And it was tribute, just like in he old country, except they were doing it here in America.And all they got from Paulie was protection from other guys looking o rip them off.And that's what it's all about.That's what the FBI could never understand.That what Paulie and the organization does is offer protection for people who can't go to the cops.That's it.That's all it is.They're like the police department for wiseguys.Henry is commissioned to break the windows of cabs in a rival cab company and set them on fire.Under the tutleage of Paulie and his stoolies, Henry's self-esteem is boosted as he is emancipated from all connections to his family and becomes subverted o the criminal lifestyle of good times.The news was broken to him by Max Schumacher who was president of the News Division at UBS.The two old friends got properly pissed -In the middle of a drinking marathon on a nighttime street in Manhattan, Beale's boss and old friend and admirer Max Schumacher (William Holden), the head of the network news, speak ogether about their maverick days in the early 50s in the radio news business when television was just beginning."]Finally, Mrs.Rittenhouse welcomes him to her "poor home." He eyes her palatial residence and considers it not so bad, but then reconsiders and likens it to a cheap hotel:Wait a minute." The lead actor, Mr.Nakamura (Ricardo Montalbán), had invited Eileen and Lloyd to attend.After the show, they visited with their host Nakamura in his dressing room, where Lloyd admitted bluntly that the show needed the presence of a "Marilyn Monroe" character...it has real velvet upholstery".Flaemmchen was also invited but didn't want to join them: "Have caviar, if you like, but it tastes like herring to me.