The China Syndrome Page #4

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to ban all food additives.

If the license on Point Conception

is delayed, our cash flow dries up.

We have debts to every power utility

west of the Rockies.

I figure we'll be losing

$492,000 a day.

Well, after that, Herman,

you can only bring good news.

There's no damage, just cleaning up.

There will be an accident hearing.

The NRC is investigating.

Our testimony starts tomorrow.

- Can you be back on-line this week?

- If there are no snags.

Herman, I want you to

keep that investigation on track.

Be thorough,

make sure everything's all right.

But let's not waste any time.

- Let's get it over with.

- Yes, sir.

And for God's sake,

we've had our surprise for the year.

Hello? It's Gibson.

Hi, Bill. Yeah?

What kind of film? They were where?

- Good morning, Kimberly.

- Hi, David.

What are you talking about?

I filmed an accident!

- In a nuclear power plant.

- Is "accident" the right word?

Nice of you to make it.

- This station is yellow.

- Obviously, you've made a decision.

- Don't start.

- It was just an observation.

Listen to this. "Nuclear plants

are security installations...

...and as such fall under title 18

of the United States criminal code.

Unauthorized photography is a felony."

We're all accessories

just for keeping that film here.

Bullshit!

Don't kick me, I won't shut up.

Have you seen the official release?

"An unanticipated transient."

What the hell is that?

We could have been killed.

- Isn't that stretching it a bit?

- You think so?

They say you were never in danger.

If you'd been there, you'd find it

hard to believe there was no danger.

Let's show it to an expert.

- It stays in the vault.

- This is all a cover-up.

Kimberly told me she saw

you talking to their PR guy, Gibson.

I told him the film

stays in the vault.

- Is this a conspiracy?

- It is not a cover-up.

- They didn't have to say anything.

- They only did because of us.

They did what they should do.

They're holding an investigation.

It'll be a fast investigation with

another plant waiting for a license.

Calm down.

Who is conducting the investigation?

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

We'll get a full report.

Then we will decide

what to do with the film.

I really don't believe this. I just...

- Are you just going to sit here?

- Performers don't make policy.

She's a professional, right?

This is a sensitive subject.

We're not going to risk a massive lawsuit.

- You're being pressured.

- You're being hysterical, Richard.

And you're being

a chickenshit a**hole.

Richard.

I'll talk to him.

- Why did you do that?

- They really got to you, huh?

All we could hope for is that they'd

go for the scoop, but they didn't.

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