All language subtitles for Lou Grant s03e14 Brushfire

Hello, I'm calling from the trip. I'd
like to confirm a call. How much money

involved? Was it over $1 ,000?

Was it over $10 ,000?

You ever sleep?

Not for hours. It's too hot.

Santa had a boy.

So's that one.

Probably the garden furniture being
blown around.

I hate these hot wings. They make me
hurt.

Boy, there's going to be a scorching
tomorrow.

Samara's weather forecast, expecting
unseasonable temperatures soaring to a

of 95 degrees with only 5 % humidity and
strong winds below the tackles.

Fire officials warn of extreme fire
danger, especially during the Santa Ana

conditions, which are expected to last
through the weekend.

Campers and backpackers are urged to be
extremely cautious during these dry

days.

I hope my taking a shower didn't awaken
you. It was just so darn hot.

It's okay. I wasn't asleep.

Leave that for the pool, man.

He just came by yesterday.

He's not so dumb.

Those guys always show up the day before
the winds come up.

Boy, it's hot for December.

You'll be getting out of here for a
couple of days. San Francisco in

the weather acts like it's December.

When I spoke to Mr. Harcourt yesterday,
he said it was 65 and foggy.

He's 65 and foggy.

Why do you have to do that?

Mrs. Cordell from the real estate office
is coming by with some salespeople. I

want the house to look good. I'm going
to water a little before I go to work,

too.

Oh. Look at it. It's probably the
office.

Mr. Yoon, this is the Los Angeles
Tribune. We just wanted to know what the

temperature is in West L .A. this
morning.

Hotter than hell and going up. Thank
you. We'll put that in our paper.

Listen, I just wanted you to know that
our meeting with Schreiber has moved up

an hour.

I'm on my way in.

Did you ever see it clearer than it was
this morning? You feel like you could

see a hundred miles.

Well, the Santa Ana winds blow all the
crud out to sea.

This is the morning they take the
picture for the L .A. postcard. You

on the mountain, orange in the
foreground, city looking clean as a

Yeah, I've seen that card.

They took it in 1932.

City desk, Donovan.

I finished the story on the paramedic.
If you want to take a look at it, just

punch up medic. How long is it?

Oh, about 29, 30 books.

Why is that too long?

No, no.

We'll just drop about five pages of
advertising.

What makes you think it's worth 30
books?

Well, it's very interesting.

Frankly, I didn't know whether to turn
it in or try to sell it as a movie.

Well, while you're looking for an agent,
maybe you'd like to handle this.

for 10 -acre bracket fire in Moraga,
Canada.

Brush fire?

Sounds pretty routine.

Give it to that new kid, Sweeney. See
what he can do with it.

How'd I do it, Margaret?

Fine, dear, but don't land into your
stairs. You've got to grip that whole

family with your paws.

That's what I'm...

Dr. keeps telling me. Well, he's right.

You know, I cannot tell you how much
progress you've made.

You know, the last time I saw you ride,
you were on a little Shetland tunnel,

not looking at all happy about it. Look
at you now.

Yeah, it's really fun.

Much better than Little League Baseball.
Of course it is.

And you'll be able to enjoy riding all
your life.

Can you stand and watch me take a few
more jumps?

Well, that's why I'm here.

74720.

City Dash, Donovan.

Hi, it's Animal.

Animal, I've been trying to get a hold
of you for an hour. Where the heck have

you been?

I must have been out of the car making
pictures.

Well, would it break your arm to reach
over and phone in your whereabouts now

and then?

I just did.

Where are you exactly?

I'm up on Mulholland near Beverly Glen.

What do you got for me? As long as
you're up there, there's an overturned

on the San Diego freeway. It might be
worth a picture.

Listen, just beyond that, I see some
heavy smoke.

It's just a little brush fire in Moraga
Canyon.

Why don't I go over and cover that
instead?

Probably be out by the time you got
there. Forget it. I think the freeway

pileup's a better picture.

Okay, Mr. Donovan. You got it.

Lou, we got out near the airport.

The baggage handlers are staging a
slowdown at LAX. How can anyone tell?

Lou?

I'd like you to meet the number one man
in my life.

Paul, I'd like you to meet Lou Grant, my
city editor, and Art Donovan, the

assistant editor.

Oh, yeah.

Well, it's really nice meeting both of
you. I've heard a lot about you.

Really?

Oh, well.

Have you two known each other long?

Oh, um, yes, yes, we go way, way back.

Buzz, nice to meet you, sir.

He's my father.

What did you think?

Ah, your father.

I think they had the idea that you like
to get involved with older men.

You don't, do you?

Art's the oldest man I've ever been
involved with.

Oh, uh, he's the one. We weren't
involved.

I was involved.

Well, Mr. Newman. Oh, please, Paul.

Paul Newman.

Haven't I heard that name somewhere
before?

Well, there's a minister in Rapid City
by that name.

I guess he's the one.

What brings you to town?

Well, Billy may have told you, I teach
art history at the University of South

Dakota, and there was an opening on the
staff at UCLA, so I just came down to

talk about it. I thought I'd bring Daddy
in to show him around, let him see how

we do things here. I thought maybe he'd
enjoy having lunch at McKenna's.

Well, that'll be a treat.

Just don't eat anything.

Well, it'll be nice to see my little
girl at work.

Come on, Dad. I'll show you my desk.

Oh, a desk.

Fun.

Who's that Billy's with?

Paul Newman.

They've had a thing going for a long
time.

But not the Paul Newman.

No, not the minister in Rapid City. He's
the other one.

Look, can I see you a minute?

Close the door.

He probably noticed that I seem a

little distracted lately.

No more than usual.

Well, I am.

What's the matter?

Marion and I are separating.

We've had some problems, Ed.

We both thought that it might be best
for us to go our own ways.

Oh, Charlie, don't say that's terrible.
It's a shame.

Well, it is terrible.

I tried that separation stuff right into
my divorce.

Charlie, if you think you can work it
out without separating, please give it a

shot. Yeah, we've been trying, see, but,
uh... Well, uh...

We've both been under a lot of pressures
these last few years.

And now with both kids gone, I wonder if
we should try to stay together if there

isn't a whole lot of happiness.

What happened?

Whatever happens, I don't know.

We've just been moving apart.

She complains that I work too hard, too
long.

Now she wants to be independent, get a
job.

Yeah, well.

Yeah, well.

I don't want to come home to an empty
house and find that my wife is off on a

meeting somewhere in San Francisco or
Portland or God knows where.

What kind of a job is it? That's another
thing that kills me. It isn't even a

good job. She's selling.

Selling what?

Gizmos they call executive gifts.

Clock radios, barometers, gold -plated
putters, expensive...

Junk. It's a big business these days. I
wouldn't mind her working if it was for

something worthwhile.

Yeah, but if she's happy doing it,
Charlie... Now, look, I just wanted you

know... You're my best friend.

You're the first person I've told
besides the kids.

We're gonna sell the house.

She's gonna take a little apartment in
Brentwood. I can always hang a hammock

here.

Anyway, I figured that, um...

People hear about it, start talking
around the office, and you could give

the straight scoop, so... Charlie, I'm
really sorry.

I didn't tell you this to get sympathy.

You've been through it. You know what
it's like.

You survived.

Yeah.

But I am sorry.

This is a fairly straightforward story,
and you messed it up.

How's that?

Well, you misspelled Moraga Canyon.

And I just talked to the police beat a
few minutes ago, and they said that the

fire is 10 acres. You've got it down to
100.

I'm sorry about the misspelling, Art,
but I just called the fire dispatcher,

it is 100 acres, and moving fast.

I certainly don't have to tell you how
to take care of that boy.

Looks to me like you know more about it
than I do.

sirens are making him nervous.

Well, sounds like a lot of fire engines.

Can you see anything?

Oh, they always send out more equipment
than they need.

Blue Grand will continue in a moment
here on A &E.

The Moraga Canyon fire is now 200 acres
and out of control.

I'm trying to visualize 200 acres. How
big is that?

Picture a flaming golf court.

Hello, Esther?

Oh, Stella.

I'm sorry, this is Margaret Pinchot.

No, no, Stella, don't connect me to my
office. I want to speak to somebody at

the city desk.

Hold on.

Don't the operators know to put the fire
calls through to Sweeney?

City desk, Donovan.

Is this on the fire?

Yes, it is.

Hold on.

Sweeney, pick up four.

Sweeney, yeah, what is it?

Well, I'm at the Cabrillo stables, and
there seems to be a brush fire that

should be, I'd estimate, about a mile
and a half.

Are you dictating this, or are these
notes?

Well, I'm trying to give you a picture
of what I can see.

In other words, notes.

Okay, give me what you got.

Uh, well, I am at the Cabrillo Stables,
uh, which is about a mile and a half

north of Sunset Boulevard into Cabrillo
Canyon.

There is a brush fire we have been
ordered to evacuate, and, uh, at this

the horses are being rounded up by, uh,
some of the teenagers and by stable

hands. Okay, I got that. What else?

And can you kind of snap it up? I don't
have a lot of time.

Uh, well, it seems the fire's moving in
this direction, and it's really

frightening. Hold it. Are you sure
you're in Cabrillo Canyon?

The only report we have is a fire in
Moraga.

I am quite sure I know where I am.

Okay, okay.

Don't leave where you are.

Call me back in five minutes. Got that?

Oh, I've got that.

Right, babe.

Come on, Aunt Margaret. We've got to get
out of here.

You go ahead, dear. I'll be right along.

I can tell him to stay.

The beef says it's two fires instead of
just one. There's the 300 acres in

Moraga and the 200 in Cabrillo Canyon,
and they're burning toward each other.

It's going to be a big one. It's a big
one already. Too big for Sweeney to

handle.

Hey, Newman, where do you think you're
going?

I'm just going to take a little lunch.

No, I meant the other Newman.

Listen, Billy, I'm going to need you all
re -write for the Buck fire.

It's got to be a big one.

What does that mean?

I need you at the fire. Check with
Donovan.

I'm sorry, Dad. Why don't you go ahead
without me? Are you kidding? This is

interesting. I'd like to see how it's
done.

Leon!

I want you to Xerox ten copies of page
13 of the map book. I want to be able to

mark the fire area as it changes.

Can he know? For now.

Look, sweet, I'm going to have to take
you off this.

Why? It's not that I don't think you can
handle it. It's just that Billy needs

someone to help her take notes.

I wish you'd give me a shot at this. I
will.

Next fire.

Hold on just a minute, please.

Really, I think I'm ready.

How can I tell you this diplomatically?

Let's see.

You're not. Now start taking notes.
Better yet, get a reverse telephone

directory and a map of the area. Start
calling people who live near the fire.

Lou Grant.

Hello, Mrs. Pinchon.

Listen, can I call you back? We've got a
fire story breaking here.

I know you've got a fire story breaking.
I'm right in the middle of it.

Where are you?

Your rewrite man ordered me to stand by.

Oh, Mr. Grant, it's so eerie here.

The heavy smoke is starting to blot out
the sun, and it seems to be snowing

ashes.

Mrs. Pinchon, I'd like to countermand
those orders he gave you. With all due

respect, I'd like you to hang up, get in
your car, and get the hell out of

there. Oh, Mr. Grant, thank you. I think
I'd like to do that.

City Dash.

Animal, I've been trying to get a hold
of you. I want you to get over to

Cabrillo Canyon.

I sent Rossi over there already.

You are?

I thought I sent you to cover the
freeway pileup.

I mean, after all, Donovan, what's the
better story? The biggest brush fire of

the season or some rinky -dink rear
-ender on a San Diego freeway?

Same to you, Art.

Hold on one sec. Yeah, Dad, one sec.

I know you like that health food stuff,
but I couldn't find anything in the

neighborhood, so I got you a salad
and... Oh, would you mind not talking

just one minute, please?

Oh, no, no, not you, Bill. You go on
talking.

Uh -huh.

Mm -hmm.

We have 22 engine companies, six
patrols, eight camp crews, two tractors,

copters, Italians 14, 5, 6, and 31,
superintendents...

Hold on a minute. Apparently your wife's
on line too.

She is.

She's supposed to be flying to San
Francisco.

Maybe she's radioing from the cockpit.

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

Charlie, I'm still in town.

I didn't go.

Well, Mr.

Harcourt called and his boat sank in
Sausalito.

Apparently somebody left the...

Jigga McCrackie opened the toilet and
the water... The head.

The head. Well, anyway, water got in and
flooded it. This beautiful boat sank

right to the bottom.

So I wasn't in any mood for a meeting.

Anyway, I'm here.

So, look, if you want to come home for
dinner... You know what I mean, Marion?

This is what we've come to.

You tell me I can come home for dinner
because your boss's boat sank.

But gee, Willikers, that's wonderful.
But I can't count on that happening

day. Charlie, have you heard that
there's a fire out this way?

Yeah, but it's west of our house and the
wind is blowing the other way.

Don't worry about it.

I'll talk to you later.

Yeah. Bye.

L .A., this fire is moving fast. Ten
more problems and then a plan three is

started. Ten more and then fourteen.

We've got two more fires going now. It's
going to take a while.

It's so rusty, L .A. Tribune. Can I get
in? You're supposed to keep all cars

out. That includes the press.

Yeah, but I've got to pass. Sorry. You
can get in, but not your car.

We've got to keep these roads clear for
fire equipment.

We've got a lot of people with houses in
there, and we can't let them in except

on foot. If you want to park it, put it
on the left.

You know what? No valet parking. This is
the last fire I'm going to.

Excuse me, I'm from the Tribune. How far
up do you live?

Have any houses burned yet? I don't
know.

I've got my dogs up there.

I don't care about the house. I've got
to get them out.

Excuse me, I'm from the Tribune. I know
you're very anxious about this. Are you

headed toward your house? I live about a
mile and a half up the road. Uh -huh.

The cops wouldn't let me bring my car,
and I don't even know if my house is

still standing. Can I have your name and
address?

Dan Lederer, 4120.

Have you talked to your wife?

Not for an hour.

Hey, sir!

The fire department's asking people not
to do that until the fire's almost on

them. The joint is lowering the water
pressure that the firemen need further

Go to hell!

Holy smoke.

Well, Mr.

Rossi, I was beginning to wonder when
the Tribune would show up.

What are you doing here?

I was up at the riding stable. I had to
leave my car up there.

If you're on your way up, perhaps you
could drive it out.

Sure, I can use your car. Good. Please
run it.

I think. Wait a minute.

I remember taking them out, putting them
in my handbag. Yes, here they are. It's

the square key, not the round one.

You have to jiggle the steering wheel to
unlock the ignition.

Great, gotcha.

Don't take any chances.

It's only a car.

Attention, patrol, 75, battalion 14.

All units, let's be close to 180.

What started the fire? You were only to
tell. Do you know where it started?

Well, we've learned so far. It started
in three different places.

It doesn't sound exactly spontaneous,
does it, if you think it was ours?

Trust our minds.

Excuse me.

Rossi, what are you doing here? I heard
there was a fire.

Oh, is there? I got some stuff. Oh, I
wish the paper printed color, you know.

It's scary.

Listen, I just talked to a fire captain
who said they think this whole thing

could have been started by a fire bug.
Have you heard anything?

No, but I'll keep my ears open. Good, I
can use some help. And don't be afraid

to ask questions. Remember, I'm the guy
to talk. You're not going to put your

fingers in front of the lens.

They

don't

stop this thing if it burns all the way
to the ocean.

Problem is, it's in really hilly
terrain.

There's so much wind, I suppose you're
having trouble getting the helicopters

to drop the retardant.

What does the weather bureau say about
the chances of this wind dying down?

They're not too hopeful.

Well, do you have the names of the
injured firemen?

How serious?

Well, are they being evacuated or are
they still up there?

Okay, Bob.

Thanks. Keep in touch.

I remember a fire we had once in South
Dakota.

I just can't talk right now. Well,
that's okay. That's okay.

I'm a teacher.

I'm used to talking without people
listening to me.

I got it.

Rocky just called in.

He's up on a ridge right about here.

He looked east and he said he saw a new
fire.

Guesses it's about two miles. Where
would that put it?

It would put it about here.

I think I better call.

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

Good God.

Look at how close the fire is to all
those buildings.

Hey.

What is happening? Southern California
burning down?

Looks like it.

I've been calling Marion for the last
ten minutes. All I get is a busy signal.

She asked the operator to cut in.

I did. She says it's out of order.

It scares me a little. Maybe the lines
are down.

I gotta get home.

I wish I had a bigger car to put things
in. I'll call the dispatcher and get you

a station wagon. I don't have time.
They'll make me fill out six forms and

triplicate. I'll see you guys later.

Good luck, Charlie.

In a related development at City Hall,
the mayor announced that he has asked

governor to declare a state of emergency
for the entire fire area. Oh, then he

was about a thousand of those.

Kind of like spitting into a furnace,
isn't it?

that reverse telephone directory?

I reached a couple of people, but mostly
I just get busy signals.

Except for one old lady who didn't know
there was a fire a block away from her

house. I got a great quote from her.
Who?

Who? You'll never be able to use it.

You got anything on that?

Well, from what I understand, the fires
are bad this year because of all the

heavy rains we had last winter.

Try that again.

Well, the rain's made all of the
chaparral and the grass grow to about

normal size during the spring. Then the
summer heat dries it out. It's like

tinder. The slightest little thing will
set it off.

Like a firebug with a torch.

There's that, but this can't all be
arson. Some of it's due to natural

You know, spontaneous combustion,
lightning.

All right.

Thank you.

They set up two more centers for the
evacuation of the Berndot families.

at Moraga Elementary School. The other's
at Cabrillo Canyon Junior High.

Okay, Adam. Thanks.

Newman? Yeah?

A fire in Sunset Canyon, where did you
hear that?

On TV.

Well, we got that about a half hour ago.

Yeah, I know you're only trying to help
them.

Yeah.

Okay, thanks.

Most people have said that the fire
department is doing a fantastic job

lives and property.

On the other hand, someone said it took
25 minutes for the unit to respond. He

lost his home. Can you comment on that?
Well, I am very proud of the way the

department is performing the first few
hours of this fire.

As you can see, we've been hampered by
some heavy winds here.

Yeah, aren't those narrow roads making
it difficult to deploy or set up your

equipment effectively?

You betcha. Now, these canyons are very
beautiful, but they're not the safest

place for people to live.

This chaparral is the most highly
explosive natural material in the world.

People will have to realize that when
they keep crowding into these areas,

they're asking for trouble.

Has the passage of Proposition 13
affected your ability to fight this

Certainly it has.

We've been forced to cut from five men
crews to four, so in the early stages,

have fewer men out there on the line.

Now, we have lost houses we could have
saved if we'd been at full strength from

the start.

Did you get your lift, Charlie? Oh, boy,
and how I'm about to have a heart

attack. How did you get through the
road, boy? I haven't been out.

I've just been shuttling people back and
forth to their houses.

That's great. Thanks.

Five -year -old.

Burned down about an hour ago.

Excuse me, sir.

I'm Dennis Price of the Tribune. Did you
lose your house?

Yeah, I did.

You didn't see a red -headed woman about
five feet wearing a blue sweater? Your

wife?

No, but I've lived with her about 30
years.

I didn't see her, sorry.

A house doesn't matter. A house is just
a house.

I've lived all over the world.
Possessions don't mean that much to me.

Except I lost my collection.

What kind of collection?

Sir?

Well, I'm a photographer.

I lost my negatives.

I was on my way back to get them, back
to the house, and they wouldn't let me

through. Oh, your pictures. Oh, wow.

I had a shot of the Himalayas.

Shot at sunrise at 20 ,000 feet. The
clarity was incredible. I'd never seen

light before.

I had pictures of the Spanish Civil War.

Snaps of Greta Garbo clowning. How can
you replace things like that?

You haven't seen a red -headed woman,
have you?

No.

Well, if you do, tell her Bergman's
looking for her.

Charlie! Well, I've been shuttling
people up and down the canyon to their

and then a fireman stopped me. He told
me to leave, so I just came back to grab

what I could. Yeah, that's what I've
been doing.

I saw Frank Taylor. He lost his house.
Oh, I know. So did the Simons.

I can't believe this is happening.

Why are you taking your golf club?

I don't know. Just grabbing. You don't
even play golf anymore.

Well, I've been thinking of taking it up
again. I don't know. What do you take

when you've only got a few minutes? The
snapshots.

The snapshots.

Oh, that's the only thing you can't
replace.

I thought you were going to put those in
albums. I remember last year you said,

this weekend I'm going to get all the
pictures organized.

I'm going to, Charlie. First chance I
get.

Let's get going.

You drive this stuff out, I'm staying.

What are you talking about, Charlie?
They're telling us to get out.

I keep hearing about people who save
their houses when they stay. If we

there's no chance.

Go ahead.

Charlie, I'm not leaving without you.

Come on, we've got to get out of here.

No, you get out of here. I'll be okay.

I'm not going without you.

Okay, if you're not going without me,
then turn the hose on over in the

backyard.

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

Is that Charlie's Canyon?

I think it is. At least that's what the
guy on the TV said.

They've lost 18 homes there.

Nobody's heard from him yet, right?

No, but they've evacuated the canyon, so
I assume he's okay.

Here's the latest map on the fire area.

It'd be easier to show the areas that
aren't burning.

Billy, we're coming up on deadline. If
you've written everything else, you can

write your lead now.

I just did.

I'll look at it.

The dry canyons of Southern California
burst into flame Tuesday as rising Santa

Ana winds hurled seven major fires
across more than 6 ,000 acres of

destroying 25 homes in the first hour
and straining firefighting resources to

their limits.

Okay? Yeah.

I just heard from my wife. They told her
to evacuate.

An hour ago, they said there was no
danger. Suddenly, the wind shifted. Go!

Get out of here!

How do you believe this?

This just seems so crazy!

To save his life for it, silver won't
melt down there.

Oh.

No. What happened?

I guess I lost my water pressure. Try
turning the figure down there.

It's on.

As far as it'll go.

Get back in, then.

We'll bail water out of the pool.

Well, you've got to keep the roof wet.

Charlie, you've got to let it go. I can
save it. Charlie, come on. We've got to

get out of here.

I was going to get one of those pumps.
You get water from the swimming pool.

Then the rains came and I forgot all
about it. I swear, Marion, if we get

through this, I am going to do it.

Charlie, you're going to do it good. For
money.

I was going to buy one of those pumps.

Well, hello, Mr. Bergman.

Find your lady?

Yeah, she's just fine. She went over to
stay with some friends.

That's good.

It's a nice camera.

You want to look at it?

Why don't you take a few pictures?

Are you sure you don't mind?

No, keep it for a while if you want.

Maybe I could go up to the canyon and
snap a few shots.

Sure, go ahead.

I'll get this back to you.

Once a photographer, right?

Well, I figure I'm not too old to start
over.

Ansel Adams has 809 years on me.

He's still going strong.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Himalayas
have one or two sunrises left.

So, Mr. Bergman, you're gonna need some
extra film.

Oh, yeah, let me pay for this. It's on
me.

Listen, when you're finished, I got a
darkroom you can use.

Hey, thank you, uh... Dennis.

How's it going up there? Oh, well,
they've got this canyon contained. I

came down the hill on a fire truck. They
pulled off the line descending that

over to Moraga. I gotta go back to the
paper. I got a lot of stuff.

Hey, animal, I've been meaning to tell
you.

I think you're being followed.

Guy in the baseball cap, I know.

You look like you could use something
hot.

Mrs. Pynchon, you're still here?

They seemed a little shorthanded on help
here.

It's really nice of you to stick around
and help him out. Well, it's the least I

can do. And besides, I was stuck without
my car. But now I'd like to drive my

niece home. Where did you leave it?

Hey, that's great, Charlie.

We've been so worried. Just lost a few
trees, huh?

Oh, that's wonderful.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We managed to put out
the paper without you. But you missed a

terrific budget meeting.

Look, we'll see you tomorrow whenever
you're ready to come in.

You probably have a lot to do.

Right. Goodbye.

They saved Charlie's house.

Adam wasn't so lucky.

All that's left of his is the chimney.

Billy?

Oh, hi, Dad.

Hey, I made some reservations for us at
a restaurant in Beverly Hills that I

hear is terrific.

Oh, that sounds wonderful. But I can't
get away.

The paper's already out.

Here's your story on the front page with
your name on it. I know.

What more do you have to do?

I'm putting a new top on the story as I
get more details.

Well, how long will you be?

Oh, I won't be finished until 12 or 1.

12 or... Oh, well.

Okay, I guess I'll have to cancel.

Boy, that restaurant's going to be
awfully disappointed when Paul Newman

show up.

Mr. Grant?

Yeah. I'm Mike Ramirez, fire department
arson dupe.

You have a photographer by the name of
Dennis Price working for you.

Could you tell me where he can find him,
please?

Have you seen the animal?

No, I just talked to him about five
minutes ago. He's down in the lab.

You guys have got to be kidding.

Listen, he's a lot of things, but he's
not a firebug.

You were very early on the scene of what
turned out to be the Moraga Canyon

fire. Two weeks ago in the Hollywood
Hills fire, you were there minutes after

started. You turned on the alarm for the
San Gabriel fire.

Well, yeah, I guess so, but... And you
keep traffic flares in a chunk of your

car. The kind that we know started the
Moraga Canyon fire.

I keep traffic flares in my car because
I'm always covering accidents.

A lot of photographers do that.

We've had a man on you for 60 days now.

Yeah, I know.

You do?

Sure. Me and my shadow.

I didn't know what you guys were doing.

At first I thought he was a narc.

Then I figured it had to be an arson guy
because whenever I was shooting a fire,

there he was.

I took a bunch of pictures of him.

I was going to put them in an album and
send them to him.

Here.

Who's he?

That's the guy that was following me.

No, it isn't. I'm the guy who was
following you. And who's he?

I don't know. I keep seeing him at fire
after fire.

He's Mr. First Nighter.

Isn't he one of your guys?

No.

Look, I see some more pictures of him.

Sure, dozens.

Jeez.

That's spooky.

You think he could be the guy?

Whoever thought I'd find treasure at the
bottom of the pool?

I've got to go get the rest. Charlie,
out of all the dresses in my closet, why

did you pick this one to throw in here?
I haven't worn this in years.

I always thought you looked great in
that dress, Marion.

You did?

Sure.

Well, wish you'd told me.

I thought you knew.

No, I didn't.

Wish you had.

Well, it's never too late.

You look great in that dress, Marion.

Hey, I'm dripping wet.

Oh, Charlie, when I saw you climbing
that ladder with that watering can.

Damn it, I was not going to lose this
house. There are too many wonderful

happened here. It just means too much.

We were ready to sell it.

Well, maybe it hadn't sunk yet.

The moment of truth, when I was about to
burn, I wasn't going to let it go

without a fight.

Oh, Charlie.

We haven't done this for a while, have
we?

Feels kind of nice.

I was just thinking, with the fire and
everything, we're going to have a tough

time getting anybody to buy this house.

Good.

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