Morning Glory Page #10

line waxed before I run it. Mike!

They're gonna cancel the show!

If we don't get our numbers up

by the end of this week, we're toast.

We're gonna be replaced

by soap operas and... game shows.

Come on, Joe.

- Lenny, are you ready?

- Ready?

- Ready? Ready for what?

- Jesus.

- Check, check.

- Hey.

You'll know when to go live.

Get out of my shot.

Go live with what?

Pomeroy!

- Gary, how are ya?

- What the hell are you doin'here?

I need the weathervanes, Lenny.

- I need 'em, need...

- So we're goin' with weathervanes.

- Yes.

- Specifically,

we'd like to know how you feel about

the Attorney General's filing

racketeering charges

against you this morning.

- Charges of corruption...

- No, wait, wait.

...and steering government contracts.

- Wait, wait, wait.

- We cannot wait!

- Hold your horses.

And there's a hooker or two...

in there as well, isn't there, sir?

- Oh, my God.

- Becky!

- What is going on here?

- Comin' through!

Mike, I don't know where you get

your information. You know I like you.

- Stand by to go live.

- What?

...but if you don't leave,

I'm gonna have to call the police.

- Wait one second.

- I don't think that's gonna

be necessary, sir.

Becky!

Live! Live!

Live to Becky, now!

- Up on rem two!

- Now taking you live

to Mike Pomeroy for a special report.

Federal authorities have been

planning this raid for weeks.

This reporter has learned that

the indictment contains 15 counts

of racketeering

and using undue influence.

My sources tell me authorities

have tapped phone calls,

and incriminating e-mails.

Mike Pomeroy, Daybreak.

Back to you in the studio.

- Take two.

- Thanks, Mike.

Partly cloudy skies this afternoon

with slight chance...

You know, you could have told me.

I might have covered it anyway.

Liar.

Look, I get it.

Nobody really cares that

I can do this job, but...

But I can.

I wanted you to see that.

That was a great story, Mike.

That was...

that was better than a great story,

that was great television.

I mean, that was bran with a doughnut.

A bran doughnut.

I've got a grandkid.

Did you know that?

Alexander.

I haven't seen him since I got fired.

I was embarrassed...

after all I'd accomplished.

And then to...

...come back to the news... this way.

The truth is, I'd...

I'd screwed up with my kids

way before I got canned.

Anyway, I was never at home and...

...when I was,

I took every phone call,

watching TV out of the corner of my eye.

Why am I telling you this?

You're worse than I am.

You'd sleep at the office if you could.

Let me tell you how it turns out.

You end up with... with nothing.

Nothing.

Which is... which is what I had...

...till you came along.

Wait a second.

Did you just say something nice to me?

I told you I could banter.

Felt like getting a jump on it.

They're not... awful.

How much longer can we get?

Well, I have to check

with upstairs, but...

with these I can get you a year,

a comfortable year.

I underestimated you, Becky.

That's... that's very, very true.

NBC called.

NBC?

Wanted to know how much time

you have on your contract.

The Today show wants you.

Well, that's very flattering. I...

Is that what you want?

They were gonna cancel the show.

- OK.

- Yeah.

And somehow, we saved it.

And, you know, the thing is...

is that the second I knew

that everything was gonna be OK, the

person that I wanted to tell was you.

The Today show? That's huge.

Yeah, yeah,

it's, it's, it's incredible.

But I, I have to think about it. I...

- What?

- Well, yeah, I mean, I...

Well, the thing is, is that at Daybreak,

everyone's really starting to click.

Everybody's pitching in

and doing what they're best at.

- No story too high or low.

- No, hold on,

you can't say no to this.

When you get an opportunity like this,

- you have to grab it.

- Even Mike is almost happy.

And that's a good enough reason to

give up the best job in broadcasting?

We're...

Daybreak is a family now.

Becky, I've known Mike a long time.

I... It doesn't matter how happy he is.

He's not just gonna suddenly

change into a different person.

Well, I think you're wrong.

I know what I'm doing with him now.

I do. I do.

It's gonna be great.

So we've got the Supreme Court

Justice hearings at the top of the hour

and then... I forgot

to tell you, Anthony Bourdain

- wants to do a segment with you!

- Bourdain? Love him. Not doin' that.

But say hi to Tony.

I owe him a bottle of Patron.

- What?

- What? We do one good story together

and suddenly I'm your b*tch?

Don't think so. Sorry.

Wait. Wait, wait, wait.

You can't do one story for me?

Oh, my God, what is wrong with me?

What am I doing here,

beating my head against this wall?

I might as well go to the Today

show where you don't have to poke

- Matt Lauer with a stick...

- The Today show?

- Yes, they offered me a job.

- Of course.

- But you know what? I said...

- Time to move on.

You'll love the Today show.

You and Vieira can do

menopause stories every week!

You know what's really ridiculous?

Is that until about ten seconds ago,

I'd actually considered turning my back

on the best job I've ever been offered.

Isn't that totally absurd?

What's keeping you?

OK.

You know, if you'd ever treated me

with some kind of friendship or loyalty,

or trust, these things

that you seem incapable of...

You miserable, Ionely, egotistical,

selfish a**hole!

- Hey, Becky.

- Hi.

They called again. Today show.

Thanks.

Becky Fuller.

Obviously, we have a long

track record of success here

at the Today show, but we're

always looking to stay current,

to get out of our comfort zone,

and we want the show

to have that youthful energy.

And we are so impressed

with what you have done

with Daybreak.

Well, thank you very much.

I appreciate it.

Everyone is talking about it.

You must know that.

I mean, you have done an amazing job

of revitalizing a show

that many people

had just completely written off.

Well, thank you. Thanks.

And we're out!

You did this.

They're gonna hire her.

Yeah. She's at the Today show

right now, ding dong.

Do you have any idea, you know,

what you've done here?

Because we had a decent producer,

a decent show and,

God forbid, anyone around here

should be happy,

but you had to have this happen,

didn't you?

All right, stand by, folks. Here we go.

Three, two, one.

And dissolve two.

And cue 'em! Cue 'em!

- Welcome back to Daybreak.

- What is wrong?

...at the nation's

crumbling infrastructure.

Go to Colleen.

Jesus, jump off Mike.

- Where the hell is he going?

- Take three, three.

Cue over to three. Swing her to three,

please. Come on, Jane, over to three.

Sorry, the... this segment's

usually a two shot

of Mike and Colleen

and Mike's not there.

They've probably just

changed something. Sorry.

I don't know. Where is Mike?

- I need eggs.

- You need what?

You know, from chickens. Eggs!

Really don't enjoy this job.

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