Advise and Consent Page #10

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Gonna make a study | of world currency problems.

You know that?

Well, it'll be in the papers | tomorrow morning.

- Where do you come into this, Seab? | - Well...

let's just say you've got a friend. | A powerful, devious friend.

Thanks.

Thanks. I might need him.

- Bob. | - Hi, Brig.

- Change your mind? | - I just wanna verify something.

Something about Hardiman Fletcher.

Well, what about Hardiman Fletcher?

Is this an act?

- I don't know what you're talking about. | - Go now.

I give you my word, | I don't know anything about it.

I don't understand why | the president did this.

All I can think of is he's making sure | you won't jump the gun until he's ready.

Hello.

Oh, yes, he's here.

Who is this?

Just a minute, please.

Oh, Brig, there's a call for you.

- For me? | - Yeah. It's your clerk.

- Hello. | - Hello. Senator Anderson?

- Who is this? | - Well, it's not your clerk.

Don 't hang up, senator. You'll be interested | in this. We have the stuff on Hawaii.

If you don 't want us to use it, | you'll get out of Leffingwell's way.

This is no joke, senator. We'll use it.

Use what? What? I don ' t know what...

It's a photograph, senator. And a letter.

Listen, I won ' t be scared off. I mean it.

I won ' t carry this anymore. | I'll go to Senate and tell it all!

- Take it easy. What's the matter? | - He withdraws!

I don't mean tomorrow! I don't mean next | week! Today, you understand? Today!

Brig.

Will you come in, Miss Foster?

There was a man about five or six weeks | ago. His name was Raymond Shaff.

"Ray," he probably said. I didn't want to | talk to him. Do you remember?

Yes. He called several times. | He also came to the office.

- Did he leave a number? | - I think so.

Senator?

Yes, Miss Foster?

I have no telephone number, but I | have an address in New York City.

Thank you. Would you just | put it on my desk, please?

- Then why send Fletcher away? | - I had nothing to do with it.

I haven't talked to the president | since the hearing.

You expect me to believe you don't know | whether he's going to withdraw you or not?

Senator, I've put myself at his disposal. | I'm waiting for him to tell me what to do.

Well, I won't wait. | I don't need Fletcher.

I'll convene the hearing | and you won't lie this time.

You can't do that, senator.

I've got to do it!

Why? What does a day matter? | Or two? You have the whip hand.

I'm giving you a chance.

Call the press, announce your | withdrawal. Forget the president.

I've given the president my word.

Your word is not exactly | the coin of the realm.

No, maybe it isn't, thanks to your | committee. But I still place a value on it.

And there's nothing more to be said. | Good afternoon, senator.

Did you hear all of that, Johnny?

Did you understand it?

Well, I don't exactly know | how to explain it, Johnny.

- Okay. | - No. Wait a minute.

I could tell you the truth.

All right.

Sit down, Johnny.

Brig?

I'd like to talk to you, please.

I had another call, Brig.

Yes, I took the call.

When did I become the little woman who's | supposed to sit at home and know nothing?

Brig, I've campaigned with you. | I've worked for you.

I know politics isn't all...

love thy neighbor and friendship.

I know how cruel it can be.

There's trouble. I want to know what it is.

Rlease, Daddy, you promised | to play with me.

In a minute, Pidge.

Do you know someone named Ray?

Please, Daddy.

Please, Pidge.

Go back in the garden.

Daddy will be there in a minute.

He said to tell you | that they had bought Ray.

What does that mean?

I don't know.

You must know.

Will you please just leave this to me?

But it's coming into my | home on that telephone.

They're calling me, Brig. They're trying to | force you to do something through me.

Now, you've got to tell me what it is.

You're getting all hysterical about nothing.

Now, I don't know what those phone calls | are about, but I'm trying to find out.

For the first time in our lives, | you're not telling me the truth.

That awful creature on the telephone.

He knows what he's talking about. | He's not making something up.

Something will happen if you don't do what | he wants, and you must prepare me for it.

Ellen, please, don't press me.

I've got to have time to work this out.

Why can't I help you?

What do you think I live for?

You're my whole life, you and Ridge. | There isn't anything else.

I know that. I know that.

If they're threatening you through me, | it can only mean one thing.

It's about a woman, isn't it?

Is that why you're afraid to tell me?

I know I'm not everything | a wife should be.

I know we haven't had | an exciting marriage.

It's my fault.

Darling, nothing in the whole world | is your fault.

This is something from a long time ago. | Before I even knew you.

If I could only...

- Tell me, Brig, tell me. | - I can't.

Then you'd better do | what these people want.

It doesn't seem so very much.

Not if it means that our whole...

If I do what they want, | everything that I have tried to be...

everything that I have tried to stand for | in my life would be just thrown away. No.

Brig, I can't wait | for a mountain to fall on me.

I can't be that brave.

I'll take Pidge and leave.

Shall I do that? | Shall I take Ridge and go?

What do you expect me to do?

All I want to do is stand beside you, | and you give me no place to stand.

I want you to wait. | Wait for just a little while.

If I can't stop these people, then I'll | tell you all there is to tell, everything.

Then you can decide. | But wait. Please wait.

And if you do stop them?

I'll ask you to try and forget | this ever happened.

Oh, I couldn't leave you.

No matter what happens, | I couldn't leave you.

Hurry up, Daddy.

Hurry up, Daddy. It's getting dark.

Oh, go and help her with the silly fish.

I have to do something about dinner.

Where is Daddy going?

- Have you any luggage, senator? | - No. No luggage.

Hold flight 338. VIR. Senator Anderson.

- Gate 11, sir. | - Thank you.

And Brig was more determined than ever the | president should withdraw Mr. Leffingwell.

Then these telephone calls began to come.

I don't know what else to tell you, Lafe. | I know I'm meddling.

I know Brig will be angry and embarrassed | if he finds out I talked to you.

Maybe he won't have to know.

I said some things to him | I shouldn't have said.

He was desperate when he left. | Really desperate, Lafe.

He might be protecting someone else. | Had you thought of that?

Yes, that might be it. That's like Brig.

I'll tell you what.

When he comes home, tell him | to call me at Dolly Harrison's.

I'll get around and find out | what it's all about.

Now, you stop worrying.

- I'm sorry to bother you, Lafe. | - I'm glad you did.

What's a friend for?

This must be Lafe. Excuse me.

Senator, we were just | about to begin without you.

I'm sorry, Dolly. It was unavoidable.

I'm sure she must have been.

Oh, Dolly. Could you get Bob | to drift out here for a minute?

Oh, we are serious, aren't we? Of course.

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