Bed of Roses (2008) s02e02 Episode Script

- G'day, darl.
How about it? - Where did you come from? - How much have you got left? - $140,000.
Put that money in a fixed-term deposit immediately.
I felt like I was kissing my brother.
Why would you give him the job? Because you're a tight-arsed wanker.
It says, "The one you love is closer than you think.
" Vivien phoned.
They want to close down the Echo.
We haven't got the advertising we need to stay afloat.
I'll buy it.
We considered your figure.
Unfortunately we received a better offer.
Meet the new owner of the Echo.
Rosie, smile.
Hold on tight, Rosie.
It's all right, I've got her.
Look at the camera.
She's growing up so fast, my little pumpkin.
I have to feed the animals.
We're having dinner with Jake tonight.
How old is he now? Or is that something we'd rather forget? He's 22 and he's gorgeous.
Look.
They'd make great shots for the Echo.
- Not anymore.
- Don't you dare give up.
Your ideas are good.
The things I could have done with that paper.
Could do.
Louisa, future tense.
- You'll get there.
I know you will.
- Just ask him for a job.
Point out your strengths.
Gavin's no fool.
My strengths? Who am I kidding after what I called him? Darling - I've been dying of curiosity.
Are you keeping Nick under wraps? What? No.
No.
We're mates.
Have you gotten to first base? Not exactly.
We tried the kissing thing, but it just didn't work, you know, and Nick agreed.
I think we've known each other a bit too long.
Besides I have sometimes wondered why he never married.
I even thought for a minute he might be gay.
No, he's not.
At least not at 17.
He certainly wasn't two years ago.
- You didn't! - What? I lay down in a bed of roses I woke up lying on a bed of nails It's the oldest of tales Lose the wind from your sails I lay down in a bed of roses I woke up lying on a bed of nails I jumped on the man.
He didn't stand a chance.
I must say it did help to clear away the cobwebs.
The moon was all You know the scenario.
Well, no, actually I don't.
It was after Gavin had left me, and I was a mess.
I'm only human, Louisa.
And so's Nick.
Yeah.
You just took me by surprise.
That's all.
You couldn't find a more decent human being.
Besides which, everyone knows the first kiss is always appalling.
You have so much space, and no sports field? They're just mucking around.
- Hey, Jake.
- Rita.
Hey, Smithy.
Catch you guys later.
That's Jake O'Reilly, Gemma and Pat's son.
He's pretty cute, isn't he? Rita, we must go.
Your parents expect us.
Did you know him from school? Yeah.
He played for the Roos a couple of years back.
Holly, there's an art exhibition in Indigo on Friday.
I wondered if you'd like to come with me.
We could get dinner after.
- I'd love to.
- You would? Cool.
I'll pick you up at five.
(Horn blares) You bastards can have what's left of my cows.
Of course it's algae.
Five of my cattle have died from drinking in that stream.
We want a solution.
We just don't have the resources.
Check with Dairy Fleet.
The same thing happened four years ago.
Toxins leaching into our waterways.
Dairy Fleet are a multinational.
They won't give a damn about us.
- The State Government was regulating.
- Self-regulation- We've all seen how good self-regulation works.
- Who pays in the meantime? - Jake's with Envirowatch.
They've got a good handle on stuff like this.
We've had three separate reports of fish dying.
Until it rains and water starts flowing again the nutrient levels will remain high.
There's not a lot we can do about that.
We will look into what happened to your cows, Ray.
- When the whole herd dies.
- Come on.
Let's go.
Editor? - You? - Yes.
I'm surprised you want to work with a tight-arsed wanker or that you feel the need to work at all.
- It was in the heat of the moment.
- It's the printer again.
They need our copy now or we won't get the paper out in time.
- I can help with that.
- Tell them half an hour.
Now, you were saying? Oh.
Yeah.
I am.
I'm sorry I called you a tight I'm sorry I yelled at you.
Apology accepted.
It's not going to make any difference.
I need someone to run a paper, not organise a dinner party.
There's editorial content, advertorials, staff management, increased sales.
So I need the best person for the job.
- Yes, but- - Ray Jenkins wants a word.
About his cows.
Line two.
- I know exactly- - Thanks, Vivien.
Ray.
Sorry I haven't got back to you.
Did you get a response? - And if so, what it was.
- Ask me a couple of questions.
What's the date today? Fine.
Just hold on a sec, Ray.
Louisa? If you insist on working, one temporary position is available.
I need someone to sell advertising, but you'd have to start straightaway.
Could you show our gold-nugget millionairess the ropes? That's OK.
I know what to do.
Not the way we do it now, Louisa.
The office is much more efficient than it used to be.
Who's responsible for this article on the crocheting tournament? What's the problem? I want advertising revenue to increase two-fold in the next issue.
Can I ask one question? If you don't actually have an editor, who is making the editorial decisions? - I am.
- What? I'm acting editor.
Vivien's my creative consultant.
But I'm bringing in my business partner.
He'll run the show, and have last call on all major decisions.
- A business partner? - Gavin? - Can you have a word with Edna? - You don't think I'll run the whole shebang? Unlike some people, I know my limitations.
Edna? How can I help you? - Just have a look at this.
- Gavin? Your workstation's over there, Louisa.
Uh-uh! Taken.
That's the size of a postage stamp.
I'm not interested.
The larger ads are really eye-catching.
Costs too much.
We're not made of money.
Think of the number of people the Echo has the potential to reach.
Potential is not enough.
I want results.
Wayne, 20,000 people live in the Indigo Waters Estate.
But do they read the Echo? No, they don't.
They will once the paper is updated.
If you let the ads speak for you.
You could put in a different recipe every week with a photograph to personalise it.
I do my own advertising.
Chin here helps me.
We do it over the internet.
Excuse me.
My papa wishes to speak to you.
Chin.
- Wayne - I'm coming.
our readership will increase.
No hawkers.
You know what that means? Recipe a good idea, Louisa.
We take ad.
Standard size with photograph.
Thank you.
Hi.
You weren't here last time I was in town.
You haven't been here for a while, then.
Jake, this is Holly Atherton, Minna's granddaughter.
Really? Glad Minna's still going strong.
Good to meet you.
This is Mike.
I heard you got shot at by Japanese whalers.
They missed, but we didn't.
And we didn't use live ammo.
We're gonna check out the creek near Dairy Fleet.
You in? - Yeah, sweet.
- Holly? Uh, yeah.
Yeah, OK.
I'll see you tomorrow, then? - Yep.
- How long are you here for? - Till uni starts.
- Sweet.
I asked everyone to meet here at three o'clock.
I thought there'd be more people interested in their waterways.
This is hardly community pressure.
Hello.
What trouble are you stirring up now, Mum? It's not just me.
It's 3:59, Louisa.
We'll need your copy by four.
- I'm travelling.
- You didn't say you were back at the Echo.
- I didn't know I would be.
- I did.
Has Gavin made you editor? Not exactly.
I'm assistant advertorial analysis adviser.
Temporary.
I'm working my way up.
You're not short of cash already? No! Of course not.
(Mobile phone rings) Excuse me.
Hello? Yeah.
I know it's four o'clock.
Yes.
Yes, all right.
I'll ask.
Deb, you wouldn't want to take an ad in this week's Echo for your educational centre, would you? You just have to be thick-skinned and have quick reflexes.
Tell me about the whalers.
We had to get really close to their ship to throw the rotten butter onboard.
We stopped 'em all right.
Then it gets written up like we're the criminals! They're the ones poaching whales.
Don't you ever get scared? There's no time to.
Gross.
Yeah.
Water's gonna be the issue.
And homo consumeris isn't going to lift a finger.
- A lot of people care.
- About their bank balance.
Guys.
Dairy Fleet's just over the hill.
Let's get 'em.
OK, pardon me.
If you want to head back, now's the time to say.
No way.
This way, guys.
Give me a hand with this.
Should we be doing this? How do you get to the truth if you don't push the envelope? Come on, there's no-one here.
- Mum says your mum works for the Echo.
- Yeah.
Reckon she'd talk to us? Of course.
Just ask her.
I will.
Keep an eye out for us.
I promised Holly, but I probably can't afford it.
Course you can.
They're not that expensive.
Mind you, I don't think an electric car is your sort of car.
They're not exactly Louisa Atherton-friendly.
What is that supposed to mean? You have to remember to plug them in to recharge them.
Come on, Louie, you're not the kind of girl who sees a car as a love object and the centre of her universe the way men do.
Well, no.
How much can you spend? About $4,000.
What with Holly's VCE and everything.
It won't cost $4,000.
Look, leave it with me.
(Phone rings) - Get out of it! (Screeches) - Tat, tat, tat! - So that's where you got to.
- He said the food at yours was lousy.
Hello? Yeah.
Just bring it in tomorrow, Marg.
Yeah, you wish! That'll be fine.
OK.
Bye-bye.
Was that Marg? You know, Marg, Marg? Yeah.
Why? Oh, nothing.
Oh! Been busy selling advertising, Louisa? Hang on.
Letters and emails to and from catchment management.
- Are we taking them? - Yeah.
Bound to be something we can use.
Let's go.
We counted about 50 dead fish in one small area.
We marked them according to where they were taken from.
What does young Jake plan to do with these? Get them tested.
That's the first priority.
- It'll prove Dairy Fleet's responsible.
- It might.
There's a lab in Indigo.
I happen to know the manager well.
Cool.
No-one does anything till the results come through.
Understood? Yes, Nan.
Have to go.
Aren't you having something to eat before you go? I'll have something at the restaurant.
Bye.
They always know better at her age.
Mm.
So did we.
More sesame oil, please.
Not too much.
Enough! Enough! Now, choy sum.
(Speaks in Chinese language) Doesn't that smell divine? He's making it for me.
Where were you today? I was looking for you.
Around.
Little Chin must concentrate.
He always cooking.
Isn't that like it's just meant to be? Finished! You try.
Oh, babe, it's orgasmic.
- Rita! - What? It's great.
(Speaks in Chinese language) Is stir-fry dog.
No, no.
I'm joking.
It's not dog.
Is a bullfrog.
I joke.
Is pork.
Is good though? - I am good cook? (All speak at once) Is there any possibility the Echo could cover what we're doing? Jake, takeaway's here.
Excellent.
Thanks, Holly.
Envirowatch is a nonprofit organisation, yet we have a big influence on a lot of environmental stories.
I think it'd be great if the Echo did a story on you, but I'm not the person you need to speak to.
You really need to talk to our acting editor Gavin Braithwaite.
Gavin? You're kidding me? Well, I wish I was, but Anyway, I tell you what, I'll let him know you want to speak to him.
That's our number.
Give us a call.
Great.
You'll definitely be hearing from us.
- Bye, all.
- Bye, Mum.
Sorry about that.
Are you doing anything tomorrow morning? Nervous? - No.
It's exciting.
- Let's go.
Sports editor? He couldn't string two words together.
Yes, I can.
Conceited cow.
He knows his punters, his sports.
- He's got his ear to the ground.
- And I don't? Who kicked the most goals for the Ruby Ridgebacks last year? No? Who was the best for the Turquoise Tigers? And who made a big mess of The Big Nugget? - What? - So he's acting sports editor until we get a real one? No.
You can safely say this is a permanent position.
Louisa, can I have a word, please? Since when has a half-page ad cost $300? It's always cost $300.
Not since I've been here.
You've been selling them at a 50% discount.
You should have checked.
- You should have told me.
- I just did.
Vivien? Have to keep a closer eye on her before she sends me bankrupt.
You need to sell three more pages of ads.
(Mobile rings) Yes, Gavin.
I'm there now.
I know the Echo's been around forever, but it can be relevant.
Not at that price.
$600 for a one-off ad? - Who dreamed that up? - I could say I did, but I didn't.
I just have to convince people like you it's a good idea, which it isn't, so I'll take that as a no.
- Glad we sorted that out.
Oh! You've got a very interesting sales technique.
Try selling ads to people who don't want them for a price that's through the roof.
It's a useless job forced upon me by a useless human being, but the less said about him the better.
Help yourself.
I just sold a house.
And I just bought one, which gives us two reasons to celebrate.
Oh, no.
Sorry.
Congratulations.
Oh.
By the way, if that's the old Reynolds place there's probably a dead body under the backyard.
Good luck.
- Hi, Trev.
- Hiya.
What's going on? Bloody uni students having their own little GA summit.
- Do we know what it's about? - Doesn't have to be about anything.
As long as they can make a lot of noise.
Some of us need to work, you know, you bloody idiots! Hi, Vivien.
It's me.
Louisa.
Is Gavin there? He's at lunch? Three hours? Actually, no.
Don't worry about it.
I'll do it myself.
- Hey, Jeff.
- Louisa.
Most drivers want to be out of here as soon as possible.
What do you want us to do, Ed? Give them another half hour.
That's it.
Hi, Mum.
If we don't stand up to them, they'll keep doing it.
That doesn't mean you have to be involved.
It always happens with globalisation of local industry.
Profits go offshore but the land degradation stays here.
There are people whose job it is to deal with this sort of thing.
Where are they? Holly, no-one's gonna mind if you leave now.
Come on.
- You're embarrassing me! - Send any spare men over.
Dairy Fleet.
- Holly, come home now.
- Mum, leave me alone! Holly? Do you know where Holly is? Me neither.
You've had your say.
We'll give you five minutes to get your gear and get out of here.
- Not until they give us guarantees.
- Son, you're in no position to make demands.
Clean soil, clean water, clean air.
Clean up.
Clean soil, clean water, clean air, clean up! ALL: Clean soil, clean air, clean water, clean up.
- Clean soil - - Time's up.
Leave now or you'll be forcibly removed.
- Move in.
- Holly! Leave her alone! Ooh! It was an accident.
This is ridiculous.
I'm not a criminal.
It's a matter of procedure, a formality we have to go through.
(Mobile phone rings) Can I at least answer my phone? Thank you.
Hello.
Gavin, hi.
I'm just with a client right now.
OK.
I'll call you later.
Thanks.
Bye.
Your things will be returned once we've processed you.
- Processed? Like a can of peas? - Is there anyone you'd like to call? How can I when you've got my phone? Through you come.
Do I need a lawyer? Are you becoming a professional activist? I would have expected a woman of your age to know better.
I beg your pardon! You committed a minor assault, Mrs Atherton, a charge that could have seen you in court.
I was just trying to keep my daughter safe.
- Who asked for your help? - Shut up.
Thank you.
My constable assures me it was not intentional, - so you won't be charged.
- I should hope not! This time.
As for you, young lady, you're mixing with a group of friends that aren't going to do you any favours.
And if you keep hanging round with them, you'll end up in trouble.
And I don't want you back here.
Is that understood? Either of you.
BOTH: Yes, Sergeant.
Jake, it's me.
- We haven't been charged.
Yes! - Holly! Could you give me a call back when you get this message? - What's gotten into you? - Mum! How do you think I felt watching you being dragged away by the police? - I was making a call.
- Do you still need me? I didn't ask you to come charging in.
I didn't need saving.
That's not what it looked like.
What you did was stupid.
You could have got hurt.
- But I wasn't.
- Ladies! We must stand up to them.
- It's not your job to do that.
- You can't change things by sitting at home complaining or worse, pandering to the status quo.
- I'll go.
- Listen to yourself! Our weapon is direct confrontation.
- Who is talking? This isn't you.
- No, Mum, it is.
This is exactly how I think.
(Engine starts) Nick! Sean Smithwick.
Leave a message.
Sean, could you give me a call back when you get this message? I need to explain what happened.
Louisa, Holly? Are you there? Hi, Mum.
Sandy brought me.
Now, which one of you do I speak to first? Well, try talking some sense into her.
Oh, Holly.
What exactly did you think you were going to prove rushing in there like a wounded bull? We exposed them, Nan.
But you broke the law.
And you didn't wait for the test results.
Do you even know if you have the right culprit? - Jake knows what he's doing.
- He may do, depending on his agenda.
Holly, you've probably alienated half the people in this town who might have agreed with you had you waited.
It's hard just to get people to listen, and, Holly, you can't force people to think what you think even when you do have proof.
Hm? Sorry for keeping you.
Had a bit of a hiccup.
Darling, can I can I tell you something? You've got to try a little harder with Louisa.
What are you talking about? Girls confide in each other about things like that.
Things like what? What else do girls confide about? What did you tell her, Marg? Nick, like "kissing my brother" is not exactly how I recall it.
- I don't believe it! - I'm trying to help.
I know.
I didn't think matchmaking is part of your civil celebrant's course.
Somebody's got to put a rocket underneath you.
Right.
And you've got the necessary qualifications? - Happily married, are we? - No! If you'd pull your head out from under the bonnet of a car for one second, you might be surprised at what you find.
- I didn't ask for your opinion, Marg.
- I know you didn't ask for it.
You're getting it free of charge.
Get out of here.
Next service 100,000k.
(Thunder rolls) Would you ask him to give me a call? Thanks, Mrs Smithwick.
Have you calmed down now? Have you? Move over.
You silly duffer! Do you want to talk about it? Know what? People like Jake have a way of colouring things that make- Mum.
It's fine.
No, it isn't.
What about Sean? I tried to call him.
He's not answering.
I don't think now's not the right time to take on such a big course, darling.
How much time do you think this planet has got left? It's in the news all the time.
Can't you feel that? Yeah.
No.
Not like you can.
It's our future.
And I don't know.
It's like there's no hope.
Well, if you pass your VCE you'll have a better chance at doing something about it, sweetheart.
I want you to have a good life.
So do I.
But I want to do more than I'm doing, and I don't know how.
Accosting a policeman? What were you thinking? I've just had the sergeant in my ear.
Louisa? Are you listening? I've still got two pages of ads to fill.
You seem to have good grasp of it and time on your hands.
I gave you a job to do.
And it's like selling ice to Eskimos.
I'm not good at it.
I don't want to to do it.
And know what? I'm not going to do it, Gavin.
That's obvious.
Spending half your day chasing round ratbag protestors.
When I couldn't find the acting editor who was out at lunch half the day.
I was at a Chamber of Commerce meeting.
And I was on the scene, which is why I want to write the story.
- No.
- Gavin, listen to me.
This is news, all right? I have got photographs.
I have got quotes.
And if you don't want the story, I I can always take it to the Indigo Star.
All right.
I have a meeting with a garden gnome wholesaler anyway.
Listen, Dairy Fleet is one of this paper's biggest advertisers.
Don't you dare upset them.
I haven't seen your name on a byline before, Louisa.
I know how to write, Vivien.
Christmas cards? Shopping lists? I reckon that's when it'll have maximum impact.
I'll be back in a few hours.
There's nothing else to do here.
Yeah, a meeting first thing would be great.
All right, mate.
OK.
Cheers, bye.
Hey.
We made the national papers.
Did you see? Page 11.
- Great.
- It has been chaos here.
- Did you get charged? - No.
Mike did, though.
He got caught on CCTV for trespassing.
And our protest didn't rate, so it's just a slap on the wrist.
- What'll happen to Mike? - He'll get a fine.
Envirowatch will pay it.
We made an impact, Holly.
It was brilliant.
You know I'd have called you once I got back to the city.
We haven't finished here yet.
We've done as much as we can.
It's in the paper.
You're in the paper.
That won't help Owl Creek.
- It will eventually.
- When it's too late? Holly, you're not thinking in terms of the big picture.
This is how you get people to take notice.
What happened to think global, act local? Or were we just expedient? - Come on.
You know what I mean.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
I know exactly what you mean.
- Hey.
- Holly.
Good stuff, Hol.
You showed 'em.
I'll catch you later.
I got caught up.
It was supposed to be for the morning, - but things got out of control.
- It's all right.
- No, it's not.
- The exhibition wasn't that great anyway.
I'm sorry, Sean.
Hey Sean, mate, I'll see you around.
Holly Give this to your mum.
She might be able to use it.
See you guys around.
I've got to go.
Could we meet up again? - Sure.
- When? I'll call you.
If you'd like me to proofread it for you.
I'm just I'm just trying to work on the ending.
It's always good to have an outside opinion.
"It's a knife in your gut when you see your little girl being pulled and pushed like a rag doll because of her beliefs.
It made me realise how deep a mother's pain cuts and how fragile mothers are loving the children the way we do, knowing our influence is over once they grow up and start making their own choices.
All we can do is hope that we've brought them up to be decent human beings.
" Your heart's in the right place.
Thank you, Vivien.
Mum? Can I talk to you for a minute please? Yeah.
All right, darl.
It's the amount of water that Dairy Fleet were allowed to pump out each year compared to the amount they did pump out.
It doesn't tally.
Someone's circled it.
They've been pumping the creek dry.
Where did you get this from? We didn't just look at the creek the other day.
We broke into the factory.
I didn't, but I might as well have done.
I thought- You thought the end justifies the means.
I got it all wrong, didn't I? You acted on what you believed.
That's all any of us can do.
Now this does prove that they are culpable, but you got this document illegally.
So we can't use it legally.
However Mum, I don't think we should profiteer from the proceeds of a crime.
No-one's gonna profit from this except perhaps the creek.
What do you think we should do? You're in possession of confidential information.
Where did you get it? I I don't think a journalist can reveal her sources, can she, Mum? I assume the Echo intends to publish it.
That depends on what you're going to do.
I don't think it's appropriate to discuss the details of our water rights.
I think it's entirely appropriate.
Depleting the water volume in the creek is the most likely cause of the algae bloom, which means cleaning it up becomes your top priority with a guarantee that this won't happen again.
You might like to have a look at these, Ed.
Test results from the creek water.
Pretty much the same as the mess you had to clean up four years ago.
Good morning.
Come here.
Don't you ever, ever, ever do that again.
- All right? - Mm-hm.
Er Your grandmother was as big a troublemaker in her day as you are in yours.
You know she was on ASIO's hit list, don't you? Well, we both were.
Then there were reds under the beds everywhere you looked.
We finally got their files on us.
The FOI.
Ask her about them.
She loves showing them off.
Hello? - Nick? - Hello, darl! Down here.
Oh, hi.
I I just wanted to say thank you for yesterday.
That's all right.
No, really.
I mean it.
You're always there for me.
If you kept your mouth shut more often, you wouldn't need so much help.
Er right.
I'll take that as a bit of friendly advice, will I? I worked out it'll cost about $2,000 to convert the ute to gas, give or take a hundred.
OK.
Great.
Thanks.
Drop it in whenever you're ready.
OK.
OK.
Hi, Nick.
I just wanted to thank you for yesterday.
I really appreciate all the help.
Not just for yesterday, but for every other time you've saved my bacon - and Holly's.
And the car's.
And I hope you don't think that we that I take you for granted because if that is what you think, it's not true, I don't.
(Squawks) Not a word.
My keys! (Squawks) "A man was known to inquire at the Indigo Post Office if Minna Franklin knew" This part's blacked out.
And here.
"Minna Franklin discussed on the phone that she intended to go to the Melbourne Film Festival.
" That was the first time we saw a foreign-language film.
Do you remember? At The Palais.
All the seats sold out within a day.
ASIO spied on you cos you went to see a French film? Yes.
As if going to a film festival means anything! Why were they interested in you? My father was a socialist.
I was a member of the Book Society Club, the club was sponsored by the Communist Party.
The Communist Party? But that's like Tiananmen Square and Tibet.
They kill people.
Well, all dogmatic belief systems can lead to extremes, Holly.
But we weren't extremists.
Even as left-wing sympathisers we were singled out.
You know, I was declared a nonsuitable person for a while and some people avoided me for years.
I didn't know.
- We wondered where you'd got to.
- We went to the pub for lunch.
It's a pity you couldn't make it.
I tried to call, but your mobile seems to be turned off lately.
There's someone I want you to meet, my new business partner Tim Price.
- Louisa Atherton.
- A shame you couldn't join us, Louisa.
Oh.
Hello.
Tim will take over the running of the newspaper as of now.
- Welcome aboard, Tim.
- Thanks.
It's great to finally be here.
- Gavin, can I borrow your office for a minute? - It's your office now, Tim.
- Marty, catch you later.
- Sure, mate.
It was great to meet you.
- Vivien, there's a few things we need to discuss.
- You know where I am.
Do you have some time, Louisa? Now you're the What was it Gavin called you? The assistant advertorial analysis advisor.
A-A-A-A.
Sounds like a stutter.
I much prefer your photography.
- It's very good.
- Will you just get on with it? You're gonna sack me, so just sack me.
Sit down, please.
Gavin said you're interested in the editor's job.
Tell me about that.
Well, I I know this paper.
They don't.
I've been on staff longer than anyone.
I know the area.
You don't.
There are so many new people moving here, young families and women.
And they're the ones who are reading us.
But our format has to change.
We have to capture what they want, what they're worrying about I'm listening.
Your article's not bad.
You've got a nose for a story.
It's a bit too emotional for a news item.
Could work as a feature in a women's mag.
And you're right, more women do read the Echo.
Look, I can see you haven't written a great deal, but you have natural ability.
You know we're not financial.
Yeah.
Well Which is why no-one else has applied for the job.
True.
We'll have to build from the ground up.
Are you willing to put the work in? You'll be on training wheels.
Are you offering me the job? Let's call it an apprenticeship for a trial period.
I certainly wouldn't let you anywhere near advertising.
Me, the editor? Congratulations.
And as your boss I'll try not to be a a useless human being.
Right.
Gavin, we're dropping the price of our ads by 25%.
And this wall has to go.
- How much will that cost? - This place is a rabbit warren.
These computers are out of the ark.
Get rid of them.
We'll need a new filing system.
Look into that.
I've - Can I put you in charge of getting a coffee machine? We'll be drinking lots of coffee, and it won't be that instant crap.
Yes, of course.
And as for Louisa, we'll be working with Louisa more than just temporarily.
Meet the Echo's new acting editor.
Thank you.
Vivien, we have to show the new Echo is moving forward.
Our survival depends on it.
- I don't know what Minna will say about all this.
- Mum's not the editor.
He strikes me as the kind who's been divorced twice.
Three times actually, so people think.
Would you like to come back to my place for coffee? Tell me the truth.
Why do you hate me all of a sudden? - I called three times.
Why haven't you called? - My phone's out of battery.
Why can't you just admit you're mad at me? We can't print this.
As editor of this paper I am responsible for this paper's editorial integrity.
Hot off the presses.
Have a gander at that.
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