[Adrian sees the story about the bombing that he witnessed and he starts taking it to the control room, going past the two censors]
What do you think you're doing? You know you're forbidden to read anything not checked by this office.
What's there to check? I was there.
Airman, you know the rules. If this is a legitimate news story, it must go through proper channels.
Listen, Tweedledee, it's an actual event. [referring to the blood on his shirt] What do you think this came from? Shaving? It's the truth. I just want to report the truth. It'll be a nice change of pace.
What's going on here?
Sir, will you listen to me?
[reads the story]
This is not official news, Airman. As far as I'm concerned, it didn't happen.
It did happen.
You shut your mouth!
What are you afraid of Dickerson? People might find out there's a war going on?
This news is not official.
You want everyone going under the assumption it's perfectly safe here, don'tcha? Well, it's not. The fighting's not just in the hills, it's downtown. It's a couple of **** BLOCKS!
I SAID IT IS NONE OF YOUR GODDAMN BUSINESS!
I see your point. I'm sorry. I guess I get inside, hit these air conditioners, I get a little dizzy. Thanks for setting me straight. I'll be okay.
[Adrian goes into the control room to start his afternoon broadcast.]
GOOOOOOOOD MORNING, VIETNAM! Hey, I know it's not the morning but it's my trademark and "Good Evening" sounds too depressing. Hey, we're going right now to the news. [imitates teletype machine breaking down] From England, today Princess Margaret threw a shoe! Easy Madge. Also, Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth Taylor! She's still married after six months. Way to go Liz, yay. [silence] All right! In Saigon today, according to official sources, nothing actually happened. One thing that didn't actually happen was a bomb didn't officially explode at 1430 hours unofficially destroying Jimmy Wah's Cafe.
Get him out of there! [pounds the window as the Censor tries to open the locked door.]
Three men were unofficially wounded and two men whose identities are still not known at this time were unofficially dead.
It's locked!
Well, break the goddamn door down!
The police, ambulance and fire department responded, but believed to be unoffical at this present moment.
[enters the power room]
Turn the power off in this studio!
But sir--
TURN IT OFF NOW! [Phil shuts off the power]
I just wanted to think that you should-- [sees that Dickerson cut off his broadcast. Adrian takes off his headset and pushes the mic away.]
