:54:09
I continued to dog Roger
all over the country.
:54:12
From Detroit to Chicago...
:54:15
to Washington, D.C., to New York City.
:54:17
I followed a trail of three-martini lunches
in pursuit of the chairman.
:54:22
I finally found Roger at the
Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City...
:54:26
where he was getting an award
for the car of the year.
:54:30
We weren't in the hotel five minutes...
:54:32
when GM security recognized
one of our crew members...
:54:35
as a relative of their arch nemesis,
Ralph Nader.
:54:38
They called the New York City police
and carried him out...
:54:41
chair and all,
down to precinct headquarters.
:54:47
As soon as I could,
I headed to Detroit to Roger's office...
:54:50
where I was determined this time
to get on to the 14th floor.
:55:00
Excuse me.
:55:04
- Where are you guys going?
- We're going up to the 14th floor.
:55:08
- Do you have an appointment?
- We're going to see Roger Smith.
:55:11
No, you're not. You're not getting
on one of those elevators.
:55:14
- Why's that?
- You're not going without an appointment.
:55:17
Can we go up
and try making an appointment?
:55:20
Why?
:55:21
I need Tony or Denise.
:55:24
- The reason to talk to Roger Smith?
- Michael Moore.
:55:28
No, what's your reason
for seeing Roger Smith?
:55:30
- Excuse me. I need to see you.
- We're making a film...
:55:40
I quickly sized up the situation:
:55:42
Three guards in the booth,
plus the one with the corsage...
:55:45
a dozen security cameras...
:55:47
and four new cars with inflated
sticker prices parked in the lobby.
:55:51
If I made a run for it to Roger's office,
what's the worst that could happen?
:55:55
Before I could fully explore
the consequences of such an action...
:55:58
my escorts to the 14th floor finally arrived.