The Late Shift Page #5

IT MEANS HELEN:

GOT ON THE PHONE.

I MEAN, THIS HAS TO BE HELEN.

YEAH, BUT WOULD N.B.C.

TREAT JOHNNY THIS WAY?

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED

IF BRANDON HADN' GONE TO PARAMOUNT.

I MEAN, HE HAD SOME CONTROL.

HELEN WOULDN'T PULL THIS SHI WHEN BRANDON WAS THERE.

MAYBE... MAYBE... MAYBE

THIS IS ALL N.B.C., THEIR WAY OF DEALING JAY IN.

NO, DON'T ASSUME

THESE A**HOLES HAVE A PLAN.

IT'S THE NEW YORK POST,

FOR GOD'S SAKE.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

IT'S NOT N.B.C.'S STYLE.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S SEE HOW THESE GUYS, UH,

WEASEL OUT OF THIS ONE.

( P.R. executive )

WE HAVE TO CONTROL THE RUMORS.

"WE HAVE TO

CONTROL THE RUMORS?"

YOU HAVE TO:

CONTROL THE RUMORS.

SO, HOW DO WE

WORD THE RELEASE?

MAYBE WE SHOULD:

JUST TALK ABOU THE NETWORK'S

HUGE DEBT TO JOHNNY.

NO WORDS LIKE,

"AND WE HOPE THE KING

WILL REIGN FOR:

MANY YEARS TO COME?"

NO.

OK.

HELEN'S WORK, RIGHT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT PROBABLY CAME

FROM THE CARSON PEOPLE.

THEY KNOW THEY'RE IN TROUBLE.

THEY'RE TRYING TO SCREW YOU

BY LEAKIN' A STORY.

THEY WANNA MAKE YOU

LOOK SO F***ING EAGER

YOU'LL DO ANYTHING

TO GET THE JOB.

I GUESS THAT MAKES SENSE.

YOU KNOW, I'M JUST...

JUST WORRIED ABOUT JOHNNY.

WHAT ARE YOU:

WORRIED ABOUT HIM FOR?

HE DOESN'T WORRY ABOUT YOU.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

I DON'T THINK

HE REALLY LIKES ME.

THERE YOU GO WITH THA "LIKE" SH*T AGAIN.

WHAT THE HELL:

DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

I MEAN, HE'S NOT PICKIN'

HIS SUCCESSOR, N.B.C. IS.

YOU DON'T THINK

THEY'LL GIVE HIM A VOTE?

NO, I DON'T.

WOULD YOU LEAVE:

THE CAMPAIGNING TO ME?

GO, DO YOUR F***ING JOKES.

I WANNA BE ABLE:

TO SWEAR TO JOHNNY THIS DIDN'T COME FROM US.

SO GO AHEAD AND SWEAR.

( phone ringing )

( Johnny )

Hello.

JOHNNY, HEY, IT'S JAY.

Jay?

YEAH, HOW YOU DOIN'?

I JUST WANTED TO...

JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU

ABOUT THIS ROTTEN ARTICLE

IN THE POST.

I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU,

YOU KNOW, MAKE IT CLEAR TO YOU

THAT IT DIDN'T COME FROM US.

Actually, you've been the G.E.

employee of the week,

haven't you there, Paul?

Aw, gee, Dave, I guess

I... I missed out on that one.

( audience laughing )

Uh, well, it's, uh,

it's quite an honor, Paul.

You know, kids,

why don't we find out

who... who the G.E.

employee of the week is,

uh, this week.

Right here, on our show,

we can reveal the name

of the G.E.

employee of the week.

( drum beating )

Anton, can we have a...

Here we go.

Uh, let's see who it is

this week, huh, Paul.

Warren Littlefield

and John Agoglia.

for cost consciousness

far beyond...

WELL,

THIS IS THE REASON

I WENT INTO TELEVISION.

SO MY FAMILY CAN

SEE ME BEING INSULTED

IN FRONT OF 4 MILLION PEOPLE.

HE'S GOT THE MICROPHONE,

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