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And it is the opinion of this committee that this disgraceful, degrading form of

what I loosely refer to as entertainment will erode the moral fiber of our youth

and poses a clear and present danger in this country.

And it is the opinion of this committee that this disgraceful, degrading form of

what I loosely refer to as entertainment will erode the moral fiber of our youth

and poses a clear and present danger to this country.

The truth of the matter was simply that Senator Gorman wasn't asked to sit on

Senator McCarthy's committee.

So in all the hysteria, Senator Gorman went searching for a cause, one that he

could exploit.

To investigate the detrimental effects this sort of lewd material is having on

this society as a whole.

Threaten me?

Yeah, they threaten me.

They said if I didn't testify exactly the way they wanted, they'd sign me with

contempt of Congress, throw me in jail.

They said they'd take my kid away and I'd never see her again.

They swore me in.

Everything had been discussed in advance, what I was going to say.

And you will tell Senator Gorman that you were forced into being in these

You will point the finger at whoever we tell you to.

But it wasn't like that. Nobody made me. You will do as you are told.

Won't you?

So I do as they told me.

Excited out as planned.

With Gorman complimenting me on my bravery for coming forward.

Then the bastards sandbagged me.

They asked me about my past.

When I was a clothing model in New York.

How I made extra money by going out with the out -of -town buyers.

They made it sound so bad.

But it wasn't. I liked a lot of those men.

I just wanted to be with them.

You know?

It was just harmless fun.

Just some laughs.

Wow.

Mm -hmm. Mm -hmm.

Huh.

Going on about how my boss prostituted me out like some common whore.

But it wasn't true.

I asked my boss to set me up on those dates.

I'd heard that they were generous.

Gave girls samples, you know.

I was young, just looking for a good time.

Then Senator Kerry took his turn, asking me if I'd appeared in any of these

pornographic movies.

They promised me they wouldn't bring that up.

They said they'd protect me.

Those fucking pompous bastards tricked me.

They said they'd tell the IRS about the money I'd made under the table if I

didn't cooperate with them. Or they'd find some way to send me to jail.

I didn't have a fucking choice.

So I spilled my damn guts.

I got laid off after a few months at the clothing company because business was

slow.

After a while, I was desperate for money.

Diane came to my rescue.

She knew I was pretty uninhibited and told me I could make the kind of money

I've always dreamed of.

Figure modeling.

You know, cheesecake.

Pin -up stuff to start.

I had a great figure and I liked sex.

Women weren't supposed to like sex.

Not back then, not like it is today, you know.

It was supposed to be just for marriage and all that, but I wasn't looking to

get married and be some slob's slave.

They demanded every detail.

Made me demean myself. And they all sat there listening, their eyes glazed over,

like they were hearing some lurid sex story being read to them.

I went on with my testimony.

I told them about the pictures we took.

How the photographer brought in someone else.

A man.

He was damn good looking and well equipped.

And I made the most of it, you know? The most. And I enjoyed every minute of it.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You'll be alone.

You'll be alone.

You'll be alone.

You'll be alone.

You'll be alone.

um um

Oh fuck.

Fuck.

you know

Yeah.

It was good money, better than I was getting in a rag trade, and I had

to be ashamed of.

Those Gorman bastards were the ones that made me feel cheap and dirty.

After every session, I went home and scrubbed myself for hours.

Was Gorman a hypocrite?

There's a bear shit in the woods.

Well, that son of a bitch had it in his head to one -up old tail gunner Joe.

He was so pissed at him for not letting him sit on the comic committee.

Yeah, Gorman was kind of a peeping Tom.

Now, not that he was prowling around the streets of D .C. looking through

windows or nothing, but that bastard liked to watch.

Girls especially.

citizens he was feeding his little quirks and he had as many as the chief

of course there's been a great deal of speculation over the years as to how the

Gorman committee was finally brought down and yes my mother was a part of it

large part of it and she was happy to do it and it wasn't that difficult it was

Nora Bingham who came up with the idea how did I get Gorman and his bunch

I've been doing a series of interviews on women that the committee had already

exploited.

I got this phone call from Miriam Shea.

She said she had a lot to tell me about the committee and Gorman.

We met right here in this park.

Miss Bingham?

Nora, if you're Miriam Shea. I am. Thank you for meeting with me.

My pleasure.

So what is it that you have to tell me about Gorman that you couldn't tell me

the phone?

Come on, walk with me.

Hello. What about it?

Every other weekend, he goes again.

Me neither.

Yeah, the poker games, right? The legendary.

Yeah, but they're not just poker games.

I hope you ain't joking.

No.

I'm going up there Saturday night.

Okay, so what does this have to do with me?

I thought you might want to come up with things.

So what's in it for you?

Gorman's people.

Jack Charles specifically.

Threatened me with jail if I didn't play ball.

You've done some of these movies Gorman talks about?

No, absolutely not.

But they want me to say I did.

And unless someone comes forward and disputes their claims, no one will ever

know. Have they manufactured any more testimonies?

I know at least three other girls they've threatened.

You're taking a big chance talking to me about this.

I know.

But some of us, us girls, we don't have a choice.

Sometimes there's things we have to do to make ends meet.

I know it's not the best choice, but where's a woman going to make that kind

money? Yeah.

I know what you're talking about.

I'd even toss the idea around myself.

Here's the directions to the lodge.

We'll meet there around 11.

Okay. Thank you.

You're a brave girl, Miriam.

I just wish I could believe that myself.

Sure I went.

I took a newsreel guy along with me.

He knew how to shoot at night. He had his own camera.

Hello?

Oh.

Oh.

Oh. Oh.

Hello.

oh

That was five years ago.

Needless to say, the very next day, Gorman gaveled the hearings to a close.

Weren't there any repercussions?

You bet.

When my story broke, Gorman and his gang were brought before the Ethics

Committee.

He should have gone to jail or worse, but I knew that wasn't going to happen.

Gorman's committee never published their findings.

None of them ever ran for re -election.

And you ended up on television as a correspondent.

Sure. The story I wrote was damn powerful.

Brought me to the attention of the networks.

And I went with the highest bidder.

And that was a pretty high salary for old women in those days.

Yep.

Once they saw the film I did on Gorman's gang, well, they were either so

impressed or so scared that they offered me the moon.

Scared? For what?

If I could catch Gorman at it, I might be able to catch them.

You know what the problem is?

What's that?