Working Girl Page #4

Tess

Um, I have an idea, and you said I could come to you.

Katherine

Shoot.

Tess

Well, you know how Trask Industries has been looking to buy into

broadcasting?

Katherine

Something about the department is...

Tess

Working on it. Yeah. I've been following it myself, and all of

a sudden I thought, "radio."

Katherine

Trask is looking for television stations.

Tess

Well so is every Tom, Dick and Harry. See, my idea is that they

get their feet wet in radio and build from there. I mean, it's

not as glamorous as jumping right into TV, but it's a solid place

to start and there's a lot more of them for sale. Plus it would

solve Trask's problem with his Japanese competitors, trying to

take him over, because FCC forbids foreign ownership of radio as

well as TV.

Katherine

Interesting. You've been...following this, you say?

Tess

Yeah.

Katherine

No chance you overheard it, say, in the elevator?

Tess

No. No way.

Katherine

Somewhere?

Tess

It's my idea.

Katherine

Good. Good. Discuss it with anyone else?

Tess

Nope. You think that there's something there?

Katherine

Well, I can think it through for you. Why don't you leave me

your notes and I'll have a look-see.

Tess

Okay. Um, I've been trying to get into the Entre Program, and

this would be a big push. I mean if anything...anything happens,

you'll remember....

Katherine

Absolutely, Tess. Two-way street, remember?

Tess

Yeah. Thank you.

SCENE 18

Tess

It's just, it's so exciting! I mean, she takes me seriously.

And I think it's because, and I know you hate it when I say this,

but I think it's because she is a woman. There's none of that

chasing around the desk crap. And it's like, she wants to be my

mentor, which is exactly what I needed! I mean, I feel like I'm

finally gettin' somewhere, Mick.

Mick

Tess, that's great, but let's step on it or the pizza's gonna

freeze, Honey. Come on.

Tess

I mean, maybe we could all go out sometime. You know, dinner in

the city. You would like her, I think.

SCENE 19

Katherine

God, remember when all you had to do was a few buckles?

Tess

Yep, those were the days. I called the inn, and they said all

they can give you is a ground floor single in the new wing.

Katherine

Did you tell them it was me?

Tess

Well, I said Parker.

Katherine

Helmut? (Katherine speaks German to the owner of the inn)....It's

this tower room with a canopy bed and a fireplace big enough to

stand in. Perfect. Everything's in place.

Tess

For what?

Katherine

The man I've been seeing for a while. I think he's it. And I

think this could be the weekend we decide. He said that there

was something very important that he wanted to discuss with me.

I think he's going to pop the question.

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