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I went way too long.

I'm wondering if your love feels strong.

Ooh, baby.

Here I am. I'm still delivered. I'm yours.

Mm.

Then that time I went and said.

Excuse me.

Hello,

Miss Brown.

Oh, no.

The secretary from hell.

Hi. Robert.

I thought we had a mutual understanding that if you ever came back here, I would

be within my rights to kill you.

I think you're in for a pleasant surprise. Now, remember when I had my

breakdown? Yes, Robert.

Sometimes I relive it.

I have now had 40 hours of intensive therapy, and I finally learned to

my emotions.

I can handle anything now.

Even the possibility that there's a bomb out on my desk.

It came in the mail addressed to you.

It's definitely a package.

No return address.

Hey, Murph, how you doing? Morning, Murph. Hey, could you come over here for

minute, guys?

Does this look like a bomb to you?

Yeah, sure. We'll be right over there. Call security.

Let's not overreact. You don't really think this could be a bomb, do you?

I mean, who would send me a bomb?

is ridiculous.

It's just a package. I'm opening it.

It's all right if you want to leave, Robert. No, no, I'm here for you.

No, no, I do this sometimes. It's good.

Looks like one of the speakers from an old drive -in.

Gee, I haven't seen one of those since I took Doris to see Can -Can and we...

Never mind.

All right.

I want to know which one of you comedians drew the mustache on my

picture of Burt Parks.

What is that?

An old drive -in speaker?

Yes.

I've seen one of those since Billy Joe Bender took me to the Twin Palm Theater

and we... Never mind.

Hey, Murph, this thing seems to have some meaning for you.

Want to tell us about it?

She doesn't have to.

We can read each other like an open book, especially when it comes to men.

That's what this is about, isn't it, Murphy?

A man, a relationship.

I drew the mustache on Burt Parks.

No, you did not.

Now, come on. Let's talk.

All right. It is about a man. I met him 20 years ago.

I guess you could say we had a relationship.

I guess you could say we were married.

What? Married?

Well, I have to get back to work. Oh, yeah, I guess. Sure, let's go back to

work. But sometime remind me to tell you about the years I spent living with

Tina Turner.

It's just one of the many secrets I keep hidden from someone I happen to

consider a friend and confidant.

Come on, guys.

It's not that easy for me to talk about.

I don't deal well with failure, especially if I've worked hard at

I worked very, very hard at this marriage.

How long did it last?

Five days.

Come on, let's go. Keep it going here.

I met Jake in Chicago at the Democratic Convention in 68.

We demonstrated together.

We got maced together.

We were even arrested together.

Oh.

It was love at first sight.

After the judge sentenced us, he married us.

We didn't have any money for a honeymoon, so we went to a drive -in to

foreign movie.

We didn't even get past the cartoon.

We sped out of there so fast, we took this speaker with us.

And now he sent it back to you.

This means something.

Morning, everybody.

Okay, fasten your seatbelts. I just booked an incredible guest for next

show. Think provocative.

Think controversial.

Think Jake Lowenstein.

Hey, very good, Mike. Back in the country, he's ready to tell his story,

he's going to tell it live to Murphy Brown.

Oh, my God.

What? Oh, hey, wait a minute.

He's not... What? Jake Lowenstein? What? What?

I can't believe it.

Murphy was married to Jake Lowenstein?

You're kidding.

You were Murphy Lowenstein?

Come on, not the office.

Adios, Miles.

Bye.

I hate the office.

Nothing good ever happens to me in there.

Miles, it's important that you know exactly what's going on here, so I'm

to tell you.

It could get a little personal. No problem.

Go ahead.

Yes, I was married to Jake Lowenstein, and it didn't last two weekends.

But it was the most incredible time of my life.

We were wild and intense and passionate.

We did everything big. We fought big.

And after every fight, we made love big.

Boy, it was something.

And the sex, Miles, the sex was incredible.

It was the kind you never forget.

The kind where you think, come on, come on, come on.

party? Okay.

Okay. I can see the dilemma.

We're talking about a pretty controversial activist type.

It's important that you keep your professional distance.

Okay. I'll give the interview to Frank. What?

Miles, there's nobody better for this than me.

Yes, we had a history together, but that's why this will be the best

I've ever done.

Oh, I can just see it now, Murphy.

We're live on television and you forget to ask him all the hard questions

because you're too busy picturing how he'd look in a gladiator outfit.

Well, that's not how women fantasize.

Look, I give you my word.

I won't let this get personal.

I'm too good for that.

All right, Murphy.

I'm going to trust you on this one.

Hey, what's this?

An old drive -in speaker?

Gee, I haven't seen one of these since I took Amy Turlow to see Oliver's story,

haven't we?

Never mind.

Hey there, Murphy.

Hiya, Phil.

Can you save me a table? Oh, yeah.

Listen, I'm sorry it's not more private. I know this meeting is kind of special.

Phil, how do you know who I'm meeting here?

Are you kidding?

I knew about Watergate before Woodward and Bernstein.

Hello, Murphy. I'm Phil.

Right.

Well, I guess I'll sit down. Could I have a club soda with lime, please?

Sure. Second thought.

Make that a double.

Oh,

hi, Murph. I didn't know you were

going to be here today.

If you're just pretending to bump into me, you're doing a really bad job of it.

We don't know what you're talking about. We just came in to have lunch. It's

corned beef and cabbage day, and you know it.

I'm surprised at you, Jim. I didn't want to come, Murphy.

They gave me the old speech about the camaraderie of journalists, and I guess

fell for it.

Well, I guess we'll go find a table.

If we sit back here, how can we see anything?

I gotta tell you, Murphy, I've seen you sitting at this table waiting to

interview everybody from Kissinger to Quayle.

First time I ever saw you nervous.

Nervous? Me? I'm not nervous.

Okay, I haven't seen this guy in 20 years, and yes, there was once something

between us, but people change.

They gain some weight, they lose some hair.

How much chemistry could there be after two decades?

Go ahead!

Oh, God, I want him.

Incredible. Murphy Brown.

Jake Lowenstein.

It's been a long time. Yes, long time.

Very long.

20 years.

That is long.

Well then, why don't you have something to drink?

Tequila shooter, extra lime, right?

Nah, gave up the hard stuff a while ago.

Really? Me too.

Two months, six days, and ten hours.

We were always a lot alike.

You are more beautiful now than you were 20 years ago.

And I'm having an awfully hard time remembering my name.

Look, Jake.

I think we both know how important it is to keep a professional distance here.

You're famous. I'm famous.

Why don't we try to behave like two famous people in a public place and just

what we came here for? Right. You're right. I'm sorry.

Okay. Why don't I ask you some background questions and then later I'll

specific. Okay.

Go.

You have an amazing body. Oh, God, whose voice was that? Murphy, Murphy, I've

got a plan here. We get the sex out of the way first, right up front. No, no,

no. No, we can do this.

It's okay.

Now, in 1974, you traveled to South Africa where you organized an anti

-apartheid movement. And could you please stop crinkling your eyes like

makes me crazy. It always does. So please stop.

Miles, what are you doing here?

Corned beef and cabbage steak.

Miles Silverberg, executive producer.

We spoke on the phone.

How are you doing?

Just thought I'd stop by to see how things are going.

So, go ahead.

Don't let me eat around.

I think I was about to ask you, Jake, why when everyone else gave up the

revolution, you're still going strong.

Well, Murphy, I don't feel that we can ever allow apathy. You're crinkling.

Sorry. What? He's what? He's crinkling. It's nothing.

Wait, is that some sort of code word or something? Is it hot in here?

It is really hot in here. Miles, could you ask Phil to turn on the air

conditioning? Murphy, it's December. It's snowing outside and people are

boots. Murphy just runs a little hot sometimes.

Remember what happened at that all -night grocery store?

The frozen food section.

Oh, geez,

Murphy. You could have just asked me to leave.

Look, I have a great idea.

Why don't we just call it quits for today? We can start again tomorrow when

have clearer heads.

Good idea.

When did you get so reasonable?

Well, when I caught myself craving the feel of a frozen pot pie between my

shoulder blades.

Definitely time to break.

If I don't have to rush things.

I have five days until the interview.

Five days?

Seems to be a pattern here.

Yeah.

I'll see you at the mall.

Well, this guy of yours, does he make a good living?

Eldon, I told you, this is business. I conduct many interviews in my home.

People are more comfortable talking in a private setting. Yeah, right.

Now let's hear you explain this dress, which, in my opinion, is on backwards.

reading much more into this than there really is. A woman likes to feel she's

attractive to men. Call it ego, call it whatever you like, that's all it is.

Oh, what am I doing?

Elvin, give me your sweatshirt. Could you get the door, please?

Oh, guys never see this part of it.

We're always on the other side of the door. Meanwhile, there's a whole show

going on in here.

It's truly frightening.

I'm Eldon. I don't live here.

Good. Jake Longstreet.

Thank you.

Oh, hi, Jake.

Hi, Murphy.

Oh, nice place. Reminds me of ours.

Except we had shares.

Oh, yeah, well, it's not usually like that. I'm having some work done, and

taking longer than I thought.

So, Jake, do you make a good living?

Look, Eldon, I noticed Paint World is having a sale on spackle tonight.

The store's open till nine. You can still make it if you hurry.

Well, I guess I'll be going.

It's nice to meet you, Jake.

You have a pleasant evening.

I'll leave through the back door.

Um,

well, I guess we should get started.

Great.

Now, just relax and be yourself. I'm very relaxed.

You smell great.

So do you.

Obsession. Old Spice.

I love Old Spice.

I know.

Wait a minute.

I don't have a back door.

Elvin!

Nice try. Thank you.

Um, listen, I have an idea.

Why don't we have dinner?

And then while we're doing that, I can ask you some questions. Oh, wait a

minute, wait a minute. Before we sit down, I brought you something.

I guess this is a good time to give it to you.

Oh, you got me a present?

I didn't get you anything.

Well, you weren't supposed to.

Oh, Jake, it's our song.

We must have mellowed.

I realize this is our second meeting and we haven't had an argument yet.

Yeah, we really knew how to fight, didn't we?

I remember what used to happen.

Yeah. We'd wind up in the bedroom.

Yeah. Every time.

Yeah. Where is it?

Oh, boy.

We're not doing real well here, are we?

Let's get to these questions, Jake. If I don't cover them, I won't be prepared.

Why don't you just let it be spontaneous? That's more my style.

Well, you can be spontaneous, but I have to be prepared. Here, here.

Let me make it easy for you.

Just ask me about the Rayco Chemical Corporation in Peru.

Ask me how they're polluting the rivers and exploiting the peasant labor market.

Oh, you mean hand over 20 minutes of primetime television so you can make a

speech? Murphy, you think I came back here so you could ask me if I like cats?

People have to know what's going on down there. I agree, but I also have to ask

you about the damage you did to one of those plants. I have to keep control of

this interview.

Oh, here we go.

What's that supposed to mean? Whatever it is, you have to control it. Nothing

changes. Oh, yeah? Well, I don't see you getting any less stubborn. You are

really unbelievable.

Anybody who doesn't agree with you is in the wrong.

Don't put words in my mouth. You're always doing that. Don't say I always do

that. I haven't seen you in 20 years. Yeah, well, you could have called. Yeah,

well, why can't you just stick to the issue instead of picking a fight?

Picking a fight? I'm the only one around here who's trying to be a professional.

Professional? Are you kidding? When you're dressed like that, you know how

turned on I get when I see you in a sweatshirt?

Oh, God.

We're doing it.

Oh, no. This is wrong.

This is stupid. It's unnatural to fight it. It'll be quick. An hour. And then we

can think again.

No, no, no. Jake, this can't happen. I have to be free to do this interview on

my own terms.

No punches pulled. No edges blurred.

There's something you don't understand.

I lose a little of myself when I'm with you, Jake.

It scares me.

Say something.

I need a very cold shower.

You're crinkling.

Go away, hurry.

What about the questions?

I'll call you.

Dinner. I'll mail it. Hurry, hurry.

When will I see you again? On the air.

Hurry, hurry.

Hurry!

Feel good? Feel good. Know your stuff? Know my stuff.

We've all been through one like this, Slugger. Just look it in the eye and

it down. Right.

Murphy, I saw him in the green room, and he looks really, really good.

All right, places, people.

Ready? Take.

Hi.

You look great.

I've heard you do, too.

I'm not looking at you until I absolutely have to.

Murphy, I've been thinking about you all day, all night. I haven't been able to

sleep. Would you please stop it? I haven't slept much myself.

I'm in these days together.

I never expected it, but all I've been thinking about is what it would be like

if we tried a little harder.

Jake, what are you saying?

All right, five seconds till airtime. No, wait.

Four, three.

and welcome to FYI.

For your information tonight, Frank Fontana investigates safety standards in

high -rise buildings while Corky Sherwood talks with 12 angry women in

hairdresser horror stories.

But first, a special interview.

Jake Lowenstein.

Radical and controversial.

Activist and idealist.

Now in a rare interview, Murphy Brown reveals the man behind the headlines

Murphy? Thank you, Jim.

Hello, Jake, and welcome.

Thank you.

Jake, I want to know what's been going on with you in the past two decades.

Since the Pentagon break -in incident, you've spent several years in... That's

all history, Murphy.

I'm interested in what's going on now.

Like in Peru, for instance.

There's an American chemical corporation down there called Rayco.

In the three years they've been in operation... You sabotaged their plants

stopped production for weeks.

Isn't it important to note that Rayco has brought jobs into Peru? Rayco is

polluting the drinking water and exploiting the labor markets. You can't

away a people's self -respect.

Then let me ask you this.

What if the people you're fighting to protect came to you and said they wanted

Rayco in their country?

That's a hypothetical question.

So what? What's your answer?

Let me ask you a question.

What if I sat here and asked you to marry me?

Would you have an answer to that?

It's not the same thing.

It's exactly the same thing.

You're asking me for an answer to a hypothetical question, and so am I.

You can't answer it, can you?

I could answer it.

If I wanted to.

You could?

Yes, I could.

So if I could answer yours, you could answer mine. Answer mine. You first.

I asked first.

I don't care about that now. Let's get back to the important stuff.

If I asked you to marry me, what would you say?

If you asked me to marry you, I would probably say yes.

It wouldn't be the smartest thing I ever did, but it's what I would probably

say. Yes?

You'd say yes?

That's incredible.

Isn't it?

Are we almost finished with this here? Not so fast.

I believe I asked you what you'd do if the people of Peru wanted Reiko to stay.

I kept my part of the bargain.

Now you keep yours.

Well, Murphy...

I can't do it the week of the 5th. I've got to fly to Moscow to interview

Gorbachev. What about the end of the month? No good.

Maybe a coup in Chile. I think I should be there.

Sometime in March.

I can't plan that far in advance.

I've got to be ready to hop a plane at a moment's notice.

I'll probably be in jail.

What have we learned here?

We can still work, Murphy.

We can get married now.

We can have our blood test. We can find a judge.

What then?

Honeymoon in an unstable country and trading our wedding gifts for bail

Why not?

Come on, Murphy, give it up. Come with me. Come live my life for a while. What

about my life? It's just like you, Jake. You only think of your side of things.

Are you kidding? You're the one who's inflexible. It's always been that way,

Murphy. I'm inflexible.

It's all right to do this, right? Right.

Just give me five days like this every 20 years and I'll be a happy woman. You

got it. How's the desk?

Dirty.

Nobody's here, right? Right.

Good night, Bert.

Bye, Jimmy.