:12:00
What are we
paying him for, sir?
:12:03
Silence.
:12:04
But, sir, you're covered.
:12:07
It's only
this Ellsberg thing...
:12:09
...and if that comes out,
it's national security.
:12:19
I say we cut ourselves loose from these
clowns, and that's all there is to it.
:12:24
No, it's more than that.
I want Hunt paid.
:12:26
We've never done that before, sir.
How do we do it?
:12:29
We should set up a Cuban defence fund
on this and take care of all of'em.
:12:34
Should we talk to Trini about paying?
No, keep Trini out of this.
:12:37
And for God's sake,
keep Colson out.
:12:40
It's time to baptize
Our young counsel here, Mr. Dean.
:12:44
That means John can never talk about it.
Attorney-client privilege.
:12:47
So get to it.
Uh-huh.
:12:49
John, you stay close to this, okay?
Don't worry, sir.
:12:52
Good.
:12:56
Okay.
:13:01
Did I approve
the Ellsberg thing? Huh?
:13:06
You know, I'm glad we tape
all these conversations, but...
:13:10
I never approved the break-in
At the Ellsbergs'.
:13:13
Oh, maybe I approved it
After the fact.
:13:17
Someday we gotta start
transcribing these tapes.
:13:20
You approved that before the fact
because I went over it with you. But I...
:13:24
But no one's gonna see these tapes.
That's right.
:13:27
And it's really more of
a problem for Ehrlichman.
:13:30
He's the one who fixed Hunt up
with the phony C.I.A. ID's.
:13:33
But what else does Hunt
have on us?
:13:37
We gotta turn off
the F.B.I., Bob.
:13:40
You go to the C.I.A. and tell Helms
that Hunt is blackmailing the president.
:13:45
Tell him Hunt and his Cuban friends
Know too damn much...
:13:49
...and if he goes public...
if Hunt goes public...
:13:51
...it will be a fiasco
for the C.I.A.
:13:54
He'll know what I'm talking about.
All right.
:13:57
Play it tough. That's the way they play
it, and the way we're gonna play it.