All language subtitles for Murphy Brown s07e02 Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio

Good morning, people, and kudos all.

Tomorrow's broadcast is shaping up to be
one of our finest ever. Oh, Miles, you

said that last week. And even I know my
Mickey Rooney interview was

disappointing. If I'd known all the
stories we're going to end with, and

how Hollywood screwed me over, it never
would have been.

It's all in the past. Let's look to the
future. So, people, what's hip? What's

hot? What's happening? Hey, here's
something.

It seems as though a truck carrying
peanut butter collided with a boxcar

strawberry jelly jars eight miles south
of Sandwich, Idaho.

I was thinking more along the lines of
something we could use. Here you go,

Miles. Much to the surprise of his
audience, a sword swallower

removed his own gallbladder.

Good thing he didn't have to wait for
Congress to pass a health care plan.

Thanks, Murphy.

Take help. Oh, here's something.

What have you got for us, Jim? Larry
Robinson, brother of astronaut Duke

Robinson, died yesterday.

Wait a minute. That's not funny at all.

Oh, geez. Duke's brother died? That's
terrible. They were really close.

You know, when I was growing up, I
wanted to be an astronaut just like

Of course, I kissed that dream goodbye
when I threw up all over the rocket ride

at Disneyland.

My dad had to pay 80 bucks to get Goofy
dry cleaned.

Danger, Duke Robinson.

And there was a man, that unflappable
Missouri accent, chiseled good looks,

strong hands.

What? A man can't find another man
appealing without you people reading

something scandalous into it?

I'll tell you something, it must have
been tough growing up under the shadow

a brother like that, huh? No kidding. I
think Larry's biggest claim to fame was

the time he tumbled over the balcony of
the Kennedy Center, honors.

Good thing Trisha Nixon's beehive was
there to break his fall.

It was that week during the mid -70s
when he appeared on the Hollywood

Well, I blame the parents.

I mean, when you name one boy Duke and
the other one Larry, you don't have to

a genius to guess which one's going to
end up on the moon, which one's going to

end up sitting under Paul Land of Law.

Maybe there's a story here.

Examining the highs and lows in the life
of a true American hero.

I bet I could get to Duke, too.

I sat next to him at a dinner party
once. He even gave me a shrimp cocktail.

I'm going to make that call.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Did I miss a memo?

Or do the credits at the end of the show
now read executive producer Murphy

Brown?

Jim Miles, you missed a memo. The same
one that warned you to pull rank at the

risk of having your underwear yanked up
over your ears. What is your problem?

Nothing really, except it sounds about
as exciting as C -SPAN covering Ruth

Bader Ginsburg's step class.

The man went to the moon, Miles. How
much more excitement do you want? Me

the interview on a bus that explodes if
it goes under 50 miles an hour?

Astronauts are yesterday's news. All
Duke Robinson's known for today are

lame Comet Cola ads.

Take it from me, Danger Duke, the out
-of -this -world taste will put you into

orbit.

Four, and I might add rain.

These men were heroes, Miles. But tell
me, who was your idea of a hero? And

of the Power Rangers count.

Okay, okay. You want one of my heroes?
I'll give you one.

Murphy Brown.

Top -notch reporter, exposer of
corruption, champion of the people.

There's a hero.

You are a shrewd and crafty opponent,
Silverberg.

But I'll be back.

Well, Murphy, if you still want to
interview Duke Robinson, I think I've

angle. Murder suspect.

Police are bringing him in for
questioning. We're opening our broadcast

Frank, Frank, get down to police
headquarters.

Duke's due to arrive at 9, and I want
this live. You got it. Whoa, can we just

hit the pause button here for a second?

What are we doing?

So they're questioning the victim's
brother. That doesn't make him a

This isn't a story.

I don't know, Slugger. Duke's a national
figure. Everyone's talking about the

murder. If he's being questioned, that's
news. Oh, come on. It's sensationalism,

pure and simple. I mean, just because we
can cover something live doesn't mean

we should report it. What's the point?

Well...

I want to know what happened. Exactly.

You want to know what happens? I want to
know what happens. America wants to

know what happens. Yesterday, you didn't
give a rat's ass about Duke Robinson.

I'm done for.

Yesterday, he wasn't a potential murder
suspect.

What are you doing? I've got a
heartbreaking story that all America's

about, and you're trying to kill it? I'm
just challenging the news judgment,

Frank. So what if he's not guilty? He's
famous. He's being questioned. Those are

facts. I've been reporting them. Not to
mention, I've always dreamed about

meeting this guy.

And, well, you should.

He's all you'd imagine.

And more.

I believe I've already addressed this
issue.

Well, you can forget the five minutes at
the top of the show. Oh, thank you,

Murphy Brown. We're doing our whole hour
on it. Oh, look. Everyone else is

jumping on this, and the network wants
us to spearhead its coverage. Frank,

Frank, what are you still doing here?
Go, go. I'm done.

Corky, Corky, get over to Larry
Robinson's house. Police are still

clues. Okay. Dance on the newsstand,
Frank. Murphy, Jim, you're anchoring in

studio. Oh, God, this is so great.

We've got ABC beat by at least half an
hour. They wouldn't preempt home

improvement to cover World War III.

Good evening and welcome to FYI.

For your information tonight, new
developments in a crime that has

nation's attention.

Larry Robinson, brother of Duke
Robinson, was found murdered two nights

suspects have yet been named, but police
just announced that the famed astronaut

will be arriving shortly for
questioning. We take you live to D .C.

headquarters where Frank Fontana is
standing by.

It's a cool, still evening in our
nation's capital.

Where danger, Duke Robinson is due to
appear to answer questions about the

of his brother.

Any sign of him yet, Frank?

Not yet, Jim.

I see. Any estimated time of arrival?

There's really no way of knowing.

Could be soon.

Could be a while.

Tell me, what's the mood like there?

Expected.

Just waiting for Duke to show.

Waiting and watching.

Watching and... Keep at it, Frank. We'll
get back to you as soon as Duke

arrives.

If memory serves, Duke was a couple of
minutes late touching down back in 71,

too.

Yes.

You know, Irby, people are really
talking about this case, aren't they?

Yes, they are, Jim.

Oh, what is it you've noticed they're
saying?

Nothing particularly interesting.

Okay.

I understand we have some unedited
footage taken earlier this evening of

Robinson leaving his historic townhouse.
Now, remember, we will be viewing this

raw footage for the first time along
with you.

All right, let's see. There's a fire
hydrant, a yellow one, a couple of trash

cans. Oh, there's a tree.

I don't believe we've seen Duke yet.

Oh, a dog.

A golden retriever, wouldn't you say,
Ruby?

I really don't know much about dogs.

Oh, here we go. Duke Robinson, or our
man who appears to be Duke Robinson,

a little hard to tell, exiting his
historic townhouse and getting into a

Uh, let's return to Frank Fontana at
police headquarters where I understand

Robinson is arriving now.

That information, Murphy, is
unfortunately incorrect.

There is no sign of Duke yet.

Absolutely no sign.

No Duke whatsoever.

Murphy!

Thank you, Frank.

Corky Sherwood is outside Larry
Robinson's apartment where detectives

scouring for clues.

Corky, how about an update?

Corky?

Corky, we can't hear. We're having a
little technical difficulty.

She does seem to be excited about
something.

It appears that a policeman has just
emerged with something in a bag. Perhaps

it... some vital piece of evidence, or
perhaps even the murder weapon itself.

Unless the murder weapon was a cup of
decaf and a Danish, I think all we've

witnessed is a late -night snack. Looks
like it was nothing but a late -night

snack. Thank you.

Thank you, Courtney.

So then, to review what we know so far,
Duke Robinson has not arrived at police

headquarters yet, but he has left his
historic townhouse.

And, well, there you are.

Say, Jim, how about rolling that footage
of Duke exiting his historic townhouse?

An excellent idea.

There it is, the historic townhouse, and
Duke Robinson.

Frank, has Duke arrived?

No, he hasn't, and he's not going to. In
a stunning announcement, police have

just charged astronaut Duke Robinson
with murder and declared him a fugitive

from justice.

Uh -huh.

I see. You know, we saw him leaving his
historic townhouse earlier.

Maybe he just got caught in traffic. You
know, the Beltway can be murder at this

time. Well, not murder exactly, but...
No, Duke's gone. They're searching for

him now. To summarize, then, Duke
Robinson is now a fugitive from justice

for murder?

That is correct.

and no one knows where he is? Right.

Well, then.

It appears FYI has the exclusive footage
of the last known appearance of

astronaut Duke Robinson, fugitive from
justice.

Let's roll that exclusive tape again.

Now into our second hour of the Robinson
murder coverage, we'd like to alert

stations we'll be staying on the air as
this amazing story continues to unfold.

Murphy? Thank you, Jim. With me is David
Wofford, head of media relations for

Comet Cola.

Mr. Wofford, how long has Duke Robinson
been a spokesman for your company?

Fourteen years, and I'd just like to say
that all of us at Comet Cola considered

you a friend and are deeply shaken by
this tragedy.

Given the current speculation, your
speaking out on Duke's behalf might be

viewed by some as an act of courage.
Thank you.

It does, of course, make it all the
harder to announce that after a long and

fruitful partnership, Comicola and Duke
Robinson have decided to part ways.

Isn't this a little premature? I mean,
just because Duke's been charged doesn't

mean he's guilty.

Oh. Oh, I'm sorry. Oh.

Oh, you thought this had something to do
with the... No, no, no.

Now, this decision was reached weeks
ago, long, long before this tragedy ever

occurred. I'm sure that you, Duke, and
the American people understand.

Oh, I'm sure they will.

Just the way they understood that there
was no truth to that rumor about mouse

droppings being found in cans of common
cola. What?

Back to you, Jim.

Yes, well, we now go to Corky Sherwood,
who's standing outside the fateful

apartment.

There appears to be quite a crowd out
there, Corky. Oh, yes, there is, Jim.

Some are just curious, but most are
drawn here for personal reasons.

Reasons best expressed in their own
words.

Why are you here, ma 'am?

Duke's like family to me, and not like
my real family, which I hate.

Doesn't like the family I really care
about.

and never met.

And, sir, why are you here?

To tell the police they're looking for
the wrong Duke.

I'm sorry, I don't think I understand.

I forgot, you're the media.

When we sent him to the moon, one Duke
went up in that spacecraft, but two came

down.

Because he didn't do it.

What makes you so sure? Because he
didn't do it.

Oh, so, uh, Duke Robinson's a hero of
yours?

It's Duke Robinson.

Jim?

All these people are in my neighborhood,
delightfully.

We go now to Frank Fontana, who was
outside Duke Robinson's historic

where police are searching for a murder
weapon. Frank?

With me, Murphy, is Detective Tom
Boesberg. Detective, what do you hope to

That would be a blunt object. What kind
of blunt object?

I'm out of liberty to say.

Detective, between you, me, and the man,
is there any truth to the rumor that

this object is... a mean rock?

Well, it wasn't a yes and it wasn't a
no, but I think we can all agree it was

very... Telling silence.

Frank, where did you hear that the
murder weapon might be a moon rock? From

high -ranking unnamed source.

See, I think no one was willing to go on
record with that.

Well, sure they did. See, if the weapon
was in fact a moon rock, that could

prove pretty incriminating against Duke.

That's right, Jim. And if we weren't
conjecturing on pure speculation, I

hypothetically agree with you.

Excellent point.

We now go to Corky Sherwood, who spoke
earlier with an attendant from the gas

station where Duke usually fills up his
car.

The beer's rolling, and we're clear on
the floor.

Well, I think some doubting Debbie owes
her producer an apology. Not only has a

national hero been charged with murder,
but he has fled the police live on our

broadcast. Ooh, it doesn't get any
better than this. Oh, jeez, Miles, smoke

cigarette and towel off. A man's life is
being destroyed for a crime we don't

even know he committed. Hey, we do this
all the time. the time you think that

businessman whose life you destroyed on
last week's show thought he was treated

fairly i didn't destroy his life he can
always move to another country under an

assumed name and herd goats to a ripe
old age before the broadcast you were

convinced stoop was innocent are you
still so sure innocent people don't

run Maybe you're forgetting a little
movie from last year, Miles. A little

about someone innocent who also ran.

A little movie about a one -armed man. A
little movie starring Harrison Ford.

The Fugitive!

I got it.

We have two of Duke's fellow astronauts
lined up next.

You feel we're not giving a balanced
enough picture? Maybe you can get it

them.

Now that you mention it, Duke did seem
kind of like a bit of a loner. I mean,

was always using self -serve.

Back to you, Jim.

Thank you, of course.

Here now with Murphy Brown are Steve
Ferguson and Troy Marshall, two

who served in the space program with
Duke Robinson.

Murphy? Thank you, Jim, and thank you
both for joining us tonight.

Murderer, cold -blooded killer, are
these words that you associate with Duke

Robinson? I'd sooner believe a tarantula
was tasted.

Steve here's an Arabian princess.

If he is innocent, why do you suppose he
fled?

Innocent people don't usually run, do
they? Oh, Duke's always marched to his

drummer. Like when he borrowed that F
-14 to give a friend's son a ride who

cancer. I'm sure he has his reasons now,
too.

It's amazing what a different image you
can get of someone when you talk to the

people who really know him.

So tell me, was Duke ever a violent man?

No, ma 'am, not at all. Interesting.

Well, unless you count the time that
loudmouth at Pensacola was blabbing

how the Russians were going to beat us
to the moon.

Duke decided he was going to personally
send that sucker up there to greet us.

That's worse than someone trying to take
my parking space.

Let me ask you about it. Troy, were you
down there at the Cape that time with

the soda guy?

Oh, classic Duke story.

In a bar one night, this clown comes in
and orders soda. You know, straight,

nothing in it.

Duke hated that.

He figured if you'll go to drink in a
bar, then you better drink in a bar,

right? Which, naturally, Duke had been
doing.

So he picks this guy up by the neck and
just knocks him around like a freaking

piñata on a Cinco de Mayo.

Let's get back to that F -14 story. And
this is what makes it a Duke story.

He pours the soda on the guy's head and
says, You drink that 50 juice out.

Side, son.

He always had that sense, didn't he?

It has now been six hours since Duke
Robinson was declared a fugitive.

Duke, I don't know if you're watching.

If you are, please, turn yourself in.

If you're innocent, have faith in the
system.

And if not, well, look at all the other
guilty people who've gotten off scot

-free.

We're joined now by our own Corky
Sherwood, just back from a long night in

field. Corky, what's it like out there?

It's a madhouse, Murphy.

Looky -loos just keep dropping by all
night.

But they behaved in an orderly fashion,
I suppose, taking pains not to disturb

the surrounding homes.

Are you ready?

The whole neighborhood's trashed. But
you can't buy one of these.

Just ask for Carla.

With us now to discuss the legal
ramifications of today's events is

defense attorney Victoria Scott.

So tell me, Miss Scott, if Duke is
eventually apprehended, how will his

affect any potential legal strategy?

All these fighting miles, you nail down
an exclusive with the dry cleaner?

Duke Robinson is on the phone and he
wants to talk to you.

Don't these Howard Stern fans have a
party line they can call?

This is legit. I checked it out myself.
He says you're the only one giving him a

fair shake. Firstly, the defense would
use the same aberration to their

advantage. If they employed the insanity
defense, in which case anything could

go to state of mind.

So if they find him running naked around
the Washington Monument with a box of

ding -dongs on his head... Excuse me,
Storky, but I have Duke Robinson on the

phone.

Hello, Duke. This is Murphy Brown.
You're on the air.

Hi there, Murphy.

I'm fine, Duke. Where are you? In my
car.

You know, a lot of people are out there
looking for you.

That's why I'm calling.

I want you to let everyone know I'm
innocent.

I will, but if you are innocent, why
didn't you report to the police earlier

this evening?

I figured anyone who can put away a
fellow's shrimp cocktail the way you can

wouldn't be shy about asking me that
question. And the God's honest truth is,

it's because I'm innocent.

Duke, is it true you closed out a bank
account earlier?

Oh.

with a smile before, Murphy, but for
some reason people just keep insisting

.S. currency.

You know, Duke, I'm afraid this is
another one of those shrimp cocktail

questions, but if you are innocent, why
not just go to the police and demand

that the real killer be brought to
justice?

Now, whatever happened to innocent until
proven guilty?

Why isn't anyone willing to believe old
danger, Duke?

I'm willing, Duke.

Just explain why you won't turn yourself
in.

Let me tell you something, Murphy.

A test pilot never ejects until the
absolute last possible second, and

not even then.

And you know why?

Because he knows he can fly his jet
better than any other son of a bitch on

planet. The best never admit defeat, not
while they're still airborne.

Duke, did you kill your brother?

You know, I'm beginning to feel like the
real victim here.

I told you, I'm innocent.

Look, there's some traffic up ahead,
Murphy. Nice talking to you.

Easy on those shrimp, huh?

My doctor tells me they're real high in
cholesterol.

When astronaut Duke Robinson fell to
Earth the first time, he was given a

tape parade and a hero's welcome.

And now, having fallen to Earth again,
the parade he leads is one of a dozen

police cars and a nation of crushed
admirers.

Danger Duke Robinson was a hero in a
country with few heroes left.

He never saw himself that way, of
course.

But we knew better, or at least we
thought we did.

Guilty or not, we can never look at Duke
Robinson the same way again.

A man without fear ran away on national
television and made the fatal mistake of

revealing himself to be all too
painfully human.

It's been said we build our heroes up
only to tear them down, but I think deep

in all of us is a part that wants
desperately to believe there are giants

us. Men and women whose achievements
inspire us all to be more than we ever

imagined. Two years before the moon
landing, someone from my generation

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?

The nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

Today, we find those same eyes
longingly, foolishly, hopefully still

turning.

We will be staying with our coverage of
the Robinson murder.

As long as the story continues.