Lucille Ball calls the cast and crew to the soundstage in the middle of the night to obsessively re-work a comedy bit that isn't landing. She is driven by a perfectionist streak to prove her creative instincts are right, despite the exhaustion and frustration of her colleagues.
LUCY: Thanks for coming down.
FRAWLEY: It’s two in the morning.
LUCY: Sorry about that.
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