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This person, his shadow on the wall.

The crowd is bursting from me.

A single handyman.

It finds its freedom early.

They're going to take it all.

We are the metal shed.

Ten thousand dollars.

Okay.

Thank you.

Stop running.

It just appeared.

Zipped by magic.

Yeah,

something like that.

Let me help you with that.

Oh, no, that's okay.

What

the hell's going

on out there?

Michael.

I can assure you, Bill, it's completely innocent.

How are you?

Good to see you.

Good. How are you?

Phil, I think we should talk about cutting back on your commission. You're

putting on a little weight.

Hold all my calls, please, Michelle.

Yes, Mr. Stockton.

He's still in there?

Uh -huh.

And the next day, he shot himself.

It's an amazing story. It's all true. Well, most of it.

Thanks for the show of convalescence.

No, thank you.

Get me Perry, please.

It was nice meeting you.

Yeah, and you.

Sorry,

Mr. Bergman.

There's something about him.

Yeah, like millions of dollars.

No, no, it's like...

You know how sometimes you meet someone and you think you know them, but you

don't?

No. I mean, I know he's Michael Bergman and he's a celebrity and all of that,

but it just felt so... Oh, shit, I've got to get going.

Look, it's called Deja Vu or something.

You don't know what I'm talking about, do you?

No.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Okay, bye.

Something else?

No, thank you. I'm fine.

This is a terrible thought, but what would you do if you heard the world was

going to be destroyed in 24 hours?

I'd take the girl in my dreams, put her on the back of my bike.

go out for a full 24 -hour picnic in the mountains.

Well, actually, that's true, too. How many blokes' mums can relate to that,

Mum doesn't like the lady, that's it. Number one, what would you do if you had

25 -year -old girl and she brought her mother along?

Well, I'd, um... Hi.

Hi. You'd apologise to me, wouldn't you?

How was your day? Great.

Yeah.

Yeah, absolutely terrific.

I don't know where to start.

Leave it to Beaver. It was great.

Then I watched Dark Victory, followed by The Price is Right, then McHale's Navy.

And they reckon we live in a cultural wilderness.

Not on our block, we don't.

There wasn't anything in the paper.

No. No, but it was going forward.

Corey phoned.

Said there might be an opening for someone in their marketing department.

Well, oh, that's great.

Oh.

Listen.

No, we both know he's stretched to the limit.

He'd just be giving me a job at a symposium.

You are underselling yourself. Corey's always been impressed by you.

It's you he's impressed by.

What? Come on, he's always wanted to get into your pants.

He virtually dribbles from the mouth every time he's near you.

Oh, that isn't true.

I just feel like shit.

Something will break.

It has to.

You just have to believe that.

Yeah.

So, what'll it be?

Dial a chicken or dial a pizza?

It's rumored that Michael Bergman has his eyes set on the acquisition of the

successful Los Angeles -based Wells Entertainment Group.

Though many industry experts today were predicting that Bergman will be facing

strong competition from the powerful U .S. CineReel Corporation. How does

someone like that make that much money so quickly?

It's believed that if Michael Bergman is successful in his latest network bid,

it will make him one of the most powerful men in Australia.

It appears that Mr. Bergman's meteoric rise shows no sign of slowing down.

It's been weeks.

I know. I'm so sorry.

You think I'm a loser too, don't you? No, I don't think you're a loser.

I can't get a job. I can't give you a child.

But I told you that doesn't matter.

Why have you changed?

You know, I haven't changed.

You haven't.

I'm lost.

You ever thought that maybe God has a really sick sense of humor?

He watches us build up our lives.

Solid education.

Great job.

Then he gets bored and shatters it all.

Maybe he just gets drunk.

I think I'll join him.

Larry.

Oh,

I suppose it was a derailment today.

I'm sorry. Right, well, get me the file on landmark and web and Clifton's

summary of this.

Sleep in.

Sleep? What's that?

Yes, it's Mr.

Bergman there, please.

Hello.

I thought maybe you changed your mind.

Yeah, I... I almost did.

Your handkerchief.

Oh. Here you are.

Thank you. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this.

That's okay. I mean, I was passing by here anyway, so...

Where do you live?

Carlton.

Hmm.

Well, it's my good deed for the year.

I... You've,

um... probably got a million of them anyway.

Oh, no, no.

This is very special to me.

Oh? This was given to me as a gift.

From my late mother.

That's a lie, isn't it?

Yeah.

Well, I'd, uh, I'd better be going.

I'll walk you to your car.

Oh, no, that's okay. I, uh, it's a couple of blocks away anyway.

That's a lie, isn't it?

Look, I've got some friends inside.

It's just a little celebration. Oh, please, don't let me keep you. I'm

I'd like you to stay.

Oh, no, I couldn't. I'm not really good at that sort of thing.

Crowds.

No?

Excuse me.

I would like to introduce an old friend.

Miss... Michelle... Harris.

I'm sure you're going to make her feel very welcome.

Champagne?

Great.

Are you related by any chance to Bernard Harris?

No,

no, I'm not.

Judge Harris?

No.

Well, what sort of business was your father in?

He was in the car industry.

Oh, how very interesting.

In what capacity?

He was a salesman.

Thank you.

All right.

It's a long way down.

The trick is not to look.

He works in advertising.

Where?

Actually, he's in between jobs right now. He's taking a break to finish a

that he's been writing.

Are you happy?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm really happy. I mean...

We have a great relationship, and I... I love my husband.

Then why are you here?

I beg your pardon?

Then why are you here?

I don't know.

Where are we going?

Good morning.

Oh, hi.

How are you?

Fine.

Late home?

Yeah, I had a lot to catch up with at the office.

You didn't phone.

I know. I lost track of time.

What time did you get in?

About three o 'clock and you were dead to the world.

That must have been.

You don't have anything?

No.

Larry?

I may have to work back again tonight.

Be careful.

What?

You don't want to burn yourself out.

No.

Your birthday?

Uh, no.

Oh. Well, in that case, I'd forgive him.

I beg your pardon?

Your husband.

Oh, yes.

Thank you, Mr Stockton.

Thank you for the flowers.

Mr. Nagatomi, you don't want to keep the aboriginal art. We're going to sell it

and put that towards the university.

Problems and... You're... Yeah, I understand, but...

Listen.

Would you rather keep that few million dollars or move $400 million through a

respectable trust?

Mm -hmm.

I know.

You don't want to take a profit from that art sale.

200 million.

Yeah.

Okay. You're paying for the call.

Bye -bye.

Come on in. Out of the light.

It's just a bad dream.

It's all right now.

You okay?

Okay. All right.

Perfect.

I'm Larry Harris. So?

I think you know my wife.

Mr. Harris, do yourself a favor and go away.

That's not what Michelle wants.

I know what Michelle wants, and I'm giving it to her.

You asshole, look!

You're gonna regret this.

I'm a busy man.

Bye.

Goodbye.

You'll fall, Bergman.

And when you do, I'll be there, hear me?

then I'll be smiling.

I wouldn't bet on it.

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.

Are you going to fill me in on this?

On what?

On what?

Something's happened.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Listen, I got a call from the publisher today.

They want my book.

And I got a job.

Oh, my goodness, that's great.

It's in Adelaide.

I was thinking it'd be good to get away from here.

Start again, maybe.

What do you think?

What's wrong?

Look, if you are in some kind of trouble... No, I'm not in any kind of

trouble.

Okay.

What about Adelaide?

Michael, I can't do this any longer.

What's the matter?

It's Larry.

Has he heard you?

No, no, no.

He knows something's going on.

Are you sure?

I don't know.

I think so.

Leave him.

What?

Michael, I can't do that right now.

He doesn't need that. It wouldn't be right.

Who's gonna tell you when it's too late?

Who's gonna tell you things aren't so great?

You can't go on.

Nothing's wrong without who's gonna drive you home

tonight.

In this news update, Michael Bergman scores another success, new light shone

the killing of Chico Mendez, and astrologists predict the end of the

Well, he's done it again.

Tonight, Michael Bergman is celebrating his successful takeover of the Los

Angeles -based Wells Entertainment Group.

Many industry experts predicted yesterday that Bergman's move in Wells

doomed to failure.

But just 24 hours later, Bergman has emerged the victor.

Over to Penny Ballard in Los Angeles for this special report.

The 40 -year -old businessman Michael Bergman's name has become the name on

everybody's lips in Central Town tonight.

His takeover of the giant wealth entertainment group now gives Mr.

huge American outlet for his movies, television, and recording interests.

Just five years ago, Michael Bergman was unknown.

He is now poised to become a major player in the toughest game in town.

I'm one of the great believers. I think that's the secret,

really. Not giving in to cynicism.

It's one of the major diseases in this industry.

In the final analysis, it's the heart and the dreams that

save us.

At the time of filing this report, Mr. Bergman was unavailable for comments on

his wealth acquisition. In Brazil, the murder of Chica Mendes...

Will you?

Can you see me, Bergman?

Can you hear me?

I know all about you.

I've been watching you.

Now, either you back off on this thing, or I go public.

I'm a dangerous man, Mr.

Bergman.

I've got nothing to lose anymore.

Have you and your husband been trying alone?

What? Well, the baby.

No.

I miss you.

Me too.

Got no one to gossip with anymore.

Two.

Thank you.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

I just... I can't believe

that he would take his own life. It just... It doesn't make sense.

It wasn't fair of him to do that to you.

Not fair of him.

Wow, it's... It's rain.

Why don't you ask Stockton for your old job back?

You need to take your mind off all of that.

You can't talk to Skinny.

And Hughes has ordered the inquiry.

Hughes.

Now we have nothing to worry about.

Well, not exactly. He can't be seen to influence in any way. Now look, he's a

fucking senator, isn't he? Yes, and that's what he wants to say. I fucking

helped put him in there. I know that, but maybe he's suffering memory loss. It

happens once people get into office, you know.

I put him in and I can get him out.

Maybe that's why he wants to nail you first.

You feel like a little trip up to Parliament House?

But Michael, he's a senator.

Look, you and your clients have seen an awfully nice return on the structure

I've put together for you.

I've worked too hard to do what I've had to do, to go into the toilet now.

But if anything happens to him at this time... Come here, come here.

Look, let Perrin take that next shipment. I don't want to see any more

shit.

Bill, I'm sorry.

I'll get you a new tie.

It's all going to be fine, Bill.

Don't worry about anything.

The Chinese will never handle their business this way.

Just let you know that we're going to get a little serious.

We've gained so much here with the help of so many good people in this country.

And I am an Australian citizen.

And I think we have something to share.

Have you ever thought about having children?

We've all been bombarded with so many things. So much change in too short a

time.

I think most of us are suffering from some sort of emotional shell shock.

What stresses me is how little we have come to value human life and

basic human rights.

If I can change that in any way, then I've achieved something.

Great.

We're all responsible for the condition of the world today.

But I feel that television and television programming, they have a lot

for, especially from the states.

Not that I'm advocating censorship.

Not in any way.

I just feel that... Why don't you forget who you are?

...carry an awesome responsibility to try and implant good old -fashioned

on the minds of the impressionable and the young before it's too late.

That'd be good.

We're dealing with a very powerful medium.

And a lot of us in the business have made a lot of money and given nothing

We danced while Rome burns.

But now it's clean.

I'm just a new kid on the block.

I'm sure that a lot of my peers are going to, well, they'll object to my

comments. But I can't lie.

And it's interesting to note that in today's business world, that's probably

considered a weakness. But the encouraging thing is that the public has

responded to me and my message.

and that support continues to grow.

And we've permanently damaged the environment and our world because people

didn't take heed soon enough.

And I believe that there's still time to save ourselves from the sickness and

pollution that day by day grows within us all, a sickness more deadly than

cancer or AIDS, and it's called indifference.

It's man -made, and it's spread amongst us by a greedy and corrupt society.

so

Remember me?

Michael, I don't think this is a good idea. Yeah, well, I do.

This line could be, uh, you know that.

I'm a risk taker.

You know, I took a risk on you.

Didn't I?

Didn't I?

Yes.

That's better.

You know, even if it is, there'd just be two of us in a hot seat instead of just

one. And I always enjoyed your company.

Get the fuck out of here.

What? I wasn't talking to you.

Go on.

There's nothing I can do, Michael.

I have pressure on me from the top, all the way from the top. I don't know how

it happened, but we've got an honest guy out there now.

And we're all on the run.

The glory days are over.

No, they're not, Jack.

Not until I say so.

the sources of your funds. My hands are tied.

How's the family?

Fine.

Jack, you've got to get me off the hook. I don't care how you do it.

Just do it.

It's too late, Michael.

It's gone too fast. Do it!

By the way, Jack,

Keep an eye on those kids of yours It's a dangerous world out there

I don't want to see this around here anymore. Get it out of here.

Did you find what you're looking for?

I don't know who to read.

Give me the book. Give me the fucking book. Let me see.

I can't read fucking writing anyway.

I don't understand that.

Look, I'm sorry, Mr. Bergman, but Mr. Stockton might be in all day.

Fucking convene. I beg your pardon?

I'm sorry.

Let me mention that the word fuck disturbs you.

I want you to tell Mr.

Stockton that I don't give a fuck if he went to the fucking moon.

I want him to get in touch with me today.

It's in his interest.

You understand?

You know what I'm talking about.

Thank you.

Will Mrs. Harris be returning back?

Listen, I'm hanging on by my fingernails here.

I've got a cover.

Yeah. Now, listen.

Now, the bank are going to panic because of this fucking inquiry.

Well, you shut up and I'll tell you.

All that money that I moved through Thailand for you, it's just sitting

The same with the Bank of Netherlands.

Now, if you allow me to use some of that money, I can put another bank together.

No, it... Listen, I've laundered an awful lot of

money for you.

And you've made a lot of money because of me.

No, you don't have any time to think about it.

You call me back in five minutes, but don't ever call me again.

Ever.

You're free to leave.

So that's it?

I guess so.

Here.

Take this.

But you better use it.

Quick. You'll see Paris.

You'll see Paris.

You'll see Rome.

On my honeymoon.

What do you want?

Me?

I'm taken.

What, by this?

You call this a life?

Do you know what this is? This is bullshit.

Bullshit, Michael.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I ever brought you into this.

I'm sorry I ever got you involved.

I'm sorry I ever got close.

You wanted me. You wanted me to see you with her, didn't you?

You brought me here. I don't have anywhere else to go.

Scared?

Yes. Yes? Yes.

Good. What?

When I was a little boy, and my father was an alcoholic, and my

mother was having an affair with God, we had to live with that shame, that

guilt, that small -town thinking.

We're taught to be afraid of the outside world, of that darkness out there.

But I escaped from that.

I went into that darkness and I took it and I used it.

And now I dominate.

I'm not afraid of it anymore.

When I saw you, I think... I think I saw a little bit of myself in there

back then.

But you can't go back.

This is mine, and I belong here, and you don't.

So... God, that's an interesting story.

I'm wondering if you've heard the one about the girl that got married, wanted

live happily ever after, but one day this giant that lives in the darkness

along and he puts her in great clothes and nice jewels and promises her

everything, and then one day the husband dies, and she doesn't even notice,

Michael. She's having too much fun.

This is a joke, Michael, and I am standing in the middle of it, full of

and I don't have any answers, Michael. For God's sake, I need some answers,

please.

Yes?

No, look, it'll just take me two days to set it up.

No, I can buy my way out of it. I know I can.

Michael.

All I have to do is move some numbers around a little bit.

Now, just hold on one second. Michael, you know the bit you were talking about

about you inside me?

Well, I fixed that.

I killed it.

I had an abortion because I think one Michael Bergman is plenty.

Yeah, I'm still here

Can you see me, Bergman?

Can you hear me?

I know all about you.

I've been watching you.

Now, either you back off on this thing, or I go public.

I'm a dangerous man, Mr.

Bergman.

I've got nothing to lose anymore.

I can't understand why we're still working with him.

We almost lost everything.

Credit rating dropped, triple A, double B.

It's bullshit.

Get accused of bullshit.

Telling us we're rolling over.

Profit sharing in the corporation is bullshit.

Perrin fucked up.

Maybe not.

Maybe not bullshit.

No, maybe not.

No, maybe not. No, he's out.

He's out. Tomorrow, he's out.

Well, everything else is back on track.

A &U are very happy.

A &U is a pissy little loan corporation. I don't want to deal with them anymore.

I don't want to have anything more to do with them. We're going to get

everything off Cook Island, everything out of here, all the banks here. We set

up a structure for that. I want a bank in Boston, a Los Angeles bank, nothing

here. Even the source money. I want it out.

Out.

Michael, they saved our skin. Fuck them!

It should never happen in the first place. It should never happen again.

Will you shut the fuck up?

What is this?

What do you call it? It's a... It's a fish.

I know that, but... What kind?

I don't give a shit.

Just fucking eat it.

Jesus Christ, it's hot in here.

Am I the only one who's hot?

Oh.

Fuck.

Am I the only one who's fucking hot?

Huh?

Turn the fucking air conditioner off.

We're fucking cooking in here.

Turn it off.

It's just that I'm allergic to certain foods.

Oh, Jesus.

Oh,

Jesus.

Oh.

Oh,

Bill.

Bill.

I don't know.

Oh, Michelle.

Say something to Bill.

Hello, Michelle.

Hello, Michelle.

You used to work for this man, remember?

Isn't she beautiful?

Isn't she beautiful?

Michelle, I've told these gentlemen how friendly you can be and what a great

hostess you are. You're not going to disappoint them and me.

Michelle.

I'm so sorry, Michelle.

I'm sorry. It's my fault.

Please.

If there's anything I can do, if there's anything I can do, I'm sorry.

Please.

Please. It's my fault.

I made a mistake.

Don't. Don't. Go.

Don't. You don't know me.

You don't know me. Please.

Please. Please.

You don't know what I did.

Michelle.

Yeah.

Well, Michael Bergman must be a very happy man today. His company, Bergman

Media, recorded the biggest rise on the stock exchange this week, obviously

reflecting great investor confidence in Mr Bergman's future.

This is in dramatic contrast to speculation last week that Bergman's

overextended its resources and was in trouble.

At the time of filing this report, Bergman was unavailable for comment on

spectacular comeback.

Later in this program, we'll be bringing you a special profile by Tracy Lamb

entitled Michael Bergman, Man of the Year. But first, a story for those of

interested in hunting.

I'm one of the great believers.

Nice meeting you.

Jan, and you...