All language subtitles for Lou Grant s05e12 Reviews

Hello, I'm Colton. I'd like to confirm a
call. Get me right around to two hours.

There's a light. Hold on a second.

Okay, I'll...

Well, it's really a mess.

Doesn't look like you had a chance to
clean the place up. Yeah. You get what

need? Yeah, it's going to be good.
Thanks.

We blew it, Theo.

I agree.

Uh -huh.

I'm not patronizing you. I'm agreeing.

It's not the same thing.

Have a good weekend. You too.

Theo, we just have to remember that
things...

Aren't the same as they were when you
were city editor here.

Uh -huh.

Right.

Goodbye, kiddo.

Have a good one, Art.

Oh, Reuben.

Tia Taft says I owe you an apology.

She says that your story on the missing
kid was better than we played it. I told

you so.

One little old lady's opinion.

One sharp little old lady.

Hey, Lou, how come we didn't think of
this?

You see this, Art?

Plane crash in Germany?

Yeah, it did. This old guy, Hochberg,
from L .A., was one of the American

victims. They went into his apartment in
Whittier and took pictures of how he

left it. I mean, the dirty dishes,
laundry all over the place. Yeah, you

just picture this old man sitting there,
living out his life, going on, and cut

off. Good idea.

Oh, he had the interview with a
neighbor. Look at his pictures.

Nice.

I hope Thea Tapp doesn't have my home
number. Even I'd be calling me about

Good weekend, guys.

You too.

Night, Lou.

Hey.

Guess what?

I'm a newspaper man at the end of an
awful week. Don't ask me to guess what.

I've been appointed to the Western
States News Council. I just got the

Congratulations.

Thanks. What's wrong?

Nothing. Is that what you want to do
with your life?

Why wouldn't I?

Ah, you know those stupid cases they
bring before the council.

Some guy in sports writes professional
wrestling is a fake, so Mad Dog Monsoon

reads it, doesn't enjoy it, and brings
his case before the news council.

It's better than giving the sports
writer a body slam.

So you have the excruciating pleasure of
trying to decide if the story is

journalistically fair or if the reporter
should be censured. I think it's a good

way for journalism to regulate itself.

What do we need it for? If we're wrong,
we print a retraction.

It's not that simple, Lou.

Newspapers do screw up.

Some less than others, I hope.

Hi. Hello, Elizabeth. Mr.

Grant. I just heard about your
appointment to the council, dear.

I'd like you to know how very pleased I
am.

Thanks. You didn't have to come all the
way down for that.

Well, I didn't. I'd like to speak to the
two of you privately, please. Oh, sure.

Come on.

You both know Gordon Bauman, don't you?
Yeah.

Publisher? Well, for years he's been
after me to write my autobiography, and

I've always said I didn't think I was
interesting enough.

I suppose I convinced him because he
finally stopped asking me. Too bad. I

you're underestimating yourself. Well,
I'm glad you said that, because now

someone else has caught me.

They're putting together a collection of
autobiographical pieces about powerful

women in America.

It's to be called Women with Clout.

God willing, they'll change the title.

Sounds interesting.

Well, I've been making some notes since
then.

I find writing about oneself is a lot
more difficult than I thought.

I think I need a collaborator.

Can you give me some suggestions?

There's Ted Coleridge of the Times. He's
written a dozen books.

A really fine writer. Good with
biographies.

I was thinking of someone with a trip.

Is that really such a good idea?

Why wouldn't it be, Mr. Brown?

I don't know. Maybe it would be better
to have someone with a little more

detachment. Why do you want someone from
the trip?

Because if I want someone from this
paper, I ought to be able to get someone

without an argument from either of you.

What about Regina Kelly from the Today
sign?

I don't want this to be a puff piece.

Alonzo Rossi?

Joe Rossi?

And me, alone in a room for a month. Mr.
Grant, I'll give you ten seconds to

think that one over.

No, I was considering Billy Newman.

How do you think she will respond?

Attention, please.

Those aren't for me.

They just keep coming.

It looks like a funeral parlor in there.
Why don't you take these home for

yourself? Oh, I shouldn't. Please, then
take the rest in maternity. I would like

to keep the lilies.

That's very nice of you.

That's the least I can do, dear.

Bye.

Dr. Lankreed.

Dr. Lankreed.

Dr.

Stockley. Dr.

Stockley.

Well, I guess the story finally turned
out okay, but... I'm glad to be off it.

What's the matter? Bad day?

You've heard of B .B. Stroud?

Oh, right.

Jack Town had something in his column.

She was taken to the hospital yesterday
for what?

Appendicitis. It happened right before
one of her famous charity parties,

it? No, it was her birthday party for
her.

She's on my floor.

Giving you a hard time?

No, no, she's very nice.

The thing is... She didn't want to
cancel the party, so her friends went

with it anyway.

There were a lot of important people,
and they made a tape of it so that she

wouldn't feel left out.

So?

I did something I know I shouldn't have.

If I tell you, I won't be able to undo
it.

Amalia, what?

Okay.

Listen to this.

That it?

Speaking of, that's incredible.

Did you see what was on last week's
show?

A Chicano family with just one child and
paid up car insurance.

Oh, Jim, that's terrible.

Oh, well, then you don't want to hear
about why only 500 Mexicans attacked the

Alamo. Okay, why?

Because that's all they could fit into,
cars.

Well?

If you want me to invest in this as a
new party record, forget it.

Let's recognize the voice.

Who? The big comedian making all the
racial comments.

Speaking of, that's incredible.

Did you see what was on last week's
show?

A Chicano family with just one child.

Sounds sort of familiar.

Jim Garbers.

Councilman Jim Garbers.

Where'd you get this tape?

I have to protect my source. Really
protect.

This is a copy. The original is back for
the owner.

Mm -hmm.

Your wife still working at Wilson
Memorial?

Look, I want to quote it for the garbage
story I'm doing.

I don't think so.

Why not?

Oh, it just doesn't seem right. This is
a private party.

With public figures who knew their
comments were being recorded.

Yeah, they didn't know it was going to
get out. We should publish this, Lou.

Don't you ever make a joke in your life?
People say things sometimes.

Doesn't necessarily mean you're a bigot.
You know that a large portion of

Garber's constituency is Latino.

In fact, I voted for him. They have a
right to be told what the representative

thinks of them.

What did you two do? Get together and
prep for this debate?

Yeah.

Oh.

Are you 100 % sure that the voice is
Garber's?

It took me all weekend, but I tracked
down some of the help from the party.

bartender confirmed it off the record.

That makes two sources, one of them
right in our hands.

All right.

Look, we'll run it by the legal
department.

If they say it's okay, we'll go with it.

Great.

And the woman has no complaint against
the nature of the TV interview itself?

No, her only objection was to the
attitude of the anchorman when they cut

to the studio. Well, what did she
expect, hushed reverence? She was

singing seal.

Hardly seems worthy of our council's
time, does it?

Our time isn't the question. We're
discussing the validity of the

I realize that the Tribune is a big
operation, Mr. Hume, but if you're too

perhaps you shouldn't have taken the
appointment.

I didn't mean... Of course not.

All in favor of accepting this case for
investigation?

Opposed?

Abstentions?

Moving right along, then.

Is there anyone who hasn't had a chance
to study the next complaint?

Where are we?

The photo spread on the plane crash
victim's home. The family is charging

invasion of privacy.

It's right in front of you.

Okay.

I got it.

You're welcome.

Terrible. Can you imagine anyone living
like that?

Was the family informed about the
feature beforehand?

They said they had no idea until a
friend saw it published.

The photographer went along with someone
from the sheriff's office when they

were sealing the house.

Where are they legally? I mean, can you
invade the privacy of someone who's

dead? Well, the family isn't bringing
legal action. They're asking us to

question the journalistic responsibility
and the way it was handled, and I think

that's something we should follow
through on.

And will we hear the argument?

I second that. We're not clear on one
point. We don't.

Discuss now. You'll get your chance
later.

Well, I have to tell you, I think I'm
the wrong person for this.

Don't be bothered.

Mr. Grant, give me some help here.

Why don't you do it?

It's not that I don't think I'm a good
enough writer, but basically I'm a

reporter. You wouldn't hire a
photojournalist to shoot a portrait.

She's got a point.

Mr. Grant, I don't like those
flattering, self -serving profiles.

I want a reporter. Then I'm probably the
wrong reporter.

Some people think of me as a softie, but
I'm not. I'm tough. Tell her, Lou.

That's true.

She can be tough.

I can be tough, too.

Tell her, Mr. Ground.

She can be tough, too.

Well, what's the deadline?

Four weeks.

Oh, that's pretty tight. I don't think
Lou can spare me.

I'm sure if I asked him nicely, he'd
oblige.

Oh, we can work something out.

I really do think this could open up a
great many things for you.

And the, uh...

The amount of money quoted to me was
most generous. Now, understand, the

I've turned to you is because I know
you'll take a lot of initiative.

Mrs. Pynchon, you don't have to say any
more.

Oh.

I could use the money, and as long as I
have a free hand, I think it would be a

very interesting project.

Thank you for thinking of me.

Well, I couldn't be more pleased.

Now, I'll need you every morning for
three hours until we get the groundwork

done. Oh, I don't think I have three
hours. We'll need at least that.

I told you, she's tough.

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

You know, I can't figure out what's
wrong with this woman on the news,

Let me try something on you.

I'm sitting in here, you walk in, and I
stand up.

What do you think?

About what?

Are you offended?

That you were polite?

No. Why should I be? Well, I don't know.

Some of these women think it's sexist
for a man to stand up and open doors.

Maybe she's like that.

Maybe, but I think it's nice.

Could have been something I caught her.

Honey?

Ms. Sutton.

Maybe I should have called her Ms.

Hall Sutton. What do you call a hyphen?

Maybe you should have called her Dr.

Hall Sutton. Didn't you say she's a
dean?

Of the law school. You think that's it?

I think you're making too much of it.
She's probably crazy about you just

to hide a true feeling.

You realize we're overlooking a pretty
obvious point here.

Maybe you just rub it the wrong way.

That's very helpful.

It happens.

Sometimes you meet somebody, you start
talking.

All of a sudden, they turn off for no
reason at all.

Did that ever happen to you?

Yeah.

Once in a while.

Speaking of people being turned off, I
bet Jim Garber is crazy about you these

days. Why, what did you hear?

The Chicano community is up in arms
about what he said on that tape.

He's really going to have to scramble to
get re -elected. Oh, right.

Billy, is this yours?

Uh, no, I didn't order. I had to get
going. Mrs. Pinchon is meeting me in the

lobby. How's that been?

We're moving right along. We're finally
up to 1937.

The orchestra was up here.

And you could hear music wherever you
were on the estate.

Zoo lights were in the trees.

Gardenias in the pool.

Must have been beautiful.

The occasion was a gala for the Duke and
Duchess of Windsor, thrown by the

British conflict.

It was a diplomatic crowd. I didn't get
invited.

Matthew was courting me.

It was all very exciting.

He was 35.

He was already the assistant publisher
of my father's paper.

Every girl in town wanted him.

Anyway, I insisted that he get us in.

Matthew wasn't fond of the Duke, whom he
considered a bit dim on certain

matters. And when he couldn't wangle an
invitation, I behaved as if it were the

end of the world. I was terrible.

You know how you can be when you're 20.

But the afternoon before the party, he
showed up at my house.

He did it?

Brilliantly. He had us smuggled in as
part of the caterer's staff.

We served drinks and hors d 'oeuvres. It
was a riot.

And nobody spotted it? Oh, nobody looks
at servants.

My dear, the things we overheard that
night.

Oh, and I remember after it was over how
sore my feet were.

I imagine the host was rather surprised
to see a maid and the bartender zooming

down the drive in a Packard convertible.

I didn't get home till after dawn. My
father was furious.

Was that the first time you stayed out
all night?

Lord, no.

Said I was 20.

The photographer said he tried to reach
Mr. Hochberg's family and couldn't. He

was under deadline, so he just went
ahead and used his own judgment.

Well, these photos make this man look
like he lived in a pigsty, but they left

out some facts.

This man was on his way to Germany for
the first time in 40 years because his

sister died of a heart attack.

Didn't have time to clean his apartment,
and he certainly didn't expect a visit

from the press.

It's an invasion of privacy.

Beyond that, when the man's family asked
for a correction, it was ignored.

The newspaper said the photograph told
the story sufficiently.

As we can see, that's truly not the
case.

I agree with Dr.

Hall, Sutton. It seems to me the paper
was very concerned with presenting the

true picture of this man's life.

Well, that's not exactly what I said.

Does this mean that the Tribune is going
to start tidying up its own house?

If there's no further discussion, I move
for a vote.

Second. Those concurring that the
complaints asserted in this matter are

warranted.

Dissenting?

Abstentions.

Note complaints are found warranted.

Ever since the news council censured
those guys for the pictures of the old

man's apartment, we've got some editors
around here spooked.

How's that?

I mean, why should I knock myself out to
get some really hot shots? I know my

photo editor's going to back off. He's
worried about getting the paper in

trouble. That's not his problem. Why
don't you tell him to let me worry about

it? Yeah, Lou will get the paper in
trouble all by himself.

You know, those pictures of the comic
books all over Mr.

Hochberg's apartment made him look like
a demented old geezer.

Yeah. Well, when they investigated, his
daughter explained that he used to buy

those comic books for his grandson. Then
he'd read them first to see that they

weren't too violent.

Those pictures did the man a disservice.

Does the idea of a news council watching
over us bother anybody but me? A lot of

professions have regulating groups. The
bar, the AMA. It's not the same.

What's the most satisfying reaction
you've had to a story?

That would be going all the way back to
Detroit.

They closed a factory down after I
exposed the fact that they were using

kids to do piecework.

Best reaction?

No contest.

When Congressman Bragg threw a scrambled
egg at my lens as I was taking his

picture, when he was having breakfast
with a lady who was not his wife.

Yeah, well, I guess I can't count this
as my death, considering my life has

threatened it all, but it's pretty good.

I just found out that Garber and his
lawyers were talking about a libel suit

against the Trib. Pinchon told them to
take a hike.

But things must be heating up pretty
good for them to try a stunt like this.

A week in Aspen.

What?

The most satisfying reaction to a story.

I'd interviewed this singer.

She liked what I wrote. She called to
say thank you. We chatted a bit. Found

that we both liked skiing.

Well, I realized that it's not scrambled
eggs on your lens.

I think you're remarkable.

You've gone all this way through dinner.
You've yet to remark on my serving you

chili. I love it.

I make my husband chili all the time.

I really wanted to serve the old Prince
Olaf.

But I find it's too hard for me to make
now.

You made this?

Where did you get the recipe?

In the trip cafeteria.

My housekeeper, Elena, took the night
off.

She wanted to get some of her family out
of El Salvador.

She went to see an attorney.

He did very well as a pinch hitter.

But I'm afraid this is rather hot.

It's fine.

I never know what to drink with chili.
What do you say to your husband?

Beer. Oh, that would have been so good.
I wish I'd thought of it.

These are 1940 -41.

Or somewhere in there.

Oh, what a nice picture of Mr. Pinchot.

And he was a dreamboat.

This is the... Publishers' Dinner.

Matthew was named Man of the Year.

My husband wore evening clothes better
than any man I've ever known.

Who is he?

He keeps turning up in all of these.
What an attractive man.

Oh, Jack Hall.

He was Matthew's managing editor.

Should I know him?

No, he left the Tribune years ago.

Oh, here's another one with... Are those
his children?

Yes, John Jr.

and Mary.

Why don't I get some more boxes?

I had these dug out of storage when I
came home from the hospital.

I hadn't looked at them in years.

And there was so much that I wanted to
go back and see again.

I suppose that's natural.

You know, there's a lot I've forgotten
about.

It seems to me that the period that we
should focus on is the transition you

made from socialite to publisher almost
overnight.

It couldn't have been easy for you.

No, it wasn't.

Especially without a managing editor to
lean on. What about Mr. Hall?

Well, he left about the same time.

Why?

Well, I suppose he wanted a change.

What do you... say we zero in on that
period when you were suddenly in charge?

The decisions, the changes you went
through?

I was met with a situation and I faced

it. That's all. Why don't I get us some
tea? We may be here a while.

You guys did a nice job on that second
drug deed scam.

Oh, thanks. I want to do a follow -up.
All right, yeah.

Luke.

This just came in the mail. It's from
the Western States News Council.

Garber has filed a complaint against
Rossi's story.

We're being investigated.

I know.

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

You knew about this?

I agreed not to discuss it until we
received formal notification.

Couldn't you at least have given us a
hint?

What difference would it have made?
You're still going to have to work out a

written statement answering garbage
chide. Me?

The complaint is against the Tribune
with you as representative.

What the hell was that?

I can't say that.

I said it.

I mean, we can't ignore this, Lou.

In the first place, the Trib is one of
the Council's major financial

contributors. How would it look if the
first time we're brought up on charges,

we refuse to cooperate?

You know what I think about this, don't
you? I know what you think about this.

But it's going to be heard with or
without our cooperation. We might as

take the opportunity to defend
ourselves.

What happens next?

The Council staff investigates the
complaint from our side and Garber's.

Yeah? What kind of investigation?

I don't think I should say anymore.

Why not?

I have to take a neutral position in
this.

It's your newspaper, too.

Exactly.

I'm not asking for any professional
secrets, just an idea of what to expect.

Sorry. For God's sake, Charlie, those
meetings are public record. I could look

it up.

I guess that's what you're going to have
to do.

You made the right decision.

About what?

The news council complaint.

What are you doing? Listening to that
keyhole?

Word's been out all morning. I just hope
we're going to ignore it. Well, we're

not. What?

I'm sorry, but if you think I'm even
going to dignify those charges by going

in front of that stupid boy... You won't
have to. You may be questioning, but

the complaint's against me.

You? Yeah.

How come?

It's my story.

The food here is not what it used to be.

Since you and Mr. Finchon ate here last,
they probably trained chefs.

It's too bad they didn't do the same
with the table.

Have you had a chance to look at some of
my business correspondence from the

late 60s? Yes, all that period is really
starting to fall into place. But the

period that still is unclear to me, and
the part that interests me most, is the

transition a few years earlier from
socialite to publisher.

Possibly, because it's the least clear
to me, too.

It was so emotionally confusing.

I had so much to do, I guess you think.

I'm sorry, I can't be more helpful.

There weren't many women in important
positions at the Trib, then, were there?

Oh, except Thea Taft. Well, Thea had
already retired as city editor by the

I took over.

Did you expect to succeed your husband?

I never dreamed I'd have to make that
decision.

What happened? Did the board insist,
or...? The board suggested...

I took a figurehead position so the
paper could continue in the family

tradition. Then they were surprised when
you took an active role as publisher.

No doubt, but that's what I did.

So, uh, Paul McAndrews was on the board
that year.

Did I tell you about the terrible fight
we had over Adlai Stevenson?

Keep on this just a minute. Why did you
become active?

Actually, it was less over Governor
Stevenson than his campaign manager, who

an old nemesis of Matthews.

Oh, it's in 1956.

Okay. I don't know. I can't get anything
from the car.

I just want you to know I am really
ticked off.

Okay. I just came from an interview with
some bozo from the news council. I have

never seen worse journalistic instincts.
I wound up feeding him questions to ask

me. Oh, good.

I hope you helped him really nail us.

Don't worry. I had the answers ready.

But I can't believe these are the people
questioning my professional judgment.

Did they talk to you yet?

Yesterday. Do you agree with me?

I think if H .L. Mencken were on the
Western States News Council, you'd call

a bozo.

Yes, I agree with him.

Did you ever know somebody named Jack
Hall?

Sure. Former managing editor.

Great lady.

You knew him?

No, but people used to tell me that I
reminded them of him, so I assume he was

great with the ladies.

What?

For the piece I'm doing with Mrs.
Pinchot, I'm trying to find some

about the period when she took over the
paper.

For some reason, she won't talk about
it. Well, it's probably a hard time for

her, right after her husband died.

I'm sure.

Anyway, this guy, Jack Hall, was right
in there, and he seems like the person

ask, but I don't know where to find him.

Try Forrest Lawn.

He died about six or seven years ago. I
remember running the story.

Dad.

I thought you went home.

I started to, but the news council's
meeting tomorrow.

They might ask me some questions.

So I got out their published reports.

Did you know that Frank Laban was on
their board?

The gossip columns?

Amazing, isn't it?

What are you doing here so late?

I'm checking clips on the time of
Matthew Pinchon's death and the

power.

Every time I ask her about that period,
she invades or stonewalls or tells me

some amusing anecdote about Adlai
Stevenson.

I feel like she's holding back the good
stuff.

Well, that's not tough.

I endorse you as tough.

Yeah. She promised me a free hand.

But every time she stops giving it to
you, you grind to a stop. I'm not

to a stop. I'm spending my evenings in
the library.

Listen, the more she denies that
anything interesting went on in that

her life, the more I know there was
something cooking.

Son of a gun.

What?

What? I'm sorry.

You find something?

An article published the week after
Matthew Pinchon's death.

There are no plans for any immediate
changes in the Tribune's editorial

according to Matthew Pinchon's apparent
successor, Jack Hall.

Before we get started, I'd like to say
that I'm going to abstain from the

discussion of Garber's complaint against
the Tribune.

All right.

Now, there are two issues here.

Whether the Tribune was justified in
quoting comments made in private...

and whether the means of obtaining those
quotes was legitimate.

Well, I have information that Councilman
Garber's letter in response to the

article in the Tribune was never
published.

That was his choice.

Excuse me, Lou Grant, Metro editor of
the Tribune.

We told Garber we would publish his
letter, but that we would add an

note restating the quotes had been
confirmed by a second source.

He turned us down.

This is all right here in the reports.

Are you saying that the Tribune has a
vendetta against Garbers?

I'm saying that the quotes taken from a
stolen tape were printed out of context.

The staff's report contained statements
from several leaders in the Mexican

-American community, indicating that
this was not at all representative of

Councilman's true feelings.

Every one of those Mexican -American
leaders is a political ally of Garbers.

The Tribune has never printed a response
from Garbers.

Before we published the story, we
checked with Garber's office.

They denied knowing the existence of the
tape and refused to comment.

It's in our story and it should be in
your report. Mr. Grant, this is not

allowed. There's no rule against it.

What did you want to say, Mr. Grant?

Just that we printed the quotes
verbatim. There was no editorializing or

comment. May I ask you where you got the
tape?

The source was promised anonymity.

And the person who confirmed that he had
made these jokes?

Also confidential.

Is it custom for you to use quotes from
a private conversation?

Technically, the party wasn't private
because of the number of people there.

But Mr. Garbers was not aware that he
was speaking for the public record. I

suppose not, or he wouldn't have said
what he said.

I see.

Is there anything else that you'd like
to tell us?

Not at the moment.

Thank you.

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

Come on in, honey.

Oh, just a second.

Hmm. That's a good follow -up on the
Brentwood murder.

Don't tell Lou I said so. It'll go to
his head. I won't.

I hear you tied them up. Yep.

If you wanted a ball player, why didn't
you go after Venezuela?

At least you'd be rich.

I proposed in English. He pretended not
to understand.

I did pretty well for myself.

Is Trini okay?

Very. You look good, honey.

So do you. Oh, you liar.

Now, what can I do for you?

I told you I was working on that memoir
with Mrs. Pinchon, and I've been

checking into the period when she took
over as publisher.

I know you just retired as city editor,
but I figured you knew everything that

was going on.

Try me.

Help yourself to coffee.

Thanks.

How is people's general reaction to her
taking over?

Shock, mostly.

None of us thought much of Martha
Pinchon, except as Matthew's debutante.

That's so hard to imagine.

Honey, she did a complete overhaul.

Up to that time, her most important job
had been trying to remember Matthew's

Christmas list.

She always sent fruitcake.

I was reading some old clips.

One of them named Jack Hall as Matthew
Pinchon's apparent successor.

That's the way it should have been.

Jack was his right hand.

It was Margaret Pynchon who fired him.

Why? Well, I suppose he scared her.

How?

Well, in the first place, no one knew
the newspaper and no one knew the town

Jack did.

So she was scared of his ability?

She was scared of the man.

Listen, honey, we're talking about a
very sexy man.

Terrific looking.

Crazy about women.

Some gals liked it.

Oh, I did.

But he scared the pants off Margaret
Pynchon.

So she just fired him?

Mm -hmm. I remember the day.

People from the crib kept calling me.

Jack went up to Margaret's office, and
there was a big blowout.

Later, someone spotted him leaving the
building, and he never came back.

The copy boy packed his desk for him.

And Margaret didn't come out of her
office all day.

She's one cold woman.

What happened to him?

Well, he had some bad times.

And he left for the East.

It took him, I think, a year or more to
get a hold of himself.

His boy was killed in 68 in that stupid
war.

He had a daughter, too. I was thinking
about trying to get in touch with her.

She turned out to be a lawyer.

She came back to L .A.

teaching law school.

Thanks. Her name's Mary?

Mary. M -E -R -R -Y.

Short for Meredith.

Always check your spelling, dear.

Hey, what are you doing here? Is it
over?

The final vote won't be taken until the
next meeting. How'd it go?

Hard to tell.

Excuse me, please.

Thank you.

Talk about vendettas. I'm telling you,
she's got one against the trip.

Is that Meredith Hall Sutton? Yeah.

I think you're right. Her father was
Jack Hall.

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

Doctor, what am I supposed to call you
anyway?

It really doesn't matter.

Can we talk?

About the complaint?

Yeah. Nothing to say. Counsel decided
the next meeting.

As you notice, I've abstained from the
case.

Yes, as you should.

How about you?

I... Just found out who your father was.

What does that have to do with anything?

I couldn't figure out what was wrong,
how I defended you. If you want to give

a hard time, it's okay, I can take it.
But get off this case.

One thing has absolutely nothing to do
with the other, if that's what you're

saying. Exactly what I'm saying.

You're not judging what's being
discussed in that room.

You're judging something that happened
God knows how long ago.

You hate the Tribune.

My father was on that paper almost 20
years.

And one afternoon, he lost everything
that he had worked for.

I was just a kid.

Well, I saw what that did to him. All
because Margaret Pynchon decided that

wanted a job that never belonged to her
in the first place.

That was a long time ago, and it had
nothing to do with this.

Don't you think I can keep those things
separate?

No, I don't.

I... Don't think I could.

And I'm prepared to bring this to the
council.

One thing that I'm sure would never
occur to you.

Whatever else may have happened, I do
have an opinion about the Garber's case.

And what your editor did was wrong.

The two of you were in your office and
you quarreled. I need to know what

happened the day Jack Hall was fired.

You do not need to know that.

I can't write the story without it.

Miss Newman, you're not on some
investigative assignment now. You're

autobiography. You talked me into this.
You wanted a reporter.

Now you're stuck with one.

I beg your pardon.

This is your own curiosity about some
possibly titillating subject that's

motivating you.

Don't wave your high -flown journalistic
principles at me.

With all due respect, Mrs. Pinchot, I
think you should get someone else for

this. Are you retiring from your
assignment?

Or do you want to take leave of our
whole association?

Oh, my Lord.

I can't believe what I just did.

I thought I'd learned that lesson 20
years ago.

I'm sorry.

I know you were just doing your job, but
you struck a nerve.

Forgive me?

You know, in order to do this piece, I
don't have to write about what happened

between you and Jack Hall, but I think I
have to know about it.

Then you must understand the times.

I was in my forties.

And that age was very different for a
woman then.

The best times were supposed to be over.

And then suddenly there was Jack.

Hall. Jack Hall.

Attractive.

Available.

And extremely attentive.

It was a lover's quarrel.

That was part of it.

We were getting closer.

And things had just become really
serious.

When Matthew died.

You can imagine how I felt.

Guilty about Jack and me.

Terrified about the responsibilities I
faced.

A lot of people assumed that Mr. Hall
would be Mr. Pinch's logical successor.

Well, Jack certainly did.

He was a very good managing editor.

Matthew always had great reservations
about giving him the ultimate policy

-making decisions.

But Jack was desperate to be the
publisher no matter what it took.

And I convinced myself the reason he
went after me was to secure his

Oh, he thought he had all the cards.

And he gave me an ultimatum saying it
was all or nothing.

I surprised him.

I surprised myself.

From what you're telling me, it seems
you did the right thing.

I did you the right thing, I think.

But it was the way I did it.

Well, that was my first taste of power.

And I have used it.

I have tried never to do that since.

I think we need all those details in our
story.

Good.

I trust you all have had time to study
the complaint against the Tribune by

Councilman Garbers.

Any further discussion?

I'd like to move for a vote.

Seconds? So moved.

Any objections?

I will abstain.

So will I.

You will?

Yes.

Very well.

All those concurring with Mr. Garber's
assertions in the complaint against the

Tribune are warranted.

Assenting?

Abstentions.

Note the complaints are found warranted.

You're wrong.

So Hall Sutton abstained from the
voting. Big deal. It didn't matter by

and she knew it.

After manipulating the discussion,
editorializing... Please sit down, Mr.

I'm too teed off. We are all teed off.

Notice how nicely the rest of us control
it.

I'm infuriated because I've supported
the council all these years. But the

question now is how do we acknowledge
their decision?

I say we don't acknowledge it at all.

Charlie and I were talking about it.
We'd like to run a story, straight news,

reporting the council's decision. Next
to it, we put an editorial with our

response. And below that, we rerun
Rossi's original article about Garber.

In other words, let the reader decide.

Exactly. Excellent.

I just hate giving those jokers any free
publicity.

I must admit, my initial reaction was to
withdraw our support.

Are you?

Are you...

I know it's all your support. Excuse me,
let me say something.

I've taken my licks on the council, and
I think I have as much reason as anybody

else to pull out.

But I still believe in the basic
principle of this profession, monitoring

itself.

And if I could tough it out with Dr.

Ms. Hall Sutton, or whatever the hell
her name is, I think the Tribune can

it, too.

Almost my very words, Mr. Hill.

What's this? A message sent down.

If

anybody

wants me, I... I'll just be back in a
while.

What are you reading?

A present.

Women with clout. My part.

Bad title. I know.

The piece I wrote on Mrs. Pinchon. She
had it bound for me.

Wow.

You know, Roxy, we may have had our
differences, but one thing I've always

admired about you is your ability to
keep a secret.

Well, thank you.

I mean, you're the only person on this
newspaper I feel I can tell something to

and be absolutely certain you won't
betray my trust.

Well, I think if you're any kind of a
newspaper man, you have to be able to do

that.

There's something I'm absolutely dying
to tell somebody.

If you give me your word, you will never
tell anyone, ever.

Sure.

Okay.

Listen.

Sure been a long week. Sure has.

I'm all yours from Monday on.

You're even sadistic, you know that? I
am. Why?

I don't know.

You can feel free to tell me. Rossi.

I haven't been able to think of anything
else all day.

What's going on? Nothing.

Is there, Ross?

No.

Good evening, all.

Hello, Mr. Pinchot.

Good evening.

Hi.

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