All language subtitles for Murphy Brown s02e15 Subpoena Envy

She's not

I thought you wanted a tour of our
plans.

Now you're accusing me of illegal
dumping?

That's absurd.

Here's where I stuck your nail in. Did
you see his eyes shift?

Mr.

Olsen, I have lease agreements showing
that ships involved in toxic dumping off

New Jersey can be traced back through
dummy corporations to you here at Rayco

Chemical. Lease agreements obtained from
an anonymous source within your

company. A source?

Who is the source?

Never expected a source.

You see that bead of sweat? Right here.
See it?

Boy, I could look at this all day.

Gee, isn't it time for lunch?

My golly, you're right. Stop it.

Well,

I see you're all jealous.

Okay, fine.

You'll just have to wait to see it on
the Emmy.

Excuse me, Miss Brown.

Oh, boy. Here we go again.

Okay, first of all, you're 20 minutes
late. Not a good sign on your first day.

And if you are any of the following, a
smoker, a manic depressive, a trivia

expert, an S graduate, a fan of Donald
Trump, or a collector of Nazi

memorabilia, this isn't going to work.

Miss Brown, I'm not here to work for
you. Thank God.

Here.

You've been subpoenaed to testify before
a grand jury.

What? I love your show.

Bye.

The Justice Department is starting an
investigation into Rayco Chemicals. They

want me to testify.

They're after my source.

I've been subpoenaed.

Congratulations,

Slugger. You brought honor to all of us
at FYI. I'm so proud of you.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

You call yourselves news people?

Am I the only one who sees a problem
here?

Murphy, you can't tell them your source.

not. I have to uphold the cause of
journalistic integrity and protect the

freedom of the press.

But if you refuse to testify, you can go
to jail.

Congratulations,

Murph. I'm happy for you.

What's this, Frank?

Do I detect a little subpoena envy?

I can't help it. It's something I've
always wanted. The accolades, the media

coverage, not to mention the dinner they
throw for you at the press club.

Can I smell it?

Guys, guys, guys, I hate to rain on the
parade, but don't you think we might be

jumping the gun here? I mean, how many
journalists really go to jail anymore?

Who's the judge?

Norman Whitley.

Chauvinistic, conservative, sexist.

I'm in.

anything to get out of work.

Thanks, guys. This is a great send -off.

Could have been me. This party could
have been for me.

No, stop it, Frank. It's getting old.

Murphy, I met with Legal. They're
putting together a strong appeal. They

me they will have you out in a couple of
hours. Hey, don't spring me too fast.

Give me time to down some chow in the
mess hall. It'll play better on couple.

You people are so strange.

I am sorry, but I hate the idea of you
being in prison, Murphy.

They'll call you names like...

and squeal.

And then some cruel matron will throw
you into this big cement room.

You'll come back a hard and embittered
woman.

And who will marry you then, Murphy?

Chances are by then I'll be more
interested in you, Corky.

Mr. Fredrickson, you can't just show up
here. It's very dangerous.

I know, but I had to talk to him.

In my office.

Mr.

Fredrickson, an anonymous source
shouldn't be showing up in a reporter's

I know, but I heard they were going to
throw you in jail until you revealed who

I am. Is that true?

Well, yes, but it's all part of the job.
It gets a little dirty sometimes, a

little rough, but what can I say? Miss
Brown, when I brought you that evidence,

I didn't think it'd land you in the bin.

I'm not going to let that happen. I'm
going to go to that judge and come

right now.

Oh, let's not be rash about this, Mr.

Fredrickson. If you come forward, your
days in shipping and handling would be

over. I know, but... And didn't you tell
me you were up for a promotion? Well,

you can kiss that goodbye.

But putting you in jail doesn't seem
like the right thing to do.

Right?

Right, and providing for your family,
your lovely wife, Brenda, wasn't it? And

how many children did you say you had?
Four?

Five? One.

One, right.

No siblings to rely on. Your child needs
you, Mr. Fredrickson. Now, why don't

you just let me take the rap on this
one, really?

This is my job. This is what I'm paid to
do.

Well, I suppose you're right. Of course
I'm right.

Now, why don't you go back to work and
stop worrying about me? I'll be fine.

Brown, you are a remarkable woman. I
will never forget this.

Oh, go on.

And this is our recreation center.

This is where our ladies like to
socialize when they're not involved in

activities. Uh, wait a minute. I think
there's been a mistake.

I was supposed to be transported to a
prison.

Nestlebrook is a federal minimum
security facility.

The Board of Corrections thought that
because of who you are, you'd be much

safer here than in a county lockup.

Uh, look, I don't mean to complain, Ivy,
but I'm supposed to be doing hard time.

You know, the pen, up the river, in the
big house.

Oh, that's cute.

Actually, you'll be in bungalow three.

It's past the tennis courts and just
before the pool.

Well, I guess that's everything.

Dinner is at six in the Monticello room.

Hello. Hello.

Bess Sherman.

Murphy Brown.

So, what are you in for?

Insider trading.

And this is Sidney Lewis.

Eight counts of embezzlement.

I didn't do it.

I wish you'd stop introducing me that
way, Bess. It was a setup. I didn't do

Murphy, I believe we met once.

Millicent Bain.

Right, Congresswoman Bain. You siphoned
half a million dollars from a school

bond into your re -election campaign.

Yes, well, that was a long time ago.

Long before I knew the Lord.

And why are you here, Murphy?

Oh, it's a First Amendment case. I'll
just be here for a couple of hours, long

enough to have my press conference.

You'll be hearing about it soon.

So... What's the story on this place?

Well, women are committing more and more
white -collar crime.

Isn't it wonderful?

We're finally starting up the economic
ladder.

We've come a long way, baby.

I can't believe it. My summer camp was
rougher than this place.

Oh. Well, perhaps you didn't realize we
also have jobs around here. It's

considered a major part of our
rehabilitation.

I work in a videotape library.

No one rewinds. There's such animals.

It's crochet hour.

Murphy, you want to join us?

I'm making lap ropes for a nearby
convalescent home.

It's just a little thing we do to give
something back to society.

Crochet? Gee, I think I'll take a pass.

I've got to prepare for my interviews,
so I'll just leave you to your arts and

crafts.

Maybe you want to knit a shovel and dig
your way out of here.

This can't be the right place.

There's an ice sculpture class on the
front lawn, for God's sake.

Hi, guys.

Gee, you must have come for my press
conference.

We've come to lend you a moral support,
Murphy.

You'll understand if I don't look up.
I've never been in a prison before, and

I'm trying to deal with my fear and
disgust.

Oh, Murph, this is nice.

Kind of puts a damper on the martyr
thing.

Hey, do you mind?

So, where's the press setting up? Not in
front of the tennis courts, I hope.

Funny thing.

They're not showing up.

What? Talk about your bad timing. Those
First Amendment stories are hot this

week. Seems that a performance arts
student in Arkansas did an erotic

interpretation of The Last Supper. The
university pulled his grant and he's

suing.

So? So a naked Pontius Pilate makes
better copy than an anchorwoman doing

in the faculty lounge at Bryn Mawr.

I hate this place, Murphy.

How can you defend the Constitution in a
prison that serves breathe?

Edward R. Murrow never ate breathe.

Hey, I'm sorry.

How do you think I feel? I'm sitting
here with the committee to free Ivan

Boesky. And stop looking at the floor,
Corky. I can't help it.

I love your carpet.

Boy, this really stinks.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Uh, Murphy.

My appeal did come through.

Well... Oh, God! It's not going to be
much longer, Murphy. That darn legal

system is just a little trickier than we
thought.

Oh, wow, they've got one of those stride
masters.

What an adorable...

shirt. Is that 100 % cotton?

Can I get one of those in the gift shop?

Miles, I don't want to stay here.

They make us get up at 7.

We have to make our beds.

I have a roommate who has an autographed
picture of Leona Helmsley on the wall.

Murphy, all you can do is try to be
patient and top it out.

This is great. Let's see what this does.

I don't want to top it out, Miles. I
hate this place.

It is horrible here. I might have to use
the sauna after this.

Well, you don't understand.

This place isn't what it seems.

Tomorrow they're going to give me a job.

Oh, come on, Murphy. How bad could a job
here be?

I'm sorry, the warden can't be
disturbed.

Yes, I can take a message.

Could you talk a little slower, please?
I don't know shorthand.

Reprieve. Wait a minute, that doesn't
look right.

I before E. Hey, slow down, okay?

I did ask you nicely.

And now I'm telling you, slow down.

Hello? Governor?

Murphy!

Yes, warden.

Perhaps you'd care to explain this to
me.

It's that letter you asked me to type. I
made a few changes.

Murphy, you do not punch up the lead on
a letter revoking someone's parole.

And look at these typos.

There, there, there.

You've been doing this for a week now.
You're still not getting it. What

is your problem?

Well, it's not so easy trying to type
something when someone is constantly

interrupting you with phone calls to be
made and pestering you for files she

could easily get herself.

Perhaps you'd rather spend the rest of
your time here gutting trout in the

kitchen.

I heard that.

Hey there, chain gang girl.

Here's that change of clothes you
ordered.

Finally. Give it.

This is nice.

I particularly like that color selection
for the east wing.

Mauve dusk. Excellent choice.

What is this?

I found it in the back of your closet,
behind all those boxy suits you always

wear. I don't know why you don't wear it
more often.

It was a Halloween costume from ten
years ago I went as a hooker.

Oh, God!

I asked you for pantyhose!

Men hate pantyhose. You walk in the
bathroom, the first thing you see are

two shrivelly little legs hanging over
the shower rod like creatures that are

alive. You look away, but it's too late.
The mood is gone.

Alvin, I want you to go back to my house
and bring me something I can wear

without being mistaken for Jessica Hahn.

Shut up!

I can see your rehabilitation still has
a long way to go.

I'd like to leave.

Oh, and don't feel you have to hurry
home because I took up the floorboards

your foyer and I don't think you can
make the jump.

Obviously. we'll need to review the
intercom procedure.

But first, I am still waiting for that
letter. I'll need lunch reservations for

1 .30 and get me a fresh cup of coffee.
This one is stale.

Mr. Fredrickson, this is Murphy Brown.

Oh, okay.

You know, we haven't talked since that
day you came by the office, and I

maybe you'd like to stop by for a little
visit, and we could just, you know,

chat.

They say the best things in life are
things you can save them for the first

time. Just give me money.

That's what I... A boardwalk with one
very large, very red hotel, which makes

the rent...

thousand dollars listen murphy uh maybe
we can cut some sort of a deal

i um i had to liquidate my hard assets
to fight off this hostile

takeover of marvin gardens well excuse
me i was just trying to thin our

economy's bloated middle management oh
inside traders open an inside trade wait

a minute sydney what do you think you're
doing

Nothing. I was just making change.

Making change? My, you're skimming money
from the bank, and you're real good at

that, aren't you?

No, I didn't do it.

Oh, please.

Okay, Congresswoman, I'll take your
railroad, and we're even. A little

from the private sector.

Roll the dice, Bess.

Just give me more.

Quitters. Yes, Mr.

Fredrickson. I came as soon as I could.

So this is where they put you.

Nice.

Don't be fooled, Mr. Fredrickson. It's
still a jail, and I'm a prisoner

of my personal freedoms.

Do you mind, Edna? We'd like a little
privacy.

Here's why I asked you here, Mr.
Fredrickson.

We have a little problem. We do?

Yeah. You know, when we decided you
shouldn't come forward to testify, it

sense. But that was many, many days ago.
And now I've heard they're having

trouble bringing an indictment against
Rayco.

It looks like the bad guys are winning.

That doesn't seem fair.

No, it doesn't.

We need to do something.

Do you have any ideas, Mr. Fredrickson?

No, not really.

Okay, well...

Looks like we should just sort through
this and see if we can't come up with

something.

Now, I guess I could cave in and give
your name to the judge, but now that

be turning my back on freedom of the
press.

So, that leaves us with what?

What?

Hey, you know what this is starting to
sound like? I think your original

instinct was right.

You can come forward and nail these
guys, really nail them. Doesn't that

right?

No.

Not really.

Not coming forward was the best thing I
ever did.

That promotion that we talked about,
well, I got it. Plus a company car and a

four -week vacation.

And with the salary that they gave me, I
got some new power tools and a brand

-new stereo system. It's not as nice as
the one you've got here, but it's nice.

If you don't come forward, nothing will
change.

I'll still be here, waiting.

Miss Brown, I know that is the one thing
that has been bothering my conscience.

Now that I see this, I mean, this is
really nice.

No, it isn't. It's not what it seems.

Last night, my cable went out.

I'm sorry, Miss Brown. I know that my
testifying would speed things up for

but I've come too far to do that.

I hope you understand.

Goodbye, Miss Brown.

No, I don't understand.

Hey, get back here, you little rat.

You snitch.

Stewie!

The sun will come out.

When you speak to her, keep your voice
down. You don't wanna startle her.

Murphy? Murphy?

Grandpa?

Murphy?

I have good news.

Happy news.

The judge heard your appeal and granted
your relief.

He ruled that your First Amendment
rights outweighed the court's need for

information.

Do you understand?

It's over.

After all these weeks, I'm free?

I can't believe it.

Come on, Murphy.

I'm taking you home.

Wait a minute, Miles.

I have to say goodbye to some people.

Just like I said.

Yes, goodbye.

Goodbye.

You know, we've shared some pretty hard
times together.

But I believe that when you look back on
this, you'll come to understand that my

time here meant something.

Freedom of the press is not just an
abstract principle.

It's the backbone of our society.

I believe it was Oliver Wendell Holmes
who once said... Sit down! You're

blocking the TV!

I'm ready to go now, Miles.

Murphy!

Will!

Wharton! Looks like I'm getting out of
this stinking toilet.

Oh, no, you're not.

We have a problem. A big problem.

What? Oh, I think you know.

You're worth $45 in late videotape
charges.

Pay her, Miles.

$45? Are you kidding?

You could buy... Buy a brand new tape
for half that. I think you should fight

this movie.