Peggy Newton

Peggy Newton (née Philips) was the Head of Emergency Medicine and also an Emergency Doctor in the town of Sebour, she was also a background character in most of the events of Sebour. Peggy was also the sister to Quinton Philips. Peggy made it well known in Sebour that she was not like her brother when he came to Sebour.

​Young Life
Peggy was born and raised in Sebour, with her mum and dad, Quinton her brother had no idea he had a sister, as he was busy in Snowy Region, as he stayed with his grandparents, Quinton later was told about Peggy and he made the decision to protect his sister but from a distance. Peggy was active and had her mind set on going into medicine. She knew she needed good marks to get into med school, so she buckled in for the long ride. Peggy at the end of year 12 got her ATAR with a score of 98.2 got into Sebour Medicial University and studied to become an Emergency Doctor.

​Peggy's Fury About Quinton Revealed (Flashback)
Peggy was sitting in her office reading a patient file and doing paperwork, as she was signing off on several pieces of paperwork, as she was doing that  Karl walked in and said "How are things going for you today?" "A bit backed up I am backed up with paperwork." Karl sat down and said "Want some help?" Peggy nodded and said "Of couse thank you. That would be good." as the two signed off on paperwork and finished up, Karl offered to buy Peggy some  lunch and Peggy accepted. As the two walked down the hallway they overheard a few nurses talking about something. "Hey did you hear, some doctor in Begs decked a guy. Apprantley. he's going to prison or something." "Oh you know what they say, its a witch hunt for this guy." Peggy at that second knew they were talking about Quinton. Peggy pulled Karl aside into a room and said "I know who that is Karl.." Karl nodded and said "I do to. It's Quinton, Peggy he's in a lot of trouble." Peggy rubbed her face as she said "This can't be happening Karl. This could reflect back on me." "Not necesserary. You signed legal documents a few years back, making sure any news regarding your idiot brother doesn't effect you. Look Peggy, what the news finds out is that his sister doesn't really exist and goes by the name of Helena Philips, and lives in Queensland, this Helena is a fruit vendor who is 27.." "That was your doing was it Karl?" "Damn right it was, I am a part of the board and I make sure I protect those on my payroll. But I will not protect your brother if he ever comes here to Sebour, I will not protect him." Peggy nodded and said "Of course I know that Karl. But I am apart of the board as well." "As the head of Emergency Medicine, it's going to be hard to allow, Quinton to even step foot into my emergency department." "He could be barred from Medicine. Doctors and assault charges don't go down well." "I'm just so mad, how could he do something like that." "Look Peggy, finish up and go home. Whatever happens to Quinton, you have to ignore, and make sure this doesn't effect your life as well." as Karl opened the door he said "Be as mad as you want, just don't call him.." "Oh trust me I wont. "Have you seen his medicial file?" "It's what I was reading. I don't understand how someone who was crushed by a branch, walks out of hospital. It's not right in anyway, look Karl, Quinton is an idiot, and right now I am mad as hell about this." "I know, Peggy, I know."  as Peggy left the room, Karl got out his phone and contacted an old friend in the Begs Police Force. "Adam, listen, Peggy is furious, what happens to him next?" "Look I shouldn't be discussing this with you Karl, but he's been charged, and his story goes to the news tonight. His trial is a week later." "Of course." "Look I cannot go any further I gotta go." the phone hung up, and Karl walked out of the room. After Peggy's shift ended she drove home, angry at Quinton, as she got home, she got out of the car and went inside, and saw her husband Douglas making dinner, she walked over to him and the two hugged. "Hey, I heard. Do they know about you?" "Begs? Nah, they don't. Douglas listen he could be barred from medicine, or worse case, finish his career as a prison doctor." "I want to know one thing though. Don't news people dig up old news?" "They wont. Because Quinton doesn't know I exist, but he knows he has a sister. Hospital records in Begs and here, show he has a sister with the name Helena. So if they do contact someone named Helena, he's going to be furious." "So, at least you are protected. Your brother is an idiot Peggy." as Peggy sat down, Douglas sat next to her and said "It's gonna be tough, but at least you have work, right now he has nothing." "When and if he moves towns, if it is here, I don't know what I'll do." said Peggy. " as Peggy changed the channel to the news channel a news reporter stated breaking news. "Tonight our top story. A doctor arrested after a drunken assault. Dougie Realter has the story."

​"Tonight a town is in shock, after local Doctor Quinton Philips was arrested for assaulting a man outside the defunct National Oztag League Headquarters today. Philips attacked the man in an unprovoked drunken attack. Philips was arrested and has been charged. He will face court tomorrow."​ the report cut out. Peggy turned the TV off and said to Douglas "Hold me, hug me.", Douglas hugged and kissed Peggy. The two had dinner and went to bed.

The next morning the news was up and Peggy was watching, while she was getting ready for work.

The report; ''​"This morning's local headlines.. wait a second, yes we are crossing to a live feed from Begs courthouse." th''e feed cut to the courthouse and Quinton being taken away in cuffs. ''​"You cut away at the right time. Quinton Philips has been sentenced to 3 years in a federal prison, with no parole chance, a sombre Quinton faced the court and said that his actions were unforgivable, the judge agreed and suspended Quinton's Medical License indefinitely.." '

Peggy furious turned the TV off, "Complete fucking idiot.", as Douglas walked in and said "Me?" "No my brother.." "How long?" "Three years. He assaulted someone, and gets three fucking years, how is that fair?" "It's not fair, but he wont contest it." "How?" "Trust me, someone who gets refused parole, doesn't go contesting their charge." "I don't think it works like that.." "Well in his case, probably." Peggy looked at her watch and said "I gotta go, work calls." Peggy kissed Douglas and went to the car. as she went to the car, Karl was outside. "I assume you heard?" Karl nodded and said "3 years is a long time." "Not long enough." "Look Peggy, what happens now, is that you need to not think about this." "How can I not? It was national news.." "Yes and if you listened to the entire report, his sister Helena Philips, is missing, last 'seen' 3 days ago heading towards the border.." Peggy laughed and said "Of course." Karl smiled and said "You have nothing to worry about, this wont effect you Peggy." Karl gave Peggy a hug and said "Can I give you a lift to work?" Peggy said "Sure.. Why not."

​Sebour- Quinton's Arrival (Season 1)
It was a quiet day in the town of Sebour, it was overcast, but people where out and about, people were running around and cars going past. As a car pulled up in to the hospital parking lot, Karl Kennedy was walking with a sandwich, when he stopped and saw who was getting out of the car. Karl walked over to the car and said "Hi there. You must be the new Orthopaedic Doc.", Quinton looked up as he locked the car and said "Yes, I am Quinton.." Karl said snidely "Indeed. I know who you are Mr Philips." Quinton put his keys in his pocket and said "Of course,  the past never leaves you behind does it.." Karl said "Yes.. Those years in prision, helped you a bit.." Quinton shook his head and said "I came out a different man." Karl then said "No one fully changes when they go to prision." "They don't but I can try, and I have tried for years after.." Karl looked at his watch and said "You better get going. The head of Emergency Medicine is expecting you. Don't delay her either." "I was supposed to be meeting someone from the board here, outside." Karl took offense and said "I am on the board, and so is the head of Emergency Medicine. Watch it." Quinton swallowed and said "How long has she been in medicine for?" Karl said "I'll let her tell you that. But one thing is, she is a true professional. She saves lives for a living and so do I." Karl looked at his watch again and said "I have to go. Don't be late." As Karl walked away he made sure he was some distance before he grabbed his phone and dialed the Emergency Medicine Director, as the phone rang, there was an answer, "Newton, speak." said Peggy, "Quinton's here Peggy." "What?" "He's about to come in to the hospital, your brother is here." "For work? or what?" "Peggy, he is the new doctor." "Shit.." "He's going to take his time finding your office, dig up his files and meet him in there." "Of course.." Karl hung up as he walked into the opposite building which was the Hospital Apartment Block. Quinton took his briefcase out of his boot and he closed it. As he did he walked into the hospital. Quinton was walking around until he found the 3rd floor until he found a door. The door said "HEAD OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, PEGGY NEWTON", Quinton knocked on the door, Quinton didn't hear anyone so he opened the door, and walked into the office. He saw her office that had bachleors degrees and her doctor coat sitting on a coat rack. Quinton smiled as he sat down in the chair in front of the desk. The door opened as Peggy walked in with a folder. "You're finally here Dr Philips." Peggy said as she stood behind Quinton and opened the file. "This is your file by the way Dr Quinton Philips.." "Of course it is.." Peggy walked over to the other side of her desk and sat down in her chair. "I will tell you one thing Dr Philips, is that while you are working in this hospital and in my department, you work with my doctors and nurses as a team, none of this macho business." Peggy looked up from the file and Quinton said "What is my position, I mean I am an ortho doctor." "With a history of dabbling, I assume? You couldn't find what type of medicine to go into, and from your file here, you are triple board certified, which is good in a way, but provides a little competition.." "General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and a little bit of neurology." Peggy nodded and said "Well, if you are going to make it in this hospital, you will have to drop one or maybe two and stick with ortho." Quinton looking on said "I have worked 15 years in Begs doing three types of medicine, I could never bring it down to just one." Peggy getting annoyed said "Then I am giving you a year to make up your mind, you drop one or your out." "That's not fair.." "It is fair Dr Philips, since you have a criminal record, you're very lucky to even be in this hospital." Quinton sighed as Peggy continued "I read your file twice this morning, and then I got a phone call from a very angry member of the board, Dr Kennedy seems to like you, he was angry because you are a convicted criminal, but he seems to think you can get over that fact, and be a bloody good doctor." Quinton nodded as Peggy continued, "As well as that, your file shows you have a sister." Quinton nodded and said "Yes, she went missing the day I was arrested, haven't heard from her since, why do you ask?" "She's not missing. She works here has been for 32 years." Quinton elated said "So she wasn't missing?" "She never went missing, Quinton at all." Quinton getting a clue said "You? You're my sister?" Peggy nodded and said "Yes. I am. Quinton." Quinton sighing with relief said "Then why didn't I know about you?" "You knew alright. You knew her as Helena." "She was a fruit vendor, and was 29.." "That was made up, so the press wouldn't dig into your past and find me. Quinton, believe me, you are lucky that I haven't thrown you out of the hospital yet, because I know personally you are a damn good doctor, but you have a temper." "But why? Why now are you telling me this?" Peggy looked at Quinton and said "Because, you may be blood but I refuse to get along with you. I signed paperwork letting the hospital remove me from any of your records and make up a person, I seem to be more professional then you anyway." "I have always been professional Dr Newton, that is me.." "No again, fail to realise that this isn't a good idea. These files show you can be unhinged and angry, but you make the right calls when needed. Can I trust you?" "Excuse me?" "Easy question, if you are in the ER can I trust you? Can I trust you not to burst out in anger or mistreat a patient?" "You can trust me Peggy, I am not that man who got arrested all those years ago." "Oh of course.." said Peggy sarcastically. "I basically ran the Begs Trauma Hospital, we had 350 trauma cases a year." Peggy laughed and said "This isn't Begs. We are a larger town, and we have over 4300 trauma calls, and over 20,000 emergency call outs every month. This is a busy hospital, you're not in Begs anymore." Quinton chuckled as he said "You are joking right?" "Not to mention, non surgical, urgent and surgical patients from the Doctors Surgery's around town, I am serious. If you can't handle this, then maybe go back to Begs." "I love a challange." "This is not just any challange, its a mission." Peggy looked into the file some more and said "Your injuries wont prevent you from doing any of this yes?" "Body is good right now." "Very surprised to see someone who was crushed by a tree branch the size of a garbage truck is still alive.." "That..surprises even me to this day.." as Peggy and Quinton finished up talking, Peggy said "We'll get you suited in, here is your coat, a locker key and a room key to your office." Quinton took them and put the coat on so he could put the keys in the pockets. "I'll show you around.." as Peggy stood Quinton said "Look Peggy." "Look I know what you are going to ask, and it's no. I am furious with you, but we have to remain professional. I will not pursue a family relationship with you. I can't do it." Quinton nodded and said "That's fine with me." As Peggy and Quinton walked out she grabbed a whole heap of files and said "These files are for current patients here. Some need to be released, another one here is 12 weeks post pelvic fracture surgery, Been a difficult case so far." "Which type of fracture of the pelvis?" "The most difficult one possible. She had major bleeding, crashed twice, and right now, she's with physios, but managing the pain has been hard." as they got to the room, Peggy gave Quinton the folder and and said "This one is yours. You jump in the deep end now. Welcome To Sebour." Peggy walked away as she gave nurses folders. Quinton chuckled as he knocked on the door. "Come in.." Quinton went into the room and he introduced himself. "Hi there, I'm Dr Philips." "I'm Terese and this is Pepper." Quinton shook both their hands and he said "Now, if you don't mind me asking, how did this happen?" Pepper laughed and said "This.. This was from a trampoline.." "Say what?" "I was doing stuff on the trampoline and I fell of it and as I landed I landed on my front, I rolled over and the thing fell on me." Terese rolled her eyes and said "Yes, we've been here for like 3 months.." Quinton looked in the file and saw the xray from the other day, it was clear and the report was ok. "These reports are great.  Pain management is the main concern, but reading this file shows me one thing. If you can get around with a pelvic brace and possibly the use of the crutches that can take a lot of pressure off the pelvis, using the crutches as walking aides is a massive help, and that means you don't have to use a walker." Terese nodded as Pepper said "Alright." Quinton said "It breaks up the scar tissue and can help relieve some pain, not all the pain though. I went to see how you go on crutches before I give you release forms." As a nurse brought in crutches, Pepper got out of bed and used them to walk up and down the hall way, Terese looked on as Quinton signed off on the release forms. Quinton passed Terese the form with pain relief. "There is no reason to keep her here anymore. If something happens, come in dont waste time." Terese hugged Quinton, as Pepper walked back into the room and the crutches. Quinton said to Pepper "Today, you go home, but remember to take pain relief every 6 hours until the relief is gone, and when that happens go to one crutch, then try walking unaided." Quinton explained why and he gave instructions on pelvic health and future trouble. Pepper and Terese thanked Quinton as Terese packed everything from Pepper's room up. Quinton smiled as he said "Good luck." Quinton opened the door and walked out. Quinton let out a heavy sigh as he held the folder. Quinton looked up and he saw Karl standing next to him, "That was well handled." "Just something you learn in 15 years of medicine." Quinton gave Karl the file as the two walked around. As they did that Mark Michaels walked to Karl. "Officer Michaels, what brings you here?" "Oh you know... criminals, cons getting themselves bashed in jail, and a waste of police resources being here." Quinton nodded and said "I was one of them at one point." "Yeah, I know all about you. still got alcohol issues?" "None that I know of, but if you catch me drinking, just shove me in a taxi." the door opened as Terese and Pepper walked out to Mark's surprise. "You're leaving?" "Yes, got the okay to go home." "Then, I'll tell Tyler, he'll be stoked." "To late, already have.." said Terese. Mark nodded as Terese and Pepper walked away. Mark looked at Quinton and said "The beard thing. who you going for?" "No one in particular." "I like it, looks good.." Mark looked at his phone and said "I gotta run. Protecting a dead beat in ICU, not like he can go anywhere either..." Mark walked off. Quinton smiled as Karl said "He's a good one. How are you settling in?" Quinton nodded and said "I am fast finding my feet.". The day had ended for Quinton in surgery, where he was fixing someone's shoulder. After Quinton finished he went back into his office. Quinton finished off paperwork and as he left the hospital he bumped into Linda. "You must be Quinton?" "Yes I am." "Done a great job today mate. Welcome aboard." "What is your position here Dr?" "Dr Kennedy. Karl's wife. I work in cardio as well as neuro, goes hand in hand for me. But you know we all do something." "You dabble?" "No, No I Don't. I'm double board certified for them two and have been for 25 years. Cardio and Neuro, trauma and everything else. I can do. I'm not cocky in what I do, I just chose what to do." "I was told being triple certed was dangerous.." "It is mate. And Dr Newton was right. She is right, she only has your best interests at heart. Makes it easier, how long she give you?" "A year." "A year, that's a long time in medicine. As they say someone can come out of a coma fine, others spend their life in a chair, but now it's a chance to give up something you haven't needed the skills for." "Yeah but.." "No buts. This is your arrival. Don't screw it up. Newton is a wonderful leader for the emergency guys, she holds the fort well. But right now you can't push buttons. You push and you go. Trust me, I have seen wonderful doctors in the ER crack and Newton does everything she can to help out. She's an emergency surgeon for godsake as well as the head of medicine in the ER." "Well.." "No well. Don't fuck this up." Linda tapped Quinton on the shoulder and left. Quinton had his welcome. His Welcome To Sebour.

​Sebour- Quinton's Sister
Quinton was in his office when he decided to go for a walk around the hospital when, he overheard a conversation, he sat on the chair outside the room and started to listen, the door was open and the conversation was medium hearing, but it was clear enough to hear. "These results, show nothing.. We have to send her home." "These symptoms have to add up somehow..The loss of sensation.. The tiredness, the loss of motor function." "The blood tests didn't show anything and the scans were inconclusive. We have to send her home." Quinton was about to do something he shouldn't have. Quinton stood up and walked into the room with the two doctors looking at him. "Dr Philips.. What are you doing?" "Making rounds.." "Right.." Quinton looked at the heart monitor and then at the patient. "Who?" "Why should we tell you? She's not an ortho patient." Quinton mad said "Give me the chart." "Why should we?" "Give me the chart.." the two doctors nodded as Quinton read the file carefully. "How long has Ms Doe, been here for?" "A couple of hours, we were about to send her home.. Why?" Quinton turned and said "I'll tell you why.. You failed to see the symptoms." "Like you Dr Misdiagnosis. Dr Dabble." "Frank!" "What its true.. He dabbled and almost killed someone, how am I about to let him diagnose our Jane Doe." "Shut up Frank, let him speak." Quinton said "The symptoms add up to TIA's.." "Mini strokes? How can you be sure.." "I spent 22 years as a doctor and in those 22 years I diagnosed 24 people with TIA's, I am not wrong here.." Quinton put the file back into the doctors arm and said "Order a MRI." standing confused. "Did I stutter? I said order an MRI!" "Quinton with respect, you told the board you wouldn't dabble." "We are wasting time here. If you wont order the MRI, I will." "Alright we'll do it.." Quinton signed forms and put them in the doctors arms. "Make sure you come back to me. I'll be waiting." 5 minutes later Frank ran in with scan results. "That was fast. What happened?" Frank handed Quinton the scan and Quinton put it on the light bar. "Oh..My...God." "TIA's you were right.. As soon as we put her in the MRI her brain lit up like a X-mas tree." "This here." Quinton pointed to a part of the brain. "This is a blood clot. that.." Quinton pointed to a big vessel. "Is an aneurysm, she has two..." Quinton put the scan down and said "We have to take her in for surgery.. Now!" "Quinton..You need to back away from this." Quinton turned and shoved Frank to the wall and said "You were going to send her home. And if you had, she would've died walking through the front door. This woman is lucky that she even made it to hospital." Frank said "You know the boards gonna have your head you know." "Let the board find out. They can sack me I don't care. But right now, I am saving this woman." just as Quinton said that, Tryal walked in and said "I hope it's a good excuse. You promsed the board.." "I promised the board nothing. I wrote a letter promising I wouldn't dabble, this is NOT dabbling this is saving, saving a life, like any doctor would.." Tryal nodded as Frank scoffed. "Tryal, are you kidding? You know what he has done right?" Quinton put his hands on his head and said "The longer we wait, the more chance this blows and she dies. Can you have that? Will you have that?" Tryal said "Go. Take her." Frank nodded and said "Fine.." Frank got the phone and called theater. as Jane Doe was wheeled out Quinton was pulled aside by Tryal and said "Quinton, you need to know who Jane Doe is.." Quinton looked and said "No. I wasn't made aware I just heard overheard  the converstaion." Tryal looked and said "It's your sister mate. It's Peggy." Quinton looked and said "Peggy? Are you sure? I haven't seen her for years.." "Mate, she's head of Emergency Medicine. She's nothing like you, you know.." Quinton chuckled and said "I know." "Mate are you sure you want to operate on your sister?" "I have to mate. For her sake, she's lucky she was alive when she came in.." "I know mate.. Good luck.." Quinton nodded as he walked to the operating room. Quinton was washing his hands when Dr Rogers walked in. "Rogers." :"Quinton." "Look if your hear to stop me.. Please don't." "You're doing what you have to mate." "You've changed your tune. Just a couple of months ago you wanted me out, gone." "You never sent that email did you mate.." Quinton nodded and said "Nope. I am triple board certified, I am not giving up without a fight, and neither is Peggy." Quinton ended the conversation and went into the room. Quinton started the operation and said "You're a strong lady Pegs. Please make it through, I don't know what I'd do without you.." A nurse then said "I didn't know you had a sister?" Quinton said "No, its not something she would've blurted out. I understand why she did keep it a secret for a while. Having a brother in jail isn't something you can be proud of. I tried my best to keep in contact, we lost it after awhile." "If you dont mind me asking, how did you two get back in contact?" Quinton said as he got a clot out. "It was after my son moved to Canada 8 years ago. We meet up again, had a conversation, she was one of the good guys.." Quinton handed the tools to another surgeon on standby as he clipped the aneurism. He then said "She is amazing. I'm not surprised she ended up the boss of the hospital's emergency department." Quinton had a tear go down his cheek as he put the tools back on the table and said "Finish this for me please..' Quinton stepped out of the sterile area and took off his gloves. He then took off his mask and said "I just don't know, what I'd tell mum and dad if she doesn't make it. I don't think dad could handle this type of news. Not again anyway.." Quinton took off his gown and walked into the wash room, where Rogers was waiting for him. Quinton washed his hands and dried them as he watched the surgery continue. "You did good mate. You did your best." Quinton looked and said with tears flowing down his face, "What if she doesn't survive this? Brain surgery is the most serious after heart surgery." Rogers hugged Quinton and said "If anyone can survive she can. She never did tell me how much you cared about her." "She was born here. I was raised in Snowy Region. I took up sport, she had an interest in medicine. My parents were in the army together, they had a fling here had her several years later. I was thrilled to have a sister mate. All I wanted to do was protect her.' "And you've done that. Look mate. Go home. Get some rest." Quinton nodded and said "Alright. But call me if something changes alright." "We will mate." As Quinton went home the surgery finished. Quinton was called just as he left the hospital he smiled as Tryal said to him "You made the right decision mate, you saved her life.." Quinton hung up and he went home. He came back to the hospital 4 days later, and saw Peggy was doing well. 'Quinton.. Good to see you.." Quinton smiled as he hugged Peggy and said "Don't do that to me ever again.." Peggy laughed and so did Quinton. "Dr Newton here has been an excellent patient. She is progessing faster then alot of TIA patients." "Life saving blood clot and aneysums can do that to you.." said Quinton. "She was awake within 4 hours of being operated on, that shows us her body isn't giving up. There is always the chance of another attack. But the TIA wasn't the actual diagnosis here. It was blood clots. Um.. Quinton's hunch was enough to save you. And a lot of people who suffer this never make it. You have a chance at full recovery within the next couple of months or even weeks." said Tryal. Quinton smiled as he left the room. 4 weeks later Peggy walked out of hospital with Quinton and returned to work with another 8 weeks of leaving.

​Sebour- Quinton's Heart Attack
Quinton was sitting in his office when Peggy walked in to the room and said "Old habits Quinton?" Quinton smiled and said "Old habits, you know, they kinda die hard.." Quinton stood up and hugged Peggy who hugged him in return. "You know for someone who 3 months ago almost died, you look great." Peggy chuckled and said "I heard what you did. You know.. I knew just so you know. I knew about the aneurysm, I was on medication for it for about 3 weeks, but I didn't know about the clot, so thank you.." "So I misdiagnosed you.. Didn't I?" She nodded and said "You diagnosed another patient, that's what they were discussing with me, they were needing a second opinion on another patient, but they already did a scan on the lady and it show nothing, when you came in and said TIA, I kept quiet because you were right. When you ordered the MRI that was for me." "Your brain lit up like a tree. You walked out of hospital a month after you had surgery and you returned to work within 3 months. You know not many people can say that you know" "I know." "I was watching, every day I walked past and saw you with a physio doing exercises every day. You made me proud you know." Quinton rubbed his face and said "So.." Peggy apologised and said "I'm sorry I didn't say who it was Quinton. You would've walked and did the surgery anyway.." "No.. Don't apologise. I found where I stood in the end. Like all doctors, Pegs. I got triple board certified and chose orthopaedics, neurology and emergency medicine,  I chose to do them and now..." Quinton rubbed his face again and said while breathing sharpely he said "And I am doing my best to make sure, no more screw ups happen." "Dr Dabble" Quinton chucked and said "Of course." Quinton rubbed his throat as Peggy said "Are you ok?" "Yeah, bit of indigestion. I'll be fine." Peggy was suspect and said. "I refuse to believe that. Come on, let's check you out." "Peggy I am fine.." "Quinton. Don't do this." Quinton said to Peggy "Don't. I need to be somewhere now. Go kick ass." Quinton gave Peggy a shoulder tap and walked away, "Common Quinton, you can't keep on doing this. Its your health mate." Peggy stood in the corridor confused and walked away. Quinton was in the bathroom when he was overcome by nausea and he vomited into the sink and he fell to a clump on the floor. Quinton tried to stand but he couldn't, Quinton was lying in pain as he grabbed his pager from his pocket and went through the names, he tried to get Karl but his hand released the pager. Quinton groaned and tried to stand again, as he stood he opened the door and as he looked at his pager he picked it up and sat down on a chair. Quinton was still holding his pager when he decided to page Karl. "Hey, you seen Quinton?" said Peggy, "No I haven't, why?" Karl put his hand up pausing the conversation. "He's paging me." "Should I come as well?" Karl nodded and said "Quick lets move." As the two ran to find Quinton, Quinton was feeling very dizzy, when Linda walked up to him. "Quinton, are you ok?" Quinton looked at Linda and his head was very sweaty. Linda got over to Quinton and felt his pulse, Linda yelled out "Can I get a bed over here please." a nurse brought a bed over as Karl and Peggy made it to Quinton. "His pulse is racing, we need to get him checked out." Quinton looked at Peggy and said "I'm so sorry Pegs.." Peggy held Quinton's shoulder as Karl held the other one. "No need. Lucky you're at a hospital." as they got Quinton onto the bed, they took him into a room to be checked. Outside the room Karl turned to Peggy and said "You sure you can do this Peggy?" Peggy nodded and said "Of course." Karl nodded as Peggy put gloves on and went into the room. Quinton had an oxgyen mask on and was struggling to talk. Quinton put his head on the pillow and passed out as Peggy, Karl and Linda were working on him. Quinton had his blood pressure, and heart rate taken. "He's blood pressure is through the roof." Quinton woke to a massive pain across his chest. Screaming in agony. "Quinton where's the pain? Tell me where it is." said Linda, Quinton pointed to his chest and said "My heart." Karl looked at Peggy who looked at Linda. Quinton put his head back and had medication put into a drip to stop his heart from having any more attacks. Karl pulled Peggy aside and said "Peggy, Quinton's in a bad way. I know he's your brother, but you need to decide." "Decided what Karl? He may be my brother, but I am a professional through and through." "I know that Peggy just like the rest of us." then all hell broke loose. Quinton's monitor went off. "He's crashing!" Karl and Peggy went over to Quinton and started compressions. Peggy was doing compressions when Karl reached for the paddles and gave them to Peggy. "Everybody Clear?" "Clear" a shock. Peggy did compressions again, Karl again passing her the paddles. "Clear!" "clear." another shock and another after that. Another 3 shocks until..a beep. Peggy saying as she rubbed her head "Welcome back." Peggy looked at Quinton and held his hand as Karl said "Peggy, he needs to go up to surgery now." "His heart wont take another arrest." "I know Peggy, we'll take good care of him.." Peggy said "I know it sounds rude, but I can't be the sister who does this.. It took a long time for him to contact me again. He may be my brother. But I can't do this.. Not again.." Peggy looked at Quinton before she with held her grip and she went outside. "She's right you know." said Linda. "I know she is, Quinton just basically rail-roaded her into brain surgery, after what happened. He wants a relationship with his sister, and from what I gathered they may be family but its another thing to actually do something like that." "She's a professional, let that as it may. We have to respect what she is doing." "I respect it. After everything he has done, I wouldn't want to know him either. She's worked so bloody hard for this." As the two stabilsed Quinton, they took him to surgery.

​Sebour- Peggy Blasts Quinton
Peggy was tending to a patient, "Now, when you get home, you need to get plenty of rest and if anything happens or if you feel ill you need to come back, don't be afraid to come and see me." and as she was done, she walked out of the room and closed the door. As she went up to ICU, she knew where she was going. Peggy stood outside Quinton's ICU room, and stared into it as a nurse was in the room, Karl walked past and stopped. "Looks like I know what you are about to do. You going to do what you do best, Peggy?" Peggy looked at Karl and said "It's time he knew you know." "He's 3 days post op and woke yesterday. He's stable but he's ok, all things considered.." "Well." "Peggy, careful on him you know." "I am what I am about to do." as the door opened the nurse walked out and nodded to Karl and she walked away. "Want me to stay out here?" said Karl. Peggy nodded and said "Yes, thanks.." Karl nodded and turned to the window. Peggy opened the door and closed it behind her. "Good morning.." said Peggy as she read the chart. "Pegs.." Continuing reading the chart said "Don't call me that Quinton." she put the chart back on the bed as Quinton looked at her. "You really gonna do this, Peggy? You really gonna do this to someone who just had heart surgery?" "Yes I am going to Quinton, because you need to hear this." "Seriously you are, Peggy common really?." Quinton took off his nasal prongs and sat them beside him. "Quinton. I can no longer be your sister. We are professionals and thats how I'd like to keep it." "What.. Why?" "You know why Quinton. You've been suspended already. And I am not prepared to give up my medical career for your mistakes. Quinton right now, you are recovering from from heart surgery, you've also already been shot, how well do you think these reflects on me?." "It shouldn't reflect on you at all, you know that.." "I also know the last time you contacted me, I was sitting my exam to become head of emergency medicine, you just started your teaching career. I always thought when you contacted me, I thought you were pathetic. I still think you are pathetic." "Excuse me?" "You know where I stand, Quinton look. For me, you've been nothing but trouble since you came here. You broke up Kari and John, ended up of course being shot, and now recovering from heart surgery, Quinton you are a dangerous person.." "Of course.." "Quinton from my stand point. You need to know, from now on, if we see each other from now on, you call me Dr Newton." Quinton lifted his brows and said "What? Peggy, please.." Peggy stood next to Quinton and said "Dr Newton to you, Dr Philips.." Quinton put his arms up and down as he said "Really thought this through huh?" "I am protecting myself Quinton. As of 10 minutes ago, I signed papers stating that I will treat you like any other doctor, or patient." "How does that work? Peggy, explain that." "It works for me Quinton. I can't stand that you, for one quit your job as a teacher, to join the police force, and when that didn't work out, you decided to go into medicine." "Peggy I did that because I needed another outlet. I was teaching at the time I was practising medicine." Peggy rolled her eyes and said "I know all about that. I also know about the years you spent behind bars. You were lucky to even make it on to the medical side of things. Quinton one fact I do know I that I spent 3 months wondering if I should've disowned you." "Sounds like you did when I moved here." Peggy scoffed and said "The only reason you moved here Quinton, is because Begs wasn't good enough for you anymore, you went to prison, you got released, and then Jen died, Quinton you've taken a beating of course, but you didn't have to come to Sebour, to prove how macho you are.." "I'm not being macho, Peggy, I came here because I needed a change." "Needed a change? Really? That's the excuse of half the people who live here. I was born here Quinton." "Don't pull that one Peggy." "No, Quinton I am pulling it. All you have done is cause trouble, and I am taking a stand. Look Quinton I love you as a brother, but that relationship is over, I'm sorry mate, but right now its Dr Newton and how long you work here it will be Dr Newton, you got that?". Quinton nodded and said "Of course. Dr Newton." Peggy walked over to Quinton and put on his nasal prongs. "Oh come on.." "Don't argue with me Quinton." Quinton then said "Look, I understand, I really do Peggy. I understand what you did that for." Peggy nodded as Quinton held out his hand and said "Colleagues." "Colleagues." the two shook hands and Peggy smiled at Quinton. Peggy walked over to the door and before she opened it Quinton said "Kick ass Dr Newton." "Thank you Dr Philips.." Peggy closed the door and Karl came over to her and hugged her. "Are you ok Peggy?" "Yes. I think I will be." she turned to look in the room and Quinton threw a plastic cup across the table. "What about him?" "He'll have to deal with it." Peggy smiled as Karl released his hug. Peggy walked away and Karl walked into the opposite direction.

​Sebour- Devastation in Sebour
As alarms were going off at the hospital, the waiting room as dark and non-urgent patients were told to leave and go to their GPs, nurses and doctors were preparing for the worst. Peggy was standing with the Head of Medicine, Dr Rogers who was talking and he said "We've recieved word that there's been an building collapse at the High School, there are people still trapped inside and we don't know how many people are trapped, but we need a surgeon to go down there with the Response Unit and help out paramedics, you might have to double up and help with search and rescue, prepare yourself, this is a tough situation." Quinton put his hand up and said "I'll go with the Response Unit. I've got trauma surgery experience and I've dealt with something similar back when I was a teacher." Rogers nodded and said "Go, get down there as fast as you can. Some patients have that 'Golden Hour', if you have to put them on the chopper dont waste time." Quinton nodded as he signalled the Response Unit to leave. "Good luck out there." Quinton nodded with a sombre look and said "You don't send your kid to school, to get the call, they wont be coming home.." Quinton walking outside the hospital and into the passenger seat of the MRU car. Quinton said "We gotta be careful in this situation, building collapses aren't that common, but they are a trap, any debris you see might have someone under it, so remember to say that you are friendly and you are a paramedic here to help. This is a tragic event and we need to be there for some of them." they all nodded. "You know how the scoring system goes. I hope to god we don't find someone with unsurvivable injuries." Quinton said sombrely. Back the hospital Peggy was talking with Linda "How does something like this happen. I mean that building is old, but its checked out every year. A building just doesn't collapse.." Linda said first. Peggy looked up and said "I don't know. But this isn't going to be easy, far from it, these are kids, teens, maybe teachers, I hope they find out what happened because this is not something anyone should have to go through.", Linda repiled with "We've moved all our patients out and to the other hospitals, we'll get cuts and bruises, breaks and crush injuries. We're preparing for the worst case and probably good ones as well." Peggy nodded and said "Good, good. Have we sent out pages to those at home? We're gonna need everyone we can get.." "We did that 10 minutes ago, I got phone calls coming in from registered blood donors as well. We're going to need that as well." Peggy nodded as she looked on at people running around her, people leaving and paramedics leaving as well, it was controlled chaos as Peggy went to her office to turn off the alarms so she could think. As the MRU car got to the school, there was police and paramedics everywhere, as well as ambulance helicopters and news choppers. The car pulled up as Quinton got out and went to the police officer in charge. Mark turned with a sad look on his face and said "You made it.." "Mark, what happened?" "Reports suggested that the floor gave out or something." "The building is made out of concrete how does that happen?" "From what our rescuers are saying it was water damage. A lot of it. It's taken out one side of the building. There are students still in that building along with staff." "What about Kari and John, did they get out?" "They got out fine. Kari rolled her ankle though, pretty bad sprain and John is fine, he was on the oval when this happened." "Any word on what it sounded like?" "Sounded like a crack of thunder, boom." Quinton reached over to a box on the table and grabbed a vest that said 'Medical, Search and Rescue', Mark said "You're not going in there are you? Its dangerous as and we barely have support structures on the building." Quinton looked around and saw the 3 other MRU medics checking out those hurt. "Damn right I'm going in there. Just gimme a minute and I'll talk to my crew first." Mark nodded as he turned to face the building, Quinton walked over to his team and said "You guys stay out here and checkout the wounded out here. I'm going in there to find anyone else." "Are you sure that's a good idea? I mean I was a medic in war zones, no one can survive being crushed by a building unless something is looking over them." Quinton nodded and said "I got this. I really do." "Got it." Quinton tapped him on the shoulder and went back over to Mark who said "I don't like the fact you want to go in there, but take a radio you'll need it." Mark passed Quinton a radio and said "We are frequency 20, make regular contact, or I wont send someone in there after you." Quinton nodded and put the radio on the collar of his shirt. Mark also gave Quinton 5 sets of gloves. "You'll need them. Dr Philips." Quinton put a pair on as he put the others in his pocket, Mark tapped Quinton on the shoulder and said "Good luck in there." As Quinton got to the bottom of the building he could see the devastation. "Oh fuck.." he said. He found a large enough opening and when through it and pushed some debris out of the way to make room for a big enough exit. Quinton looked through the debris and he helped someone out and said "Is anyone else here?" the student repiled and said "Someone upstairs is crying. I don't know which room.." Quinton nodded and said "Go, get checked out." Quinton continued on the bottom floor  "Can anyone hear me? I'm a doctor!" nothing. "Can anyone hear me! Yell out if you can." nothing again. Quinton saw an open door, with people in the room. Quinton went over and opened the door. The people scared and covered in dust. "Are you ok?" they nodded, one person holding his arm. "Let me look at that, it's ok. I'm a doctor. I work at the hospital." the boy pulled his sleeve up to show his elbow wasn't in the right place. Quinton said "You've dislocated your elbow, look I've made an opening you so can get out safely, follow that someone will take you to hospital. In fact you all need to get out of here." the boy said "can you pop it back in for me?" "I'm afraid without pain relief it would be to hard." "Please?" Quinton sighed and he said "I will, but you have to inform the paramedic it got popped back in alright. This will hurt a lot. I am sorry. If you all could leave and go see the paramedic or wait until I have popped it back in, that would be good." "I've read up on elbow dislocations. Nerve injury is high." Quinton looked at the boy and said "Yes, but it isn't common. Alot of elbow and arm injuries involve nerves." Quinton held the boy's arm and said "Get ready." Quinton pulled the elbow and heard a click the first time. The boy let out a scream, as Quinton got a jumper off the floor and secured his elbow to his torso. "Can you feel anything?" "Yes.. I felt that..thank you.." Quinton nodded and said "Now, go.." the boy left as Quinton left the room. Quinton made it upstairs after checking out the bottom floor. Quinton said "Is anyone here? Can you hear me?!" A faint 'yes' was heard and Quinton moved to find the person, he yelled again, another faint 'yes', Quinton jumped over a huge piece of concrete and saw a person, under a piece of metal. "Are you okay?" "I'm okay, this is on me, and I've been trying to get it off for the last ten minutes." Quinton looked at the metal and it was a round bar from a classroom. Quinton lifted the bar and helped the person up. "I've cleared a way out. Follow that cleared way and you should be fine, get checked out." the person nodded and left as Quinton kept moving. Quinton made his way to another classroom, which looked empty, but it wasn't. Quinton went in and saw a person trapped under table. Quinton moved to the table, over other debris. Quinton got to the person and he saw who it was. "Fuck.. Michelle! Michelle can you hear me?" Quinton lifted the table off Michelle and saw there was blood on her face. Quinton reached for his radio and said "Mark, can you hear me?" Mark responded "Loud and clear. What's the matter?" "I found someone. Bring up search and rescue with a defib. I'm starting CPR. over" Quinton started compressions as Mark responded. "Their on their way. who it is it Quinton?" Quinton pressed the button and said "It's Dangerfield." Quinton didn't press the button to end the conversation but yelled to Michelle. "22 years of teaching. You don't go out this way.." "Quinton, what floor are you on?" "The 3rd." Quinton turned his radio off to focus on the CPR. Quinton kept on doing it as he said "Common! Michelle, Common!" Quinton's arms were aching as he heard "Rescue service!" Quinton yelled out "In here!" the rescuers came into the room with a defib and Quinton continued CPR as the machine warmed. Quinton took the paddles and breathed heavily. ."Clear!" "Clear" a shock. "Clear!" 'Clear" another shock. Quinton put the paddles back on the machine and said "Charge 360" as he continued compressions. Quinton grabbed the paddles again and said "Clear!" "Clear." Quinton put the paddles down and was given a torch. "Pupils fixed and dilated.." said a rescuer.  "Time of death 13:33pm." said Quinton. As Quinton was helped up he said "You brought a board along with a big blanket?" they nodded as Quinton said "Don't let any of the students outside see the body or who it is.. They'll find out tonight. They don't need to see a dead body." Quinton handed back the torch and coughed as he helped them put Michelle on a board, they put the blanket over the body and strapped it down. Quinton radioing Mark. "Mark, were sending a body down. Bring an ambo to the bottom of the building, be discreet." "Sending one down now. I'm sorry Quinton.." "Don't be. She was a strong woman that's for sure. Nothing could stop her.." "How did you find her?" "Under a desk, with blood pouring out her mouth. We just couldn't get a rhythm, we tried for over 25 minutes..." Mark was silent as he said "Is the building clear now?" "I don't know. There is still another room to check." "No Quinton, you need to get out of there, that building is not safe.." "I'm staying, as much as I can help out." "Fine. But be careful." Mark's radio went off as Quinton turned to the rescuers, "Go, go." they went as Quinton got his phone out. He phoned Peggy. "Peggy Newton.." "Dr Newton.." "Quinton, I'm glad to hear your voice, are you ok?" "We're sending a fatality your way." "Oh no.." "It's Michelle Dangerfield, cardiac arrest, maybe internal injuries, this is going to be a tough one.. We tried so hard to get a heartbeat, we just couldn't get it." "I don't know what to say, I really don't.." "How are things going there?" "Hectic. As always in an event like this." as Quinton moved the floor cracked and Quinton's leg fell through it. "Ah fuck.." said Quinton. "Quinton, what happened? Are you ok.." "Yeah, fine..But this building isn't going to last much long.. My leg just went through the floor." Quinton pulled his leg out and felt a pop as he did. "Ahh.." he shouted. "Quinton.." "My knee popped itself in. I can't believe It just did that." "It popped out? Your kneecap popped out?" "And in again.. I have to get out of here." "Let me call it in for you.." "No, it's fine I can manage.." "Alright. But be careful." Quinton hung up and put his phone away. Quinton was in agony as he got up he used a rail for support. Quinton limped heavily to out of the classroom, were he went down stairs, in more pain. Quinton could see the ambulance taking Michelle's body away, as Quinton turned he lost balance and he regained his balance but not before was struck in the leg by a pole that was failling, Quinton managed to get the pole off his leg and he got up and limped to the exit, he stood aganist a wall, Quinton took off his gloves and put them in the bin next to him, and he took out the other pairs and put them into the bin as well.. At the hospital Peggy pulled Karl and the rest of the crew aside and said "There's been a fatality." "Oh god.." "No, it wasn't a student, it was a teacher. The building so far has been scouted through and debris moved. The one death is something to go by.." "Burst water pipes are no excuse. I hope they sack the idiot who didn't do his job.." said a doctor. Peggy said "Well I do as well. But we've still got people in shock here. Give them sedatives, and let the one's who are GCS 15 and green the go ahead to go home, we need to get some of these lucky people out and home, this is nothing compared to the dislocated elbow kid, or the major injuries., this is an accident that could of been avoided" Peggy said as she walked into her office. Quinton couldn't put any weight on his leg, as he saw to paramedics walking down. "Ah Quinton, are you ok?" shaking his head, "Nah I'm not. Did my knee, we need to get everyone got the building, all rescuers and searchers. We're not going to find anymore people in there. If so it will be when the entire building collapses.."  "Call it in and we'll take you up there as soon as you do." Quinton nodded as he said "It was a dislocated kneecap, I then lost balance coming down the stairs and injured it again." "No sign of fracture?" "Nah mate.." "Call it in.." Quinton grabbed his radio and said '''"Open frequency All units listen up please. Everyone inside the building please get out while you can, as I don't think there will be anymore people inside. I repeat evacuate the building and make it to the safe zone, this building is no longer safe and looks like it could collapse fully at any moment. I repeat all units out now'''." Quinton said as he looked down at the ground. the medics saying "Put your arms around our shoulders, we'll hold your leg." Quinton did that and as they walked out from underneath the building and to a safe spot, everyone was running out. as that happened a boom went across the air. The building fully collapsed as everyone looked on. "Holy fuck.." said Quinton. They finally reached the safe area and as Quinton saw Mark, Mark shook his head and said "Lucky you weren't in that.." "Yeah.. I know. I just hope no other person was in that building." Mark nodded and said "We had a chopper go over it with heat signatures, after you call for everyone to get out. We found none." paramedics still holding Quinton, when he said "I feel so dizzy right now.." Mark said "Are you okay?" Quinton shook his head as the paramedics called for a trolley, they put him on it and as they did, they splinted Quinton's leg and checked him over. Mark said to one of the MRU medics "Has he got concussion?" the MRU medic said "Check his heart rate, and his blood pressure." as he walked over to him. Mark went over to the police commander and started talking to him. "His heart rate is 110. and his blood pressure is 120/100, we need to get him hospital now." Quinton looked at the medics and said "Peggy's gonna love this.." the MRU medic putting an oxgyen mask on Quinton and said "Shut up for two minutes.", as Quinton was put into the back of the ambulance, the MRU medic called Peggy at the hospital. "Newton speaking." "Peggy, you have a guest coming to the ER, its Quinton.." "Am I not surprised?" "You might be, he has a heart rate of 110 and is blood pressure is 120/100." "Alright, what is the word there?" "We're coming back. All units got called out, building crumbled, nothing left." "Alright then, you guys come back as well." "Yep can do.." the phone hung up. In the emergency room Quinton was wheeled in and put into sub-acute after having scans done as soon as he went into the hospital. Quinton was put on a drip and was given drugs to control his blood pressure. Peggy came in with Quinton's scan results and said "No fracture or any other damage, from what the scans show me. You're very lucky, it could've been much worse..." as Karl and Linda watched Quinton raise his head he said "What else?" "You will be on crutches for a couple of weeks though and you will have physio on that knee." Quinton nodded and said "How's my BP." "Going back to normal slowly. You'll be in overnight."...

A couple of days after the school had collasped and Quinton was released from Hospital, Michelle's funeral was held, with Quinton speaking, he made his way up on crutches and a big knee brace. Quinton cleared his throat to talk.

''​"I worked with this woman for 22 years as a teacher and she always gave so much, to everyone. She gave up most of her free time helping students with work and helping feel like they were wanted in the school community, that is something I had admired about her. Michelle was one of a kind, and you cannot replace. She came to Sebour for a year to see how she could become a better principal, in my opinion, she didn't need to do that. And everyone who's met her could say they same. Rest in Peace Michelle, you've deserved it. Could everyone please stand and celebrate the life of Michelle Dangerfield." ''​ Everyone stood up and clapped, they celebrated her life.

​Sebour- Claude Arrives
"People don't see a person, they see a criminal"- Quinton Philips

As Quinton was talking to Peggy in her office, there was a knock at the door. "Come in." said Peggy. As the door opened a man with a beard and short hair walked in. "Claude, is that you?" said Quinton. "In flesh dad!" Quinton got up and hugged Claude and said "What are you doing here? How did you get here?" "I got in last night, and stayed at a hotel. I wanted to see my dad." Quinton smiled as he said "It's been so long. I never thought I'd see you again, you know we keep in contact, but I never thought after what happened, you'd want to come here to Sebour.." Peggy clearing her throat asked "What happened years ago?" Quinton gave Claude a look and said "It's a long story.." "You shot me, you tell the story." Peggy's eyes widened as she said "You shot your own father?, I can see why I hate your father so much." Claude calming the situation said "I'll explain alright, sit down both of you." Peggy sat down as Quinton looked and sat down as well. "It was 22 years ago, when I was teaching in Begs. My wife came to talk to me telling me I had to go back to Canada or she was ending our marriage. She got violent and produced a gun. Dad heard everything, had the cops on the phone and they were there in minutes, things got out of control and I tried to wrestle the gun from her, but in the fight the trigger went off, the gun shot her first then dad in the stomach." "Was she ok?" "She was dead before she hit ground, bullet hit her in the throat and severed an artery, died in seconds." said Quinton. Claude nodded as he said "I was arrested and charged. Even though I didn't contribute in her death I was charged with assault on dad." "And that's why.." "I have trouble getting into the country. I live in Montreal and teach Music, like back home. It made it hard, but people in Montreal didn't care, it was about ability, not the past." "He was found innocent of assault, but was declined a passport twice, a member of the board in Canada, wanted him and it was the perfect choice for him, to make a new life." "After Mum died, it was easy for me to visit him, but my past didn't help either.When you're at the border, and you get asked about your history" Quinton butted in a said "People don't see a person, they see a criminal." Peggy nodded as she said "You are aware, I almost kicked your father off the premises 8 years ago. I wasn't going to let him into the hospital, but I did, I do in someway regret that I did, because he's been through so much here. I mean, he's been shot twice.. I mean who survives two gunshots?" Claude looked at Peggy and said "A lot of people. I mean he was a cop.." "I was shot at many times, but being shot is a different story.." Quinton looked down said "Enough of the sad stuff. Tell us. How long are you here for?" "A couple of weeks. I want to get a feel for the place.." "You thinking of coming home?" Claude looked at Quinton who was grinning. "No. I am here on business as well. The school wants to send a teacher over for a year, they made it very clear that it wasn't me, they sent me to Sebour.." "They want Kari?" Claude shook his head. "No, they want John, that's if he will leave. Once in a lifetime opportunity." Quinton shook his head and said "He would enjoy it, but I don't think he'll take it." Peggy butted in and said "You two can take this outside yes? I have patients waiting to come into my office." Quinton and Claude nodded as they went outside and closed the door. As Claude and Quinton went outside and said "Why wouldn't he take it dad? What have you done?" "I'm offended you'd even say that.." "Dad, please. You're so full of shit sometimes." Quinton said "I have feelings for Kari.." "Dad gross. She's married." "We had an affair." "Dad, what the hell! When?" "A couple of weeks after your mother died, and you moved to Canada." "And are you two together now?" Quinton shook his head. "No, but at the moment they are still separated. They had a falling out, and decided to end their marriage." "I can't believe it. I can't believe you'd do something like that. You broke them up? You had feelings for someone you worked with, and you acted on them.." "You haven't done the same?" "What!? No I haven't. I remarried in Canada, dad. You know to Francine, my wife of 11 years. Dad you seem to have forgotten after my time in the NOL, I reitred aged 22. Dad its been years. I'm 34 now, and this doesn't shock me.." "It doesn't?" "You having feelings for Kari does yes. But I can't blame you." as Quinton and Claude got into the car, Quinton said "I'm sorry for everything. Our relatonship hasn't been the best, but I still love you." "I know you do dad. I know."

​Sebour- Claude Dies
"My son had his entire life to look forward to, he was 34"- Quinton Philips

The day at the hospital was busy, but it was about to get a whole lot busier, as the news was on, there was people in the emergency room being treated, as things were happening normally.. Karl was running down the hallway to find Peggy. Peggy was in her office on the phone. Karl knocked on the door and let himself in as Peggy finished her phone call. "That was the police." "I got your page, it seems serious.." Peggy looked up and said "There's been an accident. 6 car crash in the main street." "Main street? That's a weird spot to crash.." "It is, but what they don't know is how it happened, Medics are on site, but all they are saying is all hell has broken loose..." Karl raised his eyebrows. "That's in-fucking-sane!" "It is insane. But I've been told they've ID'd someone. They don't know who it is, but they're gonna call me back, as soon as they find out who it is.." Karl looked and said "Are we getting any of the injured?" Peggy nodded and said "Broken bones and shock. Clear out the emergency room, and tell people to see their GP." Karl nodded as he said "Tell me who it is when they call yeah?" Peggy nodded as Karl walked to the Emergency, he gathered the nurses and said "There's been an MVA downtown. No word on injuries just yet, but we'll have people in shock and serious injuries. We need to get the waiting room cleared. I'll do that." The nurses nodded as Karl said "You know what to do. beds, pain relief, the lot, close down the waiting room and infrom the head of emergency of my decision, she's not going to like it, but we need to do it.", Karl went into the waiting room and said started saying "Is anyone waiting for a doctor or nurse, raise your hand.." everyone raised their hand. Karl sighed and said "I need you all to go to your GP now." "Why? This is a hospital, treatment's free." said a patient, Karl annoyed said "There's been an accident downtown and we need every doctor and nurse available to treat the injured, we are in the process of shutting down the waiting room." "That's not fair." "You listen to me now. There are two other hospitals here in Sebour, we take  alot of the main traumas from accidents, I don't have time to argue with someone who can see a GP about your sore foot. We can shut down the waiting room at any time." "Whose talking, I mean you can just be another nurse or doctor.." "A Member of the hospital board, I have been a doctor for over 38 years and for one is talking to all of you to get out of this hospital now. We have traumas incoming from a crash, and they can be some serious injuries, probably more serious then that cold goldies got there, if you want to wait up to 10 hours for treatment, while we do our best to save lives.. Go ahead, enjoy your charge of tresspassing." the patients got up and left, but the angry one still sat down and said "I'll wait." "Get out." "Why, its a free country." Karl furious walked over to him and said "I know you are angry right now, but I need this hospital's priority is to those incoming traumas, because it's my job as well as those people in that emergency room, doctors on standby and operating rooms ready for surgery, I need you to leave or I will pick you up and make whatever fake injury you have worse." the man nodded and said "That's all I wanted to hear. I used to be a doctor you know. Good luck.." the man got up and left. Karl wiped his eyebrows as he got a message from Linda saying 'Downhill looks like warzone. So many are hurt', Karl knew Linda was at the site, because she was always apart of the "Medicial Repsonse Unit". Karl put his phone down as the light in the waiting room went off. Karl was about to go back into the Emergency Room, when Peggy breathless came to Karl. "Peggy what's the matter, who is it they ID'd?" Peggy swallowed and said "It's Claude. He's being brought in first. His injuries are the worst." "Who's going to tell Quinton?" Quinton appeared from nowhere and said "You don't need to tell me." Peggy turned around and said "Quinton, you can't be here." "Neither can you." "I am the head of emergency medicine, I have to be here. You don't, you are his father." Quinton raised his voice said "He's my son, Peggy. When he comes in I need to see him!" Peggy pulled Quinton into her office, as Karl watched. "He's my son Peggy, I love him." "I know you do, but you and me are both to close for this. Our doctors will take care of him, good care." Quinton then said "What about you? You crossed that line when you didn't want me to even be family, where does Claude sit Peggy, where does he sit with you? As family? Cause I know I'm not!." "I love him as well Quinton. That piece of paper, only meant for you." Quinton had a tear roll down his cheek as Peggy said "Go to your office, read some files. Partically yours, its an interesting read.." "Are you serious? I am not going to read a file. No way." Quinton then said "He's 34 Peggy. He has his entire life ahead of him!" Peggy losing her cool said "I know, Quinton.. I know.." as Quinton stood still, a knock on the door. It was Linda. "I hope I'm not interferring, but Claude's in the emergency room, he's just had scans, one of you need to be out there, manning the Emergency Room. Quinton it can't be you." Quinton's jaw dropped as he punched the wall in anger. "I'm coming." said Peggy. "Just give me a few minutes." Linda nodded as Karl left as well. Peggy walked over to Quinton and said "I know its hard. But you need to go to your office." Quinton took off his badge, coat and stethoscope. "I am going in there, as of this moment, as family. I'm sorry Peggy. But I need to be with him. I just can't wait." Peggy nodded as she opened the door and left for the emergency room. Linda said "Where'd Quinton go?" "He's coming back as family.. As much as it kills me, he has that right. He put his coat and stuff on my desk." Linda nodded and said "It's not good. his injuries are bad.." Peggy took a look at the scans and said "These are crush injuries." "He was walking across the road when he was struck by one of the cars. He was unconcious when we got to him, he was trapped under a car. " Linda said. "These are unsurvivable injuries.." Quinton appeared from behind and said "You're just going to let him die.." "We will monitor this situation, Quinton." 'Can I at least look at the scans?" Linda past Quinton the scans, and Quinton's eyes welled up. "GCS.." "Right now? It's 6. That's not good, Quinton, he's lucky he even made it to hospital." Quinton nodded as he said "Closed head injury, broken leg, arm. complete fracture of his spine.." Karl looked at Quinton and said "We're going to move him to ICU, make him more comfortable." "You're not even taking him to surgery?" "Quinton, he wouldn't make it through surgery as long what we put people through. It wouldn't be possible. His injuries and the state he is in, he would die as soon as we opened him up." Quinton nodded as he was given paperwork, he signed it and as he gave Karl back the forms, a nurse took Quinton into the quiet room. Quinton's phone went off, and he ignored it. Quinton pulled out his wallet, and pulled out a photo of Claude when he was 8. Quinton looked at it and said "I'm so sorry this happened Claude. I really am.".. Quinton put his picture and wallet away as he went to ICU, Linda was walking down to the emergency room to a blank Quinton. As Quinton made it to ICU, Mark was talking to Peggy. "The driver who caused this is going to be charged, I'll make sure of it. The one who flew up the street, got not injuries, did a runner, we found him and he's in custody." Quinton walked up to the two and gave an emotionless face to Peggy and Mark. "It's horrible down there. People with kids saw what happened as well. It's gonna be a tough case to finish." Quinton turned to Mark and said "This person did a runner yeah?" "Yes, we arrested him 10 minutes later." "Make sure he really pays for what he has done." Quinton opened the door to his son's ICU room and sat in the chair. "He'll never be the same again." "He wont. He's been through so much. And now his son, might never wake up again." "When he heard the news, he was so stunned. It was like someone punched him, he's not going to take it well." "He'll be made for a long time. But he deserves to feel that way.." said Mark, he then said "I have to go. I'll catch you later." Quinton was sitting by his son's side with the noise of the machines in the background. As Karl and Peggy where standing outside watching in. Quinton took some time to catch his thoughts and he went outside to Karl and Peggy. "How you are Quinton?" said Peggy. "You were right. I've seen so much. Been through so much. How will I inform his wife? It's going to kill her." Quinton's phone rang at the right moment it was Claude's wife. "Francine.." "Quinton, why isn't Claude picking up his phone, the school contacted me saying something happened, what happened?" Quinton swallowed hard and said "He's been in an accident." "What?, is he ok?" "No. He's not.." just as that happened, Claude's machine went haywire, and Karl, Peggy and some nurses ran into the room. "Will he be ok?" "I'm sorry Francine, he wont make it through the night. He's in to much of a bad way to even take to surgery." "So he's dead, you have to tell me if he is.." Quinton said "Yes. He has a closed head injury, and those are the worst types.His scans showed little life, but his heart is still beating." "Let him go Quinton, I'll make arrangements to bring him home." Quinton agreed and hung up the phone. in the room the machine going back to normal "He's stable for now. But his pupils are sluggish." the machine went nuts again in a matter of seconds. "Aw shit.. He's crashing." Peggy grabbed the shock paddles as Quinton opened the door to a shout of "clear!", Peggy shocked him, no luck, she tried again, no luck. Quinton shouted out "Stop. Let him go.." Peggy looked and said "You sure?" as she was doing compressions. "I just had a conversation to his wife. She's arranging to bring him home. She knows.." Peggy stopped the compressions, and looked at the clock. "Time of death.. 15:30pm." Peggy got down from the bed and she walked over to Quinton and said "I'm sorry Quinton." Karl stood next to him and held his shoulders. Quinton dropped to his knees, as Peggy and Karl tried to pick him up, but couldn't. 5 mintutes later Quinton was talking to Mark in the room. "Can he travel?" "The body? Of course it can. Sending him home may be good for the wife, certainly its gonna hurt. It always does." "He's not apart of the investigation is he?" "Now? No.. But you need to write a victim impact statement." "My lawyer can do that. I refuse to be apart of that court ruiling if they find him innocent, or give him 4 years.This arsehole better rot." Quinton said as he signed some paper work. Peggy was talking to Karl. "What happens..next?" "A funeral maybe. He needs to go and clear his head. trust me." as Quinton left the hospital he had to plan his sons funeral, he planned to send him off to Canada but have something for him in Sebour.

Quinton's Eulogy; ​"They say a parent shouldn't have to bury their children, that when a child is so young you feel like you world is ending, and that is a feeling you don't like, that no one should have the feeling going through your body. The feeling of anger, hate, toward what happened. My son had his entire life to look forward to, he was 34, he had just gotten re-married, became the head teacher for his department at work in Canada. As angry as I can be, he will have a legacy no doubt he will, he will be missed by everyone who knew him, as a kind caring man, who put others before himself. This is a heartbreaking loss, and I am broken, I will be broken for a long time, my sons loss is tragic but I want you all to remember his memory, not the bad ones the good ones, like his NOL debut or his first day of teaching or moving to Canada, because those memories are forever..."

After the funeral happened in Sebour, Quinton went to Canada to be with Claude's wife for his funeral there.

​Sebour- Quinton Returns To Work
Quinton was walking through the hospital doors, with Karl and Linda looking at him as he walked in with sombre looks on their faces. He walked past the emergency room, the waiting room and up the stairs, he walked past Peggy's office, and got to his own office, he opened the door to his office, he walked in and sat down on his chair. Quinton opened a few files and he started reading them. Karl was talking to Linda, "Should he even be here?" "If it's what he wants, who can stop him. He just lost his son a few months ago, I mean who knows what could happen in that timeline of him being here and everyone else, just getting on his nerves." "I don't think I'd want to come back here if my son died it'd be the last place I'd want to be." Karl hugged Linda and said "I know. But some of us throw ourselves in work. Quinton is a different story, he's always been focused on work and stuff. Maybe this is good for him." Peggy appearing from behind said "Good for who?" she said as she put a folder down on the nurses station. "It's Quinton. He's returned to work." said Karl as Peggy's eye's widened as she picked up another file before putting it back down. "I'll go see him. See if he needs anything." "Good luck on that front Peggy, you know how he gets." Peggy nodded as she took a deep breath and walked to Quinton's office. She knocked on the door and let her self in. Quinton was reading a patient file as she sat down. "Quinton.. You know you don't have to be here. You really don't. Take some time out." "I took time out. I spent 2 months in Canada with my son's wife. She right now is barely holding it together, and as well as that I found out the day he died. She miscarried, she was 22 weeks, and she had no support, while Claude was over here and the phone call, just set up a horrible chain of events." "Oh no.. That's horrible." Quinton nodded as he put the file in his draw. "Quinton, whatever you are feeling right now, you cannot be a doctor on call." Quinton stood up and so did Peggy. "I know that. That's why I'm not on call for this month. I'm coming in and finishing paperwork I've missed." "Quinton we can do that you know. After everything you have been through is the most you deserve." Quinton looked at Peggy and said "Oh trust me. I watched that news story the other day. I was angry at the fact, this guy got 15 years and not life. He injured several people and killed my son. 15 years.. Pathetic., as of that point I was only thinking of my son, but not everyone else, his wife who is on edge and scared, but at least she has work to go back to as science teacher, not that it makes it any easier" "Well we do work in a hospital, and everything that happened, happened so fast, one minute someone can be fine, the next they can be crashing. Quinton no matter what happens now you look after you." Quinton with tears coming from his face said "I don't want to look after myself. I just WANT my son BACK. This isn't fair, no one should ever have to feel like this.." Quinton sweeped his desk in anger as Peggy looked and stood back, Quinton then kneeling to the ground and Peggy walking over to him and hugging her brother. "You're right mate. No one should ever have to feel like that. No one should ever have to bury anyone. I know we aren't on the greatest of speaking terms, but you really need to get yourself together, you are welcome to stay with me and Douglas if you want to.." as Peggy said that Douglas walked in and said "I'm sorry, I'll come back later.." "No, stay.." said Quinton. "I'll take you up on that offer.." "What offer?" said Douglas. "While Quinton, gets himself together I invited him to stay with us for awhile. If that is okay with you." "It's fine. Just don't go and wreckup the place. You can sleep on the bottom floor. Has its own bathroom and everything, feel free to come and go, or don't doesn't really bother me..." Quinton nodded as he was helped up. Quinton looked at Peggy as Douglas smiled and said "Sorry mate. I really am, nothing else I can say, will bring your son back, but remembering that he was a good kid, will remain with me forever." Quinton nodded as Douglas left the room. "Quinton, go home. You don't need to be here." Quinton nodded as he said "I might actually." as Quinton grabbed his keys, Peggy took them off him and said "There is a cab waiting for you. No driving." Quinton smiled, he hugged Peggy and left his office. Peggy turned off the lights and shut the door.

​Sebour- Quinton Suspended Again
As the board was conveining for a meeting, Peggy was sitting in her officer filling out and signing off on paperwork, when she looked down at her watch. "Oh crap.." she said, as she realised she was late for the board meeting. Just as she went to stand up the phone rang, she answered the phone. "Peggy Newton, Emergency Department.", "Peggy, it's Mark. I have some news for you.." "Can it wait?  I am late for a board meeting.." "Oh no.. This can't wait." Peggy sat down and said "What is it?" "Well. One of your doctors is currently in lockup after being arrested last night." "I guess that I already know who it is?" "You probably do.." Peggy rubbed her forehead and said "Fax me what he did. I will show the board. It's time he faces up to what he has done." "Peggy, we arrested him last night, and he's been charged with destruction of property.. even though it was his own." 'Bloody Quinton..Is he still in lockup?" "Yes, has been since last night. we have a team cleaning up the mess he made, but they left mid-morning to go and clean up a crime scene." Mark said "I have faxed it through. I gotta go." "Thanks Mark. Can I ask though, what was he mad at?" "Could've been a lot of things Peggy. But when we found him last night, he smashed a bottle of alcohol, he was found up stairs holding a shovel.." "For crying out loud.." "Look, I have to go now. Quinton will be released later." Mark hung up and Peggy put the phone down, and turned to the fax machine. There was a fax from Mark, Peggy grabbed a clipboard and put the Fax on it and started reading it. "Bloody Quinton..", Peggy took the clipboard with her and closed her office door. She went up to the top floor and into the boardroom. She entered the boardroom and said "Sorry I am late. I was just on the phone to an officer at Sebour Police Station.." Tryal looked and said "Is everything okay?" Peggy put the clipboard with the fax on the table and said "You tell me." Tryal reached over for the clipboard and said "Goodness me.." Peggy said "We need all our board members on board. We make a final decision on his employment now."  Tryal nodded and said "Indefinite suspension, with no access to the hospital, unless it a medical emergency?" Peggy rolled her eyes and said "No access to the hospital at all, At least for a year. Because he needs to know there are conquences for his actions. I know he's already been suspended once for disciplinary reasons, the other he was already suspended for the assault he did years ago." Karl looked on and said "We reconvene in 10 minutes. The entire board will decide his future." Peggy nodded as she stepped outside, as that happened Rogers pulled Peggy aside. "Is this a good idea? suspending him again?" "You better believe." "You're not going to stand up for him?" "Why should I? He may be a good doctor, but he needs time to process Claude's death, this now is the last straw Rogers, even you should know that." "I do Peggy I really do. I understand more than you know, my first year as a board member we suspended a young doctor 3 times in the space of 3 months. He now works in the US as a surgical registrar for trauma surgery and keeps in contact with me." "Quinton wont be that person will he?" "No. A suspension for a year, and in that time he can work at Sebour General." Peggy nodded as Rogers walked away. Peggy went back into the boardroom and sat down. 10 minutes later, the heads of surgery and even the board investors came in. Douglas sat down next to Peggy, and Karl, Linda, Tryal and Rogers sat on the other side, the others sat down as Douglas started talking. "I assume, this is behaviour related?" "It is. Mr. Newton." "One of our doctors last night was arrested and charged with Destruction of Property.. His own property, he has done something like this before." Douglas rubbed his eyes and said "Who is it?" "It's Quinton. Quinton smashed up his house last night, and he was tased and put in lockup." "I'm assuming something happened for him to be so angry?" said Linda. "There would've been plenty of things. But I believe it was about his son.." "His son died 3 months ago yes?" "It doesn't mean he's not hurting, he couldn't save his own son.. I mean he took off his coat and all medical things, just so he could be with him, he wanted to be with him." "Of course. But with everything else he said and did that day his soul left his body.." Douglas said "I am furious of course. But I recommed that what ever happens now is good for him and the hospital." Peggy nodded and said "All those in favour of suspending Quinton for a year, and allowing him to find employment else where in the mean time. Say I." In unison over 95% of the room said "I". Peggy looked and nodded, "All those aganist, say nay." only 3 people said nay. Peggy nodded again and said "We have come to a decision, that Quinton will be suspended for a year." As Tryal said "In the mean time he will be told that he can work over at the Trauma Centre in the mean time." Everyone nodded as Peggy excused the meeting. Douglas waited until everyone left and he turned and faced Peggy. "After everything he has done he gets another chance. Of course he does, nothing surprises me anymore, it really doesn't.." Peggy confused said "Look, Doug, its the only way to go. If he got fired today, he would just fly off to another country and do medicine there. It makes complete sense to allow him to work at the trauma hospital, Doug he's a good doctor." "I know he's a good doctor, but he has history Peggy." "He works in my department as an emergency registrar in orthopaedic surgery. He's one of mine." "He's also your brother, Peggy you've got to make it less noticable that you really want him gone." "I don't want him gone gone, I want to know that I am his boss and that he needs to know that I run things here." Douglas chuckled and said "He did basically run the hospital in Begs, looks like he doesn't know what to do anymore." "Look, I have to get back to work now Peggy, take care." Douglas walked out and Peggy walked out of the boardroom and back downstairs. As she was about to go back into his office, Mark came in with Quinton. "Mark, Quinton can't be here." "The board came to a decision yes?" said Quinton. "They did. Quinton I'm sorry.." Mark said "The house has been cleaned up and everything is now clean again, this one has been fined and no conviction recorded." "That's good Mark, but the board made the decision to suspend Quinton for a year, he as of this moment, is not allowed of hospital grounds. He is free for his suspension to go and work at the Trauma Hospital." "Peggy, can we at least talk outside?" said Quinton. "Fine.." Mark nodded as he left the two and went down to the cafe. Outside Peggy said to Quinton, "What on earth did you think was going to happen? Why the hell did you take a shovel to your own house?" "I don't know Peggy, but I regret what I did.." "I'm sure you do. Just make sure when you're at the Trauma Centre you don't go and take a shovel to someone's lifesupport.." "The trauma centre is rated.." "I don't want to hear it Quinton. Maybe if you get shit done and stop complaining the hospital will run smoothly." "Peggy.." "I'm not going to stand here and pretend everything is alright, when its not Quinton, so just do me a favour while you are working at the trauma hospital. Don't press the wrong buttons, because unlike this board, they will see you go down, and I promise I will be there if you do cause trouble, I'm only a phone call away.." Quinton nodded as Peggy's phone rung. "I have to answer this, but I promise you Quinton, behave or you'll never work in medicine again." Peggy walked away to answer the phone and Quinton saw Mark. "Time to go home mate." Quinton nodded as Mark took him to his house.

​Sebour- Trauma Hospital for Quinton
After Quinton was suspended from the hospital, he was given the all clear to continue his employment at the trauma hospital. Quinton went to the hospitals Head of Medicine office and met with the Head of Medicine. "Ah, you must be Dr Philips.." Quinton nodded shaking the HoM's hand. "I'm Dr Andrew Vinton, Head of Medicine." "Good to be here." Vinton nodded as he said "I read what happened. And I can say that someone with your calibure shouldn't be lost to medicine, but it shouldn't be excused either." "Look, what I did is idiotic and I let everyone at the hospital down, but from what I was told this was the worst hospital in the country.." Vinton laughed and said "My boy! No.. We picked up the slack from 4 other hospitals years ago. The worst hospital in the country, thats in Darwin, I wont say which one but Sebour Trauma Hospital, deals with more than just trauma's we deal with the overflow from Sebour General, we get over 1,000 a week, which for us is decent numbers." "Then I guess Peggy has a lot to answer for then." a voice said "Peggy, doesn't have to answer to anything, Dr Philips.." "Oh come on, really?" Peggy appeared from the shadows and said "It isn't me who has a lot to answer for Quinton, it's you. You let everyone down with your behaviour and quite frankly is was telling the truth. This town has three hospitals and over the years ratings can change and it makes it alot easier to send people to other hospitals. What we do at General is other a wider treatment range. These doctors you see here, work at General as well. " "You did this on purpose?" "No, its just the way things worked out. I am the Emergency Director for General, I have no input into what happens here. Just remember Quinton, that you are suspended from General for a year, unless its a medical emergency." Quinton rubbed his beard as he said "Of course...Dr Newton.." "I have to go back to General, I have a meeting to attend to. Behave Quinton.." Peggy walked off as Quinton mimicked her and copied and said "Behave Quinton.." Vinton standing behind Quinton said "What was that about? Do you know her?" "Know her? Yes.. She's my sister." "Your files don't say anything about that." "It's a long story.." "I want to hear it. I want to know why.." "After my arrest in Begs years ago, the one I spent 3 years in jail for, she signed off on paperwork that took me off her files and my files as her brother, and next of kin for that matter. I don't blame her either." "That's pretty harsh.." Quinton chuckled and said "Nah, its really not, she did it to protect herself, a few doctors at the hospital know she's my sister, but others I assume just know but don't say anything." "So how did you find out you had a sister?" "My parents said something when I was 10, before they went back to do a tour a duty.." "They were in the army?" "They were medics, they were stationed here for 6 months, then flew out to Iran or some place. I never met her, but years later when I came here, she told me. Peggy told me." "I can see why you love medicine.." "My son Claude, he didn't go into medicine he was a teacher.." "I read on that as well.".. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "Come in." A nurse came in an said "We just got a trauma call. Car vs Bus, several people have been hurt, one has a GCS of 6." "the others?" "Going to Sebour General, we're getting 4 of them." "Alright, move out the waiting room, let go dark send them elsewhere." Vinton stood up and said "Welcome to your first shift." Quinton nodded as Vinton said "let's go." Quinton, the nurse and Vinton went to the emergency room and saw people being brought in by paramedics, one person was very familar to Quinton. "Phil Davis 68, was at the back of the bus when they car slammed into the back of it, he was thrown forward into some seats and then out the window. Queary spinal injury, lacerations, concussion, BP is low and heart rate is tachy." said the Paramedic as the lifted him onto a hospital trolley. "Have the family been notifed?" said Vinton. Quinton butted in and said "He doesn't have any family. They never had children.. His ex-wife is currently is jail on serious charges.." "How do you know Dr Philips?" Quinton looked as he took his blood pressure. "I worked with him. He was my teaching colleague. I was the one who arrested his wife.." the paramedics nodding as Vinton signalled them to take away the medic trolley. "You arrested his wife? On what charge?" Quinton said "It was 20 years ago. She was sentenced to life in prison for dangerous driving causing death x2." "Oh wow.." Quinton then shined a torch in Phil's eyes. "Pupils are equal, unreactive to light." Vinton turned to Quinton and said "He'll need someone to wake up to." Quinton looked at Vinton and said "Yeah sure. But his age makes it hard for someone to survive an event like this. He was thrown out of a bus for godsake." "I know.. When you need to, or if you need to, make that call, don't be afraid to make that call on a friend.." said Vinton. "I've made several calls like that over the years. On a couple of friends.. old colleagues.. What the hell is this life." "It's a tough one. But you gotta roll with it." Vinton tapped him on the shoulder and walked away. Quinton made the call for Phil to have surgery but scans came back with a different opinion, Phil was to unstable to go into surgery and that made Quinton's job at saving him a whole lot harder. Phil was moved into a quiet room as Quinton went in and said to an unconcious Phil, "I know I've been a bad person, I never meant to arrest Kari, Phil but it was the only thing I could do to protect the school. Seeing you throw that ring at her and watching her break down was the last thing I expected to see.. Phil I can't send you to surgery because you're very unstable, surgery would make things worse in a way. Phil if you need to go, don't be afraid to. I'll get into contact with Kari and tell her everything." Quinton put his hand on Phil's shoulder and said "Your injuries are life-threatening. You have dangerous swelling around the brain, your lungs have fluid in them, both legs are broken.. We're doing everything possible for your, but tell your body to stop fighting itself. You can make through this. It'll be a hell-ride in Physio...But I just have one question to ask you.. Why were you in Sebour?", a voice from behind said "I can answer that for you.." it was Peggy. "Peggy.." "He was coming to see you. He sent me a message saying he wanted to catch up, talking about things." Quinton pointed to the door and Peggy nodded as the two went outside the room. "What did he want to talk about?" "Kari.. He wanted to talk about Kari." "Kingram?" "No his ex-wife you idiot." "Why what happened?" "She was attacked last night in her cell, beaten badly. Her legs were broken in 4 different places. He wanted to know if she was brought in here or is still at the prison hospital." Quinton shook his head. "Nope. She must still be at the Jail. Becuase there are no police guards at any hospital here." Quinton went over to the watercooler and said "How is everything going at general?" "Smoothly oddly enough. Real smooth. Look Quinton I'm sorry for doing this, but Douglas wanted a bigger punishment." "I've already been fined by the police Peggy, what next?" "He's docking you 60% of your wage at General. It's not for a long time but it's just for now." "For tthe year I suppose? I can't blame him.." "I thought you'd be angry?" "Why should I be? I know where docked wages go anyway, back to the hospital." Peggy nodded. As she was about to leave the machines in Phil's room were going off. "Code Blue!" shouted Peggy as she went into the room followed by Quinton and 5 nurses were in the room commencing CPR. Vinton followed suit as Quinton was doing compressions and Peggy was holding the paddles. Quinton moved as Peggy defibed him. Quinton continued compressions and had a flashback to a conversation with Phil after Quinton had arrested Kari. ''​"What would you do, if she was in hospital?" "If she was really sick, I'd let her go. Even after everything she has done, I'd let her go with some dignity." "Would that mean you as well?" "If you did CPR for longer than 10 minutes yes. I'd want to go.."''​  the memory ended as Quinton realised what he was doing. Quinton stopped compressions and took the torch out of his pocket and shone them in Phil's eyes.. "Pupils fixed and dilated.." "Time of death 10:30am." Quinton took off his gloves and put them in the bin and touched Phil's shoulder and said "I'm sorry Phil.. I really am." Quinton walked out of the room and he sat down. Peggy came out of the room and said "Kari has to know.. I hope you know that.." Quinton looked at Peggy and said "I know.." "It get's easier Quinton, it really does.." "I can't believe you. Yes of course it does, but how many more old colleagues do I need to bury! Medicine means nothing I can't save them.." "Quinton.. You cannot save everyone, just like you can't expect someone to stay behind bars. It doesn't work like that.. Call me if you feel like talking.." Peggy stood up and left as Vinton sat next to Quinton and said "She's right you know..Look call his ex-wife, she deserves to know. Use the empty office across from mine." Quinton nodded as he stood up feeling empty. As Quinton made it to the empty office there was a phone on the table. Quinton dialed the number for the prison and asked for Kari. "Kari.. It's me Quinton.." "Quinton it's been a while.." "And It will be a while.." "Why did you call.." Quinton sighed as he said "Phil was brought in earlier a car v bus crash. Phil was badly hurt.." "Is he okay?" "No Kari... He's not.. Phil's dead.." silence from the other end of the phone before a huge burst of crying came from the other side. "I'm sorry for your loss Kari.." Quinton hung up. As Quinton put the phone down, he rubbed his face as he pushed the phone to the side of the table.

​Sebour- Quinton's Major Scare
As Quinton was in his office looking up medications for his headaches he was getting, they were getting much worse as time went on. Nothing in medical journals or experience could prepare him for what was going to happen to him, Quinton after the death of his son had seen a difference in his vision, started to see double and heard people talk backward sometimes, but he had to put that in the back part of his brain while he was on call. Quinton had taken a few medical students around for a tour of Sebour Trauma Hospital and was talking "And, for what we know, is dealing with loss is hard when you first start your first shift here, or anywhere you work at, someone in any form will have some type of medical emergency.." a hand rose. "How do you deal with it?" "With what?" "A patient dying? Whether its a stranger or its a family member.." Quinton nodded as he stroked the back of his head. "At first it's the worst feeling in the world, but as you get deeper into your career, it gets better. But when a family member is involved its hell. Over the years I've worked on colleagues, family and friends. Seen some tough people break down from it. Been in the room many times and sometimes you have to step back and let others take care of the situation." slow nods came across the room. "If you are prepared to take sacrifises do so, if family become involved tell your supervisor and they can send you to your office or send your home. You come back as family and not a doctor." as Quinton explained some more, he led the others around the emergency department, he was behind the rest of the young doctors, as he stopped walking. Quinton looked to see where his group was but he was seeing double. Quinton continued walking and he bumped into Dr Vinton. "Are you okay Dr Philips?" "Yeah, of course, just a bit tired you know." "You took a week off, are you sure you're fine?" "Never better." "Sure.. Keep doing what you're doing." Quinton nodded as he went back over to his group and he walked them around some more, until he finished up with them. "Alright, that's all I've got for you, I expect you all to make the right decision on your emergency choice." as Quinton let the group go he went into his office. Waiting for him was Peggy. "Dr Newton, I wasn't expecting you to be here, you know because you do run another hospital department elsewhere in town." "Of course not Quinton. But we need to talk. I heard about Jeremy." "Of course." Quinton closed the door to his office and sat down at his desk. "Nothing ever happened between us two. Nothing did." "Oh please. The last time you said that you saw Kari handing John divorce papers." "Nothing ever happened between me and Michelle, we worked together as teachers I never had feelings for her." Quinton rubbed his head as he said "She was to destined to be a principal to even notice me, but the time I quit teaching and the force she saw that I wasn't a bad guy, I was just a person like everyone else.." "She found out something to move here for a year.." "Yes, because she in training to be deputy principal, and people get sent all over the place.." "I've never been called overseas to work Quinton, but I still wouldn't do it. I have way to much to do here." Quinton nodded as he said to Peggy. "What else did you read from that file." "The same thing you did." "Of course, we all just did. It takes awhile for something like that to sink in and when it does it's messed up in everyway." Quinton nodded as he stood up as he said "Now what I more interested is how many more former friends I used to work with I have to bury." "Don't think about it like that Quinton, these people you worked with still manage to keep in touch, it's how it goes." "Phil's death made me really think on where I stood in medicine.Too watch him die and then call Kari to tell her that he died is something you don't want to do." "I know it isn't Quinton but you can't think of it like that.." Quinton raised his voice and said "I don't want to bury anymore friends Peggy, I don't know if medicine is my calling anymore." Peggy's eyebrow's raised as she said "It is your calling. Quinton I know it's been a rough couple of years but don't you dare say that.." Peggy held her hand up and she grabbed something out of her pocket, she gave it to Quinton and said "The board decided something good for you." Quinton opened the letter. "The board decided to relinquish the suspension for 3 months." "Three months.." "Is still a long time." "This place isn't for you Quinton." Peggy stood up and so did Quinton, Quinton said "I don't know how, this isn't a fit for me. It's been good so far." as Quinton was about to open the door he was uneasy on his feet. "Are you sure you're ok?" Quinton said "I don't feel ok.." Peggy sat Quinton down as she paged Vinton. "Tell me, what are you feeling?" "I've had these headaches that come and go for months. I've seen double, vision has gone weird." "When did you start feeling this way?" "Ever since Claude died, maybe before that as well." "And you haven't had it checked out?" "The headaches I could put up with." then a knock at the door. "Come in." said Peggy. Andrew opened the door and said 'What's happening? What's wrong?" Peggy stood up and said "He's not good Andrew. I want an immediate MRI." Andrew nodded and said "Help him up and we'll take him to the MRI machine." as the two helped Quinton up, they got outside when an alarm blared. Quinton started yelling out "Turn it off., Turn it off!" Quinton's weight went between Peggy and Andrew as the alarm cut off the two looked at each other with concern. Andrew called for a trolley. "Nurse, I need a trolley over here now." Peggy was on the phone to radiologist. As Quinton was put onto a trolley, Peggy said "The MRI machine is ready right now. We have no time to waste." Peggy and Andrew wheeled Quinton into the MRI room and the two put him in the machine, as the two left the room, a radiologist was watching the scan. Quinton was lying in the machine with no idea what was happening. 20 minutes later they finally had an answer. Quinton was being taken out of the machine and sent into a private room. Peggy and Andrew were sitting outside reading the results. "Oh my goodness." "Is that?" "An acoustic neuroma,." "He needs surgery. Emergency Surgery.." said Andrew. "We don't have that type of neuro-unit here. He'll have to go to General." Peggy nodded and said "I'll make it happen.", "Time to deliever the news." Andrew and Peggy went into Quinton's room. Quinton looked at them and said "It's bad isn't it?" Andrew nodded and said "It's an acoustic neuroma." "A brain tumour?, I have a brain tumour?" "The scans show that it's been there for about a year." "I take it, I am going in for surgery?" "Yes.. I am sorry Quinton, but you will need emergency surgery. You have to be transferred to the Neuro-unit at General." Quinton nodded. "Do it." Peggy and Andrew nodded. "You know the risks?" "All of them, brain damage, hearing loss, memory loss. I know the risks. I am prepared." Peggy nodded and as she got off the phone she said "The Neuro-unit is on standby. Dr Kennedy will do your surgery." "Why doesn't that surprise me.." "Quinton, shut up. Maybe this is what made you freak out after Claude's death, or a lot of things before that." Quinton shook his head and said "I doubt that. The noise sensitivity only came in the last 3 weeks, the sight was over the course of many months." as a nurse came in with a paramedic, they said "Transfer?" Quinton had oxygen prongs on his noise after the MRI, he had to be sedated for it. "All the paperwork is in order. Time to go." Andrew looked at Quinton and said "Are you ready?" "Ready as I'll ever be.." the paramedic and nurse started moving Quinton as Peggy said to Andrew "I'll keep you updated." "Of course. Thanks Pegs.". Quinton was being put into the back of the ambulance and on the way to the hospital.

​Sebour- Quinton's Life In The Balance
Just as the transport amublance was about to leave the hospital with bells and whistles going Vinton walked out with the paramedics and said "Listen guys, an escort has been cleared. You've got a police escort to get to Sebour General." "Dr Vinton, if I may, it's still a half-hour drive to General, even if we go full-pace Vinton, even good conditions take awhile to get there." "I understand that. But escort right now is easier. Bells and whistles." The paramedic nodded as he said "Peggy's already there, I'll go with you guys. I need both of you in the seats. I'll be back here to comfort him." as the paramedics got into the amublance, Vinton got into the back with Quinton. Vinton closed the back of the doors, and sat down next to Quinton. The Medic turned on his radio and said "Patient transport with escort leaving for Sebour General. ETA 35 minutes." "Patient Transport with Escort confirmed, awaiting arrival." the radio turned off as the ambulance started. The sirens started blaring as the ambo started moving. At the hospital Peggy was talking to Linda with Linda asking questions. "Who is it?" Peggy handed Linda the scans and said "Oh wow. That's 4cm long." "Acoustic Neuroma." Linda turned her head and said "I might be a neuro person, but I've only ever removed one." "I know. That's why I brought in Dr Drexia Vinton." "Andrew's wife? She's one the best in the country." as the door opened Drexia came out and said "It's not going to be an easy surgery that's for sure. Who is the patient, getting a police escort in a transport ambo?" Peggy put her head down and said "It's Quinton. Those scans are his." a look of distress on Linda's face showed her shock, "How didn't he know? I mean the attitude change, the blurry vision.." "A lot of patients who have this, think its just headaches and body changes, it's not his fault, he's been through hell and back the last year or so, and last year he did spend time rehabbing serious injuries.." "What happens if he wakes up from surgery? Or when?" said Karl. Vinton said "There's always the risk of brain damage. Memory loss, hearing loss. Everyone needs to be there for him when he wakes up. He's going to need it now more than ever." they all nodded as Vinton said "Surgery has been prepped for his arrival, we go in, remove the neuroma, and check for any more dangers. I gotta scrub in." "But it takes a good 30-50 minutes to get here from the trauma hospital, even if you are with an escort!" "I take my time. I'll be in operating room 1. The Neuro Unit.". In the ambo, Quinton was holding his head in agony as the sirens blarred. "Vinton, get them to turn off the sirens.. Andrew please..." Andrew holding Quinton's shoulders said "I'm sorry Quinton, but I can't do that. When we are escorting you need to be full get-up-and-go." Quinton yelled out in agony as he said "It isn't a request Andrew. I am telling you...ah..My head, the right side feels like it's going to explode.". Vinton felt Quinton's pulse it was racing as the paramedic took to the radio again. "Radio one to Sebour General. Patient is becoming agitated, noise sensitivity is there, should I turn off the sirens, it's getting worse." "Radio one, negative, if noise sensitivity is getting worse, please do. Can aggrivate symptoms, turn it off." the radio was put back down and the sirens was turned off but were still flashing. Vinton holding Quinton's arm and said "Quinton, Quinton can you hear me?" Quinton slowly nodded and turned to Andrew and said "I'm scared Andrew. I really am.". Andrew nodded as Quinton said "I've really loved working at the trauma hospital mate." "Hey, you've been a good addition, and if you can get better I want you to join the team for the rest of your suspension, no matter what Peggy says, your suspension will still count when your sitting in that bed. And while you know it, it'll be a hell ride in physio, like you know, the strongest people who survive." "Thanks Andrew.". Quinton then said "Give me the oxygen mask mate. Turn it up to 80." "Are you struggling to breathe mate?" "Not at the moment please trust me on this one." Andrew nodded as he grabbed the oxgyen mask and replaced the oxgyen prongs. Quinton's face went from calm to scared. As the ambo reached the hospital, the police car pulled to the side and the ambo stopped in the ambo bay. The two paramedics got out and so did Andrew. Andrew opened the back doors as the paramedics were getting Quinton out, and said "Quinton's BP is up and his heart rate is 100. GCS is 14 and he's complaining of severe pain coming from the right side of his head. Oxygen stats decreased en route and mask was put on as precaution." "Alright we need to move now. Straight to the Neuro-unit operating room." as the doctors ran off with the bed and Quinton on it. As Andrew closed the back door, the paramedics got back into the ambo and wrote down stuff. Andrew walked over to the emergency enterance where he was met by Peggy. "Andrew, how you holding up?" "As good, as someone who just escorted there doctor to hospital." Peggy nodded and said "My office we need to talk." as Peggy and Andrew went into Peggy's office she said "I think it's time for the Trauma Hospital to get a neuro-surgical ward." "You don't think we tried that Peggy?" "Not hard enough Andrew." "Listen Peggy. We don't have enough cases for a neuro-surgical unit, we're not a big enough hospital. This hospital has its own Cardiac ward! What do you want me to do about it? Grow funding? I don't know about it Peggy but we have neurologists at the trauma hospital, but we don't have a big enough roster for a neuro-unit." "Don't play that one on my Andrew. We sent one of our doctors to you for a year!" "Alright, want to know something Peggy? I offered him a job for the rest of his suspension, even if he doesn't return to medicine within his timeframe, he can work on files and do a lot of jobs around the hospital. Peggy you know what you did?" "What did I do Andrew, tell me that?" "You have never been there for your brother, right now he's having surgery, and he might not remember who you are when he wakes up. Because you've always been busy with your medical career." "My medical career is the thing that kept me going. I have no regrets on pushing him out of my life. After he got arrested I did what I had to do to survive." "By removing him from your files? Peggy at the time he went to jail he was 32! You were just promoted to Head of Emergency Medicine at the age of 25. The youngest doctor to ever recieve an honour such as that. You've done nothing but prove how selfish you were." "I don't have time for this Andrew." "What are you going to do, sit outside his surgery? You know you can't do that." "Just like the time he did do surgery on my brain? I was kind of rail-roaded into that one Andrew!" "Enough! Listen to yourself Peggy. For once listen to what I am about to say.." "And what's that?" "Quinton, is a hell of a doctor no doubt to that fact. He has buried his son 3 months ago and not long after that he buried a colleague he worked with for 20 years. As well as Michelle dying! You right now need to be a sister. Not a doctor. And don't worry, I'll see to it we get funding for a Neuro-surgical unit.." Andrew went to the door and opened it, he slammed it shut. As Peggy sat down, she opened her draw and pulled out a photo of her and Quinton, she said to the photo "I hope you pull through. You bloody menance." Peggy put the photo down. She stood up and took off her labcoat and put it on the jacket rack, she also took off her stethoscope and put it with her labcoat. Peggy walked over to the door and opened it as Linda said "Peggy, he's in surgery now, he'll be there for a while. We will keep you informed." Peggy nodded and said "Right now.. I am family.." "Can I get that in writing?" "Shut up Kennedy." Linda nodded as she walked with Peggy to the recovery ward. "Right now, they're in his brain removing the Neuroma slowly." Peggy nodded as she sat down in the hallway. "I'm all he's got now you know.." "I know.". Several hours past as Peggy sat with different people, she waited until she saw Dr Vinton. "He's out of surgery now Peggy. We've had to take the pressure off of his heart and put him into a coma. He's breathing on his own, so he wont need to be tubed. It went well, considering his age he did very well." "Can I see him?" "Of course you can Dr Newton." "Please, when I don't have the coat on, call me Peggy, please." Vinton nodded as she smiled and tapped Peggy on the shoulder. She walked away. 10 minutes later Peggy went into Quinton's room and held his hand.

​Sebour- A Nervous Wait
It was 36 hours after Quinton had his surgery, and Peggy was still sitting with Quinton, him lying there in the bed, after his brain operation. Quinton was still in a coma to take the pressure off of his heart, but he was doing really well post surgery. Peggy was talking to him as she just finished up in the ER she decided to visit him. "I really hope you pull through this you menance. As much as I care about you Quinton, I really wish you took better care of yourself I really do.." the machines beeping like normal just as Peggy left Quinton's room she was standing outside the room, as Drexia said "He's progessing well after surgery, 36 hours after it we expect too much from these patients, but we like to see what their obs give us as well. And as I said, it will be a wait to see when he wakes up if he has suffered damage we will know. I never expected him to go through this type of surgery." "What happens if he has suffered brain damage?" Peggy said as she was walking with Vinton. "It could mean his medical career is over, or he wont go back into surgery again." "He pushes himself, you know that." "He can't do that anymore Peggy. Right now he is lying there with his body healing. He needs as much time as possible to be able to get around. A lot of people can come out okay. Others don't regain memory." "He could forget the he has a sister?" "You made that clear enough for everyone else. You've done everything you can to have a relationship with him. But its possible he'll think he's still in the force." "Shit..". As they walked into the lobby of the hospital, and sat on a chair in the main lobby, Vinton had a coffee in one hand and her phone in the other, she put her phone away to tell Peggy, "Listen, I know you're concerned with everything about his heart, but we do realise as well heart patients need a lot more care, then regular patients. He did well considering..", Vinton's pager went off, she looked down at it and swore. "Aw..Fuck.." "What?" Vinton started running without telling Peggy anything so she followed. "Drexia, what, what is going on?" as Vinton made it to the room, a nurse said "His temp has gone up to 38.5. He has a fever." Peggy walking in and catching her breath as Vinton said "Get out Dr Newton please, you cannot be in here right now." "If its his temp, whats the matter?" Quinton's heart rate increased to a dangerous beat. As Linda came in and said "Caroid massage now. Get that heart rate down." said Linda as Peggy said "Tell me what is going on." the machines were going off as Vinton said "Dr Kennedy, watch his pulse and heart rate. He's stable right now, but that can change any moment." Peggy said "You'll think he will crash?" Vinton rubbed her head and walked over to Peggy. "Dr Newton, right now you're needed in the Emergency Room. They are missing their head of Emergency Medicine." "I'm not leaving.." "Andrew got to you didn't he? Peggy listen to me, he will be fine once we get his heart rate down. What you need to do is keep yourself busy. Because your sistering is making it difficult for us to do our jobs." "I get that.. But.." "No buts Peggy. We need you to leave." Peggy nodded in defeat and went over to the door and opened it. As she walked out, Vinton locked the door so she couldn't get back in. Peggy chuckled to herself as she moved over to the window, and saw them work on him. "Linda, what's his heart rate?" Linda looking at his heartrate and said "He's bradycardiac. He's about to crash." "Prep the paddles and adrenline on standby." as they waited for Quinton to crash, Peggy was to busy watching from the outside. "I understand that." "Understand what?" "Why Peggy did what she did. I would've done the same thing." said Linda. "I overheard Andrew yelling at her. He brought up a good point. Sebour General, relies to much on The Trauma Hospital. A neruosurgical unit for the trauma hospital would take a lot of pressure off us as well. We barely got by for the funding of our cardiac ward, but it saves more people every year than going overseas." then Quinton's machine and he crashed. "He's crashed!" as Linda felt for a pulse, "He's still got his pulse, but his heart has stopped." "Charge 300." said Vinton. "Charging 300." "Are we clear?" "Clear." "Again. Charge 320." "Charging 320." "Clear?" "Clear!" then his heart beat came back. "Heartbeat! It's 90, BP is rising steadily. He's stable for now." Vinton put the paddles back on the crash cart as she looked out of the window and saw a distraught Peggy barely keeping it together. "Dr Kennedy, you trained in Cardio-Neurology?" "I did why?" "This is a huge complication." "Not neccesarily. He was fine post op, yes?" "Of course, he was placed into a coma to take the pressure off of his heart, he was GCS 10 after surgery.." "It's been 36 hours you and I both know how the first 2 days are after major surgery. He was always going to crash because of his heart, he right then had oxgyen go to his brain. We shocked him twice and got him stable. That right now is all that matters. But I would send him for a scan just in case and order a cardio exam for him." Vinton nodded and said "Can we do obs first than a scan?" Linda shook her head, "We can do both on the way to the machine." as Lidna reached for an oxygen mask, she moved the nasal prongs out of the way and said "Looks like you don't need the prongs anymore. The mask should be more suitable for you Quinton.." as Linda put the mask on Quinton, she performed his obs, and Vinton unlocked the door and let Peggy in. "What happened?" "He crashed, but he will be okay. His obs are looking much better. We're sending him for a scan." said Linda. "I'm confused, why did he crash?" "It's not uncommon, Dr Newton. He has been through a tough ordeal. Surviving surgery for one. He made it past the 24 hour window after major brain surgery.." "There's a window?" "Because the brain is so delicate and death is rarely common after this type of surgery, there is a survival window. If you make it past 24 hours, you will do everything to better your recovery. Even minor surgeries have windows. But this one is more complicated due to the risks of surgery." said Linda. "He right now is GCS 13. Which is good. If he wakes up in the next couple of days, we will see where he is suited on the scale." as Linda was helping Vinton move Quinton/his bed to the MRI room to see if there was damage done from him crashing they ran into Terese Hills, who was leaving, "Is that Quinton?" "Would it surprise you Terese?" "No, It wouldn't but what happened?" "We can walk and talk, there's a lot to catch up on." as they wheeled Quinton in to his MRI scan, Linda and Terese were talking about what happened. "Quinton was suspended from the hospital, because he trashed his house and got arrested. He was working at the Trauma hospital, when he was talking to a doctor and he felt these symptoms. They did a scan and found a brain tumour call an Acoustic Neuroma. It can change someone. Sometimes aggression and misunderstanding comes from the neuroma." "How long did he have it for?" "That's the thing.. We don't know.." "This explains his behaviour?" "As I said Terese, it was 4cm long. So it's been there a year and a half from what we know, before Claude came to visit." "So, the assault.." "Wasn't the neuroma. And you have to remember it was a scuffle.." "I still got hurt Linda.." "I know you did, but if you are thinking that this neuroma caused him to attack you.. You are mistaken.." "How the hell does it appear in a year then? I mean?" "I don't know Linda. But we do know the Neuroma is slow growing, we don't know what its exact cause is, but we know how to treat it. When it gets to the extreme for somone, emergency surgery is the only way to remove it." Terese nodded and said "What happens to him then, after surgery?" "He had to be placed into a coma, taking pressure off of his heart." "Serves him right.." "Excuse me? Are you saying he deserved to get a brain tumour? After everything he has been through?" "Of course not.." "Sounds like it Terese. Don't forget he helped you walk again, so don't be a pissy little bitch." "I beg your pardon.." "You heard me Terese. We all know the reason you don't wear heels anymore is because you screwed up your own recovery from tibial-patellar surgery and walked unaided and blamed Quinton for it. Yeah he knew what you did, and he didn't say anything. So let me tell you this. You can sing, we all know that. You lived in New York? Yeah we got that as well. But the one thing I don't need to hear is you complaining to your friends, that your surgeon messed up your surgery. Quinton has done nothing but be a good fucking doctor while he's been in Sebour, a lot of people can see that. But you can't. I get you hate him for what he did to you, but you have to face a fear one time or another, because yes he did have feelings for you, and yes he got suspended because he misdiagnosed you, but he put his neck out for A LOT of people here. So how about you show him a little more respect? Or maybe you can't because you forget he comforted you whilst your daughter was having major reproductive surgery. You seem to have a short memory Terese." Terese scoffed as Linda said "get out of my site. You make me sick." "Be glad to." "Oh and don't forget, he loved you as well. Being a total bitch doesn't help all the time does it.." "I know he loved me, but I had/have Paul now. I don't know if I could love someone as much as Quinton.." "Prove it. When we take him back to his room. Prove it. Talk to him." Terese laughed and said "I know what you're trying to get me to do." "And...Is it working?" "Yes.. Yes it is.." "You do know what I said is true though?" "I know.. I do really do." As Vinton came out with Quinton, she said "Scan came back clear. No damage to his heart, or his brain, which is good news. Considering that his heart has been through hell these last few years, he's doing a good job..." "Because he is always active. He takes his meds when he needs to.." As Quinton was wheeled back to his room, Terese, Vinton and Linda were in the room watching over him. Terese walked over to Quinton and sat on a chair next to the bed. She put her hand on Quinton's and said "I don't hold a grudge anymore. Just so you know. I haven't held one in years. You were drunk when that scuffle happened and I egged you on when you said it was your house. Nothing from that day, can make it feel better, but knowing how far you have come, as saved a lot of people, means I can put my feelings aside... So when you wake up please be ok.."  Terese stood up and kissed Quinton's forehead. She walked over to Linda and said "I have to be going now. But thank you for setting me straight.." Linda nodded as Terese walked out of the room. Linda smiled as she went over to Quinton and took obs. "You, keep taking obs like that.. And i'll never get better.." said Quinton. "Quinton...You heard that?" "Of course..." Quinton slowly opened his eyes and said "Hard not to.." "Vinton, page Peggy, Quinton's woken up." "Alright, since you had surgery 3 days ago now. I need you to know this. I want three answers from you.." "Alright go.." "What is your name?" "Quinton Stephen Philips.." "Alright good. What is the name of the surgical speciality you work in?" "Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery in the Emergency Room.." "One more.. Do you know your sisters name.." "Peggy." Linda smiled and said "Good. Good. Now I want you to follow my finger with your eyes." Quinton did that, as Peggy was sitting in his office, her pager went off saying 'He awake now. Should come. -Vinto', Peggy grinned as she left her office for Quinton's room. "Now touch your nose with your left than your right fingers." Quinton did that. Then a knock at the door. "Come in.." said Vinton. The door opened as Peggy said "How long has he been awake for?" "An hour. After he crashed we didn't expect him to wake for another 3 days.." "But of course. The body does what the body wants.".. "Now Quinton, squeeze me hands as hard as you can.." Quinton squeezed and then stopped. "Now feet. Push my hands back." Quinton did that. "What's the verdict Dr Kennedy." "GCS is 15. No neurological deficit. He remembers who we are. His memory is intact." 'Welcome back Dr Philips." "Thank you Dr Newton. Dr Vinton." "You can call me Peggy, Quinton.." "I'd rather pass on that at the moment. I understand we have a rocky relationship by the tone of your voice." Peggy rolled her eyes and said "He's not serious is he?" Quinton laughed and said "Of course not!" Peggy sighed a huge sigh as Vinton said "She never lefft your side. She loves you mate. As a sister she's doing a bang up job." "She is. Thanks for everything Peggy."as another knock on the door happened. It was Andrew. "Ah Andrew. How are you doing?" "Much better that I know you are awake. Do you remember the last thing we talked about?" "I do. I still stand by my offer. The Trauma hospital is a great hospital. That's why I wanted to donate $50,000 towards a neurosurgical unit." "You have 50k Quinton?" "I did play in the NOL for 6 years, got a retirement payout and all that jazz.. I have left over cash I'd like to spend, and a donation toward a neuro-unit for Sebour Trauma, would be the best place to put it.." "Well that's what I have come to discuss. It took 30 years for it to happen, but we got greenlighted for the neuro-unit. Your donation helps out alot thank you Quinton.." Quinton smiled and said "Of course. I'm happy to help." as the day went on Quinton had his head dressing changed and moved into a new room, where it was quieter. Quinton stayed in ICU for 2 weeks, before being sent to rehab. Quinton did well in his rehab and returned to light work duties at Sebour Trauma and oversaw the construction of the neurosurgery unit.

​Sebour- Andrew Goes Missing
Quinton was eating lunch in the hospital cafe, when Drexia ran up to Quinton. "Quinton, have you seen Andrew? I've been looking for him everywhere and can't find him." "No, I haven't seen him, but I can help you look for him if you need me to." "No, I couldn't let you do that." "Oh please. I haven't done anything thing remotely interesting since opening the Neuro-unit." "Are you sure?" Quinton nodded as he finished eating his bagel, he stood up and said "I'll look in his office again, you look in the neuro-unit. He's bound to be somewhere." Quinton gave Drexia a pat on the shoulder and walked to go and see if he could find Andrew. Quinton walked up to Andrew's office and opened the door. No one was in there, Quinton went over to Andrew's computer and he saw it was turned off. Quinton then opened the draw. "If I was Andrew where would I go.." the draw was empty it was a suggestion that nothing was ready for him to leave something behind. Quinton sat on his chair when his phone rang. "Philips." "Quinton, what are you doing?" "Looking for you, you idiot, where are you." "I can't tell you but this is serious." "Are you missing?" "I'm out on business. But If I am not back at the end of the day, then yes I am missing." "Andrew your wife is freaking and I'm in your office. You better not be doing any illegal." "Nothing illegal, Quinton please trust me on this." "If you are forgetting I did have brain surgery, I don't want to worry about you." "Then wait til I call you again." "Forget it. I am not lying for you." Quinton hung up and he turned on Andrew's computer and saw he had a meeting with Peggy. Quinton rubbed his chin and said "That would be right.." Quinton dialed and called Peggy. "Peggy have you seen Andrew Vinton, says here on his computer he had a meeting with you?" "He never showed up for our meeting. Which is uncommon for Andrew, we discussed the future of another project we're working on." "You think he's gone missing?" "I don't know Quinton. Hard to say." "Alright then.." Quinton hung up and put his phone down. As he stood up to leave Andrew's office he bumped into Mark. "Mark, have you seen Andrew?" "No why?" "He's missing hasn't been seen since this morning, Drexia's worried and I'm 8 weeks post op." "Have you checked the Neurological Surgical Unit?" "Its a big building, no luck as of yet. But she's worried." Mark nodded and said "You want us to start a search?" "At least have someone out there looking." Mark nodded as he grabbed his radio. "Michaels to base." "Base responding." "Be on the lookout for a doctor please, came into work this morning and hasn't been seen since, last seen at 10am going to a meeting. Over." "Base copy. Sending an officer to search. What is the missing persons name." "Vinton, Andrew." "Copy that. Will tell all officers to be on the lookout." then the radio made a callout. "Attention all officers on duty, we have a missing person last seen leaving Sebour Neurological Unit from Sebour Trauma. Male, name is Andrew Vinton.' Quinton said to Mark. "Thanks Mark. I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important." "A missing person is always serious. I just hope we find him. Are you on call?" "As I said, I'm 8 weeks post op. Only complication I had was that I crashed. Heart stopped, I am intact neurologically after brain surgery, which for some people is something out of the ordinary." "We'll need everyone available." "Of course." Quinton nodded as Mark walked away. Quinton went for a walk to find Drexia. Drexia was sitting outside the new Neuro-unit. "Any luck Quinton?" "None. But Mark has been told and they have people out looking for him." "Why would he do this? I mean he never runs.." Quinton said "It's hard being a doctor sometimes. And me being suspended from a place I worked at for years, makes it hard to me to accept I'll work there again." "If Peggy wants you back.." "Peggy knows me I am competitive, and I am a good doctor. I wont rush my recovery, not after something as serious as brain surgery.." "I was told you returned to work 5 weeks after you came out of your coma after being hit by a car and having a heart attack. Normal people are in hospital for about 6 weeks pending complications, as well as the high grade MCL injury, I don't know how your still alive after all these things that have happened to you." Quinton nodded as he said "I'm going to go look for him as well, I'll message you if I find him." Drexia nodded and said "I'll go and be busy." Quinton started walking when Peggy drove and stopped the car. "Need an extra pair of eyes Dr Philips?" "Like always Dr Newton. Like always." "Get in, we'll look for him together." Quinton got into the car in the passenger seat as Peggy started driving. "We miss you at the hospital you know Quinton. It's quiet." "It's always going to be quiet. Peggy you gotta give me time. As I said I'm post op 8 weeks." "Your heart also stopped." "I get that. I'm a human cockroach. But one day my body will give up. I am prepared for that." "Of course." as they drove past a building that was used for mail drop off. Quinton said "Stop. I see something." Peggy stopped the car as Quinton said "I'll check it out." Quinton opened the door and started to walk around. He saw an open briefcase on the ground, he looked at it and it had patient files. "Oh..shit.." Quinton looked up and saw a foot. Quinton closed the briefcase and sat it back down. Quinton walked over to the foot and saw Andrew. "Andrew!" Andrew groaned and Quinton said "What happened?" Andrew moved his hand and showed a wound on his neck. "Peggy! I need you over here! Bring the first aid kit, and your phone!" Peggy got out of the car with the first aid kit and came over Quinton. "He's been sliced. Open neck wound." Andrew gargled and said "Larynx is good, airway clear.." "Your airway is full of blood, this cut is 5cm long." Quinton grabbed the phone off Peggy and called. "This is Quinton Philips, I need an ambulance here on Mailman st between the mail drop off point and the pool. Male has had his throat slit." Quinton continued what he was saying and as Peggy had gloves on controlling the bleeding, Quinton ended the call. "They're redirecting an ambulance, it'll be here in 5 minutes." Peggy nodded and said "Of course." Andrew was concious and in pain. Quinton said "He had patient files in a briefcase." "They were cancer patients..Those were for cancer trials." said Andrew. "Andrew don't talk. Your artery could be comprimised." "Page Drexia" said Andrew. "Andrew I said no talking." Peggy repiled.  Quinton took a step back as he heard sirens. Quinton phoned Drexia. "Drexia. We found Andrew. He's had his throat slit, and an ambulance is just about to come up. Sebour Trauma is the closest hospital." Quinton hung up the phone as Peggy said "You go in the ambo, I'll drive back." as the paramedics drove up to Andrew, they got out with a trolley. "Holy shit.." said a paramedic. "Keep hold of the towel on the neck. Only move it if you have to." the paramedics nodded as they worked with Quinton in sync to put him on the trolley. Peggy picked up the briefcase and put it in her car. "I'll meet you there Quinton." Quinton nodded and said "Sebour Trauma is expecting us. Lets move." the amublance ride to the hospital was a long one for Andrew. But Quinton was sitting by his side. Quinton said to him "Role reverse. You can get through this Andrew." Andrew smiled as Quinton said "Follow my finger." Andrew followed Quinton's finger. As Quinton did all the tests he stopped doing it as he said "Drexia will never let you out of her site again." As the ambulance got to the hospital they were waiting. Quinton got out first and saw Drexia and said "Andrew's lucky to be alive, we didn't find the knife, but it's a 5cm open wound. He is GCS 13, and his pain is 8/10." Quinton then said "He needs to be taken for immediate surgery." Drexia nodded and said "Do it. Save him." Quinton nodded as he said "Page cardio and vascular. Tell them we have a catergory one." Quinton stopped himself but continued walking to the OR. Andrew's life was now in the balance.

​Sebour- Andrew Dies
"Hey you!" yelled Peggy. "Have you seen Quinton?" "Yes, he's with the surgery squad. He's looking after Andrew. He's being a friend." said A passing nurse. Peggy was walking when she found Drexia sitting outside her office on the floor. Peggy sat down with Drexia who said "Why did this happen?, I mean why attack a doctor, why leave him for dead?" "I don't know Drexia. But what I do know, is that he had a briefcase full of files. Patient files. He claimed they were cancer patient files, and I called one of them." "And what did they say?" "He was planning to send him to San Diego. To a clinic there. With nothing more we could do here, he sent him a recommendation to move to San Diego.." "That'd be right. Damn it Andrew"... Meanwhile as Quinton was standing in the ER, stroking Andrew's head a doctor came in and said "We've done a full trauma series, he has been assaulted so badly, he's got broken legs in 5 places, 3 broken ribs, dislocated piece of bone from his patella, smashed hands and a throat injury. We're going to need everyone available on this one.." "Dr Quinton.. I know this is unorthdox..But can you please scrub in with me?" Quinton nodded and said "We need to fix his throat injury first, and even though I am not vasular surgery, I do know a fair bit of general surgery. Get me a gown, we do this together." Quinton stepped out and a nurse helped him put on a mask and his gown. "Ready for this Dr Philips?" "As ready as I'll ever be." Quinton stepped back into the operating room as he said "Size 10 blade, we repair the damage to his throat, before we touch any of his other injuries." Quinton was handed the scalpe and he made an incision into Andrew's throat, as the nurse next to him sucked up the blood. "We also ran tests. The knife that was used to slice his neck was a hunting knife.. The cops found it after the ambulance left." said A nurse. "What kind of person does this?" Quinton was focusing when he said "Oh good god." "What? What is it?" Quinton stepped back as he said "His throats a complete mess. Muscle, veins, and fat have all been damaged. Shit.." Quinton stepped forward again and said "Dr Nevrax, I need you to control this bleeding from the juglular artery.." Nevrax nodded and took over that part as Quinton took a deep breath in and said "Someone who is deranged does this. We were looking for him and we found him. Bashed.. He had a briefcase full of patient files with him.." "Any of them go missing?" "No, none.. They were cancer patient files. You know the type of cancer patient with nothing left of treatment. He was sending one of them to San Diego." "Could one of his patients have done this?" "Highily unlikely. I just hope they catch whoever did this, I hope whoever did this burns in hell.." all of a sudden, Andrew's BP went down. "Shit.. He's crashing.." Quinton said "eppy, push it through, commencing compressions.." "Charge paddles, 200." "Charging 200." "Clear.." "Clear!" Quinton moved his hands, and did more compressions. "Come on.. Andrew, come on." "Charging 200 again." "Charging 200." "Clear." "Clear!" Quinton moved his hands one more time, a heart beat came back. 'We got a heart beat.." Quinton rubbed his head and said "Montior his heart rate. We need to finish this surgery. And soon." "Why don't we pack him?" "No, not for the throat. never pack a throat." said Nevrax. as the surgery continued, Quinton moved to fix the broken piece from the patella, he instead removed it rather than fixing it. In the gallery Peggy was watching and she said 'That closing technique. Looks familiar.." Peggy stood up and walked to the glass. "I'll be damned... They got him to scrub in." Peggy got her phone out and started to video Quinton doing surgery. "Doctor Philips. Why not just remove the patella and put in another one?" "No, no. I don't need to remove the whole thing just this tiny piece of bone. We don't normally remove Patellas unless its a serious fracture." Quinton held up the piece of bone he got out and said "This is baby, if not removed, could've caused recurrent knee pain, and dislocation of the kneecap, and that's what we try to avoid." Quinton was then handed sutures and he said "The knee is very complex. It's why a lot of people get misdiagnosed with their knee injuries." as Quinton finished up the knee he worked on Andrew's broken left leg. "Dear....Lord...." "What Doctor Philips?" "There is no way.." as Quinton was about to say another word, Andrew crashed again. "Again.. Really?" "He's in Vfib.." Quinton nodded as he said "Charge paddles, Charge 300." "Charging 300." "Clear." "Clear!" compressions, a shock, more compressions then another shock then a heart beat. Quinton sighed and said "How much for can he take.. I mean.." "We know. It's hard, but he wants extraordinary measures to keep him alive.. He refused a DNR years before he even stepped into an OR. Took him 5 years to finally do it, finally get into surgery." "How far he came.." "Is going.." "We need to pack him. Now. His legs can wait, I'll resuture them." "I'm almost done with this throat." Quinton nodded as he finished stitching his leg back up. "What do I tell Drexia.. I mean what do I say?" "You don't have to say anything. I'll talk with Drexia. You need a moment to yourself. You just did an amazing thing. You're two months post operative brain surgery, you scrubbed in without even thinking about yourself. This.. This is where you belong Dr Philips. Back in surgery." Quinton nodded as he stepped out of the clean surgery field. He took off his gloves and mask and said "I think.. I think you're right." "You can go now..I'm almost done." Quinton nodded and smiled as he went to the scrub room to wash his hands. He then went up to the watch room where Peggy was sitting on a chair. "You did it. I can't believe you did it." Quinton nodded and said "You saw him crash though? Twice.. I don't know how he can cope with this much stress. We were to far in to stop surgery." "You did what you had to." Peggy smiled as she said "I filmed you closing his leg. I saw you helping out the moment I got in here. I was told you were holding his head.. The next thing I see is a doctor doing his duty. Saving a life.." Quinton butted in and said "I know my suspension at General still stands. Cancel it.. I know I have an office there. But right now, I need to be at the Trauma hospital. Doing what I can. I did that today because I needed something else. The board at general don't see that. They see paperwork and 'let's fire Quinton..' that's all they see Peggy. So please. Let me work here for now. I deserve that much at least.." Quinton stood up and he opened the door looking at Peggy. Quinton then left, as he saw Nevrax talking to Drexia. Quinton walked over to the two, he stood there and said "I fixed a piece of bone that broke off from the patella injury, but I had to close his broken legs before I started.. He coded twice.." "I am aware of him coding Dr Philips. Tell me.. Is he stable.." "His heart is under massive strain. We had to put him into a coma.. Drexia, it's possible he will code again.. And he may die.." said Nevrax. "That's all I wanted to know.." Drexia walked off. Nevrax nodded at Quinton and said "You did a good job in there today. You should be proud of yourself." "What's to be proud of? He may not make another day. But we did the best we could.." Nevrax nodded as the two walked into the cafe. They sat down as Quinton rubbed his eyes. "Never, did I think that would be my first major surgery after a bout of brain surgery. Never in my life." "Medicine is funny like that." then both pagers went off. "Shit.. Not again.." Quinton and Nervax left the coffee on the table and made it to recovery. "His pressure bottomed out. He's gonna crash again." Quinton said "I don't I know about compressing a guy with broken ribs. We just did major surgery on him and he's coded twice. Is that fair to keep him alive?" "I agree Quinton but you know what his orders are. Try everything.." The machine then went nuts as Quinton went over to Andrew and said "Andrew.. You gotta stop doing this...You gave me a chance when no one else did." Andrew then coded a 3rd time. Quinton resumed compressions as Drexia walked in. "Come on Andrew. Come on." "Charge paddles. Charge 360.. Charge clear." "Clear" a shock, more compressions another shock, more compressions, 20 minutes later, Quinton stopped compressions and looked at Drexia. "We've done everything possible. I'm so sorry. Drexia.." Nevrax then said "Time of death 15:38pm." the nurses turned the machines off as Quinton stepped away from Andrew's body and to give Drexia some space. Quinton and Nevrax signed off the paperwork and went to the emergency room. As they did a man came in with a police guard. Mark walked over to them and said "This is the prick, that stabbed Andrew.." Quinton said "Tell him, he's going to jail. Andrew's dead.." "Andrew's what?" "He coded 3 times, the 3rd time, we couldn't bring him back. Get him out of this hospital before Drexia comes in and she faces a court. Her husband just died, she's with his body and I don't know what to say. But Andrew was the only one who gave me a chance, when everyone else thought I was crazy. He deserved better than that. And he does".. Quinton pushed Mark out of the way and he made his way to the patient who killed Andrew. "You.. I hope you're happy. You just killed this hospital's Head of Medicine. I hope you enjoy your hospital stay, because none of us are going to be pleseant to you. I certianly don't do happy meetings with someone who attacked my boss for no reason." Mark smiled in the background and said "How'd he do?" "For his first surgery in 2 months. Great.." As the two continued talking, Quinton and many doctors refused to treat the man who killed Andrew, so he was sent to a prison hospital and he was sentenced to life in jail. Quinton returned to the trauma hospital full time, but he made it clear the next time he would scrub in. At Andrew's funeral Drexia delivered a powerful speech about love and dedication to the job. And that she was missing her husband Andrew.

​Sebour- Quinton Has A Meeting (Season 8)
"Who ever this Head of Medicine is, why did they even bother calling a meeting? I mean we don't even work for the hospital. We don't work for Sebour Trauma.. I really hope it is someone who I up to it." said Peggy to Tryal, Rogers and Karl, as well as Peggy's husband Douglas who was sitting in the corner reading a book. Karl shrugged his shoulders and said "I really don't care who it is. They're an hour late. If they called this meeting to waste time they've certainally done that." "Because saving lives is important." the door slammed as Peggy looked up from her paperwork. "Are you serious? He made you Head of Medicine?" Quinton frowned and said "No welcome? Classic Dr Peggy Newton right there." said Quinton as he put his briefcase on the table and said "I had a patient queary knee injury. Scans showed a torn ACL.. but further scans showed he broke his plateu and tore his artery. Bad thing is that the patient was a physio, doing a physio session when the injury happened. He'll be off his feet for a while. So I am sorry for interferring with your day Dr Newton." "You really are prepared for this arent you? You're not taking this lightly?" Quinton sat down as he said "Yes. I am not taking this duty lightly. I have been made Interim Head of Medicine on the orders of Andrew's legacy video, see how long I can take before giving it someone else. I want that to keep going. I want to keep Andrew's legacy going. So yes I am calling a meeting to discuss the use of this hospital for Emergency Overflow." "We've done it for years. You know how it goes." "Actually no I don't, hence the briefcase. Its to free and to overflowed. By the time patients get here they are unstable because you refuse to allow use of the Medical Chopper for highly complex patients. If you used the chopper it would cut down travel emergency times by half. It takes an 30 minutes to an hour driving, flashing lights and bells, a chopper is 10 minute travel and that is the difference between life and death." "We have a helipad but no choppers want to land on it. Quinton you know that!" "I don't care if I know that. You've ignored the fact for over 20 years that this Hospital, Sebour Trauma has the slogan 'The Best Of Care', which I've read since being here has the best of care. This hospital rose from the ashes and was one of the few that could continue on such low numbers. Since the town grew reviews got better and the hospital survived. General survived because the traumas seen there were enough. As you said when I first came to town you see over 20,000 people a year and Sebour Trauma got the left overs, the people in shock, the bruises. It is not good enough.." Peggy rolled her eyes and said "Unless you get the idea to get them to land on our roof, then we can't do that." "Peggy shut up for 5 minutes please. You are not the head of Medicine. I am.." said Rogers. "We can do that. In fact we are going to do that. We are going to allow Medical AirCare. We need it and we need it because a lot of patients who are overflow often have injuries we cannot tend to. Since the NSU opened, we had to let go 2 of our fulltime Neurologists, they work here now, they were seeing patients, at a faster rate without clogging and they were getting higher care, so yes I am prepared to open our landing platform for choppers Peggy. It's not about us anymore. It's about the lives of patients, who are sometimes the lucky ones who even make it to hospital." "But.. I mean.. The expenses.." "Will be in budget as always Peggy. You are our Emergency Director, you always have been and always will be, we respect you, but you have to stop making our decisions." "Is that what you see me as? Making these decisions? I am only doing it because Karl, doesn't know his head from his ass sometimes! Quinton here became the Interim Head of Medicine from a dead doctors medical legacy video, how is that fair? He's suspended at Sebour General, and now he's ordering us to open our landing pad for choppers on, what? A whim?" Douglas spoke up interupting Peggy. "Peggy enough. What he is asking isn't that big of a request. We have the landing pad, use it. And as Quinton said being interim head of medicine is a new challenge I think he deserves. As he said when he walked in. He said sorry as he was saving a life, saving the life of a man whose job it is to make other people feel better. I think its time for you to put aside your feelings.." "My feelings? Douglas.." "It's your brother. I get the freakin picture Peggy and I am tired of hearing it. As a boardmember of Sebour General and your husband this has just got to stop.. Look you have my full support. And you are also one of us, were one of us. You took on a job here at Sebour Trauma. You've done a wonderful job. You have fought back from so much. These setbacks are nothing compared to life and death you've faced at least 10 times in your career.". Rogers smiled as he got off the phone. "That was the paramedic union. They are happy with opening our landing pad to choppers. They said it was about time." "I didn't give permission for that!" said Peggy. Douglas rolled his eyes and said "You.. Don't...Run...The...Hospital!" Quinton smirked as the aruging continued. He then stepped in and said "I know I still have friends at General and I may still be hated by some. But I have unfinished business here, and I plan to use this time wisely. No more mistakes from me. I am the boss and this time I will make sure it goes my way.". Karl then said "We were agreed the last time we talked. Andrew will be proud, and everyone else will be proud." Peggy rolled her eyes as she said "We made the choice to cancel the suspension. But since you've taken on this heavy new role, we support any new changes. And I agree, its been a long time coming, but the landing pad will open, and further constructions will happen. We are about to be approved for a new renal unit with 20 more beds." "That is good.". Quinton looked at Tryal who hadn't said much. "Tryal, what about you? I know we've had our differences.." "It's different. But I understand. You're a good doctor. I see why Dr Vinton made you his Interim Head of Medicine. You know several years ago you were on lifesupport. You were hanging on for life. You claimed your saw your dead wife, and sometimes I think that's all we need a little bit of clarity. A little bit of dare. It's something you've had for years. When you faced the board for the 3rd time, I never expected you to ever practice, let alone drive yourself to be better, a lot of alcoholics I have seen pack it in, you haven't. You've done everything possibly can and you can damn well make sure you don't end up like that, to make sure you can change. You changed. When you walked out of General the last time. It broke me a little bit, I was sad to see you go. I see someone now, how is walking, setting up meetings with hospital staff you don't even work with anymore, telling them what is what, as a good thing. Andrew did the same thing. We wouldn't budge of the NSU, we wouldn't budge of the Chopper Pad, but ever since you've been at Sebour Trauma, you've pushed for change. For the better. Why Peggy, Rogers and Douglas can't agree on anything is they think you should've left Sebour, gone back to Begs. But Karl and I, though you should've just reitred from medicine then and there. But you have proved everyone wrong. I am glad I know you as a person and as a doctor.." Quinton smiled as he said "I'd like to bring you aboard the ship of Trauma." Tryal then said "You'd want me? I mean.." "It would be the same salary and we would release someone from here to go over to General, but I think it's a chance no one else would ever get.." Douglas then said "I have paperwork if you need it.." "Douglas!!" said Peggy. "You knew this was going to happen Peggy, please. For once just be quiet." Quinton nodded and grabbed out of his briefcase documents as Karl said "We get who?" "I'm paging them now.".. Suddenly a knock at the door. "Come in.." The door opened and the person walked in. "Dr Tryal comes in to Sebour Trauma. And Dr Owen Altmann goes to Sebour General, as the head of Trauma Medicine." Peggy raised her eyebrows and said "We haven't had a head of trauma medicine ever.. Why the change, and why now?" "Peggy.. shush.." Owen nodded his head and said "I've done 4 active tours as a war surgeon, have seen everything nothing surprises me anymore. Just last week I had a patient with a gun lodged in their 'holster', turned sour when one of our doctors went to do an exam and she was shot internally in the spine. Paralysed herself, claimed she smuggled the gun on orders from her boyfriend who was in jail.. Funniliy enough she is now in jail for Attempt Arms Smuggling.." Peggy rolled her eyes. "So we get rid of Regal Legend over here for Broken War Medic.. Thanks Quinton.. Thanks alot.." "Broken War Medic? I don't think so Dr Newton. I have been everywhere my medical career has taken me. It has taken me to Harvard. John Hopkins, and the UoW. You don't get to call me Broken War Medic. I served my country because medics in conflict zones are highly sought after but they never fly out. You don't get to call me that at all, Doctor Newton..." Quinton smiled and said "He's all yours, have fun Owen. Fair sure you'll have more guns in 'holsters' at General." "Please don't even joke about that Quinton.." Quinton laughed as Owen and Douglas went outside. and Quinton said to Tryal, Rogers and Karl. "Can me and Peggy have a moment please?" they nodded and they went outside. "You have a lot of nerve to brush General like that Quinton. I mean why?" "I don't need to explain why. I am here to do a job. This one. And I am going to do it right, this time if I screw up, it's on me and no one else." "Tryal.. What are you doing with him?" "None of your concern." Quinton went over to the door and he said "If you excuse me. I have to go waste some time saving lives." Quinton closed the door leaving his open briefcase on the table. Peggy went over to it and looked at the paper work, they were news clippings. She looked at one and it said 'MEDICAL WORRY, disgraced doctor becomes Head of Medicine at Sebour Trauma.' and another 'NEW BEGININGS. From Brain surgery to Interim Head of Medicine.', she looked at one more that said 'A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO MEDICINE' as Peggy looked up and Quinton was in the doorway. Peggy looked and said "I'm sorry.." "Don't be.." They smiled as Quinton said "Times change." Quinton was now ready for the biggest challenge of his career.

​Sebour Rising- Quinton's Injuries catch up
As Quinton woke in his office, he heard the phone ring, he answered it and hung up 10 minutes later. Quinton was feeling the strain of his old injuries, his knee was killing him and his back was hurting badly. Quinton took off his coat and sat it on the table. Quinton called the head of medicine and said he was going home early because he felt ill. As Quinton got through the door as he got home, he left the door open, and he sat on the stairs feeling woozy. Quinton grabbed his phone from his pocket and dialed a number, but before they answered Quinton collapsed on the stairs rolling his way to the bottom, his head covered in blood. The phone calling on 'Hello, Sebour Hospital, front desk.. Hello? Anyone there?' the phone died as Quinton finally past out. At the hospital, Karl was walking and talking with Peggy, they reached Peggy's office and said "That's about it. We're level 2 at the moment, and everything right now is quiet." "You'll inform me if anything changes yes?" "As always Dr Newton." Karl nodded as he left the room and closed the door. Peggy sat down as she looked through a file, as she got a phone call. "Hello Newton speaking." "Dr Newton, we have a concern for welfare call coming from the station. Person rung and their phone cut out, this was 2 days ago." Peggy rubbed her temples and said "Are you tracing it?" "We traced it. We're sending an ambo out now." "Good. good." Peggy ended the call and she finished reading the patients file, she walked over to the shredder and shredded it. "Menance." she said under her breath. In the Emergency room, Karl and Linda were waiting for the concern for welfare call to come in. "What damage do you think?" "Could be anything really, assault, stabbing.." as the paramedics came in with the gurney "68 year old male, found unconcious in his home, with head injury and possible spinal injury, GCS is now 15, he woke up 10 minutes ago, when we were in the back of the ambo." Karl said "That's Quinton. Roll him into Resus for now." as the medics and doctors moved, Karl said "Quinton, what happened?" Quinton still groggy said "I felt ill and I went home, got home and sat on the stairs, I went to stand up and I collapsed, went down the stairs." Karl looked at Linda who said "Alright full trauma series, x-rays the works." as they moved Quinton over to another bed, they moved him into sub-acute. As Karl pulled Linda aside he said "Peggy needs to know." "Until we have answers, no we don't. She will be informed, when we get those scans back." "I don't like this Karl, he was out cold for 2 days. He should be dead.." "And somehow he survives two days in his house on the floor.", Karl turned to the paramedic and said "Who called it in?" "A neighbour did, and apprentley someone hear did as well. We found his phone next to him, phone was dead but we charged it and saw the last number called was the nurse station." "So a nurse called you out?" "No, we don't take hospital calls as concern calls, the neigbhours concern for wellfare is a much bigger deal." "What? So if a nurse says someone called and their in trouble, to ignore it?" "Unfortunately we have to. Look i'm sorry but this is much bigger than me or you." "So who was there when you got there?" "The neighbour and some police, the police were dealing with a distraught neighbour and the kid. Look we have to go now." "Ok, go. I'm going to back that one up for sure." "Listen Dr Kennedy, from what I heard the neighbour the night before heard a crash, didn't check on it and get concerned when he walked past Quinton's house to see his door was open. He got closer and saw the body on the ground, saw him breathing and called in a Concern Call. We got there and we found him. he's awake now, but never out of the woods." Karl nodded and so did Linda who waved the ambo away. as the nurse rushed back to the two with scan results. "You look rattled." "Believe me, so will Quinton." Karl put the xrays back in the paper and said "I'm taking these to Peggy, but right now, stitch up that cut." Karl said to the nurse "Put these in my office, I have another meeting with Peggy in 10 minutes, get the old scans as well, we may need to compare." The nursed nodded and went away. Karl looked at Linda and said "Old injury?" "No doubt, not a word alright, you don't just collapse for no reason, he said he felt ill, go with that before I go.." Karl and Linda walked over to Quinton who was now coherent. "Doctor Kennedy." "Which one?" "How were the scans?" "Inconclusive Quinton, right now you need to rest." "Is someone reading them? Yes, a neruologist. Nothing to worry about." "Don't pull that one on me Karl." "Oh shut up Quinton." said Linda, "Right now you're a patient, act like one.", as Karl cleaned the cut he finished up and said nothing as a nurse took over. Karl signalled he was leaving he took off his gloves and put them in the bin. Karl walked up the hallway to where the nurse was standing with his scans, "Thank you" he said grabbing them on the way. Karl jogged to Peggy's office, where he opened the door. "Karl. What is it?" Karl catching his breath said "It's Quinton, Peggy, he's in emergency. He was found unconcious in his house this morning, he's saying he felt ill, got home, got to the stairs and just collapsed, he's got a nasty cut which we just stitched up and cleaned. and he's had scans, I also brought the previous ones from when he was crushed by the tree branch, and the car accident." Peggy nodded and said "Good thinking. Let's see." Peggy walked over to her room's xray light, and put up both sets of scans. Peggy pointed to the first scan which was the tree one. "You see here? His L5 was broken, from old files his spine had pretty bad swelling." "I remember that, he said something about walking out of hospital 6 months later." "Spine patients just don't 'walk' out of hospital 6 months later.. the report indicated paralysis, but somehow he did so much rehab he walked, with the use of a cane for 3 months, it's impossible.." "How was he a cop then?" "Don't ask me." as Peggy got the new scan results up, she put her hands to her face and said "Oh no.." Karl looked as well "Shit.." Peggy pointed and said "The L5 is gone, Karl.. complete fracture of his L5, with spinal cord involvement.." as the neuro walked in and said "Incomplete paralysis from the waist down Dr Newton." the neuro sat down and said "I have the same scans as well. This isn't good news for someone who is a cancer patient." Karl looked and said "How is he?" "Impatient, he knows something is up, complained that his legs were numb and he couldn't move his feet. His test was clear, no output. He is paralysed." "From collasping? I haven't heard of a spinal injury from just dropping to the ground.." said Karl. "He was on his stairs yes? He has a history of back injuries and issues. This one was the last straw." said Peggy. "What?" said Karl " I read his files Karl. His back injury from getting a tree branch on his back, he had complications, an infection. He was only a millimetre away from being paralysed, and the thing was, how did he keep going? He rehabbed so hard." "It is possible, after that, his body degraded." "Or his back had enough..", "With this, will he need surgery?" "Unlikey. With the amount of swelling in there, we can't do that type of procedure it'd be way to risky, and his cancer doesn't make it any easier. No neuro-surgeon anywhere would touch him, not because of the cancer but because of the serious complications of the procedure if we do back surgery." "Oh shit.." said Peggy as rubbed her face and put the scans put in the folder. "I guess someone has to tell him now.." "Want me to come with you?" said the neuro. "Sure why not. He's going to hate both of us, me more now." as Karl left the office first he pumped into the same nurse and gave her the files, the neuro still had his set as Peggy and the Neuro walked into emergency, and to where Quinton was. Quinton was still braced as Peggy started talking, "Dr Philips, I am afraid its not good news." Quinton said "Of course its not. I work in a hospital, what's new now?" Peggy swallowed hard and said "Your old injuries have completely broken the L5 veterbrae. That combined with the fall and positive results from other tests show that you are paralysed from the waist down." Quinton surprised said "Spinal involvment?" "Like a rag. Quinton, I'm sorry." Quinton lifted his head up and said "I guess you can take this off now." the nurse took off the neck brace and tilted the bed up a little bit. Quinton got a look at the neuro surgeon and Peggy. "So what happens now?" said Quinton. "It's not as easy as 'what happens now', with any spinal injury the swelling is to be controlled and monitored. We would surgery in all cases to remove debris from hitting the spinal canal, but because of your cancer, it would put your life at risk, and it isn't worth it." "Of course not.." Peggy stood arms folded and said "Tell me how.." How what?" "How someone leaves work feeling ill and then collapses, and ends up paralysed." "The spine from your old injuries, including when you struck by a car, from scans showed weakness. You never said anything about back pain ever?" "No, because I didn't feel like it was hurting.." Changing the topic, Peggy said "We'll move you to a private room, get some rest." Quinton nodded as the nurse's started the paper work. Peggy went back into her office. As Quinton was being settled into his room. Quinton had time to think about his future in medicine. 4 days later Quinton was out of bed and in a wheelchair getting round alright. Quinton had time to think about all he has done in Sebour, and for him a lot of it was bad. He made sure he phoned and apologised to everyone he knew. Quinton knew the time was right, the time had come to leave Sebour.

​Sebour Rising- Quinton Resigns
As the board was in a meeting they heard a knock at the door. "Now, what we discuss today will be good for everyone? agreed?" the door knock again. "This better be a good excuse for this meeting to be interrupted. I really hope it is.." said Karl snidely. As the door opened it was Quinton. "Yes what is it Dr Philips." "I need to discuss something." "Can it wait? We are in the midst of an important meeting here Dr Philips." said Peggy. "Dr Newton, please restrain yourself from those types of comments." "Well, is this important, can it wait?" "No, it can't Dr Newton." Tryal sighing in defeat said "Come in. This better be damn important." Quinton wheeled himself in and held up a piece of paper. "This is my resignation. I am officially resigning from medicine." the room went quiet as Quinton explained. "I haven't been the best doctor in the world, everyone knows that. This latest setback, plus my cancer diagnosis, has put things into perspective for me. I can no longer practise medicine for the sake of practising." Quinton paused as Karl said "You refused treatment for something treatable, you've been hit by a car, you've been shot twice and you have had two heart attacks. I call that wanting to give up. It's all you've ever done. Hell, you put a fight when you survived over a month on life support. You couldn't do one more fight?" Quinton nodded and said "It's to much this time Karl. Look I am not going to apologise for stupid things I've done here, because I have learned from them." Tryal said "I assume all your patients know?" Quinton nodded and said "Yes, I have called them all and informed them of my decision, all their details will be forwarded on to another doctor." "Of course, any you seeing to the end?" "No, I wont be seeing any of them off. They're non-surgical for the moment, but one will have to be bumped up on the list, maybe in 2-3 weeks." "What type of injury are we speaking about?" "MPFL rupture, non at the moment but managing his pain is my main concern." "Why haven't you done surgery, that can relieve some pain, if not all of it" said Peggy, "It's a tough injury to rehab and surgery isn't and option for some." "I'll see to that one then." said Karl, "Thank you Dr Kennedy." Quinton looked down as he heard a "Coward" Rogers said under his breath. "I heard that." "And I hope I have a point Philips, there are people that care for you here. Where are you going to go, huh? Where? You've used up every chance here and its possible no other hospital would want you, on your record that you keep.." Quinton paused and said "I'm going home to Snowy Region." Linda butted in and said "You want to leave Sebour? Why?" "I have nothing left to give." Peggy rolled her eyes as Tryal said "You already made your choice, didn't you Dr Philips." Quinton nodded as he put a briefcase on the table. "All my records and my certs and bachleors, I won't need them where I am going." Quinton opened the case and all his paper work was put on the desk and shredded by Karl. "What are you doing that for?" "As you said. You wont need them where you are going." said Linda. Quinton nodded and said "I think I have outstayed my welcome. Goodbye." Quinton sighed as Rogers opened the door and Quinton wheeled himself out. "Now. Where were we?" said Karl. "Continue without me for a moment, please." said Peggy. "Of course Dr Newton. Want some back up?" "No thank you Karl." Peggy stood up and walked out and went after Quinton. "Quinton, wait!" Quinton ignored her the first time. "Dr Philips, stop!", Quinton stopped as Peggy caught up to him. "So, this is what you do best huh? Give up, go home.. To what? Knowing that one day, you will wake up so sick, the nausea, the vomiting and the other symptoms that you'll end up back here? That's if Snowy Region Hospital calls for a chopper in time, Quinton you are making a mistake." "No, Dr Newton, I'm not. I'm going home because I wanted to make sure I ended myself, where it started." "By running away from this problem? Quinton, you can still have successful treatment and be healthy as ever when it comes down to it, its not a death sentence any more." "Peggy stop. I am a doctor in a wheelchair from a disease that claimed my ability to walk, that combined with every other injury I have had, will make me a great candidate for going into remission a third time huh? Sure it would Peggy, the only problem with that is I am 68, recovery from this type of thing would take years Peggy, if not kill me out right." "And have you told a very PREGNANT Kari of your decision, how will she take it? And it's not like you can Terese and Paul either, because they already left for New York!" Quinton stunned said "Terese what?" "Left with Paul to go to New York, not like you ever listen though." "Kari I'll deal with. I promise you that." "Promise? Yeah right, that you shocking her and saying you're going home to die isn't going to send her into early labor, then go whatever floats that boat." Quinton put his hand on Peggy's hand, but Peggy pulled away. "I finally get to see you for what you really are." she said as she turned around angry. "And what is that Peggy?" "A pathetic excuse for a human being. Did you even tell your own son.. Did you tell Claude you were sick? No because I would of have taken that call from him. What do I say to him when he calls next huh, 'sorry Claude, Quinton's gone home.. to die.' No Quinton I wont do that, and because I care to much for your own son than I do about you. I hate you so much, you put me through hell when you moved here. I almost quit my job in medicine because of you." "Then go back to your precious meeting then Dr Newton, because I know where I now stand." Peggy kneeled down to Quinton with a tear in her eye, "Stay here then. Prove to me you aren't gutless, because if you were a patient several months ago, I clearly remember hearing about you doing that thing for Paramedic Barry." "Barry was dying Peggy, he was going to die in the emergency room." "You had a torn MCL and you were no where near even leaving, let alone returning to work, at least try and compose yourself a little more then." "Stop it will you.. Please." Peggy stood up and said "I hope you can live with this, because when I hear the news, I will be thankful to you for making sure, you are at peace with yourself. Dr Dabble." "Don't you dare call me that." Peggy laughed and faced Quinton, "Or what Quinton, strike another woman? I'm sure you'd love to spend your dying days in jail, would be great for you huh.." Quinton looked up and said "Peggy, I am sorry, but I need to go home. For me." Peggy even more angry said "Then, I hope you burn in hell." Quinton smirked as she said in reply "Don't you dare say 'kick ass Dr Newton', because you don't deserve to ever say that to me again. You're nothing but selfish to everyone you have worked for. Goodbye." Peggy walked away as Quinton looked at Peggy going. Quinton decided to go after her, "Peggy, wait.." Peggy stopped and turned, Quinton saying "You're right you know. I'm an arsehole, always have been. I've never listened because I have been afraid to do a lot of things that others wouldn't normally do. Doing everything in Begs, chasing dreams, being the best I could've been. It was hard after Jen died, wondering if I fit in anywhere after everything I did, I ruined a lot of things between us, but please don't hold this grudge forever, because one day, you'll do this to. Probably not in the chair, but you will face another fight, much worse then me. So yes I am a coward, I am a coward for going home, resigning and asking someone else to go with me. Because as much as I don't like it. I am going to go back to my... our childhood home and live my days out there."​ Peggy looked at Quinton and said "I can't believe you. ​'Your fight? What about everyone who has lived here? They have put up with more then you know. Everyone here took a vote you know. After you attacked Terese. We all voted no. But we were out manned by Tryal. He hated what you did but he didn't want to see you leave. I reckon you should've just left then. Saved all the hassle, but no, you were too 'good' to let go, those were his words, and in someways you let him down a hell of a lot.." '​Peggy stopped as Quinton turned and held Peggy's hand. Peggy furious said "I still hate you, and trust me that feeling is everywhere. But now, I can see you've lived here and changed only you." "That's half true." Peggy pulled away from Quinton as Peggy started walking away. "Goodbye Quinton." Peggy walked back to the meeting room as Quinton went outside. "She was right you know.." said Karl. "Everything she said we true." Quinton turned and faced Karl. "Is it really?" "Oh of coures it is. You are a dick." Back in the meeting room Peggy sat down again and said "Sorry about that, where were we?" as the meeting conitnued Quinton finished talking to Karl, who told him everything. Quinton realised this and he went back to the boardroom and apologised to everyone, including Peggy. Peggy took the apology and smiled back at Quinton. She was still mad, but a little more forgiving now. Quinton then said "I am truely sorry. For everything. I have done some bad stuff, and some mean things to everyone and for that I apologise wholeheartedley." as Quinton finished up, he left the room. He went outside and took one last look at the hospital.

​Sebour Rising- Peggy Visits Quinton
It was a rainy day in Snowy Region as Quinton was sitting in his chair when Trish said "Quinton, there is someone at the door for you." "Bring them in. Don't let them stand out there." Trish nodded as she escorted Peggy in to the room Quinton was in, Peggy was holding a briefcase. "Peggy, it's good to see you." Peggy then said "Boy... You look like hell." Trish then said "I'll leave you guys to it." nodding as she left the room. Peggy sat down and said "The way we left things in Sebour, wasn't us. Wasn't me.." "I know it wasn't you. I've heard you. I seen the way you command your department, you demanded respect and you did what you had to." "You did what you had to as well." Peggy opening her briefcase and pulling out documents she said "I did this. I wanted you to be my family. I wanted you to be apart of our family. I signed paperwork again putting you back on as my brother.." Quinton smiled and said "I knew you would, that's why I love your heart.." "I'd want to know, why you don't want anymore treatment." Quinton shook his head and he wheeled himself over to table in the room. He opened the draw on the table and pulled out his chemo pills. He wheeled himself back over to Peggy and said "I've been doing treatment Pegs." Peggy's eyes raised and she said "You said, you weren't doing treatment, you told Karl that treatment was a no go. I mean you resigned from your position at the hospital, you moved an hour away from a decent hospital for a hospital that could get you to Sebour General in less time it would take to get to Trauma. That was a huge step for you to say you weren't even doing treatment, and then moving back home, in Mum and Dad's house I mean it is a lot to taken on.." Quinton interupted and said "I said I was going home to die as well. I wasn't going home on the basis of 'oh, I might in a 6 months to a year or so', it was 'If might do a little bit of treatment in my home town surrounded by familar surroundings and see how good I can go.' that's all I wanted to do, I wanted to do something more, I wanted to come back home." "And you came back home." Quinton put the pills in Peggy's open hand and said "The chemo drugs aren't working Peggy. It's why I look hell." "You've been through it before, and you made it. This time.." "Nothing changes. Peggy.. My bloodwork is horrible, my chances of coming through is about as strong as me walking again." Peggy rolled her eyes and said "Of course." Quinton smiled as he held Peggy's hand and said "How is everyone?" "They're ok. They are doing the best they can." "Sebour Trauma, how is Tryal going?" "Tryal is good. He's done so much for Sebour Trauma, but they had to shut down the NSU for 6 months." "What why?" "We never got told why, and I assume that everything now is in his hands." as the two continued talking, Quinton smiled as he leaned over for his oxygen mask. Peggy asked why he needed it have it and he said that he since his accident (falling down the stairs) and his other one (being shot) that he was short of breath sometimes and his ribs ached from time to time and because he was in the wheelchair that complications were common. "I know that, but you're always on the fight. Your ribs never healed the way we wanted them to and it made it harder for it be ok. You had a high grade Medial Ligament injury to your knee. You've broken your spine, you've been shot in the chest, and you have been hit by a car. You survived being on life support, you survived a kidnapping attempt and you survived so much more. Why did you leave Sebour? Where you always going to come back home?" Quinton nodded and said "I had always planned to come back home when I was old and grey. But the plan went ahead a little earlier. Trust me, I didn't just pack up and leave Sebour on purpose." Quinton put his hand up and went back over to the table for awhile and he pulled out files. He went back over to Peggy and said "I never signed off on the house, never put it up on the market." "And you want me to do what exactly?" Quinton put the files in Peggy's hand and said "I want you to take the house. Keep it. You sign off on that, and the only thing you pay is the water bill. Solar powered house, with eco living, swimming pool, bathtub spa, outdoor BBQ area with a outdoor kitchen. Great design aspect. I always heard you talk about it with Douglas. You wanted to pay for something with a little give, and a good yard." "You're giving me your house? I mean this is odd even for you.. I mean you want me and Doug?" "You and Doug.." Peggy smiled as she gave Quinton a big hug. As the two kept talking, Peggy apologised to Quinton for her behaviour toward him and she apologised for everthing else, Quinton said he would've done the same in the circumstances and she was a great person and doctor. 5 hours later it was 3pm in the afternoon and Peggy got a phone call from the hospital telling her to come in as a trauma was incoming. "I have to go Quinton. Trauma incoming." Quinton nodded as Peggy grabbed her briefcase and put the house files in it. Quinton escorted Peggy to the front door to the sound of a helicopter landing in the front yard, where he then said "You've done well you know. Out off all the family, us two, we're the survivors. Mum and Dad would be proud." "Damn Skippy they would be." Peggy opened the door as she said "Goodbye Quinton.." "Goodbye Peggy.", Peggy opened her umbrella that she left at the front door and walked to the chopper that had landed for her. Quinton was watching her get in the chopper as he said "Kick ass Dr Newton.." Quinton saw the helicopter take off, as he closed the door.

​Sebour Rising- Quinton Dies
Quinton was weaker by the day and he had little time left, but he was making time for himself.. It had been 5 months since he moved back home to Snowy Region to be at peace with himself and make sure he was at peace, but Quinton had no regrets on what he decided to do. Trish was helping Quinton out more, since Quinton had no energy to even push himself around in his wheelchair. Quinton had blood tests and scans done a week before, showing that his cancer had spread to his brain and he was given the timeline of a couple of weeks. This didn't scare Quinton as he was prepared to die, but for Trish it was a different story, Trish was used to seeing people ill as she was nurse, but in a way she couldn't Quinton dying, because they knew each other and went back years, as tough as it was seeing Quinton decline so much in many years of knowing him. A few days after that news had rocked Trish, but not Quinton, some good news came through. Kari and John had their third child, it was a girl and they named her Beatrice. Quinton was on the phone to Kari, "That is great news. Congrats both of you. How are Kelly and Frank taking it, they can now protect their new sister.?" "Very well. they are flying out as soon as possible to." "Its going to be so good for you to see them again." as Kari and Quinton continued talking Trish was standing outside Quinton's room. Trish walked into the kitchen. Quinton finished his conversation with Kari and hung up. It was late at night and Quinton was tired, Quinton got into bed. Quinton woke up the next morning and he was dressed. He decided to go outside. Trish was sitting in the kitchen making breakfast. When she had a chill go down her spine. Trish stopped making breakfast and went outside to see Quinton looking into the distance. She walked over to him and kneeled down as she did, she felt Quinton's neck for a pulse, there was none. He was gone. Trish sighed a sigh of relief, he was no longer in any more pain, but now she had to inform back home, but first. Trish contacted Snowy Region hospital and they called an ambo and the police. An hour later they took the body away and the officer said "What are you?" "I'm a nurse, an old friend. He had blood cancer it was his second diagnosis." "He refused treatment?" she nodded. "Yes if you read his file you'd understand why." the officer nodded and said "Where are you headed now?" "I have to make a call. But I am leaving as soon as possible. I need to get back to Sebour." the officer nodded and said "He must've meant a lot to die at home." the officer tapped Trish's shoulder and walked away. .

Trish walked over to her computer, she opened it, but then closed it, because a note and an email seemed inappropiate. Trish swallowed hard and reached for the phone. She dialed a number and the person who answered it was from Sebour, but she didn't know who it was until they answered. "Officer Mark Michaels, Sebour Police.." "Mark?" "Trish! is that you?" Trish was sombre and on the verge of the tears. "Yes it is Mark. Are you with anyone?" "Yes, I'm with everyone. excluding Paul and Terese, cause you know.. New York." "Can you please put me on speaker please." "Of course." Mark put Trish on speaker and said "This may seem and come as a shock, but this morning, Quinton died.." the sound of sobbing came from the other end, it was Kari who was feeding Beatrice. "That's rough..." Trish said "I'm coming home. I can't be here anymore. But please look after the hospital staff. they'll need you." Peggy saying "We look after each other. It comes with the job." everyone nodded as Kari said "How did he go?" "Watching the fog go behind the clouds.." Mark then said "You just get yourself home Trish. You've had a rough trot the last couple of months. Look I'll hangup, get yourself here, be safe." Mark hungup as he looked at Peggy, who was on the verge of tears. Douglas was standing next to her and he comforted her, as Karl with Linda hugged.

3 days later Trish made her way back to Sebour for Quinton's funeral, and was met by everyone. "You made it.." Trish looked and said "Yeah I did. I wasn't going to, but I had to sign Quinton's house onto the market, the bank now owns it. Those last couple of months sucked, that's all I can say." Peggy walked up to Trish and said "It went to his brain didn't it?" Trish nodded and said "He was so.." Trish couldn't finish, and Peggy hugged her as Trish broke down. "I never want to do that again, I mean I've seen people die, but it made it harder knowing, that any moment he'd die in that chair, or in bed.." Peggy nodded and said "It's hard for all of us." as Quinton's funeral started, Peggy had the opening words.

​"Quinton was a man who made sure he had what he wanted. I mean if you can survive months on lifesupport, and then being kidnapped after that, you can survive anything. We saw that. Everyone in Sebour saw that. At the hospital, he was like a bull at a gate, you couldn't stop him. He saved lives, and even put a few at risk. But nothing could or can prepare us to say goodbye. All I can say is at least he is at peace."- Dr Newton

​30 Minutes later and it was all over, the eulogy's were done and Quinton was being buried.

​Sebour Rising- The Letters
As things were calming down after Quinton had died, people were starting to get back to normal. As normal as they could. As Quinton's death came as a shock to many people he had done the unthinkable during his last days in town, he had mailed letters to everyone and some people didn't even notice. But it was the day everyone was going to read the. Kari was sitting in her room when John came in with a letter and said "I found this. There are two and one is mine." "Who is it from?" "It's from Quinton.." "He didn't did he?" "He did.." Kari smiled and said "Should we tell anyone?" John put his letter down and said "No, we should let everyone read theirs in peace, and if they want to come here and read it aloud let them." Kari nodded as she held Beatrice in her arms and said "If only he saw her." "You know what you are going to tell her when she grows up?" "What?" "What a brave man Quinton was. He did so much, put up with so much as well. He was truly amazing Beatrice. He saved lives, saved ours. Loved everyone for who they were.." Across town Peggy was going through a lot of paperwork when she found her letter, Peggy smiled as she said "You bloody Menance..". Quinton's presence was felt across town even if he was dead. Everyone started reading their letters in private...

Peggy:​ "''​My dearest sister, known as the "Leader" the "Innovator", I am gone if you are reading this. I want you to know that I didn't take my decision to return home lightly. After Mum and Dad died, I needed to find some clarity, and I found that working at both Sebour Trauma and Sebour General. I was given an amazing chance at Trauma after letting everyone at General down, I was given a second chance. And knowing that you were behind me in the end was great closure. I understand what you did and why you did it, you need to remain strong for the staff at Sebour General, because you are a natural leader. Go Kick Ass Sis, because knowing you, you're halfway to being the greatest. Love you sis." ''​.

​Mark:''​"I can say alot about you Officer Michaels, but you are a man of great talent. Smart, courageous and daring. Something I think every cop needs. You didn't see me as the ex-alcoholic, you saw me as a person, and to me, that meant so much more. All I can say about you Mark, is that what happens in your career, you deserve to be happy for a long timye. And I do sense a massive police career ahead for you..." ''​

Tryal:''​"You stand by every choice you make. You became my 2nd in charge whilst I was in charge at Trauma. And you put up with alot from me, but I thank you Tryal I really do. Everyone apart of the board deserved so much more from me and from everything I did I made it work out in the end..." ''​

Drexia: ​"I can tell you to remain srrong. But you don't need to. Even with more gone you are in charge of the biggest Unit in hospital history. Keep that going as all the legacy you can give is put into the work you and Andrew did to get the Neurological Surgery Unit up and running. I am glad he made me his Legacy and I will be forever grateful. Hold your head up high Drex. Because you have done it all, you are the glue that holds Trauma together."

​Karl: ​"I remember the first day I met you. You got mad at me because I said I needed to meet someone on the board. I remember that because my first impression was 'he gets it done.' and I stick by that for now and forever to come. I am glad to have known you for as long as I did."

​Linda: ​"I remember meeting you trust me I don't forget that easily. Something about you made me say 'I needed someone like this in Begs. I needed a mentor like Linda'. You two became my family in hard times. When you stayed with me after brain surgery, it gave me hope. Hope. That's all I needed. Because you are strong, and I loved that about you.."

​Douglas: ​"We had our run ins but they were great run ins. You put up with a lot from me and I would like to say sorry for that. It was never easy for me to see someone so in charge of his boardmembers. You did that and I commend you for it. Please look after Peggy, if not I will haunt you forever.."

Kari: ​"We lost Michelle in the worst way, you lost me and I can say sorry as much as I want, but that wouldn't cut it. Not in hell. I cannot let you think that. Ever. I know I wont be able to ever met your gorgeous baby girl, get to hold her, but you have John, to keep you company now. I wasn't running away from Sebour. Sebour was my home for 15 years, and leaving was hard. But one thing that made me happy, was hearing the day you told me you were pregnant. I wasn't mad, I was happy. Be happy Kari. Be happy for your baby girl and if that means forgetting about me, please do so."

John: ​"Like a train wreck. We got along, I messed up big time.. Losing so much of myself and your relationship was one of my biggest regrets. I don't blame you for throwning me on the floor all those years ago. Keep Kari strong, because you need each other.."

​As everyone else finished reading their letters, they gathered to read them aloud to each other. It was a moment that everyone needed it was the closure they needed for the loss of the towns most creative character.

​Sebour TFC- Moving On
As Peggy was in her office she was contemplating how her brother was dead, as she was reading his file on his cancer treatment even though Quinton said he didn't want any he went ahead with as much treatment as his body could've handled. She was devasted at the fact he told her that he had taken treatment but found out it wasn't working. Peggy heard a knock at the door it was Rogers who came in as Peggy said "Come in.." Rogers sat down on the chair next to Peggy's  desk and said "It's real quiet here now I can admit that.." Peggy nodded and said "He told me when I saw him last, he was having treatment.." "What? He did have treatment?" "He was having treatment until the week I saw him. Claimed the pills weren't working, which I thought was total crap. I just finished reading his blood test results. He was right." "In doing treatmen, of course he wast?" "No his white cell count didn't go down at all, his red cell count is off the chart, and I may be no oncologist but his body shutdown way before his 2nd cancer diagnosis, I mean who after their first diagnosis pretends everything is okay? He went through hell because of it, released a book of course, that's Quinton for you. But what made his body like a cockroach, what made him survive all those horrible events that happened to him..." "I don't know, I've asked that question myself many times..But I believed that his body was always doing something it shouldn't of had to do. Like I dont know, survive being shot at mutliple times. The guy was a menance day one. That was your nickname for him." "He lived up to that for sure." "When I saw him, he was just so helpless. Struggling to be alive.." Peggy put her hand in her pocket, and she felt something strange. She lifted her hand out to see that she had Quinton's pill bottle. "Bloody Menance.." said Peggy who lifted her eyebrows. "Those are highly powerful drugs he was given.." said Rogers. "No medical practisoner in their right mind would give someone these. Unless they were trial drugs." Peggy looked through the file and said "They weren't experimental. They were pain drugs. Strong ones.." Peggy went over to the bin and put the drugs in the bin and said "If we need to discuss this Rogers, there is nothing to discuss. There really isn't not anymore.." Rogers chuckled and said "I know what you did. You know you no longer have to hide the fact, you cared for your brother enough to add him to your files again." "It doesn't help the fact he is dead Rogers. Of course he was a 'Menance' but he was my menance. My family..After he found out Mum and Dad died, he went to Begs and offered his condolences to everyone. He wasn't the man we made him out to be. Oh hell no. He was strong, kind, brave. He may have been an idiot, but he had something arong with him. I assume from all the people he lost he had Post Traumatic Stress and he was coping his own way. By being as reckless as he was, I think it was a coping mechanisim, I really do.." "I don't a coping mechanisim, would be 3 years in federal prison. I personally think whatever he had he faced his demons and kept facing them till the day he died." said Rogers. "For us to believe in what he did next is a different story. He was a true Sebourian that's for sure." Peggy smiled as Linda knocked on the door and said "We have incoming. Bus v Bus. Many injured, 3 dead. Others are going to Trauma." Peggy nodded and said "Now it's time for all of us to move on as best we can.."

​Sebour TFC- Paul Dies
As Rogers was walking down the street when he heard gunshots coming from a store downtown, this was uncommon for Sebour, as it had a low crime rate but still had its fair share of problems. Rogers then saw police cars flying to where the shots were fired. As Rogers got to the scene, Mark Michaels who had been promoted to police commander after the retirement of Jeremy Lomax was putting the people who did it in handcuffs. Rogers wondered to an officer and asked them if anyone had been hurt, they had said no, but to keep an eye out for anyone who had been struck by a stray bullet. The officer turned away to Mark just as the officer got into the car, Mark went over to him and said "Anthony, this is no place for you. No place for you at all. You should know that." "Was anybody hurt Mark, just tell me that.." "We're sending an amublance out to look for anyone who was hurt by a stray bullet." "How come Lomax never did that." "Because gunmen now are getting reckless. They shoot then ask questions later. You know how it goes." "Sadly I do, sometiems I don't wish to be reminded of how many times Quinton was shot at.." "At least you know he did something. He never gave up fighting." "I heard a rumour he did treatment. But it stopped working.." said Mark. "If it spread to his brain of course it would. He was a tough man, brave till the end, I wish we could've been the stong men he was." as Rogers was about to continue he got a phone call. "Hello Anthony Rogers, yes I know him why? Oh dear.. I'm on my way." Rogers hungup the phone and said "That was a member of the public. They've seen someone limping along the freeway." "What makes you think they need medical attention?" "What makes me think that these people will walk free for gun crime? Because it makes the most sence Mark, look I gotta go." As Rogers ran to his car he made a drive for the freeway. As Rogers was looking for the injured person he had another phone call come through again from Mark. "Have you found him?" "No, I haven't.. Not yet.." as Rogers was halfway down the freeway he spotted the person. "I found them.." Rogers pulled over to the emergency lane and put his brakes on and stopped the car. He got out of the car and hung up the phone. He knew he was parked illegally but this was a real emergency. Rogers walked over to the injured person, as he looked around him he saw a blood trail a long trail of blood that was seen from up the freeway and said "Sir, are you ok?" the person turned around, much to the shock of Rogers, it was Paul. "Paul? You were hit in the crossfire?" Paul stood in agony and said "I was in the crossfire, I got into the shops as one of the guns went off, I copped two bullets one in the leg, in the gut, been in nothing but pain for the last several minutes, this isn't good mate..." "You walked this far? Paul it's 25 minutes back into town, how did you walk that far? Have you seen the trail of blood you left behind? A shark would be jealous.." "No time for jokes.. Just take me to hospital, you have your car.." "I haven't any medical equipment in the car." "What good that makes you.." "Well sorry to disappoint but it's my wife's car, she wouldn't like blood in her car covers.." just as Rogers spotted an ambulance, he sat  Paul down and tried to flag the ambulance down. The ambos saw him and Rogers and they pulled over. "Dr Rogers, you can't park in an emergency lane without an actual emergency.." Rogers nodded and said "How's this for Emergency then.." Rogers walked with the ambos to Paul, Rogers stole a pair of gloves from the ambulance and put them on as he then lifted Paul's pant leg to show a huge wound from the bullet. "Oh boy.. Mark's gonna have a field day with this." said one ambo. "What did you follow?" "The blood trail. We were following it, and it was Mark's idea." again the phone rang. "Yes, Mark we found him. We found who got shot. It's Paul.." "Alright get him to hospital right away, how is he?" "GCS is 14. he's awake and somehow stable, but that may not last that long." "Alright.." the phone hungup as Rogers said to the ambo wrapping Paul's leg and said "You drive stick?" "Yes, that ambulance is stick.." "Good, I am going with him and you can take my car.Follow the ambo of course, we're on our way to Sebour General." they both nodded as Rogers gave his keys to the ambo. 10 minutes later they were at the hospital with Peggy on call, as the ambo came in Rogers' car was parked and the ambo got out to open the back door. Rogers was intubating Paul and said "He had a seizure on the way over, gave him something to stop the seizure, but it went on for 3 minutes. The bullet wound to both his stomach and leg are entry, exit wounds. But his leg is a mess." Peggy looked at it and said "What was he shot with?" "No idea, but he walked 25 minutes down the freeway to find help." "Ah, you found the blood trail." Rogers nodded and said "What about Mark?" "With the idiot who shot up the place he was at, he knows about Paul." as Peggy and Rogers rushed him into emergency. Karl was running around with blood, and Dr Babcock was there working to stop the bleeding from his leg. Rogers said "You know he came back here he came back to Sebour to be selfish to Terese..." "I'd do the same thing. 2 years is a long time. I mean Jeremy retired from the force, now Mark is top cop. Linda retired and now runs a business, a lot happens.. I mean how many times do you stop and go to New York open on broadway and meet celebs.." said Babcock. "Everyday.." was Karl's retort. Peggy said "We have to take him to surgery now. Get this mess cleaned up." as they took Paul into surgery everything was going fine until they hit a snag. His artery had been compromised and it stopped flowing blood completely. They made the choice to reroute the blood as they would have to come back and finish the surgery at a later time. As Paul was taken to an ICU room, Rogers was sitting by his side reading his chart, as Peggy, Babcock and Karl were sitting and reading something else. An hour later, Rogers was reading something that people signed when they didn't want care from hospital staff anymore. "You found his wishes?" "He's for no extraordinary measures..No nothing. He only wants a tube to keep him alive.." "What makes you think he wont survive this.." "The fact we had to close. The fact he had a seizure. The fact that we found shards of glass in his bullet wound, meaning he was underneath the window when it shattered." "He doesn't do things by halves.." "Oh no he doesnt.." Babcock nodded as was changing the dressing on Paul's leg. Paul's leg in the space of 6 hours had turned bright red. "Is that normal?" "No its not, it means he's got some sort of infection and everything we are giving him isn't working.." "What if he had a silent heart attack when he was under?, I mean he did say he was on the verge of having something huge happen to him. He said the other day is doctor over in the states said he was healthy, We need to base something on that. He would've woken up by now. I may be no ballistics expert, but bullets aren't a thing that stay in bodies." they talked about it and they did tests, all the tests came back positive that he had a massive heart attack during surgery without any of the doctors knowing. Paul wasn't going to wake up. Peggy looked at Rogers and said "Does his family know he's here?" "Terese does.. But he divorced her." as this conversation went on, they heard the machine continue beeping doing its thing. 'beep, beep, beep..' then the long 'beep' and finally the 'beep' to end all beeps, the flatline. As Rogers went over to get the paddles, Peggy stopped him and said "Anthony..Let him go." Rogers said "At least, let my try, let me try once, that's all I ask, let me try once....Please Peggy." Peggy nodded as she stepped away and Rogers yelled out "Clear", Paul's lifeless body flung, as Rogers did another shock, and 5 more after that. "Anthony. It's time to let go.." Anthony looked at Peggy's face then down at Paul's and said "Of course.. time of death 12:30.." as Rogers put the paddles back, Mark was informed that a victim of the crime that happened eariler was now dead. This now meant that they other people involved were now up for murder. As the room was cleared out and the answers given to police and people were charged. 3 days later all 4 people involved was sentenced to life in prison. Now it was clear, that now everything was changing again. Sebour was still not the same again.

​Trivia

 * Nothing in this edit is real and this is a work of pure fiction.


 * Peggy played her name-sake in a hit drama
 * Peggy was the Head Of Emergency Medicine until she was offered the Head of Trauma Medicine at General
 * Peggy appeared in 230 episodes of Sebour
 * Peggy appears in Sebour: The Final Chapter