1 00:00:01,042 --> 00:00:05,005 - Who do you belong to? - To Hawkins Fuller. 2 00:00:05,005 --> 00:00:06,172 You miss the Senate beat. 3 00:00:06,172 --> 00:00:08,425 Don't you know I'm supposed to be the Jackie Robinson 4 00:00:08,425 --> 00:00:09,801 of journalism? 5 00:00:09,801 --> 00:00:11,136 We've begun issuing summons 6 00:00:11,136 --> 00:00:15,807 to those reported or suspected of homosexuality. 7 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:18,768 I think the Army needs to be investigated. 8 00:00:18,768 --> 00:00:22,647 And when we do, they won't dare to touch you. 9 00:00:22,647 --> 00:00:24,566 We have unearthed espionage activity 10 00:00:24,566 --> 00:00:27,652 at the Army's Fort Monmouth radar laboratories. 11 00:00:27,652 --> 00:00:30,155 Has it occurred to you that the three men leading 12 00:00:30,155 --> 00:00:32,991 the Christian crusade against communism 13 00:00:32,991 --> 00:00:33,992 are all bachelors? 14 00:00:33,992 --> 00:00:36,077 They've been saying all sorts of things about me. 15 00:00:36,077 --> 00:00:37,203 Nothing sticks. 16 00:00:37,203 --> 00:00:39,456 The Senator performed sodomy on me. 17 00:00:39,456 --> 00:00:41,583 You need an AIDS test. 18 00:00:41,583 --> 00:00:44,461 Okay. You can roll up your sleeve now. 19 00:02:32,652 --> 00:02:34,154 Your coat, sir. 20 00:03:13,610 --> 00:03:15,278 Merry Christmas. 21 00:03:16,321 --> 00:03:17,780 Ho, ho, ho! 22 00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:38,134 Jesus Christ. 23 00:03:38,551 --> 00:03:39,886 He came out of nowhere. 24 00:03:39,886 --> 00:03:42,889 - I couldn't do anything. - Oh, my God. 25 00:03:42,889 --> 00:03:46,142 Please, folks. There's nothing you can do. 26 00:03:46,142 --> 00:03:47,393 Stay back, everyone. 27 00:03:47,393 --> 00:03:49,646 It wasn't my fault, I swear. 28 00:03:50,980 --> 00:03:52,357 We're talking about a governor 29 00:03:52,357 --> 00:03:57,820 who supports the far right fascist Prop 64. 30 00:03:57,820 --> 00:04:00,114 He's as passionate about his left wing politics 31 00:04:00,114 --> 00:04:01,324 as he was about McCarthy. 32 00:04:01,324 --> 00:04:04,494 ...AIDS patients into quarantine or let us die. 33 00:04:04,494 --> 00:04:06,454 Jerome. Hawk. 34 00:04:06,454 --> 00:04:07,372 - Hey. - Hey. 35 00:04:07,372 --> 00:04:09,123 - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 36 00:04:09,123 --> 00:04:10,041 ...like last year. 37 00:04:10,041 --> 00:04:11,751 Making his right-wing voters happy. 38 00:04:11,751 --> 00:04:14,963 They're worried these bills will give legal sanction to... 39 00:04:14,963 --> 00:04:17,757 He lives with us. Former student. 40 00:04:18,216 --> 00:04:19,759 Homeless when I met him. 41 00:04:20,385 --> 00:04:21,386 You want a refill? 42 00:04:21,386 --> 00:04:24,305 Oh, yeah, just diet soda. 43 00:04:25,181 --> 00:04:26,975 I'm more or less sober. 44 00:04:26,975 --> 00:04:29,394 Ain't that like being more or less pregnant? 45 00:04:30,895 --> 00:04:33,022 - Come on. - Which is neither. 46 00:04:33,022 --> 00:04:35,233 They're just the louder voice. 47 00:04:35,233 --> 00:04:38,152 How are things going over there? 48 00:04:38,152 --> 00:04:40,446 No, his sister gave me my marching orders. 49 00:04:40,446 --> 00:04:42,282 He needs to rest, but he thinks 50 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:44,450 he's leading a revolution. 51 00:04:47,161 --> 00:04:48,288 Thanks. 52 00:04:48,663 --> 00:04:50,623 Tim says you got tested. 53 00:04:51,124 --> 00:04:53,584 - Did you hear? - Not yet. 54 00:04:56,546 --> 00:04:57,380 I'm not worried. 55 00:04:57,380 --> 00:04:59,590 That bullshit doesn't work anymore. 56 00:04:59,590 --> 00:05:01,467 Go fuck yourself, my friend. 57 00:05:01,467 --> 00:05:05,430 Watch your fucking language in my house. 58 00:05:06,848 --> 00:05:11,978 Baby, I need you to run out and grab another 12 pack. 59 00:05:11,978 --> 00:05:15,690 Everyone is staying to watch that bitch on 60 Minutes. 60 00:05:15,690 --> 00:05:18,609 Our old friend, Roy Cohn. 61 00:05:20,820 --> 00:05:22,030 Mmm. 62 00:05:22,030 --> 00:05:23,364 Love you, baby. 63 00:05:28,786 --> 00:05:30,705 You're a changed man. 64 00:05:31,664 --> 00:05:32,832 Jealous? 65 00:05:35,001 --> 00:05:37,003 I'll go grab us some more beers. 66 00:05:37,003 --> 00:05:39,464 ...the conservatives being as loud as they are. 67 00:05:39,464 --> 00:05:41,674 Justifying every hateful thing they do 68 00:05:41,674 --> 00:05:43,634 with the fucking Bible. 69 00:05:43,634 --> 00:05:46,012 - Sorry. - Someone needs to be louder. 70 00:05:46,637 --> 00:05:49,182 Someone who is on the right side of things. 71 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:50,308 Someone should go in there 72 00:05:50,308 --> 00:05:52,101 - and get in old George's ear. - Oh, I'd be glad to. 73 00:05:52,101 --> 00:05:54,270 Called the governor's office a dozen times. 74 00:05:54,270 --> 00:05:56,272 But can we get in to actually see someone, 75 00:05:56,272 --> 00:05:57,440 his chief of staff? 76 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,984 If he makes the appointment, we can. 77 00:06:00,693 --> 00:06:02,070 What appointment am I making? 78 00:06:02,070 --> 00:06:03,404 We're going to talk about it later. 79 00:06:03,404 --> 00:06:05,740 We should draw up a list of demands. 80 00:06:05,740 --> 00:06:07,283 Impetuous youth. 81 00:06:07,283 --> 00:06:08,618 Minorities are the largest group 82 00:06:08,618 --> 00:06:09,494 affected by AIDS. 83 00:06:09,494 --> 00:06:11,662 Right. 84 00:06:28,638 --> 00:06:30,181 Yeah, I feel great. 85 00:06:30,181 --> 00:06:31,766 I'm in total remission. 86 00:06:31,891 --> 00:06:32,725 Liar. 87 00:06:32,725 --> 00:06:35,561 Are you dying of AIDS? 88 00:06:35,561 --> 00:06:36,396 Well, no, 89 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:38,731 - I do not have AIDS. - Come on. 90 00:06:38,731 --> 00:06:40,691 You know why people ask? 91 00:06:40,691 --> 00:06:41,943 Sure. Of course. 92 00:06:41,943 --> 00:06:43,653 They wanna know if you are a homosexual. 93 00:06:43,653 --> 00:06:47,198 Anybody who knows me, the way my mind works, 94 00:06:47,198 --> 00:06:50,410 would have an awfully hard time reconciling that 95 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:54,497 with any kind of homosexuality. 96 00:06:54,497 --> 00:06:57,583 In other words, every facet of my personality, 97 00:06:57,583 --> 00:07:00,086 my aggressiveness, my toughness, 98 00:07:00,086 --> 00:07:04,715 is totally incompatible with anything homosexual. 99 00:07:04,715 --> 00:07:07,009 ♪ Christmas music ♪ 100 00:07:07,009 --> 00:07:08,719 That's a festive sweater, Miss Addison. 101 00:07:08,719 --> 00:07:10,096 Thank you, Mr. Fuller. 102 00:07:21,149 --> 00:07:23,734 ♪ suspenseful music ♪ 103 00:07:36,372 --> 00:07:37,373 Come in. 104 00:07:37,373 --> 00:07:38,541 Mr. Fuller, may I have a word 105 00:07:38,541 --> 00:07:40,209 about this afternoon's meeting? 106 00:07:40,209 --> 00:07:41,544 Please. 107 00:07:43,546 --> 00:07:46,090 Did you find it? I put it in your desk. 108 00:07:46,090 --> 00:07:48,509 Looks like I finally have a date with Mr. Right. 109 00:07:48,509 --> 00:07:50,636 Or should I say Mr. Right-Wing? 110 00:07:52,263 --> 00:07:53,848 Did Miss Addison see it? 111 00:07:54,348 --> 00:07:55,808 She hadn't come in yet. 112 00:07:55,808 --> 00:07:58,019 Do you think Morton knows? 113 00:07:58,019 --> 00:08:00,229 No. The boss is always the last to know. 114 00:08:00,229 --> 00:08:01,230 And they only tell them 115 00:08:01,230 --> 00:08:03,399 if the subject is recommended for separation. 116 00:08:03,399 --> 00:08:06,027 - When's the interview? - Tomorrow. 117 00:08:06,027 --> 00:08:07,987 They don't waste time, do they? 118 00:08:08,696 --> 00:08:10,656 Better get back out there. 119 00:08:10,948 --> 00:08:12,658 Miss Johnson. 120 00:08:13,618 --> 00:08:16,204 I appreciate what you did. 121 00:08:16,204 --> 00:08:18,289 Chalk it up to the Christmas spirit. 122 00:08:18,289 --> 00:08:19,749 They'll be watching you. 123 00:08:19,749 --> 00:08:21,626 - Be careful. - Yeah. 124 00:08:34,347 --> 00:08:35,973 Mr. Morton to see you. 125 00:08:37,767 --> 00:08:40,394 - Fuller. - Sir. 126 00:08:40,394 --> 00:08:43,814 About your report into the Fort Monmouth investigation, 127 00:08:43,814 --> 00:08:45,399 my position hasn't changed. 128 00:08:45,399 --> 00:08:46,526 With all due respect, sir, 129 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:49,362 McCarthy and Cohn have crossed a line. 130 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:50,780 What, going after engineers 131 00:08:50,780 --> 00:08:53,491 doing honorable work for our nation's military? 132 00:08:53,491 --> 00:08:54,492 I don't disagree with you, 133 00:08:54,492 --> 00:08:55,618 but the department can't afford 134 00:08:55,618 --> 00:08:56,661 to draw fire from McCarthy. 135 00:08:56,661 --> 00:08:59,205 Not with the M Unit cleaning house. 136 00:08:59,205 --> 00:09:00,706 We're understaffed, morale is low. 137 00:09:00,706 --> 00:09:01,624 That's exactly why we need 138 00:09:01,624 --> 00:09:03,501 to exert our position with more force. 139 00:09:03,501 --> 00:09:04,544 We're under attack. 140 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:06,420 Don't rock the boat, Fuller. 141 00:09:06,420 --> 00:09:07,296 You're doing well. 142 00:09:07,296 --> 00:09:09,882 I see a foreign posting in your future. 143 00:09:10,424 --> 00:09:12,260 Look, my car is waiting. 144 00:09:12,260 --> 00:09:13,678 Change your mind about tonight. 145 00:09:13,678 --> 00:09:16,305 - Well... - Just a little holiday soiree. 146 00:09:16,305 --> 00:09:17,974 Just bureau heads and their wives, 147 00:09:17,974 --> 00:09:19,058 if they have them. 148 00:09:19,058 --> 00:09:21,102 Actually, sir, my schedule just cleared up. 149 00:09:21,102 --> 00:09:24,105 - I can make it after all. - Terrific. 150 00:09:24,105 --> 00:09:26,816 You know, Edna will be delighted. 151 00:09:26,816 --> 00:09:28,568 I'm looking forward to it. 152 00:09:32,989 --> 00:09:35,116 ♪ suspenseful music ♪ 153 00:09:43,624 --> 00:09:45,793 - Hello. - Hello, Helen. 154 00:09:45,793 --> 00:09:47,378 Is Lucy home? 155 00:09:47,378 --> 00:09:49,463 Congratulations on your nuptials, Joe. 156 00:09:49,463 --> 00:09:51,841 I'm sure Jean will make you very happy. 157 00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:53,384 She will. I just didn't understand 158 00:09:53,384 --> 00:09:55,678 that once you're married, they're always around. 159 00:09:57,346 --> 00:09:58,556 Stick around, son. 160 00:09:58,556 --> 00:09:59,974 Keep the libations flowing. 161 00:09:59,974 --> 00:10:01,142 'Tis the season. 162 00:10:01,142 --> 00:10:04,353 You can trust him, fellas. A good Catholic boy. 163 00:10:05,646 --> 00:10:07,064 Joe, I got word last night 164 00:10:07,064 --> 00:10:10,610 of a memo being prepared at the Pentagon by John Adams, 165 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:11,819 Army's legal counsel, 166 00:10:11,819 --> 00:10:14,280 detailing all of Cohn's badgering 167 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:15,615 on behalf of David Schine. 168 00:10:15,615 --> 00:10:17,408 Ever since Schine was drafted, 169 00:10:17,408 --> 00:10:19,869 Cohn has been demanding weekends off, 170 00:10:19,869 --> 00:10:24,248 reduced basic training, even custom-made boots. 171 00:10:24,248 --> 00:10:25,499 There are details in this memo 172 00:10:25,499 --> 00:10:27,710 that are disturbing, scandalous. 173 00:10:27,710 --> 00:10:31,172 There are rumors of these two men being fairies. 174 00:10:31,839 --> 00:10:33,799 There is a simple solution, 175 00:10:35,009 --> 00:10:36,344 fire Roy. 176 00:10:36,344 --> 00:10:38,971 Save yourself, save your cause. 177 00:10:38,971 --> 00:10:40,306 If you don't fire him, Joe, 178 00:10:40,306 --> 00:10:42,642 this whole thing's going to have to be investigated, 179 00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:45,311 maybe even in front of television cameras. 180 00:10:53,694 --> 00:10:57,198 You know, Roy graduated law school at 20, 181 00:10:57,198 --> 00:11:01,035 sent two atomic spies to the electric chair at 25. 182 00:11:01,035 --> 00:11:03,537 He's smarter and more useful 183 00:11:03,537 --> 00:11:07,708 than any dozen of you senators put together. 184 00:11:08,501 --> 00:11:09,335 The Army is pushing back 185 00:11:09,335 --> 00:11:11,003 on our investigations at Fort Monmouth. 186 00:11:11,003 --> 00:11:12,922 The place is loaded with commies and queers, 187 00:11:12,922 --> 00:11:14,882 and they don't want it exposed. 188 00:11:14,882 --> 00:11:18,803 You're telling me to let them protect spies in their ranks? 189 00:11:21,514 --> 00:11:23,182 What do you think, son? 190 00:11:27,603 --> 00:11:29,063 I don't know, sir. 191 00:11:31,232 --> 00:11:32,858 Only... 192 00:11:32,858 --> 00:11:35,194 Go on. Don't be shy. 193 00:11:36,529 --> 00:11:39,865 If Mr. Cohn was truly dedicated to your cause, 194 00:11:40,449 --> 00:11:43,035 shouldn't he put aside any personal issue 195 00:11:43,035 --> 00:11:44,453 to protect it? 196 00:11:47,289 --> 00:11:49,125 He should. 197 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:52,294 And he will. 198 00:11:52,753 --> 00:11:54,880 Or face the consequences. 199 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:58,384 Set up a meeting with Adams this week in New York. 200 00:11:58,384 --> 00:12:01,053 I'm taking the missus to see Oklahoma! 201 00:12:02,263 --> 00:12:03,723 You're coming. 202 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,476 ♪ Dig that crazy Santa Claus ♪ 203 00:12:07,476 --> 00:12:10,312 ♪ With his red suit on... ♪ 204 00:12:10,312 --> 00:12:12,690 I need another weekend pass. 205 00:12:12,690 --> 00:12:14,859 Don't we have enough trouble to deal with? 206 00:12:14,859 --> 00:12:17,695 The press is having a field day with your boots. 207 00:12:17,695 --> 00:12:20,114 Yeah, well, the Army doesn't make my size. 208 00:12:20,114 --> 00:12:22,116 Tell that to The New York Times. 209 00:12:22,116 --> 00:12:23,784 Dave, this is serious. 210 00:12:23,784 --> 00:12:26,787 They're threatening to send you overseas. 211 00:12:27,037 --> 00:12:28,414 Send me where? 212 00:12:29,206 --> 00:12:32,501 Germany, or Korea. 213 00:12:32,501 --> 00:12:34,879 Hey, Private. Nice boots. 214 00:12:34,879 --> 00:12:36,589 Yeah, nice boots. 215 00:12:39,925 --> 00:12:42,386 I won't survive overseas, Roy. 216 00:12:42,386 --> 00:12:46,974 There are senators working to get me fired right now. 217 00:12:47,725 --> 00:12:50,060 We have to be strategic. 218 00:12:50,060 --> 00:12:52,772 If McCarthy kicks me off the committee, 219 00:12:52,772 --> 00:12:53,981 they could send you to Siberia, 220 00:12:53,981 --> 00:12:55,900 and I won't be able to do a damn thing. 221 00:12:55,900 --> 00:12:57,777 Like you didn't do a damn thing 222 00:12:57,777 --> 00:12:59,445 about me getting drafted. 223 00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:00,738 We're trying to sort it out! 224 00:13:00,738 --> 00:13:04,408 We're meeting with the Army's lawyer in New York. 225 00:13:04,408 --> 00:13:06,285 And what about my weekend pass? 226 00:13:09,872 --> 00:13:11,081 I'll try. 227 00:13:12,249 --> 00:13:14,126 Do you have a date? 228 00:13:17,004 --> 00:13:18,506 I... I did. 229 00:13:21,467 --> 00:13:23,469 But, you know, I can't stand the thought 230 00:13:23,469 --> 00:13:25,805 of going to another Christmas party. 231 00:13:26,931 --> 00:13:30,184 Goy women are insatiable this time of year. 232 00:13:31,185 --> 00:13:33,521 But I'd rather have a weekend in. 233 00:13:34,188 --> 00:13:35,064 I'll come to New York, 234 00:13:35,064 --> 00:13:37,358 I'll go to that meeting with you. 235 00:13:38,442 --> 00:13:43,948 And... And after, we'll go back to the Waldorf. 236 00:13:45,908 --> 00:13:48,828 You, me, brandy. 237 00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:52,957 Eat when we want, fart when we want. 238 00:13:54,625 --> 00:13:56,460 Can't do that with women, 239 00:13:56,460 --> 00:13:59,964 like you can with a pal, right? 240 00:14:02,007 --> 00:14:03,968 What do you say? 241 00:14:09,890 --> 00:14:11,851 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 242 00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:13,227 Right this way. 243 00:14:13,227 --> 00:14:15,145 Ah, Mr. Morton. 244 00:14:18,107 --> 00:14:19,233 This is Miss Smith. 245 00:14:19,233 --> 00:14:20,484 It's a pleasure. 246 00:14:20,484 --> 00:14:21,527 All mine, my dear. 247 00:14:21,527 --> 00:14:23,779 Come, join the party in the dining room. 248 00:14:23,779 --> 00:14:25,197 - It's a buffet tonight. - Ah. 249 00:14:25,197 --> 00:14:27,116 Um, Edna will set you up. 250 00:14:29,118 --> 00:14:30,703 Edna will set us up. 251 00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:33,038 It's my first time in the boss's house. 252 00:14:33,038 --> 00:14:34,456 What do you think? 253 00:14:34,456 --> 00:14:36,667 Oh, here's a fellow you need to meet. 254 00:14:36,667 --> 00:14:38,002 Mr. McLeod? 255 00:14:38,794 --> 00:14:40,588 Fuller. Senate Affairs. 256 00:14:40,588 --> 00:14:41,755 Yes, of course. 257 00:14:41,755 --> 00:14:44,466 May I introduce the stunning Miss Smith? 258 00:14:44,925 --> 00:14:46,051 You certainly may. 259 00:14:46,051 --> 00:14:47,553 Scott McLeod. How do you do? 260 00:14:47,553 --> 00:14:48,971 - Very well. Thank you. - Mmm. 261 00:14:48,971 --> 00:14:50,514 Mr. McLeod's our head of security. 262 00:14:50,514 --> 00:14:53,309 He works night and day to purify Foggy Bottom. 263 00:14:53,309 --> 00:14:54,935 Just doing my duty. 264 00:14:54,935 --> 00:14:56,186 Your Senator Smith's daughter? 265 00:14:56,186 --> 00:14:57,563 - That's right. - Yes, your father's 266 00:14:57,563 --> 00:14:58,606 quite the provocateur. 267 00:14:58,606 --> 00:15:00,065 Seems to take great pleasure in being a thorn 268 00:15:00,065 --> 00:15:01,775 in Senator McCarthy's side. 269 00:15:01,775 --> 00:15:03,944 Mr. McLeod has a signed portrait of McCarthy 270 00:15:03,944 --> 00:15:05,821 hanging on the wall of his office. 271 00:15:05,821 --> 00:15:07,281 - So I hear. - Oh, it's true. 272 00:15:07,281 --> 00:15:08,574 He's a personal hero of mine. 273 00:15:08,574 --> 00:15:10,826 People say there'd be no McLeod without McCarthy. 274 00:15:10,826 --> 00:15:11,911 Ah. They'd be right. 275 00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:14,246 My father is not afraid to speak his mind 276 00:15:14,246 --> 00:15:16,582 in defense of his country. 277 00:15:16,582 --> 00:15:17,958 Well, like your father, I do what I can 278 00:15:17,958 --> 00:15:18,876 to defend my country. 279 00:15:18,876 --> 00:15:20,836 - Mmm. - Pardon me. Morton. 280 00:15:20,836 --> 00:15:23,547 - I'll see you at dinner. - Ah. Yes. 281 00:15:24,256 --> 00:15:26,258 What an insufferable prig. 282 00:15:26,258 --> 00:15:27,134 Get ready. 283 00:15:27,134 --> 00:15:29,970 You're about to have dinner with several of the same. 284 00:15:32,264 --> 00:15:34,391 Be careful. I might get used to this. 285 00:15:34,391 --> 00:15:35,684 Used to? 286 00:15:35,684 --> 00:15:38,020 Walking into a room on your arm. 287 00:15:41,482 --> 00:15:43,859 I'm really impressed by your work, Mr. Gaines, 288 00:15:43,859 --> 00:15:45,069 especially the piece that won you 289 00:15:45,069 --> 00:15:47,446 the Newspaper Guild Award. 290 00:15:47,446 --> 00:15:50,407 Shocking, the way you were turned away from that club. 291 00:15:50,991 --> 00:15:52,952 It's a fine piece of writing. 292 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:54,578 Just tried to tell the truth. 293 00:15:54,578 --> 00:15:57,039 You exposed DC's desegregation laws 294 00:15:57,039 --> 00:15:58,540 for the sham they are. 295 00:16:01,251 --> 00:16:03,379 Are you happy at The Courier? 296 00:16:03,379 --> 00:16:05,756 I'm proud to have my work published by a Black paper. 297 00:16:05,756 --> 00:16:08,968 With your talents, you could have a larger audience, 298 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:10,636 a better salary. 299 00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:12,221 Well, I'll get right to it. 300 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:13,681 I'd like to offer you 301 00:16:13,681 --> 00:16:15,641 a temporary desk here at The Post. 302 00:16:16,850 --> 00:16:18,477 Call it a trial run. 303 00:16:21,939 --> 00:16:23,941 That's a very intriguing offer. 304 00:16:23,941 --> 00:16:26,443 Well, pitch me some leads. We'll take it from there. 305 00:16:26,443 --> 00:16:31,115 A, uh, Negro writer writing about the Negro experience. 306 00:16:31,115 --> 00:16:32,491 There's more than one. 307 00:16:33,951 --> 00:16:37,121 Different Negroes have different experiences. 308 00:16:37,121 --> 00:16:38,497 Uh-huh. 309 00:16:40,165 --> 00:16:42,376 We're interested in breaking barriers here. 310 00:16:43,210 --> 00:16:45,754 I mean, at least some of us are. 311 00:16:45,754 --> 00:16:49,174 Some? Are you expecting problems? 312 00:16:49,174 --> 00:16:50,175 No, not really. 313 00:16:50,175 --> 00:16:52,761 But, well, as you're getting situated, it might be best 314 00:16:52,761 --> 00:16:55,139 if you avoided the newsroom's facilities for now. 315 00:16:55,139 --> 00:16:57,182 Uh, there's a smaller bathroom on the fourth floor. 316 00:16:57,182 --> 00:16:59,018 It'll give you more privacy. 317 00:17:02,104 --> 00:17:05,024 I'm embarrassed to even bring it up. 318 00:17:14,158 --> 00:17:16,535 ♪ ominous music ♪ 319 00:17:19,747 --> 00:17:20,873 Mr. Fuller. 320 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:22,541 Right on time. 321 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:23,709 Fred Traband. 322 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:26,170 Special agent in charge of investigations. 323 00:17:26,170 --> 00:17:27,880 Pleased to meet you. 324 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:28,839 We believe we have reason 325 00:17:28,839 --> 00:17:30,924 to ask you a series of questions. 326 00:17:30,924 --> 00:17:31,884 What reason? 327 00:17:31,884 --> 00:17:34,136 We're not at liberty to say. 328 00:17:35,179 --> 00:17:37,723 Are you at liberty to say who gave you this reason? 329 00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:40,559 That is also confidential. Please have a seat. 330 00:17:52,196 --> 00:17:53,989 And let me be frank, 331 00:17:54,364 --> 00:17:55,532 eighty percent of these sessions 332 00:17:55,532 --> 00:17:56,700 end with the admission 333 00:17:56,700 --> 00:17:59,620 of at least one prescribed behavior by the interviewee. 334 00:17:59,620 --> 00:18:02,956 Our batting average is now one resignation per day. 335 00:18:02,956 --> 00:18:07,044 Well, your efforts have not been in vain. 336 00:18:07,961 --> 00:18:10,214 How long have you worked at State? 337 00:18:10,214 --> 00:18:11,423 Since '48. 338 00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:14,218 That's four years and ten months. 339 00:18:14,802 --> 00:18:17,638 Would you like the number of days as well? 340 00:18:22,935 --> 00:18:24,728 What is your marital status? 341 00:18:26,063 --> 00:18:27,731 Single. 342 00:18:29,733 --> 00:18:32,778 But there is a special lady in the picture. 343 00:18:32,778 --> 00:18:35,405 She and Mr. McLeod have met, actually. 344 00:18:36,323 --> 00:18:40,160 Mr. Fuller, please get up and walk across the room. 345 00:18:57,052 --> 00:18:58,804 Please return to your seat. 346 00:19:02,224 --> 00:19:05,185 The second to last paragraph on the page. 347 00:19:05,185 --> 00:19:06,645 Read it aloud. 348 00:19:12,776 --> 00:19:13,944 "Philip opened a large cupboard 349 00:19:13,944 --> 00:19:15,112 filled with dresses. 350 00:19:15,112 --> 00:19:16,572 And stepping in, took as many of them 351 00:19:16,572 --> 00:19:19,658 as he could in his arms and buried his face in them. 352 00:19:20,409 --> 00:19:22,744 They smelt of the sent his mother..." 353 00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:26,248 That's all for today. 354 00:19:27,374 --> 00:19:28,458 How'd I do? 355 00:19:28,458 --> 00:19:31,795 - I'm not-- - At liberty to say. Got it. 356 00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:38,468 The gentleman who left the unit last week, 357 00:19:39,803 --> 00:19:42,181 he stepped in front of a truck. 358 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:46,143 That must affect someone in your position. 359 00:19:47,352 --> 00:19:48,645 Unfortunately, we're seeing an average 360 00:19:48,645 --> 00:19:51,190 of one suicide per week. 361 00:19:52,149 --> 00:19:56,695 You ever worry that someone might kill you instead? 362 00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:03,243 One moment. 363 00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:07,873 You'll have to return tomorrow for a polygraph. 364 00:20:08,373 --> 00:20:10,000 No, that won't be necessary. 365 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,210 Just speak to Mr. McLeod. 366 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:13,170 When we believe a polygraph is required, 367 00:20:13,170 --> 00:20:16,215 cooperation is mandatory. 368 00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:17,674 We're trying to clear the backlog 369 00:20:17,674 --> 00:20:19,176 before the holidays. 370 00:20:19,176 --> 00:20:21,887 Can you come back tomorrow after hours? 371 00:20:24,264 --> 00:20:26,892 Sure. 372 00:20:32,105 --> 00:20:33,732 Pardon me. 373 00:20:34,399 --> 00:20:36,443 Pardon me. 374 00:20:36,443 --> 00:20:37,861 All right, all right. I know everyone 375 00:20:37,861 --> 00:20:40,614 wants to get back to the festivities, so I'll be brief. 376 00:20:41,949 --> 00:20:44,409 On behalf of Mr. Morton and the entire Bureau, 377 00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:48,330 I'd like to thank all of you for another brilliant year. 378 00:20:48,330 --> 00:20:49,957 May your spouses be merry 379 00:20:49,957 --> 00:20:52,542 and may your hearts be filled with joy. 380 00:20:53,168 --> 00:20:54,044 Merry Christmas. 381 00:20:54,044 --> 00:20:56,630 - Merry Christmas. - Cheers. Hear, hear. 382 00:21:04,346 --> 00:21:05,514 How'd it go? 383 00:21:05,514 --> 00:21:08,100 If that nonsense is a test of manhood, 384 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:10,394 my mother could pass it. 385 00:21:11,728 --> 00:21:14,898 There's a second part. Polygraph. 386 00:21:15,565 --> 00:21:17,025 Oh, dear. I was afraid of that. 387 00:21:17,025 --> 00:21:19,403 - Did Caroline... - Yes. 388 00:21:19,403 --> 00:21:20,529 They're going to ask you questions 389 00:21:20,529 --> 00:21:23,865 about your private activities in detail. 390 00:21:23,865 --> 00:21:27,035 I hope they've scheduled several hours for that. 391 00:21:27,035 --> 00:21:28,620 I thought you were taking this seriously. 392 00:21:28,620 --> 00:21:30,080 I am. 393 00:21:31,331 --> 00:21:32,958 You take nothing seriously. 394 00:21:33,500 --> 00:21:35,419 You're all wrong for him, Fuller. 395 00:21:35,419 --> 00:21:39,506 He is deeply sincere, and you're going to hurt him. 396 00:21:41,216 --> 00:21:43,468 I know who you're talking about. 397 00:21:43,468 --> 00:21:46,013 The boy who gave Mr. Fuller that book? 398 00:21:46,972 --> 00:21:49,057 Yeah, I saw what he wrote inside. 399 00:21:49,599 --> 00:21:51,601 "Mr. Fuller, 400 00:21:51,601 --> 00:21:53,812 thank you for everything. 401 00:21:54,438 --> 00:21:56,315 You're wonderful." 402 00:21:59,776 --> 00:22:01,028 You reported him. 403 00:22:07,617 --> 00:22:09,536 You're right, Miss Addison. 404 00:22:10,370 --> 00:22:12,497 I am wonderful. 405 00:22:14,499 --> 00:22:17,044 So why don't you just suffer? 406 00:22:22,466 --> 00:22:24,593 Merry Christmas. 407 00:22:29,723 --> 00:22:32,267 Maggie said we have to keep your weight up. 408 00:22:32,267 --> 00:22:34,895 - Pasta. - What else? 409 00:22:34,895 --> 00:22:35,896 Peanut butter. 410 00:22:35,896 --> 00:22:39,483 - They didn't have crunchy? - No, I looked. 411 00:22:39,483 --> 00:22:41,693 You said you know someone connected to the governor. 412 00:22:41,693 --> 00:22:46,031 Dave Holm. He's a Republican fundraiser. 413 00:22:46,031 --> 00:22:47,699 Okay, how well do you know him? 414 00:22:47,699 --> 00:22:49,534 Not well. 415 00:22:50,452 --> 00:22:53,080 - You know, he's... - What, he's straight? 416 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:54,539 The way that you're straight? 417 00:22:57,667 --> 00:22:59,086 You can't smoke in here. 418 00:22:59,086 --> 00:23:00,754 I know, I know. 419 00:23:01,797 --> 00:23:03,673 What do you want, Tim? 420 00:23:05,300 --> 00:23:06,927 Call your friend. 421 00:23:06,927 --> 00:23:08,470 Ask him. 422 00:23:08,470 --> 00:23:10,347 Convince him to set up a meeting 423 00:23:10,347 --> 00:23:12,224 with the governor's chief of staff. 424 00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:15,018 - And why am I doing this? - To introduce me. 425 00:23:15,018 --> 00:23:16,603 There is an AIDS anti-discrimination bill 426 00:23:16,603 --> 00:23:18,146 sitting on the governor's desk. 427 00:23:18,146 --> 00:23:19,648 I need to convince him to sign it. 428 00:23:19,648 --> 00:23:21,608 We've been waiting for this meeting for weeks. 429 00:23:21,608 --> 00:23:24,736 They're ignoring us. They can't ignore you. 430 00:23:24,736 --> 00:23:26,405 Of course they can. 431 00:23:27,572 --> 00:23:28,782 Come on. You gonna eat something? 432 00:23:28,782 --> 00:23:29,950 I'm not hungry. 433 00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:31,243 Well, I told Maggie I would make sure you eat. 434 00:23:31,243 --> 00:23:32,828 Stop playing the compassionate nurse. 435 00:23:32,828 --> 00:23:34,663 It doesn't suit you. 436 00:23:34,663 --> 00:23:37,582 I certainly know what it's like to lose someone. 437 00:23:41,753 --> 00:23:43,463 Of course you do. 438 00:23:45,882 --> 00:23:48,301 That was a stupid thing to say. 439 00:23:48,301 --> 00:23:51,096 You suffered a tremendous loss. 440 00:23:53,348 --> 00:23:54,307 How is Lucy? 441 00:23:54,307 --> 00:23:56,101 She's managing. 442 00:23:57,811 --> 00:23:59,396 We've been managing for seven years now, 443 00:23:59,396 --> 00:24:02,023 but it never really feels managed. 444 00:24:04,734 --> 00:24:06,987 Skippy, I can't make that call. 445 00:24:06,987 --> 00:24:08,405 Why not? 446 00:24:13,326 --> 00:24:14,703 Wait. 447 00:24:14,703 --> 00:24:18,874 You think that by walking into that office with me, 448 00:24:19,583 --> 00:24:20,959 you'll be coming out. 449 00:24:21,877 --> 00:24:24,087 Guilt by association. 450 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:25,630 I am married. 451 00:24:25,630 --> 00:24:28,091 I have a family, grandkids. 452 00:24:28,091 --> 00:24:29,301 I have a right to protect them. 453 00:24:29,301 --> 00:24:31,052 And I have a right not to die! 454 00:24:31,052 --> 00:24:33,180 - You're not dying. - Oh, so you're a doctor now? 455 00:24:33,180 --> 00:24:35,223 - Jesus Christ. - Where are you going? 456 00:24:35,223 --> 00:24:36,641 Out. I need a drink. 457 00:24:36,641 --> 00:24:37,809 I thought you were sober. 458 00:24:37,809 --> 00:24:39,603 I am, between drinks. 459 00:24:39,603 --> 00:24:41,897 You know, the bathhouses are closed. 460 00:24:41,897 --> 00:24:43,106 Goddamn it. 461 00:24:43,106 --> 00:24:45,609 I'm sure you can find a backroom still operating! 462 00:24:45,609 --> 00:24:47,152 Oh, fuck you. 463 00:24:48,778 --> 00:24:51,281 In view of the fact that the Rosenbergs 464 00:24:51,281 --> 00:24:53,283 were executed for the same crime 465 00:24:53,283 --> 00:24:55,285 of which you are obviously guilty, 466 00:24:55,285 --> 00:24:56,536 can you see any reason 467 00:24:56,536 --> 00:24:59,164 why you should not meet the same fate that they did? 468 00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:02,501 May I say, sir, it's my duty to obey my military superiors. 469 00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:06,171 They forbid me to give you the classified information. 470 00:25:06,171 --> 00:25:08,089 You are hiding behind that claim 471 00:25:08,089 --> 00:25:10,550 in order to protect and cover up information 472 00:25:10,550 --> 00:25:12,219 that this committee needs. 473 00:25:12,219 --> 00:25:14,804 With all due respect, Mr. Chairman, 474 00:25:14,804 --> 00:25:17,349 these attacks on loyal soldiers 475 00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:19,226 at Fort Monmouth are an insult 476 00:25:19,226 --> 00:25:22,479 to every man and woman in uniform. 477 00:25:23,230 --> 00:25:24,689 Senator Smith, are we in the business 478 00:25:24,689 --> 00:25:28,151 of exposing communists or protecting them? 479 00:25:28,151 --> 00:25:29,736 My record speaks for itself, 480 00:25:29,736 --> 00:25:32,113 Senator McCarthy. 481 00:25:42,749 --> 00:25:44,584 Merry Christmas. 482 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:49,714 Very elegant. 483 00:25:54,594 --> 00:25:56,471 I can return it. I got the receipt. 484 00:25:56,471 --> 00:25:59,140 I like it, Skippy. I like it. 485 00:26:00,934 --> 00:26:02,227 Here. 486 00:26:09,734 --> 00:26:11,278 Oh, what's this? 487 00:26:11,278 --> 00:26:13,321 - There's something... - What? 488 00:26:13,321 --> 00:26:14,781 Just right there. There's a little... 489 00:26:14,781 --> 00:26:16,700 Oh, no. Oh! 490 00:26:18,660 --> 00:26:19,744 - I love it. - Do you? 491 00:26:19,744 --> 00:26:22,247 Yes. Yeah, I do. 492 00:26:24,457 --> 00:26:26,835 I got something for you in here. 493 00:26:29,546 --> 00:26:32,465 Oh, careful. 494 00:26:32,465 --> 00:26:33,550 Careful. Don't leave a mark. 495 00:26:33,550 --> 00:26:35,885 Ah, are you worried what Grandma Laughlin will think? 496 00:26:35,885 --> 00:26:37,846 No, Senator McCarthy. 497 00:26:40,432 --> 00:26:42,225 I shouldn't have told you that. 498 00:26:43,977 --> 00:26:45,729 I can't tell you. 499 00:26:47,772 --> 00:26:48,773 You want me to go? 500 00:26:48,773 --> 00:26:52,360 Why don't you tell me the part that I'll find out anyway? 501 00:27:00,744 --> 00:27:02,954 There's a meeting in New York. 502 00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:06,958 It's McCarthy, Cohn and John Adams. 503 00:27:07,542 --> 00:27:09,919 Adams? The Army's lawyer? 504 00:27:09,919 --> 00:27:12,339 Not Schine? 505 00:27:13,798 --> 00:27:17,552 No, they didn't want him, but he insisted on coming. 506 00:27:17,552 --> 00:27:19,137 And Jean and I are supposed to be stationed 507 00:27:19,137 --> 00:27:21,848 at the door to keep him out of the meeting. 508 00:27:23,558 --> 00:27:26,561 Because the meeting's about Schine. 509 00:27:26,561 --> 00:27:29,356 All the favors Roy's been asking on his behalf. 510 00:27:29,356 --> 00:27:31,358 The Army brass is fed up. 511 00:27:32,275 --> 00:27:34,402 And McCarthy's getting pressured to fire Roy. 512 00:27:34,402 --> 00:27:35,570 - Is that it? - No, no, no. 513 00:27:35,570 --> 00:27:37,197 I've said too much. 514 00:27:40,617 --> 00:27:42,494 And you'll be there. 515 00:27:42,494 --> 00:27:44,704 My boy's coming up in the world. 516 00:27:45,038 --> 00:27:46,665 Speaking of coming up. 517 00:27:52,879 --> 00:27:55,799 I shouldn't have told you about the meeting. 518 00:27:56,883 --> 00:27:58,927 Why can I never say no to you? 519 00:27:58,927 --> 00:28:00,887 I'm irresistible. 520 00:28:01,930 --> 00:28:03,807 Come here. 521 00:28:17,070 --> 00:28:18,655 No. 522 00:28:19,489 --> 00:28:21,116 It's your turn tonight. 523 00:29:03,074 --> 00:29:05,702 ♪ pensive music ♪ 524 00:29:16,087 --> 00:29:17,839 I wish we could spend Christmas together 525 00:29:17,839 --> 00:29:19,132 in New York. 526 00:29:21,843 --> 00:29:23,845 I know that's just a fantasy. 527 00:29:28,558 --> 00:29:29,809 What would we do? 528 00:29:30,852 --> 00:29:32,061 If we could. 529 00:29:34,606 --> 00:29:35,815 Hmm. 530 00:29:37,525 --> 00:29:40,862 I wanna see the Rockettes at the Radio City Music Hall. 531 00:29:45,492 --> 00:29:48,453 - What? - That's... sweet. 532 00:29:52,540 --> 00:29:54,834 ♪ pensive music ♪ 533 00:29:57,587 --> 00:29:59,130 Be right back. 534 00:30:37,919 --> 00:30:40,004 Merry Christmas. 535 00:30:48,179 --> 00:30:49,430 It's for you. 536 00:30:53,059 --> 00:30:54,269 It's, uh... 537 00:31:09,909 --> 00:31:11,578 Hawk. 538 00:31:17,417 --> 00:31:18,835 I can't. 539 00:31:18,835 --> 00:31:20,378 Sure you can. 540 00:31:25,675 --> 00:31:27,969 I can't bear being this happy. 541 00:31:28,344 --> 00:31:32,015 Oh, that's sweet. 542 00:31:38,855 --> 00:31:41,316 Before you go, I need a favor. 543 00:31:49,991 --> 00:31:51,910 Give this to Schine tomorrow. 544 00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:53,494 No one else. 545 00:31:56,247 --> 00:31:57,457 What is it? 546 00:31:58,041 --> 00:32:00,001 I can't tell you. 547 00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:05,340 At least tell me, 548 00:32:06,424 --> 00:32:08,092 will it hurt anyone? 549 00:32:11,638 --> 00:32:14,557 It might stop innocent people from getting hurt. 550 00:32:20,980 --> 00:32:23,441 Come on. I'll see you out. 551 00:32:26,402 --> 00:32:28,571 Will I see you again? 552 00:32:32,992 --> 00:32:35,286 ♪ pensive music ♪ 553 00:33:06,859 --> 00:33:08,611 What was that for? 554 00:33:10,321 --> 00:33:12,073 So you'll remember me. 555 00:33:13,533 --> 00:33:15,326 Come on. 556 00:33:24,002 --> 00:33:24,794 Hello. 557 00:33:24,794 --> 00:33:27,755 Hello. Is my husband there? 558 00:33:27,755 --> 00:33:30,425 I'm sorry. It's Lucy Fuller. 559 00:33:30,883 --> 00:33:32,260 Hawk gave me your number. 560 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:35,513 He went out to the drug store. 561 00:33:36,723 --> 00:33:37,974 Can I have him call you back? 562 00:33:37,974 --> 00:33:41,144 Please. It's not urgent. 563 00:33:42,103 --> 00:33:43,271 Okay. 564 00:33:45,940 --> 00:33:49,193 Uh, thanks for letting him stay a few days. 565 00:33:51,279 --> 00:33:52,572 I don't know if I "let" him. 566 00:33:52,572 --> 00:33:55,324 He said he needed to be there until your sister comes back. 567 00:33:55,324 --> 00:33:57,577 I didn't really have a choice. 568 00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:01,080 How are you? 569 00:34:03,833 --> 00:34:05,043 Getting by. 570 00:34:07,295 --> 00:34:08,713 How are you? 571 00:34:10,548 --> 00:34:11,758 Getting by. 572 00:34:14,052 --> 00:34:15,553 I'll tell him you called. 573 00:34:16,596 --> 00:34:18,514 Thanks. 574 00:34:33,529 --> 00:34:40,787 ♪ Na, na, na, na, na ♪ 575 00:34:40,787 --> 00:34:42,121 ♪ I know nobody ever taught you ♪ 576 00:34:42,121 --> 00:34:43,539 ♪ How to dance like that ♪ 577 00:34:43,539 --> 00:34:48,044 ♪ Nobody ever taught you how to dance like that ♪ 578 00:34:48,044 --> 00:34:50,588 ♪ Nobody ever taught me how to dance like that ♪ 579 00:34:50,588 --> 00:34:53,007 ♪ Heartache, too late And I gotta get up ♪ 580 00:34:53,007 --> 00:34:58,221 ♪ Heartache, too late and I gotta get up ♪ 581 00:34:58,221 --> 00:35:00,223 ♪ I know ♪ 582 00:35:00,223 --> 00:35:08,106 ♪ Heartache, too late and I gotta get up ♪ 583 00:35:08,106 --> 00:35:10,066 ♪ I know ♪ 584 00:35:10,066 --> 00:35:14,112 ♪ I been workin' 25 hours a day ♪ 585 00:35:15,404 --> 00:35:19,117 ♪ Five-and-a-half weeks with one day off ♪ 586 00:35:20,952 --> 00:35:22,078 ♪ Stop the train ♪ 587 00:35:22,078 --> 00:35:24,247 ♪ I'm getting off Getting off ♪ 588 00:35:24,247 --> 00:35:26,749 ♪ Getting off, getting off ♪ 589 00:35:26,749 --> 00:35:30,086 ♪ Getting off, getting off ♪ ♪ Getting off... ♪ 590 00:35:30,086 --> 00:35:32,797 ♪ Heartache ♪ ♪ Getting off, getting off ♪ 591 00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:35,508 ♪ Heartache ♪ ♪ Getting off... ♪ 592 00:35:39,387 --> 00:35:41,472 Get off me! 593 00:35:42,849 --> 00:35:50,439 ♪ Heartache, too late and I gotta get up ♪ 594 00:35:50,439 --> 00:35:52,150 ♪ I know ♪ 595 00:35:59,115 --> 00:36:01,450 ♪ suspenseful music ♪ 596 00:37:53,437 --> 00:37:54,939 Merry Christmas, Tim. 597 00:37:55,648 --> 00:37:57,650 I got him to sign it for you. 598 00:37:58,025 --> 00:37:59,652 Thanks. It's very kind. 599 00:38:01,362 --> 00:38:03,990 This spat with the Army has to end tonight. 600 00:38:03,990 --> 00:38:06,450 We can't allow it to derail the committee. 601 00:38:07,326 --> 00:38:09,996 Take this into Joe and linger. 602 00:38:09,996 --> 00:38:11,872 Be my eyes and ears. 603 00:38:11,872 --> 00:38:15,334 It's a boys' club tonight, and you're a boy. 604 00:38:16,544 --> 00:38:18,212 All right. 605 00:38:18,212 --> 00:38:19,672 I'll keep my eye out for David. 606 00:38:19,672 --> 00:38:21,966 Keep him out of there if I can. 607 00:38:21,966 --> 00:38:23,884 As general counsel for the Army, 608 00:38:23,884 --> 00:38:26,304 I have to protest the extravagant pressure 609 00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:27,805 brought on by Mr. Cohn 610 00:38:27,805 --> 00:38:30,474 to make Private Schine's life in the service a holiday. 611 00:38:30,474 --> 00:38:32,476 I think we can all agree that Mr. Schine 612 00:38:32,476 --> 00:38:35,021 is equally valuable to both parties. 613 00:38:35,021 --> 00:38:36,439 Precisely why his important work 614 00:38:36,439 --> 00:38:38,149 on our committee can't be interrupted. 615 00:38:38,149 --> 00:38:40,735 Mrs. McCarthy thought you might need this, sir. 616 00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:42,320 Thank you, son. 617 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:43,946 He would be valuable to the Army 618 00:38:43,946 --> 00:38:46,824 if he were present on base half the time. 619 00:38:46,824 --> 00:38:50,119 Subcommittee's been up to our eyes since Fort Monmouth. 620 00:38:50,119 --> 00:38:51,954 Indeed. And we provided Mr. Schine 621 00:38:51,954 --> 00:38:55,082 with a private room to write his subcommittee reports. 622 00:38:55,082 --> 00:38:56,334 A room he has yet to set foot in 623 00:38:56,334 --> 00:38:58,502 because Mr. Cohn called to inform us it was vital 624 00:38:58,502 --> 00:39:01,339 he work out of a penthouse in Manhattan. 625 00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:03,632 A penthouse in which he apparently spends 626 00:39:03,632 --> 00:39:05,426 a lot of time with Mr. Cohn. 627 00:39:05,426 --> 00:39:08,512 We know what's really happening here. 628 00:39:08,512 --> 00:39:10,598 The Army is holding Mr. Schine hostage 629 00:39:10,598 --> 00:39:14,060 to pressure us into dropping our investigation 630 00:39:14,060 --> 00:39:16,145 into subversives at Fort Monmouth. 631 00:39:16,145 --> 00:39:17,104 That's absurd. 632 00:39:17,104 --> 00:39:18,647 Senator McCarthy, are you aware 633 00:39:18,647 --> 00:39:20,858 that you could be brought up on charges 634 00:39:20,858 --> 00:39:22,485 for using the influence of your office 635 00:39:22,485 --> 00:39:26,280 to gain special privileges for a uniformed soldier? 636 00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:29,533 No more requests will be made by Mr. Cohn. 637 00:39:30,409 --> 00:39:31,410 Right, Roy? 638 00:39:31,410 --> 00:39:32,703 Certainly. 639 00:39:33,662 --> 00:39:36,916 Unless the Army intends to ship him overseas. 640 00:39:36,916 --> 00:39:39,335 Private Schine is a patriot above all else. 641 00:39:39,335 --> 00:39:41,587 He will go wherever he needs to go. 642 00:39:41,587 --> 00:39:42,588 Right, Roy? 643 00:39:42,588 --> 00:39:45,091 If the Army intends to station him anywhere 644 00:39:45,091 --> 00:39:48,636 that's not within driving distance to Washington, 645 00:39:50,262 --> 00:39:51,764 I'll wreck the goddamn Army. 646 00:39:51,764 --> 00:39:54,392 Joe, he has got to go. 647 00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:56,394 What are you lurking there for? 648 00:39:56,394 --> 00:39:59,021 You're treading dangerous water, Senator. 649 00:39:59,021 --> 00:40:00,856 Fort Monmouth is overflowing 650 00:40:00,856 --> 00:40:02,358 with security risks. 651 00:40:02,358 --> 00:40:04,735 Who are you protecting? 652 00:40:08,072 --> 00:40:10,116 Mr. Fuller, were you sent overseas 653 00:40:10,116 --> 00:40:13,619 to serve in the United States Army in 1943? 654 00:40:13,619 --> 00:40:15,037 Yes. 655 00:40:16,747 --> 00:40:19,542 In which country were you stationed? 656 00:40:19,750 --> 00:40:21,001 Italy. 657 00:40:21,001 --> 00:40:23,212 Have you ever attended meetings affiliated 658 00:40:23,212 --> 00:40:26,132 with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union? 659 00:40:26,549 --> 00:40:27,299 No. 660 00:40:27,299 --> 00:40:29,885 Have you ever frequented a Washington DC establishment 661 00:40:29,885 --> 00:40:31,470 called the Chicken Hut, 662 00:40:31,470 --> 00:40:34,473 at the corner of H Street and 17th? 663 00:40:34,473 --> 00:40:35,766 No. 664 00:40:43,732 --> 00:40:47,570 Have you ever been present at a Washington DC establishment 665 00:40:47,570 --> 00:40:50,614 called the Cozy Corner in Midcity? 666 00:40:50,906 --> 00:40:52,658 ♪ ominous music ♪ 667 00:41:01,083 --> 00:41:02,793 No. 668 00:41:07,423 --> 00:41:10,259 Have you ever had inappropriate physical contact 669 00:41:10,259 --> 00:41:12,011 with a male foreign national 670 00:41:12,011 --> 00:41:15,639 either in the United States or while abroad? 671 00:41:29,904 --> 00:41:31,530 No. 672 00:41:43,626 --> 00:41:45,794 Have you ever engaged in sodomy? 673 00:41:48,672 --> 00:41:51,759 Or oral genital contact with another male? 674 00:42:00,643 --> 00:42:01,769 No. 675 00:42:13,322 --> 00:42:15,032 Have you ever given or received 676 00:42:15,032 --> 00:42:20,538 presents of a romantic nature to or from another man? 677 00:42:24,708 --> 00:42:26,877 Shall I repeat the question? 678 00:42:31,173 --> 00:42:32,508 No. 679 00:42:32,508 --> 00:42:34,093 And the answer is no. 680 00:42:46,272 --> 00:42:47,356 Have you ever considered yourself 681 00:42:47,356 --> 00:42:50,234 to be in love with another male? 682 00:42:55,030 --> 00:42:57,241 Oh, yeah. Oh. 683 00:43:01,078 --> 00:43:02,955 Answer the question. 684 00:43:11,922 --> 00:43:13,048 No. 685 00:43:16,677 --> 00:43:18,178 Are you in love? 686 00:43:23,684 --> 00:43:25,853 Don't be shy. 687 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:27,354 Not at the moment. 688 00:43:27,354 --> 00:43:29,565 A love for God is purer than romance. 689 00:43:34,361 --> 00:43:37,531 But don't you think sometimes the love for another person 690 00:43:37,531 --> 00:43:39,491 can take on a godly quality? 691 00:43:39,491 --> 00:43:40,451 That's true. 692 00:43:40,451 --> 00:43:44,288 I believe my marriage to Joe is ordained by God. 693 00:43:45,289 --> 00:43:46,540 What saddens me are the people 694 00:43:46,540 --> 00:43:48,792 trying to stab my husband in the back. 695 00:43:49,710 --> 00:43:51,420 What happens if they win? 696 00:43:51,420 --> 00:43:54,632 Can you imagine a world without God? 697 00:43:54,632 --> 00:43:55,883 I can't. 698 00:43:57,051 --> 00:43:58,677 I just wish people didn't have to get hurt. 699 00:43:58,677 --> 00:44:01,138 Who's getting hurt? Commies and deviants. 700 00:44:01,722 --> 00:44:03,974 Clerks, janitors, engineers. 701 00:44:03,974 --> 00:44:05,768 People are taking their own lives. 702 00:44:05,768 --> 00:44:07,311 Timothy. 703 00:44:07,811 --> 00:44:10,022 Senator McCarthy is our only hope. 704 00:44:10,022 --> 00:44:12,941 His enemies are God's enemies. 705 00:44:13,651 --> 00:44:16,362 Let them die. That's how we win. 706 00:44:18,405 --> 00:44:19,948 David's here. 707 00:44:20,741 --> 00:44:21,950 You're late. 708 00:44:21,950 --> 00:44:24,953 The stupid driver got lost. 709 00:44:25,537 --> 00:44:26,372 Where's Roy? 710 00:44:26,372 --> 00:44:27,790 This meeting is over. 711 00:44:27,790 --> 00:44:29,833 You'll be sorry, Mr. Adams. 712 00:44:29,833 --> 00:44:32,044 - What happened? - They're idiots. 713 00:44:32,044 --> 00:44:33,420 - Idiots. - Joe. 714 00:44:33,420 --> 00:44:34,546 You can't blackmail me. 715 00:44:34,546 --> 00:44:35,589 We're not going to back down. 716 00:44:35,589 --> 00:44:36,840 - Roy, what happened? - Joe, what's going on? 717 00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:38,300 You're facing an investigation. 718 00:44:38,300 --> 00:44:39,968 - Roy. - Get out of my way! 719 00:44:39,968 --> 00:44:41,804 Roy, tell me what's going on. 720 00:44:41,804 --> 00:44:44,431 Bartender, whiskey, neat, quick. 721 00:44:44,431 --> 00:44:45,391 Joe, what happened? 722 00:44:45,391 --> 00:44:47,893 - Army's bringing charges. - Charges against who? 723 00:44:47,893 --> 00:44:50,562 Me and Roy, using the power of our office. 724 00:44:50,562 --> 00:44:51,980 Eisenhower's behind the whole thing. 725 00:44:51,980 --> 00:44:54,191 I could end up censured or expelled. 726 00:44:54,191 --> 00:44:55,109 Bartender! 727 00:44:55,109 --> 00:44:57,194 Who conducts the investigation? 728 00:44:59,780 --> 00:45:02,783 The Senate Subcommittee on Investigations. 729 00:45:02,783 --> 00:45:03,784 My committee. 730 00:45:03,784 --> 00:45:04,910 You've got to get rid 731 00:45:04,910 --> 00:45:06,620 of that little Jew and his pervert friend. 732 00:45:06,620 --> 00:45:09,456 You cut them free and let them twist in the wind 733 00:45:09,456 --> 00:45:11,041 before it's too late. 734 00:45:15,963 --> 00:45:18,215 Come on, David. Let's go. 735 00:45:19,758 --> 00:45:21,051 Mr. Schine? 736 00:45:23,470 --> 00:45:26,181 This came into the office for you yesterday. 737 00:45:26,682 --> 00:45:28,142 It says confidential. 738 00:45:29,101 --> 00:45:30,978 For God's sake, get in! 739 00:45:30,978 --> 00:45:33,439 ♪ ominous music ♪ 740 00:45:53,834 --> 00:45:54,752 How'd I do? 741 00:45:54,752 --> 00:45:56,879 We're not supposed to say. 742 00:45:56,879 --> 00:45:59,715 Ah, what the hell? It's Christmas. 743 00:46:00,257 --> 00:46:01,884 Clean as a whistle. 744 00:46:05,971 --> 00:46:07,347 Happy holidays. 745 00:46:14,688 --> 00:46:16,148 Open it. 746 00:46:17,149 --> 00:46:20,027 Oh, your cufflinks. 747 00:46:20,986 --> 00:46:22,780 They're beautiful. 748 00:46:22,780 --> 00:46:24,198 Let me see the other one. 749 00:46:26,033 --> 00:46:28,869 "H" and "F". 750 00:46:29,620 --> 00:46:30,704 What's it stand for? 751 00:46:30,704 --> 00:46:35,292 Fordham, my alma mater, and history, my major. 752 00:46:40,047 --> 00:46:41,423 You have to keep them closed. 753 00:46:41,423 --> 00:46:42,758 - They're closed. - They're really closed? 754 00:46:42,758 --> 00:46:44,802 - Yes, they're really closed. - All right. 755 00:46:44,802 --> 00:46:46,094 No peeking. 756 00:46:47,846 --> 00:46:49,389 Okay, you can open 'em. 757 00:46:52,810 --> 00:46:54,937 Hawk. 758 00:47:00,818 --> 00:47:02,027 My goodness! 759 00:47:03,654 --> 00:47:05,322 Hawk, it's stunning. 760 00:47:06,365 --> 00:47:07,741 May I? 761 00:47:09,117 --> 00:47:10,953 Yes, please. 762 00:47:20,212 --> 00:47:22,506 Merry Christmas, Hawkins. 763 00:47:22,506 --> 00:47:24,466 Spending the holiday with your family? 764 00:47:24,466 --> 00:47:26,927 Oh, I forgot. You don't have one. 765 00:47:26,927 --> 00:47:28,011 That's why you're always here. 766 00:47:28,011 --> 00:47:30,472 Leonard, don't you think you should slow down? 767 00:47:30,472 --> 00:47:32,891 Ah, contraire, dear sister. 768 00:47:34,059 --> 00:47:35,561 I'm just getting started. 769 00:47:43,944 --> 00:47:47,614 He's so unhappy, and no one knows why. 770 00:47:51,034 --> 00:47:56,331 ♪ Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree ♪ 771 00:47:56,331 --> 00:47:58,500 ♪ For me ♪ 772 00:47:58,500 --> 00:48:01,128 ♪ Been an awful good girl ♪ 773 00:48:01,128 --> 00:48:02,504 ♪ Santa baby ♪ 774 00:48:02,504 --> 00:48:06,800 ♪ So hurry down the chimney tonight ♪ 775 00:48:11,013 --> 00:48:12,222 ♪ Santa baby ♪ 776 00:48:12,222 --> 00:48:15,684 ♪ A '54 convertible, too ♪ 777 00:48:15,684 --> 00:48:18,145 - ♪ Light blue ♪ - ♪ Oh ♪ 778 00:48:18,145 --> 00:48:20,647 ♪ I'll wait up for you, dear ♪ 779 00:48:20,647 --> 00:48:22,024 ♪ Santa baby ♪ 780 00:48:22,024 --> 00:48:26,236 ♪ So hurry down the chimney tonight ♪ 781 00:48:28,030 --> 00:48:31,783 ♪ I really do believe in you ♪ 782 00:48:31,783 --> 00:48:37,289 ♪ So let's see if you believe in me ♪ 783 00:48:38,081 --> 00:48:39,791 - ♪ Santa baby ♪ - ♪ Yes ♪ 784 00:48:39,791 --> 00:48:42,836 ♪ Forgot to mention one little thing ♪ 785 00:48:42,836 --> 00:48:45,088 - ♪ A ring ♪ - ♪ A ring ♪ 786 00:48:45,088 --> 00:48:48,175 ♪ And I don't mean on the phone ♪ 787 00:48:48,175 --> 00:48:49,676 ♪ Santa baby ♪ 788 00:48:49,676 --> 00:48:54,097 ♪ So hurry down the chimney ♪ 789 00:48:55,891 --> 00:48:59,353 ♪ Tonight ♪ 790 00:49:02,314 --> 00:49:03,565 Congratulations. 791 00:49:03,565 --> 00:49:05,901 Congratulations on your job at The Post. 792 00:49:05,901 --> 00:49:07,736 Ah, still auditioning 793 00:49:07,736 --> 00:49:08,946 until they feel comfortable enough 794 00:49:08,946 --> 00:49:11,907 with the idea that I could pass as one of them. 795 00:49:12,240 --> 00:49:13,575 Your drink. 796 00:49:13,992 --> 00:49:16,244 Or use the same restroom. 797 00:49:16,244 --> 00:49:17,704 Christ. 798 00:49:17,704 --> 00:49:19,206 Hey. 799 00:49:21,750 --> 00:49:23,502 To success. 800 00:49:24,211 --> 00:49:26,254 At least the appearance of it. 801 00:49:32,052 --> 00:49:33,845 I'm curious. 802 00:49:33,845 --> 00:49:36,640 When the interrogator asked you those questions, 803 00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:38,392 how did you block out the memories? 804 00:49:38,392 --> 00:49:40,435 Keep your mind blank? 805 00:49:40,435 --> 00:49:44,064 See, it occurred to me you don't pass with the truth. 806 00:49:44,064 --> 00:49:46,775 You pass with the absence of guilt. 807 00:49:46,775 --> 00:49:49,027 Guilt cranks the machine. 808 00:49:49,945 --> 00:49:51,405 And I felt none. 809 00:49:55,242 --> 00:49:57,911 "Let us have a dagger between our teeth, 810 00:49:57,911 --> 00:49:59,621 a bomb in our hand 811 00:49:59,621 --> 00:50:02,207 and infinite scorn in our hearts." 812 00:50:03,834 --> 00:50:05,460 - Who said that? - Mussolini. 813 00:50:05,460 --> 00:50:06,712 Shit. 814 00:50:12,884 --> 00:50:15,721 Did they ask you if you ever loved another man? 815 00:50:16,471 --> 00:50:17,723 They did. 816 00:50:17,723 --> 00:50:19,516 And did you think about Tim? 817 00:50:20,350 --> 00:50:22,686 - For a second. - And you passed. 818 00:50:23,103 --> 00:50:24,563 Clean as a whistle. 819 00:50:26,106 --> 00:50:30,652 So you're celebrating because you don't love Tim? 820 00:50:31,778 --> 00:50:34,281 Or because you're such a damn good liar? 821 00:50:34,990 --> 00:50:37,159 ♪ pensive music ♪ 822 00:50:38,285 --> 00:50:40,078 I'm not celebrating. 823 00:50:53,258 --> 00:50:57,220 McCarthy is gonna fire me to save his skin. 824 00:50:59,848 --> 00:51:01,308 He can't fire me. 825 00:51:01,558 --> 00:51:02,893 I'm a Jew. 826 00:51:02,893 --> 00:51:03,894 If he fires me, 827 00:51:03,894 --> 00:51:06,021 everyone's going to think he's a Jew hater. 828 00:51:06,021 --> 00:51:06,980 Roy. 829 00:51:06,980 --> 00:51:08,648 He probably is a Jew hater. 830 00:51:08,648 --> 00:51:12,360 They're all Jew haters until they need us. 831 00:51:12,360 --> 00:51:14,237 You need to look at this. 832 00:51:15,155 --> 00:51:16,323 What? 833 00:51:17,491 --> 00:51:19,826 ♪ suspenseful music ♪ 834 00:51:27,042 --> 00:51:29,294 Oh, I'll be damned. 835 00:51:29,294 --> 00:51:32,214 Uh, what does it mean? 836 00:51:33,840 --> 00:51:36,468 It means this is a time of nachas, Dave. 837 00:51:36,468 --> 00:51:39,346 A time of nachas indeed. 838 00:51:39,346 --> 00:51:42,349 That stupid, alcoholic fat Mick 839 00:51:42,349 --> 00:51:44,351 isn't gonna fire Roy Cohn, 840 00:51:44,351 --> 00:51:49,064 and Gerard David Schine is not goin' to Korea. 841 00:51:49,064 --> 00:51:51,024 Oh. Kick off your shoes 842 00:51:51,024 --> 00:51:53,151 and crack open the brandy, Dave. 843 00:51:53,151 --> 00:51:55,445 We're not going anywhere. 844 00:52:06,289 --> 00:52:08,083 I am baking you 845 00:52:08,083 --> 00:52:11,878 a sweet potato pie for Christmas. 846 00:52:18,969 --> 00:52:20,137 On the hot plate? 847 00:52:20,137 --> 00:52:23,265 Downstairs, in the bar kitchen. 848 00:52:32,858 --> 00:52:34,985 You know, I have to spend Christmas Day with the folks. 849 00:52:34,985 --> 00:52:38,321 They'll want to hear all about the new job. 850 00:52:39,447 --> 00:52:41,908 Will your old girlfriend be there? 851 00:52:42,951 --> 00:52:44,953 I knew I shouldn't have told you about her. 852 00:52:44,953 --> 00:52:46,788 I don't really mind. 853 00:52:48,248 --> 00:52:50,292 It's exciting. 854 00:52:50,584 --> 00:52:51,793 What? 855 00:52:57,174 --> 00:52:58,758 Thinking of you... 856 00:53:02,429 --> 00:53:03,847 with a woman. 857 00:53:29,456 --> 00:53:31,791 Merry Christmas, Santa baby. 858 00:53:40,884 --> 00:53:43,887 ♪ The jingle bells are jingling ♪ 859 00:53:43,887 --> 00:53:47,140 ♪ The streets are white with snow ♪ 860 00:53:47,140 --> 00:53:49,976 ♪ The happy crowds are mingling ♪ 861 00:53:49,976 --> 00:53:52,979 ♪ But there's no one that I know... ♪ 862 00:53:52,979 --> 00:53:56,399 We give Thee thanks, Almighty God, 863 00:53:56,399 --> 00:53:58,068 for these and all the gifts 864 00:53:58,068 --> 00:54:00,070 which we have received from your bounty. 865 00:54:00,070 --> 00:54:06,826 ♪ I guess I've got the Christmas blues ♪ 866 00:54:06,826 --> 00:54:09,704 ♪ I've done my window shopping ♪ 867 00:54:09,704 --> 00:54:10,455 Amen. 868 00:54:10,455 --> 00:54:13,083 ♪ There's not a store I've missed ♪ 869 00:54:13,083 --> 00:54:16,169 ♪ But what's the use of stopping ♪ 870 00:54:16,169 --> 00:54:19,756 ♪ When there's no one on your list ♪ 871 00:54:19,756 --> 00:54:23,051 ♪ You'll know the way I'm feeling ♪ 872 00:54:23,051 --> 00:54:26,388 ♪ When you love and you lose ♪ 873 00:54:26,388 --> 00:54:29,266 ♪ I guess I've got... ♪ 874 00:54:29,266 --> 00:54:30,767 Hey, Skippy. 875 00:54:37,107 --> 00:54:38,316 Skip? 876 00:54:44,406 --> 00:54:45,532 Tim! 877 00:54:49,327 --> 00:54:50,787 Oh, Christ. 878 00:54:55,625 --> 00:54:56,793 Hey, Tim. 879 00:55:02,173 --> 00:55:05,593 Skippy, I'm sorry about earlier, okay? 880 00:55:08,680 --> 00:55:09,848 Listen. 881 00:55:10,849 --> 00:55:14,227 I'll call my friend and ask for that meeting you want. 882 00:55:14,227 --> 00:55:16,980 I can't guarantee anything, but... 883 00:55:21,359 --> 00:55:22,527 Skippy? 884 00:55:25,822 --> 00:55:26,823 Skip. 885 00:55:26,823 --> 00:55:29,326 ♪ pensive music ♪ 886 00:55:52,557 --> 00:55:53,850 Hello? 887 00:55:57,270 --> 00:55:58,855 Mr. Fuller. I... 888 00:55:59,606 --> 00:56:00,899 Where's Tim? 889 00:56:04,110 --> 00:56:05,487 The hospital. 890 00:56:05,487 --> 00:56:07,238 It's lucky. We were here when it happened. 891 00:56:07,238 --> 00:56:09,657 And Frankie went with him in the ambulance and... 892 00:56:09,657 --> 00:56:11,534 What happened? 893 00:56:13,536 --> 00:56:15,580 He had a seizure. 894 00:56:18,792 --> 00:56:20,418 It's bad. 895 00:56:31,012 --> 00:56:33,556 ♪ upbeat remix of "Silent Night" ♪