money doing that. >> takeover mania in america. huge corporations are gobbling one another at a rate unmatched in history. >> esmark came along out of the blue and made an outside bid that was better than david's and won the battle. >> i don't know how halston felt because after norton simon sold him david mahoney was not there. >> you cannot expect other people to be interested in your welfare all the time. it's unfair and it's illogical. so therefore, you'd better take care of your own instincts and your own efforts. >> dog eat dog. look out for yourself. is that what you mean? >> i really don't mean it, although that's part of it, jane. >> you know how business is. you know how money is. you know how that is. it's the pollution in the air. >> esmark wasn't really in the fashion business except maybe --