:35:06
We talked about something
we'd like to run by you.
:35:09
You want me to kill the story.
:35:11
Done.
:35:14
Great, great.
:35:19
Why?
:35:21
Actually, I was...
:35:23
...considering...
:35:24
...writing a book.
:35:26
Sweet Jesus. A book about what?
:35:29
Self-defense happens all the time.
:35:31
Then why are you worried about the D. A?
I overheard in the lobby.
:35:34
We're a small town.
:35:36
We defend ourselves, our reputations...
:35:38
...against the outside world.
:35:41
Word gets around a New Yorker's
trying to make us look bad...
:35:44
...you'll find Savannahians
can get tight-lipped.
:35:47
If there's a trial, will I be a witness?
:35:50
You threatening me?
:35:51
Absolutely not.
:35:53
You perjure yourself,
you'll find yourself in jail.
:35:56
I wouldn't do it. When it comes
to this, I'm at ground zero.
:35:59
If there's nothing worth writing...
:36:01
...then you got no worries.
:36:03
That's what I get paid for.
I will not permit this.
:36:10
I don't need anyone's permission.
:36:14
Not really.
:36:17
Then why are you soliciting it?
:36:23
You need my permission...
:36:25
...my help...
:36:26
...my acquiescence...
:36:28
...or you don't have a story.
:36:31
Not really.
:36:33
We both know that.
:36:37
So would the river flow both ways?
:36:40
Meaning?
:36:43
Would you share whatever information
you garner with me and Sonny?
:36:49
Yes, but it won't change what I write.
:36:52
And you don't get to see a word of it
until it's published.