Christine Page #9

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Move in circles.

By the way, I went ahead and

made a reservation

at Davenport's

for your birthday.

No pressure,

we can always cancel.

Miss tangerine?

Miss tangerine?

You are not saying anything,

miss tangerine.

What would you like me to say?

I don't know.

I like it when you talk to me.

What if I don't have

anything else to say?

You mean it's

okay to be quiet sometimes?

Yes, see-saw,

sometimes it is.

Can I be quiet with you?

Yes.

See-saw, you can be quiet

with me.

Morning, Jean.

Hey, good morning, Chris.

Frank...

George.

George Ryan.

Chris, can you get

this vo done by noon?

Oh, the children's hospital

called.

Okay, sure.

...using it when it's...

Come in.

Hey, Mike.

Do you have a second?

Chubbuck.

Can we have a talk?

I can go.

No, stay actually.

I would rather you stay.

So, two things first,

I got the scratch vo for that

piece about the camp site

from yesterday.

We're kicking the can on that.

I have to run this f***ing story

about the bowling alley

going under.

Okay, sure.

You just tell me.

I will.

The second thing is...

I'm just going to

come out and say it.

I want to ask your permission

to lead a story from the desk.

You are not leading.

Mike...

You know what?

Don't, he's right.

You're right,

I know, I have been a...

Real bear lately.

I can see that now.

Look, Mike...

I know we're in a less than

ideal situation here together.

You're not going anywhere,

and I'm not going anywhere.

So I would like to wipe

the slate clean.

I'll read anything you like.

What is this?

What are you doing?

I just been thinking

a lot about...

Your idea of...

Sensationalizing the news.

- That's not what I'm saying!

- Mike, listen.

I'm agreeing with you.

I just got sidetracked

for a second there.

I should've fired your ass

for your tantrum the other day.

You should have,

but you didn't.

If I mess this up, I'll never

ask for anything again.

Cross my heart.

I mean, Mike, come on.

Mike...

I don't know.

No one's watching us anyway,

remember?

Ha!

You can report whatever comes in

over the weekend.

Whatever I say.

Thank you.

I mean...

You say "please," it's nice.

"Please" I can work with.

We're not trying to

prove psychic powers,

but let's see if

you can pick up the image

which I'll tell you

at the end of the program.

Alright? Ready now?

Begin...

Time.

Oh, hi Chrissy.

As you were.

As you were.

The name which

I can see engraving...

A sheet of paper...

She seems better.

She does, doesn't she?

With your eyes

closed of course...

She's my favorite person.

You're my favorite person.

Get over yourself.

That's great.

Okay, good...

Let's keep it simple.

Let's use 10 or 15 seconds

at the top.

- Okay, are you sure?

- Yeah.

Can you...

Can you make sure that

Darren is recording

the show tonight?

I'll want it for my reels.

I will go out of pocket for it.

Alright.

Hey, Chris...

You wanna go to lunch?

Maybe tomorrow.

Okay. Rain check.

Okay, everyone,

we're getting close.

Let's get ready.

Chubbuck's big night.

This is news watch at five

with your anchor, George Ryan,

Steve Turner, weather,

- Andrea Kirby...

- Okay everyone,

we're going live in 5...

Christine chubbuck,

4...

3...

It is Monday, July 15,

and this is your

news watch at 5

good evening, sarasota.

I'm George Ryan.

To begin our broadcast tonight,

- we turn to Christine chubbuck

- gimme camera 2

with a report on

some upsetting events

that occurred over the weekend.

Christine.

Take 2.

Thank you, George.

An 18-year-old man

named James whitworth

was stabbed this weekend

in the parking lot of

the starwood tavern

on 27th street.

The event occurred

at roughly 4:
30 pm on Sunday.

It's unclear how the altercation

that led the stabbing began.

The conflicting reports citing

a financial disagreement and

an argument over a relationship.

Ready, projector one?

Police and ambulance were...

One is not gonna run.

What? No!

No, go fix it.

Go fix it, Kenny!

Godammit!

Who's name has not been released

at this time...

Tell him...

Flag anything that needs film.

And we'll bump up anything

that's on the quad.

We go now to exclusive footage

of the crime scene

just moments after...

What do I do?

Tell George, godammit.

It's jammed.

It isn't going to roll.

It isn't going to roll.

Here we go.

Come on, Kenny!

It appears that we're having

some technical difficulty.

We had wanted to show you

some film from the scene,

but I'm sure that if you...

Kenny, where are you

with the projector?

- ...you'll be able to catch it.

- Keep swimming.

So...

Now...

In keeping with the wzrb policy,

don't give up on it.

- Presenting the most immediate

- keep trying to fix it.

And complete reports of

local blood and guts,

TV 30

presents what is believed to be

a television first.

In living color...

An exclusive coverage

of an attempted suicide.

Go to black. Go to black.

Very funny, Christine.

Oh, my god!

Oh my god,

somebody call an ambulance!

Get a towel, get anything!

- Gail!

- She's breathing!

Get on the phone!

Get on the phone right now!

Calm down now...

I know you're scared.

Gotta stay calm.

Everything's going to fine.

Christine.

Christine.

Sir...

I'm gonna need you to

put that down.

Sir, I'm sorry, this is

an active crime scene.

You gonna have to put that down.

Respiration is shallow...

Bring it in, bring it in.

No information.

Would someone just...?

I'm sorry, there's no paperwork.

Mrs. chubbuck?

Yes.

I'm Jean.

You're Jean, from the station?

Yes.

I'm so sorry.

How she is doing?

What's going on?

What did she do?

I know, I...

Oh, my god!

I'm really sorry.

I'm okay.

You're okay.

I'm okay.

You're okay.

Repeat it, say it.

Say it, say it!

I'm okay...

...and shot herself in the head

while the program was

on the air.

30-year-old Chris chubbuck,

is in critical condition

tonight.

Seconds before shooting herself,

miss chubbuck told TV viewers

"in keeping

the channel 30's policy

"of bringing you the latest

in bloody..."

TV 30

presents what is believed to be

a television first.

In living color

an exclusive coverage

of an attempted suicide.

The woman host of a TV talk show

in sarasota, Florida,

Chris chubbuck,

today read a news item

about a local shooting,

then told her viewers they were

about to see a television first.

She pulled a gun from

a shopping bag

and shot herself in the head.

She's in critical condition

at a sarasota hospital.

In other news tonight,

vice president Ford said today

that Watergate has

this country deadlocked

on its

major domestic problems

and that something must be done

to break this impact.

In California,

the vice president said...

Scratch vo for

Christine chubbuck memorial.

Christine chubbuck

was born August...

August 24, 1944...

Okay, Chris...

My name is Christine chubbuck.

And I'm a field reporter at

wzrb.

What kind of cracker

do you call her?

Come on...

Chickens are very serious...

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