Christine Page #3

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That's rough.

I'll just take the check there.

Hi, hi.

Sorry to interrupt.

I couldn't help but

notice you back there.

You both seem to be

very much in love.

Thanks.

We are.

How long have you been together?

It's our third anniversary.

Oh...

Wow...

You must think I'm crazy,

my name is Christine,

I'm a reporter at wzrb.

And I have a

community affairs segment

called the suncoast digest.

And I'm always on lookout for

positive,

human-interest stories.

Ah...

Here.

Let me give you my...

You wanna call me...

I can't guarantee that

you'll make it to air, but

why not give it a shot, right?

"Okay, lady, we get it,

let us get back to our dinner."

I'm really sorry to interrupt.

You just made my night.

Don't lose sight of

what you have here.

Okay?

Words...

Matter...

Chris?

I'm so so sorry I missed dinner.

I got a little tied up at work.

You could've called

the restaurant.

I know, I...

Got a little distracted.

Frank had us do inventory.

You have to learn

how to stand up to him.

I know, I know.

You wanna hang out?

No, I think I'm gonna get

to bed early.

You sure?

One hundred percent positive.

...goddammit.

Somebody grab the phone.

Are you freaking out?

I am freaking out.

No. Why?

It's the worst possible time

for this to be happening!

Is your computer

acting up again?

My computer is more than

acting up.

It's taking over my mind.

But I'm in the booth,

talking it over with

the Japanese tech guy,

and that's no small feat,

"the circuits are flied..."

I swear we are just about

to break the whole thing wide,

I'm talking countries

coming together here, Chris.

And Jean busts in

like I'm in a bad dream

and tells me that

I have to get out

because Mike is

giving Bob a tour,

and I'm just really Jean?'

wait.

- Bob?

- Yeah.

And now I have to stand up

in front of an empty map

with nothing to say like

a goddamn birthday clown.

Bob andersen?

Yeah. Bob f***ing andersen.

Are we having

the same conversation?

Jean?

Hey, Jean!

Jean!

Hurry.

Yeah.

- What do you know?

- About what?

About what?

About Bob andersen.

Nothing really, he just came by.

It's crazy, right?

I think he's with Mike

right now. Hey...

I keep meaning to talk to you

about something.

Communication.

...Bob Anderson...

Yes, chubbuck,

can I help you with something.

I'm sorry...

I...

I just wanted to let you know

that I've been getting

a lot of calls

about that strawberry

festival piece.

Great!

Thank you.

Good-bye.

Now I'm serious...

Are we taking a

championship this year?

I this might be

the year, George.

There you have it,

ladies and gentlemen,

a bold prediction from

our own Andrea Kirby?

And that's all

we have for you, sarasota.

Stay tuned for police surgeon,

followed by the national news.

Until tomorrow.

And we are out.

Thank you, everybody.

Great show.

Who's thirsty?

Yeah, let's go to that place

across the street.

Bob andersen

was watching from back there.

Yeah so...

Everybody's freaked out

about it.

Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you...

- Good work, guy.

- You too, Steve.

No, I saw him wave...

Did he say anything to you?

Did he talk to you?

He didn't talk to anybody,

he was working with Mike.

Oh...

So that's how it feels

to have everyone's

attention and respect.

What's going on here, Mike?

Calm down, Steve.

What do you mean

"calm down," Mike?

We are talking about

all of our lives here.

Why didn't you tell us

that he was here?

I didn't know he was coming

any more than you guys.

He flew down this morning,

called me at home,

asked to have lunch.

Mike, are we going to be

shut down?

In defiance of any logic or

common sense,

I can discern...

He's here to see if he can poach

some on-screen talent.

What do you mean, "poach"?

He's not shutting us down.

He's actually picking up

another station in Baltimore...

Wkrb.

So I guess he's doubling down on

this whole news thing.

Wait, so he's gonna hire one of

us to work in Baltimore?

It's a top-30 market.

I love how quickly

you've all moved off

your fear of getting fired.

If he takes one of you,

it's gonna be

a royal pain

in the ass for the rest of us.

Who's he gonna take?

Steve, I have

no f***ing idea, but

he's gonna be hanging around

for a couple of weeks,

working on this and a couple

of other real estate deals

he's got going on.

He's even offered

to host our 4th of July party.

But believe me when I say

he'll be watching.

Mike, you always host

our 4th party.

Yeah, well...

Things are gonna be

little different this year.

Good night, kids.

Baltimore.

That's so close to NY.

That'll be huge.

Hey, maybe he'll

take a couple of us.

That'd be a fun road trip.

Hi, Mike.

No knocking, chubbuck.

Do you have a minute?

Sure.

Check this out.

I'm watching

an action 6 aircheck

from last month.

They're doing

a series on fat people.

People addicted to junk food.

You know, like twinkies?

They're trying

shock therapy now.

Can you believe this?

Okay.

We're going to ask you do

a couple of things.

Alright.

I'm gonna turn the machine on

and at first you're not

gonna feel anything at all.

As a matter of fact,

the machine is on right now.

Mike, level with me.

I haven't led

in over a month now.

Tell me what I have to do

to get to Baltimore.

Why not try to get me

something like this?

Because this is totally at odds

with the work that

I've been doing, Mike...

It's exploitative.

Then why are so many people

watching it?

The people you're so concerned

about representing are

the ones that are gobbling

this stuff up.

We're supposed to know

better than them.

That's a pretty superior

attitude to take.

It's on the job description.

You asked me a question,

I'm answering your question.

So what?

Get some footage of some

fat people

burning in a car crash

and I'm on a plane to Baltimore.

Is that what you're saying?

Now you're being smart-ass.

What's your problem,

miss chubbuck?

You're a feminist.

You think that

the way to get ahead is

by talking louder

than the other guy.

That's the whole movement

in a nutshell.

Oh...

So you saying that I'm not

fit for a bigger market

cause I'm a woman.

No, I'm saying that

there's no respect

for institutions of authority.

You're the smartest person here.

If you took half the energy

you use to give me a hard time

and just did what

I'm asking you to do...

I'm just trying to understand

what you saying.

Jesus Christ, just

make your stories juicy.

But I thought

people were supposed to like me

for who I am?

That it's what's on the inside

that counts?

They are.

But you have to show them

who you are.

How do I do that?

Well, you do it

with your actions.

You act boldly and bravely,

you put on nice clothes,

you wake up every day and

you tell people who you are.

You use your body language.

You use your words.

So what I say can count too?

Yes, it can.

Sometimes it can.

Thank you, miss Christine.

Okay, come on.

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