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PREVIOUSLY ON "SIX DEGREES"...

WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT A PROMOTION. I AM PROMOTING YOU TO PARTNER.

YOU DON'T SEEM TO LIKE YOUR JOB VERY MUCH. I KINDA THOUGHT IT'D BE MORE THAN JUST A JOB.

YOU KNOW, DRIVING AROUND, YOU LOSE FAITH.

DON'T WAIT. IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WHERE YOU ARE,

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. "REMINICK, BELL & HERGOTT."

YEAH, THEY'RE HIRING. THEY COULD USE A TALENTED GUY LIKE YOU.

LET'S DO IT. YOU CAN'T LET LIFE PASS YOU BY. IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. I JUST WANNA BE NEAR YOU GUYS. YOU BACK IN A.A.?

YES, I AM. YOU DID THE RIGHT THING COMING HERE, STEVEN,

BUT YOU GOTTA KEEP COMING, AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT AT MEETINGS,

YOU GOTTA STAY BUSY.

CHEERS. CHEERS.

OH.

YES? STEVEN CASEMAN?

I GUESS.

THANKS.

MM-HMM.

RAY...

YOU SON OF A BITCH.

WELL, THIS IS A PAPAYA... NO--

I THINK. NO, A POMELO, OR PO-ME-LO,

OKAY. FROM FIJI.

WHAT IS THAT? THAT'S A MANGOSTEEN.

A MANGOSTEEN?

YES, AND ITS RIND CAN BE USED TO REPEL INSECTS.

WHO IS THIS FROM?

UM, "BEST REGARDS, RAY."

WHO

SAME TIME TOMORROW.

What's up, D.?

HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?

Poker game tomorrow night.

OH, POKER TOMORROW NIGHT, HUH?

NAH, CAN'T DO POKER. How come?

I DON'T DO IT ANYMORE. SERIOUSLY.

OH, YEAH

JINX, YOU'RE IT.

WOULD YOU MIND HOLDING THIS?

WHAT'S WRONG?

DO YOU... WHAT?

UH, KNOW A... MELANIE, SPEAK.

DO YOU KNOW A GUY NAMED RAY?

HE'S HERE.

RAY, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

WHITNEY CRANE...

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

RAY, ARE YOU INSANE? I WORK HERE.

I HAD NO IDEA YOUR OFFICE WAS ALL GLASS. A NAKED PROPOSAL?

IT'S IN THE PACT. WHAT PACT?

YOU LOOK GREAT. RAY, WHAT PACT?

"WHAT PACT"

AHEM. "IF NEITHER OF US ARE MARRIED

BY THE TIME WE ARE 35"-- OH, GOD.

"I, WHITNEY CRANE, AGREE TO MARRY"--

IT WAS A JOKE. YOU--YOU SIGNED IT.

I WAS DRUNK. I HAVE WITNESSES.

I'M NOT 35. RIGHT.

I'M NOT. OH, I KNOW. I AM.

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY? 2 WEEKS AGO--THE BIG 3-5. GOT ME THINKING.

AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS?

LOOK, I KNOW IT'S IMPULSIVE, OKAY, BUT WHAT'S MY MIDDLE NAME? WALTER.

WHITNEY-- RAY, WE'VE NEVER EVEN DATED.

WE SHOULD HAVE. WE'VE NEVER KISSED.

THAT WASN'T A KISS. YEAH

COLLEGE. WE HAVEN'T BEEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON, RAY.

YEAH, TIMING. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN WRONG. AND NOW IT'S RIGHT?

ABSOLUTELY. I'M BACK.

I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED...

EXCEPT YOU.

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED, NOT ONE IOTA.

ADMIT IT. YOU MISSED ME... A LITTLE BIT.

WHERE WERE YOU, INDONESIA? MALAYSIA. MARRY ME.

NO. OKAY, HOW ABOUT DINNER?

WHY? WHY? BECAUSE WE GOT A LOT TO CATCH UP ON,

AND IT'LL GIVE US SOME TIME

TO TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU MISS ME.

HOW'S 8:00? 7:45.

DID YOU JUST SAY THAT TO HAVE THE LAST WORD? YES.

YES.

YES, RAY JONES. YOU REMEMBER HIM?

HE WAS THE BAR MANAGER THERE FOR A WHILE, FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

YEAH, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT KNOW WHERE HE WAS.

I KNOW HE LEFT THE COUNTRY. I THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE BACK-- DAD, DO YOU WANT MILK?

NO. UH, YEAH. NO, BLACK. MAKE THAT TWO.

NO, NO. HE'LL HAVE HOT CHOCOLATE, THANK YOU.

MAX, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU REALLY WANT?

IF, UH, YOU KNOW, IF I WAS GONNA BUY YOU SOMETHING REALLY GREAT,

WHAT WOULD IT BE, LIKE, A GUITAR OR...

I LIKE MINE.

OR A... ELECTRIC SCOOTER?

YOU WANNA GO ON A TRIP OR SOMETHING? DID YOU WIN THE LOTTERY?

NO. DID YOU GET A JOB?

SOMEONE OWED ME MONEY FROM A LONG TIME AGO. WHO?

SOMEONE. HOW MUCH?

MAX, IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION. TELL ME SOMETHING.

TELL ME ANYTHING THAT, YOU KNOW,

WOULD REALLY MAKE YOU HAPPY.

YOU COULD GET SOMETHING FOR MOM.

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT? I DON'T KNOW.

BUT MAYBE SHE WOULDN'T BE SO MAD AT YOU ALL THE TIME.

HOLD IT.

OKAY, COME ON.

ARRIVING IN THE BACK OF A TOWN CAR?

YOU'RE INTERVIEWING AT ONE OF THE TOP FIRMS.

I FIGURED YOU JUST MIGHT WANNA ARRIVE IN STYLE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, DAMIAN,

BUT I THINK I'M JUST GONNA WALK IT, YOU KNOW.

IT KINDA HELPS CALM MY NERVES. WHAT ARE YOU SO NERVOUS ABOUT?

UH, SELLING OUT. I'M COMFORTABLE WORKING FOR THE CITY.

IT'S JUST... IT'S HARD, MAN.

EVERYONE AROUND ME IS MOVING ON OR UP,

AND I'M STILL EATING RAMEN FOR DINNER.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.

AND THIS FIRM, THEY DO A LOT OF PRO BONO WORK, TOO, SO...

So just go for it, Carlos. Nothing worse than being stuck.

TRUST ME, I KNOW THE FEELING. HEY, WEREN'T YOU THINKING ABOUT A SECOND CAR,

sort of expanding the fleet?

AH, YEAH, MAYBE, BUT I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST...

IT'S NOT TURNING OUT TO BE ALL THAT I HOPED IT WOULD.

ALL THIS DRIVING PEOPLE AROUND, I JUST--

I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M BETTER THAN THAT.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN, MAYBE I SHOULDA GONE TO LAW SCHOOL.

I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M HEARING HERE!

WHAT THE HELL DO I PAY YOU GUYS FOR? FOR GOD SAKE, RAY--

THIS IS THE LAST CONVERSATION I WANT TO HAVE ABOUT THIS. RAY--

I WANT IT ON MY DESK, AND I WANT IT TOMORROW. TAKE IT EASY.

YOU TAKE IT EASY. I'M DONE. HEY, RAY.

NICE SHOES.

OH... CARLOS GREEN? YES.

SUSAN, GO AFTER HIM. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE THIS ACCOUNT.

APOLOGIZE.

READY?

UH, YEAH.

I NEED RAY JONES' ROOM. I DON'T BELIEVE HE'S HERE.

TRY HIM ANYWAY.

SIR, THERE IS NO ANSWER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE?

NO, UH... NO, I'LL WAIT.

MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

SORRY I'M LATE. I MADE THE APPETIZER FOR YOU.

SCALLOPS, UH... à L'AMALFITANA.

à L'AMALFITANA. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY.

JUST A LITTLE BIT RIGHT HERE...

THANK YOU, MY MAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY TIME, RAY.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TALK NEXT WEEK ABOUT THAT THING IN L.A.

I'D LOVE TO. ALL RIGHT. GREAT.

YOU DON'T COOK. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? MAYBE I'M LEARNING.

MAYBE YOU SLIPPED MARIO A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS

TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE.

IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU, RAY.

YEAH? YEAH. IT'S A RELIEF.

SEE SOMEONE YOU KNOW FOR SO LONG,

DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY OR HOW YOU SAY IT.

THOUGH YOU COULD HAVE CALLED. I THOUGHT I'D SURPRISE YOU.

I MEAN ONCE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

OH, YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. GOT KINDA BUSY.

THINGS WENT REALLY WELL OVERSEAS.

LOOKS THAT WAY. NO, WHIT, I MEAN VERY WELL.

I LEFT NEW YORK WITH $25,000 IN SEED MONEY,

AND MANAGED TO TURN IT INTO A COMPANY

WITH A MARKET CAP OF $400 MIL.

WHAT? DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT THE BIOCHEMISTRY FIELD OF CONOTOXINS? NO.

WELL, NEITHER DID I.

BUT THAT GOT THE BALL ROLLING, AND THEN I GOT TO SINGAPORE,

AND I SAW THIS ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITY IN TELECOM. $400 MILLION?

I'M BACK, I'M DIVERSIFYING

AND I GOT ABOUT 60 PORTFOLIOS IN MY PROSPECTUS.

OF THOSE 60, I WOULD SAY THAT 35, YOU WERE BORN TO RUN.

ME?

YES, YOU. I WANT YOU TO COME WORK WITH ME. I HAVE A JOB.

I KNOW. I SAW.

I WAS JUST THINKING... YOU KNOW, IN CASE YOU'RE NOT HAPPY.

I AM HAPPY. OKAY.

DON'T PATRONIZE ME. I'M NOT. I JUST SAID "OKAY."

NO, YOU SAID, "OKAY," LIKE YOU KNOW BETTER. I GOTTA SAY,

YOU SEEM A LITTLE DEFENSIVE FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S SO HAPPY.

RAY. DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY

WE COULD SAY ANYTHING WE WANT TO EACH OTHER? LISTEN, I LOVE MY JOB.

I STARTED THERE. I HAVE TRUST WITH RALSTON. GOT IT.

AND I'VE HAD A VERY TOUGH YEAR, AND WITHOUT THAT JOB--

HEY, BY THE WAY, I MEANT TO TELL YOU THIS.

I WAS REALLY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR ENGAGEMENT, TRULY.

HIS NAME REALLY WAS ROY, THOUGH? RAY.

WHIT, WE USED TO TALK FOR HOURS AND HOURS

ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE WHEN WE GROW UP. WELL, HERE WE ARE.

NOW IF YOU TELL ME THIS JOB IS EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WANTED,

THEN SO BE IT, BUT I'M OPENING OFFICES,

HIRING TRADERS, MANAGERS, ANALYSTS, AND A YEAR FROM NOW,

YOU COULD BE RUNNING A BILLION-DOLLAR V.C. COMPANY,

IF YOU WEREN'T SO HAPPY.

I AM HAPPY. GOOD. SETTLED.

DONE. WILL YOU MARRY ME?

NO, AND I'M ABOUT TO GO AROUND THE CORNER FOR A SLICE.

RED OR WHITE?

GOT ANYTHING FOR 619?

WELL.

I LIKE THE GRAY HAIR.

FROM A DISTANCE, IT ALMOST MAKES YOU LOOK DISTINGUISHED.

WHERE'S MY PICTURE, RAY?

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

YOU GAVE IT TO ME TO SELL. AND YOU DISAPPEARED.

WHICH IS WHY I GAVE YOU THIS CHECK FOR TWICE AS MUCH.

IT'S SIX YEARS LATER, RAY. I DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY.

I WANT MY PICTURE. CAN'T YOU JUST PRINT ANOTHER ONE?

IT'S A PALLADIUM PRINT. IT'S ONE OF A KIND. RIGHT. I THINK I KNEW THAT.

I THINK YOU DID, TOO. YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS, RIGHT? I REALLY DON'T. IF I DID, I--

NO, YOU WOULDN'T.

YOU CAN DRESS UP IN A NICE SUIT AND A NICE HOTEL AND EVERYTHING,

BUT YOU'RE STILL THE SAME SON OF A BITCH, RAY.

I'M THE SAME?

ACTUALLY, THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU, STEVEN,

YOU WERE IN A VERY BAD PLACE,

AND FROM THE LOOKS OF THINGS, MY FRIEND, YOU STILL ARE.

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR,

TAKE THE MONEY.

TRY NOT TO DRINK IT ALL IN ONE SPOT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

AAH! AH.

SHH. SHH. HERE SHE COMES.

SHH. SHH.

WHITNEY, IS IT TRUE?

WHAT? PAGE SEVEN, THE "SIGHTINGS" COLUMN.

"P.R. MAVEN WHITNEY CRANE WAS OVERHEARD AT VICO'S

TALKING ABOUT HER FUTURE WITH A CERTAIN"-- "MULTIMILLIONAIRE."

ARE YOU STARTING YOUR OWN FIRM? OH, NO.

RALSTON, YOU KNOW THIS IS COMPLETE AND UTTER GARBAGE.

WERE YOU AT VICO'S LAST NIGHT? YES, I WAS AT VICO'S, BUT--

EXCUSE ME, WHERE ARE YOU TAKING THAT? DON'T DO--SEE--

EXCUSE ME, PUT THIS DOWN, SIR. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. LEAVE US ALONE.

IT'S RIGHT HERE IN BLACK AND WHITE--

"UNNAMED SOURCES"

SPECULATING WHAT CLIENTS WILL BE FOLLOWING YOU?

UNNAMED SOURCES. YOU'RE REALLY GONNA TRUST THAT?

IT'S THE TOP ITEM IN THOMAS JOHNSON'S COLUMN,

AND YOU KNOW DAMN WELL PERCEPTION IS REALITY.

CALL THE CLIENTS. I DIDN'T SAY A THING. THEY'LL JUST DENY IT,

OR THEY'LL THINK I'M WEAK FOR CALLING THEM.

RALSTON, YOU KNOW ME. NOBODY KNOWS ANYONE.

THIS IS A BUSINESS FULL OF BACKSTABBERS AND LIARS. SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA KICK ME OUT?

PLEASE DON'T MAKE A SCENE.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN GONNA LET ME GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS?

NO, I WANT YOU TO LEAVE. I NEED YOU TO LEAVE.

I'M GONNA KILL RAY.

HI. IS THIS LAURA?

No. Who may I say is calling?

THIS IS RAY JONES. YOU'RE THE GUY THAT SENT THE FRUIT BASKET.

Cornucopia. CORNUCOPIA, RIGHT.

SORRY. AH, WELL, HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE.

LET ME SEE IF SHE'S HERE.

I AM HERE, AND I'M CURIOUS.

RAY?

HI, LAURA? Hi, Ray.

I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE, BUT DO I KNOW YOU?

NO, YOU--YOU DON'T, BUT I KNEW YOUR HUSBAND.

I've been meaning to send something as a condolence,

but forgive me. I've been out of the country... DAVID.

and I never know what to send. FRUIT.

EVERY FRUIT CARRIES THE SEED TO MAKE A TREE OF ITS OWN KIND.

I DON'T--I GUESS IT SEEMED KIND OF FITTING.

Anyway, listen. I was wondering if we could meet.

OH... UM...

I REALLY ADMIRED DAVID, AND HE SPOKE ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME,

AND I'D LOVE TO PUT A FACE WITH THE NAME.

Yeah, okay. I-I guess, sure.

RAY, OPEN UP. I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE. OKAY, GREAT.

WELL, I'LL HAVE SOMEONE CALL YOU AND SET UP A TIME? OKAY.

FIX IT.

FIX... IT. RETRACT THE STORY.

I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT--

THOMAS JOHNSON'S COLUMN.

PARIS AND NICOLE ARE FRIENDS AGAIN RALSTON FIRED ME.

HE ACTUALLY FIRED YOU OVER THIS?

HE HAD TO. OH, COME ON, WHIT, WHY WOULD I DO THIS?

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STAND BEING TOLD "NO."

I'D BAG GROCERIES BEFORE I START WORKING FOR YOU.

OH, GOD, THAT'S AWFUL.

I'M SORRY, THAT'S--THAT'S TERRIBLE,

BUT I GOTTA--I GOTTA SAY, IT COULD BE A SIGN. OH, COULD IT?

YEAH. I BELIEVE IN SIGNS. YOU SEE, THIS IS THE YOU I REMEMBER,

WHY WE'D NEVER BE TOGETHER-- YOU'RE DUPLICITOUS. I COULD MAKE TWO OF ME?

I TOLD YOU WHAT THAT JOB MEANS TO ME! AND I HEARD YOU.

WHITNEY, LOOK AT ME. I CARE ABOUT YOU.

WHY WOULD I DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, SERIOUSLY?

THERE WERE 200 PEOPLE IN THAT RESTAURANT LAST NIGHT.

ANYONE COULD HAVE SEEN US

AND THOUGHT ANYTHING THEY WANTED.

I HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS,

BUT I WILL DO WHATEVER YOU NEED.

HOW CAN I HELP?

I'LL DEAL WITH IT.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR EYE?

THE ASSAULT CHARGE HAS BEEN DROPPED.

MR. JONES IS NOT PRESSING CHARGES. REALLY?

UNFORTUNATELY, THE PARK HOTEL ISN'T BEING SO KIND.

THEY'RE CHARGING YOU WITH RECKLESS BEHAVIOR

AND INTENT TO START A RIOT.

THE JUDGE HAS SET BAIL. IS THERE ANYONE YOU CAN CALL?

WHAT, THE INTERVIEW? IT WENT AWFUL.

What This guy came out right before my interview--

SOME BIG SHOT GUY, I DON'T--I DON'T KNOW.

AND HE MUST'VE RATTLED THE SENIOR PARTNER,

'CAUSE I DON'T THINK HE HEARD A WORD I SAID.

AW, MAN. SORRY TO HEAR THAT, CARLOS. Yeah, I don't know,

MAYBE IT'S A SIGN, YOU KNOW, THAT I'M DESTINED TO BE HERE.

Come on, it's just one interview.

THERE'LL BE OTHERS, CARLOS. IT'S REALLY NOT A BIG DEAL. Yeah, I hope you're right.

DAMIAN?!

HI, I'M, UH, LOOKING FOR DAMIAN HENRY.

HEY, CARLOS.

OH, THANK GOD! YOU'RE OKAY?

IT'S CRAZY, RIGHT?

WHAT HAPPENED? I DON'T KNOW.

I-I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THE GUY COMING.

HE MUST'VE RUN A LIGHT OR SOMETHING. I THOUGHT THAT, UH...

I KNOW. THE DOCTORS RUN ALL KINDS OF TESTS ON ME, THOUGH.

I'M OKAY. NOT A SCRATCH ON ME. CAR'S TOTALED, THOUGH.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT. NAH, IT'S ALL GOOD.

SPOKE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY-- FULLY COVERED. SO, HEY, YOU KNOW,

YOU GET A FANCY NEW CAR OUT OF IT, RIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, MAYBE.

I... I DON'T KNOW, MAN. I THINK I MIGHT BE DONE.

YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SIGNS.

I MEAN, I WALK AWAY FROM THIS IN ONE PIECE.

IT'S GOTTA MEAN SOMETHING, RIGHT?

YEAH.

WHITNEY? Where are you Can you talk?

I'M IN HELL. THEY'RE MOVING ME TO ACCOUNTING.

I CAN'T EVEN DO SHORT DIVISION. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHO DID THIS TO ME.

I NEED YOU TO TELL THEM THAT YOU'RE SICK-- SICK HOW?

You ate bad sushi for lunch. I DON'T EAT FISH. YOU KNOW THAT.

MEXICAN. OH, I LOVE MEXICAN. OH.

Get everything you can off my hard drive,

AND MEET ME AT MY APARTMENT.

OH, THEY BOXED UP YOUR STUFF AND MOVED IT TO STORAGE ON 11. OH, GREAT.

No, no, it's no problem. I know the code.

I USED TO MEET STUART GOLDBERGER THERE FOR LUNCH TO HAVE S-E-X. MELANIE!

Those were the golden years.

YOU WERE STILL HERE AND I STILL BELIEVED IN GOD.

OKAY, I HAVE ANOTHER CALL COMING IN.

HELLO?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THANKS FOR COMING DOWN HERE. I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY.

YEAH, WELL, TODAY OF ALL DAYS, THIS ONE...

WHAT HAPPENED?

UH, I GOT FIRED.

WHAT?

I'M FINE. I'M GOING TO RECTIFY IT.

WHY DID YOU START A RIOT AT THE PARK HOTEL? I HEARD YOU GOT FIRED.

I STRUCK A GENTLEMAN.

YOU STRUCK A GENTLEMAN AT THE PARK HOTEL? YEAH.

LAST NIGHT? YEAH.

NOT RAY?

RAY JONES? YES, RAY JONES.

HOW DO YOU KNOW RAY? HE'S ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM TEN TIMES IN THE LAST TWO DAYS.

HOW DO YOU KNOW RAY JONES? I WOULDN'T.

WHAT?

MARRY HIM. I WOULDN'T DO IT.

STEVEN, HOW DO YOU KNOW RAY JONES?

WHAT DID HE DO TO YOU? YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET'S GO TO AN A.T.M. WE'LL GET YOU YOUR CASH.

YOU CAN CARRY ON WITH YOUR JOB SEARCH, OKAY? SERIOUSLY?

WHAT? I CAME ALL THEY WAY DOWN HERE

ON WHAT COULD BE THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE,

AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? I SPENT THE NIGHT IN JAIL, WHITNEY--

NO, NO, NO. YOU LOOK STRUNG OUT... OKAY...

LIKE THE FIRST DAY THAT I MET YOU-- YOU KNOW WHAT?

IF I WANTED A LECTURE, I'D CALL MY WIFE OR MY SPONSOR.

RIGHT. OKAY.

I'M OUT OF A JOB. YOU'RE NOT MY PROBLEM ANYMORE.

♪ SOME WILL DREAM AND SOME WILL DO ♪

LAURA?

OH, NO.

RAY?

HI. I'M LAURA MORGAN.

WOW, FINALLY.

DAVID TOOK THIS OF HER ON HER 7th BIRTHDAY.

SHE--SHE'S 8 NOW-- WELL, SHE'S ALMOST 8.

SHE'S BEAUTIFUL. THANKS.

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN? NO, NO, NEVER BEEN MARRIED.

WANT TO SOMEDAY, THOUGH.

OH, YEAH.

SO, RAY...

HOW DID YOU MEET DAVID?

WE MET WHILE HE WAS COVERING A STORY IN DUBAI

ABOUT CORPORATE MALFEASANCE IN OIL PIPELINE CONTRACTS.

OH, WOW, GOSH. I DON'T-- I DON'T REMEMBER THAT ONE.

WE SPENT AN ENTIRE SATURDAY IN 120-DEGREE HEAT

TRYING TO PLAY SOME GAME THE LOCALS PLAY, LIKE BOCCE.

IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. DAVID? WOW.

YEAH.

THAT'S GREAT.

LOOK, LAURA, I'M SURE THIS ALL SEEMS

LIKE IT'S COMING OUT OF LEFT FIELD,

BUT THERE ACTUALLY IS A REASON I WANTED TO SEE YOU TODAY.

WHEN I WAS OVER THERE, DAVID INTRODUCED ME TO A FEW PEOPLE

WHO HELPED ME GET THE PLOTS I NEEDED.

I WAS BUILDING SOME TOWERS. FOR REAL ESTATE OR--

Wi-Fi, AND AS A TOKEN OF MY GRATITUDE,

I CUT HIM IN ON A LITTLE PIECE, NOTHING CRAZY,

BUT I WAS THINKING I COULD EITHER REINVEST IT FOR YOU,

OR I COULD WRITE YOU A CHECK.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

WOW, UM...

HOW... I DON'T KNOW...

HOW MUCH--HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

ENOUGH TO BUY A 1965 BEL AIR, THE FIRST YEAR IT HAD FM RADIO.

THAT MEANS NOTHING TO ME. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH-- ABOUT 15 GRAND.

NOW WE'RE NOT TALKING A MINT BEL AIR, BUT--

HEY, NO, UM... WOW, OKAY.

JEEZ, THAT'S--THAT'S VERY GENEROUS OF YOU TO--

DAVID WAS VERY GENEROUS TO ME. IT'S THE LEAST I COULD DO. WELL, THANK YOU.

LET ME--LET ME THINK ABOUT IT, AND-- ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S NO RUSH AT ALL.

TAKE YOUR TIME. JUST, EITHER WAY, YOU LET ME KNOW, OKAY? OKAY.

OKAY, SO WE'LL STAY IN TOUCH, THEN? YES, ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY. OKAY.

I'VE BEEN LYING TO PEOPLE I CARE ABOUT,

TO PEOPLE I DON'T CARE ABOUT,

MAKING A MESS OF THINGS.

YOU SOBER?

I HAD A DRINK THE OTHER NIGHT... A FEW DRINKS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, I FEEL OKAY.

I FEEL LIKE, UH, I CAN DO THIS AND STILL DO MY BUSINESS

AND FULFILL MY OBLIGATIONS.

AND STILL HAVE A SHLUG WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE IT?

YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THEN THIS CHECK SHOWS UP FROM RAY JONES LIKE... A SIGN,

A LITTLE REMINDER OF ALL THE STUPID THINGS I'VE DONE. WAIT A MINUTE.

HOW DO I KNOW THAT NAME, RAY?

REMEMBER THE PICTURE OF CHRISTINE?

RAY KNEW HOW MUCH IT MATTERED TO ME-- I REMEMBER THIS STORY.

YOU BROUGHT IT TO HIM TO SELL IT 'CAUSE YOU WANTED TO GET HIGH.

I CALLED AN HOUR LATER, TRIED TO STOP HIM.

WELL, YOU TOOK IT OFF THE WALL. YOU BROUGHT IT, SO...

I MEAN, WHO ARE YOU REALLY ANGRY AT?

HAVE A HEART--

IT'S BASICALLY 7-CARD STUD,

FACES UP, HEARTS ARE WILD.

IT'S LIKE DIRTY SCHULTZ OR JACK THE SHIFTER.

YEAH, I NEVER HEARD OF IT. LET'S PLAY SOME HOLD'EM.

SORRY I'M LATE, FELLAS. DAMIAN. EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? I HEARD YOU WRECKED YOUR CAR.

AH, NAH, IT'S ALL GOOD.

YOU KNOW ME. I'M GON' BE ALL RIGHT.

GOT A NICE, BIG, HEFTY INSURANCE CHECK TO PROVE IT, TOO.

I REMEMBER YOU.

YEAH, YOU TOOK ME FOR 20 GRAND LAST TIME I PLAYED HERE, RIGHT?

I BELIEVE IT WAS $22,000. WELCOME BACK, RAY.

YEAH, WE'LL SEE HOW WELCOME. YOU IN OR OUT?

♪♪♪

LET'S DO IT.

SO IS THAT A REAL THEORY, OR IS THAT A "RAY THEORY"?

IT'S REAL. THERE ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE IN THE WORLD

WHO KNOW EVERYBODY.

THEY'RE CONNECTORS, THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID.

I CALL. OKAY.

BURN AND TURN.

I TENDED BAR FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.

EVERYONE WHO CAME THROUGH THE DOOR,

I REMEMBER ALL THEIR FACES, THEIR NAMES,

WHAT THEY DID FOR A LIVING, AND I REMEMBER THAT FEELING

OF BEING STUCK BEHIND THAT BAR AND WONDERING

WHAT I COULD DO WITH THAT KIND OF KNOWLEDGE.

I RAISE.

I'M OUT.

I CALL.

TOO RICH FOR MY BLOOD. I FOLD.

ALL RIGHT, JUST DAMIAN AND RAY.

HERE'S THE RIVER.

CHECK.

SO I'M BUILDING MY COMPANY AROUND THAT IDEA--

CONNECTING PEOPLE--

THE RIGHT PEOPLE, THE RIGHT TIME.

♪♪♪

I'M ALL IN.

WELL, I'VE BEEN BEHIND

THE WHEEL OF A CAR FOR FOUR YEARS.

YOU HEAR A MILLION CONVERSATIONS IN THAT BACKSEAT.

I CAN TELL YOU WHY INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE

IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN DOMESTIC.

I CAN EVEN TELL YOU WHERE THE BEST SHOWROOM IN MILAN IS.

I'M A GREAT LISTENER. I AM.

AND I'M LISTENING TO YOU AND I'M THINKING...

I'M THINKING I GOT YOU BEAT.

♪♪♪

YEAH.

I DON'T THINK SO.

FLUSH.

SORRY, PAL.

YEAH, THAT YOU ARE.

FULL HOUSE. KINGS OVER 6s.

WHOO-HOO!

LOOKS LIKE HE TOOK YOU AGAIN, RAY.

MAN, YOU'RE ON A ROLL.

I'LL TAKE THESE.

NICE HAND, DAMIAN. THANKS.

I'M AT A LOSS. I GOT THE RESERVATION LIST

WHERE YOU HAD DINNER WITH RAY. AND?

AND NO ONE-- NO ONE THAT HATES YOU,

NO ONE THAT EVEN WORKS FOR SOMEONE WHO HATES YOU,

NO ONE THAT EVEN DATES SOMEONE

THAT WORKS FOR SOMEONE THAT HATES YOU. OKAY, FORGET IT.

I COULD CANVAS THE BARTENDERS. NO. I HAVE AN IDEA.

WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY TONIGHT--

THE MOST SOUGHT

UH, LAUNCH PARTY FOR THE NEW S.U.V. HYBRID.

HE DOESN'T DRIVE. HE'S TERRIFIED OF CARS. WHO?

THOMAS JOHNSON FROM PAGE SEVEN. WHAT ELSE?

KNICKS vs. LAKERS. KOBE?

SPORTS? DEFINITELY NOT. OPENING NIGHT FOR THE REVIVAL OF "PIPPIN"?

YES.

WHERE'S THE AFTER

THOMAS, NOT ENOUGH GOING ON IN THE CITY

THAT YOU HAVE TO WRITE ABOUT ME? I JUST WRITE WHAT I HEAR.

FROM WHO? WHO GAVE YOU THE STORY, THOMAS?

YOU KNOW I CAN'T SAY.

RALSTON FIRED ME. AND EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT IT.

YOU SHOULD THANK ME.

YOU KNOW THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BAD PRESS.

WAS IT RAY JONES?

IT WAS THE EASTER BUNNY.

YOU'RE A TERRIBLE LIAR.

I AM A FANTASTIC LIAR.

AND IF I TOLD ANYONE, EVER, WHERE MY INFORMATION CAME FROM,

IT WOULD DRY UP.

A RUMOR MILL IS A-- A VERY FRAGILE THING.

YOU'LL END UP IN A BETTER PLACE THAN YOU STARTED OUT.

RIDE THE WAVE, BABY.

HI, THOMAS.

I DO HAVE A BREAKFAST MEETING TO GET TO,

SO THIS HAS TO BE QUICK. YEAH, THANKS FOR SEEING ME.

YEAH, NO SWEAT. I FIGURED I'D GIVE YOU ANOTHER SHOT

IF YOU WANTED TO GET ME ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

MAYBE EVEN IT OUT?

YEAH, LOOK, RAY, UM...

THE CHECK WAS A NICE GESTURE.

YOU ACTUALLY DID FIND ME IN RELATIVELY ROUGH FORM.

AND SEEING YOU, RAY,

REMINDS ME OF, UH, WHEN I WAS EVEN IN WORSE FORM.

I MADE SOME STUPID DECISIONS. I...

YOU AND ME BOTH, STEVEN.

LOOK, I TOOK YOUR MONEY AND I RAN OFF WITH IT,

AND I NEVER PAID YOU, AND THAT WAS WRONG.

NOT TO MENTION, IT'S NOT GOOD BUSINESS, EITHER.

THE CHECK WAS, I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS MY WAY OF APOLOGIZING.

I-I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A FRIEND IN COMMON.

YEAH WHITNEY CRANE.

YOU KNOW WHITNEY? PLEASE DON'T TELL ME THAT-- NO, WE WORK TOGETHER.

I MEAN, WHEN SHE STILL HAD A JOB.

YOU... WANNA MAKE HER AN HONEST WOMAN, I HEAR?

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. JUST TRYING TO MAKE HER MY WIFE.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

AAH!

I'M JUST MESSING WITH YOU.

I OWED YOU THAT ONE. COME ON.

YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT PICTURE IS?

I REALLY DON'T. I'M SORRY.

OKAY.

TAKE CARE.

WHERE TO, MR. JONES?

DAMIAN?

WHERE'S KARL? I TALKED TO HIM AFTER POKER,

OFFERED HIM KNICKS TICKETS IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HOUR WITH YOU.

MUST BE IMPORTANT.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, I WON 10 GRAND LAST NIGHT. I'LL WIN IT BACK NEXT WEEK.

I'LL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU RIGHT NOW,

PLUS $20,000 MORE I HAVE IN THE BANK.

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR INVESTORS, RIGHT? 30 GRAND, HUH?

YES, SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT, DAMIAN, I REALLY DO,

BUT RIGHT NOW I'M LOOKING FOR INVESTORS

IN THE $30-MILLION RANGE. I HOPE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND.

THEN HOW ABOUT A JOB? YOU HIRE ME.

LOOK, I'M REALLY BUSY TODAY. I'M SORRY-- JUST HEAR ME OUT.

I'VE BEEN RUNNING MY OWN BUSINESS, BUT IT'S DONE.

IT WASN'T RIGHT, ANYWAY, BUT NOW IT'S LIKE I GOT THIS CHANCE.

I JUST WANNA MAKE THE MOST OF IT, YOU KNOW,

AND I-I JUST THINK THAT... WE'RE THE SAME SORT OF GUY.

IS THAT RIGHT?

I GOT A WHOLE LOT TO OFFER, AND NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

I WANNA COME WORK FOR YOU. I ALREADY HAVE A DRIVER.

I'M MORE THAN A DRIVER. LIKE I SAID, MAN, I'M A SPONGE.

YOU TEACH ME, AND I'LL MAKE YOU SOME MONEY, I SWEAR.

LOOK, DAMIAN, I DON'T KNOW. I JUST, I DON'T-- YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO PAY ME.

THAT 30 GRAND I HAVE IN THE BANK--

THAT'S MY SALARY FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

IF, AFTER THAT, YOU THINK I'M WORTH IT, TAKE ME ON.

COME ON, RAY. THERE'S NO DOWNSIDE TO THIS.

JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE DONE, AND I WILL DO IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE IS SOMETHING

I NEED TO HAVE DONE THIS AFTERNOON. I'M GOOD TO GO.

MELANIE?

I SENT HER HOME.

I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH YOU, AWAY FROM THE OFFICE...

AWAY FROM EVERYTHING.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO YOU.

I'M SELLING THE FIRM.

WHAT?

I'M GETTING OUT, AND YOU SHOULD, TOO.

GEE, THANKS. LAST TIME I LOOKED, I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A JOB.

YEAH, WELL, SEE, THAT'S THE POINT.

AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IN THE LAST TEN YEARS,

I FIRED YOU OVER AN ITEM,

WORRIED ABOUT HOW I'D BE PERCEIVED. IT'S PATHETIC.

THIS BUSINESS HAS WORN ME DOWN.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I DO IT ANYMORE,

EXCEPT TO MAKE ALIMONY PAYMENTS, THREE OF THEM.

OH, THIS IS COMEDY TO YOU? THIS IS FUNNY?

NO. WHAT'S FUNNY IS THAT I'VE BEEN RUNNING AROUND

TRYING TO GET A JOB BACK THAT NO LONGER EXISTS.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, I REALLY AM.

MAYBE IT'S A SIGN.

OH, COME ON. YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT CRAP?

NO, BUT...

I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE BEEN GOING SO HARD FOR SO LONG,

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT I WANT ANYMORE.

YOU'RE GONNA RETIRE AT 52?

56. I'VE BEEN LYING ABOUT MY AGE ALL THESE YEARS.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY I LOOK REALLY GOOD. YOU LOOK REALLY GOOD.

YEAH, I THINK NOW...

I'M GONNA GET THAT HOUSE IN BARBADOS.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY ENTIRE LIFE,

I HAVE NO IDEA...

ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA.

♪ LEND ME ONE, BREAK ME ♪

♪ DON'T MATTER TO ME, BABY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ANYWAY ♪

HOW'S IT GOING?

I HAVE--I HAVE BEEN THROUGH DAVID'S LETTERS,

HIS--HIS JOURNALS, HIS PHOTOS,

EVEN SOME OF HIS OLD NEWS STORIES.

THERE IS NOT A SINGLE MENTION OF RAY JONES.

AND THIS INVESTMENT THAT DAVID MADE?

I JUST--SOME--SOMETHING DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT.

YOU THINK HE'S LYING TO YOU? I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO GET RID OF THIS FEELING,

YOU KNOW, THAT--

THAT THERE WERE WHOLE PIECES OF DAVID'S LIFE

THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.

SO...

SO THERE IS JUST NO PROOF THAT THIS MAN KNEW MY HUSBAND.

HE'S A STRANGER,

AND I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM.

YOU SOLD IT? OH, IT WASN'T FOR THE AUCTION HOUSE.

IT WAS A PERSONAL ACQUISITION, AND A GOOD ONE, I MUST SAY.

I TURNED A TIDY PROFIT. IT WAS TWICE WHAT I PAID RAY. DO YOU REMEMBER WHO BOUGHT IT FROM YOU?

A COLLECTOR. YEAH, BUT BY ANY CHANCE DO YOU REMEMBER HIS NAME?

I DO NOT. BUT I DO REMEMBER HIS VERY ANNOYING DOG--

A POMERANIAN.

APPARENTLY IT WON BEST IN SHOW AT WESTMINSTER THAT YEAR. WHAT YEAR WAS THAT?

'05.

DAMIAN? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I DIDN'T CALL FOR A CAR. JUST HAD A REAL QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, MS. KEMP.

WHO WON BEST IN SHOW, WESTMINSTER '05,

WITH A POMERANIAN?

UGH. MICHAEL BENOTTI.

DIDN'T DESERVE IT, THOUGH. THAT DOG HAD A DISPLACED HIP.

BY ANY CHANCE WAS HE AN ART COLLECTOR?

IF YOU CALL THAT GARISH TASTE OF HIS "ART."

OH, MWAH!

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

HI. HI.

MELANIE SAID I'D FIND YOU HERE.

♪♪♪

CAN YOU GIVE ME A MINUTE, LANCE?

I HOPE YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING TOO DRASTIC.

NO, JUST GETTING A BLOWOUT.

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH MY DAY,

NOW THAT I HAVE NOTHING TO DO. UH-HUH.

♪♪♪

WHAT DO YOU WANT, STEVEN?

I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.

WE WERE BOTH HAVING A BAD DAY--

YEAH, WELL, YOU SHOWED UP FOR ME ON YOUR BAD DAY.

I PUNCHED RAY BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT

TO PUNCH ONE'S SELF.

I TOOK A PICTURE OF MY WIFE ON THE DAY THAT MAX WAS BORN.

IT WAS PRETTY GOOD.

IT WAS ACTUALLY WORTH SOMETHING AT...

THE HEIGHT OF MY CAREER,

WHATEVER THAT WAS...

'ROUND ABOUT THE TIME I HAD NOTHING.

AND ONE NIGHT I NEEDED SOME MONEY...

FOR THE WRONG REASONS,

AND, UH, TOOK THE PICTURE FROM THE WALL

BEHIND THE BED WHILE SHE WAS SLEEPING,

AND I GAVE IT TO ONE OF MY FRIENDS TO SELL.

RAY?

YEAH. BUT HE DISAPPEARED WITH MY MONEY.

SO HE DESERVED TO BE HIT. I GUESS.

IT'D BE DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE,

BUT I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF MY LOWEST LOWS.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW,

BECAUSE ON MY BRUTALLY SLOW RISE FROM THE ASHES,

YOU'VE DONE MORE FOR ME THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

ME?

YEAH. YOU SAW MY STUFF. YOU PUT ME TO WORK.

I WOULDN'T BE ANYWHERE WITHOUT THAT.

THAT'S FUNNY.

I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE,

THINKING HOW USELESS MY LIFE HAS BEEN

AND JUST HOPING MY HAIR WOULDN'T DRY SO FAST

'CAUSE I HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

GO BACK TO WORK.

HEY. YOU DO YOUR JOB WELL.

YOU'RE GOOD AT IT. YOU ENJOY IT. I'VE SEEN IT.

FIGHT FOR IT.

HOW MUCH DID HE RUN OFF WITH?

WHO

WELL, HE PROBABLY SOLD IT FOR 20, 25 GRAND.

FINE. FINE?

YOU WIN.

YOU'LL MARRY ME?

NO, BUT I WILL WORK WITH YOU.

THAT'S GREAT. BUT UNDER SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TERMS.

I'M LISTENING. RALSTON'S FOR SALE. YOU'RE GONNA BUY IT FOR ME.

NOW WHY WOULD I WANNA DO THAT?

BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE IS AN ALL-OUT ASSAULT OF BAD PRESS,

STARTING WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS--

"RAY JONES STEALS SEED MONEY

FROM PHOTOGRAPHER AT ROCK BOTTOM."

CASEMAN

OH, I'LL MAKE THEM CARE.

I'M VERY GOOD AT WHAT I DO.

AND I'LL BURY YOU IN RUMORS, ITEMS, INNUENDO,

FROM PAGE SEVEN TO "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL,"

TILL LITTLE OLD LADIES ON THE STREET

THROW GARBAGE AT YOU WHEN YOU PASS.

PERCEPTION, RAY, IS EVERYTHING.

RUNNING A P.R. FIRM, IS THAT REALLY WHAT YOU WANT?

YEAH, WHY WOULDN'T I?

TALK ABOUT WHAT I WANTED ONCE UPON A TIME--

I'VE GOT RESPONSIBILITY.

I WORK WITH INCREDIBLE TALENT. THEY LOOK UP TO ME.

SO, YEAH, MAYBE SOME THINGS HAVEN'T FALLEN INTO PLACE,

BUT NO ONE HAS EVERYTHING.

NOT EVEN YOU, RAY.

SO IF YOU CARE ABOUT ME LIKE YOU SAY YOU DO,

YOU'LL DO THIS.

YOU'LL HELP ME.

LET'S GET... "INTO BED" TOGETHER.

DID YOU JUST MAKE QUOTE SIGNS ABOUT THAT BED THING?

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

DONE. REALLY?

PARTNERS.

PARTNERS.

HELLO. HEY, SORRY I DIDN'T CALL,

BUT I WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND-- OH, NO, NO, THAT'S FINE. ACTUALLY, COME IN,

BECAUSE, UM, I-I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

UM, I'VE BEEN--

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT OUR CONVERSATION, AND-- ME, TOO.

IT'S ACTUALLY WHY I STOPPED BY.

I WAS UNPACKING LAST NIGHT, AND I... I FOUND THIS.

THERE YOU ARE, HUH?

HOTTEST DAY OF ALL TIME.

WOW. GOSH.

THANK YOU.

SORRY, BUT I GOTTA GET TO A MEETING,

BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU I KNOW

I-I DID DRAW UP THAT PAPERWORK FOR THE Wi-Fi INVESTMENT,

SO IF--IF YOU WANNA COME BY MY OFFICE NEXT WEEK,

WE COULD TALK ABOUT IT. OKAY, SURE, SURE. I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

OKAY. GREAT.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. TAKE CARE.

YEAH?

CAN I HELP YOU?

YEAH, I WAS...

JUST CAME TO DROP THIS OFF.

WHAT IS IT?

WHERE DID...

YOU WORK FOR RAY JONES?

YEAH. WELL, SORT OF.

HEY.

UH, TELL HIM THANKS A LOT, WILL YOU?

SURE. TAKE IT EASY.

YOU, TOO.

THAT'S MOM?

YEP.

HERE.

SHE'S SO YOUNG.

YEP.

WHAT IS SHE LOOKING AT?

YOU.

FIRST TIME SHE SAW YOU, ON THE DAY YOU WERE BORN.

I WANT YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.

WILL YOU TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU, PUT IT IN MOM'S BEDROOM?

CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME?

YEAH.

JUST LEAN IT AGAINST THE WALL NEAR THE BED.

SHOULD I TELL MOM THAT YOU-- NO, SHE'LL KNOW.

OKAY.

THANKS.

YOU LIKE IT?

YEAH.

ME, TOO.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB, DAMIAN.

YEAH? THANKS.

I WANNA HIRE YOU.

FOR REAL?

I WANNA HIRE YOU.

UM...

COME ON NOW. YOU GOTTA KEEP UP.

I'M HIRING YOU FULL-TIME, WITH A SALARY.

MAN, RAY, I-I AM BLOWN AWAY HERE.

THANKS A LOT, REALLY.

UH, WHAT--WHAT EXACTLY AM I GONNA BE DOING?

I DON'T KNOW YET.

I'M GOING WITH MY GUT HERE.

I FEEL YOU HAVE ENORMOUS POTENTIAL,

AND FOR THAT VERY REASON

I AM NOT YET READY TO DEFINE WHAT IT IS YOU DO.

YOU'LL HAVE YOUR OWN ASSISTANT... WHA--

A DRIVER WHEN YOU NEED IT,

AND WE WILL DISCOVER WHAT YOU DO AS WE GO ALONG.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU IN MY OFFICE

WITH SOME CLOTHES ON.

TO WHAT DO I OWE THIS PLEASURE?

I JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW OUR NEW VENTURE IS GOING.

WHITNEY, THIS IS DAMIAN HENRY.

HE'S MY NEW ASSISTANT IN CHARGE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS.

OH. CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH. TH-THANK YOU.

DAMIAN, YOU LOOK FAMILIAR. UM--

IT'S NEW YORK. WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER.

DAMIAN, WILL YOU EXCUSE US A MOMENT?

I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANYTHING WITH SO MANY WHITE WALLS.

WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

MM. WE MAY NEED TO GET SOME GROUND RULES DOWN

ON THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP.

OH, I ALREADY HAVE THAT COVERED.

YEAH. HERE YOU GO.

"IF, AFTER ONE YEAR OF WORKING TOGETHER,

"WE STILL GET ALONG, I, WHITNEY CRANE,

WILL AGREE TO MARRY RAY JONES"--

MM. NOT SIGNING IT.

ISN'T SHE SOMETHING?

UH, YEAH.

SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE ANGRY AT YOU.

NOT FOR LONG. I GOT HER RIGHT WHERE I WANT HER.

IT COST ME A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN I THOUGHT, BUT...

OH, REMIND ME TO CALL THOMAS JOHNSON AT PAGE SEVEN.

I OWE HIM A FAVOR.