CSI: American Carnage (Tuesday, November 26, 2019)
WASHINGTON – Alan, Alan, remember where you came from, Donald says into his cell. Alan says, I do. Your father was a serious man. He knew how to conduct business. Donald says, Alan, remember you are family. We brought you in. We kept you in knishes and baklava and cannoli. Cohen is a bird, a little tweety bird who is worse than human slime. You, on the other hand, are a man of honor. A man of business. A man who knows how to deliver the package to the right place. You’re not a Gatto. You’ve been with us a long time, Alan, a very long time. Longer than Cohen. Longer than just about anyone. Alan says, They’re putting the screws on Pecker. Pecker sings, it’s like a cadenza. Donald says, You don’t worry about Cohen or Pecker. You need to worry about Alan. You got grand kids, Alan, so beautiful. You got a wife. Fine woman. I remember when my father, the old sovereign, gave you his blessing. Do you remember? Alan says, Yes, yes I do. That was back in the day. Pecker is now. I respect your father. I respect the family and the seriousness of your position. But they are pressing me on all sides. Donald is silent a moment. He says, I see. You know, Great men are not born great. They grow great. Alan says, Yes, yes. This is America. But remember, your father, god rest his soul, was a great man. He did not trust society to protect us, and I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that they managed to con a block of people to vote for them. Donald says, Alan, Alan, you should be careful what your words are when they come out of your mouth like the bugs. Donald pauses. He begins again. Hey, hey. Cheer up! We been through a lot of shit, but serious men of business negotiate with each other and when they finish with that, they negotiate with fate. Right? Alan says, I don’t think so. Donald says, Whatever. Alan, Alan. Hey, did I tell you? Alan says, What? Donald says, I’m gonna get Gallagher to campaign with me. Alan says, The SEAL? Donald says, Yeah. The one and only. They try to smear him as a killer. They say he slit people open and pissed all over kids. No way! And I’ll tell ya, Alan, which I know you already know: I will always protect our great warfighters. I’ve got their backs! – Tuesday, November 26, 2019