Sacrifice

Hello, Janice. Doctor Hamilton.

Everything's gonna be okay.

My baby..

I need you to relax your stomach muscles.

Okay-

She's having a complete placental abruption.

What's wrong with my baby?

Your placenta has dislodged from the uterine lining.

Which means your baby needs to come out right now.

Do you understand?

I'm going to perform a C-section.

Okay-

Call O-Ops, tell them we're coming down.

Doctor Hamilton..

Oxytocin's not working, can you..

Doctor Hamilton.

It's not her. It's you.

Oh, shit! No!

Oh, shit!

Uh!

There you are.

Welcome to Unst.

Thank you for doing this.

I know adopting in America would have been easier, but..

I just want a baby.

Come on. Let me make you breakfast. Come on.

Then I'll show you around the island.

Beautiful, eh?

Hey... what are these things?

I see them all over the island.

You mean the runes?

No, these, these carving things.

Not ruins, I said "runes." It's old Viking script.

And you'll have to watch yourself

as you might have people make fun of your accent.

I don't have an accent!

Spoken like a true American.

Right now..

...we're north of the last inhabited house in the UK.

The closest train station.

It's 300 kilometers that way, in Norway.

Really?

Yeah.

I used to come here when I was a kid.

It felt like the end of the world.

What's that?

Oh, that? That's-that's Tronal Island.

That's where we'll be adopting our baby from.

Are you okay?

I just hate not knowing why.

Excuse me. I'm-I'm looking for Doctor Wickliff's office?

Oh, he's on the third floor. Just that way.

Thank you.

This is quite a CV.

Thank you.

I think you might find things a lot quieter here at Saxa Vord

than you may be used to.

Well, I hope so.

So how soon would you like to get started?

If you need a week or two to settle in..

No, actually, I-I'd like to keep busy.

Idle hands are the devil's playthings, eh?

Something like that.

We act as a fully functioning hospital

and all out patient treatments.

We have Oncology, Pediatrics

Coronary care, there's even a Psychiatrist on call.

And then anything long term, they transfer to Lerwick.

And this is your office.

Oh... nice.

What's in that wing?

Upstairs is Dental, downstairs Physiotherapy

and a Burns Unit and then in the basement

we have the Mortuary.

Oh, you certainly pack it all in.

Well, you have your father-in-law to thank for that.

He prided himself on the care he provided.

He said, "Just because we're an island

doesn't mean people don't deserve the best."

Oh, yeah, there he is.

Is that the heartbeat?

Yes.

A toast

to my only son and heir

beautiful wife and to my future grandson.

- Cheers! - Cheers!

It's good to have you back, Duncan.

And, thank you, Tora, for bringing him.

No, thank you, Richard

for everything, for the house

for my job, for... the adoption.

It's what families are for.

Anything you ever need, please don't hesitate to ask.

How are you finding the islands dear?

I think they're beautiful.

And the hospital? You're settling in?

Ken treating you well, I hope.

He's a prick.

Oh, Duncan!

Why would you say that?

Because he's licked dad's ass since we were kids.

He's modelled his entire career on him.

You're criticizing the man for knowing what he wanted?

Who's for pudding?

I made your favorite, Duncan.

Cranachan.

You spoil me, thank you.

Tora, um..

...why don't you go and help Elspeth with the coffee?

Not too much sugar, sweetie.

Oh? Why is that?

Cause I had too many New York slices

got to lose a few pounds.

Ch!

Nonsense.

The world's gone diet mad.

Oh, who's this?

Is this you?

That's Duncan's mother, Rose.

She died shortly after Duncan's birth.

And is that the library?

No, dear, that's Richard's study.

Your dad doesn't know you're diabetic, does he?

And burst his illusion that Guthrie men are perfect?

And here we are. Tronal International.

It's amazing to think that this is all just maternity.

You'd be surprised how many women need sensitive solutions

to unfortunate or ill-timed pregnancies

even this day and age.

And with us, we guarantee their baby will be well cared for.

That's one of the reasons they come to Tronal.

What's the other reason?

Anonymity.

So, who provides your obstetrics support?

We have a resident OBGYN.

A fellow of the Royal College.

He has six fully qualified midwives working with him.

So, I can assure you our clients are well cared for.

Would you like some tea?

Or a dram of whisky?

Uh, no, thank you.

I'm sure your father explained the process.

You're set up with bank accounts and jobs here on the island.

Uh, why the twelve months

before we can adopt the baby?

Well, that's to settle any residency issues

with the Scottish Government.

We don't go giving our wee nippers to just anyone.

Now, there's just the matter of some filing fees

and we can get you on the waiting list.

- Is that your son? - Aye.

- He's very handsome. - Thank you.

We adopted him from Tronal, actually.

Really? He's not yours?

He has your eyes.

Oh, no.

At the tone, record your message.

To end, please hang up.

Hi, this is Dr. Hamilton.

I'm going to need someone to cover my morning patients.

Oh, Jesus.

Oh, Jesus.

Tora Guthrie?

- Detective Inspector McKie. - Hi.

- This is D.S. Tulloch. - Hi.

What can you tell us, Steven?

Well, at first glance, what we have here

are the remains of a female

aged somewhere between 25 and 35 years of age.

Her skin has been tanned by the peat, but

from her bone structure and the shape of her skull

I'm pretty sure that she's Caucasian.

What are those markings?

They look like runes that have either been carved

or branded into the flesh.

From the position, I say they couldn't have been self-inflicted.

You sure about that?

Sure as I am..

...that she didn't die of natural causes.

I had no reception. Are you okay?

Did you hear that her heart was cut out?

Gives me the creeps to think of her lying downstairs right now.

What are you doing?

Dr. Hamilton, you shouldn't be in here.

I'm sorry. I, I just..

You do realize this woman gave birth

shortly before she was murdered?

This is a police investigation.

No, that's okay. Go on, doctor.

The uterus contracts..

...between one and three weeks after delivery

depending on the age of the mother

the younger the woman, the faster this happens.

In my opinion, this woman gave birth

between a week to ten days before she died.

You're sure about that?

Well, if you look here, you can see that

that she was nursing.

Is she right?

Hm, it seems your talents are wasted