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Why not... Pete St. John?

He may be too close

to Senator Hastings.

He may have

conflicting loyalties.

From what I know of St. John,

he has no loyalties.

His candidates seem to be on the left,

on the right, in the center--

He seems to be loyal

only to money.

And we have money.

- I want to think about it.

- Is he the best?

- Yes, certainly one of the best.

- Then, please, Billings...

...do think about it.

I don't want His Majesty upset

with another failure,

mine...

...or yours.

...We can't afford you

anymore, Pete.

Naah, you don't have to, Senator.

I'm like Mother Teresa.

My work's only

for the truly needy.

I ran into Phil Healston.

He said he saw you...

...at the Aspen conference

last month.

How's Phil doing?

Great, absolutely great.

He said he was very impressed...

...with the paper you gave him

on solar generation.

- He showed it to you?

- Mm-hm.

What do you think?

What else?

If that new design works...

...shake-out will be

absolutely incredible.

I mean, if this gets funded,

actually worked...

My God!

We're talking, ten,

fifteen years?

Just the Sun Belt alone, what,

That's it for the utilities.

Gone.

This is the fuel oil,

electric, gas, everything...

...right down the tubes.

This must've leaked out by now.

You and your committee must be

getting squeezed like hell.

God!

When I talked

with Syd,

naturally, given

the timing, she, uh,

...she assumed--

I'm not running again,

I've made the decision. It's done.

I'm not feeling well.

I'm ill.

That's what'll come out.

Sam, I didn't know.

It's over, Pete.

I'm sorry about the campaign,

but-- it's over.

F*** the campaign.

Just tell me how're you

going to be.

I'll be all right.

Is it terminal?

No, it's, uh--

After a while, when we have

some time, we'll talk.

I asked you down here, well,

first, to tell you.

Then, to ask you to help me

with the statement.

I don't want to get

into specifics, but,

it must be unequivocal.

I've thought you'd be

the guy to write it.

When do you want

this thing?

I asked my press secretary to...

...call a news conference,

Tomorrow?

Sam, you know you can

postpone this a couple of days--

No!

Okay.

There's a few calls you're

gonna have to make tonight...

...to let people know before

they hear it on the news.

Yes, I forgot.

You're right.

The Majority Leader,

the... State Party Chairman...

Sam, I'm really sorry.

You're one of the three or four guys

who made a difference up there.

- Yeah.

- Mr. St. John?

Who are you?

Arnold Billings. I'm calling

on behalf of Jerome Cade.

- Never heard of him.

- Yes, I know.

I'd like to arrange

an introduction.

Mr. Cade will be running

for Senator Hastings' seat.

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