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YOU READY?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE TO GO.
BECAUSE KYLE PROMISED ADAM THAT WE WOULD BE THERE,
AND I DON'T WANT KYLE TO HAVE TO BE THERE BY HIMSELF.
YOU KNOW HOW ADAM TREATS HIM.
IS THAT ALL?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
YOU JEALOUS?
I'M NOT JEALOUS.
I JUST RESENT BEING SUMMONED BY HIM.
YOU WERE NOT SUMMONED. YOU WERE INVITED.
YOU GUYS READY?
COME ON, WE'D BETTER GET GOING.
WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP ADAM WAITING.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I SPENT MANY HAPPY AFTERNOONS AND WEEKENDS
WANDERING THE HALLS OF THIS GREAT ART GALLERY.
AND NOW I'M FORTUNATE
TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPAY THIS GALLERY
AND THIS CITY.
TIAN MA, THE HORSE OF HEAVEN,
HAS ALWAYS MEANT SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ME.
ITS STRENGTH, ITS BEAUTY AND DIGNITY INSPIRE ME.
AND SO, I AM PLEASED TO MAKE A GIFT OF THE HORSE OF HEAVEN
AND TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT CITY.
THE GREAT MAN HAS SPOKEN.
MIKE.
NO, LISTEN TO HIM. HE'S ALWAYS PONTIFICATING.
WHY CAN'T HE SPEAK LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN?
THANKS FOR COMING.
WONDERFUL SPEECH, ADAM.
HELLO, ADAM.
A LOT OF MEDIA HERE TONIGHT,
BUT NOBODY HERE FROM CHANNEL 10, I NOTICE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET
TO COVER EVERY SOCIAL EVENT IN TOWN.
AH, THAT REMINDS ME. I'VE BEEN GOING OVER THE BOOKS.
THINGS DON'T LOOK THAT GOOD AT CHANNEL 10.
I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU TOMORROW, MIKE.
ANNE, COME AND TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT MY HORSE.
IT'S NOT YOUR HORSE ANY MORE.
IT WILL ALWAYS BE MY HORSE, NO MATTER WHERE IT'S SHOWCASED.
IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL.
THEY MAKE A WONDERFUL COUPLE, DON'T THEY?
BECAUSE THIS IS SETH'S TELETHON.
YOU'RE THE PRODUCER.
HE THINKS HE'S DOING THIS ON HIS OWN.
AND YOU'RE LETTING HIM?
I'M JUST HUMOURING HIM TILL LARRY ARON ARRIVES.
WATCH YOUR BACKS.
GOOD LUCK.
HOW MANY DEGREES ARE THERE?
A HUNDRED -- EVERY $30,000,
IT GOES UP ONE DEGREE.
30,000?
THAT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY ODD FIGURE, 30,000.
WELL, IT'S THREE MILLION BUCKS
AND A HUNDRED DEGREES.
WHAT ELSE COULD YOU DO?
WHAT IF IT WAS IN FAHRENHEIT?
DON'T YOU EVER KNOCK?
I KNOCK. YOU SAY, "COME IN."
I ENTER. WHY WASTE TIME ON FORMALITIES?
COMMON COURTESY.
AH, THAT'S WHERE YOU LOSE ME. WHERE'S MIKE?
I DON'T KNOW. HE'S HERE SOMEWHERE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
LIKE I SAID, CHANNEL 10 HASN'T BEEN DOING THAT WELL.
WHAT ELSE IS NEW -- TELEVISION ISN'T THE LICENCE
TO PRINT MONEY IT ONCE WAS.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT TELEVISION AS A CONCEPT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT CHANNEL 10.
CHANNEL 10 ISN'T EVEN A DROP IN THE BUCKET TO YOU.
MOST PEOPLE IN YOUR POSITION WOULDN'T KNOW THEY OWNED IT.
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT?
HAVE LUNCH WITH ME.
WHY?
TWO REASONS.
YOU'RE HUNGRY, AND YOU'RE CURIOUS.
I'M HUNGRY.
WHO'S PRODUCING THIS TELETHON, SETH?
YOU ARE, MAC.
I SAID I WOULD GET THE PHONE LINES IN,
DIDN'T I, DIDN'T I SAY THAT?
I SAID I WAS GETTING 25 LINES TODAY.
WHY DID YOU ORDER MORE?
I DIDN'T ORDER ANY MORE, MAC.
I WANTED TO ENSURE THEY WERE ON TIME.
GREAT. NOW WE'LL HAVE 50 LINES.
WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE LINES.
YOU'RE WASTING MY TIME, SETH.
NO, NO, NO, MAC, MAC, MAC.
WE'RE PUTTING ON A TELETHON.
I MEAN, WE'RE GIVING OF OUR TIME
SO THAT HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN CAN HAVE A SECOND CHANCE.
NOW, THAT'S NOT A WASTE OF TIME, MAC.
THIS TELETHON IS GETTING OUT OF HAND.
YOU'RE GETTING OUT OF HAND, SETH.
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT GOES OFF PROPERLY.
GOOD. WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER, OK?
YOU CAN'T DO EVERYTHING BY YOURSELF.
SO, FOR CHRIST'S--
OH, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS FATHER O'BRIEN, MAC.
HE'S WITH THE WETHERLY HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S WING.
UH, FATHER, THIS IS ERIC MacFARLANE.
NICE TO MEET YOU, MR. MacFARLANE.
ARE THE BUFFOON'S TAPES READY YET?
MAC.
HE THINKS HE'S PRODUCING GONE WITH THE WIND.
THIS MEANS A LOT TO SETH.
WHY IS EVERYONE SO CONCERNED ABOUT HIM?
WHO IS THIS TELETHON FOR?
HIM OR WETHERLY HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S WING?
IT'S HIS MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
YOU CAN'T BLAME HIM.
OH, PLEASE, BREAK OUT THE VIOLINS.
HE MAKES THREE TIMES WHAT YOU OR I MAKE.
OH, ANYWAY, HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE TELETHON.
BEST WISHES FROM THE MAYOR, THE PREMIER.
ENDORSEMENTS FROM ROCKET ISMAIL OF THE ARGONAUTS,
PAT BURNS AND KYLE.
COPELAND?
HE INSISTED.
OH, AMATEUR HOUR.
I CAN HARDLY WAIT UNTIL THE PRO GETS HERE.
EDIT.
UH, YEAH, JUST A MINUTE.
MAC, IT'S LARRY ARON'S AGENT FROM L.A.
UH, MAC HERE.
YES. WHAT TIME'S HE GETTING IN?
GOOD.
GOOD.
YEAH, YEAH.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
YEAH, BYE.
SO, WHEN'S HE ARRIVING?
AT 1:00 -- HE WANTS TO BE PICKED UP
AT THE AIRPORT WITH A LIMO, NOT BLACK OR WHITE, PEARL GREY
WITH LEATHER SEATS ALL FACING IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
MY FATHER BROUGHT THIS HORSE HOME AFTER A TRIP TO HONG KONG.
I MUST HAVE BEEN 6 YEARS OLD.
AS SOON AS I SAW IT, I WANTED IT.
I HAD TO HAVE IT.
I WANTED IT IN MY ROOM.
MY FATHER DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
VERY EXPENSIVE.
HE'D PURCHASED IT AS AN INVESTMENT.
HAT.
I WAS A CHILD.
SO I CRIED AND SCREAMED AND KICKED AND CARRIED ON
FOR OVER AN HOUR, FULL-SCALE TANTRUM.
MY FATHER FINALLY RELENTED.
IF THE HORSE MEANT THAT MUCH TO ME, HE SAID,
HE'D LET ME HAVE IT.
G.
LF.
I PLACED THAT HORSE ON TOP OF MY DRESSER,
AND THERE IT STAYED ALL THESE YEARS.
I REALLY DO LOVE THIS HORSE.
ALL THAT EMOTION FOR A HORSE?
IT'S MORE THAN JUST A HORSE -- THAT WAS
THE FIRST TIME I STOOD UP TO MY FATHER AND WON.
WELL, THEN WHY GIVE IT AWAY?
I HAVE T
ANNE, I WANT US TO SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER.
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
I MISS YOU.
T? AFTER ALL THIS TIME?
OF YOU,
WE TRIED THIS ONCE. IT DIDN'T WORK.
WE COULD TRY AGAIN.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT, ADAM?
YOU GET TO WALTZ IN HERE AFTER ALL THIS TIME
AND PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF?
YOU CAN'T SAY YOU DON'T FEEL SOMETHING FOR ME.
I DON'T.
IT WAS OVER A LONG TIME AGO.
I'M NOT ANGRY.
THANKS FOR LUNCH.
ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO MEET LARRY ARON,
FOR YEARS, HOST OF CAVALCADE OF LAUGHS,
AND NOW CHANNEL 10'S OWN NIGHT OF HOPE.
LARRY ARON.
HOW DO YOU DO, LARRY, SIR?
BRUCE FOREMAN. I'M A BIG FAN.
UH, COULD YOU GET ME A MINERAL WATER,
CARBONATED, UH, ROOM TEMPERATURE?
ABSOLUTELY.
LARRY ARON, KYLE COPELAND, STATION MANAGER.
IT IS A PLEASURE.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FANS HERE, BIG FANS.
CONFIDENTIALLY, I AM VERY GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT.
WE REALLY NEED SOMEONE OF YOUR CALIBRE
TO PULL THIS THING TOGETHER.
YOU SEE, SETH MILLER--
YEAH, SETH MILLER. WHERE IS HE ANYWAY?
OH, YOU'LL MEET HIM IN A MINUTE.
SETH'S A GOOD MAN, BUT HE REALLY CAN'T
PULL THIS THING OFF BY HIMSELF.
WELL, HE'S NOT A PRO.
WELL, SPEAK OF THE DEVIL.
SETH, LARRY ARON.
HOW ARE YOU?
UH, FINE.
HEY, IS THIS--
OH, BRUCE, WONDERFUL. COULD YOU GET ME A GLASS, PLEASE?
THIS YOUR HOSPITAL, FATHER?
OH, I'M SORRY.
THIS IS FATHER O'BRIEN.
HE'S WITH THE HOSPITAL BOARD.
I HOPE WE CAN MANAGE
A FEW MINUTES TOGETHER.
FATHER, YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB WITH THESE KIDS.
I MEAN, ONE OF THE FEW CENTRES
WITH PEDIATRIC HEART CARE FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES.
AND WORKING WITH SUCH BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.
ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS THE MAN UPSTAIRS,
HE'S GOT A ROOM WAITING FOR YOU.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I'M GOING TO GUARANTEE YOU
WE'RE GOING TO RAISE THIS MONEY, EVERY NICKEL OF IT.
TACHYCARDIAC REHAB, NUCLEAR ANGIOGRAPHY.
YOU NAME IT, YOU GOT IT.
NOW, IF YOU FORGIVE ME FOR A FEW MINTES, PADRE.
UH, BRUCE, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL BUT A GLASS, A REAL GLASS.
UH, CAN YOU FIND A PLACE FOR SETH AND I TO TALK?
YOU CAN USE MY OFFICE.
OH.
THIS WAY.
I'M COUNTING ON YOU BIG TIME, SETH.
I HEAR YOU'RE A REAL PRO.
SO, WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA?
YOU GOT A TALENT LIST?
WELL, I HAVE A FEW IDEAS.
UH, I'VE DECIDED TO GIVE JANE'S
DRESSING ROOM TO LARRY THIS WEEKEND.
OH, EXCELLENT IDEA.
WHAT COLOUR IS IT?
UH, UH, PINK WALLPAPER.
YEAH, COULD YOU HAVE THAT PAINTED PALE GREY IN THE MORNING
WITH, LIKE, A WHITE STRIPE AND A ROWING MACHINE, HUH?
WE GOT TO KEEP OURSELVES IN SHAPE, HUH, SETH?
RIGHT.
BACK FROM LUNCH?
WHERE'S ADAM?
HE'S IN THE BOARDROOM WITH KYLE.
YOU BETTER GET IN THERE AND HELP.
WHY?
ADAM'S PUTTING HIM THROUGH THE RINGER.
THAT'S KYLE'S PROBLEM.
WE CAN'T LEAVE HIM IN THERE.
CAN YOU HANDLE IT?
YES, BUT SO CAN YOU.
COME ON.
IS THIS YOUR IDEA OF BALANCED BOOKS?
THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, KYLE, NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
I CANNOT CONTINUE TO FEED
CHANNEL 10'S VORACIOUS APPETITE FOR CASH.
I AM NOT A BOTTOMLESS PIT.
WE'RE PRODUCING MORE PROGRAMMING ON A SMALLER BUDGET.
YOU'RE NOT BREAKING EVEN.
I'D CALL THAT BETTER THAN BREAKING EVEN.
NOT IF YOU WERE A STOCKHOLDER.
WE'RE DOING OUR BEST IN A RECESSION.
THE PROBLEM IS AD REVENUE --
OUR ADVERTISING IS HURTING.
OUR AD RATES ARE WAY DOWN.
CAN'T GET BLOOD FROM A STONE.
WE KNOW YOU'RE HAVING
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, ADAM, BUT YOU CAN'T
BLAME THEM ON CHANNEL 10.
WELL, IT'S NOT HELPING.
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO? YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A SPOILED--
CALL FOR MR. HIRSCH.
TAKE A MESSAGE. I'M BUSY.
THEY, THEY SAID IT WAS URGENT.
ADAM HIRSCH.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
MY HORSE HAS BEEN STOLEN.
THEY KNEW ENOUGH ABOUT THE GALLERY SECURITY SYSTEMS
NOT TO SET OFF ANY ALARMS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SUSPECTS?
NO, THERE ARE NO SUSPECTS SO FAR.
HOW MUCH IS THE STATUE WORTH?
IN THE MILLIONS, I'VE BEEN TOLD.
IS IT SIGNIFICANT THAT ADAM HIRSCH'S STATUE WAS
THE ONLY THING THAT WAS STOLEN?
I'M AFRAID THAT'S A QUESTION
YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK THE THIEVES.
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
THANK YOU.
I DON'T GET IT. YOU BREAK INTO A GALLERY.
YOU CAN TAKE ANYTHING YOU WANT, AND ALL YOU TAKE IS ONE STATUE.
COME ON, SHERLOCK, WE'VE GOT TO DO THE CURATOR.
SETH! SETH! COME HERE.
LARRY'S AMAZING -- HE FIGURED OUT
THE RUNDOWN IN 10 MINUTES.
REALLY? I HAD A FEW THOUGHTS ON THAT MYSELF--
DO YOU WANT TO TELL HIM?
LISTEN TO THIS, SETH.
I'VE DONE A LOT OF TELETHONS IN MY DAY,
AND I'VE LEARNED ONE THING:
A TELETHON IS LIKE A... EPIC DRAMA.
YOU GOT TO GRAB THEM RIGHT OFF THE TOP.
AND WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO THAT?
A HERO.
NOW, WHO'S THE HERO?
YOU.
NO, NOT ME.
NO. KIDS.
THE SICK KIDS ARE THE HEROES.
BUT THAT'S A MISTAKE.
NO KIDS?
NO, NO, NO.
TOO MANY KIDS, THEY DIFFUSE IT.
YOU NEED ONE, JUST ONE KID THAT YOU CAN RELATE TO.
A BILLY.
A BILLY?
THE BILLY FUND.
WE NEED ONE BILLY.
BRILLIANT.
NOW, WHAT'S THE CHALLENGE?
UM, SICKNESS.
NAH.
DEATH?
NEVER MENTION THAT WORD ON A TELETHON.
SORRY.
THE CHALLENGE IS VICTORY. WE GOT TO GET BILLY TO WIN.
YEAH.
WE GOT TO FIND OURSELVES A--
MAC.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
UM, HAVE YOU SEEN MY RESEARCH
ON THAT SINGLE WOMEN AND, AND, UH, WELFARE PIECE?
IT'S ON MY DESK.
OH, OK, THANKS.
OH, UH, JANE, THIS IS LARRY AARON.
OF COURSE.
JANE'S THE CO-ANCHOR OF THE 6:00 NEWS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
UH, GOOD LUCK ON THE WEEKEND.
WELL, I'VE GOT PEOPLE WAITING IN ANOTHER STUDIO.
SO, EXCUSE ME.
WHERE YOU BEEN HIDING HER?
UH, SHE'S BEEN AROUND.
THAT'S ONE GOOD-LOOKING WOMAN.
I MEAN, SHE'S GOT...IT.
I DON'T KNOW.
I NEVER REALLY
THOUGHT OF HER THAT WAY BEFORE.
OH, YOU MUST BE GETTING OLD.
COME ON, YOU LITTLE ***, MOVE.
AH, YES.
ANNE, HOW ARE YOU?
HI. HOW YOU DOING?
HOW ARE YOU?
WELL, YOU JUST WITNESSED
ONE OF MY SMALL VICTORIES.
WHAT IS THIS -- THE LAST OF THE MANUAL TYPEWRITER USERS
ON A COMPUTER -- WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
JUST TRYING TO SEE IF AN OLD DOG CAN LEARN NEW TRICKS.
GOOD FOR YOU.
HOW ARE THINGS AT THE SHOP?
UH, IT'S THE USUAL, YOU KNOW.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
WELL, FINALLY STOPPED SHAKING.
AND I'M SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
OH, I'M JEALOUS.
WELL, I'M TALKING TO A SHRINK THREE TIMES A WEEK.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THAT, BUT IT'S TRUE.
I AM PROUD OF YOU, J.C.
I MEAN IT. I AM.
I WANT TO COME BACK.
I WANT TO COME BACK TO WORK.
WHY NOW? WHY DON'T YOU WAIT TILL YOU FEEL A BIT BETTER?
WHAT I'D DO IF I DIDN'T HAVE A JOB.
TALK TO MIKE, PLEASE.
I'M READY.
I'LL TALK TO HIM.
GOOD.
SO, WHAT'S THE STORY?
PRETTY STRAIGHT AHEAD.
SOMEONE WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS
AND ELECTRONICS BREAKS INTO THE GALLERY,
STEALS HIRSCH'S STATUE AND DOESN'T TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY IN YOUR STORY?
THE USUAL -- SOPHISTICATED
THIEVES, METRO'S BIGGEST ART THEFT,
NO LEADS SO FAR, YOU KNOW.
WHAT AREN'T YOU GOING TO SAY?
THAT MAYBE IT WAS AN INSIDE JOB.
ADAM DONATES A STATUE,
GETS A TAX WRITE-OFF, STEALS IT BACK.
HE CAN'T BEAR TO LIVE WITHOUT IT.
YOU WANT ME TO SAY THAT?
WHY NOT? IT'S POSSIBLE.
WE'RE NOT EXACTLY DEALING WITH MOTHER THERESA HERE.
WE'RE DEALING WITH THE OWNER OF THE STATION.
SO WE CAN'T COVER THE STORY?
UH, NO, IT'S JUST THAT--
I'LL TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY, ALL RIGHT?
IT'S GOING TO BE MY FACE HE SEES.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, I'LL UNDERSTAND.
I DIDN'T SAY I DIDN'T WANT TO.
WHY DON'T WE JUST, UH, POKE AROUND A LITTLE BIT,
SEE WHAT HIS CASH FLOW IS LIKE.
IF THERE'S NOTHING, WE'LL DROP IT.
OK.
WE'RE NOT SETTLING OLD SCORES HERE, ARE WE?
IT'S A GOOD STORY, DAN.
OF COURSE IT IS.
[ SETH MILLER ]: WELL, JOEY,
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
10.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE A SICK LITTLE BOY. WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I HAVE A HOLE IN MY HEART.
OH, AND WHERE ARE YOUR PARENTS?
IN TIMMINS WITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
I BET YOU WISH YOU WERE HOME, HUH?
NO.
MY DAD YELLS AT ME. I LIKE IT HERE.
OH.
OK.
THANKS, JOEY.
WELL, WHAT DID YOU THINK?
YOU'RE ASKING THE WRONG GUY.
THEY ALL TEAR ME UP.
YEAH, ME, TOO.
IF WE AMORTIZE...
HOW'S J.C.?
WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
HE WANTS TO COME BACK TO WORK.
NOW?
YEAH.
THAT'S NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
WE SAID IF HE WENT INTO DETOX, HE COULD GET HIS JOB BACK.
IT'S NOT QUITE THAT SIMPLE, ANNE.
WE OWE IT TO HIM.
NO, NO, WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES
TO GET THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB, AND THAT'S BRUCE FOREMAN.
J.C. CAN'T HANDLE IT IF WE DON'T GIVE HIM HIS JOB BACK.
IS THAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY?
YOU THINK HE CAN HANDLE IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE COULD KEEP BRUCE A WHILE.
MAYBE THEY COULD SHARE THE JOB.
THAT WAY, IF J.C. DOESN'T WORK OUT,
J.C. WON'T LIKE THAT.
WELL, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO KNOW.
MAYBE HE SHOULD ONLY WORK HALF DAYS.
NOW, I'M THINKING ABOUT HIM, ANNE.
RIGHT.
I'VE GOT HIRSCH BREATHING DOWN MY NECK.
WHAT DO I TELL HIM?
THAT WE PREFERRED AN EX-DRUNK IN A WHEELCHAIR
TO A YOUNG, BRIGHT, AGGRESSIVE KID?
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT SOME NO-NAME DRUNK.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT J.C.
LOOK, J.C.'S BOUND TO A BE
A LITTLE ROCKY AT FIRST.
MAYBE THE KID WON'T WANT TO SHARE THE JOB.
E HIM.
LET ME TALK TO BRUCE.
MAYBE WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.
LET'S JUST PLAY IT BY EAR.
OK.
[ SETH ]: CAN YOU TELL ME HOW OLD YOU ARE?
YES, I'M 9 YEARS OLD.
ACTUALLY, I'M ALMOST 10.
CUT. NEXT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HIM?
HIS STYLE IS TOO IRRITATING.
"ACTUALLY." WHAT IS HE, A BANKER?
WE NEED MORE VULNERABILITY.
THE KID'S GOT RHEUMATIC FEVER.
HE PROBABLY WON'T LIVE TO BE
16 YEARS OLD -- THAT'S NOT
VULNERABLE ENOUGH FOR YOU?
HEY, JACK, IS IT?
JAKE.
JAKE, I'M SORRY.
UH, I'M NOT A HARDASS, BELIEVE ME.
THESE KIDS, THEY BREAK MY HEART, I SWEAR TO YOU.
BUT TO HELL WITH REALITY.
WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO DIG DEEP.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE AN OMELETTE HERE.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN CRACKED AN EGG.
I MEAN, THE KIDS WIN.
NEXT.
MIKE, I THINK I GOT SOMETHING.
HIRSCH HAS BEEN TRYING TO SELL OFF
HIS ART COLLECTION ALL OVER EUROPE.
A NEWS NETWORK GUY SAID HE TRIED SELLING
THE HORSE AT AUCTION SIX MONTHS AGO.
BUT THE BIDS ON THE CONSIGNMENT WERE DOWN.
HE PULLED IT BEFORE IT WENT ON THE BLOCK.
SO MUCH FOR SENTIMENTAL VALUE.
REMEMBER THAT TAX DEPARTMENT GUY?
THE GUY YOU PROTECTED FROM THE SCANDAL?
HE CAME THROUGH BIG TIME.
HIRSCH WAS TRYING TO CLAIM A $3 MILLION TAX WRITE-OFF
ON THE GIFT TO THE GALLERY.
REVENUE CANADA WAS ABOUT TO DISALLOW THE CLAIM.
THAT LEAVES HIRSCH HOLDING THE BAG.
HE CAN'T TAKE THE STATUE BACK FROM THE ART GALLERY.
HE'S OUT $3 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BET THAT THING'S INSURED AGAINST THEFT
FOR AT LEAST THREE MILLION BUCKS?
YOU THINK HE DID IT? HIRED CROOKS TO ROB THE GALLERY?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S POSSIBLE.
OK, LET'S DO A REPORT.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
WANT TO RUN IT BY ANNE?
LET'S NOT PUSSYFOOT AROUND THIS, HUH?
IF IT WAS ANYONE ELSE BUT HIRSCH, WE WOULDN'T HESITATE.
OK, I LOVE LIVING DANGEROUSLY.
MR. AARON?
MR. AARON, IT'S JANE OLIVER.
I JUST WANT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF MY CLOSET.
UH, SORRY, UH...
[ ANNE HILDEBRANDT ]: MAYBE HE DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
HE KNEW IT WAS ME, ANNE. I KNOCKED TWICE.
HIS HAIR WASN'T WET.
WHERE ELSE WAS I SUPPOSED TO LOOK?
I'M SURE THERE'S AN EXPLANATION FOR ALL OF THIS, HMM?
OK, JANE, I'LL SPEAK TO HIM.
OK, 10 SECONDS.
STAND BY.
THE GALLERY BREAK-IN IS OUR LEAD?
IT'S A SLOW DAY. IT'S MIKE'S IDEA.
OH, REALLY?
HERE WE GO.
CUE MUSIC.
[ SETH ]: GOOD EVENING.
THIEVES HAVE STOLEN THE ANCIENT CHINESE STATUE, HORSE OF HEAVEN.
THE STATUE IS REPORTEDLY VALUED AT $3 MILLION.
DAN WATSON HAS THE STORY.
POLICE AND ART GALLERY OFFICIALS
ARE AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN HOW THE THIEVES MANAGED
TO CIRCUMVENT THE GALLERY'S SUPER HIGH-TECH SECURITY SYSTEM.
WE HAVE NO IDEA.
OUR SYSTEM IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
BUT OUR LOSS IS BEYOND MEASURE.
THE ART WORLD MAY FEEL THE LOSS IS BEYOND MEASURE.
REVENUE CANADA, HOWEVER, WAS ABOUT
TO QUESTION THE $3 MILLION PRICE TAG.
BUT THE POINT WAS MADE MOOT WITH THE THEFT OF THE STATUE.
I'M DAN WATSON FOR CHANNEL 10 NEWS.
I CAN'T YOU ALLO
AM I WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW, AND NEITHER DO YOU.
THIS IS REALLY BENEATH YOU, MIKE.
ADAM HIRSCH IS NOT ABOVE BEING INVESTIGATED.
IF THIS WERE ANYBODY OTHER THAN ADAM HIRSCH,
WOULD YOU HAVE ALLOWED THAT STORY ON THE AIR?
I AM NOT PUSSYFOOTING AROUND WITH THIS STORY
JUST BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO BE ADAM HIRSCH.
YOU'D BE MORE BALANCED IF IT
WEREN'T ABOUT ADAM -- DON'T TRY TO PRETEND
THAT THIS IS ABOUT JOURNALISTIC ETHICS.
YOU KNOW DAMN WELL THIS IS YOUR PERSONAL VENDETTA.
I JUST SPOKE TO HIM.
HE SHOULD BE HERE IN 10 MINUTES.
GOOD.
UH, MR. HIRSCH.
WHAT IS IT?
I DEVISED A FORMULA FOR MEASURING THE COST EFFICIENCY
OF EACH ON-AIR NEWS ITEM, IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER
OF PERSON HOURS, EQUIPMENT USE INVOLVED FOR EACH MINUTE.
I TRIED SHOWING TO MR. FENNELL, AND HE WASN'T TOO INTERESTED.
I THOUGHT I'D--
I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
NO, SIR.
[ KNOCKING ]
COME IN.
MR. ARON, I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE UP MUCH OF YOUR TIME.
JANE OLIVER WAS
VERY UPS ENCOUNTERING YOU.
I HAD MY HEARING AID OUT, AND I DIDN'T HEAR HER. I'M SORRY.
I SEE. I'M SORRY.
YOU, YOU WON'T MENTION IT TO ANYONE --
THE HEARING AID, I MEAN.
IT'S NOT GOOD FOR MY IMAGE.
NO, NO, OF COURSE NOT.
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.
GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON WHY
I SHOULDN'T FIRE THE WHOLE LOT OF YOU.
YOU AS MUCH AS TOLD THE WORLD THAT ADAM HIRSCH IS A CROOK.
WE JUST REPORTED THE FACTS.
ISN'T THE VALUE OF THE STATUE IN DISPUTE?
THAT IS COMPLETELY IMMATERIAL.
ANY DISPUTE I HAVE WITH THE TAX DEPARTMENT
IS A CONFIDENTIAL MATTER.
WHEN YOU DONATED THE STATUE, YOU ENTERED THE PUBLIC ARENA.
ANYTHING CONNECTED WITH THE STATUE IS FAIR GAME.
ATTACKING MY CHARACTER IS NOT FAIR GAME.
TELL ME ONE THING.
DID ANNE HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE STORY?
NOTHING.
MR. HIRSCH, THEY'VE FOUND THE STATUE.
THE POLICE HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE METROPOLITAN GALLERY OF ART.
IN THE INTEREST OF FAIR GAME,
I'D LIKE A CREW TO COME WITH ME.
DAN AND JAKE ARE FREE.
GOOD.
IS IT ALL RIGHT, NOT DAMAGED?
WE ASKED MR. SAMUELS TO EXAMINE
THE STATUE TO VERIFY ITS
AUTHENTICITY AND TO CHECK IT
FOR ANY DAMAGE.
IT'S A FAKE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? IT CAN'T BE.
A BRILLIANT FAKE, BUT A FAKE.
IF I'D NOT BEEN EXAMINING SO CLOSELY,
I NEVER WOULD HAVE NOTICED.
ARE YOU SAYING THE STATUE
MR. HIRSCH DONATED WAS A FAKE?
THIS COULD BE A RUSE PLANTED BY THE THIEVES
TO GET THE POLICE OFF THE TRAIL.
MIKE'S GONNA LOVE THIS.
CAN WE SEE THE, UH, HORSE?
THAT IS NOT MY HORSE.
OH, I'M SORRY, I WASN'T WATCHING WHERE I WAS GOING.
YOU STARTLED ME SO.
ARE YOU OK?
ARE YOU OK?
HE JUST GRABBED ME!
WHO?
LARRY ARON.
ARE YOU SURE?
YES.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE WHAT LARRY ARON DID.
GRABBED MY BREAST.
JUST LIKE THAT?
HE MADE IT LOOK LIKE HE TRIPPED, BUT HE GRABBED ME.
YOU'RE SURE.
DO YOU WANT TO PRESS CHARGES?
WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IS HURT HIM.
JUST MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO WITNESSES.
HAVE A SEAT, MIKE.
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET DETECTIVE McKINNEY.
HE'S IN CHARGE OF THE INVESTIGATION.
THIS IS MIKE FENNELL, NEWS DIRECTOR AT CHANNEL 10.
SINCE I OBVIOUSLY CAN'T CONTROL YOU,
I THOUGHT I COULD AT LEAST MAKE SURE YOU GET IT RIGHT.
SO WHERE IS MY STATUE?
WE DON'T KNOW. BY NOW IT COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
THERE ARE SOME COLLECTORS IN SOUTH AMERICA
WHO HAVE A TASTE FOR THIS SORT OF THING.
SOUTH AMERICA?
SOMETIMES COLLECTORS PUT OUT THE WORD
THAT IF A PARTICULAR PIECE OF ART
WERE AVAILABLE, THEY'D BE INTERESTED IN BUYING.
A WISH LIST THIEVES ARE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO OBLIGE.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE FAKE?
CAN IT BE TRACED
TO ANYBODY IN PARTICULAR?
IT PROBABLY CAME OUT OF EUROPE.
I'VE GOT CONTACTS AT REUTERS LOOKING INTO THAT POSSIBILITY.
WHEN DO YOU HOPE TO HAVE THIS WRAPPED UP?
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T THINK WE EVER WILL.
WHEN DOES THE INSURANCE COMPANY
HAVE TO PAY OUT FOR THE HORSE?
WILL THEY NEED PROOF THAT THE
REPLICA WAS NOT WHAT WAS STOLEN
IN THE FIRST PLACE?
EXCUSE ME.
UH, I FOUND YOUR PROPOSAL VERY INTERESTING, VERY INTERESTING.
THANK YOU, SIR.
UH, I WANT YOU TO ASSIGN KELLY LONGSTREET
TO THE FAKE STATUE STORY.
WELL, I SHOULD PROBABLY
RUN THAT BY ANNE AND MIKE.
DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?
YES, SIR.
WELL, THEN JUST DO IT.
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
LOOKS LIKE I GOT HERE JUST IN TIME.
WELL, THE BAGPIPERS ARE OPENING THE SHOW.
THE BAGPIPERS ARE OPENING? SINCE WHEN?
YEAH, IT'S MY IDEA FOR A TEASE.
COME ON, SETH.
LET ME TELL YOU A FEW THINGS ABOUT SHOW BUSINESS.
UH-HUH.
THE THING IS, BAGPIPERS AREN'T GENERALLY USED AS A TEASE.
THEY'RE MORE USED TO CLEAR A ROOM.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
YEAH.
NO OFFENCE.
NO.
GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO FROM THE TOP OF THE SHOW.
ALL RIGHT, AND THE ANNOUNCER -- YADA, YADA, YADA, YADA, YADA --
AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LARRY ARON, AND I LAND RIGHT HERE.
THEN I DO MY AIRPLANE BIT, AND THEN I DO THE BIT
ABOUT ON THE ROAD, THEN I DO THE PAY PHONE BIT
AND THE OPERATOR AND YADA, YADA, YADA, YADA.
MIKE, WHAT'S KELLY DOING ON MY STORY?
WHAT?
BRUCE ASSIGNED HER TO THE HIRSCH FAKE.
BRUCE, MY OFFICE.
I'LL GET RIGHT BACK TO YOU.
CLOSE THE DOOR.
WHAT'S KELLY DOING ASSIGNED TO DAN'S STORY?
ADAM HIRSCH TOLD ME TO.
YOU THINK ADAM HIRSCH RUNS THIS PLACE?
HE OWNS IT.
IS THAT WHY YOU GAVE INFANTILE EFFICIENCY REPORT?
IT'S JUST
A COST-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT EFFICIENCY IN JOURNALISM?
YOU REPORT TO ANNE; ANNE REPORTS TO ME.
ANYTHING ELSE IS BROWN-NOSING, AND I HATE BROWN-NOSING.
I WAS GOING TO TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT STAYING ON HERE --
KIND OF A JOB-SHARING THING WITH J.C. --
BUT MAYBE YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN PART TIME,
SO I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT, AND I WANT YOU TO THINK
ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE AT THE SAME TIME: THE NEXT TIME I CATCH YOU
GOING BEHIND MY BACK, I AM GOING TO PERSONALLY
KICK YOUR *** OUT ON THE STREET.
THAT'S ALL.
SO WHAT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH? IT'S A FASCINATING SUBCULTURE, PEOPLE
I NEEDED TO TALK TO YOU.
YOU COULD HAVE DONE THAT ON THE PHONE.
THE GALLERY'S MORE PLEASANT.
WELL, THAT'S TRUE.
MIKE'S INSINUATING THAT I DONATED A FAKE STATUE.
WHY WOULD I DO THAT?
THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND OUT EVENTUALLY.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY YOU HAD IT STOLEN.
STOLEN, WHY? FOR THE INSURANCE MONEY?
I COULD HAVE HAD IT STOLEN FROM MY APARTMENT
OR DROPPED IT OFF A BRIDGE IN PARIS.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR ME TO GAIN
BY DONATING A FAKE AND THEN HAVING IT STOLEN. NOTHING.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.
ALL RIGHT, I BELIEVE YOU.
SO WHY AM I HERE?
I NEED YOU TO CONVINCE MIKE NOT TO RUN A BIASED REPORT.
ADAM, YOU OWN THE STATION.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MIKE, TAKE IT UP WITH MIKE.
LEAVE ME OUT OF IT.
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I CAN TRUST.
YOU WANT ME TO CONVINCE MIKE
TO RUN A BIASED REPORT, BUT IN YOUR FAVOUR.
NO, I JUST WANT THE TRUTH AND NOTHING MORE.
WHAT ARE YOU SO WORRIED ABOUT?
I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO ASSOCIATE ME WITH BEING A FRAUD.
YOU ACTUALLY CARE WHAT ALL THOSE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE THINK OF YOU?
YES, I DO.
SILLY, ISN'T IT?
WELL, IT IS, IF THE THINGS
DAN ARE FINDING OUT ABOUT YOU ARE TRUE.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF BIGGER THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT.
DO YOU THINK I'M PITIFUL?
I THINK YOU'RE A RUTHLESS, HARD-NOSED ***.
FEEL BETTER?
ACTUALLY, I'M FEELING BETTER BY THE MINUTE.
IF YOU KEEP GIVING ME YOUR CRAP,
I'M WALKING -- DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
I DON'T NEED TO COME UP HERE TO HICKSVILLE
TO BE TOLD WHAR TO DO BY SOME AMATEUR.
NOW, YOU GONNA LET ME DO MY ROUTINE?
GOOD.
NOW LET'S WORK TOGETHER.
OH, LARRY!
ARE WE INTERRUPTING?
NO PROBLEM -- HEY, SETH AND I
WERE JUST GOING OVER SOME DETAILS.
GOOD, WE HAVE SOME VOLUNTEERS
WHO CAME BY JUST TO SEE YOU THIS AFTERNOON.
I TOLD THEM YOU'D HAVE A WORD WITH THEM.
HEY, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU GALS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US HELP THE LITTLE KIDS.