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Hello, I'm holding it, sir. The license from a...

This is beautiful.

My God, all these people just trying to get out.

They really look desperate.

See this one?

That's what you call your no -frill fare.

This stuff's good. Who is this guy?

What are you selling?

War, you know.

Hard to take a bad picture of a war.

Yeah, it's photogenic.

Hi, folks. Oh, hey, go on in, sir.

Any progress?

Not much.

Stuff to choose.

We've got 100 applications for one job.

Yeah, most of them are from back east.

Well, you know, it's winter.

LA looks real good to these guys in the winter. They're back there freezing

their lenses off.

Yeah, stuff's pretty basic, haven't you? Basic fire, your basic hockey brawl,

your basic blonde nude.

What about this guy?

The hell with him. Can we get her?

I'm still leaning to a Jeffries kid we used last summer. Yeah, I like him too.

He's polite and he dresses well. We're not talking about you, Adam. Yeah, I can

tell. Hey, who's that thing?

They go at this guy's war stop here.

Lee Van... Van Damme.

Are you available?

Do you know him?

No, I'm not.

I didn't know he made it out.

He's one of the best anywhere.

This Vietnam stuff's awfully good.

Cambodia.

It's Cambodia.

Yeah, all those wars look alike.

Maybe we ought to give him a tryout, Charlie.

Well, if he's in that good, let's say prove it.

Okay, give him two weeks. I'll call him.

Charlie, do you mind if I do it?

So long as you have him go through personnel.

Thanks.

Well, I'll start sending the stuff back.

Yeah, keep out the stuff from the Jeffreys, kid.

For two weeks, anyway.

Smile, Mickey.

Come on, smile.

Hey,

Mickey. You look like Luke Skywalker.

Got it.

Yay, Mickey.

Hey, Sam.

Sam, it's great to see you. Good seeing you. Mrs. Cooper, I have picture Friday.

Good, thank you.

Bye, Mickey.

This is Duff. I think I like sniper patrol better.

How long you been here, and why didn't you call?

One year, four months.

I didn't want to, uh, impose, right?

Yeah, right word. Wrong feeling.

Top job, huh?

Hey, let's have lunch. Any way you want.

Okay, I'll buy.

You still like spicy food? Yeah, I love it. But the Tribune will buy it. We got

good news to celebrate.

All right.

I'll get your horse. You take the mountains.

Come on, Hector. Why all the mystery?

You wanted to see Welfare Fraud. I'll show you Welfare Fraud.

Welcome to Welfare Mary's Storage Vault, part one.

Oh, it's like a modern tax tomb.

Your tax dollars at work.

Are there other bays like this?

Six.

We call her Mary, Queen of Fraud.

Not a bad -looking little snake, though.

She had a regular route.

Mondays in Mojave, Tuesdays in Glendale, the rest of the week in Orange County.

But all this stuff.

Bought on the installment plan.

Make a down payment, then install it here to sell later.

Or the big loose in the impound lot, if you want a shot of the Mercedes.

She bought a Mercedes?

Two.

Just don't burn me.

I know this story's going to get a lot of play, but just a tiny percentage of

people on welfare are involved in fraud. I know, I know. Don't worry, Hector.

I'll be responsible.

Lots of jobs every day and the trip's classified.

Look, can we move this stuff outside and make a great picture?

You really think so? No, it's fine the way it is. Look, you're the investigator

in charge, right, Hector? Pretty girl would be better.

You kidding? Pretty girl is how all this stuff got here in the first place.

Okay, we'll do it.

Frosty, that'll take all day.

Don't worry, I'll tell the desk you'll be late. Thanks, Hector.

Yeah.

Come, Uncle.

Do you remember your Vietnamese, huh?

I never learned enough to forget.

Now, I can't believe this place is here.

It's just like Saigon.

Well, that is spicy.

It's perfect.

Oh.

You know, I thought about you toward the end.

I want to go back.

Be there.

Better you not come back. You come back, maybe you not get out.

Tim, how did you get out?

From Cambodia.

My little girl, she died of fever.

Two cousins were taken by command to fight.

My wife's father, he died in a camp in Thailand.

They say he died because he's old.

But I think he died of a broken heart.

Away from me, I said.

Were you in a camp long?

Oh, many months.

Many camps.

Many people dead.

Starvation? Disease?

Some, yes. Some just give up.

Find more reason to die than live.

People get pushed from place to place.

Start to feel death every choice they can make.

But we are here now.

New life.

Eleven of us.

To you.

Thank you for the job.

Hey, your picture's got you the job, Tim. We drink to you.

City death.

Oh, sure. Just a minute.

Lou is your cousin. Connie and Evan from San Francisco. They're in town.

How long have I already left?

Gee, I'm sorry. I guess he's already gone for the day.

His home phone.

I'm not allowed to give those numbers out.

Oh, Evan found it. Good.

Well, he should be home soon.

Uh -oh.

I see here on the calendar that he had to go to a meeting.

Oh, they usually run on forever.

At least past midnight.

A good idea. Try again tomorrow morning.

Okay. Bye.

I hate it when my relatives call.

I hate it when your relatives call.

Especially my distant relatives.

Oh, your relatives are distant.

I always want you to take them out, buy them dinner, show them Disneyland. I'm

Disneylanded out.

I'll be down at McKenna's meeting with that new photographer.

Here you go, Donovan. I told you I'd make it, but five minutes to spare.

Good stuff, but we're tight.

It is good stuff.

Go with the vertical and a caption, kill the article.

The picture tells the whole story anyway, so play it big.

Rusty's gonna love that.

My pleasure, Tim.

And call me Si.

Sir, the deck's incoming.

You call him a lot of other things too, but I'll fill you in later.

So, uh, you shot for the wires?

Quiet service, yes.

And a light magazine for one.

Thank you.

I think I saw you in Long Beach.

Oh, I doubt it. I spent most of my year there, hunkered down in a bunker, trying

to crawl into my helmet.

Don't you believe it.

Adam was point man on night patrol most of his tour.

Point man, huh?

Pretty rough.

Well, it wasn't dull.

Watch out for booby traps, ambushes.

Go out about ten clicks, kilometers.

Look for something to destroy.

Perfect training for a business writer.

It was very frightening.

In Vietnam, we didn't know the meaning of fear.

Now, terror.

Terror we know real well.

Dennis is a very brave photographer.

They say he holds life cheap. Very high compliment.

Yeah, they also said I was dumb as a fish.

This must seem different from shooting a war, I tell you.

Yeah.

Here they don't shoot back?

Usually. Don't speak too soon. There may be more guns in L .A. than all of

Vietnam. Here the press had it pretty rough.

Not the press, Joe.

Photographers. Most writers just hung out around Saigon, but 34 photographers

were killed, and they didn't die covering press briefings.

Well, we shoot with 105 millimeter lens.

They shoot at 105 millimeter again.

Not much.

I'd say in the long run, your shots had more impact.

Maybe. For the heavy thinkers to decide.

Come on, Sam, I've got to get you home.

See you.

Take care, sir. See you all later. Bye -bye. Bye.

Rossi, we had to cut your story and go with the picture.

I never knew this area existed.

Many, many people come now.

More every month.

Is this the way to your house?

House nearby.

The first in the store where my wife works.

Because of him.

Look who I found.

Danny! On.

Oh, look at you. You haven't changed one bit.

Oh, many years.

Many changes. Danny!

But you lied to me.

Oh! Hey, look at this guy. I remember when I could stuff you in his camera

But who's this?

He, Danny.

Just coincidence.

Hiya, Dennis.

Ciao, Em.

He's a little shy, huh?

You're too busy.

I'll take care of that.

Will

that

be all, Mr. Dix?

Where's the frozen dinners? I couldn't find them. We no longer have frozen.

It costs too much for most people.

Not good for you also, Mr. Dick. Look, I'll decide what's good for me.

And I've decided to shop someplace that still sells American food.

Your cigarette.

What was that all about?

Oh, he's collecting raffle tickets for charity.

Oh, hey, I'll buy some.

No, no, no, it's all sold.

Oh. Well, next time, then.

Yeah. Next time.

Lou Grant will continue in a moment.

Year on A &E.

Did Tim come in?

He's on assignment with Billy.

City desk.

He didn't sign out.

I'll remind him later.

Lou, that's Connie.

I'm sorry, Connie. He's away from his desk.

They're waiting.

He's in a meeting. He'll be back all day.

No, he'll be tied up all day.

Yes, he was looking forward to your call, too.

Sure, I'll tell him.

Okay, bye.

We'll try later.

On the way to Disneyland.

Oh, good, I missed it.

If I could just duck the movie studio tour, I'm home free.

Connie sounds nice on the phone.

She is nice on the phone. We just don't share the same interest.

Got a lot of news about your family.

Case in point. I really do have a meeting.

Hungry?

Vietnamese breakfast is very good. No, I don't handle spicy food very well in

the morning.

Croissant's not spicy.

Croissant? Sure, very traditional from French. I bought you some anyway. No

problem. Well, maybe I will. Thank you.

Oh.

Have you had many problems adjusting to life here?

Not many.

Sleep, maybe.

Helicopter. One day I go to beach.

He sound like gunship.

Scared me to death.

I can imagine.

How long did you cover the war?

Seven years.

The fighting must have been terrible.

Oh, the fighting was not so bad.

The problem was rats.

Rats?

Big as dogs. Come right after you.

So that you go knife or two rather than sleep with giant rats.

We'll go and do it.

I'm finished.

These are very rich.

Oh. Well,

this is it.

Right here.

This is my home.

What? This is nothing.

Hands. Of course it's nothing, you fool.

Someone stole it. They stole my house.

In America, people steal houses?

Damn straight, they steal anything.

So people bought the house next door and they planned to move it, but the movers

took Mr. Pauly's house by mistake.

You think that's funny, don't you?

I leave town for two days, I come back home, nothing left but a lawn chair and

you laugh.

That is funny.

I'd laugh myself, but I can't afford it.

The movers still claim they took the right house?

Sure, what do they care?

Excuse me, please.

Where is the living room?

It's right here.

Sit here, please.

I got the picture.

I'll go wait in the car.

Sam, we could use some more.

I think we have. What do we need?

Well, I'd like a shot.

Uh, looking up past the curb, showing the house, then.

A little picture?

Just take the picture, please.

What's the difference? You have to develop the whole role, anyway.

Okay. No problem.

You sure could use something for the budget meeting.

This story from Billy could go. But it would depend on the art.

All right, Dan, what you got?

This is the best part.

I'll make you a deal. You shoot him, we pick him, okay?

Sure. No problem.

It's just that sometimes we have size or space requirements that you know

nothing about.

But in this case, I happen to agree with you.

Nice work.

Now, there's the mark of a pro. To be able to make something out of another

assignment. Yeah, I think you might work out.

So,

Billy, are you having any problems working with this guy?

No, not really.

I mean, he does have a mind of his own, and there's sometimes a bit of a

communication problem.

I was afraid of that. You know, we've tried this before. I mean, maybe

exceptions for people who don't know.

Who, Martin? I know what you mean.

When it comes to actually doing the job day to day, we're the ones who pay.

I mean, look, how many angles did he have to take before he came up with

three? That's it, son.

He shot just three frames.

What is this? It's McKenna's special burrito. It's very

popular.

About as popular as you are in our office.

Now, using that photo without an explanation was a cheap shot, Rossi.

Tell my editor I'm on your side. What happened to the story?

I don't have room for it.

Look, I know these big cases help you sell newspapers, but they're rare.

They're news. We can't ignore them.

Okay.

But the real story is that most of the fraud involves people who are ripping

the government for about 20 or 30 bucks a week.

Trying to sell me or put me to sleep?

What if I told you that some people are doing that and they appear to be

organized?

I'm awake.

What you got?

All I know is that the take could run into the millions.

But I can't say too much. Look, you're telling me about a story you can't tell

me about. It won't help either one of us. I'm sorry, but it's immigration's

baby. Why immigration?

Because.

The Vietnamese running this scam are very smooth.

It involves just a small percentage of the refugees, but the rumor is that

Colonel Long himself was behind it.

Are you saying that a bunch of refugees have organized a welfare scam in Los

Angeles? No.

It reaches throughout California, maybe even a dozen other states.

I mean, this is big, Russell.

Do you want another burrito?

This is not a burrito.

Trust me.

Saw your story made, page one.

Yeah. Of course, the picture made it all work.

That damn boy's making some kind of comeback.

I'm glad my words didn't take up too much room.

I say, do you want to see it?

Yeah.

The work is fine, just fine.

But we have procedures, Sam.

When you leave the office, you sign out. When you come back, you sign in. Got

it? No problem.

Go ahead.

Lou? I think I'm getting something on that welfare fraud story.

Something we may one day see in print, I hope.

I guarantee some time. It seems there's a whole network of refugees, Vietnamese

mostly, ripping off food stamps.

Food stamps is not exactly a big expose, Rossi.

What are they doing?

Buying cigarettes and beer illegally?

They're running a black market. The cash we're talking may be millions of

dollars a week, and the kicker is Colonel Nguyen Van Long could be

Colonel Nguyen?

Washington's fair -haired boy?

Yeah, he ran the war from the Saigon Country Club.

Well, why would he get involved in a black market?

I hear he always was, even then.

They got a bunch of people in one house using phony addresses, and they go and

get food stamps and exchange them at a friendly grocery store for cash.

And the market gets the stamps at a discount. They take 20%. The refugees

their cut. The store gets their profit, and the organizers take their cut. How

soon can you get it?

In a few days. Good. You better check with Cam. Maybe he can steer you in the

right direction.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Where is he?

Once I wish he'd check out.

She an old lady. You showed the respect.

She's a thief.

You watch what you say. You watch that old thief.

I mean it. You people better watch what you step around here. Mind your

business, mister. You mind your own business and stay away from my property.

right, Mr. Diggs. Why don't you go on home and cool it? I'm not kidding,

Velasco. These people are animals. They even steal a man's garbage.

Come on. Now it's only garbage. It's the principle of the thing. The principle

of garbage?

Who are you? A friend of his? Look, it's still my stuff.

It's all right. Everything is under control. Just a little misunderstanding.

See you later.

See you later. Thank you.

People are crazy.

They don't respect nothing.

Hey, listen, they're new here. You know, you gotta give them a chance. The man

is crazy.

He worries about garbage and scare old lady.

She doesn't understand.

Children of my sister -in -law.

Sometimes I'm surprised they still speak Vietnamese.

Well, young ones adapt quickly.

Too quickly.

It's very hard for the old ones.

My wife's grandmother seems in a dream.

She needs time to adjust.

No time left.

She's ready to die but afraid.

She worries that she would not rest with her ancestors.

What about sister -in -law? Where's she?

In Thailand, we think.

She was to come about six months ago.

But authority says there's red tape.

Does your family own a grocery store?

No.

A man we know.

A friend.

We need extra money.

My wife's cousin ready for college.

You mean you'll pay for school for someone else's child?

She's cousin. Family.

Education is important thing, not whose child.

All the children in the family are the same.

Dennis?

You stay for dinner?

I thought you'd never ask.

Come in.

Dennis?

I worry about my sister -in -law.

Maybe you come with me to immigration?

Sometime it helps if American come.

Sure, yeah, we'll go tomorrow.

You like my garbage so much here, take it all.

And I hope you choke on it.

You want me to call that cop?

No problem.

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

I guess you think I'm crazy.

But how would you like to be sitting home reading the paper and suddenly you

hear someone right outside your window prowling through your garden?

It's weird.

They just didn't understand. They thought you didn't want it anymore.

The old lady was looking for aluminum cans and bottles she could redeem.

It's not the garbage.

It's the lack of privacy.

They're good people, just used to different customs.

They've had hard times.

Well, they don't have a monopoly on that.

Yeah, but...

A lot of these people were forced out of their homes. In a way, they didn't

really want to come here.

My people weren't too crazy about it either.

Listen, Jack, I know where these people are coming from.

I did two tours in Nile.

I was there.

Where?

Flying Tree?

All over.

Then you should know.

I still got shrapnel scars from trying to help these people. And they're not

scars on my back either.

So you should understand their problem.

Hey, man, I put my life on the line for these people.

And now I've got to compete with them at home?

They don't want what you have.

They're here, aren't they?

And a black man knows what it means when there aren't enough jobs to go around.

It's not like that.

I know. I work with 10.

Then you better cover your tail at work.

Because like it or not, Jack, you're in competition.

Well, if he comes in, will you have him call?

Thank you.

I haven't got any photographers. There's a ship on fire in Long Beach.

Morgan's out of town, so I haven't come in yet, and I can't find Animal.

Chandler's near there.

What's his number?

There.

Hello?

Is Tam there?

Tam?

No.

Get...

Some old gal who doesn't speak English.

All right, friend.

I don't speak French.

Sorry. Au revoir.

Lou, we have to talk about Sam.

What's the matter?

Well, he doesn't follow the system.

Instead of getting filled with supplies, he takes it from my desk. And he

doesn't replenish the chemicals for the night, man.

Later, Si, okay? Right now, I want you to cover a ship firing a long beam.

Good for you, Brett.

City desk.

Connie, how are you?

I want to see you, too. It's just I've been busy.

Things have been nuts.

I've got a chip on fire, and you probably heard about the guy whose house

moved by mistake.

Look,

let me call you tonight.

Connie, I promise.

Doesn't trust me.

Don't worry. We'll get this straightened out in no time.

Miss? End of the line.

You don't understand. End of the line, please.

I just need to ask a question. This is the line for questions. Step to the

please.

We could be here for days.

What now?

Mr.

Larson, this is Dennis Price from the Los Angeles Tribune. We're doing a story

on immigration, and I understand you're the man to talk to.

Well, sir, we are on deadline.

In 15 minutes, I think I can make it.

Thank you.

No problem.

How do we know these guys are really that organized?

I checked my state contacts.

They say when they shut down one outlet in L .A., the word is out in the streets

of San Francisco in less than an hour. A coincidence.

A fast coincidence.

And we have good evidence that it's happening in other states, too.

Food stamps are being redeemed in unusual amounts at several key banks.

Can we tie them in? Probably not, but it's almost certain the banks know about

it. Do we have any more on Colonel Long?

Well, we're treading lightly there. It seems he's well -connected with several

prominent congressmen. But I may get more tonight.

The feds say they're letting me tag along on a surveillance operation.

You and who else?

So far, we're the only ones who have it. Okay, stick with it, but make it clear

that we're only talking about handfuls, not the whole lot of them.

I know that the part of my family that came over on the boat was willing to do

almost anything to scratch their way up the ladder.

My grandfather was a bootlegger for a while. I had a great -great -uncle who

sold millions of shares of phony stock. My family loves to talk about it.

We had a couple of black sheep, too.

There's a rumor in my family that I had a great -great -aunt who was a, well, a

kind of a...

Dancer, I think.

Well,

maybe you guys have a checkered past. I'm just glad my ancestors worked their

way up the hard way.

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

Well, what happened was she was in Hong Kong, but her medical clearance got

lost, so they sent her back.

You mean she was out and almost here?

She was in transit, yes.

But we'll clear it up, Mr. Lee, but it may take some time.

How much time, please?

Oh, three months.

Maybe six.

I'd like to be more specific.

Her kids would like that, too. Hey, where is she?

I think we can narrow it down to one of three camps.

See, apparently when her papers were lost, she was transferred. But, uh,

we'll work it out. I hope so.

How many people are in these camps?

Combined. Three, maybe 400 ,000. Pick a number. Who's going to call you a liar?

Sounds kind of chaotic.

I got 3 ,000 people from all over the world coming through those doors every

day. We got people here illegally we can't throw out.

We got people who should be here we can't get in.

We're not regulating immigration. It's an invasion from every corner of the

world. How do you weigh politics against people?

Afraid, Mr. Lee, the only miracle we perform here is showing up for work

day.

Over.

How have you guys been?

Sorry, Lou. We had some business to take care of.

Person. Tam, our schedules are very important.

If you want to stay here, you have to come in on time.

I needed you this morning.

Go see Rossy. He may need your help on a story.

I understand. No problem.

By the way...

That was a good shot you got of the mayor yesterday.

We're using it, page one.

Sorry, Lou. It was my fault. I was helping Tam out.

He's new here.

But you're supposed to know better.

What do we know about this guy?

His name's Tran.

Tran Mu Dong.

He spent nine years in the army, wound up as a liaison for the American forces.

It's been in L .A. since the weak Saigon fell.

You think the Indochinese are any different from other refugees?

Well, the few bad ones we get are really bad.

They cut their teeth on the meanest black market in the world.

Uh -oh.

Here's our boy.

I tell you, though, these Indochinese are survivors.

You know what's really weird to me?

We have Indo -Chinese kids here who saw combat at the age of eight. How are they

going to relate to my kid whose biggest problem is losing his skateboard?

Oops, he's back.

That was fast.

Oh, that's perfect. He's even counting the food stamps.

He doesn't look so tough to me.

Don't kid yourself.

He knows more ways to kill you than you know how to die.

Please forgive me.

You? Why did you do that?

If I didn't do it, this would be a big lie.

This is completely wrong.

I don't understand what's wrong with you.

What's wrong?

From now on, I won't change anything about this shop.

I'll tell the boss about this.

I'll come back to the boss.

You know

what

this is?

A assignment sheet, yes.

I suppose you recognize it. You never look at it.

There's your name by an assignment you never went to.

I have to go, Al.

This will happen again.

No, it won't.

Maybe you can play a disillusioned Vietnam, but we're in Los Angeles.

The next time you have to go out in the middle of a shift, don't bother coming

back.

That's been a long time.

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

Explosion. Knocked me right off my feet.

Never had no trouble like this till they moved in.

This was always a quiet neighborhood.

You have any idea who might want to hurt you? Your enemies, maybe.

No. Have no enemies.

Then I'd say his friends play pretty rough.

This is all a mistake.

I came as soon as I heard the news.

I wouldn't be surprised if you heard the news before it happened.

I appreciate concern.

Your family escaped harm.

You were very fortunate.

I realize that.

Lisa was left in the store.

Your wife must be more careful.

She'll most likely come out.

Thank you.

Who's that?

Colonel Long.

Nothing we can prove.

You trusted me with your life, and now, why is it any different now?

I trust you.

I'll tell you there's nothing wrong.

Listen, Tam, L .A. has a crime problem.

But even here, it's a little unusual to see someone get his porch blown up with

a grenade.

At least there may be a grenade.

Not sure.

Hey, this is Dennis, remember?

I've seen a lot of grenades.

So have you.

Come on, talk to me, dammit! I want to help!

I don't need help.

I understand you may be in a bit of trouble.

Understand wrong, no problem.

Look around.

There are more people who care about you than you think.

I'll pitch you a dress and I'll bring them.

Don't forget, you have a two o 'clock assignment in the marina.

He sure likes to keep things to himself.

What do you want to do? His probation's almost up.

I know.

I may have to let him go.

Thanks.

What's this?

I don't know. It came by messenger.

The card underneath.

Hey, Connie.

Sorry we never connected.

I could stall them off for a whole week.

A dictionary.

People always give dictionaries to relatives who work on newspapers.

Well, open it.

See? A dictionary.

No one deserves it more.

This is fantastic.

It's the whole family tree going back for generations.

There's me and Edie and my girls and their children.

Birthdays, marriages, everything.

Please look at this.

Oh,

this is unbelievable.

This is the best I've had.

Sir, you don't want to try something? No, thanks. Not bad.

Hold it for a minute.

Ganged up long.

Bye -bye.

You spend a lot of time down here? As much as I can.

I really enjoy these people.

Oh, I see the colonel is pressing the flex.

Making his presence felt.

Politician in any language.

Big as he can't have too much visibility.

Who's that guy talking to, Sam?

I've seen him before, but I can't remember where.

I can.

That's the guy we faked out in the food stamp scam.

He's a bag man. Come on.

We gotta talk to Sam.

You have lousy tasting friends.

Me excluded, of course.

What do you mean?

I think it's good that they're close. This way, when they're both in jail,

they'll have someone to talk to. Yeah, okay.

He's like such a waste. Make it halfway around the world, get the job you want,

throw it all away to go to prison.

Put it on that by staying at home.

I have no choice.

I have family to watch for.

Family is most important, not him.

You could turn those guys in.

The colonel is a very powerful man.

Many people are afraid.

Me too.

From what I've seen, you have reason to be. But what choice have you got?

Yeah. Take care of it on your own and look what happens. You get your porch

remodeled. What's it going to be next time?

I must say, I am so pleased with the new man.

These refugee pictures are just sensational.

Animal took those.

Oh, really?

Yeah, I guess he figured Tam could see Los Angeles with a fresh eye, but to

Animal, refugees were fresh.

And to Mr. Tam, how is he doing?

He may have to leave us, sir.

Personal reasons.

Oh, that's too bad.

Kuno Long is the man behind the grocery stores.

He controls 15, maybe 20.

Partners must agree to whatever he says, or he'll get them. Now, why was it

important to have the stores?

Many relatives and friends who left in Vietnam.

But Kuno could make life hard for them.

Extortionate figures.

Surprised he isn't into gambling as well. You want to know about gambling,

Yeah, we want to hear it all.

You think this will be a good story?

Not bad. Just keep talking.

Gambling star was schooled for cheating.

He took money from big casinos.

He's hustling the hustlers. This guy's a real entrepreneur.

The land of opportunity, animal. Let the man tell his story.

I'll be back Friday.

I trust you can manage without me.

Have a good trip. Where are you off to, Miss Pinchot?

To Boston.

There is a meeting of the East Coast branch of the family clan.

My sympathies.

Oh, this isn't a funeral, Mr. Grant. It's a wedding.

And I'll be able to see dear old darling Uncle Roger again.

I meant, you know, family things.

Oh, I love these family things.

Seeing how people mature, expand their interests. And Roger is really quite a

character. He chased our family line all the way back to the colony.

Oh, one of those. Oh, no, no, there's no snobbery here. That's continuity.

Knowing the stuff you come from and being able to appreciate it.

If I'm not mistaken, those first colonists crossing the Atlantic were

space something like five feet long and 11 inches wide. That was for each one of

them and everything they owned in the world.

I admire people who travel life.

Well, imagine what they must have gone through.

Well, I'm off.

Don't give away they're still off.

Ready now. Let's do this right the first time, here. Okay.

All right.

Ain't no pictures. This ain't no media event.

Fair enough. Gotta admit, I'm a bit surprised to see you here.

Well... We've seen that story in the paper, and it didn't take no Walter

Cronkite to figure out who the anonymous source was who got his porch blown up.

Well, we figured this little guy's got a lot of guts.

Guess we're stuck with him.

Hey, Dick, you might be talking fast later, okay?

Tyler,

you sure you guys don't want a picture of me just for yourselves?

No, we're just here to help out.

Connie, this is Lou.

No, no, no, I'm in L .A.

Yeah. I'm just sorry you guys snuck out of here without letting me buy you a

nice dinner.

Yeah, the family Bible is terrific.

Oh, hey, you know I got relatives in New Zealand?

Uh -huh.

You know, we really have to make more of an effort to keep in touch.

Uh,

well, I can come up there, can't I?

Okay. Uh, how about the 19th?

Of course I mean it.

I'm putting it down in ink.

Hey, maybe we can go to Fisherman's Wharf.

Oh.

Well, we can go anywhere you want.

Ah.

Uh, see you then.

All right, huh? Bye -bye.

You want to see me?

Congratulations.

Your probation is over.

How do you feel about working for the trip?

Oh, fine. Very good.

That's great.

In fact...

Sings the wires, carry my story in pictures.

I have three job offers.

Oh? I want to stay here, but have big family.

I wonder if the trip could match the offers from other newspapers.

It's possible?

No problem.

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