State Of Play

Oh, the night

that Paddy Murphy died

Is a night I'll never forget

Some of the boys

got loaded drunk

And they ain't got sober yet

As long as

a bottle was passed around

Every man was feeling gay

O'Leary came

with the bagpipes

Some music for to play

That's how they showed their

respect for Paddy Murphy

That's how they showed

their honor and their pride

They said it was

a sin and shame

And they winked

at one another

And every drink in

the place was full

The night Pat Murphy died

As Mrs. Murphy sat

in the corner

Pouring out her grief

Kelly and his gang came

tearing down the street

They went into an empty room

And a bottle of whiskey stole

They put the bottle

with the corpse

To keep that whiskey cold

That's how they showed

their respect for...

They took the white

kid to the hospital.

He's in a coma.

Officer, you should

check in with the family.

Whatever you're selling,

I ain't buying.

Okay, guys, take off.

Yes, sir.

Coffee's free for

friends of the press.

I heard Metro ballistics

was just here.

Who told you that?

You just did.

You got the names of

the victims for me?

You gotta be kidding me.

You know I'm gonna

find out anyway.

Not from me.

Okay. You want to play

a little confirm or deny?

I'm not playing this

game with you, Cal.

Look, Don, I got a living to make, all right?

I got mouths to feed,

goldfish.

No names, no quotes, all right?

Okay.

Two victims,

one shooter?

Confirm.

One dead,

one in the hospital?

Confirm.

Drug related?

Confirm, but deny later if I have to.

- Good morning.

- Good morning, sir.

Okay, I'm late. I know.

I don't need to

be reminded of it.

I've been over the briefing notes 1,000 times.

Stephen.

Yes?

Metro Police just called.

What?

Sonia Baker was killed in an

accident on the Metro this morning.

They identified her

by her staff badge.

Horrible news

for all of us.

But, Stephen, we're scheduled to start now.

What do you want to do?

Morning, Pittsburgh.

Yinzer.

Cal.

Morning.

Talk to me

about this shooting.

You know,

one guy's still alive.

Deshaun Stagg?

No, he's dead.

The other guy on the bike,

Vernon Sando.

Hey, Gene, did you read

the guinea pig piece I filed?

Yeah, I'll get

to it, Ferris.

Because it's a great human interest

story. Yeah, human interest.

So what's the deal?

Stagg's drug deal goes wrong,

and this guy just rides by?

Yeah, something like that,

I think.

That's a remarkable

feat of survival.

Well, at least it's got a

little bit of a zip code to it.

Georgetown's the angle,

right?

No, no, the angle is

that this guy Vernon Sando

has got an MBA from Duke.

What's he doing on a bike?

He's buying

a pizza franchise.

You know,

they make you ride the bike

for the first six months,

learn the ropes.

He's got a wife, two kids,

mortgage, total citizen.

What's his condition?

Critical, non-reactive.

Paragraph three. He's in a coma.

Okay, let me know.

I will.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Welcome to our hearings with private

security contractor PointCorp,

part of the inquiry

into the Defense Department's

privatization and

outsourcing practices.

Before we begin, I've just

received some terrible news.

Sonia Baker,

who was the lead researcher

for this committee

and a valued member of my

staff, died this morning.

The circumstances of her

death are not yet clear.

Well, I'd like to send my

condolences to her family.

Oh, my God,

are those tears?

he's balling her.

Wait, you owe me 50 bucks.

Bad Congressman! Bad.

What a scumball!

Somebody get me

a picture of the girl.

Let's hope she's not

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