sbaskett (sbaskett@netlink.com.au)
Wed, 03 Jun 1998 18:07:00 +1000
E.... C.... wrote:
> The only bone I have to pick with TAC is that Spike says that the reporters could have found out at the hospital what had happened. Why would they have? Is ODing that odd in England that the reporters investigate every druggie they come across? Or am I missing something?
Firstly, a big thanks to all those who've shared their views on TAC....
I really like the idea that it's not just about drugs, but about Lynda's
character. And in light of all the posts, I went and watched it again.
I'm learning to love it....
In regard to Eavan's query on reporters and hospitals, I've got a few
ideas. PG is not set in a big city, so it wouldn't get many ODs at the
hospital. While the hospital should be bound by confidentiality, you
just need one tip-off. Any good newspaper (or magazine, i suppose)
reporter in a town that size should have a contact at the local
hospital.
Actually (although I know it wasn't the case here), it is more likely
for a reporter to find out about such a story from a radio scanner. (I
know the gazette staff had one because they used it in "The Rest of My
Life".) Scanners can pick up police, ambo and fire channels. The OD part
wouldn't be that interesting by itself (unless a lot of people were
ODing on the same night, suggesting a new lethal batch of heroin or
whatever) but once the address was given, something would click. Just
needs a bit of follow-up footwork/phone work after that...
Another possibility is in the longer crocodile (the longer version of
TAC I alas has never seen) this issue is explained more clearly,
possibly totally contradicting my little musings.
Stash
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