: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...
:10:00
of The Chronicle at Washington, DC.
:10:02
All right, put Haggerty on.
:10:04
Hello, Haggerty. This is Adams of
The Washington Chronicle.
:10:06
Chandler left here over a year ago,
headed for Denver.
:10:09
Try The Courier.
:10:10
Sure, I know him.
Chandler left Denver four months ago.
:10:13
And the boss's wife
almost followed him to San Francisco.
:10:16
That guy is dynamite.
:10:24
He worked here, but he wasn't
with The Express two weeks...
:10:27
when he quit and left San Francisco.
:10:29
One of the girls here received
a Christmas card from Singapore.
:10:32
Anyone in this great settlement knowing
the whereabouts of William Chandler...
:10:37
will please communicate
with station ZHM, Singapore.
:10:42
Keep the lines open. If anything comes in,
let me know. I'll be here.
:10:46
He left Singapore three months ago.
How about Australia?
:10:48
I can try Sydney.
He was always crazy about the races.
:10:51
Okay, but rush it. Send another SOS
to the syndicated press...
:10:54
and cable London and Berlin.
:10:55
- Do anything, but find him.
- Maybe that guy's dead.
:10:57
It would be just like him
to die at a time like this.