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Cheers to my little girl
for landing a position

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at the very prestigious law firm

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of seriff, banks,
and Washington.

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Soon to be seriff, banks,
Washington, and Thorne,

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or as we'll call it,
Thorne and others.

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Well, I was the
firm's top intern,

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hand-picked by the
Darrell Washington,

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one of esquiremagazine's
"top 10 men to watch,"

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and I got paid to watch him.

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[Chuckles]

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After 14 years
of private school,

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4 years of college, and
3 years of law school,

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my business manager is ecstatic

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that you've ended up with a job.

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Dee Dee Thorne is finally
joining the workforce.

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You do realize that's
Monday through Friday, right?

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♪ Through this
journey of discovery ♪

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♪ you're finding
you, I'm finding me ♪

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♪ now that I have
someone special ♪

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♪ who brings out the joy ♪

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♪ brings out the joy ♪

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♪ inside of me ♪

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♪ we can become
whatever we want ♪

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♪ all we need is lovin', yeah ♪

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♪ that's the way I
feel it should be ♪

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♪ you and me ♪

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[Off-key] ♪ me ♪

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So I said to Cameron,

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"surely you don't expect
me to go home with you

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before we finish dinner,"

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and then he showed
me his ripped abs

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and I said, "screw the
McNuggets, I'll get us a cab."

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So Mona, we're
getting down to the wire.

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What's going on
with these producers

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you've been promising
me for the talent search?

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Trust me, they are mega a-list,

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and I am minutes away
from closing the deal.

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So who are they?

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You know I hate secrets.

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And Jim belushi, but
that's a whole 'nother story.

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Look, I know it
sounds superstitious,

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but I just... i don't
want to jinx it.

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Fine. You know I'm really
trusting you on this one.

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And if you don't come through,

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that's your ass.

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Adam, your phone's
just ringing and ringing.

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Oh, sorry. I'll go
turn the ringer off.

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Here's the final contracts.

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I dotted every "i"
and crossed every "t."

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Whoo, I can breathe again.

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You know, I can't believe

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we actually signed Jimmy
jam and Terry Lewis,

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the most successful music
producing team of all time.

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I gotta go tell Kai...

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Wait... wait. The
dates are wrong.

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No way.

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We booked them
for a year from now?

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How the hell did this happen?

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It must've gotten
switched at some point.

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I bet it was Cheryl
in business affairs.

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You know she's had it out for me

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ever since I dropped her
off at the b.A.R.T. Station

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after we had, uh... relations.

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She lives in Oakland
and I was tired.

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You can't blame this
on business affairs.

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I trusted you
with these details.

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I know, but don't worry.

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I think I got a plan
that will fix this.

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What are we gonna do, change all the
computers and calendars to next year?

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Ok, then give me a minute
to come up with plan b.

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So you're telling me in
order to get Jimmy and Terry

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all I have to do is find
a new producer for pink,

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pay for a Learjet to fly
them in from London,

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and get p. Diddy to
cancel his white party?

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Let me get back to you.

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No, I'm not crying.

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[Voice breaks] It's
just a bad connection.

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Oh, baby, I hate
to see you so upset.

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Have some gumbo.

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Nothing relieves
stress like gumbo.

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Yesterday you said nothing
relieves stress like chicken pot pie.

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Well, yesterday I had chicken
pot pie, today I have gumbo.

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Now eat up.

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[Sighs] I can't believe I blew the
biggest opportunity of my career.

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But it's my own fault because I put
all my energy into my first choice...

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Oh, baby, I know what you mean. I
did the same thing with your father.

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Mom, you're not helping.

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I'm running out of time here and
I need somebody with a name.

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Have you tried Morgan Freeman?

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He's a celebrity
and he likes music.

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And if you need
help sealing the deal,

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I'd be willing to have
dinner and then some.

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I just got the worst news ever.

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Bangs are going out of style?

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No. The firm that offered
me the job is downsizing.

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And my mentor Darrell Washington
and I got downsized with it.

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You lost your job
before you even got it?

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Girl, let me get you some gumbo.

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Nothing relieves
stress like some gumbo.

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This is gonna take
a whole lot more

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than your mom's
leftover leftovers.

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Oh, please. You'll just get daddy
to fix it for you like you always do.

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Mona, I'm a grown woman.

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I don't make a habit of running to
my daddy every time I have a problem.

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Didn't you get him to send
over his mechanic this morning

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because your
beemer had a flat tire?

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That's different.
That involves grease.

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And didn't he get
you this very job?

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No. Dad's connections might
have gotten me in the door,

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but I'm the one who
earned the internship

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and I'm the one
who got the job offer.

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Then problem solved.

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If you got this without daddy,
you can fix this without daddy.

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Of course I can. And I will.

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And you can't have your mother
talk to daddy about fixing it either.

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Damn you.

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Hey.

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I brought you some
forgive-me brownies.

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You think you can make
this better with food?

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But they're homemade.

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All right, they're from a mix.

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All right, I bought 'em.

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Oh, all right, I found
'em in the break room

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and took 'em before thick
Nicky from promotions got to 'em.

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But my heart was
in the right place.

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Spencer, my job is on
the line thanks to you.

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The finalists are
gonna be here on Friday

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and we only have a week to
get them ready for the showcase.

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And now they don't have any
producers to get ready with.

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If the finalists tank, Kai's
not gonna sign any of them.

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So, look, I need to think.

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So close the door
on your way out...

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If you can do that right.

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Wow. You're really mad at me.

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Maybe because I was up all night

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trying to find replacements
because of your screw-up.

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Mona, I can't tell
you how bad I feel.

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I'd better take these
brownies back to thick Nicky,

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'cause if she gets hungry,
nobody's own meal is safe.

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Kai's looking for you.

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I told her you were out
getting your hair done.

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She found that hard to believe,
but it bought you a little time.

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Thanks. I just, I don't want to
talk to her until I figure this out.

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Have you heard back
from the other producers?

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Yeah. 3 are in the studio,
2 are out of the country,

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and one is getting
calf implants.

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And that's not where he
needs a little extra, believe me.

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I just can't believe the
showcase is falling apart.

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Mona. Every cloud
has a silver lining.

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Let me tell you a little story.

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The time: Last Monday.

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The place: The coffee station.

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You've been spending way
too much time with big Dee Dee.

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You can't spend too much time
in the presence of greatness.

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Anyway, Dave was arguing with Harry
from accounting about some unpaid invoice.

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Well, it got more heated
than either of them expected.

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And the next thing you know,

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they were having a vicious slap
fight with the hot chocolate packets.

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All the while I stood
calmly by, observing.

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Got to be a point
in there somewhere.

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My point is there's
a similarity in that

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and what's happening
between you and Spencer.

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Hello! I'm not involved
in either conflict.

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For once I'm blameless.
My job's secure.

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You call that a silver lining?

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No. I call it a
frigging miracle.

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So you can see, from
my academic record

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and my stellar performance here,

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that I am an asset to your firm,

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and it would behoove
you to keep me.

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I will work diligently
without complaint.

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I truly believe it is in the
best interest of this firm

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to reconsider my
reconsideration.

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I must say I'm very impressed

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by the eloquence of
your speech, Ms. Thorne.

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And even more impressed

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that you managed to slip past
security and get in here to see me.

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You can file that
under resourceful.

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Now, can I file my
name under employed?

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There's no question in my mind
that you belong with this firm.

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Ah, I knew you'd agree.

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Unfortunately, I have
no say in the matter.

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You see, my position has
been eliminated as well.

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But you're the seriff of
seriff, banks, and Washington.

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If Washington is gone
and seriff is gone, then...

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Yes. It's now just
the law firm of banks.

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May he rot in hell.

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Ohh... what am I
supposed to do now?

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Same thing I'm doing...
Start looking for a job.

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With the economy the way it
is, I'm gonna call my daddy first.

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He's got great connections.

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There's got to be at least one
job opening in the legal profession.

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You think it's too late to send
my application in to the apprentice?

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I could be the crazy black one.

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No child of mine will
be an underling to a man

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who has such a profoundly unnatural
relationship with his blow dryer.

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Mom, this is so much harder
than I thought it would be.

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Every other good firm has
already filled their positions.

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Sweetheart, please
let your father help you.

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I mean, what's the use
of being well-connected

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if you don't use
the connections?

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I don't want daddy involved.

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Then let me help you.

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I have been dying to
cash in on some of the dirt

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I've collected over the years at
those boring city council bruncheons.

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Mother, that would be
unethical. What kind of dirt?

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Let's just say what some
of our local male judges

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wear under their robes is racy,
Lacey, and definitely hand-washable.

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I can make you a judge
with one phone call.

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Mom, I'm gonna
do this on my own.

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But thanks for offering to commit
a felony to advance my career.

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Wait till you see what I do
to get you a rich husband.

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So that's the whole story, Kai, and I
take full responsibility for what happened.

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But I'm sure that the
showcase will be a success

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even without
celebrity producers.

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Well, say something.

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I say the truth sucks.

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Yeah, you need
to go with my idea.

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I'm not doing that.

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Trust me. Kai is not gonna fire
somebody who has two months to live.

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I'm not telling Kai I have dengue
fever. I don't even know what it is.

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Nobody does.

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That's the beauty.

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It got me out of two leases
and a commitment ceremony.

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I'm gonna use it to
get out of jury duty.

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I've run out of wisdom teeth.

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You've run out of wisdom.

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That's why we're in this mess.

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Just... I'm gonna
have to find a way

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to talk to Jimmy
and Terry alone.

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No agents, no managers, and
no stories of imminent death.

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Mona: You'll just get
daddy to fix it for you.

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Big Dee Dee: Sweetheart,
please let your father help you.

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No! No.

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That is weak, and I
am better than that.

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[Telephone rings]

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Hello?

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Hey, Dee, it's daddy.
Did you just call me?

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Uh... yeah.

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I just called to say hi.

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Hi.

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Uh-oh. I recognize that
tone from your mother.

243
00:10:57,265 --> 00:10:58,605
You need something.

244
00:10:58,701 --> 00:11:00,401
Are you gonna
wear it or drive it?

245
00:11:02,792 --> 00:11:04,662
I do need something.

246
00:11:04,751 --> 00:11:06,231
I need...

247
00:11:06,317 --> 00:11:07,617
To let you know that...

248
00:11:09,103 --> 00:11:10,803
I love you.

249
00:11:10,887 --> 00:11:12,367
I love you, too. Bye!

250
00:11:14,282 --> 00:11:15,852
Damn caller I.D.

251
00:11:19,591 --> 00:11:22,461
Dee Dee, this thing with the
producers has gotten... dad.

252
00:11:22,551 --> 00:11:24,471
What are you doing here?

253
00:11:24,553 --> 00:11:26,793
Uh, Dee Dee was just catching
me up on what's going on with her.

254
00:11:26,816 --> 00:11:28,906
I knew she'd get around to it.

255
00:11:28,992 --> 00:11:31,522
Tea, Mona? It's hot and
you might burn your tongue,

256
00:11:31,603 --> 00:11:34,083
which would keep you from
saying something you shouldn't.

257
00:11:34,171 --> 00:11:35,741
[Cell phone ringing]

258
00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:38,260
Uh-oh.

259
00:11:38,349 --> 00:11:39,129
Sorry, girls, I
gotta take this one.

260
00:11:39,220 --> 00:11:40,480
It's American express.

261
00:11:40,569 --> 00:11:42,609
You know, ever
since my heart attack

262
00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:45,382
they always give me a heads-up
when your mother's on a shopping spree.

263
00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,010
Break it to me gently, yolanda.
I got my medicine standing by.

264
00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,490
I knew you'd go
to daddy to fix this.

265
00:11:51,580 --> 00:11:55,190
I haven't told him anything about
my situation and I'm not gonna.

266
00:11:55,279 --> 00:11:57,669
But that would be
completely out of character.

267
00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,110
How could I be judgmental if
you keep changing up on me?

268
00:12:01,633 --> 00:12:03,513
I like to keep you guessing.

269
00:12:03,592 --> 00:12:05,732
But it has been hard
not to ask daddy for help,

270
00:12:05,812 --> 00:12:08,992
especially once I realized I'd
exhausted all my other resources.

271
00:12:09,076 --> 00:12:11,686
I guess we both
needed a plan b, huh?

272
00:12:11,774 --> 00:12:14,044
Yeah, but I've never
needed one before.

273
00:12:14,124 --> 00:12:17,044
Usually by this time, fate has
stepped in and rescued me.

274
00:12:17,127 --> 00:12:20,777
Well, Dee Dee, you just have
to have faith in your own ability.

275
00:12:20,870 --> 00:12:23,260
But I do have to give you
credit for not running to dad

276
00:12:23,351 --> 00:12:25,221
when the law firm
rescinded their offer.

277
00:12:25,309 --> 00:12:28,229
What?! Sweetheart, why
didn't you say something?

278
00:12:28,312 --> 00:12:29,972
I could fix that
with one phone call.

279
00:12:31,881 --> 00:12:33,621
Hey, I didn't tell him, you did.

280
00:12:38,018 --> 00:12:39,758
[Knock on door]

281
00:12:39,846 --> 00:12:41,536
You.

282
00:12:41,630 --> 00:12:43,630
Isn't the cloud over
my head dark enough?

283
00:12:44,676 --> 00:12:47,636
Well, I'm here to lift it up, 'cause I
got Jimmy and Terry on the phone.

284
00:12:47,723 --> 00:12:50,553
They've rearranged their
schedule and they'll be here today.

285
00:12:50,639 --> 00:12:53,819
If you're lying you're gonna
get a stapler to the head.

286
00:12:53,903 --> 00:12:55,913
No, it's true.

287
00:12:55,992 --> 00:12:58,412
I just did what any strong male
professional in my position would do...

288
00:12:58,429 --> 00:13:00,039
Cry like a woman
till they said "yes."

289
00:13:00,127 --> 00:13:04,347
Ha ha ha! Thank you! I
can't believe you did it!

290
00:13:04,435 --> 00:13:05,955
Ah, it was your idea.

291
00:13:06,046 --> 00:13:08,086
Besides, I was the one
who messed things up.

292
00:13:08,178 --> 00:13:09,918
I couldn't let
you take the fall.

293
00:13:10,006 --> 00:13:12,126
'Cause you know I would
have put a staple in your head.

294
00:13:12,313 --> 00:13:14,403
I'm gonna go tell
Kai the good news.

295
00:13:14,489 --> 00:13:15,579
Thank you!

296
00:13:15,664 --> 00:13:17,234
Yes.

297
00:13:17,318 --> 00:13:18,708
I take it things
are back on track?

298
00:13:18,798 --> 00:13:20,928
Yep, and I owe it all to you.

299
00:13:21,017 --> 00:13:23,367
How long did you tell Jimmy
and Terry Mona had to live?

300
00:13:24,716 --> 00:13:26,936
3 months.

301
00:13:27,023 --> 00:13:29,903
I thought the extra month would make
it less of a bummer being around her.

302
00:13:30,635 --> 00:13:34,935
Out of thousands of submissions,
you are the best of the best.

303
00:13:35,031 --> 00:13:37,691
I know most of you thought
you'd never get a shot like this,

304
00:13:37,773 --> 00:13:40,523
but you did. You
deserve it. Don't blow it.

305
00:13:42,430 --> 00:13:44,260
I love it when Kai
takes charge like this.

306
00:13:44,345 --> 00:13:47,215
Mm-hmm. The strength, the
power. I feel oddly aroused.

307
00:13:49,132 --> 00:13:50,182
But she's a woman.

308
00:13:50,264 --> 00:13:51,534
Well, everyone has a flaw.

309
00:13:53,093 --> 00:13:55,973
This is going to be an
intense and exciting week.

310
00:13:56,052 --> 00:13:58,492
And it's already started out
with a highlight... you've met me.

311
00:13:59,708 --> 00:14:03,758
And now Mona Thorne, my wisely
chosen protege, has a special surprise.

312
00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:06,633
I'm about to bring out 2
legends in the music business.

313
00:14:06,715 --> 00:14:09,275
Now these guys will help
determine who gets a deal with us.

314
00:14:09,370 --> 00:14:11,020
I'm as thrilled to
introduce them

315
00:14:11,111 --> 00:14:12,591
as you're gonna be
to work with them.

316
00:14:12,677 --> 00:14:15,987
I give you grammy
award-winning super-producers

317
00:14:16,072 --> 00:14:17,902
Jimmy jam and Terry Lewis!

318
00:14:17,987 --> 00:14:19,547
[Cheers and applause]

319
00:14:28,084 --> 00:14:30,224
[Applause stops]

320
00:14:30,304 --> 00:14:33,524
Well, obviously you
know who we are.

321
00:14:33,611 --> 00:14:35,401
And if you don't,
you shouldn't be here.

322
00:14:37,050 --> 00:14:38,700
Yes, this is correct, Jimmy jam.

323
00:14:40,270 --> 00:14:42,400
We came here to hear about you.

324
00:14:42,490 --> 00:14:47,760
So, we're gonna get
started right over... here.

325
00:14:47,843 --> 00:14:49,583
I'm chip days,

326
00:14:49,671 --> 00:14:51,931
and I'm a 24-year-old
singer-songwriter from the atl,

327
00:14:52,021 --> 00:14:54,461
by way of hartsville,
south Carolina.

328
00:14:54,545 --> 00:14:55,455
I'm Tiffany...

329
00:14:55,546 --> 00:14:56,936
And I'm Serena, and we are pol.

330
00:14:57,026 --> 00:14:58,716
We're singer-songwriters
from New York.

331
00:14:58,810 --> 00:15:01,340
I work in merchandising,
and Serena works at a bank.

332
00:15:01,422 --> 00:15:03,082
I'm Craig... and I'm zaena.

333
00:15:03,163 --> 00:15:04,953
I'm an 18-year-old
singer-songwriter...

334
00:15:05,034 --> 00:15:07,524
And I'm a 22-year-old
songwriter/rapper

335
00:15:07,602 --> 00:15:10,652
and a part-time construction
worker from the south side of Chicago.

336
00:15:10,735 --> 00:15:13,125
I'm yasmeen, I'm
22, I'm from Oakland,

337
00:15:13,216 --> 00:15:16,306
and I've been a singer-songwriter
for the last 4 years.

338
00:15:16,393 --> 00:15:18,353
And we're jam balaya from L.A.

339
00:15:18,439 --> 00:15:20,049
I'm Sean... I'm marson...

340
00:15:20,136 --> 00:15:21,436
I'm Regina. I'm Andrew.

341
00:15:21,529 --> 00:15:23,099
And when we're
not playing music,

342
00:15:23,183 --> 00:15:25,793
Andrew and myself are
waiters, Regina's in marketing,

343
00:15:25,881 --> 00:15:27,671
and marson's a photographer.

344
00:15:27,752 --> 00:15:30,452
Now that we're done with
the Kumbaya, let's get to work.

345
00:15:35,673 --> 00:15:38,203
Mona looked pretty good
for somebody in her condition.

346
00:15:39,808 --> 00:15:41,108
She's not contagious, is she?

347
00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:43,680
No.

348
00:15:49,035 --> 00:15:52,075
Well, today was a
total waste of makeup.

349
00:15:52,168 --> 00:15:55,518
Speak for yourself... oh,
that's right, you always do.

350
00:15:55,606 --> 00:15:58,086
Look, I know I get paid to
listen to people complain,

351
00:15:58,174 --> 00:16:00,924
but by the time I got to
my last patient, I was fried.

352
00:16:01,003 --> 00:16:03,053
And after she droned on

353
00:16:03,136 --> 00:16:05,236
about having to stare at the
computer screen all day, I snapped.

354
00:16:05,268 --> 00:16:07,228
"Oh, you hate your job?

355
00:16:07,314 --> 00:16:09,794
"Well, there's a support group
for that. It's called everybody!"

356
00:16:11,666 --> 00:16:13,886
And when are you seeing
your shrink again, ma?

357
00:16:15,191 --> 00:16:16,191
Tuesday.

358
00:16:17,193 --> 00:16:19,853
And I hope she's in a better
mood than she was the last time.

359
00:16:22,111 --> 00:16:23,201
Oh. Hey, Phyllis.

360
00:16:23,286 --> 00:16:24,196
Hey.

361
00:16:24,287 --> 00:16:25,897
Mona, can I use your laptop?

362
00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:28,465
I'm researching new law
firms and my dsl's not working.

363
00:16:28,552 --> 00:16:30,032
You're still
looking for that job?

364
00:16:30,119 --> 00:16:32,249
Yep. The search continues.

365
00:16:32,339 --> 00:16:34,119
I stopped dad from
making that call.

366
00:16:34,210 --> 00:16:37,470
It wouldn't have worked
anyway. The man has no juice.

367
00:16:37,561 --> 00:16:39,261
I don't know why you
put him on a pedestal.

368
00:16:39,346 --> 00:16:41,566
Ok, I do know... makes it
easier to look him in the eye.

369
00:16:43,741 --> 00:16:44,921
I'm just gonna keep looking

370
00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:47,094
until I find a job on my own.

371
00:16:47,180 --> 00:16:50,270
Because I chose to
believe my big sister

372
00:16:50,357 --> 00:16:54,617
who said if I have faith in my
abilities, something good will happen.

373
00:16:54,709 --> 00:16:56,189
Something good
will happen, right?

374
00:16:57,668 --> 00:16:59,148
Dee, what makes life interesting

375
00:16:59,235 --> 00:17:01,585
is not always knowing
what's gonna happen next.

376
00:17:01,672 --> 00:17:02,542
[Knock on door]

377
00:17:02,630 --> 00:17:03,630
Oh, excuse me.

378
00:17:06,982 --> 00:17:08,202
Mona Thorne? Mm-hmm.

379
00:17:08,288 --> 00:17:09,118
These are for you.

380
00:17:09,202 --> 00:17:10,252
Really? Really?

381
00:17:11,987 --> 00:17:12,987
Thank you.

382
00:17:14,033 --> 00:17:15,733
Ok. Ooh!

383
00:17:17,123 --> 00:17:19,563
Oh, they're from
Jimmy and Terry.

384
00:17:19,647 --> 00:17:23,387
"For a brave girl in
these trying final days."

385
00:17:25,609 --> 00:17:27,439
What does that mean?

386
00:17:27,524 --> 00:17:29,874
Uh, I guess it means the
finalists are all so talented

387
00:17:29,961 --> 00:17:31,681
it's gonna be tough
deciding who we'll sign.

388
00:17:31,746 --> 00:17:34,176
But wasn't it thoughtful
of them to send these?

389
00:17:34,270 --> 00:17:35,660
It sure was.

390
00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:37,360
Usually to score
flowers this nice,

391
00:17:37,447 --> 00:17:38,847
you've got to be
dying or something.

392
00:17:44,063 --> 00:17:47,023
I believe I have a small
Asian man to crush.

393
00:17:50,112 --> 00:17:52,552
And I am extremely embarrassed

394
00:17:52,636 --> 00:17:55,806
and a little disappointed
to admit I am not dying.

395
00:17:55,900 --> 00:17:58,990
And I understand completely
if you want to back out.

396
00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:00,948
Come on, girl, that's not us.

397
00:18:01,036 --> 00:18:03,946
We always knew Spencer's
story was a little shady.

398
00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:06,239
But we love what you're doing
here, so you can count us in.

399
00:18:06,259 --> 00:18:08,389
[Softly] Great!

400
00:18:08,478 --> 00:18:12,218
Yeah, and besides, we may have a
chance to transform somebody's life.

401
00:18:14,441 --> 00:18:16,161
Get a chance to take
a break from the studio

402
00:18:16,225 --> 00:18:18,395
and possibly get a little sleep.

403
00:18:18,488 --> 00:18:20,138
Hmm, sleep. I've heard of that.

404
00:18:20,229 --> 00:18:21,879
[Chuckles]

405
00:18:21,970 --> 00:18:23,670
Well, I love you guys,

406
00:18:23,754 --> 00:18:25,804
and thank you for telling me

407
00:18:25,887 --> 00:18:27,867
that Spencer is the one who
told you I only had 3 months to live.

408
00:18:27,889 --> 00:18:31,019
Now, if you'll excuse me, I
have a large black man to crush.

409
00:18:35,679 --> 00:18:38,859
So, if you have any questions or you
need anything the night of the showcase,

410
00:18:38,943 --> 00:18:40,513
see Adam. He is
our point person.

411
00:18:40,597 --> 00:18:44,247
Uh, venue management specialist.

412
00:18:44,340 --> 00:18:46,910
I think you should be happy
with the title "employee."

413
00:18:48,214 --> 00:18:51,094
And Spencer has hired
his shady friend maceo

414
00:18:51,173 --> 00:18:54,003
to shoot everything going on
this week for a documentary.

415
00:18:54,089 --> 00:18:57,959
And this isn't girls gone wild, so I don't
want to see anybody drunk and naked.

416
00:18:59,877 --> 00:19:02,527
This label needs to
sign a breakout artist.

417
00:19:02,619 --> 00:19:04,359
Some of your
jobs are riding on it.

418
00:19:04,447 --> 00:19:06,057
I won't say who.

419
00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:07,485
That's part of the fun for me.

420
00:19:08,930 --> 00:19:11,320
So get out there
and make me proud.

421
00:19:11,411 --> 00:19:14,021
Or at the very least,
don't embarrass me.

422
00:19:16,459 --> 00:19:17,769
Why is everybody looking at me?

423
00:19:21,290 --> 00:19:24,080
So, about the finalists. Do
you have an early favorite?

424
00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:26,443
'Cause if you do, I can really
clean up in the office pool.

425
00:19:27,862 --> 00:19:29,692
First of all, that's unethical.

426
00:19:29,777 --> 00:19:32,207
And that will be a problem in
the music business because...

427
00:19:32,301 --> 00:19:34,431
Secondly, I have no
inside info to give you,

428
00:19:34,521 --> 00:19:35,911
since I like all 5 acts.

429
00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,500
Well, you have to like
4 of them a little less,

430
00:19:37,524 --> 00:19:39,124
so get ready to crush
some dreams, toots.

431
00:19:41,354 --> 00:19:44,664
Can you believe Kai? What does
she mean by "don't embarrass me?"

432
00:19:46,141 --> 00:19:48,621
Jimmy! Terry! My
favorite super-producers!

433
00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,970
What's up, y'all?

434
00:19:52,060 --> 00:19:54,260
Listen, um, I thought we were
supposed to hook up together last night.

435
00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,350
I went to that club y'all told me
about but I didn't see y'all there.

436
00:19:56,369 --> 00:19:58,329
Uh, something else came up.

437
00:19:58,414 --> 00:20:00,904
Oh. Well, y'all want to
hit that place tonight?

438
00:20:00,982 --> 00:20:04,122
Well, something else is
gonna come up tonight, too.

439
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:07,473
Well, you gotta tell me how you
hooked up with such hot women.

440
00:20:07,554 --> 00:20:10,734
I want me one of them...
Not yours, but somebody hot.

441
00:20:10,818 --> 00:20:12,858
Ha ha ha ha!

442
00:20:12,950 --> 00:20:14,130
I'll get back to you on that.

443
00:20:14,213 --> 00:20:15,043
Jimmy: Yeah.

444
00:20:15,126 --> 00:20:17,166
Ok, I'll call you.

445
00:20:17,259 --> 00:20:19,699
Yeah, ok. Good, good.

446
00:20:19,783 --> 00:20:21,943
Damn, gonna have to get the
cell phone number changed again.

447
00:20:21,959 --> 00:20:22,959
Yeah.

448
00:20:26,268 --> 00:20:29,048
[Theme music playing]

449
00:20:29,098 --> 00:20:33,648
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