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[ ALARM RINGING ]
OH, WHY'D YOU SET IT FOR SO EARLY?
WE DON'T HAVE ANY JOBS TO GO TO.
I'VE GOT A MILLION THINGS TO DO.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING TO TOKYO A WEEK FROM FRIDAY.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING MARRIED NEXT MONDAY.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WE CAN POSTPONE IT FOR A WEEK.
NO, NO, IT WILL BE OK.
WE DON'T HAVE TO.
ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP?
UM, CUT MY HAIR?
THAT'S NOT MY FORTE.
ANYTHING ELSE?
YOU CAN PICK UP THE MARRIAGE LICENCE.
I HAVE TO GO AND PICK UP MY RESUMES.
UMES FOR?
BECAUSE I THOUGHT I'D LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT I'M GOING
TO GO TO JAPAN, IN CASE ANYBODY NEEDS A STRINGER.
YOUR VISA WON'T LET YOU WORK IN JAPAN.
WELL, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEND
THE OCCASIONAL REPORT BACK TO CANADA.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TO STRINGER IN ONE FELL SWOOP.
STICK WITH ME, BABY, YOU'RE GOING PLACES.
YEAH, HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD.
LOOK AT ME.
YOU'RE GOING TO MISS WORKING, AREN'T YOU?
NO, I'M NOT.
I PROMISE.
♪ I DON'T CARE IF IT RAINS OR FREEZES ♪
♪ LONG AS I'VE GOT ♪
♪ MY PLASTIC JESUS SITTING HERE ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR ♪♪
CLARKE ROBERTS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SPARE A LITTLE CHANGE, MISS?
I'LL SEE WHAT I'VE GOT.
DON'T BLOW MY COVER.
COME ON, GET OUT OF HERE.
CLARKE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
SHH, QUIET. DO ME A FAVOUR.
TAKE THIS TO A GUY NAMED LEGGETT AT CHANNEL 24, OK?
LEGGETT?
HEY, HEY, HEY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, MAN? WHAT'S IN THIS BAG?
MY STUFF, MAN. HEY!
GET OUT OF HERE, OK.
IT'S LIKE A GIGANTIC ANSWERING MACHINE.
I LEAVE A DESCRIPTION OF MYSELF, WOMEN CALL,
THEY LISTEN TO THE ADS -- IF THEY'RE INTERESTED,
THEY LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR ME.
WHAT A STUPID WAY TO MEET PEOPLE.
THEY GET 18,000 CALLS A DAY.
WOW, JUST TO HEAR SOMEBODY'S VOICE?
NOT EVERYBODY HAS YOUR ANIMAL MAGNETISM, JAKE.
THAT'S TRUE.
ANY IDEAS ON THE NEWS PRODUCER YET, KYLE?
NO, WE HAVEN'T REALLY CONSIDERED ANY CANDIDATES YET.
I'D LIKE TO APPLY.
OH, WELL, THAT'S REALLY MAC'S DOMAIN.
I KNOW THE OPERATION.
I GET THE BIG PICTURE.
YOU GET SOMEONE NEW IN HERE,
HE MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET ISSUES THE WAY WE DO.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO MAC ABOUT IT?
LOOK, YOU ARE THE ONE WITH THE VISION HERE, KYLE.
MAC IS JUST NOT ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH AS YOU AND ME.
YOU DON'T THINK HE, UH--
NOT THAT HE WON'T MAKE A TERRIFIC EXECUTIVE PRODUCER,
BUT LOOK, IF I GET THAT JOB, KYLE,
I WON'T FORGET WHERE MY LOYALTIES LIE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
NOT BAD.
WELL, NOW THAT YOU'RE THE BIG HOTSHOT
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, I GUESS I HAVE
TO PITCH MY STORY IDEAS TO YOU.
JUST THINK OF ME AS THE PERSON
WHO HOLDS YOUR CAREER IN HIS HANDS.
GO AHEAD, PITCH.
WHAT ARE THE SINGLES' BARS OF THE '90s?
I DON'T KNOW-- HEALTH CLUBS.
YOU MEAN TELEPHONE SEX?
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
THAT'S THE S WHAT IT IS, WHETHER
HMM, SOUNDS INTERESTING. DO SOME RESEARCH.
GREAT, THANKS, MAC.
ANNE HILDEBRANDT TO SEE JEFFREY LEGGETT, PLEASE.
NOBODY SEES MR. LEGGETT WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT.
HE'S THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NEWS.
COULD YOU CALL MR. LEGGETT AND TELL HIM THAT
ANNE HILDEBRANDT IS HERE WITH A TAPE FROM CLARKE ROBERTS?
I HAVE A MISS HILDEBRANDT IN THE LOBBY.
RIGHT, THANK YOU.
UH, HE SAYS TO GO RIGHT UP.
THANK YOU.
ANNE HILDEBRANDT, HI, JEFFREY LEGGETT.
CLARKE CALLED AND TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED.
IS HE OK? I FEEL LIKE I LEFT HIM HANGING.
YEAH, HE'S FINE.
WHAT IS HE DOING FOR YOU?
THANKS -- HE'S, UH, FREELANCING, DOING A PIECE
ON THE INCREASING USE OF ***.
SUPPOSEDLY A VIEW FROM THE STREET.
OH, WELL, HE CERTAINLY LOOKED THE PART.
HE SAID HE WAS LUCKY YOU MET.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT WITH THE CAMERA.
THANKS FOR GOING TO ALL THIS TROUBLE.
NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE THE INSIDE OF HARDING BROADCASTING.
THIS IS THE HEART OF IT.
WELL, IT'S A LOT BIGGER THAN CHANNEL 10.
I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB OVER THERE,
CONSIDERING THE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS.
HMM, LOOKED THAT BAD, DID IT?
IT'S NOT REALLY A FAIR COMPARISON.
I MEAN, WE'RE PLAYING IN SOMEWHAT OF A BIGGER LEAGUE.
HMM, WELL, WOULD YOU WISH CLARKE GOOD LUCK FOR ME?
AND, UH, IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.
CLARKE WORKED WITH
YOU FOR A WHILE, DIDN'T HE?
ING.
THIS WON'T TAKE LONG.
OK.
YOU WANT BRUCE TO BE THE PRODUCER OF THE NEWS?
YEAH, HE'S EXPERIENCED, HE KNOWS OUR OPERATION INSIDE AND OUT.
IT'S A BUYER'S MARKET OUT THERE.
LOOK AT THE CALIBRE OF
THE PEOPLE WHO WANT THE JOB.
WHY NOT LOOK INSIDE THE COMPANY?
BUT WE COULD HAVE ANYBODY WE WANT, AS LONG AS WE'RE PREPARED
TO SPRING FOR A FEW BUCKS.
A VETERAN WILL COST US.
WE SHOULD PROMOTE OUR OWN, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAID THEIR DUES.
BRUCE HASN'T PAID ANY DUES.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT EXACTLY?
I THINK IT SHOULD BE MY CALL.
WHEN I GAVE YOU THIS JOB,
I REALLY HOPED IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.
I MEAN
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF FIGHTING
EVERY TIME A SERIOUS ISSUE COMES UP.
.
S.
"I'M DAN, I'M A THIRTYSOMETHING GUY"
"AT THE CENTRE OF THE MEDIA WHIRLWIND."
THAT'S PRETENTIOUS.
YEAH, I DON'T LIKE IT EITHER.
OK, KILL THE WHIRLWIND.
HOW ABOUT THIS? UM...
"I WORK IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA,"
WHAT YOU'D CALL UGLY."
YOU LOOKING FOR A DATE, DAN?
WHY DOES EVERYONE ASSUME IT'S ME?
IT'S FOR A STORY.
ABOUT TELEPHONE DATING.
OH, ISN'T THAT WHERE THEY CALL AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE TALK DIRTY?
IT'S, IT'S LIKE PERSONAL ADS,
ONLY YOU GET TO HEAR A VOICE.
IT'S BECOMING THE METHOD OF CHOICE
FOR SINGLES TO MEET, ESPECIALLY WOMEN.
OH, PLEASE, DESPERATE WOMEN MAYBE.
BUT IT'S ANONYMOUS, RIGHT, SO IT'S SAFE.
YOU'RE DOING A STORY ABOUT THIS?
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU MET
SOMEONE THAT YOU REALLY LIKED, MARGE?
10 YEARS AGO, MAYBE 20.
AH, THERE YOU GO,
A PERFECT CANDIDATE.
ME?
NO WAY.
BESIDES, IT WOULD NEVER WORK.
I DON'T KNOW, ANNE.
I SWEAR I GOT THIS URGE TO SUBTITLE IT AND SELL IT AS
AN AVANTE-GARDE FOREIGN FILM.
ONCE CLARKE FINDS A STORY, HE'LL
BE FINE -- HE'S PROBABLY HAVING TROUBLE GETTING STARTED.
HE'S SENT IN FIVE TAPES
LIKE THIS ALREADY.
HE CAME ALL PUMPED UP -- SOLD ME THIS
DOWN AND DIRTY STORY OUT ON THE STREET.
NOW I GOT DIDDLEY, AND HE KNOWS IT.
THAT'S WHY HE'S NOT COMING IN.
HE NEEDS SOMETHING TO HANG IT ON.
HE'S GOT ME SCARED, I'LL ADMIT IT.
COULD YOU RUN THIS BACK, PLEASE,
YEAH, BUT
EVERYBODY CALLS ME "LOOPY".
HEY, JUST RUN IT BACK
RIGHT TO...
THERE.
WHO IS SHE?
SHE LOOKS LIKE A SCARED RABBIT.
WHAT IS HER STORY, THOUGH?
I WOULD BE HAPPY IF HE GOT ONE GOOD SHOT
OF JUNK BEING SOLD, MAYBE A GRAPHIC CLOSE-UP
OF SOMEBODY STICKING IT IN THEIR ARM.
BUT THAT'S NOT A STORY -- IMAGINE
SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH HER EYES.
THE LADY HAS
A POINT, JEFFREY.
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE HER A CAMERA?
THAT WOULD BE GREAT, IF IT'S POSSIBLE.
I DON'T SEE WHY NOT, IF SHE COULD BE PERSUADED.
WELL, SEE, SHE'S A JUNKIE.
BUT IF ANYBODY COULD PERSUADE HER, CLARKE COULD.
GOOD.
WE'LL DO IT.
OH, I'M SO SORRY.
MAXWELL HARDING.
OH, ANNE HILDEBRANDT.
ANNE WAS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT CHANNEL 10.
PERFECT. ARE YOU GOING TO BE WORKING WITH US ON THIS?
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO PERSUADE HER.
NO, I'M JUST HERE FOR THE TOUR.
BUT IT WAS YOUR IDEA.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT, BUT I'M GOING TO GO TO JAPAN NEXT WEEK.
IT WOULD BE HELPING CLARKE.
IT WOULD BE HELPING US.
OH, I'M REALLY FLATTERED, BUT--
IF YOU CAN FREE THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF
TIME, WE WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.
HMMM.
JEFFREY WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
AH, WELL, I COULD... MAYBE ONE DAY.
TWO DAYS.
THANK YOU.
I GIVE HER TAPES TO DELIVER.
NEXT THINK I KNOW,
I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS.
...WE THINK YOU COULD USE A LITTLE HELP.
EXCUSE ME, JEFFREY. NO OFFENCE, BUT CUT THE CRAP.
OK, YOUR STORY'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IT LACKS FOCUS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RETHINK THE CONCEPT AND FIND...
PT.
I WENT OUT ON A LIMB FOR YOU,
I CONVINCED MAX THAT YOUR TALENT OUTWEIGHED YOUR PERSONALITY.
YOU KNOW WHAT, SUIT?
I DON'T REALLY GIVE A FLYING BUMP
WHAT YOU THINK OF ME.
IT'S STILL MY STORY.
THERE'S A GIRL IN YOUR STORY,
A BLONDE GIRL, PEROXIDED HAIR, TEENAGER--
YEAH, SUSAN SOMETHING OR OTHER, SASSY LITTLE ***.
WHY NOT GIVE HER A CAMERA? GET HER ANGLE.
[ LAUGHING ]
WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT, HUH?
JUST GIVE A CAMERA TO A DRUG ABUSER.
SHE WON'T SELL IT OR ANYTHING, RIGHT?
WHY WOULD SHE WANT TO HELP US?
YOU COULD CHARM HER INTO IT.
WELL, I GUESS IF ANYBODY COULD, IT WOULD BE ME.
WHAT IS THAT WEASEL UP TO NOW?
I DON'T WANT TO BE PUSHY, BUT DID YOU TALK TO MAC?
YES, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DID.
AND?
AND I MADE IT CLEAR THAT I WANT TO SEE YOU
SITTING IN THAT CHAIR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.
ATTABOY.
DID I HEAR RIGHT?
YOU'RE THE NEW PRODUCER.
WHY DO YOU SOUND SO SURPRISED?
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
MAC DOESN'T HAVE THE FINAL SAY.
WHO'S GOING TO PRODUCE OLIVER AND COMPANY?
YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIM, AND I HOPE
ACKWARDS
FOR YOUR PRODUCER.
IN YOUR DREAMS.
NO, BUT I BET I'M IN YOURS.
WHERE'S MAC?
UH, HE WENT INTO EDITING.
LISTEN, DO YOU WANT TO SIGN THIS CARD?
LATER.
GREAT.
JAKE, YOU'LL HAVE TO READ IT.
I HAVE TO PRETEND I'M YOU?
NO, NO, YOU SHOULD BE JACK.
YOU KNOW, THEY USE ASSUMED NAMES TO PRESERVE ANONYMITY.
UH.
MIKE, IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE
FOR TWO DAYS.
OK, I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.
I LOVE YOU. BYE.
WOW, CHECKING IN WITH THE BOSS.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY YOU'D GET MARRIED
AND CHASE OFF AFTER SOME GUY TO JAPAN.
MESTIC.
NOT FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
WHERE WILL WE FIND SUSAN?
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MY CAREER IS IN THE HANDS
OF A SMART-*** BROAD AND A JUNKED-UP KID.
DO YOU HAVE A CAREER?
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE COMING WITH ME DRESSED LIKE THAT,
YOU GOT ANOTHER THING COMING.
IF YOU WANT TO RIDE WITH ME, YOU GOTTA GET DOWN AND DIRTY.
CLARKE, INTRODUCE ME TO YOUR TAILOR.
HI, I WAS WONDERING IF, UH--
BOY, ARE YOU ASKING THE WRONG PERSON.
NO, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
LOOK, LATER -- I'M TRYING TO
PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, YOU KNOW?
YEAH, ME TOO. I'M A TELEVISION NEWS PRODUCER.
SEE THE GUY OVER THERE?
SEE HIM? HE'S A TELEVISION REPORTER.
TV?
YOU'RE STRINGING ME, RIGHT?
SAY "CHEESE".
WE'RE DOING A STORY ON ***.
***. I HEARD OF THAT STUFF.
MAYBE YOU COULD HELP US.
YEAH, WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?
WE COULD TALK ABOUT THAT. WHY DON'T WE BUY YOU A COFFEE?
YOU
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
A "C" NOTE FOR A QUARTER PACKAGE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? IT'S 75 BUCKS.
IF YOU DIDN'T GET 25 FROM THAT GUY, YOU'RE DOING IT FOR LOVE.
YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OUT IN TRADE?
WHY DON'T WE GO SOMEWHERE?
I STILL NEED 50 BUCKS TO SCORE.
LOOK. COFFEE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER.
THEY WON'T LET ME IN THERE.
HOW DO YOU TAKE IT?
FIVE SUGARS, NO CREAM.
NO CREAM.
HOW OLD ARE YOU, SUSAN?
18.
I'VE BEEN A JUNKIE SINCE I WAS 16.
WHERE ARE YOUR PARENTS?
I DON'T KNOW.
THEY DIDN'T WANT ME.
THEY USED TO HIT ME
AND THEY KICKED ME OUT.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A CAMERA FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
WHAT FOR?
TO TAKE WITH YOU -- WE WANT TO SEE
WHAT YOU SEE, SEE YOUR FRIENDS.
FRIENDS?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS, SUMMER CAMP?
YOU PUT IT RIGHT IN YOUR PURSE.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO OPERATE ONE OF THESE?
YEAH, MY PARENTS HAD ONE.
ALWAYS STICKING IT IN MY FACE AT CHRISTMAS AND BIRTHDAYS.
BUT I DIDN'T SAY I'D TAKE ONE.
LET'S DO ONE.
50 BUCKS.
50 BUCKS AND I'M YOUR STAR.
DONE. YOUR NAME'S IN LIGHTS, KID.
HANG ON A SECOND. EXCUSE US FOR A MINUTE.
CAN I TALK TO YOU?
EXCUSE US.
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
SHE'S GOING TO BUY DOPE WITH THIS MONEY.
NO KIDDING. THAT'S WHAT JUNKIES DO.
WE SHOULDN'T BE BUYING HER DRUGS.
WHY ARE YOU SPLITTING HAIRS HERE?
YOU WANTED HER TO HAVE A CAMERA; SHE'S GOT A CAMERA.
SHALL WE WAIT TILL SHE GETS MONEY HOOKING?
NO.
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
WILL WE DO THIS?
YES, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.
50 BUCKS.
I NEED A RECEIPT.
HI, I'M STILL ON THIS STORY.
IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO BE OUT HERE FOR A WHILE.
[ MIKE ]: HOW LONG'S A WHILE?
COULD BE MOST OF THE NIGHT.
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
NO, DON'T WORRY.
CLARKE'S OUT HERE WITH ME. IT'S OK.
THERE'S SOMEONE WHO TAKES NO CHANCES.
YOU GOING TO BEGRUDGE ME ONE LAST STORY?
OF COURSE NOT. I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
I'M HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE.
OK, WELL, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, HUH?
OK, DON'T WORRY.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER, OK? 'NIGHT.
BYE.
HOW DO I LOOK?
TERRIFIC.
YEAH, AND YOU'RE WHITE.
HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
OK.
HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN YOU JAM?
WELL, EVERYBODY CALLS IT A RUSH.
BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT REALLY FEELS LIKE?
LIKE AN *** IN YOUR GUT.
BETTER THAN YOU'VE EVER HAD.
WHAT HAPPENS THEN?
THEN YOU GET KIND OF NUMB, LIKE THERE'S THIS WALL AROUND YOU.
NOTHING CAN GET THROUGH.
THAT'S ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE RUSH.
THEN WHAT HAPPENS?
WELL, THAT LASTS ABOUT EIGHT, 10 HOURS MAYBE.
SOMEBODY COULD SPIT ON YOU, AND YOU WOULDN'T EVEN CARE.
WHAT THEN?
THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET JUNK SICK
IF YOU DON'T GET ANOTHER HIT.
DO YOU WISH YOU COULD KICK THE HABIT?
ONES,
FOR SOME PEOPLE IT'S JUNK.
FOR OTHERS, IT'S SEX OR A JOB OR SOME GUY.
BY THE END OF THE NIGHT, I'LL BE ABLE
TO TELL YOU WHAT YOUR JONES IS.
JOKERS.
DIDN'T ANYONE EVER TELL YOU TO LOOK BOTH WAYS?
U?
SHE HUSTLED US. THE CAMERA WILL BE IN A PAWN SHOP--
NO, THE DEALER SAW YOU
WITH YOUR CAMERA.
LOOK, WE'VE GOT TO FIND HER.
OK, YOU GO THAT WAY; I GO THAT WAY.
HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? LET ME GO.
WHO'S THE MUCK WITH THE CAMERA?
I DON'T KNOW. HE'S SOME STREET GUY.
YOU
SUSAN.
SUSAN.
OH, MY GOD!
SUSAN.
DAMN IT.
SUSAN.
SUSAN.
ANYBODY HOME?
CLARKE, GET IN HERE. CALL AN AMBULANCE.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE A PULSE.
AND TWO AND THREE AND FOUR
AND FIVE...
YEAH, I NEED AN AMBULANCE.
UH, SIMARD AND BLEEKER.
I DON'T KNOW. HER HEART STOPPED.
*** OVERDOSE. SIMARD AND BLEEKER.
COME ON, BREATHE.
ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, CLARKE?
TURN THAT THING OFF.
YOU THINK SHE'S GOING TO MAKE IT?
GOT RTED.
WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED HERE?
DON'T KNOW.
BY MYSELF.
E?
24.
OME
FUNNY COSTUMES AND PLAY UNDERCOVER?
YEAH, SOMETH
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU GAVE HER SOME LINE ABOUT BEING ON TV, AND SHE LET YOU
FILM HER JAMMING, RIGHT?
NO, WE HEARD THERE WAS SOME KIDS SPIKING UP HERE.
WE CAME BY TO INTERVIEW SOME OF THEM.
LUCKY FOR HER, WE DID.
OH, YEAH.
OUT OF MY FACE.
WHY WOULD AN EXPERIENCED
ADDICT OVERDOSE?
TING CHEAPER AND PURER.
S KNOW ING.
WHY WOULDN'T THE DEALERS TELL THEM?
[ CHUCKLING ]
WHY SHOULD THEY CARE?
THERE'S ALWAYS MORE CUSTOMERS.
HEY, WHERE'S SUSAN'S CAMERA?
I TUCKED IT IN MY BAG
WHEN THE PARAMEDICS CAME.
I'M SURPRISED YOU COULD TEAR YOURSELF AWAY
FROM VIDEOTAPING MY CPR DEMONSTRATION.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THAT'S HERO STUFF.
"NEWS PRODUCER SAVES YOUNG--"
HOW ABOUT "NEWS PRODUCER GIVES YOUNG"
"TEENAGE ADDICT ENOUGH MONEY TO O.D."?
YOU'RE SUCH A BLEEDING HEART.
NOBODY FORCED THE KID TO TAKE...
WE DIDN'T EXACTLY STOP HER, EITHER.
IT STINKS ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT.
***.
THIS IS GREAT.
LOOPY, GO BACK TO WHERE HE FLIPS THE PACKAGE AT HER.
BEAUTIFUL.
THERE'S MORE ON THE TAPE.
HEY, ROLL IT.
MM-HMM.
THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE.
AND THE WINNER FOR BEST NEWS SPECIAL IS...
I ALSO GOT FOOTAGE OF HILDEBRANDT GIVING HER CPR.
REALLY?
IS SHE GOING TO LIVE? I'LL USE IT THEN.
AH, IT'S A COIN TOSS. SHE'S STILL IN INTENSIVE CARE.
HMM.
WE CUT IT TWO WAYS, AND WE DECIDE RIGHT BEFORE AIRTIME.
WELL,
DYNAMITE STUFF, YOU GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS.
WAIT A MINUTE. WE'RE NOT DONE.
THERE'S MUCH MORE TO SUSAN'S STORY.
SHE BUYS DOPE, SHE SHOOTS UP, SHE ALMOST DIES ON CAMERA.
WHAT MORE IS THERE?
WHERE'S SHE FROM? WHERE'S SHE GOING?
HOW DID SHE END UP HERE?
THIS ISN'T THE SUSAN HOUR.
THIS IS ABOUT THE INCREASED USE OF ***.
YOU CANNOT TOP THESE IMAGES.
THESE ARE TABLOID IMAGES. THIS IS EASY.
YOU MUST DIG DEEPER THAN THIS.
OK, YOU SAVED HER LIFE.
YOU BONDED.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I DON'T NEED THAT STORY.
YOU GET THE PICTURES AND KISS HER OFF.
IF YOU'RE HAVING SOME MORAL DILEMMA
ABOUT CUTTING THE SHOW TOGETHER, FLY OFF TO TOBAGO.
TOKYO.
WHEREVER. WE CAN CUT THE SHOW.
THAT'S IT?
ID SO.
AND IN SPITE OF THIS LITTLE DISAGREEMENT,
I REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU.
YOU DON'T GET OFF THAT EASY.
[ WHISTLING ]
SHE DOESN'T GET IT, DOES SHE?
NO, YOU DON'T GET IT.
LOOK, IF YOUR CONSCIENCE IS BOTHERING YOU TOO,
I CAN CUT THE SHOW MYSELF.
I DON'T HAVE A CONSCIENCE.
YOU SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO WHAT SHE SAID.
SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.
SO DO I -- AND WHILE YOU ARE HERE,
IT IS MY BALL AND MY BAT.
NOW, YOU PLAY BY MY RULES, OR YOU DON'T PLAY.
MAX, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
YOU'RE UP EARLY.
WE WERE UP ALL NIGHT WORKING ON THIS *** STORY.
THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE DRESS.
LEGGETT IS JERKING ME AROUND.
WE TALKED ABOUT DOING AN IN-DEPTH PERSONAL PIECE,
AND NOW HE'S TRYING TO SENSATIONALIZE IT
AND EXPLOIT THE HELL OUT OF IT.
YES, HE CAN BE RATHER FICKLE.
AT LEAST HE APPROXIMATES THE AVERAGE VIEWER.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? ARE YOU FICKLE?
NO, I TRY NOT TO BE -- I VALUE CONSTANCY,
AT LEAST UNTIL IT BECOMES INTRANSIGENCE.
WE WERE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH.
YEAH, I THOUGHT SO, TOO.
WELL, THEN LET ME DO THE STORY.
ARE YOU ASKING ME TO OVERRULE ONE OF MY VICE PRESIDENTS?
ONLY IF YOU WANT TO TURN AN OK STORY INTO A REALLY GREAT ONE.
DO YOU ALWAYS CARE THIS MUCH?
WHEN IT COUNTS? YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DO IT YOUR WAY.
UH...
MAX, WILL YOU TELL LEGGETT, OR WILL I?
NO, I'LL HANDLE HIM.
WHERE YOU BEEN?
THE STORY TOOK LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO.
WHY DIDN'T YOU PHONE?
I DID.
YEAH, 14 HOURS AGO.
OH, DON'T START, MIKE.
WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?
IS THIS WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE AFTER WE GET MARRIED?
I'M GONE A WHILE AND HELL BREAKS LOOSE?
IT WAS A ONE-NIGHT STAND.
HEY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR ME.
I'M VERY TIRED. I'M GOING TO HAVE A SHOWER.
I'LL BE READY IN 20 MINUTES.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? NOT FINISHED?
NO, THE STORY'S NOT FINISHED.
IT'LL BE FINISHED BY 5:00 TONIGHT.
YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?
BLACK.
SO YOU GOT YOURSELF A NICE CUSHY LITTLE SETUP
OVER THERE IN TOKYO, HUH?
YEAH, I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO IT.
SORRY ABOUT THE ALL-NIGHTER.
YOU KNOW, THE STORY JUST KEPT ON HAPPENING.
YEAH, SHE'S, UM,
SHE'S REALLY INTIT, ISN'T SHE?
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT?
NO.
SHE'S A BIG HELP, MIKE.
AND DON'T TELL HER THIS, BUT,
IN A LITTLE OVER MY HEAD.
YEAH, SHE'S, UH, SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT WHAT SHE DOES.
YEAH, YEAH.
AND IF YOU ASK ME,
YOU'RE GOING TO TURN A PRETTY
DAMN GOOD PRODUCER INTO A GEISHA GIRL.
SUSAN.
IT'S ME. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
YOUR JOB.
WHAT?
I FIGURED IT OUT.
THAT'S YOUR JONES.
THE ONE WHO FOUND ME?
YEAH.
WELL, NEXT TIME JUST MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS.
[ AN TO L
I KNOW I SCREWED UP.
I DIDN'T WANT TO FEEL THAT PAIN.
SUSAN, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO COULD HELP YOU.
NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO HELP ME.
JUST GO AWAY.
TAKE THAT DAMN THING WITH YOU.
[ CLARKE ]: NICE ENOUGH PLACE.
HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
I HATE BRINGING THIS KIND OF NEWS.
MRS. PRENTISS?
I'M ANNE HILDEBRANDT FROM NEWS 24.
WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER SUSAN.
SHE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANY MORE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS.
SHE'S RECOVERING FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE.
SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL.