There's a bed available at St. Cuthberts, and an ambulance on the way to bring Petra there. In the corridor, Petra is listening to this interaction when Shelagh finds her. She didn’t sleep. It seems that Gran's doctor left her notes by the bed, so obviously Val sneaks a peak.
It’s wrong! Also, I KNOW you drama fans spent that entire interaction trying to figure out where you knew that guy from.And now I’m crying, bye! Vi tries to apologize about the fabric mishap but that just upsets Petra and her mum more. "Petra feels differently: she doesn’t want to be married to someone she’ll never trust, especially if it’s for No Good Reason. Shadily putting flowers in a vase is a real art form; frankly, we should all be so lucky as to study the skill under a great master like Phyllis.Over at Petra's mum's house, Petra is insisting that even though it's technically too early, she can feel her baby moving. Bad news for Val's eye makeup: Gran is seriously ill. She puked blood in the workroom, is very anemic, and has had several diagnostic tests to reveal the really bad news: Gran has esophageal cancer.
She’s pretending that she’s only there to measure him for some TBD knitting project, but nobody is fooled. Sister Hilda assumes it’ll be Sister Julienne, but she says no: it won’t be a nun....but this is serious: he keeps prescribing pethedine to Gran, but Lucille told Miss Higgins that Gran hasn't been taking the meds. She’s mad. They way Vi explains the situation makes it clear that the board is only doing this under duress. Phyllis:And speaking of rallying the troops, Gran is finally ready to take some dang painkillers.At Gran’s, Lucille gives her an injection of ye olde pain meds. Is everything ok? Listen the Songs / Music from serie episodes: Episode 8 – S08E08. Phyllis also confirms that she’s unmarried.At the maternity home, Phyllis talks to Two Timing Dad.At the maternity home, Bonnie asks about a home delivery, because she's hoping her baby's dad can attend the birth if they do it at home.Oh god, oh no: Petra and her mom are on their way to yell at Vi right now. He assumes Bonnie will prefer a new beginning, but she likes his mom's name (Daisy). It's ok for now, but she just needs some looking after!At Gran's, Sister Monica Joan and Baby Doctor show up. They are, obviously, horrified. Baby Doctor tries to brush Miss Higgins off, telling her to recheck the records, but doesn't finish his sentence before he keels over and starts fitting.This definitely comforts Bonnie. I earned it in prison. It seems like these two will be able to figure their whole situation out just fine.Over at Vi’s shop, a man loiters outside while a nice lady takes her daughter shopping for wedding dress fabric. He listened to Phyllis, and before he comes in, he confirms that this is what Bonnie wants.Lucille is about to put her in a private room when Phyllis brings down the divider; anddd, predictably, Bonnie is in the bed right next door. Val has not been idle: she has a plan for Gran. He and Bonnie duck just in time.At Nonnatus, everyone prepares to speak at the board meeting. Team Nonnatus will get five minutes, and only one speaker. Petra's mum comes in, having made dinner for them. I don't know what it is yet, but let's go ahead and assume that's what Fred will be up to for the majority of the episode. She’s sure everything will be ok, which makes me pretty sure it won’t! In other words, the perfect time for a heart-to-heart between Petra and Bonnie, especially because they're the only patients there.
Val tries to say no, but Gran won't take no for an answer. Because they want him to come minister to Gran.
She hears the cry, and smiles, but it’s bittersweet. Alternatively, some peace and quiet might prevent a miscarriage.At Nonnatus, Val snuggles up with her sweater, which smells like Gran.
His job is to clean out old houses so there are lots of cool furniture options! Folks, is this our first honest-to-goodness hippie? As Jenny takes compassionate leave after Alec's death and Sister Julienne collapses with exhaustion Shelagh returns to help out and efficient nurse Patsy Mount arrives.