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Of these relationships, the one with Richards was likely the closest.

When he first interviewed Mary he liked her because she had spunk, even though he hated spunk.

He offered her the job of associate producer, which paid less than the secretarial position for which she'd initially interviewed, but more than what he said was the going rate for full producers.

She accepted, saying that she could only " afford " to be an associate producer.

At the same time Mary discovered that Lou was a heavy drinker, with a penchant for hiding whole bottles of scotch in his desk drawers.

Except for one abortive attempt at romance, his general attitude towards her was paternalistic.

A typical display of his affection for Richards came when his nephew, Allen, tried to put the moves on Mary.

Lou became infuriated and said " Listen you, let me remind you of something, and remember this forever.

I think of this girl here as if she were my own daughter and that means she is your cousin, you get my drift?