Mary Tyler Moore (1970–1977): Season 3, Episode 13 - Operation: Lou - full transcript

♪ WHO CAN TURN THE
WORLD ON WITH HER SMILE ♪

♪ WHO CAN TAKE A NOTHING DAY ♪

♪ AND SUDDENLY MAKE IT
ALL SEEM WORTHWHILE ♪

♪ WELL, IT'S YOU, GIRL
AND YOU SHOULD KNOW IT ♪

♪ WITH EACH GLANCE AND EVERY
LITTLE MOVEMENT YOU SHOW IT ♪

♪ LOVE IS ALL AROUND
NO NEED TO WASTE IT ♪

♪ YOU CAN HAVE THE TOWN
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE IT AFTER ALL ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE IT AFTER ALL ♪♪

NO.

MARY, SEE YOU A SECOND?
UH, YES, MR. GRANT.



MARY, I'LL BE LEAVING
SHORTLY ON MY VACATION.

WHILE I'M GONE I WANT
YOU TO TAKE OVER.

SURE, MR. GRANT,
BUT, UH... [Rings]

MR. GRANT'S OFFICE.

JUST A MOMENT,
PLEASE. I'LL CHECK.

IT'S A DR. BUNDY'S OFFICE. OH,
YEAH... NO, NO. I CAN'T TALK NOW.

TELL 'EM I'LL CALL HIM BACK.

CAN MR. GRANT CALL YOU BACK?

UH-HUH. UH-HUH.

DON'T TAKE A MESSAGE.
I'LL CALL HIM BACK.

OH. UH, YES.

I'LL GIVE HIM THAT
MESSAGE. THANK YOU.

MR. GRANT, YOU'RE NOT GOING ON
VACATION. YOU'RE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL.

- JUST GIVE ME THE MESSAGE.
- THE MESSAGE IS, YOU ARE
GOING TO THE HOSPITAL!



THE DOCTOR SAID HE GOT
YOU THE PRIVATE ROOM

AND HE'LL MEET YOU AT
ST. MATTHEW'S AT 7:00.

THANK YOU.

NOW, MARY, I KNOW YOU'VE NEVER
BEEN FULLY IN CHARGE HERE BEFORE, BUT...

MR. GRANT! HMM?

IS IT SERIOUS? OH, JUST
AN OLD PIECE OF SHRAPNEL.

SHRAPNEL? WORLD WAR II.

W-WAS IT BAD? I MEAN,
WHERE WERE YOU WOUNDED?

LET'S JUST SAY FRANCE.

THAT HAD TO BE OVER 30 YEARS AGO.
WHY DO YOU NEED THE OPERATION NOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS IT SHIFTED AROUND, AND
NOW IT'S IN SORT OF A FUNNY PLACE,

AND THE DOCTOR THINKS
HE OUGHTA GET IT OUT.

- IT'S REALLY MINOR.
- WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY
ANYTHING UNTIL NOW?

BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE
A LOT OF SYMPATHY.

I DON'T WANT THE CARDS. I DON'T WANT THE
FLOWERS. I DON'T WANT THE DEATH WATCH.

SO PLEASE DON'T TELL ANYBODY.

N-NOT EVEN MURRAY?

MURRAY'S OKAY,
BUT DON'T TELL TED.

DEFINITELY NOT TED.

"DEFINITELY NOT TED" WHAT?

UH, I, UH...

WELL, WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING,
UH, THE BUDGET PROBLEMS,

AND I WAS ASKING MR. GRANT
WHOSE SALARY WE COULD CUT.

- AND HE SAID,
"DEFINITELY NOT TED"?
- RIGHT.

THANKS, LOU.

LET'S GO ON OUT. I GOT AN
ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY,
JUST A BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT.

I AM LEAVING TODAY
ON A WEEK'S VACATION.

WHILE I'M AWAY, MARY WILL
BE PRODUCING THE SHOW.

NOW I HAVE COMPLETE
CONFIDENCE IN HER.

I WANT YOU TO TREAT HER
JUST LIKE YOU TREAT ME...

WITH RESPECT, TRUST...

AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FEAR.

SEE YOU GUYS IN
A WEEK. MR. GRANT.

TAKE CARE. EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT. RIGHT.

HAVE A NICE TIME, LOU. THANKS.

- WHERE YOU GOIN', LOUIS?
- ST. MATTHEW'S.

THAT'S A GREAT PLACE. I HEAR
THE BEACHES THERE ARE TERRIFIC.

DON'T FORGET TO SEND
ME A POSTCARD. RIGHT.

[Phone Rings]

NEWSROOM.

OH, WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK TO THE
PRODUCER ABOUT THAT. HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE.

[Clears Throat]

[Low Voice] HELLO.

HI, MR. GRANT. HI, MARY.

I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE FLOWERS.
I KNOW YOU HATE THIS KIND OF THING.

YEAH, I DO.

WELL, IT'S A HOSPITAL, AND COMING IN
EMPTY-HANDED JUST... IT SEEMED WRONG.

THAT'S OKAY. FORGET IT.
WHAT DO YOU GOT IN THERE?

A CHOCOLATE MALT.

THE LAST TIME I
WAS IN THE HOSPITAL,

ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT
WAS A CHOCOLATE MALT.

YOU SEE, MARY, THAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS HOSPITAL I HAVEN'T
ONCE THOUGHT ABOUT A CHOCOLATE MALT.

HOW ARE THINGS AT
THE STATION? FINE.

THERE IS ONE THING
THOUGH. I DID AS YOU ASKED.

I DIDN'T TELL ANYONE EXCEPT
MURRAY THAT YOU WERE COMING...

GOOD. TO THE HOSPITAL, DIRECTLY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "DIRECTLY"?

WELL, TED OVERHEARD.

OH, MARY!

HE INSISTED ON COMING
WITH ME. WHERE IS HE THEN?

WELL, HE'S DOWN THE HALL. HE
STOPPED TO SIGN AN AUTOGRAPH.

MIGHT TAKE HIM A WHILE THOUGH.

HE WAS STILL
EXPLAINING WHO HE IS.

AH. YOU BIG LUG.

TELLING EVERYBODY YOU
WERE GOING ON VACATION...

WHEN YOU'RE GOING
INTO THE HOSPITAL.

ISN'T THIS BIG LUG
SOMETHING ELSE?

DIDN'T WANNA WORRY HIS OLD
FRIENDS. HOW YOU FEELING, YOU BIG LUG?

SUDDENLY WORSE.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT...

CHEER YOU UP AFTER
THE OPERATION...

TO WATCH THE NEWS, SO...

I GOT YOU ONE OF THESE.

OH. LISTEN, I HAVE TO
BE GOING. I HAVE A DATE.

I JUST STOPPED BY TO
GIVE YOU THE... AND THE...

AND THE... THANKS, MARY.

TED, WE'D BETTER BE GOING.
NO, I'LL STAY FOR THIS SHIFT.

THERE'S STILL TWO AND A
HALF HOURS YET FOR VISITING.

[Groans]

TED, YOU CAME WITH ME. HOW
ARE YOU GONNA GET HOME?

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TAKE A... CAB.

I'LL SEE YOU
TOMORROW, MR. GRANT.

BYE. SEE YOU, MAR.

WELL, WHAT ARE WE
GONNA DO NOW, LOU?

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE WATCH TV?

LET'S TURN ON THE OLD TUBE
AND WATCH CRONKITE GOOF UP.

I DON'T THINK SO, TED.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS REMOTE
CONTROL? THAT'S FOR MY BED.

OH! HEY! TED. TED.

HEY, ISN'T THIS FUN? TED.

TED! OH.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

[Clears Throat] LET'S
JUST SIT AND TALK.

TED, I FEEL SORT OF TIRED.

I'D LIKE TO BE ALONE.

OH. WELL, THEN, YOU KNOW WHAT
I OUGHT TO DO? I OUGHTA LEAVE.

THAT'D BE NICE.

IF YOU NEED ANY
BLOOD, DON'T WORRY.

I CHECKED... YOU AND
MARY ARE THE SAME TYPE.

[Rings]

NEWSROOM.

OH. WELL, IS THE
CREW THERE ALREADY?

UH-HUH. JUST A
SECOND. LET ME CHECK.

OKAY, SEND THE CREW TO COUNCILMAN
DAVIS'S NEWS CONFERENCE INSTEAD.

RIGHT. BYE-BYE.

BOY, YOU'VE REALLY GOT
THINGS UNDER CONTROL.

WELL, SO FAR, SO GOOD.

YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING
JUST LIKE LOU, BUT PRETTIER.

AW. EXCEPT FOR ONE THING.
YOU HAVEN'T CHECKED MY COPY.

OH, HEY, COME ON, MURR. NO, I INSIST.
IT'S YOUR JOB TO GO OVER MY COPY.

EVEN THOUGH YOU WON'T
FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

OH, MURRAY, I... GO AHEAD, KID.
YOU COULD USE THE EXPERIENCE.

[Pen Squeaking]

WHAT'S THAT? OH,
JUST, UH, SPELLING.

JUST... [Chuckles] OH, YEAH.

I TRANSPOSE THOSE
E's AND I's ALL THE TIME.

OH. WELL, IT'S "I" BEFORE "E," EXCEPT
AFTER "C." THANKS FOR CATCHING IT.

[Squeak]

SPELLING AGAIN, HUH?

YEAH. YOU SPELLED
"PRINCIPAL" WRONG.

YOU WANNA KNOW A
GOOD WAY TO REMEMBER?

THE PRINCIPAL OF YOUR
SCHOOL IS YOUR PAL... P-A-L.

NICE. NICE.

[Squeak]

- MISSPELLING AGAIN?
- OH, NO, NO. I JUST...

I DON'T KNOW, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT
CALLING A FIRE A "RAGING INFERNO"...

IS, WELL, YOU KNOW, USED A LOT.

AND WHAT DID YOU CHANGE
"RAGING INFERNO" TO?

FIRE.

AND THAT ISN'T
USED A LOT? TERRIFIC.

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?
CALLING IT A FIRE. F-I-R-E. FIRE.

DID IT HURT WHEN THEY
TOOK THAT SHRAPNEL OUT?

NOT AS MUCH AS WHEN IT WENT IN.

HI.

I BROUGHT YOU
FLOWERS AGAIN. I'M SORRY.

I JUST... I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T
SEEM TO BE ABLE TO HELP IT.

- HELLO, MARY.
- HELLO.

HELLO.

SO, HOW'S EVERY...
WELL, LOU, I THINK...

UH, WELL, UM, I, UH,
I'D BETTER GET GOING.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE FEELING OKAY.

THANKS FOR COMING
BY, MURRAY. BYE, MARY.

BYE, MURRAY.

- SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING,
MR. GRANT?
- PRETTY GOOD.

OH, I'M GLAD. AND I PROMISE THAT'S ALL
THE SYMPATHY YOU'RE GONNA GET OUT OF ME.

- NO MORE.
- GOOD. SAY, WHAT'S WITH
YOU AND MURRAY?

UH, MURRAY? NOTHING.
EVERYTHING'S JUST FINE.

IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU?

NO, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE ENOUGH FOR
ME BY NOT BRINGING ME A CHOCOLATE MALT.

OH.

HIYA, LOU. HIYA, MARY.

LOU, I WAS TALKING TO SOME
OF THE NURSES DOWN THE HALL.

YOU'RE GONNA LIVE.

BUT I DO GET TIRED EASILY,

AND I SHOULDN'T SEE
PEOPLE FOR VERY LONG.

MARY, MAYBE YOU'D BETTER...

HOW ARE YOU FEELING,
MR. GRANT? A LITTLE BETTER.

HE'S FINE. HE'S
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

WE KNOW. MR. GRANT,
IT'S TIME FOR YOUR SHOT.

OH, WELL, LISTEN, I'VE
GOTTA BE LEAVING ANYWAY.

UH, I'LL SEE YOU
TOMORROW. ALL RIGHT. BYE.

BYE, MAR.

WAIT A MINUTE. LISTEN,
I'D RATHER NOT HAVE

THAT SHOT WHEN THERE'S
A WOMAN IN THE ROOM.

I MEAN YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE THAT
HERE AND I'LL GIVE IT TO MYSELF LATER?

REALLY, I KNOW HOW. I WAS WITH
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IN DETROIT.

I'LL COME BACK LATER. OH, FINE.

LOU? HERE'S A LITTLE
SOMETHING I PICKED UP FOR YOU.

TED! THIS IS GREAT SCOTCH!

THE BEST. TOP OF THE
HEATHER. AGED 22 YEARS.

TOP OF THE HEATHER. YOU KNOW,
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A BOTTLE OF THIS.

WHO GAVE IT TO YOU?

NOBODY. I WENT TO
METROPOLITAN LIQUORS AND

ASKED THE MAN FOR THE
VERY BEST SCOTCH HE HAD.

OH. OH, THEY MADE A MISTAKE.
THEY LEFT THE PRICE TAG ON.

LOOK AT THAT... $24.

TED, TH-THIS ISN'T LIKE YOU.

YOU REALLY WENT ALL OUT.

WELL, WHEN YOUR BEST FRIEND'S
IN PAIN, YOU CAN'T DO TOO MUCH.

BEST FRIEND?

- YEAH.
- I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND?

YEAH. I THOUGHT
YOU KNEW THAT, LOU.

TED, I HOLLER AT YOU A LOT.

- NO, YOU DON'T.
- YES, I DO!

NO, YOU DON'T.

THERE'S TED BAXTER THE NEWSMAN
AND TED BAXTER THE BUDDY.

YOU DON'T YELL AT
ME, YOU YELL AT HIM.

TED, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

IF I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND, WHO'S
YOUR SECOND-BEST FRIEND?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE... MURRAY OR MARY.

[Clears Throat] IT'S, UH...

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S,
UH, HARD TO SAY.

WELL, I GUESS I'D BETTER
BE RUNNING ALONG.

TED? YEAH.

WHY DON'T YOU STICK AROUND
AND HAVE SOME SCOTCH?

I GUESS I CAN SPARE
A FEW MINUTES.

YOU WANNA POUR?

OKAY.

TED, BOY, YOUR
COMING DOWN HERE...

AND THE SCOTCH AND ALL,

IT'S... IT'S REALLY
SOMETHING I APPRECIATE.

HERE'S TO A SPEEDY
RECOVERY. THANKS.

YOU NEVER TOLD ME HOW
YOU GOT THAT INJURY, LOU.

MMM, WHAT'S TO TELL?

IT WAS WORLD WAR
II. FRANCE. A GRENADE.

THOSE ROTTEN NIPS.

AHH.

KRAUTS.

OH. [Laughs]

WELL, UH, WHAT'LL
WE DO NOW, LOU?

SAY, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO PLAY SOME CARDS?

NO, I DON'T FEEL
QUITE UP TO THAT.

I'LL READ TO YOU. WHAT
IF I READ TO YOU? WELL...

HEY, THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

MMM?

"THE WORLD OF HEALTH."
NOW YOU JUST RELAX.

"THE WORLD OF HEALTH, PUBLISHED
BY ADIRONDACK PUBLISHING COMPANY,

4817 NORTH 'M' STREET,
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK."

TED, I THINK YOU
CAN SKIP THAT PART.

OKAY. WHAT DO YOU SAY WE SKIP
RIGHT OVER TO THE TABLE OF CONTENTS?

WHAT SOUNDS GOOD TO YOU?

"TOOTH ENAMEL: HOW
TO GIVE IT THE BRUSH,"

OR "THE MANY MYTHS
ABOUT PANCREATIC FLUIDS"?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

UH, WHAT'S THAT ARTICLE
ABOUT TOOTH ENAMEL?

THAT SOUNDED KIND
OF INTERESTING. REALLY?

HERE IT IS RIGHT HERE.

"FOR CENTURIES,

"MAN HAS KNOWN OF THE MIRACULOUS
PROPERTIES OF TOOTH ENAMEL.

"BUT NOT UNTIL RECENTLY WAS THE
EVOLUTION OF THESE PROPERTIES...

"FULLY COMPREHENDED.

"TO FOLLOW THIS
EVOLUTION, STEP BY STEP,

WE MUST BEGIN
WITH THE TINIEST"...

"MICROORGANISM." "MICROORGANISM,

"UNTIL WE REACH THAT MOST
COMPLICATED OF LIVING SPECIES,

MAN HIMSELF."

MURRAY, I THINK THAT ONE OF THE
REASONS YOU AND I ARE HAVING PROBLEMS...

IS BECAUSE WE'RE BOTH CONCERNED
ABOUT WHICH ONE OF US IS THE BOSS.

AND, MURRAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER
TO ME WHICH ONE OF US IS THE BOSS.

MM-HMM.

OKAY, YOU'RE UPSET BECAUSE
I'VE BEEN CHECKING YOUR COPY.

NOT CHECKING, MARY. CHANGING.

YOU'VE BEEN...

YOU'VE BEEN ARBITRARILY
CHANGING EVERYTHING I'VE WRITTEN...

WITH A SQUEAKY MAGIC MARKER.

WELL, MURRAY, MAYBE IT
LOOKS ARBITRARY TO YOU,

BUT IT CERTAINLY
ISN'T ARBITRARY TO ME.

I THINK I KNOW MORE
ABOUT THIS THAN YOU.

I HAVE BEEN WRITING
COPY FOR 17 YEARS.

YOU'VE ONLY BEEN CHECKING
IT FOR FOUR DAYS. [Phone Rings]

I AM JUST TRYING TO
DO WHAT I THINK IS RIGHT.

MR... M... UH, MY OFFICE.

HI. YEAH, HE IS.

HANG ON JUST A
SECOND. IT'S MARIE.

HMM.

THANK YOU.

HIYA, HONEY. WHAT?

OH, GREAT. YEAH.
THAT'LL BE FINE.

I'LL STOP BY THE STORE
AND PICK UP SOME LOGS,

SO LATER WE CAN SIT IN FRONT
OF THE, UH, RAGING INFERNO.

YEAH, ABOUT 7:00.

BYE, HONEY.

[Sighs] NOW, AS
YOU WERE SAYING...

OKAY, LOOK, MAYBE,

UNCONSCIOUSLY, I HAVE BEEN
A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, BOSSY.

BUT HONESTLY, IT'S JUST BECAUSE I'M TRYING
TO DO A GOOD JOB OF RUNNING THIS OFFICE.

YOU KNOW? AND PART OF
THAT JOB IS BEING THE BOSS.

I MEAN, YOU COULD JUST AS
EASILY BE SITTING BEHIND THAT DESK,

AND I COULD JUST
AS EASILY BE SITTING...

- YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
- SURE.

AW, COME ON, MURRAY. YOU
DON'T UNDERSTAND AT ALL.

COULDN'T WE JUST SIT
DOWN AND TALK THIS OUT?

OKAY.

LISTEN, I THINK THAT PART OF...

OH. [Clears Throat]
EXCUSE ME, MAR.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW I
JUST GOT BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA
BE HUNKY-DORY.

LOU'S CHECKING OUT
TOMORROW. OH, GEE, THAT'S GOOD.

GETTIN' CHEWED OUT BY
THE BOSS AGAIN, HUH, MURR?

ALL READY TO GO, MR. GRANT?

UH, YES, SISTER. MM-HMM.

OH! AREN'T YOU FORGETTING THIS?

WHAT? OH.

THIS EXPLAINS A LOT.

THE NURSES HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHY
YOU'VE BEEN TURNING DOWN THE PAINKILLERS.

OH, BY THE WAY, I
BROUGHT YOU THIS.

IT'S THE LITTLE PIECE OF
SHRAPNEL THAT THEY CUT OUT.

HUH. GOOD-BYE, MR. GRANT.

STAY WELL, NOW. I THINK I WILL.

PEOPLE SELDOM THROW
GRENADES AT ME NOW.

DON'T YOU WANT THAT, LOU?

I'VE HAD IT.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
LEAVE IT HERE, ARE YOU?

YOU WANT IT? CAN I?

IT'S YOURS. FROM ONE
FRIEND TO ANOTHER.

TED...

TED, I-I'M NOT WHAT YOU'D
CALL A PHYSICAL PERSON.

YOU'RE ONE HECK OF A
MAN, LOU. ONE HECK OF A MAN.

OKAY, MR. GRANT, IN WE GO.

- DO I HAVE TO?
- YES, MR. GRANT. IT'S THE RULE.

[Mutters]

I'LL DO THIS, NURSE.

YOU ALL SET, LOU? MM-HMM.

WHY IS IT I SUDDENLY
FEEL LIKE SOLVING A CRIME?

HI, BUDDY. HI, TED.

BOY, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK
WHERE YOU BELONG. WELL, THANKS, TED.

HERE YOU ARE, OLD BUDDY. WHAT?

LITTLE MEMENTO OF THOSE
GOOD OLD DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.

OH.

TED, THAT WAS VERY
THOUGHTFUL OF YOU.

WHAT IS IT? IT'S A PAPERWEIGHT
THING. HAD IT MADE.

SEE? THERE'S THE
PIECE OF SHRAPNEL. HUH!

AND THE CALENDAR WITH THE
DAY WHEN YOU HAD THE OPERATION.

AND THE HOSPITAL
I.D. BRACELET. OH!

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO
HAVE IT INSCRIBED YET. BOY...

TED, THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING!

YOU WANTED TO SEE US, MR. GRANT?

YEAH, I DID. I'LL JUST RUN
ALONG. I'LL GET THIS INSCRIBED.

TED.

THAT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL.

VERY THOUGHTFUL AND
A HECK OF A SURPRISE.

THERE'S A BIGGER
SURPRISE COMING LATER.

THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE LITTLE
THINGS ONE PAL DOES FOR ANOTHER.

THANKS, TED.

HE'S REALLY A TERRIFIC GUY.

TED?

NO... NO, REALLY.

Y-YOU DON'T KNOW HIM LIKE I DO.

Y-YOU WANTED TO
SEE US, MR. GRANT?

YEAH.

I WATCHED THE SHOW LAST NIGHT,

AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW AN ASSOCIATE
PRODUCER WHO'S BEEN AROUND FOR TWO YEARS...

CAN GET THINGS SO FOULED UP.

WELL, UH, MR. GRANT, I...

EXPLAIN TO ME WHY, WHILE I
WAS HEARING TED'S VOICE...

DESCRIBING THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW
WATER BUFFALO AT THE MINNEAPOLIS ZOO,

I WAS WATCHING FILM OF THE
VICE-PRESIDENT RETURNING FROM HIS TRIP...

AND TED'S VOICE SAYING,

"AND HERE'S THE BIG OX NOW, LUMBERING
DOWN THE RAMP WITH HIS HANDLER."

I KNOW, MR. GRANT.

YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO CHECK TO MAKE
SURE THE FILMS AND THE NARRATION MATCH.

I'M SORRY. YOU SEE... AH, SORRY.

MARY. IT WASN'T HER FAULT.

MURRAY, IT'S OKAY. NO, IT ISN'T.

SHE DID A GOOD JOB, LOU.

WELL, YOU DID.

AND, LOOK, I'M SORRY ABOUT
ALL THIS. HEY, LISTEN, ME TOO.

I REALLY AM. LOOK, SHE WAS
JUST COVERING FOR TED, LOU.

UH-HUH. MM-HMM.

LISTEN.

I THINK IT'S TIME...

WE STOPPED BLAMING TED...

FOR ALL OUR GOOF-UPS.

OUR GOOF-UPS? THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT. I THINK WE'VE USED
HIM AS THE SCAPEGOAT LONG ENOUGH.

SCAPEGOAT? SCAPEGOAT!

[Rings] LOU GRANT.

YEAH?

TERRIFIC. TERRIFIC.

ALL RIGHT, GET A... GET A
CREW RIGHT OVER THERE.

IF WE HURRY, WE
CAN GET IT ON. GO ON!

TALK ABOUT THE OLD GRANT LUCK.

AND ON MY FIRST
DAY BACK. WHAT IS IT?

THE POLICE HAVE FOUR HOLDUP MEN
TRAPPED IN THE BANK ACROSS THE STREET.

RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!

IF WE HURRY, WE CAN GET IT ON FILM
AND BE THE ONLY STATION IN TOWN TO DO IT!

WHAT A WELCOME-HOME PRESENT.

HOW'S IT COMING, MURRAY?
IT'LL BE JUST A SECOND.

HOW'S THE FILM? THE CREW
SAID THEY GOT GREAT STUFF.

LANDREAUX! WELL, I HOPE
TED CAN HANDLE THAT.

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO
MAKE ALL THE WORDS SIMPLE.

KNOCK THAT STUFF
OFF ABOUT TED, MURRAY.

[Ted] THE INDUSTRIALS ARE UP THREE
POINTS. RAILS ARE UP ONE AND A HALF.

VOLUME ON THE NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE WAS 13,250,000 SHARES.

- HERE IT COMES.
- I'VE JUST BEEN HANDED
THIS BULLETIN.

BUT IT'LL HAVE TO WAIT.

WHAT?

I HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT
THAN ANY BULLETIN COULD POSSIBLY BE.

WHAT COULD BE MORE IMPORTANT?

I'D LIKE TO DEVOTE THE CLOSING TWO
MINUTES TONIGHT TO A SPECIAL TRIBUTE,

A TRIBUTE TO A HECK OF A GUY.

WHAT'S HE DOIN'?

READ THE BULLETIN!

AND WHO IS THAT HECK OF A GUY?

LOU GRANT,

A GUY I'M PROUD
TO CALL MY FRIEND.

LOU GRANT IS BACK ON THE JOB
TONIGHT, AND WE'RE ALL THE RICHER FOR IT.

FOR YOU SEE, LOU GRANT HAPPENS TO
BE THE PRODUCER OF THIS NEWSCAST.

LOU WAS IN THE HOSPITAL THIS PAST
WEEK FOR A DELICATE OPERATION.

IT WAS TOUCH-AND-GO
FOR A WHILE...

AS A TEAM OF DEDICATED SURGEONS
WENT ABOUT REMOVING THIS...

FROM HIS BODY.

YES, LOU GRANT
SPILLED HIS BLOOD...

ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE...

SO THAT WE MIGHT ALL BE FREE.

I'LL SPILL HIS BLOOD.

LOU GRANT DID HIS
PART FOR AMERICA.

HE GAVE EVERYTHING HE HAD
FIGHTING THE AXIS MENACE.

AND NOW IT'S TIME
FOR US TO DO OUR PART.

I, PERSONALLY, AS
OF THIS MOMENT,

AM BOYCOTTING SAUERKRAUT,

BRATWURST AND WIENER SCHNITZEL.

AND I URGE YOU TO DO THE SAME.

NOW, MANY PEOPLE MAY BE SAYING, "BIG DEAL,
TED. YOU DON'T LIKE THE STUFF ANYWAY."

WELL, THAT'S TRUE.

BUT THE POINT IS,

IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS.

SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY,
MR. AND MRS. TWIN CITIES?

IT'S YOUR TURN TO STAND
UP AND BE COUNTED.

DON'T DO IT FOR ME.
DO IT FOR LOU GRANT.

AND YOURSELF.

OH, HERE HE IS NOW.

WELCOME BACK, LOU...
GOOD NEWS AND GOOD NIGHT!

WHY'D YOU PULL ME OFF LIKE THAT?

I HAD 30 SECONDS
OF TRIBUTE LEFT.

TED, GET IN MY OFFICE.

TED, GET IN THERE...

AND STAY THERE UNTIL I COME IN.

YES, LOU.

I THINK YOU TWO
BETTER GET OUTTA HERE.

MR. GRANT, DON'T YOU THINK YOU OUGHTA
COOL OFF A LITTLE BEFORE YOU TALK TO TED?

WHY DON'T YOU
WAIT UNTIL MORNING?

- MARY!
- GOOD NIGHT.

SEE YA, LOU.

SHE'S RIGHT.

MORNING'S BETTER.

♪♪ [Ted Whistling]

[Mews]