1 00:00:09,574 --> 00:00:11,967 Hello, and welcome back to Dueling Pencils, 2 00:00:11,968 --> 00:00:15,318 the only podcast where one story always has two sides. 3 00:00:15,319 --> 00:00:19,235 Today, filling in for my usual co-host is Esmeralda Grand, 4 00:00:19,236 --> 00:00:21,498 editor of TTT Online. 5 00:00:21,499 --> 00:00:24,849 Thank you, Ned. Ciao, Toledo, I love you. 6 00:00:24,850 --> 00:00:27,113 Today's topic is fragrances. 7 00:00:27,114 --> 00:00:28,940 Are they a must or are they a bust? 8 00:00:28,941 --> 00:00:30,116 Let's find out. 9 00:00:30,117 --> 00:00:31,943 I say if I can smell you 10 00:00:31,944 --> 00:00:33,075 before I can see you, 11 00:00:33,076 --> 00:00:34,511 you're making a big mistake. 12 00:00:34,512 --> 00:00:37,037 Same. Agree. Good point, Ned. 13 00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:41,431 You're also welcome to offer a counterpoint. 14 00:00:41,432 --> 00:00:44,391 Oh, I thought because they were both pencils... 15 00:00:44,392 --> 00:00:45,827 No, they're dueling pencils. 16 00:00:45,828 --> 00:00:47,655 Of course they're doodling, they're pencils. 17 00:00:47,656 --> 00:00:49,657 Not doodling, dueling pencils. 18 00:00:49,658 --> 00:00:51,311 - What's "dueling"? - Dueling is fighting. 19 00:00:51,312 --> 00:00:52,790 Your people invented it. 20 00:00:52,791 --> 00:00:54,618 Did you listen to the episodes that I sent you? 21 00:00:54,619 --> 00:00:56,446 Or read the name of the podcast? It's on the mug. 22 00:00:56,447 --> 00:00:59,841 Why not call it "Pen and Pencil"? Those are opposites. 23 00:00:59,842 --> 00:01:02,496 Just disagree with me. I say, "Fragrances are bad." 24 00:01:02,497 --> 00:01:04,280 - You say... - Fragrances are good 25 00:01:04,281 --> 00:01:05,499 and you smell like shit. 26 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:07,327 I win. Next topic. 27 00:01:07,328 --> 00:01:10,199 Welcome to Dueling Pencils. My usual co-host is out today, 28 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,942 so I am joined by local radio legend, Salty Peanuts. 29 00:01:13,943 --> 00:01:16,075 It's Salty Peanuts, WBRT, the Bert. 30 00:01:16,076 --> 00:01:17,815 We're not on that right now. 31 00:01:17,816 --> 00:01:19,643 Fragrances is the topic of the day, 32 00:01:19,644 --> 00:01:21,167 and Salty, I don't like 'em. 33 00:01:21,168 --> 00:01:23,647 Yeah, fragrances, you know what, fragrances and rights. 34 00:01:23,648 --> 00:01:26,346 Women have too many of both of them, eh? 35 00:01:26,347 --> 00:01:28,478 These opinions, by the way, are mine alone, 36 00:01:28,479 --> 00:01:30,655 and are not shared by WBRT, the Bert. 37 00:01:31,917 --> 00:01:34,224 You're an awful person. - I know. 38 00:01:35,356 --> 00:01:36,357 I know. 39 00:01:37,314 --> 00:01:39,446 Welcome to Dueling Pencil. 40 00:01:39,447 --> 00:01:41,100 I am your host Ned Sampson, 41 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:43,450 and today's topic is: fragrances. 42 00:01:43,451 --> 00:01:47,759 Listener, I don't like 'em. But also, I get it. 43 00:02:20,662 --> 00:02:23,142 I haven't felt great the last two weeks. 44 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:24,839 I'm not sure what it is. 45 00:02:26,146 --> 00:02:28,147 Might be connected to the flu shot 46 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:30,540 that Ann made us all get to protect Marv. 47 00:02:30,541 --> 00:02:32,977 I mean, I'll feel bad if that's what it is 48 00:02:32,978 --> 00:02:35,980 because it seems kind of anti-vaxx. 49 00:02:35,981 --> 00:02:38,245 My body is usually very pro-science. 50 00:02:39,507 --> 00:02:41,638 A parasite from the cat that I got 51 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,814 to make my apartment feel less lonely. 52 00:02:43,815 --> 00:02:45,599 That's been the worst part, though. 53 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,167 Everyone in the office finding out about me and Mare 54 00:02:48,168 --> 00:02:49,908 at the same time we broke up. 55 00:02:52,128 --> 00:02:55,174 - How long have you been there? - As long as you need me. 56 00:02:55,175 --> 00:02:57,132 You're gonna get through this. Father God, 57 00:02:57,133 --> 00:02:59,700 I just commit Ned Sampson in your hands. 58 00:02:59,701 --> 00:03:02,311 No. I'm not praying for him. 59 00:03:02,312 --> 00:03:03,965 He just patted me on the back yesterday, 60 00:03:03,966 --> 00:03:06,054 and I hate that, so this is payback. 61 00:03:06,055 --> 00:03:09,753 Okay. You're good. And you will get through this. 62 00:03:09,754 --> 00:03:11,843 You are strong. 63 00:03:14,933 --> 00:03:18,109 Yeah, the rumors died down. Which is nice. 64 00:03:18,110 --> 00:03:22,202 Except for the Joe Burrow one, but I don't really mind that. 65 00:03:22,854 --> 00:03:24,333 It's been okay. 66 00:03:24,334 --> 00:03:26,379 Yeah, I talked to Ned a week ago? 67 00:03:26,380 --> 00:03:27,468 Week and a half? 68 00:03:28,382 --> 00:03:29,512 Um... 69 00:03:29,513 --> 00:03:31,166 So I've been working with Todd 70 00:03:31,167 --> 00:03:34,038 on this big investigative story that should be front page, 71 00:03:34,039 --> 00:03:36,432 so it's kind of hard to think about anything else. 72 00:03:36,433 --> 00:03:38,652 You know, I think it's for the best. 73 00:03:38,653 --> 00:03:42,525 Things were just getting so weird. 74 00:03:47,139 --> 00:03:48,401 Ooh! Look at you 75 00:03:48,402 --> 00:03:50,925 handing off files like a little badass. 76 00:03:50,926 --> 00:03:52,231 It's just paperwork. 77 00:03:52,232 --> 00:03:56,018 I bet you could lift so much paper. 78 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,415 It's 8:45 in the morning. 79 00:04:02,416 --> 00:04:03,939 I'm so bad. 80 00:04:04,983 --> 00:04:06,375 Detrick. 81 00:04:06,376 --> 00:04:08,247 I see. Everyone sees. 82 00:04:11,990 --> 00:04:13,904 These last couple of weeks have been incredible. 83 00:04:13,905 --> 00:04:15,950 Ned and I, we've been going really hard 84 00:04:15,951 --> 00:04:17,734 on this Glass Club railing story. 85 00:04:17,735 --> 00:04:19,170 Oh, yeah, Detrick's kicking butt. 86 00:04:19,171 --> 00:04:22,217 We show the final draft to the lawyers today 87 00:04:22,218 --> 00:04:23,653 and then it hits the stands. 88 00:04:23,654 --> 00:04:27,004 Turns out, Desmond Sandoval was serving tables 89 00:04:27,005 --> 00:04:28,484 on the day of the tornado. 90 00:04:28,485 --> 00:04:31,008 But it wasn't a tornado or murder that got him. 91 00:04:31,009 --> 00:04:33,446 A gust of wind grabbed a napkin from his tray, 92 00:04:33,447 --> 00:04:34,969 threw it off the roof. 93 00:04:34,970 --> 00:04:36,797 He chased it and fell... 94 00:04:36,798 --> 00:04:38,929 ...because the railing was too low. 95 00:04:38,930 --> 00:04:40,844 Ned said it was better than murder. 96 00:04:40,845 --> 00:04:42,281 He said it was pervasive bribery 97 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:44,239 in the City Building Inspection Department. 98 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:45,632 And that's our story. 99 00:04:45,633 --> 00:04:47,721 Okay, stop it. Stop it. 100 00:04:54,206 --> 00:04:57,426 Nicole. Everything okay? 101 00:04:57,427 --> 00:05:00,212 Mm-hmm! 102 00:05:01,518 --> 00:05:03,824 I don't know who New Cole is... 103 00:05:03,825 --> 00:05:04,955 Phew... 104 00:05:04,956 --> 00:05:07,131 But she is a contender. 105 00:05:07,132 --> 00:05:09,830 I recently started a relationship 106 00:05:09,831 --> 00:05:11,875 with one of the wealthiest 107 00:05:11,876 --> 00:05:16,358 and most powerful men in Toledo, Dustin Bonacker. 108 00:05:16,359 --> 00:05:20,057 It's not romantic yet. 109 00:05:20,058 --> 00:05:23,147 And so the hours are from 7 p.m. to midnight, 110 00:05:23,148 --> 00:05:26,629 turning down his bed, giving him a bath. 111 00:05:26,630 --> 00:05:29,371 And the best part is that I can bring Matteo. 112 00:05:29,372 --> 00:05:32,374 And he has a nice, quiet place 113 00:05:32,375 --> 00:05:34,115 where he can have dinner 114 00:05:34,116 --> 00:05:37,206 and do his homework in the laundry room. 115 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:39,990 Hey. - Hey. 116 00:05:39,991 --> 00:05:42,863 Can we talk about what happened during the tornado? 117 00:05:42,864 --> 00:05:44,517 Sorry. Sorry. It's okay. 118 00:05:44,518 --> 00:05:46,345 It's okay. It's okay. 119 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:48,434 I don't think we need to talk about it. 120 00:05:48,435 --> 00:05:50,349 - Like never--? - I don't think we ever 121 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:51,741 need to talk about it. 122 00:05:51,742 --> 00:05:53,004 - Never. - Never. 123 00:05:54,441 --> 00:05:57,225 - Okay. All right. - Okay then. Mm-hmm. 124 00:05:59,620 --> 00:06:00,838 Shit. 125 00:06:01,709 --> 00:06:03,971 That's ridiculous. 126 00:06:03,972 --> 00:06:06,366 Matteo got a C-minus in math. 127 00:06:08,019 --> 00:06:12,501 There is so much unfairness to boys in the school system. 128 00:06:12,502 --> 00:06:15,678 I think I need to do an Esmeralda Undercover 129 00:06:15,679 --> 00:06:18,377 about this horrible social problem. 130 00:06:20,162 --> 00:06:22,163 Oh. Esmeralda Undercover. 131 00:06:22,164 --> 00:06:23,338 Every now and then, 132 00:06:23,339 --> 00:06:25,514 Esmeralda likes to put on a disguise 133 00:06:25,515 --> 00:06:27,995 to expose prejudice of various kinds. 134 00:06:27,996 --> 00:06:30,606 She first tried one about weight discrimination. 135 00:06:30,607 --> 00:06:33,174 Everyone should be able to play. 136 00:06:33,175 --> 00:06:35,003 Slides are for everyone. 137 00:06:38,223 --> 00:06:41,225 See? Fat-phobic architecture. 138 00:06:41,226 --> 00:06:42,531 Then she took on the plight 139 00:06:42,532 --> 00:06:44,577 of the unattractive man in the dating world. 140 00:06:44,578 --> 00:06:46,666 Hello, girls, I'm Frank. 141 00:06:46,667 --> 00:06:48,276 Just because... 142 00:06:48,277 --> 00:06:52,367 ...I'm not Marlon Brando, what should I do? 143 00:06:52,368 --> 00:06:54,891 Hide in a hole and die? 144 00:06:54,892 --> 00:06:57,546 Why are you pointing your deodorant at me? 145 00:06:57,547 --> 00:07:00,375 Needless to say, these pieces were never published. 146 00:07:00,376 --> 00:07:03,987 She has a new one, and I'm very excited. 147 00:07:03,988 --> 00:07:06,120 All right, class, uh... 148 00:07:06,121 --> 00:07:09,253 I don't completely understand the situation, 149 00:07:09,254 --> 00:07:13,910 but Principal Bourla says that a man named Dustin Bonacker 150 00:07:13,911 --> 00:07:17,087 has offered a financial donation 151 00:07:17,088 --> 00:07:21,352 if we host a special visitor to our classroom this afternoon. 152 00:07:21,353 --> 00:07:23,790 It seems a confused woman believes 153 00:07:23,791 --> 00:07:25,269 that she's a boy your age. 154 00:07:25,270 --> 00:07:27,184 So I expect all of you 155 00:07:27,185 --> 00:07:29,143 to behave with your usual... 156 00:07:29,144 --> 00:07:31,451 ...politeness and kindness. 157 00:07:32,626 --> 00:07:34,365 - Okay. - Yo, bros. 158 00:07:34,366 --> 00:07:36,585 - Hello. - Oh, God. 159 00:07:36,586 --> 00:07:40,459 I'm Jayden. I'm transferring in from another school. 160 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:43,287 Moving sucks, right? No cap. 161 00:07:43,288 --> 00:07:46,943 I hope I'll be treated fairly, even if I'm a boy. 162 00:07:46,944 --> 00:07:48,684 I hope so too. 163 00:07:48,685 --> 00:07:52,079 - Can I sit next to you, man? - Please, no. 164 00:07:53,081 --> 00:07:54,430 I appreciate you, man. 165 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:58,868 Wait, wait, that's your legal advice? 166 00:07:58,869 --> 00:08:02,002 What do you mean we have to cut the parts about the Glass Club? 167 00:08:02,003 --> 00:08:05,353 The headline is "Glass Club Bribes City Inspectors." 168 00:08:05,354 --> 00:08:08,399 What should we change that to? "No One Bribes City Inspectors"? 169 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,706 That would work. Perfect. That would not make sen-- 170 00:08:10,707 --> 00:08:12,795 I'm mocking you. Tell him. 171 00:08:12,796 --> 00:08:15,537 - He's mocking you, Dante, Jesus. - No, I see that now. 172 00:08:15,538 --> 00:08:19,498 The thing is, Marv, that you told the Glass Club in an email 173 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:21,935 that TTT would write no hostile stories about them 174 00:08:21,936 --> 00:08:24,372 in order to ensure their continued advertising, 175 00:08:24,373 --> 00:08:26,635 and that could be viewed as an implied contract. 176 00:08:26,636 --> 00:08:30,378 That was to do with my misguided crusade, okay? 177 00:08:30,379 --> 00:08:31,597 This is to do with 178 00:08:31,598 --> 00:08:33,424 our correctly guided crime reporting. 179 00:08:33,425 --> 00:08:35,601 But it doesn't matter. A promise is a promise 180 00:08:35,602 --> 00:08:37,385 and you made them a promise. In writing. 181 00:08:37,386 --> 00:08:38,865 It's an implied contract. 182 00:08:38,866 --> 00:08:41,476 But an implied contract has the same legal strength. 183 00:08:41,477 --> 00:08:42,738 You know what, Dante, 184 00:08:42,739 --> 00:08:44,523 stick to toilet paper. 185 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,176 You get one parking space... 186 00:08:46,177 --> 00:08:47,787 ...that's uncovered, 187 00:08:47,788 --> 00:08:49,049 - in the front... - Sorry. 188 00:08:49,050 --> 00:08:50,267 ...and it comes with in-unit laundry. 189 00:08:50,268 --> 00:08:51,530 No need for coins. 190 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:53,532 Uh, the laundromat's a little sketchy. 191 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:55,490 I am literally outraged. 192 00:08:55,491 --> 00:08:58,362 We made so many sacrifices to get the truth out there. 193 00:08:58,363 --> 00:09:01,061 My best reporter was sent to another city. 194 00:09:01,062 --> 00:09:03,193 This is-- It's so hot in here. Are you hot? 195 00:09:03,194 --> 00:09:05,456 Nice job, Dante. You worried the man sick. 196 00:09:05,457 --> 00:09:07,937 No, I didn't. I did absolutely nothing of the kind. 197 00:09:07,938 --> 00:09:11,375 Listen to your tone. You deliver bad news with such zeal. 198 00:09:11,376 --> 00:09:12,942 Oh! Oh, no! Ooh! - Oh! 199 00:09:12,943 --> 00:09:14,291 Call an ambulance. 200 00:09:14,292 --> 00:09:15,815 Ned. Elevate his legs. Oh! Uh... 201 00:09:15,816 --> 00:09:17,512 That doesn't look good. I wouldn't touch him 202 00:09:17,513 --> 00:09:18,601 if I were you. 203 00:09:21,604 --> 00:09:23,997 - Thank you. - Mm-hmm. 204 00:09:27,392 --> 00:09:28,828 Hey. Hey. 205 00:09:28,829 --> 00:09:30,917 I came as soon as I got your call. 206 00:09:30,918 --> 00:09:32,483 I don't know what's going on here, 207 00:09:32,484 --> 00:09:33,789 but if it's the worst, 208 00:09:33,790 --> 00:09:35,312 I want you to write my obituary. 209 00:09:35,313 --> 00:09:36,532 Ned, what's happening? 210 00:09:37,141 --> 00:09:39,142 Whoa. 211 00:09:39,143 --> 00:09:41,144 - I know. - What's going on? 212 00:09:41,145 --> 00:09:43,844 They don't know. They think it might be my heart. 213 00:09:54,637 --> 00:09:57,291 I just-- I'm so sorry that we had a fight. 214 00:09:57,292 --> 00:09:58,466 That was all my fault. 215 00:09:58,467 --> 00:09:59,772 Everything was all my fault, 216 00:09:59,773 --> 00:10:01,861 and I'm just so happy... 217 00:10:01,862 --> 00:10:03,950 ...that I get to die looking at your face. 218 00:10:03,951 --> 00:10:05,604 - Don't talk like that. - Listen to me. 219 00:10:05,605 --> 00:10:08,215 If I come back as somebody else, 220 00:10:08,216 --> 00:10:10,304 - I will come and find you, okay? - Okay. 221 00:10:10,305 --> 00:10:12,654 If you get a call from a college-aged guy 222 00:10:12,655 --> 00:10:15,091 when you're in your fifties, take the call. 223 00:10:15,092 --> 00:10:17,006 - Ned... - Answer all your calls. 224 00:10:17,007 --> 00:10:18,921 Okay. Let's just focus 225 00:10:18,922 --> 00:10:20,836 on getting you better. Mm-hmm. 226 00:10:20,837 --> 00:10:22,316 God, I can't believe the timing on this. 227 00:10:22,317 --> 00:10:24,710 I was just about to sign a six-month lease. 228 00:10:24,711 --> 00:10:25,842 Really? 229 00:10:27,365 --> 00:10:28,627 But you won't now? 230 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:31,542 - Mr. Sampson? - Oh... Yes, Doctor. 231 00:10:31,543 --> 00:10:33,893 Glad you're awake. As we suspected, 232 00:10:33,894 --> 00:10:37,070 tests confirm exposure to toxic mold. 233 00:10:37,071 --> 00:10:39,507 Ned. Jesus. 234 00:10:39,508 --> 00:10:42,249 No, no. Just a simple allergy to mold. 235 00:10:42,250 --> 00:10:45,513 I see you're responding well to the medication we gave you. 236 00:10:45,514 --> 00:10:48,037 Um, Doctor, what meds is he on? 237 00:10:48,038 --> 00:10:48,951 Benadryl. 238 00:10:48,952 --> 00:10:50,344 - Oh... - Oh... 239 00:10:50,345 --> 00:10:52,781 We're sure it's not a heart blockage? 240 00:10:52,782 --> 00:10:54,522 I think there was some talk of that. 241 00:10:54,523 --> 00:10:56,306 No, no, that was just from you. 242 00:10:56,307 --> 00:10:57,744 Oh. 243 00:10:59,789 --> 00:11:02,791 Hey, Ned, I-I think I found what was making you sick. 244 00:11:02,792 --> 00:11:05,011 - Oh. - Nurse? 245 00:11:05,012 --> 00:11:06,577 Smells kind of funky. 246 00:11:06,578 --> 00:11:07,709 Ooh. 247 00:11:07,710 --> 00:11:09,712 My God. doctor: Thank you. 248 00:11:19,417 --> 00:11:22,028 Hm... 249 00:11:22,029 --> 00:11:23,769 What was it, I wonder. 250 00:11:23,770 --> 00:11:26,119 It was a blueberry muffin from The Granary. 251 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:27,990 It's a present I left on your desk. 252 00:11:27,991 --> 00:11:29,645 Monday after the awards. 253 00:11:31,821 --> 00:11:34,518 Ah. Yep, mold. 254 00:11:34,519 --> 00:11:35,737 Oh. 255 00:11:35,738 --> 00:11:38,740 - With a cute note. - Right. 256 00:11:38,741 --> 00:11:40,743 - What did it say? - Doesn't matter. 257 00:11:47,228 --> 00:11:48,707 What's this for? 258 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:50,884 I'm not supposed to talk about it. 259 00:11:59,588 --> 00:12:01,937 So, when you have, like, what you have, 260 00:12:01,938 --> 00:12:03,722 are you allowed to drive yourself? 261 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:06,550 No, of course not. I'm not 16. Yet. 262 00:12:06,551 --> 00:12:10,032 In the place where you live, are there other people like you? 263 00:12:10,033 --> 00:12:12,948 Oh, you're asking if I have a bro-bro? 264 00:12:12,949 --> 00:12:15,646 Yeah, he just turned 47. 265 00:12:15,647 --> 00:12:18,649 He's cool, I guess. We could be closer. 266 00:12:18,650 --> 00:12:20,086 Do you drink beer? 267 00:12:20,087 --> 00:12:22,915 Of course not, I'm a woman. I drink wine. 268 00:12:22,916 --> 00:12:26,483 Yeah, no, I-I drink juice. I'm a kid, you know? 269 00:12:27,659 --> 00:12:30,357 Guys, we all drink juice. Dudes. 270 00:12:30,358 --> 00:12:32,011 Let me get this straight. 271 00:12:32,012 --> 00:12:33,621 - I left you a gift... - Mm-hmm. 272 00:12:33,622 --> 00:12:35,231 - ...on your desk... - Mm-hmm. 273 00:12:35,232 --> 00:12:38,757 ...that you never opened, then obviously forgot about. 274 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:40,802 Because you don't want anyone to know I was your girlfriend? 275 00:12:40,803 --> 00:12:43,283 - I intended to open it. - Who does that? 276 00:12:43,284 --> 00:12:45,111 To be fair, it was behind some stuff on a shelf. 277 00:12:45,112 --> 00:12:46,460 - Detrick... - Very easy to miss. 278 00:12:46,461 --> 00:12:47,940 Do not defend him right now. 279 00:12:47,941 --> 00:12:49,942 - Thank you, Detrick. - This is all you, Ned, okay. 280 00:12:49,943 --> 00:12:51,552 This, this is the mold of indecision. 281 00:12:51,553 --> 00:12:53,989 Ned [stammers]: That is very well put, but I disagree. 282 00:12:53,990 --> 00:12:55,599 It is the mold of restraint. 283 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,340 - That's a noble mold. - Restraint? 284 00:12:57,341 --> 00:12:59,865 You were just worrying how dating me would make you look. 285 00:12:59,866 --> 00:13:01,388 Just admit it. - No, I was worried about 286 00:13:01,389 --> 00:13:03,259 how dating me would make you look. 287 00:13:03,260 --> 00:13:05,871 - What? - I've dated plenty of nurses. 288 00:13:05,872 --> 00:13:07,394 It always works out. 289 00:13:07,395 --> 00:13:09,744 - Thank you. - Jesus Christ. 290 00:13:09,745 --> 00:13:11,485 If I was important to you, 291 00:13:11,486 --> 00:13:14,184 you would've opened my gift that day instead of ignoring me. 292 00:13:16,230 --> 00:13:17,970 All right, give me the muffin. 293 00:13:17,971 --> 00:13:19,101 No, Ned. No. Sir, no. 294 00:13:19,102 --> 00:13:20,537 Step back! Step back! 295 00:13:20,538 --> 00:13:21,843 Don't eat the muffin. Don't eat-- 296 00:13:21,844 --> 00:13:22,931 I'm happy to eat it. 297 00:13:22,932 --> 00:13:24,237 I'm happy to eat the muffin. 298 00:13:24,238 --> 00:13:25,455 Don't eat it now. Don't eat it. 299 00:13:25,456 --> 00:13:26,805 No. [screams] Ned! 300 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:28,545 Oh, that is awful. Stop! 301 00:13:28,546 --> 00:13:31,374 - You're being an asshole. - Ned, you're insane. 302 00:13:31,375 --> 00:13:32,941 Just cough it up. Put two fingers in. 303 00:13:32,942 --> 00:13:34,464 Doctor [sighs]: There we go, there we go. 304 00:13:34,465 --> 00:13:35,726 My jaws are weak. 305 00:13:35,727 --> 00:13:37,467 What did you put in that Benadryl? 306 00:13:37,468 --> 00:13:38,904 Yo, bros. 307 00:13:38,905 --> 00:13:40,514 Tell me about the teacher. 308 00:13:40,515 --> 00:13:43,734 I'm just asking as a kid, not some dumb journalist. 309 00:13:43,735 --> 00:13:46,041 Is she unfair to all boys? 310 00:13:46,042 --> 00:13:48,349 Or just that squirt with a big head? 311 00:13:49,741 --> 00:13:53,222 Hey, guys, sorry my mom's nuts. 312 00:13:53,223 --> 00:13:57,966 Your mom's not nuts, she just has problems, you know? 313 00:13:57,967 --> 00:13:59,707 One second. Esmeralda [sighs]: Bullshit. 314 00:13:59,708 --> 00:14:00,969 Just trying to stop this. 315 00:14:00,970 --> 00:14:02,928 That's bullshit, man. 316 00:14:02,929 --> 00:14:04,799 Hey, Mom? Mom. 317 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,846 Maybe you could just chill out a little bit? 318 00:14:07,847 --> 00:14:09,151 Who are you, huh? 319 00:14:09,152 --> 00:14:11,719 You can't call another boy "Mom"... 320 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:13,852 - Stop pushing me. - ...and not get pounded. 321 00:14:13,853 --> 00:14:15,505 - Stop. - He calls the mom. 322 00:14:15,506 --> 00:14:19,031 - Hey, Jayden. Chill out. - Do you miss your mom so much? 323 00:14:19,032 --> 00:14:21,163 - You little punk. You little... - Son. 324 00:14:21,164 --> 00:14:22,469 Enough. 325 00:14:22,470 --> 00:14:24,253 Okay... Stop! 326 00:14:24,254 --> 00:14:26,255 You're the one who volunteered to move to a different city. 327 00:14:26,256 --> 00:14:29,215 Oh, come on. That was something I blurted out in the moment. 328 00:14:29,216 --> 00:14:31,347 You're the one whose thoughtlessness 329 00:14:31,348 --> 00:14:33,568 has literally hospitalized you. 330 00:14:35,004 --> 00:14:37,571 All right, look, I didn't forget about your gift... 331 00:14:37,572 --> 00:14:39,921 - Then what? - ...or not care about it, okay? 332 00:14:39,922 --> 00:14:41,880 I was saving it. 333 00:14:41,881 --> 00:14:43,317 Until I really earned it. 334 00:14:44,535 --> 00:14:45,971 It was gonna be my reward. 335 00:14:45,972 --> 00:14:48,626 For when we finished the Glass Club crusade. 336 00:14:50,498 --> 00:14:53,326 I just... Anyone else, I would think, is full of shit, 337 00:14:53,327 --> 00:14:54,718 but I weirdly believe you 338 00:14:54,719 --> 00:14:57,461 for how specific and insane that logic is. 339 00:14:58,288 --> 00:14:59,724 Um... 340 00:15:01,639 --> 00:15:03,466 - I gotta go. - No. 341 00:15:03,467 --> 00:15:04,903 - I-- - You just got here. 342 00:15:04,904 --> 00:15:06,600 I know, I have a long drive home, though. 343 00:15:06,601 --> 00:15:07,644 Don't-- Don't leave. 344 00:15:07,645 --> 00:15:08,907 I-I have a lease to sign. 345 00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:10,560 Please. No, don't sign the lease. 346 00:15:10,561 --> 00:15:12,215 Please don't sign the lease. 347 00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:16,479 Fuck! 348 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,570 Don't get comfortable. We need the bed back now. 349 00:15:25,576 --> 00:15:26,664 Nope. 350 00:15:33,367 --> 00:15:34,541 Should you be back at work? 351 00:15:34,542 --> 00:15:35,934 I have dry mouth, dizziness, 352 00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:37,936 and blurred vision, but I feel alive. 353 00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:39,763 - What's happening? - Nothing good. 354 00:15:39,764 --> 00:15:41,243 Lawyer's still not budging. 355 00:15:41,244 --> 00:15:43,637 We can still give the police everything we know. 356 00:15:43,638 --> 00:15:45,204 And if they arrest the Glass Club members 357 00:15:45,205 --> 00:15:47,728 who made the bribes, we can write about it then. 358 00:15:47,729 --> 00:15:49,817 Anybody could write about it then. 359 00:15:49,818 --> 00:15:52,341 Look, Marv, I worked really hard on this piece. 360 00:15:52,342 --> 00:15:54,996 I know. But you heard Dante. 361 00:15:54,997 --> 00:15:56,955 Things don't always work out. 362 00:15:56,956 --> 00:15:58,913 Sometimes you start in second place, 363 00:15:58,914 --> 00:16:01,960 and you stay in second place, and you never get the girl. 364 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:03,266 Wait. 365 00:16:05,007 --> 00:16:08,053 Wait, Marv. What did you promise The Glass Club? 366 00:16:08,054 --> 00:16:09,228 What exactly? 367 00:16:09,229 --> 00:16:10,490 I told them they can expect 368 00:16:10,491 --> 00:16:11,970 no more negative articles 369 00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:13,406 from The Truth Teller. 370 00:16:13,407 --> 00:16:15,451 Did you say anything about The Chronicle? 371 00:16:15,452 --> 00:16:16,497 No. 372 00:16:17,759 --> 00:16:18,847 No, I didn't. 373 00:16:19,935 --> 00:16:21,849 - I didn't. - Let's get in the car. 374 00:16:21,850 --> 00:16:25,985 Yes. Go make those Glass-holes pay. Yes. 375 00:16:32,556 --> 00:16:34,122 - Bye. - Bye. 376 00:16:34,123 --> 00:16:35,515 - Bye. - Have fun. 377 00:16:35,516 --> 00:16:37,256 - Yeah. - Thank you. I'll see you later. 378 00:16:37,257 --> 00:16:38,779 - Bye. - See you. You're rolling it up. 379 00:16:38,780 --> 00:16:41,129 Sorry. H.R. Lisa: Whee! 380 00:16:41,130 --> 00:16:43,001 - Just go. - Bye. 381 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:44,351 Miss you already. 382 00:16:45,091 --> 00:16:46,527 Whoo! See ya. 383 00:16:47,528 --> 00:16:51,140 So, you're seeing that HR lady? 384 00:16:52,359 --> 00:16:54,361 Um... A little bit. 385 00:16:54,796 --> 00:16:55,971 Hm. 386 00:16:57,233 --> 00:17:01,019 You don't find her to be a little bit... 387 00:17:01,020 --> 00:17:02,282 of a psycho? 388 00:17:03,674 --> 00:17:05,153 Yeah, a little bit. 389 00:17:05,154 --> 00:17:07,721 But you know, a little bit's okay. 390 00:17:07,722 --> 00:17:09,071 I guess so... 391 00:17:10,290 --> 00:17:12,944 I mean, obviously, it's none of my business, but... 392 00:17:14,076 --> 00:17:15,643 Nicole's nice too. 393 00:17:16,905 --> 00:17:20,516 Yeah, I know. I know. 394 00:17:20,517 --> 00:17:23,171 Yeah. Maybe she has her head screwed on 395 00:17:23,172 --> 00:17:24,347 a little tighter. 396 00:17:28,743 --> 00:17:31,005 Okay, dude, I don't even drink coffee, okay? 397 00:17:31,006 --> 00:17:33,486 And you should know this about me, so I'm sorry. 398 00:17:33,487 --> 00:17:35,793 That's a chai tea latte. 399 00:17:36,881 --> 00:17:39,144 Oh. Well, damn. I love chai tea. 400 00:17:39,145 --> 00:17:41,189 And it's cold now. 401 00:17:41,190 --> 00:17:43,235 You should have told me, you know? 402 00:17:43,236 --> 00:17:44,801 Now I have to like nuke it in the microwave 403 00:17:44,802 --> 00:17:46,412 like some kind of freaking heathen. 404 00:17:46,413 --> 00:17:48,414 And you know that when you nuke it in a microwave, 405 00:17:48,415 --> 00:17:49,980 it doesn't even taste as good 406 00:17:49,981 --> 00:17:52,157 because it's got all these cold spots, which suck. 407 00:17:52,158 --> 00:17:53,636 And it's with coconut milk, 408 00:17:53,637 --> 00:17:55,029 and you're welcome. 409 00:17:55,030 --> 00:17:56,639 Thank you. 410 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,902 Okay, we can have one conversation about it. 411 00:17:58,903 --> 00:18:00,904 For the time it takes for this tea to heat up. 412 00:18:00,905 --> 00:18:02,645 - You set it for a minute? - I hit quick start. 413 00:18:02,646 --> 00:18:04,691 Okay, well, I guess first thing up on my end 414 00:18:04,692 --> 00:18:07,259 is that I enjoy working with you. 415 00:18:07,260 --> 00:18:08,521 - Thank you. - And I've liked 416 00:18:08,522 --> 00:18:09,783 - becoming friendly with you. - Mm. 417 00:18:09,784 --> 00:18:11,176 I like your clothes, everything. 418 00:18:11,177 --> 00:18:13,395 - Thank you. - And a second thing is, um, 419 00:18:13,396 --> 00:18:15,832 you know, I was being tossed around by that tornado, right? 420 00:18:15,833 --> 00:18:17,878 - Uh-huh. - And I couldn't have done that 421 00:18:17,879 --> 00:18:19,794 with my body, even if I wanted to. 422 00:18:21,012 --> 00:18:22,056 - Okay? - Mm-hmm. 423 00:18:22,057 --> 00:18:23,624 And I couldn't have stopped. 424 00:18:25,147 --> 00:18:26,540 Even if I wanted to. 425 00:18:29,020 --> 00:18:32,285 - Even if you wanted to? - Yeah. 426 00:18:34,765 --> 00:18:36,766 Oh. Okay. 427 00:18:36,767 --> 00:18:38,507 Okay, well, I think we're leaving 428 00:18:38,508 --> 00:18:41,771 some things on the table, but let's call that progress. 429 00:18:41,772 --> 00:18:43,077 - Sure. - Okay. 430 00:18:43,078 --> 00:18:44,861 All right. 431 00:18:44,862 --> 00:18:49,476 I, uh, believe tornadoes are real now... 432 00:18:50,868 --> 00:18:54,002 I get why people chase them. 433 00:19:04,882 --> 00:19:06,361 Jayden, you're new here, 434 00:19:06,362 --> 00:19:10,887 but Matteo knows we have a strict no fighting policy. 435 00:19:10,888 --> 00:19:12,715 Yeah, he knows, man. 436 00:19:12,716 --> 00:19:18,417 But I think it's really unfair of the teacher to narc on us. 437 00:19:18,418 --> 00:19:21,855 Because we were barely fighting, and it was my fault. 438 00:19:21,856 --> 00:19:26,642 So I think Matteo should get a boost to his grades 439 00:19:26,643 --> 00:19:29,819 for all the trouble that we're putting him through, man. 440 00:19:29,820 --> 00:19:34,781 Yeah. Jayden, what the teachers have observed today 441 00:19:34,782 --> 00:19:38,219 is that you are too smart for middle school. 442 00:19:38,220 --> 00:19:41,440 Uh, we all think you belong in college. 443 00:19:41,441 --> 00:19:43,137 Really? Principal Bourla: Yeah. 444 00:19:43,138 --> 00:19:45,966 I couldn't be kept in middle school for long. 445 00:19:45,967 --> 00:19:48,055 I'm too smart. 446 00:19:48,056 --> 00:19:52,233 So... off to college you go. 447 00:19:52,234 --> 00:19:55,280 Oh. I see it now. Principal Bourla: Yeah. 448 00:19:55,281 --> 00:19:56,977 I'm a genius, man. 449 00:19:56,978 --> 00:19:58,326 We gotta say goodbye 450 00:19:58,327 --> 00:20:01,242 to our new very special friend, Jayden. 451 00:20:01,243 --> 00:20:04,027 - Bye, Jayden. - It was nice meeting you. 452 00:20:04,028 --> 00:20:05,420 I hope you get the help you need. 453 00:20:05,421 --> 00:20:06,943 We all think you're a kid. 454 00:20:06,944 --> 00:20:08,336 Thank you, bro. 455 00:20:09,556 --> 00:20:11,470 I will never forget you, my dudes. 456 00:20:12,472 --> 00:20:13,602 Bye, Jacob. 457 00:20:13,603 --> 00:20:15,038 I like this school. 458 00:20:15,039 --> 00:20:16,344 We have cool projects 459 00:20:16,345 --> 00:20:17,867 that really make you think. 460 00:20:17,868 --> 00:20:19,217 My brother. 461 00:20:19,218 --> 00:20:22,220 The one today really had an impact on us kids. 462 00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:25,833 Liam, I know we had issues, but you are cool. 463 00:20:27,574 --> 00:20:29,792 It taught us something about sensitivity 464 00:20:29,793 --> 00:20:32,230 towards the mentally ill. 465 00:20:32,231 --> 00:20:34,101 I really wanted to judge her at first. 466 00:20:34,102 --> 00:20:35,537 Text me! 467 00:20:35,538 --> 00:20:37,191 But then it made me feel 468 00:20:37,192 --> 00:20:39,715 I should apologize to my stepdad. 469 00:20:39,716 --> 00:20:42,109 I really take him for granted. 470 00:20:43,459 --> 00:20:44,939 Hey, bud. 471 00:20:45,722 --> 00:20:47,245 Hey. Hey. 472 00:20:47,246 --> 00:20:49,856 - How was your day? - It was good, Dad. 473 00:20:49,857 --> 00:20:52,250 - How was yours? - Yeah. 474 00:20:52,251 --> 00:20:53,294 Good. 475 00:20:58,779 --> 00:21:00,475 This place is fancy. 476 00:21:00,476 --> 00:21:02,261 Do you see her? No. 477 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:05,612 Mare? 478 00:21:07,744 --> 00:21:08,919 Mare! 479 00:21:10,094 --> 00:21:11,182 Sorry. 480 00:21:12,183 --> 00:21:14,707 Sorry... it's family. 481 00:21:14,708 --> 00:21:16,578 Hey. - Hi. 482 00:21:16,579 --> 00:21:18,014 - Missed you. - How you doing? 483 00:21:18,015 --> 00:21:19,451 Can I talk to him really quick? Sure. Yeah. 484 00:21:19,452 --> 00:21:21,757 - What's going on? - Yeah. Oh, so, um, I just-- 485 00:21:21,758 --> 00:21:23,629 I need to talk to you about something. 486 00:21:23,630 --> 00:21:26,066 - So... - Um, I don't think I was clear. 487 00:21:26,067 --> 00:21:28,503 Um... 488 00:21:28,504 --> 00:21:30,549 I don't want some big, romantic gesture. 489 00:21:30,550 --> 00:21:32,507 - I don't think-- - Stop. Stop. 490 00:21:32,508 --> 00:21:33,727 This is not about that. 491 00:21:35,032 --> 00:21:37,164 Okay. S-- 492 00:21:38,427 --> 00:21:39,949 Then what are you doing here? 493 00:21:39,950 --> 00:21:42,125 You liked our new Glass Club piece, right? 494 00:21:42,126 --> 00:21:44,302 Yeah. It was one in a million. 495 00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:46,913 It made me, honestly, very jealous. 496 00:21:46,914 --> 00:21:49,568 Yeah, so we can't put it out in Toledo. 497 00:21:49,569 --> 00:21:54,400 So I-I want you to take it and put it out here instead. 498 00:21:55,966 --> 00:21:57,098 In The Chronicle. 499 00:21:58,491 --> 00:22:00,622 Okay. Um... 500 00:22:00,623 --> 00:22:02,799 With one condition. 501 00:22:05,541 --> 00:22:07,325 Come on, dude, I'm not getting back with you 502 00:22:07,326 --> 00:22:09,283 - over a byline. - Not that, no. 503 00:22:09,284 --> 00:22:10,763 You have to share credit. 504 00:22:10,764 --> 00:22:13,461 With Detrick. Okay? He worked really hard on it, 505 00:22:13,462 --> 00:22:16,246 but we both agree that if you took a pass on it, 506 00:22:16,247 --> 00:22:17,553 it could be next level. 507 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:19,554 Um... 508 00:22:19,555 --> 00:22:23,558 - Say yes. - Yeah, let me talk to Dan. Okay? 509 00:22:23,559 --> 00:22:25,735 - Tell him I said hi. - That's... 510 00:22:38,487 --> 00:22:40,359 - Hi, Detrick. - Oh, shit. 511 00:22:41,490 --> 00:22:42,795 What are you doing here? 512 00:22:42,796 --> 00:22:44,797 Well, I saw you were leaving from work, 513 00:22:44,798 --> 00:22:46,321 so I followed you. 514 00:22:47,278 --> 00:22:49,410 - Two hundred miles? - Yeah. 515 00:22:49,411 --> 00:22:51,718 I just wanted to give you this. 516 00:22:52,980 --> 00:22:54,894 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... Nicole. 517 00:22:54,895 --> 00:22:55,895 What are you doing? 518 00:22:55,896 --> 00:22:57,463 Oh, shit! 519 00:22:58,377 --> 00:23:00,465 Bang, bang. 520 00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:07,124 Salted nuts, your favorite. In case you get hungry. 521 00:23:08,865 --> 00:23:10,823 Thank you. Um... 522 00:23:10,824 --> 00:23:12,913 I'm not sure I understand what this is. 523 00:23:14,654 --> 00:23:17,699 I saw that you started hanging out with Lisa. 524 00:23:17,700 --> 00:23:19,267 I'm super happy for you. 525 00:23:20,703 --> 00:23:23,705 Thank you. I really appreciate you. 526 00:23:23,706 --> 00:23:26,665 I mean this. Appreciate you bringing me this. 527 00:23:26,666 --> 00:23:28,929 Okay. Good. 528 00:23:29,712 --> 00:23:31,975 Um... See you at work? 529 00:23:32,759 --> 00:23:33,889 Maybe. 530 00:23:33,890 --> 00:23:36,718 See you. 531 00:23:36,719 --> 00:23:38,633 Whoo! Go get it. Have fun. 532 00:23:39,940 --> 00:23:41,331 Hey! 533 00:23:41,332 --> 00:23:43,159 That's my car. 534 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,206 That's my car, you crazy little bitch! 535 00:23:46,207 --> 00:23:49,602 Maybe not. [laughs] See ya. 536 00:23:58,524 --> 00:24:00,438 Detrick, this is very good. 537 00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:02,440 You have written a story 538 00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:06,574 about a low structural barrier, and you've made it interesting. 539 00:24:06,575 --> 00:24:07,706 Thank you. 540 00:24:07,707 --> 00:24:08,837 Criminally low. 541 00:24:08,838 --> 00:24:10,491 I think it's pretty good. 542 00:24:10,492 --> 00:24:13,669 Just, uh, make those changes we talked about, but... 543 00:24:16,324 --> 00:24:18,151 Mare [chuckling]: Ho... 544 00:24:18,152 --> 00:24:19,282 Looks good to me. 545 00:24:19,283 --> 00:24:21,285 Oh... 546 00:24:22,199 --> 00:24:23,635 What's "NS"? 547 00:24:23,636 --> 00:24:24,723 New stuff. 548 00:24:24,724 --> 00:24:25,854 Non-story. Not a story. 549 00:24:25,855 --> 00:24:27,726 That is perfect. 550 00:24:27,727 --> 00:24:29,597 Should I send it? Yes. 551 00:24:30,904 --> 00:24:32,166 Done. 552 00:24:33,341 --> 00:24:36,691 - It's good. It's really good. - Yes, it is. 553 00:24:36,692 --> 00:24:38,389 Oh, boy. 554 00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:43,916 - Thank you. - Please. It was fun. 555 00:24:43,917 --> 00:24:45,919 Yeah. Yeah. 556 00:24:47,268 --> 00:24:49,313 You still gonna sign that lease? 557 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:52,055 Maybe. 558 00:24:55,058 --> 00:24:56,277 Don't. 559 00:24:57,278 --> 00:24:59,888 Oh, [laughing] come on. 560 00:24:59,889 --> 00:25:01,803 - What? - You can't look at me like that. 561 00:25:01,804 --> 00:25:04,067 - You can't do that. - You got the wrong look. 562 00:25:05,721 --> 00:25:08,854 I'm not looking at you like an ex-girlfriend. 563 00:25:08,855 --> 00:25:10,813 I'm looking at you like... 564 00:25:11,945 --> 00:25:13,599 a great journalist. 565 00:25:14,513 --> 00:25:15,731 And it sucks. 566 00:25:17,820 --> 00:25:19,995 Because you can do that anywhere. 567 00:25:19,996 --> 00:25:23,738 You can do it here, or you can do it in Chicago, 568 00:25:23,739 --> 00:25:25,261 you could do it in Washington, 569 00:25:25,262 --> 00:25:28,177 but you will never be more important to anywhere 570 00:25:28,178 --> 00:25:30,354 than you can be to your hometown. 571 00:25:31,530 --> 00:25:33,662 So I think you should come back. 572 00:25:38,188 --> 00:25:41,061 You really want me to come back as a journalist only? 573 00:25:42,541 --> 00:25:45,021 That's all I'm asking. 574 00:25:48,111 --> 00:25:50,418 Okay. I'll think about it. 575 00:25:51,288 --> 00:25:53,029 Okay. 576 00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:56,815 Dude, you look exhausted. 577 00:25:56,816 --> 00:25:58,294 Mm! 578 00:25:58,295 --> 00:26:00,079 Oh, come on, it's like 11 p.m. 579 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:01,602 By the time you get home, it'll be like 4. 580 00:26:01,603 --> 00:26:03,473 Do you wanna just come back to mine? 581 00:26:03,474 --> 00:26:04,606 You can crash on the couch. 582 00:26:06,173 --> 00:26:07,390 No funny business. 583 00:26:07,391 --> 00:26:09,001 I don't want any funny business. 584 00:26:09,002 --> 00:26:10,263 - Oh. - I'm on Benadryl. 585 00:26:10,264 --> 00:26:11,351 Wouldn't work anyway. 586 00:26:14,355 --> 00:26:16,878 Buddy. Dude. 587 00:26:16,879 --> 00:26:18,619 I was actually thinking that maybe 588 00:26:18,620 --> 00:26:21,448 - because I nearly died today... - Oh, yeah. No, so close. 589 00:26:21,449 --> 00:26:22,884 ...because of your awful gift, 590 00:26:22,885 --> 00:26:24,582 maybe you could crash on the couch? 591 00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:25,974 I don't know how you did that logic, but deal. 592 00:26:25,975 --> 00:26:27,149 Ned [laughs]: Deal? 593 00:26:32,155 --> 00:26:33,591 Uh... All right. 594 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:34,941 So... 595 00:26:36,638 --> 00:26:39,161 I had my own moment of clarity. 596 00:26:39,162 --> 00:26:41,600 When she walked into my hospital room. 597 00:26:43,210 --> 00:26:44,298 I love her. 598 00:26:45,516 --> 00:26:46,692 Can't live without her. 599 00:26:47,867 --> 00:26:49,389 And if that's not something 600 00:26:49,390 --> 00:26:50,869 that I can ever tell her, 601 00:26:50,870 --> 00:26:53,394 then that'll have to be okay. 602 00:26:54,961 --> 00:26:57,745 It'll be torture, but as long as I can sit at my desk... 603 00:26:58,834 --> 00:27:00,182 ...at our newspaper 604 00:27:00,183 --> 00:27:03,012 and see her face through my office window... 605 00:27:05,493 --> 00:27:06,929 I can handle anything. 606 00:27:07,887 --> 00:27:08,930 Dude. 607 00:27:08,931 --> 00:27:10,410 - Jesus. - I'm so tired. 608 00:27:10,411 --> 00:27:11,978 - Can we go? - Yes. 609 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:16,242 Yeah. - I looked it up. 610 00:27:16,243 --> 00:27:18,070 The Best Western's like 99 bucks. 611 00:27:18,071 --> 00:27:20,290 Don't think I won't drop your ass off. 612 00:27:24,643 --> 00:27:26,078 Aah! Okay. 613 00:27:26,079 --> 00:27:27,383 Jesus Christ. 614 00:27:30,126 --> 00:27:31,432 Stop it!