All language subtitles for Lou Grant s01e11 Housewarming

Push. It won't go through, Lou. But
don't scrape the paint.

I'm telling you, it'll never go through.
It went through when Rossi helped me

carry it out.

Push. It is heavy.

Well, what do you expect? Easy going
through here.

Don't scrape the paint.

Don't scrape the paint.

Oh,

will

you look at that.

You got my clothes all messed up.

Well, you shouldn't be wearing those
clothes.

These are my drinking clothes, Lou.

You invited me over here for a drink,
not to help you bring in your couch from

the garage.

Well, I had to have something for you to
sit on, didn't I?

What are you drinking?

Scotch. How do you want it?

On the rocks.

Okay.

Let's go to the garage.

The garage? What for?

You wanted ice, didn't you?

We have to bring in the icebox.

Come on.

Here are your donuts, Sid. You're going
to start with the

chocolate or the glaze? Didn't they have
cinnamon? No, tragedy.

Let's go.

Good thing they serve lukewarm coffee.
That's why we go there.

It's a 415.

Domestic disturbance. The worst.

It's awful.

Tonight was the worst.

You're going to put them in jail? This
is a nice neighborhood.

Yeah, what do you want?

Police. We got a complaint of a
disturbance here.

Oh, yeah? Who complained?

May we come in?

Hey, you guys got the wrong house. No
disturbance here.

See, we were just sitting down to have
something to eat. You weren't fighting?

No, no. It was just a little argument.
That's all.

Something wrong with your face?

No.

What about it?

Did you hit her?

Well, if I did, she's my wife. There's
no law against it.

Yes, there is, sir. In California, there
is. You want us to arrest him? You

gotta be kidding.

Do you want us to take him in?

Don't believe this.

Now, who are you? A lawyer? What do you
do? Follow these guys around, huh?

Ma 'am, do you want to make a complaint?

No. Oh, thanks a lot for not having me
arrested. Big deal.

John, I didn't... Forget it. Come on,
let's get some air. All right, all

All right, all right. Easy.

Would you like to sit down? Why don't
you sit down?

What'd you have to belt her for?

Oh, man, it's the same thing day after
day.

I bust my own, make no living.

I go home 10 o 'clock at night. I'm
hungry. I'm tired. The kids are still

screaming away.

House is a mess. There's food all over.

Dinner's cold.

And she's sitting in front of the TV,
asleep, with her mouth open.

You should have seen what she looked
like when I first married her.

You work nights?

Yeah, for about seven. You said you came
home at ten.

So I stopped, had a couple of drinks
with the guys.

Dave, I got a drink. I'm home to this.

That was just a little argument.

No, keep that up on your face. It'll
help keep the swelling down.

Does he hit you a lot?

Oh, no.

No, I...

Well, he hits me sometimes.

He just got mad tonight.

He came home and we were waiting for
him.

And I guess I got a little tired and the
kids were cranky. It was late, you

know. I mean, they're just little kids.
Why did he hit you?

He was mad because the kids were up.

Can I ask you why your kids were up so
late?

The last time he hit me was because the
kids weren't up.

One of the women's organizations gave us
these cards. If you need some help,

like a lawyer or maybe a place to stay
or something. No, I don't want it.

Thanks just the same.

Honey, are you sure this isn't her? No,
no, it's okay, Jerry.

I don't know what came over me, except
for a minute.

I think I'm sorry.

Oh. So they took him out to cool him
off, then we went to a robbery.

We found out later he beat the hell out
of her.

How do you know?

She had to go to a hospital to get
stitched up. Then what good did it do to

him outside?

A lot of good. Gave him a second wind.

How many stitches did she get?

Search me.

Did they arrest the husband?

No, they can't. They can't arrest him
unless she makes a complaint. Yes, they

can. There's an unwritten stitch law. If
the wife needs 12 stitches or more,

they usually arrest the husband.

Next weekend, I had my wife in stitches.

Don't tell Billy. She called the cops.

You guys are really a riot.

What's the matter? Oh, I'm still
recovering from yesterday.

Lou invited me over for a drink and a
hernia.

That reminds me. Charlie, Rossi, what
have you guys done this weekend?

Watch it. Maybe you bought a piano.

I finally got my house fixed up. I was
thinking of having a, you know, a party.

A few guys from here.

You can bring your wives or dates.

No bets.

That's very nice, Lou. A housewarming
win.

I was thinking about Saturday night.
Sounds good to me. Thanks, Lou.

Black tie, of course.

California casual.

California casual?

Did you buy a jumpsuit, Lou?

You gonna come or not?

Well, sure, I already got a date.

Who you gonna bring?

I don't know.

Want me to get you a date?

No.

No, no, no.

I don't think so.

Like who?

Well, let's leave it to the gods.

That's great. It's perfect, Lou.

What? You think of my mom.

Say, Billy, I'm getting a housewarming
party at my place Saturday night. I'd

like you to come.

Sure, Lou. I'd love to come.

Oh, damn it.

Look, Billy, let me explain something.

When men make bad jokes about hitting a
woman, it's only because... It's

only because it makes them laugh.

Because they're embarrassed by it.

Yeah, wife beating's embarrassing to
women as well.

That's why it's the most common crime
and the least reported.

If it's the least reported, how do you
know it's the most common?

Okay, forget it.

You've been spotting these facts like
you did some research.

I was going to do an article on it when
I was on the other side.

Do you think stories on wife beating
only belong in a women's section?

You mean you want me to do a story about
it for the news site?

Unless you think it belongs in a sports
section.

I know. I know. It's not funny.

Okay.

Yes, this is Alice Marin.

Mrs. Marin, my name is Billy Newman.

I'm with the L .A. Tribune.

Oh. Why are you calling me?

One of our reporters was with the police
the other night when they came to your

house.

Oh, listen. I can't talk about that.

Mrs. Merritt, you're not alone in this.

There are a lot of women who are in the
same boat.

If you could just talk to me. No, I
can't talk. I just can't. See, I'll get

into trouble.

I could meet you someplace.

We could have lunch.

Can you meet me for lunch?

I can't go out. I've got two kids.

Listen, my husband's coming in for his
breakfast, so I've got to get off this

phone, you know.

Look, Mrs. Merritt.

I'm writing an article about this
problem, and I think it's very important

someone talk about it. I swear it will
be confidential. I won't use your name.

No one will ever know we even met.

Uh, uh, he leaves for work at 9. If you
want to come here in the afternoon, I

can see you for a few minutes, you know,
but no more, really. I'll get into

trouble. Don't worry. You have my word.

Okay, uh, I gotta go.

Uh, Mrs. Marin, what... Yeah, I gotta
go.

Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A &E.

City desk, Lou Grant.

Who?

Oh, uh, Roger's not in yet, Mrs. Grant.

Oh, okay. What do you want to talk
about?

Give this to Heller.

Yeah. I know Roger works nights. He's on
a night copy desk.

No, I can't take him off nights and put
him on days.

Yeah, I realize it probably cuts into
your social life, but that's his job.

Night copy desk.

Look, if Roger's not happy working
nights, I think he should say something

me.

Feature stories.

See...

I don't carry Roger as a stamp writer.

And all I know is that he does a good
job on the night coffee desk.

I really wish... Listen, I'm pretty busy
right now.

But I'm sure if he's the writer you say
he is, one day soon he'll get a shot.

Okay? Bye -bye.

Hi, Lou. How you doing? Good, Roger.
Good.

Listen, if you're not happy...

It's working nights.

We could talk about it, but... What
makes you think I'm not happy at night?

Your wife just called and... Dorothy?

Yeah, that wife.

And she asked me if I could put you on
days.

Oh, no.

Oh.

Well, I'm sorry.

Please don't think I put her up to that.

Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.

But it's the kind of pressure I really
don't need. I've got enough things on my

mind. I mean, I could order all this
stuff for the party.

Booze, chili, little hot dogs with dough
wrapped around them. What?

Yeah, I'm having a party Saturday night.

And you and Dorothy are welcome to come
as long as she doesn't bring up about

you working nights.

I'll see to it that she doesn't.

Good.

It goes for your mother, too.

Are you all right, Roger?

I've been better.

Anything serious?

No, just some home problems.

How about you?

No home, no problems.

Actually, I'm feeling good. I'm working
on something really interesting.

Oh, I wish I were. What is it?

A series of articles on wife beating.

Wife beating?

Thanks. What can you get out of that?
Besides a broken nose.

Not you two. Everybody thinks this is a
joke.

I had a friend who...

The neighbor.

Used to feed his wife every Saturday
night.

She left me.

Well, poor guy just wasted away.

From what? Lack of exercise?

I gotta go. I've got an appointment.

Roger, you gonna be all right?

Sure. Instead of changing semicolons to
commas on these stories that other

people turn in all day, I'd just like to
go out on one myself.

What else?

I know. It'll happen.

Am I going to see you at Lou's party?

Yeah, he just invited me. Great.

I won't have to dance with Rossi.

Mrs.

Marin, it's Billy Newman from the
Tribune.

We had an appointment.

Look, I can't see you today.

I have too much to do.

Oh, come on, Mrs. Marin. You promised
you'd see me.

I came all the way out here.

I can't. I can't today.

Some other time, maybe? Look, it won't
take ten minutes.

Five minutes is all I need.

How could five minutes hurt?

Can I sit down?

I don't think that I can do this.

Sure you can.

Look mrs. Marin. I don't think you
realize there are a lot of wives

Your friend of yours out

You to just make believe I'm not here

Let me get in your way

ladies Hey, what do you want to know
anyway

Alice's face got that way.

Is that it?

Well, tell her, Al.

Tell the lady what she wants to know. Go
ahead.

I was mugged last night on the street.
Some guy came from behind and hit me.

He tried to take my pocketbook, and I
wouldn't let him, and he beat me up.

Thank you very much.

Yeah everything

Just

tell me one thing how did he know I was
coming

I told

You have to make so much noise.

Yeah. Yeah, I do.

Order to one.

I gotta get up at six.

You do? Why?

Have to make some more phone calls to
Lou Grant?

He told you I called.

Well, of course he did. What did you
expect?

You hate working nights.

Oh, come on. You said you would talk to
him.

You promised you'd ask him to let you do
some writing.

Well, then let me do it.

I mean, when I said I'd do it, then
where the hell did you get off calling

If you said you'll do it, oh, you know,
that's funny.

How long ago did you announce you were
going to ask for feature assignments?

many editors ago?

And then when Lou Grand came, you said
you thought... Oh, shut up, Dorothy.

What do you know about it? I know you
have to speak up for yourself when you

want something.

How do you think I became department
manager?

Because you're so wonderful.

I'm going to talk to him.

I'm just waiting for the right time. Oh,
stop it.

Look, I'm up to here with your excuses.

I'm going to sleep.

I've got to get up early and get to
work.

Somebody's got to make some money around
here.

What time is this set for? I told you
six.

Let's do it!

Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A &E.

How's your cottage cheese?

Great.

Finish it.

Well, I'm going to see some copy of that
white bee story.

Well, I told you my source doesn't want
to talk to me.

Yeah, you told me.

You didn't tell me you were going to
drop it.

I don't want to endanger her.

That big creep just sat there daring her
to say something.

Oh, I see.

You don't want to cause any problems.

That's very nice, Billy.

Very sweet.

A very bad habit for a reporter to get
into.

Now, take Rossi.

There's someone who doesn't care at all
about other people's feelings.

He's arrogant, pushy.

Abrasive, obnoxious, uncaring,
insensitive.

That's what makes him a good reporter.

Come on, Lou, you're making me blush.

Ah, it's more than that, Lou. There's
just something about that woman that

me off.

She's so passive.

Okay, then why don't you drop the story?

Why don't you do a story on the weather?

Southern California weather.

County by county.

I was here this morning and I left
something in one of these machines.

Let me see. I think it was this one.

Ah, I knew it was.

How am I trying to kid?

Hi. Hi.

Hi. I wanted to talk to you again.

Look, miss, I had to tell him. If he had
found out, it would have been bad for

me. So I had to tell him you were
coming.

He gets married.

I don't know.

Little things.

Was he always this way?

I mean, violent.

Oh, no.

No.

Jerry was a doll.

We went together in high school.

After graduation, he got a job and we
got married.

We had a wonderful wedding. It was
really big.

I had six bridesmaids.

And... The bridesmaids all wore the same
dresses.

And we had the whole wedding in pink and
white. And the flowers were all in pink

and white.

Carnations.

How many more beatings will it take
before you do something?

Do what? Call the cops? Yeah, call the
cops.

Or leave.

You could go to the woman's sanctuary.

I'll write the number and the name on my
card.

It's a refuge for wives and their
children.

I couldn't leave.

All right.

All right, stay. But don't just stand
there and get your nose broken. Fight

back.

Fight back?

What, are you kidding? I'm not kidding.
Alice, you're... Alice, you're not a

punching bag.

Scream, run, get help.

You don't know.

You just don't know.

You like

these? Sure, they're fine.

They're kind of small, aren't they?

They're cocktail napkins.

These are the dinner napkins.

This is the tablecloth.

It matches the napkins.

No, it doesn't.

Oh, that's right. It matches the plates.

Well, I'm glad I saw your motif, Lou.
Now I know how to dress.

Country Hawaiian.

Lou, I'm afraid we're not going to be
able to make the party.

Why not?

Dorothy has an eye infection and she's
self -conscious about it. Tell her to

wear sunglasses.

If the party goes right, everybody will
be so bummed they won't know the

difference.

Okay. I guess she could.

Do you like these cups?

Little frogs.

Oh.

Terrific.

Thank you, Lou. That's terrific.

Listen, one sip of this and he's going
to be gone for the rest of the evening.

So watch it. Come on, drink up. There's
lots more.

George. George, you got to try this.
It's much better than that stuff you

out of a brown paper bag. Believe me.

Here you go, buddy.

Hey, animal. You want some punch?

Oh, no thanks, Lou. I don't do alcohol.

Billy. Billy, you got to try this.

This punch recipe is a family heirloom.

Now, I want you to take it because it's
smooth.

It's delicious.

And it's very, very potent.

Excuse me.

Coming, coming.

Hey. Oh, we're not too late. I forgot my
wife was going to a fat farm this

weekend, but I managed to dig up a blind
date.

He got me here by promising we were
going to play miniature golf.

This is great.

When I invited you, I never expected you
to show up.

I could leave.

No, no.

As long as you're here, come on in.

It's a charming house.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

Did you rent it or did you buy it?

Oh, I just rented it.

Wise.

Hi, Roger.

Hi. This is my watch door. Oh, we've
met. Well, at least we talked on the

I'm glad you could make it. Oh, my.

Sorry to be coming in here looking like
a Marjorie movie star.

That's okay.

I'll pass you off as a celebrity.

Come on, Dorothy. I want to show you and
Roger the grand tour.

Follow me. I know where there's a clean
glass.

Lou. Hmm?

Lou, I want to apologize about that
phone call. Oh, come on. Forget it.

it. It's just so frustrating because
Roger really is such a good writer.

Oh, no.

I'm doing it again.

Hey, girls.

If I have a ham in the oven, I could use
a little help. Oh, lead me to it. I'm a

great baster.

Is that my girl?

Excuse us.

She never told me that.

Maybe she wants to surprise you later.

Hi, Taylor. You buying?

Hello, Billy. What'll you have? I'll
have a banana daiquiri. Maybe you can

one with beer, wine, or scotch.

Hello, Billy.

Hi. How's it going, Roger? I was hoping
you'd be here.

Thank you. I was hoping you'd be here,
too.

Isn't it great? Everybody's here,
including Mr. Pinchot.

Well, the main thing is you're here.

I told Lou I'd help him with the food.
Excuse me.

Good seeing you, Rod.

Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A &E.

I'd like to bring Dave to parties where
I know everybody and they don't know

anybody. I have to spend the whole
evening introducing people.

I thought we were going to dance.

Well, there's really no place to dance.

We could go outside.

I don't think that's such a good idea.

Excuse me.

You know who she's with?

No. I figured Donovan, but he's with
that girl Louise.

You ever see this one before?

No.

Maybe she's a caterer.

Yes, officer?

Yes, we got a complaint that this party
isn't nearly noisy enough.

Had you going, didn't I?

It was my idea.

I thought you'd see a couple of cops and
then you'd really...

Told you they wouldn't laugh.

You guys want to come in? Have some
food?

No, we're still on duty. Thanks anyway.

Have a nice party, but don't be too
quiet.

Rozzy.

Thanks anyway, guys.

Who's

that?

Nobody seems to know.

Great body, huh?

She might be lost.

Better see if I can help her.

You know, Mr. Hume, there's something
I've been wanting to tell you for a long

time. Go ahead, animal.

I've been to a million office parties,
and somebody always comes up and tells

what they think of me. Believe me,
there's nothing you can say that I

heard before. So, go ahead. Take your
best shot.

You're beautiful.

You've just broken new ground.

What are you trying to do, avoid me?

Well, no, I've just been talking to
other people, that's all.

You can talk to these other people
anytime.

I wonder why you come on to me in the
office. Come on to you?

Are you serious?

I mean, Roger, you're married.

Tell me about it.

And you're wearing a tie?

You're not drinking?

Never touch it.

Well, I think that's wonderful, that a
young man can have fun at a party

drinking. No big trick.

And you're so relaxed and at ease.

I'll let you in on a little secret.

I rarely enjoy office parties. People
are so stiff and formal with me.

But you, you, you treat me like a
regular person. I wish people were more

relaxed around me.

You're beautiful, Margaret.

Not that relaxed.

An important thing to know about a stye
is don't rub it.

What you do is you get an eye cup. Do
you ever use an eye cup? No, but... It

looks like an egg cup, but it's not.
Don't get an egg cup.

I suppose if you don't have an eye cup,
you could use an egg cup. Mr. Ewing,

this isn't a stye. It's an injury.

I bang my eye.

Oh.

Well, in that case, forget the icon.

Get a big piece of raw meat.

I want to get these bowls cleaned up.

Miss Pinchot, what are you doing here?

Well, haven't you heard? I volunteered
for cleanup duty.

I haven't done this since Matthew and I
were first married.

Oh, you mean there was a time when you
and your husband were just starting out

struggling to make ends meet?

You lived in a little place like this?
Yes, we lived in a carriage house on the

estate while the main house was being
redecorated.

Oh. As a matter of fact, I have cleaned
up after parties.

Oh. Whenever the servants come drunk.

Oh.

Did you have a good time, George? Great
time. Well, I did, too. Mrs. George, a

pleasure meeting you. Thank you. Thanks
for coming.

Hey.

It was a really, really wonderful party,
Lou. I really enjoyed it. Well, are you

sure you have to leave? Yes, we do. I
want to hit some of the discos with

Charlie. Well, let me give you
something. I mean, there's so much food,

know what I'm going to do with it. Let
me give you a pot of chili.

What? Two spoons?

You better save it, Lou. You can make a
lot of lunches out of that.

I've got to get a dog.

Good night. We had a wonderful time. I
had a wonderful time. Good night.

Beautiful party, Lou. Oh, well, thank
you. I love you.

Well, I love you, too. And to prove it,
here's some chili.

Oops,

I forgot something.

But hold this, will you?

Okay, come on.

You're welcome.

She came with the animals?

The important thing is she left with
him.

I'm not drunk. I'm not even high.

Well, you're something.

Look, I know it's bothering you. It's
because my wife is here.

Don't let that bother you. I'll take her
home and we can go someplace.

No, we can't.

Roger, I don't want to go anyplace. And
I'm sorry if I gave you that impression,

but it was the wrong impression.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Any help?

It's okay. I can handle it.

Oh.

So nice to have met you, Mrs. Wilson.

Good night, Lou.

Good night. Thanks for everything.

Oh, my pleasure. Remember bright and
early, fella. Yeah.

Thank you. You're a great baster. Oh, my
pleasure.

Good night, Lou. Thank you. Marvin,
Marty was, uh... Okay.

Okay? Okay.

Okay. I'm really... I'm sorry that's
going to happen. Those paper plates just

don't hold up on the chili.

Oh, don't worry.

It'll come out.

Don't worry.

Well, that's the end of it.

Oh, gee, I didn't even get to help you.

I'm going home before you give me a mop
and a pail.

Oh, I don't like that.

No, thanks. I'm going home to bed.

Well, gee, I just can't thank you enough
for what you did in there.

It was really fun.

Drive carefully. I will.

Good night.

Good night.

Sure you don't want some chili?

Absolutely not.

Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A &E.

I thought you'd gone home.

No, I was waiting for you.

Where's your wife?

We had an argument.

She drove herself home.

Did you blacken her other eye?

What? Did you hit her again?

What are you talking about?

I saw her eye, Roger. It's not an eye
infection.

Billy, I think this story you're working
on's got to be. Come on. I know a nice

place near here where we can get a
drink. Don't push this, Roger. I'm not

anywhere with you.

You know, when I was in college, the
guys had a name for girls like you who

them on. And now we girls have a name
for guys like you who punch their wives

around. You've got a big problem, buddy.

Roger, give me the key.

Oh, you're real strong, aren't you,
Roger? Real strong. Push women around.

Is that how you get your kicks, Roger?

You know what you are? You're nothing
but a damn coward.

I'm all right.

Come

on,

sit down.

I'll call the cops. No, don't.

Why not?

Because it was someone I know.

Who? I can't tell you.

Billy?

It was Roger.

Roger Trent?

I'll kill him. I'm going to go to his
house. I'm going to punch him out.

great, Lou. Beat him up.

That should teach him to go around
hitting people.

I was so scared.

When I saw that hand over me and the
rage on his face, I was so frightened

second, I couldn't move. I was
paralyzed.

Well, that's natural.

I was so quick to say to Alice, why do
you take it? Why don't you fight back?

It sounds so easy.

You know, it's a funny thing about
Louise, that girl I was with Saturday

She was really different.

I mean, up until now, it's always been
sex with me as far as girls were

concerned.

That night, she and I just talked for
hours, you know?

You know, we just talked.

What'd you talk about?

Sex.

Billy Newman.

It's Roger.

Don't hang up, please.

Give me one reason why I shouldn't.

I'm sorry.

I am sorry. Please forgive me.

I'm sorry.

Okay, you're sorry.

I drank too much. No, you didn't drink
too much. It had nothing to do with

drinking.

I didn't mean any of it. I really want
us to be friends.

Okay, as a friend, I'm going to tell you
something. You really should see

somebody, get some help with your
problem.

What do you mean? What problem?

Alice Maron?

Alice. They didn't have any room at the
women's sanctuary tonight.

I called and they said to come tomorrow,
but I couldn't go home anymore.

You said that... Oh, well, come in.

I didn't know where else to go.

He started breaking the baby's toys.

I got scared.

It scared me because I thought now he's
going to start hitting the kids.

And I said, I don't want you to beat on
the kids.

And he said, I'll beat on whoever I
want.

Well, let's get him to bed.

Come on.

So, when he went to the store...

I took the kids and left.

Alice is terrific.

I didn't want to get hit.

Nobody's going to hit me again.

Good for you.

Hello, Alice.

How'd you know I was here?

I followed you.

Listen, maybe she won't call the cops,
but I will.

You didn't call the cops. I'm not doing
anything.

Thank you. Now, why don't you just
leave?

Okay, okay.

Let's try to talk to Alice.

Do you mind if I talk to my wife?

I'd like to talk to her in private, if
you don't mind.

If you want to talk to me, you'll have
to be in front of her.

I'm not going.

I'm not going back with you.

I don't like you to hit me.

I was only kidding. I wasn't going to
hit you. Yeah, you were, Jerry.

Well, you asked for it. No, I didn't. I
didn't ask for it. Sure you did. You

make me hit you.

No, I don't. Why would I want you to hit
me? It hurts.

Do you like to be hit?

All right, cut it!

Get the kids and get out of here. She
doesn't want to go. Stay out of this,

you?

Where are the kids and her?

Jerry. Jerry, leave them alone.

We're not going with you. Don't start
again.

I've had it. I've had it with you.

If you hit me, I swear I'll let them put
you in jail.

What are you going to do, Al? How are
you going to live?

I'll live.

I'll get a job.

A job?

What can you do?

What do you want?

Look at you. You're a mess.

I don't know why I put up with you as
long as I did.

Who else would want you?

Are you coming out?

This is your last chance, you know?

No, Jerry.

That was your last chance.

I've been looking for you.

What for?

I've been trying to figure out what to
do with the guy who hits his wife and

always beats up one of my reporters.

I had too much to drink.

I could make life miserable for you.

But you'd probably take it out on
someone else. Know what I mean?

I don't suppose you'll believe this,
but... I love Dorothy very much.

You have a funny way of showing it.

Lou, you don't understand.

When we fight, she has a way of getting
to me. She goads me.

She goads me. She drives me to it.

I know what you mean, Roger.

I get the urge, too.

Like right now.

When I think of what you'd do to
Dorothy, what you almost did to Billy, I

knock your block off.

But I put a lid on it.

Of course, some people can't.

You know those articles that Billy's
been writing about wife beating?

I'd like to see some stories from the
man's point of view.

What makes a man beat his wife?

Your wife tells me that you're a pretty
good writer.

Do you want to give it a try?

Oh, no, I can't. I'd like to see some in
-depth reporting.

Something that takes real digging.

Do some investigating.

Talk to some experts.

Go to women's sanctuary.

Interview some men who have beaten their
wives.

Maybe even talk to a psychiatrist.

Get the dope on this great American
pastime that nobody talks about.

I like the angle. What do you think?

What do you say?

You want to give it a try?

Thank you, Lou.

Okay.

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