\u201cWhat you see happen is that they communicate a lot, but the comprehension totally breaks down,\u201d said Olly Rix, who plays Matthew.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo matter how often they\u2019re talking, no matter how much they\u2019re trying to get things together, you\u2019re watching two people just keep missing each other. And it\u2019s heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n
And in tonight\u2019s episode (28th January), their marriage entered uncertain territory.<\/p>\n
While Trixie was on call with Mrs Stanton, pupil midwife Rosalind unexpectedly turned up with a message for her.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour husband telephoned,\u201d she said, an anxious expression splashed across her face. \u201cYou need to call him right away.\u201d<\/p>\n
Without any further details, Trixie was concerned that something had happened to Matthew\u2019s son Jonty, and she excused herself immediately \u2013 even though her patient was in labour.<\/p>\n
Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n But on speaking with Matthew, it became clear that Jonty was right as rain, and it was Matthew who was in a fragile state.<\/p>\n \u201cI had the most tiresome meeting about investment and things not going to plan,\u201d he said. \u201cThe business, it\u2019s so stressful. I have the most dreadful headache, and Jonty won\u2019t stop crying for you.\u201d<\/p>\n But Trixie was furious.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought this was an emergency,\u201d she said. \u201cI imagined all sorts of horrors. I can\u2019t believe you called me out for this when I\u2019m on duty.\u201d<\/p>\n When he urged her to consider her \u201cother responsibilities\u201d as a wife, Trixie once again emphasised that she had a woman in labour to attend to and slammed the phone down.<\/p>\n Following the birth, which went to plan after a minor complication, Trixie rushed out of the Stanton household once again to call Matthew, but there was no response, leaving her extremely anxious and distracted.<\/p>\n She was asked to remain with Joyce by Dr Tuner, which she agreed to, albeit somewhat reluctantly, to oversee the afterbirth.<\/p>\n But despite Joyce raising concerns about the state of Mrs Stanton\u2019s placenta, Trixie declared all was at it should be, which gave her the green light to head home.<\/p>\n Yet it later emerged that part of the organ had not been removed from the patient, causing her to bleed heavily. Mrs Stanton was rushed into hospital, where she remained in a critical condition.<\/p>\n And that wasn\u2019t the only issue. By taking her eye off the ball, Trixie had also jeopardised Joyce\u2019s future within the profession.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was the senior midwife, I had to follow her lead,\u201d the student said to Rosalind.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to tell someone,\u201d her confidante said of Trixie\u2019s negligence. \u201cThis could prevent you from qualifying.\u201d<\/p>\n And that\u2019s exactly what she did.<\/p>\n With support from her colleague and friend, Joyce informed Sister Julienne of her predicament, and Trixie, being a woman of good character, took full responsibility for her error.<\/p>\n \u201cMy mistake was making my home life a priority, worrying about a man on the other side of London instead of worrying about a woman three feet away from me,\u201d she said, in floods of tears.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s unprofessional and unforgivable.\u201d<\/p>\n Thankfully, Mrs Stanton regained her health, and Trixie didn\u2019t lose her job, but the incident was a wake-up call for the nurse, and signalled a turning point in her relationship with Matthew.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve come to a decision, if Sister Julienne agrees, from now on I\u2019ll stay at Nonnatus House for three nights a week,\u201d she said. \u201cThat way I can put the patients first when I\u2019m working, and when I\u2019m not I can be at home and be completed devoted to you and Jonty.\u201d<\/p>\n When a frustrated Matthew asked her if she\u2019s \u201ca wife or a midwife\u201d, Trixie looked crestfallen.<\/p>\n \u201cCan\u2019t I be both?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cOnly you can answer that,\u201d he responded, before walking out.<\/p>\n Where do they go from here?<\/p>\n\n
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