All language subtitles for the.newsreader.s02e05

Kay, it's Daddy.
It's Daddy, darling.

KAY: I feel like everything
that I do is insignificant

and you're both ashamed of me.

You sit here and attempt to blame
your mother and I

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
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,

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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
just cancelled their Christmas do,

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.

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
a direct result of the pressure

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.

(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.

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.

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.

Geoff Walters is on the line.

I'm Dale Jennings.
And I'm Helen Norville.

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.

Carl Madden has more.

CARL MADDEN: The Federal Minister
for Tourism...

(LINDSAY SIGHS AND CLEARS THROAT)

Geoff, to what do I owe
the, uh, pleasure?

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.

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.

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.

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 -

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

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.
I want you to interview Kay.

('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...

(WHOOPING)

..our very own Dale Jennings!

(CHEERING)

Righto, up first...up first...

..the award for
Most Out-of-Focus Shot...

(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.

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.

(LAUGHTER)

Um...

..uh, so, most idiotic injury.

When rushing to cover
the World Peace Vigil,

he knackered himself so badly
on a barricade

that he couldn't walk or talk

and had to be treated for an hour
by a medical officer.

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!
Drink! Drink! Drink!

(CHEERING)

Dale? How you goin'?

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!

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.

I'm sorry about that. That...

Ah.

Hey, uh, congratulations.

You know, uh, wherever I walk
in the city,

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)

Well, the show's finished

and this is, famously, the worst
party with the best drugs.

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.

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.

And Vincent...Vincent Callahan.

That's right.

OK.

Huh.

Hey, Dale?

Hi, Cheryl.
Hey, is Helen here?

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!

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

# 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.

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.

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.

Ross won't care.

Come on. I'll pay.

(LAUGHS) Someone's in the mood.

Look, come on.
No, mate.

Tim...

You only live once. You know
how important this is. Come on.

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.

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.

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.

Just...just look after him.

# 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?

# Hit that perfect beat, boy... #

I've got some people I want you
to meet at the bar. Come on.

(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,
too close for joy

# Boys in the back room,
their hearts destroy

# Touch and kiss a stranger
if all else fails

# 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 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.

Look at the spuds.

Um...can you finish setting the
table. They'll be here in a minute.

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?

Shows you care.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

Hey, they're gonna love you.

OK.
You right?

Yeah.

You ready?
Yeah. Do I look OK?

Yeah. Good.
OK.

# 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.

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.

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...

Oh, uh, no, um....

..there's, um, lemon rind,
onion and thyme...

Noelene's Korean.

Oh...

Um...

Konnichiwa.

(BOTH LAUGH AWKWARDLY)

So...are you going
to the Olympics next year?

KERRIE: Oh! Sport...

That only took a minute.

(LAUGHS) Um...

Uh, well, I don't know
if they'll send me

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?

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.

Wait, no, no, the...

Judy's knitted three sets
of matching cardigans and booties.

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.

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.

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,

demanding to speak to Helen.

She's asking to speak to you now.

So, could I pass on her number?
Uh, yep. OK, shoot.

724-8637.

Yep, got it. Thanks. Bye.

Oh...

Sorry, I just need to...
make a quick call.

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello.
(ON PHONE) Hi.

Kay, it's Noelene.

Where's Helen?

Helen's not available right now
but can I help you?

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.

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

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.

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.
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.

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.

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,

read all the papers you've missed.

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

KERRIE: Well, your work
sounds very exciting.

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.

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?

Uh, a few minutes.

Call her back right now and tell her
that the interview is on.

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?

KERRIE: Very busy. At Christmas?

(WATER RUNS)

(SPITS)
(WATER RUNS)

(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.

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
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,

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.

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 -

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?

Yeah.

..that it's one of the best sides
ever assembled for an Olympics,

and that they are taking training
very seriously

in the lead-up to Seoul.

The defending gold-medallists
are, of course, the United States,

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.

(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.

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
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
by the processes of the law.

And with the Drugs of Dependence
Ordinance coming into effect

in the ACT,

time will soon tell whether
being referred for treatment

or incarceration

will prove most successful
in rehabilitation.

This has been Helen Norville,
News at Si...

(SWITCHES OFF TAPE)

LINDSAY: Right, you lose
the Hawke stuff,

you lose the rehabilitation claptrap

and you go out on, uh, "One of
Australia's most beloved families."

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
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.

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

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.

(READS) "They're famous,
wealthy and respected

"but, tonight, News at Six
can exclusively reveal

"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."

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.

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.

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.

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,

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

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

from Victorian Premier John Cain...

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS OVER REPORT)

FRANK: And we're back
in five, four...

(NEWS REPORT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

Motorists seeking
to distance themselves

from Australia's 200th birthday

will, next year, be able to remove
the Bicentennial logo

from their numberplates,

in a change to state law.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS OVER NEWS REPORT)

REPORTER: But the move
has drawn criticism

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?!

Studio... Studio! Studio!

FRANK: Helen?

(BOTH PANT)

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!

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?

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,

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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