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Ooh, every day there's something new. Oh,

baby. Honey, to keep me loving you.

Oh,

honey. And with every passing minute.

Oh, baby.

So much joy wrapped up in it.

Kyle Whitsitt doesn't end there, as our own Murphy Brown explains.

That's right, Jim.

Today, Kyle Whitsitt is a free man.

After nearly 15 years in a federal penitentiary, he has finally been

any connection in the 1973 robbery of the Richmond National Bank.

Today, Kyle, your life begins anew, a fresh start.

At long last, you're free. How does it feel?

Well, for a while there, I thought I was going to throw up.

so we'll just leave it at overwhelming.

Kyle, yours is an amazing story. The web of deceit and cover -ups is so far

-reaching and complex, it took me nearly five months to unravel.

Any bitterness toward those responsible?

No.

Uh, well then, what's next?

What's on the horizon for Kyle Wixit?

Probably get something to eat.

Okay, then, we're just about out of time.

any last words before you begin your new life?

Uh -uh.

Oh, oh, I was supposed to tell you that a lot of guys in my cell block think

you're real pretty.

Well, thank you. Of course, now, most of them think Mr.

Fontana's prettier.

Back to you, Jim.

Thank you, Murphy, for that riveting interview.

This has been another edition of FYI.

Good night.

That's a wrap, folks.

Kyle, let me be the first to say on behalf of the staff and crew here at

congratulations and best of luck on the outside.

How?

You got a lot of lost time to make up for. You go get them, buddy.

Kyle, sincerest best wishes.

I just know you're going to be the one in 20 who make it.

So this is it, Kyle. Good luck.

I never expected to get out.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Thank you, guys.

Goodbye.

Now, let me see if I've got this right. I don't have a secretary today because

you can't work on a Jewish holiday, but you can't remember which Jewish holiday

it is?

No, I'm sorry, Ms. McCall. Rosh Kipper doesn't quite make it.

Murphy, I want you to know this is a red -letter day here at FYI.

Ratings last night went through the roof. We pulled a 36 share on the

That's wonderful, Miles, but I've got a lot of work to do here and no secretary

to help me do it, so if you don't mind... You know, Murphy, that Kyle

piece, I knew it was good the moment I heard about it.

I've got my finger on the pulse.

You've got your butt on my note.

Hello, Donna Copley, please.

Hi, this is Murphy Brown from FYI. You filled in as my secretary once,

Donna?

Hello?

the paper this morning? Two outstanding reviews of last night's show. Let me

see. Mike, I'm working here.

You know, Miles, I was the one who passed the story on to Murphy in the

place. You practically begged me to. What did I say?

You lie like a rug, Frank. I'm Charlie Berry.

You're right. I'm Charlie. You recognize my voice.

Hello?

Boy, I just can't stop thinking about that, Kyle.

What a profession this is, huh?

To be able to change someone's life in such a positive way.

And it's so gratifying to know that I was such a very big part of it.

Corky, do you have to eat that in here?

Here's your coffee, Corky.

Thanks.

Oh, gee, Jim, nice of you to drop by. Please, make yourself at home.

Thanks, Murphy.

You know, I was thinking about the piece we did last night on that little

fellow. Good stuff.

I remember when the anonymous tip was first called in.

Miles, I said, do this story. Do you remember that, Miles?

No. You didn't have anything to do with him. Oh, come on.

Murphy, you got a visitor. That little guy from last night's show.

Kyle? What's he doing here?

Hey, Kyle. How's it going?

Hi, gang.

Where'd you get the duds, Kyle?

Oh, I bought these duds just before I went to prison.

Frankly, brand new.

Pretty nice, huh?

Sure. Yeah.

Groovy.

Boy, I sure missed you guys.

What have you been up to?

Well, mostly we went home, slept, then came back to work.

Boy, it feels good to be someplace familiar.

Hang around with my friends.

Guess I haven't quite caught up with the world yet.

Well, you've only been out one day. I'm sure once you get settled and find a

job, things will be easier.

Oh, yeah.

I've been on interviews already.

Oh.

Well... The manager at Willie's Wiener said he wouldn't hire me because I was

prison once.

The guy at Marty's garage was kind of interested until I leaned on the car he

was working under.

I'm going to check back with him when he gets out of the hospital.

Well, I'm sure something will turn up. You've just got to hang in there.

Boy, the world sure changed a lot in 15 years.

Guess I should have tried to get in the computer training program at prison

instead of spending all that time in interpretive dance class.

Well, y 'all look real busy.

I just wanted to drop by and say hi.

heartbreak. You take a person from a protected environment, sometimes they

can't adjust.

It's like he was better off in jail before Murphy threw him out on the

scared and alone.

What? Now wait, we should all share the responsibility.

There is no responsibility. We report stories. It's our job to be objective

uninvolved. It ends there. She's right, you know.

Though somehow, this is different.

I know it's not professional, but darn it all, you just want to help the little

fellow.

I feel sorry for him, too, but we're not going to be doing him any favors if we

interfere. He's got to know he can fend for himself.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have too much work to do.

You know, I just got a great idea.

Hi, baby. Hi, baby.

Kyle.

Oh, hi, Miss Brand. You have not launched.

No, I didn't, Kyle. My lunch guest didn't show up. Do you know why?

Why? He went to the wrong restaurant.

Well, what did he want to go and do that for? Somebody told him to. You, Kyle.

You sent the Secretary of State to Captain Larry's Chicken Roundup.

They made him wear a paper hat, Kyle.

You know, I passed by that place this morning on my way to work. It looked

fun. I guess the name just kind of stuck in my head.

I'm real sorry. It'll never happen again.

Yeah, all right.

How's that letter coming? Just fine.

J -K -L -M -N -O -P.

Kyle, when they taught you typing in prison, did they mention that the

tends to go faster if you use both hands?

Yeah, but Big Eddie only taught us this way.

Big Eddie?

Mm -hmm. Big Eddie One -Arm.

Oh, God.

I think the ribbon's jammed. Well, when you're through, could you get me the

research on the B -1 bomber? I can't tell where you filed it. Check.

farm. It's not in my office. Oh, I meant to tell you.

I was cleaning the glass.

The poor little guys, they could hardly see out.

Well, not that it's really a problem now.

Oh, Kyle.

I love those ants.

Well, I'm sorry.

If it makes you feel any better, most of them survived the crash.

Boy, can those little things skedaddle.

Oh, great.

Here, let me do that.

Hey, Murphy.

Kyle. Just came by to see how things are going.

This would be a good time for you to get me those files. Sure thing.

Miles, this isn't working out. I have certain needs.

Someone who files alphabetically. Someone who makes a cup of coffee

setting off the smoke alarm.

Someone who can find his way back from the men's room without having to stop at

the lobby directory.

You know, I didn't want to say anything, but this parade of secretaries you've

gone through, it's always their fault.

And for you.

Isn't that it, Murphy?

Yes. Yeah? Uh -huh.

For your own sake, I suggest you try to make this work.

Getting along with other people is a reflection of getting along with

I've got your reflection right here, Kyle.

Here you go.

It's the wrong file, Kyle.

Ah, you're a poet and you don't know it.

How goes it, Kyle?

It goes well.

See ya. Murphy.

You don't happen to have a copy of the Moscow report from last month, do you?

my death. Oh, I'll get it, Mr. Dow.

Kyle seems quite enthusiastic about his new surroundings.

How's he doing?

Oh, he's swell.

Mr. Brandon, were those books on your shelf in any real special order?

Don't go into my office anymore, even if I forget and ask you to, okay?

Her bark is worse than her bite.

So, Skipper, we're still on for tonight?

You bet.

Doris is making beef stroganoff and apple fritters. In the microwave?

No, but we could melt a stick of butter. How long does that take?

About 30 seconds. Can you believe it?

Kyle, I need more typewriter ribbon from the supply room. I checked. Hey, Kyle,

before you run off, I've got something for you. For me?

Friday's game.

Bullets and Celtics, just like I promised. Hey, thanks, Mr.

Fontana.

Don't let her get here, Kyle.

She's had kind of a tough time ever since she got back from the Betty Ford

clinic. Just give her a chance, okay?

Okay. My man!

Oh, I'll get it!

Murphy Brown's office.

The ribbon, Kyle.

Check. Kyle, I just wanted to say how proud we all are of you. You're doing a

fabulous job.

love to, but I hate basketball.

Tall men frighten me.

I see.

I've got a friend, though. Her name's Barbara, and a little voice is telling

you two just might hit it off.

Barbara, great.

Hold, please, one second.

Fill there, Senator. Great. Hold, please, one second.

Murphy Brown's office.

Listen, Kyle, don't let Murphy make you crazy.

She gets this way around the 18th of every month.

Mark that day on your calendar. We all have.

Hi, Murphy.

Why are you working over here?

Well, I don't know, Frank. I just felt like having some privacy.

Yeah.

The office can get pretty crazy.

Kyle.

That's quite a character.

He accidentally stapled my mail to his tie.

It's the fourth time this week.

He's getting to you. I didn't say that.

I thought you guys already had your lunch. We did.

Kyle was making coffee back at the office.

We thought we'd take a walk.

I guess he's still adjusting to life on the outside.

He's come a long way already.

Who are we kidding? The guy's a loser.

Do I sense a change of heart?

Wednesday, he kept me up until 2 a .m. testing ways to ask Barbara to bear his

children.

Every night this week, he's shown up on my back porch at dinner time.

Last night during coffee and dessert, he danced for us.

Girls tried to kill him with a dust buster.

That's nothing.

He carpools with me.

Every day he teaches me a new song he learned in prison.

Today it was the warden's a -winking at me.

You talking about the wimpy guy in the hippie outfit?

I don't like him.

Comes in here and starts telling me how to run my kitchen.

Says he's got some recipe for chow mein that serves 5 ,000.

Tomorrow I'm going to put in a real high doorknob.

Well, I'm not one to say I told you so.

Yes, you are.

You're right. I told you so. I warned you about the objectivity of journalists

and I warned you about interfering with... Just fire him, Murphy.

Me? I would, but he knows where I live.

I don't know. I think Kyle is really starting to catch on.

Don't toy with us.

What do we have to do? Grovel?

Please.

Hey,

I'll fire him. You bunch of wusses.

He found us.

How did he do it?

We had an old bloodhound like that back home. We had to shoot him.

Hi, Phil.

Last call.

Hi, gang. You got room for one more?

Take my feet. It's an important meeting. Oh, dear.

Better run.

Bye -bye.

See you later.

I'm glad you stopped by, Kyle. I think we should talk.

I'm all ears.

I believe in being direct. That's why I'm going to just... I know you.

You're Murphy Brown.

I've seen you on TV.

What's that show you're on?

FYI. No.

Moonlighting. You're always nagging that guy with the funny hair.

He'd like to be alone if you don't mind.

Boy, pretty uppity for a co -star.

Oh, now you just wait a minute there, big mister.

Kyle, I can take care of this.

Murphy Brown. Brown took a chance on me when the whole world was looking down

their noses at me. She taught me to believe in myself.

And for the first time in my life, I do.

Sure, you hear a lot of bad stuff about her. She's bossy. She's irritable. She's

a drunkard. She can't get a date to save her life. But because of this woman,

I've been given a second chance. A new start. I owe this woman my life. My

future. Murphy Brown's a saint, I tell you a saint.

Gee, I had no idea.

I'm real sorry.

I feel like a weenie.

Boy, what a fathead.

So, boss, what's up?

There are hundreds of jobs in here. Hundreds. There must be something he can

Hey, looking for trainable persons for positions in the fast -paced world of

traffic control.

At least I'm trying.

reading Dear Abby.

I have the afternoon papers.

Jim, what happened to your shirt?

Kyle gave me a pen.

I bought this shirt in Milan.

Four tailors measured me so the fit would be exact, right down to the

-inch difference in circumference between my left and right wrists.

I don't want him here anymore.

I just don't want him.

through many minutes hey here's something telephone fail no experience

that's it how could he screw that up he has no experience i've seen him dial a

phone i'm gonna call and give him a recommendation just to be on the safe

not to be the voice of negativity but are we doing the right thing here it's

like playing god with a man's life

Oh, I never had a suit like this before.

The pants don't even ride up.

And this is only the beginning, Kyle.

If you get this job, you have a bright and promising career ahead of you in the

exciting field of telephone sales.

Oh, gee, I like the sound of that. But what about you guys? It isn't right for

me to just abandon you.

Yes, it is, Kyle. I mean...

We'd be guilty if we thought we'd held you back from this opportunity.

Of course, we'll all miss you around here, right, guys? Yes. Oh, miss you,

you. Oh, you guys are the greatest.

You just give and give and give.

Well, we're givers.

Now, remember what I told you.

You're a valuable human being, an asset to any organization.

Valuable human being, an asset. I got it. You know, Kyle, it sometimes helps

have a little anecdote ready for the interview.

Well, uh...

Or maybe I could tell him about the time the guys in my cell block tried to

drown me in the toilet bowl.

Skip the anecdote, Kyle.

Hello, Doris.

No, no word.

Just keep your fingers crossed and be strong.

Goodbye.

He didn't get it. I know he didn't get it. He'll come back to that desk.

He'll slowly and methodically destroy everything in my office except the phone

cord, which he'll accidentally wrap around my neck.

He'll find my body pressed against the glass trying to get out.

And then he'll go to jail until some idiot journalist gets him out.

This is going to kill Doris.

They said I was overqualified.

They said anybody who dresses as nice as I do doesn't belong in telephone sales.

But the good news is, on the way back, the cab I was in ran into the back of

of those high mountain water trucks.

And I said to myself, I said, hey, now that's the job for Kyle Whitsitt.

Outdoors, just tooling around in a big old truck.

And guess what?

What? What, Kyle, what? What? The man who was driving the truck said there was

an opening, so I applied.

Got the job.

Isn't that great?

Yes! That's great!

This is very great!

But the only thing is, I've got to start this afternoon.

Oh, boy, the giving just never stops around here.

You know, I just feel like telling them to keep their darned old job. I'm just

going to stay here with you guys.

But I can't.

Guess it's time to start thinking about what's best for Kyle Whitsitt. So,

anyway, this is goodbye and thanks.

Bye, everybody.

Goodbye.

Murphy, I want to thank you for everything.

I know that I'll never forget you.

Oh, God, I didn't want to hurt you.

I'll be okay.

Good luck, Kyle.

Bye.

Bye -bye.

Oh.

Bye -bye.

Melvin, my man.

The boss is home and she's on top of the world.

Tonight, I've planned the perfect evening.

I got some brownies, some ice cream.

the copy of the producers.

If you promise not to talk during springtime for Hitler, you can stay.

No thanks.

I'm meeting my associates, Nicky and Maurice at the Blue Parrot. It's wet t

-shirt night.

If chicks wear t -shirts, they get in for free.

You want to come?

In another life.

What was that?

Oh, this water delivery guy. He's been here for like 20 minutes.

Not counting the half hour I spent in his truck trying to get his tie out of

cassette player.

Oh, no.

It can't be.

Hey, Mr. Piner, do you know where they take them off?

I'll meet you in the car.