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LOOK, I WOULDN'T
EXACTLY CALL YOU STUPID.
NOT TO MY FACE ANYWAY.
BUT NOBODY BELIEVES IN WITCHES ANY MORE.
COME ON, TERRI -- WITCHES AREN'T OLD HAGS
WITH WARTS ON THEIR NOSES WHO FLY AROUND ON BROOMSTICKS.
OH, LET'S JUST GET THIS STUPID THING OVER WITH.
SO, YOU DON'T BELIEVE
IN WITCHCRAFT.
UH, I'M A REPORTER.
I DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING.
A REPORTER.
THAT'S A BRIGHT, TOUGH, ASSERTIVE WOMAN.
AND YOU ARE...
LADY LOVENE.
I'M A WICCAN PRIESTESS.
A WITCH. 500 YEARS AGO, THEY WOULD HAVE
CALLED YOU A WITCH AND BURNT YOU AT THE STAKE.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT'S
LONGER
?
[ LAUGHI
FOR WHAT?
THE BROADCAST JOURNALISTS LUNCHEON.
OH, DAMN. I FORGOT.
I'M SUPPOSED TO HAVE LUNCH
WITH JANE.
I'M NOT GOING ALONE.
ALL RIGHT.
WHY DO YOU THINK WITCHES WERE BURNED?
BECAUSE, SUPPOSEDLY THEY WERE IN LEAGUE WITH THE DEVIL.
THEY WERE PRACTISING BLACK MAGIC.
WITCHES WERE BURNED BECAUSE IN THOSE DAYS,
MEN WERE TERRIFIED OF THEIR *** DESIRE FOR WOMEN.
M.
BUT TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
HAVE THEY?
MS. MORGAN, WOMEN ARE BEING BURNED AT THE STAKE EVERY DAY.
YOU MEAN VIOLENCE TOWARDS WOMEN.
EXACTLY.
WITCHES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
WOMEN WHO REFUSE TO SUBMIT TO MALE POWER.
WHAT'S THIS?
MY SPECIAL CRYSTAL.
IT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM YOUR ENEMIES,
BUT YOU MUST WEAR IT NEXT TO YOUR HEART.
SHE'S FANTASTIC.
YOU SURE CHANGED YOUR TUNE FAST.
YOU SAID TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OPEN MIND
AND A HOLE IN YOUR HEAD.
SO, YOUR, UM, LUNCH WITH JANE...
WAS THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL OR...
NO, JUST A CHANCE TO GET
OUT OF THE OFFICE.
YOU'RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER,
OR SO THE RUMOUR MILL HAS IT.
IT'S NOT A RUMOUR, IT'S TRUE.
SHE'S NICE. SHE'S A NICE WOMAN.
SHE'S ATTRACTIVE AND WARM-HEARTED, PASSIONATE.
WE'RE NOT SLEEPING TOGETHER,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.
HEY, SPARE ME HALF A BUCK -- I GOT TO GET A PAPER.
ORIGINAL.
MIKE?
IT'S ME.
GEORGE PATRICK.
GEORGE? GEORGE PATRICK.
THANK GOD, IT'S YOU.
THIS IS GEORGE PATRICK, MY OLD BOSS AT THE TRIBUNE.
I FEEL RIDICULOUS.
SO DO I WHEN I WEAR THEM.
UH, WASH OR BURN?
DRY THAT'S MY FAVORITE SUIT.
NG?
YOU RETIRE, YOU TAKE
THE BIG SABBATICAL?
NO WAY, NO WAY, I'M FREELANCING.
GOT SOME BIG STORIES IN THE WORKS, BIG ONES.
I HEARD YOU LEFT THE TRIBUNE.
*** YUPPIES. THEY'RE NOT NEWPAPER MEN, THEY'RE AD EXECS.
GIVE A GOOD STORY, THEY GIVE THE BOOT.
IT'S MUCH BETTER ON MY OWN.
I'VE GOT BIG STORIES IN THE WORKS.
HOW'S MONA?
SHE LEFT ME A NOTE.
I'M NOT GOOD IN CONFRONTATION, SHE SAYS.
30 YEARS, THAT'S IT? FINE BY ME.
WHERE ARE YOU STAYING?
HERE AND THERE.
WHY NOT STAY WITH ME TILL YOU FIND SOMETHING?
IT'S TOO DANGEROUS.
DANGEROUS?
THEY FIND OUT WHERE I AM.
NEVER SLEPT IN THE SAME PLACE TWICE.
WHERE'S...WHERE'S MY BAG?
THE SHOPPING BAGS? THEY'RE IN MY OFFICE.
TYPEWRITER? WHAT THE HELL EVER HAPPENED TO TYPEWRITERS?
IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH
FOR I.F. STONE.
THESE YOUNG PUPS GOT THE GEAR, BUT THEY HAVEN'T GOT IT HERE.
LOOK LIKE THEY NEVER HAD A BAD DAY.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
MUCH BETTER, THANKS. HONEY, GET ME A COFFEE, WOULD YOU?
DOUBLE DOUBLE, MAYBE A STICKY BUN. THANKS A LOT.
I TRIED TO KEEP IN TOUCH, BUT YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT EASY.
WELL, YOU KNOW ME, I GET STARTED WORKING ON SOMETHING,
I LOSE TRACK OF TIME.
FORGET TO EAT, FORGET TO... YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.
IT WASN'T WORK. YOU JUST FADED AWAY.
YOU'RE IN TV. IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD.
I DON'T LIKE IT, I NEVER DID.
NEWSPAPER BUSINESS, YOU CAN DIG AROUND,
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THINGS.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO CUT ME OFF.
YOU KNOW, YOU WERE MY...MY FRIEND.
YOU SAID YOU WERE IN DANGER.
OH, FORGET ABOUT IT.
IS IT A STORY?
NO, YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
WHY?
YOU GOT A CUSHY JOB HERE.
WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER BECAUSE OF A STORY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
I'M THIS CLOSE.
THIS CLOSE.
EVERY TIME WE HAVE THIS ARGUMENT, I WIN.
HERE YOU GO.
GEORGE IS WORKING ON A STORY.
AH, AH, AH!
I'M NOT TALKING WITH HER HERE.
GEORGE, SHE'S THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER--
I DON'T KNOW HER.
I'VE NEVER MET HER.
I'LL, UH, BE IN MY OFFICE.
GEORGE, SHE'S ONE OF THE BEST.
DO YOU KNOW KNELLMAN INDUSTRIES?
KNELLMAN INDUSTRIES... CHEMICAL COMPANY...DETERGENTS,
CLEANING SUPPLIES, THAT KIND OF THING.
THEY ALMOST WENT UNDER LAST YEAR.
THE GOVERNMENT BAILED THEM OUT.
YEAH, THEY WEREN'T QUITE READY FOR FREE TRADE.
OVER 1,200 LAYOFFS.
HOW ABOUT BRIAND CORPORATION?
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
BRIAND...NO.
THIS GUY WORKED FOR KNELLMAN, A CHEMIST,
JAMES ELLIOT, HE GOT IN TOUCH WITH ME ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
HE SHOWED ME THINGS, GAVE ME NAMES.
WHAT THINGS?
THEY GOT TO HIM. THEY WOULDN'T LET HIM NEAR ME.
WHO'S THEY?
TRIED TO KILL HIM -- TWICE. THEY'RE AFTER ME.
WHY?
YOU'D THINK I WAS NUTS.
WHAT'S THIS?
SHIPPING INVOICE FOR A COMPANY CALLED TREMONT SHIPPING.
CHECK IT OUT, THEN WE'LL TALK SOME MORE.
HOW'S THE LINE-UP, MAC?
MAC?
POSTAL STRIKE, PM'S VISIT
AND THEN THE BACKGROUNDER TO THE ELECTION.
WHAT ABOUT TERRI'S PIECE,
THE WITCHES?
SHE'S CUTTING IT. SHE WANTS TO DO A TWO-PARTER.
THERE ENOUGH IN IT FOR THAT?
HOW SHOULD I KNOW!
SORRY FOR BARKING AT YOU.
JUST IN A LOUSY MOOD.
UH-HUH.
YOU KNOW MY FRIEND, DAVID?
I THOUGHT HE WAS YOUR LOVER.
SORT OF.
ANYWAY, HE TOOK AN AIDS TEST.
HE'S FINE.
IT'S NEGATIVE.
BUT THEN HE TALKED ME INTO TAKING IT.
AND?
BEEN THREE WEEKS AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE DOCTOR.
AND I KNOW IT'S POSITIVE, ANNE.
OH, MAC, THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
BUT WHY'S IT TAKING SO LONG?
I DON'T KNOW. CALL YOUR DOCTOR.
I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE DAMN TESTS,
BUT I DID IT TO SHUT HIM UP.
YOU GUYS PRACTISE SAFE SEX, RIGHT?
OF COURSE.
WELL, THEN WHAT ARE
YOU WORRIED ABOUT?
I MEAN, YOU WERE PRACTICALLY
CELIBATE BEFORE YOU MET DAVID.
IF HIS IS NEGATIVE...
MAC?
IS THERE SOMETHING
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?
NO, BUT...
PRACTICALLY CELIBATE ISN'T CELIBATE.
OH,
ONCE.
JUST ONCE?
ONCE IS ENOUGH.
IT SOUNDS SO EASY, BUT IT'S NOT.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE...A LOVER.
YOU HAVE ONE NOW.
I DIDN'T THEN.
IT'S SO HARD TO MEET PEOPLE,
AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU DON'T WANT TO SCARE THEM AWAY.
OH, MAC, THINK OF THE ODDS.
ONE TIME.
I HAVE.
AS LADY LOVENE SAID, "IT'S A SMALL STEP FROM"
"THE WITCH BURNINGS OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY TO THE PERSECUTION"
"OF WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY WESTERN SOCIETY."
TOMORROW IN PART TWO -- "HAVE WE EVER LEFT THE DARK AGES?"
OK, NOW, THIS IS A BANK COMMERCIAL WITH A WOMAN
IN A BUSINESS SUIT -- THIS IS A FIRE I TAPED OFF BUFFALO.
I WANT TO SUPERIMPOSE THE FLAMES--
TERRI, TERRI, DON'T YOU THINK
MAYBE THIS IS
A LITTLE HEAVY-HANDED?
DID YOU NOT HEAR WHAT THE WOMAN SAID?
WOMEN ARE BEING EXPLOITED.
GEE, LET'S MAKE NOTE OF THE DATE.
YES, TERRI,
WOMEN ARE BEING EXPLOITED.
IF YOU'RE NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION,
YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
YEAH, TIPPECANOE AND TYLER, TOO.
LOOK, TERRI, I KNOW THE SLOGANS.
THIS IS JUST OVERKILL.
YOU KNOW, IT'S WOMEN LIKE YOU
WHO ARE SETTING FEMINISM BACK 40 YEARS.
YEAH, YOU STOP SHAVING YOUR
LEGS, AND I'LL EDIT THE PIECE.
AH, AH!
KNELLMAN INDUSTRIES?
HI, IT'S DAN MURPHY CALLING FROM SYNTAX BROKERAGE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
LAURA -- LAURA, THAT'S A GREAT NAME.
LISTEN, LAURA, I NEED SOME INFORMATION
THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN HELP ME WITH.
IT CONCERNS SOME MATERIAL THAT
YOU SHIPPED LAST YEAR TO, UH, BELGIUM.
YEAH, THE SHIPPER WAS TREMONT SHIPPING,
W
EXAC
L
WAS AND WHERE IT WAS GOING.
HELLO?
LAURA?
OH, LAURA, LAURA, LAURA.
THE SHIPMENT WAS SENT VIA TREMONT SHIPPING TO EUROPE.
YEAH.
YOUR GUYS MUST HAVE LOADED THE BOATS, HUH?
I WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE STUFF WENT.
KNELLMAN INDUSTRIES.
YEAH, SURE, I'LL HOLD.
JAKE, YOU CAN'T JUST PHONE PEOPLE UP AND GIVE THEM
A LIST OF DEMANDS, YOU KNOW.
YOU HAVE TO EARN THEIR TRUST.
IT'S A COMPLEX PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS.
DAN!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
THE PM'S MAINSTREETING THIS AFTERNOON ON DUNDAS.
UH, MIKE ASKED US TO CHECK
SOME STUFF FOR PATRICK.
FOR PATRICK...MIKE!
THOUGHT WE SHOULD CHECK IT OUT.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
JUST A SECOND, HANG ON.
OK, WHO SIGNED THE INVOICES?
PERFECT...RIGHT, I GOT IT...OK.
THANKS A LOT.
TALK TO YOU LATER.
IT'S MY COUSIN.
HE MANAGES THE WAREHOUSES DOWN AT THE HARBOUR COMMISSION.
SO, IT TURNS OUT THE STUFF WAS SENT TO...
BRIAND CORPORATION.
IN BELGIUM.
I KNOW BRIAND.
WHEN THE IRAQIS WERE BUILDING THAT SUPER-GUN AND THE STUFF
WAS CONFISCATED IN ENGLAND, IT WAS ON ITS WAY TO BRIAND.
THE GUY WHO SIGNED THE INVOICES
IS NAMED JAMES ELLIOT.
WHAT WERE THEY SHIPPING?
CLEANING SUPPLIES.
WELL, LET'S FIND ELLIOT, SEE WHAT HE KNOWS.
MIKE!
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SENDING THEM TO SIBERIA.
IF THERE'S NOTHING, THERE'S NOTHING.
THE PM'S VISIT, THE BY-ELECTION, MAIL STRIKE.
I NEED ALL THE BODIES I CAN GET.
THIS GUY'S BROKEN MORE BIG STORIES IN HIS
DAY THAN THE REST PUT TOGETHER.
I'M SURE HE HAS. MIKE, HE'S A MESS.
LOOK, HE'S OLD SCHOOL. HE'S RUDE, HE DRINKS...
WE FOUND HIM BEGGING ON THE STREETS!
HE'S LIVING OUT OF BAGS.
LOOK, HE SAYS...HE SAYS HE'S GOT SOME INFORMATION
AND SOME PEOPLE ARE AFTER HIM.
AND YOU BELIEVE HIM.
LOOK, EVERY DAY I REMEMBER SOMETHING HE TAUGHT ME.
HE'S MY CLOSEST THING TO A HERO.
I OWE HIM A LOT.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT WHO HE WAS,
I'M TALKING ABOUT WHO HE IS.
TO ME THE MAN LOOKS LIKE HE NEEDS A LOT OF HELP.
EXACTLY, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
A FEW MINUTES AND MAKE A FEW PHONE CALLS.
OR WOULD YOU RATHER I JUST THROW HIM OUT IN THE STREET?
MIKE?
I FO
LLIOT.
WHAT DID HE SAY?
HE'S DEAD.
THEY'RE CALLING IT A HEART ATTACK.
HEART ATTACK, MY *** -- IT TOOK THEM THREE TIMES TO GET HIM.
WHO?
THE RCMP OPERATING UNDER ORDERS FROM THE CANADIAN SECRET
INTELLIGENCE SERVICE...THE DEFENCE DEPARTMENT, UH, THE--
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?
SLOW DOWN GEORGE. WHAT ELSE, DAN?
HIS WIFE SAID HE WAS FIRED FROM KNELLMAN THREE MONTHS AGO.
HE WAS DEPRESSED. HE HARDLY EVER LEFT THE HOUSE.
DEPRESSED? HE WAS SCARED. MOUNTIES WERE AFTER ME.
THEY BROKE MY DOOR DOWN AT NIGHT. I'LL PROVE IT!
WHERE ARE MY BAGS?
MY OFFICE.
THE RCMP GIVING PEOPLE HEART ATTACKS?
YOU WANT TO HELP PATRICK, GET HIM INTO DETOX.
HIS STORY CHECKS OUT.
WHAT STORY? YOU WANT A STORY?
I GOT OFF THE PHONE FROM DONALD CHANDLER AT THE TRIB.
HE TELLS ME THAT PATRICK IS A VIOLENT, DISRUPTIVE DRUNK.
HE'S BEEN OBSESSED WITH THIS KNELLMAN THING YEARS.
KNELLMAN GOT A RESTRAINING ORDER TO KEEP HIM
AWAY FROM HIS OFFICES, AND WHEN CHANDLER TRIED TO TELL
PATRICK TO STAY OFF THE STORY, PATRICK ATTACKED HIM PHYSICALLY
AND THAT'S WHY HE WAS FIRED.
! I KNEW IT.
HIM,
U?
I TOLD YOU! DAMN!
JAKE, FOLLOW HIM.
HAPPY?
HEY, WAIT UP.
WAIT UP. HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
HEY, GET OFF ME!
HEY, HEY, HEY, TAKE IT EASY.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
WHERE DO YOU THINK?
"MINISTER OF DEFENCE LAYING A WREATH AT THE CENOTAPH."
WHY YOU GOING THERE?
I'M A REPORTER, SON.
WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU A RIDE.
I GOT THE JEEP RIGHT THERE.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, LET'S GO.
JANE...
I HEAR YOU DON'T LIKE THE ITEM.
I DON'T THINK THAT FEMINISM NEEDS TO
BE EQUATED WITH THE LUNATIC FRINGE, NO.
WELL, THAT'S JUST CLASSIC.
YOU DON'T READ THE BOOKS, YOU DON'T DIG AROUND FOR THE FACTS,
AND YET YOU CAN PASS JUDGMENT.
THAT'S WHY YOU READ THE NEWS AND I REPORT IT.
I CAN UNDERSTAND THE NOVELTY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
APPEALING TO YOU, BUT FOR THE RECORD,
I HAVE READ THE BOOKS, AND I HAVE DUG FOR THE FACTS,
AND I'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE LONG BEFORE YESTERDAY.
[ DISHES DROPPING ]
OH, GOD!
HE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.
MAC, IT'S DR. JULIAN.
HE SAYS IT'S URGENT.
[ PLAYING TAPS ]
MISE
ING
***!
GEORGE!
FASCISTS!
NO, NO, NO, HE'S A TRAITOR!
HEY, GEORGE, COME ON!
FASCIST!
TAKE IT EASY! I GOT HIM.
IT'S OK. HE'S HAD A LITTLE
TOO MUCH TO DRINK, YOU KNOW,
LEGION MEETING. COME ON, DAD.
MOM'S GOT DINNER WAITING.
MEATLOAF, IT'S YOUR FAVOURITE. I GOT HIM, IT'S OK.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
GET OFF ME!
FOR GOD'S SAKES, MAC, CALL.
I CAN'T.
YOU KNOW HOW THESE THINGS WORK.
THEY DON'T CALL YOU IF IT'S NEGATIVE, ONLY IF IT'S POSITIVE.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTS.
CALL HIM AND FIND OUT.
THEN WHY WOULD IT BE URGENT?
I DON'T KNOW. FIND OUT.
OH, GOD, WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN TO ME?
YOU KNOW ME, I DON'T EVEN DO THE DISHES WITHOUT RUBBER GLOVES.
BUT HE SAID IT WAS URGENT.
THANKS.
HE CAN'T SEE
IL TOMORROW.
THERE YOU GO, IF IT'S URGENT,
HE WOULD HAVE CALLED YOU TODAY.
LOOK AT THAT.
WHAT?
THAT MARK -- IT WASN'T THERE YESTERDAY.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING, MAC.
THAT SPOT RIGHT THERE.
WHAT SPOT? IT'S A FRECKLE.
I'M NOT ANNE OF GREEN GABLES.
OH, MAC!
MAC...
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE.
PROMISE?
AND A MOTORIZED BAR STOOL RACE AT FLANAGAN'S ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS.
AND WE'RE CLEAR.
GUESS WHO I HAD DINNER WITH LAST NIGHT?
LLOYD ROBERTSON.
LLOYD ROBERTSON.
THAT'S NICE, HOW IS HE?
WELL, WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE DINNER TOGETHER.
WE WERE IN THE SAME RESTAURANT.
I INTRODUCED MYSELF.
HE'S A GREAT MAN, VERY DOWN TO EARTH.
SAID THE NETWORK IS INTERESTED
IN POOLING RESOURCES FOR THE BY-ELECTION.
THAT'S GREAT, KYLE.
HOW MUCH TIME, MAC?
FIVE YEARS, MAX.
MINUTES...FIVE MINUTES, SETH.
TAKE IT EASY.
I INVITED HIM TO DROP BY THE STATION
TO MEET SOME REPORTERS -- HE MENTIONED YOU IN PARTICULAR.
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY
WITCHCRAFT PIECE?
I PULLED IT.
YOU PULLED IT? WHY?
IT'S NOT WORTH TWO PARTS.
CUT IT TO THREE MINUTES, I'LL RUN IT.
THREE MINUTES!
OH, IT'S NOT MOTORIZED BAR STOOLS, GRANTED--
TERRI, SHUT UP!
OK, LET'S GO.
I TOLD YOU.
YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME A THING.
I DON'T WANT YOU INVOLVED.
IT'S DANGEROUS, VERY DANGEROUS.
YOU ASKED ME TO TRUST YOU -- TRUST ME.
NOT IN FRONT OF HER.
NO GAMES, NO MYSTERY -- I WANT TO KNOW
EVERYTHING YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING, RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
POISON GAS.
POISON GAS?
KNELLMAN IS
MANUFACTURING POISON?
THEY'RE SHIPPING IT TO IRAQ,
HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS, THROUGH BRIAND.
THIS COUNTRY PRACTICALLY CREATED
IRAQ'S BIOLOGICAL WARFARE CAPABILITY.
THAT'S WHAT I FOUND OUT.
THAT'S WHAT ELLIOT WAS TRYING TO SAY.
THEY GOT TO HIM FIRST.
YOU HAVE PROOF?
WHY DO YOU THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL ME?
IT'S ALL IN HERE -- NAMES, DATES, EVERYTHING.
KNELLMAN USED TO DO BUSINESS
WITH IRAQ BEFORE THE TRADE EMBARGO.
THEY'RE STILL SELLING TO IRAQ, THROUGH BRIAND CORPORATION.
GOVERNMENT KNOWS IT, AND THEY KNOW I KNOW.
YOU.
?
YOU'VE BEEN AGAINST ME RIGHT FROM THE START.
TAKE IT EASY, GEORGE.
YOU AND YOUR ATTITUDE.
I KNEW IT FROM THE DAY YOU DRAGGED HIM AROUND THE STREETS.
YOU'RE REAL BOSSY. NO RESPECT.
HEY, HEY!
YOU ***!
NOW, GEORGE, TAKE IT EASY!
NO ONE TOUCHES ME, YOU ***!
NO ONE, NO ONE!
TAKE IT EASY!
RELAX!
GET OFF ME! LET GO, LET GO!
AHH!
GET ME OUT OF HERE!
HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT NOW.
WHAT WHAT'S WRONG?
EDICATION.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW?
KNOW WHA
HE SAID YOU'RE HIS FRIEND.
WELL, I AM.
GEORGE PATRICK IS A SCHIZOPHRENIC.
HE SUFFERS FROM HALLUCINATIONS AND SEVERE PARANOIA.
BUST HIM.
WHAT?
HARGE HIM WITH ASSAULT.
FOR MORE THAN 72 HOURS.
TREA
WE CAN'T FORCE HIM, UNLESS HE'S UNDER STATE JURISDICTION.
WELL, WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM?
NOTHING, HE STAYS HERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
WE GET HIM BACK ON HIS MEDICATION.
AND WHEN HE NO LONGER CONSTITUTES A CLEAR
OR PRESENT DANGER TO HIMSELF OR OTHERS,
HE CHECKS HIMSELF OUT.
BUT HE NEEDS TREATMENT.
THE DRUGS WORK TO A CERTAIN EXTENT,
PROVIDED HE STAYS ON THEM.
AND IF HE DOESN'T?
*** WANDERING THE STREETS WITH THE OTHER SCHIZOPHRENICS,
HOWLING AT THE MOON.
WHEN THE NEW DRUGS CAME ON STREAM
AND THE LAWS WERE CHANGED,
THE IDEA WAS TO ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF HALFWAY HOUSES.
BUT...THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO.
SO, UH...
SO THERE'S NOTHING
WE CAN DO TO HELP HIM?
YOU CAN PRESS CHARGES.
I CAN'T.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE HIM NOW.
THE DOCTORS THINK YOU SHOULD STAY HERE FOR A WHILE.
THEY CAN HELP YOU GET BETTER.
DOCTORS...
IT'S LIKE RUSSIA.
THEY SAY ANYONE WHO GOES
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT'S
CRAZY...THROW US
INTO THE PSYCHO WARD.
YOU NEED SOME REST.
MY PAPERS.
BRING ME MY PAPERS.
YOU SHOULDN'T THINK ABOUT WORK RIGHT NOW.
I NEED MY FILES.
ALL THE PROOF I HAVE.
OK.
EVERYTHING IS
IN THOSE BAGS, MIKE.
EVERYTHING...
MY LIFE...
I UNDERSTAND.
THEY WERE TORTURED WITH GUILT SO THEY BLAMED THE WOMEN
AND BURNED THEM ALIVE.
AND WOMEN ARE STILL BEING BURNED AT THE STAKE EVERY DAY.
OK, TERRI.
I GET IT.
INTELLIGENT, ATTRACTIVE WOMEN
ARE THE WITCHES OF TODAY.
THAT'S WHAT SHE'S SAYING.
HMM, THIS IS A PERSONAL STORY FOR YOU?
DO YOU DENY WHAT SHE'S SAYING?
TERRI...
YOU MAY HAVE DISCOVERED THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT YESTERDAY,
BUT THERE ARE WOMEN WHO'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THESE ISSUES
FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS,
AND ONE MORTGAGE OFFICER IN A PANT SUIT
GOING UP IN FLAMES DOESN'T MAKE IT NEWS.
I DID NOT THINK THAT YOU WOULD
LET YOUR PERSONAL
FEELINGS TOWARDS ME AFFECT YOUR
PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT.
TERRI, BELIEVE ME, THIS IS NOT PERSONAL.
YOUR STORY IS SUPERFICIAL AND IRRELEVANT.
IT DESERVES ONE SHOT IN THE THIRD BLOCK.
IF YOU CAN GET LADY LOVENE TO FLY AROUND ON A BROOMSTICK,
GET BACK TO ME.
ANNE?
WHAT?
SORRY, SORRY.
WHAT?
DR. JULIAN WILL SEE ME
THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:00.
GREAT, I'LL GO WITH YOU.
NO, IT'S OK.
YOU DON'T WANT ME TO GO?
NO.
YES, ANNE.
OK.
HI, HOW'S YOUR FRIEND?
NOT SO GOOD.
SORRY ABOUT LUNCH -- I TRIED TO CALL.
OH, IT'S OK, I HEARD.
ANYWAY, I'M HOME TONIGHT.
WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER
AND I'LL, UM, FEED US.
I'M AFRAID I WOULDN'T BE VERY GOOD COMPANY.
MIKE, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO SING AND DANCE FOR ME.
SHELF ,
MARGINALLY -- OK
ABOUT THE TH
NO, YOU WERE RIGHT.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO SEE IT.
HE'S STILL THE SAME MAN YOU ADMIRED.
IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER THAT
WHEN HE'S STRAPPED TO A BED.
[ KNOCKING ]
MIKE FENNELL?
I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.
WHO ARE YOU?
DAVID DUDLEY, CANADIAN SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICES.
YOU GUYS STILL HAVE BADGES?
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE A CLOSE FRIEND OF GEORGE PATRICK.
WHY DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
I SPOKE TO DR. MARKS.
WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP
K?
WHY, I C THE SAME
MR.
NG
NATU
ABOUT HIS CONCERNS
ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT?
HE'S VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE NATIONAL DEBT.
WHO ISN'T?
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
DID HE SAY ANYTHING TO YOU?
HE ASKED ME TO GET HIM
A STICKY BUN.
HE HAVE ANY PAPERS,
ANY PERSONAL EFFECTS
WE COULD HAVE A LOOK AT?
NO, NOTH
HAVE YOU GOT A WARRANT?
HMM.
ALL HE WANTED WAS THE PAPERS.
W
WANTED THEM.
FOR A MINUTE
EXCEPT T
...THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS.
IT'S TOO CRAZY.
YEAH, IT'S CRAZY, LIKE PATRICK.
A CSIS AGENT SNIFFING AROUND,
A MAJOR CANADIAN COMPANY
ABOUT TO GO BANKRUPT,
A VULNERABLE GOVERNMENT.
I SMELL SOMETHING ROTTEN.
DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT DAN BACK ON THIS?
I'M GOING BACK TO THE HOSPITAL.
DID YOU HEAR THAT LLOYD ROBERTSON IS COMING BY?
H.
HE WANTES ME TO BE ON HIS BY-ELECTION REPORT.
HM-HMM.
YOU SURE THOSE THINGS ARE UNDER WARRANTY?
YOU'RE ON THE MEDICATION NOW?
THEY'VE GIVEN ME SOMETHING.
YOU SEEM...
...NORMAL?
...CALMER.
WHY DO YOU STOP TAKING THE MEDICATION?
BECAUSE WHEN I'M ON IT,
I HAVE NO DRIVE, NO LIFE, I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING.
COULD YOU LIVE LIKE THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
NO.
CSIS CAME TO SEE ME IN MY OFFICE.
THEY WANTED YOUR FILES.
I TOLD YOU.
YOU SAID YOU COULD PROVE
KNELLMAN WAS SHIPPING POISON GAS -- CAN YOU?
I CAN'T ALWAYS REMEMBER ALL THE PARTS, I MEAN,
THE PIECES ARE HERE, BUT I CAN'T LOCK IT.
THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS ABOUT IT.
I'M POSITIVE.
WHY WOULD THEY LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT?
THEY DIDN'T WANT THE COMPANY TO GO BANKRUPT.
BETTER TO LET THEM SELL THE STUFF,
THEN TO GO TO WAR AND NEVER USE IT.
GEORGE, CANADA DIDN'T START THE GULF WAR.
NO, AMERICA DID...
TO HIDE THEIR OWN CRIMES.
THEY'RE IN ON IT, TOO.
THEY ARMED IRAQ.
CSIS KILLED ELLIOT BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO TELL ME EVERYTHING.
THEY TRIED TO DISCREDIT ME
BY HAVING ME DIAGNOSED FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW,
I KNOW, THEY WERE JUST USING IT.
I KNOW, I UNDERSTAND.
GEORGE,
ELLIOT DIED OF A HEART ATTACK.
A LEGIT ONE, WAS HIS THIRD.
HE WAS KILLED FOR TALKING TO ME.
NOW THEY WANT TO KILL ME.
THEY GIVE ME DRUGS, BUT I WON'T TAKE THEM.
YOU SAID YOU WERE.
GET AWAY FROM ME, GET AWAY FROM ME!
YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE YOUR MEDICATION.
YOU'RE IN WITH THEM!
OH...
GEORGE, DON'T!
WHAT DID THE DOCTOR SAY?
MILD CONCUSSION.
I'LL LIVE.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING, MAYBE.
FIRST OF ALL, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
THAT GUY CHANDLER AT THE TRIB THAT YOU SPOKE TO,
THAT GAVE PATRICK A BAD NAME?
HE'S MARRIED, IT TURNS OUT,
TO THE DAUGHTER OF A KNELLMAN VICE-PRESIDENT.
AND SECOND, REMEMBER THE TRADE EMBARGO WITH IRAQ?
KNELLMAN WAS HIT BAD.
SO?
SO...THEY'RE NOW DOING THE SAME VOLUME OF TRADE
WITH BRIAND CORPORATION
AS THEY DID WITH IRAQ BEFORE THE EMBARGO.
ONE PIECE AFTER ANOTHER.
STILL DOESN'T MEAN POISON GAS.
DID YOU TALK TO KNELLMAN?
THEY'RE NO LONGER ACCEPTING MY CALLS.
I'M GOING DOWN THERE.
MIKE, YOU CAN'T.
OK, AT LEAST GO WITH JAKE.
YOU KNOW SHORTHAND?
J.C. DOES.
WELL, WHATEVER IT IS,
IT'S IN THERE.
FIND IT.
LLOYD, WELCOME TO CHANNEL 10.
THANK YOU, KYLE, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I MENTIONED THE IDEA ABOUT POOLING RESOURCES
FOR THE BY-ELECTION.
OUR PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED.
WELL, IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE
DUNDAS EAST IS YOUR TURF.
AND YOU HAVE GOOD PEOPLE HERE.
LIKE TERRI MORGAN, FOR EXAMPLE.
LLOYD ROBERTSON!
YOU LOOK JUST LIKE YOU.
GOOD LINE.
OH!
GOOD, GOOD.
OH, UH, THIS IS OUR CREW LOUNGE WHERE WE UNWIND...
OH, TERRI.
TERRI MORGAN.
I'VE HEARD ABOUT YOU -- NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
I WANT MY HAT.
OK, MR...
AH, MR. MacFARLANE.
COME THIS WAY, PLEASE.
IT'S OK.
BE RIGHT HERE.
SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.
I HAD TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THESE RESULTS
BEFORE WE MET AGAIN.
OH, HELLO,
I'M LOOKING FOR TERRI MORGAN.
SHE'S A REPORTER HERE.
IS THAT WHAT SHE DOES?
TERRI...
WE HAVE TO TALK.
THINGS ARE STARTING TO GO WRONG.
TAKE THIS CURSE OFF OF ME.
WHAT CURSE?
THE CRYSTAL.
AT FIRST, EVERYTHING WAS GREAT.
BUT NOW, EVERYTHING'S GOING BACKWARDS.
I THREW IT IN THE GARBAGE.
WHEN I CAME BACK FROM THE BATHROOM,
IT WAS ON MY DESK.
LOOK, TERRI.
CRYSTALS HAVE NO POWER OF THEIR OWN PER SE.
ALL THEY CAN DO IS AMPLIFY
THE ENERGY OF THE PERSON POSSESSING THEM.
AND ENERGY J
.
NEGATIVE ENERGY?
SOME PEOPLE CALL IT ANGER, OR KARMA,
EVERYBODY'S GOT A NAME FOR IT.
WELL, I JUST WANT EVERYTHING TO GO BACK TO NORMAL.
FINE, THEN WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLEAR YOUR HEAD
OF ALL NEGATIVE THOUGHT.
AND THIS NEEDS TO GO BACK FROM WHENCE IT CAME.
THAT'S IT?
GOOD LUCK.
OH!
HAVE WE MET BEFORE?
YES, I BELIEVE SO.
YES.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN SIX...
NO, SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS.
SAXONY.
NO, NO, NO, PRUSSIA UNDER WILHELM.
NOTTINGHAM.
THE BOAR'S HEAD TAVERN.
YES,
WERE A KNIGHT.
NO,
NIGHT.
YOU WERE...
...JUST BACK FROM THE HOLY LAND.
I GAVE YOU SOMETHING.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
OH, MY GOD, SIR JAMES.
LADY ELMIRA.
OK, ERIC, HAVE THAT FILLED.
AND SEES ME IN A MONTH.
I'M OK!
OH, MAC!
I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
GREAT, GREAT.
MAC?
I WAS SO SCARED.
MOST OF THIS STUFF'S A YEAR OLD.
THAT'S WEDNESDAY'S PAPER.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
THE WEED CUTTER AD, 39.95.
I BOUGHT ONE THIS MORNING
AT WHEATVALE HARDWARE.
HEY, WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE?
SHIPPING SCHEDULE.
SHIP LEAVING TONIGHT FOR NEW YORK, RIO DE JANEIRO,
.
WHAT'S THIS?
LOOKS LIKE SHORTHAND.
UH, BRUGES.
BELGIUM.
BRIAND IS BASED IN BELGIUM.
BINGO.
NOTHING?
AS SOON AS I MENTIONED PATRICK, THEY KICKED ME OUT.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
PIER 23, KNELLMAN'S GOT A WAREHOUSE THERE.
THERE'S A SHIPMENT GOING OUT TOMORROW.
HE HAD IT CIRCLED.
OK, GREAT, THANKS.
THE HARBOUR, PIER 23.
WHERE'S MIKE?
ON HIS WAY TO THE HARBOUR.
PATRICK REALLY DID HIS HOMEWORK.
SHIPMENT KNELLMAN MADE
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
ANNE, ABOUT THAT BY-ELECTION COVERAGE?
I'VE GOT AN IDEA FOR THE TITLE.
MAC ASKED ME TO RUN IT BY YOU.
BY-ELECTION REPORT.
WHAT IS IT?
THAT'S IT -- BY-ELECTION REPORT.
EXCELLENT.
YEAH.
DAN...
WHERE'S KNELLMAN'S MAIN PLANT?
DUNDAS EAST.
WHERE THE BY-ELECTION'S BEING HELD.
SETH, THAT TRADE EMBARGO
AGAINST IRAQ, WHEN WAS THAT PASSED IN THE HOUSE?
UH, JUST A MINUTE.
SAID HE WALKING
ODAY THE HOUSE ANIMOUSLY
TO ENFORCE THE U.N. TRADE EMBARGO...
AUGUST THE 3rd.
THANK YOU.
NO PROBLEM.
AUGUST 3rd -- THAT'S WHEN PATRICK SAID
HE STARTED GETTING CALLS FROM ELLIOT.
IF KNELLMAN CAN'T SELL TO IRAQ, THEY'RE OUT OF BUSINESS.
THE PLANT CLOSES.
THE GOVERNMENT LOSES
THE BY-ELECTION.
KNELLMAN CHEATS ON THE EMBARGO.
AND THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS IT.
THAT'S WHAT PATRICK FOUND OUT.
THE GOVERNMENT'S LETTING THEM.
YES, ELLIOT FOUND OUT,
HAS AN ATTACK OF CONSCIENCE,
AND CALLS PATRICK.
HE DISCOVERS PATRICK'S NOT ALL THERE AND CLAMS UP.
THAT'S WHAT PATRICK DISCOVERED.
IT'S NOT POISON GAS.
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED POLITICAL PORK-BARRELLING.
[ DING ]
BRING THE CROWBAR.
MIKE.
GEORGE,
IT'S ME.
I GOT IT, MIKE.
I WAS RIGHT.
IT W
HERE.
COME ANY CLOSER.
SHOW ME.
HERE.
IT'S SOAP.
NO!
OH...NO.
NOBODY MOVE!
IT'S POISON GAS.
FREEZE!
THERE'S NO POISON GAS!
PUT YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD NOW!
TAKE IT EASY, TAKE IT EASY.
THE GUY'S A MENTAL PATIENT, OK?
SEND ME DOWN A NEGOTIATOR
AND SOME RESTRAINTS.
WE GOT IT. YOU CAN STEP OUTSIDE.
I'M STAYING!
HEY, PUT YOUR GUN AWAY, OK?
HE'S NOT GOING TO HURT ANYONE.
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
YOU'RE TRYING TO KILL ME, MIKE.
NOBODY'S TRYING TO KILL YOU, GEORGE.
ALL WE DO IS WALK OUT OF HERE.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS THE END, MIKE.
I WON'T LET THEM TAKE ME OUT OF HERE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE NO COVER-UP.
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
LOOKING IN THE WRONG CRATES.
THE WHOLE THING'S OUT IN THE OPEN NOW.
THEY CAN'T KILL US, NOT
IN FRONT OF WITNESSES, RIGHT?
SO WE'RE OK.
WE'RE OK.
NOW, COME ON, WE'RE GOING TO BLOW THIS THING WIDE OPEN.
[ CRYING ]
...PROOF THAT KNELLMAN INDUSTRIES WAS SELLING
COMMERCIAL GOODS TO IRAQ IN VIOLATION OF OUR GOVERNMENT'S
TRADE EMBARGO AGAINST THAT COUNTRY.
THANKS TO THE PERSISTENT EFFORTS
OF VETERAN REPORTER GEORGE PATRICK,
CTLS HAS LEARNED THAT THE GOVERNMENT
CONDONED THE ILLICIT SALES
IN ORDER TO KEEP THE HEAVILY INDEBTED COMPANY AFLOAT
IN THE DISASTROUS AFTERMATH OF FREE TRADE.
HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE BY-ELECTION IN DUNDAS EAST
REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
I'M DAN WATSON FOR CTLS NEWS.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM?
I'VE DECIDED CHARGES FOR
IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE SURE HE GETS TREATMENT.
YOUNG, OLD, MAN, WOMAN, BLACK OR WHITE,
WE'RE ALL CONNECTED TO THAT SAME POSITIVE SPIRIT
OF BASIC GOODNESS THAT FLOWS THROUGH ALL OF US.
SO SAYS LADY LOVENE, HIGH PRIESTESS OF THE COVEN CHURCH.
IT MAY NOT QUALIFY AS A RELIGION,
BUT IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.
GOOD WORK, TERRI.
THANKS.
NICE, TERRI.
YOU MEAN IT?
I MEAN IT.
I KNOW.
HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL?
OK, P.J. MELLON'S AT 7:00.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
DOES ANYBODY WANT TO HAVE
A DRINK AT HANRAHAN'S?
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT...
WITH LLOYD ROBERTSON.
AND I AM HAVING DINNER
WITH MISTRESS ELMIRA,
LADY LOVENE.
CAN'T, I'VE GOT A DATE.
MIKE?
UH, JANE AND I...
I'M READY.
CARE TO JOIN US?
NO, THANKS.
HAVE DINNER WITH DAVID AND I?
WE'RE CELEBRATING.
NO, I THINK I'LL JUST HEAD HOME.
THANKS, ANNE.
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.
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