Good Girls Revolt (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript
♪ I'm a girl and by me that's only great I'
Ham proud
Ready.
Set.
Go!
♪ With my hips kind of swiveiiy
And swervey I'
♪ I adore being dressed
In something frilly I'
♪ When my date comes to get me
At my place I
♪ Out I go with my Joe or John or Billy N'
- Yes.
- Let's go.
- Let's go!
- Come on, Jane.
Yes.
Attagirl. Yes! Ha-ha.
I did it. Finally, I won.
No celebrating.
I beat you by a foot.
No, no, no, Daddy.
You know that I won.
Won, my ass.
I could have smoked a cigarette waiting.
You know, you shouldn't lie.
It sets a bad example.
Oh, you two.
Chad, the apple does not
fall far from the tree.
Chad, who won that race?
This is strictly Hollander business.
- Reenie, let me buy you a juice.
- Oh, such a gentleman.
Yeah. Put it on Gordy's tab.
All right.
Well, they asked me
to audition for The Philadelphia Story.
Mm! You should. As Tracy Lord?
- We'll be in front to cheer you on.
- You don't cheer at a play.
But it is all at night,
and then I wouldn't be home for Daddy...
-...after his day at work.
- Wasn't your goal to retire at 50, Daddy?
And that's, what, five years away?
Yes, exactly.
Now I have to wait until
your idiot brother...
...can prove he won't
run the business into the ground.
I will very likely be an old man unless
I can leave the business to you, Chad.
Well, let's see.
Been at Townley's a month.
How early is too early to resign?
- I'll take that from you, ma'am.
- Oh, I was--
No, she's finished.
Oh, okay.
So finish that story.
News of the Week, this is Charlie.
I wonder why she's here.
She's the publisher.
She doesn't need a reason.
Oh, I read an article that despite being
one of the richest people in the country...
...Mrs. Burkhart still enjoys
making her own clothes.
I guarantee you she didn't make
those snakeskin shoes she walked in on.
They look like they cost
at least $50.
$50?
The Burkhart family made their fortune
from Kentucky bourbon.
As the story goes, a giant oak tree fell
on Bea's great great grandfather's house.
He made 40 oak barrels
using that tree...
...and used them for
his first batch of bourbon.
It's now called
Storm Tree bourbon...
...and it's one of the most
sought after in the world.
Hm.
The Burkhart family is a client
of my father's financial firm.
- Oh.
- There it is.
Oh, Naomi, you have a run
in your stockings.
I have an extra pair
of L'eggs in my desk.
Let me get them for you.
Thank you.
Heh, heh, heh.
I tell people when Daddy died...
...he had so much bourbon in his blood,
they didn't have to embalm him.
Thank you.
Just a second and I will join you.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Bottoms up.
Mm, wow!
- That is good stuff, strong, strong stuff.
- Mm-hm.
That'll drive you
to put a lampshade on your head.
Well...
...now that we have had
our frivolities...
...let's get down to boring old business.
Gentlemen, for most of my life...
...although my father was
a rich bastard--
I was a failure
at everything I ever did.
I failed at arithmetic...
...I failed at three marriages...
...and I can't get a seed to flower
to save my life.
But despite my failures,
people always remembered me.
Because you were
the daughter of a rich bastard?
Well, that helped.
That has always helped, yes.
Uh, but no.
People remembered me
because I was different.
I said things that
people didn't expect a lady to say...
...I wore things that made
people turn their heads...
...and I did things that, uh...
...well, I usually blamed
on the bourbon.
But I am concerned
that my daddy's magazine...
...is not memorable.
It's not interesting.
There's nothing in our magazine
that I can't read somewhere else...
...and to add insult to injury...
...Time Magazine is kicking our butt.
- We're kicking Newsweek's butt.
- Look, I agree, Bea...
...but the news is the news.
We're gonna be covering
the same story.
Our goal is to tell it
better than anybody else.
- To go deeper inside--
- We won't beat Time at their game.
But the game is changing.
And I can assure you,
we are looking to the future.
And what is it that you see?
Well, before long, Time is gonna be
the old people's magazine.
Meanwhile, there are three million
23-year-old Americans out there.
Their parents read Time Magazine,
which means they're not going to.
They're looking for something different.
I want News of the Week to be that.
So that by the time they're 25,
we're their go-to magazine.
We're the voice that they trust.
- That they can turn to.
- Hm.
How are you going to do that?
- We're working on several initiatives--
- How's he gonna do it, Wick?
Well, we're gonna write about
the things they care about.
Mm-hm.
Civil rights. The draft.
The back of the book stuff,
you know, the arts...
...and rock musicians.
Rolling Stone is less than two years old.
It's got a fraction
of the subscribers Time does...
...and yet the young people
can't stop talking about it.
Jann Wanner,
he is not afraid to take risks.
That is exactly what we need to do.
You are saying that
we're going to lose readers?
Well, you can't win
new readers without--
We may lose some.
Hm.
Yeah, Tuesday.
Robinson.
Rhodes.
You left this
in my apartment a while back.
Thought you might want it.
Need it.
Are you trying to drive a point home?
You will not be sleeping over
at my apartment anymore.
I got it.
We gonna be able to work together?
Yes.
Of course.
Jane.
Finn needs you.
- Bea, you remember Jane.
- Of course.
I knew Jane when she had
braces on her teeth...
...and Gordy Hollander
had a full head of hair.
It is so nice to see you,
Mrs. Burkhart.
Jane was an
excellent recommendation of yours.
She's kind of our head researcher
around here.
Jane, maybe you can give Bea
a tour of the place before lunch.
Well, that would be nice.
It's been a while.
I'd love to revisit how
the sausages are made here.
Well, I would love to show you
around the sausage factory. Heh. Um...
- May I carry this for you?
Oh.
Thank you.
Bill Shawn from New Yorker called
to say he only found two typos...
...in last week's issue.
Son of a bitch.
Inside joke.
- Angie.
- Yes?
Is that a hand?
Yes.
Yes, it is.
It's my daughter.
She woke up too sick
to go to school...
...and my husband's on a
construction site for three weeks.
My neighbor who
watches her in a pinch...
...is at the hospital
having a baby of her own.
I understand how terrible the timing is
with Mrs. Burkhart here--
Angie, I didn't know
you had a daughter.
Hi. What's your name?
Vera.
I hope you feel better soon.
Put her in my office, she can lay down.
Comfy couch.
- What about--
- It's better, it's private.
Are you sure?
♪ Thank heaven for little girls ♪
♪ For little girls
Get bigger every day ♪
♪ Thank heaven for little girls ♪
♪ They grow up
In the most delightful Way N'
Robinson.
Get over here.
How old are you?
Twenty-four.
Oh.
Follow me.
Do you read this magazine?
Is that a trick question?
No, it's a goddamn serious question.
Do you read it?
Every word.
How about the average 24-year-old?
If you didn't work here, would you read it?
Well, I would, but I'm weird.
I read three newspapers every morning...
...even before I got this job.
Well, I guess we're both weird.
Three?
I will require absolute silence.
The Times. The Daily News.
You're too smart to read the Post.
Too cool to read the Wall Street Journal.
What am I missing?
The Star Ledger. Ha.
- It's what I grew up on.
- The loyal reader.
That's fucking beautiful.
And that's why we
gotta get them young.
Keep them loyal.
Can I tell you a secret?
There's not a man in the history
of the world that said no to that question.
All right, Robinson.
I'm ready to receive
your covert intelligence.
I watch the late local.
You are weird.
I bet that requires a stiff drink.
A joint, actually.
You watch the TV news
high on marijuana.
Not out of my mind.
Just, you know, tuned in.
Why?
I don't want to just
watch the news.
I want to feel a part of it.
Doesn't working here
make you feel a part of it?
Sometimes.
Oh, the noisy telex room.
It's like a factory.
- I love the sound of breaking news.
- Heh, heh.
Daddy said he used
to hear it in his sleep.
A lot of us do.
Mrs. Burkhart,
this is Cindy Reston...
...one of our researchers.
Well, I didn't think
it was the milk maid.
That is a beautiful vest, Cindy.
Thank you.
I actually made it myself.
- Hi.
- Oh. Ha-ha-ha.
Um... Jane, have you seen Brady?
I'm supposed to be helping him today
because Susan is out.
No, no, I haven't.
Nice to meet you.
So, Jane, tell me...
...how is everything?
Everybody treating you well?
Absolutely. Very well.
- I love my job.
- Good.
Glad to hear it.
Though I was surprised to learn
you were still here.
I thought a pretty girl like you
would be married by now.
Well, my boyfriend
just graduated from Wharton...
...and started his job
at Townley Investments.
Is it anybody I know?
Chad Huntington.
- His father--
- So, of course, Huntington Metal, yes.
But you were dating Chad
before you started working here, yes?
- It's been almost two years.
- Two years.
And you don't have a ring
on that finger yet.
Goodness.
He couldn't do better.
What is he waiting for?
Well, there's the new job and all.
Yeah.
Oh! There it is. Heh, heh.
Shall we?
Let's continue.
Did you see what just came in?
Their official statement with numbers.
The FBI defends police action
in Los Angeles.
They say it's
the eighth act of violence...
...perpetrated by Black Panthers.
Just read the same thing.
But I called the
Los Angeles Police precinct...
...and they only have
three on their blotter.
The FBI lied, or L.A. intake stinks.
Check out Chicago.
That's where Fred Hampton
was killed. One.
FBI crime stats say five,
Chicago says two.
It's orchestrated sabotage.
If the trend continues.
You call precincts
west of the Mississippi, I'll do the east.
We'll see what kind of numbers
we get.
Hey.
Good work. Thanks.
Oh!
- Hey. Sorry. Hi.
- Sorry.
- What's up?
_Um__
Well, I was supposed to help Brady
with his environmental policy story...
...and I couldn't find him...
...and I found this in his typewriter.
What's that say?
-"I can't write this story."
- Whoa!
Brady always seemed so relaxed.
Yeah, well, I guess
this place really isn't for everybody.
But Wick wants the story
on the wall today...
...so they know how much space
they have for the rest of the page.
So do you think maybe
Doug could write it?
He and I are in the middle
of something.
I think Jane said
that Sam was doing--
Why don't you write it?
And get fired like Nora?
Nora re-wrote her reporter.
Yours left the magazine high and dry.
If Wick has a problem,
tell him what the lawyer told us:
- That it's illegal not to let us write.
- You girls seen Brady?
- He quit.
- He's gone.
Ugh! Fucker took my Zippo.
Sorry.
You look cute today.
Sacramento Police.
This is Patti Robinson.
I'm from News of the Week magazine.
Can I speak to the chief of police?
- Can I put you on hold?
- Yes, I'll hold. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Yes, sir, I have
everything I need.
I really appreciate your time.
Sir, I would advise you
to find some experienced legal counsel...
...who understands the libel laws of the
United States...
...because if you are so f--
Misinformed about
what that means--
Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
Is that right?
No, that is not what I said.
Because I was standing with myself
10 seconds ago when I said it...
...and my ears work as well as my brain.
Excuse me.
Something pressing has come
to my attention.
Let me see if I can pull yours off.
He's off the phone.
- You ready?
- Finn, Doug and Patti wanted a word.
- Come on, Vera.
- Just one more.
There'll be more soon.
Remember, in a newsroom,
you gotta look busy.
- Give me your busy face.
- I said let's go.
You should get to the luncheon.
Your car's waiting.
Yeah. Fill me in.
Well, we're not done, but so far
we've called 21 capital city precincts.
18 of them couldn't confirm
the violent incidents...
...the FBI is attributing to
the Black Panthers.
- Why couldn't they?
- Their numbers were lower.
So the Panthers are responsible for--
Some incidents,
but nothing like the FBl's reporting.
The FBI is using their numbers to justify
a massive ramp-up in surveillance...
...against the Black Panthers.
If you're accusing the FBI
of framing citizens...
...you'd better have sources for miles.
- That would be nice.
- Wouldn't it?
Let's talk over lunch.
You can share my car.
Come in.
Um...
Hello.
What do you need?
Oh...
Well, I mean, I--
I know that you wanted Brady's
environmental story on the wall today.
So I have it.
What's he doing?
Why didn't he bring it himself?
Oh, well,
he seems to have quit.
He cleaned out his desk
and he left a note...
...that made it seem like
he was not coming back.
Jeez.
I should have known.
It's guys that act like nothing fazes them
you gotta watch.
All the men were busy...
...so I just wrote it myself
off the research.
Pretty straightforward.
I guess maybe Brady
preferred the stories...
...with more conflict or--
Okay, take this to the copy desk...
...make those couple of changes
and put it up on the wall.
Girls, just some
early Christmas presents...
...for the most beautiful
and important part of this magazine.
Here you go, sweetie.
- And for you.
- Thank you.
This is Naomi.
Hi.
- This is Patti.
- Hi.
- And this is Vivian.
- Oh.
- Oh.
- Merry Christmas, ladies.
- Merry Christmas.
- Thank you so much.
You think I don't know
what you do for those boys up there.
Fran.
Is that--
Look at you.
Wedged back there like a doorstop.
Hello, dear.
Come out here
and give me a hug.
Oh, sweetie.
- You look just beautiful.
- Oh.
Fran and I are old friends.
The summer when I was 15,
do you remember?
I came to visit Daddy every day.
Fran would give me a stick of green gum.
And a piece of paper, and sit me down
at her typewriter...
...and, oh, I wrote some
bad poetry that summer.
It's because of Fran.
Oh, sweetie, I can't believe
you've been here almost 30 years.
Last Friday was 40.
Good heavens, 40 years.
In the pit?
This was my very first job
out of high school.
And it'll be her last.
- We are lucky to have her.
- Oh.
And we are lucky to have all of you.
You know, my daddy always wanted
everybody who worked for us...
...to feel like family, didn't he?
I know I'm not around often...
...but I want you to know
that you can always come to me...
...with any questions or concerns.
I'm crying. So glad to see you.
- I'll see you soon.
- All right.
Merry Christmas, everybody.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
I want you to go to Tiffany's on Fifth...
...and get Fran a crystal paperweight
for her desk.
Put it on my account.
Poor thing, 40 years
deserves more than a scarf.
Of course. That is so thoughtful of you.
Mrs. Burkhart.
I do have a question, actually.
Some of us were wondering if,
because we work so hard on stories...
...we might be included
in the writers' luncheons?
Oh! No, honey.
No. Trust me.
You would sooner be
stuck in the eye...
...with a sharp stick,
those things are so boring.
It would give us a chance
to talk about the magazine--
So much more fun down here
gossiping with your girlfriends.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- Did you see the lines?
- Thank you.
I am trying to manage expectations...
...so you don't look like a failure next year
when we're down.
You're managing me right
into a snake pit.
- Oh, let's--
- I would appreciate it--
Oh!
Thank you.
Well, I am sure
there is some rule...
...about chasing bourbon with a martini,
but you boys won't tell, will you, now?
The soul of discretion, Bea.
You know, in the old days...
...when your father declined
a martini at lunch...
...we knew somebody
was getting fired.
To the fine journalists
of News of the Week.
May all the stories you print...
...be just as interesting
as those you tell.
And a good deal more truthful.
I'll drink to that.
- Cheers.
- Hear, hear, hear.
Finn, I think there's a real story in this
thing with the Black Panthers and FBI.
Don't confuse incompetence
with iniquity.
You think the FBI can't count?
I think Hoover
does things his own way.
If he wants to put
berets on house cats...
...and call them panthers,
who's to stop him?
That's exactly the point, though.
Who is gonna stop him?
Bea, we're doing very well...
...in every category
across the board.
It's true. The moon landing sold best
off the newsstand...
...but the top selling cover...
...not directly related
to that week's news...
...was Janis Joplin.
Well, you can't only
look at the newsstand.
Our main obligation
is our subscribers.
And they damn sure
would rather see Sinatra on the cover.
Our subscribers have already paid
for the privilege...
...of enjoying the brilliance
you put inside that cover.
It's the new readers
you win at the newsstand.
What sold best for Time?
I just-- I need more access.
I need to check.
You ought to know.
Sorry to make you wait.
There's only one ladies' room
in the whole damn building...
...and it's-- Uh!-- all the way downstairs.
You know pregnant women are supposed
to gain weight during pregnancy?
Well, not me, no.
I am gaining it in my stomach
but losing it in my ass...
"because I have to climb those stairs
10 times a day.
- When is your baby due?
- You see this?
Yes. We brought you a copy,
but I see you already have one.
I know you work there,
but do you ever read it?
Oh, of course.
- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah?
Okay, do you read this page?
Yes.
Senior editors.
All men.
General editors. All men.
Department heads,
Jonathan, Mark, Wilbur.
All men.
Reporters,
Douglas, Marshall, Samuel.
More men.
So you're never gonna get
your name on this page.
You good with that?
Oh!
- I'm so sorry.
- Oh, no, no, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Thank you, dear.
Thank you.
Mid-town, please.
Here's the process.
First, we file a complaint
with the EEOC.
And that is--
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
It's a formal way of saying...
...it's not fair that guys get to do
all the cool stuff.
So we're suing them?
No, not yet.
First, we scare the hell out of them...
...which will get them to do the right thing
without seeing the inside of a courtroom.
What if they don't do anything?
Then we sue.
And that's fine, too.
It just takes longer.
Homosexuals in Hollywood.
- Well, Newsweek ran a--
- Or jogging.
Jogging. Young people are running...
...with no particular
destination in mind.
- Who covers health?
- JP here is on the health beat...
...but he still eats like shit.
I mean, I know some of these
may be trendy...
...but you never know
what begets what.
Upton Sinclair
took a bite of a burger...
...wrote The Jungle.
Please excuse me for a minute.
My martini glass runneth over,
so to speak. Ahem.
Excuse me.
You want to tell me
why you're really here, Bea?
You don't believe I'm here to play Santa
and buy you drinks?
No, ma'am.
You got good instincts.
I'm here because
our end of year numbers are crap.
I respect your vision,
but I can't wait two years to see change.
I need to see it in six months.
- That's difficult.
- Don't you tell me your job is hard...
...because I am not
in the business of easy.
Mm-hm.
- Ahem.
Anybody here
wear contact lenses?
Apparently you put them
right on your eyes.
So I just came by to do that.
Well, it'll give me something to think
about until I pick you up for dinner.
Actually, I have one more thing
for you to think about.
We've been dating
for over two years...
...and on one hand, that seems like
a very short time.
You were in school and sometimes
I work around the clock.
And it's only been
two Christmases...
...one of which we couldn't even
spend together.
And it seems like
every time I see you...
...I learn something new...
...like how you got
that scar on your knee.
Or why your mother
calls you Beanie.
But on the other hand,
it is a very long time...
...to be at this stage
of a relationship...
...once we've professed
our love for each other.
And I do love you, Chad...
...which is why I'm ready
for the next stage.
But if you're not ready for that,
I need to know.
So three months.
I need to know in three months.
Because that would still give me a year
to plan for a spring wedding.
If that's what
I should be planning for.
Otherwise, I should be considering
my other options.
You're giving me an ultimatum?
No.
I'm giving you a chance
to know me better.
And now you know how I feel.
Okay-
Three months.
Got it.
Oh, I'll have one more, please.
If I drank two of those, you would have
to carry me back to work.
- She just made me so nervous.
- I know.
You know, talking about
how we have to recruit more women...
...for the complaint
to mean anything.
She said we need a majority.
That's 18 girls.
We should talk to Vivian first.
She's always complaining about
how Hank takes her research...
...and just drops them in articles without
changing anything or saying thank you.
I mean, what about that?
What about a thank you now and then?
- Patti--
- Maybe Beverly, too.
I don't know, Patti.
You don't know what?
If I can do this.
Oh, Cindy, I am nervous, too...
...but if we don't do this...
...we're gonna end up
in the pit for 40 years like Fran.
Hey.
What is it?
I am...
...so lonely...
...in my marriage.
When it's time to leave work...
...I get this
heavy feeling in my chest...
...and my heart starts to race.
And when I walk through the door...
...I try to smile extra big.
You know, like if...
...I act happy,
then maybe I'll start to feel it.
And he really wants to start a family.
And when we got married
I thought that I did, too, but now I...
...can't imagine bringing a baby
into our home.
In the mornings,
I cannot wait to get out the door.
I love riding the train to work...
...and the doughnut guy
who tells me I'm beautiful every day.
Wait, the one on the corner
of 23rd Street?
Yes.
Oh.
I guess--
I guess he tells you
that you're beautiful, too.
No. No, he tells me
to slow down.
I love coming to work.
I love being at work. It's fun.
You know, the guys, the girls...
...the sound of the telex machine.
The smell of the mimeograph.
But...
...you heard what she said.
If the guys find out
what we're up to...
...or if any of the girls rat us out,
we could get fired.
It's not worth the risk to me.
I mean, even if I am being
treated unfairly at work, it's...
It's still the best thing that I have.
I can't do this without you.
It's from Mrs. Burkhart.
For me?
Oh, my goodness.
I have dreamed
of getting a present...
...in one of these blue boxes
since I can remember.
Oh!
Isn't that beautiful?
That is really something.
I agree.
Someone could find
themselves staring...
...at something that beautiful
for a very long time.
Well, you're welcome to come by
and admire it any time, Jane.
How'd it go?
Finn's into it.
He said go, 90, 9°-
Or maybe he said ho, ho, ho.
It's hard to say.
Bea ordered so many drinks,
I developed a ringing in my ears.
Oh, well, maybe I should
wait a moment before giving you this.
Is that three things?
That is one address
for the Black Panther headquarters.
I got them to agree to talk to you
this afternoon.
How did you do that?
I told them our editors
didn't want you to talk...
...because they feel that their interviews
are shrill and predictable...
...but we want to focus exclusively
on their social programs...
...which nobody is covering.
It'll take two questions
of that before launching into politics.
Yeah, it is, so we should get going.
- We?
- Well, I want to come with you.
- No.
- Please.
No way.
I'm just gonna listen
and take notes...
...and help you stand up.
I said no.
Why?
Because, Patti, it's Harlem...
...and it's dangerous.
I just need to worry about
the story and about myself...
...without having
to worry about you, too.
Okay. Yeah, thanks.
Wow. Okay, Vera,
no matter what happens...
...you're gonna be the winner, okay'?
Nay!
Cindy, you're gonna
come in second.
- Oh, thank you.
- Here.
Ooh. All right.
Oh, God, ha, ha, ha.
- I'm not very good.
- Can I have the yellow one?
Here you go. Here.
Oh. I did it.
- That's how you do it.
- I did it.
Oh, my gosh.
I'm Doug Rhodes
from News of the Week.
I'm here to see Keith.
You know, mere inches from the finish
line that damn horse dropped dead.
Ha, ha! And the little jockey
popped up off of him...
- ...like a piece of popcorn into the air--
- Oh, God.
- Ugh.
You are getting worse, actually.
I don't know why, just-- I'm digressing.
I don't know.
- Yeah, and you're--
- I can't talk.
- Oh! Uh-oh! I'll get it.
- Oh. Uh-oh.
Oh.
This is yours.
Do you know that my daddy
never let me come to the office...
...until I was 13 years old?
Because this is
no place for a child.
Yeah, that's my fault, Bea.
I know she's young,
but she's the only one...
...with hands tiny enough to change out
the ink in those telex machines.
Oh, you.
Come on, I'll show you out.
Thank you, everybody,
for your hospitality...
...and your service.
Bye bye, now.
Breakfast for children
was always on the agenda.
Huey P. Newton
himself said that on day one...
...the Black Panther Party
was dedicated to a revolution...
...but that revolution
is defined by our goals...
...not our methods.
See, we must feed
and educate the people.
Because this...
...this is about the people.
Not the party.
Power to the people.
You dig, Sundance?
What about your free clinics?
This community needs
separate medical care?
Yes.
We need healing.
From what?
From a world in which we are
systematically brutalized...
...by racist white police
who oppress us.
Where'd you go to college, Jane?
Bryn Mawr.
Did you work for the newspaper there?
I was the editor.
Okay, so do you ever feel like you want
something more from working here...
...like to be able to grow?
Well, I don't plan on
being here much longer.
I have a boyfriend.
Oh!
You've never mentioned him.
Church and state, keep it separate.
Even so, Jane,
you're so good at your job.
I'm not a career girl, Patti.
Okay-
We're tormented by
a corrupt capitalist system.
A system which was denied its
endless source of free labor...
...now intent on denying us our dignity.
- And if--
- Not to cut you off...
-...but are you saying the Black Panther--
- There's the white apology.
The what?
The white apology.
The lie.
Man, you so deep into it,
you can't even see.
You said you're sorry
for cutting me off...
...while in the very process
of cutting me off.
Yes, I did.
So what is it
you're really sorry about? Hm?
Maybe that you came in
like the other white journalists...
...already dead sure what you'll write.
That's not true. I want to know.
You came here to ask about breakfast
for poor black kids.
So ask it.
Ask me what you really
came to ask me.
I believe the FBI might be inflating
acts of violence...
...committed by
the Black Panther Party...
...to justify an increase in surveillance.
That's what you believe, Sundance?
Good for you.
That's what I know.
We ain't scary enough.
They gotta make us into monsters.
Your party hasn't shied
from advocating violence.
Some might feel the FBI is justified--
Advocating violence?
I was born in chains.
Because of the color of my skin.
My grandmother, my mother,
my grandfather and my father...
...all born in chains.
Now, Dr. King asked y'all nicely
to cut them off.
Y'all wouldn't listen.
Y'all killed him.
Now you gotta deal with us.
Now we carry guns.
We're trying to feed our people,
educate our children.
And, yes, we will defend ourselves.
We will fight to defend ourselves!
I'll take a breath while you write
all that down.
Mm. I get to go home
to my cuddle bug now.
Oh, how old?
Three and a half, or as he says
three and a half and three quarters.
- Here, after you.
- Thanks.
He just keeps on flipping
through the pages of his case book...
...while the professor waits.
The whole class waits.
Flipping and flipping
like a crazy man.
I guess he thought if he did it long
enough the professor would just give up.
And-- And did he?
What?
Give up.
Yeah.
Called on Tommy Barton,
like always.
Mm. Hm... And that's-- Um...
That's Professor Trau?
No, Trau's contracts.
This was con law,
Professor Easterbrook.
Ah. Oh...
There's this girl at work...
...who says that it's illegal...
...that News of the Week
only hires men as writers.
How's that?
Um, because of the Civil Rights Act
or something.
Um, this girl says that it makes
discrimination against us illegal.
Like, you know, saying that women
can only have some jobs.
That law's untested.
I doubt it will hold up in the Supreme
Court, if it even gets that far.
Some southern senator put the women
thing in just to try to kill the bill.
Figured people would never vote
for a law making women equal at work.
They did.
♪ When I die and they lay me to rest I'
♪ Gonna go to the place that's the best I'
♪ When I Jay me down to die
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky I
♪ Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
Spirit in the sky I
♪ That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die I'
♪ When I die and they Jay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best I
♪ Prepare yourself, you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in Jesus I'
♪ So you know that when you die I'
♪ He's gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky I'
♪ Spirit in the sky' ♪
♪ Gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky I'
♪ That's where you're gonna go
When you die I
♪ When you die' ♪
♪ When you die
And they lay you to rest I
♪ You're gonna go to the place
That's the best N'
Hey.
Ronnie's going with you.
- Oh, that's all right.
- It wasn't a question.
He'll walk you down to 110th Street.
Hello?
Oh, hi, sweetheart.
I'm just about ready.
Oh, of course.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no,
it's fine.
No, it's fine.
It's for work. You should stay.
You know what?
It's more than fine.
It's great.
I know you will.
Bye.
♪ Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah
What condition my condition was in N'
Hello.
I don't know you, but come on in.
My name is Jane. 15B.
Cool. I'm Max.
You like to party, Jane 15B?
I have to be up at 6
to be back at work at 7.
And I don't know
what it is you do...
...that gives you the luxury
of partying and singing the same song...
...six times in a row
so late on a Thursday night...
...but I hope you'll do me the respect
of turning down the music...
...and shutting your window
until you officially wrap up.
Just one question there, Jane 15B.
How were we?
♪ What condition my condition was in I'
♪ Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah N'
Ham proud
Ready.
Set.
Go!
♪ With my hips kind of swiveiiy
And swervey I'
♪ I adore being dressed
In something frilly I'
♪ When my date comes to get me
At my place I
♪ Out I go with my Joe or John or Billy N'
- Yes.
- Let's go.
- Let's go!
- Come on, Jane.
Yes.
Attagirl. Yes! Ha-ha.
I did it. Finally, I won.
No celebrating.
I beat you by a foot.
No, no, no, Daddy.
You know that I won.
Won, my ass.
I could have smoked a cigarette waiting.
You know, you shouldn't lie.
It sets a bad example.
Oh, you two.
Chad, the apple does not
fall far from the tree.
Chad, who won that race?
This is strictly Hollander business.
- Reenie, let me buy you a juice.
- Oh, such a gentleman.
Yeah. Put it on Gordy's tab.
All right.
Well, they asked me
to audition for The Philadelphia Story.
Mm! You should. As Tracy Lord?
- We'll be in front to cheer you on.
- You don't cheer at a play.
But it is all at night,
and then I wouldn't be home for Daddy...
-...after his day at work.
- Wasn't your goal to retire at 50, Daddy?
And that's, what, five years away?
Yes, exactly.
Now I have to wait until
your idiot brother...
...can prove he won't
run the business into the ground.
I will very likely be an old man unless
I can leave the business to you, Chad.
Well, let's see.
Been at Townley's a month.
How early is too early to resign?
- I'll take that from you, ma'am.
- Oh, I was--
No, she's finished.
Oh, okay.
So finish that story.
News of the Week, this is Charlie.
I wonder why she's here.
She's the publisher.
She doesn't need a reason.
Oh, I read an article that despite being
one of the richest people in the country...
...Mrs. Burkhart still enjoys
making her own clothes.
I guarantee you she didn't make
those snakeskin shoes she walked in on.
They look like they cost
at least $50.
$50?
The Burkhart family made their fortune
from Kentucky bourbon.
As the story goes, a giant oak tree fell
on Bea's great great grandfather's house.
He made 40 oak barrels
using that tree...
...and used them for
his first batch of bourbon.
It's now called
Storm Tree bourbon...
...and it's one of the most
sought after in the world.
Hm.
The Burkhart family is a client
of my father's financial firm.
- Oh.
- There it is.
Oh, Naomi, you have a run
in your stockings.
I have an extra pair
of L'eggs in my desk.
Let me get them for you.
Thank you.
Heh, heh, heh.
I tell people when Daddy died...
...he had so much bourbon in his blood,
they didn't have to embalm him.
Thank you.
Just a second and I will join you.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Bottoms up.
Mm, wow!
- That is good stuff, strong, strong stuff.
- Mm-hm.
That'll drive you
to put a lampshade on your head.
Well...
...now that we have had
our frivolities...
...let's get down to boring old business.
Gentlemen, for most of my life...
...although my father was
a rich bastard--
I was a failure
at everything I ever did.
I failed at arithmetic...
...I failed at three marriages...
...and I can't get a seed to flower
to save my life.
But despite my failures,
people always remembered me.
Because you were
the daughter of a rich bastard?
Well, that helped.
That has always helped, yes.
Uh, but no.
People remembered me
because I was different.
I said things that
people didn't expect a lady to say...
...I wore things that made
people turn their heads...
...and I did things that, uh...
...well, I usually blamed
on the bourbon.
But I am concerned
that my daddy's magazine...
...is not memorable.
It's not interesting.
There's nothing in our magazine
that I can't read somewhere else...
...and to add insult to injury...
...Time Magazine is kicking our butt.
- We're kicking Newsweek's butt.
- Look, I agree, Bea...
...but the news is the news.
We're gonna be covering
the same story.
Our goal is to tell it
better than anybody else.
- To go deeper inside--
- We won't beat Time at their game.
But the game is changing.
And I can assure you,
we are looking to the future.
And what is it that you see?
Well, before long, Time is gonna be
the old people's magazine.
Meanwhile, there are three million
23-year-old Americans out there.
Their parents read Time Magazine,
which means they're not going to.
They're looking for something different.
I want News of the Week to be that.
So that by the time they're 25,
we're their go-to magazine.
We're the voice that they trust.
- That they can turn to.
- Hm.
How are you going to do that?
- We're working on several initiatives--
- How's he gonna do it, Wick?
Well, we're gonna write about
the things they care about.
Mm-hm.
Civil rights. The draft.
The back of the book stuff,
you know, the arts...
...and rock musicians.
Rolling Stone is less than two years old.
It's got a fraction
of the subscribers Time does...
...and yet the young people
can't stop talking about it.
Jann Wanner,
he is not afraid to take risks.
That is exactly what we need to do.
You are saying that
we're going to lose readers?
Well, you can't win
new readers without--
We may lose some.
Hm.
Yeah, Tuesday.
Robinson.
Rhodes.
You left this
in my apartment a while back.
Thought you might want it.
Need it.
Are you trying to drive a point home?
You will not be sleeping over
at my apartment anymore.
I got it.
We gonna be able to work together?
Yes.
Of course.
Jane.
Finn needs you.
- Bea, you remember Jane.
- Of course.
I knew Jane when she had
braces on her teeth...
...and Gordy Hollander
had a full head of hair.
It is so nice to see you,
Mrs. Burkhart.
Jane was an
excellent recommendation of yours.
She's kind of our head researcher
around here.
Jane, maybe you can give Bea
a tour of the place before lunch.
Well, that would be nice.
It's been a while.
I'd love to revisit how
the sausages are made here.
Well, I would love to show you
around the sausage factory. Heh. Um...
- May I carry this for you?
Oh.
Thank you.
Bill Shawn from New Yorker called
to say he only found two typos...
...in last week's issue.
Son of a bitch.
Inside joke.
- Angie.
- Yes?
Is that a hand?
Yes.
Yes, it is.
It's my daughter.
She woke up too sick
to go to school...
...and my husband's on a
construction site for three weeks.
My neighbor who
watches her in a pinch...
...is at the hospital
having a baby of her own.
I understand how terrible the timing is
with Mrs. Burkhart here--
Angie, I didn't know
you had a daughter.
Hi. What's your name?
Vera.
I hope you feel better soon.
Put her in my office, she can lay down.
Comfy couch.
- What about--
- It's better, it's private.
Are you sure?
♪ Thank heaven for little girls ♪
♪ For little girls
Get bigger every day ♪
♪ Thank heaven for little girls ♪
♪ They grow up
In the most delightful Way N'
Robinson.
Get over here.
How old are you?
Twenty-four.
Oh.
Follow me.
Do you read this magazine?
Is that a trick question?
No, it's a goddamn serious question.
Do you read it?
Every word.
How about the average 24-year-old?
If you didn't work here, would you read it?
Well, I would, but I'm weird.
I read three newspapers every morning...
...even before I got this job.
Well, I guess we're both weird.
Three?
I will require absolute silence.
The Times. The Daily News.
You're too smart to read the Post.
Too cool to read the Wall Street Journal.
What am I missing?
The Star Ledger. Ha.
- It's what I grew up on.
- The loyal reader.
That's fucking beautiful.
And that's why we
gotta get them young.
Keep them loyal.
Can I tell you a secret?
There's not a man in the history
of the world that said no to that question.
All right, Robinson.
I'm ready to receive
your covert intelligence.
I watch the late local.
You are weird.
I bet that requires a stiff drink.
A joint, actually.
You watch the TV news
high on marijuana.
Not out of my mind.
Just, you know, tuned in.
Why?
I don't want to just
watch the news.
I want to feel a part of it.
Doesn't working here
make you feel a part of it?
Sometimes.
Oh, the noisy telex room.
It's like a factory.
- I love the sound of breaking news.
- Heh, heh.
Daddy said he used
to hear it in his sleep.
A lot of us do.
Mrs. Burkhart,
this is Cindy Reston...
...one of our researchers.
Well, I didn't think
it was the milk maid.
That is a beautiful vest, Cindy.
Thank you.
I actually made it myself.
- Hi.
- Oh. Ha-ha-ha.
Um... Jane, have you seen Brady?
I'm supposed to be helping him today
because Susan is out.
No, no, I haven't.
Nice to meet you.
So, Jane, tell me...
...how is everything?
Everybody treating you well?
Absolutely. Very well.
- I love my job.
- Good.
Glad to hear it.
Though I was surprised to learn
you were still here.
I thought a pretty girl like you
would be married by now.
Well, my boyfriend
just graduated from Wharton...
...and started his job
at Townley Investments.
Is it anybody I know?
Chad Huntington.
- His father--
- So, of course, Huntington Metal, yes.
But you were dating Chad
before you started working here, yes?
- It's been almost two years.
- Two years.
And you don't have a ring
on that finger yet.
Goodness.
He couldn't do better.
What is he waiting for?
Well, there's the new job and all.
Yeah.
Oh! There it is. Heh, heh.
Shall we?
Let's continue.
Did you see what just came in?
Their official statement with numbers.
The FBI defends police action
in Los Angeles.
They say it's
the eighth act of violence...
...perpetrated by Black Panthers.
Just read the same thing.
But I called the
Los Angeles Police precinct...
...and they only have
three on their blotter.
The FBI lied, or L.A. intake stinks.
Check out Chicago.
That's where Fred Hampton
was killed. One.
FBI crime stats say five,
Chicago says two.
It's orchestrated sabotage.
If the trend continues.
You call precincts
west of the Mississippi, I'll do the east.
We'll see what kind of numbers
we get.
Hey.
Good work. Thanks.
Oh!
- Hey. Sorry. Hi.
- Sorry.
- What's up?
_Um__
Well, I was supposed to help Brady
with his environmental policy story...
...and I couldn't find him...
...and I found this in his typewriter.
What's that say?
-"I can't write this story."
- Whoa!
Brady always seemed so relaxed.
Yeah, well, I guess
this place really isn't for everybody.
But Wick wants the story
on the wall today...
...so they know how much space
they have for the rest of the page.
So do you think maybe
Doug could write it?
He and I are in the middle
of something.
I think Jane said
that Sam was doing--
Why don't you write it?
And get fired like Nora?
Nora re-wrote her reporter.
Yours left the magazine high and dry.
If Wick has a problem,
tell him what the lawyer told us:
- That it's illegal not to let us write.
- You girls seen Brady?
- He quit.
- He's gone.
Ugh! Fucker took my Zippo.
Sorry.
You look cute today.
Sacramento Police.
This is Patti Robinson.
I'm from News of the Week magazine.
Can I speak to the chief of police?
- Can I put you on hold?
- Yes, I'll hold. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Yes, sir, I have
everything I need.
I really appreciate your time.
Sir, I would advise you
to find some experienced legal counsel...
...who understands the libel laws of the
United States...
...because if you are so f--
Misinformed about
what that means--
Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
Is that right?
No, that is not what I said.
Because I was standing with myself
10 seconds ago when I said it...
...and my ears work as well as my brain.
Excuse me.
Something pressing has come
to my attention.
Let me see if I can pull yours off.
He's off the phone.
- You ready?
- Finn, Doug and Patti wanted a word.
- Come on, Vera.
- Just one more.
There'll be more soon.
Remember, in a newsroom,
you gotta look busy.
- Give me your busy face.
- I said let's go.
You should get to the luncheon.
Your car's waiting.
Yeah. Fill me in.
Well, we're not done, but so far
we've called 21 capital city precincts.
18 of them couldn't confirm
the violent incidents...
...the FBI is attributing to
the Black Panthers.
- Why couldn't they?
- Their numbers were lower.
So the Panthers are responsible for--
Some incidents,
but nothing like the FBl's reporting.
The FBI is using their numbers to justify
a massive ramp-up in surveillance...
...against the Black Panthers.
If you're accusing the FBI
of framing citizens...
...you'd better have sources for miles.
- That would be nice.
- Wouldn't it?
Let's talk over lunch.
You can share my car.
Come in.
Um...
Hello.
What do you need?
Oh...
Well, I mean, I--
I know that you wanted Brady's
environmental story on the wall today.
So I have it.
What's he doing?
Why didn't he bring it himself?
Oh, well,
he seems to have quit.
He cleaned out his desk
and he left a note...
...that made it seem like
he was not coming back.
Jeez.
I should have known.
It's guys that act like nothing fazes them
you gotta watch.
All the men were busy...
...so I just wrote it myself
off the research.
Pretty straightforward.
I guess maybe Brady
preferred the stories...
...with more conflict or--
Okay, take this to the copy desk...
...make those couple of changes
and put it up on the wall.
Girls, just some
early Christmas presents...
...for the most beautiful
and important part of this magazine.
Here you go, sweetie.
- And for you.
- Thank you.
This is Naomi.
Hi.
- This is Patti.
- Hi.
- And this is Vivian.
- Oh.
- Oh.
- Merry Christmas, ladies.
- Merry Christmas.
- Thank you so much.
You think I don't know
what you do for those boys up there.
Fran.
Is that--
Look at you.
Wedged back there like a doorstop.
Hello, dear.
Come out here
and give me a hug.
Oh, sweetie.
- You look just beautiful.
- Oh.
Fran and I are old friends.
The summer when I was 15,
do you remember?
I came to visit Daddy every day.
Fran would give me a stick of green gum.
And a piece of paper, and sit me down
at her typewriter...
...and, oh, I wrote some
bad poetry that summer.
It's because of Fran.
Oh, sweetie, I can't believe
you've been here almost 30 years.
Last Friday was 40.
Good heavens, 40 years.
In the pit?
This was my very first job
out of high school.
And it'll be her last.
- We are lucky to have her.
- Oh.
And we are lucky to have all of you.
You know, my daddy always wanted
everybody who worked for us...
...to feel like family, didn't he?
I know I'm not around often...
...but I want you to know
that you can always come to me...
...with any questions or concerns.
I'm crying. So glad to see you.
- I'll see you soon.
- All right.
Merry Christmas, everybody.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
I want you to go to Tiffany's on Fifth...
...and get Fran a crystal paperweight
for her desk.
Put it on my account.
Poor thing, 40 years
deserves more than a scarf.
Of course. That is so thoughtful of you.
Mrs. Burkhart.
I do have a question, actually.
Some of us were wondering if,
because we work so hard on stories...
...we might be included
in the writers' luncheons?
Oh! No, honey.
No. Trust me.
You would sooner be
stuck in the eye...
...with a sharp stick,
those things are so boring.
It would give us a chance
to talk about the magazine--
So much more fun down here
gossiping with your girlfriends.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- Did you see the lines?
- Thank you.
I am trying to manage expectations...
...so you don't look like a failure next year
when we're down.
You're managing me right
into a snake pit.
- Oh, let's--
- I would appreciate it--
Oh!
Thank you.
Well, I am sure
there is some rule...
...about chasing bourbon with a martini,
but you boys won't tell, will you, now?
The soul of discretion, Bea.
You know, in the old days...
...when your father declined
a martini at lunch...
...we knew somebody
was getting fired.
To the fine journalists
of News of the Week.
May all the stories you print...
...be just as interesting
as those you tell.
And a good deal more truthful.
I'll drink to that.
- Cheers.
- Hear, hear, hear.
Finn, I think there's a real story in this
thing with the Black Panthers and FBI.
Don't confuse incompetence
with iniquity.
You think the FBI can't count?
I think Hoover
does things his own way.
If he wants to put
berets on house cats...
...and call them panthers,
who's to stop him?
That's exactly the point, though.
Who is gonna stop him?
Bea, we're doing very well...
...in every category
across the board.
It's true. The moon landing sold best
off the newsstand...
...but the top selling cover...
...not directly related
to that week's news...
...was Janis Joplin.
Well, you can't only
look at the newsstand.
Our main obligation
is our subscribers.
And they damn sure
would rather see Sinatra on the cover.
Our subscribers have already paid
for the privilege...
...of enjoying the brilliance
you put inside that cover.
It's the new readers
you win at the newsstand.
What sold best for Time?
I just-- I need more access.
I need to check.
You ought to know.
Sorry to make you wait.
There's only one ladies' room
in the whole damn building...
...and it's-- Uh!-- all the way downstairs.
You know pregnant women are supposed
to gain weight during pregnancy?
Well, not me, no.
I am gaining it in my stomach
but losing it in my ass...
"because I have to climb those stairs
10 times a day.
- When is your baby due?
- You see this?
Yes. We brought you a copy,
but I see you already have one.
I know you work there,
but do you ever read it?
Oh, of course.
- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah?
Okay, do you read this page?
Yes.
Senior editors.
All men.
General editors. All men.
Department heads,
Jonathan, Mark, Wilbur.
All men.
Reporters,
Douglas, Marshall, Samuel.
More men.
So you're never gonna get
your name on this page.
You good with that?
Oh!
- I'm so sorry.
- Oh, no, no, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Thank you, dear.
Thank you.
Mid-town, please.
Here's the process.
First, we file a complaint
with the EEOC.
And that is--
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
It's a formal way of saying...
...it's not fair that guys get to do
all the cool stuff.
So we're suing them?
No, not yet.
First, we scare the hell out of them...
...which will get them to do the right thing
without seeing the inside of a courtroom.
What if they don't do anything?
Then we sue.
And that's fine, too.
It just takes longer.
Homosexuals in Hollywood.
- Well, Newsweek ran a--
- Or jogging.
Jogging. Young people are running...
...with no particular
destination in mind.
- Who covers health?
- JP here is on the health beat...
...but he still eats like shit.
I mean, I know some of these
may be trendy...
...but you never know
what begets what.
Upton Sinclair
took a bite of a burger...
...wrote The Jungle.
Please excuse me for a minute.
My martini glass runneth over,
so to speak. Ahem.
Excuse me.
You want to tell me
why you're really here, Bea?
You don't believe I'm here to play Santa
and buy you drinks?
No, ma'am.
You got good instincts.
I'm here because
our end of year numbers are crap.
I respect your vision,
but I can't wait two years to see change.
I need to see it in six months.
- That's difficult.
- Don't you tell me your job is hard...
...because I am not
in the business of easy.
Mm-hm.
- Ahem.
Anybody here
wear contact lenses?
Apparently you put them
right on your eyes.
So I just came by to do that.
Well, it'll give me something to think
about until I pick you up for dinner.
Actually, I have one more thing
for you to think about.
We've been dating
for over two years...
...and on one hand, that seems like
a very short time.
You were in school and sometimes
I work around the clock.
And it's only been
two Christmases...
...one of which we couldn't even
spend together.
And it seems like
every time I see you...
...I learn something new...
...like how you got
that scar on your knee.
Or why your mother
calls you Beanie.
But on the other hand,
it is a very long time...
...to be at this stage
of a relationship...
...once we've professed
our love for each other.
And I do love you, Chad...
...which is why I'm ready
for the next stage.
But if you're not ready for that,
I need to know.
So three months.
I need to know in three months.
Because that would still give me a year
to plan for a spring wedding.
If that's what
I should be planning for.
Otherwise, I should be considering
my other options.
You're giving me an ultimatum?
No.
I'm giving you a chance
to know me better.
And now you know how I feel.
Okay-
Three months.
Got it.
Oh, I'll have one more, please.
If I drank two of those, you would have
to carry me back to work.
- She just made me so nervous.
- I know.
You know, talking about
how we have to recruit more women...
...for the complaint
to mean anything.
She said we need a majority.
That's 18 girls.
We should talk to Vivian first.
She's always complaining about
how Hank takes her research...
...and just drops them in articles without
changing anything or saying thank you.
I mean, what about that?
What about a thank you now and then?
- Patti--
- Maybe Beverly, too.
I don't know, Patti.
You don't know what?
If I can do this.
Oh, Cindy, I am nervous, too...
...but if we don't do this...
...we're gonna end up
in the pit for 40 years like Fran.
Hey.
What is it?
I am...
...so lonely...
...in my marriage.
When it's time to leave work...
...I get this
heavy feeling in my chest...
...and my heart starts to race.
And when I walk through the door...
...I try to smile extra big.
You know, like if...
...I act happy,
then maybe I'll start to feel it.
And he really wants to start a family.
And when we got married
I thought that I did, too, but now I...
...can't imagine bringing a baby
into our home.
In the mornings,
I cannot wait to get out the door.
I love riding the train to work...
...and the doughnut guy
who tells me I'm beautiful every day.
Wait, the one on the corner
of 23rd Street?
Yes.
Oh.
I guess--
I guess he tells you
that you're beautiful, too.
No. No, he tells me
to slow down.
I love coming to work.
I love being at work. It's fun.
You know, the guys, the girls...
...the sound of the telex machine.
The smell of the mimeograph.
But...
...you heard what she said.
If the guys find out
what we're up to...
...or if any of the girls rat us out,
we could get fired.
It's not worth the risk to me.
I mean, even if I am being
treated unfairly at work, it's...
It's still the best thing that I have.
I can't do this without you.
It's from Mrs. Burkhart.
For me?
Oh, my goodness.
I have dreamed
of getting a present...
...in one of these blue boxes
since I can remember.
Oh!
Isn't that beautiful?
That is really something.
I agree.
Someone could find
themselves staring...
...at something that beautiful
for a very long time.
Well, you're welcome to come by
and admire it any time, Jane.
How'd it go?
Finn's into it.
He said go, 90, 9°-
Or maybe he said ho, ho, ho.
It's hard to say.
Bea ordered so many drinks,
I developed a ringing in my ears.
Oh, well, maybe I should
wait a moment before giving you this.
Is that three things?
That is one address
for the Black Panther headquarters.
I got them to agree to talk to you
this afternoon.
How did you do that?
I told them our editors
didn't want you to talk...
...because they feel that their interviews
are shrill and predictable...
...but we want to focus exclusively
on their social programs...
...which nobody is covering.
It'll take two questions
of that before launching into politics.
Yeah, it is, so we should get going.
- We?
- Well, I want to come with you.
- No.
- Please.
No way.
I'm just gonna listen
and take notes...
...and help you stand up.
I said no.
Why?
Because, Patti, it's Harlem...
...and it's dangerous.
I just need to worry about
the story and about myself...
...without having
to worry about you, too.
Okay. Yeah, thanks.
Wow. Okay, Vera,
no matter what happens...
...you're gonna be the winner, okay'?
Nay!
Cindy, you're gonna
come in second.
- Oh, thank you.
- Here.
Ooh. All right.
Oh, God, ha, ha, ha.
- I'm not very good.
- Can I have the yellow one?
Here you go. Here.
Oh. I did it.
- That's how you do it.
- I did it.
Oh, my gosh.
I'm Doug Rhodes
from News of the Week.
I'm here to see Keith.
You know, mere inches from the finish
line that damn horse dropped dead.
Ha, ha! And the little jockey
popped up off of him...
- ...like a piece of popcorn into the air--
- Oh, God.
- Ugh.
You are getting worse, actually.
I don't know why, just-- I'm digressing.
I don't know.
- Yeah, and you're--
- I can't talk.
- Oh! Uh-oh! I'll get it.
- Oh. Uh-oh.
Oh.
This is yours.
Do you know that my daddy
never let me come to the office...
...until I was 13 years old?
Because this is
no place for a child.
Yeah, that's my fault, Bea.
I know she's young,
but she's the only one...
...with hands tiny enough to change out
the ink in those telex machines.
Oh, you.
Come on, I'll show you out.
Thank you, everybody,
for your hospitality...
...and your service.
Bye bye, now.
Breakfast for children
was always on the agenda.
Huey P. Newton
himself said that on day one...
...the Black Panther Party
was dedicated to a revolution...
...but that revolution
is defined by our goals...
...not our methods.
See, we must feed
and educate the people.
Because this...
...this is about the people.
Not the party.
Power to the people.
You dig, Sundance?
What about your free clinics?
This community needs
separate medical care?
Yes.
We need healing.
From what?
From a world in which we are
systematically brutalized...
...by racist white police
who oppress us.
Where'd you go to college, Jane?
Bryn Mawr.
Did you work for the newspaper there?
I was the editor.
Okay, so do you ever feel like you want
something more from working here...
...like to be able to grow?
Well, I don't plan on
being here much longer.
I have a boyfriend.
Oh!
You've never mentioned him.
Church and state, keep it separate.
Even so, Jane,
you're so good at your job.
I'm not a career girl, Patti.
Okay-
We're tormented by
a corrupt capitalist system.
A system which was denied its
endless source of free labor...
...now intent on denying us our dignity.
- And if--
- Not to cut you off...
-...but are you saying the Black Panther--
- There's the white apology.
The what?
The white apology.
The lie.
Man, you so deep into it,
you can't even see.
You said you're sorry
for cutting me off...
...while in the very process
of cutting me off.
Yes, I did.
So what is it
you're really sorry about? Hm?
Maybe that you came in
like the other white journalists...
...already dead sure what you'll write.
That's not true. I want to know.
You came here to ask about breakfast
for poor black kids.
So ask it.
Ask me what you really
came to ask me.
I believe the FBI might be inflating
acts of violence...
...committed by
the Black Panther Party...
...to justify an increase in surveillance.
That's what you believe, Sundance?
Good for you.
That's what I know.
We ain't scary enough.
They gotta make us into monsters.
Your party hasn't shied
from advocating violence.
Some might feel the FBI is justified--
Advocating violence?
I was born in chains.
Because of the color of my skin.
My grandmother, my mother,
my grandfather and my father...
...all born in chains.
Now, Dr. King asked y'all nicely
to cut them off.
Y'all wouldn't listen.
Y'all killed him.
Now you gotta deal with us.
Now we carry guns.
We're trying to feed our people,
educate our children.
And, yes, we will defend ourselves.
We will fight to defend ourselves!
I'll take a breath while you write
all that down.
Mm. I get to go home
to my cuddle bug now.
Oh, how old?
Three and a half, or as he says
three and a half and three quarters.
- Here, after you.
- Thanks.
He just keeps on flipping
through the pages of his case book...
...while the professor waits.
The whole class waits.
Flipping and flipping
like a crazy man.
I guess he thought if he did it long
enough the professor would just give up.
And-- And did he?
What?
Give up.
Yeah.
Called on Tommy Barton,
like always.
Mm. Hm... And that's-- Um...
That's Professor Trau?
No, Trau's contracts.
This was con law,
Professor Easterbrook.
Ah. Oh...
There's this girl at work...
...who says that it's illegal...
...that News of the Week
only hires men as writers.
How's that?
Um, because of the Civil Rights Act
or something.
Um, this girl says that it makes
discrimination against us illegal.
Like, you know, saying that women
can only have some jobs.
That law's untested.
I doubt it will hold up in the Supreme
Court, if it even gets that far.
Some southern senator put the women
thing in just to try to kill the bill.
Figured people would never vote
for a law making women equal at work.
They did.
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Hey.
Ronnie's going with you.
- Oh, that's all right.
- It wasn't a question.
He'll walk you down to 110th Street.
Hello?
Oh, hi, sweetheart.
I'm just about ready.
Oh, of course.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no,
it's fine.
No, it's fine.
It's for work. You should stay.
You know what?
It's more than fine.
It's great.
I know you will.
Bye.
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Hello.
I don't know you, but come on in.
My name is Jane. 15B.
Cool. I'm Max.
You like to party, Jane 15B?
I have to be up at 6
to be back at work at 7.
And I don't know
what it is you do...
...that gives you the luxury
of partying and singing the same song...
...six times in a row
so late on a Thursday night...
...but I hope you'll do me the respect
of turning down the music...
...and shutting your window
until you officially wrap up.
Just one question there, Jane 15B.
How were we?
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