True Colors Page #7

Hey, Tom. Yeah.

Well, 15 minutes.

So, we're not sure who's won...

In the US Senate race, with 53%

of the precincts reporting in,

Channel 8 now projects that Senator

James B Stiles has defeated

challenger Stuart Hutchinson, returning

Senator Stiles for a fourth term.

Turning back

to the Congressional election...

Showtime!

In that close race for the fourth

Congressional district, the Gold Coast,

it's been between former assemblyman

Kevin McQuade and Peter Burton.

We now project

Peter Burton to be the winner

by a narrow margin

over Kevin McQuade.

Come here!

- Congratulations, Mrs Burton.

- Thank you.

Come here! We f***ing did it, man!

It's great!

Way to go, Pete!

Pardon me.

A bet's a bet.

Congratulations.

Listen, Diana,

maybe we can sort things out.

No, Peter.

I've filed for a divorce.

McQuade's on the phone.

He's ready to concede.

In a minute. Diana.

Go ahead. You've been waiting

for this moment your whole life.

Don't start getting regretful.

It's not your style.

Peter, come on. This is it!

Kevin. Thank you.

What was I supposed to have faith in?

Sometimes the system works

and people are what you'd hoped.

I've lost the faith.

Did you know Peter

set me up, or just suspect?

- What?

- Did Palmeri ask him?

Or did he just offer me up?

Oh, God. You've known all along.

- Long enough to do something about it.

- Tonight?

The fat lady's warming up.

I'll see you down there.

Peter's accepting in about 20 minutes.

We'll see you in the ballroom.

- Everybody out. Give him some air.

- As your new Congressman,

I propose you all go downstairs

and get a drink.

See you later.

- See you down there.

- All right.

Seven years, my friend.

- Bet settled.

- Unbelievable.

This stuff's a lot more expensive

than it was in 1983, I'll tell you that.

We may not always get

what we want or what we need,

just so's we don't get

what we deserve.

- Congratulations, Congressman.

- Thanks, brother.

No, no. Hey, I appreciate it, really.

All right. Give me 15 minutes.

- Where the hell's Palmeri?

- I thought he'd watch his horse come in.

He's going away. Maybe he's choosing

which 100 suits to take.

Shoes to match. What does he do

at his construction sites?

- Do they vacuum before he arrives?

- That's if he ever arrives.

Some piece of work.

- Please! You don't know the half of it.

- How much do you know?

More than you. He's got

a hammer-lock on a few union locals.

You don't run a carting company

without John as partner.

His wife's got a "catering service"

with half the state's hospitals.

- B*tch wouldn't know Jell-O from steak.

- How do you do it? I'd be nervous.

- We got an arrangement.

- Go along, get along?

- He knows the parameters.

- What if he changes them?

It won't happen. I'm not a puny

local official taking envelopes.

- What do you mean?

- I'll tell you a story. Town supervisor,

I forgot where, reneges on a variance

for one of John's developments.

Comes home one night,

found his house burnt down.

Didn't even let the dog out.

Come on, let's drink up.

I got a lot of people to thank.

How did he get so much money

into the campaign?

Holding companies, brothers-in-law,

friends. Man's got a lot of friends.

And you owe them all?

Yeah, I owe them all.

Now I'm elected, I'll take care of them.

My time, my way.

Just leave the dog with a neighbour.

What do you owe them right now?

- What is this?

- What's what?

All these questions about Palmeri?

What's with you

not looking me in the eye?

Palmeri's being arraigned right now.

They're gonna nail you for

accepting illegal kickbacks, conspiracy

and obstruction of justice.

You son of a b*tch!

You set me up at Justice.

Why did you do that to me?

That's a lie.

I'll deny we ever had this conversation.

Yes, we did. Say "cheese".

F*** you!

Come on, tell me about justice!

Tell me it has nothing to do

with me getting Diana.

Tell me this isn't about me

coming out ahead of you.

Get up, you self-righteous

son of a...

It's easy for you to screw people.

If everyone's out for you, then it's OK.

Garrity! FBI!

Get out!

I'm sorry for what I did to you.

- I had no choice.

- Course you did.

I got instinct and some moves.

Choice is for guys like you.

Diana married you.

You chose to make her regret it

with everything that you had.

Stiles took you under his wing

and you chose to blackmail him.

I was your friend

and you chose to betray me.

You did this to yourself.

Why?

I needed more than you could give,

you or Diana or any one person.

They say great men are embraced

by thousands of strangers.

I want to be great.

So you sacrificed a few

to reach the many.

They believe in me down there.

And you can't take that away.

They won't let you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You know, for the past couple

of months, I've been saying

tomorrow's looking good.

I'll tell you a secret,

tonight's feeling great.

First of all, I want to thank

my campaign family.

Because of your fantastic dedication

and energy, we're here tonight.

With your hopes and dreams in our

hearts, we're going to Washington.

In the past few months, as I've met

the fine people of this district,

I've come to think of you not just

as voters, but as family, as friends.

And that's how I want you to think of me.

As your friend in Washington,

as your brother in Congress.

I'm listening,

and what's more, I hear you.

One of the questions

I've been asked, over and over again

during the campaign...

...is, "Peter Burton,

"why should I trust you?

"Why should I believe in you?"

It's a tough question.

The tough answer is because I'm not

afraid to admit that I'm human.

I'm one of you.

I'm motivated, I'm proud,

I'm competitive and, yeah,

sometimes I'm a little headstrong.

- Does that sound familiar?

- Yes!

I'm one of you.

And I'll tell you something.

Where there's an "Us" there's a "Them".

In smoky back rooms,

here in our district,

they're trading on our tomorrows

for their own gain.

In the past few months...

...one of these men invited me in,

and I let him think I was for sale.

Not Peter Burton!

As you'll soon find out,

I was so good at it

that some lawyers from Washington

really thought I was for sale.

That's the case they'll try to make.

I put it to you, was I too motivated?

Is it possible?

Too headstrong? Perhaps.

Less than circumspect? Definitely.

But I did what

any one of you would've done.

Tell it to the people

who can't find a home.

Tell it to the people

who can't find a decent job,

who can't send their children

to decent schools.

I did what you would've done.

I saw an opportunity to get a jump on

these guys, and I seized it.

I took that risk for one reason.

I took that risk for you.

We love you, Peter!

In the hopes that one day

I would be here with you at my side,

to take back our tomorrows from

these crooks and these schemers,

and to send a message to Washington

that we're in charge

and tomorrow's looking good!

Garrity's on his way down.

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