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[ MOANING ]
YOU WATCHING T
YES.
...RENOVATED, FEWER AND FEWER BAT COLONIES
SURVIVE IN THE CITY.
AND UNLESS THE USE OF PRESSURE TREATED LUMBER
IS RESTRICTED, THE BAT COLONIES MAY DISAPPEAR ALTOGETHER.
THIS IS TERRI MORGAN FOR CTLS NEWS.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
NEWSROOM.
THE CALL CAME RIGHT INTO THE STUDIO -- NEWSLINE.
CALL THE POLICE.
IF YOU GOT A ***, CALL THE POLICE.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE LOCKER NUMBER.
JUST CALL THE POLICE.
WHO'S YOUR BEST REPORTER?
TERRI MORGAN.
WHY?
HMM.
IF I TIED YOU DOWN...
MM-HMM.
AND I PUT TOOTHPICKS IN YOUR EYES, AND I FORCED YOU
TO WATCH AN HOUR OF TELEVISION, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
UM, LIFE ON EARTH --
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH.
TURTLES?
NO, NO, LIZARDS.
LIZARDS?
YEAH.
IF I HAD TO WATCH
ONE HOUR OF TELEVISION --
FORCED TO WATCH --
I'D WANT SOMETHING
TO REMIND ME I HAD A BRAIN.
LIZARDS THINK WITH THEIR TONGUES.
UH-HUH.
THE THING THAT MAKES TERRI MORGAN SUCH A GOOD REPORTER
IS THAT SHE TAKES THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE
TO WHAT SHE WA-UH-- WANTS.
OHH.
DID THE KID SOUND EXCITED?
I DIDN'T TALK TO THE KID -- I TOLD YOU.
35.
P-44.
IF THIS WASN'T A HOAX, I WOULDN'T LET YOU GUYS BE HERE.
UH, WE DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS A HOAX.
OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
WE DON'T.
P-45.
HE LIED.
A KID CALLS HERE...
"HELLO," YOU SAY...
I SAID, "STUDIO."
"STUDIO," YOU SAID.
BUT IT WAS THE NEWSLINE.
LOOK, HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO GO OVER THIS?
WE USED TO HAVE A NEWSLINE
THAT WE ADVERTISED.
AND YOU DON'T ANY MORE BECAUSE--
BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY USED FOR CRANK CALLS.
LIKE THIS ONE.
HUH.
THEY USED TO PLAY CHICKEN...
WITH CARS.
EVERY NOW AND THEN,
SOMEBODY WOULD GO OVER THE BLUFFS.
NOW IT'S GUNS AND DRUGS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
IT'S GUNS AND DRUGS?
'CAUSE HE KNOWS EVERYHTING.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
THE KID KNEW THIS NUMBER
THAT YOU DON'T USE ANY MORE.
MAYBE HE CALLED HERE BEFORE.
MAYBE.
I WOULDN'T KNOW.
NO.
YOU WOULDN'T.
SHE HASN'T SAID ANYTHING TO ME.
ASK HER.
TERRI, ASK HER WHAT EXACTLY?
IS ADAM HIRSCH GONNA BUY
CHANNEL 10, EXACTLY?
SHE MAY NOT KNOW.
SHE MAY NOT WANT TO TELL ME.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT HER IN THAT POSITION.
SHE'S ALREADY IN THAT POSITION.
TERRI, MUST YOU?
I'M SOR...RY.
THE BOARD IS NOT TELLING ME
A xDMN THING.
ADAM HIRSCH IS BUYING THE STATION, KYLE.
THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.
ISN'T THAT WHAT'S GOING ON, ANNE?
THE STATION.
ADAM HIRSCH IS BUYI
NO, ADAM HIRSCH IS NOT BUYING THE STATION.
HE TOLD YOU?
HE TOLD YOU THAT?
NO, HE DIDN'T TELL ME THAT, BUT HE DIDN'T TELL ME
HE WASN'T BUYING THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING EITHER.
THOSE ARE PEOPLE'S LIVES
OUT THERE, ANNE.
ADAM AND YOU DON'T DISCUSS BUSINESS, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
SHE KNOWS.
THEY MUST GET A FEW WORDS IN.
YOU'D THINK.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
FENNELL.
WE COULD BE HAD.
YOU KNOW THE SHAPE WE'RE IN.
WHO IS IT?
ADAM HIRSCH IS HOLMBY INDUSTRIES.
IT'S A HOLDING COMPANY.
THEY OWN TOO MUCH MEDIA ALREADY.
GOOD.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE.
YOU CHECKED?
I CHECKED.
I SEE.
THAT MAY BE A PROBLEM.
HERE WE GO.
DID YOU KNOW LANG VU?
YEAH.
YEAH, HE WAS REALLY NICE.
LIKE, A REALLY NICE GUY.
YOU WERE FRIENDS?
OH, YEAH.
EVERYBODY LIKED HIM.
YOU WERE IN THE SAME CLASS?
NO, NO.
BUT YOU PARTIED TOGETHER?
YOU HUNG OUT?
THANKS.
COME ON, WE'RE DONE.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUTURE.
WERE YOU ANY DIFFERENT?
YEAH.
YOU WERE LIKE THAT?
WAITING FOR LIFE TO BEGIN.
THAT'S WHAT HIGH SCHOOL'S ALL ABOUT.
NOT FOR ME.
AND GETTING LAID, OR TRYING--
UH, IS THERE SOMETHING
THAT YOU WANT?
NATHAN LINLEY.
WHAT'S UP?
IF THEY SEE ME, THEY'LL KILL ME.
SENATOR GAGNE'S OFFICE CALLED -- HE'S IN TOWN FOR THE DAY
AND HE'S AGREED TO GIVE AN INTERVIEW.
BOTH NETWORKS, PLUS AN INDIE.
THEY WANT JANE, NOT SETH.
WHAT ABOUT TERRI?
THEY WANT JANE.
JANE WILL DO JUST FINE.
WE COULD DECLINE -- MAYBE WE SHOULD.
WHY -- TO PROTECT SETH'S EGO?
TO PROTECT JANE.
WELL, IF YOU'RE WORRIED, WE CAN PREP HER.
EXCELLENT.
EXCELLENT.
IT'S OK.
WE'LL PREP HER.
ANNE?
YOUR RELATIONSHIPS ARE NONE OF MY BUSINESS;
THIS STATION IS.
IS ADAM BUYING THE STATION?
ASK HIM.
YOU HAVEN'T?
NO.
YOU SLEEP WITH A GUY REGULARLY,
AND THE SUBJECT OF HIM MAYBE SIGNING YOUR PAYCHEQUES
NEVER COMES UP?
THOSE AREN'T RELATED SUBJECTS.
OH.
OH.
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST.
WHO -- HIM OR ME?
SO WHAT'S THIS ABOUT DRUGS AT YOUR SCHOOL?
YOU SAID CHANNEL 3 DID A STORY?
I TOLD THEM SOME THINGS.
THEY DIDN'T USE
WHAT I TOLD THEM.
YOU SAID CHANNEL 3 DID A STORY?
I TOLD THEM SOME THINGS.
THEY DIDN'T USE
WHAT I TOLD THEM.
WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL THE COPS?
YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE ON CAMERA, NATHAN?
CHECK IT OUT.
HANG ON.
OK, RIGHT THERE.
[ LAUGHING ]
LET'S ADD SOME WORDS TO THAT.
I KNOW WHO KILLED LANG VU.
IF I TOLD YOU, THEY'D KILL ME, TOO.
THEY?
IF WE WERE FRIENDS, I'D TRUST YOU.
WE CAN BE FRIENDS.
IT'S COOL HERE, EH?
LIKE JOHNNY DEPP OR SOMETHING.
CAN I LOOK IN YOUR CAMERA AGAIN?
SURE.
YEAH.
YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW WHO KILLED LANG VU.
YOU'VE SEEN HIM.
THE GUY THAT PULLED THE MOON?
I DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT, RIGHT?
I DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT.
30 SECONDS, PEOPLE.
SOMETHING'S WRONG.
PLEASED WITH YOURSELF?
HE FOUND OUT, I BET.
YOU OUGHT TO BE.
I HAVE INTERVIEWED PRIME MINISTERS.
I'VE INTERVIEWED MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
HE KNOWS.
I EVEN TOOK THE TROUBLE TO LEARN FRENCH.
ET JE PARLE LA LANGUE COURAMENT --
COURAMENT.
SETH, WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
I'VE BEEN HONING MY CRAFT FOR 25 YEARS.
SILLY ME.
TO PRESUME THAT MY EXPERIENCE AND REPUTATION
MIGHT MEAN SOMETHING AROUND HERE.
SETH!
I WILL NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT.
I WILL NOT.
SETH, IT'S SHOW TIME.
GOOD EVENING.
TONIGHT, A GRUESOME DISCOVERY IN A LOCKER
AT COXWELL COLLEGIATE.
AND FORMER TORY CABINET MINISTER SENATOR GAGNE COMES TO TOWN
SELLING INDEPENDENCE FOR QUEBEC.
WE COULD HAVE DECLINED.
THAT WAS OUR ONLY OTHER OPTION -- THEY WANTED A WOMAN.
OH, I SEE.
NOT A JOURNALIST, NOT AN ANCHORMAN
WITH 25 YEARS' EXPERIENCE -- A WOMAN.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET.
A WOMAN.
GOOD LUCK, JANE.
WHY NOT TERRI?
THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR A WOMAN,
THEY ASKED FOR JANE OLIVER.
BUT HE'S RIGHT.
I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT.
ANNE?
I DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN SAY NO.
I'M NOT A REPORTER.
WE'RE GOING TO PREP YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE, REALLY.
WELL, YOU CAN START WITH THESE.
THE LIFE AND TIMES
OF J.P. GAGNE.
PERFECT TIMING.
DID YOU WIN?
HA, NOT A CHANCE.
BUT IT WAS A GOOD MEETING.
ALL THE DUCKS IN A ROW.
ARE YOU GONNA BUY CHANNEL 10?
IS THIS SOMETHING WE SHOULD DISCUSS?
YES.
THIS MUST BE HOW FLIES SEE TELEVISION.
DON'T IGNORE ME, ADAM.
DON'T PATRONIZE ME.
DON'T YOU WALK IN HERE
AND EXPECT...
WE'RE LATE FOR DINNER.
I WANT AN ANSWER.
YES, UH, I HAVE A RESERVATION FOR 8:00 -- HIRSCH.
I'M SORRY, WE'LL HAVE TO CANCEL.
THANK YOU.
YES.
WITH HONG KONG MONEY AND A CANADIAN FRONT.
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN USED.
I'VE TOLD YOU EVERYTHING I KNOW
ABOUT THIS BUSINESS.
NO, NO, NO.
WE TALKED ABOUT YOUR WORK.
YOU LOVE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR WORK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY A CANADIAN FRONT?
I WANT TO OWN SOMETHING.
SOMEBODY TELLS ME I CAN'T, I GET SOMEONE ELSE
TO OWN IT FOR ME -- A FRONT.
AND YOU PULL THE STRINGS.
WE CAN PRESUME THEY HAD
STRINGS TO PULL BEFORE THE ARRANGEMENT WAS STRUCK.
VICTIMS ARE NOT CREATED.
WHO'S YOUR FRONT?
YOU... FOR EXAMPLE,
OR MIKE FENNELL OR YOUR BLONDE.
WHOEVER'S WILLING OR CONVENIENT?
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
LET'S CALL IT A NIGHT.
YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND.
NO.
FOUR MESSAGES BEFORE 8:00 IN THE MORNING?
WHAT KIND OF TEENAGER IS EVEN UP BEFORE 8:00 IN THE MORNING?
DID YOU TALK TO THE COPS ABOUT THIS KID?
HE ASKED ME NOT TO.
AND YOU'RE A PAL, RIGHT?
COME ON, DAN, THE KID WAS SHOT.
DID YOU TALK TO THE POLICE
ABOUT THAT KID?
YEAH, AND I SENT OVER JAKE'S TAPE OF THE KID MOONING US.
AH, SHOULD BRIGHTEN SOMEBODY'S MORNING.
YOU THINK NATHAN KNOWS SOMETHING?
I THINK NATHAN WANTS TO BE ON TV.
I THINK NATHAN NEEDS A FRIEND, AND I THINK YOU'RE IT, PAL.
SO WE'LL TALK?
YEAH, UH, YOU KNOW,
I'D LOVE TO HAVE LUNCH.
IT'D BE FUN.
WHAT'S HE WANT?
HE WANTS TO BUY THE STATION.
SOMEBODY SHOULD TELL HIM
HE'S TOO BIG TO GO BOBBING
AROUND PEOPLE'S BATHTUBS.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
CALLAHAN.
MIKE FENNELL.
IT'S, UH, ADAM HIRSCH.
NER?
YOU
YES, PLEASE.
WE'LL HAVE FUN -- WE'LL DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES.
I TOLD YOU IF ANYONE KNEW I WAS TALKING TO YOU,
THEY'D KILL ME.
SOME FRIEND YOU ARE.
DID YOU TELL THE POLICE THAT YOU KNOW WHO KILLED LANG VU?
I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.
YOU'RE STORY WASN'T VERY BIG LAST NIGHT.
I WATCHED.
WELL, WE DON'T KNOW VERY MUCH.
I TOLD YOU WHO KILLED HIM.
HIS NAME IS DARRYL REYNOLDS.
HE HAS A GUN.
HE KILLED LANG VU.
WHY?
WHY WHAT?
WHY DID HE KILL LANG VU?
'CAUSE HE'S VIETNAMESE.
SO IT'S A GANG WAR -- DRUGS?
WHY, WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT?
STOP DOING THAT.
HE'S GONNA KILL ME.
IF YOU DON'T CARE,
YOU CAN JUST TELL ON ME.
NATHAN.
THE FACT THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU 23 YEARS
SHOULD COUNT FOR NOTHING.
I AM THE FIRST ONE TO INSIST THAT I AM OWED NOTHING.
NOTHING...EXCEPT A LITTLE RESPECT.
I'M IN YOUR PLANS, OR I'M OUT, BUT I DESERVE A LITTLE RESPECT.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
I DON'T KNOW WHY
HE WANTS ME AT DINNER.
HE'S BUYING THE STATION.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
NOW I KNOW.
HE NEEDS A, UH, A FRONT TO GET AROUND THE LAW.
HE WANTS US?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTS.
HE DIDN'T VOLUNTEER ANYTHING.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HE SAID -- THEN I WANT OUT.
I GOT A GUN.
I COULD SHOOT IT OUT OF YOU.
OH, NATHAN LINLEY GAVE ME A NAME.
HE, UH, HE CLAIMS TO HAVE A NAME
TO GO WITH, UH, WITH THAT.
I WAS GETTING READY TO DO A LINE-UP.
NATHAN LINLEY DOESN'T KNOW FROM SQUAT.
DARRYL REYNOLDS -- IT'S A KID THAT GOES TO THE SAME SCHOOL.
APPARENTLY IT'S, IT'S A GANG WAR OR SOMETHING--
OR SOMETHING.
SQUAT.
EXCUSE THE PUN.
HE SAID THIS DARRYL HAS A GUN.
HE SAID ME TELLING YOU ABOUT DARRYL WOULD, UH--
GET HIM KILLED -- I'M UNCONVINCED.
WELL, I'M NOT HERE TO CONVINCE YOU.
NATHAN LINLEY IS A FEW SANDWICHES SHORT
OF A PICNIC, AND YOU KNOW IT.
YOU WANT ME TO SAY IT, SO YOU KNOW YOU KNOW IT?
HE IS JUST LONELY.
LONELY?
WELL, I WOULDN'T KNOW.
HE DIDN'T SAY *** TO ME.
HE JUST SAT THERE, CHEWING HIS LIPS,
SUCKING HIS OWN BLOOD.
MAYBE THAT IS LONELY --
NOBODY'S BLOOD TO SUCK BUT YOUR OWN.
L-O-N-E-L-Y, LONELY.
DARRYL REYNOLDS IS NOT LONELY.
HE'S GOT NATHAN LINLEY LOOKING AFTER HIS BUTT.
YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT ELSE I SHOULD PUT UP THERE.
AND THAT'S THE NEWS.
I'M JANE OLIVER.
AND I'M SETH MILLER.
AVEZ UN SOIR AGREABLE.
MIKE,
WE'RE GONNA BE LATE.
IN A MINUTE.
HOW'S IT GOING?
I'M NERVOUS.
LOOK, CAN WE TAKE A MINUTE
TO GO OVER A FEW THINGS NOW?
MIKE, WE HAVE TO GO -- HOW YA DOIN'?
IT'S
AND, I MEAN, WHAT WOULD YOU MAINLY FOCUS ON?
BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES --
JOBS, COMPENSATION FOR CROWN PROPERTY IF QUEBEC SEPARATES,
QUEBEC'S SHARE OF THE FEDERAL DEFICIT--
HE TENDS TO MAKE SPEECHES AND NOT LISTEN.
DON'T LET HIM DO THAT.
I KNOW THAT.
SO HOW DO I STOP HIM EXACTLY?
WE'LL GO OVER SOME OF THIS TOMORROW.
DON'T WORRY.
SO...
HE KNOWS -- I TOLD HIM.
OF COURSE.
YOU INTEND TO TAKE OVER CHANNEL 10.
YOU NEED A FRONT TO GET AROUND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
BUYING A MARGINALLY PROFITABLE STATION
IS NOT THE END OF THE GAME.
NO, YOU WANT TO BLOW IT UP
INTO SOMETHING BIGGER: A SUPERSTATION.
YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH ALL THE NEW TOYS:
A WORLD NETWORK, INTERACTIVE TELEVISION--
WHY NOT?
FIRST, YOU NEED A FRONT.
I WOULDN'T USE THAT WORD.
THAT WAS YOUR WORD.
I NE
NERS.
NG.
I NEED A CREATIVE PARTNER.
PARTNER, PARTNERS.
GET IT STRAIGHT, ADAM.
THE TECHNOLOGY WAS INVENTED IN THIS COUNTRY.
WE DO NOTHING WITH IT.
THE LOW-CEILING MENTALITY.
WE COULD DO SOMETHING.
WHO?
ANYTHING WE WANTED.
I'VE GOT A GAME.
GO -- HE PLAYS GO.
TALK WITH MIKE.
THANKS FOR COMING.
I DON'T SEE WHAT
THE POINT WAS -- YOU DIDN'T MAKE AN OFFER.
THE POINT WAS TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER A LITTLE BETTER.
AND TO FIND OUT WE DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE EACH OTHER.
I LIKE YOU.
I BEHAVE BADLY
WITH CER IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.
PEOPLE
I DON'T ANTICIPATE.
DID YOU GET ME ONE?
YEAH, I GOT YOU ONE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I TOLD YOU HE'D BEAT ME UP.
ACTUALLY, YOU TOLD ME HE'D KILL YOU.
YEAH, WELL, TOO BAD FOR YOU, EH?
LOOK WHAT HE DID TO ME.
[ HORN HONKING ]
STOP IT.
LET ME DRIVE.
NO WAY.
COME ON -- JUST AROUND THE YARD.
NO WAY.
I WON'T BE MAD AT YOU ANY MORE.
YOU CAN BE MAD AT ME UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A COW IN MY LIFE.
YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE?
I GOT A HUNDRED LICENSES.
OH, MAN.
OK.
[ SEATBELT BELL RINGING ]
[ HORN BLARING ]
IS THIS IT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IS THIS AS FAST AS YOU'RE GONNA GO?
THIS IS FAST ENOUGH.
WHAT KIND OF A KID ARE YOU?
SMALL STATIONS LIKE OURS ARE A THING OF THE PAST.
HOW CAN WE COMPETE WITH CNN?
WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
WELL, WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO COMPETE.
WE'RE A LOCAL STATION -- WE COVER THIS COMMUNITY.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS LOCAL, NOT WHEN YOU CAN
COVER THE GULF WAR LIVE, CHOREOGRAPHED FOR PRIMETIME.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S SAYING.
WE DON'T DO THE GULF WAR, NOT US.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE.
EXECUTIONS, FAMINES, SCUD MISSILES FALLING ON TEL AVIV.
NOT THE REPLAYS, ACTUALLY FALLING.
WELL, WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY -- WE CAN RESPOND.
SMALL, WE HAVE NO FLEXIBILITY -- ONE MISTAKE, THREE OR FOUR,
WE CAN BE OFF THE AIR -- YOU KNOW THAT.
IF WE MAKE A MISTAKE, AND WE'RE IN TROUBLE,
WE SHOULD BE IN TROUBLE.
IT MEANS PEOPLE ARE LISTENING, AND WE SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE.
DON'T STEP ON TOES.
THAT'S WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY COMES DOWN TO.
DON'T DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT.
DO WHAT YOU THINK IS ACCEPTABLE.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS TO SMALL.
BIG?
THEY COME TO YOU.
DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR ADAM?
I KNOW WHAT HE'S SAYING, THAT'S ALL.
YOU THINK I DON'T?
YOU SHOULD BUY AN AIR CONDITIONER.
I LIKE IT HOT.
NO, YOU DON'T.
HE'LL BE HERE SOON.
STAY.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW -- HE DIDN'T TELL YOU?
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
MIKE, STAY.
NO.
[ DOOR CLOSING ]
[ SIGHING ]
HE STILL CALLING?
UH, NO, HE GOT HIMSELF BEATEN UP.
BECAUSE YOU WENT TO THE COPS?
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THIS GUY
BEFORE THIS THING GETS REALLY WEIRD.
WELL, I WRAPPED IT UP LAST NIGHT MORE OR LESS.
YEAH,
MORE OR LESS.
YOU GOT MY WALLET.
I PUT IT BACK IN YOUR POCKET.
YOU WERE WEARING A DIFFERENT JACKET, NATHAN.
OH.
YOU STILL ON THE LANG VU STORY?
UH, NO, WE'VE MOVED ON TO SOMETHING ELSE.
BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET.
IT IS FOR US, NATHAN.
NO MORE OF THIS, OK?
IT WAS FUN LAST NIGHT, EH, DAN?
THE DRIVING AND ALL THAT?
I HAD A GOOD TIME.
WE'RE GOING PAST YOUR SCHOOL.
HE OFFERED IT TO YOU, NOT ANNE.
HE DIDN'T OFFER ANYTHING TO ANYONE,
NOT IN SO MANY WORDS.
SO, I'LL BE WORKING FOR YOU, IF I'M STILL AROUND.
YOU KNOW, I AM JUST A FEW YEARS AWAY FROM A FULL PENSION.
WE'RE NOT THERE YET, KYLE.
WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE.
A SUPERSTATION -- WHAT THE HELL IS A SUPERSTATION?
IT WON'T WORK.
WHY -- WHY WON'T IT WORK -- IT WORKED IN CHICAGO.
IT WORKED IN ATLANTA -- WHY WON'T IT WORK HERE?
BECAUSE...
JUST BECAUSE.
WE GOTTA, WE GOTTA FIGHT THIS, MIKE, TOGETHER,
YOU AND ME, THE BOARD.
ADAM, HOW ARE YOU?
COULD I HAVE FIVE MINUTES?
I'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES WORTH OF TALK.
SHOULD WE FIND SOME PLACE MORE PRIVATE?
WHY?
OH, MAYBE WE SHOULD.
UH, WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME?
TO ATTEND TO.
TELL ME THAT WASN'T INTENTIONAL.
IT WASN'T INTENTIONAL.
I WANT YOU TO BUY THE STATION FOR ME.
THAT'S IT?
THAT'S IT.
SO...SO, DARRYL, UH, IS PATTY'S BEST FRIEND, RIGHT,
AND PATTY'S SISTER IS GETTING IT ON WITH--
WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW THIS, NATHAN.
WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW IT.
GET OUT, END OF THE RIDE,
VAMOOSE, SEE YOU LATER.
[ WHISPERING ]
HE'S GONNA BE OK, RIGHT?
LOOK OUT!
HEY!
PUT THE COPS ONTO ME, HUH?
PUT THE COPS ONTO ME.
HEY, TAKE IT EASY.
WN.
YOU
MAN.
SETTLE DOWN.
LOOK, I DO BUSINESS IN THIS SCHOOL, AND YOU
PUT ONTO
YOU DO BUSINESS, LIKE BEATING UP NATHAN LINLEY?
NATH-- I DIDN'T TOUCH NATHAN LINLEY.
YOU NEVER TOUCHED HIM?
LOOK, MAN, I DON'T DO FACES, ALL RIGHT?
AAUR
YOU OK?
ER
OYED...
YOU SURE THE ASSAILANT WAS DARRYL REYNOLDS?
ONE, TWO.
IF I TALK TO HIM AGAIN,
HE'S GONNA COME BACK AND BEAT YOUR FRIEND UP AGAIN.
HE DIDN'T BEAT ME UP.
YOU SEE, YOU ACCUSED HIM OF ***.
AND I FELT COMPELLED TO BROACH THE SUBJECT WITH HIM,
AND HE DIDN'T LIKE THAT, OUR YOUNG MR. REYNOLDS.
YOU ACCUSED HIM OF ***?
NO.
NATHAN LINLEY ACCUSED HIM OF ***.
NATHAN SAYS DARRYL'S GONNA COME AFTER HIM AGAIN.
AGAIN.
YEAH, HE SAYS HE HASN'T
TOUCHED HIM YET.
SOMEBODY DID.
DARRYL REYNOLDS.
HE'S UNDER 18.
THERE'S NO JUSTICE HERE, JUST PAPERWORK.
DON'T GET ALL FUSSY ON ME.
THIS HAS TO GET FUSSY.
I HAVE 54% OF THE SHARES, BUT--
YOU'LL HAVE 54% CONTROL OF THE BOARD, I SUPPOSE.
YOU SUPPOSE.
HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN CONTROL?
THERE'S FINANCIAL CONTROL, AND THERE'S EFFECTIVE CONTROL.
YES, IT'S MY MONEY, MY TUNE, IF YOU WANT IT SAID,
BUT THERE'S EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER THAT.
THERE'S THE CONDUCTOR, AND THAT'S YOU.
YOURS ON A PLATTER.
THINK OF WHAT CAN BE DONE.
I KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE.
A NEWS STATION EVENTUALLY TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH CNN.
YOU THINK IT'S CRAZY?
I DON'T, BUT I MUST KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONTROL--
CONTROL, CONTROL, CONTROL.
WHAT ABOUT ANNE?
SHE WORKS FOR YOU.
YOU'LL HAVE LOTS OF CONTROL.
YOU CAN TATTOO IT ON YOUR BACKSIDE: "I AM IN CONTROL."
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HER WHAT WAS GOING ON?
THE SUBJECT NEVER CAME UP.
WELL, HOW COULD IT?
SHE DIDN'T KNOW THE SUBJECT EXISTED.
YOU DID -- YOU FIGURED IT OUT.
I'M NOT YOUR LOVER.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WITH A MANDATE
TO BLOW THIS PLACE UP TO THE SATELLITES.
NAME YOUR OWN NEWS DIRECTOR.
NAME YOUR SALARY.
I WANT TO KNOW TODAY.
I UNDERSTAND CAUTION, BUT I DON'T APPRECIATE IT.
I WANT TO KNOW...TODAY.
WHY SO FAST?
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
SO, HOW BIG WAS THIS KID ANYWAY?
BOBBI, WILL YOU KNOCK IT OFF?
EXACTLY.
THANKS A LOT.
OK, I'M OUT OF HERE -- YOU COMING?
YEAH.
OH!
RUN.
JANE, NOT A GOOD TIME.
J.C., HE WAS GONNA GIVE ME SOME HELP.
YOU'LL BE FINE.
CATCH ME LATER FOR A BEER, IF YOU WANT.
OK.
I GOT PLANS, NATHAN.
BUT DARRYL'S GONNA KILL YOU.
YOU'RE GONNA DIE.
STOP CRYING, OK?
STOP CRYING!
I'M NOT GONNA DIE.
ALL RIGHT, GET IN THE CAR.
DAN!
YOU'D HAVE TO BE MY CHOICE FOR NEWS DIRECTOR.
THE FACT THAT YOU DO SO IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE
OF WHY SEPARATION IS NECESSARY AND INEVITABLE.
BUT, SIR, THE ORIGINAL
QUESTION WAS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE FEDERAL DEFICIT--
WHY SHOULD THE GOOD PEOPLE
OF ENGLISH CANADA BE OBLIGATED TO LEARN FRENCH,
WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE REALITIES OF THEIR LIVES?
AND WHY SHOULD WE IN QUEBEC HAVE TO SUBMIT
TO AN ALIEN CULTURE AND LANGUAGE?
SENATOR, IF I COULD JUST
GET BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION.
BUT JANE, ANSWER THE QUESTION.
GO AHEAD, IF YOU CAN.
THE OLD GUY WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.
JANE'S SMARTER.
BUT SETH IS BETTER.
DID I INVITE YOU HERE TONIGHT -- DID WE ARRANGE THIS?
I'M WONDERING HOW FAR DOWN THE ORDER I'VE SLIPPED.
IT SEEMS QUITE FAR.
VE BEEN TALKING E FENNELL?
YES, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO MIKE FENNELL.
AND I'VE OFFERED HIM A JOB
AND NOT YOU, AND YOU'RE FEELING LEFT OUT.
THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
YOU'RE MY LOVER.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU?
IT MEANS THAT I'M AWARE OF YOU, ANNE.
HA!
AWARE OF WHAT ALL THIS MEANS
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS MEANS TO ME OR TO US.
THE
-- YOU S.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS ME THAT YOU GOT...INVOLVED WITH,
OR, OR IF IT WAS SOMEBODY ELSE THAT...
ME
DARRYL'S GONNA KILL YOU.
I ME
I MEAN, THAT WHEN, WHEN...
YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE YOU ALONE?
FINE.
PAS DE PROBLEME.
NATHAN, ENOUGH!
NATHAN, ENOUGH, ENOUGH!
DARRYL'S GONNA KILL YOU.
HE KILLED LANG VU, AND NOW HE'S GONNA KILL YOU.
TAKE IT EASY, NATHAN.
JUST TAKE IT EASY.
JUST TAKE IT EASY, TAKE IT EASY.
[ GUNSHOT ]
ARGHH!
I CONSIDERED SHOOTING HIM THE FIRST TIME I MET HIM
JUST TO PUT HIM OUT OF HIS MISERY.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
AND
NO.
THE ANSWER IS NO.
ALL RIGHT.
TAKE CARE.
GOOD NIGHT.
HE WENT TO WORK ON IT.
FIRST THERE WAS THE *** OF 15-YEAR-OLD LANG VU.
AND THEN HE WENT TO WORK ON ME.
YOU DON'T SAY, "THEN HE WENT TO WORK ON ME."
THE KID WAS A MESS.
YOU JUST SAY IT AND LEAVE IT AT THAT.
YOU'RE A DECENT HUMAN BEING, DAN.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
WRONG -- WE CAN SAVE HIM IN THE EDITING.
JUST REDO THE VOICEOVER.
DID YOU SEE IT?
YES, YES, I DID.
YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE IT.
YES, I SHOULD HAVE.
BUT SOME THINGS ARE
OUT OF OUR CONTROL.
YOU'LL DO BETTER THE NEXT TIME.
YOU'LL SEE.
SO, FIRST DAY OF THE NEW WORLD.
I CALLED ADAM.
AND?
I SAID NO.
BECAUSE?
BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST HIM.
YOU KNEW THAT ALL ALONG.
HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU WHAT HE WAS UP TO.
YOU DIDN'T DO THIS FOR ME OR BECAUSE OF ME.
NO -- NO, HE'S NO GOOD WITH PEOPLE.
HE HAS NO IDEA -- IT WOULDN'T WORK.
YOU KNOW WHO'S GONNA DO THE JOB?
'MORNING, BOTH.
NICE MORNING.
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