The Newsreader (2021) s03e05 Episode Script

1
- I love you. I love you.
- I love you too. I love you too.
I'm in love with you.
It's a fucking awful situation.
This therapy is not about
denying your feelings.
I'm Cathy, I'm Helen's sister.
I was wondering if we can talk.
I won't be needing
your services anymore.
Because of your girlfriend?
If you want a pretty little
thing to hang off your arm
and make you look less like a pansy,
pick another option.
We reconvene towards
the end of the year.
No, we are not willing to see
in 1990 with Lindsay Cunningham.
I think we've found a candidate.
Paul Stricker.
You were right.
He's working against you
and he's recruited Rob.
(CAR DOOR CLOSES, CAR DRIVES OFF)
(FOOTSTEPS)
MAN: Good afternoon.
I have a reservation
for Richard Bertrand.
Yeah. Follow me.
Hey. Ha.
Hello there, mate. A bit
of a surprise, isn't it?
Did Jenny say this
was lunch with Richard?
Oh, it's not Jenny's fault.
She just gets her messages
mixed up a little bit these days.
But please, just sit down.
Sit, please.
Um, could you, uh, bring Mr
Jennings a wine, a big one, thanks?
No, thank you.
Come on, Dale.
I just wanted to shout you,
you know, while I've still
got the network credit card.
I'm hearing they'll be
taking that away from me.
They're making a new one for
a fellow called Paul Stricker.
That's what I'm hearing.
Yes.
Just before you slide Paul Stricker in,
maybe this is a good
chance for me to show you
just how much
I've looked after you.
It's a cruel thing in
this modern world, Dale,
how everyone is trying to make
a buck out of people like you.
I mean, you know. Take, for instance,
these two classmates of yours
from Bendigo Senior High.
And they say they called the
police on young Dale Jennings
in the late '60s
because he got a bit handsy. (LAUGHS)
Fiddling away with
another young bloke there.
(TUTS)
Do you know how much
a story like that is worth, Dale?
You want to guess?
No?
Five grand, give or take.
And, mate, that's one
of the cheaper ones.
(LAUGHS)
Oh, of course, the best prices always go
the photos.
Now, on the
sight of this thing,
not much to it, is it?
Just a couple of blokes.
Well, we won't call them blokes.
We'll call them sensitive young
men sitting together in a car.
But, Dale, that fellow
next to you is a rent boy.
Confirmed.
And Mr Rent Boy charges $100 a night.
Well, I
(LAUGHS) I'm sorry.
I suppose you know that, don't you?
You see, what I do is I buy
the exclusive to the story
and I bury it.
So, basically, I own them.
They are mine.
So what do you want?
I just want you to know that.
That's all.
But as you ask the question, you
know, I wouldn't mind it if you,
uh, had a chat to little mate Richard,
and you said that we've had this chat,
and we're going to move together,
forward, into the future.
Stronger than ever.
But, uh, I guess that all depends
on what you want.
HELEN: From food shortages to
Western style rock concerts,
how long can Gorbachev
hold the USSR together?
We'll see you next week.
MAN: And we're out.
Thanks, guys. Great week.
A little thank you from
Vincent and the boys upstairs
- Oh.
- for last night's numbers.
Oh.
- Wow.
- Looks heavy.
- Yeah, it looks like a weapon.
- Ha.
To wield against the competition.
- Maybe.
- Maybe.
Can we get a drink?
I just want to clear the air.
Let's just get on with
the planning meeting.
(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)
Oh, God. It's heavy.
Yeah.
- Is this because of the ratings?
- Yeah.
Nothing says number one like a necklace
you could walk into a
river and drown yourself in.
(BOTH LAUGH)
What did Dale get
when he was number one?
A car.
- Do you want to go and have a drink?
- Tonight?
- Mm.
- Oh, Rob's at a buck's party,
and I've got to get home
before my boobs explode.
Oh.
Uh, OK.
So, um, Monday is, uh, Gorbachev.
But then I think we need something
a little bit more local for Tuesday.
Bill's gonna say this is too
boring, but university fees.
It's too boring.
This user pays HECS system has
been in play for eight months now.
Enrolments have dropped.
Biggest drop?
Women, mostly mothers, hoping
to return back to study.
OK, so what's the promo?
Some mum that's sad that
she has to pay for uni?
Yes, Bill.
That's absolutely what I'm seeing.
I've had contact from an
interesting psychiatric nurse.
Sorry, former psychiatric
nurse, now social worker.
All across the country,
governments are shutting
down psychiatric institutions,
Mont Park, Larundel
They're all being phased
out over the next decade.
Now, the governments are saying
these asylums are old and archaic,
but this nurse is saying
the system's not ready
for all these closures.
We're heading into crisis.
We'll do university fees.
Do you think that you could get a
couple of mothers to speak to me?
- Yeah, several.
- Right.
Well, let's, um, talk Monday.
Bye.
(RAUCOUS CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)
Hey, Dale, I want to ask you a favour.
- It's totally fine if you say no.
- Right.
I was wondering if on Sunday
you wouldn't mind
introducing the bridal dance?
It's just that our families
you're such a star to our families,
and half of them are
just coming to the wedding
- to see you in real life, so
- Of course, that's fine.
Oh, thanks, Dale. That's grouse.
Bryan's brothers are gonna lose it.
Hey, mate, did you know?
- What?
- About Tim Ahern?
Mate, we all knew.
No?
Take this. You're gonna need it.
Calls me up the other night.
Says he wants to go out for a beer.
Go to the pub. That's fine.
He says, "Ross, I'm in love."
I said, "Mate, that is a
ripper. I'm stoked for you.
Who is she? Is she
coming to the wedding?"
He looks me straight in the
eye and he says, "Not she.
He."
Mm. Mm.
Wait, you knew as well?
Mate, listen, when a
bloke looks like Tim Ahern
and he's always single,
there's only one explanation for it.
- Homo. Yep, I'm telling you.
- No, don't.
- I'm telling you homo.
- Ladies, the taxi's here.
(CHEERING)
I've been single just as long as he has.
- What does that say about me?
- I don't know, man.
You want to do, like, an
office poll or something?
No. What I want to know is why
I've been lied to this whole time.
I'm his best friend
Here he is.
Hey, good chat today, mate?
It was, uh
It was nice to turn the page. Hey?
Nothing you said today changes anything.
(LAUGHS)
Oh, Dale, you're a
strange little insect.
Son
I don't think you understand
the meaning of blackmail.
Hm.
And there he goes, off to the races.
Keep an eye open for what
might be in the papers, Dale.
Something for your mum!
To cut out and stick
in one of her albums!
It doesn't mean anything.
I can make two phone calls
and he would be out of the
office tomorrow morning.
I've got Donna.
The network would back me.
- I'm irreplaceable.
- You're not.
I'm the Gold Logie winner.
- There'll be another one in six months.
- I'm the fucking Gold Logie winner.
No-one's irreplaceable,
and you know that.
Should you just tell this yourself?
- Tell what?
- We've never done an interview as a couple.
We sit down, we hold hands,
and we tell a story about how
Dale Jennings, the king of news,
he struggled for years with confusion
- Confusion?!
- and turmoil in his personal life.
- 'Confusion'!
- And then you would say,
- "I met Kay Walters "
- (LAUGHS) Oh, right.
" and things came into focus."
Oh, Kay Walters.
Suddenly, things come into focus.
(LAUGHS) Fuck!
(LAUGHS)
People do not forgive this
kind of confusion in men.
Yes, they can. I mean, look
at Bowie and Elton John.
I have been working my
entire fucking life for this!
Dale, I won't have this conversation
with you if you keep drinking.
(PLACES GLASS DOWN)
(BURPS)
- ROSS: Mate, get out.
- ROB: Thanks, mate.
OK, quick! Get out!
Jesus Christ!
Mate, where are you
going? It's not your house.
Oh!
Ross, what are you doing, mate?
(VOMITS, COUGHS)
(LAUGHS)
I'm good. We can go.
- Come on.
- Yeah, mate.
Get back into the car, you dickhead.
- (GROANS)
- (LAUGHS)
Ah.
- See you, mate!
- See you, fellas!
(SIGHS)
(RATTLING)
(SIGHS) Holy shit.
(RATTLING)
Shh. Sorry.
Sorry, Noels. Sorry.
Oh, listen.
I don't know what happened.
I looked at the clock.
It was 1:00am.
I started saying my goodbyes.
Next time I checked,
sunlight!
OK.
Go have a shower. Lie down.
I'll make you some toast.
Alright.
OK.
(PHONE RINGS)
(PHONE RINGS)
Hello?
Hi, it's Noelene.
I'm sorry to call so early.
That's OK. Are you alright?
Have you seen the paper?
No. Why?
You're in it.
OK. Hold on a sec.
Um, mine's not here yet.
What What is it?
You're on the front cover.
The headline is "Helen Not-Normal."
And then it says, "News star
admitted to mental hospital."
Uh
Read it.
"She's the picture of poise
and decorum on TV every night.
But it's a different
story behind the scenes.
Public Eye host Helen Norville
has been revealed as far
less stable than she appears.
Concerned family and colleagues
have described volatile outbursts,
uncontrollable rages and
mood swings so severe,
Miss Norville was committed to
a Melbourne mental institution
as a young woman."
Helen!
I'll call you back. OK, Noelene?
Should I Maybe I should come over?
No, no, just let me think about it.
- Do you know?
- It says a family member.
- What does it say?
- (PHONE RINGS)
It's your sister, Cathy.
Uh, she confirmed that you've
been estranged from your family
for two decades,
- ever since the six-month stay at Larundel.
- BILL: (ON PHONE) Helen, it's me.
If you're there, can
you pick up, please?
- Helen?
- (HANGS UP)
And a colleague?
- Lindsay.
- (PHONE RINGS)
"He characterised Norville
as worryingly unstable,
and we should have got
her psychiatric help."
CATHY: (ON PHONE) I just wanted to
let you know I did not confirm
Cathy. Cathy.
Cathy, I need you to retract it.
I need you to call that journalist,
and I need you to retract it.
- What?
- You need to tell her that it is false
and that is not the truth of
what happened in our family.
Helen
the article was awful,
but it wasn't false.
What are you doing?
You're getting rid of him, right?
- Who?
- Lindsay.
Yes. Yes, yes.
OK, well, I want you to tell him
I want you to tell him that this was it,
that that him putting
his name to those quotes
was what dug his grave, alright?
Wait, where are you going?
(BREATHES SHARPLY AND DEEPLY)
- I need you to move your car, please.
- OK.
They know that I'm fucking mad!
Who's thinking that?
Everyone.
Everyone knows that now. I've got
millions and millions of viewers
Helen. Helen, Bill
- Bill knew this already.
- Yeah.
- Right?
- Yeah.
Dale. Dale knows all of this.
Most of the people at work know.
And your millions of
viewers, they knew too.
- OK?
- But I
What?
Helen, you know there's a comedian
that impersonates you every week?
And her whole act is
that you're unhinged.
Millions watch her.
And then the very next night,
they still tune into you,
because they respect you and trust you.
I don't
- I don't know if that's
- Helen
what can you control?
Oh (SOBS)
(SIGHS)
Helen, what can you always control?
(EXHALES)
My
What?
My reactions.
You control what you do next.
And what you do next
tells everyone who you are.
OK.
OK.
- You OK?
- Hi. Thank you for coming in.
- Of course.
- Hi.
Oh.
You OK?
Thank you.
I called a couple of print subeditors.
- Yeah.
- Just to gauge if this had legs.
And, yeah, there will
be some follow-ups.
- Yeah.
- OK. I don't know what, though.
You said that you had a
contact in psychiatric care
that was concerned about
the closure of institutions?
Uh, Daniela Aranz.
She's a patient advocate, and she works
at Larundel Psychiatric Hospital.
No-one ever touches this.
And nobody ever talks about it.
I mean, do we do it?
We could.
We could. Uh What aspect?
We go in and we see who's in the system.
We look at how they're treated.
We look at what's changing.
Do you think
Do you think that she could get us in?
Get us inside an actual institution?
Yes.
Uh, well, I think maybe she could.
I'm not sure about a crew
to film, but I can ask.
And this would be woven
into your own story?
No.
No, I don't have anything to add.
But, um, I mean,
we're we're going to have
a surge of viewers tuning in
to see the woman that
was thrown into an asylum.
And I would like for
them to see a journalist.
Of course.
It's great.
It's great.
OK.
I'm gonna get my, um
my notes.
(SOFTLY) Oh, my God, she hates Cheryl.
Dale. Kay.
You both look lovely.
What are you doing here, Mum?
I was invited.
As my plus one months ago.
Well, I'm very fond of Cheryl.
You used to call her a dimwit.
- I certainly did not.
- Yes, you did.
You said she dressed
like a street urchin.
I know you're here to
loom over Dale and I.
Shall we go inside?
Stay for the ceremony
and then please leave.
Well, that would be rude.
(GENERAL CHATTER)
G'day.
And Deborah.
Yes. Of course. Hello.
Rob, of course.
Hey, Rob, is Noelene coming?
Uh, yeah. Later, hopefully.
She's been caught up all weekend.
Oof. See what happened with Helen?
- Oh, yeah.
- Horrible.
So, was Lindsay in on that?
- That story?
- Don't know.
He was quoted extensively.
- Alright, Mum.
- Yeah, but did he set it up?
- I'm not sure, Rob.
- Well, in my experience with that man,
it's usually wise to assume the worst.
But why now?
(SIGHS)
OK, don't all turn at once,
but Jesus Christ!
- Oi, is that the fella?
- Hang on.
You knew?
(LAUGHS) Yeah.
- What?
- I cut all his footage.
Tim Ahern knows how to frame a bloke.
Tim?
Yeah, from the camera
department plug-in thing.
WAS in the camera department. (LAUGHS)
Ladies and gentlemen, if
I could ask you to stand.
MAN: We're starting.
(MUSIC STARTS)
GUESTS: Aww!
Wow.
Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated.
(BUZZER BUZZES)
(BUZZER BUZZES)
Hi.
Hi.
Uh, Helen, this is Daniela Aranz.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Um, thank you so much for doing this.
Especially on a on a Sunday.
No, not at all.
Daniela can walk us through
most of the facility.
She does think it's unlikely
we'll be able to film inside.
Patient confidentiality.
What if we had patients' consent?
Well, most of the patients
aren't really in a
position to give consent.
Can I ask what the
focus of the story is?
Um
The system is undergoing, um, reform,
but it's mainly out
of sight, out of mind.
And I want to take people inside.
I'd like to give a human face
to the psychiatric care system.
Follow me.
There's an impression people
still have of institutions.
Victorian, brutal.
But care has evolved enormously.
This is a group therapy session.
Most of the patients in here
actually live in the community
but choose to return
for this type of therapy.
Leading the group, is that
a nurse or a social worker?
Social worker.
But the nurses will be
wearing similar clothes.
We don't wear stiff
uniforms like the old days,
and we have patients that
require more acute care.
Let me show you to
the neurological unit.
(DOOR CLOSES)
Shock therapy, it's still in use here?
We call it ECT now.
Yeah, it is, but far less
frequently than in the past.
Is that because of new medications?
Uh, partially, yeah.
ECT was used to treat bipolar mania.
Now we use lithium.
Are these the isolation units?
Yes.
The government says
the success of lithium
is one reason places
like this are redundant.
Well, not all conditions
can be treated with lithium.
And lithium needs to be administered
carefully to avoid kidney damage
(VOICE GROWS INDISTINCT)
In here, we schedule one slot for
Shall I show you the courtyard?
It'd be good to get some fresh air.
(CHILDREN YELL PLAYFULLY, MUSIC PLAYS)
Hey, look at this. Here we are.
Little Kay and the King of News.
You must be the captain of
the Chantilly cream, Evelyn.
I mean, the family legacy
just keeps rolling along.
We should go and
congratulate Cheryl and Brian.
You should.
Listen just as, uh, Kay's godfather,
I think I should register my concern
about that particular coupling.
I have no interest in
anything you have to say.
Well, fair enough, but
I can tell you this much.
I hope the little kitten
gets tested regularly,
because some of the places and crevices
the King of News crawls out from
(LAUGHS) Oh ho ho ho.
(CAMERA CLICKS)
I mean, you just
You look
- Just amazing.
- Oh, thanks.
I don't remember anything.
All I know is that I was really thirsty
and my heels kept
getting stuck in the lawn.
Hey, Dale, my brothers and my
dad, they love that comedy show.
You got to hear my brother
Declan's impression of you.
(ATTEMPTS IMPERSONATION)
I'm Dale Jennings.
But he does it better.
- Maybe later.
- Yeah, definitely.
Hey, Dale, do you think maybe
you could go talk to Tim?
It's just they're all alone,
and, you know, my
family's obsessed with you.
Maybe if you go talk to them, then
everyone else will talk to them
and just
- Absolutely.
- Oh!
- Yes.
- Thanks, Kay.
Thanks so much for coming.
So good.
- WOMAN: They're going to the boys?
- Yes.
Hi. Uh, Lee, you remember Dale?
- Yes.
- Of course.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Um
- This is Kay Walters.
Um, Lee is an extraordinary journalist.
You might have seen his
footage from Tiananmen Square.
Yes, I did, and it looked terrifying.
- Can I get anyone a drink?
- Yes.
I'll I'll I'll come with you.
I'll be right back.
- Thank you.
- (CLEARS THROAT) Thank you.
Hey
Um I'm starting to think this might
be a bit of a mistake, bringing Lee.
Well, it's brave.
Is it too brave?
- No.
- Here he is.
Dale. My dad.
My brothers, Kieran, Declan.
(IMPERSONATES DALE)
Hello, Dale Jennings.
(LAUGHTER)
God! They're funny.
(ROBOTICALLY) We love you, Dale.
(LAUGHTER)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
- Let's get the video.
- Yeah.
Come on.
Guys, get in, get in, get in.
Alright, here we go.
Hey.
(LAUGHTER, INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Dale?
- What?
- My mother is here.
You've clearly taken something.
Hi.
Did I miss the speeches?
We've just finished.
And the dance?
What a great little shot that would be.
Four little conspirators all together.
Yeah, I know all about your
little trips to the CEO's office.
Dale Dale and Rob.
- What a team you are.
- Ignore him.
That's right. Ignore him. Ignore him.
Excuse me, kitten.
Ignore the bloke that
gave you all your careers.
Don't worry about him. You just
go and stab him in the back.
Well, there's no backstabbing, mate.
- Isn't there?
- No, no, I'd say it to your face.
Would you?
Yeah.
(SNIGGERS) There's a great
irony about you, Rob Rickards.
'Cause you actually live your
life like you played your footy.
You are an artless,
witless, gutless prick.
Well, you're a You're a
shit boss and a shit bloke.
You treated my wife terribly for years.
- You never gave her half the respect she deserved.
- I gave her a career,
- but don't worry about that.
- And those quotes you gave away
about Helen were bloody disgraceful.
Well, yeah, maybe I
did give some quotes.
And maybe I gave them a lot more.
Maybe I gave them the
whole bloody story.
Well, that is an absolute dog act.
(HOWLS)
(LAUGHS)
Why are you defending Helen Norville?
I mean, I understand why
you're sticking up for
Well, you
You're married to Yoko Ono there.
But, Helen?
Say one more word about my wife.
One more word and I'll deck you, mate.
Uh, Dale,
we're ready for the first
dance if you're still good to
Of course.
MAN: Here we go. Speak.
(EXHALES) Well (CLEARS THROAT)
What
(FEEDBACK WHINES)
(SLURS) What a wonderful
celebration this has been.
Honestly.
So, so wonderful.
And for two of
two of the loveliest people
that you could ever possibly meet.
So, everyone, could you please
now gather around the dance floor
for the first dance
of Cheryl and Brian
as Mr and Mrs Matheson.
Mathis.
Mathis.
(LAUGHTER)
(APPLAUSE)
(TENDER MUSIC)
I get lost in your eyes ♪
And I feel my spirit ♪
I'm gonna go. You stay.
- No, no, no
- It's fine. I'm fine.
It'll just be easier without me.
Come on, everyone, come on.
Next time will be better.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Tim
I don't mind not
knowing what I'm here for ♪
You can take me to the sky ♪
It's like being lost in heaven ♪
When I'm lost in your eyes ♪
And if I can't find my way ♪
If salvation seems worlds away ♪
And I'll be there ♪
When I am lost in your eyes. ♪
Ooh, baby, do you
know what that's worth? ♪
Ooh, Heaven is a place on Earth ♪
When the night falls down ♪
I wait for you ♪
(SOUND FADES)
- Bye!
- (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Love you guys!
Whoo!
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Ooh.
Now, someone's had a bit
of a night, haven't they?
Do it.
Do what?
Send the stories to the paper.
All of them.
I want you to.
Oh. (LAUGHS)
I think you should sit down
and someone should make
you a hot chocolate.
- Mm.
- Mm.
You know, if you send them
now, you'll still make print.
You're all talk, Lindsay.
Oh, now, seriously,
Dale, you should go home,
get a bit of wedding cake,
put it under your pillow
and have sweet dreams about whoever.
Goodnight, kitten.
Hey, everyone.
We're gonna go swimming.
- Ha!
- (ALL EXCLAIM)
Come on!
Come on, get in.
Lindsay.
Can you get me a beer?
NOELENE: Yeah.
I think this community care
stuff is really interesting.
I really don't think
- When did they get here?
- Since before I arrived, at 6:00.
- For Daniela?
- Yeah.
And just see whether or not
we want to add any more, um
I don't know. Do we want
to put anything there
Good morning.
- Hey.
- Good morning.
Oh, I read this article
where it was saying that women
are twice as likely to be
prescribed antidepressants than men,
but all of the statistics
are from the UK.
And I'm wondering if we can
get the Australian numbers.
Rates of antidepressants,
men versus women?
Yeah. And also shock therapy.
Modified ECT. That's what
they're calling it now.
- Alright.
- Sorry.
Can we have a word?
Can we do that in a minute?
We've almost got a show.
We've got three stories,
a live interview.
It'll be a Public Eye special.
- Uh, OK, so
- OK.
So community care. Oh, OK.
So you said that you were
going to call your contact
at the health ministry
(PHONE RINGS)
(VIA ANSWERING MACHINE)
You've reached Dale Jennings.
I'm unable to attend
the phone right now.
Please leave me a message.
(BEEP!)
Dale, Richard Bertrand here.
That was quite an escalation
of events this morning.
Rob Rickards has declared
he won't set foot in the News at
Six offices until Lindsay is removed.
So clearly, quite a day ahead of us.
Uh, Rob's just arrived,
so if you could get here
as soon as possible, please.
(PHONE BEEPS)
(PHONE RINGS)
You've reached Dale Jennings.
I'm unable to attend
the phone right now.
Please leave me a message.
(BEEP!)
Dale. Rob, mate.
I'm with Mr Bertrand right now.
If you could just pick up.
Because I've, um, I've drawn a
bit of a line in the sand here
in regards to Lindsay.
And I've said that you're
still with me on that 100%.
Which is what we agreed.
It'd just be good to hear you say that.
- It's Kay.
- Kay!
Hi. It's Rob.
Dale can't come in today. Sorry.
What?
Well, perhaps we should
reschedule later in the week.
At least then we'd have Dale
and we'd have Paul Stricker.
No, sorry.
Sorry.
I can't tell you what's
happening with Dale,
but it doesn't change
where I stand on this.
Well, you can't honestly expect
me to sack the head of news
- because a sports reporter
- No, no, I'm not throwing my weight around
Especially in the middle of a work day
and already down our star newsreader.
The stuff that that bloke has
done, the way he treated my wife.
If I don't draw the
line at that, who am I?
You're a man on a contract.
A lucrative one. To walk away
from that would carry consequences.
Well, if you have to sue me
you have to sue me.
You can't be serious.
Fair enough.
Rob?
Tonight on Public Eye, Australia's
mental health crisis has come
Can we do that Can we take it back?
MAN: Rolling.
Tonight on Public Eye,
Australia's mental health crises.
As governments abolish
psychiatric institutions,
are patients falling through the cracks?
An unprecedented look
inside a broken system.
Tonight at six.
Thanks.
It's 5:10.
(GROANS)
Why didn't you wake me up?
You aren't half the man my father was.
You never will be.
(DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
DANIELA: OK.
MAN: Just yourself and two cameramen.
Oh, here she is.
Hi, Daniela. Thank you again.
So we're going to start with the story.
And then
And then after that,
you and I will just chat.
And I'll be able to lead
you up to the desk here
during that first story.
Would I be able to
watch the first story?
Yeah. Yeah, yeah. No problem.
I'll get you get you a chair.
I need a suit.
- They've already called in the
- I'm doing the show.
Ah, yeah. Can you let make-up and
wardrobe know that Dale's here?
HELEN: Across Australia,
the old institutions,
those places we used to call asylums,
are being closed one by one,
as governments argue
that more humane care
can be provided in the community.
However, a growing chorus
of health practitioners
say this is just cost cutting and
warn that the system is in crisis.
Daniela Aranz has worked at
psychiatric facilities in Melbourne
and she joins us this evening.
Welcome, Daniela.
Now, you believe that
this new system of care,
often referred to as
community care, is failing.
Well, I'm saying there's
not enough of it yet.
And what's there is very disjointed.
- What do you mean?
- Well,
in community care currently, a
patient might see a psychiatrist,
a doctor, a social worker, a nurse,
and they're all just not
talking to each other.
So you believe that patients
are better off in institutions?
Many of them, yes.
In Larundel, we treat patients
who experience acute
episodes of psychosis.
You can imagine, if
they're in the community
muttering or making strange noises,
they're very vulnerable to
violence, to discrimination.
Absolutely. But violence
and trauma and harm,
I mean, that all still occurs
within institutions as well.
- Historically, yes
- What, not today?
Oh, no doubt there are
very unfortunate incidents.
- Unfortunate incidents?
- Yes. That's right.
Where vulnerable people are
still abused, even today.
But psychiatric facilities
have come a long way.
But it's still happening
at catastrophic rates
and particularly for women.
I myself was attacked in an institution.
I'm sorry, did you just say that, um
Did you say that you
were attacked at work?
No, I was attacked when I was admitted.
I was put in psychiatric
care as a young woman,
and I was sexually
assaulted by another patient.
What did you do?
I reported it.
And what happened?
They wrote a note in my file.
That's it?
I wasn't believed.
That's why I got into nursing.
Because I wanted to provide the care
that wasn't extended to me
when I needed it the most.
And because I wanted
the system to change.
So, if you could change one thing
within the mental health system,
what what would
it what would it be?
I'd change the attitude out there.
If community were more accepting
of people with mental illness,
that would make the biggest difference.
I would like to echo
Daniela's sentiment.
Having experienced anxiety
and depression myself,
I do believe that
that it is the shame and the isolation
that makes it so unbearable.
And perhaps if we could
change the way that
we view and discuss
mental health issues,
it might seem less
impossible to overcome.
Thank you so much for joining us.
Pleasure.
That's our program for this evening.
I'm Helen Norville, and
you're watching Public Eye.
We'll leave you tonight
with some rock in Moscow.
Bon Jovi, Motley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne
yesterday played to 140,000 fans
in the heart of the Soviet Union,
an event being seen as yet another
sign of communism's decline.
I'm Dale Jennings.
Goodnight.
MAN: And we're out.
- (PHONE RINGS)
- Public Eye.
We'll be sure to pass on those thoughts.
Thank you so much for
taking the time to call us.
We really appreciate it.
Thank you. Bye.
Thank you. I'm sure Miss Norville
will absolutely appreciate it.
You gotta hear these responses.
I've written them down.
Maybe tomorrow.
I'm just gonna pack my
stuff up and go home.
- But we should talk.
- Yeah.
First thing.
Of course.
MAN: He doesn't seem to have
much personality coming through.
It's just all all just put on.
WOMAN: Yeah. I don't really like him.
MAN: He's just got one
of those punchable faces.
I'm not saying that I would hit him.
But it sounds like you would hit him.
Well, if he had a go.
What are you saying? You like him?
No, I hate him.
WOMAN: Just so many things
about him rub me the wrong way.
Your bed's not made up,
but there are fresh sheets
in the hall cupboard.
I'll, um
I'll heat up some dinner
and draw you a bath.
MAN: That's why I kind of
turn off every now and then,
because I don't like the
look of him, to be honest.
You just can't really trust
these kind of blokes, can you?
They walk around like
poonces down Bridge Road.
MAN: Pretty obvious
from the way he dresses.
You can tell there's something going on.
WOMAN: He just makes me uncomfortable.
(SOFT ROCK MUSIC PLAYS)
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
(KNOCKING)
Sorry, I won't keep you.
I just wanted to let you
know that I was watching.
- I'm sorry.
- Hey, Cathy.
Cathy, would you like to come in?
Hm.
Hey, Bill.
Hey.
Do you want to, um Do you
want to find a cafe, or?
- Do you want to just walk?
- Sure. Yeah.
I'm sorry, I have been avoiding you.
- I just needed time to
- Oh. Don't be.
No. You've had a lot on
your plate. It's fine.
Um Look, Bill, I love our show.
Yeah.
I just don't want to
do anything to ruin it.
Oh, no. Me neither.
- Great.
- Yeah.
Oh, good.
But would the show be
at that much risk
if you and I
I think so, yes.
Can I just say something?
Of course.
The way I feel about you,
it's more than a work thing.
I feel it all the time, Helen.
Like I'm up at 3am, wandering
around my house feeling it.
And I feel it right now.
- And I think
- I can't.
(STAMMERS) I couldn't handle it.
And And, Bill, you're also married.
- OK.
- Alright.
You're alright?
Yeah.
- Yeah?
- Yep.
Well, I'll see you at work.
(LAUGHS UNCOMFORTABLY) OK.
(SOFTLY) Oh, shit.
(SIGHS)
There are two networks
live from Berlin already.
Now, how far away are we?
DALE: How many people have been
killed trying to breach that wall?
Noelene, it has to be now.
This change is about to happen here,
and if you come in, I
promise you, it'll pay off.
I just need someone to
work with me professionally.
Just for once!
I don't want to do
this with you anymore.
There is no Public Eye
without Bill McFarlane.
What's the issue?
They think you are a weird,
up-themselves little poof.
We need to go to a commercial break.
Dale?!
Oh, my God.