:08:02
but you see, my office cabled me
a copy of your little item.
:08:07
What?
:08:08
Yes, indeed.
Hardly what I'd call innocent...
:08:11
but typical of Hollis Bane and everything
that his newspaper stands for.
:08:15
No, I'm not interested, Mr. Haggerty.
You can discuss that with my attorney.
:08:19
Now, hold on a minute.
:08:21
This is Charles Archibald,
of Archibald, Davis, and Wingert.
:08:24
We're filing suit immediately
through our New York office.
:08:27
- You'll receive the papers tomorrow.
- Just a minute, Mr. Archibald.
:08:30
Don't forget to mention
the amount we're suing for.
:08:33
That should interest them.
:08:35
By the way,
you might inform your Mr. Bane...
:08:38
Miss Allenbury
is asking damages for $5 million.
:08:48
$5 million.
:08:49
She's insane, she's mad.
:08:51
There never has been
a libel suit for $5 million.
:08:53
There ain't that much money.
:08:55
She's got all the money in the world now.
:08:56
It's not money they're after.
:08:58
It's the paper. It's me.
For 20 years, I've fought Allenbury.
:09:01
Kept him out of the senate.
:09:02
And when they wanted
to make him ambassador, I stopped it.
:09:05
- $5 million.
- Their chance to strike back, and they are.
:09:08
The paper will go.
:09:09
Look what a lawsuit did
to New York Daily last year.
:09:12
That's not going to happen to us.
:09:13
We haven't begun to fight yet.
We've been sued before, big suits.
:09:16
They were after money
and were glad to settle.
:09:18
Allenbury will settle, too,
when we get through with her.
:09:21
Remember the Farrell girl?
:09:22
That was open-and-shut,
till we got busy on her.
:09:24
You can't do that here.
:09:25
There's never been a word of scandal
about Connie Allenbury.
:09:28
Not yet, but she's human
and I'm gonna throw a man at her.
:09:30
You're not suggesting a frame?
:09:32
No. But we've got to get to this girl...
:09:33
and I'm gonna bring in
the best man we ever had.
:09:36
Who's that?
:09:37
A guy that will beat
anybody in the world...
:09:39
from Gandhi to Garbo. Bill Chandler.
:09:41
Bill Chandler? Yes.
:09:42
Now, you fired him,
the best man we ever had on libel.
:09:45
- You admit it, and you fired him.
- Yes, and I'd do it again.
:09:48
He was a vain, double-crossing heel.
Tried to run the paper.
:09:51
- Thought he knew more about it than I did.
- And was right.
:09:53
He's the only man
who can swing this case.
:09:56
Get him!
:09:57
I'll have him here in an hour.
:09:58
Long distance.
New York calling Mr. Adams...