1 00:01:17,645 --> 00:01:21,783 Journalism isn't a vocation. It's a persona. 2 00:01:22,784 --> 00:01:23,851 It has to be. 3 00:01:25,285 --> 00:01:27,789 You're trying to wrangle deep uncomfortable truths 4 00:01:27,822 --> 00:01:29,256 from people. 5 00:01:32,794 --> 00:01:35,429 Truth that, if revealed... 6 00:01:36,296 --> 00:01:37,532 Okay we're inbound. Ready on set. 7 00:01:37,565 --> 00:01:39,834 ...can change the course of their lives. 8 00:01:41,636 --> 00:01:43,771 You don't think it speaks to the credibility of your campaign 9 00:01:43,805 --> 00:01:46,340 that you were intimately involved with a member 10 00:01:46,373 --> 00:01:48,241 of your campaign staff? 11 00:01:48,275 --> 00:01:49,644 It's not about me. 12 00:01:49,677 --> 00:01:51,278 This story's about you. 13 00:01:52,446 --> 00:01:58,620 Truth that can shake and tip the seats of power. 14 00:01:58,653 --> 00:02:00,722 Truth that can make a difference. 15 00:02:01,723 --> 00:02:03,156 Locally. 16 00:02:03,992 --> 00:02:05,425 Nationally. 17 00:02:06,761 --> 00:02:08,261 Globally. 18 00:02:09,530 --> 00:02:11,331 It takes a particular kind of person. 19 00:02:11,365 --> 00:02:12,533 I want you to know that 20 00:02:12,567 --> 00:02:14,836 I do not underestimate this opportunity. 21 00:02:14,869 --> 00:02:16,203 For me 22 00:02:16,236 --> 00:02:20,140 For me, journalism is about one thing. 23 00:02:20,173 --> 00:02:21,542 Truth. The truth. 24 00:02:21,576 --> 00:02:23,210 And I just think it's so important 25 00:02:23,243 --> 00:02:26,380 so fucking important to hold power to account 26 00:02:26,413 --> 00:02:30,150 and I know, I know that you feel the same. 27 00:02:30,183 --> 00:02:33,721 But for me it's the stories. 28 00:02:33,755 --> 00:02:35,723 It's what they did. 29 00:02:35,757 --> 00:02:38,960 I mean, there are people in jail, political movements, 30 00:02:38,993 --> 00:02:42,362 whole systems that now function completely differently 31 00:02:42,396 --> 00:02:47,035 because those words hit that front page at that precise time. 32 00:02:47,068 --> 00:02:49,504 That's what journalism is to me. 33 00:02:49,537 --> 00:02:52,172 That's what I'm going to use it for. 34 00:02:52,205 --> 00:02:53,841 That's why I'm here. 35 00:03:06,654 --> 00:03:09,724 Alex? Are you okay? 36 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:13,728 Are you interviewing for Heger's class too? 37 00:03:13,761 --> 00:03:15,262 Yeah. 38 00:03:15,295 --> 00:03:17,632 I fucked up. I drank too much last night. 39 00:03:17,665 --> 00:03:20,300 I'm in no state to be interviewed. 40 00:03:20,333 --> 00:03:23,203 Hey. Everybody's really nervous. 41 00:03:23,236 --> 00:03:25,673 I can't do it. I can't go in there. 42 00:03:28,076 --> 00:03:29,911 Can you do something for me? 43 00:03:32,580 --> 00:03:33,280 Yeah. 44 00:03:33,313 --> 00:03:34,649 Can you give her this? 45 00:03:34,682 --> 00:03:37,118 If I email it'll just get buried in all the others. 46 00:03:37,151 --> 00:03:38,119 You're going to be fine. 47 00:03:38,152 --> 00:03:39,754 I can't. 48 00:03:39,787 --> 00:03:41,556 Please. 49 00:03:46,794 --> 00:03:47,829 Thank you. 50 00:03:56,904 --> 00:03:59,207 I stayed up all night and I still feel... 51 00:03:59,239 --> 00:04:00,775 This is way too... 52 00:04:15,757 --> 00:04:17,324 Mia Scott? 53 00:04:19,093 --> 00:04:20,528 You got this. 54 00:04:27,434 --> 00:04:29,170 It's a no. 55 00:04:29,203 --> 00:04:32,206 The guy has more balls than brain cells. 56 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,709 Yeah, the favor was getting him in the room 57 00:04:34,742 --> 00:04:37,078 and he did less than nothing with it. 58 00:04:37,912 --> 00:04:40,313 Well I can detail his slip-ups over the phone 59 00:04:40,347 --> 00:04:41,649 but you'll have to move your 10:00 60 00:04:41,682 --> 00:04:43,918 and then I'll do it but I'm very thorough. 61 00:04:43,951 --> 00:04:45,753 Yeah, wise choice. 62 00:04:47,655 --> 00:04:50,625 Well, I hope the next one turns out smarter. 63 00:04:50,658 --> 00:04:52,527 Congratulations by the way. 64 00:04:55,897 --> 00:04:57,098 Mia Scott. 65 00:04:57,131 --> 00:04:58,431 I'm a journalism post-grad 66 00:04:58,465 --> 00:05:00,701 focusing on investigative technique. 67 00:05:00,735 --> 00:05:01,936 I know. 68 00:05:04,138 --> 00:05:05,640 Thank you so much for meeting me. 69 00:05:05,673 --> 00:05:09,811 I want you to know that I do not underestimate this opportunity. 70 00:05:09,844 --> 00:05:10,912 Clearly. 71 00:05:12,079 --> 00:05:13,514 So. 72 00:05:16,784 --> 00:05:18,719 What kind of stories do you want to tell? 73 00:05:18,753 --> 00:05:21,289 Well for me there's nothing more important than truth. 74 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:23,224 Ooh, true stories. Brilliant. 75 00:05:23,257 --> 00:05:26,761 That's exactly what journalism needs, more blue-sky thinking. 76 00:05:28,428 --> 00:05:29,664 I'm sorry. 77 00:05:29,697 --> 00:05:31,032 So what are you going to do with the truth? 78 00:05:31,065 --> 00:05:32,200 You're going to handle it? 79 00:05:32,233 --> 00:05:33,534 You're going to speak it to power? 80 00:05:33,568 --> 00:05:34,802 I just think it's so fucking important... 81 00:05:34,836 --> 00:05:36,737 So important. 82 00:05:36,771 --> 00:05:37,805 What? 83 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:39,140 Just so important. 84 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:42,877 Cursing is a weapon that you don't have on air or in print. 85 00:05:42,910 --> 00:05:44,912 I know you think it sells your passion but it makes you seem 86 00:05:44,946 --> 00:05:47,682 like you're trying too hard so try again. 87 00:05:48,583 --> 00:05:51,552 I just think it's so important to use journalism 88 00:05:51,586 --> 00:05:53,287 to shake the power structure. 89 00:05:53,321 --> 00:05:56,023 Great. That's what I think. 90 00:05:56,057 --> 00:05:57,859 Now tell me what you think. 91 00:05:58,358 --> 00:05:59,694 That is what I think. 92 00:05:59,727 --> 00:06:00,928 No. 93 00:06:00,962 --> 00:06:03,030 Well, with all due respect you don't have a monopoly 94 00:06:03,064 --> 00:06:04,431 on that point of view. 95 00:06:04,464 --> 00:06:06,234 But you knew I held it and you were aching to come here 96 00:06:06,267 --> 00:06:07,735 and repeat it. 97 00:06:08,202 --> 00:06:11,906 Mia, journalists with degrees make less money than girls 98 00:06:11,939 --> 00:06:15,343 posting from their bedrooms about succulents and kombucha. 99 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:16,644 It's not about the money. 100 00:06:16,677 --> 00:06:18,746 I'm not making a point about money. 101 00:06:18,779 --> 00:06:20,715 I'm making a point about risk. 102 00:06:22,350 --> 00:06:24,785 Have you ever taken a risk, Mia? 103 00:06:25,987 --> 00:06:28,122 You're so focused on trying to look the part, 104 00:06:28,155 --> 00:06:30,191 you're not actually playing it. 105 00:06:30,224 --> 00:06:31,893 You know how I know that? 106 00:06:31,926 --> 00:06:36,429 Because right now in this room I am power. 107 00:06:36,463 --> 00:06:38,566 And you're breaking out the loot. 108 00:06:44,906 --> 00:06:46,707 Well, that was quick. 109 00:06:50,311 --> 00:06:52,580 You know you can slam the door on me as hard as you like 110 00:06:52,613 --> 00:06:54,715 if that's what gets you off. 111 00:06:54,749 --> 00:06:57,417 But in a week I'll have opened ten more, 112 00:06:57,450 --> 00:06:59,120 and years down the line when you're hosting 113 00:06:59,153 --> 00:07:01,322 some geriatric talk show on a streaming service 114 00:07:01,355 --> 00:07:03,057 no one cares about, 115 00:07:03,090 --> 00:07:05,059 I'll thank fucking God you did. 116 00:07:07,194 --> 00:07:09,196 Have you ever been to a Hammam Mia? 117 00:07:10,998 --> 00:07:12,199 What? 118 00:07:12,233 --> 00:07:13,701 Steam room. 119 00:07:13,734 --> 00:07:17,872 It's such a good way to let go of a stressful day. 120 00:07:17,905 --> 00:07:19,774 I'm not sure that humiliation sweats out 121 00:07:19,807 --> 00:07:22,643 but it might help you find a more... 122 00:07:22,677 --> 00:07:24,645 suitable direction. 123 00:07:58,746 --> 00:08:01,182 You clapped back didn't you? 124 00:08:01,215 --> 00:08:04,218 Harder than intended. 125 00:08:04,251 --> 00:08:05,753 She probably liked it. 126 00:08:05,786 --> 00:08:08,356 I'm going to end up running copy for cereal boxes 127 00:08:08,389 --> 00:08:10,791 and growing old in my Dad's attic. 128 00:08:10,825 --> 00:08:14,261 Relax. You're a fucking good journalist. 129 00:08:14,295 --> 00:08:15,997 Have some faith in yourself. 130 00:08:16,030 --> 00:08:17,164 Diane Heger doesn't. 131 00:08:17,198 --> 00:08:20,401 So? Come on, like Diane's whole attack-mode thing 132 00:08:20,434 --> 00:08:22,937 it's all a performance. 133 00:08:22,970 --> 00:08:24,171 It gets results. 134 00:08:24,205 --> 00:08:25,406 It gets eyeballs. 135 00:08:25,439 --> 00:08:28,309 She exploits her subjects for views. 136 00:08:28,342 --> 00:08:30,978 She's Dr Phil, not Marie Colvin. 137 00:08:31,012 --> 00:08:33,814 If you hate her so much why are you taking her class? 138 00:08:33,848 --> 00:08:36,884 Well, I'm not allergic to success. 139 00:08:36,917 --> 00:08:40,755 Look all I'm saying is Heger's not the best role model. 140 00:08:40,788 --> 00:08:44,191 What's the point in making it if the price is everything else? 141 00:08:45,893 --> 00:08:47,795 There isn't anything else. 142 00:08:47,828 --> 00:08:49,030 Okay. 143 00:08:50,398 --> 00:08:52,133 What are you doing? 144 00:08:52,166 --> 00:08:53,768 His name is Felix. 145 00:08:53,801 --> 00:08:56,570 Ugh. No. 146 00:08:59,106 --> 00:09:02,043 You know I was at this photo shoot with six other guys 147 00:09:02,076 --> 00:09:04,478 and they singled me out. 148 00:09:04,513 --> 00:09:08,149 Like this is what we're looking for. 149 00:09:08,182 --> 00:09:10,184 The other guys just couldn't understand why it wasn't 150 00:09:10,217 --> 00:09:12,353 a big deal to me. 151 00:09:12,386 --> 00:09:13,888 It's like surrender your ego, right? 152 00:09:13,921 --> 00:09:14,922 Mm. 153 00:09:14,955 --> 00:09:16,891 Just take everything as it comes. 154 00:09:16,924 --> 00:09:19,326 So, uh, where's this party? 155 00:09:21,495 --> 00:09:25,232 Okay, up front? There isn't one. 156 00:09:25,266 --> 00:09:26,400 What? 157 00:09:26,700 --> 00:09:29,937 Sorry, I just panicked. 158 00:09:29,970 --> 00:09:32,873 Sometimes I say the wrong thing, 159 00:09:32,907 --> 00:09:35,409 and I was having fun talking to you 160 00:09:35,443 --> 00:09:38,145 and wanted to keep talking to you, 161 00:09:38,179 --> 00:09:39,713 and maybe we could just go to my place? 162 00:09:39,747 --> 00:09:42,283 Uh, okay I'm going to go home. 163 00:09:42,316 --> 00:09:43,417 What? No no no no no. 164 00:09:43,451 --> 00:09:44,919 Come on. Don't be like that. 165 00:09:44,952 --> 00:09:46,521 Hey. Come on. 166 00:09:46,555 --> 00:09:47,755 -Whoa, dude. -I opened up to you. 167 00:09:47,788 --> 00:09:50,925 Hey, it's just not going to work out, okay? 168 00:09:50,958 --> 00:09:53,562 Is it that you think I'll think less of you if you act on it? 169 00:09:53,594 --> 00:09:55,129 Because I won't. 170 00:09:55,429 --> 00:09:56,565 Whoa, get off of me. 171 00:09:56,597 --> 00:09:58,165 You bitch, just stop a sec, okay? 172 00:09:58,199 --> 00:09:59,467 Get the fuck... 173 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:01,769 Dude! Take a hint! 174 00:10:03,137 --> 00:10:05,306 Whoa, what are you? 12? 175 00:10:05,339 --> 00:10:08,442 Yeah. Hit a kid, that'll definitely get her off. 176 00:10:08,876 --> 00:10:10,644 You're into that, right? 177 00:10:11,712 --> 00:10:13,214 Get the fuck out of here. 178 00:10:13,247 --> 00:10:14,782 No, I'm good. 179 00:10:15,049 --> 00:10:16,750 Like there's literally no choice here except you leaving 180 00:10:16,784 --> 00:10:18,819 that doesn't make shit way more awkward. 181 00:10:22,123 --> 00:10:23,324 What the fuck? 182 00:10:29,263 --> 00:10:30,831 Fuck this. 183 00:10:31,232 --> 00:10:32,333 Fuck you. 184 00:10:36,737 --> 00:10:39,508 Oh, my God. Are you okay? 185 00:10:39,541 --> 00:10:41,543 Yeah. Are you good? 186 00:10:41,576 --> 00:10:42,643 Yeah. 187 00:10:43,144 --> 00:10:45,813 Hey, you need me to walk you home or something? 188 00:10:45,846 --> 00:10:47,748 No, I live like right over there. 189 00:10:47,781 --> 00:10:49,884 Okay well, should be easy then. 190 00:10:51,586 --> 00:10:53,954 You know that guy? 191 00:10:53,988 --> 00:10:54,989 Not really. 192 00:10:56,657 --> 00:10:59,026 And you went on a night time walk with him? 193 00:10:59,561 --> 00:11:01,862 I didn't expect him to go all... 194 00:11:02,396 --> 00:11:03,565 Zodiac? 195 00:11:03,598 --> 00:11:05,799 No, he killed people. 196 00:11:05,833 --> 00:11:07,334 Good thing I was here then. 197 00:11:11,573 --> 00:11:12,740 Thanks. 198 00:11:13,307 --> 00:11:15,242 Actually, do you want to come in for a bit? 199 00:11:15,577 --> 00:11:18,312 Uh, no, no. I'm good thanks. 200 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,015 Alright. I'll see you around. 201 00:11:38,098 --> 00:11:39,700 You live here? 202 00:11:39,733 --> 00:11:41,368 You sound surprised. 203 00:11:41,402 --> 00:11:43,737 Well, yeah. 204 00:11:45,005 --> 00:11:48,409 Okay what's your name? Mine's Igor Nowak. 205 00:11:48,442 --> 00:11:50,211 Mia Scott. 206 00:12:00,622 --> 00:12:02,022 What's this? 207 00:12:02,890 --> 00:12:04,158 It's brandy. 208 00:12:05,359 --> 00:12:07,494 It's what you give to people after shit happens. 209 00:12:09,863 --> 00:12:12,066 Uh, yeah I'm good thanks. 210 00:12:15,970 --> 00:12:18,472 Hm, did your Mom or Dad draw these? 211 00:12:18,739 --> 00:12:21,710 Oh, she's not here. Dad's an executive. 212 00:12:21,742 --> 00:12:23,244 Neither can draw for shit. 213 00:12:24,245 --> 00:12:26,480 So, you did them? 214 00:12:26,514 --> 00:12:27,582 You like them? 215 00:12:27,616 --> 00:12:30,017 Yeah, they're incredible. 216 00:12:31,085 --> 00:12:33,187 So what do you do? Model? 217 00:12:33,988 --> 00:12:35,055 Study. 218 00:12:36,857 --> 00:12:38,859 What happened to your face? 219 00:12:40,227 --> 00:12:42,830 Maybe you're not the only damsel I saved tonight. 220 00:12:44,298 --> 00:12:49,036 Well, uh... this has been fucking weird, dude. 221 00:12:49,504 --> 00:12:50,639 I was just helping. 222 00:12:51,272 --> 00:12:54,408 Igor means 'warrior of peace' in polish. 223 00:12:54,441 --> 00:12:55,342 Hm. 224 00:12:56,210 --> 00:12:58,212 So, you know, just buy me lunch or something. 225 00:13:00,481 --> 00:13:01,516 Or something? 226 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,002 You all should know by now that this class 227 00:13:55,035 --> 00:13:58,439 involves a significant story assignment. 228 00:14:00,407 --> 00:14:02,109 A word of warning... 229 00:14:03,678 --> 00:14:06,180 this is a very competitive field. 230 00:14:07,047 --> 00:14:09,216 It's competitive to get a job. 231 00:14:09,249 --> 00:14:11,753 It's competitive to keep a job. 232 00:14:11,786 --> 00:14:15,422 If you get it, and if you keep it, 233 00:14:15,456 --> 00:14:18,560 you will be fighting over bagels in the break room. 234 00:14:19,426 --> 00:14:22,429 I'm going to treat this class exactly the same way. 235 00:14:24,298 --> 00:14:27,234 Over the next few weeks, each of you will research, 236 00:14:27,267 --> 00:14:31,606 shoot and produce a 20-minute investigative segment. 237 00:14:32,507 --> 00:14:35,309 Choose your topic carefully. 238 00:14:35,677 --> 00:14:37,311 Hi, my name is Mia Scott. 239 00:14:37,344 --> 00:14:39,279 I was wondering if there's someone I could talk to 240 00:14:39,313 --> 00:14:42,817 about writing a potential article on your company. 241 00:14:42,851 --> 00:14:45,986 Okay, yeah, sure. 242 00:14:46,286 --> 00:14:47,622 I'm looking for insight. 243 00:14:47,655 --> 00:14:49,624 I don't want to hear that homelessness is hard 244 00:14:49,657 --> 00:14:51,258 or that racism is bad. 245 00:14:51,992 --> 00:14:55,195 Hello? Hi, my name is Mia Scott. I'm a student. 246 00:14:55,229 --> 00:14:57,998 I was wondering if you'd be interested in having an article 247 00:14:58,031 --> 00:14:59,400 written on your company. 248 00:15:01,201 --> 00:15:05,105 I want to feel angered. Galvanized. 249 00:15:05,139 --> 00:15:07,908 What's behind the millennial rise of astrology? 250 00:15:09,176 --> 00:15:11,780 Okay, yeah, sure. Thanks for your time. 251 00:15:12,146 --> 00:15:13,848 How do sewage workers risk their lives 252 00:15:13,882 --> 00:15:15,449 to keep things running? 253 00:15:15,482 --> 00:15:17,685 I want an actual story. 254 00:15:17,719 --> 00:15:21,121 Yeah, I was hoping to do a story about Senator Bekerman 255 00:15:21,155 --> 00:15:23,357 and his resounding election victory. 256 00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:25,325 And I don't care if your subjects end up hating you. 257 00:15:25,359 --> 00:15:28,028 What do you struggle with the most? 258 00:15:29,697 --> 00:15:30,665 Mia! 259 00:15:30,698 --> 00:15:31,699 You are not there... 260 00:15:31,733 --> 00:15:33,000 Mia! 261 00:15:33,233 --> 00:15:35,035 ...to get emotionally involved or to make friends. 262 00:15:35,703 --> 00:15:38,873 You're there to do whatever it takes to get the truth. 263 00:15:39,239 --> 00:15:40,508 Mia! 264 00:15:40,542 --> 00:15:42,142 What about the accusation that the only reason 265 00:15:42,176 --> 00:15:44,077 you're in this position is because of your parentage? 266 00:15:44,111 --> 00:15:45,479 I think it's a smear... 267 00:15:45,513 --> 00:15:47,515 And whichever one of you bring me the best story... 268 00:15:47,549 --> 00:15:49,684 Hi I'm a student, my name is Mia Scott. 269 00:15:49,717 --> 00:15:51,185 I'm a journalism student. 270 00:15:51,218 --> 00:15:52,754 My name is Mia Scott. 271 00:15:52,787 --> 00:15:53,621 Mia Scott. 272 00:15:53,655 --> 00:15:54,488 It's Mia Scott. 273 00:15:54,522 --> 00:15:55,456 It's Mia Scott. 274 00:15:55,489 --> 00:15:56,390 Oh, hello? 275 00:15:56,423 --> 00:15:59,561 Hi, I was wondering if you... okay. 276 00:15:59,594 --> 00:16:00,595 Thank you. 277 00:16:00,862 --> 00:16:02,496 ...your segment will air on the night report. 278 00:16:02,530 --> 00:16:05,365 You talk a lot about preserving white American identity 279 00:16:05,399 --> 00:16:07,936 but isn't it true that your former leader had an affair 280 00:16:07,968 --> 00:16:09,704 with a Black woman? 281 00:16:10,738 --> 00:16:14,876 What about your staff's accusations of discrimination? 282 00:16:14,909 --> 00:16:16,511 For the rest of you... 283 00:16:16,544 --> 00:16:19,980 You have defrauded hundreds of thousands of dollars. 284 00:16:20,013 --> 00:16:21,215 Do you care to comment? 285 00:16:21,248 --> 00:16:22,584 I have no comment at this time. 286 00:16:22,617 --> 00:16:24,919 Isn't that hugely ironic given your own company's... 287 00:16:24,953 --> 00:16:27,655 You'll be lucky if you get a letter of recommendation. 288 00:16:34,461 --> 00:16:37,565 We believe journalists like yourself are so important. 289 00:16:37,599 --> 00:16:40,200 The senator thinks of you as bastions of our democracy 290 00:16:40,234 --> 00:16:42,336 and the fact that you are pursuing this profession 291 00:16:42,369 --> 00:16:45,773 should be a source of real pride. 292 00:16:45,807 --> 00:16:49,243 However, we get so many interview requests from so many 293 00:16:49,276 --> 00:16:52,279 reputable publications and even they often- 294 00:17:00,087 --> 00:17:01,488 You're early. 295 00:17:03,992 --> 00:17:05,627 With nothing to show for it. 296 00:17:05,660 --> 00:17:07,394 I'm working on it. 297 00:17:09,029 --> 00:17:10,899 You don't need to. 298 00:17:10,932 --> 00:17:12,600 What do you mean? 299 00:17:12,634 --> 00:17:13,668 I mean... 300 00:17:15,770 --> 00:17:18,038 if you want to drop the class there's no shame in it. 301 00:17:18,071 --> 00:17:19,908 No, no no no. I want to be here. 302 00:17:19,941 --> 00:17:22,442 I put you in a really tough spot, 303 00:17:22,476 --> 00:17:25,145 giving you a place when I wasn't sure if it was for you. 304 00:17:25,178 --> 00:17:28,348 It's for me. It's for me. 305 00:17:30,652 --> 00:17:31,786 Hm. 306 00:17:33,821 --> 00:17:35,455 Who's read Lippmann? 307 00:17:40,562 --> 00:17:41,529 Yes? 308 00:17:41,563 --> 00:17:43,096 The Almond-Lippmann consensus states... 309 00:17:43,130 --> 00:17:44,732 I'm sorry, can someone get this girl a megaphone? 310 00:17:44,766 --> 00:17:46,968 I can't hear you. You want to try that again? 311 00:17:47,001 --> 00:17:48,302 Louder? 312 00:17:51,506 --> 00:17:53,942 The Almond-Lippmann consensus states that public opinion 313 00:17:53,975 --> 00:17:55,810 is volatile and irrational and... 314 00:17:55,843 --> 00:17:58,111 Oh, it was the text. 315 00:17:58,145 --> 00:18:01,381 Does anyone want to offer some actual insight? 316 00:18:06,988 --> 00:18:08,355 Yes? 317 00:18:09,591 --> 00:18:12,694 Well I think that one of the problems with the consensus 318 00:18:12,727 --> 00:18:15,897 is that it relies on the idea that people's views 319 00:18:15,930 --> 00:18:18,533 are easily shifted. 320 00:18:18,566 --> 00:18:19,601 And? 321 00:18:21,069 --> 00:18:24,706 And when you look at voting records 322 00:18:24,739 --> 00:18:30,612 or electoral races or at Page and Shapiro survey suggests that... 323 00:18:34,816 --> 00:18:36,416 Someone challenge her. 324 00:18:38,251 --> 00:18:40,054 She goes really hard. 325 00:18:40,088 --> 00:18:42,122 So did you. 326 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:45,258 Well, I'm just glad the words came out. 327 00:18:45,292 --> 00:18:47,762 Fifty-fifty it was going to be puke. 328 00:18:50,263 --> 00:18:54,869 Hey so guess what? My story came through. 329 00:18:54,902 --> 00:18:56,638 The senator's office? 330 00:18:56,671 --> 00:18:58,338 Mhmm. 331 00:18:58,372 --> 00:19:01,843 They ghosted me. Dumped me by a voicemail. 332 00:19:01,876 --> 00:19:04,144 Oh well I guess I just got lucky. 333 00:19:04,177 --> 00:19:05,479 I found a source on the inside 334 00:19:05,513 --> 00:19:06,981 with some juice they want to share. 335 00:19:07,015 --> 00:19:08,415 You already knew someone there? 336 00:19:08,448 --> 00:19:11,753 I wish. I just asked nicely. 337 00:19:11,786 --> 00:19:15,155 Sounds excellent, Connolly. Good work today. 338 00:19:27,035 --> 00:19:28,503 Is everything okay? 339 00:19:42,717 --> 00:19:44,418 Okay, done my half. 340 00:19:50,457 --> 00:19:54,729 Hey, do you remember, um, Charlotte Nowak? 341 00:19:55,228 --> 00:19:58,032 Yeah, the famous children's author? 342 00:19:58,066 --> 00:20:00,168 The Wilson Burrow series. 343 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,301 Yeah. 344 00:20:01,334 --> 00:20:05,372 Dream Stealer and Light in the Tunnel. 345 00:20:05,405 --> 00:20:07,675 Didn't she accidentally overdose? 346 00:20:12,046 --> 00:20:13,313 Holy shit. 347 00:20:36,771 --> 00:20:38,840 So you want to stalk me? 348 00:20:38,873 --> 00:20:40,641 Shadow you. 349 00:20:40,675 --> 00:20:43,911 Like hide in bushes and garbage and stuff? 350 00:20:43,945 --> 00:20:46,714 Asking you questions. 351 00:20:46,748 --> 00:20:48,015 Like what? 352 00:20:48,716 --> 00:20:51,552 Like how come you never told me your mom was famous. 353 00:20:54,722 --> 00:20:55,957 Alright. 354 00:20:56,991 --> 00:20:58,425 What? 355 00:20:59,594 --> 00:21:02,964 Look. Thanks, but I'm not feeling it. 356 00:21:02,997 --> 00:21:06,466 What? Why? 357 00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:08,836 I've done this whole dance a bunch of times. 358 00:21:08,870 --> 00:21:10,538 Everyone acts like they want to know me, 359 00:21:10,571 --> 00:21:14,242 but they just want to know about my Mom. 360 00:21:14,274 --> 00:21:15,977 What she was like at home, 361 00:21:16,010 --> 00:21:19,680 some book she never published or who found her when it happened. 362 00:21:19,714 --> 00:21:24,585 I don't care about that. I think you're interesting. 363 00:21:25,653 --> 00:21:26,721 Seriously? 364 00:21:26,754 --> 00:21:29,289 Yeah, school kid wandering around at 3:00 AM 365 00:21:29,322 --> 00:21:30,992 getting into fights with creeps. 366 00:21:31,025 --> 00:21:32,059 I didn't get into a fight. 367 00:21:32,093 --> 00:21:34,494 Still. There's a story. 368 00:21:37,231 --> 00:21:39,066 Trust me, there's not. 369 00:21:41,202 --> 00:21:43,370 Hey, what about your art? 370 00:21:46,373 --> 00:21:47,608 You like it? 371 00:21:47,642 --> 00:21:52,046 Yeah, I love it. Maybe I can give you a voice. 372 00:21:52,079 --> 00:21:57,218 Show all the artistic talent and character and coolness you have, 373 00:21:57,251 --> 00:21:59,486 despite who your mom was. 374 00:22:00,221 --> 00:22:01,488 Coolness? 375 00:22:01,522 --> 00:22:04,692 Okay, pick a better word. 376 00:22:06,627 --> 00:22:10,164 So this is just about me? My life and my voice? 377 00:22:10,198 --> 00:22:11,498 Yeah, yeah. 378 00:22:11,532 --> 00:22:13,067 I mean, your Dad will have to sign a release form 379 00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:15,203 since you're a minor, but... 380 00:22:15,236 --> 00:22:16,637 Only on paper. 381 00:22:23,044 --> 00:22:24,111 Miss Heger? 382 00:24:05,212 --> 00:24:07,081 I'm just grateful I never had kids with him, 383 00:24:07,114 --> 00:24:08,049 that's all I have to say 384 00:24:08,983 --> 00:24:10,284 Oh right, one kid's enough, huh? 385 00:24:10,318 --> 00:24:11,585 Miss Heger? 386 00:24:13,587 --> 00:24:14,789 Who's this? 387 00:24:15,523 --> 00:24:17,024 I'm tempted to ask the same. 388 00:24:17,058 --> 00:24:18,626 She's joking. 389 00:24:20,227 --> 00:24:24,298 How can I help you, Mia? A student. 390 00:24:24,799 --> 00:24:27,668 Ah, not a broken spirit. That's something. 391 00:24:27,702 --> 00:24:29,870 It's lovely to see you in the wild. 392 00:24:29,904 --> 00:24:31,539 I have a story. 393 00:24:31,572 --> 00:24:33,841 I just need to talk to you just for a second. 394 00:24:33,874 --> 00:24:36,577 Could we? Just for a second. 395 00:24:40,314 --> 00:24:49,056 Ella here is with The Guardian, so you have got two expert ears. 396 00:24:49,090 --> 00:24:49,824 What about yours? 397 00:24:49,857 --> 00:24:52,460 Oh, I was talking about mine. 398 00:24:53,327 --> 00:24:54,562 Go ahead. 399 00:24:54,729 --> 00:24:55,596 Now? 400 00:24:55,696 --> 00:24:57,698 Did you come here to tell me tomorrow? 401 00:24:58,132 --> 00:24:58,899 Can I sit? 402 00:24:58,933 --> 00:25:00,067 No. 403 00:25:00,101 --> 00:25:00,735 Tyrant. 404 00:25:00,768 --> 00:25:02,336 Shh! She's pitching. 405 00:25:02,636 --> 00:25:06,941 Okay. Okay, um. It's like a profile piece. 406 00:25:06,974 --> 00:25:08,242 Mmhmm. 407 00:25:08,275 --> 00:25:10,711 The other night I was out on this date and the guy starts... 408 00:25:10,745 --> 00:25:12,113 Don't make the story about you. 409 00:25:12,146 --> 00:25:13,147 It's not, it's not. 410 00:25:13,180 --> 00:25:15,249 It's this kid. He's like barely 15, 411 00:25:15,282 --> 00:25:18,052 he just appears out of nowhere, stands up for me, 412 00:25:18,085 --> 00:25:19,420 gets knocked down. 413 00:25:19,453 --> 00:25:20,855 Seems like this Dickens urchin 414 00:25:20,888 --> 00:25:23,624 but I go back to his place and it's huge. 415 00:25:23,657 --> 00:25:26,694 Turns out, he's Charlotte Nowak's kid, 416 00:25:26,727 --> 00:25:28,162 you know, the writer? 417 00:25:28,195 --> 00:25:30,231 Hm yeah, that story was milked to death for about a week. 418 00:25:30,264 --> 00:25:32,800 I seem to remember your hands all over those letters. 419 00:25:32,833 --> 00:25:34,268 That isn't the story. 420 00:25:34,301 --> 00:25:38,339 Well the story is a strange woman alone in a huge house 421 00:25:38,372 --> 00:25:39,573 with a kid who's a minor. 422 00:25:39,607 --> 00:25:43,144 No, it's... I lost my mom too. 423 00:25:43,177 --> 00:25:44,078 How? 424 00:25:45,012 --> 00:25:46,347 Excuse me? 425 00:25:46,380 --> 00:25:48,149 Well I assume you're telling me that because you have some sort 426 00:25:48,182 --> 00:25:51,919 of personal insight here so I'm clarifying. 427 00:25:53,187 --> 00:25:56,724 Uh well, it's complicated. 428 00:25:56,757 --> 00:25:57,491 Ah. 429 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,228 What I can tell you is that everybody talks about 430 00:26:01,262 --> 00:26:03,731 these tragedies like they're statistics but never about 431 00:26:03,764 --> 00:26:05,534 the ones who aren't in the numbers. 432 00:26:05,566 --> 00:26:08,202 Never about what can grow from the darkness. 433 00:26:08,235 --> 00:26:11,172 Like he's this amazing artist so it would be like 434 00:26:11,205 --> 00:26:12,706 a phoenix in the ashes profile. 435 00:26:12,740 --> 00:26:14,809 No one cares about a kid. 436 00:26:17,344 --> 00:26:20,448 A lonely kid drawing in a big house is not a story. 437 00:26:20,481 --> 00:26:24,218 No, but, I mean, you do have something. 438 00:26:24,251 --> 00:26:26,654 Pretty sure the Nowak's refused all interviews 439 00:26:26,687 --> 00:26:27,955 in the wake of Charlotte's death 440 00:26:27,988 --> 00:26:31,025 and that's why there was so much speculation. 441 00:26:31,058 --> 00:26:33,294 Now if you've got an in with one of them, 442 00:26:33,327 --> 00:26:36,630 I think there could be more to uncover there. 443 00:26:36,664 --> 00:26:38,499 If you can. 444 00:26:38,799 --> 00:26:42,136 I also think I need the restroom. 445 00:26:42,169 --> 00:26:43,270 Good luck. 446 00:26:43,904 --> 00:26:45,106 Thank you. 447 00:26:49,043 --> 00:26:52,581 You could have put all of that in an email. 448 00:26:52,613 --> 00:26:54,281 Or a bottle in the ocean. 449 00:26:54,315 --> 00:26:55,282 She liked it. 450 00:26:55,316 --> 00:26:56,817 She was being polite. 451 00:26:57,451 --> 00:27:02,690 You know, you're going to have to work twice as hard. 452 00:27:02,723 --> 00:27:05,626 You're going to be clamoring over so many people 453 00:27:05,659 --> 00:27:09,564 who are way more talented than you are nervous. 454 00:27:09,598 --> 00:27:11,499 You're going to need to be exceptional. 455 00:27:11,533 --> 00:27:14,001 I can get something compelling. 456 00:27:15,002 --> 00:27:16,670 Well get it. 457 00:27:36,757 --> 00:27:38,692 This seems like a great way to get arrested. 458 00:27:38,726 --> 00:27:40,761 Don't worry about it. 459 00:27:40,794 --> 00:27:42,564 Shouldn't you be in school? 460 00:27:42,597 --> 00:27:44,098 I go sometimes. 461 00:27:44,131 --> 00:27:47,134 But not always? Why? 462 00:27:48,570 --> 00:27:50,337 What would your Mom say about that? 463 00:27:50,371 --> 00:27:52,173 Oh so it's about my Mom again. 464 00:27:57,444 --> 00:27:59,413 So you never think about the future? 465 00:28:00,848 --> 00:28:04,185 Like, what do you want to be? 466 00:28:05,019 --> 00:28:07,922 What about your Dad? What does he think? 467 00:28:07,955 --> 00:28:10,224 Well, my Dad is usually at work and my Mom lacks 468 00:28:10,257 --> 00:28:15,296 corporeal form at this point so I sort of just do my own thing. 469 00:28:17,031 --> 00:28:18,365 What? 470 00:28:18,399 --> 00:28:19,767 Nothing. 471 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:21,402 Oh you're doing like that journalist thing where 472 00:28:21,435 --> 00:28:22,671 you don't say anything 473 00:28:22,703 --> 00:28:24,639 so I end up spilling like deep shit, right? 474 00:28:24,673 --> 00:28:28,108 I don't do that. What about this place? 475 00:28:28,142 --> 00:28:29,143 I like it. 476 00:28:29,176 --> 00:28:30,579 Why? 477 00:28:30,612 --> 00:28:32,479 Because it's cool and no one's here so I can do what I like. 478 00:28:32,514 --> 00:28:34,081 Like an escape? 479 00:28:34,549 --> 00:28:37,151 You know what, it doesn't suit you. 480 00:28:38,219 --> 00:28:39,119 What? 481 00:28:40,221 --> 00:28:42,156 Your reporter voice? 482 00:28:42,990 --> 00:28:44,458 I don't do a voice. 483 00:28:44,491 --> 00:28:47,428 Yeah come on, you're like all stern and serious. 484 00:28:47,928 --> 00:28:49,598 Did you start coming here after your Mom 485 00:28:49,631 --> 00:28:50,764 Watch this. 486 00:28:50,798 --> 00:28:52,967 I think this should be your intro. 487 00:29:00,274 --> 00:29:02,611 Igor Nowak! 488 00:29:02,644 --> 00:29:03,877 Yeah! 489 00:29:28,135 --> 00:29:34,975 So, your Mom? Did she get you into drawing? 490 00:29:35,009 --> 00:29:36,877 No, I got me into drawing. 491 00:29:36,910 --> 00:29:38,045 Do you have a boyfriend? 492 00:29:38,078 --> 00:29:41,382 Hey, I'll ask the questions, okay? 493 00:29:42,517 --> 00:29:43,484 Girlfriend? 494 00:29:43,518 --> 00:29:44,985 I'm serious. 495 00:29:45,019 --> 00:29:47,121 Come on, what do you do for fun? 496 00:29:49,323 --> 00:29:50,824 This. 497 00:29:53,027 --> 00:29:54,529 It's kind of boring. 498 00:29:55,462 --> 00:29:57,931 Well, not to me. 499 00:30:01,201 --> 00:30:08,175 Hey, how are you so okay? You know, after... 500 00:30:08,842 --> 00:30:10,444 I just think the good stuff wins. 501 00:30:10,477 --> 00:30:12,379 You know, all the fun memories. 502 00:30:18,385 --> 00:30:21,822 I'm going to have to hide overnight in your trash 503 00:30:21,855 --> 00:30:24,191 to get juice on you, aren't I? 504 00:30:24,626 --> 00:30:26,126 Yeah. 505 00:30:27,861 --> 00:30:29,731 Wait, does that mean you'll spend the night? 506 00:30:29,764 --> 00:30:31,832 Oh my God. 507 00:30:50,284 --> 00:30:53,454 Observing me in my natural habitat? 508 00:30:53,487 --> 00:30:54,922 I just wanted your thoughts. 509 00:30:54,955 --> 00:30:56,357 You just got an hour of them. 510 00:30:56,390 --> 00:30:57,792 I mean on my footage. 511 00:30:57,826 --> 00:31:02,029 Very artistic. Light and sugar. 512 00:31:02,062 --> 00:31:05,032 Keen eye for detail. 513 00:31:05,065 --> 00:31:06,568 I enjoyed every frame. 514 00:31:07,769 --> 00:31:09,169 And the story? 515 00:31:09,203 --> 00:31:10,971 What story? 516 00:31:16,477 --> 00:31:17,911 What are you looking for? 517 00:31:17,945 --> 00:31:18,879 From you? 518 00:31:18,912 --> 00:31:20,515 From them? 519 00:31:21,248 --> 00:31:24,351 It's an entry-level position for TNR. 520 00:31:25,687 --> 00:31:27,321 You ever hire a student? 521 00:31:27,354 --> 00:31:28,956 Goodbye Mia. 522 00:31:51,412 --> 00:31:54,582 On July 21, 2019, Charlotte Nowak, 523 00:31:54,616 --> 00:31:57,918 author of the wildly popular Wilson Burrows series, 524 00:31:57,951 --> 00:32:00,454 was found dead at her home. 525 00:32:00,487 --> 00:32:03,691 A week later, authorities revealed her cause of death 526 00:32:03,725 --> 00:32:09,396 to be an accidental overdose of anti-anxiety medication 527 00:32:09,430 --> 00:32:11,465 and sleeping pills. 528 00:32:11,498 --> 00:32:15,102 She is survived by her husband and son, 529 00:32:15,135 --> 00:32:17,505 both of whom have declined to comment except to ask 530 00:32:17,539 --> 00:32:19,239 for total privacy. 531 00:32:24,278 --> 00:32:26,180 The cliché is giving something back, right? 532 00:32:26,213 --> 00:32:27,816 But to me that implies what you have 533 00:32:27,849 --> 00:32:29,316 was given to you in the first place. 534 00:32:29,349 --> 00:32:30,752 I don't teach out of a sense of duty, 535 00:32:30,785 --> 00:32:33,287 I teach because I want a new generation of journalists 536 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,523 with the right set of skills. 537 00:32:49,369 --> 00:32:52,674 Hey! Stop trying to move, bro! 538 00:33:14,394 --> 00:33:15,697 Igor... 539 00:33:23,938 --> 00:33:24,772 Oh my God. 540 00:33:24,806 --> 00:33:25,907 Igor? 541 00:33:25,940 --> 00:33:27,509 Hey! 542 00:33:27,542 --> 00:33:29,009 Are you okay? 543 00:33:30,879 --> 00:33:32,112 Yeah, yeah... 544 00:33:32,881 --> 00:33:34,214 Oh my God. 545 00:33:38,085 --> 00:33:39,486 Let's um... 546 00:33:39,521 --> 00:33:40,588 Why are you here? 547 00:33:40,955 --> 00:33:43,290 Well I was waiting for you. 548 00:33:47,562 --> 00:33:50,364 My Dad's home and I can't go back like this. 549 00:33:51,766 --> 00:33:55,435 That's okay, let's get you cleaned up, okay? 550 00:33:55,469 --> 00:33:56,436 Come on. 551 00:33:59,373 --> 00:34:00,340 Shit. 552 00:34:12,554 --> 00:34:13,387 Hi. 553 00:34:13,922 --> 00:34:14,789 Hi. 554 00:34:15,857 --> 00:34:16,624 This is Igor. 555 00:34:16,658 --> 00:34:17,491 I'm her story. 556 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:20,294 Hello, story. 557 00:34:21,930 --> 00:34:23,130 What did she do to you? 558 00:34:23,163 --> 00:34:25,600 Said it'd make me feel more sympathetic. 559 00:34:26,534 --> 00:34:27,569 Shut up! 560 00:34:27,802 --> 00:34:28,736 Sit down. 561 00:34:31,171 --> 00:34:32,607 Let's get you cleaned up, okay? 562 00:34:36,076 --> 00:34:37,444 You should see the other guy. 563 00:34:39,212 --> 00:34:41,849 Well I got there too late, so... 564 00:34:42,951 --> 00:34:44,384 Like he's literally folded in half. 565 00:34:45,019 --> 00:34:46,486 Has to walk like a crab now. 566 00:34:46,821 --> 00:34:48,590 Yeah? I think you're good. 567 00:34:49,724 --> 00:34:50,592 You got any brandy? 568 00:34:50,625 --> 00:34:51,693 No. 569 00:34:52,125 --> 00:34:53,528 How old are you? 570 00:34:54,662 --> 00:34:55,362 Twelve. 571 00:34:55,395 --> 00:34:57,999 He's kidding. 572 00:34:58,032 --> 00:34:59,701 I've been trying to get her to lighten up. 573 00:34:59,734 --> 00:35:01,101 How's that going? 574 00:35:11,512 --> 00:35:14,549 Your room is kinda messy, but I dig it. 575 00:35:15,482 --> 00:35:18,553 Thanks. I was waiting for your approval. 576 00:35:20,054 --> 00:35:21,355 Was that your Mom? 577 00:35:21,388 --> 00:35:22,523 Mhm. 578 00:35:23,123 --> 00:35:25,425 She's hot. What does she do? 579 00:35:27,695 --> 00:35:29,329 Not much. 580 00:35:29,363 --> 00:35:31,131 What does that mean? 581 00:35:32,700 --> 00:35:35,168 It means we have something in common. 582 00:35:36,236 --> 00:35:38,271 Oh shit, what happened? 583 00:35:38,706 --> 00:35:41,141 How many have you had? 584 00:35:41,174 --> 00:35:43,243 None, I'm sixteen, dude. 585 00:35:48,750 --> 00:35:50,685 Are you okay? 586 00:35:50,718 --> 00:35:52,285 Yeah. 587 00:35:54,055 --> 00:35:56,758 You were actually fun tonight. 588 00:35:56,791 --> 00:36:00,227 Yeah, because I wanted to get more out of you. 589 00:36:01,829 --> 00:36:04,264 Oh, right. That was just like journalism. 590 00:36:06,100 --> 00:36:08,435 You always want to be a journalist? 591 00:36:13,107 --> 00:36:15,543 Yeah, I guess since I was like eight. 592 00:36:17,512 --> 00:36:18,780 Why eight? 593 00:36:22,349 --> 00:36:24,484 Like I said, we have something in common. 594 00:36:25,185 --> 00:36:27,254 And I guess I wanted to pick my own stories 595 00:36:27,287 --> 00:36:29,256 because the one I was in sucked. 596 00:36:30,323 --> 00:36:32,492 You should try and focus on the good stuff. 597 00:36:34,662 --> 00:36:36,864 Like the other day, I just remembered this random song 598 00:36:36,898 --> 00:36:38,866 my Mom used to sing to me. 599 00:36:39,433 --> 00:36:41,035 Didn't even know I knew it, 600 00:36:41,069 --> 00:36:43,871 but I guess my brain figured I needed it. 601 00:36:49,209 --> 00:36:51,411 ♪ Everything you know, ♪ 602 00:36:51,445 --> 00:36:54,082 ♪ everywhere you've been, ♪ 603 00:36:54,115 --> 00:36:58,019 ♪ my beautiful boy. ♪ 604 00:36:58,052 --> 00:37:01,354 ♪ Every time you cry, ♪ 605 00:37:01,388 --> 00:37:04,792 ♪ every time you laugh, ♪ 606 00:37:04,826 --> 00:37:07,327 ♪ my beautiful boy. ♪ 607 00:37:08,428 --> 00:37:12,900 ♪ Then you would say when I grow up, ♪ 608 00:37:12,934 --> 00:37:15,570 ♪ I want to be just like you. ♪ 609 00:37:17,270 --> 00:37:21,408 ♪ And I would say when I grow up, ♪ 610 00:37:21,441 --> 00:37:23,644 ♪ I want to be just like you. ♪ 611 00:37:26,180 --> 00:37:27,849 That's all I remember. 612 00:37:29,316 --> 00:37:30,785 That's nice. 613 00:37:31,485 --> 00:37:32,720 Yeah. 614 00:37:33,554 --> 00:37:35,489 Be nicer if you could sing. 615 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:40,728 We should get you home. 616 00:37:40,762 --> 00:37:41,662 Yeah. 617 00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:07,081 Still up? 618 00:39:07,515 --> 00:39:10,885 Yeah. I think I have nothing. 619 00:39:12,119 --> 00:39:13,588 I think it's real. 620 00:39:13,621 --> 00:39:14,922 Yeah. 621 00:39:16,389 --> 00:39:18,491 I'm the one with nothing. 622 00:39:24,065 --> 00:39:28,169 So last October, a bunch of voters in this district 623 00:39:28,202 --> 00:39:30,238 never got a registration reminder 624 00:39:30,271 --> 00:39:32,039 for the Senate election. 625 00:39:32,340 --> 00:39:34,976 No letter, no email, no text, nothing. 626 00:39:35,009 --> 00:39:38,613 Massive fuck up by the Senator's office, of course. 627 00:39:38,646 --> 00:39:42,984 They fired an admin, and apologized. 628 00:39:43,017 --> 00:39:45,152 But then, I found this source... 629 00:39:45,186 --> 00:39:46,554 Who? 630 00:39:46,587 --> 00:39:48,488 As if you would know who they are. 631 00:39:48,522 --> 00:39:51,859 I have connections. Dude, come on. 632 00:39:51,893 --> 00:39:53,794 Okay but this is for your ears only. 633 00:39:53,828 --> 00:39:55,096 Of course. 634 00:39:55,129 --> 00:40:00,568 Name's Rachel. She's just admin, not top tier. 635 00:40:00,601 --> 00:40:03,204 But she says that there was an email circulating 636 00:40:03,237 --> 00:40:05,640 that proves it was deliberate. 637 00:40:05,673 --> 00:40:07,174 Clear cut suppression. 638 00:40:07,208 --> 00:40:08,242 That's huge. 639 00:40:08,276 --> 00:40:09,610 Except it's not. 640 00:40:09,644 --> 00:40:11,478 Rachel never got the email herself. 641 00:40:11,512 --> 00:40:14,682 She just saw it on her supervisor's computer. 642 00:40:14,715 --> 00:40:17,885 She's trying to get a hold of it now but... 643 00:40:19,820 --> 00:40:20,922 I don't know. 644 00:40:23,157 --> 00:40:27,061 I guess I just thought it would all like blow wide open, 645 00:40:27,094 --> 00:40:28,461 like boom. 646 00:40:28,495 --> 00:40:29,797 Watergate. 647 00:40:29,830 --> 00:40:31,132 Lewinsky. 648 00:40:32,533 --> 00:40:34,168 I'm just waiting to get chucked out of class. 649 00:40:34,201 --> 00:40:37,004 The stuff that I'm handing it now it's just speculation, 650 00:40:37,038 --> 00:40:39,507 office B-roll, stupid. 651 00:40:39,907 --> 00:40:41,275 I'd watch that. 652 00:40:41,309 --> 00:40:42,543 Fuck off. 653 00:40:42,910 --> 00:40:46,147 I guess, it just comes with the job, 654 00:40:46,180 --> 00:40:49,317 the constant insecurity. 655 00:40:49,350 --> 00:40:50,818 Yeah, you're right. 656 00:40:52,153 --> 00:40:54,522 I guess you don't have a story until you have it. 657 00:40:55,690 --> 00:40:56,724 Yeah. 658 00:41:00,394 --> 00:41:03,698 I thought I asked for something compelling. 659 00:41:03,731 --> 00:41:05,700 It's not that much. 660 00:41:05,733 --> 00:41:07,568 It's a bar that you could trip over 661 00:41:07,601 --> 00:41:11,839 and yet some of you are limboing underneath it. 662 00:41:12,506 --> 00:41:14,542 I wish I had your knees. 663 00:41:23,951 --> 00:41:26,954 No one is compelled by viral food. 664 00:41:26,988 --> 00:41:28,255 No one. 665 00:41:30,624 --> 00:41:33,761 If it's possible for caring to enter negative equity, 666 00:41:33,794 --> 00:41:37,164 your grandmother's childhood took me there. 667 00:41:45,239 --> 00:41:47,008 Can anyone analyze the Fuller? 668 00:41:50,745 --> 00:41:51,912 Anyone? 669 00:41:58,652 --> 00:42:00,087 Class is done for today. 670 00:42:03,524 --> 00:42:05,960 Connolly, a word. 671 00:42:19,106 --> 00:42:21,475 Everything okay? 672 00:42:21,510 --> 00:42:24,178 She asked me to be a runner on TNR. 673 00:42:25,046 --> 00:42:26,180 A what? 674 00:42:26,213 --> 00:42:27,181 I know. 675 00:42:27,214 --> 00:42:29,150 Are you serious? 676 00:42:32,787 --> 00:42:35,856 You said you didn't hire students. 677 00:42:35,890 --> 00:42:36,791 Excuse me? 678 00:42:36,824 --> 00:42:39,126 You said you didn't hire students! 679 00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:40,828 I very specifically did not. 680 00:42:40,861 --> 00:42:42,096 Why her?! 681 00:42:42,129 --> 00:42:42,897 Why who? 682 00:42:42,930 --> 00:42:44,665 Why Kim? Why did you hire Kim?! 683 00:42:44,698 --> 00:42:46,367 I'm trying to do something different! 684 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:47,735 Well I really look forward to seeing 685 00:42:47,768 --> 00:42:49,437 how that finally manifests. 686 00:42:50,371 --> 00:42:55,242 Mia... this is something you should work out privately. 687 00:46:04,765 --> 00:46:07,101 My perfect boy. 688 00:46:07,134 --> 00:46:10,871 I want you to know that this is not your fault. 689 00:46:10,904 --> 00:46:16,043 It's something deep and fundamental and purely mine. 690 00:46:16,076 --> 00:46:19,280 Know that I hope you'll forgive me for leaving, 691 00:46:19,313 --> 00:46:22,816 but that I'll understand if you don't. 692 00:46:22,850 --> 00:46:25,052 Know that you'll be great, whatever you do 693 00:46:25,085 --> 00:46:28,322 with all that talent and kindness. 694 00:46:28,355 --> 00:46:33,927 Know that you have a good, gentle heart. 695 00:46:33,961 --> 00:46:35,796 And know that I love you. 696 00:46:37,364 --> 00:46:38,566 Mom. 697 00:47:12,833 --> 00:47:14,201 -See you. -Bye. 698 00:47:19,073 --> 00:47:21,108 I watched what you sent me. 699 00:47:22,409 --> 00:47:24,111 And? 700 00:47:24,144 --> 00:47:27,047 And my father used to say 'never chew fat sober' 701 00:47:28,882 --> 00:47:30,384 Let's go get a drink. 702 00:47:39,460 --> 00:47:40,628 What are you having? 703 00:47:40,994 --> 00:47:42,564 Whatever you're having. 704 00:47:45,165 --> 00:47:48,469 Celentano G&T and not a lot of ice, I want to taste it. 705 00:47:49,036 --> 00:47:51,539 And we'll have two. 706 00:47:57,478 --> 00:47:59,313 You took a risk. 707 00:47:59,346 --> 00:48:00,247 And? 708 00:48:01,716 --> 00:48:03,016 And there was potential. 709 00:48:03,050 --> 00:48:04,552 There's more than that. 710 00:48:04,586 --> 00:48:08,222 Well there was one revelation, and it was a big one, but you... 711 00:48:08,255 --> 00:48:10,491 you don't have much structure yet. 712 00:48:11,659 --> 00:48:13,293 You're fighting stronger stories. 713 00:48:13,327 --> 00:48:14,863 Which ones? 714 00:48:14,895 --> 00:48:15,864 What? 715 00:48:15,896 --> 00:48:17,331 Kim's? 716 00:48:17,364 --> 00:48:18,932 I can't talk to you about the work of other students. 717 00:48:18,966 --> 00:48:20,735 You know the whole accusation comes from one email. 718 00:48:20,769 --> 00:48:21,870 All it takes is one lead. 719 00:48:21,902 --> 00:48:23,270 It's a receptionist with a grudge. 720 00:48:23,303 --> 00:48:25,906 I ruled it out weeks ago. It's a dead end. 721 00:48:25,939 --> 00:48:27,374 But it's an end. 722 00:48:28,942 --> 00:48:30,177 What are you aiming at? 723 00:48:30,210 --> 00:48:31,111 Truth. 724 00:48:31,546 --> 00:48:34,915 That's the word you use when you don't have an answer. 725 00:48:35,550 --> 00:48:36,851 You're not mining the gold. 726 00:48:36,885 --> 00:48:38,787 So there is gold? 727 00:48:39,286 --> 00:48:42,824 His anger. His vindictiveness. 728 00:48:42,857 --> 00:48:45,426 Not the fact that she killed herself? 729 00:48:45,459 --> 00:48:49,296 What is that? That's a sentence. 730 00:48:49,329 --> 00:48:51,699 That's an in. That's not a story. 731 00:48:51,733 --> 00:48:52,700 What is? 732 00:48:52,734 --> 00:48:56,136 That they hid it. Why? Why? 733 00:48:56,170 --> 00:48:57,639 Why did they hide it? 734 00:48:57,672 --> 00:49:00,374 He has a secret and it's burning him up inside. 735 00:49:00,407 --> 00:49:03,043 I don't think it is. I don't think he's vindictive. 736 00:49:03,076 --> 00:49:08,650 His Mom bailed on him. That can leave a mark. 737 00:49:08,683 --> 00:49:11,018 And maybe he's overcome it. 738 00:49:13,253 --> 00:49:14,522 Oh. 739 00:49:17,792 --> 00:49:20,961 Okay. I see what this is. 740 00:49:21,830 --> 00:49:23,832 It's complicated. 741 00:49:23,865 --> 00:49:25,232 What? 742 00:49:25,265 --> 00:49:26,300 Your Mom. 743 00:49:27,334 --> 00:49:29,970 Maybe you want this story to turn out grand so that you know 744 00:49:30,003 --> 00:49:34,208 it's possible, but you've got to follow what's in front of you. 745 00:49:34,241 --> 00:49:35,610 Got to stop chasing the fun. 746 00:49:35,643 --> 00:49:36,611 I'm not. 747 00:49:36,644 --> 00:49:38,145 You are. 748 00:49:38,178 --> 00:49:42,216 What you do becomes the story, Mia. 749 00:49:42,249 --> 00:49:44,451 Take us, right now, here. 750 00:49:44,485 --> 00:49:46,386 What do you think people see when they're looking at us? 751 00:49:46,420 --> 00:49:47,321 At us? 752 00:49:47,354 --> 00:49:48,055 Yes. 753 00:49:48,088 --> 00:49:48,989 I don't know. 754 00:49:49,022 --> 00:49:50,190 That's not an answer. 755 00:49:50,224 --> 00:49:51,626 Two women talking. 756 00:49:51,659 --> 00:49:52,961 A professor and a student, why? 757 00:49:52,993 --> 00:49:55,295 Because that's what we are. 758 00:49:59,968 --> 00:50:02,169 Maybe they see a mother daughter. 759 00:50:05,773 --> 00:50:07,374 Or a friend. 760 00:50:14,414 --> 00:50:16,083 Maybe more. 761 00:50:17,184 --> 00:50:20,755 How I act towards you tells people how to perceive you. 762 00:50:20,788 --> 00:50:25,459 If you act like Igor is fine, he'll look fine. 763 00:50:26,528 --> 00:50:28,596 But what if he is fine? 764 00:50:30,899 --> 00:50:32,432 Then where's the story? 765 00:50:43,711 --> 00:50:44,846 Hi. 766 00:50:44,879 --> 00:50:46,548 Hey. 767 00:50:47,414 --> 00:50:49,951 What sorrows are you drowning? 768 00:50:49,984 --> 00:50:53,621 The usual. How was work? 769 00:50:54,187 --> 00:50:58,927 Uh, Diane is working on a sex scandal story. 770 00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:00,294 It's big, dude. 771 00:51:00,327 --> 00:51:03,130 Especially if it turns out to get legs. 772 00:51:03,163 --> 00:51:05,365 Or other appendages. 773 00:51:07,334 --> 00:51:10,203 Oh shit, um, do you know who I'm working with? 774 00:51:10,237 --> 00:51:14,042 That guy that that we knew years back in undergrad 775 00:51:14,074 --> 00:51:18,780 Dan something. The lanky pretentious guy. 776 00:51:20,147 --> 00:51:22,349 He's one of the production staff. 777 00:51:23,250 --> 00:51:27,789 Anyway, he let a stat error slip and Diane unloaded on him. 778 00:51:27,822 --> 00:51:29,389 You think she goes hard in class, 779 00:51:29,423 --> 00:51:30,992 you should see her at work. 780 00:51:31,025 --> 00:51:34,629 I mean, I'm pretty sure Danny's pants do not stay clean. 781 00:51:34,662 --> 00:51:35,663 Hmm. 782 00:51:39,266 --> 00:51:43,037 But, you know, it's mostly just getting coffee 783 00:51:43,071 --> 00:51:45,640 and typing up stuff. 784 00:51:45,673 --> 00:51:47,307 Sounds good though. 785 00:51:47,341 --> 00:51:48,610 Yeah, it kind of is. 786 00:51:48,643 --> 00:51:51,713 I mean, before I was always pretty focused on 787 00:51:51,746 --> 00:51:53,380 the print stuff you know, 788 00:51:53,413 --> 00:51:57,085 like maybe a couple regular magazine columns... 789 00:52:05,560 --> 00:52:06,894 So how are you? 790 00:52:08,195 --> 00:52:09,831 I'm good. 791 00:52:23,845 --> 00:52:27,247 There's a critical difference between truth and fact. 792 00:52:29,483 --> 00:52:31,485 You can read a really good novel 793 00:52:31,519 --> 00:52:38,291 and learn a lot of truth about life and love. 794 00:52:38,325 --> 00:52:41,194 But that doesn't mean the text is fact. 795 00:52:44,666 --> 00:52:45,733 Hello. 796 00:52:46,834 --> 00:52:49,771 Am I to infer that the first 55 minutes of my lecture 797 00:52:49,804 --> 00:52:51,806 was not worth your time? 798 00:52:54,008 --> 00:52:55,375 We can end class for today. 799 00:52:55,409 --> 00:52:58,546 I'd like new footage by Thursday 800 00:52:58,579 --> 00:53:01,181 and we will do some interview role-plays. 801 00:53:19,834 --> 00:53:21,536 You think I'm an idiot, Mia? 802 00:53:22,837 --> 00:53:24,204 What's wrong? 803 00:53:24,237 --> 00:53:28,142 You exposed Rachel, what the hell is wrong with you? 804 00:53:28,176 --> 00:53:29,077 Rachel? 805 00:53:29,110 --> 00:53:30,611 You know who Rachel is. 806 00:53:30,645 --> 00:53:33,181 You're the only one I told about this. 807 00:53:33,213 --> 00:53:35,616 Do you know she's fired now? That's her life. 808 00:53:35,650 --> 00:53:38,485 Well it wasn't me. She took a risk. 809 00:53:38,519 --> 00:53:40,054 I'm out of the fucking class now. 810 00:53:40,154 --> 00:53:43,256 It's like you said, you don't have a story until you have it. 811 00:53:43,891 --> 00:53:46,259 Hey! Hey! 812 00:53:47,161 --> 00:53:49,030 If you two want to kill each other you do that 813 00:53:49,063 --> 00:53:50,198 in a parking lot. 814 00:53:50,230 --> 00:53:53,266 In here, you control yourself. 815 00:53:59,006 --> 00:54:00,742 What was that? 816 00:54:00,775 --> 00:54:02,242 No idea. 817 00:54:04,912 --> 00:54:06,480 You come with me. 818 00:54:11,953 --> 00:54:13,521 Did I stutter? 819 00:54:26,299 --> 00:54:27,935 Where are we going? 820 00:55:11,646 --> 00:55:15,315 Put a smudge on it and you'll lose a hand. 821 00:55:23,191 --> 00:55:24,292 You like it? 822 00:55:24,324 --> 00:55:26,426 Yeah. 823 00:55:26,459 --> 00:55:29,797 Good. Because I'll need you to step in. 824 00:55:32,332 --> 00:55:35,570 Yes? Great. 825 00:55:35,603 --> 00:55:38,806 I like it black. Right over there. 826 00:56:12,807 --> 00:56:14,441 How was work? 827 00:56:22,482 --> 00:56:25,152 This is my Dad's family when they had a bakery. 828 00:56:26,587 --> 00:56:28,122 That's my Grandma. 829 00:56:30,057 --> 00:56:31,391 When she was young, 830 00:56:31,424 --> 00:56:33,828 she got in trouble for swearing at German soldiers. 831 00:56:33,861 --> 00:56:35,029 What did she say? 832 00:56:35,062 --> 00:56:36,230 I'm not sure. 833 00:56:36,264 --> 00:56:38,566 Probably fuck off, but in polish. 834 00:56:43,137 --> 00:56:44,171 Sorry. 835 00:56:45,940 --> 00:56:47,842 What do you tell people? 836 00:56:49,644 --> 00:56:51,846 I tell my Dad it's from football. 837 00:56:53,247 --> 00:56:55,216 Hm. You play football? 838 00:56:55,249 --> 00:56:56,817 No. 839 00:56:58,219 --> 00:57:04,959 Sometimes, I don't know, it seems like you seek out trouble. 840 00:57:04,992 --> 00:57:06,594 Just living my life. 841 00:57:06,627 --> 00:57:10,097 It's letting two meatheads beat you into the dirt? 842 00:57:10,131 --> 00:57:11,232 Letting? 843 00:57:11,265 --> 00:57:13,567 Skipping school. Breaking into factories. 844 00:57:13,601 --> 00:57:15,703 Because it's fun. 845 00:57:15,736 --> 00:57:18,873 Or maybe there's something you're not dealing with. 846 00:57:20,107 --> 00:57:25,413 You ever wonder if your Mom could see her perfect boy now, 847 00:57:25,445 --> 00:57:27,114 what she'd think? 848 00:57:33,988 --> 00:57:36,057 Who are you? 849 00:57:36,624 --> 00:57:38,592 I'm... I'm a student. 850 00:57:39,093 --> 00:57:43,731 I'm writing an essay on your son's artistic talent. 851 00:57:46,033 --> 00:57:48,102 You are a journalist? 852 00:57:50,771 --> 00:57:54,008 You've come in here to open old wounds? 853 00:57:57,712 --> 00:57:59,981 You think she's writing about you? 854 00:58:07,254 --> 00:58:08,789 Is it for TV? 855 00:58:08,823 --> 00:58:11,258 There's a chance it could air but it's really not likely. 856 00:58:11,292 --> 00:58:16,496 So, you go behind my back, you come into my home, 857 00:58:16,530 --> 00:58:19,600 you talk to my son, you invade our privacy? 858 00:58:19,633 --> 00:58:21,002 I should have asked you first 859 00:58:21,035 --> 00:58:22,770 You shouldn't be here 860 00:58:23,170 --> 00:58:25,239 Okay, okay I apologize. 861 00:58:25,272 --> 00:58:28,809 I just really think that this story of loss and strength 862 00:58:28,843 --> 00:58:31,479 will resonate with people. 863 00:58:31,512 --> 00:58:34,615 Oh, there it is, cards on the table now, huh? 864 00:58:34,648 --> 00:58:35,750 You see that. 865 00:58:35,783 --> 00:58:36,917 You see what you did, 866 00:58:37,018 --> 00:58:38,519 you let this fucking vulture into our home. 867 00:58:41,389 --> 00:58:42,590 Can you please leave? 868 00:58:42,623 --> 00:58:44,792 Yeah, of course. 869 00:59:22,396 --> 00:59:23,664 Do we have any proof? 870 00:59:23,697 --> 00:59:24,865 Just the source himself. 871 00:59:24,899 --> 00:59:25,866 So that's a no. 872 00:59:25,900 --> 00:59:27,568 Elliott, you have enough. 873 00:59:27,601 --> 00:59:28,803 One source. 874 00:59:28,836 --> 00:59:29,603 Yeah. 875 00:59:29,637 --> 00:59:30,805 How reliable? 876 00:59:30,838 --> 00:59:34,075 It's David Qualley. 877 00:59:34,108 --> 00:59:35,076 Who? 878 00:59:35,109 --> 00:59:36,410 You know. 879 00:59:36,444 --> 00:59:39,246 You know, the guy, the guy who, the company CFO, you know the... 880 00:59:39,280 --> 00:59:41,816 For Christ's sakes, you couldn't talk yourself out of 881 00:59:41,849 --> 00:59:43,684 someone else's parking ticket. 882 00:59:43,717 --> 00:59:45,086 Forget the source. 883 00:59:45,119 --> 00:59:46,521 Then what are we even talking about? 884 00:59:46,555 --> 00:59:48,322 You and I both know that Markham is filthier 885 00:59:48,355 --> 00:59:49,890 than your hard drive. 886 00:59:49,924 --> 00:59:50,724 What? 887 00:59:50,758 --> 00:59:52,126 Let's make him defend himself. 888 00:59:52,159 --> 00:59:53,694 I'm sorry, what? 889 00:59:53,727 --> 00:59:55,162 If you're going to accuse somebody of using 890 00:59:55,196 --> 00:59:57,731 company expenses for extramarital whoring, 891 00:59:57,765 --> 00:59:59,934 you're going to need a metric shit ton of proof. 892 00:59:59,967 --> 01:00:03,737 I'm not going to accuse him. The rumor is not the story. 893 01:00:03,771 --> 01:00:06,107 His reaction is the story Elliott. 894 01:00:06,140 --> 01:00:07,241 He's a liar. 895 01:00:07,274 --> 01:00:10,244 You've heard all the same off-the-record stuff 896 01:00:10,277 --> 01:00:11,612 that I have. 897 01:00:11,645 --> 01:00:14,949 So let's present him with an emotive narrative, 898 01:00:14,982 --> 01:00:21,288 and a scandal, and watch him squirm and stammer and deny. 899 01:00:21,322 --> 01:00:23,224 That sells the truth. 900 01:00:25,059 --> 01:00:26,026 No proof needed. 901 01:00:26,060 --> 01:00:26,994 I don't like it. 902 01:00:27,027 --> 01:00:28,195 I don't care. 903 01:00:28,729 --> 01:00:30,731 You know, for someone with your job title, 904 01:00:30,764 --> 01:00:33,801 your legs are remarkably inactive. 905 01:00:37,104 --> 01:00:39,840 So, we're decided then, let's move on. 906 01:00:41,342 --> 01:00:42,743 Is she busy? 907 01:00:44,478 --> 01:00:46,380 Yeah. 908 01:00:46,413 --> 01:00:47,481 You work here? 909 01:00:47,516 --> 01:00:49,016 Yeah, I pretty much just started. 910 01:00:49,049 --> 01:00:52,486 Listen, do me a favor. Can you give this to her? 911 01:00:52,521 --> 01:00:55,723 Oh, yeah. Who should I say it's from? 912 01:00:55,756 --> 01:00:57,191 Tell her it's from Max. 913 01:00:58,225 --> 01:01:00,161 What's the occasion? 914 01:01:00,194 --> 01:01:02,963 She'll know. Just make sure she gets it. 915 01:01:03,464 --> 01:01:04,265 Sure. 916 01:01:04,298 --> 01:01:05,332 Thanks. 917 01:01:26,420 --> 01:01:27,688 Yes? 918 01:01:30,625 --> 01:01:31,458 Hi. 919 01:01:32,259 --> 01:01:33,093 Hi. 920 01:01:35,462 --> 01:01:37,164 This is from Max. 921 01:01:41,802 --> 01:01:43,437 Cheapskate. 922 01:01:43,470 --> 01:01:46,608 He's trying to charm me into signing off on our apartment. 923 01:01:46,641 --> 01:01:49,009 Oh, he's your... 924 01:01:49,043 --> 01:01:52,112 Ex-husband. You want some? 925 01:01:52,146 --> 01:01:55,082 Oh, I'm working. 926 01:01:55,115 --> 01:01:58,352 No, you are just standing in my dressing room. 927 01:01:58,385 --> 01:02:01,155 Have some champagne. 928 01:02:05,793 --> 01:02:07,795 -Cheers. -Cheers. 929 01:02:09,763 --> 01:02:14,435 Mmmm. I have something for you. 930 01:02:24,044 --> 01:02:25,145 Thanks. 931 01:02:25,179 --> 01:02:28,949 I used to wear that at the start of my career. 932 01:02:28,983 --> 01:02:31,218 I was on a show just like this one. 933 01:02:31,252 --> 01:02:32,486 It was worse, of course. 934 01:02:32,520 --> 01:02:33,754 The Lowdown? 935 01:02:35,756 --> 01:02:37,659 Very good. 936 01:02:37,692 --> 01:02:39,326 Why are you giving it to me? 937 01:02:39,360 --> 01:02:41,630 I wouldn't push you this hard if I didn't think there was 938 01:02:41,663 --> 01:02:44,265 something worth pushing for. 939 01:02:44,298 --> 01:02:48,202 Down the line, I can see you sitting in that chair. 940 01:02:48,235 --> 01:02:50,170 Plus I think it'll look very good with the lipstick 941 01:02:50,204 --> 01:02:52,840 you seem to like. 942 01:02:55,342 --> 01:02:57,144 Now earn it. 943 01:03:24,539 --> 01:03:26,173 Got your form signed. 944 01:03:34,549 --> 01:03:36,584 How, how did you...? 945 01:03:37,719 --> 01:03:39,853 I told him that you were my friend. 946 01:03:41,155 --> 01:03:43,857 And that you saved me from, you know. 947 01:03:45,192 --> 01:03:47,961 I also told him that you're too stupid to be a vulture. 948 01:03:48,829 --> 01:03:50,699 More like a marshmallow dressed up like one. 949 01:03:50,732 --> 01:03:55,069 Well, thank you. 950 01:03:59,273 --> 01:04:02,744 How did you know that's what she called me? 951 01:04:02,777 --> 01:04:04,244 What do you mean? 952 01:04:04,278 --> 01:04:07,214 Perfect boy. How did you know about that? 953 01:04:08,817 --> 01:04:11,485 Almost like I'm a journalist or something. 954 01:04:16,390 --> 01:04:20,094 Hey, they get you again? 955 01:04:20,894 --> 01:04:22,664 Maybe I got to them. 956 01:04:22,697 --> 01:04:24,231 Sure. 957 01:04:28,335 --> 01:04:30,104 I didn't know. 958 01:04:31,706 --> 01:04:33,374 I just know you. 959 01:04:33,842 --> 01:04:35,876 What does that mean? 960 01:04:39,947 --> 01:04:42,584 I never told you about my Mom. 961 01:04:45,319 --> 01:04:48,055 She killed herself when I was eight. 962 01:04:49,356 --> 01:04:51,058 She cut her wrists. 963 01:04:51,492 --> 01:04:52,560 Shit, I'm sorry. 964 01:04:52,594 --> 01:04:55,295 It's okay. It's okay. 965 01:04:57,331 --> 01:05:00,134 I was the only person in the apartment at the time. 966 01:05:01,636 --> 01:05:04,972 Suddenly I heard this screaming. 967 01:05:06,039 --> 01:05:08,610 Calling my name, telling me to call 911. 968 01:05:11,111 --> 01:05:15,949 So I run and I find her in the tub, 969 01:05:15,983 --> 01:05:18,385 panicking because she's changed her mind. 970 01:05:23,090 --> 01:05:26,059 Now it's actually happening, she wants to turn back. 971 01:05:28,295 --> 01:05:30,097 And um, and... 972 01:05:34,501 --> 01:05:39,507 she was screaming at me to go and get towels to wrap around 973 01:05:39,541 --> 01:05:46,013 her arms because her fingers had stopped working. 974 01:05:52,386 --> 01:05:56,758 Then um, I tried to go to tie them 975 01:05:56,791 --> 01:06:01,596 but my hands were trembling... 976 01:06:04,766 --> 01:06:06,634 because I'm scared. 977 01:06:10,538 --> 01:06:14,943 The blood wasn't stopping and then she was screaming 978 01:06:14,975 --> 01:06:19,814 at me about what 911 did I call, are they coming. 979 01:06:19,848 --> 01:06:23,585 And I hadn't so I run to go and do it, 980 01:06:23,618 --> 01:06:25,052 and the ties were undone 981 01:06:25,085 --> 01:06:27,488 and there was just never enough time. 982 01:06:34,829 --> 01:06:36,997 That's why I know where you are now. 983 01:06:40,735 --> 01:06:42,770 I bottled it up after. 984 01:06:43,905 --> 01:06:46,039 I didn't talk about it and I... 985 01:06:47,207 --> 01:06:50,077 pushed people away, I lashed out, I got into fights. 986 01:06:50,545 --> 01:06:52,780 You think it makes you stronger but it doesn't. 987 01:06:55,850 --> 01:06:57,752 You have a gentle heart. 988 01:06:58,887 --> 01:07:01,054 And that's a good thing. 989 01:07:03,056 --> 01:07:04,692 But because of the way you are, 990 01:07:04,726 --> 01:07:08,563 because of what happened to you, it makes you vulnerable. 991 01:07:09,196 --> 01:07:12,132 And it makes you an easier target for bullies. 992 01:07:13,868 --> 01:07:15,904 I'm not a fucking target. 993 01:07:15,937 --> 01:07:17,271 She was unhappy, she bounced, 994 01:07:17,304 --> 01:07:19,406 how does that make me the vulnerable one? 995 01:07:19,439 --> 01:07:21,843 And those two assholes don't have a fucking brain cell 996 01:07:21,876 --> 01:07:23,578 between them, and if they try me again 997 01:07:23,611 --> 01:07:26,046 I'll smash both their fucking empty heads 998 01:07:26,079 --> 01:07:28,081 into the fucking dirt. 999 01:07:28,115 --> 01:07:29,449 They're nothing. 1000 01:07:29,483 --> 01:07:31,218 The only reason I let them get away with it is 1001 01:07:31,251 --> 01:07:33,487 because they're not worth me. 1002 01:07:39,126 --> 01:07:40,460 Turn it off. 1003 01:07:43,831 --> 01:07:45,399 I said turn it off! 1004 01:07:52,941 --> 01:07:54,274 I'm sorry. 1005 01:07:58,046 --> 01:08:01,415 It's okay. It's okay. 1006 01:08:08,056 --> 01:08:12,827 Turn it off. Turn it off. 1007 01:08:40,888 --> 01:08:42,790 It's a demon's eye. 1008 01:09:16,390 --> 01:09:19,927 At first glance, a picture perfect home. 1009 01:09:19,961 --> 01:09:23,998 The photographs. And the houseplants. 1010 01:09:24,032 --> 01:09:26,199 And the light. 1011 01:09:26,233 --> 01:09:29,269 The smell of yesterday's home-cooked food, 1012 01:09:29,302 --> 01:09:32,040 of air freshener and detergent. 1013 01:09:32,073 --> 01:09:34,075 But since that late day in July, 1014 01:09:34,108 --> 01:09:37,111 it's also been home to a dark secret. 1015 01:09:37,879 --> 01:09:42,016 That Charlotte Nowak, renowned children's author, 1016 01:09:42,050 --> 01:09:44,484 took her own life. 1017 01:09:48,188 --> 01:09:50,658 Addressed to her perfect boy, 1018 01:09:50,692 --> 01:09:54,529 Charlotte's suicide letter praises his gentle heart, 1019 01:09:54,562 --> 01:09:57,397 his kind nature, 1020 01:09:57,431 --> 01:10:01,334 but those are hard to maintain in the wake of tragedy. 1021 01:10:02,170 --> 01:10:04,706 Her actions were a part of a dark cycle. 1022 01:10:05,173 --> 01:10:08,609 Hidden family struggles, mental health, 1023 01:10:08,643 --> 01:10:11,779 culminating in a tragedy that intensifies the darkness 1024 01:10:11,813 --> 01:10:13,648 in those left behind. 1025 01:10:14,515 --> 01:10:17,417 It shows us the true cost of a lost life. 1026 01:10:17,451 --> 01:10:18,753 Shouldn't you be in school? 1027 01:10:18,786 --> 01:10:20,188 I go sometimes. 1028 01:10:20,487 --> 01:10:22,757 It shows us the cost of a dark secret. 1029 01:10:23,991 --> 01:10:25,193 Confusion. 1030 01:10:25,258 --> 01:10:26,627 She was unhappy, she bounced. 1031 01:10:26,661 --> 01:10:28,563 How's that make me the vulnerable one? 1032 01:10:28,596 --> 01:10:29,864 Rebellion. 1033 01:10:31,933 --> 01:10:33,167 Anger. 1034 01:10:33,201 --> 01:10:34,736 I'll smash both their fucking empty heads 1035 01:10:34,769 --> 01:10:36,369 into the fucking dirt. 1036 01:10:36,738 --> 01:10:40,208 All that's left are the ingredients of more tragedies, 1037 01:10:40,240 --> 01:10:41,809 more violence to come. 1038 01:11:35,696 --> 01:11:36,864 Mia? 1039 01:11:37,698 --> 01:11:39,066 Yeah. 1040 01:11:39,100 --> 01:11:40,868 How do you think you did? 1041 01:11:41,401 --> 01:11:43,336 Just tell me. 1042 01:11:47,175 --> 01:11:48,876 The spot is yours. 1043 01:11:53,714 --> 01:11:54,916 Are you serious? 1044 01:11:54,949 --> 01:11:56,349 I am. 1045 01:11:57,585 --> 01:11:59,554 It's not a perfect piece, 1046 01:11:59,587 --> 01:12:01,656 but it's very emotive and it's very good 1047 01:12:01,689 --> 01:12:03,758 and I would like to use it. 1048 01:12:03,791 --> 01:12:06,393 That's just some legal stuff for TNR. 1049 01:12:06,426 --> 01:12:08,930 Gotta cover all our bases. 1050 01:12:17,238 --> 01:12:18,973 Don't tell anyone out there. 1051 01:12:22,643 --> 01:12:25,813 I like to see the disappointment firsthand. 1052 01:12:35,289 --> 01:12:38,458 Want to join me? Diane chose my piece. 1053 01:12:39,627 --> 01:12:43,463 That's great Mia, but I can't. I have work. 1054 01:12:43,798 --> 01:12:45,566 What's work? 1055 01:12:46,267 --> 01:12:50,104 Um, I wrote up the Senator story. 1056 01:12:50,137 --> 01:12:55,276 Said what I went in looking for, how I failed to find it, 1057 01:12:55,309 --> 01:12:57,444 what it taught me. 1058 01:12:57,477 --> 01:13:01,782 I sent it to Ellipsis, they said it was real, genuine. 1059 01:13:02,382 --> 01:13:04,952 Ellipsis Magazine? 1060 01:13:04,986 --> 01:13:08,055 Yeah. I guess we both got what we wanted. 1061 01:13:08,522 --> 01:13:10,524 Have one for Mia. 1062 01:13:30,845 --> 01:13:34,048 You couldn't have done this after? 1063 01:13:34,081 --> 01:13:35,283 You've been avoiding me. 1064 01:13:35,316 --> 01:13:37,652 Or you haven't been trying hard enough. 1065 01:13:37,685 --> 01:13:40,321 I'm not here to flirt, Diane. 1066 01:13:40,354 --> 01:13:42,556 We found a buyer for the old apartment. 1067 01:13:42,590 --> 01:13:44,659 Needs your signature. 1068 01:14:07,447 --> 01:14:10,518 There. You're finally rid of me. 1069 01:14:14,322 --> 01:14:15,990 We have to get ready. 1070 01:14:25,132 --> 01:14:26,400 We're live in five. 1071 01:14:27,368 --> 01:14:29,937 A number of sources are adamant you pushed for his resignation. 1072 01:14:29,971 --> 01:14:32,373 He's completely capable of making his own decisions. 1073 01:14:32,406 --> 01:14:33,574 So you didn't pressure him? 1074 01:14:33,607 --> 01:14:35,176 We are speaking about an adult. 1075 01:14:35,209 --> 01:14:37,411 A respected politician who's capable of choosing 1076 01:14:37,445 --> 01:14:39,080 what he does and does not. 1077 01:14:39,113 --> 01:14:41,115 So you're unwilling to answer the question. 1078 01:14:41,148 --> 01:14:42,683 Again, he's not a child. 1079 01:14:42,717 --> 01:14:43,884 Thank you, Congresswoman, 1080 01:14:43,918 --> 01:14:47,588 I think the audience can read the subtext. 1081 01:14:48,122 --> 01:14:52,226 And now we turn to a home broken by strategy. 1082 01:14:52,259 --> 01:14:55,563 A story that we thought we all knew. 1083 01:14:57,765 --> 01:15:01,769 At first glance, a picture perfect home. 1084 01:15:01,802 --> 01:15:05,806 The photographs and the houseplants and the light. 1085 01:15:06,974 --> 01:15:09,744 The smell of yesterday's home-cooked food. 1086 01:15:09,777 --> 01:15:12,880 Of air freshener, and detergent. 1087 01:15:12,913 --> 01:15:16,450 But since that late day in July 2019, 1088 01:15:16,484 --> 01:15:18,285 it's also been home to a dark secret. 1089 01:15:18,319 --> 01:15:19,487 What's this? 1090 01:15:19,520 --> 01:15:20,888 What do you mean? 1091 01:15:20,921 --> 01:15:21,689 Where's my voice? It's supposed to be me talking. 1092 01:15:21,722 --> 01:15:23,891 Sorry, who are you? 1093 01:15:23,924 --> 01:15:25,526 ...children's author took her own life. 1094 01:15:25,559 --> 01:15:28,629 This is the wrong tape! It's the wrong tape! 1095 01:15:28,662 --> 01:15:30,598 This is supposed to be me! Can you shut it off? 1096 01:15:30,631 --> 01:15:33,067 No, you need to get out. Can we get her out? 1097 01:15:33,100 --> 01:15:35,836 ...recovered a note, addressed to her perfect boy, 1098 01:15:35,870 --> 01:15:39,140 Charlotte's suicide letter praises his gentle heart. 1099 01:15:40,908 --> 01:15:44,278 But those are hard to maintain in the wake of tragedy. 1100 01:15:44,578 --> 01:15:47,448 It shows us the true cost of lost life. 1101 01:15:47,481 --> 01:15:48,616 Shouldn't you be in school? 1102 01:15:48,649 --> 01:15:50,051 I go sometimes. 1103 01:15:50,084 --> 01:15:51,419 Confusion. 1104 01:15:51,452 --> 01:15:52,920 She was unhappy. She bounced. 1105 01:15:52,953 --> 01:15:55,122 How does that make me the vulnerable one? 1106 01:15:55,156 --> 01:15:56,190 Rebellion. 1107 01:15:59,160 --> 01:16:00,227 Anger. 1108 01:16:00,261 --> 01:16:02,063 I'll smash both their fucking empty heads 1109 01:16:02,096 --> 01:16:03,197 into the fucking dirt. 1110 01:16:03,230 --> 01:16:04,799 All that's left are the ingredients 1111 01:16:04,832 --> 01:16:08,335 of more tragedies, more violence to come. 1112 01:16:11,405 --> 01:16:13,808 What the fuck was that? 1113 01:16:14,642 --> 01:16:15,609 Watch your tone. 1114 01:16:15,643 --> 01:16:16,744 -Watch my tone? -Yeah. 1115 01:16:16,777 --> 01:16:19,080 You're a fucking liar! 1116 01:16:20,681 --> 01:16:21,916 Do you want to try that again? 1117 01:16:21,949 --> 01:16:22,883 You. 1118 01:16:22,917 --> 01:16:23,851 Are. 1119 01:16:23,884 --> 01:16:24,553 A. 1120 01:16:24,585 --> 01:16:25,453 Fucking. 1121 01:16:25,486 --> 01:16:26,887 Liar! 1122 01:16:29,590 --> 01:16:33,294 I told you that your piece would air on TNR. 1123 01:16:33,327 --> 01:16:34,595 It aired on TNR. 1124 01:16:34,628 --> 01:16:36,263 You stole my story! 1125 01:16:36,297 --> 01:16:38,132 It was an important piece, Mia. 1126 01:16:38,165 --> 01:16:41,536 It needed an established voice behind it. 1127 01:16:41,570 --> 01:16:44,338 You can pretend that I stole your story, 1128 01:16:44,371 --> 01:16:46,841 but the truth is I gave it the push that it needed. 1129 01:16:46,874 --> 01:16:51,112 You don't know what I had to do to get it. 1130 01:16:51,145 --> 01:16:52,780 Every story takes work. 1131 01:16:52,813 --> 01:16:55,216 It was my story! It's my story! 1132 01:16:55,249 --> 01:16:57,586 It was my break! I wrote it! 1133 01:16:57,618 --> 01:16:59,820 I wrote every fucking word! I found it! 1134 01:16:59,854 --> 01:17:01,856 You didn't even think that it was a story! 1135 01:17:01,889 --> 01:17:04,125 And you proved me wrong. 1136 01:17:04,158 --> 01:17:06,227 Do you have any idea the opportunity 1137 01:17:06,260 --> 01:17:10,131 that I am giving you here? 1138 01:17:10,164 --> 01:17:11,732 You won Mia. 1139 01:17:11,765 --> 01:17:13,267 Tell your fucking face. 1140 01:18:16,497 --> 01:18:20,067 Everything on front page is a decision and breaking it down 1141 01:18:20,100 --> 01:18:23,572 in that way is the easiest way to think about it. 1142 01:18:23,605 --> 01:18:25,206 What is each element's purpose 1143 01:18:25,239 --> 01:18:27,408 and what decision should we make... 1144 01:18:48,062 --> 01:18:49,196 Mia? 1145 01:18:51,165 --> 01:18:52,667 It's occupied. 1146 01:18:53,334 --> 01:18:55,903 I tried to find you after Heger's class 1147 01:18:55,936 --> 01:18:59,006 but I heard you dropped out weeks ago. 1148 01:19:01,809 --> 01:19:03,712 You know, she told me she never got it. 1149 01:19:03,744 --> 01:19:06,080 I emailed. 1150 01:19:06,113 --> 01:19:08,182 There's no point in pretending. 1151 01:19:08,550 --> 01:19:09,817 Jesus, Alix. 1152 01:19:09,850 --> 01:19:11,252 Maybe she got it and hated it and didn't want 1153 01:19:11,285 --> 01:19:12,353 to hurt your feelings. 1154 01:19:12,386 --> 01:19:15,256 Doesn't mean you have to stalk me for months. 1155 01:19:16,824 --> 01:19:18,425 I trusted you. 1156 01:19:21,495 --> 01:19:23,430 Why? 1157 01:20:04,238 --> 01:20:06,307 Rumors that Diane Heger's going to be launching 1158 01:20:06,340 --> 01:20:08,442 a new talk show on top of her regular TNR gig, 1159 01:20:08,475 --> 01:20:10,244 where she'll talk to prominent journalists and celebrities 1160 01:20:10,277 --> 01:20:12,346 about their struggles with mental health. 1161 01:20:12,379 --> 01:20:13,981 It comes off the back of her breaking 1162 01:20:14,014 --> 01:20:16,116 the tragic Charlotte Nowak story last month. 1163 01:20:16,150 --> 01:20:18,352 A story that we were all here to hear. 1164 01:22:54,909 --> 01:22:56,644 Hello, dropout. 1165 01:23:04,485 --> 01:23:08,523 I never gave you Alix Neiman's portfolio. 1166 01:23:08,556 --> 01:23:10,390 And it got you a job. 1167 01:23:11,225 --> 01:23:16,063 Which you threw away. But I already knew that. 1168 01:23:18,131 --> 01:23:19,834 Alix emailed me. 1169 01:23:19,868 --> 01:23:20,902 It was an accident. 1170 01:23:20,935 --> 01:23:22,503 Was it? 1171 01:23:27,007 --> 01:23:30,545 You know, you and I share a rare trait. 1172 01:23:32,647 --> 01:23:34,549 Your goal first. 1173 01:23:35,249 --> 01:23:37,317 Do what has to be done. 1174 01:23:38,218 --> 01:23:40,555 There's always going to be useless little weasels like 1175 01:23:40,588 --> 01:23:50,063 Elliott who obsess over every tiny little ethical detail. 1176 01:23:54,067 --> 01:23:58,806 But you and I know, story is king. 1177 01:24:02,342 --> 01:24:04,478 That's what got you on the air. 1178 01:24:05,279 --> 01:24:08,716 Really? Because I only saw you. 1179 01:24:11,719 --> 01:24:13,353 Do you know where I grew up? 1180 01:24:15,590 --> 01:24:17,224 Tell me. 1181 01:24:17,257 --> 01:24:19,627 Chino Hills, California. 1182 01:24:20,895 --> 01:24:23,598 My Dad shined shoes for a living. 1183 01:24:29,336 --> 01:24:31,471 Then he would drink after work. 1184 01:24:33,073 --> 01:24:34,976 I had this one friend and we would go to 1185 01:24:35,009 --> 01:24:40,213 the Chino Hills Mall, and we would just talk and waste time. 1186 01:24:41,583 --> 01:24:44,217 If I was lucky my Mom would call on the weekends. 1187 01:24:47,622 --> 01:24:49,089 That was it. 1188 01:24:50,892 --> 01:24:55,730 I knew I was going to come here and I was going to be somebody. 1189 01:24:57,264 --> 01:25:00,568 My Dad used to say that the odds were against me. 1190 01:25:01,234 --> 01:25:06,641 Little Black girl, comes from nothing. 1191 01:25:10,410 --> 01:25:13,848 People don't assume you're going to be a success. 1192 01:25:13,881 --> 01:25:16,416 And if you do it anyway, 1193 01:25:16,450 --> 01:25:18,318 they think it's because of who you are, 1194 01:25:18,352 --> 01:25:20,655 not because of what you've done. 1195 01:25:22,422 --> 01:25:26,226 You gotta make those two things the same, no matter what. 1196 01:25:29,196 --> 01:25:31,498 I'm Diane Heger. 1197 01:25:31,532 --> 01:25:35,268 Journalist, host of The Night Report. 1198 01:25:35,302 --> 01:25:41,241 I'm the iron hammer of interviewers. 1199 01:25:41,274 --> 01:25:43,310 That's who I am. 1200 01:25:44,512 --> 01:25:46,213 That's what I've done. 1201 01:25:46,614 --> 01:25:49,517 Doesn't matter what people know or not. 1202 01:25:51,552 --> 01:25:53,888 Is that why you stole my story? 1203 01:25:57,224 --> 01:26:03,131 You can pretend that I stole your story. 1204 01:26:03,163 --> 01:26:06,534 But it was a home video without me. 1205 01:26:07,401 --> 01:26:09,436 Nowak kid doing fine? 1206 01:26:09,837 --> 01:26:12,439 I made sure that you pushed him to the brink. 1207 01:26:12,472 --> 01:26:18,211 I made sure that you edited in the right direction. 1208 01:26:18,245 --> 01:26:21,214 Because that's what made the story work. 1209 01:26:22,449 --> 01:26:24,919 And if you stick with me, you will keep working. 1210 01:26:25,385 --> 01:26:28,856 You will keep climbing to the top 1211 01:26:28,890 --> 01:26:34,361 until the Alex Neimans and the Kim Connollys, 1212 01:26:34,394 --> 01:26:37,497 they'll be sitting on the other side of your desk. 1213 01:26:40,300 --> 01:26:43,838 Laughing like you're their best friend, 1214 01:26:44,504 --> 01:26:47,675 and it won't matter that you screwed them over. 1215 01:26:50,812 --> 01:26:54,515 It doesn't matter the bridges that you burn to get there. 1216 01:26:54,549 --> 01:26:57,552 Everyone else is just going to build them back for you anyway. 1217 01:26:59,352 --> 01:27:01,321 Success is not the reward. 1218 01:27:01,856 --> 01:27:09,931 Success is a resource and if people need something from you, 1219 01:27:09,964 --> 01:27:11,799 then you are never alone. 1220 01:27:20,074 --> 01:27:23,410 Yeah, um, get back to work. 1221 01:27:42,196 --> 01:27:47,769 Journalism isn't a vocation, it's a persona. 1222 01:27:47,802 --> 01:27:50,538 It has to be. 1223 01:27:50,571 --> 01:27:52,073 You're trying to wrangle 1224 01:27:52,106 --> 01:27:55,610 deep uncomfortable truths from people. 1225 01:27:56,110 --> 01:27:57,578 Truth that if revealed 1226 01:27:57,612 --> 01:28:00,413 can change the course of their lives. 1227 01:28:02,315 --> 01:28:04,652 Takes a particular kind of person. 1228 01:28:18,633 --> 01:28:21,636 They'll be sitting on the other side of your desk, 1229 01:28:23,303 --> 01:28:26,908 laughing like you're their best friend. 1230 01:28:28,943 --> 01:28:32,647 And it won't matter that you screwed them over. 1231 01:28:33,514 --> 01:28:36,584 It doesn't matter the bridges that you burn to get there. 1232 01:28:37,718 --> 01:28:40,721 Is that why you stole my story? 1233 01:28:41,255 --> 01:28:42,557 There's always going to be 1234 01:28:42,590 --> 01:28:45,593 useless little weasels like Elliott. 1235 01:28:46,928 --> 01:28:52,733 You useless little weasel. You useless weasel. 1236 01:28:53,534 --> 01:28:58,906 You obsess over every tiny little ethical detail. 1237 01:29:01,209 --> 01:29:04,111 But it was a home video without me. 1238 01:29:08,149 --> 01:29:09,884 Nowak kid doing fine? 1239 01:29:11,085 --> 01:29:13,386 I pushed him to the brink. 1240 01:29:13,420 --> 01:29:17,592 I edited in the right direction. 1241 01:29:17,625 --> 01:29:20,795 Because that's what made the story work. 1242 01:29:22,897 --> 01:29:27,434 It's a rare trait, doing what needs to be done. 1243 01:29:29,103 --> 01:29:30,938 Your goal first. 1244 01:29:33,107 --> 01:29:35,142 I will keep climbing, 1245 01:29:36,844 --> 01:29:40,081 and it won't matter that I screwed you over. 1246 01:29:40,715 --> 01:29:42,917 Coming up next, The Night Report. 1247 01:29:43,383 --> 01:29:46,587 It doesn't matter the bridges that I burn to get there. 1248 01:29:46,954 --> 01:29:48,388 Hey, you've reached Kim. 1249 01:29:48,421 --> 01:29:49,523 Leave a message after the beep. 1250 01:29:50,524 --> 01:29:53,694 Everyone else is just going to build them back for me anyway. 1251 01:29:56,797 --> 01:30:01,636 Because I'm Diane Heger, host of The Night Report. 1252 01:30:02,203 --> 01:30:03,403 Hey. 1253 01:30:03,436 --> 01:30:05,840 I'm the iron hammer of interviewers. 1254 01:30:07,341 --> 01:30:08,776 Please. 1255 01:30:15,316 --> 01:30:16,651 And this is coming in right now, 1256 01:30:16,684 --> 01:30:20,688 breaking news about renowned TNR host Diane Heger. 1257 01:30:22,990 --> 01:30:26,193 You can pretend that I stole your story. 1258 01:30:27,061 --> 01:30:28,896 Where is everybody? 1259 01:30:28,930 --> 01:30:31,198 No, I need Kate to stand in for Diane tonight. 1260 01:30:31,232 --> 01:30:32,566 What are you talking about? 1261 01:30:32,600 --> 01:30:34,434 The fuck did you do? 1262 01:30:35,403 --> 01:30:36,971 No no, when can she get here? 1263 01:30:42,009 --> 01:30:44,278 Good evening, I'm Kate Merriweather 1264 01:30:44,312 --> 01:30:46,446 and you're watching TNR. 1265 01:30:54,822 --> 01:30:56,891 So I stole your story. 1266 01:31:00,294 --> 01:31:01,996 Get back to work. 1267 01:31:06,867 --> 01:31:08,302 -How do you respond to the released reporting? 1268 01:31:08,336 --> 01:31:09,637 -Are there discussions about your future at the network? 1269 01:31:09,670 --> 01:31:11,238 -How many other stories have you stolen 1270 01:31:11,272 --> 01:31:12,540 or dishonestly edited. 1271 01:31:16,243 --> 01:31:19,080 I strongly deny any- 1272 01:31:19,113 --> 01:31:20,548 Please let me through. 1273 01:31:23,483 --> 01:31:24,552 -How do you defend your decision? 1274 01:31:24,585 --> 01:31:26,486 -Do you intend to issue an apology? 1275 01:31:27,088 --> 01:31:29,423 -Do you feel ashamed of stealing this story? 1276 01:31:29,457 --> 01:31:32,193 -Ms. Heger were you driven to do this...