"Happy birthday, honey!" "I hurt Gin because I told her I wouldn't have dinner with her." "You drink and you don't even realize." "That is not the problem." "Hey, woman!" "The ball." ""Hey, woman"." "Yeah, right." "I need to talk to you." "Benoît Richard is a duck!" "You're cold." " How old is she?" " She's 9." "Nine years old." "That's funny." "Same age as your brother when he died." ""Realer Than Real." "Artificial plants"." "That's funny." "That's very funny." "Call "Buddy"." "This is Gin." "Please, leave a message." "Hey, funny girl." "It's me." "Call me." "HELPING BEATRICE" "It's been three days." "My family doctor didn't see anything." "She has a blocked nose." "What were you saying?" "She's not well." "She's getting worse every day." "She's down, she's sluggish." "It's just a cold." "That knocks her out." "But I breastfeed her." "Isn't that a protection?" "Yes, but it's not foolproof." "She doesn't have a fever." "Your baby is fine." "She's been coughing really hard." "She has a hard time catching her breath." "I feel it's not normal." " My supervisor could see her..." " Yes, please." "Alright." "But I think you should get some rest." "Weariness can cause anxiety, you know." "She'll be here in a minute." " Lucie, do you..." " One minute." "Dr. Clément, I wanted..." "You're busted." "It had been itching for the last 15 minutes." "That means it's healing." "There's a 2-month-old baby I'd like you to see." "A cold, but her mother thinks it's more serious." "Wait a minute." "Give me that." "Does it hurt?" "Are you putting ice on it?" "Last time was two days ago." " Are you immobilizing it?" " Even when I go to sleep." "I'll take your word for it." " Luc-Olivier, the baby..." " Olivier-Luc." "Yes." "I'm sorry." "I can't seem to remember." "Take your time." "There's no hurry." "OK." "And the baby is...?" "Hallway, stretcher 5." "I'm going to go, but..." "I have to change." "Yes." "Is that a new one?" "For Quebec, yes." "But I've seen another one." "In 1998." "New Hampshire." "Mr. Richard?" "Hello." "I'm Zoé Geoffroy." "Nice to meet you." "Where do I know you from?" "I read all your articles in Québec Oiseaux." "OK." "But haven't I seen you lately?" "Yes, at the St. Hippolyte Hospital cafeteria." "Right!" "I thought I was delusional." "You work at the hospital?" "I'm a pharmacist." "I've just started as a social worker." "I used to live in Trois-Rivières." "Head of the Ornithologists' Club." "I've followed your career." "I was there when you were awarded the C. E. Dionne." "The little egret is your 300th species in Quebec." "Oh, wow!" "I have a fan?" "Has she been vaccinated?" "No, not yet." "She was sick the day she had the appointment." "Is someone sick at home?" "My son caught a cold two weeks ago." "He still has a cough." "She's been coughing pretty bad, just not now." "Why is that, sweetie?" "Well, she's asymptomatic for now." "I could run some tests, but it can be invasive for a baby." "I can keep her under observation." "Thank you." "OK, sweetie." "You're staying." "Lucie!" "Can you find me a room for the baby and her mother?" "She seems fine but I don't want to let her go." " The mother's worried." " Alright, let me check." "So?" "What?" " How's your foot?" " Fine." " What about your heart?" " My heart?" "There's someone who's walking around with a smile on his face." "There's nothing going on between Pierre-Olivier and me." " It's Olivier-Luc." " Whatever." "Can you tell me if number 10 is available?" "You're lying to your old friend." "It's true." "Nothing's going on." "Even if he smiles all day, there's nothing between us." "What do you..." "What do you think, Dr. Clément?" "About what?" "The mother and her baby." "She's under observation." "The mother?" " Why the mother?" " Don't you think she's too stressed?" "She's worried." "She probably has good reasons." "Maybe she's seeking attention." "There are other ways to get attention than staying at the ER with a 2-month-old baby." "If she feels something's off, we should be alert." " I'll find her a room." " 210 is free." "Thanks, Lucie!" "This is Gin." "Leave a message." "Hey, buddy." "It's me." "You haven't called me." "Are we mad at each other?" "You should tell me." "Come on, auntie." "I miss you." "When Benoît told me that," "I thought it was genius." "But then, I realized:" ""Why would I care about Océane being" ""the same age as Jean when he died?"" "Isn't it relevant?" "Yes, it is." "But I don't know why, exactly." "Do you have an idea?" "You pay me to help you find answers, not to give you mine." "OK." "I understand." "I'll sort it out myself, as usual." "Apart from that memorable birthday, what else?" "Well..." "It's been a week since I last saw my aunt Gin and..." "I'm worried." "Really?" "Why are you worried?" "Because she always keeps me informed." "Gin is not only my aunt, she's also my oldest friend." "And I managed to lose her." "I'm so stupid." "Really?" "She cut ties with you?" "No, but lately, I haven't been very good to her." "Remember we had lunch with my father?" "I told her she had drunk too much." "You think that's why she cut ties with you?" "Yes." "Why?" "Because nothing ever goes as planned." "That's how it is." "Considering your personal history," "I can understand your keeping very alert." ""Very alert"..." "Why does everything in my present have to be connected to my past?" "Your aunt... would you be as worried about losing her if she wasn't a part of your childhood?" "If she hadn't been there," "I don't know what would've happened." "When my brother died, she was the only one who remembered me." "She didn't give up on me." "And when Mom passed away, it must have been hard for her, too." "Who am I to criticize her?" "At least, Gin..." "I feel sick." " Can I get you some water?" " No." "I'm sorry." "I need to lie down." "Oh, shit." "It's going to be OK." "Just breathe." "I am so sorry." "I really am." "I'm very tired." "It's OK." "Tiredness makes you sleep." "It doesn't cause panic attacks." "Please, don't start." "However, being always prepared for the worst does that." "Do I have a choice?" "I have to ready for anything." "Otherwise, it turns nasty and then dies." "What could you have predicted or done differently to prevent your brother from dying?" "Oh, no..." "Don't do that to me." "What?" "Don't bring me back to his death again." "You haven't really talked about it." "You just said it was an accident and that your father blamed you for it." "Look," "I'm happy you helped me make a connection between my illnesses and maybe the fact that my sister Océane is the same age as Jean when he died, but I won't keep talking about him." "Why not?" "That's not the reason I come to see you." "What do you come for?" "That's what I've been wondering." "So, what were you thinking about before you felt sick?" "I don't know." "It's just that you said:" ""At least, Gin..."" "At least what?" "I was thinking that my aunt doesn't have a driving licence." "And so, I thought: "At least Gin" ""can't drink and drive"." "Oh, gosh..." "I was thinking about that and I almost fainted." "Did your mother drive?" "Umm... no." "Oh, no." "We won't talk about that." "Maybe some other time." "I would like you to think about the toll it takes on you the fact that you're always expecting the worst." "The toll?" "OK." "I'll try." "Take your time and think about it, please." "Yes, but I can't promise anything." "Sorry." "It's good, huh?" "Delicious." "Still no news from Gin?" "No." "It's been five days." "What about your... your lady friend, the one you hurt?" "Is it getting better?" "Not really, no." "Actually, I haven't heard from her since she came to my office." "Maybe she got the point." "I don't think she did." "I've tried to call her." "She's not home." "Her workmates say..." "Nothing." "They don't know where she is." "That's not good." "That's not good at all." "Didn't you say she was bipolar?" "Yes." "But she never talked about it." "Béa, honestly..." "Do you think I'm cold?" "Insensitive?" "Emotionally detached?" " What?" " That's what she said?" "Seeing you as a bastard might help her overcome her sorrow." "That's not a bad thing." "What if it's true?" "Seriously, Ben?" "You have tons of flaws, just not those." ""Tons"?" "Like what?" "I don't know." "I can't think of anything right now." "But you have flaws, for sure." "OK, alright." "Some support now." "Listen, you're charming." "All the things you love, your birds and everything, that's adorable." "Girls can't resist that." "Problem is, you don't notice anything." "You're an idiot, Ben." "Well, yes." "An idiot." "Really?" "And that's how you show your support?" "Yeah." "Nice." "Mom." "Mom!" "Yes, Zach?" "I'm going to the pool." "OK." " Did you do your homework?" " Yes." "OK." "I'm going to get up and make some dinner." "No, I already had dinner." "It's 7 PM." "OK." "No!" "No..." "Whoa..." "What is it?" "A scarlet tanager." "You know how rare it is." "I have to go." "He's such an idiot!" "Umm..." "Can I help you?" "I'm sorry." "I'm on the wrong floor again." "Sorry." "It's OK." "I'm very distracted too, sometimes." "Hi, Zach." "How are you?" "I'm fine." "How are you, madam?" "I'm OK." "I see you're busy." "No, I was just taking out the neighbors' trash." "I make some money." "OK, I understand." "When we first met, your bin was full of empty bottles." "Those are from 5th-floor neighbor." "He drinks quite a lot." "Did you think they were mine?" "No, but maybe your parents'." "Oh..." "I have no parents." "I just have a mother and she barely eats." "So drinking, no." "That's for sure." "Is she sick?" "I don't want you to tell her about my job." "She wouldn't be happy." " Don't tell her, alright?" " I don't know your mother." "I'll keep the secret." "I promise." "She says we don't need other people's charity, but I work." "I pick up the garbage and sorting." "That's not charity." "I won't say anything." "I promise." "Do you want to be my client?" "Darling, I almost never eat at home." "I full up a recycling bin every two months." "I have a roommate, but he's never at home." "It's OK." "But... let me know when you do your round." "You never know." "OK?" "Bye." "She doesn't live here." "What?" "The lady who was here earlier." "She's not from here." "I know everybody here." "Maybe she lives in another building." "Béatrice?" "Ginette?" "What are you doing here?" "Well..." "I left you a thousand messages." "You haven't called, so I thought..." "I was doing a meditation course." "I told you about it." "I forgot." "What's the matter?" "Hey, it's Maya." "I gave it to you when you turned 11." "What's it doing here?" "I wanted to give it back because I thought you didn't want to be my friend anymore." "Oh, come on!" "You're crazy." "Good God." "How could you even think that?" "You didn't call me." "You usually call me back." "OK, but I can think of at least 5 good reasons why you don't answer the phone." "You, however, always imagine the worst-case scenario." "I'm sorry, Ginette." "Don't call me Ginette." "It's true, honey." "Sorry to tell you this, but you suck as a friend." "I know." "I really am sorry, Gin." "But there's more." "What?" "Actually, Benoît is living with me." "He's my roommate." "I could have told you on my birthday, but I didn't." "Why not?" "I knew it wasn't necessarily a good idea, but..." "I was scared you would judge me." "Me?" "Judge you?" "I'm not Christophe." "That hurts, honey." "I'm sorry, auntie." "I thought we trusted each other." "I trust you." "That's not the issue." "Sometimes I'm so not cool," "I wonder why you're still my friend." "You're right." "I wonder that, too." "Don't make fun of me!" "I'm not easy-going." "That's true." "I'm not easy-going either." "And yet..." ""And yet", what?" "What?" "That's your "I'm in love" face." "You met someone?" "Yes." "Yes..." "And I'm going crazy!" "I don't want to talk about it." "It's uncertain." "What?" "You met..." "What happened to her?" "She has lived, you know." "Well, nothing that we can't mend." "A couple of stitches..." "Leave it to me." "You met someone..." "Oli!" "Oli!" "Look!" "This just got in." ""Montreal Council for the Arts..." ""You are admitted to the Young Music Creators program..." ""4,000 dollars"!" "Wow!" "That's great." "I got everything I wanted." "I'll be able to record my demo." "What I earn at the bar will pay off my loans." "At least, partially." "Awesome!" " How much do you owe?" " I don't know." "Be careful." "They'll charge you interest." "I know." "But right now, I'm ecstatic." "I'm not a neurotic who is pessimistic about everything." " Who said that?" " You, last time." "You interpreted that?" "You kept saying I'm always expecting the worst, considering worst-case scenarios, being alert." " It's not an insult." " It's not a compliment either." "Is that why you asked for an emergency appointment?" "Expecting the worst is the only thing I can do right." "Nobody - and I mean nobody - will say otherwise." "Why don't you tell me what happened?" "She vomited everything she drank, and she doesn't drink much." " Still no fever?" " No, but she's lifeless." "She's not usually like this." "She's very energetic." "How often does she cough?" "Since yesterday, 3 or 4 times per hour." "She has a hard time catching her breath and her lips turn blue." "Really?" "That's not normal." "I'd like to see the doctor who saw her the other day." "Dr. Clément is not available." "I can call the doctor on duty, if you want." "Yes, please." "You do know it might take some time." "Yes, but I'd rather wait here than at home, with my baby who stops breathing." "All the patients with a heart condition are now going to cardiology." "If we had a 24/7 technician for the scans, we'd save time and everybody would be happy." "That's what we should tell them." "It's easy to say." "You're going to be head of the ER." "You'll have to put them in their place." "No, I'm not gifted for that." "Believe me, you can learn." "Maybe." "Is it true that I'm always expecting the worst?" "Yes, and that's what makes you a great ER doctor." "I have to go." "Béa, can I tell you something?" "I've been a doctor for 35 years, and only recently stopped thinking that life and death depend on me." "Don't get involved." "It could take a toll on you." "I'm really concerned." "Don't worry." "Sometimes, babies catch huge colds." "My son was never ill like this." "All babies are different." "Keep breastfeeding her and it should be OK." "Does this giraffe belong to that young lady?" "Yes." "Thank you." " All right, Dr. Clément?" " Yes." " I'm fine." "How are you?" " I'm good." "You're doing a good job with your students." "This young man is not bad." "Excuse me, I have other patients." "Good luck, and don't worry." "Dr. Laveaux, can I talk to you?" "Here." "This is yours." "We'll be right back." " Why didn't you call me?" " I thought it was your day off." "Not today." "She's my patient." "You should've called me." "Jodoin was available..." "Do we have the test results?" "We haven't run any tests." "Dr. Jodoin didn't ask for samplings?" "No." "I told him we had already seen her twice." "Is this from today?" ""Vomiting, coughing fits, lowness, bluish lips"." "The mother said this and Jodoin did nothing?" " He thinks the baby's fine." " OK." "Go get a suction kit." "I think I know what she has, Olivier-Pierre." "It's Olivier-Luc." "Here it is, but Jodoin will be upset." "She's not breathing!" "Come quick!" "Call a homeopath." "Everybody to shock room!" "Come here, sweetie." "Go, go!" "Excuse us!" "It's OK, it's over..." "It's over." "There you go, you're regaining color..." "Everybody thought the mother was nuts." "But not me." "If I hadn't trusted my worst-case scenario," "God knows what would've happened." "Why is it important for you to tell me this anecdote?" ""Anecdote"?" "I saved a two-month-old baby." "Of course." " I'm not playing down your merit." " But?" "Why do you get upset when I try to show you how much your concern is affecting you?" "Your stomach aches and panic attacks are the price to pay for the mission you've set yourself." "What mission?" "To prevent the worst from happening." "OK, perfect." "That's my mission." "Whose problem is it?" "All of you are constantly talking about "the toll it'll take on me"." "When exactly did caring for other people become suspicious?" "You're a devoted person, you're not indifferent to others." " Nobody's questioning that." " But?" "It's great when you can help and even save someone." "But waiting for a tragedy to happen is not good for you." "That's not true." "You thought your aunt had had an accident, and you almost fainted." "You don't know how to communicate with your sister." " Are you concerned about her?" " Why would I be?" "Are you scared she may die, like your brother did?" "You know nothing about what happened to my brother." "But now I know what happened to you." "Which is "the price you had to pay"." "Haven't you been through enough, Béatrice?" " Zoé." " Hello, Mr. Richard." "Did you hear about the latest rarity?" "The vermilion flycatcher." "Did you see it?" "Last night, at around 7:30." "I was here until 9." "When do you finish?" "I would like to go back." "6 PM." "Me too." "Shall I pick you up?" "OK." " OK." "I'll see you later." " Bye." "How is she doing?" "Is she better now?" "Yes." "We're going to take her to pediatrics." "A good old whooping cough." "Immigration is bringing back all the diseases we thought were under control." "Yes." "Maybe we should re-examine our diagnosis protocols." "Dr. Clément..." "The girl was asymptomatic when I saw her." "That's peculiar to whooping cough in infants." "Yes, I know." "I'm sorry if you thought I was saying the opposite." "I haven't finished." "We're a team." "You saved a baby." "Next time, it may be me who saves one of your patients." "If you cut yourself off from everyone," "I doubt anyone will want to help you." "I just did what I thought was right." "I wasn't questioning your skills." "You're the assistant director, but it doesn't give you the right to be arrogant." "That's not the case." "Now, if you'll excuse me..." "Working with you is stimulating." " Despite..." " "Despite"?" "You're not easy to understand." "You and I go from hot to cold pretty quickly." ""You and I"?" "There's nothing between us, Dr. Laveaux." "That's it." "That's exactly it." "Have a nice evening, doctor." "Good evening, Béa." "That's all for today." "See you tomorrow, same place, same time." "Got a minute?" "Dr. Jodoin came to see me." "What?" "He says you're telling everybody about his mistake." "What's wrong with him?" "I just talked to him." "He's the director of professional services and a friend of Christophe's." " You don't want to make an enemy." " No." "Are you his girlfriend?" "Or just one of the chicks who look at him in awe?" "Excuse me?" "Benoît Richard." "Are you his new girlfriend?" "Brigitte." "You're Brigitte?" "How do you know my name?" "Benoît told me about you." "He's a friend." "Listen, come with me." "We'll go somewhere quiet and have a little talk." "What did Benoît tell you?" "He said he hurt you." "What else did he say?" "He was worried." "Worried?" "OK..." ""Worried"..." "Are you coming?" "Come on." "Liar!" " Stop!" " They're going to lock me up!" "No!" "Stop!" "You stole my boyfriend!" "You don't want to help me!" "Béatrice Clément." "This is Zoé Geoffroy, a fellow ornithologist." "She works at the pharmacy." "Nice to meet you, Zoé." "A lot..." "I mean, nice to meet you, too." "Subtitles:" "Eclair Media"