"We took the heat off," Lennox told him. "It's all over except for one little thing. Mig'll have to say something about it next Sunday." "Say what?" "Oh, a little apology for the mistake." "Not me! I'm not going to apologize for anything," Mason cried. "I didn't make any mistake. Don't turn me into the fall-guy." "You want to ruin my property's fan relations?" Ween asked. "It was the operator who loused it," Mason said. "That girl on the phone. She got me all mixed up." "All right," Lennox said in exasperation. "So blame it on Patsy. Next Sunday announce that the contestant gave the right answer, but the girl made a mistake. Will you buy that?" "She's been lousing the phone call every week," Mason yelled. "Every week she's got me worried when I should be thinking about myself. The girl has got to go." "Leave her alone, Mig. Will you make the announcement?" "If the girl goes." "She goes," Grabinett broke in. "She's fired." "The hell she is!" Lennox exploded. "That's a damned dirty trick." "She goes." Grabinett glared at Lennox. "You want a law suit?" "Contestants can make a lot of trouble," Bacon drawled. "We had a Case on 'The People Against--' when--" "Listen," Ween interrupted. "My boy makes the announcement if he can say that the girl loused the prize and she's been fired. That's the conditions. We got to keep faith with the public trust." "Then let's do it another way," Lennox pleaded. "Leave the girl out of it. I'll take the rap. The writer pulled the boner. Damn it, I'll get on camera and apologize myself." "What are you doing, representing her?" Ween rumbled. "No. It's got to be the girl." "Be reasonable, Tooky. Patsy's a--" "Will you shut up!" Grabinett blinked angrily. "Jesus Almighty Galahad! What do you care about a lousy telephone girl?" "I want a fair shake for everybody. That's all." "Then go join the boy scouts. The girl's fired. Make the announcement, Mig. We're out of the law suit. Next?" They discussed the extra three minutes' entertainment time. Mason wanted to add it to his comedy spot. He was supported by Ween. The staff pointed out that it would overbalance the show. Furthermore, the client had expressed a desire to have Mason's spot kept to six minutes maximum. The problem was how to fake a quick novelty without disrupting the existing show. The entire cast was tightly fitted into the program with barely enough time for costume changes. It would be impossible to hire a good outside specialty act on such short notice. "I could let you have our two leads from 'The People Against--'," Bacon suggested. No one was interested. "We need something fresh," Sachs murmured wearily. "A different Weber & Fields." "Here's a gimmick," Lennox said. "Sam Cooper's tune is turning into a hit. Mig brought it out on the show two months ago." "Great! Sensational!" Mason said. "Diggy and I'll do a reprise."