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MARTY:

No. Not particularly.

ROBBY:

Well, we’re a four person

investigative team. We report to

Ben Bradlee Jr. and we keep our work

confidential.

MARTY:

What are you working on now?

ROBBY:

We just put out a piece on this

shoddy construction outfit and right

now we’re trolling around for our

next story.

MARTY:

How long does that typically take?

ROBBY:

Hard to say. A couple of months.

11/26/14 8.

MARTY:

A couple of months.

ROBBY:

Yeah, we don’t like to rush it.

Once we settle on a project, we can

spend a year or more investigating

it.

Marty jots down some notes. Robby sees he’s writing a lot.

ROBBY (CONT’D)

Is that a concern?

MARTY:

Not necessarily. Uh, but from what

I understand readership is down, the

Internet is cutting into the

Classified business and, uh, I

think, uh, I’m going to have to take

a hard look at things.

ROBBY:

So you anticipate more cuts?

MARTY:

I would assume so, yes, but what I’m

more focused on right now is finding

a way to make this paper essential

to its readers.

ROBBY:

I’d like to think it already is.

MARTY:

Fair enough. I just think we can do

better.

Off Robby --

12A EXT. BOSTON GLOBE - DAY 12A

The front of the Globe. Marty gets out of a cab, shuts the

door. He walks inside.

13 INT. GLOBE, NEWSROOM - DAY 13

Ben strides across the newsroom. Robby falls in.

ROBBY:

Mr. Bradlee.

11/26/14 9.

BEN:

Hey. Saw the email on the PD

numbers. Looks interesting.

ROBBY:

Yeah. There’s something there.

BEN:

How much longer you need?

ROBBY:

Another week.

BEN:

(realizing)

Where are you going?

ROBBY:

To the 10:
30.

BEN:

You? Since when?

ROBBY:

Technically, I am an editor.

BEN:

Technically. Your sit-down with

Baron go that well?

ROBBY:

I couldn’t get a read on him.

BEN:

That’s a first.

ROBBY:

How ‘bout you?

BEN:

(shrugs)

He’s a barrel of laughs.

14 INT. GLOBE, LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM - LATER 14

Editors around a horseshoe table, side seats filled. It’s

QUIET, nervous eyes on Marty, who reads some notes. Ben and

editor HELEN DONOVAN, 50s, to either side. Robby sits off to

the side, WATCHING.

HELEN DONOVAN:

Morning everyone. Let’s get started.

Do you want to say something, Marty?

11/26/14 10.

MARTY:

Uh, sure.

(to the group)

Hello. As most of you know by now,

my name is Marty Baron, I’m

delighted to be here. If you can

tell me your name as we go around,

that would be helpful.

Marty looks back to his notes.

HELEN DONONVAN:

Okay. Peter?

Ben nods to METRO EDITOR PETER CANELLOS, 40s.

CANELLOS:

Peter Canellos, Metro. We’ve got a

major Big Dig closure that’s just

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