EPISODE 9/26/02
Simon And Paul Follow Travers

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2002

Scene 1:
Location: Out-Of-The-Way Apartment Parking Lot
Scene: Inside Paul Ryan's Car

SIMON FRASIER, PAUL RYAN

>> Paul: Was it him?
>> Simon: Travers has entered the building.
>> Paul: Alone?
>> Simon: So far.
>> Paul: Well, James could already be in there.
>> Simon: I don't know.
>> Paul: You don't think so?
>> Simon: Look, Stenbeck is patient. This is a long-term plan. First get Barbara off, then put Travers in position where he can dismiss all the charges against James that will put him away for the rest of his life so that he's free to come and go and do whatever he pleases. Why would he risk all that for a meeting at an out-of-the-way apartment? No, I think Travers has got himself a lady friend.
>> Paul: He's got a suite at the Lakeview. Why come here?
>> Simon: So the husband won't find out.
>> Paul: A married woman?
>> Simon: Well, I can't imagine Travers is looking to settle down. Married women are safe.
>> Paul: Not when you're running for election. And if Travers is one thing, it's safe.
>> Simon: So, why is he working for James Stenbeck?
>> Paul: Travers used the word "dangerous." It was too dangerous to meet at the hotel. Well, gotta be Stenbeck or one of his operatives.

Scene 2:
Scene: Inside Paul Ryan's Car

SIMON FRASIER, PAUL RYAN

>> Paul: Travers closed the curtains.
>> Simon: So, we wait. He can't stay in there forever.
>> Paul: You don't know my father. If we didn't see him go in, believe me, we won't see him come out.
>> Simon: Wait -- whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing?
>> Paul: I'm going in.
>> Simon: What if it isn't Stenbeck?
>> Paul: Then Marshall has nothing to hide.
>> Simon: Paul -- Paul, just -- oh, man, amateurs.
[ Simon exits car after Paul. ]

Scene 3:
Location: Out-Of-The-Way Apartment House
Scene: Hallway Outside Travers' Apartment

SIMON FRASIER, PAUL RYAN

>> Simon: What are you doing? Don't do that.
>> Paul: If my father's in there with Travers --
>> Simon: What? You've got a camera or a tape recorder?
>> Paul: I've got a witness -- you.
>> Simon: And you've got an ax to grind.
>> Paul: He's an officer of the court. If he's in there with a wanted felon --
>> Simon: He'll claim attorney-client privilege. He'll say -- I don't know. He'll say he was counseling his client to turn himself in. Okay, it may not even be your
father in there. He could be in there a hooker, for all we know, okay? Or a client that doesn't want his business known. Listen, you can't just go barging in there knowing as little you do right now. Now, I'm not saying that you're gonna give up on this. We're not gonna give up. But you've got to have patience. All right? We're gonna get him, Paul. Look at me. We're gonna get him. We just need some time. Now go. Get out of here now. Go!

Scene 4:
Location: Out-Of-The-Way Apartment Parking Lot
Scene: Inside Paul Ryan's Car

SIMON FRASIER, PAUL RYAN

>> Paul: All right, there you are Travers -- getting in the car. Where is Stenbeck? All right. Come on, I know you weren't in there alone. Come on.
>> Simon: No one came out the back. And the apartment is completely dark.
>> Paul: Damn it, I knew I should've gone in there. He's meeting someone -- that's what the phone call was about.
>> Simon: Maybe his contact never showed. Have you heard from Henry?
>> Simon: All right. I'm gonna go back to the Lakeview, check in on Henry, in case Travers is headed home.
>> Paul: All right. Let's hope Travers called his contact and reams him out by name.
>> Simon: You stayin' here?
>> Paul: Yeah, I'll give it another half hour. Just in case someone's still in there.
>> Simon: All right, take it easy.
[ Simon leaves ]
>> Paul: All right. Come on. Come on, Stenbeck. Make a mistake.

Scene 5:
Location: Lakeview Towers Hotel
Scene: Paul Ryan's Room

SIMON FRASIER, HENRY COLEMAN

>> Henry: It's Travers. He's calling Stenbeck on the phone.
>> Marshall: I think all the pieces are coming together just as you wished. Yes, sir, it won't be long now.
>> Henry: Doesn't matter that we can't hear the other side of the conversation. He mentioned Stenbeck's name.
>> Simon: All right. We have to kick this up a level. What do you know about video cameras?
>> Henry: Everything.
>> Simon: You think you can set up surveillance cameras at the apartment house we're staking out tonight?
>>Henry: Yeah, yeah, it's gonna cost you. And it's a lot more difficult to monitor. Simon: We have to find out who Travers saw tonight. If it wasn't Stenbeck, who was it? And why was it too dangerous to meet here at the hotel? And what does this person have to do with all the "pieces" that are coming together?

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