R.I.P. Henry (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - A Simple Procedure - full transcript

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Oh, fuck. The pressure.

The cranial pressure has increased.

If you go to Haukeland like that,
you'll be admitted, not employed.

Maybe you can use make-up?

Women are able
to hide nearly anything.

It's a simple procedure.

I just have to...

drill a hole, drain it
and close it up.

That'll get rid of the visual
disturbances and the headaches.

I mean, I've heard about doctors
who in very extreme situations

have removed their own appendix
or amputated their little toe,

but repairing your own brain?

What will they check
at that physical exam?



Everything.

Absolutely everything.

Hi. Where's Ola? This is empty.

-He's gone away.
-Away? How far?

-Doctor-patient confidentiality.
-Is he sick?

-I'm just watering his flowers.
-Ola's flowers?

-Does he have flowers?
-Stop bothering me.

Are you watering
his plastic flowers?

It's Insta Duo Contour Stick.

I'm going to do my eyeshadow now,

and this is like the Sharon Tate
inspired eyeshadow thing.

Okay, so if you look tired
and you need to freshen up,

then adding some colour
to your cheeks is essential.

Fashion inspirations and icons.

The entire, like,
'90s are my fashion icon.

Like, the '90s. I just love that,
and Sharon Tate.

-Okay.
-We'll talk later. Okay.

Hey! Henry!

I heard you're on your last legs.

The emergency department, that is.
Are the rumours true?

Do you have a comment
for the newspaper

about the closure
of the emergency department in Odda?

You know what? The best thing
would be to close down all of Odda

and fill it with concrete.

We could put an end to the misery
of these poor creatures.

-Can I quote you on that?
-Go ahead.

-Dr Johnsen.
-Not now.

Dr Johnsen. Hey... What kind
of treatment is he getting now?

-I don't know.
-You don't know?

That Danish lady is giving him
a treatment that makes him tired.

-I don't get that tired.
-Yes, you do.

She's examining him
for tertiary syphilis.

The venereal disease.
It's quite common.

-15 NOK for yesterday's buns.
-They're not from yesterday.

-Yes, I'm sure they are.
-No. Just try mine.

They can't sideline us like this.

We have to organise.

I'll have to move to Bergen
with the kids. That'll go over well.

That's why we have to organise.

You just got here, Agnes.
What will you do?

I don't know.
Maybe I'll find a different fjord.

Elisabeth!

They're closing down
the ED to guarantee

that the rest of the hospital
won't be closed.

Would you like to join us, Henry?
We're discussing the closure.

Henry?

Are you okay?

Henry? Hello?

Henry?

Are you okay?

I mean, it's been three years
since Elisabeth died.

We have to stop
feeling sorry for him.

He can't be allowed to behave
like such a prick.

I'll be happy
when he goes to Haukeland.

But we're also losing
a brilliant surgeon.

That strengthens their argument that
we're losing all our competence.

We've got competence right there.

I didn't mean it like that.
I hope you'll stay.

Yeah. I mean...

As long as I've got a job.

And I'm going to solve
the Samuelsen Riddle.

I'm doing research
at Haukeland tomorrow.

-On your day off?
-Yeah.

-That's great. You're so committed.
-Why not?

-Danish commitment.
-Exactly.

Henry? Are you okay?

Elisabeth?

Henry. I'm sick of telling you this.
Get the physical exam,

or I'll give the job
to someone else on Monday.

-Hi, Birger.
-Hey, you.

I'll have to postpone
the move to Bergen.

There's some stuff
I need to sort out in Odda.

What are you talking about?

It's just a few weeks.

We can't postpone it any longer,
as I'm sure you know.

Come to Bergen
and get the physical exam.

Like you've said, Odda is no place
for a proper surgeon.

-Yeah.
-Just get it done.

-Talk to you later.
-Sure. Bye.

Hello?

Elisabeth?

How is local anaesthesia
going to help

when you're drilling
a hole in your head?

There are no nerves in the cranium.
It's just the skin that might hurt.

One more time. What's the procedure?

We'll drill a hole in the cranium,
down to the tumour,

and remove a small part.

That's what's called a biopsy.

I'll send a small part
for analysis in your name

and keep the rest to cultivate it
and see if anything works.

-You're going to cultivate cancer?
-Yeah.

And we'll insert a drain tube
in the hole to relieve the pressure.

Scalpel.

Would you like a shot, at least?

Yeah.

It has a slight fragrance
of lime dust

and a mild aftertaste
of carbon dioxide.

-I'll have one, too.
-Go ahead.

Okay.

ODDA BUS STATION

-Boo!
-Oh! Hey!

-Are you going to Haukeland?
-Yeah.

I can drive you.

I'm picking up a post-op patient.
No bus for her.

-Come with me.
-Sure.

-Is it just you?
-Yeah, Reidun is on call.

Wipe.

Okay.

There are two syringes there.
Give me the big one.

Great.

I need the drain.

Drain. The tube.

Okay. Suction, Ola.

-Suction!
-Yeah.

No, you have to suck on the tube.

Like when you steal petrol
and suck the petrol into the can.

Hell no!

-Come on.
-Forget it.

Fuck.

-So you're not giving up?
-No.

You just have to show
us Norwegian mountain apes

that it takes a Dane
to solve the riddle?

-Exactly right.
-Goddamn. "Exactly right."

But hasn't every test
already been done?

No, because then
the riddle would already be solved.

Right?

Maybe you have a theory?

-Goddamn.
-What? Out with it.

-Say it. Come on.
-Okay.

I just think it's peculiar that
he gets sick at regular intervals,

every six weeks, and I just...

-Maybe he's not really sick.
-No, it has to be a disease.

Okay, it's a disease, but maybe
Leidar isn't the one who's sick.

That's what I think.
What if Ellen is poisoning him?

Why are you laughing?
It happens all the time.

-Oh?
-Yeah!

That's an illness too. Munchausen.

You poison the one you love
to achieve something.

-No!
-To make yourself indispensable.

I really think it's Munchausen.

-That's far out.
-Far out, you say?

-Who are we meeting in Bergen?
-An expert on hereditary diseases.

I'm sure it's something genetic.

We'll see. I look forward
to talking to this person.

-You're not coming.
-Of course I'm coming.

-No.
-Should I wait in the ambulance?

-Yes.
-I'm coming.

-You have to grease the ambulance.
-It's already greased.

And I have a right
to compete for the cash prize.

-You have no right.
-Because I'm an ambulance driver?

-I'm coming with you.
-No, you're not.

I want that money too.

And I want to help Leidar.

Put on some music. Not Kim Larsen.

-It's going to be Kim Larsen.
-No way.

-We also have Sissel Shyrkeby.
-"Shyrkeby"?

Fuck.

Henry?

Hello?

Henry?

Dr Johnsen?

Hello?

The pressure is gone, Ola.

Goddamn.

Bodil. Can you send this
to the lab ASAP?

-It's a biopsy.
-Has something happened?

-What do you mean?
-You're on call.

You shouldn't be here.

Don't work yourself to death.

Thanks. You look nice.

Hi.

She's been in pain the whole night,
and it keeps getting worse.

-She's not due until in eight weeks.
-I see. I'll get a doctor for you.

-Do we have to wait long?
-Just take a seat.

MAIN ENTRANCE

-Hi.
-Hi.

-Agnes.
-Brita.

-I'm glad you could meet me.
-Welcome.

-Just follow me.
-Sure.

Let's see...
Do like this with your hand.

Here comes the prick.

All good?

There. That's enough.

-I need four.
-Three is enough.

-It's making me queasy.
-Okay.

-Could I get something to drink?
-A glass of water?

Do you have anything with sugar?

I'll have to go
to the vending machine.

-Can you do that?
-Okay.

-Just relax here.
-Okay. Thanks. You're an angel.

-Here you go.
-Thank you. Perfect.

-Feeling better?
-I'm okay.

That's good.

There.

I don't know how many times
we've tried this.

He's still sick,
so we can't give up.

Of course. But we have
other patients to think about.

But what do you want
to test him for?

I wanted to ask
if you've tested him for porphyria.

-I didn't see it anywhere.
-Porphyria?

Sure, we can test him for porphyria.

Anything else you want to check?

-What do you think?
-We've tried almost everything.

But Western Norway and the fjords
are one of the few places in Europe

where you can find clusters
of isolated gene pools.

Are there any rare hereditary
diseases in those gene pools?

We've run all the relevant tests.

But you have
his complete DNA profile.

Yes.

Then you can figure out
what's wrong with him.

We have to know what we're
looking for in order to run tests.

We can't just run tests blindly.

This lab would be working
day and night

on just this case,
and we can't do that.

We can only look for
what we're asked to look for,

unfortunately.

Then I want to ask you
to test for porphyria.

Sure, we'll do that.
We'll test him for porphyria.

Thank you.

There. Just relax. There you go.
We'll check your blood pressure.

Great.

It's a little high, but it was lower
when you did the tests earlier.

So I think that's good.
I have everything I need.

You're done. Deliver this to HR.

-Good luck.
-Great. Thank you.

Yes?

-Hi.
-Hi!

There you are, finally. Come on in.

-You got it sorted?
-Health certificate.

-You have to give that to HR.
-Okay.

Take a seat.

Are you going fishing?

That'll be the day.

Let's see... Maybe you can just sign
while you're here?

The blood tests will take a while,
but I'm sure it's all good.

Great.

Okay. Let's see... Here it is.

Yeah.

Did everything work out
with that Danish doctor?

-Yes.
-Right.

-You can keep that one.
-Okay.

Right.

-Welcome to Haukeland.
-Thank you.

What's the deal with that hat?
Are you a hipster now?

-Yeah, it's a little...
-In Odda.

In Odda.

-Excuse me. Thomas Smestad?
-Down the hall and to the right.

And I used a drain to relieve
the pressure on the brain.

It has helped with the pain, but...

the visual disturbances
are still there.

-And you did this in his home?
-Yeah.

-The pain relief is only temporary.
-I get that.

So what would work?

There has to be some...

unofficial,
progressive research on this.

Yes, there's lots of research.

You have that Swede
who tried C-vitamins.

And there are reprogrammed cancer
cells instead of immune therapy.

But that's new.
It's groundbreaking. Absolutely.

And one thing that works
to some degree

is to inject a modified polio virus
straight into the tumour.

And then you'd
have to cultivate the virus first?

Yup.

-And you can do that here?
-Yes.

So you can get it for me?

Well, that's...

That's not possible.
I mean, it's possible,

but we don't do that here.

It's not legal in Norway.

I get that it's not legal,
but in principle, you could get it?

In principle,
I could get you anything,

from heroin and amphetamine
to party drugs, but I don't do that.

Especially not
a modified polio virus.

He doesn't have long to live.

It would be nice if he could
stay at home and live normally

as long as he can.

Yeah. I get that, but...

I can't help you. I'm sorry.

ROAR, ODDA HOSPITAL

-It can't hurt to try.
-Yes, it can.

I have to take this.

-It was nice to...
-Hello.

Yes. Status?

Thirty-seven-year-old female.
Thirty-two weeks pregnant.

She came in
with extreme stomach pains.

She's now in labour
and collapsed during the ultrasound.

What about the foetal heart sound?

It fell right before
she lost consciousness.

-Could the uterus have burst?
-I don't know. Maybe.

What do you think I should do?
I can requisition a helicopter.

-No. Get the baby out.
-When will you be here?

I'm not in Odda. Get the baby out,
and I'll be there soon.

Roar?

Prepare an emergency C-section.
Contact Agnes.

Agnes isn't here.

She's at Haukeland. Where are you?
Aren't you on call today?

I'm on my way. Be prepared for
severe bleeding. Get the baby out.

-When will you be here?
-As soon as I can.

Okay.

Agnes? Are you here at Haukeland?

Yeah, I'm here too.

Hi. What's going on?

I should be in Odda.
We have to assist with a C-section.

She's already in the OR.
Come on. We have to hurry.

I have a better idea. Come on.

You're sure that we can take it?

We're going to Odda.
It's an Odda ambulance.

Can you drive it?

I drove an ambulance
for Doctors Without Borders in Mali.

Okay. I'll contact the hospital.

-Can you knit wool underwear?
-No, no, no.

Isn't wool self-cleaning
and breathable?

This is cotton.
I'll use it as a dishcloth.

Okay...

-Are you okay?
-Yeah.

Is my driving that bad?

I get carsick easily.

Marius says he's made it in 2:25:03.
With tailwind.

2:25:03? Bullshit.

He must've driven
straight onto the ferry.

Henry Johnsen, Odda Hospital.

We're driving an ambulance
from Bergen to Odda.

We want you to hold...
Yes, from Bergen to Odda.

Never mind that. Just hold back
the ferry at Tørvikbygd.

Drive up the ramp.

You can turn off the siren.
We're going as fast as we can.

Thank you.

I've never taken a break
in the middle of a call-out.

-Is the baby out?
-Yes.

But the uterus is ruptured.
They can't stop the bleeding.

-Have you given her blood?
-Yes. How far away are you?

We're approaching Jondal now.
We'll be there in 30 minutes.

-What's the status of the baby?
-Stable. It looks promising.

-But hurry.
-Okay. See you.

EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE

Status, Roar?

I've tried to remove the placenta,
but it just keeps bleeding.

It's a tricky situation.

-She's lost a lot of blood.
-I'll take over.

Gauze.

It looks like the placenta
is stuck to the uterus.

Gauze.

Suction.

I'll have to remove the uterus.
Suction.

I need more light.

Here's some coffee.
I'll be right back, okay?

Haemostat. Suction.

Okay.

Okay. We have blood return.

Scissors.

Okay.

-It looks like it's stabilising.
-Of course it is.

Henry. We have to do an emergency
C-section or lose both of them.

Roar, you can take over
and close her up.

-Go away!
-Henry!

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Henry!

Henry! Henry!