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So wasn't the zoo fun, kids? Okay, to finish off our field trip, we're going

take a very special guided tour through the botanical garden. So let's stay in

one line, keep together in a group.

We have a very special guided tour of the botanical garden.

So let's just see how many of the exotic birds we can spot together.

What if you knew beyond a doubt what was going to happen tomorrow?

What would you do?

There's no easy answer for a guy who gets tomorrow's news today.

year old priscilla applegate of highland park was unhurt her teacher said she

managed to wander from the group in spite of supervision by teachers and

accompanying parents it was one of those parents tune in the next week's wild

kingdom is gary hobbs and faith is irritated squirrels so how does it feel

a hero well i was just here at the right time right place kind of kind of thing

how did you happen to have chicken fingers on you it was lunchtime

What were you doing at the zoo anyway?

I wanted to get away. Is that all right?

What, under stress from hanging out in a bar?

Hey, maybe he likes the zoo. At least the animals don't talk back.

Here's a look at that amazing home video that was shot today at the Memorial

Park Botanical Gardens, where a young girl nearly became a meal for a hungry

alligator.

It's out again.

Check this kid out.

He's good.

And guess what? He's from Callahan's district.

So?

Yeah, I know him. He took old McGinty's place for a while.

What do you think, Dutch?

Appoint him supervisor to finish out Callahan's term?

I mean, we're only talking three months here, right? What do we know about him?

He looks good on TV.

That's more than I can say about Callahan.

I thought you were going to appoint Declan.

No, the press is watching this closely.

Callahan's indictment caused too much of a stink.

I mean, we could live with the bribery charges, but those weekends in Lake

Geneva with the judge's wife?

Whoever takes over to finish out his term needs to be squeaky clean.

Did the zoo reimburse you for lunch?

I think we just found Callahan's replacement.

It's very simple.

If a supervisor resigns or retires early or is not removed from running off with

the judge's wife, someone is appointed to finish his term.

Why me?

You're a hero.

The whole city saw you on TV.

What are you, nuts? I don't know anything about politics. What's to know?

You kiss a few babies, you hire your friends.

I didn't know this, but that was important.

And I've been in office four terms now.

Look, we're talking three months here.

If you don't like it, you don't have to run for re -election.

Oh, come on, Gary, take it.

Why don't you take it? Can I?

No.

Look, guys, thank you very much. Me and politics, we don't get along too well.

Thank you.

Gary, are you crazy? This is the best thing the newspaper's ever done for us.

A seven -year -old girl was struck dead by a truck late yesterday afternoon as

she was crossing the intersection of Emerson and Wingate Avenues.

It was the second fatality at this intersection in the past year.

The victim, Graciela Batocca, was struck down at the intersection by a cement

truck from the Covales Construction Company.

There's no stop sign or light at this time.

I gotta go. Whoa, whoa!

He's, uh... He's just playing hard to get.

You saved my daughter's life.

Well, I was just... I was lucky I was in the right place at the right time.

This corner is so dangerous.

You see that?

Little Bobby Ortega got hit by a car here last year.

And he was my best friend.

We petitioned Supervisor Callahan for a light, but he didn't lift a finger.

Well, uh, Callahan's out, so maybe the next supervisor will get you a new

You don't know much about local politics, do you?

Kovaleski Construction uses this street to get its cement trucks to the highway.

Time is money, right?

I guess so.

I'll never get that light.

And as supervisor, I will abide by the codes, bylaws, and statutes of the

precinct, the ward, and the city.

And as supervisor, I will abide by the codes, the bylaws, and the statutes of

the precinct, the war, and the city.

Congratulations.

And welcome to the club.

Congratulations, supervisor. Molly Green, Sun Times. Mind if I ask you a

questions? Come on, Molly. Give him a chance to get his feet wet. Oh, Molly

Green. Gary Hobson.

I know.

No, I mean, I know you know. I read your column, though. It's very good. Oh,

wow. Oh, he can read. That's an improvement over Callahan. All right,

question. Supervisor Hobson, what would you say is your strongest qualification

for holding office?

Other than gator monitor.

That's it. Because, I mean, that would really qualify you for more a

or a senator's job, wouldn't you say?

Don't, Miss Green. I'll tell you why I took this job. It's an opportunity to do

some good.

Right. Come on. I got some folks I want you to meet.

One of McGuire's boys?

They don't know her.

Should be interesting.

Okay,

so all I got to do is I got to get that sign, and then I get the ball rolling,

right? Yeah.

I'm going to go to the supervising council, then the engineering

and then you submit it for a traffic board hearing.

Okay, you can't help it.

You must be new to this.

I got a 20 -man crew on the clock who are doing absolutely nothing because a

certain civil engineer hasn't made his inspection yet. I'm making an on -the

-site inspection for Mr. Hobson here. Get in the car. You're costing me money.

You're the boss, Mr.

Kovaleski. Yeah, that's right. I'm the boss. Come on.

There. Hey.

Hey,

aren't you going to fill out the rest of this? Hey, if he signed it, he signed

it, all right? Wait a second. I need him to fill this out. And who are you

supposed to be, huh?

I'll tell you. I'm Gary Hobson. I happen to be the new supervisor. How do you

do? Oh, yeah.

Stay in Kovaleski.

Wait.

Kovaleski Construction?

That's me, son. If you want something built, you come see Stan.

Yeah, so these are your cement trucks that come barreling up and down through

here? Biggest fleet in the city.

Yeah, well, let me... Hey, no time to give. My number one rule is get things

done. And, son, if I'm talking to you, I'm not getting things done.

Well, your trucks have come barreling down...

Contractors built dwellings at the specified 70 -foot allotment from the

but when the precinct split in 1954, however, the new houses were not built

according to the old code.

It's my feeling that the old code is actually... Supervisor Johansson, in

of the late hour, I move we postpone further discussion of whatever your

is to a subsequent meeting.

But... Second.

Call the question. All in favor of the chair proposal?

Aye.

Move that this meeting be adjourned, please.

Seconded. Call the question. All in favor of adjournment? But new business.

There is a motion on the floor.

Yes, I know, but you didn't mention anything about new business.

It's late.

Well, you see, I have constituents who, they really need a traffic light. I

thought if we could pass it real quick. I've got the on -site inspection right

here.

Congratulations.

Unfortunately, that's only the tip of a very large procedural iceberg.

And we don't want to hold up everyone else while I explain it.

In favor of adjournment? Aye.

Motion carries.

You stand the job.

A parliamentary procedure says... This parliament, Gary.

It's Chicago.

Well, yeah, I know that, but... Freshman supervisors don't make proposals, okay?

It upsets the balance of things. You with me here? I'm not trying to upset

anything. Rookie mistake.

No harm, no foul. In the future, you want to put something on the agenda?

Come to me first.

I want a traffic light at Wingate and Emerson. That's how I... Look.

We don't hand out traffic lights like lollipops. We've got a very limited

for that kind of thing. Plus, I happen to know for a fact that keeping those

particular streets open is very important to the welfare of the city.

You mean Kovaleski Construction?

Stan Kovaleski's an outstanding citizen of Chicago and a highly valued supporter

of this party, which, let me remind you, Supervisor, Opsman has put you into

political office.

You want to make a difference? Learn the game, kid. Keep your eyes open and your

mouth shut. You with me here?

Good.

And relax, will you? You're part of the team now.

You're going to be taken care of.

Why didn't you bring up the Hamilton place project?

Not the right time.

Not yet? Yeah, well, it better be soon. I got people to put to work.

You don't look too good, sport. Maybe you should have thrown him some chicken

fingers.

Chicken fingers get me a traffic light?

Don't write that down. That was off the record.

Oh, you got to say that before you make a statement, kiddo. That's the rule.

If you don't want to see it in print, it's off the record. If it can be quoted

but not attributed, it's on background.

What? Oh, boy, you really did just fall off a turnip truck, didn't you?

Okay, pay attention, sport.

You're not here to put up a traffic light.

You're here because you look good on television.

And after Callahan's ugly mug, that's enough for McGuire's outfit.

You're not supposed to do anything.

You're just supposed to...

Look pretty and sit there and warm that chair for the next three months until

the coming election.

McGuire decides what's supposed to get done around here, not you.

In this great big machine, my friend, you are but a cog, a very little cog.

Chicago Politics 101.

You gotta see this. I love you, man.

Look, they approved my application for parking in the alley. No more driving

around 20 minutes looking for a spot.

No more banged up fenders. No more parking tickets.

And look, look.

It's a dumpster.

An empty dumpster.

They've doubled our trash pickup.

You are the man.

I'm telling you, Gare, it keeps rolling in.

Only a variance allowing us to run the new exhaust fan through the wall instead

of up through the roof.

You know how much money that saves us, Care?

I think I finally have the answer.

What was the question as to why you get the newspaper every day?

Yeah, something became so clear to me.

You get it? So that you can go into politics. So that you can help more

at once.

I haven't helped anybody yet. Sure you have. You helped me. You helped us.

And that's only the beginning, Care. It's not only the question that once

decides to hang it up.

With my managerial skills, you could be the city's next mayor.

And then, you could even go someplace higher.

According to this, I'm in over my head already.

Says who?

Says who? Says who?

There. Says Molly Green.

Gator boy, lost in the swamp.

Well, at least you got your name right.

Thanks, Chuck.

Publicity, Gare. That's the name of the game.

Look, let me tell you something. It doesn't matter what she says about you,

long as people know who you are.

What's the Alderman's position?

Look, you tell him he's got 24 hours to call me or I go to print with what I've

got. Come on, good for you, Supervisor Hobson. It's Gary and I want to talk to

you about the article you're writing about me off the record.

Who says I'm writing an article about you?

Okay, let's say I am.

You have a good time making fun of people, don't you? What makes you think

make fun of you? Well, I have a feeling that's what you like to do.

Oh, look, you guys just run the circus. I review the act.

Well, maybe you've been reviewing it a little too long, lady. Look, all I'm

trying to do is help some people here. That's it.

How sweet.

Why have you got it in for me?

Because you're in McGuire's pocket.

What are you talking about? I'm not in anybody's pocket. Oh, no?

How's the bar you're doing lately?

Got any problems with health inspectors? Any trouble getting your trash picked

up? No? I didn't think so.

No, wait a second. I didn't ask for any of that.

All I wanted to stop... Like, that's it. In three months, I resign.

Please, don't go getting self -righteous on me, sport. It spoils your boyish

charm. Besides, McGuire won't let you resign.

You're too media -friendly.

Now, last week, a girl stumbled upon an escaped alligator here, and she was

almost killed.

But the fact is, she was probably safer here than she would have been crossing a

street in the city, especially when the street has no stoplight, and especially

when there's a 40 -ton truck flying at her. What is with this guy and his

traffic light? Doesn't he get it?

Maybe he's just tense.

We're taking care of his bar, right? The whole nine yards.

Why did that happen?

Dutch, you see this kid? What am I going to do with this kid?

The dog is hungry.

Throw him a bone.

Throw him a bone? What do you mean, give him the life? Sure.

Why not?

Just make sure it's attached to something.

Like Kovaleski's project.

You're the supervisor.

I'm just here for the entertainment.

It's just that I feel a little uncomfortable with these favors.

It's expected, Gary.

You want to use power? You've got to show people you have power.

But, yeah, I've been giving it a lot of thought.

And I'm going to put your traffic light on the agenda for the next meeting.

Top priority.

You are.

All it needs is a simple majority to pass.

Just like that? Just like that.

Good.

Good. Thank you, Mr. McGuire. I appreciate that. I think the first item

agenda will be the new city office building contract. We're going to award

to Stan Kowalewski.

So you go ahead and vote for that.

Then we'll get you your line.

The new city office building, which would be Hamilton Place.

I know what you've heard.

It's going to tear the heart out of the old Greek neighborhood down there.

Yeah,

well, Hamilton Place only takes up a half a block of Greek town.

Look, they're going to get a nice buyout. The rest of the neighborhood

benefit of a major new revenue producer.

Well, I know better than to push you for a commitment right now.

Think about it.

Take your time.

But I tell you, when you look at it, it's a win -win.

Would you quit

pacing?

It'll all work out.

If these impact statements, they build this city office building at Hamilton

Place, they're going to destroy one of the oldest neighborhoods in Chicago.

And it'll bring more commuters from the suburbs, and then you get your traffic

light. Quid pro quo.

One hand washes the other. You scratch my back. Yeah, yeah, I got it, I got it.

So vote for it.

You're so negative lately.

Why can't you see the glass is half full, like me, huh?

Yes? Mr. McGuire, it's Gary Hobson. What's up?

I, uh, I've thought about it.

You got a deal? That's great.

Get some sleep, kid.

Hobson makes his choice. Supervisor Gary Hobson, who fell off a turnip truck.

A local policy machine was deciding to vote last night in the acquisition of a

toy slab of political pork.

A new city office complex, which will displace one of the great neighborhoods.

Residents will be reimbursed, but this isn't about money. It's about a way of

life. It's about community.

And once it's gone, any neighborhoods like it are bought out.

The developers simply disappear.

And part of this city's soul disappears as well.

Call the question.

The vote is on the Hamilton Place buyout package and redevelopment by Kovaleski

Construction.

All in favor?

Motion.

Let the record show five votes for the motion.

All opposed?

Five votes opposed.

There is no majority vote.

Motion is defeated.

Well, I see nothing else on the agenda.

Move to adjourn. Now, wait a minute. What about the stoplight? Call the

question. In favor?

Aye. Aye.

Aye. We are adjourned.

Your political career cut off the hand that feeds you. I don't want a political

career. All I want is a stoplight.

Yeah, well, now you got neither, right?

Stop listening to what I'm telling you.

Give us a minute, will you?

Sure.

What the hell was that, Hobson? We had a deal.

Well, I changed my mind.

I don't know what your game is. Either you're very clever or just plain stupid.

I don't care.

You've got one more chance.

Either you vote for that new office building or you're going to find the

of politics can be a very lonely place.

I'm not quite sure I understand.

It says right here you could have gotten the light if you'd voted for the

Hamilton Police Project.

Well, probably, but you... But what?

How many more kids have to die before we get our light?

Now, wait a minute. I'm going to get the stoplight. It's just... What are you

doing?

Holding out for a better deal?

No, I'm not holding out.

I thought you were different, but you're not.

You got any idea how many people have plans you screwed up yesterday?

Huh? What's the problem?

We're going to get you stopped like not enough dinner for you.

What do you think? I'm not going to vote for anything unless I have a reason to

vote for it. Right.

Reasons.

With more to follow after the next vote.

Nice talking to you, kid.

What's that?

That's a return favor.

You know, I'll tell you something.

I took this job to get some people a stoplight.

And anyway, I gotta do it.

I'm gonna get that stoplight.

Mr. Hobson just became a liability.

You with me here?

Miss Green, I need to talk to you. I'm in a hurry. Listen, I've talked to

McGuire. I've burned all the bridges with him. Good for you. I'm late for an

interview. Look, I want you to know I'm going to get that stoplight regardless

of what the papers say.

Yeah, maybe you shouldn't believe everything you read. Listen, I need to

the supervisors that aren't part of McGuire's machine, but I don't know what

their agendas are, and I don't know how to get in touch with them.

You asking me for help?

You know a lot more on this than I do.

Now, I'm a journalist, Hobson. I call you people on your crap. I don't step in

it. No, you don't, do you?

You sit up in your big newspaper office and pretend you're better than everyone

and everything. You make a big joke out of all of it.

It's like all I'm trying to do is help some people. That's it. All I want to do

is to... What am I talking to you for? You don't give a damn.

Hey, Hobson.

You want to start with Mary Richardson. You want to get with her. You want to

talk about school improvements, particularly... You got a pencil?

No. How did your mother ever let you out of the house? Write this down.

Talk to Richardson about reading, okay? That's the Head Start program. That's

her baby, right? And then you want to talk to Woo.

No, wait a second. Let me get that reading program. Yeah, with a focus on

preschool. She'll be looking for help and allotting money for facilities and

material. And I vote on that. Right. Just remember, she's on the school

too. It's all about education with Richardson.

What about Woo?

Community policing.

Got the ticket with Woo. He was robbed three times last year, and he wants an

allocation to put more beat cops down in the neighborhoods.

That sounds fair.

Word to the wise, he's got no sense of humor, so don't make any jokes.

So really connect with him if you remind him you're a small businessman

yourself. Okay, good.

Wu is close friends with Gonzales, so if Wu likes you, Gonzales is along for the

ride.

Can I help you? Health inspector.

Health inspector? We just had a health inspection two weeks ago.

Oh. Well, there have been complaints.

Complaints from who?

Uh -oh, vermin infestation.

What?

I got rat droppings everywhere.

Where? All storage, prep, and cooking areas.

You're not even looking.

You're closed. Any further inspection? Anybody eats or drinks anything in here

until I say so? You're looking at serious jail time.

Wait a minute. You just can't come in here. Have a nice day.

Gary, that guy, he... Hey, what's with your parking spot? They're towing all

your car out there.

My car?

Yeah. They're towing my car?

It just gets better and better.

Here.

Health inspection.

They're closing us down.

Closing us down for what? For voting the wrong way.

You happy now?

What do you mean, am I happy?

Look, what do you want me to do? You want me to take a bribe? Is that it?

called compromise, Gary. That is what this country was founded on. What is it

that Patrick Henry said? You gotta give a little to get a little. I know how to

get us out of this. How? I'll resign. After I get the stoplight, I'll resign.

Gary. They shut us down. You can't win. Forget about it. Don't ever tell me what

I can't do.

He's one vote short.

All he's got to do is turn one of McGuire's crew around and he gets his

light.

He really got to you, didn't he?

Who, Hobson?

No, I just... I think he's got a good issue, that's all.

Oh, there are lots of good issues, Molly.

I've never seen you campaigning behind the scenes for them. I'm not...

Well, maybe I am.

It's just I think he really is who he says he is, Dutch.

So is the Pope, Molly.

Doesn't mean he should be mayor of Chicago.

No. But I know somebody who could have been once.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

Hard -nosed idealist.

Had the respect of the old -liners, the reformers. What's your point, Molly?

My point is, see, this guy was on his way, but then he tripped.

Rumor was he took a penny and he bribed.

Never came out in public, but it was just enough, you know, for the power

brokers to drive him into the back room where he stayed 40 years.

Let me tell you a little story, Molly.

Abraham Lincoln, when he was in Illinois politics, he was approached by a man to

buy his influence.

Well, Lincoln started to throw the man down the stairs.

The man panicked, and he said, What's the matter with you?

Huh? I didn't offer you enough.

Well, Lincoln said, That's the problem.

You're getting too close to my press.

Now, the difference between Abe and me, Molly, I didn't get my man to the

staircase in time.

Now, I might know which of the boys could be persuaded to vote for Hobson's

traffic light.

Yeah?

Remember that airport scandal last year?

There was another supervisor involved.

And I got the goods.

Well, that's a hot story.

And it would make one hell of a stir if I gave it to you.

But on the other hand, if I kept it to myself and I called this fella and I

said, now you vote for her boy, if you know what's good for you. What then?

And to make this an object lesson in practical politics.

I'm going to leave the choice to you.

We're in a lot of trouble.

If we don't get more cash flow going, we're going to have to start laying

off. We're not laying anybody off.

How are we going to pay them, Gary? We are broke. Another five days, that's it.

So we take out a loan.

You know, you could help a little bit.

We're closed!

Open up! I know you're in there!

Who is that?

I don't know.

Gary! I don't know how you found out, Hobson, but I want to tell you flat out.

It wasn't me. It was my moron brother -in -law.

What? Drop the act.

You've got my vote.

I got your vote.

What?

You think I'd rather go toe -to -toe with my wife?

Well, no, no, I... I gotta hand it to you.

You're better at this than I thought.

I don't know, but it looks like I got a bloat, so I got the stoplight.

Which, that's good, but I don't know.

Yeah.

Huh?

Hey, Kat.

Hobson's unlikely coalition wins traffic light battle.

Ah. Hey, look, yeah.

You kind of stumbled out of the blocks with this political gig, but with my

expertise, I think you're going to be okay.

You do, huh? Yeah.

You just gotta listen to me. Yeah? You know what I... What?

Two dying gas explosion.

Explosion killed two construction workers yesterday at a downtown

conversion. Authorities believe the accident started when a welder cut

an abandoned gas main that appears to have been reconnected by transients.

I gotta go.

Wait a minute.

After all this work, you're not gonna miss your own boat, are you? What can I

do? Call the construction site.

I gotta go. Wait, Garrett, what about the stoplight?

What about your political future? What about me? Stall them. Stall them how?

You're the political genius. You figure it out.

Next item is the Wingate Emerson traffic light. Although its sponsor, Supervisor

Hobson, is not present.

Supervisor Hobson's been delayed.

He's on his way. He just couldn't be here right now. Oh, that's too bad.

I move we vote now on the proposed traffic light. Oh, wait a minute. You

Motion's been made. Well, then can I vote for him? He told me that I could.

Sit down and be quiet, or I will have you ejected from this chamber.

This is for approval of a traffic... He's pretty on fire. ...in Gate Avenue

Emerson Street.

Hey! Hey!

What are you doing here? You're not happy you screwed up one project? You're

going for more? Listen, there's going to be... Get the hell out of here! There's

going to be a... Hook it! Stay back! Don't take your blue!

All right. I got you.

Come on.

Get out. Come on!

All right.

I'll get you.

You'll be all right.

The motion's been made and seconded. I'm going to have to do something. Vote on

the approval of a traffic light at the intersection of Wingate Avenue and...

That's not fair.

I will clear this hall if there are any further interruptions. I'm madder than

hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.

I've warned you. Four score and seven years ago, our forefathers founded upon

this continent a new nation.

Conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are

created equal, including Chicagoans.

motion on the floor.

Without further delay, call the question.

Not yet.

What?

Table of motions for further discussion.

Once the question's been called, it's against procedure for further

Don't tell me about procedures.

I help write the damn procedures.

As a representative of Supervisor Hobson, I may make a final address after

question has been called.

I wrote it in case I had to use it myself one day. And I guess that day is

finally here.

There is no such rule.

Well, you proved me wrong.

And until you do, I will not give up the floor.

Get the rules of procedure.

What is he doing?

I think he just made it back to the top of the stairs.

What? In the meantime, I'd like to thank everyone for coming here today.

I see we have some families from Wingate Emerson where they need this light.

Maybe you could all stand up.

Come on, stand up, all of you.

Introduce yourselves one at a time.

Don't be nervous.

And you take as long as you need.

What's your name, darling?

Graciela.

Graciela. How old are you, Gretchen?

Seven.

Come on!

Don't come any closer or the whole floor can go!

How's your leg?

Still attached.

Aren't you supposed to be at a supervisor's council meeting?

Yeah. So what are you doing here, huh?

When I was a young man, I went down to my precinct office, and I told him I

wanted to be involved.

Well, he's Ed Murphy, the old precinct boss.

He asked me, he says, What do you really want?

And I told him.

I said, I wanted to make a difference.

He told me to get lost.

He said, we don't want nobody around here who don't want nothing.

But I'm still here.

And you know, I think I still want the same thing.

Okay, Dutch, you've said your piece. Hobson hasn't shown.

I think it's time for you to sit down.

Not yet.

It's been too long since I stood up.

It's kind of nice.

I like it.

Maybe more of us should stand up when we feel the need, if you get my meaning.

But, on the other hand, I am an old man, and I'm getting tired.

I yield the floor for the vote.

Move to postpone the vote.

Oh, you do?

Yes. I believe it's in the best interest of many.

Office President, if there's no vote today... Vote on the traffic light.

Not a good idea.

I personally would like to see the vote.

Certain parties better stop interrupting.

Now, who would that be?

I could have you removed.

You try to throw me out, I might hold a press conference in the hall, talk about

how contracts are awarded for city office buildings.

You know, things like that.

Really?

Really. You want to cut your own throat?

Excuse me, Mr. Chairman.

I have something to say.

I want to say something.

Then you can go back and do whatever you want to do.

First of all, no one here has to vote any other way than what their conscience

tells them to.

Now, second of all, look, I just became a politician a few days ago.

But, uh, well, I've got a confession to make.

And that is I work for a boss.

But, well,

it's not you.

And it's not you.

And it's not you or you or you. It's not any of you.

This is my boss.

And I've got to do right by her.

We all do.

Because if we don't, we're not doing our job.

And we should recognize that.

Are you with me here?

Approved that light?

I'll put it up free of charge.

Throw in new curbs, a new traffic island.

I'll build them a new park so they got something to do once they cross the

street.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

All in favor?

Come to order.

This meeting has not been adjourned.

Order!

Order!

Mr. Hobson, I believe you wanted the floor.

I did? Oh, yeah, I do. I do. I have some, uh... Well, I have some new

to present.

It's about my resignation.

And, uh... Well, I'm, uh... I'm gonna resign under one condition, you see.

And that is that I get to name my replacement.

You don't get to name anything.

Oh, why don't you just shut up?

Thank you. Thank you.

Well, I'd like to name someone who I think... Well, I think who in different

times would have been... Well, I nominate Dutch Van Drie.

Take it, Dutch. It's only about 40 years overdue.

What the hell?

Just don't let him down, huh?

Don't you worry.

This old lion's still got a few roars left in him. I plan to rattle a few

before I'm through.

In the end, this isn't a story about a traffic light, or how cynicism can blind

you, or how politics can make you cynical.

Or how somebody with nothing but good intent can triumph over insurmountable

odds.

Or how you're never too old for redemption.

No, what this story is about is how a city can have a soul like any other

thing. And how that soul is kept alive by the people in the neighborhood, in

stores, the churches, the bars, the back rooms, meeting halls.

and anywhere we gather together to get something done.

And that, as they say, is all she wrote.

Share the story of a young Czechoslovakian beauty and skiing

from humble origins to reign as queen of the international jet set.

Ivana Trump stars in her own rags -to -riches story based on her novel,

alongside Stephen Collins and Trevor Eve.

For Love Alone, that's our lunchtime film next here on Hallmark.