Lou Grant (TV Series)

Hostages (1977)

Robert Walden: Joe Rossi

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• Andrew Martin : Alright, where's your office?

  Joe Rossi : [points]  There's that desk over there.

  Andrew Martin : That's it, just a desk? I thought you were an important guy?

  Joe Rossi : It's one of the newer desks...

• Andrew Martin : [having entered the Tribune news room holding a gun to Rossi's head]  If anybody moves, I'm gonna blow his head off.

  Joe Rossi : Take it easy... I don't have a whole lotta friends in this room.

• Boyle : Here comes the Trib, on time as usual.

  Joe Rossi : What's going on?

  Boyle : Attempted robbery. Two hood kids came in. Store owner's a disabled veteran, plugged one of them.

  Joe Rossi : Dead?

  Joe Rossi : Doornail time.

• Andrew Martin : [pointing a gun at Rossi while Rossi types]  What are you stopping for?

  Joe Rossi : I'm thinking.

  Andrew Martin : Don't think, just write.