I wanted to tell you before I went to the Chief.

-It's my notice.

-What?

It feels weird, ending something that we always said we never officially started.

When are you leaving for that Melbourne job?

Don't feel guilty, and I can take care of Uncle Timmy.

He took care of me, so... Say it!

You never say anything.

I never know what you're thinking.

You never ask me.

There's nothing to discuss.

This is my home.

Yeah, but it's not, is it, Taylor?

You don't own it.

The bank does.

[Eliza] I wanted to ask you if I'd crossed a line with you.

-What line?

-I'm your boss and we had sex.

You're a hypocrite.

-I love you.

-Me too.

Two weeks.

I'm glad that your wheel stopped spinning where it did.

[cell phone beeps] -[Eliza] Oh, it's Henry.

-Everything all right?

Yeah, he's... he's coming back.

And he's bringing Ed with him.

[birds chirping] [grunts] [grunts] [Pete] Hey, what else are we loading?

It can all go in the clearing sale.

Come on, Jack!

Come on!

[dog barking] Come on, good girl.

Come on!

You can say it.

You're relieved, aren't ya?

Nuh.

Every drought we've held on.

Well, not every drought's like this one.

[theme music playing] You know, I got big plans for this place when you leave.

Oh, yeah, like what?

Oh, you know, add a bit of color.

Bit of personality to the place.

Oh.

Calm down.

It doesn't hurt that much.

Yeah, what if I was jabbing you?

You're carrying on.

We've been through this before, okay?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... You've got to check your blood sugar.

Hey!

It's important to check your blood sugar at least once a day till we get your diabetes under control.

That's how we stop your kidneys from failing.

Yeah, well, I thought you docs had special magic pills for stuff like that.

-Yeah, believe me, mate.

I wish.

-Yeah, me too.

What?

[exhales] Nothing, you've just been sleeping here a lot, that's all.

-[Darren] I do live here.

-What, you and Taylor break up?

Well, did ya?

Oh, don't ask me.

I've got no idea what's happening in paradise.

-Right, I'll see yas later.

-Yep.

[explodes] [groans] [man 1] Help!

Help!

[all shouting] -Have Henry and Ed arrived yet?

-Just landed.

We have a problem.

What is it?

Well, I hope you weren't looking forward to your day off.

Okay.

-I'm sorry.

-Don't be.

What's the sitrep?

An explosion at Carrion Resources.

-A haul truck caught fire.

-How many injured?

One critical, at least two fatalities.

Patient's a 21-year-old male with blast injuries, burns to his back.

Looks like he copped most of the flash.

There's about a dozen P3s.

I spoke to Henry.

They're waiting for their bags then I told them to walk across.

-Now?

-Well, they need the keys.

Then you can see them quickly, before you go.

Thanks.

[car engine revving] [car brakes screech] -Hen... Henry!

-Pete.

-This is my Dad.

-Ed.

Ed, is it?

Oh, good to meet you, mate.

Um, you blokes coming in?

-Uh, yeah.

-Yeah?

Oh, come on.

Hang on, I thought doesn't your mum have the day off?

Yeah, she did.

-Um, have you seen Eliza?

-[Mira] Clinic room.

Wheels up in ten.

Ugh, all right, um... Leave your stuff here.

I'll take you through.

-I think we need to do the-- -Oh, sorry.

You've got, you've got visitors there.

-Henry!

-Mum.

Let me look at you.

-You've grown.

-No, I haven't.

I assure you I'm exactly the same height.

Hi.

[Wayne] Henry, welcome back, mate.

-Cheers.

-Uh, this is Wayne and Leonie, -and I assume you've met, uh-- -Yeah, Pete.

[Ed] Yeah, I know.

We've met, yeah.

[Wayne] So, what, one critical for Adelaide?

Well, we don't want to get in your way, so-- Um, no, take my car, the keys to the house.

There's food in the fridge and towels in the spare room.

-Hi, mate.

-Hi.

-Ready?

-I've gotta do checks.

Uh, this is Pete.

I mean, Ed.

-Yeah.

Another time perhaps, eh?

-Yeah, that'd be great.

-Next time.

-See ya.

-So glad you're home.

-Right, go save someone's life.

Do something cool.

[man 2 over PA] We have everyone above ground and accounted for.

We're triaging now.

[Wayne] And how's that critical patient?

[man 2 over PA] He's cold and in shock.

Struggling with the pain a bit.

Okay, five milligrams of morphine.

Let's see how he does with that.

[man 2 over PA] Thanks, mate.

See you on the ground.

-What are you doing?

-I'm just, um, isolating us.

-Why?

-Wayne, can you-- Hey, does Ed know about what happened between us?

I'm so sorry.

It's not how I envisaged you and Ed meeting.

Yeah.

It's fine.

But does he... does he know?

It's possible that Henry might-- What's going on?

-Sorry?

-You're isolated.

Yeah, didn't want to interrupt your call.

How's the patient?

Well, he's got some pain medication on board, but we need to get some fluids prepped.

-All right.

Fluids.

-Yep.

-[Jonty] It's my turn!

-Jonty!

Lexi!

Stop it!

What do you reckon it is?

[Matty] Could be a couple of things.

[woman 1] Is it appendicitis?

I've looked it up.

It's a possibility.

But we want to rule some other things out too.

Well, gastroenteritis, gallstones.

Or an ovarian cyst.

We'll know more when we do some tests.

Either way I'm sick enough.

I get to go on the plane?

Right.

[airplane droning] [Matty] How's the pain?

That Endone helping?

[Taylor] Yeah.

I feel much better, actually.

-Is it homework?

-Patient notes.

-On who?

-Myself.

-Cluey, this kid.

-[Matty] Wait, hold up.

Is there something you're worried about?

I'm in training.

I want to become a flight nurse once I leave school.

-A flight nurse!

-[Graham] Not a pilot?

-[Taylor] No, a flight nurse.

-Most kids want to be a pilot.

Don't listen to him.

He's grouchy and disillusioned with life.

I can show you the ropes.

-Really?

-Yeah, uh...

This is a finger probe.

Know what it does?

It measures pulse rates and oxygen saturation.

-Kinda basic.

-Even I knew that.

Right, but do you know how it gets those measurements?

It shines a red and infrared light through the fingertip, and that's how it calculates the oxygen levels, by how much light's absorbed.

-Ha.

Oh, cool!

-I know, right?

What else you got?

I reckon those meds have kicked in.

[all speaking indistinctly] -[Wayne] Jason, hi.

-Thanks for coming, guys.

[Wayne] Yep.

We need all the hands we can get.

-Jason, this is Doctor Harrod.

-How're you going?

Basic triage.

They're all Priority 3s.

Priority one's over here.

Okay, you and Pete take the P1.

I'll start working through the P3s.

-I'll give you a hand.

-Actually, mate, just a sec.

The bloke sitting down, I'm assuming that's Hayden.

-Who's... who's that with him?

-That's his brother, Jesse.

-That's the one who got him out.

-Right.

[Wayne] Hayden, hi.

I'm Wayne, this is Pete.

-[Pete] Mate.

-[Hayden] Hey, mate.

Good to meet you, mate.

Let's have a look at ya.

-How're you feeling?

-Cold.

Uh, it's pretty normal.

Your body's just struggling to thermo-regulate.

Tell us what happened?

I was on the decline when I saw the fire, and I pulled into the bay.

Sounds like some pretty quick thinking.

It was a fuel bay.

He got the truck out.

It's the whole reason the mine didn't go up.

You're a freshie, are ya?

Yeah, only been here a couple of months.

Where'd the blast hit you, mate?

Just me back.

Mind if I have a look?

Burns, partial thickness with areas of full thickness.

We're going to need to get this off ASAP.

Want to dress that in Acticoat?

-[Wayne] Sounds good.

-Yep.

[Wayne] And if you can draw up another morphine ten in ten.

I want to stay on top of his pain.

I'm just...

I'm gonna... [Pete] Jesse?

You right?

I got him the job here.

It's just... he wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for me.

Yeah, how long's your voice been like that?

I don't know.

Well, do you reckon since the explosion?

-Yeah, I guess.

-Can I have a look at your face?

Do you remember inhaling anything?

Uh, I don't think so, why?

-Hey, Eliza!

-What... -what do you think's wrong?

-Oh, no, I'll just-- What are you worried about?

I'll just let the doc have a look at you.

Just have a seat over here, mate.

-What's wrong?

-Yeah, we've got a problem.

I think Jesse has inhalation burns.

Yeah, there's swelling in the throat and pharynx.

There's soot on the soft palate and uvula.

-That was my read.

-What's wrong with him?

The problem with burns is that they swell.

There's a chance his airway could close over, which is why we want to put a tube in.

But to do that, we need to put you to sleep.

But that might not happen, right?

We could wait?

Well, if it obstructs and we don't have a tube in, you won't be able to breathe.

We need to let your family know.

Is there anyone I can call?

-Yeah, there's Mum.

-She's at work.

Let's give her a try.

Her name's Shelley.

[airplane droning] [cell phone ringing] RFDS, Graham speaking.

Yeah, Graham, it's Pete.

Can you please put Matty on for me?

[Graham over PA] Patching you through.

Matty, Pete on the line.

-Oh, can you take these off?

-Oh, yeah.

Pete.

I'm just on a plane with a young protege.

Where are you?

Uh, Carrion Mine, mate.

Haul truck caught fire.

-There's been an explosion.

-Yeah, I heard about that.

[Pete] Yeah, so we've now got a second Priority 1.

23-year-old male, 85 kilos.

He's got inhalation burns, and we've only got one ventilator.

Is there any chance you can divert?

Uh, yeah, no, shouldn't be a problem.

Uh, I'll let you know, though, we do have a young patient on board.

Well, it's not ideal, mate, but he's a young fella and he's in a lot of trouble.

Graham, what do you reckon?

Carrion Mines, 85 kilos.

We can make it work.

-[Matty] On our way, Pete.

- [Pete] Good on ya, thanks.

[airplane droning] -How'd you get on?

-Matty's diverting.

Flight time's 45 minutes.

-Who's that you're trying?

-Their mother.

[sighs] Voicemail again.

Shelley, hi.

My name's Eliza Harrod.

I'm a doctor with the RFDS.

There's been an accident at Carrion Mine.

I'm here with your two sons.

Can you please give me a call as soon as possible.

Eliza, there's a chance he'll never wake up.

He needs to speak to his mum.

I know.

But we can't wait.

[Wayne] Anesthetic administered.

How long's it been?

38 seconds.

It'll come through.

Just give me your hand?

Okay, I want to start with a 7 ETT.

Jason, can you help me with the blanket, please?

-[Hayden] Mum hasn't called?

-Uh, not yet.

I want to be the one to tell her.

She can't hear about this on the news.

Hayden, mate, you don't have to look over there.

It's my fault, what's happening.

Hey, hey, look at me.

That was an accident.

And those sorts of fires happen all the time underground.

Yeah, but I didn't try to put it out.

Jesse went back in.

I bolted.

He didn't want me... he didn't want me to lose my job.

Okay, thank you, Jason.

It's all right, mate.

It's all right.

He'll be all right.

Equal and clear entry.

Okay, let's move him.

You take him ahead and I'll see you in Adelaide.

Okay, Jason, let's prep Hayden.

[sighs] Up on three.

One, two.

Easy.

Easy lift.

[man 3] Come on.

Yep.

Okay.

All right.

Come on.

Mate, you're going to be all right.

-Let's go.

-Slowly, slowly.

[Eliza] In we get.

Perfect.

[siren wailing] [Pete] All right, let's load him up and get to Adelaide.

-How's Graham looking?

-Nearly here.

Righto.

[car brakes screech] [airplane droning] [Graham over PA] Flydoc 257, departing Carrion Mine 50, tracking 223.

Flydoc 257, cleared Carrion Mine.

[Taylor] How long till we get to Adelaide?

[Matty] Couple of hours.

And then we go back to Broken Hill?

Yep.

You know, if you want to be a flight nurse, you've gotta get used to this.

We spend most of our lives on planes.

-How's the patient?

-He's doing well.

He's stable.

Matty, could you put up another liter of Hartmann's?

It's fluids, right?

Why does he need so much of it?

Well, you know the human body is made up of roughly 60 percent water, he's struggling to retain those fluids so we need to keep topping it up.

[crying] -Hayden?

-What's wrong with him?

Oh, Jesse.

Jesse.

That's why I said what I said.

I want to do fair.

-Hayden, Jesse's not here.

-That's why I said it, Jesse!

-I want to stay in!

-He's hallucinating.

-Is that normal?

-No.

No, it's not.

Okay, BP is 100 over 80, sats are 90.

That potassium's a little high.

Let's increase the PEEP a little.

Yep.

[beeps] Uh, you can't say you're not gonna miss this.

What, crammed in a sardine can with you, pushing sunset?

[Pete] Oh, come on, perks of the job.

You know we moved everything out of Wyama yesterday.

All Nate and Rhiannon's stuff.

Mate, you didn't tell me.

[Pete] Well, there's not a lot to say, really.

I've been trying to escape that place since I was a teenager.

I just...

I just didn't think I'd care so much... once it was gone, you know?

[Mira] I've got Eliza on the phone.

Eliza.

Hi.

I'm curious, when you examined Hayden, did anything suggest a head injury?

No, why?

He didn't get thrown in the blast, lose consciousness at all?

No history or physical signs.

What's going on?

[Eliza] Uh, he's confused.

Hallucinating.

[Wayne] What are you thinking?

Well, it could be a head injury, or hypoxia from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Unlikely to cause that kind of reaction.

[Eliza] Or drug use?

Uh, I doubt it.

Not in the mines.

Matty, how much ketamine did you give him?

10 milligrams.

Are you sure?

Check your syringes.

Uh, I mixed up the flushes.

They're all 10 mil syringes.

How much have you given him?

A 100 milligrams.

He's disassociated.

-You okay?

- [Eliza] Yep, we'll be fine.

I'll call ahead to the hospital and give them a heads up.

We'll see you on the ground.

-Is he gonna be all right?

-He's going to be fine.

-What do you want me to do?

-I want you to watch for respiratory depression, hypotension, bradycardia.

-And do a set of obs now... -[cell phone ringing] -...please.

-RFDS, Graham speaking.

One moment.

I've got Hayden and Jesse's mum on the line.

Hey, do you want me to get it?

I want you to do one thing at a time.

Yes, please, put her through.

Shelley, hi.

It's Doctor Harrod.

[Shelley] Are you the doctor with Hayden and Jesse?

-I am.

I'm with Hayden.

- [Shelley] What's happened?

They were underground and there was an explosion.

Jesse received burns to his airways, Hayden to his back.

We're taking them to the Grace in Adelaide now.

[Shelley] Adelaide?

Oh, God, how bad are they?

They're stable for now.

Can you get to the hospital?

And, Shelley, is there someone you can bring with you?

[Shelley] Why?

They'll... they'll be okay, right?

They're... they're gonna be okay?

We'll know more when we get them to hospital, but we're doing everything we can.

[Shelley crying] You need to get to Adelaide now.

[Shelley] Okay.

Right.

-I'm so sorry.

-[Shelley] Yeah.

[Shelley crying] -Hey, if you see Darren... -I'll let him know you're here.

Thanks.

[Leonie sobbing] -[Taylor] Oh, I'm sorry!

-[Leonie] Sorry-- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to intrude.

No, no, no, you're not.

-Are you all right?

-Yeah, yeah, I'm good.

I'm just meditating.

I thought meditating was supposed to be relaxing.

It is.

Heh.

Sorry.

You're the last person I should be crying to.

-You can cry to me.

-No, I won't.

I won't do it.

It's just the fundraising ball's coming up and... your mum... [scoffs] she could do everything.

-She always said that was you.

-Heh, well, that's a lie.

[both chuckle] I want to do something to honor your mum, at the ball.

How would you feel about saying a few words?

Oh.

Uh...

I'm not sure.

I don't... Yep, I know.

Sorry.

There's something I want to show you.

Come on.

What?

Recognize it?

It's from Wyama.

Your mum propagated it.

I've never seen it in bloom before.

We moved out of Wyama yesterday.

It's gone.

How do you feel?

Uh...

I don't know.

Lighter.

Emptier.

It gave me something to focus on so now, uh, I don't know.

That's the funny thing about grief.

You find all these ways to avoid it, but eventually you've gotta face it, head on.

I ran into Blake.

-Think about the ball.

-I will.

I was gonna call you, but I thought this'd be more dramatic.

-Yeah.

-Heh.

I saw the clearing sale in the paper.

Yeah.

I've processed it.

Threw a dirt clod at the shearers' quarters, heh.

[chuckles] Four generations, and that's how you're going to say goodbye?

What, you got a better idea?

[bike engine revving] After my mum died and we moved in with Timmy, we had to pack everything up.

Never got to say goodbye to our house.

You said I never tell you anything.

-So, how're we going to do this?

-Thought you had some big idea.

You got any fireworks?

-Matches.

-We packed everything away.

Well, goodbye Wyama!

Goodbye, Wyama!

-See ya later, ya sucker!

-I'm not gonna miss you one bit!

[chuckles] -Hey.

-What?

I know where the matches are.

Come on.

[Graham over PA] Adelaide approach, Flydoc 257, 9,000 received Bravo.

[man 4 over PA] Flydoc 257, de scend via the start to 5,000.

[Eliza] This is Doctor Harrod.

We're coming in from Carrion Mine.

23-year-old male inhalation burns.

His brother is 21 years old with burns to his back.

He's been given 100 milligrams of ketamine and he's disassociated.

The mother will be arriving overnight.

[Wayne] How's he going?

[Eliza] He's been stable throughout.

Airway's clear.

No terrors.

Hospital's about 12 minutes away, but at this hour, I reckon we can do it in five.

Good.

[Wayne] See you on the plane, mate.

Yeah.

You know, I reckon we can still come out here, even if someone else is living here.

What?

Trespass?

-[chuckles] -No.

You've got 60,000 hectares.

I mean, who's going to notice us?

Hmm.

I know Dad drove into that tree on purpose.

Doesn't matter what the inquest says.

I know he killed Mum and he tried to kill me too.

And I know everyone else knows it.

It's just what it is.

He wasn't well, Tay.

He couldn't let go of this place.

[Graham over PA] Flydoc 257, top of descent, Broken Hill.

Request clearance.

Flydoc 257, clear to leave control area.

[airplane droning] [Matty] You still want to be a flight nurse?

You're kidding?

This was the best day ever.

-[Pete] Is Eliza still in there?

-Yeah, she is, mate.

[man 5] Her obs have been stable.

She's been... -Hey.

-Hey.

You all right?

Yeah.

Matty will have to be reviewed.

I mean, it could have been a lot worse.

He could have given them Roc or Fentanyl.

-That boy could be paralyzed.

-Yeah, but he didn't.

And he's not.

-We just all had a massive day.

-It's not about today.

It's about everything.

Eliza.

-Sorry.

-No, it's... it's all right.

[sobbing] -[exhales] -[chuckles] No, you're all right.

Let's just go out and get a drink.

[laughs] Yeah.

Oh, I would.

I would.

But Henry's here.

And Ed.

Oh.

Let me give you a lift home.

If you're going to tell me how badly I messed up, trust me, I already know.

Mistakes are hard.

But that's what you learn from, not the stuff you get right.

I didn't think pilots ever stuffed up.

12 years ago, 3am... coming back from Adelaide.

Hit 10,000 feet, I get a warning.

Seatbelt lights come on.

Oxygen masks drop down.

There's no pressure in the cabin.

Forgot to switch the bleed valves on.

[scoffs] We're all human.

We all make mistakes.

What's crucial is how you handle them.

You try and get some sleep.

You won't.

But try.

[sighs] I'd ask you to come up, but... Look, this is probably not the right thing to say, but this, what's here, it means something.

It means something to me too.

And I know it's not as simple as making a decision but I...

I just wanted you to know that.

[car brakes screech] Do you mind if we just sit here for a bit?

[exhales] [door closes] Hmm, hmm, hmm.

Hey, how was work?

I'm glad to be home, heh.

-Can I ask you something?

-Yes.

Did you ever really want to come out here?

I want...

I wanted to do what you needed to do.

Do you want to go back to London?

Yeah.

-Have a good night.

-You too.

Timmy!

Darren!

[snoring] [snoring] [birds chirping] Hey.

Mate, what are you... what time is it?

Mate, I've been thinking about Wyama.

You can't pull up stumps without saying goodbye.

Alright.

Well, you... Come on.

Wayne!

Where... where are you going?

-We are going out there.

-Okay.

What, Wayne, now?

-Packed all the food away.

-[chuckles] -You hungry?

-I'm starving, heh.

-You wanna drive back into town?

-Not really.

Well, what do you want to do then?

Um...

I wanna eat, heh, but I wanna stay here.

I don't know how to go about that.

Heh.

That's my Dad's car.

-You know what you're doing?

-Yeah, a bit.

[sighs] [birds chirping] Mate, hey, are you all right?

Yeah.

It's not that I don't appreciate the gesture, it just feels like something's going on.

Yeah, I guess I just...

I don't know, I just keep thinking.

I don't really like cities.

Hey, but you lived in Sydney for what-- Ten years.

I don't like hospitals.

I don't like studying.

You... you don't like studying?

I hate sitting down on a Sunday knowing I've got a full day of work ahead of me.

[Pete] Why do you do it?

Ugh, 'cause I have to.

Don't reckon you do, though.

If you're having second thoughts, mate, you can always stay here.

Leonie'd kill me.

Heh.

Oh, I reckon she'd get over it.

[Darren] Oi!

-What are you doing here?

-[Taylor] You got any food?

Hopeless.

Didn't your uncle ever teach you if you come out to the bush, you bring food?

-Got any more?

-[Pete] Nuh.

Thanks.

I don't hate it out here.

I could just never stand the silence.

Need to be around people.

I love it.

[chuckles] I never ask you what you want to do.

-Why are you asking me now?

-I don't know.

I want to be an engineer.

I was thinking of asking Leonie about an apprenticeship.

I think that's a great idea.

What do you want to do?

No clue.

[chuckles] [birds chirping] [Ed] It's beautiful out here.

Peaceful.

So, you're a convert?

That surprises you?

The "Arse end of the world" I think you described it.

That was a fair description at the time.

You were leaving me.

How was work?

You did always love a big multiple casualty kind of... Lize?

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