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A andE's Lou Grant is brought to you in
part by IBM.

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Solutions for a small planet.

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Hello, I'm calling from the Trib. I'd
like to confirm a proposal.

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How much money was involved?

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Was it over $1 ,000?

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Was it over $10 ,000?

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They're going to design a house that
would be totally underground.

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Uh -huh.

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How much further?

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A friend of mine built one in
Pennsylvania.

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Except for the chimney and the solar
collecting cells, the entire structure

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sunk below the frost line.

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Isn't that an exciting concept?

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It sure is.

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This friend of yours, what is he, a
groundhog?

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Hey, can we have this discussion when we
stop to rest?

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Have you ever thought about space?

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Outer space?

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Architectural space.

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I'll give you an example.

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What was out there before they built Los
Angeles?

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Page -brushing drive -ins?

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A desert basin surrounded by hills with
a perfect climate. A glorious, wide

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-open space.

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What potential for the city of tomorrow?

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Instead, we have the city of the day
before yesterday.

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Watch it, Nick.

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Nobody planned... Nobody saw the
totality.

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How much further?

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gonna love this shot.

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Tell us the whole story.

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Hey, don't tell me you're out of shape,
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I'm really surprised.

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Oh, those long legs. Give me a break.

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That is Farron Lake, where we were this
morning.

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There's nothing out there but
wildflowers and coyotes. Where's the

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It's a dry lake and a delicate ecology
that affects this whole part of the

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state. 60 miles from here to Los Angeles
and no direct way to get here.

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It really is beautiful.

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And a very dumb place to build an
airport.

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Ah, now I know why you made me walk 400
miles.

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The great Nick Boyer is going to do
another piece on the rape of the

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in the name of progress.

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Ah.

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Eric is convinced I don't play him more
because he's my son.

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He won't acknowledge the fact that
Richard is averaging 28 points a game.

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many points does Eric average?

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Four. So who would you play?

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My son.

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I don't want to end up in a nursing
home.

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The Rosalie's going to call you about
dinner Saturday night.

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Didn't I say yes to that last week?

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She likes to be sure.

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Also, I get the feeling she wants to
talk to you about my staying late after

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work.

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What are you talking about? I never see
you here past six.

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That's the point.

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I've got myself in a poker game with
Rossi and a couple of guys from sports.

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Rossi? Betting real money?

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Losing real money, you'll be happy to
know.

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Anyway, I told her I was working here.

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Would you cover for me? It'd go a long
way towards enduring domestic bliss.

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Last night.

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I knew I could count on you.

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Compassion. That's what makes a great
city editor. Thanks.

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Hey, Adam.

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Do you have those printouts on treasury
bills?

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Yeah, on my desk.

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Well, this story's driving me nuts.

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I always hated math.

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Do me a favor.

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If Lou asks, just say you and I were
playing poker last night, okay?

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Yeah, sure.

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What's up?

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That's personal. It's kind of
complicated.

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Help me out, I'll help you out with your
math.

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Oh, okay.

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I understand.

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Adam, Adam.

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Wait a minute.

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It won't work.

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Lou knows we couldn't have been playing
poker last night because he was here

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with me working on the T -bill story
till 10 o 'clock. He was?

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Yeah.

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Well, that's okay. Forget I mentioned
it. I get the stuff.

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Did you hear that?

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Yeah. So?

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What's he doing, fooling around?

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Welcome to the 20th century.

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Adam Wilson?

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He's Mr. Straight, Mr. Family Man.

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Did you ever meet Rosalie?

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Formidable lady.

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City desk, Lou Grant.

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Oh, hi, Rosalie.

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Yeah, just fine.

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I've been looking forward to your dinner
on Saturday, and I didn't forget.

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Gee, I'm kind of busy.

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I'll be right there.

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Well, my wife, my ex -wife...

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Used to complain when I stayed late,
too.

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You know how it is. The work is so
unpredictable.

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Let me talk to Adam about it.

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The guy's just too conscientious.

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I'm sorry.

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Is it that time already?

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Yes. Luncheon is at 12. We have all that
traffic.

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I'll take my car.

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No, let me drive. You make me nervous.

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And if I make you nervous, you at least
have the good grace to keep your mouth

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shut.

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Listen, I'm on my way. I'll tell whoever
it is I just left.

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Oh, who is it?

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Andrew Van Dusen, you want to tell you?

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Andrew Van Dusen?

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Dutch, what are you doing off the golf
course this early? It must be raining.

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How's Dotty?

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How nice.

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Oh, well, just a minute.

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I'll see.

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I'll just take a look at my calendar
here.

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No, it is fine.

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At Alessandro's.

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I'd be delighted.

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See you then.

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I didn't know your families were on
speaking terms.

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Oh, Mr.

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Hume. That was in the 20s when his
grandfather and mine were at war over

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and water rights.

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My father put most of that to rest, but
we were still considered too ill

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-mannered and aggressive to be included
in the circle.

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The circle? That's the crowd that meets
for lunch at Alessandro's. They do more

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than that. They move mountains.

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We wouldn't have a museum if it weren't
for the circle.

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I've heard.

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I don't think they've ever asked a woman
to come, even for cocktails.

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I can see why they'd want you. The trip
has a lot more clout than it used to.

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Has it occurred to you they may have
another reason, Mr. Young? What would

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be? They may like me for my legs.

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What is that?

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Oh, that's Nick Foyer's desk.

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I should have known.

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He salvaged that door from the old city
room.

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I find his taste in furniture every bit
as irritating as his writing style.

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Why must he pontificate so?

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Well, he's a critic of urban planning.

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Oh, I've noticed.

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He hasn't seemed to find anything like
it in Los Angeles ever since we took him

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in. Who found him, anyway?

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I did.

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Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
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Billy!

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You don't like it.

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It's full of holes.

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You're talking about the impact of Asian
refugees on the county budget, and

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there are no quotes from the county.
That's just sloppy reporting.

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Well, I was counting on... Huh?

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Never mind.

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I'll get them.

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Adam? Hi, what's up? The refugee story.

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What about it?

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Adam, I really needed those quotes you
were going to get me from your contact

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the county planning office.

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Didn't I do that for you? No, you
didn't.

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Oh, I'm sorry, Belize.

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Lou's no fun when he's ticked off about
his story. Well, as long as we get him

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today. Today is rough. I'm tied up with
Treasury Bill interest notes with Rosie.

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You know he never learned fractions?

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Adam, I covered for you with Lou.

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All right.

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I'll tell you what.

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Here's the private number for the county
commissioner.

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That's better than the planning office
anyway.

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Great.

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I owe you one, slugger.

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You know, I'm always the first to
complain whenever the print shop screws

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pictures. I gotta say, the reproduction
on this Farron Lake stuff is fantastic.

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Look at this.

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Nice shots.

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Mm -hmm. I noticed they also reproduced
Nick Boyer's prose with great clarity.

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Referring to the airport, he used
boondoggle and white elephant in the

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sentence. Do you notice he's already
calling it Edsel International?

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Gee, this is pretty.

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It seems a shame to spring an airport on
such an unsuspecting place.

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What the pictures don't show is how high
those mountains are. I mean, a pilot

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taking off is really going to have to
pull back on the old stick to clear

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Not to mention how far it is from L .A.

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To me, it takes less time to fly from
city to city than it does to drive to

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airport. This one's 60 miles away. How
do they expect people to get there?

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The lawyer's got a suggestion that we
put people in pneumatic tubes and shoot

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them out.

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I think Mrs. Pichon would like to put
Nick Boyer in a pneumatic tube and shoot

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him to the moon.

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I think you

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know everyone, Margaret.

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I haven't met them all, but I recognize
them.

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Big Montgomery, the telephone company, I
know him.

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I know Fred Clark of Clarkson's stores.

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The gentleman in the gray suit with
white hair, I can't place.

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Oh, that's John Robertson.

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John Roberts. That's John Roberts.

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He doesn't look anything like the
publicity photos we've been running for

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past 20 years.

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Good Lord.

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Where's Ray Hitchcock?

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Oh, he went off to Washington to accept
a cabinet post. Of course.

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But the way things are going there, I
expect him back soon.

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Well, it's about time we had a pretty
face at this table. Yes.

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Margaret, we're delighted to have you
with us.

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Up to now, Mike McAfee's been our
prettiest face.

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But does he dance as well as I do? No,
he doesn't.

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Thank you. It's nice to be here.

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Yes, dear Margaret.

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Margaret.

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Well, I sit on the board of the South
Central Community College, and none of

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redevelopment that we talked about after
the Watts riots has really happened.

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Here comes Monty's little pitch for the
shopping center again.

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Well, you got it, wouldn't you? It's
good for the community and good for

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business. Monty's got my commitment for
$30 ,000.

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We're ready to put a store in if anyone
else will. Well, you always did like to

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live with changes.

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There never was progress without risk,
John.

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You suppose we can get Kyle Lewis in on
this? Why not? Well, Kyle says if

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anybody wants to anger this thing, that
his bank will guarantee low -interest

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loans to the local merchants.

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Okay, that's a start.

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Monty, why don't you tell him that...
Fred and Steve have agreed.

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Agreed? I haven't agreed to anything.

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Who else can we hold on here? We could
always use a good

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food store.

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And once things start rolling, all the
rest will just want to come aboard.

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Is that right? I think so.

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Hey.

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Yeah, you got him.

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I'm sorry to bother you at this hour.

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This is Jess down at McKenna's.

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Jess.

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Jess! Jess.

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Uh, did I forget to tip you?

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No. Hey, look, Lou.

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There's a guy down here from your office
who gave us a bad time.

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He created quite a ruckus.

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I managed to calm him down, but I think
somebody better come here and take him

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home.

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I appreciate it, Jess.

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Okay, I'll come down.

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Who is it?

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Oh.

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Somebody's going to come and get you.

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Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A andE.

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Grant.

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Lou Grant.

253
00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,560
Listen, sorry to be calling you like
this.

254
00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:43,420
Adam's with me, and he's just a
little... I know what he is, Lou. And

255
00:13:43,420 --> 00:13:44,900
little. It's probably a lot.

256
00:13:45,540 --> 00:13:48,340
Yeah. So I'm going to put him in a cab.

257
00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:49,760
He's not coming here.

258
00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:51,040
You don't mean that.

259
00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:51,999
I mean it.

260
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And Adam knows I mean it.

261
00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:54,920
Good night, Lou.

262
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I wish I'd give you your night's sleep
back, but all I have is eggs and whole

263
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wheat toast.

264
00:14:20,610 --> 00:14:22,870
Thanks. I'd feel a lot better if you
went jogging.

265
00:14:23,330 --> 00:14:24,330
I'm too tired.

266
00:14:25,190 --> 00:14:26,790
You're the one who should feel lousy.

267
00:14:27,030 --> 00:14:28,030
I'm a veteran.

268
00:14:29,550 --> 00:14:30,550
Aren't you eating?

269
00:14:31,650 --> 00:14:32,830
Breakfast on an empty stomach?

270
00:14:33,270 --> 00:14:34,270
Never.

271
00:14:36,610 --> 00:14:37,630
Oh, I'm really sorry.

272
00:14:38,550 --> 00:14:39,489
It's okay.

273
00:14:39,490 --> 00:14:40,490
I've seen worse.

274
00:14:40,750 --> 00:14:41,750
I've been worse.

275
00:14:42,410 --> 00:14:43,450
It won't happen again.

276
00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,720
Don't worry about it. I love being a
hero.

277
00:14:48,100 --> 00:14:54,280
But, Adam, you got to admit, there is
something going on around here.

278
00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,160
Whatever it is, Lou, you can trust me. I
swear I'll never tell anyone.

279
00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,820
With you at work, is there something at
the paper?

280
00:15:04,140 --> 00:15:05,140
No.

281
00:15:05,420 --> 00:15:08,360
I mean, it's a grind and it can get to
you, but nothing else.

282
00:15:08,780 --> 00:15:09,780
What is it, then?

283
00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:10,960
You and Rosalie?

284
00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:12,560
We have problems like anybody.

285
00:15:13,390 --> 00:15:15,630
I guess the question is whether or not
they're worth solving.

286
00:15:16,750 --> 00:15:18,070
I can't tell you that.

287
00:15:19,150 --> 00:15:20,150
I don't know.

288
00:15:21,170 --> 00:15:23,110
Lately, it seems everything ends in a
shouting match.

289
00:15:23,810 --> 00:15:25,570
Rosalie's the one who throws the dishes,
by the way.

290
00:15:26,330 --> 00:15:27,710
You really don't want to hear this, do
you?

291
00:15:28,850 --> 00:15:30,250
Well, no.

292
00:15:31,850 --> 00:15:32,850
Listen.

293
00:15:33,590 --> 00:15:35,510
I know I've been getting tanked a lot
lately.

294
00:15:36,130 --> 00:15:37,150
But that's no big deal.

295
00:15:37,490 --> 00:15:38,490
I'll cut it out.

296
00:15:38,610 --> 00:15:39,610
What about Rosalie?

297
00:15:40,510 --> 00:15:42,250
How's she handling it? She's okay.

298
00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:44,200
You can ask her yourself Saturday night.

299
00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:45,960
Oh, yeah.

300
00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:47,160
Can I bring anything?

301
00:15:48,940 --> 00:15:49,980
Just a chest protector.

302
00:15:53,180 --> 00:15:57,100
I'm so impressed with the way they
handled the shopping center deal for

303
00:15:57,100 --> 00:16:00,320
Central. The city's been trying to get
that going for years.

304
00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:01,519
Oh, Mr.

305
00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:04,000
Hume, I have no illusions about
businessmen.

306
00:16:04,540 --> 00:16:08,300
But they managed to combine their self
-interest with what I think is good for

307
00:16:08,300 --> 00:16:09,279
the city.

308
00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:10,280
How's the food?

309
00:16:10,300 --> 00:16:11,940
Excellent. In that case, I join.

310
00:16:12,460 --> 00:16:15,680
Only to have lunch at Alessandro's, of
course. They haven't asked me yet.

311
00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:17,840
This is only my first date.

312
00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,040
Charlie. Oh, hi.

313
00:16:20,380 --> 00:16:24,880
Miss Pichon. I put that story on the
sculpture garden on your desk. I thought

314
00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:26,640
want to talk to you about it. I'll be
here all day.

315
00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:30,500
You mean the Van Deer's and sculpture
garden. Yes, we're all looking forward

316
00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:32,240
that. Some people are.

317
00:16:32,980 --> 00:16:33,980
But you're not.

318
00:16:34,300 --> 00:16:35,600
I put what I think in the story.

319
00:16:35,860 --> 00:16:37,320
I take it you don't approve.

320
00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:38,720
Of course not.

321
00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,260
The city's going to spend $2 million on
a rehash of the same design concepts

322
00:16:42,260 --> 00:16:43,480
they were using in 1941.

323
00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:45,660
It's the same architectural firm.

324
00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,960
That firm has built a great many
buildings for this city.

325
00:16:49,820 --> 00:16:51,320
Yes, some of them are ugly.

326
00:16:54,340 --> 00:16:55,840
You asked me and I told you.

327
00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,680
Tomorrow's paper is going to be a lot of
fun.

328
00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,560
I don't think that went over too well.

329
00:17:03,940 --> 00:17:07,240
You really have a knack for stumbling
into the hornet's nest.

330
00:17:07,619 --> 00:17:08,509
Well, sure.

331
00:17:08,510 --> 00:17:10,109
When I hear that buzzing, I guess it's a
challenge.

332
00:17:10,490 --> 00:17:13,329
I say to myself, what can I do to knock
that thing down and not get stung?

333
00:17:13,790 --> 00:17:15,290
How fast can you run?

334
00:17:37,930 --> 00:17:38,930
That sure smells good in here.

335
00:17:39,370 --> 00:17:41,590
I don't know what. I haven't even
started cooking yet.

336
00:17:42,650 --> 00:17:43,650
Oh.

337
00:17:45,130 --> 00:17:46,130
Oh, thanks.

338
00:17:48,190 --> 00:17:50,770
Uh, look, Lou, this is a little awkward.

339
00:17:52,630 --> 00:17:54,690
Adam and I had a fight and he left 20
minutes ago.

340
00:17:55,490 --> 00:17:56,490
Oh.

341
00:17:57,870 --> 00:17:58,870
What should I do?

342
00:18:00,330 --> 00:18:01,330
I don't know.

343
00:18:02,250 --> 00:18:04,870
I got plenty of stuff in the kitchen. I
might as well cook it.

344
00:18:05,730 --> 00:18:06,730
Why don't you stick around?

345
00:18:08,660 --> 00:18:09,980
Okay. I'll put these in water.

346
00:18:11,300 --> 00:18:12,300
Where's Eric?

347
00:18:12,340 --> 00:18:13,900
He's staying with a friend in the
building.

348
00:18:14,460 --> 00:18:15,520
Can't say that I blame him.

349
00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,540
You saved more things from the fire than
I thought.

350
00:18:19,780 --> 00:18:20,780
It's all rented.

351
00:18:23,020 --> 00:18:24,680
Have you and Adam been looking for
another house?

352
00:18:25,180 --> 00:18:27,900
Oh, real estate's gone crazy, even since
the brush fire.

353
00:18:28,120 --> 00:18:29,400
And, of course, we were underinsured.

354
00:18:30,300 --> 00:18:33,500
So I don't think we'll be able to
replace what we had, not unless we move

355
00:18:33,500 --> 00:18:34,500
east.

356
00:18:35,380 --> 00:18:36,380
Is that what you're thinking?

357
00:18:36,940 --> 00:18:38,080
Well, that's what I'm thinking.

358
00:18:38,740 --> 00:18:40,060
I can't speak for Adam.

359
00:18:43,260 --> 00:18:45,220
He got pretty loose last night.

360
00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:49,040
Loose? Well, you know, we had a few
drinks.

361
00:18:49,540 --> 00:18:52,060
Lou, why don't you call it by its right
name? He's an alcoholic.

362
00:18:53,420 --> 00:18:54,740
Alcoholic? You don't believe that.

363
00:18:55,020 --> 00:18:58,540
He's dependent on alcohol. He may be a
very charming drunk, but he's still a

364
00:18:58,540 --> 00:19:01,320
drunk. I've known... I've known drunks.

365
00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:03,520
Adam was just blown off steam.

366
00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:05,340
Try living with it.

367
00:19:06,330 --> 00:19:10,990
We're in a tough business, and Adam's a
good editor. He works hard, and he puts

368
00:19:10,990 --> 00:19:12,190
a lot of pressure on himself.

369
00:19:13,810 --> 00:19:15,470
He's really done a number on you, hasn't
he?

370
00:19:16,050 --> 00:19:18,670
I care about him, if that's what you
mean. I care about him, too, but

371
00:19:18,670 --> 00:19:20,190
I wonder if it isn't that a masochism.

372
00:19:22,830 --> 00:19:24,870
I don't even know what he's escaping
from.

373
00:19:27,910 --> 00:19:28,910
Probably me.

374
00:19:30,270 --> 00:19:33,090
You see, I'm the heavy in all of this,
and I am tired of keeping the family

375
00:19:33,090 --> 00:19:34,090
together.

376
00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:35,640
You thinking of letting go?

377
00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:42,000
Lou, I know his pattern, and he's
drawing you in.

378
00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:44,020
He'll get you to cover for him.

379
00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,760
First you'll be encouraging him, then
you'll be chewing him out. There'll be

380
00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:49,720
lots of emotion, lots of guilt.

381
00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:54,280
I know you think you can save him from
himself, but take it from me. I know.

382
00:19:54,980 --> 00:19:55,980
He'll get burned.

383
00:19:57,100 --> 00:20:01,500
The idea is to connect our present
airport with the new one at Ferron Lake.

384
00:20:02,030 --> 00:20:06,230
So how can they do that over 60 miles of
deserts, mountains, highways, cities?

385
00:20:06,590 --> 00:20:10,350
Layer induction, motor track, cushioned
vehicles, gentlemen.

386
00:20:11,090 --> 00:20:14,070
Oh, sure, my kid's got one. I had to put
it together for him.

387
00:20:14,330 --> 00:20:14,749
Oh, yeah.

388
00:20:14,750 --> 00:20:15,750
What is that?

389
00:20:15,850 --> 00:20:18,910
It's a train. Floats on a layer of air
and travels hundreds of miles an hour.

390
00:20:19,130 --> 00:20:20,650
The airport's a zoo these days.

391
00:20:20,990 --> 00:20:23,370
Ever try getting your baggage the same
day you arrived?

392
00:20:23,890 --> 00:20:26,230
But this one's a pipe dream. It's
totally impractical.

393
00:20:26,710 --> 00:20:27,710
Environmental problems?

394
00:20:28,090 --> 00:20:32,150
Partly. It's a basin out there like a
miniature L .A. They say a city of half

395
00:20:32,150 --> 00:20:34,690
million people will spring up around
that airport. They'll all be choking on

396
00:20:34,690 --> 00:20:38,870
smog. Also, these mountains right here
are going to be a problem for airplanes

397
00:20:38,870 --> 00:20:39,669
trying to land.

398
00:20:39,670 --> 00:20:43,070
It took me three hours to get out of L
.A .X. last New Year's weekend.

399
00:20:43,270 --> 00:20:44,830
Another airport's not such a bad idea.

400
00:20:45,150 --> 00:20:49,190
There has also been a significant
diversion of tax funds into this area. A

401
00:20:49,190 --> 00:20:50,370
of money is going into development.

402
00:20:51,070 --> 00:20:52,390
Financial should cover that.

403
00:20:54,530 --> 00:20:55,530
Where's Adam?

404
00:20:55,810 --> 00:20:57,750
Oh, I saw him down at McKenna's earlier.

405
00:20:58,030 --> 00:20:58,919
Oh, no.

406
00:20:58,920 --> 00:20:59,920
I shall leave there.

407
00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:04,740
He might be heading down to the
commodities exchange. Big gold price

408
00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:06,820
Big enough to miss a budget meeting?

409
00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:08,700
I guess so.

410
00:21:10,060 --> 00:21:12,880
Okay, thank you. Yeah, I'll get back to
the commissioner later.

411
00:21:14,620 --> 00:21:15,620
Philly.

412
00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:16,920
5 .30.

413
00:21:17,220 --> 00:21:18,119
I know.

414
00:21:18,120 --> 00:21:19,740
I'm kind of in trouble here.

415
00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:21,760
What's the matter?

416
00:21:21,940 --> 00:21:23,180
I can't rent my lead.

417
00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,620
First thing to do is relax. Get up, take
a walk. He'll come to you.

418
00:21:27,870 --> 00:21:30,810
I know what I want to write. I just
don't have the statistics, the cost per

419
00:21:30,810 --> 00:21:31,810
record you sent.

420
00:21:32,230 --> 00:21:33,530
And now you realize it?

421
00:21:37,430 --> 00:21:38,990
What, you're working on that with Adam?

422
00:21:39,870 --> 00:21:41,070
Uh, yeah.

423
00:21:41,630 --> 00:21:43,370
I'm sorry, Louie, he's just not back
yet.

424
00:21:43,750 --> 00:21:44,750
Not your fault.

425
00:21:45,050 --> 00:21:47,010
I know he's got the stuff. He did the
interview.

426
00:21:47,950 --> 00:21:49,070
Maybe he left his notes.

427
00:21:49,710 --> 00:21:50,710
I'll look.

428
00:21:50,890 --> 00:21:51,890
Do what you can.

429
00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,220
to go through your desk to get some
notes for Billy, and what do I find?

430
00:22:37,740 --> 00:22:38,740
Vodka.

431
00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:40,820
Did you find the tomato juice in the
other drawer?

432
00:22:41,360 --> 00:22:43,600
The worst thing you could do right now
is be a wise guy.

433
00:22:44,180 --> 00:22:45,960
So it's there to clear the nasal
passage.

434
00:22:46,360 --> 00:22:47,720
Settle the stomach on a rough day.

435
00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:48,920
A vault.

436
00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:50,980
Did Billy get what he needed?

437
00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,200
Oh, don't be mad at me.

438
00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:57,380
If it's one thing to go out at night,
fall apart and act like a slob.

439
00:22:57,780 --> 00:22:58,780
But not here.

440
00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:01,840
What's the difference between taking a
belt from the desk drawer working a

441
00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,350
while? Going out for lunch and dining
three scotch rocks like a gentleman.

442
00:23:05,690 --> 00:23:06,730
There's a big difference.

443
00:23:07,310 --> 00:23:09,810
It's different if you can handle it. If
you're in control.

444
00:23:10,170 --> 00:23:13,530
But not going off by yourself in the
afternoons to get tanked. Not screwing

445
00:23:13,530 --> 00:23:14,530
on the job.

446
00:23:14,770 --> 00:23:15,770
Am I screwing up?

447
00:23:15,890 --> 00:23:18,530
Yeah. You stand a good chance of getting
yourself fired.

448
00:23:20,150 --> 00:23:21,330
Maybe that'd be just as well.

449
00:23:23,830 --> 00:23:26,730
You know, you're like a little kid just
asking for it, seeing how far he can go.

450
00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,960
You pick a fight with your wife just
before I come over and then leave her

451
00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,800
the embarrassment of facing me. You let
your fellow reporters down.

452
00:23:33,020 --> 00:23:34,540
Look what you did to Billy. Now this.

453
00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,160
Don't upset yourself about it, Lou. It's
really not worth it.

454
00:23:38,740 --> 00:23:41,700
This morning you told me it was no big
deal, that you could stop drinking any

455
00:23:41,700 --> 00:23:43,640
time. Well, you know something? I don't
believe that anymore.

456
00:23:43,900 --> 00:23:46,240
I don't think it can stop. And that's
what worries me, pal.

457
00:24:00,360 --> 00:24:03,520
Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A andE.

458
00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,820
Power is the ability to command men and
women.

459
00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,000
Greatness is the ability to use power
wisely.

460
00:24:11,540 --> 00:24:12,540
Who said that?

461
00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:13,760
My mother.

462
00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:17,660
She'd also say it's not good enough to
sit around on your what's -it and be

463
00:24:17,660 --> 00:24:18,660
rich.

464
00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,120
You didn't need any motivation.

465
00:24:21,940 --> 00:24:23,540
I always had a feeling for business.

466
00:24:23,860 --> 00:24:26,900
But it took me a while to understand
that I also had to make a contribution.

467
00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:30,100
My husband felt the same way.

468
00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:35,880
He felt his contribution was to tell the
public about your father.

469
00:24:36,220 --> 00:24:40,260
Yes, I remember the number of breakfasts
that were spoiled because the tribune

470
00:24:40,260 --> 00:24:41,260
had just arrived.

471
00:24:41,360 --> 00:24:45,360
Must have been an educational experience
for you. Yes, I learned how to swear.

472
00:24:47,180 --> 00:24:50,800
You must admit, Matthew was a good
newspaper man.

473
00:24:51,100 --> 00:24:52,100
He was good.

474
00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:53,760
You're better.

475
00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:56,700
Oh, Judge, I don't know.

476
00:24:57,210 --> 00:24:59,750
Since you took over, the Tribune is not
just a local paper.

477
00:25:00,010 --> 00:25:01,370
It has national influence.

478
00:25:02,030 --> 00:25:04,790
We're proud of you, Margaret. You've
done an extraordinary job.

479
00:25:05,830 --> 00:25:08,810
You must know that we have an ulterior
motive in asking you to lunch.

480
00:25:09,910 --> 00:25:12,590
We'd like you to join us on a permanent
basis.

481
00:25:13,970 --> 00:25:14,970
Obviously.

482
00:25:16,530 --> 00:25:17,670
Now, that was the fun part.

483
00:25:18,450 --> 00:25:21,810
Now, I don't want you to think that
we're running a school here, but you

484
00:25:21,810 --> 00:25:23,810
little homework to do before our next
session.

485
00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:29,040
The Emerald Plan.

486
00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:32,880
That's a study made on the feasibility
of the Farrand Lake Airport project.

487
00:25:33,300 --> 00:25:38,160
Oh, yes. I believe our environmental
writer has had some unkind words to say

488
00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:39,160
about this project.

489
00:25:39,260 --> 00:25:40,260
Well, you've noticed.

490
00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:41,799
Of course.

491
00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,600
But don't ask me to be critical of one
of my employees.

492
00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,920
Well, perhaps if he read this, he would
answer some of his objections.

493
00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:52,520
Now, my main concern is not that a few
people disagree, but that the public as

494
00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,900
whole does not have the facts to
understand what we're trying to

495
00:25:57,420 --> 00:25:58,820
I'll read it very carefully.

496
00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:00,040
Good.

497
00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,140
You can expect a short quiz next
Tuesday.

498
00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:09,420
Do you know who paid for this thing?

499
00:26:10,180 --> 00:26:11,180
The county.

500
00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,020
Uh -huh. The county only paid for half.

501
00:26:14,460 --> 00:26:19,560
The other $250 ,000 was picked up by the
Los Angeles Business League.

502
00:26:20,120 --> 00:26:24,600
Now, to begin with, that is an
unprecedented coalition between

503
00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:25,600
private industry.

504
00:26:26,030 --> 00:26:28,430
You're not getting my message, Mr. Hume.

505
00:26:29,090 --> 00:26:32,430
Enlightened. A new airport is
desperately needed.

506
00:26:32,750 --> 00:26:36,890
It will create jobs, commerce, and
economic growth.

507
00:26:37,810 --> 00:26:41,310
Now, we should sell this project to the
public because it's in their best

508
00:26:41,310 --> 00:26:42,970
interest. Whose best interest?

509
00:26:43,210 --> 00:26:45,350
A lot of guys who own property out
there.

510
00:26:45,630 --> 00:26:47,890
Mr. Hume, read the plan.

511
00:26:48,250 --> 00:26:54,550
And you will see that a lot of guys gave
an enormous parcel of land to the

512
00:26:54,550 --> 00:26:57,320
county. For the purpose of building this
airport.

513
00:26:57,860 --> 00:27:01,960
Mrs. Pinchon, we've already devoted a
lot of space to this.

514
00:27:02,380 --> 00:27:03,480
Much of it negative.

515
00:27:04,020 --> 00:27:05,620
Not all of what we learned is negative.

516
00:27:06,100 --> 00:27:08,220
We're just trying to present a balanced
view.

517
00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:12,780
You're not going to get a puff piece
from Nick Boyer. You know that, Mrs.

518
00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:17,700
Pinchon. We used to do that when this
paper and everyone else wanted to push

519
00:27:17,700 --> 00:27:21,560
growth for the sake of growth in Los
Angeles. I'm glad those days are over.

520
00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:23,860
If Mr. Boyer...

521
00:27:24,650 --> 00:27:27,750
He's not the writer I want. Maybe he
shouldn't write these stories.

522
00:27:28,610 --> 00:27:32,090
I'm in charge of what's published, and I
think he's doing a good job.

523
00:27:32,410 --> 00:27:37,330
I'm surprised to find you so inflexible,
Mr. Hume. I'm surprised to find you

524
00:27:37,330 --> 00:27:41,050
trying to push our paper in a very
dangerous direction.

525
00:27:41,610 --> 00:27:44,450
You may make any assignments you wish.

526
00:27:47,390 --> 00:27:51,450
But I'm telling you to reevaluate the
kind of coverage we're giving this

527
00:27:51,450 --> 00:27:54,170
airport. And the kind of person who's
covering it.

528
00:27:55,370 --> 00:27:59,030
See, this newspaper that comes to my
office for the Los Angeles Business

529
00:27:59,030 --> 00:28:02,910
is the day I say adios, muchachos. She
must have been in a bad mood. What would

530
00:28:02,910 --> 00:28:04,930
you think in a memo to her? More than a
mood.

531
00:28:05,250 --> 00:28:07,150
She wants us to sell the public.

532
00:28:07,530 --> 00:28:10,910
Maybe we should put somebody else on
fairly. See if Boyer's angle holds up. I

533
00:28:10,910 --> 00:28:12,350
think Boyer is doing fine.

534
00:28:13,570 --> 00:28:14,570
Excuse me a minute.

535
00:28:14,790 --> 00:28:15,790
Hi, Rossi.

536
00:28:16,070 --> 00:28:17,310
Can I talk to you for a minute?

537
00:28:17,930 --> 00:28:19,150
For you, I'm always available.

538
00:28:19,820 --> 00:28:20,820
You mind, Charlie?

539
00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:22,860
Don't you take Boyer off that story.

540
00:28:26,420 --> 00:28:27,419
What is it?

541
00:28:27,420 --> 00:28:29,420
I was wondering, what are you doing
tonight?

542
00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:31,780
I don't know. I don't plan that far in
advance.

543
00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:33,000
Want to get something to eat?

544
00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:36,420
Gee, Rossi, I was probably going to do
some work.

545
00:28:36,860 --> 00:28:38,220
You're not going to skip dinner, are
you?

546
00:28:38,860 --> 00:28:43,000
Well, to be honest with you, I'm a
little tired. I was looking forward to

547
00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:46,020
home, throwing out some soup, and
hitting the sack early.

548
00:28:46,700 --> 00:28:47,740
How about lunch tomorrow?

549
00:28:48,620 --> 00:28:49,620
Well...

550
00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,360
It would be better if it were dinner
tonight.

551
00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:54,340
What's the big deal about tonight?

552
00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:56,360
Boy, you know, you're not an easy ask.

553
00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:58,260
Maybe I should have brought flowers.

554
00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,240
Okay, okay, you won me over.

555
00:29:01,540 --> 00:29:02,940
How do you feel about Chinese food?

556
00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,060
I could really get up for Chinese food
tonight.

557
00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:06,360
I was thinking more of Italian.

558
00:29:07,180 --> 00:29:08,180
Italian?

559
00:29:09,060 --> 00:29:10,540
Great. Luigi's.

560
00:29:10,860 --> 00:29:13,520
Carmine's. Carmine's? Where's that? At
Father's house. I'll give you a ride

561
00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:14,520
after work.

562
00:29:17,140 --> 00:29:19,940
There is nothing like homemade pasta.

563
00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:21,480
This smells fantastic.

564
00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:22,880
Oh, Wayne Luke.

565
00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:26,720
Thanks. How are you doing, Carmine? Oh,
I'm fine. I still got my club soda.

566
00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:28,120
Yeah.

567
00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,060
This must have taken hours to prepare.

568
00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:30,939
Oh, no, no.

569
00:29:30,940 --> 00:29:34,180
Oh, Joe's grandmother. She used to make
lasagna noodles by hand.

570
00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:38,840
I mean, she would roll out the dough and
cut it with a knife. That was an all

571
00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:39,840
-day affair.

572
00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,540
Joe got me that pasta machine last
Christmas.

573
00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:44,080
I figured it would be a good investment.

574
00:29:44,660 --> 00:29:46,860
I've been dying to do this, but Joe
would never ask.

575
00:29:47,220 --> 00:29:48,220
Yeah, yeah.

576
00:29:48,260 --> 00:29:49,260
Come on, let's sit down.

577
00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:51,040
Lou, you sit over here.

578
00:29:53,500 --> 00:29:54,900
Oh, boy.

579
00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:56,440
This is nice.

580
00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:00,580
You know, I didn't see Adam around much
today. How is he? I guess he's okay.

581
00:30:01,020 --> 00:30:02,019
Best though.

582
00:30:02,020 --> 00:30:04,140
Uh -huh. Seems like he's going through
something.

583
00:30:04,660 --> 00:30:05,660
Yeah, he is.

584
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:08,200
I saw you guys arguing.

585
00:30:08,620 --> 00:30:09,740
You look pretty upset.

586
00:30:10,220 --> 00:30:11,560
I want to talk to you about it.

587
00:30:12,580 --> 00:30:15,580
I don't think we should talk about
Adam's problem right now.

588
00:30:16,820 --> 00:30:18,800
Actually, I thought he came over here
tonight.

589
00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:23,300
Maybe... Is this the way you interview
people? You call this drawing people

590
00:30:23,620 --> 00:30:25,220
Hey, give me a chance, will you?

591
00:30:25,740 --> 00:30:26,740
Look, Lou.

592
00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:30,520
There's no nice way to butt into
somebody else's business.

593
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,960
My son thought maybe I could help out.

594
00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:37,220
Having some experience in this area.

595
00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:39,700
Being a recovering alcoholic.

596
00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:41,560
Oh.

597
00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,940
You know, I've been sober now for 14
months.

598
00:30:47,060 --> 00:30:50,720
Well, it's still an everyday battle.
That's why we call it recovering.

599
00:30:52,020 --> 00:30:55,480
I appreciate what you're saying,
Carmine, and what you've been through.

600
00:30:55,780 --> 00:30:57,860
But I'm not sure that Adam's an
alcoholic.

601
00:30:58,500 --> 00:31:04,140
I mean, he drinks more than he should.
From what Joe tells me, this guy Adam

602
00:31:04,140 --> 00:31:05,140
got a problem.

603
00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:06,720
And so do you.

604
00:31:07,940 --> 00:31:09,160
How do I have a problem?

605
00:31:10,020 --> 00:31:14,460
Well, what was happening with you guys
arguing was very familiar to me.

606
00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:19,420
It's a pattern that alcoholics and
people close to them can easily fall

607
00:31:19,980 --> 00:31:23,680
I'd come over and find him passed out in
bed with a lit cigarette. Can you

608
00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:27,040
imagine that, falling asleep with a lit
cigarette, if I hadn't come by? Hey,

609
00:31:27,060 --> 00:31:29,460
Joe, maybe your father does want to talk
about it.

610
00:31:29,660 --> 00:31:30,619
That's all right, Lou.

611
00:31:30,620 --> 00:31:33,560
It's like looking at an old photograph.

612
00:31:34,540 --> 00:31:37,600
Maybe you don't like what you see, but
it's still you.

613
00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:42,340
It got pretty intense. I went a little
crazy.

614
00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:44,240
I was so angry.

615
00:31:44,590 --> 00:31:46,330
I felt guilty. I didn't know what to do.

616
00:31:46,670 --> 00:31:47,790
I wound up going to a shrink.

617
00:31:49,030 --> 00:31:50,030
You did?

618
00:31:51,030 --> 00:31:53,030
I'd appreciate it if that didn't go any
further.

619
00:31:54,510 --> 00:31:59,030
And then I got into a group for families
of alcoholics. He tried to get me to

620
00:31:59,030 --> 00:32:00,950
go, but I was too smart for that.

621
00:32:01,170 --> 00:32:04,590
Right. Then he cracked up his car. God's
little hint that I should join.

622
00:32:05,710 --> 00:32:09,370
So what you're saying is I should try to
get Adam to go to some kind of group?

623
00:32:09,790 --> 00:32:10,790
He'd never do it.

624
00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:15,880
Things only started to change when I
realized it was his problem, not mine.

625
00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,840
more I played his game and allowed
myself to scream and yell, the worse it

626
00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:20,840
for both of us.

627
00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:26,260
The best you can do, and this may sound
cruel, is back off. Don't play.

628
00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:27,960
That's tough.

629
00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:35,440
Yeah, the tough part is when you say my
life can be okay, even if he's messing

630
00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:38,980
up. You mean I shouldn't try to help the
guy get himself straightened out?

631
00:32:39,420 --> 00:32:43,860
No. If he's going to do it, he's going
to do it by himself.

632
00:32:49,060 --> 00:32:51,720
Well, I don't think that I can go around
Charlie Hume.

633
00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:53,080
Of course not.

634
00:32:53,780 --> 00:32:56,380
Tell him you're acting on my
instructions, if you like.

635
00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:01,140
You know, I am working on the Asian
refugee story. I don't want this to

636
00:33:01,140 --> 00:33:03,340
interfere with any of your regular
assignments.

637
00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:07,740
But I would like some results as soon as
possible.

638
00:33:09,700 --> 00:33:14,020
I'm concerned about our coverage of
Ferrand Lake. I'm not at all happy with

639
00:33:14,020 --> 00:33:14,659
way Mr.

640
00:33:14,660 --> 00:33:16,420
Boyer has been allowed to handle it.

641
00:33:17,980 --> 00:33:22,700
I want a detached, objective
investigation.

642
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:26,820
Well, I'll see what I can find.

643
00:33:31,940 --> 00:33:33,740
I don't know how much we can stretch it.

644
00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:35,280
They ain't telling a story.

645
00:33:35,660 --> 00:33:36,780
Well, how about this?

646
00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:41,980
City News Service reports the Harbor
Freeway became a giant feather bed when

647
00:33:41,980 --> 00:33:45,480
pounds of goose feathers were scattered
across several miles when two semis

648
00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:48,060
collided. What was the other truck
carrying? It was empty.

649
00:33:48,420 --> 00:33:50,880
Too bad I wasn't carrying tar. It could
have been a story for it.

650
00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:52,560
You need 200 words?

651
00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:53,920
How did you know?

652
00:33:54,260 --> 00:33:58,860
I have a little gem on the rising cost
of economy cars. It's in the computer.

653
00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:00,780
Sent from Helen.

654
00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:02,280
You're welcome.

655
00:34:02,340 --> 00:34:04,160
Luke, can I ask you something?

656
00:34:13,290 --> 00:34:14,290
You have 75 bucks.

657
00:34:14,830 --> 00:34:15,830
What for?

658
00:34:16,230 --> 00:34:20,090
I made a mistake in my checkbook. One of
those dumb arithmetical errors, and I

659
00:34:20,090 --> 00:34:21,090
bounced a check.

660
00:34:22,389 --> 00:34:23,388
That's too bad.

661
00:34:23,389 --> 00:34:26,130
I need some cash till the end of the
week. Just till Friday's paycheck.

662
00:34:29,790 --> 00:34:30,850
I don't know, Adam.

663
00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:33,230
Did I catch you at a bad time?

664
00:34:33,590 --> 00:34:34,870
No, it's not that.

665
00:34:35,570 --> 00:34:37,429
I just don't know if it's such a good
idea.

666
00:34:38,050 --> 00:34:40,110
What do you mean? You're talking to the
Bank of Sherman Oaks.

667
00:34:41,900 --> 00:34:43,139
I want to make a deal with you.

668
00:34:43,659 --> 00:34:45,820
Okay, I'll pay you back with 18 %
interest.

669
00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:47,480
I'm serious.

670
00:34:48,139 --> 00:34:52,239
The deal is I no longer cover for you
every time you're not here, every time

671
00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:53,239
make a mistake.

672
00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:55,480
It's not good for either of us.

673
00:34:56,060 --> 00:34:57,060
I'm sorry.

674
00:34:57,660 --> 00:34:58,660
You understand?

675
00:34:59,660 --> 00:35:00,800
Yeah, I understand.

676
00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:03,920
Next time I won't come to you.

677
00:35:04,220 --> 00:35:05,220
No.

678
00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:06,760
Not next time.

679
00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:08,200
This time.

680
00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:11,620
Stiff me for 75 bucks?

681
00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:14,320
If you want to put it that way, yeah.

682
00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:16,480
I'm going to stiff you.

683
00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:19,440
Some deal?

684
00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:24,200
Thanks a lot, Lou.

685
00:35:31,020 --> 00:35:34,660
Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A andE.

686
00:35:42,250 --> 00:35:43,750
Lee, get Mr. Hume up here right away.

687
00:35:44,110 --> 00:35:46,250
Go down there and lasso him if you have
to.

688
00:35:56,710 --> 00:35:57,710
Oh!

689
00:35:58,750 --> 00:36:01,930
Hello. I didn't have to get Mr. Hume. He
just walked in.

690
00:36:02,350 --> 00:36:03,350
Send him in.

691
00:36:07,170 --> 00:36:08,950
I assumed that you wanted to see me.

692
00:36:11,210 --> 00:36:12,210
Miss Pinchot?

693
00:36:12,310 --> 00:36:15,870
One of my Ainsley teacups is broken.

694
00:36:18,190 --> 00:36:22,010
It's part of a set my great -grandmother
brought over from England. I doubt it

695
00:36:22,010 --> 00:36:23,010
can be replaced.

696
00:36:23,190 --> 00:36:24,190
I'm sorry to hear that.

697
00:36:25,650 --> 00:36:27,870
I want you to fire Nick Boyer.

698
00:36:28,670 --> 00:36:30,170
Did he break your teacup?

699
00:36:33,610 --> 00:36:36,570
Now or never, hysteria.

700
00:36:37,190 --> 00:36:43,210
Being whipped up by the backers of the
Ferrand Airport plan is an attempt to

701
00:36:43,210 --> 00:36:47,490
stampede the public into a hasty
decision, the results of which will have

702
00:36:47,490 --> 00:36:51,350
negative impact on this area for the
next 50 years.

703
00:36:52,230 --> 00:36:54,210
That is tendentious.

704
00:36:54,990 --> 00:36:57,030
He's pushing his own opinions again.

705
00:36:57,350 --> 00:36:59,190
You're right. It's a critical piece.

706
00:36:59,610 --> 00:37:03,510
We say news analysis in this little box
in the corner.

707
00:37:03,730 --> 00:37:05,010
I'm tired of being embarrassed.

708
00:37:05,900 --> 00:37:09,160
Having to defend his opinions when they
are clearly not my own.

709
00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:12,740
I don't care to discuss this any
further.

710
00:37:13,180 --> 00:37:16,420
But I have no basis for firing the man.

711
00:37:16,700 --> 00:37:20,660
The basis is that your publisher is fed
up with his negative, one -sided point

712
00:37:20,660 --> 00:37:21,660
of view.

713
00:37:21,860 --> 00:37:25,540
We have enough obstacles to progress in
this city. I don't need another one on

714
00:37:25,540 --> 00:37:26,299
my payroll.

715
00:37:26,300 --> 00:37:28,520
And if you won't fire him, I will.

716
00:37:30,340 --> 00:37:31,620
What's the matter with her?

717
00:37:32,220 --> 00:37:35,660
Ever since she started having lunch at
Alessandro's, she's been acting like

718
00:37:35,660 --> 00:37:37,020
she's Captain Quee.

719
00:37:37,980 --> 00:37:40,000
What's she trying to do, impress these
people?

720
00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:41,940
I wouldn't be surprised.

721
00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:44,060
I don't know what to do.

722
00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:45,680
They're nothing.

723
00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:49,380
Everyone in authority goes a little
screwy once in a while.

724
00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:54,200
There's that story about the president
who had made crazy decisions that his

725
00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:57,880
aides would just sit on, and a few days
he'd come back and he'd say, did you do

726
00:37:57,880 --> 00:37:58,839
such and such?

727
00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:01,820
And they'd reply, not yet, sir. And he'd
say, thank God.

728
00:38:02,180 --> 00:38:04,340
Of course, Mrs. Pinchot isn't president.

729
00:38:05,140 --> 00:38:06,140
Thank God.

730
00:38:12,740 --> 00:38:13,740
Lugarat.

731
00:38:16,220 --> 00:38:17,220
Who is this?

732
00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:18,560
Adam Wilson.

733
00:38:18,780 --> 00:38:20,140
You've got to be kidding.

734
00:38:20,720 --> 00:38:24,040
It's borderline. Really borderline. I
don't think they've got a case.

735
00:38:27,020 --> 00:38:29,060
They can't hold you on a speeding
ticket.

736
00:38:29,380 --> 00:38:31,520
I wouldn't interrupt your sleep for a
speeding ticket.

737
00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:33,060
They say I was under the influence.

738
00:38:33,660 --> 00:38:34,880
Do I sound drunk to you?

739
00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:36,740
Adam. Of course not.

740
00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:38,360
Rational. I'm in control.

741
00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:40,140
The other ones are being unreasonable.

742
00:38:40,980 --> 00:38:42,120
What did they hit you with?

743
00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:44,940
Ah, it's drunk driving.

744
00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:48,280
Probably come to a $300 fine and maybe
weekends.

745
00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:52,920
Weekends? 6 p .m. Friday to 6 p .m.
Sunday in the county jail.

746
00:38:53,300 --> 00:38:54,300
For 10 weeks.

747
00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:55,580
Sounds kind of rough.

748
00:38:56,110 --> 00:38:57,170
How can I do that to you?

749
00:38:57,450 --> 00:39:00,390
Well, it's not my first offense.

750
00:39:01,490 --> 00:39:02,810
Oh, I see.

751
00:39:03,410 --> 00:39:07,470
So, here I am on both knees, asking you
to come down and bail me out.

752
00:39:07,810 --> 00:39:09,110
I can't know the answer.

753
00:39:10,410 --> 00:39:12,090
Hey, pal, you're my dime.

754
00:39:12,430 --> 00:39:13,690
I spent it all on you.

755
00:39:14,170 --> 00:39:15,170
Sorry.

756
00:39:15,470 --> 00:39:16,470
I told you.

757
00:39:17,530 --> 00:39:18,530
We have a deal.

758
00:39:19,070 --> 00:39:21,550
No, I thought we were friends. Friends
don't make deals.

759
00:39:23,290 --> 00:39:24,830
Do you get another phone call?

760
00:39:25,340 --> 00:39:26,340
No, I don't think so.

761
00:39:26,500 --> 00:39:28,520
All right, I'll make it for you.

762
00:39:29,020 --> 00:39:32,760
Oh, please, not Rosalie. I couldn't
stand it here. I told you so right now.

763
00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:35,380
No, not Rosalie.

764
00:39:37,060 --> 00:39:41,200
There's an aid group for alcoholics.
They've got a 24 -hour hotline.

765
00:39:41,620 --> 00:39:43,280
Maybe they'll come down. Lou,

766
00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:45,660
you know these cops.

767
00:39:45,980 --> 00:39:49,680
I thought maybe you'd come down and talk
to them. You saved my life last time.

768
00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:52,320
Hey, Lou.

769
00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,000
It's ten weekends.

770
00:39:55,240 --> 00:39:56,240
Turn the number.

771
00:39:56,900 --> 00:39:58,460
I'll make the call for you.

772
00:40:07,580 --> 00:40:11,700
Well, it's pretty convoluted, but it
comes down to some interesting facts.

773
00:40:12,180 --> 00:40:13,520
Good. Go on.

774
00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:20,240
The Los Angeles Business League, which
paid for half of the Emerald Plan, is

775
00:40:20,240 --> 00:40:24,480
dominated by ten men, all of whom have
very heavy downtown interests.

776
00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:29,720
Two years ago, this group of men gave a
thousand acres to the county for the

777
00:40:29,720 --> 00:40:32,140
airport. Yes, I know all about that.

778
00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:34,680
Well, I thought that was pretty
magnanimous.

779
00:40:35,240 --> 00:40:39,480
So I did some digging, and from what I
can find out, they held on to thousands

780
00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:42,620
of surrounding acres, hiding behind
dummy corporations.

781
00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:45,680
When that airport goes in, they stand to
make millions.

782
00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:49,840
Now, of course, if the airport project
is voted down, that property that they

783
00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:51,020
own won't be worth much.

784
00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:52,680
Oh, boy.

785
00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:59,440
Would you like to see a list of the men
involved I Suppose so

786
00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:05,880
I Wonder if I'll see any familiar names

787
00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:27,940
We don't often see you down here. I need
to have some copies made.

788
00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:29,320
Juilliard sick?

789
00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:30,440
This is personal.

790
00:41:30,700 --> 00:41:31,700
Oh, I see.

791
00:41:34,060 --> 00:41:38,640
Billy Newman will be talking to you
about Ferrand Lake. She has some new

792
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:41,140
information. Great. I look forward to
it.

793
00:41:41,380 --> 00:41:45,180
It seems Mr. Boyer just barely scratched
the surface.

794
00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:47,380
That's probably true.

795
00:41:48,260 --> 00:41:51,520
A very bold, far -reaching scandal.

796
00:41:53,340 --> 00:41:54,340
Scandal?

797
00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:56,720
Miss Newman has proof.

798
00:41:57,880 --> 00:41:59,880
Well, that's interesting.

799
00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:01,320
Yes.

800
00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:04,060
Everyone loves a scandal.

801
00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:07,440
No one thinks of the victim on the other
end.

802
00:42:08,140 --> 00:42:10,140
Usually the victim is the public.

803
00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:17,720
Yes, and sometimes people who consider
themselves very wise can be taken in.

804
00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:19,080
Yeah.

805
00:42:20,140 --> 00:42:21,320
I know what you mean.

806
00:42:26,670 --> 00:42:28,750
I sit on the board of the South Central
Community College.

807
00:42:29,830 --> 00:42:34,410
None of the... And none of the
redevelopment... Hello,

808
00:42:38,910 --> 00:42:41,370
Margaret. Let me get you a drink.

809
00:42:41,730 --> 00:42:43,390
No, thank you. I won't be staying long.

810
00:42:44,450 --> 00:42:46,550
I wanted to give you this in person.

811
00:42:46,910 --> 00:42:48,990
There's a copy inside for each one of
you.

812
00:42:49,650 --> 00:42:50,770
Margaret, your hand is trembling.

813
00:42:51,590 --> 00:42:53,730
This is not a very happy moment for me.

814
00:42:54,470 --> 00:42:55,470
I think I'll...

815
00:42:55,850 --> 00:42:57,230
Make it as brief as possible.

816
00:43:03,150 --> 00:43:04,150
Margaret.

817
00:43:06,090 --> 00:43:07,290
Just a minute, Margaret.

818
00:43:08,570 --> 00:43:11,650
I think you're being rather quick to
judge what any one of us would do for

819
00:43:11,650 --> 00:43:12,650
opportunity.

820
00:43:12,770 --> 00:43:16,490
Thank you. I no longer consider myself
one of us.

821
00:43:16,770 --> 00:43:19,130
These charges will be very difficult to
prove.

822
00:43:21,670 --> 00:43:25,610
I suppose we can now look forward to
more attacks on the Farrand Lake plan in

823
00:43:25,610 --> 00:43:28,050
the Tribune? Would you like me to cancel
your subscription?

824
00:43:29,090 --> 00:43:30,090
Oh, Margaret.

825
00:43:30,690 --> 00:43:33,490
You're the same obstructionist maverick
your old man was.

826
00:43:35,730 --> 00:43:36,730
Thank you, Doc.

827
00:43:40,830 --> 00:43:44,250
All right, now we're going with the
changes in the food price inflation

828
00:43:44,750 --> 00:43:47,450
Adam, I know that there's a lot of
digging involved, but when do you think

829
00:43:47,450 --> 00:43:48,450
can see it?

830
00:43:48,650 --> 00:43:49,650
I'll have it tomorrow.

831
00:43:49,850 --> 00:43:51,030
We don't need it right away.

832
00:43:51,610 --> 00:43:53,150
The recession could wait a day or two.

833
00:43:53,470 --> 00:43:54,730
That's all right. I'll have it tomorrow.

834
00:43:56,090 --> 00:43:57,090
Thank you, gents.

835
00:43:57,270 --> 00:44:00,830
And we're having another poker game. How
about it, Charlie? You've got some of

836
00:44:00,830 --> 00:44:01,569
my money.

837
00:44:01,570 --> 00:44:02,990
I've been putting it to good use.

838
00:44:03,450 --> 00:44:04,308
When's the game?

839
00:44:04,310 --> 00:44:06,350
Let's say Wednesday night at my place.
How about you, Adam?

840
00:44:07,510 --> 00:44:09,290
Wednesday's no good for me. I've got a
meeting.

841
00:44:09,770 --> 00:44:10,770
Well, Thursday then.

842
00:44:10,830 --> 00:44:12,490
Ask Lou to join us. He'll play if you
do.

843
00:44:14,250 --> 00:44:15,250
You ask him.

844
00:44:26,380 --> 00:44:27,380
How's it going?

845
00:44:27,820 --> 00:44:31,320
How long did it take your old man to
stop thinking you sold him down the

846
00:44:32,220 --> 00:44:33,320
I don't know, Lou.

847
00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:35,760
Locked it out of my mind it was such a
rough time.

848
00:44:36,720 --> 00:44:37,678
Don't worry.

849
00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:38,980
It can only get better.

850
00:44:46,140 --> 00:44:48,300
Excuse my dropping by like this.

851
00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:49,578
Not at all.

852
00:44:49,580 --> 00:44:52,380
I was on your floor. I thought I'd drop
by.

853
00:44:53,060 --> 00:44:55,140
Residents of the tower are always
welcome.

854
00:44:55,770 --> 00:44:58,570
I, uh, got your memo about Farron,
right?

855
00:44:59,330 --> 00:45:01,090
Yes. It's going to be a good story.

856
00:45:02,570 --> 00:45:06,290
I suppose we owe it all to Mr. Boyer.

857
00:45:06,670 --> 00:45:09,090
Not all, but he does have good
instincts.

858
00:45:10,310 --> 00:45:11,310
Excuse me.

859
00:45:13,310 --> 00:45:14,310
Excuse me.

860
00:45:16,810 --> 00:45:18,430
I take it Mr.

861
00:45:18,690 --> 00:45:19,690
Boyer's still on staff.

862
00:45:20,450 --> 00:45:25,010
Uh, when you made that decision, I had
so many things on my desk, I just...

863
00:45:25,180 --> 00:45:26,220
Couldn't get around to doing it.

864
00:45:27,240 --> 00:45:28,240
Thank God.

865
00:45:32,300 --> 00:45:34,720
And what is Mr. Boyer working on now?

866
00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:37,120
I caused a lullaby in the lobby.

867
00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:41,780
It's about the effects of canned music
in public places. He says it's a

868
00:45:41,780 --> 00:45:44,260
violation of people's auditory rights.

869
00:45:44,920 --> 00:45:47,100
Interesting. He says it's dehumanizing.

870
00:45:47,700 --> 00:45:50,420
He's using the Trib building as an
example.

871
00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:54,520
Have a nice day.

872
00:46:02,200 --> 00:46:07,400
When it comes to catching criminals,
Poirot and Marple are the masters of

873
00:46:07,400 --> 00:46:12,780
mystery. Tonight on the Agatha Christie
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874
00:46:12,780 --> 00:46:18,180
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