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00:00:41There she is so Cynthia, do you have that interview with Angela lined up nearly?
00:00:46Oh, she's worth a million more sales at the newsstand. Well, I'm working every angle
00:00:51Just write a hearsay article hearsay something like we hear Angela's going to India and we hear she's insured her breasts for 50 million dollars
00:00:58I don't do that. Really? Why not because it isn't true
00:01:03So later we print a retraction in the meantime, we sell a ton of magazines, which is what we're here for
00:01:08How long do you think celebrities are gonna allow us to profile them if we're lying about them Aaron?
00:01:14Would you give us a minute, please?
00:01:18Cynthia Cynthia Cynthia I
00:01:21I
00:01:23Am going to be honest with you. How long have you been here with us a celeb magazine?
00:01:27Well, I'll be celebrating my 10-year anniversary at the end of the week. He's a different game now
00:01:32The stakes are higher. We have to sell more copies do whatever it takes and I'm just not sure you're up to it
00:01:40Well be sure because I am last night. What did you do last night? I
00:01:46Was invited to an art gallery opening at the Meckler what a list celebrities were there well there was
00:01:52Kirk and Elizabeth so no a list as you see that's just my point
00:01:55You're not getting invitations to the big stuff now Aaron on the other hand
00:01:59She got invited to the opening of Brad's new film as his personal guest
00:02:03I have gotten you more interviews than anybody on the staff. When was the last time you wrote a cover story?
00:02:09Four months ago George four months as a lifetime
00:02:13Aaron had this month's cover and the last two look I
00:02:18The fact is I don't want to let you go
00:02:20I really don't but I do think you need a breather and that is why you are going to work for great housekeeping
00:02:28Great housekeeping. It is a fine publication a magazine that I publish along with all the others
00:02:34Of course, there is a fast track back to the big leagues
00:02:37Back to celeb
00:02:40Get the interview with Angela
00:02:44Look Andrew, I think I can convince Bosley to make a very sizable contribution to Angela's favorite charity
00:02:51Well, let's just say huge
00:02:53because we here at celeb magazine believe that
00:02:56Saving the vampire fly is an extremely worthy cause as does Angela
00:03:03Promise me you'll think about it
00:03:05Okay
00:03:07Okay, Chicago rental car reservation maps to Slow Creek, Illinois. It wasn't, Indiana
00:03:15You will be staying at the Slow Creek Inn and I've put everything on to your blackberry
00:03:21Anybody from Angela Ashton's team calls and I mean anyone her dog walker her herbalist anyone reach me immediately
00:03:30Immediately understand I understood to the first time
00:03:35I
00:03:47Don't know
00:03:55Can't talk
00:04:00No
00:04:06Words
00:04:11Excuse me
00:04:15Can I help you do you know where the Slow Creek Inn is Wow a new SLT nice
00:04:22In town for business. I'm just looking for the Slow Creek Inn. Can you tell me where it is? See the sign right there?
00:04:29Pretty much right in front of your face so to speak
00:04:35You're welcome, I'm sorry. Thank you. No problem. It's nice to meet me. I'm sure
00:05:05Oh
00:05:21Oh
00:05:23My goodness, I are you checking in? Yes, I am. Oh my goodness. You must be
00:05:30This
00:05:32You must be
00:05:35Cynthia Tamerlain line
00:05:37Tamerlain, you're right. I'm sorry. Well, everybody calls me Big Jim
00:05:42I'm the owner proprietor and and Bellman of the
00:05:47Slow Creek Inn
00:05:49Welcome. Will you be staying with us long? I just overnight. Oh, well, that's too bad
00:05:54And maybe next time you can stay longer, right? Sure
00:05:58Would you like to register please
00:06:01There you go, and I've got you up on the second floor
00:06:07There we go
00:06:09Now if you'll follow me
00:06:18Here we are, that's a nice little room nothing fancy
00:06:22Just
00:06:25Comfortable just like the folks around here now, you'll find a bathroom right through there
00:06:30Oh, and you've got a nice view here of the wishing well, that's what I'm here to do a story on
00:06:36Oh my goodness, and that's wonderful
00:06:40You know, we used to have a lot of tourists come around here and the first thing, you know
00:06:45Few people didn't get their wish so everybody started saying well the wishing well doesn't work but around here people still believe
00:06:53What about you you ever wish for anything? Oh me?
00:06:57No, I'm one of the lucky ones. I just go along. I'm happy with everything. Maybe you'd like to make a wish. Oh
00:07:03No, no, I'm one of the lucky ones too. I have a life that most women would only dream about
00:07:09Well now you are lucky by golly
00:07:12Well, if you need anything, please let me know. Have a nice day
00:07:22You
00:07:47Hi, I'm Cynthia
00:07:53Okay
00:07:55What were you doing I was making a wish
00:07:59Of course, what were you wishing for? It's a secret. Oh, I see
00:08:03I think the best wishes are secret. Don't you I
00:08:07guess so
00:08:09So do you think that this wishing well is gonna work? I hope so. I'm trying a lot. It has rules
00:08:17What rules there are only two one is you have to really believe hmm, and the other is
00:08:24You have to wish for the right wish
00:08:27And how do you know what the right wishes when it comes true? Oh
00:08:32Yeah, well bye I gotta go
00:08:46You
00:09:16You
00:09:46You
00:10:16You
00:10:29Got him to buy a half page at the quarter page rate for one month and then it's gonna adjust
00:10:35He didn't want to do it, you know, but you can't really tell me no. I
00:10:39Think it's really gonna bring in some really great revenue. Excuse me. Oh, can I help you? Yes
00:10:44I'm here to do a story in the wishing well for celeb magazine
00:10:47And I was wondering what a celeb magazine want to do a story on the wishing well for well, it's for our sister publication
00:10:54Great housekeeping and really I love great housekeeping that magazine is amazing
00:11:00Do you know what you can do with just a little bit of baking soda? Anyhow, I was wondering if I could get into your archives
00:11:07Well, I'd have to clear it with my boss first. Perfect. Could you do that quickly?
00:11:12Mark we got a question out here. Yep. Oh
00:11:22Hi, oh nice to meet me again, I'm sure
00:11:25What's the question?
00:11:27I'm doing a story on the wishing well. She works for great housekeeping
00:11:31I was wondering if I could look at your archives you do have archives
00:11:35Of course, feel free to look through them all you want professional courtesy one journalist or the other. Thank you
00:11:41Most of the stories of the last ten years are probably gonna be in our master files. Can she use that desk unit?
00:11:45It's okay with me
00:11:47Anything older than that's probably gonna be in the stacks at the warehouse. Where's that like to ask for directions, don't you?
00:11:53It's just a nice little walk up Main Street
00:11:56Keys are in the back wall over here. Just go out the front door. Take a right go up a couple blocks and you can't
00:12:01miss it. I
00:12:04Think I'll start with the computer files. Well, is there any particular angle you're looking for? I could probably save you some time
00:12:09I'll know when I see it. I'm a writer. It's just kind of the way I work. I should probably get started
00:12:39Let's go with Leona Jacobs 99 birthday for the reader. Yeah
00:12:46Excuse me, I think I need to have a look at the warehouse. Oh, you can't find your angle not yet
00:12:54Well, the paper is over a hundred years old. I'm sure if you look you'll find something
00:12:59You know, maybe a famous person that's come to town
00:13:01Something like that. I've been looking for a long time. I'm sure you'll find something
00:13:06That's come to town something like that at the door then to the right the door to the right can't miss it
00:13:15She's got a real case of the Mimi's she's all right, she just can't see what's as plain as day
00:13:20I say famous person
00:13:22She comes to get a key and misses a picture of the most famous person that's ever come to Slope Creek right in front
00:13:26of her face
00:13:37Good afternoon. Hello new in town. Yes, I am
00:13:41I'm just in town doing a story and the wishing well used to be quite a few people come this way to look at the
00:13:46well and make a wish a
00:13:48lot of newspaper reporters over the years
00:13:51But it doesn't work for everyone not so popular anymore. Do you believe certainly do anything you want starts by believing it can happen
00:13:59especially a wish
00:14:01As long as it's the right one
00:14:06Well, thank you, goodbye
00:14:36Oh
00:14:58Hey, it's me, how's it going? I'm in a haystack looking for a needle
00:15:04It sounds dirty it is
00:15:09Well, I hate to interrupt your misery, but I have to go oh great leave me here to suffer
00:15:22Perfect I
00:15:28See you met Napoleon
00:15:31You ought to teach him some manners, yeah, it's the closest thing we could afford to an alarm. Oh meaning you can turn him off
00:15:38Let's be glad you're not a rat
00:15:40Believe me. I couldn't be happier about that
00:15:47Thought I'd just come by here and see if you need some help. No, thanks. I'm fine. I
00:15:53Rarely make it out here. Anyway, as you can tell
00:15:57Excuse me
00:16:00You
00:16:10Know I'm the fourth generation of my family to own the Chronicle my great-grandfather started it in 1887
00:16:17It's been the one constant in Slow Creek all these years
00:16:21This is a little nothing town, but we like it
00:16:27People here depend on the paper
00:16:30Gives this place an identity some history
00:16:33All these stories over all these years
00:16:38I'm proud of it
00:16:41Well, I will leave you and Napoleon to it, thank you
00:17:00Things were crazy
00:17:30I can say
00:17:40Donald Reagan
00:18:01Excuse me. Yeah, can I help you? Can I use your internet connection? Well, I'd have to ask the boss
00:18:09Mark
00:18:10No, she wants to use our internet. Sure
00:18:13Having any luck? Yeah
00:18:15And why didn't you tell me that Ronald Reagan had visited the wishing well?
00:18:19I mean you could have saved me a lot of dirt trouble cobwebs and frankly bird poop
00:18:25Well, the picture of Reagan is right there by the keys if you'd actually looked I asked if you wanted help
00:18:30And you said no, so don't blame me for seeing what's very clear to anyone that meets you
00:18:34Which is you can't see something right in front of your own face
00:18:37Uh, I don't remember asking for a lecture on journalism or anything else
00:18:41Well, you asked me why I didn't tell you and I gave you an answer. You're welcome
00:18:48Yes, I've got four things that happened in history for tomorrow's paper
00:18:54How about one more
00:18:57Hi
00:18:58Hi, are you staying? No, I'm not. I'll be leaving your town as soon as I send my story. Oh
00:19:05well
00:19:07back to the grind
00:19:12We met at the wishing well
00:19:26I
00:19:56Think
00:20:00Making your wish again
00:20:03Yeah
00:20:04have to
00:20:06Come true, huh? No
00:20:10Maybe it's not the right wish. Well, you know, one of the rules is that you have to believe I do
00:20:18Do you think it's broken I
00:20:21I
00:20:23Don't know
00:20:25Guess I'll try again
00:20:29Maybe your wish shouldn't be a secret
00:20:31You think maybe you should tell somebody I could tell you I guess if you're leaving
00:20:38It's still be kind of a secret
00:20:40Yeah
00:20:43I'm wishing for my dad to be happy
00:20:46Oh
00:20:47I shouldn't have told you no. No, I'm glad you did. It's just your dad didn't seem unhappy when I saw him
00:20:56He does that for me
00:21:00Because he doesn't want me to see him sad, but I know because we don't like to talk about it
00:21:08I
00:21:11Have an idea
00:21:13I make a wish and then at the same time you make a wish and we'll see if we can get this old wishing well
00:21:18To work again, okay
00:21:19but
00:21:21You have to use your own wish. Oh, okay
00:21:24You got a quarter. Yeah, I
00:21:28Wish I knew how to be happy
00:21:38Oh
00:21:41Abby what Abby?
00:21:45My dad doesn't really like me hanging around making wishes here
00:21:53You're still here
00:21:55Well, I couldn't leave town without making a final wish in the famous wishing well
00:22:00Abby was kind enough to show me how it worked
00:22:03It's all in the wrist
00:22:04Yeah, well, let's let miss Tamerlan get going. I'm sure she's got a plane to catch back to New York
00:22:10Come back and visit us. Okay, okay
00:22:29Excuse me
00:22:32I
00:22:38Wish I knew how to be happy anything you want starts by believing it can happen, especially a wish
00:22:45How do you know it's the right wish when it comes true?
00:22:57What am I doing in Slow Creek
00:23:03Oh
00:23:11Petersburg, Nebraska, I'm not from Nebraska
00:23:25Come reach pick up
00:23:28Hello, no one is available to take your call, please leave a message
00:23:34Reach it's Cynthia something really weird's going on. Could you call me immediately?
00:23:51These are my clues
00:23:58Besides
00:24:12Where's my laptop, excuse me
00:24:19Excuse me. Oh
00:24:21Miss Tamerlan, can I help you? Yes
00:24:23Someone's been in my room. They took all of my things
00:24:26Everything and and replace them with well things that are not mine. I don't know what to say
00:24:33But I I can assure you that no one but no one has been in your room
00:24:38Since you signed that week-to-week agreement yesterday week-to-week agreement. I didn't sign a week-to-week agreement. Oh
00:24:46Just a moment
00:24:53Yes, no, no, there's been a mistake but that is your signature, isn't it
00:25:02Look 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
00:25:23You
00:25:38Morning don't be funny
00:25:43I'm looking at it right now. I've got a copy of it right here in the files. Absolutely
00:25:48Oh
00:25:49Excuse me, you're Cynthia Tamerlan. Yeah, that's right. She's here. Oh
00:25:55Hey, we wondered where you were look, please try to be here by 7 730. I have no idea what you're talking about
00:26:01You're supposed to start working here today. We come in at 730 me work here. Yes you
00:26:09Here work. No. No, there's been a mistake. I'm here to do a story for celeb magazine
00:26:15I mean great housekeeping. Oh now I love great housekeeping. I love that magazine
00:26:21Do you know if you put a raw egg in when you first plant a tomato they grow better?
00:26:26No, miss Tamerlan. I hired you to fill in as a reporter. No, we talked on the phone. You're from Nebraska
00:26:34Okay, there's something really crazy going on here really crazy maybe we should just get started
00:26:42I
00:26:44Chronicle
00:26:46Yes, hold on one minute, it's mr. Upshaw from the Vernon newspaper syndicate again, do you want to talk to him I do not
00:26:57Yes, mr. Upshaw he's in the bathroom
00:27:00Yes, I'm sure he will call you back as soon as he's available
00:27:04But you know, he took a magazine in there with him
00:27:07Yeah, 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
00:27:15We don't need another story on the wishing well, we've done hundreds of them over the years. This is a good story
00:27:20It's Martin six Memorial Service. It's tomorrow morning
00:27:31Okay, you hired her
00:27:37I
00:27:55Tyson Munson's office Tyson Munson. Yes. This is Tyson Munson's office. No, it's not. It's my office
00:28:02Would you like to talk to him? No, I would like to talk to him
00:28:05I mean, yes, I would like to talk to him. But no, this is not his office
00:28:10Could you just put him on now and who may I say is calling? He's calling
00:28:15Cynthia Tamberline, that's who's calling one moment, please
00:28:23I'm sorry, mr. Munson would like to know what the calls in reference to what is what?
00:28:28Is he insane? What you tell him that this call is in reference to the fact that he is fire
00:28:34I don't think I understood you fire
00:28:36Okay, Tyson fired just as soon as I get back. No, no, no, actually wait
00:28:43I'm firing now this minute. Okay?
00:28:49Mr. Bosley's office seal. It's Cynthia is Bosley available. Who's calling? It's Cynthia Cynthia who Tamerline?
00:28:57Can you just put him on? I'm sorry, mr. Tamerline. Are you with an agency?
00:29:01Hello, mr. Tamerline, are you there?
00:29:05Look I'll call him back when he's in a better mood
00:29:30You
00:30:00You
00:30:30You
00:31:00You
00:31:30You
00:32:00You
00:32:07Nothing to worry about I'll see you later
00:32:21I'll pick up some of this slack. It's my fault that we're shorthanded school board appointment piece is ready
00:32:27Where are we with the meteor shower story? It'll be ready tomorrow. Great. We'll pencil it in for the leader on Friday
00:32:32It's gonna be beautiful. I guess there's been some confusion
00:32:37Can I see you for a moment? You're seeing me now
00:32:40in your office
00:32:44To be continued
00:32:47You're ready to work because confusion is not on the calendar and we can really use some help around here
00:32:51Yes, but I was wondering if you might reiterate my salary considerations
00:32:58You
00:33:04New reporter standard
00:33:07It it's what we talked about on the phone
00:33:09Yeah
00:33:10but 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
00:33:15In 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
00:33:19Don't understand why I did but the question remains you want the job or not
00:33:23Do you remember meeting me yesterday?
00:33:24Because people in this town depend on this paper and what we need are dependable people to work for it
00:33:29I asked you for direction and around here. We all do everything. We answer the phone. We do the reporting. We compose the layouts
00:33:36We also sell ad space. I use the archives. We have a lot of work to do and we really don't have any time to waste
00:33:41I went to the warehouse going once
00:33:44Going twice. Yes. Yes. I want the job
00:33:48good, I
00:33:50think
00:33:51Like I said, your first assignment is Martin's sixth funeral. It's tomorrow morning
00:34:05You ever just stop and think how lucky we are lucky
00:34:11I'm home. I
00:34:13Can't believe it. I'm home
00:34:15It was a dream. Oh a nightmare
00:34:19Had airline food and lack of sleep and reach here, of course, I'm home. Thank goodness
00:34:25This doesn't make any sense. No sense at all. Tyson works for me. He's my
00:34:31friend
00:34:34Wait, is he
00:34:36Is he really my friend?
00:34:38Are any of them really my friend?
00:34:42Do they look out for what's best for me?
00:34:44This is really my home, what is this? This is not me. This is not my life
00:35:14I
00:35:44Am
00:35:52Well, mr. Sixt was a man a few friends
00:35:55Those few who knew him perhaps Mary Williams
00:35:58Knew him the best
00:36:00She would like to say a few words before we convey. Mr. Martin Sixt to his final resting place Mary
00:36:15My father first met Martin Sixt a few years after the Korean War
00:36:21They didn't know it at the time, but both had been wounded at the Battle of Porkchop Hill
00:36:26In fact, they both almost died there
00:36:28Dad said that when he and Martin finally did meet Martin told him he had no family and no money and no place to live
00:36:35And all Martin wanted was to be able to stay in our shed out back
00:36:40just for a while till he got back on his feet and
00:36:43And dad said he could but there wasn't much out there
00:36:47no hot water just a hose bib and a bare bulb hanging down and
00:36:52Martin said
00:36:54That's okay
00:36:56Cuz I don't need very much
00:36:59So they made a deal and they shook on it
00:37:03Martin would pay $12 a month for as long as he wanted to stay there
00:37:08Growing up. I remember we didn't see very much of Martin. He kept to himself mostly
00:37:13Then later, of course, I got married and moved out and started a family of my own
00:37:18Then after dad died in 93 and mom followed in 98 we rented out the main house
00:37:24But what do you know?
00:37:26Martin Sixt was still living in the shed out back
00:37:30Still paying $12 on the first of each month. He never missed
00:37:35Not once
00:37:37He and my father had made a deal and they both lived up to it
00:37:43Well, naturally I felt that it was my job to continue to honor that deal so now Martin is gone
00:37:51And the sad thing is I don't know much more about him than what I've already told you
00:37:57In fact, most of the town hardly even knew he existed. I
00:38:01Do know that he did some woodworking for people and they were happy with that
00:38:08And he paid his rent on time like he said he would
00:38:12Because Martin Sixt was a man of his word
00:38:16And that counts for something. I
00:38:19Felt the least I could do was give him a decent burial
00:38:23Right dad
00:38:26He's smiling
00:38:28There you have it
00:38:31That was Martin Sixt
00:38:43We're going to take the casket out now
00:39:01Oh
00:39:06Excuse me. Yes. We're short a pallbearer today. We were wondering if you could apply just me
00:39:13But I didn't even thank you
00:39:18You're not going out to the cemetery, are you Mary? No, no, I got a doctor's appointment
00:39:23Well, we don't have to meet our maker by ourselves
00:39:26I'll say a prayer for you Sunday Martin
00:39:29That's very kind of you Reverend
00:39:45Hello Enid hello
00:39:51Hello Abby, right? Yes
00:39:55Have we met before don't you remember the wishing? Oh, no, we've never met. You're right. Oh
00:40:03Okay
00:40:05Well, I'm Abby. My dad owns the paper. It's nice to meet you. Abby. My dad owns the paper
00:40:12He's on assignment right now. Oh
00:40:15I'm working on my disdain history column
00:40:18I'm working on my disdain history column
00:40:22Looks great. Thanks. I am gonna go back to my desk. Okay
00:40:37Everything okay, honey
00:40:39Very good
00:40:40And I'd like a glass of pinot noir me too. But all I got is plain red. Well, that'll do
00:40:46Well, I'll just bring it right over room at the end comfy
00:40:51It's fine
00:40:53Big Jim is my ex. I always like to make sure he's doing a good job. No complaints. Really? Well, I had plenty
00:41:00You have a problem. You just let me know because he'd do anything to shut me up. Well do
00:41:05I
00:41:14Want to talk to you about the article on Martin six funeral. Yes. What about it simple truth?
00:41:20It's not all there. What? Well, you missed the essence of what this is all about. Um
00:41:25You giving me writing tips. Do you know the cover stories I've written?
00:41:30I'm sorry
00:41:33It's not about your writing style that's fine it's about substance that's what you're missing
00:41:39Okay, look Martin six life was no less valuable than anybody else's sure he was private and he was quiet
00:41:45But he had honor and dignity, right?
00:41:48Well, he wasn't famous, but there was something about his life. That was good and we can all benefit from it
00:41:53He kept his word. I understand
00:41:57All right, well get the rewrite done as soon as possible I'm saving room on page two tomorrow's edition, okay, definitely
00:42:05Look, um, I'm not normally so hard on people that have worked with but you're good. You could just be better
00:42:13The office will be open all evening
00:42:19Mark your food's ready. Thank you done it
00:42:26You
00:42:40Hi, hi
00:42:49Good night, daddy. Good night, baby
00:42:52Good night, Cynthia. Good night, Abby
00:43:01Hello Chronicle
00:43:04Mr. Upshaw from the Vernon newspaper syndicate. No. No, he's not here right now
00:43:11You're right. He does stay and work late sometimes
00:43:16Hang on let me get a pen
00:43:18Okay
00:43:20You want me to tell him that the offer won't be on the table forever and that if he's smart
00:43:27He'll take it. Oh
00:43:30Don't write that. Oh, he should just know that
00:43:36Okay, I'll give him the message thank you
00:43:50You
00:44:03She'd rather be here with me than with a babysitter all the time
00:44:07We lost her mother when she was two. I
00:44:10Think she misses what she never had. I'm sorry. That's okay. We have a good time. She likes it
00:44:14It's kind of like camping out except except she's not camping and she's not out. Exactly, but
00:44:20We'll go home as soon as I get this paper put to bed. I think it's nice. I did too
00:44:51Oh, mr. Everline, this is what I call literature
00:45:03Hey mark, hey Cindy, I got your next assignment. Okay, my next assignment
00:45:08Yeah, I get down to the police station and talk to a little Jim got it
00:45:21Oh
00:45:23Thank you
00:45:28Hi, I'm looking for the police chief, I'm the chief but people call me a little Jim. I'm big Jim son. Oh
00:45:36Cynthia Tamerline from celeb
00:45:39The Chronicle and you're here for the blotter
00:45:42Yeah
00:45:44Well in the last couple of days, we've been out on a barking dog
00:45:48And a dog who was Howlin and another barking dog that turned out to be the same barking dog as the first dog
00:45:55That's three incidents
00:45:57That it
00:45:59We got a call from mrs. Mullins that mr
00:46:02Mullins was staying too long at CJ's bar and she wanted him to come home. So she called you
00:46:07It's my auntie and my uncle wasn't answering his cell phone
00:46:12But I'd rather you not print that big Jim doesn't know
00:46:19It's our secret, thanks. Well, see you next time
00:46:34Listen there's a parking meter on the corner that's out of order
00:46:39Well, it's taking people's money and it's not giving them any time on the meter
00:46:43That's theft people are being robbed and what are the police doing about it? Nothing absolutely nothing
00:46:53Oh
00:46:55I know who you are. You're Cynthia Tamerline, right?
00:46:59Yes, look, I'm sorry if I read your article this morning on Martin six
00:47:05I'd like to pay you a compliment
00:47:07It was beautiful. I
00:47:09I'd like to pay you a compliment
00:47:11It was beautiful and so true my article you really captured him Martin would have been very appreciative
00:47:19He loved the Chronicle. You serrated every day from cover to cover
00:47:23Well, most people in this town do
00:47:26anyway
00:47:27Thank you
00:47:29Thank thank you
00:47:33Feeling good about it. I think I'm ready to start
00:47:40I know
00:47:47That is
00:47:51We can still remind me of all the things I know I learned along the way
00:48:01Cuz in the end it really comes down to you
00:48:05You
00:48:08In the end your life becomes what you choose to do
00:48:15Right
00:48:30It's my life nothing good stop you deal it Cynthia
00:48:44In the end
00:49:14You
00:49:32Hey Rach, it's me. Why aren't you taking my calls? I really need to talk to you
00:49:38Can you please call me back as soon as you can it's very important that I talk to you, okay
00:49:44I
00:49:54Making a wish I
00:49:58Keep wishing
00:50:01But I wonder if it's ever gonna happen
00:50:04Are you sad yeah, I guess I am I
00:50:09understand
00:50:11My dad is said to why is he sad because my mommy died I know I'm sorry
00:50:18Sometimes at night I'll hear something they go see what it is
00:50:24That's daddy and he's crying
00:50:28And I don't know what to do I
00:50:30Mean, I'll help him as much as I can at the paper
00:50:34He works so hard. I'm sure he appreciates all your help. Yeah, but it's not enough
00:50:40No, it's not that makes me sad everybody gets sad
00:50:47You know what I do when I get sad I treat myself to a makeover
00:50:52And I'm thinking both you and I deserve a makeover
00:50:57Yes, really come on
00:50:59Like I said mark, I'd like to help but those funds are committed for city services
00:51:04Well the paper is important to the city also hey no argument there my friend
00:51:10Hey dad
00:51:11Cynthia's gonna give me a makeover so we won't be sad anymore. Just a little fun
00:51:16Okay, have a good time
00:51:20You got a cutie there boy, it's just like your mom well make that shot. Let's see you
00:51:25That tickles
00:51:27Wait until you get older you have to start plucking your eyebrows
00:51:31That is not so fun
00:51:34You tear out your eyebrow hair, that's right doesn't it hurt well sometimes beauty means sacrifice
00:51:40Well, I'm gonna let my girl and come there really nicely
00:51:45That could work you could even braid them and turn it into a fashion trend. That's silly
00:51:54It's just what it's like to have a mommy
00:51:56Well
00:51:58Yeah, yeah someone to have fun with and learn things from and
00:52:05Go shopping with I mean I still do all those things with my mom. That sounds nice
00:52:11Wow you still have your mom you're lucky
00:52:17Come in
00:52:19Oh
00:52:22Don't you look beautiful she's a natural beauty yeah, I'm a natural beauty
00:52:27Well my natural beauty why don't we get out of Cynthia's room so she can get some rest, okay?
00:52:33What do you say?
00:52:34Thanks, Cynthia. It was my pleasure
00:52:38Thank you see you tomorrow yes good night good night
00:52:49Mark
00:52:53I
00:52:55Was wondering if you wanted me to write another story
00:52:58Yeah, actually I was thinking about doing something on Keeney James lighter collection
00:53:03Later collection yeah, he's this guy who has a bunch of cigarette lighters right okay?
00:53:09I want you to know that I'm really glad that with us you're doing a lot of really great work
00:53:14You think absolutely?
00:53:16Then why all the blue line notes?
00:53:20I
00:53:22Hope you'd be as great as I know you can be
00:53:24Then you'll be happy
00:53:28Let's go kiddo
00:53:49Oh
00:54:03She's nice Cynthia. Yeah, I think so too
00:54:09Is she like mommy used to be no nobody's like mommy used to be
00:54:14She's one of a kind is there such a thing as two of a kind
00:54:18But could there be another of a kind I don't know you're asking some hard questions here. What are you a reporter?
00:54:31This one they used to give away with cigarettes called blue devils to soldiers going into the war in the early 1940s
00:54:37That's interesting. What's your most valuable one?
00:54:44Guy offered me $2,000 for it. Why didn't you take it? Well? That's just money
00:54:50I've spent my whole life accumulating these of course sometimes
00:54:55I play a little game, and I try to see how many I can light in like 30 seconds
00:55:00I bet that's fun 21 would be a new record
00:55:03I'm thinking about going for it
00:55:05Then I'd be famous
00:55:08Good night
00:55:11You're back from Keeney's yes
00:55:15Quite a collection. Yeah, he's a bit eccentric. Oh
00:55:18That's putting it mildly. Yeah, you want to hear something weird about Keeney. There's more he doesn't smoke
00:55:32Hello Cynthia, I need you to get to Keeney James house at Keeney James house. Yeah, I'll meet you there. Thanks
00:55:41Oh
00:55:48Some pressure on here are you okay? I'm all right fell down when I got outside my ankle
00:55:59What happened I
00:56:01Set the new ladder lighting record had 21 of them going at once then I noticed the first one
00:56:06It got too near the curtains went up like that got some water, but that's what I thought it was
00:56:13Do it on the curtains turned out. It was vodka. I'm afraid it's total loss Keeney
00:56:18With the smoke in the fire inside and the water having to pour on it. It's alright Charlie. It was my fault
00:56:24How's your insurance headed up into last year, but I lost my job in Springboro
00:56:31That's like you to emergency have him look you over
00:56:37Yeah
00:56:41Sorry, I had to take Abby to Don Mets what happened he paid his price for fame
00:56:47Look, you wrote a terrific article on key. Yeah, but we can't run it
00:56:51But I can hold the printers while we write an addendum to your article. We have something here a breaking story
00:56:55No, that'll take too long. It'll be tight. But if we work together we can make this happen
00:57:06I
00:57:36I
00:57:53Good morning, nice work. She did a good job, huh?
00:58:01Hey great article you're turning out to be a first-rate writer
00:58:06Well, thanks, but it was mostly mark. All right. Got your next assignment City Council meeting at noon
00:58:15Keeney
00:58:18Keeney
00:58:19Are you all right? Sure. I
00:58:22Want to thank you for what you wrote about me. It was special. I don't have my collection or my house anymore, but I
00:58:30Got your article
00:58:34Things will get better
00:58:37Well, I got you they they can't get much worse
00:58:42So my recommendation is that we vote for a new levee for the reservoir
00:58:49John me
00:58:51Now this levee was built in
00:58:541927 by our predecessors
00:58:56So I think we owe it to the future generations of slow Creek that they receive good water and plenty of it
00:59:04So I vote that we get funds for it. I second the motion
00:59:09Uh-huh. So now let's call the vote all those in favor
00:59:15All opposed
00:59:17All right, the motion is passed
00:59:19All right. Do we have any any new business? May I ask a question? Well, go ahead
00:59:26Keeney lost everything in the fire his lighter collection his house everything
00:59:33And I was just wondering
00:59:35If there was something we could do to help him. He was an idiot. He was always an idiot
00:59:41That's true Nelbert, but he's our idiot and now he's lost everything
00:59:45What is wrong with you Nelbert, you know the Connelly house big Jim?
00:59:50Town owns that right? Oh
00:59:52What's on your mind little Jim, I say we lease it to him cheap and he fixes it up. Well now
00:59:58Do I hear a motion to that effect?
01:00:01May I you may
01:00:13Chronicle
01:00:17Yes, the meteorite is gone
01:00:20Yes, the meteor shower is tonight it's gonna be on full display in the southern sky I
01:00:26Thought you said the loan would be approved. No, I don't have any more collateral
01:00:31No, I don't understand. Look I need you to understand that. I don't know how to make this paper run without it
01:00:40Hi, hi the City Council meeting. Yes
01:00:44Anything good, uh, they voted to let Keeney have the old Connelly place. Yeah, I bet your article helped
01:00:51Maybe I hope so. Well, thank you
01:00:54So what's my next assignment? Look, why don't you take a break go to Don Nance have a coffee. I'll let you know. Okay
01:01:13You
01:01:31Going tonight where there's a meteor shower
01:01:35Most people are gonna see it from Grubbers field because it's got the clearest view to the south
01:01:39Well, I hadn't planned on it, oh you have to it's gonna be so beautiful and there hasn't been one here since
01:01:461935. 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
01:01:52He's sure to be there
01:01:54What does that have to do with anything? Oh
01:01:58Except everything unless I'm wrong, which I'm not ever he's kind of
01:02:04He's a very good person, oh good purse
01:02:12Well, I like that that's funny what same thing he said about you
01:02:23It's gonna start right up there no, no, it's that way right up there buddy
01:02:27Right up there that's ready. Come on. No. No, the weatherman said south of town. What's up? Are you kidding?
01:02:35This is where it's gonna be my boy right there
01:02:42Try to turn out
01:02:44sure
01:02:45People see a big thing like this. It reminds them of how large the heavens are and how
01:02:51Little time we have on this earth to do what we're supposed to do
01:02:55What are we supposed to do make the most of what we are
01:03:01Welcome love when we find it and be happy. Oh, is that all?
01:03:06Honey, that's not only all that's everything guys. I see you're like the mayor
01:03:11Oh, well, that's what happens when you were married to the mayor for a while a lot of people owe you money for food
01:03:18Hey
01:03:19Well, you have Cynthia here. Sure. Did I this is Cynthia Tamlin. She wrote that article on Kenny for the Chronicle
01:03:26You really got Kenny down. Well, thank you. Thank you very much. You have a nice evening that you tune over
01:03:35He's a phenomenal editor, it's also made me a better writer. Well, he thinks you're naturally talented, huh?
01:03:42You know the funny thing is I've always wanted to be a great writer
01:03:48Since I started out at the magazine I I
01:03:52Never stopped to say what am I writing? Could I be?
01:03:57What do I want?
01:03:59Well, honey, you know, I can't think of a single person that can change the past but the future
01:04:06That's still up in the air
01:04:08Oh
01:04:14I don't know. Oh go ahead. I gotta sit with big Jim and the family
01:04:19Well, they owe me more than anybody in this town and this is my opportunity to connect
01:04:26That's why my dad
01:04:30I found her. Hey, but you can make it
01:04:36You can have my seat I've got this one
01:04:39Thanks
01:04:44Everybody's talking about the whole Kenny thing. I'm just glad everything's gonna work out for him
01:04:48Yeah, well, it wouldn't have happened if it weren't for you. Well, you had a lot to do with it, too
01:04:54My point is
01:04:58And I really want you to remember this
01:05:02No matter what happens
01:05:05You're a really good writer
01:05:08You hit your stride you could pretty much go anywhere you wanted and do well sounds ominous. Well, I
01:05:14Should probably tell you this because you are gonna be affected by it. What tomorrow a
01:05:20Man named. Mr. Upshaw is coming to town to buy the Chronicle
01:05:24He owns Vernon newspapers. It's a syndicate of smaller papers that he's bought up usually because they were struggling
01:05:30That's who's been calling. He's been after me for a while. Are you gonna sell?
01:05:34You have to face reality
01:05:37It's not like the Chronicle is a money-making operation on a good year. We break even
01:05:42And we haven't had a good year for a while
01:05:46It's too bad, you know stories like Keeney's that make this even worse. I don't understand Upshaw's operation
01:05:53It puts out a generic paper. There's almost no local news
01:05:57And they buy national and international stories and just repackage them
01:06:00The strength of the Chronicle and papers like it is that they're the fabric of the town
01:06:05And you give a place like Slow Creek an identity, it's exactly why my great-grandfather started it in the first place. I
01:06:11Figure that they'll probably just make it a one-person office, you know, ain't it? Most likely
01:06:16She'll be there to keep the doors open
01:06:18You're not gonna be there
01:06:19Not the kind of place it won't you love that paper? I do but now I'll be able to pay off the whole slew of debts
01:06:27Be able to have some insurance for her future
01:06:30You know, what's funny is that when I was younger I hated the paper
01:06:35So I got out of town went to Chicago
01:06:39Got on staff at the Herald
01:06:41And I did pretty well
01:06:43And got promoted to the city desk. I
01:06:46Was in line for a department editor really and then I suddenly found myself as a single parent
01:06:54So we came back home I
01:06:57Took over the paper for my dad
01:07:00At first it was really hard
01:07:04Eventually I started to love it. It's a really good job
01:07:09Look at this
01:07:29Oh
01:07:55Well, all right see you at the house
01:08:00See you later. Oh
01:08:03There you are. Oh, wasn't it amazing? It was beautiful. Oh
01:08:10Well
01:08:11Hey, 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 tasty
01:08:20What do you say? That sounds nice
01:08:25Maybe you and I can do something. I'd love to
01:08:30I
01:08:39Done a really great job with Abby. She's a wonderful girl
01:08:43Thanks. We have our moments, but she's turned out pretty good
01:08:47Done most of it on her own lucky for me
01:08:50No, still it had to be really hard
01:08:53times
01:08:56I'm really sorry for your job at the newspaper
01:09:00You don't have to apologize
01:09:03Like you said I could get a job anywhere else
01:09:05Am 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
01:09:14And I just seems wrong
01:09:17You know, you could always try the wishing well, I wish I believed in it well that is one of the rules
01:09:23Believing was that so? Yeah
01:09:27And also having the right wish. How do you know when it's the right wish?
01:09:31When it comes true, I believe Abby has gotten to you. She has
01:09:37And so have you
01:09:42This whole place
01:09:52You
01:10:01Hey, thanks again, it's my pleasure and believe me it has been a very long time since I've said that to anyone
01:10:22Maybe I shouldn't believe in miracles. I never thought I'd want to kiss a woman like that again
01:10:29That's funny
01:10:31No, it's just the thing is the guy once said to me I couldn't see what was in front of my face
01:10:39Maybe now I can
01:10:47Better
01:10:50Okay, well
01:10:52I go get Abby. Yeah
01:10:56Good night
01:11:22I
01:11:52I
01:12:09Must drop show and you are Enid Enid
01:12:17And who is this
01:12:19This is Cynthia Cynthia
01:12:23Mr. Jones is ready. Mark's in his office
01:12:28mark
01:12:29They're here
01:12:33Hi Mark Jensen
01:12:35Yes, of course
01:12:36Well, shall we go to my office? Yes, this shouldn't take long. We've gone up all the papers
01:12:50I
01:12:52Never thought I'd see the day
01:12:55Mark said he thought they'd keep you to stay and run the office
01:13:00fat chance
01:13:01If he goes I go let them find their own idiot to do whatever it is
01:13:06They do and call it a newspaper. What?
01:13:10Enid I need to talk to mark. He's busy
01:13:13Hi
01:13:15Hi Abby
01:13:17Well, I really need to talk to him right away
01:13:20Look Mary if this is some complaint about the newspaper, you can just say no
01:13:24It's not a complaint. This newspaper is about to have a new owner in a matter of minutes
01:13:28Well, then he's really gonna want to talk to me Mary. What's happened?
01:13:33As you can see we've made it very simple for you
01:13:39Well, you've made it simple for yourself, let's be honest
01:13:42I'm not here to force you. You called me remember
01:14:04Mark wait
01:14:07Oh
01:14:10Did you sign anything yet? No
01:14:13You gotta hear this what mark come over here you have to see this
01:14:20What is it this is the last will and testament of Martin six Martin had a will I know I couldn't believe it myself
01:14:28But we went to his shed where he lived for 60 years and paid $12 a month and there it was
01:14:33It's notarized and everything legal and all
01:14:36So 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
01:14:47Because Martin page is $12 a month for 60 years
01:14:50He managed to save virtually all of his money
01:14:53Which turns out to be quite a pile if you consider the interest in such and he's left it all
01:14:58To the Slow Creek Chronicle as long as ownership of the paper remains exactly as it is
01:15:05I knew he left the Chronicle. I guess someone's wish came true
01:15:10We're saved
01:15:35Ladies and gentlemen, we're beginning our final approach into New York. Please put your chair backs in the upright position
01:15:53Ladies and gentlemen, please stay seated until the seatbelt sign has been turned off
01:16:06Hello back in civilization
01:16:09Rachel oh
01:16:11Don't say it like that. Like my mother says it as if I don't call her three times a week
01:16:18No, I I'm just feeling relieved I
01:16:24Don't know. All right coffee in the morning, you know, I have to be into the office early that Angela interview came through
01:16:31You're kidding
01:16:33Congratulations, yeah, well
01:16:36Make sure Bosley pays for sending you to the boonies. Okay, wait Rachel
01:16:41Why don't you call me back when when I left you all those messages?
01:16:45You 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
01:16:55Illinois
01:17:03I
01:17:33I
01:17:48Tyson good morning. You look great
01:17:51Fantastic about the interview. I'm just straightening up here
01:17:55So the new stuff is there's the Met opening for the impressionist collection. That's Thursday. Bobby show is Friday Tyson
01:18:03What?
01:18:05Have I been okay?
01:18:07Okay. No, you've been in Illinois. Oh, by the way, Angela's people have called twice to confirm you really did it
01:18:14Right. So who do you want first?
01:18:18Just give me a minute. Okay, I
01:18:25Understand it's your big day. You want to get yourself ready? Take your time
01:18:29I mean I would if I needed it, which I don't so, uh, I will hold everything and you can prep
01:18:49Go ahead
01:18:51I'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
01:18:59Fantastic
01:19:01Thanks. So you ready?
01:19:04What happened to I think you've lost your edge
01:19:07What are you talking about? You sent me to Slow Creek, Illinois the wishing well
01:19:12Well, okay, so maybe I was trying to shake you up a little bit
01:19:16So you wrote an article for great housekeeping big wolf, by the way, did I tell you I think it was a work of genius
01:19:23All right. So what is this? This is like a I kind of gotcha kind of thing, right?
01:19:28Look you did the Indiana thing. Let's just forget it ever happened
01:19:35Illinois
01:19:36Well, Illinois, Indiana
01:19:39What's the dip?
01:19:41You really ought to get going. You know, you should be on your way to the Ritz meet Angela for that interview
01:19:45I'm pretty sure Sherman. I've already set up for the cover shot by now
01:19:50What what what is it you
01:19:53Fisting my arm blackmail, right fine. No problem. You've got it
01:19:59What well the the raise?
01:20:03Promotion to editor whatever you want
01:20:04But you got the interview has to be the most impossible interview to get in the world
01:20:07So you deserve it and if I don't give it to you some other rags gonna sneak in and steal you away. So
01:20:15Editor. Yeah. Well, I am the owner and publisher. So editor is about as far as I can go
01:20:21Look, but you really ought to be going and does not want to wait and we really need those million extra sales
01:20:29Editor, yes editor. Look I'll double your expense account, but that's it. I've given you everything I can except my blood
01:20:36Now, please go
01:20:46Have you ever been to Illinois no
01:20:49Made a Manhattan my whole life wouldn't want to go to a place with so many trees that make me nervous. They make me happy
01:21:06Wait, what what happened? You're right. Take me to the airport. What about the interview? I'm gonna skip it JFK, please
01:21:19I
01:21:22Directions, but I don't
01:21:25Lose our way, but we'll take a chance. It doesn't matter where we go. We'll make it
01:21:39Look who's back
01:21:42Then mark, hi Abby
01:21:44It's a pleasure to see me again. I'm sure you're about to say
01:21:48Actually, that's exactly what I was about to say. It's a pleasure to see you both. Did you make a wish?
01:21:53Well, I was gonna but I think my wish already came true
01:21:58Can't you have lunch with us daddy
01:22:00Sure, it's just a little celebration. It's the strangest thing. It's like a miracle a guy gave us the money to keep the Chronicle open
01:22:09I'd love to