Libeled Lady Page #2

and we'll get married today.

Now, that's a promise.

Tomorrow at this time,

you'll be a married woman.

I swear to it. Joe, come here.

Will you show Miss Benton to a taxi?

And this is supposed to be

the happiest day of a girl's life.

Yes, ma'am.

Why doesn't London answer?

I want J. B. Allenbury.

This is terrible, Haggerty.

- A mistake like that can ruin...

- What do the lawyers say?

An open-and-shut case. Pure libel

and slander. We haven't a leg to stand on.

And now, I've got to get on my knees

to Jim Allenbury...

a man I fought for 20 years,

never giving an inch.

They're ready with London, Mr. Bane.

Wait a minute. Let me talk to him.

You know how he hates you.

I'll take all the blame.

You know nothing,

not even that I'm phoning.

- Then if I fail...

- You mustn't.

Tell him it was just a mistake.

Maybe he doesn't know anything about it.

Only 50 of those papers got away.

Hello? Hello, London? Yeah, we're ready.

Hello? Hello, Mr. Allenbury?

This is Warren Haggerty of the

New York Evening Star.

You know the Star?

Well, I'm sorry you feel that way

about us, Mr. Allenbury.

Yes. I realize that we've

fought in the past...

but it's always been a good, clean fight.

No. Nothing serious.

But the early edition of the paper

carried a little item about your daughter.

Not that the item was serious at all,

but I just thought I'd phone you...

Yes. Yes, that's it, exactly.

The spirit of fair play.

I appreciate that spirit of fair play,

Mr. Haggerty...

but you see, my office cabled me

a copy of your little item.

What?

Yes, indeed.

Hardly what I'd call innocent...

but typical of Hollis Bane and everything

that his newspaper stands for.

No, I'm not interested, Mr. Haggerty.

You can discuss that with my attorney.

Now, hold on a minute.

This is Charles Archibald,

of Archibald, Davis, and Wingert.

We're filing suit immediately

through our New York office.

- You'll receive the papers tomorrow.

- Just a minute, Mr. Archibald.

Don't forget to mention

the amount we're suing for.

That should interest them.

By the way,

you might inform your Mr. Bane...

Miss Allenbury

is asking damages for $5 million.

$5 million.

She's insane, she's mad.

There never has been

a libel suit for $5 million.

There ain't that much money.

She's got all the money in the world now.

It's not money they're after.

It's the paper. It's me.

For 20 years, I've fought Allenbury.

Kept him out of the senate.

And when they wanted

to make him ambassador, I stopped it.

- $5 million.

- Their chance to strike back, and they are.

The paper will go.

Look what a lawsuit did to

New York Daily last year.

That's not going to happen to us.

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