1 00:02:17,961 --> 00:02:19,057 Helen? 2 00:02:19,081 --> 00:02:21,041 Could you open the door, please? 3 00:02:25,681 --> 00:02:27,161 Helen. 4 00:02:29,281 --> 00:02:30,897 I know you're there. 5 00:02:30,921 --> 00:02:33,641 Can... let me explain. 6 00:02:37,161 --> 00:02:39,417 I think this has all been blown out of proportion. 7 00:02:39,441 --> 00:02:41,200 It's just... 8 00:02:42,721 --> 00:02:44,937 they're just two brief moments in my life. 9 00:02:44,961 --> 00:02:48,641 It is nothing compared to what I have with you. 10 00:02:54,921 --> 00:02:56,377 Helen. This is not fair. 11 00:02:56,401 --> 00:02:57,937 It's not exactly like you've been forthcoming 12 00:02:57,961 --> 00:02:59,057 about everything in YOUR life. 13 00:02:59,081 --> 00:03:01,241 Could you just open the door, please? 14 00:03:14,481 --> 00:03:16,881 I'm gonna call you later, OK? 15 00:03:23,161 --> 00:03:25,000 I'm sorry. 16 00:03:47,561 --> 00:03:50,857 Burgundy pie. That'll freeze. 17 00:03:50,881 --> 00:03:53,857 Quiche Lorraine. 18 00:03:53,881 --> 00:03:56,881 Does Helen like quiche? 19 00:03:57,881 --> 00:04:00,841 I think I remember her saying she did. 20 00:04:04,361 --> 00:04:07,721 I tried ringing her place yesterday. She didn't answer. 21 00:04:08,961 --> 00:04:10,841 She's been busy. 22 00:04:15,921 --> 00:04:17,641 Is something wrong? 23 00:04:24,521 --> 00:04:28,337 When you were a boy, you always told me everything. 24 00:04:28,361 --> 00:04:30,601 And then you stopped. 25 00:04:35,081 --> 00:04:37,817 Was it something I did? 26 00:04:37,841 --> 00:04:40,081 It's fine, Mum. 27 00:04:44,601 --> 00:04:47,177 We should clear out this freezer. 28 00:04:47,201 --> 00:04:51,360 I need to start writing dates on things. 29 00:04:53,961 --> 00:04:57,217 The Montmorency Primary School fete. 30 00:04:57,241 --> 00:04:58,697 The principal introduces you 31 00:04:58,721 --> 00:05:01,857 and it's just a short speech and you draw the raffle. 32 00:05:01,881 --> 00:05:04,417 Can it just BE the raffle? 33 00:05:04,441 --> 00:05:05,921 I'll ask them. 34 00:05:07,321 --> 00:05:10,857 Uh, 10 May, the Variety Club is hosting a charity screening 35 00:05:10,881 --> 00:05:14,017 of Crocodile Dundee, the Paul Hogan film. 36 00:05:14,041 --> 00:05:16,497 They were hoping both you and Dale would introduce it. 37 00:05:16,521 --> 00:05:18,857 It's so good. 38 00:05:18,881 --> 00:05:21,457 It's a romantic comedy, and, uh, 39 00:05:21,481 --> 00:05:23,097 they were hoping a couple would do it. 40 00:05:23,121 --> 00:05:25,137 Yeah, I don't think so. Oh, no. 41 00:05:25,161 --> 00:05:26,777 I... I thought I wouldn't like it, 42 00:05:26,801 --> 00:05:29,137 but it's actually... it's really good. 43 00:05:29,161 --> 00:05:31,777 It starts a bit slow, but then when he gets to New York... 44 00:05:31,801 --> 00:05:34,457 or... and there's this bit where he gets mugged, and... 45 00:05:34,481 --> 00:05:37,377 Yeah, I don't think so - Dale's not really into doing the combined stuff, 46 00:05:37,401 --> 00:05:40,657 especially after the Woman's Day, so... 47 00:05:40,681 --> 00:05:42,737 Has he seen the spread yet? 48 00:05:42,761 --> 00:05:44,057 No. 49 00:05:44,081 --> 00:05:45,657 Have YOU? 50 00:05:45,681 --> 00:05:46,697 No. 51 00:05:46,721 --> 00:05:49,201 Oh. It's amazing. Hang on. 52 00:05:52,241 --> 00:05:54,761 You want Lindsay to have a word with Dale? 53 00:05:56,961 --> 00:05:58,417 No, thank you. 54 00:05:58,441 --> 00:06:01,017 He wants a lot more joint appearances. 55 00:06:01,041 --> 00:06:02,857 He thinks Dale softens you, 56 00:06:02,881 --> 00:06:05,177 makes you more likeable. 57 00:06:05,201 --> 00:06:07,001 Here. 58 00:06:11,721 --> 00:06:14,337 I think we should do his hair like that all the time. 59 00:06:14,361 --> 00:06:18,321 Mmm. You can keep it. I've already read it. 60 00:06:46,001 --> 00:06:48,337 Hi. Is Dale sick? 61 00:06:48,361 --> 00:06:49,881 Yep. 62 00:07:10,881 --> 00:07:13,441 Hi. Hi. 63 00:07:17,001 --> 00:07:18,881 Can I come in? 64 00:07:37,721 --> 00:07:39,577 Dale, do you record every one of your stories? 65 00:07:39,601 --> 00:07:43,001 No. Just some, to review. 66 00:07:44,001 --> 00:07:45,577 Do you watch 'em often? 67 00:07:45,601 --> 00:07:49,161 I generally just watch them on the night of. 68 00:07:56,641 --> 00:07:58,457 Helen knows, doesn't she? 69 00:07:58,481 --> 00:08:00,697 Did she say something to you? 70 00:08:00,721 --> 00:08:02,177 No. 71 00:08:02,201 --> 00:08:04,081 No. I... I can just tell. 72 00:08:11,561 --> 00:08:13,801 Was I the first? 73 00:08:16,081 --> 00:08:19,337 No, there was someone in high school. 74 00:08:19,361 --> 00:08:21,241 A friend. 75 00:08:23,481 --> 00:08:26,401 Didn't work out very well. 76 00:08:28,001 --> 00:08:30,401 Can I ask what happened? 77 00:08:35,201 --> 00:08:39,361 His father caught us after school one day. 78 00:08:43,641 --> 00:08:45,681 They called the police. 79 00:08:48,241 --> 00:08:51,337 He said I forced myself on him. 80 00:08:51,361 --> 00:08:52,841 And... 81 00:08:53,921 --> 00:08:56,401 I was taken to the station... 82 00:08:59,921 --> 00:09:01,881 in front of everyone. 83 00:09:06,201 --> 00:09:09,161 They called me a pervert. 84 00:09:15,281 --> 00:09:18,481 I had to change schools. 85 00:09:23,401 --> 00:09:26,561 Have you always known... 86 00:09:28,001 --> 00:09:30,041 who you are? 87 00:09:32,561 --> 00:09:33,801 Yeah. 88 00:09:41,841 --> 00:09:45,017 I think we're very different people, Tim. 89 00:09:45,041 --> 00:09:47,497 You know... 90 00:09:47,521 --> 00:09:50,297 imagining life on the other side of something like this 91 00:09:50,321 --> 00:09:52,201 can be terrifying. 92 00:09:53,281 --> 00:09:55,041 But it might surprise you. 93 00:09:57,721 --> 00:10:01,417 I've worked my whole life to be where I am. 94 00:10:01,441 --> 00:10:03,441 Yeah. 95 00:10:08,241 --> 00:10:10,401 Surprised me anyway. 96 00:10:34,521 --> 00:10:39,017 This is ABC News for Tuesday 29 April. 97 00:10:39,041 --> 00:10:42,017 Details are emerging that indicate the Soviet Union has suffered 98 00:10:42,041 --> 00:10:44,657 a significant nuclear disaster. 99 00:10:44,681 --> 00:10:47,137 Very substantial quantities of radiation have been released 100 00:10:47,161 --> 00:10:51,017 in an accident at the Chernobyl power station in the Ukraine. 101 00:10:51,041 --> 00:10:53,897 The plant is close to the city of Kiev. 102 00:10:53,921 --> 00:10:55,377 Many hundreds work at the plant 103 00:10:55,401 --> 00:10:57,617 and the surrounding Chernobyl area has a population 104 00:10:57,641 --> 00:11:00,017 estimated at around 50,000. 105 00:11:00,041 --> 00:11:01,937 Unconfirmed reports are emerging 106 00:11:01,961 --> 00:11:04,937 that a very significant relief operation is already underway. 107 00:11:04,961 --> 00:11:06,337 I'm going! 108 00:11:06,361 --> 00:11:08,417 The Kremlin has acknowledged there has been an accident, 109 00:11:08,441 --> 00:11:09,897 a sign of the degree of Moscow's... 110 00:11:09,921 --> 00:11:13,617 We agreed 4pm. They'll have to extend the update. 111 00:11:13,641 --> 00:11:17,417 Oh, you know you're worse the longer the day is. 112 00:11:17,441 --> 00:11:19,777 We can get you there for the afternoon update. 113 00:11:19,801 --> 00:11:22,377 You don't need to do the morning one. 114 00:11:22,401 --> 00:11:23,857 This is juvenile. 115 00:11:23,881 --> 00:11:26,337 You did a 5-hour day yesterday 116 00:11:26,361 --> 00:11:28,217 and you looked like you'd been hit by a truck. 117 00:11:28,241 --> 00:11:29,497 If you go in now... 118 00:11:29,521 --> 00:11:31,937 That was a direct result of your hysteria. 119 00:11:31,961 --> 00:11:33,977 Well... you know, it's showing on air. 120 00:11:34,001 --> 00:11:36,097 Dee was at the hairdresser yesterday. 121 00:11:36,121 --> 00:11:38,257 She said they're all talking about it. 122 00:11:38,281 --> 00:11:40,497 "He looks low-energy, drawn, shadow of himself..." 123 00:11:40,521 --> 00:11:43,857 Remarkable how Dee always has the perfect story 124 00:11:43,881 --> 00:11:45,217 to suit your argument. 125 00:11:45,241 --> 00:11:47,601 Thank you. 126 00:11:49,961 --> 00:11:51,577 Darling? 127 00:11:51,601 --> 00:11:54,977 I love you. I'm worried. 128 00:11:55,001 --> 00:11:57,657 I'm asking you to stay. 129 00:11:57,681 --> 00:11:59,321 Goodbye, darling. 130 00:12:10,961 --> 00:12:13,297 an uncharacteristic move that diplomats speculate 131 00:12:13,321 --> 00:12:15,777 might suggest a very high death toll. 132 00:12:15,801 --> 00:12:20,097 High radiation levels have been picked up as far away as Scandinavia, 133 00:12:20,121 --> 00:12:24,617 with some monitors recording levels 10 times above normal. 134 00:12:24,641 --> 00:12:28,577 In Sweden, 600 people were evacuated from a nuclear plant. 135 00:12:28,601 --> 00:12:30,537 Given recent history, we are not running with that 136 00:12:30,561 --> 00:12:32,297 until you've confirmed with at least three sources. 137 00:12:32,321 --> 00:12:33,857 We can be the source that confirms it! 138 00:12:33,881 --> 00:12:36,297 Noelene, if we go balls out with the biggest disaster ever 139 00:12:36,321 --> 00:12:38,297 and we're wrong, you're gonna get sacked again 140 00:12:38,321 --> 00:12:40,417 and I'm not gonna be able to defend you this time. 141 00:12:40,441 --> 00:12:43,137 You didn't defend me last time. Rob did. 142 00:12:43,161 --> 00:12:44,641 That's what he says. 143 00:12:45,761 --> 00:12:47,057 Mate, are you crook? No. 144 00:12:47,081 --> 00:12:49,297 Don't come near me if you're crook. I'm fine. Comms in? 145 00:12:49,321 --> 00:12:50,617 In a minute. 146 00:12:50,641 --> 00:12:54,417 Noelene here wants to go with the biggest nuclear disaster in history. 147 00:12:54,441 --> 00:12:55,897 Because it must be! 148 00:12:55,921 --> 00:12:57,857 Three Mile Island is supposed to be the biggest disaster, 149 00:12:57,881 --> 00:12:59,257 and that only affected... 150 00:12:59,281 --> 00:13:01,457 The surrounding counties - as far as I recall, they only evacuated 151 00:13:01,481 --> 00:13:03,377 a few pregnant women and that was it, just to be safe. 152 00:13:03,401 --> 00:13:05,617 Yes, and with this, they're getting five times 153 00:13:05,641 --> 00:13:07,857 the standard level of radiation in Finland. 154 00:13:07,881 --> 00:13:09,417 Uh, I have a cousin in Kiev. 155 00:13:09,441 --> 00:13:11,817 I thought maybe we could try and contact her. 156 00:13:11,841 --> 00:13:14,257 Well, that's a lot closer than Finland. 157 00:13:14,281 --> 00:13:18,161 Comms feed's in! Alright, great. Come on, let's go. 158 00:13:39,841 --> 00:13:42,497 So, is this a new statement or is it a... 159 00:13:42,521 --> 00:13:44,617 No, it's just a first announcement. 160 00:13:44,641 --> 00:13:46,577 So this is it? This is all we have for the entire disaster? 161 00:13:46,601 --> 00:13:48,777 There's a report on radiation in Finland, 162 00:13:48,801 --> 00:13:50,897 but that's only about a minute or so. 163 00:13:50,921 --> 00:13:52,377 Alright. Well, we'll go two minutes. 164 00:13:52,401 --> 00:13:54,537 It's a great story for the newspaper, but we have no pictures. 165 00:13:54,561 --> 00:13:56,337 We've got nothing. So... Let me call my cousin in Kiev. 166 00:13:56,361 --> 00:13:57,897 I'm sure she's still at the university. 167 00:13:57,921 --> 00:14:00,337 Have you spoken to her recently? What time is it in the Soviet Union? 168 00:14:00,361 --> 00:14:02,297 Still the early hours of morning. So it's worth a try. 169 00:14:02,321 --> 00:14:04,817 That's great. A phone conversation with your cousin isn't riveting. 170 00:14:04,841 --> 00:14:06,617 She's on the ground in Kiev, less than 100 miles... 171 00:14:06,641 --> 00:14:09,737 Personal connection - the only news outlet in Australia who has that. 172 00:14:09,761 --> 00:14:12,097 OK, three minutes, that's it. Dale, you're producing. 173 00:14:12,121 --> 00:14:14,777 Six! We've got a good nuclear scientist. We've used him before. 174 00:14:14,801 --> 00:14:17,737 I'll call him right now. Plus... The history of nuclear accidents. 175 00:14:17,761 --> 00:14:20,257 There's Three Mile Island and I think there was a British one. 176 00:14:20,281 --> 00:14:23,017 Yeah, four minutes. Dale, Helen, you find the cousin. 177 00:14:23,041 --> 00:14:25,377 Noelene, you contact the scientist. 178 00:14:25,401 --> 00:14:26,961 Sceptical. 179 00:14:29,201 --> 00:14:30,897 Can we talk privately? 180 00:14:30,921 --> 00:14:32,697 Helen. 181 00:14:32,721 --> 00:14:36,537 So, um, I'm pretty sure that there's only one university in Kiev. 182 00:14:36,561 --> 00:14:40,337 It's either called the National University or Kiev University. 183 00:14:40,361 --> 00:14:41,897 Who would I... who would I talk to, 184 00:14:41,921 --> 00:14:43,417 who would I call, to... to get that number? 185 00:14:43,441 --> 00:14:45,120 - Noelene, got that? - On it. 186 00:14:47,321 --> 00:14:49,777 Didn't think I'd see you till the afternoon, mate. 187 00:14:49,801 --> 00:14:51,601 Doing the early update. 188 00:14:57,961 --> 00:15:01,521 - Noelene, you got it? - Hello? 189 00:15:07,241 --> 00:15:09,777 Thank you for meeting me at such short notice. 190 00:15:09,801 --> 00:15:11,257 Not at all. 191 00:15:11,281 --> 00:15:13,777 I trust you haven't mentioned anything? 192 00:15:13,801 --> 00:15:15,257 No, of course not, not a word. 193 00:15:15,281 --> 00:15:16,857 Uh, do you, uh... No. 194 00:15:16,881 --> 00:15:18,417 No? 195 00:15:18,441 --> 00:15:23,497 Oh. Is it too early to order the chef's 3-course lunch menu? 196 00:15:23,521 --> 00:15:24,937 Not at all. 197 00:15:24,961 --> 00:15:27,481 Yeah. I'll have the same. 198 00:15:29,041 --> 00:15:30,801 Well! 199 00:15:32,161 --> 00:15:34,657 This is a treat. Isn't it, eh? 200 00:15:34,681 --> 00:15:37,817 Now, uh, is there anything... 201 00:15:37,841 --> 00:15:41,137 in particular you'd like to discuss? 202 00:15:41,161 --> 00:15:43,937 I'd like to know exactly what my husband's been offered 203 00:15:43,961 --> 00:15:46,657 to step away from the bulletin. 204 00:15:46,681 --> 00:15:48,137 Well, Geoff is a legacy figure 205 00:15:48,161 --> 00:15:52,377 and the, uh, CEO will be very generous. 206 00:15:52,401 --> 00:15:54,537 To the tune of...? Well, you know. 207 00:15:54,561 --> 00:15:56,017 We'd give him some specials, 208 00:15:56,041 --> 00:15:58,977 uh, news stuff, interviewing - you know, whatever. 209 00:15:59,001 --> 00:16:04,120 His current salary guaranteed for a minimum of three more years? 210 00:16:07,281 --> 00:16:10,817 Look, Evelyn, whatever you throw at him, he's not going to budge. 211 00:16:10,841 --> 00:16:13,257 If Geoff were axed... Not on my watch. 212 00:16:13,281 --> 00:16:15,017 at the hands of the CEO, 213 00:16:15,041 --> 00:16:18,081 he would explode. 214 00:16:19,081 --> 00:16:23,497 But if there were a sufficiently attractive offer on the table, 215 00:16:23,521 --> 00:16:25,017 I think I could calm him down. 216 00:16:25,041 --> 00:16:28,017 I think I could get him to take it gracefully. 217 00:16:28,041 --> 00:16:29,817 I just... 218 00:16:29,841 --> 00:16:32,121 couldn't be the one to initiate it. 219 00:16:38,201 --> 00:16:40,777 Geoff's not very well, is he? 220 00:16:40,801 --> 00:16:43,217 No, the doctors are... delighted with his progress. 221 00:16:43,241 --> 00:16:45,521 I'll bet you they are. 222 00:16:46,801 --> 00:16:48,721 Let's just be clear. 223 00:16:50,841 --> 00:16:52,657 You want us... 224 00:16:52,681 --> 00:16:54,457 to axe him. 225 00:16:54,481 --> 00:16:57,337 I want the next stage of my husband's career 226 00:16:57,361 --> 00:16:58,977 to be as rich as possible, 227 00:16:59,001 --> 00:17:03,440 and I recognise that sometimes he can get in the way of himself. 228 00:17:04,721 --> 00:17:06,577 You sure? 229 00:17:06,601 --> 00:17:09,577 Because if I even whisper this to the CEO, 230 00:17:09,601 --> 00:17:11,697 he'll want it done soon. 231 00:17:11,721 --> 00:17:13,137 How soon? 232 00:17:13,161 --> 00:17:15,001 Maybe even today. 233 00:17:19,361 --> 00:17:23,577 Could you confirm the details of the package before then, 234 00:17:23,601 --> 00:17:26,177 including the additional five years of salary? 235 00:17:26,201 --> 00:17:28,017 You just said THREE years. 236 00:17:28,041 --> 00:17:30,281 Mmm. I changed my mind. 237 00:17:32,081 --> 00:17:34,321 You know, all I can do... 238 00:17:36,241 --> 00:17:38,961 have a quiet chat upstairs... 239 00:17:40,001 --> 00:17:41,777 and I'll call you back. 240 00:17:41,801 --> 00:17:44,937 You should do that, then. 241 00:17:44,961 --> 00:17:47,857 You've just ordered a 3-course meal. 242 00:17:47,881 --> 00:17:49,721 Yes, I did. 243 00:17:58,041 --> 00:17:59,497 Hello. Privet. 244 00:17:59,521 --> 00:18:03,657 Uh... I... I'm looking for, uh... for Astrid Mannik. 245 00:18:03,681 --> 00:18:06,217 Um... uh, sorry, do you speak English? 246 00:18:06,241 --> 00:18:09,560 Do you... do you speak English? 247 00:18:15,601 --> 00:18:18,177 Um... I'm... I'm calling... 248 00:18:18,201 --> 00:18:19,537 Any luck? .. from... 249 00:18:19,561 --> 00:18:22,257 Not sure. The nuclear scientist can do 2pm. 250 00:18:22,281 --> 00:18:23,737 Do you want to finish this then head out? 251 00:18:23,761 --> 00:18:25,177 - I'll check. - Hello? 252 00:18:25,201 --> 00:18:27,217 Hello. Oh, hello. Hi. 253 00:18:27,241 --> 00:18:29,817 Um... my name is, um... my name's Helen Norville. 254 00:18:29,841 --> 00:18:31,097 I'm calling from Australia. 255 00:18:31,121 --> 00:18:32,817 I'm looking to speak to my cousin, Astrid Mannik. 256 00:18:32,841 --> 00:18:34,337 Astrid Mannik? Yes. 257 00:18:34,361 --> 00:18:37,080 I believe she used to work there. Don't know of an Astrid Mannik. 258 00:18:40,841 --> 00:18:42,601 Uh, sorry. Lindsay wants you. 259 00:18:46,641 --> 00:18:49,297 Hey. Lindsay wants to see you. 260 00:18:49,321 --> 00:18:50,777 Now? 261 00:18:50,801 --> 00:18:53,617 - Yes? - Uh, we'll just wait for Rob. 262 00:18:53,641 --> 00:18:56,161 Uh... shut the door, will you, please, mate? 263 00:19:00,001 --> 00:19:03,737 I'm telling you this in advance so you can both be prepared. 264 00:19:03,761 --> 00:19:06,857 And no-one else is to know about this, not Dale, not Dennis. 265 00:19:06,881 --> 00:19:07,977 Nobody. That clear? 266 00:19:08,001 --> 00:19:09,257 Yes. Yep. 267 00:19:09,281 --> 00:19:11,577 Tonight's gonna be Geoff's last bulletin. 268 00:19:11,601 --> 00:19:16,057 The CEO will tell him at 3pm. He is to say his goodbyes on air tonight. 269 00:19:16,081 --> 00:19:18,817 Now, Helen, you might cop some blowback. 270 00:19:18,841 --> 00:19:22,137 Rob, Brett will be doing the sports news tonight. 271 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:23,697 You should make yourself scarce. 272 00:19:23,721 --> 00:19:26,137 Mate, y-y... you can't just give him the boot like that. 273 00:19:26,161 --> 00:19:27,657 - No-one's happy about this. - Yeah. 274 00:19:27,681 --> 00:19:29,777 But should be, like, a... a... a year of send-offs or something, 275 00:19:29,801 --> 00:19:30,778 shouldn't it? 276 00:19:30,802 --> 00:19:33,457 Mate, there has been a conversation about this for months, 277 00:19:33,481 --> 00:19:35,817 and just so you know, this has the support of his family. 278 00:19:35,841 --> 00:19:38,257 So, what, he's just gonna say his final farewell on air tonight 279 00:19:38,281 --> 00:19:40,961 and then tomorrow it's gonna be just the two of us? 280 00:19:42,161 --> 00:19:44,217 Yeah, that's right. Audience is gonna fuckin' hate ME. 281 00:19:44,241 --> 00:19:45,218 They won't. They might. 282 00:19:45,242 --> 00:19:47,017 They will, because I would hate me. Absolutely might. 283 00:19:47,041 --> 00:19:48,497 Mate, if there was a better way of doing this, 284 00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:50,217 then, obviously, we would have got... 285 00:19:50,241 --> 00:19:51,817 He's back. 286 00:19:51,841 --> 00:19:54,217 Back from the update, coming up now. Right. OK. 287 00:19:54,241 --> 00:19:56,777 Just calm down. Calm down. 288 00:19:56,801 --> 00:19:59,921 Here he comes. Just act like you're still talking. 289 00:20:00,921 --> 00:20:02,097 Everything alright? 290 00:20:02,121 --> 00:20:03,881 Yeah. I was just on my way out, Geoff. 291 00:20:07,401 --> 00:20:09,657 We're just trying to work out how much of the bulletin we can dedicate 292 00:20:09,681 --> 00:20:10,800 to the Soviet incident. 293 00:20:11,802 --> 00:20:14,497 And why would Rob be a party to that conversation? 294 00:20:14,521 --> 00:20:16,777 'Cause of this Russian nuclear thing, 295 00:20:16,801 --> 00:20:19,777 we got to cut back on sports and he's just cracked the sads. 296 00:20:19,801 --> 00:20:21,897 I'm gonna leave you boys to it. 297 00:20:21,921 --> 00:20:23,960 I've got Astrid's home number! 298 00:20:27,001 --> 00:20:28,897 It's just... 299 00:20:28,921 --> 00:20:30,401 Thank you. 300 00:20:36,721 --> 00:20:37,737 Hey, Noelene. 301 00:20:37,761 --> 00:20:39,937 I'm trying to milk four minutes out of a story with no footage. 302 00:20:39,961 --> 00:20:42,577 Geoff is about to get the boot. 303 00:20:42,601 --> 00:20:43,840 Tonight. 304 00:20:55,001 --> 00:20:56,057 Does he know? 305 00:20:56,081 --> 00:20:57,897 No. He finds out at 3pm. 306 00:20:57,921 --> 00:21:00,377 The whole country is gonna think I'm the bastard that knifed him. 307 00:21:00,401 --> 00:21:03,097 They won't. Helen reckons they will. 308 00:21:03,121 --> 00:21:04,657 They'll blame her before they blame you. 309 00:21:04,681 --> 00:21:06,640 Why? 310 00:21:08,201 --> 00:21:09,817 So they've offered it to you? 311 00:21:09,841 --> 00:21:11,617 No, it's more like they just... 312 00:21:11,641 --> 00:21:13,377 told me what was happening. 313 00:21:13,401 --> 00:21:16,497 I'm never gonna be able to look that bloke in the eye again. 314 00:21:16,521 --> 00:21:19,137 It's a good opportunity. Yeah, I know. It's a good job. 315 00:21:19,161 --> 00:21:21,457 Anyone would want the bloody job. But do you? 316 00:21:21,481 --> 00:21:23,417 No, I just... I just want to keep doing the sport. 317 00:21:23,441 --> 00:21:25,097 Then tell them that. 318 00:21:25,121 --> 00:21:26,577 Yeah, but then what are they gonna say? 319 00:21:26,601 --> 00:21:29,737 They're gonna say, "It's either the main job or nothing." 320 00:21:29,761 --> 00:21:30,897 Then walk. 321 00:21:30,921 --> 00:21:32,697 You did it once and it worked. 322 00:21:32,721 --> 00:21:35,417 You walk out and by the end of the day, I promise you, 323 00:21:35,441 --> 00:21:37,697 Lindsay would have called you on his knees begging you 324 00:21:37,721 --> 00:21:39,177 to come back as the sports reporter. 325 00:21:39,201 --> 00:21:42,081 - I don't think so, Noels. - Noelene! 326 00:21:43,641 --> 00:21:46,721 I've been watching the power structure here for years. Trust me. 327 00:21:55,961 --> 00:21:58,737 We've got the cousin. I need everything you have on Kiev. 328 00:21:58,761 --> 00:22:02,217 Distance to the power plant, the population size, main industries. 329 00:22:02,241 --> 00:22:03,218 Yep. 330 00:22:03,242 --> 00:22:05,177 Where can we do this international phone call? The studio? 331 00:22:05,201 --> 00:22:07,057 Um, no, there's a... there's... there's a speakerphone 332 00:22:07,081 --> 00:22:08,537 in the meeting room - I'll get you a crew in 15. 333 00:22:08,561 --> 00:22:09,937 15. 334 00:22:09,961 --> 00:22:12,457 - No, just on the telephone. - Tim. I need you and Ross. 335 00:22:12,481 --> 00:22:14,177 The general feeling. It's 15 minutes. 336 00:22:14,201 --> 00:22:15,577 Mood on the streets. 337 00:22:15,601 --> 00:22:17,177 Well, OK, I'm gonna have somebody call you back. 338 00:22:17,201 --> 00:22:19,201 His name's Dale Jennings. 339 00:22:20,201 --> 00:22:23,337 And, um, he'll patch you through to me, OK? 340 00:22:23,361 --> 00:22:25,177 Thank you. 341 00:22:25,201 --> 00:22:27,561 I'm gonna get changed. 342 00:22:45,761 --> 00:22:48,161 You got it. Afternoon. 343 00:22:55,481 --> 00:22:57,337 Great - um... 344 00:22:57,361 --> 00:22:59,017 so it's just a phone call. 345 00:22:59,041 --> 00:23:03,641 Uh, we'll put a graphic up of Kiev. We just need Helen and clear sound. 346 00:23:07,801 --> 00:23:09,777 Actually, it's, um, a relative, 347 00:23:09,801 --> 00:23:13,601 so if you could convey a sense of intimacy, that would be great. 348 00:23:14,921 --> 00:23:16,577 It's a pretty shit last hurrah. Would you shut up? 349 00:23:16,601 --> 00:23:18,537 It's his last day. He quit. 350 00:23:18,561 --> 00:23:20,257 What part of "Shut up" don't you understand? 351 00:23:20,281 --> 00:23:22,377 What? What? It's not a secret. 352 00:23:22,401 --> 00:23:24,441 Is it? 353 00:23:25,441 --> 00:23:28,201 We're almost ready, if you want to jump on the call. 354 00:23:51,041 --> 00:23:53,377 Yes? 355 00:23:53,401 --> 00:23:55,417 Hi, Astrid. It's Helen again. 356 00:23:55,441 --> 00:23:57,617 Sorry, could you just get her to say something else, please? 357 00:23:57,641 --> 00:24:01,777 Um, Astrid, can you just state your name and profession for sound? 358 00:24:01,801 --> 00:24:04,377 Yes. Um, I'm Astrid Mannik. 359 00:24:04,401 --> 00:24:07,721 I work at the National University in Kiev. 360 00:24:09,401 --> 00:24:11,681 Thank you. Rolling. 361 00:24:16,681 --> 00:24:18,937 Astrid, it's so good to hear your voice. 362 00:24:18,961 --> 00:24:21,017 Can I start by asking you, 363 00:24:21,041 --> 00:24:24,057 what... what has the mood been like on the streets of Kiev? 364 00:24:24,081 --> 00:24:25,817 Last night, it seemed very normal. 365 00:24:25,841 --> 00:24:28,817 People out on the street, everything open. 366 00:24:28,841 --> 00:24:31,641 There was no sense anything is wrong. 367 00:24:37,121 --> 00:24:39,681 I'm so sorry. Um... 368 00:24:45,481 --> 00:24:47,817 But you are aware... I'm sorry, can you just cut? 369 00:24:47,841 --> 00:24:49,377 No, don't cut. 370 00:24:49,401 --> 00:24:52,017 Uh, just cut. Just cut. 371 00:24:52,041 --> 00:24:53,537 OK. 372 00:24:53,561 --> 00:24:55,017 Astrid, I'm just going to take it back. 373 00:24:55,041 --> 00:24:56,897 I'm gonna ask you, um... 374 00:24:56,921 --> 00:24:58,657 I'm not asking you a question. 375 00:24:58,681 --> 00:25:00,217 Fuck. 376 00:25:00,241 --> 00:25:01,641 Just go. 377 00:25:04,521 --> 00:25:06,257 Astrid, you are aware that there's been an accident, 378 00:25:06,281 --> 00:25:08,017 a... a nuclear accident? 379 00:25:08,041 --> 00:25:11,617 Yes, I heard there was an incident at the power station. 380 00:25:11,641 --> 00:25:15,417 My brother in Estonia said that he heard something on the Finnish news. 381 00:25:15,441 --> 00:25:16,761 Why? 382 00:25:21,721 --> 00:25:23,817 Well, we don't have very many details here, 383 00:25:23,841 --> 00:25:27,417 but what we do know is that over five times the normal levels of radiation 384 00:25:27,441 --> 00:25:29,937 have been detected in... 385 00:25:29,961 --> 00:25:31,601 Finland. 386 00:25:33,361 --> 00:25:35,721 Which is how fucking far away? 387 00:25:40,641 --> 00:25:44,737 Astrid, we don't have very many details here, but what we do... 388 00:25:44,761 --> 00:25:46,017 Astrid, we don't... 389 00:25:46,041 --> 00:25:47,720 Fuck. Christ. 390 00:25:53,361 --> 00:25:54,897 Are you still there, Astrid? 391 00:25:54,921 --> 00:25:58,001 Yes. I'm so sorry. Alright. 392 00:25:59,241 --> 00:26:01,697 We don't have very many details here, but what we do know 393 00:26:01,721 --> 00:26:05,177 is that more than five times the normal levels of radiation 394 00:26:05,201 --> 00:26:09,377 have been detected in Finland, which is over 800 miles away, 395 00:26:09,401 --> 00:26:12,977 and where you are now is... is only 70. 396 00:26:13,001 --> 00:26:14,937 Yes. 397 00:26:14,961 --> 00:26:19,161 Uh, but there... there has been no warning. There... there was no... 398 00:26:24,841 --> 00:26:27,000 Hopefully, there's an explanation for that. 399 00:26:29,481 --> 00:26:31,297 can I ask you to take some precautions, 400 00:26:31,321 --> 00:26:32,977 like stay in your flat, shut the windows? 401 00:26:33,001 --> 00:26:34,537 There was something. 402 00:26:34,561 --> 00:26:37,337 Last night, all the buses were cancelled. 403 00:26:37,361 --> 00:26:39,337 Buses were still passing. 404 00:26:39,361 --> 00:26:44,001 They were all empty. All were heading towards Chernobyl. 405 00:26:52,401 --> 00:26:53,601 Cut. 406 00:26:55,081 --> 00:26:57,417 Thank you, Astrid. 407 00:26:57,441 --> 00:26:59,281 Give me the tape. 408 00:27:05,361 --> 00:27:07,561 Helen! 409 00:27:08,681 --> 00:27:11,881 Dale! Nuclear scientist, 2pm. 410 00:27:29,041 --> 00:27:30,777 Walters residence. 411 00:27:30,801 --> 00:27:34,177 I've just been called upstairs to a meeting with the CEO at 3pm. 412 00:27:34,201 --> 00:27:36,097 No further details. 413 00:27:36,121 --> 00:27:39,097 Just you or you and Lindsay? 414 00:27:39,121 --> 00:27:41,480 Just me. I declined. 415 00:27:43,241 --> 00:27:45,697 Well, I'm... I'm sure if it's anything important, 416 00:27:45,721 --> 00:27:48,217 they'll reschedule. 417 00:27:48,241 --> 00:27:50,217 I just can't help but think of that poor bastard in Perth. 418 00:27:50,241 --> 00:27:52,017 No! 419 00:27:52,041 --> 00:27:54,057 No. They wouldn't do that. 420 00:27:54,081 --> 00:27:55,537 No, Lindsay wouldn't let them. 421 00:27:55,561 --> 00:27:57,257 Oh, Lindsay's been odd. 422 00:27:57,281 --> 00:27:59,097 How? 423 00:27:59,121 --> 00:28:00,457 Polite. 424 00:28:00,481 --> 00:28:03,281 Maybe he's sober for once. 425 00:28:04,281 --> 00:28:05,601 I'll call you back. 426 00:28:07,761 --> 00:28:09,961 Oh, God. 427 00:28:22,041 --> 00:28:24,297 I've been called to a meeting upstairs. 428 00:28:24,321 --> 00:28:26,137 What's it about? 429 00:28:26,161 --> 00:28:27,617 Mate, I haven't heard a thing! 430 00:28:27,641 --> 00:28:29,577 Hey, uh... uh, Jean, have you got any idea what... 431 00:28:29,601 --> 00:28:31,217 Stop it. 432 00:28:31,241 --> 00:28:34,097 This is insulting. You clearly know something. 433 00:28:34,121 --> 00:28:35,577 OK. 434 00:28:35,601 --> 00:28:38,697 Why don't you and I go up and see the CEO? 435 00:28:38,721 --> 00:28:43,320 I don't work with the CEO, Lindsay. I work with you. Now, tell me. 436 00:28:45,641 --> 00:28:49,017 If you think I'm gonna leave this office before I get an explanation... 437 00:28:49,041 --> 00:28:50,937 I'm sorry, mate, 438 00:28:50,961 --> 00:28:54,777 but I think we may have reached the end of the line. 439 00:28:54,801 --> 00:28:57,097 Now, I went into bat for you, I made the case, 440 00:28:57,121 --> 00:28:58,617 but upstairs just weren't interested. 441 00:28:58,641 --> 00:28:59,697 When? 442 00:28:59,721 --> 00:29:02,057 A conversation we've been having for months now. 443 00:29:02,081 --> 00:29:04,137 When do they want me gone? 444 00:29:04,161 --> 00:29:06,457 Well... uh, 445 00:29:06,481 --> 00:29:10,497 upstairs reckon that this should be your last bulletin. 446 00:29:10,521 --> 00:29:12,417 Now, we can make this work for you, Geoff. 447 00:29:12,441 --> 00:29:13,737 You've got lots of leverage. No. 448 00:29:13,761 --> 00:29:17,017 They'll dole out the specials. Right? 449 00:29:17,041 --> 00:29:19,537 Investigative journalism, anywhere in the world you want to go, 450 00:29:19,561 --> 00:29:21,977 they will do it, and they'll pay you years of your salary. 451 00:29:22,001 --> 00:29:22,978 Three years! 452 00:29:23,002 --> 00:29:26,577 We are reporting on a nuclear disaster, 453 00:29:26,601 --> 00:29:28,697 possibly the biggest in history. 454 00:29:28,721 --> 00:29:31,281 It would be ludicrous for me to step away tonight. 455 00:29:32,361 --> 00:29:34,857 Let's go up and see the CEO right now. 456 00:29:34,881 --> 00:29:37,560 Mate, come on. 457 00:29:45,561 --> 00:29:46,897 Well. 458 00:29:46,921 --> 00:29:49,737 You're a better performer than Lindsay. 459 00:29:49,761 --> 00:29:51,217 I'll give you that. 460 00:29:51,241 --> 00:29:55,377 I was warned only an hour and a half ago. I had no idea. 461 00:29:55,401 --> 00:29:58,017 I want you to come with me right now to the CEO. 462 00:29:58,041 --> 00:30:01,017 We'll refuse this together. 463 00:30:01,041 --> 00:30:03,937 It's me today, but you will end up in the same position. 464 00:30:03,961 --> 00:30:05,017 I have no sway... 465 00:30:05,041 --> 00:30:09,977 They can't do this unless you agree to keep on script. 466 00:30:10,001 --> 00:30:12,041 I'm asking you not to. 467 00:30:13,041 --> 00:30:14,737 Now, I've always been very... 468 00:30:14,761 --> 00:30:17,737 discreet about your... 469 00:30:17,761 --> 00:30:19,217 personal struggles. 470 00:30:19,241 --> 00:30:22,577 I've been encouraged to go to the press. I refused. 471 00:30:22,601 --> 00:30:25,177 I always put our partnership above everything. 472 00:30:25,201 --> 00:30:27,601 That's not how I remember it. 473 00:30:28,601 --> 00:30:31,177 Not once since I've been on this desk 474 00:30:31,201 --> 00:30:33,537 have you shown me the slightest bit of warmth 475 00:30:33,561 --> 00:30:36,857 or defended me or protected me. 476 00:30:36,881 --> 00:30:40,137 And I have always known that you would welcome my failure. 477 00:30:40,161 --> 00:30:42,841 You've just never had the guts to declare it. 478 00:31:11,241 --> 00:31:14,721 He's packing his bag. Right now! 479 00:31:15,801 --> 00:31:18,137 Geoff. Geoff. The CEO, he's on his way down. 480 00:31:18,161 --> 00:31:21,177 Let's talk it through. I stay to work. No other reason. 481 00:31:21,201 --> 00:31:22,897 Now, mate, you've got a lot of options here. 482 00:31:22,921 --> 00:31:24,657 Here's another option. 483 00:31:24,681 --> 00:31:28,457 How about I go to the press immediately and detail 484 00:31:28,481 --> 00:31:32,521 exactly how I've been treated by this network after 30 years? 485 00:31:35,481 --> 00:31:38,417 Right after surviving surgery. Oh! Come on, mate. 486 00:31:38,441 --> 00:31:40,817 You've got 'em on the back foot. You got to use the power! 487 00:31:40,841 --> 00:31:42,897 You don't walk a... way from it, you... 488 00:31:42,921 --> 00:31:46,097 Fuck! Fuck! 489 00:31:46,121 --> 00:31:47,801 Fuck! 490 00:31:54,961 --> 00:31:57,817 Walters residence. Evelyn speaking. 491 00:31:57,841 --> 00:31:59,377 He knows. He knows. 492 00:31:59,401 --> 00:32:01,817 He's walked out of this place and he says he's gonna go to the press. 493 00:32:01,841 --> 00:32:04,297 Now, you said you could calm him down. 494 00:32:04,321 --> 00:32:06,097 He lets slip in the press, Evelyn, you can forget about 495 00:32:06,121 --> 00:32:09,737 any kind of golden handshake or anything else that was discussed. 496 00:32:09,761 --> 00:32:11,537 You there? 497 00:32:11,561 --> 00:32:13,497 Yeah, I'm... I'm... I'm here. Yeah. 498 00:32:13,521 --> 00:32:15,897 Well, just so you're aware, Evelyn, 499 00:32:15,921 --> 00:32:18,257 the CEO knows this was your idea. 500 00:32:18,281 --> 00:32:19,857 Now, Geoff doesn't, but the CEO does. 501 00:32:19,881 --> 00:32:22,137 So, you know, we don't want this getting ugly, do we? 502 00:32:22,161 --> 00:32:24,097 What are you suggesting? 503 00:32:24,121 --> 00:32:26,457 Well, if this gets splashed across the newspapers, 504 00:32:26,481 --> 00:32:29,257 the first thing the network will say is, 505 00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:32,081 "Geoff's wife personally asked us to do this." 506 00:32:34,041 --> 00:32:36,817 I doubt we'll be speaking much in the future, Lindsay, 507 00:32:36,841 --> 00:32:41,320 but allow me to say, you are a spineless man and a pathetic leader. 508 00:32:49,441 --> 00:32:51,617 Righto. Well. 509 00:32:51,641 --> 00:32:54,497 Safe to assume there's gonna be a few changes for tonight's bulletin. 510 00:32:54,521 --> 00:32:56,577 We don't know how it's gonna play out, but, uh, 511 00:32:56,601 --> 00:32:59,457 we're gonna say Geoff won't be coming back, so... 512 00:32:59,481 --> 00:33:02,617 Brett, you'll be doing sport, Rob, you'll be on the desk with Helen. 513 00:33:02,641 --> 00:33:04,177 Thank you. 514 00:33:04,201 --> 00:33:05,497 Uh, Lindsay? Yep? 515 00:33:05,521 --> 00:33:08,977 Sorry, mate. Um... I'll do sport, but that's it. 516 00:33:09,001 --> 00:33:11,897 No, you'll do what I fuckin' tell you to do. That's your job. 517 00:33:11,921 --> 00:33:14,217 Yeah, and I appreciate the opportunity, but it's... 518 00:33:14,241 --> 00:33:16,417 it's not for me, mate, I'm sorry. 519 00:33:16,441 --> 00:33:19,177 I couldn't give a rat's arse what's for you. 520 00:33:19,201 --> 00:33:23,217 Son, I'm trying very hard not to do me rag here, so I'll make it simple. 521 00:33:23,241 --> 00:33:25,697 I took you from being a broken-down football player 522 00:33:25,721 --> 00:33:28,257 who could barely string two words together, 523 00:33:28,281 --> 00:33:31,457 I had your teeth done, and now look at you. 524 00:33:31,481 --> 00:33:34,417 You are the bloke on the brink 525 00:33:34,441 --> 00:33:37,817 of snagging one of telly's biggest gigs. 526 00:33:37,841 --> 00:33:39,577 And I appreciate it. 527 00:33:39,601 --> 00:33:42,881 But, like I say, I just want to do sport. 528 00:33:45,281 --> 00:33:48,417 You walk out on us now, you leave us in the lurch, 529 00:33:48,441 --> 00:33:53,361 you will never step foot in this network or any network again. 530 00:33:54,601 --> 00:33:56,080 Well, then. 531 00:33:57,561 --> 00:34:00,177 thank you for the last five years, and... 532 00:34:00,201 --> 00:34:02,320 I'm sorry it's come to this. 533 00:34:06,241 --> 00:34:09,657 Oh, fuck me sideways! Listen to me! 534 00:34:09,681 --> 00:34:12,857 This is News at Six! 535 00:34:12,881 --> 00:34:16,137 You do the job you're paid to do! 536 00:34:16,161 --> 00:34:17,720 Jesus Christ! 537 00:34:19,201 --> 00:34:20,721 Get me Dale Jennings. 538 00:34:23,881 --> 00:34:26,361 News to car two. News to car two. 539 00:34:28,481 --> 00:34:30,097 Car two. 540 00:34:30,121 --> 00:34:31,737 How far away are you? 541 00:34:31,761 --> 00:34:33,337 Uh, we're just about to do Dale's stand-up. 542 00:34:33,361 --> 00:34:35,561 Put Dale on now, please. 543 00:34:41,921 --> 00:34:43,657 Uh, it's Dale. 544 00:34:43,681 --> 00:34:45,657 Hey, mate, I need you to get back here right now. 545 00:34:45,681 --> 00:34:47,577 Uh, well, we're just about to shoot the stand-up, 546 00:34:47,601 --> 00:34:49,137 um, then we'll come back. 547 00:34:49,161 --> 00:34:51,681 Look, it is... it is the End of Days here, OK? 548 00:34:53,001 --> 00:34:55,577 Geoff's been booted. Rob's done a runner. Lindsay's blown his top. 549 00:34:55,601 --> 00:34:57,457 Like, he's literally frothing at the mouth. 550 00:34:57,481 --> 00:35:00,481 So I need you to get back here now, please. 551 00:35:03,601 --> 00:35:05,161 You're on the desk. 552 00:35:07,081 --> 00:35:10,081 Uh, I don't know. You are. 553 00:35:12,281 --> 00:35:13,760 Are we getting this or...? 554 00:35:16,081 --> 00:35:17,601 No? 555 00:35:51,521 --> 00:35:53,577 What are you doing? 556 00:35:53,601 --> 00:35:55,657 He admitted it. 557 00:35:55,681 --> 00:35:57,657 They're forcing me to step down. 558 00:35:57,681 --> 00:35:59,297 I walked out. 559 00:35:59,321 --> 00:36:00,817 What do you mean? 560 00:36:00,841 --> 00:36:03,657 They wanted me to resign on air 561 00:36:03,681 --> 00:36:05,160 at the end of the bulletin. 562 00:36:09,041 --> 00:36:10,937 Precisely what they did in Perth. 563 00:36:10,961 --> 00:36:12,857 Where's Peter Monahan's number? 564 00:36:12,881 --> 00:36:14,737 Is it in here? What? 565 00:36:14,761 --> 00:36:17,097 Peter Monahan. At The Sun. 566 00:36:17,121 --> 00:36:19,937 Darling, let's just calm down. 567 00:36:19,961 --> 00:36:23,641 Let's take a seat and step through this. 568 00:36:29,921 --> 00:36:33,441 Hello. Uh, Peter Monahan, please, uh, features writer. 569 00:36:34,521 --> 00:36:39,217 Ah. Uh, could you have him call Geoff Walters at home? He has my number. 570 00:36:39,241 --> 00:36:41,120 As soon as possible, thank you. 571 00:36:42,441 --> 00:36:45,537 Why are you wanting to call Peter Monahan? 572 00:36:45,561 --> 00:36:49,297 I'm going to detail everything that happened in that newsroom. 573 00:36:49,321 --> 00:36:50,817 The public should know. 574 00:36:50,841 --> 00:36:53,617 Well, wouldn't it be better to keep it private 575 00:36:53,641 --> 00:36:55,417 while we're still negotiating? 576 00:36:55,441 --> 00:36:58,297 We? We are not negotiating anything. 577 00:36:58,321 --> 00:37:00,577 Well, darling, this impacts me too. 578 00:37:00,601 --> 00:37:02,737 Let... let's consider what you could leverage. 579 00:37:02,761 --> 00:37:04,817 You are the face of that network. 580 00:37:04,841 --> 00:37:10,817 They'd surely offer you specials, hosting positions, years of salary. 581 00:37:10,841 --> 00:37:13,841 Let's consider what you want. 582 00:37:15,801 --> 00:37:17,497 What? 583 00:37:17,521 --> 00:37:18,737 Years of salary? 584 00:37:18,761 --> 00:37:22,417 I think we could aim for that - three years, maybe more. 585 00:37:22,441 --> 00:37:24,681 That's what Lindsay said. 586 00:37:26,561 --> 00:37:29,177 You've been making calls. 587 00:37:29,201 --> 00:37:35,241 Well, darling, it is simply what you deserve at a minimum. 588 00:37:45,721 --> 00:37:48,017 Oh, jeez. Took your bloody time. 589 00:37:48,041 --> 00:37:50,137 Come on. Let's go. 590 00:37:50,161 --> 00:37:51,377 Got him. 591 00:37:51,401 --> 00:37:54,017 Hey! Here he is. 592 00:37:54,041 --> 00:37:56,657 Um, Dennis told you, did he? 593 00:37:56,681 --> 00:37:58,697 About Geoff? Yeah. 594 00:37:58,721 --> 00:38:01,737 It's gonna be a special bulletin tonight. 595 00:38:01,761 --> 00:38:03,321 You're on the desk. 596 00:38:04,321 --> 00:38:05,857 With Helen? 597 00:38:05,881 --> 00:38:07,217 Does she know? No. 598 00:38:07,241 --> 00:38:09,217 She's gonna be alright, isn't she? She'll be fine. 599 00:38:09,241 --> 00:38:11,697 One thing we do agree on, though, is, uh, 600 00:38:11,721 --> 00:38:15,017 if we put you out there as the new newsreader, you're toast. 601 00:38:15,041 --> 00:38:16,617 You're finished, mate. Yeah. 602 00:38:16,641 --> 00:38:19,497 So, what we're gonna do, we're gonna bill you as an expert 603 00:38:19,521 --> 00:38:21,537 on the whole nuclear thing. 604 00:38:21,561 --> 00:38:23,937 Uh, I'm across a lot of the detail, but I'm not an expert. 605 00:38:23,961 --> 00:38:25,897 - Well, you're gonna be. - By 6pm. 606 00:38:25,921 --> 00:38:27,777 Yeah, you got an hour and a half to turn yourself 607 00:38:27,801 --> 00:38:31,017 into big chief king expert on the whole story. 608 00:38:31,041 --> 00:38:33,657 Now, you're gonna be there tonight and tomorrow night. 609 00:38:33,681 --> 00:38:34,897 And... 610 00:38:34,921 --> 00:38:37,417 after the story plays out... 611 00:38:37,441 --> 00:38:39,737 We will keep you on the desk. Yeah. 612 00:38:39,761 --> 00:38:42,177 - How's that, hey? - Hey? 613 00:38:42,201 --> 00:38:45,417 When the dust settles, in a few months, 614 00:38:45,441 --> 00:38:48,697 we will promo the hell out of both of you, the whole shebang, 615 00:38:48,721 --> 00:38:51,257 with a big voiceover - 616 00:38:51,281 --> 00:38:52,737 "News at Six with Helen Norville and..." 617 00:38:52,761 --> 00:38:55,120 "Dale Jennings - the golden couple of news." 618 00:38:58,201 --> 00:39:00,537 - I need to speak to Helen. - You can't, Dale. 619 00:39:00,561 --> 00:39:02,537 She's about to do an update. 620 00:39:02,561 --> 00:39:05,497 Meet with her afterwards, spend every waking minute with her, 621 00:39:05,521 --> 00:39:08,081 because both of you have got to blitz this. 622 00:39:09,601 --> 00:39:10,937 And, Dale. 623 00:39:10,961 --> 00:39:14,017 You know, there may be some, uh, Geoff-related trauma 624 00:39:14,041 --> 00:39:16,337 associated with all of this. 625 00:39:16,361 --> 00:39:18,137 But you're gonna be fine. 626 00:39:18,161 --> 00:39:21,601 Whatever happens, son, you just concentrate on the job. 627 00:39:26,881 --> 00:39:29,017 - Evelyn Walters speaking. - Leave it, please! 628 00:39:29,041 --> 00:39:33,057 Ah. Peter Monahan from The Sun, returning a call from Geoff. 629 00:39:33,081 --> 00:39:35,097 Peter. Hello. 630 00:39:35,121 --> 00:39:37,777 Hang up, please! 631 00:39:37,801 --> 00:39:39,480 Hang up. 632 00:39:51,041 --> 00:39:52,577 Well, there were signs, of course. 633 00:39:52,601 --> 00:39:56,977 This is a, uh, culmination of things that have been brewing for years. 634 00:39:57,001 --> 00:39:58,457 It's much bigger than me. 635 00:39:58,481 --> 00:40:01,497 This is, uh... this is about the value of, uh, news and reporting 636 00:40:01,521 --> 00:40:03,497 versus entertainment. 637 00:40:03,521 --> 00:40:05,017 I want to talk about all of that. 638 00:40:05,041 --> 00:40:06,777 Very good. I'll give you my address. 639 00:40:06,801 --> 00:40:09,537 29 Bowers Street... Peter. 640 00:40:09,561 --> 00:40:12,057 Uh, Peter, wait. D... 641 00:40:12,081 --> 00:40:15,097 Do not give that interview. 642 00:40:15,121 --> 00:40:17,897 Take a day to collect your thoughts. 643 00:40:17,921 --> 00:40:20,217 Do you think if you bury the News at Six, 644 00:40:20,241 --> 00:40:22,497 some other network's gonna pick you up? 645 00:40:22,521 --> 00:40:24,057 They won't. 646 00:40:24,081 --> 00:40:27,057 They watch the numbers as closely as anyone. 647 00:40:27,081 --> 00:40:31,057 I think you've done enough with your little interventions, Evvie. 648 00:40:31,081 --> 00:40:35,137 My little interventions are the reason 649 00:40:35,161 --> 00:40:40,417 you have held that position for the 30 years you have. 650 00:40:40,441 --> 00:40:43,377 Yes, I spoke to Lindsay this morning. 651 00:40:43,401 --> 00:40:47,457 I have always been there, quietly managing situations. 652 00:40:47,481 --> 00:40:51,057 If I hadn't been, this moment would have happened years ago! 653 00:40:51,081 --> 00:40:55,577 You might have decades of work ahead of you, your best years, 654 00:40:55,601 --> 00:41:00,401 mine too, but only if you listen to me! 655 00:41:12,801 --> 00:41:16,777 Our top story again - it is now clear that the Soviet Union 656 00:41:16,801 --> 00:41:20,257 has suffered an unprecedented nuclear disaster. 657 00:41:20,281 --> 00:41:23,097 We'll have details and in-depth analysis 658 00:41:23,121 --> 00:41:27,801 in a special edition of the bulletin, tonight at six. 659 00:41:48,241 --> 00:41:50,641 They want me on the desk with you. 660 00:41:53,441 --> 00:41:55,161 Can we talk? 661 00:41:56,721 --> 00:41:58,201 Yep. 662 00:42:30,521 --> 00:42:32,681 I did hide things from you. 663 00:42:35,081 --> 00:42:36,601 I'm sorry. 664 00:42:43,721 --> 00:42:46,601 The things that I hid... 665 00:42:47,921 --> 00:42:51,120 are the things that I don't want to exist. 666 00:42:53,481 --> 00:42:55,057 It's... 667 00:42:55,081 --> 00:42:56,800 Are you gay? 668 00:43:00,121 --> 00:43:03,097 Every time, um, anything happened, 669 00:43:03,121 --> 00:43:05,441 I'd tell myself... 670 00:43:07,121 --> 00:43:08,737 "That's... that's it. 671 00:43:08,761 --> 00:43:12,497 "It's... it's the last time. It's out of my system." 672 00:43:12,521 --> 00:43:14,521 But, um... 673 00:43:18,601 --> 00:43:21,921 but, you know, I... I have these feelings. 674 00:43:23,081 --> 00:43:25,201 They won't go away. 675 00:43:31,321 --> 00:43:33,921 But neither will my feelings for you. 676 00:43:37,001 --> 00:43:38,641 And it feels like... 677 00:43:40,121 --> 00:43:42,601 it's like being torn apart. 678 00:43:53,001 --> 00:43:56,097 I was admitted to a mental institution when I was 16 679 00:43:56,121 --> 00:43:58,041 for six months. 680 00:44:01,281 --> 00:44:02,881 So... 681 00:44:04,561 --> 00:44:06,081 here we are. 682 00:44:13,041 --> 00:44:15,521 I can't go up there like this. 683 00:44:17,281 --> 00:44:19,881 You're gonna be just fine. 684 00:44:23,801 --> 00:44:26,481 I'm gonna be right next to you. 685 00:44:30,881 --> 00:44:33,601 I love you just the way you are. 686 00:44:58,561 --> 00:45:01,977 Yeah. Hi there. It's, um, Daniel... Davidson. 687 00:45:02,001 --> 00:45:03,857 I'm, uh, a... a viewer. 688 00:45:03,881 --> 00:45:06,081 Can I please speak to Noelene? 689 00:45:12,761 --> 00:45:14,737 It's a caller for you. 690 00:45:14,761 --> 00:45:16,217 He says he's a viewer. 691 00:45:16,241 --> 00:45:17,857 It's Rob. 692 00:45:17,881 --> 00:45:19,361 Line five. 693 00:45:23,761 --> 00:45:25,737 I'm busy. 694 00:45:25,761 --> 00:45:27,817 Well, I just... 695 00:45:27,841 --> 00:45:30,137 need you to know that they've already called 696 00:45:30,161 --> 00:45:33,497 and asked me to stay on, in sport, so... 697 00:45:33,521 --> 00:45:35,417 you were right. 698 00:45:35,441 --> 00:45:37,217 Just trust me next time. 699 00:45:37,241 --> 00:45:39,041 Oh, I'd trust you again this time. 700 00:45:40,881 --> 00:45:42,177 Also... 701 00:45:42,201 --> 00:45:44,737 don't call pretending to be someone else. 702 00:45:44,761 --> 00:45:47,617 It looks suspicious. Jean knows it's you. 703 00:45:47,641 --> 00:45:48,618 Yeah, right. 704 00:45:48,642 --> 00:45:51,457 So, what, are you... are you saying I can just 705 00:45:51,481 --> 00:45:53,137 ring as me, Rob, and... 706 00:45:53,161 --> 00:45:54,777 ask you, Noelene, 707 00:45:54,801 --> 00:45:57,681 out for a... for a drink? 708 00:45:58,881 --> 00:46:01,241 Yeah. You can do that. 709 00:46:02,241 --> 00:46:03,737 OK. 710 00:46:03,761 --> 00:46:05,337 Hey, Noelene. 711 00:46:05,361 --> 00:46:06,880 It's me, Rob. 712 00:46:08,361 --> 00:46:10,657 Um, would you like to come out 713 00:46:10,681 --> 00:46:12,257 for a drink at the pub 714 00:46:12,281 --> 00:46:13,897 after the bulletin, where, you know, 715 00:46:13,921 --> 00:46:15,937 there... there might be people from work? 716 00:46:15,961 --> 00:46:18,657 Well, I've got a lot to finish up here. 717 00:46:18,681 --> 00:46:20,857 I might be a couple of hours. 718 00:46:20,881 --> 00:46:22,857 I'll wait. 719 00:46:22,881 --> 00:46:25,097 See ya later. 720 00:46:25,121 --> 00:46:26,600 Alligator. 721 00:46:42,281 --> 00:46:44,457 The introduction is timing closer to a minute. 722 00:46:44,481 --> 00:46:46,857 So that's seven minutes in total, give or take. 723 00:46:46,881 --> 00:46:50,257 OK. Yep. We'd originally said four. 724 00:46:50,281 --> 00:46:51,737 I know. 725 00:46:51,761 --> 00:46:53,977 So that's three minutes more than the agreed amount. 726 00:46:54,001 --> 00:46:56,097 Noelene, you've made your point. Thanks. 727 00:46:56,121 --> 00:46:59,761 Yeah, I know. Just, um... I'll call you back. 728 00:47:02,241 --> 00:47:06,617 The story is only gonna get bigger and bigger, for at least a week. 729 00:47:06,641 --> 00:47:08,857 I can deliver it all for you, 730 00:47:08,881 --> 00:47:12,057 if you take me off autocue and make me a producer. 731 00:47:12,081 --> 00:47:14,417 Can you at least wait until we've got the bulletin on air 732 00:47:14,441 --> 00:47:15,737 before you hardball me? 733 00:47:15,761 --> 00:47:18,441 No. Tell me now. 734 00:47:23,081 --> 00:47:24,417 Fine. 735 00:47:24,441 --> 00:47:26,761 - Fine? - Fine. 736 00:47:28,481 --> 00:47:30,737 Hey, Noelene? 737 00:47:30,761 --> 00:47:32,697 Who was the leading goal kicker in the '85 season? 738 00:47:32,721 --> 00:47:34,041 Simon Beasley. 739 00:47:35,601 --> 00:47:37,057 But for me, 740 00:47:37,081 --> 00:47:39,297 the player to watch is Gary Ablett. 741 00:47:39,321 --> 00:47:41,640 Oh! I agree. 742 00:47:44,161 --> 00:47:45,721 Good work today. 743 00:47:46,721 --> 00:47:48,577 No, it's overstating the facts, mate. 744 00:47:48,601 --> 00:47:51,001 Yeah. '64. 745 00:47:57,161 --> 00:47:59,617 I want to start by saying that... 746 00:47:59,641 --> 00:48:03,697 I've always believed that newsmen and newsroom politics 747 00:48:03,721 --> 00:48:07,297 should never, ever become the story. 748 00:48:07,321 --> 00:48:10,537 But today, a line was crossed, 749 00:48:10,561 --> 00:48:15,137 and I feel it is my duty to go public with the grave... 750 00:48:15,161 --> 00:48:18,097 very grave, concerns that I have about the... 751 00:48:18,121 --> 00:48:20,977 the current state of television news. 752 00:48:21,001 --> 00:48:23,377 And what are those concerns? 753 00:48:23,401 --> 00:48:26,297 Management has come to see the... 754 00:48:26,321 --> 00:48:29,857 nightly newsreaders as merely entertainers, 755 00:48:29,881 --> 00:48:33,377 to be grouped with soap stars and game show hosts. 756 00:48:33,401 --> 00:48:36,057 I see it very differently. 757 00:48:36,081 --> 00:48:41,200 I've always believed in a, uh, special trust. 758 00:48:44,441 --> 00:48:47,057 There's 10 minutes! They're here! 759 00:48:47,081 --> 00:48:48,897 Think I left my jacket somewhere. 760 00:48:48,921 --> 00:48:51,161 Uh, Dale needs a jacket! 761 00:49:25,001 --> 00:49:28,920 30 seconds. 762 00:49:52,001 --> 00:49:53,720 20 seconds, mate. 763 00:50:04,481 --> 00:50:09,001 On my hand in five, four... 764 00:50:14,881 --> 00:50:17,977 Evidence emerges suggesting the Soviet Union 765 00:50:18,001 --> 00:50:21,577 has suffered a catastrophic nuclear disaster. 766 00:50:21,601 --> 00:50:23,657 Tonight, we'll hear from nuclear scientists 767 00:50:23,681 --> 00:50:26,377 who can speak to the devastating impacts of the catastrophe. 768 00:50:26,401 --> 00:50:30,017 We get all the latest updates from our European correspondents. 769 00:50:30,041 --> 00:50:32,177 And we'll bring you the moment this disaster impacted. 770 00:50:32,201 --> 00:50:34,377 Helen's own family. 771 00:50:34,401 --> 00:50:36,657 Good evening. I'm Helen Norville. 772 00:50:36,681 --> 00:50:38,137 And I'm Dale Jennings. 773 00:50:38,161 --> 00:50:40,481 You are watching News at Six.