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Hello, I'm calling from the Trib. I'd like to confirm... How much money was

involved? Was it over $1 ,000?

Was it over $10 ,000?

If the red phone rings, is it World War III?

Max, my lord.

I like having a direct line to San Francisco.

That assures me our negotiations will be absolutely confidential.

What have I done with my plane tickets?

So you want to hold this editorial on military spending?

Yes. I want to make some notes on that while I'm on the plane.

Okay. Now, you've got this interviewer coming in from Canadian television

tomorrow. Oh, will you talk to him?

About what it's like to be a woman executive.

Don't fake it.

Oh, I've got to get my pills.

Would anybody like some juice?

Not me, thank you. It's a little early for juice.

Suppose you do buy Lively Arts magazine. Will you change the staff?

Their business people are very sharp.

But I would like to make some changes in editorial.

You're some of our own writers.

That's the beauty of it.

The Tribune will provide a flow of talent and vice versa.

I love the excuse of getting up there more often. Oh, the architecture and the

opera and the linguine and white clan sauce.

Here's your ticket.

Thank you.

Where did you find this?

A modern hairstyle magazine.

Guess you were doing your homework.

I've got to get myself organized here.

Yes, Julie.

Excuse me, when you get back, can you have lunch with Jinx Matheson? Lord, no.

I've got some excuse.

Can you call that computer consultant before you go? Oh, Mr. Hill will do

Okay, now, your doctor's appointment tomorrow.

You're just going to have to reschedule.

Right.

Gentlemen. Hiya, Marv.

Marv. Here it is.

Shall I handcuff it to my wrist?

It's made out to Deming Publications.

Two million dollars.

Now, you have to promise to spend this on the magazine and not a new pair of

shoes.

It's a gutty move, Mrs. Pension.

We've got a small cash deposit.

Might convince them we really do mean business.

My grandfather always said, money talks.

Two million dollars insists.

Uh -oh.

It's Moscow.

Yes? Good morning, Jack.

I'm just on my way.

What's the matter?

Oh, I see.

Tomorrow morning instead.

Jack, hold on. My other hotline is ringing.

What? Maybe somebody else has the same idea.

Don't let him talk you out of seeing him today.

Jack, we had a lunch date today. I'm not going to let you stand me up.

All right.

1 .30, fine.

I'm on my way.

Am I going to be able to get to the airport in 40 minutes?

You certainly will, because I'll take you. Let's go.

Oh, Max, stay, stay.

Oh, my little darling.

Julie will take care of you, little man.

Thank you.

The kind of a story that makes you wish you were a general assignment reporter

again. Someone giving away money?

Better.

Bodies. Bodies?

Young, curvaceous, naked, female bodies.

What makes you think I'd be interested in that?

Swab Magazine is doing a special issue on Los Angeles college women.

300 co -eds signed up to be photographed.

How about women were against that kind of thing?

Rossi is going to think he died and has gone to heaven.

Rossi isn't getting this.

He's on that two -part ghetto thing. Remember how hard he fought for it?

I can't wait to see his face.

So who's the lucky guy?

Rosenthal? Castillo?

Oh, Lou.

Come on, that's not even funny.

Billy!

Yeah, Lou?

That pervert.

I've got something for you.

Fred, well, what brings you in from Palm Springs?

Sun go behind the cloud?

I'm on the way to Hawaii. I just thought I'd stop in and see my aunt, but she's

not here.

She's out of town on business.

How are things?

Hectic. My brother and I are developing our first enclosed mall.

55 stores, all air -conditioned. Lots of headaches.

Lots of bugs.

Excuse me, Charlie.

Hello. You remember Fred Hill, Mrs.

Pinchot's nephew?

Lou Grant, our city editor. Oh, yeah. Good to see you. Good to see you.

Stay a minute, Lou. Maybe you can help clear something up for me.

What are these rumblings I hear about the Tribune acquiring a magazine?

Just rumblings.

I heard about it on the golf course. Isn't that wild?

I know if my aunt were going to make a big move like that, she'd tell me,

Did she mention it to you?

I did hear a few rumors, but I'm not really in the picture.

Uh -huh.

Lou? Well, I'll tell you, Fred, that's corporate business and we're editorial.

just don't get involved in that kind of thing.

Well, I think she should consult my brother and I. We do own a piece of this

newspaper.

It's the first major step in going public, isn't it?

What do you mean?

Wall Street likes acquisitions. My aunt is just trying to strengthen the Trib's

position for when she decides to issue stock and move away from family control.

I wouldn't know about that.

I would.

So, Rick, what is the attitude of people towards Suave coming here to take

pictures? Students don't care.

I guess it's even kind of a kick.

Why don't I see women students protesting?

Well, ask one.

In fact, hey, Judy, she just wrote an editorial defending the right of Suave

magazine to be here.

Judy Crane, managing editor. This is Billy Newman from the Tribune. She wants

know why you're not outraged by Suave's visit.

Well, if a girl wants to climb a ladder to trim a Christmas tree in the nude

while some guy takes her picture, I think it's kind of dumb, but if that's

choice, she should be allowed to make it. Do the women's groups on campus

with you?

It depends on who you talk to.

Some people in these magazines do denigrate women, but I guess they feel

kind of need for the men who look and the women who pose.

Okay.

Okay.

Rick, what's the attitude of the university administration for all this?

Not so pleased.

Professor Williams, he's the chairman of the journalism department.

He asked that we not publicize their visit, not publish their ads or run

articles or editorials. He thinks it demeans the university and the

I think it's news.

What'd you tell him?

I told him to kiss off.

Not in those words.

Congratulations, Mrs. Pitchon. Don't congratulate me yet. We're only in the

final round of bits for Lively Art.

But I'm pleased we made it this far.

If we get it, when do you see the takeover?

Oh, five or six years.

That could be months, don't you?

That's what I said, five or six months.

Great. When do we put on our transfers for Sausalito?

All right, that's just it for today. Thank you, gentlemen.

Oh. I could use some creative input

for a new editorial direction for the IVR.

Five this afternoon would be good for me. Yeah, I can make that. Oh, fine.

Oh, what am I doing at five?

Oh, what is my extension?

2246.

I so seldom call myself Julie.

Will you check my schedule for this afternoon?

Can I see Mr. Hume and Mr. Grant at... Oh, what did we say?

Five. Five o 'clock.

Fine.

I'll see you then.

Looks like our fearless leader is hitting the source label.

Don't be ridiculous.

What would you call it? Being under a lot of pressure and taking a little

every now and then just to calm the nerd, right?

Wrong.

Great.

Real nice. That looks real good.

That bit.

Nice. Great.

Look up.

Smile a bit.

Great. There you go.

Do you have something in a different color?

Oh, I... I have a pink tank top in the car. Okay, let's try it. Okay.

I'd like the shooter looking this way with the sculpture in the background to

identify the campus.

Did you have the university's permission?

Didn't ask, so they can't say no.

That's why we're here on Sunday.

Grab it and go.

Why did you pick Dana from all those girls?

Oh, her look is close to perfect for her type.

For a tie, if you fit them into categories.

Yeah, great hair, long legs, beautiful eyes.

Remember, it's supposed to be an idea.

Over here, Phillip.

Is she going to be dressed for all these shots?

Oh, yeah, we did the nude work yesterday.

Then after this, we'll go back to her dorm room and do lingerie.

Oh.

How, uh, how do you get her in the mood?

Well, you've got to keep the girl feeling up.

That's the hard part.

constantly letting her know how beautiful she is.

How's this?

Good. Could you fix up her hair a little bit, please?

Dana, how do you feel about all this?

Oh, whenever I feel a little funny, I just try and think about how much

paying me to do this.

How much are they paying you to do this?

$1 ,500.

Dana, you've got a 3 .8 average. You're up for an internship in a law office

this summer.

Why do you want to do this?

Curiosity.

To be different.

I mean, I feel good about my body. I run, I work out.

I don't have any hang -ups about people seeing me.

And?

And I think I should use whatever I've got to my best advantage.

I mean, it's competitive out there, right?

I can use every edge I can get.

You know, there's an interview going along with this layout.

And I really went into what made me want to go to law school after I graduate.

I think it'll all balance out.

Let me try her again.

Miss Julie, if she's too busy, we'll come back.

Miss Benjot?

Are you okay?

Miss Benjot, can you sit up?

Maybe she shouldn't. She's all limp back there.

What is it?

Can you hear me?

Move your fingers if you do.

Okay.

Take it easy.

You're going to be all right.

Lou Grant will continue in a moment here on A &E.

I love to take baths by candlelight with my boyfriend.

You do?

It's a quote from Tawny Alexander.

She's the centerfold in Suave magazine.

A pre -med student.

What's the ambulance out there for? Somebody get hurt? Wasn't here when I

in. Heard her when I came up in the dark?

I know her.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, I shot her once.

Tawny Alexander.

Her real name is Gloria something.

Where's she going to med school?

Are you kidding? She's in junior college, part -time. Closest she ever

hospital was to have her appendix out. She's got a scar right there.

Well, she had a scar right there. They must have airbrushed it out.

You mean the copy's not true? Dr.

Alexander doesn't like to take baths by candlelight?

That's just some creative copywriter putting his erotic fantasies into her

mouth.

What happens to these women after they pose?

Well, they can make a lot of money. If they become mascot of the month, the

magazine sends them on promotions, you know, conventions, opening car

dealerships. Yeah, they can make $150 a day, all expenses. Everything's first

class.

Not what you think, Billy. They're just supposed to be hostesses.

It's all fantasy, isn't it? To think that you can live forever in one perfect

photograph. And that is a perfect photograph.

This is the kind of magazine Mrs. Pinchot ought to buy instead of Lively

Hey, Lou, we found our new religion editor.

I forgot.

He's shy.

Something's come up.

Ms. Pinchot's been taken to the hospital.

Well, what happened? She collapsed.

That's what the ambulance was for.

Yeah, Charlie went with her.

Serious? Don't know.

I'm looking for her nephew's number. You know where he's staying?

Well, what happened? Did she have a heart attack? Don't know yet.

City death.

Yeah, Charlie, hang on a minute. Luke.

Charlie. She's gone to the hospital.

They've taken her into intensive care.

Luke, I think it's a stroke.

Stroke?

How's she doing?

Not too good.

I don't know any of the details. They're not saying very much.

Except if he's still alive.

Oh, my God.

I'm looking at an aneurysm in a surgically non -resectable area.

I could get in there.

You operate on anybody lying down? I'm afraid to take a nap around you.

You want to wait around and let it bleed again?

According to the CAT scan, it seals itself off from now.

If it's weak, it could go.

Yes.

The angiogram shows that leak is really down deep.

I don't see how you're going to get to it.

I've gotten in and out of there before without a problem.

An important blood vessel in the strategic area of her brain has burst

of a weakening in the vessel wall.

The bleeding in the brain has already caused some damage.

What sort of damage, Doctor?

She's paralyzed on the right side.

She has no speech.

Good Lord.

Will this be permanent?

Well, hopefully the aneurysm will seal itself.

Or we can clip it off surgically before it bleeds again.

If so, her recovery should be good.

Why did this happen to her?

I've been trying to get her blood pressure down for years.

But she's high -powered under a lot of stress. I'm sure there were warning

that she'd probably ignore.

What about the surgery?

Well, in her age group, in that area of the brain, there's considerable risk.

What does that mean?

First of all, we don't know if she can survive the procedure.

Secondly, if it will work.

They're not leaving her in worse condition, mentally impaired or totally

paralyzed.

Which I've seen happen.

As I said, risky.

I understand.

Lou, I'm taking up a collection for flowers.

Mrs. Pinchot? Yeah, that's right. To cheer her up in the hospital.

Leon, things are touch and go right now.

I don't think she could appreciate them yet. Why don't you wait a while?

It's a nice thought, though.

Okay.

I'm going to have to move up to the eighth floor.

How come?

Julie has been calling me every five minutes with questions. It would be

if I were just up there.

Besides, if I don't move in, her nephew will.

Fine. We'll refer your calls.

Yeah, I was thinking it wouldn't be a bad idea if you took over my office

this is going on. Why do I have to move in there? It's ten feet away.

Well, make room for whoever's taking over the city desk. I don't care.

Organize it however you want.

So she hasn't made any progress.

She could die, Lou.

I think it's just hitting me.

I know.

Charlie, what would happen to the paper if he couldn't come back?

Down the tube.

Do you think so?

Fred would inherit, he'd sell in a second.

What does he care about newspapers, particularly one that isn't terribly

profitable? He wants the tag.

I don't think we realize the battle that Mrs. Pinchon has had to fight with her

relatives to keep the trip intact.

I think she's been fighting a lot of battles we don't know about.

Donovan, take over the desk.

Your chair is too high. You never have enough pencils.

Yeah. Well, don't swivel it down like you did the last time so that my nose

resting on the desk.

Use your own chair.

Donovan City editor. Who's the assistant?

You want it, you got it.

I say I wanted it.

Don't let the power go to your head.

How's Mrs. Pinchot? We're still waiting to hear. You may need an operation.

I can't concentrate.

You know, I don't see Mrs. Pinchot much on a daily basis, but somehow not having

her here, knowing she's not...

Up there on the eighth floor. It doesn't feel right.

Newman, it's for you.

Take it to your desk, will you? I can't tie this line up.

Billy Newman?

Billy? Dana.

Something terrible has happened to me.

What, Dana?

It's awful. The worst thing they could have done.

They took away my internship.

They gave it to somebody else.

I was really the right person for it. My professor said I practically had it.

Are you really so surprised?

What do you mean?

You sound like you're not on my side.

I'm not taking sides, Dana.

Tell me what happened.

This is the acquisition file. All the correspondence that's been going on

the magazine.

Guess I'll need that.

This is her private drawer. I could get you the key if you really need to get in

there. No, Julie, let it be.

Oh, she's got this little tape recorder for dictation.

Yeah, I, uh...

I'll just camp out here, thanks.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Hello, Fred. Any word from the hospital?

These are bad times for all of us, but I feel like there's still decisions that

have to be made.

Oh, yeah.

I thought we might discuss the acquisition. What is the status of that

now? Gee, I don't really know. I just came in here a few minutes ago. I

found out where she keeps everything.

We may have to drop out of the bidding.

I don't know if Mrs. Pinchon would want that.

She might have been misguided.

It's possible if she wasn't feeling well, maybe not able to think as clearly

as... Are you trying to build a case for diminished capacity?

No. No, no, no. I was just wondering out loud.

Well, make no mistake about it, friend. Mrs. Pinchon is the driving force on

this newspaper. In fact, he is.

I am her next of kin, and in any event... You don't have power of

What? You see, you may own whatever percentage of Tribune stock you own, but

only person with power of attorney who can act on a decision like that is Mrs.

Pinchon's lawyer, Marv Hartley.

Charlie, I know I'm an outsider, but quite frankly, I'd expect a little more

cooperation. And quite frankly, I'd expect a little more respect.

Yes, Julie.

Red.

Hello. Mr. Hill, I'm sorry to have to tell you. Tell me what, doctor?

Well, your aunt hasn't shown any improvement.

She still can't move her right side.

We're afraid the aneurysm might bleed again.

Now, I've consulted with a neurologist and the chief neurosurgeon, and we don't

want to wait any longer before we go in, even considering the risks.

Well, if it's that bad, all right.

But I need your permission.

Well, yes.

Go ahead. I'll stop off at the hospital and sign the forms.

Fine. We have a book to be O .R. at 7 o 'clock tomorrow morning.

Thank you, Doctor.

They have to operate.

Lou Grant will continue in a moment here on A &E.

You call this good journalistic response to an issue?

It makes its point. What is the point? That Dana Ingram's law internship was

revoked because she posed for Suave magazine.

It's a moral judgment the university has no... She lost her internship because

her grades went down. Someone else was more qualified. That's just the

I checked into it. Their grades were equal.

I'm sure Miss Newman will agree that it's the responsibility of a newspaper

remain detached and objective, to report the news, not slant it.

Well, we try not to take sides at the Tribune, or at least not to show that we

are. But you run editorial.

Why?

Because you're afraid of the Chancellor or is it the Alumni Association? It's

unprofessional and unbecoming to an award -winning newspaper. Yeah, and also

because they might cut off our funds. Besides, I find his photo tasteless and

objectionable. I'm sorry.

It's the best body we could come up with on such short notice.

Then you'll have to take responsibility for your action.

Okay.

We take it.

bus and Flagstaff killed three commuters.

Pick it inside.

Why? Because it's Flagstaff, not L .A.

A lot of people ride buses in L .A. They're worried about safety.

Remember the bus problem we had last year?

Is it the same kind of bus?

No. Same conditions we have here?

No, it was snowing at the time. Anybody from L .A. on that bus?

No. Next.

Yeah. When's Charlie getting back?

Metro? Oh, we got that L .A .U. thing heating up. College girls posing nude

magazines.

Hardly page one.

Billy says it's starting a big controversy on campus.

Well, I don't want to encourage that kind of thing. There may be big news out

there, but I don't see it that way.

As soon as you become managing editor, you go conservative.

I always have been.

Think of that girl's father opening that magazine and seeing his daughter nude.

The story's not about her father.

The story's not about nudes either, Lou. It's about freedom of the press.

Student newspapers being censored for defending the girl who posed.

It can wait.

Supreme Court has ruled that student newspapers deserve the same protections

have. You know, you're really going to be a big pain.

Just doing your job.

Good news.

Last time Mrs. Pinchot was able to move her arm for the first time.

Means she's getting better. Don't have to operate.

Put these in something.

Hey, I see you got the flowers Leon sent.

You know, everyone in the newsroom contributed.

So, how are they treating you?

How's the food?

Can you hear me?

We heard that you were feeling better.

That you can move a little.

And that you don't need surgery.

So it's good, isn't it?

I'm sorry. Could you say that again?

Listen.

Is there anything I can do for you at the office?

Let me...

I'll be right back.

Excuse me.

She's Margaret Pinchon. She's incoherent. Is she okay? She kind of

There's no need to be too concerned.

I'm sorry. The nurse should have warned you. She has aphasia.

Loss of speech. It's very common in stroke.

I thought she was making progress.

Well, she is.

But everyone recovers at a different rate.

And believe me, she's been lucky.

Just a second, doctor. Can I ask you something?

Yeah, sure. I know you're busy, but...

It's so shocking to see her this way.

Mr. Grant, you're one of the editors on the newspaper, aren't you?

We work together on the paper, but she's also a friend.

Well, we're starting physical and speech therapies right away, but a lot of it's

going to depend on her own attitude.

How much she really wants to get well.

Can she understand what you say to her? We think so.

But she doesn't know. She has no idea the extent of her paralysis or so forth.

No, no, she doesn't.

And we think it's advisable at this time not to be too specific.

Lou Grant will continue in a moment here on A &E.

Margaret, let's work on your body image.

Your sense of where the parts of your body are.

It's not probable.

Yes, I know you can do it.

Show me, what do you see with?

You see with your eyes.

Eyes, eyes.

Good. Eyes.

Good, eyes.

What do you hear with?

Yes, ears.

Yes, that's very good.

Tell me where the top of your head is.

No, this is the top of your head show me your neck

neck neck

This is your neck

Okay,

let's try something different

I want you to show me the cake.

Cake.

It's something you eat.

I know you know what it is.

This is the cake, Margaret.

Show me the telephone.

This is the telephone.

Now you show me the pen.

We won't try anymore today.

But you did very well.

Where is the waitress?

You mean the nurse?

You want the nurse? I'll get her.

This is so much more meaningless.

Margaret, you're doing very well.

Why?

Why? Why am I thinking away from

the light?

Margaret.

This is a great beginning.

I'm coming back tomorrow, and you and I will keep going together.

This is censorship!

As a publisher, and as publisher, I have the right to do what I feel is proper.

The newspaper belongs to the students. But it's subsidized by the university.

Professor Williams, how has the rest of the faculty reacted to what you did?

Miss Newman, I think it would be better if you left us alone for now.

I asked her to be here. I called a press conference.

Don't you think we'd accomplish more in private?

Why, are you afraid to have it on the record?

No, I'm not.

Does it signal a change in policy?

We're trying to protect our students.

From what?

From yourselves, if we have to.

Oh, I love it.

The university is under attack for being too lenient. We have to answer to

taxpayers, and so do you.

Therefore, if the paper acts irresponsibly, it will be corrected.

Corrected? What, does this mean you'll be making editorial decisions?

No, of course not.

But we'll keep a close eye on what's published.

How close?

With something as controversial as this swab magazine situation, all articles

will have to be approved.

I quit.

Rick, stop showing off. No, I'm serious.

You know, I would like to believe in this country, even in a university.

There can still be a free press.

Anybody come in with?

The response has been really overwhelming.

Really touching.

Your aunt has a lot of friends.

Is she able to talk yet? She can form sentences, but they don't make any

How are her spirits?

It's hard to tell.

Not hard to tell at all. She's depressed.

The nurse says she has these crying jags. She's a prisoner in her own body.

puts things in perspective.

My brother's flying in next week. We have to start thinking about what to do.

convalescent home, some kind of extended care facilities.

She's a strong woman. Don't count her out yet.

Hello.

Yes, Mr. Deming.

This is Johnny Hume.

No, she's still in the hospital.

We don't know yet.

Well, if you send that overnight delivery, we'll get it tomorrow. We'll

to get right back to you.

Yeah.

Yeah, thanks.

Bye -bye.

Well, there's only one bit outstanding in the auction for Lively Arts magazine.

We've got to make a counteroffer. Or drop out.

We're not going to drop out.

I appreciate your loyalty to my aunt.

I also know how difficult it must be for you, almost as difficult as it is for

me, to accept the facts as they are.

I think we're doing a pretty good job of it.

Well, the facts are the family doesn't want this acquisition.

But Mrs. Pincham does.

How do we know that?

How do we know that she's capable of making that decision?

City death, Donovan.

We have to talk to you about your...

I didn't pick him.

Look, I don't mind being edited, but I do mind being rewritten.

I noticed that all your stuff sounds alike lately.

But not us. It's Joe Rossi.

Well, he's working hard grinding it out.

Yeah, like a sausage machine.

I can't take it anymore.

What does he think? He's the only one who knows anything?

Do you even have to ask?

Rossi, Donovan, how'd you ever do this job in eight hours?

By not trying to rewrite the entire paper. Had your hand in everything

the cartoons.

You'd be amazed at the way people turn things in. It's all got to be fixed.

Don't do it yourself, Rossi. Talk to the writer.

Help him. Direct him.

But most of all, guide him into doing it himself.

That's the real art of this job.

Equanimity intact.

Which is why I'm so good at it.

No, those are not my strong points.

Equanimity intact.

Excuse me. I'm looking for Billy Newman. He was just here. Can I help you? Are

you the city editor?

I can help you.

I'm Rick Henshaw, editor of the Daily Cougar at Los Angeles University.

Joe Rossi. Mr.

Rossi. Joe. We're a little disappointed that the Tribune hasn't taken a stronger

stand on the situation at LIU. Do you know what's going on?

Sure I know.

Mr. Rossi, this is a First Amendment issue.

Call me Joe.

I mean, it may not seem important to you older people.

But I'm telling you that you better pay attention to what's happening on campus.

A lot of issues start there first.

Mr. Sackett, you're not talking to an older person. Five minutes ago, I was

getting arrested by cops in a Chicago demonstration.

Want to see my scars?

I know all about the campus.

Well, so why haven't you given our story better coverage? It's not up to me.

It's up to the city editor.

Well, so why hasn't he? Probably because he's older.

Lou Grant will continue in a moment here on A &E.

There was a time, boss.

For no more.

I can't tell you how sorry I am.

Just pick up the plane and call San Diego.

Do you mean San Francisco? Do you mean go ahead with the bid?

Oh, reading is so important.

What? What?

You know,

I used to get them all the time.

Doctors.

Doctors used to get them.

Medicine. Bills.

Pictures. Pictures. Sometimes you just read.

Books.

All the time.

I used to cook.

Recipes? Newspaper? The Tribune?

The mail. They... They came in the mail. All the time.

Magazines.

My... What?

Magazines.

Mrs. Pinchot, we're going to have to decide whether to raise the offer on

arts.

Yes, I know.

Essentially, we're going to have to offer $750 ,000 more.

She doesn't understand figures.

How do you know?

Yesterday, the speech therapist was trying to teach her how many pennies in

dime. She kept saying 15.

Aunt Margaret, I want to get out of the bidding.

We have computers.

Think about it. What do computers have to do with it?

This is stupid.

I'm sorry that this is so difficult for you.

I am stupid.

I can't tell you how.

I'm still stupid.

I told you this would be pointless.

Gentlemen, you realize you're asking me to put my job on the line. I swear,

Marv, if I could do it, I would. I wonder. Give me power of attorney. I'll

right now.

Don't you see what he's doing? The barracuda?

He's called an emergency board meeting and he's trying to railroad this

It won't be that easy, I assure you. Don't let it get that far. Who knows, he

may have a chance. As long as Mrs. Pinchot is incapacitated, Fred Hill has

chance to grab control.

First we'll drop out of the bidding, then he'll sell the tribute. I know, I

know. And then he'll take the cash and invest it in condominiums. He's tried

that before, Marv. Pick up the red phone, call Deming, tell him we'll make

bid. You're the only one that can do it. We're sure taking an awful lot on

ourselves. Okay.

The truth is we can't communicate with Mrs. Pinchon right now, but we do know

what she wanted, and I think we should act accordingly. We should put ourselves

on the line, even though it goes against our own instincts.

Don't we owe it to her to do it her way?

Hello, Margaret.

Really?

Let's get to started.

so so

Charlie and I wanted to tell you as soon as we heard.

You know, we took a chance and made a bid on Lovely Arts Magazine.

I hope it's what you would have wanted us to do because we got it.

The magazine is yours.

Very good, girl.

Get up!

I want my office back.

Oh, gee. After eight weeks, I was really getting to like this job.

That's what I was afraid of.

I guess you'll like running those budget meetings without having me to deal

with. Now, get out of there.

Don't worry, Mrs. Pynchon.

You have totally mishandled the pension fund story.

It's nice to hear you say that, Mrs. Pynchon.

Very nice.

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