1 00:01:17,980 --> 00:01:20,257 Whoa. How much does he earn? 2 00:01:20,340 --> 00:01:22,977 Probably about four times as much as us. 3 00:01:23,060 --> 00:01:25,417 He renegotiates every year, and is a man. 4 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:26,897 Right. 5 00:01:26,980 --> 00:01:28,577 - Hello. Hello. - Hi. 6 00:01:28,660 --> 00:01:30,017 - Hello! - Hello! 7 00:01:30,100 --> 00:01:31,217 - Hi. - G'day, fella. 8 00:01:31,300 --> 00:01:33,217 Can you handle an over-excited dog? I'm sorry. 9 00:01:33,300 --> 00:01:35,337 We do actually show him affection. You'd never know it. 10 00:01:35,420 --> 00:01:37,097 - So lovely to see you. - You… you too. Thank you for the invite. 11 00:01:37,180 --> 00:01:39,697 - Nice to see you. Mwah. - You as well. These are for you. 12 00:01:39,780 --> 00:01:42,257 - Look at you. He loves you. - Oh, they're gorgeous. Thank you. 13 00:01:42,340 --> 00:01:44,897 - Hey, do you like Dale, yeah? - Oh, hi, Dale, nice to meet you. 14 00:01:44,980 --> 00:01:46,737 - You too. - The dog loves you, Dale. 15 00:01:46,820 --> 00:01:48,617 Dale's a country boy. 16 00:01:48,700 --> 00:01:49,817 - Really? - Well, Bendigo. 17 00:01:49,900 --> 00:01:51,817 Oh, Gerry is a farm boy. 18 00:01:51,900 --> 00:01:54,177 - Well, from a family of horse breeders. - Oh. 19 00:01:54,260 --> 00:01:55,577 - Ah. - Carla might as well have been born 20 00:01:55,660 --> 00:01:57,577 on the cocktail bar at the Hilton. God bless her. 21 00:01:57,660 --> 00:01:59,777 But, somehow we managed to find things in common. 22 00:01:59,860 --> 00:02:01,617 Look, I appreciate the country, you know, 23 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:03,457 just from the window of a five-star hotel room. 24 00:02:03,540 --> 00:02:04,657 Who doesn't? Come in. 25 00:02:04,740 --> 00:02:06,417 - Champagne? - Come in. Why are we standing around? 26 00:02:06,500 --> 00:02:07,857 - Oh, well… - After you. Speaking of champagne, 27 00:02:07,940 --> 00:02:09,537 - we've got one open and ready. - Oh, great. 28 00:02:09,620 --> 00:02:10,740 Get in there. 29 00:02:12,060 --> 00:02:13,337 The guests are here. 30 00:02:13,420 --> 00:02:15,297 Helen, Dale, this is Alison. 31 00:02:15,380 --> 00:02:16,377 - Hi. - Hi. Nice to meet you. 32 00:02:16,460 --> 00:02:18,220 - Hi, I'm Helen. Hi. - Hi. Alison. 33 00:02:18,340 --> 00:02:19,337 Hello. 34 00:02:19,420 --> 00:02:21,897 - She absolutely adores you both. - Obsessed. 35 00:02:21,980 --> 00:02:24,057 - Ah! Don't you? - Oh, Mum… 36 00:02:24,140 --> 00:02:25,297 She used to want to be a teacher. 37 00:02:25,380 --> 00:02:26,377 Now, a newsreader. 38 00:02:26,460 --> 00:02:28,137 - Stop. - Practices every day 39 00:02:28,220 --> 00:02:29,577 - in front of the mirror… - I did that once. 40 00:02:29,660 --> 00:02:31,297 - Once. - Twice. Well… 41 00:02:31,380 --> 00:02:33,977 Well, you should come and visit the news desk one day, Alison. 42 00:02:34,060 --> 00:02:35,937 - Have a go at the autocue. - Oh, that'd be amazing. 43 00:02:36,020 --> 00:02:37,577 - Mum… - You know, Helen's a very good teacher. 44 00:02:37,660 --> 00:02:39,137 - Mum. - She would love that. 45 00:02:39,220 --> 00:02:40,817 - You would love that, wouldn't you? - Yeah. 46 00:02:40,900 --> 00:02:43,017 - Say, "Yes, thank you." - Yeah, I'd love that. Yes. Yes. Thank you. 47 00:02:43,100 --> 00:02:44,177 Now, drinks. Come on. 48 00:02:44,260 --> 00:02:46,580 - And a vase. - Let's get started. 49 00:02:50,380 --> 00:02:52,660 So, uh, how did you two meet? 50 00:02:53,860 --> 00:02:55,460 Oh, I was singing on a cruise ship. 51 00:02:56,180 --> 00:02:58,177 Carla came on board and… 52 00:02:58,260 --> 00:03:00,777 I thought she was the most dazzling person I'd ever met. 53 00:03:00,860 --> 00:03:04,860 I spent an entire South Pacific cruise trying to impress her. 54 00:03:05,620 --> 00:03:07,300 Well, you succeeded, clearly. 55 00:03:10,580 --> 00:03:12,900 Once we docked in Sydney, we were basically married. 56 00:03:13,620 --> 00:03:14,820 Carla told me, 57 00:03:16,060 --> 00:03:19,300 an Australian audience is very receptive to Irish charms, so… 58 00:03:20,180 --> 00:03:21,537 Just tried my chances here. 59 00:03:21,620 --> 00:03:24,257 Carla set up meetings, introduced me to people. 60 00:03:24,340 --> 00:03:25,660 It all kind of just happened. 61 00:03:27,220 --> 00:03:28,740 Yeah, she's always seen who I could be. 62 00:03:29,940 --> 00:03:31,420 And she's always known who I was. 63 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:36,340 In case you were wondering. 64 00:03:39,260 --> 00:03:40,660 No. 65 00:03:43,980 --> 00:03:46,060 You need to improve your poker face, Dale. 66 00:03:49,220 --> 00:03:51,020 I think I would kill Gerry, 67 00:03:51,820 --> 00:03:53,220 if I had to work with him every day. 68 00:03:56,380 --> 00:03:57,777 Mmm. 69 00:03:57,860 --> 00:04:00,257 Oh, um, I mean, we have our moments, but… 70 00:04:00,340 --> 00:04:03,977 I mean, it must be difficult for you, having Gerry home so late every night. 71 00:04:04,060 --> 00:04:06,697 Oh, no. Honestly, it suits me. 72 00:04:06,780 --> 00:04:08,537 You know, I'm at the magazine by 7:00. 73 00:04:08,620 --> 00:04:13,180 And he's with Alison in the mornings. And then, I'm home by 5:30. 74 00:04:14,820 --> 00:04:15,860 Do you want kids? 75 00:04:17,540 --> 00:04:20,060 Oh, um… 76 00:04:22,300 --> 00:04:24,177 - Not sure. Mmm. - Not sure. Yeah. 77 00:04:24,260 --> 00:04:26,097 I wasn't sure. Gerry was. 78 00:04:26,180 --> 00:04:27,777 - He's one of nine. - Mmm. 79 00:04:27,860 --> 00:04:31,697 - I really struggled at first. - Hmm. 80 00:04:31,780 --> 00:04:34,137 You know, the whole first year, really. 81 00:04:34,220 --> 00:04:35,257 I mean, the birth… 82 00:04:35,340 --> 00:04:38,260 - Mmm. - …split vagina right to the anus, and… 83 00:04:38,820 --> 00:04:41,457 Yeah, but Gerry really took to it, you know. 84 00:04:41,540 --> 00:04:44,737 He was just like, "Just hold on. Things will get better." 85 00:04:44,820 --> 00:04:47,100 And he was right. 86 00:04:47,700 --> 00:04:50,217 And I healed. Down there. 87 00:04:50,300 --> 00:04:51,417 So… 88 00:04:51,500 --> 00:04:53,737 Oh, Gerry, can you help with the canapés? 89 00:04:53,820 --> 00:04:55,097 - Oh, yes. Absolutely. - Mmm. 90 00:04:55,180 --> 00:04:56,980 Yes. Let's do that. Just take it… 91 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:01,137 How are you faring? 92 00:05:01,220 --> 00:05:03,857 I mean, fuck, we haven't even had lunch. 93 00:05:03,940 --> 00:05:05,540 I know. I'm starving here. 94 00:05:06,860 --> 00:05:10,340 Now, if I could ask you to place your keys in the bowl. 95 00:05:17,140 --> 00:05:19,500 No, no. He's… he's serious. Keys in the bowl. 96 00:05:23,020 --> 00:05:24,020 Oh. 97 00:05:25,220 --> 00:05:27,137 We're kidding. 98 00:05:27,220 --> 00:05:28,537 - Oh! Oh. - We're kidding. No, we're thrilled 99 00:05:28,620 --> 00:05:30,380 - that you're here. Cheers. Cheers. - We don't do that. 100 00:05:34,860 --> 00:05:36,457 - Night-night, darling. - Night-night. 101 00:05:51,260 --> 00:05:53,737 - Sell! Gotta sell now! - He's here to sell it! 102 00:05:53,820 --> 00:05:55,337 Well, I think everyone is waiting to see 103 00:05:55,420 --> 00:05:58,217 what Wall Street does tonight. You know, if it's down again there, 104 00:05:58,300 --> 00:06:00,417 - it could be a nervous day tomorrow. 105 00:06:00,500 --> 00:06:02,297 Behind the frenzy of activity, 106 00:06:02,380 --> 00:06:04,857 all the analysts are asking the same question. 107 00:06:04,940 --> 00:06:07,017 - Is this just another correction… - In five, four, 108 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:09,540 …or the crash everyone's been predicting? 109 00:06:11,620 --> 00:06:15,417 Today's weather, clear with a top of 18 degrees. 110 00:06:15,500 --> 00:06:18,977 We'll be back with all the latest news and analysis from the stock exchange, 111 00:06:19,060 --> 00:06:22,780 as well as the day's other top stories, tonight at 6:00. 112 00:06:23,380 --> 00:06:24,377 And we're out. 113 00:06:24,460 --> 00:06:26,457 Hey, what, what… Where's the reference to Charles Tate? 114 00:06:26,540 --> 00:06:27,537 - Don't know. - In the original, 115 00:06:27,620 --> 00:06:29,057 there was a reference to Charles Tate. 116 00:06:29,140 --> 00:06:31,297 I mean, he lost almost as much as Holmes à Court. 117 00:06:31,380 --> 00:06:32,657 More than John Elliot. 118 00:06:32,740 --> 00:06:34,777 Well, we don't want to bite the hand that feeds us, do we, Helen? 119 00:06:34,860 --> 00:06:37,337 Now, I need you upstairs for a phone call now. 120 00:06:37,420 --> 00:06:39,017 - With who? - That trollop from The Sun, 121 00:06:39,100 --> 00:06:40,700 Donna Gillies, the gossip woman. 122 00:06:41,540 --> 00:06:44,177 Uh, she's got something going to print. She wants a response, 123 00:06:44,260 --> 00:06:45,540 and Bev is having kittens. 124 00:06:46,940 --> 00:06:50,460 There's, uh, nothing salacious I need to know, is there? 125 00:06:51,180 --> 00:06:53,057 Well, you know, no kiddy fiddlers, 126 00:06:53,140 --> 00:06:55,620 sheep shaggers, and Nazi war criminals in the extended family? 127 00:06:56,580 --> 00:06:58,337 - Not that I know of, no. - Good. 128 00:06:58,420 --> 00:07:00,097 Listen, I'd like Dale on that call, too, 129 00:07:00,180 --> 00:07:01,300 - please. - Of course. 130 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:04,537 - Hello, Donna, are you there? - Yes, I'm here. 131 00:07:04,620 --> 00:07:06,857 I'm here with Helen now, as well as Dale Jennings, 132 00:07:06,940 --> 00:07:08,697 and News Director Lindsay Cunningham. 133 00:07:08,780 --> 00:07:10,097 You want to discuss a column? 134 00:07:10,180 --> 00:07:12,297 Ah, it's not a column. It's a feature actually. 135 00:07:12,380 --> 00:07:14,617 Uh, Helen, thank you so much for speaking with me. 136 00:07:14,700 --> 00:07:17,017 I just want to get your comments on a few things. 137 00:07:17,100 --> 00:07:21,137 Firstly, is it true that your legal name is actually Helen Kaasik, 138 00:07:21,220 --> 00:07:24,140 and that Norville is your mother's maiden name? 139 00:07:25,020 --> 00:07:26,697 We can decline to comment, yeah? 140 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:28,580 - I don't care. We don't care. - Sure. 141 00:07:31,540 --> 00:07:35,017 Ah, Donna, that's not really much of a story, um… 142 00:07:35,100 --> 00:07:36,297 Look, I'm not pregnant. 143 00:07:36,380 --> 00:07:37,377 Oh. 144 00:07:37,460 --> 00:07:38,497 Is there anything else? 145 00:07:38,580 --> 00:07:40,497 Ah, no, I actually have a few more questions. 146 00:07:40,580 --> 00:07:43,337 Um, is it true that you've been estranged from your family 147 00:07:43,420 --> 00:07:44,777 for nearly two decades now? 148 00:07:44,860 --> 00:07:46,817 - Uh, that's a "no." - No comment. 149 00:07:46,900 --> 00:07:48,937 And, uh, is it true that you were committed 150 00:07:49,020 --> 00:07:53,137 to the Larundel Psychiatric Facility, uh, when you were 16, 151 00:07:53,220 --> 00:07:54,860 and treated for schizophrenia? 152 00:08:03,460 --> 00:08:04,540 We've got her. 153 00:08:05,860 --> 00:08:07,020 Is there any truth to that? 154 00:08:09,860 --> 00:08:11,897 We need legal advice, right now. 155 00:08:11,980 --> 00:08:14,180 Jean, upstairs. 156 00:08:19,820 --> 00:08:20,817 What are you doing? 157 00:08:20,900 --> 00:08:21,940 It's Donna Gillies again. 158 00:08:22,060 --> 00:08:23,657 Now, Donna, that's completely inaccurate. 159 00:08:23,740 --> 00:08:25,577 If you print any of my personal medical history, 160 00:08:25,660 --> 00:08:27,097 - then we will be suing. - Now, just listen, 161 00:08:27,180 --> 00:08:29,457 I understand this is a very sensitive issue, 162 00:08:29,540 --> 00:08:31,017 but I do have a couple more questions. 163 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:32,857 Is it true that you didn't attend 164 00:08:32,940 --> 00:08:34,017 your father's funeral last year? 165 00:08:34,100 --> 00:08:35,177 - No comment. - Do you realize 166 00:08:35,260 --> 00:08:38,097 that your sister has approached News at Six several times? 167 00:08:38,180 --> 00:08:39,297 I have no comment. 168 00:08:39,380 --> 00:08:42,017 If you even think about approaching my family… 169 00:08:42,100 --> 00:08:43,937 No, I've… Uh, they've already declined to comment. 170 00:08:44,020 --> 00:08:45,577 I'm assuming that you're also declining to comment? 171 00:08:45,660 --> 00:08:46,657 She's not going to comment. 172 00:08:46,740 --> 00:08:49,337 This is a bullshit story, and it's not going to print! 173 00:08:49,420 --> 00:08:51,817 Oh. Well, actually, it's already been through legals. 174 00:08:51,900 --> 00:08:54,097 And I've got sources dating all the way back 175 00:08:54,180 --> 00:08:56,777 to Thornbury High in the '60s. 176 00:08:56,860 --> 00:09:00,697 So, um, Helen, if you do change your mind, Bev's got my number. 177 00:09:00,780 --> 00:09:04,297 And, uh, this is going to go to print probably tomorrow, 178 00:09:04,380 --> 00:09:06,980 - otherwise Wednesday. Okay, thank you. 179 00:09:08,140 --> 00:09:09,777 We need to seek some form of injunction. 180 00:09:09,860 --> 00:09:10,977 I'll try and find an advanced copy 181 00:09:11,060 --> 00:09:12,057 - of the article. - There's nothing worse, is there? 182 00:09:12,140 --> 00:09:14,257 - You need to call Charlie Tate. - We… No! 183 00:09:14,340 --> 00:09:15,857 I think he may… he would know the owner of The Sun. 184 00:09:15,940 --> 00:09:18,177 He's got his hands full. He's getting gutted in the markets. 185 00:09:18,260 --> 00:09:20,017 You go do the bulletin, I'll do the lawyers. 186 00:09:20,100 --> 00:09:22,340 The legals are in a meeting, I've asked for them to be notified. 187 00:09:23,740 --> 00:09:25,497 If a hospital worker leaked this, 188 00:09:25,580 --> 00:09:27,457 then, legally, this cannot be printed. 189 00:09:27,540 --> 00:09:28,740 Hey, Dale. 190 00:09:29,220 --> 00:09:31,417 So, this is not a beat-up? This is all true? 191 00:09:31,500 --> 00:09:33,140 Just stop it going to print. 192 00:09:41,419 --> 00:09:42,417 How long do you think 193 00:09:42,500 --> 00:09:44,737 until it regains the value lost this morning, Morris? 194 00:09:44,820 --> 00:09:46,537 I'd say, end of this week. 195 00:09:46,620 --> 00:09:48,177 End of the week. 196 00:09:48,260 --> 00:09:49,617 This might actually be good 197 00:09:49,700 --> 00:09:50,937 for Australian stock. 198 00:09:51,020 --> 00:09:52,097 If the situation worsens overseas, 199 00:09:52,180 --> 00:09:54,017 more and more international investors will start buying… 200 00:09:54,100 --> 00:09:55,737 - One moment, Morris. - Mmm-hmm. 201 00:09:55,820 --> 00:09:57,257 That's absurdly optimistic, 202 00:09:57,340 --> 00:10:01,460 they expect another 5% drop on Wall Street tomorrow, if not more. 203 00:10:02,100 --> 00:10:03,577 Let's wait and see what happens overnight. 204 00:10:03,660 --> 00:10:05,660 By then, it will be too late. 205 00:10:06,820 --> 00:10:08,820 All right. Let's sell half. 206 00:10:11,660 --> 00:10:12,817 Where are you off to? 207 00:10:12,900 --> 00:10:16,817 Well, Kay needs to sell too, and she's not answering. 208 00:10:16,900 --> 00:10:18,657 That little batch of birthday shares? 209 00:10:18,740 --> 00:10:23,297 Well, those birthday shares are now valued at over $15,000. 210 00:10:23,380 --> 00:10:25,020 And she needs it. 211 00:10:27,140 --> 00:10:28,580 - Morris. - Yep. 212 00:10:29,340 --> 00:10:31,580 Decided to have a bet each way. 213 00:10:33,140 --> 00:10:35,620 Kay? 214 00:10:37,740 --> 00:10:40,177 Kay, if you're there, please. 215 00:10:40,260 --> 00:10:43,860 It's about your shares, darling, and it's really quite crucial. 216 00:10:55,660 --> 00:10:56,740 Kay? 217 00:11:05,460 --> 00:11:09,660 And in six, five, four… 218 00:11:15,340 --> 00:11:17,737 Tonight, share prices drop around the world. 219 00:11:17,820 --> 00:11:20,297 And stock markets are gripped by frantic selling. 220 00:11:20,380 --> 00:11:22,257 Good evening, I'm Helen Norville. 221 00:11:22,340 --> 00:11:23,497 And I'm Dale Jennings. 222 00:11:23,580 --> 00:11:25,897 A dramatic sell-off on Wall Street on Friday 223 00:11:25,980 --> 00:11:28,457 has resulted in $10 billion being stripped 224 00:11:28,540 --> 00:11:31,617 from the Australian market in just one day. 225 00:11:31,700 --> 00:11:33,777 The world is now looking to Wall Street, 226 00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:35,380 dearly hoping for a rally. 227 00:11:36,220 --> 00:11:38,257 But if the fall continues overnight, 228 00:11:38,340 --> 00:11:41,937 analysts fear very dark times ahead for the global economy, 229 00:11:42,020 --> 00:11:44,300 after years of unprecedented growth. 230 00:11:45,260 --> 00:11:46,657 After the sensational collapse 231 00:11:46,740 --> 00:11:49,737 of share prices across the board on Wall Street on Friday, 232 00:11:49,820 --> 00:11:53,497 everyone was expecting a drop on the Australian Stock Exchange today. 233 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:57,337 The question was not "Would prices fall?" but "By how much?" 234 00:11:57,420 --> 00:12:00,057 And brokers didn't have to wait long to find out. 235 00:12:00,140 --> 00:12:03,817 - Within only 15 minutes of trading… - And we're back. In five, four… 236 00:12:03,900 --> 00:12:05,620 …the all ordinary index had dropped by 29 points. 237 00:12:08,540 --> 00:12:11,300 Mark Elliott reporting from the Melbourne Stock Exchange. 238 00:12:17,900 --> 00:12:19,257 Hi. We're wanting to get one of you 239 00:12:19,340 --> 00:12:21,297 on the market floor tomorrow for the opening of trading. 240 00:12:21,380 --> 00:12:22,377 Maybe even a live cross? 241 00:12:22,460 --> 00:12:24,140 Hey Noelene, can we discuss this in a bit? 242 00:12:31,100 --> 00:12:32,097 Update? 243 00:12:32,180 --> 00:12:34,297 Uh, well, I can tell you that our legal team 244 00:12:34,380 --> 00:12:37,017 is about as useful as a glass door on a dunny. 245 00:12:37,100 --> 00:12:38,977 - What are they going to do? - Well, they reckon they can't do anything 246 00:12:39,060 --> 00:12:40,577 until they see the article. 247 00:12:40,660 --> 00:12:43,377 - Well, surely Bev's got a copy? - Mate, she is working on it, 248 00:12:43,460 --> 00:12:45,017 but it's likely we're going to see it when it's printed. 249 00:12:45,100 --> 00:12:46,577 So we just have to wait? 250 00:12:46,660 --> 00:12:48,897 - Mmm. - It seems so. 251 00:12:48,980 --> 00:12:50,817 Listen, do you have any idea 252 00:12:50,900 --> 00:12:54,380 who Donna's sources might be? She claims they're not from the hospital. 253 00:12:54,980 --> 00:12:56,820 Could you give us a minute please, Jean? 254 00:13:06,660 --> 00:13:08,940 I think someone from the office is leaking information. 255 00:13:10,220 --> 00:13:11,580 Well, Jean's a steel trap. 256 00:13:12,140 --> 00:13:15,657 Uh, Donna Gillies relies on having access to network talent. 257 00:13:15,740 --> 00:13:18,417 Gerry and Carla Carroll, they're in the social pages every weekend. 258 00:13:18,500 --> 00:13:19,537 I could ask him to… 259 00:13:19,620 --> 00:13:21,457 Look, we… we could make her feel like 260 00:13:21,540 --> 00:13:23,697 if she publishes this article, she'll be boycotted. 261 00:13:23,780 --> 00:13:26,417 You know, actually, that is what we should be asking Charlie to do. 262 00:13:26,500 --> 00:13:27,897 He should go to the CEO directly. 263 00:13:27,980 --> 00:13:31,257 Well, we are still on shaky ground with Little Chuck, Helen, 264 00:13:31,340 --> 00:13:33,697 and I don't think hearing that the lead newsreader's 265 00:13:33,780 --> 00:13:35,540 been in the loony bin will help us. 266 00:13:39,540 --> 00:13:41,097 If they manage to get an advanced copy, 267 00:13:41,180 --> 00:13:43,377 would you like it faxed to your home, or… 268 00:13:43,460 --> 00:13:46,097 Oh, I don't want you to have anything 269 00:13:46,180 --> 00:13:48,697 - to do with it whatsoever. - Pardon? 270 00:13:48,780 --> 00:13:50,617 You're the only one who had all that information. 271 00:13:50,700 --> 00:13:53,140 If you're suggesting I played any part in this… 272 00:13:54,220 --> 00:13:58,220 If I were inclined to leak gossip, I promise you it'd be worse than that. 273 00:14:05,660 --> 00:14:06,857 Dale, that's a good idea. 274 00:14:06,940 --> 00:14:09,140 Why don't you go downstairs and see your mate, Gerry. 275 00:14:14,620 --> 00:14:15,940 Vincent. 276 00:14:18,180 --> 00:14:19,657 Surprised Lindsay let you out this early. 277 00:14:19,740 --> 00:14:22,380 Ah. Well, uh, he's got me back in at 6:00 a.m. 278 00:14:23,180 --> 00:14:24,180 Ouch. 279 00:14:25,700 --> 00:14:30,177 So, you, uh… You heard from Charlie yet? 280 00:14:30,260 --> 00:14:32,897 Yes, I got a message from Charles Tate this morning, 281 00:14:32,980 --> 00:14:35,740 - asking for a meeting tomorrow at 11:00. - All right. That's good. 282 00:14:36,540 --> 00:14:39,217 - Lindsay's in trouble, is he? - Yep. 283 00:14:39,300 --> 00:14:40,300 Does he know that? 284 00:14:41,780 --> 00:14:42,780 No. 285 00:14:45,700 --> 00:14:47,257 I'm surprised you suggested me. 286 00:14:47,340 --> 00:14:49,740 - Why? - Well, we're the same age. 287 00:14:50,580 --> 00:14:52,337 No one knows that newsroom better than you. 288 00:14:52,420 --> 00:14:53,940 Why don't you go for the job yourself? 289 00:14:55,220 --> 00:14:57,660 Well, mate, no one that looks like me is going to get that job. 290 00:14:59,740 --> 00:15:01,017 Well, you know I'd love to work with you again. 291 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:02,097 Great. 292 00:15:02,180 --> 00:15:04,897 But, I'm on a pretty good wicket where I am. 293 00:15:04,980 --> 00:15:08,460 Uh, well, Charles Tate would let you name your price. 294 00:15:09,460 --> 00:15:10,457 Really? 295 00:15:10,540 --> 00:15:13,060 And I can tell you absolutely everything he wants to hear. 296 00:15:13,580 --> 00:15:14,860 If… 297 00:15:17,620 --> 00:15:20,937 you can guarantee me at least a 25% pay rise. 298 00:15:21,020 --> 00:15:23,620 Oh. Now it makes sense. 299 00:15:25,460 --> 00:15:26,580 Fifteen percent. 300 00:15:28,860 --> 00:15:30,420 Come on, mate. Twenty. 301 00:15:32,820 --> 00:15:33,820 What do I need to know? 302 00:15:34,740 --> 00:15:37,217 Great. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 303 00:15:37,300 --> 00:15:41,897 So, Charles is absolutely obsessed with branding. 304 00:15:41,980 --> 00:15:44,937 And… and for him, the network brand is, don't laugh, 305 00:15:45,020 --> 00:15:46,577 "Backyard Barbecue." 306 00:15:46,660 --> 00:15:48,337 All the way. Kick, kick. 307 00:15:48,420 --> 00:15:49,577 Take it away forward… Kick… 308 00:15:49,660 --> 00:15:52,177 Do these moves have any relationship to the song at all? 309 00:15:52,260 --> 00:15:53,777 Of course they do. It's choreography. 310 00:15:53,860 --> 00:15:54,937 Danielle, these are the same moves 311 00:15:55,020 --> 00:15:57,297 - we've done for the last eight numbers. - They feel like the same, 312 00:15:57,380 --> 00:15:58,377 - but they're slightly different… - What? 313 00:15:58,460 --> 00:15:59,860 Sorry, someone here for you. 314 00:16:00,660 --> 00:16:02,137 Dale, just… just give me five minutes. 315 00:16:02,220 --> 00:16:03,697 - Just working something out. - Sure. 316 00:16:04,940 --> 00:16:06,177 Just over there. 317 00:16:06,260 --> 00:16:07,657 They do feel the same. 318 00:16:07,740 --> 00:16:09,857 - But they're slightly different. - Danielle, if you're not hearing me, 319 00:16:09,940 --> 00:16:11,657 if you're not seeing the problem, 320 00:16:11,740 --> 00:16:14,017 - that's the problem, yeah? - Gerry? Gerry? Gerry. 321 00:16:14,100 --> 00:16:15,457 Look, let… Let's just take 15, Danielle. 322 00:16:15,540 --> 00:16:16,540 - Okay, cool. - I can't… 323 00:16:18,180 --> 00:16:19,257 Is Helen okay? 324 00:16:19,340 --> 00:16:20,777 Not really. 325 00:16:20,860 --> 00:16:23,737 Look, Donna might seem like a… a bubbly gossip columnist, 326 00:16:23,820 --> 00:16:25,657 - but she's absolutely strategic. - Right. 327 00:16:25,740 --> 00:16:27,657 Do you think you could have a word with her? 328 00:16:27,740 --> 00:16:29,537 She seems to fawn over you and Carla. 329 00:16:29,620 --> 00:16:30,937 You must have some sort of sway with her. 330 00:16:31,020 --> 00:16:32,820 It… it's the other way around. 331 00:16:37,420 --> 00:16:38,777 A couple of years ago, 332 00:16:38,860 --> 00:16:41,620 someone was… was keen to sell a story to her about me. 333 00:16:43,060 --> 00:16:44,257 - Right. - We… we managed 334 00:16:44,340 --> 00:16:46,817 to persuade her not to pursue it, but she needed compensation. 335 00:16:46,900 --> 00:16:50,537 So, now, we go to her for every birthday, every announcement. 336 00:16:50,620 --> 00:16:53,540 We changed the date of our anniversary to accommodate her schedule. 337 00:16:54,860 --> 00:16:58,020 My advice. Meet her in person, kill her with kindness. 338 00:16:59,020 --> 00:17:01,540 - And have something to offer her. - Thanks. 339 00:17:03,140 --> 00:17:06,097 Okay. Hey, guys. How is everyone? 340 00:17:06,180 --> 00:17:07,540 - Yeah. Great. - You ready for tonight? 341 00:17:22,820 --> 00:17:24,937 I need to speak with Charles Tate. 342 00:17:25,020 --> 00:17:26,257 Uh, that won't be possible tonight. 343 00:17:26,340 --> 00:17:27,457 It's all right. I'm going to tell him 344 00:17:27,540 --> 00:17:29,497 - that you did all that you could. - Excuse me, I'm sorry. No! 345 00:17:29,580 --> 00:17:31,537 Yeah, we're hoping for a stabilization mid-week. 346 00:17:31,620 --> 00:17:33,257 There might be a bit of a dip tomorrow. 347 00:17:33,340 --> 00:17:35,617 - But, that… - I'm… I'm terribly sorry for barging in, 348 00:17:35,700 --> 00:17:36,857 but I need your help. 349 00:17:36,940 --> 00:17:39,337 I need help pulling an article from The Sun. 350 00:17:39,420 --> 00:17:41,137 It's… it's a very invasive piece. 351 00:17:41,220 --> 00:17:43,257 And if it… If it's published, it's going to be very bad for me, 352 00:17:43,340 --> 00:17:44,377 and very bad for your network. 353 00:17:44,460 --> 00:17:46,500 Right, just, uh… Um, Ian, let me call you back, mate. 354 00:17:47,700 --> 00:17:49,337 - Yeah, I did explain. - Just give us a minute, Di. 355 00:17:49,420 --> 00:17:50,617 - Yeah. - Thanks. 356 00:17:50,700 --> 00:17:52,657 You said your door was always open, so… 357 00:17:52,740 --> 00:17:54,697 You do realize that The Sun's not my paper? 358 00:17:54,780 --> 00:17:56,617 No, I know, but you spend an awful lot of advertising in it. 359 00:17:56,700 --> 00:17:58,057 Does not give me editorial control, 360 00:17:58,140 --> 00:17:59,377 - Helen. - But it could give you leverage. 361 00:17:59,460 --> 00:18:01,417 Sounds to me like you're talking about gossiping. People do not care 362 00:18:01,500 --> 00:18:02,980 - about what… - No, it's more than a gossip column. 363 00:18:07,260 --> 00:18:08,819 What's the name of this journalist? 364 00:18:09,619 --> 00:18:12,020 - Um, her name is Donna Gillies. - It'll be printed when? 365 00:18:12,660 --> 00:18:13,817 Tomorrow or the next day. 366 00:18:13,900 --> 00:18:16,457 The Sun is Astley's paper. Astley's my father's generation. 367 00:18:16,540 --> 00:18:18,099 I don't really have any relationship with him. 368 00:18:18,940 --> 00:18:20,977 I don't like my chances of getting through to him either. 369 00:18:21,060 --> 00:18:22,857 Not right now. It's fucking chaos out there. 370 00:18:22,940 --> 00:18:24,776 All right. Well, maybe you could ask your father. 371 00:18:24,859 --> 00:18:26,817 I don't like my chances 372 00:18:26,900 --> 00:18:28,220 of getting through to my father, ever. 373 00:18:36,820 --> 00:18:38,460 Let me see what I could do. 374 00:18:43,660 --> 00:18:44,657 What time? 375 00:18:44,740 --> 00:18:47,580 I came by at 11:00, and again at 2:00. 376 00:18:48,180 --> 00:18:50,617 And I rang several times during the day. 377 00:18:50,700 --> 00:18:53,660 - Did you leave a note? - Under your door. 378 00:18:57,940 --> 00:19:01,097 Could we… could we try and ring Morris now, please? 379 00:19:01,180 --> 00:19:02,860 It's not like he's going to be asleep. 380 00:19:03,460 --> 00:19:05,777 It's too late. 381 00:19:05,860 --> 00:19:07,940 Darling, we can put in a call. 382 00:19:08,540 --> 00:19:10,257 By the time the share market opens, 383 00:19:10,340 --> 00:19:12,297 we'll be at the mercy of whatever's happened overseas. 384 00:19:12,380 --> 00:19:15,060 You told me that shares were the safest place for my savings. 385 00:19:15,860 --> 00:19:16,977 Well, those shares were a gift. 386 00:19:17,060 --> 00:19:18,817 They started as a gift, 387 00:19:18,900 --> 00:19:20,220 but I added to them. 388 00:19:20,940 --> 00:19:23,257 Any money I had, I put in there. 389 00:19:23,340 --> 00:19:24,540 Geoff? 390 00:19:25,220 --> 00:19:26,580 A hand, please. 391 00:19:38,380 --> 00:19:40,497 I last spoke to Morris at 4:00 p.m., 392 00:19:40,580 --> 00:19:43,857 just to see if there was any way to authorize the sale. 393 00:19:43,940 --> 00:19:47,817 He told me Kay sold those shares several months ago. 394 00:19:47,900 --> 00:19:50,977 She's upset, she's lost thousands of dollars. 395 00:19:51,060 --> 00:19:53,377 Uh, she hasn't lost anything! 396 00:19:53,460 --> 00:19:55,180 She's lying to our faces, 397 00:19:55,860 --> 00:19:57,260 and it's not the first time. 398 00:19:57,980 --> 00:20:00,097 I don't know what more I can do. 399 00:20:00,180 --> 00:20:01,860 I need you to address it. 400 00:20:03,860 --> 00:20:04,860 Not tonight. 401 00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:07,220 Look at your daughter. 402 00:20:08,260 --> 00:20:11,020 She's not herself, and you need to say something. 403 00:20:11,620 --> 00:20:12,620 Say what? 404 00:20:14,220 --> 00:20:15,740 Nothing, darling. 405 00:20:33,620 --> 00:20:34,740 Darling? 406 00:20:35,380 --> 00:20:36,497 Darling. 407 00:20:36,580 --> 00:20:37,580 Listen. 408 00:20:38,180 --> 00:20:42,737 If you had troubles of any description… 409 00:20:42,820 --> 00:20:45,700 …you would tell us, now wouldn't you? 410 00:20:48,260 --> 00:20:49,580 Yes. 411 00:20:50,940 --> 00:20:52,380 I do. 412 00:21:00,860 --> 00:21:03,937 My savings, that I was relying on, 413 00:21:04,020 --> 00:21:06,420 that I put exactly where you told me to, Dad… 414 00:21:07,540 --> 00:21:09,860 they've been decimated. 415 00:21:11,660 --> 00:21:12,660 All right. 416 00:21:17,460 --> 00:21:18,457 It's all right. 417 00:21:18,540 --> 00:21:20,580 It's all right. 418 00:21:21,940 --> 00:21:24,417 I think you should stay here tonight. 419 00:21:24,500 --> 00:21:25,540 Yes. 420 00:21:26,540 --> 00:21:28,457 We'll call Morris first thing, 421 00:21:28,540 --> 00:21:31,020 and we'll discuss our next steps. Okay? 422 00:21:33,940 --> 00:21:34,940 Come on. 423 00:21:45,060 --> 00:21:46,060 It'll be all right. 424 00:22:17,300 --> 00:22:18,620 Okay, it's not in today's paper. 425 00:22:20,220 --> 00:22:21,300 This is good. 426 00:22:21,940 --> 00:22:23,420 This is good. It gives us more time. 427 00:22:24,780 --> 00:22:28,377 So, Gerry felt our best option was to see Donna face-to-face. 428 00:22:28,460 --> 00:22:29,777 We just speak to her… 429 00:22:29,860 --> 00:22:32,097 I've… I've said everything that I want to say to her. 430 00:22:32,180 --> 00:22:33,977 Yeah, but if we take a less confrontational approach, 431 00:22:34,060 --> 00:22:37,580 - appeal to her, get her to empathize… - I'm not going to grovel to her. 432 00:22:38,300 --> 00:22:40,300 I can't even believe that you would suggest that. 433 00:22:43,580 --> 00:22:44,580 Just trying to help. 434 00:23:16,940 --> 00:23:18,297 Is she nearly ready? 435 00:23:18,380 --> 00:23:19,660 - Coming! - Uh… 436 00:23:20,820 --> 00:23:23,460 Wait till you see her. You're going to love it. 437 00:23:24,580 --> 00:23:27,417 Noels, 438 00:23:27,500 --> 00:23:29,020 what are you wearing? 439 00:23:30,260 --> 00:23:33,217 I've got to go to the stock exchange. It's a big story. 440 00:23:33,300 --> 00:23:35,897 London's plummeted. The Dow's dropped 500 points. 441 00:23:35,980 --> 00:23:37,137 New Zealand's about to open. 442 00:23:37,220 --> 00:23:39,460 Oh. 443 00:23:44,500 --> 00:23:45,497 But, hey, you're… 444 00:23:45,580 --> 00:23:48,660 you're still going to wear your skirts though? Aren't ya? 445 00:23:52,420 --> 00:23:53,657 Jen, can you give us a minute? 446 00:23:53,740 --> 00:23:54,780 Yes. 447 00:23:56,740 --> 00:24:00,260 All right. What's brought this on? 448 00:24:01,100 --> 00:24:02,380 I'm trying something new. 449 00:24:05,180 --> 00:24:06,860 I tell you what, I do like those shoes. 450 00:24:11,260 --> 00:24:13,020 - Let's just go. - All right. 451 00:24:19,020 --> 00:24:20,017 Morning. 452 00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:21,740 - Noelene! - Hey. You look great. 453 00:24:23,020 --> 00:24:25,937 New Zealand's opened, and they've crashed too. 454 00:24:26,020 --> 00:24:28,297 The drop on the Dow is double the Great Depression. 455 00:24:28,380 --> 00:24:31,497 There's already unconfirmed reports of suicides on Wall Street. 456 00:24:31,580 --> 00:24:32,937 We're wanting to get one of you out 457 00:24:33,020 --> 00:24:34,580 on the market floor for the opening of trading. 458 00:24:36,060 --> 00:24:37,580 Hi, um, do you have a minute? 459 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:40,297 Sorry. If we want to make opening, 460 00:24:40,380 --> 00:24:42,817 - we really need to leave soon. - It's just five minutes. 461 00:24:42,900 --> 00:24:44,220 Yeah, sure. Come in. 462 00:24:45,260 --> 00:24:46,660 Take a… take a seat. 463 00:24:48,380 --> 00:24:49,460 Is everything all right? 464 00:24:52,220 --> 00:24:53,340 Um… 465 00:24:53,940 --> 00:24:57,977 I know there's been some personal details about you 466 00:24:58,060 --> 00:24:59,740 that have spread, and… 467 00:25:00,900 --> 00:25:02,580 there's a chance they might have come from me. 468 00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:05,537 Not on purpose. I'm not a gossip. 469 00:25:05,620 --> 00:25:08,257 Um, but, um… there… there was a moment where I wasn't thinking, 470 00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:09,860 and I might have told someone… 471 00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:12,180 about your surname. 472 00:25:13,260 --> 00:25:14,260 Who? 473 00:25:16,660 --> 00:25:18,300 Evelyn Walters. 474 00:25:19,380 --> 00:25:23,657 Mrs. Walters, um, she would book me for special events. 475 00:25:23,740 --> 00:25:25,977 Just sometimes, and… and she made me drinks, 476 00:25:26,060 --> 00:25:28,537 and… and we'd talk. And I stopped going 477 00:25:28,620 --> 00:25:33,177 because I… I realized that she… she… might not be that trustworthy. 478 00:25:33,260 --> 00:25:34,540 What exactly did you say? 479 00:25:36,340 --> 00:25:37,340 Ah… 480 00:25:38,060 --> 00:25:41,217 Well, once she was asking, um, whether your families 481 00:25:41,300 --> 00:25:42,577 would want you to get engaged. 482 00:25:42,660 --> 00:25:44,977 And I didn't think anything of it. So, I just said, 483 00:25:45,060 --> 00:25:48,457 "Helen's not that close with her family." And then I, um… 484 00:25:48,540 --> 00:25:50,817 Yeah, I said about your last name… 485 00:25:50,900 --> 00:25:52,217 - …and your sister… - Cheryl, 486 00:25:52,300 --> 00:25:54,937 can you call Evelyn Walters right now, 487 00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:56,137 and explain to her… 488 00:25:56,220 --> 00:25:57,740 I'm going to go talk to her myself. 489 00:25:59,260 --> 00:26:01,257 Sorry, but if we don't leave pretty much right now… 490 00:26:01,340 --> 00:26:03,817 - You're going to have to take a reporter. - No! All the other reporters 491 00:26:03,900 --> 00:26:05,300 - have already gone! - I'm really sorry. 492 00:26:09,980 --> 00:26:12,060 Ooh! Someone's been shopping at DJ's. 493 00:26:12,660 --> 00:26:13,900 Very fancy, Noelene. 494 00:26:21,380 --> 00:26:22,420 What? 495 00:26:41,740 --> 00:26:43,017 We should get some interviews here, 496 00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:44,657 while they're all heading to and from the trading floor. 497 00:26:44,740 --> 00:26:45,737 They all brokers? 498 00:26:45,820 --> 00:26:47,337 - Most of them. - A bit young aren't they? 499 00:26:47,420 --> 00:26:49,617 Yeah… they're really young. That's part of the story. 500 00:26:49,700 --> 00:26:51,577 These men have only ever known the market to go up and up. 501 00:26:51,660 --> 00:26:54,777 Excuse me! If I could just ask you for a minute of your time. 502 00:26:54,860 --> 00:26:56,020 We're from News at Six. 503 00:26:57,500 --> 00:27:00,217 Sir? Could I just ask you for two minutes, we are… 504 00:27:00,300 --> 00:27:03,300 Mate! Mate! Uh, Rob Rickards, News at Six. 505 00:27:03,900 --> 00:27:04,977 Are we good? Um… 506 00:27:05,060 --> 00:27:08,257 Uh, are you worried about what's going to happen today? 507 00:27:08,340 --> 00:27:11,697 Nah, I think the, uh, panic's a bit overblown, to be honest. 508 00:27:11,780 --> 00:27:14,657 Overblown? So, you're not nervous after what's happened on Wall Street? 509 00:27:14,740 --> 00:27:16,817 Look, our fundamentals are way better than Wall Street. 510 00:27:16,900 --> 00:27:18,177 If I was an overseas investor, 511 00:27:18,260 --> 00:27:20,017 I'd be wanting to buy Australian gold right now. 512 00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:22,540 So, uh, I think we're going to see a huge day for gold. 513 00:27:23,220 --> 00:27:25,057 Yeah, I've got a lot of sell calls already. 514 00:27:25,140 --> 00:27:26,977 So, I do think it's going to be a choppy day. 515 00:27:27,060 --> 00:27:31,260 And for a young bloke such as yourself, you haven't ever really seen a crash. 516 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:34,017 Oh, I've seen my share of ups and downs. 517 00:27:34,100 --> 00:27:36,940 Um, and I'm pretty sure we're going to end today on an up. 518 00:27:39,380 --> 00:27:41,297 And there, the commencement of trading 519 00:27:41,380 --> 00:27:43,537 on what stands to be the most consequential day 520 00:27:43,620 --> 00:27:47,257 on the Australian Stock Exchange, possibly since the 1920s. 521 00:27:47,340 --> 00:27:48,657 As you can hear, 522 00:27:48,740 --> 00:27:50,137 - there is an immediate frenzy… - Oh, I'll go. 523 00:27:50,220 --> 00:27:51,337 …on the floor. 524 00:27:51,420 --> 00:27:52,737 Stock brokers are reporting 525 00:27:52,820 --> 00:27:55,457 that most of their buying orders have been cancelled. 526 00:27:55,540 --> 00:27:57,337 And instead, the mood is to sell. 527 00:27:57,420 --> 00:27:58,417 Evelyn! 528 00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:00,737 You are a fucking bitch. 529 00:28:00,820 --> 00:28:02,377 - Helen. - I mean, I knew that you were low, 530 00:28:02,460 --> 00:28:03,817 but I didn't think even you would stoop this low. 531 00:28:03,900 --> 00:28:07,217 I didn't think that even you were capable of that. 532 00:28:07,300 --> 00:28:08,977 I'm sorry, I don't know what you are referring to. 533 00:28:09,060 --> 00:28:10,537 You know exactly what I'm referring to. 534 00:28:10,620 --> 00:28:14,897 Your wife has taken the most intimate and private details, 535 00:28:14,980 --> 00:28:16,137 my psychiatric history, 536 00:28:16,220 --> 00:28:18,937 and she has leaked them to a gossip columnist! 537 00:28:19,020 --> 00:28:20,857 - That's absurd - Deliberately. 538 00:28:20,940 --> 00:28:23,097 You have done nothing with your life 539 00:28:23,180 --> 00:28:26,137 except stand in the shadows and try and tear everyone down. 540 00:28:26,220 --> 00:28:28,977 And the fact that you both stand on this moral high ground, 541 00:28:29,060 --> 00:28:31,537 looking down your nose and judging everyone. 542 00:28:31,620 --> 00:28:35,777 I want you to know that I know exactly who you are, 543 00:28:35,860 --> 00:28:38,980 and I know exactly what you both stand for. 544 00:28:41,460 --> 00:28:44,737 If people are questioning your psychiatric state, Helen, 545 00:28:44,820 --> 00:28:46,777 it's hardly a surprise! 546 00:28:46,860 --> 00:28:48,377 I'm… I'm sure you can appreciate 547 00:28:48,460 --> 00:28:50,217 - it's a very distressing situation… - Now, Dale! 548 00:28:50,300 --> 00:28:52,577 It's time for you to remove yourself from our property, 549 00:28:52,660 --> 00:28:56,300 and to control that clearly unwell woman. 550 00:29:05,380 --> 00:29:06,420 Thank you. 551 00:29:28,060 --> 00:29:29,620 I've got one last idea. 552 00:29:31,060 --> 00:29:32,700 I think we should go see Donna alone. 553 00:29:34,180 --> 00:29:37,577 Gerry said if we promise to prioritize her for future stories… 554 00:29:37,660 --> 00:29:39,220 I… I don't want her in our lives, Dale. 555 00:29:40,580 --> 00:29:42,540 But we could offer her a major story. 556 00:29:43,300 --> 00:29:44,580 What if we offer her… 557 00:29:47,220 --> 00:29:48,260 an engagement? 558 00:29:50,460 --> 00:29:53,780 What about an exclusive on our engagement? 559 00:29:59,540 --> 00:30:01,377 Was that… was that your proposal? 560 00:30:01,460 --> 00:30:04,257 Yeah, I'm sorry. It's not… 561 00:30:04,340 --> 00:30:05,897 This is not how I wanted it to go, 562 00:30:05,980 --> 00:30:08,780 but we can offer her something really valuable. 563 00:30:10,860 --> 00:30:13,900 Dale, there are some things that I just would never want to trade. 564 00:30:31,660 --> 00:30:33,977 Although the crisis affects everyone on this floor, 565 00:30:34,060 --> 00:30:36,820 it's the small investors who claim they'll suffer the most. 566 00:30:37,540 --> 00:30:39,057 The brokers are too worried about looking after 567 00:30:39,140 --> 00:30:41,297 their big institutional clients that… 568 00:30:41,380 --> 00:30:43,257 Who wants to buy my small amount of shares. 569 00:30:43,340 --> 00:30:46,337 From a very demoralized stock market trading floor… 570 00:30:46,420 --> 00:30:48,897 - And we're back in five, four… - …this has been Rob Rickards, 571 00:30:48,980 --> 00:30:50,260 News at Six. 572 00:30:52,140 --> 00:30:54,977 Internationally, it's already being called Black Monday, 573 00:30:55,060 --> 00:30:59,457 as the catastrophic losses spread from New York, to London, to Tokyo. 574 00:30:59,540 --> 00:31:01,617 Steve Aldritch reports. 575 00:31:01,700 --> 00:31:04,057 Today's action began last night in London. 576 00:31:04,140 --> 00:31:05,697 The FTE index fell… 577 00:31:05,780 --> 00:31:07,577 How's Little Chuck doing? 578 00:31:07,660 --> 00:31:09,417 Oh, mate, it's worse than yesterday. 579 00:31:09,500 --> 00:31:12,497 He's obliterated. Him, Holmes à Court, John Elliott. 580 00:31:12,580 --> 00:31:15,140 - The highest profile losers so far. - Oh, fuck! 581 00:31:16,900 --> 00:31:18,260 He's demanding a call. 582 00:31:19,580 --> 00:31:20,977 - When? - Now. 583 00:31:21,060 --> 00:31:23,300 - Both of us? - No, mate, just with me. 584 00:31:24,340 --> 00:31:26,020 Oh, Dennis, it's grim. 585 00:31:26,780 --> 00:31:28,660 Lindsay, you don't know that, mate. 586 00:31:30,660 --> 00:31:32,137 It means he's either gonna cut the budget, 587 00:31:32,220 --> 00:31:33,257 or he's going to sack someone. 588 00:31:33,340 --> 00:31:34,617 That top story again. 589 00:31:34,700 --> 00:31:36,777 Australia's stock exchange has seen… 590 00:31:36,860 --> 00:31:39,377 …single greatest fall in its history… 591 00:31:39,460 --> 00:31:40,977 - Thanks, Jean. - …of the 1920s 592 00:31:41,060 --> 00:31:42,897 that triggered the Great Depression. 593 00:31:42,980 --> 00:31:44,777 The news team will continue to bring you 594 00:31:44,860 --> 00:31:46,857 full coverage of the unfolding crisis 595 00:31:46,940 --> 00:31:49,337 with regular updates and detailed analysis. 596 00:31:49,420 --> 00:31:50,580 And we're out. 597 00:31:51,740 --> 00:31:53,137 Clear on two. 598 00:31:53,220 --> 00:31:54,420 Clear on one. 599 00:31:56,100 --> 00:31:58,337 They want you to head right back to the newsroom. 600 00:31:58,420 --> 00:32:02,140 And Helen, you've had a phone call from Charlie Tate. 601 00:32:31,220 --> 00:32:32,337 Is there a phone call for me? 602 00:32:32,420 --> 00:32:34,257 Charles Tate rang about a half an hour ago. 603 00:32:34,340 --> 00:32:36,257 No message. He's at his office. 604 00:32:36,340 --> 00:32:37,697 - Thank you. - I'd wait. 605 00:32:37,780 --> 00:32:40,020 Mr. Tate's on the phone to Lindsay right now. 606 00:32:40,980 --> 00:32:42,177 How long's he been on the phone? 607 00:32:42,260 --> 00:32:43,820 Twenty-three minutes. 608 00:32:53,420 --> 00:32:55,500 Jean, um, I'd like to apologize… 609 00:32:56,860 --> 00:32:59,457 for the insinuation that… that you had been indiscreet. 610 00:32:59,540 --> 00:33:01,700 I'd say it was more than an insinuation. 611 00:33:03,380 --> 00:33:04,420 Well, I'm very sorry. 612 00:33:06,740 --> 00:33:07,740 Dennis! 613 00:33:12,380 --> 00:33:15,460 That call had nothing to do with our reporting today. 614 00:33:19,500 --> 00:33:20,937 Little Chuck is sunk. 615 00:33:21,020 --> 00:33:22,337 He's lost the banks. 616 00:33:22,420 --> 00:33:24,937 He was calling to say they're all abandoning ship. 617 00:33:25,020 --> 00:33:26,940 The banks are going to take back the network. 618 00:33:28,300 --> 00:33:30,017 Are we… Are we in administration? 619 00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:32,580 They haven't pulled the pin yet, mate. But they will because… 620 00:33:41,740 --> 00:33:44,057 Fuck off, Backyard Barbecues. He's dead! 621 00:33:44,140 --> 00:33:47,537 - Uh… Did he mention the article? - Sorry? 622 00:33:47,620 --> 00:33:50,660 - From The Sun? The article from The Sun? - No, it didn't come up. 623 00:33:51,980 --> 00:33:53,817 Are there going to be, like, cuts or something, Lindsay? 624 00:33:53,900 --> 00:33:55,737 Yes, mate! We're going to have to say farewell to a few mates. 625 00:33:55,820 --> 00:33:58,377 But that's okay, because you're going to put a tie and a jacket on, 626 00:33:58,460 --> 00:34:00,977 and I'm taking you to Florentino's. My shout! 627 00:34:01,060 --> 00:34:02,780 We're going to spend what's left of his money. 628 00:34:03,940 --> 00:34:07,137 Hey, Noelene, tomorrow, I want you to do a very thorough, 629 00:34:07,220 --> 00:34:09,820 a very detailed story on just how fucked Little Chuck is. 630 00:34:13,940 --> 00:34:14,940 Yah! 631 00:34:16,140 --> 00:34:18,940 Here he is! Dale Jennings! 632 00:34:25,740 --> 00:34:26,977 What did he say? 633 00:34:27,060 --> 00:34:28,657 He… he just left a message. 634 00:34:28,740 --> 00:34:29,857 I'm going to go into his office. 635 00:34:29,940 --> 00:34:31,700 - Well, I'll drive. - No! I am going to go. 636 00:34:43,020 --> 00:34:44,937 - Yep. - All right. That's enough, fellas. 637 00:34:45,020 --> 00:34:46,180 Yeah, everything's gotta go. 638 00:34:48,900 --> 00:34:50,060 Yeah. 639 00:34:50,780 --> 00:34:53,580 Well, no, don't do that. No, no. Let… 640 00:34:54,540 --> 00:34:57,657 Carl! See what, see what the trend is on Thursday. 641 00:34:57,740 --> 00:35:01,017 Right, but… Yes, I agree. 642 00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:02,980 But there's got to be some degree of bounce, right? 643 00:35:04,220 --> 00:35:06,820 You can… Don't… 644 00:35:07,820 --> 00:35:08,980 Yes. 645 00:35:09,900 --> 00:35:12,020 Yeah. All right. I appreciate that. 646 00:35:12,739 --> 00:35:14,417 Am I interrupting? 647 00:35:14,500 --> 00:35:17,500 So, now we're being polite? That's interesting. 648 00:35:19,380 --> 00:35:21,096 Is all this as bad as it seems? 649 00:35:21,179 --> 00:35:23,580 For me, personally, or for the world? 650 00:35:24,340 --> 00:35:25,500 For you, personally? 651 00:35:26,300 --> 00:35:27,500 Well, 652 00:35:28,500 --> 00:35:30,297 half my backers have deserted me, 653 00:35:30,380 --> 00:35:33,817 the other half, I'm promising there's going to be a rebound, 654 00:35:33,900 --> 00:35:35,420 which is bullshit. 655 00:35:36,940 --> 00:35:39,260 And they know it. So… 656 00:35:41,060 --> 00:35:43,780 And are you still my boss? 657 00:35:44,820 --> 00:35:46,537 Yes, I believe I am, 658 00:35:46,620 --> 00:35:50,177 maybe for the next 48 hours or so. I don't know, maybe less. 659 00:35:50,260 --> 00:35:52,217 Oh, I did get hold of Astley for you. 660 00:35:52,300 --> 00:35:53,777 He doesn't like to intervene editorially. 661 00:35:53,860 --> 00:35:56,537 But what he has said is, 662 00:35:56,620 --> 00:35:58,857 essentially, he's going to make a couple of calls, 663 00:35:58,940 --> 00:36:00,140 and that's all I could get for you now. 664 00:36:01,180 --> 00:36:02,417 Sorry. 665 00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:04,020 I actually think that my… 666 00:36:05,260 --> 00:36:07,337 What did you call it, my decimation? 667 00:36:07,420 --> 00:36:11,060 My decimation sort of, uh, helped things, you know. 668 00:36:12,580 --> 00:36:15,380 The only reason that Astley called me back was because, uh… 669 00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:17,580 I'm fucked. 670 00:36:18,140 --> 00:36:19,537 Well, I appreciate it. 671 00:36:19,620 --> 00:36:20,660 Yeah. 672 00:36:23,300 --> 00:36:24,857 Well, we'll know soon after midnight. 673 00:36:24,940 --> 00:36:26,980 That's when the first print run lands. 674 00:36:27,980 --> 00:36:29,140 Help yourself to a drink. 675 00:36:30,380 --> 00:36:33,220 Probably be reclaimed in a couple of days anyhow. 676 00:36:41,500 --> 00:36:42,940 You might want to fix me one too. 677 00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:45,220 Jesus. 678 00:37:09,700 --> 00:37:12,617 I'm definitely more of a "Material Girl" person 679 00:37:12,700 --> 00:37:14,057 than a "Live to Tell" person. 680 00:37:14,140 --> 00:37:15,777 "Live to Tell" is a better structure of a song. 681 00:37:15,860 --> 00:37:17,217 - No, I… But I do… - Melodically, lyrically. 682 00:37:17,300 --> 00:37:19,617 Yeah, but I think it's a better album than the last. 683 00:37:19,700 --> 00:37:22,220 No. What do you think? 684 00:37:24,380 --> 00:37:26,657 Ten-minute call! Ten-minute call, everyone. 685 00:37:26,740 --> 00:37:28,857 Um, Cheryl, could you just give… give us five? 686 00:37:28,940 --> 00:37:30,700 - Oh, yeah. - Yeah, thank you. 687 00:37:36,460 --> 00:37:37,460 Well? 688 00:37:38,420 --> 00:37:40,417 - Did you get on to Donna? - Well, yeah. Uh, yeah. 689 00:37:40,500 --> 00:37:41,497 I suggested it to Helen, 690 00:37:41,580 --> 00:37:44,137 but it's not the strategy that she went with. 691 00:37:44,220 --> 00:37:45,937 Look, if you want me to put in a call, 692 00:37:46,020 --> 00:37:47,940 - I… I can, I'll just… - It's too late. 693 00:37:53,100 --> 00:37:54,220 Are you okay? 694 00:37:56,460 --> 00:37:58,497 Today wasn't my finest hour with Helen. 695 00:37:58,580 --> 00:38:00,217 We need you in two minutes, Gerry. 696 00:38:00,300 --> 00:38:01,660 Yeah. 697 00:38:02,820 --> 00:38:04,100 Can I give you a call later? 698 00:38:04,860 --> 00:38:06,220 You're heading home, right? 699 00:38:07,180 --> 00:38:09,340 I don't know what I'm doing. 700 00:38:11,260 --> 00:38:13,580 Well, why don't you come see the show? 701 00:38:14,900 --> 00:38:16,777 Five minutes, we're on, everyone. 702 00:38:16,860 --> 00:38:18,257 Five-minute call. 703 00:38:18,340 --> 00:38:19,577 I'll bring him in now? 704 00:38:19,660 --> 00:38:21,660 Let's go off the back row first. 705 00:39:13,060 --> 00:39:14,140 Darling. 706 00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:16,457 We know it's late. 707 00:39:16,540 --> 00:39:18,537 We got through to Morris. 708 00:39:18,620 --> 00:39:20,217 I'm afraid it's not good news. 709 00:39:20,300 --> 00:39:21,820 We need to discuss it. 710 00:39:31,220 --> 00:39:32,897 For goodness sake, this is ridiculous. 711 00:39:32,980 --> 00:39:35,500 We own the place. 712 00:39:40,900 --> 00:39:42,100 Kay? 713 00:39:43,620 --> 00:39:45,140 Kay, darling? 714 00:39:45,940 --> 00:39:46,940 Hello? 715 00:39:48,700 --> 00:39:49,860 Kay? 716 00:39:53,780 --> 00:39:54,780 Darling? 717 00:39:56,820 --> 00:39:58,020 Darling, I'm coming in. 718 00:40:00,620 --> 00:40:02,100 Oh, Jesus. 719 00:40:04,060 --> 00:40:05,057 Kay. 720 00:40:05,140 --> 00:40:06,737 Call an ambulance. 721 00:40:06,820 --> 00:40:08,940 Darling… Call an ambulance! 722 00:40:10,100 --> 00:40:12,857 Oh, no, no, no. No. No, no. 723 00:40:12,940 --> 00:40:14,977 Darling? Darling! 724 00:40:15,060 --> 00:40:16,340 Kay? Kay? 725 00:40:17,220 --> 00:40:19,577 Kay, it's Daddy. It's Daddy, darling. 726 00:40:19,660 --> 00:40:22,937 Come on, darling. Come on! Come on. 727 00:40:23,020 --> 00:40:25,337 - Come on. - Uh, uh… Ambulance? 728 00:40:25,420 --> 00:40:28,617 Uh, t's my daughter. I think she might have overdosed. 729 00:40:28,700 --> 00:40:32,817 Darling, open your eyes. Open your eyes. 730 00:40:32,900 --> 00:40:34,420 Look at me. Look, look, look, look. 731 00:40:47,820 --> 00:40:49,580 How much do you think you'll have left? 732 00:40:50,900 --> 00:40:52,100 Like, personally? 733 00:40:54,180 --> 00:40:55,340 Millions? 734 00:41:05,460 --> 00:41:07,820 Oh, I think you're going to be fine. 735 00:41:10,980 --> 00:41:12,060 Yeah, you too. 736 00:41:22,020 --> 00:41:23,980 Well, you don't know what the story's about. 737 00:41:24,980 --> 00:41:26,140 Yeah, that's true. 738 00:41:28,340 --> 00:41:29,460 You never asked. 739 00:41:31,780 --> 00:41:33,380 You were the only one who didn't. 740 00:41:33,980 --> 00:41:36,457 Well, if history's taught us anything, Helen, 741 00:41:36,540 --> 00:41:37,980 if you've got something to say, 742 00:41:38,980 --> 00:41:40,580 you do not wait for an invitation. 743 00:41:46,260 --> 00:41:47,740 Do you want me to ask? 744 00:42:01,100 --> 00:42:03,380 I think it's going to say… 745 00:42:05,460 --> 00:42:08,740 I was in a mental institution, 746 00:42:12,420 --> 00:42:14,900 and I was treated for schizophrenia. 747 00:42:21,260 --> 00:42:23,500 - Shit. - Hmm. 748 00:42:25,020 --> 00:42:26,577 Well, full credit to Donna. 749 00:42:26,660 --> 00:42:28,300 I'd buy that paper. 750 00:42:29,900 --> 00:42:31,140 Yeah, me too. 751 00:42:32,500 --> 00:42:33,540 Is it true? 752 00:42:39,340 --> 00:42:41,300 I was treated for schizophrenia. 753 00:42:45,260 --> 00:42:47,060 I'm not schizophrenic. 754 00:42:51,900 --> 00:42:54,420 And I was treated for manic depression. 755 00:43:00,300 --> 00:43:01,500 I was just… 756 00:43:02,380 --> 00:43:06,300 stuck in this borderland of neurosis and psychosis. 757 00:43:12,020 --> 00:43:13,140 Fuck me. 758 00:43:16,900 --> 00:43:18,340 What 16-year-old isn't? 759 00:43:31,540 --> 00:43:32,580 It's still two hours. 760 00:43:33,380 --> 00:43:34,540 I just checked too. 761 00:43:42,820 --> 00:43:44,900 Marriage ever been discussed before? 762 00:43:45,700 --> 00:43:47,260 Not specifically, no. 763 00:43:49,340 --> 00:43:50,537 Does Helen want to get married? 764 00:43:50,620 --> 00:43:52,260 Uh, doesn't everyone? 765 00:43:55,340 --> 00:43:58,700 - Do you? - Yeah, of course. 766 00:44:01,420 --> 00:44:02,900 Well, I highly recommend it. 767 00:44:04,300 --> 00:44:05,500 I love being married. 768 00:44:06,700 --> 00:44:08,177 But you're not in a… 769 00:44:08,260 --> 00:44:09,260 You don't… 770 00:44:11,260 --> 00:44:12,460 Spit it out. 771 00:44:13,060 --> 00:44:15,580 Your marriage is not conventional. It's not a… 772 00:44:17,500 --> 00:44:19,500 No, but it's much better for it. 773 00:44:22,420 --> 00:44:25,420 I don't think marriage should ever stop a person exploring who they are. 774 00:44:27,340 --> 00:44:29,537 Luckily, Carla thinks the same. So… 775 00:44:29,620 --> 00:44:31,900 What, she doesn't take issue with you sleeping with men? 776 00:44:32,780 --> 00:44:33,780 No. 777 00:44:36,460 --> 00:44:38,217 Carla makes the most out of this situation. 778 00:44:38,300 --> 00:44:40,140 Don't you worry about that. 779 00:44:41,860 --> 00:44:44,020 Helen and I are… 780 00:44:45,140 --> 00:44:46,177 It's just us. 781 00:44:46,260 --> 00:44:49,140 Yea… Yeah, I… I kind of got that, yeah. 782 00:44:57,900 --> 00:44:59,577 - But… - Yeah? 783 00:44:59,660 --> 00:45:01,697 Last year, uh… 784 00:45:01,780 --> 00:45:05,257 I mean, something did happen with a cameraman at work. 785 00:45:05,340 --> 00:45:07,220 It was very brief, but… 786 00:45:09,380 --> 00:45:10,380 Mmm. 787 00:45:11,540 --> 00:45:13,100 Did you want it to be more? 788 00:45:16,700 --> 00:45:18,300 I wanted to be with Helen. 789 00:45:21,900 --> 00:45:23,417 You think I'm deluding myself. 790 00:45:23,500 --> 00:45:26,860 No, no. I see how much you love her. 791 00:45:36,580 --> 00:45:40,620 I feel like the way I love doesn't fit in anywhere, and… 792 00:45:43,820 --> 00:45:46,340 I've been ashamed of that for a really long time. 793 00:45:48,260 --> 00:45:49,780 But I love Helen, 794 00:45:51,060 --> 00:45:53,060 and I think that's all that matters. 795 00:45:56,260 --> 00:45:58,500 But maybe, if things were different, 796 00:46:00,420 --> 00:46:02,060 maybe if I'd never met her… 797 00:46:05,900 --> 00:46:07,380 …it would be someone else. 798 00:46:10,580 --> 00:46:12,620 But so much of what I feel 799 00:46:13,180 --> 00:46:15,497 comes from how I feel about her. 800 00:46:15,580 --> 00:46:17,737 So, I don't know. I'm probably not making any sense. 801 00:46:17,820 --> 00:46:19,700 No, no, you're making perfect sense. 802 00:46:21,220 --> 00:46:22,660 And if that's how you feel, I think… 803 00:46:24,260 --> 00:46:27,100 …you need to correct that God-awful proposal. 804 00:46:30,100 --> 00:46:31,137 Apart from anything else, 805 00:46:31,220 --> 00:46:33,100 I make a fantastic wedding emcee if you need it. 806 00:47:39,300 --> 00:47:40,300 I'm sorry. 807 00:47:51,620 --> 00:47:53,620 Okay, page five. 808 00:47:56,660 --> 00:47:58,620 And six, and seven. 809 00:47:59,940 --> 00:48:02,860 Very comprehensive. 810 00:48:04,460 --> 00:48:05,940 Thank you. 811 00:48:46,820 --> 00:48:47,900 Hey. 812 00:48:50,740 --> 00:48:51,740 Hi. 813 00:48:52,340 --> 00:48:53,537 It's not there. 814 00:48:53,620 --> 00:48:56,020 That's good. 815 00:48:57,340 --> 00:48:58,740 Sorry I'm so late. 816 00:49:03,580 --> 00:49:05,180 Come on, let's go to bed. 817 00:49:06,900 --> 00:49:07,980 Helen… 818 00:49:10,780 --> 00:49:12,260 I am so sorry… 819 00:49:13,860 --> 00:49:17,380 for bringing up marriage today, uh, like it was a fix. 820 00:49:19,340 --> 00:49:21,580 I know we have our complexities. 821 00:49:25,980 --> 00:49:29,540 Maybe we're not like… everyone else. 822 00:49:30,980 --> 00:49:31,980 But… 823 00:49:33,780 --> 00:49:35,660 I love you. 824 00:49:42,340 --> 00:49:43,980 I do love you too.