good to see you both. >> good afternoon, fred. >> in is interest, because sit s not a story just about affairs, relationships and what is going on, but it gets to the heart of financial transactions, the pattern of such. and contracts that follow or maybe just agreements because of the money exchanged. so, when we talk about this case, karen mcdougal and this financial transaction that came from the publisher of the american media incorporated which is the publisher by the way happens to be a good friend of donald trump. >> right. >> this is payment to mcdougal as far as we can tell from the reporting from the "new yorker" and payment of her story that would never really be published. so avery, you first. does this end up being a contract with mcdougal to silence her? you are not telling the story to anybody else, and just us. is this a protection against any