1 00:01:06,643 --> 00:01:09,352 The old cliché that politics makes strange bedfellows 2 00:01:09,353 --> 00:01:11,233 is only too true. 3 00:01:11,233 --> 00:01:11,233 At one time or another, various and sundry politicians have found themselves, 4 00:01:14,903 --> 00:01:16,902 when it proved expedient, of course, 5 00:01:16,903 --> 00:01:19,952 sharing a blanket with the military, organized crime 6 00:01:19,953 --> 00:01:22,872 disgruntled, gun-toting dairy farmers, 7 00:01:22,873 --> 00:01:27,913 the church, famous athletes, the comedians... the list is endless. 8 00:01:31,503 --> 00:01:35,592 But there was a senatorial race not so long ago right here in Illinois 9 00:01:35,593 --> 00:01:39,972 where the strangest bedfellow of all was found under the sheets. 10 00:01:39,973 --> 00:01:41,972 The strangest, 11 00:01:41,973 --> 00:01:45,273 and certainly the most terrifying. 12 00:01:45,273 --> 00:01:45,273 July 22, Springfield, Illinois. 13 00:01:47,273 --> 00:01:50,442 Eric Berringer, self-made millionaire and heavy contributor to many causes 14 00:01:50,443 --> 00:01:53,403 was driving to a late candlelight supper with his wife, Vivian. 15 00:01:53,403 --> 00:01:53,403 He didn't know it, of course, but his last supper had been the night before. 16 00:01:59,33 --> 00:02:01,72 August 7, Lake Michigan. 17 00:02:01,73 --> 00:02:03,412 Dennis De Silva, former advertising genius, 18 00:02:03,413 --> 00:02:06,703 and now speechwriter for the incumbent Senator Talbot, 19 00:02:06,703 --> 00:02:06,703 was cruising on the family schooner, Shooting Star. 20 00:02:10,03 --> 00:02:12,673 Never was a boat so aptly named. 21 00:02:15,883 --> 00:02:18,843 August 14. Preelection time in the Windy City. 22 00:02:28,733 --> 00:02:30,733 Oh, sorry. 23 00:02:37,33 --> 00:02:39,33 The people's candidate... 24 00:02:39,33 --> 00:02:39,33 Fearless, independent and energetic. 25 00:02:40,993 --> 00:02:45,163 Why can't the people's candidate be like the rest of us... timid, insecure and lazy? 26 00:02:45,163 --> 00:02:45,163 Palmer's rise had been meteoric... 27 00:02:47,413 --> 00:02:50,503 From obscurity to a well-appointed, Spacious suite of offices 28 00:02:50,503 --> 00:02:50,503 high up in the Brandon Building. 29 00:02:52,213 --> 00:02:54,02 Palmer was good copy. 30 00:02:54,03 --> 00:02:57,593 From nowhere to odds-on favorite candidate for state senator. 31 00:02:57,593 --> 00:02:57,593 No one knew where in the hell he came from. 32 00:02:59,673 --> 00:03:01,593 Meanwhile, up on the 40th floor, 33 00:03:01,593 --> 00:03:01,593 Stephan Wald, Palmer's recently hired campaign manager, 34 00:03:04,473 --> 00:03:09,723 a veteran of two honestly run congressional campaigns, was telling him where to go. 35 00:03:09,733 --> 00:03:12,693 - Palmer, you are a crook. - Oh, now, Steve. 36 00:03:12,693 --> 00:03:12,693 Steve, why don't you save those colorful descriptive phrases for the opposition, huh? 37 00:03:16,653 --> 00:03:21,32 Don't you try to con me. | went back to see your old constituency in Dantonville. 38 00:03:21,33 --> 00:03:23,113 Oh, you didn't miss a trick, did you? 39 00:03:23,113 --> 00:03:23,113 Bribery, extortion, misappropriation of funds. 40 00:03:26,533 --> 00:03:28,793 Those accusations are made all the time in politics, 41 00:03:28,793 --> 00:03:28,793 especially when you win elections. 42 00:03:30,753 --> 00:03:34,962 You didn't win that election. You stole it. You bought it with laundered money. 43 00:03:34,963 --> 00:03:38,342 But you're not gonna buy the state senate, not with me as your bag boy. 44 00:03:38,343 --> 00:03:41,172 | like the way you've run the campaign, Steve. 45 00:03:41,173 --> 00:03:44,222 I'm going on to bigger things. I'd like you with me. But if you're determined to quit... 46 00:03:44,223 --> 00:03:46,182 You don't seem to get the picture, Bob. 47 00:03:46,183 --> 00:03:48,803 I'm not just quitting. I'm blowing the whistle. 48 00:03:48,813 --> 00:03:51,562 That would be a mistake. We better talk about it. 49 00:03:51,563 --> 00:03:53,773 Sure. I'll talk about it, to the D.A. 50 00:03:55,353 --> 00:03:57,903 - | can't let you do that. - You can't stop me. 51 00:04:00,73 --> 00:04:01,993 Mr. Wald, you forgot your brief... 52 00:04:06,873 --> 00:04:10,162 | was a young man when | started waiting for that elevator. 53 00:04:10,163 --> 00:04:13,02 But there's two things that just can't be rushed... anyone who is paid by the hour, 54 00:04:13,03 --> 00:04:15,83 and an office building elevator. 55 00:04:18,793 --> 00:04:23,53 Stephan Wald's stock in life was about to bottom out. 56 00:04:50,993 --> 00:04:53,583 - Get the crowbar. - Yeah. 57 00:05:38,673 --> 00:05:40,542 Some advice for pedestrians... 58 00:05:40,543 --> 00:05:42,02 When you're run over by a strange dog, 59 00:05:42,03 --> 00:05:44,423 if you can't get his number, at least get his license tag. 60 00:07:22,313 --> 00:07:24,312 The events in the elevator 61 00:07:24,313 --> 00:07:27,22 made me late for my appointment with Robert Palmer. 62 00:07:27,23 --> 00:07:30,112 They told me at his office that he'd left for a televised debate. 63 00:07:30,113 --> 00:07:33,152 | was heartily disliked at that particular TV station, 64 00:07:33,153 --> 00:07:36,283 so | settled for observing the debate in the stimulating atmosphere 65 00:07:36,283 --> 00:07:36,283 of one of Chicago's gentleman's clubs. 66 00:07:38,833 --> 00:07:40,452 It's a double play... 67 00:07:40,453 --> 00:07:43,82 Owen to Walker to Jefferson. And that'll do it for the Cubs. 68 00:07:43,83 --> 00:07:48,422 After four innings of play, for Chicago, no runs, two hits, no errors, three men left on base. 69 00:07:48,423 --> 00:07:50,673 Hey, Louie. 70 00:07:50,673 --> 00:07:50,673 - Take off your hat and catch the game. - No. No, thanks. 71 00:07:52,633 --> 00:07:52,633 - But there is one thing | would like. - The name of a good tailor? 72 00:07:55,473 --> 00:07:57,473 - No. - Adrink? 73 00:07:57,513 --> 00:08:01,222 You know | never drink when I'm in uniform. Could | use your telephone? 74 00:08:01,223 --> 00:08:03,183 There's a pay phone in the men's room. 75 00:08:03,183 --> 00:08:03,183 Since when do | have to wash my hands before | use a telephone? 76 00:08:06,813 --> 00:08:06,813 Now, tell me. Have | ever taken advantage of our friendship? 77 00:08:09,863 --> 00:08:09,863 - Not yet. - Well, I'm about to. 78 00:08:12,943 --> 00:08:12,943 - ...looks back at second base. - Change that ball game to channel 6, huh? 79 00:08:17,73 --> 00:08:19,323 That's an educational channel. 80 00:08:19,333 --> 00:08:22,83 That's right. Don't you want to learn who your new senator is gonna be? 81 00:08:22,83 --> 00:08:22,83 | don't even know who my last senator was. 82 00:08:24,753 --> 00:08:28,503 That's what | love about you, Louie. You're really into the important heart of things. 83 00:08:28,543 --> 00:08:30,502 Here's the pitch. Benell swings. It's a ground ball... 84 00:08:30,503 --> 00:08:31,342 Go on, channel 6. 85 00:08:31,343 --> 00:08:35,673 - Hello, is Tony there? - The issues between our two candidates... 86 00:08:35,683 --> 00:08:37,932 Senator Talbot, 87 00:08:37,933 --> 00:08:41,893 and his challenger, dark horse of the opposition, Bob Palmer. 88 00:08:43,933 --> 00:08:46,232 - Never mind. - Ladies and gentlemen, unfortunately Mr. Palmer 89 00:08:46,233 --> 00:08:48,903 is not here in the studios at the scheduled airtime, 90 00:08:48,903 --> 00:08:48,903 and his campaign headquarters has no comment... 91 00:08:51,273 --> 00:08:53,232 Where's our white knight? Getting his charger reshod? 92 00:08:53,233 --> 00:08:54,942 We return to the program now in progress, 93 00:08:54,943 --> 00:08:58,452 starring Alice Faye and John Payne in Musical Holiday. 94 00:08:58,453 --> 00:09:01,952 Who you voting for, Kolchak? 95 00:09:01,953 --> 00:09:04,503 Personally, I've always liked Alice Faye. She's got the biggest eyes. 96 00:09:04,503 --> 00:09:04,503 The pitcher, Torres of Boston. 97 00:09:06,463 --> 00:09:09,333 Again, a one, two, three inning. 98 00:09:47,373 --> 00:09:50,173 Now, listen, Updyke, our evening subscribers go to press by 4:00 p.m., 99 00:09:50,173 --> 00:09:50,173 and they damn well better have a verdict by then. 100 00:09:52,673 --> 00:09:52,673 Well, write it both ways. If he's innocent, we'll save the guilty story for somebody else. 101 00:09:57,343 --> 00:09:59,343 Did you get the elevator story on the wire? 102 00:09:59,343 --> 00:09:59,343 Oh, boy, did | get it on the wire! Here's a picture of the dog. 103 00:10:02,143 --> 00:10:05,12 Strange, isn't it? That that particular elevator dropped like a bomb. 104 00:10:05,13 --> 00:10:06,682 What do you mean, particular? 105 00:10:06,683 --> 00:10:08,733 Stephan Wald was on that elevator. Now he's dead. 106 00:10:08,733 --> 00:10:08,733 Well, you would be too if you dropped 40 floors. 107 00:10:11,63 --> 00:10:14,22 Unless | was a lucky dog, hmm? 108 00:10:14,23 --> 00:10:18,943 Stephan Wald was Robert Palmer's campaign manager. 109 00:10:18,953 --> 00:10:22,412 - I'm not following you, Carl. - Remember Eric Berringer? Hmm? 110 00:10:22,413 --> 00:10:25,872 Couple of weeks ago, he flew his car nonstop right off the cliff down to the bottom of a gorge? 111 00:10:25,873 --> 00:10:28,43 Well, he was a heavy political contributor, yeah. 112 00:10:28,43 --> 00:10:28,43 And Dennis De Silva, yeah? 113 00:10:30,293 --> 00:10:33,713 He was the chief speechwriter for Senator Talbot... gone. Finished. Out. 114 00:10:33,713 --> 00:10:33,713 Yeah, but nobody's so much as whispered foul play. 115 00:10:36,713 --> 00:10:39,302 And the authorities, apparently, are unconcerned. 116 00:10:39,303 --> 00:10:43,643 What authorities? Listen, the Titanic was full of authorities. Look what happened. 117 00:10:43,683 --> 00:10:46,223 Neville Chamberlain was an authority. Look where we... The Second World War. 118 00:10:46,223 --> 00:10:46,223 Carl, do not wax professorial. 119 00:10:48,523 --> 00:10:51,642 It just happens to be, uh, a string of accidents, that's all. 120 00:10:51,643 --> 00:10:55,862 It's striking both sides of the political fence. That makes it obvious that it isn't motivated. 121 00:10:55,863 --> 00:11:00,242 - Sure. Terrific. - Did you put the story on the wire? 122 00:11:00,243 --> 00:11:01,653 Sure, it's on the wire. 123 00:11:01,703 --> 00:11:04,992 Did you insinuate anything in the elevator story? 124 00:11:04,993 --> 00:11:08,243 Which political party did you point your finger at? 125 00:11:08,243 --> 00:11:08,243 Who's gonna sue us now? 126 00:11:10,623 --> 00:11:13,43 - Tony, would I... - Remember what happened last year? 127 00:11:13,43 --> 00:11:13,43 If | want to say it, I'll write it! 128 00:11:20,53 --> 00:11:22,472 - Miss Emily! - Buongiorno! 129 00:11:22,473 --> 00:11:25,302 Welcome home from your vacation. Did you have a good time? 130 00:11:25,303 --> 00:11:28,512 Absolutely marvelous. 131 00:11:28,513 --> 00:11:33,693 Italy is just the most beautiful place on Earth. 132 00:11:33,693 --> 00:11:33,693 Oh, you should be very proud of your heritage. 133 00:11:37,153 --> 00:11:40,442 Rome was magnificent. 134 00:11:40,443 --> 00:11:42,902 The Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps. 135 00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:47,492 And one day, we almost met "Lina Jollobrigida." 136 00:11:47,493 --> 00:11:50,792 - Really? - Yeah. Well, that's, uh, that's very good. 137 00:11:50,793 --> 00:11:53,213 Very good. Well, now that we're all rested, we can get back to work, can't we? 138 00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:53,213 - Yes. - Terrific. 139 00:11:55,833 --> 00:11:59,382 - This is for you, if you're hungry. - Who? For me? 140 00:11:59,383 --> 00:12:01,262 - Oh, well. - Is that for me? 141 00:12:01,263 --> 00:12:04,972 - Yes. And this is for you. - Oh. 142 00:12:04,973 --> 00:12:08,53 For me? Oh, Miss Emily, you shouldn't have. 143 00:12:08,53 --> 00:12:08,53 Well, let's see what's in here. Well, they certainly wrapped this very well. 144 00:12:11,433 --> 00:12:14,982 Well, let's see. What do we have here? 145 00:12:14,983 --> 00:12:17,103 Artichoke pasta? 146 00:12:17,113 --> 00:12:19,732 Well, it's not available in this country. 147 00:12:19,733 --> 00:12:23,152 And it has half the calories of regular spaghetti. 148 00:12:23,153 --> 00:12:27,162 Uh, that's because it's made of artichoke paste instead of flour. 149 00:12:27,163 --> 00:12:29,622 Oh, it's a hat. 150 00:12:29,623 --> 00:12:33,83 Well, Carl, now you can get rid of that bird feeder you been wearing. 151 00:12:34,583 --> 00:12:37,503 Go ahead. Try it on. 152 00:12:37,503 --> 00:12:37,503 Uh... 153 00:12:44,473 --> 00:12:49,552 - Do you like it? - Oh! It's-It's-It's-It's... marvelous. 154 00:12:49,553 --> 00:12:52,312 - What else did you get? - Oh, well, now 155 00:12:52,313 --> 00:12:55,63 this is for Ron, and this is for one of the girls. 156 00:12:55,103 --> 00:12:56,233 Uh-huh. Uh-huh. 157 00:12:56,233 --> 00:12:56,233 - And, uh, this. This is for me. - Well, wh-what is that? 158 00:13:00,903 --> 00:13:00,903 Well, it's holy water. And it was blessed by Pope Paul VI himself. 159 00:13:05,903 --> 00:13:06,823 Really? 160 00:13:06,863 --> 00:13:09,662 You know, | had once planned to enter the priesthood. 161 00:13:09,663 --> 00:13:12,242 And then the inquisition ended and all the fun went out of it for you. 162 00:13:12,243 --> 00:13:14,373 Thank you very much, Miss Emily. 163 00:13:14,373 --> 00:13:14,373 - Get in here! | want to talk to you. - Yes, sir. 164 00:13:17,43 --> 00:13:19,133 Excuse me. 165 00:13:21,03 --> 00:13:23,502 Oh! Oh, Marge. 166 00:13:23,503 --> 00:13:27,132 Don't push your luck, Kolchak. You've already rubbed me the wrong way on the elevator story. 167 00:13:27,133 --> 00:13:30,932 Tony, | just mentioned that another death is rather unusual. That's all that | meant. 168 00:13:30,933 --> 00:13:33,892 - This is your dog picture? - Yeah, that's my... What happened to it? 169 00:13:33,893 --> 00:13:37,603 It disappeared. Tony, it was right there in the solution. | saw it as it... 170 00:13:37,603 --> 00:13:37,603 Get me Henry De Witt of the Dantonville Herald. 171 00:13:40,193 --> 00:13:40,193 In Dantonville! 172 00:13:43,23 --> 00:13:46,693 Carl, maybe the dog just ran off. You know, his master's voice and all that? 173 00:13:46,693 --> 00:13:46,693 No. No, Tony, it was... It was in the pan. 174 00:13:49,283 --> 00:13:49,283 Carl, get back to work, will you? Just do the Palmer interview. 175 00:13:52,663 --> 00:13:56,82 Find out why he missed that TV debate yesterday. 176 00:13:56,83 --> 00:13:59,582 Hello. Henry, Tony Vincenzo here. 177 00:13:59,583 --> 00:14:01,582 Yeah, fine. How's yourself? 178 00:14:01,583 --> 00:14:03,502 Look, uh, Henry, I'll tell you why | called. 179 00:14:03,503 --> 00:14:06,03 I've got a reporter here called Carl Kolchak 180 00:14:06,13 --> 00:14:08,672 who's just burning to do an in-depth piece on Robert Palmer. 181 00:14:08,673 --> 00:14:11,303 And | knew Palmer was from your area, So, uh... 182 00:14:11,303 --> 00:14:11,303 Well, you should be proud of him, Henry. You've got a ton of material? 183 00:14:15,263 --> 00:14:15,263 Look, Henry, will you do me a favor and send over a packet here to Kolchak at the office? 184 00:14:19,443 --> 00:14:22,152 Thank you very much, Henry. 185 00:14:22,153 --> 00:14:24,523 - Tony, | saw it. It was in the picture. - Kolchak, go! 186 00:14:31,573 --> 00:14:33,493 Go. 187 00:14:34,583 --> 00:14:36,703 Go. Just go. 188 00:14:39,413 --> 00:14:43,02 Thinks I'm some kind of slave. The medieval years are over. 189 00:14:43,03 --> 00:14:45,253 Go! Go. Go. 190 00:14:52,223 --> 00:14:54,553 Welcome home, Miss Emily. 191 00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:19,743 For a man who seemed to be a comer, 192 00:15:19,753 --> 00:15:23,293 Mr. Palmer certainly picked a weird time to absent himself. 193 00:16:02,583 --> 00:16:03,963 - Mrs. Palmer? - Yes. 194 00:16:04,03 --> 00:16:06,42 Carl Kolchak, independent News Service. 195 00:16:06,43 --> 00:16:07,883 | was supposed to interview your husband. 196 00:16:07,883 --> 00:16:07,883 - I'm sorry. My husband isn't home right now. - Do you know where he is? 197 00:16:11,13 --> 00:16:11,883 No. 198 00:16:11,923 --> 00:16:14,512 Well, he's well-known for being prompt and perfect. 199 00:16:14,513 --> 00:16:16,432 Uh, aren't you worried about his disappearance? 200 00:16:16,433 --> 00:16:18,763 Oh, | don't think he's disappeared. 201 00:16:18,763 --> 00:16:18,763 Bob is always running off to secret meetings in smoke-filled rooms. 202 00:16:20,563 --> 00:16:22,983 I'm sure we'll hear from him. 203 00:16:23,23 --> 00:16:26,602 Well, as long as we're here, why don't we have a little chat? You can talk about your husband. 204 00:16:26,603 --> 00:16:28,773 - What does the candidate like? - Privacy. 205 00:16:28,773 --> 00:16:28,773 Your name's Lorraine, isn't it? 206 00:16:31,283 --> 00:16:33,492 Yeah. But you can call me Mrs. Palmer. 207 00:16:33,493 --> 00:16:36,862 Uh, thank you, Mrs. Palmer. 208 00:16:36,863 --> 00:16:38,623 Uh, what's it like living with Bob? 209 00:16:40,373 --> 00:16:42,702 - He's perfect. - | wish | were. 210 00:16:42,703 --> 00:16:43,873 So do |. Good night. 211 00:16:43,913 --> 00:16:47,292 Uh, before your husband became a senatorial candidate, 212 00:16:47,293 --> 00:16:50,793 not much was known about him, and his background is very sketchy. 213 00:16:50,803 --> 00:16:52,673 - It's hard to fit together. - It's very late. 214 00:16:52,673 --> 00:16:52,673 And if you want answers, I'm afraid you'll have to go to my husband for them. 215 00:16:54,593 --> 00:16:54,593 Well, that's... What I'm trying to do is find some... 216 00:16:57,593 --> 00:16:58,553 Good night. 217 00:17:01,933 --> 00:17:04,813 Expletive deleted. 218 00:17:14,783 --> 00:17:16,783 Whew! 219 00:18:18,843 --> 00:18:20,593 Good evening. 220 00:18:20,593 --> 00:18:20,593 Did you at least find out where he'd been? 221 00:18:23,513 --> 00:18:23,513 - Yes, of course. - Where? 222 00:18:25,773 --> 00:18:29,562 - He said he had been in a deep depression. - Well, aren't we all? 223 00:18:29,563 --> 00:18:32,483 Stephan Wald's death upset him, he said. 224 00:18:32,483 --> 00:18:32,483 He was still too upset to grant me an interview, he said. 225 00:18:36,193 --> 00:18:38,943 But he looked as calm as a Buddha, a plastic Buddha. 226 00:18:38,993 --> 00:18:40,822 When do we get the interview? 227 00:18:40,823 --> 00:18:45,582 Tony, | had a small accident, uh, that I'd like to put a voucher in to get repaired on. 228 00:18:45,583 --> 00:18:48,952 Why don't we wait? Maybe it'll heal by itself. What happened to it? 229 00:18:48,953 --> 00:18:52,123 Would you believe me if | told you that the same dog 230 00:18:52,173 --> 00:18:54,462 that jumped out of the elevator at me 231 00:18:54,463 --> 00:18:57,93 showed up in front of Palmer's house and attacked me? 232 00:18:57,133 --> 00:18:58,03 No. 233 00:18:58,13 --> 00:19:01,552 Would you believe that two plus two equals four? 234 00:19:01,553 --> 00:19:04,893 - When do we get the interview, Carl? - When do | get my coat repaired? 235 00:19:04,893 --> 00:19:04,893 Are you trying to tell me that you're concerned about the way you look? 236 00:19:08,183 --> 00:19:13,23 Miss Emily brought you that nice new hat and you insist on wearing that eyesore. Why, Carl? 237 00:19:13,23 --> 00:19:13,23 - What don't you like about this hat? - What's under it. 238 00:19:46,973 --> 00:19:49,602 August 16, 8:30 a.m. 239 00:19:49,603 --> 00:19:52,352 An early morning phone call from the late Stephan Wald's secretary 240 00:19:52,353 --> 00:19:54,643 brought the usually sartorial Robert Palmer 241 00:19:54,653 --> 00:19:57,902 to an unexpected meeting at a spot in Lincoln Park 242 00:19:57,903 --> 00:19:59,773 historically reserved for lovers. 243 00:19:59,783 --> 00:20:00,943 You made it. 244 00:20:03,533 --> 00:20:07,662 You made it sound urgent. Any particular reason to meet here? 245 00:20:07,663 --> 00:20:10,202 | thought it would be a good chance for us to be alone together. 246 00:20:10,203 --> 00:20:13,42 I'm very busy. 247 00:20:13,43 --> 00:20:17,02 | can remember when you always had time for me. 248 00:20:17,03 --> 00:20:20,422 | don't ever remember having time for aimless chatter, Susan. 249 00:20:20,423 --> 00:20:25,472 Hmm. Robert T. Palmer, young man in a hurry. 250 00:20:25,473 --> 00:20:27,263 You don't need me anymore, do you? 251 00:20:28,803 --> 00:20:32,393 - Mm. Easy come, easy go. - Right. 252 00:20:32,393 --> 00:20:32,393 - Is this it? - Not quite. 253 00:20:37,353 --> 00:20:40,362 You remember the day Steve got killed in that elevator accident? 254 00:20:40,363 --> 00:20:43,193 I'm trying to forget that, Susan. 255 00:20:43,193 --> 00:20:43,193 He wasn't only my campaign manager, he was a good... 256 00:20:45,283 --> 00:20:49,32 | ran into the hall just as you and Steve got in the elevator. He forgot his briefcase. 257 00:20:49,33 --> 00:20:52,123 - So? - | went through it. 258 00:20:54,413 --> 00:20:56,372 Well, are you gonna tell me what you found? 259 00:20:56,373 --> 00:20:59,42 A sealed envelope addressed to the district attorney. 260 00:20:59,43 --> 00:21:01,802 What was in it? 261 00:21:01,803 --> 00:21:04,632 Facts, figures, dates, names. 262 00:21:04,633 --> 00:21:07,513 Enough information to start a whole investigation. 263 00:21:10,53 --> 00:21:15,523 You know, Bob, we both underestimated each other. 264 00:21:15,523 --> 00:21:15,523 | don't know how you got out of that elevator, but you won't get out of this. 265 00:21:20,443 --> 00:21:22,693 Will money do it? 266 00:21:24,863 --> 00:21:26,953 Got nothing else going for me. 267 00:21:31,743 --> 00:21:33,373 No! 268 00:22:09,703 --> 00:22:14,203 | Know | pumped six shots in that dog. | don't believe it. 269 00:22:14,203 --> 00:22:14,203 - Hey, you better call an ambulance. - Yeah. 270 00:22:24,503 --> 00:22:27,963 Roger. This is rescue unit 1882. 271 00:22:27,973 --> 00:22:31,12 Proceeding to Queen of Angels Hospital with dog attack victim. 272 00:22:31,13 --> 00:22:37,142 Name... Driscoll, Susan Marie. Address... 44228 Coriander Way. 273 00:22:37,143 --> 00:22:40,692 The name rang a faint bell from the time I'd visited Palmer's office. 274 00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:43,363 | figured there are dog bites and there are dog bites. 275 00:22:43,403 --> 00:22:45,233 Usually, they don't send you to the hospital. 276 00:22:45,233 --> 00:22:45,233 However, | knew one canine who could do that kind of work. 277 00:23:19,353 --> 00:23:21,642 Hey, where do you think you're going? You can't go in there. 278 00:23:21,643 --> 00:23:23,312 The dog attack victim, Susan Driscoll? 279 00:23:23,313 --> 00:23:26,523 - She was just rolled into emergency. - Yeah? Messed up? 280 00:23:26,523 --> 00:23:26,523 Bad. The ambulance drivers think that she'll make it. But, of course, they're not doctors. 281 00:23:31,783 --> 00:23:31,783 Yeah. Sure, sure. Uh, did you, uh... Wh-What kind of dog was it? 282 00:23:36,243 --> 00:23:39,662 - He was big. - What color was he? 283 00:23:39,663 --> 00:23:42,412 He was, uh, black and brown. 284 00:23:42,413 --> 00:23:45,583 - Black and brown. Did you get a shot at it? - Yes, sir. 285 00:23:45,583 --> 00:23:45,583 - Did you hit it? - Possibly. 286 00:23:49,133 --> 00:23:49,133 What do you... Possibly? What do you mean possibly? 287 00:23:52,263 --> 00:23:54,883 Do | have to drag it out of you? How far away were you from him? 288 00:23:54,893 --> 00:23:57,182 Oh, several paces. 289 00:23:57,183 --> 00:23:59,683 Several paces? Paces? What is that, three feet? Thirty feet? What? 290 00:24:02,103 --> 00:24:06,902 Well, it was the damnedest thing that | ever seen. 291 00:24:06,903 --> 00:24:10,72 | mean, we were point-blank. 292 00:24:10,73 --> 00:24:11,863 And, of course, we get shook sometimes when we have to fire our weapons, 293 00:24:11,863 --> 00:24:11,863 but we weren't that shook. 294 00:24:13,613 --> 00:24:15,322 - Yeah. - Now, the dog... 295 00:24:15,323 --> 00:24:16,952 The dog seemed to like the firepower. 296 00:24:16,953 --> 00:24:18,663 - What? - He didn't move. 297 00:24:18,663 --> 00:24:18,663 He just stood there. | ain't never seen nothing like that. 298 00:24:21,123 --> 00:24:24,962 - That's weird. - Yeah. But you can't go in there. 299 00:24:24,963 --> 00:24:28,02 - Well, can | at least get a picture of you? - Yeah. Go right ahead. 300 00:24:28,03 --> 00:24:29,753 Okay. Thank you very much. 301 00:24:31,883 --> 00:24:33,633 Thank you very much. 302 00:25:30,273 --> 00:25:33,273 Are you trying to tell me that there was nothing mysterious 303 00:25:33,283 --> 00:25:35,783 about this Susan Driscoll's death? 304 00:25:35,783 --> 00:25:35,783 - Are you a medical journalist? - No, of course not. 305 00:25:37,783 --> 00:25:40,363 Why should | bother wasting my time explaining something technically 306 00:25:40,373 --> 00:25:41,663 that you obviously wouldn't grasp? 307 00:25:41,663 --> 00:25:41,663 Come on, come on, turn off the bubble machine, Doc. 308 00:25:43,373 --> 00:25:43,373 It's not technical, medical nonsense that you're worried about. 309 00:25:46,373 --> 00:25:50,123 It's legal technicalities. Flak from upstairs. That | understand very well. 310 00:25:50,133 --> 00:25:54,672 Well, I'm a doctor, Mr. Kolchak, and | am not some functionary who is paid by the hour. 311 00:25:54,673 --> 00:25:57,92 - | don't fear my superiors. - Oh, goody-good for you. 312 00:25:57,93 --> 00:26:00,342 Yes, it is good for me. 313 00:26:00,343 --> 00:26:03,53 Okay, Doc. 314 00:26:03,63 --> 00:26:06,563 Then, uh, when your superiors see the story, they will read that Susan Driscoll 315 00:26:06,603 --> 00:26:10,313 died under mysterious circumstances. 316 00:26:10,313 --> 00:26:10,313 Mr. Kolchak. 317 00:26:13,403 --> 00:26:14,783 You called? 318 00:26:20,993 --> 00:26:22,323 What's mysterious about it? 319 00:26:24,333 --> 00:26:27,292 - You a crime reporter? - You know I'm not. 320 00:26:27,293 --> 00:26:30,462 Well, then how could | possibly explain to you 321 00:26:30,463 --> 00:26:32,382 the technical side of putting a story together? 322 00:26:32,383 --> 00:26:33,673 You couldn't possibly grasp it. 323 00:26:37,463 --> 00:26:41,302 Miss Driscoll died of hemolysis. Cerebral vascular blockage. 324 00:26:41,303 --> 00:26:43,222 - | think she was murdered. - And | think you're irrational. 325 00:26:43,223 --> 00:26:45,223 She was in a deep state of shock from the dog attack. 326 00:26:45,223 --> 00:26:45,223 She had what is commonly called a stroke. 327 00:26:47,813 --> 00:26:50,393 - And that's your statement? - Mm-hmm. 328 00:26:50,393 --> 00:26:50,393 How does the song go, Kolchak? "Different strokes for different folks." 329 00:26:56,113 --> 00:26:57,113 Had a checkup lately? 330 00:27:12,543 --> 00:27:15,882 The Kolchak family aloum? 331 00:27:15,883 --> 00:27:20,12 Listen, I'm trying to identify a breed of dog here. Maybe you can help me. 332 00:27:20,13 --> 00:27:23,472 See, the animal had a body something like this, 333 00:27:23,473 --> 00:27:26,553 but it had a big head like this. 334 00:27:26,563 --> 00:27:29,893 See, with pointed ears. But it had red-orange eyes. 335 00:27:29,893 --> 00:27:29,893 Sounds like a mongrel. 336 00:27:31,693 --> 00:27:34,402 Well, | thought mongrels were even-tempered and nice, friendly dogs. 337 00:27:34,403 --> 00:27:36,522 This one tried to kill me. 338 00:27:36,523 --> 00:27:39,443 Well, dogs are instinctive judges of character. 339 00:27:42,403 --> 00:27:45,452 Well, it's the paws, you see. 340 00:27:45,453 --> 00:27:51,372 | mean, this one had five toes on it, and | can't seem to find it anywhere in the book. 341 00:27:51,373 --> 00:27:56,212 No domesticated normal dog has five toes, only wild dogs from Africa or Asia. 342 00:27:56,213 --> 00:27:59,592 If you met one of those, you'd certainly know it. They're the most ferocious of wild animals. 343 00:27:59,593 --> 00:28:02,92 What is this, Updyke, Zoo Parade? 344 00:28:02,93 --> 00:28:03,882 Don't you have an assignment you should be working on? 345 00:28:03,883 --> 00:28:08,143 Tony, wild dogs only have five toes, but this dog... 346 00:28:08,143 --> 00:28:08,143 Yeah, | heard, | heard. They have five toes. 347 00:28:10,223 --> 00:28:12,232 Maybe one of them can work the typewriter. 348 00:28:12,233 --> 00:28:14,943 Maybe one can even replace you and get more work done. 349 00:28:14,943 --> 00:28:14,943 Oh, that's funny. That's really very funny. I'm working. 350 00:28:17,563 --> 00:28:19,572 Oh, are you? Weren't you supposed to be covering 351 00:28:19,573 --> 00:28:22,572 the incumbent Senator Talbot's question-and-answer session with the public? 352 00:28:22,573 --> 00:28:24,863 Nothing is going to happen there. Nothing. 353 00:28:24,863 --> 00:28:24,863 He's gonna dish out the usual pabulum, just like all the rest of the politicians. 354 00:28:28,243 --> 00:28:28,243 Senator, according to the latest polls, you're trailing by a sizable margin. 355 00:28:31,333 --> 00:28:33,453 Do you have any comment on that? 356 00:28:33,463 --> 00:28:36,623 Well, Dan, people still pick their leaders in the voting booth, 357 00:28:36,633 --> 00:28:38,252 not by answering pollsters. 358 00:28:38,253 --> 00:28:40,962 And we haven't reached voting day yet. 359 00:28:40,963 --> 00:28:44,173 Does that mean we can expect some big developments between now and election day? 360 00:28:44,173 --> 00:28:44,173 Like one of your famous bombs to drop on Mr. Palmer. 361 00:28:47,143 --> 00:28:49,682 Now, what kind of a bomb could | drop on Mr. Palmer? 362 00:28:49,683 --> 00:28:52,473 He's as pure as the driven snow, by what | hear. 363 00:28:52,473 --> 00:28:52,473 Anyway, for right now, I'm gonna get away from all of this for just one day, 364 00:28:55,603 --> 00:28:55,603 join my wife and family up at Lake Hollow. 365 00:28:58,23 --> 00:29:00,943 Oh, thank you all and God bless. 366 00:29:00,943 --> 00:29:00,943 - Listen, there's one other thing, Senator. - No more comments. 367 00:29:03,193 --> 00:29:03,193 Senator, are you surprised at the support that Mr. Palmer has gotten? 368 00:29:07,703 --> 00:29:07,703 Listen, I'll tell you what. If we could arrange a debate between you and Mr. Palmer, 369 00:29:11,583 --> 00:29:12,913 would you be interested in that? 370 00:29:12,913 --> 00:29:12,913 It's not going to work. No, sir. 371 00:29:14,253 --> 00:29:16,373 All right, Senator, enjoy your holiday. 372 00:29:43,443 --> 00:29:45,73 What's wrong with that maniac? 373 00:30:21,233 --> 00:30:24,153 I'd been a little late for my assignment on Senator Talbot, 374 00:30:24,153 --> 00:30:24,153 and knew that Vincenzo would go through the roof. 375 00:30:26,823 --> 00:30:30,912 But now | had a new story, one | was sure Vincenzo wouldn't like... 376 00:30:30,913 --> 00:30:34,203 That political campaigns are generally littered with pollsters and rhetoric, 377 00:30:34,203 --> 00:30:34,203 but this one was littered with corpses. 378 00:30:36,503 --> 00:30:38,622 Listen, Talbot wasn't sloshed, was he? 379 00:30:38,623 --> 00:30:42,963 Uh, we don't know. The coroner's making a full report. 380 00:30:42,963 --> 00:30:42,963 Wouldn't make any difference though. The other car swerved into him head-on. 381 00:30:46,213 --> 00:30:48,843 - No. Any skid marks? - Only from this car. 382 00:30:48,843 --> 00:30:48,843 - This one, Talbot's? - Yeah. 383 00:30:51,553 --> 00:30:56,723 Well, that other driver must have been stoned right out of his gourd. 384 00:30:56,723 --> 00:30:56,723 Either that or he had a heart attack. One or the other. 385 00:30:59,563 --> 00:31:01,982 Uh, we don't know. Haven't found him yet. 386 00:31:01,983 --> 00:31:04,813 You're kidding. Nobody, but nobody, 387 00:31:04,823 --> 00:31:07,402 even including Lee Petty, walks away from a wreck like this. 388 00:31:07,403 --> 00:31:10,952 - Well, somebody did. - You got a make on the car? 389 00:31:10,953 --> 00:31:13,572 Yeah. Stolen from an orthodontist over in Decatur. 390 00:31:13,573 --> 00:31:15,832 Oh, that's terrific. Just terrific. 391 00:31:15,833 --> 00:31:19,452 Well, there's no blood. You would've had to use a torch to cut him out. 392 00:31:19,453 --> 00:31:24,423 - How did he get out? - Well, we haven't got any answers. 393 00:31:24,423 --> 00:31:24,423 I'll do you a favor. | won't quote you on that. 394 00:31:26,883 --> 00:31:29,382 Oh, boy. 395 00:31:29,383 --> 00:31:32,13 Why do | eat at Manny's? 396 00:31:32,13 --> 00:31:32,13 What are the first symptoms of botulism? Do you know? 397 00:31:35,303 --> 00:31:35,303 Sorry, Carl, am | keeping you from something? 398 00:31:38,603 --> 00:31:41,523 Oh, hi, Tony. 399 00:31:41,523 --> 00:31:41,523 Well, Palmer isn't Irish, but he sure is lucky, isn't he? 400 00:31:45,483 --> 00:31:47,112 Well, it's terrible about Senator Talbot, 401 00:31:47,113 --> 00:31:49,822 but it doesn't necessarily mean that Palmer is a shoo-in. 402 00:31:49,823 --> 00:31:52,902 Oh, no, no, of course not. No, the governor will just appoint an interim senator 403 00:31:52,903 --> 00:31:55,363 to fill out Talbot's term. 404 00:31:55,373 --> 00:31:58,662 Somebody that Palmer can just walk right over come election day. 405 00:31:58,663 --> 00:32:01,752 Well, since Palmer is gonna be senator, 406 00:32:01,753 --> 00:32:03,713 doesn't it behoove you all the more to get off your duff, 407 00:32:03,713 --> 00:32:03,713 and write something about him? 408 00:32:05,03 --> 00:32:07,383 - Doesn't this smell to you, Tony? - What does? 409 00:32:07,383 --> 00:32:07,383 This campaign's had more fatalities than a Labor Day weekend. 410 00:32:10,843 --> 00:32:10,843 And who breezes through it, just cool as a cucumber, right into a legislative seat? 411 00:32:15,53 --> 00:32:18,182 - Yeah. - | mean, unexplained accidents, 412 00:32:18,183 --> 00:32:21,182 medical puzzles, driverless cars, huh? 413 00:32:21,183 --> 00:32:24,442 Well, with some digging, we could turn up a political scandal. 414 00:32:24,443 --> 00:32:27,153 And, boy, that would sell. That would put a news outfit right on the map. 415 00:32:27,153 --> 00:32:27,153 - Mm-hmm. - But it could also wipe one out, Carl. 416 00:32:29,733 --> 00:32:29,733 And everywhere this hound, this canine beast... 417 00:32:32,403 --> 00:32:36,572 Well, | don't mind political exposés if the facts are there. 418 00:32:36,573 --> 00:32:40,533 But, Kolchak, why does our political exposé have to have a dog in it? 419 00:32:40,543 --> 00:32:43,912 - Uh-huh, but it's not any particular dog, Tony. - It's a dog, Carl. 420 00:32:43,913 --> 00:32:46,293 Now, | don't wanna hear anything more about it. 421 00:32:46,293 --> 00:32:46,293 Why do | ever get my hopes up with you? 422 00:32:48,503 --> 00:32:50,713 - Hey, Bernie. - Hi. 423 00:32:50,713 --> 00:32:50,713 - Uh, two bucks. Postage due. - What's this? 424 00:32:53,423 --> 00:32:53,423 Oh, that's from Henry De Witt, the Dantonville Herald. 425 00:32:55,633 --> 00:32:57,892 That's the Palmer material. 426 00:32:57,893 --> 00:33:01,683 Now look, read it. Write up something | can use. Something constructive, sensible. 427 00:33:01,683 --> 00:33:01,683 Uh, first, Uncle Sam wants two bucks. 428 00:33:03,683 --> 00:33:06,442 - Don't look at me, look at him. He ordered it. - Yeah, two bucks. 429 00:33:06,443 --> 00:33:08,813 Uh, all right, come on in here, Bernie. I'll give it to you. 430 00:33:31,03 --> 00:33:33,463 Hmm. 431 00:35:46,143 --> 00:35:48,262 Oh. 432 00:35:48,263 --> 00:35:52,312 - Here, let me help you. - Thank you, Ron. 433 00:35:52,313 --> 00:35:56,363 Oh, no, no, no, not there. Put them on Carl's desk. They're for him. 434 00:36:00,73 --> 00:36:02,322 Thanks, Emily. 435 00:36:02,323 --> 00:36:05,492 Why won't Vincenzo do something about that elevator? 436 00:36:05,493 --> 00:36:07,742 Hmm. 437 00:36:07,743 --> 00:36:11,42 - Find what you're looking for yet? - Mm-mmm. 438 00:36:11,43 --> 00:36:15,292 Well, | went all the way over to the Parklawn branch to get these. 439 00:36:15,293 --> 00:36:17,712 "Satanism." 440 00:36:17,713 --> 00:36:21,802 "Power Through Witchcraft." 441 00:36:21,803 --> 00:36:25,223 You're not gonna be reading these things on into the night, are you? 442 00:36:25,223 --> 00:36:25,223 Mm-hmm. 443 00:36:27,723 --> 00:36:27,723 Well, whatever turns you up. 444 00:36:29,723 --> 00:36:31,523 On, Emily, on. 445 00:37:04,263 --> 00:37:06,53 I've got it! 446 00:37:06,723 --> 00:37:08,972 Uh, please, Mr. Vincenzo, 447 00:37:08,973 --> 00:37:11,812 something has simply got to be done about that elevator. 448 00:37:11,813 --> 00:37:14,312 Tony, here it is. Here it is, right here. See, the amulet. 449 00:37:14,313 --> 00:37:17,103 First the dog had it, and now Palmer's wearing it. See, right in the picture. See? 450 00:37:17,103 --> 00:37:17,103 I'm not a complainer. You know that. 451 00:37:19,483 --> 00:37:23,153 See, devil worshippers make pacts, contracts with the prince of darkness. 452 00:37:23,153 --> 00:37:23,153 What's the normal heartbeat? 453 00:37:24,653 --> 00:37:27,862 They achieve great wealth, power, high office, whatever, 454 00:37:27,863 --> 00:37:31,333 - but they sell their souls to the devil. - Now, how much could it cost? 455 00:37:31,333 --> 00:37:31,333 One of these days, someone's heart is just gonna give out climbing those stairs. 456 00:37:35,333 --> 00:37:39,42 The devil confers upon them the power to transform themselves. 457 00:37:39,43 --> 00:37:42,253 Now please, Carl, let me finish, 458 00:37:42,253 --> 00:37:42,253 and then you can have your little chat. 459 00:37:44,593 --> 00:37:49,973 My own sister's husband dropped dead simply climbing to the attic. 460 00:37:49,973 --> 00:37:49,973 Of course, he was overweight too. 461 00:37:53,223 --> 00:37:53,223 Tony, Tony, Palmer is an evil incarnate. 462 00:37:56,943 --> 00:38:00,192 He is going to go all the way to the White House, to the Oval Office. 463 00:38:00,193 --> 00:38:01,613 Tony! 464 00:38:03,783 --> 00:38:06,693 That's what's wrong with this country. Nobody cares. 465 00:38:08,73 --> 00:38:10,992 Try to warn them. Do they listen? No. 466 00:38:10,993 --> 00:38:13,833 Nobody listens. Nobody cares. 467 00:38:19,123 --> 00:38:20,923 Try to do a job and... 468 00:38:24,503 --> 00:38:26,803 Your nose is growing longer, Ron. 469 00:38:31,13 --> 00:38:34,223 It's okay, Emily. God will understand. 470 00:38:34,223 --> 00:38:34,223 | hope. 471 00:38:38,853 --> 00:38:40,443 Don't stay late. 472 00:38:50,363 --> 00:38:52,323 Sometimes if you want a job done right, 473 00:38:52,373 --> 00:38:53,823 you just have to foul it up yourself. 474 00:38:53,833 --> 00:38:56,452 The local real estate scam had it that the Palmer house 475 00:38:56,453 --> 00:38:58,333 had once belonged to a defrocked minister, 476 00:38:58,333 --> 00:38:58,333 but it looked like the house in Gone With the Wind, 477 00:39:01,03 --> 00:39:03,43 only this one had gone to the dogs. 478 00:39:20,693 --> 00:39:24,272 | noticed the Palmers were conversing in a downstairs den. 479 00:39:24,273 --> 00:39:28,363 So, not wanting to disturb them, | looked for the press entrance. There was none. 480 00:39:28,403 --> 00:39:32,163 But where there's a window, there's a way. 481 00:39:52,803 --> 00:39:55,353 Bob, you have got to get out of this. 482 00:39:57,513 --> 00:40:00,473 You talk about this as though it were another boring luncheon with your mother, 483 00:40:00,483 --> 00:40:03,393 as though | can go to a phone and call it off. 484 00:40:03,393 --> 00:40:03,393 | love the way you take that civilized tone with me. 485 00:40:05,563 --> 00:40:07,982 Don't you realize the trouble you're in? We are in? 486 00:40:07,983 --> 00:40:11,233 Don't you realize what we're dealing with? Who we're dealing with? 487 00:40:11,243 --> 00:40:14,403 There are no clauses or subparagraphs in the contract which allow you to back out. 488 00:40:14,413 --> 00:40:17,492 Then there must be a way, a church or a minister? 489 00:40:17,493 --> 00:40:20,743 A church. Now really, Lorraine, grow up. 490 00:40:20,753 --> 00:40:22,293 | have no intention of backing out. 491 00:40:22,293 --> 00:40:22,293 Yes, it is costly. 492 00:40:26,923 --> 00:40:30,03 But there's the old American adage, "You get what you pay for." 493 00:40:30,03 --> 00:40:30,03 I'm afraid. 494 00:40:32,803 --> 00:40:36,433 Bob, let's drop the whole thing... the offices, the election, everything. 495 00:40:36,473 --> 00:40:38,972 Let's just go somewhere and live simply. 496 00:40:38,973 --> 00:40:42,223 | thought we were living simply, Lorraine. 497 00:40:42,233 --> 00:40:44,63 It may not be too late. 498 00:41:35,73 --> 00:41:39,32 Where are you going? Can't we finish a simple discussion anymore? 499 00:41:39,33 --> 00:41:42,833 | don't think | can get to the end of this session without some more Beaujolais. 500 00:44:45,723 --> 00:44:48,682 | invoke you, Baphomet and Asmodeus. 501 00:44:48,683 --> 00:44:52,602 All spells against me congregate. 502 00:44:52,603 --> 00:44:54,982 Within this beast, be that your fate. 503 00:44:54,983 --> 00:44:57,693 Sour blood from withered fruit. 504 00:44:57,733 --> 00:45:00,522 You must grow from blighted root. 505 00:45:00,523 --> 00:45:04,33 Life from death let spirit soar. 506 00:45:04,33 --> 00:45:04,33 Stay each man's hand, let blood restore. 507 00:45:07,823 --> 00:45:11,873 All this | see in scarlet spore. 508 00:45:11,873 --> 00:45:11,873 This is my will... to evils flee. 509 00:45:49,493 --> 00:45:51,533 You may come out now, Mr. Kolchak. 510 00:45:56,253 --> 00:45:57,713 I'm waiting for you. 511 00:46:06,883 --> 00:46:12,223 Well, your insatiable desire for a story has brought you to a sorry state, hasn't it? 512 00:46:14,23 --> 00:46:17,852 | know all about insatiable desires. 513 00:46:17,853 --> 00:46:20,62 | suffered with the problem myself for quite a time. 514 00:46:20,63 --> 00:46:23,272 And, uh... 515 00:46:23,273 --> 00:46:27,573 And now all of your desires are sated? 516 00:46:27,573 --> 00:46:27,573 One by one, they seem to have disappeared. 517 00:46:29,533 --> 00:46:33,623 Soon they'll all be gone. 518 00:46:35,333 --> 00:46:37,333 A few years ago, | was offered a proposition. 519 00:46:38,913 --> 00:46:41,623 | had the choice of a dull, undistinguished career... 520 00:46:41,633 --> 00:46:45,593 Because to be quite frank, | was pretty much of a zero... 521 00:46:47,263 --> 00:46:50,553 Or the choice of the path that lies before me. 522 00:46:50,553 --> 00:46:50,553 - Which is what? - Don't be a fool, Kolchak. 523 00:46:54,723 --> 00:46:54,723 You know | can go all the way to the top. 524 00:46:56,853 --> 00:47:00,812 Now, I'm gonna need powerful allies in the press. 525 00:47:00,813 --> 00:47:03,482 You're a good reporter, not a great one. 526 00:47:03,483 --> 00:47:07,983 You have personality flaws that are going to keep total success from your grasp. 527 00:47:07,993 --> 00:47:11,453 But you are, nonetheless, a very good reporter. 528 00:47:13,123 --> 00:47:15,492 You would like, more than anything, 529 00:47:15,493 --> 00:47:18,833 to have the Pulitzer Prize... 530 00:47:18,873 --> 00:47:23,462 Though publicly you scorn the very concept of awards. 531 00:47:23,463 --> 00:47:25,503 You would like more than anything else to get to New York, 532 00:47:25,503 --> 00:47:25,503 and work on a major daily paper. 533 00:47:29,13 --> 00:47:31,342 You would even like a suede-backed chair at your desk. 534 00:47:31,343 --> 00:47:33,553 Not leather, suede. 535 00:47:34,973 --> 00:47:38,102 Such small ambitions really. 536 00:47:38,103 --> 00:47:42,393 Your editor is Anthony Vincenzo. He frustrates you terribly. 537 00:47:42,403 --> 00:47:44,522 You blame him for your problems, 538 00:47:44,523 --> 00:47:46,152 but you know that you, yourself, are responsible for most of them. 539 00:47:46,153 --> 00:47:48,863 Well, I... 540 00:47:48,903 --> 00:47:54,412 Mr. Kolchak, all those stumbling blocks can be very easily put aside. 541 00:47:54,413 --> 00:47:58,792 You can have as little as you want and much more, starting tonight. 542 00:47:58,793 --> 00:48:01,332 Do |... 543 00:48:01,333 --> 00:48:03,292 Do | have to sign my name in blood? 544 00:48:03,293 --> 00:48:06,583 Yes. 545 00:48:06,593 --> 00:48:09,842 Well, I'd like to think about it for a while, if you don't mind. 546 00:48:09,843 --> 00:48:13,12 I'm sorry, Mr. Kolchak. The offer expires almost immediately. 547 00:48:13,13 --> 00:48:16,52 Uh, well... 548 00:48:16,53 --> 00:48:21,473 Uh, what if | don't agree to the terms of your deal? 549 00:48:21,483 --> 00:48:26,103 The pact I'm party to specifies blood sacrifices. 550 00:48:26,113 --> 00:48:30,192 I've offered lambs and goats and sometimes higher forms of life. 551 00:48:30,193 --> 00:48:34,913 You... would be that sacrifice tonight. 552 00:48:34,953 --> 00:48:37,163 Oh. 553 00:48:37,163 --> 00:48:37,163 What is your answer? 554 00:48:39,243 --> 00:48:42,543 Well, that's very generous of you, but, uh, 555 00:48:42,543 --> 00:48:42,543 do you mind if | had a talk with my attorney first? 556 00:49:33,803 --> 00:49:35,513 Nice doggy. 557 00:49:40,723 --> 00:49:43,473 Good dog? Nice doggy. 558 00:49:45,63 --> 00:49:47,273 Nice dog. 559 00:49:54,153 --> 00:49:57,612 | gave my copy on Palmer to Vincenzo for his editorial comment. 560 00:49:57,613 --> 00:49:59,412 It was the way he crumpled it up 561 00:49:59,413 --> 00:50:02,742 that gave me the distinct impression he wasn't going to print it. 562 00:50:02,743 --> 00:50:07,122 And Robert Palmer, white hope of the blue collar, darling of the demographics, 563 00:50:07,123 --> 00:50:09,582 the popular explanation is that he was kidnapped, 564 00:50:09,583 --> 00:50:12,03 possibly killed by radicals. 565 00:50:12,43 --> 00:50:14,03 A tragedy, people said. 566 00:50:16,13 --> 00:50:18,882 They don't realize, of course, that he did keep one campaign promise... 567 00:50:18,883 --> 00:50:23,432 The promise of his soul to his master, the prince of darkness. 568 00:50:23,433 --> 00:50:26,23 Lorraine Palmer drove off before | could get to her. 569 00:50:26,63 --> 00:50:29,982 Her car was found the next day, but she never was. 570 00:50:29,983 --> 00:50:34,442 Wherever she is, | hope she has a dog to keep her company, 571 00:50:34,443 --> 00:50:36,902 and fetch her slippers, 572 00:50:36,903 --> 00:50:38,653 and lick her hand.