:07:01
Not anymore. He can do the interview
and witness the execution.
:07:05
And what's-his-name,
the warden at San Quentin...
:07:08
Steve's dealt with him before.
I can get him in.
:07:13
- You think Everett's an asshole.
- I don't think that.
:07:17
You're wrong. He is an asshole.
Trust me, I know him.
:07:20
But a lot of people who are good
at their jobs are assholes.
:07:24
I know that, Alan, all right?
It's not about that.
:07:27
Everything with Everett is a witch-hunt,
like that Mike Vargas piece.
:07:32
He's not a drunk now.
:07:33
Two months ago he's a drunk,
now he's Mother Teresa.
:07:36
This is not a Steve Everett
slash-and-burn job.
:07:39
This is a sidebar.
It's an issue piece.
:07:43
"An issue piece. "
Well, dog my cats!
:07:46
It's capital punishment, Alan.
:07:48
We are putting a man to death tonight.
We are killing a human being.
:07:52
Stop the presses!
:07:53
By the way,
that Amy what's-her-name...
:07:56
...the pregnant broad
Frankie shot in the throat...
:07:59
...was she a human being?
Is that part of the issue?
:08:02
Yeah, that is part of the issue.
:08:04
Let me tell you...
Cake?
:08:07
Issues are shit we use
as an excuse to run good stories.
:08:13
"Judge Grabs Female Attorney's Tits. "
The sex discrimination "issue. "
:08:18
"Nine-year-old Shoots
Brother With Uzi. "
:08:20
The child violence "issue. "
:08:22
People want to read
about sex organs and blood.
:08:25
You know what?
:08:26
We make up issues so they don't have
to feel too nasty about it. Got it?
:08:31
I should call Everett,
because that's his attitude.
:08:33
A little sarcasm?
How long you been here? Three months?
:08:37
I've worked with Everett
for three years.
:08:39
And let me tell you something, Bob.
:08:42
The guy is good, as good as anybody
I've ever worked with.
:08:45
You know why
he was run out of New York?
:08:47
I heard some things.
:08:48
He busted the mayor.
The mayor of fucking New York City!
:08:52
He found a secret memo on a bribe...
:08:54
...between His Honor and an ex-borough
president and ran with it.
:08:58
So?
:08:59
The paper killed it because
the owner was in bed with the mayor.