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- Can I help you? - Well, I called for her last night.
"- Can I help you? - Well, I called for her last night."
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Her husband died last night.
"Her husband died last night."
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His picture was in the paper once, but you misspelled his name.
"His picture was in the paper once, but you misspelled his name."
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She wants to be sure you get it right.
"She wants to be sure you get it right."
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- You see, it's not one, but two "I"s. - You want obituaries.
"- You see, it's not one, but two "I"s. - You want obituaries."
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It's the guy in the back with the urn on his desk.
"It's the guy in the back with the urn on his desk."
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What funeral home was she taken to?
"What funeral home was she taken to?"
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How old was she?
"How old was she?"
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What did she die of?
"What did she die of?"
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Well, I have to know what she died of or I can't write the obit.
"Well, I have to know what she died of or I can't write the obit."
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I don't make the rules.
"I don't make the rules."
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Could I call you back? Thank you.
"Could I call you back? Thank you."
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Excuse me, will you?
"Excuse me, will you?"
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Tom?
"Tom?"
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Tom, look, I cannot take this anymore.
"Tom, look, I cannot take this anymore."
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You got to get me off the obit desk. I can't write another obituary.
"You got to get me off the obit desk. I can't write another obituary."
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Calm down, Adam. Relax. It isn't going to last forever.
"Calm down, Adam. Relax. It isn't going to last forever."
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Think of it this way:
"Think of it this way:"
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This is your last chance in journalism to write anything nice about anybody.
"This is your last chance in journalism to write anything nice about anybody."
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Perfect.
"Perfect."
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New York City - Five Years Later
"New York City - Five Years Later"
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So, you can't talk to me about the arrest.
"So, you can't talk to me about the arrest."
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Can you talk to me about after the arrest? You know, his time in prison.
"Can you talk to me about after the arrest? You know, his time in prison."
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It was terrible.
"It was terrible."
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He was in shock the entire time.
"He was in shock the entire time."
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He lost a lot of weight because he couldn't eat the food.
"He lost a lot of weight because he couldn't eat the food."
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He couldn't sleep.
"He couldn't sleep."
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They had him in the same cell with a Mafia hit man.
"They had him in the same cell with a Mafia hit man."
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- He was afraid to close his eyes for a week. - Interesting.
"- He was afraid to close his eyes for a week. - Interesting."
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For a man like him...
"For a man like him..."
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that was cruel and unusual punishment.
"that was cruel and unusual punishment."
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I'll say.
"I'll say."
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What do you think, Charlie? Can you get him to talk to me?
"What do you think, Charlie? Can you get him to talk to me?"
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He's not talking to any press, Adam.
"He's not talking to any press, Adam."
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He doesn't trust you guys.
"He doesn't trust you guys."
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I don't blame him.
"I don't blame him."
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There's been a lot of bad press lately.
"There's been a lot of bad press lately."
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I thought he'd want to tell his side of the story.
"I thought he'd want to tell his side of the story."
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The only way to do that is an interview.
"The only way to do that is an interview."
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Especially if he feels that the government is screwing around on him.
"Especially if he feels that the government is screwing around on him."
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Now, I didn't exactly say that.
"Now, I didn't exactly say that."
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Anyway, not for the record.
"Anyway, not for the record."
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I don't want you to twist what I said out of shape.
"I don't want you to twist what I said out of shape."
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Right.
"Right."
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The problem is, the only people that will talk to me are people that hate him.
"The problem is, the only people that will talk to me are people that hate him."
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And I'm doing this story whether I talk to him or not.
"And I'm doing this story whether I talk to him or not."
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So don't fault me if this is a negative piece.
"So don't fault me if this is a negative piece."
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That sounds vaguely like a threat.
"That sounds vaguely like a threat."
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No, I think that if he wants a chance, he's got to turn his press around.
"No, I think that if he wants a chance, he's got to turn his press around."
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You reporters think you make the world turn.
"You reporters think you make the world turn."
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I don't know about that.
"I don't know about that."
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You know, I used to be a reporter myself...
"You know, I used to be a reporter myself..."
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until I got tired of starving my family.
"until I got tired of starving my family."
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That's why I got into public relations.
"That's why I got into public relations."
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- To make a living wage. I love it. - Yeah.
"- To make a living wage. I love it. - Yeah."
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I really do.
"I really do."
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Excuse me. I have to take a piss.
"Excuse me. I have to take a piss."
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- Am I interrupting something? - No. Adam, come on in and look at this.
"- Am I interrupting something? - No. Adam, come on in and look at this."
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- Frankie strikes again. - Look at that. They're good.
"- Frankie strikes again. - Look at that. They're good."
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At last someone has managed to capture his true essence.
"At last someone has managed to capture his true essence."
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Look at this one. I can't believe that she got him to do this.
"Look at this one. I can't believe that she got him to do this."
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Believe me, it was easy.
"Believe me, it was easy."
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I think this will be the one we use on the cover.
"I think this will be the one we use on the cover."
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- You like it? - I like it.
"- You like it? - I like it."
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- You want to get some lunch? - Yeah.
"- You want to get some lunch? - Yeah."
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- Frankie, you want to join us? - Absolutely.
"- Frankie, you want to join us? - Absolutely."
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How did it go this morning?
"How did it go this morning?"
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Fascinating.
"Fascinating."
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He insisted we meet at the Atrium Club, saying it was a safe place to talk.
"He insisted we meet at the Atrium Club, saying it was a safe place to talk."
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He implied the government had a reason for putting McKenzie out of business.
"He implied the government had a reason for putting McKenzie out of business."
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He was so nervous.
"He was so nervous."
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- But what about the interview? - He thought it was doubtful.
"- But what about the interview? - He thought it was doubtful."
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- There's no story without an interview. - Or without pictures.
"- There's no story without an interview. - Or without pictures."
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You don't want to recycle the same wire service photos.
"You don't want to recycle the same wire service photos."
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- I'd love to shoot him. - You'd make him pose with coke in his lap.
"- I'd love to shoot him. - You'd make him pose with coke in his lap."
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- I can make him do anything. - Come on, you guys.
"- I can make him do anything. - Come on, you guys."
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I have an idea.
"I have an idea."
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McKenzie has a hearing tomorrow, in Los Angeles, to reduce his bail.
"McKenzie has a hearing tomorrow, in Los Angeles, to reduce his bail."
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But he needs the $2 million to pay his lawyers.
"But he needs the $2 million to pay his lawyers."
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Why don't I fly out there tonight and get the interview?
"Why don't I fly out there tonight and get the interview?"
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- You hate flying. - I'm fine, as long as there's no turbulence.
"- You hate flying. - I'm fine, as long as there's no turbulence."
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When it starts bouncing around, I get drunk.
"When it starts bouncing around, I get drunk."
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If you're going, let's find a story for you to do at the same time...
"If you're going, let's find a story for you to do at the same time..."
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in case it doesn't work out. I don't want you wasting your time or my money.
"in case it doesn't work out. I don't want you wasting your time or my money."
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You cheap fuck. You want two stories for the price of one?
"You cheap fuck. You want two stories for the price of one?"
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Fine.
"Fine."
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I have an idea for a story that would take place in California.
"I have an idea for a story that would take place in California."
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What?
"What?"
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I got the idea at the Atrium Club, this morning.
"I got the idea at the Atrium Club, this morning."
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- Who would you be going after? - Not who, what.
"- Who would you be going after? - Not who, what."
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- Excuse me, what will you be going after? - Health clubs.
"- Excuse me, what will you be going after? - Health clubs."
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- Groan. - No.
"- Groan. - No."
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I'll do a story about how they're turning into the singles bars of the '80s?
"I'll do a story about how they're turning into the singles bars of the '80s?"
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Find a couple. Do a non-fiction love story.
"Find a couple. Do a non-fiction love story."
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- With pictures. - Lots of them. It could be hilarious.
"- With pictures. - Lots of them. It could be hilarious."
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Particularly set in Los Angeles. You know, inflated bodies. Airheads.
"Particularly set in Los Angeles. You know, inflated bodies. Airheads."
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- Hot tubs? Alfalfa sprouts? - Absolutely.
"- Hot tubs? Alfalfa sprouts? - Absolutely."
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We haven't done L.A. in a long time. It would be wonderful.
"We haven't done L.A. in a long time. It would be wonderful."
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- Sounds great. - Shit.
"- Sounds great. - Shit."
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- What? - Carly Simon just walked in.
"- What? - Carly Simon just walked in."
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Oh, God.
"Oh, God."
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- She hated the story you did on her. - I know, I know.
"- She hated the story you did on her. - I know, I know."
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- Hi, Carly. - Hi, Carly.
"- Hi, Carly. - Hi, Carly."
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Hi, Carly.
"Hi, Carly."
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- I read that shit you wrote about me. - Come on, Carly.
"- I read that shit you wrote about me. - Come on, Carly."
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The only thing worse than being written about is not being written about.
"The only thing worse than being written about is not being written about."
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There is a motion with respect to the bail for Mr. McKenzie.
"There is a motion with respect to the bail for Mr. McKenzie."
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- Is that correct? - It is, Your Honour.
"- Is that correct? - It is, Your Honour."
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- Yes. Is there a written motion? - No.
"- Yes. Is there a written motion? - No."
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I'd like to make an oral presentation.
"I'd like to make an oral presentation."
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- You filed the notice? - Yes, Your Honour.
"- You filed the notice? - Yes, Your Honour."
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All right, then, go ahead and state your reasons.
"All right, then, go ahead and state your reasons."
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Then the government may reply.
"Then the government may reply."
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We are seeking a reduction in bail based on two major things:
"We are seeking a reduction in bail based on two major things:"
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One, Mr. McKenzie is simply not as wealthy as the government...
"One, Mr. McKenzie is simply not as wealthy as the government..."
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and the press, for that matter, imagines.
"and the press, for that matter, imagines."
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Let's leave the press out of it. They have nothing to do with setting bail.
"Let's leave the press out of it. They have nothing to do with setting bail."
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Here they come.
"Here they come."
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- Charlie, what about the interview? - He's not talking to anybody.
"- Charlie, what about the interview? - He's not talking to anybody."
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- Period. - If he changes his mind, I'll be at...
"- Period. - If he changes his mind, I'll be at..."
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