i saw the flag signal--what's up?
you thought i'd help out on specifics? i'll confirm what you get, try to keep you on the right track, but that's all. are you guys really working? how much?
then there must be something, mustn't there. look, forget the myths the media's created about the white house-- the truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.
because the press stinks too--history on the run, that's all you're interested in. you come up with anything?
follow the money. always follow the money.
go on.
you changed cabs? you're sure no one followed you?
--melodramatic? things are past that--remember, these are men with switchblade mentalities who run the world as if it were dodge city.
what i know, you'll have to find out on your own.
talk? once, at a gathering, he put his hand over a candle. and he kept it there. he kept it right in the flame until his flesh seared. a woman who was watching asked, "what's the trick?" and he replied. "the trick is not minding."
my turn to keep you waiting. what's the topic for tonight?
in my day, it was simply called the double cross. i believe the cia refers to it as mindfuck. in our context, it simply means infiltration of the democrats.
yes, the little ratfuckers are now running our government.
you'll have to find that out, won't you.
did you change cabs? it didn't work, something moved there--
i hope you noticed how coolly i behaved under the threat of discovery.
they know, but they focused on the burglary--if it didn't deal with the break-in, they didn't pursue it.
someone with authority i'd imagine, wouldn't you? don't you know what you're onto? come on.
of course--my god, you think something this big just happens? the break-in and the cover up, of course mitchell knew, but no more than ehrlichman.
you get nothing from me about haldeman?
total manipulation. i suppose you could say they wanted to subvert the constitution, but they don't think along philosophical lines.
--don't concentrate on segretti or you'll miss the overall scheme too.
follow every lead--every lead goes somewhere--
--don't you miss the grand scheme too.
nationwide--my god, they were frightened of muskie and look who got destroyed--they wanted to run against mcgovern, and look who they're running against. they bugged, they followed people, false press leaks, fake letters, they canceled democratic campaign rallies, they investigated democratic private lives, they planted spies, stole documents, on and on-- don't tell me you think this was all the work of little don segretti.
yes, yes, everything. there were over fifty people employed by the white house and creep to ratfuck-- some of what they did is beyond belief.
i was being cautious. you can safely say more then fifty.
--you were doing so well and then you got stupid, you went too fast-- christ, what a royal screw up--
--you've done worse than let haldeman slip away, you've got people feeling sorry for him--i didn't think that was possible. a conspiracy like this-- the rope has to tighten slowly around everyone's neck. you build from the outer edges and you go step by step. if you shoot too high and miss, then everybody feels more secure. you've put the investigation back months.
you'll have to find that out, won't you?--
it was a haldeman operation--the whole business--he ran the money, but he was insulated, you'll have to find out how--
--wait-- --there's more.