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HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE PLANS FOR TONIGHT, DAN.
THANKS A LOT. SAME TO YOU.
TRILLIUM TRUST'S HAVING
AN EMERGENCY BOARD MEETING AT 7:30.
HOW DID YOU FIND THAT OUT?
I HAVE MY WAYS.
STOCK MARKET'S BEEN SAYING THEY'RE IN TROUBLE FOR WEEKS.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
AN EMERGENCY MEETING AFTER HOURS SOUNDS LIKE BIG TROUBLE.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PIN DOWN THE RUMOURS,
BUT I COULD'T GET ANYTHING CONCRETE.
MAYBE ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL TALK.
MAYBE. GREAT STUFF -- THANKS, BRUCE.
AND THAT'S THE NEWS FOR TONIGHT.
I'M TYRONE BERRYMAN.
I'M JANE OLIVER FOR CHANNEL 10.
AND CUE THE CLOSING.
GREAT SHOW, MAC.
WOW, THAT SUBWAY PIECE WAS TERRIFIC.
[ MAC ]: AN EXCLUSIVE, TOO.
WHEN CHANNEL 7 GOT THERE, IT WAS OVER.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT A LOT.
HOW DID WE GET IT?
OUR REPORTERS DON'T LIKE TO GIVE AWAY THEIR SECRETS.
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, WE'LL BE AT THE TOP OF THE RATINGS.
THANKS, EVERYONE. IT'S A RAP.
IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FOR A LOW-RENT LOCAL NEWS OUTFIT.
HOW ARE THE RATINGS?
THEY'RE INCHING UP THERE.
THANKS, EVERYBODY.
LYSANNE CLAIRE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
GOOD EVENING TO YOU, TOO.
TO WHAT DO WE OWE THE PLEASURE?
I'M HERE FOR A MEETING.
WITH WHOM? WHAT'S ON HIRSCH'S AGENDA THIS TIME?
A VERY IMPORTANT INVESTOR -- I THOUGHT
WE WOULD TAKE HIM FOR A TOUR.
AT THIS HOUR?
THIS IS WHEN HE COULD COME.
WHY DON'T YOU GET KYLE TO DO IT?
HE'S THE STATION MANAGER. IT'S HIS JOB.
NO, I WANT YOU TO CONDUCT THE TOUR.
I GOT PLANS FOR TONIGHT.
CAN'T YOU CHANGE THEM?
WHY SHOULD I?
COME ON, MIKE, THIS WON'T TAKE LONG, PLEASE.
OK, I'LL GET ANNE TO SHOW HIM THE STUDIO--
NO, I DON'T WANT ANNE INVOLVED IN THIS.
WHY DON'T YOU WANT ANNE INVOLVED?
MR. YOSHOMIDA IS JAPANESE.
YOU KNOW THE JAPANESE DON'T RELATE WELL TO WOMEN EXECUTIVES.
BUT HE RELATES WELL TO YOU.
NOT REALLY, THAT'S WHY I WANT YOU TO TAKE HIM AROUND.
HE'LL BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH YOU.
WELL, IF YOU WANT HIM TO SEE OUR NEWS OPERATION,
ANNE SHOULD BE INVOLVED.
HE'S NOT INTERESTED IN THE NEWS OPERATION.
WHAT'S HE INTERESTED IN?
HAVE YOU SEEN THE COMPETITION?
WE'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SUBWAY STORY.
LYSANNE CLAIRE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
A SURPRISE VISIT.
I'M FULL OF SURPRISES TODAY.
IT'S NICE TO FIND YOU IN SUCH GOOD SPIRITS, ANNE.
WHAT DOES SHE WANT?
SHE WANTS ME TO, UH, GIVE A JAPANESE INVESTOR
A TOUR OF THE STATION.
TONIGHT?
OH, WELL, SO MUCH FOR OUR CIVILIZED DINNER.
NO, NO, YOU GO TO TAGGERT'S.
I'LL MEET YOU THERE IN AN HOUR.
I WON'T GO THERE. I'LL STAY HERE.
UH, YOU BETTER.
WHY?
UH, LYSANNE DOESN'T WANT YOU HERE.
SHE'S TRYING TO CUT ME OUT OF EVERYTHING.
NO, IT'S JUST A MEETING.
NO, IT'S A PATTERN.
SHE'
NE ME.
COMFORTABLE WITH A MAN.
AND LYSANNE WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE
WITH YOU WITHOUT ME.
IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.
AND IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT SHE SAYS IT'S ABOUT EITHER.
I KNOW THAT.
I'LL GO ALONG WITH IT AND FIND OUT WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.
TAGGERT'S, ONE HOUR.
ONE HOUR.
ARE YOU ATTENDING THE MEETING HERE?
NO COMMENT.
IS THIS COMPANY IN TROUBLE?
YOU HEARD ME.
GREAT STORY.
BUNCH OF SUITS SAYING NO COMMENT.
WE JUST HAVE TO CRACK ONE OF THEM.
HOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS ARE THERE?
15.
BUT THEY ONLY NEED 10 FOR A QUORUM.
MR. YOSHOMIDA, I WANT YOU TO MEET
MIKE FENNELL, OUR PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
NEWS DIRECTOR.
MR. KENJI YOSHOMIDA.
CALL ME KEN.
WELCOME TO CHANNEL 10.
ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR
YOU'D LIKE TO SEE, KEN?
I'M INTERESTED IN WHATEVER YOU LIKE TO SHOW ME.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN NEWS DIRECTOR HERE?
FIVE YEARS -- ARE YOU FAMILIAR
WITH LOCAL NEWS OPERATIONS?
REASONABLY FAMILIAR. HOW BIG IS YOUR STAFF?
58.
BUT YOU HAVE WORKED IN LARGER ORGANIZATIONS.
WHY? ARE YOU THINKING OF EXPANDING CHANNEL 10?
KEN IS ONLY AN INVESTOR IN THE COMPANY, MIKE.
EXPANSION PLANS WOULD BE ADAM'S CONCERN.
WELL, WELL, KEN. GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME YOU WERE IN TOWN.
WAS THIS A LAST MINUTE THING?
YOU DIDN'T GET THE MEMO FROM ADAM?
MEMO? NO.
YOUR SECRETARY TOLD ME YOU HAD FAMILY COMMITMENT THIS EVENING.
SHE DID?
WELL, UH, IT WAS JUST--
A BIRTHDAY. HIS WIFE'S.
GIVE HER MY BEST WISHES.
OF COURSE.
WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME?
SHALL WE GO ON TO EDITING?
WHO'S THAT?
DOUGLAS BEATON, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
DAN WATSON, CHANNEL 10 NEWS.
MR. BEATON, DOES THIS MEETING HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE
RUMOURS THAT TRILLIUM'S ON THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY?
THOSE RUMOURS ARE GROUNDLESS.
OUR SOURCES ON BAY STREET SAY OTHERWISE.
THE STREET RUNS WITH RUMOURS.
WHY THE EMERGENCY MEETING?
THERE'S NO EMERGENCY.
JUST A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
YOU ALWAYS MEET AT 7:30 AT NIGHT?
WE MEET WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT.
GO HOME, MR. WATSON, THERE'S NO STORY HERE.
BY THE LOOK ON HIS FACE,
IF I HAD STOCK IN TRILLIUM, I'D SELL IT.
YOU DON'T TRUST THIS PILLAR OF THE FINANCIAL COMMUNITY?
WAS HE THE LAST ONE?
HE'S THE ONE WE WANTED.
HE DIDN'T GIVE UP MUCH.
LIKE YOU SAID, IT WAS THE LOOK ON HIS FACE.
THERE'S A STORY HERE, JAKE.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS...YET.
YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T GO PUBLIC WITH MY STORY
IF I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SENSATIONALIZE IT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I'M INTERESTED IN THE EMOTIONAL JOURNEY.
I MEAN, YOU'RE SO ARTICULATE ABOUT IT.
AH, SETH
SO YOU'LL DO THE INTERVIEW?
OH, IT'S SUCH A BIG STEP.
LOOK, I'M WILLING TO GIVE YOU ANY ASSURANCES YOU ASK FOR.
I'M WILLING TO INDULGE YOU TO MAKE THIS WORK.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF COMING IN THE EDITING ROOM?
HA, HA, WELL, WE DON'T NORMALLY DO THAT.
NOT TO HAVE VETO POWER, JUST TO HAVE INPUT.
OF COURSE.
OK, THEN I'LL DO IT.
GREAT.
HEY, BABY, THIS SEAT TAKEN?
THERE WAS A LATE NIGHT BOARD
MEETING AT TRILLIUM TRUST -- SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY UP.
WHAT?
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND OUT.
WE GOT A GREAT SHOT OF THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE BOARD LYING THROUGH HIS TEETH.
WE WERE THE ONLY PRESS THERE.
REALLY, WHERE DID YOU GET THE TIP?
BRUCE.
THE GUY'S ON A ROLL.
HE GOT US THAT SUBWAY EXCLUSIVE, TOO.
THAT WAS BRUCE?
GOT US THAT SCOOP LAST WEEK, TOO.
REALLY?
SO WHERE'S MIKE?
OH, HE'S WORKING LATE.
HE'S MEETING WITH LYSANNE AND...AN INVESTOR.
OOH, DRAGON LADY'S BACK.
I'M KEN YOSHOMIDA.
BARBARA STOLLERY.
UH, HAVE WE INTERRUPTED YOUR WORK?
BARBARA IS MY GUEST THIS WEEK.
KEN, THIS IS SETH MILLER,
THE HOST OF ONE OUR LIFESTYLE PROGRAMS.
IT'S UPBEAT, POSITIVE, EXCITING --
EXACTLY WHAT THE STATION NEEDS.
THANK YOU, LYSANNE.
MISS STOLLERY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE TV PERSONALITY.
YOU HAVE VERY STRONG PRESENCE.
WELL, THAT'S VERY NICE OF YOU TO SAY THAT.
UH, SO, MR. YOSHOMIDA,
YOU'RE NEW TO CHANNEL 10.
KEN IS AN INVESTOR, SETH, FROM JAPAN.
SETH USED TO BE OUR NEWS ANCHOR.
HOW DO YOU LIKE BEING AWAY FROM IT?
WELL, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D HEAR MYSELF SAY THIS, BUT I LOVE IT.
IT SHOWS IN YOUR WORK. SHALL WE CONTINUE?
IT WAS VERY NICE MEETING YOU.
ARE YOU A FAN OF LIFESTYLE PROGRAMMING?
TRUTHFULLY, I DON'T WATCH MUCH TELEVISION.
REALLY ONLY THE NEWS.
SO, TOMORROW AT 1:00?
WHAT A VERY INTERESTING MAN.
YES, I SUPPOSE SO.
DO YOU HAVE INVESTORS LIKE HIM COMING AROUND OFTEN?
NO, NOT REALLY.
ARE WE CONFIRMED FOR TOMORROW?
OF COURSE.
GOOD.
OH, MY NEIGHBOUR'S DRIVING ME INSANE WITH HER MUSIC.
WELL, IT WAS YOUR IDEA TO MOVE OUT.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'LL TELL YOU, I HAVEN'T HAD A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP FOR WEEKS.
I'LL THINK OF YOU AS I DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP
IN THE TRANQUILLITY OF MY APARTMENT.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
YEAH, SEE YOU LATER.
YOU'D THINK, UH, MIKE WOULD KNOW BETTER
THAN TO KEEP A WOMAN WAITING.
YEAH.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU TWO OK?
YEAH.
COME ON, ANNE, THIS IS ME TALKING.
I CAN TELL SOMETHING'S BUGGING YOU.
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK IT'S LYSANNE.
AH, YOU CAN'T LET HER GET TO YOU.
OH, I CAN'T HELP IT.
SHE WANTS ME OUT OF THERE AND, I DON'T KNOW,
MAYBE I SHOULD MAKE MY MOVE BEFORE SHE MAKES HERS.
WHY ARE YOU SO SURE
SHE WANTS YOU OUT?
I KNOW. BRUCE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH HIS SOURCES.
LISTEN, YOU CAN HOLD YOUR OWN WITH HER.
YEAH, BUT SHE HAS A DIRECT LINE TO HIRSCH.
I CAN'T COMPETE WITH THAT.
YOU'RE AS GOOD AS SHE IS.
YOU GOT TO STAND UP TO HER.
HMM.
I'M NOT SURE IT'S WORTH IT.
MAYBE I SHOULD QUIT BEFORE IT GETS WORSE.
NO, ANNE, DON'T DO THAT.
WELL, I TOLD MIKE AN HOUR.
IT IS NOW TWO HOURS.
I'M OUT OF HERE.
KEN, CAN I ASK YOU A PERSONAL QUESTION?
MIKE, REALLY...
NO, THAT'S OK, ASK.
IF YOU ONLY WATCH THE NEWS,
WHY GO IN ON THIS LIFESTYLE NETWORK?
THAT IS JUST SPECULATION AT THE MOMENT.
I INVEST TO MAKE A PROFIT.
THAT IS POSSIBLE HERE WITH A LIFESTYLE NETWORK.
IT'S A BUSINESS DECISION.
THEN YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THE STATION.
YOU COULD LOOK AT A BALANCE SHEET.
MIKE?
THERE ARE ALWAYS OUTSTANDING PEOPLE BEHIND THE NUMBERS.
I LIKE TO MEET THOSE PEOPLE.
I KNOW YOU HAD A VERY LONG FLIGHT.
WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU.
A PLEASURE, MIKE.
GOOD NIGHT.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
COME, LET'S TALK.
THAT WAS PARTICULARLY THE EDITING.
NG,
I'M SURPRISED THAT YOU STAYED SO LONG.
I MEAN, MOST PEOPLE FIND IT KIND OF BORING.
REALLY?
LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU STAY AROUND
FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL I'M FINISHED.
I'LL GIVE YOU A LIFT HOME.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY NICE. I CAN TAKE A CAB -- OH, GOD!
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? ARE YOU DRUNK?
SORRY, I'M REALLY SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE.
YOU COULD HAVE KILLED HER.
I'M SORRY. ARE YOU OK?
YES, I THINK I AM.
SHOULD WE GET A DOCTOR?
ARE YOU OK, MISS STOLLERY?
YES, THANK YOU, I AM.
REALLY, I'M, I'M VERY
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
CAN I DRIVE YOU SOMEWHERE?
I WAS GOING TO TAKE A CAB...
NOW, DON'T BE SILLY, I'LL TAKE YOU HOME--
I'VE GOT THE JEEP RIGHT HERE.
REALLY, LISTEN, BOTH OF YOU -- I THINK
I'D RATHER GO WITH MR. YOSHOMIDA.
HIS CAR IS RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU, MR. YOSHOMIDA.
THANK YOU.
WHO WAS THAT GUY?
KEN YOSHOMIDA.
HE'S AN INVESTOR IN THE STATION.
AH, TOO BAD HE SHOWED UP.
KIND OF HARD TO COMPETE WITH A CHAUFFEUR-DRIVEN CAR, HUH?
YEAH.
I WONDER IF HE COULD TELL.
I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK IT'D ONLY BE OBVIOUS TO PEOPLE WHO KNEW YOU.
WHAT?
THAT YOU HAVE A THING FOR HER.
I DO NOT.
IT'S OK, SETH, I'M NOT GOING TO TELL ANYBODY.
NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
SHE'S NOT A WOMAN.
OF COURSE SHE'S A WOMAN.
YEAH?
WELL, NOW SHE IS.
BUT FOUR YEARS AGO SHE WASN'T.
SHE WAS A MAN.
I THINK HE REALLY LIKED YOU.
NOW, CUT THE CRAP. WHAT'S GOING ON?
NEXT WEEK WE'RE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO THE CRTC
TO CHANGE THIS INTO A LIFESTYLE CHANNEL.
I KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN,
BUT IT DOESN'T EXPLAIN YOSHOMIDA.
WHY DO YOU NEED EXPLANATIONS?
WE WANT YOU TO RUN THE NEW CHANNEL.
BECAUSE YOSHOMIDA LIKES ME?
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME.
YOU TALKED, BUT YOU DIDN'T LISTEN.
I THINK THIS LIFESTYLE THING IS A BAD IDEA.
IT WASN'T EASY TO PERSUADE ADAM TO MAKE THIS OFFER.
WHAT MAKES YOU AND HIRSCH THINK I WOULD BE WILLING
TO DISMANTLE SOMETHING THAT'S TAKEN ME FIVE YEARS TO BUILD?
YOU'RE NOT SEEING THE SITUATION CLEARLY.
IN A FEW MONTHS THERE'LL BE NO CHANNEL 10
WHETHER YOU'RE HERE OR NOT.
WHAT ABOUT THE STAFF? DO THEY GET TO STAY?
WE'RE CREATING SOMETHING NEW. OUT WITH THE OLD.
SO EVERYBODY GOES, INCLUDING ANNE?
SHE WOULDN'T BE HAPPY HERE. WE BOTH KNOW THAT.
YOU WANT ME TO FIRE HER?
I CAN TAKE CARE OF THE ACTUAL FIRING.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I WOULD ACTUALLY STAND FOR THAT?
YOUR OLD-STYLE NEWS IS PASSE.
I CAN PUT YOU ON TOP OF A NEW WAVE.
BULL.
YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL.
WHERE ELSE WOULD YOU FIND SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY?
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR OPPORTUNITY...
AND YOU CAN PEDDLE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
MIKE, BE REALISTIC, WHAT CHOICE DO YOU HAVE?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT CHOICE.
GOI.
WE SHOULD HAVE DISCUSSED THIS FIRST.
THERE'S NOTHING TO DISCUSS. YOU SHOULD QUIT TOO.
WHAT, AND LEAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES?
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THEM.
YOU CAN'T CHANGE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
BY STAYING, YOU JUST HELP HIRSCH AND LYSANNE DO IT.
YOU STAY TO HELP JAKE AND DAN AND MARGE AND MAC--
I'M NOT GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT DISMANTLES THE STATION.
I'D FEEL LIKE I'M COLLABORATING WITH THE ENEMY.
THESE PEOPLE NEED JOBS. THEY NEED HELP TO GET THROUGH THIS.
STAYING ISN'T HELPING THEM.
IT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU TO DESERT PEOPLE?
OF COURSE IT BOTHERS ME. THE WHOLE THING BOTHERS ME.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BE HIRSCH'S HATCHET MAN.
HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO US?
BELIEVE ME, I AM NOT DOING THIS TO YOU.
RIGHT. YOU SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME AND YOU DESERT ME.
ANNE, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO TURN EVERYTHING
INTO AN EMOTIONAL SHOWDOWN?
WHY DON'T YOU GO TO HELL?
FINE. IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT.
SAME TO YOU.
BRUCE, GOOD TIP LAST NIGHT.
WE GOT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ON TAPE.
OH, GREAT -- THERE WERE BIG
DOINGS AROUND HERE LAST NIGHT, TOO.
GOOD MORNING.
MAC, CAN I SEE YOU IN MY OFFICE, PLEASE?
HER OFFICE?
WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?
MIKE QUIT LAST NIGHT.
WHAT?
HE QUIT, WALKED OUT.
WHY?
THEY'RE TURNING US INTO A LIFESTYLE CHANNEL.
A LIFESTYLE CHANNEL?
THAT MEANS NO MORE NEWS.
NO MORE JOB.
BEFORE YOU PANIC, I KNOW A WAY TO MAKE
YOU AND ME THE HOTTEST PROPERTIES IN TOWN.
OH, REALLY?
IF THIS WORKS, CHANNEL 7 WILL SNAP US UP
THE MINUTE WE GET THOSE PINK SLIPS.
IF WHAT WORKS?
JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE.
SO, MAC, I'M COUNTING ON YOUR SUPPORT
DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
ARE WE IN JEOPARDY?
NO, OF COURSE NOT.
WHO'S GOING TO RUN THINGS NOW THAT MIKE'S GONE?
YOU. AND ANNE, I HOPE.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
THANKS VERY MUCH, MAC.
MAC, WHAT'S WRONG?
MIKE QUIT LAST NIGHT.
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW. SHE WOULDN'T TELL ME.
THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN THE NEWS DIVISION.
THEY'RE DOING WHAT?
GOING ALL LIFESTYLE.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS?
I OVERHEARD LAST NIGHT.
AND WHEN WERE YOU GOING TO TELL ME?
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS MY PLACE.
I THOUGHT MAYBE ANNE SHOULD DO THAT.
IS SHE IN YET?
I'M GOING TO FIND HER.
K YOU FOR.
I HEAR YOU HAVE LEFT CHANNEL 10.
DID LYSANNE TELL YOU?
NO, ADAM HIRSCH.
WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID?
NO, IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.
YOU
NOT FOR HIRSCH, NOT FOR A LIFESTYLE CHANNEL.
I'M A NEWS MAN.
YOU COMMUNICATE.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO TELL STORIES.
WELL, MY WAY IS THE NEWS.
ANY OTHER WAY WOULD BE A COMPROMISE.
COMPROMISE IS A FACT OF LIFE.
MR. YOSHOMIDA, I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT THESE PEOPLE AT CHANNEL 10.
I DON'T WANT THEM TO SUFFER BECAUSE OF THIS.
I UNDERSTAND.
BUT THEIR FATES ARE IN THEIR OWN HANDS.
HIRSCH AND I DON'T GET ALONG.
BUT IF WE DID, THIS IS WHAT I'D BE SAYING TO HIM.
THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOOD AT THEIR JOBS.
THEY DESERVE A CHANCE TO STAY.
I'M SURE THEY DO; I CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
YOU COULD TALK TO HIRSCH, INTERVENE ON THEIR BEHALF.
TRY AND SAVE AS MANY JOBS AS POSSIBLE.
I'M SORRY.
I WON'T INTERFERE.
IS IT TRUE?
WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?
MIKE QUIT. THEY'RE TURNING US INTO A LIFESTYLE CHANNEL.
YES, THAT'S TRUE.
WILL WE STILL HAVE OUR JOBS?
LIFESTYLE CHANNEL DOESN'T MEAN EVERYBODY WILL GET FIRED.
THEY'LL STILL NEED A STAFF.
DON'T LIE TO ME.
I AM NOT LYING TO YOU.
IF IT'S OVER, JUST TELL ME.
MAC, YOU CANNOT PANIC HERE.
HELP ME GET PEOPLE GET THROUGH THIS.
OK, OK, I'M SORRY.
DON'T BE SORRY, JUST LET'S GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER.
ARE YOU OK?
NO, I'M NOT -- THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS
I'VE EVER HAD TO DO COMING IN HERE TODAY.
LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL MEMO FROM BEATON.
NOT BAD, HUH?
...TELLING THE BOARD THAT JOE ARCHIBALD IS TAKING
10 MILLION BUCKS WORTH OF ASSETS OUT OF THE COMPANY?
HENCE THE EMERGENCY MEETING.
"TO DETERMINE WHETHER TRILLIUM TRUST"
"SHOULD BE PUT INTO RECEIVERSHIP."
WHICH IS ABOUT A STEP AWAY FROM BANKRUPTCY.
THEY CONF
SS 2:00.
AND NOW WE KNOW WHAT THEY'LL SAY.
HOW DID YOU GET THIS?
THE COMPUTER.
I FIGURED OUT THE ACCESS CODE TO THEIR E-MAIL.
YOU CAN DO THAT?
THAT'S HOW YOU GOT THAT SUBWAY PIECE.
METRO TRANSIT'S COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS A WALK
IN THE PARK COMPARED TO THE BANK'S.
IS THAT HOW YOU'RE GETTING ALL THESE STORIES?
YOU'RE STEALING FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPUTER FILES?
NOT STEALING, READING.
ANYWAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE, DAN.
WE CAN RUN THIS THING AT NOON.
I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THIS.
I'LL GO TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
EVEN IF I GET IT APPROVED?
ANNE'S NOT GOING TO APPROVE THIS.
ANNE DOESN'T HAVE THE FINAL SAY ANY MORE.
WE'LL FINISH THIS LATER.
YEAH.
I WASN'T SURE YOU'D BE IN THIS MORNING.
WHY NOT? IT'S MY JOB.
I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE MIKE QUIT.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE NEWS.
UNLESS YOU FIRE ME, I STAY HERE
UNTIL THERE'S NO MORE NEWS TO PRODUCE.
GOOD. THEN WE CAN PROCEED FROM HERE.
TO WHERE?
FOR THE MOMENT, WE STAY EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE.
BUT NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH, WHAT THEN?
THINGS WILL BE CHANGING.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT STAFF CHANGES ARE PLANNED.
THIS ISN'T THE TIME.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE WORKED LONG AND HARD.
THEY DESERVE SOME NOTIFICATION.
AND WE'LL GIVE THEN NOTICE WHEN THE TIME COMES.
I WANT TO BE THE PERSON WHO TELLS THEM WHEN THE TIME COMES.
IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT.
LYSANNE, YOU GOT MINUTE?
I NEED APPROVAL ON SOMETHING.
YES.
I GOT A CONFIDENTIAL MEMO THAT
SAYS TRILLIUM TRUST WILL GO INTO RECEIVERSHIP.
SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
I ACCESSED IT THROUGH THE COMPUTER.
SO?
IT'S AN UNCONVENTIONAL METHOD.
THEY'RE HAVING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 2:00 -- TO BE
SAFE, WE COULD WAIT UNTIL THE 6:00.
NO, IF YOU'VE GOT AN EXCLUSIVE, PUT IT ON AT NOON.
YOU SURE?
ABSOLUTELY. COULD YOU FIND SETH FOR ME?
SURE.
THERE'S YOUR APPROVAL.
FROM LYSANNE?
YEAH, SHE'S THE BOSS.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
WHAT IS WITH YOU?
THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU LOOK GOOD.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE MEMO IS AUTHENTIC.
I GOT IT FROM THEIR OWN COMPUTER.
HOW COULD IT NOT BE AUTHENTIC? IT'S A NEW BALL GAME.
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF. YOU DON'T PLAY, OUT.
OK, I'LL DO THE STAND-UP.
I'LL WRITE THE INTRO FOR TYRONE.
IF YOU SEE SETH, TELL HIM LYSANNE WANTS HIM.
I'M SORRY YOU WON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT LEAVING.
I'M SORRY YOU WON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT TALKING TO HIRSCH.
I LIKE YOU, MIKE.
BUT I'M NOT THE ISSUE.
SURELY WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
BUT THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SEE ME.
MIKE...
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU.
YES, I THINK WE REALLY HIT OUR STRIDE THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
SETH, WE'LL HAVE TO APPEAL TO A BROADER AUDIENCE.
SO I WANT YOU TO PUMP UP THE SHOW, GIVE IT MORE HEAT.
HEAT.
HOW SHALL I PUT IT?
R,
MORE THRILLS.
NG S WEEK.
A TR
THAT'S PERFECT. THAT'S THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
MAKE IT JUICIER, MORE SENSATIONAL.
UH, WELL, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S REALLY NOT MY STYLE, LYSANNE.
MAKE IT YOUR STYLE.
I KNOW IT'S SAD THAT THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WANT.
IF WE'RE TO SURVIVE, WE MUST GIVE IT TO THEM.
THANKS.
BUT I CAN'T DO THAT WITH BARBARA.
I PROMISED HER I WOULDN'T.
I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND A WAY TO DO IT.
ANY MORE COPIES FOR THE NOONER?
WORKING ON IT -- WE'VE GOT SOMETHING
ON TRILLIUM -- ABOUT A MINUTE.
DID YOU CLEAR IT WITH ANNE?
I REALLY MUST TALK TO YOU.
CAN IT WAIT UNTIL WE FINISH THE NOONER?
NO, I NEED YOU NOW.
I'LL TAKE THE LINE-UP DOWN.
I'VE GOT AN INTERVIEW IN AN HOUR.
LYSANNE WON'T BE HAPPY UNLESS I STRIP THIS WOMAN NAKED.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
TELL ME HOW TO DO THIS INTERVIEW.
TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU'RE DOING
WHAT LYSANNE WANTS WITHOUT REALLY DOING IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
ASK SOME SENSATIONAL QUESTIONS,
THEN GO BACK TO THE INTERVIEW AS PLANNED.
MIKE, THIS IS LYSANNE.
YOU WIN.
ADAM HIRSCH CALLED TO TELL ME
T
COSTS", WERE HIS EXACT WORDS.
PLEASE COME AND SEE ME SO WE CAN MAKE A DEAL.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?
THOSE RUMOURS ARE GROUNDLESS.
BUT CHANNEL 10 HAS LEARNED THAT THEY AREN'T GROUNDLESS.
HIGHLY PLACED SOURCES INSIDE TRILLIUM TRUST TOLD US
THAT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING WAS HELD BECAUSE BUSINESS TYCOON
OUT OF TRILLIUM.
THIS WIL
LY FORCE
INTO RECEIVERSHIP.
UPDA
NG STORY.
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
IT'S DAN DIDN'T HE TALK T
T IT?
BRUC
WELL
WHY DON'T YOU COME IN MY OFFICE?
HOW'S IT GNG
IT, IT'S GOING.
IS ANNE FREE?
SHE JUST TOOK DAN IN THERE. I CAN TELL HER YOU'RE HERE.
NO, I'VE GOT TO SEE LYSANNE.
I JUST WANTED TO...
MIKE, I'M SO GLAD YOU'VE COME.
YOU DID GET MY MESSAGE.
YEAH.
I REALIZE I WAS INDISCREET LAST NIGHT,
BUT I REALLY AM IN NO POSITION TO BARGAIN.
OH, WHY IS THAT?
ADAM WANTS YOU BACK.
I WANT YOU BACK.
YOU CAN NAME YOUR TERMS.
SORRY, I DON'T HAVE ANY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHO'S BEHIND THIS OFFER? YOSHOMIDA?
NO, I TOLD YOU, ADAM.
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THE JOB.
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD TEMPT YOU.
WHY CAN YOSHOMIDA MAKE HIRSCH JUMP THROUGH HOOPS?
YOSHOMIDA IS IRRELEVANT.
WE BOTH KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE.
MIKE, I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU.
SO DOES ADAM.
I SAID NO LAST NIGHT, AND IT STICKS.
THAT'S HOW HE'S GETTING HIS STUFF.
HE'S BREAKING INTO COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
LYSANNE OKAYED IT.
YOU FIGURED THAT MADE IT OK.
HE FIGURED.
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FOR THE RIDE?
IT IS A STORY.
I KNOW THINGS ARE IN FLUX AROUND HERE.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU JUST TOSS YOUR ETHICS OUT THE WINDOW.
ARE YOU GOING TO TALK TO BRUCE?
BRUCE I WILL DEAL WITH LATER.
THE PHYSICAL PROCESS IS MORE THAN JUST SURGERY.
THERE ARE HORMONES BEFORE AND THERE ARE HORMONES AFTER.
BUT IT'S THE EMOTIONAL CHANGE THAT REALLY COUNTS.
BUT THE, THE CHANGE IS...
I MEAN, THE ACTUAL CHANGE IS PHYSICAL.
YES, THAT'S TRUE.
I MEAN, PHYSICAL IN THE SENSE OF THE--
WELL, YOU KNOW, THE ORGANS THEMSELVES.
YES, YES.
AND, UH...
NOW THAT YOU'RE A WOMAN, OF COURSE,
ALL OF THAT IS, UM, DIFFERENT.
THAT'S WHAT I SAID, SETH.
OH, BROTHER, HE'S DYING UP THERE.
UH, IT'S, UH...
IT'S THE DIFFERENCES THAT WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO,
TO LOOK AT, BARBARA.
UH, HOW ABOUT MEN?
WHAT ABOUT MEN?
WELL, DO YOU LIKE THEM?
OF COURSE I LIKE THEM.
UH, WELL, I MEAN, UM, DO YOU GO OUT MUCH?
NO, NOT REALLY.
OH.
THEN YOU HAVEN'T-- I MEAN,
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW YET HOW TO...
HOW TO DO WHAT?
WELL, YOU KNOW...
HAVE, UH...HAVE YOU HAD NORMAL *** INTERCOURSE WITH A MAN?
BARBARA.
I MEANT TO SAY...
GOT A MINUTE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
I SAW YOSHOMIDA THIS MORNING.
HOW NICE FOR YOU.
TRUCE, HUH, THERE MAY BE HOPE.
AFTER I TALKED TO YOSHOMIDA, LYSANNE CALLED:
ADAM WOULD PAY WHATEVER IT TOOK TO GET ME BACK.
ADAM HIRSCH SAID THAT?
YEAH, ONE CALL FROM YOSHOMIDA, AND THE GUY WHO HATES MY GUTS
BEGS ME TO TAKE MY JOB BACK.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT?
YOSHOMIDA'S GOT SOMETHING ON HIRSCH.
CALL IT A STRANGLE HOLD.
IN HIRSCH MEDIA
WOUL
WER.
SO YOU THINK YOSHOMIDA'S TRYING TO BLACKMAIL HIRSCH?
HIRSCH COULD BE BLACKMAILED, BUT
I DON'T THINK YOSHOMIDA'S THAT TYPE.
THEN WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE GOT TO LOOK INTO HOW THEY'RE CONNECTED.
THEIR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP HAS TO BE ON PAPER SOMEWHERE.
IN TOKYO AND NEW YORK.
ON PAPER AND ON COMPUTER FILES.
YEAH?
WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE THIS WITH ME?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
JUST WAIT FOR ME IN TAGGERT'S.
FOR HOW LONG?
AS LONG AS IT TAKES.
SETH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I THOUGHT THE INTERVIEW WAS OVER.
IT WAS OVER AN HOUR AGO.
WHAT?
I HAVE GIVEN AWAY ANY SHRED OF INTEGRITY I EVER HAD.
SETH, IT CAN'T BE THAT BAD.
I'M THE KIND OF A GUY THAT KNOWS ONE DANCE --
I WALTZ. AND I'M VERY GOOD AT IT.
SO LYSANNE COMES IN AND SAYS, "DO THE BOOGALOO."
AND INSTEAD OF SAYING
NO, NO, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THE BOOGALOO,
AND IF YOU MAKE ME DO IT,
I'LL HATE MYSELF IN THE MORNING, I CAVE.
SETH, YOU'RE NOT MAKING
A LOT OF SENSE.
SHE WANTS TO TURN MY SHOW INTO SOME ***, TABLOID,
SENSATIONAL PIECE OF GARBAGE.
SHE SAID THAT?
YEAH.
THOSE WERE HER EXACT WORDS.
OH, WELL, YOU CAN'T LET HER.
SHE'S THE BOSS.
WHO'S GOING TO STOP HER?
YOU ARE.
YOUR SHOW IS GOOD BECAUSE IT'S YOU.
LYSANNE'S WRONG AND YOU KNOW IT.
THE WORST PART IS I BETRAYED BARBARA'S TRUST.
HMM.
WELL, MAYBE YOU CAN
EXPLAIN IT TO HER.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT, HMM?
WHAT AM I GOING TO SAY?
SAY YOU'RE SORRY.
GET HER BACK AND DO
THE INTERVIEW YOUR WAY.
UNDER THE LAW, IT'S NOT THEFT.
YOU BROKE INTO
A PRIVATE COMPUTER FILES.
WORST CASE: TRESPASS.
YOU'RE SKATING ON THIN ICE HERE, BRUCE.
NOT AS FAR AS LYSANNE'S CONCERNED, I'M NOT.
AND IF I CALL THE POLICE,
TO TAKE THE HEAT FOR YOU?
YOSHOMIDA ENTERPRISES AND HIRSCH MEDIA.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY'RE CONNECTED FINANCIALLY.
THAT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE BLACKMAIL.
OH, YEAH, IT IS. SO?
T COULD TAKE A LONG TIME.
BETTER GET STARTED. I WANTED IT FIVE MINUTES AGO.
YOU WANTED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
THESE AR
ILES.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TERMINATING THESE PEOPLE WILL COST US.
NOTICE PERIODS AND SEVERANCE.
THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T DOING THIS IMMEDIATELY.
IT'S PREPARATION -- I NEED TO KNOW
HOW QUICKLY I CAN FIRE PEOPLE.
MARGE ATHERTON HAS BEEN HERE FOR 15 YEARS.
ENTITLED TO SEVERANCE.
SAME WITH DAN WATSON.
OF COURSE. WE'LL AUTHORIZE YOU TO NEGOTIATE.
BUT I WANT TO BE ABLE TO ACT QUICKLY WHEN THE TIME COMES.
YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS?
NO. NO, I DON'T.
CONTRARY TO THE SCURRILOUS REPORTS ON CHANNEL 10,
I WANT TO ASSURE OUR CLIENTS AND INVESTORS
THAT TRILLIUM TRUST IS NOT GOING INTO RECEIVERSHIP.
IT IS TRUE THAT DUE TO HIS OWN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES,
JOE ARCHIBALD PULLED A SIZABLE INVESTMENT.
BUT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS STEPPED INTO THE BREACH
AND RESCUED US WITH A COMPARABLE INFUSION OF FUNDS.
TO PUT IT SUCCINCTLY,
THE RUMOURS OF OUR DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED.
WELL, I GUESS WE BLEW THAT ONE, HUH?
ARE YOU STILL LOOKING FOR A
QUIET APARTMENT, 'CAUSE I HAVE
A FEELING I'M GOING TO NEED
HELP PAYING THE RENT SOON.
YEAH, YOU AND ME BOTH.
SO?
SO NOTHING.
MEANING?
I CAN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING MEANINGFUL.
YOU NEED A KEY WORD, A KEY COMPANY.
WITHOUT IT, IT'S JUST ENDLESS DATA.
IF YOU'RE JERKING ME AROUND--
I'M ON YOUR SIDE.
I CAN'T NARROW THIS DOWN WITHOUT MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
DO PEOPLE TREAT YOU DIFFERENTLY NOW THAT YOU ARE A WOMAN?
UM, IT'S DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS.
I NEVER WANTED TO BE TREATED LIKE A MAN, BECAUSE
I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A MAN.
BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE A WOMAN...
I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO BE TREATED LIKE A WOMAN.
I WANT TO BE TREATED LIKE A PERSON.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, I THINK BEING A WOMAN IS...IT'S ABOUT OPENNESS.
TEND TO THINK THAT THAT'S IN SOME WAY LIMITING.
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS OF YOU.
SOME OF THOSE EXPECTATIONS MUST BE GOOD ONES.
OH, YEAH.
I MEAN, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO BE PLAYFUL AND EMOTIONAL.
YOU'RE EXPECTED TO BE EMOTIONAL.
AND I FIND IT A GREAT RELIEF.
AND THE NEGATIVE SIDE?
PEOPLE THINK YOU'RE LESS CAPABLE.
THEY TREAT YOU LIKE A CHILD.
SOMETIMES I GET ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS, YOU KNOW.
I WANT TO HAUL OFF AND PUT THESE MACHO
GUYS IN THEIR PLACE.
YOU DON'T DO THAT.
NO.
DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANY SENSE IN CONFRONTING STUPIDITY
WITH MORE STUPIDITY?
YOU'RE STARTING TO SOUND LIKE A BIT OF A FEMINIST, BARBARA.
OH, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A FEMINIST, SETH,
BUT NOW I REALLY UNDERSTAND.
WE TRIED THIS BEFORE WITH KYLE. HE'S TOO SCARED.
WE'LL HAVE TO CONVINCE HIM IT'S OUR LAST CHANCE.
SO.
WHAT'S ALL THE URGENCY?
WE W TO HELP US.
STATION.
NT ME OUT.
WHAT HAS ADAM HIRSCH EVER DONE FOR YOU?
YOU WANT TO WORK WITH LYSANNE?
YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ALWAYS DO
WHAT'S IN YOUR OWN BEST INTERESTS.
WE WANT YOU TO HELP US FIND OUT
WHY YOSHOMIDA HAS SUCH POWER OVER HIRSCH.
I'M NOT PUTTING MY HEAD UNDER THE AXE
FOR SOME WILD NOTION OF YOURS.
KYLE, WE'RE ALL EXPENDABLE HERE.
NO, I HAVE SURVIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS.
I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES WITH HIRSCH.
ADAM HIRSCH -- WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WHO WORK WITH YOU -- DON'T THEY MEAN ANYTHING?
IF YOU LET THE POWERFUL TREAT YOU LIKE DIRT,
YOU'LL SOON END UP ACTING LIKE DIRT.
WITHOUT ANY COLLEAGUES WHO RESPECT YOU,
WITHOUT FRIENDS, WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO LOOK
AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR.
I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS.
I WANT YOU TO STAND UP TO THEM, KYLE.
FOR ONCE, GROW SOME BALLS.
PINE BAY HOLDINGS.
OK, NOW THIS STARTS TO MAKE SENSE.
NEED NG ELSE?
I DON'T THINK SO.
PINE BAY HOLDINGS IS A DUMMY CORPORATION.
22% OWNED BY HIRSCH, 78% OWNED BY YOSHOMIDA.
WELL
US.
I'M NOT FINISHED.
PINE BAY OWNS 71% OF BREAKER FIVE INC.,
WHICH OWNS 59% OF HIRSCH MEDIA.
HIRSCH DOESN'T OWN HIRSCH MEDIA?
NO, HE DOESN'T. YOSHOMIDA DOES.
FANTASTIC.
WE'VE GOT HIM.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
MR. YOSHOMIDA.
YOUR COMPANY CONTROLS CHANNEL 10,
AND IT WILL CONTROL THE LIFESTYLE CHANNEL.
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ALLOW ONLY 20% FOREIGN OWNERSHIP.
YOU'RE AS GOOD AS I THOUGHT YOU WERE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION.
ORDER HIRSCH TO SELL CHANNEL 10, AND
I WON'T REPORT YOU TO THE CRTC.
DONE.
JUST LIKE THAT?
IT WAS A GAMBLE. I LOST.
I WITHDRAW.
LIFE'S TOO SHORT FOR DESPERATE MEASURES.
DO YOU MIND IF I USE YOUR PHONE?
NOT AT ALL.
ANNE, HE'S OUT.
WITHOUT A FIGHT?
WITHOUT A FIGHT.
SO THE LIFESTYLE CHANNEL IS DEAD?
DEAD AS A DOORNAIL.
TALK TO YOU LATER.
YES.
I'M A WOMAN SO I AM MY SEX.
BUT THE PERSON IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN ORGANS AND HORMONES.
SO THE CHANGE, IT ISN'T ABOUT SEX, REALLY,
IT'S ABOUT FINDING YOURSELF.
THAT'S IT, EXACTLY.
AND FINDING PEACE.
OH, SETH.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE TO CUT?
ABOUT 7:20.
DON'T BOTHER EDITING IT.
WE WON'T AIR IT. IT'S UNUSABLE.
UNUSABLE?
I TOLD YOU WHAT I WANTED, SETH.
THIS ISN'T IT.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND MY SHOW.
A TABLOID JOURNALIST.
IT'S WHAT THE AUDIENCE WANTS; IT'S WHAT I WANT.
I WOULD RATHER STICK HOT NAILS IN MY EYES THAN DO THE KIND
OF CRUMMY EXPLOITATIVE SHOW THAT YOU WANT.
THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE FINEST INTERVIEW
I'VE EVER DONE -- MY AUDIENCE WILL LOVE IT.
YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL CONCEPT HERE.
DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING YOU'RE INDISPENSABLE.
ANY MORE CANADIAN VENTURES
IN THE OFFING?
IF THERE WERE, I DON'T THINK I'D TELL YOU ABOUT THEM.
AND YOU?
DO YOU WANT YOUR JOB BEFORE I SELL?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE.
WHAT KIND OF CHANGE ARE YOU THINKING OF?
I DON'T KNOW.
I MIGHT HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU IN MY ORGANIZATION.
YOU'RE OFFERING ME A JOB AFTER I SCUTTLED YOUR DEAL?
YOU ACTED ON PRINCIPLE. I LIKE THAT.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED?
WELL, DEPENDS ON THE JOB.
WE'LL KEEP IN TOUCH.
R
THE INFORMATION
FOR THE STAFF CONTRACTS?
I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY.
I TOLD YOU WE NEED TO START THE PROCESS RIGHT AWAY.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO ADAM HIRSCH TODAY?
NO.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CALL HIM.
THE PLANS FOR THE SPECIALTY CHANNEL HAVE CHANGED.
ANNE WAS ALMOST SMILING WHEN SHE WENT IN.
I KNOW. I WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON.
OH, I HOPE SHE'S NOT QUITTING TOO.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S GOING TO BE
HERE
ARE YOU JOKING?
NO, I'M NOT.
IT'S ALL OVER, LYSANNE, YOU'RE FINISHED HERE.
LYSANNE LOOKS UPSET.
SHE MIGHT BE UPSET IF ANNE QUIT.
NO, SHE SAID SHE WOULDN'T.
WE SPLIT EVERYTHING, JUST LIKE BEFORE:
RENT, UTILITIES, FOOD.
DON'T YOU THINK WE'RE A LITTLE
OLD TO BE ROOMMIES?
NOT IF WE'RE BOTH UNEMPLOYED.
HEY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT ANY MORE.
HAVEN'T YOU HEARD?
IF THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER RUMOUR,
I'D PREFER TO WAIT FOR THE OFFICAL STORY.
IT'S NOT A RUMOUR. IT'S OVER. WE PULLED A PLUG ON HIRSCH.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING EARLIER?
YOU ALMOST HAD ME WORRIED.
ALL RIGHT.
EVERYBODY, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.
YOU'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT MIKE QUITTING,
AND ABOUT CHANNEL 10 BECOMING A LIFESTYLE CHANNEL.
WELL, THIS IS OVER.
TO STAY CHANNEL 10.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOSING YOUR
JOBS -- ALL WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT NOW
IS GETTING THE NEWS ON.
SO LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.
YES!
ALALE.
BUT WHOEVER BUYS IT ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE THE LICENCE.
AT LEAST NOT FOR A WHILE.
HOWEVER, I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT YOUR HARD WORK
AND LOYALTY IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS
WON'T GO UNNOTICED OR UNREWARDED.
MIKE.
COPELAND'S TRYING TO TAKE ALL THE CREDIT,
BUT IT WAS YOU, WASN'T IT?
KYLE HELPED OUT.
NO, BUT I'M RIGHT, AREN'T I?
YOU DID IT, RIGHT?
YOU SAW THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
YEAH.
ANNE, I'M REALLY SORRY.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
UNDER DURESS, WE ALL DO THINGS A LITTLE OUT OF CHARACTER.
YOU GOT A MINUTE?
YEAH.
EXCUSE ME.
SHE STILL MAD AT US?
SHE'S NOT BUT I AM.
LISTEN, DON'T INVOLVE ME IN ANY
OF YOUR STUPID COMPUTER STUNTS ANY MORE, OK?
IT WAS ONE MY STUPID COMPUTER
STUNTS THAT SAVED THIS PLACE.
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, ASK ANNE.
YOU NEVER QUIT, DO YOU?
AS T
TO SOMETHING SO LOW.
HERE'S YOUR STORY.
OH, THANK YOU. IS THIS THE FINAL CUT?
ALMOST. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
LISTEN, EXCEPT FOR THAT FIRST INTERVIEW,
IT'S REALLY BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE MEETING YOU.
FOR ME TOO.
SETH?
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO ASK.
ANYTHING.
IF WE MET, AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW, DO YOU THINK
THAT WE MIGHT HAVE-- YOU KNOW,
DO YOU THINK--
BARBARA, THAT'S HARD TO SAY.
I SUPPOSE WE MIGHT HAVE.
BUT NOW THAT YOU KNOW... THERE'S NO CHANCE, IS THERE?
YOU'RE A WONDERFUL PERSON.
I UNDERSTAND.
YOU THINKING ABOUT US,
EN
ABOUT WHAT YOU DECIDED, ABOUT WHAT I DECIDED.
AND I GUESS I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION
THAT YOU'RE A LOT STRONGER THAN I AM.
JUST FIGURED THAT OUT, DID YOU?
ARE YOU STILL MAD AT ME?
I REALLY NEEDED YOU WITH ME HERE TODAY.
YOU KNOW, I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, IT FEELS FUNNY HERE.
YOU'VE ONLY BEEN GONE A DAY.
I MEAN, IT FEELS DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING, MAYBE THERE'S A REASON
WHY ALL THIS HAPPENED.
A REASON?
I, UH, I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.
WHAT?
I WON'T BE COMING BACK.