1 00:00:39,256 --> 00:00:40,823 [car horns honking] 2 00:00:43,608 --> 00:00:44,957 [sirens wailing] 3 00:02:37,505 --> 00:02:38,854 [phone ringing] 4 00:02:40,725 --> 00:02:41,770 Ned Lewis. 5 00:02:43,206 --> 00:02:44,120 Who? 6 00:02:45,252 --> 00:02:46,601 My bank? 7 00:02:47,906 --> 00:02:50,082 A guy from my bank? 8 00:02:50,126 --> 00:02:52,694 My bank sent some guy over. 9 00:02:52,737 --> 00:02:55,436 God, I can't be that far overdrawn. 10 00:02:55,479 --> 00:02:58,134 All right. Yeah, tell him I'll be right down. 11 00:03:06,229 --> 00:03:07,709 -Ned Lewis? -Yeah. 12 00:03:07,752 --> 00:03:09,972 Lenny Brown. Can we talk in your office? 13 00:03:10,015 --> 00:03:12,540 So you're from Manufacturer's Hanover Trust? 14 00:03:12,583 --> 00:03:14,063 No, where did you get that idea, Ned? 15 00:03:14,106 --> 00:03:15,804 I thought you told Johnny-- 16 00:03:15,847 --> 00:03:17,762 I told Johnny I was from Equity Appreciation Associates. 17 00:03:17,806 --> 00:03:20,548 Maybe he got the idea that was a bank, but I'm no banker, Ned. 18 00:03:20,591 --> 00:03:24,247 I want to talk to you about saving $250,000 on your income tax this year. 19 00:03:24,291 --> 00:03:25,553 Is this a joke? 20 00:03:25,596 --> 00:03:26,989 Cattle feed is highly leveraged. 21 00:03:27,032 --> 00:03:29,078 The write-off this year is 4-to-1. 22 00:03:29,121 --> 00:03:31,341 It's all been blue sky and it's perfectly kosher. 23 00:03:31,385 --> 00:03:35,563 Look, I made $28,200 last year. I'm just a working stiff. 24 00:03:35,606 --> 00:03:37,086 No, I was talking about the interest income 25 00:03:37,129 --> 00:03:38,566 from that money your father gave you. 26 00:03:38,609 --> 00:03:40,916 What money? My father didn't give me any money. 27 00:03:40,959 --> 00:03:43,266 Your father is Edward Lewis at Dreyfus, right? 28 00:03:43,310 --> 00:03:45,137 Where'd you get an idea like that? 29 00:03:45,181 --> 00:03:47,314 My father's a professor at CUNY. 30 00:03:47,357 --> 00:03:49,272 This girl you went out with, she works with my wife. 31 00:03:49,316 --> 00:03:51,492 -She mentioned you. -What girl? 32 00:03:51,535 --> 00:03:53,537 She said your father was some famous guy about money 33 00:03:53,581 --> 00:03:54,930 and I put two and two together. 34 00:03:54,973 --> 00:03:57,280 Teaches economics. Hardly famous. 35 00:03:57,324 --> 00:04:00,152 [chuckles] You don't know anybody who could use 36 00:04:00,196 --> 00:04:02,459 a $250,000 tax shelter, do you? 37 00:04:02,503 --> 00:04:04,156 Not personally. 38 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:05,549 I'm such a schmuck. 39 00:04:05,593 --> 00:04:07,116 Sorry. Wrong me, I guess. 40 00:04:07,159 --> 00:04:09,205 Thanks for not jerking me around, you know. 41 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:10,946 I leave a piece of my soul on the floor 42 00:04:10,989 --> 00:04:12,382 every time I do this song and dance. 43 00:04:12,426 --> 00:04:13,514 No problem. 44 00:04:13,557 --> 00:04:14,906 Go out like a battleship, 45 00:04:14,950 --> 00:04:17,561 come back like a raft. Thanks. 46 00:04:17,605 --> 00:04:20,347 You've really got a 4-to-1 write-off? 47 00:04:20,390 --> 00:04:22,174 That's what they tell me. 48 00:04:22,218 --> 00:04:24,264 Hey... 49 00:04:24,307 --> 00:04:26,614 Can I buy you lunch as my way of apologizing? 50 00:04:26,657 --> 00:04:28,050 No, that's okay, really. 51 00:04:28,093 --> 00:04:30,052 Please, I'd like the company. 52 00:04:31,314 --> 00:04:32,968 Yeah? Okay. 53 00:04:33,011 --> 00:04:34,709 It's just so funny. I got the-- 54 00:04:34,752 --> 00:04:36,450 I could never be in sales. 55 00:04:36,493 --> 00:04:38,800 It hurts your feelings too much when you get turned down. 56 00:04:38,843 --> 00:04:40,671 Sometimes I get discouraged, maybe even a little depressed, 57 00:04:40,715 --> 00:04:42,325 but you got to shrug it off. 58 00:04:42,369 --> 00:04:43,935 I could let it get to me, go around fractured, 59 00:04:43,979 --> 00:04:45,850 But thank God I got somebody at home. 60 00:04:45,894 --> 00:04:47,461 She won't ask, "Did you make the sale?" 61 00:04:47,504 --> 00:04:50,028 She'll just give a hug and a kiss and I'm whole again. 62 00:04:50,072 --> 00:04:51,203 Len, you're a lucky man. 63 00:04:51,247 --> 00:04:52,030 Ah, I know that. 64 00:04:53,858 --> 00:04:56,339 I keep reminding myself. You got a wife or anything? 65 00:04:56,383 --> 00:04:58,080 No, nothing. 66 00:04:58,123 --> 00:04:59,821 You'd have to take second best anyhow. [chuckles] 67 00:04:59,864 --> 00:05:01,823 If you saw Linda and me, you know, at a restaurant like this 68 00:05:01,866 --> 00:05:03,955 you'd say, "There's a mismatch." 69 00:05:03,999 --> 00:05:05,783 I've seen it in people's eyes. 70 00:05:05,827 --> 00:05:08,569 "How did a guy like that get a girl like her? He must be rich." 71 00:05:08,612 --> 00:05:11,311 Not that I'm not trying. 72 00:05:11,354 --> 00:05:12,964 You know, here's the funny part. 73 00:05:13,008 --> 00:05:15,010 Money doesn't mean a thing to Linda. 74 00:05:15,053 --> 00:05:17,099 It's nice to hear somebody talk about his wife that way. 75 00:05:17,142 --> 00:05:19,754 You know, most of the guys I know, they put their wives down all the time. 76 00:05:19,797 --> 00:05:20,885 Would you like to meet her? 77 00:05:20,929 --> 00:05:22,626 Yeah, sure. Sometime. 78 00:05:22,670 --> 00:05:25,281 You could come to dinner. Here's my card. 79 00:05:27,414 --> 00:05:29,590 -So, what do you think? Tonight? -Tonight? 80 00:05:29,633 --> 00:05:30,895 -Yeah, dinner at our place. -You're sure? 81 00:05:30,939 --> 00:05:33,245 You don't want to check with your wife? 82 00:05:33,289 --> 00:05:35,813 I'll tell her I met a guy, invited him to dinner. She'll say, "Great, no sweat." 83 00:05:35,857 --> 00:05:37,206 You'll wonder how a schmuck like me 84 00:05:37,249 --> 00:05:39,034 Wound up with a beauty like Linda. 85 00:05:39,077 --> 00:05:40,296 [car horn blaring] 86 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:42,037 Funny way to start a friendship, 87 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:43,908 me thinking you were someone else, huh? 88 00:05:43,952 --> 00:05:45,606 Well, back to the salt mines. Got to catch a cab. 89 00:05:45,649 --> 00:05:46,911 Thanks for lunch. 90 00:05:46,955 --> 00:05:47,651 Anytime. See you tonight, okay? 91 00:05:47,695 --> 00:05:49,087 -Right. -Bye-bye. 92 00:05:53,309 --> 00:05:54,484 [cars honking] 93 00:06:04,407 --> 00:06:06,801 [doorbell buzzing] 94 00:06:06,844 --> 00:06:08,324 Linda? 95 00:06:08,368 --> 00:06:10,326 [soft music playing] 96 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:11,893 Linda, Ned is here. 97 00:06:15,636 --> 00:06:17,289 [sighs] 98 00:06:17,333 --> 00:06:20,249 Welcome to CasaBrown. Let me take your coat. 99 00:06:20,292 --> 00:06:22,164 Linda, Ned is here. 100 00:06:22,207 --> 00:06:23,905 It's still raining, huh? 101 00:06:23,948 --> 00:06:26,951 Linda? Oh, Linda. 102 00:06:26,995 --> 00:06:28,518 This is Ned Lewis of the Financial Journal. 103 00:06:28,562 --> 00:06:29,650 Hello, Ned. 104 00:06:29,693 --> 00:06:31,173 Pleased to meet you. 105 00:06:31,216 --> 00:06:33,480 -Was I right or was I right? -You were right. 106 00:06:33,523 --> 00:06:35,830 Is she, like, the most beautiful girl you ever met? 107 00:06:35,873 --> 00:06:37,571 No question. 108 00:06:37,614 --> 00:06:39,573 He loves me. 109 00:06:39,616 --> 00:06:41,096 [Ned] What do you do? 110 00:06:41,139 --> 00:06:43,141 [Linda] I'm a paralegal at a corporate law firm. 111 00:06:43,185 --> 00:06:44,186 [Ned] Sounds interesting. 112 00:06:44,229 --> 00:06:46,101 [Linda] Dull as dishwater. 113 00:06:46,144 --> 00:06:47,972 Lenny's the talent in the family. 114 00:06:48,016 --> 00:06:50,366 She's being modest. You should see her dance. 115 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:51,759 You dance? 116 00:06:51,802 --> 00:06:54,501 Does she dance? She dances like a dream. 117 00:06:54,544 --> 00:06:56,981 I wanted to be a ballerina. I guess most little girls do, but-- 118 00:06:57,025 --> 00:06:58,156 No buts about it. 119 00:06:58,200 --> 00:06:59,157 You'll have whatever you want. 120 00:06:59,201 --> 00:07:00,507 That's a promise. 121 00:07:01,725 --> 00:07:04,206 I'm happy just taking classes. 122 00:07:04,249 --> 00:07:06,817 Uh, I'm a little too old to be a professional. 123 00:07:06,861 --> 00:07:09,037 Now, I bet you never heard a beautiful girl admit to that, huh, Ned? Huh? 124 00:07:11,474 --> 00:07:13,955 So, how long have you been with Equity? 125 00:07:13,998 --> 00:07:16,958 Oh, Equity Appreciation Associates. 126 00:07:17,001 --> 00:07:19,830 Well, I'm not really with them. 127 00:07:19,874 --> 00:07:22,920 I'm freelancing. I do PR work, some favors here and there. 128 00:07:22,964 --> 00:07:25,270 The problem with EAA is they won't give me any decent leads. 129 00:07:25,314 --> 00:07:26,794 That's how I wound up barking up your tree this morning. 130 00:07:27,403 --> 00:07:28,404 [chuckles] 131 00:07:28,448 --> 00:07:30,058 Lenny told me about the mistake. 132 00:07:30,101 --> 00:07:32,190 I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. 133 00:07:32,234 --> 00:07:33,627 He was sort of counting on that sale... 134 00:07:33,670 --> 00:07:35,411 -Honey. -...to break into the business. 135 00:07:35,455 --> 00:07:36,891 That thing doesn't mean anything to Ned. 136 00:07:36,934 --> 00:07:38,109 Does it? 137 00:07:38,153 --> 00:07:39,850 -What kind of thing? -Hustling for money. 138 00:07:39,894 --> 00:07:41,504 You're above all that, writing for a big paper and everything. 139 00:07:41,548 --> 00:07:43,767 I worry about money, Lenny, just like everybody else. 140 00:07:43,811 --> 00:07:45,203 But you got some backstops. 141 00:07:45,247 --> 00:07:47,597 You start falling down that well... 142 00:07:47,641 --> 00:07:50,208 You got some slats across to catch yourself, all right? 143 00:07:50,252 --> 00:07:52,341 I saw a funny thing on the bus today. 144 00:07:52,384 --> 00:07:54,212 A man got on with a French horn-- 145 00:07:54,256 --> 00:07:55,736 You got your professor father. 146 00:07:55,779 --> 00:07:57,477 You got an education. 147 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,783 You got the Financial Journal. You can't fall too far. 148 00:07:59,827 --> 00:08:03,178 The bus driver wanted the man with the French horn to pay an extra fare 149 00:08:03,221 --> 00:08:05,136 because the French horn took up so much room. 150 00:08:05,180 --> 00:08:07,443 My old man's an ex-printer on disability. 151 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:10,098 My mother is a secretary for the Ladies Garment Workers Union. 152 00:08:10,141 --> 00:08:12,013 So the man with the French horn, 153 00:08:12,056 --> 00:08:13,754 he said that he would play a concert 154 00:08:13,797 --> 00:08:15,625 for everybody instead, and he did... 155 00:08:15,669 --> 00:08:17,627 I got a high school education! 156 00:08:17,671 --> 00:08:20,064 ...all the way across 86th Street. 157 00:08:20,108 --> 00:08:21,805 It was beautiful. I cried. 158 00:08:29,421 --> 00:08:31,075 I drank too much wine. 159 00:08:33,077 --> 00:08:35,558 You only had two glasses. 160 00:08:35,602 --> 00:08:36,951 You're just tired. 161 00:08:38,256 --> 00:08:39,954 Work too hard. 162 00:08:42,086 --> 00:08:43,131 Yeah. 163 00:08:45,699 --> 00:08:47,265 I'm a little tired, I guess. 164 00:08:48,615 --> 00:08:50,486 What do you think of Ned? 165 00:08:50,530 --> 00:08:52,140 He seems very nice. 166 00:08:54,708 --> 00:08:56,144 I wonder if we could get a little blurb 167 00:08:56,187 --> 00:08:59,060 in the Journal about Manny's Pizza Parlor. 168 00:08:59,103 --> 00:09:01,889 You know, how he started. 169 00:09:01,932 --> 00:09:03,847 It's a great success story. 170 00:09:03,891 --> 00:09:05,936 Lenny, you can't ask him. 171 00:09:05,980 --> 00:09:07,764 It's the Financial Journal. 172 00:09:07,808 --> 00:09:09,679 It'd be worth a grand. 173 00:09:09,723 --> 00:09:11,115 [sighs] 174 00:09:15,119 --> 00:09:17,339 My heart falls in on itself when you look at me like that. 175 00:09:17,382 --> 00:09:18,558 Lenny... 176 00:09:19,950 --> 00:09:21,256 I love you. 177 00:09:21,299 --> 00:09:24,085 It hurts me to see you belittle yourself. 178 00:09:26,304 --> 00:09:27,218 I know. 179 00:09:28,785 --> 00:09:29,917 You're right. 180 00:09:31,745 --> 00:09:35,096 Sometimes I think I can't cut it. 181 00:09:35,139 --> 00:09:38,229 No matter how hard I try, like, I'm in quicksand. 182 00:09:38,273 --> 00:09:40,014 And the more I struggle... 183 00:09:40,057 --> 00:09:41,929 [sighs] 184 00:09:41,972 --> 00:09:43,495 The deeper I sink. 185 00:09:43,539 --> 00:09:44,975 It'll be all right. 186 00:09:47,804 --> 00:09:49,066 Don't ever leave me. 187 00:09:49,110 --> 00:09:51,068 Silly, I'd never leave you. 188 00:09:51,112 --> 00:09:52,330 I know things look bleak. 189 00:09:52,374 --> 00:09:54,289 Things are not bleak, Lenny. 190 00:09:54,332 --> 00:09:57,292 I'm very happy. Don't you know that? 191 00:09:59,511 --> 00:10:01,557 Just stick with me... 192 00:10:01,601 --> 00:10:03,385 Please. 193 00:10:03,428 --> 00:10:04,995 Till I fall off the Earth. 194 00:10:08,738 --> 00:10:10,479 Come to bed. 195 00:10:10,522 --> 00:10:11,741 Make love to me. 196 00:10:24,014 --> 00:10:25,363 Good morning. Hallis-Richardson. 197 00:10:27,191 --> 00:10:29,454 May I say who's calling? 198 00:10:29,498 --> 00:10:30,542 One moment, please. 199 00:10:30,586 --> 00:10:32,544 [phone beeps] 200 00:10:32,588 --> 00:10:34,155 Mr. Rogers on 7. 201 00:10:34,198 --> 00:10:35,547 [phone beeps] 202 00:10:35,591 --> 00:10:37,158 Good morning. Hallis-Richardson. 203 00:10:37,201 --> 00:10:38,246 Shit. 204 00:10:38,289 --> 00:10:39,334 [receptionist] Please hold. 205 00:10:39,377 --> 00:10:40,988 [phone beeps] 206 00:10:41,031 --> 00:10:42,337 Reception. 207 00:10:43,686 --> 00:10:44,861 Yes, Mr. Hallis. 208 00:10:48,473 --> 00:10:50,388 They're ready for you, Mr. Brown. 209 00:10:50,432 --> 00:10:51,651 Thank you. 210 00:10:55,698 --> 00:10:58,614 -[man] Ah. Mr. Brown. -Call me Lenny. 211 00:10:58,658 --> 00:10:59,876 [door closes] 212 00:10:59,920 --> 00:11:01,269 Gentlemen, Mr. Brown has applied to be 213 00:11:01,312 --> 00:11:04,707 our sales rep on the Connecticut project. 214 00:11:04,751 --> 00:11:07,449 Tell us a little bit about yourself, Mr. Brown. 215 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:13,411 Gentlemen, I won't bore you with the reading of my resume, 216 00:11:13,455 --> 00:11:15,457 some of which is even true. 217 00:11:15,500 --> 00:11:17,285 I assume you all know how to read. 218 00:11:17,328 --> 00:11:19,548 Besides, we're born again with each new project. 219 00:11:19,591 --> 00:11:22,464 And all your past successes and dean's list semesters don't cut much ice 220 00:11:22,507 --> 00:11:23,683 when it comes to the big question: 221 00:11:23,726 --> 00:11:25,075 will it sell? 222 00:11:25,119 --> 00:11:27,425 Then tell us, Mr. Brown. Will it sell? 223 00:11:27,469 --> 00:11:29,340 Sure, oh, yeah, it'll sell. 224 00:11:29,384 --> 00:11:31,429 Over the life of the partnership, 225 00:11:31,473 --> 00:11:34,694 I guess everyone will enjoy some small tax benefits, 226 00:11:34,737 --> 00:11:38,045 realize a nice, safe, though modest return on their investment. 227 00:11:38,088 --> 00:11:39,524 You don't need me for that. 228 00:11:39,568 --> 00:11:41,222 But will it soar? 229 00:11:41,265 --> 00:11:42,876 That's another question. 230 00:11:42,919 --> 00:11:44,878 And I'm afraid the answer is no. 231 00:11:44,921 --> 00:11:46,880 When your aunt Peggy and the cousins get off the train, 232 00:11:46,923 --> 00:11:49,056 you're not gonna rush them over to this mall, 233 00:11:49,099 --> 00:11:52,233 Because you don't really identify with it. Sure, it's quaint, I guess. 234 00:11:52,276 --> 00:11:53,713 But it's also boring. 235 00:11:53,756 --> 00:11:56,324 People struggle against smallness all their lives. 236 00:11:56,367 --> 00:11:59,457 Let them identify with something big. 237 00:11:59,501 --> 00:12:02,852 You got a duplex theater here. Show "A" or show "B." That's it. 238 00:12:02,896 --> 00:12:05,725 There's a place in Toronto that has 17 screens. 239 00:12:05,768 --> 00:12:06,856 There's another one in Beverly Hills-- 240 00:12:06,900 --> 00:12:08,728 Connecticut is not in Beverly Hills. 241 00:12:08,771 --> 00:12:11,731 Everybody wants a taste of Beverly Hills, even in Connecticut. 242 00:12:11,774 --> 00:12:14,516 Especially in Connecticut, believe me. 243 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:16,126 You want people coming to your mall, 244 00:12:16,170 --> 00:12:17,867 not just because they can buy things here 245 00:12:17,911 --> 00:12:19,173 that you get cheaper somewhere else. 246 00:12:19,216 --> 00:12:22,393 You want them to have an experience. 247 00:12:25,005 --> 00:12:26,528 You know what I mean. 248 00:12:30,184 --> 00:12:31,533 You didn't stand a chance, kid. 249 00:12:34,188 --> 00:12:35,537 [phone ringing] 250 00:12:35,580 --> 00:12:37,669 Thanks. Excuse me for breathing. 251 00:12:37,713 --> 00:12:39,802 Nothing personal. 252 00:12:39,846 --> 00:12:42,326 You had vision, talked a kind of poetry. It scared them. 253 00:12:42,370 --> 00:12:45,155 These guys wear suspenders and belts. 254 00:12:45,199 --> 00:12:46,940 I should've told them what they wanted to hear, 255 00:12:46,983 --> 00:12:49,116 Give less than I got, 256 00:12:49,159 --> 00:12:51,901 but I can't give less than I got. I don't know how. 257 00:12:51,945 --> 00:12:54,686 My name is Max Sherman. Let me buy you a drink. 258 00:12:58,212 --> 00:12:59,561 Thank you. 259 00:12:59,604 --> 00:13:00,649 Cheers. 260 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:03,783 [slurping] 261 00:13:03,826 --> 00:13:05,872 -[Siren wailing] -Got family? 262 00:13:05,915 --> 00:13:07,395 Uh, a wife. 263 00:13:07,438 --> 00:13:08,918 We haven't had time to have children yet. 264 00:13:08,962 --> 00:13:10,441 Yeah, me neither. 265 00:13:12,443 --> 00:13:14,097 So, where are you from? 266 00:13:14,141 --> 00:13:18,014 I got a couple things out here, some stuff in Texas. 267 00:13:18,058 --> 00:13:20,582 My major operation is California, Southern California. 268 00:13:20,625 --> 00:13:22,018 You live out there? 269 00:13:22,062 --> 00:13:23,541 I live where the money is. 270 00:13:23,585 --> 00:13:24,499 [chuckles] 271 00:13:25,935 --> 00:13:27,719 You don't think this New York crowd 272 00:13:27,763 --> 00:13:29,939 would have anything to do with me 273 00:13:29,983 --> 00:13:31,767 unless I could move millions of bucks around, do you? 274 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:32,768 Your wife work? 275 00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:34,596 Yeah, she has a great job. 276 00:13:34,639 --> 00:13:35,989 Yeah, lucky for you, huh? 277 00:13:36,032 --> 00:13:37,686 I do all right. 278 00:13:37,729 --> 00:13:39,819 Everything I do is just a lot chancier, that's all. 279 00:13:39,862 --> 00:13:41,342 Yeah, you just probably haven't found 280 00:13:41,385 --> 00:13:43,605 the right products yet, the right territory. 281 00:13:43,648 --> 00:13:45,346 Got any suggestions? 282 00:13:45,389 --> 00:13:48,001 LA, Southern California. 283 00:13:48,044 --> 00:13:50,046 Real estate that won't ever go bad. 284 00:13:52,222 --> 00:13:54,616 Every year in LA, 285 00:13:54,659 --> 00:13:56,357 there's this whole crop of people 286 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,881 who never had money. 287 00:13:58,925 --> 00:14:02,624 And this year, they made a ton of it. 288 00:14:02,667 --> 00:14:04,626 And then they find out that the government wants half. 289 00:14:05,627 --> 00:14:07,847 "Whoa, what's this?" 290 00:14:09,065 --> 00:14:12,590 Yeah, that's where I come in. 291 00:14:12,634 --> 00:14:14,549 You got to know a little about taxes and, uh, 292 00:14:14,592 --> 00:14:16,116 limited partnerships. 293 00:14:17,682 --> 00:14:19,684 But most of all, 294 00:14:19,728 --> 00:14:21,817 you got to know how to sell. 295 00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:24,298 You're describing me, Mr. Sherman. 296 00:14:24,341 --> 00:14:27,475 Well, did you ever take a vow to stay in New York? 297 00:14:27,518 --> 00:14:29,303 Los Angeles is a great place. 298 00:14:29,346 --> 00:14:31,000 We don't have any friends in Los Angeles. 299 00:14:31,044 --> 00:14:32,872 We don't have any friends here. 300 00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:35,396 We have each other. We'll still have each other, you and me. 301 00:14:35,439 --> 00:14:37,093 Linda, this is my big chance. 302 00:14:37,137 --> 00:14:38,616 What about my job? 303 00:14:38,660 --> 00:14:40,314 You're not gonna work in LA. 304 00:14:40,357 --> 00:14:42,577 For a change, I'll be supporting you. You can dance. 305 00:14:44,535 --> 00:14:46,842 No no, we should... Maybe we're going too fast. 306 00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:49,062 We should just take this a step at a time. 307 00:14:49,105 --> 00:14:52,239 The hell with that. You don't step through life. "Teacher, may I?" 308 00:14:52,282 --> 00:14:54,937 It goes too quick for that. You got to leap through life! 309 00:14:54,981 --> 00:14:57,244 What about our apartment and all our stuff? 310 00:14:57,287 --> 00:15:00,421 This dump? This junk? You think I'll take this crap to LA? 311 00:15:00,464 --> 00:15:02,292 We'll get new furniture that's right for LA! 312 00:15:02,336 --> 00:15:03,903 You think a successful man in LA 313 00:15:03,946 --> 00:15:05,817 asks his wife to park her behind on junk like this? 314 00:15:05,861 --> 00:15:07,863 Forget about it! Come and get it! 315 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:10,431 -We're out of here! -Are you crazy? 316 00:15:10,474 --> 00:15:12,781 Come on! Are you with me? Let me see you leap! 317 00:15:13,434 --> 00:15:14,696 [shrieks] 318 00:15:24,053 --> 00:15:26,360 [tires screeching] 319 00:15:26,403 --> 00:15:27,927 [people chattering] 320 00:15:27,970 --> 00:15:29,885 [woman over PA] Flight 701, Honolulu 321 00:15:29,929 --> 00:15:31,843 is now in final boarding. 322 00:15:31,887 --> 00:15:33,715 Lenny, look. 323 00:15:33,758 --> 00:15:36,370 All passengers please proceed immediately to the gate. 324 00:15:36,413 --> 00:15:37,937 I'm Lenny Brown. 325 00:15:37,980 --> 00:15:39,939 Yes, sir. Mr. Sherman arranged for your car. 326 00:15:39,982 --> 00:15:41,114 May I carry your bags? 327 00:15:41,157 --> 00:15:42,332 Thank you. 328 00:15:42,376 --> 00:15:43,681 [laughs] 329 00:15:43,725 --> 00:15:45,901 -Coat? -Oh! Thank you. 330 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:48,164 Come this way, please. Just follow me. Excuse me. 331 00:15:48,208 --> 00:15:50,558 [woman on PA] Mr. Martin, Mr. Anthony Martin, 332 00:15:50,601 --> 00:15:53,735 please meet your party at B-5, baggage claim area. 333 00:15:59,175 --> 00:16:00,568 [sighing] 334 00:16:00,611 --> 00:16:01,917 Oh. 335 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:03,788 [giggling] 336 00:16:03,832 --> 00:16:07,009 [Lenny laughing] 337 00:16:07,053 --> 00:16:08,793 Mr. Brown, would you hit the "play" button 338 00:16:08,837 --> 00:16:10,143 on the cassette machine, please? 339 00:16:10,186 --> 00:16:11,187 Thank you. 340 00:16:13,711 --> 00:16:16,105 [Max] Welcome to LA. 341 00:16:16,149 --> 00:16:19,761 Sorry I couldn't pick you up myself, kids, but business is business. 342 00:16:19,804 --> 00:16:22,764 I had my girl fix you up in a little place in the Hollywood Hills. 343 00:16:22,807 --> 00:16:24,331 I think it'll be comfortable for you. 344 00:16:24,374 --> 00:16:26,986 She's laid in some food and vino, 345 00:16:27,029 --> 00:16:29,205 so you should celebrate if you feel like it. 346 00:16:29,249 --> 00:16:31,947 Tomorrow, at 9:00 in the morning, we work. 347 00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:34,776 In the meantime, unpack, relax, have a swim. 348 00:16:35,995 --> 00:16:37,735 [both] "Have a swim"? 349 00:16:37,779 --> 00:16:39,520 [screaming] 350 00:16:39,563 --> 00:16:41,261 [Linda laughing] 351 00:16:42,392 --> 00:16:43,828 [screams] 352 00:16:45,047 --> 00:16:46,005 There you are! 353 00:16:47,832 --> 00:16:50,966 You thought you were gonna be next to an air shaft. 354 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:52,272 [both laughing] 355 00:17:01,977 --> 00:17:03,979 I wonder what they're all doing tonight. 356 00:17:04,023 --> 00:17:05,198 Who? 357 00:17:05,241 --> 00:17:06,286 The poor people of the world. 358 00:17:07,504 --> 00:17:08,940 It's like a dream, isn't it? 359 00:17:08,984 --> 00:17:10,942 Want to wake up? 360 00:17:10,986 --> 00:17:12,814 No, never. 361 00:17:12,857 --> 00:17:15,034 Me neither. 362 00:17:15,077 --> 00:17:17,036 Last one to the other side loses. 363 00:17:22,911 --> 00:17:24,434 [both laughing] 364 00:17:27,220 --> 00:17:28,438 If everything works out... 365 00:17:28,482 --> 00:17:29,787 Which it will. 366 00:17:29,831 --> 00:17:31,006 ...there's only one thing I want. 367 00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:32,660 Anything. 368 00:17:32,703 --> 00:17:34,270 I want a baby. 369 00:17:34,314 --> 00:17:35,793 Take two, they're small. 370 00:17:35,837 --> 00:17:37,230 I mean it. 371 00:17:37,273 --> 00:17:39,841 Can we? If everything works out? 372 00:17:39,884 --> 00:17:42,191 You would make such a terrific mother. 373 00:17:42,235 --> 00:17:45,064 Are you serious, really? Would you want to? 374 00:17:46,630 --> 00:17:47,718 We can go through the motions. 375 00:18:07,521 --> 00:18:09,262 She's a heartbreaker, kid. 376 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:12,743 Didn't I tell you? 377 00:18:12,787 --> 00:18:13,831 Can you see her with me? 378 00:18:13,875 --> 00:18:15,050 My mother used to say, 379 00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:18,097 "There's a lid for every pot." 380 00:18:18,140 --> 00:18:19,924 Down to business. Did you do your homework? 381 00:18:21,056 --> 00:18:22,275 I'm ready. 382 00:18:24,973 --> 00:18:26,235 This is it. 383 00:18:28,281 --> 00:18:30,021 [Lenny] The appreciation on this particular building, 384 00:18:30,065 --> 00:18:31,936 because of the proximity to the harbor, 385 00:18:31,980 --> 00:18:33,329 the good air quality and ample parking, 386 00:18:33,373 --> 00:18:35,984 is going to outstrip most comparable properties. 387 00:18:36,027 --> 00:18:38,508 The write-off for the purchase of the building and the conversion of the offices 388 00:18:38,552 --> 00:18:41,076 Should run 2-to-1 over the seven-year investment. 389 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:43,122 We've had a ruling from the IRS 390 00:18:43,165 --> 00:18:44,514 classifying us a limited partnership, 391 00:18:44,558 --> 00:18:46,081 but for tax purposes, and since most of your 392 00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:48,475 deductible losses will count towards this tax year, 393 00:18:48,518 --> 00:18:50,564 it's really a question of giving money to Uncle Sam 394 00:18:50,607 --> 00:18:52,305 or owning a percentage of prime property. 395 00:18:52,348 --> 00:18:54,176 What's the price per? 396 00:18:54,220 --> 00:18:55,656 $20,000 a unit, Dr. Shapiro. 397 00:18:55,699 --> 00:18:58,049 All right, Lenny, I'll take five units. 398 00:18:58,093 --> 00:19:00,356 [chuckles] You're in. Dr. Bishop? 399 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,489 I'll talk it over with my wife. 400 00:19:02,532 --> 00:19:04,186 It's going to be a very popular offering. 401 00:19:04,230 --> 00:19:05,666 We can't guarantee there'll be any units left-- 402 00:19:05,709 --> 00:19:07,624 All right, five. 403 00:19:07,668 --> 00:19:10,323 Great. By Friday, the partnership should be fully invested. 404 00:19:10,366 --> 00:19:12,760 A 2-to-1 write-off this early in the year as solid-- 405 00:19:12,803 --> 00:19:14,675 Lenny, you already sold it. Don't buy it back. 406 00:19:14,718 --> 00:19:16,155 [laughing] 407 00:19:16,198 --> 00:19:18,026 [all chattering] 408 00:19:21,203 --> 00:19:23,162 Bonjour. This way, please. 409 00:19:36,349 --> 00:19:37,393 [sighs] 410 00:19:45,009 --> 00:19:46,185 Enjoy your lunch, Mr. Sherman. 411 00:19:46,228 --> 00:19:47,751 -Yes, thank you. -You're welcome. 412 00:19:50,232 --> 00:19:51,407 Been here before? 413 00:19:51,451 --> 00:19:53,061 [laughing] 414 00:19:53,627 --> 00:19:55,411 This is my table. 415 00:19:55,455 --> 00:19:58,719 Any guest comes with me, he knows where I'll sit. 416 00:19:58,762 --> 00:20:01,374 Look around you. A lot of tables, right? 417 00:20:01,417 --> 00:20:03,332 Wrong. 418 00:20:03,376 --> 00:20:05,378 Five tables. 419 00:20:05,421 --> 00:20:08,381 All the rest of the people come here to eat. 420 00:20:08,424 --> 00:20:09,991 Food's pretty good. 421 00:20:11,601 --> 00:20:13,777 Those tables... 422 00:20:13,821 --> 00:20:16,040 Strictly for Michigan. 423 00:20:16,084 --> 00:20:17,781 The people probably read about the place 424 00:20:17,825 --> 00:20:18,782 from the hotel magazine. 425 00:20:21,350 --> 00:20:22,482 These tables... 426 00:20:24,397 --> 00:20:26,050 Ray Tucker, 427 00:20:26,094 --> 00:20:28,531 manages the money for half the Rams, all the Raiders, 428 00:20:28,575 --> 00:20:30,272 everybody you ever saw on TV, 429 00:20:30,316 --> 00:20:32,100 5% off the top. 430 00:20:33,580 --> 00:20:35,059 Carter Davis, oil. 431 00:20:37,323 --> 00:20:41,022 Ricky Holtz, builds airports. 432 00:20:41,065 --> 00:20:44,243 Doc Gertz, used to be a chiropractor, now he produces movies. 433 00:20:44,895 --> 00:20:46,810 And me. 434 00:20:46,854 --> 00:20:49,291 We don't come here to eat. 435 00:20:49,335 --> 00:20:51,772 So, what are you saying, Max? I shouldn't order any food? 436 00:20:51,815 --> 00:20:54,427 Eat, eat. Just don't look hungry. 437 00:20:54,470 --> 00:20:55,602 George? 438 00:20:55,645 --> 00:20:57,081 [phone rings] 439 00:20:57,125 --> 00:20:58,822 Hello. 440 00:20:58,866 --> 00:20:59,867 [secretary] I have Mrs. Brown on the phone, sir. 441 00:20:59,910 --> 00:21:01,042 Oh, thank you. 442 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:04,480 -Hello? Hello? -[Linda] Hi. 443 00:21:04,524 --> 00:21:06,047 Hi. Hi. You still love me? 444 00:21:06,090 --> 00:21:07,353 Who was that? 445 00:21:07,396 --> 00:21:09,137 My secretary. You ready for that? 446 00:21:09,180 --> 00:21:10,965 I don't know how to act around her. 447 00:21:11,008 --> 00:21:12,575 I'm afraid she'll tell me I'm doing something wrong. [chuckling] 448 00:21:12,619 --> 00:21:14,795 How's your office? 449 00:21:14,838 --> 00:21:18,277 We could live in it. Guess how much money I made in the first hour on the job today, 450 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,321 how much I earned for us? 451 00:21:19,365 --> 00:21:20,801 -I don't know. -Just guess. 452 00:21:20,844 --> 00:21:23,891 -$100. -Try $5,000. 453 00:21:23,934 --> 00:21:27,111 [Linda gasps] That's impossible. 454 00:21:27,155 --> 00:21:30,593 I swear to God, people here, baby, can't wait to lay off their money. 455 00:21:30,637 --> 00:21:32,421 I had two doctors that didn't wait for my whole pitch. 456 00:21:32,465 --> 00:21:34,597 They were in too big a hurry to go generate more money! 457 00:21:34,641 --> 00:21:36,295 It's not to be believed! 458 00:21:36,338 --> 00:21:38,732 God, why did we take so long to find this place? 459 00:21:38,775 --> 00:21:41,517 We're gonna be rich, you hear me? Rich! 460 00:21:43,345 --> 00:21:45,042 I like what you did in there, kid. 461 00:21:45,086 --> 00:21:46,522 You put in a good day, made a good dollar. 462 00:21:46,566 --> 00:21:48,437 We can go home, and have our drink. 463 00:21:48,481 --> 00:21:49,395 Like the house? 464 00:21:49,438 --> 00:21:51,397 Beautiful, Max. Thanks a lot. 465 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,747 It's only rented by the week. 466 00:21:53,790 --> 00:21:56,402 Out here, you gotta start scoring baskets right off the bench 467 00:21:56,445 --> 00:21:57,316 or you're out of the game. 468 00:21:57,359 --> 00:21:58,360 Don't worry about me, Max. 469 00:21:58,404 --> 00:22:00,667 This is the work I was meant to do. 470 00:22:00,710 --> 00:22:03,452 You can sell, no question. You got an instinct about that. 471 00:22:03,496 --> 00:22:05,280 You know, selling's more important to me than money. 472 00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:07,630 Every time I sell something, it means somebody believes in me. 473 00:22:07,674 --> 00:22:09,763 Right. 474 00:22:09,806 --> 00:22:12,461 First month, build a little bank account. 475 00:22:12,505 --> 00:22:16,422 Then after that, I expect you to pay your fair share of the rent, okay? 476 00:22:16,465 --> 00:22:17,858 -Okay, Max, no problem. -All right. 477 00:22:17,901 --> 00:22:19,338 This isn't your car. 478 00:22:19,381 --> 00:22:20,382 Excuse me, this isn't his car. 479 00:22:20,426 --> 00:22:22,341 No, it's yours. 480 00:22:22,384 --> 00:22:24,168 You need a car in LA. 481 00:22:24,212 --> 00:22:26,345 You expect me to be your chauffeur? 482 00:22:26,388 --> 00:22:28,651 Go on, get behind the wheel. 483 00:22:28,695 --> 00:22:30,392 Jesus! 484 00:22:30,436 --> 00:22:32,873 Max, this is a Mercedes! 485 00:22:32,916 --> 00:22:35,354 Don't have a coronary. It's only a lease. 486 00:22:35,397 --> 00:22:38,357 Down the road, if you want to buy it, I'll make you a good deal. 487 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,402 In the meantime, enjoy it. 488 00:22:40,446 --> 00:22:42,404 I don't know what to say, Max. 489 00:22:43,927 --> 00:22:45,886 That's a first for me. 490 00:22:45,929 --> 00:22:47,148 Get behind the wheel. 491 00:22:47,191 --> 00:22:49,193 Yes, sir. 492 00:22:53,197 --> 00:22:54,329 You can find your way home? 493 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:55,765 Yeah, I think so. 494 00:22:55,809 --> 00:22:57,898 He thinks so. Go on, get out of here. 495 00:22:57,941 --> 00:22:59,552 Tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m., 496 00:22:59,595 --> 00:23:01,728 -we'll make some more money together. Right? -Right. 497 00:23:05,819 --> 00:23:07,211 Got a new guy, huh, Mr. Sherman? 498 00:23:07,255 --> 00:23:10,171 Yep. This one could be a keeper. 499 00:23:13,348 --> 00:23:15,132 This is my spot. 500 00:23:15,176 --> 00:23:17,178 A girl comes to dinner with me, she knows where she stands. 501 00:23:17,221 --> 00:23:19,398 -Still there? -What? 502 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,967 -The Mercedes. -What Mercedes? 503 00:23:24,011 --> 00:23:26,100 You think that's funny? 504 00:23:27,449 --> 00:23:28,885 Okay, don't ever do that to me again. 505 00:23:28,929 --> 00:23:30,539 [laughing] 506 00:23:30,583 --> 00:23:31,801 [Lenny] There'll be a bank on the corner here, 507 00:23:31,845 --> 00:23:33,455 We're negotiating with B of A. 508 00:23:33,499 --> 00:23:35,022 Over at that end, a frozen yogurt joint, 509 00:23:35,065 --> 00:23:36,284 fish and chips next, 510 00:23:36,327 --> 00:23:38,242 dynamite new Mexican franchise, 511 00:23:38,286 --> 00:23:40,462 and a possible fitness and aerobics center, 512 00:23:40,506 --> 00:23:42,159 which is nice 'cause it brings in traffic. 513 00:23:42,203 --> 00:23:43,726 I'll put in $75,000. 514 00:23:43,770 --> 00:23:45,598 Great. I'll need a check. 515 00:23:50,254 --> 00:23:52,300 I'll pay cash. 516 00:23:55,651 --> 00:23:57,610 Cash? 517 00:23:57,653 --> 00:23:59,438 What kind of business are you in, Bob? 518 00:23:59,481 --> 00:24:01,178 Leisure activities. 519 00:24:01,222 --> 00:24:03,659 [snickering] 520 00:24:03,703 --> 00:24:06,967 -[piano playing] -[woman] ...three, four, en seconde, one, 521 00:24:07,010 --> 00:24:10,231 two, three, high tight kick, 522 00:24:10,274 --> 00:24:13,408 and five, six, seven, to plie. 523 00:24:13,452 --> 00:24:17,499 And one, two, three, four. 524 00:24:17,543 --> 00:24:22,156 En seconde, one, two, three, tight kick, 525 00:24:22,199 --> 00:24:25,507 five, six, seven, plie-- 526 00:24:25,551 --> 00:24:28,771 ♪ Happy birthday to you 527 00:24:28,815 --> 00:24:32,209 ♪ Happy birthday to you 528 00:24:32,253 --> 00:24:36,170 ♪ Happy birthday Love of my life ♪ 529 00:24:36,213 --> 00:24:41,088 ♪ Happy birthday to you 530 00:24:41,131 --> 00:24:42,916 Thank you. It isn't my birthday. 531 00:24:42,959 --> 00:24:44,308 Excuse me, ladies. 532 00:24:44,352 --> 00:24:45,571 Who says it isn't? Sorry. Excuse me, sorry. 533 00:24:45,614 --> 00:24:46,789 Come on. 534 00:24:46,833 --> 00:24:48,225 Excuse me. 535 00:24:48,269 --> 00:24:51,054 I love you so much. 536 00:24:51,098 --> 00:24:53,666 -Now... -What? 537 00:24:53,709 --> 00:24:55,015 You remember? The James Bond movie? 538 00:24:55,058 --> 00:24:58,279 -Yeah. -Remember? 539 00:24:58,322 --> 00:24:59,672 How you went crazy for the car? 540 00:24:59,715 --> 00:25:01,151 Oh, Lenny! 541 00:25:04,067 --> 00:25:05,547 Can we afford this? 542 00:25:05,591 --> 00:25:08,376 I don't know. 543 00:25:08,419 --> 00:25:09,812 I had to work a whole month to buy it. 544 00:25:09,856 --> 00:25:11,553 Oh, Lenny! 545 00:25:11,597 --> 00:25:13,337 It's beautiful! 546 00:25:13,381 --> 00:25:14,774 Ooh! 547 00:25:14,817 --> 00:25:15,992 [gasps] 548 00:25:16,036 --> 00:25:17,124 [laughing] 549 00:25:17,167 --> 00:25:19,300 -He's adorable! -She is. 550 00:25:19,343 --> 00:25:21,084 -Where did you get her? -City pound. 551 00:25:21,128 --> 00:25:24,000 I got you a $40,000 car and a $2 mutt. Go figure. 552 00:25:34,358 --> 00:25:35,664 Hi. 553 00:25:37,144 --> 00:25:38,319 Here's your ticket. 554 00:25:40,147 --> 00:25:41,409 [giggling] 555 00:25:42,758 --> 00:25:45,587 [tires screeching] 556 00:25:45,631 --> 00:25:47,241 You didn't tell me there'd be valet parking. 557 00:25:47,284 --> 00:25:50,113 I didn't know. Classy guy. 558 00:25:50,157 --> 00:25:51,288 Where's he get his money? 559 00:25:51,332 --> 00:25:52,855 Washing cars. 560 00:25:52,899 --> 00:25:55,075 [people chattering] 561 00:25:55,118 --> 00:25:58,513 [music playing] 562 00:25:58,557 --> 00:26:00,341 Lenny Brown! 563 00:26:00,384 --> 00:26:02,561 You made it, man! Good, good, how are you? 564 00:26:02,604 --> 00:26:03,823 Joel, this is my wife, Linda. 565 00:26:03,866 --> 00:26:05,346 What else? 566 00:26:05,389 --> 00:26:08,088 A real person, and lovely to look at. 567 00:26:08,131 --> 00:26:09,655 I'm charmed right out of my socks. 568 00:26:09,698 --> 00:26:11,091 [laughing] See? 569 00:26:11,134 --> 00:26:12,396 Hey, everybody! 570 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:14,964 This is Lenny Brown, who is so hot, 571 00:26:15,008 --> 00:26:16,879 he's gonna make the rest of us look like welfare mothers. 572 00:26:16,923 --> 00:26:18,925 [all laughing] 573 00:26:18,968 --> 00:26:20,143 And his charming wife... 574 00:26:20,187 --> 00:26:21,623 -Linda. -Linda. 575 00:26:21,667 --> 00:26:23,886 Eat, drink, make contacts. 576 00:26:23,930 --> 00:26:25,627 [sighs] 577 00:26:25,671 --> 00:26:27,411 Where did you say you met him? 578 00:26:27,455 --> 00:26:29,022 Oh, he bought into a deal. 579 00:26:29,065 --> 00:26:31,590 He's a young guy with 42 car washes and mega tax problems. 580 00:26:31,633 --> 00:26:33,548 Want to eat something? Here's a little buffet. 581 00:26:36,420 --> 00:26:38,161 He throws a nice party. 582 00:26:38,205 --> 00:26:40,468 What's really nice is Uncle Sam pays for half. 583 00:26:40,511 --> 00:26:42,557 And he wasn't even invited. 584 00:26:46,517 --> 00:26:48,215 I'll, uh, call you tomorrow. 585 00:26:55,788 --> 00:26:58,399 I just made a sale. 586 00:26:58,442 --> 00:26:59,487 -That's good, Lenny. -Good? 587 00:26:59,530 --> 00:27:01,663 My commission's going to be $26,000. 588 00:27:01,707 --> 00:27:03,622 While you were sipping a glass of wine, 589 00:27:03,665 --> 00:27:06,842 while I was munching, like, a handful of macadamia nuts. 590 00:27:06,886 --> 00:27:08,670 He's talking to a friend of his. 591 00:27:08,714 --> 00:27:10,846 Suppose the friend wants in. Don't look. 592 00:27:10,890 --> 00:27:12,195 God. 593 00:27:12,239 --> 00:27:14,415 -You okay? -[sighs] 594 00:27:14,458 --> 00:27:15,634 I feel a little out of place. 595 00:27:15,677 --> 00:27:17,592 You are. 596 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:19,855 You're the best-looking woman here. 597 00:27:19,899 --> 00:27:22,205 People here are a little strange. 598 00:27:22,249 --> 00:27:23,990 Talented people can be strange. 599 00:27:24,033 --> 00:27:27,254 The discretionary spending power at this party is enormous. 600 00:27:27,297 --> 00:27:29,691 -Then maybe that's it. -Come on. 601 00:27:29,735 --> 00:27:31,475 You're not enjoying yourself? Come on. 602 00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:35,523 I'd rather be home with you. Is that so terrible? 603 00:27:35,566 --> 00:27:37,699 -[Michael] Lenny! -Michael. 604 00:27:37,743 --> 00:27:40,441 Have you met Rochelle yet? She lives with Joel. 605 00:27:40,484 --> 00:27:42,530 I am not living with Joel. 606 00:27:42,573 --> 00:27:44,967 I'm a stewardess for a major airline, mister. 607 00:27:45,011 --> 00:27:47,230 Sometimes I stay here when I'm in town, 608 00:27:47,274 --> 00:27:48,231 but I do not live here. 609 00:27:48,275 --> 00:27:50,320 Excuse me. My mistake. 610 00:27:50,364 --> 00:27:52,583 [scoffs] You think I have to depend on people like Joel? 611 00:27:52,627 --> 00:27:54,716 Listen, pal, I've been on planes 612 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,196 with people who took me out to dinner, 613 00:27:56,239 --> 00:27:58,546 then I let them take me back to their hotels 614 00:27:58,589 --> 00:28:00,461 and the next morning, they took me to Cartier's 615 00:28:00,504 --> 00:28:02,332 and told me to pick out anything I wanted. 616 00:28:02,376 --> 00:28:04,813 And I'm gonna live in LA with Joel Miller, who thinks he's a rajah 617 00:28:04,857 --> 00:28:06,554 because he's got a couple of car washes? 618 00:28:06,597 --> 00:28:08,034 Give me a small fucking break! 619 00:28:08,077 --> 00:28:09,731 [laughing] 620 00:28:09,775 --> 00:28:12,342 I think Lenny and Linda were on their way home, Rochelle. 621 00:28:12,386 --> 00:28:13,474 Say good night, princess. 622 00:28:13,517 --> 00:28:15,519 Good. Go home. 623 00:28:15,563 --> 00:28:18,784 Goodbye. Good night. Get fucked. 624 00:28:18,827 --> 00:28:22,657 Call me a schmuck, but I love the little bitch. 625 00:28:22,701 --> 00:28:24,572 It's, uh, it's the coke talking, guys. 626 00:28:24,615 --> 00:28:27,357 You wouldn't-- You wouldn't know her when she's straight. 627 00:28:27,401 --> 00:28:28,707 I got to keep her away from the coke, 628 00:28:28,750 --> 00:28:31,579 got to keep her away from Michael. 629 00:28:31,622 --> 00:28:33,407 Life, a continuous struggle, huh? 630 00:28:33,450 --> 00:28:34,408 Good night, Joel. 631 00:28:34,451 --> 00:28:35,278 Take care, kids. 632 00:28:35,322 --> 00:28:36,497 Thank you. 633 00:28:41,110 --> 00:28:42,938 I didn't know she was whacked out on coke. 634 00:28:42,982 --> 00:28:44,331 They were all on something. 635 00:28:44,374 --> 00:28:46,072 Thank you. 636 00:28:46,115 --> 00:28:47,769 I didn't see anything, did you? 637 00:28:47,813 --> 00:28:49,771 You didn't have to see anything. 638 00:28:49,815 --> 00:28:51,686 Money's the real drug around here, okay? 639 00:28:53,557 --> 00:28:55,385 Thank you. 640 00:29:04,568 --> 00:29:06,527 Nice house though. 641 00:29:08,355 --> 00:29:09,748 So I thought the old lady was lost. 642 00:29:09,791 --> 00:29:11,575 I mean, she was wearing this, like, babushka 643 00:29:11,619 --> 00:29:13,969 and this thing you would throw over an old sofa. 644 00:29:14,013 --> 00:29:16,537 She wrote a check for $150,000, I got the message. 645 00:29:16,580 --> 00:29:19,018 So, I sent over to Berlitz for some guy who could speak Farsi. 646 00:29:19,061 --> 00:29:21,542 An hour later, she's a partner, all handshakes and smiles. 647 00:29:21,585 --> 00:29:23,370 [both laughing] 648 00:29:23,413 --> 00:29:24,588 I got the printers working overtime 649 00:29:24,632 --> 00:29:26,373 because of you, turning out brochures. 650 00:29:26,416 --> 00:29:27,548 Nobody reads them. 651 00:29:27,591 --> 00:29:28,592 They read them. 652 00:29:28,636 --> 00:29:29,811 [knocking at the door] 653 00:29:29,855 --> 00:29:32,292 Come on in. 654 00:29:32,335 --> 00:29:33,162 [Max] You're late. 655 00:29:33,206 --> 00:29:34,381 Hi, Max. 656 00:29:34,424 --> 00:29:36,862 -Hey! -Hi, sweetheart. 657 00:29:36,905 --> 00:29:38,994 What's going on? What are you doing here? 658 00:29:39,038 --> 00:29:40,909 "What's going on?" 659 00:29:40,953 --> 00:29:43,172 That's the problem with the younger generation. 660 00:29:43,216 --> 00:29:45,827 No sentiment. 661 00:29:45,871 --> 00:29:48,787 One year ago today, you started here. 662 00:29:51,093 --> 00:29:54,096 [music playing] 663 00:29:54,140 --> 00:29:56,795 To my best salesman and his beautiful wife. 664 00:29:56,838 --> 00:29:57,926 Oh... 665 00:29:57,970 --> 00:29:59,580 It's been a wonderful year. 666 00:29:59,623 --> 00:30:01,147 You don't miss New York? 667 00:30:01,190 --> 00:30:03,018 Sure, Max, maybe someday we'll go back for a visit, 668 00:30:03,062 --> 00:30:04,454 if I can ever find the time. 669 00:30:04,498 --> 00:30:06,892 Find time to play, kids. Find time to play. 670 00:30:06,935 --> 00:30:08,545 It's funny you should mention that. 671 00:30:08,589 --> 00:30:10,765 I bought a plane today. 672 00:30:10,809 --> 00:30:12,027 You mean like a "fly in the sky" plane? 673 00:30:12,071 --> 00:30:13,942 It's a good tax write-off, 674 00:30:13,986 --> 00:30:15,944 Plus we finance it and I get to write off the interest as well. 675 00:30:15,988 --> 00:30:17,728 A man needs his toys, Linda. 676 00:30:18,468 --> 00:30:20,035 It's just a prop job. 677 00:30:20,079 --> 00:30:21,428 [laughing] 678 00:30:21,471 --> 00:30:22,559 Who's gonna fly this plane? 679 00:30:22,603 --> 00:30:25,606 I'll hire a guy. 680 00:30:25,649 --> 00:30:29,218 [plane engine roaring] 681 00:30:29,262 --> 00:30:31,960 I'm just trying it out to see if I like having my own plane, 682 00:30:32,004 --> 00:30:33,483 then I'll go onto a jet. 683 00:30:33,527 --> 00:30:35,659 It's fine, Lenny. Just fine. 684 00:30:35,703 --> 00:30:36,878 -Okay, Cabo San Lucas. -Ole. 685 00:30:36,922 --> 00:30:38,662 Some Mexican food, maybe a little business. 686 00:30:38,706 --> 00:30:40,012 Let's fly. 687 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:48,977 [Mexican music playing] 688 00:30:49,021 --> 00:30:52,154 [laughing] 689 00:30:52,198 --> 00:30:54,417 Taxi! Taxi! 690 00:30:54,461 --> 00:30:56,680 Por favor! 691 00:30:56,724 --> 00:30:58,726 Bueno! 692 00:30:58,769 --> 00:31:00,423 Okay, I could have just said, "Cabo." 693 00:31:00,467 --> 00:31:02,208 Cabo, Cabo. 694 00:31:02,251 --> 00:31:03,165 [all laughing] 695 00:31:03,209 --> 00:31:04,863 Cabo San Lucas. 696 00:31:04,906 --> 00:31:06,429 [Joel] All right. How are you doing, pal? 697 00:31:06,473 --> 00:31:08,736 [Linda laughing] 698 00:31:08,779 --> 00:31:12,131 [speaking Spanish] The port! 699 00:31:12,174 --> 00:31:13,436 [bike honking] 700 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,482 [car horns honking] 701 00:31:20,052 --> 00:31:22,576 It takes $100,000 to get in on the bidding. 702 00:31:22,619 --> 00:31:23,969 No problem. 703 00:31:24,012 --> 00:31:26,319 I think this place could be a gold mine. 704 00:31:26,362 --> 00:31:29,452 It's non-refundable, Lenny, if you back out. 705 00:31:29,496 --> 00:31:31,890 Joel, I don't back out of things. 706 00:31:31,933 --> 00:31:33,804 I know. I just feel I got to tell you. 707 00:31:33,848 --> 00:31:35,197 I'm in. 708 00:31:35,241 --> 00:31:36,459 [Lenny] Gracias! 709 00:31:36,503 --> 00:31:38,940 [driver] Buenas noches! 710 00:31:38,984 --> 00:31:40,681 [Lenny] I got a hunch we can get our money 711 00:31:40,724 --> 00:31:41,987 out of that joint in the first year. 712 00:31:42,030 --> 00:31:44,293 [Joel] You never know, Lenny, there's a risk. 713 00:31:44,337 --> 00:31:46,034 I don't think either one of us is looking for a passbook, 714 00:31:46,078 --> 00:31:47,818 savings account kind of investment. 715 00:31:47,862 --> 00:31:49,342 I'm looking for a free toaster. 716 00:31:49,385 --> 00:31:51,822 Cabo San Lucas is gonna be bigger than Puerto Vallarta. 717 00:31:51,866 --> 00:31:53,694 The big bucks will roll in the winter. 718 00:31:53,737 --> 00:31:55,522 So, let me ask you this. 719 00:31:55,565 --> 00:31:57,959 Why are we taking in partners? What's wrong with just you and me? 720 00:31:58,003 --> 00:32:01,223 Michael's put in $150,000, there's a few shortstops who have signed. 721 00:32:01,267 --> 00:32:02,746 I guess you could buy them out, 722 00:32:02,790 --> 00:32:04,444 But they'll want a little profit. 723 00:32:04,487 --> 00:32:07,447 So? Fair enough. 724 00:32:07,490 --> 00:32:10,493 Half a million ought to cure it for you. 725 00:32:10,537 --> 00:32:12,495 Half a million? 726 00:32:12,539 --> 00:32:15,020 No, bad idea, kiddo. Spread the risk. That's the smart move. 727 00:32:15,063 --> 00:32:16,760 Joel, I can swing it, man. 728 00:32:16,804 --> 00:32:19,546 I just got to rearrange a few things, you know? 729 00:32:19,589 --> 00:32:21,461 -You're about a mover. -Yeah. 730 00:32:21,504 --> 00:32:22,810 Okay. 731 00:32:26,379 --> 00:32:28,120 [Lenny singing] 732 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:33,995 [Linda] We should've stayed over. 733 00:32:34,039 --> 00:32:35,779 [Lenny] The whole idea of going to Cabo San Lucas 734 00:32:35,823 --> 00:32:37,738 for dinner is to come back the same night. 735 00:32:37,781 --> 00:32:39,305 Any postal worker 736 00:32:39,348 --> 00:32:41,481 can go to Cabo on a weekend excursion. 737 00:32:41,524 --> 00:32:42,525 Ah! 738 00:32:42,569 --> 00:32:46,094 Caramba! I find it. 739 00:32:46,138 --> 00:32:48,096 Oh, God, I'm so tired. 740 00:32:48,140 --> 00:32:49,228 Hi, Mitzi. 741 00:32:49,271 --> 00:32:51,491 [sighs] 742 00:32:51,534 --> 00:32:53,710 -Lenny? -Yeah. 743 00:32:53,754 --> 00:32:55,495 Uh, about that nightclub-- 744 00:32:55,538 --> 00:32:58,019 Yeah, how about that? We can have our own joint. 745 00:32:58,063 --> 00:33:00,108 Everyone in the world wants to own a nightclub, 746 00:33:00,152 --> 00:33:02,110 but we're actually gonna do it. It's so great. 747 00:33:02,154 --> 00:33:04,591 I know, and I think I know what it means to you, 748 00:33:04,634 --> 00:33:06,636 but we're behind on the American Express bill... 749 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:09,509 -Oh, Linda. Linda, please. -...and on top of the airplane... 750 00:33:09,552 --> 00:33:12,642 [sighs] 751 00:33:12,686 --> 00:33:14,905 I mean, even after all this, you think I'm a bum? 752 00:33:17,908 --> 00:33:21,042 I'm making money so fast over at Max's, they can't keep track of it. 753 00:33:21,086 --> 00:33:23,740 Everybody in town thinks I'm a firecracker 754 00:33:23,784 --> 00:33:25,133 and my own wife still thinks I'm a bum. 755 00:33:25,177 --> 00:33:26,569 Lenny... 756 00:33:27,788 --> 00:33:30,312 I think you're a genius. 757 00:33:30,356 --> 00:33:33,141 I just don't want you to feel like you're on a treadmill, 758 00:33:33,185 --> 00:33:35,013 having to make more and more money 759 00:33:35,056 --> 00:33:37,841 to pay for things we bought that don't really need. 760 00:33:37,885 --> 00:33:39,887 The way things are going, 761 00:33:39,930 --> 00:33:43,064 the money going out won't be missed if it never comes back. 762 00:33:43,108 --> 00:33:45,849 When you get to where we are, nothing can touch you. 763 00:33:45,893 --> 00:33:49,636 And you're with me. We're together. We're like a team. 764 00:33:49,679 --> 00:33:52,639 You think I would ever 765 00:33:52,682 --> 00:33:55,120 let anything hurt you? 766 00:33:55,163 --> 00:33:56,643 Ever? 767 00:34:00,734 --> 00:34:02,823 Good morning, Veronica, Pat. 768 00:34:04,912 --> 00:34:06,044 [sighs] 769 00:34:06,087 --> 00:34:07,871 Good morning, Alice. 770 00:34:07,915 --> 00:34:08,872 How are you? 771 00:34:08,916 --> 00:34:10,526 Hi, Max. 772 00:34:13,442 --> 00:34:14,661 [laughs] 773 00:34:14,704 --> 00:34:16,489 Ahem. 774 00:34:17,968 --> 00:34:20,275 Okay, so who died around here? 775 00:34:20,319 --> 00:34:23,887 So when do you show up at 10:00 like a banker? 776 00:34:23,931 --> 00:34:25,846 Hey, Max, what happened? A deal fell through? 777 00:34:25,889 --> 00:34:27,065 We're getting audited? What? 778 00:34:27,108 --> 00:34:28,849 You don't read the Journal? 779 00:34:28,892 --> 00:34:30,851 [phone ringing] 780 00:34:33,810 --> 00:34:35,856 You ought to read the Journal. 781 00:34:41,166 --> 00:34:43,690 Well, so the lawyers will find a way around it. 782 00:34:45,996 --> 00:34:47,389 It's not even close to passage. 783 00:34:47,433 --> 00:34:48,999 This may never happen. 784 00:34:49,043 --> 00:34:51,654 -You don't get it. -What's to get? 785 00:34:51,698 --> 00:34:53,917 To get is, I've been on the phone for an hour 786 00:34:53,961 --> 00:34:55,615 and no one's returning my calls. 787 00:34:55,658 --> 00:34:58,139 To get is, so far this morning, while you're playing banker, 788 00:34:58,183 --> 00:35:01,664 Shirley has taken 11 calls from investors who want out. 789 00:35:01,708 --> 00:35:03,666 To get is, three other lawyers have called saying 790 00:35:03,710 --> 00:35:06,234 they got to have their deposits back by this afternoon 791 00:35:06,278 --> 00:35:09,107 or they're gonna find any angle to sue on. 792 00:35:09,150 --> 00:35:11,718 We're in deep shit. 793 00:35:11,761 --> 00:35:13,633 It's starting to sink in. 794 00:35:13,676 --> 00:35:16,897 Mr. Michures, [stammering] we made a deal. 795 00:35:16,940 --> 00:35:20,422 Your client is committed. 796 00:35:20,466 --> 00:35:22,946 Hey, even if they didn't allow a deduction 797 00:35:22,990 --> 00:35:24,687 for dollar one, it'd be a great investment. 798 00:35:24,731 --> 00:35:26,733 Believe me, Vic, you're gonna get the write-off. 799 00:35:26,776 --> 00:35:28,126 Some asshole in Washington 800 00:35:28,169 --> 00:35:30,824 is just trying to start a panic, that's all. 801 00:35:32,304 --> 00:35:34,219 Don't tell me about your lawyers because... 802 00:35:34,262 --> 00:35:36,308 Vic? Vic? Hey, don't! Wait, Vic! Vic! 803 00:35:38,397 --> 00:35:40,921 [Lenny] Sorry to call so late, but I had a chance-- 804 00:35:40,964 --> 00:35:42,792 How's it going, world-beater? Any takers? 805 00:35:42,836 --> 00:35:45,926 Hey, can I just put you on hold for a second, please? Yeah. Thank you. 806 00:35:45,969 --> 00:35:47,754 Man, people are spooked, Max. 807 00:35:47,797 --> 00:35:49,277 They don't know how to handle rumors. 808 00:35:49,321 --> 00:35:50,757 They'll come around, right? They've got to. 809 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:52,193 Why is that? 810 00:35:52,237 --> 00:35:54,152 Because everybody wants California real estate. 811 00:35:54,195 --> 00:35:55,283 Don't they? 812 00:35:55,327 --> 00:35:56,458 Sure, they do. 813 00:35:56,502 --> 00:35:58,025 But they don't want it from us, 814 00:35:58,068 --> 00:36:00,767 With us taking 20% off the top, 815 00:36:00,810 --> 00:36:02,290 unless it's got that tax break. 816 00:36:02,334 --> 00:36:03,770 Without that, 817 00:36:03,813 --> 00:36:06,816 why should they want to buy a shit house from us? 818 00:36:06,860 --> 00:36:08,557 Oh, don't take it so hard. 819 00:36:08,601 --> 00:36:11,560 This is the first scare we've had in this business. 820 00:36:11,604 --> 00:36:13,736 If nothing else happens in the next couple of months, 821 00:36:13,780 --> 00:36:15,695 maybe six months... 822 00:36:15,738 --> 00:36:19,046 we could be back to speed. 823 00:36:19,089 --> 00:36:22,005 You mean it's going to be six months before we have any money coming in here? 824 00:36:22,049 --> 00:36:23,311 Worse. 825 00:36:23,355 --> 00:36:26,053 We'll have to dig into the piggy bank, 826 00:36:26,096 --> 00:36:27,794 save that option on the La Cienega property. 827 00:36:27,837 --> 00:36:29,187 [sighs] 828 00:36:29,230 --> 00:36:31,014 Ought to kick in for the overhead here. 829 00:36:31,058 --> 00:36:32,494 Think of it as a vacation. 830 00:36:32,538 --> 00:36:35,062 Take a trip. 831 00:36:35,105 --> 00:36:37,804 Spend some of that heavy money you've been making. 832 00:36:37,847 --> 00:36:40,981 And me, I'm gonna go home. 833 00:36:41,024 --> 00:36:44,071 And I'm gonna have me a drink. 834 00:36:44,114 --> 00:36:47,074 And then I'm gonna have a hot tub. 835 00:36:47,117 --> 00:36:50,382 All right, so we got us a rainy day. 836 00:36:52,297 --> 00:36:55,213 Can't go on forever. Good night, kid. Don't forget the lights. 837 00:36:55,256 --> 00:36:57,258 Good night, Max. 838 00:36:57,302 --> 00:36:59,304 Hi, Doctor. I'm sorry I kept you on hold. 839 00:36:59,347 --> 00:37:01,044 Hello? 840 00:37:05,353 --> 00:37:07,094 [sighs] 841 00:37:09,792 --> 00:37:11,577 [phone ringing] 842 00:37:11,620 --> 00:37:13,143 Lenny Brown speaking. 843 00:37:13,187 --> 00:37:14,580 [Linda] Lenny, have you forgotten the party? 844 00:37:14,623 --> 00:37:15,842 What party? 845 00:37:15,885 --> 00:37:18,018 Have you had a bad day? 846 00:37:18,061 --> 00:37:20,281 Joel's party! Oh, shit! 847 00:37:20,325 --> 00:37:22,283 Hey, we don't have to go. 848 00:37:22,327 --> 00:37:24,285 We have to go. I'll be home in half an hour. 849 00:37:24,329 --> 00:37:25,286 [sighing] Joel's... 850 00:37:29,334 --> 00:37:31,901 Earth calling Lenny. 851 00:37:31,945 --> 00:37:34,252 Linda, don't try to be cute, not tonight. 852 00:37:35,644 --> 00:37:37,255 You like it when I'm cute. 853 00:37:38,517 --> 00:37:39,822 Is it business? 854 00:37:39,866 --> 00:37:41,084 Yeah, it's business. 855 00:37:42,608 --> 00:37:45,088 Whatever it is, we're gonna be all right. 856 00:37:45,132 --> 00:37:47,090 What? 857 00:37:47,134 --> 00:37:48,353 Yeah, it must be nice. 858 00:37:48,396 --> 00:37:50,268 If it's money, we can cut back. 859 00:37:50,311 --> 00:37:52,270 I can go back to work. I'd like to, anyway. 860 00:37:52,313 --> 00:37:54,054 It's boring doing nothing all day. 861 00:37:54,097 --> 00:37:56,099 Boring? 862 00:37:56,143 --> 00:37:59,146 I've been busting my balls out there so you can live like a queen, 863 00:37:59,189 --> 00:38:01,322 and now you tell me it's been boring? 864 00:38:01,366 --> 00:38:03,846 It must be bad. You hardly ever start a fight. 865 00:38:03,890 --> 00:38:06,109 It's bad. 866 00:38:06,153 --> 00:38:07,850 We're several hundred thousand dollars in debt, 867 00:38:07,894 --> 00:38:09,548 and we got no more income. 868 00:38:09,591 --> 00:38:10,940 How? 869 00:38:16,250 --> 00:38:17,686 Let's not go. 870 00:38:17,730 --> 00:38:19,906 Let's go home. Let's hold each other. 871 00:38:19,949 --> 00:38:21,299 That's what they expect us to do, 872 00:38:21,342 --> 00:38:23,213 to lie in the shadows and lick our wounds. 873 00:38:23,257 --> 00:38:25,259 They'll know I've been beaten. 874 00:38:25,303 --> 00:38:27,000 Hey, even if they have to take everything, 875 00:38:27,043 --> 00:38:28,218 if we have to go bankrupt, 876 00:38:28,262 --> 00:38:29,916 we still have each other. 877 00:38:29,959 --> 00:38:31,918 Linda, I'm scared. I'm scared. 878 00:38:31,961 --> 00:38:33,920 Baby, we'll make it 879 00:38:33,963 --> 00:38:37,097 as long as we have each other. 880 00:38:37,140 --> 00:38:39,360 I wanted you to have everything. 881 00:38:39,404 --> 00:38:41,884 Lenny. 882 00:38:41,928 --> 00:38:44,147 Come on. 883 00:38:44,191 --> 00:38:45,671 [people chattering] 884 00:38:54,201 --> 00:38:55,637 Lenny! Linda! 885 00:38:55,681 --> 00:38:56,725 [laughs] 886 00:38:56,769 --> 00:38:58,901 I'm glad you came. 887 00:39:00,512 --> 00:39:02,601 Uh, hey, buddy, can you spare a dime? 888 00:39:03,950 --> 00:39:05,473 [Lenny] Seriously, Joel, 889 00:39:05,517 --> 00:39:07,214 could you lend me a little something 890 00:39:07,257 --> 00:39:09,912 until my brother straightens out? 891 00:39:09,956 --> 00:39:11,087 He's a hunchback. 892 00:39:11,131 --> 00:39:13,263 [all laughing] 893 00:39:13,307 --> 00:39:14,917 See? Didn't I tell you? 894 00:39:14,961 --> 00:39:16,484 You can't keep a good man down. 895 00:39:16,528 --> 00:39:19,226 This guy doesn't cave in because of the fucking media. 896 00:39:19,269 --> 00:39:21,184 He's already into something else, huh? Incredible. 897 00:39:21,228 --> 00:39:22,360 So, do we party? 898 00:39:22,403 --> 00:39:24,057 Yeah, absolutely. 899 00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:26,059 [people chattering] 900 00:39:28,540 --> 00:39:30,324 [sighs] 901 00:39:30,368 --> 00:39:31,891 Talk to me, Lenny. I'm your pal. 902 00:39:31,934 --> 00:39:34,067 It's closed down. Nobody's doing any business, Joel. 903 00:39:34,110 --> 00:39:35,198 I'm in deep shit. 904 00:39:35,242 --> 00:39:37,418 You don't sell real estate deals. 905 00:39:37,462 --> 00:39:39,333 You sell Lenny Brown, right? 906 00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:41,204 That means you can sell anything, man. 907 00:39:41,248 --> 00:39:43,990 Airplanes, computers, this shit. 908 00:39:44,033 --> 00:39:45,208 Go ahead, help yourself. 909 00:39:45,252 --> 00:39:46,384 No, I never touch the stuff. 910 00:39:46,427 --> 00:39:48,211 It'll take you off your ass. 911 00:39:48,255 --> 00:39:50,997 Joel, I don't know anything about computers or airplanes, man. 912 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:52,912 I'd have to start all over again. 913 00:39:52,955 --> 00:39:55,001 What is this negative talk? 914 00:39:55,044 --> 00:39:56,698 You're killing the old fireball. 915 00:39:56,742 --> 00:39:58,004 [sniffing] 916 00:39:58,047 --> 00:40:00,615 You need a boost, kid. 917 00:40:00,659 --> 00:40:03,009 You need to clear away the cobwebs. 918 00:40:03,052 --> 00:40:04,924 Joel, I got enough problems, all right? 919 00:40:04,967 --> 00:40:07,274 What? Do you think it'll be habit-forming? 920 00:40:07,317 --> 00:40:09,711 Do you think you'll have a monkey on your back? 921 00:40:09,755 --> 00:40:11,234 It's a boost. That's all. 922 00:40:11,278 --> 00:40:13,193 Come on. It's a tough track we're on, boychik. 923 00:40:13,236 --> 00:40:14,977 The winners always have an edge. 924 00:40:15,021 --> 00:40:16,457 It's 90% mental out there. 925 00:40:16,501 --> 00:40:18,241 You accomplish what you trick your brain 926 00:40:18,285 --> 00:40:20,461 into believing you can accomplish. 927 00:40:20,505 --> 00:40:23,812 Faith may move mountains. This stuff makes them fly. 928 00:40:26,424 --> 00:40:29,731 If you've never tried it, you're the last one in town. 929 00:40:29,775 --> 00:40:31,559 [people chattering] 930 00:40:31,603 --> 00:40:33,692 What's the problem? Was there a problem? 931 00:40:33,735 --> 00:40:35,955 See this guy here? You know that park in Beverly Hills? 932 00:40:35,998 --> 00:40:38,958 I'm gonna build a statue in that park with a plaque that says, 933 00:40:39,001 --> 00:40:41,830 "To my best friend, Joel, who saved my life." 934 00:40:41,874 --> 00:40:43,484 [laughing] What are friends for? 935 00:40:43,528 --> 00:40:45,094 Must have been some pep talk. 936 00:40:45,138 --> 00:40:47,009 Was there a problem? You know, 937 00:40:47,053 --> 00:40:49,229 you don't have to know the product, you have to know the people. 938 00:40:49,272 --> 00:40:51,274 Who knows people better than Lenny Brown? 939 00:40:51,318 --> 00:40:53,755 I'm going to sell 747s internationally. 940 00:40:53,799 --> 00:40:55,409 Look. 941 00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:57,280 That's wonderful, Lenny. How do you get started? 942 00:40:57,324 --> 00:40:59,500 Can you imagine the commission on a 747? 943 00:40:59,544 --> 00:41:02,024 You're gonna wonder "What was Lenny Brown doing, pissing away his time 944 00:41:02,068 --> 00:41:03,461 on petty real estate scams, 945 00:41:03,504 --> 00:41:04,984 wondering what some bureaucrat 946 00:41:05,027 --> 00:41:06,986 was gonna leak to the papers in Washington?" 947 00:41:07,029 --> 00:41:09,510 Cocktails. Want another drink? Another-- Yeah, come on. 948 00:41:12,252 --> 00:41:13,601 Dance, ballerina, dance. 949 00:41:13,645 --> 00:41:15,037 What? 950 00:42:04,870 --> 00:42:06,306 [sighing] 951 00:42:06,349 --> 00:42:09,352 Sweetheart, I'm exhausted. 952 00:42:10,832 --> 00:42:12,094 Let's go to bed. 953 00:42:12,138 --> 00:42:13,661 One more dance. 954 00:42:13,705 --> 00:42:17,317 The neighbors. I can't keep my eyes open. 955 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,972 They've discovered a cure for that. 956 00:42:34,943 --> 00:42:37,206 Lenny, is that what I think it is? 957 00:42:37,250 --> 00:42:39,208 Don't turn little old lady on me, okay? 958 00:42:39,252 --> 00:42:41,123 It's Joel's. I needed a boost. 959 00:42:41,167 --> 00:42:43,691 You saw me before the party, right? I wanted to be dead. 960 00:42:43,735 --> 00:42:45,780 Now I got my old energy and confidence back. 961 00:42:45,824 --> 00:42:48,000 I got plans to get us out of this mess. 962 00:42:48,043 --> 00:42:51,394 But cocaine, we never needed that before. 963 00:42:51,438 --> 00:42:53,440 Hey, come on. You know what it's like? 964 00:42:53,483 --> 00:42:55,921 It's like good champagne, that's all. 965 00:42:55,964 --> 00:42:57,139 What's it do to you? 966 00:42:57,183 --> 00:42:58,793 It bumps up your natural energy level. 967 00:42:58,837 --> 00:43:00,490 Look. 968 00:43:00,534 --> 00:43:02,405 Look at that, see? 969 00:43:02,449 --> 00:43:04,190 I've watched Rochelle. 970 00:43:04,233 --> 00:43:05,974 All it does for her is turn her into a real bitch. 971 00:43:06,018 --> 00:43:08,586 That's Rochelle. She started as a real bitch. Here. 972 00:43:08,629 --> 00:43:10,631 You sniff this up. If you don't like it, 973 00:43:10,675 --> 00:43:12,415 throw the rest in the pool. 974 00:43:20,772 --> 00:43:22,948 [sniffs] 975 00:43:25,428 --> 00:43:27,387 [Linda laughing] 976 00:43:28,997 --> 00:43:30,782 [both chattering] 977 00:43:33,654 --> 00:43:36,135 [Lenny] Hi, honey. 978 00:43:36,178 --> 00:43:38,920 I got it nailed down. I've got the greatest idea 979 00:43:38,964 --> 00:43:41,662 for a medical and dental leaseback plan. It's fail-safe. 980 00:43:41,706 --> 00:43:44,534 No matter what happens to the new tax law, the crisis is over. 981 00:43:44,578 --> 00:43:46,798 Whoo, great! 982 00:43:50,366 --> 00:43:54,414 You want to sell helicopters? 983 00:43:54,457 --> 00:43:56,459 It's not the money, Max, you know? 984 00:43:56,503 --> 00:43:59,462 I just got to keep working. I'll go stale. 985 00:43:59,506 --> 00:44:01,856 What about that leaseback idea you had? 986 00:44:01,900 --> 00:44:04,163 Nobody liked it. 987 00:44:04,206 --> 00:44:06,165 Okay. We're not selling buildings now, 988 00:44:06,208 --> 00:44:08,254 but we sold a lot of buildings. 989 00:44:08,297 --> 00:44:10,299 They all need maintenance, 990 00:44:10,343 --> 00:44:11,561 which happens to be done by a company 991 00:44:11,605 --> 00:44:14,347 called Century West Maintenance Company. 992 00:44:16,392 --> 00:44:17,959 -Yours. -Mine. 993 00:44:18,003 --> 00:44:21,006 [chuckling] 994 00:44:21,049 --> 00:44:23,051 Want to manage that? 995 00:44:23,095 --> 00:44:26,707 Get a small salary, keep using the car. 996 00:44:26,751 --> 00:44:30,232 Once in a while, a free lunch on the account. 997 00:44:30,276 --> 00:44:33,322 Things will pick up here. We'll be back where we were. 998 00:44:33,366 --> 00:44:36,325 You don't want to sell helicopters. That's for losers. 999 00:44:38,980 --> 00:44:42,462 [people chattering] 1000 00:44:42,505 --> 00:44:43,724 Mr. Brown, how nice to see you. 1001 00:44:43,768 --> 00:44:45,508 Nice to see you. 1002 00:44:45,552 --> 00:44:46,335 Right this way, please. 1003 00:44:46,379 --> 00:44:48,207 Thank you. 1004 00:44:48,250 --> 00:44:49,948 What can I say? It was a period of reorganization. 1005 00:44:49,991 --> 00:44:51,732 Now it's time to come out and play. 1006 00:44:51,776 --> 00:44:55,344 Isn't that sweet? 1007 00:44:55,388 --> 00:44:58,521 We owe our friends a nice meal and the pleasure of our company. 1008 00:44:58,565 --> 00:45:03,265 Always a pleasure. I love you guys. Good table. 1009 00:45:03,309 --> 00:45:05,746 -Thank you, Roland. -Enjoy your evening. 1010 00:45:05,790 --> 00:45:07,705 Could we have a bottle of Taittinger? Make it a magnum. 1011 00:45:07,748 --> 00:45:09,054 Certainly, sir. 1012 00:45:09,097 --> 00:45:10,795 Ooh. 1013 00:45:10,838 --> 00:45:12,753 And after dinner, a little surprise. 1014 00:45:12,797 --> 00:45:15,060 I love surprises. I'm like a child. 1015 00:45:15,103 --> 00:45:17,323 He is a child. We're all children. 1016 00:45:17,366 --> 00:45:19,107 We are going to fly to fabulous Las Vegas 1017 00:45:19,151 --> 00:45:20,848 for Steve Martin's midnight show. 1018 00:45:20,892 --> 00:45:23,024 Well, excuse me! 1019 00:45:23,068 --> 00:45:25,984 I knew you wouldn't cool off for long. What's the deal? 1020 00:45:26,027 --> 00:45:28,334 Something new, right? Something you'll have to explain to a dummy like me? 1021 00:45:28,377 --> 00:45:29,770 Something, maybe, real? 1022 00:45:29,814 --> 00:45:31,772 Let's just say-- Thank you very much. 1023 00:45:31,816 --> 00:45:34,906 It involves plays of eurodollars against oil shipments. 1024 00:45:34,949 --> 00:45:37,778 Holy shit, you've left me behind, buddy. Eurodollars? 1025 00:45:49,224 --> 00:45:51,270 You got to give the impression you're in motion, right? 1026 00:45:51,313 --> 00:45:53,576 Even though he knows what you're doing, you must make him think 1027 00:45:53,620 --> 00:45:54,795 you're doing something. 1028 00:45:54,839 --> 00:45:56,579 Something mysterious, complex. 1029 00:45:56,623 --> 00:45:58,233 -You know? -Yeah. 1030 00:45:58,277 --> 00:46:00,801 Big-bucks something. Just keep in motion. 1031 00:46:00,845 --> 00:46:03,021 One small question: who's paying for all this? 1032 00:46:03,064 --> 00:46:05,806 - I dipped into Max's maintenance account-- - Lenny! 1033 00:46:05,850 --> 00:46:07,590 For about $20,000. Don't worry. It's nothing. 1034 00:46:07,634 --> 00:46:09,810 He's not going to hold it against his best salesman. 1035 00:46:09,854 --> 00:46:11,812 -So I took a little cash for a few months. -Are you sure? 1036 00:46:11,856 --> 00:46:13,988 I left a personal check in the safety-deposit box. 1037 00:46:14,032 --> 00:46:15,816 Believe me, this is not a problem. 1038 00:46:15,860 --> 00:46:17,035 Yeah. 1039 00:46:17,078 --> 00:46:18,819 A worthless, goddamn check! 1040 00:46:18,863 --> 00:46:21,169 What are you getting hysterical about, Max? It was a loan. 1041 00:46:21,213 --> 00:46:24,564 In all my life, I never treated anyone like I treated you! 1042 00:46:24,607 --> 00:46:26,653 You were poor, I made you rich. 1043 00:46:26,696 --> 00:46:28,786 You were drowning, I gave you a yacht! 1044 00:46:28,829 --> 00:46:30,788 You stole from me. 1045 00:46:30,831 --> 00:46:33,747 I treated you like a son. $20,000! 1046 00:46:33,791 --> 00:46:35,401 You want another check? I'll write you-- 1047 00:46:35,444 --> 00:46:37,446 Your check is no damn good. 1048 00:46:37,490 --> 00:46:40,058 You want to be a liar as well as a thief? 1049 00:46:42,887 --> 00:46:45,063 Tell me what to do. 1050 00:46:49,067 --> 00:46:50,938 [sobbing] 1051 00:46:50,982 --> 00:46:52,766 Just tell me, Max. 1052 00:46:57,162 --> 00:47:00,469 You got to go. I can't have you around here anymore. 1053 00:47:32,501 --> 00:47:33,415 Hi, Tony. 1054 00:47:33,459 --> 00:47:34,721 Mr. Brown. 1055 00:47:36,288 --> 00:47:38,986 I'm sorry. The leasing company took away your car. 1056 00:47:39,030 --> 00:47:42,250 I cleaned out your personal stuff. I've got it in the office. 1057 00:47:50,476 --> 00:47:51,956 Thank you, Mr. Brown. 1058 00:47:51,999 --> 00:47:53,435 Tony... 1059 00:47:56,743 --> 00:47:58,223 Thanks. 1060 00:48:28,688 --> 00:48:30,559 [crickets chirping] 1061 00:48:41,744 --> 00:48:43,572 [phone ringing] 1062 00:48:47,272 --> 00:48:49,056 [dog barking] 1063 00:48:53,669 --> 00:48:54,888 Mitzi! 1064 00:48:56,977 --> 00:48:59,284 You didn't see a little black and white dog, did you? 1065 00:48:59,327 --> 00:49:01,329 No, ma'am. 1066 00:49:01,373 --> 00:49:03,549 You didn't see a little black and white dog, did you? 1067 00:49:03,592 --> 00:49:04,724 Nuh-uh. 1068 00:49:04,767 --> 00:49:07,031 [sighing] 1069 00:49:07,074 --> 00:49:08,815 Mitzi! 1070 00:49:16,997 --> 00:49:18,346 Mitzi! 1071 00:49:27,355 --> 00:49:29,357 [doorbell rings] 1072 00:49:51,423 --> 00:49:52,598 Put it anywhere. 1073 00:50:16,187 --> 00:50:17,362 [sniffing] 1074 00:50:17,405 --> 00:50:20,321 [Linda] Is it ready yet? 1075 00:50:20,365 --> 00:50:21,366 [sighs] 1076 00:50:21,409 --> 00:50:23,759 Come and get it. 1077 00:50:23,803 --> 00:50:25,370 [gasping] 1078 00:50:25,413 --> 00:50:27,285 [panting] 1079 00:50:32,855 --> 00:50:35,815 I miss my puppy. I was thinking what a great... 1080 00:50:35,858 --> 00:50:37,643 Lenny! Lenny! 1081 00:50:40,428 --> 00:50:42,430 [car horn blaring] 1082 00:50:51,309 --> 00:50:52,962 [woman over PA] Dr. Murcat. 1083 00:50:54,660 --> 00:50:56,270 He's going to be all right. 1084 00:50:56,314 --> 00:50:57,880 Oh. 1085 00:50:57,924 --> 00:51:00,622 Your husband's had a phase 2 reaction to cocaine. 1086 00:51:00,666 --> 00:51:02,624 How long has he been using the drug? 1087 00:51:02,668 --> 00:51:04,104 Cocaine? 1088 00:51:04,148 --> 00:51:05,192 Do you know how much he took? 1089 00:51:05,236 --> 00:51:06,889 [woman over PA] Dr. Guettier. 1090 00:51:06,933 --> 00:51:08,935 My husband doesn't use drugs. 1091 00:51:08,978 --> 00:51:11,851 He doesn't even drink anything stronger than wine. 1092 00:51:11,894 --> 00:51:13,896 He'd been at a party. 1093 00:51:13,940 --> 00:51:16,116 Somebody must've slipped him something. 1094 00:51:23,123 --> 00:51:24,472 Thank you. 1095 00:51:26,257 --> 00:51:27,345 Thanks. 1096 00:51:27,388 --> 00:51:28,346 Honey. 1097 00:51:32,959 --> 00:51:35,004 I was so scared, but I didn't tell them anything. 1098 00:51:35,048 --> 00:51:36,832 You didn't use any of that stuff, did you? 1099 00:51:36,876 --> 00:51:38,095 -No. -Did you throw it out? 1100 00:51:38,138 --> 00:51:39,618 Of course I did. 1101 00:51:39,661 --> 00:51:41,054 I couldn't find Michael. I had to buy it off the street. 1102 00:51:41,098 --> 00:51:42,882 That's what happens. And I'm supposed to be smart. 1103 00:51:42,925 --> 00:51:44,536 What about the hospital bill? 1104 00:51:44,579 --> 00:51:47,104 Outright thieves. I put it on the American Express card. 1105 00:51:52,674 --> 00:51:54,894 You got any? 1106 00:51:54,937 --> 00:51:56,243 You got any? 1107 00:51:56,287 --> 00:51:57,331 Yeah. 1108 00:51:57,375 --> 00:51:58,898 Where did you get it? 1109 00:51:58,941 --> 00:51:59,768 From Michael. 1110 00:51:59,812 --> 00:52:01,248 Good. Great. 1111 00:52:01,292 --> 00:52:03,120 Great. 1112 00:52:03,163 --> 00:52:04,991 He wanted to fuck me for it. 1113 00:52:05,034 --> 00:52:07,036 Son of a bitch! I'll kill him, man! 1114 00:52:11,128 --> 00:52:13,652 Don't look at me like that. I'd never do anything like that. 1115 00:52:13,695 --> 00:52:15,480 So how did you pay for it? 1116 00:52:15,523 --> 00:52:17,134 I hocked my ring. 1117 00:52:20,441 --> 00:52:22,226 [people chattering] 1118 00:52:29,058 --> 00:52:30,234 What time is it? 1119 00:52:30,277 --> 00:52:32,061 12:30. 1120 00:52:33,237 --> 00:52:35,456 He's not here. 1121 00:52:35,500 --> 00:52:37,719 He said he'd be here at 12:00. 1122 00:52:37,763 --> 00:52:39,460 I know he said he'd be here at 12:00. 1123 00:52:39,504 --> 00:52:42,071 I was the one who talked to him, remember? 1124 00:52:42,115 --> 00:52:44,683 I wonder when it was you started talking to me that way. 1125 00:52:48,556 --> 00:52:50,079 You want to wait? 1126 00:52:50,123 --> 00:52:51,298 Do you? 1127 00:52:53,126 --> 00:52:55,737 Maybe we should try someplace else. 1128 00:52:55,781 --> 00:52:56,956 Let's go. 1129 00:53:04,572 --> 00:53:06,531 [dog barking] 1130 00:53:10,535 --> 00:53:12,493 [car engine starting] 1131 00:53:27,726 --> 00:53:29,554 [crickets chirping] 1132 00:53:57,712 --> 00:53:59,105 Lenny. 1133 00:53:59,148 --> 00:54:02,108 [Linda screaming] 1134 00:54:02,151 --> 00:54:05,154 Shh shh. 1135 00:54:05,198 --> 00:54:06,243 We don't even know this guy, man. 1136 00:54:06,286 --> 00:54:07,809 He's a total stranger to us, man. 1137 00:54:07,853 --> 00:54:10,508 We got to go. They're going to call the police! 1138 00:54:10,551 --> 00:54:12,814 They say somebody dumped him on the back porch. 1139 00:54:12,858 --> 00:54:15,034 I'm not going to live like this! 1140 00:54:15,077 --> 00:54:16,818 I don't care if Joel is rich and I'm poor. 1141 00:54:16,862 --> 00:54:19,299 It doesn't matter that everybody else has money. 1142 00:54:19,343 --> 00:54:21,693 I'd rather be a field hand than live in this cesspool. 1143 00:54:21,736 --> 00:54:23,042 What's happened to us? 1144 00:54:23,085 --> 00:54:25,044 We got to get out of this goddamn town! 1145 00:54:25,087 --> 00:54:27,568 Out of the hustles, and the deals, the Joels, 1146 00:54:27,612 --> 00:54:29,831 and the coke and the goddamn pain! 1147 00:54:29,875 --> 00:54:31,529 This isn't just talk, is it, Lenny? 1148 00:54:31,572 --> 00:54:35,097 You saw that kid back there. That could have been us like that. 1149 00:54:39,841 --> 00:54:40,842 Then I can tell you. 1150 00:54:40,886 --> 00:54:42,409 What? 1151 00:54:44,672 --> 00:54:47,327 I'm pregnant. 1152 00:54:47,371 --> 00:54:48,546 [horns honking] 1153 00:54:48,589 --> 00:54:50,504 [tires screeching] 1154 00:54:58,425 --> 00:55:00,645 I thought I was going to have to get an abortion, 1155 00:55:00,688 --> 00:55:02,821 the way things were going. 1156 00:55:02,864 --> 00:55:04,823 But we can have this baby, can't we? 1157 00:55:04,866 --> 00:55:07,739 If we go to a regular town, clean up and be good parents? 1158 00:55:07,782 --> 00:55:08,870 Everything changes. 1159 00:55:08,914 --> 00:55:12,657 As of today, I won't fail you again. 1160 00:55:22,667 --> 00:55:24,669 [seagulls squawking] 1161 00:55:28,716 --> 00:55:30,152 Morning, Lenny! 1162 00:55:31,458 --> 00:55:33,721 Morning, Mary. 1163 00:55:33,765 --> 00:55:34,853 Looks like a good one, huh? 1164 00:55:34,896 --> 00:55:35,723 Yeah. 1165 00:55:41,773 --> 00:55:43,905 We were the first store in California to stock that board. 1166 00:55:43,949 --> 00:55:45,994 -Really? -Yeah, 4-ounce glass. 1167 00:55:46,038 --> 00:55:48,040 Light as a feather. Feel it. 1168 00:55:48,083 --> 00:55:50,695 That goes through waves like it's got a mind of its own. 1169 00:55:50,738 --> 00:55:52,871 State-of-the-art, kid. 1170 00:55:52,914 --> 00:55:54,438 This is one bad fucking rail, huh? 1171 00:55:54,481 --> 00:55:56,048 The baddest. 1172 00:55:57,441 --> 00:56:00,748 -You buying? -You finance? 1173 00:56:00,792 --> 00:56:03,882 "'I made a mistake when I left my wife,' he told a pal. 1174 00:56:03,925 --> 00:56:06,885 'I wanted the good life. I thought that meant 1175 00:56:06,928 --> 00:56:08,626 wild parties and fancy living.'" 1176 00:56:08,669 --> 00:56:11,106 You mean it doesn't? 1177 00:56:11,150 --> 00:56:14,240 Did you ever go to any movie star parties when you were in LA? 1178 00:56:14,283 --> 00:56:15,676 No, we traveled in different circles. 1179 00:56:15,720 --> 00:56:17,243 Had some wild times, huh? 1180 00:56:17,286 --> 00:56:19,941 -Not like here. -Yeah. 1181 00:56:19,985 --> 00:56:21,247 What kind of job did you have? 1182 00:56:21,290 --> 00:56:22,466 Oh, I didn't work. 1183 00:56:22,509 --> 00:56:24,250 What did you do? 1184 00:56:24,293 --> 00:56:26,644 I... 1185 00:56:26,687 --> 00:56:27,775 I took dancing lessons. 1186 00:56:30,952 --> 00:56:32,519 Shitfire, we're gonna be late. 1187 00:56:36,218 --> 00:56:38,003 Hurry up, Linda! 1188 00:56:40,745 --> 00:56:43,182 -Oh, man. -It's great, huh? 1189 00:56:43,225 --> 00:56:45,184 Yeah, it's great. 1190 00:56:45,227 --> 00:56:47,665 You know, I told Mr. Hendricks you'd be hard to replace. 1191 00:56:47,708 --> 00:56:48,970 Why Australia? 1192 00:56:49,014 --> 00:56:51,408 They got really good beer there. 1193 00:56:51,451 --> 00:56:53,018 I ought to keep moving. 1194 00:56:53,061 --> 00:56:55,412 I know you got to work to live, 1195 00:56:55,455 --> 00:56:57,414 but if you play it right, you can work a lot less 1196 00:56:57,457 --> 00:56:59,198 and live a lot more. 1197 00:56:59,241 --> 00:57:01,200 Besides, chicks dig my accent. 1198 00:57:01,243 --> 00:57:04,203 [laughs] 1199 00:57:04,246 --> 00:57:06,205 Ah, how did you get to be so smart so soon, Tim? 1200 00:57:07,989 --> 00:57:09,774 No, thanks. 1201 00:57:09,817 --> 00:57:11,906 I'm sorry, I forgot, you don't ever touch the stuff. 1202 00:57:11,950 --> 00:57:13,995 Never. 1203 00:57:14,039 --> 00:57:15,736 Does Linda? How's she doing? 1204 00:57:15,780 --> 00:57:17,303 She's doing great. 1205 00:57:17,346 --> 00:57:19,697 It was my problem. She got into it because of me. 1206 00:57:19,740 --> 00:57:21,350 So I go to the meetings. 1207 00:57:21,394 --> 00:57:22,961 They help me, I help her. It all works out. 1208 00:57:23,004 --> 00:57:24,789 I got a going-away present for you. 1209 00:57:26,399 --> 00:57:27,444 -Here, buddy. -You're kidding! 1210 00:57:27,487 --> 00:57:29,446 No. You sell them so well, 1211 00:57:29,489 --> 00:57:31,665 I figured it's time you learned how to ride one. 1212 00:57:33,014 --> 00:57:34,015 [sighs] 1213 00:57:34,059 --> 00:57:35,103 What's the problem? 1214 00:57:35,147 --> 00:57:36,540 No, with the exception of my wife, 1215 00:57:36,583 --> 00:57:38,455 I don't think anyone ever gave me anything 1216 00:57:38,498 --> 00:57:40,718 without working an angle for themselves. 1217 00:57:40,761 --> 00:57:42,371 Thanks, Tim. I'm going to treasure this. 1218 00:57:42,415 --> 00:57:43,590 Sure. 1219 00:57:43,634 --> 00:57:44,635 [car horn honking] 1220 00:57:47,551 --> 00:57:49,074 I gotta go. 1221 00:57:49,117 --> 00:57:51,032 I'll send you a postcard from Down Under. 1222 00:57:51,076 --> 00:57:52,860 When I'm back this way, we'll ride some waves together. 1223 00:57:55,863 --> 00:57:56,777 Take it easy, Lenny. 1224 00:57:56,821 --> 00:57:58,779 Thanks, Tim. 1225 00:57:58,823 --> 00:58:00,172 Hey. 1226 00:58:03,567 --> 00:58:05,003 Hey. 1227 00:58:06,526 --> 00:58:07,788 Look at this. 1228 00:58:07,832 --> 00:58:09,050 You going to surf? 1229 00:58:09,094 --> 00:58:11,531 Tim gave it to me! Hi! 1230 00:58:11,575 --> 00:58:12,445 [laughs] 1231 00:58:16,275 --> 00:58:18,407 Delores has a boyfriend. 1232 00:58:18,451 --> 00:58:19,844 What? 1233 00:58:19,887 --> 00:58:22,020 His name is Richard. 1234 00:58:23,674 --> 00:58:26,807 He has a brother who lives in Sequoia. 1235 00:58:26,851 --> 00:58:29,331 Yeah? Where's that? 1236 00:58:29,375 --> 00:58:32,639 Like, every couple of weeks, he drives a pickup truck 1237 00:58:32,683 --> 00:58:35,860 in the window of his brother's house. 1238 00:58:35,903 --> 00:58:39,777 Dolores says it's because he's always fucked up on Maui Wowie. 1239 00:58:39,820 --> 00:58:42,606 We talk about it all the time. 1240 00:58:42,649 --> 00:58:45,260 Sweetheart, would you like to go out tonight, instead? 1241 00:58:45,304 --> 00:58:47,132 Yeah. 1242 00:58:47,175 --> 00:58:49,438 I'd like to go to that little Italian place 1243 00:58:49,482 --> 00:58:51,919 near 2nd Avenue on 72nd Street. 1244 00:58:51,963 --> 00:58:54,008 God, you're homesick. 1245 00:58:54,052 --> 00:58:55,836 I'm not complaining. 1246 00:58:57,490 --> 00:58:59,057 I didn't realize. 1247 00:58:59,100 --> 00:59:00,928 I thought it was perfect here. 1248 00:59:00,972 --> 00:59:02,887 It is. It's perfect. 1249 00:59:02,930 --> 00:59:05,846 If we go back to New York, it'll be the rat race all over again. 1250 00:59:05,890 --> 00:59:07,674 I might just as well go back to LA. 1251 00:59:09,937 --> 00:59:11,330 I just miss... 1252 00:59:11,373 --> 00:59:12,549 [sighs] 1253 00:59:12,592 --> 00:59:14,594 I don't know what I miss. 1254 00:59:14,638 --> 00:59:16,422 Just... 1255 00:59:16,465 --> 00:59:17,945 Interesting people. 1256 00:59:19,164 --> 00:59:20,513 Dancing. 1257 00:59:21,383 --> 00:59:22,820 [sighs] 1258 00:59:22,863 --> 00:59:24,735 At least we had friends. 1259 00:59:26,214 --> 00:59:28,129 [Joel] It's all a smoke screen, right? 1260 00:59:28,173 --> 00:59:30,697 Come on, you're up there building some huge-ass development 1261 00:59:30,741 --> 00:59:32,090 with Aetna or somebody, right? 1262 00:59:32,133 --> 00:59:33,439 Like a new city or something? 1263 00:59:33,482 --> 00:59:35,484 Joel, I manage a small sporting goods store. 1264 00:59:35,528 --> 00:59:37,617 I make $400 a week, and I work hard for it. 1265 00:59:37,661 --> 00:59:40,098 Don't kid me, slick. I'm going to grab Rochelle 1266 00:59:40,141 --> 00:59:42,274 and come up and check you out. 1267 00:59:42,317 --> 00:59:44,885 Any time. I gotta book you a room at the Howard Johnson's. 1268 00:59:44,929 --> 00:59:46,887 All we got is a small one-bedroom apartment. 1269 00:59:46,931 --> 00:59:49,368 Ha ha ha. You're an original, kid. I'll give you that. 1270 00:59:49,411 --> 00:59:51,718 Take it easy, Joel. Give my love to Rochelle. 1271 00:59:51,762 --> 00:59:54,373 Hey, give it yourself. We're on our way. Adios, amigo. 1272 00:59:58,682 --> 00:59:59,987 [sighing] 1273 01:00:06,385 --> 01:00:09,649 I didn't know he'd invite himself up. 1274 01:00:09,693 --> 01:00:10,607 [sighs] 1275 01:00:14,915 --> 01:00:16,525 Well, you know Joel. 1276 01:00:17,744 --> 01:00:19,616 Odds are he'll never make it. 1277 01:00:26,666 --> 01:00:27,972 [sighs] 1278 01:00:36,197 --> 01:00:37,895 The way you make your money is, 1279 01:00:37,938 --> 01:00:39,679 you go short against the soybean 1280 01:00:39,723 --> 01:00:41,376 but long on the soybean oil, 1281 01:00:41,420 --> 01:00:43,161 or maybe it's the other way around. 1282 01:00:43,204 --> 01:00:46,294 Anyway, it's called a "straddle." Protects the downside. 1283 01:00:46,338 --> 01:00:48,557 Uh, hey, listen, I'll catch you later, Ron. 1284 01:00:48,601 --> 01:00:51,082 Wait, wait. Don't lose the pulse rate, man. 1285 01:00:51,125 --> 01:00:53,084 [barking] 1286 01:00:56,740 --> 01:00:58,176 [murmuring] 1287 01:00:58,219 --> 01:01:00,047 A little TLC, He'll be as good as new. 1288 01:01:00,091 --> 01:01:02,049 Doc, do you know anybody who might want a dog like this? 1289 01:01:02,093 --> 01:01:03,311 I can't have a dog in my apartment. 1290 01:01:03,355 --> 01:01:04,573 Not offhand. 1291 01:01:04,617 --> 01:01:06,445 You could put a note on my bulletin board. 1292 01:01:06,488 --> 01:01:08,490 Maybe just for tonight or for a few days 1293 01:01:08,534 --> 01:01:11,189 You might know somebody who could just keep him just a little while, 1294 01:01:11,232 --> 01:01:12,756 just so he's nice and taken care of? 1295 01:01:12,799 --> 01:01:13,887 [murmuring] 1296 01:01:16,368 --> 01:01:18,326 [horn honking] 1297 01:01:26,247 --> 01:01:28,249 Hey, I don't believe it! 1298 01:01:28,293 --> 01:01:29,642 You got knocked up! 1299 01:01:31,557 --> 01:01:33,733 It agrees with you. You're more beautiful than ever. 1300 01:01:33,777 --> 01:01:35,082 [Linda] Lenny's not back yet. 1301 01:01:37,258 --> 01:01:39,217 Same old Lenny. Too busy to stop. 1302 01:01:39,260 --> 01:01:41,785 [laughs] 1303 01:01:41,828 --> 01:01:46,180 And that's Baxter and Miss Porter. 1304 01:01:46,224 --> 01:01:50,010 And this guy's Milton McNeil. 1305 01:01:50,054 --> 01:01:52,404 Once they've all had a good sniff of each other, 1306 01:01:52,447 --> 01:01:54,841 you'll see they'll get along famously with your poor friend. 1307 01:01:54,885 --> 01:01:56,234 Yeah. Hello. 1308 01:01:57,670 --> 01:01:59,019 [sniffs] 1309 01:01:59,063 --> 01:02:02,631 Okay, but only one line, because of the baby. 1310 01:02:02,675 --> 01:02:04,808 This late in pregnancy, coke doesn't make any difference. 1311 01:02:04,851 --> 01:02:06,287 Who told you that? 1312 01:02:06,331 --> 01:02:07,898 A mother of three! 1313 01:02:10,335 --> 01:02:12,772 I've been real, real good in Santa Cruz. 1314 01:02:12,816 --> 01:02:15,079 "Here lies Linda Brown. She was real, real good." 1315 01:02:15,122 --> 01:02:17,472 Not even wine or coffee. 1316 01:02:17,516 --> 01:02:20,562 Oh, well, you can be our designated drag. 1317 01:02:23,130 --> 01:02:25,524 [sniffing] 1318 01:02:31,530 --> 01:02:34,359 There. You happy? You happy now? 1319 01:02:35,577 --> 01:02:37,275 Seems like old times. 1320 01:02:37,318 --> 01:02:39,407 Was I out of line? I apologize. 1321 01:02:39,451 --> 01:02:41,975 Shut up! Both of you. 1322 01:02:43,368 --> 01:02:44,848 I'm sorry. I better get going. 1323 01:02:44,891 --> 01:02:46,763 Listen, in the next few days, I'll find somebody 1324 01:02:46,806 --> 01:02:48,112 to take care of this little guy. 1325 01:02:48,155 --> 01:02:51,332 Want to talk about it? I'm a super listener. 1326 01:02:51,376 --> 01:02:53,595 Mini crisis. If we get through tonight, we'll be okay. 1327 01:02:56,163 --> 01:02:58,078 Oh, God, I can't believe I'm doing this. 1328 01:02:58,122 --> 01:03:00,428 I am such a dirty girl. 1329 01:03:00,472 --> 01:03:02,604 Such a naughty girl. 1330 01:03:02,648 --> 01:03:04,911 Good, clean fun. Even Rochelle's being nice. 1331 01:03:04,955 --> 01:03:08,001 [Linda laughing] 1332 01:03:08,045 --> 01:03:12,179 Dolores and her Maui Wowie boyfriend, and Helen and her-- 1333 01:03:12,223 --> 01:03:14,791 Joel, now what about your cock? Is it big? 1334 01:03:14,834 --> 01:03:16,836 [Linda laughing] 1335 01:03:16,880 --> 01:03:18,359 Whip it out! 1336 01:03:18,403 --> 01:03:20,361 Linda, I'm offended. 1337 01:03:20,405 --> 01:03:23,582 I don't like this. Lenny's going to be incredibly pissed. 1338 01:03:23,625 --> 01:03:25,105 Let's close the store and get some air. 1339 01:03:25,149 --> 01:03:26,454 There's a beach around here somewhere, right? 1340 01:03:28,935 --> 01:03:31,329 [Joel] This is really great. This is really living. 1341 01:03:31,372 --> 01:03:32,373 [sniffs] 1342 01:03:32,417 --> 01:03:34,245 Smell that air. 1343 01:03:34,288 --> 01:03:35,942 We can go down to the beach. 1344 01:03:35,986 --> 01:03:36,943 Super! How do we get down? 1345 01:03:36,987 --> 01:03:38,336 From a duck's ass. 1346 01:03:38,379 --> 01:03:40,294 That's a joke, right? 1347 01:03:40,338 --> 01:03:43,471 There's a little stairway that the surfers made. I'll show you. 1348 01:03:47,345 --> 01:03:48,781 Here it is. 1349 01:03:48,825 --> 01:03:50,696 This is like an adventure, like when I was a kid. 1350 01:03:50,739 --> 01:03:51,740 Lenny and I... 1351 01:03:51,784 --> 01:03:53,264 [screaming] 1352 01:03:53,307 --> 01:03:56,136 -Linda! -Oh, God. 1353 01:03:56,180 --> 01:03:58,660 She's okay, right? 1354 01:03:58,704 --> 01:04:01,533 She's okay, right? Talk to me, Rochelle! Is she okay? 1355 01:04:01,576 --> 01:04:03,448 She just tripped, right? God damn it! She's okay? 1356 01:04:03,491 --> 01:04:05,929 She's okay, right? She's going to live, right? 1357 01:04:05,972 --> 01:04:07,974 [panting] 1358 01:04:10,020 --> 01:04:13,110 Is she okay? God damn it, Rochelle! Is she all right? 1359 01:04:13,153 --> 01:04:14,372 She just tripped! 1360 01:04:15,982 --> 01:04:18,158 [grunting] 1361 01:04:26,601 --> 01:04:28,647 [Joel] Hey, pal. Look, Lenny, I don't care what they say. 1362 01:04:28,690 --> 01:04:30,649 It wasn't the coke! It was only an accident! 1363 01:04:30,692 --> 01:04:33,608 -I'll kill you! -It was only an accident! 1364 01:04:33,652 --> 01:04:35,872 Kill you! Fucking kill you! 1365 01:04:35,915 --> 01:04:37,482 [all shouting] 1366 01:04:39,701 --> 01:04:43,140 -I'll kill you! Get off of me! -Lenny! 1367 01:04:43,183 --> 01:04:45,142 I'll kill you, you motherfucker! 1368 01:04:45,185 --> 01:04:46,795 Okay, okay. 1369 01:04:46,839 --> 01:04:48,972 [sobbing] Where is she? 1370 01:04:49,015 --> 01:04:51,235 Where is she? 1371 01:04:51,278 --> 01:04:52,976 Where is she? 1372 01:05:29,316 --> 01:05:32,363 It happened, but I love you. 1373 01:05:35,018 --> 01:05:36,889 I'll always love you. 1374 01:05:39,109 --> 01:05:40,675 We'll be together, 1375 01:05:40,719 --> 01:05:42,851 and later, when it's all better, we'll have an-- 1376 01:05:42,895 --> 01:05:44,201 [sobs] 1377 01:05:44,244 --> 01:05:46,768 Another baby. 1378 01:05:46,812 --> 01:05:49,858 We weren't ready. We were fooling ourselves. 1379 01:05:49,902 --> 01:05:51,469 And... 1380 01:05:51,512 --> 01:05:53,514 [sobbing] 1381 01:05:53,558 --> 01:05:55,603 And I should've seen it coming. 1382 01:05:55,647 --> 01:05:57,257 I mean... 1383 01:05:57,301 --> 01:05:59,346 Anything, Linda. 1384 01:06:01,392 --> 01:06:03,481 You and me, together. 1385 01:06:06,005 --> 01:06:07,746 [both sobbing] 1386 01:06:29,028 --> 01:06:31,683 Hey, Mr. Brown. 1387 01:06:31,726 --> 01:06:33,380 You're up pretty late. What can I do for you? 1388 01:06:35,426 --> 01:06:37,994 Joe, I hear you deal. 1389 01:06:38,037 --> 01:06:39,169 I need some downers. 1390 01:06:40,474 --> 01:06:42,563 I got some ludes. 1391 01:06:42,607 --> 01:06:45,131 Real ones. Send you away. 1392 01:06:45,175 --> 01:06:47,525 That's where I want to go. 1393 01:07:28,435 --> 01:07:31,177 -How much? -[man] $350 a month, or $100 a week. 1394 01:07:31,221 --> 01:07:33,962 In advance. Fall three days behind, you're out. 1395 01:07:37,662 --> 01:07:40,186 -What about a dog? -What about a dog? 1396 01:07:40,230 --> 01:07:42,188 We have one. 1397 01:07:42,232 --> 01:07:44,973 A dog would be an improvement over most of the people here. 1398 01:07:48,107 --> 01:07:49,282 We'll take it by the week. 1399 01:07:52,981 --> 01:07:55,071 [door closes] 1400 01:08:06,865 --> 01:08:08,475 We're home. 1401 01:08:22,054 --> 01:08:23,708 [typewriter clicking] 1402 01:08:27,233 --> 01:08:28,930 [woman] Linda. 1403 01:08:30,889 --> 01:08:34,153 I can offer you a permanent position. 1404 01:08:34,197 --> 01:08:37,678 Thank you, but my husband doesn't want me working full-time. 1405 01:08:37,722 --> 01:08:40,551 Well, if you change your mind, just let me know. 1406 01:08:40,594 --> 01:08:42,988 Thanks very much. 1407 01:08:43,031 --> 01:08:44,294 Bye, now. 1408 01:09:08,231 --> 01:09:09,493 Honey. 1409 01:09:09,536 --> 01:09:10,537 Uh. 1410 01:09:11,538 --> 01:09:13,932 Honey boy? 1411 01:09:26,597 --> 01:09:30,862 You think there's a way left we can, you know... 1412 01:09:30,905 --> 01:09:32,951 still make a life for ourselves? 1413 01:09:35,127 --> 01:09:37,956 Is this what it's going to be like from now on? 1414 01:09:37,999 --> 01:09:42,569 We gotta get off these fucking downers, man. 1415 01:09:42,613 --> 01:09:45,572 I know. How about today? 1416 01:09:52,797 --> 01:09:54,538 Absolutely. 1417 01:09:56,844 --> 01:10:00,848 All I need is a plan. One decent maneuver. 1418 01:10:00,892 --> 01:10:02,067 It'll all come together again. 1419 01:10:02,110 --> 01:10:03,547 That-- 1420 01:10:03,590 --> 01:10:05,331 I'll be in the big bucks. 1421 01:10:05,375 --> 01:10:07,942 That isn't what I meant. 1422 01:10:07,986 --> 01:10:09,857 It'll be like this all happened to somebody else. 1423 01:10:09,901 --> 01:10:12,120 [knocking on door] 1424 01:10:12,164 --> 01:10:13,774 -Who is that? -Mark. 1425 01:10:13,818 --> 01:10:15,298 Oh, it's Mark. 1426 01:10:15,341 --> 01:10:17,038 Mark, come in! 1427 01:10:20,085 --> 01:10:23,088 You ought to lock this door. This isn't exactly a security building. 1428 01:10:23,131 --> 01:10:24,220 Hi, Linda. 1429 01:10:24,263 --> 01:10:25,569 Come on in. 1430 01:10:25,612 --> 01:10:27,745 Hi, Mark. 1431 01:10:27,788 --> 01:10:29,877 I got your ludes. 1432 01:10:29,921 --> 01:10:32,010 [sighs] 1433 01:10:32,053 --> 01:10:34,578 It's nice having me live only one floor away, huh? You get speedy delivery. 1434 01:10:34,621 --> 01:10:36,754 They're the real McCoy. 1435 01:10:36,797 --> 01:10:38,886 It's $50, Lenny. 1436 01:10:38,930 --> 01:10:40,236 Yeah, honey? 1437 01:10:40,279 --> 01:10:42,020 The bank? 1438 01:10:42,063 --> 01:10:44,022 Hey, why don't you sub-contract for me? 1439 01:10:44,065 --> 01:10:45,589 You could make a profit for yourself 1440 01:10:45,632 --> 01:10:47,852 and, uh, have a little spending money on the side. 1441 01:10:47,895 --> 01:10:49,854 I don't deal drugs. I deal real estate. 1442 01:10:49,897 --> 01:10:52,160 Hey, hey, I don't deal drugs either. I'm a screenwriter, 1443 01:10:52,204 --> 01:10:53,814 But until the ship comes in, 1444 01:10:53,858 --> 01:10:56,252 you got to cover the waterfront, you know what I mean? 1445 01:10:56,295 --> 01:10:57,818 Here, Mark. 1446 01:11:00,691 --> 01:11:02,823 Well, I got to get goin', uh, 1447 01:11:02,867 --> 01:11:04,303 get upstairs, 1448 01:11:04,347 --> 01:11:07,001 dirty some typing paper. Ciao. 1449 01:11:09,961 --> 01:11:11,267 [door closes] 1450 01:11:18,056 --> 01:11:20,276 They're the real thing. 1451 01:11:22,626 --> 01:11:23,757 [TV audience clapping] 1452 01:11:23,801 --> 01:11:25,846 That was 20-- 1453 01:11:25,890 --> 01:11:29,546 Jesus, no, it was 25 years ago. 1454 01:11:29,589 --> 01:11:32,375 I was the top call girl in Vegas. 1455 01:11:32,418 --> 01:11:36,857 Back before I moved to this burg and started dealing coke. 1456 01:11:36,901 --> 01:11:39,556 Had it all before I got busted. 1457 01:11:39,599 --> 01:11:41,558 Lost all my old customers. 1458 01:11:41,601 --> 01:11:45,039 The stars, the politicians, all my connections. 1459 01:11:45,083 --> 01:11:47,868 [Alex Trebek on TV] ...are incorporated in this state. 1460 01:11:47,912 --> 01:11:49,217 What is Delaware? 1461 01:11:49,261 --> 01:11:50,654 [Trebek] You're right. 1462 01:11:50,697 --> 01:11:53,352 Hey, good one, bud. 1463 01:11:53,396 --> 01:11:55,180 Listen to this. He has $12,000... 1464 01:11:55,223 --> 01:11:58,357 I know your hooter is hollowed through, but... 1465 01:11:58,401 --> 01:12:00,490 I still recommend coke 1466 01:12:00,533 --> 01:12:02,883 Over all those downers Mark's been feeding you. Those things are dangerous. 1467 01:12:02,927 --> 01:12:04,581 I'm going to knock off everything 1468 01:12:04,624 --> 01:12:07,235 once I put my plan into operation. 1469 01:12:07,279 --> 01:12:09,673 Stick with coke. Don't mix your chemicals. 1470 01:12:09,716 --> 01:12:12,066 [knocking on door] 1471 01:12:12,110 --> 01:12:13,459 Could you get that for me, honey? 1472 01:12:13,503 --> 01:12:17,158 $72,000? Jesus! 1473 01:12:17,202 --> 01:12:19,639 ...$72,800. Join us next time out. So long, everybody. 1474 01:12:19,683 --> 01:12:21,337 [audience clapping] 1475 01:12:21,380 --> 01:12:22,599 Hey. 1476 01:12:22,642 --> 01:12:24,644 Lenny, I thought you might be here. 1477 01:12:24,688 --> 01:12:27,430 Hey, Linda. 1478 01:12:27,473 --> 01:12:30,998 Could I see you two guys, uh, in private for a minute? 1479 01:12:31,042 --> 01:12:32,304 Sure. 1480 01:12:34,132 --> 01:12:36,917 Are you ready for this? I sold my script! 1481 01:12:36,961 --> 01:12:38,136 You did? 1482 01:12:38,179 --> 01:12:39,703 Oh, Mark, that's great news! 1483 01:12:39,746 --> 01:12:41,705 $50,000! 1484 01:12:41,748 --> 01:12:44,142 $50,000? That's a respectable score. 1485 01:12:44,185 --> 01:12:47,058 Yeah, all we got to do is dot the I's and cross the T's. 1486 01:12:47,101 --> 01:12:48,886 I was wondering, would you celebrate with me? 1487 01:12:48,929 --> 01:12:50,627 We'll go to Musso's, all on me. 1488 01:12:50,670 --> 01:12:53,194 I can't. I got some important papers. I got a deal pending. 1489 01:12:53,238 --> 01:12:55,283 I don't want to celebrate alone. It's my big day. 1490 01:12:55,327 --> 01:12:56,372 Lenny, could I go? 1491 01:12:58,330 --> 01:12:59,810 Yeah, sure, if you want to. 1492 01:12:59,853 --> 01:13:01,812 I'll only be a minute. 1493 01:13:04,075 --> 01:13:06,120 You sure you can't make it, Lenny? 1494 01:13:06,164 --> 01:13:08,906 I told you, I got business. I can't just drop everything, all right? 1495 01:13:09,994 --> 01:13:11,169 Yeah, okay. 1496 01:13:12,388 --> 01:13:13,563 [scoffs] 1497 01:13:16,740 --> 01:13:18,742 You know what I'm gonna do tomorrow? 1498 01:13:18,785 --> 01:13:21,832 Buy a car. An Alfa Romeo. 1499 01:13:21,875 --> 01:13:23,442 Are you serious? 1500 01:13:23,486 --> 01:13:26,967 White exterior, red interior, AM/FM, cassette. 1501 01:13:27,011 --> 01:13:28,621 Oh, that's wonderful. 1502 01:13:34,018 --> 01:13:36,237 [sighing] 1503 01:13:37,369 --> 01:13:38,544 Oh. 1504 01:13:38,588 --> 01:13:39,937 Now, isn't this better? 1505 01:13:41,504 --> 01:13:42,766 All right. 1506 01:13:42,809 --> 01:13:45,029 There's a good one. 1507 01:13:45,072 --> 01:13:47,727 I just need a little boost, then it's back to work. 1508 01:13:47,771 --> 01:13:50,338 Yeah, I hear you, sweetie. 1509 01:13:59,260 --> 01:14:00,218 Hi. 1510 01:14:05,484 --> 01:14:06,180 Long dinner, huh? 1511 01:14:07,225 --> 01:14:09,183 He's so excited. 1512 01:14:09,227 --> 01:14:11,229 I helped him make his acceptance speech for the Academy Award. 1513 01:14:11,272 --> 01:14:12,535 So he's going to be rich, huh? 1514 01:14:12,578 --> 01:14:14,841 He hopes. 1515 01:14:14,885 --> 01:14:16,713 I brought you home half a steak and fries. I thought you'd be hungry. 1516 01:14:16,756 --> 01:14:18,279 In a doggy bag? 1517 01:14:18,323 --> 01:14:20,412 You were invited. You could have come, too. 1518 01:14:20,456 --> 01:14:21,761 You would've loved that, wouldn't you? 1519 01:14:21,805 --> 01:14:23,589 I wanted you to come! 1520 01:14:23,633 --> 01:14:24,764 So, did you fuck him? 1521 01:14:24,808 --> 01:14:26,113 Lenny, don't! 1522 01:14:26,157 --> 01:14:27,767 You fucked him for dinner 1523 01:14:27,811 --> 01:14:29,595 and then brought me the leftovers in a doggy bag? 1524 01:14:29,639 --> 01:14:32,598 Stop it! What are you trying to do, get even? For what? 1525 01:14:32,642 --> 01:14:33,860 [screams] 1526 01:14:33,904 --> 01:14:35,209 -Linda! Linda! -No! No! 1527 01:14:35,253 --> 01:14:37,081 I swear, I'm sorry! 1528 01:14:37,124 --> 01:14:38,778 Linda, I... I don't know what happened. 1529 01:14:38,822 --> 01:14:40,301 [Linda sobbing] 1530 01:14:40,345 --> 01:14:42,390 Fucking coke! I was freebasing with Barbara. 1531 01:14:42,434 --> 01:14:44,871 I had to get back to work. I was so miserable! 1532 01:14:44,915 --> 01:14:46,394 I just wanted to make it right again, 1533 01:14:46,438 --> 01:14:48,745 make it like it used to be. Linda! 1534 01:14:48,788 --> 01:14:51,095 I will never hit you again! I didn't mean it! 1535 01:14:52,313 --> 01:14:53,793 Linda, I love you. 1536 01:14:53,837 --> 01:14:55,142 [Linda continues sobbing] 1537 01:14:55,447 --> 01:14:57,405 Linda! 1538 01:15:10,636 --> 01:15:12,595 I know you didn't mean it. 1539 01:15:15,641 --> 01:15:19,384 I love you more than... I've ever loved anyone. 1540 01:15:19,427 --> 01:15:23,127 I feel the same way. Don't you know that? 1541 01:15:23,170 --> 01:15:26,478 I'd never do anything to humiliate you. 1542 01:15:33,703 --> 01:15:37,054 I'm gonna make it right again. 1543 01:15:37,097 --> 01:15:39,883 Sweetheart, I really am working on something this time. 1544 01:15:39,926 --> 01:15:42,581 I wasn't gonna surprise you. I wanted to tell you. 1545 01:15:42,625 --> 01:15:44,844 Some big guys, really big guys, 1546 01:15:44,888 --> 01:15:47,194 Guys who think big, you know, like I do, 1547 01:15:47,238 --> 01:15:49,545 big guys from New York, who want to set up the right thing in California, right? 1548 01:15:49,588 --> 01:15:51,242 I found out from an old contact. 1549 01:15:51,285 --> 01:15:53,331 You don't know him, but I'm telling the truth. 1550 01:15:53,374 --> 01:15:55,246 I did some research on these big guys. 1551 01:15:55,289 --> 01:15:57,074 It turns out they're in bed with the Saudis. 1552 01:15:57,117 --> 01:15:59,119 They're buying up office buildings, shopping centers. 1553 01:15:59,163 --> 01:16:01,426 You know, I start doing my work, I start thinking, like, 1554 01:16:01,469 --> 01:16:03,254 "What's their biggest problem?" 1555 01:16:03,297 --> 01:16:05,125 Looking for an angle, then it comes to me. 1556 01:16:05,169 --> 01:16:06,779 A way to structure their deal 1557 01:16:06,823 --> 01:16:08,912 so it won't look like the Arabs are buying up the country, 1558 01:16:08,955 --> 01:16:11,697 which is their biggest problem, yet making sure they wind up holding the money bags. 1559 01:16:11,741 --> 01:16:14,178 So, here's my idea. I structure this mess of little partnerships 1560 01:16:14,221 --> 01:16:17,573 in which the average American or mom and pop are limited partners with the Saudis, 1561 01:16:17,616 --> 01:16:19,749 who put up huge hunks of money 1562 01:16:19,792 --> 01:16:22,795 so that mom and pop are at minimal risk, and they look like the good guys, 1563 01:16:22,839 --> 01:16:25,450 sharing the opportunities of this great land with Mr. and Mrs. America. 1564 01:16:25,493 --> 01:16:28,192 It's a great, great idea. 1565 01:16:28,235 --> 01:16:30,977 So I got a call in to this main guy. 1566 01:16:31,021 --> 01:16:33,153 This is my big chance. 1567 01:16:33,197 --> 01:16:34,981 It's my second chance. 1568 01:16:36,635 --> 01:16:39,638 I'm just a little tense. 1569 01:16:39,682 --> 01:16:41,379 Sounds like a good idea, Lenny. 1570 01:16:41,422 --> 01:16:43,686 Oh, it's going to put me on top again. 1571 01:16:49,692 --> 01:16:51,128 [sobbing] 1572 01:16:55,698 --> 01:16:57,525 Come on, Tucker. 1573 01:16:57,569 --> 01:16:59,179 Come on, just do it, okay? 1574 01:16:59,223 --> 01:17:01,965 Good boy, come on. Do it! Come on. 1575 01:17:02,008 --> 01:17:05,403 -Come on! -[phone ringing] 1576 01:17:05,446 --> 01:17:08,145 Linda! The phone! Come on. Come on! 1577 01:17:08,188 --> 01:17:11,278 Can't you hear the phone? Linda! 1578 01:17:14,368 --> 01:17:17,371 Linda! Don't you hear the phone? The phone! 1579 01:17:18,242 --> 01:17:19,156 [barking] 1580 01:17:19,199 --> 01:17:21,985 Shh, shh. 1581 01:17:22,028 --> 01:17:25,249 Advantage Equities. Good morning. 1582 01:17:25,292 --> 01:17:28,905 Mr. Brown? Who may I say is calling? 1583 01:17:28,948 --> 01:17:30,428 One moment, please. 1584 01:17:32,430 --> 01:17:33,779 William McConnell. 1585 01:17:33,823 --> 01:17:34,911 This is it. 1586 01:17:34,954 --> 01:17:36,303 [sighing] 1587 01:17:41,004 --> 01:17:43,963 Morning. Oh, Mr. McConnell. 1588 01:17:46,618 --> 01:17:48,272 I see. What did you think? 1589 01:17:51,014 --> 01:17:53,059 [car horn honking] 1590 01:17:55,105 --> 01:17:57,107 Well, when you do come to town, 1591 01:17:57,150 --> 01:18:00,545 my wife and I would like to take you and your associate, Mr. Zimmer, 1592 01:18:00,588 --> 01:18:03,287 to be our guests for dinner. 1593 01:18:03,330 --> 01:18:06,072 Uh, a week from tomorrow would be fine, yeah. 1594 01:18:06,116 --> 01:18:09,293 Elizabeth, a week from tomorrow, for four at Morton's. 1595 01:18:09,336 --> 01:18:11,730 It would be fine. It'll be great. 1596 01:18:11,774 --> 01:18:14,298 Well, good, I'll look forward to seeing you then. 1597 01:18:14,341 --> 01:18:16,996 Thank you, Mr. McConnell. Billy. 1598 01:18:17,040 --> 01:18:19,042 Great, okay, bye-bye. 1599 01:18:19,085 --> 01:18:21,261 They went for it! Yeah! 1600 01:18:21,305 --> 01:18:24,308 -[Linda laughing] -They're going to come out. 1601 01:18:24,351 --> 01:18:26,571 They'll drill me for some details, then it's business! Oh, man! 1602 01:18:26,614 --> 01:18:28,486 How can we take people like that to dinner? 1603 01:18:28,529 --> 01:18:30,749 Well, not out in the VW for take-out chicken. 1604 01:18:30,793 --> 01:18:32,620 Don't you sweat it, baby. That's my department. 1605 01:18:32,664 --> 01:18:34,753 All you got to do is be your beautiful self. 1606 01:18:34,797 --> 01:18:36,363 [both shouting] 1607 01:18:46,330 --> 01:18:47,505 Roland! 1608 01:18:47,548 --> 01:18:49,289 Mr. Brown, how nice to see you again. 1609 01:18:49,333 --> 01:18:51,509 How have you been? I need something for tomorrow night. 1610 01:18:51,552 --> 01:18:53,163 It's important. I'd like my old table if possible. 1611 01:18:53,206 --> 01:18:54,251 I think we could arrange that. 1612 01:18:54,294 --> 01:18:55,513 Could you write it down? 1613 01:18:55,556 --> 01:18:56,862 I want everything to be perfect. 1614 01:18:56,906 --> 01:18:57,820 8:00? 1615 01:18:57,863 --> 01:18:59,517 Right. 1616 01:18:59,560 --> 01:19:00,779 Oh, thank you very much. 1617 01:19:00,823 --> 01:19:02,041 Thank you. 1618 01:19:02,085 --> 01:19:04,565 We'll see you then. 1619 01:19:04,609 --> 01:19:07,307 Come on, Linda. What are you trying to do, sabotage me? 1620 01:19:07,351 --> 01:19:08,439 [Linda] I want to look pretty. 1621 01:19:08,482 --> 01:19:10,658 I'm trying to make a good impression. 1622 01:19:17,100 --> 01:19:18,449 Should you be doing that? 1623 01:19:20,581 --> 01:19:23,106 I'm just honing the edge a little. I'll be fine. 1624 01:19:27,110 --> 01:19:30,548 My God, you are a beautiful woman. 1625 01:19:30,591 --> 01:19:33,159 Too good for me. Always were, and always will be. 1626 01:19:34,334 --> 01:19:36,119 Even if I owned the world. 1627 01:19:36,162 --> 01:19:37,511 I'll tell you a little secret. 1628 01:19:37,555 --> 01:19:39,078 I always needed you more than you needed me. 1629 01:19:39,122 --> 01:19:40,776 Thank you for the lie. 1630 01:19:40,819 --> 01:19:41,777 I thought we were late. 1631 01:19:41,820 --> 01:19:44,214 Let's go. Let's rock 'n' roll. 1632 01:19:49,915 --> 01:19:51,177 [Linda laughing] 1633 01:19:55,834 --> 01:19:57,444 Hey. 1634 01:19:57,488 --> 01:19:58,402 Good luck, you guys! 1635 01:19:58,445 --> 01:19:59,620 I'll take all I can get. 1636 01:19:59,664 --> 01:20:01,013 Linda, you look great! 1637 01:20:01,057 --> 01:20:02,362 Thanks, Mark. 1638 01:20:05,365 --> 01:20:06,802 When I sold my script, 1639 01:20:06,845 --> 01:20:08,847 I dropped a couple of ludes before the meeting just 1640 01:20:08,891 --> 01:20:11,850 to show them I didn't rattle. You got to look cool, man. 1641 01:20:11,894 --> 01:20:14,026 You got to give the impression that nothing can touch you. 1642 01:20:14,070 --> 01:20:15,941 Thanks anyway, but I don't rattle. 1643 01:20:23,775 --> 01:20:25,951 All the bad stuff that happened to us, 1644 01:20:25,995 --> 01:20:28,432 it's going to be like it happened to somebody else after tonight. 1645 01:20:40,487 --> 01:20:42,141 [man] Yes, sir. 1646 01:20:42,185 --> 01:20:44,491 Mrs. Brown, I heard your husband was a very smart man, 1647 01:20:44,535 --> 01:20:46,667 but until meeting you, I had no idea how smart. 1648 01:20:46,711 --> 01:20:48,974 Why, thank you, Mr. McConnell. 1649 01:20:50,541 --> 01:20:51,977 You're a very lucky man, Lenny. 1650 01:20:52,021 --> 01:20:54,719 What can I say? I'd rather be lucky than smart. 1651 01:20:56,112 --> 01:20:57,983 Yes, sir. 1652 01:21:07,514 --> 01:21:10,213 [chattering] 1653 01:21:10,256 --> 01:21:11,605 Good evening. May I help you? 1654 01:21:11,649 --> 01:21:13,738 Yes, please. Where's Roland? 1655 01:21:13,781 --> 01:21:16,915 Roland is out sick tonight. May I help you? 1656 01:21:16,959 --> 01:21:19,439 Yeah, I'm sure he left instructions. My name is Lenny Brown. 1657 01:21:19,483 --> 01:21:21,006 This way. 1658 01:21:24,749 --> 01:21:26,925 Oh, no no. 1659 01:21:26,969 --> 01:21:28,492 You made a reservation. This way, please. 1660 01:21:28,535 --> 01:21:29,449 Thank you. 1661 01:21:29,493 --> 01:21:30,711 Here we go. 1662 01:21:33,758 --> 01:21:35,629 [people chattering] 1663 01:21:35,673 --> 01:21:38,719 Sir? Sir? Excuse me. 1664 01:21:42,288 --> 01:21:45,944 Excuse me. 1665 01:21:45,988 --> 01:21:48,729 Uh, is this one of Roland's little jokes? 1666 01:21:48,773 --> 01:21:50,427 He promised me my usual table. 1667 01:21:50,470 --> 01:21:53,734 Your usual table? 1668 01:21:53,778 --> 01:21:55,780 This is where you stick the tourists. 1669 01:21:55,823 --> 01:21:57,738 Don't take me for some asshole! 1670 01:21:57,782 --> 01:21:59,044 Okay? Come on. 1671 01:21:59,088 --> 01:22:01,960 Sir, this is the only table we have available. 1672 01:22:02,004 --> 01:22:04,745 Now, if you'd like to wait, perhaps an hour? 1673 01:22:06,530 --> 01:22:09,576 No, this is fine. Thanks. 1674 01:22:09,620 --> 01:22:10,621 Very good. 1675 01:22:18,672 --> 01:22:20,457 Well, here we are. 1676 01:22:20,500 --> 01:22:21,719 Enjoy your evening. 1677 01:22:37,561 --> 01:22:40,738 I was a paralegal in New York for 11 years. 1678 01:22:42,218 --> 01:22:43,741 We've ordered you a martini. 1679 01:22:43,784 --> 01:22:45,786 Fine. 1680 01:22:45,830 --> 01:22:48,964 I was telling your lovely wife that I think your concept is brilliant. 1681 01:22:49,007 --> 01:22:51,183 Although I know your focus was on Southern California, 1682 01:22:51,227 --> 01:22:55,753 I think there's no reason why something like this couldn't be implemented nationwide. 1683 01:22:55,796 --> 01:22:57,059 Isn't that wonderful, Lenny? 1684 01:22:57,102 --> 01:23:00,105 -Uh-huh. -Provided we can minimize the risk 1685 01:23:00,149 --> 01:23:02,803 to our Saudi friends, tax-wise, especially. 1686 01:23:02,847 --> 01:23:05,067 If you put enough lawyers in a room with enough secretaries, 1687 01:23:05,110 --> 01:23:07,025 I'll come up with whatever you need. 1688 01:23:09,810 --> 01:23:11,116 To the project. 1689 01:23:11,160 --> 01:23:12,161 Ah. 1690 01:23:18,732 --> 01:23:19,995 [sighing] 1691 01:23:27,176 --> 01:23:28,568 [sniffing] 1692 01:23:29,961 --> 01:23:31,571 [Linda] We haven't been back to New York 1693 01:23:31,615 --> 01:23:33,660 since we came out here. 1694 01:23:33,704 --> 01:23:36,141 Lenny's been so busy. But we do miss it. 1695 01:23:36,185 --> 01:23:38,100 I suspect you'll be getting back there shortly. 1696 01:23:38,143 --> 01:23:41,059 We have to find a suitable place to celebrate. 1697 01:23:41,103 --> 01:23:43,061 Lenny, have you determined whether this is 1698 01:23:43,105 --> 01:23:44,584 a Section 355 transaction 1699 01:23:44,628 --> 01:23:46,064 under the new code? 1700 01:23:46,108 --> 01:23:49,067 What, they don't have any lawyers left in New York? 1701 01:23:49,111 --> 01:23:51,200 Yes, indeed. I happen to be one myself. 1702 01:23:53,115 --> 01:23:55,682 Mr. Zimmer, you're asking Lenny about things 1703 01:23:55,726 --> 01:23:57,945 that should properly be a part of the fine tuning. Why? 1704 01:23:57,989 --> 01:23:59,817 We know you're a smart guy. 1705 01:23:59,860 --> 01:24:02,080 We're talking about staking a lot of money 1706 01:24:02,124 --> 01:24:04,169 and our reputations on your husband's plan. 1707 01:24:04,213 --> 01:24:06,345 And everybody knows Lenny's a smart guy, too, 1708 01:24:06,389 --> 01:24:08,652 -But he's had some problems. -Mike. 1709 01:24:08,695 --> 01:24:11,350 I'm sorry, Lenny, Linda, Mike's timing's a little off. 1710 01:24:11,394 --> 01:24:15,746 You want to blame me for an IRS upheaval that decimated the tax-shelter business across the country? Fine. 1711 01:24:15,789 --> 01:24:18,096 Hey, I can take this plan to Genstar. 1712 01:24:18,140 --> 01:24:20,185 Lenny, we love the idea in its broad strokes, 1713 01:24:20,229 --> 01:24:23,101 but naturally, we did a quick background check, and there were some rumors. 1714 01:24:23,145 --> 01:24:25,451 Now, when we all get around the big table 1715 01:24:25,495 --> 01:24:28,150 and somebody waltzes in, starts telling stories about you, 1716 01:24:28,193 --> 01:24:30,804 we'd like to be able to tell him he's full of shit. 1717 01:24:30,848 --> 01:24:33,981 - Excuse me for... - Let's not go back to your Arab friends who wipe their asses with their bare hands 1718 01:24:34,025 --> 01:24:36,114 and have them get the wrong idea! 1719 01:24:36,158 --> 01:24:38,899 You sit there on your fat MBA, figuring out how to try to steal my idea 1720 01:24:38,943 --> 01:24:41,206 because maybe I won't fit in your club of Arab fucks. 1721 01:24:41,250 --> 01:24:44,470 This isn't my goddamn table. This is his first night. He'll be fired for this! 1722 01:24:44,514 --> 01:24:46,124 Lenny, what are you talking about? The table's fine. 1723 01:24:46,168 --> 01:24:48,126 We're just here to try to do some business. 1724 01:24:48,170 --> 01:24:50,128 You've been spending half the night creaming over my wife 1725 01:24:50,172 --> 01:24:52,435 while this schmuck humiliates me! I don't need you assholes! 1726 01:24:52,478 --> 01:24:54,089 I can get plenty of action on this idea! 1727 01:24:54,132 --> 01:24:56,352 Check! Get me out of this dump! 1728 01:24:56,395 --> 01:24:58,310 -Lenny isn't feeling well. -They think I'm a junkie? 1729 01:24:58,354 --> 01:25:00,660 I'll act like a junkie for them! 1730 01:25:00,704 --> 01:25:03,924 Lenny, we may want to come back here! Why don't you go home? We'll take a cab! 1731 01:25:03,968 --> 01:25:06,144 I'll drive you! I'm your servant! 1732 01:25:06,188 --> 01:25:07,928 I'm supposed to be nice to people like you! 1733 01:25:07,972 --> 01:25:09,887 His idea is good. Don't hold this against-- 1734 01:25:09,930 --> 01:25:11,280 God damn it, Linda, don't grovel! 1735 01:25:11,323 --> 01:25:13,151 My idea's going to be on the cover of Fortune! 1736 01:25:13,195 --> 01:25:14,892 You know what these guys will be doing? 1737 01:25:14,935 --> 01:25:16,937 Carrying around some Arab's dick! 1738 01:25:16,981 --> 01:25:19,026 [cutlery clattering] 1739 01:25:20,941 --> 01:25:24,119 Linda! Linda! 1740 01:25:30,516 --> 01:25:32,649 Lackeys. Lackeys. 1741 01:25:32,692 --> 01:25:33,911 You had a deal made! 1742 01:25:36,348 --> 01:25:38,263 You could've been on your way. 1743 01:25:38,307 --> 01:25:40,744 You could have been on your way to New York and something real 1744 01:25:40,787 --> 01:25:42,659 but you threw it down a rat hole 1745 01:25:42,702 --> 01:25:44,748 because you can't think anymore! You can't feel! 1746 01:25:44,791 --> 01:25:46,532 My God, Lenny, you're so fucked up, 1747 01:25:46,576 --> 01:25:48,708 you don't even know the disaster you've caused! 1748 01:25:48,752 --> 01:25:50,754 I am sorry I lost the baby, 1749 01:25:50,797 --> 01:25:53,713 but you can't punish me any more than I've already punished myself! 1750 01:25:53,757 --> 01:25:55,976 -Oh, yeah? Shut up. -For God's sakes! Let's call it even! 1751 01:25:56,020 --> 01:25:58,718 I can't live like this anymore! 1752 01:25:58,762 --> 01:26:01,112 I'm going back to work full-time 1753 01:26:01,156 --> 01:26:03,201 and you are going back into a rehab program! 1754 01:26:03,245 --> 01:26:05,072 I am not going to watch you kill yourself 1755 01:26:05,116 --> 01:26:06,726 one minute longer! 1756 01:26:08,032 --> 01:26:10,513 Do you even hear me? 1757 01:26:10,556 --> 01:26:11,775 Goddamn cunt! 1758 01:26:11,818 --> 01:26:13,472 [Linda screaming] 1759 01:26:13,516 --> 01:26:14,952 I'll kill you! 1760 01:26:15,822 --> 01:26:17,302 [dog barking] 1761 01:26:17,346 --> 01:26:19,043 [siren blaring] 1762 01:26:33,797 --> 01:26:35,755 Listen, uh, 1763 01:26:35,799 --> 01:26:38,410 I'd like to put a guard on your door. 1764 01:26:38,454 --> 01:26:40,107 No extra charge. 1765 01:26:41,587 --> 01:26:43,763 Okay? 1766 01:26:43,807 --> 01:26:45,765 Oh, God. [sobbing] 1767 01:26:47,071 --> 01:26:49,073 I promised him! 1768 01:26:49,116 --> 01:26:52,032 I promised him I'd be there! 1769 01:26:52,076 --> 01:26:54,252 Linda, I'm sure he made a few promises to you, too. 1770 01:26:54,296 --> 01:26:57,342 But you don't want him around right now. It's dangerous for you. 1771 01:26:57,386 --> 01:26:59,562 Are you listening to me? It's dangerous. 1772 01:26:59,605 --> 01:27:01,346 It's not good for Lenny either. 1773 01:27:03,218 --> 01:27:06,308 If only we could talk, like we used to. 1774 01:27:06,351 --> 01:27:08,005 [sobbing] 1775 01:27:10,834 --> 01:27:13,924 I love him so much! 1776 01:27:15,055 --> 01:27:16,361 I know. 1777 01:27:16,405 --> 01:27:18,145 God, Lenny... 1778 01:27:19,016 --> 01:27:20,496 [panting] 1779 01:27:24,500 --> 01:27:25,762 Who are you? 1780 01:27:25,805 --> 01:27:26,937 -Lenny Brown! My wife's-- -Your lady's-- 1781 01:27:26,980 --> 01:27:28,286 I want to see her. 1782 01:27:28,330 --> 01:27:30,549 Please, Linda. Linda! 1783 01:27:30,593 --> 01:27:32,290 [Lenny shouting] 1784 01:27:33,857 --> 01:27:35,554 I'm so sorry! 1785 01:27:35,598 --> 01:27:37,034 Linda, I'm so sorry! 1786 01:27:37,077 --> 01:27:39,036 Linda! Linda! Oh, please! 1787 01:27:42,648 --> 01:27:44,302 Who's the guy? 1788 01:27:45,912 --> 01:27:49,351 Svengali, yeah. 1789 01:27:49,394 --> 01:27:50,830 Svengali. 1790 01:27:52,963 --> 01:27:54,312 From day one, this airy-fairy doctor 1791 01:27:54,356 --> 01:27:56,749 had this Svengali control over her. 1792 01:27:58,360 --> 01:28:01,885 Kept me away, got her to move in with him. 1793 01:28:02,929 --> 01:28:04,670 But you know what? 1794 01:28:07,151 --> 01:28:10,328 She still loves me. 1795 01:28:10,372 --> 01:28:14,027 She calls me up on the phone, asks me how I am, 1796 01:28:14,071 --> 01:28:18,075 says to me, "Lenny," 1797 01:28:18,118 --> 01:28:19,903 in that way she used to. 1798 01:28:22,384 --> 01:28:25,169 I beg her to come back, but she says she can't. 1799 01:28:26,736 --> 01:28:28,868 It's the doctor. 1800 01:28:30,392 --> 01:28:35,092 He's got this hold on her, like Svengali. 1801 01:28:36,659 --> 01:28:38,922 But Lenny Brown does not give up. 1802 01:28:40,750 --> 01:28:44,144 One good maneuver, and Lenny Brown is back in business. 1803 01:28:44,188 --> 01:28:47,104 Clean up, 1804 01:28:47,147 --> 01:28:48,714 buy a house on the hill with cash, 1805 01:28:48,758 --> 01:28:50,716 get some decent wheels and get my girl back. 1806 01:28:50,760 --> 01:28:52,675 It'll be like... 1807 01:28:53,980 --> 01:28:55,982 it all happened to somebody else. 1808 01:28:59,769 --> 01:29:02,119 I don't know. 1809 01:29:02,162 --> 01:29:03,990 A couple of years ago, I never even 1810 01:29:04,034 --> 01:29:06,253 thought about tables at Morton's. 1811 01:29:08,168 --> 01:29:10,954 And then I lose my prospects, 1812 01:29:10,997 --> 01:29:13,739 My girl-- My wife, 1813 01:29:13,783 --> 01:29:15,915 and God knows what 1814 01:29:15,959 --> 01:29:17,134 all because I went crazy 1815 01:29:17,177 --> 01:29:19,005 because I didn't get the right table. 1816 01:29:21,268 --> 01:29:22,357 Now what the hell does it mean 1817 01:29:22,400 --> 01:29:23,793 when you lose everything over nothing? 1818 01:29:24,968 --> 01:29:26,491 I don't know, Lenny. 1819 01:29:29,538 --> 01:29:31,670 I got to get some capital together. 1820 01:29:31,714 --> 01:29:33,193 It takes money to make money. 1821 01:29:35,761 --> 01:29:40,200 Which is why I'm gonna have to ask you to leave now, Ned. I got a customer coming. 1822 01:29:40,244 --> 01:29:42,420 Is there anything I can do for you? 1823 01:29:49,558 --> 01:29:52,038 Can you bring Linda back? 1824 01:29:54,258 --> 01:29:56,695 Just kidding. 1825 01:29:56,739 --> 01:29:59,002 Oh, Jesus. 1826 01:29:59,045 --> 01:30:02,005 It's so nice to see a face from the old days, Ned. 1827 01:30:04,224 --> 01:30:06,444 I won't lie to you. It's been kinda hard to concentrate 1828 01:30:06,488 --> 01:30:08,272 because I kind of miss having her around. 1829 01:30:10,056 --> 01:30:13,277 I keep turning to her, you know, to say things... 1830 01:30:16,976 --> 01:30:18,456 and she's not there. 1831 01:30:20,284 --> 01:30:21,546 I'm sorry. 1832 01:30:23,243 --> 01:30:25,028 Yeah, well... 1833 01:30:26,464 --> 01:30:30,250 I knew from the first time I saw her... 1834 01:30:30,294 --> 01:30:32,992 that if I could ever have her, I could never keep her. 1835 01:30:39,259 --> 01:30:41,218 I always knew... 1836 01:30:44,482 --> 01:30:46,484 that I would lose her. 1837 01:30:48,268 --> 01:30:50,445 And I was right, wasn't I? 1838 01:30:53,056 --> 01:30:55,014 -Goodbye, Lenny. -Hey, Ned. 1839 01:30:57,408 --> 01:31:00,498 Why the long face? 1840 01:31:00,542 --> 01:31:03,153 Now that you're writing for the Times, we'll run into each other. 1841 01:31:04,284 --> 01:31:06,286 LA is a small town. 1842 01:31:37,187 --> 01:31:39,189 [Lenny's voice] Stick with me, 1843 01:31:39,232 --> 01:31:41,017 please. 1844 01:31:41,060 --> 01:31:42,888 [Linda's voice] Till I fall off the Earth.