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We'll be right

back.

When the pearls in the diamond ring got red, he's a -throwing a bang on that

emerald flame.

Devil with a blue dress, blue dress on.

He's a devil with a blue dress on low.

Remember that memo I sent out last week, the one about how no one should talk to

me in the morning until after three o 'clock?

Oh, Murphy, you're such a kidder.

What a hoot!

Miss Brown, hi. I'm your new secretary, Megan Reynolds. I was just going over

your calendar for the day and updating your phone log, and I watered your

Well, nice to meet you.

Uh, I'll need phone numbers for these people, and if you could direct this

letter, six copies, and if you could type up the notes from the flower. Oh,

it's really her.

She looks just like on TV.

You gotta introduce me.

Hi, I'm Megan Reynolds.

I never miss your show, ever.

What a great dress.

Wow.

Aren't you sweet?

I'll need that letter by noon.

Uh -huh. Can I have your autograph?

Uh -huh, sure.

Phew, that was close. I almost wore my blue dress today.

Yeah, how come I didn't get to do the football story?

Well, because it was my idea and because you throw like a girl. Bull.

Bobby, go deep.

All right.

Hey,

now, hey, now.

This isn't a playground. Someone could get hurt.

around the table. We've got a lot to cover at this meeting. Hate to break it

you, Frank, but this isn't the risk in here.

Not our year. I'm wounded.

So let's take our seats. Face it, Frank, it's too hard to repeat as champs,

besides they're linebackers. Take. Get started with the meeting. No running

game. At all.

Criticize, criticize.

Is this what you call a meeting, Lyle? Come on, let's get going. Thank you.

Burke.

Now, this isn't on the agenda, but I can see the question coming from here.

I'll have to say no to the dress -alike thing.

There's an idea we've been kicking around at the network.

Kind of an upper management thought.

The point being that maybe you, when you're on the air, you could possibly be

little warmer.

Warmer?

Right. You know, Dan Rather tried it. He's getting beat up a lot less lately.

What I thought is that perhaps you could actually smile during a broadcast.

Just once. Give it a shot. See how it feels.

Well, that's an absolutely good question. I'm sorry? I thought I'd do my

Frank, Frank, your segment on the Redskins.

Three weeks sounds like plenty of time to research a story.

Well, come on, Miles. I need more time. The piece isn't complete.

Yeah, he didn't get to the cheerleader interview yet.

Exactly. It airs this week, Frank.

So, enough of Miles' talk.

Months of badgering and cajoling have paid off.

The boy wonder of the corporate world has finally agreed to let me do a

on him. Edward Morehouse.

You got it. Murphy, way to go. Murphy doesn't like to press near him. How'd

do it? My usual M .O. I just kept at him, always there, sticking like a wad

gum to the bottom of his shoe. He just finally decided it was easier to give

Murphy, is there any chance you could have this piece ready for next week's

show? Yeah, sure, if I had a clone.

I've got interviews with his family, his friends, his lawyers, his accountants.

I'm going to be following him night and day.

In fact, what am I doing here, Class Dismissed? Just one minute.

I'm getting an idea here.

Murphy, follow me on this.

What if I put Corky to work on the story with you?

Help out with the research.

Miles, could I see you in my office?

No.

But I have something to show you.

What? It's a surprise.

No, thank you.

Do you want me to surprise you out here?

I won't do it, Miles. I will not work with her on my story. I was an only

I never learned to share. You said it yourself. This is a big story. It's

to take too much of your time. I exaggerated.

I do that sometimes.

I hate myself for it. Murphy, we both know she needs seasoning as a reporter.

can't have her asking the Secretary of State where he learned shorthand

Besides, she's got the time to work with you this week. She's already finished

her piece on health spas for pets.

Miles, let me ask you a question.

If I say no to this, are you going to keep coming at me acting like a wad of

stuck to the bottom of my shoe and generally making my life miserable until

give in?

I learn from the best.

Send her in here.

Corky!

Well, I guess we're a team.

And this doesn't. But it comes really, really close.

Thanks so much.

I want to be fair, Miles.

You've got legs like a dachshund, so I'll give you a head start.

I can hear it from my office.

Now I've lost my entire train of thought.

Oh, you're answering fan mail.

Looks like a lot this week.

Done.

These are all addressed to Corky.

Yeah. Her secretary couldn't keep up, so I said I'd help out.

Hi, Jim.

Hi.

What's wrong with your face?

Muscle spasm.

Can't you take something for... Looks really nice.

Thanks.

Hi.

Hi.

Did you just get back from the dentist?

Yes.

Well,

I told the team we'd only have three more days together.

Don't fool yourself.

Offensive tackles can get pretty emotional.

Frank, I know you're awfully disappointed about the way this is

you want to talk about it or better yet?

How about we forget all about work and go to a movie? Where's the paper?

some new movie about people or something. I'd like to see that.

You're having trouble with your story. Major.

What's the problem?

Edward Morehouse.

A 34 -year -old man turns around six corporations in two years, and he

say one revealing thing. I ask him a personal question, he changes the

On top of that, everybody around him sounds like they're reading from a press

release. What kind of story am I doing?

I don't know, Murph. What can I do to make you feel better? You've heard all

usual pep talks and fresh out of funny faces, and I left my saxophone at home.

I'll tell you what.

Here's a dollar. Buy yourself something nice.

Corky signs her name with a happy face in the O, and take everything of yours

out of this desk, put it in your car, and drive away.

Hello, Murphy.

Miles, what's wrong? You look worse than the dead guy.

You know, I knew you were upset when I assigned Corky to work with you, but I

never expected you to think to such a childish level. I'm a busy woman, Miles.

What's your point?

Between midnight and 5 a .m. last night, someone had 14 pizzas delivered to my

house.

That's a pizza every 22 minutes.

Only it wasn't regular, so I could plan for it. Like the 48 minutes between

number 11 and number 12.

God, Miles, that's terrible. Who would do such a thing?

You know, at a certain point, I stopped tipping them.

That's on your time.

Nobody panic.

I'm all right.

What happened?

Murphy, I did what you said.

I spent the day at the mechanics where Morehouse got his car worked on.

They only had one toilet, and it didn't have a seat.

Corky, sometimes these leads just don't work out. And I couldn't find a thing in

his garbage.

I only got through six bags before that truck came.

I never thought somebody that rich could eat so many hungry man dinners.

You know, Corky...

I think we'd all understand if you decided you didn't want to work on this

anymore. No one's going to scorn you if you move on to something else. Are you

going to scorn her if she moves on to something else?

Move on?

Give up?

Not in a million years!

I discovered something today.

You're not a real journalist unless you've got some dirt and...

on your skirt?

You're damn right it is.

I'm going to keep this skirt forever.

Oh,

good.

You're home.

I thought I'd bring some food over and we could work here.

We really... should catch up on each other's notes.

You know, Corky, the truth is I just found out I'm dying and I'd like to be

alone.

Well, then it's a good thing I came over here because someone sounds a little

down in the dark.

You know, when I was in the Miss America pageant, we paired up.

I can't tell you how many times it saved one of us to have a partner to say,

come on, don't give up.

Just one more hot roller.

Doesn't it smell good?

Actually, it does.

You know, Murphy, I have to tell you, this has been the greatest week for me.

When I think back on everything I've learned, it's really amazing.

You know, I saw parts of Washington I never thought existed.

And I really think I'm perfecting my interviewing skills. No, Corky.

Sometimes it's nice just to enjoy a meal silently.

But you've really inspired the reporter in me.

I want to know all about you. Every detail. How you got started. How when

stars fade, you always stay at the top.

Well, I guess a little conversation never killed anybody.

So, how do you do it, Murphy?

What's the secret of your success?

It's not that complicated, really.

Never be afraid to take a chance. When you see that brass ring, go for it and

never let anything get in your way.

That's it.

What about voice lessons?

Why don't we go for our notes?

Great! See, you're ready for more work already.

Now, nothing really came of my phone call to his old Cub Scout troop leader.

He's dead.

Then I talked the man in charge of washing his private jet.

Oh, you'll love this.

Morehouse sends his plane filled with food and clothes to all the poor people

South America. I know.

But he never has to go through customs when he gets back.

Wait a minute.

He flies back from South America and no one from customs, no one at all goes

through the plane?

Yes! I wish I knew somebody at customs like that. The last time I came back

Paris, they kept me in customs for over four hours.

And the worst part is how they touch everything in that way that they have.

Hey, do you think this is something?

No.

Well, back to the drawing board.

Now, I tell you what

it

is, Jim.

Somebody like Miles.

I'm jealous of a natural athlete like me.

He gets yelled at by some gym teacher for crying during dodgeball. So now I

to rush my story for tonight's broadcast.

Hi, Phil.

You look like a ferret there, Jim.

That the look you're going for?

Well, what?

Hi, guys.

Oh, so what was it, Mer? You're getting a little worried that my piece on the

Redskins is going to steal the show tonight, so you go and break the biggest

story of the year? Well, sometimes you get lucky.

Luck my foot. Attention to detail. Fine job of investigative reporting.

Hey, Miles, are those bags under your eye?

They're so puffy and dark.

I just want you to know how much I enjoyed that polka band underneath my

at 3 o 'clock this morning.

Big hit with the neighbors, too.

Roll out the barrel. It's been going through my head all day.

like I finally tracked you down, Murphy.

Oh, hi, Corky. I missed you at the office today.

When I realized what you'd done with that piece of crucial information I gave

you, I was stunned.

There it was, the perfect example of what makes you the best.

Imagine Edward Morehouse using his relief planes to smuggle drugs.

I missed the brass ring, Murphy.

But you saw it.

I have learned so much.

And I have so much respect for you.

Thank you for allowing me to have worked by your side.

Uh,

Miles, don't go away, okay?

Why? What's next, the fat lady's triple gram?

I need to have a personal chat with somebody.

You want to have a personal chat with me?

We never chat personally together.

Not that I don't want to. It's just that I'm not usually first choice. Miles,

could you just accept this, please?

Let's chat.

What would you say if I told you it was Corky who uncovered the lead about the

drug smuggling?

You're kidding.

And you didn't credit her?

You must be feeling pretty guilty. I don't feel guilty. I don't believe in

guilt. So if you don't believe in guilt, why are you confessing? I'm not

confessing. I'm personally chatting. I specifically stated that from the

beginning. You know, Murphy, sometimes the way of dealing with guilt is to make

it up to the person.

Miles, do you have any idea what it's like to do what I do? To go for 36 hours

without sleep because you were in an editing room trying to make an

deadline? To travel all the way to Abu Dhabi without knowing whether the emir

going to feel like talking that day? And then half of America writes in to ask

where Corky Sherwood buys her lip gloss?

I shouldn't have to feel guilty about anything.

Okay. But someday you'll have to tell me how you do it.

Hey there, Murphy.

That was some story you cracked.

Phil, I just stepped all over somebody like they were a cheap carpet just to

enhance my professional standing and didn't say a word while they thanked me

doing it. And right now I feel like dirt.

Oh, come on now, Murphy.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

It's like I told Nixon when he was feeling a little guilty.

Take it easy, Dick, I said. I don't know what you've done, but whatever it is,

it's not like you're a crook.

I should be used to it. It's been happening to me my whole life. Guys who

jocks hate guys who are.

It's the basic animal thing of feeling threatened.

I'm preparing.

Um... Corky?

I was thinking that since you helped break the story, that probably I should

something like, thanks a lot.

Oh, no, Murphy, I should thank you. Will you please stop it?

Anyway... Maybe it would be the right thing to do if you introduced the

You're kidding.

I set it up with Miles and the crew and Jim.

This will come up on the teleprompter. You do the first part.

Successful tycoon, philanthropist, family man, blah, blah, blah, Edward

Morehouse. But FYI has discovered there is quite a bit more to this story.

Here with the report is Murphy Brown.

Corky.

Thank you.

All right, please and everybody, five seconds till airtime.

In five, four, three...

Good evening and welcome to FYI.

For your information tonight, Frank Fontana brings us an in -depth

look behind the scenes at Redskins football and Corky Sherwood looks at

spas for your pet.

But first, here's Corky to update us on an exclusive FYI investigation.

Corky? Thank you, Jim.

Successful tycoon, philanthropist, family man.

This is the image of Edward Morehouse.

But FYI has discovered there's quite a bit more to this story.

A private jet from the Morehouse fleet used to fly relief supplies to South

American villages has been on more than a mission of mercy.

On the return, the cargo bay was frequently filled with millions of

worth of cocaine.

This operation succeeded for months until I was able to uncover the evidence

that alluded the FAA, Federal Drug Administration, and the U .S. Customs

Department.

And you know what a pain customs can be.

And that's why you should always investigate thoroughly to find a health

with veterinarians who are trained in CPR.

Back to you, Jim.

Thank you, Murphy.

Quite helpful.

This has been another edition of FYI. Good night.

And we're clear.

That's a wrap, everybody.

Corky, could I talk to you?

You're upset.

You know, a lot of things went through my head in the last 56 minutes, but the

same thought kept coming back to me.

You saw your brass ring and you went for it. It took a lot of chutzpah.

I have to respect a person for that.

Gee, Murphy, I'm so glad you feel that way.

I should mention one other thing, however.

Do anything like this again and you're dead.

Okay. No.

Understand this.

It's not just an idle threat or a colorful exaggeration.

I know people.

It would happen.

It could be fast or painful and lingering.

Water, cement, without a trace or well -placed bits and pieces.

All my choice.

I understand.

So, what do you say we put all this behind us? Shake?

Shake.

Now, how about I meet you and the gang at Phil's in ten minutes?

You can buy me a burger.

You got it.

I can't turn the gray skies blue.

I can't build a friend whenever I want it to be.

I can't build a castle with a single grandson.

I can't make a sheep stay long. Hello?

I was reading your pamphlet, and I was wondering if several of your

could come over to my house and tell me more about my personal salvation.

Great. My name is Corky Sherwood.