:23:01
well, it hasn't been working out
for some time now, as you know.
:23:04
The tone of the magazine
l think it's-- gotten too nasty!
:23:08
lt's strayed from the traditions
that make it great.
:23:11
And-- l'm going to be
making a change.
:23:13
l see.
:23:15
l'd like you to step in for him, Chuck.
l'd like you to become Editor.
:23:19
Editor?
:23:21
There's a catch, of course.
Mike doesn't know any of this yet,
:23:24
and it's gonna be
two or three days before l tell him.
:23:27
lt'll have to remain between us
until then. Would that be a problem?
:23:30
- Marty, Mike's a friend.
- l appreciate that, Chuck.
:23:32
But l can't remove him until l know
who is going to be his replacement
:23:35
for continuity's sake.
So this is how it has to be.
:23:39
l'm gonna have to think about this.
:23:41
l'm gonna have to discuss it
with Caterina.
:23:43
Of course, of course!
Listen--
:23:44
Marty, have you thought about the impact
this might have on the staff?
:23:47
They feel very--
:23:49
he's earned
a lot of loyalty there.
:23:52
Yes, mostly by fighting with me.
:23:54
The point is, l haven't earned
that kind of loyalty. lf it looks like--
:23:56
l'll be there tomorrow.
We'll go over all this in detail.
:23:59
- Will you call me at the hotel?
- Yeah.
:24:02
l really appreciate this, Chuck--
your discretion.
:24:06
- Good night.
- 'Night, Marty.
:24:14
So, l just got off the phone
with Marty,
:24:17
and l've been fired,
effective immediately.
:24:21
l'm to be out
of the building by 5:00 p.m.
:24:26
Chuck Lane has been
chosen to replace me.
:24:43
Chuck is not an editor.
:24:45
He's barely even a writer.
:24:47
There's no way l'm gonna
be able to work for him.
:24:50
We should've seen this coming--
:24:52
the way he laughs whenever
Marty tells a joke in the meetings.
:24:55
They're never funny, but there's Chuck
completely howling. He's so political.
:24:59
And stiff,
and humorless.