Uh, I don't know. It's beyond me.
I'm just looking forward to my Christmas break at the moment.
Ah, this year's happened very quickly.
I would never have guessed in my wildest dreams
this would have happened, especially in one year.
But, um, it has, and I'm very lucky, I guess.
And I've just been trying to use it to my advantage, I suppose.
You said that you would have liked to have taken
the "hippy trail" after your HSC.
What did you mean by that, Kylie?
Oh, after HSC, which is a pretty grueling year,
most of us teenagers would hit the coast trail and just go up,
and sort of dag around for a year,
but, uh, I seem to have skipped that.
I'll do it at some stage, go up and see the coast of Australia.
Well, good on you, Kylie. You've had a terrific '87,
and all the best for the year ahead.
Thanks very much.
And tomorrow, the last in our "Stars of 87" interviews.
We'll be speaking to Aussie actor, Mel Gibson.
And after the break, a full weather update
for the Christmas season.
And we are out.
I forgot these.
Oh, no, Jean, we can do the rest of these tomorrow.
The boys have asked if you'd present the awards
at the Camera Room Christmas Party tomorrow night?
Both of us?
Ah, I'll ask if the awards can be early in the night.
Thanks, Jean.
Let's go. We can do this tomorrow.
- Good night! - Night.
I think you should stay here. I'll sleep in the spare room.
People are going to notice if you keep staying at a hotel.
Dale, I… I just… I want to make it to the end of the year,
and, I mean, Christ, it's only two weeks.
And then what?
Then we can use the summer to think about it.
I think it might be a good idea if I go overseas…
You could say I got an international job.
And then, in a few months, we can make a statement,
saying that the distance got too much.
There's an entire ad campaign running all of next year
with us front and center.
Are you more concerned about the promos or us?
Why are you doing this?
Dale, you and I as husband and wife,
behind a white picket fence…
It's never going to work.
This all looks very involved.
Well, something I do is get out all the equipment the night before.
Chopping board, roasting tray, gravy boat.
I doubt Rob has a gravy boat.
I don't have a gravy boat.
Does it have to be in a boat?
News at Six, Jean speaking.
Uh, oh… Well, I could transfer you to one of our producers.
Who can I say is calling?
Kay Walters is on the line.
Hello. News at Six. Noelene speaking.
Hey, Helen.
Noelene's got something for you, and it could be very tasty.
We had a phone call from someone who says she's Geoff Walters daughter,
wanting to speak to you.
What about?
She just said it's a story News at Six might be interested in,
but she wants to tell you in person.
And the Walters just cancelled their Christmas dirge,
so something's going on.
There could be something very interesting in this for us.
All right, well, I'll, uh, find out what it is.
- Yes? - Ms. Walters?
It's Noelene from News at Six, we spoke on the phone.
If you'd still like to chat, I'm here with Helen Norville.
Hi.
- Hi. Noelene. - Kay.
Hi. I'm… I'm Helen.
It's nice to meet you, Kay.
Do you want to come in?
Yeah. Yeah.
So you wanted to speak to us?
- About a story? - Yes.
As you probably know,
I've been in the press a fair bit in my life.
But it's always been this curated version.
And I want to tell my side of the story.
Can I ask what the story is?
I was a heroin user.
And my addiction was a direct result
of the pressure of being in such a public family.
And just to be clear…
I want to be compensated for the story.
Hi, you've called Helen Norville, News at Six.
Please leave a message after the tone.
Hey, it's me. Sorry to ring you here,
but an opportunity's come up.
And with the Christmas break starting tomorrow,
just thought it'd be good to follow up soon.
So, call me back.
Or better yet, come over.
It's less about the celebrity angle for me.
It's hearing from someone
who doesn't fit the picture of a heroin addict.
Yeah, okay, but ten grand?
I think given the story, Lindsay will pay for it.
Yeah, I do too.
You okay with that?
Uh, yeah. I mean, we've paid more.
But I mean, she's an addict. What if she relapses?
No, I believe her. I think that she's clean.
I think… I think she really is just trying to get back on her feet.
People are going to think this is us taking a stab at Geoff.
No, not if we don't sensationalize it.
If we keep it about the broader story,
- about the actual crisis… - Helen?
Kay?
Kay, please!
I know you're there.
Thank you.
Twenty seconds.
Ten seconds.
I need to speak to you.
And in six, five, four…
Bob Hawke's government is rocked
by the departure of two ministers.
State governments move to tighten gun laws.
And Frank Sinatra announces he's returning to Australia
for the first time in 14 years
to perform with pop diva, Whitney Houston.
- Geoff Walters is on the line. - I'm Dale Jennings.
- Oh? - And I'm Helen Norville.
- Welcome to the News at Six. - Is there a glass ready?
- On your desk. - Thank you.
Prime Minister Bob Hawke now has a second cabinet post to fill,
as Tourism Minister John Brown has been forced to quit
following controversy over the Expo '88 tendering process.
Carl Madden has more.
The Federal Minister for Tourism…
Geoff, to what do I owe the, uh, pleasure?
Well, I knew you could stoop, but this is a new low, Lindsay,
even for you.
Mate, you're really going to have to be a little bit more specific.
Evelyn saw Helen Norville at my daughter's flat this morning.
Noelene was with her.
So, please don't try and tell me they were exchanging recipes.
Uh, Helen was there because Kay called to speak to Helen.
We were not digging. We were there on Kay's invitation.
Reporting on our own families now?
That's a line we've never crossed.
Your own bloody goddaughter.
No, no, no, Geoff, don't hold me to that. Please, come on.
You are her godfather.
You were blind drunk at the christening,
and you forgot every bloody birthday since…
Number one, Geoff, Kay is a grown woman.
Number two, even if we stepped away from this story,
there's nothing to stop your little Kay
from passing the collection hat around to other outlets.
You're paying her?
You pathetic, reptilian, slug of a man.
Look, I don't mean to be pedantic here, old cock,
but, uh, you can't be a reptile and a slug.
She has a drug addiction, Lindsay!
What do you think she's going to do with the money?
Well, I don't know, maybe pick up some belated birthday presents.
The takeout for you, Geoff,
is that payment was Kay's stipulation.
You… stay away… from my daughter!
I'd get to the camera room, mate.
Us soundos got a head start. Already on our third round.
Well, judging from last year,
I reckon you're going to need a bigger esky.
Ah, no, this is the vomit bin.
One of the vomit bins.
Why is Charlie Tate calling you personally?
I'm sorry?
I was in your office,
and he left you a message on your machine.
A very flirty message.
He's, um… been giving me some career advice.
Career advice?
Yeah.
Why didn't you mention that before?
Well…
I am now.
So, you end your relationship with me.
And right afterwards, Charlie Tate is leaving messages…
This has got absolutely nothing to do with us, Dale.
But something is happening…
with Charlie Tate.
Obnoxious, fucking Charlie Tate!
Well, so what?
I'll do the awards.
I'll say you have a migraine.
Mate, make sure everyone stays nice tonight,
and make sure that bloke who does the weekend weather
stays off the drink, all right?
I can't control that guy.
Hey, here he is!
Here's to the skin off your dick, young fella.
And now, with Dale, we are going with the Kay Walters story.
It's going to be our last big feature for the year, airing Monday. All right?
And, uh… Where's, uh… Where's Helen, mate?
Migraine.
Of course she's got a migraine.
Dale, listen to me, son.
I want you to interview Kay.
Dennis? Dennis, I want Dale to interview Kay.
Oh, Kay was pretty adamant she wanted Helen to interview her.
Mate, they can do it together,
but I don't want Helen doing it alone,
because she's going to make the whole bloody thing…
Kay? It's your father.
If you're in there, open the door, please.
Kay, your mother and I want you to come home.
Kay?
I haven't always been there, but…
You're my daughter, Kay.
There's no need to turn on us. We want to support you.
Open this door!
Kay!
As your father, and landlord,
I'm demanding you open this door immediately!
Right, if you're determined
to betray and humiliate your own family,
I'll have no choice but to have you evicted.
To help announce the awards
for 1987…
…our very own Dale Jennings!
Righto! Up first, up first.
The award for most out-of-focus shot…
…goes to…
Ah, Election Day, 1987.
He waited four hours for Hawke to cast his vote,
and then buggered the focus so badly the shot was unusable.
The winner is Damo!
That's for the winner. We've all done it.
I haven't done it!
Righto, up next is the award for most idiotic injury.
And the award goes to…
Dale!
Oh! Doesn't work without an autocue, this guy.
Joking, just joking.
Um… ah… So, most idiotic injury.
When rushing to cover the World Peace Vigil,
he knackered himself so badly on a barricade
that he couldn't walk or talk,
and had to be treated for an hour by a medical officer.
Uh, so the winner is Brian.
Thank you.
Don't worry, the old stick shift can still drive!
It does. It really does.
Hey, here's to News at Six, yeah?
News at Six! News at Six!
Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink!
Dale, how are you going?
- Dale! Tim! - Oh! Hey, there, Ross.
Look at us, the Russell Street gang.
We're back together again!
I miss this. I missed you. Mwah!
And I missed you too. Oh! Mwah!
Whoa! Oh, careful! All right, I'm gonna go over here and drink.
- Okay. I'll come and join you. - Okay.
I'll come and join you. I'm sorry about that.
Ah. Hey, uh, congratulations.
You know, uh, wherever I walk in the city,
I see billboards of you and Helen.
And then, whenever someone finds out I worked here,
it's all they ever ask about.
The Golden Couple.
I'm happy for you.
You got what you wanted.
So, you're working in doco?
Yeah, yeah. Pay's terrible, but, um, there's no office.
I kinda like that, you know?
- Great. - Yeah.
I'll leave you to it.
Timmy!
So, who was that?
What are you doing here?
Well, the show's finished, and this is famously the worst party
with the best drugs, so I'm…
That wasn't the cameraman, was it?
The one you told me about.
No, he's just a guy.
He's clearly still interested in you.
We spoke two words.
Yeah, well the body language is very obvious.
What's his situation, personally?
I don't… I don't know.
Do you want me to, want me to ask?
- No. - You sure?
Do you know what? I think I'm… I think I'm gonna ask. Yeah?
Okay, no worries. Yeah.
Hello.
Please don't leave messages like that for me at work.
- Messages like what? - Any messages.
Listen, what's the job you were calling about?
It's nothing, really. Just, ah…
had a bit of a conversation
with the biggest news director working today.
And Vincent Callahan's keen to have a little bit of a chat.
How keen?
Forty percent more than News at Six, plus perks,
so it's car, petrol, overseas travel. The works.
And Vincent… Vincent Callahan?
That's right.
Okay.
Hey, Dale?
- Hey, Cheryl. - Hey, is Helen here?
Uh, she's sick.
Whoo-hoo! Yeah!
Hey, is everything, like, okay with us now?
Like, she hasn't been very chatty in the chair,
and I think she's still angry with me.
You're fine.
Oh, phew! Oh, good.
I'd be so devastated if, um…
you chose someone else to do her wedding make-up.
Oh, I spoke too soon.
Merry Christmas.
I like your costume.
Thanks.
Did you… Did you make it yourself?
Nah.
Whoo-hoo!
Speak of the devil!
I was just saying to Tim here,
I've had about as much warm beer as I can handle.
I'm gonna kick on, if you want to join.
Ah, no, I don't think he'd be interested.
I wouldn't underestimate him.
It's not his type of venue.
What's the venue?
Club 397. It's…
uh, discreet. It's relaxed. It's, um…
I'm just going to meet a few friends.
Last hurrah before Christmas.
I'm going to order a taxi.
- Okay. - You guys talk about it. I'll be back.
Just so you know, Club 397 is… is not relaxed.
It's…
Have you been there?
I have.
Every Saturday, after work, till close.
It's not your sort of place.
I don't have a sort of place.
I shouldn't have had that punch.
Great news. Taxi en route,
and I found some actual alcohol. There you go.
- Cheers, good health. - Mmm-hmm.
Mmm.
Okay, let's do this.
Uh, no. Hey, hey, I'm… I'm going to stay,
because you need to catch up with Ross. You guys go ahead.
I'll leave you to it.
Ross won't care. Come on. I'll pay.
Hey. Someone's in the mood.
- Look, come on. - I'm…
Tim!
You only live once. You know how important this is.
- Come on. - Okay.
Hey, we should probably go to the front bar.
- It's a bit more private. - No, it's all fine.
I've come here many times. It's discreet, I promise.
Hang at the bar, I'm just going to see some friends.
- Vodka. - Yeah.
I'm fine, thanks.
- Again. - Okay.
What's going on?
To being single.
Is that recent?
I bet you thought it was inevitable.
- Didn't you? - Dale, come on. Come on.
Here's some shots, gentlemen. Shots.
- For you? - It's… it's okay.
- For me. - Ah…
Dale and I are going to go have a conversation outside.
I think he needs some… some air.
- Are you okay? - Yeah. I wanna dance.
- Yeah? That's the spirit. - Yeah, I wanna dance.
- Come on. Dance! Come on! - Enjoy yourselves.
- Hey, um, sorry to interrupt. Um… - What's wrong?
He's not doing too well. Can… can you look after him?
He'll be fine. He's just had a bit to drink.
Just… just look after him.
One moment.
Dale? Hey, Dale?
Why don't we go and just get some air?
Got some people I want you to meet at the bar. Come on.
- Oh, is it okay? - Yeah.
Look at those spuds.
Um, can you finish setting the table? They'll be here in a minute.
What's that? Your last will and testament, is it?
The chicken, and the stuffing, and the devil's on horseback,
there were so many overlapping times, I needed it in one linear document.
She's done a run sheet for lunch.
- Don't tell your brother. - Why?
Shows you care.
Hey, they're going to love you.
Okay.
- You all right? - Yeah.
- You ready? - Yeah.
- Do I look okay? - Yeah.
- Okay. - Good.
- You ready? - Yeah.
- Hey! - Hi!
- G'day, Rob, Merry Christmas! - Kerrie. Mwah!
Merry Christmas to you.
- Oh, brought a trifle with you? - Hello, you must be Noelene, I'm Kerrie.
- Nice to meet you. - This is my husband, Glen.
- Hi, Glen. - Hi, how are you?
Um, I'm good, good. Um, uh, how are you?
- Yeah, good. - Good.
Geez, smells like a restaurant in here.
Oh, man, Noelene's outdone herself.
She's read that roast recipe back to front.
Um, it's actually my first time cooking a roast.
Oh, you shouldn't have!
We would've been more than happy to eat your food.
Yeah, I'd eat Chinese every night of the week,
if Kez wasn't on my case about cholesterol.
Oh, there's no, um, MSG in the stuffing, or?
Oh, uh, no. Um, there's, uh, lemon rind, onion, and thyme.
Noelene's Korean.
Oh.
Konnichiwa!
So, are you going to the Olympics next year?
Sport!
That only took a minute.
Um, uh, I… I don't know if they'll send me,
but, um, we'll be covering it.
- Oh. - Oh.
Anyway, enough about work. Who wants a drink?
- Moi. - You'll have one, yeah?
- Mmm. - Kerrie, you'll have, like, a shandy
- or something? - Uh. yeah. Yeah, I will.
It's Chrissy.
Just a few.
Appreciate you letting me have the first go at this, bro.
Bloody lines on the telly.
I'm sorry.
Wait, don't…
Judy's knitted three sets
of matching cardigans and booties.
Oh, their mum sounds lovely.
Hmm, she means well.
She's let her boys get away with a lot over the years.
I've had to work very hard to keep Glen in line.
Which is why I'm so glad
Rob's brought someone like you home.
- Oh, really? - Yes.
You just seem so sensible and smart.
And can I just say, your English is amazing.
The girls he used to date were bimbos.
Um…
It's okay, I'll get it! Sorry.
No, that's fine, I can take over.
Oh, thanks.
Hello, Noelene speaking.
Noelene, it's Jean,
we've had Kay Walters ringing all morning,
demanding to speak to Helen.
She's asking to speak to you now.
So, could I pass on her number?
Oh, yep. Okay, shoot.
- 724-8637.
Yep, got it.
Thanks, bye.
Sorry, I just need to make a quick call.
- Hello? - Hi, Kay, it's Noelene.
Where's Helen?
Helen's not available right now, but can I help you?
The interview has to be today.
And you'll need to send a car to pick me up.
And I need to be paid in cash…
- today. - Oh, I'm so sorry,
- but that can't happen right now. - We should go.
- You must be starving, eh? - Yeah, yeah, yeah!
- All right, come here. - We've scheduled you in for Monday.
It's today, or I go to another network.
I might have to…
Let me make some calls, and I will ring you right back.
- Thanks. - Who was that?
Um, I just need to pass on a message to Helen.
- Oh, yeah. - But it won't take long.
Mate, you, uh, finished with that beer?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, better kick off this wine?
What have we got here, red?
- Thank you. - That's all right.
You've reached Helen Norville and Dale Jennings.
We're unable to take your call right now,
but please leave us a message after the tone.
Ah…
Hi, Helen, it's Noelene.
I'm so sorry to interrupt your weekend,
but, uh, Kay Walters has been calling adamant
that we do the interview today.
Um, can you call me back?
Thanks. Oh, I'm at Rob's.
- Yes. - Kay wants to do it today.
- What? - I… I can't get a hold of Helen or Dale.
Can't we just get another reporter to do the interview?
No, Lindsay was specific, he wanted Helen and Dale.
For ten grand, he wants an event.
The way Kay just sounded,
if we don't do the interview right now, we'll lose her.
That is bullshit, Noelene,
she's not going to find another network today.
Um, please start.
- Okay, yeah. - Mmm.
You know what? It's a Saturday,
okay? A week before Christmas.
Everyone is sliding into the holidays,
which is what I intend to do as soon as I get off this call.
Kerrie…
- Ooh! - Ooh, sorry.
Uh, sorry, this is the last call, I swear.
Must be important.
Mmm!
Hello?
Hi, Kay, it's Noelene again.
I've tried to get ahold of Helen,
uh, but I can't get in contact with her.
So, I am sorry, but we can really only do Monday.
I can't wait that long.
There are two other networks interested.
If you hang up, News at Six has officially lost the story.
It's okay, I understand.
Um…
If you change your mind, the offer still stands.
Huh!
All taken care of.
I'm so sorry.
- How is it? - Mmm.
So good. I'll be having seconds.
Mmm. It's cooled down a little bit.
But, no, it really is lovely.
I'm sorry.
Mmm. That's okay.
Rob did say you were a real career girl.
It… it's… it's not normally like this on days off.
Yeah, you usually use your days off
to watch all the things you've taped,
read all the papers you've missed.
Oh, yeah?
Well, your work sounds very exciting.
But I just left my job.
I was a secretary at a primary school,
just typing and filing.
She quit and blamed me.
I was counting down the days to becoming a full-time mum.
I mean, they offered me maternity leave,
but I told a white lie
and said Glen wanted me at home.
Which is true.
Yeah, but I didn't tell you to quit.
- No, no, sit, I'll get it! - No, no, it's okay. Um…
I'll, uh, uh… take it off the hook, I promise.
Hi, Noelene speaking.
Hi, Noelene, it's Dale.
I got your message. Sorry, we were out.
Uh, have you made arrangements?
No, I told Kay Helen couldn't do it today.
Well, it will be both of us.
How long ago was that?
Uh, a few minutes.
Call her back right now,
and tell her that the interview is on.
And then, can you call the office?
- Yep. - Uh, get a crew and arrange a location.
- Um, okay. - I'll call Helen.
Very busy, yeah? Mmm-hmm.
Very busy. At Christmas?
Hey, guys!
Morning.
- Are you ready? - Pardon?
- Yeah. - Uh, can we just go over the questions,
uh, before we go in?
- Uh, I wasn't… - Hey, Dale, are you okay?
Yeah.
Dale, you stink of alcohol.
You're… you're in no state to go interview a recovering addict.
Well, Lindsay said he wanted both of us.
Dale, I'm going to do this on my own today.
Get yourself home.
I just checked Kay in.
She's waiting.
Brian! Ross! Let's get set up.
- All right. What do you reckon? - Hi.
- Five minutes? Ten? - Um, we're almost ready.
I thought you and Dale could be sitting over here.
- Oh, it's just me today. - Hey.
- Lovely to see you, Kay. - Thank you.
- Thank you so much for this. - No, thank you.
So, um, Kay, I know that you're familiar with the media,
but my questions are going to be pretty frank.
I'm going to ask you about your drug use,
and about your treatment.
And I'm going to talk about your family history, family dynamic.
- Okay. - Great.
Oh, I… I brought some old photos that you asked for.
And these are all fine to go to air?
Yes.
Yeah, they're fine.
I'm not the only person that you're speaking with?
The final story will include a range of perspectives on the heroin crisis.
Could we do the money before we start?
Uh, we are going to pay you on Monday, when we check you out.
I made it clear that I needed the money before I spoke.
We can write you a cheque today, but the banks aren't open until Monday.
I could, um… I could get some cash for you,
just to get you through till Monday.
If that's okay?
Yes, thank you.
I mean, I'm just going to go and get her 100 bucks,
because what's the alternative?
Okay.
Kay. Um…
She won't be long.
- It's okay. - Um…
I'll just…
How much were you spending?
Hundreds of dollars a day.
And what makes it so addictive?
It's like…
your problems don't exist.
And heroin wasn't some kind of escape for me.
It was a life raft.
Do you still feel that way?
No.
I'm committed to staying clean
whether I have the support of my parents or not.
You know, some people would find it pretty hard to understand why someone
with your kind of life advantages would need that kind of life raft.
Addiction doesn't just come from nowhere.
It's the symptom of other problems, usually from childhood.
And… it's true, I grew up in a big house,
rode horses, travelled overseas as a child.
But it was drilled into me that what we had
was only because my father was famous and well-respected.
And if I did anything to compromise that,
even the slightest thing,
I was a disappointment, and I was shamed.
I didn't want to be a failure.
I don't think I was ever what my parents had imagined for their life.
So, I tried to be this version of myself.
How they wish I'd turned out.
The model daughter.
Smooth, perfect, and no rough edges.
Worthy of pride, I suppose.
Do you love your parents?
Yes.
Do you think your parents love you, Kay?
I think they do.
But there are two types of families in this world.
The families where the parents choose the children.
And the families where they choose each other over the children.
Rehab is…
It's full of the latter.
As sport lovers look towards the 1988 Olympics,
one of the most highly anticipated events
- is the men's basketball.
Thanks to the surprising strength of the Soviet team.
- Prominent commentators who have seen… - Got the story?
- Yeah. - …the team in action report
that it's one of the best sides ever assembled for the Olympics.
And that they are taking training very seriously…
…in the lead-up to Seoul.
The defending gold medalists are, of course,
the United States, who won in Los Angeles…
Am I uninvited to Christmas lunch?
They were fine.
Just kept telling me that I better not balls it up.
- Hey, Noels… - Mmm?
How long do you see yourself working like this?
Um, I… I don't know.
Because, you know, I love that you're a career girl.
I mean, you know that, but…
I… I do want to get hitched one day, and, uh…
and… and have kids.
So…
- If you don't want to do that… - No, I do.
Um…
It's… it's just…
I wouldn't want to stop work.
That be okay?
Yeah, we can work that out.
Because, the thing is, you might find you become a mum and all that changes.
But either way, I'll be earning plenty.
So, you'll have options.
Because…
Uh…
I love you, Noels.
I love you too.
The families where the parents choose the children,
and the families where they choose each other over the children.
Rehab is…
It's full of the latter.
Previously dismissed as a problem for cities, gutters and alleyways,
the heroin crisis has now found its way
to some of Australia's wealthiest and most powerful families.
Bob Hawke. Christ!
Like any father, I… I love my daughter.
I trust her.
And she was completely exonerated by the processes of the law.
And with the Drug of Dependence Ordinance
coming into effect in the ACT, time will soon tell
whether being referred for treatment or incarceration
will prove most successful in rehabilitation.
This has been Helen Norville,
News at Six.
Right, you lose the Hawke stuff,
you lose the rehabilitation claptrap,
and you go out on, uh,
"One of Australia's most beloved families."
You put a lot of footage of Geoff, maybe Evelyn.
Make sure it's Geoff at his peak, when Kay was a little kid.
This was never supposed to be about one family.
For those of you who might be interested,
this is why I didn't want Helen doing this story alone.
We've got 30 years' worth of Geoff footage, and it is going in.
Okay, Noelene, get a copy of the promos.
You know Kay would never have agreed to this interview
if I hadn't assured her that it would be just me,
and that her name would be left out of the promos.
Oh, Helen, it's all fine.
It's okay. All the promos are taking the mystery angle.
So, her name won't be anywhere.
Until tonight.
What did you think of the story?
I think you handled the interview sensitively,
as you always do.
And?
And I think you're trying to convince yourself
it's some big complex story about a drug crisis,
when, really, it's, um, a juicy story
about a famous family torn apart.
It's what it is.
It's what it always was.
It's going to be huge.
What would you do?
Nothing.
The updated script.
I checked, and Kay's name is not mentioned,
but they've gone hard on the mystery reveal.
"They're famous, wealthy, and respected."
"But tonight, News at Six can exclusively reveal
which beloved Australian family has been devastated
in the exploding heroin crisis."
- I mean, I… - Oh, sorry.
- That's okay. - Um…
"The only thing more shocking than the shattering details
are the names of the people involved."
Yeah, I can't… I can't read that.
Do you want me to change it on the autocue?
I don't even know what I'm going to say.
Helen, could I have you for a moment?
- Why? - Kay Walters is here.
She's asking to speak to you.
Jesus Christ.
Thanks, Jean.
Kay, hi, are you okay?
I need you to cut me out of the story.
- I'm so sorry. - It's okay, what's happened?
Can you just focus on the other interviews?
Uh…
I'm… I mean, Kay, I'm sorry, it's… it's too late.
You've got hours.
I've got hours until the evening bulletin, but I'm about to go
and do the afternoon update now.
I can't stop thinking about everything I said,
and them seeing it.
They'll never recover from this.
Helen, 60 seconds!
Helen, please, take the money back.
Please.
Please. Please, please!
I mean, you can give that back to me, but it's, um…
It… it… It's not going to change anything, I'm sorry.
It… it really is too late, Kay.
I'll show you out.
Ten seconds!
In six, five, four…
Good afternoon, I'm Helen Norville
with the afternoon update.
Prime Minister Bob Hawke has vowed to crack down on gun laws.
He's called for a ban on sending firearms through the mail,
as well as an inquiry into television violence.
The Prime Minister is about to chair
a national conference on gun laws.
He'll be hoping to persuade the states and territories
to implement a range of measures,
including the ban of automatic and semi-automatic weapons,
and the restriction of excessively violent videotapes.
While the Prime Minister can count on strong support
from Victoria Premier John Cain…
And we're back in five, four…
Motorists seeking to distance themselves from Australia's 200th birthday
will, next year, be able to remove
the Bicentennial logo from their number plates,
in a change to state law.
…bicentennial logo.
But the move has drawn criticism from the Shadow Attorney General.
- …about to be seen… - We're back in five, four…
…as one nation, and objected to any group
separating themselves from the community.
What's happening?
What the fuck is happening?
Studio. Studio, studio!
Helen?
Okay.
Frank, what the fuck is she doing?
- I don't know. - Where'd she go?
You're not a fucking Red Setter, Frank! Don't point!
- Where'd she go? - I don't know!
- Murray? - Yeah?
I need the Kay Walters interview tapes.
I haven't finished cutting it yet.
What are you doing?
Helen!
What are you…
Noelene!
Noelene, did promos have another copy of that interview?
- No! - Oh, fuck that!
Come on, come on, please!
Dale!
There's got to be a backup. In the truck?
- Was this planned? - I had no idea.
She can forget about the evening bulletin.
And every other bulletin for the rest of 1987!