The Sound of Fury Page #5

is trying to get me to work tonight.

Don't you dare take Gil

back to the office tonight.

I'm just getting used to him being

home nights and I like it.

And besides, we have guests.

- But this is important, Helen!

Do you understand, Doctor?

My mathematical mind suggests

an alternative.

Why couldn't the house guest

accompany you?

This wouldn't interest you, Vito.

Vi, have some mint sauce,

Hal's discovered that we are

in the middle of a crime wave.

On the contrary, all waves interest me:

light, sound, and crime waves.

See darling? I have to work

tonight, just to entertain Vito.

It seems I'm going to be a

headline widow again!

Well, let's live while we can.

Who wants more wine?

If you get a lead Officer, let me know.

We'll get onto this guy.

Lot of out-of-state hoodlums moving

into California towns, fellows.

No, this looks more like some

local roughneck.

Yeah, this guy likes

to leave his trademark.

Smoke, fellows?

- Thanks, Mr. Clendenning.

Gil!

Yeah, Hal?

Get this, Vito.

The angle we'll take is there's some

Eastern gang operating...

in the community.

That always makes good copy.

That is what is known as

building up the family trade.

When we finish with this, the city

will think that it has been invaded.

Mr. Clendenning, a thought

occurred to me.

Isn't this destructive to

the public health?

This distortion of realistic values?

It's not that I personally go in for

sensationalism. I don't.

If I had my way, I'd minimize

crime as much as possible in the paper.

In that case, wouldn't the digestion

of your readers be greatly improved...

if you put the editorials on

the front page...

and crime news

on the editorial?

How about that, Hal? Where is

your sense of social responsibility?

I have my share, but selling

newspapers is my business.

Good night, Doctor.

And don't forget my invitation!

I'd be happy to show you around

the plant anytime.

- Thanks. Good night.

- Good night, Hal.

Better get some gas while we're here.

They could use the business now.

Joe, fill it up, will you?

- Sure thing.

Gil, tell me something.

Are you not afraid of the effects

this exaggeration of violence...

may have on your readers?

- Hal's little crime wave?

Vito, Hal works with a very

fundamental formula:

people love to be scared to death.

They more you scare them,

the more papers they buy.

If frightened people are the

measure of newspaper sales...

business must be very

profitable today.

Crime Wave!

Read about the crime wave!

Crime Wave!

Read about the crime wave!

I've been thinking about

that job tomorrow night.

It's got me plenty worried.

You're always worried. Listen to

what this guy Stanton says:

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