Save the Tiger

...10 YEARS OF COMBAT.

AND MORE THAN 1,000 HOLES FROM ENEMY FIRE,

PATCHES, THE ANCIENT C-123,

USED FOR SPRAYING CHEMICAL DEFOLIANTS IN VIETNAM IS BEING RETIRED.

PATCHES WILL LEAVE SAIGON AND IS DESTINED FOR EXHIBITION

AT THE AIR FORCE MUSEUM

AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE IN OHIO.

THE PLANE'S LAST PILOT, CAPTAIN ORIN SMITH STATED:

"WE'LL MISS HER. SHE WAS A TOUGH OLD BIRD."

PRELIMINARY REPORTS ON LAST NIGHT'S TRAGEDY

AT GLENDALE BOULEVARD INDICATE

A 16-FOOT SECTION OF THE MAIN GAS LINE

HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN THE RECENT TREMOR.

THE STRUCTURAL WEAKENING IN THE 3 FOOT WIDE PIPE

HAD EVIDENTLY ESCAPED DETECTION.

8 BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED 00 A.M. FIRES CONTINUE.

ON THE LOCAL WEATHER SCENE,

WE CAN EXPECT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 70s.

THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY AIR POLLUTION DISTRICT REPORTS HEAVY SMOG

IN THE BASIN TODAY WITH LIGHT EYE IRRITATION PREDICTED.

CARBON MONOXIDE AND NITROGEN OXIDE

WILL BE .30 PARTS PER MILLION.

THE A.P.C.D AGAIN CAUTIONS AGAINST

STRENUOUS ACTIVITY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

NOW, LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING FOR MAN'S BEST FRIEND.

HMM.

ANY DOG WILL LICK HIS CHOPS FOR GRANNY'S GRENADINE BEEF.

WHY, IT'LL MAKE YOUR DOG SIT UP AND...

SHIT.

YOU DON'T WANT ANY TOAST?

NADA, NOTHING.

WHEN'S THE FUNERAL?

THURSDAY.

SORRY ABOUT THE AIRPORT THING.

HARD TO BELIEVE UNCLE BERNIE'S DEAD.

GOD, WHAT A BASTARD.

SCREWED EVERYBODY.

HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA BE GONE?

A WEEK, 10 DAYS.

DO WE HAVE TO?

YOU SCREAMED IN YOUR SLEEP. THAT'S THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK.

YEAH.

SEE DR. FRANKFURTER.

HE'D TELL ME IT'S REPRESSED SEX.

MAYBE IT IS.

IT'S WILLIE.

WHO?

WILLIE. THE GUY DOWNTOWN THAT PARKS MY CAR IS WILLIE.

KAMU DIED.

HE DIED A LONG TIME AGO.

NO, NOT HIM. KAMU THE WHALE.

BEEN SWIMMING AGAINST THE CURRENT FOR 3 YEARS.

WHAT CURRENT? AND IT DAMAGED...

THE CURRENT IN THE TANK AT PACIFIC WORLD

AND THE FRICTION DAMAGED HIS DORSAL FIN.

IT'S A SHAME, A BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL LIKE THAT DEAD.

I TOOK AUDREY TO SEE HIM ONCE ON HER BIRTHDAY, REMEMBER?

I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD SHE WAS, 10, 11 SOMETHING...

HARRY, YOU INSULTED DR. SORREL LAST NIGHT.

INSULTED? WHAT INSULT?

DRINKING MY BOOZE AND CLIMBING ALL OVER MY WIFE.

IT'S INSECURITY. HE'S INSECURE.

INSECURE. HE'S GOT EVERYTHING UP FRONT EXCEPT TRUMPETS.

HE HAPPENS TO BE A VERY FINE DOCTOR. AHA.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE USING HIM. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE USING HIM.

I STILL LIKE DOC FISHER.

FISHER STILL USES LEECHES. HE'S AN OLD MAN.

YEAH, OLD AND SMART. HE CAN DIAGNOSE HEMORRHOIDS

THROUGH A SUIT OF ARMOR.

THOSE THINGS LOOK WORSE THAN EVER.

HUH?

WOULDN'T HURT TO HAVE THEM CHECKED AGAIN.

YEAH. THAT 9 YEAR OLD KID, JUDY MILLER,

THEY'RE GONNA LET HER PLAY BASEBALL WITH THE BOYS. NOW HOW'D YOU LIKE THAT.

FATHER HAD TO GO TO COURT BUT THEY'RE GONNA LET HER PLAY,

I THINK IT'S TERRIFIC. I MEAN WHO THE HELL NOTICES AT THAT AGE?

IF THE KID'S A GOOD BALL PLAYER, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IF SHE'S A GIRL?

FATHER MUST BE A HELL OF A GUY, HE TOOK IT ALL THE WAY TO COURT, HUH?

YOU USED TO LOVE BASEBALL. WHY DON'T YOU GO TO A GAME ONCE IN A WHILE?

THEY PLAY BUT THEY DON'T PLAY ON DIRT ANYMORE,

THEY PLAY ON PLASTIC.

BALLPLAYERS ARE A BUNCH OF ANTISEPTIC KIDS.

CHRIST, THEY DON'T CHEW TOBACCO.

DON'T USE THEIR SPIKES. IN THE OLD DAYS THEY'D SLIDE IN HIGH, MAN,

THOSE SPIKES'D TAKE YOUR FACE RIGHT OFF.

THE PITCHERS DON'T WIND UP ANY MORE. MY GOD, THEY USED TO WIND UP.

JOHNNY VANDER MEER, REMEMBER THAT CRAZY MAD DUTCHMAN?

OH, MY GOD, WAS THAT PITCHING!

COURSE HE WAS A SOUTHPAW. CASEY!

JESUS, HUGH CASEY. LUMBERING OUT FROM THAT BULLPEN,

CHEWING ON HIS TOBACCO.

COOL.

HE'D GET OUT THERE UNDER PRESSURE,

HE'D THROW A SINKER THAT WOULD JUST FALL RIGHT OFF A CLIFF.

RAN OUT OF HIS STUFF, HE'D THROW HIS BALLS UP TO THE PLATE.

GOD DAMN, THEY WERE SOMETHING!

THEY WERE REALLY SOMETHING.

HARRY?

HARRY?

WHAT?

SEE DR. FRANKFURTER.

FRANKFURTER COULDN'T THROW A STRIKE FROM 2 FEET.

HYPNOSIS, HYPNOSIS IS THE THING.

BULLSHIT.

THEY CAN TELL A LOT FROM DREAMS.

HMM.

YOU'RE WORRIED.

CUBAN PETE NEVER WORRIES.

YOU'RE WORRIED. I DON'T KNOW WHY.

IT ONLY COSTS ME $200 A DAY TO GET OUT OF BED.

$200 A DAY?

THAT'S WHAT THE ACCOUNTANT TELLS ME

WITH EVERYTHING, AT $200 A DAY. THERE'S THE TAXES, INSURANCE,

AUTOMOBILES AND A GARDENER AND A POOL MAN,

AND A TREE SURGEON, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

AND CARMELA, AND HOUSE PAYMENTS AND A SWISS SCHOOL...

$200 A DAY.

AND DOWNTOWN, THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

GOT TO FINANCE THE NEW LINE AND MONEY'S TIGHT.

TEXTILE MILLS TO PAY, PAYROLL TO MEET.

AND WE MAY BE AUDITED.

AUDITED FOR WHAT?

LAST YEAR, WE, UH,

DID A LITTLE BALLET WITH THE BOOKS.

WHAT DOES PHIL SAY?

HE'S WORRIED.

OH, HE'S ALWAYS WORRIED.

HEY, LISTEN, UH, WHEN YOU GET BACK FROM NEW YORK,

WHY DON'T WE FLY OVER TO GENEVA AND SEE THE KID?

HARRY, SHE'S BETTER OFF OVER THERE.

EUROPE IS CIVILIZED.

THINGS ARE TOO CRAZY IN THIS COUNTRY.

A MAN CAME OUT OF MARIO'S RESTAURANT,

SOMEONE WALKED UP AND SHOT HIM TO DEATH.

THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER.

THAT'S JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.

WELL, MAYBE WE COULD GET A BRIGADE OF CAMBODIANS

TO PATROL BEVERLY HILLS. HUH?

MEXICAN MAIDS COULD COOK THEIR RICE.

SHE'S BETTER OFF IN SWITZERLAND.

I MISS HER, I MISS THE KID.

KEEP HEARING THAT SONG FROM BABAR,

THE ELEPHANT'S SONG.

HARRY, THEY ARE SHOOTING HORSE IN THE TOILETS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL!

CUBAN PETE'S DAUGHTER DOESN'T SHOOT HORSE.

IT'S FUNNY, EVERY TIME ONE OF US LEAVES, I WISH WE'D MADE IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO MARS.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE HIJACKINGS.

THOSE MONSTER JETS, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE HELL THEY GET UP AND DOWN.

IN THE OLD DAYS YOU COULD SEE THE PROPELLERS SPINNING

OUT THERE ON THE WINGS, YOU KNEW WHAT KEPT IT UP.

OH, THAT'S A HAPPY THOUGHT. I REALLY NEED THAT BEFORE I...

I JUST MEANT THAT I WISH WE'D MADE IT LAST NIGHT.

YOU LEFT ME WITH THE COMPANY.

BY THE TIME I GOT TO BED YOU WERE OUT COLD.

WELL, WE STILL SHOULD'VE.

YOU COULD'VE WOKE ME UP, WHAT WOULD I HAVE MISSED? A NIGHTMARE.

EVERY TIME ONE OF US GOES TO THE AIRPORT YOU START GETTING ROMANTIC.

PROMISE ME YOU'LL SEE DR. FRANKFURTER.

HARRY?

I'M SERIOUS ABOUT FRANKFURTER.

YEAH.

AH, I SHOULD'VE BEEN A BALLPLAYER.

WITH MY ARM, I COULD'VE MADE BROOKLYN.

CHICAGO, ANYWAY.

DOLPH CAMILLI.

DOLPH CAMILLI.

PETE COSCARART.

DUROCHER AT SHORT, COOKIE LAVAGETTO AT THIRD.

GOD, THAT WAS SOMETHING, REALLY SOMETHING.

...SOVIET POET HAS BEEN RE-COMMITTED.

TO THE STATE MENTAL INSTITUTION IN LENINGRAD...

CHILDREN LEARNING AMERICAN HISTORY

ONLY A FEW FEET FROM A MORTUARY.

STRANGE? PERHAPS.

BUT PLEASANT HEAVEN BELIEVES IN LIFE AS WELL AS DEATH.

TAKE YOUR...

HMM.

OH, YEAH.