: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.
:37:06
So...
:37:08
...who'd be the main character
in this book?
:37:17
Have you written up cases
like this before?
:37:19
A few of them for Esquire. Yeah.
:37:22
What do you think?
:37:23
What do I think?
:37:25
If you're worried about the D.A.,
grand juries read papers.
:37:28
Proper spin control
could make a big difference.
:37:31
What the hell are you talking about?
:37:33
You said Hanson was a street hustler.
Did he have a record?
:37:36
Take drugs?
Deal drugs? Pimp?
:37:38
That kind of spin
can influence a grand jury.
:37:40
Get investigators to hit the streets.
:37:42
Every P.I. In town's an off-duty cop.
:37:45
Besides, why would we need a P. I...
:37:48
...when we got ourselves
a hotshot New York writer...
:37:52
...filling all the gaps?
:37:56
Take care, bubba.