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GIVI HIM 48 GOINNKRUPT?
THE BANKS ARE GIVING HIM 48 HOURS
TO COME UP WITH A BILLION DOLLARS,
OR THEY PULL THE PLUG.
SO THERE IS A GOD AFTER ALL.
AND SHE'S A BANK PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU.
CAN I HAVE THE SPORTS SECTION, PLEASE.
YOU REALIZE ADAM HIRSCH OWNS THE COMPANY
THAT OWNS THIS STATION.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT COPUTEX, THE COMPUTER COMPANY,
NOT HBC, HIRSCH BROADCASTING.
YEAH, BUT IF COPUTEX GOES, EVERYTHING MIGHT GO WITH IT,
INCLUDING US.
SO SOMEBODY ELSE WILL BUY US.
NOBODY SHUTS DOWN A TV STATION.
ARE YOU SEEKING PROTECTION?
ARE YOU OUT OF CASH?
WHY WON'T YOU SELL PART OF
THE COMPANY TO KEEP IT GOING?
ANY COMMENT AT ALL, MR. HIRSCH?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
COPUTEX IS THE EMBODIMENT OF MY VISION.
AND I AM NO MORE INCLINED TO SELL IT
OR BARTER IT THAN I WOULD BE INCLINED TO SELL MY OWN CHILD.
HOW ABOUT "COPUTEX IS A MONUMENT TO MY EGO AND THE EMBODIMENT"
"OF MY PATHOLOGICAL *** FOR CONTROL?"
WHEN WAS THIS?
NEW YORK, SEVEN DAYS AGO.
HE HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE.
WHAT, HE JUST VANISHED?
LIKE A VAMPIRE.
HE SCOURS THE GLOBE, THE HUNGER BURNING,
DESPERATE TO FEED...
HE'S LOOKING FOR BLOOD?
CASH.
WHAT'S HE GOT TO SELL?
EVERYTHING'S MORTGAGED.
ARGON, THE NEW COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM
HE DEVELOPED WITH COPUTEX.
AND THAT'S WORTH A BILLION?
IF IT BECOMES THE STANDARD COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM,
IT WOULD BE A LICENCE TO PRINT MONEY.
WHAT HAPPENS IF
HE DOESN'T GET THE MONEY?
HE GOES BELLY UP AND HE LOSES EVERYTHING.
OH, MY GOD.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIRSCH.
NO, BUT WHAT HAPPENS TO US?
NOTHING.
OUR CONTRACT'S ALMOST SIGNED.
MARGE, DON'T WORRY.
...COPUTEX IS THE EMBODIMENT
OF MY VISION.
AND I AM NO MORE
INCLINED TO SELL IT OR
BARTER IT THAN I WOULD BE
INCLINED TO SELL MY OWN CHILD.
IT'S PURE ADAM.
THE THEATRE OF THE REAL.
POMPOUS TWIT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I ONCE CARED FOR THIS GUY.
NEITHER CAN I.
LOOK AT HIS ARROGANT FACE.
IF HE GOES DOWN, A LOT OF PEOPLE GO DOWN WITH HIM.
HE DOESN'T CARE WHO HE HURTS -- THAT'S FOR SURE.
YOU WANT TO SEE HIM CRASH?
I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM GET WHAT HE DESERVES.
'CAUSE OF COPUTEX?
YEP, THAT, TOO.
WE WON'T HAVE A SHOW TONIGHT.
THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW.
AND WHY IS THAT?
NOTHING IS BEING DONE,
BECAUSE OF THIS UNION MEETING.
IT'S NOT A UNION MEETING. THESE ARE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
WHERE'S MIKE? WE HAVE TO TALK.
YOU, TOO. RIGHT NOW.
THE BANK IS REASSESSING
THEIR FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE HIRSCH
BROADCASTING COMPANY.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
THEY'RE CUTTING OFF OUR CREDIT.
THIS STATION WILL BE FLAT BROKE.
LL HE?
THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE BROKE?
ADAM KEEPS EVERYONE IN THE DARK.
HOW ARE WE TO OPERATE IF
WE DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE CASH?
PULL IN SOME STRINGERS.
I'VE GOT BREAKING STORIES
AND NOBODY TO COVER THE NEWS.
IN A MINUTE, ALL RIGHT?
NOT NOW.
DID HE HEAR?
ARE WE KEEPING IT SECRET?
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH CASH FOR THE END OF THE WEEK?
YEAH.
WELL, LET'S JUST CARRY ON.
WHAT, AND NOT TELL ANYBODY?
NOBODY WANTS TO SEE ADAM BANKRUPT.
THE BANKS ARE TRYING TO FORCE HIM TO DEAL.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
IN TWO DAYS EVERYTHING WILL BE RESOLVED
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, TWO DAYS.
THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS?
WE'RE ALMOST READY TO SIGN.
STALL THEM.
STALL THEM.
WHAT?
FOR THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE BEEN
LURCHING FROM ONE CRISIS TO ANOTHER.
SO?
I'M FED UP.
WELL, YOU WANT TO QUIT? NOW?
NOT QUIT.
MOVE ON.
OH, WONDERFUL. QUIT THEN, GO.
ANN...
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS?
ABOUT US?
TONIGHT?
JUST DON'T LEAVE ME TO DEAL WITH THIS MESS ALONE, FENNELL.
OK, WHO'S ON FIRST?
UH, WE'VE GOT A DEMO AT THE LESLIE STREET INCINERATOR.
WHAT'S THAT?
WELL, IT'S YUPPIE GREENERS VERSUS TOXIC WASTE WORKERS.
WHERE'S LOUIS?
AT A HOMICIDE ON QUEEN'S QUAY WEST -- LOTS OF BLOOD.
AND AT CITY HALL WE'VE GOT TRANSIT FARE INCREASE AGAIN,
AND MY FAVE, THE RED-HOT NAKED COWGIRLS
BANNED FROM CONFEDERATION DAY BASH AT CITY HALL.
EXCUSE ME?
IT'S A GAY COUNTRY PUNK BAND.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
THEIR NAME IS OF TO WOMEN
E
ACCORDING TO NADA FISK, CHAIRPERSON OF
THE MAYOR'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GENDER EQUALITY.
IF YOU CAN COUNT ON YOUR FINGERS,
YOU WILL OBSERVE THAT WE'RE TWO BODIES SHORT.
WE NEED A STRINGER.
CALL THE NUGGET, TAKE YOUR PICK.
GET JANE. SHE CAN HANDLE THIS.
NOT UNLESS YOU PAY HER AS A REPORTER.
I'M ALREADY PAYING HER.
AS A NEWS READER. YOU CAN'T DOUBLE UP.
COME ON, HELP ME OUT.
NO, IT'S IN THE CONTRACT.
SCREW THE CONTRACT.
I CAN'T AFFORD IT.
THANKS A LOT, PAL.
FORGET LESLIE STREET.
WHAT ABOUT CITY HALL?
HAVE DAN DO IT WHEN HE'S BACK FROM COPUTEX.
WHO'S OUT OF CASH?
ADAM HIRSCH. YOU DON'T WATCH THE NEWS?
SHOULD I CALL MY AGENT?
YOU HAVE AN AGENT?
NO. SHOULD I GET AN AGENT?
COME ON, MAC.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW
IF I HAVE A JOB.
GIVEN YOUR FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES,
WHY DID MR. HIRSCH REFUSE TO MAKE ARGON A JOINT VENTURE?
MR. HIRSCH BELIEVES OUR TECHNOLOGY IS SUPERIOR.
IF WE CAN STAY THE COURSE,
WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT OUR PRODUCT
WILL EVENTUALLY DOMINATE THE MARKET.
BUT YOU'VE HAD SOFTWARE PROBLEMS.
MINOR GLITCHES. WE'RE WORKING THEM OUT.
WHY DID YOU TRY TO MARKET A PRODUCT THAT WASN'T READY?
IT WAS READY, MR. WATSON.
IT'S STANDARD PROCEDURE TO RELEASE THE PRODUCT
DURING ITS BETA TESTING STAGE.
IS IT TRUE HIRSCH FORCED YOU TO MARKET THE PRODUCT
BECAUSE YOU'RE DESPERATELY SHORT OF CASH?
YOU SOUND LIKE YOU WANT US TO GO BANKRUPT.
NOT AT ALL.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ADAM HIRSCH
IS PUBLICLY HUMILIATED.
IS THAT SO WRONG?
LET'S ON TO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS.
SUCH AS?
NADA FISK.
THE MAYOR'S ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON GENDER EQUALITY.
OH, YES.
WHICH GENDER IS NADA?
WE ALREADY SETTLED THE TURNAROUND ISSUE.
WHY BRING IT UP AGAIN?
STICK TO THE AGENDA.
FOOD ALLOWANCE, WORK ENVIRONMENT.
WORK ENVIRONMENT?
NEXT THING YOU'LL WANT IS DAYCARE CENTRES.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE TURNAROUND.
BOTH SIDES AGREED TO THIS AGENDA,
I'VE NEG CONTRACT
THEN YOU KNOW UNTIL THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED,
NOTHING IS OFF THE TABLE.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM WITH THE TURNAROUND?
RIGHT NOW IT'S 12 HOURS.
I WANT IT REDUCED TO NINE AT STRAIGHT TIME.
STRAIGHT TIME?
WE HAVEN'T HAD STRAIGHT TIME TURNAROUND HERE IN 20 YEARS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SIGN, KYLE.
HE WANTS NEGOTIATIONS TO
BREAK DOWN, SO HE CAN LOCK
US OUT AND BREAK THE UNION.
MR. ANTONELLI, YOU DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING.
UNTIL THIS MORNING, WE WERE CLOSE TO A SETTLEMENT.
NOW EVERYTHING'S BACK ON THE TABLE.
WE OUGHT TO BE TALKING ABOUT PRODUCTIVITY,
ABOUT BOOSTING OUR MARKET SHARE,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
YOU WANT A FREE RIDE, JOIN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
BUT AT THIS STATION, THE PARTY IS OVER.
NT ONS BOARD.
WITH
FINE. THAT WILL, OF COURSE,
EFFECTIVELY SUSPEND ANY FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS
UNTIL YOUR COMPLAINT HAS BEEN HEARD.
BUT...SUIT YOURSELF.
WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?
THEY'RE TRYING TO BREAK THE UNION,
THAT'S WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
IF WE DON'T GET MONEY BY FRIDAY,
WE'RE SHUTTING DOWN.
YES, WE UNDERSTAND.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO ADAM HIRSCH?
I'M SURE MR. HIRSCH IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION.
THEY'RE ALL IN THE LUNCHROOM.
DOING WHAT?
THEY KNOW SOMETHING'S UP.
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO RESPOND TO A LOCKOUT
OR THE THREAT OF A LOCKOUT.
YOU GOT IT. WE WALK FIRST.
BUT IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT,
WE'RE JUST PLAYING INTO THEIR HANDS.
HOW CAN WE TALK ABOUT A STRIKE
WHEN THE WHOLE COUNTRY'S OUT OF WORK?
IT'LL FORCE THEM TO NEGOTIATE.
WE WANT A FAIR NEGOTIATION.
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WE HAD.
NO, COPELAND WALKED OUT ON US.
WALKED OUT?
YEAH, "IF YOU WANT A FREE RIDE,"
"JOIN THE CIVIL SERVICE."
"BUT AT THIS STATION,"
"THE PARTY'S OVER."
PARTY? WHAT HAVE I BEEN MISSING?
I THINK THE COMPANY'S BROKE.
THIS IS JUST A STALLING TACTIC
WHILE THEY CLEAN OUT WHAT'S LEFT.
WHY ELSE WOULD THEY SEND JANE
OUT TO COVER A STORY?
WHAT DID MIKE SAY? OR ANN?
THEY'RE NOT SAYING ANYTHING.
SO, BROKE, YOU MEAN, LIKE CAN'T PAY US?
GUYS, WE GOT A SHOW TO DO.
HOW COME COPELAND WALKED OUT?
HEY, LISTEN, ARE WE BROKE?
ARE WE GETTING PAID THIS FRIDAY?
THE BANK'S DECIDED TO REASSESS OUR CREDIT RATING.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, EXACTLY, MIKE?
MEANS THEY'RE SQUEEZING US TO PUT PRESSURE ON HIRSCH.
THAT'S ALL WE KNOW.
ARE YOU TRYING TO BREAK THE UNION?
COME
GHT?
DON'
IOTS, OK?
20 SECONDS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SHORT, SETH.
WE BUMPED THE INCINERATION PIECE.
NO REPORTERS, NO STRINGERS, NO PROBLEM.
I'LL OFFER A FEW THOUGHTS
ON THE CURRENT STATE OF LABOUR RELATIONS HERE AT CHANNEL 10.
DON'T YOU DARE!
WE'RE WORKING LIKE BUSY LITTLE BEAVERS,
AND WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S MONEY TO PAY US.
IF I HAD THE SAME ETHICAL STANDARDS
AS THE HIRSCH BROADCASTING CORPORATION,
T NOW.
AND I'M JANE OLIVER.
TONIGHT, METRO'S HIGH-TECH MULTINATIONAL HBC
TEETERS ON THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY.
SETH?
THANKS, JANE. IN OTHER NEWS...
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
OH...
GO AWAY.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.
HELLO?
MIKE?
IT'S ADAM.
WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M SORRY.
WHAT FOR?
FOR FRIGHTENING YOU. IF I FRIGHTENED YOU.
I'M NOT FRIGHTENED.
KEPT YOUR KEY.
YOU'RE ANGRY.
IT'S STILL 10:00 IN THE MORNING.
I HAVEN'T SLEPT ALL NIGHT, AND YET, I SEEM TO HAVE LOST
AN ENTIRE DAY OF MY LIFE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, ADAM?
I PERSUADED MYSELF YOU'D BE PLEASED TO SEE ME.
THAT YOU'VE MISSED ME.
THE JOURNALIST IN YOU, IF FOR NO OTHER REASON.
I WAS HOPING...
I ACTUALLY CONVINCED MYSELF...
I THINK OF YOU...QUITE OFTEN.
I WISH THAT...
MAKE LOVE WITH ME.
DON'T.
I'M TIRED.
VERY TIRED.
SO, HOW'S MIKE?
I HEAR RUMOURS HE MAY BE LEAVING.
OH, YOU HAVEN'T HEARD--
ARE WE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS?
ANSWER ME.
I WISH TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
WHAT?
ON CHANNEL 10.
SPEAKING IN RIDDLES.
USING--
THIS
I AM
I WA INTERVIE
I CAN PERSUADE THE GOVERNMENT TO GIVE ME A LOAN GUARANTEE.
THEY'VE ALREADY TURNED YOU DOWN.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE COUNTRY.
SINCE WHEN DO YOU CARE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY?
I CA
THEY CARE ABOUT THE COUNTRY.
OR THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO -- I NEED
TO SAY WHAT I WANT IN A NEUTRAL ARENA.
YOU WANT TO USE US TO PERSUADE THE GOVERNMENT.
STOP PERSONALIZING THIS.
I'M SPEAKING ABOUT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
RY
AND THOUSANDS OF PERMANENT JOBS.
IT'S YOUR STATION.
YOU DON'T NEED MY PERMISSION.
I DON'T WANT TO COMPEL YOU. I WANT TO PERSUADE YOU.
I WANT YOU TO
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU BOTH.
IF YOU DO THIS UNDER DURESS, IT WON'T PLAY.
AND WHAT HAPPENS TO CHANNEL 10?
THAT'S UP TO YOU, ISN'T IT?
AND MIKE?
WELL, NO, I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN
THE RED-HOT NAKED COWGIRLS PERFORM,
BUT THEIR MUSIC HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR DECISION
TO BAN THEM FROM CITY HALL.
BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM PERFORM,
HOW CAN YOU SAY THEY'RE OFFENSIVE?
THEIR NAME IS OFFENSIVE.
TO WHOM?
COWGIRLS? NAKED COWGIRLS?
TO WOMEN.
HOW SO?
IT PERPETUATES SEXISM.
AND I WOULD ALSO SAY
IT ENCOURAGES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.
THE COWGIRLS SAY THEY
JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN.
WELL, I DON'T FIND THEM FUNNY.
I BET YOU DON'T.
SHE'S NOT WORRIED
ABOUT HER JOB, IS SHE?
DAN...
IF I LOSE MY JOB, I LOSE MY HOUSE.
I'VE GOT A 14-YEAR-OLD AND A 9-YEAR-OLD TO LOOK AFTER.
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?
WE WAITED TILL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ADAM WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL.
HE DIDN'T.
OF COURSE.
HE WAS WITH ME.
WHAT?
HE WAS AT MY PLACE.
HE WANTS ME TO INTERVIEW HIM.
ABOUT COPUTEX?
HE THINKS HE CAN PERSUADE THE GOVERNMENT
TO GIVE HIM A LOAN GUARANTEE.
PERSUADE? YOU MEAN, GET THE PEOPLE ON HIS SIDE.
BRING PRESSURE TO BEAR.
WHAT ABOUT US?
WHAT ABOUT CHANNEL 10?
HE SAID THAT THAT'S UP TO US.
WHAT ELSE DID HE SAY?
HE SAID HE WAS FRIGHTENED.
HE SAID THAT?
WHAT IF WE SAY NO?
WE CAN'T SAY NO.
HE WANTS TO PERSUADE US BECAUSE IT WON'T WORK
IF WE DON'T BELIEVE IN HIM.
HE ALSO SAID THAT WE SHOULDN'T PERSONALIZE IT,
THAT IT'S ABOUT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
AND THOUSANDS OF JOBS.
IT'S SAVING OUR ***.
CAN'T DO THAT.
IT'S
ORY.
.
I CAN'T DEAL WITH BOTH OF YOU AT ONCE.
YOU OVERWHELM ME.
YOU'RE GOING TO PARIS, IBN...
WHAT'S G
.
WHAT DOES HE WANT WITH ME?
HIS WATCH WAS 14 HOURS AHEAD OF TIME.
14 HOURS, WHERE'S THAT?
HONG KONG.
TOKYO.
WHAT WOULD HE BE DOING THERE?
LOOKING FOR MONEY.
IF THAT'S WHERE HE WAS.
BUT IF HE HAD TOKYO MONEY,
A LOAN GUARANTEE?
MAYB
L.
TO THINK THAT'S WHERE HE WAS.
A TE
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.
DAN, MIKE'S OFFICE.
THEY CAN'T JUST START FIRING PEOPLE.
WHAT'S UP?
WHO WOULD ADAM HIRSCH BE TALKING TO IN TOKYO?
ABOUT COPUTEX, IF HE
WAS LOOKING FOR AN ANGEL?
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S A HALF A DOZEN POSSIBILITIES.
SOFTWARE, NOT HARDWARE.
IN SOFTWARE.
THEY REFINE; THEY DON'T INVENT.
HOW DID YOU KNOW HE WAS IN TOKYO?
IS IT POSSIBLE THERE'S SOMEBODY IN TOKYO
LOOKING TO GET INTO SOFTWARE?
YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION.
I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH HIM.
IT'S CONFIDENTIAL.
WE CAN'T SAY ANY MORE.
FIND OUT WHAT HE'S BEEN UP TO.
IN TOKYO?
WHATEVER YOU CAN DIG UP.
SO I'M NOT BEING FIRED.
NO.
WHAT ABOUT OUR CONTRACT?
WE DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S A CAR WAITING FOR YOU.
THE LINE-UP?
WHAT ABOUT IT? TAKE CHARGE, MAC.
SHOULD I SEND
SOMEBODY TO LESLIE STREET?
THEY'RE JUST HOSERS WHO MAY LOSE THEIR JOBS.
YES.
WELL, COME ON, MAC, TAKE CHARGE HERE.
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
WELL, I'M A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC, A CRIPPLE,
I URINATE INTO A BAG, I'M IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN
NIGHT AND DAY, AND I'M PROBABLY GOING TO LOSE MY JOB.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
THIS IS KIM. SHE'S A VIDEO ARTIST.
SHALL WE BEGIN?
ROLLING.
YOU'VE MORTGAGED EVERYTHING YOU OWN TO HANG ON TO COPUTEX.
YET YOU REFUSE TO TAKE A PARTNER.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE COPUTEX AND THE ARGON PROJECT
END UP IN FOREIGN HANDS.
NO, I SAID PARTNERSHIP, NOT TAKEOVER.
BUT IT WILL END WITH A TAKEOVER.
IF I'M FORCED TO ACCEPT A DEAL TO STAVE OFF BANKRUPTCY,
INEVITABLY I WILL LOSE CREATIVE AND FINANCIAL CONTROL
OF THE PROJECT.
YOU WOULD RATHER SEE COPUTEX GO UNDER
THAN LOSE CONTROL OF IT -- WHAT HAPPENS THEN?
NO, I DO WANT A PARTNER.
THE CANADIAN PEOPLE.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE AVRO ARROW?
IT WAS CANADIAN DESIGNED AND BUILT JET FIGHTER.
AND IT WAS THE FINEST MACHINE OF ITS KIND.
BUT IT WAS SCRAPPED AND ALL
OUR BEST MINDS WENT SOUTH TO WORK FOR NASA.
WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TERRIBLE RECESSION
AND WE COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
THAT WAS THE LOGIC OF THE DAY.
HOW MANY BILLIONS HAVE WE SPENT BUYING AMERICAN PLANES?
HOW MANY OF OUR BEST ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS
LEFT THE COUNTRY, TO SAY NOTHING OF THE LONG-TERM BENEFITS.
THE RESEARCH, THE TECHNOLOGICAL SPIN-OFFS, THE JOBS.
THAT'S WHAT WE LOST.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL LOSE AGAIN
IF COPUTEX ENDS UP IN FOREIGN HANDS.
YOU PRESUME THAT THE ARGON SOFTWARE WILL BECOME
THE STANDARD COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM.
WHY, BECAUSE YOU SAY SO?
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES
AT COPUTEX TO MAKE IT SO.
WE DON'T THINK IN TERMS OF FAILURE.
RIGHT NOW YOU'RE ON THE VERGE OF FAILURE.
FINANCIAL FAILURE.
NOT A FAILURE OF VISION.
THE YOUNG MEN WHO CREATED THE PERSONAL COMPUTER
DIDN'T THINK OF FAILURE.
NEITHER DID BOEING WHEN THEY RISKED EVERYTHING
ON THE SUCCESS OF THE 747.
THERE WAS A TIME IN THIS COUNTRY WHEN WE WERE INNOVATORS,
EXPLORERS, VISIONARIES. NOT ANY MORE.
WE'VE REDUCED OURSELVES TO THE POINT
WHERE OUR DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE
CONSIST OF PRAYING THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
IS STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY US ALONG.
THAT IS WHY I AM ASKING THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT,
BEGGING, AT THIS LATE HOUR, FOR A LOAN GUARANTEE.
I KNOW THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES.
BUT NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO LOSE OUR NERVE.
WE MUST KEEP OUR DREAMS ALIVE.
WE CANNOT FALTER NOW.
OUR CHILDRENS' FUTURE DEPENDS ON WHAT WE DO TODAY.
MR. PREMIER, PLEASE DON'T FAIL US.
DON'T FAIL OUR CHILDREN.
OW.
LOUSY WE FELT.
EVERYTHING YOU SAID
I SAID N, MIKE?
HEY, YOU MISSED YOUR CALLING.
A TV EVANGELIST.
ON.
CIDE RUN IT.
YEAH, HOW THE HECK ARE YOU?
HOW'S THE WEATHER UP THERE IN OTTAWA? UH-HUH.
LISTEN, I HEAR BY THE GRAPEVINE
THAT PIERRE FORTIER IS LEAVING CTDO -- IS THAT TRUE?
OH, SO IT IS TRUE.
IS, UH, BOB POLLOWIN STILL THE NEWS DIRECTOR UP THERE?
NO, NOT REALLY.
JUST KEEPING IN TOUCH, YEAH.
HIRSCH? OH, THAT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT US.
WHY? HAVE YOU HEARD SOMETHING?
WHAT'S THIS?
MY DEMO REEL.
I WAS WONDERING, IF YOU GOT A MOMENT,
YOU MIGHT TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
DID THEY FIRE YOU?
NO, NOT YET. BUT JAKE'S GOT SENIORITY.
SURE.
THANKS.
[ SIGHING ]
I'VE GOT THE LESLIE STREET TAPE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE MY JOB.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
I NEED THIS JOB.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE YOUR JOB.
YOU HEARD WHAT MIKE SAID.
THE BANKS ARE PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON HIRSCH.
IT'S
US.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS, OK?
HUH?
COME ON.
YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE OK.
HEY, HEY, IF YOU KEEP THAT UP,
YOU'RE GOING LOSE YOUR JOB SOONER THEN YOU THINK.
YOU'RE LOVING ALL OF THIS, AREN'T YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
ALL THIS POWER TRIPPING.
AND YOU'RE MR. CONGENIALITY.
WHY, YOU DON'T GIVE A DAMN FOR ANY OF THESE PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, ALL THESE PEOPLE COULD LOSE THEIR JOB?
YOU THINK I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT LOSING MY JOB?
YEAH, SURE -- SOME OF US HAVE FAMILIES,
YOU KNOW -- NOT LIKE YOU.
I DON'T HAVE ANY WORRIES?
I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS?
SURE, SURE, WHICH FERN BAR AM I GOING TO GO INTO NEXT?
YOU DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING.
IF I'M OUT OF WORK FOR TWO WEEKS, I COULD LOSE MY HOUSE.
I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ONE PAY CHEQUE.
AND JUST BECAUSE I'M DOING MY JOB
DOESN'T MEAN I'M NOT CONCERNED.
AND AS LONG AS I AM DOING MY JOB,
I'M GOING TO BE AS PROFESSIONAL AS I CAN.
COMPANY MAN TILL THE END.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
WE'RE RUNNING AN INTERVIEW WITH ADAM HIRSCH.
I WANT A PROMO ON THE AIR NOW.
J.C., I NEED SOME COPY ON ADAM HIRSCH.
GET THIS TO MARGE, ALL RIGHT?
WE'VE GOT AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW.
HE'S PLEADING FOR SOME GOVERNMENT HELP.
I WANT A CREW AT QUEEN'S PARK NOW.
WHY?
IN CASE THE PREMIER MAKES A STATEMENT.
I JUST SPENT AN HOUR WITH A VP FROM TRILLIUM TRUST.
HIRSCH IS INTO THEM FOR ABOUT 200 MILLION.
I ACCUSED HIM OF BETRAYING THE TRUST OF HIS CUSTOMERS
FIRST BY BACKING HIRSCH, THEN BY PULLING THE PLUG.
AND HE SAID IN HIS DEFENCE--
WHAT?
THAT THE BANKS,
ALL THE BANKS, PULLED THE PLUG ON HIRSCH SIX MONTHS AGO.
WHY ARE WE JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS NOW?
BECAUSE ADAM KEPT FROM DEFAULTING ON HIS LOANS.
SO WHERE IS HE GETTING THE MONEY? DRUG MONEY? HIS FATHER?
MY VP DOESN'T KNOW. NOBODY DOES.
ALREADY HAS A PARTNER?
EN
NO CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, NOT AT COPUTEX,
AT HBC OR THE SATELLITE COMPANY.
THEN IT ALL MUST BE COMING OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET.
IT'S TOO MUCH, EVEN FOR HIM.
THEN WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM?
BANKS.
WELL, THEN WHY WOULD THEY PULL THE PLUG NOW?
BECAUSE LAST WEEK HE DEFAULTED
ON A SHORT-TERM NOTE FOR 10 MILLION.
WHAT ABOUT TOKYO?
I'M STILL CHECKING.
NOW AM I FIRED?
WELL, WHEREVER THE MONEY'S COMING FROM, IT'S GOT TO BE
DEPOSITED IN A BANK SO COPUTEX CAN MEET ITS PAYROLL.
HIRSCH'S BANKS WON'T TELL US
WHERE THE MONEY COMING FROM.
THEY MIGHT.
MAYBE...I COULD PERSUADE THEM.
MAYBE ADAM'S RIGHT.
ABOUT WHAT? THE LOAN GUARANTEE?
NO, SOMETHING EL
LACK OF VISION, LACK OF NERVE.
HE'S RIGHT. WE'VE LOST SOMETHING AROUND HERE.
WE OR YOU?
I HAVEN'T LOST ANYTHING.
I'M JUST STARTING TO PEAK.
I GUESS IT'S ME.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUTHIS.
WE'RE ON.
GOOD MORNING.
I'M A CHANNEL 10 BULLETIN.
ITH
THE BELEAGUERED PRESIDENT OF COPUTEX INTERNATIONAL,
APPEALING TO THE PREMIER FOR A BAIL OUT.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT,
WE'LL GO TO THE PREMIER'S OFFICE FOR A REACTION.
I SAW THE INTERVIEW, YES.
HAVE YOU MET WITH ADAM HIRSCH?
WELL, NOW, HOW COULD I MEET WITH HIM WHEN
I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS UNTIL TODAY? I STILL DON'T.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY
TO THE WORKERS AT COPUTEX?
WELL, NOW, WHAT CAN I SAY?
I HOPE THEY DON'T LOSE THEIR JOBS.
I HOPE COPUTEX DOESN'T GO UNDER.
SO YOU'RE RECONSIDERING
YOUR POSITION ON THE BAIL OUT?
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A BAIL OUT.
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT A LOAN GUARANTEE.
THOSE ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT VEHICLES.
THE BANKS ARE MOVING AGAINST HIRSCH TOMORROW.
ARE YOU GOING TO STOP THEM?
WELL, I CAN'T STOP THEM.
THE MOST I COULD DO WOULD BE TO URGE THEM TO ACT
IN A PRUDENT MANNER IN VIEW OF WHAT'S AT STAKE.
SO YOU DON'T CARE IF THE
TECHNOLOGY ENDS UP IN FOREIGN HANDS?
OF COURSE I CARE.
AND THAT'S WHY, UH, THAT'S WHY
I'M WILLING TO MEET WITH HIM TO DISCUSS ALL THIS.
ALL HE HAS TO DO IS MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE.
I'M SORRY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT'S ALL--
THIS IS ADAM HIRSCH.
DID MR. MATSUTO LEAVE ON TIME?
THANK YOU.
[ SIGHING ]
DUNDAS TRUST HAS NOTHING TO HIDE.
WE ARE OWED MONEY BY COPUTEX.
BUT ALL OF THAT IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
WHAT ISN'T PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE IS THAT YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING
HIM AFLOAT FOR SIX MONTHS AT A COST OF OVER $100 MILLION.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THIS BANK HANDLES ALL HIS CURRENT ACCOUNTS.
WE KNOW THAT FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS
HE'S BEEN BROKE WITH NO CREDIT.
THIS BANK HASN'T PROPPED UP MR. HIRSCH'S ENTERPRISES.
THEN WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM?
MR.
IS
ON.
AND I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO DISCUSS IT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
WHEN WE RUN THE STORY.
WHAT STORY?
THAT DUNDAS TRUST HAS BEEN SECRETLY
USING DE TO KEEP
T.
MR. FENNELL, I CAN'T
PREVENT YOU FROM PUTTING WHATEVER YOU WANT ON THE AIR,
EVEN IF THEY ARE HALF-BAKED TRUTHS.
THEN WHAT IS THE TRUTH?
THE FACT THAT YOU'RE WITHHOLDING INFORMATION
IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.
IT'S THE VIDEO AGE, MS. MATHEWS.
I WOULD CONSIDER YOUR SELF-INTERESTS VERY CAREFULLY.
BRIDGETOWN INVESTMENTS.
BRIDGETOWN INVESTMENTS?
WHO ARE THEY?
WHO KNOWS.
[ SPEAKING JAPANESE ]
A YEAR AGO, THE MATSUTO CORPORATION
OF TOKYO OFFERED HIRSCH TWO BILLION
FOR A 50% STAKE OF COPUTEX.
HIRSCH TURNED HIM DOWN -- MATSUTO'S A SOFTWARE GUY,
MEDIUM LEVEL, BUT ANXIOUS TO MAKE IT IN THE BIG TIME.
SO FAR THE YANKS HAVE MANAGED TO KEEP HIM OUT.
ACCORDING TO MY COLLEAGUE IN TOKYO,
HIRSCH AND MATSUTO MET ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO FOR FURTHER TALKS.
AND HIRSCH WAS DEFINITELY
IN TOKYO LAST WEEK.
GREAT STUFF, DAN.
AM I FIRED?
DID YOU COME ACROSS A COMPANY NAMED BRIDGETOWN INVESTMENTS?
NO.
THAT'S WHERE HE'S GETTING HIS MONEY.
HOW DID YOU FIND THAT OUT?
GOT A NEW OFFER TO PUT ON THE TABLE.
IT'S FROM ADAM.
WOULD YOU EXCUSE US?
IS IT THAT BAD?
WE HAVE TO CUT THE BUDGET BY 20%
AND ACHIEVE PROFITABILITY WITHIN ONE YEAR.
THE UNIONS MUST AGREE TO A WAGE FREEZE
AND STAFF CUTS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
IF WE FAIL TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS,
THIS STATION WILL BE CLOSED, ITS LICENCE SOLD,
AND THE PROPERTY REDEVELOPED FOR REAL ESTATE.
"THIS IS NOT A BARGAINING POSITION."
"THIS IS A FINAL OFFER," SIGNED
ADAM HIRSCH, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER OF THE HIRSCH BROADCASTING COMPANY.
THAT MEANS MASSIVE LAY-OFFS.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
WHO GETS FIRED?
SOME OF US HAVE FAMILIES.
YOU'VE PLANNED THIS FROM THE START.
ALL THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE JUST BULL.
JAKE, JAKE, JAKE, COOL IT.
MAY I SAY SOMETHING?
NO SANCTIMONIOUS SERMONS, FENNELL.
LET HIM TALK, J.C.
WE CAN CUT THE BUDGET WITHOUT LOSING ANY STAFF.
OH, YOU'RE TALKING PAY CUTS, MIKE?
DOES THAT INCLUDE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THE BANKS HAVE AGREED TO GIVE
HIRSCH ANOTHER 48 HOURS THANKS TO THE PREMIER.
OH, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME, MR. HIRSCH.
NO, NO, THINK NOTHING OF IT.
WE LOVE TO HELP A MAN WHEN HE'S DOWN.
THAT'S JUST HOW WE ARE, HERE AT CHANNEL 10.
DAN.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I DIDN'T STICK AROUND.
HOW LIKE YOU.
WHERE DO I STAND IN ALL THIS?
YOU STAND BESIDE ME, KYLE.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT MY CONTRACT?
THERE'S A PRIVATE JET ARRIVING FROM VANCOUVER.
I WANT YOU TO MEET IT AND BRING THE PASSENGER HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
I CAN RECOMMEND A NUMBER OF
EXCELLENT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNTITES, MR. WATSON.
HAVE A SEAT.
THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, THERE'S A PARTICULAR COMPANY
THAT, UH, WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME -- BRIDGETOWN INVESTMENTS.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF IT?
UH, NO, I HAVEN'T.
WHAT DO THEY DO EXACTLY?
WELL, MY FRIEND WAS RATHER VAGUE.
THEY MOVE MONEY AROUND.
AH, MONEY MOVERS.
WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT'S INSIDE THE MAGIC BOX.
WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
WHY IS CHANNEL 10
INTERESTED IN SOME OBSCURE COMAPNY?
YOU'RE D
CHANNEL 10.
THANKS.
I REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU DO.
YOU'RE NOT A SMART-ALECKY TYPE.
THANKS AGAIN.
UM, BRIDGETOWN INVESTMENTS,
A CANADIAN COMPANY CHARTERED IN THE BAHAMAS.
WELL, WHAT DO THEY DO?
IT DOESN'T SAY.
UH, IT SAYS IT WAS JUST CHARTERED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.
IT LISTS ONE ACTIVE
D.
LEPT WITH THE BOSS LIKE JAKE.
WELL, THEN AGAIN, MAYBE IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
NOTHING.
I'LL BET YOU CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF ME, CAN YOU?
GOD!
YOU CAN GET SOME 20-YEAR-OLD BLOW-DRIED *** TO TAKE
MY PLACE -- THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, ISN'T IT?
SOMEBODY YOU CAN BOSS AROUND, SOMEBODY
YOU CAN CON, JUST LIKE YOU CONNED EVERYBODY.
STOP IT! STOP IT!
WHAT AM I...?
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
BRIDGETOWN INVESTMENTS.
NEVER HEARD OF IT.
BRIDGETOWN INVESTMENTS.
D
IT'S A SHELL COMPANY, OFFSHORE.
IT'S BEEN SECRETLY FUNDING COPUTEX FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT?
NOTHING.
WELL, THAT'S YOUR SIGNATURE.
YOU'RE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
IN FACT YOU'RE THE ONLY OFFICER.
WHAT?
THAT'S YOUR SIGNATURE, KYLE.
OH, MY GOD.
WELL, I SIGN A LOT OF PAPERS...FOR ADAM.
HE SENDS THE PAPERS, AND I SIGN THEM.
EVEN WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT YOU'RE SIGNING?
YES. YES.
SOMETIMES THERE'S ONLY A BLANK SPACE..
AND YOU SIGN?
I SIGN.
HE PAYS
I SIGN.
AND ABOUT BRIDGETOWN INVESTMENTS?
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM?
NO, BUT I CAN FIND OUT.
IF I'M THE DAMN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
THEN I CAN SURE AS HELL FIND OUT.
IF ANYONE'S BEING OFFENSIVE HERE, IT'S NADA FISK.
TO WHOM?
TO US. AND WE'RE WOMEN.
WELL, ACTUALLY WE JUST DRESS LIKE WOMEN.
BUT THAT'S QUIBBLING.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY TO NADA FISK?
YEAH. HONEY, GET A LIFE.
AND DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR HAIR.
TWO, ONE -- TAKE ONE.
SOME THOUGHTFUL ADVICE FROM TRIXIE PIXIE
OF THE RED-HOT NAKED COWGIRLS.
DO YOU FIND THEM OFFENSIVE, JANE?
UH, TO BE HONEST, I'M NOT FAMILIAR
WITH THEIR MUSIC, BUT I LIKE THE BOOTS.
I'VE LISTENED TO THEIR CD.
THEIR MUSIC'S QUITE LIVELY.
AND ON THAT NOTE, I'M SETH MILLER.
AND I'M JANE OLIVER.
GOOD NIGHT.
THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO BE FLOWING FROM AN OFFSHORE SOURCE.
THERE'S NOTHING ILLEGAL ABOUT THAT.
AND THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
THAT'S HOW THE BIG CORPORATIONS CIRCUMVENT THE TAX LAW.
IT'S THE NORM.
SO BRIDGETOWN IS A LEGITIMATE COMPANY
THAT HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO KEEP COPUTEX AFLOAT.
IT'S PROBABLY A SHELL COMPANY.
THE MONEY GOES IN, THE MONEY GOES OUT.
THE MONEY GOES OUT OF BRIDGETWON
INTO COPUTEX BY WAY OF HIRSCH'S BANKS.
BUT THEN, WHY WOULD HE HAVE A LOAN GUARANTEE?
WHY NOW?
BECAUSE WHATEVER THE SOURCE IS, IT'S PROBABLY DRIED UP.
HMM.
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
AT THE NUGGET.
THERE'S A MEETING.
ARE YOU GOING?
THEY THINK I'M MANAGEMENT.
ANYWAY, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.
IF THERE'S NO MONEY,
THERE'S NOTHING TO NEGOTIATE.
OH!
THE WHOLE THING'S RIDICULOUS.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT.
WHO ORDERED THE STOUT?
I SAY WE TAKE THE BUGGERS TO COURT.
THEY CAN'T JUST TEAR UP A UNION CONTRACT.
A COMPANY ON THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY
CAN DO WHATEVER IT WANTS.
WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT YET.
ONE CLUB SODA.
WHAT ABOUT UNION SOLIDARITY?
YEAH, GET THE NATIONAL OFFICE INVOLVED
AND SHUT EVERY STATION IN TOWN.
THEY WON'T DO IT. THEY'RE TOO SCARED.
WELL, IT'S WORTH A TRY.
I'VE ALREADY TRIED -- WE WALK, AND THEY
JOIN THE PICKET LINE -- THAT'S ALL.
WALK WHERE? TO THE WELFARE OFFICE?
WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT WALKING?. THEY'RE CLOSING.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUT PAY CUTS.
HOW MUCH?
OK, NOW, J.C. AND I HAVE CRUNCHED SOME FIGURES.
IF WE ALL ARE PREPARED TO TAKE A 10% PAY--
[ YELLING ]
YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND!
IT'S JUST AN IDEA.
I CAN'T AFFORD IT!
WHO CAN, MARGE?
SOME OF US CAN, AND SOME US CAN'T.
WELL, SO, WHOEVER CAN AFFORD IT, TAKES THE CUT.
AND THE REST OF US CAN--
NO. IT'S ALL OF US OR NO ONE.
LET'S TAKE A VOTE.
ON WHAT?
DO WE TAKE A PAY CUT?
NO, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO
THE PAY CUT, IT'S GOT TO BE UNANIMOUS.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT DOES, THAT'S WHY.
BECAUSE IT'S PART OF OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY,
IF SUCH A THING EXISTS.
IF WE CAN'T AGREE
TO STAND TOGETHER, WE MIGHT AS WELL
END THIS MEETING RIGHT NOW
AND LET THEM FIRE WHOMEVER THEY PLEASE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
FIRST TIME I WAS IN PARIS WAS 1969.
BY YOURSELF?
NO. HER NAME WAS INGER.
MMM, SWEDISH.
DANISH, FROM AARLBORG.
I HAD THE CAR. SHE WAS HITCHHIKING.
SHE WAS VERY TALL.
I'VE ONLY EVER BEEN THERE ON BUSINESS.
THE CBC SENT ME TO FOLLOW AROUND A BRAIN DEAD CABINET MINISTER.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FRENCH WERE KISSING
HIS REAR AXLE ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOL.
DO YOU THINK YOU'D EVER
WANT TO GO BACK?
I'D LOVE TO.
ADAM TOLD ME THAT HE HEARD RUMOURS THAT YOU'RE LEAVING.
WELL, THEY'RE NOT RUMOURS.
YOU KNOW I'M RESTLESS.
I THINK FED UP WAS THE WORD.
WHATEVER I DO, I DON'T WANT TO DO IT ALONE.
[ KNOCKING ]
THE MONE CALLED GREENWOOD TRUST.
A COMPANY
FROM GREENWOOD INTO BRIDGETOWN.
BRIDGETOWN INTO COPUTEX.
GREENWOOD TRUST IS THE COMPANY ADAM SET UP
TO INVEST HIS EMPLOYEES' INSURANCE
AND RETIREMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING OURS.
HE STOLE THE MONEY FROM THE PENSION PLAN.
AND NOW IT'S GONE.
MY NAME IS THE ONLY NAME ASSOCIATED WITH THAT COMPANY.
NOT HIS. MINE.
IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE I STOLE THE MONEY.
GOD, WHAT ARE MY FRIENDS GOING TO SAY?
I'M GOING TO GO TO JAIL.
[ KNOCKING ]
NOW WHAT? THE CREW'S ON STRIKE?
YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED, AND YOU WANT MY BLESSING?
WHAT?
WE KNOW ABOUT BRIDGETOWN INVESTMENTS.
WE ALSO KNOW YOU STOLE
THE PENSION MONEY FROM GREENWOOD TRUST.
THAT'S WHY YOU COULDN'T TAKE IN
ANY PARTNERS -- BECAUSE THE AUDITORS WOULD
BECOME AWARE OF WHAT YOU DID.
I'M PAYING BACK THE MONEY TOMORROW.
I SOLD THE ARGON SOFTWARE.
TO MATSUTO.
SO MUCH FOR YOUR HIGH IDEALS ABOUT KEEPING IT CANADIAN.
HE BUYS THE SOFTWARE, YOU STILL GET TO OWN COPUTEX.
THE ONLY ONE WHO LOSES ON THIS IS ME, AND I LOSE BILLIONS.
AND YOU GO TO JAIL.
ONCE I PAY THE MONEY BACK, NOBODY WILL GIVE A DAMN ANYWAY.
NO, NO, YOU SEE,
I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU GO TO JAIL, ADAM.
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
IF YOU MAKE THIS PUBLIC, MY DEAL WITH MATSUTO COLLAPSES.
MY CREDITORS WILL BANKRUPT ME.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WILL BE LOST,
INCLUDING THE PENSION MONEY.
I'LL HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN CHANNEL 10.
AND ALL THOSE LITTLE PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS.
I CAN'T WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC.
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY ABOUT IDEALS WHEN THEY'RE UNEMPLOYED?
.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
YOU HAVEN'T OFFERED US A BRIBE YET, ADAM.
YOU HAVEN'T ASKED FOR ONE. YOU WANT MONEY?
[ LAUGHING ]
I DIDN'T THINK SO.
SEND KYLE BACK TO THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
NO PAY CUTS AT CHANNEL 10 AND HOLD THE BUDGET WHERE IT IS.
10% CUT.
NONE.
5%, THAT'S IT.
NONE.
I'LL HOLD THE WAGES.
BUT AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE NO MONEY.
5% CUT ON THE BUDGET.
OK, IT'S A DEAL.
IT'S A DEAL.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO ASK FOR MILLIONS OR THE STATION.
I HOPE THAT GIVES YOU ENOUGH SATISFACTION, FENNELL.
IT'S GOING TO COST YOU.
ARE THEY HAPPY?
THEY WERE HAPPY THEIR WAGES WEREN'T CUT BACK.
GOOD, GOOD.
I SHOULD MAKE A GESTURE OF SOME SORT.
I KNOW. I'LL CUT YOUR SALARY BY 20%.
AND I'LL BLOW THE WHISTLE ON YOU SO FAST.
KYLE, IT WAS YOUR COMPANY.
YOU'RE A VERY IMPLICATED MAN.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS SIGNING.
TELL IT TO THE JUDGE.
20%.
I EXPECT YOU TO HOLD THE BUDGET AT A 5% REDUCTION.
AND IF THE STATION GOES OVER BY ONE PENNY, IT'S ON YOUR HEAD.
MAKE THEM AS MISERABLE AS I AM, AS YOU'RE GOING TO BE.
I WANT THEM TO REMEMBER ME EVERY DAY.
THAT SON OF A ***.
HE GOT AWAY WITH IT.
WE ALMOST HAD HIM, DAMN IT.
WELL, IF HE GIVES THE MONEY BACK,
WHICH I'M SURE HE WILL, NO ONE WILL CARE.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE STATION OUT OF HIM.
WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN...
YEAH, RIGHT.
HOW TALL WAS SHE?
INGER?
6-2.
WOW.
YEAH, WE MADE LOVE IN NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL.
ONE OF THE CONFESSIONAL BOOTHS, NORTH SIDE.
YOU CAN DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS IN PARIS.
NO NADA FISKS.
THINK ABOUT IT.
COME ON, WE'LL TELL THEM THE DEAL.
GOT IT.
J.C., PRESS CONFERENCE AT COPUTEX.
MATSUTO'S GOING TO BE THERE.
THE PREMIER IS PROFOUNDLY DISAPPOINTED.
GOOD.
DAN, EVERYBODY.
ANNE AND I MET WITH ADAM HIRSCH LAST NIGHT.
WE MADE A DEAL.
THE DEAL IS THE OPERATING BUDGET WILL BE CUT 5%,
AND ALL PAY SALARIES WILL BE FROZEN
AT THE PRESENT LEVEL FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
AND NO ONE IS GOING
TO LOSE THEIR JOB.
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