maureen king. i just wanted to ask you if you would, please, pass on... gratitude for the communication that we received. sure. i'll pass it on to her. that-- that is helpful. so, what are we doing in this dive ? you getting tired of caviar ? no, sir. i thought we'd take a look at how the other half lives. that's very generous. now, what are we going to do about nichols and bohman ? we're gointo forget about them. it's pretty obvious they don't want our help. and altounian's got more money than he knows what to do with. so, you've dragged me over here to tell me we've struck out ? no. there's washington. who ? jess washington, the guy over there at the end of the counter. you got to be kidding. i didn't even know he was running. nobody does. that's the point. i'm not paying you to talk in riddles. he's new to all this. i think we might have a decent shot with him. well, i can promise you one thing. if we don't get a team player on the council soon that new downtown parking structure will be history. and so will you. excuse me. excuse me, ladies and gentle