"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."
"You're already doing a duet," Lennox answered. "You can't do two. Besides, you need that three minutes to change. Here's my gimmick. Let Sam do the duet with one of the dancers. We'll introduce Sam as the rehearsal pianist on the show who wrote the tune that Mig made famous. Then let 'em guess Sam's name for a hundred bucks."
"That stinks!" Mason snarled.
"Why? It's cute. It's in the family, and it's great promotion for everybody. What do you think, Tooky?"