TAC - Argument (1999, Australia)

An unreleased PSA from TAC, dating back to 1999. This was supposed to air during the 1999 Australian Open game, but it was banned at the very last minute. Some viewers claimed to have seen the first 15 seconds of the ad. They say that it started off with a black background, then it cut to footage of a Husband and Wife standing in the emergency room, not communicating with each other. Since i have the full copy of the PSA installed onto my computer, i can tell you the contents of it right now.
Description: There is a black screen for 12 seconds before it cuts to the same footage mentioned before. The wife and husband aren't moving a muscle, they're sitting completely still without any emotion. After another 15 seconds, the wife starts to speak:
"Why'd you do it?"
The husband doesn't respond at all, he just shrugs and looks away.
"Tell me, why did you kill that girl?"
Once again, the husband doesn't respond. He just stares at the ground, completely emotionless. He seems to have killed someone while speeding.
"Well can't you answer me?"
The husband looks at the wife with the same blank expression as before, then finally responds to one of her questions:
"It wasn't my fault" 
"Yeah right. it wasn't your fault. I told you it was a dumb idea to drive while drunk. But no, as per usual, you completely ignore me and go 100 kilometres on the highway"
"Yeah, well. It wasn't my fault i wanted another drink! You wouldn't understand, Makayla. Once i start drinking, i can't stop. It's like a black hole that keeps pulling me in."
"Ok, first of all. That doesn't make any sense, considering that black holes are too far away to pull in any matter from our solar system. Second of all, i know you can't control yourself around Alcohol but it wasn't necessary to drink 9 beers then drive."
"You can go off at me for having 9 beers all you want, you've been doing it for 2 hours now. And i don't want to hear anything about me being an alcoholic, because the truth is, i'm not."
"You are! I literally can't take you anywhere, Richard! Whenever i want to go to a nice hotel near the beach, you always ask if there's a mini fridge full of alcohol. Seriously, grow the f**k up! You're not in your 20s anymore, you're a 37 year old man turning 38 in a few months."
"I know that. But you don't have to go off at me every single time i want a drink! Like seriously, who said you were my mother?! You think you can boss me around 24/7!"
"The only reason why i boss you around is because i care about you. Well, at least, i used to care about you until you became an alcohol addicted asshole."
"I'm not trying to be an asshole, i just come off as an uneducated doofus, but i'm not! I promise you i can change!"
"You've said a billion times, but you never do. God, dad was right. I knew i shouldn't have married your sorry ass."
"LEAVE YOUR PARENTS OUT OF THIS!"
"No, because at least they were decent human beings unlike you. You've never given a shit about anyone, even your closest family members. When i first met you, all of your mates said that you were an unlikable bastard. And after spending 17 years with you, i 100% agree with them."
"YOU STILL CARE ABOUT WHAT MY MATES HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ME?! SERIOUSLY?! Jesus christ, it's been 3 years since they've passed away. PLEASE STOP BRINGING THEM UP!"
"Can you tell me how they passed away? I'm pretty sure you know what their cause of death was"
It cuts to footage of 3 unconscious men being carried away on stretchers as a woman is heard screaming "MURDERER!" she points at Richard as Richard covers his face. His wife, Makayla, is heard scolding him. "I'VE TOLD YOU! I'VE TOLD YOU WHAT WOULD HAPPEN! I'VE TOLD YOU SO MANY TIMES!".
It cuts back to the emergency room.
"They deserved it, they were being straight up dickheads and were basically asking to be killed, Makayla"
"WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? YOU SICK, PIECE OF SHIT! OH, LET ME GUESS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY NEXT! THAT 8 YEAR OLD BOY DESERVED TO DIE BECAUSE HE WAS PLAYING ON THE STREET?!"
The footage then cuts to earlier that night, an 8 year old's corpse is seen on a stretcher as his mum and dad are heard hysterically sobbing. There are many people staring angrily at Richard as he covers his face. Blood is seen dripping from his hands as he runs back to his vehicle. His wife isn't even looking at him. "Just...drive" she whispers with an angry tone.
It cuts back to the Emergency room once again.
"HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PLAYING ON THE ROAD?! DIDN'T HIS PARENTS EVER TELL HIM NOT TO PLAY ON THE ROAD?!"
"HE'S A KID, RICHARD! HE DOESN'T KNOW ANY BETTER!"
"HE SHOULD! HE'S AN EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY! CHILDREN OVER THE AGE OF 6 SHOULD KNOW BETTER!"
"YOU KNOW WHAT RICHARD?! YOU F**KING DISGUST ME! DON'T EVER TALK TO ME AGAIN!"
Just then, a nurse comes into the emergency room and delivers some very sad news:
"I'm sorry, he didn't make it. We tried everything we could to revive him, but...it was just too late"
Makayla loses it. She falls onto the floor, sobbing her heart out as the nurse comforts her. Richard tries to comfort her too, but she gets up and confronts him.
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE! YOU'RE A MURDERER, YOU'RE A F**KING MURDERER AND I DON'T F**KING WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN. NOW GET THE HELL OUT OF MY LIFE. IT'S OVER!"
Richard storms out of all room, with tears in his eyes. The screen cuts to black as the text:
"If you drink and drive, you're a bloody idiot. But if you drink and speed, you're out of your mind"
As the TAC logo slowly fades in. Then everything fades to black.
FX/SFX: Live action. The PSA's footage is grainy, because it was filmed with a very old camera. It was also entirely unscripted, meaning that all this had actually happened. Which was also the reason why it wasn't allowed to air.
Availability: Lost. There are no images, no videos, and barely any information about this PSA. Yes, i do have it installed onto my computer but i'm not sure if i want to upload it onto youtube or not.
Scare Factor: Medium to High. Mostly because of the very, very jarring cuts and the fact that Richard had killed 4 people as of 1999.
Depression Factor: Melancholic. Honestly, the last few lines of the transcript say it all. The part where Richard storms out of the room was also hard to watch, despite the fact that he's a messed up individual.
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