The Newsreader (2021) s03e04 Episode Script

1
Good evening and welcome
to our special early edition
of Public Eye.
Tonight, China in crisis.
Why aren't we breaking programming?
We don't have enough footage.
In fact, we have no footage.
You lost them, and it was your mistake!
Where is your fucking loyalty?
Everybody, this is Noelene,
and for those of you who don't
know, Noelene brought us Li Zheng.
You can lock in next week.
But that's it.
I wouldn't relax just yet.
A diagnosis is something
worth considering.
(SOBS) She said it's
a personality disorder.
And it's true.
There may be aspects of
Dale you're not aware of.
He has certain proclivities.
Would you like to see
the audience responses?
Sure.
If Lindsay stays
I walk.
(INTRO MUSIC PLAYS)
(ROBOTICALLY) Good
evening. I am Dale Jennings.
New paragraph.
Tonight, my interview with the
Prime Minister, Mr. Bob Hawke.
A regular Aussie battler, just like me.
- (LAUGHS)
- Warm smile.
We'll be discussing all
our favourite topics,
like the Australian cricket team.
When will he face the truth
about those defenceless children?
(LAUGHS) This is me!
The Prime Minister has flown to
the opposite side of the world
to avoid being interviewed by me.
Men's cologne, trousers, being a bloke.
- Do you know why
- This just keeps going on and on.
(LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS)
- Oh!
- You're watching Public Eye.
I'm Helen Norville.
(LAUGHS)
It's just so stupid.
So stupid.
It's just stupid.
(LAUGHS) It is.
And it's a compliment.
It's like a It's a
(CHUCKLES)
It's a compliment.
- No, it is.
- Come on, watch it again.
You wanna just watch it one more time?
Um
Good evening. I am Dale
Jennings. New paragraph.
Tonight, my interview with the
Prime Minister, Mr Bob Hawke.
A regular Aussie battler, just like me.
MAN: I think he's overcompensating.
Um, like when he first started,
he's very raw and natural,
and you could feel the
nerves coming through,
but now he's just almost artificial.
Like like a like a Ken doll.
A talking Ken doll.
MAN: And what about you,
ma'am? Your thoughts on Dale?
WOMAN: I hadn't really
noticed it before,
but yeah, he is a bit
fake, a bit robotic.
WOMAN: Yeah, he's good looking.
A bit stiff, isn't he? That hair.
Maybe a bit rigid in his posture.
Yeah, but yeah, he's a good looking guy.
MAN: Uh, he's got that kind of
flat face, you know what I mean?
Like, you look at him, he's just all
He's white as snow.
You take a look at him
and you just think, "Jeez,
I don't wanna watch this
for the next 10 minutes.
This guy looks sick."
WOMAN: Look, I think he tells the news,
but he looks like a puppet, really.
I mean, he's just stiff and wooden.
MAN: Five, four
REPORTER: until the end of
this year to deliver his findings.
International efforts to
fight the apartheid regime
have been complicated,
with the breaking news
that six rugby players
may defy the sports boycott to
embark on a South African tour.
Ellen Davison has more.
REPORTER: Australia has led the
global fight to end apartheid,
placing tough sanctions on South Africa.
But now those sanctions have been defied
by six Australian rugby players
who are planning a
very controversial tour.
Now, I would say to them that if
they want to go to South Africa,
find out what it's like, they should go.
Critics are saying the players are
undermining Australia's efforts.
- We'll chat about this.
- Five
The audience likes
it when we chat, so
Well, Rob Rickards, former
footy champion yourself.
What do you make of these
players touring South Africa?
Are they supporting apartheid
or should politics be kept out of sport?
Uh, to tell you the
truth, Dale, I reckon
I reckon it's a bit rough
to accuse these blokes
of supporting apartheid.
I think they're just
trying to earn a living.
So you would have
accepted the invitation?
Well, there was never a lot of interest
in my code of footy in South Africa,
but I think I think the beautiful
thing about the Aussie sports field
is we play as one team.
We're all equal, all brothers,
and in fact some of our greatest
champions have been Black.
So, we do not see colour in our sport.
Indeed. Well, isn't that
the true Aussie spirit?
And back onto Aussie sports,
Jason Dunstall is on track for
another record-breaking season.
He sure is.
Dale Dunstall has already booted
his 100th goal for the season,
sealing the Hawks' victory
against the Blues at VFL Park.
REPORTER: Just four years
ago, Dunstall was written off
after a nightmare 1985 grand final.
So, how did you go with the cards?
I found it, um I found it
really difficult with work.
I know filling out the
cards can feel exhausting,
but it's really important
that you do fill them out,
because it helps us identify
patterns within the chaos.
Mm. I just I don't have the time.
- Even five minutes before or after work.
- No, I don't. I don't.
I mean, I'm not quite sure
you understand the pace
in which I work.
I mean, last week I had two
interviews with foreign ministers,
live, and I mean the
amount of information
that I have to be across.
I mean, I can't, and I cannot go
out in front of millions of people
and say, "I'm so, so sorry.
There's just a few
holes in my understanding
in Australian foreign policy,
but I did manage to fill out
the endless stream of banal,
monotonous, infantile checklists
that were prescribed to me."
Alright.
Well, we've got
reactive anger right now.
- So which skill would you use?
- Jesus Christ.
We just talked through opposite action.
Let's let's try that one.
Thank you so much,
Marcia, for your patience
while I work through
my own personal issues
with this particular style of therapy.
Helen, if there were a pill
that treated borderline,
you would have it, but there isn't.
This therapy requires
your full engagement.
You know what the alternative is.
It's these cycles of reactive
anger that erode your relationships,
that you manage with booze and Valium.
So if you want that
no-one's forcing you to be here.
You're welcome to go.
I'd give opposite action a
three, as far as effectiveness.
Great.
Mark it in the column.
What about the breathing?
I do use that all the time, and
it's incredibly effective, actually.
- I would give that a four, for sure.
- Great.
Clive Wittmann is contracted
up for the end of '89,
and Vic Griffiths isn't willing to move,
and beyond them, the pool
is looking a little shallow,
I'm sorry to say.
Honestly, Richard,
if you remove Lindsay
tomorrow without a replacement,
I don't even think you
would notice the difference.
The show runs itself, doesn't it?
Oh, look.
You don't get a lot out of him
after lunch, that's for sure.
- Or before.
- Gents, I do know who the man is.
He's a drunk.
He's an old bastard.
But the show is at number one, so
So what about if I make a few calls,
just in case there's some
names we might have missed?
People coming up.
Or we reconvene towards
the end of the year.
A few contracts might be finishing then.
No. We are not willing to see
in 1990 with Lindsay Cunningham.
You too?
My wife now works for the
competition because of, um
Because of Lindsay's
corrosive behaviours,
our best producer working against us.
Yeah. So, yeah. Yep.
It's time.
(GRUNTS)
Alright, alright, alright.
Make a few calls, but
discreetly, please.
Lindsay and I have regular golf
Wednesdays, so timing is critical.
Of course. I understand.
Did you see that comedy
show the other night?
(LAUGHS)
He was pretty good.
- That guy.
- Oh, yeah.
Anne and I usually
prefer British comedians,
but that guy, he got you down pat.
- Is that right?
- (LAUGHS)
(BABY CRYING)
- She's happy as Larry with Nan.
- Mmm.
Mmm. Mm-hm.
- I've gotta go.
- Yeah. Alright. Good luck.
- Bye.
- Bye-bye.
Aw, bubba! You sad?
Aw, I'm sorry.
- OK.
- Wave to Mummy.
- Yeah. OK.
- OK.
Bye. Bye. Bye, bye, bye.
- See ya! Have fun.
- Mummy's going.
Oh!
- Yeah, just about to get into this.
- Please eat.
Yes, I will.
I'll help you. Look.
Oh!
- Mm.
- Yeah.
The chairman of the South African
Action Group was on morning radio.
Did a full half hour on the issue.
Sorry.
He said if a sports team
plays in an apartheid state,
it's impossible for
them to not see colour.
Hmm.
We're covering the rugby controversy.
Do you want to work on something else?
No. Why?
Rob's emerged as one of
the highest profile people
in support of the rugby players.
Rob Rickards, couple of
politicians and Alan Jones.
It's been dominating
talkback radio all morning.
Rob, really
He really just made that
one comment off the cuff.
Did you hear the Prime
Minister's comment?
- About Rob?
- Not directly, no, but he's begged
the players to reconsider.
Can you read his quote?
Hawke said if the players go,
they'll be giving comfort
to an abhorrent regime.
We are gonna stick on the issue,
but I don't see Public
Eye mentioning Rob by name,
if that helps.
Alright.
Honestly, the calls we're getting,
people are acting like I said
we should bring in
apartheid here or something.
It did sound like you
were against sanctions.
What?! I was just trying
to say how beautiful it is
to live in a country without apartheid.
I know that's what you meant,
but I think it might be
good to clarify tonight
that you do oppose apartheid and
that you strongly support sanctions.
Alright. OK. Um
Alright. Go on.
Yeah, hang on. Yep.
Whilst I understand the
position of the players,
I personally support all
boycotts of apartheid,
and I apologise if my
comments implied otherwise.
Otherwise. That's it. OK.
- Thank you.
- I've gotta go.
I do you think if we are
going to do this segment,
we should probably understand
Well, I agree, Bill.
Man in reception is asking for you.
Says he has a story.
Did he Did he give you his name?
No.
Linus.
There she is. Miss Helen Norville.
Always more beautiful in
person. It's good to see you.
Good to be seen.
Hey, I should do this
for the radio station.
First thing people
see when they walk in,
all this Black loveliness.
- Hey, Leoni said you got a story?
- Maybe.
I've been watching all
the South African coverage
you guys have been showing,
and all the railing about
how bad it is overseas,
all the racism and apartheid
they've got over there,
and I just think you guys
are missing the real story.
What's that?
Well, Miss Norville,
the question is who?
Uh, this is Linus Preston.
- Hello, mate.
- Hey, mate.
Bill MacFarlane. He's
executive producer on the show.
- Nice to meet you.
- Let's take a seat.
Sure.
Linus has been watching all
of our South African coverage.
- Right.
- Yeah, just a little bit,
'cause there's quite a lot, isn't there?
A lot of outrage from the colonisers.
Leoni said that, um
that you had a story.
Yeah.
I think Australia is no
better than South Africa.
Actually, I think
Australia is South Africa.
- That's offensive.
- Offensive?
Do you know what I
think is offensive, Bill?
Breeding out an entire race of people.
- You know
- OK, Linus, it's an opinion,
so what's the story?
I'm getting to it. Helen. Chill.
She's impatient, isn't she?
Look, last night on your old
show, that sports fella was saying
that there's no racism in Aussie sports.
Yeah. Rob Rickards.
Yeah, well, I know a bloke that
used to play with our Mr Rickards.
Much better player, too.
The stories he tells
He's still traumatised
by the racism he faced.
And I think he's finally at a place
now where he can speak about it.
I'm just gonna be completely
honest with you, Linus,
I, um I have quite a few personal
and professional connections
with Rob Rickards.
And that's gonna stop you, is it?
No, but it's definitely
gonna make it complicated.
I'm sorry.
Of course it does. Of course.
Because that's how the
apartheid works, right?
OK, Mr Preston, thank
you for your time, mate.
- Thank you for my time?
- OK, Bill
- I think that's enough, OK?
- Bill, just wait. Wait. Just wait.
It's a It's a really
challenging thought,
and I appreciate you bringing it to us,
so, um
if you give me the
What is the football player's name?
Deano Prince.
If you give me his number, I'll call him
and see what he has to say.
He won't speak about
this over the phone.
You're gonna have to meet
up with him face to face.
OK. When?
I could set it up for today.
Alright.
Catch ya, Bill.
('LA BAMBA' BY LOS LOBOS
AND RICHIE VALENS PLAYS)
Hey. Script update.
We just heard two of the rugby
players are about to withdraw.
- Oh.
- Hey, Cheryl, can you give
Dale and I five minutes, please?
Oh.
(MUSIC STOPS)
Hey, uh, Rob told me.
- What?
- About the CEO.
You know, how he doesn't
want to dump Lindsay
until he's found a good replacement?
We need to be careful how
we speak about this, Dennis.
Robert tells me
everything, OK? I'm a vault.
I know that Rob would be
keen to see me in the job.
Can I count on you?
Oh, Dennis.
The CEO is looking for someone
who's acted in the role.
Dale, I have acted in the
role every day for years.
You know that.
Do you have a clear idea about
where you would take the bulletin?
Man, I got so many
fucking ideas. Listen.
Segments, formats,
the design of the desk.
I will have you on
overseas interview tours.
I will have you talking to presidents.
OK, well, write down some
ideas and we'll have a chat.
See you.
Cheryl?
- Yep?
- It needs to be
- More volume?
- Yeah.
Yeah? Alright. I can do that.
Miss Norville, I think
you've already met Uncle Owey.
Over here, we got Red Fella.
- And here is
- What is Cinderella doing here?
Yeah, never mind now, Aunty.
I just bumped into Helen and
thought, "Let's go have a feed
at my beautiful aunty's house."
Thousands might believe you, my nephew,
but I ain't one of them.
Look, why don't you go
get her some Johnny cakes?
- She'll love them.
- Yeah, sure she will.
It's not the only thing
she'd probably love.
Yeah.
- I just
- Here
is Deano Prince.
- Hi, Deano. Helen Norville.
- Yeah, he knows who you are.
Linus makes us watch every bloody night.
Here, look, Helen, why
don't you take a seat?
- I'll get you a drink.
- OK.
Linus tells me that you
used to play with the VFL.
Yeah.
With Rob Rickards.
Yeah, we came up at the same time.
I'm not sure if you're aware of what
I'm aware.
There was no racism?
Yeah.
Do you remember it differently?
Yeah, it was
so bad I had to leave.
You left the sport because of racism.
Shouldn't be talking about
this. Especially to her.
- It's OK, sis. Relax.
- No, it's not OK.
This one here gets this
duvet coming in here,
and all she's after is a little story.
- They're just chatting.
- They're not just chatting.
It's OK, Linus. I'm sorry.
Listen, Deano, if you
do want to speak to me,
Linus has got my number.
- Helen
- I'm sorry.
MAN: is an affront to all humanity.
REPORTER: Commonwealth
Secretary-General Sonny Ramphal
says he hopes that any tourists
don't affect next year's
Commonwealth Games in Auckland.
World of sport now and Rod,
no less than five
Australians are lining up
for the US PGA Championship.
That's right, Dale,
but just before we get to sport,
uh, to the golf green, at least,
if I could just touch on just a
couple of my comments last night
regarding those rugby players
heading to South Africa.
I just want to make it clear
that although I do understand
where the players are coming from,
for me, personally, I
support the sports boycott.
In fact, I support
all apartheid boycotts
because apartheid is something
that I do not support,
at all, under any circumstances.
It's not who I am.
So
Yeah. (LAUGHS)
The US PGA has been won
only twice by Australians,
but a bumper crop of players
are hoping to change that,
with Greg Norman one of
the tournament favourites.
Look, I promise I will be
the first person you see
when you get off stage.
OK? Great.
OK, look, I gotta go.
I love you.
OK.
Good luck! (LAUGHS)
OK, bye.
You're gonna lose that woman
unless you start leaving
at a reasonable hour.
Yep, OK. Good night, Jean.
Good night!
I mean, Dale, if I knew
a brilliant mind in news,
I wouldn't tell you about it.
I'd hire them myself.
Actually, I did Bill and Noelene.
How often is Noelene working?
Uh two days.
What about Dennis?
What? To run News At Six?
Yeah, I mean I mean, he
basically runs it already.
Dennis is an arse kisser.
Well, he claims he's got a lot of ideas.
Well, he's never shared them.
Maybe no-one's ever asked.
You can't wait to be asked in news.
Hey, Helen, I've gotta go.
Why?
I'll talk to you later.
Is Kay there?
Just let me know if
any other ideas come up.
Paul Straker.
- Who's that?
- He was Dad's producer.
He's the opposite of Lindsay.
He's nervous and compliant,
but he's a hard worker
and he knows how to speak to CEOs.
He's exactly what you need.
I'll give you his number
if you stop work
right now.
(DROPS PHONE)
Can you call me King of News again?
(CHUCKLES)
You are the King of News.
Oh, love lost ♪
Fire at will ♪
Dum dum bullets and shoot to kill ♪
I hear dive bombers and empire down ♪
Empire down ♪
I hear the sounds of
the city and dispossessed ♪
Get down, get undressed ♪
Well, get ready for you and me ♪
We got the kingdom ♪
We got the king ♪
We got the empire ♪
Now as then ♪
We don't doubt and we
don't take direction ♪
Lucretia, my reflection ♪
Dance the ghost with me ♪
I don't feel ♪
I don't feel ♪
Well, I don't feel ♪
No. ♪
(ELEVATOR DINGS)
Linus Preston is on the line.
- Oh.
- I can tell him you're out on a story.
No, thank you, Leoni. I'm
happy to take the call.
I love your outfit today
especially your belt.
Helen Norville.
Remember how deadly you thought
I was the first time you met me?
Times that by 100, Miss Norville.
Deano's in.
He'll talk with you on the air.
I can bring him into your
offices whenever you want,
but he's gonna need a suit and
not one of them court suits.
Yeah? Make sure you
get him a flash suit.
Can't have the brother
looking like no-one owns him.
Linus, does Deano genuinely
want to speak to me
or have you just worn him down?
No, we wore him down.
We make quite the compelling
team, you and I, Miss Norville.
OK, well, let's meet here
at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
Done. Oh, and make sure you
bring one of them flash suits.
Ooh, maybe two, so he can pick, yeah?
OK. Catch ya.
Bye.
Hey, we think the rugby tour is off.
Bill wants a meeting.
Right.
So, basically, all the players
that were going to South Africa
have now withdrawn,
but for some reason, none of
them are citing the boycott.
So, what reason are they giving?
Uh, "I would have toured South Africa,
but I didn't get enough warning."
And, um, "It would
have been very different
if we were invited two months ago."
So try all six players.
I doubt any of them will
agree to an interview.
You're very persuasive, Noelene.
Sorry, there's one other thing that
- I'd like to canvass before you leave.
- Yep!
You're aware Linus
Preston was here yesterday?
- Yeah.
- Bill said he was quite vocal.
Well, he was suggesting a story
that I have actually followed up on.
- Helen
- OK.
What story?
Linus has a friend
um, Deano is his name
who played VFL back in the day with Rob.
Now, he said that the
racism that he experienced
was so bad that he had to
walk away from the sport.
So, given the current debate
about race and and sport,
he's decided to share
his story with Public Eye.
But I want to be very clear
that Rob would not be the focus.
Did he mention Rob in particular?
I've spoken to him only
briefly, and no, he didn't.
Is it backed up by the other players?
Noelene
can I have a private
word with Helen, please?
I would never stop this man
from telling his own story
but I couldn't be a
part of it in any way.
Of course.
What are you doing?
This is incredibly unfair on Noelene,
just flagging it like that,
with her in the meeting,
in front of us all?
Bill, I was giving her fair warning.
Fair warning?
Well, you know what?
It's never gonna fly upstairs.
It's never gonna fly
because football is
is the jewel of of
the crown of this network.
So we don't try?
Have you considered the impact
that it might have on the player?
Have you?
Footy is a religion in
this country, and say,
and for a Black man to stand up
"Hey, you shouldn't feel
joy, you should feel shame"
The reaction's gonna be brutal,
and he will be eviscerated!
Noels, I swear to you, I
never did anything racist.
Ever.
I got no idea what he
could be talking about.
I mean, he used to call me brother.
He said he left the sport
because of the racism he faced.
No, that's not what happened.
He was getting on the sauce
and he was rocking up to training drunk,
so they moved him on.
And you can ask any of the boys that.
Maybe you should see him?
Speak to him face to face.
Can you get me his number?
You don't have his number?
I thought you said he was your brother.
Yeah, it's 20 years back.
I think he's out in Gunbower, isn't he?
I can't ask Helen for
his private details.
Helen? You're my wife. We
have a daughter together.
- How can she ?
- The story came to her.
She didn't seek it out.
Noels, I've done nothing wrong.
And I'm gonna I'm
gonna talk to this bloke,
because the Deano I
knew would say the same.
I know he would.
I can't.
I can't talk about this anymore.
Oh, Dale. Um, I'm sorry.
Someone's here for you.
It's Evelyn Walters.
She's in the studio.
She just showed up at the back door,
and I said, "Dale's upstairs,
I'll take you to him,"
but she gave me these
instructions to bring you to her,
and I don't know why,
but I followed them.
Sorry.
Evelyn. Hi.
Another redesign of the set.
Um, no, they did that
at the start of the year.
Oh! Apologies.
I haven't watched in a while.
So, you wanted to see me?
I think you know why.
I haven't heard from
my daughter in a while,
but if the social pages
are to be believed,
she's been spending most
of her time with you.
Yes. Yeah. And it's been
wonderful getting to know Kay.
I think it's a bit beyond
getting to know her.
I know exactly what Kay is doing.
She's always been this
way, from the youngest age.
Always steering towards
troubling situations.
But I do wonder what you're doing.
I'm very fond of Kay.
She's bright,
quick-witted, beautiful
It was a rhetorical question, Dale.
I know exactly what you're doing.
Oh?
My daughter is fragile.
If you want a pretty little
thing to hang off your arm
and make you look less like a pansy
pick another option.
There's plenty available.
Have a good bulletin.
I'll be watching Public Eye.
Nah, the club only had his old
number. It was disconnected.
Yeah, yeah. No. I'll wait. I'll wait.
Nah, you're right, mate.
Thanks. Thanks for looking.
Nah, just I'll call Mick.
Oh, jeez. Um, thanks for saying that.
Yeah. No, I really appreciate that.
Alright. Yeah. You give my love
to Jenny, too, won't you, mate?
Alright. Alright. Hooroo. Bye-bye.
I don't have Deano, but I have
spoken to about eight of the boys,
and I promise you, they are
all just as blindsided by this.
Even Barry. He's a blackfella, too.
I'm sorry, but Noels, when I
hear people think I'm racist,
it's like they're saying
I don't love my own family,
which is ridiculous.
What?
It has nothing to do with me or Hannah.
- No, no, no, no.
- We're not your defence.
No, of course.
I'm just saying that I
love you with all my heart,
- so when you get some
- I know you love me.
I don't doubt that.
But sometimes
Oh.
I don't think you see me.
Hey. What What do you mean?
I think you see the
world how it is for you.
And I need you to look harder.
If not for me
then for your daughter.
Oh, thanks, Noels. Thanks. Noels.
Thank you for this.
Just
listen to him.
Yeah, I I will.
(PHONE RINGS)
- Hello?
- Hi. Sorry.
I know it's really late. I was just
I was wondering, does Deano
Prince live there by any chance?
- Do you have a name?
- Yeah. Yes.
Um, sorry, it's Rob Rickards.
I used to play footy with
Oh, shit.
Linus!
Rob Rickards?
What were you thinking?!
And you!
10 years it took me to drag
you up out of the gutter,
and now you want to
go back to that shit?
- Why do you want to do that to yourself?
- Let me talk to him!
Let me talk to him!
This bloke, you haven't
seen him since the '70s.
- Do you know what he's gonna say?
- Let me talk to him.
Shut up, Linus! Aunty,
I'm agreeing with you.
- Just chill out.
- Chill?!
My house! Hmm? My brother, my backyard.
- Hey, hey, hey!
- Cops are here.
- Now, just Just calm down.
- Calm down.
I'll go. I'll go, I'll go.
- Hey.
- Get in.
Ohh.
You got a key for your
place or something?
No.
I wanted to, um
Well, I, uh
I wanted to say that I
I won't be needing
your services anymore.
Alright.
That it?
Yeah. That's it.
You're booking me to tell me
you won't be booking me anymore?
Yeah.
'Cause your new girlfriend?
Well
I don't care.
I'm your escort, Dale,
not your boyfriend.
That's right.
So
That's for tonight.
OK?
And that is for your
continued discretion.
Fine.
Say, "Thank you."
Say, "Thank you."
Fuck you.
I'm not on your fucking time anymore.
Prick.
- Darling
- I don't want to talk.
I'm not staying, Mum.
What are you doing?
I can't believe that you
accosted Dale at his work.
Oh, I didn't accost anyone.
And what would you have me do?
I haven't seen you in weeks.
Nothing. Nothing is an option.
I'm sorry, darling,
but when a mother has
seen the things I've seen,
to watch her daughter steer
towards a very troubled man
is deeply worrying.
I don't think you're worried.
I think you're jealous.
You're jealous that there's all
this attention around me now -
more than there ever was around you
and you're not part of it.
In fact, you're completely
irrelevant, and you can't stand it.
Have you taken something?
Argh!
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Did you hear about the player?
- No.
Uh, Jules noted on the police
scanner last night at 11.
Uh, police were dispatched
to a house in the west
after a neighbour's complaint.
Deano Prince, Aboriginal, 40,
was arrested after a physical
altercation with two policemen.
He's in custody?
- Yeah. Seems so.
- What police station?
I'd assume Hyde Street. Why?
Hey, Leoni? Leoni?
I need a crew to meet me at
Hyde Street police station.
I'm heading there right now.
Hi.
Are you alright?
Seriously, Helen, get
rid of the cameras.
They're not filming.
They're just here in case.
I said no cameras!
Can you put it away? Just
just put it back in the car.
What what what happened?
He find out from you? Robbie?
I'm sorry?
He found out somehow.
Oh, I'm so sorry I had to I had to
- I told my colleagues at work.
- His missus?
Yeah.
You tell Robbie if he
wants to speak to me,
he sees me face to face, OK?
OK.
Shit. I'm so sorry.
I
How did you end up here?
Mr Rickards started calling
up Aunty's house non-stop.
She started yelling up at
Deano, yelling up at me.
Neighbours called the
cops, and here we are.
You know, the funny thing is,
we've been calling the cops
on the white fella next door
every time he lays into
his wife each pay day.
They never show up.
But when it's us? Minutes.
So, what did he actually
do? The charge was assault.
(SCOFFS)
Seriously?
I'm sorry. I
Aunty was right about you.
I thought you were one of the good ones.
Then we fall on our distress
tolerance skills. What are they?
I don't know. I don't
know. I don't know.
You've used cold
showers. You've used ice.
- Martha, I'm in my office.
- OK, then. Physical exertion.
Is there a staircase?
Run up and down it.
I just feel I feel like maybe this
I feel like I'm supposed
to be feeling this.
You know, like, it's a
it's a fucking awful situation.
Yes, it is an awful situation
and your feelings are valid.
This therapy is not about
denying your feelings.
It's about bringing
you to a frame of mind
where you can better
navigate the situation.
And right now, you need a
distress tolerance skill,
so pick one.
Hey, we are leading with pilot strike.
Mm-hm.
Voila.
I've probably gone into too much detail,
but the first three
pages basically outline.
Mmm.
Um
So, Dennis, I think
we've found the candidate.
What?
Paul Stricker.
Paul Stricker from The Walters Report?
Mmm. He's, um he's experienced,
he's out of contract,
so he ticks every box.
But I haven't even had
a had a meeting yet.
Mmm.
Is this all signed off from upstairs?
I promise none of these
ideas will go to waste.
No, I just I just want a shot.
That's all I'm asking,
mate. Just a shot. Right?
You've worked with me
for so many years now.
Surely that gets me a shot.
I know this isn't what you wanted,
but I'm confident that Paul Stricker
is the best option for all of us.
Well, they are great.
Thanks very much. Very, very intuitive.
Yes, of course, of course.
Um Hang on a tick, mate.
You were right.
You've got problems with Dale.
He's working against you,
and he's recruited Rob.
Richard, I'll have to
call you back, mate. Sorry.
They want to replace you.
And they've got a name confirmed.
Paul Stricker.
Yeah.
- Robbie.
- Deano.
- How you been, brother?
- Good.
It's been some years.
It has been, yeah.
You're looking good. Fit.
Liar.
- I heard you're a dad now.
- Yeah.
Yeah. Brand-new. Little
Little Hannah.
Hey, can I?
- Hey, how's young, um
- Jerome?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, he's good. He's good.
I mean, you can relax. I'm
not gonna talk on the telly.
Oh, mate, I
You gotta say whatever you want to say,
but I'm just trying to understand
what I did, 'cause I
think back on those days,
and they're all happy memories.
You and me and the boys.
You did nothing, Robbie.
Well, that's good to hear.
When I ran out onto that field
the whole crowd yelling at me
you did nothing.
Well, the names.
It was shockin' what they yelled
out, but that was to all of us.
"Boofhead" was as bad as you got it.
I got called
"abo", "coon",
"gorilla" the whole lot.
Mate, I
I just didn't realise
that it troubled you.
'Cause, I'd watch you play,
you used to seem so
strong on that field.
Yeah, I used it in the early
years, yeah, to fuel my fire.
- You remember the later season?
- Yeah, I would have backed ya.
Yeah, it's just one of those things.
You snap back at 'em. sometimes
it makes it even worse.
Even after the game, Robbie,
Well, you didn't say nothing.
No-one did.
Mate, I would
I would walk towards the locker room
and I could hear all you boys laughing.
A good time, celebrating.
As soon as I enter
silence.
And when I heard you on telly,
saying, "We don't see
colour in our sport"
that
cut me.
Yeah.
You take care of that daughter of yours.
OK?
- Hey.
- Can we talk?
- Yeah.
- Great.
- You OK?
- Yeah. Yes.
I
I just want us to be on the same team.
- We are.
- But we're not.
We're not. We have been
at each other's throats
since we got back,
and I absolutely take my part in it.
But
we were so great overseas.
And I just want that back.
Yeah.
'Cause, I mean, this is our show.
Like, we pitched it and I
can't I can't do it without you.
And I don't want to do it without you.
I'm here.
I'm with you.
- Really?
- Yes. I love you.
- I love you, too.
- I love you.
- I love you, too.
- I'm in love with you.
I'm sorry, Helen. I
didn't I thought
Can we get a drink?
I just want to clear the air.
Tonight on Public Eye,
Australia's mental health crisis.
Are patients falling through the cracks?
Have you seen the paper?
You're on the front cover.
The headline is Helen Not-Normal.
You control what you do next.
Do you know how much a story
like that is worth, Dale?
So, what do you want?
Should you just tell this yourself?
People do not forgive this
kind of confusion in men.