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洪恩环境英语高级篇 Hello America PART 1 Lesson 1 It's not bad, but I think it needs more work. I'm Chris Bloom, hoping you have more of everything you want this spring. Chris: Chris: Thanks for looking at my work, Jake. Jake: I'm glad to help, Chris. People helped me when I was just an assistant. Besides, you're an old friend. Chris: Before you say anything, remember you're watching my first interview. Jake: That's OK. Most new reporters don't do very well on their first try. Chris: What do you mean? Could you be more specific? Most television viewers don't have much patience. They want faster interviews. They want more action - more Jake: questions - more answers - more pictures. Chris: Do you think my interview is boring? Jake: I don't think all of it is boring. Chris: You just think half of it is boring. Jake: I think some of it is boring. But I also think some of it is great, really interesting. Chris: Which part do you think is interesting? Jake: What are you doing? Chris: I'm eating my lunch. Jake: It's only 10 o'clock in the morning. Most people eat breakfast now. Chris: Well, I won't eat all of it now. Chris: Do you want a piece of cake? Jake: No, thanks. Chris: You can have half of my sandwich. I'll eat more lunch later at lunch time. Jake: Thanks, really. I don't want any of it. It's too early in the morning for me to eat. And it's definitely too early for a salami sandwich. Chris: Sorry. I eat when I'm nervous. Please, Jake. I need your help on this. Jake: Don't be nervous. I'm trying to help you. You should have seen my first tape. It was terrible. It was so bad, they couldn't even use it. Chris: Not even part of it? Jake: No. All of it was terrible. Chris: Look, I know that you're busy and you probably don't have time for me, but... Jake: I have to admit, I'm pretty busy. The new owner wants me to get better ratings. I'd like to have more time for so many things. Chris: Please go over my tape with me one more time and tell me how I can make it better? Jake: Sure, but first you have to do one thing. Chris: Anything. Jake: Get rid of that sandwich. I can't stand it when people eat in the editing room. Chris: It's gone. - 1 - Jake: Explain once more what you were trying to do. Chris: My assignment for school was to interview people about their lives. So I thought it would be interesting to ask people what's missing in their lives. What would make their lives better. And I just asked anyone who walked by. Should I play it now? Jake: Sure. Chris: Hello, this is Chris Bloom. Today is the first day of spring. It's a time when people feel energetic. They have a new outlook on life. We decided to find out what people want out of their lives this spring. Mike: More time. I definitely want to find more time. Steven: More money and fewer financial problems. Rita: More love in my life. That's what I want. Terry: More friends. Roger: More clothes, more money, and fewer arguments. Detective Modine: Less crime and more parking places. Terry: Less pressure and more time to enjoy life. Chris: But the answer most people gave was time. More people want more time to accomplish their goals and enjoy their lives. I'm Chris Bloom, hoping you have more of everything you want this spring. Jake: It's not bad, but I think it needs more work. The problems that it's not news. We would never use it on the air. You need to find a real news story. Chris: Like what? Jake: Come on, I'll show you. just heard that someone wants to take over part of the Stamford Nature Center and turn it into apartment buildings. Chris: Oh, no. Boy, that's a story! Can I bring my camera? Jake: Sure. Chris: Oh, Right! Lesson 2 Do you like to live dangerously, Rita? Rita: How's my favorite cameraman? Oh, my back. Mike: Those tapes were too heavy for you. Rita: A few years ago, I could carry twenty tapes if I wanted. Mike: We all get older. Rita: You know, Mike, I never thought it would come this fast. I just can't believe it's time for me to retire. How did I get so old so fast? Mike: Most people don't retire at your age. You look great. Rita: I feel great. In fact, I feel marvelous. Mike: So, why are you retiring? Rita: I love my job. I love being a make up artist. But I always promised myself I would start a new life when I reached this age. Mike: I think that's terrific. There are so many things you can do with your life. You're still young enough to enjoy yourself. - 2 - Rita: You bet I am. And there are a lot of things I can still do pretty well. I can still play tennis beautifully. Mike: I've seen you. You're a wonderful tennis player. Rita: I'm a very good swimmer. I can ski fairly well too. Mike: And you dance gracefully. Rita: Gracefully? That's a word for an old lady, Mike. Mike: Excuse me. You're a hot dancer. Rita: That's more like it. I'm not going to retire and sit around in a rocking chair, I can tell you that. Mike: What are those? Rita: These are videos from all over the world. I can live anywhere I want now .I can do anything I want. Mike: You have a whole new life in front of you. Rita: That's true. I want you to do me a favor. Mike: Sure. Rita: I don't have time to watch all these tapes. I can't even carry all of them. Can you edit these onto a shorter tape? I want to show them to Terry so we can decide where I should go. Mike: Terry? Rita: My new boyfriend. Mike: I want to meet this Terry. Rita: He's a nice person. You'll like him. He's an editor and he's been doing some work on the mystery program". Murder at Midnight". Mike: Any friend of yours is a friend of mine. Rita: Thanks, Mike...Hey, look at all these places I can go. Singapore, Grand Turk Island, the Bahamas, Italy, Mexico.. Mike: Rita, these tapes are fabulous. This tape is about Grand Turk Island. This may be the spot where Christopher Columbus reached America. Look at that beautiful beach! You could live comfortably here and never have another worry...A lot of tourists arrive in Grand Turk Island every week...They come here to relax...and have a good time. But the best thing here is the scuba diving...If you like to dive, this is the place for you...Look at her. She's so graceful. Doesn't she swim beautifully?...Do you like to live dangerously, Tita? Well, it can be dangerous under water...Don't touch that. It'll hurt you...The scuba divers love the water here at Grand Turk, but they're also careful about what they touch and where they swim. I've been to Grand Turk, Rita. You'd love it for a year or two. But it might be too quiet for you. There are no nightclubs. No discotheques. Watch this next tape if you want something fun! Lesson 3 We're experiencing technical difficulties. Mike: Grand Turk Island may be too quiet for you, Rita. If you want more excitement, here's Singapore. This is the mysterious Orient...The food is the best in the world...The people are interesting. They come from all over the - 3 - world...But Singapore is crowded, and you can't live here cheaply, Rita. Singapore is expensive. Milan is more relaxed...It's center of culture...Milan has more nightclubs and fewer problems than Singapore...And the man are very romantic, Rita. You could live here nicely. That's all for now. I have to run. Steven: Before I say anything else, Jake, I want to compliment you. I think you're doing a fine job. Jake: Thank you. And I think you're doing a great job too. People seem to be very happy here. You're a good producer. By the way, I like your beard. Steven: Thanks. But I have a problem. Peter Case, my boss, the man who owns this station, hoped he could improve the ratings. Instead, our audience is disappearing. Jake: What? I thought we were doing well. Steven: Bad things keep happening, Jake. For example, we showed three movies last month. They were very inexpensive and we found out why. They all had technical problems. Bad sound. Bad picture. We won't buy cheap movies anymore. Jake: I guess it's like what Abe Lincoln said: "You can fool some of the peole all of the time; You can fool all of the people some of the time; You can't fool all the people all the time". Steven: There's another problem. Look at these ratings. We lost half of our viewers last night. Jake: How is that possible? Steven: Everything was going beautifully. And then you did your story - and we lost half of our audience. Jake: In the middle of my story? Steven: In the middle of your story! Jake: Something's going on, Steven. People don't just tune out in the middle of a story. Steven: I know. Jake: Maybe it's a technical problem. Steven: I'll check that. Jake: I'll ask my new editor. Have you met him? He's very good. Steven: Who is he? Jake: Roger Ward. I went to college with him. He edited an award - winning show on Iran. He's an excellent editor. He works quickly and professionally. Steven: Can he work well with people? Maybe he can work with that assistant, Chris. Jake: I don't know about Chris, but I'll get something flashy for tonight's news. Steven: Thanks, Jake. I knew I could count on you. Jake: In Washington today, the President made important decisions about the budget. Connie Swift is at the White House with a report on the President's announcement. Mike: Milan has more nightclubs and fewer problems that Singapore...And the men are very romantic, Rita. You could live here nicely. Jake: I'm sorry. We're experiencing technical difficulties. Obviously, that was not Connie Swift at the White House. We'll have that story for you a little later in the show. First, here's Jim Stuart at the mayor's office. Jake: Steven, what happened? How did Rita's tape get on the air? Something's going on here, and I don't like it. Lesson 4 That was one of the strangest mistakes I've ever seen - 4 - Chris: You've been the makeup person here for a long time, Rita. Can you tell me one of your favorite moments at WEFL? Rita: There are so many...This woman was one of the most difficult people I've ever worked with. Chris: Why? Rita: She was too energetic. She wouldn't sit still. Chris: It must have been hard to put on her makeup. Rita: It was one of the worst makeup jobs I've ever done. It couldn't have been that bad. Chris: Rita: It was. She had lipstick on her eyes. Chris: You really love your work, don't you? Rita: Oh, yes. I love WEFL. Chris: So is it going to be hard for you to leave? Rita: Oh, yes and no. Of course after what happened, I'd like to run away forever. Chris: You mean the video tapes? How did that happen? Rita: I don't know. That was one of the strangest mistakes I've ever seen. Chris: It was strange. Rita: It was also one of the most embarrassing moments I've ever had. Chris: So when you leave, Where will you go? What will you do? Rita: There are all kinds of possibilities. Chris: Like what? Rita: I always wanted to be a belly dancer. Chris: Oh, come on. Rita: Well, on my last vacation I went to Florida, to Palm Beach. Chris: I've heard of that place. Rita: It was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. Chris: Really? Rita: And it had some of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen. Chris: So are you moving there? Rita: No. It was me one of the most boring places I've ever gone to...I need excitement, fun, and someone who will make me laugh. Jake: Our next segment is a weekend update on travel. What happens when you take a vacation in Britain? It's easy, right? Everyone there uses exactly the same English words, right? Wrong, as we'll find out from James Morgan. James Morgan: This is James Morgan reporting on travel. The British call it going on holiday. The Americans call it going on vacation. Either way, traveling in Britain can be surprisingly easy and fun. But you'll need to know British English or traveling will be rather difficult. For example, if you ask for the subway in London, you won't find the underground train system at all. We call that the "underground" or the "tube". If you travel by car on the motorway, you'll need an international driving license. You'll also need to drive on the left-hand side of the road, If you don't want to crash into a car or a large lorry. That's the correct "English" name for a truck...We haven't got "gasoline" in England. We've got "petrol". If you don't call it by its proper name, you'll run into problems. If - 5 - you want to buy "petrol", you'll need to go to a "petrol station". So, travel to Britain. The British will be delighted to see you there, especially if you spend a lot of money. But, please, mind your language. Call things by their proper names. This is James Morgan on travel. Jake: James Morgan will be a regular feature on "The Weekend Report "from now on. I'm Jake Seltzer for all of us at "Hello America". Lesson 5 It's all so mysterious Jake: You've been here for a week, Roger. How do you like it? Roger: Just fine, Jake. I'm glad I had a few extra weeks to help out an old friend. Jake: Well, it's treat to have you at WEFL. We need a good editor, and we need some good ratings. You'll like Mike Davis. He's such a good cameraman. His work is excellent. His work is so good that I hardly need to edit it. Roger: Well, then you don't need me. Jake: Of course we need you, Roger. But Mike does such good work that editing is easier. Here, let me show you...This place is so messy that I can never find anything. It was clean yesterday. Ah, here it is. Jake: Look at this. It's the Nature Center. Roger: It's pretty. Jake: It's also important to the whole city...But someone is planning to build apartment buildings here, in these woods. Roger: So what? Jake: Apartment buildings could ruin the Nature Center. It's such an important decision that WEFL is asking some tough questions about it. We don't have very many answers yet. It's all so mysterious. Roger: Hey, what's wrong with the tape? Jake: I don't understand what's going on here. The whole tape is like this. It's damaged. Roger: When you figure it out, let's get to work. Jake: I don't get it. I looked at this last night and it was perfect. Now the tape is so damaged that I can't use it. Roger: You'd better talk to your cameraman. Meanwhile, it's such a beautiful day that I think I'll go for a drive. Jake: What are you doing? Roger: I don't need it. I lost the other one. Oh, well...Hi. Chris: Hello. Chris: Wow, Roger Ward! He's such a good editor. He did the famous program about Iran. It was one of the best pieces of journalism I've ever seen. I think he won an award. Jake: This is so strange that I can't believe it. This tape was perfect yesterday. Chris, you didn't look at this tape without me, did you? Chris: No. What happened? Jake: It's in such bad condition that I can't even watch it. Chris: Oh, no. How? Jake: I don't know. First it was Rita's silly tape. And now this. I don't know what to think. Chris: I shot some videotape at the Nature Center. - 6 - Jake: You have a good little camera. I might be able to use it. I'm so upset with this mess that I'll try anything. Chris: OK. I'll go and get the tape. Jake, can I help you with this story? I know people at the Nature Center. I'd love to work with you. Jake: Sure. Chris: All right! Mike: I'm trying to figure out how this vacation tape...got out on the air...This wiring is such a mess that I'll never figure it out...Someone might have left the tape in an editing machine. But how could someone put it on the air by mistake?...I've thought so much about it that I'm dizzy...I couldn't have given the wrong tape to the tape operator by accident. I'm so sure I didn't give him this tape that I'd bet money on it...And what happened to Jake's tape? The editing seemed OK...There's an answer here somewhere, and I'll find it. Lesson 6 Do you think that someone was spying on us? Chris: Hey. Look at that shot. That's one of the best shots I've ever done .Do you think you can use it? Jake: I'm not sure. Uh, maybe. Let's look at that again. Chris: You went so fast, I think you passed the spot. Jake: None. Listen, I've done this so much that I can feel exactly when it's the right time to stop. Chris: You're amazing. Jake: Yeah. The shot looks OK. Chris: That's such a great compliment, coming from you. Jake: You can see where the apartments will be. It's one of the prettiest places I've seen. And they're going to ruin it. It's such a stupid place to put apartments. Chris: Some of these shots might work,Jake. Jake: The camera's so shaky, I can't see what's happening. Chris: What is that? I don't remember anyone out there. Of course I was holding the camera for such a long time that my arm almost fell off. Jake: The tape's moving so fast that I can't see. Let's slow it down. Chris: Look at that. That's a person. Jake: Wait a minute. I was there. Mike was there. You were there. I don't remember anybody else. Chris: It's such a strange place for someone to be. Behind a tree? Jake: It's so strange that I'm beginning to get a little uncomfortable. Chris: What are you going to do? Jake: I don't know yet. Chris: Do you think that someone was spying on us? Jake: It looks that way. But who? Chris: I hate to say it, but it's probably someone right here at the station. Who knew that we were going out there? Jake: Not many people. Uh, Steven, Roger, you, me, Mike, and...that's it. Chris: And Rita. Jake: Tita? - 7 - Chris: You know Rita. She's so nice that people tell her everything. I told her about going to the Nature Center with you. Jake: What do you know about Rita's new boyfriend? Chris: He's one of the nicest guys she's ever gone out with. He's such a nice guy that she'd like to marry him. And he's an editor for the mystery program "Murder at Midnight". Jake: What's his name? Chris: I can't remember...Terry something. But wait- I have it here on this tape. I've been interviewing people at the station. I did a long interview with Rita. She told me about Terry. Jake: Can I see it? Chris: Yes, of course. Chris: You work so hard that you don't have much time for anything else. Rita: It's true. I've been so busy that I haven't had much of a social life. In fact, my social life wasn't great until recently. Chris: What's changed? Rita: I met a man. He's one of the most interesting men I've ever known. He's so interesting that I don't even think about my job. Chris: What's his name? Rita: Terry. Terry Smithers. I never thought I'd feel this way toward anybody again, A friend introduced us. We went out to dinner and we had such a good time that we stayed until the restaurant closed. And the food was so bad!It was one of the worst restaurants I've ever been to.It was so bad that it was funny. We laughed so hard, we cried. It was wonderful. We talked about everything. And after that, we went dancing. Chris: No. Rita: Yes. He's such a good dancer. Chris: You are too. Rita: You should have seen us dance. We danced so well together that people stopped to watch. And we've been together ever since. Jake: Rita is such a talker. She knew you were taping her, didn't she? Chris: Yes. I've been taping everyone at the station. Jake: You didn't tape me. Chris: I'm saving the best for last. Jake: People like to talk to you. I'd like to see more of your interviews. Maybe we'll find a clue to what's going on here. Lesson 7 I keep trying to figure out why. Rita: I love the peace and quiet here. I have no desire to go back to work. Terry: I wish I didn't have to go back to work either, but I have so much to do. Rita: You're so mysterious. You haven't even told me what you're working on. Terry: "Murder at Midnight". Rita: I know that. But you've been working on something else. I have so many questions and you avoid answering - 8 - them. Sometimes I feel that I don't really know you. Terry: Ask me anything. Rita: Why do you need me to ask Mike to let you into that editing room? Terry: Anything but that. You'll find out soon. Rita: I keep trying to figure out why. I think I know the reason, but it just doesn't make sense. Terry: Forget it. Can't you just think about us? I love you, Rita. Rita: About us? Terry: Yes. Rita: But why? Terry: Maybe it's the way you dance. Rita: Maybe we should go dancing more often. Terry: I love the way you make me laugh. Chris: I have to hand in this report tomorrow, and I have to type it up myself. Thank heaven for computers. If I make a mistake, I don't have to type it over. I just cross out the mistake...Oh, I'm such a had typist. It's so hard to pick out he mistakes on this screen...Fortunately, this computer can check spelling. I just hit this button...The computer points out the mistakes and fills in the correct spelling automatically...I just need to print out the pages...and run of some copies,... and we're all set...I forgot to clean up. I have to put away the pencils,...throw away this paper,...and shut off the computer. James Morgan: Hello. This is James Morgan with another report on travel. A good way to visit our country is to stay for a fortnight or longer. Stay for a year. The pace is slower, and your trip will be much less expensive if you plan will...In that case, it will be much cheaper if you take a flat in London. Take a flat. That means "rent an apartment". You'll have your own cooker and fridge so that you can make you own meals. You may be lucky enough to have a lift in the building. That means an elevator...You'll need a telephone so that you can ring up our world-famous theaters for tickets to all the shows. That's my favorite pastime in London--the theater...So please come. We'd love to have you. I'm James Morgan on travel. Lesson 8 It's important to listen to people and what they have to ask. Mike: I've been working at WEFL for many years now. I love my job. When I look back on these years, I miss some of the people I used to work with. It can get crazy here sometimes, but I don't pay any attention. I just laugh at people who take themselves too seriously. It's important to listen to people and what they have to say. That's probably why I've been able to stay here so long. I pay attention to the details, and I keep a sense of humor about my job. Jake: That's Mike for you. Chris: Well, how did you like that interview? Jake: In my opinion, it was interesting, Chris: Do you want to look at it again? Jake: No. Did he talk about Rita or Terry? Chris: I asked him what he thought about Rita's new boyfriend. - 9 - Jake: And? Chris: He didn't know very much about him. Jake: Did he find the technical Problem? Chris: No. He talked about it a little bit. He's looking for a bad wire in the control room. Jake, you don't think that Mike had anything to do with it,do you? Jake: No, I don't. Did you talk to anybody else? Chris: Not yet. I'm going to talk to Terry later today. Good. Ask him how ofter he goes to the Nature Center. So there's nothing else for me to look at? Jake: Chris: Well, yes, there is. Jake: What? Chris: My latest story for school. Will you look at it and tell me what you think about it? Jake: Is there anything special you want me to look for? Chris: Just watch for mistakes. And promise you won't laugh at me. Jake: I never laugh at you. Chris: OK. Here goes. I worked on this for a whole day, so be kind. Jake: I'm waiting for you to turn it on. Chris: OK. Chris: Spring! It's the time for new beginnings. Long walks and romance. Has spring fever come to Stamford? Chris: Jake, what did you think of my story? Jake: Well, I thought it was remarkable. Chris: You promised not to laugh. Jake: I'm not laughing. Chris: Oh, you! Jake: Look out! You'll break something. Jake: You're getting better, Chris. It's still not news, but it's getting better. Chris: I think spring romance is interesting. Look at all the plays and movies about it. Jake: The subject is interesting, but it's not news, Chris. Who cares? Find a real story. Chris: Like what? Jake: OK. You want to work on the Nature Center story? Look at the history of the Nature Center. How did it start? Why can a developer buy land right on the property?...I have a show to do. Lesson 9 Why does this deep happening? Rita: I talked to Bob Todd, the accountant, about my taxes. I don't know why I wait until the last minute every year. Terry: My taxes were done weeks ago. Rita: Well, you're so smart. I'm still filling in this form. What's your advice? Terry: My first advice is hurry up. The deadline is tomorrow. Rita: What do you think about joint tax-return forms? Terry: I don't like them. But I might make an exception. It's important to look at what kind of income your spouse has. - 10 - Rita: What are you looking at? Terry: A mistake...You didn't add these numbers up correctly. Reta: What do you mean? Terry: Look back at this page. You have to fill in that number up here. Then you have to subtract it from the total. Rita: Why don't you do it? Terry: OK. You fill in your name, your occupation, your Social Security number. Write down your income here. Rita: Is it better to type up the form or handwrite it? Terry: It doesn't really matter. But remember to run off a copy for yourself before you send it in. And if you've got a problem, call me up. Rita: Thank you, Terry. You've been very helpful. I wish you could do my tax return every year. Terry: That might be arranged. James Morgan: If you've got a cold, you'll need to go to the chemist's to buy some medicine. You Americans call that the pharmacy or drugstore. And you won't want to miss going to the cinema, or movies, as you call them...So please come to Great Britain. We'd love to have you. I'm James Morgan on travel. Jake: Thank you, James. I may go to London on my vacation. In the news tonight, our top story is the President's television speech on the economy. The President spoke about major changes in the tax laws - changes that will affect every American. A WEFL/Stamford Gazette poll shows that forty-eight percent of the American people agreed with the tax changes. But fifty percent disagreed with the President on taxes. Only two percent said they were undecided. In other news, there was a fire at Scotto's Restaurant on Main Street. Firefighters were waiting for the smoke to clear before they looked for the cause. And it's that time again. Income taxes are due tomorrow. Time for fill out and send in your tax returns. We have as our guest tonight accountant, Robert Todd. Rita: Gray skies are gonna clear up, put on a happy face. Brush off the clouds and cheer up, put on a happy face. Take off the gloomy mask of tragedy, it's not your style. You'll look so good that you'll be glad, you decided to smile. Pick out a pleasant outlook, stick out that noble chin. Wipe off that full-of-doubt look, slap on a happy grin. And spread sunshine all over the place. Just put on a happy face.... Rita: I'm on the air again. Terry: Oops, wrong tape. What is it? Rita: It's my singing and dancing lesson. How did they get that tape? Why does this keep happening? lesson 10 Raymond modine will be asking a lot of questions tomorrow. Steven: Look it over and tell me what you think. Jake: We're losing viewers. Steven: Our owner, Peter Case, will be broke in a month, Jake. Jake: Is the situation that bad? - 11 - Steven: It's that bad. Peter Case will have to sell the station. Jake: There must be plenty of people out there who want to buy WEFL. Steven: First of all, if someone else buys it, there's no guarantee that you and I will still have jobs. And second - no one is going to buy it, Jake...not at the price he's asking. Especially if they find out that we're having technical difficulties. Jake: Technical difficulties! These aren't technical difficulties. Someone is deliberately trying to hurt us Steven: I think so too, Jake. I've called up a detective. His name is Raymond Modine and he'll be coming in tomorrow. My secretary will be handing out a letter to everyone at the station, explaining the situation. Jake: Is that a good idea? Steven: Raymond Modine will be asking a lot of questions tomorrow. You'll be here, won't you? Jake: I'll be working at the Nature Center in the morning. Steven: The Nature Center. That's a pretty big story. I hope we'll be able to run it. Jake: Why shouldn't we? Steven: Well, nothing else that we want to get on the air seems to get there. Detective Modine can see you in the afternoon. Please find some time for him. Jake: I don't know if I'll be back in time. Steven: He'll be talking to everyone who works here. I expect you to cooperate. Jake: OK. But I want this solved, Steven. When I decided to stay at WEFL,I thought I was working for a solid station. Now I feel like looking for another job. Steven: That's your decision. I'm going to do everything I can to stay here. But let me know what you're going to do. Jake: You'll be the first to know. Chris: Tonight I'll be interviewing Terry. You know, he could be the one who'd doing all this. He's an editor. he knows the equipment. And then I'll be planning my interviews with Steven and Peter Case. Jake: Will you be working late? Chris: I'll be working as late as I have to. And I'll be waiting for you. Jake: Why? Chris: Won't you be staying late tonight? Jake: No, I don't think so. Chris: But I'll have a lot of interviews for you to see. Will you be coming in early tomorrow? Jake: I probably won't be coming in at all tomorrow. Chris: Won't Detective Modine be looking for you? Jake: He might, but I'll be interviewing someone at the Nature Center. Chris: Jake, I want you to look at the interviews. Jake: I asked you for some research on the history of the Nature Center? Where is it? Chris: I'll have it for you tomorrow. Jake: Chris, I need the research. If you can't do it, I'll do it myself. Chris: Thanks. I thought you were my friend. I thought you were the great journalist, the great teacher. Jake: Yeah, well, the great journalist is going to be bust. And you'll be busy doing research on the history of the - 12 - Nature Center. Chris: You'll have your research, Mr. Seltzer. Lesson 11 What were you doing while I was looking for the love of my life? Rita: Isn't this a beautiful place, Terry? Terry: It's wonderful. Rita: What were you doing while I was looking for the love of my life? Terry: I was looking for you,of course. Rita: when I was ten, I wanted to marry a handsome Englishman. Terry: And how about now? Rita: Now love a handsome American. But I still don't know what I'm going to do with my life. Terry: I remember when I had to figure that out for myself.It wasn't easy. Rita: When I was younger, I was always sure what I wanted to be.Now I'm not so sure. Terry: But isn't it fun trying out new directions? Rita: Yes. Sometimes it's fun, except for yesterday. I felt awful when my tape was on the air. But let's not talk about it. Let's talk about that handsome Englishman I wanted to marry. Terry: Well, here's your handsome Englishman. How do you do? My name is Jim Morgan. Rita: Jim? You mean James, don't you? He hates to be called Jim. Terry: Hello. My name is James Morgan. It's a beautiful day for a walk, don't you think? Rita: It's a very nice day for a walk. Mr. Morgan, you look a great deal like Terry Smithers. Terry: Smithers. Good English surname, but I'm not sure about the forename. Terry. No, I don't like that. Rita: Your accent is very strong, Mr. Morgan. Terry: Yes, my grandfather was a barryister in London. Rita: Yes, well, I bet you wish you were still in London. Terry: Not at all. Then I never would have met you, even though you talk funny. Rita: You love the differences in our languages, don't you, Mr. Morgan? Terry: It's an absolutely fascinating subject. I use it in my news shows whenever I can. Did you know that in Britain you get on a train at a "railway station", and a one-way ticket is called a "single"? Rita: Yes. We've heard all your broadcasts, James. Terry: Yes, well. Have you got the time? Rita: Yes, I've got the time. It's 1:30. Terry: Enough of this. Come on. We've got to get back to the station, Chris wants to interview me. Rita: Be nice. she's a nice girl. Terry: Yes, but I wonder sometimes. Rita: What are you saying? Terry: I'm not sure. But wasn't she working alone in the editing room a lot last week? Rita: What does that mean? Terry: Well, nothing. Except that the problems all seem to happen in the control room or the editing room. It's got to be someone with lots of extra time. Rita: Like Chris? - 13 - Terry: Well, yes. Rita: Or you. Terry: Hey. Rita: I'm just kidding, Terry. Let's go. James Morgan: You'll need to post a small parcel in the letter box. Have you got any change? You'll need it for stamps. Chris: James Morgan! I know how to mail a pacikage in a mailbox. How did you get on my shelf? James Morgan: Have you got any pets. Please don't bring them. Chris: I haven't got any pets. And I'm not going on holiday because I haven't got any money.I haven't got any time either. Lesson 12 Where have I seen that glove before? James Morgan: If you've got a cold,you'll need to go to the chemist's to buy some medicine. You Americans call that the pharmacy or drugstore. And you won't want to miss going to the cinema, or movies, as you call them... Chris: Who's been moving these tapes? The labels are all gone! I'll be here all night! James Morgan:...Take a flat. That means "rent an apartment". You'll have your own cooker and fridge so that you can make your own meals. You may be lucky enough to have a lift in the building. That means an elevator...You'll need a telephone, so that you can ring up our world-famous theaters for tickets to all the shows... Chris: Oh, come on. James Morgan: The British call it going on holiday The Americans call it going on vacation...if you ask for the subway in London, you won't find the underground train system at all. We call that the "underground" or the "tube"...into a car or a large lorry. That's the correct "English" name for a truck...We haven't got "gasoline" in England. We've got "peteol". Chris: I haven't got any patience left. Where is that tape of Terry's interview?...I've got the right tape now. I hope this has a clue. Terry: How did I become an editor? When I was growing up,I went to the movies all the time. I was fascinated by the way movies were edited. I wasn't able to get a job editing movies. A friend of mine was working as a writer for a television show. He was shooting a story that nobody was interested in buying. He showed it to me, and I worked with him to edit it. The producers liked it so much, they hired me. Chris: OK, Terry, what about your future? Terry: I never know. I'm sure I'll be doing some kind of editing for television. I'll be working in a television station like this one. Chris: What kind of editing? Will you be editing mystery stories or news programs? Or will you be editing sports? Terry: I won't be editing sports programs. I don't liked sports. I'll be editing mystery programs or news. I like them both. Chris: Where is that part about the station? Terry: What was I doing when Rita's travel tape came on? I'm not sure what I was doing when it happened. I know what I was doing when Rita's singing lesson came on the air. I was talking to her in the studio. - 14 - Chris: But what was Terry doing after the tapes came on? He wasn't watching the monitor. He wasn't working in the editing room. Ah, Let's see the interview again. Terry: While everyone was watching the monitor, I went out to see it I could find anybody strange wandering around the station. I just saw Jake. I'm sure he'll be telling detective Modine what he was doing. Chris: I wonder what that means. There's something here that I'm missing, Something's bothering me...That glove! I've seen that glove before. Where have I seen that glove before?...Roger Ward! I was talking to him when he threw it away. Why would Terry have a glove like Roger's?...Jake?...Jake, Is that you?...Terry? PART 2 lesson 1 You shouldn't have been working at the studio so late. Jake: Chris, are you all right? What happened? Chris: I'm not sure. I was editing the tape when I heard a noise. I thought it was you. When I came out to see who was here, the lights went out and this came crashing down. Jake: You shouldn't have been working at the studio so late. Chris: I told you I was going to work late. Jake: You should have made sure somebody was with you. Chris: I couldn't find anybody. Besides, I wanted to do it alone. Jake: Well, if you were going to be alone, you should have locked all the doors. Chris: I thought they were locked. Jake: Did you check? You should have checked to make sure they were locked. Chris: I know, I know. I should have been more careful. Jake: And when you heard a noise, you should have called a security guard. Chris: I assumed it was you. Jake: First rule of journalism. you should never assume anything. Anyway, you should have called the police. You could have gotten killed. Chris: I could have, but I didn't. It doesn't matter anymore. Did you see anybody coming out on your way in? Jake: No. Chris: This was not an accident. Someone might be trying to scare me. Jake: Do you have any idea who it might have been? Chris: It might have been Terry. Jake: It couldn't have been Terry. Chris: Why not? Jake: I saw Terry at the Nature Center. Chris: What was he doing there? Jake: I'm not sure. But I'll find out. Let's get you home. Chris: OK...Thanks. Jake: What's the matter? Chris: I think I twisted my ankle. Jake: You should have told me you hurt yourself. - 15 - Chris: I didn't know until I stood up. Jake: Sit down...I'll get some ice. Chris: Where are you going? Don't leave me here alone. Jake: I keep a chest of ice with some soda in my office. Do you want some soda too? Chris: OK...Oh, I feel like such an idiot. Jake: You should have told me about your ankle. We might have stopped the swelling. Chris: Jake. Yeah? Jake: Chris: I'm glad you're here. Jake: So am I, chris. How does that feel? Chris: Cold. Jake: So did you find anything out when you were going through the tapes? Chris: I think so. Do you remember when you were working with Roger Ward? Jake: I'm still working with him. Chris: Remember the day he threw his glove out? Jake: Not really. What does that have to do with anything? Chris: Terry has Roger's glove, or one just like it. Jake: Chris, I don't see the connection. Chris: There is a connection. I'm not sure what it is, but I know there is one. Jake: OK, Miss Detective. Let's start walking. Lesson 2 Until I came to WEFL, I had never worked with a famous person like Jake. Jake: This is going to be a very interesting interview, Mike. We're talking with Thomas Ames, head of Mirage Realty. Mike: Who are these people? Jake: They claim to be one of the nation's biggest real-estate developers. Mike: I'm surprised that I haven't heard of them. Jake: Chris did some research on them for me. Until recently, no one had ever heard of them. Mike: So why are we doing a story on them now? Jake: This company is trying to build apartments on the Nature Center. Jake: Mr. Ames, thank you for talking with us. Ames: Anything I can do to help. Jake: Mr. Ames, why are you doing this to the Nature Center? Ames: Please don't put it that way, Jake. We didn't begin this project. Another company started it. By the time we took over, the plans had already been made. Jake: The director of the Nature Center told me that until last week, he hadn't heard a word about the apartments being built. Ames: It was a quick deal. Jake: Isn't that unusual? - 16 - Ames: I don't have to go through a lot of red tape. I own the company. I make all the decisions. Jake: Can you show us the plans? Ames: No. I'm sorry, Jake. Jake: Why are you building on the Nature Center? Won't big apartments ruin the beauty of the Nature Center? Ames: That's not my problem. I own the land. The Nature Center has been using it for many years, but it's not theirs. But let me tell you, Jake, these will be beautiful buildings. They will be built with the most modern materials. Jake: That's the problem, Mr. Ames. When you planned this, didn't you think about the problems you might cause? AWhen you asked for this interview, I was extremely busy, but I made time for you. Now your time is up. mes: Jake: I like your glove. Ames: Actually, it's not mine. Jake: Whose is it? Ames: Does it matter?...Good Jake, Mr. Seltzer. Chris: I guess I have to admit that I find Jake...charming...Until I came to WEFL,I had never worked with a famous person like Jake. I hadn't edited a videotape. I had never worked on anything really important before. I hadn't even been in front of a camera. It's all so stimulating...It's hard to tell whether I like Jake or the job. I gave him sailing lessons once, but they didn't mean much. Until I started working at WEFL,I hadn't realized what a great guy Jake is. In fact, until just now, I had no idea how much I liked him. Lesson 3 Actually, I'm starved. Jake: How long do you have to have this bandage on? Chris: Probably a few days. Jake: I told you, you should have gone to the doctor right away. ou might have avoided all of this. Chris: When I got home, I soaked it in hot water. I thought it would be fine. Jake: You shouldn't have walked on it. Chris: That's what the doctor said...He said I shouldn't have soaked into the hot water. I shouldn't have driven the car either. It's ridiculous. How would I have gotten to the doctor? Jake: You should have called me. I would have taked you there. Chris: I tried, but you weren't there. Jake: You should have tried again. Chris: Oh, please. Look, if you want to do something for me, I'm sure I can think of something. Jake: What? Chris: You can go over this research with me. Jake: What is it? Chris: Uh-uh-uh. I'll show you in a minute. I've learned some things about the Nature Center. Jake: Well, I'm very interested in your research. I'd especially like to hear what you have to say about its history. Chris: There's a price. Jake: What? Chris: You can buy me dinner. Jake: Well, I don't know. That's an awful lot to ask. But I-I think I can handle it. Will you hand over that research - 17 - now? Chris: When I see dinner, you get the research. Chris: Oooh, I shouldn't have eaten all that. Jake: Did you like it? I couldn't tell. Chris: I was fine until I got to the egg rolls. You should have stopped me. Jake: I should have stopped you? Hah! I should have stopped myself! Chris: We shouldn't have ordered so much. Um, you're right, I think we should have left out the shrimp dish. Jake: Chris: No, I liked the shrimp. We shouldn't have ordered the spareribs. Jake: Oh, yes, we should have. It was too mush fun watching you eat them. Chris: So, how's my research? Jake: It's good. Chris: Oh. You like it? Jake: Write a story. We'll record it in the morning. Chris: Write it? Record it? Jake: It's the best way to learn. Chris: I don't have much time. Jake: That's right. I've been looking at my interview with Thomas Ames. He's a very strange man. Remember Roger's glove? Chris: Yes. Jake: Ames had one too. Chris: You're kidding? Do you think he has something to do with what's been going on at the station? Jake: I'm not sure. I'll have to think about it. Rita: I thought I smelled Chinese food. Can I join you? Chris: Sure. Weren't you supposed to have dinner with Terry? Rita: Yes. He was going to teach me about cameras. I thought that might be a good hobby for me, you know, photography. I waited and waited, but he didn't show up. Chris: Oh, no. Rita: Yeah. By the time he called, I had already made the entire dinner. I had cooked the roast and set the table. I had made the salad. I had even poured the wine. Wait until I see him face to face. He's going to hear about this, believe me. Chris: He really stood you up. Rita: The only thing I hadn't done was light the candles. Jake: You should have invited someone else. Rita: I tried to call a girlfriend, but by the time I called her, she had already made other plans. Chris: You should have just eaten it yourself. Rita: I didn't feel like eating alone. I came here to clean up my makeup room a bit. Chris: We have lots of food left. Stick around and help us finish it. Rita: Actually, I'm starved. Oh, that chicken looks wonderful! - 18 - Chris: We have egg rolls. We have spareribs. We have chicken. We have shrimp. We have Peking duck. We have Chinese vegetables. We have rice. Lesson 4 If you hadn't smiled so much, it would have been better. Chris: If it hadn't been for G. R. Hertzberg, the Nature Center wouldn't have been started. He provided the money. He owned the land and donated it to the Stamford Nature Center. He built a museum so that young people could learn more about nature. 250,000 people visit the museum each year. The museum is a wonderful place for children. I spoke to many parents and their children today. Everyone thinks the museum is a wonderful place to spend an afternoon. Chris: I never would have shot it if it hadn't been for you. Jake: It's interesting. Chris: You don't like it. Jake: If you hadn't smiled so much, it would have been better. Chris: Better? It's bad? Jake: I didn't mean that. I'm sorry. It's just that...if you had talked about the value of the Nature Center, It would have been more interesting. There's no news here, Chris. Chris: Oh. Jake: But you're getting there. It's definitely better. Chris: Will you take me on your next story? Jake: If you hadn't injured yourself, I would have taken you with me today. I went back to see Thomas Ames at Mirage Realty. Chris: Did you learn anything? Jake: No. If I had gotten there early enough, I could have talked to his secretary. I would have gotten some important information. I would have asked for another interview. But Ames and his secretary were gone by the time I got there. Chris: What is Ames like? Jake: He's nasty. I don't like him. Of course, I asked him some tough questions. If I'd been nicer the last time I was there, he might have answered my questions. Chris: what do you know about him? Jake: Thomas Ames is a very rich man. He moved to Stamford last year and started buying everything-land, businesses, hotels. He tried to buy this station, but Sam Finch wouldn't sell it to him. Chris: Then we's be working for Thomas Ames? Jake: Not me. Chris: It's too bad that I twisted my ankle. If I hadn't hurt my ankle, I could have helped you more...I'm so sorry my story didn't turn out well. I tried with it, but I guess it isn't as good as I had hoped. Jake: You're getting there, though. Chris: Can you make any more suggestions? Jake: Sure. If you had taken a picture behind the children, you could have shown where the apartments will be. Chris: I see what you mean. - 19 - Lesson 5 I wish I didn't have to keep any secrets from you. Rita: I wish I hadn't started my diet today. Terry: Why? Are you still hungry? Rita: I'm starving. There's nothing left in here. I wish I had packed a huge turkey sandwich on a roll with mustard and mayonnaise and lettuce and tomato and cheese. Terry: I wish I had known. I wouldn't have eaten everything. Rita: No. It's better this way. Terry: Are you sure? Do you want to go into town and buy something to eat? Rita: I'd rather stay here. Terry: All right. Whatever you say. Rita: Mmmm. Terry: What? Rita: Do you have anything left in that bag? Terry: I have a bag of potato chips. Rita: I wish you hadn't mentioned potato chips. Now I'm going to be thinking of potato chips all day. Terry: Would you like some? Rita: I wish you hadn't offered. Terry: Well, what was I supposed to do? Rita: Oh, give me the potato chips. Terry: Think of something else...such a beautiful day. Rita: Yes. I wish I didn't have to go back to work. Terry: I wish I hadn't had to work this morning. We could have taken a drive somewhere. Rita: That would have been nice. Terry: Rita, did you send in your application for veterinarian school? Rita: No. I can't make up my mind what to do. I wish I had never thought about retiring. It was all so much easier when I woke up in the morning, went to work, and came home. Terry: I've never heard you sound so down. Rita: Sorry. Terry: What's bothering you? Rita: It has to do with all this stuff that's been going on at the station. Terry: What do you mean? Rita: I don't like it. Terry: Neither do I, but it's not stopping me from enjoying this beautiful day. Rita: That's what's bothering me. Terry: What are you getting at? Rita: Maybe I don't know enough about you. What are you up to? Terry: It sounds like you are accusing me of something. How come? - 20 - Rita: Well... Terry: Well! I don't understand what you're talking about. Rita: Why do you spend so much time in the editing room? What are you working on? What is this project you won't tell me about? Terry: I wish I could tell you. I wish I didn't have to keep any secrets from you. But I really can't tell you about this, Rita. I'm sorry. You'll know about it soon enough. I'm surprised at you. Rita: Why are you surprised at me? Because I thought we were honest with each other. I thought out relationship was based on love, respect, and Terry: trust. Rita: You're right. I'm sorry. I just wish you could tell me. Terry: Well, I wish you trusted me more, Rita. Rita: I do. I love you, Terry. Terry: Then run away with me. Rita: I wish I could. Lesson 6 I wish I could edit a story like that. Chris: I really appreciate watching you work. You're so fast. Roger: Sure. You can watch anytime. Chris: I wish I could have gone to the Nature Center with Jake. I'm helping him with a story. Roger: So I understand. Chris: I'm not very experienced yet. Roger: You're just learning. I'm happy to help. Let's see what we've got here. This is a story that Jake recorded last week. Jake: And now, in sports, it's the Stamford Tennis Matches. In the men's final, David Cross won today in a close match against veteran Charlie Rice. In the last set, the score was tied. The march was close, but Charlie Rice's serve was off and he became tired. The final score was 6 to 4. Roger: I wish Rice had won. He looked so good in the beginning of the game. Chris: Rice missed too many serves. If he had served better, he would have won the game. I think David Cross was terrific. What a game! Roger: David Cross is so young. It's just the beginning of her career. I wish he hadn't won. I wish Rice had played better. I think he would have won the game if he hadn't been so tired. Chris: Charlie Rice wasn't in very good shape. If he had been in better shape, I think he would have won. Roger: Uh, here's a story about the United States Tennis Association. Their player-development program helps train young tennis players. Stan Smith: The great champions, uh, are born and, uh, they're also trained. Here we have some talent; we don't know if we have any great champions, eh, in this group. But if they do have great potential to be a champion, you know, we'll help them along the way. Nick Saciano: At this point, the key is that you want them to develop a game which isn't going to limit them later on, and if you can make a little impact now when they're twelve years old, it goes a long, long way. - 21 - Stan Smith: Some of the things that you go through on the tennis court, you know, coming back, uh, from adversity, from having an injury, from getting behind, from getting discouraged, from struggling-uh, those are all things that we go through in life in general. Hopefully, we can influence them in a way that might help them in their entire life, and not just in tennis. Roger: It's good. What do you think? Chris: If I had been there, I would have talked to more people. There were only six interviews. Roger: That would have been interesting. Chris: I wish I could edit a story like that. Roger: Here, let me show you something else. Roger: If he had put it together with this shot, he would have made a much more interesting point. Chris: I wish I had thought of that. You're such a good editor. Roger: Thanks, Chris. I wish I had more time, but- Chris: That's OK. You've been very helpful. Roger: You'll learn more as you go along. Chris: But you're so fast. How do you edit so fast? I've never seen anybody work so fast. Lesson 7 These young people are about to become teachers. Jake: Good evening. I'm Jake Seltzer and this is "Hello America". Tonight, a report on teachers. Jake: These young people are about to become teachers. But there are not enough of them. Experts are trying to convince young people like these to choose teaching as a career...Professor Marvin Bressler of Princeton University said it was an enormous privilege to be a teacher. Prgfessor Bressler: It is an enormous privilege to be a teacher and to see people come alive from time to time. Jake: Alan Grskin told the audience that young people could make a difference. Alan Grskin: The message he left behind was that young people could make a difference in helping to create a better and more peaceful world. Jake: Many teachers will be retiring soon. There are not enough young teachers to replace them. According to Mary Futrell, we will need 1.4 million new teachers. Mary Futrell: Uh, we will need approximately 1.4 million new teachers before the end of this decade, and those will be teachers at every grade level. Uh, every community in the country will be looking for new teachers. Jake: Not everyone can be a teacher. It is a very diffficult job. Thomas Gilhool was a lawyer. Now he's a full-time teacher. But it wasn't easy. Thomas Gilhool: I've been a full-time teacher, I can say now, proudly, for eight days. At the third day, I did not think I would see the eighth day. Jake: How important are teachers? The President said yesterday that our future would depend on good schools. The experts tell us that good schools depend on good teachers. As Thomas Gilhool said, "Teaching isn't easy, but it can be the most rewarding job in the world". I'm Jake Seltzer. Goodbye for now. Jake: Did everything work this time? Were there any strange problems? Steven: No. I don't think there were any technical mistakes. Jake: That's a good news. - 22 - Steven: I want you to meet Detective Raymond Modine. Jake: How do you do, Detective. Modine: Please, just call me Ray. Jake: I hope you can solve this little mystery. Modine: I hope so too. I'd like to talk to you about it. Jake: Now? Do you want to talk to me now? Modine: If you have the time, Jake. Sure, Ray. I'll be with you in a minute. Jake: Jake: Steven, I need to talk to you when you have a chance. Steven: What do you want to talk about? Jake: Thomas Ames. Steven: What about him? Jake: He's involved in the story I'm working on. I need some background information. You know him, don't you? Steven: Yeah, I know him. Come to the office later, and we'll talk. Lesson 8 Did Terry really ask you to run away with him? Jake: OK, Ray. Why don't we talk right here? I'd like to finish quickly. I have a lot of work to do. Modine: This may take a while. Jake: Do you think someone is sabotaging the station deliberately? Modine: Yes, I do. Jake: Do you know who it is? Modine: No, not yet. Jake: Have you interviewed other people at the station? Modine: Yes, I have. This isn't working out, Jake. Jake: Why? Modine: I'll ask the questions, if you don't mind. Jake: OK. Shoot. Modine: Do you think someone is sabotaging the station deliberately? Do you know who it is? Jake: Yea, I do, and no, I don't. Modine: This may take a while...Let's talk about the people here. What do you know about Roger? Jake: Roger couldn't possibly be causing the problem. He just started working here, He has absolutely no reason to sabotage anything. Modine: Does he know anyone in Stamford, Jake: No. But there was a strange coincidence with a glove. Jake: ...Roger had the same glove as Ames. So did Terry. It probably doesn't mean anything. Anyway, he's a nice guy. Jake: Do you know anything about Thomas Ames? Roger: I've never heard of him. I don't know anything about him. Jake: That's interesting. Ames said he knew you. - 23 - Roger: You're very clever. You always have been. But I know your interviewing tactics. You're trying to find out what I know. But I'm telling you I don't know anything about him. Look, here's the shot we were looking for. Chris: Did Terry really ask you to run away with him? Rita: Yes. Isn't that sweet? Chris: It is. He's so romantic. Rita: Yeah. Chris: I wish someone would ask me to run away with him. One day someone will. Rita: Chris: Well, are you going to? Rita: What? Chris: Run away with him. I asked you if you were going to run away with him. Rita: I don't know enough about him. At times, he's very secretive. Besides, I still don't know what I'll do after I retire. Chris: Are you still upset about retiring? Rita: Not really. I'm kind of looking forward to it. Chris: Wow! What a difference! How did you do that? Rita: The tricks of the trade. Have you ever thought about wearing your hair up? Chris: I've thought about it, but I don't think it would look good. Do you? Rita: I think it would look great. Chris: You do? Rita: Yes, I do. Do you want to try it? Chris: I don't know... Rita: Oh, come on. Be daring. Try it. You can always take it down. Chris: All right. Rita: When are you going to do your report? Chris: Report? Oh, this isn't for a story. Rita: I thought we were doing this for your tape. Chris: Not exactly. But it's for my career. OK, I'm ready. Do whatever you want. Lesson 9 He just asked me if I would take you off the story. Steven: He's a reporter. I can't control him. Ames, get off my back...Come in. Jake: How are you, Steven? Steven: How can you ask me that? Have you seen the paper? Jake: Yes, The new isn't good. Steven: The abvertisers aer leaving WEFL because we don't have enough viewers. Peter Case won't be able to give the station away. Our news operation is a joke. With news like that, how well can I be? Jake: I'm sorry. Is Detective Modine making any progress? Steven: He spoke to a few people. He's been asking a lot of questions. I'm not sure what he's found out yet. Jake: Steven, what's your connection to Thomas Ames? - 24 - Steven: I don't have a connection. Jake: Do you know him? Steven: Yes. What do you know about Ames? Jake: I interviewed him several days ago. He's the head of Mirage Realty. He didn't tell me much about himself. Steven: Did he ask you any questions about me? Jake: No. Steven: Did he ask you about the station? Jake: No. Why would he ask about the station? Steven: Because he wants to buy it. Jake: Is peter going to sell it to him? Steven: Not at the price he's offered. Jake: When did he start trying to buy the station? Steven: It's been a while now. why? Jake: Did he ever mention me to you? Steven: Not until today. Jake: You spoke to him today? Steven: Yes. He just called, as a matter of fact. He asked me to stop you from doing the Nature Center story. Jake: The man is despicable! That's probably why he wants to buy the station. I'm learning something important-something he doesn't want me to find out. Steven: Jake, I can't stand Ames. But he isn't trying to buy the station to stop you. He's been after the station for some time. He asked Case if he would sell the station to him six months ago. Jake: And the tried to buy it from Sam Fich, the previous owner. How much has Ames told you about himself? Steven: Not much. I've learned a few things. We've had a few meetings. Jake: Steven, He's building apartments right next to the Nature Center. He's going to ruin it. Has he ever said anything about it to you? Steven: Of course not. The man is not stupid. Jake: How much has he asked you about me? Steven: Nothing, until now. He just asked me if I would take you off the story. Jake: You aren't going to ask me to do that, are you, Steven? Steven: What do you think? Jake: Normally, I don't think you would. But we're losing a lot of money. You don't want to lose your job. Steven: That's true, Jake, but I have my standards. Jake: So you're not going to try to stop me? Steven: On the contrary. I want you to find out everything you can about Thomas Ames abd expose him for what he is. Jake: And what is Thomas Ames? Steven: He's a greedy, evil good-for-nothing. Jake: I've never heard you talk about anybody that way. Jake: What's that? - 25 - Steven: It's for my stomach. My doctor says I'm getting an ulcer. He says if I don't calm dowm, I'm going to wind up in the hospital. Jake: You are too nervous. Don't worry, Steven. I'm going to figure this out. Steven: Hurry, Jake. We don't have much time. Lesson 10 May I have the soda, please? Chris: Oh...I thought you were somebody else. Modine: Jake, perhaps? Chris: I guess you know a lot about everything that happens here. Modine: It's my job. Chris: My appointment with you wasn't still later. Modine: I had a bit of time so I thought I'd talk to you now, if that's all right. Chris: I was waiting for Jake. Modine: I won't be long. Chris: Who knows if he's coming anyway? So, are you hungry? Modine: Yes. As a matter of fact, I am. Chris: Do you want some pizza? Modine: Thank you. Chris: Could you please hand me a plate? Modine: Delighted. Chris: Here's a slice for you. Modine: Thank you. Would you mind handing me a napkin? Chris: Sure. Do you want some soda? Modine: No Thanks. I'd like a cup of coffee. Chris: The coffee machine is around the corner. Modine: I saw it when I came in. The coffeepot is empty. Chris: I could make some more, if you like. Modine: No. That's OK. Chris: So...you're not at all what I expected. Mdine: No? Chris: Nope. I thought you'd be some guy in a rumpled) raincoat. Modine: No rumpled raincoat. I have to ask you some questions now. Chris: Sure. Modine: Who do you think has been sabotaging the station? Chris: I don't know. I'm totally confused. First, I thought it was Terry. Then I thought it was Mike. Then for a second, I even thought it was Jake. It's definitely not Rita. Modine: Good thinking. May I have the soda, please? Chris: Sure. Here's a glass...How's the pizza? - 26 - Modine: Very good. Chris: Glad you like it. So, who do you think did it? Modine: You. Chris: What? Modine: You were around every time it happened. You have no vested interest in the station. Chris: This is so unfair of you. I don't know how you could possibly think that I had anything to do with it. Modine: Come on. Chris. You had access to the editing room. What were you doing here late one night? Chris: Was that you sneaking around that night? Modine: You 're the one under investigation. Chris: I had nothing to do with any of this! Modime: Then what were you doing here by yourself that night? Chris: I was working on a project. Modine: At eleven o'clock at night? Why couldn't you do the project during the day? Chris: What do you mean? Modine: How well do you know Thomas Ames? Chris: Thomas Ames? What are you talking about? Modine: I don't know. That's what I 'd like you to tell me. Chris: Well, you don't know what you're talking about. I had nothing to do with it. Why don't you ask Jake or...Mike? Why don't you talk to Terry? He's always working late in the editing room, you know. Modine: Actually, I didn't know that. Thanks for answering the questions. I knew you would be helpful. And thank you, too, for the pizza and soda, delightful dinner at the conference table. I'll be around to see you again. By the way... Chris: Yes? Modine: I like your hair. Chris: Oooh,that makes me so mad! Lesson 11 You were supposed to be here an hour ago. Chris: What? Jake: Hi. What happened to you? Chris: You weren't supposed to see me like this. You were supposed to be here an hour ago. Jake: I had to meet with Steven. I'm sorry. Chris: This isn't what was supposed to happen. Jake: What was supposed to happen? Chris: You were supposed to come in and I was supposed to look beautiful. I was supposed to forget all about the disagreement we had. You were supposed to fall madly in love with me. Jake: I still might fall madly in love with you. Chris: Really? Jake: Maybe. What happened? Chris: Detective Modine. - 27 - Jake: He met with you. Chris: He came and he accused me of causing all the trouble here. Jake: No. Really? He accused you? Chris: That wasn't supposed to be funny. Jake: Sorry. Chris: I don't think he thought it was me. I just think he was trying to trick me into giving him some information. Jake: Do you have any to give? Yes. I was saving it for you. But now Detective Modine knows too. Chris: Jake: What is it? Chris: Terry Smithers. Jake: What about him? Chris: He's doing something in the editing room every night. Jake: How did you find that out? Chris: Never mind. I have my ways. Jake: That's interesting. He seems so nice. I wonder about Roger. I talked with him today. Chris: I talked with him too. I helped him edit a tennis story. Jake: Did you tell Detective Modine about Terry? Chris: Yes. I had to. Are you angry? Jake: Why should I be angry? You're supposed to tell him everything. Listen, now that I know this, uh, I have to go. Chris: Don't you want some pizza? Jake: No, It looks...cold. I've got to go. Chris: I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go. Jake: I forgot this...By the way, you look terrific. Steven: You're supposed to solve this mystery soon. Do you think you'll have an answer for me in the next 24 hours? Modine: I think I'll be able to tell you sooner. Steven: You don't actually think that Chris had anything to do with our problems. Modine: No. I'm sure she had nothing to do with them. But I do think she had some interesting information. She tells me that Terry works in the editing room at night. And she has some great pizza up there. You should get yourself a slice. Steven: I can't. I'll have to do without pizza. I'm not supposed to eat any until my stomach clears up. Modine: Well, your problems will all be over soon. I have to hurry. I parked my car in a lot with parking meters. Steven: You aren't supposed to park there for more than an hour. Modine: Actually, it isn't a one-hour meter. It's supposed to run for two hours. The meter runs in exactly four and a half minutes. Steven: I could have gotten you a permit to park in the garage here. Modine: No, that's OK.I never get tickets because I time myself. When my alarm goes off(发出响声),...I know that I have to leave. See you tomorrow, Steven. Get some sleep. Lesson 12 Maybe I'd better show this to detective modine. - 28 - Modine: Hah!The meter ran out. It's fast. Chris: So. They caught you, huh? You can't park here for longer than two hours. You broke the law, Ray. Modine: I've never gotten a parking ticket. Chris: You're supposed to put money in the parking meter. Modine: I did. It was fast. Chris: Why didn't you park in the garage under the station? Modine: You're supposed to have a permit...I don't understand. What am I supposed to do with this? Chris: You're the law officer. You're supposed to send sixteen dollars to the address on the ticket. Modine: I won't pay it. Chris: Then, it says on the ticket that you have to appear in court. Modine: Court? Where are you going? Chris: I have interviews of everyone here. I'm going to look for clues. Chris: OK. Let's see the evidence. What were people doing before the wrong tapes went on the air? Why would they sabotage the station? Jake: When the tapes were playing, I was on the air. Before we started, I was going over my script on the set. Mike: Jake asked me to get a map for him in the glove compartment of his car. He told me to look at the map and find the building site for the apartments at the Nature Center. I also had to get the camera It was in the trunk of my car. My car was parked in the garage, so I didn't return for half an hour. I got back just in time to see Rita's tape. Chris: This is complicated...I need some paper and a pen. I also have to get the notes I took last night...OK. Where was the tape with singing lesson, Rita? Where did you leave the tape? Rita: Oh, I left it on a shelf in the editing room. The shelf was empty. The tape had a label on it. No one could have made a mistake. Chris: What happened then? Rita: Well, Terry and I had a picnic in the park. At first the sun was shining. Then, all of a sudden, the clouds got very dark. The sky got almost black, and we knew it was going to rain any minute. So we left the park and came back to the station. That's when I saw the tape on the monitor. Chris: So Terry was with you. Rita: Not the whole time. I asked Terry if he could go to the store for me. I needed a small mirror in the makeup room. The mirror I had fell on the ground and broke. He was gone for about an hour. Chris: I know Steven had nothing to do with this. How about Roger? Roger: Jake is an old friend. He asked me if I wanted a job. Chris: You don't have a job? Roger: I became so successful that I started a small editing company. The company edits programs for all the stations. Chris: Where were you when Rita's tape went on the air? Roger: I was in the editing room. I never saw the tape. Chris: Yow were in the editing room right before Rita's tape went on the air. Did you see anyone else? Roger: No. No one came in for at least an hour. Chris: Ahha! I think I know what happened. Maybe I'd better show this to detective modine. - 29 - PART 3 Lesson 1 I'm so tired of this whole thing. Steven: I got here as fast as I could. I'm very upset about this investigation. Detective Modine: I'm certain of that. Steven: Well? Detective Modine: I asked you to meet me here，because I was concerned about meeting in your office. Steven: Why would you be concerned about that? Detective Modine Your office might be bugged. You can't be too careful about anything when you're dealing with criminals. Steven: I'm so tired of this whole thing. I don't want to worry about this anymore. I don't want to think about criminals or sabotage. I just want to do my job. I just want to produce a news show. Detective Modine: I can see how you feel. You're probably disappointed in the investigation. Steven: Yes, I am. I'm surprised at how long this is taking. I think you're a little slow at solving this case, Ray. Now, don't be angry at me. These investigations are very delicate. Detective Modine: Steven: Ray, tell me what you know. Detective Modine: I'll give it to you in two words. Steven: Yeah? Yeah? What? Detective Modine: Leather glove... Steven: Leather glove? Detective Modine: That's it. Leather glove. Steven: Did you call me all the way out here to say the words leather glove to me? Detective Modine: Yes. The leather glove is the key to the case. You seem disappointed. Steven: Disappointed? Are you kidding? Wait until I tell Peter Case I've been spending money to pay a detective, and all he could come up with was the words leather glove. He's not going to be happy about this, Ray. Detective Modine: Be patient with me, Steven. There's something I didn't tell you. You're going to be interested in this. Steven: What? Detective Modine: The leather gloves are the missing link. Detective Modine: First, Roger Ward had one. Then Jake saw Thomas Ames with one exactly like it. Finally, one of the gloves was on the tape that Chris made of Terry. Steven: Does Thomas Ames know Roger Ward? What about Terry? Detective Modine: Terry may be involved. Steven: No! He's so kind and friendly to everyone. Are you sure about Terry? Detective Modine: You're not always the beat judge of character, Steven. Sometimes you can miss important clues. That's why you hired me! Steven: Where are we going? Detective Modine: To my car. It's parked at a meter. I'm worried about getting another ticket. Look, isn't that Terry Smithers? Steven: Where? - 30 - Detective Modine: Next to my car. He doesn't see us. Steven: He's pacing back and forth. He seems nervous about something. Detective Modine: Maybe he's afraid of being seen here. I'll call you later, Steven. Lesson 2 RIght now, i'm thinking about making my plans. Steven: Hi, Chris. I'm on the phone with my son. yes. Chris: Oh, Steven: He's going to be six months old this week. Please sit down. This will only take a second...Hello, big guy...Are you excited about talking to Daddy on the telephone?...Bye-bye. Daddy loves you...I think he thinks I live inside the telephone. Chris: You really love being a dad, don't you? Steven: It's great, but what a responsibility. I'm always worried about not spending enough time with him. Chris: I wouldn't be concerned about not spending enough time with him. Quality is more important than quantity. Steven: I know. I know. But I believe in having both quality and quantity time with my family. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work out that way. When I'm not working, I'm thinking I should be working. When I'm working, I'm worried about not being with Peter. Speaking of quality time, what can I do for you? Chris: I just want you to know how much I've enjoyed working here. And I wanted to talk to you about the future。 Steven: We've enjoyed having you here. You're doing a good job. Chris: Thanks. I'm interested in staying at WEEL, but I need to talk to you about the future. Steven: I understand. Chris: Right now, I'm thinking about making my plans. I can't be an assistant all my life. I'm hoping to become a reporter. Do you think there may be a spot for me? Steven: To be honest, Chris, I'm not sure. I'm not making any promises about summer positions now. I expect to know more towards the end of the week. Chris: OK. But I just want you to know I'm really excited about staying here. Steven: Thank you for telling me. A lot of things are up in the air right now. Chris: I understand. Just let me know what you decide to do...Isn't your son darling! Steven: He is kind of cute, isn't he? Detective Modine: Do you get nervous about talking to millions of people every night? Jake: Do you get nervous about annoying people every day? Detective Modine: What do you mean annoying? Do you think everyone finds me annoying? Chris, for instance? Jake: What does Chris have to do with any of this? Detective Modine: I was interested in hearing about Chris's tapes. Jake: We've spent a lot of time watching those tapes, and I think there are some parts you may find helpful. Detective Modine: Good. Now we're getting somewhere. Jake: I'd like to help you out, Ray...Believe me, I'm tired of having you around here. Detective Modine: I'll ignore that comment, Jake. Here's the interesting news. I'm sure that your friend Roger Ward is the one who has been sabotaging the station. - 31 - Jake: Roger. Detective Modine: I don't have absolute proof. I don't even know how he's been doing it. But I plan to find out. And I need you to help me find out. Jake: OK, I guess I suspected it all along. But I'm still surprised to hear that it's definitely Roger. Detective Modine: He's in the studio now. I want you to talk to him... Lesson 3 I don't know what you're talking about. Hollo, Roger. Jake: Roger: Jake. What are you doing here? How's the story coming? I think you viewers will like it. Jake: So do I...I'm surprised at you, Roger. Roger: What do you mean? Jake: I don't get it. You were always good at whatever you did. Why would you ruin a good career to go to work for Thomas Ames? Roger: I don't know what you're talking about. Jake: Don't pretend to be surprised at what I'm saying, Roger. I know that you're working for Ames. I know that he's been paying you to sabotage WEFL...What I'm interested is in why. Roger: I'm disappointed in you, Jake. You were so slow at figuring this out. What took you so long? Jake: I thought you were my friend. Roger: You were never good at judging who your friends really were. Jake: I believed in you...When we were in college and no one would give you a chance, I did. I helped you. I cared. Why would you do this to me? Roger: I didn't mean to hurt anyone, Jake. Jake: So it was you. Roger: Yeah. It was me. The travel tape. The singing lesson. All the technical difficulties at the station were my fault. Jake: But why? Roger: Money. I needed money. But it wasn't supposed to be like this, Jake. It went too far. Jake: Money? Roger: Yes. I left the big television networks and started my own business. I was lucky at getting started. I got a lot of work. But then the networks hired new people and my business began to decline. I put everything I owned into that business, Jake. Everything. I was in debt. Then I met Thomas Ames. He helped me. He invested in my business. He loaned money to me. He told me about WEFL and helped me get some work here. But then he asked me to arrange for some technical difficulties at WEFL.I thought it was nothing. It seemed funny at first, like a big joke. Then Ames threatened me. He was going to take over my business unless I helped. He wanted me to lower WEFL's ratings so Peter Case would have to sell him the station. By that time, I was worried about the money I owed him. I was afraid of Ames...So I did it. To tell you the truth, Jake, I'm glad it's over. It was like a nightmare. Steven: I'm shocked at how quickly the time has gone by. It feels like just yesterday that Peter was born. He's six months old already and he's becoming a real person. Now that Ray Modine is close to solving this mystery, I'm thrilled at the chance to spend more time at home. I haven't been spending enough time with Peter. I - 32 - should buy him a Present...But which one?...I know who can help. Rita: Are you interested in buying clothes or a toy for peter? Steven: I don't know. He's only six months old. What do you think? Rita: I don't think he's going to notice what you buy him. I think you're too concerned about it. Why don't you buy your wife something? Steven: It's not her birthday. Rita: Yeah, but I think she'd really like a gift. She'd probably be excited about it whatever it was. You know, your wife needs as much attention as your baby. Steven: You're right. I'm a little bit embarrassed about this, Rita. Thanks for the advice. Rita: With all the things we've been through together? Don't be silly. Steven: Look at these earrings. How about these for Anne? Do you think she'd like another pair of earrings? Rita: I think she'd love the earrings. Who wouldn't? Steven: Yeah.I'm going to order them. Lesson 4 Mike, help me out. Detective Modine: I discovered Roger did it, but I didn't know how. Mike: I discovered it this morning, so I called you right away. Detective Modine: Mike, help me out. I can't understand the technology, and I can't take a course. Mike: Tell me what you don't understand so that I can explain it better. Detective Modine: Why don't you just begin all over again? I'd like to know how you discovered the switchand how you knew that it was the reason for all of the trouble at WEFL. Mike: OK. This morning I was working in here. Something was bothering me, but I didn't know what it was. Detective Modine: You didn't know that it was, but you knew that something in this room was different. Mike: Yeah. I began to look around the room. I looked on the board, and I studied the monitors. I looked everywhere, but I couldn't find anything. Detective Modine: You were frustrated, so you went to get a cup of coffee. Mike: Yeah. How did you know? I went to get some coffee and a donut. When I came back in the room, I thought I was going to have to look all over the place, but I didn't. It just struck me as soon as I came back in. Detective Modine: What? Mike: I looked at the toggle switch, and I remembered it was new. Detective Modine: A new toggle switch solved the mystery. Amazing. Mike: I didn't realize right away that it was the answer to our problems, but I knew that it didn't belong here. Detective Modine: There are hundreds of buttons here, Mike. How did you know that one little switch was different? Mike: I've been a cameraman, and I've also had experience in the control room. I know this board like the back of my hand, so I knew something was different. Detective Modine: Now tell me again so that I can really understand. Exactly what does this switch do? Mike: All right. Here's the interesting part. Watch the monitors...This one shows what's on playback machine A in the control room. This one shows playback machine B, in the editing room. This monitor shows what goes out over the air. - 33 - Detective Modine: Let me see if I understand this, Mike. If I wanted to put a tape about the president out on the air, I would put it on playback machine A, which is in the control room. Mike: Right. Detective Modine: If I wanted to edit a tape about the Nature Center, I would work on playback machine B. That's in the editing room. Mike: Exactly. Detective Modine: OK. That's clear, but I still don't understand what this switch does. Mike: I had to explain the first part so that you would be able to understand this part. Detective Modine: I understand. Mike: This switch determines which tape goes ut over the air. If it's in position A, the tape about the President from playback machine A will go out over the air. If it is in position B, the tape in playback machine B, in the editing room, will go out over the air instead. Detective Modine: Roger Ward came in here, and he moved the toggle switch to position B. That means the tape in the editing room went out over the air. Mike: That's true, but that's not the whole story. Roger is clever, and he also understands how these machines work. Detective Modine: He knew that would have been too simple. Mike: We would have noticed, and we could have stopped this a long time ago. Roger was more clever than that, but he wasn't clever enough. Detective Modine: Criminals are never clever enough, Mike. Mike: Roger is familiar with the machines, so he knew how to rewire the board. Detective Modine: So that's what he did! Mike: Yes, Roger rewired the toggle switch so that he could control it from the editing room. Detective Modine: Brilliant! Mike: Roger was able to put on another tape, and he could do it when no one was looking. Detective Modine: Incredible! Mike: Detective, what are you thinking about? Detective Modine: Parking tickets, Mike. I'm thinking about parking tickets. Lesson 5 I always thought you'd be a devoted father Chris: I can't believe I'm going to interview Thomas Ames. I'm nervous about this even though I've practiced. I'm not sure why. I'm nervous because I want to do a good job. I'm also nervous because Thomas Ames is so wealthy and important. No. I don't care about his wealth. I'm nervous because this is my big chance to be a reporter at WEFL. Even though I've done a good job as an assistant, Steven may not hire me. The ratings are down, and WEFL doesn't have much money. Even though the ratings are down, Steven might hire me if I do a good interview...Mike was sure surprised when I was chosen to do this interview. He said that this was Jake's big story. But I got the story because Ames won't talk to Jake. Although Jake is a better interviewer than I am, I can probably get Ames to talk to me more openly than Jake can. I keep telling myself I have nothing to worry about. Right? - 34 - Steven: The photographer is taking pictures of Peter today because he's six months old. The photographer will be there at three o'clock, and then we're having a little party afterward. Because I've been busy at work, I haven't been able to spend much time with Peter. He's growing so quickly, and I'm never there. I missed the first time he crawled and the first time he sat up. I don't want to miss anything else. Although I want to be with my son, I can't leave until Chris returns with her interview. I've got to know what Thomas Ames is up to. Steven: OK...Daddy will be home later...I love you...Sorry, I was just talking to Peter. Mike: I always thought you'd be a devoted father. Steven: You never told me that being a parent could be so, I don't know, rewarding, exciting. Mike: Yeah, it can also be pretty frustrating. Even though I love kids, they can make me crazy sometimes. Do you know what I mean?...No. Since Peter is just a little baby now, you don't understand yet. When he gets older, it's going to get a lot tougher. It's rewarding and it's wonderful, but it's never easy. Steven: Maybe you're right, Mike. I spoke to Ray and he told me about your discovery. Even though I know that Roger did it and how he did it, I still feel that the mystery hasn't been solved. Mike: I think you feel uncomfortable because Thomas Ames is still walking free. Steven: The good news is that Roger agreed to testify against Thomas Ames in court. Mike: I came to remind you that we were going to go fishing this weekend. Steven: Thanks, Mike. You know, I'd really like to go. Mike: Steven, I think you need to go because you're exhausted. You need to get away for a while. Steven: I can't go fishing with you this time because I need to spend some time with Peter. Take me on the next trip. Mike: I will. I'm not going to give up. I'm going to keep asking you until you finally go. You need a rest, Steven Winn. Lesson 6 Do you care about anything except making more money for yourself? Chris: Mr. Ames, do you think your buildings will ruin the eighteenth-century feeling of the Nature Center? Ames: Although the Nature Center has an eighteenth-century flavor, we aren't living in the eighteenth century. Chris: Can't you try to design your buildings to fit in with the Nature Center? Ames: Although you may feel that my buildings alter the feel of the Nature Center, many people may think they enhance it. Chris: I doubt that, Mr. Ames. What about the pollution? Do you think your chemicals will pollute the water and the land? Ames: I don't know where you get your information. All the chemicals we use are approved by the local government. Chris: You never checked with the local government, Mr. Ames. Do you care about anything except making more money for yourself? Jake: Uh-oh. That's the wrong question to ask Thomas Ames. Chris: Why? Even though Ames is being evasive, you don't think I should ask tough questions? Jake: That's the problem. Even though I know better, I would have asked those questions. Chris: And that would have scared him away? Jake: Yes. Since I hate the man, I would have scared him with tough questions. - 35 - Chris: Because you would have scared him away, you sent me. Jake: You asked tough questions anyway , so we don't have a good interview. Chris: Well, I didn't like him either. But watch. Even though I was tough on Ames, he answered the questions anyway. He lost his temper and made mistakes, so we have a good interview. Watch. Chris: Do you care about anything except making more money for yourself? Ames: I'm tired of you reporters and your stupid questions. It's my land and I'll do whatever I want to with it, and I'm not going to change just because of a little pollution. Now get out! Do you care about the animals at the Nature Center? Chris: Ames: I hate animals!...Get out, Ms. Bloom! Jake: Wow! You weren't kidding. He really got hot under the collar. How did you have the courage to ask that last question? Chris: Even though I don't sound scared on the tape, I was terrified. I was also very angry with Thomas Ames. Jake: Let's watch it again. We'll decide how to edit the story. Lesson 7 Terry is the kind of person who saves everything. Steven: I don't think of you as a man who likes to feed ducks. Detective Modine: That's me. I like cars that are fast. I like women who are beautiful. And here's the interesting part. I'm the kind of person who likes to feed ducks. Steven: I'll never figure you out,Ray. Steven: Why are we meeting here instead of my office? We know who was sabotaging the station. Detective Modine: The sun is out, and the air is crisp. It's day that comes only once a year. You're the kind of person who wouldn't take advantage of a beautiful day. That's why I wanted to meet here. Steven: Thanks. I appreciate your concern for me, but I have a lot of work to do. Detective Modine: So do I. So do I. Well, I guess we wrapped this case up. Steven: Wait a minute. I know it was Roger who was sabotaging the station, but you never told me how you figured it out.Was it the glove that gave him away(=reveal=betray)? I thought you thought that it was Terry who did it. Detective Modien: Actually, it was Terry who helped me figure out the part about the gloves. It was Mike who discovered how Roger did it. Jake is the one who got Roger to confess. Steven: So what did we pay you for? Detective Modine: You always had a remarkable sense of humor. Steven: How did you figure out that it wasn't Terry who did it? Detective Modine: Remember the day I found him standing by my car in the parking lot at the Nature Center? He heard that I thought he was the one who might be guilty, so he wanted to clear things up. Steven: What did he say that made you realize it wasn't him? Detective Modine: It wasn't anything that he said. It was something Chris said. Chris discovered the glove that Roger threw in the garbage. She noticed it matched the one which Jake saw in Ames's office. Chris also saw the same glove in Terry's interview. Steven: But Terry didn't do it. Detective Modine: NO. Terry is the kind of person who saves everything. Do you know he saves nowspapers after - 36 - he's read them? He can't throw anything away. Steven: So Terry kept the glove. Detective Modine: Exactly. He wouldn't waste a perfectly good glove. Steven: What about Ames? Roger was the one who did the dirty work. It was Thomas Ames who gave the orders. Detective Modine: Ames is one of those people who craves power. He wants to own property which will give him more power. Steven: Why didn't he just buy WEFL? He didn't have to sabotage it. Detective Modine: Ames had been trying to buy the station. Peter Case wouldn't sell it to him. If he could make the ratings go down, then Peter would have to sell it or go bankrupt. Steven: If Jake and Chris hadn't done the story on the Nature Center, we never would have known. Detective Modine: Well, I would have caught him, eventually. Steven: So, Ray,...what will you do now-now that this case is over? Detective Modine: What time is it? Steven: Three o'clock. Detective Modine: I'm going to go for a drive. Then I'm going to invite Chris to dinner. Steven: That's not what I meant. Detective Modine: What did you mean? Steven: I meant, now that this case is over, what are you going to do next? Detective Modine: I'm going to get into my car. Steven: Oh, never mind. Detective Modine: I'm thinking of taking Chris to an Italian restaurant...Do you think she'll like that? Do you know a restaurant that serves great pizza? Lesson 8 I have something to tell you that will cheer you up. Terry: It's really hard for you to be leaving WEFL, isn't it? Rita: Yes, it is. It's harder than I realized. So many things here bring back so many memories. I just packed up the brush which I used on my first job. Terry: You still have the brush that you used on your first job? Rita: I'm one of those people who saves everything. I still have the stub from the first paycheck which I earned in 1959.I have pictures of the famous people who I made up. Terry: That's amazing. I save everything that I can. I can't stand to throw anything away. Rita: Like Roger's glove? Terry: Uh, I guess you heard about that. Rita: Of course. Look at this. I was given this vase by a man who I made up for an interview. Terry: Who was that? Rita: It was just somebody. Terry: Is it somebody who I should know about? Rita: It's not anyone whom you should be jealous of. Terry: What's in this box? - 37 - Rita: It's a dress which Deborah Hall wore in one of our productions. Terry: What do you want me to do with this book? Rita: Let me see that...Will you look at this! Terry: What is it? Rita: This is a diary which is full of secrets about the people at WEFL. Terry: Let me see. Rita: No way. Oh, come on. I'm curious now. Terry: Rita: If I did that, there are some people who would kill me. Terry: I'm not interested in the people who you wrote about. I'm interested in the thoughts that you had when you were younger. Rita: Here's something that I wrote. It's kind of funny. Terry: Read it. Rita: March 19th, 1962. This isn't a job which I'm going to have for a long time. I like the people whom I make up. I like the people whom I work with. But that isn't everything. I'd like a job where I can meet famous people. I want a job where there's lots of excitement. This job is fun for now, but I don't know who I'm going to be when I grow up. Terry: Well, nothing's changed. Rita: I can't believe that I wrote that so long ago. Terry: Don't look so sad. Rita: Why not? Terry: I have something to tell you that will cheer you up. Rita: What is it? Terry: I want to tell you what I was doing in the editing room. Remember all those times that you asked me about it? Rita: At last! Terry: All the time you thought that I was involved in the mystery, I was working in the editing room on something for you. Rita: I never thought you were involved in the mystery. Terry: Oh, yes, you did. Rita: Only for a second. You were working on something for me? Terry: I was working on a tape for you. I think you're going to love it. Rita: A tape for me? Terry: It's sort of a history of your time here. I wanted to save it for your retirement party, but now is as good a time as any. Rita: Oh, Terry, this is so sweet. I'm not the kind of person who is usually speechless, but I don't know what to say. Terry: "Thank you" would be a good start. Lesson 9 Rita is the kind of person who gives you everything she's got. Steven: Rita is the kind of person who gives you everything she's got. - 38 - Mike: 1960 was the year that I first met Rita. She was young and pretty and full of life. I had never met anybody who was so enthusiastic about everything. Chris: I was introduced to Rita by a friend who knew her from a cooking class. Even though she was someone who was closer to my mother's age than mine(sorry, Rita), I knew immediately that we would be good friends. Steven: I remember when I first met her. I thought "Here's someone who knows what she's doing". She was the kind of makeup person who could handle the toughest problems. Mike: And people liked her so much, they told her everything. Jake: I remember before I even came to WEFL hearing about Rita. She was the kind of person who was a great listener. But she was also known in those days as a great talker. If you wanted to know anything about anybody, you talked to Rita. Detective Modine: I only recently got to know Rita through my investigation at WEFL. She was the one person who nobody ever mentioned as a possible suspect in the case. Terry: I just had to put him on the tape. Rita: It's great. I love it. There's no one else who would have done this for me, Terry. It means so much to me. Terry: Ready for more? Steven: What was it like to work with Rita? Rita is a person who takes any assignment and does more with it than you asked. Before I became producer, I was directing "Murder at Midnight". Rita was not only the makeup artist, but she was also involved in the set design. If something didn't look right on the set, it was Rita who noticed. If an actress was giving me a hard time, it was Rita I spoke to. Jake: Rita was always a pleasure to work with. Uh, when I first came to the station, I was someone who cared a lot about how I looked when I was in front of the camera. Now that I look back, I probably cared more about how I looked than the story that I was working on. So the fact that I was always happy with the way that Rita made me look says a lot for her talent as a makeup artist. Mike: As a cameraman, I was also involved in the lighting. I've never met anyone who was more professional than Rita. I didn't have to spend hours changing the lighting to compensate for terrible makeup jobs. To be a great makeup artist, you have to be able to work well with people. I've never met anyone who didn't like the time he or she spent in Rita's makeup chair. Rita: Terry, this is the best gift that anyone has ever given me. Terry: There is no one else who I would have done this for. You're the only person who means that much to me. Steven: One word that says who Rita is? Oh, that's hard. Let's see...Dependable. Chris: Insightful. Mike: Talented. Jake: There isn't just one word that describes Rita. She's creative, kind, honest, professional, intelligent, and she's fun. I guess that's it. If I had to say only one word about Rita, I would say that she's someone who is fun. She's fun. That's who Rita is. She's a fun person. Rita: Pick out a pleasant outlook, stick out that noble chin. Wipe off that full-of-doubt look, slap on a happy grin.And spread sunshine all over the place. Just put on a happy face... - 39 - Lesson 10 When will the show be aired? Steven: When do we start fishing? Mike: At six o'clock. Steven: In the morning? Mike: You got it. It should be a lot of fun. Come on, Steven. You need a break. Things have been very difficult at WEFL. I'm sure your wife will understand. Steven: I know. But the weekends are the only times I get to spend with Peter. You're right, though. It will just be one sunday out of a million. Mike: Right. Steven: What do I need? Mike: Luck, your fishing rod,and a picnic lunch are the only things that are required. Steven: A picnic lunch? Mike: Yes, We'll be out on the boat all day. Steven: Whose boat are we going out on? Mike: Actually, I'm not sure. I didn't make the reservation. It was made by someone who's going with us. Steven: So how do you know we're starting at six? Mike: My friend told me he made the reservation for six. Steven: Maybe the reservation should be made in my name. And maybe it should be made for seven. Mike: That's a good idea. The reservation can be made in your name. They know you're the producer here, and we may get a better boat. But you should make the reservation for six, Steven. By seven, the fish won't be hungry. Steven: All right, six o'clock. Mike: I'll give you a wake-up call. Steven: Right. Thanks. Jake: Hi. Chris: You're not going to believe it! Look what I found at Town Hall! Jake: What is it? Chris: The deed to the property that Thomas Ames is building on. Read it. Jake: Let's see...The property was owned by someone else - the Maxwell family. Then it was sold to Thomas Ames. We knew that, Chris. Chris: Thomas Ames can buy it, but he can't build on it...Look. Jake: What are you talking about? Chris: Look. Right here...Any construction on that land must be approved. Jake: By whom? Chris: By the City of Stamford. Jake: I don't understand. He bought the property. I saw this deed at Thomas Ames's office. Chris: I saw it too, but this page was missing. Ames hid this page. It says that nothing can be built on the property without approval from the town. Jake: The entire story has to be reedited. - 40 - Chris: What was done by Roger, and what is left to do? Jake: The new interview has to be edited. I'll ask Terry to help. Chris: What's our deadline? When will the show be aired? Jake: I'm not sure. It may be aired tonight. Chris: That really doesn't give us that much time. Jake: The Stamford Nature Center is used by adults, by children, and by senior citizens. Now it's in danger. The Nature Center was built in 1936.The farm was established in 1945.It was created to preserve the original beauty and history of a small New England farm. A part of the Nature Center was sold to real-estate developer Thomas Ames. Ames has been planning to build apartments on the land. Several weeks ago I spoke with Mr. Ames about his plans. Ames: But let me tell you, Jake, these will be beautiful buildings. They will be built with the most modern materials. Jake: But here is what Ames said in a recent interview with Chris Bloom of WEFL. Ames: I'm tired of you reporters and your stupid questions. It's my land and I'll do whatever I want to with it, and I'm not going to change just because of a little pollution. Now get out! Chris: Do you care about the animals at the Nature Center? Ames: I hate animals!...Get out, Ms. Bloom! Jake: Thomas Ames shouldn't be allowed to build at the Nature Center. The water will be polluted. The animals there could be killed. The farm could be ruined. But WEFL has recently discovered that Thomas Ames was lying about his deed. The deed to Thomas Ames's land prohibits building there without the permission of the City. Whether to give that permission will be decided tomorrow. WEFL will keep you informed of all details involving this critical issue. Lesson 11 I'm going to have my hair cut once a month. Rita: I'm proud of you, Chris. You did a great job. Do you realize that because of your research, the Stamford Nature Center will probably be saved? Chris: I just hope the right decision will be made. What do you want me to do with these? Rita: Throw them away, I guess. I can't go on saving everything. Chris: Look at those ladies in that beauty parlor. Can you imagine sitting there getting your hair cut and having your nails done? Who has the time? Who has the patience? Rita: I do. At least now that I'm retiring, I have the time. I tell you, I'm going to have my hair cut once a month. I'm going to have my nails manicured once a week. I'm going to get my hair done once a week. Chris: Really? You? I just can't imagine you sitting around leading that kind of life. I thought you'd be having adventures. Rita: I have it all planned. Every Monday, I'm going to get my back massaged. On Tuesdays, I'm going to have my house cleaned. On Wednesdays, I'm going to have my nails done. On Thursdays, I'm going to get my hair done, and on Fridays, I'm going to relax. Chris: That sounds like you've gotten your first week of retirement taken care of.What are you going to do after that? Rita: There are so many things I've wanted to do, but I just haven't had the time. I haven't had my car serviced in - 41 - over a year. I want to have my shoes repaired. I haven't had my eyes examined recently, and my watch is broken. I have to get it repaired. I can't remember when I last went to the dentist. I need to get my teeth cleaned and checked. And I want to get all my home movies put onto videotapes. Chris: But what about after all that? You know, after you finish the errands(? Rita: That's the really exciting part. I ran into a man who now owns a giant makeup company. He was talking about a new product. I was telling him what I know about making up older people, and he liked what I had to say. And get this! He hired me as a consultant. You're kidding! But you're going from one job to another. Chris: Rita: Not really. I don't have to go into the office regularly. I just have to have meetings every other week and give some ideas. Chris: That's fantastic! Rita: It really is. Chris: Congratulations. Rita: Thanks. Rita: Look at this dress. I wonder why I saved it. Chris: I kind of like it. Rita: Take it. You can have it, but you need to get it dry-cleaned. Where would you wear it? Chris: Who knows? Maybe out on my next date with Ray. Rita: Detective Modine? Chris: Yeah. I had my first date with him last night. Rita: And? Chris: He's...interesting.And fun. Rita: What about Jake? Chris: I like Jake too. Rita: Chris,I have some advice. Chris: Yeah? Rita: Stick with Jake. Lesson 12 WEFL is back, I love it. Jake:...and so it was decided earlier today. No apartment buildings will be built on the land at the Nature Center. Thomas Ames's project was not approved. And that's our news for tonight. I'm Jake Seltzer. Steven: Great job. Jake: Yeah, it feels good. Once in a while you get to do a story that means something. Because of our story, the water and land at the Nature Center won't be polluted. The animals at the farm won't be killed... Steven: And the station wasn't sabotaged again. I wonder if, uh, Thomas Ames and Roger Ward were watching. Jake: Well, I know Roger wasn't. He left the town. Steven: I'm sure Thomas Ames was watching. Jake: Yeah. Ames must be furious([fju?ri?s]).He's going to lose a lot of money. Steven: The station is stronger than ever. The ratings were huge last night. They'll be even better tonight. WEFL is - 42 - back, and I love it. Chris: Am I making a mistake? Should I ask Steven now? Mike: Definitely. Steven hasn't been this happy since his baby was born. Chris: I just don't want to blow it. Mike: You're not going to. He knows you did a great job on the research for Jake's story .He knows you're a good reporter. Ask him now. Chris: OK. Just wish me luck. Mike: Good luck! Rita: Do you have a lot more work to do? Terry: I'll be done in a few minutes. Hey, you look beautiful. Rita: Really? You should have your eyes examined. Terry: No, really. Your hair looks very pretty. Rita: I had it done at the beauty parlor. Do you like it? Terry: Very much. Rita: Good. Now do me a favor and take me to lunch. Terry: The show will be edited in a few minutes. Rita: Please hurry up, Terry. I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. Terry: So why go out? Why don't we have some food delivered? Rita: Eat lunch here? Nothing ever changes. I'll never get out of this place. Chris: He said yes. Steven hired me as a reporter. I've never been so excited in my life. Jake: That's wonderful, Chris. That's great you were hired. We'll work a lot together. Chris: This is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Jake: The best thing? Chris: One of the best things. Jake: Want to have dinner to celebrate? Chris: I'd love to. Jake: Eight o'clock. Chris: Eight o'clock tomorrow night would be great. Jake: Tomorrow night? Chris: Sorry. I have plans tonight. Jake: OK,I guess. Chris: But I think I'll cancel them. Jake: All right. Steven: Mike, it's been a rough couple of months. I'm really looking forward to the fishing trip on Sunday. Mike: So am I, Steven. So am I. The United States of America - 43 -