Whoa. How much does he earn?
Probably about four times as much as us.
He renegotiates every year, and is a man.
Right.
- Hello. Hello. - Hi.
- Hello! - Hello!
- Hi. - G'day, fella.
Can you handle an over-excited dog? I'm sorry.
We do actually show him affection. You'd never know it.
- So lovely to see you. - You… you too. Thank you for the invite.
- Nice to see you. Mwah. - You as well. These are for you.
- Look at you. He loves you. - Oh, they're gorgeous. Thank you.
- Hey, do you like Dale, yeah? - Oh, hi, Dale, nice to meet you.
- You too. - The dog loves you, Dale.
Dale's a country boy.
- Really? - Well, Bendigo.
Oh, Gerry is a farm boy.
- Well, from a family of horse breeders. - Oh.
- Ah. - Carla might as well have been born
on the cocktail bar at the Hilton. God bless her.
But, somehow we managed to find things in common.
Look, I appreciate the country, you know,
just from the window of a five-star hotel room.
Who doesn't? Come in.
- Champagne? - Come in. Why are we standing around?
- Oh, well… - After you. Speaking of champagne,
- we've got one open and ready. - Oh, great.
Get in there.
The guests are here.
Helen, Dale, this is Alison.
- Hi. - Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Hi, I'm Helen. Hi. - Hi. Alison.
Hello.
- She absolutely adores you both. - Obsessed.
- Ah! Don't you? - Oh, Mum…
She used to want to be a teacher.
Now, a newsreader.
- Stop. - Practices every day
- in front of the mirror… - I did that once.
- Once. - Twice. Well…
Well, you should come and visit the news desk one day, Alison.
- Have a go at the autocue. - Oh, that'd be amazing.
- Mum… - You know, Helen's a very good teacher.
- Mum. - She would love that.
- You would love that, wouldn't you? - Yeah.
- Say, "Yes, thank you." - Yeah, I'd love that. Yes. Yes. Thank you.
Now, drinks. Come on.
- And a vase. - Let's get started.
So, uh, how did you two meet?
Oh, I was singing on a cruise ship.
Carla came on board and…
I thought she was the most dazzling person I'd ever met.
I spent an entire South Pacific cruise trying to impress her.
Well, you succeeded, clearly.
Once we docked in Sydney, we were basically married.
Carla told me,
an Australian audience is very receptive to Irish charms, so…
Just tried my chances here.
Carla set up meetings, introduced me to people.
It all kind of just happened.
Yeah, she's always seen who I could be.
And she's always known who I was.
In case you were wondering.
No.
You need to improve your poker face, Dale.
I think I would kill Gerry,
if I had to work with him every day.
Mmm.
Oh, um, I mean, we have our moments, but…
I mean, it must be difficult for you, having Gerry home so late every night.
Oh, no. Honestly, it suits me.
You know, I'm at the magazine by 7:00.
And he's with Alison in the mornings. And then, I'm home by 5:30.
Do you want kids?
Oh, um…
- Not sure. Mmm. - Not sure. Yeah.
I wasn't sure. Gerry was.
- He's one of nine. - Mmm.
- I really struggled at first. - Hmm.
You know, the whole first year, really.
I mean, the birth…
- Mmm. - …split vagina right to the anus, and…
Yeah, but Gerry really took to it, you know.
He was just like, "Just hold on. Things will get better."
And he was right.
And I healed. Down there.
So…
Oh, Gerry, can you help with the canapés?
- Oh, yes. Absolutely. - Mmm.
Yes. Let's do that. Just take it…
How are you faring?
I mean, fuck, we haven't even had lunch.
I know. I'm starving here.
Now, if I could ask you to place your keys in the bowl.
No, no. He's… he's serious. Keys in the bowl.
Oh.
We're kidding.
- Oh! Oh. - We're kidding. No, we're thrilled
- that you're here. Cheers. Cheers. - We don't do that.
- Night-night, darling. - Night-night.
- Sell! Gotta sell now! - He's here to sell it!
Well, I think everyone is waiting to see
what Wall Street does tonight. You know, if it's down again there,
- it could be a nervous day tomorrow.
Behind the frenzy of activity,
all the analysts are asking the same question.
- Is this just another correction… - In five, four,
…or the crash everyone's been predicting?
Today's weather, clear with a top of 18 degrees.
We'll be back with all the latest news and analysis from the stock exchange,
as well as the day's other top stories, tonight at 6:00.
And we're out.
Hey, what, what… Where's the reference to Charles Tate?
- Don't know. - In the original,
there was a reference to Charles Tate.
I mean, he lost almost as much as Holmes à Court.
More than John Elliot.
Well, we don't want to bite the hand that feeds us, do we, Helen?
Now, I need you upstairs for a phone call now.
- With who? - That trollop from The Sun,
Donna Gillies, the gossip woman.
Uh, she's got something going to print. She wants a response,
and Bev is having kittens.
There's, uh, nothing salacious I need to know, is there?
Well, you know, no kiddy fiddlers,
sheep shaggers, and Nazi war criminals in the extended family?
- Not that I know of, no. - Good.
Listen, I'd like Dale on that call, too,
- please. - Of course.
- Hello, Donna, are you there? - Yes, I'm here.
I'm here with Helen now, as well as Dale Jennings,
and News Director Lindsay Cunningham.
You want to discuss a column?
Ah, it's not a column. It's a feature actually.
Uh, Helen, thank you so much for speaking with me.
I just want to get your comments on a few things.
Firstly, is it true that your legal name is actually Helen Kaasik,
and that Norville is your mother's maiden name?
We can decline to comment, yeah?
- I don't care. We don't care. - Sure.
Ah, Donna, that's not really much of a story, um…
Look, I'm not pregnant.
Oh.
Is there anything else?
Ah, no, I actually have a few more questions.
Um, is it true that you've been estranged from your family
for nearly two decades now?
- Uh, that's a "no." - No comment.
And, uh, is it true that you were committed
to the Larundel Psychiatric Facility, uh, when you were 16,
and treated for schizophrenia?
We've got her.
Is there any truth to that?
We need legal advice, right now.
Jean, upstairs.
What are you doing?
It's Donna Gillies again.
Now, Donna, that's completely inaccurate.
If you print any of my personal medical history,
- then we will be suing. - Now, just listen,
I understand this is a very sensitive issue,
but I do have a couple more questions.
Is it true that you didn't attend
your father's funeral last year?
- No comment. - Do you realize
that your sister has approached News at Six several times?
I have no comment.
If you even think about approaching my family…
No, I've… Uh, they've already declined to comment.
I'm assuming that you're also declining to comment?
She's not going to comment.
This is a bullshit story, and it's not going to print!
Oh. Well, actually, it's already been through legals.
And I've got sources dating all the way back
to Thornbury High in the '60s.
So, um, Helen, if you do change your mind, Bev's got my number.
And, uh, this is going to go to print probably tomorrow,
- otherwise Wednesday. Okay, thank you.
We need to seek some form of injunction.
I'll try and find an advanced copy
- of the article. - There's nothing worse, is there?
- You need to call Charlie Tate. - We… No!
I think he may… he would know the owner of The Sun.
He's got his hands full. He's getting gutted in the markets.
You go do the bulletin, I'll do the lawyers.
The legals are in a meeting, I've asked for them to be notified.
If a hospital worker leaked this,
then, legally, this cannot be printed.
Hey, Dale.
So, this is not a beat-up? This is all true?
Just stop it going to print.
How long do you think
until it regains the value lost this morning, Morris?
I'd say, end of this week.
End of the week.
This might actually be good
for Australian stock.
If the situation worsens overseas,
more and more international investors will start buying…
- One moment, Morris. - Mmm-hmm.
That's absurdly optimistic,
they expect another 5% drop on Wall Street tomorrow, if not more.
Let's wait and see what happens overnight.
By then, it will be too late.
All right. Let's sell half.
Where are you off to?
Well, Kay needs to sell too, and she's not answering.
That little batch of birthday shares?
Well, those birthday shares are now valued at over $15,000.
And she needs it.
- Morris. - Yep.
Decided to have a bet each way.
Kay?
Kay, if you're there, please.
It's about your shares, darling, and it's really quite crucial.
Kay?
And in six, five, four…
Tonight, share prices drop around the world.
And stock markets are gripped by frantic selling.
Good evening, I'm Helen Norville.
And I'm Dale Jennings.
A dramatic sell-off on Wall Street on Friday
has resulted in $10 billion being stripped
from the Australian market in just one day.
The world is now looking to Wall Street,
dearly hoping for a rally.
But if the fall continues overnight,
analysts fear very dark times ahead for the global economy,
after years of unprecedented growth.
After the sensational collapse
of share prices across the board on Wall Street on Friday,
everyone was expecting a drop on the Australian Stock Exchange today.
The question was not "Would prices fall?" but "By how much?"
And brokers didn't have to wait long to find out.
- Within only 15 minutes of trading… - And we're back. In five, four…
…the all ordinary index had dropped by 29 points.
Mark Elliott reporting from the Melbourne Stock Exchange.
Hi. We're wanting to get one of you
on the market floor tomorrow for the opening of trading.
Maybe even a live cross?
Hey Noelene, can we discuss this in a bit?
Update?
Uh, well, I can tell you that our legal team
is about as useful as a glass door on a dunny.
- What are they going to do? - Well, they reckon they can't do anything
until they see the article.
- Well, surely Bev's got a copy? - Mate, she is working on it,
but it's likely we're going to see it when it's printed.
So we just have to wait?
- Mmm. - It seems so.
Listen, do you have any idea
who Donna's sources might be? She claims they're not from the hospital.
Could you give us a minute please, Jean?
I think someone from the office is leaking information.
Well, Jean's a steel trap.
Uh, Donna Gillies relies on having access to network talent.
Gerry and Carla Carroll, they're in the social pages every weekend.
I could ask him to…
Look, we… we could make her feel like
if she publishes this article, she'll be boycotted.
You know, actually, that is what we should be asking Charlie to do.
He should go to the CEO directly.
Well, we are still on shaky ground with Little Chuck, Helen,
and I don't think hearing that the lead newsreader's
been in the loony bin will help us.
If they manage to get an advanced copy,
would you like it faxed to your home, or…
Oh, I don't want you to have anything
- to do with it whatsoever. - Pardon?
You're the only one who had all that information.
If you're suggesting I played any part in this…
If I were inclined to leak gossip, I promise you it'd be worse than that.
Dale, that's a good idea.
Why don't you go downstairs and see your mate, Gerry.
Vincent.
Surprised Lindsay let you out this early.
Ah. Well, uh, he's got me back in at 6:00 a.m.
Ouch.
So, you, uh… You heard from Charlie yet?
Yes, I got a message from Charles Tate this morning,
- asking for a meeting tomorrow at 11:00. - All right. That's good.
- Lindsay's in trouble, is he? - Yep.
Does he know that?
No.
I'm surprised you suggested me.
- Why? - Well, we're the same age.
No one knows that newsroom better than you.
Why don't you go for the job yourself?
Well, mate, no one that looks like me is going to get that job.
Well, you know I'd love to work with you again.
Great.
But, I'm on a pretty good wicket where I am.
Uh, well, Charles Tate would let you name your price.
Really?
And I can tell you absolutely everything he wants to hear.
If…
you can guarantee me at least a 25% pay rise.
Oh. Now it makes sense.
Fifteen percent.
Come on, mate. Twenty.
What do I need to know?
Great. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
So, Charles is absolutely obsessed with branding.
And… and for him, the network brand is, don't laugh,
"Backyard Barbecue."
All the way. Kick, kick.
Take it away forward… Kick…
Do these moves have any relationship to the song at all?
Of course they do. It's choreography.
Danielle, these are the same moves
- we've done for the last eight numbers. - They feel like the same,
- but they're slightly different… - What?
Sorry, someone here for you.
Dale, just… just give me five minutes.
- Just working something out. - Sure.
Just over there.
They do feel the same.
- But they're slightly different. - Danielle, if you're not hearing me,
if you're not seeing the problem,
- that's the problem, yeah? - Gerry? Gerry? Gerry.
Look, let… Let's just take 15, Danielle.
- Okay, cool. - I can't…
Is Helen okay?
Not really.
Look, Donna might seem like a… a bubbly gossip columnist,
- but she's absolutely strategic. - Right.
Do you think you could have a word with her?
She seems to fawn over you and Carla.
You must have some sort of sway with her.
It… it's the other way around.
A couple of years ago,
someone was… was keen to sell a story to her about me.
- Right. - We… we managed
to persuade her not to pursue it, but she needed compensation.
So, now, we go to her for every birthday, every announcement.
We changed the date of our anniversary to accommodate her schedule.
My advice. Meet her in person, kill her with kindness.
- And have something to offer her. - Thanks.
Okay. Hey, guys. How is everyone?
- Yeah. Great. - You ready for tonight?
I need to speak with Charles Tate.
Uh, that won't be possible tonight.
It's all right. I'm going to tell him
- that you did all that you could. - Excuse me, I'm sorry. No!
Yeah, we're hoping for a stabilization mid-week.
There might be a bit of a dip tomorrow.
- But, that… - I'm… I'm terribly sorry for barging in,
but I need your help.
I need help pulling an article from The Sun.
It's… it's a very invasive piece.
And if it… If it's published, it's going to be very bad for me,
and very bad for your network.
Right, just, uh… Um, Ian, let me call you back, mate.
- Yeah, I did explain. - Just give us a minute, Di.
- Yeah. - Thanks.
You said your door was always open, so…
You do realize that The Sun's not my paper?
No, I know, but you spend an awful lot of advertising in it.
Does not give me editorial control,
- Helen. - But it could give you leverage.
Sounds to me like you're talking about gossiping. People do not care
- about what… - No, it's more than a gossip column.
What's the name of this journalist?
- Um, her name is Donna Gillies. - It'll be printed when?
Tomorrow or the next day.
The Sun is Astley's paper. Astley's my father's generation.
I don't really have any relationship with him.
I don't like my chances of getting through to him either.
Not right now. It's fucking chaos out there.
All right. Well, maybe you could ask your father.
I don't like my chances
of getting through to my father, ever.
Let me see what I could do.
What time?
I came by at 11:00, and again at 2:00.
And I rang several times during the day.
- Did you leave a note? - Under your door.
Could we… could we try and ring Morris now, please?
It's not like he's going to be asleep.
It's too late.
Darling, we can put in a call.
By the time the share market opens,
we'll be at the mercy of whatever's happened overseas.
You told me that shares were the safest place for my savings.
Well, those shares were a gift.
They started as a gift,
but I added to them.
Any money I had, I put in there.
Geoff?
A hand, please.
I last spoke to Morris at 4:00 p.m.,
just to see if there was any way to authorize the sale.
He told me Kay sold those shares several months ago.
She's upset, she's lost thousands of dollars.
Uh, she hasn't lost anything!
She's lying to our faces,
and it's not the first time.
I don't know what more I can do.
I need you to address it.
Not tonight.
Look at your daughter.
She's not herself, and you need to say something.
Say what?
Nothing, darling.
Darling?
Darling.
Listen.
If you had troubles of any description…
…you would tell us, now wouldn't you?
Yes.
I do.
My savings, that I was relying on,
that I put exactly where you told me to, Dad…
they've been decimated.
All right.
It's all right.
I think you should stay here tonight.
Yes.
We'll call Morris first thing,
and we'll discuss our next steps. Okay?
Come on.
It'll be all right.
Okay, it's not in today's paper.
This is good.
This is good. It gives us more time.
So, Gerry felt our best option was to see Donna face-to-face.
We just speak to her…
I've… I've said everything that I want to say to her.
Yeah, but if we take a less confrontational approach,
- appeal to her, get her to empathize… - I'm not going to grovel to her.
I can't even believe that you would suggest that.
Just trying to help.
Is she nearly ready?
- Coming! - Uh…
Wait till you see her. You're going to love it.
Noels,
what are you wearing?
I've got to go to the stock exchange. It's a big story.
London's plummeted. The Dow's dropped 500 points.
New Zealand's about to open.
Oh.
But, hey, you're…
you're still going to wear your skirts though? Aren't ya?
Jen, can you give us a minute?
Yes.
All right. What's brought this on?
I'm trying something new.
I tell you what, I do like those shoes.
- Let's just go. - All right.
Morning.
- Noelene! - Hey. You look great.
New Zealand's opened, and they've crashed too.
The drop on the Dow is double the Great Depression.
There's already unconfirmed reports of suicides on Wall Street.
We're wanting to get one of you out
on the market floor for the opening of trading.
Hi, um, do you have a minute?
Sorry. If we want to make opening,
- we really need to leave soon. - It's just five minutes.
Yeah, sure. Come in.
Take a… take a seat.
Is everything all right?
Um…
I know there's been some personal details about you
that have spread, and…
there's a chance they might have come from me.
Not on purpose. I'm not a gossip.
Um, but, um… there… there was a moment where I wasn't thinking,
and I might have told someone…
about your surname.
Who?
Evelyn Walters.
Mrs. Walters, um, she would book me for special events.
Just sometimes, and… and she made me drinks,
and… and we'd talk. And I stopped going
because I… I realized that she… she… might not be that trustworthy.
What exactly did you say?
Ah…
Well, once she was asking, um, whether your families
would want you to get engaged.
And I didn't think anything of it. So, I just said,
"Helen's not that close with her family." And then I, um…
Yeah, I said about your last name…
- …and your sister… - Cheryl,
can you call Evelyn Walters right now,
and explain to her…
I'm going to go talk to her myself.
Sorry, but if we don't leave pretty much right now…
- You're going to have to take a reporter. - No! All the other reporters
- have already gone! - I'm really sorry.
Ooh! Someone's been shopping at DJ's.
Very fancy, Noelene.
What?
We should get some interviews here,
while they're all heading to and from the trading floor.
They all brokers?
- Most of them. - A bit young aren't they?
Yeah… they're really young. That's part of the story.
These men have only ever known the market to go up and up.
Excuse me! If I could just ask you for a minute of your time.
We're from News at Six.
Sir? Could I just ask you for two minutes, we are…
Mate! Mate! Uh, Rob Rickards, News at Six.
Are we good? Um…
Uh, are you worried about what's going to happen today?
Nah, I think the, uh, panic's a bit overblown, to be honest.
Overblown? So, you're not nervous after what's happened on Wall Street?
Look, our fundamentals are way better than Wall Street.
If I was an overseas investor,
I'd be wanting to buy Australian gold right now.
So, uh, I think we're going to see a huge day for gold.
Yeah, I've got a lot of sell calls already.
So, I do think it's going to be a choppy day.
And for a young bloke such as yourself, you haven't ever really seen a crash.
Oh, I've seen my share of ups and downs.
Um, and I'm pretty sure we're going to end today on an up.
And there, the commencement of trading
on what stands to be the most consequential day
on the Australian Stock Exchange, possibly since the 1920s.
As you can hear,
- there is an immediate frenzy… - Oh, I'll go.
…on the floor.
Stock brokers are reporting
that most of their buying orders have been cancelled.
And instead, the mood is to sell.
Evelyn!
You are a fucking bitch.
- Helen. - I mean, I knew that you were low,
but I didn't think even you would stoop this low.
I didn't think that even you were capable of that.
I'm sorry, I don't know what you are referring to.
You know exactly what I'm referring to.
Your wife has taken the most intimate and private details,
my psychiatric history,
and she has leaked them to a gossip columnist!
- That's absurd - Deliberately.
You have done nothing with your life
except stand in the shadows and try and tear everyone down.
And the fact that you both stand on this moral high ground,
looking down your nose and judging everyone.
I want you to know that I know exactly who you are,
and I know exactly what you both stand for.
If people are questioning your psychiatric state, Helen,
it's hardly a surprise!
I'm… I'm sure you can appreciate
- it's a very distressing situation… - Now, Dale!
It's time for you to remove yourself from our property,
and to control that clearly unwell woman.
Thank you.
I've got one last idea.
I think we should go see Donna alone.
Gerry said if we promise to prioritize her for future stories…
I… I don't want her in our lives, Dale.
But we could offer her a major story.
What if we offer her…
an engagement?
What about an exclusive on our engagement?
Was that… was that your proposal?
Yeah, I'm sorry. It's not…
This is not how I wanted it to go,
but we can offer her something really valuable.
Dale, there are some things that I just would never want to trade.
Although the crisis affects everyone on this floor,
it's the small investors who claim they'll suffer the most.
The brokers are too worried about looking after
their big institutional clients that…
Who wants to buy my small amount of shares.
From a very demoralized stock market trading floor…
- And we're back in five, four… - …this has been Rob Rickards,
News at Six.
Internationally, it's already being called Black Monday,
as the catastrophic losses spread from New York, to London, to Tokyo.
Steve Aldritch reports.
Today's action began last night in London.
The FTE index fell…
How's Little Chuck doing?
Oh, mate, it's worse than yesterday.
He's obliterated. Him, Holmes à Court, John Elliott.
- The highest profile losers so far. - Oh, fuck!
He's demanding a call.
- When? - Now.
- Both of us? - No, mate, just with me.
Oh, Dennis, it's grim.
Lindsay, you don't know that, mate.
It means he's either gonna cut the budget,
or he's going to sack someone.
That top story again.
Australia's stock exchange has seen…
…single greatest fall in its history…
- Thanks, Jean. - …of the 1920s
that triggered the Great Depression.
The news team will continue to bring you
full coverage of the unfolding crisis
with regular updates and detailed analysis.
And we're out.
Clear on two.
Clear on one.
They want you to head right back to the newsroom.
And Helen, you've had a phone call from Charlie Tate.
Is there a phone call for me?
Charles Tate rang about a half an hour ago.
No message. He's at his office.
- Thank you. - I'd wait.
Mr. Tate's on the phone to Lindsay right now.
How long's he been on the phone?
Twenty-three minutes.
Jean, um, I'd like to apologize…
for the insinuation that… that you had been indiscreet.
I'd say it was more than an insinuation.
Well, I'm very sorry.
Dennis!
That call had nothing to do with our reporting today.
Little Chuck is sunk.
He's lost the banks.
He was calling to say they're all abandoning ship.
The banks are going to take back the network.
Are we… Are we in administration?
They haven't pulled the pin yet, mate. But they will because…
Fuck off, Backyard Barbecues. He's dead!
- Uh… Did he mention the article? - Sorry?
- From The Sun? The article from The Sun? - No, it didn't come up.
Are there going to be, like, cuts or something, Lindsay?
Yes, mate! We're going to have to say farewell to a few mates.
But that's okay, because you're going to put a tie and a jacket on,
and I'm taking you to Florentino's. My shout!
We're going to spend what's left of his money.
Hey, Noelene, tomorrow, I want you to do a very thorough,
a very detailed story on just how fucked Little Chuck is.
Yah!
Here he is! Dale Jennings!
What did he say?
He… he just left a message.
I'm going to go into his office.
- Well, I'll drive. - No! I am going to go.
- Yep. - All right. That's enough, fellas.
Yeah, everything's gotta go.
Yeah.
Well, no, don't do that. No, no. Let…
Carl! See what, see what the trend is on Thursday.
Right, but… Yes, I agree.
But there's got to be some degree of bounce, right?
You can… Don't…
Yes.
Yeah. All right. I appreciate that.
Am I interrupting?
So, now we're being polite? That's interesting.
Is all this as bad as it seems?
For me, personally, or for the world?
For you, personally?
Well,
half my backers have deserted me,
the other half, I'm promising there's going to be a rebound,
which is bullshit.
And they know it. So…
And are you still my boss?
Yes, I believe I am,
maybe for the next 48 hours or so. I don't know, maybe less.
Oh, I did get hold of Astley for you.
He doesn't like to intervene editorially.
But what he has said is,
essentially, he's going to make a couple of calls,
and that's all I could get for you now.
Sorry.
I actually think that my…
What did you call it, my decimation?
My decimation sort of, uh, helped things, you know.
The only reason that Astley called me back was because, uh…
I'm fucked.
Well, I appreciate it.
Yeah.
Well, we'll know soon after midnight.
That's when the first print run lands.
Help yourself to a drink.
Probably be reclaimed in a couple of days anyhow.
You might want to fix me one too.
Jesus.
I'm definitely more of a "Material Girl" person
than a "Live to Tell" person.
"Live to Tell" is a better structure of a song.
- No, I… But I do… - Melodically, lyrically.
Yeah, but I think it's a better album than the last.
No. What do you think?
Ten-minute call! Ten-minute call, everyone.
Um, Cheryl, could you just give… give us five?
- Oh, yeah. - Yeah, thank you.
Well?
- Did you get on to Donna? - Well, yeah. Uh, yeah.
I suggested it to Helen,
but it's not the strategy that she went with.
Look, if you want me to put in a call,
- I… I can, I'll just… - It's too late.
Are you okay?
Today wasn't my finest hour with Helen.
We need you in two minutes, Gerry.
Yeah.
Can I give you a call later?
You're heading home, right?
I don't know what I'm doing.
Well, why don't you come see the show?
Five minutes, we're on, everyone.
Five-minute call.
I'll bring him in now?
Let's go off the back row first.
Darling.
We know it's late.
We got through to Morris.
I'm afraid it's not good news.
We need to discuss it.
For goodness sake, this is ridiculous.
We own the place.
Kay?
Kay, darling?
Hello?
Kay?
Darling?
Darling, I'm coming in.
Oh, Jesus.
Kay.
Call an ambulance.
Darling… Call an ambulance!
Oh, no, no, no. No. No, no.
Darling? Darling!
Kay? Kay?
Kay, it's Daddy. It's Daddy, darling.
Come on, darling. Come on! Come on.
- Come on. - Uh, uh… Ambulance?
Uh, t's my daughter. I think she might have overdosed.
Darling, open your eyes. Open your eyes.
Look at me. Look, look, look, look.
How much do you think you'll have left?
Like, personally?
Millions?
Oh, I think you're going to be fine.
Yeah, you too.
Well, you don't know what the story's about.
Yeah, that's true.
You never asked.
You were the only one who didn't.
Well, if history's taught us anything, Helen,
if you've got something to say,
you do not wait for an invitation.
Do you want me to ask?
I think it's going to say…
I was in a mental institution,
and I was treated for schizophrenia.
- Shit. - Hmm.
Well, full credit to Donna.
I'd buy that paper.
Yeah, me too.
Is it true?
I was treated for schizophrenia.
I'm not schizophrenic.
And I was treated for manic depression.
I was just…
stuck in this borderland of neurosis and psychosis.
Fuck me.
What 16-year-old isn't?
It's still two hours.
I just checked too.
Marriage ever been discussed before?
Not specifically, no.
Does Helen want to get married?
Uh, doesn't everyone?
- Do you? - Yeah, of course.
Well, I highly recommend it.
I love being married.
But you're not in a…
You don't…
Spit it out.
Your marriage is not conventional. It's not a…
No, but it's much better for it.
I don't think marriage should ever stop a person exploring who they are.
Luckily, Carla thinks the same. So…
What, she doesn't take issue with you sleeping with men?
No.
Carla makes the most out of this situation.
Don't you worry about that.
Helen and I are…
It's just us.
Yea… Yeah, I… I kind of got that, yeah.
- But… - Yeah?
Last year, uh…
I mean, something did happen with a cameraman at work.
It was very brief, but…
Mmm.
Did you want it to be more?
I wanted to be with Helen.
You think I'm deluding myself.
No, no. I see how much you love her.
I feel like the way I love doesn't fit in anywhere, and…
I've been ashamed of that for a really long time.
But I love Helen,
and I think that's all that matters.
But maybe, if things were different,
maybe if I'd never met her…
…it would be someone else.
But so much of what I feel
comes from how I feel about her.
So, I don't know. I'm probably not making any sense.
No, no, you're making perfect sense.
And if that's how you feel, I think…
…you need to correct that God-awful proposal.
Apart from anything else,
I make a fantastic wedding emcee if you need it.
I'm sorry.
Okay, page five.
And six, and seven.
Very comprehensive.
Thank you.
Hey.
Hi.
It's not there.
That's good.
Sorry I'm so late.
Come on, let's go to bed.
Helen…
I am so sorry…
for bringing up marriage today, uh, like it was a fix.
I know we have our complexities.
Maybe we're not like… everyone else.
But…
I love you.
I do love you too.