's a massive problem for you, champ.
-[ Both chuckle ] [ Men laughing ] -Sharp sting Bradley.
-Okay.
[ Winces ] Oh hey, you know, you can sting me any day.
You're just my type of lady, doc, you know that?
I love your eyes.
They're so beautiful.
Just like my mum's.
-Well, let's not analyse that one too closely.
-No.
-And let's get you to the plane.
[ Fireworks exploding ] -[ Gasps ] -Ah, oh!
-Yeah.
Alright.
Come on.
-[ Bradley laughing ] Hey!
Hey!
Oy!
[ Laughing ] -Get down, get down, get down!
-[ Laughs ] -Oh.
-Yeow!
Happy New Year!
[ Laughs ] [ Fireworks popping, whistling ] [ Laughter ] Yahoo!
♪♪ [ Airplane engine rumbling ] [ Switches clicking ] -[ Over radio ] So, any big New Year's plans?
[ Over radio ] Just packing for the trip to the reef.
We head off tomorrow.
-Oh, that's right.
Yeah.
Are you excited?
-I can't wait.
We're meeting Henry in Cairns in a couple of days.
-We?
-Oh, Ryan and his daughter Indi are coming.
It seemed unfair for him to miss out when the whole thing was his idea.
-Yeah, right.
That's -- That'll be -- That'll be fun.
How about you Miz?
-[ Over radio ] Well, Wayne's at the community clinic fundraiser tonight, so I reckon I'll be hitting the couch with some junk food, a dumb movie and praying that Kalthi sleeps through the night.
-That sounds glorious.
-Yeah.
-Patient is Tegan, 19.
No red flags on initial obs.
Pretty intoxicated on presentation.
We've given Maxolon for persistent vomiting.
Don't you hate it when you peek too early on New Year's?
-Yeah.
Hey, Paul.
-G'Day, mate.
-Business is booming, hey?
-Yeah, we've got a full triage and have to give this bed to an elderly fella who'll be lucky to see in the new year.
In here.
[ Indistinct chatter ] [ Knocks on door ] -Hey, Tegan, isn't it?
I'm Matty.
How are you feeling?
-I really need to get back to the party.
-Yeah, okay.
Can we just pop that down for a sec?
I fully get that, and I also fully flew out here to meet you and your friend said you had a head knock.
So, I just want to make sure you're okay.
-She's not my friend.
She was my friend, but now she's all over my boyfriend, Duncan.
-Right.
Just give us a sec.
Wait!
There's no printout of intervals?
-Sorry, the machine's a bit old.
-Ancient, more like.
Rate and rhythm seem okay, But there's a lot more PVCs on here than I'm happy with.
-Look, I'm feeling heaps better now.
I think I'm good to go back to the... [ Choking back vomit ] -Oh, um... -[ Vomits ] -Like I said, persistent vomiting.
-Thanks, mate.
Yeah, that's good.
How about we... go for a plane ride, Teegs?
♪♪ -[ Belt strap clicks ] -[ Message tone plays ] -[ Sighs ] -Who's that?
Your girlfriend?
-Just a meme.
Cabin's secure.
You alright big fella?
Yeah, yeah.
Just ate something funny.
[ Stumbling ] [ Door clatters shut ] -Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
-[ Breathing heavily ] -Mate, you look horrible.
-I'm good.
-Gray?
-Welcome everyone.
So great to see you this afternoon, Sobriety is an ongoing process.
There's just a couple of ground rules I want to run through to begin with.
Hey, come in.
Hi, I'm Anna.
Hello, Anna.
Come and join in.
I just want you to remember.
I want you to feel safe in this space... -Sorry I'm late.
-No, you're fine.
We only just started.
-Whatever is said here stays here.
[ Indistinct chatter ] Oh, thank you.
-You're welcome.
[ Bell tolling ] -[ Sighs ] -So, what was your poison?
-Uh... Kind of all of it at different times.
-How long have you been sober?
-Going on three years.
-Wow!
[ Sighs ] Hey, thank you for this... and for looking after Poppy.
-Oh.
[ Sighs ] -How is she?
-She's good.
She's, um, she's trying an eye movement therapy, that's helping and -- and her and Taylor are actually going dancing tonight.
-[ Chuckles ] Oh, I'm really glad she's somewhere fun with young people.
And away from the heaviness.
-Hey, you're young.
-[ Laughs ] Yeah, not so fun.
-Is there anything, um, else adding to that that doesn't need to be?
-What do you mean?
-I know that Poppy's not your biological daughter.
-Huh!
-Your blood types don't add up.
-[ Sighs ] We had Joe really easily.
But then we couldn't get pregnant again, so we got a donor egg.
And we were going to tell her... but after my husband died, it just... [ Sighs ] I don't know.
I just couldn't find the right time.
And Joe found out.
That's what we were arguing.
And now it just -- [ Scoffs ] It's too late.
It's never too late to tell her the truth, Anna.
♪♪ -Thank you.
-Too easy.
Thanks, mate.
-I am so hungry, I could even eat your cooking right now.
-It's about time to call it a year, eh?
-Sorry, not quite.
-Had to open your big mouth.
-Let me guess.
Male, 20 to 40, alcohol, in some kind of vehicle.
-Yeah, but probably not what you're thinking.
A hot air balloon's gone into power lines at Macquarie Station.
-Oh!
-Oh, my God!
-So, you got a ride along.
-Hey.
-Just me.
Auld Lang Syne.
[ Cellphone ringing ] Room for one more?
-Yeah.
-Always.
-Hey, buddy.
-Matty, what's up?
-Your husband's lunch.
-Sorry?
-Graham's got food poisoning from whatever half eaten toastie he found under his chair.
-Is he alright?
-He's trying to push through.
But he got all dizzy, so I don't think he should be flying.
Any chance, Mira can make a detour?
-Uh, no, actually.
She's just got a P1.
-Great.
And I'm assuming... -Nigel's out of hours.
And it's New Year's Eve, so no assets.
-Well, how critical is she?
Can you take it back to the hospital?
-No, RAN was pretty clear, no refunds.
-Is she well enough to go home?
I thought you said, "Pissed.
Fell over."
-I said, probably PFO, but there's enough in her ECG that I can't just send her home.
You don't fancy a drive out here, do you?
-Ah, I guess I could call Chaya.
See if a PTV is available.
-What?
Why can't you do it?
-Well, it's over a three hour round trip, so regulation says we need to drivers.
-Is there no-one else?
-What is your problem with Chaya?
-Nothing.
-It's New Year's Eve.
Where else are we gonna find someone off duty and stone-cold sober?
-All of them?
-I think maybe.
-Okay, well, back to New Year's Eve.
We're gonna go to Marla's first.
-Hey.
-Hey.
-You guys look like you're ready to have some fun.
-Are you sure you don't want to come?
It's girls' night.
Darren's in Dubbo.
-Uh, no.
No, you go.
Just be safe.
-We will be having an easy night, so I'm gonna to the bathroom, and then we'll go.
-Yeah.
-Okay.
That's a really cute dress, Poppy.
Thank you, darling.
[ Door opens, closes ] -[ Chuckles ] So, how'd you go confronting Anna?
-Um, you know, she seemed kind of relieved to tell someone.
-Enough to tell Poppy?
-I don't know about that.
-Because she does turn 18 soon, and she has a right to know where she came from, right?
-Well, she has a legal right to ask for the information, but she has to know about it first.
-She should know about it, shouldn't she?
-And Anna should be the one to tell her.
-Mm.
[ Cellphone chiming ] -Oh, hang on.
-See ya.
-Bye.
Leonie, hey.
Now?
♪♪ ♪♪ -[ Over radio ] Okay.
Thank you.
Keep us posted.
Apparently, the hot air balloon pilot was having issues before the crash.
-[ Over radio ] Hopefully no drugs or alcohol this time.
-It wasn't last time, either.
-Well... -Do we have to do this now?
-What does Pete reckon?
-[ Over radio ] About?
-Yvette has asked me to give testimony in court that Owen wasn't on speed at the bus crash.
-I just don't understand why you're the one who has to defend him.
You already saved his life and people blamed you then.
Why stick your neck out for him again?
-Can we focus on the issue at hand, please.
-[ Over radio ] Guys, there it is.
-Oh, yeah.
Geez!
That's not where you want to land.
-Bloody hell!
-Oh!
♪♪ -Is the power shut off yet?
-The power company says it looks off on their system, but it could just be a blown fuse.
♪♪ Hey.
-Both: G'Day.
-You given a brief?
-No, not yet.
-Okay.
Okay.
Hey everyone.
Scene Commander Ryan.
Now, we have got 33,000 volts of electricity running through those wires that could be conducting to the basket and any broken wires.
Plus, we have a 100 litre tank of explosive gas.
So, we're gonna need a 10 metre radius clear until I get the go ahead, right?
-Can we just slowly make our way in?
-No, no, you risk the step potential.
Here, look at this.
The voltage ramps up in circles, right?
Within each circle, you're fine.
But if you link one to the next, the difference in voltage will run right through you.
Have we got comms to the passengers?
-Channel six.
-Hey mate, are you there?
What's your name?
-Dev.
-Hey Dev.
I'm Ryan from Fire and Rescue.
We're gonna get you out.
But, for now, we need you to stay calm.
Don't move, don't touch anything, and don't touch each other.
Now, is there any flame or gas that you can smell coming from the tank?
-No, I don't think so.
But my girlfriend, Helen.
She can't talk.
Right, I'm gonna pop you on to the RFDS doctor.
Her name is Dr.
Harrod.
I'll go get the voltage wand, see if I can pick up any electricity.
-Okay.
Hey, hello Dev.
Can you tell me is Helen breathing?
-Yeah, not moving.
-What happened before she lost control of the balloon?
Can you remember?
-I, uh... I asked her something, and then she -- she started talking all funny, and her face went lopsided and she lost her balance, and that's when we crashed.
-Does she have any existing medical conditions?
-Lupus, and she gets migraines.
-And is she on any medication?
-She's on the pill and some anti-inflammatories.
But that's it.
Can you please come help her.
-We're gonna be right with you Dev, as soon as the power's off.
Just keep watching her breathing and let me know if anything changes.
-Stroke?
-Yeah.
Until proven otherwise.
We've only got a couple of hours to get her into neurosurgery.
Let's prep oxygen and SITREP for Adelaide.
Mira, prepping for potential stroke.
-Thanks Wayne, for this sweet ride.
-Oh, look at youse two.
All done up deadly, like a black James Bond and Beyoncé.
-[ Laughs ] -Too flash.
If Timmy could see us now.
Here, look here, this mini bar.
Auntie, you want a drink or...?
-No, thanks.
I need to go to the toilet again.
-What, are you nervous?
-Yeah, of course.
I've gotta get up and speak in a room full of rich people.
-Oh, you can't be.
You've done like a million TO talks.
-Yeah, not dressed up like Miss Aretha Franklin, I haven't.
[ Cellphone ringing ] -Hey, you?
You home yet?
No, I am stuck at Macquarie Station.
Hot air balloon went down and I am so hungry I could chew my own leg off.
Can you take my mind off it?
What are you wearing?
-Um... Just my black suit.
-Oh, come on, you can do better than that.
I never get to see you dressed up any more.
Send me a pic or something.
-Well, I'm in the car with Naomi and Auntie Sal on our way to the fundraiser.
-How are they?
-We've got to stop.
-Well, Sal's doing everything she can to get out of her speech.
-No, I can barely hold this in.
-Are you right, Auntie?
-Seriously, if we don't pull up soon, you fellas are gonna be paying the excess on these expensive leather seats.
-Yeah Miz, I've got to go.
Sorry.
-Oh, okay, well, have the best time.
And go get that cash.
Love you.
-Driver, can we pull over, please?
[ Call ends ] ♪♪ -Food.
♪♪ -When are you getting her out?
-It shouldn't be too much longer, Dev.
-It's a stroke, isn't it?
Can you fix it?
-We're not 100% sure it's a stroke, but she'll have everything she needs in Adelaide.
-How long will it take to get to Adelaide?
-Not long.
As soon as we sort this out, we're straight off.
-What if I jump out?
Then you'll know if it's live, right?
Then you can get her out.
-Dev, do not do that.
-But if it's a stroke, then she'll get brain damage, and-and you need to get to it quickly.
-We are getting her out, but right now, we need you to stay calm and stay still.
I was proposing.
I was proposing to her when... Well, what was that?
[ Tearfully ] I was asking her to marry me when she had it?
Did I -- Did I -- Did I cause this... because of the shock or the stress or something?
No, Dev.
Between the lupus and the pill, she had a couple of risk factors.
It's just very unlucky timing.
-Why don't you tell me about this ring, Dev?
What are you talking, mate?
Diamonds or...?
-Rose gold.
It's her favourite.
-But I, uh... I dropped it on the ground when we crashed.
I lost it.
-We will find it.
Just hang tight.
-Are you picking anything up?
-Nothing reading.
-What, so we can get in?
-Not yet, I still need absolute confirmation from the Power Company.
-S-So what - what -- what's the point of this thing, then?
-It gives an indication, Pete.
It's not 100% accurate.
-Yeah, but if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck... -Yeah, but a duck's not gonna kill you with 33,000 volts, if it turns out to be a goose, is it mate?
If I send you in there before it's safe, all four of you could be dead.
-Well, I'm happy to take my chances.
-Oh, good on you, hero.
-Oh!
-Here you go.
-Hey, alright, alright.
Look, we think the pilot may have had a stroke and every minute without treatment is a loss of about two million brain cells, so.
-Okay, I'll see if I can get authority to shut it down manually.
-Thank you.
-Are you sure you're alright now, Auntie?
-Yes.
Now stop humbugin' me.
[ Indistinct chatter ] What times this fundraiser?
We've got to be there in 15 minutes.
-[ Sighs ] -Naomi.
I think something's coming out here.
-Something that shouldn't be?
-You want me to come in and check?
-No.
Naomi, you come in there.
[ Indistinct chatter ] [ Touchpad tapping ] [ Cellphone ringing ] -Matty, you alright?
-Hey, Wayne.
Sorry to call.
Eliza's all tied up.
Are you free to check an ECG?
-Yeah, what have you got?
-19-year-old fainted after drinking in the sun.
Possible head knock, but electrolytes and gas are all normal.
-Alright, get an ECG?
-Yeah.
Just, the issue is the printout is, like, old school wave forms only.
I'll send you a pic, but there's a lot of PVCs and persistent vomiting.
-Alright, do a potassium and calcium, blood gas, and get a bag through.
-Yep, done all those.
-Okay.
Well, sounds like you've done it all.
Just watch her potassium levels, and if there's anything untoward, I'll call you back.
-Yep, thank you muchly.
She feels like she's sitting on a ball and has backaches.
-UTI?
-Plus constipation and five kids, I guess it's more likely a uterine prolapse.
She needs a hospital.
-[ Sighs ] Alright, you go to the fundraiser.
-I'll take her in.
-She wants me to come with her, so you go.
-Oh, it's your clinic.
-Our clinic.
And the best way to fund it is for you to get up on stage there and flash that dimple.
The hospital's not that far.
-Alright.
Well, the convention centre's just over there.
I'll jog it.
You mob take the limo.
-Oh, don't you worry.
We're gonna take the limo.
James Bond is on foot falcon tonight.
-Yeah, he is.
♪♪ -Well, this is ridiculous.
-What part of the basic risk assessment are you forgetting?
-We've got a zero current reading, a power company telling us it's shut down.
What other assessment do we need?
It's not your place to say.
-Right.
-Don't make this personal.
-I'm -- I'm not the one making it personal.
-You think I am?
-Huh, I don't even know I him, right?
All I'm trying to do is keep her alive.
-We are all trying to keep her alive.
-Okay, given the situation, they're willing to let me turn it down manually.
-Oh, Hallelujah!
-I'll head to the switchboard now.
Give us a couple of minutes.
-Hey, hey, hey!
What's happening?
She's getting worse.
-We're almost done, Dev.
-Just turning off the power now, mate.
-You said that an hour ago!
-Dev, I promise not far off, okay?
-I'm gonna jump, Then we'll know if it's safe.
-No, no, no, no, no!
Mate, mate, mate!
Dev, Dev, Dev, Dev, don't do that, mate.
-Dev, if you get shocked, we're going to have another patient to distract us from Helen.
-Just go to Helen first.
-Dev, don't do it, mate.
-Promise me you will help her first.
-Okay, Dev, Dev, Dev, Dev, if you do jump, then land with both feet together.
Do not make contact with the basket when you land.
Just wait, wait, wait, wait!
-It's safe.
It's off.
-There we go.
-No, no, no.
Stay.
Will you stop!
Dev, if you move, then shuffle your feet or jump with two feet together.
Do not take a step -- Bah!
Bah!
-[ Screams ] -I'll turn the power off.
Stay away until I get back!
-[ Gasps ] [ Vehicle engine starts ] [ Engine revs ] -Mira, Mira, we have another patient.
A full blown electrocution.
As soon as we get the all clear, you and Ryan go to Helen?
I'll stabilise Dev.
-So, what's his biggest risk?
-Arrhythmia and cardiac arrest.
-We're only prepped for one patient.
-I'll have to mix and match the monitor.
-Okay, powers off.
Free to approach.
I'll check the fuel cylinders are safe and intact.
♪♪ -Yep, just chuck it down here.
-That's it.
♪♪ Okay, burner flame is off.
Good to go.
-Can you hear me, Helen?
Helen?
We're right here.
♪♪ She's breathing and conscious.
Let's get her as close as we can to Dev.
-Yeah.
-Get her out.
-Yep, okay.
-There we go.
Okay.
-Okay, what can I do?
-Grab that oxygen tank.
-Yeah.
-How's he?
His stats are okay, but he needs an ECG.
Can you check stats on her?
-Yeah.
[ Monitor beeping ] -How is she?
-Stats borderline 92, heart rate's low 260s.
-Here's the oxygen.
-Chuck it down there, please.
-They both need oxygen.
-Okay.
One tank and mask.
What do you reckon?
Prongs on him?
-Yeah, a mask and end tidal CO2 on her.
♪♪ ♪♪ -Okay, I'll use a Y connector to split it.
Thank you.
Okay.
Oxygen's on.
-Peaked T waves, but no ST elevation on him.
We need to check potassium.
-Hey, you want to swap so I can do a blood gas?
-I'll do a full exam on her.
-Yeah.
I'll get the car.
-Helen.
I know this is scary, but I need you to squeeze my hands as hard as you can.
Okay.
♪♪ Now, press your feet against my hands as hard as you can.
♪♪ She's got weakness all down her right side.
Helen, I think what you've had is what's called a large vessel stroke.
We're gonna get you to hospital and get you the treatment that you need.
-His potassium's high.
So is lactate.
So, you want me to do insulin and dextrose now, or?
-No, we need to get moving.
Let's get a line in her and get out of here.
He's at risk of cardiac arrest.
-Adelaide?
-Well, Mildura's closer for cardiac for him, isn't it?
-Yeah, but if it's large vessel, there's no neuro surge for clot retrieval for her.
-Yeah, but we can get imaging and medical for her.
We need to stabilise him.
Can you call Mira and tell her we're going to Mildura instead?
-Yeah.
♪♪ [ Vehicle slows, engine stops ] -This is Tegan.
-Hey, Tegan.
I'm Chaya.
-Are you okay?
-Sorry.
I should have called it in earlier.
-It's not your fault you've got food poisoning?
What'd you eat?
-No idea.
A dodgy bacon and egg.
-Thanks for coming out.
-Yeah.
What are friends for, hey?
♪♪ ♪♪ -I don't think I've seen you go down like this.
So much for your iron gut, eh?
-Hm.
-So...was it the bakery or?
-You want the receipts?
I'll be fine tomorrow.
-What should I do?
Should I keep calling him?
-I reckon let's give it a rest until tomorrow, eh?
[ Monitor beeping ] -Do you have a boyfriend or a husband?
-Uh, no, I don't.
But Matty does.
-Eh?
-Caleb.
Aren't you two going steady?
♪♪ -[ Over radio ] Flydoc 257, departing Macquarie station, 226, climbing flight level 260, passing 5,000 altro 39 to Mildura.
-[ Over radio ] Calcium running with insulin and dextrose?
- [ Over radio ] I've got the ondans here for Helen.
-Helen?
-Dev, Dev, can you hear me?
Are you in pain?
-Where is Helen?
-She's here.
We're taking you both to Mildura to hospital.
-But I thought you said she needs Adelaide.
-Thrombolytic drugs in Mildura might be enough to reverse her stroke and avoid brain damage, but right now, you have evidence of heart damage.
-Don't care about me.
Just get her where she needs.
-Head or heart?
♪♪ -Mira.
[ Inhales deeply ] Can we redirect to Adelaide, please?
-Yeah, that should be fine.
-Thank you.
Just rest.
♪♪ [ Sirens wailing ] [ Indistinct chatter ] [ Telephones ringing ] [ Baby crying ] -How'd it go?
-Six months of clinic locked in.
-Oh, yes!
Too deadly!
-[ Laughs ] -[ Naomi laughing ] -[ Sighs ] Has she been seeing yet, or what?
-Yeah.
She dropped your name, actually.
Had some cachet.
-Oh, that is a risky move.
-[ Laughs ] Half a wagon wheel?
-Yeah, swap you.
Doggy bag, Karage tofu.
-Oh boy, you're bloody, good, aren't you?
How did the rich people feel when you asked for a doggy bag?
-Jealous.
-[ Chuckles ] -Mm!
-Mm.
-Wow!
This reminds me of being a registrar eating vending machine chocolate in ED corridors.
-Mm.
[ Chuckles ] I don't know how you managed med school with the little one.
I always wanted to do it, but... -Oh, true?
-Yeah, but then Marlu came along and it just got too tricky.
-Yeah.
Well, I was just more selfish, I guess.
Plus, I was lucky Timmy was around, so.
-Can I ask you something?
-Mm.
-Why haven't you spread Timmy's ashes yet?
Sorry, I didn't mean to -- -No, no, no.
That's -- That's okay.
Uh, I don't know.
Maybe... Maybe I'm worried that if I do... I'll lose him for good.
-Yeah, but it's not about you, is it?
If you let him go, then he'll be free.
♪♪ -Yeah, well, I told you, I'm selfish.
-He'll still be with you, watching everything you do with the ancestors.
-Hm.
-You know, in your flash James Bond suit there, man?
-[ Both laugh ] [ Wheelchair wheels clacking ] -Well, I'm ready to go home now.
-And how are we gonna do that?
-You tell me, you're my ride.
-I know who we can call.
-[ Inhales and exhales heavily ] -You okay?
-Yeah.
Just having intrusive thoughts about him dying and her having severe brain damage, regardless.
-Got to love those.
-Well, I'm having intrusive thoughts about the leftover pizza in my fridge.
[ Laughter ] ♪♪ -What is that?
-What?
-The lights.
Is that a plane or a reflection.
-No.
They're kind of dancing around, aren't they?
-Wow!
I've only ever heard about them.
-What are they?
-Fata Morgana.
-They're fata what?
Who?
Who?
-[ Laughs ] -It's kind of like a mirage.
It's when cold air gets trapped next to the ground under warm air.
It sometimes forms like a lens, which then reflects the light back over the horizon like this.
It's cool, huh?
-Yeah.
-I would have said aliens.
-Or it could be those.
-[ All laugh ] [ Line ringing ] [ Switches clicking ] -This is Delta.
Ah, yeah, actually, we're landing in Adelaide in five.
What?
Why?
What happened at the fundraiser?
♪♪ ♪♪ -Wait, what are those lights?
-You can see them, too?
-Where?
-There.
They're floating around.
-Oh!
Oh, yeah.
What are they?
-Is it another car?
-No, it's not a car.
It's like...they're chasing each other.
-They're beautiful.
-That's weird.
The sat nav's glitching.
-Argh!
-Tegan, are you okay?
-Yeah, it's just my chest.
It feels funny.
-Funny, how?
-Like, like pressure.
-Chaya, can you swing that cell around?
Tegan.
Can you hear me?
-Tegan.
Are you okay?
-Tegan.
Tegan?
Tegan.
Can you lower the stretcher?
[ Alert tone beeping ] -She's arresting.
-VT pulseless arrest.
Lee, we're beginning compressions back here.
-Do you want me to stop?
-No, this is steady enough.
Keep going.
Chaya, get the pads.
♪♪ Alright, starting compressions.
One, two, three.
-That's incredible.
Congratulations, you two.
-Six months of funding.
-Yes!
-Hey, there are those lights again?
-What were they called Mira?
-Oh, min min lights.
Min min lights.
-I haven't seen them since Timmy and I were kids.
-See, is that a sign or what?
-Yeah?
-What, good or bad?
-Depends who you ask.
Some of them think it's good.
You know, like they're looking after the country.
Others see it as a bad sign.
You know, cheeky fellas running amok.
-Yeah, well, I see it as a bad sign since my guygir fell out.
-Hey!
[ Laughter ] -What's a -- What's a guygir?
-It's exactly what you think it is.
-Oh!
[ Laughter ] [ Line ringing ] [ Switches clicking ] -Wayne, Matty's on the line.
-Uh, Matty, you okay?
-Wayne, we've got a situation here.
Tegan's gone into wide, complex arrest.
-What?
-We've given adrenaline, but this could be torsades.
Are you sure there wasn't anything off in that ECG?
-Matty, look, I'm so sorry.
Let me check now.
-What, you didn't check it?
-Oh, I got completely caught up at the fundraiser.
Look, I'm looking at it now.
-Okay, that's 30.
-Alright, pausing compressions.
Checking pulse.
Rhythm check.
Still no pulse.
Rhythm is VT.
[ Defibrillator charging up ] Charging.
Standing clear.
-Clear.
-Shocking now.
[ Alert tone beeping ] -Let's switch.
-Okay.
♪♪ -Shit!
Sorry, Matty.
It shows prolonged QT.
Is the VT polymorphic?
-Yes.
Is this torsades?
-Yeah.
Push through five millimoles of magnesium.
-Over 15 minutes?
-No, no.
Not for torsades.
Just push it right through one to 2 minutes, max.
The quicker it goes in, the better her chances.
♪♪ -Is everything right?
-I don't know.
-Alright.
Pushing mag doses through now.
[ Alert tone beeping ] -28, 29, 30.
[ Monitor beeps ] [ Monitor beeping steadily ] ♪♪ -Okay, we've got a pulse.
And we got sinus rhythm.
-Okay.
She's alright.
She's stabilising.
Matty, nice work.
Look, I'm so sorry.
-I've gotta go.
Just send through any other care details.
-Her vomiting probably caused an electrolyte imbalance and... [ Call ends ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Home sweet home.
[ Vehicle doors opening ] -Oh!
-Is the girl alright?
-Yeah, she's stable.
She's in hospital.
Where's Wayne?
-Dropping off Sally.
[ Vehicle doors closing ] -Happy New Year, hey?
-Yeah, it will be in half an hour.
-Have we got any booze!
-Yeah, there's champagne left over from the ball in the fridge.
-And what about anything to eat?
Like, literally anything?
-[ Laughs ] -You guys have fun.
I'm wrecked.
I'm gonna head home.
-Okay.
-Bye.
♪♪ -Hey Chaya.
Are you okay?
-Yeah.
Super.
Just drove five hours to see a girl almost die, and one of my best friends has been lying to me for weeks.
-I'm sorry.
I just -- I wasn't sure how to -- -It's just weird you didn't say anything.
It's like, high school.
Whatever!
-Are you okay?
I found these when we were... -They're Taylor's.
I was giving them to her when you called me to pick you up on New Year's.
-Is she okay?
-No thanks to you.
-Me?
-I just don't understand why you couldn't let me tell her in my own time.
-I didn't have to tell her, man, she knew.
You shouldn't have lied to her.
[ Door opens ] -Matty?
You didn't even look at the photo.
-I'm sorry.
-You're either dismissing me or asking me to do everything?
Which is it?
I was Senior Flight Nurse for a year when Pete pissed off, and I was good at it.
A year!
And now he's back, and you're all treating me like your... idiot little brother again.
I'm sick of it.
-You must have been busy at that ball.
-Oh, you did warn me about spinning plates.
I think I just smashed one.
-Yeah, well, I need to find some real food.
Do you want anything?
-No, I'm good.
We ate.
-Hm.
Thanks for the doggy bag.
[ Door opens ] -Mm, it's just as good cold.
[ Indistinct chatter ] -Food poisoning passed, then?
-Pizza fixes everything.
-Should I add a greasy slice of margherita to the medical kit?
-Mm.
Couldn't hurt.
-Matty said you were dizzy, too.
-No, just a bit unsteady.
You'll get a check-up, though, eh?
-For food poisoning?
-Boss hat on now.
You'll get a check-up.
-Yes, boss.
[ Mid-tempo pop music plays ] -Minutes away.
-Ah, thanks Lee.
Yeah.
-You look great.
-Thank you.
-Dev and Helen are in surgery.
Both stable.
-Well, good call on Adelaide, eh?
Dev will be bloody grateful.
And, erm, for what it's worth, I think you should trust your gut on defending that bus driver, too.
-So the few people in town who don't already hate me can hate me, as well.
-Oh, I don't know.
I think if everyone likes you, you're either a coward or a liar or both, and you are the opposite of those things.
You're fearless.
-I'm not fearless.
-No, you're not.
You're -- You're even more impressive.
You're brave.
And it's just another reason, you know, this town's so bloody, lucky to have you.
Not that it always realises it.
And I'm -- I'm sorry if I have ever made you feel otherwise.
Anyway.
-[ Sighs ] Those things I said to you at Christmas.
I was -- I was -- I was stressed and I reacted badly and, you know, I was a little bit mean, really.
-No, no, no, you weren't.
You weren't.
I was out of line.
And you're right.
It was just a dumb, selfish rush of blood and I'm happy for you... 'cause Ryan's a good man.
-All: Four, three... -Oh!
[ Laughs ] -...two, one... Happy New Year!
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Kazoo blowing ] [ Laughter ] -Oh!
Hi.
-Hi.
-Mm!
-Happy New Year.
-Happy New Year.
-So, did it all get cleaned up?
-Yeah, yeah, the power company finally got out there.
-Thanks for your help today, and for, you know, sparing me an electrocution.
You're a smarter man than me.
-No, man.
You two were, like, a medical Simon and Garfunkel.
-Yeah, I'm definitely Garfunkel.
-[ Both laugh ] -You want to hang out here for a bit or?
-No, I think -- I think we should pack.
I've still got to find that snorkel.
-Yeah.
-I'll just get my bag.
-Oh, yeah, yeah.
Have fun on this trip.
-Thanks.
Happy New Year.
-Happy New Year.
-See you, mate.
-See you.
Mm.
[ Indistinct chatter ] -[ Laughing ] -What do you think?
-How many what?
-Swimming, bathers, bikinis.
-Oh, too many to count.
-By the way, uh, check out what I found.
-[ Gasps ] Wow!
No, uh, n-no... -It's a joke, it's a joke, it's a joke!
I'm -- I'm joking.
It's Dev's.
-[ Both laugh ] I found it at the balloon packing up.
Settle down, Dr.
Harrod.
Let's just see how the holiday goes first, yeah?
-[ Both laugh ] -So... [Laughs] So you found it?
-Yeah, yeah.
I had a quick go around with the metal detector.
It wasn't far away.
-That's really sweet.
-Um... [Chuckles] But -- But that was -- that was a pretty big reaction.
A lot of noise there.
-Well, I-I was in shock.
I, uh... [Laughs] I w-- I thought -- I thought you were proposing.
-Was it a good shock or what, 33,000 volts shock?
-Well, it doesn't really matter.
Because you weren't proposing.
-What if I was?
I mean, we could just tell Dev we didn't find his ring.
You'd look excellent in rose gold.
-[ Laughs ] -It'd save us a hell of a lot of money.
-W-Well, let's just see how the old, uh, holiday goes first, shall we?
-[ Laughs ] Fair enough.
♪♪ -[ Sighs heavily ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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