The Daisy Chain Page #2

- More water!

- Do you know where Daisy is,

the little girl?

Daisy?

[men shouting]

[child screaming faintly]

[child screaming louder]

- She's hysterical.

I can't tell if she's hurt.

Call Dr. Ferguson.

- Can I help?

I--I know her.

- It's worth a shot.

Just be careful.

- Daisy?

Daisy, sweetheart,

it's me, Martha.

Come on, sweetheart,

come on.

No, please, please.

Turn it off.

- [screams]

- Sweetheart, come down.

You're safe now.

Come on.

- Martha.

- Come on.

- Martha.

- Come on.

That's it, good girl.

It's okay.

- Move along now, folks.

Thanks,

there's no more to be done.

Thanks.

[screaming]

- Jenny!

- Come on!

- It's Jenny.

- You should have

left her to burn.

Dia linn.

Dia linn.

Dia linn.

- Now just take

another deep breath in for me.

- [inhales]

- Good girl.

Well, her lungs are clear,

thank God.

- She doesn't need

to go to the hospital?

- Ah, she's fine,

just exhausted.

- Ah, the social worker's going

to be a couple of hours yet.

- Maybe she could sleep here.

- Of course.

Whatever's best for Daisy.

- Let me take these off,

because they're all dirty.

Here.

Thank you.

Keep you nice and warm.

Here.

Yeah.

You put your feet

under there.

You keep warm.

What does "dia linn"

mean?

- "God be with us."

[objects banging,

clattering]

[packages rustling]

Jesus, Daisy.

Do you like porridge?

Here, let me cook it for you.

Come on.

- [gasps]

- Daisy?

[sighs]

Martha!

[Daisy crunching food]

Martha!

- Morning, Mr. Conroy.

I'm Margaret Lindsay from

the Western Health Service's

social work department.

You have Daisy Gahan?

- We do.

- Is everything okay?

- Ah, well, now it is.

Come on in.

- Look, I can't find

any extended family,

and there's a dire shortage

of foster carers available.

She's lucky to get a bed.

- Maybe she could stay here

for a couple of nights

until they find

a foster family for her.

- No, but, Martha,

you're exhausted.

- No, no, I'm fine.

You know, it's Daisy

that I'm worried about

and her mental stability.

- But there are procedures

to be followed.

You're not qualified,

and she needs to be assessed.

- Well, she clearly

has difficulties.

I mean,

do you think it's--

do you think it's possible

she has something like autism

or something?

- Maybe, she's just in shock,

you know, after what she's seen.

- I'm afraid I don't know.

There's been no file

on Daisy.

- Yeah, but surely her school

had some idea?

- She never started school.

- [sighs]

- Look, can you get her things,

and I'll take her now.

- That's ridiculous.

- Come on, Daisy, love.

- I'll get her things.

- Do you like ice cream?

What's your favorite?

Chocolate?

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