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I love you. I love you. I love you too. I love you too.

I'm in love with you.

It's a fucking awful situation.

This therapy is not about denying your feelings.

I'm Cathy, I'm Helen's sister.

I was wondering if we can talk.

I won't be needing your services anymore.

Because of your girlfriend?

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

and make you look less like a pansy,

pick another option.

We reconvene towards the end of the year.

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

I think we've found a candidate.

Paul Stricker.

You were right.

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

(CAR DOOR CLOSES, CAR DRIVES OFF)

(FOOTSTEPS)

MAN: Good afternoon.

I have a reservation for Richard Bertrand.

Yeah. Follow me.

Hey. Ha.

Hello there, mate. A bit of a surprise, isn't it?

Did Jenny say this was lunch with Richard?

Oh, it's not Jenny's fault.

She just gets her messages mixed up a little bit these days.

But please, just sit down.

Sit, please.

Um, could you, uh, bring Mr Jennings a wine, a big one, thanks?

No, thank you.

Come on, Dale.

I just wanted to shout you,

you know, while I've still got the network credit card.

I'm hearing they'll be taking that away from me.

They're making a new one for a fellow called Paul Stricker.

That's what I'm hearing.

Yes.

Just before you slide Paul Stricker in,

maybe this is a good chance for me to show you

just how much

I've looked after you.

It's a cruel thing in this modern world, Dale,

how everyone is trying to make a buck out of people like you.

I mean, you know.

Take, for instance, these two classmates of yours

from Bendigo Senior High.

And they say they called the police on young Dale Jennings

in the late '60s

because he got a bit handsy.

(LAUGHS) Fiddling away with another young bloke there.

(TUTS)

Do you know how much...

..a story like that is worth, Dale?

You want to guess?

No?

Five grand, give or take.

And, mate, that's one of the cheaper ones.

(LAUGHS)

Oh, of course, the best prices always go

the photos.

Now, on the...

..sight of this thing,

not much to it, is it?

Just a couple of blokes.

Well, we won't call them blokes.

We'll call them sensitive young men sitting together in a car.

But, Dale, that fellow next to you is a rent boy.

Confirmed.

And Mr Rent Boy charges $100 a night.

Well, I...

(LAUGHS) I'm sorry.

I suppose you know that, don't you?

You see, what I do is I buy the exclusive to the story...

..and I bury it.

So, basically, I own them.

They are mine.

So what do you want?

I just want you to know that.

That's all.

But as you ask the question, you know, I wouldn't mind it if you,

uh, had a chat to little mate Richard,

and you said that we've had this chat,

and we're going to move together, forward, into the future.

Stronger than ever.

But, uh, I guess that all depends...

..on what you want.

HELEN: From food shortages to Western style rock concerts,

how long can Gorbachev hold the USSR together?

We'll see you next week.

MAN: And we're out.

Thanks, guys. Great week.

A little thank you from Vincent and the boys upstairs...

Oh. ..for last night's numbers.

Oh.

Wow. Looks heavy.

Yeah, it looks like a weapon.

Ha. To wield against the competition.

Maybe. Maybe.

Can we get a drink?

I just want to clear the air.

Let's just get on with the planning meeting.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

Oh, God. It's heavy.

Yeah.

Is this because of the ratings?

Yeah.

Nothing says number one like a necklace

you could walk into a river and drown yourself in.

(BOTH LAUGH)

What did Dale get when he was number one?

A car.

Do you want to go and have a drink? Tonight?

Mm.

Oh, Rob's at a buck's party,

and I've got to get home before my boobs explode.

Oh.

Uh, OK.

So, um, Monday is, uh, Gorbachev.

But then I think we need something a little bit more local for Tuesday.

Bill's gonna say this is too boring, but university fees.

It's too boring.

This user pays HECS system has been in play for eight months now.

Enrolments have dropped.

Biggest drop?

Women, mostly mothers, hoping to return back to study.

OK, so what's the promo?

Some mum that's sad that she has to pay for uni?

Yes, Bill. That's absolutely what I'm seeing.

I've had contact from an interesting psychiatric nurse.

Sorry, former psychiatric nurse, now social worker.

All across the country,

governments are shutting down psychiatric institutions,

Mont Park, Larundel...

They're all being phased out over the next decade.

Now, the governments are saying these asylums are old and archaic,

but this nurse is saying

the system's not ready for all these closures.

We're heading into crisis.

We'll do university fees.

Do you think that you could get a couple of mothers to speak to me?

Yeah, several. Right.

Well, let's, um, talk Monday.

Bye.

(RAUCOUS CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)

Hey, Dale, I want to ask you a favour.

It's totally fine if you say no. Right.

I was wondering if on Sunday

you wouldn't mind introducing the bridal dance?

It's just that our families... you're such a star to our families,

and half of them are just coming to the wedding

to see you in real life, so...

Of course, that's fine.

Oh, thanks, Dale. That's grouse.

Bryan's brothers are gonna lose it.

Hey, mate, did you know?

What? About Tim Ahern?

Mate, we all knew.

No?

Take this. You're gonna need it.

Calls me up the other night.

Says he wants to go out for a beer.

Go to the pub. That's fine.

He says, "Ross, I'm in love."

I said, "Mate, that is a ripper. I'm stoked for you.

"Who is she? Is she coming to the wedding?"

He looks me straight in the eye and he says, "Not she.

"He."

Mm. Mm.

Wait, you knew as well?

Mate, listen, when a bloke looks like Tim Ahern

and he's always single,

there's only one explanation for it.

Homo. Yep, I'm telling you.

No, don't. I'm telling you - homo.

Ladies, the taxi's here.

(CHEERING)

I've been single just as long as he has.

What does that say about me? I don't know, man.

You want to do, like, an office poll or something?

No. What I want to know is why I've been lied to this whole time.

I'm his best friend...

Here he is.

Hey, good chat today, mate?

It was, uh...

It was nice to turn the page. Hey?

Nothing you said today changes anything.

(LAUGHS)

Oh, Dale, you're a strange little insect.

Son...

..I don't think you understand the meaning of blackmail.

Hm.

And there he goes, off to the races.

Keep an eye open for what might be in the papers, Dale.

Something for your mum!

To cut out and stick in one of her albums!

It doesn't mean anything.

I can make two phone calls

and he would be out of the office tomorrow morning.

I've got Donna.

The network would back me.

I'm irreplaceable. You're not.

I'm the Gold Logie winner.

There'll be another one in six months.

I'm the fucking Gold Logie winner.

No-one's irreplaceable, and you know that.

Should you just tell this yourself?

Tell what?

We've never done an interview as a couple.

We sit down, we hold hands,

and we tell a story about how Dale Jennings, the king of news,

he struggled for years with confusion...

Confusion?! ..and turmoil in his personal life.

'Confusion'!

And then you would say, "I met Kay Walters...."

(LAUGHS) Oh, right.

"..and things came into focus."

Oh, Kay Walters.

Suddenly, things come into focus.

(LAUGHS) Fuck!

(LAUGHS)

People do not forgive this kind of confusion in men.

Yes, they can. I mean, look at Bowie and Elton John.

I have been working my entire fucking life for this!

Dale, I won't have this conversation with you if you keep drinking.

(PLACES GLASS DOWN)

(BURPS)

ROSS: Mate, get out. ROB: Thanks, mate.

OK, quick! Get out!

Jesus Christ!

Mate, where are you going? It's not your house.

Oh!

Ross, what are you doing, mate?

(VOMITS, COUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

I'm good. We can go.

Come on. Yeah, mate.

Get back into the car, you dickhead.

(GROANS) (LAUGHS)

Ah.

See you, mate! See you, fellas!

(SIGHS)

(RATTLING)

(SIGHS) Holy shit.

(RATTLING)

Shh. Sorry.

Sorry, Noels. Sorry.

Oh, listen.

I don't know what happened.

I looked at the clock.

It was 1:00am.

I started saying my goodbyes.

Next time I checked,

sunlight!

OK.

Go have a shower. Lie down.

I'll make you some toast.

Alright.

OK.

(PHONE RINGS)

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello?

Hi, it's Noelene.

I'm sorry to call so early.

That's OK. Are you alright?

Have you seen the paper?

No. Why?

You're in it.

OK. Hold on a sec.

Um, mine's not here yet.

What... What is it?

You're on the front cover.

The headline is "Helen Not-Normal."

And then it says, "News star admitted to mental hospital."

Uh...

Read it.

"She's the picture of poise and decorum on TV every night.

"But it's a different story behind the scenes.

"Public Eye host Helen Norville

"has been revealed as far less stable than she appears.

"Concerned family and colleagues have described volatile outbursts,

"uncontrollable rages and mood swings so severe,

"Miss Norville was committed to a Melbourne mental institution

"as a young woman."

Helen!

I'll call you back. OK, Noelene?

Should I... Maybe I should come over?

No, no, just let me think about it.

Do you know? It says a family member.

What does it say? (PHONE RINGS)

It's your sister, Cathy.

Uh, she confirmed that you've been estranged from your family

for two decades,

ever since the six-month stay at Larundel.

BILL: (ON PHONE) Helen, it's me.

If you're there, can you pick up, please?

Helen? (HANGS UP)

And a colleague? Lindsay.

(PHONE RINGS)

"He characterised Norville as worryingly unstable,

"and we should have got her psychiatric help."

CATHY: (ON PHONE) I just wanted to let you know I did not confirm...

Cathy. Cathy.

Cathy, I need you to retract it.

I need you to call that journalist, and I need you to retract it.

What? You need to tell her that it is false

and that is not the truth of what happened in our family.

Helen...

..the article was awful,

but it wasn't false.

What are you doing?

You're getting rid of him, right?

Who? Lindsay.

Yes. Yes, yes.

OK, well, I want you to tell him...

I want you to tell him that this was it,

that...that him putting his name to those quotes

was what dug his grave, alright?

Wait, where are you going?

(BREATHES SHARPLY AND DEEPLY)

I need you to move your car, please. OK.

They know that I'm fucking mad!

Who's thinking that?

Everyone.

Everyone knows that now. I've got millions and millions of viewers...

Helen. Helen, Bill...

Bill knew this already. Yeah.

Right? Yeah.

Dale. Dale knows all of this.

Most of the people at work know.

And your millions of viewers, they knew too.

OK? But I...

What?

Helen, you know there's a comedian that impersonates you every week?

And her whole act is that you're unhinged.

Millions watch her.

And then the very next night,

they still tune into you,

because they respect you and trust you.

I don't...

I don't know if that's... Helen...

..what can you control?

Oh... (SOBS)

(SIGHS)

Helen, what can you always control?

(EXHALES)

My...

What?

My reactions.

You control what you do next.

And what you do next tells everyone who you are.

OK.

OK.

You OK? Hi. Thank you for coming in.

Of course. Hi.

Oh.

You OK?

Thank you.

I called a couple of print subeditors.

Yeah. Just to gauge if this had legs.

And, yeah, there will be some follow-ups.

Yeah. OK. I don't know what, though.

You said that you had a contact in psychiatric care

that was concerned about the closure of institutions?

Uh, Daniela Aranz.

She's a patient advocate,

and she works at Larundel Psychiatric Hospital.

No-one...ever touches this.

And nobody ever talks about it.

I mean, do we do it?

We could.

We could. Uh... What aspect?

We go in and we see who's in the system.

We look at how they're treated.

We look at what's changing.

Do you think...

Do you think that she could get us in?

Get us inside an actual institution?

Yes.

Uh, well, I think maybe she could.

I'm not sure about a crew to film, but I can ask.

And this would be woven into...your own story?

No.

No, I don't have anything to add.

But, um, I mean,

we're...we're going to have a surge of viewers tuning in

to see the woman that was thrown into an asylum.

And I would like for them to see a journalist.

Of course.

It's great.

It's great.

OK.

I'm gonna get my, um...

..my notes.

(SOFTLY) Oh, my God, she hates Cheryl.

Dale. Kay.

You both look lovely.

What are you doing here, Mum?

I was invited.

As my plus one months ago.

Well, I'm very fond of Cheryl.

You used to call her a dimwit.

I certainly did not.

Yes, you did.

You said she dressed like a street urchin.

I know you're here to loom over Dale and I.

Shall we go inside?

Stay for the ceremony and then please leave.

Well, that would be rude.

(GENERAL CHATTER)

G'day.

And Deborah.

Yes. Of course. Hello.

Rob, of course.

Hey, Rob, is Noelene coming?

Uh, yeah. Later, hopefully. She's been caught up all weekend.

Oof. See what happened with Helen?

Oh, yeah. Horrible.

So, was Lindsay in on that?

That story? Don't know.

He was quoted extensively.

Alright, Mum.

Yeah, but did he set it up?

I'm not sure, Rob.

Well, in my experience with that man,

it's usually wise to assume the worst.

But why now?

(SIGHS)

OK, don't all turn at once,

but Jesus Christ!

Oi, is that the fella?

Hang on.

You knew?

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

What? I cut all his footage.

Tim Ahern knows how to frame a bloke.

Tim?

Yeah, from the camera department plug-in thing.

WAS in the camera department. (LAUGHS)

Ladies and gentlemen, if I could ask you to stand.

MAN: We're starting.

(MUSIC STARTS)

GUESTS: Aww!

Wow.

Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated.

(BUZZER BUZZES)

(BUZZER BUZZES)

Hi.

Hi.

Uh, Helen, this is Daniela Aranz.

Hi. Hi.

Um, thank you so much for doing this.

Especially on a...on a Sunday.

No, not at all.

Daniela can walk us through most of the facility.

She does think it's unlikely we'll be able to film inside.

Patient confidentiality.

What if we had patients' consent?

Well, most of the patients

aren't really in a position to give consent.

Can I ask what the focus of the story is?

Um...

The system is undergoing, um, reform,

but it's mainly out of sight, out of mind.

And I want to take people inside.

I'd like to give a human face to the psychiatric care system.

Follow me.

There's an impression people still have of institutions.

Victorian, brutal.

But care has evolved enormously.

This is a group therapy session.

Most of the patients in here actually live in the community

but choose to return for this type of therapy.

Leading the group, is that a nurse or a social worker?

Social worker.

But the nurses will be wearing similar clothes.

We don't wear stiff uniforms like the old days,

and we have patients that require more acute care.

Let me show you to the neurological unit.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Shock therapy, it's still in use here?

We call it ECT now.

Yeah, it is, but far less frequently than in the past.

Is that because of new medications?

Uh, partially, yeah.

ECT was used to treat bipolar mania.

Now we use lithium.

Are these the isolation units?

Yes.

The government says the success of lithium

is one reason places like this are redundant.

Well, not all conditions can be treated with lithium.

And lithium needs to be administered carefully to avoid kidney damage...

(VOICE GROWS INDISTINCT)

In here, we schedule one slot for...

Shall I show you the courtyard?

It'd be good to get some fresh air.

(CHILDREN YELL PLAYFULLY, MUSIC PLAYS)

Hey, look at this. Here we are.

Little Kay and the King of News.

You must be the captain of the Chantilly cream, Evelyn.

I mean, the family legacy just keeps rolling along.

We should go and congratulate Cheryl and Brian.

You should.

Listen just as, uh, Kay's godfather,

I think I should register my concern about that particular coupling.

I have no interest in anything you have to say.

Well, fair enough, but I can tell you this much.

I hope the little kitten gets tested regularly,

because some of the places and crevices

the King of News crawls out from...

(LAUGHS) Oh ho ho ho.

(CAMERA CLICKS)

I mean, you just...

You look...

Just amazing. Oh, thanks.

I don't remember anything.

All I know is that I was really thirsty

and my heels kept getting stuck in the lawn.

Hey, Dale, my brothers and my dad, they love that comedy show.

You got to hear my brother Declan's impression of you.

(ATTEMPTS IMPERSONATION) I'm Dale Jennings.

But he does it better.

Maybe later. Yeah, definitely.

Hey, Dale, do you think maybe you could go talk to Tim?

It's just they're all alone,

and, you know, my family's obsessed with you.

Maybe if you go talk to them, then everyone else will talk to them

and just...

Absolutely. Oh!

Yes. Thanks, Kay.

Thanks so much for coming.

So good.

WOMAN: They're going to the boys? Yes.

Hi.

Uh, Lee, you remember Dale?

Yes. Of course.

Hi. Hi.

Um... This is Kay Walters.

Um, Lee is an extraordinary journalist.

You might have seen his footage from Tiananmen Square.

Yes, I did, and it looked terrifying.

Can I get anyone a drink?

Yes.

I'll... I'll... I'll come with you.

I'll be right back.

Thank you.

(CLEARS THROAT) Thank you.

Hey...

Um...

I'm starting to think this might be a bit of a mistake, bringing Lee.

Well, it's brave.

Is it too brave?

No. Here he is.

Dale. My dad.

My brothers, Kieran, Declan.

(IMPERSONATES DALE) Hello, Dale Jennings.

(LAUGHTER)

God! They're funny.

(ROBOTICALLY) We love you, Dale.

(LAUGHTER)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Let's get the video. Yeah.

Come on.

Guys, get in, get in, get in.

Alright, here we go.

Hey.

(LAUGHTER, INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Dale?

What? My mother is here.

You've clearly taken something.

Hi.

Did I miss the speeches?

We've just finished. And the dance?

What a great little shot that would be.

Four little conspirators all together.

Yeah, I know all about your little trips to the CEO's office.

Dale... Dale and Rob.

What a team you are.

Ignore him.

That's right. Ignore him. Ignore him.

Excuse me, kitten.

Ignore the bloke that gave you all your careers.

Don't worry about him. You just go and stab him in the back.

Well, there's no backstabbing, mate.

Isn't there? No, no, I'd say it to your face.

Would you?

Yeah.

(SNIGGERS) There's a great irony about you, Rob Rickards.

'Cause you actually live your life like you played your footy.

You are an artless, witless, gutless prick.

Well, you're a... You're a shit boss and a shit bloke.

You treated my wife terribly for years.

You never gave her half the respect she deserved.

I gave her a career, but don't worry about that.

And those quotes you gave away about Helen were bloody disgraceful.

Well, yeah, maybe I did give some quotes.

And maybe I gave them a lot more.

Maybe I gave them the whole bloody story.

Well, that is an absolute dog act.

(HOWLS)

(LAUGHS)

Why are you defending Helen Norville?

I mean, I understand why you're sticking up for...

Well, you...

You're married to Yoko Ono there.

But, Helen?

Say one more word about my wife.

One more word and I'll deck you, mate.

Uh, Dale,

we're ready for the first dance if you're still good to...

Of course.

MAN: Here we go. Speak.

(EXHALES) Well... (CLEARS THROAT)

What...

(FEEDBACK WHINES)

(SLURS) What a wonderful celebration this has been.

Honestly.

So, so wonderful.

And for two of...

..two of the loveliest people

that you could ever possibly meet.

So, everyone, could you please now gather around the dance floor

for the first dance of Cheryl and Brian...

..as Mr and Mrs Matheson.

Mathis.

Mathis.

(LAUGHTER)

(APPLAUSE)

(TENDER MUSIC)

# I get lost in your eyes

# And I feel my spirit...

I'm gonna go.

You stay.

No, no, no... It's fine. I'm fine.

It'll just be easier without me.

Come on, everyone, come on.

Next time will be better.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Tim...

# I don't mind not knowing what I'm here for

# You can take me to the sky

# It's like being lost in heaven

# When I'm lost in your eyes

# And if I can't find my way

# If salvation seems worlds away

# And I'll be there

# When I am lost in your eyes. #

# Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?

# Ooh, Heaven is a place on Earth

# When the night falls down

# I wait for you... #

(SOUND FADES)

Bye! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Love you guys!

Whoo!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Ooh.

Now, someone's had a bit of a night, haven't they?

Do it.

Do what?

Send the stories to the paper.

All of them.

I want you to.

Oh. (LAUGHS)

I think you should sit down

and someone should make you a hot chocolate.

Mm. Mm.

You know, if you send them now, you'll still make print.

You're all talk, Lindsay.

Oh, now, seriously, Dale, you should go home,

get a bit of wedding cake, put it under your pillow

and have sweet dreams about whoever.

Goodnight, kitten.

Hey, everyone.

We're gonna go swimming.

Ha! (ALL EXCLAIM)

Come on!

Come on, get in.

Lindsay.

Can you get me a beer?

NOELENE: Yeah.

I think this community care stuff is really interesting.

I really don't think...

When did they get here?

Since before I arrived, at 6:00.

For Daniela? Yeah.

And just see whether or not we want to add any more, um...

I don't know. Do we want to put anything there...

Good morning.

Hey. Good morning.

Oh, I read this article where it was saying that women

are twice as likely to be prescribed antidepressants than men,

but all of the statistics are from the UK.

And I'm wondering if we can get the Australian numbers.

Rates of antidepressants, men versus women?

Yeah. And also shock therapy.

Modified ECT. That's what they're calling it now.

Alright. Sorry.

Can we have a word?

Can we do that in a minute? We've almost got a show.

We've got three stories, a live interview.

It'll be a Public Eye special.

Uh, OK, so... OK.

So community care. Oh, OK.

So you said that you were going to call your contact

at the health ministry...

(PHONE RINGS)

(VIA ANSWERING MACHINE) You've reached Dale Jennings.

I'm unable to attend the phone right now.

Please leave me a message.

(BEEP!)

Dale, Richard Bertrand here.

That was quite an escalation of events this morning.

Rob Rickards has declared

he won't set foot in the News at Six offices until Lindsay is removed.

So clearly, quite a day ahead of us.

Uh, Rob's just arrived,

so if you could get here as soon as possible, please.

(PHONE BEEPS)

(PHONE RINGS)

You've reached Dale Jennings.

I'm unable to attend the phone right now.

Please leave me a message.

(BEEP!)

Dale. Rob, mate.

I'm with Mr Bertrand right now.

If you could just pick up.

Because I've, um,

I've drawn a bit of a line in the sand here

in regards to Lindsay.

And I've said that you're still with me on that 100%.

Which is what we agreed.

It'd just be good to hear you say that.

It's Kay. Kay!

Hi. It's Rob.

Dale can't come in today. Sorry.

What?

Well, perhaps we should reschedule later in the week.

At least then we'd have Dale and we'd have Paul Stricker.

No, sorry.

Sorry.

I can't tell you what's happening with Dale,

but it doesn't change where I stand on this.

Well, you can't honestly expect me to sack the head of news

because a sports reporter...

No, no, I'm not throwing my weight around...

Especially in the middle of a work day

and already down our star newsreader.

The stuff that that bloke has done, the way he treated my wife.

If I don't draw the line at that, who am I?

You're a man on a contract.

A lucrative one. To walk away from that would carry consequences.

Well, if you have to sue me...

..you have to sue me.

You can't be serious.

Fair enough.

Rob?

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

Can we do that... Can we take it back?

MAN: Rolling.

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

As governments abolish psychiatric institutions,

are patients falling through the cracks?

An unprecedented look inside a broken system.

Tonight at six.

Thanks.

It's 5:10.

(GROANS)

Why didn't you wake me up?

You aren't half the man my father was.

You never will be.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

DANIELA: OK.

MAN: Just yourself and two cameramen.

Oh, here she is.

Hi, Daniela. Thank you again.

So we're going to start with the story.

And then...

And then after that, you and I will just chat.

And I'll be able to lead you up to the desk here

during that first story.

Would I be able to watch the first story?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. No problem. I'll get you...get you a chair.

I need a suit.

They've already called in the...

I'm doing the show.

Ah, yeah. Can you let make-up and wardrobe know that Dale's here?

HELEN: Across Australia, the old institutions,

those places we used to call asylums,

are being closed one by one,

as governments argue that more humane care

can be provided in the community.

However, a growing chorus of health practitioners

say this is just cost cutting and warn that the system is in crisis.

Daniela Aranz has worked at psychiatric facilities in Melbourne

and she joins us this evening.

Welcome, Daniela.

Now, you believe that this new system of care,

often referred to as community care, is failing.

Well, I'm saying there's not enough of it yet.

And what's there is very disjointed.

What do you mean?

Well, in community care currently, a patient might see a psychiatrist,

a doctor, a social worker, a nurse,

and they're all just not talking to each other.

So you believe that patients are better off in institutions?

Many of them, yes.

In Larundel, we treat patients

who experience acute episodes of psychosis.

You can imagine,

if they're in the community muttering or making strange noises,

they're very vulnerable to violence, to discrimination.

Absolutely.

But violence and trauma and harm,

I mean, that all still occurs within institutions as well.

Historically, yes... What, not today?

Oh, no doubt there are very unfortunate incidents.

Unfortunate incidents? Yes. That's right.

Where vulnerable people are still abused, even today.

But psychiatric facilities have come a long way.

But it's still happening at catastrophic rates

and particularly for women.

I myself was attacked in an institution.

I'm sorry, did you just say that, um...

Did you say that you were attacked at work?

No, I was attacked when I was admitted.

I was put in psychiatric care as a young woman,

and I was sexually assaulted by another patient.

What did you do?

I reported it.

And what happened?

They wrote a note in my file.

That's it?

I wasn't believed.

That's why I got into nursing.

Because I wanted to provide the care

that wasn't extended to me when I needed it the most.

And because I wanted the system to change.

So, if you could change one thing within the mental health system,

what...what would it... what would it be?

I'd change the attitude out there.

If community were more accepting of people with mental illness,

that would make the biggest difference.

I would like to echo Daniela's sentiment.

Having experienced anxiety and depression myself,

I do believe that...

..that it is the shame and the isolation

that makes it so unbearable.

And perhaps if we could change the way that

we view and discuss mental health issues,

it might seem less impossible to overcome.

Thank you so much for joining us.

Pleasure.

That's our program for this evening.

I'm Helen Norville, and you're watching Public Eye.

We'll leave you tonight with some rock in Moscow.

Bon Jovi, Motley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne

yesterday played to 140,000 fans in the heart of the Soviet Union,

an event being seen as yet another sign of communism's decline.

I'm Dale Jennings.

Goodnight.

MAN: And we're out.

(PHONE RINGS) Public Eye.

We'll be sure to pass on those thoughts.

Thank you so much for taking the time to call us.

We really appreciate it.

Thank you. Bye.

Thank you. I'm sure Miss Norville will absolutely appreciate it.

You gotta hear these responses.

I've written them down.

Maybe tomorrow.

I'm just gonna pack my stuff up and go home.

But we should talk. Yeah.

First thing.

Of course.

MAN: He doesn't seem to have much personality coming through.

It's just all...all just put on.

WOMAN: Yeah. I don't really like him.

MAN: He's just got one of those punchable faces.

I'm not saying that I would hit him.

But it sounds like you would hit him.

Well, if he had a go.

What are you saying? You like him?

No, I hate him.

WOMAN: Just so many things about him rub me the wrong way.

Your bed's not made up,

but there are fresh sheets in the hall cupboard.

I'll, um...

I'll heat up some dinner and draw you a bath.

MAN: That's why I kind of turn off every now and then,

because I don't like the look of him, to be honest.

You just can't really trust these kind of blokes, can you?

They walk around like poonces down Bridge Road.

MAN: Pretty obvious from the way he dresses.

You can tell there's something going on.

WOMAN: He just makes me uncomfortable.

(SOFT ROCK MUSIC PLAYS)

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

(KNOCKING)

Sorry, I won't keep you.

I just wanted to let you know that I was watching.

I'm sorry. Hey, Cathy.

Cathy, would you like to come in?

Hm.

Hey, Bill.

Hey.

Do you want to, um... Do you want to find a cafe, or...?

Do you want to just walk? Sure. Yeah.

I'm sorry, I have been avoiding you.

I just needed time to... Oh. Don't be.

No. You've had a lot on your plate. It's fine.

Um... Look, Bill, I love our show.

Yeah.

I just don't want to do anything to ruin it.

Oh, no. Me neither.

Great. Yeah.

Oh, good.

But would the show be at that much risk...

..if you and I...

I think so, yes.

Can I just say something?

Of course.

The way I feel about you, it's more than a work thing.

I feel it all the time, Helen.

Like I'm up at 3am, wandering around my house feeling it.

And I feel it right now.

And I think... I can't.

(STAMMERS) I couldn't handle it.

And... And, Bill, you're also married.

OK. Alright.

You're alright?

Yeah.

Yeah? Yep.

Well, I'll see you at work. (LAUGHS UNCOMFORTABLY) OK.

(SOFTLY) Oh, shit.

(SIGHS)

There are two networks live from Berlin already.

Now, how far away are we?

DALE: How many people have been killed trying to breach that wall?

Noelene, it has to be now.

This change is about to happen here,

and if you come in, I promise you, it'll pay off.

I just need someone to work with me professionally.

Just for once!

I don't want to do this with you anymore.

There is no Public Eye without Bill McFarlane.

What's the issue?

They think you are a weird, up-themselves little poof.

We need to go to a commercial break.

Dale?!

Oh, my God.

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