1 00:00:00,334 --> 00:00:02,294 [Jessica] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. 2 00:00:02,378 --> 00:00:06,006 Oh, yes! That’s it! First mainline fix of your man, T.T. Baines! 3 00:00:06,215 --> 00:00:08,676 This station, it’s about survival. 4 00:00:08,759 --> 00:00:11,387 Russ wants you to argue with T.T. Baines? 5 00:00:11,470 --> 00:00:13,347 [scoffs] On the air? 6 00:00:13,431 --> 00:00:15,141 You realize we’re gonna lose our entire audience? 7 00:00:15,224 --> 00:00:17,059 And replace it with 12- to 18-year olds. 8 00:00:17,143 --> 00:00:20,771 -No more music by dead guys. -You cultural sinkhole! 9 00:00:20,855 --> 00:00:23,149 Someone took a shot at T.T. Baines last night. 10 00:00:23,232 --> 00:00:25,401 You had a real instinct for publicity. 11 00:00:25,484 --> 00:00:27,570 You think I would kill for a job? 12 00:00:27,653 --> 00:00:28,821 He threatened to expose me. 13 00:00:28,904 --> 00:00:30,781 He was blackmailing you. 14 00:00:30,865 --> 00:00:31,991 Why are you doing this to me? 15 00:00:32,074 --> 00:00:33,826 Someone is trying to kill me. 16 00:01:27,338 --> 00:01:30,633 [opera music playing] 17 00:01:45,898 --> 00:01:47,316 [music stops] 18 00:01:47,817 --> 00:01:50,110 And that, ladies and gentlemen, for you music lovers, 19 00:01:50,194 --> 00:01:52,363 was Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. 20 00:01:52,446 --> 00:01:54,448 For you guys who just like to crank up your stereos, 21 00:01:54,532 --> 00:01:56,867 it was that cool thing with the cannons. 22 00:01:56,951 --> 00:01:59,078 It’s all right, I turned mine up, too, at that point. 23 00:01:59,161 --> 00:02:01,330 That was a brand-new surround-sound recording 24 00:02:01,413 --> 00:02:03,958 by the Krakow Symphony Orchestra, 25 00:02:04,041 --> 00:02:06,794 conducted by Janos Symanski. 26 00:02:07,586 --> 00:02:09,797 And now, this message. 27 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:10,965 [rock music blaring] 28 00:02:11,048 --> 00:02:13,551 [T.T.] Oh, yes! Oh, yes! Oh, yes! San Francisco! 29 00:02:13,634 --> 00:02:15,302 This is T.T. you heard that right. 30 00:02:15,636 --> 00:02:17,805 You know who I am, you know what I do! 31 00:02:17,888 --> 00:02:19,306 [volume decreases] And unless you’ve been living in your closet 32 00:02:19,390 --> 00:02:20,891 for the last couple of weeks, 33 00:02:20,975 --> 00:02:22,685 you know that starting on Monday, 34 00:02:22,768 --> 00:02:25,020 I am taking over the airwaves in San Francisco. 35 00:02:25,104 --> 00:02:28,357 That’s right! I’m gonna be slamming you with what’s what. 36 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,526 The meaning, the secret of what it is all about! 37 00:02:30,609 --> 00:02:32,444 Don’t worry, Howard, it’s not the end of the world. 38 00:02:32,695 --> 00:02:35,447 Are you quite sure? 39 00:02:35,698 --> 00:02:36,824 [laughs] 40 00:02:37,074 --> 00:02:39,660 [rock music playing] 41 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,295 -[Russ] Ain’t no way, man. -[T.T.] Are you sure about that? 42 00:02:49,378 --> 00:02:52,423 Russ, Russ, Russ! What, are you losing faith in me, man? Huh? 43 00:02:52,506 --> 00:02:54,425 I don’t know, T.T. 44 00:02:54,508 --> 00:02:56,886 St. Louis and Chicago, they were easy. 45 00:02:56,969 --> 00:02:59,263 Listen to this. This town’s already out there. 46 00:02:59,346 --> 00:03:01,640 No. No. No. You see, they think it is, okay? 47 00:03:01,724 --> 00:03:03,976 Once they get a load of what I’m gonna be laying on ’em, 48 00:03:04,059 --> 00:03:06,437 it’s gonna make everything else sound like Lawrence Welk. 49 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,148 See, I’m gonna make ’em love it. I’m gonna make ’em love me. 50 00:03:09,231 --> 00:03:10,858 You better watch it, pal. 51 00:03:10,941 --> 00:03:12,526 Buying into your own hype is dangerous. 52 00:03:12,610 --> 00:03:14,570 Ah, come on! Hype-schmype! 53 00:03:14,820 --> 00:03:19,700 Hey, whatever happened to "Russ the P.R. monster," huh? 54 00:03:19,950 --> 00:03:20,868 [laughs] 55 00:03:26,874 --> 00:03:28,626 Oh, geez! Russ, somebody’s shooting at us. 56 00:03:28,876 --> 00:03:30,461 I told you this was a tough town. 57 00:03:35,382 --> 00:03:37,009 [Howard] And that, I am sorry to say, 58 00:03:37,092 --> 00:03:40,471 is all the time we have left for today. 59 00:03:40,804 --> 00:03:45,059 Uh, my guest this week, this final week at the Look at Books, 60 00:03:45,142 --> 00:03:47,686 has been the elegant Jessica Fletcher, 61 00:03:47,770 --> 00:03:49,438 the first lady of mystery writing. 62 00:03:49,521 --> 00:03:53,025 Oh. Hey! Careful, Howard. Agatha Christie’s ghost may strike you dead. 63 00:03:53,108 --> 00:03:54,526 [laughs] Under the circumstances, 64 00:03:54,777 --> 00:03:56,654 that might be a desirable fate. 65 00:03:57,237 --> 00:04:01,742 Jessica’s latest best-seller is A Case and a Half of Murder. 66 00:04:01,825 --> 00:04:04,119 I am loving it. I’m on page 167, 67 00:04:04,411 --> 00:04:05,871 and I want to know, just between us, 68 00:04:05,955 --> 00:04:07,498 is Leroy telling the truth about the hijacking of the... 69 00:04:07,581 --> 00:04:11,377 tell me later. We’ll make them read the book. 70 00:04:11,460 --> 00:04:13,420 You will love it too. I promise. 71 00:04:13,504 --> 00:04:16,256 Over the next few days, this is Howard Deems, 72 00:04:16,340 --> 00:04:20,344 the voice of KLOY FM, 114.3 on your radio dial, 73 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:23,764 wishing you all a very good day and good reading. 74 00:04:24,932 --> 00:04:28,060 [stops background music] And we’re off. 75 00:04:28,894 --> 00:04:33,315 Oh, and Howard, Graham wants to see you. 76 00:04:33,399 --> 00:04:35,484 He’s not too happy about your editorializing. 77 00:04:35,567 --> 00:04:37,152 Right. 78 00:04:37,236 --> 00:04:40,572 Eddie? Eddie, where the hell are the CD’s 79 00:04:40,656 --> 00:04:42,199 -you’re supposed to get for the show? -I’ve been busy. 80 00:04:43,242 --> 00:04:44,451 [T.T.] You’ve been busy. 81 00:04:44,535 --> 00:04:46,620 Let me explain something to you, all right? 82 00:04:46,704 --> 00:04:49,540 In 32 hours, I hit the air for the first time in San Francisco. 83 00:04:49,623 --> 00:04:51,709 I want things the way I want things. 84 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:53,585 Now, do you wanna work with me or not? 85 00:04:54,044 --> 00:04:57,214 Unless, of course, you think maybe your reflexes are a little too slow 86 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:59,049 to keep up with the kind of cues I’m gonna need. 87 00:04:59,133 --> 00:05:01,218 I could talk to Russ about that. 88 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:04,888 Thanks, T.T., but Russ already spelled it out for me real clear. 89 00:05:04,972 --> 00:05:06,390 And? 90 00:05:07,850 --> 00:05:08,851 You’ll have ’em tonight. 91 00:05:08,934 --> 00:05:11,061 Thank you, Eddie. Thank you. 92 00:05:11,145 --> 00:05:16,817 The face, and it pains me to say, the voice of the future. 93 00:05:17,568 --> 00:05:19,653 Any news about yours? 94 00:05:19,737 --> 00:05:22,364 [inhales deeply] Mostly it’s, "Call us in six months," 95 00:05:22,448 --> 00:05:25,492 or it’s just flat-out disinterest. 96 00:05:25,576 --> 00:05:28,078 My agent’s embarrassed to return my calls, Jess. 97 00:05:28,162 --> 00:05:30,873 Apparently, the market for aging announcers 98 00:05:30,956 --> 00:05:33,000 who actually prize the English language 99 00:05:33,083 --> 00:05:34,293 is even more limited than, uh... [door opens] 100 00:05:35,669 --> 00:05:38,005 Excuse me, Mr. Howard Deems? 101 00:05:38,088 --> 00:05:39,214 Yes. 102 00:05:39,298 --> 00:05:41,717 -Can I have a moment? -Uh, Lieutenant Evers? 103 00:05:42,134 --> 00:05:45,387 -Mrs. Fletcher, what a pleasant surprise. -Thank you! 104 00:05:45,471 --> 00:05:47,848 What brings you to San Francisco this time? 105 00:05:47,931 --> 00:05:50,559 I’m here on a book tour and to visit with my good friend, Howard Deems. 106 00:05:50,642 --> 00:05:51,810 [sneezes] Bless you. 107 00:05:52,227 --> 00:05:55,230 [sniffling] Thanks. Do you... 108 00:05:55,314 --> 00:05:57,399 [sneezes] Bless you. 109 00:05:58,150 --> 00:06:00,486 Yes, Howard has a cat, 110 00:06:00,569 --> 00:06:02,404 and I take it that your wife still has hers? 111 00:06:02,488 --> 00:06:05,240 She offered to get rid of it. 112 00:06:05,324 --> 00:06:06,575 Trouble is, I got attached to him. 113 00:06:06,658 --> 00:06:08,118 [blows nose loudly] 114 00:06:09,995 --> 00:06:12,039 Mr. Deems, I need to ask you some questions. 115 00:06:12,122 --> 00:06:13,582 We may have a problem. 116 00:06:13,999 --> 00:06:17,628 You must have heard, someone took a shot at T.T. Baines last night. 117 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:19,463 Oh, yes. We heard. 118 00:06:19,546 --> 00:06:21,173 But what does that got to do with Howard? 119 00:06:22,132 --> 00:06:23,884 Well, that’s what I want to know. 120 00:06:26,762 --> 00:06:28,639 Oh, come on, dad. 121 00:06:28,722 --> 00:06:31,558 I kept the office apprised of where I could be reached. 122 00:06:31,642 --> 00:06:33,936 I could’ve cut my trip short and been back here in a second. 123 00:06:34,019 --> 00:06:35,979 The opportunity presented itself, 124 00:06:36,063 --> 00:06:38,690 and it was just too good to pass up. 125 00:06:38,774 --> 00:06:41,360 But a total change in format? 126 00:06:42,111 --> 00:06:43,737 You realize we’re gonna lose our entire audience. 127 00:06:43,821 --> 00:06:46,949 Yeah, and replace it with 12- to 18-year olds. 128 00:06:47,032 --> 00:06:49,451 The ones who spend serious money on new products and new ideas. 129 00:06:49,535 --> 00:06:53,914 And the ones that advertisers pay big dollars trying to reach. 130 00:06:53,997 --> 00:06:56,542 Oh, whoa. Wasn’t the Lexus a new product a few years ago? 131 00:06:56,625 --> 00:06:59,628 I don’t see too many teenagers driving those babies around. 132 00:06:59,711 --> 00:07:04,216 Look, Bud, Russ here and T.T. worked miracles in Chicago. 133 00:07:04,633 --> 00:07:06,385 Turned the town’s lowest-rated station 134 00:07:06,468 --> 00:07:08,762 into number one in less than a year. 135 00:07:08,846 --> 00:07:11,932 St. Louis and Cincinnati before that. 136 00:07:12,307 --> 00:07:14,977 Listen, Bud, we’re gonna make a great team together. 137 00:07:15,394 --> 00:07:17,521 We? 138 00:07:17,604 --> 00:07:19,606 I thought that you and T.T. were the team, 139 00:07:19,690 --> 00:07:20,649 and I ran programming. 140 00:07:20,732 --> 00:07:26,446 Bud, I have appointed Russ co-vice president. 141 00:07:26,530 --> 00:07:29,616 I mean, you will share programming responsibilities. 142 00:07:29,700 --> 00:07:31,160 [sighs] God, dad, I... 143 00:07:32,536 --> 00:07:35,038 just remind me never to go on vacation again. 144 00:07:35,122 --> 00:07:37,916 Look, I’ve got a bunch of stuff I’ve gotta get ready for Monday. 145 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,002 Why don’t I let you two get back on the same page together? 146 00:07:40,085 --> 00:07:41,253 Thanks. 147 00:07:46,049 --> 00:07:48,635 Son, I’m sorry. 148 00:07:50,220 --> 00:07:53,307 It was either this or oblivion. 149 00:07:54,433 --> 00:07:57,060 [knocking on door, door opens] 150 00:07:57,144 --> 00:07:59,438 [Lauren] Hello? Am I interrupting something momentous? 151 00:07:59,521 --> 00:08:01,940 [Graham] Of course not. Come in, darling. 152 00:08:02,024 --> 00:08:03,400 Welcome back, Bud. 153 00:08:06,445 --> 00:08:09,531 I want to hear all about your trip. Can you join us for lunch? 154 00:08:09,948 --> 00:08:14,536 Thanks, but it looks like I have a lot of catching up to do. 155 00:08:16,121 --> 00:08:17,915 Dad, is it really worth all this? 156 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:25,923 Oh, Lauren, I hope your instinct’s right about Baines 157 00:08:26,715 --> 00:08:28,258 and Russ Connell. 158 00:08:33,972 --> 00:08:35,766 Excuse me. 159 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:38,227 Colleen, can I talk to you for a minute? 160 00:08:38,310 --> 00:08:39,311 Yeah. Hang on a second, Phil. 161 00:08:39,394 --> 00:08:40,938 -Annie, what’s up? -You’re doing great, 162 00:08:41,146 --> 00:08:44,733 but try not to be so late with your buy confirmations, else I’ll never catch up. 163 00:08:44,900 --> 00:08:47,778 Right. Sorry. But you know, I can think of worse problems. 164 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:50,197 "And the new KLOY hits the youth-market bull’s-eye 165 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,158 "with disc-jockeys that speak their language and play their music 166 00:08:53,242 --> 00:08:56,203 "from rock to hip-hop, to rap to junk." 167 00:08:56,286 --> 00:08:57,996 [Murray] Junk? 168 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,415 Uh, that’s funk. Sorry, that’s a typo. 169 00:09:01,667 --> 00:09:03,752 Look, Murray, my kids eat this stuff up, 170 00:09:03,835 --> 00:09:06,421 and they wear sneakers by the cartload, so... 171 00:09:06,505 --> 00:09:10,133 -I’ve already talked to Colleen Sellers. -What? Our Colleen Sellers? 172 00:09:10,217 --> 00:09:12,094 Yeah. She called me the other day regarding the purchase of-- 173 00:09:12,177 --> 00:09:14,888 Oh, yeah. Yeah. So long, Murray. 174 00:09:14,972 --> 00:09:17,140 Oh, I’m glad to do it, Phil. 175 00:09:17,224 --> 00:09:19,434 Listen, you enjoy that concert, okay? It’s gonna be humungous. 176 00:09:19,518 --> 00:09:21,186 Biggest thing since The Dead were on tour-- 177 00:09:21,270 --> 00:09:22,688 Colleen, what the hell do you think you’re doing, 178 00:09:22,771 --> 00:09:24,356 stealing my sports court shoes account? 179 00:09:24,439 --> 00:09:25,941 Could you just keep it down here, please? 180 00:09:26,525 --> 00:09:29,653 No, Phil. Thank you. I know. Isn’t it amazing? 181 00:09:30,153 --> 00:09:31,822 And he’s not even on the air yet. 182 00:09:31,905 --> 00:09:34,449 I told you, buying time on T.T. Baines was like money in the bank. 183 00:09:34,533 --> 00:09:36,493 Okay. Bye. 184 00:09:36,576 --> 00:09:39,204 Dave, I didn’t steal your clients. 185 00:09:39,288 --> 00:09:41,081 Their ad agency called me. 186 00:09:41,164 --> 00:09:44,042 Sure. Like you didn’t grab my other two biggest accounts. 187 00:09:44,126 --> 00:09:46,586 Well, I’ve got news for you. I’m taking this to Graham. 188 00:09:46,670 --> 00:09:47,838 Well, be my guest. 189 00:09:47,921 --> 00:09:50,549 [beeping] 190 00:09:50,632 --> 00:09:53,885 Russ, I’ve gotta talk to you about her. 191 00:09:53,969 --> 00:09:55,304 Not now, Moline. 192 00:09:55,846 --> 00:09:57,264 Damn it, you owe me. 193 00:09:57,347 --> 00:09:58,765 Not now. 194 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:03,312 [Evers] Mr. Deems, you admit you have more to lose 195 00:10:03,395 --> 00:10:06,148 from this changeover at the station than anyone else? 196 00:10:06,231 --> 00:10:08,525 Look, Lieutenant, that is the most unfair insinuation. 197 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:10,027 I mean, I have known Howard--- 198 00:10:10,110 --> 00:10:13,071 Mrs. Fletcher... [sniffles] if I may? 199 00:10:13,739 --> 00:10:16,616 Your engineer, Eddie Mapp, confirms that you were absent 200 00:10:16,700 --> 00:10:18,535 from the broadcast booth for 20 minutes last night, 201 00:10:18,618 --> 00:10:20,662 during which time the shot was fired. 202 00:10:20,746 --> 00:10:22,873 [Jessica] Look, Howard has already told you 203 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:25,792 that he went to the Deli and ordered a dinner sandwich, 204 00:10:25,876 --> 00:10:27,919 and that he took the long way back to the studio. 205 00:10:28,003 --> 00:10:30,714 Because he wanted the exercise. Sure. 206 00:10:30,797 --> 00:10:33,425 [Howard] Jess, bless you. 207 00:10:33,508 --> 00:10:35,510 But we’re swimming upstream here. 208 00:10:35,594 --> 00:10:37,095 [clears throat] In the next breath, 209 00:10:37,179 --> 00:10:38,597 Lieutenant Evers is gonna tell us 210 00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:40,682 that his people have been through my locker here, 211 00:10:40,766 --> 00:10:41,767 and they have found... [exclaims] 212 00:10:41,850 --> 00:10:44,644 yes! My target rifle! 213 00:10:44,728 --> 00:10:46,813 It’s been recently fired, Lieutenant. 214 00:10:46,897 --> 00:10:48,940 At the East Bay Rifle Club yesterday afternoon. 215 00:10:49,024 --> 00:10:51,068 My regular Wednesday afternoon team practice. 216 00:10:51,151 --> 00:10:54,738 And, of course, I neglected to clean my weapon after firing. 217 00:10:54,821 --> 00:10:57,407 And, of course, my confreres will confirm to you 218 00:10:57,491 --> 00:10:59,534 that as a past national champion, 219 00:10:59,618 --> 00:11:02,287 I could shoot the eye out of an ostrich at 50 yards. 220 00:11:02,371 --> 00:11:05,499 Look, Lieutenant, if he is such a crack shot, 221 00:11:05,582 --> 00:11:07,584 I mean, how could he possibly have missed 222 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:11,630 either T.T. Baines or Russ Connell last night? 223 00:11:11,713 --> 00:11:15,675 Anyway, you told me that the bullet was too mangled to identify. 224 00:11:15,759 --> 00:11:18,470 Or tie to any single weapon. Right. 225 00:11:18,553 --> 00:11:21,681 Okay. Mr. Deems, 226 00:11:21,765 --> 00:11:25,602 for now, just don’t go anyplace where I can’t find you, okay? 227 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:27,312 [sighs] 228 00:11:27,396 --> 00:11:28,855 Oh, hey. My wife and I, 229 00:11:28,939 --> 00:11:32,984 we’re gonna miss your opera broadcasts a lot. 230 00:11:33,068 --> 00:11:34,569 Thank you, Lieutenant. 231 00:11:34,653 --> 00:11:37,489 On the other hand, our 13-year-old, 232 00:11:37,572 --> 00:11:39,783 [scoffs] already ape for your replacement. 233 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,621 Howard, go get the car. I’ll meet you downstairs. 234 00:11:44,704 --> 00:11:45,664 Thank you. 235 00:11:45,747 --> 00:11:48,792 [trolley Bell clanging] 236 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:51,503 [clattering] 237 00:11:51,586 --> 00:11:54,673 Bye-bye, Beethoven. Adios, Bach. 238 00:11:54,756 --> 00:11:57,384 Buenos noches, Brahms. 239 00:11:57,467 --> 00:11:59,553 [chuckles] Oh! 240 00:11:59,636 --> 00:12:01,471 Mr. Baines! 241 00:12:01,555 --> 00:12:03,265 Mr. Deems! 242 00:12:03,348 --> 00:12:05,600 I will still be playing these until Monday. 243 00:12:05,684 --> 00:12:08,395 Relax. You’ll find them. They’re right there. 244 00:12:08,478 --> 00:12:10,313 Look, come on. As if it weren’t enough 245 00:12:10,397 --> 00:12:12,566 that I gotta tweak dials in a strange studio for six hours, 246 00:12:12,649 --> 00:12:14,985 somebody is trying to kill me, in case you didn’t hear. 247 00:12:15,068 --> 00:12:16,611 Which, by the way, I’m assuming, 248 00:12:16,695 --> 00:12:18,738 they decided you didn’t take that shot at me? 249 00:12:18,822 --> 00:12:19,781 I had nothing to do with it. 250 00:12:19,865 --> 00:12:21,992 Hey, I’m just kidding, okay? 251 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:24,077 At your age, it’s surprising you hit anything at all. 252 00:12:24,161 --> 00:12:27,164 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 253 00:12:27,247 --> 00:12:30,959 You see what it is, Howard, is no more music by dead guys. 254 00:12:31,042 --> 00:12:32,878 You dolt. 255 00:12:32,961 --> 00:12:35,005 You are a cultural sinkhole! You’re a troglodyte! 256 00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:36,590 Guys, this is beautiful! 257 00:12:36,673 --> 00:12:39,509 What? Seeing everything I care about trashed? 258 00:12:39,593 --> 00:12:41,470 Or listening to his gibberish? 259 00:12:41,553 --> 00:12:44,389 [laughs] Howard, wait a minute! 260 00:12:44,473 --> 00:12:47,309 Russ, Russ, Russ. Let him go. The guy cannot take a joke. 261 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:49,060 Well, that’s what’s so perfect. 262 00:12:49,144 --> 00:12:51,146 I found the key to winning big in this town. 263 00:12:51,771 --> 00:12:54,483 Yin and yang. Good cop, bad cop. 264 00:12:54,566 --> 00:12:56,026 Howard! 265 00:12:56,735 --> 00:13:00,739 [laughs] You see, that scares me. [both laugh] 266 00:13:00,822 --> 00:13:03,283 Oh, how you doing, gorgeous? 267 00:13:03,366 --> 00:13:05,785 I’m fine, honey. The question is, how are you doin’? 268 00:13:06,578 --> 00:13:08,455 You know what it said in the high school yearbook, right? 269 00:13:08,538 --> 00:13:10,707 -"T.T. Baines will live forever." -"Live forever." 270 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:12,042 -That’s right. That’s right. -You will. 271 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:14,836 [Annie] Right. $3,227. 272 00:13:15,378 --> 00:13:18,215 You’ll have your check Monday at the latest. 273 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:19,216 Sorry for the delay. 274 00:13:20,091 --> 00:13:22,427 Yeah. Well, the good news is, 275 00:13:22,886 --> 00:13:25,180 it seems to be helping our cash flow. 276 00:13:25,597 --> 00:13:26,681 You, too. 277 00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:31,770 Well, I can see why Graham considers you irreplaceable, Annie. 278 00:13:32,145 --> 00:13:34,606 Can I help you with anything, Mr. Connell? 279 00:13:34,981 --> 00:13:38,235 It’s Russ, and you can help yourself by getting used to me. 280 00:13:38,693 --> 00:13:41,238 Hmm. I suppose I will. 281 00:13:41,738 --> 00:13:43,865 I’m not as flexible as I used to be. 282 00:13:44,282 --> 00:13:45,700 Really? 283 00:13:45,784 --> 00:13:48,078 It doesn’t seem to have affected your neck. 284 00:13:48,161 --> 00:13:50,163 You’re still able to look the other way without any trouble. 285 00:13:50,956 --> 00:13:53,041 [sighs] I don’t think I understand. 286 00:13:53,124 --> 00:13:54,834 Sure, you do. 287 00:13:55,210 --> 00:13:58,380 I’m talking about how Dave Moline manages to have lunch at his desk, 288 00:13:58,463 --> 00:14:02,133 but still can put in a chit for a $75 lunch at the top of the Mark, 289 00:14:02,592 --> 00:14:03,677 all on the same day. 290 00:14:04,803 --> 00:14:06,471 And given his dismal sales performance, 291 00:14:06,555 --> 00:14:08,348 and the size of his expense account, 292 00:14:08,765 --> 00:14:11,017 I can’t help but conclude that he’s very lucky 293 00:14:11,101 --> 00:14:12,644 to have you handling the books around here. 294 00:14:12,978 --> 00:14:15,188 What’re you driving at, Mr. Connell? 295 00:14:16,189 --> 00:14:18,567 I just thought that you’d be willing to 296 00:14:19,025 --> 00:14:21,945 make it worth my while to keep this between us. 297 00:14:23,154 --> 00:14:25,407 That sounds a whole lot like blackmail. 298 00:14:26,241 --> 00:14:28,201 Nothing wrong with your hearing either. 299 00:14:28,285 --> 00:14:30,495 I was thinking of something in the neighborhood of, say... 300 00:14:30,829 --> 00:14:32,455 a couple of thousand a week. 301 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:35,542 A couple... are you crazy? 302 00:14:35,625 --> 00:14:37,794 Where do you think I can find that kind of cash? 303 00:14:38,461 --> 00:14:40,755 Same place you find Dave’s expense money. 304 00:14:44,509 --> 00:14:45,969 Calm down? 305 00:14:46,344 --> 00:14:51,266 Firstly, they accused me of taking a shot at that freak! 306 00:14:51,766 --> 00:14:54,269 And then, his keeper has the gall to suggest 307 00:14:54,352 --> 00:14:57,022 that I work on air with him? 308 00:14:57,105 --> 00:15:00,859 Now, Russ wants you to argue with T.T. Baines? 309 00:15:00,942 --> 00:15:03,153 On the air? I mean, to be his foil? 310 00:15:03,236 --> 00:15:04,904 [laughing] Foil! 311 00:15:04,988 --> 00:15:06,906 What a nice word, Jessica! 312 00:15:06,990 --> 00:15:09,492 I think "stooge" describes it rather more accurately. 313 00:15:09,576 --> 00:15:12,287 He says there’s an almost "chemical edge" 314 00:15:12,370 --> 00:15:15,790 between myself and that throwback. 315 00:15:15,874 --> 00:15:18,668 Well, I told him he could take that idea and... 316 00:15:19,461 --> 00:15:21,880 Ah! At last, a voice of reason. 317 00:15:21,963 --> 00:15:26,635 Howard, now look, I can’t fault your sense of outrage. 318 00:15:27,344 --> 00:15:29,137 And believe me, I appreciate your willingness 319 00:15:29,220 --> 00:15:32,349 to forgo any future payment on your contract. 320 00:15:32,432 --> 00:15:35,477 Jessica, do you hear the sound of another shoe dropping? 321 00:15:36,186 --> 00:15:38,396 Ah, it does have that ring, Howard. 322 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,774 Cute. Cute. 323 00:15:40,857 --> 00:15:43,360 If you think I enjoy this, you’re wrong. 324 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:44,861 Get to it, Graham. 325 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:47,781 Okay. Okay. Um... 326 00:15:47,864 --> 00:15:51,701 our lawyers have examined your contract, and, uh... 327 00:15:51,785 --> 00:15:54,079 well, basically, they reminded me 328 00:15:54,162 --> 00:15:57,040 it does run another 14 months. 329 00:15:57,123 --> 00:15:59,751 You mean Howard must handle 330 00:15:59,834 --> 00:16:02,921 whatever assignments Russ wants to give him? 331 00:16:03,004 --> 00:16:06,257 [sighs] I tried to dissuade Russ, but... 332 00:16:06,341 --> 00:16:08,593 what’s Russ to do with this, Graham? 333 00:16:08,677 --> 00:16:10,220 What about us? What about you and me? 334 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:13,515 Oh, Howard, please! 335 00:16:14,265 --> 00:16:16,685 Jessica, talk to him, will you? 336 00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:19,104 And try not to Judge me. 337 00:16:19,187 --> 00:16:20,230 [scoffs] 338 00:16:24,275 --> 00:16:25,777 [sighs heavily] 339 00:16:50,260 --> 00:16:51,761 [door opening] 340 00:16:54,472 --> 00:16:55,306 Hi, Russ. 341 00:16:55,390 --> 00:16:57,392 Hey, babe. 342 00:16:57,475 --> 00:16:58,935 Let’s go take a jacuzzi. 343 00:17:02,188 --> 00:17:04,566 Let’s have another drink first. 344 00:17:10,196 --> 00:17:12,991 [Russ] Look, Bud, I just want to make this thing work for us, 345 00:17:13,116 --> 00:17:15,076 -And for your father. -Uh-huh? 346 00:17:16,453 --> 00:17:18,580 What’s the story with you and Lauren Hayward? 347 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,291 Story? We grew up together. 348 00:17:21,916 --> 00:17:23,334 Right. 349 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:26,045 She comes to San Francisco six months ago, 350 00:17:26,838 --> 00:17:28,465 my dad goes crazy for her, 351 00:17:28,798 --> 00:17:30,508 the station happens to be in the dumper, 352 00:17:30,592 --> 00:17:32,260 and she convinces him 353 00:17:32,343 --> 00:17:34,596 that you and T.T. can save our tails for a few bucks. 354 00:17:35,013 --> 00:17:36,973 That’s a whole lot of coincidences. 355 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:39,267 Bud, I swear, that’s all it was. 356 00:17:40,268 --> 00:17:42,812 Okay, then maybe you can explain the fact 357 00:17:42,896 --> 00:17:45,690 that when she supposedly moved here from New York, 358 00:17:46,816 --> 00:17:49,152 she came via a three-week stopover in Chicago, 359 00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:51,696 where you guys just happened to be working. 360 00:17:52,530 --> 00:17:54,073 It’s no secret. 361 00:17:54,157 --> 00:17:56,242 -She came by to renew an old friendship. -You know what I think? 362 00:17:57,118 --> 00:17:59,913 I think the three of you have been working together for a long time. 363 00:18:00,622 --> 00:18:01,998 I think it would be real interesting to trace 364 00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:04,167 how you got set up in St. Louis and Chicago. 365 00:18:04,751 --> 00:18:06,127 Let me ask you a question. 366 00:18:06,711 --> 00:18:08,922 Does this have anything to do with the fact 367 00:18:09,005 --> 00:18:11,925 that a beautiful lady about your age 368 00:18:12,008 --> 00:18:14,385 is more interested in your father than in you? 369 00:18:16,095 --> 00:18:18,807 No. It doesn’t. 370 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:21,559 All I can say, pal, you may not be aware of it, 371 00:18:21,643 --> 00:18:23,436 but you got a major problem. 372 00:18:27,065 --> 00:18:31,528 And now, the last act of Giordano’s opera, Andrea Chenier, 373 00:18:31,736 --> 00:18:34,739 in which chenier, the noble French poet and patriot, 374 00:18:34,823 --> 00:18:36,866 is sent to his death on the guillotine, 375 00:18:36,950 --> 00:18:38,743 a victim of the revolution. 376 00:18:38,827 --> 00:18:42,413 I hope you’ll forgive the somewhat obvious metaphor, 377 00:18:42,497 --> 00:18:46,793 as this concludes my final broadcast of Classics in the Morning. 378 00:18:47,293 --> 00:18:51,548 I want to thank you all for a long and rewarding musical friendship. 379 00:18:52,841 --> 00:18:55,927 [clears throat] And don’t forget to look for me on the new KLOY FM, 380 00:18:56,511 --> 00:19:00,431 featuring that exciting newcomer to San Francisco radio, T.T. Baines. 381 00:19:00,765 --> 00:19:03,017 Well, I don’t know what you said 382 00:19:03,101 --> 00:19:04,185 to Howard to turn him around, Jessica, 383 00:19:04,269 --> 00:19:06,271 but we owe you. 384 00:19:06,354 --> 00:19:07,689 I wish you didn’t. 385 00:19:08,189 --> 00:19:10,692 Here’s the material you asked me to pull, Mr. Forbes. 386 00:19:10,775 --> 00:19:11,734 Thanks, Annie. 387 00:19:11,818 --> 00:19:13,862 These are the employee files you asked for. 388 00:19:13,945 --> 00:19:16,322 I’m not sure what you’re gonna find 389 00:19:16,406 --> 00:19:17,407 that the police haven’t already found. 390 00:19:17,991 --> 00:19:20,410 Well, I’m not sure that I know either. 391 00:19:20,493 --> 00:19:22,912 But since Howard is still up there on their screens as the prime suspect, 392 00:19:22,996 --> 00:19:25,039 I have to give it a try. 393 00:19:25,123 --> 00:19:27,625 Are you thinking that maybe the shooter was 394 00:19:28,001 --> 00:19:29,252 one of our people, Mrs. Fletcher? 395 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,551 Two grand a week he wants? Oh, man. 396 00:19:36,634 --> 00:19:38,595 Annie, I feel terrible. 397 00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:40,555 I mean, I dragged you into this, 398 00:19:40,638 --> 00:19:42,473 helping me pad my expenses and all. 399 00:19:42,557 --> 00:19:44,183 Oh, old news. 400 00:19:44,267 --> 00:19:46,769 Maybe I should’ve called you on it in the beginning, 401 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:48,730 but you were in such a bind 402 00:19:48,813 --> 00:19:51,858 with your kid’s medical bills and your mother and... 403 00:19:51,941 --> 00:19:53,610 I kept meaning to pay it back. 404 00:19:53,693 --> 00:19:55,528 [sighs] How much are we up to now? 405 00:19:56,029 --> 00:19:58,656 46,000 and change. 406 00:19:58,740 --> 00:19:59,657 Oh, God. 407 00:20:01,367 --> 00:20:03,286 Listen, Dave, 408 00:20:03,786 --> 00:20:07,165 if you repaid it and then we explained it to Graham, 409 00:20:07,248 --> 00:20:09,375 we’d be heading that creep off at the pass. 410 00:20:09,459 --> 00:20:11,085 Forget it. 411 00:20:11,169 --> 00:20:13,379 I’m mortgaged up to here, my plastic is maxed, 412 00:20:13,463 --> 00:20:15,590 and the way my sales have been going... 413 00:20:15,673 --> 00:20:18,259 Okay. Then we just go to Graham and confess, 414 00:20:18,343 --> 00:20:19,677 and hope he’ll understand. 415 00:20:20,261 --> 00:20:22,931 [chuckles] I don’t think so. 416 00:20:24,307 --> 00:20:26,309 You had no call to walk out on me last night. 417 00:20:26,392 --> 00:20:29,395 You didn’t give me much choice. 418 00:20:29,479 --> 00:20:30,980 You wouldn’t listen, Russ. You’re not listening now. I really care about Graham. 419 00:20:31,522 --> 00:20:32,440 I love him. 420 00:20:33,274 --> 00:20:35,568 -You’ll get over it. -No! I won’t. 421 00:20:35,652 --> 00:20:37,570 I’m gonna marry Graham Forbes. 422 00:20:37,654 --> 00:20:39,906 Get outta here! In two weeks, you’ll see 423 00:20:39,989 --> 00:20:42,200 that it’s just like it was in St. Louis and Chicago. 424 00:20:42,283 --> 00:20:44,619 Look, from here we go to L.A. and then to New York. 425 00:20:44,702 --> 00:20:46,913 No. You and T.T., you’ll do it. 426 00:20:46,996 --> 00:20:48,206 You don’t need me to shill for you anymore. 427 00:20:48,289 --> 00:20:51,167 You’re wrong, Lauren, I need you. 428 00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:53,544 -Russ. -Dave, not now! 429 00:20:53,628 --> 00:20:54,837 -We’ve gotta talk! -I said later! 430 00:20:54,921 --> 00:20:57,840 -When? -When I say so. Now get outta here! 431 00:21:00,134 --> 00:21:03,012 I don’t think I even want to know what that one was about. 432 00:21:03,096 --> 00:21:05,223 All Graham Forbes has to offer is a lame radio station 433 00:21:05,306 --> 00:21:06,975 that he can’t even unload. 434 00:21:07,058 --> 00:21:08,601 It’s not about the money, Russ. 435 00:21:08,685 --> 00:21:09,852 That’s all it’s ever been about. 436 00:21:09,936 --> 00:21:11,604 That, and you and me. 437 00:21:13,856 --> 00:21:15,316 I’m not letting you go. 438 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,653 Are you saying what I think you’re saying? 439 00:21:18,736 --> 00:21:20,822 Let me answer that with a question. 440 00:21:20,905 --> 00:21:23,032 Do you think Graham’s enough of a stand-up guy 441 00:21:23,116 --> 00:21:24,450 to overlook the station owners that you conned 442 00:21:24,534 --> 00:21:26,786 in Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis? 443 00:21:27,370 --> 00:21:29,580 Russ, you wouldn’t do that. 444 00:21:30,164 --> 00:21:33,418 There’s only gonna be one villain in this piece, and it’s not gonna be me. 445 00:21:34,419 --> 00:21:36,796 So just get ready to kiss him off like you did all the others. 446 00:21:39,340 --> 00:21:41,592 [rock music blaring] 447 00:21:44,887 --> 00:21:47,724 People, people, people! We’re doing some serious damage 448 00:21:47,807 --> 00:21:49,642 in the studio here today, ain’t that right? 449 00:21:49,726 --> 00:21:51,644 Damage our insurance does not cover. 450 00:21:51,728 --> 00:21:53,563 [T.T.] Riding shotgun with me is the illustrious, 451 00:21:53,646 --> 00:21:56,357 the erudite, Howard Deems. 452 00:21:56,441 --> 00:21:58,317 Howard, what’d you think of that last piece of music? Great, right? 453 00:21:58,401 --> 00:22:00,903 Yes, Mr. Baines, it was great, if your definition of greatness 454 00:22:00,987 --> 00:22:04,866 includes the banal, the numbingly repetitive, the unintelligible. 455 00:22:05,116 --> 00:22:07,577 What you just played is non-music. Empty-music. 456 00:22:07,660 --> 00:22:10,371 It postpones music. No, it displaces music. 457 00:22:10,455 --> 00:22:12,415 You’re right in a sense though, it was a great piece of... 458 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:14,250 Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! FCC rules. 459 00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:16,127 Let me ask you a question, okay? 460 00:22:16,210 --> 00:22:18,212 Do you know the difference between boring and not boring? 461 00:22:18,463 --> 00:22:20,089 Yes. Boring, what you just played. 462 00:22:20,173 --> 00:22:21,591 Not boring, Schumann’s Kinderszenen. 463 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:23,426 Boring, what you’re going to play. 464 00:22:23,509 --> 00:22:25,344 Not boring, Mozart’s symphony no.35. 465 00:22:25,428 --> 00:22:28,806 [T.T.] Wrong answer, but thanks for playing our game. 466 00:22:29,057 --> 00:22:30,725 San Francisco, that’s it. You’ve just had it. 467 00:22:30,808 --> 00:22:32,602 Your first shot, your first dose, your first mainline fix 468 00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:35,813 via the radio airways of your man, T.T. Baines. 469 00:22:36,064 --> 00:22:38,232 So until manaña, this is T.T. riding at you 470 00:22:38,316 --> 00:22:41,152 with Howard Deems trying desperately to keep up. 471 00:22:41,235 --> 00:22:43,863 -Howard, good night. -Good night, Mr. Baines. 472 00:22:44,113 --> 00:22:45,823 See you tomorrow, 6:00 a.m. ciao, kiddies! 473 00:22:52,455 --> 00:22:53,956 They liked it? 474 00:22:56,417 --> 00:22:58,169 I was right, Mrs. Fletcher. 475 00:22:58,252 --> 00:23:00,713 Whether he likes it or not, your friend Howard has found himself a new career. 476 00:23:00,797 --> 00:23:02,173 I’m afraid it looks that way, Mr. Connell. 477 00:23:02,423 --> 00:23:03,925 [all cheering] 478 00:23:04,008 --> 00:23:05,176 [T.T.] Are we smoking or what? 479 00:23:05,259 --> 00:23:06,886 You were super, T.T. 480 00:23:06,969 --> 00:23:08,513 fabulous! And you too, Howard! 481 00:23:08,596 --> 00:23:10,681 Ah, Howard! Howard is my man! 482 00:23:10,765 --> 00:23:13,184 That thing you said about Eddie Vedder, that was priceless! 483 00:23:13,267 --> 00:23:15,812 Hey, Mrs. Fletcher, why don’t you join us on the air one night, huh? 484 00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:17,647 Maybe next time I’m in San Francisco. 485 00:23:17,730 --> 00:23:20,900 Outstanding! It’s set then. Hey, book the lady a slot, would you? 486 00:23:21,150 --> 00:23:22,777 Mrs. Fletcher, you’re on! 487 00:23:22,860 --> 00:23:24,904 Guys, it was everything we’d hoped for. 488 00:23:24,987 --> 00:23:26,823 Come here. 489 00:23:27,073 --> 00:23:29,408 Jess, don’t put your neck in the noose on my account. 490 00:23:29,492 --> 00:23:31,702 Listen, that can’t have been easy for you. 491 00:23:31,786 --> 00:23:34,413 Can I buy you a cup of coffee, dinner? 492 00:23:34,497 --> 00:23:36,874 Ah, rain check, Jess? Maybe we can grab breakfast on the way to the airport. 493 00:23:36,958 --> 00:23:38,084 Sure. 494 00:23:41,712 --> 00:23:44,423 [trolley bell clanging] 495 00:23:44,507 --> 00:23:48,136 Lauren! Lauren! Lauren! I can’t get over it. You look fantastic! 496 00:23:48,219 --> 00:23:49,220 Thank you, T.T. 497 00:23:49,303 --> 00:23:51,222 San Francisco certainly appears to be agreeing with you. 498 00:23:51,305 --> 00:23:52,765 Well, this town is great, 499 00:23:52,849 --> 00:23:54,517 but that’s not what’s doing it to me. 500 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,060 It’s Graham. 501 00:23:56,144 --> 00:23:57,687 Oh, do tell! 502 00:23:57,770 --> 00:24:00,273 I’m serious. It’s the first time in my life 503 00:24:00,356 --> 00:24:02,150 that I know what it feels like to be in love. 504 00:24:02,233 --> 00:24:04,402 Oh, come on, Lauren. It’s gonna happen just like before. 505 00:24:04,485 --> 00:24:06,696 You’re gonna blow outta town, move on to greener pastures. 506 00:24:06,779 --> 00:24:08,281 You’re gonna forget all about Graham, 507 00:24:08,364 --> 00:24:10,074 like you forgot about the rest of those clowns. 508 00:24:10,158 --> 00:24:12,618 You’re wrong, T.T., with Graham, it’s different. 509 00:24:12,702 --> 00:24:14,662 Look, you’ve always been straight with me. 510 00:24:14,745 --> 00:24:17,957 You’re starting to sound a hell of a lot like Russ. Did he put you up to this? 511 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,585 No. No, Lauren. Come on, this is me talking to you, okay? 512 00:24:20,668 --> 00:24:23,337 It’s just that I’ve known you for a hell of a long time, 513 00:24:23,421 --> 00:24:25,131 and I can’t picture you throwing away 514 00:24:25,214 --> 00:24:27,425 everything you’ve worked so hard for on Graham. 515 00:24:28,259 --> 00:24:30,136 I cannot believe that you’re saying this. 516 00:24:30,928 --> 00:24:33,472 If you were a true friend, you’d be really happy for me. 517 00:24:33,764 --> 00:24:36,184 Next thing I know you’ll be threatening to go to Graham as well. 518 00:24:36,267 --> 00:24:39,020 -Come on. -Just forget it, T.T. 519 00:24:47,486 --> 00:24:49,322 [door opening] 520 00:24:49,864 --> 00:24:52,325 oh! Oh, Mrs. Fletcher. 521 00:24:53,451 --> 00:24:54,577 I thought I was the only one here. 522 00:24:54,660 --> 00:24:56,579 Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you, Colleen. 523 00:24:56,662 --> 00:24:58,497 I’ve just been working in Graham’s office. 524 00:24:59,457 --> 00:25:02,627 Oh, these time sales are just jumping off the charts here. 525 00:25:02,710 --> 00:25:05,463 I didn’t want to get too far behind, logging these in for Annie. 526 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,507 Colleen, I’m really concerned 527 00:25:08,591 --> 00:25:10,885 that the police still suspect Howard 528 00:25:10,968 --> 00:25:12,720 of shooting at T.T. and Russ. 529 00:25:12,803 --> 00:25:15,389 Hey, I don’t blame you. 530 00:25:15,473 --> 00:25:17,600 I totally can’t picture him pulling a stunt like that. 531 00:25:17,683 --> 00:25:20,061 Well, that’s why I’ve been going through the personnel files, 532 00:25:20,144 --> 00:25:22,939 hoping that I might find someone else 533 00:25:23,022 --> 00:25:25,316 who would’ve had a reason to do it. 534 00:25:25,399 --> 00:25:28,903 Well, then you must’ve noticed that I’d spent six months 535 00:25:28,986 --> 00:25:31,239 at WWRA, in Bangor, Maine. 536 00:25:31,697 --> 00:25:34,533 The owner, Phil sinclair, is a friend of mine. 537 00:25:34,617 --> 00:25:36,535 I talked to him a little while ago. 538 00:25:36,619 --> 00:25:40,206 He said he thought you had a real instinct for publicity, 539 00:25:40,289 --> 00:25:43,709 but that sometimes, you had a tendency to go overboard 540 00:25:43,793 --> 00:25:45,544 with some of your ideas. 541 00:25:45,628 --> 00:25:47,588 Oh. 542 00:25:47,672 --> 00:25:51,217 Well, then he must also have told you that he canned me. 543 00:25:53,177 --> 00:25:56,472 So, you’re wondering whether I had something to do 544 00:25:56,555 --> 00:25:58,557 with what happened the other night. 545 00:25:59,850 --> 00:26:04,272 Look, Mrs. Fletcher, I didn’t fire that shot at Russ and T.T. 546 00:26:04,730 --> 00:26:07,024 of course. 547 00:26:11,279 --> 00:26:13,614 [Russ] Let me tell you something. 548 00:26:13,698 --> 00:26:16,951 I don’t aim to quit until the show is syndicated nationwide. 549 00:26:17,034 --> 00:26:19,787 I’m not about to let you or anybody else stand in my way. 550 00:26:19,870 --> 00:26:23,249 Somebody thinks they can push me around, they’re asking for real... 551 00:26:36,012 --> 00:26:38,472 [trolley Bell clanging] 552 00:26:38,973 --> 00:26:43,477 so, I’m in my room, I’m dead asleep, I hear this screaming. 553 00:26:43,561 --> 00:26:45,688 I yank open the door, and the maid is... 554 00:26:45,771 --> 00:26:47,565 she’s standing there in Russ’ doorway. 555 00:26:47,648 --> 00:26:49,817 How long have the two of you been business associates? 556 00:26:49,900 --> 00:26:51,736 Come on, forget business associates. 557 00:26:51,819 --> 00:26:54,363 The guy was my best friend since we were six years old. 558 00:26:54,447 --> 00:26:55,531 [officer] Lieutenant? 559 00:26:56,115 --> 00:26:58,326 It’s all right. Let them in. 560 00:26:58,409 --> 00:26:59,952 Be right with you, Mrs. Fletcher. 561 00:27:00,995 --> 00:27:02,288 Now, did he have a family? 562 00:27:02,371 --> 00:27:03,539 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 563 00:27:04,582 --> 00:27:05,833 Oh, man. 564 00:27:07,335 --> 00:27:08,919 Look, can I go? I should probably go call his old man, 565 00:27:09,003 --> 00:27:10,838 tell him what happened. 566 00:27:11,756 --> 00:27:12,923 Sure, go ahead. 567 00:27:14,842 --> 00:27:17,636 And how do you and Mr. Deems happen to be here, Mrs. Fletcher? 568 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,680 Well, I was staying here at this hotel. 569 00:27:19,764 --> 00:27:21,932 I was picking her up to take her to the airport. 570 00:27:22,016 --> 00:27:22,933 We saw the commotion downstairs. 571 00:27:24,185 --> 00:27:25,353 What do you make of this, Lieutenant? 572 00:27:26,020 --> 00:27:28,898 Well, the poor guy was run through with a fireplace poker. 573 00:27:28,981 --> 00:27:30,649 No prints, it was wiped clean. 574 00:27:31,442 --> 00:27:33,069 Appears to have happened between 2:00 and 5:00 a.m. 575 00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:35,029 a robbery that went wrong. 576 00:27:35,112 --> 00:27:38,532 The victim’s wallet is empty, credit cards are gone. 577 00:27:38,949 --> 00:27:41,243 Probably one of those middle-of-the-night break-ins, 578 00:27:41,327 --> 00:27:43,329 where Mr. Connell was unlucky enough to interrupt the thief. 579 00:27:47,041 --> 00:27:48,542 Something wrong, Mrs. Fletcher? 580 00:27:50,127 --> 00:27:51,921 Why didn’t the thief take that? 581 00:27:53,381 --> 00:27:55,383 Uh, maybe we’re looking at an amateur, 582 00:27:55,466 --> 00:27:58,594 or a spaced-out junkie who panicked and ran. 583 00:27:58,677 --> 00:28:00,930 Or, uh... you don’t look like I’ve made a sale. 584 00:28:01,013 --> 00:28:02,973 Of course, there’s always the other possibility that 585 00:28:03,057 --> 00:28:05,226 the killer didn’t care what they took. 586 00:28:05,309 --> 00:28:07,520 And just wanted to create the impression 587 00:28:07,603 --> 00:28:09,063 that robbery was the primary motive. 588 00:28:10,064 --> 00:28:12,775 Well, that’d play right into another scenario 589 00:28:12,858 --> 00:28:14,985 that the killer was the same individual 590 00:28:15,069 --> 00:28:17,405 who took a shot at Mr. Connell the other night. 591 00:28:17,488 --> 00:28:20,699 Mr. Deems, you mind telling me where you were 592 00:28:20,783 --> 00:28:22,118 between 2:00 and 5:00 this morning? 593 00:28:22,451 --> 00:28:24,453 Uh, I was at home. 594 00:28:24,537 --> 00:28:25,996 -By yourself? -Yes. 595 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,417 -Asleep, right? -No, as a matter of fact, 596 00:28:29,875 --> 00:28:32,128 I was lying flat on my back staring at the ceiling, 597 00:28:32,211 --> 00:28:34,964 contemplating the evaporation of the rest of my life. 598 00:28:35,798 --> 00:28:38,884 Well, don’t plan on any traveling, okay? 599 00:28:41,512 --> 00:28:43,472 Oh! What a situation. 600 00:28:43,806 --> 00:28:45,724 Lauren’s an absolute wreck. 601 00:28:45,808 --> 00:28:47,685 It’s a very personal loss for her, you know. 602 00:28:47,768 --> 00:28:49,478 Yeah. 603 00:28:49,562 --> 00:28:51,939 Ah, I just hope to God it’s not one of our people. 604 00:28:52,481 --> 00:28:54,859 Morbid thought, but, you know, 605 00:28:54,942 --> 00:28:56,902 this is gonna buy us and T.T. Baines 606 00:28:56,986 --> 00:28:59,196 more publicity than we could’ve dreamed of. 607 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:03,284 I wish I had never started this whole programming make-over. 608 00:29:03,367 --> 00:29:05,035 If I’d been kept within the loop-- 609 00:29:05,119 --> 00:29:07,246 Bud, please, not now. 610 00:29:07,329 --> 00:29:09,331 Sorry. 611 00:29:09,707 --> 00:29:11,876 Look, I really need your help. 612 00:29:12,668 --> 00:29:13,752 Can I count on you? 613 00:29:14,211 --> 00:29:15,880 Yes, dad. Yes. 614 00:29:16,213 --> 00:29:17,381 [Howard] Graham. 615 00:29:17,465 --> 00:29:20,634 Uh, Howard, can it wait? 616 00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:23,095 No, Graham, it can’t. 617 00:29:23,429 --> 00:29:27,016 Sorry, I don’t mean to add to your problems, but I can’t go on. 618 00:29:27,308 --> 00:29:29,685 Howard, no. 619 00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:31,687 I mean, the initial reaction 620 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:33,647 to you and T.T. has been spectacular. 621 00:29:33,731 --> 00:29:36,275 Forgive me for not feeling flattered, 622 00:29:37,026 --> 00:29:39,111 but as the fox said after making love to the porcupine, 623 00:29:39,195 --> 00:29:41,322 "I’ve enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand." 624 00:29:43,657 --> 00:29:46,368 Look, Howard, if it’s a matter of money, perhaps we can... 625 00:29:46,452 --> 00:29:48,996 No, Graham. 626 00:29:49,079 --> 00:29:51,332 It’s a matter of being able to look at myself in the mirror in the morning! 627 00:29:51,415 --> 00:29:54,168 I cannot go on blithely being struck over the head with a pig bladder 628 00:29:54,251 --> 00:29:58,047 by a 27-year-old illiterate in the name of so-called entertainment. 629 00:29:59,006 --> 00:30:01,884 Well, just bear with us for a while anyway. 630 00:30:01,967 --> 00:30:03,928 Just until T.T. gets his bearings. 631 00:30:04,011 --> 00:30:07,306 Uh, to lose his buddy and you at the same time. 632 00:30:09,433 --> 00:30:10,392 For old times’ sake. 633 00:30:11,727 --> 00:30:13,312 Like father, like son. 634 00:30:23,239 --> 00:30:24,281 Hello, T.T. 635 00:30:24,490 --> 00:30:26,408 Hey, Mrs. Fletcher. Figured you’d be, you know, 636 00:30:26,492 --> 00:30:27,993 flying back to New York by now. 637 00:30:28,077 --> 00:30:30,037 Well, so did I, but I was worried about Howard. 638 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:31,956 Oh, God. You know, I heard that. 639 00:30:32,039 --> 00:30:34,124 I don’t understand how such a sweet guy could’ve... 640 00:30:34,375 --> 00:30:35,459 you know? 641 00:30:36,168 --> 00:30:37,628 I can’t get used to the idea that Russ is gone. 642 00:30:37,878 --> 00:30:39,129 I mean, the guy was my best friend 643 00:30:39,213 --> 00:30:41,131 all through grade school, high school. 644 00:30:41,215 --> 00:30:43,175 T.T., you gonna be up for your drive-time show? 645 00:30:43,259 --> 00:30:45,511 Yeah. Yeah. The show must go on, right? 646 00:30:45,594 --> 00:30:48,764 You know, Russ, he got me started in all this. 647 00:30:48,847 --> 00:30:50,432 I read about it in your press kit. 648 00:30:50,516 --> 00:30:52,643 You were working as a fry cook in Cincinnati? 649 00:30:52,726 --> 00:30:54,562 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Pathetic but true. 650 00:30:54,645 --> 00:30:56,188 Anyway, one night, Russ walks in. 651 00:30:56,272 --> 00:30:57,815 I hadn’t seen him in like a year, 652 00:30:57,898 --> 00:30:59,733 he had just dropped out of college, 653 00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:01,277 so he was totally bummed. As bummed as I was. 654 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:03,237 Anyway, the music is playing, 655 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:04,572 and I just started talking nonsense, 656 00:31:04,655 --> 00:31:06,532 trying to cheer him up. 657 00:31:06,615 --> 00:31:08,659 All of a sudden, he’s like, "T.T., I can see it. 658 00:31:08,742 --> 00:31:10,703 "You are gonna be on the radio!" 659 00:31:10,953 --> 00:31:13,038 And that was it? 660 00:31:13,289 --> 00:31:15,040 Well, that, and a lot of luck. 661 00:31:15,291 --> 00:31:19,253 Look, I gotta get going, but thanks for letting me rattle on. 662 00:31:19,336 --> 00:31:21,130 Oh, not at all, T.T. 663 00:31:27,761 --> 00:31:29,054 Annie, do you have a minute? 664 00:31:29,138 --> 00:31:31,682 I need to ask you some questions about Dave Moline. 665 00:31:32,808 --> 00:31:35,811 [Evers] Mrs. Fletcher was very reluctant to share information with me 666 00:31:35,894 --> 00:31:38,397 about your problems back in Maine, Ms. Sellers. 667 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,482 But this is a homicide investigation now. 668 00:31:40,691 --> 00:31:43,736 Lieutenant, why would I want to kill Russ Connell? 669 00:31:44,486 --> 00:31:45,863 Because of him and T.T. Baines, 670 00:31:45,946 --> 00:31:48,324 I’m having the best year ever, by about double. 671 00:31:48,824 --> 00:31:50,701 Then something drastic must’ve happened. 672 00:31:51,410 --> 00:31:53,704 Personnel had an order from Connell to pink-slip you 673 00:31:53,787 --> 00:31:55,456 as of the close of business Friday. 674 00:31:56,081 --> 00:31:58,709 Oh. No, please, tell me you’re kidding. 675 00:31:58,917 --> 00:32:01,420 You think I would kill for a job? 676 00:32:01,503 --> 00:32:02,963 Where were you at the time of the murder? 677 00:32:03,047 --> 00:32:05,883 At home. Asleep. 678 00:32:06,842 --> 00:32:09,053 Alone, unfortunately. 679 00:32:09,470 --> 00:32:11,138 [sniffles] 680 00:32:11,472 --> 00:32:12,306 I’ll keep in touch. 681 00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:19,229 It’s weird, isn’t it, 682 00:32:19,313 --> 00:32:21,565 how just talking to a cop can make you feel guilty? 683 00:32:21,649 --> 00:32:25,027 Oh, yeah, it’s a scream. But, on the bright side, 684 00:32:25,110 --> 00:32:28,072 at least now you won’t have to be working with Russ. 685 00:32:28,155 --> 00:32:30,282 I guess you’re not too broken up about that. 686 00:32:30,366 --> 00:32:31,950 I’d say neither one of us is. 687 00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:34,828 I saw Russ’ termination memo on you. 688 00:32:35,079 --> 00:32:35,996 And? 689 00:32:36,580 --> 00:32:37,456 I canceled it. 690 00:32:38,916 --> 00:32:40,501 Colleen, how’d you like to be head of sales? 691 00:32:41,251 --> 00:32:43,253 Well, I think you know the answer to that, Bud. 692 00:32:43,337 --> 00:32:44,922 But at what price? 693 00:32:45,172 --> 00:32:46,590 As of this moment, you and I close ranks. 694 00:32:46,674 --> 00:32:48,926 You cover for me, I cover for you. 695 00:32:49,009 --> 00:32:50,678 I think we could do some good things here. 696 00:32:50,928 --> 00:32:52,930 [laughs] Something funny? 697 00:32:53,514 --> 00:32:54,431 No. Just... 698 00:32:55,516 --> 00:32:56,433 just life. 699 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:04,566 You said there was something you needed to talk to me about. 700 00:33:05,693 --> 00:33:08,404 If this has to do with my expense account situation... 701 00:33:08,487 --> 00:33:10,614 Now, Annie’s already told me about that, Dave, 702 00:33:10,698 --> 00:33:12,366 and how you plan to make things right. 703 00:33:12,449 --> 00:33:14,159 This is about Russ Connell. 704 00:33:15,703 --> 00:33:17,204 Russ wasn’t the nicest guy in the world. 705 00:33:17,830 --> 00:33:19,081 No, he wasn’t. 706 00:33:19,623 --> 00:33:24,128 And I now believe that he was blackmailing you about something. 707 00:33:24,211 --> 00:33:26,004 Me? 708 00:33:26,714 --> 00:33:28,507 [laughing] 709 00:33:28,590 --> 00:33:31,009 I’m the last guy anyone would try that with. 710 00:33:31,093 --> 00:33:32,344 I’m perpetually broke. 711 00:33:33,220 --> 00:33:36,557 Not for money, but in some other way. 712 00:33:37,391 --> 00:33:39,268 Mrs. Fletcher, why are you doing this to me? 713 00:33:40,102 --> 00:33:42,229 Because Howard Deems is in trouble over something 714 00:33:42,312 --> 00:33:45,733 I believe Russ Connell forced you to do. 715 00:33:46,191 --> 00:33:49,445 -I didn’t kill him. -Maybe not. 716 00:33:49,695 --> 00:33:52,239 But Russ had access to the employee files, 717 00:33:52,865 --> 00:33:55,033 and in yours he must have discovered 718 00:33:55,451 --> 00:33:56,994 your service in the marine corps, 719 00:33:57,828 --> 00:34:00,456 and the mention of your sharpshooter’s medal. 720 00:34:02,791 --> 00:34:04,460 Russ told me no one would find out. 721 00:34:11,300 --> 00:34:13,093 "Just fire a shot," he said. 722 00:34:13,802 --> 00:34:16,764 Being careful not to hit Russ or T.T. or harm anyone. 723 00:34:17,264 --> 00:34:19,725 He said it’d be a great publicity gag. 724 00:34:25,272 --> 00:34:27,399 I suppose you’re going to tell the police about this. 725 00:34:28,609 --> 00:34:30,486 It’ll be better coming from you, Dave. 726 00:34:30,569 --> 00:34:32,988 Please, tell lieutenant Evers. 727 00:34:33,071 --> 00:34:35,783 At least clear Howard of this shooting. 728 00:34:38,994 --> 00:34:39,870 -[T.T.] Howard. -[Howard] Mr. Baines. 729 00:34:40,037 --> 00:34:40,996 -No, no, no. Howard. -Mr. Baines. 730 00:34:41,079 --> 00:34:42,080 Howard! 731 00:34:42,247 --> 00:34:43,916 Mr. Baines, your insults do not wound. 732 00:34:43,999 --> 00:34:45,417 Don’t imply what you mean to infer. 733 00:34:45,501 --> 00:34:48,754 Then your insults have a little pith, a little depth... 734 00:34:48,837 --> 00:34:51,840 Howard, come on, you are like a broken record, man. 735 00:34:51,924 --> 00:34:53,592 It’s not like you’re a guy who isn’t on the right page. 736 00:34:53,675 --> 00:34:56,011 We’re talkin’ about an entirely different book here. 737 00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:59,223 -Absolutely. Yes. -I’m glad we agree. 738 00:34:59,306 --> 00:35:01,517 San Francisco, that’s just about it. 739 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:03,894 I know it’s sad, but it’s true. I gotta get outta here. 740 00:35:03,977 --> 00:35:06,355 Uh, but before I leave, I would like to dedicate this show 741 00:35:06,438 --> 00:35:09,483 to a good friend of mine, the late Russell Connell. 742 00:35:09,566 --> 00:35:11,026 Gonna miss you, man. 743 00:35:11,693 --> 00:35:13,111 Until tomorrow, this is T.T. Baines, 744 00:35:13,195 --> 00:35:15,030 riding at you with his ever-faithful companion, 745 00:35:15,113 --> 00:35:18,116 Howard the Deems-man, sitting by my side. 746 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:19,952 Howard, have I told you today that I love you? 747 00:35:20,035 --> 00:35:22,204 No. I’m so grateful. 748 00:35:22,287 --> 00:35:25,666 [laughs] On your new rowdy, raucous radio station, 749 00:35:25,749 --> 00:35:30,128 [in husky voice] KLOY FM, located at 114.3 on your dial. 750 00:35:30,212 --> 00:35:31,839 Hey, I just did the Deems. 751 00:35:31,922 --> 00:35:33,632 [laughing] 752 00:35:33,715 --> 00:35:36,426 See you tomorrow, 6:00 a.m. ciao, people! 753 00:35:39,429 --> 00:35:41,765 Thanks. Both of you. 754 00:35:41,849 --> 00:35:43,767 That was a hell of an effort. 755 00:35:48,105 --> 00:35:50,691 -Hey, Mrs. Fletcher. -Good show, T.T. 756 00:35:50,774 --> 00:35:53,151 -Thanks to Howard here. -Jessica, if the offer’s still open, 757 00:35:53,235 --> 00:35:54,528 you can buy me that drink now. 758 00:35:55,362 --> 00:35:56,780 [Evers] I think it’ll have to wait. 759 00:35:57,281 --> 00:35:59,116 Lieutenant, there’s something I must tell you. 760 00:35:59,199 --> 00:36:01,577 Later, Moline. I’ve got bigger fish to fry right now. 761 00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:05,247 Mr. Deems, I’m placing you under arrest for Russell Connell’s murder. 762 00:36:05,330 --> 00:36:07,875 -But, Lieutenant, why? -Eyewitness. 763 00:36:07,958 --> 00:36:10,043 A Chambermaid at Mr. Connell’s hotel 764 00:36:10,127 --> 00:36:12,087 placed Mr. Deems in the corridor at 3:00 a.m., 765 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:14,548 coming out of the victim’s suite. 766 00:36:22,598 --> 00:36:24,766 [Evers] Okay, okay. Suppose you’re right. 767 00:36:25,058 --> 00:36:26,977 Suppose Mr. Deems is telling the truth 768 00:36:27,060 --> 00:36:28,729 that he went there to tell Russell Connell 769 00:36:28,896 --> 00:36:31,273 that he couldn’t face working with T.T. Baines and found him dead. 770 00:36:31,356 --> 00:36:33,817 Well, now that is a small step in the right direction. 771 00:36:33,901 --> 00:36:36,486 -I’ll let that pass, Mrs. Fletcher. -Look, my apologies... 772 00:36:36,570 --> 00:36:38,572 now, you’re assuming that the door was left open by the murderer. 773 00:36:38,655 --> 00:36:40,574 I know he’s a friend of yours. 774 00:36:40,657 --> 00:36:43,327 The fact is I would just as soon he wasn’t the killer. 775 00:36:43,410 --> 00:36:45,454 My wife’s been hocking me for arresting him 776 00:36:45,537 --> 00:36:47,456 ever since I came home last night. 777 00:36:47,539 --> 00:36:49,333 You said that nobody else had an alibi either. 778 00:36:49,416 --> 00:36:51,835 Well, exactly. You know where this puts me, Mrs. Fletcher? 779 00:36:51,919 --> 00:36:54,880 This is like you’re renewing my long-term lease on square one. 780 00:36:55,505 --> 00:36:57,799 All right. Let’s go back to the notion that this robbery stuff 781 00:36:57,883 --> 00:37:00,510 was just a diversion to throw us off. 782 00:37:00,928 --> 00:37:03,388 -Unless-- -Oh, come on, that was your idea. 783 00:37:03,472 --> 00:37:06,183 Oh, I know, I know. But here’s another one. 784 00:37:06,266 --> 00:37:10,020 Suppose one or more of the items that were taken 785 00:37:10,103 --> 00:37:12,731 had some special significance. 786 00:37:13,148 --> 00:37:15,025 And the rest was simply a smoke screen. 787 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,736 Okay. Well, apparently, all we’re missing 788 00:37:17,819 --> 00:37:20,322 are the contents from his wallet and a bunch of credit cards, 789 00:37:20,405 --> 00:37:22,240 none of which has been used since the murder. 790 00:37:22,324 --> 00:37:24,034 What, Mason? 791 00:37:24,117 --> 00:37:25,702 Uh, crime scene photos, Lieutenant. 792 00:37:25,786 --> 00:37:28,664 Oh, incidentally, that money clip you spotted. 793 00:37:28,747 --> 00:37:30,874 Solid silver. T.T. Baines gave it to Connell 794 00:37:30,958 --> 00:37:32,960 when they hit number one in the Chicago market. 795 00:37:33,752 --> 00:37:36,880 Jessica: Lieutenant, there’s something wrong with this picture. 796 00:37:37,381 --> 00:37:38,924 Something is missing. 797 00:37:39,007 --> 00:37:41,051 I’m not sure I know what it is. 798 00:37:41,385 --> 00:37:42,970 [cell phone rings] -Excuse me, Mrs. Fletcher. 799 00:37:43,053 --> 00:37:44,346 Evers. 800 00:37:44,763 --> 00:37:45,973 Yeah. 801 00:37:46,306 --> 00:37:49,351 Okay. I gotta go, Mrs. Fletcher. 802 00:37:49,434 --> 00:37:51,728 -There’s a homicide on Geary. -Sure. 803 00:37:51,812 --> 00:37:53,605 -We’ll take this up later. -Uh-huh. 804 00:37:54,064 --> 00:37:55,357 Thank you. 805 00:37:56,733 --> 00:37:57,859 The class ring. 806 00:38:03,156 --> 00:38:04,616 You want to go over the schedule 807 00:38:04,700 --> 00:38:06,284 for the drive-time spots next week? 808 00:38:06,368 --> 00:38:08,370 Uh, no. Not now, Eddie, okay? 809 00:38:12,207 --> 00:38:14,668 $46,000? 810 00:38:14,751 --> 00:38:17,879 I’m ashamed, Graham, I never meant it to come this far. 811 00:38:18,588 --> 00:38:21,466 But that’s every penny of it, including interest. 812 00:38:21,550 --> 00:38:22,592 -Annie here, she... -Dave! 813 00:38:22,676 --> 00:38:24,052 I’ve got to tell him. 814 00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:28,390 She took out a second mortgage on her condo. 815 00:38:29,474 --> 00:38:33,270 Of course, I’ll clear out my desk and I’ll be gone. 816 00:38:33,353 --> 00:38:35,647 Dad, Dave’s not going anywhere, is he? 817 00:38:35,981 --> 00:38:37,357 You’re not gonna sic the law on him. 818 00:38:37,441 --> 00:38:39,192 [Dave] It’s okay, Annie. I understand. 819 00:38:40,068 --> 00:38:42,320 And I deserve anything the law has in store for me. 820 00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:45,407 Dave! Dave! Stop. 821 00:38:45,574 --> 00:38:48,577 Bud means that you’ve been there 822 00:38:48,660 --> 00:38:51,288 for this station from the beginning. 823 00:38:51,371 --> 00:38:54,082 And when you were in trouble, when you needed that loan, 824 00:38:54,624 --> 00:38:57,294 I should never have turned you down. 825 00:38:58,712 --> 00:39:02,215 Look. Here. Go on. Take it. 826 00:39:03,175 --> 00:39:06,595 Consider it a long-overdue bonus. 827 00:39:08,388 --> 00:39:10,891 Graham, I... 828 00:39:14,227 --> 00:39:15,395 thank you. 829 00:39:16,521 --> 00:39:18,106 Right. All right. 830 00:39:18,190 --> 00:39:20,817 Now, get out there and sell some more time, huh? 831 00:39:22,319 --> 00:39:23,195 And both of you, 832 00:39:23,278 --> 00:39:27,699 try to keep down those expenses. 833 00:39:27,866 --> 00:39:29,743 I still don’t understand what was so important 834 00:39:29,826 --> 00:39:31,536 about Russ’s ring being missing. 835 00:39:31,620 --> 00:39:33,371 Because it was his senior class ring 836 00:39:33,455 --> 00:39:35,874 at Central High in Cincinnati, 837 00:39:35,957 --> 00:39:39,461 where you and Russ and T.T. were friends. 838 00:39:39,961 --> 00:39:41,004 I don’t follow you, Jessica. 839 00:39:41,088 --> 00:39:43,048 Why would I be relieved that it was taken? 840 00:39:43,131 --> 00:39:45,133 Because it might reveal something 841 00:39:45,217 --> 00:39:49,012 that you didn’t want Graham Forbes to know about. 842 00:39:49,096 --> 00:39:50,806 Graham and I have no secrets. 843 00:39:50,889 --> 00:39:53,683 Lauren, this afternoon I located the company 844 00:39:53,767 --> 00:39:56,937 that supplied the class rings at Central High. 845 00:39:57,479 --> 00:40:01,274 Your original invoice was still on their computers. 846 00:40:02,359 --> 00:40:04,361 Do you remember the inscription? 847 00:40:05,779 --> 00:40:08,782 "For Russ. Lovers forever, Lauren." 848 00:40:10,575 --> 00:40:12,285 I know what you’re thinking. 849 00:40:12,369 --> 00:40:14,621 And I did seriously consider killing him. 850 00:40:15,163 --> 00:40:17,499 He threatened to expose me unless I used Graham 851 00:40:17,582 --> 00:40:20,919 the same way that he made me use the other station owners. 852 00:40:21,545 --> 00:40:24,881 And in the end, I had the anger, 853 00:40:25,465 --> 00:40:26,800 but I didn’t have the courage. 854 00:40:27,342 --> 00:40:32,222 But if you had, Lauren, you’d have taken the ring, too, wouldn’t you? 855 00:40:32,305 --> 00:40:35,684 I mean, thinking that it might have led Graham to the truth. 856 00:40:35,976 --> 00:40:39,187 [sighs, sniffles] 857 00:40:39,271 --> 00:40:43,108 But I didn’t. I really didn’t. 858 00:40:45,443 --> 00:40:47,279 Thank you, Lauren. 859 00:40:50,240 --> 00:40:55,412 Five, four, three, two, one. 860 00:40:56,329 --> 00:40:59,082 Yes! Yes! Yes! San Francisco, this is T.T. 861 00:40:59,166 --> 00:41:00,917 That’s right. You heard it right, T.T. Baines. 862 00:41:01,001 --> 00:41:02,794 You know who I am. You know what I do. 863 00:41:02,878 --> 00:41:05,589 Oh! Time out, San Francisco, we just got ourselves 864 00:41:05,672 --> 00:41:07,549 a very special visitor in the studio. 865 00:41:07,632 --> 00:41:10,635 The one, the only, J. B. Fletcher. 866 00:41:10,719 --> 00:41:12,596 Jessica, to what do I owe this honor? 867 00:41:12,679 --> 00:41:15,182 Well, you did say to stop by soon, T.T. 868 00:41:15,265 --> 00:41:18,143 and since Howard Deems is still, uh, indisposed... 869 00:41:18,226 --> 00:41:20,437 Yeah. The deems-man. How’s my little buddy doing? 870 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:23,982 Well, he’s about to be released for insufficient evidence. 871 00:41:24,065 --> 00:41:26,693 Released! You heard it here first, San Francisco! 872 00:41:26,776 --> 00:41:29,613 That’s great! Are they, you know, saying who did it? 873 00:41:30,405 --> 00:41:33,366 Well, that’s the unfortunate part. 874 00:41:33,450 --> 00:41:37,037 You see, Russ’ class ring from Central High is missing. 875 00:41:37,871 --> 00:41:41,291 It turns out to be the last piece of the puzzle. 876 00:41:41,374 --> 00:41:43,084 Yeah? What do you mean? 877 00:41:43,168 --> 00:41:46,463 I’m afraid its disappearance means Lauren killed Russ. 878 00:41:46,922 --> 00:41:48,048 [stutters] No, Mrs. Fletcher, 879 00:41:48,131 --> 00:41:50,675 they’ve got it wrong. Not Lauren. 880 00:41:50,759 --> 00:41:52,928 -[Jessica] I know you want to protect her, -[T.T.] No, really. 881 00:41:53,011 --> 00:41:56,556 Russ... he was gonna ruin everything for her, but... 882 00:42:01,770 --> 00:42:04,522 [instrumental music playing] 883 00:42:05,023 --> 00:42:06,900 I’m sorry, T.T., 884 00:42:06,983 --> 00:42:10,445 but Lauren is going to have to pay the price for her crime. 885 00:42:10,528 --> 00:42:13,156 If she’s lucky, and you testify 886 00:42:13,240 --> 00:42:14,491 to what you know about Russ. 887 00:42:14,616 --> 00:42:16,952 No, Lauren didn’t do it. 888 00:42:18,745 --> 00:42:20,080 I did. 889 00:42:22,082 --> 00:42:26,002 Look, Lieutenant, Mrs. Fletcher’s got it all wrong. 890 00:42:26,962 --> 00:42:28,713 I think you’re looking for this. 891 00:42:30,507 --> 00:42:33,468 [sighs heavily] 892 00:42:33,551 --> 00:42:36,554 I took it from him when I... 893 00:42:39,057 --> 00:42:42,143 I tried to make it look like a robbery, 894 00:42:42,227 --> 00:42:44,521 and almost succeeded. 895 00:42:44,688 --> 00:42:47,565 But a little while ago, when Lauren was dabbing at her eyes, 896 00:42:47,691 --> 00:42:51,778 I recalled a telltale soot smudge on your handkerchief, 897 00:42:52,237 --> 00:42:57,033 a handkerchief you used to wipe your fingerprints from the fireplace poker. 898 00:42:57,617 --> 00:43:00,745 I realized, finally, it had to have been you 899 00:43:00,829 --> 00:43:03,248 who took the one worthless object 900 00:43:03,331 --> 00:43:05,083 that was missing. 901 00:43:06,751 --> 00:43:07,919 The class ring. 902 00:43:08,670 --> 00:43:10,880 With an inscription from Lauren. 903 00:43:13,925 --> 00:43:15,510 I was afraid... [clears throat] 904 00:43:15,593 --> 00:43:18,555 Graham was gonna find out about it one way or another. 905 00:43:19,764 --> 00:43:21,516 Russ... 906 00:43:21,599 --> 00:43:24,853 I don’t know, he went over the edge. 907 00:43:25,353 --> 00:43:29,190 I don’t know what it was. The money, the fame. 908 00:43:30,191 --> 00:43:33,194 He was trying to force Lauren to do Graham 909 00:43:33,278 --> 00:43:35,363 the way she did the other station managers. 910 00:43:35,447 --> 00:43:37,324 I tried to convince him 911 00:43:37,407 --> 00:43:40,035 that it was different for her this time. 912 00:43:40,660 --> 00:43:42,203 He just laughed at me. 913 00:43:44,539 --> 00:43:46,958 She’d waited so long for someone like Graham 914 00:43:47,042 --> 00:43:48,626 to come into her life. 915 00:43:49,210 --> 00:43:50,754 I couldn’t let him do it. 916 00:43:51,921 --> 00:43:53,757 I couldn’t let him take that away from her. 917 00:43:57,802 --> 00:44:00,597 [opera music playing] 918 00:44:08,980 --> 00:44:12,567 And Vivaldi concludes today’s session of Symphony on Parade. 919 00:44:12,650 --> 00:44:15,111 Until tomorrow, this is your host, Howard Deems, 920 00:44:15,195 --> 00:44:17,072 wishing all of you a very good day 921 00:44:17,155 --> 00:44:20,408 from all of us here at KLOY FM. 922 00:44:20,909 --> 00:44:23,953 [song playing] 923 00:44:24,037 --> 00:44:25,747 Eduardo, we are back! 924 00:44:25,872 --> 00:44:28,249 Bravissimo! 925 00:44:28,375 --> 00:44:29,876 [laughing] 926 00:44:29,959 --> 00:44:31,795 Jessica! 927 00:44:31,878 --> 00:44:34,464 We’ve got to hurry if you’re not gonna miss your flight. 928 00:44:34,547 --> 00:44:37,550 I’d like to find a little time, too, for a celebratory shave. 929 00:44:37,842 --> 00:44:39,427 This is sweet, isn’t it? 930 00:44:39,511 --> 00:44:41,262 Oh, it’s splendid, Howard! 931 00:44:41,346 --> 00:44:43,890 I couldn’t be happier for you and for KLOY, 932 00:44:43,973 --> 00:44:47,435 and I understand that the advertising sales are better than ever. 933 00:44:47,560 --> 00:44:49,020 Indeed! 934 00:44:49,104 --> 00:44:52,399 The advertisers seem finally to have discovered the idea 935 00:44:52,482 --> 00:44:55,485 that people like us are an invaluable segment of the market. 936 00:44:55,568 --> 00:44:58,780 You know, it’s funny, 937 00:44:59,364 --> 00:45:02,158 but some of the stuff that T.T. forced me to listen to 938 00:45:02,700 --> 00:45:04,411 is actually kind of good. 939 00:45:04,494 --> 00:45:07,163 Howard, am I hearing what I think I’m hearing? 940 00:45:07,622 --> 00:45:09,249 Yes, Jessica, you are. 941 00:45:09,833 --> 00:45:11,876 And if you ever tell anyone, I will never speak to you again. 942 00:45:12,001 --> 00:45:14,087 [both laughing]