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FOOTSTEPS

DOOR OPENS

DISTANT MUSIC

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

GERRY: And with only
five more sleeps to go,

royalty is about to
descend on Australia.

And by royalty, I of course mean
pop singer Cliff Richard.

LAUGHTER Now...

..my co-host for next Tuesday's
Bicentennial Spectacular

is, of course, News At Six's
very own Dale Jennings.

AUDIENCE TITTERS Yes!

But you might have noticed,

we haven't seen a lot of the golden
couple of news recently, hmm?

In fact, Mr Jennings
has been on the news desk alone

and just this week we heard Helen
Norville's heading to Washington.

AUDIENCE MURMURS What on earth is going on?

Well, only two people can tell us,

and one of them
is here with us tonight.

So please join me in giving
a very warm Gerry Carroll welcome

to Mr Dale Jennings.

BAND PLAYS MUSIC
CHEERING

So, Dale,
how was your Christmas break?

Slightly hectic, Gerry. Yours?

Absolutely no-one cares. LAUGHTER

So put us out of our misery, Dale.
What is going on?

Are you and Helen OK?

Oh, well, look, Gerry,
I'd love to deliver a juicy drama...

Well, yes, that's why we're here.
LAUGHTER

Helen and I are great. Thanks.

But she's been offered a new job?

She has.

What could possibly surpass
sitting beside you on camera?

LAUGHTER
Honestly, I'm doing it right now.

I can confirm, it's electrifying.

LAUGHTER

Uh, well, look, Helen's always
been riveted by US politics.

And so when the opportunity came up
to cover the US 1988 elections,

she couldn't turn it down.

But what does this mean
for the golden couple, Dale?

My wife's very anxious about it.

LAUGHTER

Helen and I love and respect
each other enormously.

But given the distance
and the demands of her new job,

we've both decided, with
a lot of love and a lot of sadness,

to separate.

AUDIENCE: Oh!

Oh, I'm sorry. Um... DALE LAUGHS

Oh, Carla will be devastated.

Um...

Not so much our neighbour Debbie,
who I'm sure will want me to ask,

are you dating yet?

LAUGHTER

Gerry, this is very recent.
I know.

How insensitive of you, Debbie.

LAUGHTER

Shall I ask again mid-year?

Let's say Easter.

LAUGHTER Very good.

And, ladies and gentlemen,
that was Mr Dale Jennings.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Thank you very much.

Thank you.

TRAM BELL RINGS

NOELENE: Hi!
HELEN: Hi.

Nice to see you.
It's good to see you too.

How are you?
Yeah, I'm really good. How are you?

Good.

It's so strange being in the office
without you.

Oh, yeah? Boring!

I can't stay long.

No. Um, OK.

All right, I'm sorry to
put this on you so suddenly.

But, um...

..you know that I'm flying
to Washington on Wednesday?

Yes.
OK.

So we're starting to put
a crew together and...

..and I've mentioned you.

To the execs.

As my producer.

Oh.

'88 in the US,
it's going to be incredible.

It's the election,
it's Reagan's last year in office.

He's going to be putting
immense pressure on Gorbachev.

I'm contracted to News At Six.

Yeah, but it's a shitty contract

and you'd only have to give
two weeks' notice.

We'd have limited interference
from the network,

we'd be able to pursue
our own stories.

Noelene, it would catapult you.

It would set up your career.

QUIETLY: Wow.

LIFT CHIMES

DOORS OPEN

Noelene playing hard to get.

Well, we have a number of options
for the producer role,

if you're in trouble.

No, I'm not.
Plenty of good people.

No, I am... I'm... I'm pretty sure
that she's a yes,

but she's just going
to need another week.

She's then going to need another two
weeks to give notice to News At Six.

Cutting it fine for Iowa.

I know, but I think she's worth it.

She's smart as hell.
She seems unassuming.

Helen, if you think she's right,
then we'll get her.

It's your choice.

OK.

I've received a few phone calls
from Lindsay Cunningham.

Four, as a matter of fact.

They started right after we'd
announced that you were joining us.

Right.

I'd recommend ignoring them.

Well, I've avoided him so far,
but he will get to me eventually.

Is there anything I need to say
or not say?

No.

I might leave him hanging
for a bit longer.

Prick. SHE CHUCKLES

DALE: Our top stories again,

the First Fleet re-enactment
leaves Botany Bay

for the final stage
of its Bicentennial voyage.

ROB: And Chris Evert
advances to the final...

Why does he have to shout?
..of the Ford Australian Open.

She'll face Steffi Graf
on Saturday.

And, of course, on Sunday,

Aussie legend Pat Cash
takes on Mats Wilander.

A week every Australian
will long remember.

Have a great weekend.
And carn, Pat Cash!

Hey! Well done, you. Young Dale.

Good on you.
Where are you going?

You're not going to hang out
for Geoff? Oh, turn it up.

GEOFF: Before we commence tonight...
Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

..I'll be taking a break next week
as we cover the spectacle

of the Bicentennial festivities.

And I'm sorry to say that
I will not be returning to this desk

the following week.

I've made the difficult decision
to take an extended break

from The Walters Report.

I've always maintained that

newsmen should never
become the news.

But this country
is in the grip of a crisis.

And it is a crisis of
drug addiction.

That crisis
has now reached my own family.

As you can imagine,
this is a deeply personal matter.

And I will not be talking
in detail tonight.

But I do feel compelled to...

..just say two things.

Addiction is an illness.

And it is an insidious one.

I hope that my honesty tonight
shows that it can affect

any Australian family.

And, secondly...

Secondly...

PAPERS RUSTLE

CLEARS THROAT

I love my daughter.

Kay Walters is a beautiful,
intelligent...

..creative young woman.

And she will be facing this recovery
with her mother and I.

We will devote every effort to it.

Paddy Hewitt will be taking
on my position as Bicentennial host

and be commandeering this desk
in my absence.

I know he can look forward
to the support

of our many, many loyal viewers.

CLEARS THROAT

To our first story tonight...
What does this mean?

It means...
..Britain's official

Bicentenary gift to Australia...

..we are going to win
Bicentennial week

hands fucking down!

Ha!

HE LAUGHS

..by their Royal Highnesses
Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

Would you like to do the honours?

VAL: Goodness. A lot of space.

Magnificent, isn't it?

You must be so proud.

Well, enjoy.

HE CHUCKLES

I feel like I'm in a museum.

Well, it won't feel so big
once there's furniture in it.

It's very modern, isn't it?

I know it's not a family home, Mum.
I didn't say that.

I'm sure you'd prefer
something cosier.

I just want you to be happy.

That's all I've ever wanted.

You won't be lonely here?

So much space for one person.

I love it.

I never thought
I'd step foot in a house like this.

Let alone own one.

URGENT STRING MUSIC

CAR ENGINE ROARS

STRING MUSIC CONTINUES

ALARM BEEPS

NEWSREADER: This is ABC News
on the 25th of January,

Bicentennial eve, and crowds are
already gathering at Sydney Airport

for the arrival of
the Prince and Princess of Wales,

who are expected to land
any moment now.

PHONE RINGS

The royal couple's stay in Australia
will last ten days...

NEWS CONTINUES DISTANTLY

Hello?

It's... it's, um, Gerry.

Have... have you seen The Sun?

No. Why?

Um...

I was arrested yesterday in Sydney.

What?

The charge...

..um, the charge is indecency.

Hang on.

Listen, could you...

..could you come over here?

Before work?

Um...

Yeah, of course.

The network knows. I'm just not sure
how they're going to manage it.

I-I might need your help.

Yeah. I'll be right over.

Thank you. HANGS UP

MAN: Dale, hi! Dale!

MAN: Jennings! Mr Jennings.

Mr Jennings, any comment
on the arrest?

Have you seen the article
this morning?

Is that reporter still out there?

There are at least five
that I could see.

You all right?

I think we need to get Alison
off to school.

No, let her stay at home.

No, I think it's important that the
reporters see you and I together...

No, the other kids.

Hey.

We keep smiling, we say nothing

and we never, ever apologise.

OK? That's how we get through this.

Yeah? OK?

I love you.
I love you too.

You read it?
Yeah.

I mean, it didn't go into
much detail.

It said, "Arrested
in public bathroom." It's...

It's enough.

Do you have a lawyer?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. We think we can
get the charges dropped.

What am I doing here?

I need... I need you to fight for me
to stay on air, Dale.

People aren't answering my calls.

The sponsors have cut me.

I, um...

If I disappear, I'm done.

Do you understand?

Yeah.

We've got each other's backs,
don't we?

Don't we?

Of course.

Because, you know, um...

..if you were in this position...

..you know I'd do the same for you.

Of course.

LINDSAY: Oh, jeez. Dale!
Dale, come here.

Uh, are you across
all this Gerry business, are you?

The Sun?
Yeah.

And the Sydney Morning Herald.

Jean said she heard
it on the radio twice.

Did you know he was a poof?

I'm not drawing any conclusions.

Oh, come on. He makes Bernard
bloody King look like Tarzan.

Mate, he was sprung
in a public toilet in a park.

Could you imagine his poor wife?

Oh, she's all right, Robbo.

She's pretty switched on.
I'd say she'd know about it

because we've been hosing down
stories about this fella for years,

haven't we?

Can't hose down an arrest, can you?
So he's off air tomorrow.

It's a little premature,
don't you think?

LINDSAY LAUGHS

It's an arrest for public buggery!

Tomorrow is the biggest
family day viewing

in Australian television history.
He's gone.

Look, Rob's going to
take over the Fleet.

We'll get the royal watcher in
to help you with Charles and Di.

It'll be simple.

No, if you take Gerry off air
that's just confirming he's guilty.

He is guilty!

I just don't know how comfortable
I feel

about being up there beside a bloke
who does that kind of thing.

Dale, morning update.
Jean.

Gerry's the most popular personality
on this network.

I am not doing it without him.

DOOR SLAMS

He's turning into Helen. ALL CHUCKLE

MAN: 20 seconds!

Ten seconds!

And in six, five...

Dale Jennings here
with a morning update

on this sunny Bicentennial eve.

And today, we have already seen
a double royal celebration.

The Prince and Princess of Wales
have just arrived in Sydney

and Buckingham Palace has announced

that the Duchess of York
is expecting her first baby.

REPORTER: The royal couple...
And we're out.

..emerged from an
Australian Air Force 707...

Vincent Callahan's on the line.

Oh, thank you.

2,000 well-wishers
were there to greet them.

CLEARS THROAT Vincent, mate, how are you?

Lindsay, mate,
sorry I missed your calls.

Oh, that's OK. You're a busy fella.

You're doing well for yourself,
aren't you?

BOTH CHUCKLE

Now, I reckon I know
why you're calling.

Uh, do you just?

Lindsay, I just want to say
that we didn't approach Helen

until well after she left
News At Six.

Honestly.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Mate, sorry. Did she say SHE left?

Well, she said
there was an editorial dispute.

Quite a heated one.

And, of course,
we know she walked off air.

Oh, mate,
I hate doing this, but...

..that was no walk off, Vincent.

That was a breakdown.

And if you're going to hire
this woman,

you need to know
that she has breakdowns regularly.

Well, I know she's volatile
and very passionate.

Do you know that she was also
in a mental institution?

A nut house.

And that some of the press know?

Hmm?

HE SIGHS

You've hired a woman
with real problems in her head.

Now, I don't know whether it's
manic depression,

or whether the poor thing
has got schizophrenia,

but if Helen Norville
can't read an autocue,

if she can't manage to do that,

how the fuck is she going to
navigate a US election campaign?

Well...

..I appreciate the candour.

Listen, Lindsay, I've got to go.

Thank you. HANGS UP

Fuck you, Helen.

♪ Come on, baby, do the
locomotion... ♪

It's getting late.

Oh, well, it can't go
too much longer.

Also, I need to speak to you.

OK, I've got to be up at five, so...

Hey, Jen, could you turn down the
telly? Noels.

♪ Do the locomotion

♪ My little baby sister
can do it with ease... ♪

All right.

Noels...

HE LAUGHS

You bring out the best in everyone
around you, especially me.

Um, and I want to spend
the rest of my life with you

and build a family with you.

Noelene Kim...

Yes.

Yeah? Yes. Yes.

Yeah, I told Jen
I was going to do it tonight,

and then I couldn't find
the right spot

and was getting panicky there.

Yeah. Um...
Oh, yeah. Thank you, Jen.

Uh, yeah, Mr and Mrs Kim,

I wanted to bow for blessings.

Oh, let's take a photo.

Um, if it's OK,

I think I just want one
with the both of us.

OK.
Hey.

Sorry, should I not have done that
in front of your family?

They're fine.

I just thought it might help
with your dad,

but he still seems
pretty suss on me.

It's not you.
That was actually a good reaction.

Really?
Mm-hm.

SHE CHUCKLES Yeah. Come here.

I love what you did.

You've made me very happy.

How about one last drink?

It's late.

Please, now that I can relax.

Just one more.

I have one thing I need to tell you.

All right.

I've been offered another job

at another network.

Jesus, Noels.

HE LAUGHS

You just had me shitting bricks.

For a second there I was thinking,

"You idiot.
What else have you ballsed up?"

That's... that's great. It's good.

Of course other networks
are going to be chasing you.

What is it?

Helen asked me to be her producer.

For election coverage...

..in America.

Over there in America?

How long for?

Until the end of November, at least.

And here I am,
signed for another two years.

Um... I know.

So hang on, when
do you have to decide by?

I said tomorrow.
You said tomorrow?

Jesus. Uh...

I made it very clear
I needed to speak to you first.

Uh...

I don't know what to say.

I feel like I've been very patient

sneaking around for a whole year,
and then...

Did you want to say yes to this?

I want to do what's best.

For both of us.

HE SIGHS Right.

SHE CRIES

DOOR CLOSES

KNOCK AT DOOR

KNOCK AT DOOR

What... what time is it?

Too bloody early.
Seven o'clock?

Yeah.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Oh. I hope I didn't wake you.

Could I have a word in private?

Sure.

I understand you've accepted
a new position.

Geoff and I spent
two months in Washington

in the wake of the Kennedy
assassination...

What do you want to talk about,
Evelyn? Why are you here?

I'm aware of what you did.

With Kay.

I wanted to thank you for your
decency in a troubling situation.

Well, that was for Kay, not for you.

Uh, also, Geoff heard something
last night.

Something concerning.
I felt I ought to warn you.

He's had several calls in the wake
of the Gerry Carroll business.

Last night, Donna Gillies

specifically mentioned Dale,
repeatedly.

She mentioned something about
a tryst with a news cameraman.

Geoff said nothing, of course,

but she proposed that was
the real reason for your separation.

Well, I think next time...
I think you should answer.

I think you should answer
and you should deny it firmly.

I think a denial from Geoff Walters
would go a long way...

Thank you very much, Evelyn. CLEARS THROAT

I asked you to stay in that room!

She's the last person in the
world... Helen!

..that I would want to know about
whatever the fuck this is.

Helen, it sounded like a crisis.
Jesus Christ.

I just didn't...
All right, all right, all right.

I'll grant you, we've never exactly
had a conversation

about Dale before.
What?

We've never spoken about Dale.
A conversation about what?

A conversation about the fact...
What are you trying to say?

We both know what team
Dale bats for, Helen.

Get dressed.

Get your shit,

and get the fuck out of my house!

Go.

DALE: Hello?
Dale, it's Helen.

Can you please stay at home?
I'm coming right over.

I'm already late.
No, I need you just to stay there.

EXHALES HARD

KNOCK AT DOOR

Hi.
Hi.

Thank you for, um...

Thanks for staying.

Um... Oh. OK.

Dale, I need to tell you something,
and I just need you not to...

..not to freak out.

But, um, Evelyn Walters
came to my house this morning.

What?
And, um, well, uh... Fuck.

What, Helen?
No, no, it's...

So, Geoff, Geoff's been getting

phone calls from... from
Donna Gillies

about, um, information
that she might have

in regards to you
and a male cameraman.

She called me too.

She called me yesterday twice
and left messages, which I ignored.

Geoff?

Geoff's made no comment.

Dale, has something happened
since, um...

..since we separated that...?

Dale.

OK.

OK, well...

I mean, that means
it's... it's just...

It's just Geoff and myself
that she's called.

And nobody else knows, do they?

Gerry knows.

I told Gerry.

What do I do?

You know what? I still think that
there's a really huge chance

that this will just blow over.

Just go in. Just do your job.

Act confident.

Just... it's what you do.

HE SNIFFS Come on, get up.

Get your bag.

You go in to work and you act
like everything's normal.

And I do... I do think
this could blow over.

I just...

I just needed you to know.

Happy Australia Day!
Thanks.

We're putting Rob on with you
right from the start.

Then Gerry will take over
for the royals and the ceremony.

Then it will be you alone
for the fireworks.

OK.

Oh, Dale.

You've had several messages.

A former cameraman.
You remember Tim Ahern?

Oh, of course.

He stressed he wants you to call him
as soon as you get in.

PHONE RINGS

Hello?
Hi. It's Dale.

Just returning your call.
Dale Jennings.

HE LAUGHS

I don't know any other Dales, Dale.

Hey, are you somewhere quiet?

Yeah.

So I've been getting a couple
of calls from a gossip columnist.

Donna Gillies?
Yeah.

Yeah, she's been asking
a lot of questions about you...

..and me.

And I said nothing, obviously,
and hung up.

Well, great. Thanks.

I-i-if she calls back, could you
just... could you clarify...?

I won't answer again.

If you could just say we were
in a professional relationship,

that would be appreciated.

I'll ignore her, but I'm not lying.

I'm past that.

Did she say who fed the story?

Look, I, uh...

..I know you're going to deny
everything.

And I didn't expect anything
different.

I got to go.

Good luck.

DIAL TONE

LINDSAY: No-one wants to hear
from Steve

when the Princess of Wales
is 200m away.

But we've got to fill a gap.
It's a waste of an OB.

What do you want?

Upon reflection, I've been thinking
about what you said about Gerry.

You're right.
He should be off the desk.

Oh, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ.
We said this yesterday.

Yeah, well, I'm hearing more
and more about his behaviour.

Ooh, fuck me. What?

Well, I don't know specifics,

but for such a landmark broadcast,

it's not worth the risk.

Jesus, we said this yesterday,
Dale!

Just ring Gerry.
Tell him not to come in.

Well done, mate. Fuck.
Music to my ears. Well done, you.

Now, listen, you do realise that

you're signing up for 14-hours-plus
on the desk.

I can handle it.

Good morning.

I'm Dale Jennings.

MAN: Ten seconds!

And five, four...

Good morning. I'm Dale Jennings
and wherever you are in Australia,

thank you for joining us
as we celebrate our 200th birthday

as a modern nation.

And what a spectacular day
we have ahead of us.

Isn't that right, Rob?
That's right, Dale.

And the centrepiece of it all...
PHONE RINGS

..re-enactment of the arrival...

Jean speaking.

..First Fleet.
It arrived back in 1788...

Apparently Gerry's down in make-up.

What? Fuck!

..Sydney Harbour today.

Why don't we cross to the air right
now for our first live pictures?

As you can see, it's a stunning day.

And there has been a massive
spectator fleet out there

on the water all morning.

LINDSAY: Hey, there he is.
Gerry! Hang on a tick, mate.

Hey!

We've been trying to call you.

Oh, well, we've taken the home
phone off the hook, so...

But I'm here and I'm ready.

And we appreciate that, mate.

But, you know, just on reflection,

we were thinking
it might not be a bad idea

if you rest off air just for now.

And who's 'we'?

Yeah, well, you know, it... CLEARS THROAT

It's a combined decision,
isn't it, Dennis?

Yeah. Yeah, like,
like, administration, publicity.

You know, just until this
whole business blows over.

Yeah, it has blown over.
Story peaked yesterday.

No, no, no, mate. Mate, just
worthwhile letting the dust settle.

What is this?

Huh?

Look, I want to talk to Dale.

Dale's on air, and he will be
for the next few hours.

Well, I'll wait till the break,
then.

LAUGHS He wants to speak to Dale.

LAUGHS

Dale is behind this decision, mate.

Dale Jennings came to us
and he said,

"Listen, you know,
it's an unfortunate situation."

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And just until it...

And unfortunate situations happen
in this place every fucking day!

Do they? Camera boys
touching up make-up girls.

Execs doing drugs in boardrooms.
Oh, yeah.

I haven't done anything like that.

I've done nothing like that.

I haven't hurt anyone.

Well, I don't know whether
your wife would agree.

You don't know the first thing
about my wife.

Or me.

Well, I know a hell of a lot more
about you than I want to, Gerry.

HE CHUCKLES

Listen, mate, I didn't think you
were a bad sort of a fellow,

and I couldn't give a rat's toss bag
what you fuck or you suck.

But you broke telly's golden rule!

You got caught with your pants down!

Mate, this is going to end one way.

You can either walk out of here
under your own steam

or get drop-kicked out of here
on your filthy arse,

but you're gone!

By you?

SCOFFS Come on, Gerry.

Yeah.

Oh, fuck!

DALE: To the aerial shots there.
What a sight that is.

And now we can see
the crew climbing the ma...

The...

The crews climbing up there
on the mast of the ship.

It's just hundreds of thousands
of spectators. Right, Rob?

And millions more tuned
into the telly too, Dale.

And look at all those
spectator crafts,

from yachts to ferries
to families piled into dinghies.

They're all feeling
that same sense of excitement.

You know what that looks like
to me, Rob?

It looks like a birthday cake.

And what an awful lot of candles
glittering on the ocean today.

Isn't that beautiful, Rob?

That is a sight to behold, Dale.

Gosh, it's hard not to feel a sense
of that Aussie spirit, isn't it?

What an absolute ripper.
What a ripper, indeed.

Now, let's go again
back to those gorgeous aerial shots.

Magnificent.

You can see the...
station sponsor there.

QUIETLY: Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck,
fuck, fuck.

Listen, mate. I'm nervous. I'm
still nervous. I'm still nervous.

You... you keep an eye on things
here. Keep an eye on things here.

Yeah, OK. OK?
Yeah. OK. I got it.

..fine summer day.

And here we are.

Another glorious view
of the tall ships

with the News At Six exclusive
helicopter of Sydney Harbour.

I hope we haven't interrupted

any of your Bicentennial
celebrations.

LAUGHS No. I promise you, no.

Erm, so, I have Alan confirmed.

And Noelene I should hear back from
tonight - I think she's a yes.

I'm sorry it's taken so long.

We actually wanted to discuss
the producer position

just one more time.

Because Walshie reminded me

that we have a great candidate
that I'd overlooked.

Bill Macfarlane.

Covered Washington for us
in the '70s.

He's been back recently
doing some exceptional work

on the Iran-Contra affair.

Really strong.

There's no Australian
who knows the terrain better.

And he's a major fan of you.
Huge fan.

OK.

Erm, I mean, for me, it's really
more about energy and tenacity.

And Noelene's hungry, and I...

Well, from our perspective, it's...

The US campaign trail
is incredibly stressful.

It's a marathon and we just feel
that having a more experienced

set of hands would help.

Oh.

So this is about me.

This is about who
would best compliment you.

And that's no longer my choice?

Could we have a minute?

Of course.

Walshie?

Sure.

I mean, I was pretty
clear... in our first meeting

that I don't work well under
older, rigid sets of hands.

It's the reason I left News At Six

and it's the reason
I wanted to work with you.

Is that the only reason you left
News At Six?

You've been talking to Lindsay?

Anything he says,
I take with a grain of salt.

Well, what did he say?

That campaign trail
would test anyone -

physically and psychologically.

So we'll get back to you
with our decision.

Have a great flight.

Thank you.

Carol.

Can you send Walshie
back in, please?

And coming into view right now,
the Prince and Princess of Wales.

And isn't the princess
looking stunning?

Both elegant and festive

in a beautiful aqua-green
ensemble with cream trim.

Reception's on the line.

Helen's here...
What?

..asking for you.
She's been calling as well.

Well, just tell her I'm not here.
She knows you're here.

Apparently,
she's already on her way up.

Oh, Jesus Christ.
I better make myself scarce.

What a day for my bloody gout
to flare up.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN PLAYS DISTANTLY

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR PLAYS
DISTANTLY

PHONE RINGS IN OFFICE

Jean?

Hello, Helen.

I know what you've been saying
to Vincent Callahan

and I want you to stop.

We're done, we're out,

and we never have to
see each other again.

OK?

Fair enough by me.

But, you know, it's not just me
who's been talking to Vincent.

Everyone... has something
to say about you, Helen.

I mean, everyone in this office
has a Helen Norville story to share.

Oh, and you think any of them
have anything nice to say about you?

Everyone fucking hates you.

Even fucking Dennis
had a knife out for you.

Do you know that?

He had it all set up
with Charlie Tate.

And they don't even know
the worst of it.

What is the worst of it, Helen?

Mm?

You really want to go there?

Oh, why not? We're both here.

What's the worst of it?

I don't have any friends.
Boo-hoo fucking hoo!

I don't need these people
to be my friends.

They fucking work for me.

I mean, whatever you think
I've done to you,

whatever you think
anyone has done to you,

it pales into insignificance
to what you've done to yourself!

You're all over the place
like a mad woman's shit.

What happened to that
ambitious young woman?

Do you remember her?

She came here and she would
do anything to get on the desk.

And she did everything.

And more.

And she got there.

But when she got there,
she didn't use her talent

or her integrity,
and certainly not her looks.

Did she, Helen?

You remember?

And she had it all.

And she threw it all away.

And now she's all alone.

No-one to clean up after you.

No-one to cling to. Alone.

And off to America. Ooh!

LAUGHS

How's that going to go for you,
do you think?

Best be careful, Helen.

Cos you might come home
in the cargo hold.

But, you know, Helen,

good luck in America...

..Helen Kaasik!

Or whatever you're going to
call yourself.

You make sure, Helen...

..you pack lots of Valium.

You're going to need it!

TV: And not least in the United
Kingdom.

Well, what are you looking at,

you bunch of raggedy-arse
gypsy bastards?

Nothing to do?

There's a one-in-200-year
news event.

Nothing to do?!

Get on with it!

Jean...

..get Dennis.

Ah. OK.

That was Noelene.

Says you better think twice
about going back to the office.

You need to go after Helen?

Noels...

Oh, I feel like such a dickhead
for saying all that last night.

Well... you didn't say anything
I wasn't expecting.

A year's a long time.

Well, I woke up this morning
and I just thought,

"You absolute wanker.

"I mean, you had one dream in life,
right?

"To play in a grand final team.

"And you got it.

"But Noels hasn't had that yet."

You really want it?

The job?

DALE: And for those of you who've
been with us since early morning,

what a fitting crescendo this is.

Sydney Harbour alight
like never before.

What are you doing in here?
Rob's been looking for you.

Jean's been looking for you.

Now, Dennis, tell me,
are you hiding from me?

No, no, no, no.
I was just coming out.

Well, after midnight. CHUCKLES

Now, mate, I realise
this is coming from Helen,

which means it's about
eight times removed

from even a skerrick of the truth.

But are you doing deals
with little Chuck about me?

Jesus Christ!
Look, look, look, look.

I met with Charlie. It was only
brief. There's no deal, Lindsay, OK?

You hear from the CEO,
you come to me. I'm your boss.

He owns the network.
He owns half of Australia!

He owns fuck all, Dennis!

Jesus, mate, you do not realise
how lucky you've been.

There is no other bloke
in Australian television

that would have given you
the chances I gave you!

A piss-weak, half-arsed coffee boy
in a bad acrylic vest.

GRUNTS Oh!

HE GAGS

Sorry.

Sh-sh-sh-I should not call...

No, no, no. Don't call anyone.
Give me a hand.

Come on.

CHUCKLES

Dennis, you never apologise
for a good punch in the face.

It is better than a head job
to give you the focus! Huh!

CHUCKLES

What did you get in your deal?

Come on, tell me. Tell me. Tell me.

$50,000, Lindsay.

LAUGHS

50 grand?

You'd have never even
got anywhere near that.

Oh, Dennis, you're
not very good at this, are you?

You poor sausage.

But you are good at your job.

I'll give you 60.

CHUCKLES

DALE: a cascade of light
spilling into the Harbour,

setting in the city, and indeed...
LINDSAY LAUGHS

..the nation alight.

Of course, the Bicentennial
commemorations will continue

as we look towards
the rest of the royal tour,

the cultural and sporting highlights

and, of course,
to World Expo '88 in Brisbane.

I'm Dale Jennings.

This has been News At Six.

Good night, Australia.

And we're out!

APPLAUSE

Great job, Dale.

WOMAN: Good job, Dale.

WOMAN: That was great, Dale.

MAN: Good stuff. Well done, mate.

APPLAUSE CONTINUES

KNOCK AT DOOR

Hi.

Hi.

Come in.

Sorry I'm late.

No...

Please take a seat. Erm...

Can I get you something?

Like wine or a water or a tea or...?

I'm fine, thank you.
OK.

OK.
Hm. Hm.

Rob and I got engaged.

Oh.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

He asked me last night.

I had to tell him about your offer
straight away.

It took him a moment...

..but today he said
he would support my choice.

That he would wait for me.

But I've decided
to decline your offer.

I'm so sorry.

I really appreciate
you thinking of me.

And... I know
I would have loved the job.

Hm-hm.

But...
It's OK.

I totally understand.

I know this isn't the choice
you would have made.

But the landscape
looks different for me.

Helen...
Mm-hm.

..you're going to be incredible.

And I'll be watching.

Well...

OK.

Let me walk you out
and thank you so very much

for...

..taking the time to tell me...

..all that...

..in person.

Congratulations again.

Bye.

PHONE RINGS

ANSWERING MACHINE PICKS UP
You've reached Dale Jennings.

I'm unable to attend the phone
right now.

Please leave me a message.

ANSWER MACHINE BEEPS

Dale? It's Geoff Walters here.

I just wanted to offer
my sincere congratulations.

We watched the entire telecast.

Geoff. Sorry.

I'm here.

Stellar job, Dale.

You left the competition
in the dust.

CHUCKLES

Oh... thank you.

It means a great deal.

I feared...

..as I left the desk the, er...

..there was a dearth
of great newsmen left.

I underestimated you, Dale.

The, erm, golden couple
was clearly just a stepping stone.

If I was in PR,
I'd brand you the king of news.

HE SNIGGERS

You've earned it.

Good job, lad.

Hi.

Hi.

When's your flight?

I'm... I'm not going.

What?

I've got Donna Gillies
coming over today.

And I'm just...

..I'm going to give her the story.

The story about why I'm not leaving.

I'm going to tell her that, erm...

..that I couldn't pack yesterday.

That I...

..that I watched you
on the television all day.

And realised...

..how much I missed you.

And then you came over,

to say goodbye and...

..and I just couldn't leave.

Because I...

..I don't function without you.

Helen.

I don't have, erm...

I don't have a ring
or anything like that, but...

Dale Jennings...

..will you marry me?

Helen...

Helen, I love you.

But we can't do this.

No. SHE SIGHS

What do I do, though?

You do your job.

Er, sorry, I...

Helen's not here.

Would you like to come in?

I'm aware of the story
you're pursuing about me.

I know who you've been calling.

Obviously, I was going to
approach you for a response.

Hm. And... and I can take
a comment now, if you like.

If you print that story,
you will sell a lot of copies.

For one edition.

I can offer you so much more.

You see - Helen's left.

Geoff's stepped back.

I'm the face of the news now.

Millions of people turn to me
for stability and assurance.

Because they trust me.

And that relationship
is very important to me.

It could be very valuable to you.

Because they are going to
keep turning to me

every night...

..for decades.

For the rest of your life, Donna.

Because a great newsreader...

..is for ever.

Now...

..if you print that story...

..all that's gone.

But...

..if you don't...

..I'll remember.

And I promise you...

..it will pay off handsomely.

♪ Change your heart

♪ Look around you

♪ Change your heart

♪ It will astound you

♪ I need your lovin'

♪ Like the sunshine... ♪

WOMAN: (OVER TANNOY)
..please make your way to Gate 12.

♪ Everybody's gotta learn sometimes

♪ Everybody's gotta learn
sometimes

♪ Everybody's got to learn
sometimes... ♪

MAN: And five, four...

Well, it's the morning after,

as Australia and the world

reflect on some of our nation's
biggest ever celebrations.

Record-breaking crowds watched
the spectacle on the Harbour,

as protesters filled Sydney streets.

The re-enactment of the First Fleet

was cheered on
by hundreds of thousands,

among them Prince Charles,
Princess Diana

and Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

And the international media
covered all of it extensively.

For a complete Bicentennial
round-up,

as well as highlights
of all the key events,

you're in exactly the right place.

Our reporters around the nation
are standing by,

and soon we'll be crossing live
to Melbourne

as the Prince and Princess of Wales
continue their royal tour.

I'm Dale Jennings.

Welcome to News At Six.