(..) This is the Ecumenical Liberation Army. They're the ones who kidnapped Mary Ann Gifford three weeks ago. There's a lot of liberation armies in the revolutionary underground... and a lot of kidnapped heiresses. This is Mary Ann Gifford. That's the Great Ahmed Khan. He's their leader. (..)

(..) Did he say anything? All right, thank you. The Communist Party believes the most pressing political necessity today... is the consolidation of the revolutionary... radical and democratic movements-- Harry, Howard Beale left my house minutes ago. Has he come in yet? Let me know when he arrives. (..)