Bodies (2004) s01e04 Episode Script

NARRATOR: Previously on Bodies.
- What did you prescribe her? - Amoxicillin 500 milligrams IV.
But why didn't anyone know about our mum being allergic to penicillin? If it isn't my fault whose is it? She will not appear in my figures no bloody way.
I'm married.
I can't do this.
So you're saying you are not suffering from a psychiatric illness.
I tried to bring to their attention a catalogue of medical errors committed by Roger Hurley.
I want Hurley to look me in the eye admit what he did to Karen and say he's sorry.
Karen Taylor's medical notes aren't available to us.
The hospital maintains they've been lost.
I thought this was gonna be about the Taylors.
The case we're dealing with is yours Rob.
Your negligence not mine.
And I've proposed that you be put on extraordinary leave from my firm.
It's you this should be happening to Roger not me.
In the last seven days how many times have you had sexual intercourse? - One time.
- On a scale of one to ten one being the lowest possible ten being the highest - how would you rate your level of desire? - Five.
- Level of arousal? - Three.
- How would you rate your level of orgasm? - Two.
- TONY: Have you ever been to St Lucia? - No.
It's where they're holding the second annual symposium into Female Sexual Dysfunction.
Bing Stornoway & Carroll have said they'll fly me and one member of my team out there.
- Do you fancy it? - Sounds great.
Well I'd like to give them a preliminary presentation this week.
I'd have to say the data at this point are far from conclusive.
The data's crap.
I cannot show crap to BSC.
The results are what they are Mr Whitman.
They have promised a cappuccino machine for the surgeons' lounge.
And they're going to build a swimming pool in my back garden shaped like a vag.
I wonder if I can ask you the questions again.
I shouldn't be telling you this but the drug company is planning an even bigger trial later on in the year.
And subjects who've responded well to this course of treatment will be given priority when being put forward to the next trial.
So I'd get paid to take the drug again? The trial would be bigger so the fee would be higher.
- So how would you rate your level of desire? - Seven.
- Arousal? - Eight.
- Orgasm? - Nine.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR) Okay.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR) I'm coming.
Who is it? You all right? I've been bleeping you.
They took my bleep.
I thought they'd kicked you out of this room already.
Well that would require one department successfully managing to communicate with another in this hospital.
What are you gonna do? Nothing I can do.
Will you come back tonight after work? I don't know maybe.
You don't deserve this.
You're the only person who has stood up to Roger.
You saved patients he could've harmed.
(RETCHING) - Morning.
- Morning Tony.
Everything all right? Well I hope so.
How are my figures looking? Okay.
- What's wrong with them? - They're a little down.
- Only a little.
- Down? What you mean it isn't up? There's a few more complications this month.
Yes.
Oh Christ.
The royal visit this morning.
Shit.
Upcode the risk factors to make my um my results look better.
Thank you.
Smokers.
Far greater risk for complication.
So codify more of the patients as smokers and the number of expected complications goes up.
And actual numbers look better in comparison don't they? Oh here's one.
There you see.
Gave up smoking 15 years ago.
Well I bet she still has a sneaky fag now and then.
Recodify her as a smoker.
Upcoding.
This month's complication rate for the Whitman firm is 16%, which is an increase on last month's figure, which was 12%.
But a rise of only 4%.
Sorry, 4% is an absolute figure, the relative rise is 33%.
A more appropriate measure I'd say.
Fuck me Roger hold your horses.
Let her finish.
However, this month we saw an increase in predicted morbidity from 15% to 20%.
Meaning the Whitman firm's actual morbidity rate is 4% below the national average.
Or if you use Roger's way of looking at things a whopping 25% below the national average.
(CHUCKLING) Last month's deliveries by Caesarean section, 21%.
The Department of Health's target is under 20%.
Two units within this health authority have reported rates of 15%.
Our target should be 15%.
Why the hell isn't our target 15%? Dolts oafs For those of you who haven't already met him I'd like to introduce our Unit General Manager Mr Paul Tennant.
Mr Tennant is paying his occasional royal visit to the O&G M&M meeting.
Back to the CS figures.
Now here is the firm by firm breakdown as you can see Mr Hurley is 23.
5%.
Ms Sharma, 21.
5%.
Mrs Teithley, 21.
5%.
Mrs Obi-Nadozie, 20.
5%.
Mr Kumararatne, 20%.
Mr Whitman, 18.
5%.
Tony sorry but going back to your complication report.
According to figures returned to the O&G Clinical Directorate we have one of your gynae patients a Louise Weazer reported as being transferred to ITU following respiratory arrest.
She wasn't my patient.
Whose patient was she? Roger's.
Actually Tony that's not strictly true.
It was your SHO who gave her the wrong antibiotic.
Why should she appear in my figures? My understanding is that the chain of events leading to her present condition was more complex.
The critical error was the antibiotic.
There was a chain of errors not just Maya's.
Don't tell him Pike.
There was a chain of errors not just the SHO's which put the patient into a coma.
When the shit hits the fan everybody ducks.
Some people duck a little bit faster than others.
When things go wrong people find it easier to blame an individual rather than look at how the system failed.
You're right Roger.
It is easier.
When in doubt blame the scapegoat.
Sorry about that Maya.
Okay bed 13 Serinda Corr aged 59 under Mr Hurley's CA ovary.
Now Serinda had a comfortable evening she's nil-by-mouth for theatre in the morning.
- Sorry if this is a bad time and that.
- We'll only be 10 minutes.
That's all right.
How can I help? I was hoping to speak to Rob Lake.
Mr Lake's on leave.
- Hello.
- Hello.
Have you started school yet? What do you think? Oh you cheeky wee monkey.
- Here's my mobile if you see him.
- All right Shelley.
- Okay What? - You don't know? No.
What? Okay.
Bed 14 Michelle Fleet age 22.
Maya.
What are you doing here? It's my fault she's a cabbage.
There were lots of mistakes.
Are you trying to make me feel better? We all kill a few patients when we're starting out.
If every doctor who messed up was lost to this profession then there'd be no one left to staff the hospitals.
- You're Louise's daughter aren't you? - Shelley.
I'm Polly Grey.
I'm one of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology registrars.
We've been having a look at your mother's charts and I'm afraid there's no improvement.
There was something I wanted to talk to Dr Lake about.
Can I help? I had this idea.
I've seen in the papers that sometimes they use a celebrity.
A celebrity? You know someone the coma person's really into.
And hearing their voice brings them out of it.
Right.
I was thinking of Eminem.
By all means bring in a CD or a tape.
Be sure to clear it with a member of the staff before you put it on.
Could the hospital get him to come in? Do you think he does hospital visits? We'll look into it.
Thank you.
Come on.
Gynae.
Staff Nurse Katya Bredova.
Can I help you? Is Sister Rix there please? Who is this calling? Who is this? Hello Helen.
Hello my name's Tim Tim Sibley.
I'm the A&E senior SHO.
I'm going to be looking after you from now on okay? Because you're pregnant I'm going to call someone down from Obstetrics straightaway.
She's 36 weeks pregnant.
We need a registrar down here.
- I'm trying.
Rob's not answering his bleeper.
- Rob's on leave.
- Rota says he's on call.
- He's not.
- Then who is then? - I don't know.
So Hurley's firm's on call but Rob's not and no one knows who's covering.
- Call Roger.
- You call Roger.
I'll bleep Polly.
(HELEN MOANING) Where does it hurt? Does your tummy hurt where the baby is? Ow! Ow! Ow! Oh my.
MAYA: Her membranes have ruptured.
Aren't we supposed to give anti-D now? What are you asking me for? You're the gynae.
I'm not sure.
Anyone know? (TELEPHONE RINGING) A&E? Polly! Great! Listen with Rob being off I didn't know who to call.
We've got a woman down here an RTA she's 36 weeks pregnant.
She says to call labour ward for them to send a midwife down with a CTG.
Could you call the labour ward? Get me a midwife down with a CTG.
And an ultrasound scanner.
Could you get me an ultrasound scanner as well please? Okay okay okay okay.
- Her contractions have started.
- Now she's started contractions.
Time them.
- Four minutes thirty.
- Nice watch.
Uncomplicated tibia C-spine NAD.
The orthopods said that they'd be happy to fix the tib later.
Eighty over fifty.
We've got to pump more fluids into her.
- Where's trauma? - Get onto trauma and a couple more units of Chlorate.
- Do we have a sonic aid down here? - Sonic aid.
- Where's the wedge? - What wedge? - Cardiff wedge? - What's a Cardiff wedge? Look I'll see if I can find one.
Help me roll her.
Okay Helen we're just going to roll you over.
It's better for you.
Here we go.
One two three.
The wedge goes under here.
Your waters have broken and they're blood stained but that doesn't necessarily mean that the baby's been harmed.
Thanks.
Repeat her BP.
Right lying on her back the uterus presses on the IVC limiting venous return to the heart.
It's no wonder her BP was so low.
That's your baby's heartbeat.
That's a good strong heartbeat.
I'm going to have to examine you internally.
Is that okay? If you could lift up her leg.
Okay.
Here we go.
(HELEN MOANING) Sorry.
Sorry.
There we are.
Just need to feel your cervix.
Sorry.
Sorry all done.
All done.
She's four to five centimetres dilated.
We don't do wedges anymore but I found a pillow.
Will a pillow be all right? Lets put it in there.
Your CTG is here.
- Okay to put it on? - Yeah go ahead.
That's in here.
HAZEL: Contraction.
Slight dip.
Everything's looking good Helen.
Your baby's looking good.
- How's that trace looking? - We're still seeing slight dips.
Organise an urgent transfer to maternity.
- Mr Hurley thanks for coming.
- Sorry you've been dropped in it like this Polly.
- This is Helen Moore.
- Hello Helen.
She is 32 years old 36 weeks into her second pregnancy.
The first was a normal vaginal delivery no problems.
She's been involved in an RTA.
Membrane's ruptured contraction's started.
The amniotic fluid was blood stained.
The ultrasound showed no foetal trauma.
Theatre's ready for her now.
- So you're going for Caesarean section? - Yes.
Well what's the position? - Occipitotransverse.
- She's got an unstable pelvis? - No but she - Is this the film? - Yes.
- Looks like a straightforward fracture to me.
With respect Mr Hurley she's been involved in an RTA.
There are dips on her CTGs.
- I think - Let me have a look.
No neurovascular compromise.
Those dips aren't too bad.
- What's her V? Four five centimetres? - Yes.
You know that multips can progress very quickly to full dilatation.
I don't get your rational for ruling out trial of labour.
I don't think she's got the energy to push the baby out which isn't good for her and isn't good for the baby.
I can do a CS in 20 minutes skin to skin.
The baby's out and safe and the orthopods can get on with fixing her leg.
We're doing too many Caesarean sections.
This woman has a stable pelvis should dilate up quickly and the signs of foetal distress are equivocal to say the least.
She can deliver vaginally.
Come on push! Push Helen.
Big push now.
Come on Helen you got to push and this little fellow will be out in no time.
Big push for me now Helen.
Come on.
HAZEL: Come on push! Will you push for me Helen? HAZEL: Come on push! Big push Helen.
Come on.
Come on you got to push Helen.
HAZEL: Push.
Come on Helen big push.
Big push.
ROGER: Big push.
Big push now.
Big push.
(HELEN MOANING) HAZEL: Come on Helen push.
- Push Helen.
- Push Helen.
Big push.
Come on big push now.
We were all set to deliver by CS ages ago.
By now the baby would be starting nursery.
Ow! Come on Helen big push! Who the hell uses Kielland's forceps outside a theatre? Come on Helen.
We'll go in there and between us we'll persuade him to transfer her to theatre for a section.
- Who'll back me up? - Sorry.
- Big push Helen.
- Push Helen.
Big push Helen.
Hurley is pulling on a set of Kielland's like he's reeling in a marlin and something is gonna happen to that baby and something is gonna happen to that mum.
Please you've got to come up there with me.
Why are you bothering with all this? You've never bothered about Hurley before.
- Well I've never been in this situation before.
- It's not my problem.
(HELEN MOANING) HAZEL: Chin to chest honey come on.
You've got to push.
Mr Hurley I am sorry but it is contrary to best practise to use Kielland's forceps out of theatre.
I strongly recommend that we transfer this patient immediately.
I know what I'm doing Polly.
- But Mr Hurley - Get out! - Big push now Helen.
- Push for me Helen.
Big push come on.
ROGER: Big push come on.
HAZEL: Push! ROGER: It's on its way.
It's on its way that's it.
ROGER: Come on! HAZEL: Come on you're doing it.
(BABY CRYING) Walk with me.
If you were my registrar I'd kick your arse out that door right now.
You're Tony's.
You're his problem.
- Mr Hurley given the - No don't! Just don't.
Is the father here yet? - I don't know.
- You talk to him when he arrives.
The good news is they've got a bouncing baby boy.
The bad news is she's written off the Peugeot.
Now fuck off.
It was a well-defined area of CIN which I'm not on extraordinary leave not yet anyway.
You stupid girl.
I'm already without a bloody SHO.
How am I gonna manage if they come down on you? I thought he was going to cock up the delivery.
- Well did he? - No.
Rob's got you believing that everything Roger does is a catastrophe.
It looked like it was gonna become a catastrophe.
Did the cervix dilate as quickly as he said it would? - Yes.
- And the dips on the CTG they didn't turn into anything pathological? - No.
- And he dealt with the OT presentation - by using Kielland's.
- Yes.
Well it wasn't a bloody catastrophe then was it Polly? Not for Roger Hurley! Bollocks! Now I will have to square it with him! I am the frigging Principal Consultant and I will have to go down on my knees to him! Bollocks! I'm really sorry Tony.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
Gynae.
Staff Nurse Bredova.
(DOORBELL BUZZING) I'll tell her.
Donna that was Pharmacy.
- You are late for drugs budget meeting.
- Oh thanks.
And Mrs Pringle is in the office.
- What does she want? - Biscuits chocolate.
- What can I do for you? - Shut the door please Sister.
- Mrs Pringle has received a serious allegation.
- What sort of allegation? Racism.
Towards a visitor.
By who? By you.
No way.
What am I supposed to have done? I'm not at liberty to discuss the precise nature of the allegation Who says I'm racist? I'm not at liberty to discuss the name of the plaintiff.
Needless to say we take it extremely seriously.
An investigation's underway and you'll be notified in due course if there's to be disciplinary action.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR) Hey.
- Got something for you.
- What's this? Well what's it look like? - I know but why? - So I can call you.
I'm sorry Rob I can't accept this.
Why not? - Because he might find it.
- Who? - You know who.
- Well then say it.
My husband might find it.
I've got no way of getting hold of you.
- I stayed in here all last night.
- I said I probably couldn't make it.
- You were with him? - Yeah.
- Couldn't get away? - It was his birthday.
- Well you could've tried.
- It was his birthday! Do you still sleep with him? I've often wondered but never asked.
- Do you still sleep with him? - We sleep in the same bed.
- Do you fuck him still? - That's none of your business.
- No I think it is.
Do you still fuck him? - No it's not about that.
This is complicated for me.
This is about how I feel about you.
How I feel about him.
Do you suck his cock like you suck mine or is that a bit complicated for you as well? Wait.
I need to talk to you.
There may be a way that I can get my job back but I need help.
I need I need you to help me.
- I can't get involved.
- Donna months could go by here.
Years.
As a doctor I'll be completely finished.
This is my best chance maybe my only chance.
You don't speak out.
You don't put your head above the parapet.
That's how you survive.
I'm sorry Rob.
I'm prepared to testify against Mr Hurley on behalf of the Taylors.
I'm afraid the latest round of communication with the hospital doesn't augur well.
They've actively discredited Dr Orton and I think they're trying to do the same with you.
I'm sorry to bring this up but they say you're to blame for the death of a patient.
Angela Strawberry.
That's because I am.
Anyway without Karen Taylor's medical records I don't see how we've got much of a case.
- What do they say about the notes? - Still the same.
Lost.
When it's their word against ours the notes amount to the whole case.
I could try and get you the notes.
Mr Lake please be careful.
Do you have to escort me everywhere I go? - What if I need the toilet? - Very good.
Sorry love he just wants to get some things off his desk.
Oh.
Okay.
All right mate I'll be straight with you.
I haven't got a desk.
She's me bird.
I need to talk to her.
Come on you know what it's like.
Give us a couple of minutes eh? Young love.
Cheers.
Rob! Christ Anne-Marie don't call him back in.
Please.
TONY: All right.
Now um I'm gonna gently Okay.
Donna.
- Hello Earth to Sister Rix.
- Sorry.
What we're looking at Okay last one bed 6 Younis Harris.
One day post HSO under Mr Hurley.
Younis had some lower abdominal pain today but she is responding to Voltarol.
And that's it.
Is anyone aware of there being some kind of complaint on the ward? From a patient a relative a member of staff? I've seen Mrs Pringle talking to some of you.
- We've been ordered not to talk to you about it.
- What's this all about? Like I said we can't talk to you about it.
Come on I've got a right to know.
Who said something about me? - Sorry.
- Well who's reported me? What am I supposed to have done? If someone has a problem with something they can come and talk to me about it.
Tell me.
Kat! How can you know something and not tell me? My family were all very good Soviets.
I'd like to thank the representatives of Bing Stornoway & Carroll particularly as they've laid on some booze and grub for later.
Although they've assured me that they contain no experimental substances.
Now I'd like to hand you over to Polly Grey my Specialist Registrar.
Polly Grey.
Thank you.
Forty women aged between 19 and 49 years medium age 32 were enrolled as trial subjects each receiving bisphenafil 10 milligrams orally.
They were instructed to ingest the drug two hours prior to sexual activity.
And their responses were subclassified as desire arousal and orgasm.
And quantified by self-assessment scores of one to ten.
The red blocks show scores at the time of enrolment.
And the blue blocks show scores after four weeks treatment.
(ALL EXCLAIMING) I am pleased to report that this pilot study promises a valuable role for bisphenafil in the treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction.
We've cleared the lawn so they can start No thank you.
They can start digging the swimming pool over the weekend.
I have given it a lot more thought and I still do want it shaped like a vag.
Would you excuse me one moment? Thank you.
Well I hope you liked it because the other consultants they're badgering me about the cappuccino machine.
I thought maybe with a plaque you know donated by Bing Stornoway & Carroll in association with AJ Whitman hmm? Excuse us would you just for one moment? And the Oscar for best performance by a leading registrar goes to So the Caribbean fancy it? Sounds very tempting.
Look Polly I'll be blunt.
We'll save embarrassment later on.
When we get to St Lucia I'd really like you to sleep with me.
I don't want to.
No sweat.
Do you know how much trouble I'm already in? I need you to claim some notes for me from the Management Unit.
- Fuck off.
- Come on Polly.
You know what'll happen to me if they keep me on leave long enough.
I'll get held back.
I'll get dumped off the training programme.
I'll be a special needs registrar.
I don't even know where the Management Unit is.
Can't miss it biggest building in the hospital.
Roger I've been waiting for the right time.
This Polly questioning your management of a delivery - She did more than question it.
- Yeah.
Yes she did.
She knows she made a complete tit of herself and I've given her a real bollocking.
- She accepts that she was in the wrong? - Oh yeah completely.
The lady in ITU she really is your patient you know Tony.
She's a very heavy pencil Roger at the moment in the column marked "death".
- Well I don't make the rules.
- No.
No you don't.
So So I can tell Polly it's cool yeah? The lady on ITU is yours? Bollocks.
Excuse me are you Mr Whitman? - Yeah.
- Hi I'm Tom Gorman.
- Anaesthetic Registrar covering ITU.
- Hi.
We're conducting a trial and we think this patient Louise Weazer might be eligible.
We're looking at the management of cerebral anoxic damage and we're beginning a trial of a membrane stabiliser called Substance K.
What's Substance K? Last year there was anecdotal report of it improving outcome in cerebral anoxic damage.
A pilot study in the Netherlands cautiously supported a role.
So we'd like to get involved in the first UK trial.
Oh yes something to do with breast milk or fanny batter or something - Nobody really knows or cares what it does.
- Still.
Before we bother the family for consent we wondered if it's okay by you to enrol her.
Well she's virtually a cabbage.
You could prescribe voodoo chants for all I care.
Do you think I practise voodoo? - No.
- So why did you say it then? Yes you're quite right.
I apologise for that.
MAYA: Do you think this new drug can help her? It's at least as effective as a visit from Eminem.
You've got to make them give it to her.
- I'm sure they will.
- Thanks.
Is somebody from Mortality and Morbidity visiting her? No.
Marshall Mathers.
Yeah and which department is he from? Yes Eminem I know.
I'm with it.
The daughter was wondering if we could bring him in to raise her from the coma.
Does it have to be Eminem? I don't like him.
Maybe Dido.
I like Dido.
I think the object is to lift the coma not deepen it.
I'm Polly Grey.
I've been advised that you're holding a set of notes on an old patient of ours and I have to present her case at the Mortality and Morbidity meeting tomorrow morning.
And I just need to have the notes for a couple of hours to prepare my talk.
One of our nurses reported a serious incident involving your son.
- What's he done? - Nothing.
Is there a problem? Won't they consent to Substance K? Oh.
No I don't know what that's about.
- When will you start giving it? - When they've done the paperwork.
Well if things need chasing up I can do it for you so you can start today.
Whoa.
I'll let you know all right? We're just replacing Louise's arterial line after the previous one blocked.
When a patient has been in this condition for a long time sometimes they get a bit bunged up.
And we have to turn her regularly as well to stop her getting bedsores.
We've looked into this matter thoroughly and have found no evidence that you intended your actions to be racist or that they were perceived by the subject of the action as being racist.
- I'd like to know what I've been accused of.
- Well that doesn't matter now.
However we have received a complaint of harassment.
Now do you deny Sister that you interrogated nurses on your ward regarding their comments to this inquiry? I wouldn't say interrogated.
I wanted to know what I had done allegedly done.
We take harassment very seriously.
- Who said I was harassing them? - Sister please.
We have decided to enter a note of demerit in your employment record.
Now what this means is that while there was insufficient evidence to institute disciplinary action against you your chances of promotion will be seriously diminished with consequential capping of pay and pension terms.
Now you may appeal against this decision but I must warn you that if you do so we will have to conduct a more thorough inquiry.
And that will necessitate your suspension.
- Kat can I have a word please? - Yeah.
Minute.
Did you reassign me from looking after Younis Harris? - Yes.
- May I ask why? We thought it was for the best.
I am not racist and this is my ward.
I make the assignments.
Okay sure.
You're the boss.
Was it you? - Me? - Yeah you.
Did you report me? Now Sister you know that's harassment.
Thanks Polly.
I mean it.
I owe you a very very big curry.
Well I'll hold you to that.
- Good luck Rob.
- Thanks.
Yes? No they're both here now.
The Taylors are still on their way in.
We'll have to start without them.
This is a copy of Karen Taylor's medical notes.
Ever since I began representing the Taylors the hospital has maintained these notes were lost.
They've been recovered and copied.
A similar case three months ago was settled for ?2.
3 million.
I'm prepared to testify that Roger Hurley was negligent in his handling of the Taylor case.
Roger Hurley's mistakes killed their baby and brain damaged Karen.
I will further testify that I presented you with a report cataloguing numerous acts of negligence perpetrated by Mr Hurley since his appointment.
A report that you so far failed to act on.
Mr Lake will testify to the same effect.
PRENTISS: Rather than entangling the Taylors in years of legal action I am hereby petitioning the trust to settle out-of-court damages in the sum of ?3 million.
I'd like to be reinstated to my post as Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
I would like to be reinstated to my post of Consultant in Anaesthetics.
Well thank you.
If you wouldn't mind leaving us we'd like to deliberate in private.
- Anyone else? - No thanks.
- Roger? - No thanks.
Roger I understand you've requested a locum to cover Mr Lake's extraordinary leave.
Yes that's right.
I don't see why we have to pay someone to do his job when he could be doing it himself.
You're going to reinstate him? What is it he's on leave for exactly? The death of this Angela Strawberry woman whose relatives aren't suing us haven't even made a complaint.
Why give ourselves the hassle? He's only a trainee.
Push him out the door with glowing references.
Pretty soon he'll be some other hospital's problem.
You're not thinking about doing the same with Maria? Consultants are harder to shift.
You and your permanent contracts.
Get them back in will you? Would you like to come in please? Oh by the way the chief executive wanted me to pass on that she's had a very warm feedback from Schmidt Bremer regarding the new post-graduate centre library.
- They're very excited about your new trials.
- Great.
How's it coming along? Are we going to get into The Lancet? Well I'm hoping to get into the British Medical Journal, but Very good.
The Lancet next time eh? Mr Lake.
If I were to rescind your leave you would have to sign a confidentiality agreement forbidding you from ever discussing the terms of your reinstatement.
Why do you keep denying what's happening in this hospital? Mr Lake do you agree? I'll have to think about it.
Do you think you're going to get a better offer today? I agree.
You'll get written confirmation in the morning.
Thank you Mr Lake.
Miss Prentiss I'm sure you're aware of the complexity of the Taylors' case.
Have you had much experience of medical legal cases? I imagine not.
It would be improper of you not to inform your clients that this matter won't be resolved without years of legal process.
In fact it would just add to their distress not to do so.
Everyday the Taylors are suffering because of Mr Hurley's negligence.
They deserve to be dealt with quickly.
Miss Prentiss I'd like you to inform your clients that I will instruct our solicitors to deal with this matter as expeditiously as possible.
But they should be prepared for it to take years rather than months.
I have a copy of the notes.
I have the testimony of two medical witnesses.
I'm sorry but what reason have you given us to circumvent due legal process? Thank you Miss Prentiss.
And Dr Orton we'd like you to stay behind if you wouldn't mind.
I had to take it.
Sorry we had some problems.
So how's it going? It's the apology isn't it? He wouldn't give it.
- No! - I knew he wouldn't.
Bastard! Mark they didn't give us anything.
(KAREN CRYING) What do you mean? We've got the notes in black and white haven't we? Rob and Maria saying exactly what went on.
PRENTISS: It's not enough.
KAREN: No! - I'm sorry.
- They're in there? - They're in there now? - Mark.
You know what you did to us.
I want you to say you're sorry.
I want you to look me in the eye hold up your hand and admit what you did to us.
ROGER: Mr Taylor I've explained to you what happened.
Of course I'm sympathetic to Karen's condition and the death of your baby but I was not negligent.
Mr Taylor please accept my sympathy but now this is a matter for our solicitors and yours.
How can they do this to us? How can they get away with this? Bastard! How can you do this to us? Bastards! Bastards! Taxi for Prentiss? - Can I give you some help? - We're okay.
You people you just walk away.
You just walk away.
You have levelled serious allegations against a fellow consultant but none of your consultant colleagues have come out in support of these allegations.
We would like you to take some time to decide about your future.
That's why we've dealt the way we have with your illness.
I'm not ill.
I was never ill.
Roger Hurley's figures they're no worse than any other surgeon in this hospital.
There's no excess mortality or morbidity Oh God! You people think that everything can be boiled down to a string of figures.
Life is not that simple.
Medicine certainly is not that simple and you know that.
Not everything that counts can be counted.
Maria I just don't think you're ready to come back.
I'm the one barred from hospital premises.
I'm the one.
And all the time Roger's going about his business like nothing has happened.
Can I do it? Yeah.
Everything's going to be all right now because we're giving her Substance K.
You're not even going to say "welcome back"? What? You not being around.
I thought it'd make it easier for this thing to fizzle out.
Is that what you want? For it to fizzle out? I don't know.
I wanted it to be easy.
Didn't you ever just think "Sod it.
Why don't I bugger off and try something different?" Bloke works in the circus as an elephant keeper.
His job's to clean out the elephant's arse hole.
Everyday he cleans out the arse hole and everyday the elephant shits all over him.
His mates are like "Please pack it in.
" He's appalled and says "What and leave show business?" - Maya shall we go round? - He's on the ward.
- ROB: See you later.
- All right.
Rob.
You will receive a letter tomorrow but you should know now that you're back at work only on the condition that you transfer to a post in a different health region within the next two months.
- Nobody said anything about a transfer - You'll be given a glowing reference.
It's standard practice when a hospital needs to be quickly rid of an incompetent doctor.
This time next year the year after the year after that I'll still be here.
Where will you be? NARRATOR: Next time on Bodies.
- Shit what's happening? - What's wrong? Is the baby okay? When you messed up that cric on Mrs Strawberry I covered for you then.
I won't anymore.
It's been a pleasure working under you Mr Lake.
Help in room 1! Push! Why do you want to transfer to a new hospital? 3 stars! 3 stars! Dottie! Fuck the lot of you.
Hey hey you can't come in here.
- You screwed me.
- You screwed yourself.