All language subtitles for Lou Grant s02e13 Fire

Yes, I'm calling from the Trib. I'd like
to confirm... Hey, I've been getting

the runaround for two hours. Can you
tell me approximately how much money was

missing? Was it over $1 ,000?

Neat jeans.

Where do you have them done?

Uh, they just kind of happen.

Ooh, I can tell a lot about a guy on a
first date by the kind of car he drives.

And I think a bit of like you.

Great wheels.

Yeah.

That's mine.

It's okay. It's okay.

Oh, great sound system.

Thank you. So you're a little off
station.

Oh, these are scanners.

Oh, great.

Well, what are we going to do?

Do you like this, Scott?

Wait, wait a second.

I got something better.

First, we're going to a fire.

Oh, that's cool.

this won't take long listen to the radio
which one

We've got to play more.

Yeah.

Is that the punishment for playing good?

It's a great game for working out the
frustrations of the job, isn't it?

Frank, I go out on my job to work out
the frustrations of trying to learn this

game.

How do you handle it when the pressure's
built up and you just feel like yelling

at the people who work for you? I yell
at the people who work for me.

It's very healthy.

Excuse me, my beeper.

Do you always have that thing go off
when your opponent makes a great return?

You'd have heard it before if you ever
returned one.

I'm sorry, Lou, I gotta go.

You a doctor?

No, a fireman.

You make house calls?

Only if they're burning.

Actually, I work out of the new fire
marshal's office.

I investigate arson.

I'll see you later.

I've got to get this film back to the
paper.

Okay, and then we'd better get you to
your place so you can get all those wet

clothes. I don't need a change.

Let's go anyway.

How about the disco?

Forget the disco.

Mrs. Pinto, is something wrong? Good
morning, Mr. Grant.

Where must your mind work at, Mike?

Just because I dropped by my city room
doesn't mean something dreadful has

happened.

Morning, Miss Fitchard. Lou, what's
wrong?

This fire story caught my eye.

Oh, that. That was just a routine fire.
Animal was in the neighborhood. He got

some good art, so we ran the picture.
Well, the reason I'm down here is

that picture is of a building I spent a
great deal of time in.

Not recently, of course.

When I was a little girl, that building
was in a very fashionable section.

My father built it.

Too bad it had to go like that.

Well, it's not just the personal
memories that make it seem such a loss.

The architects were pioneers of that
era.

Before everything in Southern California
became stucco and glitter.

Precisely. Now, I know you gentlemen
have your priorities.

But could you send a reporter by as a
sort of follow -up to see if the

was burned beyond repair or if they're
going to be able to salvage it?

I'll put someone on it right away.

Thank you.

Have a good day.

Oh, and Mrs. Pinchon, stop by any time.

What's wrong?

Nothing. Billy!

We'll continue in a moment here on A &E.

Can this building be saved?

Can be? Yes.

Will be? No.

This building isn't dead yet, but the
disease it's got is terminal.

I don't understand.

Okay. There's enough of the basic
structure left to rebuild, but it won't

happen. This fire is just part of a
pattern of decline.

The next phase is the looters.

Within the next days and weeks, they'll
strip the burned -out apartments of the

plumbing, pipes, knobs, sinks, bathtubs,
toilets, you name it. Can't the police

stop them?

You mean post a 24 -hour guard on every
burned -down building in the city? We'll

take an army.

So what happens?

Eventually, it'll be torn down.

The fire moved pretty fast through here.
You can tell by the glazed alligator

burn pattern.

Where did the fire start?

The basement where the deepest char is.

And it moved up the stairwell. Fire
moves up.

Was it arson? Well, most arson fires are
pretty obvious.

Flammable liquids, for example, leave a
pattern.

I don't see that here, but of course
you've got a neighborhood here with

and old folks and homosexuals and poor
people. All people who obviously like to

set fire to the places where they live.

I'm just saying that there's a lot of
carelessness and indifference.

Hal, let me help you with that.

Look, miss, I'm kind of busy right now,
so if you need something else, you can

catch me later, or you can talk to my
boss, Frank Durning. He's the guy who

assigned me to this.

Because I'm telling you, I know what
started this fire.

Somebody said it on purpose. How do you
know?

God, somebody called me last night and
told me to get out of the building.

So I know this wasn't an act of God.

Because if God wanted to warn people, he
wouldn't use a telephone, huh?

Do you have any idea who it was?

Who wants to know?

My name's Billy Newman. I work for the
Tribune. Yeah?

Well, I might know some names.

And I can't say them.

Look, I got children to think about.
What's your name?

That don't make no difference either.

That woman thinks somebody started the
fire. It even sounds like she might know

who did it.

Sure, because it was probably her.

I'm kidding.

I'll talk to her.

Five to ten, she won't talk to me.

Remember Eddie Redfield back in
Michigan?

Sure, the Detroit Dynamo. Sports writer
on the free press.

Gone, heart attack.

That's why you shouldn't read trade
journals, Charlie.

It'll only depress you. Here's another
one. This'll really get you. No,

Larry Abel. Geez.

Dumb, good -looking Larry Abel.

Too bad.

Not dead.

Went into broadcasting, became an
anchorman back east.

Makes six figures a year.

That's awful.

I may have something.

Talk about depressing.

What'd I say?

Nothing, Billy.

You just picked the wrong time to come
in here brimming with youthful

enthusiasm. What can we do for you?
Well, first of all, you can forget about

Mrs. Pinchon's building. It's had it.

Too bad.

Yes, but while I was driving around the
area, I saw several other sites of

burned buildings, so I did some
checking. There have been 12 apartment

fires in that area of Newton in the last
19 months.

Is that a lot? A major fire every six
weeks.

Seems I hear sirens all the time.

It's five times the average for other
communities in this area.

What caused the fires? Most of them are
listed as accidental.

For the others, they avoid the word
arson.

Rubbish in the building ignited by
unauthorized person or persons unknown.

In other words, arson. No, no, they're
not saying that. A passing vagrant could

have tossed a lighted cigarette in the
rubbish. So it's negligence. It's not an

intentional crime.

I've got this strange instinct that
tells me you don't buy that. A woman at

fire told me that she's positive that it
was lighted on purpose.

When I started asking her questions, she
backed off fast.

So what have we got here?

Possible arson epidemic.

No facts, only Billy's suspicion.

And youthful enthusiasm.

I'd like to try to find a source in
Newton. It could take some time.

Well, isn't there somebody on the paper
who already knows someone there?

There is. Who?

Me.

I know a guy in the fire department, in
fact. I don't know him well.

I'll talk to him.

You may work a source yourself.

Why not?

I'm the one he knows. Maybe he won't
talk to anyone else. Maybe he won't talk

me. Yeah.

Now, don't push in the beginning.

Okay, Billy.

He may not give you too much at first.
You have to be kind of patient.

Billy, I covered beats for 16 years. I
think I can handle the source. Right,

sure, of course.

You'll do fine.

If you need anything... Billy!

Right, right.

Okay, great.

Great.

Well, that was better than last time,
huh?

Yeah, 35 minutes and your beeper isn't
going off yet. That doesn't happen so

often. What is it you do then?

Investigate fires for arson?

My men do.

Arson is pretty hard to prove, I guess,
huh?

It's a misconception.

Arson isn't hard to prove.

It's just hard to pin on somebody.

You have to catch the guy running from
the scene with a smoking match.

That's quite that bad.

It's just that our caseload is so heavy,
and people somehow don't realize what a

vicious crime arson is.

If I used the word killer, that would
make people take notice.

You're a newsman. You know what fire
does to people. People die in fires.

Firemen, kids.

Even with a man who uses a gun, the
destruction is limited. It's fairly

The guy who puts a mask to a building
could be unleashing a holocaust, and to

there isn't a worse soul on earth than
someone who would do that.

You shouldn't get me going. I'm not
rational on the subject.

I think you're making a lot of sense.

In fact, maybe you could help me out
with something.

The Tribune is following up on last
night's fire in Newton.

One of our reporters has this crazy
feeling that all the burned out

the area might be part of a pattern.

Why is that crazy?

Like a pattern of arson.

We checked the reports. The fires are
listed as accidental.

Yeah.

Where do we go from there?

Check again.

Look at the ownership of the building.

Look for names.

What are you saying, Frank?

What's the story?

Uh -uh.

Your newspaper's going to have to do
this on its own.

Oh, come on. We'll see where you go with
that.

It's got to be my way, Lou. I've got my
reasons.

I think it's yours, sir.

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

I need a cup of coffee.

Oh, bye.

After digging around the Hall of Records
for three days, I feel all dry and

dusty. You find anything?

Yeah. The information we got from your
source didn't exactly point us to it.

Officially, they're not calling it
arson.

I know.

But I did find out something. The name
of the wheeler dealer who owns the

-out building.

Who? Ella Schmidt.

She sounds like a high -powered
speculator.

What makes you think so? Well, for one
thing, she sold and re -bought the

building three times in the last year
and a half, each time for more money.

I've got her address. It's somewhere in
the Wilshire Center District.

Why don't you pay her a visit?

On my way.

Is Miss Schmidt in?

I'm Mrs. Schmidt. Yes, I am.

Do you own a building at 1520 Dayton in
Newton?

Yes. Well, I wanted to talk to you about
it. My name is Billy Newman of the

Tribune. Oh.

Well, come in.

Would you care for a cup of tea? I just
made some. The real kind, not with a

bag. That would be nice.

And it's still piping hot.

Tea must be hot, mustn't it? Yes.

Here you are.

Thank you.

I guess the insurance will cover the
damage from the fire.

Yes, the insurance.

Who's your insurance carrier?

Oh, well, if you really want to speak
about the building, you'll have to ask

lawyer. I have his card somewhere here.

He handles all the business aspects.
Yes, here it is.

Mason Cunningham.

Yes, I am the attorney for Mrs. Schmidt
and Adventure.

I wanted to ask you a few questions
about... Let me interrupt you for a

Mrs. Newman.

You're talking about a private business
here.

And I don't have to comment and I won't
comment now.

Please don't take that personally.

But I've been doing this long enough to
know that the press always manages to

distort what you say.

And I regret the time that I've spent.

I know you're busy, but... That's right.
I am busy.

I'm sorry.

Goodbye.

So we dump around.

We find this tycoon who also does it.

Only Grandma Walton is laying a part.

So we got to deploy our coming man.

And he's Stonewall.

He's a dead end.

He's checking ownership.

Why would he do that?

Look at the other burnt buildings. Look
for names.

What are we going to find?

Whatever you find.

Franklin, this is frustrating.

It's not fair to have us roping in the
dark. Do you know something?

Do you know something?

Nothing I can give you, Lou. I have my
suspicions, but I do know you're not

roping in the dark.

You're just going to have to make these
painful steps yourself in order to build

a case. Build a case? I thought that's
what you were supposed to do. I'm trying

to. You don't know my problems.

I think I'm trying to help you with your
problems.

You can.

Through the trip.

To make people more aware.

A little public indignation can help.

But where are we?

Each card is a burned out building.

Is there a pattern here?

Do they all have three sixes in the
address or something?

If there's a pattern, I don't see it.

What about this owner, George Kelly? I
see his name in a couple places here. Is

that a pattern?

I don't know.

It's getting really complicated. I could
use another mind on this.

What a good idea.

Rossi. Not that mind.

George Kelly?

Pardon me?

Are you George Kelly? No, I think I saw
George going over there. Thanks.

Hey, I'm looking for George Kelly.

I'm Kelly.

Uh, I'm looking for a man who owns a
building in Newton. It was burned in a

a few months ago. Yeah?

So I found him. What is it you want?

Just to ask a few questions.

Can I give you a hand with that? No.

Well, I'll just walk along with you
then. You'll walk along, but if you want

talk about the building, you better call
my lawyer.

Uh, and what is his name, sir? Mason
Cunningham.

Good ride, Mr. Davis. Thank you, sir.

Cunningham.

Harlow Carp.

They said you were from the Tribune. You
wanted to talk to me.

I just have a feeling you're not the
food editor.

That's right.

Good. Then I won't have to lie.

I wanted to talk to you about a
building. It had a fire about six months

and you're listed as the owner.

Out in Newton. That's right. Yeah,
terrible.

Terrible fire.

The whole thing went.

But the insurance paid for it. Oh, yeah.

Yeah. But look, I, uh...

I don't involve myself in the day -to
-day running of the property.

I'm much too busy working on my career.

You want to know more, you just talk to
my lawyer.

Mason... Cunningham.

You know him?

Not real well.

Great guy.

Say, you had lunch.

I'll pick something special.

No, thanks. I'm kind of short on time.

Hey, I understand.

I don't eat here myself.

No admittance. Sorry, Bill. I'll take
that.

Boy, security's really a joke around
here. We've got to run it tight as shit.

Relax, Rossi. We haven't broken the
enemy code here. So far, all we've done

bunch of names, dates, and addresses. We
just don't add up to anything.

Okay, one more time.

Each of these 12 cards represents 12
buildings, all in Newton, all of which

had a fire in the last 19 months. And
all of which are owned by Ella Schmidt,

the house frow, George Kelly, the stable
boy, or Arlo Karp, the fry cook.

That's what's great about this country.
Anybody can be an entrepreneur. We don't

have squires and landed gentry.

No, but we do have a few robber barons.

I've got a little clue.

Why don't you write it on a piece of
paper and fold it up so we can all have

guessing what it is.

Howard Davis.

Anybody we know?

Nope. He just happens to be one of the
major partners in the Claremont writing

stables where Kelly is the groom.

He owns the diner in Santa Monica where
Orlo Karp works.

And Ella Schmidt, it turns out, is his
mother -in -law.

Howard Davis.

You call this evidence against Howard
Davis? To me, it looks like the case

history of an unlucky man.

Unlucky? The man's a Job.

Only Job wasn't insured for twice the
assessed value of his property.

I'm talking about a dozen fires here.
How can that be coincidence?

Well, Davis has interests all over the
city. In this neighborhood, he's been

by a lot of fires, sure. But he's also
been the first and the loudest to

complain. Hey, Dave, want to go to
lunch?

Oh, I guess you don't.

Billy Newman of the Tribune, Frank
Durning.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Let me show you something.

Reports by Howard Davis on small fires.

Complaints about vandalism and
negligence in the neighborhood.

He was covering himself.

Listen, you're talking about one of the
roughest areas in the city. That place

is a fireman's nightmare.

Those 50 -year -old wooden structures
are fire traps, and the people that live

in there don't exactly have pride of
ownership.

If investments in that area are so
unappealing, why does a smart man like

keep his money there?

Good point.

Most of the city's businessmen have
pulled their money out of the area and

it to deteriorate.

Davis is hung in. I don't think that's
something to criticize a guy for.

Oh, I'm going to do more than criticize.

I think we've got some pretty good
evidence.

All you've done is level a lot of big
charges against a respected business

leader.

Arson is a tricky business, Miss Newman.

Why don't you leave its investigation to
the professionals?

They're all doable.

Have I ever let you down?

I've been trying to quit.

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

You find pain amusing, Donovan? Not on
most people, but you managed to bring it

up. I don't know.

In the old days, it's the brains and
guts, the sweat or sores, but it didn't

make you all sore like this.

Because in the old days, you were
younger.

Because in the old days, we met in bars.

City desk.

Yeah, Frank, I'm terrific.

No,

no, that's not going too well.

In fact, it's sort of dead -ended.

At lunchtime today?

No. No, it's just I thought you might be
a little tired.

Of course I'll be there.

Yeah.

Can we meet in the jacuzzi?

than I thought you would.

Look, Frank.

We thought we were making good progress
on this story.

But we bring our evidence to the fire
department and they turn us off. I'm not

surprised. You're not surprised?

Well, I was surprised.

Maybe I wouldn't be if you'd tell me a
little bit more about what's going on.

Look, Lou. Why aren't you in shorts?

Because I didn't come to play. I hoped
to catch you in the locker room. Listen,

Lou. We don't have much time.

There's a report in here. It's the
results of the fire department

into the arson problem.

Frank, we know about the arson problem.
I don't need to read a report.

I need to know why, when we try to
investigate arson in Newton, we run into

brick wall.

That's what this report is about.

It's an internal investigation that's
been going on since January. It might

some of the answers you've been looking
for.

Why are you telling me this?

You'll find out.

You mean you've been sitting on all this
since January?

Look, Lou, the report just came out.

The only reason you're getting it is
because my department let me down. I'm

really disturbed by what's in this
report.

Now, why don't you just read it instead
of standing here growling at somebody

who's trying to help you?

I'll read it as soon as I can.

Better make it fast.

I had to sneak it out. It's got to go
back with me at the end of the lunch

How long is the report?

400 pages.

the coffee, boys. Off to lunch.

You forgot your pants.

Flossie, Billy.

What's that?

Don't ask questions. Just do what I tell
you.

We have to make copies of this.

Use the machine in Mrs. Pinchon's office
and the one in sports.

Billy, we have to use the machines in
advertising. We have 40 minutes.

No, 38 minutes.

Let's go.

What is it?

I think it's Lou's memoirs. I hope I get
the war years.

How are you coming?

Almost done.

I'm telling you, it's got to be down
here with Lou.

You finished?

We're finished. We just need the back
cover to this volume.

I gave it to you. I don't have it. We
looked all around both machines. I'm

finished. So am I.

Let's just get that cover.

It's got to be down here. I gave it to
you, Rossi. Come on.

It'll be here. Don't worry. It has to
be. It better be, Rossi. It has to be.

It's just not here.

I can't turn the report back without
that cover.

You found it. Not exactly. I found it in
the library.

Aren't they going to be a little
suspicious when we give it back with the

of Bull Weevil Problem in the Central
Valley? Not if we use the back cover.

color's close.

Not really.

Rossi! Well, if the light doesn't get
in.

All right, you three start reading the
report. I've got to get this back.

If he goes and plays ball, we have to
stay home and do homework.

Okay, now you've each read different
parts of the report. You compared notes.

Now what's the verdict?

Mario Puzo has nothing to worry about.

A man isn't asking for a literary
opinion, Rossi.

Apparently there was an arson for profit
ring operating in Newton.

Arson for profit? Sure. It works like
this.

All these buildings in a dying
neighborhood get sold and resold back

For example, I buy them cheap, I sell
them to Rossi, he sells them back to me.

We use dummy owners to disguise what's
going on. I use my mother -in -law, she

uses her maid. So the value of the
property keeps going up. $60 ,000, $80

$150 ,000. The bank gives me a loan to
make the purchase, and the place is

insured for its new market value.

Then, mysteriously, there's a fire. The
insurance is paid off with a profit of

like $90 ,000, which the two of us
split.

Why do the insurance companies pay off?

I can answer that one. See, in this
state, there's a law that if the company

doesn't pay off in 90 days, they have to
pay a fine for bad faith.

And the insurance company doesn't lose
because the cost is passed on to all of

us in higher premium.

Here's the real kicker. The ring was
paying off two high officials in the

division of the fire department.

That's why Frank wasn't in a position to
tell us more.

And too many were on the tape were
retired by the department, had full

The conclusion of the report is that the
bad apples are gone. For now.

What about your Howard Davis?

Well, he's mentioned in the report,
along with some of his friends.

They suspect him. The investigation's
continuing.

So, what we have had handed us is a
cover -up in the

Newton Fire Department.

Mr. Grant, I understand this material
came from a source of yours. It's not a

bad piece of work.

Thank you.

What do you say, Mrs. Pinchot?

Do we publish?

By all means.

Publish.

Don't forget that.

Good morning, Chuck.

Hi, Adam. Good digging on that arson
ring, Lou.

Ever want to swing over to Financial?

I'll find a spot for you.

Are you kidding?

I'll never give me up.

What a great feeling, huh, Donovan?

The whole city room gets turned on when
we break a story like this.

I think everyone feels proud.

I feel proud.

You did a good job.

Want me to send you out on another
story?

Congratulations. You did all right.

What can I do for you, Billy? I located
another Howard Davis building in the

name of his secretary, same section of
Newton's. Okay, okay, this is good.

This means we have a potential fire here
in six or eight months if it follows

pattern. Here's the address.

1812 Dayton.

1812.

This sounds familiar.

Isn't that a war you fought in?

Good words, Billy.

Good morning, Chief.

I thought I should have read the
tribute.

I've just been going over it.

For clues as to who the fake was?

I haven't found any.

Well, something caught my eye.

They say in that paper that the
investigation started last January.

And yet, it's kind of odd because I
really didn't get the go -ahead until

March.

Oh, I told you about an investigation in
January, I believe.

January?

I don't know.

Could be.

Well, I wasn't sure either, Frank.
That's why I had all eight copies of the

report on the call.

And? Oh, this was interesting.

We've been waiting three years for a
Xerox machine.

We've had to make do with that old
mimeograph machine.

And yet, Frank, five pages of this
report is Xeroxed like somebody copied

Maybe somebody at the trip.

But there's this, the back cover.

Just a slightly different color from the
rest.

All in all, I'd say that this copy of
the report did a little bit of

This is your copy.

of the report, Frank.

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

What's good here?

The scotch.

Two scotches.

How is it over there, Frank?

We're going to have to talk about that.

Did you watch the game last night?

Yeah, pretty good game.

It was a good game.

Yeah.

Look, Frank.

We're following this thing up with
stories every day.

I read the papers.

And the public's starting to respond.
We're getting letters. There's talk of a

task force.

Reorganizing your department.

On the L .A. model. Right. Talk.

No action.

Oh, no, it's good, Lou. It's good.

I'm sure people are more aware.

You getting a lot of heat?

No.

No, more like ice.

Getting the old freeze treatment.

Nobody said a word to me in a week.

I've become like a piece of furniture, a
desk, or a chair.

You know, it's not so bad.

I miss a lot of lousy jokes.

Yeah, it sounds like a great work
environment.

Yeah. Yeah, the thing is, it's not just
work.

Yeah, they don't call it home.

Makes it rough on Sheila.

Most of our friends were with the
department.

Other kids, they know something's wrong,
but they don't understand what.

How can they?

Tell you, Lou, I don't know how much
longer I can stick it out.

I feel like I did this to you.

No, no, you didn't do it.

Come on.

I thought you said the scotch was good
here.

Bloody Mary.

Hot.

Extra hot.

Why don't you sit over there? I'll send
it over to you.

Sure.

Are you a friend of Nick?

Uh -huh.

I heard you did good work.

Top of the line.

That's why my price is on top of the
line.

I didn't come here looking for parties.

That's a good start.

Want to tell me about it?

Okay.

There's this guy who owns a restaurant.

He took all his savings and decided to
give L .A. a better hamburger.

He opened a place in a good location in
the financial district, but then they

started tearing up the street in front
of his place.

It stayed torn up for months.

The place never got off the ground.

So this owner is running in the red. He
doesn't know how he's going to pay back

his creditors.

The world dealt him some bad cards,
maybe.

He could deal him a stroke of luck so he
could get well.

A little spontaneous combustion, maybe?

After hours.

After hours when the place is deserted,
nobody should get hurt.

Sounds doable.

This owner is in kind of a hurry.

Look, I'm busy tonight.

I don't like jobs to come too close
together.

Maybe we'll talk in a week.

You can't let this affect your work.

I'm not letting it affect my work.

I'm letting it affect my lunch.

You know, if I were in your place, you'd
be telling me how that's all just part

of being a journalist.

How Frank knew the risks he was taking.

And most of all, how important your
story was.

That the welfare of the community was
better served because the Tribune was

to print the truth.

I'd say all that.

But better.

Would I be saying it to cheer you up?

Or would I mean it? It wouldn't matter.

Oh, it's beautiful.

I exposed for this one.

Let the background wash out.

Oh, look at the exhaustion on that poor
man's face.

Because he's been through a battle.

That picture says war better than any
action shot.

Was it Vietnam?

Pasadena. The guy who was the lead in
the porno movie on his break.

He was not.

You're right.

Hello. Get your butt out of that
building.

I'm telling you now.

Who is this?

Donovan? I mean it now.

Hey.

What was that?

Some weirdo.

where you can play your stereo loud.

A lot of the apartments are empty.

Maybe that's why.

Whatever. Nobody complains.

That lasagna smells like it's burning.

Another half hour. I'm just hungry.

Debbie, turn the oven off. I think the
building's on fire.

That's what that call was. Come on, come
on, let's go. Come on.

What about the other apartments? You
just get out. I'll knock on the door.

help.

Everybody, wake up. Get out. The
building's on fire. Everybody out. Fast.

Fire. There's a fire in the building.

There's a fire. Everybody get out as
fast as you can. Fire.

The building's on fire. Get out. The
building's on fire.

Now, fast. Get out.

Wake up. Get out. The building's on
fire.

Adam, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

How come you're here?

The night man got the report on the
fire. When he checked the address, he

realized it was your building.

Then he called me, and I brought a
friend.

Another building owned by Howard Davis.

Somebody named Fisher owns the building.
Arlene Fisher.

Yeah. David's her secretary.

I know, Lou.

Lou?

One of the guys in my building.

It's enormous.

You didn't make it out.

Hey, Captain Gerning?

Yeah. They say you're the one that gave
the fire department report to the

newspapers. Is that right?

Yes. Yeah, well, my name's Mike Carlson.
You don't know me, but I just want to

tell you something.

The guy's in a line.

He's been talking a lot about you.

Really appreciate what you did.

Thank...

You've

gotten better, if that's possible.

I get a lot more practice now.

I don't go to lunch with the guys from
the office anymore, so I come here.

So they're bad, huh?

Eh, to them I'm a traitor.

Frank, the city comes up a winner
because you've got an arson task force.

I look great because the trib dug up a
big story.

All the bad parts happen to you.

If I had to do it over again, I'd do the
same thing.

I think.

You're not exactly making me feel
better.

I don't have to make you feel better.

The task force is beginning, but Howard
Davis and guys like him are still out

there. You've got to keep working on
that story.

You can count on it. Frank, I want you
to know this.

Yes, sir.

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