Kay, it's Daddy. It's Daddy, darling.
KAY: I feel like everything that I do is insignificant
KAY: I feel like everything and you're both ashamed of me.
You sit here and attempt to blame your mother and I
You sit here and attempt to blame for your own drug addiction.
NOELENE: Rob and I have something to disclose.
ROB: We're seeing each other, mate. We have been for a bit.
DALE: Last year, something did happen
with a cameraman at work.
Did you want it to be more?
I wanted to be with Helen.
Helen Norville, will you do me I wanted to be with Helen.
Helen Norville, will you do me the honour of being my wife?
I...I can't.
KYLIE MINOGUE: Uh, I don't know. It's beyond me.
I'm just looking forward to my Christmas break at the moment.
Uh, this year's happened very quickly.
I would never have guessed, in my wildest dreams,
I would never have guessed, this would have happened,
especially in one year.
But, um, it has and I'm very lucky, I guess,
and I've just been trying to... use it to my advantage, I s'pose.
You said that you would have liked to have taken the hippie trail
You said that you would have liked after your HSC.
What did you mean by that, Kylie?
Oh, after HSC, which is a pretty gruelling year,
most of us teenagers would hit the coast trail
and just go up and sort of dag around for a year
and just go up and sort of but, uh, I think I skipped that.
(LAUGHS) I'll do it at some stage,
go up and see the coast of Australia.
Well, good on you, Kylie.
You've had a terrific '87 and all the best for the year ahead.
You've had a terrific '87 Thanks very much.
And tomorrow, the last in our Stars of '87 interviews -
we'll be speaking to Aussie actor Mel Gibson.
And after the break, full weather update for the Christmas season.
FRANK: And we are out.
(KNOCKS) I forgot these.
Uh, no, Jean. We can do the rest of these tomorrow.
The boys have asked if you'd present the awards
at the camera room Christmas party tomorrow night.
Great. Both of us?
I'll ask if the awards can be early in the night.
I'll ask if the awards Thanks, Jean.
Let's go. We can do this tomorrow.
HELEN: 'Night! JEAN: 'Night.
Goodnight. 'Night.
DALE: I think you should stay here. I'll sleep in the spare room.
People are gonna notice if you keep staying in a hotel.
Dale, I...I just... I want to make it to the end of the year and...
Dale, I...I just... I want to make it I mean, Christ, it's only two weeks.
And then what?
Then we can use the summer to think about it
and I think it might be a good idea if I go overseas and...
We could say I got an international job.
And then, in a few months, we can...make a statement
saying that the distance got too much.
There's an entire ad campaign running all of next year,
with us front and centre.
Are you more concerned about the promos or us?
Why are you doing this?
Dale, you and I, as husband and wife, behind a white picket fence...
..it's never gonna work.
(FRONT DOOR SLAMS)
(STARTS ENGINE)
This all looks very involved.
Something I do is get out all the equipment the night before -
chopping board, the roasting tray, gravy boat.
I doubt Rob has a gravy boat. I don't have a gravy boat.
I doubt Rob has a gravy boat. Does it have to be in a boat?
(PHONE RINGS)
JEAN: News at Six. Jean speaking.
Uh, well, I could transfer you to one of our producers.
Who can I say is calling?
Kay Walters is on the line.
Hello, News at Six. Noelene speaking.
LINDSAY: Hey, Helen?
Noelene's got something for you and it could be very tasty.
NOELENE: We had a phone call from someone
who says she's Geoff Walters' daughter,
wanting to speak to you.
What about?
She just said it's a story News at Six might be interested in,
but she wants to tell you in person.
LINDSAY: And the Walters but she wants to tell you in person.
LINDSAY: And the Walters just cancelled their Christmas do,
LINDSAY: And the Walters so something's going on.
There could be something very interesting in this for us.
Alright, well, I'll, uh, find out what it is.
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
KAY: Yes? NOELENE: Ms Walters?
It's Noelene from News at Six. We spoke on the phone.
If you'd still like to chat, I'm here with Helen Norville.
Hi.
Hi. Noelene.
Hi. I...I'm Helen. It's nice to meet you, Kay.
Hi. I...I'm Helen. Do you want to come in?
Yeah. Yeah.
HELEN: So, you wanted to speak to us about a story?
Yes.
As you probably know, I've been in the press a fair bit in my life.
But it's always been this curated version.
And I want to tell my side of the story.
Can I ask what the story is?
I was a heroin user.
And my addiction was I was a heroin user.
And my addiction was a direct result of the pressure
And my addiction was of being in such a public family.
And just to be clear...
..I want to be compensated for the story.
(CLEARS THROAT)
(PHONE RINGS)
HELEN: (ON ANSWERING MACHINE) Hi.
You've called Helen Norville, News at Six.
Please leave a message after the tone.
Please leave a message (MACHINE BEEPS)
CHARLIE: (ON MACHINE) Hey, it's me.
Sorry to ring you here but an opportunity's come up
and with the Christmas break starting tomorrow,
I just thought it'd be good to follow up soon.
I just thought it'd be good So, call me back.
Or, better yet, come over.
(HANGS UP)
It's less about the celebrity angle for me.
It's hearing from someone who doesn't fit the picture
of a heroin addict. Yeah, OK. But 10 grand?
I think, given the story, Lindsay will pay for it.
Yeah, I do, too.
You OK with it?
Uh, yeah, I mean, we've paid more.
But, I mean, she's an addict. What if she relapses?
I believe her. I think that she's clean.
I think she really is just trying to get back on her feet.
People are going to think this is us taking a stab at Geoff.
No, not if we don't sensationalise it,
if we keep it about the broader story about the actual crisis.
if we keep it about the broader story Helen?
(STARTS ENGINE)
(KNOCKS RAPIDLY) Kay?
Kay, please! I know you're there!
Ohh...
Thank you.
FRANK: 20 seconds!
(NEWS THEME MUSIC PLAYS)
10 seconds!
I need to speak to you.
And in six, five, four...
Bob Hawke's government is rocked by the departure of two ministers.
State Government's move to tighten gun laws.
And Frank Sinatra announces he's returning to Australia
for the first time in 14 years
to perform with pop diva Whitney Houston.
to perform with Geoff Walters is on the line.
I'm Dale Jennings. Geoff Walters is on the line.
I'm Dale Jennings. And I'm Helen Norville.
I'm Dale Jennings. Is there a glass ready?
On your desk. Thank you.
DALE: Bob Hawke now has a second Cabinet post to fill,
as Tourism Minister John Brown has been forced to quit
following controversy over the Expo 88 tendering process.
following controversy over Carl Madden has more.
CARL MADDEN: The Federal Minister for Tourism...
CARL MADDEN: The Federal Minister (LINDSAY SIGHS AND CLEARS THROAT)
Geoff, to what do I owe the, uh, pleasure?
Geoff, to what do I owe Well, I knew you could stoop
but this is a new low, Lindsay, even for you.
Mate, you're really gonna have to be a little bit more specific.
Evelyn saw Helen Norville at my daughter's flat this morning.
Evelyn saw Helen Norville Noelene was with her.
So, please don't try and tell me they were exchanging recipes.
Helen was there because Kay called to speak to Helen.
We were not digging. We were there on Kay's invitation.
Reporting on our own families now.
That's a line we've never crossed.
Your own bloody god-daughter.
Oh, no, no, Geoff, don't hold me to that, please, come on.
You are her godfather.
You were blind drunk at the christening
and you've forgot every bloody birthday since...
Number one, Geoff - Kay is a grown woman.
Number two - even if we stepped away from this story,
there's nothing to stop your little Kay
from passing the collection hat around to other outlets.
You're paying her.
You pathetic...
..reptilian slug of a man.
Well, I don't mean to be pedantic here, old cock,
but, uh, you can't be a reptile AND a slug.
but, uh, you can't be She has a drug addiction, Lindsay!
What do you think she's going to do with the money?!
Well, I don't know, maybe pick up some bloody birthday presents.
The take-out for you, Geoff, is that payment was Kay's stipulation.
You...stay...away...
..from my daughter!
(PHONE BEEPS)
I'd get to the camera room, eh? Us soundos got a head start.
I'd get to the camera room, eh? Already on our third round.
Well, judging from last year,
I reckon you're gonna need a bigger esky.
Ah, no, this is the vomit bin. One of the vomit bins.
Eugh.
Why is Charlie Tate calling you personally?
I'm sorry?
I was in your office,
and he left you a message on your machine -
and he left you a message a very flirty message.
He's, um...
..been giving me some career advice.
Career advice?
Yeah.
Why didn't you mention that before?
Well...
I am now.
So, you end your relationship with me
and, right afterwards, Charlie Tate is leaving messages...
It's got absolutely nothing to do with us, Dale.
But something is happening.
With Charlie Tate.
Obnoxious fucking Charlie Tate!
So what?!
I'll do the awards.
I'll say you have a migraine.
(MUTTERS) I fucking do have a migraine, you shit.
LINDSAY: Mate, make sure everyone stays nice tonight
and make sure that bloke who does the weekend weather
and make sure that bloke stays off the drink, alright?
DENNIS: I can't control that guy.
Hey, here he is!
Here's to the skin off your dick, young fella.
Now, uh, Dale, we are going with the Kay Walters story.
It's going to be our last big feature for the year, airing Monday.
Yeah?
Uh...where's, uh... where's Helen, mate?
Migraine.
Of course she's got a migraine.
Dale, listen to me, son. Of course she's got a migraine.
Dale, listen to me, son. I want you to interview Kay.
Dale, listen to me, son. ('ELECTRIC BLUE' BY ICEHOUSE PLAYS)
Dennis, Dennis, I want Dale to interview Kay.
Uh, well, Kay was pretty adamant she wanted Helen to interview her.
Mate, they can do it together but I don't want Helen doing it alone
because she's gonna make the whole bloody thing... (FADES)
('ELECTRIC BLUE' CONTINUES)
Mate, we've paid 10 grand...
(CHEERING AND LAUGHTER)
# Are you hiding somewhere behind those eyes? #
(SIGHS)
(KNOCKS)
Kay?
It's your father. (CLEARS THROAT)
(GEOFF KNOCKS)
If you're in there, open the door, please.
Kay, your mother and I want you to come home.
Kay?
I haven't always been there but...
..you're my daughter, Kay.
There's no need to turn on us. We...want to support you.
(SIGHS)
(LOCK RATTLES, BANGING)
(KNOCKS) Open this door!
Kay! (KNOCKS LOUDLY)
As your father, and landlord,
I'm demanding you open this door immediately!
(KNOCKS LOUDLY)
Alright, if you're determined to betray and humiliate your own family,
I'll have no choice but to have you evicted.
(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE)
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
To help announce the awards for 1987...
To help announce the awards (WHOOPING)
..our very own Dale Jennings!
(CHEERING)
Righto, up first...up first...
..the award for Most Out-of-Focus Shot...
..the award for (LAUGHTER)
..goes to...
Uh, election day, 1987,
he waited four hours for Hawke to cast his vote
and then buggered the focus so badly, the shot was unusable.
and then buggered the focus The winner is Damo!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
ROSS: We've all done it. MAN: I haven't done it!
Righto, up next is the award for Most Idiotic Injury.
And the award goes to...
Dale! Whoa!
Doesn't work without an autocue, this guy.
Doesn't work without an autocue, (LAUGHTER)
Um...
..uh, so, most idiotic injury.
When rushing to cover the World Peace Vigil,
he knackered himself so badly on a barricade
he knackered himself so badly that he couldn't walk or talk
and had to be treated for an hour that he couldn't walk or talk
and had to be treated for an hour by a medical officer.
and had to be treated for an hour Uh, so, the winner is Brian!
(CHEERING AND WHISTLING)
Thank you.
Don't worry. The old stick shift can still drive!
(LAUGHTER AND CHEERING)
ROSS: It does... It really doesn't.
Hey, here's to News at Six, yeah?!
(CHANTS) News at Six! News at Six!
ALL: News at Six! News at Six!
Drink! Drink! Drink! ALL: News at Six! News at Six!
Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink!
(CHEERING)
Dale? How you goin'?
Dale!
Timmy! Look at us. Dale!
Timmy! Look at us. The Russell Street gang!
We're back together again. I miss this!
I missed you. I missed you, too...
Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!
Mwah! Mwah! Whoa... Oh, careful!
Alright, I'm gonna go over here Whoa... Oh, careful!
Alright, I'm gonna go over here and drink.
OK. I'll come and join you. I'll come and join you.
OK. I'll come and join you. I'm sorry about that. That...
Ah.
Hey, uh, congratulations.
You know, uh, wherever I walk in the city,
You know, uh, wherever I walk I see billboards of you and Helen.
And then, whenever someone finds out I worked here,
it's all they ever ask about.
The golden couple.
I'm happy for you.
Hmm. You got what you wanted.
So, you're working in doco?
Yeah. Yeah.
Pay's terrible but, um...
..there's no office.
And I kinda like that, you know?
Great. Yeah.
I'll leave you to it.
(ROSS ROARS)
Timmy!
(CHEERING AND LAUGHTER)
So...who was that?
What are you doing here? (CHUCKLES)
What are you doing here? Well, the show's finished
and this is, famously, the worst party with the best drugs.
and this is, famously, the worst So, um...
That wasn't THE camera man, was it?
The one you told me about.
No, it's just a guy.
Well, he's clearly still interested in you.
We spoke two words.
Yeah, but the body language was very obvious.
What's his situation, personally?
I don't...I don't know.
Do you want me to...want me to ask?
No. You sure?
Yes. You know what? I think I'm gonna ask.
Yes. Yeah? OK. No worries. See ya.
(BUTTONS ON PHONE CLICK)
(SNIFFS)
(PHONE RINGING TONE)
CHARLIE: Hello?
Please don't leave messages like that for me at work.
Messages like what? Any messages.
Listen, what's the job you were calling about?
It's nothing, really. Just, uh...
..had a bit of a conversation with
the biggest news director working today
and Vincent Callahan's keen to have a little bit of a chat.
How keen?
40% more than News at Six, plus perks,
so it's car, petrol, overseas travel, the works.
so it's car, petrol, And Vincent...Vincent Callahan.
That's right.
OK.
Huh.
Hey, Dale?
Hi, Cheryl. Hey, is Helen here?
Hi, Cheryl. Uh, she's sick.
('RUN TO PARADISE' Uh, she's sick.
('RUN TO PARADISE' BY CHOIRBOYS PLAYS)
Hey, is everything, like, OK with us now?
Like, she hasn't been very chatty in the chair
and I think she's still angry with me.
You're fine. Oh... (LAUGHS) Phew!
You're fine. Oh, good.
I'd be so devastated if, um...
..if you chose someone else to do her wedding make-up.
Oh... I spoke too soon. (LAUGHS)
Merry Christmas.
I like your...costume.
Thanks. You...you make it yourself?
Nuh.
# Open your eyes up
# You don't want anyone
# Don't tell me this is paradise
# Open your eyes up... #
(MUFFLED MUSIC CONTINUES)
Tequila? No.
(CONVERSATION CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
Speak of the devil.
I was just saying to Tim, here,
I've had about as much warm beer as I can handle.
I'm gonna kick on, if you want to join.
Oh, no, I don't think he'd be interested.
Oh, no, I don't think I wouldn't underestimate him.
It's not his type of venue.
What's the venue?
Club 397. It's...
..uh, discreet, it's relaxed, it's, um...
I'm just gonna meet a few friends.
A last hurrah before Christmas.
I'm gonna order a taxi. You guys...
OK. ..talk about it. I'll be back.
Just so you know, Club 397 is... it's not relaxed.
It's... (CHUCKLES)
Have you been there?
I have.
Every Saturday, after work, till close.
Yeah, it's not your sort of place.
I don't have a sort of place.
(CHERYL RETCHES AND VOMITS)
I shouldn't have had that punch.
(BOTH LAUGH)
Great news - taxi en route and I found some actual alcohol.
Great news - taxi en route There you go.
Cheers. Good health.
OK, let's do this.
No, hey, hey, I'm gonna stay 'cause I'm gonna catch up with Ross.
You guys go ahead. I'll leave you to it.
You guys go ahead. Ross won't care.
Come on. I'll pay.
(LAUGHS) Someone's in the mood.
Look, come on. No, mate.
Look, come on. Tim...
You only live once. You know Tim...
You only live once. You know how important this is. Come on.
You only live once. You know OK.
(DANCE MUSIC PLAYS)
TIM: Hey, we should probably go out to the front bar.
It's a bit more private. GERRY: No, it's all fine.
I've come here many times. It's discreet. I promise.
Hang at the bar. I'm just gonna see some friends.
Vodka. BARTENDER: Yeah.
I'm fine, thanks.
Again.
OK.
What's goin' on?
To being single.
Is that recent?
I bet you thought it was inevitable.
Didn't you? Dale, come on. Come on.
Didn't you? Some shots, gentlemen.
Shots.
For you. It's OK. It's OK.
For me.
Dale and I are gonna go and have a conversation outside.
Dale and I are gonna go I think he needs, uh, some air.
Are you OK? Yeah, I want to dance.
Yeah? Yeah, let's dance.
Come on, dance. Come on! Enjoy yourselves.
('HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT' BY BRONSKI BEAT PLAYS)
# Searching for some company
# Feel the rhythm, dance with me
# Them beat boy blues seem out of place
# Now they want to party pace, party pace
# Dance, dance, on the floor
# Dance, dance, move some more
# Dance, dance, feel the heat
# Hit that perfect beat, boy
# Hit that perfect beat, beat boy
# I've got that feeling... # Hey, uh...
Sorry to interrupt. Um... What's wrong?
He's not doing too well. Can you look after him?
He'll be fine. He's just had a bit to drink.
He'll be fine. Just...just look after him.
# That perfect feeling, that perfect feeling
# That perfect feeling, # All over me
# Beat boy, beat boy
# Hit that perfect beat, boy
# Beat boy, beat boy... # GERRY: Dale?
Hey, Dale? Why don't we go and just get some air?
Hey, Dale? Why don't we go # Hit that perfect beat, boy... #
I've got some people I want you # Hit that perfect beat, boy... #
I've got some people I want you to meet at the bar. Come on.
I've got some people I want you (GRUNTS)
# Come, come, close to me
# I want this to be
# That perfect feeling
# All over me
# Come, come, close to me
# I want this to be
# That beat boy feeling
# All over me
# Too close for comfort, # All over me
# Too close for comfort, too close for joy
# Boys in the back room, their hearts destroy
# Touch and kiss a stranger if all else fails
# Touch and kiss a stranger # Hiding from the danger
(DISTORTS AND ECHOES) # That's been sent from hell
# I've got that feeling
# Them beat boy feelings
# I've got them feeling that perfect beat
# I've got them feeling # I've got that feeling
# That perfect feeling
# That perfect feeling all over me
# Beat boy, beat boy
# Hit that perfect beat, boy
# Beat boy, beat boy
# Beat, beat, beat, beat... #
(BIRDSONG)
(EXHALES)
(MAN GROANS)
(BIRDSONG)
NOELENE: Oh, is it OK? ROB: Yeah.
NOELENE: Oh, is it OK? Look at the spuds.
Um...can you finish setting the Look at the spuds.
Um...can you finish setting the table. They'll be here in a minute.
Um...can you finish setting the What's that?
Your last will and testament, is it?
(LAUGHS) The chicken and the stuffing and devils on horseback.
There were so many overlapping times,
I needed it in one linear document.
She's done a run sheet for lunch.
Don't tell your brother. Why?
Don't tell your brother. Shows you care.
(DOORBELL RINGS)
Hey, they're gonna love you.
OK. You right?
OK. Yeah.
You ready? Yeah. Do I look OK?
Yeah. Good. OK.
Yeah. Good. # Carollers carolling
# Sound of snow... #
Hey! Ah, g'day, Rob.
Merry...Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you. Oh, the trifle...
Hello. You must be Noelene. I'm Kerrie.
It's nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.
This is my husband, Glen. Hi, Glen.
How are you? Um, I'm good. Good.
Um, how are you? Yeah, good.
Jeez, smells like a restaurant in here.
Jeez, smells like Oh, mate, Noelene's outdone herself.
She's read that roast recipe back to front.
Um, it's actually my first time cooking a roast.
Um, it's actually my first time Oh, you shouldn't have!
We would have been more than happy to eat your food.
Yeah. I'd eat Chinese every night of the week,
if Kez wasn't on my case about cholesterol.
Uh, there's no, um, MSG in the stuffing or...
Uh, there's no, um, MSG Oh, uh, no, um....
..there's, um, lemon rind, onion and thyme...
..there's, um, lemon rind, Noelene's Korean.
Oh...
Um...
Konnichiwa.
(BOTH LAUGH AWKWARDLY)
So...are you going to the Olympics next year?
So...are you going KERRIE: Oh! Sport...
That only took a minute.
(LAUGHS) Um...
Uh, well, I don't know (LAUGHS) Um...
Uh, well, I don't know if they'll send me
Uh, well, I don't know but, um, we'll be covering it.
KERRIE: Oh.
Anyway, enough about work. Who wants a drink?
Moi. You'll have one. Yeah.
Kerrie, are you allowed, like, a shandy or something?
Kerrie, are you allowed, Yeah, yeah, I will. It's Chrissie.
(LAUGHS) GLEN: Just a few.
Appreciate you letting me have the first go of this, bro.
ROB: That's alright. Bloody lines on the telly.
(STATIC HISSES) Sorry.
(STATIC HISSES) Wait, no, no, the...
Judy's knitted three sets of matching cardigans and booties.
Judy's knitted three sets Oh! (LAUGHS) Their mum sounds lovely.
Mm. She means well.
She's let her boys get away with a lot over the years.
I've had to work very hard to keep Glen in line,
which is why I'm so glad Rob's brought someone like you home.
which is why I'm so glad Oh, really?
Yes, you just seem Oh, really?
Yes, you just seem so sensible and smart.
And can I just say, your English is amazing.
The girls he used to date were bimbos.
(PHONE RINGS) Oh.
(PHONE RINGS) It's OK. I'll get it. Sorry.
No, that's fine. I can take over.
Oh, thanks. Hello. Noelene speaking.
JEAN: Noelene, it's Jean.
We've had Kay Walters ringing all morning,
We've had Kay Walters ringing demanding to speak to Helen.
She's asking to speak to you now.
So, could I pass on her number? Uh, yep. OK, shoot.
So, could I pass on her number? 724-8637.
Yep, got it. Thanks. Bye.
Oh...
Sorry, I just need to... make a quick call.
Sorry, I just need to... (PHONE RINGS)
Hello. (ON PHONE) Hi.
Hello. Kay, it's Noelene.
Where's Helen?
Helen's not available right now but can I help you?
Helen's not available right now The interview has to be today.
And you'll need to send a car to pick me up.
And I need to be paid in cash.
Today.
Oh, I'm so sorry but that can't happen right now.
Oh, I'm so sorry You must be starving, are you?
Yeah, but...
We've scheduled you in for Monday.
It's today or I go to another network.
I might have to...
Let me make some calls and I will ring you right back.
ROB: Who was that?
Um, I just need to pass on a message to Helen.
Oh, yeah. It won't take long.
ROB: Mate, you, uh, finished with that beer?
GLEN: Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Here, got this wine.
What have we got here? Red.
Thank you. That's alright.
(PHONE RINGING TONE)
DALE: (ON ANSWERING MACHINE) You've reached Helen Norville
DALE: (ON ANSWERING MACHINE) and Dale Jennings.
We're unable to take your call right now
but, please, leave us a message after the tone.
(MACHINE BEEPS) Oh, hi, Helen. It's Noelene.
So sorry to interrupt your weekend but Kay Walters has been calling,
adamant that we do the interview today.
Can you call me back?
Thanks. Oh, I'm at Rob's.
(PHONE RINGS)
Yes. Kay wants to do it today.
What?! I can't get a hold of Helen or Dale.
Can't we just get another reporter to do the interview?
No, Lindsay was specific. He wanted Helen AND Dale.
No, Lindsay was specific. For 10 grand, he wants an event.
The way Kay just sounded,
if we don't do the interview right now, we'll lose her.
That is bullshit, Noelene.
She is not gonna find another network today.
Um, please, start.
ROB: OK, yeah.
You know what? It is Saturday. ROB: OK, yeah.
You know what? It is Saturday. Yeah? The week before Christmas.
Everyone is sliding into the holidays,
which is what I intend to do as soon as I get off this call.
KERRIE: Ooh.
Uh, sorry. This is the last call, I swear.
Must be important. Mm.
(PHONE RINGS)
Hello. Hi, Kay. It's Noelene again.
Hello. I've tried to get a hold of Helen,
uh, but I can't get in contact with her,
so I am sorry but we can really only do Monday.
I can't wait that long.
There are two other networks interested.
If you hang up, News at Six has officially lost the story.
It's OK. I understand. Um...
If you change your mind, the offer still stands.
Ah.
All taken care of.
I'm SO sorry!
How is it? Mmm! So good!
I'll be having seconds. KERRIE: Mm.
It's cooled down a little bit but, no, it really is lovely.
It's cooled down a little bit I'm sorry.
That's OK.
Rob did say you were a real career girl.
It's...it's not normally like this on days off.
You usually use your days off to watch all the things you've taped,
You usually use your days off to read all the papers you've missed.
(LAUGHS) Yeah.
KERRIE: Well, your work sounds very exciting.
KERRIE: Well, your work I just left my job.
I was a secretary at the primary school, just typing and filing.
GLEN: She quit and blamed me.
I was counting down the days to becoming a full-time mum.
And they offered me maternity leave but...
..I told a white lie and said Glen wanted me at home.
(LAUGHS) (CHUCKLES)
Which is true.
Yeah, but I didn't tell you to quit.
(PHONE RINGS) ROB: No, it's alright, I'll get it.
No, no, it's OK. Um, I'll, uh, take it off the hook, I promise.
Hi. Noelene speaking.
Hi, Noelene. It's Dale.
I got your message. Sorry, we were out.
I got your message. Uh, have you made arrangements?
No. I told Kay Helen couldn't do it today.
DALE: Well, it will be both of us. How long ago was that?
DALE: Well, it will be both of us. Uh, a few minutes.
Call her back right now and tell her that the interview is on.
Call her back right now and tell her And then can you call the office...
Yep. ..get a crew and arrange a location?
Um, OK. I'll call Helen.
(PHONE BEEPS) GLEN: Very busy?
(PHONE BEEPS) KERRIE: Very busy. At Christmas?
(WATER RUNS)
(SPITS) (WATER RUNS)
(SPITS) (SPITS)
Hey, guys. Morning.
You ready? Pardon?
Uh... Yeah.
Can we just go over the questions before we go in?
Um, I wasn't...
Hey, Dale, you OK?
Yeah.
Dale, you stink of alcohol.
You're in no state to go interview a recovering addict.
Well, Lindsay said he wanted both of us.
Dale, I'm gonna do this on my own today. Get yourself home.
I just checked Kay in. She's waiting.
I just checked Kay in. Brian? Ross? Let's get set up.
(DALE SIGHS)
(ROSS GROANS)
(GROANS)
HELEN: Alright. NOELENE: Hi.
What do you reckon? Five minutes?
Ten? Uh, we're almost ready.
I thought you and Dale could be sitting over here.
Uh, it's just me today. Hey.
Lovely to see you, Kay. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this. No, thank you.
So, um, Kay, I know that you're familiar with the media
but my questions are gonna be pretty frank.
I'm gonna ask you about your drug use
and about your treatment,
and I'm gonna talk about your and about your treatment,
and I'm gonna talk about your family history, family dynamic.
OK. Great.
Oh, wait. I've brought some... old photos that you asked for.
And these are all fine to go to air?
Yes.
Yeah, they're fine.
I'm not the only person that you're speaking with.
No, the final story will include a range of perspectives
on the heroin crisis.
Could we do the money before we start?
Uh, we're going to pay you on Monday, when we check you out.
I made it clear that I needed the money before I spoke.
We can write you a cheque today but the banks aren't open until Monday.
I could, um... I could get some cash for you,
I could, um... just to get you through till Monday.
If that's OK.
Yes, thank you.
(HELEN CLEARS THROAT)
I mean, I'm just gonna go and get her 100 bucks
because what's the alternative? OK.
OK. Um...she won't be long.
That's OK. Um, I'll just...
HELEN: How much were you spending?
Hundreds of dollars a day.
What makes it so addictive?
It's like...
..your problems don't exist.
But heroin wasn't some kind of...escape for me.
It was a life raft.
Do you still feel that way?
No.
I'm committed to staying clean,
whether I have the support of my parents or not.
You know some people would find it pretty hard to understand
why someone with your kind of life advantages
would need that kind of life raft.
Addiction doesn't just...
..come from nowhere.
It's a symptom of other problems, usually from childhood.
It's a symptom of other problems, And...
..it's true, I grew up in a big house...
..rode horses, travelled overseas as a child.
But it was drilled into me that what we had
was only because my father was famous and well respected,
and if I did anything to compromise that...
..even the slightest thing...
..I was a disappointment and I was shamed.
I didn't want to be a failure.
I don't think I...was ever
what my parents had imagined for their life.
So, I tried to be this version of myself -
So, I tried to be how they wish I'd turned out.
The model daughter.
Smooth, perfect and...
..no rough edges.
Worthy of pride, I suppose.
Do you love your parents?
Yes.
Do you think your parents love you, Kay?
I think they do.
But there are two types of families in this world -
the families where the parents choose the children...
..and the families where they choose each other over the children.
Rehab is...
..it's full of the latter.
REPORTER: (ON TV) As sport-lovers look towards the 1988 Olympics,
one of the most highly anticipated events is the men's basketball,
thanks to the surprising strength of the Soviet team.
Prominent commentators... Got the story?
Prominent commentators... Yeah.
..that it's one of the best sides ever assembled for an Olympics,
and that they are taking training very seriously
and that they are taking training in the lead-up to Seoul.
The defending gold-medallists are, of course, the United States,
The defending gold-medallists who won in Los Angeles...
(NEWS REPORT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
Am I uninvited to Christmas lunch?
(CHUCKLES) They were fine.
They just kept telling me that I'd better not balls it up.
They just kept telling me (CHUCKLES)
REPORTER: (ON TV) ..with an unreasonable handicap.
(NEWS REPORT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
(SIGHS)
Hey, Noels?
Mm?
How long do you see yourself working like this?
I haven't... I... I don't know.
'Cause you know I love that you're a career girl.
'Cause you know I love I mean, you know that, but...
..I do wanna get hitched one day
and, uh...
..and...and have kids.
So...
..if you don't wanna do that...
No... No, I do.
Um...
It's...it's just...
I wouldn't want to stop work.
Would that be OK?
Yeah... We'd work that out.
Just, then, you might find you become a mum
and all that changes, but...
..either way, I'll be earning plenty, so you'll have options.
'Cause...
..uh...
..I love you, Noels.
I love you, too.
(GROANS)
KAY: ..the families where the parents choose the children...
..and the families where they choose each other over the children.
Rehab is...
..it's full of the latter.
HELEN: Previously dismissed ..it's full of the latter.
HELEN: Previously dismissed as a problem
for cities, gutters and alleyways,
the heroin crisis has now found its way
into some of Australia's wealthiest and most powerful families.
(CHUCKLES) Bob Hawke. Christ.
Like any father, I...I love my daughter.
I trust her.
And she was completely exonerated I trust her.
And she was completely exonerated by the processes of the law.
And with the Drugs of Dependence Ordinance coming into effect
And with the Drugs of Dependence in the ACT,
time will soon tell whether being referred for treatment
time will soon tell whether or incarceration
will prove most successful or incarceration
will prove most successful in rehabilitation.
This has been Helen Norville, News at Si...
This has been Helen Norville, (SWITCHES OFF TAPE)
LINDSAY: Right, you lose the Hawke stuff,
LINDSAY: Right, you lose you lose the rehabilitation claptrap
and you go out on, uh, "One of Australia's most beloved families."
and you go out on, uh, "One of You put a lot of footage of Geoff,
maybe Evelyn.
Make sure it's Geoff at his peak,
when Kay was a little kid.
This was never supposed to be when Kay was a little kid.
This was never supposed to be about one family.
For those of you who might be interested,
this is why I didn't want Helen doing this story alone.
We've got 30 years worth of Geoff footage
and it is going in.
OK, Noelene, get a copy to promos.
You know, Kay would never have agreed to this interview
if I hadn't assured her that it would be just me
and that her name would be left out of the promos.
Oh, Helen, that's all fine.
It's OK. All the promos are taking the mystery angle.
It's OK. All the promos are taking So, her name won't be anywhere.
Until tonight.
What did you think of the story?
I think you handled the interview sensitively, as you always do.
And?
And I think you're trying to convince yourself
it's some big, complex story about a drug crisis
it's some big, complex story when, really, it's...
..a juicy story about a famous family torn apart.
That's what it is.
That's what it always was.
It's gonna be huge.
What would you do?
Nothing.
(RAPID FOOTSTEPS)
The updated script.
I checked and Kay's name's not mentioned
but they've gone hard on the mystery reveal. I checked and Kay's name's not mentioned
but they've gone hard on the mystery reveal.
(READS) "They're famous, wealthy and respected
"but, tonight, News at Six can exclusively reveal
"but, tonight, News at Six "which beloved Australian family
"has been devastated in the exploding heroin crisis."
I mean, I... Oh, sorry.
That's OK. Um... (CLEARS THROAT)
(READS) "The only thing more shocking than the shattering details
"are the names of the people involved."
"are the names Yeah, I can't...I can't read that.
Do you want me to change it on the autocue? Yeah, I can't...I can't read that.
Do you want me to change it on the autocue?
I don't even know what I'm gonna say. on the autocue?
I don't even know what I'm gonna say.
Could I have you for a moment?
JEAN: Helen. Could I have you for a moment?
Why? Kay Walters is here.
She's asking to speak to you.
Jesus Christ.
Thanks, Jean.
Kay, hi. Are you OK?
I need you to cut me out of the story. I'm so sorry.
I need you to cut me That's OK. What's happened?
Can you just focus on That's OK. What's happened?
Can you just focus on the other interviews?
I... I mean, Kay, I'm sorry. It's...it's too late.
I... I mean, Kay, I'm sorry. You've got hours.
I've got hours until the evening bulletin
but I'm about to go and do the afternoon update now.
I can't stop thinking about everything I said,
I can't stop thinking and them seeing it.
They'll...they'll never recover from this.
FRANK: Helen, 60 seconds!
Helen, please take the money back.
Please.
Please, please, please...
I mean, you can give that back to me but it's, um...
..it...it's not gonna change anything.
I'm sorry. It...it really is too late, Kay.
I'll show you out.
FRANK: 10 seconds!
(CLEARS THROAT)
In six, five, four...
(NEWS THEME MUSIC PLAYS)
Good afternoon. I'm Helen Norville, with the afternoon update.
Prime Minister Bob Hawke has vowed to crack down on gun laws.
He's called for a ban on sending firearms through the mail
as well as an enquiry into television violence.
REPORTER: The Prime Minister is about to chair
REPORTER: The Prime Minister a national conference on gun laws.
He will be hoping to persuade the states and territories
to implement a range of measures,
including the banning of automatic and semi-automatic weapons
and the restriction of excessively violent videotapes.
While the Prime Minister can count on moral support
While the Prime Minister from Victorian Premier John Cain...
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS OVER REPORT)
FRANK: And we're back in five, four...
FRANK: And we're back (NEWS REPORT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
Motorists seeking to distance themselves
Motorists seeking from Australia's 200th birthday
will, next year, be able to remove the Bicentennial logo
will, next year, be able to remove from their numberplates,
in a change to state law.
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS OVER NEWS REPORT)
REPORTER: But the move has drawn criticism
REPORTER: But the move from the Shadow Attorney-General...
FRANK: We're back in five, four...
REPORTER: ..seen as one nation, and objected to any group
separating themselves from the community.
(SILENCE)
(BEEPING)
LINDSAY: What's happening? What the fuck is happening?!
LINDSAY: What's happening? Studio... Studio! Studio!
FRANK: Helen?
(BOTH PANT)
Frank, what the fuck is she doing?!
Don't know. Frank, what the fuck is she doing?!
Don't know. Where'd she go?
You're not a fucking red setter, Frank! Don't point!
Where'd she go?! I don't know!
Murray, I need the Kay Walters interview tapes.
I haven't finished cutting it yet.
What are you doing?
What?!
What are you...?
LINDSAY: Noelene!
Noelene, did promos have another copy of that interview?!
No! Oh, fuck that!
No! DENNIS: Come on, come on, please.
Dale...
DENNIS: There's gotta be a back-up, in the truck.
Was this planned? I have no idea.
Yeah, well, she can forget about the evening bulletin
and every other bulletin for the rest of 1987!
GERRY: Put us out of our misery, Dale. Are you and Helen OK?
Helen and I love and respect each other enormously.
VAL: You won't be lonely here?
It's so much space for one person.
DALE: I love it.
You know that I'm flying to Washington on Wednesday?
You know that I'm flying I've mentioned you as my producer.
Did you want to say yes to this?
I want to do what's best.
Thank you for joining us as we celebrate our 200th birthday.
Geoff heard something last night, something concerning,
Geoff heard something last night, and I felt I ought to warn you.
Dale, it's Helen. Can you please stay at home? I'm coming right over. and I felt I ought to warn you.
Dale, it's Helen. Can you please stay at home? I'm coming right over.
DALE: I'm already late. I need you just to stay there.
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