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HI.
TESSA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHE'S TAKING
MY NEW PUBLICITY PHOTOS.
WE'RE GETTING PUBLICITY?
I AM, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU.
TESSA, YOU'RE HERE TO DO A PHOTO SHOOT WITH TERRI?
YEAH.
WHY DON'T WE START WITH THE LOGO IN THE BACKGROUND.
GREAT, WELL...
I'M READY.
WHY DON'T YOU GO TO MAKEUP.
GET THEM TO CHECK THE CONCEALER UNDER YOUR EYES.
SEE YOU AROUND.
YEAH, SEE YOU LATER.
MIKE, THERE'S CALL ON LINE NINE.
WHO IS IT?
HE WOULDN'T SAY -- IF HE COULDN'T
TALK TO J.C., HE HAD TO TALK TO YOU.
OK.
FENNELL HERE.
YOU'RE ON A SPEAKER PHONE.
YES.
PLEASE GET OFF IT.
OK, I'M OFF. WHO IS THIS?
OLD FRIEND OF J.C.'S.
WELL, HE'S PROBABLY AT HOME IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO HIM.
NO, I'LL TALK TO YOU.
HE SAID YOU COULD BE TRUSTED.
TRUSTED WITH WHAT?
INFORMATION, OF COURSE.
ABOUT THE CASINO LICENCE.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
MEET ME AT THE STATUE IN ST. GEORGE PARK AT NOON.
CARRY A NEWSPAPER, FOLDED
IN YOUR LEFT HAND.
WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR--
I WILL GET THIS.
AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE OUT
COVERING SOME NEWS STORY OR SOMETHING?
WHAT CAN I SAY, IT'S A SLOW DAY. NOTHING'S HAPPENING.
YEAH, WELL, MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL.
STAND HERE.
DID YOU MENTION THAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO THIS TODAY?
I DON'T KNOW, I MIGHT HAVE.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT.
JUST ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT, RIGHT, YEAH.
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS?
NO, NO, WHY, SHOULD I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT?
YOU TELL ME.
OH, HOPE SHE'S GIVING YOU A
DISCOUNT ON THE PICTURES, JAKE.
OH, I'M JUST A HIGH-PRICED STAND-IN, SETH.
JUST DOING THE PROMOS FOR THE NEW GUYS.
TERRI AND TYRONE?
UH-HUH.
MAC,
DID J.C. EVER TALK TO YOU ABOUT A SOURCE?
HE HAD SOURCES ALL OVER.
Y ON THE PHONE
GIVING ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASINO LICENCE.
WHOEVER GETS THAT LICENCE IS GOING TO BECOME VERY RICH.
THE HOUSE NEVER LOSES, RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT LOOK INTO THAT.
WHEN THERE'S THAT MUCH MONEY AT STAKE, PEOPLE PLAY DIRTY.
HE WANTS TO HAVE A SECRET MEETING IN THE PARK AT NOON.
ON THE OTHER HAND, HE COULD BE A NUT CASE.
WHY DON'T YOU ASK J.C. ABOUT HIM?
TRIED -- COULDN'T GET HOLD OF HIM.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO J.C.?
NO, I LEFT MESSAGES.
SO NOBODY'S TALKED TO HIM?
I DID -- I ASKED HIM WHAT
HE WANTED ME TO DO WITH HIS DISKS.
AND?
TOLD ME WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.
MAYBE I SHOULD TALK TO HIM.
WHEN YOU TALK TO HIM, ASK HIM ABOUT A SOURCE.
ANNE, GOT A MINUTE?
OH, SURE.
JELLY DOUGHNUT?
OH, GREAT, JUST BRING THE TEMPTATION RIGHT INTO MY OFFICE.
I SEE WE HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHER AROUND TODAY.
OH, YEAH, I'M JUST GETTING SOME
PUBLICITY SHOTS OF TYRONE AND TERRY.
HMM, TERRY HAS SHOTS FROM WHEN SHE WAS HERE TWO YEARS AGO.
MY PUBLICITY PHOTOS ARE AT LEAST THAT OLD.
I LIKE THOSE SHOTS OF YOU.
I'VE CHANGED SINCE THEN.
YOU DON'T LOOK A DAY OLDER.
MY HAIR'S DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW WHAT -- I'M GOING TO
GET TESSA TO TAKE SHOTS OF YOU WHILE SHE'S AT IT.
WELL, AS LONG AS SHE'S HERE, SHE MIGHT AS WELL.
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM J.C. SINCE HE WAS FIRED?
NO.
THE MEDIA GUILD GOT A GRANT TO DO A HISTORY.
.
NEITHER CAN I.
NOT TALKING TO YOU EITHER, EH?
WELL, HE'S ENTITLED.
AH, HE'LL GET OVER IT,
AFTER HE'S MADE US ALL SUFFER A BIT LONGER.
[ ANSWERING MACHINE ]: THIS IS J.C. CALLAHAN.
LEAVE A MESSAGE AFTER THE BEEP.
AND MAKE IT BRIEF.
J.C., HI, IT'S ANNE.
WE NEED TO RUN SOMETHING BY YOU.
COULD YOU GIVE ME A CALL?
OK.
MAC, I'M GOING TO GO FOR A WALK IN THE PARK.
LIVE IT UP.
HAVE SOME FUN WITH IT.
WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN?
GUY PROBABLY WON'T SHOW UP.
WANT TO BORROW MY TRENCH COAT?
NO, BUT I WILL BORROW A NEWSPAPER, AND IF ANYBODY ASKS,
I'M OUT FOR LUNCH.
BOGEY BLONDES AT 10:00.
TERRI, I'VE GOT A FOLLOW-UP
ON THAT SCHOOL BOARD STORY.
I'LL MEET YOU AT THE JEEP.
HOW'S IT GOING?
FINE.
YEAH, IT LOOKS FINE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "FINE"?
FINE, THE CAMERA LOVES HER.
I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT.
LISTEN, UM, DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING SHE TELLS YOU, OK?
THOSE MUST BE HEAVY. CAN I HELP YOU WITH THAT?
NO, I CAN MANAGE.
TELLS ME ABOUT WHAT?
OH, YOU KNOW, JUST YOU, ME, THE RELATIONSHIP.
JAKE, YOU'VE GOT TO LIGHTEN UP.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU.
I'M TAKING HER PHOTO, THAT'S ALL.
ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE IT TO LUNCH?
NO.
DINNER?
MAYBE.
IF J.C. CALLS, TELL HIM I'M IN EDITING.
TESSA.
SETH IS FEELING KIND OF...
BEHAVE YOURSELF.
WHO, ME?
SO, I HEAR YOU WERE LIVING IN NEW YORK.
WHAT BROUGHT YOU BACK?
PROBABLY THE SAME THING THAT MADE YOU LEAVE L.A.
OH, YEAH, LOVED THE WORK, HATED THE TOWN.
NO, LOVED THE TOWN, HATED THE WORK.
I BET JAKE WAS HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK.
I KIND OF SUPRISED HIM.
WHY AREN'T YOU TWO LIVING TOGETHER?
WE WERE BEFORE I LEFT FOR NEW YORK,
BUT WE'VE DECIDED TO TAKE IT A LITTLE SLOWER THIS TIME AROUND.
WOW -- WELL, IF YOU CAN GET JAKE ANTONELLI TO SLOW DOWN
IN A RELATIONSHIP, YOU'RE THE FIRST.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, HE GOT MARRIED WHEN HE WAS, LIKE, 20.
WHEN HE WAS WITH ANNE,
HE WAS DESPERATE THEY LIVE TOGETHER.
THAT'S WHAT BROKE THEM UP.
HE'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU'D CALL INDEPENDENT.
I THINK HE'S INDEPENDENT ENOUGH.
WELL, THAT'S GREAT THAT YOU HAVE THAT WORKED OUT.
JAKE AND I COULD NEVER GET THAT WORKED OUT.
REALLY.
OH, YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING WORSE
THAN SOMEONE PUSHING TO MAKE A COMMITMENT YOU'RE
DY
COULD YOU TURN YOUR HEAD A LITTLE TO THE LEFT
TO GET RID OF THAT SHADOW ON YOUR NOSE.
MR. FENNELL?
YOU'RE PROMPT, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
ISN'T THIS A LITTLE MORE CLOAK AND DAGGER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE?
I ASSURE YOU THE RISK FOR ME IS VERY REAL.
DIDN'T J.C. CONFIRM THAT?
I, UH, I WASN'T ABLE TO REACH HIM.
OH, LET ME GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND.
THE EDITOR OF MY COLLEGE NEWSPAPER
WAS A HARD-DRINKING HERETIC.
WE HAD FOUR YEARS OF TOPPLING IVORY TOWERS TOGETHER.
.
YEAH, HE STAYED IN THE NEWS BUSINESS,
AND I BECAME A CIVIL SERVANT.
A NOT-SO-CIVIL SERVANT.
NOW YOU GIVE INFORMATION TO J.C.
THOSE BA OUR RECO
E
SPEN GET
O
AND THE PUBLIC'S SO STUPID, IT DOESN'T REALIZE
IT'S BEING BRIBED WITH ITS OWN MONEY.
YOU SOUND JUST LIKE J.C.
HOW IS J.C.?
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HIM SINCE HE LEFT.
WELL, UM, I KNOW THE JOB WAS GRINDING HIM DOWN,
BUT HE WAS ALWAYS SO, YOU KNOW, TENACIOUS.
I GUESS HE FINALLY LEARNED WHEN TO QUIT.
NOT EXACTLY.
IN FACT, I FEEL I PUSHED HIM OUT.
I SEE.
I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT
BEFORE YOU TOLD ME ANYTHING CONFIDENTIAL.
HA, HA, HA.
YOU'RE EXACTLY AS J.C. DESCRIBED YOU.
HONOURABLE.
RARE TRAIT.
LUNCH.
YOU GOING OUT FOR LUNCH?
I'M GOING TO GO OVER TO J.C.'S APARTMENT
AND DRAG HIM OUT BY HIS FINGERNAILS.
MAYBE HE NEEDS MORE TIME TO SORT HIMSELF.
TOO BAD, HE'S NOT GOING TO GET IT.
WANT TO COME WITH ME?
TO LUNCH?
YEAH, WITH J.C.
WITH J.C., OH, I DON'T KNOW.
IT'LL PROBABLY BE HIM RAGGING ON THE WORLD FOR AN HOUR.
YEAH, PROBABLY.
BESIDES, DAN, UH, DAN, I'M SURE
IS GOING TO NEED ME ANY SECOND NOW.
NOT REALLY, I'M GOING TO BE ON THE PHONE ALL AFTERNOON.
COME ON, I'LL BUY.
SAY HELLO TO THE OLD S.O.B. FOR ME.
CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?
SURE.
WERE YOU ATTRACTED TO MIKE WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER?
WHAT KIND OF A QUESTION IS THAT?
WELL, I KNOW.
BUT WERE YOU?
NO.
MAYBE A BIT, BUT IT DIDN'T AFFECT HOW I FELT ABOUT YOU.
IS IT DIFFERENT WITH MIKE?
SURE IT'S DIFFERENT.
IS IT THE REAL THING, YOU THINK, FOR YOU NOW?
MMM, I THINK SO.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE A BIG PUZZLE, YOU KNOW.
ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S A PIECE MISSING, AND YOU FIND IT,
AND YOU'VE GOT THE WHOLE PICTURE.
SO, YOU GUYS GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY?
YOU GOING TO GET MARRIED?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
IS THIS ABOUT MIKE AND I, OR IS THIS ABOUT YOU AND TESSA?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW EITHER.
NONE OF US KNOW ANYTHING, IN THAT CASE.
BARRY GARDLING IS GETTING THE CASINO LICENCE.
I NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
NOBODY HAS, TH'S THE POINT.
LITTLE GUY MAKES GOOD.
WELL, THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
OK, I'LL BITE, WHY IS GARDLING GETTING THE LICENCE?
NO, NO, NO, THAT WOULD BE TOO EASY.
THINK OF THIS AS A SCAVENGER HUNT.
ONE CLUE LEADS TO ANOTHER.
I'M A LITTLE TOO OLD FOR GAMES.
BESIDES, THE LICENCE IS SUPPOSED TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW.
YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT.
GARDLING ISN'T THE ANSWER.
HE'S MERELY THE FIRST QUESTION.
AND WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS?
THAT'S UP TO YOU.
HOW DO I CONTACT YOU?
I'LL CALL.
NICE MEETING YOU, MR. FENNELL.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S J.C.!
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHERE ARE YOU TAKING HIM?
MERCY HOSPITAL.
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HIM?
DID ANYBODY SEE WHAT HAPPENED?
I FOUND HIM.
HE DIDN'T COME FOR HIS MAIL, AND I WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIM,
IN A WHEELCHAIR AND ALL, SO I WENT IN.
WELL, WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT DID YOU SEE?
HE WAS STRETCHED OUT ON THE FLOOR,
LIKE HE TRIED TO REACH FOR THE TABLE AND FELL.
HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS, BUT HE WAS STILL BREATHING,
SO I CALLED 911.
THINK HE HAD A HEART ATTACK?
THERE WAS A BOTTLE OF ***
AND AN EMPTY BOTTLE OF PILLS ON THE TABLE.
I THINK HE TRIED TO DO HIMSELF IN.
OH, MY GOD.
.
YASHIT.
HE'S STILL UNCONSCIOUS.
WE'VE GIVEN HIM CHARCOAL TO ABSORB THE ALCOHOL AND DRUGS,
AND WE'VE PUT HIM ON A HEART MONITOR.
IS HE GOING TO MAKE IT?
IT'S A WAIT-AND-SEE SITUATION.
BUT WE GOT HIM FAIRLY EARLY, WHICH IS GOOD.
THE AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS BROUGHT IN THE PILL BOTTLES.
TRICYCLIC ANTI-DEPRESSANTS AND ACETAMINOPHEN.
WAS HE TAKING ANYTHING ELSE?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
DOES HE HAVE ANY RELATIVES?
NO.
HE'S GOT AN EX-WIFE.
SHE'S REMARRIED.
MARY, I'M NOT SURE OF HER LAST NAME.
I'VE GOT IT AT THE OFFICE.
ANYBODY ELSE?
NO.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOMEONE TO CONTACT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
UM, WHY DON'T YOU USE ME.
IT'S ANNE HILDEBRANDT.
HERE'S MY CARD.
HOW LONG BEFORE WE CAN SEE HIM?
NOT AS LONG AS HE'S IN THE ICU.
I'LL HAVE SOMEONE PHONE YOU
IF THERE'S ANY CHANGE IN HIS CONDITION.
THANK YOU.
THANKS.
DID YOU CALL THEM AT WORK?
I TALKED TO MAC.
MIKE WASN'T IN YET.
I DIDN'T MENTION ANY OF THE PILL STUFF.
I JUST SAID THAT HE COLLAPSED.
I JUST FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN THE GUY DIDN'T ANSWER HIS PHONE.
COME ON.
SO, WHERE WERE WE?
BARRY GARDLING'S ABOUT TO BECOME A VERY RICH MAN.
IF THIS SOURCE IS SOLID.
WAIT A MINUTE.
THE CASINO BIDDERS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BUILD
A 300-ROOM HOTEL COMPLEX AS PART OF THE DEAL.
INCLUDING THE LAND, YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT MORE THAN $150 MILLION MINIMUM.
ONLY SERIOUS PLAYERS NEED APPLY.
THAT'S RIGHT, AND GARDLING IS SMALL TIME.
HE DIDN'T EVEN MAKE MY LIST OF TOP FIVE CONTENDERS.
SO, DO WE USE
THE TIP ON THE 6:00 OR NOT?
HE SAID GARDLING WASN'T THE ANSWER, HE'S THE QUESTION.
YOU MEAN, WHY DID
THEY PICK GARDLING?
I GUESS SO.
LET ME CHECK HIM OUT.
J.C. TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
OH, NO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
PILLS, ***, THE SUPERINTENDENT FOUND HIM.
HOW IS HE?
HE'S IN INTENSIVE CARE.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
WE DID THIS TO HIM.
THIS IS OUR FAULT.
SETH, YOUR HAIR LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME.
THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.
I NEVER COMB IT LIKE THAT ANY MORE.
LET'S ASK AN INDEPENDENT OBSERVER.
MARGE, IS THIS--
WHAT'S WRONG?
J.C.'S IN THE HOSPITAL.
IED TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
I STILL DON'T BELIEVE IT.
IS HE GOING TO BE OK?
THEY'LL CALL US IF HE COMES TO.
THIS IS AWFUL.
WHAT ELSE WHEN YOU THROW SOMEONE AWAY AFTER 20 YEARS.
NO ONE THREW J.C. AWAY.
HE WAS HIGH-MAINTENANCE, SO THEY WROTE HIM OFF.
HE WAS OBVIOUSLY IN PAIN.
THAT'S WHY HE WAS LASHING OUT.
JUST THIS MORNING I WAS COMPLAINING
ABOUT HAVING LUNCH WITH HIM.
IF THIS IS SOME GROUP GUILT TRIP, COUNT ME OUT.
WE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SENSITIVE, TERRI.
YOU DON'T DRIVE SOMEBODY TO SUICIDE.
THEY GET THERE BY THEMSELVES.
WELL...
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU,
FEEL ER.
AT'S LESS TH,
WAS EARMARKED SPECI FOR ISSUES AFFECTING WOMEN.
IS THERE A GENDER BIAS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH?
THE FIGURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
YOU CAN BET IF MEN WERE DYING OF BREAST CANCER,
THERE'D BE TONS MORE MONEY FOR RESEARCH.
WELL, THAT'S MY QUESTION.
SHOULD WE GO TO THE BREAST
CANCER STUFF NEXT, OR BIRTH CONTROL?
WHAT DO YOU THINK, ANNE?
ANNE?
OH, I'M SORRY.
I LOST MY FOCUS.
CAN WE START AGAIN?
IT'S THE PIECE. IT'S TOO MILITANT.
I DON'T THINK SO.
NO, IT'S NOT, IT'S ME.
I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT J.C.
YEAH, I'VE BEEN DOING THAT ALL DAY MYSELF.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I GOT A GREAT IDEA.
WHY DON'T WE GET HIM A PET?
GOOD NEWS.
J.C.'S REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS.
OH, GOOD.
GREAT.
NO VISITORS TILL TOMORROW.
I ALREADY CHECKED.
BUT HE'S OK, YOU'RE SURE HE'S OK?
HE'S SWEARING AT THE NURSES.
I'D SAY THAT WAS
A GOOD SIGN, WOULDN'T YOU?
SO, HOW, HOW WAS THE PHOTO SHOOT WITH TERRI?
IT WAS INTERESTING.
YEAH.
YEAH, I CAN SEE WHY YOU LIKE WORKING WITH HER.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHY DO YOU GET SO DEFENSIVE EVERY TIME I TALK ABOUT HER?
NO, NO, NO, I'M NOT BEING DEFENSIVE.
I JUST DON'T TRUST HER.
SHE SAID THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH COMMITMENT.
SHE SAID THAT?
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH COMMITMENT.
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.
JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU.
WE'RE TOGETHER, RIGHT?
I MEAN, ISN'T THAT A COMMITMENT?
WE'RE NOT LIVING TOGETHER, AND WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A YEAR FROM NOW.
WE TALKED ABOUT KEEPING IT LIKE THIS, DIDN'T WE?
FOR NOW.
FOR A WHILE.
WELL, HOW LONG IS A WHILE?
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
YOU TALKED TO TERRI MORGAN, SHE STIRS EVERYTHING UP.
FORGET TERRI MORGAN.
OK, WHAT ABOUT US?
I THINK WE'RE GREAT.
LIKE THIS.
I'M NOT SO SURE ANY MORE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
I LOVE YOU, TESSA.
YEAH, WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROVE THAT.
CHANNEL 10 HAS LEARNED FROM INFORMED SOURCES THAT THE WINNER
OF THE CASINO SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE THE CONSORTIUM HEADED
BY DARKHORSE BARRY GARDLING.
GARLDING'S FATHER-IN-LAW, PHILIP TENNYSON,
IS A LONGTIME FUNDRAISER FOR THE SOCIAL REFORM PARTY,
WHICH MAY BE JUST ENOUGH TO GIVE GARDLING THE INSIDE TRACK.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
FENNELL HERE.
SO, NOW I'M AN "INFORMED SOURCE"?
YEAH, THANKS FOR THE TIP.
IT'S NOT OVER, YOU'VE ONLY FOUND THE FIRST CLUE.
THERE'S MORE?
WHY NOT ASK WHY MR. GARDLING WAS THE CHOSEN ONE.
PAYOFF FOR THE FATHER-IN-LAW.
WHAT DOES A BAGMAN DO?
DOESN'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
LIKE FATHER-IN-LAW, LIKE SON-IN-LAW.
NOW THAT YOU KNOW "WHO" AND "WHY",
WHY NOT TRY "HOW" AND "WHERE".
OK.
I'LL CALL AGAIN.
WAIT, J.C.'S IN MERCY HOSPITAL.
HE, UH, TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
I HAD NO IDEA HE WAS IN SUCH BAD SHAPE.
NEITHER DID WE.
BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE.
HOW IS HE?
HE'S COMING AROUND.
POOR J.C.
YEAH.
MARY.
OH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
EVEN IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES.
OOO, I HAD NO IDEA, CONGRATULATIONS.
I'VE BEEN MEANING TO CALL AND TELL YOU.
WHEN IS THE BABY DUE?
NEXT MONTH.
NEW HUSBAND, NEW BABY, NEW LIFE.
AND NOW THIS THING WITH J.C.
WELL, WE DON'T MEAN
TO DUMP THIS ON YOU.
I CAN'T HANDLE IT.
I CAN'T GO BACK.
I GUESS I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING, BUT I CAN'T.
WE'RE TH
WEEN US,
WE COULD COME UP
J.C. GET
L.
WHAT KIND OF PLAN?
SOME KIND OF SUPPORT SYSTEM.
WHO'S GOING TO DO IT?
HE'S ALIENATED EVERY FRIEND AND RELATIVE I KNOW.
KYLE GAVE US THE NAME OF A GOOD THERAPIST.
OR MAYBE SOME KIND OF A GROUP PROGRAM.
YOU CAN GET HIM ALL THE THERAPY, ALL THE SUPPORT.
IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD UNLESS HE WANTS TO CHANGE.
MAYBE HE'LL BE READY FOR IT NOW.
I'LL GET THE TEA.
STILL TRYING TO RESCUE HIM?
MMM -- I CAN'T SEEM TO LET MYSELF OFF THE HOOK ON THIS.
I KEEP THINKING IF I'D TRIED HARDER,
THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.
KNOW WHAT THEY SAY IN ALANON?
CO-DEPENDENCY.
I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T OPEN THAT DOOR AGAIN.
I WISH HIM WELL.
BUT I REALLY CAN'T.
I THINK HE'S VERY LUCKY THAT YOU STILL CARE.
WELL, THERE'S NO ONE ELSE.
IF WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF HIM, WHO WILL?
GOOD MORNING.
WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP?
OH, 5:30.
LISTEN, COULD YOU HANDLE THAT STORY MEETING THIS MORNING?
SURE.
YOU GOING TO THE HOSPITAL?
I'M GOING BY J.C.'S APARTMENT FIRST.
I WANT TO GET SOME STUFF.
I THINK HE'LL BE MORE COMFORTABLE.
THAT'S TRUE.
I BETTER GET A KEY, FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT.
MAYBE I BETTER GET A COPY MADE.
THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF TIME FOR THAT.
MMM, I WANT TO DO IT WHILE I'M THINKING ABOUT IT.
YOU SURE YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO HERE?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WELL, THERE'S AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT TO DO, YOU KNOW.
PERSUADING HIM TO GET THERAPY, ARRANGING HOME CARE.
Y.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, BECAUSE THERE'S
LOTS OF RESPONSIBILITY, WE DUCK IT?
OF COURSE NOT.
IT'S NOT JUST HELPING HIM UNTIL HE GETS STRAIGHTENED OUT.
IT'LL MEAN TAKING CARE OF HIM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
YEAH.
WELL, THEN, THAT'S HOW IT HAS TO BE.
YOU ARE A WONDERFUL PERSON, ANNE HILDEBRANDT.
I LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
WHAT DID YOU TELL JAKE?
THAT I WAS HAVING A POWER BREAKFAST,
AND I'D SEE HIM AT THE STATION.
THANKS.
I NEED YOU TO EXPLAIN TO HOW MEN THINK ABOUT THINGS.
I'M NOT SURE I'M QUALIFIED.
JAKE AND I AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.
OH, YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU HOW
MEN THINK ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS.
I'M DEFINITELY NOT QUALIFIED.
YOU'VE KNOWN HIM FOR A LONG TIME -- I NEED TO
KNOW WHERE I STAND WITH HIM.
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT HE'S CRAZY ABOUT YOU.
HE MARRIED MARTHA, HE WANTED TO MOVE IN WITH ANNE.
THE BEST I GET IS WE'RE GOING STEADY.
HE MARRIED YOUNG, AND NO ONE KNEW
WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH ANNE AND HIM.
I LOVE HIM, DAN, BUT I NEED TO KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT I'M WASTING MY TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
UM, I THINK HE'S AFRAID OF BEING TIED DOWN.
HAS HE SAID ANYTHING TO YOU? DOES HE WANT OUT?
HE'D BE A FOOL IF HE DID.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HIM, DAN.
WHY COULDN'T I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU?
YEAH, WHY NOT?
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE HIM FLOWERS, ARE WE?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO GET.
MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T GET HIM ANYTHING.
ISN'T THAT LIKE REINFORCING NEGATIVE BEHAVIOUR?
HE MUST KNOW WE'RE NOT JUDGING.
WHAT ABOUT MAGAZINES AND BOOKS?
YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, THE GIFT'S NOT REALLY IMPORTANT, ANYWAYS.
IT'S JUST AN EXCUSE TO VISIT HIM.
I DON'T THINK I CAN VISIT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN YOU WALK IN?
HELLO, J.C., SORRY YOU TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
I'M NOT GOING TO TALK
ABOUT IT UNLESS HE WANTS TO.
I AM. I'M GOING TO TELL HIM EXACTLY WHAT I THINK.
SOMEBODY'S GOTTA CALL HIM ON IT.
IT WON'T HELP GETTING ANGRY AT HIM.
HE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAPPENED
OR HE'LL NEVER GET PAST IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY HE DIDN'T CALL ME.
I'VE BEEN DEPRESSED. YOU DON'T SEE YOUR WAY OUT.
THE LAST THING YOU FEEL YOU CAN DO
IS TALK TO SOMEONE.
IS DAN IN YET?
HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.
WELL, TELL HIM I'M LOOKING FOR HIM.
ARE YOU GOING TO GO VISIT HIM TODAY?
AFTER WORK.
I'M GOING TO GO WITH YOU JUST TO MAKE SURE
TO F
MIKE?
YOU FIND ANYTHING WE CAN USE?
OH, YES.
S HEAR IT.
YOUR TO ASK HOW AND WHERE.
HOW DID GARD
BID?
WHERE DID HE
IF YOU FOLLOW GARDLING'S MONEY BACK THROUGH A SERIES
OF DEVELOPMENT AND HOLDING COMPANIES,
IT COMES FROM AN INVESTMENT FUND CALLED HALLIDON CAPITAL.
AND THE MAJORITY OF HALLIDON CAPITAL'S MONEY
COMES FROM A UNION PENSION FUND,
THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC WORKERS' PENSION FUND.
SO?
SO IN EFFECT,
GARDLING IS A FRONT.
THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC WORKERS OWNS THE CASINO.
IS THIS LEGAL?
SURE IT'S JUST ANOTHER INVESTMENT.
Y,
SO WHAT'S THE STORY?
STAY TUNED.
THE OPW HAS ALWAYS SUPPORTED THE GOVERNMENT
UNTIL THE SQUEEZE ON CIVIL SERVICE JOBS.
THAT'S RIGHT -- THEY WERE GOING TO
CANCEL THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PARTY.
BUT SURPRISE, SURPRISE -- LAST WEEK, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
OF THE UNION VOTED TO CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT.
THE FIX WAS IN.
SOMEBODY HAD TO GUARANTEE THEY WERE GOING TO GET THAT CASINO.
THE MINISTER MADE THE FINAL DECISION
ON THE LICENCE -- HE'S THE ONLY
ONE THAT CAN MAKE THE GUARANTEE.
BUT WE CAN'T NAIL HIM FOR IT, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A SINGLE
SHRED OF HARD EVIDENCE.
DAN, AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING THE CASINO, WHY DON'T
YOU JUST ASK THE MINISTER IF YOUR THEORY IS CORRECT?
HE'S GREEN, BUT HE'S NOT THAT GREEN.
WELL, HE MIGHT JUST BLINK.
OK.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
LEGISLATURE BUILDING.
WITH TESSA THIS MORNING.
WHOSE IDEA WAS THAT?
HERS.
YEAH, WHAT DID SHE SAY?
SHE'S UPSET.
YEAH, I KNOW, YEAH, I KNOW.
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO LOSE YOU, BUT YOU'RE DOING
A REALLY GREAT JOB OF PUSHING HER AWAY.
SHE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT, EITHER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, DAN.
YOU'RE HURTING HER, YOU KNOW?
SHE DOESN'T DESERVE IT.
OF COURSE SHE DOESN'T DESERVE IT.
IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS.
SHE'S A TERRIFIC GIRL.
IT'S JUST...SOMETHING'S HOLDING ME BACK, YOU KNOW.
STUPIDITY?
I MEAN, WHAT IF SHE IS THE RIGHT GIRL?
IT'S JUST THE WRONG TIME.
IT'S LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HER.
THEN DON'T -- GET OUT OF MY SPARE BEDROOM
AND GO MAKE A LIFE FOR YOURSELF.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY I'M ATTRACTED TO TERRI.
IT'S SAFE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S NOT THE WHOLE COMMITMENT THING.
I KNOW THE RELATIONSHIP WON'T LAST, RIGHT?
SHE'S NOT GOING TO WANT TO SPEND HER LIFE WITH A CAMERAMAN.
WELL, COME ON. LET'S GO.
LOOK, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH PURE UNDILUTED IDIOCY
THAT I CAN STAND, YOU KNOW.
TESSA IS A BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL GIRL
WHO DESERVES A LOT BETTER THAN YOU.
SO GRAB THE CHANCE AND MAKE A COMMITMENT BEFORE
SHE SMARTENS UP AND KICKS YOUR SORRY BUTT OUT IN THE STREET.
COME ON. LET'S GO.
OU?
I'M JUST GOING TO VISIT J.C. CALLAHAN.
HE'S NOT HAVING VISITORS.
I'M SORRY.
WHY NOT? HAS HE GOTTEN WORSE?
NOT AT ALL.
IN FACT, HE'S SHOWING SOME IMPROVEMENT.
NOT AS QUICKLY AS WE'D LIKE PERHAPS, BUT STILL.
WHY CAN'T HE HAVE VISITORS?
IT WAS HIS OWN REQUEST.
OH, UM, I KNOW THAT HE'LL SEE ME.
COULD YOU JUST TELL HIM ANNE HILDEBRANDT IS HERE?
HE WAS REALLY QUITE CLEAR.
HIM?
DO YOU MIND?
EXCUSE ME, MR. BALDWIN.
PRESS CONFERENCE IS OVER, MR. WATSON.
JUST ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION
IF YOU HAVE A MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT, JUST ONE.
DID THE CASINO LICENCE BECAUSE
HE'S FINANCED BY THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC WORKERS'
PENSION FUND?
NO. THAT WAS YOUR ONE QUESTION.
DID THE UNION DEAL TO CONTINUE
SUPPORTING YOUR PARTY FOR THE LICENCE?
WHAT IS THIS? EVERY DAY'S A NEW CONSPIRACY THEORY.
THER BETW
ON ON.
IS THIS YOUR INFORMED SOURCE AGAIN?
WHO'S FEEDING YOU THIS JUNK?
IT CAN BE VERIFIED.
YOU TELL YOUR INFORMED SOURCE THAT HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED.
I DON'T NEED TO BE STABBED IN THE BACK BY PEOPLE
WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING FOR ME.
I GET ENOUGH OF THAT FROM THE MEDIA. THANK YOU.
AH, DID YOU GET WHAT YOU WANTED?
NOT ENOUGH.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
FENNEL HERE.
[ JASPER ]: HOW'S J.C.?
ALL THE NURSES ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT HIM.
WELL, THEN HE MUST BE GETTING BETTER.
I'LL
WE FOUND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN GARDLING AND THE UNION.
CONG
I CAN'T SAY THE MINISTER WAS INVOLVED UNLESS I HAVE PROOF.
HARD COPY?
YES, OR YOU COULD AGREE TO BE INTERVIEWED.
UH, GETTING THE DOCUMENTS IS ALMOST AS RISKY.
I HAVE A DISTINCT FEELING THAT I'M BEING WATCHED.
IT'S YOUR CALL. IF YOU WANT THE STORY TOLD, YOU'LL FIND A WAY.
TABLES HAVE TURNED, THEN.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I MAY HAVE STARTED THE GAME, BUT NOW YOU SEEM TO BE RUNNING IT.
THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
LAST APPEAL TO THE HIGHER PURPOSE.
EXCELLENT.
SO, HOW IS HE?
DON'T KNOW. HE WOULDN'T SEE ME.
WHAT?
YOU THINK HE'S ANGRY THAT WE WOULDN'T LET HIM DIE?
IF I KNOW J.C., HE'S ANGRY, DEPRESSED AND EMBARRASSED.
I SUPPOSE IT WAS NAIVE OF ME TO EXPECT HIM
TO GREET ME WITH OPEN ARMS.
I THOUGHT THAT HE COULD STAY WITH ME
FOR A WHILE WHEN HE GETS OUT.
HE'LL NEED SOMEBODY TO KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.
YOU OLD SOFTY, WOULD YOU DO THAT FOR HIM?
I'LL WAIT ON HIM HAND AND FOOT. IT WILL DRIVE HIM CRAZY.
HEY, DID YOU GET ANYTHING FROM THE MINISTER?
HE LOOKED PRETTY GUILTY TO ME.
YEAH, BUT HE'S TOO SMART TO SAY ANYTHING INCRIMINATING.
SOUNDS LIKE HE'LL START A WITCH HUNT.
CAN WE DO THE STORY WITHOUT HIM?
BACK TO "INFORMED SOURCES"?
TELL MIKE WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
MAC HERE.
YOU TELL YOUR SOURCE THAT HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED.
I DON'T NEED PEOPLE STABBING ME IN THE BACK
WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING FOR ME.
I GET ENOUGH OF THAT FROM THE MEDIA. THANK YOU.
ANNE, THERE'S A CALL FOR YOU
ON LINE THREE.
BALDWIN'S OUT FOR BLOOD.
ANNE HILDEBRANDT.
I REALLY PUSHED J.C.'S FRIEND TO GET US SOME DOCUMENTATION.
HE COULD GET CAUGHT. MAYBE YOU SHOULD WARN HIM.
I DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS.
WE'LL HAVE TO ASK J.C.
ANNE, WHAT'S WRONG?
J.C.'S DEAD.
HEART FAILURE.
THE, UM, ANTI-DEPRESSANTS MADE HIS HEARTBEAT IRREGULAR,
AND HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND HE JUST NEVER WOKE UP.
WHAT WAS HE LIKE WHEN YOU
SAW HIM THIS MORNING?
HE WOULDN'T SEE ME.
COME ON, ANNE. HE KNEW THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO HELP HIM.
YOU DID EVERYTHING YOU POSSIBLY COULD.
YEAH, MAYBE IT'S BETTER THIS WAY.
I'LL GO TELL THE NEWSROOM.
MIKE, WE'LL TELL THE NEWSROOM.
IT'S NOT PROPERLY--
SO WHAT'S THE DEAL? WE GOT ENOUGH TO FRY THIS MINISTER?
J.C.'S DEAD.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. I WAS GOING TO VISIT HIM TONIGHT.
HEART ATTACK?
YEAH, YEAH.
I READ SOMEWHERE THAT WAS A RISK WITH ALCOHOL-DRUG O.D.'s.
WELL, THE CHICKENS HAVE
CERTAINLY COME HOME TO ROOST, HAVEN'T THEY?
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
IF THEY HADN'T FIRED HIM.
OH, COME ON, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD HAVE DONE.
I WOULD NEVER HAVE HANDLED IT LIKE THAT.
YOU CAN LET GO OF ME NOW.
NO, WHY WOULD I?
IT'S OK. I FEEL YOU'RE RESTLESS AND YOU WANT TO.
I'M SORRY -- I'M JUST WORRIED
ABOUT J.C.'S FRIEND.
I HAVE NO WAY OF FINDING HIM.
DID YOU ASK MARY ABOUT HIM?
YEAH, SHE VAGUELY REMEMBERS SOME OLD
COLLEGE CRONY -- SHE COULDN'T COME
UP WITH A NAME.
I SAW HIS YE IN HIS APARTMENT TODAY.
SEE WHAT I FOUND
FACE
K?
MES.
THE NEWSPAPER STAFF,
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE IS YOUR INFORMANT?
I DON'T.
"J.C. CALLAHAN, NEWS EDITOR."
DAN HAS A CIVIL SERVICE DIRECTORY IN HIS COMPUTER.
JUST HOPE WE GET A MATCH.
DAN, YOU READY?
OK, "MICHAEL LEWIS."
"CARL FRANKS."
"DAVID WILLIAMS."
"HENRY JASPER."
GOT HIM.
THANKS, DAN.
HENRY JASPER, MINISTRY OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THE MacGEE BUILDING, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR.
LET'S GO.
UM, YOU GO.
I'M JUST GOING TO STAY HERE FOR A BIT, OK?
YOU SURE?
OK.
[ DOOR CLOSING ]
[ SIGHING ]
HEY!
OH, NOTHING FAZES YOU, DOES IT?
J.C. DIES, AND YOU GO SHOPPING.
I'M NOT GOING TO SIT AROUND WITH A LONG FACE
LIKE THOSE HYPOCRITES IN THE NEWSROOM.
J.C. HATED MY GUTS.
I'M SUPPOSED TO CARE ABOUT HIM NOW THAT HE'S DEAD?
YOU'RE UNBELIEVABLE.
YOU REALLY ARE.
LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO FAKE IT, JAKE.
YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT THAT.
FAKING ANYTHING.
AT
COULD YOU TRY TO KEEP UP HERE?
ABOUT J.C. ANY MORE.
OH, NO, WE'RE NOT.
I'M ABOU
KING
YOU ALREADY TO SCREW
OH, I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
YOU TWO WERE HAVING TROUBLE ALREADY.
OH, REALLY?
YEAH.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
FACE IT EVENTUALLY, JAKE.
THIS GIRL'S NOT RIGHT FOR YOU.
AND YOU ARE, RIGHT?
YEAH, I AM.
I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
MIKE!
CAUGHT M I'M MOVING OUT.
A BAD TIME.
I'M AFRAID I HAVE SOME VERY BAD NEWS.
J.C.?
YES, HIS HEART GAVE OUT.
HE DIED THIS AFTERNOON.
.
YOU KNOW, LIKE I COULD HAVE DONE MORE.
YOU KNOW, MIKE, IF A MAN'S BENT ON SELF-DESTRUCTION,
ALL THE BEST INTENTIONS IN THE WORLD WON'T HELP.
I JUST FEEL LIKE MAYBE I PUSHED HIM
INTO MAKING A DECISION HE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE.
HEY, WE MAKE OUR OWN CHOICES.
SO DON'T BLAME YOURSELF.
I JUST WISH IT COULD HAVE ENDED DIFFERENTLY.
YEAH.
I S
FUNERAL?
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
I WISH I COULD HAVE COME SOONER.
WOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED ANYTHING.
THANKS AGAIN.
HENRY.
DON'T LET THE *** GET YOU DOWN, UH.
YOU HEAR THAT?
HI.
HEY.
SO, UH, GOT THE PICTURES, UH?
YEAH.
BABY, I'M SORRY THAT
I WALKED OUT ON YOU YESTERDAY.
THAT'S OK. YOU HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DO THAT.
NO, I DIDN'T.
I WAS BLAMING YOU,
BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T DO WHAT I WANTED.
I CAN'T, TESSA.
I CAN'T BE MORE INVOLVED
JUST BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE THINKS THAT I SHOULD.
OK, SO WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT, MAINTAIN
THE STATUS QUO -- I CAN HANDLE IT.
I CAN'T.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I CAN'T ASK YOU TO DO THIS ON MY TERMS. IT'S NOT FAIR.
AND IT JUST MAKES US BOTH MISERABLE.
YOU WANT TO CALL IT QUITS?
YEAH.
I THINK WE SHOULD.
IS THIS BECAUSE OF HER?
NO, SHE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU.
THEN WHY IS IT?
I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU ANY MORE, TESSA.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.
I STILL LOVE YOU.
YEAH.
I'M SORRY.
JAKE, I'M NOT COMING BACK AGAIN.
I KNOW.
DID YOU FIND HIM?
YEAH, BUT I WAS TOO LATE.
THE COMMISSIONAIRE WAS WATCHING HIM PACK.
I THINK THEY GOT HIM RED-HANDED.
YOU THINK THEY'LL CHARGE HIM?
I THINK THEY MADE A DEAL.
HE'S BEING TRANSFERRED TO KAPUSKASING.
SO THERE GOES THE STORY.
C'EST LA GUERRE.
THIS CAME IN WHILE YOU WERE OUT.
LOOKS LIKE
GOVERNMENT STATIONERY.
IT'S THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MINISTER FOR THE CASINO LICENCE.
THE COMMITTEE'S SELECTIONS ARE LISTED.
GARDLING'S NOT EVEN IN THE TOP FIVE.
THE MINISTER OVERRULED
THE COMMITTEE.
THERE'S YOUR STORY.
YES!
BARRY GARDLING IS THE PROUD NEW OWNER
OF METRO'S FIRST CASINO LICENCE.
BUT THIS DECISION HAS RAISED SOME TROUBLING QUESTIONS.
DAN WATSON REPORTS.
[ DAN ]: CTLS NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER JIM BALDWIN OVERRULED
THE CASINO SELECTION COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS
IN FAVOUR OF THE GARDLING CONSORTIUM.
WELL, THAT MINISTER'S TOAST.
THIS GARDLING GUY'S GOT
A BIT OF A PROBLEM, TOO.
HE CAN KISS THE LICENCE GOODBYE.
IT WAS J.C.'S SOURCE
THAT STARTED IT ALL.
A TOAST TO J.C., A NEWS MAN
TO THE END.
AND FINALLY TONIGHT,
WE BID A SAD FAREWELL TO OUR ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
AND FRIEND, J.C. CALLAHAN,
WHO DIED EARLIER TODAY.
[ SETH ]: A 25-YEAR
VETERAN OF THE NEWS BUSINESS, J.C.
WAS A JOURNALIST OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
TINCTS NGUE.
AND
BUT IF HIS STANDARDS SEEMED RIGID
AND AT TIMES UNCOMPROMISING, IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE
HE DEMANDED THE BEST FROM PEOPLE.
BY DOING THAT, HE ENSURED THAT WE ALL
BECAME BETTER NEWS PEOPLE.
FOR THAT LEGACY, WE THANK HIM.
FOR CHANNEL 10 NEWS, I'M JANE OLIVER
WITH
NIGHT.
OH, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG DAY.
WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN I LEFT J.C.'S?
MMM, JUST SAT THERE.
HAD TO BELIEVE HE WAS GONE.
WHEN I TOLD JASPER ABOUT J.C.,
T YOU
Y
WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE SAVED.
I KNOW ALL THAT.
I JUST THOUGHT IF I TRIED HARD ENOUGH THIS TIME,
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO TURN IT AROUND.
I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE.
WHAT?
WHEN I HEARD THAT J.C. DIED,
I FELT THIS ENORMOUS
OF RELIEF.
I THOUGHT THAT WE DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT TAKING CARE OF
HIM NOW THAT IT'S FINALLY
OVER AND WE'RE RID OF HIM.
THAT'S HUMAN.
DID YOU FEEL THAT WAY?
NO, BUT I WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF HIM BECAUSE I FELT GUILTY.
I FELT GUILTY, TOO...
AND ANGRY AND HELPLESS.
WHAT IS THIS, MIKE FENNELL OPENING UP?
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
NO, DON'T STOP. I LIKE IT.
DID YOU TALK TO TESSA?
AH.
HOW DID IT GO?
WE BROKE UP.
YEAH, BUT 25 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS AND THAT'S IT,
A 15-SECOND BLIP AT THE END OF THE NEWSCAST?
WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SAY?
IF I THAN
ORE
IM.
HI.
DO YOU THINK IS APPROPRIATE?
IS
WHAT?
PROBLEM. PROBLEM.
DOUBLE SCOTCH STRAIGHT UP, PLEASE.
THIS MUST BE TOUGH ON YOU.
ALLY
DID YOU, TYRONE?
AY WAS HIS LAST.
HE INSULTED ME THREE TIMES.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB.
LOOKS PRETTY DEADLY.
TOUG
J.C. SPENT SOME OF THE HAPPIEST TIMES
OF HIS LIFE WITH YOU GUYS -- HE WOULD HAVE HATED THIS.
HE WOULD GO TO ANOTHER WAKE.
[ CHUCKLING ]
FOR BETTER OR WORSE, WE WERE HIS FAMILY.
WE KNEW HIM AT HIS BEST, AND WE SUFFERED WITH HIM
THROUGH HIS WORST -- NOW HIS STRUGGLE IS OVER.
TONIGHT, EVERYBODY
HAS TO TELL A J.C. STORY.
OH, COME ON.
OH, NO.
EVERYBODY.
AND IT CAN'T BE DEPRESSING.
OK, YOU START.
OK.
THE FIRST TIME I MET J.C.,
HE WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE NEWS ROOM
WHO HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ME I HAD TAKEN THE JOB
THAT ANNE HILDEBRANDT WAS SUPPOSED TO GET.
HE WANTED ME TO KNOW WHY
EVERYBODY WAS GOING TO HATE ME.
YES.
YEAH.