Love Child (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript
I'm Joan Miller the new midwife.
I came for orientation.
Francis Bolton, matron. You were
supposed to meet me at the hospital,
this is Stanton House.
This is a...
A home for unwed mothers.
Come with me.
You're huge.
Yeah, I'm having a baby.
And one day you're going to look
just like this.
I don't think it's appropriate for a
young girl to be used in
one of your teaching exercises.
Sister Miller,
I am going to examine her.
Now, you can either stay or leave.
To keeping you in Sydney long enough
to rediscover her charms.
You were supposed to be arriving
back as a doctor, married.
Now, you're back to where you
started.
Jim, she's only just arrived home.
What happened with Lawrence?
It ended.
Mrs Colin Ryan. Are you married?
Come on.
Hey. Johnnie, it's not going to
happen. You know I can't leave him.
We can keep the baby, be a family.
What's happening to me?
Has she wet herself?
Your water's broken. Baby's coming.
Is this really necessary?
Last push, nice and gentle.
Well done, well done.
Please, please let me see my baby.
Why can't I see my baby?
Can someone tell me if my baby's
OK or not?
Bugger me. Look at you.
Phillip!
Oh, my God.
So how long you been back?
Uh, a couple of weeks.
We should have a drink.
I can't. I have...
Oh, not now, but...
Oh, yeah, yeah. Of course,
of course. That'd be great.
Well, it was... Anyway, it was
really, really good to see you.
Well, I'm in the Pink Pages.
OK.
Apollo 11,
15 July 1969,
Cape Kennedy, Florida.
Hey, what you listening to?
Apollo 11's gonna land on the moon.
Can you believe that?
It's gonna be on television.
...and it then travels
down the fallopian tubes
and into your uterus.
Yes, Patricia.
Um...so where does
the baby come out?
The same place it got in.
Only bigger. (LAUGHS)
The baby is born here,
through your birth canal.
It's between your legs.
Now, who has used condoms before?
Wendy, you think you could
show us how to put one on?
Oh, look at her go.
She's an expert!
Something you haven't
told us, Wendy?
What is going on here?
Out!
You should be in the maternity ward.
I was just explaining
to the girls...
Do not make an enemy of me.
("Love Child"
theme plays)
# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
# Ahh
# You think that I don't feel love
# What I feel for you is real love
# In other's eyes I see reflected
# A hurt, scorned, rejected
# Love child
# Never meant to be
# A love child
# Scorned by society... #
Now, is that too tight?
No, that's OK.
How long till I stop making milk?
It shouldn't be too long.
Now, you make sure
when you get home
you release the bandage
every few hours
and let your blood circulate.
Are you feeling good
about going home?
Yeah.
My mum's made me a dress
for my deb ball.
Oh, wonderful. Have you got a date?
I'm not sure. I think so.
Can you find out
who adopted my baby?
Oh, Annie, I...
..I don't think I can.
But you should try to look forward.
Today's a whole new start
to your life.
Yeah.
It'd just be good to know
she's happy. That's all.
I'm sure she is.
We gotta get a television in here.
Yeah, and a beer fridge.
I'm serious.
We should nick the one from the
It's bolted down!
That can't be the only TV
in the whole place.
Hey, Pattie. Lend us some money?
As if!
Go on.
You laughed at me.
It was just a bit of fun.
At home I don't even speak to people
like you, let alone lend them money.
Hey, I might be wrong, but
I think she just called you a slut.
Hey, Annie's going! Quick!
Annie! 'Bye!
-'Bye!
We'll miss you!
We'll miss you, Annie!
Don't forget us!
Take care of yourself!
She's a beautiful girl.
Oh!
This will be Mrs
Hepworth's fourth caesarean.
Uh, fifth, fifth.
Fifth!
Well, it's a road well
travelled for you, isn't it?
You know, to save us
time in the future
perhaps I'll put in a zipper,
if that's alright with you.
Excuse me, Doctor.
Yes, Joan.
Could I borrow
a few minutes of your time?
Of course.
Um, well, I've been thinking
about the Stanton Girls
and the way they're treated.
Yeah, well, that's
Matron's responsibility.
Well, I know.
The process is very brutal.
Well, childbirth
is a brutal business.
I'm talking about after the babies
are born and taken away.
I mean, there must be a better way.
It's a system that works
perfectly well.
That is rubbish.
What makes you think
there's a problem?
It's my instinct.
Ah, a woman's intuition.
Well, you're never gonna push one out
so how the hell would you know?
You know, I really should
get back to my students.
These halfwits
will forget everything
if I don't hammer it home.
Who can tell me the complications
of multiple caesareans?
Frank Ryan speaking,
Shirley's father-in-law.
I'm Shirley's housemate.
Can I take a message?
I told your father-in-law
you couldn't meet him and his wife
because your mother's very sick
and needs you by her side.
Did he believe you?
I can be very convincing.
They're coming all the way
from Brisbane to have lunch.
What do they want?
They're going on a cruise and
want to see you before they leave.
He's a suspicious bastard.
They both are.
So don't go.
Or...
..you're not so very far along yet.
A good corset, the right dress...
I don't have a corset.
I'll get you one.
They have no reason to suspect
so don't give them one.
And astronauts
Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin
are sitting atop the rocket,
ready for launch...
Can you imagine what it feels like
sitting on top of a rocket that big?
Yeah, that's how I got here.
Shush.
Where did you get the money
for a television?
I reckon she was out
hawking her fork.
Shush!
One minute until lift-off.
Fixed the garden
while you were gone.
It's nice, Dad.
Oh, it's so good to have you home.
T. minus 15 seconds.
Guidance is internal.
12, 11, 10.
Ignition sequence starts.
Neil Armstrong reported back,
"We know it will be a good flight."
(The 5th Dimension's
"Age Of Aquarius" plays)
# When the moon
is in the seventh house #
# And Jupiter aligns with Mars... #
...four, three, two, one, zero.
# And love will steer the stars
# This is the dawning
of the Age of Aquarius
# The Age of Aquarius
# Aquarius!
# Aquarius!
# Aquarius!
# Aquarius! #
Matron! Matron!
Go, go! Move! Go!
Say a single word, I will rip
every hair out of your head.
Vivian.
Hmm?
These policemen want to speak
to you about a stolen television.
You can't keep her here.
She's a minor.
She'll be moved to
Minda Remand Centre tomorrow.
Look, this is ridiculous.
Pete!
What do you want?
My client, Miss...Vivian Maguire.
She didn't mention
she had a lawyer.
Yeah, well, she's shy.
Get the Sarge for me,
will you, mate?
Well, you could have at least shaved.
With all due respect, and I mean
this in the nicest possible way,
but I don't think you're really in
a position to be giving me advice.
How are you going to help her
looking like that?
You look like you live in a park.
And you, my darling Joan,
do not yet know how this town works.
What? You're gonna get her out
with a bottle of scotch?
18 years old, single malt.
As if that's going to work.
I like that young copper.
He looks like a goer.
Don't even think about it.
What can happen?
I'm already pregnant.
You, missy,
are almost out of chances.
Don't turn into Matron,
for God's sakes.
Music shop!
No!
We are going back to the dorm...
Yeah, yeah, I know.
So where
are you living these days?
Mum and Dad's.
How's that?
It's cheap.
Right, so you go off to London
to become a doctor
and now you're back
living at Mum and Dad's
and chaperoning pregnant kids.
More than a few bits
of that puzzle missing.
You know that we never actually
broke up? You do remember that?
What? You want an official break-up?
It would be more
than I've had so far.
You have it.
Right. So we're no longer
officially going out?
Correct.
This was a purely professional
arrangement, nothing personal?
Nothing personal.
Great.
Well, in that case,
you owe me for the Scotch
and I'll send you
a bill for my time.
Well, you'll have to wait for it.
I'm good at waiting.
Are you sucking in?
Well, it's not 'cause
I've been eating too much, Mum.
I know that. I know.
It's wonderful to have you back
in time for the ball.
Has anybody noticed
something in the driveway?
Go and have a look, Annie.
See if you know what it is.
Oh!
Oh, wow!
Do you like it?
Can we go for a drive?
You'll have to ask Annie.
It's her car.
Why does she get a car?
She made the best
of a bad situation.
Sweetie, it's a
35 mile per hour speed limit.
Sweetie.
Yeah! Oh!
Remember when
we used to dance to this?
How old was I?
Little, but you could hold a beat
even when you were five.
Oh, there you are. Dinner's
been ready for half an hour.
Oh, I'm sorry, Mum.
I'm not very hungry.
Oh, asparagus mornay and rice.
I had a big lunch.
If I'd known that
we wouldn't have waited.
I'm sorry.
Your nightie's under your pillow
and I bought you a new toothbrush.
That thing you brought back
looked like the dog had chewed it.
Jim, a hand?
Rough day?
Just settling in.
You don't have to
stay there, you know.
I can organise any number of
better positions on the north side.
Jim!
You leave it with me.
("Living In A Child's Dream"
by The Masters Apprentices plays)
# See the windows
of the greenhouse
# They're painted yellow
like the doors
# See the child who sits in wonder
# At this brightly coloured scene
# See the clown
who makes the children laugh
# As he spins around
and shows them all his tricks
# Oh, how I wish
I were a little boy again
# Living in a child's dream... #
I have never seen anyone
as beautiful as you.
You're 22. Give it a minute.
My horoscope said I'd have
two children to an older woman.
Hmm, well, I wonder
who the lucky girl's gonna be.
How cool would it be
if it was right?
You've gotta stop
reading cheap newspapers.
I have to get back.
Oh, why? What's the rush?
I have to get back before Matron
knows I've been out all night.
You sound like a kid trying to get
back before your parents find out.
Yes, and that's how I want it.
Can you at least stay for breakfast?
Much as I'd love to see you
naked near a stove,
I have to serve up back at Stanton.
Serve up?
I thought you paid money so you
don't have to do all that shit.
Hey, come...
Hey!
You don't own me, Johnny.
Wait. Shirl!
Oh!
This looks too small for you.
Is it yours?
It was a present.
It's really tight.
Well, that's the idea. Do your worst.
Do I look...pregnant?
Put your hair up.
Get them looking at your face
instead of the rest of you.
Matron! Do you know what time
the social worker's going to be in?
I want to speak with her
about Annie Carmichael's baby.
What about it?
There aren't.
I don't want names...
The girls who come to Stanton House
know there will be a clean break
when they relinquish their babies.
That's the law.
I know that.
In the meantime,
they're under my care -
all of them, Vivian included.
The police were going
to send her to Minda.
But now thanks to you she thinks
she can get away with anything.
You're a midwife here. That's all.
If you want to be
something else, leave,
or I will take the first opportunity
to get rid of you.
Helen.
Good of you to come.
Frank.
Shirley.
Oh, you look so well.
You're practically glowing.
You should tell Helen your secret.
So you're going on a cruise.
I know. New Caledonia, New Hebrides.
What's wrong with your mother?
Oh, she, um,
had her gall bladder out.
And you're living
somewhere at the hospital?
With the matron?
Oh, no, she's...
We just share a flat.
Colin sent some photos. I thought
you might like to see them.
Oh.
Hi. How is everyone?
Well, thanks.
Anything you need,
you just let me know.
A happy customer's
a regular customer.
Thank you.
I'm sorry. Will you both
excuse me a moment?
Really? You followed me?
Why couldn't you tell me?
I know you've got in-laws.
Those people are
my real life, Johnny.
What am I?
Hey, hey, you alright?
Yes. Go home.
Tell me you love me.
No. Go home.
Tell me or I'll go over and tell
them you're pregnant with my child.
Don't be stupid.
Johnny!
I love you.
Go, please.
You busy?
It depends. What do you want?
I owe you an apology for
the way I spoke to you yesterday.
Mmm, I think you actually enjoy
rubbing people the wrong way.
No, I just...
I'm still not sure how things
work here. That's all.
They work pretty much
like the rest of the world -
those in charge make the decisions,
those who aren't do as they're told.
I apologise.
I'm sorry if I offended you.
I have a much thicker skin
than you imagine.
But if it makes you feel any better,
apology accepted.
So tell me, are you planning
on finishing your medical degree?
I don't know.
Possibly.
Is that indecision or are you
fostering an air of mystery?
You choose.
Well, when the time comes,
you could do your residency
here under me.
I think you and I could be
very good together.
Shirl!
What happened? Hey, are you alright?
Go away, Johnny.
You're coughing blood.
You need a doctor.
Oh, my God!
Can you walk?
Have you got a car?
No. I'll get them
to call an ambulance.
There's no time for that!
All I'm saying
is if you'd lent me the money
Oh, it's my fault
that you're a thief?
Lucky I am, otherwise you wouldn't
have got to watch the take-off.
Did you think about that?
Get these over to the linen press
in the hospital
and ask the ward sister
if she needs you this afternoon.
Yes, Matron.
And, girls, there will be a party
after the astronauts
walk on the moon tomorrow.
If your behaviour is good
you can watch the landing
and come to the party.
Oh!
Except you, Vivian.
No, Matron, it's the biggest moment
in the history of the world.
And you will remember it forever
because you will be
in the laundry when it happens.
My brother's in Vietnam.
We had an agreement.
We said we'd both watch it.
Come on, Matron.
Help me!
Don't tell her who you are.
Please don't.
I found this girl.
Shirley.
Get them to the hospital.
So how was it?
You really want to know, Lionel?
Dad says we should
just try and move on.
Yeah, you moved on
with Susan Gardner.
You won't tell her,
will you, about, well...
She won't hear it from me.
What you did, it was really brave.
I should go.
What time you picking me up, then?
The deb ball.
We're still going, aren't we?
Susan can lend you out for one night.
Yeah, of course. Mid-afternoon?
We'll go grab a drink
somewhere first.
See you tomorrow, then.
Not long now.
The doctor should be along soon.
Are my in-laws here?
They're downstairs.
Don't let them find out
I live here. Please.
Shh, don't worry about that now.
What's happened?
She fell and hit her head.
Where did this blood come from?
Oh, I bit my tongue.
There will be
a doctor along shortly.
When? Have you any pain?
Yeah, in my shoulder and chest.
Oh, why is she wearing this?
Go back to the ward
and attend to your duties.
Deep breaths in and out
for me, sweetheart. Slowly.
Slowly.
Has she had a chest X-ray?
Only a doctor can order X-rays.
I think she's got
a traumatic pneumothorax.
If so, she needs to be
aspirated now.
Wait for the doctor!
Do you want her to die?
Susie, I need a doctor
in the corridor now.
They're all busy in emergency.
There are some students.
No, I need a doctor!
You cannot do this.
There are no doctors.
I'll report you and you'll be out.
Shirley, I think
you have a punctured lung
and it's letting the air escape
into your chest cavity.
I'm going to use a needle
to let the air out
so that your lungs
have a chance to reinflate.
Alright.
That corset was tiny.
What was she doing in it?
Are you Mrs Ryan?
Yes, and this is my husband, Frank.
How is she?
She's doing very well.
She had some trouble
with her breathing,
but that's all alright now.
Where's the doctor?
He's busy with another patient,
but I can take a message for you.
No, I'd like to talk to him.
Our son will want to know
what's going on.
If you'd like to leave
your contact details
I'll be sure
he gets in touch with you.
We're going on a cruise tomorrow.
Oh, for God's sake, Frank.
You don't have to start
world war bloody three
over every little thing.
Can we see her?
Yes, of course.
She's upstairs in the corridor.
Thank you.
Good to meet you, mate.
Yeah, you too.
You sure she's gonna be alright?
Yes, and the baby's OK.
Thank you.
It wouldn't have caused her injury.
caused her to faint.
You're supposed
to be helping these girls.
Do you have any idea
what would happen to Shirley
if her in-laws found out she's here?
You've been here five minutes.
You know nothing.
Did you report me?
I assume it's only a matter of time
before you leave of your own accord.
This is a stepping stone for you.
I know that.
It will go back
to the way it was...almost.
Then there'll be no evidence
at all she was ever in there.
We were thinking about
going out to dinner.
It was a girl.
Aren't you even interested
in what happened?
I've been away eight months, Mum.
It was a good place.
They looked after you.
Dwelling on it won't help.
I don't want to forget
that it happened.
And you won't.
It was a memory for you to keep.
There's a new steak restaurant
on Hunter Street.
Might be good, keep your iron up.
I didn't even get to give her a name.
Joan, phone call for you.
Who is it?
Joan speaking.
Hello?
It's me, Annie.
Annie!
Hi. How are you?
OK...I think.
I don't know.
You said that my baby had red hair.
Yes. I, uh...I didn't
see her for very long, but...
Yes, she did.
Just like you.
What else?
She was a beautiful
little girl, Annie.
Perfect.
Oh, Phillip Paige called.
Oh, what's
he doing with himself?
He's got a legal office
up at the Cross.
What kind of law does he practise?
Criminal.
-That'd be right.
What did he want?
Uh, something about
seeing you in a blue moon.
I wrote it down.
You remember Don Overs?
No.
He runs the O&G journal
out at Hornsby Hospital.
He drives a Rover. Lovely car.
I told him you were
looking for another position.
He was very keen.
Finally, you can leave
that dreadful place.
Thank you.
What's that?
-Little stars.
I thought we could hang them up.
What for?
It's fun.
More like littering.
How long till they actually
land on the moon?
Um, some time this afternoon.
Two hours and 28 minutes,
but the astronauts
won't come out straightaway.
Yeah, they reckon two of them
are gonna do the actual walk.
The third one will be whizzing
around in orbit when it happens.
I know the feeling.
As soon as all your hospital corners
are done, I'll turn this on.
You're confident of your corners?
What difference will it make?
Shouldn't you be upstairs?
I should have lent you the money.
It doesn't matter. Probably wouldn't
have had enough for a TV anyway.
Uh, yeah, I do.
Well, I did.
I better go. Matron sent me out
to get the cake.
How are you gonna explain this
when she finds it?
I'll find a way. She likes me
a lot more than she likes you.
Hey, Pattie.
Give us a bit of cake?
Don't push it.
Mm-hm!
Idiot.
You don't have money
to spend on flowers.
I know.
I pinched them.
Hmph!
I like your in-laws.
They're nice people.
They're not nice.
They humourless and nosy.
They're not nosy enough to guess
our secret, though, are they?
Daddy is very reliable.
Don't.
What?
Call yourself Daddy.
I can if I want. It's half mine.
It's not.
It's mine and it's inside me.
You're not going to be
its daddy. I told you.
I know. You say that now.
But once it's born,
Mummy and Daddy will be a nice
Christian couple from a good suburb.
You won't be able to give it away.
Yes, I will.
You will not be able to, Shirley.
No.
You've always said that.
But in reality you cannot...
I've done it before.
What?
I've done it before.
How do you think I knew
this place was here?
How do you think I knew the matron
well enough to pay for my own room?
When?
Colin and I were just kids.
And you married him anyway?
I had nothing,
no family, no job, no money,
on the bones of my arse
in a bush town with nowhere to go.
You have no idea
what that feels like. None.
So don't you sit there and judge me.
Zero, zero, zero, niner, eight.
Zero, zero, zero, two, niner, three.
Correction.
Zero, zero, five, seven, two.
Sir.
You know the board are here today
to open the new orthopaedic ward.
I could introduce you.
What for?
Well, it can help to have
acquaintances up the food chain,
especially for a woman.
You assume an awful lot about
my expectations in this place.
For all you know, I might like
to go shoot elephants in Africa.
That's a great ambition.
We could talk about it over dinner.
I'm not getting involved
with a married man.
Who said anything
about getting involved?
It's only dinner.
Annie, we're ready.
Come on, sweetie.
That's it.
Oh!
Here she comes.
Keep coming.
Stop that!
That's it.
That's the way. Round to me.
That's a girl.
Oh.
Can we try that again?
You look beautiful.
Where's Lionel?
He's not coming, Dad.
You know he's not.
You don't need that drop-kick
on your arm, darling.
You can go without him.
Or I can just not go at all.
Everyone's just gonna
stare at me anyway.
You think it's this big secret,
but it's not.
They all know.
I should kill him
for what he did to you.
He didn't do it to me.
We did it together.
It's just he could walk away.
My beautiful girl.
Could you get me
a drink of water, Dad?
Sure.
(Lynne Randell's
"Ciao Baby" plays)
# Ciao, baby
Let's call it a day
# Ciao, baby
Go ahead and throw my love away
# No, baby, it's too late
to change your mind and stay... #
CAP COMM, we're go for landing.
You are go for landing. Over.
# Leave before the hurt
gets stronger, ciao
# I should have known
# You would be the very first
to cast a stone
# You're not to blame
# It's your friends
that have left me in the rain
# They filled your head with wonder
# They said I'd drag you under
# Now you've lost sight of my love
# It's time to say goodbye, love
# Ciao, baby
Let's call it a day
# Ciao, baby
Go ahead and throw my love away
# Please don't drag it out
much longer
# Leave before the hurt
gets stronger, ciao... #
OK, I'm gonna
step off the LM.
That's one small step for man...
# Fly like a bird
# Freedom's here
and I release you from your word
# Don't turn around
# You may find that
your feet are off the ground
# Your world is shining brightly
# You've got to try to fight me
# No room for us together
# Guess nothing lasts forever
# Ciao, baby
Let's call it a day
# Ciao, baby
Go ahead and throw my love away
# No, baby, it's too late
to change your mind and stay
# Please don't drag it out
much longer
# Leave before the hurt
gets stronger, ciao
# Ciao, baby
Let's call it a day
# Ciao, baby
Go ahead and throw my love away... #
Matron!
Matron!
Matron, open the gates!
What have you done?
Matron, I...I made a mistake.
I changed my mind.
I want my baby back.
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I came for orientation.
Francis Bolton, matron. You were
supposed to meet me at the hospital,
this is Stanton House.
This is a...
A home for unwed mothers.
Come with me.
You're huge.
Yeah, I'm having a baby.
And one day you're going to look
just like this.
I don't think it's appropriate for a
young girl to be used in
one of your teaching exercises.
Sister Miller,
I am going to examine her.
Now, you can either stay or leave.
To keeping you in Sydney long enough
to rediscover her charms.
You were supposed to be arriving
back as a doctor, married.
Now, you're back to where you
started.
Jim, she's only just arrived home.
What happened with Lawrence?
It ended.
Mrs Colin Ryan. Are you married?
Come on.
Hey. Johnnie, it's not going to
happen. You know I can't leave him.
We can keep the baby, be a family.
What's happening to me?
Has she wet herself?
Your water's broken. Baby's coming.
Is this really necessary?
Last push, nice and gentle.
Well done, well done.
Please, please let me see my baby.
Why can't I see my baby?
Can someone tell me if my baby's
OK or not?
Bugger me. Look at you.
Phillip!
Oh, my God.
So how long you been back?
Uh, a couple of weeks.
We should have a drink.
I can't. I have...
Oh, not now, but...
Oh, yeah, yeah. Of course,
of course. That'd be great.
Well, it was... Anyway, it was
really, really good to see you.
Well, I'm in the Pink Pages.
OK.
Apollo 11,
15 July 1969,
Cape Kennedy, Florida.
Hey, what you listening to?
Apollo 11's gonna land on the moon.
Can you believe that?
It's gonna be on television.
...and it then travels
down the fallopian tubes
and into your uterus.
Yes, Patricia.
Um...so where does
the baby come out?
The same place it got in.
Only bigger. (LAUGHS)
The baby is born here,
through your birth canal.
It's between your legs.
Now, who has used condoms before?
Wendy, you think you could
show us how to put one on?
Oh, look at her go.
She's an expert!
Something you haven't
told us, Wendy?
What is going on here?
Out!
You should be in the maternity ward.
I was just explaining
to the girls...
Do not make an enemy of me.
("Love Child"
theme plays)
# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
# Ahh
# You think that I don't feel love
# What I feel for you is real love
# In other's eyes I see reflected
# A hurt, scorned, rejected
# Love child
# Never meant to be
# A love child
# Scorned by society... #
Now, is that too tight?
No, that's OK.
How long till I stop making milk?
It shouldn't be too long.
Now, you make sure
when you get home
you release the bandage
every few hours
and let your blood circulate.
Are you feeling good
about going home?
Yeah.
My mum's made me a dress
for my deb ball.
Oh, wonderful. Have you got a date?
I'm not sure. I think so.
Can you find out
who adopted my baby?
Oh, Annie, I...
..I don't think I can.
But you should try to look forward.
Today's a whole new start
to your life.
Yeah.
It'd just be good to know
she's happy. That's all.
I'm sure she is.
We gotta get a television in here.
Yeah, and a beer fridge.
I'm serious.
We should nick the one from the
It's bolted down!
That can't be the only TV
in the whole place.
Hey, Pattie. Lend us some money?
As if!
Go on.
You laughed at me.
It was just a bit of fun.
At home I don't even speak to people
like you, let alone lend them money.
Hey, I might be wrong, but
I think she just called you a slut.
Hey, Annie's going! Quick!
Annie! 'Bye!
-'Bye!
We'll miss you!
We'll miss you, Annie!
Don't forget us!
Take care of yourself!
She's a beautiful girl.
Oh!
This will be Mrs
Hepworth's fourth caesarean.
Uh, fifth, fifth.
Fifth!
Well, it's a road well
travelled for you, isn't it?
You know, to save us
time in the future
perhaps I'll put in a zipper,
if that's alright with you.
Excuse me, Doctor.
Yes, Joan.
Could I borrow
a few minutes of your time?
Of course.
Um, well, I've been thinking
about the Stanton Girls
and the way they're treated.
Yeah, well, that's
Matron's responsibility.
Well, I know.
The process is very brutal.
Well, childbirth
is a brutal business.
I'm talking about after the babies
are born and taken away.
I mean, there must be a better way.
It's a system that works
perfectly well.
That is rubbish.
What makes you think
there's a problem?
It's my instinct.
Ah, a woman's intuition.
Well, you're never gonna push one out
so how the hell would you know?
You know, I really should
get back to my students.
These halfwits
will forget everything
if I don't hammer it home.
Who can tell me the complications
of multiple caesareans?
Frank Ryan speaking,
Shirley's father-in-law.
I'm Shirley's housemate.
Can I take a message?
I told your father-in-law
you couldn't meet him and his wife
because your mother's very sick
and needs you by her side.
Did he believe you?
I can be very convincing.
They're coming all the way
from Brisbane to have lunch.
What do they want?
They're going on a cruise and
want to see you before they leave.
He's a suspicious bastard.
They both are.
So don't go.
Or...
..you're not so very far along yet.
A good corset, the right dress...
I don't have a corset.
I'll get you one.
They have no reason to suspect
so don't give them one.
And astronauts
Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin
are sitting atop the rocket,
ready for launch...
Can you imagine what it feels like
sitting on top of a rocket that big?
Yeah, that's how I got here.
Shush.
Where did you get the money
for a television?
I reckon she was out
hawking her fork.
Shush!
One minute until lift-off.
Fixed the garden
while you were gone.
It's nice, Dad.
Oh, it's so good to have you home.
T. minus 15 seconds.
Guidance is internal.
12, 11, 10.
Ignition sequence starts.
Neil Armstrong reported back,
"We know it will be a good flight."
(The 5th Dimension's
"Age Of Aquarius" plays)
# When the moon
is in the seventh house #
# And Jupiter aligns with Mars... #
...four, three, two, one, zero.
# And love will steer the stars
# This is the dawning
of the Age of Aquarius
# The Age of Aquarius
# Aquarius!
# Aquarius!
# Aquarius!
# Aquarius! #
Matron! Matron!
Go, go! Move! Go!
Say a single word, I will rip
every hair out of your head.
Vivian.
Hmm?
These policemen want to speak
to you about a stolen television.
You can't keep her here.
She's a minor.
She'll be moved to
Minda Remand Centre tomorrow.
Look, this is ridiculous.
Pete!
What do you want?
My client, Miss...Vivian Maguire.
She didn't mention
she had a lawyer.
Yeah, well, she's shy.
Get the Sarge for me,
will you, mate?
Well, you could have at least shaved.
With all due respect, and I mean
this in the nicest possible way,
but I don't think you're really in
a position to be giving me advice.
How are you going to help her
looking like that?
You look like you live in a park.
And you, my darling Joan,
do not yet know how this town works.
What? You're gonna get her out
with a bottle of scotch?
18 years old, single malt.
As if that's going to work.
I like that young copper.
He looks like a goer.
Don't even think about it.
What can happen?
I'm already pregnant.
You, missy,
are almost out of chances.
Don't turn into Matron,
for God's sakes.
Music shop!
No!
We are going back to the dorm...
Yeah, yeah, I know.
So where
are you living these days?
Mum and Dad's.
How's that?
It's cheap.
Right, so you go off to London
to become a doctor
and now you're back
living at Mum and Dad's
and chaperoning pregnant kids.
More than a few bits
of that puzzle missing.
You know that we never actually
broke up? You do remember that?
What? You want an official break-up?
It would be more
than I've had so far.
You have it.
Right. So we're no longer
officially going out?
Correct.
This was a purely professional
arrangement, nothing personal?
Nothing personal.
Great.
Well, in that case,
you owe me for the Scotch
and I'll send you
a bill for my time.
Well, you'll have to wait for it.
I'm good at waiting.
Are you sucking in?
Well, it's not 'cause
I've been eating too much, Mum.
I know that. I know.
It's wonderful to have you back
in time for the ball.
Has anybody noticed
something in the driveway?
Go and have a look, Annie.
See if you know what it is.
Oh!
Oh, wow!
Do you like it?
Can we go for a drive?
You'll have to ask Annie.
It's her car.
Why does she get a car?
She made the best
of a bad situation.
Sweetie, it's a
35 mile per hour speed limit.
Sweetie.
Yeah! Oh!
Remember when
we used to dance to this?
How old was I?
Little, but you could hold a beat
even when you were five.
Oh, there you are. Dinner's
been ready for half an hour.
Oh, I'm sorry, Mum.
I'm not very hungry.
Oh, asparagus mornay and rice.
I had a big lunch.
If I'd known that
we wouldn't have waited.
I'm sorry.
Your nightie's under your pillow
and I bought you a new toothbrush.
That thing you brought back
looked like the dog had chewed it.
Jim, a hand?
Rough day?
Just settling in.
You don't have to
stay there, you know.
I can organise any number of
better positions on the north side.
Jim!
You leave it with me.
("Living In A Child's Dream"
by The Masters Apprentices plays)
# See the windows
of the greenhouse
# They're painted yellow
like the doors
# See the child who sits in wonder
# At this brightly coloured scene
# See the clown
who makes the children laugh
# As he spins around
and shows them all his tricks
# Oh, how I wish
I were a little boy again
# Living in a child's dream... #
I have never seen anyone
as beautiful as you.
You're 22. Give it a minute.
My horoscope said I'd have
two children to an older woman.
Hmm, well, I wonder
who the lucky girl's gonna be.
How cool would it be
if it was right?
You've gotta stop
reading cheap newspapers.
I have to get back.
Oh, why? What's the rush?
I have to get back before Matron
knows I've been out all night.
You sound like a kid trying to get
back before your parents find out.
Yes, and that's how I want it.
Can you at least stay for breakfast?
Much as I'd love to see you
naked near a stove,
I have to serve up back at Stanton.
Serve up?
I thought you paid money so you
don't have to do all that shit.
Hey, come...
Hey!
You don't own me, Johnny.
Wait. Shirl!
Oh!
This looks too small for you.
Is it yours?
It was a present.
It's really tight.
Well, that's the idea. Do your worst.
Do I look...pregnant?
Put your hair up.
Get them looking at your face
instead of the rest of you.
Matron! Do you know what time
the social worker's going to be in?
I want to speak with her
about Annie Carmichael's baby.
What about it?
There aren't.
I don't want names...
The girls who come to Stanton House
know there will be a clean break
when they relinquish their babies.
That's the law.
I know that.
In the meantime,
they're under my care -
all of them, Vivian included.
The police were going
to send her to Minda.
But now thanks to you she thinks
she can get away with anything.
You're a midwife here. That's all.
If you want to be
something else, leave,
or I will take the first opportunity
to get rid of you.
Helen.
Good of you to come.
Frank.
Shirley.
Oh, you look so well.
You're practically glowing.
You should tell Helen your secret.
So you're going on a cruise.
I know. New Caledonia, New Hebrides.
What's wrong with your mother?
Oh, she, um,
had her gall bladder out.
And you're living
somewhere at the hospital?
With the matron?
Oh, no, she's...
We just share a flat.
Colin sent some photos. I thought
you might like to see them.
Oh.
Hi. How is everyone?
Well, thanks.
Anything you need,
you just let me know.
A happy customer's
a regular customer.
Thank you.
I'm sorry. Will you both
excuse me a moment?
Really? You followed me?
Why couldn't you tell me?
I know you've got in-laws.
Those people are
my real life, Johnny.
What am I?
Hey, hey, you alright?
Yes. Go home.
Tell me you love me.
No. Go home.
Tell me or I'll go over and tell
them you're pregnant with my child.
Don't be stupid.
Johnny!
I love you.
Go, please.
You busy?
It depends. What do you want?
I owe you an apology for
the way I spoke to you yesterday.
Mmm, I think you actually enjoy
rubbing people the wrong way.
No, I just...
I'm still not sure how things
work here. That's all.
They work pretty much
like the rest of the world -
those in charge make the decisions,
those who aren't do as they're told.
I apologise.
I'm sorry if I offended you.
I have a much thicker skin
than you imagine.
But if it makes you feel any better,
apology accepted.
So tell me, are you planning
on finishing your medical degree?
I don't know.
Possibly.
Is that indecision or are you
fostering an air of mystery?
You choose.
Well, when the time comes,
you could do your residency
here under me.
I think you and I could be
very good together.
Shirl!
What happened? Hey, are you alright?
Go away, Johnny.
You're coughing blood.
You need a doctor.
Oh, my God!
Can you walk?
Have you got a car?
No. I'll get them
to call an ambulance.
There's no time for that!
All I'm saying
is if you'd lent me the money
Oh, it's my fault
that you're a thief?
Lucky I am, otherwise you wouldn't
have got to watch the take-off.
Did you think about that?
Get these over to the linen press
in the hospital
and ask the ward sister
if she needs you this afternoon.
Yes, Matron.
And, girls, there will be a party
after the astronauts
walk on the moon tomorrow.
If your behaviour is good
you can watch the landing
and come to the party.
Oh!
Except you, Vivian.
No, Matron, it's the biggest moment
in the history of the world.
And you will remember it forever
because you will be
in the laundry when it happens.
My brother's in Vietnam.
We had an agreement.
We said we'd both watch it.
Come on, Matron.
Help me!
Don't tell her who you are.
Please don't.
I found this girl.
Shirley.
Get them to the hospital.
So how was it?
You really want to know, Lionel?
Dad says we should
just try and move on.
Yeah, you moved on
with Susan Gardner.
You won't tell her,
will you, about, well...
She won't hear it from me.
What you did, it was really brave.
I should go.
What time you picking me up, then?
The deb ball.
We're still going, aren't we?
Susan can lend you out for one night.
Yeah, of course. Mid-afternoon?
We'll go grab a drink
somewhere first.
See you tomorrow, then.
Not long now.
The doctor should be along soon.
Are my in-laws here?
They're downstairs.
Don't let them find out
I live here. Please.
Shh, don't worry about that now.
What's happened?
She fell and hit her head.
Where did this blood come from?
Oh, I bit my tongue.
There will be
a doctor along shortly.
When? Have you any pain?
Yeah, in my shoulder and chest.
Oh, why is she wearing this?
Go back to the ward
and attend to your duties.
Deep breaths in and out
for me, sweetheart. Slowly.
Slowly.
Has she had a chest X-ray?
Only a doctor can order X-rays.
I think she's got
a traumatic pneumothorax.
If so, she needs to be
aspirated now.
Wait for the doctor!
Do you want her to die?
Susie, I need a doctor
in the corridor now.
They're all busy in emergency.
There are some students.
No, I need a doctor!
You cannot do this.
There are no doctors.
I'll report you and you'll be out.
Shirley, I think
you have a punctured lung
and it's letting the air escape
into your chest cavity.
I'm going to use a needle
to let the air out
so that your lungs
have a chance to reinflate.
Alright.
That corset was tiny.
What was she doing in it?
Are you Mrs Ryan?
Yes, and this is my husband, Frank.
How is she?
She's doing very well.
She had some trouble
with her breathing,
but that's all alright now.
Where's the doctor?
He's busy with another patient,
but I can take a message for you.
No, I'd like to talk to him.
Our son will want to know
what's going on.
If you'd like to leave
your contact details
I'll be sure
he gets in touch with you.
We're going on a cruise tomorrow.
Oh, for God's sake, Frank.
You don't have to start
world war bloody three
over every little thing.
Can we see her?
Yes, of course.
She's upstairs in the corridor.
Thank you.
Good to meet you, mate.
Yeah, you too.
You sure she's gonna be alright?
Yes, and the baby's OK.
Thank you.
It wouldn't have caused her injury.
caused her to faint.
You're supposed
to be helping these girls.
Do you have any idea
what would happen to Shirley
if her in-laws found out she's here?
You've been here five minutes.
You know nothing.
Did you report me?
I assume it's only a matter of time
before you leave of your own accord.
This is a stepping stone for you.
I know that.
It will go back
to the way it was...almost.
Then there'll be no evidence
at all she was ever in there.
We were thinking about
going out to dinner.
It was a girl.
Aren't you even interested
in what happened?
I've been away eight months, Mum.
It was a good place.
They looked after you.
Dwelling on it won't help.
I don't want to forget
that it happened.
And you won't.
It was a memory for you to keep.
There's a new steak restaurant
on Hunter Street.
Might be good, keep your iron up.
I didn't even get to give her a name.
Joan, phone call for you.
Who is it?
Joan speaking.
Hello?
It's me, Annie.
Annie!
Hi. How are you?
OK...I think.
I don't know.
You said that my baby had red hair.
Yes. I, uh...I didn't
see her for very long, but...
Yes, she did.
Just like you.
What else?
She was a beautiful
little girl, Annie.
Perfect.
Oh, Phillip Paige called.
Oh, what's
he doing with himself?
He's got a legal office
up at the Cross.
What kind of law does he practise?
Criminal.
-That'd be right.
What did he want?
Uh, something about
seeing you in a blue moon.
I wrote it down.
You remember Don Overs?
No.
He runs the O&G journal
out at Hornsby Hospital.
He drives a Rover. Lovely car.
I told him you were
looking for another position.
He was very keen.
Finally, you can leave
that dreadful place.
Thank you.
What's that?
-Little stars.
I thought we could hang them up.
What for?
It's fun.
More like littering.
How long till they actually
land on the moon?
Um, some time this afternoon.
Two hours and 28 minutes,
but the astronauts
won't come out straightaway.
Yeah, they reckon two of them
are gonna do the actual walk.
The third one will be whizzing
around in orbit when it happens.
I know the feeling.
As soon as all your hospital corners
are done, I'll turn this on.
You're confident of your corners?
What difference will it make?
Shouldn't you be upstairs?
I should have lent you the money.
It doesn't matter. Probably wouldn't
have had enough for a TV anyway.
Uh, yeah, I do.
Well, I did.
I better go. Matron sent me out
to get the cake.
How are you gonna explain this
when she finds it?
I'll find a way. She likes me
a lot more than she likes you.
Hey, Pattie.
Give us a bit of cake?
Don't push it.
Mm-hm!
Idiot.
You don't have money
to spend on flowers.
I know.
I pinched them.
Hmph!
I like your in-laws.
They're nice people.
They're not nice.
They humourless and nosy.
They're not nosy enough to guess
our secret, though, are they?
Daddy is very reliable.
Don't.
What?
Call yourself Daddy.
I can if I want. It's half mine.
It's not.
It's mine and it's inside me.
You're not going to be
its daddy. I told you.
I know. You say that now.
But once it's born,
Mummy and Daddy will be a nice
Christian couple from a good suburb.
You won't be able to give it away.
Yes, I will.
You will not be able to, Shirley.
No.
You've always said that.
But in reality you cannot...
I've done it before.
What?
I've done it before.
How do you think I knew
this place was here?
How do you think I knew the matron
well enough to pay for my own room?
When?
Colin and I were just kids.
And you married him anyway?
I had nothing,
no family, no job, no money,
on the bones of my arse
in a bush town with nowhere to go.
You have no idea
what that feels like. None.
So don't you sit there and judge me.
Zero, zero, zero, niner, eight.
Zero, zero, zero, two, niner, three.
Correction.
Zero, zero, five, seven, two.
Sir.
You know the board are here today
to open the new orthopaedic ward.
I could introduce you.
What for?
Well, it can help to have
acquaintances up the food chain,
especially for a woman.
You assume an awful lot about
my expectations in this place.
For all you know, I might like
to go shoot elephants in Africa.
That's a great ambition.
We could talk about it over dinner.
I'm not getting involved
with a married man.
Who said anything
about getting involved?
It's only dinner.
Annie, we're ready.
Come on, sweetie.
That's it.
Oh!
Here she comes.
Keep coming.
Stop that!
That's it.
That's the way. Round to me.
That's a girl.
Oh.
Can we try that again?
You look beautiful.
Where's Lionel?
He's not coming, Dad.
You know he's not.
You don't need that drop-kick
on your arm, darling.
You can go without him.
Or I can just not go at all.
Everyone's just gonna
stare at me anyway.
You think it's this big secret,
but it's not.
They all know.
I should kill him
for what he did to you.
He didn't do it to me.
We did it together.
It's just he could walk away.
My beautiful girl.
Could you get me
a drink of water, Dad?
Sure.
(Lynne Randell's
"Ciao Baby" plays)
# Ciao, baby
Let's call it a day
# Ciao, baby
Go ahead and throw my love away
# No, baby, it's too late
to change your mind and stay... #
CAP COMM, we're go for landing.
You are go for landing. Over.
# Leave before the hurt
gets stronger, ciao
# I should have known
# You would be the very first
to cast a stone
# You're not to blame
# It's your friends
that have left me in the rain
# They filled your head with wonder
# They said I'd drag you under
# Now you've lost sight of my love
# It's time to say goodbye, love
# Ciao, baby
Let's call it a day
# Ciao, baby
Go ahead and throw my love away
# Please don't drag it out
much longer
# Leave before the hurt
gets stronger, ciao... #
OK, I'm gonna
step off the LM.
That's one small step for man...
# Fly like a bird
# Freedom's here
and I release you from your word
# Don't turn around
# You may find that
your feet are off the ground
# Your world is shining brightly
# You've got to try to fight me
# No room for us together
# Guess nothing lasts forever
# Ciao, baby
Let's call it a day
# Ciao, baby
Go ahead and throw my love away
# No, baby, it's too late
to change your mind and stay
# Please don't drag it out
much longer
# Leave before the hurt
gets stronger, ciao
# Ciao, baby
Let's call it a day
# Ciao, baby
Go ahead and throw my love away... #
Matron!
Matron!
Matron, open the gates!
What have you done?
Matron, I...I made a mistake.
I changed my mind.
I want my baby back.
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