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00:00:00Pretty much right in front of your face, so to speak.
00:00:04Oh.
00:00:07You're welcome.
00:00:09Sorry. Thank you.
00:00:11No problem.
00:00:13It's nice to meet me, I'm sure.
00:00:30My heart alone, it sings.
00:00:34I can't figure out the cause.
00:00:39I can't tell the plan.
00:00:43But I can sense what I got.
00:00:49Ding!
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00:00:55Oh, my goodness.
00:00:56Are you checking in?
00:00:58Yes, I am.
00:01:00Oh, my goodness. You must be...
00:01:05You must be Cynthia Tamerlane.
00:01:08Lyne.
00:01:10Tamerline, you're right. I'm sorry.
00:01:13Well, everybody calls me Big Jim.
00:01:15I'm the owner, proprietor, and bellman of the Slow Creek Inn.
00:01:21Welcome.
00:01:22Will you be staying with us long?
00:01:24Just overnight.
00:01:26Oh, well, that's too bad.
00:01:27Maybe next time you can stay longer.
00:01:29Right, sure.
00:01:31Would you like to register, please?
00:01:34Here.
00:01:35And I've got you up on the second floor.
00:01:39Here we go.
00:01:42Now, if you'll follow me.
00:01:50Here we are.
00:01:52It's a nice little room.
00:01:54Nothing fancy.
00:01:57Just comfortable.
00:01:59Just like the folks around here.
00:02:01Now, you'll find a bathroom right through there.
00:02:03Oh, and you'll get a nice view here of the wishing well.
00:02:07That's what I'm here to do a story on.
00:02:09Oh, my goodness. That's wonderful.
00:02:12You know, we used to have a lot of tourists come around here.
00:02:16And the first thing you know, a few people didn't get their wish.
00:02:19So everybody started saying, well, the wishing well doesn't work.
00:02:22But around here, people still believe.
00:02:25What about you? You ever wish for anything?
00:02:28Oh, me?
00:02:29No, I'm one of the lucky ones.
00:02:31I just go along, I'm happy with everything.
00:02:33Maybe you'd like to make a wish.
00:02:35Oh, no, no.
00:02:37I'm one of the lucky ones, too.
00:02:39I have a life that most women would only dream about.
00:02:41Well, now you are lucky.
00:02:43By golly.
00:02:45Well, if you need anything, please let me know.
00:02:48Have a nice day.
00:02:50Bye.
00:02:51Hi, I'm Cynthia.
00:03:20Cynthia.
00:03:25Okay, I'm done now.
00:03:28What were you doing?
00:03:29I was making a wish.
00:03:31Ah, of course.
00:03:32What were you wishing for?
00:03:33It's a secret.
00:03:34Oh, I see.
00:03:36I think the best wishes are secret.
00:03:38Don't you?
00:03:40I guess so.
00:03:42So do you think that this wishing well is going to work?
00:03:45I hope so.
00:03:47I'm trying a lot.
00:03:48It has rules.
00:03:50What rules?
00:03:52There are only two.
00:03:53One is you have to really believe.
00:03:56And the other is you have to wish for the right wish.
00:04:01And how do you know what the right wish is?
00:04:03When it comes true.
00:04:04Oh.
00:04:06Yeah.
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00:10:07Hey, it's me.
00:10:32How's it going?
00:10:33I'm in a haystack looking for a needle.
00:10:36Sounds dirty.
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00:10:39Well, I hate to interrupt your misery, but I have to go.
00:10:40Oh, great.
00:10:41Leave me here to suffer.
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00:10:43I see you met Napoleon.
00:10:44You ought to teach him some manners.
00:10:45Yeah, it's the closest thing we can get.
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00:11:11Come here.
00:11:24I rarely make it out here anyway as you can tell excuse me
00:11:41You know I'm the fourth generation of my family to own the Chronicle my great-grandfather started it in 1887
00:11:49It's been the one constant in Slow Creek all these years
00:11:51This is a little nothing town, but we like it
00:11:59People here depend on the paper
00:12:02Gives this place an identity some history all these stories over all these years
00:12:10I'm proud of it
00:12:13Well, I will leave you and Napoleon to it, thank you
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00:12:51See how
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00:13:22I'm away
00:13:33Excuse me yeah, can I help you can I use your internet connection? Well? I'd have to ask the boss
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00:13:42Yep, she wants to use our internet sure
00:13:45Having any luck yeah, and why didn't you tell me that Ronald Reagan had visited the wishing well?
00:13:51I mean you could have saved me a lot of dirt trouble cobwebs and frankly bird poop well
00:13:57The picture of Reagan is right there by the keys if you had actually looked I asked if you wanted help
00:14:02And you said no, so don't blame me for seeing what's very clear to anyone that meets you
00:14:06Which is you can't see something right in front of your own face?
00:14:09I don't remember asking for a lecture on journalism or anything else well
00:14:13You asked me why I didn't tell you and I gave you an answer you're welcome
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00:14:21Got four things that happened in history for tomorrow's paper anymore how about one more good?
00:14:30Hi, are you staying no? I'm not I'll be leaving your town as soon as I send my story. Oh well
00:14:38back to the grind
00:14:43We met at the wishing well
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00:15:32Think of your wish again
00:15:35Yeah
00:15:36have to
00:15:38Come true, huh, No
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00:15:42Maybe it's not the right wish
00:15:44Well, you know one of the rules is that you have to believe I
00:15:48do
00:15:50Do you think it's broken I?
00:15:55Don't know guess I'll try again
00:16:01Maybe your wish shouldn't be a secret
00:16:03You think maybe you should tell somebody I could tell you I guess if you're leaving
00:16:10It's still be kind of a secret
00:16:12Yeah
00:16:15I'm wishing for my dad to be happy
00:16:18Oh
00:16:19Shouldn't have told you no. No. I'm glad you did. It's just your dad didn't seem unhappy when I saw him
00:16:28He does that for me
00:16:32Because he doesn't want me to see him sad, but I know because
00:16:38We don't like to talk about it
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00:16:43Have an idea I
00:16:45Make a wish and then at the same time you make a wish we'll see if we can get this old wishing well to work
00:16:50again, okay, but
00:16:53You have to use your own wish. Oh, okay
00:16:56You got a quarter. Yes, I
00:17:00Wish I knew how to be happy
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00:17:13Abby what Abby?
00:17:17My dad doesn't really like me hanging around making wishes here
00:17:25You're still here
00:17:27Well, I couldn't leave town without making a final wish in the famous wishing well
00:17:32Abby was kind enough to show me how it works
00:17:35Fell on their wrist
00:17:36Yeah, well, let's let miss Tamerlan get going. I'm sure she's got a plane to catch back to New York
00:17:41Come back and visit us. Okay, okay
00:18:01Excuse me
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00:18:09Wish I knew how to be happy anything you want starts by believing it can happen, especially a wish
00:18:16How do you know it's the right way when it comes true?
00:18:25This is your wake-up call what am I doing in Slow Creek?
00:18:35Oh
00:18:43Petersburg Nebraska, I'm not from Nebraska
00:18:57Come reach pick up
00:19:00Hello, no one is available to take your call, please leave a message
00:19:05Reach it's Cynthia something really weird's going on. Could you call me immediately?
00:19:23These are my clues
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00:19:44Where's my laptop, excuse me
00:19:51Excuse me. Oh
00:19:52Miss Tamerlan, can I help you? Yes
00:19:55Someone's been in my room. They took all of my things
00:19:58Everything and and replace them with well things that are not mine. I don't know what to say
00:20:05But I I can assure you that no one but no one has been in your room
00:20:10Since you signed that week-to-week agreement yesterday week-to-week agreement. I didn't sign a week-to-week agreement. Oh
00:20:18Just a moment
00:20:25This no, no, there's been a mistake but that is your signature, isn't it?
00:20:34Look mr. Big Jim. I'm a journalist and I'm gonna find out what's going on. Believe me. I will get to the bottom of it
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00:21:12Don't be funny
00:21:15I'm looking at it right now. I've got a copy of it right here in the files. Absolutely
00:21:20Oh
00:21:21Excuse me. You're Cynthia Tamerlan. Yeah, that's right. She's here. Oh
00:21:27Hey, we wondered where you were look, please try to be here by 7 730. I have no idea what you're talking about
00:21:33You're supposed to start working here today. We come in at 730 me work here. Yes you
00:21:41Here work. No. No, there's been a mistake. I'm here to do a story for celeb magazine
00:21:47I mean great housekeeping. Oh, no, I love great housekeeping. I love that magazine
00:21:53Do you know if you put a raw egg in when you first plant a tomato they grow better?
00:21:57No, miss Tamerlan. I hired you to fill in as a reporter. No, we talked on the phone. You're from Nebraska
00:22:06Okay, there's something really crazy going on here really crazy maybe we should just get started
00:22:14Chronicle
00:22:18Yes, hold on one minute it's mr. Upshaw from the Vernon newspaper syndicate again, do you want to talk to him I do not
00:22:29Yes, mr. Upshaw he's in the bathroom
00:22:32Yes, I'm sure he will call you back as soon as he's available
00:22:36But you know, he took a magazine in there with him
00:22:39Yeah, okay look here's your first assignment if you're ready no, I'm not ready I'm here to do a story on the wishing well
00:22:47We don't need another story on the wishing well, we've done hundreds of them over the years. This is a good story
00:22:52It's Martin six memorial service. It's tomorrow morning
00:23:03Okay, you hired her
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00:23:27Tyson Munson's office Tyson Munson. Yes. This is Tyson Munson's office. No, it's not. It's my office
00:23:34Would you like to talk to him? No, I wouldn't like to talk to him. I mean, yes, I would like to talk to him
00:23:40But no, this is not his office
00:23:42Could you just put him on and now and who may I say is calling just calling Cynthia Tamberline. That's who's calling one moment, please
00:23:55I'm sorry. Mr. Munson would like to know what the call is in reference to what is what is he insane?
00:24:01What you tell him that this call is in reference to the fact that he is fire, I don't think I understood you fire
00:24:08Okay, Tyson
00:24:10Fired just as soon as I get back. No, no, no actually wait
00:24:15I'm firing now this minute. Okay
00:24:21Mr. Bosley's office deal. It's Cynthia is Bosley available. Who's calling? It's Cynthia Cynthia who Tamerline?
00:24:29Can you just put him on I'm sorry miss Tamerline, are you with an agency?
00:24:35Hello miss Tamerline, are you there?
00:24:40Look I'll call him back when he's in a better mood
00:24:58You
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00:27:28You
00:27:32Yes, so you're going to work for him today
00:27:36That's good. There. There you go. Nothing to worry about. I'll see you later
00:27:41I'll pick up some of this slack. It's my fault that we're shorthanded school board appointment piece is ready
00:27:59Where are we with the meteor shower story? It'll be ready tomorrow. Great. We'll pencil it in for the leader on Friday
00:28:04It's gonna be beautiful. I guess there's been some confusion
00:28:09Can I see you for a moment you're seeing me now in your office
00:28:15To be continued
00:28:19You're ready to work because confusion is not on the calendar and we can really use some help around here
00:28:23Yes, but I was wondering if you might reiterate my salary considerations
00:28:36New reporter standard
00:28:39It it's what we talked about on the phone
00:28:41Yeah
00:28:42but it's so you come into my office this morning you talk a bunch of gibberish and then you leave and then you come back and
00:28:47In the meantime big Jim comes here and he asked if you're working for the paper and I tell him you are which I really don't
00:28:52Understand why I did but the question remains you want the job or not?
00:28:55Do you remember meeting me yesterday?
00:28:56There's people in this town depend on this paper and what we need are dependable people to work for it
00:29:01I asked you for direction and around here. We all do everything. We answer the phone. We do the reporting
00:29:06We compose the layouts. We also sell ad space. I use the archives
00:29:10We have a lot of work to do and we really don't have any time to waste
00:29:13I went to the warehouse going once going twice. Yes. Yes. I want the job
00:29:20Good, I think
00:29:23Like I said, your first assignment is Martin's sixth funeral. It's tomorrow morning
00:29:37You ever just stop and think how lucky we are
00:29:40lucky
00:29:43I'm home. I
00:29:45Can't believe it. I'm home
00:29:47It's a dream. Oh and nightmare
00:29:51Had airline food and lack of sleep and reach here. Of course. I'm home. Thank goodness
00:29:57This doesn't make any sense. No sense at all. Tyson works for me. He's my
00:30:03friend
00:30:05Wait, is he
00:30:08Is he really my friend?
00:30:10Are any of them really my friend?
00:30:14Do they look out for what's best for me this
00:30:18Really my home. What is this? This is not me. This is not my life
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00:31:23Well, mr. Sext was a man a few friends
00:31:27Those few who knew him perhaps Mary Williams
00:31:30Knew him the best
00:31:32So we'd like to say a few words before we convey mr. Martin six to his final resting place Mary
00:31:48My father first met Martin six a few years after the Korean War
00:31:52They didn't know it at the time, but both had been wounded at the Battle of Porkchop Hill
00:31:58In fact, they both almost died there
00:32:00Dad said that when he and Martin finally did meet Martin told him he had no family and no money and no place to live
00:32:08And all Martin wanted was to be able to stay in our shed out back
00:32:12Just for a while till he got back on his feet
00:32:15And dad said he could but there wasn't much out there
00:32:19No hot water. Just a hose bib and a bare bulb hanging down
00:32:24and Martin said
00:32:26That's okay
00:32:27Because I don't need very much
00:32:31So they made a deal and they shook on it
00:32:35Martin would pay $12 a month for as long as he wanted to stay there
00:32:40Growing up. I remember we didn't see very much of Martin. He kept to himself mostly
00:32:45Then later, of course
00:32:46I got married and moved out and started a family of my own
00:32:50Then after dad died in 93 and mom followed in 98 we rented out the main house
00:32:56But what do you know?
00:32:58Martin Sixth was still living in the shed out back
00:33:02Still paying $12 on the first of each month. He never missed
00:33:07not once
00:33:09He and my father had made a deal and they both lived up to it
00:33:15Well, naturally I felt that it was my job to continue to honor that deal so now Martin is gone
00:33:21And
00:33:23The sad thing is I don't know much more about him than what I've already told you
00:33:29In fact, most of the town hardly even knew he existed. I
00:33:34Do know that he did some woodworking for people and they were happy with that
00:33:40And he paid his rent on time like he said he would
00:33:44Because Martin Sixth was a man of his word
00:33:48And that counts for something
00:33:51I felt the least I could do was give him a decent burial
00:33:55Right dad
00:33:58He's smiling
00:34:00There you have it
00:34:03That was Martin Sixth
00:34:15We're going to take the casket out now
00:34:21I
00:34:38Excuse me. Yes, we're short a pallbearer today. We were wondering if you could apply just me
00:34:45But I didn't even thank you
00:34:48You
00:34:50Not going out to the cemetery. Are you Mary? No. No, I got a doctor's appointment
00:34:55Well, we all have to meet our maker by ourselves
00:34:58I'll say a prayer for you Sunday Martin
00:35:01That's very kind of you Reverend
00:35:04He's a big man
00:35:17Hello Enid hello
00:35:23Hello Abby, right? Yes
00:35:29Have we met before don't you remember the wishing
00:35:34No, we've never met you're right. Oh
00:35:38Okay
00:35:39Well, I'm Abby. My dad owns the paper. It's nice to meet you Abby. My dad owns the paper
00:35:47He's on assignment right now. Oh
00:35:50I'm working on my disdain history column
00:35:54It looks great, thanks, I am gonna go back to my desk, okay
00:36:04You
00:36:09Everything okay, honey
00:36:11Very good
00:36:12And I'd like a glass of pinot noir me too. But all I got is playing red. That'll do
00:36:18Well, I'll just bring it right over
00:36:20room at the end comfy
00:36:22It's fine
00:36:25Big Jim is my ex. I always like to make sure he's doing a good job. No complaints. Really? Well, I had plenty
00:36:32You have a problem you just let me know because he'd do anything to shut me up well do
00:36:43Man
00:36:44of course I
00:36:46Want to talk to you about the article on Martin 6 funeral? Yes. What about it? Simple truth. It's not all there
00:36:53What well, do you miss the essence of what this is all about? Um, are you giving me writing tips?
00:36:58Do you know the cover stories I've written?
00:37:02I'm sorry
00:37:04It's not about your writing style, that's fine. It's about substance. That's what you're missing
00:37:11Okay, look Martin 6 life was no less valuable than anybody else's sure
00:37:16He was private and he was quiet, but he had honor and dignity, right?
00:37:20Well, he wasn't famous, but there was something about his life. That was good and we can all benefit from it
00:37:25He kept his word. I understand
00:37:29All right, well get the rewrite down as soon as possible I'm saving room on page two tomorrow's edition, okay, definitely
00:37:37Look, um, I'm not normally so hard on people that have worked with but you're good. You could just be better
00:37:45The office will be open all evening
00:37:50Mark your food's ready. Thank you done it
00:37:58You
00:38:12Hi, hi
00:38:21Good night, daddy. Good night, baby
00:38:24Good night, Cynthia. Good night, Abby
00:38:32Hello Chronicle
00:38:36Mr. Upshaw from the Vernon newspaper syndicate. No. No, he's not here right now
00:38:42You're right. He does stay and work late sometimes
00:38:48Hang on let me get a pen
00:38:50Okay
00:38:52You want me to tell him that the offer won't be on the table forever and that if he's smart
00:38:59He'll take it. Oh
00:39:02Don't write that. Oh, he should just know that
00:39:08Okay, I'll give him the message thank you
00:39:22You
00:39:35She'd rather be here with me than with a babysitter all the time
00:39:39We lost her mother when she was two. I
00:39:42Think she misses what she never had. I'm sorry. It's okay. We have a good time. She likes it
00:39:46It's kind of like camping out except except she's not camping and she's not out. Exactly
00:39:50But we'll go home as soon as I get this paper put to bed, I think it's nice I did too
00:40:20Oh
00:40:24Miss Tamerlan, this is what I call literature
00:40:35Hey mark, hey Cindy, I got your next assignment. Okay, my next assignment. Yeah, I get down to the police station
00:40:41I talked to a little Jim got it
00:40:51Thank
00:40:55You
00:41:00Hi, I'm looking for the police chief, I'm the chief but people call me a little Jim I'm big Jim son Oh
00:41:08Cynthia Tamerlan from celeb
00:41:11The Chronicle and you're here for the blotter
00:41:14Yeah
00:41:16Well in the last couple of days we've been out on a barking dog
00:41:20And a dog who was howling and another barking dog that turned out to be the same barking dog as the first dog
00:41:27That's three incidents
00:41:29That it
00:41:31We got a call from mrs. Mullins that mr. Mullins was staying too long at CJ's bar and she wanted him to come home
00:41:38So she called you it's my auntie and my uncle wasn't answering his cell phone
00:41:43But I'd rather you not print that big Jim doesn't know
00:41:51It's our secret, thanks. Well, see you next time
00:42:06Listen there's a parking meter on the corner that's out of order
00:42:10Well, it's taking people's money and it's not giving them any time on the meter
00:42:17That's theft
00:42:20People are being robbed
00:42:22And what are the police doing about it? Nothing. Absolutely. Nothing
00:42:27Understand why I wouldn't give a hoot about that. I just oh
00:42:31I know who you are. You're Cynthia Tamerlan, right?
00:42:35Yes, look, I'm sorry if I read your article this morning on Martin six
00:42:41I'd like to pay you a compliment
00:42:43It was beautiful and so true my article you really captured him Martin would have been very appreciative
00:42:51He loved the Chronicle used to read it every day from cover to cover
00:42:55Well, most people in this town do
00:42:58anyway
00:42:59Thank you
00:43:01Thank thank you
00:43:05Feeling good about it. I think I'm ready to start it. I know
00:43:24Still remind me of all the things I know I learned along the way
00:43:35Really comes down
00:43:40In the end your life becomes what you choose to do
00:44:05He's deal with Cynthia
00:44:35I
00:44:37I
00:44:39I
00:45:04Hey Rach, it's me. Why aren't you taking my calls? I really need to talk to you
00:45:10Can you please call me back as soon as you can? It's very important that I talk to you. Okay?
00:45:26Making a wish I
00:45:30Keep wishing
00:45:33But I wonder if it's ever gonna happen
00:45:36Are you sad? Yeah, I guess I am I
00:45:41understand
00:45:42My dad is that too? Why is he sad because my mommy died? I know I'm sorry
00:45:50Sometimes at night I'll hear something they go see what it is. That's daddy and he's crying
00:45:59I
00:46:00Don't know what to do. I mean, I'll help him as much as I can at the paper
00:46:06He works so hard. I'm sure he appreciates all your help. Yeah, but it's not enough
00:46:12No, it's not
00:46:13And that makes me sad
00:46:16Everybody gets sad
00:46:19You know what I do when I get sad I treat myself to makeover
00:46:24And I'm thinking both you and I deserve a makeover
00:46:29Yes, really cool
00:46:31Like I said mark, I'd like to help but those funds are committed for city services
00:46:36Well, the paper is important to the city. Also. Hey, no argument there my friend
00:46:42Hey dad, Cindy's gonna give me a makeover so we won't be sad anymore. Just a little fun
00:46:48Okay, have a good time
00:46:52You got a cutie there boy, it's just like your mom well make that shot let's see you
00:46:57That tickles
00:46:59We'll wait until you get older. You have to start plucking your eyebrows
00:47:03That is not so fun
00:47:06You tear out your eyebrow hair. That's right. Doesn't it hurt? Well, sometimes beauty means sacrifice
00:47:12Well, I'm gonna let my girl and come there really nicely
00:47:17That could work. You could even braid them and turn it into a fashion trend. That's silly
00:47:26It's like to have a mommy
00:47:30Well, yeah, yeah someone to have fun with and learn things from and
00:47:37Go shopping with I mean, I still do all those things with my mom. That sounds nice
00:47:42Wow, you still have your mom you're lucky
00:47:49Come in
00:47:51Oh
00:47:54Don't you look beautiful she's a natural beauty. Yeah, I'm a natural beauty
00:47:59Well, my natural beauty. Why don't we get out of Cynthia's room so she can get some rest? Okay
00:48:05What do you say? Thanks Cynthia. It was my pleasure
00:48:10Thank you see you tomorrow, yes. Good night. Good night
00:48:21Mark
00:48:25I
00:48:27Was wondering if you wanted me to write another story
00:48:30Yeah, actually I was thinking about doing something on Keeney James lighter collection
00:48:35Later collection. Yeah, he's this guy who has a bunch of cigarette lighters, right? Okay. I want you to know that
00:48:44You're doing a lot of really great work
00:48:46You think absolutely?
00:48:48Then why all the blue line notes?
00:48:51I
00:48:54Hope you'd be as great as I know you can be then you'll be happy
00:49:00Let's go kiddo
00:49:21You
00:49:35She's nice Cynthia, I think so, too
00:49:41Is she like mom used to be?
00:49:43No, nobody's like mommy used to be she is one of a kind. Is there such a thing as two of a kind?
00:49:49No, could there be another of a kind I don't know you're asking some hard questions here. What are you a reporter?
00:50:02This one they used to give away with cigarettes called blue devils to soldiers going into the war in the early 1940s, that's interesting
00:50:10What's your most valuable one?
00:50:16Guy offered me $2,000 for it
00:50:19Why didn't you take it? Well, that's just money
00:50:22I've spent my whole life accumulating these of course
00:50:26Sometimes I play a little game and I try to see how many I can light in like 30 seconds
00:50:32I bet that's fun. 21 would be a new record
00:50:35I'm thinking about going for it
00:50:37Then I'd be famous
00:50:40Good night
00:50:43You back in Keeney's yes
00:50:47Quite a collection. Yeah, he's a bit eccentric. Wow, that's putting it mildly. Hey, you want to hear something weird about Keeney?
00:50:53There's more he doesn't smoke
00:51:04Hello Cynthia, I need you to get to Keeney James house at Keeney James house. Yeah, I'll meet you there. Thanks
00:51:13I
00:51:24Fell down when I got outside my ankle
00:51:31What happened I
00:51:33Set the new lighter lighting record had 21 of them going at once
00:51:37Then I noticed the first one I've got to near the curtains went up like that got some water
00:51:42So that's what I thought it was
00:51:45Do it on the curtains turned out it was vodka. I'm afraid it's total loss Keeney
00:51:50With the smoke in the fire inside and the water having to pour on it. All right, Charlie. This is my fault
00:51:55How's your insurance headed up into last year, but I lost my job in Springboro
00:52:03That's a good emergency have a look you over
00:52:08Right
00:52:13Sorry, I had to take Abby to Don Mets what happened he paid his price for fame
00:52:18Look, you wrote a terrific article on Keene. Yeah, but we can't run it
00:52:22But I can hold the printers while we write an addendum to your article. We have something here a breaking story
00:52:27No, that'll take too long. It'll be tight. But if we work together we can make this happen
00:52:37I
00:53:07I
00:53:25Good morning, nice work did a good job, huh?
00:53:30Hey
00:53:34Great article you're turning out to be a first-rate writer
00:53:38Well, thanks, but it was mostly mark. All right. Got your next assignment City Council meeting at noon
00:53:47Keeney
00:53:50Keeney
00:53:51Are you all right? Sure. I
00:53:54Want to thank you for what you wrote about me
00:53:56It was special I don't have my collection or my house anymore, but I got your article
00:54:06Things will get better. Oh, I got you. They they can't get much worse
00:54:14So my recommendation is that we vote for a new levee for the reservoir
00:54:20John me
00:54:23Now this levee was built in
00:54:261927 by our predecessors
00:54:28So I think we owe it to the future generations of Slow Creek that they receive good water and plenty of it
00:54:36So I vote that we get funds for it. I second the motion
00:54:41Uh-huh. So now let's call the vote all those in favor
00:54:46All opposed
00:54:49All right, the motion is passed
00:54:51All right. Do we have any any new business? May I ask a question? Well, go ahead
00:55:03Keeney lost everything in the fire his lighter collection his house everything
00:55:09And I was just wondering
00:55:11If there was something we could do to help him. He was an idiot. He was always an idiot
00:55:17That's true Nelbert, but he's our idiot and now he's lost everything what is wrong with you Nelbert
00:55:23You know the Connelly house big Jim
00:55:26Town owns that right? Oh, what's on your mind little Jim? I say we lease it to him cheap and he fixes it up
00:55:32Well now
00:55:34Do I hear a motion to that effect?
00:55:37May I you may?
00:55:47I
00:55:49Chronicle
00:55:52Yes, the meteor shower is tonight it's gonna be on full display in the southern sky
00:55:57I thought you said the loan would be approved. No, I don't have any more collateral
00:56:03No, I don't understand. Look I need you to understand that. I don't know how to make this paper run without it
00:56:08I
00:56:13Hi at the City Council meeting, yes
00:56:16Anything good? Uh, they voted to let Keeney have the old Connelly place. I bet your article helped
00:56:23Maybe I hope so. Well, thank you
00:56:26So what's my next assignment? Look, why don't you take a break go to Dundas? Have a coffee. I'll let you know. Okay
00:56:38I
00:56:40I
00:57:03You going tonight where does the meteor shower
00:57:07Most people are gonna see it from Grubbers field because it's got the clearest view to the south
00:57:11Well, I hadn't planned on it. Oh, you have to it's gonna be so beautiful and there hasn't been one year since
00:57:181935. Oh, I don't know you're going with me and I don't take no for an answer. You'll love it and and mark
00:57:24He's sure to be there
00:57:26What does that have to do with anything? Oh
00:57:30Except everything unless I'm wrong, which I'm not ever he's
00:57:35Kind of
00:57:38He's a very good person Oh good person
00:57:44Well, I like that that's funny what same thing he said about you
00:57:55It's gonna start right up there no, no, it's that way right up there buddy
00:57:59Right up there that's ready. Come on. No. No, the weatherman said South of town. What's up? Are you kidding?
00:58:07This is where it's gonna be my boy right there
00:58:14Try to turn out
00:58:16sure
00:58:17People see a big thing like this. It reminds them of how large the heavens are and how
00:58:23Little time we have on this earth to do what we're supposed to do
00:58:27What are we supposed to do make the most of what we are
00:58:33Welcome love when we find it and be happy. Oh, is that all?
00:58:38Honey, that's not only all that's everything guys. I see you're like the mayor
00:58:43Oh, well, that's what happens when you were married to the mayor for a while a lot of people owe you money for food
00:58:50Hey
00:58:51Well, you have Cynthia here sure day. Hi, this is Cynthia Tamlin. She wrote that article in Kenny for the Chronicle
00:58:58You really got Kenny down. Well, thank you. Thank you very much. You have a nice evening that you tune over
00:59:07He's a phenomenal editor, it's also made me a better writer. Well, he thinks you're naturally talented, huh?
00:59:14Yeah, the funny thing is I've always wanted to be a great writer
00:59:20Since I started out at the magazine, you know, I
00:59:24Never stopped to say what am I writing? Could I be?
00:59:29What do I want?
00:59:31Well, honey, you know, I can't think of a single person that can change the past but the future
00:59:38That's still up in the air
00:59:40Oh
00:59:46I don't know. Oh go ahead. I gotta sit with big Jim and the family
00:59:50Well, they owe me more than anybody in this town and this is my opportunity to connect
00:59:58Let's find my dad
01:00:02I found her. Hey, but you can make it
01:00:08You can have my seat I've got this one
01:00:11Thanks
01:00:16Everybody's talking about the whole Kenny thing. I'm just glad everything's gonna work out for him
01:00:20Yeah, well, it wouldn't have happened if it weren't for you. Well, you had a lot to do with it, too
01:00:26My point is
01:00:30And I really want you to remember this
01:00:34No matter what happens
01:00:37You're a really good writer
01:00:40You hit your stride you could pretty much go anywhere you wanted and do well sounds ominous. Well, I
01:00:46Should probably tell you this because you are gonna be affected by it. What tomorrow a
01:00:52Man named. Mr. Upshaw is coming to town to buy the Chronicle
01:00:56He owns Vernon newspapers. It's a syndicate of smaller papers that he's bought up usually because they were struggling
01:01:02That's who's been calling. He's been after me for a while. Are you gonna sell?
01:01:06You have to face reality
01:01:08It's not like the Chronicle is a money-making operation on a good year we break even
01:01:14And we haven't had a good year for a while
01:01:18It's too bad, you know stories like teeny's that make this even worse. I don't understand Upshaw's operation
01:01:24It puts out a generic paper
01:01:26There's almost no local news
01:01:29And they buy national and international stories and just repackage them
01:01:32The strength of the Chronicle and papers like it is that they're the fabric of the town
01:01:37And you give a place like Slow Creek and identity it's exactly why my great-grandfather started it in the first place I
01:01:43Figure that they'll probably just make it a one-person office being it most likely should be there to keep the doors open
01:01:50You're not gonna be there
01:01:51Not the kind of place it won't but you love that paper. I do but now I'll be able to pay off the whole slew of
01:01:57debts
01:01:59Be able to have some insurance for her future
01:02:02You know, what's funny is that when I was younger I hated the paper
01:02:07So I got out of town went to Chicago
01:02:11Got on staff at the Herald
01:02:13And I did pretty well. I got promoted to the city desk. I
01:02:18Was in line for a department editor really and then I suddenly found myself as a single parent
01:02:26So we came back home I
01:02:29Took over the paper for my dad
01:02:32At first it was really hard
01:02:36Eventually, I started to love it. It's a really good job
01:02:41Look at this. Oh, he's starting
01:03:01Oh
01:03:27Well, all right see you at the house
01:03:32Oh
01:03:35There you are, oh
01:03:42Well
01:03:43Hey, I have an idea. Why don't I take Abby for a little while to my house where there's a blueberry pie that needs taste
01:03:51What do you say? That sounds nice?
01:03:57Maybe you and I can do something I'd love to
01:04:02I
01:04:11Got a really great job with Abby. She's a wonderful girl
01:04:15Thanks. We have our moments, but she's turned out pretty good
01:04:19Done most of it on her own lucky for me
01:04:22No, still it had to be really hard
01:04:25Times
01:04:28I'm really sorry for your job at the newspaper
01:04:32You don't have to apologize
01:04:35Like you said I could get a job anywhere else
01:04:37Am I selling out? I think you're doing what you have to do. I just feel like I'm betraying my dad and his dad
01:04:45And I just seems wrong
01:04:49You know, you could always try the wishing well, I wish I believed in it well that is one of the rules
01:04:55Believing is that so? Yeah
01:04:59And also having the right wish. How do you know when it's the right wish?
01:05:03When it comes true, I believe Abby has gotten to you. She has
01:05:09And so have you
01:05:14This whole place
01:05:24You
01:05:33Hey, thanks again, it's my pleasure and believe me it has been a very long time since I've said that to anyone
01:05:54Maybe I shouldn't believe in miracles. I never thought I'd want to kiss a woman like that again
01:06:01That's funny
01:06:03No, it's just the thing is the guy once said to me I couldn't see what was in front of my face
01:06:11Maybe now I can
01:06:19Better
01:06:22Okay, well
01:06:24Fine go get Abby. Yeah
01:06:28Good night
01:06:54I
01:07:24I
01:07:41Must drop show and you are Enid Enid
01:07:47And
01:07:49Who is this
01:07:51This is Cynthia Cynthia
01:07:55Mr. Jones is running Mark's in his office
01:08:00mark
01:08:01They're here
01:08:05Hi Mark Jansen
01:08:07Yes, of course
01:08:08Well, shall we go to my office? Yes, this shouldn't take long. We've gone up all the papers
01:08:18I
01:08:24Never thought I'd see the day
01:08:27Mark said he thought they'd keep you to stay and run the office
01:08:32fat chance
01:08:33If he goes I go let them find their own idiot to do whatever it is. They do and call it a newspaper what?
01:08:41Enid I need to talk to mark. He's busy
01:08:47Hi Abby
01:08:49Well, I really need to talk to him right away
01:08:52Look Mary if this is some complaint about the newspaper, you can just say no
01:08:55It's not a complaint. This newspaper is about to have a new owner in a matter of minutes
01:09:00Well, then he's really gonna want to talk to me Mary. What's happened?
01:09:05As you can see we've made it very simple for you
01:09:11Well, you've made it simple for yourself, let's be honest
01:09:15I'm not here to force you. You called me remember
01:09:36Mark Mark wait
01:09:39What did you sign anything yet? No, oh daddy you got to hear this, but Mark come over here you have to see this
01:09:49What is it this is the last will and testament of Martin six Martin had a will I know I couldn't believe it myself
01:09:58But we went to his shed where he lived for 60 years and paid $12 a month and there it was
01:10:02It's notarized and everything legal and all
01:10:05So a man had a will what's that got to do with finishing this sale? Well, if you'll be quiet, I'll tell you what
01:10:15Because Martin page is $12 a month for 60 years
01:10:19He managed to save virtually all of his money
01:10:21Which turns out to be quite a pile if you consider the interest in such and he's left it all to the slow creek
01:10:27Chronicle as long as ownership of the paper remains in the hands of the owner
01:10:32As long as ownership of the paper remains exactly as it is. I
01:10:37Knew he loved the Chronicle. I guess someone's wish came true
01:10:42We're saved
01:11:03You
01:11:11Ladies and gentlemen, we're beginning our final approach into New York. Please put your chair backs in the upright position
01:11:17Position
01:11:30Ladies and gentlemen, please stay seated until the seatbelt sign has been turned off
01:11:38Hello back in civilization
01:11:42Rachel Oh
01:11:44Don't say it like that like my mother says it as if I don't call her three times a week
01:11:51No, I
01:11:52I'm just feeling relieved. I
01:11:56Don't know. All right coffee in the morning, you know, I have to be into the office early that Angela interview came through
01:12:03You're kidding
01:12:05Congratulations. Yeah, well
01:12:08Make sure Bosley pays for sending you to the boonies. Okay, wait Rachel
01:12:13Why don't you call me back when when I left you all those messages
01:12:17You didn't leave any messages and I always call you back. All right, call me after the interview. Thank gosh. You're back from, Indiana
01:12:27Illinois
01:12:42I
01:13:12Am
01:13:20Tyson good morning. You look great
01:13:23Fantastic about the interview. I'm just straightening up here
01:13:27So the new stuff is there's the Met opening for the impressionist collection. That's Thursday Bobby show is Friday Tyson
01:13:35What?
01:13:37Have I been okay?
01:13:39Okay, no, you've been in Illinois, oh by the way Angela's people have called twice to confirm you really did it
01:13:46Right. So who do you want first?
01:13:50Just give me a minute. Okay, I
01:13:57Understand it's your big day you want to get yourself ready take your time
01:14:01I mean I would if I needed it, which I don't so, uh, I will hold everything and you can prep
01:14:09I
01:14:23I'm telling you it's gonna be huge. Oh, here's my star reporter now. Yeah, I'll get right back to you. She is
01:14:33Thanks, so you ready
01:14:35What happened to I think you've lost your edge
01:14:39What are you talking about? You sent me to Slow Creek, Illinois the wishing well, well, okay
01:14:45So maybe I was trying to shake you up a little bit
01:14:48So you wrote an article for great housekeeping big wolf, by the way, did I tell you I think it was a work of genius
01:14:55All right. So what is this? This is like a I kind of gotcha kind of thing, right?
01:15:00Look, you did the Indiana thing. Let's just forget it ever happened
01:15:06Illinois
01:15:08Well, Illinois, Indiana
01:15:11What's the dip?
01:15:13You really ought to get going. You know, you should be on your way to the Ritz meet Angela for that interview
01:15:17I'm pretty sure Sherman. I've already set up for a cover shot by now
01:15:22What
01:15:23What is it you?
01:15:25Just see my arm blackmail, right? Fine. No problem. You've got it
01:15:31What well the the Rays?
01:15:35Promotion to editor, whatever you want
01:15:36Look, you got the interview has to be the most impossible interview to get in the world
01:15:39So you deserve it and if I don't give it to you some other rags gonna sneak in and steal you away. So
01:15:47Editor. Yeah. Well, I am the owner and publisher. So editor is about as far as I can go
01:15:54Look, but you really ought to be going and does not want to wait and we really need those million extra sales
01:16:00Editor yes, and it's look I'll double your expense account, but that's it. I've given you everything I can except my blood
01:16:08Now, please go
01:16:18Have you ever been to Illinois no
01:16:21Made a Manhattan my whole life. What do I go to a place with so many trees?
01:16:25That make me nervous. They make me happy
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01:16:38Wait, what what happened? You all right? Take me to the airport. What about the interview? I'm gonna skip it JFK, please
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