1 00:00:03,227 --> 00:00:04,204 Oh, better hurry. 2 00:00:04,228 --> 00:00:08,204 Oh! Oh! 3 00:00:10,228 --> 00:00:12,204 Excuse me. 4 00:00:12,228 --> 00:00:14,204 Pardon me. Whoa! Excuse me. 5 00:00:14,228 --> 00:00:16,204 Excuse me. Pardon me. Hey, hey, hey. 6 00:00:16,228 --> 00:00:17,205 Oh! Oh! 7 00:00:17,229 --> 00:00:19,204 Oh! Excuse you there! Aah. 8 00:00:19,228 --> 00:00:21,204 Excuse me. Hey. 9 00:00:21,228 --> 00:00:23,205 Coming through. Coming through. Watch your back. 10 00:00:23,229 --> 00:00:25,205 She speaks for the children. 11 00:00:25,229 --> 00:00:26,206 Excuse me. Ah. 12 00:00:26,230 --> 00:00:28,205 She speaks... 13 00:00:28,229 --> 00:00:29,206 Excuse me. Coming through. ...for the parents. 14 00:00:29,230 --> 00:00:31,205 Excuse me. Thank you. 15 00:00:31,229 --> 00:00:34,205 And ladies and gentlemen, she speaks for the real Boston! 16 00:00:37,229 --> 00:00:41,206 So the lady you’ve all been waiting for, Hannah Higgins! 17 00:01:02,231 --> 00:01:04,231 Hannah! Hannah! 18 00:01:08,231 --> 00:01:11,207 Thank you. Thank you. 19 00:01:11,231 --> 00:01:14,207 Thank you all so much for your invaluable support 20 00:01:14,231 --> 00:01:16,208 in my run for this congressional seat. 21 00:01:16,232 --> 00:01:18,208 Hannah! 22 00:01:18,232 --> 00:01:20,208 Sadly... 23 00:01:20,232 --> 00:01:22,208 Sadly, I was just informed 24 00:01:22,232 --> 00:01:25,208 the outcome has not been what we hoped. 25 00:01:25,232 --> 00:01:26,232 No. 26 00:01:27,233 --> 00:01:30,208 The words with which I might express 27 00:01:30,232 --> 00:01:33,208 my gratitude would never equal the tireless efforts 28 00:01:33,232 --> 00:01:35,209 put forth by those involved in my campaign. 29 00:01:35,233 --> 00:01:37,209 Particularly my friend 30 00:01:37,233 --> 00:01:40,209 and campaign manager, Colleen Pickering. 31 00:01:43,233 --> 00:01:46,209 It is my sincere belief 32 00:01:46,233 --> 00:01:49,209 that all parties are working toward the good of the country 33 00:01:49,233 --> 00:01:52,210 to find solutions to the problems facing all of us. 34 00:01:52,234 --> 00:01:54,210 It is in that spirit 35 00:01:54,234 --> 00:01:56,210 of bipartisanship with which 36 00:01:56,234 --> 00:01:58,210 we thusly concede the election... 37 00:01:58,234 --> 00:01:59,211 Come on! 38 00:01:59,235 --> 00:02:01,210 No! 39 00:02:01,234 --> 00:02:03,210 You’re kidding me. 40 00:02:03,234 --> 00:02:07,210 ...and congratulate my opponent, Mr. Wade Bradbury. 41 00:02:07,234 --> 00:02:08,211 Oh, no! Boo! 42 00:02:08,235 --> 00:02:10,211 Thank you. Boo! Boo! 43 00:02:11,235 --> 00:02:12,212 Boo! Boo! 44 00:02:12,236 --> 00:02:15,211 Well done. I know with only 60% of the polls in, 45 00:02:15,235 --> 00:02:17,211 some people think we jumped the gun on the speech, but... 46 00:02:17,235 --> 00:02:19,211 So sorry. 47 00:02:19,235 --> 00:02:21,211 ...with the numbers being what they are, 48 00:02:21,235 --> 00:02:23,211 I think the earlier the concession, 49 00:02:23,235 --> 00:02:24,212 the more dignity we’ll keep. 50 00:02:24,236 --> 00:02:26,211 Dignity being a state of mind. 51 00:02:26,235 --> 00:02:28,212 Congressional candidate Hannah Higgins 52 00:02:28,236 --> 00:02:30,212 suffered a stunning defeat today, 53 00:02:30,236 --> 00:02:32,212 losing by a wide margin 54 00:02:32,236 --> 00:02:34,212 to former television weatherman Wade Bradbury. 55 00:02:34,236 --> 00:02:37,212 WZHA was on the scene for voter reaction. 56 00:02:37,236 --> 00:02:39,212 Hannah Higgins? Nah, I didn’t vote for her. 57 00:02:39,236 --> 00:02:41,212 She reminded me of my high school principal. 58 00:02:41,236 --> 00:02:44,212 I liked what she was saying about education and stuff, 59 00:02:44,236 --> 00:02:45,213 but she’s just so... 60 00:02:45,237 --> 00:02:49,213 I don’t know. She’s such a cold fish, you know? 61 00:02:49,237 --> 00:02:52,213 Yeah, I voted for her, but only because 62 00:02:52,237 --> 00:02:54,213 the idea of voting for the weatherman 63 00:02:54,237 --> 00:02:56,213 was absolutely repugnant. 64 00:02:56,237 --> 00:02:58,213 No, no, no, I voted for the guy from TV. 65 00:02:58,237 --> 00:03:01,213 That guy makes me laugh every time he does the weather. 66 00:03:01,237 --> 00:03:03,214 Like when he goes over and says, 67 00:03:03,238 --> 00:03:06,214 "Now, we’ll go to the Dah... pler radar." 68 00:03:06,238 --> 00:03:07,215 Cracks me up. He’ll say, 69 00:03:07,239 --> 00:03:09,214 "Dah... pler radar!" 70 00:03:09,238 --> 00:03:11,214 I’m gonna tell you what her problem is. 71 00:03:11,238 --> 00:03:13,214 That lady talks like she’s too smart for her own good. 72 00:03:13,238 --> 00:03:17,214 As if creating legislation for 300 million people is a job 73 00:03:17,238 --> 00:03:20,214 for which intelligence is a disqualification. 74 00:03:20,238 --> 00:03:22,215 Uh-oh, it looks like Wade Bradbury is about 75 00:03:22,239 --> 00:03:24,215 to make his victory speech. 76 00:03:24,239 --> 00:03:26,215 We don’t have to watch this, Hannah. 77 00:03:26,239 --> 00:03:28,215 It’s not as if the evening could get any worse. 78 00:03:28,239 --> 00:03:30,215 I want to thank all my supporters 79 00:03:30,239 --> 00:03:33,215 here and out there. 80 00:03:33,239 --> 00:03:36,215 I am honored that everyday people like you 81 00:03:36,239 --> 00:03:38,215 have chosen an everyday guy like me 82 00:03:38,239 --> 00:03:40,216 to represent you in Washington. 83 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,216 Why don’t we do this the way you guys like? 84 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,216 Oh, yeah. 85 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:45,240 Here we go. 86 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,216 I plan on bringing a high-pressure system 87 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,216 of change to Washington. 88 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,216 With the support you’ve shown tonight, 89 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,216 I’ll blow out the fog of old ideas 90 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,217 and rain down prosperity and happiness. 91 00:04:04,241 --> 00:04:07,217 Now it’s onward. 92 00:04:07,241 --> 00:04:10,217 Let’s change which way the wind is blowing in Washington. 93 00:04:14,241 --> 00:04:17,218 That’s the problem. He doesn’t know which way 94 00:04:17,242 --> 00:04:19,218 the wind is blowing. He’s a terrible weatherman. 95 00:04:19,242 --> 00:04:21,218 Over 73% of his forecasts are inaccurate. 96 00:04:21,242 --> 00:04:23,218 He said that today was gonna be bright and sunny. 97 00:04:25,242 --> 00:04:27,218 And it’s amazing how he tries to pass himself off 98 00:04:27,242 --> 00:04:29,218 as this everyday guy while he’s standing there in a $4,000 99 00:04:29,242 --> 00:04:31,218 Italian suit. His parents built 100 00:04:31,242 --> 00:04:34,219 the wing of a library to get him into an Ivy League school, 101 00:04:34,243 --> 00:04:36,219 and yet he has the nerve to paint me as an elitist? 102 00:04:36,243 --> 00:04:39,219 I don’t think your undying commitment 103 00:04:39,243 --> 00:04:41,219 to proper speech helped. 104 00:04:41,243 --> 00:04:44,243 I have no idea to what you are referring. 105 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:47,219 I don’t think it hurts to ask yourselves 106 00:04:47,243 --> 00:04:49,219 who you’d rather have a beer with. 107 00:04:50,244 --> 00:04:53,220 I believe you mean, "With whom one would want to have a beer." 108 00:04:53,244 --> 00:04:55,220 This is the perfect example of our need to improve education. 109 00:04:55,244 --> 00:04:58,220 Frankly, I find your grammar appalling! 110 00:04:58,244 --> 00:05:00,220 It wasn’t hard to convince voters that you thought 111 00:05:00,244 --> 00:05:01,221 you were the smartest person in the room. 112 00:05:01,245 --> 00:05:03,220 You’ve been in most of those rooms. We are. 113 00:05:03,244 --> 00:05:05,220 Wish I had your problems. 114 00:05:05,244 --> 00:05:07,220 Must be nice to be too smart. 115 00:05:07,244 --> 00:05:10,221 Suddenly, it seems everyone is a political consultant. 116 00:05:10,245 --> 00:05:12,221 Nah, I’m, uh... just a beer vendor. 117 00:05:12,245 --> 00:05:14,221 I-I beg your pardon. What’s that? 118 00:05:14,245 --> 00:05:16,221 I’m just a beer vendor. 119 00:05:16,245 --> 00:05:18,221 You know, deliver beers, kegs and such. 120 00:05:18,245 --> 00:05:21,221 Pick up empties after they break down the bar, 121 00:05:21,245 --> 00:05:23,221 hand out samples here and there. 122 00:05:23,245 --> 00:05:24,221 You know, that sort of thing. 123 00:05:24,245 --> 00:05:25,222 I do believe 124 00:05:25,246 --> 00:05:28,222 he’s trying to communicate. 125 00:05:28,246 --> 00:05:30,222 Fine, go on and crack wise. 126 00:05:30,246 --> 00:05:31,223 I think we met in the kitchen. 127 00:05:31,247 --> 00:05:33,222 It’s Elliot, is it? 128 00:05:33,246 --> 00:05:34,223 Yeah, Elliot Doolittle. Pleased to meet you. 129 00:05:34,247 --> 00:05:36,222 Nice to meet you. 130 00:05:36,246 --> 00:05:38,222 I think what Mr. Doolittle is trying to say 131 00:05:38,246 --> 00:05:39,223 is that he’s a beer vendor. 132 00:05:39,247 --> 00:05:44,222 Yes, I suppose I did catch some of that. 133 00:05:44,246 --> 00:05:46,223 Oh, sure, yeah, take your shots at me. 134 00:05:46,247 --> 00:05:48,223 You know who’s having the last laugh here? Me. 135 00:05:48,247 --> 00:05:50,223 ’Cause I voted for the other guy. 136 00:05:50,247 --> 00:05:52,223 Sure he’s lace-curtain Irish, 137 00:05:52,247 --> 00:05:54,223 but he don’t seem like the kind of guy 138 00:05:54,247 --> 00:05:55,224 that would make fun of a fella. 139 00:05:55,248 --> 00:05:57,223 Matter of fact, he seems like the type, 140 00:05:57,247 --> 00:05:58,224 you know, pick up a sixer at a packie 141 00:05:58,248 --> 00:06:00,223 and talk about the Bruins. 142 00:06:00,247 --> 00:06:02,247 We’ve come to this? 143 00:06:04,248 --> 00:06:07,224 I’ll have you know that there was more riding 144 00:06:07,248 --> 00:06:09,224 on this election than finding someone with whom 145 00:06:09,248 --> 00:06:11,224 you could discuss your precious Bruins. 146 00:06:11,248 --> 00:06:12,225 Okay, here we go. 147 00:06:12,249 --> 00:06:15,224 Oh, yes, here we go. This country once had 148 00:06:15,248 --> 00:06:17,224 one of the best-educated populations in the world. 149 00:06:17,248 --> 00:06:19,224 Now we’re ranked 33rd. 150 00:06:19,248 --> 00:06:22,225 As education flounders, crime and unemployment rise. 151 00:06:22,249 --> 00:06:24,225 But instead of addressing these issues, 152 00:06:24,249 --> 00:06:26,225 we’d rather elect weathermen to Congress 153 00:06:26,249 --> 00:06:28,225 and distract ourselves with reality television 154 00:06:28,249 --> 00:06:30,225 and the tattooed circus, 155 00:06:30,249 --> 00:06:31,226 otherwise known as professional basketball. 156 00:06:31,250 --> 00:06:33,225 Maybe we should 157 00:06:33,249 --> 00:06:35,225 just wallow in our demise, 158 00:06:35,249 --> 00:06:38,249 for which someone like you could be the perfect poster boy. 159 00:06:40,250 --> 00:06:43,226 Yeah, well, just so you know, the Bruins ain’t basketball. 160 00:06:43,250 --> 00:06:45,226 It’s hockey! 161 00:06:45,250 --> 00:06:47,226 You should at least know what sports teams represent Boston 162 00:06:47,250 --> 00:06:50,226 if you want to represent Boston! 163 00:06:50,250 --> 00:06:52,226 I guess you’re not quite so smart as you think you are! 164 00:06:52,250 --> 00:06:55,226 What frustrates me is not how poorly you speak, 165 00:06:55,250 --> 00:06:57,227 but how unnecessarily poorly you speak. 166 00:06:57,251 --> 00:06:59,227 With a little education and effort, 167 00:06:59,251 --> 00:07:02,251 your insults could be as well-spoken as anyone’s! 168 00:07:07,251 --> 00:07:11,227 I suppose this means we’re calling it an evening. 169 00:07:11,251 --> 00:07:13,227 Good night, Mr. Doolittle. 170 00:07:13,251 --> 00:07:15,228 Yeah. Well... 171 00:07:15,252 --> 00:07:17,252 nice talking to you. 172 00:08:21,255 --> 00:08:23,231 Frank, you know me a long time. 173 00:08:23,255 --> 00:08:25,231 You think I talk funny? 174 00:08:25,255 --> 00:08:28,232 No, sir! What are you, gone hoopy? 175 00:08:28,256 --> 00:08:30,232 You talk wicked good. 176 00:08:30,256 --> 00:08:32,232 Good as anyone I know. 177 00:08:32,256 --> 00:08:34,256 That’s what I thought. 178 00:09:10,258 --> 00:09:12,234 Thank you so much for changing 179 00:09:12,258 --> 00:09:15,234 your schedule last minute and coming down to our school. 180 00:09:15,258 --> 00:09:16,235 I really think 181 00:09:16,259 --> 00:09:18,234 that meeting some of the new staff 182 00:09:18,258 --> 00:09:19,235 was tremendously helpful for them. 183 00:09:19,259 --> 00:09:21,235 Oh, my pleasure. 184 00:09:21,259 --> 00:09:23,235 Colleen and I will have an updated curriculum 185 00:09:23,259 --> 00:09:25,235 for the students with learning disabilities by next week. 186 00:09:25,259 --> 00:09:27,235 And the school board is gonna visit 187 00:09:27,259 --> 00:09:28,236 to observe classes on Thursday. 188 00:09:28,260 --> 00:09:30,235 So, in the meantime, if you need anything, 189 00:09:30,259 --> 00:09:31,235 call me at the office. 190 00:09:31,259 --> 00:09:32,259 Thank you. Thank you. 191 00:09:43,260 --> 00:09:46,236 They’re gonna need a extra pilsner 192 00:09:46,260 --> 00:09:47,260 over at Clancy’s. Got it. 193 00:09:49,260 --> 00:09:50,237 Yo, Frankie! 194 00:09:50,261 --> 00:09:52,236 Hey, there, Elliot. 195 00:09:52,260 --> 00:09:54,236 Hey, guys, listen up, okay? 196 00:09:54,260 --> 00:09:56,237 Macky Carmichael’s going to hospital. 197 00:09:56,261 --> 00:09:57,237 He’s finally getting that thing removed. 198 00:09:57,261 --> 00:09:58,238 And Mary Louise is on maternity. 199 00:09:58,262 --> 00:10:00,237 So... So... 200 00:10:00,261 --> 00:10:02,237 We’re looking for replacements for the bowling team. 201 00:10:02,261 --> 00:10:04,237 Huh? 202 00:10:04,261 --> 00:10:06,237 You think my wife’s gonna let me run around 203 00:10:06,261 --> 00:10:07,238 with a couple of beauties like you twos? 204 00:10:07,262 --> 00:10:10,237 Stop it, you. You charmer. 205 00:10:10,261 --> 00:10:12,237 Hey, what about you, Elliot, huh? 206 00:10:12,261 --> 00:10:14,238 We could use a strapping fellow like you on the team. 207 00:10:14,262 --> 00:10:15,239 Wish I wasn’t working nights. 208 00:10:15,263 --> 00:10:17,238 Ah. 209 00:10:17,262 --> 00:10:19,238 Did you hear? Henkels is retiring. 210 00:10:19,262 --> 00:10:20,239 Yeah, we’re gonna be looking for a new sales rep. 211 00:10:20,263 --> 00:10:23,238 Yeah? What’s a guy like that make anyways? 212 00:10:23,262 --> 00:10:25,238 Really? What? 213 00:10:25,262 --> 00:10:27,238 You think just ’cause we’re in HR, 214 00:10:27,262 --> 00:10:28,238 we know everybody’s business? 215 00:10:28,262 --> 00:10:29,239 No. I think it’s ’cause 216 00:10:29,263 --> 00:10:31,238 you already know everybody’s business is why 217 00:10:31,262 --> 00:10:33,239 they put youse in HR. 218 00:10:33,263 --> 00:10:35,239 Hey, look, you guys, it’s confidential, okay? 219 00:10:35,263 --> 00:10:37,239 Can’t really talk about it, but I can say, 220 00:10:37,263 --> 00:10:40,239 he makes more than the two of youse combined and then some. 221 00:10:40,263 --> 00:10:43,239 And then some on top of that. 222 00:10:43,263 --> 00:10:44,239 Oh. Right? Beaucoup bucks. 223 00:10:44,263 --> 00:10:45,240 Beaucoup. Big bucks. 224 00:10:45,264 --> 00:10:47,239 Beaucoup big bucks. Trust. 225 00:10:47,263 --> 00:10:48,240 Come on, let’s go. 226 00:10:48,264 --> 00:10:50,264 I want to get a beer. 227 00:10:59,264 --> 00:11:00,241 Hello? 228 00:11:00,265 --> 00:11:03,240 Did you check out the morning news? 229 00:11:03,264 --> 00:11:04,241 I just sent you the link. 230 00:11:04,265 --> 00:11:06,240 Check out? 231 00:11:06,264 --> 00:11:09,241 I’m not in a hotel. I’m getting ready for work. 232 00:11:09,265 --> 00:11:11,241 It’s a perfectly appropriate phrase, Hannah. 233 00:11:11,265 --> 00:11:13,241 Maybe you could look at the link, 234 00:11:13,265 --> 00:11:15,241 and then you could check out Webster’s, hmm? 235 00:11:15,265 --> 00:11:18,241 A shocking turn of events today 236 00:11:18,265 --> 00:11:20,241 as freshman Congressman Wade Bradbury, 237 00:11:20,265 --> 00:11:24,241 in a hometown appearance here in Boston, held 238 00:11:24,265 --> 00:11:27,242 an ill-timed rally on the steps of the State House. 239 00:11:27,266 --> 00:11:28,243 We love Wade! 240 00:11:28,267 --> 00:11:30,242 I’d like to introduce legislation 241 00:11:30,266 --> 00:11:32,242 that will clear up these issues for families, 242 00:11:32,266 --> 00:11:35,242 much like the skies need clearing here today. 243 00:11:35,266 --> 00:11:36,266 Yeah! 244 00:11:37,267 --> 00:11:39,242 We’ll blow out 245 00:11:39,266 --> 00:11:41,242 the oppressive drizzle of taxes 246 00:11:41,266 --> 00:11:44,243 and bask in the sunshine of a brighter day! 247 00:11:47,268 --> 00:11:49,243 Eyewitnesses report 248 00:11:49,267 --> 00:11:51,243 that the incident was quick and painless. 249 00:11:51,267 --> 00:11:53,243 Oh... my. 250 00:11:53,267 --> 00:11:55,243 Exactly. 251 00:11:55,267 --> 00:11:57,243 The governor of Massachusetts 252 00:11:57,267 --> 00:11:59,243 has expressed his condolences to the family, 253 00:11:59,267 --> 00:12:01,243 and stated there will be a special election 254 00:12:01,267 --> 00:12:03,244 to fill the vacancy to take place 255 00:12:03,268 --> 00:12:05,268 not less than four months from now. 256 00:12:07,268 --> 00:12:09,244 Venture capitalist Andrew Bridgeworth is here today, 257 00:12:09,268 --> 00:12:12,244 announcing his candidacy for the congressional seat 258 00:12:12,268 --> 00:12:13,245 made vacant by the tragic passing 259 00:12:13,269 --> 00:12:16,244 of Representative Wade Bradbury. 260 00:12:16,268 --> 00:12:18,244 I look forward to bringing my extensive experience 261 00:12:18,268 --> 00:12:21,245 in the private sector to Washington. 262 00:12:21,269 --> 00:12:24,245 This is why we’ve asked you here: 263 00:12:24,269 --> 00:12:26,245 to discuss mounting another run. 264 00:12:26,269 --> 00:12:30,245 Yes. It would be necessary to address 265 00:12:30,269 --> 00:12:33,245 the major concern in all of the polling data, 266 00:12:33,269 --> 00:12:37,245 which comes down to Ms. Higgins’s likeability factor. 267 00:12:37,269 --> 00:12:39,246 We need to work on your posture. 268 00:12:39,270 --> 00:12:41,246 But I have perfect posture. 269 00:12:41,270 --> 00:12:42,247 Which is exactly the problem. 270 00:12:42,271 --> 00:12:44,246 It makes you seem unyielding. 271 00:12:44,270 --> 00:12:46,246 Through a rigorous combination of yoga, 272 00:12:46,270 --> 00:12:48,246 Pilates and Ukrainian folk dance, 273 00:12:48,270 --> 00:12:50,246 I plan on getting you to slouch more. 274 00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:53,246 And za hair... no, no, no. Your hair, 275 00:12:53,270 --> 00:12:56,247 it says, "I am stuck in a sorority house production 276 00:12:56,271 --> 00:12:57,248 of Bye Bye Birdie." 277 00:12:57,272 --> 00:13:01,247 Hmm. I had no idea I had such chatty liberal arts hair. 278 00:13:01,271 --> 00:13:03,247 But our bigger problem is, you’re a woman. 279 00:13:03,271 --> 00:13:05,247 Are you suggesting I not be a woman? 280 00:13:05,271 --> 00:13:08,247 I don’t think we can do anything about that at this point. 281 00:13:08,271 --> 00:13:11,247 But women in politics face a double-edged sword. 282 00:13:11,271 --> 00:13:12,248 You’re currently seen as unfeeling, 283 00:13:12,272 --> 00:13:14,248 which it’s easier for a man to get away with. 284 00:13:14,272 --> 00:13:17,248 But if we go too far in the other direction, you could 285 00:13:17,272 --> 00:13:19,248 be seen as hysterical or flighty. 286 00:13:19,272 --> 00:13:21,248 Another major problem is your wardrobe. 287 00:13:21,272 --> 00:13:23,248 I’d soften your image 288 00:13:23,272 --> 00:13:24,512 by putting you in sweater sets. 289 00:13:25,272 --> 00:13:26,249 Really? 290 00:13:26,273 --> 00:13:28,248 We lost an election by 14 points, 291 00:13:28,272 --> 00:13:30,248 and you think that you could fix that with sweater sets? 292 00:13:30,272 --> 00:13:34,273 Well, obviously, what you’re currently doing isn’t working. 293 00:13:35,273 --> 00:13:37,249 Mmm. 294 00:13:37,273 --> 00:13:39,249 I see. 295 00:13:39,273 --> 00:13:41,249 So if I understand you all correctly, 296 00:13:41,273 --> 00:13:44,249 the only way that I can win an election 297 00:13:44,273 --> 00:13:46,273 is by changing how I look, speak and act. 298 00:13:47,273 --> 00:13:49,250 Exactly. Yeah. 299 00:13:49,274 --> 00:13:50,274 Oui. 300 00:13:52,274 --> 00:13:53,251 Okay. 301 00:13:53,275 --> 00:13:56,250 I will take that into consideration, 302 00:13:56,274 --> 00:13:58,274 and we will be in touch. 303 00:14:01,274 --> 00:14:03,274 Thank you. 304 00:14:05,274 --> 00:14:07,251 That did not go well. 305 00:14:07,275 --> 00:14:09,251 Nope. 306 00:14:09,275 --> 00:14:13,251 Perhaps this is what a frog feels like when it is dissected. 307 00:14:13,275 --> 00:14:16,251 Hannah, I thought a few of their comments were valuable. 308 00:14:16,275 --> 00:14:18,251 I know it’s not easy to hear. 309 00:14:18,275 --> 00:14:21,251 Uh, there’s a Mr. Doolittle here to see Hannah. 310 00:14:21,275 --> 00:14:24,251 Oh, um... 311 00:14:24,275 --> 00:14:26,276 Sit. I’ll take care of it. 312 00:14:41,276 --> 00:14:42,253 Hello? 313 00:14:42,277 --> 00:14:44,253 I’m Colleen Pickering. 314 00:14:44,277 --> 00:14:45,253 I’m Ms. Higgins’ business partner. 315 00:14:45,277 --> 00:14:46,254 Can I help you 316 00:14:46,278 --> 00:14:48,253 with something? Yeah, hey there. Yeah. 317 00:14:48,277 --> 00:14:50,253 I thought about calling, but then I thought I’d just, 318 00:14:50,277 --> 00:14:52,253 you know, stop by. Wait, aren’t you... 319 00:14:52,277 --> 00:14:54,253 Yeah, you remember me? Poster boy. 320 00:14:54,277 --> 00:14:55,254 Poster boy? 321 00:14:55,278 --> 00:14:57,253 Yeah, it was election night, 322 00:14:57,277 --> 00:14:58,254 your friend was hollering at me 323 00:14:58,278 --> 00:15:01,254 about being a poster boy for demise. Oh, yes. I’m sorry. 324 00:15:01,278 --> 00:15:04,254 She was... well, in a mood that evening. 325 00:15:04,278 --> 00:15:07,254 Oh, no, that was a rough night for her. 326 00:15:07,278 --> 00:15:08,255 Hopefully she’s better now? 327 00:15:08,279 --> 00:15:11,254 Mmm, not particularly, no. 328 00:15:11,278 --> 00:15:13,254 Can I please relay a message to her, perhaps? 329 00:15:13,278 --> 00:15:15,254 Oh, yeah, uh, well, as she was taking off, 330 00:15:15,278 --> 00:15:17,254 she said something about, uh, teaching and stuff, 331 00:15:17,278 --> 00:15:19,255 and I’m thinking that’s what she does. 332 00:15:19,279 --> 00:15:21,255 Well, she’s an educational professional. 333 00:15:21,279 --> 00:15:22,256 Oh, that’s great, yeah. 334 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,255 Uh, see, there’s this job, see, 335 00:15:24,279 --> 00:15:25,256 guy’s gonna be retiring, 336 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,255 a sales rep for the Boston Colony Beverage Company. 337 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:30,255 I work nights driving delivery trucks for them, 338 00:15:30,279 --> 00:15:32,255 so this would be a big step up, 339 00:15:32,279 --> 00:15:34,255 and, uh, you know, I’d be wicked good at it. 340 00:15:34,279 --> 00:15:36,255 The thing is, see, I already tried 341 00:15:36,279 --> 00:15:37,256 for a job like that before, 342 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,256 and they turned me down, 343 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:41,256 said the job’s all about, you know, talking to people. 344 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,256 And I was thinking, like, yeah, yeah, yeah, 345 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:44,257 like, I can talk to anybody, 346 00:15:44,281 --> 00:15:46,256 but then I-I figured it out. 347 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,256 It’s not so much if you can talk to folks; 348 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,256 it’s how good you can talk to them, 349 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,256 you know? I see. So you’re hoping to improve that? 350 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,257 Yeah, yeah, I figure the guys doing the hiring, 351 00:15:55,281 --> 00:15:56,258 they talk like your friend, so that’s probably 352 00:15:56,282 --> 00:15:58,257 what they’re looking for, you know? 353 00:15:58,281 --> 00:16:00,257 So I’m just hoping she could teach me to talk good, 354 00:16:00,281 --> 00:16:01,258 you know? Or, at least, you know, 355 00:16:01,282 --> 00:16:03,257 uh, more better. 356 00:16:03,281 --> 00:16:05,257 Have you seen Pearce? 357 00:16:05,281 --> 00:16:07,257 I was wondering... if he could find me some aspirin. 358 00:16:07,281 --> 00:16:09,257 Um, he’s pulling something down in the file room, 359 00:16:09,281 --> 00:16:10,257 but he’ll be back shortly. 360 00:16:10,281 --> 00:16:11,258 Hannah, perhaps you remember 361 00:16:11,282 --> 00:16:13,258 Elliot Doolittle? 362 00:16:13,282 --> 00:16:15,258 We met him on election night 363 00:16:15,282 --> 00:16:18,258 at the hotel. I remember you were doing your best to insult me. 364 00:16:18,282 --> 00:16:21,258 Let me guess, you finally came up with a snappy retort? 365 00:16:21,282 --> 00:16:22,259 Well, uh, 366 00:16:22,283 --> 00:16:24,258 seems to me, you know, I was just trying 367 00:16:24,282 --> 00:16:26,258 to give back a little of what I got, you know? 368 00:16:26,282 --> 00:16:27,258 You weren’t exactly what I’d call nice, 369 00:16:27,282 --> 00:16:28,259 you know what I mean? 370 00:16:28,283 --> 00:16:30,258 There is often a gap 371 00:16:30,282 --> 00:16:31,259 between those who are nice 372 00:16:31,283 --> 00:16:33,259 and those who are correct. 373 00:16:33,283 --> 00:16:35,259 Mr. Doolittle 374 00:16:35,283 --> 00:16:37,259 came at your suggestion that he might learn 375 00:16:37,283 --> 00:16:38,260 some proper ways 376 00:16:38,284 --> 00:16:40,259 of expressing himself. 377 00:16:40,283 --> 00:16:42,259 Yeah, and I got a little scratch stashed away, 378 00:16:42,283 --> 00:16:43,260 so, you know, I could pay for lessons. 379 00:16:43,284 --> 00:16:46,259 This is a consulting firm 380 00:16:46,283 --> 00:16:48,259 for educational institutions. 381 00:16:48,283 --> 00:16:50,260 We develop teaching tools and curriculums. 382 00:16:50,284 --> 00:16:52,260 I don’t tutor 383 00:16:52,284 --> 00:16:55,260 remedial grammar and diction on an individual basis. 384 00:16:55,284 --> 00:16:57,260 My money’s just as good as the next guy’s. 385 00:16:57,284 --> 00:16:58,261 Money is not the issue here. 386 00:16:58,285 --> 00:17:00,284 What is at issue is my time. 387 00:17:01,284 --> 00:17:03,284 I trust you can see yourself out. 388 00:17:05,284 --> 00:17:07,261 Thank you for stopping by, Mr. Doolittle. 389 00:17:07,285 --> 00:17:08,262 Oh, thank you. 390 00:17:08,286 --> 00:17:10,285 You have a good day. 391 00:17:12,285 --> 00:17:14,261 Maybe later we could just go outside 392 00:17:14,285 --> 00:17:16,261 and kick some stray dogs. I know, I know. 393 00:17:16,285 --> 00:17:18,261 He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. 394 00:17:18,285 --> 00:17:22,261 I was frustrated about your consultants tearing me apart. 395 00:17:22,285 --> 00:17:24,261 They kept yammering on 396 00:17:24,285 --> 00:17:27,262 about how, in order to become a more viable candidate, 397 00:17:27,286 --> 00:17:30,262 I must transform myself into somebody more... 398 00:17:30,286 --> 00:17:32,262 likable. 399 00:17:32,286 --> 00:17:34,262 Hmm. From your behavior in the lobby, 400 00:17:34,286 --> 00:17:36,262 I can’t imagine why they’d think that. 401 00:17:36,286 --> 00:17:38,262 You know, you bite somebody’s head off, 402 00:17:38,286 --> 00:17:40,262 and then you wonder 403 00:17:40,286 --> 00:17:41,263 why they’re electing the local weatherman. 404 00:17:41,287 --> 00:17:44,263 Or the local beer vendor. 405 00:17:44,287 --> 00:17:46,263 Well, now you’re being snippy, 406 00:17:46,287 --> 00:17:47,263 because nobody is electing 407 00:17:47,287 --> 00:17:48,264 the local beer vendor to anything. 408 00:17:48,288 --> 00:17:50,263 But they might. 409 00:17:50,287 --> 00:17:52,263 Perhaps if likable wins elections, 410 00:17:52,287 --> 00:17:53,287 then even he could win. 411 00:17:56,287 --> 00:17:57,264 That is the third conversation 412 00:17:57,288 --> 00:17:59,263 he has had with a total stranger, 413 00:17:59,287 --> 00:18:00,264 and they’ve all walked away smiling. 414 00:18:00,288 --> 00:18:02,264 Well, I wish it were that easy. 415 00:18:02,288 --> 00:18:04,264 I’ve been hearing all morning 416 00:18:04,288 --> 00:18:05,265 about how the electorate 417 00:18:05,289 --> 00:18:07,264 is only interested 418 00:18:07,288 --> 00:18:09,264 in voting for everyday, likable people. 419 00:18:09,288 --> 00:18:11,264 I propose that they don’t come 420 00:18:11,288 --> 00:18:12,265 more everyday and likable 421 00:18:12,289 --> 00:18:14,264 than your friend, Elliot Doolittle. 422 00:18:14,288 --> 00:18:16,264 My friend? 423 00:18:16,288 --> 00:18:18,264 Well, admittedly, he does make friends easily. 424 00:18:18,288 --> 00:18:20,265 Wait, think about it. 425 00:18:20,289 --> 00:18:22,265 We could spend months trying to transform me 426 00:18:22,289 --> 00:18:24,265 into somebody completely different, 427 00:18:24,289 --> 00:18:26,265 or, it appears, we have somebody 428 00:18:26,289 --> 00:18:28,265 perfectly likable right there. 429 00:18:28,289 --> 00:18:29,266 You know that I am thinking about running again 430 00:18:29,290 --> 00:18:31,265 only because I think that my ideas 431 00:18:31,289 --> 00:18:32,266 could really benefit people, 432 00:18:32,290 --> 00:18:35,265 but it is not about getting me elected. 433 00:18:35,289 --> 00:18:37,266 Yes, in the canon of your faults, 434 00:18:37,290 --> 00:18:39,266 self-aggrandizement doesn’t really appear, 435 00:18:39,290 --> 00:18:40,267 at least not prominently. 436 00:18:40,291 --> 00:18:44,266 Then allow me to present you with a conduit for my ideas. 437 00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:47,266 I propose we get Elliot Doolittle elected to Congress. 438 00:18:47,290 --> 00:18:49,266 That’s crazy! 439 00:18:49,290 --> 00:18:52,266 He’s-he’s not even educated. 440 00:18:52,290 --> 00:18:54,266 And we are the best educators I know. 441 00:18:54,290 --> 00:18:56,291 But if you’re afraid of a friendly wager... 442 00:18:58,291 --> 00:19:01,267 What kind of a wager? 443 00:19:01,291 --> 00:19:03,267 You’ve always been jealous that I have the larger office. 444 00:19:03,291 --> 00:19:04,268 Me? Jealous? 445 00:19:04,292 --> 00:19:08,267 Oh, that is so petty. 446 00:19:08,291 --> 00:19:10,267 Although you do have a better parking spot than I do. 447 00:19:10,291 --> 00:19:11,268 Is that included in the wager? 448 00:19:11,292 --> 00:19:12,269 I’ll throw in both if he doesn’t win. 449 00:19:12,293 --> 00:19:14,292 Really? 450 00:19:18,292 --> 00:19:19,269 Admittedly, there is something 451 00:19:19,293 --> 00:19:23,268 very appealing about those broad, folksy shoulders of his. 452 00:19:23,292 --> 00:19:25,268 And I suspect that underneath 453 00:19:25,292 --> 00:19:27,268 that scraggly beard, there could be 454 00:19:27,292 --> 00:19:29,292 a campaign-worthy jawline. 455 00:19:31,293 --> 00:19:33,269 You think he’d go for it? 456 00:19:33,293 --> 00:19:35,293 There’s only one way to find out. 457 00:19:39,293 --> 00:19:43,293 Excuse me! Excuse me, Mr. Doolittle. 458 00:19:44,293 --> 00:19:46,269 I have a proposition for you. 459 00:19:46,293 --> 00:19:49,270 Oh, yeah? Well, what can I do for ya? 460 00:19:49,294 --> 00:19:51,270 Well, it’s what we can do for one another. 461 00:19:51,294 --> 00:19:52,271 It seems there’s a representative position 462 00:19:52,295 --> 00:19:54,270 open in the area. 463 00:19:54,294 --> 00:19:56,270 Yeah, that’s what I was telling Colleen. 464 00:19:56,294 --> 00:19:57,271 "Colleen," is it? 465 00:19:57,295 --> 00:19:59,270 Yes, well, 466 00:19:59,294 --> 00:20:01,270 as you told Colleen, 467 00:20:01,294 --> 00:20:03,270 you’re interested in becoming a candidate? 468 00:20:03,294 --> 00:20:05,270 Yeah, of course. I mean, I’m just as good as the next guy. 469 00:20:05,294 --> 00:20:07,271 And it should be open to anybody, you know what I mean? 470 00:20:07,295 --> 00:20:09,271 That does seem to be... 471 00:20:09,295 --> 00:20:11,271 a basic tenet in this country. 472 00:20:11,295 --> 00:20:13,271 Yeah, you know, I just figured, like, if you could get me, 473 00:20:13,295 --> 00:20:15,271 like, a little better at all that talking and stuff... 474 00:20:15,295 --> 00:20:17,271 Well, that would take work. 475 00:20:17,295 --> 00:20:19,271 Elliot Doolittle ain’t afraid of a little work. 476 00:20:19,295 --> 00:20:21,271 I insist on paying for lessons. 477 00:20:21,295 --> 00:20:23,271 I’m sure that we could work something out. 478 00:20:23,295 --> 00:20:26,272 That is... awesome! 479 00:20:26,296 --> 00:20:28,272 I’m gonna be the best darn sales rep 480 00:20:28,296 --> 00:20:32,272 that Boston Colony Beverage Company ever had. 481 00:20:32,296 --> 00:20:35,272 Yes. I’m becoming quite convinced 482 00:20:35,296 --> 00:20:38,272 that you would make a splendid representative. 483 00:20:38,296 --> 00:20:41,272 Thank you very much. 484 00:20:41,296 --> 00:20:43,273 We start work tomorrow promptly at 9:00. 485 00:20:43,297 --> 00:20:46,297 Oh, I’ll be here... at 8:45. 486 00:21:10,298 --> 00:21:13,274 Well, he seems to have passed the background check. 487 00:21:13,298 --> 00:21:15,274 No felonies or scandals that we can find. 488 00:21:15,298 --> 00:21:18,275 And he volunteers at a soup kitchen 489 00:21:18,299 --> 00:21:20,275 over in Charlestown once a month. So, 490 00:21:20,299 --> 00:21:22,275 he’s pretty much a blank canvas. 491 00:21:22,299 --> 00:21:24,299 Sounds like an ideal candidate. 492 00:21:25,299 --> 00:21:28,275 An ideal candidate for your ideas 493 00:21:28,299 --> 00:21:30,275 is what you’re saying, right? 494 00:21:30,299 --> 00:21:32,275 You have to admit they are better ideas 495 00:21:32,299 --> 00:21:34,275 than what most people are bringing to Washington. 496 00:21:34,299 --> 00:21:35,276 So if I can’t get elected, 497 00:21:35,300 --> 00:21:38,300 then why not find somebody else to present them? 498 00:21:42,300 --> 00:21:43,300 All right. 499 00:21:48,300 --> 00:21:49,277 Well, good morning, Mr. Doolittle. 500 00:21:49,301 --> 00:21:52,276 I see that you’re here bright and early. 501 00:21:52,300 --> 00:21:53,277 Rarin’ to go. 502 00:21:53,301 --> 00:21:56,277 Our first order of business is... 503 00:21:56,301 --> 00:21:58,277 taking care of this. All right, then, let’s go. 504 00:21:58,301 --> 00:22:00,277 Wait, what-what did she mean by... 505 00:22:00,301 --> 00:22:02,277 what do you mean by that? Trust me, you’re gonna 506 00:22:02,301 --> 00:22:04,301 thank us later. What’s wrong with what I’m wearing? 507 00:22:07,301 --> 00:22:10,277 Just tell me where we’re going. I’ll... 508 00:22:10,301 --> 00:22:12,278 It’s gonna be fun. 509 00:22:12,302 --> 00:22:14,278 Oh, no, I’m not going to a salon. 510 00:22:14,302 --> 00:22:15,302 Yes, you are. 511 00:22:35,303 --> 00:22:37,279 And what might we be doing today? 512 00:22:37,303 --> 00:22:39,279 Well, for starters, you can burn this. 513 00:22:39,303 --> 00:22:41,279 What? That’s my favorite hat! 514 00:22:41,303 --> 00:22:43,303 That should be no one’s favorite anything. 515 00:22:46,303 --> 00:22:47,303 Godspeed. 516 00:23:11,305 --> 00:23:13,305 He’s ready. 517 00:23:21,305 --> 00:23:22,282 Oh. 518 00:23:22,306 --> 00:23:25,282 Is his hair too short in the back? 519 00:23:25,306 --> 00:23:27,282 Well, I like a little length, 520 00:23:27,306 --> 00:23:28,283 but his hair curls back there. 521 00:23:28,307 --> 00:23:30,282 I wanted a clean look. 522 00:23:30,306 --> 00:23:32,282 My goodness. 523 00:23:32,306 --> 00:23:35,282 I do believe he looks better than we ever 524 00:23:35,306 --> 00:23:36,283 hoped for. 525 00:23:36,307 --> 00:23:38,282 Um... I must admit, I had my doubts 526 00:23:38,306 --> 00:23:42,283 at first, but it’s actually been my pleasure. 527 00:23:42,307 --> 00:23:46,283 It is so rare to see you speechless. 528 00:23:46,307 --> 00:23:48,283 I think I’m gonna really enjoy this process. 529 00:23:48,307 --> 00:23:50,283 Don’t be ridiculous. 530 00:23:50,307 --> 00:23:53,283 I... was just thinking 531 00:23:53,307 --> 00:23:55,283 about how we need to change his wardrobe. 532 00:23:55,307 --> 00:23:56,307 Mm-hmm. 533 00:24:02,308 --> 00:24:05,284 So, how does your new haircut feel? 534 00:24:05,308 --> 00:24:08,284 Well, my neck feels like a baby’s bottom. 535 00:24:08,308 --> 00:24:10,308 Really weird. 536 00:24:12,308 --> 00:24:16,284 Uh, yeah, this place is a little bit out of my reach. 537 00:24:16,308 --> 00:24:18,285 I mean, I ain’t got the job yet. 538 00:24:18,309 --> 00:24:20,285 I can’t afford these kind of duds. 539 00:24:20,309 --> 00:24:22,285 Oh, well, don’t worry about it, we’ll front you the cash. 540 00:24:22,309 --> 00:24:25,285 I have so much confidence that we will get you this job 541 00:24:25,309 --> 00:24:27,309 that... you can pay us back. 542 00:24:52,310 --> 00:24:54,287 I was thinking something simple 543 00:24:54,311 --> 00:24:55,288 with a light stripe? 544 00:24:55,312 --> 00:24:57,311 This all feels so partisan. 545 00:25:05,311 --> 00:25:08,287 If I belonged to a younger generation, 546 00:25:08,311 --> 00:25:11,288 I would say, "Dang, he is fine." 547 00:25:11,312 --> 00:25:14,288 Might I remind you that is the exact generation 548 00:25:14,312 --> 00:25:16,288 we are trying to rescue from such phrases? 549 00:25:16,312 --> 00:25:19,288 Let me just say this, Elliot, if I didn’t know you better, 550 00:25:19,312 --> 00:25:22,288 I’d say you looked like... a young Kennedy. 551 00:25:22,312 --> 00:25:23,289 Really? Mm-hmm. 552 00:25:23,313 --> 00:25:25,288 I feel like a total Barnie. 553 00:25:25,312 --> 00:25:28,288 But I said I’d put myself in your hands. 554 00:25:28,312 --> 00:25:31,289 Don’t ruin the moment by speaking. 555 00:25:31,313 --> 00:25:34,289 And stop slouching... Stand up straight. 556 00:25:34,313 --> 00:25:37,289 Nothing ruins a good suit like bad posture. 557 00:25:37,313 --> 00:25:39,313 Now the real work begins. 558 00:25:44,313 --> 00:25:47,290 "I parked the car in the far part of the yard." 559 00:25:47,314 --> 00:25:50,290 No, "I parked the car in the far part of the yard." That’s what I said. 560 00:25:50,314 --> 00:25:53,290 "I parked the car in the far part of the yard." 561 00:25:53,314 --> 00:25:55,290 No, the Rs. Rs. Rs. 562 00:25:55,314 --> 00:25:57,290 You can hear the difference, can’t you? 563 00:25:57,314 --> 00:25:59,290 Yeah, you sound all wonky. 564 00:25:59,314 --> 00:26:02,290 Perhaps you should try wonky this time. Again. 565 00:26:02,314 --> 00:26:05,291 "I par-r-rked the car-r-r 566 00:26:05,315 --> 00:26:08,291 in the far-r-r par-r-rt of the yar-r-rd." 567 00:26:08,315 --> 00:26:10,291 Good. 568 00:26:10,315 --> 00:26:13,291 Now let’s see if we can get you to stop sounding like a pirate. 569 00:26:13,315 --> 00:26:15,291 Having a heart attack. While gargling. 570 00:26:15,315 --> 00:26:18,291 Okay. 571 00:26:18,315 --> 00:26:21,291 Well, Elliot Doolittle, is it? Hello. 572 00:26:21,315 --> 00:26:23,292 Hey! It’s a pleasure to meet ya! Ooh. 573 00:26:23,316 --> 00:26:25,292 No, no, no, no, no, you have it all wrong. 574 00:26:25,316 --> 00:26:28,292 You don’t lunge at whomever you’re shaking hands with. 575 00:26:28,316 --> 00:26:30,292 One or two steps forward is fine. 576 00:26:30,316 --> 00:26:31,293 Confidence but not aggression. 577 00:26:31,317 --> 00:26:33,292 And though the rule may have changed, 578 00:26:33,316 --> 00:26:36,292 it is appropriate to allow a lady to offer her hand first. 579 00:26:36,316 --> 00:26:37,293 One or two shakes is fine. 580 00:26:37,317 --> 00:26:40,292 She’s not a bicycle pump. Okay. 581 00:26:40,316 --> 00:26:42,293 What are you doing? I got to take some notes. 582 00:26:42,317 --> 00:26:44,293 I didn’t know there was so much to a simple handshake. 583 00:26:44,317 --> 00:26:46,293 I mean... 584 00:26:46,317 --> 00:26:48,293 "The quick quail... 585 00:26:48,317 --> 00:26:52,293 "crossing to and fro... 586 00:26:52,317 --> 00:26:55,293 "quietly called out, 587 00:26:55,317 --> 00:26:58,293 ’Quid pro quo.’" 588 00:26:58,317 --> 00:27:00,294 Well done, well done. 589 00:27:00,318 --> 00:27:02,294 You sure we got to do all this work 590 00:27:02,318 --> 00:27:05,294 for me to be a sales rep? 591 00:27:05,318 --> 00:27:07,294 Well, there are all sorts of representatives, aren’t there? 592 00:27:07,318 --> 00:27:09,294 So wouldn’t you want to be prepared 593 00:27:09,318 --> 00:27:11,294 for whatever option presents itself? 594 00:27:11,318 --> 00:27:13,294 Yeah, I guess. 595 00:27:13,318 --> 00:27:15,294 Oh, but wait, uh, "quid pro quo"... 596 00:27:15,318 --> 00:27:17,295 Is that a thing? 597 00:27:17,319 --> 00:27:18,296 A thing? 598 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,295 It’s a Latin expression for "give and take." 599 00:27:21,319 --> 00:27:23,295 Like an exchange of one thing for another. 600 00:27:23,319 --> 00:27:25,295 Okay. 601 00:27:25,319 --> 00:27:26,296 Now... 602 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,295 mind the vowels. 603 00:27:28,319 --> 00:27:30,295 Okay, but it’s only been a couple of weeks. 604 00:27:30,319 --> 00:27:32,295 I mean, you can’t expect me to be perfect yet. 605 00:27:32,319 --> 00:27:34,295 "You guys"? Excuse me. 606 00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:36,296 You know what I mean, you and Colleen. 607 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,296 Okay, I know you’re not guys... I mean, you’re a woman... 608 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:40,297 Wait, no, you’re not. You’re a... 609 00:27:40,321 --> 00:27:43,296 I’m not a woman? Well, no, you are. But you’re a... 610 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:45,296 you’re a lady. I mean... 611 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:47,296 That’s... Is that okay? That’s not, um... 612 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,296 What is that word? Uh... condescending 613 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,297 if I think of you as a lady? No, that’s nice. 614 00:27:53,321 --> 00:27:55,297 It’s a lot better than "you guys." 615 00:27:55,321 --> 00:27:57,297 Oh, but wait, hold on a second. 616 00:27:57,321 --> 00:27:59,321 I looked it up. 617 00:28:00,321 --> 00:28:02,297 And it says, yes... 618 00:28:02,321 --> 00:28:06,297 So, "guys" has become acceptable slang in referring 619 00:28:06,321 --> 00:28:08,297 to a group of non-gender... 620 00:28:08,321 --> 00:28:11,298 gender, gender-specific individuals. 621 00:28:11,322 --> 00:28:14,298 Colleen never should’ve given you her annotated dictionary. 622 00:28:14,322 --> 00:28:16,298 Slang is the purview of the Twitter set, 623 00:28:16,322 --> 00:28:19,298 and it is with good reason that Twitter begins with "twit." 624 00:28:19,322 --> 00:28:22,298 Now, let me hear the tongue twister. 625 00:28:22,322 --> 00:28:25,298 How come I’m the one always trying to talk like... 626 00:28:25,322 --> 00:28:26,299 speak like you? 627 00:28:26,323 --> 00:28:29,299 I mean, not everyone in Boston speaks that way. 628 00:28:29,323 --> 00:28:30,300 Much to my dismay. 629 00:28:30,324 --> 00:28:33,299 You should say something regular for a change. 630 00:28:33,323 --> 00:28:34,300 Why would I do that? 631 00:28:34,324 --> 00:28:37,299 How did you put it? Uh... 632 00:28:37,323 --> 00:28:39,299 you are a practitioner of the art... 633 00:28:39,323 --> 00:28:40,299 the art 634 00:28:40,323 --> 00:28:41,300 of language. 635 00:28:41,324 --> 00:28:43,299 I mean, if that’s true, 636 00:28:43,323 --> 00:28:44,300 you should speak my dialect, 637 00:28:44,324 --> 00:28:46,299 you know? A little... 638 00:28:46,323 --> 00:28:49,300 quid pro quo, as it was... as it w... as it were. 639 00:28:49,324 --> 00:28:50,324 As it were. 640 00:28:53,324 --> 00:28:56,300 Unless you can’t do it. 641 00:28:56,324 --> 00:28:58,324 Hmm. 642 00:29:01,324 --> 00:29:03,300 You know, if you’d quit being 643 00:29:03,324 --> 00:29:04,301 such a chowderhead, I’d get you talking 644 00:29:04,325 --> 00:29:05,301 so wicked good they won’t even know 645 00:29:05,325 --> 00:29:06,485 you’re down round Somerville. 646 00:29:09,325 --> 00:29:11,301 That was awesome! 647 00:29:13,325 --> 00:29:16,301 That was killer awesome! 648 00:29:16,325 --> 00:29:18,301 If you tell Colleen, I’ll deny that that ever happened. 649 00:29:18,325 --> 00:29:21,301 Man, you’re good. 650 00:29:21,325 --> 00:29:24,302 You are a practitioner of the art of language. 651 00:29:24,326 --> 00:29:26,302 How much wood would a woodchuck chuck 652 00:29:26,326 --> 00:29:27,303 if a woodchuck could chuck wood? 653 00:29:27,327 --> 00:29:30,302 It’s been five weeks, and the deadline to announce 654 00:29:30,326 --> 00:29:32,302 his candidacy is fast approaching. 655 00:29:32,326 --> 00:29:35,302 Which is why I am looking for... this. 656 00:29:35,326 --> 00:29:36,303 My lucky pen. 657 00:29:36,327 --> 00:29:38,302 Is that the same lucky pen 658 00:29:38,326 --> 00:29:40,302 that I used to sign my campaign documents? 659 00:29:40,326 --> 00:29:42,303 Is this how you’re gonna win our friendly wager? 660 00:29:42,327 --> 00:29:43,304 By sabotage? 661 00:29:43,328 --> 00:29:46,303 My, my, politics apparently brings out 662 00:29:46,327 --> 00:29:48,327 the suspicious side of your nature. 663 00:29:49,327 --> 00:29:50,304 I admit, originally, 664 00:29:50,328 --> 00:29:53,303 I was skeptical. 665 00:29:53,327 --> 00:29:55,303 But Elliot is showing some... 666 00:29:55,327 --> 00:29:57,303 great promise. 667 00:29:57,327 --> 00:29:59,304 I would certainly consider voting for him 668 00:29:59,328 --> 00:30:00,305 over Andrew Bridgeworth. 669 00:30:00,329 --> 00:30:03,304 You think he’s ready for a short speech? 670 00:30:03,328 --> 00:30:04,305 "A proper coffee copy prop." 671 00:30:04,329 --> 00:30:06,304 "A proper copy croppy pop." 672 00:30:06,328 --> 00:30:10,304 "A croppy... a proper copy copy..." Darn it! 673 00:30:10,328 --> 00:30:12,304 Photo op. Press release. 674 00:30:16,329 --> 00:30:19,305 Great work. 675 00:30:19,329 --> 00:30:21,305 - State Building? - Why are we going here first? 676 00:30:21,329 --> 00:30:23,305 Well, this is where you have to file all your paperwork. 677 00:30:23,329 --> 00:30:24,306 No, I’m pretty sure 678 00:30:24,330 --> 00:30:26,305 we just drop off the application 679 00:30:26,329 --> 00:30:28,305 at the beverage company. What? 680 00:30:28,329 --> 00:30:30,305 What do you mean, "beverage company"? 681 00:30:30,329 --> 00:30:31,306 Oh, yes, about that... 682 00:30:31,330 --> 00:30:33,305 That’s what we’ve been doing this whole time, right? 683 00:30:33,329 --> 00:30:34,306 With all the clothes and the lessons... getting me 684 00:30:34,330 --> 00:30:37,330 ready to be a sales rep at the Boston Colony Beverage Company. 685 00:30:38,330 --> 00:30:40,306 Actually, Elliot... 686 00:30:40,330 --> 00:30:42,306 we’ve been preparing you as a candidate 687 00:30:42,330 --> 00:30:44,330 for the House of Representatives in Washington, DC. 688 00:30:46,330 --> 00:30:47,307 Perhaps I wasn’t clear about that? 689 00:30:47,331 --> 00:30:49,306 You mean, like, Congress? 690 00:30:49,330 --> 00:30:51,330 Are you out of your minds? 691 00:30:53,331 --> 00:30:55,307 This is all simply just a... misunderstanding. 692 00:30:55,331 --> 00:30:58,307 A mis... a misunderstanding? 693 00:30:58,331 --> 00:31:00,307 Are you serious? Are you kidding me right now? 694 00:31:00,331 --> 00:31:02,307 I mean, I think the misunderstanding 695 00:31:02,331 --> 00:31:04,307 is me thinking you two aren’t... 696 00:31:04,331 --> 00:31:06,307 straight-up crazy! 697 00:31:06,331 --> 00:31:07,308 I’m gonna go put in my application 698 00:31:07,332 --> 00:31:10,332 at someplace where everyone isn’t completely insane! 699 00:31:11,332 --> 00:31:13,332 Wait. Elliot! 700 00:31:18,332 --> 00:31:20,308 I was sure that... 701 00:31:20,332 --> 00:31:23,308 once we got this far, he would just go along with it. 702 00:31:23,332 --> 00:31:26,332 But you didn’t tell him, did you? I did. 703 00:31:27,332 --> 00:31:28,309 In my own way. 704 00:31:28,333 --> 00:31:30,309 Your own way? 705 00:31:30,333 --> 00:31:32,309 Which is pretty much like a steamroller... 706 00:31:32,333 --> 00:31:33,310 You just decide a course of action 707 00:31:33,334 --> 00:31:35,309 and then roll over everybody who isn’t on board? 708 00:31:35,333 --> 00:31:37,309 If it’s the best course of action, 709 00:31:37,333 --> 00:31:39,309 then why wouldn’t everyone be on board? 710 00:31:39,333 --> 00:31:41,309 Okay, Hannah, go ahead and be glib. 711 00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:44,333 This time, you have really crossed the line. 712 00:32:16,335 --> 00:32:18,335 Can I help you? 713 00:32:21,335 --> 00:32:23,312 Wait a minute. 714 00:32:23,336 --> 00:32:25,312 As I live and breathe, 715 00:32:25,336 --> 00:32:26,313 is that Elliot Doolittle? 716 00:32:26,337 --> 00:32:28,312 Good morning, ladies. 717 00:32:28,336 --> 00:32:30,312 My, my, my, you clean up good, son. 718 00:32:30,336 --> 00:32:31,313 Don’t he clean up good, Viv? 719 00:32:31,337 --> 00:32:33,312 Ooh la la, I will say so. 720 00:32:33,336 --> 00:32:35,312 Good thing I’m not 20 years younger. 721 00:32:36,337 --> 00:32:38,312 But wait, why are you dressed like that? 722 00:32:38,336 --> 00:32:40,313 Oh, you poor dear, did someone die? 723 00:32:40,337 --> 00:32:42,313 No, no, ma’am. Nothing like that. Oh, good. 724 00:32:42,337 --> 00:32:47,313 I am here to get John Henkels’ job as distribution rep. 725 00:32:47,337 --> 00:32:49,313 I’ve been working on some things, and... 726 00:32:49,337 --> 00:32:52,313 I plan on being the best rep this company ever had. 727 00:32:52,337 --> 00:32:53,314 You’d be real good at that. 728 00:32:53,338 --> 00:32:55,313 Don’t you think he’d be good at that, Viv? 729 00:32:55,337 --> 00:32:56,314 Awful good. Real good. So good. 730 00:32:56,338 --> 00:32:58,314 Really good. Aw, too bad, though. 731 00:32:58,338 --> 00:33:00,314 Mr. Walters just offered the job to his nephew. 732 00:33:00,338 --> 00:33:01,315 Yeah... 733 00:33:01,339 --> 00:33:03,314 He did? WILMA/VIVIAN: Yeah. 734 00:33:03,338 --> 00:33:05,314 Yeah. Just between us, the nephew? 735 00:33:05,338 --> 00:33:08,314 Let’s just say he’s real lucky his uncle owns a company, 736 00:33:08,338 --> 00:33:10,314 you know what I’m saying? Sheesh. Mm-hmm. 737 00:33:10,338 --> 00:33:11,315 Five cans short of a six-pack, 738 00:33:11,339 --> 00:33:13,314 you know? I mean, 739 00:33:13,338 --> 00:33:14,314 what are you gonna do? What can you do? 740 00:33:14,338 --> 00:33:15,315 What are you gonna do? Aw. 741 00:33:15,339 --> 00:33:16,316 I’m sorry, Elliot. 742 00:33:16,340 --> 00:33:18,315 Yeah. 743 00:33:18,339 --> 00:33:19,316 - Well, it’s no big deal. - No. 744 00:33:19,340 --> 00:33:21,315 - All right. - There’s plenty of jobs. 745 00:33:21,339 --> 00:33:22,316 But thank you very much. I’m sorry, hon. 746 00:33:22,340 --> 00:33:24,315 All right. You guys have a good day. 747 00:33:24,339 --> 00:33:25,316 Sorry, hon. Come any time, Elliot. 748 00:33:25,340 --> 00:33:27,315 You hang in there, honey. Come in any time. 749 00:33:27,339 --> 00:33:29,315 Oh, that breaks my heart. Ah. 750 00:33:29,339 --> 00:33:32,339 Oh, my God, that broke my... That broke my heart. 751 00:33:35,340 --> 00:33:37,316 It’s been three days, 752 00:33:37,340 --> 00:33:40,316 and we haven’t seen hide nor hair of Elliot Doolittle. 753 00:33:40,340 --> 00:33:43,316 It seems we have two courses of action: 754 00:33:43,340 --> 00:33:45,316 You can either admit defeat... 755 00:33:45,340 --> 00:33:47,316 When have I ever given up on anything? 756 00:33:47,340 --> 00:33:50,316 Or we can resort to more drastic measures 757 00:33:50,340 --> 00:33:52,317 and you could apologize. 758 00:33:52,341 --> 00:33:54,341 Oh, all right, I’m sorry. 759 00:33:56,341 --> 00:33:57,318 Hannah. 760 00:33:57,342 --> 00:33:59,317 I’m sorry. 761 00:33:59,341 --> 00:34:01,317 Don’t apologize to me. 762 00:34:01,341 --> 00:34:03,341 Apologize to Mr. Doolittle. 763 00:34:35,343 --> 00:34:37,319 "The sheep were shorn with sharpened shears 764 00:34:37,343 --> 00:34:39,319 that showed the shearer’s sharpening..." 765 00:34:40,344 --> 00:34:42,319 "The sheep were shorn with sharpened shears 766 00:34:42,343 --> 00:34:44,319 that showed the shearer’s sharpening skills." 767 00:34:44,343 --> 00:34:46,320 "The sheep were shorn with sharpened shears 768 00:34:46,344 --> 00:34:49,320 that showed the shearer’s sharpening skills." 769 00:34:49,344 --> 00:34:51,320 "The sheep were..." 770 00:34:51,344 --> 00:34:53,320 You were practicing. 771 00:34:53,344 --> 00:34:55,344 No, I wasn’t. 772 00:34:57,344 --> 00:35:00,320 You know, proper manners would dictate that you invite me in. 773 00:35:00,344 --> 00:35:02,344 Suit yourself. 774 00:35:16,345 --> 00:35:19,321 That’s a lovely picture. Cute kids. 775 00:35:19,345 --> 00:35:22,322 I didn’t realize you were married. 776 00:35:22,346 --> 00:35:24,346 One of a number of things you failed to ask me. 777 00:35:25,346 --> 00:35:28,346 I suppose I deserve that. 778 00:35:31,346 --> 00:35:33,322 I’m not married. 779 00:35:33,346 --> 00:35:35,322 It’s my sister Bonnie 780 00:35:35,346 --> 00:35:37,322 and her family. 781 00:35:37,346 --> 00:35:39,506 Frank died in a construction accident a few years back. 782 00:35:41,347 --> 00:35:43,323 I’m so sorry to hear that. 783 00:35:43,347 --> 00:35:46,323 Did he have life insurance? 784 00:35:46,347 --> 00:35:48,323 Life insurance? Do you know where you are? 785 00:35:48,347 --> 00:35:51,323 People around here are lucky enough to just have a job. 786 00:35:51,347 --> 00:35:53,347 There’s a job opening up in Congress. 787 00:35:55,347 --> 00:35:57,324 And you decided to put me up for it all by yourself. 788 00:35:57,348 --> 00:35:59,324 Without my consent. Why? 789 00:35:59,348 --> 00:36:01,324 ’Cause in your world, you think I talk like an idiot, 790 00:36:01,348 --> 00:36:02,325 so I must be one? 791 00:36:02,349 --> 00:36:04,324 No! No, you’re not an idiot. 792 00:36:04,348 --> 00:36:05,325 That’s quite obvious. 793 00:36:05,349 --> 00:36:07,324 We never could’ve... 794 00:36:07,348 --> 00:36:10,324 accomplished such great things in such a short period of time. 795 00:36:11,349 --> 00:36:14,324 You have an amazingly keen ear. 796 00:36:14,348 --> 00:36:15,325 Your grasp of phonetics 797 00:36:15,349 --> 00:36:17,325 and the way you’ve adapted your grammar... 798 00:36:17,349 --> 00:36:19,325 It’s quite remarkable, really. 799 00:36:19,349 --> 00:36:21,325 I’ve never... taught anyone like you. 800 00:36:21,349 --> 00:36:23,325 You think you can just drop by here and flatter me a little. 801 00:36:23,349 --> 00:36:25,325 Is that it? Flattery is beneath me. 802 00:36:25,349 --> 00:36:27,325 Then what exactly are you doing here? 803 00:36:27,349 --> 00:36:29,325 You have such amazing potential. 804 00:36:29,349 --> 00:36:31,325 When I think of the things that we could accomplish... 805 00:36:31,349 --> 00:36:33,326 And you have the audacity 806 00:36:33,350 --> 00:36:34,326 to accuse me of treating you unfairly? 807 00:36:34,350 --> 00:36:35,327 Okay, fine! 808 00:36:35,351 --> 00:36:37,326 Fine. 809 00:36:37,350 --> 00:36:39,326 But... 810 00:36:39,350 --> 00:36:41,326 maybe some of this is your fault, too. 811 00:36:41,350 --> 00:36:42,327 What? 812 00:36:42,351 --> 00:36:44,326 It infuriates me to see 813 00:36:44,350 --> 00:36:46,326 how low you have set your own bar. 814 00:36:46,350 --> 00:36:48,326 Carrying kegs 815 00:36:48,350 --> 00:36:51,327 and fixing pipes is all fine and good, but... 816 00:36:51,351 --> 00:36:53,671 if you think that’s the limit of your capabilities, then... 817 00:36:56,351 --> 00:36:58,351 ...perhaps you are an idiot. 818 00:37:38,353 --> 00:37:39,329 Elliot? 819 00:37:39,353 --> 00:37:40,330 Good morning. 820 00:37:40,354 --> 00:37:42,329 What a pleasure it is to see you. 821 00:37:42,353 --> 00:37:44,329 It’s very nice to see you, too. 822 00:37:44,353 --> 00:37:45,330 Well, I must admit, the office has been 823 00:37:45,354 --> 00:37:47,330 a little dull these past few days. 824 00:37:47,354 --> 00:37:48,354 I understand. Come on in. 825 00:37:49,355 --> 00:37:51,330 I trust everything is well? 826 00:37:51,354 --> 00:37:53,330 Things are great. Good. 827 00:37:53,354 --> 00:37:55,330 - Helmet comes off. - No. 828 00:37:55,354 --> 00:37:56,330 Puck right into the face. 829 00:37:56,354 --> 00:37:57,331 - Loses a tooth. - I don’t believe it. 830 00:37:57,355 --> 00:37:59,330 But he still stops the puck. Oh... 831 00:37:59,354 --> 00:38:01,330 I mean, he is... toughest guy you’ve ever met. 832 00:38:01,354 --> 00:38:02,331 Isn’t this cozy? 833 00:38:02,355 --> 00:38:05,331 Oh, Elliot was just teaching me a few hockey terms. 834 00:38:05,355 --> 00:38:07,331 Ask me what a hat trick is. 835 00:38:07,355 --> 00:38:08,331 I really wouldn’t dare. 836 00:38:08,355 --> 00:38:09,332 Oh, I forgot to ask. 837 00:38:09,356 --> 00:38:11,331 How’s it going at the beverage company? 838 00:38:11,355 --> 00:38:13,331 I’m sure they are so lucky to have you. 839 00:38:13,355 --> 00:38:15,331 Ah, the job went to the boss’s nephew. You know how it is. 840 00:38:15,355 --> 00:38:18,331 I’m sorry to hear that, I really am. 841 00:38:18,355 --> 00:38:22,332 Um, oh, so this is why I came back. Here. 842 00:38:22,356 --> 00:38:24,332 Um... you forgot that. 843 00:38:24,356 --> 00:38:27,332 Sorry, I tried to fold it. Is that it? 844 00:38:27,356 --> 00:38:29,332 I was hoping that Hannah’s apology 845 00:38:29,356 --> 00:38:30,333 might make you rethink our campaign. 846 00:38:30,357 --> 00:38:32,332 Apology? 847 00:38:32,356 --> 00:38:34,332 That’s... 848 00:38:34,356 --> 00:38:36,332 interesting. Uh, she did say 849 00:38:36,356 --> 00:38:38,332 that I was infuriating, 850 00:38:38,356 --> 00:38:40,333 uh, and then she said it was my fault, and then, 851 00:38:40,357 --> 00:38:43,333 um, yeah, right before she stomped out of the house, 852 00:38:43,357 --> 00:38:46,333 she stated that I very well might be an idiot. 853 00:38:46,357 --> 00:38:47,334 So... you know. Admittedly, 854 00:38:47,358 --> 00:38:50,333 you-you know, you know, language better than I do, but 855 00:38:50,357 --> 00:38:51,334 I don’t think that’s what "apology" means. 856 00:38:51,358 --> 00:38:54,333 Hannah, is that true? 857 00:38:54,357 --> 00:38:56,333 That is an absolute fabrication. I do not stomp! 858 00:38:56,357 --> 00:38:58,334 Uh-huh, granted. 859 00:38:58,358 --> 00:39:00,334 But you were supposed to go over to Elliot’s 860 00:39:00,358 --> 00:39:02,334 to offer him an apology. Did you? 861 00:39:02,358 --> 00:39:03,335 In a manner of speaking. 862 00:39:03,359 --> 00:39:05,334 At the very least, it was implied. 863 00:39:05,358 --> 00:39:08,334 Yeah, but I certainly couldn’t have inferred it. 864 00:39:08,358 --> 00:39:10,334 Oh, you wouldn’t even know what that word means 865 00:39:10,358 --> 00:39:11,335 if I hadn’t been drilling vocabulary 866 00:39:11,359 --> 00:39:13,334 into your skull for the last six weeks. 867 00:39:13,358 --> 00:39:15,335 Even so, Elliot, you have come quite out of your way 868 00:39:15,359 --> 00:39:17,335 merely to return just a scarf. 869 00:39:17,359 --> 00:39:20,335 So, if Hannah were to apologize 870 00:39:20,359 --> 00:39:21,336 for railroading you... 871 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:23,335 Oh, "railroading" him? 872 00:39:23,359 --> 00:39:25,335 Shh. Would you consider our proposal? 873 00:39:25,359 --> 00:39:26,336 Well, it’d depend on the apology. 874 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:28,335 I see. Hannah? 875 00:39:28,359 --> 00:39:32,335 Elliot, there seems to have been a misunderstanding. 876 00:39:32,359 --> 00:39:35,336 I assumed, incorrectly, that you had enough information 877 00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:38,336 to make a sensible decision and join us of your own accord. 878 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:40,336 You see, in that apology, 879 00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:44,360 some of the words seem to obscure the "I’m sorry" part. 880 00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:50,336 Well, perhaps you will let me show you 881 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:53,361 what I mean by "objectives" and "sensible decision." 882 00:39:54,361 --> 00:39:57,337 This is the Educational Enrichment Program 883 00:39:57,361 --> 00:39:59,337 that I chaired for the last six years. 884 00:39:59,361 --> 00:40:01,337 Is that like a practice school for teachers? 885 00:40:01,361 --> 00:40:03,337 No, we take educational theories 886 00:40:03,361 --> 00:40:05,337 and put them into actual classrooms. 887 00:40:05,361 --> 00:40:07,337 Colleen and I have focused most of our efforts 888 00:40:07,361 --> 00:40:10,338 on programs to help learning-disabled children, 889 00:40:10,362 --> 00:40:12,338 using visual, interactive techniques. 890 00:40:12,362 --> 00:40:14,338 We’ve had a lot of success with pilot programs 891 00:40:14,362 --> 00:40:16,362 all over Boston. 892 00:40:18,362 --> 00:40:20,338 Students with dyslexia, for example, 893 00:40:20,362 --> 00:40:22,338 have difficulty understanding numbers 894 00:40:22,362 --> 00:40:23,339 in their conceptual form. 895 00:40:23,363 --> 00:40:25,338 This technique allows them 896 00:40:25,362 --> 00:40:26,339 to associate numbers with structures. 897 00:40:26,363 --> 00:40:28,339 And using their hands allows 898 00:40:28,363 --> 00:40:29,339 for greater long-term comprehension. 899 00:40:29,363 --> 00:40:30,340 Ariel? 900 00:40:30,364 --> 00:40:34,339 X equals 127.5? 901 00:40:34,363 --> 00:40:36,339 Exactly. 902 00:40:36,363 --> 00:40:39,339 Our plan is to get schools 903 00:40:39,363 --> 00:40:42,339 to adopt these programs nationwide. 904 00:40:42,363 --> 00:40:45,340 What about you? 905 00:40:45,364 --> 00:40:47,340 What made you become an educator? 906 00:40:47,364 --> 00:40:49,340 People lose things. 907 00:40:49,364 --> 00:40:51,340 Yeah, tell me about it. 908 00:40:51,364 --> 00:40:53,340 Last week, my sister just couldn’t find her keys. 909 00:40:53,364 --> 00:40:55,340 We found ’em in the fridge. 910 00:40:55,364 --> 00:40:59,340 Well, I was thinking more on a larger scale. 911 00:40:59,364 --> 00:41:01,340 Like this car, 912 00:41:01,364 --> 00:41:03,341 for example. 913 00:41:03,365 --> 00:41:05,341 Vehicles get lost or stolen all the time. 914 00:41:05,365 --> 00:41:08,341 People lose their homes in fires. 915 00:41:08,365 --> 00:41:10,341 Businesses go bankrupt at an alarming rate. 916 00:41:10,365 --> 00:41:13,341 These major things in which we put such stock 917 00:41:13,365 --> 00:41:14,342 can be so easily lost. 918 00:41:14,366 --> 00:41:16,341 Yeah, I get that. 919 00:41:16,365 --> 00:41:18,341 I mean, a lot of our neighbors have been foreclosed. 920 00:41:18,365 --> 00:41:20,485 The same could be said about a lot of people, I guess. 921 00:41:22,366 --> 00:41:24,342 My mom passed away when I was eight, 922 00:41:24,366 --> 00:41:26,342 and my dad basically raised me 923 00:41:26,366 --> 00:41:28,366 and my little sister. He taught me... 924 00:41:30,366 --> 00:41:31,343 ...that the one thing in life 925 00:41:31,367 --> 00:41:34,342 that can never be taken away is education. 926 00:41:34,366 --> 00:41:35,343 That’s why our educational program 927 00:41:35,367 --> 00:41:38,343 and others like it are so important. 928 00:41:38,367 --> 00:41:40,367 We give children something that can never be lost. 929 00:41:44,367 --> 00:41:47,343 That’s something that I was hoping to take to Washington. 930 00:41:47,367 --> 00:41:51,367 That’s something I was hoping you would take to Washington. 931 00:41:57,368 --> 00:42:00,344 You really think I could do this? 932 00:42:00,368 --> 00:42:03,368 Like, get elected and help people? 933 00:42:04,368 --> 00:42:06,344 I do. 934 00:42:06,368 --> 00:42:09,368 But the important thing is that you believe it yourself. 935 00:42:10,368 --> 00:42:13,368 I hope you’ll consider it. 936 00:42:15,369 --> 00:42:17,369 Okay. 937 00:42:20,369 --> 00:42:23,345 Okay... you’ll consider it? 938 00:42:23,369 --> 00:42:25,345 Nah, I just did. 939 00:42:25,369 --> 00:42:27,369 I’m in. 940 00:42:58,371 --> 00:42:59,371 Okay. 941 00:43:02,371 --> 00:43:05,347 Right here. Right here. 942 00:43:10,372 --> 00:43:12,348 You have to get down lower. 943 00:43:12,372 --> 00:43:13,372 All right. 944 00:43:16,372 --> 00:43:17,372 This is so embarrassing. 945 00:43:22,372 --> 00:43:23,372 Listen to me. 946 00:43:28,373 --> 00:43:30,373 Stand up straight. Look confident. 947 00:43:31,373 --> 00:43:34,349 Smile. Yes, yes, yes! 948 00:43:34,373 --> 00:43:35,350 And... 949 00:43:35,374 --> 00:43:38,373 We got it. We got it. 950 00:43:42,373 --> 00:43:44,374 Hey. 951 00:43:54,374 --> 00:43:58,350 "Local man enters race for vacant congressional seat." 952 00:44:00,374 --> 00:44:01,351 I guess you really 953 00:44:01,375 --> 00:44:04,351 know you made it when the papers are calling you "local man." 954 00:44:05,376 --> 00:44:07,351 Yeah, real funny. 955 00:44:07,375 --> 00:44:08,352 You’re cracking me up over here. 956 00:44:08,376 --> 00:44:10,351 Hey, Elliot, when you get down there to Washington, 957 00:44:10,375 --> 00:44:12,351 you should appoint one of them commissions to find out 958 00:44:12,375 --> 00:44:15,351 why the Celtics ain’t got no outside game no more. 959 00:44:15,375 --> 00:44:17,351 And you should pass a law saying 960 00:44:17,375 --> 00:44:19,351 my wife can’t start yelling at me 961 00:44:19,375 --> 00:44:21,415 until at least five minutes after I get in the door. 962 00:44:22,377 --> 00:44:24,352 And a law saying that happy hour’s 963 00:44:24,376 --> 00:44:25,353 at least three hours. 964 00:44:25,377 --> 00:44:27,352 I mean, come on. 965 00:44:27,376 --> 00:44:28,353 All right. It’s a top priority. 966 00:44:28,377 --> 00:44:30,352 I’m gonna get right on it, all right? 967 00:44:30,376 --> 00:44:31,353 Yeah, Elliot. 968 00:44:31,377 --> 00:44:33,352 - Well done. 969 00:44:33,376 --> 00:44:34,353 That was funny. 970 00:44:34,377 --> 00:44:36,352 And, uh... 971 00:44:36,376 --> 00:44:39,353 You know, my ma’s pills. 972 00:44:39,377 --> 00:44:42,353 Yeah. She been taking 973 00:44:42,377 --> 00:44:43,354 the same medication all the time, 974 00:44:43,378 --> 00:44:48,353 and it seems like every year, they keep jacking up the cost. 975 00:44:48,377 --> 00:44:50,353 Somebody should do something. 976 00:44:50,377 --> 00:44:52,377 I think you’re right. 977 00:44:57,378 --> 00:44:59,378 I’ve reworked the speech for the PAC meeting. 978 00:45:01,378 --> 00:45:02,355 Pearce? 979 00:45:02,379 --> 00:45:05,354 When Elliot gets here, will you have him come see me? 980 00:45:05,378 --> 00:45:07,354 Uh, there’s someone here to see you. 981 00:45:07,378 --> 00:45:09,378 I’d like a word or two with him myself. 982 00:45:13,378 --> 00:45:14,355 And you would be? 983 00:45:14,379 --> 00:45:16,355 His ma! Why? 984 00:45:16,379 --> 00:45:17,356 You don’t see the resemblance? 985 00:45:17,380 --> 00:45:19,355 Hannah. So lovely to meet you. 986 00:45:20,380 --> 00:45:22,355 This is Colleen. 987 00:45:22,379 --> 00:45:24,355 Hello. Hey. 988 00:45:24,379 --> 00:45:27,355 I come down so’s me and you can have us a talk, 989 00:45:27,379 --> 00:45:30,355 you know, mano a mano. 990 00:45:30,379 --> 00:45:32,356 Can I offer you something to drink? 991 00:45:32,380 --> 00:45:34,380 You wouldn’t happen to have a beer handy? 992 00:45:38,380 --> 00:45:39,357 No, no, I’m afraid we don’t. 993 00:45:39,381 --> 00:45:41,356 Coffee or tea perhaps? 994 00:45:41,380 --> 00:45:43,380 Can you make that coffee Irish? 995 00:45:44,380 --> 00:45:45,357 Nah? 996 00:45:45,381 --> 00:45:47,356 Well, I’m good, then. 997 00:45:47,380 --> 00:45:49,380 Would... care to step into my office? 998 00:45:52,381 --> 00:45:53,358 It’s funny. 999 00:45:53,382 --> 00:45:56,357 We did a background check on Elliot before the campaign. 1000 00:45:56,381 --> 00:45:57,358 There was no mention of his mother. 1001 00:45:57,382 --> 00:46:00,357 Oh, probably ’cause we ain’t got the same last name. 1002 00:46:00,381 --> 00:46:02,357 If you want to get all proper about it, 1003 00:46:02,381 --> 00:46:04,357 I’m Allie O’Malley- Doolittle-McClaren-Dabrowski. 1004 00:46:04,381 --> 00:46:06,357 Ain’t that a mouthful? 1005 00:46:06,381 --> 00:46:07,381 Certainly is. 1006 00:46:08,382 --> 00:46:11,358 As long as we’re being blunt here, 1007 00:46:11,382 --> 00:46:12,358 might as well come 1008 00:46:12,382 --> 00:46:13,382 right out with it. 1009 00:46:14,382 --> 00:46:16,382 What’s the racket you’re running? 1010 00:46:17,382 --> 00:46:19,358 Racket? 1011 00:46:19,382 --> 00:46:22,358 No need to play coy with me, sister. 1012 00:46:22,382 --> 00:46:25,358 I know that folks give you money when you run for office. 1013 00:46:25,382 --> 00:46:26,359 That Bridgeworth fella’s loaded. 1014 00:46:26,383 --> 00:46:29,359 So maybe you shake him down for some, 1015 00:46:29,383 --> 00:46:30,359 so’s Elliot will drop 1016 00:46:30,383 --> 00:46:31,360 out of the race, right? 1017 00:46:31,384 --> 00:46:33,359 Being his ma and all, I figure 1018 00:46:33,383 --> 00:46:34,360 I’m entitled to part of the take. 1019 00:46:34,384 --> 00:46:36,359 Oh, no, no, you have it all wrong. 1020 00:46:36,383 --> 00:46:38,359 We are intent on getting your son elected to Congress. 1021 00:46:38,383 --> 00:46:40,359 Oh. So you’re running the long con 1022 00:46:40,383 --> 00:46:41,360 is what you’re doing. 1023 00:46:41,384 --> 00:46:43,359 You get him into office. 1024 00:46:43,383 --> 00:46:45,360 You get the kickbacks from the lobbyists. 1025 00:46:45,384 --> 00:46:47,360 So-called appearance fees. 1026 00:46:47,384 --> 00:46:49,360 And don’t think I ain’t heard of all that PAC money. 1027 00:46:49,384 --> 00:46:53,360 We believe your son’s candidacy could actually help people. 1028 00:46:53,384 --> 00:46:55,360 My Elliot? 1029 00:46:55,384 --> 00:46:56,361 Mm-hmm. 1030 00:46:56,385 --> 00:46:58,360 You got to be kidding me. 1031 00:46:58,384 --> 00:47:00,360 That boy’s always had more heart than brains. 1032 00:47:00,384 --> 00:47:02,361 But if he’s going to be helping people, 1033 00:47:02,385 --> 00:47:04,361 he might as well start with yours truly here. 1034 00:47:04,385 --> 00:47:06,361 I figure it might be worth your whiles 1035 00:47:06,385 --> 00:47:07,362 to give me a little something-something. 1036 00:47:07,386 --> 00:47:09,361 One of them "stippends," 1037 00:47:09,385 --> 00:47:11,361 or stipends, whatever you call it. 1038 00:47:11,385 --> 00:47:12,362 You could consider me a consultant 1039 00:47:12,386 --> 00:47:14,361 on how to handle my kid. 1040 00:47:14,385 --> 00:47:19,362 There’s my baby boy! 1041 00:47:19,386 --> 00:47:20,362 Oh! Oh! Ma? 1042 00:47:20,386 --> 00:47:21,386 What are you doing here? 1043 00:47:22,387 --> 00:47:24,362 Looky there. 1044 00:47:24,386 --> 00:47:27,362 You got him all dolled up! 1045 00:47:27,386 --> 00:47:29,362 I get the impression 1046 00:47:29,386 --> 00:47:32,362 you won’t want me showing up at every campaign stop. 1047 00:47:32,386 --> 00:47:34,362 Especially since my biggest question 1048 00:47:34,386 --> 00:47:35,363 to anybody running for office 1049 00:47:35,387 --> 00:47:37,363 is how they plan on preparing 1050 00:47:37,387 --> 00:47:39,387 for the oncoming zombie apocalypse. 1051 00:47:40,387 --> 00:47:41,364 And that ain’t gonna go over 1052 00:47:41,388 --> 00:47:43,363 well with Elliot here, 1053 00:47:43,387 --> 00:47:44,364 because he’s afraid of zombies. 1054 00:47:44,388 --> 00:47:46,363 Is that so? 1055 00:47:46,387 --> 00:47:47,364 Have we discovered your Achilles’ heel? 1056 00:47:47,388 --> 00:47:49,363 What? No. 1057 00:47:49,387 --> 00:47:51,363 I mean... listen, I... 1058 00:47:51,387 --> 00:47:53,363 Zombies are unsettling. 1059 00:47:53,387 --> 00:47:54,364 We can all agree. 1060 00:47:54,388 --> 00:47:55,365 But, wait. Hold on a second. 1061 00:47:55,389 --> 00:47:57,364 Are you going to let her turn this 1062 00:47:57,388 --> 00:47:58,365 into a deliberation on zombies? 1063 00:47:58,389 --> 00:48:00,364 Deliberation? 1064 00:48:00,388 --> 00:48:02,364 Listen to Mr. Fancy Britches here. 1065 00:48:02,388 --> 00:48:04,364 How much cash do we have in the office? 1066 00:48:04,388 --> 00:48:07,364 You are not seriously considering paying her? 1067 00:48:07,388 --> 00:48:09,364 She is threatening to show up at every campaign event. 1068 00:48:09,388 --> 00:48:11,364 Plus, it’ll give us insight into Elliot’s history. 1069 00:48:11,388 --> 00:48:12,365 Just can’t do it. 1070 00:48:12,389 --> 00:48:14,365 Ha-ha! We’re prepared to make you a deal. 1071 00:48:14,389 --> 00:48:16,365 How does a grand sound? 1072 00:48:16,389 --> 00:48:18,365 What?! No, no, no, do not encourage her. 1073 00:48:18,389 --> 00:48:19,366 She is not... Shut up. 1074 00:48:19,390 --> 00:48:21,365 Grown-ups are talkin’ here. 1075 00:48:21,389 --> 00:48:23,365 Whoa. 1076 00:48:23,389 --> 00:48:24,366 Now, that’s way too generous. 1077 00:48:24,390 --> 00:48:26,365 With that kind of money, I’d feel obligated 1078 00:48:26,389 --> 00:48:29,365 to use it for something useful, like put it on the rent. 1079 00:48:29,389 --> 00:48:30,366 I just want to go have me a good time 1080 00:48:30,390 --> 00:48:32,366 with some friends, get my drink on, 1081 00:48:32,390 --> 00:48:35,366 maybe even put some money down on a pony or two. 1082 00:48:35,390 --> 00:48:38,366 So $100, $150’s about as much as I could spend 1083 00:48:38,390 --> 00:48:41,366 without, uh, feeling too bad about it. 1084 00:48:41,390 --> 00:48:43,366 You drive a hard bargain, but... 1085 00:48:43,390 --> 00:48:45,366 you got yourself a deal. 1086 00:48:45,390 --> 00:48:46,390 Ah... 1087 00:48:56,391 --> 00:48:58,367 ...one of the most highly respected countries... 1088 00:48:58,391 --> 00:49:00,367 I mean nations... nations. What is my problem? 1089 00:49:00,391 --> 00:49:02,367 You’ve practiced this speech 1,000 times. 1090 00:49:02,391 --> 00:49:04,367 Just relax. Relax? 1091 00:49:04,391 --> 00:49:06,367 Well, yeah, okay, that’s easy for you to say. 1092 00:49:06,391 --> 00:49:08,368 Relax. Elliot, she’s right. 1093 00:49:08,392 --> 00:49:09,369 And the Boston Civic Alliance 1094 00:49:09,393 --> 00:49:11,368 is practically on your side already. 1095 00:49:11,392 --> 00:49:13,368 They were big supporters of Hannah’s, 1096 00:49:13,392 --> 00:49:15,368 and their president, Humphrey Rossdale, 1097 00:49:15,392 --> 00:49:17,368 was my cochair over at New England Preparatory. 1098 00:49:17,392 --> 00:49:19,368 After the speech, just stick to generalities 1099 00:49:19,392 --> 00:49:21,368 - when talking to people. - And breathe. 1100 00:49:21,392 --> 00:49:24,368 The first rule is always to just keep breathing. 1101 00:49:25,393 --> 00:49:27,369 America has gone from being 1102 00:49:27,393 --> 00:49:30,369 one of the most highly educated nations 1103 00:49:30,393 --> 00:49:32,369 to 33rd. 1104 00:49:32,393 --> 00:49:34,369 As your representative in Congress, 1105 00:49:34,393 --> 00:49:39,369 I will pledge to make education a top priority. 1106 00:49:39,393 --> 00:49:40,370 He’s doing very well. 1107 00:49:40,394 --> 00:49:43,370 Yeah, we need to relax his gestures, but we’re okay. 1108 00:49:43,394 --> 00:49:45,370 In closing, it is my sincere desire 1109 00:49:45,394 --> 00:49:47,370 that we guarantee that no child in our schools 1110 00:49:47,394 --> 00:49:50,370 is denied access to the lifetime advantages 1111 00:49:50,394 --> 00:49:54,370 that only education can provide. 1112 00:49:54,394 --> 00:49:55,394 Thank you very much. 1113 00:50:02,395 --> 00:50:03,372 Excuse me. 1114 00:50:03,396 --> 00:50:05,395 Excuse me. 1115 00:50:07,395 --> 00:50:08,372 Excuse me? 1116 00:50:08,396 --> 00:50:10,371 Uh, thank you so much 1117 00:50:10,395 --> 00:50:11,372 for joining us today, Mr. Doolittle. 1118 00:50:11,396 --> 00:50:13,371 What are your thoughts 1119 00:50:13,395 --> 00:50:16,371 about the current cuts and how they’re affecting education? 1120 00:50:16,395 --> 00:50:17,675 We didn’t prepare for a Q and A. 1121 00:50:23,396 --> 00:50:25,372 Uh, well... 1122 00:50:37,397 --> 00:50:39,373 The cuts deeply affect our schools. 1123 00:50:39,397 --> 00:50:41,397 Um... 1124 00:50:49,397 --> 00:50:51,373 You know, an example is my niece. 1125 00:50:51,397 --> 00:50:52,374 Her favorite teacher, 1126 00:50:52,398 --> 00:50:55,374 Mrs. Gunther, was laid off, 1127 00:50:55,398 --> 00:50:58,374 and she was transferred to an already overcrowded classroom. 1128 00:50:58,398 --> 00:51:00,374 We need to figure out another way 1129 00:51:00,398 --> 00:51:01,375 to balance the budget, because the ones 1130 00:51:01,399 --> 00:51:04,374 paying for these cuts are the children. 1131 00:51:06,398 --> 00:51:08,374 Where did that come from? 1132 00:51:08,398 --> 00:51:10,374 He’s actually fielding the question. 1133 00:51:10,398 --> 00:51:11,374 It’s like... 1134 00:51:11,398 --> 00:51:12,375 it’s like the Three Stooges. 1135 00:51:12,399 --> 00:51:14,375 Oh, dear. 1136 00:51:14,399 --> 00:51:18,375 You know how it is when Moe pokes Curly in the eyes? 1137 00:51:18,399 --> 00:51:20,375 Yeah, we just lost Hillary Townsend’s vote. 1138 00:51:20,399 --> 00:51:22,375 Yeah, I think that’s the least of our worries. 1139 00:51:22,399 --> 00:51:23,376 Well, that’s what it’s like with our kids. 1140 00:51:23,400 --> 00:51:25,375 Except we’re not giving them 1141 00:51:25,399 --> 00:51:27,375 the tools to stop him. 1142 00:51:27,399 --> 00:51:29,375 To go like... go like this. 1143 00:51:29,399 --> 00:51:30,376 So I’m asking you, 1144 00:51:30,400 --> 00:51:33,376 do you really want Moe gouging our kids in the eyes? 1145 00:51:35,400 --> 00:51:37,376 Thank you. Yeah. 1146 00:51:37,400 --> 00:51:39,376 We’d-we’d like to thank Mr. Doolittle for... 1147 00:51:39,400 --> 00:51:41,376 speaking to us today. 1148 00:51:41,400 --> 00:51:45,376 Remember, we are just five weeks away 1149 00:51:45,400 --> 00:51:47,376 from the special election. 1150 00:51:47,400 --> 00:51:49,401 And now we’ll adjourn for tea and cake. 1151 00:51:54,401 --> 00:51:56,377 Thank you so much. 1152 00:51:58,401 --> 00:51:59,378 I must say, there is a... 1153 00:51:59,402 --> 00:52:02,377 folksy populism to him. 1154 00:52:02,401 --> 00:52:03,378 And according to our straw polls, 1155 00:52:03,402 --> 00:52:06,377 he’s leading Andrew Bridgeworth by three to one 1156 00:52:06,401 --> 00:52:07,378 with women voters. 1157 00:52:07,402 --> 00:52:10,378 We’re working on... 1158 00:52:10,402 --> 00:52:11,379 broadening his frame of reference. 1159 00:52:11,403 --> 00:52:14,378 You mean the Q and A. 1160 00:52:14,402 --> 00:52:17,402 I love the Three Stooges. 1161 00:52:18,402 --> 00:52:21,378 I think he’s onto something there. 1162 00:52:35,403 --> 00:52:38,379 We’ll work on aspects of your speech, but... 1163 00:52:38,403 --> 00:52:40,379 for your first foray into public speaking, 1164 00:52:40,403 --> 00:52:41,380 you did really well. 1165 00:52:41,404 --> 00:52:42,381 Yeah? Thank you. 1166 00:52:42,405 --> 00:52:45,380 You know, I was a little scared at first, but, uh, 1167 00:52:45,404 --> 00:52:46,381 you know, after a while, it just... 1168 00:52:46,405 --> 00:52:48,380 it was just like being me, 1169 00:52:48,404 --> 00:52:50,404 you know, talking to people. 1170 00:52:52,404 --> 00:52:54,380 Hey. Hey, Bon. 1171 00:52:54,404 --> 00:52:56,380 So, you must be the mystery lady 1172 00:52:56,404 --> 00:52:59,380 I was hearing so much about, huh? I was wondering 1173 00:52:59,404 --> 00:53:01,381 when we was gonna get a look at you. Hannah, 1174 00:53:01,405 --> 00:53:04,381 allow me to introduce you to my sister, Bonnie Cleary. 1175 00:53:04,405 --> 00:53:06,381 This is Hannah Higgins. Pleasure to meet you. 1176 00:53:06,405 --> 00:53:09,381 Oh, no, trust me, sister, the pleasure’s all mine. 1177 00:53:09,405 --> 00:53:10,382 Uh, Skootch, you want to do me a favor, 1178 00:53:10,406 --> 00:53:13,381 go check on Junior for me? He was heading in the backyard 1179 00:53:13,405 --> 00:53:15,381 with his Little League bat and his "smash something" face. 1180 00:53:15,405 --> 00:53:16,382 "Skootch"? 1181 00:53:16,406 --> 00:53:18,382 Oh, no, that’s nothing. 1182 00:53:18,406 --> 00:53:20,382 No, see, it’s actually, it’s from when we was kids. 1183 00:53:20,406 --> 00:53:22,382 You had to watch this one all the time. 1184 00:53:22,406 --> 00:53:23,382 He’d skootch out of his clothes, 1185 00:53:23,406 --> 00:53:24,382 go running down the block. 1186 00:53:24,406 --> 00:53:25,383 You know, Bon, I don’t think 1187 00:53:25,407 --> 00:53:27,382 she wants to hear about that. 1188 00:53:27,406 --> 00:53:29,382 Mmm, maybe I do. Yeah, neighbors was always bringing him back 1189 00:53:29,406 --> 00:53:32,382 wrapped in dish towels... I’m gonna go check on Junior. 1190 00:53:32,406 --> 00:53:33,383 I’ll see you in the morning? 1191 00:53:33,407 --> 00:53:35,382 You better skootch out of that suit first. 1192 00:53:35,406 --> 00:53:36,383 Yeah, I’m gonna skootch you. 1193 00:53:36,407 --> 00:53:37,384 It was lovely to meet you. 1194 00:53:37,408 --> 00:53:39,383 What’s your rush? 1195 00:53:39,407 --> 00:53:41,383 You should come in for coffee. 1196 00:53:41,407 --> 00:53:43,383 Oh, I really should be on my way. 1197 00:53:43,407 --> 00:53:45,407 No. You’re coming in for coffee. 1198 00:53:46,407 --> 00:53:50,383 You and me should, uh... we should have a little chat. 1199 00:53:50,407 --> 00:53:52,383 Besides, you’re parked right here already even, huh? 1200 00:53:52,407 --> 00:53:53,384 Uh... Oh, no, don’t sweat it. 1201 00:53:53,408 --> 00:53:56,384 Your car’ll be fine, huh? 1202 00:53:56,408 --> 00:53:57,384 Uh... 1203 00:53:57,408 --> 00:53:58,408 Hey, John? 1204 00:53:59,408 --> 00:54:01,408 John! 1205 00:54:02,408 --> 00:54:05,384 This lady’s a friend of mine, okay? 1206 00:54:05,408 --> 00:54:07,384 So her car’s gonna be fine. Okay? 1207 00:54:07,408 --> 00:54:09,384 If not, I’m gonna hunt you down and make earrings 1208 00:54:09,408 --> 00:54:11,408 out of your kidneys, okay? 1209 00:54:14,409 --> 00:54:16,409 Right this way. 1210 00:54:23,409 --> 00:54:25,385 Make yourself comfortable. 1211 00:54:25,409 --> 00:54:27,409 Not there... that chair’s wicked rickety. 1212 00:54:39,410 --> 00:54:40,387 I am the warlock. 1213 00:54:40,411 --> 00:54:42,386 Here is my... 1214 00:54:50,411 --> 00:54:53,387 I wonder what I would have done without my kid brother there. 1215 00:54:53,411 --> 00:54:56,387 We was barely scraping by before my husband Frank died. 1216 00:54:56,411 --> 00:54:58,387 And after, well... 1217 00:54:58,411 --> 00:55:02,387 he was barely in the ground before the wolves from the bank 1218 00:55:02,411 --> 00:55:04,387 started threatening to throw us out of here. 1219 00:55:06,412 --> 00:55:08,388 I got something of a proud streak. 1220 00:55:08,412 --> 00:55:10,388 I’d rather chew off an arm than ask for help. 1221 00:55:10,412 --> 00:55:12,388 So I didn’t say nothing. 1222 00:55:12,412 --> 00:55:14,388 First thing I know, there was Elliot. 1223 00:55:14,412 --> 00:55:15,389 He’s standing in the hall. 1224 00:55:15,413 --> 00:55:18,388 He’d given up his apartment, he’d sold all his stuff. 1225 00:55:18,412 --> 00:55:21,388 He’s standing there with a check for his security deposit 1226 00:55:21,412 --> 00:55:24,389 and everything he had in the bank. 1227 00:55:24,413 --> 00:55:28,389 We’re not on easy street by a long shot, but, uh, 1228 00:55:28,413 --> 00:55:31,413 thanks to him, we’re not on the street, neither. 1229 00:55:33,413 --> 00:55:35,413 Coffee’s ready. 1230 00:55:38,413 --> 00:55:40,389 I’ll, uh... I’ll let you doctor it up yourself. 1231 00:55:40,413 --> 00:55:43,390 I’m always afraid I’ll put too much of one or the other. 1232 00:55:43,414 --> 00:55:45,414 Thank you. 1233 00:55:48,414 --> 00:55:51,390 So what’s going on with you and my brother? 1234 00:55:51,414 --> 00:55:53,390 I mean, he gets with you, 1235 00:55:53,414 --> 00:55:55,390 and all of a sudden, he’s-he’s talking different. 1236 00:55:55,414 --> 00:55:56,391 He’s dressing different. 1237 00:55:56,415 --> 00:55:58,390 He’s getting these big ideas in his head 1238 00:55:58,414 --> 00:56:00,391 about running for office. 1239 00:56:00,415 --> 00:56:03,391 I appreciate your directness. 1240 00:56:03,415 --> 00:56:06,391 It frustrates me when women sidestep an issue 1241 00:56:06,415 --> 00:56:07,392 for the sake of politeness. 1242 00:56:07,416 --> 00:56:09,391 That ain’t never been my problem. 1243 00:56:09,415 --> 00:56:13,391 Let me assure you that in no way did your brother get with me. 1244 00:56:13,415 --> 00:56:15,391 Even so, he is an adult, 1245 00:56:15,415 --> 00:56:17,391 and he’s free to conduct his own affairs. 1246 00:56:17,415 --> 00:56:18,392 Hey, hey, hey, don’t get your Irish up. 1247 00:56:18,416 --> 00:56:20,392 I got good reason for asking. 1248 00:56:20,416 --> 00:56:21,393 He’s a grown man, yeah, 1249 00:56:21,417 --> 00:56:23,392 but he’s also a nice guy, 1250 00:56:23,416 --> 00:56:24,393 and women have taken advantage 1251 00:56:24,417 --> 00:56:26,392 of that in the past. 1252 00:56:26,416 --> 00:56:29,392 Always getting him to do crazy stuff. 1253 00:56:29,416 --> 00:56:31,392 That started with Ma. 1254 00:56:31,416 --> 00:56:34,392 The inimitable Allie? 1255 00:56:34,416 --> 00:56:36,393 I’m not even sure what that means, 1256 00:56:36,417 --> 00:56:39,393 but I take it by that, you’ve met her? 1257 00:56:39,417 --> 00:56:40,394 She’s a piece of work, our ma, huh? 1258 00:56:40,418 --> 00:56:43,393 Yes. She is a piece of work. 1259 00:56:43,417 --> 00:56:45,393 You still haven’t answered my question. 1260 00:56:45,417 --> 00:56:47,393 You want to know what my intentions are 1261 00:56:47,417 --> 00:56:49,393 towards your brother? 1262 00:56:49,417 --> 00:56:50,394 Yeah. 1263 00:56:50,418 --> 00:56:52,393 I intend to run him for Congress. 1264 00:56:52,417 --> 00:56:53,394 I got that part. 1265 00:56:53,418 --> 00:56:55,394 Look, what I’m asking is, 1266 00:56:55,418 --> 00:56:59,394 what are your intentions, you know, personal? 1267 00:56:59,418 --> 00:57:02,394 You misunderstand the situation. 1268 00:57:02,418 --> 00:57:04,394 I intend to get your brother elected to Congress. 1269 00:57:04,418 --> 00:57:06,394 In no way do we have 1270 00:57:06,418 --> 00:57:07,395 a personal relationship. 1271 00:57:07,419 --> 00:57:10,394 Honey, every relationship is personal. 1272 00:57:10,418 --> 00:57:13,395 You don’t believe that, 1273 00:57:13,419 --> 00:57:14,395 maybe you got the misunderstanding 1274 00:57:14,419 --> 00:57:15,396 of the situation. 1275 00:57:15,420 --> 00:57:18,395 Ow! Ow! 1276 00:57:18,419 --> 00:57:20,419 Oh, too much hair, too much hair. 1277 00:57:23,419 --> 00:57:24,419 I am deeply offended! 1278 00:57:25,420 --> 00:57:27,395 I am offended 1279 00:57:27,419 --> 00:57:29,395 by the way that you are characterizing 1280 00:57:29,419 --> 00:57:30,396 my position on the issues. 1281 00:57:30,420 --> 00:57:32,396 And how do you respond? 1282 00:57:32,420 --> 00:57:33,397 I didn’t mean to upset her. 1283 00:57:33,421 --> 00:57:36,396 No, she’s not upset; she’s Andrew Bridgeworth. 1284 00:57:36,420 --> 00:57:38,396 Oh. And he probably will say something like that 1285 00:57:38,420 --> 00:57:39,396 to get you to fly off the handle 1286 00:57:39,420 --> 00:57:40,397 and say something rash. 1287 00:57:40,421 --> 00:57:42,396 And don’t talk to me; I’m the moderator. 1288 00:57:42,420 --> 00:57:43,396 Talk to the voters 1289 00:57:43,420 --> 00:57:44,396 in the audience. 1290 00:57:44,420 --> 00:57:45,396 Right. Okay, sorry. 1291 00:57:45,420 --> 00:57:46,420 Let’s do it again. 1292 00:57:48,421 --> 00:57:50,397 I am appalled, I tell you, 1293 00:57:50,421 --> 00:57:51,398 about how you have misrepresented 1294 00:57:51,422 --> 00:57:53,397 my position! 1295 00:57:53,421 --> 00:57:56,397 Perhaps my mistake has been to imply 1296 00:57:56,421 --> 00:57:59,397 that my opponent actually has a position. 1297 00:57:59,421 --> 00:58:02,397 Because, frankly, besides offering 1298 00:58:02,421 --> 00:58:04,397 vague political platitudes, I have yet to hear 1299 00:58:04,421 --> 00:58:08,398 Mr. Bridgeworth take a solid stand on any of the matters 1300 00:58:08,422 --> 00:58:10,398 that we all face. 1301 00:58:10,422 --> 00:58:12,422 And I think the voters deserve better than that. 1302 00:58:15,422 --> 00:58:17,398 I think you’re ready. 1303 00:58:17,422 --> 00:58:18,399 Yes! 1304 00:58:18,423 --> 00:58:20,398 I am ready to represent 1305 00:58:20,422 --> 00:58:23,399 the hardworking people of the state of Massachusetts. 1306 00:58:23,423 --> 00:58:25,399 No, I was being Hannah that time. 1307 00:58:25,423 --> 00:58:27,399 Oh. 1308 00:58:27,423 --> 00:58:28,400 Right. Sorry. 1309 00:58:28,424 --> 00:58:30,423 Well, thank you. 1310 00:58:52,424 --> 00:58:54,400 Hey, how are you? Good to see you. 1311 00:58:54,424 --> 00:58:56,400 Wow, you’re really serious about this. 1312 00:58:56,424 --> 00:58:57,401 Well, I’m a man of the people, right? 1313 00:58:57,425 --> 00:58:59,401 Well, the people you’re referencing... 1314 00:58:59,425 --> 00:59:01,401 This is what we do. 1315 00:59:01,425 --> 00:59:03,401 Oh... oh, no, no, no. 1316 00:59:03,425 --> 00:59:06,401 You’re not seriously gonna make me wear those, are you? 1317 00:59:06,425 --> 00:59:07,402 Do you know how many feet have been in there? 1318 00:59:07,426 --> 00:59:09,401 Relax, Cinderella. 1319 00:59:09,425 --> 00:59:12,401 No one has ever died from bowling shoes. 1320 00:59:12,425 --> 00:59:14,401 Or bowling, for that matter. 1321 00:59:14,425 --> 00:59:18,402 So, take your shoes... 1322 00:59:18,426 --> 00:59:20,402 and smile for the cameras. 1323 00:59:20,426 --> 00:59:22,402 Thank you, everyone, 1324 00:59:22,426 --> 00:59:25,402 for coming out tonight. 1325 00:59:25,426 --> 00:59:26,403 I really look forward to hearing your thoughts 1326 00:59:26,427 --> 00:59:28,402 about what I should do in Washington, 1327 00:59:28,426 --> 00:59:31,402 but first, let’s roll a few! 1328 00:59:45,427 --> 00:59:46,404 Just hold it like I showed you. 1329 00:59:46,428 --> 00:59:48,403 One hand off. 1330 00:59:48,427 --> 00:59:50,403 Put this up on your fingers. 1331 00:59:50,427 --> 00:59:51,404 Finger here, finger here. 1332 00:59:51,428 --> 00:59:53,404 This here. There you go. 1333 00:59:53,428 --> 00:59:54,404 Now you just got to relax. 1334 00:59:54,428 --> 00:59:55,405 You’re a little stiff. 1335 00:59:55,429 --> 00:59:57,404 Now move the hips. 1336 00:59:57,428 --> 00:59:58,405 Aim. Aim. 1337 00:59:58,429 --> 01:00:01,404 I’ve got it. 1338 01:00:09,428 --> 01:00:11,405 Oh! Oh, my God. 1339 01:00:11,429 --> 01:00:13,405 Are you all right? 1340 01:00:13,429 --> 01:00:15,405 Yeah. Nothing wounded but my pride. 1341 01:00:15,429 --> 01:00:17,405 Knowing you, that’ll recover in no time. 1342 01:00:17,429 --> 01:00:18,405 Oh, look! 1343 01:00:18,429 --> 01:00:19,405 Look, look! 1344 01:00:19,429 --> 01:00:20,406 Go, ball! 1345 01:00:20,430 --> 01:00:23,405 Go, ball! Go! 1346 01:00:23,429 --> 01:00:24,405 Oh... 1347 01:00:24,429 --> 01:00:25,405 Yes! Oh, there it is! 1348 01:00:25,429 --> 01:00:26,405 One more turn. Roll, ball. 1349 01:00:26,429 --> 01:00:27,406 One more. 1350 01:00:27,430 --> 01:00:30,406 Oh, yes! 1351 01:00:31,431 --> 01:00:33,430 Unbelievable! 1352 01:00:36,430 --> 01:00:38,406 Wow... Yes! Yes! 1353 01:00:38,430 --> 01:00:40,406 You should quit while you’re ahead. 1354 01:00:40,430 --> 01:00:42,406 I’m just getting started. 1355 01:00:50,431 --> 01:00:53,407 ...people around here, they don’t have what we had. 1356 01:00:53,431 --> 01:00:54,408 That’s kind of the situation here. 1357 01:00:54,432 --> 01:00:56,407 I agree. 1358 01:00:56,431 --> 01:00:58,407 They shouldn’t take it out on anyone else. 1359 01:00:58,431 --> 01:00:59,511 You’ve done all you can do. 1360 01:01:01,431 --> 01:01:03,407 You got to write to me. 1361 01:01:03,431 --> 01:01:04,408 Sure. All right, thanks so much. 1362 01:01:04,432 --> 01:01:06,432 I really appreciate it. 1363 01:01:11,432 --> 01:01:14,408 That’s the third bunch of guys that has said the same thing. 1364 01:01:14,432 --> 01:01:15,409 You know that big road construction project 1365 01:01:15,433 --> 01:01:18,408 that’s supposed to bring in all these new jobs? 1366 01:01:18,432 --> 01:01:20,408 The contracts all have been awarded 1367 01:01:20,432 --> 01:01:22,408 to Hipark Construction, a subsidiary of ABcorp. 1368 01:01:22,432 --> 01:01:24,409 Which is owned by Andrew Bridgeworth. 1369 01:01:24,433 --> 01:01:26,409 Exactly. And they plan on bringing in all their own men. 1370 01:01:26,433 --> 01:01:27,410 They probably won’t be doing any local hires. 1371 01:01:27,434 --> 01:01:29,409 And that sort of thing is only gonna get worse 1372 01:01:29,433 --> 01:01:31,409 if he’s elected to Congress. 1373 01:01:31,433 --> 01:01:34,409 I thought tonight was very informative. 1374 01:01:34,433 --> 01:01:36,409 And I look forward to taking your thoughts 1375 01:01:36,433 --> 01:01:38,409 and concerns with me to Washington. 1376 01:01:38,433 --> 01:01:40,409 Thank you, thank you very much for your support. 1377 01:01:40,433 --> 01:01:41,410 Any questions? 1378 01:01:41,434 --> 01:01:43,410 Ms. Higgins, 1379 01:01:43,434 --> 01:01:45,410 last year, you lost a bid for the same congressional seat 1380 01:01:45,434 --> 01:01:46,411 Mr. Doolittle’s running for. 1381 01:01:46,435 --> 01:01:48,410 Do you find it easier to be 1382 01:01:48,434 --> 01:01:50,410 running a campaign instead of 1383 01:01:50,434 --> 01:01:51,411 being a candidate yourself? 1384 01:01:51,435 --> 01:01:53,410 Each one presents its own challenges. 1385 01:01:53,434 --> 01:01:55,410 But I feel that Elliot is exactly the kind of man 1386 01:01:55,434 --> 01:01:58,410 we all need representing our interests. 1387 01:01:58,434 --> 01:02:00,411 Have you seen your bowling video? 1388 01:02:00,435 --> 01:02:01,412 Bowling video? 1389 01:02:01,436 --> 01:02:04,411 Video’s already going viral. 1390 01:02:06,435 --> 01:02:09,411 20,000 hits. 1391 01:02:12,435 --> 01:02:14,411 All of my life, I’ve been involved in education. 1392 01:02:14,435 --> 01:02:16,411 Tonight, I was reminded 1393 01:02:16,435 --> 01:02:18,412 that there is nothing more educational than... 1394 01:02:18,436 --> 01:02:20,412 As my colleague Elliot would put it... 1395 01:02:20,436 --> 01:02:22,412 As falling on my butt. 1396 01:02:30,436 --> 01:02:32,412 We’re two weeks out from the election, 1397 01:02:32,436 --> 01:02:33,413 and the latest polling numbers 1398 01:02:33,437 --> 01:02:36,413 have us out front of Bridgeworth by seven points. 1399 01:02:37,438 --> 01:02:39,413 Uh, I have to take this. 1400 01:02:39,437 --> 01:02:41,413 Would you give me a moment? Elliot. Elliot Doolittle. 1401 01:02:41,437 --> 01:02:42,413 But it looks like, in the men over 50 demographic, 1402 01:02:42,437 --> 01:02:43,414 our lead narrows. 1403 01:02:43,438 --> 01:02:45,413 All right. Yes, they do seem to be 1404 01:02:45,437 --> 01:02:47,413 Bridgeworth’s biggest supporters. 1405 01:02:47,437 --> 01:02:50,413 How do we reach those people? 1406 01:02:50,437 --> 01:02:52,413 Uh, I have to leave for an hour or two. 1407 01:02:52,437 --> 01:02:53,414 Is everything okay? 1408 01:02:53,438 --> 01:02:54,415 Oh, yeah, it’s fine. 1409 01:02:54,439 --> 01:02:56,438 It’s, uh, just a family thing. 1410 01:03:24,439 --> 01:03:26,415 I know exactly how much dough was in my purse. 1411 01:03:26,439 --> 01:03:27,416 Don’t think I ain’t gonna count it. 1412 01:03:27,440 --> 01:03:29,440 I’d expect no less. 1413 01:03:43,440 --> 01:03:45,416 Now, Allie... 1414 01:03:45,440 --> 01:03:47,417 I don’t want to hear about 1415 01:03:47,441 --> 01:03:49,417 no more altercations at the racetrack. 1416 01:03:49,441 --> 01:03:51,417 Why don’t you pick on someone your own size. 1417 01:03:51,441 --> 01:03:53,417 Ain’t that what they always say? 1418 01:03:53,441 --> 01:03:55,417 Ma, you punched a jockey. 1419 01:03:55,441 --> 01:03:56,418 Anybody’d have done the same. 1420 01:03:56,442 --> 01:03:59,417 That filly was a sure thing, on the outside. 1421 01:03:59,441 --> 01:04:00,418 He ran her right along the fence. 1422 01:04:00,442 --> 01:04:02,417 Hey, you’re just lucky that little fella 1423 01:04:02,441 --> 01:04:03,418 isn’t pressing charges. 1424 01:04:03,442 --> 01:04:05,418 Figures he’s never gonna hear the end of it 1425 01:04:05,442 --> 01:04:06,419 around the paddock if they know 1426 01:04:06,443 --> 01:04:08,418 he got his clock cleaned by an old lady. 1427 01:04:08,442 --> 01:04:11,418 Call me an old lady one more time, 1428 01:04:11,442 --> 01:04:13,418 see if I don’t climb across that counter 1429 01:04:13,442 --> 01:04:15,418 and give you something... Ma, settle down. 1430 01:04:15,442 --> 01:04:16,418 Let’s just get out of here. 1431 01:04:16,442 --> 01:04:17,418 Come on, get your stuff. 1432 01:04:17,442 --> 01:04:18,419 All right. Thank you. 1433 01:04:18,443 --> 01:04:20,418 No problem, Elliot. 1434 01:04:20,442 --> 01:04:21,419 Hey, see if you can keep her out of here 1435 01:04:21,443 --> 01:04:23,419 for, uh, I don’t know, six months this time? 1436 01:04:23,443 --> 01:04:25,419 Yeah, right. 1437 01:04:25,443 --> 01:04:26,420 Good luck. 1438 01:04:26,444 --> 01:04:28,443 Got to get moving. 1439 01:04:37,443 --> 01:04:39,443 Whoa, stop! 1440 01:04:41,444 --> 01:04:43,420 Where’s the bar? 1441 01:04:43,444 --> 01:04:44,421 Thinking about voting for Elliot Doolittle? 1442 01:04:44,445 --> 01:04:46,420 Think again. 1443 01:04:46,444 --> 01:04:48,420 Elliot Doolittle claims he’s a man of the people... 1444 01:04:48,444 --> 01:04:49,420 Are you seeing this? 1445 01:04:49,444 --> 01:04:50,421 It’s appalling. 1446 01:04:50,445 --> 01:04:52,420 Exactly what kind of people is he talking about? 1447 01:04:52,444 --> 01:04:55,420 Elliot Doolittle is not just soft on crime. 1448 01:04:55,444 --> 01:04:57,420 Elliot Doolittle maintains an ongoing relationship 1449 01:04:57,444 --> 01:04:59,421 with a repeat offender. 1450 01:04:59,445 --> 01:05:01,421 Are you willing to elect 1451 01:05:01,445 --> 01:05:03,421 a member of a crime family to Congress? 1452 01:05:03,445 --> 01:05:06,421 I’m Andrew Bridgeworth, and I approve this message. 1453 01:05:06,445 --> 01:05:08,421 Oh! "Crime family"? 1454 01:05:08,445 --> 01:05:11,421 First of all, that ad is positively libelous. 1455 01:05:11,445 --> 01:05:13,421 And second, how is getting arrested 1456 01:05:13,445 --> 01:05:15,421 in keeping with our agreement to lay low? 1457 01:05:15,445 --> 01:05:16,445 I want my $150 back! 1458 01:05:22,446 --> 01:05:24,422 I stand behind all the statements 1459 01:05:24,446 --> 01:05:26,422 we’ve made in our ads. 1460 01:05:26,446 --> 01:05:28,422 These accusations are salacious. 1461 01:05:28,446 --> 01:05:29,422 Do you mean "fallacious?" 1462 01:05:29,446 --> 01:05:30,423 Yeah, that, too. 1463 01:05:30,447 --> 01:05:34,423 Are you saying Mr. Bridgeworth is lying? 1464 01:05:36,447 --> 01:05:37,424 - Well, technically, no. 1465 01:05:37,448 --> 01:05:40,423 The "crime family" part is misleading. 1466 01:05:40,447 --> 01:05:41,424 It’s ridiculous. 1467 01:05:41,448 --> 01:05:43,423 Okay, my mother has a record. 1468 01:05:43,447 --> 01:05:45,423 I think we all have family members 1469 01:05:45,447 --> 01:05:46,424 that do things we might not agree with. 1470 01:05:46,448 --> 01:05:49,423 Do I support all the choices that my mother has ever made? 1471 01:05:49,447 --> 01:05:51,423 No. 1472 01:05:51,447 --> 01:05:53,424 Do I support my mother? 1473 01:05:53,448 --> 01:05:54,425 Always. 1474 01:05:54,449 --> 01:05:56,448 All right! 1475 01:06:02,448 --> 01:06:04,424 Yeah! 1476 01:06:04,448 --> 01:06:05,448 Well put! 1477 01:06:07,448 --> 01:06:09,424 Thank you. Thank you. 1478 01:06:09,448 --> 01:06:12,425 I think you’ve absolutely taken the right position 1479 01:06:12,449 --> 01:06:13,425 in supporting your mother. 1480 01:06:13,449 --> 01:06:14,426 It’s just a no-win situation. 1481 01:06:14,450 --> 01:06:17,425 Now, unfortunately, we’re looking at a drop in the polls 1482 01:06:17,449 --> 01:06:19,425 that puts us in a dead heat with Bridgeworth. 1483 01:06:21,449 --> 01:06:22,426 Got to take this. All right. 1484 01:06:22,450 --> 01:06:24,425 Elliot Doolittle! 1485 01:06:24,449 --> 01:06:25,425 Elliot Doolittle? 1486 01:06:25,449 --> 01:06:26,425 Sorry, I can’t hear you. 1487 01:06:26,449 --> 01:06:27,426 Can you hear me? 1488 01:06:27,450 --> 01:06:28,427 Excuse... can you speak up? 1489 01:06:28,451 --> 01:06:30,426 I have some information that can turn 1490 01:06:30,450 --> 01:06:31,427 your whole campaign around. 1491 01:06:31,451 --> 01:06:33,426 But I’m only gonna give it to you. 1492 01:06:33,450 --> 01:06:35,426 Meet me in one hour, in Lee’s Pub. 1493 01:06:35,450 --> 01:06:36,450 Come alone. 1494 01:06:38,450 --> 01:06:40,426 And that’s all he said. 1495 01:06:40,450 --> 01:06:41,427 Well, I think it’s very suspicious 1496 01:06:41,451 --> 01:06:43,426 how he’s playing this on the down low. 1497 01:06:43,450 --> 01:06:44,427 "Down low"? Seriously? 1498 01:06:44,451 --> 01:06:46,427 You’re gonna say that with a straight face? 1499 01:06:46,451 --> 01:06:48,427 Hannah, I’m sorry, but this is exactly what it is. 1500 01:06:48,451 --> 01:06:49,427 Okay. 1501 01:06:49,451 --> 01:06:50,428 Well, whatever’s going on, 1502 01:06:50,452 --> 01:06:52,427 we have one week till the election, 1503 01:06:52,451 --> 01:06:54,427 and it’s anybody’s race at this point. 1504 01:06:54,451 --> 01:06:55,428 We could use any advantage we could get. 1505 01:06:55,452 --> 01:06:57,427 I’m going. 1506 01:07:07,452 --> 01:07:09,452 Excuse me. 1507 01:07:18,452 --> 01:07:21,428 Hey. Elliot Doolittle... Yeah, I know who you are. 1508 01:07:21,452 --> 01:07:23,429 With the posters and the TV commercials, 1509 01:07:23,453 --> 01:07:24,430 you’re kind of hard to miss. 1510 01:07:24,454 --> 01:07:27,429 Okay. And you are? 1511 01:07:27,453 --> 01:07:28,430 Someone who’s looking to keep this on the down low, 1512 01:07:28,454 --> 01:07:30,429 let’s say. "Down low." 1513 01:07:30,453 --> 01:07:31,429 Colleen was right. 1514 01:07:31,453 --> 01:07:32,430 Excuse me? 1515 01:07:32,454 --> 01:07:34,429 No, nothing. Go on. 1516 01:07:34,453 --> 01:07:36,429 I will say me and a lot of the boys 1517 01:07:36,453 --> 01:07:37,429 think you’re getting a bum rap. 1518 01:07:37,453 --> 01:07:38,430 "The boys"? 1519 01:07:38,454 --> 01:07:40,430 Maybe some boys down at the station. 1520 01:07:40,454 --> 01:07:42,454 But you didn’t hear nothing from me. 1521 01:07:46,454 --> 01:07:48,430 Mug shots and arrest reports. 1522 01:07:48,454 --> 01:07:51,430 "Veronica Maxwell"? 1523 01:07:51,454 --> 01:07:53,454 Currently better known as Jessica Bridgeworth. 1524 01:07:54,454 --> 01:07:56,430 Seems like, back in college, 1525 01:07:56,454 --> 01:07:58,431 your opponent’s wife was quite the kleptomaniac. 1526 01:07:58,455 --> 01:08:00,431 You’ll see six different shoplifting arrests 1527 01:08:00,455 --> 01:08:02,455 over the course of three years. 1528 01:08:06,455 --> 01:08:10,431 Maybe you’re not the only one from a "crime family." 1529 01:08:20,456 --> 01:08:23,432 Our investigator says this all checks out. 1530 01:08:23,456 --> 01:08:25,432 What are we supposed to do with it? 1531 01:08:25,456 --> 01:08:27,432 Who in the media do we know who we can slip this to? 1532 01:08:27,456 --> 01:08:28,433 But it can’t look like it came from us. 1533 01:08:28,457 --> 01:08:30,432 Well, you’re right. It has to look 1534 01:08:30,456 --> 01:08:32,432 like it came from an outside source. Now, hold on. 1535 01:08:32,456 --> 01:08:34,433 Are we sure that we really want to do this? 1536 01:08:34,457 --> 01:08:36,433 I mean, this woman has children, 1537 01:08:36,457 --> 01:08:38,433 who I bet know nothing about this. 1538 01:08:38,457 --> 01:08:39,434 These arrests happened 20 years ago. 1539 01:08:39,458 --> 01:08:41,433 I mean, is she really a threat to the public 1540 01:08:41,457 --> 01:08:43,433 or a reason her husband shouldn’t hold office? 1541 01:08:43,457 --> 01:08:45,433 Well, I think we can all agree the answer’s no. 1542 01:08:45,457 --> 01:08:47,433 Yeah, all this does is embarrass our opponent. 1543 01:08:47,457 --> 01:08:49,433 And I thought you didn’t want to run a dirty campaign. 1544 01:08:49,457 --> 01:08:51,433 That was before he started playing dirty. 1545 01:08:51,457 --> 01:08:53,434 This was the same man who lambasted you 1546 01:08:53,458 --> 01:08:55,434 and accused you of doing the exact same thing. 1547 01:08:55,458 --> 01:08:57,434 I can’t stand for that kind of hypocrisy. 1548 01:08:57,458 --> 01:08:59,434 Yeah, but his wife isn’t the candidate. 1549 01:08:59,458 --> 01:09:02,434 Neither is your mother. Exactly! 1550 01:09:02,458 --> 01:09:04,434 And it’s wrong what they’re saying about my mother, 1551 01:09:04,458 --> 01:09:06,434 so how do you justify 1552 01:09:06,458 --> 01:09:08,458 doing the exact same thing to his wife? 1553 01:09:09,458 --> 01:09:11,459 I don’t know. 1554 01:09:14,459 --> 01:09:15,436 Look. 1555 01:09:15,460 --> 01:09:17,435 I know that, these days, 1556 01:09:17,459 --> 01:09:19,435 everybody’s entire history, 1557 01:09:19,459 --> 01:09:21,435 their every mistake, is on the Internet. 1558 01:09:21,459 --> 01:09:22,436 And it makes people think that 1559 01:09:22,460 --> 01:09:24,435 their personal life is fair game. 1560 01:09:24,459 --> 01:09:26,435 But just because things are one way, it doesn’t mean 1561 01:09:26,459 --> 01:09:29,460 that we can’t strive for something better. 1562 01:09:32,460 --> 01:09:34,460 What do you want to do with all this information? 1563 01:09:50,461 --> 01:09:52,437 Oh, you guys are too kind to come out here. 1564 01:09:52,461 --> 01:09:54,437 It’s 5:30 in the morning, we should all be back in bed, 1565 01:09:54,461 --> 01:09:56,437 so I really appreciate you coming out this early. 1566 01:10:12,462 --> 01:10:13,439 You guys are doing a great job. 1567 01:10:13,463 --> 01:10:15,438 Hey! 1568 01:10:15,462 --> 01:10:16,662 Hey, how you doing? All right. 1569 01:10:18,462 --> 01:10:19,439 Want to get a little closer? 1570 01:10:19,463 --> 01:10:21,439 Whoop, there they are! 1571 01:10:21,463 --> 01:10:23,439 Come here! 1572 01:10:23,463 --> 01:10:25,439 You gonna come out to the polls? 1573 01:10:25,463 --> 01:10:26,439 You promise me? Sure I am. 1574 01:10:26,463 --> 01:10:27,440 Great. Thanks a lot. 1575 01:10:27,464 --> 01:10:30,439 Come here! 1576 01:10:30,463 --> 01:10:32,439 We can’t skimp on the investment 1577 01:10:32,463 --> 01:10:33,440 we’re making in our children’s future. 1578 01:10:33,464 --> 01:10:35,439 We are 33rd in the world right now. 1579 01:10:35,463 --> 01:10:38,439 ...smaller classrooms, there’s too many kids. 1580 01:10:38,463 --> 01:10:40,440 We need scholarships, math and science scholarships. 1581 01:10:40,464 --> 01:10:41,441 It is my number one priority. 1582 01:10:41,465 --> 01:10:43,440 ...ready for tomorrow... No, no, no! 1583 01:10:43,464 --> 01:10:44,441 Please tell Sarah I need her here. 1584 01:10:44,465 --> 01:10:46,440 I know what it’s like to struggle 1585 01:10:46,464 --> 01:10:47,441 from paycheck to paycheck. 1586 01:10:47,465 --> 01:10:49,440 I’ve struggled to make ends meet, 1587 01:10:49,464 --> 01:10:50,440 and to provide for my loved ones, 1588 01:10:50,464 --> 01:10:51,441 and that is the perspective 1589 01:10:51,465 --> 01:10:53,440 that I’m going to bring with me to Washington. 1590 01:10:54,465 --> 01:10:56,440 Thank you. 1591 01:11:00,465 --> 01:11:01,465 Yeah. Thank you. 1592 01:11:05,466 --> 01:11:07,441 Yeah, hey, how are you? 1593 01:11:07,465 --> 01:11:08,865 Hey, man. Good to see you. All right! 1594 01:11:16,466 --> 01:11:18,466 Ooh, man. 1595 01:11:20,466 --> 01:11:23,466 Oh, please tell me that’s the last one. 1596 01:11:24,466 --> 01:11:25,466 I promise. 1597 01:11:27,466 --> 01:11:29,442 I think we’re ready. 1598 01:11:29,466 --> 01:11:32,442 Yeah. Yeah. 1599 01:11:32,466 --> 01:11:35,443 So, um... 1600 01:11:35,467 --> 01:11:39,443 we’ll... well, I guess, uh... 1601 01:11:39,467 --> 01:11:40,444 I guess we should say good night. 1602 01:11:40,468 --> 01:11:42,443 Tomorrow’s a big day. 1603 01:11:42,467 --> 01:11:44,467 Right. Good night. 1604 01:11:46,467 --> 01:11:48,467 How do you feel about me? 1605 01:11:50,467 --> 01:11:52,444 About you? 1606 01:11:52,468 --> 01:11:54,468 Yeah. 1607 01:11:56,468 --> 01:11:58,444 You know, my chances in the election. 1608 01:11:58,468 --> 01:12:00,444 Are you... are you scared? Are you nervous? 1609 01:12:00,468 --> 01:12:04,444 I-I have a hard time reading you sometimes. 1610 01:12:04,468 --> 01:12:07,444 And by sometimes, I mean... always. 1611 01:12:07,468 --> 01:12:08,468 Oh. 1612 01:12:10,469 --> 01:12:12,445 Am I nervous? 1613 01:12:12,469 --> 01:12:14,445 At this point, I think we’ve done all we can. 1614 01:12:14,469 --> 01:12:17,445 We’ve addressed the issues. 1615 01:12:17,469 --> 01:12:20,445 We’ve stated our positions. 1616 01:12:20,469 --> 01:12:23,445 It’s all in the voters’ hands at this point. 1617 01:12:23,469 --> 01:12:25,445 There’s nothing to be nervous about. 1618 01:12:25,469 --> 01:12:26,446 Yeah. 1619 01:12:26,470 --> 01:12:28,446 Okay. 1620 01:12:28,470 --> 01:12:30,446 Yeah, there’s no reason to be nervous. 1621 01:12:30,470 --> 01:12:32,446 Why? Are you? 1622 01:12:32,470 --> 01:12:35,446 I am, like, crazy nervous. 1623 01:12:35,470 --> 01:12:37,446 I know exactly what you mean. 1624 01:12:37,470 --> 01:12:39,446 It’s so not like me. 1625 01:12:39,470 --> 01:12:42,446 I am, like, 50% kid night before Christmas, 1626 01:12:42,470 --> 01:12:44,446 I am 50% kid, like, on 1627 01:12:44,470 --> 01:12:46,447 a scary high dive, and then I’m 50%, 1628 01:12:46,471 --> 01:12:48,447 like, I don’t even... I don’t even know what. 1629 01:12:48,471 --> 01:12:50,447 Well, that would be... really add up to like 150... 1630 01:12:50,471 --> 01:12:52,447 I know that the numbers don’t add up, 1631 01:12:52,471 --> 01:12:54,447 but, like, this whole thing doesn’t add up. 1632 01:12:54,471 --> 01:12:56,447 I mean, think about me three months ago, 1633 01:12:56,471 --> 01:12:57,448 and then think about me now. 1634 01:12:57,472 --> 01:12:59,447 Tomorrow, I could be United States Congressman. 1635 01:12:59,471 --> 01:13:01,447 That is... it’s mind-blowing. 1636 01:13:01,471 --> 01:13:03,448 I know exactly what you mean. 1637 01:13:03,472 --> 01:13:05,448 I-I was never this nervous during my own campaign. 1638 01:13:05,472 --> 01:13:08,448 I was so logical. Everything was so clear. 1639 01:13:08,472 --> 01:13:11,448 Now... I don’t know. 1640 01:13:11,472 --> 01:13:12,472 Things are different. 1641 01:13:18,472 --> 01:13:20,448 I’m sorry. 1642 01:13:20,472 --> 01:13:22,449 I’m usually not at a loss for words. 1643 01:13:24,473 --> 01:13:25,473 That is true. 1644 01:13:27,473 --> 01:13:30,449 Hannah... 1645 01:13:30,473 --> 01:13:33,449 I want you to know how grateful I am 1646 01:13:33,473 --> 01:13:36,449 for everything that you’ve done, and I... 1647 01:13:36,473 --> 01:13:39,450 and I just... I hope, no matter what happens tomorrow, 1648 01:13:39,474 --> 01:13:44,474 that, um... that I don’t disappoint you. 1649 01:13:46,474 --> 01:13:50,474 Whatever happens, I don’t think you ever could. 1650 01:13:54,474 --> 01:13:56,450 Elliot Doolittle. 1651 01:13:57,475 --> 01:13:59,451 You got my vote. 1652 01:13:59,475 --> 01:14:01,451 Oh, thank you very much. All right. 1653 01:14:01,475 --> 01:14:04,451 Hey. Uh, can I pick your brain for a second? 1654 01:14:04,475 --> 01:14:06,451 Yeah. Uh... 1655 01:14:06,475 --> 01:14:08,451 I’ve got some ideas 1656 01:14:08,475 --> 01:14:09,451 I wouldn’t mind running by you. 1657 01:14:09,475 --> 01:14:10,452 I’m going to say good night. 1658 01:14:10,476 --> 01:14:12,451 So, anyway, I... 1659 01:14:12,475 --> 01:14:14,451 Good night. 1660 01:14:38,477 --> 01:14:39,454 Hey. Oh, wow, you look great. 1661 01:14:39,478 --> 01:14:41,453 Oh, well, there are going to be photographers there. 1662 01:14:41,477 --> 01:14:43,453 Right? So... Yeah. 1663 01:14:43,477 --> 01:14:46,453 Um... so, would it be a problem 1664 01:14:46,477 --> 01:14:48,453 if Bonnie and the kids came with us? 1665 01:14:48,477 --> 01:14:49,453 You know, the kids are real excited, 1666 01:14:49,477 --> 01:14:50,454 but Bonnie didn’t want to intrude. 1667 01:14:50,478 --> 01:14:52,454 Thought it was, like, a date or something. 1668 01:14:52,478 --> 01:14:54,454 A date? To vote? 1669 01:14:54,478 --> 01:14:57,454 No, that would... that would be so silly, right? 1670 01:14:57,478 --> 01:14:58,454 Right? Yeah. 1671 01:14:58,478 --> 01:14:59,454 So silly. Okay. 1672 01:14:59,478 --> 01:15:00,455 Right? 1673 01:15:00,479 --> 01:15:02,454 Right? Yeah. 1674 01:15:02,478 --> 01:15:04,454 Um... 1675 01:15:04,478 --> 01:15:06,454 Okay. All right. Hey, guys, let’s go. 1676 01:15:06,478 --> 01:15:08,455 Okay. 1677 01:15:08,479 --> 01:15:09,456 Here we go. All right, be careful. 1678 01:15:09,480 --> 01:15:11,455 Hey, hey, slow down. 1679 01:15:11,479 --> 01:15:13,455 Knock it off! The polls are open all day. 1680 01:15:13,479 --> 01:15:15,455 - Take it easy on them. - They’re just kids. 1681 01:15:15,479 --> 01:15:17,455 Right. You had my morning, you’d be yelling, too. Hi. 1682 01:15:17,479 --> 01:15:19,455 Thank you very much. Buckle up. Buckle up. 1683 01:15:19,479 --> 01:15:21,455 Yeah, they know how cars work. 1684 01:15:21,479 --> 01:15:24,455 All right, everybody set? Fingers and toes? 1685 01:15:24,479 --> 01:15:26,456 Yes. J.J., remember, you’re A-Team. 1686 01:15:26,480 --> 01:15:28,456 A-Team, where’s my button? 1687 01:15:28,480 --> 01:15:31,456 Polls are opening early this morning 1688 01:15:31,480 --> 01:15:33,456 as the special election gets underway. 1689 01:15:33,480 --> 01:15:36,456 Already, there are reports of heavy voter turnout 1690 01:15:36,480 --> 01:15:38,456 in this hotly contested race 1691 01:15:38,480 --> 01:15:39,457 between political outsider Elliot Doolittle 1692 01:15:39,481 --> 01:15:42,456 and businessman Andrew Bridgeworth. 1693 01:15:42,480 --> 01:15:44,457 It’s-it’s over here? Oh... okay. 1694 01:15:44,481 --> 01:15:47,457 Uh, Elliot Doolittle... I have worked with him 1695 01:15:47,481 --> 01:15:51,457 for the last eight years, and he never called in once. 1696 01:15:51,481 --> 01:15:53,457 That is responsibility. 1697 01:15:53,481 --> 01:15:55,457 Exit polling shows a significant 1698 01:15:55,481 --> 01:15:57,457 blue collar turnout for Elliot Doolittle. 1699 01:15:57,481 --> 01:15:59,457 The beer vendor turned congressional candidate 1700 01:15:59,481 --> 01:16:01,457 had jumped out to an early lead 1701 01:16:01,481 --> 01:16:04,458 over his rival, Andrew Bridgeworth. 1702 01:16:04,482 --> 01:16:06,458 Ah, that Elliot. You know, he’s one of our own. 1703 01:16:06,482 --> 01:16:07,459 He’s like family around here. 1704 01:16:07,483 --> 01:16:09,458 He’s practically like a... Not like a son. No. 1705 01:16:09,482 --> 01:16:11,458 No, no, no, no, ’cause neither one of us is really... 1706 01:16:11,482 --> 01:16:13,458 We’re not old enough... To have a son that age. 1707 01:16:13,482 --> 01:16:15,562 More like a kid brother. Oh, I like that. That’s good. 1708 01:16:21,483 --> 01:16:23,459 One time, I seen him juggle three kegs. 1709 01:16:23,483 --> 01:16:25,459 Okay, they were... they were mini-kegs, 1710 01:16:25,483 --> 01:16:28,459 and they was empties, but in my book, 1711 01:16:28,483 --> 01:16:30,459 anybody who can do that 1712 01:16:30,483 --> 01:16:32,459 is cut out for that circus in Washington. 1713 01:16:32,483 --> 01:16:34,459 Know what I’m saying? 1714 01:16:34,483 --> 01:16:36,459 As a wider sampling of exit polls comes in, 1715 01:16:36,483 --> 01:16:37,460 Andrew Bridgeworth seems to be 1716 01:16:37,484 --> 01:16:39,460 taking the lead over Elliot Doolittle. 1717 01:16:39,484 --> 01:16:41,460 You know, all that talk 1718 01:16:41,484 --> 01:16:42,461 that Bridgeworth fella was spreading was lies. 1719 01:16:42,485 --> 01:16:44,460 Crime family? Ha! 1720 01:16:44,484 --> 01:16:46,460 I’d like to get a hold of that guy 1721 01:16:46,484 --> 01:16:48,460 and give him a wicked case of what for. 1722 01:16:48,484 --> 01:16:50,460 That’s what I would do. 1723 01:16:56,485 --> 01:16:58,461 Ah, there you go. 1724 01:17:07,485 --> 01:17:10,461 Well, Keith, for those of us on the ground here, 1725 01:17:10,485 --> 01:17:13,461 the race is still too close to call, 1726 01:17:13,485 --> 01:17:15,462 with Doolittle now moving ahead of Bridgeworth. 1727 01:17:15,486 --> 01:17:17,462 You know, if Elliot gets elected... Mm-hmm. 1728 01:17:17,486 --> 01:17:19,462 Folks around here are going to want a party. 1729 01:17:19,486 --> 01:17:21,462 Oh, my God, we’re going to have us a ripper. 1730 01:17:21,486 --> 01:17:23,462 Oh, and it’s not like we don’t have enough beer for it. 1731 01:17:23,486 --> 01:17:25,462 Ha! It’s going to be a mad ripper. 1732 01:17:25,486 --> 01:17:27,462 A wicked mad ripper. What?! 1733 01:17:27,486 --> 01:17:28,463 With nearly 75% 1734 01:17:28,487 --> 01:17:30,462 of the polling places now closed, 1735 01:17:30,486 --> 01:17:32,463 it appears that Andrew Bridgeworth 1736 01:17:32,487 --> 01:17:35,487 has a small but significant lead over Elliot Doolittle. 1737 01:17:42,487 --> 01:17:44,463 Taxi! 1738 01:17:45,488 --> 01:17:47,487 Thank you! 1739 01:17:48,487 --> 01:17:50,488 Thank you. Thank you. 1740 01:17:52,488 --> 01:17:53,465 Thank you very much. 1741 01:17:53,489 --> 01:17:55,488 Thank you so much. 1742 01:17:57,488 --> 01:17:59,464 Thank you. 1743 01:18:01,488 --> 01:18:04,464 You, you, you. 1744 01:18:04,488 --> 01:18:05,464 Thank you. 1745 01:18:05,488 --> 01:18:06,465 I can’t tell you 1746 01:18:06,489 --> 01:18:09,465 how much I appreciate your support. 1747 01:18:09,489 --> 01:18:12,465 Um, in particular, I’d like to thank 1748 01:18:12,489 --> 01:18:14,465 Hannah Higgins and Colleen Pickering 1749 01:18:14,489 --> 01:18:17,465 for the unenviable task 1750 01:18:17,489 --> 01:18:18,466 of guiding me through this entire process. 1751 01:18:18,490 --> 01:18:20,489 You got that right. 1752 01:18:28,490 --> 01:18:32,466 It has been a thrilling journey. 1753 01:18:32,490 --> 01:18:34,466 Uh, one that has led me 1754 01:18:34,490 --> 01:18:37,466 to be standing before you this evening. 1755 01:18:42,490 --> 01:18:46,467 Now, uh, nearly all the precincts have been counted, 1756 01:18:46,491 --> 01:18:49,467 the margin is razor-thin... 1757 01:18:51,491 --> 01:18:52,468 ...but it is now time 1758 01:18:52,492 --> 01:18:55,467 to offer my congratulations to my opponent 1759 01:18:55,491 --> 01:18:56,468 on a well-fought campaign 1760 01:18:56,492 --> 01:18:59,467 and wish him the best 1761 01:18:59,491 --> 01:19:02,468 as our newest United States Congressman. 1762 01:19:04,492 --> 01:19:05,469 No, no. 1763 01:19:05,493 --> 01:19:07,468 Don’t quit! Don’t quit! 1764 01:19:07,492 --> 01:19:09,468 It’s okay. It’s okay. 1765 01:19:10,493 --> 01:19:13,468 Uh, while we concede the election, 1766 01:19:13,492 --> 01:19:15,468 I want all of you to know 1767 01:19:15,492 --> 01:19:18,468 that in no way does this nullify your involvement 1768 01:19:18,492 --> 01:19:22,469 or diminish the ideals that you’ve embraced. 1769 01:19:22,493 --> 01:19:24,469 We will continue to work hard 1770 01:19:24,493 --> 01:19:26,469 to accomplish our goals. 1771 01:19:26,493 --> 01:19:28,469 I hope you will do the same. 1772 01:19:30,493 --> 01:19:32,493 Thank you very much! 1773 01:19:43,494 --> 01:19:44,471 Bring it in. 1774 01:19:44,495 --> 01:19:46,494 Hey, sis. 1775 01:19:49,494 --> 01:19:52,470 Elliot! Elliot! 1776 01:19:52,494 --> 01:19:55,470 Elliot! Elliot! Elliot! 1777 01:19:55,494 --> 01:19:57,495 Thank you so much. 1778 01:20:00,495 --> 01:20:02,471 Oh, you’re going to get ’em next time. 1779 01:20:02,495 --> 01:20:04,471 I’m not sure I have a next time planned, 1780 01:20:04,495 --> 01:20:06,471 but thank you for your kind words. 1781 01:20:06,495 --> 01:20:08,471 I don’t know. 1782 01:20:08,495 --> 01:20:09,472 I-I really liked Elliot Doolittle, 1783 01:20:09,496 --> 01:20:11,471 so it was hard to decide. 1784 01:20:11,495 --> 01:20:13,471 But then there was all that stuff the other guys was saying, 1785 01:20:13,495 --> 01:20:15,472 and it made it even harder to decide. 1786 01:20:15,496 --> 01:20:17,472 When I think about all the struggles 1787 01:20:17,496 --> 01:20:18,473 and the sacrifices I went through 1788 01:20:18,497 --> 01:20:21,472 raising my kid and his sister... Poor single ma and all... 1789 01:20:21,496 --> 01:20:22,473 Break your heart. 1790 01:20:22,497 --> 01:20:25,472 Maybe they could do a TV movie about me. 1791 01:20:25,496 --> 01:20:27,472 Who could I talk to about that? 1792 01:20:27,496 --> 01:20:30,472 - Huh? Who can I...? - Don’t touch that. 1793 01:20:30,496 --> 01:20:32,473 Let me tell you, even if he wasn’t blood, 1794 01:20:32,497 --> 01:20:34,473 I’d still vote for him ’cause you are just not 1795 01:20:34,497 --> 01:20:35,473 going to find a more stand-up 1796 01:20:35,497 --> 01:20:36,474 kind of guy than Elliot Doolittle. 1797 01:20:36,498 --> 01:20:38,473 And, uh... 1798 01:20:38,497 --> 01:20:40,473 At the very least, it was a noble defeat. 1799 01:20:40,497 --> 01:20:43,473 You can keep your nobility. 1800 01:20:43,497 --> 01:20:45,473 I wish we had taken the kid gloves off 1801 01:20:45,497 --> 01:20:47,473 and wiped the floor with that Bridgeworth creep. 1802 01:20:47,497 --> 01:20:50,474 Why, Miss Higgins, if I didn’t know better, 1803 01:20:50,498 --> 01:20:53,474 I would swear you have gone from being an idealist 1804 01:20:53,498 --> 01:20:56,474 to a politician. 1805 01:20:56,498 --> 01:20:58,474 It has been a thrilling journey... 1806 01:20:58,498 --> 01:21:00,474 He did give a lovely concession speech. 1807 01:21:00,498 --> 01:21:02,474 One never would have guessed 1808 01:21:02,498 --> 01:21:03,475 he was delivering beer kegs a few months ago. 1809 01:21:03,499 --> 01:21:05,474 Kudos to you, I suppose. 1810 01:21:05,498 --> 01:21:07,499 Kudos to us both. 1811 01:21:09,499 --> 01:21:12,499 I guess I’ll be moving into your office pretty soon. 1812 01:21:14,499 --> 01:21:16,475 Yes. Fair is fair. 1813 01:21:16,499 --> 01:21:17,476 I fully plan on 1814 01:21:17,500 --> 01:21:19,475 squaring things up between the two of us. 1815 01:21:19,499 --> 01:21:21,475 Good. 1816 01:21:21,499 --> 01:21:22,476 And Elliot? 1817 01:21:22,500 --> 01:21:24,475 What about the two of you? 1818 01:21:24,499 --> 01:21:26,476 Oh, please. 1819 01:21:26,500 --> 01:21:27,476 Don’t be ridiculous. 1820 01:21:27,500 --> 01:21:28,477 There is no "two of us." 1821 01:21:28,501 --> 01:21:31,476 I actually was just thinking about how it’s time 1822 01:21:31,500 --> 01:21:33,476 to release our charge back into the wild. 1823 01:21:33,500 --> 01:21:35,476 Really? How do you propose to return him 1824 01:21:35,500 --> 01:21:37,476 back to his natural habitat? 1825 01:21:37,500 --> 01:21:38,477 Suppose we could just open the doors 1826 01:21:38,501 --> 01:21:40,476 and let him run free. 1827 01:21:40,500 --> 01:21:42,476 You think he would just wander out? 1828 01:21:42,500 --> 01:21:44,477 We could drop him off at a hockey game 1829 01:21:44,501 --> 01:21:46,477 with a six-pack of beer. 1830 01:21:46,501 --> 01:21:48,477 Oh, you’re terrible. Stop. 1831 01:21:48,501 --> 01:21:51,477 Okay. If you insist on being so gentle, 1832 01:21:51,501 --> 01:21:53,477 I suppose I could pin a note to him 1833 01:21:53,501 --> 01:21:56,501 and leave him in a basket outside an Irish pub. 1834 01:22:14,502 --> 01:22:16,502 You can just put it in the trunk. 1835 01:22:21,503 --> 01:22:24,479 What are you doing? 1836 01:22:24,503 --> 01:22:27,479 You’ll want the clothes back, too, right? 1837 01:22:27,503 --> 01:22:29,479 What? Why would I want your clothes? 1838 01:22:29,503 --> 01:22:30,863 For the next guy you experiment on. 1839 01:22:32,503 --> 01:22:34,479 Don’t you mean, "On whom we decide to experiment"? 1840 01:22:34,503 --> 01:22:36,503 Whatever. 1841 01:22:40,504 --> 01:22:42,480 Okay, this was a rough night on all of us, 1842 01:22:42,504 --> 01:22:44,480 but you don’t need to take it out on me. 1843 01:22:44,504 --> 01:22:45,481 Go home, have yourself a beer, 1844 01:22:45,505 --> 01:22:47,480 and you’ll feel better in the morning. 1845 01:22:47,504 --> 01:22:48,481 I’ll tell you what. 1846 01:22:48,505 --> 01:22:51,480 Why don’t you just drop me off at a hockey game 1847 01:22:51,504 --> 01:22:53,480 with a six-pack of beer? 1848 01:22:53,504 --> 01:22:56,481 Or maybe you could leave me in a basket 1849 01:22:56,505 --> 01:22:59,505 outside an Irish pub. 1850 01:23:03,505 --> 01:23:06,481 If I had known that you were so thin-skinned, 1851 01:23:06,505 --> 01:23:08,481 I would have checked earshot. 1852 01:23:08,505 --> 01:23:11,481 But, obviously, you’re intent on extracting 1853 01:23:11,505 --> 01:23:15,482 an apology from me, so I will indulge you. 1854 01:23:15,506 --> 01:23:18,482 I’m deeply sorry if I offended you. 1855 01:23:18,506 --> 01:23:19,483 Really? 1856 01:23:19,507 --> 01:23:22,482 Don’t patronize me after what I’ve done for you. 1857 01:23:22,506 --> 01:23:23,482 For me? You came to me 1858 01:23:23,506 --> 01:23:24,483 wanting to be a beverage rep. 1859 01:23:24,507 --> 01:23:26,482 I think that you’re more than qualified 1860 01:23:26,506 --> 01:23:29,482 to go back to your beer and your Bruins. You’re welcome. 1861 01:23:29,506 --> 01:23:31,483 Don’t act like you’ve done me favors, okay? 1862 01:23:31,507 --> 01:23:32,484 I was pretty happy before. 1863 01:23:32,508 --> 01:23:34,483 I was happy taking care of my own family, 1864 01:23:34,507 --> 01:23:36,483 doing the occasional good deed downtown. 1865 01:23:36,507 --> 01:23:39,483 I showed you that we are all required to stand up 1866 01:23:39,507 --> 01:23:41,483 against inequality, complacency and injustice. 1867 01:23:41,507 --> 01:23:42,484 How awful of me. 1868 01:23:42,508 --> 01:23:44,483 But you always said that we 1869 01:23:44,507 --> 01:23:45,483 could accomplish something together. 1870 01:23:45,507 --> 01:23:46,484 Right? 1871 01:23:46,508 --> 01:23:48,483 And now we have one setback, and you’re... 1872 01:23:48,507 --> 01:23:49,484 and you’re ready to call it quits. 1873 01:23:49,508 --> 01:23:52,484 I would call it a lot more than a setback. 1874 01:23:52,508 --> 01:23:53,485 We lost the election. 1875 01:23:53,509 --> 01:23:55,589 And how quickly after that did you decide to dump me? 1876 01:23:56,508 --> 01:23:58,484 I’m not going to hold your hand. 1877 01:23:58,508 --> 01:24:01,484 Yes, there are things that are wrong with this world. 1878 01:24:01,508 --> 01:24:03,484 You are a grown-up. 1879 01:24:03,508 --> 01:24:05,484 Go out there. Do something. 1880 01:24:05,508 --> 01:24:07,509 Make a difference. 1881 01:24:12,509 --> 01:24:15,485 Can I help you? 1882 01:24:15,509 --> 01:24:17,485 Uh, uh, excuse me. 1883 01:24:17,509 --> 01:24:19,485 Oh, great. 1884 01:24:19,509 --> 01:24:20,486 Another stalker with a camera. 1885 01:24:20,510 --> 01:24:22,509 That’s the perfect way to end this. 1886 01:24:40,510 --> 01:24:41,487 Any luck? 1887 01:24:41,511 --> 01:24:43,487 Wires are shot. 1888 01:24:43,511 --> 01:24:45,487 Okay, well, don’t sweat it. 1889 01:24:45,511 --> 01:24:46,488 Have a beer. 1890 01:24:46,512 --> 01:24:48,487 Thank you. 1891 01:24:48,511 --> 01:24:51,487 You don’t got to fix the buzzer. 1892 01:24:51,511 --> 01:24:53,487 She comes to see you, I’m sure she can knock 1893 01:24:53,511 --> 01:24:55,487 like a normal human being. 1894 01:24:55,511 --> 01:24:56,487 I don’t know what you’re talking about. 1895 01:24:56,511 --> 01:24:57,488 No? You’ve been mooning 1896 01:24:57,512 --> 01:24:59,487 around here for the last couple of days. 1897 01:24:59,511 --> 01:25:00,488 Mooning? I haven’t been mooning. 1898 01:25:00,512 --> 01:25:01,489 Yeah, you have. 1899 01:25:01,513 --> 01:25:03,488 You’re like a lost pup. Geez, just go talk to her. 1900 01:25:03,512 --> 01:25:05,488 Nope, we had a fight. 1901 01:25:05,512 --> 01:25:06,489 You had a fight... What’s that mean? 1902 01:25:06,513 --> 01:25:08,488 It means it’s... it’s done. 1903 01:25:08,512 --> 01:25:09,489 It’s over, Bon. 1904 01:25:09,513 --> 01:25:11,488 You don’t know that. 1905 01:25:11,512 --> 01:25:12,488 She said it. 1906 01:25:12,512 --> 01:25:13,489 She said it... oh, all right. 1907 01:25:13,513 --> 01:25:15,488 And, of course, you’ve been in politics long enough 1908 01:25:15,512 --> 01:25:16,489 to know that people 1909 01:25:16,513 --> 01:25:18,512 never say things they don’t mean. 1910 01:25:21,513 --> 01:25:22,489 Oh, God. 1911 01:25:22,513 --> 01:25:23,490 I miss fighting. 1912 01:25:23,514 --> 01:25:25,489 That’s crazy. No, it ain’t. 1913 01:25:25,513 --> 01:25:27,489 You know Frank and I loved each other. 1914 01:25:27,513 --> 01:25:29,489 But sometimes I’d get on his nerves. 1915 01:25:29,513 --> 01:25:32,489 Really? That’s hard to believe, sister. 1916 01:25:32,513 --> 01:25:37,490 Or he’d do something so absolutely knuckleheaded... 1917 01:25:37,514 --> 01:25:39,490 God, just... bam... The gloves would come off. 1918 01:25:39,514 --> 01:25:41,490 We’d be going the rounds, you know. 1919 01:25:41,514 --> 01:25:45,490 But no matter how loud or ticked-off we’d get, 1920 01:25:45,514 --> 01:25:47,490 it was always... it was okay. 1921 01:25:47,514 --> 01:25:51,490 You know? It was just shaking the dust off. 1922 01:25:51,514 --> 01:25:53,490 It was like it meant we were both still in it. 1923 01:25:53,514 --> 01:25:54,491 We were still paying attention, yeah. 1924 01:25:54,515 --> 01:25:57,491 The day I figured out 1925 01:25:57,515 --> 01:25:58,491 I could fight with that man was the day 1926 01:25:58,515 --> 01:25:59,492 I figured I could marry him. 1927 01:25:59,516 --> 01:26:01,491 Well, you know, she’s different, Bon. 1928 01:26:01,515 --> 01:26:04,491 She’s got no reason to be around me. 1929 01:26:04,515 --> 01:26:06,491 You know, or us or this place? 1930 01:26:06,515 --> 01:26:07,491 You know? 1931 01:26:07,515 --> 01:26:08,515 She’s got no reason. 1932 01:26:10,515 --> 01:26:13,492 Well, maybe you should stop hanging out around here. 1933 01:26:13,516 --> 01:26:15,516 Go give her a reason. 1934 01:27:35,520 --> 01:27:38,496 I don’t think he’d be hard to find. 1935 01:27:38,520 --> 01:27:41,496 I didn’t realize that knocking had gone out of fashion. 1936 01:27:41,520 --> 01:27:44,497 Oh, I didn’t realize it was required, 1937 01:27:44,521 --> 01:27:45,498 considering your door was open. 1938 01:27:45,522 --> 01:27:47,497 That’s no excuse for sneaking up on me. 1939 01:27:47,521 --> 01:27:50,497 Well, your definition of sneaking leaves room for debate. 1940 01:27:50,521 --> 01:27:52,497 Am I leaving myself open for a debate? 1941 01:27:52,521 --> 01:27:54,497 Hannah, you’ve been trying to start an argument 1942 01:27:54,521 --> 01:27:56,497 for the better part of a week now. 1943 01:27:56,521 --> 01:27:58,497 But that doesn’t give you any reason to get 1944 01:27:58,521 --> 01:27:59,498 all wicked smart 1945 01:27:59,522 --> 01:28:02,498 with me. Why do you insist on speaking that way? 1946 01:28:02,522 --> 01:28:03,499 You are just trying to goad me. 1947 01:28:03,523 --> 01:28:05,498 Hannah, I know you are valiantly 1948 01:28:05,522 --> 01:28:07,498 trying to defend the English language, 1949 01:28:07,522 --> 01:28:09,498 but it is alive and well. 1950 01:28:09,522 --> 01:28:10,499 English has been changing 1951 01:28:10,523 --> 01:28:12,498 ever since we first spoke it, 1952 01:28:12,522 --> 01:28:14,498 and it will continue to evolve 1953 01:28:14,522 --> 01:28:16,522 until we have spoken the last of it. 1954 01:28:18,523 --> 01:28:21,499 But you and I both know 1955 01:28:21,523 --> 01:28:24,523 the issue at hand has nothing to do with slang. 1956 01:28:26,523 --> 01:28:30,499 I don’t think that you have any idea, actually. 1957 01:28:30,523 --> 01:28:33,499 I believe I do. 1958 01:28:33,523 --> 01:28:35,499 You and I have been partners for ten years. 1959 01:28:35,523 --> 01:28:37,524 I’ve known you since you were a little girl. 1960 01:28:38,524 --> 01:28:40,500 I think I have 1961 01:28:40,524 --> 01:28:44,524 a very good idea of what’s going on. 1962 01:28:52,524 --> 01:28:53,524 Go. 1963 01:29:31,527 --> 01:29:32,504 Hey, stranger. 1964 01:29:32,528 --> 01:29:34,503 Why don’t you come on in? 1965 01:29:34,527 --> 01:29:37,503 Just put up a fresh pot of coffee. 1966 01:29:37,527 --> 01:29:38,767 I swear to God. No. 1967 01:29:45,527 --> 01:29:48,504 So, is Elliot... 1968 01:29:48,528 --> 01:29:50,504 No, I, uh... 1969 01:29:50,528 --> 01:29:52,168 got no idea where that brother of mine is. 1970 01:29:52,528 --> 01:29:54,504 You’re saying he left? 1971 01:29:54,528 --> 01:29:56,504 No, no, uh... 1972 01:29:56,528 --> 01:29:58,504 I’m saying he took off this morning 1973 01:29:58,528 --> 01:29:59,505 without so much as a "see you later." 1974 01:29:59,529 --> 01:30:01,528 Oh, I see. 1975 01:30:04,528 --> 01:30:06,505 I seen your little dustup outside the hotel. 1976 01:30:06,529 --> 01:30:07,506 It was on the Internet. 1977 01:30:07,530 --> 01:30:10,505 Yes. That. 1978 01:30:10,529 --> 01:30:13,505 It seems everyone has cameras 1979 01:30:13,529 --> 01:30:15,529 on his or her cell phone these days. 1980 01:30:17,529 --> 01:30:20,505 Well, you’re probably really busy, 1981 01:30:20,529 --> 01:30:23,505 so I won’t take up more of your time. 1982 01:30:23,529 --> 01:30:25,506 Thank you for the coffee. 1983 01:30:25,530 --> 01:30:27,290 You want I should tell Elliot you stopped by? 1984 01:30:27,530 --> 01:30:29,506 Yes. 1985 01:30:29,530 --> 01:30:31,506 I suppose I do. 1986 01:30:31,530 --> 01:30:33,506 I’m not really sure why I came. 1987 01:30:33,530 --> 01:30:36,506 In fact... if you must say anything, 1988 01:30:36,530 --> 01:30:38,506 tell him things are going really well 1989 01:30:38,530 --> 01:30:39,506 at the office. 1990 01:30:39,530 --> 01:30:40,506 The most noticeable difference 1991 01:30:40,530 --> 01:30:41,507 is how much more room there is. 1992 01:30:41,531 --> 01:30:43,507 He really did seem to take up a lot of space. 1993 01:30:43,531 --> 01:30:45,507 Yeah. 1994 01:30:45,531 --> 01:30:47,507 He’s a big fella, my brother. 1995 01:30:47,531 --> 01:30:49,507 And loud, too... I’m sure that you’ve noticed. 1996 01:30:49,531 --> 01:30:50,508 It’s amazing how much quieter things are 1997 01:30:50,532 --> 01:30:52,507 now that he’s not in the office. 1998 01:30:52,531 --> 01:30:55,507 Which is good because so much had been neglected 1999 01:30:55,531 --> 01:30:57,507 due to the campaign. 2000 01:30:57,531 --> 01:30:59,507 Things are really, really busy at work, 2001 01:30:59,531 --> 01:31:01,508 which is good because it’s amazing 2002 01:31:01,532 --> 01:31:05,532 how much slower time passes now that he’s not around. 2003 01:31:07,532 --> 01:31:09,508 Perhaps it’s better if you say nothing at all. 2004 01:31:11,532 --> 01:31:14,532 Say nothing to whom? 2005 01:31:17,532 --> 01:31:20,533 Professor Higgins, good afternoon. 2006 01:31:24,533 --> 01:31:26,509 How are you? 2007 01:31:26,533 --> 01:31:28,509 Quite well. 2008 01:31:28,533 --> 01:31:31,533 Thank you for asking. 2009 01:31:34,533 --> 01:31:37,510 I guess I should... 2010 01:31:37,534 --> 01:31:39,510 be getting back to the office. 2011 01:31:39,534 --> 01:31:41,510 Well, say hi to Colleen for me. 2012 01:31:41,534 --> 01:31:43,534 I owe her a lot. 2013 01:31:44,534 --> 01:31:45,534 Just her? 2014 01:31:47,534 --> 01:31:50,510 Well, I think the biggest difference in me now 2015 01:31:50,534 --> 01:31:52,510 isn’t how I speak or how I act, 2016 01:31:52,534 --> 01:31:54,511 but how I expect to be treated. 2017 01:31:54,535 --> 01:31:56,511 Before Colleen had any reason to, 2018 01:31:56,535 --> 01:31:58,511 she treated me like a gentleman. 2019 01:31:58,535 --> 01:32:01,511 But you, you, uh... 2020 01:32:01,535 --> 01:32:04,511 well, you treated me like an experiment. 2021 01:32:04,535 --> 01:32:07,535 Oh, for crying out loud, I treat everybody that way! 2022 01:32:17,536 --> 01:32:19,536 I really should go. 2023 01:32:33,537 --> 01:32:35,513 Ow! 2024 01:32:35,537 --> 01:32:37,513 There’s more where that came from. 2025 01:32:37,537 --> 01:32:39,513 Go get her. 2026 01:32:39,537 --> 01:32:41,513 Go! 2027 01:32:41,537 --> 01:32:43,537 Get her... go, go, go. 2028 01:32:46,537 --> 01:32:49,538 Hannah! 2029 01:32:52,538 --> 01:32:54,514 I have a proposition. 2030 01:32:54,538 --> 01:32:56,514 I’m listening. 2031 01:32:56,538 --> 01:32:59,514 You were right, you know? 2032 01:32:59,538 --> 01:33:01,514 And I decided I should do something. 2033 01:33:01,538 --> 01:33:02,515 So, I was just downtown in a meeting 2034 01:33:02,539 --> 01:33:04,514 with a political consultant. 2035 01:33:04,538 --> 01:33:07,515 There’s a lot that can be done right here in Boston. 2036 01:33:07,539 --> 01:33:08,516 The mayor’s up for reelection. 2037 01:33:08,540 --> 01:33:10,515 And a lot of people agree 2038 01:33:10,539 --> 01:33:11,516 that he’s vulnerable to the right candidate. 2039 01:33:11,540 --> 01:33:13,515 I get it. 2040 01:33:13,539 --> 01:33:14,516 I think you would be a great candidate. 2041 01:33:14,540 --> 01:33:18,515 I’m not. 2042 01:33:18,539 --> 01:33:20,515 You have the passion, you have the ideas. 2043 01:33:20,539 --> 01:33:22,515 It’s just your people skills that are a little lacking. 2044 01:33:22,539 --> 01:33:24,516 That’s not an insult; it’s just a fact. 2045 01:33:24,540 --> 01:33:25,517 But it’s a fact I can help you with. 2046 01:33:25,541 --> 01:33:28,516 I don’t know. I... 2047 01:33:28,540 --> 01:33:30,516 After that failed bid for Congress 2048 01:33:30,540 --> 01:33:32,516 and those embarrassing Internet videos... 2049 01:33:32,540 --> 01:33:35,516 No, that’s a funny thing about those... they’re not liabilities. 2050 01:33:35,540 --> 01:33:37,516 The consultant I met with... Excuse me... with whom I met, 2051 01:33:37,540 --> 01:33:39,516 he did some polling. 2052 01:33:39,540 --> 01:33:41,517 The words and phrases that people are using 2053 01:33:41,541 --> 01:33:44,517 most often in reference to you are: 2054 01:33:44,541 --> 01:33:47,517 "feisty," "human" 2055 01:33:47,541 --> 01:33:50,541 and "someone I’d like to have a beer with." 2056 01:33:53,541 --> 01:33:56,517 Really? Yeah. 2057 01:33:56,541 --> 01:34:00,518 Now... 2058 01:34:00,542 --> 01:34:03,518 just got to find someone who can teach you about beer. 2059 01:34:03,542 --> 01:34:06,518 Or... bowling. 2060 01:34:06,542 --> 01:34:09,542 I’d really like to get better at bowling. 2061 01:34:31,543 --> 01:34:35,544 Lady, today could be your lucky day. 2062 01:35:12,570 --> 01:35:15,570 Subtitles Diego Moraes(oakislandtk) www.opensubtitles.org