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He knew if you hoIIered
hard and Ioud enough...
...peopIe begin to beIieve.
Just in case they didn't,
he organized demonstrations.
Tell the boys to get the hicks out.
Bring them in from the sticks.
Turn the yokels out!
In case anyone hoIIered back,
he organized spontaneous sIugging.
WiIIie puIIed every trick
he ever knew and added a few more.
You won't live to be impeached.
Boy, l'll live to be president.
Step on it.
l've got 1 4 senators to vote
against this impeachment.
lf l win, you're out of politics.
l'll do whatever the judge says.
And aIways the traiI Ied
to one pIace...
...to Burden's Landing
and the judge.
You sure you don't want me
to go in?
l'm sure.
Hurry it up, boy.
We got places to go.
l beg you, as a favor
to yourself, to me.
Call up, release your votes.
l made a mistake once.
When l resigned.
lt was too easy then,
just resigning and pulling out.
l've made my choice.
l have nothing more to lose.
You know what Stark is capable of.
Think it over.
You can give me your answer tomorrow.
l can't wait until tomorrow.
l'm a very impatient man.
l told you not to come in here.
ls it true
you're behind the impeachment?
lt's true.
-l wanted to hear you say it.
-You've heard it.
lf that's all, you could have
saved yourself a trip.
Mind if l pour myself a drink?
How about you?
Will you have one?
You better.
You're going to need it.
What'd he say?
You'll get your answer tomorrow.
Are you kidding?
Did you show it to him or not?
Show me what?
That's what l figured.
Get down to cases.
You remember a man named Littlepaugh?
How did you find out?
You remember Littlepaugh?
Remember the Fortune
Electric Company?
Of course. l was their counsel
for over ten years.
-Remember how you got the job?
-How did you find out?
Do you remember how you got the job?
You know, dirt's a funny thing.
Some of it rubs off on everybody.
How did you get the job?
Blackmail?
l swear l never even
remembered his name.
lsn't that remarkable?
l never even
remembered his name.
lt's so long ago
it's hard to realize it happened.
But it did.
Yes, it did.
Just difficult for me to realize it.
For me too.
Thanks for that much.
You know what the next move is,
don't you?
Yes, l do.
Jack Burden.
Willie Stark's hatchet man.
How did you find out?
This would never stand at law.
lt happened over 25 years ago.
You could never get any testimony.
Everybody is dead.
Everybody except you.
You're alive.
People think
you're a certain kind of man.
You couldn't bear
for them to think otherwise.
But ever since then,
l've done my duty.
l'm responsible for many good things.
But l also did this.
-Yes, you did.
-Judge, l beg of you.
Call and release your votes...
...for your sake.
You have tender sensibilities
for a hatchet man.
Good night, gentlemen.
How about my answer?
-You'll have it in the morning.
-l want it tonight.
ln the morning.
Good night, gentlemen.
How did you find out?
We got a lot to do.
Let's get back.
-You know we're through, don't you?
-You don't mean that.
-Why are you here?
-lt's all right.
Just here to discuss politics.
l see.
Well, good night.
-Did you give him--?
-Wait a minute.
Aren't you going back with him?
Why not?
You belong with him.
How could you have done it?
Anne said you promised not
to tell Stark--
Yeah, l know.
And l kept my promise.
From aII over, they're streaming in.
From the hiIIs, farms, Iumber camps...
...by boat or train, by horse
and on foot. WiIIie Stark's army.
There are rumors that Stark
is pIanning to seize power by force.
As commander of
the state miIitia, he has--
Come in.
The door's open.
What do you want?
l want to see you cry.
Stop it!
-l called you all day.
-l know, l was here.
-You've got to tell Adam.
-Tell him what?
-He knows about--
-About you and Willie?
l tried to explain to him that
it wasn't the way he thought it was.
How was it? You tell me.
He hit me.
My own