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Good evening and welcome to our special early edition

of Public Eye.

Tonight, China in crisis.

Why aren't we breaking programming? We don't have enough footage.

In fact, we have no footage.

You lost them, and it was your mistake!

Where is your fucking loyalty?

Everybody, this is Noelene,

and for those of you who don't know, Noelene brought us Li Zheng.

You can lock in next week.

But that's it.

I wouldn't relax just yet.

A diagnosis is something worth considering.

(SOBS) She said it's a personality disorder.

And it's true.

There may be aspects of Dale you're not aware of.

He has certain proclivities.

Would you like to see the audience responses?

Sure.

If Lindsay stays...

..I walk.

(INTRO MUSIC PLAYS)

(ROBOTICALLY) Good evening. I am Dale Jennings.

New paragraph.

Tonight, my interview with the Prime Minister, Mr. Bob Hawke.

A regular Aussie battler, just like me.

(LAUGHS) Warm smile.

We'll be discussing all our favourite topics,

like the Australian cricket team.

When will he face the truth about those defenceless children?

(LAUGHS) This is me!

The Prime Minister has flown to the opposite side of the world

to avoid being interviewed by me.

Men's cologne, trousers, being a bloke.

Do you know why... This just keeps going on and on.

(LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

Oh! You're watching Public Eye.

I'm Helen Norville.

(LAUGHS)

It's just so stupid.

So stupid.

It's just stupid.

(LAUGHS) It is.

And it's a compliment. It's like a... It's a...

(CHUCKLES) It's a compliment.

No, it is. Come on, watch it again.

You wanna just watch it one more time?

Um...

Good evening. I am Dale Jennings. New paragraph.

Tonight, my interview with the Prime Minister, Mr Bob Hawke.

A regular Aussie battler, just like me.

MAN: I think he's overcompensating.

Um, like when he first started, he's very raw and natural,

and you could feel the nerves coming through,

but now he's just almost artificial.

Like...like a...like a Ken doll.

A talking Ken doll.

MAN: And what about you, ma'am? Your thoughts on Dale?

WOMAN: I hadn't really noticed it before,

but yeah, he is a bit fake, a bit robotic.

WOMAN: Yeah, he's good looking.

A bit stiff, isn't he? That hair. Maybe a bit rigid in his posture.

Yeah, but yeah, he's a good looking guy.

MAN: Uh, he's got that kind of flat face, you know what I mean?

Like, you look at him, he's just all...

He's white as snow.

You take a look at him and you just think, "Jeez,

"I don't wanna watch this for the next 10 minutes.

"This guy looks sick."

WOMAN: Look, I think he tells the news,

but he looks like a puppet, really.

I mean, he's just stiff and wooden.

MAN: Five, four...

REPORTER: ..until the end of this year to deliver his findings.

International efforts to fight the apartheid regime

have been complicated,

with the breaking news that six rugby players

may defy the sports boycott to embark on a South African tour.

Ellen Davison has more.

REPORTER: Australia has led the global fight to end apartheid,

placing tough sanctions on South Africa.

But now those sanctions have been defied

by six Australian rugby players

who are planning a very controversial tour.

Now, I would say to them that if they want to go to South Africa,

find out what it's like, they should go.

Critics are saying the players are undermining Australia's efforts.

We'll chat about this. Five...

The audience likes it when we chat, so...

Well, Rob Rickards, former footy champion yourself.

What do you make of these players touring South Africa?

Are they supporting apartheid

or should politics be kept out of sport?

Uh, to tell you the truth, Dale, I reckon...

..I reckon it's a bit rough

to accuse these blokes of supporting apartheid.

I think they're just trying to earn a living.

So you would have accepted the invitation?

Well, there was never a lot of interest in my code of footy

in South Africa,

but I think I think the beautiful thing about the Aussie sports field

is we play as one team.

We're all equal, all brothers,

and in fact some of our greatest champions have been Black.

So, we do not see colour in our sport.

Indeed. Well, isn't that the true Aussie spirit?

And back onto Aussie sports,

Jason Dunstall is on track for another record-breaking season.

He sure is.

Dale Dunstall has already booted his 100th goal for the season,

sealing the Hawks' victory against the Blues at VFL Park.

REPORTER: Just four years ago, Dunstall was written off

after a nightmare 1985 grand final.

So, how did you go with the cards?

I found it, um... I found it really difficult with work.

I know filling out the cards can feel exhausting,

but it's really important that you do fill them out,

because it helps us identify patterns within the chaos.

Mm. I just... I don't have the time.

Even five minutes before or after work.

No, I don't. I don't.

I mean, I'm not quite sure you understand the pace

in which I work.

I mean, last week I had two interviews with foreign ministers,

live, and I mean the amount of information

that I have to be across.

I mean, I can't, and I cannot go out in front of millions of people

and say, "I'm so, so sorry.

"There's just a few holes in my understanding

"in Australian foreign policy,

"but I did manage to fill out the endless stream of banal,

"monotonous, infantile checklists that were prescribed to me."

Alright.

Well, we've got reactive anger right now.

So which skill would you use? Jesus Christ.

We just talked through opposite action.

Let's...let's try that one.

Thank you so much, Marcia, for your patience

while I work through my own personal issues

with this particular style of therapy.

Helen, if there were a pill that treated borderline,

you would have it, but there isn't.

This therapy requires your full engagement.

You know what the alternative is.

It's these cycles of reactive anger that erode your relationships,

that you manage with booze and Valium.

So if you want that...

..no-one's forcing you to be here.

You're welcome to go.

I'd give opposite action a three, as far as effectiveness.

Great.

Mark it in the column.

What about the breathing?

I do use that all the time, and it's incredibly effective, actually.

I would give that a four, for sure. Great.

Clive Wittmann is contracted up for the end of '89,

and Vic Griffiths isn't willing to move,

and beyond them, the pool is looking a little shallow,

I'm sorry to say.

Honestly, Richard,

if you remove Lindsay tomorrow without a replacement,

I don't even think you would notice the difference.

The show runs itself, doesn't it?

Oh, look.

You don't get a lot out of him after lunch, that's for sure.

Or before. Gents, I do know who the man is.

He's a drunk.

He's an old bastard.

But the show is at number one, so...

So what about if I make a few calls,

just in case there's some names we might have missed?

People coming up.

Or we reconvene towards the end of the year.

A few contracts might be finishing then.

No. We are not willing to see in 1990 with Lindsay Cunningham.

You too?

My wife now works for the competition because of, um...

Because of Lindsay's corrosive behaviours,

our best producer working against us.

Yeah. So, yeah. Yep.

It's time.

(GRUNTS) Alright, alright, alright.

Make a few calls, but discreetly, please.

Lindsay and I have regular golf Wednesdays, so timing is critical.

Of course. I understand.

Did you see that comedy show the other night?

(LAUGHS)

He was pretty good.

That guy. Oh, yeah.

Anne and I usually prefer British comedians,

but that guy, he got you down pat.

Is that right? (LAUGHS)

(BABY CRYING)

She's happy as Larry with Nan. Mmm.

Mmm. Mm-hm.

I've gotta go. Yeah. Alright. Good luck.

Bye. Bye-bye.

Aw, bubba! You sad?

Aw, I'm sorry.

OK. Wave to Mummy.

Yeah. OK. OK.

Bye. Bye. Bye, bye, bye.

See ya! Have fun. Mummy's going.

Oh! Yeah, just about to get into this.

Please eat. Yes, I will.

I'll help you. Look.

Oh!

Mm. Yeah.

The chairman of the South African Action Group was on morning radio.

Did a full half hour on the issue.

Sorry.

He said if a sports team plays in an apartheid state,

it's impossible for them to not see colour.

Hmm.

We're covering the rugby controversy.

Do you want to work on something else?

No. Why?

Rob's emerged as one of the highest profile people

in support of the rugby players.

Rob Rickards, couple of politicians and Alan Jones.

It's been dominating talkback radio all morning.

Rob, really...

He really just made that one comment off the cuff.

Did you hear the Prime Minister's comment?

About Rob?

Not directly, no, but he's begged the players to reconsider.

Can you read his quote?

Hawke said if the players go,

they'll be giving comfort to an abhorrent regime.

We are gonna stick on the issue,

but I don't see Public Eye mentioning Rob by name,

if that helps.

Alright.

Honestly, the calls we're getting, people are acting like I said

we should bring in apartheid here or something.

It did sound like you were against sanctions.

What?!

I was just trying to say how beautiful it is

to live in a country without apartheid.

I know that's what you meant,

but I think it might be good to clarify tonight

that you do oppose apartheid and that you strongly support sanctions.

Alright. OK. Um...

Alright. Go on.

Yeah, hang on. Yep.

Whilst I understand the position of the players,

I personally support all boycotts of apartheid,

and I apologise if my comments implied otherwise.

Otherwise. That's it. OK.

Thank you. I've gotta go.

I do you think if we are going to do this segment,

we should probably understand...

Well, I agree, Bill.

Man in reception is asking for you.

Says he has a story.

Did he... Did he give you his name?

No.

Linus.

There she is. Miss Helen Norville.

Always more beautiful in person. It's good to see you.

Good to be seen.

Hey, I should do this for the radio station.

First thing people see when they walk in,

all this Black loveliness.

Hey, Leoni said you got a story? Maybe.

I've been watching all the South African coverage

you guys have been showing,

and all the railing about how bad it is overseas,

all the racism and apartheid they've got over there,

and I just think you guys are missing the real story.

What's that?

Well, Miss Norville, the question is who?

Uh, this is Linus Preston.

Hello, mate. Hey, mate.

Bill MacFarlane. He's executive producer on the show.

Nice to meet you. Let's take a seat.

Sure.

Linus has been watching all of our South African coverage.

Right.

Yeah, just a little bit, 'cause there's quite a lot, isn't there?

A lot of outrage from the colonisers.

Leoni said that, um... that you had a story.

Yeah.

I think Australia is no better than South Africa.

Actually, I think Australia is South Africa.

That's offensive. Offensive?

Do you know what I think is offensive, Bill?

Breeding out an entire race of people.

You know...

OK, Linus, it's an opinion, so what's the story?

I'm getting to it. Helen. Chill.

She's impatient, isn't she?

Look, last night on your old show, that sports fella was saying

that there's no racism in Aussie sports.

Yeah. Rob Rickards.

Yeah, well, I know a bloke that used to play with our Mr Rickards.

Much better player, too.

The stories he tells...

He's still traumatised by the racism he faced.

And I think he's finally at a place now where he can speak about it.

I'm just gonna be completely honest with you, Linus,

I, um...I have quite a few personal and professional connections

with Rob Rickards.

And that's gonna stop you, is it?

No, but it's definitely gonna make it complicated.

I'm sorry.

Of course it does. Of course.

Because that's how the apartheid works, right?

OK, Mr Preston, thank you for your time, mate.

Thank you for my time? OK, Bill...

I think that's enough, OK? Bill, just wait. Wait. Just wait.

It's a... It's a really challenging thought,

and I appreciate you bringing it to us,

so, um...

..if you give me the...

What is the football player's name?

Deano Prince.

If you give me his number, I'll call him

and see what he has to say.

He won't speak about this over the phone.

You're gonna have to meet up with him face to face.

OK. When?

I could set it up for today.

Alright.

Catch ya, Bill.

('LA BAMBA' BY LOS LOBOS AND RICHIE VALENS PLAYS)

Hey. Script update.

We just heard two of the rugby players are about to withdraw.

Oh.

Hey, Cheryl, can you give Dale and I five minutes, please?

Oh.

(MUSIC STOPS)

Hey, uh, Rob told me.

What? About the CEO.

You know, how he doesn't want to dump Lindsay

until he's found a good replacement?

We need to be careful how we speak about this, Dennis.

Robert tells me everything, OK? I'm a vault.

I know that Rob would be keen to see me in the job.

Can I count on you?

Oh, Dennis.

The CEO is looking for someone who's acted in the role.

Dale, I have acted in the role every day for years.

You know that.

Do you have a clear idea about where you would take the bulletin?

Man, I got so many fucking ideas. Listen.

Segments, formats, the design of the desk.

I will have you on overseas interview tours.

I will have you talking to presidents.

OK, well, write down some ideas and we'll have a chat.

See you.

Cheryl?

Yep? It needs to be...

More volume? Yeah.

Yeah? Alright. I can do that.

Miss Norville, I think you've already met Uncle Owey.

Over here, we got Red Fella.

And here is... What is Cinderella doing here?

Yeah, never mind now, Aunty.

I just bumped into Helen and thought, "Let's go have a feed

"at my beautiful aunty's house."

Thousands might believe you, my nephew,

but I ain't one of them.

Look, why don't you go get her some Johnny cakes?

She'll love them. Yeah, sure she will.

It's not the only thing she'd probably love.

Yeah.

I just... Here...is Deano Prince.

Hi, Deano. Helen Norville. Yeah, he knows who you are.

Linus makes us watch every bloody night.

Here, look, Helen, why don't you take a seat?

I'll get you a drink. OK.

Linus tells me that you used to play with the VFL.

Yeah. With Rob Rickards.

Yeah, we came up at the same time.

I'm not sure if you're aware of what...

I'm aware.

There was no racism?

Yeah.

Do you remember it differently?

Yeah, it was...

..so bad I had to leave.

You left the sport because of racism.

Shouldn't be talking about this. Especially to her.

It's OK, sis. Relax. No, it's not OK.

This one here gets this duvet coming in here,

and all she's after is a little story.

They're just chatting. They're not just chatting.

It's OK, Linus. I'm sorry.

Listen, Deano, if you do want to speak to me,

Linus has got my number.

Helen... I'm sorry.

MAN: ..is an affront to all humanity.

REPORTER: Commonwealth Secretary-General Sonny Ramphal

says he hopes that any tourists

don't affect next year's Commonwealth Games in Auckland.

World of sport now and Rod,

no less than five Australians are lining up

for the US PGA Championship.

That's right, Dale,

but just before we get to sport, uh, to the golf green, at least,

if I could just touch on just a couple of my comments last night

regarding those rugby players heading to South Africa.

I just want to make it clear

that although I do understand where the players are coming from,

for me, personally, I support the sports boycott.

In fact, I support all apartheid boycotts

because apartheid is something that I do not support,

at all, under any circumstances.

It's not who I am.

So...

Yeah. (LAUGHS)

The US PGA has been won only twice by Australians,

but a bumper crop of players are hoping to change that,

with Greg Norman one of the tournament favourites.

Look, I promise I will be the first person you see

when you get off stage.

OK? Great.

OK, look, I gotta go.

I love you.

OK.

Good luck! (LAUGHS)

OK, bye.

You're gonna lose that woman

unless you start leaving at a reasonable hour.

Yep, OK. Good night, Jean.

Good night!

I mean, Dale, if I knew a brilliant mind in news,

I wouldn't tell you about it.

I'd hire them myself.

Actually, I did - Bill and Noelene.

How often is Noelene working?

Uh...two days.

What about Dennis? What? To run News At Six?

Yeah, I mean...I mean, he basically runs it already.

Dennis is an arse kisser.

Well, he claims he's got a lot of ideas.

Well, he's never shared them. Maybe no-one's ever asked.

You can't wait to be asked in news.

Hey, Helen, I've gotta go.

Why?

I'll talk to you later.

Is Kay there?

Just let me know if any other ideas come up.

Paul Straker.

Who's that? He was Dad's producer.

He's the opposite of Lindsay.

He's nervous and compliant, but he's a hard worker

and he knows how to speak to CEOs.

He's exactly what you need.

I'll give you his number...

..if you stop work...

..right now.

(DROPS PHONE)

Can you call me King of News again?

(CHUCKLES)

You are the King of News.

# Oh, love lost Fire at will

# Dum dum bullets and shoot to kill

# I hear dive bombers and empire down

# Empire down

# I hear the sounds of the city and dispossessed

# Get down, get undressed

# Well, get ready for you and me

# We got the kingdom We got the king

# We got the empire

# Now as then

# We don't doubt and we don't take direction

# Lucretia, my reflection

# Dance the ghost with me

# I don't feel

# I don't feel

# Well, I don't feel

# No. #

(ELEVATOR DINGS)

Linus Preston is on the line. Oh.

I can tell him you're out on a story.

No, thank you, Leoni. I'm happy to take the call.

I love your outfit today - especially your belt.

Helen Norville.

Remember how deadly you thought I was the first time you met me?

Times that by 100, Miss Norville.

Deano's in. He'll talk with you on the air.

I can bring him into your offices whenever you want,

but he's gonna need a suit and not one of them court suits.

Yeah? Make sure you get him a flash suit.

Can't have the brother looking like no-one owns him.

Linus, does Deano genuinely want to speak to me

or have you just worn him down?

No, we wore him down.

We make quite the compelling team, you and I, Miss Norville.

OK, well, let's meet here at 9:30 tomorrow morning.

Done. Oh, and make sure you bring one of them flash suits.

Ooh, maybe two, so he can pick, yeah?

OK. Catch ya. Bye.

Hey, we think the rugby tour is off.

Bill wants a meeting.

Right.

So, basically, all the players that were going to South Africa

have now withdrawn,

but for some reason, none of them are citing the boycott.

So, what reason are they giving?

Uh, "I would have toured South Africa,

"but I didn't get enough warning."

And, um, "It would have been very different

"if we were invited two months ago."

So try all six players.

I doubt any of them will agree to an interview.

You're very persuasive, Noelene.

Sorry, there's one other thing

that I'd like to canvass before you leave.

Yep!

You're aware Linus Preston was here yesterday?

Yeah. Bill said he was quite vocal.

Well, he was suggesting a story that I have actually followed up on.

Helen... OK.

What story?

Linus has a friend - um, Deano is his name -

who played VFL back in the day with Rob.

Now, he said that the racism that he experienced

was so bad that he had to walk away from the sport.

So, given the current debate about race and...and sport,

he's decided to share his story with Public Eye.

But I want to be very clear that Rob would not be the focus.

Did he mention Rob in particular?

I've spoken to him only briefly, and no, he didn't.

Is it backed up by the other players?

Noelene...

...can I have a private word with Helen, please?

I would never stop this man from telling his own story...

..but I couldn't be a part of it in any way.

Of course.

What are you doing?

This is incredibly unfair on Noelene,

just flagging it like that, with her in the meeting,

in front of us all?

Bill, I was giving her fair warning. Fair warning?

Well, you know what?

It's never gonna fly upstairs.

It's never gonna fly

because football is...is the jewel of...of the crown of this network.

So we don't try?

Have you considered the impact that it might have on the player?

Have you?

Footy is a religion in this country,

and for a Black man to stand up

and say, "Hey, you shouldn't feel joy, you should feel shame..."

The reaction's gonna be brutal, and he will be eviscerated!

Noels, I swear to you, I never did anything racist.

Ever.

I got no idea what he could be talking about.

I mean, he used to call me brother.

He said he left the sport because of the racism he faced.

No, that's not what happened.

He was getting on the sauce

and he was rocking up to training drunk,

so they moved him on.

And you can ask any of the boys that.

Maybe you should see him? Speak to him face to face.

Can you get me his number?

You don't have his number?

I thought you said he was your brother.

Yeah, it's 20 years back.

I think he's out in Gunbower, isn't he?

I can't ask Helen for his private details.

Helen? You're my wife. We have a daughter together.

How can she...? The story came to her.

She didn't seek it out.

Noels, I've done nothing wrong.

And I'm gonna... I'm gonna talk to this bloke,

because the Deano I knew would say the same.

I know he would.

I can't.

I can't talk about this anymore.

Oh, Dale. Um, I'm sorry. Someone's here for you.

It's Evelyn Walters. She's in the studio.

She just showed up at the back door,

and I said, "Dale's upstairs, I'll take you to him,"

but she gave me these instructions to bring you to her,

and I don't know why, but I followed them.

Sorry.

Evelyn. Hi. Another redesign of the set.

Um, no, they did that at the start of the year.

Oh! Apologies.

I haven't watched in a while.

So, you wanted to see me?

I think you know why.

I haven't heard from my daughter in a while,

but if the social pages are to be believed,

she's been spending most of her time with you.

Yes. Yeah. And it's been wonderful getting to know Kay.

I think it's a bit beyond getting to know her.

I know exactly what Kay is doing.

She's always been this way, from the youngest age.

Always steering towards troubling situations.

But I do wonder what you're doing.

I'm very fond of Kay.

She's bright, quick-witted, beautiful...

It was a rhetorical question, Dale.

I know exactly what you're doing. Oh?

My daughter is fragile.

If you want a pretty little thing to hang off your arm

and make you look less like a pansy...

..pick another option.

There's plenty available.

Have a good bulletin.

I'll be watching Public Eye.

Nah, the club only had his old number. It was disconnected.

Yeah, yeah. No. I'll wait. I'll wait.

Nah, you're right, mate. Thanks.

Thanks for looking.

Nah, just.. I'll call Mick.

Oh, jeez. Um, thanks for saying that.

Yeah. No, I really appreciate that.

Alright. Yeah. You give my love to Jenny, too, won't you, mate?

Alright. Alright. Hooroo. Bye-bye.

I don't have Deano, but I have spoken to about eight of the boys,

and I promise you, they are all just as blindsided by this.

Even Barry. He's a blackfella, too.

I'm sorry, but Noels, when I hear people think I'm racist,

it's like they're saying I don't love my own family,

which is ridiculous.

What?

It has nothing to do with me or Hannah.

No, no, no, no. We're not your defence.

No, of course.

I'm just saying that I love you with all my heart,

so when you get some...

I know you love me.

I don't doubt that.

But sometimes...

Oh.

..I don't think you see me.

Hey. What... What do you mean?

I think you see the world how it is for you.

And I need you to look harder.

If not for me...

..then for your daughter.

Oh, thanks, Noels. Thanks. Noels.

Thank you for this.

Just...

..listen to him.

Yeah, I...I will.

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello? Hi. Sorry.

I know it's really late. I was just...

I was wondering, does Deano Prince live there by any chance?

Do you have a name? Yeah. Yes.

Um, sorry, it's Rob Rickards. I used to play footy with...

Oh, shit.

Linus!

Rob Rickards? What were you thinking?!

And you!

10 years it took me to drag you up out of the gutter,

and now you want to go back to that shit?

Why do you want to do that to yourself?

Let me talk to him! Let me talk to him!

This bloke, you haven't seen him since the '70s.

Do you know what he's gonna say? Let me talk to him.

Shut up, Linus! Aunty, I'm agreeing with you.

Just chill out. Chill?!

My house! Hmm? My brother, my backyard.

Hey, hey, hey! Cops are here.

Now, just... Just calm down. Calm down.

I'll go. I'll go, I'll go.

Hey. Get in.

Ohh.

You got a key for your place or something?

No.

I wanted to, um...

Well, I, uh...

I wanted to say that I...

..I won't be needing your services anymore.

Alright.

That it?

Yeah. That's it.

You're booking me to tell me you won't be booking me anymore?

Yeah.

'Cause your new girlfriend?

Well... I don't care.

I'm your escort, Dale, not your boyfriend.

That's right.

So...

That's for tonight.

OK?

And that is for your continued discretion.

Fine.

Say, "Thank you."

Say, "Thank you." Fuck you.

I'm not on your fucking time anymore.

Prick.

Darling... I don't want to talk.

I'm not staying, Mum.

What are you doing?

i can't believe that you accosted Dale at his work.

Oh, I didn't accost anyone.

And what would you have me do? I haven't seen you in weeks.

Nothing. Nothing is an option.

I'm sorry, darling,

but when a mother has seen the things I've seen,

to watch her daughter steer towards a very troubled man

is deeply worrying.

I don't think you're worried. I think you're jealous.

You're jealous that there's all this attention around me now -

more than there ever was around you -

and you're not part of it.

In fact, you're completely irrelevant, and you can't stand it.

Have you taken something?

Argh!

Hey. Hi.

Did you hear about the player? No.

Uh, Jules noted on the police scanner last night at 11.

Uh, police were dispatched to a house in the west

after a neighbour's complaint.

Deano Prince, Aboriginal, 40,

was arrested after a physical altercation with two policemen.

He's in custody? Yeah. Seems so.

What police station? I'd assume Hyde Street. Why?

Hey, Leoni? Leoni?

I need a crew to meet me at Hyde Street police station.

I'm heading there right now.

Hi.

Are you alright?

Seriously, Helen, get rid of the cameras.

They're not filming. They're just here in case.

I said no cameras!

Can you put it away? Just...just put it back in the car.

What... what...what happened?

He find out from you? Robbie?

I'm sorry?

He found out somehow.

Oh, I'm so sorry I had to... I had to...

I told my colleagues at work. His missus?

Yeah.

You tell Robbie if he wants to speak to me,

he sees me face to face, OK?

OK.

Shit. I'm so sorry.

I...

How did you end up here?

Mr Rickards started calling up Aunty's house non-stop.

She started yelling up at Deano, yelling up at me.

Neighbours called the cops, and here we are.

You know, the funny thing is,

we've been calling the cops on the white fella next door

every time he lays into his wife each pay day.

They never show up.

But when it's us? Minutes.

So, what did he actually do? The charge was assault.

(SCOFFS)

Seriously?

I'm sorry. I...

Aunty was right about you.

I thought you were one of the good ones.

Then we fall on our distress tolerance skills. What are they?

I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

You've used cold showers. You've used ice.

Martha, I'm in my office. OK, then. Physical exertion.

Is there a staircase? Run up and down it.

I just feel... I feel like maybe this...

I feel like I'm supposed to be feeling this.

You know, like, it's a... it's a fucking awful situation.

Yes, it is an awful situation and your feelings are valid.

This therapy is not about denying your feelings.

It's about bringing you to a frame of mind

where you can better navigate the situation.

And right now, you need a distress tolerance skill,

so pick one.

Hey, we are leading with pilot strike.

Mm-hm.

Voila.

I've probably gone into too much detail,

but the first three pages basically outline.

Mmm.

Um...

So, Dennis, I think we've found the candidate.

What?

Paul Stricker.

Paul Stricker from The Walters Report?

Mmm. He's, um... he's experienced,

he's out of contract, so he ticks every box.

But I haven't even had a... had a meeting yet.

Mmm.

Is this all signed off from upstairs?

I promise none of these ideas will go to waste.

No, I just...I just want a shot.

That's all I'm asking, mate. Just a shot. Right?

You've worked with me for so many years now.

Surely that gets me a shot.

I know this isn't what you wanted,

but I'm confident that Paul Stricker is the best option for all of us.

Well, they are great.

Thanks very much. Very, very intuitive.

Yes, of course, of course.

Um... Hang on a tick, mate.

You were right.

You've got problems with Dale.

He's working against you, and he's recruited Rob.

Richard, I'll have to call you back, mate. Sorry.

They want to replace you.

And they've got a name confirmed.

Paul Stricker.

Yeah.

Robbie. Deano.

How you been, brother? Good.

It's been some years.

It has been, yeah.

You're looking good. Fit.

Liar.

I heard you're a dad now. Yeah.

Yeah. Brand-new. Little...

..Little Hannah.

Hey, can I...?

Hey, how's young, um... Jerome?

Yeah. Yeah, he's good. He's good.

I mean, you can relax. I'm not gonna talk on the telly.

Oh, mate, I...

You gotta say whatever you want to say,

but I'm just trying to understand...

..what I did, 'cause I think back on those days,

and they're all happy memories.

You and me and the boys.

You did nothing, Robbie.

Well, that's good to hear.

When I ran out onto that field...

..the whole crowd yelling at me...

..you did nothing.

Well, the names.

It was shockin' what they yelled out, but that was to all of us.

"Boofhead" was as bad as you got it.

I got called...

.."abo", "coon", "gorilla" - the whole lot.

Mate, I...

..I just didn't realise that it troubled you.

'Cause, I'd watch you play,

you used to seem so strong on that field.

Yeah, I used it in the early years, yeah, to fuel my fire.

You remember the later season? Yeah, I would have backed ya.

Yeah, it's just one of those things.

You snap back at 'em. sometimes it makes it even worse.

Even after the game, Robbie, Well, you didn't say nothing.

No-one did.

Mate, I would...

..I would walk towards the locker room

and I could hear all you boys laughing.

A good time, celebrating.

As soon as I enter...

..silence.

And when I heard you on telly,

saying, "We don't see colour in our sport"...

..that...

..cut me.

Yeah.

You take care of that daughter of yours.

OK?

Hey. Can we talk?

Yeah. Great.

You OK? Yeah. Yes.

I...

I just want us to be on the same team.

We are. But we're not.

We're not.

We have been at each other's throats since we got back,

and I absolutely take my part in it.

But...

..we were so great overseas.

And I just want that back.

Yeah.

'Cause, I mean, this is our show.

Like, we pitched it and I can't... I can't do it without you.

And I don't want to do it without you.

I'm here.

I'm with you.

Really? Yes. I love you.

I love you, too. I love you.

I love you, too. I'm in love with you.

I'm sorry, Helen. I didn't... I thought...

Can we get a drink? I just want to clear the air.

Tonight on Public Eye, Australia's mental health crisis.

Are patients falling through the cracks?

Have you seen the paper?

You're on the front cover.

The headline is Helen Not-Normal.

You control what you do next.

Do you know how much a story like that is worth, Dale?

So, what do you want?

Should you just tell this yourself?

People do not forgive this kind of confusion in men.

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