1 00:00:09,017 --> 00:00:11,577 Hello, and welcome back to Dueling Pencils, 2 00:00:11,578 --> 00:00:14,872 the only podcast where one story always has two sides. 3 00:00:14,873 --> 00:00:18,960 Today, filling in for my usual co-host is Esmeralda Grand, 4 00:00:18,961 --> 00:00:21,003 editor of TTT Online. 5 00:00:21,004 --> 00:00:24,423 Thank you, Ned. [screaming] Ciao, Toledo, I love you. 6 00:00:24,424 --> 00:00:26,926 Today's topic is fragrances. 7 00:00:26,927 --> 00:00:28,678 Are they a must or are they a bust? 8 00:00:28,679 --> 00:00:29,845 Let's find out. 9 00:00:29,846 --> 00:00:31,681 I say if I can smell you 10 00:00:31,682 --> 00:00:32,848 before I can see you, 11 00:00:32,849 --> 00:00:34,183 you're making a big mistake. 12 00:00:34,184 --> 00:00:36,703 Same. Agree. Good point, Ned. 13 00:00:38,855 --> 00:00:40,982 You're also welcome to offer a counterpoint. 14 00:00:40,983 --> 00:00:44,068 Oh, I thought because they were both pencils... 15 00:00:44,069 --> 00:00:45,403 No, they're dueling pencils. 16 00:00:45,404 --> 00:00:47,280 Of course they're doodling, they're pencils. 17 00:00:47,281 --> 00:00:49,365 Not doodling, dueling pencils. 18 00:00:49,366 --> 00:00:51,033 - What's "dueling"? - Dueling is fighting. 19 00:00:51,034 --> 00:00:52,368 Your people invented it. 20 00:00:52,369 --> 00:00:54,245 Did you listen to the episodes that I sent you? 21 00:00:54,246 --> 00:00:55,997 Or read the name of the podcast? It's on the mug. 22 00:00:55,998 --> 00:00:59,500 Why not call it "Pen and Pencil"? Those are opposites. 23 00:00:59,501 --> 00:01:02,211 Just disagree with me. I say, "Fragrances are bad." 24 00:01:02,212 --> 00:01:04,005 - You say... - Fragrances are good 25 00:01:04,006 --> 00:01:05,172 and you smell like shit. 26 00:01:05,173 --> 00:01:06,540 I win. Next topic. 27 00:01:06,541 --> 00:01:09,802 Welcome to Dueling Pencils. My usual co-host is out today, 28 00:01:09,803 --> 00:01:13,514 so I am joined by local radio legend, Salty Peanuts. 29 00:01:13,515 --> 00:01:15,808 It's Salty Peanuts, WBRT, the Bert. 30 00:01:15,809 --> 00:01:17,476 We're not on that right now. 31 00:01:17,477 --> 00:01:19,270 Fragrances is the topic of the day, 32 00:01:19,271 --> 00:01:20,771 and Salty, I don't like 'em. 33 00:01:20,772 --> 00:01:23,357 Yeah, fragrances, you know what, fragrances and rights. 34 00:01:23,358 --> 00:01:25,860 Women have too many of both of them, eh? 35 00:01:25,861 --> 00:01:28,154 These opinions, by the way, are mine alone, 36 00:01:28,155 --> 00:01:30,424 and are not shared by WBRT, the Bert. 37 00:01:31,533 --> 00:01:34,094 Ned: You're an awful person. - I know. 38 00:01:35,037 --> 00:01:36,179 I know. 39 00:01:36,913 --> 00:01:39,123 Welcome to Dueling Pencil. 40 00:01:39,124 --> 00:01:40,708 I am your host Ned Sampson, 41 00:01:40,709 --> 00:01:43,002 and today's topic is: fragrances. 42 00:01:43,003 --> 00:01:47,482 Listener, I don't like 'em. But also, I get it. 43 00:01:49,468 --> 00:01:50,635 [sighs] 44 00:01:50,636 --> 00:01:52,821 {\an8}[The Scrantone's "Song From The Ninth Floor" playing] 45 00:02:20,415 --> 00:02:22,875 Ned: I haven't felt great the last two weeks. 46 00:02:22,876 --> 00:02:24,627 I'm not sure what it is. 47 00:02:24,628 --> 00:02:25,795 [sneezes] 48 00:02:25,796 --> 00:02:27,755 {\an8}Might be connected to the flu shot 49 00:02:27,756 --> 00:02:30,299 {\an8}that Ann made us all get to protect Marv. 50 00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:32,635 {\an8}I mean, I'll feel bad if that's what it is 51 00:02:32,636 --> 00:02:35,638 {\an8}because it seems kind of anti-vaxx. 52 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:37,908 {\an8}My body is usually very pro-science. 53 00:02:39,309 --> 00:02:41,227 A parasite from the cat that I got 54 00:02:41,228 --> 00:02:43,562 to make my apartment feel less lonely. [blows nose] 55 00:02:43,563 --> 00:02:45,147 That's been the worst part, though. 56 00:02:45,148 --> 00:02:47,983 Everyone in the office finding out about me and Mare 57 00:02:47,984 --> 00:02:49,628 at the same time we broke up. 58 00:02:51,697 --> 00:02:54,824 - How long have you been there? - As long as you need me. 59 00:02:54,825 --> 00:02:56,742 - You're gonna get through this. Adelola: Father God, 60 00:02:56,743 --> 00:02:59,328 I just commit Ned Sampson in your hands. 61 00:02:59,329 --> 00:03:01,914 [laughing] No. I'm not praying for him. 62 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:03,624 He just patted me on the back yesterday, 63 00:03:03,625 --> 00:03:05,668 and I hate that, so this is payback. 64 00:03:05,669 --> 00:03:09,380 Okay. You're good. And you will get through this. 65 00:03:09,381 --> 00:03:10,816 You are strong. 66 00:03:14,636 --> 00:03:17,722 Mare: Yeah, the rumors died down. Which is nice. 67 00:03:17,723 --> 00:03:21,868 Except for the Joe Burrow one, but I don't really mind that. 68 00:03:22,686 --> 00:03:24,019 It's been okay. 69 00:03:24,020 --> 00:03:26,105 Yeah, I talked to Ned a week ago? 70 00:03:26,106 --> 00:03:27,290 Week and a half? 71 00:03:28,150 --> 00:03:29,191 Um... 72 00:03:29,192 --> 00:03:30,776 So I've been working with Todd 73 00:03:30,777 --> 00:03:33,696 on this big investigative story that should be front page, 74 00:03:33,697 --> 00:03:36,073 so it's kind of hard to think about anything else. 75 00:03:36,074 --> 00:03:38,367 You know, I think it's for the best. 76 00:03:38,368 --> 00:03:42,204 Things were just getting so weird. 77 00:03:42,205 --> 00:03:43,390 [chuckles] 78 00:03:46,877 --> 00:03:47,810 Ooh! Look at you 79 00:03:47,811 --> 00:03:50,546 handing off files like a little badass. 80 00:03:50,547 --> 00:03:51,839 It's just paperwork. 81 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,527 I bet you could lift so much paper. 82 00:03:58,889 --> 00:04:00,014 [H.R. Lisa giggles] 83 00:04:00,015 --> 00:04:02,141 It's 8:45 in the morning. 84 00:04:02,142 --> 00:04:03,660 I'm so bad. 85 00:04:04,728 --> 00:04:06,187 Detrick. 86 00:04:06,188 --> 00:04:07,980 Detrick: I see. Everyone sees. 87 00:04:07,981 --> 00:04:10,250 [H.R. Lisa giggles] 88 00:04:11,693 --> 00:04:13,652 These last couple of weeks have been incredible. 89 00:04:13,653 --> 00:04:15,696 Ned and I, we've been going really hard 90 00:04:15,697 --> 00:04:17,448 on this Glass Club railing story. 91 00:04:17,449 --> 00:04:18,783 Ned: Oh, yeah, Detrick's kicking butt. 92 00:04:18,784 --> 00:04:21,952 We show the final draft to the lawyers today 93 00:04:21,953 --> 00:04:23,412 and then it hits the stands. 94 00:04:23,413 --> 00:04:26,582 Turns out, Desmond Sandoval was serving tables 95 00:04:26,583 --> 00:04:28,000 on the day of the tornado. 96 00:04:28,001 --> 00:04:30,669 But it wasn't a tornado or murder that got him. 97 00:04:30,670 --> 00:04:33,255 A gust of wind grabbed a napkin from his tray, 98 00:04:33,256 --> 00:04:34,715 - threw it off the roof. - [blows] 99 00:04:34,716 --> 00:04:36,592 - He chased it and fell... - [clatters] 100 00:04:36,593 --> 00:04:38,594 ...because the railing was too low. 101 00:04:38,595 --> 00:04:40,554 Ned said it was better than murder. 102 00:04:40,555 --> 00:04:41,931 He said it was pervasive bribery 103 00:04:41,932 --> 00:04:43,974 in the City Building Inspection Department. 104 00:04:43,975 --> 00:04:45,309 And that's our story. 105 00:04:45,310 --> 00:04:47,436 - [H.R. Lisa laughs] - Okay, stop it. Stop it. 106 00:04:47,437 --> 00:04:48,914 - [elevator dings] - [humming] 107 00:04:53,944 --> 00:04:57,238 Nicole. Everything okay? 108 00:04:57,239 --> 00:04:59,883 Mm-hmm! [laughs, continues humming] 109 00:05:01,117 --> 00:05:03,661 Barry: I don't know who New Cole is... 110 00:05:03,662 --> 00:05:04,578 Phew... 111 00:05:04,579 --> 00:05:06,789 But she is a contender. 112 00:05:06,790 --> 00:05:09,542 Esmeralda: I recently started a relationship 113 00:05:09,543 --> 00:05:11,627 with one of the wealthiest 114 00:05:11,628 --> 00:05:16,131 and most powerful men in Toledo, Dustin Bonacker. 115 00:05:16,132 --> 00:05:19,635 It's not romantic yet. 116 00:05:19,636 --> 00:05:22,847 And so the hours are from 7 p.m. to midnight, 117 00:05:22,848 --> 00:05:26,183 turning down his bed, giving him a bath. 118 00:05:26,184 --> 00:05:29,144 And the best part is that I can bring Matteo. 119 00:05:29,145 --> 00:05:32,147 And he has a nice, quiet place 120 00:05:32,148 --> 00:05:33,774 where he can have dinner 121 00:05:33,775 --> 00:05:36,878 and do his homework in the laundry room. 122 00:05:38,196 --> 00:05:39,655 Travis: Hey. - Hey. 123 00:05:39,656 --> 00:05:42,575 Can we talk about what happened during the tornado? 124 00:05:42,576 --> 00:05:44,243 {\an8}Travis: Sorry. Sorry. Adelola: It's okay. 125 00:05:44,244 --> 00:05:45,995 It's okay. It's okay. 126 00:05:45,996 --> 00:05:48,038 I don't think we need to talk about it. 127 00:05:48,039 --> 00:05:50,124 - Like never--? - I don't think we ever 128 00:05:50,125 --> 00:05:51,417 need to talk about it. 129 00:05:51,418 --> 00:05:52,727 - Never. - Never. 130 00:05:54,087 --> 00:05:57,006 - Okay. All right. - Okay then. Mm-hmm. 131 00:05:57,007 --> 00:05:59,341 [keyboard clacking] 132 00:05:59,342 --> 00:06:00,610 Shit. 133 00:06:01,428 --> 00:06:03,596 That's ridiculous. 134 00:06:03,597 --> 00:06:06,032 Matteo got a C-minus in math. 135 00:06:07,809 --> 00:06:12,021 There is so much unfairness to boys in the school system. 136 00:06:12,022 --> 00:06:15,357 I think I need to do an Esmeralda Undercover 137 00:06:15,358 --> 00:06:18,027 about this horrible social problem. 138 00:06:18,028 --> 00:06:19,820 [laptop snaps shut, keys rattle] 139 00:06:19,821 --> 00:06:21,739 Oscar: Oh. Esmeralda Undercover. 140 00:06:21,740 --> 00:06:22,948 [laughs] Every now and then, 141 00:06:22,949 --> 00:06:25,117 Esmeralda likes to put on a disguise 142 00:06:25,118 --> 00:06:27,703 to expose prejudice of various kinds. 143 00:06:27,704 --> 00:06:30,331 She first tried one about weight discrimination. 144 00:06:30,332 --> 00:06:32,958 Everyone should be able to play. 145 00:06:32,959 --> 00:06:34,728 Slides are for everyone. 146 00:06:35,879 --> 00:06:37,796 - [fat suit squeaks on slide] - [grunts] 147 00:06:37,797 --> 00:06:40,799 See? Fat-phobic architecture. 148 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:42,134 Then she took on the plight 149 00:06:42,135 --> 00:06:44,303 of the unattractive man in the dating world. 150 00:06:44,304 --> 00:06:46,388 Hello, girls, I'm Frank. 151 00:06:46,389 --> 00:06:47,890 - Just because... - [chair scrapes] 152 00:06:47,891 --> 00:06:52,102 ...I'm not Marlon Brando, what should I do? 153 00:06:52,103 --> 00:06:54,605 Hide in a hole and die? 154 00:06:54,606 --> 00:06:57,149 Why are you pointing your deodorant at me? 155 00:06:57,150 --> 00:06:59,985 Needless to say, these pieces were never published. 156 00:06:59,986 --> 00:07:03,614 She has a new one, and I'm very excited. 157 00:07:03,615 --> 00:07:05,783 All right, class, uh... 158 00:07:05,784 --> 00:07:08,911 I don't completely understand the situation, 159 00:07:08,912 --> 00:07:13,624 but Principal Bourla says that a man named Dustin Bonacker 160 00:07:13,625 --> 00:07:16,502 has offered a financial donation 161 00:07:16,503 --> 00:07:20,965 if we host a special visitor to our classroom this afternoon. 162 00:07:20,966 --> 00:07:23,467 It seems a confused woman believes 163 00:07:23,468 --> 00:07:25,052 that she's a boy your age. 164 00:07:25,053 --> 00:07:26,762 So I expect all of you 165 00:07:26,763 --> 00:07:28,764 - to behave with your usual... - [sighs] 166 00:07:28,765 --> 00:07:31,117 ...politeness and kindness. 167 00:07:32,435 --> 00:07:34,186 - Okay. - Yo, bros. 168 00:07:34,187 --> 00:07:36,188 - Hello. - Oh, God. 169 00:07:36,189 --> 00:07:40,192 I'm Jayden. I'm transferring in from another school. 170 00:07:40,193 --> 00:07:42,945 Moving sucks, right? No cap. 171 00:07:42,946 --> 00:07:46,615 I hope I'll be treated fairly, even if I'm a boy. 172 00:07:46,616 --> 00:07:48,283 I hope so too. 173 00:07:48,284 --> 00:07:51,912 - Can I sit next to you, man? - Please, no. 174 00:07:51,913 --> 00:07:52,705 [chair rattles] 175 00:07:52,706 --> 00:07:54,099 I appreciate you, man. 176 00:07:56,084 --> 00:07:58,335 Ned: Wait, wait, that's your legal advice? 177 00:07:58,336 --> 00:08:01,630 What do you mean we have to cut the parts about the Glass Club? 178 00:08:01,631 --> 00:08:04,925 The headline is "Glass Club Bribes City Inspectors." 179 00:08:04,926 --> 00:08:08,095 What should we change that to? "No One Bribes City Inspectors"? 180 00:08:08,096 --> 00:08:10,431 - That would work. Perfect. Ned: That would not make sen-- 181 00:08:10,432 --> 00:08:12,349 I'm mocking you. Tell him. 182 00:08:12,350 --> 00:08:15,102 - He's mocking you, Dante, Jesus. - No, I see that now. 183 00:08:15,103 --> 00:08:19,106 The thing is, Marv, that you told the Glass Club in an email 184 00:08:19,107 --> 00:08:21,650 that TTT would write no hostile stories about them 185 00:08:21,651 --> 00:08:23,944 in order to ensure their continued advertising, 186 00:08:23,945 --> 00:08:26,238 and that could be viewed as an implied contract. 187 00:08:26,239 --> 00:08:30,159 That was to do with my misguided crusade, okay? 188 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:30,993 This is to do with 189 00:08:30,994 --> 00:08:33,037 our correctly guided crime reporting. 190 00:08:33,038 --> 00:08:35,205 But it doesn't matter. A promise is a promise 191 00:08:35,206 --> 00:08:36,957 and you made them a promise. In writing. 192 00:08:36,958 --> 00:08:38,417 It's an implied contract. 193 00:08:38,418 --> 00:08:41,086 But an implied contract has the same legal strength. 194 00:08:41,087 --> 00:08:42,463 Marv: You know what, Dante, 195 00:08:42,464 --> 00:08:44,173 stick to toilet paper. 196 00:08:44,174 --> 00:08:45,841 Landlord: You get one parking space... 197 00:08:45,842 --> 00:08:47,509 - [cell phone dings, buzzes] - ...that's uncovered, 198 00:08:47,510 --> 00:08:48,677 - in the front... - Sorry. 199 00:08:48,678 --> 00:08:50,054 ...and it comes with in-unit laundry. 200 00:08:50,055 --> 00:08:50,954 No need for coins. 201 00:08:50,955 --> 00:08:53,265 Uh, the laundromat's a little sketchy. 202 00:08:53,266 --> 00:08:55,100 I am literally outraged. 203 00:08:55,101 --> 00:08:57,936 We made so many sacrifices to get the truth out there. 204 00:08:57,937 --> 00:09:00,773 My best reporter was sent to another city. 205 00:09:00,774 --> 00:09:02,858 This is-- It's so hot in here. Are you hot? 206 00:09:02,859 --> 00:09:05,027 Nice job, Dante. You worried the man sick. 207 00:09:05,028 --> 00:09:07,404 No, I didn't. I did absolutely nothing of the kind. 208 00:09:07,405 --> 00:09:11,033 Listen to your tone. You deliver bad news with such zeal. 209 00:09:11,034 --> 00:09:12,701 Dante: Oh! Oh, no! Ooh! - Oh! 210 00:09:12,702 --> 00:09:13,869 Marv: Call an ambulance. 211 00:09:13,870 --> 00:09:15,370 - Ned. Elevate his legs. Dante: Oh! Uh... 212 00:09:15,371 --> 00:09:17,122 Dante: That doesn't look good. I wouldn't touch him 213 00:09:17,123 --> 00:09:18,266 - if I were you. - [Ned grunts] 214 00:09:21,419 --> 00:09:23,754 - [sighs] Thank you. - Mm-hmm. 215 00:09:23,755 --> 00:09:25,648 [voice on PA speaking indistinctly] 216 00:09:27,092 --> 00:09:28,425 - [sighs] Hey. Ned: Hey. 217 00:09:28,426 --> 00:09:30,469 Mare: I came as soon as I got your call. 218 00:09:30,470 --> 00:09:32,304 Ned: I don't know what's going on here, 219 00:09:32,305 --> 00:09:33,639 but if it's the worst, 220 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:34,932 I want you to write my obituary. 221 00:09:34,933 --> 00:09:36,201 Ned, what's happening? 222 00:09:36,810 --> 00:09:38,852 Whoa. [sighs] 223 00:09:38,853 --> 00:09:40,771 - I know. - What's going on? 224 00:09:40,772 --> 00:09:43,666 They don't know. They think it might be my heart. 225 00:09:54,285 --> 00:09:56,912 I just-- I'm so sorry that we had a fight. 226 00:09:56,913 --> 00:09:58,038 That was all my fault. 227 00:09:58,039 --> 00:09:59,373 Everything was all my fault, 228 00:09:59,374 --> 00:10:01,458 and I'm just so happy... [breathes deeply] 229 00:10:01,459 --> 00:10:03,710 ...that I get to die looking at your face. 230 00:10:03,711 --> 00:10:05,254 - Don't talk like that. - Listen to me. 231 00:10:05,255 --> 00:10:07,923 If I come back as somebody else, 232 00:10:07,924 --> 00:10:09,925 - I will come and find you, okay? - Okay. 233 00:10:09,926 --> 00:10:12,302 If you get a call from a college-aged guy 234 00:10:12,303 --> 00:10:14,763 when you're in your fifties, take the call. 235 00:10:14,764 --> 00:10:16,682 - Ned... - Answer all your calls. 236 00:10:16,683 --> 00:10:18,684 Okay. Let's just focus 237 00:10:18,685 --> 00:10:20,435 - on getting you better. Ned: Mm-hmm. 238 00:10:20,436 --> 00:10:21,979 God, I can't believe the timing on this. 239 00:10:21,980 --> 00:10:24,481 I was just about to sign a six-month lease. 240 00:10:24,482 --> 00:10:25,667 Really? 241 00:10:27,193 --> 00:10:28,277 But you won't now? 242 00:10:28,278 --> 00:10:31,113 - Mr. Sampson? - Oh... Yes, Doctor. 243 00:10:31,114 --> 00:10:33,615 Glad you're awake. As we suspected, 244 00:10:33,616 --> 00:10:36,743 tests confirm exposure to toxic mold. 245 00:10:36,744 --> 00:10:39,163 Ned. Jesus. 246 00:10:39,164 --> 00:10:41,748 No, no. Just a simple allergy to mold. 247 00:10:41,749 --> 00:10:45,169 I see you're responding well to the medication we gave you. 248 00:10:45,170 --> 00:10:47,713 Um, Doctor, what meds is he on? 249 00:10:47,714 --> 00:10:48,714 Benadryl. 250 00:10:48,715 --> 00:10:50,007 - Oh... - Oh... 251 00:10:50,008 --> 00:10:52,384 We're sure it's not a heart blockage? 252 00:10:52,385 --> 00:10:54,094 I think there was some talk of that. 253 00:10:54,095 --> 00:10:56,180 No, no, that was just from you. 254 00:10:56,181 --> 00:10:57,156 Ned: Oh. 255 00:10:59,434 --> 00:11:02,519 Hey, Ned, I-I think I found what was making you sick. 256 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,688 - Oh. - Nurse? 257 00:11:04,689 --> 00:11:06,190 - Smells kind of funky. 258 00:11:06,191 --> 00:11:07,524 Doctor: Ooh. - [nurse sighs] 259 00:11:07,525 --> 00:11:09,377 - My God. doctor: Thank you. 260 00:11:14,449 --> 00:11:16,384 [wrapping crinkling] 261 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,788 Doctor: Hm... - [socffs] 262 00:11:21,789 --> 00:11:23,373 Doctor: What was it, I wonder. 263 00:11:23,374 --> 00:11:25,918 It was a blueberry muffin from The Granary. 264 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:27,711 It's a present I left on your desk. 265 00:11:27,712 --> 00:11:29,314 Monday after the awards. 266 00:11:31,591 --> 00:11:34,384 Doctor: Ah. Yep, mold. 267 00:11:34,385 --> 00:11:35,510 Ned: Oh. 268 00:11:35,511 --> 00:11:38,305 - With a cute note. - Right. 269 00:11:38,306 --> 00:11:40,408 - What did it say? - Doesn't matter. 270 00:11:46,856 --> 00:11:48,315 What's this for? 271 00:11:48,316 --> 00:11:50,752 I'm not supposed to talk about it. 272 00:11:54,739 --> 00:11:56,031 [Travis clears throat] 273 00:11:56,032 --> 00:11:58,092 [Adelola clears throat, sighs] 274 00:11:59,202 --> 00:12:01,745 So, when you have, like, what you have, 275 00:12:01,746 --> 00:12:03,247 are you allowed to drive yourself? 276 00:12:03,248 --> 00:12:06,124 No, of course not. I'm not 16. Yet. 277 00:12:06,125 --> 00:12:09,795 In the place where you live, are there other people like you? 278 00:12:09,796 --> 00:12:12,673 Oh, you're asking if I have a bro-bro? 279 00:12:12,674 --> 00:12:15,259 Yeah, he just turned 47. 280 00:12:15,260 --> 00:12:18,428 He's cool, I guess. We could be closer. 281 00:12:18,429 --> 00:12:19,846 Do you drink beer? 282 00:12:19,847 --> 00:12:22,516 Of course not, I'm a woman. I drink wine. 283 00:12:22,517 --> 00:12:26,270 Yeah, no, I-I drink juice. I'm a kid, you know? 284 00:12:26,271 --> 00:12:27,070 [straw slurps] 285 00:12:27,071 --> 00:12:29,982 Guys, we all drink juice. Dudes. 286 00:12:29,983 --> 00:12:31,733 Let me get this straight. 287 00:12:31,734 --> 00:12:33,193 - I left you a gift... - Mm-hmm. 288 00:12:33,194 --> 00:12:34,778 - ...on your desk... - Mm-hmm. 289 00:12:34,779 --> 00:12:38,407 ...that you never opened, then obviously forgot about. 290 00:12:38,408 --> 00:12:40,367 Because you don't want anyone to know I was your girlfriend? 291 00:12:40,368 --> 00:12:42,995 - I intended to open it. - Who does that? 292 00:12:42,996 --> 00:12:44,871 To be fair, it was behind some stuff on a shelf. 293 00:12:44,872 --> 00:12:46,081 - Detrick... - Very easy to miss. 294 00:12:46,082 --> 00:12:47,541 Do not defend him right now. 295 00:12:47,542 --> 00:12:49,459 - Thank you, Detrick. - This is all you, Ned, okay. 296 00:12:49,460 --> 00:12:51,211 This, this is the mold of indecision. 297 00:12:51,212 --> 00:12:53,714 Ned [stammers]: That is very well put, but I disagree. 298 00:12:53,715 --> 00:12:55,257 It is the mold of restraint. 299 00:12:55,258 --> 00:12:56,842 - That's a noble mold. - Restraint? 300 00:12:56,843 --> 00:12:59,428 You were just worrying how dating me would make you look. 301 00:12:59,429 --> 00:13:01,096 Just admit it. - No, I was worried about 302 00:13:01,097 --> 00:13:02,973 how dating me would make you look. 303 00:13:02,974 --> 00:13:05,434 - What? - I've dated plenty of nurses. 304 00:13:05,435 --> 00:13:07,102 - It always works out. - [nurse scoffs] 305 00:13:07,103 --> 00:13:09,479 - Thank you. - Jesus Christ. 306 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:10,714 If I was important to you, 307 00:13:10,715 --> 00:13:14,002 you would've opened my gift that day instead of ignoring me. 308 00:13:15,945 --> 00:13:17,779 All right, give me the muffin. 309 00:13:17,780 --> 00:13:18,864 Mare: No, Ned. Doctor: No. Sir, no. 310 00:13:18,865 --> 00:13:20,198 Ned: Step back! Step back! 311 00:13:20,199 --> 00:13:21,658 Mare: Don't eat the muffin. Don't eat-- 312 00:13:21,659 --> 00:13:22,659 Ned: I'm happy to eat it. 313 00:13:22,660 --> 00:13:23,910 I'm happy to eat the muffin. 314 00:13:23,911 --> 00:13:25,162 Mare: Don't eat it now. Don't eat it. 315 00:13:25,163 --> 00:13:26,413 - No. [screams] Ned! - [all scream] 316 00:13:26,414 --> 00:13:28,206 - Oh, that is awful. Detrick: Stop! 317 00:13:28,207 --> 00:13:31,084 - You're being an asshole. - Ned, you're insane. 318 00:13:31,085 --> 00:13:32,544 - Just cough it up. Detrick: Put two fingers in. 319 00:13:32,545 --> 00:13:34,087 Doctor [sighs]: There we go, there we go. 320 00:13:34,088 --> 00:13:35,339 [sighs] My jaws are weak. 321 00:13:35,340 --> 00:13:37,299 What did you put in that Benadryl? 322 00:13:37,300 --> 00:13:38,675 Yo, bros. 323 00:13:38,676 --> 00:13:40,177 Tell me about the teacher. 324 00:13:40,178 --> 00:13:43,305 I'm just asking as a kid, not some dumb journalist. 325 00:13:43,306 --> 00:13:45,766 Is she unfair to all boys? 326 00:13:45,767 --> 00:13:48,119 Or just that squirt with a big head? 327 00:13:49,270 --> 00:13:52,689 Hey, guys, sorry my mom's nuts. 328 00:13:52,690 --> 00:13:57,569 Your mom's not nuts, she just has problems, you know? 329 00:13:57,570 --> 00:13:59,279 Matteo: One second. Esmeralda [sighs]: Bullshit. 330 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:00,697 Just trying to stop this. 331 00:14:00,698 --> 00:14:02,699 That's bullshit, man. [sighs] 332 00:14:02,700 --> 00:14:04,368 Hey, Mom? Mom. 333 00:14:04,369 --> 00:14:07,496 Maybe you could just chill out a little bit? 334 00:14:07,497 --> 00:14:08,997 Esmeralda: Who are you, huh? 335 00:14:08,998 --> 00:14:11,291 You can't call another boy "Mom"... 336 00:14:11,292 --> 00:14:13,710 - Stop pushing me. - ...and not get pounded. 337 00:14:13,711 --> 00:14:15,212 - Stop. - He calls the mom. 338 00:14:15,213 --> 00:14:18,840 - Hey, Jayden. Chill out. - Do you miss your mom so much? 339 00:14:18,841 --> 00:14:20,884 - You little punk. You little... - Son. 340 00:14:20,885 --> 00:14:22,177 - [whistle tweeting] - Enough. 341 00:14:22,178 --> 00:14:23,804 Oscar: Okay... Matteo: Stop! 342 00:14:23,805 --> 00:14:25,806 You're the one who volunteered to move to a different city. 343 00:14:25,807 --> 00:14:28,975 Oh, come on. That was something I blurted out in the moment. 344 00:14:28,976 --> 00:14:31,061 You're the one whose thoughtlessness 345 00:14:31,062 --> 00:14:33,289 has literally hospitalized you. 346 00:14:34,323 --> 00:14:37,192 All right, look, I didn't forget about your gift... 347 00:14:37,193 --> 00:14:39,694 - Then what? - ...or not care about it, okay? 348 00:14:39,695 --> 00:14:41,655 I was saving it. 349 00:14:41,656 --> 00:14:43,091 Until I really earned it. 350 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:45,534 It was gonna be my reward. 351 00:14:45,535 --> 00:14:48,346 For when we finished the Glass Club crusade. 352 00:14:50,164 --> 00:14:52,999 I just... Anyone else, I would think, is full of shit, 353 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,376 but I weirdly believe you 354 00:14:54,377 --> 00:14:57,230 for how specific and insane that logic is. 355 00:14:58,005 --> 00:14:59,440 [sighs] Mare: Um... 356 00:15:01,342 --> 00:15:03,176 - I gotta go. [sighs] - No. 357 00:15:03,177 --> 00:15:04,553 - I-- - You just got here. 358 00:15:04,554 --> 00:15:06,221 I know, I have a long drive home, though. 359 00:15:06,222 --> 00:15:07,264 Don't-- Don't leave. 360 00:15:07,265 --> 00:15:08,557 I-I have a lease to sign. 361 00:15:08,558 --> 00:15:10,183 Ned: Please. No, don't sign the lease. 362 00:15:10,184 --> 00:15:12,036 Please don't sign the lease. 363 00:15:13,646 --> 00:15:14,729 [sighs] 364 00:15:14,730 --> 00:15:16,189 [mouths] Fuck! 365 00:15:16,190 --> 00:15:19,293 Don't get comfortable. We need the bed back now. 366 00:15:25,241 --> 00:15:26,384 Adelola: Nope. 367 00:15:31,581 --> 00:15:33,039 [Ned sighs] 368 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:34,249 Should you be back at work? 369 00:15:34,250 --> 00:15:35,542 Ned: I have dry mouth, dizziness, 370 00:15:35,543 --> 00:15:37,586 and blurred vision, but I feel alive. 371 00:15:37,587 --> 00:15:39,337 - What's happening? - Nothing good. 372 00:15:39,338 --> 00:15:40,839 Lawyer's still not budging. 373 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,341 We can still give the police everything we know. 374 00:15:43,342 --> 00:15:44,801 And if they arrest the Glass Club members 375 00:15:44,802 --> 00:15:47,387 who made the bribes, we can write about it then. 376 00:15:47,388 --> 00:15:49,473 Anybody could write about it then. 377 00:15:49,474 --> 00:15:52,100 Look, Marv, I worked really hard on this piece. 378 00:15:52,101 --> 00:15:54,769 I know. But you heard Dante. 379 00:15:54,770 --> 00:15:56,521 Things don't always work out. 380 00:15:56,522 --> 00:15:58,523 Sometimes you start in second place, 381 00:15:58,524 --> 00:16:01,776 and you stay in second place, and you never get the girl. 382 00:16:01,777 --> 00:16:02,712 Ned: Wait. 383 00:16:04,530 --> 00:16:07,824 Wait, Marv. What did you promise The Glass Club? 384 00:16:07,825 --> 00:16:08,950 What exactly? 385 00:16:08,951 --> 00:16:10,202 I told them they can expect 386 00:16:10,203 --> 00:16:11,745 no more negative articles 387 00:16:11,746 --> 00:16:13,163 from The Truth Teller. 388 00:16:13,164 --> 00:16:15,123 Did you say anything about The Chronicle? 389 00:16:15,124 --> 00:16:16,267 No. 390 00:16:17,585 --> 00:16:18,561 No, I didn't. 391 00:16:19,587 --> 00:16:21,505 - I didn't. - Let's get in the car. 392 00:16:21,506 --> 00:16:25,693 Yes. Go make those Glass-holes pay. Yes. 393 00:16:26,677 --> 00:16:28,362 [elevator dings] 394 00:16:32,308 --> 00:16:33,934 - Bye. - Bye. 395 00:16:33,935 --> 00:16:35,185 - Bye. - Have fun. 396 00:16:35,186 --> 00:16:36,770 - Yeah. - Thank you. I'll see you later. 397 00:16:36,771 --> 00:16:38,438 - Bye. - See you. You're rolling it up. 398 00:16:38,439 --> 00:16:40,941 Ned: Sorry. H.R. Lisa: Whee! [laughs] 399 00:16:40,942 --> 00:16:42,776 - Just go. - [gasps] Bye. 400 00:16:42,777 --> 00:16:44,170 Miss you already. 401 00:16:44,904 --> 00:16:46,297 Whoo! See ya. 402 00:16:46,998 --> 00:16:50,801 So, you're seeing that HR lady? 403 00:16:52,078 --> 00:16:54,180 Um... A little bit. 404 00:16:54,622 --> 00:16:55,598 Hm. 405 00:16:56,749 --> 00:17:00,752 You don't find her to be a little bit... 406 00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:02,104 of a psycho? 407 00:17:03,339 --> 00:17:04,756 Yeah, a little bit. 408 00:17:04,757 --> 00:17:07,425 But you know, a little bit's okay. 409 00:17:07,426 --> 00:17:08,569 Ned: I guess so... 410 00:17:09,604 --> 00:17:12,615 I mean, obviously, it's none of my business, but... 411 00:17:13,891 --> 00:17:15,409 Nicole's nice too. 412 00:17:16,727 --> 00:17:20,272 Yeah, I know. I know. 413 00:17:20,273 --> 00:17:22,941 Ned: Yeah. Maybe she has her head screwed on 414 00:17:22,942 --> 00:17:24,168 a little tighter. 415 00:17:28,406 --> 00:17:30,574 Okay, dude, I don't even drink coffee, okay? 416 00:17:30,575 --> 00:17:33,159 And you should know this about me, so I'm sorry. 417 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,513 That's a chai tea latte. 418 00:17:36,455 --> 00:17:38,915 Oh. Well, damn. I love chai tea. 419 00:17:38,916 --> 00:17:40,792 And it's cold now. 420 00:17:40,793 --> 00:17:42,794 You should have told me, you know? [chuckles] 421 00:17:42,795 --> 00:17:44,462 Now I have to like nuke it in the microwave 422 00:17:44,463 --> 00:17:45,964 like some kind of freaking heathen. 423 00:17:45,965 --> 00:17:48,133 And you know that when you nuke it in a microwave, 424 00:17:48,134 --> 00:17:49,551 it doesn't even taste as good 425 00:17:49,552 --> 00:17:51,803 because it's got all these cold spots, which suck. 426 00:17:51,804 --> 00:17:53,305 Travis: And it's with coconut milk, 427 00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:54,639 and you're welcome. 428 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,349 Adelola: Thank you. - [microwave beeps] 429 00:17:56,350 --> 00:17:58,476 Okay, we can have one conversation about it. 430 00:17:58,477 --> 00:18:00,562 For the time it takes for this tea to heat up. 431 00:18:00,563 --> 00:18:02,314 - You set it for a minute? - I hit quick start. 432 00:18:02,315 --> 00:18:04,399 Okay, well, I guess first thing up on my end 433 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,985 is that I enjoy working with you. 434 00:18:06,986 --> 00:18:08,278 - Thank you. - And I've liked 435 00:18:08,279 --> 00:18:09,487 - becoming friendly with you. - Mm. 436 00:18:09,488 --> 00:18:10,864 I like your clothes, everything. 437 00:18:10,865 --> 00:18:12,991 - Thank you. - And a second thing is, um, 438 00:18:12,992 --> 00:18:15,493 you know, I was being tossed around by that tornado, right? 439 00:18:15,494 --> 00:18:17,537 - Uh-huh. - And I couldn't have done that 440 00:18:17,538 --> 00:18:19,515 with my body, even if I wanted to. 441 00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:21,499 - Okay? - Mm-hmm. 442 00:18:21,500 --> 00:18:23,394 And I couldn't have stopped. 443 00:18:24,962 --> 00:18:26,355 Even if I wanted to. 444 00:18:28,633 --> 00:18:31,944 - Even if you wanted to? - Yeah. 445 00:18:34,513 --> 00:18:36,473 - [microwave beeps] - Oh. Okay. 446 00:18:36,474 --> 00:18:38,058 Okay, well, I think we're leaving 447 00:18:38,059 --> 00:18:41,478 some things on the table, but let's call that progress. 448 00:18:41,479 --> 00:18:42,646 - Sure. - Okay. 449 00:18:42,647 --> 00:18:44,522 - All right. - [clears throat] 450 00:18:44,523 --> 00:18:49,295 I, uh, believe tornadoes are real now... 451 00:18:50,529 --> 00:18:53,716 I get why people chase them. 452 00:19:01,374 --> 00:19:02,767 [Travis clears throat] 453 00:19:03,584 --> 00:19:04,501 [sighs] 454 00:19:04,502 --> 00:19:05,960 Jayden, you're new here, 455 00:19:05,961 --> 00:19:10,632 but Matteo knows we have a strict no fighting policy. 456 00:19:10,633 --> 00:19:11,900 Esmeralda: Yeah, he knows, man. 457 00:19:11,901 --> 00:19:18,014 But I think it's really unfair of the teacher to narc on us. 458 00:19:18,015 --> 00:19:21,559 Because we were barely fighting, and it was my fault. 459 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:26,106 So I think Matteo should get a boost to his grades 460 00:19:26,107 --> 00:19:29,526 for all the trouble that we're putting him through, man. 461 00:19:29,527 --> 00:19:34,489 Yeah. Jayden, what the teachers have observed today 462 00:19:34,490 --> 00:19:37,867 is that you are too smart for middle school. 463 00:19:37,868 --> 00:19:41,162 Uh, we all think you belong in college. 464 00:19:41,163 --> 00:19:42,747 - Really? Principal Bourla: Yeah. 465 00:19:42,748 --> 00:19:45,750 I couldn't be kept in middle school for long. 466 00:19:45,751 --> 00:19:47,627 I'm too smart. 467 00:19:47,628 --> 00:19:51,798 So... off to college you go. 468 00:19:51,799 --> 00:19:55,051 - Oh. I see it now. Principal Bourla: Yeah. 469 00:19:55,052 --> 00:19:56,636 I'm a genius, man. 470 00:19:56,637 --> 00:19:57,929 Teacher: We gotta say goodbye 471 00:19:57,930 --> 00:20:00,890 to our new very special friend, Jayden. 472 00:20:00,891 --> 00:20:03,685 - Bye, Jayden. - It was nice meeting you. 473 00:20:03,686 --> 00:20:05,228 Allan: I hope you get the help you need. 474 00:20:05,229 --> 00:20:06,563 Caleb: We all think you're a kid. 475 00:20:06,564 --> 00:20:08,106 [teary] Thank you, bro. 476 00:20:08,107 --> 00:20:09,315 [sighs] 477 00:20:09,316 --> 00:20:11,192 I will never forget you, my dudes. 478 00:20:11,193 --> 00:20:12,193 [sniffles] 479 00:20:12,194 --> 00:20:13,361 Bye, Jacob. 480 00:20:13,362 --> 00:20:14,696 Allan: I like this school. 481 00:20:14,697 --> 00:20:16,156 We have cool projects 482 00:20:16,157 --> 00:20:17,490 that really make you think. 483 00:20:17,491 --> 00:20:18,867 My brother. 484 00:20:18,868 --> 00:20:21,828 The one today really had an impact on us kids. 485 00:20:21,829 --> 00:20:25,599 Liam, I know we had issues, but you are cool. 486 00:20:27,168 --> 00:20:29,502 Allan: It taught us something about sensitivity 487 00:20:29,503 --> 00:20:31,880 towards the mentally ill. 488 00:20:31,881 --> 00:20:33,882 I really wanted to judge her at first. 489 00:20:33,883 --> 00:20:35,300 Text me! 490 00:20:35,301 --> 00:20:36,801 Allan: But then it made me feel 491 00:20:36,802 --> 00:20:39,387 I should apologize to my stepdad. 492 00:20:39,388 --> 00:20:41,890 I really take him for granted. 493 00:20:41,891 --> 00:20:43,183 [horn honks] 494 00:20:43,184 --> 00:20:44,660 [laughing] Hey, bud. 495 00:20:45,478 --> 00:20:46,895 - Hey. Allan: Hey. 496 00:20:46,896 --> 00:20:49,564 - How was your day? - It was good, Dad. 497 00:20:49,565 --> 00:20:52,025 - How was yours? - Yeah. 498 00:20:52,026 --> 00:20:53,067 Allan: Good. 499 00:20:53,068 --> 00:20:54,420 [sighs] 500 00:20:58,491 --> 00:21:00,283 Detrick: This place is fancy. 501 00:21:00,284 --> 00:21:01,969 Ned: Do you see her? Detrick: No. 502 00:21:02,828 --> 00:21:04,287 [Ned clicks tongue, sighs] 503 00:21:04,288 --> 00:21:05,431 Ned: Mare? 504 00:21:07,458 --> 00:21:08,684 [shouts] Mare! 505 00:21:09,919 --> 00:21:10,895 [whispers] Sorry. 506 00:21:12,004 --> 00:21:14,464 Sorry... it's family. 507 00:21:14,465 --> 00:21:16,299 Ned: Hey. - Hi. 508 00:21:16,300 --> 00:21:17,634 - Missed you. - How you doing? 509 00:21:17,635 --> 00:21:19,052 - Can I talk to him really quick? Ned: Sure. Yeah. 510 00:21:19,053 --> 00:21:21,429 - What's going on? - Yeah. Oh, so, um, I just-- 511 00:21:21,430 --> 00:21:23,348 I need to talk to you about something. 512 00:21:23,349 --> 00:21:25,892 - So... - Um, I don't think I was clear. 513 00:21:25,893 --> 00:21:28,102 Um... [chuckles] 514 00:21:28,103 --> 00:21:30,355 I don't want some big, romantic gesture. 515 00:21:30,356 --> 00:21:32,232 - I don't think-- - Stop. Stop. 516 00:21:32,233 --> 00:21:33,542 This is not about that. 517 00:21:34,902 --> 00:21:36,945 Okay. S-- 518 00:21:36,946 --> 00:21:37,812 [sighs] 519 00:21:37,813 --> 00:21:39,572 Then what are you doing here? [laughs] 520 00:21:39,573 --> 00:21:41,741 You liked our new Glass Club piece, right? 521 00:21:41,742 --> 00:21:43,910 Yeah. It was one in a million. 522 00:21:43,911 --> 00:21:46,621 It made me, honestly, very jealous. 523 00:21:46,622 --> 00:21:49,165 Yeah, so we can't put it out in Toledo. 524 00:21:49,166 --> 00:21:54,104 So I-I want you to take it and put it out here instead. 525 00:21:55,631 --> 00:21:56,816 In The Chronicle. 526 00:21:58,259 --> 00:22:00,343 [sighing] Okay. Um... 527 00:22:00,344 --> 00:22:02,613 With one condition. 528 00:22:03,889 --> 00:22:04,889 [laughs] 529 00:22:04,890 --> 00:22:06,933 Come on, dude, I'm not getting back with you 530 00:22:06,934 --> 00:22:08,852 - over a byline. - Not that, no. 531 00:22:08,853 --> 00:22:10,311 You have to share credit. 532 00:22:10,312 --> 00:22:13,106 With Detrick. Okay? He worked really hard on it, 533 00:22:13,107 --> 00:22:16,025 but we both agree that if you took a pass on it, 534 00:22:16,026 --> 00:22:17,211 it could be next level. 535 00:22:17,945 --> 00:22:18,878 Um... 536 00:22:18,879 --> 00:22:23,366 - Say yes. - Yeah, let me talk to Dan. Okay? 537 00:22:23,367 --> 00:22:25,553 - Tell him I said hi. - That's... 538 00:22:34,044 --> 00:22:35,813 [snapping fingers] 539 00:22:38,340 --> 00:22:40,025 - Hi, Detrick. - Oh, shit. 540 00:22:41,218 --> 00:22:42,552 What are you doing here? 541 00:22:42,553 --> 00:22:44,470 Well, I saw you were leaving from work, 542 00:22:44,471 --> 00:22:45,990 so I followed you. 543 00:22:46,974 --> 00:22:49,058 - Two hundred miles? - Yeah. 544 00:22:49,059 --> 00:22:51,537 I just wanted to give you this. 545 00:22:52,438 --> 00:22:54,564 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... Nicole. 546 00:22:54,565 --> 00:22:55,565 What are you doing? 547 00:22:55,566 --> 00:22:57,167 [shouts] Oh, shit! 548 00:22:58,152 --> 00:23:00,236 Bang, bang. [laughs] 549 00:23:00,237 --> 00:23:01,547 [laughs sarcastically] 550 00:23:02,990 --> 00:23:06,844 Salted nuts, your favorite. In case you get hungry. 551 00:23:08,495 --> 00:23:10,580 Thank you. Um... 552 00:23:10,581 --> 00:23:12,683 I'm not sure I understand what this is. 553 00:23:14,293 --> 00:23:17,420 I saw that you started hanging out with Lisa. 554 00:23:17,421 --> 00:23:18,981 I'm super happy for you. 555 00:23:20,466 --> 00:23:23,301 Thank you. I really appreciate you. 556 00:23:23,302 --> 00:23:26,387 I mean this. Appreciate you bringing me this. 557 00:23:26,388 --> 00:23:28,699 [chuckles] Okay. Good. 558 00:23:29,475 --> 00:23:31,744 Um... See you at work? 559 00:23:32,519 --> 00:23:33,561 Maybe. 560 00:23:33,562 --> 00:23:36,439 See you. [giggles] 561 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:38,358 Whoo! Go get it. Have fun. 562 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:39,692 [engine revs] 563 00:23:39,693 --> 00:23:40,902 [metallic crunch] - Hey! 564 00:23:40,903 --> 00:23:42,779 - That's my car. - [tires squeal] 565 00:23:42,780 --> 00:23:45,823 That's my car, you crazy little bitch! 566 00:23:45,824 --> 00:23:49,261 Maybe not. [laughs] See ya. 567 00:23:54,124 --> 00:23:56,560 [pencil tapping] 568 00:23:58,337 --> 00:24:00,213 Detrick, this is very good. 569 00:24:00,214 --> 00:24:02,048 You have written a story 570 00:24:02,049 --> 00:24:06,344 about a low structural barrier, and you've made it interesting. 571 00:24:06,345 --> 00:24:07,428 Thank you. 572 00:24:07,429 --> 00:24:08,596 Criminally low. 573 00:24:08,597 --> 00:24:10,056 Dan: I think it's pretty good. 574 00:24:10,057 --> 00:24:13,327 Just, uh, make those changes we talked about, but... 575 00:24:14,561 --> 00:24:15,979 [Dan sighs] - [Mare gasps] 576 00:24:15,980 --> 00:24:17,772 Mare [chuckling]: Ho... 577 00:24:17,773 --> 00:24:19,148 Looks good to me. 578 00:24:19,149 --> 00:24:21,001 Jeanie: Oh... 579 00:24:22,069 --> 00:24:23,403 What's "NS"? 580 00:24:23,404 --> 00:24:24,445 Mare: New stuff. - [Jeanie sighs] 581 00:24:24,446 --> 00:24:25,571 Dan: Non-story. Not a story. 582 00:24:25,572 --> 00:24:27,532 Ned: That is perfect. 583 00:24:27,533 --> 00:24:29,367 - Should I send it? Ned: Yes. 584 00:24:29,368 --> 00:24:30,660 [computer chimes] 585 00:24:30,661 --> 00:24:31,804 Ned: Done. 586 00:24:33,038 --> 00:24:36,416 - It's good. It's really good. - Yes, it is. 587 00:24:36,417 --> 00:24:38,102 Oh, boy. 588 00:24:40,170 --> 00:24:43,589 - Thank you. - Please. It was fun. 589 00:24:43,590 --> 00:24:45,734 Yeah. Yeah. 590 00:24:46,969 --> 00:24:49,029 You still gonna sign that lease? 591 00:24:50,597 --> 00:24:51,824 [sighs] Maybe. 592 00:24:54,935 --> 00:24:55,994 Don't. 593 00:24:56,854 --> 00:24:59,605 Oh, [laughing] come on. 594 00:24:59,606 --> 00:25:01,315 - What? - You can't look at me like that. 595 00:25:01,316 --> 00:25:03,836 - You can't do that. - You got the wrong look. 596 00:25:05,362 --> 00:25:08,614 I'm not looking at you like an ex-girlfriend. 597 00:25:08,615 --> 00:25:10,634 - [sighs] - I'm looking at you like... 598 00:25:11,744 --> 00:25:13,303 a great journalist. 599 00:25:14,329 --> 00:25:15,389 And it sucks. 600 00:25:17,583 --> 00:25:19,542 Because you can do that anywhere. 601 00:25:19,543 --> 00:25:23,463 You can do it here, or you can do it in Chicago, 602 00:25:23,464 --> 00:25:24,964 you could do it in Washington, 603 00:25:24,965 --> 00:25:27,884 but you will never be more important to anywhere 604 00:25:27,885 --> 00:25:30,070 than you can be to your hometown. 605 00:25:31,221 --> 00:25:33,323 So I think you should come back. 606 00:25:37,853 --> 00:25:40,831 You really want me to come back as a journalist only? 607 00:25:42,357 --> 00:25:43,834 That's all I'm asking. 608 00:25:47,863 --> 00:25:50,132 Okay. [clicks tongue] I'll think about it. 609 00:25:51,158 --> 00:25:52,843 [sighs] Okay. 610 00:25:54,369 --> 00:25:56,621 Dude, you look exhausted. 611 00:25:56,622 --> 00:25:57,997 - [laughs] - Mm! 612 00:25:57,998 --> 00:25:59,749 Oh, come on, it's like 11 p.m. 613 00:25:59,750 --> 00:26:01,167 By the time you get home, it'll be like 4. 614 00:26:01,168 --> 00:26:03,044 Do you wanna just come back to mine? 615 00:26:03,045 --> 00:26:04,313 You can crash on the couch. 616 00:26:05,839 --> 00:26:07,048 No funny business. 617 00:26:07,049 --> 00:26:08,758 I don't want any funny business. 618 00:26:08,759 --> 00:26:09,884 - Oh. - I'm on Benadryl. 619 00:26:09,885 --> 00:26:11,177 Wouldn't work anyway. 620 00:26:11,178 --> 00:26:12,821 [chuckles] 621 00:26:14,056 --> 00:26:16,682 Mare: Buddy. Ned: Dude. 622 00:26:16,683 --> 00:26:18,184 I was actually thinking that maybe 623 00:26:18,185 --> 00:26:21,020 - because I nearly died today... - Oh, yeah. No, so close. 624 00:26:21,021 --> 00:26:22,688 ...because of your awful gift, 625 00:26:22,689 --> 00:26:24,232 maybe you could crash on the couch? 626 00:26:24,233 --> 00:26:25,733 I don't know how you did that logic, but deal. 627 00:26:25,734 --> 00:26:26,859 Ned [laughs]: Deal? - [Mare laughs] 628 00:26:26,860 --> 00:26:30,047 [upbeat theme playing] 629 00:26:31,782 --> 00:26:33,366 Uh... All right. 630 00:26:33,367 --> 00:26:34,760 [clears throat] So... 631 00:26:36,203 --> 00:26:38,871 I had my own moment of clarity. 632 00:26:38,872 --> 00:26:41,308 {\an8}When she walked into my hospital room. 633 00:26:42,876 --> 00:26:44,061 {\an8}I love her. 634 00:26:45,045 --> 00:26:46,396 {\an8}Can't live without her. 635 00:26:47,631 --> 00:26:49,006 {\an8}And if that's not something 636 00:26:49,007 --> 00:26:50,591 {\an8}that I can ever tell her, 637 00:26:50,592 --> 00:26:53,112 {\an8}then that'll have to be okay. 638 00:26:54,279 --> 00:26:57,515 {\an8}It'll be torture, but as long as I can sit at my desk... 639 00:26:57,516 --> 00:26:58,558 {\an8}[breathes deeply] 640 00:26:58,559 --> 00:26:59,892 {\an8}...at our newspaper 641 00:26:59,893 --> 00:27:02,830 {\an8}and see her face through my office window... 642 00:27:05,107 --> 00:27:06,750 {\an8}I can handle anything. 643 00:27:07,734 --> 00:27:08,734 {\an8}- [horn honks] Mare: Dude. 644 00:27:08,735 --> 00:27:10,069 {\an8}- Jesus. - I'm so tired. 645 00:27:10,070 --> 00:27:11,797 {\an8}- Can we go? - Yes. 646 00:27:14,533 --> 00:27:15,950 {\an8}Ned: Yeah. - I looked it up. 647 00:27:15,951 --> 00:27:17,827 {\an8}The Best Western's like 99 bucks. 648 00:27:17,828 --> 00:27:20,055 {\an8}Don't think I won't drop your ass off. 649 00:27:24,168 --> 00:27:25,751 {\an8}- [horn honking] Ned: Aah! Okay. 650 00:27:25,752 --> 00:27:27,003 {\an8}Jesus Christ. 651 00:27:27,004 --> 00:27:29,881 {\an8}[horn continues honking] 652 00:27:29,882 --> 00:27:31,150 {\an8}- Stop it! - [honking ceases] 653 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:35,750 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0