1 00:00:44,199 --> 00:00:46,574 Well, thank you, thank you all, 2 00:00:46,657 --> 00:00:49,616 parents and town advocates alike, 3 00:00:49,699 --> 00:00:53,033 for joining us on this very special evening. 4 00:00:54,115 --> 00:00:55,866 We're here tonight to kick off 5 00:00:55,949 --> 00:00:58,657 our most ambitious school year yet. 6 00:00:59,783 --> 00:01:02,365 We've run the numbers, and folks, 7 00:01:02,449 --> 00:01:05,699 there's no simpler way for me to put it. 8 00:01:05,783 --> 00:01:09,157 Our children are getting smarter. 9 00:01:11,657 --> 00:01:16,616 Harvard, two. Dartmouth, two. 10 00:01:16,699 --> 00:01:18,991 Yale, three. 11 00:01:19,074 --> 00:01:20,949 U Penn, seven. 12 00:01:21,699 --> 00:01:23,115 Thank you. 13 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,824 ...and my fellow trustees 14 00:01:50,908 --> 00:01:53,407 who wait all year long 15 00:01:53,491 --> 00:01:56,324 ranking the top public schools in America 16 00:01:56,407 --> 00:01:59,949 based on SATs and college acceptance rates. 17 00:02:00,699 --> 00:02:03,033 And Roslyn is four... 18 00:02:08,449 --> 00:02:10,616 And now, I'd like to bring out the man responsible. 19 00:02:10,699 --> 00:02:12,074 -Congratulations. -Thank you. 20 00:02:12,157 --> 00:02:13,699 In his ten years here, 21 00:02:13,783 --> 00:02:16,157 he's revamped our education system. 22 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,741 From Pre-K all the way to high school. 23 00:02:19,365 --> 00:02:22,115 Please join me in welcoming to the stage 24 00:02:22,199 --> 00:02:25,074 our district superintendent and my friend, 25 00:02:25,157 --> 00:02:26,824 Frank Tassone. 26 00:03:09,199 --> 00:03:10,407 Good morning. 27 00:03:12,407 --> 00:03:13,699 Hey there, good morning. 28 00:03:14,365 --> 00:03:15,616 Go Bulldogs. 29 00:03:15,699 --> 00:03:17,657 Have we heard about Mr. Kopple? 30 00:03:17,741 --> 00:03:18,991 -Wife had twins. -Twins! 31 00:03:19,074 --> 00:03:20,574 -Late last night. -Nice. Send over flowers 32 00:03:20,657 --> 00:03:22,199 and maybe an edible arrangement. 33 00:03:22,282 --> 00:03:23,783 Can we, can we get these things out of here? 34 00:03:23,866 --> 00:03:25,449 -Oh, they're nice for morale. -Yeah, it'd be even nicer 35 00:03:25,532 --> 00:03:26,616 if they were shaped like ones. 36 00:03:26,699 --> 00:03:28,115 -You know, Dr. Tassone-- -Hey. 37 00:03:28,199 --> 00:03:30,866 A wise woman once said it's not having what you want. 38 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:33,199 -It's wanting what you got. -Mrs. Gluckin. 39 00:03:33,282 --> 00:03:35,783 I barely recognize you anymore what with the new name, 40 00:03:35,866 --> 00:03:37,240 new office, new job title. 41 00:03:37,324 --> 00:03:39,574 The same pay, same paperwork. 42 00:03:39,824 --> 00:03:41,324 July and August are all settled up. 43 00:03:41,407 --> 00:03:43,240 -Expenses booked and archived. -Perfect. 44 00:03:43,324 --> 00:03:44,741 And something else I wanted to talk to you about... 45 00:03:44,824 --> 00:03:46,324 Safety gates are all taken care of. 46 00:03:46,407 --> 00:03:48,741 I'm meeting with City Hall later today to go over strategy. 47 00:03:48,824 --> 00:03:50,157 Jeez, someone's had their coffee. 48 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:51,657 -Yeah. -Jenny: Uh, Dr. Tassone? 49 00:03:51,741 --> 00:03:53,115 -Yeah. -Uh, did you want your flight 50 00:03:53,199 --> 00:03:55,491 to the Vegas conference Friday out of JFK or Newark? 51 00:03:55,574 --> 00:03:57,240 Thanks, J. Whatever's cheaper works fine. 52 00:03:57,324 --> 00:03:59,240 And, uh, Mary Ann, is there any way 53 00:03:59,324 --> 00:04:00,532 you'd be able to grab my diet smoothie? 54 00:04:00,616 --> 00:04:01,949 -I was running late. -Mary Ann: Oh, sure. 55 00:04:02,033 --> 00:04:03,491 -Uh, but there's one more thing. -Uh-huh. 56 00:04:03,574 --> 00:04:05,157 Carol Schweitzer's been camped up 57 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:06,908 in the conference room since 6:30. 58 00:04:06,991 --> 00:04:08,157 Says it's urgent she speaks with you. 59 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:09,991 Okay, okay. Um... 60 00:04:10,074 --> 00:04:11,908 -Chad. -Chad, Chad Schweitzer's... 61 00:04:11,991 --> 00:04:13,407 okay, I'll take care of it. 62 00:04:13,783 --> 00:04:15,115 -Thanks. -Good luck. 63 00:04:15,199 --> 00:04:16,365 Stop it. 64 00:04:16,657 --> 00:04:17,783 Do us all a favor. 65 00:04:17,866 --> 00:04:20,240 If he's not out of there in an hour, call 911. 66 00:04:22,074 --> 00:04:23,324 And I am banging down doors 67 00:04:23,407 --> 00:04:24,365 until somebody here 68 00:04:24,449 --> 00:04:26,282 takes me seriously. All right? 69 00:04:26,365 --> 00:04:29,365 That Militzok, she plays favorites, okay? 70 00:04:29,449 --> 00:04:31,199 She wouldn't even let him take a bathroom break 71 00:04:31,282 --> 00:04:34,157 during the test, and he has a hyperactive bladder. 72 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:35,866 Chad, honey, tell him how you... 73 00:04:35,949 --> 00:04:37,991 you know what, I have a note here from his doctor, okay? 74 00:04:38,074 --> 00:04:39,866 Ms. Schweitzer, just, just calm down. 75 00:04:39,949 --> 00:04:42,199 -Let's, let's just-- -No one will listen to me. 76 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:43,991 All right, I don't know what else I'm supposed to do. 77 00:04:44,074 --> 00:04:46,908 Chad, he is just as gifted as everyone else in his year. 78 00:04:46,991 --> 00:04:48,574 -Absolutely. -And... 79 00:04:48,657 --> 00:04:50,324 I'm scared, Dr. Tassone, 80 00:04:50,407 --> 00:04:52,741 because if he doesn't get into OMNI... 81 00:04:54,115 --> 00:04:55,991 and he starts to think of himself as less than... 82 00:04:56,074 --> 00:04:57,491 No, no, no, no, no, no, no. 83 00:04:57,824 --> 00:04:59,199 No, I will talk to Ms. Militzok. 84 00:04:59,282 --> 00:05:01,282 I will straighten this whole thing out. 85 00:05:01,365 --> 00:05:02,574 -You will? -Yes. 86 00:05:02,657 --> 00:05:04,949 And, and we'll just set a make-up test for Chad. 87 00:05:05,033 --> 00:05:06,741 All right, with ample bathroom time. 88 00:05:07,115 --> 00:05:08,240 Thank you, Dr. Tassone. 89 00:05:08,324 --> 00:05:09,949 I can't tell you how much I appreciate that. 90 00:05:10,074 --> 00:05:11,407 There's no need to thank me, all right? 91 00:05:11,491 --> 00:05:13,407 Chad's a smart kid with the world ahead of him, 92 00:05:13,491 --> 00:05:15,324 and it's our job to give him the runway. 93 00:05:16,574 --> 00:05:17,616 Thank you. 94 00:05:22,324 --> 00:05:23,491 It's funny. 95 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,282 You know, Chad, when I was your age, 96 00:05:26,783 --> 00:05:28,908 I didn't even place into fast track math. 97 00:05:28,991 --> 00:05:29,908 -Really? -No. 98 00:05:29,991 --> 00:05:31,407 I couldn't nail my times tables. 99 00:05:31,491 --> 00:05:34,657 And at the time, I thought my world was ending. 100 00:05:34,741 --> 00:05:37,824 But I caught up. You know what? 101 00:05:39,491 --> 00:05:41,365 Now I set the math curriculum. 102 00:06:17,532 --> 00:06:19,033 Can I help you with something? 103 00:06:19,741 --> 00:06:21,365 Oh, no, it's okay. 104 00:06:21,699 --> 00:06:24,074 I'm just here for Mrs. Cremona. 105 00:06:24,157 --> 00:06:25,699 -Or Gluckin. -Ooh, she's not here, 106 00:06:25,783 --> 00:06:27,949 but I'm more than happy to answer any questions if... 107 00:06:28,033 --> 00:06:29,824 -Really? That would... -Mm-hmm, yeah. 108 00:06:29,908 --> 00:06:31,532 I don't wanna bother you if you're busy, but-- 109 00:06:31,616 --> 00:06:32,908 No, come on in, bother me. 110 00:06:32,991 --> 00:06:35,324 I'm doing spreadsheets. Come, come in. 111 00:06:35,407 --> 00:06:37,824 Take a seat. Uh... 112 00:06:38,532 --> 00:06:40,282 I don't think we've had a chance to meet. 113 00:06:40,365 --> 00:06:41,532 -It's Rachel. -Rachel, right. 114 00:06:41,616 --> 00:06:43,033 Neil's little sister. 115 00:06:43,574 --> 00:06:45,657 Yeah. Wow, good memory. 116 00:06:45,741 --> 00:06:48,240 I hope he's keeping out of trouble over at Northwestern. 117 00:06:48,324 --> 00:06:50,616 Yeah, he loves it. He's doing bio-chem. 118 00:06:50,699 --> 00:06:52,866 Ah, well, they have great journalism there, too. 119 00:06:53,574 --> 00:06:54,741 Yes, they do. 120 00:06:56,783 --> 00:06:59,240 Okay, so they just, they want me to write an article 121 00:06:59,324 --> 00:07:01,741 about the SkyWalk proposal in the new budget? 122 00:07:01,824 --> 00:07:05,407 And I just need a pull quote from administration? 123 00:07:05,491 --> 00:07:08,449 Yeah, oh, okay. A sound bite, nice. 124 00:07:08,866 --> 00:07:10,574 Um... 125 00:07:11,449 --> 00:07:12,824 We've been asking high schoolers 126 00:07:12,908 --> 00:07:14,282 how we can make their day easier, 127 00:07:14,365 --> 00:07:18,033 so we came up with this idea, the SkyWalk. 128 00:07:18,115 --> 00:07:22,115 Um, a bridge, to link the school from end to end. 129 00:07:22,783 --> 00:07:26,074 And um, it's a huge undertaking for us. 130 00:07:26,157 --> 00:07:27,699 And we can't wait to break ground 131 00:07:27,783 --> 00:07:30,282 once the plans are approved next May. 132 00:07:32,033 --> 00:07:34,365 Great, that's all I need. Thank you so much. 133 00:07:34,449 --> 00:07:36,157 That's it? No, no follow-ups? 134 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,449 No, it's just a puff piece. 135 00:07:38,532 --> 00:07:40,824 They save the real stories for seniors. 136 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:42,240 Rachel. 137 00:07:44,033 --> 00:07:47,783 It's only a puff piece if you let it be a puff piece. 138 00:07:48,324 --> 00:07:49,449 Oh, uh... 139 00:07:49,783 --> 00:07:51,908 That's what they'll tell you over at Northwestern. 140 00:07:52,783 --> 00:07:54,282 All right? A real journalist 141 00:07:54,365 --> 00:07:57,115 can turn any assignment into a story. 142 00:08:01,199 --> 00:08:04,074 Are you busy? Just a couple of colleagues want to convey thanks. 143 00:08:04,157 --> 00:08:07,033 Rachel Bhargava, staff writer for the "Hilltop Beacon." 144 00:08:07,115 --> 00:08:10,282 Uh, this is Bob Spicer, school board president. 145 00:08:10,365 --> 00:08:11,574 -Hi. Oh, you're, uh... -Hey. 146 00:08:11,657 --> 00:08:13,033 you're in my daughter, Becca's year, right? 147 00:08:13,115 --> 00:08:15,157 -Mm-hmm. -Say hi to your dad for me. 148 00:08:15,365 --> 00:08:17,033 Nice to meet you, Rachel. And if you want to 149 00:08:17,115 --> 00:08:19,491 follow up, just set a time with Mary Ann, okay? 150 00:08:20,449 --> 00:08:23,657 And, uh, I'll be keeping an eye out for your byline. 151 00:08:26,908 --> 00:08:29,407 The demand is insane. It's skyrocketing. 152 00:08:29,491 --> 00:08:31,949 We're seeing three bedrooms go for over a million in Roslyn Heights. 153 00:08:32,033 --> 00:08:33,824 Yeah, you just don't see those kinds of numbers 154 00:08:33,908 --> 00:08:35,240 in Syosset or Jericho. 155 00:08:35,324 --> 00:08:37,407 Right, but those towns are a further commute from the city. 156 00:08:37,491 --> 00:08:38,908 Not Manhasset, not Great Neck. 157 00:08:38,991 --> 00:08:41,199 It's the public schools. The better the school system, 158 00:08:41,282 --> 00:08:43,033 the higher the price tag on the homes, period. 159 00:08:43,115 --> 00:08:45,657 Our firm has sold nine separate lots in that area 160 00:08:45,741 --> 00:08:47,199 since the report in that journal came out. 161 00:08:47,282 --> 00:08:48,866 And, uh, here's a little something 162 00:08:48,949 --> 00:08:51,324 you know, from all of us. -Okay. 163 00:08:52,157 --> 00:08:55,365 Oh, wow. Really, that's, oh, wow. 164 00:08:55,991 --> 00:08:57,949 -Keep up the good work. -Well, thanks, everyone. 165 00:08:58,033 --> 00:08:59,407 -Dr. Tassone? -Oh, yeah. 166 00:08:59,491 --> 00:09:00,741 -Do you mind if we get a little-- -Yeah, yeah, yeah. 167 00:09:00,824 --> 00:09:02,240 -Something for my office. -Great. 168 00:09:02,324 --> 00:09:03,991 -I really appreciate you... -Scoot in, scoot in, Will. 169 00:09:04,074 --> 00:09:05,949 -...coming in today. -Mm-hmm. 170 00:09:06,033 --> 00:09:07,157 Thank you, okay. 171 00:09:08,449 --> 00:09:09,491 -Okay, thank you. -Okay. 172 00:09:09,574 --> 00:09:10,741 -All right? -Yeah, let's let him-- 173 00:09:10,824 --> 00:09:11,908 -Let him get back to work. -Thank you. 174 00:09:11,991 --> 00:09:13,240 -No, I really appreciate it. -Yeah. 175 00:09:13,324 --> 00:09:15,033 -Thank you so much. -Thank you. 176 00:09:15,115 --> 00:09:16,657 Okay. 177 00:09:19,949 --> 00:09:22,074 I can't eat these. Just, if you put them out 178 00:09:22,157 --> 00:09:24,282 for everybody to pick at, that'd be great. 179 00:09:25,866 --> 00:09:27,407 They were out of the flax seed. 180 00:09:29,157 --> 00:09:31,240 That's okay, that's okay. Thanks. 181 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:36,741 How much do you figure a guy like Bob 182 00:09:36,824 --> 00:09:38,240 makes at his regular job? 183 00:09:38,574 --> 00:09:40,365 -Bob Spicer, you mean? -Mm-hmm. 184 00:09:40,741 --> 00:09:42,074 Oh... 185 00:09:42,616 --> 00:09:44,407 high sixes a year, minimum. 186 00:09:44,824 --> 00:09:46,324 Maybe seven figures in this market. 187 00:09:46,407 --> 00:09:48,616 -Why? -Oh, forget it. 188 00:09:52,491 --> 00:09:53,699 You look tired. 189 00:09:55,074 --> 00:09:56,783 You might wanna go home early, get some rest. 190 00:09:56,866 --> 00:09:58,240 I gotta run Dickens. 191 00:09:58,574 --> 00:09:59,991 Maybe I'll try and bow out and 192 00:10:00,074 --> 00:10:01,824 get a head start and early prep for Vegas this weekend. 193 00:10:01,908 --> 00:10:03,699 -I wouldn't bail on book club. -Why? 194 00:10:03,783 --> 00:10:04,783 Those women adore you, 195 00:10:04,866 --> 00:10:06,657 and each one talks to two dozen more. 196 00:10:07,157 --> 00:10:09,157 The next budget vote's only nine months away. 197 00:10:09,449 --> 00:10:11,699 -Right, our SkyWalk. -Yeah, the SkyWalk is big. 198 00:10:11,783 --> 00:10:13,783 Gets us to first. That's all that matters. 199 00:10:18,282 --> 00:10:20,115 This new diet is kicking my ass. 200 00:10:20,199 --> 00:10:21,324 What is that, even? 201 00:10:22,115 --> 00:10:23,532 It's got charcoal in it or something like that. 202 00:10:23,616 --> 00:10:24,616 Yeah, coal. 203 00:10:25,157 --> 00:10:27,574 I would kill somebody for a carb right now. 204 00:10:28,365 --> 00:10:29,991 I don't know where you could find one. 205 00:10:30,574 --> 00:10:32,074 You are such a bitch. 206 00:10:33,115 --> 00:10:34,491 Oh, would you like a bite? 207 00:10:35,741 --> 00:10:37,074 -I hate pastrami on rye. -You want a bite. 208 00:10:37,157 --> 00:10:38,699 -I hate pastrami on rye. -Yeah, I know you hate it. 209 00:10:38,783 --> 00:10:40,532 -Open up. 210 00:10:40,616 --> 00:10:42,616 -Fucking so good. -Right? 211 00:10:42,699 --> 00:10:43,949 Come on, you can eat more. 212 00:10:44,491 --> 00:10:46,074 You got-- come on, one more bite. 213 00:10:46,157 --> 00:10:47,407 -I will kill you. -I won't tell anyone. 214 00:10:47,491 --> 00:10:48,532 I'm not gonna tell anyone. 215 00:10:49,741 --> 00:10:51,449 -You're a growing boy. 216 00:10:51,532 --> 00:10:54,199 Come on. Eat the fuckin' sandwich. 217 00:11:08,824 --> 00:11:09,824 Let's get started. 218 00:11:09,908 --> 00:11:11,365 Should we get started, everyone? 219 00:11:11,616 --> 00:11:14,532 Uh, what do we all think of "Martin Chuzzlewit"? 220 00:11:20,866 --> 00:11:22,282 Okay. Um... 221 00:11:23,574 --> 00:11:26,365 You know, Frank, the culture is not for everyone. 222 00:11:26,449 --> 00:11:27,741 Eh, I thought we wound up having a 223 00:11:27,824 --> 00:11:29,866 really good discussion, ultimately. 224 00:11:33,282 --> 00:11:34,407 Um... 225 00:11:37,033 --> 00:11:39,532 Frank, can I ask you a personal question? 226 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:41,407 Sure. 227 00:11:42,074 --> 00:11:43,699 It's just that... 228 00:11:44,282 --> 00:11:45,407 Jonah's... 229 00:11:45,824 --> 00:11:48,741 you know, having a really hard time with the separation. 230 00:11:48,824 --> 00:11:50,491 Yeah. You know, Ms. Schlacter, 231 00:11:50,574 --> 00:11:53,866 uh, told me that he's opened up a little bit in Banana Splits? 232 00:11:55,407 --> 00:11:57,491 -Right, yeah, oh, my God. -Yeah. 233 00:11:57,699 --> 00:12:00,574 -Thank you for getting him in. -No, of course. 234 00:12:01,657 --> 00:12:03,991 It has been so hard on us, and... 235 00:12:04,324 --> 00:12:05,866 -Yeah. -You have been... 236 00:12:06,908 --> 00:12:08,324 such a tremendous help. 237 00:12:08,407 --> 00:12:11,866 Oh, Sharon, of course. Anytime, anytime. 238 00:12:12,991 --> 00:12:14,449 Yeah, and... 239 00:12:15,574 --> 00:12:16,574 Um... 240 00:12:20,282 --> 00:12:22,532 -Frank, I'm sorry. -No, no, no, no, no. 241 00:12:22,616 --> 00:12:23,741 You want what's best for your son. 242 00:12:23,824 --> 00:12:25,157 That's nothing to be ashamed of. 243 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,365 Uh, no, it makes you strong. It's, um... 244 00:12:29,074 --> 00:12:30,240 I... 245 00:12:30,616 --> 00:12:32,449 you know, I think at the end of the day, 246 00:12:32,866 --> 00:12:34,741 her memory is still very fresh. 247 00:12:40,949 --> 00:12:42,908 Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi. 248 00:12:47,574 --> 00:12:49,699 Somehow, I'm not surprised. 249 00:12:49,783 --> 00:12:51,574 Jenny screwed up some paperwork earlier. 250 00:12:51,657 --> 00:12:52,991 I'm saving her ass. 251 00:12:53,074 --> 00:12:54,657 Jenny's got a good aunt. 252 00:12:55,199 --> 00:12:56,657 How did Dickens go? 253 00:12:58,532 --> 00:13:01,074 Well, it was Sharon Katz's place this week. 254 00:13:02,866 --> 00:13:04,407 And... 255 00:13:07,449 --> 00:13:09,240 -I knew it. -I, I think maybe 256 00:13:09,324 --> 00:13:11,033 I shouldn't have offered to wash up. 257 00:13:11,115 --> 00:13:12,949 That poor woman. 258 00:13:13,783 --> 00:13:15,240 She's nowhere near your type. 259 00:13:15,491 --> 00:13:17,199 She's not, she's not. 260 00:13:19,324 --> 00:13:21,199 -Jamieson. -Uh, Honors English. 261 00:13:21,282 --> 00:13:23,033 -Loves Nietzsche. -Very good. 262 00:13:23,115 --> 00:13:24,824 -Yep. -Uh, DiGennaro? 263 00:13:25,574 --> 00:13:27,866 Oh, DiGennaro. Uh... 264 00:13:27,949 --> 00:13:29,866 Social studies, 265 00:13:30,199 --> 00:13:31,866 -ninth grade global hist-- -Ah! 266 00:13:32,491 --> 00:13:34,240 -Oh, American history. -Uh-huh. 267 00:13:34,324 --> 00:13:37,115 Uh, coaches Little League, too. 268 00:13:37,199 --> 00:13:38,407 -Mm-hmm. -Yes. 269 00:13:38,491 --> 00:13:40,240 Well, these are too easy. Oh, here's a toughie. 270 00:13:40,324 --> 00:13:41,657 Uh-huh. 271 00:13:43,157 --> 00:13:44,157 Todhunter. 272 00:13:44,741 --> 00:13:45,824 Oh, shit. 273 00:13:48,824 --> 00:13:51,365 Todhunter, Todhunter... 274 00:13:54,699 --> 00:13:55,991 Mr. Todhunter. 275 00:13:56,074 --> 00:13:58,157 How's that bowling league shaping up this season? 276 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,157 Oh, uh, we're ahead. 277 00:14:00,991 --> 00:14:03,199 But we've got our big match against Jericho on Sunday. 278 00:14:03,282 --> 00:14:05,824 Jericho, mm. I think you'll crush them. 279 00:14:05,908 --> 00:14:07,240 Thank you for putting this on. 280 00:14:07,324 --> 00:14:08,616 -This is so nice. -Oh, of course. My pleasure. 281 00:14:08,699 --> 00:14:09,866 -Oh, Frank! -The least I could do. 282 00:14:09,949 --> 00:14:11,157 -Yeah, excuse me. -Hey, Frank. 283 00:14:12,491 --> 00:14:13,574 -Hey. -So, um... 284 00:14:13,657 --> 00:14:15,532 hey, are you getting pumped for Vegas? 285 00:14:15,616 --> 00:14:17,115 'Cause, uh, I got my bags packed. 286 00:14:17,199 --> 00:14:18,324 -I'm ready to go. -Yeah. 287 00:14:18,407 --> 00:14:19,574 It'll be good to get away from the wife 288 00:14:19,657 --> 00:14:20,824 for a few days too, huh? 289 00:14:20,908 --> 00:14:22,282 -Right? -Right. 290 00:14:23,616 --> 00:14:26,033 -A few days, yeah. -(clears throat) 291 00:14:26,115 --> 00:14:28,324 You want to know how many bids we got from contractors? 292 00:14:28,407 --> 00:14:30,616 Mm-hmm, for the SkyWalk construction. 293 00:14:30,699 --> 00:14:32,699 You explored several options, right? 294 00:14:33,532 --> 00:14:36,699 -I think we had four or five. -Okay. 295 00:14:37,033 --> 00:14:38,657 From which firms, exactly? 296 00:14:38,741 --> 00:14:40,240 Hang-hang on a sec. What's this article 297 00:14:40,324 --> 00:14:41,699 you're supposed to be writing? 298 00:14:42,532 --> 00:14:44,908 Oh, it's a piece on the SkyWalk. 299 00:14:45,949 --> 00:14:47,616 And the student paper wanted a deep dive 300 00:14:47,699 --> 00:14:49,199 into construction specs? 301 00:14:49,282 --> 00:14:51,866 They're giving me free reign, more or less. 302 00:14:52,324 --> 00:14:54,407 I guess I'm just looking for an interesting way in. 303 00:14:54,741 --> 00:14:56,616 -Oh, okay, Ruth. -Rachel. 304 00:14:56,824 --> 00:14:59,616 Rachel, so let me give you a great angle for your story. 305 00:14:59,699 --> 00:15:01,157 -Okay. -You wanna write this down 306 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:02,657 -or are you-- -I'm taping. 307 00:15:02,741 --> 00:15:04,115 Oh. 308 00:15:04,991 --> 00:15:06,115 Okay. 309 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,449 The SkyWalk is a great project. 310 00:15:09,532 --> 00:15:12,199 It'll be the first SkyWalk on all of Long Island, 311 00:15:12,282 --> 00:15:14,657 and yet one more reason Roslyn schools 312 00:15:14,741 --> 00:15:16,741 put Jericho and Syosset to shame. 313 00:15:16,824 --> 00:15:19,657 And it'll look great and make all our lives easier. 314 00:15:19,741 --> 00:15:21,991 Thank you, the end. Good night and good luck. 315 00:15:22,074 --> 00:15:23,449 What else can I help you with? 316 00:15:25,908 --> 00:15:27,532 Do you have the bids handy? 317 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:29,407 Or are they not on you? 318 00:15:29,657 --> 00:15:31,449 No, they're not on me. They're locked in the basement, 319 00:15:31,532 --> 00:15:33,074 lost in the annals of history. 320 00:15:33,783 --> 00:15:35,699 Well, I have next period free. 321 00:15:38,741 --> 00:15:40,783 -Do you? -Mm-hmm. 322 00:15:42,282 --> 00:15:43,657 All right. 323 00:15:46,115 --> 00:15:47,783 Good luck finding 'em. 324 00:16:16,074 --> 00:16:17,616 Do you need somethin'? 325 00:16:18,949 --> 00:16:20,657 Just a couple of photocopies. 326 00:16:22,532 --> 00:16:23,491 Okay. 327 00:16:23,991 --> 00:16:25,908 -So you're a sophomore? -Junior. 328 00:16:25,991 --> 00:16:29,491 My son Jake is actually in the second grade over at Bellmore. 329 00:16:30,699 --> 00:16:32,449 You know, not too far from here. 330 00:16:33,574 --> 00:16:35,824 -South Shore, you know. -Mm. 331 00:16:45,991 --> 00:16:50,324 Oh, it's an old building. We get leaks every so often. 332 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,324 It usually stops after, like, a minute. 333 00:17:14,074 --> 00:17:16,115 We need a hard eight here. We need boxcars. 334 00:17:16,199 --> 00:17:18,157 We need boxcars, Lenny, we need boxcars. 335 00:17:21,866 --> 00:17:23,491 I know what you're all thinking. 336 00:17:23,574 --> 00:17:26,532 At first glance, these numbers might seem prohibitive 337 00:17:26,616 --> 00:17:29,532 but I'm here to tell you that with some vision, 338 00:17:29,616 --> 00:17:32,074 they can dovetail quite amicably. 339 00:17:32,157 --> 00:17:34,282 As we can see, the added benefits 340 00:17:34,365 --> 00:17:36,949 to such a program are remunerative. 341 00:17:37,033 --> 00:17:38,491 I'd love for you to see what we're doing out there 342 00:17:38,574 --> 00:17:39,949 -if you're ever on Long Island. -Yeah, I think, 343 00:17:40,033 --> 00:17:42,324 I think we're on the East Coast in November, December. 344 00:17:42,407 --> 00:17:43,783 -So I'll-- -Well, we're there. 345 00:17:43,866 --> 00:17:45,199 -Good, good, good, good. -Okay. 346 00:17:45,282 --> 00:17:46,574 And listen, stop by and have a drink before you leave. 347 00:17:46,657 --> 00:17:47,824 -All right? -That was terrific. 348 00:17:47,908 --> 00:17:49,074 -Thank you. -Take care. 349 00:17:55,157 --> 00:17:56,199 Great. 350 00:17:58,407 --> 00:17:59,616 All right. 351 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:01,449 What can I get ya? 352 00:18:01,657 --> 00:18:03,824 Uh, just a club soda with lime. 353 00:18:03,908 --> 00:18:05,908 And can I see your food menu, please? 354 00:18:18,449 --> 00:18:19,616 And... 355 00:18:24,033 --> 00:18:25,157 Kyle. 356 00:18:26,616 --> 00:18:27,949 Kyle Contreras. 357 00:18:30,574 --> 00:18:34,491 Plandome High maybe 15 years ago, right? 358 00:18:35,033 --> 00:18:37,074 Yeah, I used to teach English there. 359 00:18:37,741 --> 00:18:39,115 Dr. Tassone. 360 00:18:39,949 --> 00:18:41,115 Frank. 361 00:18:41,949 --> 00:18:43,616 -Frank. 362 00:18:44,491 --> 00:18:46,282 I would think that you would forget 363 00:18:46,365 --> 00:18:48,033 about us the minute we got out of there. 364 00:18:48,115 --> 00:18:49,866 Oh, no, you'd be surprised. 365 00:18:49,949 --> 00:18:51,574 I mean, some things I wish I could forget. 366 00:18:51,657 --> 00:18:53,033 Yeah. You know somethin' 367 00:18:53,115 --> 00:18:55,324 I wish I could forget? Would be Lippman's hair piece. 368 00:18:55,407 --> 00:18:56,699 Do you remember that thing that-- 369 00:18:56,783 --> 00:18:59,532 -With the, with the double swoop? 370 00:19:00,115 --> 00:19:02,824 Oh, my God, Lippman's hair piece, Christ. 371 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,783 So, what do you, what do you-- 372 00:19:05,866 --> 00:19:07,574 are you teaching English at the new place? 373 00:19:07,657 --> 00:19:09,824 No, I'm, I'm administrative now. 374 00:19:10,741 --> 00:19:11,657 Like a principal? 375 00:19:11,741 --> 00:19:13,949 No, like superintendent of schools. 376 00:19:14,657 --> 00:19:16,616 Look at that. You love saying that. 377 00:19:16,866 --> 00:19:19,282 You love that. Superintendent of schools. 378 00:19:19,365 --> 00:19:21,324 -With the head, too. -I've done it for 12 years. 379 00:19:21,407 --> 00:19:22,741 I mean, look, it's great. 380 00:19:22,824 --> 00:19:24,908 It does have its trade-offs, like anything. 381 00:19:24,991 --> 00:19:26,532 I really miss being back in the classroom 382 00:19:26,616 --> 00:19:28,657 sometimes with my students, you know. 383 00:19:29,324 --> 00:19:31,866 How about you? You, um, you still writing? 384 00:19:32,783 --> 00:19:34,324 Short stories, science fiction, right? 385 00:19:34,407 --> 00:19:36,074 I remember you used to carry around 386 00:19:36,157 --> 00:19:37,824 that beat-up copy of "Dune" everywhere. 387 00:19:37,908 --> 00:19:40,407 Yeah, I mostly just wrote that stuff 388 00:19:40,491 --> 00:19:41,783 to get out of your book reports. 389 00:19:41,866 --> 00:19:43,866 No, come on, come on. There was that really good one 390 00:19:43,949 --> 00:19:46,199 about the, um, about the alien colony. 391 00:19:46,407 --> 00:19:49,199 I talked about it in your rec for Stony Brook, right? 392 00:19:49,824 --> 00:19:52,365 Yeah, yeah, for Stony Brook. 393 00:19:55,157 --> 00:19:56,741 Sorry, I, um... 394 00:19:56,949 --> 00:19:59,324 I burnt out at Stony Brook. 395 00:19:59,532 --> 00:20:01,074 After a few years, I... 396 00:20:02,115 --> 00:20:03,741 moved out here. 397 00:20:03,824 --> 00:20:05,407 Um... 398 00:20:06,074 --> 00:20:09,908 I was dancing up until very recently. 399 00:20:10,324 --> 00:20:11,657 Dancing? 400 00:20:15,282 --> 00:20:16,365 Thank you. 401 00:20:23,699 --> 00:20:27,115 So does your wife come with you on these things, or... 402 00:20:27,199 --> 00:20:29,491 -Oh, um-- -Is she back in New York? 403 00:20:29,574 --> 00:20:31,407 No, no, no, my wife passed away. 404 00:20:34,074 --> 00:20:34,949 Oh. 405 00:20:37,407 --> 00:20:39,074 -I'm sorry. -No, no, it's... 406 00:20:39,574 --> 00:20:41,199 it's fine. It was a long time ago. 407 00:20:42,491 --> 00:20:45,407 Um, it was before I had you, even. 408 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:48,240 Hm. 409 00:20:50,657 --> 00:20:51,908 How's the food? 410 00:20:52,157 --> 00:20:53,282 Shit. 411 00:21:04,574 --> 00:21:06,074 You wanna try somewhere else? 412 00:21:19,157 --> 00:21:21,949 I thought you were here for two days. 413 00:21:22,324 --> 00:21:24,115 Uh, just for the weekend, yeah. 414 00:21:24,949 --> 00:21:27,324 A lot of suits for a weekend. 415 00:21:27,407 --> 00:21:29,532 Well, you never know what might come up these... 416 00:21:29,616 --> 00:21:31,115 Right. 417 00:21:31,866 --> 00:21:33,407 That was always your thing, wasn't it? 418 00:21:33,491 --> 00:21:34,824 Even when you were an English teacher, 419 00:21:34,908 --> 00:21:38,033 you were always the guy in the suits. 420 00:21:38,115 --> 00:21:39,449 What's wrong with a suit? 421 00:21:40,449 --> 00:21:42,115 I don't know, it's just... 422 00:21:43,199 --> 00:21:44,240 it's a little sad. 423 00:21:45,407 --> 00:21:47,074 Just a little sad. 424 00:21:49,365 --> 00:21:51,532 I think they put some bottles in the, uh... 425 00:21:51,991 --> 00:21:53,365 in the bar fridge, I'm not sure why. 426 00:21:53,449 --> 00:21:55,491 You're allowed to make eye contact, Frank. 427 00:22:17,949 --> 00:22:18,991 Hey. 428 00:22:19,741 --> 00:22:20,866 No, I'm not. 429 00:22:22,491 --> 00:22:23,657 Right. 430 00:23:22,115 --> 00:23:23,616 Dad! 431 00:23:26,074 --> 00:23:27,574 I got dinner. 432 00:23:39,491 --> 00:23:40,866 Anything happen today? 433 00:23:43,657 --> 00:23:46,532 I spoke to the assistant superintendent. 434 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:48,240 For an article. 435 00:23:48,699 --> 00:23:50,532 The woman who runs all the business. 436 00:23:51,657 --> 00:23:52,699 Hm. 437 00:23:53,783 --> 00:23:56,157 Wonder if they're looking to hire anybody in development. 438 00:23:56,657 --> 00:23:57,949 You're overqualified. 439 00:24:30,574 --> 00:24:32,491 -Late night, Ms. Gluckin? 440 00:24:32,574 --> 00:24:34,783 Jesus, Eddie, you scared the shit out of me. 441 00:24:34,866 --> 00:24:36,365 Got any fun plans for the weekend? 442 00:24:36,449 --> 00:24:38,532 Yeah, no, all I want is to spend some quiet time 443 00:24:38,616 --> 00:24:39,616 at home with my kids. 444 00:24:39,699 --> 00:24:41,199 -You know. -All right. 445 00:24:41,282 --> 00:24:42,491 Have a good time. 446 00:24:42,574 --> 00:24:43,908 -See you next week. -Yeah, good night, Eddie. 447 00:24:43,991 --> 00:24:45,616 -Sorry about scare-- -That's all right. 448 00:24:56,532 --> 00:24:57,616 He's... 449 00:24:58,532 --> 00:25:00,908 Okay, first of all, they're too small. 450 00:25:00,991 --> 00:25:03,282 Oh, girls, have you met my niece, Jenny Aquila? 451 00:25:03,365 --> 00:25:05,532 She's working with me over at Roslyn, district clerk. 452 00:25:05,616 --> 00:25:07,449 -Oh. -Isn't this place beautiful? 453 00:25:07,532 --> 00:25:09,657 -I mean... -So gorgeous. 454 00:25:09,991 --> 00:25:12,699 Howard must be making out like a bandit with those Chevys. 455 00:25:12,783 --> 00:25:15,199 He's been consulting a little on the side. 456 00:25:15,282 --> 00:25:17,033 I'm proud of him. 457 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:21,157 We're planning a big remodel once the season's through, actually. 458 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:23,699 Oh, wow. Who's your contractor? 459 00:25:24,407 --> 00:25:25,949 -Ma, help! -Pam: Jim Boy's gonna do it. 460 00:25:26,033 --> 00:25:28,199 Big goose down. I can't-- Ah! 461 00:25:28,741 --> 00:25:32,365 Are you sure Jimmy's ready to take on a project this size? 462 00:25:32,741 --> 00:25:34,115 Yeah, it'll be good for him. 463 00:25:34,324 --> 00:25:36,282 Get his mind going on somethin' new. 464 00:25:36,365 --> 00:25:37,616 -Aunt Pam. -Yeah? 465 00:25:37,699 --> 00:25:39,783 Uh, can I talk to you inside just for a sec? 466 00:25:39,866 --> 00:25:40,949 Sure. 467 00:25:41,033 --> 00:25:42,866 All right, Jen. What's going on? 468 00:25:43,282 --> 00:25:45,741 Uh, honestly... 469 00:25:47,449 --> 00:25:49,699 I feel bad even bringing it up, but, um... 470 00:25:50,282 --> 00:25:52,407 -Jake's birthday is comin' up. -Oh! 471 00:25:52,491 --> 00:25:55,949 And he's been asking for the Sony PlayStation. 472 00:25:56,033 --> 00:25:57,491 -Video game system. -Yeah. 473 00:25:57,574 --> 00:26:01,157 And how all his friends have it and how he feels left out. 474 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,240 -Aw. -You know, um, 475 00:26:03,324 --> 00:26:06,616 money's been tight, and I was just thinking since 476 00:26:06,699 --> 00:26:09,491 Howard's been doin' so well and all-- 477 00:26:22,074 --> 00:26:24,199 I'd pay you back as soon as I'm able. 478 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:27,908 Just put it on the card. 479 00:26:30,699 --> 00:26:32,824 Amber, sweetie, do you mind 480 00:26:32,908 --> 00:26:34,741 giving your cousin Jenny and me a minute? 481 00:26:37,657 --> 00:26:38,908 Thank you. 482 00:26:40,199 --> 00:26:42,282 But I was wondering if maybe you could just lend me 483 00:26:42,365 --> 00:26:43,574 the money from your personal... 484 00:26:43,657 --> 00:26:45,157 Don't worry about it. It'll all be reconciled 485 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:46,157 at the end of the month. 486 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:47,783 I've been doing this a long time. 487 00:26:49,157 --> 00:26:50,324 It's, it's just, 488 00:26:50,407 --> 00:26:52,199 he wants that PlayStation so much, you know? 489 00:26:52,282 --> 00:26:54,199 Just put the receipt on my desk first thing Monday morning 490 00:26:54,282 --> 00:26:55,991 and don't give it another thought. 491 00:26:56,282 --> 00:26:59,449 Now if you'll excuse me, I have to play host. 492 00:27:08,449 --> 00:27:09,991 I don't get this. What is this? 493 00:27:10,866 --> 00:27:12,449 It's the SkyWalk piece you wanted. 494 00:27:13,741 --> 00:27:16,407 No, this is two pages of contractor bids, 495 00:27:16,491 --> 00:27:18,365 building materials, and zoning ordinances 496 00:27:18,449 --> 00:27:19,908 in brutal detail. 497 00:27:19,991 --> 00:27:21,449 Yeah, it's journalism. 498 00:27:21,532 --> 00:27:22,699 Our readers are 15. 499 00:27:23,365 --> 00:27:26,240 You realize we have to submit every issue to Bressler 500 00:27:26,324 --> 00:27:27,532 before we go to print. 501 00:27:27,991 --> 00:27:30,407 And Dr. Tassone, and Pam Cremona. 502 00:27:30,491 --> 00:27:32,407 Pam Gluckin. It's Gluckin now. 503 00:27:32,491 --> 00:27:35,491 Look, we're not the "New York Times," right? 504 00:27:35,574 --> 00:27:37,908 We're an extracurricular. We are a club 505 00:27:37,991 --> 00:27:39,908 designed to get us all into good colleges. 506 00:27:40,324 --> 00:27:42,908 We have a certain finesse to the way we approach stories here. 507 00:27:42,991 --> 00:27:44,908 A je ne sais quoi, if you will. 508 00:27:45,324 --> 00:27:48,324 But don't worry, though. You're gonna get the hang of it. 509 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:22,449 Sir. 510 00:29:23,491 --> 00:29:24,908 Could I ask, uh, 511 00:29:24,991 --> 00:29:27,033 how many of our stores have you visited today? 512 00:29:27,365 --> 00:29:28,574 Uh... 513 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:30,282 a couple. 514 00:29:30,365 --> 00:29:31,783 The ones in Farmingdale and Islip 515 00:29:31,866 --> 00:29:33,157 didn't have what I was looking for. 516 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:34,949 I mean, you know, we actually offer 517 00:29:35,033 --> 00:29:38,115 free ship-to service for our high-value customers. 518 00:29:42,449 --> 00:29:43,949 You think I'm high-value? 519 00:29:44,657 --> 00:29:47,115 I mean, reasonably, yeah. 520 00:29:49,449 --> 00:29:50,949 So where's this stuff going? 521 00:29:53,449 --> 00:29:55,033 -Oh, shit. -Yeah, no, no. 522 00:29:55,115 --> 00:29:56,824 -I'll get him. No, he's right here. -Motherfucking shit. 523 00:29:56,908 --> 00:29:58,074 No, he's-- no worries. 524 00:29:58,157 --> 00:29:59,532 Honey, come on, you know how they feel 525 00:29:59,616 --> 00:30:01,324 -about the phones on the course. -It's Larry, for you. 526 00:30:01,407 --> 00:30:03,282 -My cousin. -Larry, for me? 527 00:30:03,365 --> 00:30:04,574 -Mm. -What? 528 00:30:04,657 --> 00:30:06,449 Okay, just tell him I'll call him after 18. 529 00:30:06,532 --> 00:30:08,240 He says it's about the school. 530 00:30:09,616 --> 00:30:12,240 Larry from... the mattress firm? 531 00:30:12,324 --> 00:30:14,282 No, he's over at Ace Hardware now. 532 00:30:14,824 --> 00:30:17,699 So this kid, he gives my guy a home address. 533 00:30:17,908 --> 00:30:19,199 In Westhampton. 534 00:30:19,574 --> 00:30:21,991 Full 50 miles outside of Roslyn. 535 00:30:22,324 --> 00:30:23,866 And it's a home address. 536 00:30:24,991 --> 00:30:27,199 You know? So I say to myself, I say, 537 00:30:27,282 --> 00:30:28,908 "What's a Roslyn school's contractor 538 00:30:28,991 --> 00:30:30,074 "doing buying supplies 539 00:30:30,157 --> 00:30:31,741 all the way out in Selden for, anyway?" 540 00:30:31,824 --> 00:30:32,866 No, we wouldn't, we wouldn't. 541 00:30:32,949 --> 00:30:34,532 We get our materials wholesale, anyway. 542 00:30:34,616 --> 00:30:36,074 We, we put out bids. 543 00:30:36,657 --> 00:30:39,741 Tool chest, shower heads. That's home improvement. 544 00:30:39,824 --> 00:30:41,449 -That's not school stuff. -That's right, right. 545 00:30:41,532 --> 00:30:43,240 -It doesn't add up, Bob. -Who is this James McCarden 546 00:30:43,324 --> 00:30:44,783 and why does he have a Roslyn expense card? 547 00:30:44,866 --> 00:30:46,240 I don't know. I don't even know a McCarden. 548 00:30:46,324 --> 00:30:47,783 There is no McCarden at Roslyn. 549 00:30:47,866 --> 00:30:50,574 Oh, hang on, honey, wasn't Pam Cremona 550 00:30:50,657 --> 00:30:51,908 or Gluckin or whatever she is, 551 00:30:51,991 --> 00:30:53,741 wasn't her first husband a McCarden? 552 00:30:55,074 --> 00:30:56,074 Come on. 553 00:30:56,157 --> 00:30:58,365 No way. Pam Gluckin, of all people? 554 00:30:58,449 --> 00:31:00,657 She's gonna have a house on Dune Road? 555 00:31:13,616 --> 00:31:15,449 -What should we say? -No, there's nothing to say. 556 00:31:15,532 --> 00:31:17,074 -The receipts say everything. -Yeah, okay. 557 00:31:17,157 --> 00:31:19,991 -But we need to... -Okay, she's right behind you. 558 00:31:22,949 --> 00:31:24,199 Hi, Pam. 559 00:31:24,532 --> 00:31:26,616 And, uh, I want to thank you all 560 00:31:26,699 --> 00:31:27,991 for volunteering time out of your day 561 00:31:28,074 --> 00:31:29,824 to speak with me. I would just 562 00:31:29,908 --> 00:31:31,199 love to hear from each of you what you hope 563 00:31:31,282 --> 00:31:33,074 to achieve in the sixth grade. 564 00:31:33,783 --> 00:31:35,324 Yeah, let's start with you, Heather. 565 00:31:35,407 --> 00:31:36,824 I wanna get all A's and become 566 00:31:36,908 --> 00:31:39,240 a cardiothoracic surgeon like my mom. 567 00:31:42,908 --> 00:31:44,449 Great, uh, 568 00:31:44,532 --> 00:31:46,324 but just for the purposes of today... 569 00:31:46,407 --> 00:31:47,949 -if you could just-- 570 00:31:48,991 --> 00:31:50,157 -Come. -What? 571 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:51,949 -Quick. -Uh... 572 00:31:55,074 --> 00:31:57,407 One second. Okay, I'll be back. 573 00:32:28,449 --> 00:32:29,824 We're vulnerable here. 574 00:32:29,908 --> 00:32:31,699 She stole $30,000 in taxpayer money 575 00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:33,532 and that's just between the Ace Hardware. 576 00:32:33,616 --> 00:32:35,033 Who knows who else got an expense card? 577 00:32:35,115 --> 00:32:37,199 I'm telling you, it's our moral responsibility 578 00:32:37,282 --> 00:32:39,033 to report this to the town. We have to. 579 00:32:39,115 --> 00:32:40,532 No, this is a criminal matter. 580 00:32:40,616 --> 00:32:41,866 We've got to call the police, the FBI. 581 00:32:41,949 --> 00:32:43,949 Okay, that was our legal counsel. 582 00:32:44,282 --> 00:32:45,699 They do recommend we report. 583 00:32:45,783 --> 00:32:48,157 Great, okay, well then, that settles it. 584 00:32:48,491 --> 00:32:50,324 I'm gonna call the mayor. 585 00:32:50,407 --> 00:32:51,824 Frank, you wanna be on that call? 586 00:32:53,157 --> 00:32:54,282 Um... 587 00:32:56,282 --> 00:32:57,365 I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 588 00:32:57,449 --> 00:32:58,741 Go get him, get him a glass of water. 589 00:32:58,824 --> 00:32:59,991 I should have caught this. I should have checked. 590 00:33:00,074 --> 00:33:01,824 Pam's been here longer than I have. 591 00:33:01,908 --> 00:33:03,157 I didn't even think. 592 00:33:03,824 --> 00:33:05,991 No, no, no, no, Frank. It's-- it's not your fault. 593 00:33:06,324 --> 00:33:10,240 She built up a decade's worth of trust with all of us. 594 00:33:10,616 --> 00:33:12,199 We were asleep at the wheel. 595 00:33:13,074 --> 00:33:15,491 Thank you. 596 00:33:17,157 --> 00:33:19,033 But before we go any further, we need to, 597 00:33:19,115 --> 00:33:20,491 we need to know what we're dealing with. 598 00:33:20,574 --> 00:33:22,616 I have Phil in my office getting a firm number. 599 00:33:22,699 --> 00:33:24,074 Phil, our auditor? 600 00:33:24,157 --> 00:33:25,532 The man should be fired. 601 00:33:25,616 --> 00:33:27,908 He's the one person who should have caught wind of this. 602 00:33:27,991 --> 00:33:29,157 -Prick. -Okay. 603 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:30,616 We can't jump the gun here. 604 00:33:30,699 --> 00:33:33,532 Not when there's this much at stake, all right? 605 00:33:35,407 --> 00:33:36,908 -Can we... -Okay. 606 00:33:36,991 --> 00:33:38,157 We'll give him an hour. 607 00:33:38,532 --> 00:33:40,783 -That's--But then, after that... -Right. 608 00:33:41,365 --> 00:33:43,240 -...we start making calls. -Right. 609 00:33:44,532 --> 00:33:46,282 How could Jim Boy be so careless, 610 00:33:46,365 --> 00:33:47,824 going around like that? 611 00:33:49,199 --> 00:33:51,365 I'm pulling him off the remodel, that's for sure. 612 00:33:51,657 --> 00:33:53,991 Just gonna have to hire on a real contractor. 613 00:33:54,074 --> 00:33:56,199 -A professional. -Yeah, Pam? 614 00:33:56,282 --> 00:33:58,115 No, no, no. Frank's gonna fix this. 615 00:33:58,491 --> 00:34:00,033 He knows how important I am to this school. 616 00:34:00,115 --> 00:34:02,199 I'm the one who keeps the lights on here, you know? 617 00:34:02,532 --> 00:34:04,365 -He'll tell 'em. -Do you think anybody 618 00:34:04,449 --> 00:34:06,866 could ever find out about the PlayStation? 619 00:34:07,699 --> 00:34:09,741 No, I told you I took care of that. 620 00:34:09,824 --> 00:34:11,532 You have nothing to worry about there. 621 00:34:12,532 --> 00:34:13,699 That's good. 622 00:34:15,365 --> 00:34:16,699 It's just, um... 623 00:34:17,657 --> 00:34:18,699 I, uh... 624 00:34:19,240 --> 00:34:22,199 I might have also done a little early Christmas shopping 625 00:34:22,282 --> 00:34:23,824 over the weekend, too. 626 00:34:24,574 --> 00:34:26,407 See, I wasn't gonna mention until after the holiday 627 00:34:26,491 --> 00:34:28,033 because I bought you something, 628 00:34:28,115 --> 00:34:29,783 and I didn't, I didn't wanna spoil it. 629 00:34:29,866 --> 00:34:33,240 I swear, I swear, I was gonna reimburse it all. 630 00:34:34,074 --> 00:34:35,074 How much? 631 00:34:35,157 --> 00:34:37,199 Not much, you know. Just like, um... 632 00:34:37,699 --> 00:34:39,324 maybe... 633 00:34:39,407 --> 00:34:41,866 $1,600 at Lord and Taylor and... 634 00:34:42,199 --> 00:34:43,866 another 12 at Macy's. 635 00:34:52,616 --> 00:34:54,074 Frank's gonna fix this. 636 00:34:56,616 --> 00:34:58,157 Give me good news, Phil. 637 00:34:58,240 --> 00:35:00,240 There's no way. There's, there's no way. 638 00:35:00,324 --> 00:35:01,657 There's check warrants that are missing. 639 00:35:01,741 --> 00:35:04,282 Purchase orders. I took her word for it. 640 00:35:04,365 --> 00:35:06,783 She would tell me one thing, she'd say don't worry about it, 641 00:35:06,866 --> 00:35:10,157 and I believed her like the fucking idiot schmuck I am. 642 00:35:10,574 --> 00:35:14,449 Oh, I never even think to check up, to validate. 643 00:35:14,657 --> 00:35:17,115 I'm gonna lose my job. I'm gonna lose our firm. 644 00:35:17,199 --> 00:35:18,741 -We're dead, they'll kill us. -Hey, hey, no, no, no-- 645 00:35:18,824 --> 00:35:21,407 Nobody's killing anybody. Phil, look me in the eye. 646 00:35:21,491 --> 00:35:23,074 Look me in the eye. 647 00:35:26,157 --> 00:35:28,657 You're running the show here. Say it after me. 648 00:35:28,741 --> 00:35:30,491 "I am running the show." 649 00:35:33,449 --> 00:35:35,240 -I am running the show. -Good. 650 00:35:36,657 --> 00:35:37,532 Pull it together. 651 00:35:37,616 --> 00:35:39,407 How much did you find concretely? 652 00:35:41,115 --> 00:35:42,407 Uh... 653 00:35:44,033 --> 00:35:45,699 Two hundred twenty-three. 654 00:35:46,157 --> 00:35:47,949 Concretely, but that's just the obvious stuff. 655 00:35:48,033 --> 00:35:50,324 -Who knows what else is buried-- -$223,000. 656 00:35:53,491 --> 00:35:55,491 Okay, okay. 657 00:35:58,407 --> 00:35:59,824 That's our number. 658 00:36:00,824 --> 00:36:02,074 -What are you talking about? -That's the number 659 00:36:02,157 --> 00:36:03,699 we go back to the board with, 223. 660 00:36:03,783 --> 00:36:05,157 No, you're not hearing me. 661 00:36:05,240 --> 00:36:06,574 That might just be the tip of the iceberg. 662 00:36:06,657 --> 00:36:08,199 -Well, you don't know that. -Frank. 663 00:36:08,491 --> 00:36:10,240 The receipts are gone. 664 00:36:10,324 --> 00:36:11,824 They're in the bin of a shredder, probably. 665 00:36:11,908 --> 00:36:13,324 She could have misplaced them. 666 00:36:13,407 --> 00:36:14,699 I mean, there's a very real scenario here 667 00:36:14,783 --> 00:36:16,949 where all the other expenses are legit, right? 668 00:36:17,532 --> 00:36:19,574 -Maybe, I don't know. -Okay, Phil, Phil. 669 00:36:19,657 --> 00:36:21,491 She's not some criminal mastermind. 670 00:36:21,574 --> 00:36:22,824 All right, Pam is our friend, 671 00:36:22,908 --> 00:36:25,157 and she has made a stupid mistake. 672 00:36:28,033 --> 00:36:29,407 But what... 673 00:36:29,491 --> 00:36:31,908 but what about the state comptroller? 674 00:36:32,991 --> 00:36:34,449 Hevesi could barge into this office 675 00:36:34,532 --> 00:36:36,657 at any given moment, conduct an outside audit. 676 00:36:36,741 --> 00:36:39,741 Has he ever done that once in your 30 years of experience? 677 00:36:41,824 --> 00:36:42,908 Exactly. 678 00:36:42,991 --> 00:36:44,491 Just... 679 00:36:45,199 --> 00:36:47,574 give me a number, and... 680 00:36:49,199 --> 00:36:50,657 I'll take care of the board. 681 00:36:52,491 --> 00:36:54,532 (tense percussive music playing) 682 00:37:16,407 --> 00:37:19,074 Okay, okay, everyone. 683 00:37:19,157 --> 00:37:21,033 So, the, uh... 684 00:37:22,407 --> 00:37:24,365 the sum total is $250,000. 685 00:37:24,449 --> 00:37:25,699 -What? -Jesus, are you kidding me? 686 00:37:27,240 --> 00:37:29,074 -That woman has a set of balls on her. -We can just-- 687 00:37:29,157 --> 00:37:30,824 -When I get my chance. -Bob: You never will. 688 00:37:30,908 --> 00:37:32,824 She's gonna be Nassau PD's for the taking. 689 00:37:32,908 --> 00:37:34,491 -And that shitbird son of hers. -No, no, no, no, no. 690 00:37:34,574 --> 00:37:36,157 -No, no, no, Bob. -Okay, all right, let's do this right. 691 00:37:36,240 --> 00:37:38,240 -Put the phone away, Bob. -And why should he? 692 00:37:38,324 --> 00:37:40,949 Because we will lose everything. 693 00:37:45,532 --> 00:37:46,657 What do you mean, Frank? 694 00:37:46,741 --> 00:37:48,282 Once word gets out about Pam, 695 00:37:48,365 --> 00:37:50,741 we're inviting "The Times," "Newsday," 696 00:37:50,824 --> 00:37:52,866 and every other paper in the tri-state area 697 00:37:52,949 --> 00:37:54,365 -to our front door. -With all due respect, 698 00:37:54,449 --> 00:37:56,783 screw the papers. This is a very real crime here. 699 00:37:56,866 --> 00:37:58,240 A theft of taxpayer money. 700 00:37:58,324 --> 00:37:59,616 Judy, you've served on the school board 701 00:37:59,699 --> 00:38:00,866 for how long, seven years? 702 00:38:00,949 --> 00:38:02,741 -Eight, proudly, -Okay, and in eight years, 703 00:38:02,824 --> 00:38:04,699 how many times has our budget been passed 704 00:38:04,783 --> 00:38:06,365 by taxpayers without incident? 705 00:38:06,449 --> 00:38:07,741 -Eight. -Right. 706 00:38:07,824 --> 00:38:09,365 So what happens when our next budget goes up 707 00:38:09,449 --> 00:38:10,699 for approval in May? 708 00:38:10,783 --> 00:38:12,491 The budget that we've worked all year on. 709 00:38:12,574 --> 00:38:14,449 The stimulus that gets us the SkyWalk. 710 00:38:14,532 --> 00:38:16,866 That gets us to first. What happens? 711 00:38:17,115 --> 00:38:18,491 I get what he's saying. 712 00:38:18,574 --> 00:38:20,365 I mean, how's it going to look? 713 00:38:20,783 --> 00:38:22,908 A school employee is able to take 714 00:38:22,991 --> 00:38:25,199 hundreds of thousands of dollars from the coffer 715 00:38:25,282 --> 00:38:26,574 without anyone noticing. 716 00:38:26,657 --> 00:38:29,365 Why would we pump more money into the school system? 717 00:38:29,449 --> 00:38:30,991 Right, if a scandal this seismic breaks, 718 00:38:31,074 --> 00:38:33,532 I mean, our budget is torpedoed, done. 719 00:38:33,616 --> 00:38:34,866 We are right back to square one. 720 00:38:34,949 --> 00:38:36,866 I don't know, you can't pay the teachers. 721 00:38:36,949 --> 00:38:38,365 Maybe they start migrating out. 722 00:38:38,449 --> 00:38:40,657 Whoa, this can't affect the colleges, huh? 723 00:38:40,741 --> 00:38:42,949 I think we'd have to expect that admissions 724 00:38:43,033 --> 00:38:44,282 at top-tier schools would view us 725 00:38:44,365 --> 00:38:45,908 under a radically different lens, yeah. 726 00:38:45,991 --> 00:38:47,616 No, wait, what, what, why would they ever? 727 00:38:47,699 --> 00:38:49,991 If they smell trouble, then they... 728 00:38:50,657 --> 00:38:52,824 I don't know, they might decide to lay off Roslyn kids for a while. 729 00:38:52,908 --> 00:38:54,407 "Yeses" can become "nos" overnight. 730 00:38:54,491 --> 00:38:56,532 I've-I've heard of that happening before. 731 00:38:56,991 --> 00:38:58,783 I have. So anyway, let's just... 732 00:38:59,407 --> 00:39:00,991 let's tease this out, okay? 733 00:39:01,991 --> 00:39:04,866 We don't perform, we go down in the rankings. 734 00:39:04,949 --> 00:39:07,657 And then our sister schools nose us out of the top ten, top hundred. 735 00:39:07,741 --> 00:39:09,491 Syosset and Jericho, those sons of bitches. 736 00:39:09,574 --> 00:39:10,741 And that's when we start seeing 737 00:39:10,824 --> 00:39:12,824 property values adversely affected. 738 00:39:19,699 --> 00:39:21,365 He's right. Of course he is. 739 00:39:22,240 --> 00:39:23,532 As far as real estate, 740 00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:26,240 especially Long Island, 741 00:39:26,616 --> 00:39:28,115 a town is only as good as its... 742 00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:29,741 Public school system. 743 00:39:31,991 --> 00:39:34,074 After everything we've worked for, huh? 744 00:39:34,949 --> 00:39:38,033 Years that it's taken to, to, to get this far. 745 00:39:41,699 --> 00:39:43,365 These are our kids we're talking about. 746 00:39:45,866 --> 00:39:47,699 I can think of one other option. 747 00:39:52,282 --> 00:39:53,532 Frank. 748 00:39:54,199 --> 00:39:56,115 Everything's gonna be okay, Pam. 749 00:39:56,199 --> 00:39:59,574 We're, we're gonna get you home to your family real soon. 750 00:40:00,324 --> 00:40:02,199 We're good, close the door. 751 00:40:03,616 --> 00:40:06,199 The board is very aware of how hard you worked 752 00:40:06,282 --> 00:40:08,282 for the schools, for Roslyn, for their kids. 753 00:40:08,365 --> 00:40:11,115 They know what an asset you've been, and, um... 754 00:40:11,657 --> 00:40:14,282 that is why they see this for-for what it is. 755 00:40:14,365 --> 00:40:15,491 A lapse in judgment. 756 00:40:15,574 --> 00:40:17,157 And in light of that, they're opting 757 00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:19,407 not to press charges or involve the police. 758 00:40:19,491 --> 00:40:21,324 Thank you, thank you. All of you. 759 00:40:21,407 --> 00:40:24,033 So you'll make full restitution to the school 760 00:40:24,115 --> 00:40:26,407 at the sum of $250,000. 761 00:40:27,074 --> 00:40:29,240 250, full-- full restitution, of course. 762 00:40:29,324 --> 00:40:30,491 I'll, I'll make it happen. 763 00:40:30,574 --> 00:40:31,741 And then you'll finish out the work week 764 00:40:31,824 --> 00:40:33,407 and resign quietly. 765 00:40:37,282 --> 00:40:38,199 Wait. 766 00:40:39,449 --> 00:40:40,449 -What? -Okay. 767 00:40:40,532 --> 00:40:41,699 Tomorrow morning, you'll surrender 768 00:40:41,783 --> 00:40:43,699 your administrators license to the board 769 00:40:43,783 --> 00:40:45,699 and you'll sign an NDA committing-- 770 00:40:45,783 --> 00:40:48,783 Frank, Frank, I don't--I don't understand what's happening. 771 00:40:48,866 --> 00:40:50,616 I don't understand this. Why are you-- 772 00:40:50,699 --> 00:40:53,407 You stole from the schools, Pam. 773 00:40:53,491 --> 00:40:55,699 From, from the taxpayers. 774 00:40:55,783 --> 00:40:58,115 From, from the kids we're supposed to serve. 775 00:40:59,115 --> 00:41:00,491 I mean, this... 776 00:41:01,157 --> 00:41:03,491 kind of behavior goes beyond the bounds of immoral. 777 00:41:03,574 --> 00:41:05,407 It, it's, it's cruel, it's-- 778 00:41:05,908 --> 00:41:08,491 It's heinous. It's, it's sociopathic, even. 779 00:41:08,741 --> 00:41:10,240 Sociopathic, what? 780 00:41:10,324 --> 00:41:11,657 The shameless self-interest. 781 00:41:11,741 --> 00:41:14,532 The, the, the unstable personality. 782 00:41:14,616 --> 00:41:17,449 The parade of rotten marriages, it-- 783 00:41:17,824 --> 00:41:19,157 Frank. 784 00:41:21,074 --> 00:41:22,824 Look, you need help, Pam. 785 00:41:23,449 --> 00:41:24,991 Real medical help. 786 00:41:25,657 --> 00:41:26,908 You're a sick woman. 787 00:41:26,991 --> 00:41:28,991 We're concerned about you, Pam. 788 00:41:41,033 --> 00:41:42,324 Um... 789 00:41:43,783 --> 00:41:45,282 I am... 790 00:41:45,657 --> 00:41:47,115 I'm a sick woman. 791 00:41:48,115 --> 00:41:49,491 I'm... 792 00:41:49,574 --> 00:41:52,657 I'm ashamed of my actions. I'm ashamed of myself. I'm-- 793 00:41:53,324 --> 00:41:55,449 There's no excuse for it. 794 00:41:56,282 --> 00:41:58,449 Well, the sociopathy. 795 00:41:59,866 --> 00:42:01,866 -Yeah, Bob, the... -Yeah. 796 00:42:04,574 --> 00:42:05,657 Okay. 797 00:42:06,033 --> 00:42:08,365 We'll make all the arrangements first thing tomorrow morning. 798 00:42:17,199 --> 00:42:18,699 Yeah, of course. 799 00:42:21,699 --> 00:42:23,324 Good night, all. 800 00:42:28,532 --> 00:42:30,532 Well, that went better than I thought. 801 00:42:31,783 --> 00:42:33,074 You saved our ass, Frank. 802 00:42:33,157 --> 00:42:35,741 -Oh, God, yeah. -Thank you. 803 00:42:35,824 --> 00:42:37,033 Yeah. 804 00:43:08,074 --> 00:43:09,574 What the hell was that? 805 00:43:10,657 --> 00:43:12,532 I... can you hear me? 806 00:43:13,574 --> 00:43:14,574 Frank? 807 00:43:17,240 --> 00:43:18,324 Okay. 808 00:43:18,407 --> 00:43:20,908 I'm just, I'm just trying to... 809 00:43:20,991 --> 00:43:22,699 I'm trying to wrap my head around this. 810 00:43:54,991 --> 00:43:56,240 Hey. 811 00:43:56,324 --> 00:43:57,532 I wasn't sure you were gonna call. 812 00:43:59,949 --> 00:44:01,449 Is everything okay? 813 00:44:02,115 --> 00:44:03,949 Yeah, sorry, I, um... 814 00:44:05,449 --> 00:44:07,115 just wanted to hear your voice. 815 00:44:25,741 --> 00:44:27,157 -Where is he? -Pam. 816 00:44:27,240 --> 00:44:28,908 -Where is he? -Pam, just... 817 00:44:28,991 --> 00:44:30,491 -Just sit down for a second. -Pam: No, I wanna talk to Jimmy. 818 00:44:30,574 --> 00:44:32,074 -Where is he? -Just sit down for a little bit. 819 00:44:32,157 --> 00:44:33,491 Is he in this room? No, he's in his bedroom, isn't he? 820 00:44:33,574 --> 00:44:34,783 -Just-- -Don't touch me. 821 00:44:34,866 --> 00:44:36,199 -Don't touch me! -All right! 822 00:44:39,532 --> 00:44:40,699 Hey, Ma. 823 00:44:45,199 --> 00:44:46,491 Hi, Ma? 824 00:44:46,574 --> 00:44:47,866 Hi, Ma? 825 00:44:48,699 --> 00:44:50,115 -Hey, Aunt Pam! -Get outta my house, Jimmy! 826 00:44:50,199 --> 00:44:52,449 -Pam! -I don't want you here anymore. 827 00:44:52,532 --> 00:44:53,908 -Get the hell out! -Pam. 828 00:44:53,991 --> 00:44:55,532 -I don't wanna see your face anymore. -Pam, stop it. 829 00:44:55,616 --> 00:44:56,949 -Stop it, you don't mean it. -Hey, what's going on? 830 00:44:57,033 --> 00:44:58,783 You don't mean it. She doesn't mean it, Jim. 831 00:44:58,866 --> 00:45:01,074 -She doesn't mean one word of it. -What's going on? 832 00:45:02,866 --> 00:45:04,033 Your mother lost her job today. 833 00:45:04,115 --> 00:45:06,783 Yeah, not my job, Howard. My career. 834 00:45:07,532 --> 00:45:09,824 I don't get it, can't you just get a different job 835 00:45:09,908 --> 00:45:11,324 at another school? 836 00:45:16,908 --> 00:45:18,824 They're taking my license. 837 00:45:19,824 --> 00:45:21,365 Mom, what did you do? 838 00:45:25,407 --> 00:45:27,033 I took money from them. 839 00:45:28,783 --> 00:45:31,074 Yeah, I stole. We all did. 840 00:45:31,574 --> 00:45:33,491 Okay, look, just go back to your rooms, please. 841 00:45:33,574 --> 00:45:34,657 -Yeah. -Please let me talk to your mother. 842 00:45:34,741 --> 00:45:36,240 Your car, your clothes. 843 00:45:36,324 --> 00:45:37,824 This house, the other houses. 844 00:45:37,908 --> 00:45:41,407 -What are you talking about? -You didn't want state school. 845 00:45:41,783 --> 00:45:43,699 You wanted private college. 846 00:45:46,199 --> 00:45:48,324 I wanted you to be happy with me. 847 00:45:48,407 --> 00:45:51,449 Pam, Pam, listen. It's okay. 848 00:45:51,991 --> 00:45:54,407 We'll get you a job down at the dealership, okay? 849 00:45:55,157 --> 00:45:58,033 Yeah, yeah, they're looking for a new girl at the front desk. 850 00:45:58,240 --> 00:46:00,157 -Like a secretary? -No, no. 851 00:46:00,240 --> 00:46:02,616 Not, not as-- not like a secretary. 852 00:46:02,699 --> 00:46:04,199 You'll find something. I'm just saying-- 853 00:46:04,282 --> 00:46:05,449 -I have degrees. -I know. 854 00:46:05,532 --> 00:46:08,324 I went to school for years to get degrees. 855 00:46:08,407 --> 00:46:10,657 I drove the bus. I did the steno pool. 856 00:46:10,741 --> 00:46:13,282 -I did everything I had to. -Listen to me, Pam. 857 00:46:13,365 --> 00:46:15,240 -Listen to me. -I'm gonna be sick. 858 00:46:15,324 --> 00:46:17,866 You are the smartest woman I have ever known. 859 00:46:17,949 --> 00:46:19,491 We're gonna get through this and you're gonna 860 00:46:19,574 --> 00:46:21,407 land on your feet, you will. 861 00:46:23,240 --> 00:46:24,449 Come here. 862 00:46:25,824 --> 00:46:27,449 -Howard. -I know. 863 00:46:28,157 --> 00:46:29,657 -Howard. -I know. 864 00:46:30,324 --> 00:46:31,532 I know. 865 00:46:43,616 --> 00:46:45,115 Hi, Mrs. Gluckin. 866 00:46:45,574 --> 00:46:46,949 Uh, I was just wondering. 867 00:46:47,033 --> 00:46:49,033 Could I get the key to the basement again? 868 00:46:49,115 --> 00:46:51,574 I just want to look up a few more things. 869 00:46:52,449 --> 00:46:53,824 What's this for, Rachel? 870 00:46:53,908 --> 00:46:56,407 Just for some stuff I wanted to verify. 871 00:46:56,783 --> 00:46:58,199 I can answer your questions. 872 00:47:00,324 --> 00:47:02,449 Uh, okay, well... 873 00:47:03,240 --> 00:47:05,741 I did the math, and it looks like the SkyWalk 874 00:47:05,824 --> 00:47:08,407 is gonna end up costing around eight million dollars. 875 00:47:08,491 --> 00:47:10,240 -Seven-five, sure. -Right. 876 00:47:10,324 --> 00:47:12,532 It just seems like a lot of our resources 877 00:47:12,616 --> 00:47:14,365 to be spending on cosmetics. 878 00:47:15,491 --> 00:47:18,699 Cosmetics? People love the SkyWalk. 879 00:47:18,783 --> 00:47:20,282 "The Beacon" loves the SkyWalk. 880 00:47:20,365 --> 00:47:22,074 There was that nice poll you guys did. 881 00:47:22,157 --> 00:47:23,449 Right. 882 00:47:23,532 --> 00:47:26,074 But the ceilings at the high school are still leaking. 883 00:47:26,157 --> 00:47:28,157 I mean, some of the classrooms had to get shut down. 884 00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:29,240 Sounds like you should bring that up 885 00:47:29,324 --> 00:47:31,157 with your student government. 886 00:47:33,657 --> 00:47:35,240 There was also the pizza oven. 887 00:47:36,324 --> 00:47:38,282 -What? -I saw a line item 888 00:47:38,365 --> 00:47:40,908 in the expense reports for a pizza oven. 889 00:47:41,240 --> 00:47:42,866 But then I asked Paula in the cafeteria 890 00:47:42,949 --> 00:47:44,449 and she said she knew nothing about it. 891 00:47:44,532 --> 00:47:45,741 Just stop it. 892 00:47:50,407 --> 00:47:52,365 I am sorry to be the one to tell you this, 893 00:47:52,449 --> 00:47:55,033 but no one is keeping anything from you, okay? 894 00:47:55,115 --> 00:47:57,783 On the contrary, we come in here every day 895 00:47:57,866 --> 00:48:00,240 at the crack of dawn because we care. 896 00:48:00,699 --> 00:48:02,074 We care about providing you 897 00:48:02,157 --> 00:48:05,657 with a proper quality education because we're good people. 898 00:48:06,033 --> 00:48:08,282 Because we want you to have a good life. 899 00:48:08,365 --> 00:48:09,699 Okay? 900 00:48:11,741 --> 00:48:12,908 Okay. 901 00:48:13,365 --> 00:48:14,491 Okay. 902 00:48:16,741 --> 00:48:19,908 The individual purchase orders are still public record, though. 903 00:48:28,282 --> 00:48:29,616 Here you go. 904 00:48:31,741 --> 00:48:33,365 -Thank you. -Mm-hmm. 905 00:48:34,074 --> 00:48:35,157 Oh, and Rachel. 906 00:48:35,240 --> 00:48:37,324 You were right about that pizza oven. 907 00:48:37,657 --> 00:48:39,240 It didn't go to the high school 908 00:48:39,574 --> 00:48:41,532 because we bought it for the middle school. 909 00:48:42,074 --> 00:48:44,491 Yeah, they have pizza for days down there. 910 00:48:44,574 --> 00:48:45,908 Go get yourself a slice. 911 00:48:52,407 --> 00:48:53,324 Morning. 912 00:48:53,407 --> 00:48:55,033 -Hi. -Oh, hey, Rachel. 913 00:48:56,240 --> 00:48:59,282 Dr. Tassone, Pam Gluckin's in a bit of a state. 914 00:48:59,365 --> 00:49:00,949 Yeah, I have a very busy morning. 915 00:49:01,033 --> 00:49:02,783 Just tell her I can't. Good morning. 916 00:49:03,616 --> 00:49:06,115 Frank, Frank, Frank! 917 00:49:06,199 --> 00:49:07,157 Fra-- 918 00:49:12,824 --> 00:49:14,491 I'm sorry, Dr. Tassone's very busy this morning. 919 00:49:14,574 --> 00:49:15,574 Get out of my way, Mary Ann. 920 00:49:15,657 --> 00:49:17,240 -Pam, Pam. -Please. 921 00:49:18,449 --> 00:49:20,115 You know what? It's fine. 922 00:49:23,199 --> 00:49:24,282 Everything's fine. 923 00:49:46,199 --> 00:49:47,991 My exit interview for him. 924 00:49:57,407 --> 00:49:58,908 -Hey. -Hey, Dr. Tassone. 925 00:49:58,991 --> 00:50:01,240 Uh, Mary Ann said you wanted to see me? 926 00:50:01,324 --> 00:50:03,699 Yes, yes. Uh, take a seat. 927 00:50:03,783 --> 00:50:05,657 Just close the door behind you there. 928 00:50:11,033 --> 00:50:13,407 So, I think maybe 929 00:50:13,491 --> 00:50:16,365 it is time that we talked about your value 930 00:50:16,449 --> 00:50:17,991 in this workplace. 931 00:50:20,949 --> 00:50:23,240 I, uh... 932 00:50:23,574 --> 00:50:25,491 -This isn't... -No, rest assured, 933 00:50:25,574 --> 00:50:28,033 we all want you to succeed here. 934 00:50:28,866 --> 00:50:30,699 Which is-- 935 00:50:30,783 --> 00:50:34,783 Which is why we would like to transition you 936 00:50:35,033 --> 00:50:37,324 to our special utilities department. 937 00:50:38,908 --> 00:50:40,199 Oh. 938 00:50:40,699 --> 00:50:42,240 Sir, um... 939 00:50:42,324 --> 00:50:45,365 you know, I just thought I was a really good fit up here. 940 00:50:45,449 --> 00:50:47,949 Oh, yeah, no, no, no. We're just doing some shuffling 941 00:50:48,033 --> 00:50:50,365 and we could really use an extra hand down there. 942 00:50:50,699 --> 00:50:51,991 Okay? 943 00:50:53,616 --> 00:50:56,532 What about Pam's old job? You know, I thought maybe, uh, 944 00:50:56,616 --> 00:50:58,616 you know, like a manager, maybe I could be-- 945 00:50:58,699 --> 00:51:00,240 Maybe I could be right for that. 946 00:51:00,324 --> 00:51:01,741 Yeah, well, actually, Philip Metzger's 947 00:51:01,824 --> 00:51:04,616 gonna be stepping in as the interim business manager. 948 00:51:05,074 --> 00:51:06,657 -Phil the auditor? -Yeah, yeah. 949 00:51:06,741 --> 00:51:09,699 I mean, until we can find a more permanent replacement for Pam. 950 00:51:09,783 --> 00:51:11,199 But... 951 00:51:11,908 --> 00:51:13,282 we're pretty excited about him. 952 00:51:17,699 --> 00:51:20,365 I think that I should, uh... 953 00:51:21,949 --> 00:51:23,407 think, um... 954 00:51:27,365 --> 00:51:30,699 I know what you all did to Pam. 955 00:51:32,616 --> 00:51:34,616 And I could, you know, I could... 956 00:51:35,532 --> 00:51:37,908 maybe tell people. 957 00:51:37,991 --> 00:51:40,491 Sorry, hold on a second. I'm so sorry to interrupt. 958 00:51:40,574 --> 00:51:43,491 I just noticed that necklace you have on. 959 00:51:43,574 --> 00:51:46,074 How it really complements your eyes. 960 00:51:47,199 --> 00:51:48,991 -Thank you. -It's, uh, 961 00:51:49,074 --> 00:51:50,491 yeah, that's, that's new, isn't it? 962 00:51:50,574 --> 00:51:52,949 I don't think I've seen you wearing it around before. 963 00:51:54,407 --> 00:51:56,866 Yeah, I thought so. Yeah. I've got... 964 00:51:56,949 --> 00:51:59,199 I got sort of an eye for these things, I don't know. 965 00:51:59,282 --> 00:52:00,908 So, um, what do you think? 966 00:52:00,991 --> 00:52:03,616 Is that-- is that a Macy's purchase or are we talking 967 00:52:03,699 --> 00:52:05,407 Lord and Taylor collection? 968 00:52:12,115 --> 00:52:13,866 Special utilities, you said? 969 00:52:14,115 --> 00:52:16,115 Yeah, I think so. 970 00:52:17,908 --> 00:52:19,574 Okay, thanks, Jen. 971 00:52:40,074 --> 00:52:42,824 Mary Ann, can I get a cup of that new coffee in here? 972 00:52:51,783 --> 00:52:53,033 Oh, Rocco, you're so annoying. 973 00:52:53,115 --> 00:52:54,115 Get out of the way. 974 00:52:54,824 --> 00:52:56,282 Go. 975 00:53:07,866 --> 00:53:09,616 -Mom! -This is she. 976 00:53:11,282 --> 00:53:12,365 No. 977 00:53:13,033 --> 00:53:14,115 Wait, what? 978 00:53:14,491 --> 00:53:17,657 Yeah, thank you. Please don't call here again. 979 00:53:17,741 --> 00:53:19,115 -Who was that? -That was a student. 980 00:53:19,199 --> 00:53:20,866 They want to donate the fashion show proceeds 981 00:53:20,949 --> 00:53:23,115 to help pay for my medical expenses. 982 00:53:23,657 --> 00:53:25,115 -But you're not sick. -Don't eat that. 983 00:53:25,199 --> 00:53:26,199 We're returning them. 984 00:53:26,282 --> 00:53:28,699 Pam, what the hell is going on? 985 00:53:31,657 --> 00:53:33,407 Okay, uh... 986 00:53:33,491 --> 00:53:35,157 first off, we want to take a moment 987 00:53:35,240 --> 00:53:37,074 to acknowledge Pamela Gluckin. 988 00:53:37,699 --> 00:53:40,616 Uh, our hearts go out to her and her entire family 989 00:53:40,699 --> 00:53:43,657 and we wish her a safe and speedy recovery, yeah. 990 00:53:46,240 --> 00:53:48,282 Okay, all right, now. 991 00:53:48,365 --> 00:53:49,699 Onto the fun stuff. 992 00:53:51,491 --> 00:53:53,115 Look at these numbers, folks. 993 00:53:53,657 --> 00:53:56,115 These are the best early decision numbers 994 00:53:56,199 --> 00:53:58,074 that we've ever seen. 995 00:53:58,532 --> 00:53:59,657 Yeah. 996 00:53:59,741 --> 00:54:01,574 Give yourselves a round of applause. 997 00:55:21,574 --> 00:55:22,491 Seven. 998 00:55:24,491 --> 00:55:26,033 Six. 999 00:55:27,991 --> 00:55:29,324 Five. 1000 00:55:48,532 --> 00:55:50,491 Hey, Rachel, um, where's the article 1001 00:55:50,574 --> 00:55:52,491 on the Cancer Benefit Fashion Show? 1002 00:55:52,949 --> 00:55:54,866 I'll get that to you tomorrow. 1003 00:55:55,282 --> 00:55:56,866 But we go to print tomorrow. 1004 00:55:57,491 --> 00:55:59,033 Okay, I'll have it tonight. 1005 00:55:59,866 --> 00:56:01,657 Look, if you wanna be a part of the paper, 1006 00:56:01,741 --> 00:56:03,491 you gotta be a part of the paper. 1007 00:56:03,574 --> 00:56:05,115 Look, I'm gonna be late. 1008 00:56:05,199 --> 00:56:06,699 Rachel. Rachel! 1009 00:56:08,866 --> 00:56:10,115 -Shit. -Oh, my God. 1010 00:56:10,199 --> 00:56:12,574 -Sorry, shit. -Seriously? 1011 00:56:17,033 --> 00:56:18,324 What is this? 1012 00:56:18,407 --> 00:56:21,866 It's just a personal project. None of your business. 1013 00:56:26,365 --> 00:56:28,491 Look, I'm sorry for being a hard-ass. 1014 00:56:28,866 --> 00:56:30,908 I know you're going through a lot at home. 1015 00:56:30,991 --> 00:56:32,491 What's that supposed to mean? 1016 00:56:33,866 --> 00:56:35,991 You know, just everything with your dad. 1017 00:56:36,699 --> 00:56:38,199 Yeah, what about him? 1018 00:56:39,991 --> 00:56:41,991 I mean, the parents talk to each other. 1019 00:56:42,074 --> 00:56:44,741 I know that some shit happened at work. 1020 00:56:46,199 --> 00:56:47,532 You don't know anything. 1021 00:56:47,824 --> 00:56:49,949 Ow. Fuck, Rachel. 1022 00:57:15,908 --> 00:57:17,949 -Rach? 1023 00:57:19,157 --> 00:57:20,616 -Dinner. -Okay. 1024 00:57:22,699 --> 00:57:23,824 What's all this? 1025 00:57:24,449 --> 00:57:26,115 Uh, research. 1026 00:57:26,199 --> 00:57:28,949 These are invoices from the school district. 1027 00:57:38,199 --> 00:57:40,449 The school district invoiced over a million dollars 1028 00:57:40,532 --> 00:57:41,908 in lab equipment? 1029 00:57:43,491 --> 00:57:44,991 And that's just one supplier. 1030 00:57:48,491 --> 00:57:50,449 You thought about calling this company? 1031 00:58:03,033 --> 00:58:04,866 Oh, God, I'm gonna miss my flight. 1032 00:58:05,282 --> 00:58:07,074 Not if you stay another day. 1033 00:58:07,324 --> 00:58:09,033 You know I can't do that. 1034 00:58:12,240 --> 00:58:13,949 You could get a job here. 1035 00:58:15,741 --> 00:58:17,741 There are schools in Clark County. 1036 00:58:17,824 --> 00:58:19,157 Sure, but good ones? 1037 00:58:20,240 --> 00:58:22,115 Was Roslyn any good before you? 1038 00:58:32,033 --> 00:58:35,407 Hi, is this Champion Products in Uniondale? 1039 00:58:35,491 --> 00:58:37,407 - Yes, it is. -Hi, my name is Rachel. 1040 00:58:37,491 --> 00:58:39,074 I was just hoping to ask you about a series of charges. 1041 00:58:39,157 --> 00:58:40,449 Okay, yes, yes. Thank you for verifying, Felice. 1042 00:58:40,532 --> 00:58:41,741 You've been a huge help. 1043 00:58:41,824 --> 00:58:43,699 -Yeah. -Thank you, bye-bye. 1044 00:58:45,074 --> 00:58:46,324 That's right. 1045 00:58:48,324 --> 00:58:49,532 Yeah, I can hold. 1046 00:58:58,532 --> 00:59:01,365 Bellmore Fine Auto, this is Howard. 1047 00:59:02,449 --> 00:59:05,657 Uh, I'm sorry. Bellmore Fine Auto? 1048 00:59:05,741 --> 00:59:09,741 I had this number listed as an H.G. Consulting. 1049 00:59:26,282 --> 00:59:27,866 Hi. 1050 00:59:29,074 --> 00:59:30,240 What's the matter? 1051 00:59:30,616 --> 00:59:33,699 Oh, nothing, I'm just, just tired. 1052 00:59:34,449 --> 00:59:36,033 I'll take those invoices. 1053 00:59:45,324 --> 00:59:47,991 Next up is WordPower Tech. 1054 00:59:48,574 --> 00:59:51,699 Now, they billed the school district $800,000 1055 00:59:51,783 --> 00:59:53,824 but no one has any idea who they are. 1056 00:59:53,908 --> 00:59:55,115 And they're consistent. 1057 00:59:55,199 --> 00:59:57,282 They've billed every year for the past ten. 1058 00:59:57,365 --> 00:59:59,949 Yeah, the company's registered to Thomas Tuggiero 1059 01:00:00,033 --> 01:00:01,491 with an address in Manhattan. 1060 01:00:01,574 --> 01:00:03,991 I tried calling but the number is disconnected. 1061 01:00:04,324 --> 01:00:06,574 We're gonna leave that one a question mark for right now 1062 01:00:06,657 --> 01:00:10,365 because the next one I've got is Porto Office Supplies. 1063 01:00:10,449 --> 01:00:12,949 Now, I can't find any... 1064 01:01:24,866 --> 01:01:26,824 What, did you forget your key? 1065 01:01:28,699 --> 01:01:29,866 Oh. 1066 01:01:30,532 --> 01:01:31,741 Hello. 1067 01:01:35,657 --> 01:01:37,199 Can I help you with something? 1068 01:01:37,699 --> 01:01:38,866 Is this... 1069 01:01:40,866 --> 01:01:42,532 Uh, I'm... 1070 01:01:42,949 --> 01:01:44,074 I'm canvassing. 1071 01:01:44,949 --> 01:01:46,199 For who? 1072 01:01:50,616 --> 01:01:52,699 Oh, um, it's... 1073 01:01:53,033 --> 01:01:54,991 I'm, I have the wrong apartment. 1074 01:02:42,074 --> 01:02:43,783 You're back. 1075 01:02:43,866 --> 01:02:46,407 I'm back. Hey, thanks. 1076 01:02:49,574 --> 01:02:50,783 Hey, what's for dinner? 1077 01:02:51,365 --> 01:02:52,824 Salmon. 1078 01:03:02,115 --> 01:03:03,741 What's the matter? 1079 01:03:05,282 --> 01:03:07,282 Oh, it's just work. Sorry. 1080 01:03:08,949 --> 01:03:10,991 The salmon's a little dry. 1081 01:03:12,074 --> 01:03:13,324 It's great. 1082 01:03:14,991 --> 01:03:16,741 I can tell when you're lying. 1083 01:03:22,157 --> 01:03:23,365 A little dry, maybe. 1084 01:03:23,449 --> 01:03:25,240 The couscous, though, is a small masterpiece. 1085 01:03:25,324 --> 01:03:27,157 Oh, well, thank you very much. 1086 01:03:33,282 --> 01:03:34,491 How was Omaha? 1087 01:03:35,157 --> 01:03:37,949 Mm, dull. Dull as all hell. 1088 01:03:40,991 --> 01:03:42,240 So... 1089 01:03:42,949 --> 01:03:45,574 So I'm sitting there sandwiched between Doug and Joe 1090 01:03:45,657 --> 01:03:47,866 and there's no A/C in the conference center 1091 01:03:47,949 --> 01:03:49,908 so you can imagine the smell while they... 1092 01:03:49,991 --> 01:03:52,324 -Oh, God. -...talked for hours 1093 01:03:52,407 --> 01:03:56,407 about STEM programs and state aid. 1094 01:03:56,491 --> 01:03:57,949 It was, oh, yeah. 1095 01:03:58,033 --> 01:04:00,991 -It was, it was a riot. -Oh, sounds like a nightmare. 1096 01:04:03,991 --> 01:04:05,574 Maybe I'll come along next time. 1097 01:04:07,824 --> 01:04:09,199 As a buffer. 1098 01:04:12,324 --> 01:04:13,991 I would never subject you to that. 1099 01:04:54,699 --> 01:04:57,074 Okay, you have documents to back this up? 1100 01:04:57,407 --> 01:04:59,657 Years' worth of supposed payments to vendors 1101 01:04:59,741 --> 01:05:01,991 and confirmation they were never received. 1102 01:05:02,282 --> 01:05:04,157 Some of these companies, they don't even exist. 1103 01:05:04,240 --> 01:05:05,866 Well, no, you don't know that. 1104 01:05:06,240 --> 01:05:08,657 I mean, you know that for sure, right? 1105 01:05:08,741 --> 01:05:09,949 WordPower Tech. 1106 01:05:10,033 --> 01:05:11,741 They've billed the district almost a million dollars 1107 01:05:11,824 --> 01:05:13,407 and no one knows anything. 1108 01:05:13,908 --> 01:05:15,157 -Because it isn't anything. -Okay. 1109 01:05:15,240 --> 01:05:16,866 It is a private apartment on the upper East Side. 1110 01:05:16,949 --> 01:05:18,949 -Yes, but that doesn't... -And our superintendent 1111 01:05:19,033 --> 01:05:21,074 -has the key. -...necessarily mean that it's fake. 1112 01:05:23,240 --> 01:05:24,741 Come on, Nick, you know what this is. 1113 01:05:24,824 --> 01:05:27,324 If he hasn't reported this, it's fraud. 1114 01:05:27,407 --> 01:05:29,616 He's writing my college recommendation letter. 1115 01:05:34,365 --> 01:05:36,949 Fuck, fuck, god damn it. 1116 01:05:37,741 --> 01:05:39,949 What are we even talking about right now? 1117 01:05:41,991 --> 01:05:45,115 Are you sure? Are you sure, sure, sure 1118 01:05:45,199 --> 01:05:46,783 you actually wanna do this? 1119 01:06:18,157 --> 01:06:19,574 Mind if I join you? 1120 01:06:32,824 --> 01:06:34,074 Don't ever let a doctor find out 1121 01:06:34,157 --> 01:06:35,783 you have high cholesterol, Rachel. 1122 01:06:35,866 --> 01:06:37,991 They'll make you do the most horrible things. 1123 01:06:42,532 --> 01:06:43,657 So. 1124 01:06:44,657 --> 01:06:45,866 About yesterday. 1125 01:06:46,657 --> 01:06:48,115 Yeah, uh... 1126 01:06:49,407 --> 01:06:51,324 -That was-- -What were you doing there? 1127 01:06:53,199 --> 01:06:54,449 I'm not upset. 1128 01:06:54,532 --> 01:06:57,324 But it is very important that you be honest. 1129 01:06:59,407 --> 01:07:02,407 I was following up on the listed address 1130 01:07:02,491 --> 01:07:04,074 for a school contractor. 1131 01:07:05,491 --> 01:07:06,866 Why were you doing that? 1132 01:07:08,532 --> 01:07:10,449 It's public record. Anyone could take the time-- 1133 01:07:10,532 --> 01:07:12,115 I didn't ask you if it was public record. 1134 01:07:12,199 --> 01:07:13,908 I-- I just asked you why. 1135 01:07:17,908 --> 01:07:19,574 It's for something I'm writing. 1136 01:07:27,532 --> 01:07:29,282 I think you have real potential. 1137 01:07:29,365 --> 01:07:31,365 -Dr. Tassone-- -No, I'm serious. 1138 01:07:31,449 --> 01:07:33,574 I, I read all your bylines. 1139 01:07:33,657 --> 01:07:35,574 You've come such a long way since past September. 1140 01:07:35,657 --> 01:07:37,824 Your confidence, strength of ability. 1141 01:07:38,033 --> 01:07:39,574 -Thank you. -No, you have a tremendous 1142 01:07:39,657 --> 01:07:41,199 future ahead of you, Rachel, you do. 1143 01:07:41,282 --> 01:07:42,240 But... 1144 01:07:42,741 --> 01:07:45,157 You're still young, too. Which is why 1145 01:07:45,240 --> 01:07:47,866 you need to know, and I mean this, 1146 01:07:47,949 --> 01:07:49,908 if you go public... 1147 01:07:50,741 --> 01:07:52,991 with something you don't fully understand, 1148 01:07:53,074 --> 01:07:55,783 it'll, it'll come back on you hard. 1149 01:08:15,199 --> 01:08:16,574 I don't know, I... 1150 01:08:17,240 --> 01:08:19,240 I guess it's our fault, mainly. 1151 01:08:20,115 --> 01:08:21,991 We try to create a safe environment 1152 01:08:22,074 --> 01:08:23,365 for students to... 1153 01:08:24,199 --> 01:08:27,115 challenge, take risks, make mistakes, grow. 1154 01:08:28,449 --> 01:08:30,949 But this mistake, if you make it, 1155 01:08:31,657 --> 01:08:33,240 we will not be able to protect you. 1156 01:08:33,324 --> 01:08:37,157 Not me, not your teachers. Because it'll change everything. 1157 01:08:37,741 --> 01:08:39,824 And a lot of innocent people will get hurt. 1158 01:08:41,616 --> 01:08:42,657 Right? 1159 01:08:43,157 --> 01:08:44,866 I mean, these kinds of inquiries 1160 01:08:44,949 --> 01:08:47,741 are, are-- are like setting off a grenade. 1161 01:08:48,908 --> 01:08:51,240 There's fallout in the pursuit. 1162 01:08:52,157 --> 01:08:53,365 In the frenzy. 1163 01:08:53,449 --> 01:08:55,115 There's collateral damage. 1164 01:08:55,783 --> 01:08:57,115 Right-- 1165 01:08:57,199 --> 01:08:58,783 You must know all about that. 1166 01:09:06,365 --> 01:09:08,157 It's not perfect, but it works. 1167 01:09:09,491 --> 01:09:11,115 What we have here works. 1168 01:09:12,074 --> 01:09:13,657 I hope we can keep it that way. 1169 01:09:46,240 --> 01:09:48,866 All right, let's get into it. Uh, Rachel. 1170 01:09:50,240 --> 01:09:51,741 Hey, Rachel. 1171 01:09:52,324 --> 01:09:53,991 Rachel, are you still with us? 1172 01:09:56,365 --> 01:09:57,741 Yeah, yeah, I'm here. 1173 01:09:58,033 --> 01:09:59,407 -Sorry. -Teacher: All right. 1174 01:09:59,491 --> 01:10:00,449 Question number four, 1175 01:10:00,532 --> 01:10:01,908 what is the symbol for potassium? 1176 01:10:01,991 --> 01:10:03,282 Anybody? 1177 01:10:13,282 --> 01:10:14,365 Yeah. 1178 01:10:16,157 --> 01:10:17,199 Hey, Frank. 1179 01:10:18,282 --> 01:10:21,491 I've been doing some more digging over the past week. 1180 01:10:22,324 --> 01:10:24,574 I'm... concerned... 1181 01:10:25,449 --> 01:10:27,157 with what I found. 1182 01:10:27,866 --> 01:10:29,365 Okay, come in. 1183 01:10:31,616 --> 01:10:33,616 Look, now we don't have receipts, 1184 01:10:34,157 --> 01:10:37,199 but some of these vendors, they're... 1185 01:10:40,574 --> 01:10:43,574 this Pam thing isn't a question of $250,000 1186 01:10:43,657 --> 01:10:45,074 like we'd initially thought. 1187 01:10:46,949 --> 01:10:48,616 Well, okay, uh, 1188 01:10:48,699 --> 01:10:50,824 do you have any sense of what the number might be? 1189 01:10:50,908 --> 01:10:53,699 I mean, are we talking 500? 1190 01:10:53,783 --> 01:10:55,491 Are we talking a million? 1191 01:10:55,574 --> 01:10:57,616 I mean, Phil, work with me. I can't do anything but just-- 1192 01:10:57,699 --> 01:10:59,240 I don't know, I don't know. 1193 01:11:00,157 --> 01:11:02,407 You don't-- okay, fine. So... 1194 01:11:03,407 --> 01:11:04,657 figure it out, all right? 1195 01:11:04,741 --> 01:11:06,074 Work your numbers magic and then, 1196 01:11:06,157 --> 01:11:08,866 let's the two of us deal with it from there, okay? 1197 01:11:10,240 --> 01:11:11,324 Thanks, Phil. 1198 01:11:11,407 --> 01:11:12,866 Well, there's something else. 1199 01:11:12,949 --> 01:11:14,240 Yeah, yeah. 1200 01:11:14,991 --> 01:11:18,407 A flight to London, Heathrow, over winter break... 1201 01:11:18,491 --> 01:11:19,741 -...billed to-- -Yeah, that's me. 1202 01:11:19,824 --> 01:11:21,324 That flight was for me, for the Pell Conference. 1203 01:11:21,407 --> 01:11:22,699 You knew about the Pell. 1204 01:11:22,783 --> 01:11:24,616 First class, Concorde jet. 1205 01:11:25,282 --> 01:11:27,240 We, well, yeah. I mean, look. 1206 01:11:27,324 --> 01:11:30,532 I don't book the flights. That's always been Jenny's job. 1207 01:11:30,616 --> 01:11:33,407 -But look, even if I had-- -The charge is for two seats. 1208 01:11:34,949 --> 01:11:37,783 Two seats side by side in first. 1209 01:11:38,699 --> 01:11:41,449 It's $5,000 each way per ticket. 1210 01:11:41,532 --> 01:11:43,282 It's $20,000. 1211 01:11:44,908 --> 01:11:46,783 Yeah, well, that sounds like a mistake. 1212 01:11:48,157 --> 01:11:49,783 You know, I called the airline. 1213 01:11:54,115 --> 01:11:55,949 Who's Kyle Contreras? 1214 01:12:03,908 --> 01:12:05,282 Wow. 1215 01:12:09,282 --> 01:12:12,157 Wow. Okay, okay. 1216 01:12:13,491 --> 01:12:15,157 So that's how you wanna play it. 1217 01:12:15,824 --> 01:12:16,949 What, no. I'm not playing-- 1218 01:12:17,033 --> 01:12:18,365 I mean, the audacity. 1219 01:12:18,741 --> 01:12:21,115 Coming from the man who spent six months 1220 01:12:21,199 --> 01:12:24,407 falsifying our records to mask his own negligence 1221 01:12:24,491 --> 01:12:26,033 of fiduciary duty to the school. 1222 01:12:26,115 --> 01:12:28,657 Wait a second, that's not what, that's not what's going on. 1223 01:12:28,741 --> 01:12:29,657 No, no? 1224 01:12:29,741 --> 01:12:31,491 Pam didn't have to happen, right? 1225 01:12:31,574 --> 01:12:33,783 You could have prevented that. You're the auditor. 1226 01:12:34,324 --> 01:12:36,240 The people here pay you for what? 1227 01:12:36,532 --> 01:12:39,033 So you can go off and do your community theater 1228 01:12:39,115 --> 01:12:41,199 instead of taking care of our school's books? 1229 01:12:42,157 --> 01:12:43,365 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 1230 01:12:44,033 --> 01:12:45,908 Oh, I can point fingers too, Phil. 1231 01:12:46,783 --> 01:12:48,199 Right, but I think we both agree 1232 01:12:48,282 --> 01:12:50,365 that that wouldn't be a very productive use of our time. 1233 01:12:50,449 --> 01:12:52,199 -But-- -Phil. 1234 01:12:52,949 --> 01:12:54,491 Are you gonna do your job, 1235 01:12:54,574 --> 01:12:57,033 or do I have to call Hevesi in here himself 1236 01:12:57,115 --> 01:12:58,449 to come and do it for you? 1237 01:12:58,532 --> 01:13:00,199 Because I will call him right now. 1238 01:13:00,282 --> 01:13:01,491 I will deal with it. 1239 01:13:01,991 --> 01:13:03,699 I'm sorry that I brought it up. I shouldn't have. 1240 01:13:03,783 --> 01:13:05,741 Yeah, damn right you shouldn't have. 1241 01:13:06,783 --> 01:13:08,365 You won't hear about it again. 1242 01:13:09,324 --> 01:13:10,532 Good. 1243 01:13:12,574 --> 01:13:13,824 Get out of here. 1244 01:13:40,991 --> 01:13:42,741 Hey, Dad, can I ask you something? 1245 01:13:44,866 --> 01:13:46,574 And you don't have to answer if you don't want to. 1246 01:13:47,991 --> 01:13:49,741 Yeah, you can ask me anything. 1247 01:13:51,407 --> 01:13:52,824 Um... 1248 01:13:52,908 --> 01:13:55,824 I mean, I know what you had said at, at the time, 1249 01:13:55,908 --> 01:13:57,407 when, um, 1250 01:13:57,491 --> 01:13:59,824 all that stuff was happening. 1251 01:13:59,908 --> 01:14:01,115 The insider trading. 1252 01:14:04,407 --> 01:14:07,157 Did you really not know? 1253 01:14:09,282 --> 01:14:11,574 Are you asking me if I was a part of it? 1254 01:14:14,616 --> 01:14:15,783 No, I wasn't. 1255 01:14:16,824 --> 01:14:19,282 Not at any point in time, I promise you. 1256 01:14:21,866 --> 01:14:23,074 But, uh... 1257 01:14:24,949 --> 01:14:26,365 You gotta understand, those were guys 1258 01:14:26,449 --> 01:14:28,365 that I had come up with my entire career. 1259 01:14:28,449 --> 01:14:32,199 Guys whose kids you and Neil played with on the weekends. 1260 01:14:32,282 --> 01:14:35,240 Guys with families. They were good people. 1261 01:14:35,449 --> 01:14:38,365 And it was all gonna even out in the long run. 1262 01:14:38,449 --> 01:14:40,240 So who cares? 1263 01:14:43,532 --> 01:14:45,157 I didn't say anything. 1264 01:14:46,657 --> 01:14:48,033 I could have. 1265 01:14:48,824 --> 01:14:49,866 But I didn't. 1266 01:14:52,741 --> 01:14:54,657 And that's something I live with. 1267 01:15:38,949 --> 01:15:40,074 Morning. 1268 01:15:41,491 --> 01:15:42,532 Morning. 1269 01:16:51,324 --> 01:16:52,783 Bob... 1270 01:16:53,115 --> 01:16:55,033 you had me serve as the public face 1271 01:16:55,115 --> 01:16:58,074 of this district, an image that reflects prosperity. 1272 01:16:58,783 --> 01:17:00,908 Okay, I know it might look bad all laid out like that 1273 01:17:00,991 --> 01:17:02,866 but try and see this from my point of view. 1274 01:17:02,949 --> 01:17:05,199 This is me doing the job I was hired for. 1275 01:17:05,282 --> 01:17:07,949 A wrinkled suit. Yeah, okay, that's one thing. 1276 01:17:09,282 --> 01:17:10,949 This is something else entirely. 1277 01:17:11,033 --> 01:17:12,699 No, no, no, my employment contract 1278 01:17:12,783 --> 01:17:14,699 has a clause that allows me full discretion 1279 01:17:14,783 --> 01:17:16,991 on all charges necessary and proper 1280 01:17:17,074 --> 01:17:19,115 -to the discharge of my duties. -I know that. 1281 01:17:19,365 --> 01:17:21,199 I wrote your employment contract. 1282 01:17:21,532 --> 01:17:23,033 The key word there was "discretion." 1283 01:17:23,115 --> 01:17:25,491 -Bob, you're not hearing me. -I'm hearing fine. 1284 01:17:27,449 --> 01:17:29,574 You spent $30,000 on dry cleaning. 1285 01:17:29,657 --> 01:17:31,741 Over a number of years, yes, I did, 1286 01:17:31,824 --> 01:17:34,157 and I will pay it all back. 1287 01:17:35,324 --> 01:17:36,741 Right, but I did it for the good of the school. 1288 01:17:36,824 --> 01:17:38,616 No, you just-- you wanted to look pretty. 1289 01:17:42,449 --> 01:17:43,657 Come on, Frank. 1290 01:17:44,783 --> 01:17:46,157 It's practically, it's an open secret 1291 01:17:46,240 --> 01:17:48,282 nowadays with the way you're carrying on. 1292 01:17:48,741 --> 01:17:50,991 The flashy suits, the cologne. 1293 01:17:51,449 --> 01:17:53,866 The shit that you're doing to your face. 1294 01:17:55,908 --> 01:17:57,157 They laugh at you. 1295 01:17:58,657 --> 01:18:00,866 You were my guy. 1296 01:18:01,574 --> 01:18:04,199 I brought you in. I defended you. 1297 01:18:04,657 --> 01:18:07,616 Now, I'm compromised now. We all are. 1298 01:18:07,699 --> 01:18:09,115 Because of, of... 1299 01:18:11,991 --> 01:18:13,741 What did you people do to us? 1300 01:18:22,699 --> 01:18:24,033 Okay, okay. 1301 01:18:32,449 --> 01:18:34,074 So we were at dinner 1302 01:18:34,532 --> 01:18:35,783 however many years ago. 1303 01:18:35,866 --> 01:18:37,699 Uh, it was nowhere fancy. It was... 1304 01:18:38,407 --> 01:18:40,324 a pizza place on Bell Boulevard. 1305 01:18:40,699 --> 01:18:42,866 Two Greek salads and a fountain drink. 1306 01:18:44,074 --> 01:18:46,866 And I fucked up, I used the wrong card by accident. 1307 01:18:46,949 --> 01:18:48,574 It's for $20. 1308 01:18:49,033 --> 01:18:51,407 And I said, I'd even it all out on Monday. 1309 01:18:51,491 --> 01:18:53,240 I'd reimburse the school out of pocket. 1310 01:18:53,324 --> 01:18:55,199 Whatever we had to do, you know. 1311 01:18:56,741 --> 01:18:58,074 Monday came and went. 1312 01:18:59,866 --> 01:19:02,407 Nobody said anything. Nobody, nobody cared. 1313 01:19:04,699 --> 01:19:07,574 On Tuesday, it was a 60 cent bagel. 1314 01:19:07,657 --> 01:19:09,115 Bob, if... 1315 01:19:09,199 --> 01:19:10,908 if I wanted the money... 1316 01:19:12,491 --> 01:19:13,741 I would have gone to Wall Street. 1317 01:19:13,824 --> 01:19:15,282 I'd be living in a big house 1318 01:19:15,365 --> 01:19:17,616 in the country estates like you, but... 1319 01:19:18,991 --> 01:19:20,741 I wanted to make a difference. 1320 01:19:21,616 --> 01:19:22,699 Right? 1321 01:19:22,908 --> 01:19:25,282 I did, we did, look. 1322 01:19:26,699 --> 01:19:28,074 We're number four. 1323 01:19:28,157 --> 01:19:29,824 I got us all the way to number four. 1324 01:19:29,908 --> 01:19:32,324 Right, and I did it on a glorified teacher's salary 1325 01:19:32,407 --> 01:19:34,783 while you and everyone else made millions 1326 01:19:34,866 --> 01:19:36,033 off the district. 1327 01:19:36,115 --> 01:19:37,741 I got us to number four, 1328 01:19:37,824 --> 01:19:39,282 and I will get us to number one. 1329 01:19:39,365 --> 01:19:41,407 The board, we convened an emergency session. 1330 01:19:41,491 --> 01:19:43,240 We're gonna make a public statement 1331 01:19:43,324 --> 01:19:45,741 to the town about the way we handled Pam in November. 1332 01:19:46,908 --> 01:19:48,699 What? Come on, no. 1333 01:19:48,783 --> 01:19:50,908 -No, yes, that's how it has to be. -No, no. 1334 01:19:51,616 --> 01:19:52,616 Not now, no. 1335 01:19:52,699 --> 01:19:54,616 Not until the budget vote goes through. 1336 01:19:54,699 --> 01:19:56,991 It's a few days away. Bob, it's... 1337 01:19:58,115 --> 01:19:59,157 Bob. 1338 01:20:02,949 --> 01:20:04,783 I can still get Becca into Harvard. 1339 01:20:09,199 --> 01:20:10,783 I hope you find peace, Frank. 1340 01:20:55,491 --> 01:20:57,240 - Why are we hearing about this... -Please-- 1341 01:20:57,324 --> 01:20:59,240 ...from our children and not from you? 1342 01:20:59,783 --> 01:21:02,157 -We know you're-- -Where the hell's our money? 1343 01:21:02,240 --> 01:21:03,783 We know you're upset. We know you're angry. 1344 01:21:03,866 --> 01:21:06,866 But we cannot-- we simply cannot afford 1345 01:21:06,949 --> 01:21:08,449 to hold our school's budget hostage 1346 01:21:08,532 --> 01:21:11,908 to place a filibuster on your children's education. 1347 01:21:13,532 --> 01:21:16,115 This is collusion at the highest level. 1348 01:21:16,199 --> 01:21:17,783 We demand resignations. 1349 01:21:19,365 --> 01:21:20,741 This is not productive. 1350 01:21:20,824 --> 01:21:23,741 No, no, no, no, I understand where this is coming from. 1351 01:21:23,824 --> 01:21:25,949 But I will answer each of your questions. 1352 01:21:26,033 --> 01:21:28,324 First, please just let me read this statement 1353 01:21:28,407 --> 01:21:29,532 that I prepared. 1354 01:21:29,908 --> 01:21:31,449 You all should be in prison! 1355 01:21:33,783 --> 01:21:34,866 Enough! 1356 01:21:49,991 --> 01:21:51,699 Mary Ann, what the hell's going on? 1357 01:21:52,240 --> 01:21:53,157 Mary Ann? 1358 01:21:53,240 --> 01:21:55,074 Hevesi called this morning. 1359 01:21:55,783 --> 01:21:57,449 Frank, you said he would never call. 1360 01:21:58,324 --> 01:21:59,616 Frank. 1361 01:22:03,574 --> 01:22:04,824 Hi, Dr. Tassone. 1362 01:22:04,908 --> 01:22:06,741 Oh, we're so glad we could catch you. 1363 01:22:07,074 --> 01:22:09,616 Uh, Ms. Schweitzer, uh, Carol, now's really not the best time. 1364 01:22:09,699 --> 01:22:12,282 Please, please, we just need one minute of your attention. 1365 01:22:12,365 --> 01:22:15,616 Chad has something that he would really like to share with you. 1366 01:22:15,699 --> 01:22:17,532 All right, please, why don't you just take a moment, 1367 01:22:17,616 --> 01:22:18,783 all right, and hear him out. 1368 01:22:18,866 --> 01:22:19,908 Of course. 1369 01:22:21,407 --> 01:22:22,574 Of course I will. 1370 01:22:24,866 --> 01:22:26,949 -Yeah? -Okay. 1371 01:22:28,407 --> 01:22:30,699 Good afternoon, Dr. Tassone. How was your weekend? 1372 01:22:30,783 --> 01:22:32,699 Good, I hope. I'd like to talk to you today 1373 01:22:32,783 --> 01:22:34,532 about the OMNI program that you are running. 1374 01:22:34,616 --> 01:22:37,365 Wait, I thought we already discussed the subject of OMNI last fall. 1375 01:22:37,449 --> 01:22:39,783 Oh, yeah, no, Militzok gave him the make-up test 1376 01:22:39,866 --> 01:22:41,199 but she made it harder to spite him. 1377 01:22:41,282 --> 01:22:42,866 And no third grader could pass that test. 1378 01:22:42,949 --> 01:22:44,741 All right, well, I guess I'll just have to look into it. 1379 01:22:44,824 --> 01:22:47,282 Chad, why don't you just finish reading for Dr. Tassone? 1380 01:22:47,783 --> 01:22:49,115 -Okay. -Uh-huh. 1381 01:22:50,074 --> 01:22:52,282 I very much hope that you will still consider me 1382 01:22:52,365 --> 01:22:53,616 for this amazing program. 1383 01:22:53,699 --> 01:22:56,240 I believe I am very bright and could benefit 1384 01:22:56,324 --> 01:22:58,783 from learning thusly at an ack... 1385 01:23:00,783 --> 01:23:02,407 -Ack... -Okay, sound that out. 1386 01:23:02,491 --> 01:23:03,699 -Acc-- -Acc... 1387 01:23:03,783 --> 01:23:05,616 -Accelerated? -Mm-hmm, that's right. 1388 01:23:05,699 --> 01:23:07,532 Dr. Tassone. You hear what Dr. Tassone said? 1389 01:23:07,616 --> 01:23:10,657 Okay, all right, start again from the beginning of the paragraph. 1390 01:23:11,908 --> 01:23:14,282 Good afternoon, Dr. Tassone. How was your weekend? 1391 01:23:14,365 --> 01:23:15,699 -Good, I hope. -Oh, no, no, let's, let's skip 1392 01:23:15,783 --> 01:23:17,240 to that trouble sentence there, Chad. 1393 01:23:17,616 --> 01:23:19,741 That's okay. All right, yeah, take your time. 1394 01:23:19,824 --> 01:23:20,866 From... 1395 01:23:21,491 --> 01:23:23,949 I believe I am very bright and could benefit 1396 01:23:24,033 --> 01:23:26,991 from learning thusly at an ack... 1397 01:23:27,699 --> 01:23:30,074 -Accelerated. -"Ackselated"? 1398 01:23:30,157 --> 01:23:31,574 Accelerated. 1399 01:23:31,824 --> 01:23:34,824 -"Arrelicated"? -Ac-celerated. 1400 01:23:38,824 --> 01:23:39,949 Okay. 1401 01:23:41,407 --> 01:23:43,074 Do you like race cars, Chad? 1402 01:23:44,449 --> 01:23:45,866 Yeah? Okay. 1403 01:23:50,199 --> 01:23:51,532 Let's say you're in a racecar. 1404 01:23:51,616 --> 01:23:53,365 All right, here, you don't need that. 1405 01:23:56,324 --> 01:23:57,657 You're in a racecar. 1406 01:23:58,240 --> 01:24:00,783 First place at the Indy 500 1407 01:24:00,866 --> 01:24:03,699 with, with all the sponsorships in the world. 1408 01:24:04,657 --> 01:24:07,033 The wind is in your hair and you're feeling just great, 1409 01:24:07,365 --> 01:24:10,033 and all of a sudden, you feel this thing behind you 1410 01:24:10,115 --> 01:24:11,115 digging into your fender, 1411 01:24:11,199 --> 01:24:12,574 and you look into the mirror, right. 1412 01:24:12,657 --> 01:24:14,616 And there's this hook. There's a hook in your fender 1413 01:24:14,699 --> 01:24:17,324 dug in real good, and it's connected to a-- 1414 01:24:17,783 --> 01:24:19,866 a long metal rope and at the end of that rope 1415 01:24:19,949 --> 01:24:22,532 is, well, it's a massive five-ton cinder block. 1416 01:24:22,616 --> 01:24:23,824 Okay, Chad? All right? 1417 01:24:23,908 --> 01:24:26,991 So your job is driving. You're Dale Earnhardt 1418 01:24:27,074 --> 01:24:29,157 and here's this cinder block, and all the other cars 1419 01:24:29,240 --> 01:24:30,657 are soaring past you and 1420 01:24:30,741 --> 01:24:32,157 you've gone from first to last place 1421 01:24:32,240 --> 01:24:33,616 and you keep thinking to yourself, "What the hell 1422 01:24:33,699 --> 01:24:35,282 do I have to do to get this thing off my back?" 1423 01:24:35,365 --> 01:24:36,824 Well, I'll tell you, Chad. It's real simple. 1424 01:24:36,908 --> 01:24:39,657 You just put your foot on the gas real hard 1425 01:24:39,741 --> 01:24:42,157 and you accelerate, you accelerate so fast 1426 01:24:42,240 --> 01:24:45,157 that rope snaps in two, the cinder block explodes, 1427 01:24:45,240 --> 01:24:46,491 and just say it with me, Chad. 1428 01:24:46,574 --> 01:24:49,157 Accelerate. Accelerate. Accelerate. 1429 01:24:49,240 --> 01:24:50,949 -Accelerate? -Yes. 1430 01:24:52,741 --> 01:24:54,407 -Okay. -Yes. 1431 01:24:54,491 --> 01:24:57,240 What, what is your problem, huh? 1432 01:24:58,240 --> 01:24:59,407 My problem? 1433 01:25:01,532 --> 01:25:02,866 My problem is you. 1434 01:25:03,866 --> 01:25:06,157 Carol, it's, it's, it's the people who 1435 01:25:06,407 --> 01:25:09,324 who trot their poor children out like racehorses at Belmont. 1436 01:25:09,407 --> 01:25:11,574 -Excuse me? -Who derive some perverse joy 1437 01:25:11,657 --> 01:25:14,324 out of treating us like low-level service reps. 1438 01:25:14,407 --> 01:25:15,866 -Okay-- -I mean, do you remember 1439 01:25:15,949 --> 01:25:18,783 the teachers who sat with you, who held you by the hand, 1440 01:25:18,866 --> 01:25:20,532 -who taught you to add. -Carol: No. 1441 01:25:20,616 --> 01:25:22,532 And subtract, or showed you Gatsby, 1442 01:25:22,616 --> 01:25:24,866 Salinger for the first time. "Mockingbird," even. 1443 01:25:24,949 --> 01:25:26,783 Do, do their names escape you? 1444 01:25:26,866 --> 01:25:27,908 -Are their faces a blur? -Okay. 1445 01:25:27,991 --> 01:25:29,282 No, you listen to me! 1446 01:25:31,407 --> 01:25:32,908 You don't wanna see us as people 1447 01:25:32,991 --> 01:25:35,616 because that is not convenient for you. 1448 01:25:35,908 --> 01:25:38,949 You just leave us behind at will. 1449 01:25:39,033 --> 01:25:40,657 Never think about us again. 1450 01:25:41,074 --> 01:25:43,908 All right, you might forget, but we don't. 1451 01:25:44,282 --> 01:25:47,115 We never forget, ever. 1452 01:25:50,532 --> 01:25:52,033 What's wrong with him? 1453 01:25:52,115 --> 01:25:53,532 You know what, I don't know. 1454 01:25:53,616 --> 01:25:55,699 I don't think anything's wrong. We're gonna get some food 1455 01:25:55,783 --> 01:25:57,240 and we're gonna go home, okay? 1456 01:25:57,324 --> 01:25:58,991 -Mm-hmm. -All right. 1457 01:26:00,282 --> 01:26:01,824 You should be ashamed of yourself. 1458 01:26:34,866 --> 01:26:37,240 Two beach front homes in Florida and the Hamptons. 1459 01:26:37,324 --> 01:26:41,240 Five Yamaha Jet-Skis. Luxury cars. 1460 01:26:41,532 --> 01:26:45,866 Vacations to Brazil, Puerto Rico, Hawaii. 1461 01:26:47,991 --> 01:26:51,240 Electronics, jewelry and artwork. 1462 01:26:52,240 --> 01:26:54,115 -Dog food. -Is my lawyer here yet? 1463 01:26:54,199 --> 01:26:55,783 You're going away for a long time, Pam. 1464 01:26:55,866 --> 01:26:58,033 And not just you. We've got enough here to indict the whole family. 1465 01:26:58,115 --> 01:27:01,199 -Don't you talk about them. -And poor Jim especially. 1466 01:27:01,491 --> 01:27:03,491 Just gettin' back on his feet and all. 1467 01:27:04,074 --> 01:27:06,074 You have any idea what the job market looks like 1468 01:27:06,157 --> 01:27:08,033 these days for ex-cons? 1469 01:27:12,657 --> 01:27:14,074 You know... 1470 01:27:14,157 --> 01:27:17,074 it may not be too late for you to save them. 1471 01:27:18,074 --> 01:27:19,240 Save your son. 1472 01:27:29,074 --> 01:27:30,532 What are you doing here? 1473 01:27:32,033 --> 01:27:33,407 I wanted to see you. 1474 01:27:37,074 --> 01:27:38,532 You don't have work? 1475 01:27:39,199 --> 01:27:40,783 I quit. 1476 01:27:43,491 --> 01:27:45,240 -When? -Today. 1477 01:27:46,033 --> 01:27:47,115 I just... 1478 01:27:47,699 --> 01:27:49,866 just got on a plane and now I'm here. 1479 01:27:49,949 --> 01:27:52,532 And I-- I'm not leaving again. 1480 01:28:58,074 --> 01:28:59,657 Dance. 1481 01:28:59,741 --> 01:29:01,824 -Dance with me, Frank. -No, no. 1482 01:29:02,491 --> 01:29:03,991 A little move. 1483 01:29:04,324 --> 01:29:05,866 A little move, come on. 1484 01:29:07,074 --> 01:29:08,365 Come on. 1485 01:29:08,741 --> 01:29:10,033 Please. 1486 01:29:11,282 --> 01:29:12,949 There we go. 1487 01:29:13,033 --> 01:29:14,741 Drink down, drink down. 1488 01:29:20,532 --> 01:29:21,866 Okay. 1489 01:29:22,074 --> 01:29:23,949 What? 1490 01:29:35,783 --> 01:29:37,657 -Shake it up, shake it. -No. 1491 01:29:45,365 --> 01:29:46,741 Come on! 1492 01:29:54,699 --> 01:29:56,157 Just a little. 1493 01:29:57,365 --> 01:29:58,866 What about this? 1494 01:30:55,991 --> 01:30:57,699 They don't need to watch. 1495 01:31:33,491 --> 01:31:34,949 Hey. 1496 01:31:38,407 --> 01:31:40,157 Hey. 1497 01:31:41,574 --> 01:31:44,616 There's $30,000 in the top drawer of the dresser. 1498 01:31:46,491 --> 01:31:48,240 -What? -Okay, if you're careful, 1499 01:31:48,324 --> 01:31:49,991 you can make it last a year. 1500 01:31:50,407 --> 01:31:53,324 -What are you talking about? -What you've got in you 1501 01:31:53,991 --> 01:31:57,324 is so special that you can't ever, ever let anyone 1502 01:31:57,407 --> 01:32:00,365 take it away from you or exploit it. 1503 01:32:00,699 --> 01:32:02,449 What the hell... 1504 01:32:02,532 --> 01:32:03,908 You really, you really-- 1505 01:32:03,991 --> 01:32:05,616 -...is happening right now? -You don't want me here. 1506 01:32:05,699 --> 01:32:07,199 You're under arrest for a warrant 1507 01:32:07,282 --> 01:32:08,616 out of the state of New York. 1508 01:32:08,699 --> 01:32:09,908 Please step out of the car. 1509 01:32:09,991 --> 01:32:11,824 Frank, what the hell is happening right now? 1510 01:32:12,282 --> 01:32:13,532 Sir, I need your hands on the dash. 1511 01:32:13,616 --> 01:32:15,616 Frank, what the hell is happening right now? 1512 01:32:15,699 --> 01:32:16,741 You don't know me. 1513 01:32:16,824 --> 01:32:18,449 -Frank! -Okay, I'm no good. 1514 01:32:18,532 --> 01:32:20,365 -Hands on the dash now! -All this time I've been lying to you 1515 01:32:20,449 --> 01:32:21,699 and everyone else. I'm a liar. 1516 01:32:21,783 --> 01:32:23,616 -Now! -Put your hands on the dash now. 1517 01:32:23,699 --> 01:32:25,783 Do what-- Frank, do what they say, now. 1518 01:32:25,866 --> 01:32:27,157 -Get out of the car. -I'm sorry. 1519 01:32:27,240 --> 01:32:29,282 -No, no, no. -Officer: Out of the car. 1520 01:32:30,532 --> 01:32:31,657 Frank! 1521 01:32:31,741 --> 01:32:33,991 -No, sir, stand back, sir, stop. -Frank! 1522 01:32:34,365 --> 01:32:36,449 He's not doing anything. Leave him alone. 1523 01:32:36,532 --> 01:32:39,033 Frank, Frank! 1524 01:32:39,866 --> 01:32:42,407 Frank, Frank, Frank! 1525 01:32:46,115 --> 01:32:48,199 We printed, 1526 01:32:48,908 --> 01:32:52,824 uh, pamphlets for the school district. 1527 01:32:52,908 --> 01:32:54,449 Handbooks and such. 1528 01:32:54,908 --> 01:32:57,365 -We? -Uh, me. 1529 01:32:59,574 --> 01:33:01,574 WordPower was just me. 1530 01:33:02,949 --> 01:33:04,199 No partners. 1531 01:33:05,074 --> 01:33:06,991 I only ask because it looks like 1532 01:33:07,074 --> 01:33:08,491 half your corporation's earnings 1533 01:33:08,574 --> 01:33:11,574 were transferred over to one Francis A. Tassone. 1534 01:33:17,074 --> 01:33:18,365 You can't make me. 1535 01:33:19,282 --> 01:33:21,033 No, you, you can't... 1536 01:33:22,157 --> 01:33:24,908 make me testify against my spouse. 1537 01:33:28,199 --> 01:33:29,407 Spouse? 1538 01:33:31,783 --> 01:33:33,491 We're domestic partners. 1539 01:33:36,741 --> 01:33:38,908 We've been together 33 years. 1540 01:33:40,824 --> 01:33:42,866 We're entitled to federal protections. 1541 01:33:42,949 --> 01:33:44,449 Are you legally wed? 1542 01:33:48,532 --> 01:33:50,074 You know something? 1543 01:33:50,157 --> 01:33:52,033 Everybody we spoke to said Tassone 1544 01:33:52,115 --> 01:33:54,282 did talk about a spouse, a wife. 1545 01:33:54,365 --> 01:33:55,991 But that she'd been dead for some time. 1546 01:33:56,074 --> 01:33:58,866 Thirty-odd years or something. You remember that, uh, 1547 01:33:58,949 --> 01:34:00,741 bridal photo he had on his desk. 1548 01:34:00,824 --> 01:34:03,449 -We ever get a name on her? -Stop it. 1549 01:34:06,199 --> 01:34:07,616 Stop what? 1550 01:34:08,908 --> 01:34:11,157 I mean, you must have seen it, too. 1551 01:34:11,491 --> 01:34:13,240 I'm sure you were over by his office all the time 1552 01:34:13,324 --> 01:34:16,616 what with that $800,000 job you were doing for the school. 1553 01:34:21,657 --> 01:34:22,866 Okay. 1554 01:34:23,616 --> 01:34:24,866 Um... 1555 01:34:24,949 --> 01:34:26,491 let's try another avenue. 1556 01:34:28,866 --> 01:34:30,199 Were you aware... 1557 01:34:31,282 --> 01:34:32,532 that your partner... 1558 01:34:33,657 --> 01:34:35,866 closed on a property in Nevada 1559 01:34:35,949 --> 01:34:38,991 earlier this year with another man? 1560 01:34:55,783 --> 01:34:57,033 He's a dancer. 1561 01:35:51,074 --> 01:35:52,991 A terrible thing happened here. 1562 01:35:53,074 --> 01:35:54,365 And it's not just the money. 1563 01:35:54,449 --> 01:35:55,949 It's about trust in our schools. 1564 01:35:56,033 --> 01:35:58,240 The integrity of our institutions. 1565 01:35:58,783 --> 01:36:00,574 I don't know how we ever recover from this. 1566 01:36:00,657 --> 01:36:02,991 It was never the same between the parents and teachers. 1567 01:36:03,074 --> 01:36:04,908 They treated us differently after that. 1568 01:36:05,949 --> 01:36:07,240 Like we knew. 1569 01:36:07,324 --> 01:36:08,866 Like we had any idea at all. 1570 01:36:09,282 --> 01:36:11,449 Of course we wish we would have found out about this earlier. 1571 01:36:11,532 --> 01:36:12,991 You know, when things are going well, 1572 01:36:13,074 --> 01:36:14,783 who wants to go huntin' for problems? 1573 01:36:22,449 --> 01:36:24,074 He went out of his way. 1574 01:36:24,449 --> 01:36:26,282 If we ever needed anything from him 1575 01:36:26,365 --> 01:36:28,115 he was there with a smile. 1576 01:36:28,741 --> 01:36:30,282 So we were all happy. 1577 01:36:30,991 --> 01:36:32,365 So we didn't ask questions. 1578 01:36:32,449 --> 01:36:36,449 So you have this, this liar and his boyfriend 1579 01:36:36,532 --> 01:36:39,616 trotting around in the city in God knows what. 1580 01:36:40,657 --> 01:36:42,407 He just pulled the wool over our eyes. 1581 01:36:42,491 --> 01:36:44,824 You know, what can I say? It's sick, it is. 1582 01:36:44,908 --> 01:36:47,532 You think back over the smaller moments, 1583 01:36:47,616 --> 01:36:50,407 over the years where he just seemed... 1584 01:36:51,324 --> 01:36:53,240 I don't know, he just seemed so real. 1585 01:36:53,532 --> 01:36:54,949 So real. 1586 01:36:57,532 --> 01:36:58,866 Oh, thanks. 1587 01:37:09,783 --> 01:37:11,407 -No, I know. -I know you do. 1588 01:38:39,491 --> 01:38:40,908 The outgoing seniors. 1589 01:38:40,991 --> 01:38:43,949 They're going to the Ivy League in unprecedented numbers. 1590 01:38:45,991 --> 01:38:48,240 It was the first year on record 1591 01:38:48,324 --> 01:38:52,157 that we had admission offers from each school 1592 01:38:52,240 --> 01:38:53,783 going up! 1593 01:38:55,616 --> 01:38:57,741 And what changed? 1594 01:38:57,824 --> 01:38:59,532 What makes our little public school 1595 01:38:59,616 --> 01:39:02,657 so different from all the others like ours on Long Island? 1596 01:39:02,741 --> 01:39:05,282 Let alone in the country at large. 1597 01:39:06,783 --> 01:39:08,449 At the end of the day, 1598 01:39:08,532 --> 01:39:11,407 I think it boils down to integrity. 1599 01:39:12,115 --> 01:39:14,324 Integrity in our faculty, 1600 01:39:14,407 --> 01:39:16,991 in our classrooms and curriculum, 1601 01:39:17,074 --> 01:39:20,074 and our approach to a broad-minded, 1602 01:39:20,157 --> 01:39:23,074 hands-on education. 1603 01:39:23,157 --> 01:39:25,074 That's all the stuff that gets thrown around 1604 01:39:25,157 --> 01:39:27,074 all the time, sure. 1605 01:39:27,157 --> 01:39:29,532 But never in my career 1606 01:39:29,616 --> 01:39:33,365 have I seen such passion for all these factors. 1607 01:39:33,449 --> 01:39:38,407 And then, paired with the willingness to think big. 1608 01:39:40,407 --> 01:39:42,491 You know why you're here. 1609 01:39:42,574 --> 01:39:45,741 You know what this means for our town. 1610 01:39:45,824 --> 01:39:49,157 But I'm gonna tell you about one man who's a hero 1611 01:39:49,240 --> 01:39:52,491 without whom none of this would be possible. 1612 01:39:52,574 --> 01:39:54,949 You don't get to number one overnight. 1613 01:39:55,033 --> 01:39:56,449 It takes years of hard work. 1614 01:39:56,532 --> 01:39:58,240 And this is really a man 1615 01:39:58,324 --> 01:40:00,449 who knows what it means to work together. 1616 01:40:04,866 --> 01:40:07,115 Before Frank Tassone... 1617 01:40:08,991 --> 01:40:11,783 There was no community service. 1618 01:40:11,866 --> 01:40:14,449 There was no public outreach. 1619 01:40:14,532 --> 01:40:16,324 There was no SkyWalk. 1620 01:40:16,407 --> 01:40:19,741 This is a man who has given the school so much. 1621 01:40:19,824 --> 01:40:21,908 Magnificent. 1622 01:40:21,991 --> 01:40:24,324 -Congratulations. -Ladies and gentlemen, 1623 01:40:24,407 --> 01:40:26,949 please join me in welcoming the man 1624 01:40:27,033 --> 01:40:30,033 who whipped our kids' schools into shape 1625 01:40:30,115 --> 01:40:32,240 and got us all the way to number one! 1626 01:40:45,657 --> 01:40:46,783 You did it, Frank. 1627 01:41:07,240 --> 01:41:11,991 Number one, number one, number one!