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That'll do.

Very good. Fit for duty.

We're done.

Hi, it's Dad.

How are you?

- Everything okay, sir?

- Yes.

You manage to rest

between sessions?

We're going to begin.

It's this pouch here, okay.

It'll take about two hours.

Call me if you don't feel well.

Don't hesitate. I won't be far.

- Thank you.

- See you later.

Sorry, I have to take a look.

Your friend may have passed on

her genital warts.

They come and go.

It can be an old infection,

like herpes.

Can you lie down?

I thought it'd be Dr Werner.

I'm used to this.

She's seen others.

Go on.

It'll be okay.

Can you lower your boxers?

Here we go.

It's a genital wart all right.

You hear that?

I heard!

I already said sorry!

- Can I get dressed?

- Yes.

What do you want?

What are you doing?

I'm watching a film.

You watch TV standing up now?

I might doze off if I sit down.

You can sit down if you want.

No, I'm okay.

Stop staring at me.

Don't you have work to do?

I love you.

- It's your first pregnancy?

- Yes.

My boyfriend heard about a girl

whose baby died.

She had it in the car

'cos the hospital was too far.

We're not going to abandon you.

Give me that.

Lie down.

Magny has closed down.

I'll have to go to Gisors,

another hour away.

I know.

For now, Dr Werner and I

will take care of you

and we won't let you go

to give birth all alone.

I hope I'll be up to it.

Of course you will be.

It's normal being afraid.

You can ask me

anything you want.

Can you put

crosses on the circles?

That's the lot?

Yes.

Minor hemisphere syndrome.

You can't perceive

the left side.

What can we do?

Continue the chemo.

Let's hope the tumor shrinks,

so the syndrome will vanish.

The other day, I

smelled burning.

I was working with Nathalie.

I ran to the kitchen.

There was nothing at

all on the stove.

You have to tell her.

I know.

I'll do it.

I'll do it.

His breathing's bad.

Show me your hands.

Let's see your legs.

Can you help, Fanny?

I'm going to look

at your calves.

Tell me if I'm hurting you.

Am I hurting you, Mr Sorlin?

How does that feel?

And here...

Hold on, this leg now.

What are you saying?

He wants Jean-Pierre.

He's not answering.

Embolism is bad.

He needs antibiotics by IV.

Maybe anticoagulants too.

I'm warning you, I

can't take the dog.

Right, we hospitalize him.

Nathalie...

I need a word.

Why's he here?

You hospitalized him?

Yes.

What did I say?

I tried calling.

He was in pain.

He needed treatment at home.

He had phlebitis, a fever,

chest pains...

- I feared embolism.

- So?

I had to hospitalize him.

- Don't come back. You're done.

- What?

Give me back everything!

- You can't!

- I promised him!

He was in pain,

with a risk of embolism.

He's 92, he's exhausted.

Know what the hospital's like?

I'll tell you.

He'll wait for hours on

a stretcher in the ER.

They won't know what to do with

him because he's confused.

A 92-year-old patient

is always confused in hospital!

They'll give him a feeding tube

and stop him from ripping it out!

If he does have a massive

embolism, they'll do nothing.

Why? Because you don't resuscitate

a confused 92-year-old!

He'll die in internal medicine,

far from his family!

It isn't as black

as you paint it.

Yes, if we're more positive,

maybe he won't die.

They'll send him home weaker

and worse than when he went in.

I asked you not to hospitalize

him whatever happened.

Hold on, I don't understand.

What?

No, calm down.

Calm down, I don't understand.

Where?

Jean-Pierre!

Over here!

The grinder slipped and hit me.

You need stitches,

but I can't do it here.

Nathalie?

It's Jean-Pierre.

I'm on Maroini's work site.

He's severed his femoral,

it's pissing blood.

Yes, I understand.

Call an ambulance.

I'll be there first.

All right.

Tell me that calmly.

The narrow road

after the final street lamp.

Yes...

After 500 metres,

the "work site" sign...

He's in hypothermia,

with a thready pulse.

I'll put him on a drip.

- Where's the ambulance?

- On its way.

Let me take over.

Perfect.

Slide the machine along.

It's heavy.

Pull it towards you now.

Now lower it.

There.

Switch on the test light.

There.

Cover the whole plate.

The ankle...

has to be at the centre of it.

There.

Perfect.

The marker on the other side.

There.

Okay, let's go.

Put on your protective gear!

You see the gauge?

Put 50 kilos, 15 BMI.

50 kilos, 15 BMI.

That's it?

Ready.

All right then.

Let's go.

Don't move.

Perfect.

I think I bashed

my collarbone too.

There.

- Is it ready?

- No.

A few more seconds.

Let me see.

Higher.

A bit longer.

You did a great job earlier.

That should do.

Let it drain...

There.

Put it on the line.

A sprain, nothing broken.

And my collarbone?

Well?

I'm looking.

- Well?

- Everything's fine.

- Need a hand?

- I'm okay.

The tumor seems confined

but there are spots

on the right lung.

We began chemotherapy

five weeks ago.

Will he pull through?

It's hard to say.

It's fifty-fifty, maybe better.

Why didn't you tell me?

Doctor-patient confidentiality.

That's the easy way out!

What do I do now?

Keep learning your job.

That's the best thing,

for you and for him.

And if I tell him I know?

Thanks.

See you.

I couldn't work here.

How do you do it?

Normal.

Something's in bold print there.

It's nothing important.

So why is it in bold?

It's outside the lab's norms,

but means nothing.

It's just a bit high.

I don't understand.

Is it within the norm or not?

It's not within the norm,

but it's unimportant.

For you, it's not serious.

Why measure it in that case?

I work from a global view,

not individual results.

So you take useless

measurements?

Yes, exactly.

Sit down and I'll check

your blood pressure.

Again?

What use is that?

- It's a key constant.

- I know that.

Well?

What is it?

110/70, perfect.

Sit down.

I came for nothing.

Are you fully qualified?

No.

I studied one year,

then learned on the job.

23 euros. Cheque or cash?

It's me. Jean-Pierre.

How do you feel?

We're looking after your dog,

in the meantime.

What meantime?

Try to do a different row

for each kind.

Hello. How are you all?

- Hello, Guy.

- Hi, Nathalie.

Nathalie the doctor.

You're beautiful,

but I'm not surprised!

Everyone knows the doctor?

Nathalie the doctor.

I'm here to see Nicolas.

Here he is!

How are you, Nicolas?

Good evening, goodbye,

Happy New Year.

You're in love with Nicolas!

You are, I can tell.

Shall we go?

- Go on, Nicolas.

- Tomorrow.

Nathalie won't be here tomorrow.

Let's calm down, please!

You do yours, okay?

Remember me?

You thought I was a grunt.

I'd rather make shells.

Shells are better than boxes.

Not the same use.

What are these boxes?

The women

made them during the 14-18 War.

Pity, they wouldn't have let me.

I'd have let you.

You'd be a great munitionette.

What's a munitionette?

A woman who makes shells.

You know the German legend?

No one does.

What's it about?

About a stab in the back.

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