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CONTINUING TO FILL UP
AT AN ALARMING RATE, METRO CITIZENS MAY SOON
FIND THEMSELVES UP TO THEIR NECKS IN GARBAGE.
KELLY LONGSTREET, CHANNEL 10 NEWS.
CUT! BLAH!
WHAT'S COOKING, GOOD LOOKING?
OUR THEME TODAY IS GARBAGE.
THE, UH, RUSTIC FOLK
OF QUEENSVILLE TOWNSHIP DON'T WANT OURS.
OH, THAT'S VERY SELFISH OF THEM.
AND THEY FOUND A KID ON THE STEPS OF ST. JULIAN'S CHURCH
IN SOME KIND OF A TRANCE.
THE PRIEST THINKS THAT SOMEBODY JUST DUMPED HER THERE.
IT MIGHT BE FUN. I SENT DAN.
FUN. MM-HMM, WHAT ELSE?
WELL, THE ROYAL VISIT.
THE COUNCIL WANTS TO SPRUCE UP CITY HALL AT A COST OF
OVER A MILLION BUCKS WHILE HALF THE CITY'S OUT OF WORK.
OK, PUT KELLY ON THAT.
NO, I ALREADY GAVE HER THE GARBAGE.
OH, J.C., I TOLD YOU.
KEEP HER ON THE LIGHT STUFF UNTIL SHE KNOWS THE ROPES.
EXCUSE ME. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE.
I'LL BEEP HER.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HIRED
A BLOODY ACTRESS INSTEAD OF A REPORTER.
FATHER CORMACK COMES IN ABOUT AN HOUR AGO,
FINDS HER RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DOOR
ALL CURLED UP, SPASTIC LIKE.
SHE'S IN A COMA?
NO, SHE'S CONSCIOUS.
CAN'T TALK OR WON'T.
NO I.D., WON'T EAT OR DRINK.
WHO THE HELL KNOWS?
HOW OLD IS SHE?
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
PEPPY, VERY PEPPY. JANE?
IT'S BREEZY. IT'S ENTERTAINING.
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS SHOW'S ABOUT.
IS IT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
TRUST ME. IT WORKS.
NOW, LET'S DO THAT SHOW.
OK, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, I THINK IT'S FINE.
BUT IF YOU'VE GOT A BETTER IDEA, PUT IT ON THE TABLE.
WORK IT OUT WITH MAC.
HE DOESN'T CARE, DOES HE?
WHAT'S WRONG?
NOTHING.
HE'S GOING TO GO
TO INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST NEWS IN PARIS, IBN.
HE'S LEAVING?
WHEN?
SOON.
HE ASKED ME IF I WOULD GO WITH HIM
AND LIVE WITH HIM IN PARIS.
AND YOU SAID?
NO.
UM, WORK THIS OUT WITH MAC, OK?
I'VE TRIED. HE DOESN'T GIVE ME A CHANCE.
HE PRETENDS HE'S LISTENING, PATS ME ON THE HEAD,
THEN HE TELLS ME WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA?
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER HASN'T BEEN ABLE
TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CAUSE OF
THE GIRL'S DISORDER IS PHYSIOLOGICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL.
IN THE MEANTIME, POLICE ARE ASKING
FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN IDENTIFYING HER.
IRL, BER
.
G.
LOOK AT THE WAY SHE'S CONTORTED.
HMM, WELL, GIVE ME 60 SECONDS.
IF YOU GET AN I.D., WE CAN STRETCH IT.
ANNE?
IS IT TRUE ABOUT MIKE? HE'S LEAVING?
NOT AS FAR AS I KNOW.
LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE.
FENNELL'S JOB.
S.
THE LINE-UP
NO, IT'S NOT READY.
'MORNING, SETH.
KYLE.
BUT TWO MONTHS AGO, YOU SLASHED
THE BUDGET ON DAYCARE AND HOUSING--
WHEN PIECES OF THIS BUILDING COME CRASHING DOWN,
WHO ARE WE GOING TO BLAME? CHANNEL 10?
THANK YOU.
THAT WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME.
WELL, LET'S GO FIND SOME HOMELESS PEOPLE.
WE'LL TALK TO THEM.
OH, WOW!
WHAT?
SO, WHO'S ON FIRST?
OLERUD.
THE LEAD ITEM, J.C. -- I'D
LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS.
GARBAGE.
ESTION.
GARBAGE, AS IN LANDFILL SITES,
AS IN NOT IN MY BACKYARD.
AT BEST WE CAN AD ITEM?
.
YEAH, THE NAME IS VALE,
29 HAMMER COURT.
YEAH, YEAH, THE PROJECT.
WHAT KID?
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
IT'S HER SHOW TOO.
ET THEM WORK IT OUT.
L GET HER OWN WAY.
RIGHT. I DON'T GIVE A DAMN, AND YOU DO.
OH, TRY TO CATCH HER HAIR.
TRY TO CATCH HER HAIR.
THAT'S IT.
GOOD, YOU'RE BOTH HERE. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU--
IN A MINUTE, KYLE.
NEGRITA'S A LOCAL GIRL.
SHE WAS MISS CANADA BODY BUILDING CHAMPION.
AFTER THE INTERVIEW, WE'LL GO TO HER CLUB,
DO ANOTHER INTERVIEW, WATCH HER WORK OUT.
WE'LL WORK UP SOME FUNNY BITS FOR THE STUDIO.
LIKE WHAT?
AHH!
THINK YOU COULD DO THAT TO ME?
I COULD TRY.
COULD YOU PLEASE PUT ME DOWN?
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS PRIVATELY?
UH, GO AHEAD.
I'LL, I'LL ENTERTAIN...
NEGRITA, NEGRITA JAYDE.
OH, PRETTY NAME.
I WON'T DO IT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I'VE GOT A FULL CREW STANDING BY.
I DON'T CARE.
WHY NOT? BODY BUILDING IS A LEGITIMATE SPORT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FASCINATED BY IT.
THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE.
THE ISSUE IS WHAT KIND OF A SHOW ARE WE DOING?
YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF SHOW WE'RE DOING.
WE'VE DISCUSSED IT AD NAUSEAM.
YOU'VE DISCUSSED IT. I HAVEN'T GOT A WORD IN EDGEWISE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M LISTENING.
EVERY TIME I ASK, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE.
LET ME GUESS -- A HARD-HITTING, IN-DEPTH
LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY.
A SHOW THAT GETS TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER.
AM I GETTING WARM?
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DON'T NEED.
WHY?
NO ONE'S GOING TO WATCH IT.
THEY MIGHT IF IT WAS GOOD.
JANE...
A YEAR AGO, YOU WERE DOING THE WEATHER.
NOW YOU WANT TO BE BARBARA WALTERS.
I DON'T WANT TO BE BARBARA WALTERS.
I JUST, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT FEELS RIGHT FOR ME.
IT FEELS RIGHT FOR ME.
JANE,
A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND HERE WANTED
THIS SHOW, BUT I WANTED YOU.
I WENT TO BAT FOR YOU
WITH MIKE AND ANNE.
INSTEAD OF THANKS, I'M GETTING GRIEF.
I'M SORRY--
I'VE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS CHANCE.
SO HAVE I.
I'M NOT GOING TO BLOW IT.
NEITHER AM I.
OK, 305. ARE YOU ROLLING?
NOT YET.
WELL, GET ROLLING.
READY?
MRS. VALE, I'M DAN WATSON FROM CHANNEL 10 NEWS.
I WONDER IF I COULD ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER EVELYN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DID YOU GET THAT?
ING F BEAUTY.
THERE'S A NEST SOMEWHERE IN CITY HALL.
YOU SAW THE NEST?
NO -- THAT'S HOW PEREGRINE FALCONS REACT
WHEN YOU GET TOO CLOSE TO THEIR YOUNG.
ONE PECKED MY EYES OUT IN BLOOD BATH.
YOU WERE IN BLOOD BATH?
WHEN THEY START TO WORK ON THAT BUILDING,
THEY ARE GOING TO DESTROY THE NEST.
THOSE BEAUTIFUL RARE BIRDS ARE GOING TO BE DESTROYED,
BECAUSE THE MAYOR WANTS TO LOOK GOOD FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY.
THAT HAD BETTER BE A FALCON,
AND THERE HAD BETTER BE A NEST.
SHE WOULDN'T TALK TO ME.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
A DOOR SLAMMING IN MY FACE.
I SPOKE TO SOME OF THE NEIGHBOURS.
APPARENTLY THE KID EVELYN IS RETARDED.
SHE WAS IN A HOME, AND THEN SHE WASN'T.
MAMA'S BEING CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
AND FAILING TO PROVIDE THE BASIC NECESSITIES.
THE KID IS AT THE CHILDREN'S CARE ASSOCIATION.
SHOULD I GO THERE?
NOPE.
TAKE THE GARBAGE STORY FROM KELLY.
ABANDONED HER? BECAUSE SHE'S RETARDED?
WHAT
SHE WOULDN'T TALK TO US.
SHE'S SINGLE; SHE'S ON WELFARE; SHE'S GOT TWO OTHER KIDS.
WHO KNOWS WHAT THE STORY IS?
ANYWAY,
THAT'S THAT.
NEGRITA JAYDE, ANNE HILDEBRANDT.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU.
[ SIGHING ]
YOU MET NEGRITA?
[ PHONE RINGING ]
AND NEXT WEEK IT'S FEMALE MUD WRESTLING
FROM THE PIG AND POKE TAVERN.
GO TO QUEENSVILLE. TALK TO SOME PEOPLE AND GET REACTIONS.
DON'T YOU SEE WHAT'S HE'S DOING?
HE'S DOING WHAT HE THINKS IS BEST.
TALK TO THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER -- ALDERMAN NESBITT
WANTS TO DROP GARBAGE AT QUEEN'S PARK.
ASK WHAT SHE THINKS ABOUT THAT.
HE'S PACKAGING ME LIKE AN AIRHEAD ***.
YEAH?
KYLE DOESN'T WANT TO LEAD WITH THE DUMP SITE STORY,
AND CUT MARNIE VALE.
KYLE? WHAT?
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM THIS MORNING?
[ SIGHING ]
I REST MY CASE.
I WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS, BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY
I'M GOING TO LET HIM DO THAT--
IF YOU CAN'T AGREE ON A FORMAT,
MAYBE WE SHOULD RETHINK THE WHOLE CONCEPT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I MEAN EXACTLY WHAT I SAID.
[ SIGHING ]
I MAY BE BLONDE AND A WOMAN,
BUT I'M NOT AN AIRHEAD OR A ***.
WHAT'S HE'S DOING IS TRITE AND OFFENSIVE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU OF ALL PEOPLE
ARE GOING ALONG WITH THIS.
HOLD MY CALLS -- LOOK, YOU HAVE TOLD ME
OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
WHAT IS YOUR IDEA? GIVE ME A BETTER IDEA.
A MOTHER CAN'T COPE WITH HER DAUGHTER, SO SHE ABANDONS HER.
SHE'LL TALK TO ME.
BECAUSE I'M GOOD WITH PEOPLE.
I GET THEM TO TRUST ME. THEY'LL TALK TO ME.
WHAT'S THE STORY?
WHY DID THE MOTHER DO IT?
MAYBE SHE DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE GIRL.
IT WAS 12 YEARS BEFORE SHE ABANDONED HER.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
I'LL FIND THE REST.
ANNE, I REALLY HAVE A GUT FEELING THAT THIS IS
WHAT OLIVER AND COMPANY IS ALL ABOUT-- SHOULD BE ABOUT.
SORRY, I JUST DON'T SEE 30 MINUTES HERE.
YOU PREFER THE BODY BUILDER?
I REALLY THINK YOU'RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.
I DISAGREE.
IF YOU CAN CONVINCE MAC.
I CAN'T CONVINCE MAC. YOU KNOW THAT.
AND YOU WANT ME TO.
I'M ASKING YOU AS A FRIEND.
I REALLY SHOULDN'T DO THIS.
I'LL TALK TO MIKE.
WELL, WHAT CAN I SAY?
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK IT'S A STUPID IDEA.
I THINK IT'S TOTALLY WRONG FOR OLIVER AND COMPANY.
I THINK YOU'VE FORGOTTEN WHY
WE DECIDED TO DO THIS SHOW IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WE NEED TO BOOST OUR MARKET SHARE.
MAC--
I RESENT DEEPLY THE WAY THIS DECISION WAS MADE.
I FEEL BETRAYED BY PEOPLE I THOUGHT
I COULD TRUST.
I THINK THIS SHOW WILL GO RIGHT DOWN THE TOILET.
WELL, MAYBE WE SHOULD GET ANOTHER PRODUCER.
IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
I'LL DO MY JOB.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS SHOW GOES WHERE I THINK IT'S GOING TO GO?
THEN WE'LL DO IT YOUR WAY.
DON'T FORGET YOU SAID THAT.
MAC...
DON'T STICK OUT YOUR FOOT AND TRIP HER.
I WON'T HAVE TO.
THANK YOU.
I DON'T SEE WHERE I HAD ANY CHOICE.
YOU ALREADY GAVE HER THE GO-AHEAD.
SHE DESERVES A CHANCE.
ADVANCED FRENCH?
I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY SPOKE FRENCH.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
HMM.
WHAT?
FEELS LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY LEFT.
WHO? MAC?
COPELAND.
WHENEVER I TURN AROUND, HE'S IN MY FACE.
WELL, WHAT'S HE DOING?
WHAT STORIES AM I SIGNING? LET'S SEE THE LINE-UP.
WHY DON'T YOU DO THIS INSTEAD OF THAT?
WHY CAN'T HE JUST STICK TO HIS OFFICE?
THAT, THAT HAIR DYE'S GOTTEN INTO HIS BRAIN.
NOW, YOU TALK TO MIKE, 'CAUSE I'M NOT PUTTING UP WITH THIS.
YOU TALK TO MIKE.
YOU WENT BEHIND MY BACK.
THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY.
OK.
WE'VE GOT TWO DAYS TO PULL THIS TOGETHER
WHAT'S THE STORY?
MARNIE VALE AND HER DAUGHTER.
WHAT'S THE STORY?
AN.
CAN WE GET JAKE?
I'M SURE WE CAN GET ANYBODY WE WANT.
JUST ASK ANNE.
MAC, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
WE HAVE TO TALK.
FIRST OF ALL, I'VE GOT TO TALK TO JAKE.
THEN I'LL CALL THE POLICE,
SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH MARNIE VALE.
THEN I'M CALLING THE CHILDREN'S CARE ASSOCIATION.
THEN I'M TALKING TO ST. JULIAN'S,
TALK TO FATHER CORMACK.
YOU PHONE MARNIE.
USE YOUR FAMOUS POWERS OF PERSUASION.
THERE'S HER NUMBER.
BREEDERS HAVE BEEN RELEASING FALCONS INTO METROPOLITAN AREAS
FOR SOME TIME TO KEEP THE PIGEON POPULATION DOWN.
AND YOU'RE CONVINCED THERE'S A FALCON'S NEST SOMEWHERE NEARBY.
YES, I'M SURE.
DR. PRIDHAM, AS YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE ABOUT TO BEGIN A MAJOR RENOVATION
ON THE CITY HALL FACADE
BECAUSE OF THE ROYAL VISIT.
OH, THEY CAN'T DO THAT.
THEY'LL SCARE THE MOTHER OFF AND KILL THE YOUNG.
PEREGRINES ARE ENDANGERED. WE CAN'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.
BUT THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES ARE COMING HERE.
IF THE PRINCE KNEW PEREGRINE FALCONS WERE ABOUT TO BE
SLAUGHTERED BECAUSE OF HIS VISIT, HE'D BE APPALLED.
MRS. VALE, I'M SURE YOU DO LOVE HER.
I, I, I'M NOT TRYING TO TRICK YOU.
PLEASE.
OK.
OK, WE'LL BE THERE SHORTLY.
THANK YOU.
ANNE.
JULIO IGLESIAS TICKETS
FOR TONIGHT?
I KNOW YOU'RE CRAZY ABOUT HIM.
DON'T SAY THIS TOO LOUD.
I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW THIS.
YEAH, I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO
WITH A FRIEND, BUT I CAN'T NOW.
GREAT. WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?
IT'S SOMEONE I'VE KNOWN FOR YEARS. HIS NAME'S TOM KENNEDY.
YOU'RE SETTING ME UP.
HE'S 41, DIVORCED, TWO KIDS.
FORGET IT, FORGET IT.
HE'S VERY HANDSOME -- I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU TWO WOULD GET ALONG.
NO, LOOK -- NO, I'M NOT
ITH UY.
IT'S JULIO.
I LIKE WHAT SHE'S DOING.
SURE, BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
I MEAN, SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE.
SHE THINKS SHE CAN JUST STEP AWAY FROM THE WEATHER MAP,
AND, PRESTO, YOU'RE MIKE WALLACE.
AT LEAST MAC HAD A PLAN.
YOU KNOW WHAT SHE AND ANNE ARE LIKE, THOUGH.
THEY'RE JUST LIKE THIS.
WELL, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE'S NO SHOW?
I MEAN, IS SHE OUT?
READY?
UH, YEAH.
REMEMBER, SHE'S GOING TO BE NERVOUS.
WE CAN'T GO IN THERE, GUNS A-BLAZING, YOU KNOW?
MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO ASK?
CTLY.
I CAN TALK TO HER FIRST, KIND OF GET HER WARMED UP A BIT.
NO, I WANT IT TO BE NATURAL.
I DON'T WANT IT LOOKING REHEARSED.
.
I.
I'M JANE OLIVER.
JUST MARNIE.
I'M NOT MARRIED.
HELLO.
SHE'S NOT
RETARDED.
SHE'S AUTISTIC.
EVELYN IS AUTISTIC?
YEAH, YOU KNOW, LIKE DUSTIN HOFFMAN IN RAIN MAN.
I KNOW RIGHT AWAY THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG.
HING,
BUT SHE WAS WOULDN'T CRAWL OR MAKE NOISE LIKE OTHER KIDS DO.
SHE SCREAMED HER HEAD OFF.
WHEN WAS SHE DIAGNOSED?
SHE WAS 4.
I COULDN'T GET HER INTO THE KINDERGARTEN OR THE DAYCARE.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HER.
YOU GOT TO WATCH THEM ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE THEY COULD HURT THEMSELVES.
AND THEN WHEN I HAD HIM, I GOT REALLY SCARED.
COULDN'T YOU GET ANY HELP?
WASN'T THERE SOME PLACE YOU COULD TAKE HER?
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU.
THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO.
I HAD A BIT OF MONEY.
I GOT A DAY NURSE SOMETIMES.
IT WAS MY WHOLE LIFE --
G
I LOOK OK?
YEAH, YEAH, YOU LOOK FINE.
UM, SHE'S RAMBLING A BIT.
JUST ASK HER QUESTIONS, OK?
JUST LET HER TALK.
GO AHEAD.
FROM
ING
UP THIS SPECIAL PROJECT, THE ROLLINS CENTRE.
THEY TOLD ME TO BRING EVELYN.
A SCHOOL?
YEAH, A SCHOOL, BUT THEY LIVE THERE TOO.
IT WAS LIKE A MIRACLE.
NOT RIGHT AWAY, BUT AFTER A WHILE.
A MIRACLE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
INSIDE HER, ALL THIS TIME,
WAS LIKE A NORMAL PERSON.
SHE JUST COULDN'T SAY WHAT SHE WANTED.
AND THROUGH THIS OTHER PERSON, SHE COULD, LIKE, TALK TO US.
HOW?
WITH HER FINGERS ON A KEYBOARD.
SHE TOLD ME SHE LOVED ME.
SHE MADE JOKES.
AIN'T THAT RIGHT?
AND FOR ME AND THE KIDS, IT WAS LIKE WE HAD A NORMAL LIFE.
THEY COULD INVITE FRIENDS OVER AND HAVE BIRTHDAY PARTIES
UNTIL THEY THREW HER OUT.
WHY? WHAT DID SHE DO?
THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY.
THEY CLOSED THE SCHOOL?
NO -- 'CAUSE OF THE RECESSION,
THEY COULDN'T KEEP ALL OF THE CHILDREN.
SO SHE HAD TO COME HOME.
AFTER A MONTH, SHE WAS AS BAD AS BEFORE.
WORSE.
SHE STARTED SCREAMING DAY AND NIGHT --
BANGING HER HEAD AGAINST THE WALL.
THE NEIGHBOURS WERE COMPLAINING.
WE ALMOST GOT THROWN OUT BECAUSE OF THE NOISE.
I GOT REALLY SCARED FOR THE KIDS.
I THOUGHT WE WERE ALL GOING TO GO NUTS.
AND SO YOU TOOK HER TO THE CHURCH.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
MARN SAY THAT, PLEASE?
WHAT?
I TOOK HER TO THE CHURCH. YOU'LL SAY THAT?
I TOOK HER TO THE CHURCH.
I'M A CATHOLIC.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF HER.
BUT ALL THEY DID WAS CALL THE COPS.
AND NOW I HAVE TO GO TO JAIL.
SOMETIMES, I WANTED TO KILL HER.
SOMETIMES, I WANTED TO KILL MYSELF.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
JANE, COULD YOU GET OUT OF THE SHOT? JANE?
CAN YOU HELP ME?
CAN YOU?
CALL DR. DAWSON.
MAKE HIM TAKE HER BACK.
PLEASE, YOU'RE IN TELEVISION.
HE'LL LISTEN TO YOU.
[ SOBBING ]
PLEASE, YOU'RE IN TELEVISION.
HE'LL LISTEN TO YOU.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?
IT'S THE PUNCHLINE OF THE WHOLE
INTERVIEW, AND ALL WE CAN SEE ARE TWO WOMEN GROPING.
WE COULD DO AN INSERT THERE.
I LIKE THIS SHOT.
IT'S A PERFECTLY NATURAL SHOT. IT'S SPONTANEOUS.
I LIKE IT. IT WORKS.
I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT. WE CAN'T USE IT.
WHAT'S NEXT?
DR. DAWSON AT THE ROLAND CENTRE.
IS HE GONNA TALK ABOUT EVELYN?
HE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ROLAND CENTRE.
ANOTHER EXPLORATION.
JAKE.
CAN I MAKE A SUGGESTION?
WHAT?
JAKE'S DONE THIS A THOUSAND TIMES,
SO LISTEN TO HIM AND LET HIM HELP YOU.
HE WANTS TO DO THESE STANDARD
INTERVIEW SETUPS, AND I'M TRYING
TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
[ SIGHING ]
ANNE HILDEBRANDT?
HI, TOM?
UH, I'M LATE. I HAVE SEVERAL EXCUSES.
MY DAUGHTER LOCKED HERSELF IN THE BATHROOM.
I COULDN'T FIND MY CAR KEYS.
THEY WERE IN MY JEANS,
WHICH WERE IN THE LAUNDRY.
I HAVE TWO MORE. I TOOK DON VALLEY PARKWAY.
THAT'S ONE.
I PARKED MY CAR IN A LOT AND DISCOVERED I DIDN'T HAVE
MY WALLET, SO I HAD TO FIND SPACE
ON THE STREET, WHICH I DID, FINALLY, ABOUT 10 BLOCKS AWAY.
BUT HERE I AM, TOM KENNEDY. HOW DO YOU DO?
OH, NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SHALL WE, UH...
YES.
PLEASE, YOU'RE IN TELEVISION.
HE'LL LISTEN TO YOU.
WHY DO I LIKE HIM?
BECAUSE d"'S GORGEOUS AND SEXY AND HE SINGS LIKE A DREAM.
WHY DO YOU LIKE HIM?
HE REMINDS ME OF SPAIN.
I DID THE HIPPIE THING THERE
WHEN I WAS A KID.
YOU WERE A HIPPIE?
HEY, MAN.
HAIR DOWN TO HERE.
YOU WEREN'T?
DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF THAT
KIND OF THING IN SASKATCHEWAN.
WELL, MY WIFE AND I--
MY EX-WIFE AND I USED TO GO THERE EVERY YEAR.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE MEDITERRANEAN.
I LOVE THE MEDITERRANEAN.
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN MARRIED?
NOPE. THAT SURPRISE YOU?
NO, NOT AT ALL.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU MADE A CHOICE.
[ LAUGHING ]
IT'S, UH, MM, VERY BOLD.
IT'S A FATHER'S DAY GIFT FROM MY DAUGHTER.
WHEN I TOLD HER I HAD A DATE WITH A GIRL,
SHE SAID I HAD TO WEAR IT.
AH.
YOU HAVE TWO KIDS?
YEAH, BOY AND A GIRL, 8 AND 5.
WANT TO BUY ONE?
NO, NO!
I'M ONLY KIDDING. I LOVE THEM.
IT'S JUST THAT I DON'T SEE ENOUGH OF THEM AS IT IS.
JOINT CUSTODY, ACTUALLY.
IS THAT TOUGH?
NO, THE ONLY THING WORSE IS A ROTTEN MARRIAGE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
NO, NO, IT'S-- I DON'T MIND NOW, AFTER THREE YEARS OF THERAPY.
OH, YOU'RE IN THERAPY.
YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW, IT'S ALL MOSTLY A BUNCH
OF SELF-INDULGENT RUBBISH.
BUT, UH...TO MY AMAZEMENT, IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN USEFUL TO ME.
SO WHICH KIND, WHICH FLAVOUR?
I'M SORRY.
AL SCREAM,
THE INNER MAN,
WHICH, UM...
OK, THAT WAS UNFAIR.
IT'S JUST THAT EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE IN THERAPY.
I MEAN, WHAT DID OUR PARENTS DO?
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE THE VICTIM OF SOMETHING OR OTHER.
WHY DON'T PEOPLE JUST QUIT WHINING AND GET ON WITH IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHY CAN'T THEY?
JANE TELLS ME THAT YOU'RE AN ARCHITECT.
YOU HAVE YOUR OWN FIRM.
I'M SORRY
NOT AT ALL.
IT'S LATE, AND I HAVE A BABYSITTER WAITING.
YOU NEED A LIFT?
NO, NO, I HAVE MY OWN CAR.
IT'S OK. I'LL GET IT.
NO, NO, IT'S OK. WE'LL SPLIT IT.
YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR WALLET, REMEMBER?
ALL RIGHT, I'LL OWE YOU.
I'LL SEND YOU THE MONEY TOMORROW.J
IT'S PERFECTLY OK.
I THINK I CAN HANDLE A COUPLE OF GLASSES OF WINE.
IT'S CALLED FACILITATED COMMUNICATION.
WENDY'S CALLED A FACILITATOR.
BEFORE THIS TECHNIQUE WAS INTRODUCED,
MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT DAVID WAS RETARDED.
SHE'S JUST GUIDING HIS HAND?
HELPING, FACILITATING.
AND THROUGH THE FACILITATOR, PEOPLE LIKE DAVID
CAN FINALLY COME OUT OF THEIR OWN WORLD AND INTO OURS.
IT'S AN EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING.
HE SAYS, "I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND."
EXCUSE ME.
CAN YOU SAY IT TO CAMERA, PLEASE?
HE SAYS, "I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND."
"I KNOW IT'S HARD TO DO."
"I THINK THEY CAN IF THEY TRY TO UNDERSTAND."
"WON'T YOU?"
DAVID'S OUR RESIDENT POET.
DAVID USED TO DISPLAY ALL THE CLASSIC SIGNS
OF BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS CONNECTED WITH AUTISM.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, HE'S A VERY DIFFERENT FELLOW NOW.
THANK YOU, WENDY.
THANK YOU.
@@
YOU TOOK HER OUT OF THE PROGRAM.
WELL, NOT ME PERSONALLY, BUT, YES,
SHE WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE PROGRAM.
WHY?
BUDGET CUTS.
WE HAD TO MAKE CHOICES, TERRIBLE CHOICES.
BUT WHY EVELYN?
ACCORDING TO HER MOTHER, SHE WAS BLOSSOMING.
SHE WAS PROGRESSING -- SLOWLY.
MARNIE VALE SAID THAT WHEN EVELYN CAME HERE,
SHE
HAD A NORMAL LIFE.
BUT IF YOU KNOW,
HOW COULD YOU JUST THROW HER OUT?
HOW CAN YOU GIVE SOMEONE HOPE
AND THEN *** IT AWAY?
*** IT AWAY? I CREATED THIS FACILITY.
I GAVE THEM THE HOPE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
OR DIDN'T YOU KNOW THAT?
NO, I DIDN'T THINK SO.
WELL, I HAVE GIVEN MY LIFE TO THESE KIDS,
SO HOW DO YOU THINK I FELT SENDING THEM HOME,
TELLING THE PARENTS THAT THEIR KIDS JUST DIDN'T RATE?
UH...
DR. DAWSON--
THANK YOU. THAT WILL BE ALL.
THIS ISN'T A DAYCARE CENTRE, MISS OLIVER.
IT'S AN EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY.
AND IT IS VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE TO OPERATE.
HOW DID YOU CHOOSE WHICH KIDS STAYED?
ON A POINT SYSTEM.
WE TESTED ALL THE KIDS, AND THOSE THAT SCORED
IN THE TOP HALF STAYED.
DO Y HAPPENED TO EVELYN?
A WEEK AFTER YOU SENT HER HOME, SHE HAD COMPLETELY REGRESSED.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CHEAP THRILLS.
YOU SEE ONE 60-SECOND BITE ON TV, AND SUDDENLY YOU
ARE THE EXPERT AND I'M THE HEARTLESS ***.
WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN TO THE REJECTED PARENTS
HOW THEY LIVE IN ONE OF THE RICHEST COUNTRIES ON EARTH,
BUT THERE'S NO MONEY FOR THEIR KIDS,
HOW, IN THE MIDDLE OF A RECESSION,
THEIR KIDS DON'T RATE.
THAT WAS GREAT.
TOO BAD WE DIDN'T GET
THE GOOD STUFF ON CAMERA.
STOP FIGHTING HIM. JUST LISTEN.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE
GOING TO GET WHAT YOU WANT.
EVELYN.
EVELYN.
SHE'S NOT LISTENING.
SHE'S COMPLETELY RETREATED.
WHY IS SHE TIED DOWN?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE'S BEING RESTRAINED BECAUSE SHE WAS HURTING HERSELF.
SHE ATTACKED THE NURSE.
SHE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE COULD
HURT ANYONE.
WE'VE JUST ADMINISTERED HER WITH HALOPERIDOL.
IT'S AN ANTI-PSYCHOTIC DRUG.
SHE'LL SOON FALL ASLEEP.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO HER?
IT'S TOO MELODRAMATIC!
THERE'S NOTHING AT ALL THAT WE CAN USE IN HERE.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO MIKE AND ANNE.
ABOUT WHAT?
WE MAY NOT HAVE A SHOW.
SOMEONE OUGHT TO TELL THEM.
ANNE.
YEAH.
WE HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS.
WHAT IS IT?
MAC, MAC, WHY HAVE WE CANCELLED NEGRITA JAYDE?
BECAUSE WE'RE USING EVELYN VALE,
THE AUTISTIC GIRL.
IT'S GOING TO TEAR YOUR GUTS OUT.
WHY WASN'T I TOLD?
I ASKED YOU A QUESTION.
WHY AREN'T WE DOING NEGRITA?
HOW THE HELL SHOULD I KNOW?
I DON'T LIKE YOUR ATTITUDE.
I DON'T LIKE YOUR HAIR.
[ LAUGHING ]
CAN IT.
I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU AND MIKE
ABOUT JANE'S SHOW -- IT'S NOT WORKING.
I JUST GOT A FAX
FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE PRINCE'S SECRETARY.
THE PRINCE IS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FALCONS.
WELL, DON'T TELL ME, TELL THE DAMN MAYOR.
"BUCKINGHAM PALACE... MISS KELLY LONGSTREET,"
"CHIEF STORY EDITOR,"
"THE HIRSCH BROADCASTING COMPANY."
I HAD TO GET THEIR ATTENTION.
"THE ROYAL FAMILY'S BEEN INVOLVED"
"IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT"
"AND THE MANY ENDANGERED SPECIES WHO FACE"
"EXTINCTION BECAUSE OF THE ENCROACHMENT OF CIVILIZATION."
"WE THANK YOU FOR THIS EXPRESSION OF CONCERN, AND WE"
"WISH YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WELL."
IT'S PROTOCOL. IT'S ALL THEIR ALLOWED TO SAY.
IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU INTERPRET IT.
JANE...
WE'RE ROLLING.
MR. BAINSWORTH, EARLIER TODAY I HAD A VERY SAD EXPERIENCE.
YOU WENT TO VISIT EVELYN VALE.
I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY. IT'S HEARTBREAKING.
EVELYN WAS ONE OF 15 CHILDREN WHO WERE DROPPED
FROM THE PROGRAM AT THE ROLAND CENTRE.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT THE ROLAND CENTRE.
I'M THE MINISTER WHO FIRST GOT FUNDING FOR IT.
I USED TO WORK WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN
BEFORE I GOT INTO POLITICS.
WE'RE IN
A RECESSION -- WE HAVE NO MONEY.
I'M TALKING ABOUT ONE CHILD.
AND I'M TALKING ABOUT 15 CHILDREN
AT OVER $66,000 PER CHILD FOR ONE YEAR AT THE CENTRE.
YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE A FORTUNE, BUT IN FACT--
NO, NOT A FORTUNE,
A MILLION, A MILLION WE DON'T HAVE.
WITH ALL THE MONEY
THAT WE SPEND AND WASTE, YOU CAN'T FIND
A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THESE CHILDREN?
SURE, WE COULD BORROW IT.
AND THEN WE COULD RAISE TAXES TO FINANCE THE BORROWING,
BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT'S HOW WE GOT INTO THIS MESS --
SPENDING MONEY WE DON'T HAVE.
WITH ALL THE MONEY AT YOUR DISPOSAL,
YOU COULDN'T CUT ANYTHING ELSE?
THEN WHY THE ROLAND CENTRE?
WHY AUTISTIC CHILDREN?
AS OPPOSED TO DAYCARE OR PUBLIC HOUSING
OR PUBLIC HEALTH OR BATTERED WOMEN OR PEOPLE WITH AIDS?
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY,
AND I'M TALKING CHILDREN, ABOUT ONE CHILD.
BUT WHICH CHILD?
HOW DO I CHOOSE?
MISS OLIVER, GIVE ME $60,000, AND I'LL PUT EVELYN BACK
IN THE ROLAND CENTRE TOMORROW.
UM...
JANE...
JANE?
.
DID YOU SPEAK TO DR. DAWSON?
YES.
UM...
I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D CHANGE HIS MIND EITHER.
THEY NEVER DO.
OHHH!
THEY'RE GONNA DROP THE CHARGES.
CHILDREN'S CARE ASSOCIATION CAN'T HANDLE HER EITHER.
EVY WILL COME HOME, THEN.
I'M SORRY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO.
THANKS FOR TRYING.
OUR MAYOR HAS SOME GOOD NEWS FOR
OUR FINE FEATHERED FRIENDS THIS EVENING.
I WOULD LIKE TO REASSURE OUR CITIZENS THAT
NO RENNOVATIONS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN
UNTIL THE FALCON CHICKS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO FLY AWAY.
THIS DECISION IS IN LINE WITH MY POLICY IN WORKING
TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
AND OF THOSE MANY SPECIES WHOSE EXISTENCE
BY T
OF HUMAN CIVILZATION, A CONCERN THAT IS SHARED BY
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.
IT WAS THIS FAX
WHICH I FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE
WHIC
THEY CALL THIS TOWN A JUNGLE WHERE THE ONLY LAW IS SURVIVAL.
BUT TODAY, THANKS TO A ROYAL FAX AND A ROYAL HEART,
THESE TINY PRECIOUS LIVES HAVE BEEN SPARED.
KELLY LONGSTREET, CHANNEL 10 NEWS.
THANK YOU, KELLY, AND THANK YOU, PRINCE CHARLES.
FOR JANE OLIVER AND MYSELF, SETH MILLER, GOOD NIGHT.
[ JANE OLIVER ]: WHY AUTISTIC CHILDREN?
AS OPPOSED TO DAYCARE OR BATTERED WOMEN
OR PEOPLE WITH AIDS OR PUBLIC HOUSING OR PUBLIC HEALTH.
HI. GOT A MINUTE?
YEAH, I'M...I'M LOST.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
@@
IT'S 7:00.
YOU'LL MAKE A FULL POT, DRINK ONE CUP
AND THROW THE REST OUT.
IT'S NO WONDER WE'RE GOING BROKE AROUND HERE.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY, AND I'M TALKING CHILDREN,
ABOUT ONE CHILD.
BUT WHICH CHILD? HOW DO I CHOOSE?
MISS OLIVER, GIVE ME $60,000
AND I'LL PUT EVELYN BACK IN
THE ROLAND CENTRE TOMORROW.
IT'S JUST A BIG PILE OF EMOTIONAL GOO.
NO, NO, YOU JUST GOT
TOO EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED.
BUT THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO DO IT,
BECAUSE OF HOW IT MADE ME FEEL.
YOU GOT LOST.
AT THE STORY WAS.
ABOUT, M, THE RECESSION?
I SAY IT NOW AND IT SOUNDS SO TIRED AND--
IT WASN'T ABOUT THE SYSTEM.
THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU TOLD ANNE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE TOLD ME.
E SHE...?
HE CHURCH.
EXACTLY.
HOW COULD A MOTHER ABANDON HER OWN CHILD?
ALL THE FORCES THAT CONSPIRE.
IT'S A GREAT STORY.
OH, AND I BLEW IT...TOTALLY.
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW, MIKE.
I REALLY CARED.
NEEDED,
AND I COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND I DIDN'T.
SAVE THE
IN 30 MINUTES.
K. YOU AIMED HIGH.
AND I FELL FLAT ON MY FACE.
THAT WAS YOUR FIRST TIME OUT.
WE ALL SCREW UP SOMETIME OR OTHER.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN THE GAME,
YOU GOT TO PICK YOURSELF UP AND GO ON.
THAT'S THE STUFF THAT MAKES A PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.
AND I WOULDN'T LET ANYONE HELP ME.
OH, POOR JAKE.
WHAT A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT.
HE CARES. HE CAN'T HELP THAT.
GREAT, SO I FAILED HIM, TOO.
AND I FAILED MARNIE AND EVELYN AND ANNE.
YOU STILL GOT A DAY
TO PULL IT TOGETHER.
PULL WHAT TOGETHER?
THIS BIG PILE OF EMOTIONAL GOO.
[ LAUGHING ]
GO GET 'EM, KID.
THANKS.
10 SECONDS TO GO.
YOU READY, KIDDO?
NO.
HELLO, I'M JANE OLIVER.
A FEW DAYS AGO ON CHANNEL 10 NEWS,
WE RAN AN ITEM ABOUT A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
WHO WAS ABANDONED BY HER MOTHER.
THEN I FOUND OUT THE GIRL, EVELYN VALE, WAS AUTISTIC
AND THAT HER MOTHER HAD ACTED NOT OUT OF CRUELTY
E --
FIND THE BAD GUYS, USE THIS SHOW TO EXPOSE THEM
@@
BUT I DISCOVERED...
THERE WERE NO BAD GUYS,
AT LEAST NOT THE KIND I WAS LOOKING FOR.
MOSTLY WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS MY OWN IGNORANCE.
I ALSO DISCOVERED SOMETHING ABOUT AUTISM AND ABOUT
THE MANY MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING@@
WITH THIS ISSUE IN A COMPASSIONATE WAY
LONG BEFORE I ARRIVED ON THE SCENE TO SET THEM STRAIGHT.
I SET OUT TO HELP EVELYN VALE AND HER MOTHER...
@
.
@@
WHAT I LEARNED ALONG THE WAY.
AND WE'RE OUT.
GE.
I LEARNED NOTHING. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO NEWS?
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JOURNALISM?
WHAT DID YOU THINK?
I CRIED.
ME TOO.
CHEER UP.
THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT WEEK.
THANKS.
FOR WHAT?
YOU REALLY WENT OUT ON A LIMB FOR ME.
I PUT YOU IN A DIFFICULT POSITION WITH MAC.
I APPRECIATE IT.
HOW DID IT GO WITH TOM?
OH, IT WAS OK.
I THINK I THREATENED HIM.
THREATENED HIM? WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
YOU KNOW ME. I CAN BE A TAD TO OPINIONATED SOMETIMES.
ARE YOU KIDDING? IF THAT WERE TRUE,
YOU THINK HE'D PUT UP WITH ME ALL THESE YEARS.
WELL, I THINK IT PUT HIM OFF.
WHY DO WOMEN ALWAYS DO THAT?
?
THINK -- WHAT DID YOU THINK?
DID YOU LIKE HIM? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIM?
I THOUGHT...
HE WAS THE MOST INTERESTING MAN I'D MET IN A LONG TIME.
THEN HE PROBABLY FEELS THE SAME WAY ABOUT YOU.
THINK SO?
NAH, I THINK I BLEW IT.
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HEY.
IN KEEPING WITH THE LONG TRADITION
OF OUTSTANDING JOURNALISM HERE AT CHANNEL 10,
WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS AWARD IN RECOGNITION
OF YOUR OUTSTANDING COURAGE AND DEDICATION,
FOR BEING ABLE TO WALK TO THE EDGE OF A CLIFF,
LOOK INTO THE EYES OF DEATH AND THEN JUMP OFF.
FOR SOMEONE WHO'S HAD THEIR UPS AND DOWNS,
AND UPS AND DOWNS, AND UPS AND DOWNS,
THE FIRST ANNUAL GOLDEN BUNGEE AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS, JANE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AH, THANK YOU.
SPEECH.
YOU GUYS, UM, REALLY LIKE ME...
YOU REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LIKE ME.
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