You assured me that you go through every story with a fine-tooth comb.
Who signed off on that footage?
That's Dennis Tibb's responsibility, I'm sorry to say.
Who would you say is the best news director working today?
Who would you say is Some would say Vincent Callahan.
With Kay back from London, I'll be doing all the favourites.
Rob and I are together.
Yep. You're a producer now, Noelene.
Stop dressing like a schoolgirl. Be assertive and stand your ground.
LINDSAY: Complaints about our coverage! Too confronting!
But mostly they're complaints about you.
Too uncaring, too abrasive, too cold! You!
The whole country is on the brink of a colossal change,
The whole country and it is our job to report it.
Charlie Tate wants you off the desk.
Then I'll recalibrate.
But I can't do that sitting at home.
I need to be on the desk.
In the future, if any directive of mine rubs you the wrong way, uh,
my door is always open.
You strike me as a bit open to possibilities.
You strike me as a bit Wait. What does that mean?
I am.
(VEHICLE APPROACHES)
(HANDBRAKE CLICKS)
(ENGINE STOPS)
(DOORS OPEN)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(FOOTSTEPS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
DALE: Whoa. How much is he on?
Probably about four times as much as us.
Renegotiates every year and is a man.
Right. (DOG BARKS)
GERRY: Hello. Hello. Hello.
(LAUGHS) Hello. Hi.
Can you handle an overexcited dog? I'm sorry.
Can you handle an overexcited dog? We do actually show him affection.
You'd never know it. So lovely to see you.
You too. Thank you for the invite.
Nice to see you. Mwah! You as well. And these are for you.
He loves you. Oh, they're gorgeous! Thank you.
GERRY: Hey! So you like Dale, yeah? Hi, Dale. Nice to meet you.
You too. GERRY: Dog loves you, Dale.
Dale's a country boy. (LAUGHS) Really?
Well, Bendigo. Oh. Gerry is a farm boy.
Well, from a family of horse breeders.
Carla might as well have been born on the cocktail bar at the Hilton,
God bless her, but...
..somehow we managed God bless her, but...
..somehow we managed to find things in common.
CARLA: Look, I appreciate the country, you know,
just from the window of a 5-star hotel room.
Who doesn't? Come in! Champagne? Come in. Why are we standing around?
After you. Speaking of champagne, we've got one open and ready.
Oh. Great. Get in there.
The guests are here! CARLA: Helen, Dale, this is Alison.
Hi. Nice to meet you. Hi. Hi. Hi. I'm Helen.
Hi. Alison.
Hi. Hello.
She absolutely adores you both.
Obsessed. Ah!
Oh! Don't you? She used to want to be a teacher, now a newsreader.
Practises every day in front of the mirror.
I did that once. Twice.
Once. Well.
Well, you should come and visit the news desk one day, Alison.
Have a go at the autocue. Oh, that'd be amazing.
You know, Helen's a very good teacher.
You know, She would love that.
You would love that, wouldn't you? She would love that.
You would love that, wouldn't you? Yeah. Yeah, I'd love that.
Say, "Yes, thank you." Yes. Yes, thank you.
Now, drinks. Come on. And a vase.
Now, drinks. Come on. GERRY: Let's get started.
So, how did you two meet?
Uh, I was singing on a cruise ship.
Carla came on board and...
..I thought she was the Carla came on board and...
..I thought she was the most dazzling person I'd ever met.
I spent an entire South Pacific cruise trying to impress her.
I spent an entire South Pacific Well, you succeeded, clearly.
(LAUGHS)
Once we docked in Sydney, we were basically married.
Carla told me...
..Australian audiences are very receptive to Irish charm, so...
..Australian audiences are ..I just tried my chances here.
Carla set up meetings, introduced me to people.
It all kind of just happened.
Yeah, she's always seen who I could be.
Yeah, she's always seen And she's always known who I was.
In case you were wondering.
No.
You need to improve your poker face, Dale.
You need to improve (BOTH LAUGH)
I think I would kill Gerry
if I had to work with him every day.
(LAUGHS)
Mmm.
Oh, um, I mean, we have our moments, but...
..I mean, it must be difficult for YOU,
having Gerry home so late every night.
Oh. No, honestly, it suits me.
You know, Oh. No, honestly, it suits me.
You know, I'm at the magazine by seven,
and he's with Alison in the mornings,
and he's with Alison and then I'm home by 5:30.
Do you want kids?
Oh. Um...
Not sure. Not sure.
Mmm. Yeah. I wasn't sure.
Gerry was. He's one of nine.
Mmm.
I really...
..struggled at first.
Mmm.
You know, Mmm.
You know, the whole first year, really.
I mean, the birth... Mmm.
..split vagina right to the anus, and...
..yeah, but Gerry really took to it, you know.
..yeah, but Gerry He was just, like...
(IRISH ACCENT) .."Just hold on. He was just, like...
(IRISH ACCENT) .."Just hold on. Things will get better."
(IRISH ACCENT) .."Just hold on. And he was right.
And I healed down there.
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) So...
Oh, Gerry, can you help with the canapes?
GERRY: Oh, yes. Absolutely.
Yes. Let's do it. Just a tick.
How you faring?
HELEN: I mean, look.
We haven't even had lunch.
I know. I'm starving.
Now, if I could ask you to...
..place your keys in the bowl.
Oh! (LAUGHS)
Oh. (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
No, no, no. He's...he's serious.
Keys in the bowl.
Oh.
We're kidding! (LAUGHS) We're kidding! (LAUGHS) Kidding!
We're thrilled you're here. Cheers. We don't do that.
Cheers. Good health. (PIANO MUSIC)
Cheers. Good health. # Say nighty-night and kiss me... #
Night-night, darling. Night-night.
# Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
# Just hold me tight # While I'm alone and blue as can be
# Dream a little dream of me... #
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
MAN: (ON TV) Well, (INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
MAN: (ON TV) Well, I think everyone's waiting to see
MAN: (ON TV) Well, what Wall Street does tonight.
If it's down again then, could be a nervous day tomorrow.
VOICEOVER: Behind the frenzy of activity,
all the analysts are asking the same question.
Is this just another correction... FRANK: We're back, in five, four...
..or the crash everyone's been predicting?
Today's weather - clear with a top of 18 degrees.
We'll be back with all the latest
news and analysis from the stock exchange
as well as the day's other top stories
as well as tonight at six.
FRANK: And we're out.
Hey, what...where's the reference FRANK: And we're out.
Hey, what...where's the reference to Charles Tate?
Don't know.
In the original, there was a reference to Charles Tate.
I mean, he lost almost as much as Holmes a Court,
I mean, he lost almost as much more than John Elliott.
Well, we don't want to bite the more than John Elliott.
Well, we don't want to bite the hand that feeds us, do we, Helen?
Now, I need you upstairs for a phone call now.
Now, I need you upstairs With who?
That trollop from the Sun, Donna Gillies, the gossip woman.
She's got something going to print, she wants a response,
and Bev is having kittens.
There's, uh...
..nothing salacious I need to know, is there?
Well, you know, no... kiddie fiddlers, sheep shaggers,
Nazi war criminals in the extended family?
Not that I know of, no. Good.
Listen, I'd like Dale on that call too, please.
Listen, I'd like Dale Of course.
(BEEP)
Hello, Donna. Are you there? DONNA: Yes, I'm here.
I'm here with Helen now as well as Dale Jennings
and news director Lindsay Cunningham.
You want to discuss a column? DONNA: Uh, it's not a column.
It's a feature, actually.
Uh, Helen, thank you so much for speaking with me.
I just want to get your comments on a few things.
Firstly, is it true that your legal name is actually Helen Karcic
and that Norville is your mother's maiden name?
(BEEP) We can decline to comment, yeah?
I don't care. We don't care. Sure.
(BEEP)
Uh...Donna, that's not really much of a story.
Um...look, I'm not pregnant.
Oh. (LAUGHS) HELEN: Is there anything else?
Uh, no, I actually have a few more questions.
Um, is it true that you've been estranged from your family
Um, is it true that you've been for nearly two decades now?
Oh. That's a no. for nearly two decades now?
Oh. That's a no. No comment.
DONNA: And, uh, is it true that you were committed
to the Larundel psychiatric facility,
uh, when you were 16 and treated for schizophrenia?
(CALL DISCONNECTS)
We've got her.
Is there any truth to that?
We need legal advice right now.
Jean, upstairs.
(PHONE RINGS)
(DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES)
(PHONE RINGS)
What are you doing? (BEEP)
DONNA: It's Donna Gillies again. Donna, that's completely inaccurate.
If you print any of my personal medical history,
then we WILL be suing.
Listen, I understand this is a very sensitive issue,
but I do have a couple more questions.
Is it true that you didn't attend your father's funeral last year?
Is it true that you didn't attend No comment.
Do you realise that your sister has No comment.
Do you realise that your sister has approached News at Six several times?
Do you realise that your sister has HELEN: I have no comment.
If you even think about approaching my family...
DONNA: And they've already declined to comment.
I'm assuming that you're also declining to comment?
LINDSAY: She's not gonna comment.
This is a bullshit story, and it's not going to print!
Oh. Well, actually, it's already been through legals.
And I've got sources dating all the way back to Thornbury High
in the '60s.
So, um, Helen, if you do change your mind,
Bev's got my number,
and, uh, this is gonna go to print
probably tomorrow, otherwise Wednesday.
OK. Thank you. (CALL DISONNECTS)
Well, we need to seek some form of injunction.
I'll try and find an advance copy of the article.
There's nothing worse, is there? You need to call Charlie Tate.
No. We don't want to involve him. He would know the owner of the Sun.
He's got his hands full, getting gutted in the markets!
You go do the bulletin. I'll do the lawyers.
Legals are in a meeting. I've asked for them to be notified.
If a hospital worker leaked this,
then legally, If a hospital worker leaked this,
then legally, this cannot be printed.
then legally, Hey, Dale.
So this is not a beat-up? This is all true?
So this is not a beat-up? Just...stop it going to print.
GEOFF: How long do you think until it regains the value
GEOFF: How long do you think lost this morning, Morris?
MORRIS: I'd say end of this week.
End of the week.
MORRIS: This might actually be good End of the week.
MORRIS: This might actually be good for Australian stock.
MORRIS: This might actually be good If the situation worsens overseas,
more and more international investors will start buying here.
more and more international One moment, Morris.
That's absurdly optimistic.
They expect another 5% drop That's absurdly optimistic.
They expect another 5% drop on Wall Street tomorrow, if not more!
Let's wait and see what happens overnight.
Let's wait and see Oh! By then, it'll be too late!
Alright.
Let's sell half.
Where are you off to?
Oh. Kay needs to sell too.
And she's not answering.
That little batch of birthday shares?
Well, those birthday shares are now valued at over $15,000.
Well, those birthday shares And she needs it.
Morris. MORRIS: Yep.
Decided to have a bet each way. (SIGHS)
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
EVELYN: Kay!
Kay, if you're there, please.
It's about your shares, darling, Kay, if you're there, please.
It's about your shares, darling, and it's really quite crucial.
(KEYS JINGLE)
Kay?
FRANK: And in six,
five, four...
(NEWS THEME PLAYS)
Tonight, share prices drop around the world.
And stock markets are gripped by frantic selling.
And stock markets are gripped Good evening. I'm Helen Norville.
And I'm Dale Jennings.
A dramatic sell-off on Wall Street And I'm Dale Jennings.
A dramatic sell-off on Wall Street on Friday
has resulted in $10 billion being stripped from the Australian market
has resulted in $10 billion being in just one day.
The world is now looking to Wall Street, dearly hoping for a rally.
But if the fall continues overnight,
analysts fear very dark times ahead for the global economy
analysts fear very dark times ahead after years of unprecedented growth.
VOICEOVER: After the sensational collapse
of share prices across the board on Wall Street on Friday,
everyone was expecting a drop on the Australian Stock Exchange today.
The question was not would prices fall but by how much?
And brokers didn't have to wait long to find out.
Within only 15 minutes of trading... And we're back, in five, four...
..the All Ordinaries index had dropped by 29 points.
DALE: Mark Elliott reporting from the Melbourne Stock Exchange.
Hi.
We're wanting to get one of you on the market floor tomorrow
for the opening of trading, maybe even a live cross.
Hey, Noelene, can we discuss this in a bit?
(PHONES RING)
(TYPEWRITERS CLACK)
Update?
LINDSAY: Uh...well, I can tell you that our legal team
is about as useful as a glass door in the dunny.
is about as useful DALE: What are they gonna do?
Oh, they reckon they can't do anything till they see the article.
DALE: Well, surely Bev's got a copy.
LINDSAY: She is working on it,
but...it's likely we're gonna see it when it's printed.
So we just have to wait? LINDSAY: Mmm.
JEAN: It seems so.
LINDSAY: Listen, do you have any idea who Donna's sources might be?
She claims they're not from the hospital.
Could you give us a minute, please, Jean?
I think someone from the office is leaking information.
Well, Jean's a steel trap.
Look, Donna Gillies relies on having access to network talent.
Gerry and Carla Carroll, they're in the social pages every weekend.
I could ask him to... (SIGHS)
Look, we...we could make her feel like if she publishes this article,
Look, we...we could make her feel she'll be boycotted.
You know, actually, that is what we should be asking Charlie to do.
You know, actually, that is what He should go to the CEO directly.
Well, we are still on shaky ground He should go to the CEO directly.
Well, we are still on shaky ground with little Chuck, Helen,
Well, we are still on shaky ground and I don't think hearing
that the lead newsreader's been in the loony bin will help us.
that the lead newsreader's (DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR SLAMS)
If they manage (DOOR SLAMS)
If they manage to get an advance copy,
would you like it faxed to your home or...?
would you like it Oh.
I don't want you to have anything to do with it whatsoever.
I don't want you to have Pardon?
You were the only one Pardon?
You were the only one who had all that information.
If you're suggesting I played any part in this...
If I were inclined to leak gossip, I promise you it'd be worse than that.
Dale, that's a good idea.
Why don't you go downstairs Dale, that's a good idea.
Why don't you go downstairs and see your mate Gerry?
(DOOR OPENS)
DENNIS: Vincent.
Surprised Lindsay let you out this early.
Surprised Oh, well. He's got me back in at 6am.
Ouch.
(SIGHS)
So...you, uh...
..you heard from Charlie yet?
Yes, I got a message from Charles Tate this morning
Yes, I got a message asking for a meeting tomorrow at 11.
Right. That's good.
Lindsay's in trouble, is he?
Yep.
Does he know that?
No.
I'm surprised you suggested me.
Why? Well, we're the same age.
No-one knows that newsroom better than you.
Why didn't you go for the job yourself?
Oh, mate, no-one that looks like me is gonna get that job.
Well, you know I'd love to work with you again.
OK.
But I'm on a pretty good wicket where I am.
Right. Well, Charles Tate would let you name your price.
Right. Well, Charles Tate Really?
And I can tell you absolutely everything he wants to hear, if...
..you can guarantee me at least a 25% pay rise.
..you can guarantee me Oh.
Now it makes sense.
(LAUGHS)
15%.
(SIGHS)
Come on, mate. 20.
What do I need to know?
Great. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
So...
..Charles is absolutely obsessed with branding.
And for him, the network brand is, don't laugh,
And for him, backyard barbecue. (SIGHS)
(NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP PLAYS) WOMAN: Kick, kick.
GERRY: Do these moves have any relationship to the sun at all?
WOMAN: Of course they do. It's choreography.
GERRY: Danielle, these are the same moves we've done
GERRY: Danielle, for the last eight numbers.
They FEEL like the same. Um...
They're slightly diff... What?!
They're slightly diff... Sorry. Someone here for you.
Dale, just... Sorry. Someone here for you.
Dale, just... just give me five minutes.
Just working something out. Sure.
Just over there. They DO feel the same.
They're slightly different.
Danielle, if you're not hearing me, if you're not seeing the problem...
Gerry. ..that's the problem.
Gerry. Gerry. Yeah?
Look, let... let's just take 15, Danielle.
OK. Right.
(SONG STOPS) GERRY: Is Helen OK?
Not really.
Look, Donna might seem like a... a bubbly gossip columnist.
She's absolutely strategic. Great.
Do you think you could have a word with her?
She seems to fawn over you and Carla.
You must have some sort of sway with her.
(SIGHS) It's...it's the other way round.
Uh, uh, a couple of years ago, someone was...
..was keen to sell a story to her about me.
Right.
We...we managed to persuade her not to pursue it,
but she needed compensation, so now we go to her
for every birthday, every announcement.
We changed the date of our anniversary
to accommodate her schedule.
My advice?
Meet her in person, kill her with kindness,
Meet her in person, and have something to offer her.
Thanks.
GERRY: OK.
Hey, guys. How is everyone?
You ready for tonight?
(BELL DINGS)
I need to speak with Charles Tate. Uh, that won't be possible tonight.
HELEN: It's alright. I'm gonna tell him that you did all that you could.
No, I can schedule. I'm sorry. No.
CHARLES: Yeah, we were hoping No, I can schedule. I'm sorry. No.
CHARLES: Yeah, we were hoping for a stabilisation midweek.
There might be a bit of a dip tomorrow, but there...
I'm terribly sorry for barging in, but I need your help.
I need help pulling an article from the Sun.
It's...it's a very invasive piece, and if it...if it's published,
it's gonna be very bad for me and very bad for your network.
Just...um, Ian, let me call you back, mate.
Just...um, Ian, Yeah, I did explain.
Just give us a minute, Di. DI: Yeah.
You said your door was always open, so...
You do realise that the Sun is not my paper?
No, I know, but you spend an awful lot of advertising in it.
Does not give me editorial control, Helen.
Does not give me But it could give you leverage?
Sounds to me like But it could give you leverage?
Sounds to me like you're talking about gossiping.
People do not care about what's... It's more than a gossip column.
What's the name of this journalist?
Erm, her name is Donna Gillies.
It'll be printed when?
Tomorrow or the next day.
The Sun is Astley's paper. Astley's my father's generation.
I don't really have any relationship with him.
Don't like my chances of getting through to him either.
Not right now. It's fuckin' chaos out there.
Alright. Well, maybe you could ask your father.
(LAUGHS) I don't like my chances of getting through to my father ever.
Let me see what I can do.
What time?
EVELYN: I came by at 11
and again at two.
And I rang several times and again at two.
And I rang several times during the day.
And I rang several times KAY: Did you leave a note?
Under your door.
(SIGHS)
Could we...
..could we try and ring Morris now, please?
..could we try and ring Morris It's not like he's gonna be asleep.
Oh! It's too late!
GEOFF: Darling. We can put in a call.
By the time the share market opens,
we'll be at the mercy of whatever's happened overseas.
KAY: You told me that shares were the safest place for my savings.
GEOFF: Those shares were a gift. KAY: They started as a gift.
GEOFF: Those shares were a gift. But I added to them.
Any money I had, I put in there.
EVELYN: Geoff?
A hand, please.
(PUTS GLASS DOWN)
(SIGHS)
I last spoke to Morris at 4pm
just to see if there was any way to authorise the sale.
He told me Kay sold those shares several months ago.
GEOFF: She's upset. She's lost thousands of dollars.
GEOFF: She's upset. EVELYN: She hasn't lost anything!
She's lying to our faces.
And it's not the first time.
I don't know what more I can do.
I need you to address it.
Not tonight.
Look at your daughter!
She's not herself. Look at your daughter!
She's not herself. You need to say something.
She's not herself. Say what?
Nothing, darling.
(LAUGHS)
(SIGHS)
(CLEARS THROAT)
Darling?
Darling.
Listen.
If you...had troubles of...
..any description...
(SIGHS) ..you would tell us?
(SIGHS) Now, wouldn't you?
(KAY BREATHES SHAKILY)
Yes.
I do.
My savings... (SIGHS)
..that I was relying on, that I put My savings... (SIGHS)
..that I was relying on, that I put exactly where you told me to, Dad...
..they've been decimated!
Alright.
It's alright.
(SIGHS)
It's alright.
I think you should stay here tonight.
Oh... Yes.
Oh... We'll call Morris first thing
and discuss our next steps.
OK?
(SIGHS)
Come on.
(LAUGHS)
It'll be alright.
(BELL DINGS)
(DOOR OPENS) (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
(PAGES RUSTLE)
OK, it's not in today's paper.
This is good.
This is good. It gives us more time.
So Gerry felt our best option was to see Donna face to face.
So Gerry felt our best option We'll just speak to her...
Um, I've...I've said everything that I want to say to her.
Yeah, but if we take a less confrontational approach,
appeal to her, get her to empathise...
appeal to her, HELEN: I'm not gonna grovel to her.
I can't even believe that you would suggest that.
Just trying to help.
(DOOR CLOSES)
She nearly ready?
NOELENE: Coming! Ah.
(LAUGHS) Wait till you see her.
You're gonna love it. (LAUGHS)
(GASPS) Oh! (LAUGHS)
(GASPS) Oh! Noels, what are you wearing?
I've got to go to the stock exchange.
It's a big story. London's plummeted.
The Dow's dropped 500 points. New Zealand's about to open.
But, hey,
you're still gonna wear your skirts, though?
you're still gonna Aren't you?
Jen, can you give us a minute? Yes.
(LAUGHS) Alright. What's brought this on?
(LAUGHS) Alright. I'm trying something new.
I tell you what, I do like those shoes.
Let's just go.
Alright.
Morning. Noelene!
You look great.
New Zealand's opened and they've crashed too.
The drop on the Dow is double the Great Depression.
There's already unconfirmed reports of suicides on Wall Street.
We're wanting to get one of you out on the market floor
We're wanting to get one of you for the opening of trading.
(KNOCKS) Hi.
Um, do you have a minute?
Sorry. If we want to make opening, we really need to leave soon.
It's just five minutes.
Yeah, sure. Come in.
Take a...take a seat.
Is everything alright?
Um...
..I know there's been some personal...
..details about you that have spread, and...
..there's a chance they might have come from me.
Not on purpose. I'm not a gossip.
Um, but...um, there... there was a moment
where I wasn't thinking and I might have told someone...
where I wasn't thinking ..about your surname.
Who?
Evelyn Walters.
Mrs Walters, um, she would
book me for special events, Mrs Walters, um, she would
book me for special events, just sometimes,
and...and she'd make me drinks, and...and we'd talk, and I...
..I stopped going because I... I realised that sh...
..I stopped going because I... ..she might not be that trustworthy.
What exactly did you say?
Uh...
..well, once, she was asking, um,
whether your families would want you to get engaged,
and I didn't think anything of it, so I just said,
"Helen's not that close with her family."
And then I, um...
..yeah, said about your last name and your sister...
Cheryl, can you call Evelyn Walters right now and explain to her what...
Cheryl, can you call Evelyn Walters I'm gonna go talk to her myself.
Sorry, but if we don't leave pretty much right now...
You're gonna have to take a reporter.
No! The other reporters have gone. I'm really sorry.
No! The other reporters have gone. (PHONES RING)
Ooh! Someone's been shopping at DJs. Very fancy, Noelene.
(LAUGHS)
What?
We should get some interviews here
while they're all heading We should get some interviews here
while they're all heading to and from the trading floor.
while they're all heading ROB: They all brokers?
Most of them. Bit young, aren't they?
Yeah. They're really young. That's part of the story.
These men have only ever known the market to go up and up.
Excuse me! If I could just ask you for a minute of your time.
Excuse me! If I could just ask you We're from News at S...
Sir. Could I just ask you for two minutes?
We are int... Mate. Mate. Uh, Rob Rickards.
We are int... News at Six.
Are we good?
Um, are...are you worried about
what's gonna happen today?
Nah. I think the, uh, panic's what's gonna happen today?
Nah. I think the, uh, panic's a bit overblown, to be honest.
Overblown? So you're not nervous after what's happened on Wall Street?
Oh, look, our fundamentals are way better than Wall Street.
Oh, look, our fundamentals are If I was an overseas investor,
I'd be wanting to buy Australian gold right now, so, uh...
..I think we're gonna see a huge day for gold.
Yeah, I've got a lot of sell calls already,
so I do think it's gonna be a choppy day.
And for a young bloke, such as yourself,
And for a young bloke, you haven't ever really seen a crash.
Oh, I've seen my share of ups and downs.
Um, and I'm pretty sure we're gonna end today on an up.
(EXCHANGE BELLS RING) MAN: And there.
The commencement of trading
on what stands to be the most consequential day
on the Australian Stock Exchange possibly since the 1920s.
(KNOCK AT DOOR) (COMMOTION ON RADIO)
As you can hear, there is an... Oh. I'll go.
..immediate frenzy on the floor.
Stockbrokers are reporting
that most of their buying orders have been cancelled
that most of their buying orders and instead the move is to sell.
HELEN: Evelyn.
You are a fucking bitch.
Helen. I mean, I knew that you were low.
But I didn't think even you would stoop this low.
I didn't think that even you were capable of that.
I'm sorry. I don't know what you're referring to.
HELEN: You know exactly what I'm referring to!
Your wife has taken the most intimate and private details,
my psychiatric history, and she has leaked them to a gossip columnist!
That's absurd. HELEN: Deliberately.
You have done nothing with your life
except stand in the shadows and try and tear everyone down,
and the fact that you both stand on this moral high ground,
looking down your nose and judging everyone!
I want you to know that I know exactly who you are,
and I know exactly what you both stand for.
If people are questioning your psychiatric state, Helen,
If people are questioning it's hardly a surprise!
I'm...I'm sure you can appreciate it's a very...
Now, Dale... ..distressing situation.
..it's time for you to remove yourself from our property
and to control that clearly unwell woman.
EVELYN: Thank you.
(SIGHS)
(DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
I've got one last idea.
I think we should go see Donna alone.
Gerry said if we promise to prioritise her for future stories...
I...I don't want her in our lives, Dale.
I...I don't want her But we could offer her a major story.
What if we offer her...
..an engagement?
What about an exclusive on our engagement?
Was that...was that... was that your proposal?
Was that...was that... (LAUGHS) It's...
..it's not...
..this is not how I wanted it to go, but...
..we could offer her something really valuable.
Dale, there are some things that I just would never want to trade.
(DOOR CLOSES)
ROB: (ON TV) Although the crisis affects everyone on this floor,
it's the small investors who claim they'll suffer the most.
MAN: (ON TV) The brokers are too worried about
looking after their big institutional clients that...
..who wants to buy MY small amount of shares?
ROB: From a very demoralised stock market trading floor...
And we're back in five... ..this has been Rob Rickards...
..four... ..News at Six.
Internationally, it's already being called Black Monday
as the catastrophic losses spread from New York to London to Tokyo.
Steve Aldridge reports. Yep. (LAUGHS)
STEVE: Today's action began last night in London.
(SIGHS) STEVE: The FT index fell to 2...
(SIGHS) How's little Chuck doing?
Oh, mate. It's worse than yesterday.
It's obliterated.
Him, Holmes a Court, John Elliott.
Highest-profile loser so far.
Oh, fuck.
(SIGHS)
He's demanding a call.
When? Now.
Both of us? No, mate. Just with me.
(SIGHS) Dennis, it's grim.
(SCOFFS) Lindsay, you don't know that, mate.
That means he's either gonna cut the budget or he's gonna sack someone.
(SIGHS)
Thanks, Jean.
STEVE: ..the 1920s that triggered the Great Depression.
HELEN: The news team will continue to bring you full coverage
HELEN: The news team will continue of the unfolding crisis
with regular updates and detailed analysis.
with regular updates And we're out!
They want you to head right back to the newsroom.
And, Helen, you've had a phone call from Charlie Tate.
(DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
Is there a phone call for me?
Charles Tate rang about half an hour ago. No message.
He's at his office. Thank you.
I'd wait. Mr Tate's on the phone to Lindsay right now.
I'd wait. Mr Tate's How long's he been on the phone?
23 minutes.
Jean, um,
I'd like to apologise...
..for the insinuation that... that you had been indiscreet.
I'd say it was more than an insinuation.
Well, I'm very sorry.
LINDSAY: Dennis!
That call had nothing to do with our reporting today.
Little Chuck is sunk.
He's lost the banks.
He was calling to say they're all abandoning ship.
The banks are gonna take back the network! (LAUGHS)
Are we...are we... are we in administration?
They haven't pulled the pin yet, mate, but they will, because...
# Little Chuck, little Chuck, little Chuck is fucked
# Little Chuck, little Chuck, little Chuck is sunk
# Little Chuck, little Chuck, little Chuck is fucked
# Little Chuck, little Chuck, # He's fucked
# He's fucked, fucked, fucked! #
Fuck off, backyard barbecues! He's dead!
Fuck off, backyard barbecues! Uh...
..did he mention the article?
Sorry? From the Sun.
The article from the Sun. No, it didn't come up.
Are there gonna be, like, cuts or something, Lindsay?
Yes, mate, we're gonna have to say farewell to a few mates,
but that's OK, because you're gonna put a tie and a jacket on,
but that's OK, because you're gonna and I'm taking you to Florentino's.
My shout!
We're gonna spend what's left of his money.
(LAUGHS) Mate!
Noelene, tomorrow, I want you to do a very thorough,
Noelene, tomorrow, a very detailed, story
on just how fucked little Chuck is.
(LAUGHS)
Yeah!
Here he is!
Dale Jennings!
What did he say?
He did...he just left a message.
I'm gonna go in to his office. DALE: Well, I'll drive you.
I'm gonna go in to his office. No, I am going to go.
(DOOR OPENS)
(MAN SIGHS)
Hey. Yep. MAN 3: Alright.
Ta-ta, fellas. No, everything's...
CHARLES: Yeah.
Well, no, don't do that. No.
No, let...
Carl. See what... see what the trend is on Thursday.
Right. Yes.
I agree. But there's got to be some degree of bounce, right?
I agree. But there's got to be You c...
Don't...
Yes.
Yeah, alright. I appreciate that.
(PHONE CLATTERS)
Am I interrupting?
So now we're being polite?
It's interesting.
Is all this as bad as it seems?
For me personally or for the world?
HELEN: For you personally.
Well...
..half my backers have deserted me.
The other half... (SIGHS)
..I'm promising there's gonna be a rebound, which is bullshit,
and they know it.
So...
And are you still my boss?
(LAUGHS)
Yes.
I believe I am, maybe for the next 48 hours or so.
I don't know. Maybe less.
Oh, I did get hold of Astley for you.
He doesn't like to intervene editorially, but what he HAS said is
essentially, he's gonna make a couple of calls,
and that's all I can get for you now.
Sorry.
I actually think that my...
What would you call it, my decimation?
..my decimation sort of, uh, helped things...
(LAUGHS) ..you know?
The only reason that Astley called me back was 'cause, uh...
The only reason that Astley ..I'm fucked.
Well, I appreciate it. (LAUGHS)
Yeah.
Well, we'll know soon after midnight.
That's when the first print run lands. (SIGHS)
That's when Help yourself to a drink.
Probably be reclaimed in a couple of days anyhow.
You might want to fix me one too.
(PAGES RUSTLE)
(SIGHS)
CHERYL: I'm definitely more a... a Material Girl person...
GERRY: No! ..than a Live to Tell person.
GERRY: Live to Tell's a better-structured song.
No, but I do...yeah, but I think it's a better album than the last.
(LAUGHS) No. I...
(LAUGHS) No. What do you think? (LAUGHS)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Erm, Cheryl, could you just give us five?
Oh, yes. Yeah. Thank you.
Well?
Did you get onto Donna?
Well...yeah, I suggested it to Helen,
but it's not the strategy that she went with.
Look, if you want me to put in a call, I...I can.
Look, if you want me It's too late.
Are you OK?
Today wasn't my finest hour with Helen.
Today wasn't my finest hour We need you in two minutes, Gerry.
Yeah.
Can I give you a call later?
You're heading home, right?
(CLEARS THROAT)
I don't know what I'm doing.
Well, why don't you come see the show?
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(PUTS LIGHTER DOWN)
(HANDBRAKE CLICKS)
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
GEOFF: Darling?
We know it's late.
We got through to Morris.
I'm afraid it's not good news. We need to discuss it.
(SIGHS)
Goodness sake! This is ridiculous!
We own the place.
Kay?
(DOOR CLOSES)
Kay, darling?
Hello?
Kay?
Darling?
Darling, I'm coming in.
Jesus!
Kay!
Call an ambulance.
Darling. Call an ambulance!
Oh, no, no, no.
No! No, no.
Darling. Darling! Kay!
Kay!
Kay, it's Daddy.
It's Daddy, darling. Kay, it's Daddy.
It's Daddy, darling. Come on, darling. Come on.
It's Daddy, darling. Come on.
EVELYN: Uh, ambulance.
(EMOTIONALLY) Uh, it's my daughter. I think she might have overdosed.
(EMOTIONALLY) Uh, it's my daughter. Darling.
Open your eyes. Open your eyes.
Look at me. Look, look, look, look.
How much do you think you'll have left?
How much Personally.
Millions?
(SIGHS)
(LAUGHS)
Oh, I think you're gonna be fine.
Yeah, you too.
Well, you don't know what the story's about.
Well, you don't know Yeah, that's true.
You never asked.
You were the only one who didn't.
Well, if history's taught us anything, Helen,
Well, if history's if you got something to say,
you do not wait for an invitation.
Do you want me to ask?
(INHALES)
I think it's gonna say...
..I was in...
..a mental institution.
And I was treated for schizophrenia.
Shit.
HELEN: Mmm.
Well, full credit to Donna.
I'd buy that paper.
Yeah, me too.
Is it true?
I was treated for schizophrenia.
I'm not schizophrenic.
I was treated for manic depression.
I was just...
..stuck in this borderland of neurosis and psychosis.
(SIGHS) Fuck me.
What 16-year-old isn't?
(SNIFFS)
It's still two hours.
I just checked too.
(SIGHS)
GERRY: Marriage ever been discussed before?
GERRY: Not specifically, no.
Does Helen want to get married?
Doesn't everyone?
Do you? Yeah.
Do you? Of course.
Well, I highly recommend it.
I love being married.
But you're not in a...
..you don't...
Spit it out.
Your marriage is not conventional.
It's not a...
No, but it's much better for us.
I don't think marriage should ever stop a person
exploring who they are.
Luckily, Carla thinks the same, so...
She doesn't take issue with you sleeping with men?
No.
Hm.
Carla makes the most out of this situation.
Carla makes the most Don't you worry about that.
Helen and I are...
..it's just us.
Ye...yeah. I...I kind of got that, yeah.
But... Yeah?
But... ..last year...
..oh, something did happen ..last year...
..oh, something did happen with a cameraman at work.
..oh, something did happen It was very brief, but...
Did you want it to be more?
I wanted to be with Helen.
You think I'm deluding myself.
(LAUGHS) No.
No. I see how much you love her.
(LAUGHS)
(SIGHS)
I feel like the way I love doesn't fit in anywhere.
I feel like the way I love And...
..I've been ashamed of that for a really long time.
But I love Helen.
And I think that's all that matters.
But maybe if things were different...
..maybe if I'd never met her... (SIGHS)
..it would be someone else.
But so much of what I feel
comes from how I feel about her,
so...I don't know.
I'm probably not making any sense. No, no, you're making perfect sense.
And if that's how you feel, I think...
..you need to correct that God-awful proposal.
Apart from anything else, I make a fantastic wedding MC if you need it.
(BOTH LAUGH)
(DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
I'm sorry.
(PAGES RUSTLE)
CHARLES: OK. Page five.
Six and seven.
(BOTH LAUGH)
Very...comprehensive. (LAUGHS)
Thank you.
JOHN FARNHAM: # Take hold of the wheels and turn them around
# Take the pressure down
# Someone turned... # (DOOR CLOSES)
# Someone turned... # # The pressure on
# I called your name and you were gone
# And you were gone
# And I was trapped like a prisoner in this lonely town
# And I was trapped like a prisoner # I'm gonna let things slide
# Until the pressure comes... #
(STOPS SONG)
Hey.
Hi.
It's not there.
That's good.
Sorry I'm so late.
Come on. Let's go to bed.
Helen.
I am so sorry,
for bringing up...
..marriage today like it was a fix.
I know we have our complexities.
(LAUGHS)
Maybe we're not like...
..everyone else.
But...
(SIGHS) ..but I love you.
I do love you too.
(SNIFFS)
HELEN: Let's enjoy the world premiere of Australia's year.
HELEN: Let's enjoy the world We are a young nation,
a nation that typically shies away from grand gestures.
Australia is not a nation!
It's a crime scene!
HELEN: I'd like to give you It's a crime scene!
HELEN: I'd like to give you
a dedicated interview.
MAN: I should have told you.
You're not the only one here that finds me, uh...urgent?
Hi, Helen.
Dale, Tim is here.
Feel like everything that I do is insignificant
and you're both ashamed of me.
The disease of the modern world, casting themselves as victims.
Do you know where Gran's engagement ring is?
I know exactly where it is, darling. I can come first thing.
I just wasn't sure this was gonna happen.
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