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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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