be less comfortable
at Senator Brewster's hearings.
Very public, Howard.
Lots of cameras and newsmen.
I understand you're not
particularly fond of crowds.
Perhaps we should spare you that.
Well, thank you for your concern, Juan.
I find that...
...very moving.
It's been a real pleasure.
Noah will see you back
to the airport now.
You fly safe.
You fly safe.
Thank you, Howard,
and you take care of that cold.
Don't you worry.
I certainly will.
Bye-bye.
If you let him appear at those hearings,
the whole world will see what he's become.
People should remember him as he was.
He'll have a subpoena in three days
to appear in Washington.
If you can get him out of there by then.
Mr. Hughes?
I don't have any shoes.
- Could you get me some shoes?
- Shoes.
Yeah.
How nice of you to dress for me.
Can I come in?
Yeah, you can come in.
Thank you for coming.
Now, let's get a drink.
Wait, wait, wait, honey.
You can't move. You're safe here.
You're in the germ-free zone now.
You understand?
- I'll take my chances.
- No, no, honey. Wait, wait.
Love what you've done with the place.
Now, let me look at you.
When do you go to Washington?
A week.
No, no. Just under a week.
I don't know the date today,
but I have to be...
All right, take it easy.
There's nothing there, Howard.
I see things.
I know, baby.
Rinse your face off, now.
Put your hands in the water
and wash off the soap.
I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere.
- Does that look clean to you?
- Nothing's clean, Howard.
But we do our best, right?
Yeah.
What do you think?
- Well, I look all right.
- You look great.
Will you marry me?
You're too crazy for me.
I gotta go, baby.
Okay.
Thanks.
You'd do it for me.
Hi, Howard. How you doing?
The committee will come to order.
Ladies and gentlemen, I must insist that
we maintain quiet during these proceedings.
All right, Mr. Hughes,
will you stand and be sworn?
Do you solemnly swear that in the matter
now pending before this committee...
...you will tell the whole truth
and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
- I do.
- Pardon me for speaking loudly...
...but I know you have difficulty hearing.
- That's quite all right.
I mean, everybody knows I'm deaf.
I'm not gonna try to hide it.
Mr. Hughes, it is the intention
of this committee...
Mr. Hughes has a statement.
All right, you may proceed
with this statement, Mr. Hughes.
Mr. Hughes, do you have a statement?
I'm gonna attempt to be honest here.
I mean, my reputation's being destroyed,
so I might as well lay the cards on the table.
Senator Brewster, if you hadn't
gone too far overboard...
...if you hadn't put
the red-hot iron in my side...
...I might have been willing to take a
shellacking in this publicity spree of yours.
I may have been willing to sit back and take
a certain amount of abuse simply because...
...well, I am only a private citizen.
Whereas you are a senator...
...with all sorts of powers.
But I think this goddamn circus
has gone on long enough!
- That's quite sufficient.
- You have called me a liar, sir, in the press.
You have called me a liar
and a thief and a war profiteer!
- The witness will restrain...
- Why not tell the truth for once, senator?
Why not tell the truth that this investigation
was really born on the day that TWA...
...decided to fly to Europe? On the day that
TWA first invaded Juan Trippe's territory!
- Sit down.
- On the day TWA first challenged...
...the generally accepted theory that only
Juan Trippe's great Pan American Airways...
...had the right to fly the Atlantic!
- You are not here to make a speech.
I asked for silence!
I asked for quiet in this room...
We have in our possession receipts
in the amount of $ 170,000...
...acquired from Mr. John Meyer.
Mr. Meyer works for you, does he not?
- He does.
- And what is his official title?
I don't exactly know, senator.
A lot of people work for me.
Can you explain why your press agent