I know you said you wanted to be on your back,
but how about we try all fours?
I hate you!
Remember we talked about how you'd hate me?
Yeah? Okay, well, we're here now.
Hating me. You can keep hating me.
Just breathe, breathe, breathe.
Breathe out, breathe out.
That's it. Push, push, push!
That's it, that's the head! That's the head!
Have you got one more push? I think you do! Come on!
Jim, you're not allowed to be in here,
and you're not allowed to be eating those.
That was the last one!
Jim, what are you doing here?
- That was my biscuit. - Mature.
Don't you have lives to save?
Yep.
I've been awake for more hours than I want to count.
Then go home.
Well, I would, but I've got this other problem.
- Is it your horrible ex-wife? - Yep.
I hate her. What's the problem?
Well, we bought this house together but she still lives there,
and we want to sell it.
Oh, that's right. You said you put up a 'for sale' sign.
But she doesn't get that when you sell a house,
people come through for inspections,
and if the house doesn't look good, you don't get a good price.
It's a simple equation.
Oh, well, maybe numbers aren't her thing.
Okay, let's do an exercise.
If she was standing in front of you right now,
what would you say to her?
I would say, "Grace, can you please help us sell the house
so we can get on with our lives?"
Jim, that is a reasonable request.
And I wish I could help you, but you ate my biscuit.
Look, I'm not asking you to change the wallpaper.
Just make the place look less like a bombsite.
Hey, if you want to pay for a stylist...
I want you to do what you said you'd do.
- Hey, Laney. - Jimbo.
It's Laney from St. Brigid's Birthing Centre.
- Just answer my texts. - Yes, I'll hold.
- If you phrase them right. - Who's that?
Waiting for translator services.
Can we get an emergency biscuit delivery?
That's not my top priority.
Hello.
Hey. I'm the new midwife.
You mean student midwife?
- Yes. Max. - Grace.
- Hi. - Hello.
Are you a paramedic?
- Ah, should I be? - Are you?
Ah, no.
It's just often, not to pigeon-hole,
when we get a student midwife who is not female,
they're what we call tourists.
They need their midwifery unit...
learn how to catch a baby
so they can go off and do something else.
This work is demanding.
People either love it and stay,
or they get their hours done and 'see ya'.
And mostly with the men, it's...
See ya.
- Mmm. - Can't promise not to.
Well, we understand each other.
I'll be training you with the expectation
that you'll be moving on.
- Right. - I can be strict.
I'm not trying to hurt you. I'm just trying to teach you.
- Uh-huh. Okay. - And don't be annoying.
And right now, bring me cream biscuits.
Sure. What does that mean?
What do you think it means?
Like literally cream biscuits?
It's a test.
It's a test and you want to see how well I can follow instructions.
And right now, you want creamy biscuits.
- Correct. - Correct.
Creamy biscuits coming up.
Hi. Creamy biscuits.
Hello. I'm Grace.
- Hi. - Are you Sophia?
- Yeah. - Okay, great.
I'm one of the midwives here,
and am I right you would like to have your birth
here instead of Goulburn?
- Yep. - Okay, great. Take a seat.
So you're moving up to the city, or...?
Ah, no. I don't know. I'm not... too sure yet.
- Got your records with you? - Yeah.
Ultrasounds, blood tests. Yep.
Have you worked here for a long time?
Ah, the birthing centre hasn't been here that long.
We're still pretty new.
- Do you have any kids? - I don't, no.
And this is your first pregnancy?
I'm 17, so...
You've never had a baby?
And you are 37 weeks.
- Have you been to birthing classes? - Yeah.
First babies are always late, though.
Yeah, they often are, but not always.
37 weeks is considered term, so...
What is labour... like?
It's a really massive experience.
But you're gonna be fine.
Who's going to be with you for the birth?
I don't know.
- Baby's father? - No.
- Mum or Dad?
- My mum's dead. - Oh. I'm sorry to hear that.
Well...
...that was my adoptive mother.
My birth mother's still alive.
Oh.
Sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry, I should have called.
- I should have... - No, no, stay.
Stay.
Just give me... give me a second, okay?
I'm going to be right back. Okay?
Laney! Hey, I need you.
I need you.
Okay, but I've only got a second.
There's, um, in there there's a young, um, girl. Woman.
Um... I think if... if we go outside.
You and me?
No, the young...
- What's wrong? - Biscuits!
Um, when did you have a daughter?
I was 17. I gave her up.
And she's here now?
- Did you know she was coming? - No.
God! Why didn't you tell me you had a daughter?
Hey, look, can you just have a reaction later?
I'm sorry. Thank you, but I...
- Grace, are you...? - Yes, I'm fine. I'm fine.
I'd just like to have a cup of tea with her.
You know, find out if...
What about your presentation to the board?
Shit. Oh, shit!
- Um, we'll postpone it. - No.
You just have to tell them I have gastro.
Okay, Grace, they're here now.
It's the board. It's our funding.
Shit!
Oh, Sophia!
I thought I'd lost you.
No, I just had to pee. Sorry.
Oh, right.
Look, I know I shouldn't have done this.
I should have gone through the agency, the proper steps,
not just shown up like this at your work.
It's not...
I have to give a presentation.
It's to the higher-ups.
- I have to give it now. - It's so fine. Don't...
- I'll go. - No, no, stay.
You should stay so we can talk and, you know...
If that's what you want.
Yeah.
- You'll... you'll stay? - Yeah.
Great.
So, uh, as you all know,
we, uh, when we established St. Brigid's Birthing Centre,
we started this pilot study, and, um...
Ooh! Sorry.
And the results, the investment that you made, is paying off.
So we paired midwives with women
one-on-one for the duration of their pregnancies.
So for all of the checks,
the ultrasounds, the blood tests...
Cost us a fortune, of course.
Yeah. Yes, well, it did cost more at first.
But, ah, it works.
Um, so our...
Whoops, sorry.
Uh, busy day.
The... Our test results show, um...
You know what? In the charts, everything is there.
All of the information.
So if you just turn to that page,
and on the next page there is the, um,
all of the time lines for the proposed expansion.
It's all there, so, yeah, if you've got any questions just,
yep, let me know.
Thank you.
Public speaking isn't... isn't really her thing.
Okay, I'll go over...
- Grace. - I know.
- What was that? - I'm sorry.
- I stuck my neck out for you. - I know.
I'm sorry. I've gotta go.
- So did you grow up in Sydney? - I did, yes. Yeah.
But I spent a long time away... overseas, in London.
- Backpacking? - I lived there for a while.
Wow.
So did that all happen before or after me?
Well, it was after.
I was 17 when I had you.
Yeah.
Things were, um...
My life was very different back then, nothing like it is now.
If you have any questions, I could try and answer them.
Sorry, there's just a woman waving at you.
I'm so sorry. Just give me one second.
- I'll be right back, okay? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Hey, Renee. What's wrong?
- My heart's beating really fast. - Okay, okay.
Something's wrong, I know it.
Alright, well, let's go and have a look.
Max? Suite 2's free.
Could you show Renee to Suite 2, please.
Yeah, of course. Hi. Come on.
Just around here.
- Is she alright? - Yeah. Yeah.
Please don't go.
Will you wait?
Yep.
Okay.
Okay. All good.
And what about Doug? Do you want me to give him a call?
No. No.
Max, would you mind seeing if Laney needs help with anything?
Is everything alright with the baby?
Yeah, all the signs are normal.
Renee, you're in labour. It's okay to feel stressed.
- I just think something's wrong. - Nothing's wrong.
You're in great condition. The baby's fine.
You've been calling quite often the past couple of weeks.
Is everything okay?
Is it something with Doug?
He's been violent?
Well, that didn't happen in one day.
Tell me what's been going on.
Are you in danger?
Hey. It's okay.
You're safe. You're safe.
I need you.
- I've got another situation. - No, please.
I do. It's serious.
I need to pee.
In 2 we've got a woman in crisis.
Define crisis.
Her husband's been hitting her.
Who is this?
Renee. She's one of mine.
Her husband is the guy with the guitars?
- Doug. Yeah. - He's been abusive?
Her dynamic with him has always been...
- He was a jerk. - Yeah. She's left him.
If he sets foot in here, I'm gonna kill him.
She doesn't have anywhere to go.
Her family's not here.
So she's going to need some extra time here.
Yeah.
- We're gonna figure this out for her. - Thank you.
And?
Your daughter?
She's 17!
Grace, I need you, please.
- Can it wait two minutes? - No, it's Ying Yue.
Hey.
- I'll make sure she doesn't leave. - Thank you.
Hey. Ah, Grace won't be long.
Okay.
Can I get you anything?
Um, my battery's actually running out of charge.
Can I plug a charger in somewhere?
Sure. There's a power point just over there.
Thanks.
Ah, it's cheese and a bit of pickle.
Thought maybe you might need some food.
I mean, you don't have to eat it.
I just threw it together.
I quite like it as a tasty snack sandwich,
but I'm not forcing you to have it.
I'll just pop it here
and if you feel like it, then have it.
Okay.
She'll be here soon. It's a bit crazy today.
Almost there now, that's it.
How are we going there?
We've got the baby's head?
- All good? - Good here.
Okay, ready? I'm going to need you to push, okay?
On the next contraction, push as hard as you can.
Ready? Push. Push. Push.
She's worried that she's going to die.
- No, no, no, no. - You're not going to die.
Okay, I know it's hard,
but your baby needs to be born now, okay?
Squeeze my hand.
Breathe with me, just like we practised, okay?
That's it. Slow down.
That's it.
Again.
That's right.
Big breath in.
One more.
Okay, on the next one we're gonna push. Ready?
Push, push, push.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, so good!
Yes, yes, keep pushing, keep pushing!
Look, look, look, look!
Yes, look, look! Here's your baby!
A little boy! Here he is!
Sorry.
- Your water's broken. - No.
Ah, yes, your water's broken. Come with me.
- I just want to go outside. - Hey, I'm here. I'm here.
- It's okay. You're alright. - It's fine.
We're experts at broken waters.
Sophia? Hey, look at me. Look at me.
You're going to be okay.
Will you come with me?
You're in the right place. Come on.
I'll take that. Just keep breathing, okay?
You're going to be fine.
Sophia, who would you like me to call?
No-one.
- Max? - Hmm?
Can you...?
Yeah.
Is there a reason you don't want me to contact your dad?
Yeah.
Be really weird if you called him.
I'll just call him when I'm ready.
Sure thing.
Let's scoot you up.
- It's her, isn't it? - Yep. Hey.
Hey, Grace!
Hi, Bonnie.
Um, where are you?
Ah, just got home.
You know the first open house is Saturday.
Oh, okay.
- Is that what you were calling about? - Ah, no, it's, um...
- My daughter. - Yeah, what about her?
She's here.
Okay. Okay, but how did she find you? I don't...
I don't know, but it wasn't through the system.
She just... turned up.
- At your work? - Yeah.
She's going to have a baby.
Oh, Grace.
Makes me think of...
Yeah.
Oh, God, Jim, my daughter's here.
I don't know what to do.
Sounds like you need to help her have a baby.
You're really practical, aren't you?
Be strong, okay?
Thank you.
Alright.
Grace.
If you've come to scold me again,
believe me, you don't have to.
What disappointed me was not that you flaked out
when you went into a room full of powerful people
to let them know you've been doing excellent work
- and they should give you more funding... - I know it bombed.
No, no, no, you know what disappointed me?
- What? - You went into a room to ask for money
and forgot to ask for money.
- What's going on? - Nothing.
You've got your furtive face on.
It's a... it's a situation. I'm handling it.
- You don't want me to know. - No, I don't.
Something is going on, but you don't want me to know.
Alright.
Good luck.
You're doing so well. I know it hurts.
It's gonna feel better soon, I promise, okay?
- Should I push? - No, no, not yet, not yet.
But soon?
It could be soon. It could be hours.
But my waters broke.
Yeah, that's just the beginning.
How much preparation have you had for giving birth?
Bits.
- Can I just... - You want to stand up?
Yeah.
Just keep walking.
- Come in. - What are you, his boss?
He's the new guy.
It's my first day.
What, this could go on for a while, yeah?
Yeah, I'm afraid so.
You sure you don't want me to call anyone?
No, I'm alright.
What about the baby's father?
He has nothing to do with it.
Well, I'm sure your dad would want to know.
No.
Sophia, are you sure? I think having someone...
God, look, I've said no more than once.
Is there a problem?
How about I leave you alone for a bit.
Yeah.
If you get the urge to push,
or if you need anything at all, just...
Yeah, the button. I know.
Max, why did you come in just now?
- Laney told me to come find you. - Why?
Ah, she told me to tell you that you're my supervisor
and you should stop making me her problem.
What's going on?
That's Renee's husband, Doug.
Sasha!
- Yeah? - Call the police.
- So what's this guy done? - He's dangerous.
That's all you need to know. There he is.
- Okay, I'll go around. - Hey, Doug!
Hey, it's Grace!
Hey, can I just ask, is the baby awake?
Yes.
Okay, we shouldn't shout. We don't want to distress her.
All good. We're all good. It's all good.
- She left me. - I know.
- She didn't want me to see her. - Yeah, I know, Doug,
but let's think about this, okay?
Now you're going to get yourself into trouble.
Look, you don't have a carrier for the baby.
You can't just drive off with a baby in the backseat.
I think if you stop now, we can probably figure this out.
- Are the police coming? - Yeah, they are.
Hey, you don't want to hurt the baby.
No, I want to take my daughter home!
Hey, hey! This is a new situation for all of us, okay?
None of us wants to be a knob. I don't want to be a knob.
- Max? - Definitely not.
No. Doug, you don't want to be a knob, do you?
I want everything to go back to normal again.
Right, well, I can't control that, but, Doug, I can guarantee you,
if you're still holding the baby when the cops get here,
it's going to be a lot worse than if you just give her to me now.
She... she tried to take the baby away from me.
Mate, it sucks. It sucks.
But what you're doing now,
it's not the way to get what you want.
Come on, man, you know that.
No, no, no, Max, you're going to stay there.
You're just going to stay right there.
Hey, Doug, I'd like to come forward and take the baby.
You cool if I do that?
That's it. That's it.
That's it.
Oh, hello, miss.
I'm just going to pass her over to Max so he can have a hold.
Just slowly walk back inside.
Do you have any idea how fragile that new baby is?
You could have seriously hurt her.
And you have hurt Renee.
There are consequences for that, mate.
Now, I could try and shield you from those consequences,
but I think that you need to feel them.
How are you going, mate?
And, Max, when I ask you to get biscuits,
get them yourself.
Roger that.
I've put in some calls.
Doug isn't getting back in here.
Thank you.
You're going to get a visit from a counsellor,
and I've arranged a place for you to stay when you leave.
And take this.
- Just take it. - No, I can't take that.
Just take it.
Renee.
Just for your own sake and for the sake of the baby,
don't go back to him.
Well, I'm sorry, I just don't buy a word of this.
I don't know what you want from me, Diane.
She's already admitted something's happened.
- Well, it's not my place to tell you. - Well, has a woman been injured?
- No! - A baby or something?
I can tell you that it's private.
- Look... - Don't manhandle me.
- Diane! - Sorry.
Leave Laney alone.
Then why don't you tell me what's going on?
Okay, fine, I give up.
You're going to find out sooner or later, so here it is.
The daughter I gave up for adoption is here.
She's in this room.
Her name is Sophia.
And she's about to give birth to a baby of her own.
And, no, I did not want you to know.
Mum, you're not going in there.
Alright.
Thank you.
Ready?
That's it. That's it.
Alright.
That's it, nice and slow. No rush.
That's it. Okay.
- Is it easing up? - Feeling better?
It'll be over soon.
You're doing so well. You're a champion.
It'll be all over soon, I promise.
That's it.
Okay, take a deep breath.
Big, big, big, big breath. Hold it. Hold it.
Push, that's it. You're doing so, so well.
You're a champion, Sophia. Push, push.
Push, push, push. That's it, that's the head.
We've got the head, Sophia!
You've got this! That's the head. That's the head.
That's the head. Okay, take a breath, take a breath.
Breathe, breathe, breathe. That's it.
It's okay. Look at me. You want to push, okay?
You can do it. Yes, you can.
You can. Ready? You ready right now, okay?
Big breath. That's it, big breath, big breath.
Push, push, push, push, push, push, push, push, push!
Push, push, push, push!
You got it! Nearly there!
That's it. That's it.
That's so good!
Good girl.
A girl.
2,970 grams.
6 pounds, 9 ounces in the old money.
Light dusting of hair.
Mother and baby doing well.
I did get permission to take this.
I know.
Thank you.
To you.
30-something Grand-nan...
Uh-uh! Not Nanna.
Hey. You never told me you had a daughter.
That is for keeping secrets.
Well, only three people knew.
Oh, you, your Mum, your ex.
Jim knew but I didn't.
I was married to him.
Yeah, I get it.
I love... you know how much I love you, right?
I love you too.
I'm glad you know now.
So, how about our new student little handsome-faced midwife?
Pass or fail?
Pass.
So what's his deal?
Married? Single? Gay?
What difference does it make?
I want to know what the options are.
Oh, I have to go.
I'm having sex with the executive.
- He's never gonna leave his wife. - Oh, I bloody hope not.
I don't want him all to myself.
But he is fun to be in bed with.
Oh, um, I swiped right on a guy for you.
- What? - Don't be shocked.
I know your phone PIN.
It was before any of that all your daughter stuff,
and I forgot about it,
so, um, take him or leave him,
but I think that's him.
Laney! No!
This isn't gonna go anywhere.
It's just, you know, a free glass of wine's a free glass of wine.
You do have a nice smile.
You seem nice.
Can I tell you something, stranger to stranger?
Sure.
17 years ago, I gave my baby away.
And, you know, I've lived my life.
I got married and I had this life and it brought me here,
but... today my daughter came to find me.
And she gave birth.
I decided this thing back then...
...and today, here she is.
And it's... it's been a major day of significance
that I did not expect to have,
and I was not prepared for.
Yeah, so anyway, that was my day.
Wow.
And so... you're a grandmother.
Yep. I'm gonna go.
Thank you again for the wine.
I hope you get sex tonight. You probably will.
There's lots of midwives and nurses that come here after work,
so you got good odds.
- That sounds so intense. - Yeah.
My best friend works for a non-profit in Jordan,
but I know that's nothing like what you're talking about.
It's all interlinked.
I'd like to hear more about this.
I have plenty of stories.
Hola, Abuelita.
Que paso? Si.
Did you spend time in the Middle East?
Yeah, I did. In Afghanistan and Syria.
- As an aid worker? - Kind of, yeah.
- What's a kind of aid worker? - I was a nurse.
For what organisation?
The Australian Army.
- Oh. - Are you... you're going this way?
- Ah, no, not yet. - Okay.
- See you tomorrow. - See ya.
No!
Sorry. Sorry, it's me. It's Grace.
You're at St Brigid's. You're okay.
Oh, sorry.
I was just having a dream where I was trapped under a lift
and it was crushing me.
It's okay. You're safe. I'm here.
Baby?
Yep, yep, she's great.
Thanks.
Oh, God.
Oh, um, they said I could go when I woke up.
Right.
Will you go home to your dad?
No, not right now.
It's too late to go back to Goulburn now.
- Well, where will you go? - Friend of a friend.
She's got a share place in this suburb called Bexley,
so I'll just, you know, call a taxi.
Sophia, if you want to stay here,
- I can arrange for something... - No, no, no, no, no.
No, it's so fine. It's all good.
It's going to be great.
Thank you, though.
I'm all good.
All good.
Hello?
Sophia, is that you?
So your room has a bed, obviously.
There's a bath.
This is just temporary, you know.
- Space to... - Yeah.
This isn't me trying to be your mother.
No. I wouldn't advise that.
- And, I mean, with the baby... - Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.
She's my responsibility, not yours.
I think this fits. Yeah.
And I've got some special bedding for this as well.
Um, the sheets on your bed are clean, I promise.
I know it doesn't look like it,
but I am actually getting this place ready to sell.
Why are you selling?
Oh, you know.
Marriage broke up.
End-of-an-era kind of thing.
Do you mind, just for a second?
- Yeah. - Thanks.
Oh!
- Ready? - Yep.
Hey.
Hey, shh.
Come on. Thanks.
Shh, come on.
Come on.
Shh.
Grace's entire world...
My daughter. She's here.
...is in turmoil.
So... you're a grandmother.
Now...
- ...all the lives... - I'm her father.
...and loves of St. Brigid's...
Sophia's dad wants to meet me.
I'm Grace.
...will spiral out of control.
I'm not keeping the baby.
As they all face...
This baby's going to another family.
New Drama, Amazing Grace, next Wednesday.