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Rickert, absolutely not, no.

I said, absolutely not, Rickert.

Er, no!

[Erica Voiceover] Have you ever watched someone

do their job and thought, I could never do that.

That's not me.

Listen, I don't care if your father is the mayor

of Timbuktu.

Until you're ready to talk to me with respect,

do not bother.

Jesus.

[Erica Voiceover] It's an important thing.

To be able to determine what we can and can't do.

What fits and what doesn't.

Who you are and who you're not.

Do you want a latte or something?

Cause that was just really intense.

What that?

Oh please, that was breakfast.

And hello, junior editors do not brew.

About your promotion.

Yeah, you know, it still doesn't feel real.

Well it's not, not until Calvin signs off.

So until then I'd like you

to get up close and personal with that.

Baking with Soul by Linda Kaplan.

Yeah, that's our cooking slash self-help guide.

It's part of your portfolio, along with the nun

and the Markus Stalz book.

So go read and give me coverage.

Will do.

Oh and Erica.

Yes.

Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life.

Thank you.

[light music]

What you doing?

Reading.

What you reading?

A manuscript.

What you think?

So Erica, do we have another bestseller on hands, or what?

[sighing]

Oh no, what's wrong?

I'm comparing this draft to the notes of the previous

editor and Linda hasn't made any of the changes.

It's still written in first person, it's still boring

and ugh, the title, honestly!

Baking with Soul.

Well the original title was: Deep-Fried Karma.

This is actually a step up.

Dory said it was bad.

Bad! Linda Kaplan's answer to a midlife crisis

is an avocada quesadilla.

I don't recommend that we publish this.

Oh, bummer, I already did the pitch.

But if both you and Dory are saying she's not delivering

then it's time to give her the boot.

Time to tell Linda she's done, at dinner.

But, me?

You want me to do it?

Yeah, you and do it today

before she hands in any more chapters.

Just get her on the phone

and tell her she needs to come in, pronto tronto.

Oh no Julianne, look, I'm really, I'm really good

at taking notes and reading,

but I don't think that I can--

Fire someone.

Well newsflash, that's part of the job.

You're a manager now Erica, please start acting like one.

Go get your hands dirty.

With the raise you're about to get,

I think you can afford the manicure.

[light music]

♪ It's clearer inside of me

♪ Who I will always be

♪ Open the act to my heart

♪ Feels like I'm singing in the dark ♪

♪ Do it all over again

♪ Again and again

♪ To get to the end

♪ Some of my dreams

♪ And everything I ever wanted

♪ To be

Wow, this is a real fun lunch we're having.

Can we at least sit down?

No I can't, I have to get back to the office.

Linda she's gonna be there in less than 10 minutes.

It's great.

You're being ridiculous, it's not that big a deal.

No, I'm not being ridiculous okay.

I've never done this before.

I've never fired anyone before.

And I can tell that Julianne you know, she's just doing it

to test me to see if I deserve this promotion.

Why else would she have me do it?

I don't even know Linda.

Okay, don't get paranoid, alright.

Just go in there and tell the author it isn't working out.

Okay, just the facts.

Keep it real, unemotional, the same facts that you told me.

Unemotional because that really sounds like me.

I mean is it normal to feel nauseous?

Yeah.

Jude, there are some things that I know that I can do,

but this?

Trust me, you can.

Go on, I baked them especially for you.

I call them, better tarts. [laughing]

Your everyday butter tart, but with spirulina

and royal jelly for a little added zing.

Huh?

Mmmm hmmm.

Um, Linda, Julianne asked me to come in here and--

Talk about the book, uh huh.

Have you read my first chapters?

I did, yes, I did.

I tackled those while planning my daughter's wedding

and undergoing emergency surgery.

Emergency surgery?

Don't worry, it's all fine.

Turns out it's not the big C after all.

I just in the end had to put my shoulder to the wheel

and I got the job done.

Hmmm, well you know the chapters, they're interesting.

Oh, interesting usually means bad.

No, no, not bad, not bad per se.

It's just you uh, you didn't really address our notes.

Oh am I trouble here, I have worked so hard on these

Miss Strange.

Oh please, it's Erica.

If, if I have done something wrong,

if Julianne is upset with me--

Linda, don't worry, okay.

We just um, we need to...

Linda would you just give me a minute,

I'm gonna be right back.

Okay.

Isn't Linda supposed to be walking out of that room

like her world just imploded?

[Brent] You didn't fire her did you?

Er, no.

Brent, can you go show Erica how it's done.

I'm sorry, it's just she was so upset.

Can you stop talking and watch.

River Rock Publishing no longer needs your services.

Oh, I don't, I don't understand.

Erica and I--

It's no longer working out.

Thank you.

Thank you Brent.

Erica in my office now.

Julianne, I'm sorry, I messed up.

Yeah, which is why you'll be spending all day tomorrow

right here.

Uh, tomorrow, I mean it's Saturday.

And the first Saturday of each month

River Rock Publishing hosts leadership training

for it's managers.

Tomorrow's session will be hosted by the one and only

Thomas Friedkin, author of--

The Secret of Now, I know that, yeah.

People draw blood to get into his sessions,

so consider yourself extremely lucky,

cause I'm giving you my spot.

Thank you and you know I think that management training

is exactly what I need.

Oh I hope so, because my spider senses are tingling Erica

and not in a good way.

I'm gonna be honest with you.

Right now, I'm wondering if you're ready for this promotion.

Can you go?

Go!

[Ethan] You sent me those papers

but you asked me to divorce me.

[Claire] That was before all--

[Ethan] Claire, there is no before this okay.

Oh, well look who it is.

Is everything okay?

No everything's not okay.

Claire's just leaving.

Hey you don't get to call the shots here Ethan.

Why don't you back off?

Why don't you mind your own business.

You know I was trying to make this work

but then you go and--

I go and I what Claire?

I didn't do anything you didn't do first.

Oh, fine.

If this is the way you want it to work,

expect a call from my lawyer.

Well you finally got him, only took you 10 years.

Hey what's going on?

I can't believe her.

What did she do?

She wants to sue me for support.

How can she do that, she's rich.

Her dad's rich.

Point is, Claire wants to make me pay any way she can.

Doesn't make any sense.

So what are you gonna do?

Well normally I'd just give in, that's what she expects.

You know I spent my entire marriage giving in to her,

I'm done, I'm fighting back.

You are?

I mean don't take this the wrong way, but I just,

I didn't think you had it in you.

Sure I had it in me,

it's just easy to do what comes naturally.

But that's not a good enough reason.

So, I'm guessing you lost your appetite.

Okay if I take a rain check,

I really need to call my lawyer.

Oh of course.

Listen, don't worry, I'm right next door okay.

One knock away.

Here, keep the curry, you might get hungry.

Bienvenidu, yindi, wilkommen.

Welcome to Thomas Friedkin's Weekend Warriors

management training.

I think we're gonna start the day off by jumping right

to it, but sucking right from the teat of group dynamics.

So, who do you think you are?

That is the eternal question and using five adjectives

I would like each and every one of you

to tell us your best personal qualities

that you bring to your careers as manages.

Okay, why don't we start with you.

Okay, commanding, decisive, potent, red-blooded

virile, oh and fierce.

A select five.

You rule with strength.

Spare the rod, spoil the child.

Aaargh, I like that, I like it.

Who shall we go with next, how about you?

What was your name again?

It's Erica.

It's Erica Strange.

You gotta say that with more conviction okay.

See, aaaaah, start from down here.

You see, start from down here and say it like,

Erica Strange!

Erica Strange.

Proceed.

Okay, the words to describe my management style

are in no particular order,

fun and friendly,

easy-going, supportive and er, nurturing.

Right, because you know whilst Hannibal

marched his war elephants over the Alps

during the second Punic war, he was easy-going,

he was fun, he was friendly.

Well those are my strongest qualities, Mr. Friedkin.

And that is your problem dear, okay.

Now I want you to come over here.

Yes, I want you to bring your whole body

and come right here, okay.

Alright, now, you say you're friendly.

I say, that you can also be scary.

Not really.

No aggressive.

No.

Ruthless.

No, no, no, not at all.

Okay, you see, now that right there.

That is your box.

That's your box, that's your identity.

Right and on the surface you're all nurturing and fun

and kittens and little bunnies.

But, you got to step outside of the box.

Now come on, push me.

Mr. Friedkin-

Come on, push me.

Mr. Friedkin, I can't.

Oh well, let's dance then.

You want to dance, is that what it is?

Is it dancing, you see.

Dancing.

Hey, come on, come on.

See, you see that.

Okay, so what are you feeling right now?

Are you feeling a little angry,

are you feeling a little uncomfortable?

Yeah, because this isn't you,

this isn't your thing, you see that.

But you, you dear, you have to step outside

you gotta [yelling].

You gotta [yelling].

You gotta break out of the box.

You got to at least try.

Okay.

I can't, I just can't.

Oh.

Uh oh.

You see there is a big difference between can't and won't.

Huge difference.

Okay.

Thank you, good.

I'll let Julianne know.

Nothing more here, I think you've made your choice.

It's okay.

That's the way it goes.

Thank you, thank you so much.

Nice, not really.

Okay, um whose next, who wants to have some fun.

Cause next thing we're gonna do--

Hi.

Hi.

So how was management training.

I failed.

Hmm, because you couldn't tango.

No, it's because I'm easy-going, not commanding.

It's because I'm fun, but not intimidating.

It's because my inner tiger is more like a kitten.

I mean, what if I'm not meant to be a manager.

Okay, let's go back.

You say that you're easy-going but not commanding.

You know those two qualities are not mutually exclusive.

Why can't you be both?

I don't know, I...

You know, I just keep remembering that quote

that you once said, learn to be what you are

and learn--

to resign with good grace all that you are not.

Henri Frederic Emile, yeah.

I just feel like I'm hitting the limitations

of my ability, you know.

And maybe, maybe it's time to face the facts

that I'm not cut out for this, you know.

Not everybody has what it takes to be a boss.

I think a better way to face it,

would be to talk about IF.

IF, this has nothing to do with him.

Can we please just stick to the issue.

We are.

Fine, IF.

It's short for Ivan Frankl, this guy that I dated.

He was really sweet, but so not my type.

It was 2001, I was fresh out of my masters

and killing time in this internet cafe.

And Ivan and I, we had the same shift.

He was the tech and I handled the cash.

He was friendly and sweet

and really comfortable with who he was.

And I'm not sure how it happened, but one day we just...

And after that we kinda started dating.

Being with IF, it was like visiting a different planet.

And it was really fun, until this one date

he decided that we should go to this thing,

what was it called, it's a vampire LARP.

And what is that?

Live action role playing.

It's some kind of a make-believe vampire game for grown-ups.

Totally bizarre.

So I knew I had to end it.

We were not going to work out,

but I was so scared to hurt him.

Like you were too scared to hurt Linda?

Well, at least I made an attempt.

With IF, I left my shift that day, I quit my job

and I never talked to him again.

Oh, you cut him off, that's cold.

I was such a coward.

It's not that I think that IF was the love of my life.

But he didn't deserve to be treated like that,

such disrespect.

Okay, and if you could go back?

I would do the hard thing, I would break up with him.

Face to face.

Oh!

What the hell?

You killed it, you killed my computer.

Oh I ruined it.

Nah, it just needs to dry out.

I could take it apart, clean out the mother board.

It's gonna be fine.

So I'm not fired then?

Not on my watch you're not.

You know what today is?

No!

It's our 10 day anniversary.

Oh.

Happy anniversary.

You too.

Tonight calls for awesomeness,

are you up for some awesomeness?

Mm hmm, I am, but you know what,

I think that we should talk first.

Yeah sure, but just let me tell you

what we're doing first, okay?

You and me are going to a vampire LARP.

A vampire LARP.

A vampire, immortal, soulless.

IF that sounds great, but I just,

I think that we should talk okay, there's just.

There's really something that I need to tell you.

Okay, just wait, wait till you see this here.

Wow, that's a really fancy walking-stick.

Uh, it's a blood staff.

Wow, good reflexes.

You're a natural warrior, I'm beginning to reconsider.

IF, please!

Please tell you what LARPing is?

Yeah, I guess it's not part of the general lexicon

now is it.

Think of it like playing dress-up or make-believe.

We dress up as our characters and we go out

and we interact with each other in the real world.

And then there's rules that govern how we do battle

and how we role-play.

And why, why exactly would you want to do this?

Cause its fun.

Some people collect stamps, others golf, I LARP.

And starting tonight, so do you.

Behold, you are Caliope and you belong to a secret

sisterhood, a coven that practices healing blood magic.

Where did you get this picture of me?

Last week, from a webcam when you weren't looking.

So, what do you think?

Well, I think that you're,

you're really very good at photoshop.

Thank you.

A cape.

Oh, really, wow.

And, you need this also.

This card, spells out your stats.

See you got a five empathy and that means

that your power is weighted toward healing.

I'm also giving you one secret special power.

Shape-shifting, like Otto on Deep Space Nine.

Mmmm.

In a nutshell, you can use your blood-magic

to change into a Nosferatu.

[growling]

Oh, yeah, I don't think I ever want to do that.

I invoke blood magic to take the form of a Nosferatu.

My intimidation is five, I stare at you.

What is your bravery?

My bravery?

One, your bravery is one.

You are petrified at the sight of me.

Get down on your knees.

On your knees!

Kneel before Master Kane.

I'm kneeling.

See and then you just kind of take it from there.

You know my shifts over and I'm feeling hungry.

Do you want to maybe grab a bite to eat.

Sure.

Oh my god.

Hey I was thinking, Master Kane is lonely.

Might be nice for him to have a Mistress Kane by his side,

if only because a healer is very fortuitous in battle.

IF, I really need to--

But not only because of that.

IF, I don't, I don't think that I can do this.

Aw, what do you mean.

What, you don't want to LARP.

No, I don't, I mean I don't think

that this relationship is right for me.

And that's what I've been feeling

and that's what I wanted to talk to you about.

I'm sorry.

Can we still be friends?

Oh, uh, just wait a sec

while I rip this stake out of my heart.

Yeah, yeah of course we can.

Really?

But hey, you know, if you still want to LARP tonight,

I got all this gear for you.

Ivan, thank you for the invitation,

but I just don't think that LARPing is really my thing.

Oh, yeah, I know, I know.

Hey, it's cool, really.

It's totally cool.

I got to get back to work.

I've got a couple hours left on this shift so--

Okay, okay.

Yeah if you change your mind about tonight.

We're gonna be meeting at The Stake at nine.

I'll have my cell.

Okay, vampire's use cellphones?

Yeah.

See ya.

Live long and prosper.

Wow.

What are you doing Dr. Tom.

Okay look, here's the deal.

I came back and I did what I was supposed to do.

I broke up with IF.

In record time too.

So fast, in fact, you could probably squeeze in

a quick round of LARPing if you really wanted to.

Running around the city dressed as a vampire.

That's not really my idea of fun.

Still caring what other people think.

No, this isn't me caring about what other people think

alright, I'm not a LARPer, and I'm not a mime.

This really is quite a small box you've got yourself

living inside.

Must be very tiring squeezing yourself into it every day.

I am this, I'm not that.

I am this, I'm not that.

Thought that mimes were supposed to be silent.

Okay, look, I know who I am and I came back here

so I did what I had to do so--

So, why are you still here?

Yeah, no plans, just killing time

waiting to see what the world has in store for me.

Hey, Judith I got to go, there's somebody at the door.

Okay, bye.

[giggling]

Hey.

Hi.

Um, are we too early or,

did you say 6.30 dinner?

Oh, um, 6.30 for dinner.

Yeah, I'm just running a little behind.

So come on in.

Make yourselves comfortable.

So the wedding's going to be Montreal in July.

Summer wedding.

Mmm, so are you planning on moving there?

Oh yeah, we're already looking at houses.

Oh we're not looking, Claire's looking.

Don't start.

He's upset because my dad's buying us a house.

I just think we should buy our own place.

You know we can afford a condo.

You can't raise a family in a condo.

Of course we can.

What do you think Erica?

Oh, really it's not my place to say.

Ethan, just let it go.

My dad's buying us a wedding gift, he's allowed.

Okay.

Hey we should go if we want to hit that club huh?

Can I use your bathroom?

Sure, it's right through there.

You know Ethan, if you don't want to buy the house

why don't you say something?

Um, didn't you see me saying something?

No, I saw you getting beaten into submission.

Why do you always do that.

I mean why do you always let her win.

Um, well that's just how we do things.

Claire has a lot of opinions and I don't like to fight.

I know that you don't, but sometimes you have to.

I mean, what, are you gonna live your whole life

just giving in to things.

If you feel strongly about something,

you know speak out, push back.

That's not how I work.

What do you mean that's not how you work?

I don't like to push, I'm not a fighter,

it's just not me.

It's just not you.

That is such a cop-out.

You saying it's just not you like

it's not a choice you have.

But you do, you could fight.

And yeah, it could be horrible and scary

and hard, but you could do it.

Honestly, Erica, it's just easier this way.

That's not a good enough reason.

Okay let's go.

Are you coming with us?

Actually I think, I think I'm gonna pass.

My friend he invited me to this thing

and I want to check it out.

Okay.

Well, dinner was superb.

No it wasn't, but thanks.

I'll call you later.

Maybe you can join us after your thing.

Bye.

[rock music]

Caliope!

Welcome to the underworld.

Why are they all doing that?

Because tonight, I am not Ivan Frankl,

tonight I am Kane the Damned, one of the most powerful

vampires in the city and the leader of my clan.

Greetings, Magda, Seven.

This is Caliope, a blood sorceress.

Caliope, you are most welcome.

Thanks, thank you.

Magda, he wears the rune.

Do we battle tonight?

Indeed, behold, our enemy awaits.

[Seven] Leandra!

My friends, tonight we fight that thief

for our rightful property, the other half of the rune.

If we are successful, we the tribe of Brassof

will be the most powerful vampires in the city.

Drink, you will need your strength.

Wait, I mean that's not actual--

Blood!

No, god, no, no.

It's called a vampire's kiss.

It's vodka, soda, lemon--

Oh.

Be careful, Vampire's Kiss can be lethal.

After about four or five, right.

Wow.

So, the plan tonight is this.

We need to get our hands on that rune.

Leandra will be trying to steal mine.

If things get rough, I may need you to heal me.

Mm, mm, and I will heal away,

for I am Caliope the blood sorceress, that's me.

Um, not quite, I'm afraid.

You need a makeover.

You don't really fit in.

[heavy rock music]

I fear for my safety, other's plot my downfall.

I can feel their bloodlust.

Who are you?

Declare yourself.

Caliope, I'm just a blood sorceress.

You're not of our tribe

and you appear unannounced.

I view your approach as a hostile act.

I invoke lake of fire, lethal strike one.

Lethal strike two.

I said I invoke lake of fire, lethal strike three.

I don't know where,

am I supposed to die here or something?

You're engulfed in a cloud of fire!

I use the Rune of Elders to conjure a wall of crystal ice.

A barrier that not flame may pass.

Erica, you could have been killed.

I'm sorry, I thought I could just grab the rune.

Oh no, you don't just grab the rune.

That's not how this works.

Even if you made past it her bodyguards,

you have to use magic to win the rune from Leandra

and trust me, you don't want to approach someone

that powerful without a plan.

What did Caliope say to Leandra?

She demands justice.

A battle is called, the troops are already on their way.

Oh dear, did I do something wrong.

Brothers and sisters in blood, tonight, we do battle

for the missing piece of the Rune of Elders.

Defeat is not an option, we will be victorious.

[cheering]

-[cellphone ringing] -And when we prevail

all of the city shall kneel at our feet

and our cups shall overflow with sweet, crimson blood--

Hello.

[Ethan] Hey, that club had a two hour line-up,

so I don't know if you want to meet up, if you're still mad?

No, hey I'm not mad okay.

I'm just concerned.

You know, you really sell yourself short Ethan.

Whoa.

Go forth, rise up and defeat our enemies.

[Ethan] Where are you?

Um, I'm LARPing in a graveyard.

[Ethan] You're whatting in a graveyard?

Look, it's really, it's too hard to explain right now

but we're gonna be going to The Stake soon.

[Ethan] Oh the goth bar?

Okay well Claire and I can meet you there I guess.

No Ethan, really you--

Whoa.

[shrieking]

Ouch, I was on the phone.

And now you have lost a hand.

Oh for pete's sake.

Hey.

Magda and Seven have been burned to death.

Leandra and her minions draw close.

I fear the end is nigh.

Oh well, do you want me to go heal them?

Their bodies are ash.

No, you must save your strength,

heal those who still have a chance.

I summon a burrowing stake that pierces your skin

tearing your flesh for three points of damage.

Lethal hit one, lethal hit two,

lethal hit three.

Caliope, heal me!

I don't know what to do.

Four!

Wait, wait!

We are granted one counterstrike.

Raise your hand, make a fist and say I invoke blood sorcery

to heal the fallen.

Raise your hand Caliope.

The stake burns deeper into your chest,

it pierces your ribs, it hunts your heart.

I invoke the blood sorcery.

Lethal hit five, point of damage.

I invoke blood sorcery to heal the fallen.

She cannot invoke with a missing hand.

I dispatched it from her body myself.

Be this true?

Well he dispatched one of the them.

So use the other hand.

What difference does it make?

The stake pierces your heart.

[yelling]

I Leandra, control the Rune of Elders.

[cheering]

Um.

Here's your thingy.

My friends, Leandra controls the rune and thus the city.

We all must pay homage to her now.

Rules allow one final drink together,

then our clan is no more.

Hey, hey, look.

At least I didn't really lose my hand

and your heart's still pumping right.

This isn't a joke.

No, I know.

All you had to do was call out one simple spell.

It's taken years Erica, years to get the level that I'm at

and I just lost it all in one night.

I'm sorry.

You tell that to Seven, Magda when Leandra

turns them to peasants and strips away all their powers.

I mean, it's not real.

Yeah, I know this isn't real.

I'm not insane.

Okay, I'm sorry, it's just

it's really crazy to an outsider, it is.

Look, one night, every couple of weeks

I get to hang out with my friends and bring out

the person who I really am, deep down.

Not Ivan the tech geek or Ivan the girl retard

who got dumped today.

See, I get to be me.

I get to show the world parts of Ivan Frankl

that nobody ever imagined he possessed.

You know, like strength and bravery and confidence.

But you, you only see the surface.

You only see duct tape weapons and geeks running around

playing make-believe.

No that's not true.

Really?

You were embarrassed to heal me.

Who here would judge you?

No one.

The only one judging you is yourself.

Erica.

You're wearing a cape.

I, I am.

Enough Erica, I really don't think this is your thing.

No, it's not.

So why don't I take you to the little witch's room,

wash off your face and we can all go to a real bar.

That sounds like a great idea.

You know would you just,

would you wait here for me for a minute.

There's something that I need to do, I'll be back.

Hello little blood sorceress.

Have you come looking for death again?

Kill her.

I invoke blood sorcery to turn me into a Nosferatu.

I am now a Nosferatu.

and as shape-shifter my hand has been restored.

My intimidation is five.

What is your bravery witch?

My bravery is four.

Get down on your knees.

Down on your knees.

I invoke the power of the Rune of Elders

to grant me fearlessness.

I cast crimson fire, balls of fire are exploding on you

for three points of damage.

Where's your resistance.

My resistance is two.

[gasping] I'm melting, I'm melting.

Know your place and stay there.

Nicely done.

Kamikaze suicide mission.

Ivan, I'm so sorry about all of this.

It's okay.

Seven and I are actually plotting our return

as a new clan, the Halabars.

So, I'll see you around.

Yeah.

[hissing]

Linda, I'm so sorry about that,

I must have low blood sugar right now.

Well honey, if you've got low blood sugar

then a tart is exactly what you need.

I call these Better Tarts, they're your every day

butter tart but with spirulina--

and royal jelly added for extra zing.

Yeah.

Linda would you just excuse me for one minute,

I'll be right back.

Of course, but take a tart, don't argue.

Erica, what are you doing.

Puk, puk, puk.

No, no, no I'm not chickening out Brent,

I just need a minute okay.

I just need a latte.

What is going on, what am I doing back here.

Giving you a do-over.

A do what?

A do-over.

To answer the question can you do this.

Even though it scares you, even though you don't want to.

Can you do what you need to do.

And since when is a do-over allowed?

Since when isn't it?

The book it's bad and Linda she completely ignored

her notes and I know that it's the right thing to do.

But just, I can't help but feel paralyzed.

What if she cries?

What if she does.

I just I can't go in there and be all cold and unfeeling

and do it the way that Brent would.

Who says you need to do it the way that Brent would?

Why don't you go in there

and do it the way that Erica would.

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult

and to put one's thoughts into action,

the most difficult thing in the world.

Goethe.

I think a fresh latte might help things

go down a little easier.

Oh, oh aren't you a sweetheart, thank you.

You're welcome.

So, I know you haven't brought me in here

just to make me a latte.

No, I didn't.

It's about your book.

You've had a chance to read my first chapters,

I am so proud of them.

I am sure that you are Linda.

You put a lot of hard work into them.

Oh, that's wonderful.

So what do we do next?

This is my first book,

it's all very new and exciting for me.

Linda, I am sorry to have to tell you this

but there isn't going to be a next step.

What do you mean?

I just did some,

It's not working.

You didn't address our notes from the last pass

and it just, it feels like you have a different vision

for the book than we do.

If I could have another shot at making it work.

I'm sorry you can't.

It's not working for us, the book is not working for us.

Oh my.

I can't believe this is happening to me.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry, that's rich.

Linda--

I didn't do the notes,

because the notes didn't make sense.

You are paying me to share my recipes with the world.

So I should be able to do that exactly how I want to.

Well that's not how this works.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Can I have a word before you go?

Of course.

Sit.

Well I gotta say, I wasn't sure you had it in you.

I wasn't sure myself, at all.

Well, you keep surprising me.

Once upon a time I thought

I was going to have to fire you too.

And instead, I get to do this.

You see that chicken-scratch there?

That is Frank Calvin's signature,

you're promotion has been approved.

Wow!

Congratulations.

Thank you Julianne.

Good night.

[Erica Voiceover] At the end of the day,

it comes down to this.

The way we choose to see ourselves, it limits who we can be.

Step outside the box and you might learn something

because we are more capable than we imagine.

Because we all have it in us

to do things we've never done before.

No I don't want to discuss it.

Then we'll go to court, I'm not selling,

I'm not gonna give in.

If she wants to fight, then we'll fight.

[Erica Voiceover] Because sometimes,

we can surprise even ourselves.

[light music]