SkyMed (2022) s03e03 Episode Script

The North is full of characters.
I'm wondering why you're up here.
I'm just trying to
take it one day at a time.
Nights are the hardest.
My flight to Saskatoon
leaves tomorrow night.
- Will you come say goodbye?
- You can't leave me hangin'.
- Prom?
- Yeah, it was my girlfriend Mel's idea.
If you get attached,
it feels like your whole chest
will just crack open from
having to care so much.
What if Jeremy died not
knowing that I love him?
(STU): SkyMed doc, day one.
(PETE): There's absolutely
no way that this is happening.
- Go, go, you gotta get this.
- I sent you a memo.
You knew that this was happening today.
No, I sent you a memo clearly stating
that they are not
coming today or any day.
How is SkyMed supposed
to attract bigger contracts
if we don't raise our profile?
This is a huge opportunity.
Look, I know that
you are new at medevacs,
but as Chief Pilot, there is no way
that I am risking this company's
reputation on a puff piece.
- Puff piece?
- Yeah, puff piece.
(STU): Oh, this is gold!
This is what SkyMed hired me to do.
Do you have any idea
how hard I had to push
for us to be the featured medevac
service in this documentary?
Well, I am so sorry that you
wasted your time because trust me,
there is no way that the Ops Manager
is going to allow a
film crew on our planes.
(CALL RINGING)
Welcome to SkyMed.
- Wear the hat.
- I am not wearing the hat.
Ugh
(AIRPLANE RUMBLES)
(THEME MUSIC)
Remember, we are professionals.
We have a job to do for our patients,
so let's just focus on safety.
Try not to engage too much.
How come Nowak doesn't have
to do interviews and we do?
Well, officially, none of you have to.
Only willing participants
who sign a release.
I think Marianne, she started
handing them out already.
I already signed mine, so
(TRISTAN): I haven't. I
don't know if I should.
Every time they talk to me,
I keep thinking about my hands
and maybe I should hold a pen.
Or put my hands in my
pocket or something.
No, no, do not, do not put
your hands in your pocket.
Marianne has convinced the Ops Manager
that this is imperative
for SkyMed's growth.
So, it has been very strongly suggested
that we all participate.
So, let's just dig deep,
do our jobs, and get
them the hell outta here
as fast as we can. Okay? Thanks, guys.
You know, there is a tiny chance
this documentary thing could be fun.
Not in aviation.
I trust my crew, but I
do not like surprises.
This job has enough without
filmmakers getting in the way.
A pilot not liking
surprises? Wow, that's shocking.
Hayley, they tried to put
GoPros on my planes, okay?
- GoPros.
- Captain Heaseman,
I do believe you may
have control issues.
Mm-hmm. Well, actually,
I prefer control enthusiast, actually.
So controlling.
Hayley, uh
we've been doing this a
lot since Jeremy's funeral.
Not that I'm not enjoying it, I just
I like you, Hayley, and I don't
wanna do anything to hurt your recovery.
I mean, do we have to put a label on it?
Can't we just be two
people who like each other
and sometimes explore our
mutual enthusiasm for control?
Right. No labels necessary.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(WHEEZER GIGGLES)
Why am I a pilot? I
mean, every plane is cool,
but the King Air 200 is
definitely one of the coolest. Heh.
Oh, here's a fun thing.
Did you know airplanes
have pockets? Pfft.
Ta-da!
Uh, this is where we, uh, keep the, uh,
electric lift to raise the
stretcher on to the plane.
Yeah, it's uh, unique to medevacs.
It's basically an electric pole.
Great, nice. So, we're actually trying
to focus this piece on the
exciting medevac work that you do.
Can you tell us how medevacs work?
We service patients in
northern Manitoba and Ontario.
Most towns and communities up here
don't have regular road
access, and even if they did,
it's an eight-hour drive to Winnipeg,
so everyone must be
flown in and out for all
of their medical needs.
Things like dialysis,
child birth, chemo. The dentist.
(STU): What about emergencies?
What's the most exciting
call you've been on?
What's the scariest thing
you've had to do on the job?
This.
It uh, spins when hot
exhaust from the engine
blows over the turbine. I
mean, pretty cool, right?
Heh, yeah.
Oh, ailerons.
So, I'll just wrap it and elevate it.
How often do you get
calls for the big stuff?
You know, like, uh, like
a cave-in at the mine.
I'd say that 90 percent
of calls are like this,
just uh, routine
healthcare, minor accidents.
It's, it's not quite
like what you see on TV
with like, exploding
fire towers or anything.
(STU): Pretend we're not
even here. Act natural.
Yeah. Right, uh
- Yeah.
- I'll just
What do I do with my hands? Just
Did you say action?
(STU): I did. I asked you
why you became a pilot.
Direct it towards camera?
You can just put them down.
But, but enough about
planes. Ah, just kidding.
You can never talk enough about planes.
(DOOR CRASHES OPEN)
Is that Captain Nowak? Milosz! Nowak!
We've been trying to
reach you for an interview!
For Nowak, that was actually
a pretty good talk, so
(STU): What about Nurse
Crystal? We haven't seen her.
Oh, no, she's been on leave
for the past three months.
Since Jeremy died.
Right, I'm sorry. Who was Jeremy?
Jeremy was fun. And funny.
He was the kind of
person that was just fun
to be around, you know?
He was a, a new paramedic.
But you know, you could
tell he was gonna be great.
He had a really big heart.
So, yeah, he'd stopped the
ambulance to help someone.
But the roads were icy.
I never had a chance
to meet him, but uh,
he was pretty beloved around here.
Losing Jeremy must have
been very hard for Crystal.
Yeah.
I can't even imagine what
she's been going through.
So, it was an intense semester
of in-class lecture work and exams.
Medical school curriculum
can be demanding on its own.
Uh, but I've been
volunteering at an Indigenous
healthcare project in Winnipeg,
working on two new papers,
and starting a new
clinical semester at TCH.
Oh, and back working at SkyMed, as well.
(STU): That sounds like a lot.
I like to keep busy.
Can you tell me about Jeremy?
(SHAKY INHALE)
Um next question, please.
The patient's wife called it in.
Said he had severe abdominal cramps.
You know, I didn't expect her
to come back to work so soon.
She wants to stay busy.
She wouldn't come back
if she wasn't up for it.
(WHEEZER SIGHS)
I haven't heard much from
her these last couple months.
We usually talk every
day, but she's been so busy
with class, plus all the extra
assignments and volunteering.
Well, Lynn says she hasn't
been up to North House at all.
- Well, not since the funeral.
- Look,
the best thing we can do
right now is follow her lead.
(CRYSTAL): His symptoms
are vague so we have to be
prepared for anything.
Abdominal cramps can be gastro,
appendicitis, gall bladder.
(PETE): Whoa.
That's hella creepy, yo.
Yeah. Sorta thing you
see in a horror movie
where a group of unsuspecting
people arrive and no one leaves.
Not even the budding filmmaker
who got it all on tape
for the next group of victims to find.
Or it's just another hunter up north.
- Hmm.
- It's not a particularly
- healthy looking deer, though.
- What do you mean?
It's dead. How healthy could it be?
(MAN SCREAMING WILDLY)
- What the ?
- Great, we got a runner.
(STU): Go, go, go!
Stay on the naked guy!
- Hey! Hey, stop!
- He's delirious!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, are
you okay? Did he hurt you?
No, it's, it's deer blood.
Sam was butchering the damn thing,
but I thought it looked
rough, like it'd been sick.
And that idiot ate the heart
raw to prove it was a good catch.
- That's so gross.
- And then the cramping
and the vomiting started,
and I knew I had to call,
but I thought he was
in bed until he ran past
- the kitchen window.
- (SAM): I'm invincible!
(CRYSTAL): Sam, we're from
SkyMed. We're here to help.
I'm the wind! I'm the trees!
We heard you're not feeling well.
We just wanna make sure you're okay.
I'm the deer.
I am the deer!
Hey, stop! We're here to help.
He seems pretty healthy to me.
We should just leave him
to the wind and trees.
He's covered in blood.
We don't know if any of it is his.
Plus, he was vomiting. If
he's not dehydrated yet,
- he will be soon.
- (SAM): No, I won't!
I'm invincible!
Oh great, a climber, too.
Hey Sam, I'm a nurse.
We heard you're not feeling
well. Maybe you wanna
come down so we can help?
Yeah, maybe get some clothes too, bud.
(GROWLS)
Is he on drugs?
(HAYLEY): I don't think so.
Sounds like food poisoning.
His wife said that he ate raw deer meet.
Oh, crap. I've seen this before.
I had a woman who ate
bad lynx at a meat raffle
a couple years ago.
You can get all kinds of
infections from raw game.
- (WHEEZER): Okay, let's go.
- Yo, is he supposed to be trippin' balls?
- You'd be surprised what a fever can do.
- (WHEEZER): Oh, come on,
- let's get you down.
- No, I'm the wind!
- Come on, buddy!
- I'm the wind!
You could be the wind down here, okay?
Whoa!
(GRUNTS)
(GROANING)
Yeah, he does feel pretty warm. Ugh.
Naked food poisoning in a tree.
Now, that's a new one
for the SkyMed bingo.
You know what? The lynx
meat patient was naked too.
(CHUCKLES) I'm glad you're back.
You do have more leave time, though.
Are you sure you're ready to be here?
I have to be in Thompson
for my clinical anyway.
I wanna stay busy, so
It's the 15th, by the way, not the 12th.
- You're three days late.
- It's the 15th already?
(TENSE MUSIC)
(EXHALES)
(WHEEZER): We got a sched evac
outta Deep Lake this morning.
Find out if we need any
specific medical gear
and load it on 911. You
can check with Hayley.
OPA and BVM.
Sorry uh, oropharyngeal airway and
Bag-Valve-Mask to help patients breathe.
Um, and then in here we have
everything you need to start an IV.
You don't really know what's
gonna get thrown at you
up here so you, you have
to be prepared for anything.
These aren't standard issue, obviously,
but my mom always said there isn't much
a cup of hot chocolate can't fix, so
keep these in there.
She was a nurse too,
so that's why.
(STU): Is that why you became a nurse?
Uh, yeah. Yeah, I
wanted to be just like her.
Helping people, take
care of them, you know.
Must miss her being so far away.
She died when I was young, so
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
I do, yeah.
Sometimes, you just
really need your mom, you know?
See air speed, that's the major factor.
If you keep flying fast
enough, you won't stall.
(STU): Wow, you really know a lot.
Do you think you might wanna
be a pilot one day, too?
(CURIOUS MUSIC)
I am a pilot.
I thought Chopper was the captain.
That's right, I'm a captain now,
which means that I
make all the decisions,
call all the shots. It's uh,
it's a lot of responsibility.
(HUFFS)
First officers and captains
are both pilots rated on the plane.
But you don't fly?
I do. As much as the captain.
We switch legs, but ultimately,
the captain is
responsible for the flight.
Right. What about Captain Nowak?
Do you think he'd talk
to us when he gets here?
(CURIOUS MUSIC)
(KISSES TEETH)
It's like, even if I was a captain
and I did everything perfect,
some people still wouldn't
believe I could be a pilot.
I ran a call that saved
an MI's life one time.
Guy woke up and asked when the
paramedic was getting there.
Ugh, I know these people
are jerks and I shouldn't care.
I know how impressive you are, okay?
Anyone with half a brain does, too.
- (GASPS)
- Oh, my God,
it's even better than I imagined!
I didn't think it
would get here on time.
They had to dye this in Winnipeg.
The corsage that Kai
gets better not clash.
I was real specific about colour.
- You okay?
- Yeah. Yeah.
Think we have time for a
coffee before Nowak gets here?
- My treat.
- (LEXI CHUCKLES)
(STU): So, what's it like
working with your partner?
It's great. We get to hang out all day.
And Lexi's an excellent pilot.
But it's never tough
working with your girlfriend?
I mean, it's high pressure,
it's close quarters.
Do you never have conflict?
We're both great at our jobs.
And we know how to keep
relationship and work separate.
Well, there's girlfriend
Lexi and pilot Lexi.
And I know it's the same for her.
We wouldn't be together
if we couldn't handle that.
This job is way too hard
for a messy relationship.
(STU): Why, who has
a messy relationship?
Oh, no I di I didn't mean.
Okay, there's Chopper and Emma.
That ended amicably.
Mutually, I should add.
Then there was Chopper and Nichelle,
- that's Lexi's sister.
- Hmm, no,
no, that wasn't a relationship.
That was a misunderstanding.
Then there was Chopper and Sunita.
What about Bodie? Hmm?
Yeah, yeah, I know he's
doing cargo up north,
but his stuff was way messier.
What about Hayley and Bodie?
In Bodie's defense, he just found out
he's having a baby, and
there's a lot of stuff
around him being taken
from his birth parents.
He's matured a lot since then.
And in Hayley's defense,
she's been through a lot, too.
Her mom died of cancer
and then she found out
she has the BRCA1 gene.
As Chief Pilot, I
never comment on anyone's
past or present relationship.
You know if Nurse
Hayley's seeing anyone?
- Pete, dude!
- What? She's hot.
Guys, come on, she's a
professional, all right?
And I, I really couldn't comment.
I have no idea what her
current relationship status is.
(STRAINED EXHALE)
You guys are gonna
cut around that, right?
So, you and Captain
Nowak have been together
- a few years now, yeah?
- Um, yeah.
It would have been two years,
but we took a little break in there.
Do you have any tips
for getting him on camera?
- Uh
- (PHONE RINGS)
Oh, one second here.
SkyMed 922.
- (CALVIN): Hello?
- Hey, who's this?
Um, Calvin. Is this Superman?
No, I'm Tristan,
but this is a pretty important phone,
so we try to keep it
clear for emergencies.
(CALVIN CRIES)
Hey, hey, hey, Calvin,
are you okay? Is there
a grown-up around?
Grandpa, but he won't wake up.
We were going to the
dump to see the bears
but he had to pull over.
He, he uses his phone to call Superman.
Speaker. Can you put
it on speaker for us?
(SPEAKERPHONE BEEPS)
(TRISTAN): Can you
do me a favor, Calvin?
Can you check if Grandpa is breathing?
Everything okay?
(CALVIN): I'm not sure.
Okay. Put your hand
over his nose or mouth
and let me know if you feel his breath.
Like a, like a light tickle.
(CALVIN): Yeah, I feel it.
Okay, good. Good, Calvin.
Can you do me another favor?
Can you put two fingers
on his thumb and if you slide
it all the way down to his wrist,
you'll feel his pulse.
It'll feel something
like a tapping under your
finger through his skin.
Can you feel it?
How does a kid even get this number?
- I don't know.
- I can feel it.
Good. Uh, I think we're gonna
need to come see your grandpa.
- Where are you?
- I don't know.
Grandpa started to feel
funny, so he pulled over
and he fell asleep.
Wait, your grandpa uses
this number to call Superman?
Yeah. People call
Grandpa when they need help.
Then he calls Superman and
tells them where to go.
- Dispatch, maybe?
- (TRISTAN): Can you tell me
your grandpa's name? Like uh,
what other grown-ups call him?
- Uh Bubba?
- It's Dispatcher Andy.
He's got a cabin outside Windy Lake.
- Took me fishing once.
- I'll go ahead and call for an ambulance.
Hey, uh, we think we know
where you are, Calvin,
- but it's gonna take us a minute to get to you.
- (GRANDPA WHEEZES)
- He sounds like he's snoring.
- That's not snoring.
Okay, we need to secure his airway.
Is he sitting up right now?
He's sleeping on the steering wheel.
Okay, we need to put him
into the recovery position
- so he can breathe, okay?
- I don't know what that is.
It's really easy. You're
just gonna pull Grandpa
on to his side, okay?
You said you were in a truck
so it's just one long seat, right?
- Yeah.
- All you need to do
is just pull him onto his side.
He's pretty heavy. What if I hurt him?
You're not gonna hurt him.
And the most important thing
is that he stops snoring. So
just pull him in close to you
until he falls on his side.
(WHEEZING CONTINUES)
(TRISTAN): Calvin?
(TENSE MUSIC)
(CALVIN): I got him on his side
but his bottom teeth popped out.
It's okay. I'm gonna
stay on the phone with you
- until we get there. Okay?
- Okay.
(AIRPLANE RUMBLES)
(STU): What makes
someone become a nurse?
(TRISTAN): I don't know
about other people,
but my brother died around Calvin's age.
I was there, but I
didn't know what to do.
I think that's why I became a nurse,
to help kids the way
I couldn't help him.
You were fantastic. Stu
just showed me the footage
of your call from today.
Just wanted to make sure
you signed your release.
Oh, I uh, wasn't sure about signing it.
I just don't know if
I did anything people
would actually want to watch, you know?
Tristan, the way you
helped that little boy,
it was so beautiful.
Your family must be really proud of you.
Okay, yeah, I guess I
could sign the release.
Have you ever considered
specializing in pediatrics?
Sick Kids has a training
program out of their ER
for nurses and first responders.
I think you'd be great at it.
I'd have to go to Toronto?
Just for a couple of months.
I may even be able to get
SkyMed to pay for it.
It would be such an asset
to have a pediatrics nurse.
Just think about it?
Yeah.
Hey, I've got Nurse Green's release.
You can keep it.
Calvin's parents didn't sign
theirs and since he's a minor,
we can't use the footage.
All I have are people
talking about their relationships
and a naked guy with food poisoning.
It's not exactly hard-hitting cinema.
Maybe we try something comedic?
You are not making SkyMed a joke.
Just stay a couple more days.
I know that if you stick it out,
you'll get something
great for you and SkyMed.
And you too, huh?
You know, I thought you looked familiar.
And then when you
refused to be on camera,
I finally figured out
where I knew you from.
That's you, isn't it?
Could probably use some good
press right about now too, huh.
This isn't about me. It's about SkyMed.
It hasn't been announced,
but we're pursuing
a very important opportunity.
So, anything you can do to
present us in a positive light
I'm not supposed to be in Newfoundland
for that fish thing until next month.
(CURIOUS MUSIC)
Please, just a couple more days.
Unless you think the "fish thing"
is really urgent.
(SIGHS)
Fine. I suppose we could
hang out a little longer.
Thanks a lot, Pete.
(HOPEFUL MUSIC)
So, the pilots have gold
bars on their epaulets.
The nurses have their Caduceus'.
But I like my Wheel of Life.
Reminds me of being on
the ambulance in Toronto.
(STU): What made you come to Thompson?
So far north. Not knowing anyone.
- It's a big move.
- Ah, sometimes a fresh start's fun, right?
It's an adventure.
(PAGER BEEPS)
Oh, we've got a live one.
(AIRPLANE ROARS)
(MAJESTIC MUSIC)
(MUSIC TURNS EERIE)
(ATVS RUMBLE)
(STEF): That's a bad crash.
How many people inside?
(CHOPPER): Don't know yet.
The car's onboard safety
system called it in.
(STU): Go, go, go. Get this on camera.
(TENSE MUSIC)
We're from SkyMed. We're here to help.
I can't get out. I can't get free.
That's okay. My name's
Stef. I'm here to help.
- What's your name?
- Kai.
My girlfriend, please,
she hasn't woken up since we crashed.
Oh shoot, watch out. Coming through.
I know this girl. I know her.
(STU): Who is she? How do you know her?
I need to do my job.
Hey, give her some space. Easy.
Please. Is she okay?
She's got a pulse, tachycardic.
Okay, can you get him out of the car?
Spine looks okay, but just go slow.
Got it.
Easy.
Okay, Kai, let's get you outta here.
(KAI): What about Dani? Is she okay?
(CHOPPER): I'll go get the backboard.
(HEROIC MUSIC)
(GRUNTS)
- (STU): What are you doing now?
- I'm trying to get vitals.
(MONITOR BEEPS)
Blood pressure's low.
She's got internal injuries.
- She needs an OR.
- Coming in.
(STU): How will you get her out?
(CHOPPER): Uh, we're gonna
wedge the backboard under her
and Stef will slide the patient onto it
so we can get her on the plane.
- You got it?
- Yep, got it.
Okay, watch her spine.
On three. One, two three.
(GRUNTING) (STU): What's happening?
- Is she stuck on something?
- Okay, pull back, pull back.
(STU): What is she stuck on?
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
- Her leg's trapped.
- What now?
(CHOPPER): Lexi, call the
Bear Falls Fire Department.
- We need the jaws of life.
- I gotta stop the bleeding.
I'm gonna put on a tourniquet.
Is it bad? She's a dancer.
She's got a scholarship to New York.
It's a really big deal.
The fire department won't make
it for a few hours at least.
There was an accident at the marina.
(CHOPPER): Hang on, let me have a look.
(MONITOR BEEPS)
(STEF): We can't wait.
Her BP's dropping.
- She doesn't have a few hours.
- Hey, there's gotta be a way
- to release this thing.
- What now?
- What are the options?
- We don't have any.
Not if we can't get her out the car.
No, I'm not letting Mel die.
- Mel?
- Stay with me.
We're gonna find a way to
get you outta here, okay?
- Lex, get the pressure bag.
- Yeah.
I need to start pushing fluids.
You're gonna put the
saline in that white bag.
- Okay.
- And just pump the fluids.
- Got it? Switch with me.
- Yeah.
Like this?
(STEF): Yeah, that's it.
Just keep going. Don't stop.
(CHOPPER): I can't get
her leg out. Dammit.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(STEF): We're not just leaving her.
I'm not letting her
die because of her leg.
(STU): What's the scalpel for?
Are you can you do that?
We're not uh, trained for it.
In the city, they send field surgeons.
Do you have any field surgeons up here?
Uh, no. Everything you see here
and on the plane, this is what we have.
Stef, wait. Uh, can you keep her stable
for just a little longer?
I think I have an idea,
but it, it might, it
might take a minute.
I'll do what I can, but
Chopper, she's fading fast.
(ENERGETIC TENSE MUSIC)
(ATV RUMBLES AWAY)
Okay.
All right, stay with
me, Dani. Stay with me.
Who's Mel?
Earlier, you called the patient Mel,
but her name is Dani, so who's Mel?
(MONITOR SCREECHES)
Pressure's dropping. We're outta time.
We gotta get her outta here.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Bone's already snapped,
it's mostly just tendon.
Stef, are you sure?
I'm not gonna watch her die.
(EERIE MUSIC)
Wait! Hang on, I'm coming!
The uh, jaws of life are just
electric spreaders, right?
- (LEXI): Right.
- So, we use this pole
to lift stretchers up onto a plane.
And so, if we just wedge
it under the dash
- It could act as a spreader.
- (STEF): It could.
- Are you sure, Chopper?
- Look, it's same principle,
all right? It's rated for
1,000 pounds. It'll work.
Okay, okay.
(GRUNTING)
Careful.
Easy. Okay, this thing
usually runs off the plane.
We're gonna have to connect
it to the car battery.
Hopefully, there's still some
juice left after the crash.
Yeah.
Okay, here.
(TENSE MUSIC)
- Ready?
- Yep.
Hit it!
(LIFT WHIRRING)
(HEROIC MUSIC)
(DASH CRACKING)
It's working. It's
working! I can reach her leg.
Gentle. Gentle. Try to keep it intact.
- Can you get her foot loose?
- Yeah, I got it.
That's it.
(STU): That was really impressive.
But why didn't Kai come with us?
Um, his injuries are minor,
so an ambulance took him
to the hospital in Brandon.
But she needs an orthopedic surgeon.
If anyone could save her
leg, it's in Winnipeg.
(LEXI): Winnipeg Center
reports visibility as half mile.
- Vertical vis 100 feet.
- Yep.
Hey, what does that mean?
Uh,
when we begin an
approach into an airport,
the ILS guides the plane to the runway.
Without it, we'd have
to do a visual approach.
Once we hit our minimums,
which is 200 feet
at this airport, as long as
the pilot can see the runway,
we're good to land.
All right, commencing the approach.
Hey, shoot it.
- (LEXI): 100 above.
- (CHOPPER): Check.
Minimums. Decide.
Crap, we're shocked in. Let's go around.
It isn't uncommon this time of year
to see bad weather low to the ground.
Mist, fog, freezing rain, snow.
I think I see the runway lights.
We can't get any closer
to be sure without flying
below our minimums.
We'll have to divert
to Thompson or Kenora.
What? No. No, we have to go to Winnipeg.
Thompson or Kenora can't save her?
Winnipeg's the only one
with an orthopedic surgeon.
If we don't get Dani there today the
Please, she needs her
leg. She's a dancer.
You said you could see
lights. If there's any chance.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(CHOPPER): Try again.
(EXHALES)
(AIRPLANE ROARS)
- Minimums is 200 AGL.
- If the ceiling's that low,
there's no way we're gonna spot
the runway. There's no point
- in even shooting the approach.
- (STEF): We have to land here.
I know you're worried about Dani,
but it's safer to land
at another airport.
I didn't get her out of that car alive
just for her to lose her leg now.
- Keep rolling.
- (STEF): If there's any chance.
No without busting minimums.
I know how important it is
to you to be a perfect pilot.
Okay, Lexi? But my
patient could lose her leg.
- Stef.
- As captain, it's my call.
I'm trying it once more.
(LEXI HUFFS)
(LEXI): 100 above. Minimums. Decide.
- What are you doing? Minimums.
- We know it clears at 100 feet.
- Yeah, what if it doesn't?
- You have to get the patient to Winnipeg.
These rules are written in blood, Stef.
Everyone who crashes
thinks that they can get
away with it this one time.
We got lights.
Yes, that's it.
(HUFFS)
(CHOPPER): Contact.
17-year-old girl. BP, 80 on 50.
Internal injuries. Severe trauma
to the lower right leg. Got it?
(STU): What now? What, what happens now?
Um, now she goes to surgery.
It's just my job to get
the patient here safely.
After that
But isn't that hard,
not knowing what happens?
Aren't you curious to
know if she'll be okay?
That's the job. You can't get attached.
(SOMBER MUSIC)
Hey. You okay?
(SIGHS) Look, I know that wasn't
the call you would've made.
But we do have the same priorities, Lex.
Life, license, then job.
Which, in this case,
means the patient. But
I know that approach.
We weren't in danger.
A DOT crew followed Dani in Winnipeg.
Surgery went well. They saved her leg.
Okay, well that's good news, right?
If I had been captain,
she would have lost her leg.
I never break the rules, Chopper. Ever.
Lex, we can't know for sure
that she would've lost it
if we sent her to Thompson.
And as first officer, it's your
job to question the captain.
To make sure they're not
so focused on completing
the mission that I get us hurt.
We both know the toughest decision
isn't when to go, but when to say no.
But I know I made the right
call today. You know why?
Because you questioned me.
You made me reevaluate my thinking.
What about license?
Chopper, there was a
camera crew on board.
(MARIANNE): But you
already signed the release.
We finally have something
that makes SkyMed look heroic,
and you don't want them to use it?
I had to make a tough
choice and I stand by it.
I know it technically wasn't
within the regulations,
but for the patient,
I would do it again.
It's just
aviation authority might not
agree if they see the tape.
- (SIGHS)
- Look,
your release is still on my desk.
I could just shred it, but, Chopper,
if you withhold it, they
can't use any of the footage.
Not even the stuff from
the ground at the site
of the car accident.
Would you feel comfortable
leaving it to those guys
to keep a secret that
could tank your career?
- Shred my release.
- (SIGHS)
Please.
(SIGHS HEAVILY)
Hey, Hayley. I just
had time for a coffee run
between studying and clinical.
It's the perks of scheduling your day
in 15-minute blocks, right?
And now I have nine whole
minutes to restock 911
before I hit the books again.
Hey, you okay?
Yeah, just tired.
You've been so busy since Jeremy died.
How are you? I just feel like
we haven't had a chance
to talk since you got back.
I'm fine. I mean, I
should have factored in
pee breaks in my 15 min blocks, but
(PAGERS BEEP)
We got a hiker at Stelgin
Lake Provincial Park.
Sounds like a slip and fall.
I think Hayley can probably handle it.
- No, I'm good.
- Hey, Nurse Crystal, what do we got?
Hey, we hear Stelgin Lake is a
party spot. You're from around here.
I'm sure you've been to a party
or two up there, haven't ya?
Not usually at 10 a.m. on a Wednesday.
Oh, come on, you never
skipped school once or twice?
(WHEEZER): This one
might be tough for her.
Jeremy and Crystal used to camp there.
Maybe she doesn't need
an audience on this one.
- (SIGHS)
- Hey.
You know which airstrip
has a perfect runway
for lots of nifty GoPro footage
of take-offs and landings?
(CLICKS TONGUE) Stelgin Lake Park.
- Really.
- Mm-hmm.
But if you hang out at
the airstrip with Wheezer,
you'll miss coming on our slip and fall.
Which might even be
another sprained ankle.
- Mm-hmm.
- Right. Um
Let me show you where I was thinking
we could mount the GoPros.
- Oh, can't wait.
- All right.
So, I'm thinking both wings
right beside the engines.
(CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
(STU): See? I knew
this was gonna be gold!
I should've known better.
Even after I slipped
running wind sprints,
I just kept pushing myself.
Thought if I just kept moving,
I'd be okay. But then I felt worse.
No pedal pulse. Get the traction splint.
We'll get you something for the pain,
but once we get your leg in this splint,
it's gonna feel a lot better.
Guess I'm not gonna just
walk this one off, huh?
- (LAUGHS)
- The trails are too narrow
to get an ATV back here to transport him
and it's a 20-minute hike back out.
I know a shortcut.
Jer found it years ago,
so it's not a regular
trail, won't be groomed,
but it'll get us to the plane faster.
(SOFT TENSE MUSIC)
Okay, definitely a lot of
spring melts around here.
Well, should we circle back?
A little further. It should dry up.
- Ooh, shit!
- Whoa! Whoa!
- Are you okay? What happened?
- I'm stuck.
- Is the patient okay?
- (HAYLEY): How you doin', Terry?
Either the fentanyl's kicking in,
or the traction splint is doing its job.
- Crystal, are you okay?
- Ugh, yeah, I'm fine.
I can, I can get myself out. (PANTING)
(SQUELCHING) Oh, God.
I, I can't move. I'm stuck!
Um, okay, hang on. Oh!
I'm stuck. I can't move!
Oh God, Hayley, I can't move!
- Okay, Crystal, wait, just
- Hayley, Hayley,
- I'm stuck. I'm stuck!
- Hang on, stop! Crystal,
Crystal, you need to
calm down. Crystal, stop!
- I can't!
- Moving makes it worse.
Crystal, you need to
calm down! I'm pregnant!
(MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY)
- What?
- I'm pregnant,
and it's Wheezer's.
Hey, congratulations.
(PANTING)
Uh unless we don't like Wheezer?
I knew it.
I knew there was something
going on between you two.
Hayley, you're pregnant?
What, how far along?
I don't know. I just took
the test a couple days ago.
And you thought now was
a good time to tell me?
Well, it calmed you down, didn't it?
Look, we both just have to be still.
We're not gonna get out
of this by struggling.
(BOTH PANTING)
Okay, Terry's heavier
with all the equipment,
but he hasn't sunk. Maybe
it's because he's laying flat.
Like going through ice on a lake.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Okay, come on, we, uh, we
gotta distribute our weight.
Um, lay on your front and
try and pull your legs up.
(BOTH GRUNTING)
I think it's working,
but I don't think we
can risk standing anywhere around here.
(PANTING)
It looks drier up there.
- Just lay on your stomach.
- (BOTH GRUNTING)
(MUSIC BUILDING)
How long have you and Wheezer
Started last year
before everything with the pills.
And then when I started my program.
Wait, Wheezer was the cute weirdo?
Uh we gotta keep going.
(BOTH GRUNTING)
(HAYLEY): I'll call TJ to come get us.
(MUSIC PEAKS THEN FADES)
(HAYLEY): Terry's okay. He's stable,
and TJ will be here in 10 minutes.
(CRYSTAL): So, you're pregnant.
Have you thought about
what you wanna do?
(RAIN PATTERING SOFTLY)
I miss my mom.
The idea of having kids of my own
makes me feel like I'd
be getting her back, in
in a small way.
I mean, I didn't plan on doing it now.
The urine tests are 99 percent accurate.
We'll need a blood test to
confirm just how far along you are.
Why didn't you tell me sooner?
It didn't feel right.
You've been going through so much.
It just didn't feel as important
as to what you're dealing with.
I always wanna be a
part of your life, Hayley.
Okay? I always wanna know
what's going on with you.
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
Makes me feel normal.
For the first time in months.
I've been trying so hard
to just stay busy.
Not have time to
feel how not normal
things are right now.
You can't outrun grief, Crys.
You know, before Kookoo passed,
she said she'd always be with me,
so long as I listened.
And after she died, I did still
feel her with me all the time.
(HAYLEY CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
Since Jeremy died
(CRIES)
I can't feel him, Hayley.
Why can't I feel him?
Crys.
Are you happy? The
documentary crew just left.
I did notice it was a little
less annoying around here.
I'm trying to help SkyMed.
I'm doing this for you
and for your company.
And you block them from filming
Hayley and Crystal's call?
I didn't block anything.
It was a slip and fall.
They'd already seen
a couple of those. And I didn't realize
that they were gonna get
stuck in quicksand. Besides,
there was a few inches of the plane
- that they hadn't shot yet.
- You pilots.
All you care about are
your goddamn planes!
Oh, I care about the
patients and the communities.
And my pilots do, too.
But do you think any of these
highly skilled individuals
would lug stretchers, hold
IVs, or do compressions
if they didn't care?
Do you think Chopper
would bust minimums to save a
woman's leg if he didn't care?
I looked into that. It's just a fine.
No, it could just be a fine
or the pilot's license
could get suspended.
I trust Chopper.
He's a great pilot. He
would never do anything
unsafe or put his crew in danger.
And if Chopper gets a
violation for busting regs,
it will follow him to every
job interview he ever has.
He can forget going to a major airline.
And personally, I can't
think of a damn thing
that a documentary could do for me
that would be worth risking that.
(UNEASY MUSIC)
(TENDER MUSIC)
I have your blood work.
Oh.
I'm not pregnant, am I?
I'm sorry.
(SIGHS)
I guess it wasn't the right time.
Wheezer and I, God, I don't
I don't even know what we are.
I thought urine tests
were 99 percent accurate.
False positives are rare,
but you can get one if you have
abnormally high levels of hCG.
Why would my hCG be high?
Survivors of breast cancer,
especially women with the BRCA gene
have an increased
risk of ovarian cancer.
I have called your
oncologist in Winnipeg,
and he would like to see
you as soon as possible.
You forgot something.
Signed releases from the SkyMed crew.
Thought Captain Chopra didn't
want us to use his footage?
I have his signed release.
His actions are heroic and a
documentary is good exposure.
Wow, okay. Well, in that case,
we might have a nice,
little doc on our hands.
Like I said, SkyMed is pursuing
a very important opportunity.
Anything you wanna give us the scoop on?
Not yet, but anything you can do
to present us in a positive
light would be helpful.
Will you let me know when it airs?
Yes, ma'am.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(THEME MUSIC)