The prison
overcrowding piece
Will be ready for our
: broadcast tonight.
Splendid work, matthew.
Make sure to get
the tape to editing before...
Already taken care of.
In fact, when I pulled up
in front of the building
I personally handed the camera
with the tape in it to spider.
Spider?
Yeah, our production
assistant.
Our production assistant is jed.
We don't have an
assistant named spider.
So the five guys with him
weren't taking the news van
To get it washed
and detailed?
No.
Oh, man, todd's going
to k*ll me.
And why is that?
He was in the back
of the news van.
Hey, who do you have to know
to get a job around here?
Well, well, what
a pleasant surprise.
To what do I owe this visit?
We were in
the neighborhood
It seemed like
the natural place to be...
After we quit!
You the man!
It's a bloodbath
over there.
They're slashing budgets,
cutting departments.
They were even going
to fire frank and corky.
Mr. Dial, todd's calling
from a chop shop!
He wants you to know
he's okay
And he has the tape with
the prison stuff on it.
Tell him
we'll pick him up.
Okay, but he's
sort of a hostage.
Oh, god, mr. Dial.
The computer ate my story
on the state department
And we go on the air
in an hour.
Oh, god!
What are we going to do?
Matthew, remember
the first rule
of journalism.
You're testing me now?
Okay, I'll be right there.
I realize you
were joking earlier
About the job application
But as you can see
We could use a few
experienced hands around here.
You know,
it could be fun.
And it would
let us stay together
For a little while
longer, anyway.
Although it would
tick stan off
If he found out
we were helping jim.
You the man!
Fine.
Internal bleeding.
Hey, there, miles.
Sorry I'm late
For the story meeting.
What?
Story meeting.
It's that time, isn't it?
Yes, we still have a show to do.
Shows require stories--
Stories require meetings--
Story meeting, yes.
Good.
Sit, sit, sit.
Great.
Okay...
Item one...
What is it, miller?
Where is everybody?
They're gone.
Moving on.
Item one...
Yes, miller?
Gone where?
They quit.
Now, as
you can see
We're a little
shorthanded right now.
So you will be opening
the broadcast.
After which you will throw
the show over to...
You.
Then you will introduce
This week's commentary...
By you.
Winding up with some
insightful banter
Between you...
You... And you.
Oh, yeah, this is really
going to work.
Wow. I can't believe it.
They're really gone.
I need a minute, miles.
I think I know
What you're going through,
miller.
Your heart is saying,r
"go, be with your friends."
But your head is saying,
"no. Don't desert the ship."
You know
Maybe the best thing
for both of us
Is just let these
feelings out.
Okay.
I'm looking around
this empty office
And I'm really confused.
I mean, my head says,
"paint it navajo white"
But my heart says,
"cerulean blue."
What?!
You're right.
I hadn't even considered
sunflower yellow.
Oh, god! I hate this!
Miller,fyi is
crumbling all around us.
Doesn't that mean
Me office?
A little bit more to you
than grabbing so
Yeah, sure.
Look, I know
I didn't get along
With those guys
when I first started
But lately I feel like
we've really been connecting.
Now that they're gone
Well, my feelings
are hard to measure.
Hard to measure.
Really
It's x .
Cool. Thanks, man.
Miles, mr. Lansing called.
Wants to see you-- now.
Oh, god. Lansing.
You haven't told him?
My head said
not to tell him
And my heart said
not to tell him
So I didn't tell him.
I'm a dead man...
And now I'm walking.
I'm a dead man walking.
Relax, paul.
, There may be some cutbacks
yeah
But we wouldn't think of doing
The letterman show without you.
What?
Oh, that.
I was misquoted.
I did not say
that you could be replaced
By a monkey blowing
into a jug.
Got to go, paul.
I see you're busy.
Silverberg, get back here.
We have to talk about things
at fyi.
Oh, so... You know.
Of course. Did you actually
think I wouldn't know?
How do you know?
I was there when...
Forget about it.
A bad diaper.
This place leaks
like
So fontana and sherwood
are gone.
It's not the end
of the world.
As a matter of fact,
it might be better
That you're not working
with your wife.
Keep a little mystery
for the weekend.
Yes, sir. But now that
murphy's gone...
Wait a minute.
What do you mean
murphy's gone?
She quit.
I thought you knew.
I didn't know.
How would I know?
Murphy quit?
My god. That's terrible.
Fyi is doomed.
On the other hand,
with murphy gone
Then fontana and sherwood
could come back.
Fyi is saved.
And it's really better
If you work with
your wife every day
Because I'm telling you
Nothing keeps
a marriage fresher
Then a little midday
nookie in the xerox room.
That's very... Romantic, sir.
But after frank
and corky quit...
Wait a minute.
You're telling me
we don't have any of them?
They're all gone?
They all quit?
Anything else
you feel like telling me?
Corky and I were planning
on taking some vacation days
But this doesn't seem
like the right time.
Silverberg, get back here.
Okay, fine.
There's no need to panic.
This network
you think I remained head
of
All these years
by panicking?
Absolutely not, sir.
Not you.
So what's your solution?
My solution is
that you're going to panic.
Fix it,
silverberg.
Get anchors, get anybody
Ext week's show.
But get them
by n
Now if you'll excuse me,
I have to call letterman
And tell him that we're
replacing paul shaffer
With a jug-blowing monkey.
No.
What?
I can't make it work.
I won't.
Fyi is not some toy
with replaceable parts.
They're people
Who pour their heart and soul
into their work every week.
They are the show, sir.
Without them there is
no fyi.
What exactly
are you telling me here?
I am telling you,
either you bring them back--
Every single one of them--
or...
Or what?
Are you threatening me?
I do not respond nicely
to being threatened.
Adrenaline makes me crazy.
So I'm going to say it
one more time, slowly.
Are you threatening me?
Well, that's our report.
Thank you for watching
the icn evening news.
For myself and the entire
icn news staff, good night.
And we're clear.
(Cheering)
Oops! Oh, god, wait.
No, we're not!
Oh!
Okay,now
we're clear.
Well, we are.
Well, that went
better than usual.
Wow. I am really tired.
I don't remember
being this tired
After fyi.
Tell me about it.
I'm actually sore.
You didn't have to wrestle
That matthew guy to the ground
till he stopped flailing
And screaming about losing
his state department story.
I actually had to use
My leslie stahl
sleeper hold on him.
Well, all the same
Thank you
for making this
The best
icn broadcast ever.
?
The be@st broadcast ever
Jim, there was a fire.
Yes, but only one this time,
and it was quickly contained.
We're a damn good
team, aren't we?
Hmm.
Hmm.
The best.
Well, I guess
it couldn't last forever.
It doesn't have to end.
Well, face it,
corky--
Jim's already
at icn.
Miles is staying
at fyi.
Pretty soon, we're going to have
to figure out what to do next.
It's over.
But it doesn't have to be.
I mean, we could...
I don't know, we could...
We could what?
I don't know.
It's weird, isn't it?
You show up one day
at a new job
And before you know it
You spend the next years
with a bunch of people
Who become the best friends
you ever had.
Can't even
really imagine
What your life
would have been like
If you hadn't met them.
You know, I regret
a lot of things in my life
But not a second of the time
I've spent with all of you.
That's
so sweet.
Hear, hear.
That's not entirely true.
You know that time..?
(Others complaining)
Hey, everybody.
Oh, my god,
it's miles!
Hi, honey.
I mean, oh, it's you,
mr. Kiss-up company man.
So, what are you
doing here, miles?
Well, I just... Came by
To see if there was any way
to convince you
To come back to fyi.
Forget it, miles.
I can't believe
I married you.
Okay. Look, I understand
how you feel, but...
What would you say
if I told you that...
Frank and corky's jobs
were safe?
We're not going
anywhere without murphy.
Okay.
But what would you say
if I told you
That murphy's job was safe too?
I'd say I'm not going
back without jim.
Well, thank you,
slugger
But you know
my feelings.
I cannot
and will not return
Until the network runs
that stuart best tobacco story.
Good enough.
Oh! What would you say if..?
Oh, come on, miles,
they're not going to run
The toba..
Tobacco story?
They're going to run
the
You're kidding.
Oh, my god!
Well, what do
you think, jim?
Well, i...
I, I can't leave icn.
These young people need a mentor
and I can't just...
What would you say if I told you
I talked to charlie kurault
And he said he would be thrilled
at the prospect
Of taking over your duties
at icn?
Well, then, I'd say...
I'd say we're a team again!
(All cheering)
I married
a miracle worker.
What the hell
happened, miles?
How did you pull this off?
It was pretty
simple, really.
I just told lansing
that the four of you
Were the heart
and soul of fyi
And without you,
there was no fyi.
And he agreed.
Unbelievable.
Did he happen
to mention
A pay raise for us?
No.
So this is great.
Ted.
We got everything
we wan
You're all
back together again.
We're all back together again.
Yeah. Well...
Well, what?
What's going on?
Uh...
W-well, after, um...
Lansing got through
screaming and shouting
And throwing pieces of his
programming board at me
He... Sort of, uh...
He fired you?!
No, no.
He... Didn't fire me.
He promoted me.
What?
Actually, I was hoping
we could talk about this
At home tonight.
Lansing was
so impressed
With the way I
stood up to him
That he wants me
to go to new york
And oversee the entire
network's news operation
And help create
a -hour news service.
In new york?
Are you taking it?
I... I don't know.
We have to talk.
Um, he wants an answer
by tomorrow.
We really have to talk.
Uh, look,
I should go...
Should go...
And...
I can think.
We should talk.
I'll see you guys
tomorrow, okay?
(Miles laughs nervously)
I must say I'm delighted
I could persuade you two
To return with me to fyi.
I know you're used
to the chaotic frenzy at icn
But I think you'll find
the quiet hum and buzz
Of a seasoned newsroom
to be a revelation.
Hello, everyone!
I'm back.
Oh, mr. Dial...
It's like a sanctuary.
Yes, well...
Would you be so kind
As to unpack the boxes
in my office.
Turn right.
It's just down the hall.
Matthew...
Your other right.
Sorry. I'm left-handed.
Ah.
Murph, if you
think miles is
Going to pass
up this job
You're just
deluding yourself.
And I say he's not leaving.
I'd ask you to put money on it
But I know you'd just mumble
something about a point spread
And refuse to pay up
when you lose.
Ah, there you are.
Where is everyone?
Uh, well, jim, at first
We thought they were planning
A big surprise party for us
to welcome us back
But it turns out the network
suspended production
Until this situation
gets resolved.
Unless they just
didn't hear us come in!
Jim, it's great
To have you back.
Place hasn't been the same
without you.
Thank you, slugger
Although I wish
I were returning
Under more joyous
circumstances.
See that?
You
jim agrees.
Murphy doesn't think
miles is leaving.
Excuse me for doubting
the resolve of a man
Who polls the office
before deciding
Whether he wants a piece of
cheese on his turkey sandwich.
Face it, murph,
he's out of here.
(Knock at door)
Hey, guys.
Oh, hey, miles.
So?
So?
So?
So...
So?
So...
So what the hell are you doing
Going or staying?
I've decided to take
the job in new york.
What? Wait. How c...
How can you do that?
How can you
just leave us here?
What are you talking about?
You said he was leaving.
I was just trying
to protect myself
So I wouldn't get all emotional
When he really
told us.
So, you're...
Really going.
What about... The two of you?
Well, we...
Stayed up late last
night talking.
And crying.
She was talking,
I was crying.
But we both agreed
That this was too
good an opportunity
For me to pass up.
And if our relationship
Has been able to withstand
all it has so far
A little distance won't k*ll it.
Won't help it...
But it won't k*ll it.
(Laughs)
You're not really going.
Yes, murphy,
I really am.
No, no, no.
I see what this is about.
We all got the chance to quit
So you want the chance to quit.
Okay, miles,
you've done it.
Oh, please, don't go.
We'll miss you so much.
(Fake crying)
There. Are you happy now?
Let's get to work...
No, murphy,
I really am going.
To be
I've got
At the airport
in an hour.
It's true, murphy.
He does.
See?
Plane ticket.
Well, I guess
this is good-bye then.
I guess it is.
This is all happening
way too fast.
First jim's gone,
then we're gone.
Then everyone's back,
now you're gone.
I get this kind of upheaval
in my social life.
I don't need it here at work.
Now listen, miles,
you might want
To just think
about this a little.
It's hard enough, frank.
I think I've got
to just go with
my gut here.
I'm sure
it's the right thing to do.
You know, miles
When doris and I
first got married
We made a decision
not to have children.
We thought it would be
Too many headaches,
too much work, and...
You never know who
they'll grow up to be
But I'd like to think
if I had a son
He'd turn out to be
a lot like you.
Good luck, my boy.
And thank you for allowing me
to come back to this place.
Means more to me
than I could ever tell you.
Thanks, jim.
And uh...
If rather acts up
You're my new
evening anchor.
Oh! Oh...
No.
Boy, it's not
going to be easy
Letting you
just walk out of here.
Aw, come on, frank,
we'll still be friends.
You can still call me
in the middle of the night
When you wake up convinced
That everybody's going
to come in to work the next day
And realize
you're a fraud.
I know,
but now it's a toll call.
Aw, geez, this place--
It's not going
to be the same without you
But you're going
to do great.
Well, we'd better
get to the airport
If you're going to make
your flight on time.
Okay, I'll be
there in a second.
And listen--
If, you know,
if rather acts up
Job
and jim doesn't want the
You know...
You know, murphy,
for what it's worth
This was not
an easy decision.
In fact...
Miles...
I want to tell you I'm sorry.
You don't have to apologize,
murphy.
No. I want to tell you
I'm sorry.
I want to make amends.
And not just for
the last
Couple of days.
For everything.
I'm not sure I understand.
From the second you arrived here
I did my best
to make your life a living hell.
I questioned you,
I threatened you
I ridiculed you,
I challenged your authority
Every step
of the way
D you put up with it.
An
You put up with it,
and you thrived in spite of it
And you got the best work
out of me
Any producer ever has.
And I never thanked you
for anything.
Or apologized for anything
(Voice breaking):
and I never told you how much
your friendship
Means to me.
You don't have to.
You don't think I've known?
I've known.
You know, when
I first got here
I really didn't know
What I was doing.
I know.
And you let me
know you knew
And you could've
had me fired
But you didn't.
Instead, you subjected me
To your endless
reign of terror
But you were
also teaching me
And even though
your lessons
Were sometimes
difficult
And occasionally
gratuitously painful
I've never had a
better teacher, murphy.
So you can make
your amends
But you got nothing
to be sorry for.
You made me
what I am today...
A nervous wreck
Getting in way, way,
way over his head.
Hey, you're going
to be fine.
And uh...
If rather acts up
I'm just a phone call away.
And I got dirt on him.
Okay, miles, if I'm
such a good teacher
Name three songs
by diana ross and the supremes.
"Baby love,"
"you can't hurry love"
And "love child."
Four tops?
"Bernadette"
"Standing in
the shadows of love"
And "reach out
and I'll be there."
Murphy, I really
got to go.
Miles, jr. Walker's
real name.
(Exasperated sigh)
Autry dewalt.
Yes!
Damn, I'm good.
(Elevator bell rings)
Oh, well, I guess this is it.
I am really going
to miss this place.
It's given me a wife,
three great friends
And a lifetime of memories.
I love you guys.
Bye.
Wow. That's it.
Guess he's...
Really gone.
Eight years since he arrived
and it seems like yesterday.
He'll be back.
Oh, give it up already, murph.
What makes you so sure?
The elevator was going up.
(Bell rings)
Hello.
Good-bye... Again.
What I said before.
You know, again.
Hold the doors, miles.
We'll ride down
with you.