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Hello, I'm calling from the internet. I'd like to confirm a proposal. How much

money was involved?

Was it over a thousand dollars?

Was it over a thousand dollars?

Put me through to the desk, okay?

Done it.

And I'm in kind of a hurry here.

Thanks.

It just doesn't add up, Art.

I checked 34 dumpsters and 78 cans at homes and apartment houses.

Most of them are less than half full of garbage.

This is one weird garbage strike, and these are very clean people.

That's because the garbage strike was settled. If you'd checked in, you would

have known that.

I wanted to get an early start.

Okay, well, at least I can bag some interviews with the drivers. What for?

Ask them what it's like not to be on strike.

Come in, Lance.

Okay, okay.

Okay, okay, wait a minute. Can I put air freshener on my expense after?

Only one can a month.

Lance, how are you doing?

Boo, hi.

I thought I had something on my first real labor story.

I just saw it all slip through my finger.

You know the feeling?

Yeah, I do.

Tough break.

Listen, I'm all the way out here in Ritter Canyon. Is there anything you

to do?

Not unless you want to bring me in an armful of wildflowers.

Now, just get back here.

Right.

I'm getting a cup of joe. You want some?

No, thanks.

Anybody want any coffee while I'm getting myself some?

I get a stick out of that kid.

Good boy.

My ass.

Oh, yeah,

he's a good writer.

I think what words together makes up for his youth.

I like his youth.

Well, hi.

Hi. How'd it go?

Congratulate me.

You got the job?

Charles Hume, Art Donovan, Jessica Lindner. She got the job. What job?

Jessica designs offices.

I just saw Mrs. Pinchon. We struck a deal.

I'm going to redesign the dump.

Is that great?

I like to put in my request for more closet space.

No offense, but a lot of times designers can make a place look institutional.

You know, all chrome and glass kind of cold.

That's exactly the thing I want to avoid.

I was thinking maybe we could warm it up with some kingdom curtains on the

window. Curtains? And is this still a newspaper?

Of course, that covers over all those old machines.

Over stuffed chairs.

No, let's get rid of the chairs. Do something more like pillows on the

Hard to reach the desks. Get rid of the desks? Make room for the fireplace.

What do you think?

I've been begging them to do it for years.

I have to get going.

Thank you, Lou.

I'll call you later.

Nice to meet you all.

Nice to meet you.

Bye.

Is that Jessica?

The Jessica?

Yeah.

Nice looking lady.

Well, are we on for tonight?

Lakers and the Celtics. Lou, I have one ticket left. Want to go?

Can I get back to you on that? I may be busy.

I would be too.

Jimmy, what's going on here? It looks like the cyclist was hit and knocked off

the road.

Bicycle or motorcycle?

Bicycle.

How would you estimate his condition?

I'd estimate he bought the farm.

Where's that basket?

Just one victim?

Yeah. Name?

Not yet. No ID on him.

Thank you.

I think I better take a look.

He's banged up pretty bad.

Right.

I found this on the hill.

Thanks.

City desk.

Lance, why aren't you back?

Got a pretty good hit and run here. Guy on a bike was knocked over to the side

of Fritter Canyon Road.

You want to just switch me over to rewrite?

Doesn't sound like much.

I was looking at it from a cycle safety angle.

The victim wasn't wearing headgear, weren't they? I don't think so.

Well, the lead could be, if this road had had a bicycle lane, would Harlan

be alive today?

Who? Harlan Boyd.

Environmental activist?

I don't know, is he?

Check it out.

Boyd is an engineer at Highgate Lab.

Yeah, this guy had ID from Highgate Lab in his wallet.

Okay.

That sounds newsworthy.

Run it out a little further.

Right.

Hi, Lou.

What's your calling about tonight?

Tonight isn't going to work. I'm tied up.

No problem. We're both busy people.

We're still on for Sunday.

You bet.

We're gonna fly kites again.

Oh, that was just silly.

No, it wasn't. I loved it. I really had fun.

Well, see?

Well, whatever you want to do.

Bye, dear.

Harlan Allen Boyd.

Age? Fifty -two.

Have you notified his next of kin?

Yes. Thank you.

You know, he looked good in the softball game against advertising. Got on base

every time. He stuck out his gut and got hit by the pitch three times.

I knew there was some reason to keep Rosenthal around.

You know who that is?

Dale Rothwell, that developer who keeps trying to buy the ranch.

Yeah, I think you're right.

We better get moving. We don't have a lot of time.

Whenever we had a neighborhood problem, Harlan Voight was always in there trying

to help.

He liked to use his scientific knowledge to help people.

He was a good man.

How long did you know him?

Ever since he moved in next door there.

About five years.

You're Elsa.

That's Elsa.

Thank you, sir.

Excuse me.

Elsa? Yes?

Lance Reinecke of the Trivium.

I'm sorry to get you at a time like this. This is okay. I'm a little rushed,

though. I mean, under the circumstances, I know what you must be going through.

Going through what? Why?

You mean, you don't know?

Know what?

Uh... I shouldn't be the one to tell you this.

Tell me what?

Mr. Boyd was in an accident.

Is he hurt?

How bad is it?

Walking.

He's not... He didn't live.

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

Yellow? In your story on the big development near the marina? Pacific

Yeah. Is Dale Rothwell involved in this? Huh. It was his idea. He put it

together. He made it happen.

Is that the same guy who's trying to buy the Rams now?

Right. The guy who just bought KCP what? The FM station.

What's his background?

He's an architect.

Established reputation designing office buildings.

Then he got more involved putting projects together. Very dynamic guy.

Lots of influence downtown. His wife's on a lot of committees, active in

charities. His wife?

He's married.

The former Nora Bronson.

Bronson Foods.

Right. He's a very charismatic guy. Why, are you thinking of doing a profile on

him? No.

I just need some background.

It didn't bother me to see a dead guy.

I mean, not as much as I thought it would. I'm always aware of me watching

being very professional and detached.

You just...

Don't let it in. You can't.

Car accidents can be pretty heavy, too.

I've seen a few dillies.

Then I had to go tell this woman that he had been living with.

See, the cops had informed the victim's daughter in New York who tried to reach

this woman when she was out of town.

So she heard it from me first.

Oh, boy.

Yeah, she took it hard.

Oh, that's one of my fears.

I've been in those situations, and I always have this dreadful feeling that

somebody has slipped up, and I'm going to be the first one with the bad news.

Awful.

But, you know, we have to go after the story fast, so it's bound to happen

sooner or later.

Yeah, I guess it just happened to me sooner.

Wiped you out, huh?

Oh, no.

No, I'm okay.

It's part of the job.

Hi.

You busy?

Not for you.

How are you?

Oh, I guess I'm okay.

I just wanted to ask you something.

Sure, what?

I saw you last night in a restaurant.

If you were at the Burnham was in, you did.

I didn't see you.

Well, I didn't want to intrude.

I had to make a ball game.

You were with Dale Rothwell, right?

Right.

I guess you, um...

Know each other through business.

Right. I've done a lot of work for him. Look, Lou.

I have to be honest.

Dale and I were involved.

We are involved.

Evolved now?

Yes.

Evolved meaning?

I guess not.

Seven years.

Seven?

He's married.

When we started going out, you were involved with him?

Yes.

You didn't tell me.

See, I...

Although we were involved.

So did I.

I never said I went out with only one person.

You never suggested we be on that basis.

I feel like dying right now, Lou, because this is hurting you.

My life is kind of complicated.

You could have let me know.

Now you know.

Yeah.

Well... Goodbye.

Bye.

That's where we're supposed to sprinkle Harlan's ashes.

He said he wanted to return his potassium to the place from which he'd

it. He used to fish those streams.

In this beautiful country.

Someone told me to take these pictures down for now, but I couldn't do that.

Actually, I like having them around me.

Sure, I think you're right.

I loved Harlan's sense of humor.

We used to laugh our way through the work day.

The work day? I was Harlan's secretary for 14 years.

Janet was alive then.

His wife.

Were you married at the time? No, but don't get the wrong idea.

Harlan was a very proper guy.

Our relationship was professional.

But that changed.

After Janet died, it became closer.

And the last couple of years with Harlan were incredible.

We... We were going to get married next summer.

Talking about this is hard. Talking is hard. Not talking is hard.

I want you to know about Harlan if you're going to write about him.

He was more wonderful than anybody knew.

Killed like that by an act of carelessness.

Have you heard from the police at all? Have they found the driver?

No. I haven't heard anything.

I see you have a computer.

Oh, yes.

Harlan had to have one the minute they came out.

This is his third, in fact.

He had everything on it.

I'll show you how.

Oh, here. It's like this.

I've always been a computer nut, too. I was in the computer club in high school.

Ah, that's his checkbooks.

A list of checks. Charities.

That one I hadn't seen.

Oh, my clothing sources.

Oh, I wish.

They're not quite up to date.

That's thoughtful.

I'm surprised Harlan wasn't too embarrassed to type those up.

Oh, that's worth a ton. I guess I've held it too long.

Where do you want it?

Oh, it's in the closet.

Guess I'll give those records to Harlan's daughter.

Thanks. Whoa!

There.

Are you all right?

Yeah, that's okay.

It's a funny place to store a computer disk.

I'm sure Harlan had a reason.

wearing a helmet and all these cycling pictures.

Oh, yes, of course. He was always very concerned about bicycle safety.

I don't remember seeing one at the accident.

I haven't seen it. He must have had it with him. I'm sure he wouldn't go riding

without it.

The police probably have it.

Yeah. Well, if you could just stick this in the closet for me, the floor will be

fine. I'll make us some sandwiches. Oh, no. No, please.

I'll have to keep busy.

Newton, Schauer, Kepler,

lingerie.

No three way.

We could clean out the storeroom across from sports. Put some VDTs in there so

people can use them when there are desk areas to be worked on.

Sounds okay.

You can tell Jessica we'll work that out when you see her. You can tell her.

Mixing business with pleasure these days?

I've not seen her anymore.

What happened?

Pretty obvious, isn't it?

You know, I have never seen you as crazy about someone as you are about this

woman. It's over and I told you why.

Did you ask her about it?

Yeah. What'd you say?

She said her life was complicated.

Maybe it is.

Aren't you going to do anything about it?

I'm out of the picture.

Why?

Because she's been this guy's mistress for seven years.

So you have a rival.

I mean, does that mean you stop caring?

I'll stop caring. Or doing anything about it? What can I do?

You could fight for her. What?

Now, forget it. She's made a choice. No, no, no, no. I don't think she has

chosen. Right now, you're making a choice for her by bowing out.

What do I need that for?

A woman who has some neurotic need to be dumped on by a married man for seven

years?

You sure have a lot of reasons to give up.

Maybe they're good reasons.

Or are you just afraid that if you go after her, you will win?

Lou Grant will continue in a moment.

Here on A &E.

The duck and the corpse. No, I haven't heard it.

Yeah?

No, what did the duck do?

That's cute, John. I'll catch you later, buddy.

Coroner, you want?

What did he say?

Boy died of head injuries.

Weird. Why?

He was always real careful about wearing a helmet.

Thanks, John.

Hello, is this Darwin Hardware?

Who?

I'm sorry, I have the wrong number.

Hello?

Oh, uh, sorry.

Uh, okay, see, I got the number to Holland Voigt. Oh, you're a friend of

Holland's? Why didn't you say so?

That was you that just called, wasn't it?

Well, yeah.

What did you have in mind?

I thought we might meet.

Okay.

Good. I'm going to want to see you before you see me, if you know what I

Sure. So let's do Sir Walters on Jefferson.

Sir Walters?

Jefferson and Briarcliff.

Okay. Should we make that lunch around 12 .30?

Okay. 12 .30.

What's your name?

Um, Lou.

Okay, Lou.

I'll be wearing... Don't worry.

I'll know you.

Lou, I'm Delia.

You want to see a menu?

So you're a friend of hers?

Yeah. You're younger than most of them.

A person can have a lot of different friends.

Look, honey, just to be on the safe side, you better mention money first.

And tell me what you want.

I want to talk.

Dirty talk?

No, just talk. I want to get to know you a little.

You're the first one to call since... Since the accident?

The accident.

Yeah.

How did you know Harlan?

Same as Nina.

We both got on to Harlan through Carly.

Newton, Shower, Kepler, Lingerie, Nina and Carly.

So Harlan set you and Nina and Carly up with his friends.

Tell me a little bit about Carly.

You want to know about Carly.

Talk to Carly.

Actually, I called the number I got from Harlan, but her phone was out of

service.

How do I reach Carly?

You don't by phone.

Not after what happened to Harlan.

She took it pretty hard, you know.

So she stopped working?

No. How can she stop working?

Well, if she doesn't have a phone, she must have stopped working. She's not

working phone. She's working Angel Lane.

What's that? Is that a massage, Carly?

No. It's an area.

Actually, I'm kind of on a schedule.

Ain't we all?

So I better settle up.

I'm also kind of on a budget.

Maybe next time you want to do more than just talk.

That'd be nice.

I'm glad it's you, Lou.

I'm working late. What's up?

The Harlan Boyd case.

I'm on to something.

I might be able to break this thing wide open.

Case? You're not working on a case, Lance. I'm not even sure you're working

story. A source definitely implies that Boyd's accident may not have been an

accident. And there's that helmet thing.

He wasn't wearing a helmet, but see, he always did.

Doesn't sound like much.

Let me play this out one more step, okay, Lou?

I have an interesting lead to run down.

Okay.

Check with you later.

I'm sorry.

I came late, so I miss you.

I'll leave and come back.

When? Later, when you're off.

I'm working late.

Then in the morning.

I'm in at seven tomorrow.

Then I'll come on the weekend.

Look.

This doesn't have to get silly.

You do what you do and I do what I do. We'll be seeing each other in here

sometimes.

I guess that's true.

We have to do what we do.

You want to date?

Is Carly around?

She's up ahead in a blue dress.

Thank you.

Don't take off your clothes.

What is this?

Oh, no.

Are you a cop?

Oh, damn. No, I'm not a cop.

I can't get busted again. No, I'm not a cop. I'm not a cop. See, no badge.

What does that prove?

See? I got a ticket. Put a cop in the parking ticket.

Why not?

Look, I'm not a cop.

I know Harlan Voight.

Well, I don't know him. I didn't know him. I gotta go.

Wait, wait. Why does that make you look tight? Why do you think? I don't know.

That's what I'm trying to find out.

You must think I'm crazy.

Just a guy.

Just a nosy reporter

kind of a guy.

What story are you on?

I'm not. I'm just down here like anybody else.

I think you have the wrong idea. See, I'm in sports.

I think you have the wrong idea.

Down here, this ain't a sport.

I see that.

A valuable life knocked out by a hit -and -run accident. This is looking less

and less like an accident. Maybe not even a hit -and -run.

Maybe.

So we got this very straight, very establishment guy who's involved with

hookers. So a straight guy goes to hookers.

Not a hot flash, okay.

But then I ask the hookers about it, they get nervous.

You ask hookers questions and they act nervous.

Not surprising. Okay, but then this dude, this pimp or something, tries to

me off.

You make hookers nervous and the pimp warns you off.

Okay. Okay, I'm not saying stop the press. I just feel like I'm on to

So do I.

A crime may have been committed here.

And it may be more than a simple hit and run.

And you want assault.

I do, Lou.

I lie awake at night. I see the look on that woman's face when I told her about

the accident.

I think about Boyd's killer out there running free.

You want to see him behind bars, don't you? Yes. Or a nabber. Yes.

But you can't, Lance, because that's not your job.

You're a reporter, not a cop.

That's why I want you to take everything you have and turn it over to the

police, and then stay out of it.

Say yes.

Yes.

When you guys talk to the cops, are they kind of noncommittal?

Sometimes.

I mean, if you give them good information, do they act not real

Sort of.

I gave him all the stuff I dug up about Harlan Voight having a list of

prostitutes on his home computer.

They said we wouldn't be surprised.

That's what I'd expect.

I said they'd look into it.

You think they'll look into it?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

Dale Rockwell's at home.

Why this Sunday?

Buy my own paper.

Well, they're always someplace.

There'll be more coverage when they host that one -for -all charity party this

weekend. Look at this house.

Do you think there's good taste?

Terrific taste.

Probably the wife's taste.

Probably.

Don't make yourself miserable, Lou. You don't have to read about your rival in

the newspaper just because he's there.

He's not my rival.

I was just thinking how awful Jessica must feel.

Must have felt all these years every time she sees something like this.

I'm sorry, ma 'am.

Brian, keep... Carly, still want to talk?

Yes, I do.

Remember the house I used?

What time?

There in a half hour. Don't let anybody come.

Okay, would you rather meet...

Hi,

sorry I'm late.

Tenny did this.

Who's Tenny? That's a new name.

He's my former manager.

The one who got me started.

He said he talked to you.

Oh, then I do know who he is.

He likes to get physical.

I didn't miss that one minute when Harlan was helping me, I'll tell you.

Now, Harlan started helping you because... Because I asked him to.

Because Tenny wasn't treating me right.

Tenny was hitting you, so you started with Harlan. No, I didn't say that.

I said Tenny wasn't treating me right.

That's what I said.

No, he wasn't taking care of me.

He wasn't getting the work.

Because he was punishing you.

Because he was too dumb.

Tenny likes to strut.

And Tenny likes to hit. But Tenny doesn't know how to get the work done.

And Harlan did.

Right. He started helping me.

He had friends.

And business was good.

He had it all figured out with schedules and everything.

So I was working when I should be and not wasting the time, see?

I actually pulled in more bread in less hours.

Computers.

So as the girls started seeing how good I'm doing, they wanted in.

So I turned Nina and Angela onto Harlan.

He starts helping them.

And Tenny found out about it.

Right.

So Tenny and his friend decided to scare Harlan off.

And he went on his bicycle at the same time every day. He was all alone.

And that's when they got him.

I don't think they meant to kill him. Just get physical.

But they did kill him.

So they had to make it look like an accident.

That's why he wasn't wearing his helmet.

I shouldn't have told you.

No, it's good you did.

You liked her.

And he really liked me, too.

He could be very loving for such a brainy type of guy.

And you'll be glad to see the truth come out.

I'll be glad to see Tenny in pain.

You better not stay here.

Is your home close?

Tenny's at home.

Well, is there a place you can go? Friends?

No.

Well, then you can check into a motel.

Tenny took all my money.

Well, I'll give you the money.

I can work.

No, then Tenny, find me.

Don't work.

He'll still find me.

You'll be okay.

Come on.

Okay, I gotta get my stuff.

Yeah.

Roses.

I guess that'd be right.

Always nice.

Sure. A dozen.

Uh, the name is Jessica?

Lindner. L -I -N... Look, um...

I have to check on something now.

I'll get back to you. All right?

Thanks.

What's the matter?

I started trying to think what I would say on the card.

I don't know.

Flowers don't seem special enough.

Balfour can only send her flowers.

Got a whole greenhouse full of them.

Your pal, Art.

Trying to be.

Boyd was murdered by pimps who didn't like them moving into his territory.

Cops knew that, right?

No, I got that myself.

Cops don't seem to be interested.

You went back out on this story?

I had to.

Something came up.

And I'll tell you, I never see the cops.

That could mean they're doing their job.

And I did try to tell them.

Try again. Give them everything you have, then you're through.

Through? Through playing detective.

I've heard a lot of crime talk. I haven't seen anything written. That's

job is, Lance.

Give this to the cops. Hope they catch the guys there and write the story.

Right.

Girls don't like those singing telegrams with a person dressed up like a chicken

or something, do they?

Not real romantic.

All I need is romantic.

I need irresistible.

Break time?

I filled the cops in on this case.

I don't think they realized what I told them.

They just don't respond. They just sort of grunt.

Lou's down on me. Yeah? Why?

I'll tell you why. Because things aren't going so great in his personal life, so

he's taking it out on me. Hold it right there, Lance. I don't want to hear you

griping about Lou.

He's a good editor.

He's the best I've ever worked with.

And he can handle a hundred things at once and still make the right call. He's

holding me back on a story. Then he's got good reason.

Hey, did you get that phone call?

What phone call?

Well, they're looking all over for you. They even called the darkroom.

No, I didn't.

Hey,

Luke. Hi.

Hi.

Have you been hearing my calling? They hung up, but they left the message.

Thanks.

Of course he is.

You weren't supposed to give the motel phone number out. I didn't, except to

Angela. I'm going nuts here all alone.

I gotta get out of here. You can't leave and start wandering around.

I'm really freaking.

Okay, okay, stay there. I'll come see you.

I went to the machine to get a soda.

And when I came back, I saw them bust the lock and go in.

Okay. Okay, get in the car.

Let's get the car.

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

Not so fast, Garber.

It's a cold, gray day.

I'll blow the fire.

We'll read the paper, have a couple of beers, and teach Stephen to lie by the

hearse. Stephen.

I'll need a ton of newspaper.

For Stephen? Come on, Stephen. And now for the fire.

Sprint it up.

You were just in the mood for a break, right?

I guess.

You shouldn't work on a weekend anyway.

So, would Rothwell bring you firewood and a dog?

Lou, this is real nice.

Nice? A fire and a dog are damn near irresistible.

At least I hope so.

Lou, could we maybe do this some other time? I don't think you're getting into

the spirit.

I don't think I can.

I see.

This has been one of the worst weeks of my life.

You really dumped me hard.

And you didn't make me feel terrific either.

I handled it badly.

I'm sorry.

I handled it badly too.

So what are we going to do?

I don't know.

Here you are coming over and...

You're being irresistible and all, but you don't want to share me.

No, I don't.

I want you to just have me.

I came over here today because I knew the Rothwells were having their big

and that you'd be alone.

That's playing dirty, isn't it?

Yeah.

I figured that I had to fight with everything I've got, and that includes

reminding you of how lousy your life with a married man must be.

I wanted you to realize that all of me is better than half of him.

Well, you're wrong.

All of you is better than all of him.

I started seeing you because I knew that.

You're terrific.

Oh, all this is terrific.

Women always fall for fire and dogs.

Yeah.

But, Lou, there's just one thing, though.

This Stephen here is really cute.

With my schedule and all, I don't know if I have a dog or not.

This isn't your dog.

I'm not giving him to you as a gift.

This is my dog.

I can't arrange it for you to see him.

Oh, I like that.

Go.

Uh,

the pizza's finished. It's a bugged accident.

You're early.

Yeah. You mind if I take off? I'm kind of a wreck.

I'll read it right now, and then you can go.

You got yourself where you shouldn't have been.

I think you learned your lesson. I'm not going to rub it in.

Thanks. Now, come on, Lance. You had a little scare.

Don't get me wrong, Lou. It's okay to be scared.

Could have happened to anybody.

No, it isn't that.

What is it?

It's people.

It's damn people.

I mean, the Harlem Boys, he's not such a good guy.

He's a pimp.

I tried to help out one of the girls, and she's got to go mess that up.

And I had the cops figured wrong, and I had you figured wrong.

And this is a business where you're supposed to have good instincts.

What am I doing in this job?

You're doing what we're all doing.

Trying to figure things out.

Well, you got a pretty good fix.

I'm as surprised and delighted as anyone when things fall into place.

You can knock off early if Donovan okays your piece.

Lou come down on you?

No. Actually, he was real encouraging.

Well, seeing Jessica again.

He's in a good mood.

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