Murphy Brown Season 7 Episode 2 Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio
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00:00good morning people and kudos all tomorrow's broadcast is shaping up to be one of our finest
00:09ever oh miles you said that last week and even i know my mickey rooney interview is disappointing
00:15if i'd known all his stories we're going to end with and that's how hollywood screwed me over
00:19it's all in the past let's look to the future so people what's hip what's hot what's happening
00:29here's something it seems though a truck carrying peanut butter collided with a box car full of
00:34strawberry jelly jars eight miles south of sandwich idaho i was thinking more along the lines of
00:41something we could use here you go miles much to the surprise of his audience a sword swallower
00:47inadvertently removed his own gallbladder good thing he didn't have to wait for congress to pass a
00:54health care plan thanks murphy that's a big help oh here's something what have you got for us
00:59jim larry robinson brother of astronaut duke robinson died yesterday
01:03wait a minute that's not funny at all
01:07oh jeez duke's brother died that's terrible they were really close you know when i was growing up
01:15i wanted to be an astronaut just like duke of course i kissed that dream goodbye when i threw up all over
01:21the rocket ride at disneyland my dad had to pay 80 bucks to get goofy dry cleaned
01:26danger duke robinson there was a man that unflappable missouri accent those chiseled good looks big strong
01:38hands
01:43a man can't find another man appealing without you people reading something scandalous into it
01:47i'll tell you something it must have been tough growing up under the shadow of a brother like that huh
01:53no kidding
01:54i think larry's biggest claim to fame was the time he tumbled over the balcony of the kennedy center honors
01:59good thing trisha nixon's beehive was there to break his fall
02:03it was that week during the mid-seventies when he appeared on the hollywood squares
02:08well i blame the parents i mean when you name one boy duke and the other one larry
02:14you don't have to be a genius to guess which one's going to end up on the moon
02:17which one's going to end up sitting under paul land block
02:21maybe there's a story here examining the highs and lows and the life of a true american hero
02:28i bet i could get to duke too i sat next to him at a dinner party once
02:33he even gave me a shrimp cocktail i'm gonna make that call
02:36whoa whoa whoa
02:39did i miss a memo
02:43or do the credits at the end of the show now read executive producer murphy brown
02:50yeah miles you missed a memo the same one that warned you to pull rank at the risk of having
02:56your underwear yanked up over your ears what is your problem
02:59nothing really except this sounds about as exciting as c-span covering ruth bader ginsburg's step class
03:06the man went to the moon miles how much more excitement do you want
03:15me doing the interview on a bus that explodes if it goes under 50 miles an hour
03:19astronauts are yesterday's news all duke robinson's known for today are those
03:25lame comet cola ads take it from me danger duke the out of this world taste will put you
03:32into orbit
03:33or and i might add rain
03:37these men were heroes miles but tell me who was your idea of a hero and none of a power rangers count
03:45okay okay you want one of my heroes i'll give you one
03:49murphy brown top-notch reporter exposure of corruption champion of the people there's a hero
03:58you are a shrewd and crafty opponent silver but i'll be back
04:10well murphy if you still want to interview duke robinson i think i've got the angle murder suspect
04:21police are bringing him in for questioning we're opening our broadcast with it oh frank frank get
04:25down to police headquarters duke's due to arrive at nine and i want this live you got it whoa can we
04:30just hit the pause button here for a second what are we doing so they're questioning the victim's
04:35brother that doesn't make him a suspect this isn't a story i don't know slugger duke's a national
04:40figure everyone's talking about the murder if he's being questioned that's news oh come on it's
04:44sensationalism pure and simple i mean just because we can cover something live doesn't mean we should
04:49report it what's the point well i want to know what happens exactly you want to know what happens
04:56i want to know what happens america wants to know what happens yesterday you didn't give a rat's ass
05:01about duke robinson yesterday he wasn't a potential murder suspect what are you doing i've got a
05:07heartbreaking story that all america's talking about and you're trying to kill it i'm just challenging
05:11the news judgment frank so what if he's not guilty he's famous he's being questioned those are facts
05:17reporting them not to mention i've always dreamed about meeting this guy and well you should he's
05:22all you'd imagine and more i believe i've already addressed this issue well you can forget the five
05:32minutes at the top of the show oh thank you murphy brad we're doing our whole hour on it oh look
05:36everyone else is jumping on this and the network wants us to spearhead its coverage frank frank what are
05:41you still doing here go go i'm gone quirky quirky get over to larry robinson's house police are still
05:46calling me for clues murphy jim you're anchoring in the studio oh god this is so great we've got
05:54abc beat by at least half an hour they wouldn't preempt home improvement to cover world war three
05:59good evening and welcome to fyi for your information tonight new developments in a crime that has
06:07captured the nation's attention larry robinson brother of duke robinson was found murdered two
06:12nights ago no suspects have yet been named but police just announced that the famed astronaut will be
06:18arriving shortly for questioning we take you live to dc police headquarters where frank fontana is standing
06:24by it's a cool still evening in our nation's capital where danger duke robinson is due to appear to
06:33answer questions about the death of his brother any sign of him yet right not yet jim i see any uh any
06:41estimated time of arrival there's really no way of knowing could be soon
06:46what's the mood like there expected just waiting for duke to show
06:59waiting for you as soon as said duke arrives if memory serves duke was a couple of minutes late
07:17touching down back in 71 too
07:18yes you know people are really talking about this case aren't they yes they are jim
07:30oh what is it you notice they're saying nothing particularly interesting
07:37okay i understand we have some unedited footage taken earlier this evening of duke robinson leaving
07:48his historic townhouse now remember we will be viewing this raw footage for the first time along with
07:53you all right let's see there's a there's a fire hydrant yellow one a couple of cover trash cans
08:01oh there's a tree i don't believe we've seen duke yet
08:06oh dog a golden retriever wouldn't you say we're good i really don't know much about dogs
08:14oh here we go duke robinson or a man who appears to be duke robinson it's a little hard to tell
08:20exiting his historic townhouse and getting into a cab
08:24uh let's return to frank fontana at police headquarters where i understand duke robinson is
08:32arriving now
08:33that information murphy is unfortunately incorrect there is no sign of duke yet
08:43absolutely no sign
08:50no duke whatsoever
08:55murphy
09:01thank you frank
09:06corky sherwood is outside larry robinson's apartment where detectives are still scouring for clues
09:13corky how about an update
09:15corky we we can't hear we're having a little technical difficulty she she does seem to be excited about something
09:30oh it appears that a policeman has just emerged with something in a bag perhaps it's some vital
09:38piece of evidence or perhaps even the murder weapon itself
09:47unless the murder weapon was a cup of geekath and a danish i think all we've witnessed is a late night snack
09:53nothing but a late night snack
09:56thank you thank you corky
09:59so then to review what we know so far duke robinson has not arrived at police headquarters yet
10:08but he has left his historic townhouse and well there you are
10:18well there it is the historic townhouse and uh duke robinson
10:32go to frank
10:33frank has duke arrived
10:35no he hasn't and he's not going to in a stunning announcement police have just charged astronaut duke robinson with murder and declared him a fugitive from justice
10:45uh huh i see you know we saw him leaving his historic townhouse earlier maybe he just got caught in traffic you know the beltway can be murder at this time well not murder exactly but it's
11:00no duke's gone they're searching for him now
11:03to summarize then duke robinson is now a fugitive from justice wanted for murder
11:07that is correct and no one knows where he is right
11:10well then it appears fyi has the exclusive footage of the last known appearance of astronaut duke robinson fugitive from justice let's roll that exclusive tape again
11:26now into our second hour of the robinson murder coverage we'd like to alert stations we'll be staying on the air as this amazing story continues to unfold murphy
11:41thank you jim with me is david walford head of media relations for comet cola
11:47mr walford how long has duke robinson been a spokesman for your company
11:51fourteen years and i'd just like to say that all of us at comet cola consider duke a friend and are deeply shaken by this tragedy
11:59given the current speculation your speaking out on duke's behalf might be viewed by some as an act of courage
12:05oh thank you it does of course make it all the harder to announce that after a long and fruitful partnership
12:12comet cola and duke robinson have decided to part ways
12:16isn't this a little premature i mean just because duke's been charged doesn't mean he's guilty
12:21oh oh i'm sorry oh oh you thought this had something to do with the uh no no no no no no no this decision was reached weeks ago
12:31long long before this tragedy ever occurred i'm sure that you duke and the american people understand
12:39oh i'm sure they will just the way they understood that there was no truth to that rumor about mouse droppings
12:46being found in cans of comet cola
12:48what
12:50back to you jim
12:52yes well
12:54we now go to corkey shulman who's standing outside the fateful apartment
12:58there appears to be quite a crowd out there cookie
13:02oh yes there is jim
13:04some are just curious
13:06but
13:07most are drawn here for personal reasons
13:10reasons best expressed in their own words
13:13why are you here ma'am
13:15duke's like family to me
13:17and not like my real family which i hate
13:20like the family i really care about
13:22and never met
13:24and sir why are you here
13:29to tell the police they're looking for the wrong duke
13:32i'm sorry i don't think i understand
13:34i forgot you're the mean
13:36when you sent him to the moon
13:39one duke went up in that spacecraft
13:42but two came down
13:44but two came down
13:52and sir
13:54excuse me
13:55why are you here
13:56because he didn't do it
13:58what makes you so sure
13:59because he didn't do it
14:01oh so uh
14:03duke robinson's a uh hero of yours
14:07it's duke robinson
14:09kim
14:16all these people are in my neighborhood
14:18delightful
14:22we go now to frank fontana
14:24who was outside duke robinson's historic townhouse
14:26where police are searching for a murder weapon
14:29frank
14:30with me murphy is detective tom bowsburg
14:33detective what do you hope to find
14:35that would be a blunt option
14:37what kind of blunt object
14:39i'm out of liberty to say
14:41detective between you and me and the lamppost
14:44is there any truth to the rumor that this object is
14:48i mean rock
14:51well
14:58it wasn't a yes
14:59and it wasn't a no
15:00but i think we can all agree
15:02it was a very telling silence
15:06frank
15:07where did you hear that the murder weapon might be a moon rock
15:10from a high ranking unnamed source
15:12i think no one is willing to go on record with that
15:15well historically
15:16it seems
15:17if the weapon was in fact a moon rock
15:19that could prove pretty incriminating against duke
15:21hmm that's right jim
15:23and if we weren't conjecturing on pure speculation
15:25i might hypothetically agree with you
15:28excellent point
15:31we now go to corky sherwood
15:33who spoke earlier with an attendant from the gas station
15:35where duke usually fills up his car
15:38and the beer's rolling and we're clear on the floor
15:42well i think some doubting debbie owes her producer an apology
15:46not only has a national hero been charged with murder
15:48but he has fled the police live on our broadcast
15:51ooh it doesn't get any better than this
15:53oh jeez
15:54miles smoke a cigarette and towel off
15:56a man's life is being destroyed for a crime we don't even know he committed
15:59hey we do this all the time
16:01you think that businessman whose life you destroyed on last week's show thought he was treated fairly
16:05i didn't destroy his life
16:07he could always move to another country under an assumed name and herd goats to a ripe old age
16:12before the broadcast you were convinced duke was innocent
16:15are you still so sure
16:16innocent people don't usually run
16:18maybe you're forgetting a little movie from last year miles
16:21a little movie about someone innocent who also ran
16:25a little movie about a one-armed man
16:28a little movie starring harrison ford
16:31the fugitive
16:32i got it
16:33look
16:35we have two of duke's fellow astronauts lined up next
16:38you feel we're not giving a balanced enough picture
16:40maybe you can get it from them
16:42well uh
16:43now that you mention it duke it seemed kind of like a bit of a loner
16:47i mean uh
16:48he was always using self-serve
16:52back to you jim
16:59here now with murphy brown are steve ferguson and troy marshall
17:03two astronauts who served in the space program with duke robinson
17:07murphy
17:08thank you jim and thank you both for joining us tonight
17:11murderer cold-blooded killer are these words that you associate with duke robinson
17:16i'd sooner believe a tarantula was tasty and steve here's an arabian princess
17:23he is innocent why do you suppose he fled innocent people don't usually run do they
17:29well dukes always march to his own drummer
17:32like when he borrowed that f-14 to give a friend's son a ride who had cancer
17:36i'm sure he has his reasons now too
17:40it's amazing what a different image you can get of someone when you talk to the people who really know him
17:46so tell me was duke ever a violent man
17:50no no man not at all
17:52interesting
17:53now let me ask you about
17:54well unless you count the time that loud-mouthed pensacola was blabbing about how the russians were gonna beat us to the moon
18:01duke decided he was gonna personally send that sucker up there to greet us
18:05yeah
18:06that's the worst when someone tried to take my party space
18:09let me ask you about
18:11troy were you down there at the cape that time with the soda guy
18:15oh
18:17classic duke story
18:19in a bar one night
18:20this clown comes in and orders soda
18:22you know straight nothing in it
18:24duke hated that
18:26he figured if you'll go to drink in a bar
18:29then you better drink in a bar
18:31right
18:32which naturally duke had been doing
18:34so he picks this guy up by the neck
18:37and just knocks him around like a freaking pinata on his seat
18:43and then
18:45and this is what makes it a duke story
18:49he pours the soda on the guy's head and says you drink that sissy juice outside son
18:57you always have that sense of humor
19:01yeah
19:04moving
19:05you higher man
19:06hmm
19:07it has now been six hours since duke robinson was declared a fugitive
19:11duke
19:13i don't know if you're watching
19:15if you are
19:17please
19:18turn yourself in
19:19if you're innocent
19:21have faith in the system
19:22and if not
19:24well
19:25look at all the other guilty people who've gotten off scot-free
19:28we're joined now by our own corky sherwood just back from a long night in the field
19:38corky what's it like out there
19:40it's a madhouse murphy
19:42looky loose just keep dropping by all night
19:44but they behaved in an orderly fashion i suppose taking pains not to disturb these surrounding homes
19:50the whole neighborhood's trashed
19:53but
19:54you can't buy one of these
19:56just ask for carlos
20:00with us now to discuss the legal ramifications of today's events is criminal defense attorney victoria scott
20:07so tell me miss scott if duke is eventually apprehended how will his flight affect any potential legal strategy
20:17well in many ways
20:18with all the excitement miles you nailed down an exclusive with the dry cleaner
20:22duke robinson is on the phone and he wants to talk to you
20:26don't these howard stern fans have a party line they can call
20:29this is legit i checked it out myself
20:31he says you're the only one giving him a fair shake
20:34the defense would use the same apparition to their advantage
20:37if they employed the insanity defense in which case anything could go to state of mind
20:42so if they find him running naked around the washington monument
20:45with a box of ding-dongs on his head
20:48that's usually quirky but i have duke robinson on the phone
20:52hello duke this is murphy brown you're on the air
20:55hi there murphy how you doing
20:58i'm fine duke where are you
21:00in my car
21:01you know a lot of people are out there looking for you
21:04that's why i'm calling
21:06i want you to let everyone know i'm innocent
21:10i will but if you are innocent why didn't you report to the police earlier this evening
21:17i figured anyone who can put away a fellow shrimp cocktail the way you can wouldn't be shy about asking me that question
21:23and the god's honest truth is
21:25it's because i'm innocent
21:27duke is it true you closed out a bank account earlier
21:31oh heck i've tried to pay with a smile before murphy but for some reason people just keep insisting on u.s currency
21:37you know duke i'm afraid this is another one of those shrimp cocktail questions but um
21:42if you are innocent why not just go to the police and demand that the real killer be brought to justice
21:48now whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty
21:51why isn't anyone willing to believe old danger duke
21:55i'm willing duke
21:57just explain why you won't turn yourself in
22:00let me tell you something murphy
22:02a test pilot never ejects until the absolute last possible second and sometimes not even then
22:08and you know why
22:10because he knows he can fly his jet better than any other son of a bitch on this planet
22:14the best never admit defeat not while they're still airborne
22:20duke did you kill your brother
22:22you know i uh i i'm beginning to feel like the real victim here
22:26i told you i'm innocent
22:29look uh there's some traffic up ahead murphy
22:32nice talking to you uh easy on those shrimp huh
22:35my doctor tells me they're real high in cholesterol
22:39when astronaut duke robinson fell to earth the first time he was given a ticker tape parade and a hero's welcome
22:51and now having fallen to earth again
22:54the parade he leads is one of a dozen police cars and a nation of crushed admirers
23:00danger duke robinson was a hero in a country with few heroes left
23:06he never saw himself that way of course
23:09but we knew better
23:11or at least we thought we did
23:13guilty or not
23:15we can never look at duke robinson the same way again
23:18the man without fear ran away on national television
23:23and made the fatal mistake of revealing himself to be all too painfully human
23:29it's been said we build our heroes up only to tear them down but i think deep in all of us is a part that wants desperately to believe there are giants among us men and women whose achievements inspire us all to be more than we ever imagined
23:48two years before the moon landing someone from my generation asked
23:55where have you gone joe dimaggio
23:57a nation turns its lonely eyes to you
24:00today we find those same eyes longingly foolishly hopefully still turning
24:09we will be staying with our coverage of the robinson murder as long as the story continues
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