All language subtitles for The Love Machine 1971 DVDRip XviD

♪ He touched you once ♪

♪ But now he's gone ♪

♪ The pillow that His head was on ♪

♪ Is colder than The silent dawn ♪

♪ He's moving on He's moving on ♪

♪ That's Robin Stone ♪

♪ He's moving on ♪

♪ His easy smile ♪

♪ His loping stride ♪

♪ The icy eyes that help To hide the demons ♪

♪ Dwelling deep inside ♪

♪ Of Robin Stone Of Robin Stone ♪

♪ He's moving on ♪

♪ He's moving on ♪

♪ Where the winter winds Have blown ♪

♪ Walks the man Called Robin Stone ♪

♪ He will always walk alone ♪

♪ Oh-oh, Robin Stone ♪

♪ He's moving on ♪

♪ Oh-oh, Robin Stone ♪

♪ He's moving on ♪

♪ Count the girls ♪

♪ Count two by two ♪

♪ What's your number? Where were you? ♪

♪ And was there one Who ever knew? ♪

♪ Robin Stone Oh, Robin Stone ♪

♪ Oh-oh, he's moving on ♪

♪ That's Robin Stone ♪

♪ He's tried it all ♪

♪ From A to Z ♪

♪ Became a lock Without a key ♪

♪ Pursuing freedom And never free ♪

♪ That's Robin Stone ♪

♪ Oh-oh, Robin Stone ♪

♪ He's moving on His name is Robin Stone ♪

Good evening.

I'm Robin Stone.

What's it been like in New York today?

Well, we've had our share of assorted disasters.

No day in New York would be complete without them.

And yet we've had our bright moments too.

Earlier today our cameras visited the salon

of Jerry Nelson, world-famous photographer,

for a glimpse of next year's fashions.

[♪]

What's he like?

Who?

Robin Stone.

I don't know.

I hardly knew he was working for me,

until you started watching him.

Best thing on your network.

Oh, come on, Judith.

I've got a lot of good people working for me.

Mmm, none like him.

This is my special favorite.

Hi. What's your name?

Amanda.

Just Amanda. That's all there is.

Well, that's all you need.

There. Uh, look.

You see what I mean?

Look at the way she's looking at him.

And that's all we have time for.

Jerry Nelson, thank you.

Well, she's keeping her clothes on.

This is Robin Stone from special assignment

for IBC News, New York.

ROBIN: Amanda, you sure you don't want a drink?

No, thanks.

Why the robe?

You don't know about models, do you?

I thought I did.

What about them?

Well, without our clothes on we look like little boys.

Disappointed?

Like I said, anything you haven't got,

you don't need.

Where are you going?

I have an early call tomorrow.

Don't go.

Robin, I have to.

No, you don't. I have to get up early.

When you sleep with me, you stay with me.

You don't leave.

Nobody leaves me.

Nobody.

All right, my darling, make believe

you didn't have a hard night and give me the Amanda look.

Jerry, you won't tell anyone, will you?

What?

That he hit me.

I never gossip.

Oh, wow!

Be sweet now.

Listen, that bruise is still showing.

You're going to have to put some more makeup on it.

Oh, damn.

He damn near knocked your head off, didn't he?

He wasn't awake. He didn't know what he was doing.

No. Of course he didn't.

You've known him a long time.

Does he have a reputation for hitting girls?

Well, he's not the Boston Strangler, darling.

No, he's not like that.

I'm mad about him.

Amanda, play it cool.

Give it time. I know.

I try to do my best.

I can handle men so beautifully when I'm not involved.

It's different when you care.

I've never cared before.

I'm in love with him, Jerry.

Well, you'd better not let him know so soon.

It's crazy, isn't it? What?

To be hung up on someone and have to hide it.

When it comes to Robin Stone, love,

I know exactly how you feel.

Jerry!

Ahh! No contest.

Watch the birdie.

No, no, no, we're all locked in for this season.

MAN ON SPEAKERPHONE: But Dan--

Sheldon, I saw that pilot, it stinks.

And I don't give a damn what General Foods wants,

it's our network, I call the shots, and--

Hold on a minute, Sheldon.

Did Mr. Austin call himself?

No, Mr. Miller. His secretary.

Oh, Sheldon-- Yeah?

Can I call you back this afternoon?

Uh, something's come up.

You won't forget about the other show?

No, no, no, no, no. We'll talk about it.

Okay. Bye.

Oh, hi. Hi, Susie.

Well, how's the great Danton Miller?

Great as ever.

Mr. Austin just sent for him.

Oh.

[LAUGHING]

[TOILET FLUSHES]

Who's that?

The celebrity-banger.

Ethel Evans.

Susie, Gregory Austin has sent for your boss, huh?

Mm-hmm.

What about it?

Sweetheart, don't you know what that means?

The great Danton Miller is about to get canned.

What the hell do you know?

What do I have to know? Haven't you seen the ratings?

We're getting clobbered.

Your boyfriend is out on his keister.

I suppose you've got a direct line to the Chairman of the Board.

Honey, Gregory Austin has his executive meetings every Thursday.

This is Monday.

When you've been around as long as I have

you know that the head of the network

always gets fired on Monday.

Well, back to the secretarial pool.

Oh, boy.

It'll be all over the building in seconds.

Oh, God!

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Hey, Danton. What's happened?

Boy, news travels fast.

Well, what does Austin want you for?

Well, you saw the new ratings this morning, didn't you?

Well, here I go.

Well, maybe the Nationals will be better.

You just hope so.

Because if I go down the chute you won't be far behind.

Hey, Danton, Danton, wait a minute.

Where the hell have you been? Don't go to lunch before

I come back-- Her either.

Look, I got a couple of-- You stay here too.

Hey, Mr. Miller. Danton Miller.

Christie Lane. Oh, hello, hello.

Did you catch me on the Johnny Carson Show last month?

He was great. Wrong network.

Hey, listen, I came up to see Monique Schwartz about a show.

A sensational idea. Yeah, a great show.

I'm sorry. I'm very busy right now.

Listen, I'll be at the Concord next week.

For Passover. Easter, you idiot.

He's a Gentile.

Send Mr. Miller in, please.

SECRETARY: Yes, Mr. Austin.

Have you met the president of the network?

Danton Miller? No, I haven't.

Morning, Greg. Morning, Dan.

Like you to meet Robin Stone.

How do you do? Mr. Miller.

Morning, Cliff. Morning.

All right, Robin. Thank you for coming.

Thank you.

Well...

What do you make of the numbers?

Well, we didn't look too bad in the Arbitron.

Notice anything in particular?

Well-- The local news.

Look at the local news. Yes?

Not only is it holding its own, but look at that.

Some nights it's even out-rating ABC, CBS and NBC.

And do you know why? Robin Stone.

Who?

The man you just met, Dan.

Oh, yes. Oh, very good man. Eh, watch him all the time.

I'm going to take him off local news.

I want him to be anchorman for the network.

I want his face known nationally by the end of the year.

Our news department needs personality and Robin Stone's our boy.

Isn't he a little young for the job, Greg?

Don't be silly, Dan.

Youth is an essential commodity these days,

and besides, women like him.

Shouldn't Morgan White be here?

He's president of the network news.

Morgan White has got to go.

He's your cousin, Greg.

Worse than that. He's Judith's cousin.

But we still have to do something about him.

Dan, you're the one to pull the plug.

You mean fire him.

No. Get rid of him.

Move him to Chicago, Seattle.

We got a spot in Minneapolis?

Mm-mm.

No, Seattle's fine.

Nice and far.

He may quit on you, Greg. Judith won't like that.

He won't quit, don't worry.

Who the hell is going to hire him?

But still he's going to come running to you, Greg.

And I'll persuade him it's a promotion.

One of your best ideas, Dan.

All right? Fine.

Oh, right.

And we'll make Robin Stone president of network news.

Ah.

A hell of a lot of responsibility goes with the job, Greg.

I'm betting he can handle it.

You and Cliff work it out.

With you showing him the ropes, he can't miss.

Right.

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

♪ Hallelujah! ♪

♪ For the Lord God Indeed protect... ♪

Look, Chipper, isn't he glorious? Isn't he beautiful?

After just six weeks with us we've taken him from a lowly

newscaster and made him president of the IBC News.

And he's all ours.

Hi, Mr. President. Hello, beautiful.

Come on, we have to celebrate. In a minute.

Am I your girl?

The love of your life?

Your faithful servant?

To have and to hold and to hold and to keep,

forever and always?

What's always?

Being with you.

We don't have to go just yet.

Oh, wait.

I have a present for you.

What the hell is that?

An ankh.

A what? An ankh.

How do you spell it? A-N-K-H.

It's the ancient Egyptian symbol for love and life forever.

And when you put it on you'll live forever.

And love me forever.

And when some beautiful girl asks you where you got it, you'll think of me.

Aren't I clever? Ingenious.

Come on, it'll fit.

I'm sure it will. What comes next?

A little gold leash?

Oh, Robin.

I thought it was pretty.

That's not what I meant by forever.

Ah, baby, it's a beautiful ring.

I'll wear it.

But remember, nothing's forever.

Oh, yes, Robin.

I am.

[DOOR BUZZING]

Who's that?

It's probably Jerry.

Jerry!

Hello, my darling.

What do you want?

My, you do look ravishing when you've just been tumbled.

You promised we were going to be alone.

We have been alone. You said all night.

Jerry's our friend, baby.

We don't have to eat alone.

Go on, get dressed.

Yes, don't be selfish, darling. There's enough for all of us.

Damn.

Dear heart.

I am handy, aren't I?

Is she beginning to crowd you already?

Ah, my Robin, you do play rough.

Have you ever felt anything for anyone?

I don't mean just girls. I mean a friend.

I wouldn't know. I never had one.

Not even me? Oh, Robin.

The thing I like about you, Jerry,

is that you never make a pass.

I'm biding my time.

Come on, have a drink.

That I will.

I shall have a small quantity of your vodka, neat.

Oh, my God, what is that?

It's a sparrow or something.

An untamed bird. How chic.

Where did you get it? I found it on the terrace.

Must have fallen out of its nest. Can't fly.

So, naturally, Amanda rushed out and bought the most expensive

bird cage she could find and I'm its new mother.

To Robin Stone, a mother.

Would you like to see the nursery?

If you insist.

Grab my coat.

Does it have a name?

Amanda calls it Chipper.

Sounds like a breakfast cereal.

This is where it lives.

Are you thirsty, Chipper, huh?

Thirsty? Come on.

Come on.

How perfectly darling.

Ah, it's a cunning little thing, isn't it?

It's the only way it can drink.

Is it a girl or a boy?

Keep your hands to yourself.

It's trying to live in this world too.

Okay, I'm ready.

Oh, you forgot to cover Chipper.

It's a lovely bird, Amanda.

I'm sure you and Robin are going to be very happy.

I'm awfully glad I invited you tonight.

Come on, move your ass.

Yes, Mr. President.

Goodnight, Chipper.

I'll have to think about it, Robin. We'll meet tomorrow.

Hello, dear. You're early.

Thank you.

Well, I'm just filled with surprises today.

Judith, this is Robin Stone.

Yes, I know Mr. Stone.

I miss you.

I beg your pardon.

On the six o'clock news.

Oh. Well, perhaps I can phone it in to you.

It wouldn't be the same, would it?

Robin, we'll talk tomorrow.

Fine. Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Robin Stone. Robin Stone?

I'm Ethel Evans, in publicity.

Yes, I know. I've heard your name mentioned.

I hope you liked that release about you in the Times.

I wrote it. It was very nice.

You know, you really could use some new pictures.

Jerry Nelson'll take care of that.

Oh, yeah. He's the greatest.

The trouble is, he only wants to shoot me in the nude.

Well, maybe I could hold the flashbulb.

I think you'd better get back to publicity, Miss Evans.

You don't now what you're missing, buster.

You know, the Indians used to walk like this,

except the squaw always walked in the back.

You know why that was?

That was in case of an attack from the front.

Damn station. Why, I've seen this one six times already.

Hey, Robin...

I think I feel a food-flash coming on.

Got anything to eat? Sure, baby.

Go raid the icebox. Thanks.

Mmm.

Thanks.

♪ Did he fill your dreams With pleasure yesterday ♪

♪ Try to catch your dreams Before they fade away ♪

♪ Like the morning sun Will burn away the dew ♪

♪ Your dreams will fade ♪

♪ And so will you ♪

♪ When you give it all There's nothing left to give ♪

♪ When you live it all There's nothing left to live ♪

♪ Moving in and out Like faces in a game ♪

♪ He'll never lose ♪

♪ You'll never win ♪

♪ And now he's Through with you ♪

♪ And there's nothing left For you to do but turn away ♪

♪ To yesterday... ♪

Helen, you must know when Robin will be in.

Mr. Stone has a very busy schedule this week.

Did you give him the message I left this morning?

Yes, I did, Miss Amanda.

Well, maybe I'll wait a little longer.

Of course.

Look, if you want a nice 15 minute news show

all to yourself-- I said a half an hour.

In prime time.

And just what do you call prime time?

Monday night at 9.

Absolutely not.

We've got a new western scheduled for that slot.

You can move it.

Mr. Austin wants a new image for the network.

My show will prove that IBC has some integrity.

It'll prove we want to lose money.

Have you two talked about this?

That's why I asked you in, Dan.

You're in charge of network programming.

Greg, we have a chance to sell a cheap game show right after the western.

I couldn't give away the time with his kind of show.

You'll get your prime rate. Prime rate, your ass.

I don't even know where I'll get a sponsor.

That's up to you.

My job is to bring some guts and excitement to the network news.

With this show I'll travel, tape shows in Europe and Asia,

interview heads of government--

Greg, I don't want to have to fight this--

Dan, ratings may be the name of the game,

but prestige counts for a certain amount of a network's image.

Oh, this egg-head crap is for Sunday afternoon.

Dan, Dan, look at those pictures on the wall.

Picasso. Matisse.

Do you think those fellows played it safe?

Those fellows didn't have to play ball with a Ford Motor Company

and jungle time slots and interpret ratings and worry

about demographics and, uh, costs per thousand.

I mean, if-- Look, a network's a team.

Now I'm perfectly willing to dig around and try and find

an advertiser, but in the meantime, why don't you take a look at the opposition

and see what we're up against.

We need variety shows, for chrissake!

Look, I'm not here to pump sunshine up your ass.

I'm here to create a new image for IBC news.

You see what's big on the other networks and copy them.

Your route, not mine.

That's my boy!

That's the way I was when I was your age.

Don't be afraid of anybody.

Dan, let him go, give him his head.

You and I can handle the business end.

You know, I, uh, I tried this out on my wife.

She's a great sounding board-- Your wife! Judith?

She likes it. She thinks women will go for it.

Yeah, I suppose they will.

Well, sure, fine, fine.

Good. That's settled.

Well, it's the end of the day. How about a drink?

Vodka on the rocks?

Thanks. Dan, you want Scotch?

Uh, I think I'll skip the drink, if you don't mind, Greg.

I'd better get downstairs and start to shuffle a few time slots.

You don't mind if I call the show In Depth.

You call it anything you like.

But you'd better pray it gets the ratings.

Don't forget to watch your ulcers, Greg.

I don't think he liked that.

Dan? He's a pro. Nothing shakes him.

A good man too.

You're not after his job, are you?

Who, me?

Hey, Dan, Dan, what did he say?

We gotta get some ratings.

Big ones. Knock that son of a bitch on his ass.

Who?

What's the name of that comic who came in

to see Monique Schwartz? You mean Christie Lane?

Yeah. He works fast.

When did he start to suck up to Judith?

Judith? Christie Lane? What the hell are you talking--

Get a hold of him.

Get a hold of who? Christie Lane.

We're going to build a variety show so exact,

so on the nose, it can't miss.

Dan, please, wait. What's going on?

In Depth.

Brother, I'll bury you in depth.

♪ Everybody loves Somebody sometime ♪

♪ Everybody knows It's you I adore... ♪

Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you

very much for coming to our hotel here.

Here's to your pleasure.

[LAUGHTER]

Well, Dean is taller than I am.

That's why I did that.

You want to hear about Mickey Rooney?

I'll tell you about Mickey Rooney.

Oh, that burns.

I never knew that Scotch burned like that.

When did we shoot this? A couple of months ago.

They're out-takes from a special we did on Las Vegas.

Christie Lane! He's a second-rate lounge act.

Dan, he can't even get arrested.

The fact he's second-rate is an asset.

Our audiences are second-rate.

Hey, Dan, we don't have time to tape a pilot.

We'll shoot his first show live and get a reaction.

Believe me, Bernie, when it comes to schlock, I'm a genius.

With a little luck he can make it.

My mother was never happy with the girls that I brought home.

She says "A tramp, you brought home a tramp!"

A bomika, look at the chitzskas,

sticking out the chitzskas."

And my father, he says, "Yeah, look at it, look at it--

Oy gevult! Look at it."

Every time I brought home a strange girl,

we had to put my father in the closet.

You could hear my father yelling through the door, "I want to see the chitzskas!"

Dan, he's got no class.

What's class have to do with television?

You don't believe me, do you, lady,

the way you're looking at me.

I'll show you my father's baskets.

Give me my father's baskets.

There-- there's my father's baskets.

[LAUGHING]

See what I mean?

On the opening monologue, mark. Okay.

Right in the mid-- Yeah, yeah.

Christie is number two, mark.

Okay, cam-- camera one widen out and camera two,

let me see your-- Your truck.

Come to your left, two, come on, come on, come on, and zoom right in, right in.

That's it. Good.

Yeah, okay. Let me see those on camera now.

Ready one? Take one.

Stan, Stan, you got a laugh track standing by

in case this audience won't get off its ass?

Oh, it's too late now.

Oh! Jeez, I hope he's funnier than he was in rehearsal.

Out of my way, for God sake!

All right, action.

Uh, okay. Let me see that again.

Ready one. Take one.

Two, would you get tighter, please.

Two tighter, okay-- take two.

Good. Keep it like that.

STAN: Is Christie on his opening mark?

MAN: Stan, Christie will be in in a few moments.

All right, we've got a mike shadow, a boom.

On number one boom. Fix it.

A 90 second commercial...

Jack, will you allow me 20 minutes?

All right, here we go in ten seconds. Stand by everybody.

Opening shots, please.

One, a little straighter there on one.

It's crooked.

Oh, God, give us good reviews.

ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, the new Christie Lane Show.

With guest stars Bob Vantage, Mary Simms and the beautiful Christie Lane Girls.

Come on, come on.

ANNOUNCER: Here he is, Christie Lane.

Hello, America.

And you people in the east, hello, Ameriker.

Hey, how about this, gang.

I finally got my own television show.

This network must have run out of old movies, right?

You know, folks said to me that know me for years,

"Christie, you're getting your own show. Are you nervous?

You'll be before millions and millions and millions of people."

I said, "I'm not nervous. I've been in this business 20 years."

What do millions of people mean to me?

And I thought about that. I am not nervous.

Ahhhh-ahhh-ahhhh.

[RIMSHOT]

Listen to those laughs, listen to those laughs.

I don't believe it.

That's the trouble with television today,

too many commercials.

How about the one they got--

Let me show you.

The one they got where that

fella walks out and says,

"Did I sit upon my throne, this crown upon my head.

And why do I have this crown upon my head?

All because I put this margarine on my bread."

Oh, Greg, really. I know.

But it's going to be a hit show. I can smell it.

He's going to make us a lot of money, that clown.

No, I don't want any more static from publicity.

I'll make all those decisions from now on.

That's right.

No, check with my secretary Monday morning.

No, I'll be in California on the tenth, Andy.

Just be sure you've got everything organized.

By the way, I'll need an actress to play Ophelia

in a scene with Alfie Knight.

Yeah.

Who?

Maggie Stewart.

No.

If she's all right with you she's all right with me.

Yeah, I want to do all three shows, back to back, and leave for New York on the weekend.

For God sakes, Amanda, just relax.

It'll be fine.

Ah, it's Shirley Temple.

Bitch.

Oh, Jerry.

Thank you for getting me these commercials.

My pleasure.

Do you think Robin's watching?

Of course, darling.

Lend me a dime. I want to make sure.

Bunny, give the lady a dime.

What did he say to you about my having this job?

He laughed. What did he say to you?

He laughed.

He said if I wanted to get into this rat race

it was my headache.

He's talking.

Well, he is in charge of news, darling.

Maybe war's been declared. Come on.

Amanda, if you start to cry you'll blow the commercial.

If you blow the commercial you'll blow the show.

So give me the Amanda smile, right?

Okay.

Wonderful. I'll use it to scare the children.

Bunny, bring the cameras. Ciao!

Oh, damn!

[♪]

MAN: Amanda.

Amanda means fashion.

Amanda.

Look out, Tina. I want to see this.

A commercial?

What do you want to see that for?

They're the best things on television, dear.

Oh, boy, are you weird. Are you weird.

From Faberge, the fragrance of Amanda.

Xanadu.

[CLICKS OFF TELEVISION]

We now pause for station identification.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Well, hello, star.

You shouldn't be here. You ought to be out celebrating.

Where were you?

Right here, watching you. You were great.

No, you weren't. You were on the phone. I kept calling.

Well, I took it off so that it wouldn't ring while I watched you.

Come to think of it, it's still off.

Shouldn't you be at your party?

I want to be with you.

Baby, Amanda, you're part of a big new show, which,

I'm afraid, is going to be a big new hit.

They're all out celebrating. Where are they?

Danny's Hideaway?

Will you take me?

But I'm your girl.

You're my guy. Not on a leash, baby.

Look, Amanda, you were wonderful tonight.

You made everybody else on the show look sleazy.

I was pleased as hell, but I had nothing to do with it.

It was all you.

Now go celebrate.

Not without you.

I'm staying.

Okay.

Hi.

I didn't know we were expecting company, darling.

You're the one on the commercial, aren't you?

I told you I watched you.

You're not a nice man.

You're right.

Let's take a shower.

I propose a toast. To the man that made this all possible.

A man that said to me, he says, "Christie, go out there and do your own stuff."

Mr. Danton Miller. Mr. Miller, to you.

He said, "Christie, you can do all your own stuff and--"

Amanda, honey! Come on over here. Sit next to me.

Come on, move over. Everybody move down. Get a chair over here.

Sit down, baby. See what the lady wants to drink.

Ginger ale.

Ginger ale? To hell with that.

You're going to have champagne. The party's on Dan-The-Man.

We're a hit, honey. Oh, boy.

I'm happy. This is our night.

I was telling these people about jokes.

Anyway, a joke has got to be timed. Right?

Right. And I got the best timing in show business.

Well, who's better? Nobody.

You're the greatest.

You know something else?

I'll tell you another thing.

I got, uh, I got a thing called, uh, uh--

Who's that? Robin Stone.

What's a Robin Stone?

He's with the network. Oh.

Sugar.

Robin, how are you? How are you?

Fine, ole buddy. How you been?

Good.

Excuse me just a minute, dear.

Oh. Please don't be long. I'm starving.

Be right back.

Jerry.

Danton, congratulations. Thank you.

Great little show you got there. Thank you very much, Robin.

You know Christie Lane? Robin Stone.

Hey, I know you. You're the guy that does the news bit, huh?

Yes, I do. Congratulations.

You saw the show, huh? Yes.

I couldn't take my eyes off it.

I've got a hunch before the end of the season

you're going to have the top show on television.

You know something, I got a hunch you're right.

Hey, you know that show were you interview people, uh--

Down Deep. In Depth.

In Depth, you idiot.

Hey, you know how you can jazz up that show?

Just interview me, pal.

I might want to do that. Good.

And I liked your friend in the commercials.

Yeah, ain't she got class. Oh, excuse me.

Robin Stone, Amanda. We've met.

Ain't she beautiful.

I'll never let her go.

Well, congratulations to all of you.

I think you've got a winner. I'll see you tomorrow, Danton.

Thanks for coming over, pal.

He's a nice guy.

What's happening here? It's a party. Let's have a good time.

Hey, garcon! [SPEAKING FAKE FRENCH]

Waiter, bring some more champagne.

More champagne.

You know something, if you feel like it,

later on we'll go to my place. All right?

Sweetheart, I got more champagne for you.

Anything your heart desires.

Anything in the world.

You know, doll, when you said you'd come up here with me

I almost shit-- Oh, damn it!

You gotta forget my language.

You see, all my life it's been whores and bums.

I never knew anybody like you.

Boy, you're beautiful. You got class.

Yeah, that's the word for it. You're all class.

I really go for you, Amanda.

I never said that before.

Oh, I know you say it, but this time I mean it.

I mean it. I really go for you.

I want it to be for keeps.

Family, the kids. The works.

Oh, doll, this is what I've been waiting for.

You.

You know something? You're the whole package.

Mandy, do you understand what I'm saying?

For keeps.

You and me.

Oh, baby, you'll never regret this.

I'll love you.

I'll love you. I'll love you.

I pray you pass with you best violence.

I'm afeared you make a wanton of me.

Hold it. That's it.

Enough? Hold, enough.

Well, as Shakespeare wrote it, you should have killed me.

I'm out of training, and besides, we're out of time.

Well, there you have it, from Hollywood, California.

That great star of the English stage and screen,

Alfred Knight, giving us a brief glimpse of the role that won

him acclaim in London last year, his Hamlet.

Alfie, you start shooting tomorrow, right? That's right.

From all of us, good luck and break a leg.

Thanks very much.

What do we do with these things?

May I take them, Mr. Knight?

I beg your pardon? Good, my lord.

How does your honor for this many of day.

What the hell's all this?

Cut! Cut! Cut it!

Andy, come here.

What's going on here?

Well, you said you wanted an actress to play Ophelia

in a short scene opposite Alfie.

Oh, no. I never agreed to that.

I thought that was settled when we spoke on the phone.

Oh, Andy, you must have misunderstood.

Do you mind terribly if we skip it?

Yes, Andy, let's forget about it.

Oh, wait, please. I've been rehearsing this for a week.

Couldn't we just run through once to see if you like it?

You know, Robin, I really didn't think I was coming on this program

to give free auditions to struggling young actresses.

Well, nobody asked you.

I was hired for this part and I can play it.

And you know, you just might possibly like it.

Oh! Really!

Look, Miss, uh-- Miss Maggie Stewart.

Miss Stewart, you'll get paid for this.

I don't give a damn whether I get paid or not.

I just don't like being put down.

Wrap it up, Andy.

The Ophelia scene is out.

Maggie, I'm sorry.

Yeah.

I'll tell you what, Miss Stewart.

You call my office and I'll arrange an audition for you, hm?

I've auditioned for you before, Mr. Stone.

Prime time's very valuable to the network, Robin.

I'll make it even more valuable.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

Well, I don't know.

Yes?

Mrs. Austin's here. Oh, she's here.

Well, tell her to come in and I'll-- No, I'll--

I'll come out there.

Well, maybe we'll talk about it later.

Dan, you and Robin discuss this. I'll be back in a few minutes.

I told you you were wasting your time.

We could have discussed this in my office, but no,

you had to go over my head.

Well, I hope you learned something.

You bored them with you piddling show.

You've taken up his time and mine.

There's more to network planning than you think.

Now let's understand something.

You are president of the news division.

I am president of network television.

I work alone. I'm not looking for a partner.

Sounds like gang war on Madison Avenue.

You have the east side, I take the west side.

I have both sides. You have news, period.

And don't mix into network programming.

If I have a show that I think should go on, and you say no,

then I suppose-- Then you have to pass, get it?

Pass! The next time I say no to a show, pass.

And there'll be no more impromptu meetings

with Greg Austin, unless you

and I have discussed the subject first.

Then just don't say no too quickly.

Judith! How nice to see you. Hello, Dan.

Gentlemen, we have a visitor. Mr. Stone.

Good morning, Mrs. Austin.

We have finished with business, haven't we?

Oh, we certainly have.

We understand each other perfectly.

We'll run along. Bye, Judith.

Mrs. Austin.

Oh, Robin, I'd like you to stay a minute.

Oh, fine, fine. See you later.

I like the idea of your thinking of new projects,

but Dan's an ambitious man, and very jealous of his position.

From now on, if it has to do with programming, you come to me first.

I'll pass it on to Dan as my idea.

And we'll keep peace in the family.

I apologize.

I'm afraid I'm not very good yet at network protocol.

You must learn, Mr. Stone, if you want to make it.

And there is so many things to know.

For instance, never, never, never slight the boss's wife.

You must remember and learn to answer your invitations.

Judith. It's all right, Greg, it's part of his education.

Uh, uh, I'm afraid I don't understand.

Our New Year's Day party.

You didn't come and you didn't regret.

I am sorry. That was very rude of me.

How can I make it up to you?

By taking me to lunch.

We can continue our education then.

But I can't do that today because today

I have a luncheon date with my husband.

Tomorrow I'm busy, but I'm free on Friday.

I'm afraid I've got something terribly important on Friday.

No, of course not. Friday would be fine.

Good. Let's say the Colony, one o'clock.

Can you have your secretary make the reservations?

That won't be necessary.

I'll take care of it.

I'd like a key to this apartment.

I never, never give out keys to my apartment.

You do to me.

Why?

Because you're the boss' wife? Mm-hm.

You're learning.

I want a key.

My maid's got the only extra key.

How old is she? Sixty-five.

Ah, she can keep hers.

Then you don't need one. Yes.

I want a key.

I want a key.

What the hell would you do with a key?

I'd just, uh-- You wouldn't have to get out of bed

when the doorbell rang. Oh.

You wouldn't have to put on a robe. Mm.

I just want to make life easy for you.

Danton, who is it? Greg Austin.

Where the hell have you been? What happened?

Oh, he looks so awful.

I've been trying to reach Mrs. Austin, but I can't find her.

I'll find Mrs. Austin.

[SIREN WAILING]

[NURSE SPEAKING ON HOSPITAL INTERCOM]

Now take it easy, Judith. Doc, what happened?

Judith, Greg's had a coronary thrombosis.

How serious is it?

There's severe damage to his heart,

the extent of which we won't know for a few days.

He's under sedation under coronary care.

That's like intensive care, Mrs. Austin,

he must rest while we study his condition.

Test irregularities-- Oh, my God.

Now, Judith, Judith, lots of people recover from coronary.

May I see him, please? Where is he?

Of course. In intensive care.

HOSPITAL PA: Doctor Parslow, please call receiving.

Doctor Parslow...

I'll stay here and take care of her.

Okay, Cliff.

If you want me, I'll be back at the office.

As of now, Robin Stone is acting chairman of the board

and chief executive officer of IBC.

What about Danton Miller?

Dan is still president of network television.

This is the story.

Greg is going away on a European holiday

for an indefinite period of time.

You know where to reach me at the clinic if you need me.

Dan is to check everything with Robin

and all Robin's decisions will be final. Okay?

Does Greg know about this?

Greg doesn't know his own name.

The coronary terrified him. He's literally paralyzed with fear.

Oh, and Cliff, until he recovers I have his power of attorney.

And you really think it's wise to give that much power to Robin?

Yes, I do. IBC has always been a one-man operation.

There can only be one boss.

Why not Danton?

Greg doesn't trust Danton.

Oh. And he trusts Robin?

Yes, he does. We discussed it many times.

He has great confidence in Robin and he trusts him completely.

Danton is better qualified.

I know I'm doing what Greg would do.

Why, you're creating an intolerable situation for Danton.

Suppose he quits to save face?

He'd be an idiot. How many jobs like his are there?

Don't underestimate him.

All right.

I'll meet with my staff in the morning

and tell them the new arrangement.

When are you going to Switzerland?

Day after tomorrow.

I'll help you in every way I can.

Cliff, I've been waiting for you to say that.

With all this I haven't even said

how sorry I am for Greg and for you.

I'm sure you'll agree.

We've made the right decision.

Yes?

No, I can't see her.

No, ask her not to wait.

That's right. I'm tied up all afternoon.

That's right.

Kill it!

Well, it's quite a piece of crap.

I'm glad you agree.

Look, I had to expose you to it.

This is a very important client. I'm sorry.

Okay, Manny, tell him we saw it.

Boy, oh, boy, I was turning down corn like that five years ago.

Dan, the color of corn is gold.

We'll take the show, Manny.

Oh?

Excuse us, please.

You too, Manny.

All right, young fella,

now just why should we take this piece of crap?

Audiences will go for it.

All you've got to do is slot it right, you'll get a top rating.

You do understand that you were put here

in a consulting capacity and that I'm still president

of network television.

Oh, I understand perfectly.

And that you will remain here

in that capacity only until Greg Austin gets well.

Of course. Although that may be quite some time. Right?

And until then, I am Gregory Austin's proxy

at Gregory Austin's request. Right?

So Judith informed me.

Do we buy the show?

I'll think about it.

Think positive.

You've come a long ways from the six o'clock news.

That's right. I'm in your field now, Dan.

I've become a connoisseur of crap.

I don't have to take this from you.

No, you don't.

Thank you. Any calls, Mary?

No, Mr. Stone, but-- Robin, I've got to see you.

I can't, honestly. I'm too busy.

But I must talk to you.

Not today, Amanda. I've got a full schedule.

But Robin-- Look, it's about time

you got the message.

I don't want to see you, not now, not ever.

Hey, Stone!

Hello, Christie.

Hey, hello to you.

Hiya, doll. Where've you been?

Hey, do you miss me as much as I miss you?

Don't touch me.

Huh? Don't ever touch me.

What's the matter with you? Never again.

Listen, what the hell's the-- Don't ever come near me again.

Don't touch me!

What the hell did I do? Are you crazy?

What's the matter with you, Mandy?

[SOBBING]

[KNOCKING] It's open.

Okay, I'm here. What's up?

What the hell do you want?

You sent for me. When?

You told me to call her.

Yeah, yeah, that's right.

I just can't think straight today. Sit down.

Don't put her name in any more releases.

I don't want that girl's name mentioned with me ever again.

Who? Who?

Amanda, that's who.

You mean she quit on you?

Hey, did you hear what I just said?

She is off my show. She is through.

Through. Through.

And number two! Get my name right away in the columns with another dame.

Yeah, that'll show her. A showgirl.

I don't want a showgirl. They're all out for themselves.

I want someone that's out for me this time.

How about that dancer we had on the show last week?

Agnes Laronde?

A hell of a dame. A nice girl.

I don't want a nice girl. I had a nice girl.

I wanted to get married. I wanted a kid.

I wanted a kid, damn it.

Well, you know something?

I'm through being a nice guy.

I'm through with nice girls.

I want a bum.

And I'll treat her like a bum too.

In that way nobody'll get hurt.

Well, I'm sure that one of you guys

knows the best bang in town.

Come on, Eddie. Let's go to the Sixth Avenue Deli and get a knackwurst.

Yeah, that's a great idea.

Yeah, get out of here.

But don't get lost. You hear what I said?

Okay, I'm stupid.

Hey, but let's not crap around.

I know about you and you know about me.

Did you ever do it for money?

What's the matter?

I shouldn't have asked?

When I ball a guy it's because I dig him.

I'll buy that.

Hey, do you know something? This whole setup is perfect.

You've been with the show right from the start.

All the time that you've been sending out those releases

about Amanda and me, you've been covering up for the two of us.

You and me have been going together.

She's the lookout. Amanda is the beard, right?

And?

And what? And then what?

Hey, do I have to draw you a diagram?

You're with me.

Do I put it in the columns

that I'm your girl?

That's the idea.

But you play it straight with me, you understand?

Once you start dating me, you don't date another guy.

No celebrities. The celebrity-banger is out.

Only one celebrity. You.

Yeah.

And that makes me stop being a bum?

You stop being a bum as of right now.

Then stop kicking me around.

I'm not a gofer like Kenny or Eddie, I'm your girl.

And when you take me someplace I'm Ethel Evans.

I'm somebody.

Okay. Okay.

Hey, uh, little miss, uh, somebody, would you, uh,

like to try it on for size? Huh?

Come on.

[KNOCKING]

Oh, my God!

Robin, this is Amanda.

I know I've made a terrible mistake, but I--

we still love each other.

All I ask is one more chance.

Robin, I love you.

Operator. Would you get me the police?

One moment, please.

Ah, however, news travels pretty fast on Madison Avenue.

And there's some rumblings. I hear rumors that Danton Miller has resigned

as president of network television. Is it true?

I've heard that.

Well then, perhaps you can tell us,

do you know what was the reason for Mr. Miller's resignation?

Well, Mr. Miller has worked long and hard for the IBC Network, and, uh,

I guess he feels he's accomplished all he can.

I see. Well, as an ex-newspaperman,

now president of one of the biggest television networks,

what would you say is the difference between the two medias?

Well, the newspapers tell you in the morning

what you saw last night on television.

It's a unique medium.

I call it The Love Machine.

The Love Machine?

Yes. It sells love.

It creates desire.

As a matter of fact,

when a presidential candidate selects

a running mate,

he looks for someone who gets him ratings.

It's turned film stars into politicians,

politicians into film stars.

[CHANGES SOUND CHANNEL]

MAN: And so the beautiful model is dead.

Amanda's name had been linked with Robin Stone,

who has just been named acting president of IBC network.

[CHANGES SOUND CHANNEL]

WOMAN: Fame, money and adoration aren't everything.

Amanda, the most photographed girl in the world, is dead.

MAN: She was known professionally by a single name-- Amanda.

Ironically, her friend and discoverer,

fashion photographer Jerry Nelson,

who helped start her on the path to fame,

found her dead in her apartment earlier this evening.

WOMAN: ...so passes another of a long line of beauties of our time,

in a puzzle no one can solve.

Without a message or a clue, she stepped out of life

and we'll probably never know the mystery of Amanda.

♪ You'll never win And now he's through with you ♪

♪ And there's nothing left For you to do ♪

♪ But turn away To yesterday ♪

♪ There's nowhere That you can hide... ♪

Would you like a cab, Mr. Stone?

Thanks, Joe, I'll walk.

You want a good time, mister?

Or don't you think you can make it?

Feeling tired?

You're a big girl, aren't you?

Yeah. And it's all real.

You got a room?

You got fifty bucks?

You go on, I'll follow you.

[DOG BARKING]

[DOOR UNLOCKING]

Let's take care of business first.

Make yourself at home.

Hey, lover, you like it with the black stockings, black hair?

Or maybe you like them raw and blonde.

What's the matter? I've changed my mind.

You closet queens are all alike.

What did you say?

Ha! Go home to your mother.

I bet you live with her.

Guys like you always do.

Don't waste my time, you faggot.

Oh!

Oh, leave me alone. The noise'll bring the cops.

Oh, you bastard!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Wasn't it lucky I was home when you called.

Sit down.

Did you call for an ambulance?

Yes. I used my Tallulah Bankhead voice.

In any case, I wouldn't worry about her.

Whores never die.

Besides, from what you said, she was bigger than you are.

I must say I'm doing a beautiful job.

I've never made up a man's hands before.

You know, this could open up a whole new career for you.

I wouldn't mind.

Did she recognize you?

I don't know. I don't think so.

Well, it's our word against hers, and I make a lovely alibi.

Yeah, you sure do.

This little piggy went to market,

this little piggy stayed at home.

Cut it out.

Other hand, love.

Robin, I know you.

I know that what happened to Amanda

must have had a terrible effect on you.

Why, in God's name, do you have to go out and beat up a hooker?

Hm?

I don't know.

I honestly don't know.

I remember seeing her.

And then something flashed in my head.

It was like a bad dream.

Go on.

Robin, have you ever thought of seeing a psychiatrist?

What for?

Well, tonight wasn't exactly

an episode from Sesame Street, was it?

So I should go and, uh, see your shrink, huh?

Why? So I can change?

Suppose I don't want to change?

No, you're right.

You just stay as sweet as you are.

Look, Jerry, I know the demons that drive me,

and I can live with them.

My psychiatrist would laugh in your face.

Screw your psychiatrist.

At fifty dollars an hour? Don't be blasphemous.

Are you finished? Yes.

Just remember not to shake hands for a while.

And take this along with you for touchups.

And remember, you were here with me all evening.

Rapping and drinking.

Okay? Okay.

Jer, if there's ever anything you want--

Yes. A slave bracelet.

A what? A gold slave bracelet,

from you. That's what I thought you said.

I'm not going to go out and buy any slave bracelet.

Oh, I'll buy it. I know exactly what I want.

Yeah, I bet you do.

Send me the bill.

May I have it inscribed?

Put whatever the hell you want on it.

Goodnight, Jer.

Goodnight, love.

Next time pick on someone your own size.

No, no. Not right now, anyway. I'll call you back.

Jerry.

Would you like a drink, Mr. Nelson?

Yes. I think I'd better have a bullshot.

And you, Mr. Miller?

I'll have another one of these and make his a double.

How are you?

Danny's Hideaway.

Really, Danton.

I always thought the Twenty-One Club

was the Valley of Lost Souls,

where ex-TV executives get loaded every day.

Well, they go there on the chance

that some chairman of the board will come along

and say please be president of my network.

Well, I'm not a chairman. Not yet, at least.

And you don't run a network.

Ahem.

But, uh, I do have something that could be of interest

to you, and I didn't want all of Madison Avenue overhearing us.

How nice.

So you had this sudden urge to do

something for me, so you picked up the telephone

and called me and asked me to have a drink.

Ahh, Danton.

Let's don't be bitchy. I know what you like.

Really? For openers, money.

Shush, shush, not in front of all these people.

How does ten thousand a week sound?

It sounds like a lot of money.

It could be more. And trips to California.

Lots of trips to California. Oh, I adore California.

Bel Air, Palm Springs, Malibu, Muscle Beach.

And a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Oh, I adore bungalows.

Are you in the white slave trade, Danton?

I'm in the business of packaging and producing television shows.

Specifically, a television show.

Ah.

And I need a partner.

A partner?

Well, here's to partners.

You and Robin Stone have been very close the past few months.

Robin and I have always been terribly close.

Some people wonder why.

Just terribly fond of each other, ducky.

[CHUCKLES]

What do you do for him besides get him girls?

Get him girls.

I do take photographs of models, you know.

Well?

Well, you have a show that you want to sell Robin.

And you know you can't sell it,

but you think that I probably can.

So you think it would be a delicious idea

that if you and I were partners.

As we say in the TV biz, you bet your ass.

Mm.

And, of course, I would have

a credit on the show as producer?

Of course.

Really ten thousand a week?

And maybe more. Lots more.

With residuals, cassettes, merchandising.

That is, if you've really got

Robin Stone in the palm of your hand.

Not only in the palm of my hand,

would you believe around my wrist?

Mm, how lovely.

Your florist said they were your favorites.

And they are. Oh, they're beautiful.

Thank you, Cliff, they're really lovely.

Hello, Cliff.

How nice of you to come by and welcome us home.

You're looking mighty fit, Greg.

I am. I'm taking that prescribed nine holes of golf every day.

Good. Don't let it keep you from coming to the office.

Uh-oh. Sounds like business talk to me.

If you don't mind I'm not going to stick around for the boring details.

I want to get into something comfortable.

And I have so many calls to make.

Oh, I'm so glad to be home.

She'll be on the phone all week. Calling her girlfriends.

Trying to get back in circulation.

What about you, Greg?

I don't want to rush things, Cliff.

In all seriousness, don't stay away from IBC too long. We need you.

Come on, you don't need me that much, do you?

More than you might imagine.

More than you know, Greg.

Well, I'll be running along.

I want to take two full pages in the New York Times,

the back page of the weekly Variety.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

Yeah?

WOMAN: Your call from Rome's on the line Mr. Stone.

MAN: Hello, Mr. Stone?

Yeah, go ahead, Mort.

Uh, Mr. Stone, we've made arrangements

for the Tel-Star facilities,

but we're really having difficulties rounding up the cameras.

Mort, I don't want any arguments or alibis.

I want 12 cameras standing by.

[INTERCOM BUZZES] Yes?

Now fly them down from London, if you have to.

Can you hear me? I hear you loud and clear.

Hold on, Mort.

I told you I don't want to be disturbed.

It's Mrs. Austin.

Mort, I'll have to get back to you.

Put Mrs. Austin on. Hold the calls, please.

Yes, sir. Go ahead, please.

Hello, Judith.

Mm, it sure is good to hear you.

How's Greg?

Ah, he's very well. He's fully recovered, thank you.

Good. Well, I'm sure glad you called.

You sound busy.

Judith, the new season starts in two weeks.

I don't have to explain to you how busy it is around here.

Oh, I know how busy you must be--

I've been married to the network all my life.

I've lived with that guff. I'm surprised.

I mean, you weren't at the airport and I've been home and you haven't called.

When this is over I've got to take you and Greg out to dinner.

Robin, I'm not interested in getting together with you and Greg.

I want to see you alone.

When?

Maybe we can have lunch this week.

When? Tomorrow.

I'll clear the decks, and I'll call you.

Will you be in in the morning?

Call me at 11.

Okay, I'll buzz you. Bye-bye.

Goodbye, Robin.

Robin Stone, please.

Mr. Stone's office. Mary, Judith Austin.

Uh, is he out of the meeting yet?

Yes.

Good. I'd like to talk to him, please.

He's at lunch, Mrs. Austin.

Where's his reservation? At the Twenty-One Club.

Okay, thank you.

Good afternoon, Twenty-One Club.

I'd like to speak to Robin Stone, please.

May I ask who's calling Mr. Stone?

Never mind.

What do you mean it's not a working number?

This is his very own personal number.

His personal, private number.

I've been calling it for three weeks.

Why would he change it? Did he change it?

I'm sorry, you have reached a disconnected number.

Is this a recording?

I'm talking to a recording.

[TELEVISION BLARING]

How will you do it, master?

To those she loves the most.

Come, Andreas...

I must find a new resting place.

There you will bring the coffin with my native soil.

And then, Andreas, I have other plans.

Come on, let's take a shower. Hear, hear.

[SHOWER RUNNING]

[LAUGHING, YELLING]

I thought you were looking for the soap.

No soap there.

[GROWLING ON TELEVISION]

It was I who protected you.

Bring you to me. Bring you to me.

Bring...

Bring...

Bring...

Robin!

Just a little further...

Further...further...

[LAUGHING FROM SHOWER]

Closer.

And we will be together...

Just you and I...together.

Earlier this evening, one of Manhattan's newest

and most exclusive apartment buildings

was the scene of an unusual fire.

Flames gutted the luxurious apartment of Robin Stone,

acting head of International Broadcasting Company.

There was no official explanation of how the fire began.

Mr. Stone and his guests, two unidentified young ladies... Cliff?

You'd better look at the 11 o'clock news.

Our boy's done it again. Robin.

This time he got caught with his pants down.

Live and in color.

Mr. Stone, can you tell us how the fire got started?

No, Larry. I honestly don't know.

Was anyone hurt?

No, nobody was hurt. No, we're fine.

What room did the fire start in, sir?

In the bedroom.

Were you in the room at the time?

No, uh, we were in another room.

Sir, could you tell us the extent of the damage?

Judith! Come here and see what's going on in this thing.

Cliff, I'll talk to you later.

Judith!

What's wrong, honey?

Come on, tell me what it is.

I don't want to discuss it.

Damn it, Judith, what happened?

Nothing!

Nothing happened. That's just the problem.

Nothing happened. Nothing ever happens with us.

What the hell are you talking about?

I'm just tired.

Just tired, that's all.

I'm tired of staying home and watching television

and going for long walks, while you go off to your golf

and your race track and your bloody horses.

I am tired, and I've had it.

You know I'm still supposed to take it easy.

Oh, come on. I'm not telling you not to take it easy.

I'm going to tell you what the problem is. Do you know?

You just don't care anymore.

Yes, I do.

What about?

I'd like to know what you care about.

Do you care about me?

Well, you don't care about yourself, I mean,

you certainly don't care about your network anymore.

I do care. Oh.

Well, it's good, isn't it?

I mean, I'm glad that you care about something.

I'm just not ready for the aggravation of running it.

Well, you'd better get ready,

or you're not going to have a network to run.

Now what are you talking about?

Robin Stone.

How do you feel, sweetheart? Just great.

And you look great too.

You look like a million dollars.

Boy, am I proud of you.

Hiya, Mary. I hear Mr. Austin's back.

Yes. Well, you'd better tell him to prepare himself.

The little lady is going to have a baby.

Oh?

First I'm a star and now I'm a producer.

Congratulations, Mrs. Lane.

Mr. Austin and Mr. Stone are in conference.

But I'm sure they'd be delighted to hear the news.

Would you care to wait?

Well, I-- No, we would not care to wait.

Have them call us.

Yeah, the little lady's got to get her rest.

How about that, a baby.

The Christie Lanes are going to have a little prince.

Come on, Christie. Yeah, sweetheart.

I'll see you later, Mary.

Honey, take it easy. Wait up.

You're not supposed to walk that fast.

Just watch it. Take it easy.

I still don't know what you're talking about.

It's simple. I'm back.

I feel great. I want to get into the swing of things.

See all the new pilots.

It's going to be just like the good old days.

Well, what's wrong with the good new days?

Nothing. We both know that.

But it's different now.

I'm back. We're a team.

I'm not very good at being a team.

It'll work out. You'll see.

Robin, you were a newscaster,

a local newscaster, when I gave you your chance.

But I'm proud of you.

I'm proud of what you've done.

I want to work with you.

You're my boy.

I'm nobody's boy.

I've been calling every shot around here for a long time.

I'm not going to start asking your permission for every move I make.

If that's what you want, get yourself a boy.

Greg, he's made it clear.

If you want the network back,

you're going to have to fight him for it.

The time is not right, Cliff.

You don't just walk up to a man and tap him on the shoulder

and say, "Okay, I'm back, go and sit down somewhere."

For God sake, I can't even fire him.

He can walk down the street into any other network and write his own ticket.

Our stock and our ratings have never been higher.

And I've got a board of directors meeting on the coast next week.

If I let Stone go they'll think I'm out of my mind.

Greg, he's not a company man. He's a loner.

And he's a killer.

Oh, I know he's successful, but he's ruthless and he's cruel.

Look, I was proud to work for Gregory Austin's network,

but I don't want to work for Robin Stone's network.

IBC is not Robin Stone's network.

Yes, it is. You ask anybody.

Oh, and the press has been having a field day with him.

They even call him The Love Machine.

Now what the hell is that supposed to mean?

Oh, he's become the Marquis de Sade of television.

Oh, the columnists and the magazines

try to top each other describing his sex live.

Everybody knows that when he travels he takes wall-to-wall girls along.

On the company plane.

Yes, it is now known along Madison Avenue as The Flying Couch.

And that isn't all. All right, all right.

I want him stopped. Now what do we do?

Well, you won't like this, but there is a way.

The morals clause.

Come on, Cliff.

These days, who cares how many dames the guy bangs?

Greg, I'm not talking about dames.

You mean guys?

Mmm. There's been a lot of talk around town.

Balls!

Well, I don't think it's just gossip, Judith.

Okay, let's hear it.

There's a well-known fashion photographer, um, Jerry Nelson.

You've probably heard of him, Judith.

Yes. He's supposedly a fag. So what?

Well, he gets girls for Robin. Everybody knows that.

But the talk is also-- Robin Stone is AC/DC?

He's making it with this Nelson too?

That's the rumor.

Cliff, have you seen them doing it?

Come on, Judith, you sound like you're protecting the guy.

I'd like to hear what Cliff has to say.

Robin has bought a show from Jerry Nelson.

Made him a producer.

And who do you think his silent partner is?

Danton Miller.

Robin bought a show from Danton Miller?

How'd you find that out? Oh, Dan confided in me.

But don't worry, it's doing all right.

However, Robin pays more attention to that one show

than to anything else on the network.

Oh, and now he's got Producer Nelson out on the coast,

developing two new shows.

Judith. Does that sound like nonsense?

Since when is it against the rules to buy a show from a fag?

He doesn't have to get into bed with the guy to buy it.

Oh... But you don't know that.

Damn it, Cliff.

I want something done about this immediately.

I want detectives reporting on everything he does,

around the clock.

Now remember, no scandal.

I just want detailed reports.

Each and every dirty move he makes.

I know just the agency. I'll get a hold of them in the morning.

I got another idea. We'll get Danton Miller back.

We'll create a new title and split his power with Robin.

But I'll make all the final decisions.

Mr. Stone will either bend or I'll break him.

JERRY: No, Robin, you simply must come.

Yes, it's going to be an absolutely fabulous party.

I mean, it's very small, very chic.

Not more than forty or fifty people.

Yes.

No, Alfie particularly wants you.

Yes. Please, Robin.

I mean, after all, he's doing us a great favor.

He's the guest star on our first show.

Yes. You will?

You are an absolute angel.

Now you promise? You truly promise?

You'll come?

Okay, now you're still getting in on Thursday as you planned?

Good. Uh, yes, the party's the next night.

Okay.

Well, bye, Robin.

Mm-hmm.

Judith.

Well, when did you get in?

Yesterday.

Well, why didn't you let me know?

You and Greg could have flown out with me on the company plane.

I don't like flying on my back.

Hey.

You look beautiful.

Europe certainly agreed with you.

Thank you.

I missed you.

I've been home almost a month.

I know.

Things kept getting in the way.

You were busy.

You had that fire in your apartment.

Among other things.

Tell me, what's it like with three in the shower?

Judith, for God's sake!

You could have killed us.

That is exactly what I had in mind.

Excuse me, please.

Oh.

Come on, let's have a drink.

I don't want to.

What are you doing later?

Greg has a meeting.

I don't have any plans.

There's a party. Alfie Knight's place.

Could be fun.

Sneak off with me.

I have a headache.

But I guess it isn't much of a headache.

What time will you pick me up?

A little after 8.

[♪]

My outfit isn't like hers.

Oh, relax.

You'll put all the movie stars to shame.

Robin, you're here. How marvelous.

And you brought Mrs. Austin.

How are you, Jerry? Terrific.

Come and meet all the beautiful people.

Alfie, Robin's here.

And he's brought Mrs. Austin.

Don't be wicked, Alfie.

Don't worry about him, darling, he's the bitch of the world.

I shall take care of him.

Find a drink, Robin.

What'll you have?

Scotch and water, and come right back.

Hello.

How've you been, Scorpio?

Just fine, Gemini?

Pisces.

One Scotch and water and a vodka on the rocks.

Yes, sir. Very tall.

Remember me? Or haven't you had enough vodka?

How are you, Maggie?

Fine.

What are you doing now?

Believe it or not I've been getting some parts.

Good for you. Do you still have the same phone number?

Robin, if you ever need me, you'll find me.

One Scotch and a tall vodka.

Okay. But some day I'll catch up with you.

You'd better wear your spiked shoes.

Who was the girl?

Just another pretty face. Meet anyone interesting?

You must be kidding.

Goodnight, Miss Stewart.

[ENGINE REVVING, TIRES SQUEALING]

Goodnight, Robin.

Goodnight, Perry. Drop that script off, huh?

Sure will. Don't forget.

We'll be at the Beverly Hills Hotel until tomorrow.

And please don't forget to call, Robin.

Don't worry, I won't forget.

Goodnight. Goodnight.

See you.

Please don't forget to call, Robin, good night.

Come on, let's go. What, you bored already?

Oh, I am. I'm bored. Come on, I just--

I want to go back to the bungalow and have a drink.

Robin, I would like to spend some time alone with you.

Honey, we can't be rude to Jerry and Alfie.

This is partly business, you know.

You've monopolized him all evening, darling. It's my turn.

Thank you, Jerry.

Well, you just stay with Jerry and Alfie,

we'll save you from a fate worse than death.

I wouldn't put it quite that strongly,

but I'd just as soon skip it.

Keep me late enough so I can take her home to her loving husband.

[LAUGHING]

[CLINKING]

Now I see why the three of you want to be alone.

Shall I leave? Where'd you get that?

I found it. I must have dropped it.

Oh! Oh, my God.

Finders keepers.

Besides, it's not yours anyway.

It is mine, dear.

I was wearing it. Give it back, Judith.

Why, that makes it more interesting.

Come on. Ah-ah.

I want to read to you. Wait a minute.

This is what it says.

"To Jerry, simply because you're you.

Love, Robin."

And Alfie's wearing it! Jerry, for God sake!

Alfie and I exchanged bracelets.

I didn't think you'd mind.

Oh, how sweet. Mind.

Oh, sweet.

Give me that bracelet, you bitch.

Come and get it. Oops!

There. Now it's where neither of you faggots dare go for it.

Go ahead.

You forgot about me. I've been there before.

You're a faggot too.

Won't Gregory and the board of directors love seeing that bracelet.

Judith! Don't act like a damn fool.

You're the damn fool.

I'm going to see to it that you are totally unemployed.

Off the network, out of television completely.

And I'm the one who can do it. And, oh, boy, won't the scandal sheets

love knowing about you two?

When I--

I can't wait to see the headlines.

Come on, give me that bracelet.

Get away from me. Get off her!

Get her, Jerry!

[SCREAMS]

[SCREAMS]

Stupid bitch!

Ow! Ow!

Son of a--

Oh, my God! Judith!

You've killed him!

Take it easy, Jerry.

Oh, he's bleeding. What are we going to do?

Get a doctor.

Oh, shut up. Get that frigging bracelet.

[SCREAMING]

Let go of me! You're hurting me!

Oh, you bastard!

I will tell you that's the police.

What about my morals clause?

To hell with your morals clause.

Stall them, Robin. Do something.

Goddamn all of you.

POLICE: Open up. It's the police.

Wait a minute.

All right, listen to me,

because I've only got time to say this once.

I got loaded, I made a pass at Judith and ripped her blouse.

Jerry stepped in and I knocked him down.

What was I doing? You tried to help and I smacked you in the mouth.

That ought to look good.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

POLICE: Open up. It's the police.

Okay.

Now remember, you bastards!

Let me do the talking.

MAN: Here they come.

REPORTER: Mr. Austin, how about a statement, Mr. Austin?

Mrs. Austin, please.

Have you anything to say, Mr. Austin?

One question, please.

Mr. Dorne, have you a statement, please?

Come on, give us a break, will you?

Just a word before you go.

Here they come.

Was anybody hurt? Who was hurt in this?

Alfie. What happened, Alfie?

Alfie, what's the story?

Oh, it was nothing very much. Just people under the carpet,

and I hit him with the curling tongs.

Alfie, over here, over here.

Over here, Alfie.

Alfie!

One more, Alfie.

Over here.

Here comes The Love Machine.

How'd it go, Robin, fight?

Give us one more.

Who got hurt?

[HONKING]

Need a lift?

Not yet, Maggie.

♪ He touched you once But now he's gone ♪

♪ The pillow that His head was on ♪

♪ Is colder than the silent dawn ♪

♪ He's moving on ♪

♪ He's moving on ♪

♪ That's Robin Stone ♪

♪ He's moving on ♪

♪ He's tried it all ♪

♪ From A to Z ♪

♪ Became a lock without a key ♪

♪ Pursing freedom And never free ♪

♪ That's Robin Stone Robin Stone ♪

♪ He's moving on ♪

♪ His name is Robin Stone ♪