- Dale Jennings: Party started an hour ago.
- Helen Norville: I've still got half an hour worth of dressing to do.
- Dennis: What's with the bow tie?
- Rob Rickards: Uh, Wardrobe gave it to me.
- Dennis: April Fools?
- Rob Rickards: No, it's for tonight. They said it looked great.
- Dennis: What were their faces doing when they said that?
- Val Jennings: And the Carlisles. They rang before it had even finished. They said it was fascinating.
- Dale Jennings: It's just filler, Mum.
- Val Jennings: It wasn't. You could see Geoff Waters was impressed. He very pointedly said, 'Thanks, Dale.'
- Dale Jennings: Oh, he always says that. It's in the script.
- [as Rob is trying on a pink bow tie at his desk]
- Brett: Oh, mate. You serious about that bow tie?
- Rob Rickards: Yeah. Yeah, Wardrobe lent it to me.
- Brett: Were they serious?
- Rob Rickards: Yeah, they reckon pink is the big color at the moment.
- Brett: Yeah?
- Rob Rickards: Yeah. Don Johnson. Miami Vice. Always in pink.
- Brett: You seen Liberace?
- Rob Rickards: What about him?
- Rob Rickards: Are you going? Tomorrow night? Because my invite was 'Rob and Guest.'
- Noelene: No, thank you.
- Rob Rickards: You sure? Just so I can make it up to you.
- Noelene: That wouldn't be making it up to me.
- Rob Rickards: It'd be fun though.
- Noelene: And what do you think that would do to my career?
- Rob Rickards: Nothing? Help it!
- Evelyn Walters: [to Lindsay] If you or the network mistreat my husband in any way, I can assure you the public response will be utterly devastating.
- Lindsay Cunningham: Upstairs keeps on asking me, 'Is Helen ready to go? Is she ready?' And I want to be able to say, 'Yes, she is a superstar.' But uh... then we have nights like tonight.
- Helen Norville: I always come good when it counts.
- Tim Ahern: Hey, so I notice you and Helen are keeping a low profile. Is it over or has it just kind of gone underground?
- Dale Jennings: Nothing ever happened.
- Ross: I heard she stayed at your place. And I heard you made out with her in Murray's edit booth.
- Dale Jennings: She stayed at my house on one occasion and we had a career discussion. That's it. I don't know why you find it so fascinating.
- Tim Ahern: You know it's not just us, right? It's the talk of the entire office.
- Dale Jennings: Why?
- Tim Ahern: I don't know. People like to gossip about Helen.
- Noelene: You already told someone.
- Rob Rickards: Nah.
- Noelene: Jean just came up to me and she knew. You only found out a few hours ago!
- Rob Rickards: Maybe... maybe she knew from Geoff.
- Noelene: She specifically mentioned the speech.
- Rob Rickards: Maybe she overhead- Maybe someone overheard us talking.
- Noelene: No. You told someone right after I said not to.
- Rob Rickards: Noels, everyone was gonna find out tomorrow anyway! And, you know, if there's any problems, I'll just tell them I was horsing around, being a dickhead, and, you know, you'll be alright.
- Noelene: I almost got the sack once because Geoff stumbled over a couple of words and blamed autocue. I almost lost my whole career over two words Geoff stuffed up!
- Rob Rickards: Alright, I'll call around and tell people I got my wires crossed.
- Noelene: Just leave it.
- Tim Ahern: So, you and Helen, eh? When did that happen?
- Dale Jennings: What?
- Ross: She a bit of a goer? I reckon she would be for sure.
- Dale Jennings: Uh, there's nothing happening between Helen and I.
- Tim Ahern: Oh, right.
- Ross: Okay.
- Helen Norville: Are you sure that you can't come with me tonight?
- Dale Jennings: You're not still going, are you?
- Helen Norville: Yeah.
- Dale Jennings: Don't you think you should take a couple of days off work? I mean, I was worried about you last night.
- Helen Norville: Geoff's stepping down. Lindsay said he was gonna make the announcement at the party, so I really want to be there.
- Tim Ahern: Who made the first move?
- Ross: She the big spoon or little spoon?
- Tim Ahern: Big spoon, I reckon.
- Ross: Big spoon, for sure. Definitely.
- Dale Jennings: Can we focus please?
- Lindsay Cunningham: You know, Helen, no one has gone in to bat harder for you than me.
- Helen Norville: I know.
- Lindsay Cunningham: Do you? Because sometimes it seems you forget that.
- Brett: Oh, mate. You serious about that bow tie?
- Rob Rickards: Yeah! Yeah, Wardrobe lent it to me.
- Brett: Were they serious?
- Helen Norville: Are you sure you can't just come? Just maybe until the speeches?
- Dale Jennings: No, I actually have a thing.
- Helen Norville: What, like a... like a date?
- Dale Jennings: No. No. Tim from Camera is having a thing for the comet.
- Helen Norville: What, just the two of you?
- Dale Jennings: No, I think it's all the camera boys.
- Helen Norville: Are you sure about that?
- Dale Jennings: Yeah.
- Helen Norville: Are you sure he's not just testing the waters?
- Dale Jennings: I'm talking about Tim Ahern, the cameraman.
- Helen Norville: [laughing] Yeah, I know! Gay Tim from Camera!
- Dale Jennings: Tim's not a homosexual.
- Helen Norville: [laughs] All I'm saying is that every other guy in that camera department's checked me out except Tim.