Dog is overjoyed that all the Chilean miners have emerged from the depths and can once again stand next to their loved ones. The event was broadcast to the world with a media 'cast of thousands' watching every finger biting second. It seems slightly odd to Dog that in any other situation the media would be kept at a far distance from the scene of the tragedy. No matter...the important thing is that the miners all survived what must have been a terrifying ordeal.
Dog recalls a film titled 'Ace in the hole'. Billy Wilder's classic 50s film starring Kirk Douglas tells the story of a miner trapped underground. Douglas plays the part of a hard bitten news reporter desperate for a story. Discovering the trapped man he colludes with the mining company to lengthen the time the miner is trapped underground...giving the story greater impact and keeping it newsworthy for a greater length of time. Obviously, this isn't what happend in Chile - but how long will it be before we see the Douglas film on TV?