All language subtitles for Spin City - 1x04 - Pride and Prejudice.DVD.SAiNTS.en

I can't believe you agreed
to do this interview.

Why not ?
It's a new magazine show.

They want to do a piece on the
man behind the Mayor. That's me.

It's not
journalism, Mike.

Well, I'd watch it.

What do you think
of this ?

Too "aren't
I dashing ?"

Ok.

Will you just explain
to me why you are news.

I am news because

I'm so good at my job
that people like you,

who are supposed
to report the news,

have no real news
to report.

How about this one ?

Too thought out.

Too "I left my more
dashing tie in the closet."

Wow.

Nothing personal. I just
think it's a silly story.

Let me tell you
something, missy.

In the history of New York
city, there's been one Mayor

whose approval ratings were
higher. Louis Bundt. It was 1622.

The population was 75. It was
thanksgiving, and he owned a turkey farm.

I believe you can
do the math.

Aren't you being
a little cocky ?

I'm just
at the top of my game.

I'm just... I, I...
I'm making no mistakes.

I see a problem,
I solve it.

How about this ?

Your old girlfriend
gave you that tie.

Problem solved.

It's so easy !

* ooh, yeah *

camera crew here yet ?

Yeah, they're
in your office setting up.

What happened
to your tie ?

Thought I'd go
without one.

You don't like it ?

It's too "look at me, I'm the only
guy cool enough not to wear a tie."

Mayor's speech
for tonight,

minutes of the city council
meeting, and Paul.

Paul.

Good morning, Michael !

I'm not sure you remember me, so
I thought I'd introduce myself.

Paul Lassiter, I'm the
Mayor's press secretary.

You hired me,
if that helps.

You're upset because I
invited the camera crew in,

is that it ?

Ah, my little game
exposed.

You see right through me,
don't you ?

Look, Mike, I don't
trust these people.

Why do they want
to interview you ?

Because
I'm that good.

Why doesn't
anybody get this ?

All right, O.K., look.
At least promise me this.

You'll lock her in your room.
Give her one hour of your time,

and you run into any problems,
you just call in big daddy.

Paul, no matter
how hard you try,

no one's ever gonna
call you "big daddy."

You don't know that.

Do me a favor. Go into your
office, take a deep breath.

Have a piece of fruit,
a bowl of oat bran,

whatever the hell it is you
eat, and relax, all right ?

All right. She talks
only to you. Ok ?

At least give me that, please.

She's not going
to hear from just me.

She's gonna want to know
what everybody thinks...

about me.

I'm the number 2 man
in the office.

I should be number one,
but they gave it to Mike.

I think it's because
he has better hair.

I was really excited when
Mike offered me this job.

I was always
really good at math,

but I didn't want to
end up in some boring job,

like an accountant
or a bookkeeper.

So, what do you do ?

Mostly accounting
and bookkeeping.

I really... I love numbers.

You know,
numbers make sense.

They don't lie. They don't
lead you the wrong way.

They don't tell you
they'll come over for dinner

and then
they don't show up,

so you get depressed, you
go out for a cup of coffee,

then you see them walking down
the street with another woman,

smiling, happy.

I'm sorry, what
were we talking about ?

You don't want to answer
any of my questions ?

I have nothing to say.

Well, after I ran
the Mayor's campaign for him,

he brought me aboard
as deputy Mayor.

It's a big responsibility,

but I'm just doing
the best I... can.

Are you ready
to begin ?

Oh, the interview.

Oh, I...

hey, uh...

I completely forgot.

We'll just wing it.

Well, let's see.
Um...

how did you get
your start at city hall ?

Well, after I ran the
Mayor's campaign for him,

he brought me aboard
as deputy Mayor.

It's a big responsibility, but I'm...

and I'm just doing
the best I can.

Well, you guys are
sure riding high right now.

"If we get any higher,
we're gonna need

clearance from our local
airports. Wink at her and laugh."

Oh, I'm sorry.
I just wanted to drop off...

Karen, please,
come in.

We're just doing a
little interview here.

This is Karen Palmieri, one
of the interns I've hired. I...

think it's important
to keep in touch

with what young people
are thinking and feeling.

So, Karen, what is on the mind
of young America ?

I don't know.

Ok, honey, we're just
doing a little interview.

Okey-dokey.

Oh...

"okey-dokey."

Uh, I'm sorry.
Where were we ?

Do you mind if I ask
you some personal stuff ?

No, go.
Go ahead. Shoot.

You're a local boy.

Born and bred, Stuyvesant high
school, Fordham university.

City's in your blood.

No city like it,
the big banana.

Apple.

I need a minute.
It's important.

Oh, we'll
step out.

No, that's all right. You can stay.

Go ahead, carter. Shoot.

Are we gonna
stand idly by

while aids continues
to ravage our city ?

Why don't
you take a 5 ?

I'm gonna go get some coffee.
Does anybody want some ? James ?

Oh. I, uh...

uh, coffee
turns my stomach.

And the correct answer
to that question was...

the correct answer was

"I'd love coffee.
Sleep with me now."

I think our fair miss Gwen
has a crush on you, James.

What ?
She does not.

Didn't you see ? She adjusted her
bra strap when she said your name.

Excuse me ?

Yeah. You say
a guy's name,

then you hitch yourself up a little.

You know, it draws the
attention to the breasts.

And you do that ?

I'm not
proud of it.

All I'm saying is
the city is printing up

its aids prevention pamphlets again.
That money would be better spent

on a more aggressive campaign where
we institute a needle exchange program.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Will you stop
with the needles ?

Nobody gets upset when
you hand out pamphlets

because it's
almost impossible

to inject narcotics
with a pamphlet.

The savings to the city
in hospital related costs...

I can't... I can't do it, carter.

I mean, it'll look like the
Mayor is condoning drug use,

and we are in a war against
drugs, in case you haven't noticed.

This the same war we've been
fighting the last 40 years ?

Yep.
How are we doing ?

Any day now.

Mike, you brought me in here by
saying I could make some changes,

and yet you reject every
proposal that I make.

Politics is a game of base hits.
You keep swinging for home runs.

I've been here 3 weeks.
I've put my name on my desk

and switched
the office to decaf.

That's the sum total
of my accomplishments.

I'm drinking decaf ?

When did Mike
hire you ?

About a month ago.

And you're gay ?

Except for one night
in college, but I was drunk.

I'm not
trying to pry.

I was just wondering if being
gay gets in the way of...

what is your position ?

Special assistant
on minority affairs.

And what exactly
do you do ?

Apparently, nothing.

Where's the camera guy ?

There... there,
there's no camera guy.

I sent him home.

Is that right ?

Is that... safe ?

I'm very attracted
to you, James.

That's not a question.
Everyone else got questions.

Maybe it's
this assignment.

Maybe it's...
city hall.

Maybe it's you,
James, but...

for the first
time in my life,

I feel completely
in control.

I... I can see that.

I want you, James.

Oh, dear god.

Can I get
the tape of this ?

And so with the creation
of these 34,000 new jobs,

we feel we're at least
taking the first step

towards one of our main goals
for this city, job creation.

We made many promises
when we came into office,

and we're gonna keep
the ones we can.

What ?

All right,
any other questions ?

Nothing ?

That's music
to my ears.

If that's all,
I have one last thing

I'd like to share
with you.

This is
a hypodermic needle.

Who said that ?

Now...

about 40 percent
of all new aids cases

in the city can be traced back
to contaminated needles.

Now, that adds up to about
$24 million dollars a year

in aids related
health care costs.

So I'm issuing
an executive order.

You bring in
a dirty needle

to any New York city
health care clinic,

and you get
a clean one free !

Aren't you concerned this policy
is gonna create the impression

that you're
soft on drugs ?

You're proposing
we use city funds

to provide paraphernalia
to drug addicts.

Michael... take this... needle
away from me, would you, please ?

Yeah, that's right.
No comment.

Yeah, I was there.

Yes, I heard him say that,

and yet, I still
have no comment.

Honey, no offense,

but I really
hate the press.

It's all right.
I understand.

Let's get ready for bed.

I got to wake up really
early tomorrow. How come ?

I want to get to city hall
before the free needles are gone.

Cute.

You through ?

Can I have one more ?

No.

All right.

I'll stop
needling you.

You know,
it's really nice to have

such a strong base
of support at home.

Oh, honey, I'm
just having some fun.

You know, you'll have a
rough time for a few days,

and then
it'll all blow over.

Come on, let's watch
your interview.

I don't wanna.

It'll cheer you up.

Yeah, right. It was supposed
to be on after weather.

They keep talking about a cold
snap in Sri Lanka. What is this ?

You're on the weather channel, Michael.

Jeez.
Hey, there I am.

Oh, look how
cute you are.

I am not.

You are.

Oh, go on.

You are, you are. Everybody
knows that, and I love you.

Shh. Turn it up.
Turn it up.

Yep, I love
the big banana.

Apple.

Ha ha ha ha.

That's good.

Yeah, you always
want to make 'em laugh.

It's very savvy.

And your girlfriend's
a reporter ?

Oh, she's a great
reporter, one of the best.

So how does that work with your
job being so politically sensitive ?

Do you think she ever
makes exceptions for you ?

I hope so. Why do you
think I'm dating her ?

Oh, no.

Ah. You wanted
to see me ?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's no big deal.

I was wondering if
you could just help me

get this knife
out of my back.

It's... it's weird

'cause
I can't reach it,

so I know I didn't
put it there.

You gonna lecture me
now, or is that it ?

'Cause my decaf's
getting cold.

Sit down, carter.
I'll stand.

Fine. Then stand.
I'll sit.

Well, this is fun.

Oh, it's more than fun.

We've answered a great
philosophical question.

If the deputy Mayor
speaks in his office

and there are no
cameras there to hear it,

does he make a sound ?

All right, I was a little
distracted yesterday.

That does not justify you
putting your own agenda

ahead of the Mayor's
best interests.

This issue deserves
a little noise.

As far as I'm concerned, it was
a huge victory getting the Mayor

to publicly speak out
on the subject.

You set the guy up. And
now he's gonna go out

and get beat up by the
press, and do you know why ?

Because
he's a good man,

because he cares,
because he trusted you.

What do you
want from me ?

I think an apology
is in order.

And then I would
like you to say

the exchange program was your
idea, retract the whole thing.

Where are you going ?
Come back here. Stop !

Stay !

Sit !

That's right, you
just keep walking, pal !

I'm telling you,
there's out of the loop,

and then there's
out of the loop.

Imagine how pleased I was when you
allowed the Mayor to practically

shoot up in front
of the press.

Please, Paul. I'm not
feeling real loved right now.

For what it's worth, I thought
you looked great on TV last night.

Very cute.

Yeah, me, too.

I wanted to
scoop you right up.

And that thing that
you said about Ashley.

Whoa, boy !

I'll be quiet now.

Morning, guys.

I made cookies
for everyone.

What the hell are
you so cheerful about ?

Nothing. Just very
happy to be here.

That look.
I know that look.

You had
sex last night.

James, good work.

Was there
a woman involved ?

It was Gwen,
wasn't it ?

You're right,
that works.

I'm strangely
drawn to you.

Oh, great, great. You're
sleeping with a reporter.

Why don't we all
sleep with reporters ?

We can start
a press outreach program.

What's...
what's so bad ?

Listen, James, uh...

you can't see
this girl anymore.

What ?

You're forbidding me
to see her ?

It's for your own good.
You'll thank me later.

Mike, you date a reporter.

I mean, this is
a total gyp ! Why ?

Why ? Because I said so, that's why.

Now, go
to your desk.

Well, this is
so totally unfair !

You just bought yourself
a day without television.

Throw in an overweight,
drunken mother,

and that's my childhood.

Hey. Can I sit down ?

Yeah, sure.

I know that you're probably
upset with me right now,

and you have
every reason to be.

Mike, it was a stupid,
insensitive thing to say.

It was. It was a stupid,
insensitive thing to say.

And I know you love me and
you would never try to hurt me.

I do, I love you. I would
never try to hurt you.

'Cause I know that you respect
me as a woman and as a reporter.

You gotta stop now 'cause you're
stealing all my best stuff.

Honey, I came here prepared
to do some serious groveling.

I do like
to see you grovel.

Well, would you like me to,
or do you want to do it for me ?

What if there is some truth
in what you said.

I mean, maybe I do
take it too easy on you.

Maybe I don't push as hard as
I should because I love you.

Well, that's...
that's good.

No, Mike, that's bad.

You know, you're right,
that's bad. That's very bad.

You've completely
turned me around on this.

I love my job, Mike.
I need to be good at it.

I need to be good at it
even when I don't want to be.

Come here.

You're gonna be fine.

You don't know what the hell
I'm talking about, do you ?

No, but you'll
tell me later.

The program is dead.

It was a mistake
and it was my fault.

But when you look
at the statistics

and the staggering
human cost,

you just want
to do something.

But you see, I...

I never considered
the down sides to this policy...

if you'll allow me,
your honor.

The reason Mayor Winston
never considered the down sides

was because I failed
to tell him about them.

This policy was my baby.

I sold the Mayor on it,

and so really
I should take the blame.

Mr. Haywood,
please, please.

Mr. Haywood.

Uh, I cannot allow
Mr. Haywood

to take
the fall for this.

It was simply
my responsibility

to carefully review every
proposal submitted by staffers,

and I would have seen
the inherent problems...

Mike, may I ?

Now, of

course, ultimately
the responsibility

falls onto my shoulders.

I am, after all,
the elected official here.

But... but, we all have
a role to play.

Perhaps, if I had explained more
clearly what I was thinking...

big daddy
is not happy.

Give me that, give me that.
Mike, this is ridiculous.

The press, they're
eatin' this up.

Well, then, wrap it up. Let's
get the hell out of here.

Anyway, I think
you can see

that what
happened here

represents a breakdown
in the bureaucracy

rather than a substantive
shift in overall policy

by
the administration.

So, thank you all
for coming.

You can catch our act at
the holiday inn in Passaic.

Every night,
7:00 and 9:00.

2 drink minimum.

So, uh, good night,
drive safe, and god bless.

Can I close
or what ?

Uh, just one second,
please.

I really enjoyed
the show.

On a more relevant note,

I checked all the figures
that you released yesterday,

and they're
right on the nose.

So what changed ? I mean, are
there facts we don't know about,

or is this simply a total
lack of political courage ?

I'm sorry.
What was the first option ?

Ok, honey, enough
with the smiling.

And the humming.

Without the smiling and the
humming, I may be forced to skip.

Please don't.

I can do it. I can
ask the tough questions.

I can go for the jugular,
even if it's yours.

Can't tell you
how happy that makes me.

You were like a big Mike
Flaherty pi�ata up there.

You know, we really... we
gotta keep what happens at work

separate from our home life. All right ?

There are other
games we can play

with a blindfold
and a stick.

Right, right. We don't
bring work into the house.

Absolutely. When we're
in the house, no work talk.

We'll talk about other
things that interest us.

Well, that's never
gonna happen.

We just need
some new rules.

When are we a couple ?
When are we at work ?

All right.

Ok, I got one.
One rule.

When we're naked,

boyfriend,
girlfriend.

You ok with that ?

So I would be
well within the rules

to ask you
a policy question

when I'm wearing this ?

You can ask me
anything you want.

Answer's always
gonna be yes.

So, how long do you
think it'll take you guys

to recover from the
pummeling you got today ?

Yes.

Oh, god, yes.

Really,
that quickly ?

Oh, yes. Yes.

Yes, yes, yes,
a blanket yes.

Don't you think you're being
mighty optimistic, Mr. Deputy Mayor ?

Honey, stop. You're
breaking a rule already.

I've still got
one sock on !

Ahhh !

Not anymore.

James.

Mike, you're here early.
Um...

I'm finishing up the speech for
the borough president's meeting.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't
have used your office.

No, no.
I'm glad you're here

'cause I want to
apologize for yesterday.

Oh, no, that's not...
I was way out of line.

I have no right
to tell you

who you can
and can't date.

Oh, thanks, Mike.
I'll see you later ?

Even though
I was totally unfair,

you were loyal
to a fault.

You know me.
Anything for the team.

You're not wearing
any pants, are you, James ?

No, Mike, I'm not.

I don't suppose
you'd want me to throw

this stapler
at that curtain.

Don't,
Mr. Flaherty.

Sit, Ubu, sit.
Good dog.