The Pelican Brief Page #8

but didn't investigate...

...at the urging of the White House.

Any comments?

I think we'll have great

success with these people.

They were really very pleased...

...and genuinely cooperative.

What's up?

You know Gray Grantham.

And this is Darby Shaw.

So you're the little lady

who started this great brouhaha.

I think you have me confused

with the president's friend.

I have some comments,

for the record.

First, we got the Pelican Brief

two weeks ago...

...and submitted it to the White House

on the same day.

It was not considered high priority in

the investigation until Gavin Verheek...

...Special Counsel to the Director,

was found murdered.

Did the White House interfere

in the FBI investigation of Mattiece?

I'll discuss it...

...off the record.

Last Wednesday the president asked me

to ignore Victor Mattiece as a suspect.

In his words...

...he asked me to "back off. "

I have a tape...

...which I will allow no one to hear...

...unless the president

first denies this.

So what do you do now?

There'll be a grand jury by

noon tomorrow. Quick indictments.

And we'll find Mattiece.

I'd like a few minutes alone

with Ms. Shaw.

If she doesn't mind.

It's her call.

I'd like Mr. Grantham to stay.

What's next for you?

Who killed the man disguised as Verheek?

Oh, you mean the assassin, Khamel.

Off the record, Khamel was killed

by a contract operative...

...hired independently by the CIA.

Rupert?

He probably has 20 names.

Why was he following her?

I think the brief initially

scared Giminski more than anyone.

And he probably...

...sent Rupert...

...to trail Darby...

...in part to watch,

and in part to protect.

We can help.

What do you want?

To leave the country, alone.

All right.

We'll get you out of here,

put you on my plane.

We'll fly you anywhere you want

and you can disappear.

But you must allow me to contact you...

...through Mr. Grantham...

...if, and only if,

it becomes urgently necessary.

That's fine.

I want no one on the plane but me,

Gray and the pilots.

After takeoff, I'll tell the pilot

where to go.

He has to file a flight plan

before he can leave.

You're the director of the FBI.

Set it up.

Our guest today is Gray Grantham...

...who has, as just about everyone

in America knows...

...revealed the plot behind the

assassinations of Rosenberg and Jensen.

The ripple effects of this story

just don't seem to stop.

As of this broadcast, Victor Mattiece,

one of the country's richest men...

...has been indicted, along with

Fletcher Coal, the president's Chief

of Staff, has resigned.

And we're getting strong indications

that the president himself...

...will not run again.

That's what we know.

Let's get to what we don't.

We know the Pelican Brief was written

by a woman named Darby Shaw...

...but we don't know who that is.

Who is Darby Shaw?

That's a question for Darby Shaw.

Next question.

Speaking for many of our colleagues...

...who are in a feeding frenzy to

interview her...

...where is Darby Shaw?

That's also a question for Darby Shaw.

But she's not available...

...to answer questions

until the feeding frenzy stops.

Does that mean

you don't know where she is?

I didn't say that.

Then you do know.

I take it this cryptic smile means...

...you're not answering.

In view of all this, you know that...

...there's speculation...

...that this woman is a figment

of your imagination.

That you created her

from a lot of different sources.

Just as there are people who believe

there was no Deep Throat...

...there are those who believe

there is no Darby Shaw.

In other words,

she's just too good to be true.

She almost is.

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