02x05 - A Model Daughter

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

KAY: I feel like everything

that I do is insignificant

and you're both ashamed of me.

You sit here and attempt

to blame your mother and I

for your own drug addiction.

NOELENE: Rob and I have

something to disclose.

ROB: We're seeing each other,

mate. We have been for a bit.

DALE: Last year, something did happen

with a cameraman at work.

Did you want it to be more?

I wanted to be with Helen.

Helen Norville, will you do

me the honour of being my wife?

I I can't.

KYLIE MINOGUE: Uh, I

don't know. It's beyond me.

I'm just looking forward to my

Christmas break at the moment.

Uh, this year's happened very quickly.

I would never have guessed,

in my wildest dreams,

this would have happened,

especially in one year.

But, um, it has and

I'm very lucky, I guess,

and I've just been trying to

use it to my advantage, I s'pose.

You said that you would have liked

to have taken the hippie trail

after your HSC.

What did you mean by that, Kylie?

Oh, after HSC, which is

a pretty gruelling year,

most of us teenagers

would hit the coast trail

and just go up and sort

of dag around for a year

but, uh, I think I skipped that.

(LAUGHS) I'll do it at some stage,

go up and see the coast of Australia.

Well, good on you, Kylie.

You've had a terrific '87 and

all the best for the year ahead.

Thanks very much.

And tomorrow, the last in

our Stars of '87 interviews

we'll be speaking to

Aussie actor Mel Gibson.

And after the break, full weather

update for the Christmas season.

FRANK: And we are out.

(KNOCKS) I forgot these.

Uh, no, Jean. We can do

the rest of these tomorrow.

The boys have asked if

you'd present the awards

at the camera room Christmas

party tomorrow night.

- Great.

- Both of us?

I'll ask if the awards

can be early in the night.

Thanks, Jean.

Let's go. We can do this tomorrow.

- HELEN: 'Night!

- JEAN: 'Night.

- Goodnight.

- 'Night.

DALE: I think you should stay

here. I'll sleep in the spare room.

People are gonna notice if

you keep staying in a hotel.

Dale, I I just I want to make

it to the end of the year and

I mean, Christ, it's only two weeks.

And then what?

Then we can use the

summer to think about it

and I think it might be a good

idea if I go overseas and

We could say I got an international job.

And then, in a few months,

we can make a statement

saying that the distance got too much.

There's an entire ad campaign

running all of next year,

with us front and centre.

Are you more concerned

about the promos or us?

Why are you doing this?

Dale, you and I, as husband and

wife, behind a white picket fence

it's never gonna work.

(FRONT DOOR SLAMS)

(STARTS ENGINE)

This all looks very involved.

Something I do is get out all

the equipment the night before

chopping board, the

roasting tray, gravy boat.

I doubt Rob has a gravy boat.

I don't have a gravy boat.

Does it have to be in a boat?

(PHONE RINGS)

JEAN: News at Six. Jean speaking.

Uh, well, I could transfer

you to one of our producers.

Who can I say is calling?

Kay Walters is on the line.

Hello, News at Six. Noelene speaking.

LINDSAY: Hey, Helen?

Noelene's got something for

you and it could be very tasty.

NOELENE: We had a

phone call from someone

who says she's Geoff Walters' daughter,

wanting to speak to you.

- What about?

- She just said it's a story News at Six

might be interested in,

but she wants to tell you in person.

LINDSAY: And the Walters just

cancelled their Christmas do,

so something's going on.

There could be something very

interesting in this for us.

Alright, well, I'll,

uh, find out what it is.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

- KAY: Yes?

- NOELENE: Ms Walters?

It's Noelene from News at

Six. We spoke on the phone.

If you'd still like to chat,

I'm here with Helen Norville.

Hi.

- Hi. Noelene.

- Kay.

Hi. I I'm Helen. It's

nice to meet you, Kay.

Do you want to come in?

Yeah. Yeah.

HELEN: So, you wanted to

speak to us about a story?

Yes.

As you probably know, I've been

in the press a fair bit in my life.

But it's always been

this curated version.

And I want to tell my side of the story.

Can I ask what the story is?

I was a heroin user.

And my addiction was a

direct result of the pressure

of being in such a public family.

And just to be clear

I want to be compensated for the story.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(PHONE RINGS)

HELEN: (ON ANSWERING MACHINE) Hi.

You've called Helen Norville,

News at Six.

Please leave a message after the tone.

(MACHINE BEEPS)

CHARLIE: (ON MACHINE) Hey, it's me.

Sorry to ring you here but

an opportunity's come up

and with the Christmas

break starting tomorrow,

I just thought it'd be

good to follow up soon.

So, call me back.

Or, better yet, come over.

(HANGS UP)

It's less about the

celebrity angle for me.

It's hearing from someone

who doesn't fit the picture

- of a heroin addict.

- Yeah, OK. But 10 grand?

I think, given the story,

Lindsay will pay for it.

Yeah, I do, too.

You OK with it?

Uh, yeah, I mean, we've paid more.

But, I mean, she's an

addict. What if she relapses?

I believe her. I think that she's clean.

I think she really is just

trying to get back on her feet.

People are going to think this

is us taking a stab at Geoff.

No, not if we don't sensationalise it,

if we keep it about the broader

story about the actual crisis.

Helen?

(STARTS ENGINE)

(KNOCKS RAPIDLY) Kay?

Kay, please! I know you're there!

Ohh

Thank you.

FRANK: 20 seconds!

(NEWS THEME MUSIC PLAYS)

10 seconds!

I need to speak to you.

And in six, five, four

Bob Hawke's government is rocked

by the departure of two ministers.

State Government's move

to tighten g*n laws.

And Frank Sinatra announces

he's returning to Australia

for the first time in 14 years

- to perform with pop diva Whitney Houston.

- Geoff Walters is on the line.

- I'm Dale Jennings.

- And I'm Helen Norville.

Is there a glass ready?

- On your desk.

- Thank you.

DALE: Bob Hawke now has a

second Cabinet post to fill,

as Tourism Minister John

Brown has been forced to quit

following controversy over

the Expo 88 tendering process.

Carl Madden has more.

CARL MADDEN: The Federal

Minister for Tourism

(LINDSAY SIGHS AND CLEARS THROAT)

Geoff, to what do I

owe the, uh, pleasure?

Well, I knew you could stoop

but this is a new low,

Lindsay, even for you.

Mate, you're really gonna have

to be a little bit more specific.

Evelyn saw Helen Norville at

my daughter's flat this morning.

Noelene was with her.

So, please don't try and tell

me they were exchanging recipes.

Helen was there because Kay

called to speak to Helen.

We were not digging. We were

there on Kay's invitation.

Reporting on our own families now.

That's a line we've never crossed.

Your own bloody god-daughter.

Oh, no, no, Geoff, don't hold

me to that, please, come on.

You are her godfather.

You were blind drunk at the christening

and you've forgot every

bloody birthday since

Number one, Geoff,

Kay is a grown woman.

Number two

even if we stepped away from this story,

there's nothing to stop your little Kay

from passing the collection

hat around to other outlets.

You're paying her.

You pathetic

reptilian slug of a man.

Well, I don't mean to be

pedantic here, old c*ck,

but, uh, you can't be

a reptile AND a slug.

She has a drug addiction, Lindsay!

What do you think she's

going to do with the money?!

Well, I don't know, maybe pick

up some bloody birthday presents.

The take-out for you, Geoff, is

that payment was Kay's stipulation.

You stay away

from my daughter!

(PHONE BEEPS)

I'd get to the camera room,

eh? Us soundos got a head start.

Already on our third round.

Well, judging from last year,

I reckon you're gonna

need a bigger esky.

Ah, no, this is the vomit

bin. One of the vomit bins.

Eugh.

Why is Charlie Tate

calling you personally?

I'm sorry?

I was in your office,

and he left you a

message on your machine -

a very flirty message.

He's, um

been giving me some career advice.

Career advice?

Yeah.

Why didn't you mention that before?

Well

I am now.

So, you end your relationship with me

and, right afterwards, Charlie

Tate is leaving messages

It's got absolutely

nothing to do with us, Dale.

But something is happening.

With Charlie Tate.

Obnoxious f*cking Charlie Tate!

So what?!

I'll do the awards.

I'll say you have a migraine.

(MUTTERS) I f*cking do

have a migraine, you sh*t.

LINDSAY: Mate, make sure

everyone stays nice tonight

and make sure that bloke

who does the weekend weather

stays off the drink, alright?

DENNIS: I can't control that guy.

Hey, here he is!

Here's to the skin off

your d*ck, young fella.

Now, uh, Dale, we are going

with the Kay Walters story.

It's going to be our last big

feature for the year, airing Monday.

Yeah?

Uh where's, uh

where's Helen, mate?

Migraine.

Of course she's got a migraine.

Dale, listen to me, son. I

want you to interview Kay.

('ELECTRIC BLUE' BY ICEHOUSE PLAYS)

Dennis, Dennis, I want

Dale to interview Kay.

Uh, well, Kay was pretty adamant

she wanted Helen to interview her.

Mate, they can do it together but

I don't want Helen doing it alone

because she's gonna make the

whole bloody thing (FADES)

('ELECTRIC BLUE' CONTINUES)

Mate, we've paid 10 grand

(CHEERING AND LAUGHTER)

Are you hiding somewhere

behind those eyes? ♪

(SIGHS)

(KNOCKS)

Kay?

It's your father. (CLEARS THROAT)

(GEOFF KNOCKS)

If you're in there,

open the door, please.

Kay, your mother and I

want you to come home.

Kay?

I haven't always been there but

you're my daughter, Kay.

There's no need to turn on

us. We want to support you.

(SIGHS)

(LOCK RATTLES, BANGING)

(KNOCKS) Open this door!

Kay! (KNOCKS LOUDLY)

As your father, and landlord,

I'm demanding you open

this door immediately!

(KNOCKS LOUDLY)

Alright, if you're determined to

betray and humiliate your own family,

I'll have no choice

but to have you evicted.

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE)

(BREATHES SHAKILY)

To help announce the awards for 1987

- (WHOOPING)

- our very own Dale Jennings!

(CHEERING)

Righto, up first up first

the award for Most Out-of-Focus Shot

(LAUGHTER)

goes to

Uh, election day, 1987,

he waited four hours for

Hawke to cast his vote

and then buggered the focus so

badly, the shot was unusable.

The winner is Damo!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

- ROSS: We've all done it.

- MAN: I haven't done it!

Righto, up next is the award

for Most Idiotic Injury.

And the award goes to

Dale! Whoa!

Doesn't work without

an autocue, this guy.

(LAUGHTER)

Um

uh, so, most idiotic injury.

When rushing to cover

the World Peace Vigil,

he knackered himself

so badly on a barricade

that he couldn't walk

or talk and had to be

treated for an hour

by a medical officer.

Uh, so, the winner is Brian!

(CHEERING AND WHISTLING)

- Thank you.

- Don't worry.

The old stick shift can still drive!

(LAUGHTER AND CHEERING)

ROSS: It does It really doesn't.

Hey, here's to News at Six, yeah?!

(CHANTS) News at Six! News at Six!

ALL: News at Six! News at Six!

Drink! Drink! Drink!

Drink! Drink! Drink!

(CHEERING)

Dale? How you goin'?

Dale!

Timmy! Look at us. The

Russell Street g*ng!

We're back together again. I miss this!

I missed you. I missed you, too

Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!

Whoa Oh, careful!

- Alright, I'm gonna go over here and drink.

- OK.

- OK.

- I'll come and join you. I'll come and join you.

I'm sorry about that. That

Ah.

Hey, uh, congratulations.

You know, uh, wherever

I walk in the city,

I see billboards of you and Helen.

And then, whenever someone

finds out I worked here,

it's all they ever ask about.

The golden couple.

- I'm happy for you.

- Hmm.

You got what you wanted.

So, you're working in doco?

Yeah. Yeah.

Pay's terrible but, um

there's no office.

And I kinda like that, you know?

- Great.

- Yeah.

I'll leave you to it.

(ROSS ROARS)

Timmy!

(CHEERING AND LAUGHTER)

So who was that?

What are you doing here? (CHUCKLES)

Well, the show's finished

and this is, famously, the

worst party with the best drugs.

So, um

That wasn't THE camera man, was it?

The one you told me about.

No, it's just a guy.

Well, he's clearly

still interested in you.

We spoke two words.

Yeah, but the body

language was very obvious.

What's his situation, personally?

I don't I don't know.

Do you want me to want me to ask?

- No.

- You sure?

- Yes.

- You know what? I think I'm gonna ask.

Yeah? OK. No worries. See ya.

(BUTTONS ON PHONE CLICK)

(SNIFFS)

(PHONE RINGING TONE)

- CHARLIE: Hello?

- Please don't leave messages

like that for me at work.

- Messages like what?

- Any messages.

Listen, what's the job

you were calling about?

It's nothing, really. Just, uh

had a bit of a conversation with

the biggest news director working today

and Vincent Callahan's keen

to have a little bit of a chat.

How keen?

40% more than News at Six, plus perks,

so it's car, petrol,

overseas travel, the works.

And Vincent Vincent Callahan.

That's right.

OK.

Huh.

Hey, Dale?

- Hi, Cheryl.

- Hey, is Helen here?

Uh, she's sick.

('RUN TO PARADISE' BY CHOIRBOYS PLAYS)

Hey, is everything,

like, OK with us now?

Like, she hasn't been

very chatty in the chair

and I think she's still angry with me.

- You're fine.

- Oh (LAUGHS) Phew!

Oh, good.

I'd be so devastated if, um

if you chose someone else

to do her wedding make-up.

Oh I spoke too soon. (LAUGHS)

Merry Christmas.

I like your costume.

- Thanks.

- You you make it yourself?

Nuh.

Open your eyes up ♪

You don't want anyone ♪

You don't want anyone ♪

Don't tell me this is paradise ♪

Open your eyes up ♪

(MUFFLED MUSIC CONTINUES)

- Tequila?

- No.

(CONVERSATION CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

Speak of the devil.

I was just saying to Tim, here,

I've had about as much

warm beer as I can handle.

I'm gonna kick on, if you want to join.

Oh, no, I don't think

he'd be interested.

- I wouldn't underestimate him.

- It's not his type of venue.

What's the venue?

Club 397. It's

uh, discreet, it's relaxed, it's, um

I'm just gonna meet a few friends.

A last hurrah before Christmas.

I'm gonna order a taxi. You guys

- OK.

- talk about it. I'll be back.

Just so you know, Club

397 is it's not relaxed.

It's (CHUCKLES)

Have you been there?

I have.

Every Saturday, after work, till close.

Yeah, it's not your sort of place.

I don't have a sort of place.

(CHERYL RETCHES AND VOMITS)

I shouldn't have had that punch.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Great news, taxi en route

and I found some actual alcohol.

There you go.

Cheers. Good health.

OK, let's do this.

No, hey, hey, I'm gonna stay

'cause I'm gonna catch up with Ross.

You guys go ahead. I'll leave you to it.

Ross won't care.

Come on. I'll pay.

(LAUGHS) Someone's in the mood.

- Look, come on.

- No, mate.

Tim

You only live once. You know

how important this is. Come on.

OK.

(DANCE MUSIC PLAYS)

TIM: Hey, we should probably

go out to the front bar.

- It's a bit more private.

- GERRY: No, it's all fine.

I've come here many times.

It's discreet. I promise.

Hang at the bar. I'm just

gonna see some friends.

- Vodka.

- BARTENDER: Yeah.

I'm fine, thanks.

Again.

OK.

What's goin' on?

To being single.

Is that recent?

I bet you thought it was inevitable.

- Didn't you?

- Dale, come on. Come on.

Some shots, gentlemen.

Shots.

- For you.

- It's OK. It's OK.

For me.

Dale and I are gonna go and

have a conversation outside.

I think he needs, uh, some air.

- Are you OK?

- Yeah, I want to dance.

- Yeah?

- Yeah, let's dance.

- Come on, dance. Come on!

- Enjoy yourselves.

('HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT'

BY BRONSKI BEAT PLAYS)

Searching for some company ♪

Feel the rhythm, dance with me ♪

Them beat boy blues

seem out of place ♪

Now they want to

party pace, party pace ♪

Dance, dance, on the floor ♪

Dance, dance, move some more ♪

Dance, dance, feel the heat ♪

Hit that perfect beat, boy ♪

Hit that perfect beat, beat boy ♪

- I've got that feeling ♪

- Hey, uh

- Sorry to interrupt. Um

- What's wrong?

He's not doing too well.

Can you look after him?

He'll be fine. He's

just had a bit to drink.

Just just look after him.

That perfect feeling,

that perfect feeling ♪

All over me ♪

Beat boy, beat boy ♪

Hit that perfect beat, boy ♪

- Beat boy, beat boy ♪

- GERRY: Dale?

Hey, Dale? Why don't we

go and just get some air?

Hit that perfect beat, boy ♪

I've got some people I want

you to meet at the bar. Come on.

(GRUNTS)

Come, come, close to me ♪

I want this to be ♪

That perfect feeling ♪

All over me ♪

Come, come, close to me ♪

I want this to be ♪

That beat boy feeling ♪

All over me ♪

Too close for comfort,

too close for joy ♪

Boys in the back room,

their hearts destroy ♪

Touch and kiss a

stranger if all else fails ♪

Hiding from the danger ♪

- (DISTORTS AND ECHOES)

- That's been sent from hell ♪

I've got that feeling ♪

Them beat boy feelings ♪

I've got them feeling

that perfect beat ♪

I've got that feeling ♪

That perfect feeling ♪

That perfect feeling all over me ♪

Beat boy, beat boy ♪

Hit that perfect beat, boy ♪

Beat boy, beat boy ♪

Beat, beat, beat, beat ♪

(BIRDSONG)

(EXHALES)

(MAN GROANS)

(BIRDSONG)

- NOELENE: Oh, is it OK?

- ROB: Yeah.

Look at the spuds.

Um can you finish setting the

table. They'll be here in a minute.

What's that?

Your last will and testament, is it?

(LAUGHS) The chicken and the

stuffing and devils on horseback.

There were so many overlapping times,

I needed it in one linear document.

She's done a run sheet for lunch.

- Don't tell your brother.

- Why?

Shows you care.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

Hey, they're gonna love you.

OK. You right?

Yeah.

- You ready?

- Yeah. Do I look OK?

- Yeah.

- Good. OK.

Carollers carolling ♪

Sound of snow ♪

- Hey!

- Ah, g'day, Rob.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to

you. Oh, the trifle

Hello. You must be Noelene. I'm Kerrie.

- It's nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- This is my husband, Glen.

- Hi, Glen.

- How are you?

- Um, I'm good. Good.

- Um, how are you?

- Yeah, good.

Jeez, smells like a restaurant in here.

Oh, mate, Noelene's outdone herself.

She's read that roast

recipe back to front.

Um, it's actually my

first time cooking a roast.

Oh, you shouldn't have!

We would have been more

than happy to eat your food.

Yeah. I'd eat Chinese

every night of the week,

if Kez wasn't on my

case about cholesterol.

Uh, there's no, um, MSG

in the stuffing or

Oh, uh, no, um

there's, um, lemon

rind, onion and thyme

Noelene's Korean.

Oh

Um

Konnichiwa.

(BOTH LAUGH AWKWARDLY)

So are you going to

the Olympics next year?

KERRIE: Oh! Sport

That only took a minute.

(LAUGHS) Um

Uh, well, I don't

know if they'll send me

- but, um, we'll be covering it.

- KERRIE: Oh.

Anyway, enough about

work. Who wants a drink?

- Moi.

- You'll have one. Yeah.

Kerrie, are you allowed,

like, a shandy or something?

Yeah, yeah, I will. It's Chrissie.

- (LAUGHS)

- GLEN: Just a few.

Appreciate you letting me

have the first go of this, bro.

ROB: That's alright.

Bloody lines on the telly.

(STATIC HISSES) Sorry.

Wait, no, no, the

Judy's knitted three sets of

matching cardigans and booties.

Oh! (LAUGHS) Their mum sounds lovely.

Mm. She means well.

She's let her boys get away

with a lot over the years.

I've had to work very

hard to keep Glen in line,

which is why I'm so glad Rob's

brought someone like you home.

- Oh, really?

- Yes, you just seem so sensible and smart.

And can I just say,

your English is amazing.

The girls he used to date were b*mbos.

- (PHONE RINGS)

- Oh.

It's OK. I'll get it. Sorry.

No, that's fine. I can take over.

Oh, thanks. Hello. Noelene speaking.

JEAN: Noelene, it's Jean.

We've had Kay Walters

ringing all morning,

demanding to speak to Helen.

She's asking to speak to you now.

- So, could I pass on her number?

- Uh, yep. OK, sh**t.

724-8637.

Yep, got it. Thanks. Bye.

Oh Sorry, I just need to

make a quick call.

(PHONE RINGS)

- Hello.

- (ON PHONE) Hi. Kay, it's Noelene.

Where's Helen?

Helen's not available right

now but can I help you?

The interview has to be today.

And you'll need to send

a car to pick me up.

And I need to be paid in cash.

Today.

Oh, I'm so sorry but that

can't happen right now.

You must be starving, are you?

Yeah, but

We've scheduled you in for Monday.

It's today or I go to another network.

I might have to

Let me make some calls and

I will ring you right back.

ROB: Who was that?

Um, I just need to pass

on a message to Helen.

- Oh, yeah.

- It won't take long.

ROB: Mate, you, uh,

finished with that beer?

- GLEN: Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

- Here, got this wine.

What have we got here? Red.

- Thank you.

- That's alright.

(PHONE RINGING TONE)

DALE: (ON ANSWERING MACHINE)

You've reached Helen Norville

and Dale Jennings.

We're unable to take your call right now

but, please, leave us a

message after the tone.

- (MACHINE BEEPS)

- Oh, hi, Helen. It's Noelene.

So sorry to interrupt your weekend

but Kay Walters has been calling,

adamant that we do the interview today.

Can you call me back?

Thanks. Oh, I'm at Rob's.

(PHONE RINGS)

- Yes.

- Kay wants to do it today.

- What?!

- I can't get a hold of Helen or Dale.

Can't we just get another

reporter to do the interview?

No, Lindsay was specific.

He wanted Helen AND Dale.

For 10 grand, he wants an event.

The way Kay just sounded,

if we don't do the interview

right now, we'll lose her.

That is bullshit, Noelene.

She is not gonna find

another network today.

Um, please, start.

ROB: OK, yeah.

You know what? It is Saturday.

Yeah? The week before Christmas.

Everyone is sliding into the holidays,

which is what I intend to do

as soon as I get off this call.

KERRIE: Ooh.

Uh, sorry. This is

the last call, I swear.

- Must be important.

- Mm.

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello. Hi, Kay. It's Noelene again.

I've tried to get a hold of Helen,

uh, but I can't get in contact with her,

so I am sorry but we can

really only do Monday.

I can't wait that long.

There are two other networks interested.

If you hang up, News at Six

has officially lost the story.

It's OK. I understand. Um

If you change your mind,

the offer still stands.

Ah.

All taken care of.

I'm SO sorry!

- How is it?

- Mmm! So good!

- I'll be having seconds.

- KERRIE: Mm.

It's cooled down a little bit

but, no, it really is lovely.

I'm sorry.

That's OK.

Rob did say you were a real career girl.

It's it's not normally

like this on days off.

You usually use your days off to

watch all the things you've taped,

read all the papers you've missed.

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

KERRIE: Well, your work

sounds very exciting.

I just left my job.

I was a secretary at the primary

school, just typing and filing.

GLEN: She quit and blamed me.

I was counting down the days

to becoming a full-time mum.

And they offered me

maternity leave but

I told a white lie and

said Glen wanted me at home.

- (LAUGHS)

- (CHUCKLES)

Which is true.

Yeah, but I didn't tell you to quit.

- (PHONE RINGS)

- ROB: No, it's alright, I'll get it.

No, no, it's OK. Um, I'll, uh,

take it off the hook, I promise.

Hi. Noelene speaking.

Hi, Noelene. It's Dale.

I got your message. Sorry, we were out.

Uh, have you made arrangements?

No. I told Kay Helen

couldn't do it today.

DALE: Well, it will be both

of us. How long ago was that?

Uh, a few minutes.

Call her back right now and tell

her that the interview is on.

And then can you call the office

- Yep.

- get a crew and arrange a location?

- Um, OK.

- I'll call Helen.

- (PHONE BEEPS)

- GLEN: Very busy?

KERRIE: Very busy. At Christmas?

(WATER RUNS)

- (SPITS)

- (WATER RUNS)

(SPITS)

Hey, guys. Morning.

- You ready?

- Pardon? Uh Yeah.

Can we just go over the

questions before we go in?

- Um, I wasn't

- Hey, Dale, you OK?

Yeah.

Dale, you stink of alcohol.

You're in no state to go

interview a recovering addict.

- Well, Lindsay said he wanted both of us.

- Dale, I'm gonna do this on my own today.

Get yourself home.

I just checked Kay in. She's waiting.

Brian? Ross? Let's get set up.

(DALE SIGHS)

(ROSS GROANS)

(GROANS)

- HELEN: Alright. What do you reckon?

- NOELENE: Hi.

- Five minutes? Ten?

- Uh, we're almost ready.

I thought you and Dale

could be sitting over here.

- Uh, it's just me today.

- Hey.

- Lovely to see you, Kay.

- Thank you.

- Thank you so much for this.

- No, thank you.

So, um, Kay, I know that

you're familiar with the media

but my questions are

gonna be pretty frank.

I'm gonna ask you about your

drug use and about your treatment,

and I'm gonna talk about your

family history, family dynamic.

- OK.

- Great.

Oh, wait. I've brought some

old photos that you asked for.

And these are all fine to go to air?

Yes.

Yeah, they're fine.

I'm not the only person

that you're speaking with.

No, the final story will include a range

of perspectives on the heroin crisis.

Could we do the money before we start?

Uh, we're going to pay you on

Monday, when we check you out.

I made it clear that I needed

the money before I spoke.

We can write you a cheque today but

the banks aren't open until Monday.

I could, um I could

get some cash for you,

just to get you through till Monday.

If that's OK.

Yes, thank you.

(HELEN CLEARS THROAT)

I mean, I'm just gonna

go and get her 100 bucks

- because what's the alternative?

- OK.

OK. Um she won't be long.

- That's OK.

- Um, I'll just

HELEN: How much were you spending?

Hundreds of dollars a day.

What makes it so addictive?

It's like

your problems don't exist.

But heroin wasn't some

kind of escape for me.

It was a life raft.

Do you still feel that way?

No.

I'm committed to staying clean,

whether I have the support

of my parents or not.

You know some people would find

it pretty hard to understand

why someone with your

kind of life advantages

would need that kind of life raft.

Addiction doesn't just

come from nowhere.

It's a symptom of other

problems, usually from childhood.

And

it's true, I grew up in a big house

rode horses, travelled

overseas as a child.

But it was drilled

into me that what we had

was only because my father

was famous and well respected,

and if I did anything

to compromise that

even the slightest thing

I was a disappointment and I was shamed.

I didn't want to be a failure.

I don't think I was ever

what my parents had

imagined for their life.

So, I tried to be this

version of myself

how they wish I'd turned out.

The model daughter.

Smooth, perfect and

no rough edges.

Worthy of pride, I suppose.

Do you love your parents?

Yes.

Do you think your parents love you, Kay?

I think they do.

But there are two types

of families in this world

the families where the

parents choose the children

and the families where they choose

each other over the children.

Rehab is

it's full of the latter.

REPORTER: (ON TV) As sport-lovers

look towards the 1988 Olympics,

one of the most highly anticipated

events is the men's basketball,

thanks to the surprising

strength of the Soviet team.

- Prominent commentators

- Got the story?

- Yeah.

- that it's one of the best sides

ever assembled for an Olympics,

and that they are taking

training very seriously

in the lead-up to Seoul.

The defending gold-medallists

are, of course, the United States,

who won in Los Angeles

(NEWS REPORT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

Am I uninvited to Christmas lunch?

(CHUCKLES) They were fine.

They just kept telling me that

I'd better not ba*ls it up.

(CHUCKLES)

REPORTER: (ON TV) with

an unreasonable handicap.

(NEWS REPORT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

(SIGHS)

Hey, Noels?

Mm?

How long do you see

yourself working like this?

I haven't I I don't know.

'Cause you know I love

that you're a career girl.

I mean, you know that, but

I do wanna get hitched one day

and, uh

and and have kids.

So

if you don't wanna do that

No No, I do.

Um

It's it's just

I wouldn't want to stop work.

Would that be OK?

Yeah We'd work that out.

Just, then, you might

find you become a mum

and all that changes, but

either way, I'll be earning

plenty, so you'll have options.

'Cause

uh

I love you, Noels.

I love you, too.

(GROANS)

KAY: the families where the

parents choose the children

and the families where they choose

each other over the children.

Rehab is

it's full of the latter.

HELEN: Previously dismissed as a problem

for cities, gutters and alleyways,

the heroin crisis has now found its way

into some of Australia's wealthiest

and most powerful families.

(CHUCKLES) Bob Hawke. Christ.

Like any father, I

I love my daughter.

I trust her.

And she was completely exonerated

by the processes of the law.

And with the Drugs of Dependence

Ordinance coming into effect

in the ACT,

time will soon tell whether

being referred for treatment

or incarceration

will prove most successful

in rehabilitation.

This has been Helen

Norville, News at Si

(SWITCHES OFF TAPE)

LINDSAY: Right, you

lose the Hawke stuff,

you lose the rehabilitation claptrap

and you go out on, uh, "One of

Australia's most beloved families."

You put a lot of footage of Geoff,

maybe Evelyn.

Make sure it's Geoff at his peak,

when Kay was a little kid.

This was never supposed

to be about one family.

For those of you who

might be interested,

this is why I didn't want

Helen doing this story alone.

We've got 30 years worth of

Geoff footage and it is going in.

OK, Noelene, get a copy to promos.

You know, Kay would never

have agreed to this interview

if I hadn't assured her

that it would be just me

and that her name would

be left out of the promos.

Oh, Helen, that's all fine.

It's OK. All the promos are

taking the mystery angle.

So, her name won't be anywhere.

Until tonight.

What did you think of the story?

I think you handled the interview

sensitively, as you always do.

And?

And I think you're trying

to convince yourself

it's some big, complex

story about a drug crisis

when, really, it's

a juicy story about a

famous family torn apart.

That's what it is.

That's what it always was.

It's gonna be huge.

What would you do?

Nothing.

(RAPID FOOTSTEPS)

The updated script.

I checked and Kay's name's not mentioned

but they've gone hard

on the mystery reveal.

(READS) "They're famous,

wealthy and respected

but, tonight, News at

Six can exclusively reveal

which beloved Australian family

has been devastated in the

exploding heroin crisis."

- I mean, I

- Oh, sorry.

- That's OK.

- Um (CLEARS THROAT)

(READS) "The only thing more

shocking than the shattering details

are the names of the people involved."

Yeah, I can't I can't read that.

Do you want me to

change it on the autocue?

I don't even know what I'm gonna say.

JEAN: Helen. Could I

have you for a moment?

- Why?

- Kay Walters is here.

She's asking to speak to you.

Jesus Christ.

Thanks, Jean.

Kay, hi. Are you OK?

I need you to cut me out

of the story. I'm so sorry.

That's OK. What's happened?

Can you just focus on

the other interviews?

I I mean, Kay, I'm

sorry. It's it's too late.

You've got hours.

I've got hours until

the evening bulletin

but I'm about to go and do

the afternoon update now.

I can't stop thinking

about everything I said,

and them seeing it.

They'll they'll

never recover from this.

FRANK: Helen, 60 seconds!

Helen, please take the money back.

Please.

Please, please, please

I mean, you can give that

back to me but it's, um

it it's not gonna change anything.

I'm sorry. It it

really is too late, Kay.

I'll show you out.

FRANK: 10 seconds!

(CLEARS THROAT)

In six, five, four

(NEWS THEME MUSIC PLAYS)

Good afternoon. I'm Helen

Norville, with the afternoon update.

Prime Minister Bob Hawke has

vowed to crack down on g*n laws.

He's called for a ban on

sending firearms through the mail

as well as an enquiry

into television violence.

REPORTER: The Prime

Minister is about to chair

a national conference on g*n laws.

He will be hoping to persuade

the states and territories

to implement a range of measures,

including the banning of automatic

and semi-automatic weapons

and the restriction of

excessively violent videotapes.

While the Prime Minister

can count on moral support

from Victorian Premier John Cain

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS OVER REPORT)

FRANK: And we're back in five, four

(NEWS REPORT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

Motorists seeking to distance themselves

from Australia's 200th birthday

will, next year, be able to

remove the Bicentennial logo

from their numberplates,

in a change to state law.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS OVER NEWS REPORT)

REPORTER: But the move

has drawn criticism

- from the Shadow Attorney-General

- FRANK: We're back in five, four

REPORTER: seen as one nation,

and objected to any group

separating themselves

from the community.

(SILENCE)

(BEEPING)

LINDSAY: What's happening?

What the f*ck is happening?!

Studio Studio! Studio!

FRANK: Helen?

(BOTH PANT)

Frank, what the f*ck is she doing?!

- Don't know.

- Where'd she go?

You're not a f*cking red

setter, Frank! Don't point!

- Where'd she go?!

- I don't know!

Murray, I need the Kay

Walters interview tapes.

I haven't finished cutting it yet.

What are you doing?

What?!

What are you?

LINDSAY: Noelene!

Noelene, did promos have

another copy of that interview?!

- No!

- Oh, f*ck that!

- DENNIS: Come on, come on, please.

- Dale

DENNIS: There's gotta be

a back-up, in the truck.

- Was this planned?

- I have no idea.

Yeah, well, she can forget

about the evening bulletin

and every other bulletin

for the rest of 1987!

GERRY: Put us out of our misery,

Dale. Are you and Helen OK?

Helen and I love and respect

each other enormously.

VAL: You won't be lonely here?

It's so much space for one person.

DALE: I love it.

You know that I'm flying

to Washington on Wednesday?

I've mentioned you as my producer.

Did you want to say yes to this?

I want to do what's best.

Thank you for joining us as we

celebrate our 200th birthday.

Geoff heard something last

night, something concerning,

and I felt I ought to warn you.

Dale, it's Helen. Can you please

stay at home? I'm coming right over.

- DALE: I'm already late.

- I need you just to stay there.