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I know that before you were the age of 16,

your dad had moved the family 29 times.

That must've been hard.

You all want to make my brother out to be evil,

but Tony is a good man who was pushed too far.

That's right, Jimmie! That's right! You tell 'em!

Let me ask you something, Fred...

do you like steak?

Picture this...

classic American steakhouse, red booths, martinis...

It was my last chance to make something of my life,

and these guys wanted to steal it from me!

You're not at all what Jackie said about you.

I take that's a good thing.

Very good.

I'm also gonna need a couple of lawyers.

There's two of 'em,

John Ruckelshaus and Charles Wilson.

Kelley has authorized us

to negotiate an immunity deal for Mr. Kiritsis.

Y-you put a clause in there about no psychiatrists?

Affirmative. No shrinks.

As of 8:00 p.m.,

the Marion County District Attorney's Office

has delivered an immunity agreement

to Anthony Kiritsis to consider and sign.

You're about to walk out scot-free, brother!

Kiritsis didn't sign the fucking document!

- Why not? - How do I fucking know why?

My father was a real S.O.B.

just like yours.

Well, we have that in common.

The immunity agreement isn't real.

It's all bullshit.

- Ding-ding-ding... - What the fuck's wrong with you?

Wow.

On behalf of my father, on my behalf of myself,

I apologize. I'm sorry.

You have to sell the immunity.

- I tried that already. - Through the radio.

Tell all of Indianapolis

that you believe in this agreement,

that you personally vouch for this agreement.

I knew this would happen! I just knew it.

You... you've been working all of us

since the beginning. It's just what you do.

You don't understand how business works.

How much money did you take off Lou?

How much money did you take off all the other Elks, Dad?

What do you care?

You're a liar, Dad, and a cheat!

No, you have always been such a loser!

Oh, wow, that's real rich coming from you, Dad.

Yeah, whining all the time.

Prancing around on the stage, doing all those plays.

Your mother was so embarrassed, she thought you were...

Oh! Oh, ho, ho, ho!

Oh, you think you can take me right here?

I wouldn't recommend it.

I kicked your ass when you were a boy,

and I'll kick your ass again! - Okay, okay! I'm leaving!

I'm leavin'! Yup!

Well, what can I say?

I've been struck by a thousand golden arrows.

Where did you two meet?

Sarasota.

Florida?

I thought you were in Texas selling encyclopedias.

That didn't quite work out.

Is that so?

Um, Sarasota's where I spend my winters.

The day we met,

I was selling milkshake machines door-to-door.

He was their number-one salesman.

He had the entire panhandle to himself.

I'd just finished up this big sale

at this luncheonette when I thought to myself,

"Hell, I've had a long week. I gotta see the ocean."

So I walked to the beach.

I had no bathing suit, no towel, no nothing,

just what you see here... tie and all.

I take off my shoes and socks, roll up my pants,

I walk out into the water, 'bout knee-high.

I'm looking out into the horizon,

and you know what I thought?

"I should finally call my grandchildren."

At that moment, I thought...

Hell, it really doesn't matter what I thought,

because when I turned around to the shore, I saw...

I was... I was minding my own business

on a beach towel, and...

Tell them about the jellyfish.

Ho, ho! Right, okay.

At some point, the tide had rolled in,

and I found myself waist-deep in seawater,

surrounded by goddamn jellyfish!

They were...

they were stinging him! Oh!

Ever been stung by a jellyfish, Fred?

Can't say that I have.

Well, it hurts like hell, lemme tell you!

He was yelping and yelling, and so I...

well, I took him a towel, and...

And we've been together ever since, huh?

- I know. - Yeah.

I mean, imagine...

my shock when he told me

that he was Fred Heckman's father.

And I said, "Well, I know Fred Heckman from the radio!"

How long are you planning on staying?

Hey, hey!

I just got here, and already you're planning my exit?

No! No, no. We're so happy you're here.

You mentioned my grandchildren.

There is not a day I don't think of them.

Now, I got this for the kids.

Now, this is the pen Buzz Aldrin had on him

when he flew Apollo 11.

That's not Buzz's pen.

How can you know for sure?

Who among us at this table

has shared a drink with Colonel Aldrin?

You're kidding.

Buzz and I have a history. It's, uh...

it's a bit of a seedy story.

The long and the short of it is,

you know the expression

"There are no atheists in foxholes?"

Yes.

Well, there are no strangers in drunk tanks.

Oh.

Anyway...

at the end of our long night, he gave me this pen,

and I have treasured it ever since,

and now I want Ritchie to have it.

He's gonna love it, Cookie. Thank you.

That's quite a story.

Tell them your idea. Go on.

I don't know. I don't know.

My son here seems to doubt me.

Please tell us.

- Really? - Yeah.

I have come up

with the best business idea I've ever had.

Are you ready?

"Star Bites...

snacks from space."

At 41 calories,

this little thing is packed with more protein per ounce

than a goddamn glass of milk.

Wow.

Uh, Fred's working on an exclusive interview

with NASA right now.

NASA!

Well, fantastic!

Huh.

Like father, like son.

Hmm.

You know...

I know I got a lot to repent for,

and that kind of repentance, well, it-it takes time.

I want to make things right.

Before I forget... ahem.

What's this?

It's everything I've owed you, Fred.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

They certainly look appealing.

All right, I'm going peanut butter first.

Okay. Ooh.

- Ugh. - Oh, boy.

All right, try it with the peanut butter.

It's not... you know, it's not bad.

Ugh!

Kids will eat this.

Ooh.

I just don't understand why he can't stay with Doris.

Oh. She told me that it would be untoward.

Not living together until marriage.

Oh!

I mean, it's sweet, really.

I want to throw them an engagement party.

Well, I'll watch the kids.

- Fred! - No.

Why?

You don't understand.

My father...

you see the jokes and the charm.

You don't see what's lurking beneath.

What is underneath?

Look, my dad wasn't perfect either.

No, Cookie is different.

He-he wants something.

He only ever wants something.

Maybe he wants to connect with his family.

Sure. Every 10 years or so, he blows in,

and he wants to borrow some money

and reconnect with his son.

Okay. But he paid you back this time,

so maybe it's different.

That's what he wants you to think.

I wish I had another chance

at a conversation with my father.

His death was so final,

and I realized I would never get to talk with him again,

and there's so many things that I wish I could say.

I know. I know, I know.

I just don't want you to have any regrets.

No, Julian. I'm just sitting here,

wondering why I'm getting the runaround

trying to get an interview with Captain Gene Cernan.

Well, you and I both know

he's never turned down an interview.

He's a peacock, for Christ's sake.

Well, yeah, I... where are you going?

I'm just gonna go out and walk around,

just take a look...

Julian, he went to Purdue, okay?

In Indiana, that's kind of a big thing.

Now, you mention to him

the words WIBC and Fred Heckman

in the same sentence,

and he's gonna light up like a goddamn Christmas tree.

No, and I-I want a real interview,

not some bullshit song-and-dance routine, okay?

I want a real interview

with the captain on launch day at Cape Kennedy.

Just-just ask him!

Thank you. What's up?

Hey, so, on the corruption story,

19 police captains need to turn in

statements of their assets by the end of the week,

and the lawyer for the Fraternal Order of Police

is telling them not to comply.

In other news, Mayor Luger promises

that Indy is one step closer to getting its own NHL team.

That's what every mayor says.

Any movement on Cernan?

He's gonna need a little more convincing.

Okay, well, I'll start calling people at Purdue.

I mean, someone's gotta know him.

- Yeah, thanks. - Um, hey...

what's your favorite Apollo mission?

What?

No, and before you say 11, hear me out.

Apollo 13.

The explosion, the rescue,

it's a real feat of human ingenuity,

and if you... if you really want to get into it,

Venera 7,

the first human-made probe to transmit data

from the surface of Venus.

Ben, I'm sorry,

we've been working together for two years.

This is now the first time

I'm hearing of this deep love for outer space?

I really want to broadcast with you from Cape Kennedy.

I figured you did,

but, listen, Ben,

IBC is barely footing the bill for me.

I'll pay my own way.

Okay, well, if you help me out with Cernan,

we can... we have a talk about expenses.

Have you met my father?

Oh. Oh, yeah! Star Bites!

Yeah, love it.

So this is where the magic happens?

You, reading the news?

Well, not just reading the news,

but something like that.

Very impressive.

So you're trying to get to NASA?

An interview with an astronaut, yeah, hopefully.

You, uh...

you have a lot of contacts, I see.

Dad, what is this ask?

Does this have something to do with Star Bites?

Apollo 17 is taking off in a few weeks.

I think there's a natural cross-promotional opportunity.

Jesus! I'm not asking you to go on the air

and peddle Star Bites.

I'm-I'm asking for a phone number!

But look.

If that makes you uncomfortable...

forget it. I'll just go.

A phone number?

Listen, Fred.

I know.

I know you're sore with me,

and you have every right to be,

but the fact is that I'm 77 years old.

I've lived more years than I have left.

I-I want to have a relationship with my son

before I take my final bows,

and if that means I have to tap-dance for days

to get you to crack a little,

I'll tap-dance for days.

Dad...

♪ Buh-da-bah! ♪

Just...

just tell me what I gotta do, and I'll do it.

You still a member of the Elks in good standing?

Since 19 hundred and 20.

Yeah.

I've got a lodge meeting later.

Why don't you... why don't you join me?

Today's the day!

Uh, yup.

Here you go. Yum!

Yeah, delicious.

What exactly did your father say?

Uh, he said

he was thinking of making me President.

Well, sorry. Interim President.

See?

I told you he was gonna choose you over your brothers.

Mm.

Well, you know, I never count chickens with my dad,

especially when he hasn't told the brothers.

No, it's gonna happen.

I told you, I felt it... everything's gonna work out.

My witchy wife.

What can I say?

I have ancestors from Salem.

Ahh.

- You know what we should do? - Hmm?

We should go to Vegas again...

win big.

Ha! We didn't win big.

You don't remember?

We almost lost everything. You don't remember that?

No.

Fine. Then we'll celebrate...

right over there.

You're cordially invited, 5:00 sharp.

Dickie and I will make the cake,

so it will most certainly be inedible,

but I'll wear your favorite dress

to make up for it.

Hmm. Well, then I'll come home early.

We can celebrate together.

As Interim President of Meridian Mortgage?

Mm. You might be the only person in the world

to make "interim" sound sexy.

You okay? - Mm-hmm.

Look... Steady Eddie.

I don't miss the hangovers.

38 days.

I'm so proud of you.

You look very handsome, Mr. Interim President To Be.

All right. Okay.

Hey! Now me.

What do you guys think?

Well, I don't know what I did to deserve you.

I am so very lucky.

You are.

All right.

Bye, kiddo.

You have a good day, all right?

I'll be home early. I promise.

You better. We're counting on you.

Make us proud!

He chased the gas man with an axe.

And he cut the lines.

We don't need to rehash the past. It's...

Can we stop protecting him?

Jesus Christ!

Sorry. Excuse me, Father.

And now he's lost another job in a fit of pique.

Can't even sell used cars.

We're at a loss here, Father.

I'm not at a loss, and neither is Jimmie,

and screw you for saying that.

Forgive me, Father.

I understand, uh, your concern...

and I do know that Tony is a troubled soul,

and he needs help.

What he needs is an exorcism.

Sorry, Father.

I know you've been counseling him, Father,

but he's not improving.

That's... that's putting it mildly.

I'd hoped that my sessions with Tony

would've been more... fruitful, but...

...as you know, he's not a believer.

Look, I just don't know

how much more I personally can do.

I did take the liberty...

...of speaking to one of my parishioners.

He's a psychiatrist.

I talked to him a little about Tony.

Should I make an introduction?

- Yeah! - Yes.

Yeah, I think so. Hmm?

Oh.

Okay.

Bill, what are you getting Mom for Christmas?

Oh, let's not do this again.

No, no, give me a ballpark of what you're spending.

Well, you at least know when Christmas is,

so you won't forget it, like her birthday.

That was a fun one.

Maybe I'll just get two presents,

and you can give her one.

Drinks, gentlemen?

Uh, yeah, uh, four martinis, ice-cold, olives.

Uh, three martinis, please, and a club soda.

Thank you. - Coming right up.

All right, 1972's shaping into a decent year.

Profit per loan is up, yes?

By 9%.

Uh, 6%, as of this morning's report.

Well, it'll be 10 by the end of year.

Everything on schedule at McDonald Street?

Um... more or less, yeah, yeah.

Boys, I have a little announcement.

The board thinks it prudent that I name a successor,

and after some reflection, believe it or not,

I've decided to make one of you three Interim President.

It's you, Dick.

Attaboy, Dickie.

You finally get to run a company.

This doesn't mean that we report to Dick?

Yes, it does, Bill. Right, Dad?

Reporting to Dick makes no fucking sense.

Thank you for this opportunity, sir.

We'll see how Interim President suits you,

assess from there.

Excuse me? Excuse me. Mr. Hall?

I don't mean to interrupt,

but I need to tell you

about a $5-million idea that'll cost you peanuts.

I need to tell you...

I need you to hear about a $5-million ide--

I wanna tell you about a $5-million id--

I come from a family of immigrants

who all believe in the American Dream.

I sell cars for a living.

I know the value of a dollar.

I can tell by your face you drive a Chrysler.

I'm Tony Kiritsis.

I got a deal for you...

I got a deal for you

that'll change your life forever.

Let me ask you a question.

Do you like steak, Mr. Hall?

Look at that jacket.

You look good.

Can I help you, sir?

Yeah, I'm here for a meeting with Mr. M.L. Hall.

- Is he expecting you? - There he is right there.

Yeah, thank you.

Wait. Let me escort you. Sir? Sir!

Excuse me? Excuse me. I don't mean to interrupt,

but I need to tell you

about a $5-million idea that'll cost you peanuts.

Mr. Kiritsis,

this is neither the time nor the place.

- Hi, Dick! - That is a nice jacket, pal.

I had a meeting with Mr. Kiritsis last week,

and unfortunately, we cannot,

in good faith, approve his mortgage.

Gosh, can't we, Dick?

Well, yes. As the president of the Mortgage...

"Interim president," right, Dad?

Well, Dick's probably right on this, right, Dad?

What are you guys...

I for one want to hear about this $5-million idea.

- What? - Great!

Thank you!

Let me ask you something, Mr. Hall.

Do you like steak?

'Course you do!

What honest American man doesn't?

Picture this... a classic steakhouse,

red booths, martinis, all the sides that people like.

You got your baked potatoes,

you got your iceberg lettuce with blue-cheese dressing,

and don't forget about the pièce de résistance...

your porterhouse,

your tenderloin, your New York strip,

and my personal favorite, the rib-eye,

and listen, listen,

this'll be the jewel in the crown

of a state-of-the-art shopping destination

set on 17 acres

of the most beautiful, most untouched land

you've ever seen in your life.

I have blueprints and-and photographs

that I'd like to show you,

but I can see

that I'm running out of time here, so I...

I like it.

No, Dad. Listen. Look, I calculated the numbers...

Some people have no vision.

Some people expect things

to be handed to them on a silver platter,

but I can see you're not like that.

You, young man, are an American dreamer.

I want to shake your hand.

Tony Kiritsis.

Come by my office next week, and we'll talk.

Yeah. Tony Kiritsis.

Listen, I'm gonna tell you something.

You won't regret this. - Sir!

Okay, I'm leaving! I'm leaving. Thank you so much.

- Fuck a duck! - Wow.

Get him.

Okay, yeah! I'm leaving!

I'm leavin'. Yup!

Ha!

Well, here's to Doris.

And to Cookie!

And to jellyfish.

The big day's coming up.

Christmas wedding.

- Mm-hmm! - They make it look so nice here

during the holidays, all the twinkly lights and bows.

I love the coconut.

What does everyone else think?

Yeah, the coconut...

Whatever Doris wants.

Isn't he great?

I could pair this with a Star Bite.

Well, if it isn't my favorite Heckman!

Lo-o-o-ou!

- Heya, Cookie. - Hey.

I see father and son

have fully recovered from the other night?

Oh, uh, another great night for the Elks. That's for sure.

I'm glad we got that little shipping issue

with the flooding taken care of.

I mean, Space Bites are gonna be on the moon come December.

We gotta make sure we have our inventory.

Uh, w-what flood?

Can't thank you enough, Lou. Can't thank you enough.

Ah, well, I know you're good for it,

and besides, you've thanked me plenty.

Do you know what your father gave me

as thanks for my advance?

This...

is Buzz Aldrin's personal pen.

Had it with him when he flew Apollo 11.

Now, I won't tell you how your father came to have it.

That's a story for another night at the lodge,

but suffice it to say, it's a prized possession,

and he gave it to me,

and I'm honored.

That's quite a story.

I'll get outta your hair.

We'll talk soon.

We will. Yep.

Not here.

What flood, Dad?

What shipping problem?

- Fred, come on... - Jesus, you never change.

- Don't. - You will never change.

That-that money that Cookie gave me...

that was your money, right? - Fred, stop.

That was yours? 'Cause my father

doesn't have two nickels to rub together.

Is he expecting you?

- There he is, right there. - Wait. Let me escort you. Sir?

- You're unbelievable. - Fred, come on now.

Are the Star Bites still in the trunk of my car, Dad?

- Fred... - Excuse me.

Fred, come on! Settle down.

Yeah, get me security to the restaurant right now.

I'm so sorry.

What just happened?

My son's a hothead.

I knew this would happen! I just knew it!

You... you've been working all of us

since the beginning. It's just what you do.

You don't understand how business works.

How much money did you take off Lou?

How much money did you take off all the other Elks, Dad?

What do you care?

You're a liar, Dad, and a cheat!

No, you have always been such a loser!

Oh, wow, that's real rich, coming from you, Dad.

Yeah, whining all the time.

Prancing around on the stage, doing all those plays.

Your mother was so embarrassed, she thought you were...

Oh! Oh, ho, ho, ho!

Oh, you think you can take me right here?

I wouldn't recommend it.

I kicked your ass when you were a boy,

and I'll kick your ass again! - Okay, okay! I'm leaving!

I'm leavin'! Yup!

I knew you couldn't go through with it.

Watch yourself.

Oh, I'll watch myself.

Why don't you pick up the check?

Why don't you pick up your ass?

Sorry, ladies.

You're such an asshole.

Oh, Jackie.

A mortgage given to Anthony Kiritsis

will never get paid.

I don't... I don't know what Dad is thinking.

Oh, you don't know what Dad is thinking, Dick, huh?

Don't look so glum, Jackie.

You still get to run the construction company,

all those trucks and cement mixers.

Fuck you.

This guy wouldn't last one day in the construction business,

am I right? - Ah, ha ha.

This is where Jackie tells me I'm gonna sleep with the fishes.

- Um... you might. - Okay, fuckin' point of fact,

dum-dum... Dick is your interim president now too.

"Dick is your interim president too."

- You're so drunk. - The board...

the board's never gonna approve that mortgage.

Dickie's worried about the little guy.

No, Bill. I'm worried about our company.

Big talker.

Big Little Dick, talkin' the talk.

Quiet as a mouse when Daddy's around, though,

aren't you, Little Dick?

Keep it up, Bill...

and I'll dock your pay for insubordination.

Oh, yeah!

Thank you. I ordered one for you. Here.

A little cheers to Dick's promotion.

Mm-hmm.

Okay, come on, come on.

Here is to...

Meridian,

and your new boss.

Oh, yeah.

Little President Dickie!

Whew!

- One more. - Yeah!

You want some cake?

You all right there, sir?

Ah, fuck.

I know you're worried

that I lost my job at the dealership,

but in my defense,

I should've been employee of the month.

Perasména xechasména.

All for good reason, though.

I'm about to win big on a land deal,

just like I told you 'bout.

I appreciate you doing this for me, Tone.

What do you think Dr. Schnok's gonna ask me about?

These boats?

Dr. Scholovar.

And keep an open mind.

I said I would! I'm just sayin'

I got a big deal comin' down the pike,

and we should all be celebrating.

Hmm.

W-we're just worried about you.

You know? We want you to be okay.

I'm more than okay!

I'm not saying you're not.

Good!

Hey! Oh, Tone...

I ain't going back...

I ain't going back to Father Kousoulis.

He doused me in a holy oil.

- I know. - I love you, Jimmie!

Yeah, I love you too.

I appreciate it.

Yeah, look, you know, I said I'd come... I'd come here,

but this is it. This is not... I, um...

I ain't going back to that place again.

Yeah, I know, Tone. I-I know.

I need to do some shopping.

Get me a new jacket.

Hmm.

Clothes do make the man.

Hmm. Yeah.

You should come with me.

You don't like my clothes?

No, I love your clothes...

All right, go ahead. Go ahead, Jimmie.

Tell 'em you're Tony Kiritsis. Go.

Okay.

I'll be right outside.

You'll stay here?

Yeah. Right here.

Okay.

Shit.

Hey, I'm here!

So, yeah, we-we both decided

that it was mutually beneficial for me to leave.

I was their best seller, by the way.

What can I say? I don't like Simonizing.

As a matter of fact, I'd go as far as to say

it's a dirty trick perpetrated

on the, uh, unwitting innocent consumer.

You don't like to see people taken advantage of?

Mm, that's a...

...typical question for a shrink to say.

What's-what's the right answer for that?

There's no right or wrong answers.

Yes, there is. Yes, there is.

I've been through enough of you people

to know that there's always a right answer.

I want to go back to something you said

a moment ago about dirty tricks.

Has someone in your life

ever played a dirty trick on you?

Well, I wouldn't let, you know, a son-of-a-bitch do that to me.

You talk to Father Kousoulis?

Father Kousoulis filled me in a bit

of your upbringing.

He tell you I lost my faith?

He always likes to talk about that.

You know, he once tried to show me a saint's finger...

...that he keeps in a box.

What the fuck would you do with that?

Tell me about working with your father.

What's that?

Working with your father.

Oh, that has nothing to do with this.

I don't... look. I don't know why I'm here.

I-I sold 15 cars,

that little weasel sold 10...

and now I-I'm getting the third degree

because I got a little mad about it.

You're missing the point!

I-I have a deal of a lifetime, and all I need is a new jacket!

I can see you're upset.

Well, I'm-I'm upset 'cause you're provoking me!

That's...

I'm not... I'm not... I'm not upset.

I'm not upset.

Next thing you're gonna say is I need a little rest.

I can't... I can't do it.

Nope. Can't do this.

...seven men charged in connection with the break-in

and alleged bugging

of Democratic headquarters at Watergate

indicated today that the trial may explore

whether they were operating

on orders from higher authorities.

Over the course of a long four-hour pre-trial,

Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Sirica said, quote,

"This jury is going to want to know

what did these men go into headquarters for.

Was their sole purpose political espionage?

Were they paid? Who hired them"

The seven men charged with the June 17th break-in

include Howard Hunt, Gordon Liddy, James McCord,

Bernard Barker, Frank Sturgis,

Virgilio Gonzalez, and Eugenio Martinez.

McCord is the former security director

of the president's Committee to Re-Elect campaign.

Did you hear that?

Mm-mm.

Maybe it's that back window?

Another Irish goodbye?

What do you mean?

I have a few supply problems, but it's all gonna work out.

You'll see! - I'll see what?

I'll swing by in the morning, and I'll make pancakes.

I can explain everything!

I forgive you for getting upset.

I hope you forgive me.

We both got...

...heated.

You know what your problem is?

You don't have enough faith in us.

Take care of yourself, Cookie.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Who was it?

Nobody.

Good morning.

How's your head?

Board's gathering.

So, I ran the Kiritsis numbers again.

He's never gonna make that loan.

So you say.

I just don't see

how the board is gonna rubber-stamp this one.

They will, with our assurances.

I don't think, in good conscience,

I can give my assurance.

Well, that's a very bold statement,

coming from you.

Where was this good conscience last night?

You're lucky I got them to drop the charges.

You're lucky it's not in the papers.

You're lucky the board doesn't know.

Be very thoughtful

about the next thing you say, Dick.

Tony! Let me in!

Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!

Dr. Scholovar didn't want to commit you.

Yeah, the hell he didn't!

Debbie and Robbie want to know

if you're coming to dinner.

You tell my sweet niece and nephew

that I can't make it

'cause I got an important phone call I gotta make!

Tony...

Tony, let...

I'm gonna get that land, Jimmie!

- I'm not leaving, Tony! - I'm gonna make

something great, and you'll all be proud!

No one ever believes in me.

Not you, not Effie,

not-not fuckin' Stephen and...

Hey! Are you okay?

What happened?

I'm fine! I'm fine, Jimmie!

Don't worry! It'll all work out.

Kiritsis and Company. This is Tony speaking.

Mr. Kiritsis.

Yes, sir?

M.L. Hall here.

Yep?

We've gone over your prospectus,

and we have some good news.

Yes, sir?

Welcome to the Meridian family, son.

Whoo-hoo!

Get your best suit ready, Jimmie,

'cause we're cookin' with gas.

Listen, you know...

you're looking at the man with the $5-million idea

'bout to become a reality. - Oh, that's...

You didn't think I could do it, did you?

- No... - You didn't think I could do it.

I did it. I pulled myself up, and I showed you all.

Listen.

Meridian believes in me,

M.L. believes in me,

and now maybe my family will believe in me too.

Oh, come on, I... Tony, you kn...

You know I believe in you.

Come on, I'm your biggest fan.

I know. I know.

But we still have to talk about what happened at the dealership.

No, we don't.

- Yes... - No, no, we don't.

No, we don't. No, no, no, no.

No, no, no.

No more Dr. Scholovar. No more Father Kousoulis.

No more people tellin' me what's wrong with me,

'cause I'm not fucking crazy.

I never been fuckin' crazy, and I think I've proved that.

No, no one is saying that you're crazy, Tone!

It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter.

I got my golden ticket, and I'm gonna win big.

I'm gonna win big, asshole!

Tony, come...

I'm gonna get myself a new jacket.

Tony...

I'm locking you out!

You're locked out.

I'll see you at Sunday dinner, asshole!

Really don't like it when you call me that.

No, I'm just finalizing the questions

for Captain Cernan now.

Terrific.

Gene's looking forward to it.

He's been telling everyone at the Cape about the intervie.

You were right about the Purdue contact.

You Hoosiers really stick together, huh?

Okay, uh, I think that'll do it.

I'll call you if I forgot anything.

All right. Uh, I fly in a week,

and my colleague Ben Hairston will be joining me,

and we will see you at the Cape.

Sounds great.

Thank you again.

What'd you forget?

Hello?

Hi, Fred. Fred, it-it's Doris.

Um, Fred, I-I-I...

I wonder if-if you've heard from Cookie.

He-he was supposed to pick me up

at the house yesterday,

and, well, he never showed up.

I... you know, I-I gave him some m-money

to help smooth things over with those-those distributors,

but that was, you know, that was two days ago, and...

Look, I know, I know you two argued,

but should... should we call the police?

Doris, he's not coming back.

Well, but maybe he's...

he's just squaring some things away.

I'm-I'm very sorry.

Oh, Fred. No...

I'm very sorry. I-I... I have another call.

Hello?

I've been thinking about Cookie.

Have you heard from him?

Did he see you on the news?

No, but that would have been

a very Cookie thing to do.

Well, he may turn up yet.

Last time, do you think he marked me from the beginning?

Do you think he knew about the astronaut thing?

No.

Maybe. I don't know.

Or do you think

he just knew he could lie to me

and I'd believe him?

You know you're nothing like him.

Maybe I'm more like him than I thought.

I've spent my whole life

trying to be the exact opposite of him,

all the lies and the deception...

What's this about, Fred?

You'll hear all about it on the radio.

I love you.

Ah.

I don't know. Should I...

Should I try and talk to him again?

You know? You know, maybe I can get him to sign.

Let's wait for Heckman's broadcast.

It's almost time.

♪ WIBC Indianapolis ♪

This is Fred Heckman

with breaking news on the ongoing hostage crisis.

WIBC can confirm

that the Marion County D.A.'s Office

has proffered

total immunity for Tony Kiritsis.

The unprecedented agreement

exonerates Kiritsis of any crime

and guarantees his complete freedom

upon Dick Hall's safe release.

After many rounds of negotiations

between the D.A.'s Office and Kiritsis's lawyers,

this agreement has been delivered

to Mr. Kiritsis himself,

and only awaits his signature.

WIBC can confirm

that the document is iron-clad.

Kiritsis, if he so wishes

can walk out of Crestwood Apartments

a free man.

This is Fred Heckman, WIBC New.

♪ WIBC ♪

♪ I've thought about yesterday ♪

♪ And how far we've come so soon ♪

♪ Then upon a star ♪

♪ I threw a wish afar ♪

♪ That the whole world could be better than before ♪

♪ We stood there in the light ♪

♪ Of a magic-scented night ♪

♪ And we could feel our spirits soar ♪

♪ Gee, I'm looking forward to the future ♪

♪ For in the distance I can see ♪

♪ A great new day is dawning ♪

♪ In the 21st century ♪

♪ Yes, I'm looking forward ♪

♪ To the future ♪

♪ Is it but a dream ♪

♪ Or can it be reality? ♪

♪ Gee, I'm looking forward to the future ♪

♪ For in the distance I can see ♪

Boom!

♪ A great new day is dawning ♪

♪ In the 21st century ♪

♪ Yes, I'm looking forward to the future ♪

♪ Is it but a dream ♪

♪ Or can it be reality? ♪