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Aren't you going to ask me what is wrong?

Nope.

Well, it is Clayton. I passed him in the hallway and said good morning and he

totally ignored me.

I said Clayton totally ignored me. Smart man.

It's a skill I'd like to develop.

He writes one lousy bill, hasn't even passed yet, and he thinks he's Caius off

the hill.

Cross, it's a pretty good piece of legislation.

Well, why is his name on it?

For Pete's sake.

It was his idea.

Boy, I have lots of ideas. Nobody ever gives me any credit.

That's not true.

Just the other day, the governor said, whose stupid piece of nonsense is this?

And I gave you credit.

Excuse me. Excuse me. Benson, do you have my copy of the Endicott Commercial

Development Act?

I don't know. Cross, do I have that?

Yeah.

Yeah? Well, where is it?

So now you are talking to me, huh?

Find it yourself, bird beak.

It's on the desk, Clayton, somewhere. Look for it. I don't have time. I have a

meeting in five minutes with Senator Hartford.

We've pulled the committee. It's going to be very close.

One vote, Senator Hartford, vote.

Well, good luck.

What does that mean?

What don't you understand?

Good or luck?

Hello?

Yes, unfortunately, he's right here.

Well, I'll tell him.

What?

With all due respect, sir, I'd rather not.

Oh, well, you may be right about that.

Okay.

Good, I found it.

Indy car.

Yeah, let's get going.

They're waiting for us.

Us? What do you mean, us? You're not invited?

Yes, I am. The governor just invited me. Well, I'm uninviting you. I don't need

you. Clayton, I didn't want Nicole.

Believe me. But the governor insisted.

What did he say?

He said, I insist.

Governor, as much as I might be disposed to vote for this bill, politically, it

takes me to a gray area, vis -a -vis my previously stated position.

Oh, well, I'm in something of a pickle myself.

You see, Senator Hartford, I really believe this bill will contribute to the

economic stability of our state.

Well, now I bet that is a possibility. The problem is, Governor, I've been such

a vocal advocate for conservation.

The idea of the commercial development of our state park, I don't know.

But you haven't made up your mind one way or the other.

No, I haven't. Good. All I ask is an open mind.

Morning, Governor.

Hi, Diane.

It's been a long time.

Too long.

Could we get started with this meeting?

Benson.

Oh, yes.

Now... The purpose of this little gathering is to ascertain exactly why

Hartford is being so pig -headed about supporting my bill. I beg your pardon?

You see, that's why I wanted you here.

Clayton, why don't you find out what the senator thinks before you start calling

her names? Benson, this is my ballgame. I'm up at bat.

Okay, Casey, you got it.

It is my feeling that the bill has not been properly thought out. Uh -huh. You

see? Pig -headed.

Strike one.

It's just that the language in paragraph 10 is very difficult to understand.

Well, with all due respect, Senator, only a moron could fail to understand

Strike two.

Mr. Endercott, only a moron would ignore the impact this could have on our

natural resources.

Oh, please, sweetheart. We're not going to burn Bambi out of the forest.

Strike three.

Please keep your snide remarks to yourself.

Why don't you just back off and calm down?

Well, sir, it isn't fair. This is my meeting. It's my bill. It's mine.

Okay, maybe you better hit the showers.

Fine. Fine.

Take my name off the bill!

Senator, I'd just like to have a little chat with Mr. Endicott up close and

personal.

So, how do you like the game so far?

Well, Mr. Endicott certainly lives up to his reputation.

That he does. That he does.

About this bill that's all over the floor here, I just wanted you to know

the governor and I share your concerns about the environment.

But, Benson, what about future administrations?

Well, I think that's covered in paragraph 10.

I don't. I think paragraph 10 is wishy -washy.

Okay, well, let's take a look at it.

It's down here somewhere.

Well, here, let me help you. Okay.

You find anything yet?

I've got paragraph 8.

I've got paragraph 9.

We seem to be moving in on it.

Is that you that smell so good?

No, they shampooed the rug.

You realize, of course, that if anyone came in now, we'd have a lot of

explaining to do.

Well, we could just say that we took the debate to the floor.

Well, what am I doing?

Just have Krauss make us up another copy.

Well, I do have another meeting to get to, Benson. I tell you what, why don't I

meet you back here at 2 .30? No, 2 .30 is no good. I'm having my picture taken

with the bus driver of the month.

How about 4?

No, I'm sorry, 4 o 'clock. I've got a staff meeting, and that's probably going

to run right up to dinner.

How about dinner?

Oh, Benson, I don't want to take up your whole evening with it.

Take it up, take it up.

It doesn't have to be painful.

Look, we can work out our differences and have dinner.

I'll look forward to that. Okay.

Thank you.

The wires up at Maddie Connect suck!

Way back, way back. Going, going, going.

Excuse me? No, I was just going. I'll walk you out.

May I help you? Yes, yes.

Dubois, reservations for two?

Dubois, Dubois.

Lieutenant Governor Dubois, you're next.

We'll have a table for you in just a minute. Thank you. Would you mind

just stepping up here out of the way?

This is nice, Vincent. Do you always entertain your political opponents so

stylishly? Only when my political opponents are stylish.

I get the feeling you're trying to flatter me.

Go with that feeling.

I think we need to talk about Mr. Endicott's bill some more. You know, I

don't like the wording.

Well, if you make it any tougher, the developer won't be able to make a

That's debatable.

Okay, well, why don't we save the debate until after dinner?

Agreed.

Larry, darling.

Excuse me.

So good to see you.

Kissy, kissy, kissy, kissy.

Shame on you for not making a reservation.

You should have called.

Go right in.

Madam, I don't want to make a fuss, but we were here before Larry, darling.

But that was Professor Larry Fishfeld, the weekend weatherman.

He's on TV.

He's on TV.

What does that mean? He gets our table.

Well, look who's here.

Pardon me. Oh, yeah. Pardon me. Welcome.

Welcome.

Kissy, kissy, kissy.

A nice table has just opened up. Go right on in.

Uh, madam, again, excuse me, I don't want to make a fuss, but weren't we next

line? Lieutenant Governor, that was disgraceful. I said excuse me.

No, no, no, no.

They're a very famous rock group.

Where have you been?

I guess you must have spent too much time here in your line waiting for one

them tables.

You want to get out of here?

No, I really don't mind waiting. I hear they have great desserts.

Well, I'm not big on desserts unless they have sweet potato pie or something

like that.

Looking at this joint, I doubt it.

Well, you know I make a pretty mean sweet potato pie myself.

Really? Oh, yeah. All from scratch. Thick crust, brown sugar, and fresh

potatoes. Those are the ingredients.

You doubt my ability?

No, no, no, no. I don't doubt anything you could do.

I suppose you do make a pretty fair to Midland sweet potato pie.

I make the best.

Mm -hmm.

I guess I'll just have to take your word for that, though.

No, you don't have to take my word for that. I will take you to my place. I

bake you a pie.

You'll take me to your place and bake me a pie now?

What's the matter with now, since we're not going to get a table from Kiffy

Kiffy?

Oh, it'll take at least a couple of hours to bake a sweet potato pie, won't

Is that a problem?

I've got all night.

Curiously, so do I.

Let's flee this fire trap.

Lieutenant Governor, I have your table. Hang on to it, kissy -kissy.

I understand you and Senator Hartford are the new toothum in town.

Where'd you hear that?

Professor Fishfelt on the 11 o 'clock weather. It was a slow night for whether

you were a filler.

I guess it wasn't enough for Fishface that he got my table.

So, uh, what did you and the senator do after dinner?

Oh, we had a very sweet none -of -your -business.

Good morning.

Did you hear Senator Hartford changed her mind? She's going to vote for

Clayton's bill.

You're kidding.

So you must have really made progress with her last night.

I get the impression they made a lot of progress.

Browns, give it a rest.

Did I miss something? What's going on?

Let's just say politics makes strange bedfellows.

really surprised.

I didn't expect you to go this far for the administration.

Germany crickets.

Germany crickets?

Look, I didn't do anything for the administration, assuming I did do

which I'm not saying I did.

Benson, Benson, Benson, what a pal.

This man single -handedly saved my bill. What can I do to thank you?

I'm going to throw you a party in my office in ten minutes.

I'm serving champagne.

Domestic, but very nice.

Now, wait a minute, wait a minute. Let me set you people straight. Now, the

business that went on between me and the senator had nothing to do with

Clayton's bill. Now, we simply had a lovely evening and we renewed a

relationship that began some time ago.

And I can assure you that it had nothing to do with her changing her mind.

Listen, Benson, whatever you say.

Yeah, sure.

I'm telling you, it had nothing to do with her changing her mind.

school playing hooky? No, I didn't have class this morning. I was working at the

Capitol. Oh, that's right. Excuse me.

You're a page now.

Listen, sweetheart, let me give you a little bit of advice.

You want to make it in the big bad world of politics, you've got to ferret out

the people with clout. Then you do anything and everything to impress them.

Sounds a lot like kissing up.

Listen, kid, you want to make it in this business, you pucker up and like it.

Katie, Clayton. Hi, Benson.

Benson, Benson, Benson.

How is our congressional Casanova?

I don't want to discuss that right now. You know where I'm coming from?

I have totally dug you. I am a hep.

Give me five, my man.

Rolled up or flat?

Later, killer.

Don't worry, Benson. I'll... I already know what happened with you and the

senator last night.

Katie, this is not a topic for polite conversation.

Come on, Benson. I'm a teenager.

I feel perfectly comfortable discussing sex.

Yeah, well, then go discuss it with your dad so I can feel comfortable.

Hi, Benson.

Oh, hi, Diane.

Uh, Katie, would you excuse us? No problem. I'll go talk to my dad.

Boy, is he in for a surprise.

You little dickens.

Would you like a cup of coffee, Diane? No, thank you, Vincent. I had some time

before the committee vote this afternoon, so I thought I'd drop by and

you were free for lunch.

Sure, let's go.

There's something I want to talk to you about.

What's that?

Well, we can discuss it over lunch.

Oh, come on, Vincent. You got me curious. What is it?

Well, frankly, it's been bothering me why you changed your mind on that bill.

Well, I suppose I did it to make you happy.

That's what I was afraid of.

Obviously, you're not happy. You were against the bill. Not exactly.

And besides, you made some very persuasive arguments for it. So you

vote just to make me happy? I was also under the impression I was doing you a

favor. I don't want favors to jeopardize your integrity.

Vincent, let me worry about who jeopardizes my integrity.

Look, Diane, all I'm trying to say is that I think you're mixing personal

feelings with politics, and that's wrong.

I think you are really overreacting on this thing.

You're completely missing my point. The hell I am.

I think you're being very unappreciative.

Look, Diane, maybe we should change the subject.

Maybe we should.

Fine. Let's go to lunch.

Let's not.

I'm not very hungry.

Let's go to a restaurant then that serves lousy food.

We were just at the... What do you... Where the... What?

What?

What? What? What?

Sounds like the belt in his brain is slipping.

We just saw Senator Hartford at the Capitol.

She said that after talking to you, she's decided not to support the bill

all.

Is that so?

Couldn't you leave well enough alone?

Why did you have to tamper with my success?

Why? Why?

Why? Why?

Why? Why?

Is that it?

Why?

I figured there was one left.

Exactly. What did you say to Senator Hartford? Well, it was personal.

Besides, Governor, with all due respect, it's none of your business.

Why did you have to get personal with her?

Clayton, it had nothing to do with your bill. Yes, it did. My bill is dead. You

killed it.

Assassin! Don't you point that finger at me. All right, now put your fingers

away and let's act like gentlemen.

Well, if we're going to act like gentlemen, Clayton's going to have to

mouth away, too.

Why, Clayton!

Now, I'd like to ask you a question.

Did this personal conversation, which is none of my business, have any effect on

the senator's decision?

Well, look, I was concerned that the senator had voted for that bill because

her feelings for me, and I didn't want her to do that.

You can understand that, can't you, Governor?

Oh, yes, I suppose so.

Well, I can't. That doesn't surprise me.

Excuse me.

Benson's Senator Hartford is here to see you.

She is?

Send her in.

Sit!

Gentlemen,

good afternoon.

Senator.

Lieutenant Governor.

Senator. Well, what brings you here, Senator? Did you drop by to give us the

news? As a matter of fact, Mr. Endicott, I have good news.

The committee has passed your bill.

It passed?

My bill passed?

So you decided to vote for the bill after all? No, I abstained.

And because it was a tie vote... It passed to the floor. That's terrific.

She abstained.

From what?

Never mind, Governor.

Senator, needless to say, we are deeply grateful. Now, I am not often given to

the graphic display of emotion, but... And then

some... And Governor...

Well. Well.

So why did you decide to abstain?

Well, I thought about what you said earlier, and you may be right.

Thank you.

Then again, you may be wrong, but since I wasn't sure, I decided to abstain.

Well, look at it this way.

It'll go before the Senate, and it'll be open for debate.

Benson, I want you to know I do plan to make an issue of paragraph 10.

That's okay.

I have a feeling we're going to be on opposite sides of the paragraph anyway.

May the better man win.

I'll look forward to it. Mm -hmm.

Benson, about earlier today, I... Oh, Diane.

Forget it.

Well, I hope this hasn't caused any irreparable damage to our relationship.

Any irreparable damage to our relationship? I love it when you talk

Is everything okay?

Nothing that a freshly baked sweet potato pie can't fix.

It's as good as in the oven.

Well, you say we get together tomorrow night, babe.

I'm sorry, Senator Babe.

I don't make you call me Lieutenant Governor.

Okay, once.

But that was just a joke.

Well, frankly, I'm getting kind of tired of sweet potato pie.

Not yours, just anybody's.

Well, couldn't we... Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.