What happens when a family holiday turns into a nightmare? The Neville family’s summer break takes a devastating turn when young Elise suffers a serious injury, exposing the vulnerabilities of emergency care in Queensland. 

Meanwhile, in Oregon, surgeon Dr Jayant Patel considers his options after a series of failures ends his American medical career.

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They called him “Doctor Death”. A surgeon charged with saving lives, but accused of taking them instead.

Gold Walkley Award-winning journalist and creator of The Teacher's Pet and Bronwyn, Hedley Thomas, revisits the story that set him on the path to becoming Australia’s most trusted investigative reporter.

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