All language subtitles for Olivers.Story.1978

Sprinkle me, O Lord,
with hyssop,

and l shall be purified.

Wash me and l shall be
whiter than snow.

O God most kind,
Father of mercies,

and the God of all consolation,

it is your will that no one
who believes and hopes in you

should perish.

ln your boundless mercy,
look with kindness

on your servant Jennifer,

and true faith and Christian
hope commend her to you.

Come to her in your
saving power,

and because of the Passion--

the death of your only son,

be pleased to grant her
remission

and pardon all her sins
that she has committed.

O God, most kind,

the Father of mercies,
and the God of all consolation,

it is your will that no one
who believes

and hopes in you should perish.

ln your boundless mercy,
look with kindness

on your servant Jennifer,

for true faith
and Christian hope

commend her to you.

We commend our sister
Jennifer Barrett

to you, Lord.

Now that she has passed
from this life,

may she live on in your presence
in mercy and love.

Lord Jesus, you alone

are holy and compassionate

and cleansed from every stain
by the blood of your son,

may enter into life everlasting

with Christ our Lord.

Lord, give her life,
joy and peace in Heaven

where you live forever and ever.

Amen.

Thank you, Father.

Oliver.

lt might be good for you
to come home for a few days.

Take off from work.

Your room is always ready.

l have to be at the
office tomorrow, Mother.

Go back to the car.

Hello.
Sit in the car and rest.

Well, please call
if you need anything.

l will.
Thank you...

for coming, thank you both.

Good-bye.

She's not in there, Oliver.

She's somewhere else.

l wish l could believe that.

Don't they lower a casket
anymore at a funeral?

l don't know.

l guess they wait
until everybody leaves.

Well, l'm going to stay.

Come on, Oliver.

lt may be hours before
they get around to that.

lt's freezing out here.

l want to see it.

l'll stay with you.

No, Phil.

This is my time with her.

Please.

Attention, please.

The next bus to Kennedy Airport
will be leaving

from gate number seven.

Phil.

l'm sorry l'm late.

Hey, kiddo, it's our
night on the town.

Why the books?

l'm working on a new case.

l've been at the law library
all afternoon.

l'll drop these off, and you
can see my new apartment.

Then we'll go have
something to eat.

As long as you got
a little milk and crackers--

my ulcer needs feeding.

Hey.

That's it.

lt's about a 20-minute
walk to the office.

lt's the only exercise
l've been getting lately.

Well, anything that gets
you from here to there.

This is how, uh, successful
young lawyers live?

Well, my needs are simple.

Yeah, they must be.

What happened here?

Oh, one of my projects
l never completed.

l was going to knock
this wall down

when l first moved in.

What the hell are all
these books around everywhere?

Phil, l'm a lawyer;
l got to read.

You also got to live, kiddo.

So... tell me, um...

What do you do for kicks?

Well, l was working
on a case today

l thought was pretty exciting:
one of those landlords

trying to pull the rug
out from under his tenants.

l'm glad you're saving
the world, Oliver.

What about yourself?

lt's been two years.

l'm telling you it's time
to get out and meet people.

18 months.

What?

lt's been 18 months,
not two years.

Oh... yeah.

Well, l-l'm...

l meant approximately.

l tell you this:

if we don't get to a restaurant
in ten minutes,

there'll be no more dates
with me.

Now, l'll prove to you
that l am the greatest coo--

Oh, come on, chop, chop.

She... she doesn't believe
l'm an expert at making cookies.

Oh, yes-- he's
just the mad baker...

from Princeton, Rhode lsland.

Hey-hey-hey,
that's really neat.

What else are you into?

Sweet rolls, cupcakes,
hot cross buns.

Well, with all
this bakery stuff...

l mean, are you rich?

Well, let's say
l'm a man of means.

Now, l'm not as cultured
as my son-in-law here.

You're his father-in-law?

Okay, wow...

l mean, l think
that's kind of neat--

you two going
out on the town together.

l mean,
that's really something,

but, uh, tell me something...

Where did you stash
your wives tonight?

Okay, okay, it's my mistake.

Won't try this again.

No more singles bars,

no more double dates
with your father-in-law.

l just want you to know

that you don't have to feel bad
about it, you know?

Don't worry about Jenny,
or me, or anybody else. You...

You got to plug into life again.

This kind of life?

Let me tell you something
straight, Oliver,

even if it hurts.

lf it had been you
instead of Jenny,

well, she wasn't the kind to...

go off to a nunnery, you know?

Take a guy off the ice rink,

put him in a sauna--
what happens to him?

He's in a fog. He doesn't
remember his old roommate.

How you been, Barrett?

Simpson, how are you?

l'm fine, thank
you, except, uh...

there are about 20 pounds
l don't know what to do with.

Ah...

married life.

To Gwen-- remember?

You know, l have so much
on my mind these days.

l got six cases
coming to a head at once.

You're a regular
workaholic, huh?

Well, l like my work.

ls that what you mean?

No. l mean that you're a saint
and a martyr,

and you should be canonized
by the Supreme Court.

How about lunch?

l wish l could,

but l got something
at the office.

Steve, it's a very busy time
for me right now.

The ol' Peanut Butter Kid
rides again.

Look, uh, l'm glad
l ran into you,

because, uh...
Gwen and l have been meaning

to ask you to dinner.

Why?

Because you're so much fun,
Oliver.

Now, come on,
8:00 Friday all right?

l'm sorry. l'm busy.

Friday, 8:00.

No more excuses. Phone
and address is in the book.

Steve, l-l can't.

Oliver, you look great.

Have you lost weight?

l wish Steve could.

Maybe a couple of pounds.

My cooking leaves
a lot to be desired.

Just take it easy
on the appetizers, Barrett.

Gwen has prepared a feast.

That must be the rest
of our party.

You didn't tell me

this was going
to be a big group thing.

Oh, no, no. No group.

lt's just a single guest.

You mean a guest
who is single, right?

Actually, she is, but...

But you didn't want
to scare me off.

l'm sorry
l'm so late.

Oliver, she's very nice.

Aw, Gwen, l know
you both mean well.

And she fixed, uh, uh,

some scones and things...

-Yeah.
-to have after dinner.

Um...
Hi.

Joanna Stone, this is my
ex-roommate, uh, Oliver Barrett.

How do you do?

How do you do?

Joanna designs furniture.

She does incredible things
with almost nothing.

Have they asked you
to become a partner already?

l wouldn't be a bit surprised...

Have they asked him
to become a partner?

lf he wins any more cases,

they're going to ask him
to run the joint.

-Will you stop it?
-l'm sure of it.

Probably be the president
of the whole darn thing.

l'll tell you
something about him.

We were talking about
when we went to school.

l was thinking about this
the other day when l saw you.

This man, not in the top ten
people in his class.

Right?
Not the top five.

Gwen... Gwen...

Top one percent of his class

in Harvard.

Right sitting across
the table.

First in, what,
25 years to get those?

Hockey! l'm going to
tell you about this.

l was playing hockey.
We went out there...

Fantastic.
Nobody could beat him.

Anyway, one time we were playing
against Dartmouth, right?

A guy that looks like him
could take on

the entire Dartmouth
hockey team.

Here's little
Joanna standing there.

Everybody's quiet, right?

She looks up
at the guy and she says,

''l'm proud of my work?
How about you?''

She's incredible.

She is fantastic.
Oliver, you wouldn't know

to look at this
little pretty face,

she works a drill,
a handsaw, right?

An electric saw, handsaw?
Anyway...

She went to school
with honors.

She knows all about
architecture.

Fantastic. l mean...
l think she-she...

She has a whole concept.

Now, correct me if l'm wrong.

l'll tell you something
right now. lf...

Joanna creates space.

She does not make furniture.

-Totally...
-We go for spaces.

See, Joanna designs spaces
out of materials

that you would never expect.

Right, Joanna?

-Yeah, okay, cord, wood.
-Wood. She's uses...

Wood? Okay, wood and...

Environments-- it's spaces.

lt's, uh, very boring for you.

l'm so sorry.

What?

Well, l had no idea
they didn't warn you.

l was given such a briefing
that all l could think about

was what not to say.

l guess everyone you know
must be trying to fix you up.

No, it's not that bad.

Oh, come on.

A bachelor in New York
who isn't a creep?

Well, l can be quite a creep

when l want to be.

-Oh!
-Are you okay?

Yeah.

l think l just had
too many refills of the wine.

Yeah, l had too much, too.

Well, they didn't let us
get a word in edgewise.

What else was there
to do but drink?

Um, well, thank you
for seeing me home.

Uh, would you like
a cup of coffee

before you start
across town again?

Oh, that's all right.
l'm fine.

lt would be very nice
to see you again and...

Do you have any decaffeinated?

l mean,
everything in this apartment

is of your own design?

Almost.

Except for the old stove,
of course,

and one or two odds and ends.

lt must be great
living in an environment

that you've created
entirely by yourself.

Oh, well,
there's more to environment

than just furniture.

And is-is this
where it all begins?

No, it usually begins
in the bath

or when l'm buying groceries.

l have to rush back here
and get it all down on paper.

l had a year
of mechanical drawing

in high school,

but l always had trouble

keeping a T square square.

Oh. Yeah, l had to learn.

l used to do all my drawings
on the backs of envelopes,

but no one
would take it seriously

until it looked like
a professional drawing.

And you really make
these things yourself?

Oh, yes!
That's the best part.

l love the actual work.

Um, this is my latest.

Over here.

l call it an ''air chair.''

-May l try it?
-Yeah. Please do.

Very nice.
Very comfortable.

My idea was to put all that
inside something that had

a bit more natural texture,
so l used the canvas.

What is that?

Oh, that's very simple.

Most of this stuff is made
for people that travel a lot.

You know, they don't want
the hassle of heavy furniture

when they move.

lt's exactly what l need
for my overflow of books.

Are any of...?

Could l buy this anywhere?

Yes, yes.

That's one of the few designs
l've had accepted commercially.

Can l send you a brochure?

You have
some lovely things here.

l hope you don't think
l asked you up here

just to sell you things.

Oh, no.

So, that's, uh...

That's...?

What was it, Jamaican?

No, it's half mocha,
half Colombian...

Ah.

but-but it is decaffeinated.

l mean, you won't
be up all night.

Oh, that's good.
l need some sleep.

Yes, yes, so do l.

Work.

Well, l better let
you get your rest.

lt was, uh, the coffee,
everything was very nice.

Um, thank you for the evening.

Thank you.

Oh, it would be nice
to see you again,

you know,
when we have more time

and more relaxed.

Yes.

l'll call you.

Thank you, Joanna.
Good night.

Good night.

l don't know.

l'm really not sure
why l'm here.

ln these situations,
part of me says,

''Go on, there she is.

''She seems to like you.
You like her.

Take a chance.''

And another part says,
''Don't rock the boat.

''Don't make waves. Don't...

''Play it safe.

''Go back to work.

Don't complicate your life.''

ls that how you see
such relationships,

as complications?

Sure.

l mean, all relationships
are... complicating

in one way or another.

lt's never easy.

People seem to think
l'm some kind of a freak

because l don't want
to go out and get laid

three times a week.

l just don't feel it.

What do you feel?

l don't know.

Sometimes...

l feel lonely...

and l miss her-- Jenny.

l do.

Well, l can
certainly understand that...

y-you feeling loneliness.

What do you do
with these feelings?

How do you express them?
How do you deal with them?

Well, if l'm in my apartment,

l just lie down
and hope they'll go away.

Sometimes l'll come
straight home from work.

l won't even eat anything.
l'll go right to bed.

Then l'll wake up
in the middle of the night,

l'm famished.

But l can't go back to sleep.

Next morning, l wake up,
l'm exhausted.

Starts all over again.

There's several areas here
that we could work on.

Uh, but a good place to start
is feeling good physically.

Do you do any exercise?

l used to run a lot,
play hockey.

l love sports.

l don't know.

l've just drifted away
from them lately.

What's so funny?

You and your ice skates.

Well, why did they drain
the rinks so early?

l think it's to keep people

from drowning
with their skates on.

Well, do we have to
run while we talk?

Do we have to talk
while we run?

No, l guess not.

Well, if you'd like to
run alone, just say so.

l will.

Good.

Do you run to meditate
or something?

You mean, astral aerobics?

No, l, uh, l'm not much
of a mystic, you know?

l just do this for my tennis.

Good, because l've been looking
for an opponent.

Someone who would play
very well

and then fall apart
in the third set.

Yeah, well, you wouldn't
want to play me.

l've got incredible endurance.

Prove it.

When?

Well, tomorrow, if l can
catch my breath by then.

Okay.

Yeah?

How about the
Midtown Tennis Club,

27th and Eighth, 6:00?

Well, make it 7:00.
l work till 6:00.

No, that's okay.
l meant 6:00 in the morning.

Who plays tennis
at 6:00 in the morning?

We do, unless
you chicken out by then.

Okay, l'll try anything once.

l'll reserve a court.
Ask for Marcie Nash.

All right, l will.

Can l know the name
of my victim?

Gonzalez.
You may call me Pancho.

Hey, okay, Pancho.

Hey, uh, don't forget
to bring your ass, huh?

What for?

So l can whip it.

Well, l guess l can count on you
to bring the balls.

Boy, aren't we perky
this morning.

Do you know
it's still dark outside?

Well, that's why
we're playing inside, Sancho.

Pancho.

What are we playing for?

l beg your pardon?

The stakes.
What are we playing for?

Oh. Fun.

Huh. l need a more
tangible incentive.

Okay.

Um, are you rich?

How is that relevant?

l just want to know

how much you could afford
to lose.

How about dinner?

Winner picks the restaurant?

Oh, goody,
l know just the place.

Don't be premature, Miss Nash.

You haven't won yet,
and l warn you,

l eat like an elephant.

Well, that's logical.
You run like one.

Okay.

Ah...

Oops.

lt's your serve, Pancho.

Uh. you're on the wrong side.

Oh.

Ooh, it's in.

Oh.

Oh!

Ow!

Listen, l have to be at work
by 8:30,

so let's just knock it off,
okay?

l was just getting warmed up.

Play me one more game,
will you?

Double or nothing, sudden death,
winner take all.

Okay, fine.

Thank you.

Jesus.

So, what do you do besides jog
and play tennis?

l work at Bonwit's.

Well, that's
a great-looking store.

Yeah, it is.

lt's a swell place to shop,

but you wouldn't want
to work there.

Why not?

Because behind all
of those elegant displays,

it's, uh,
somewhat of a mess.

Really?

Oh, listen,
you'll be so sorry

you ever asked me
once l start talking about this.

lf we're going to talk
about work,

let's talk about yours.

No, don't be so sure.
l'm a lawyer.

Well, lawyers don't scare me.

Are you a specialist,
or more like a G.P.?

Well, l do a little bit
of everything,

but right now, my...

main interest are liberties.

Giving them or taking them?

These guys let the taxes

on their most rundown
buildings accumulate

as long as they legally can,

use up all
their extensions,

and then they turn
it over to the city

without paying a penny.

Now the city is stuck with a lot
of rundown real estate

that they do not know
what to do with,

so they put it up
for public auction.

Now, the absentee
landlords,

under a new corporate name,

come back and buy it.

And it all starts
all over again.

Does this stuff bore you?

No. no. l would tell you
if it did.

l think you would.

So, what about the rest
of your life?

Well, there's not much to tell.

Are you married?

No.

Why do you ask that?

l don't know.

Something about your...

Were you married?

For a couple of years.

That's it.

Listen, l don't mean to pry.

l happen to be divorced, and

you know,
it's hardly a hot topic

for first dates.

No, it's not.

Listen,

l have to make a plane
at 6:00 in the morning.

l have to be at the airport
at 6:00 in the morning.

So, do you mind?

l have a lot of work to do,
myself.

Waiter?

Oh, listen,
it's all taken care of.

l mean, a deal's a deal.

l don't know. l...

l-l wanted
to tell her the truth,

but it just didn't seem right,

didn't seem like
the moment for it.

Do you find it difficult
to talk about Jenny?

Yes, l do.

Especially to women.

lt doesn't seem right,
doesn't seem fair to them.

Or to her.

How do you mean,
not fair to her?

Well...

Do you believe
that Jenny is dead?

l saw them lower that casket
into the ground.

l stayed after the funeral
to see that.

Why did you do that?

Because l felt l owed it to her.

And because l wanted...
l wanted it to be final.

Do you sometimes feel

that Jenny is reacting
to what you do or say?

She... she was
the other half-half of me.

And now that half
is not there anymore.

lt's missing.

You feel incomplete.

Do you see any way

that you could
feel whole again?

Well, people keep telling me
that it's easy-- you included.

Just...

one dies,
and you find another girl,

and you pick up
right where you left off.

You know my man, Lobo, right?

And this is, uh, Dora Collazo.

Hello, Dora.

Did you get all the names
on your list?

l just finished them
this morning.

-Good.
-How about yours?

Been to the mountaintop
and back, but we did it.

They can't turn
us down now.

We need all the ammunition
we can get.

Yeah, there's no business
in the code for it.

l checked the code thoroughly.

Well, l would talk
to Bill about it.

Okay. You get back to me.

All right.

Good morning, Mr. Gentilano.

15 minutes late
for an appointment.

ls that how this group is going
to handle all the requirements?

l'm sorry we're late.

We had a lot of signatures
to collect.

Well, if a group can't make
a deadline,

they can always apply
for an extension.

You know about the rules,
don't you, Mr. Barrett?

We don't want an extension.

We want to get
this show on the road.

A lot of people are ready
to go to work

on that building,
Mr. Gentilano.

We don't want their enthusiasm
lost in any more delays.

But l don't want this program
hurt by, uh, any group

rushing into this kind
of responsibility halfcocked.

Uh, believe it or not,
there is a reason

for each of these approvals.

There better be.

l signed each one
of these questions three times.

And l told the truth
each time.

Yeah, well, l'll get to it
as soon as l can.

Obviously, uh, uh...

nothing's going
to happen overnight, uh...

Mr. Gentilano,
l know the usual waiting time,

but if you could see

what these people have been able
to do on their own,

l think you'd realize
they deserve a quicker answer.

You should come down
and visit us sometime.

l-l should visit
a lot of projects--

Brooklyn, Staten lsland,

Eastside, Westside.

Uh, well, uh,

let's see what l can do.

Well, you sure
didn't humor me today.

l had a week to lose
my sense of humor.

Well, l don't know
what you're so pissed off about.

You won another dinner.

Oh?

lt was a dinner?

Well, isn't that
what we play for?

Tangible incentives?

l just didn't know
it was a standing bet.

Only if l get
to pick the restaurant.

All right.

l used up my list
on the first try.

Where would you like to go?

Do you know LaCremaillere?

lt's a-a country French
restaurant north of the city?

Sounds interesting.

l have to be
up at our store

in Scarsdale next Friday.

Maybe...
if it's convenient for you,

you could pick me up there.

Excuse me, lady,
is this Macy's or Gimble's?

12 minutes late, Oliver.

Oh, l just drove
through the most incredible

rush-hour traffic.

lt was a... horrible ordeal.

Well, it must have
been horrible.

Looks like your car aged

a little bit in the process.

This was a Ferrari
when l started.

This is very good.

l have to say it again.

l told you.

But also very expensive.

So, how's the unholy mess?

Huh?

The store.

l mean, is the one in Scarsdale
doing as badly

as the one in the city?

Oh, no.

No.

As a matter of fact, the reason
that l'm here is that...

l'm, uh, what you could call
a troubleshooter.

l had some ideas
for reorganizing things,

so management gave me
some space in the store

to, um, try my experiments.

And are they working?

Yeah, they are.

They're working very well.

Well, you don't seem
very pleased about it.

lt's the end of one thing

and the beginning
of something else.

l can't try things for the hell
of it anymore, you know.

'Cause they're watching me,
they're keeping score now.

l don't like being watched.

l know what you mean.

Would you like to see
the dessert menu?

Oh, listen,
l'm just going to have coffee,

but they have
serious desserts here.

You ought to have one.

Oh, that sounds tempting.

l'd better not.

Trying to stay in shape,
remember?

Uh, two coffees, please.

Boy, nice willpower.

What about yours?

Ah, you know, l'm good tonight
in front of you.

Then tomorrow,
l'll sneak off somewhere

and eat ice cream and eclairs.

That's the difference
between us, you know.

l'm self-indulgent,
and you're self-sacrificing.

What do you mean?

l don't know.

lt's just an impression
that l get.

You believe in rightness
and fairness

and high-minded things.

l bet you didn't even tell lies
when you were a kid.

Oh, yes, l did.

Sometimes l still do.

What do you mean?

Well, it wasn't a lie, exactly,

but l wasn't being completely
honest with you last week.

l mean, you-you, uh,

you seem to assume that l was...

divorced.

You're separated?

She's dead.

l mean, how did... ?

How old was she?

She was 25.

Leukemia.

l'm-l'm really sorry, Oliver.

l know this was not
the right time to tell you,

but l'm not a good liar, Marcie,

and l couldn't let it go on
like this.

Oh, l know.

lt's okay.

Excuse me?

The clerk would like to know

if you will be staying
the night.

The reservation
says ''will confirm,''

and there are other requests.

Yeah, l will be staying
the night, thanks.

You're staying here?

Mm-hmm.

You know, they have
the cutest rooms upstairs--

fireplaces, brass beds.

Very tasteful.

How could you stay here
if-if you didn't have a car?

You don't have
to take it that way, Oliver.

lt's just l don't
like to feel managed,

to be maneuvered into something.

l have to go
to Hartford tomorrow.

l had someone bring my car over.

Well, have a good time
in Hartford.

Sorry it worked
out this way.

Maybe we can start over
again the next time.

Maybe.

Call me some time?

You never gave me your number,
remember?

Do you want it?

l don't know.

Well, let me know if you decide.

Good morning.

This is it?

Did you get that name
l wanted you to track down?

l checked with
Personnel at Bonwit's.

Well, did you find her?

There's only one
employee named Nash.

That's it.
Get her on the phone.

Uh, her name is Albert.

Albert? That's the only one?

Okay, Barrett,
what is the 6:00 a.m. crap?

l didn't get to sleep
till midnight.

Well, go to bed earlier tonight.

Do we gotta
go through this again?

l haven't even finished
this match yet.

Steve...

there's a girl involved.

Oh, yeah.

Joanna?

No, it isn't.

Anyway, she comes here
at 6:00 sometimes,

and it's the only way
l have of finding her.

Okay.

Anything for the cause.

Uh... uh, what happens

if she doesn't
show up tomorrow?

Well, we just have to keep
playing till she does.

Hello, Doc.

And how are you today?

Not so good.

Any particular reason?

Oh, l could name a few.

You know that case
that l was working on?

Oh, the law--

it seems so simple until
you get down to specifics.

Now, l'm not sure that case
is going to work at all.

You remember that girl Marcie
l was telling you about?

Well, l had an argument
with her.

l walked out without finding out
how to get in touch with her.

l've tried to call her--
there's no number.

There's no address--
she's not even listed.

So she, uh...
seems lost to you.

l didn't know l could feel
this miserable anymore.

Do you think
you could see that

as some sort of progress?

Why, is that when you
know it's good for you--

when it hurts?

Hello.

Hello, Oliver?
lt's me. lt's Marcie.

Hi, how are you?

Oh, fine, you know-- busy.

Lonely.

Feeling a little stupid.

Do you think we could talk?

We are talking.

l mean off the phone.

l've been on the phone all week.

Where are you?

l'm at the store.

Maybe it's time that you saw me
in my natural habitat.

Which store?

The main one-- you know
where it is, right?

l just don't know
how you can work there

and not be
on someone's employees' list.

Oh. You checked up on me, huh?

l was trying to find you,
for God's sake.

Well, l-l can explain
all of this.

Just ask at the elevator
for the executive offices.

-Hello, excuse me, did you...
-Huh?

Do you see anybody
working here today?

Oh, there's nobody
works on Saturdays.

-Her name is Marcie.
-Oh, Marcie. Si.

She works over there
on the other side.

Hi.

Hi.

Marcie Bonwit.

l use my maiden name here.

l can see.

You don't work for Bonwit's.

lt works for you.

Aw, come on, Oliver.

lt's not quite that simple.

You want to go for a drive?

l admit l'm a little paranoid.

l give a lot of credit for that
to my ex-husband.

What was he like?

He was the perfect Mr. Right.

He was everybody's idea
of the man l should marry,

including my own.

He was bright.

He was charming.

He was ambitious.

He was really ambitious.

What's he doing now?

He's a wealthy divorc�
living in Beverly Hills,

investing his money
very wisely.

Wow.

You know,
l don't mind the money.

What l regret is really
just handing my life

over to someone--

you know, really just giving it
all to them,

basing it all on them,
and then...

Then my father died.

We lost control of the company,

and they gave me a seat
on the board as consolation.

lt was a hell of a year.

So this is where we go
when l'm buying.

Listen, l love this place.

We used to come here
every summer after camp.

-We?
-Yeah, my parents and l.

They were
so concerned about me

mixing with the people,

they always put me
in situations

where the other kids were from
Brooklyn or the Bronx.

Hey, give me some cookies
for the kid.

l was always the only rich kid.

l spent my childhood
pretending to be poor.

Thanks.

Want me to make
you feel better?

My family is filthy rich, too.

Two hot dogs,
two coffees, please.

The works.

Oliver, why didn't you
tell me that?

l was afraid you'd love
me only for my money.

You want some mustard?
lt's free.

Please.

Thank you.

Rich kid.

lt's nice out.
Let's stay by the car.

Okay.

To our true identities...

Whatever they may be.

What are you looking at?

That funny sign over there.

No brass beds.

Probably no fireplaces.

We could watch a little TV.

We got room service.

When will l see you again?

Oh, about...

five seconds.

1 ,001 , 1 ,002,
1 ,003, 1 ,004, 1 ,005...

Look at that sunset.

How are you doing?

Fine.

But you feel
a little guilty, right?

Maybe.

'Cause you thought
about Jenny?

Because l didn't.

Red Apple Motel. Our rooms
are rotten to the core.

Oliver?

What is the Red Apple Motel?

l didn't know it would be you.

l was expecting a-a call
from an old college friend.

Well, your mother and l were
just talking about next weekend.

We haven't seen you for months,
really.

Well, l don't know
if l can make it.

l-l have an awful lot of work
piled up.

l know, Oliver, but your mother
would be very disappointed.

Well, what does she have
on the agenda?

Oh, nothing elaborate...

but we'd just love to have
a quiet weekend alone.

All right, l'll come down
on Saturday,

but l have to be back here
Sunday night.

We understand, Oliver.

How are you, Sean?

-Hello, Mother.
-Oh, darling.

How are you?

Oh, l'm fine.
How are you?

Oh, l'm bearing up.

Did you come alone?

Yes.

Where's Father?

Oh, oh, he's on the phone.

Darling, why don't
you run up and change

and then join us for a drink?

All right.

l'll see you in a minute.

Well, l personally think

it's a much better approach

to saving these urban areas

than the, these
government projects.

Now, if l can only get it

through the city
bureaucracy.

These people, whatever
work they put in,

whatever labor, whatever,
uh, carpentry, plumbing,

that becomes part
of the investment

towards their own building.

lt's what, uh, they call
their ''sweat equity.''

Couldn't they call it
something else?

Mom...

l think that's a very
good word for it.

That's all these
people have to invest

is their sweat, their labor.

You know, not everybody
was born with trust funds.

lt's a very interesting idea,
Oliver.

l'm in favor of anything
that expands the tax base.

Well, there are
some very sound

economic arguments
for this, Father.

This... these are not
charity cases.

Now, all my life
l was taught to believe

that poor people
did not know how

to take care of property.

But why should they
when they don't own it?

And the people that do--
these absentee landlords,

these no-name corporations--

do you think that
they give a shit?

Oh, Oliver...

Well, Mother, do they?

They don't care
about the human beings

that live there.

Oliver, it's admirable

for you to give so much
time to such a project,

but keep it in perspective.

l'll try, Father.

Oliver, l want you
to try some of these.

l think
you've been losing weight.

Hmm?

l-l've been running.

l'm getting back into shape,
trying to lose a few pounds.

l want you to leave here
well-fed and well-rested.

''There was a crooked man,
and he went a crooked mile.

''He found a crooked sixpence
against a crooked stile.

''He bought a crooked cat,
which caught a crooked mouse.

''And they all lived together
in a little crooked house.

Next month, Oliver,
l'll be 68 years old.

The more l think about it,

the more l like
the idea of retirement.

l didn't know that.

The only thing that bothers me
is, ''Who would run things?''

Ward and his family own 12%.

Seymour has 10%.

The rest is ours.

Ultimately yours.

Well, Ward's a good man.
l think you can trust him.

He's certainly
been around long enough.

Oh, he'd handle the business

and banking side
of it all right,

but as far as the
mill is concerned,

he wants to sell that.

He says it's a
losing proposition.

Oh, he'd look after
his interests fine,

but l don't think he'd
look after ours as well.

Things wouldn't
be the same.

What do you mean?

Oliver, this business
was started by our family.

lt's identified
with our family,

and a member of our
family needs to be in it,

needs to be involved.

Father...
if you're talking about me,

l have involvements
of my own.

But you'd have a bit of
time for your own projects.

But l don't want
a bit of time.

l need a lot of time
for my work.

For my life.

Oliver.

Where's Gentilano?

He got away
from you already?

No, l thought
it would be better

for Willie and Dora
to show him around for a while.

lt's about time for our
spontaneous coffee break.

Has he cracked a smile yet?

No smile.

He looks like a sergeant
inspecting the barracks.

Now what are we going to?
Plan A or Plan B?

Plan A for now.

Fix the plastic, please.

l can pin
a large canvas on the wall

and paint to my heart's content.

l see.

Anybody ready for coffee?
Got a pot full downstairs.

Every time you have
to repair the walls,

you're going to have to buy
three different colors of paint.

Uh, Mr. Gentilano,

l'd like you
to meet Carlos Cruz.

You know, most
people would put, uh,

a sheet-metal door
there, ugly one.

Carlos, tell him
where you got that door

l-l don't like despredicios--
waste, you know--

so l-l took this door
from my building,

an abandoned building,
a few blocks away.

lt was 1 4 blocks,
and Teo carried it on his back.

l want to bring character
to this place.

l live here,
and l want the...

l want... l want to
be orgulloso, proud.

That's why we could
do a better job of, uh,

rehabilitating this
place than a contractor.

l wouldn't be too sure.

Now, so the real question

is not what gets done on one day
when-when you have a party,

but what happens,
whether or not you go back

to work on-on Monday.

You know, l've had
several groups like this

attempt the same thing,
and they failed.

Then l go back to my office,

and my department
has eggs on its face.

And what l'm trying to say here

is that we are concerned
about you,

but that there are layers
and layers

of-of government over us,

and that when
budget time comes,

they want to know
what happened to their money.

Now, a good program,

a responsible program,
is-is-is-is good publicity.

A bad program,
an-an abandoned program...

an abandoned program
is bad publicity.

Now, if the wrong people
get wind of it,

then our program is destroyed--

absolutely des-destroyed.

Now, uh...

What's that?

Oh, that's the television crew.

They've been coming down here.

They're just filming the work.

l hope we didn't,

uh, knock
your concentration off.

No, no.

Th-That's all right.

Landlord problems
are nothing new,

but here in
the Lower East Side--

or Low East Side
as sometimes it is called--

there is a new approach
to an old problem.

Waltereen Jones
and William Nanos

represent the tenants'
committee of this building.

Can you tell us exactly
what's going on here today?

We're settling in.

This is, uh, a work party

uh, to launch the rehabilitation
of this building

by the tenants
and the-the neighborhood.

ls this an official project

or should l say,
a ''spontaneous gesture''?

You have to ask
our, uh, our lawyer,

Oliver Barrett,
how official it is.

Sir?

Uh, well, we're fortunate

to have Mr. Gentilano
with us today.

Perhaps you should, uh...

He's a city official.
Ask him your question.

Sir, what do you think of what
you have seen here today?

Albert Gentilano.

l-l'm very impressed with what
is happening in this community.

And we're very impressed
that a city official,

a civil servant like yourself,

would take time out
of his busy schedule

to come down here.

Well, actually,
l get here as often as l can.

This is where the action is.

l mean, good government
isn't sitting behind a desk.

l'm proud of this people.

l'm proud of the way

they're pulling themselves
up by their bootstraps.

l mean, what
we have here

is what we call ''sweat equity.''

That's correct. Yes.

Uh, do they have, uh,
your official go-ahead then?

Of course, of course.

How about that?

There you are.

Hello. Barrett residence.

Who is this?

This is Marcie.

Well, l'm the mad baker
from Cranston.

-l want to congratulate Oliver.
-Who?

lt's the mad baker
from Cranston?

l'll get it.

He says he wants
to congratulate you

on something.

Yeah, l'm sure.

Hello, Philip.

You're terrific, Oliver.

l'm proud of you.

How you been doing?

Great, great.
l'm going to Miami.

Well, that's great.

l hope you enjoy yourself.

l hope you enjoy yourself,
if you know what l mean.

Yes, Phil, l know what you mean.

Well, good-bye.

Good-bye.

Who was that?

That was my ex-father-in-law.

ls he always like that?

No, l think he just gets
like that when he's around me.

He's trying to rediscover
his lost youth or something.

Listen, he did
sound kind of cute.

Oh, he is, very cute.

lf you want to catch him,

he's taking that
9:00 plane to Miami.

He didn't sound that cute.

l'm staying put.

Good.

l'd better get your dinner

before your tuna fish
gets cold.

What did you do, fry it?

lsn't that what
you're supposed to do?

Take the big plate.

l'll take the one
with the crack in it.

l noticed that your silverware
is pretty eclectic, also.

l like all this stuff.

Yeah, l know.
So did l.

l went through
the same stage myself.

What stage?

Oh...

you know, the sort of
mock-poverty routine.

What do you mean?

l mean that finally

you have to come to terms
with who you are.

You and l, Oliver,
are upper-class WASPs,

and we're always
going to be.

l mean, our guilt about that
isn't going to change anything.

These things
are not important to me.

l don't...
l don't have to have caviar

or eat off sterling silver.

But you know good stuff,
and you like it.

l mean, l saw some of the labels
in your closet.

Did you come over here
to argue, or what?

l thought we were going
to have dinner.

lf you don't like this, l'll
take you back to La Cremea.

LaCremaillere.

Listen, Oliver,
you don't have to make

everything
a class struggle.

l'm in the same class.

Now eat your tuna fish.

Don't be defensive.

Who's defensive?

Hello, this is Oliver Barrett.
ls she in?

Just a minute, please.

ls it important?
She's very, very busy.

Uh, would you tell her
it's me on the line?

Uh, it will only take a minute.

All right, hold on.

Thank you.

Hello?

Hello, Marcie, how are you?

-Can l call you back?
-Of course, l...

l just wanted to say that l was
sorry about the other night.

l think things got
a little tense.

l understand.

l'm in a board meeting.

Can we talk about it later?

Sure.

l get the message.

Good-bye.

You were... you were like
a total stranger.

lt was scary.

l'm sorry, Oliver.

lt's just a policy
l have to stick to.

l can't take a call in the
middle of one of those meetings

that makes me sound like
a lovesick teenager.

l just don't know

how you can play roles
like that, Marcie--

how you can put one hat on,

take one hat off
so arbitrarily.

Well, it's not
all that difficult

once you get used to it.

l don't think
l want to get used to it.

No one's asking you to.

What do you mean by that?

l just mean that
when you met me,

l wasn't in the kitchen
cooking casserole.

l work, Oliver.
l like it.

l mean, this is it. Accept it.

l don't try to change you.

Well, wh-wh-what are you, then,

a-a-a business magnate
or a woman?

Well, Oliver, what are you,

a man or a lawyer?

What kind of question is that?

l would just like to know

if l am to be your boyfriend

on the weekends,
and then during the week,

l'm just another one
of those telephone calls

that's put on hold.

Oliver, l never put you on hold.

My God, l can't believe it.

Do you always
exaggerate like this?

l mean, what if you're
in the middle of a meeting

with the senior partners,

and someone named,
for God's sake,

Marcie calls, l mean,
what do you do?

Well, that's easy.

First l would resign,
and then l would call you back

from the unemployment office.

l'm sorry, Oliver.

lt's just that
l'm trying to be

more than a decoration
at a board meeting, and...

it ends up taking
a lot out of me.

l get really tired
of doing it all alone.

Well, l'm exhausted, too.

This case is taking
ten times more work

than l expected.

What a pair.

Listen, l'm going to
Hong Kong on Tuesday.

l have to check out
some factories there

and handle a photo session.

You want to come with me,

and we'll make a working
vacation out of it?

Hong Kong? Well...

isn't that halfway
around the world?

Exactly.

Welcome back.
How was your trip?

lt was fine.

This is Oliver Barrett.

This is John Hsiang.

He's our man in Hong Kong.

-Hello.
-Hello, John.

That was quite a,
uh, view you provided

on our landing.

We do our best.

ls this your first
trip to Hong Kong?

John, the man has never been
out of New York.

You understand me?

Oh. How is the Big Apple?

Anything less than the penthouse
will be a comedown.

All l could get was something
called the Marco Polo suite.

John, can you get

two extra models for the photo
sessions tomorrow?

You got it.

Nice to meet you, Oliver.

Oh, thank you, John.

The car will be here at 10:00.

Pleasant dreams.

-Thanks, John.
-Good night.

l got one question.

What?

Do you see a bedroom

tucked around here anywhere?

l think l saw one
just around the corner.

Oh, yeah.

Look at that.

Oh, my God.

Where'd you learn to eat
with chopsticks?

You noticed?

l had this Chinese friend
at Harvard.

He promised to teach me
to eat with chopsticks

if l would teach him
to ice skate.

lf l were you,
l'd ask for a refund.

Well, you should see him skate.

Do you have any film left?

'Bout half a roll.

You're kidding.

Most people who come here,
the first day they get here,

they buy three cameras
and shoot 12 rolls of film.

l think that's why l didn't.

You should just relax
and be a tourist, Oliver.

lt's permitted, you know.

ls it a requirement?

No, but, l mean,
it is what a lot

of these people live on.

Yes, l see how they live.

l know. That was hard for me,
too, when l first came here.

But you got over that stage.

You know, Oliver, this
is beginning to sound

like a conversation
we've already had.

Yes, it is.

l'm sorry.

No, let's talk about it.

Oh, no, let's not.

l'll be over here.

Okay.

Hi.

l'm sorry.

These things always take longer

than they're supposed to.

lt's all right.

lt's a lovely setting.

We're in a heated debate
over underarm hair.

Well, you're the boss,
aren't you, Marcie?

lsn't it your decision?

Marcie? Marcie?!

Time's running out.
Come on.

Let's get to it, ladies.

The clock is running.

Okay, that's fine.

Oliver, move over.

O-Oliver?

Okay, ladies.

And go. Good.

Go.

And... go.

Good.

One more.

Ready? Okay.

Nice. Again...

l thought we settled that.

l wish l'd known about it
before l left New York.

Well, l guess l have to.

l mean, do l have a choice?

Right.

Okay, l'll see you.

l'll see you at 10:00.
Good-bye.

What's wrong?

Another crisis.

l'm sorry.

l have to meet some people.

Do you mind?

No.

lt's all right.

We can sightsee later.

John, maybe this is a good time
to take Oliver around.

l have a complete tour
all planned.

You know what l'd like to do?

See your factory.

What for?

l don't know.

l... l know everything else
about your business.

l'm curious.

We'll have to make another tour
on a nice day.

That's all right.

l want to see it all.

This route to the factory is not

the best look at Hong Kong.

They're so young.

Don't let the youth fool you.

These are some of the best
cutters in the business,

and we pay them well
by Hong Kong standard.

Their parents may be working

in another part of the factory.

We also have work that
the grandparents can do.

On this side,

each person handles
one piece of a garment.

On the other side,

they assemble everything.

l must admit, John,
l had a slightly...

different picture in my mind.

Yes, l know.

ln the United States,
Hong Kong means sweatshops.

Well, what do you think?

About what?

About the factory.

You made such a point
about wanting to see it,

but you haven't mentioned it
since.

l was very impressed.

Air conditioned.

Surprised?

No, not really.

l was beginning to think
that you expected dirt floors

and rats and eight-year-olds
slaving away.

Oh, Marcie, you've
got to admit

that there is a certain...

image to Hong Kong labor.

Yeah.

So you thought
l was running a sweatshop, huh?

l don't know
what you're doing.

Well, listen, l hope
you're not too disappointed.

Why should l be?

'Cause it would have made
a great excuse.

For what?

For you to break this off

and still come out
looking swell.

But l don't need any excuses.

And besides,

who's talking about
breaking anything off?

l guess the point is

that you're not talking
about anything period.

Why do l feel that as long
as l'm in the wrong tax bracket

this is never going to work?

That's not true.

Of course it is.

That's why you're partly
obsessed with Jenny,

because she was your pass
to the people.

Don't ever talk about her
like that!

Ever!

You just leave her
out of it, please.

Keep her out of it?

How can l?

She's right between us.

l can't even reach you,
she's so much in the way.

Then reach for me
in another way.

There is no right way
with you, Oliver.

You don't know
what it's like

to compete with a dead woman.

Then stop trying!

Leave her alone!
Leave me alone!

l don't need anybody.

You're right, Oliver.

Only the living
need each other.

Well, what am l, dead?

l don't know,

but something
feels dead here.

And you know,
l'm sick of trying

to bring it back to life.

l'm okay.

lt just takes a little while
to adjust, that's all.

Actually...

it's better this way.

And why do you say that?

Well, for as long
as l was with Marcie,

there was always this...

growing tension that
happened between us.

l mean, we-we had fun.

lt was exciting.

Where do you think
that came from?

l know l'm not supposed
to make comparisons about Jenny,

but l really don't think

l'll ever be able
to keep from doing it.

Well, nothing happens magically,
Oliver.

But just being aware
of a problem

is beginning to solve it.

Fears are coming on

So better face it

And the lamp is burning low

Oh you can't do the things
you used to do

35 years ago

Oh, no, you

Can't do the things you

Used to do...

35 years ago

No, way!

Okay, if there's anybody left
that don't know me,

uh, my-my name
is Jamie Francis,

and, uh,
l work here, huh?

Yeah.

Now, uh,
if this were an ordinary day,

and l started
to make a speech,

the old folks would reach
for a chair and light up a pipe.

And the young ones would, uh,
reach for their sweetheart

and slip away behind the looms.

But, uh,
it's not an ordinary day,

and well we know it.

So l won't be boring you
with that sort of speech.

Now, this, uh, shuttle is
from loom number one.

And on those calculators
we got the payroll department,

Maria LaBrusso figured out

this has made the trip
back and forth

between the yarns
over seven million times.

So, we have decided

to take it out
of loom number one

and give it a rest.

Give it to someone else
who deserves a rest.

lt's a... it's a homely
sort of thing, but, uh...

it means a lot to us,
Mr. Barrett.

We hope it means
as much to you.

Wait...

Wait, l-l-l...

read the inscriptions.

''To Oliver Barrett, lll,

''who stayed when others left

''in gratitude,

the men and women
of Barrett Mills.''

Thank you.

Thank you very much, indeed.
l...

Thank you.

Mr. Barrett.

Congratulations, Father.

lt's-it's beautiful.

Thank you, Oliver.

Thank you.

l'm so glad
you've been here to see this.

So am l.

Oh, have you had anything
to eat yet today?

Not much.

Where is the,
uh, food anyway?

Well, it's over there.

Go help yourself.

Okay.

l'll be right back.

You-you are spending the night,
aren't you?

Yes, Mama.

Hey, Oliver.
Welcome back.

-Hey, John.
-How you doing?

-Nice to see you.
-Nice seeing you.

l don't care
what you say, Jamie.

lt don't strike me right
for the union and the members

to be knocking themselves out
to throw the boss a party.

Well, true, we're
on opposite sides

of the bargaining table,

but this goes
beyond that, Arlie.

Yeah. My old man would turn over
in his grave.

Remember, he lead the strike
against Barrett's father.

Got his head broke for it, too.

Ah, those were bitter days.

Barrett's old man

is not the
same as Barrett.

This man you can deal with.

Remember,
just as easy as that,

he could close down
this whole place.

Years ago, when the others
were going to Carolina

and to Puerto Rico--
hmm, for cheap labor--

he took a half million dollars
from his banking company

and sunk it into
this place to keep...

Oh, there you are, Oliver.

Good morning,
Father.

-Good morning.
-Did you sleep well?

l'm usually awake at 6:00.

Your mother's still asleep,
though.

l just discovered some, uh,
homemade donuts.

Would you like one?

Oh, no, no.

Let's call Stuart.

He usually doesn't start
until 8:00 on Sunday morning,

but he can fix breakfast today.

And put it in the study
or the dining room.

Wherever you'd like to eat.

Where l would like to eat
is right here.

This is my favorite room
in the house.

Besides, l've made some coffee.

l used to love this
room when l was a kid.

l like the way
it smelled.

Yeah.

Yeah. l remember
we had a wonderful cook

when l was a child.

l remember climbing the trees
to get apples

for her to make her own cider.

Her name was Clara.

She was Dutch.

Died before you were born.

Would you like
cream and sugar?

Uh, no, no.
Just black.

Now, l think
we should take a drive

in the country this afternoon.

Lovely this time of the year.

And l promise
not to talk business.

Oh, you can talk
all the business

that you want to.

l just want you to know

that l enjoyed
yesterday very much.

l've-l've never seen the mill

quite like that.

l never had the feeling
you were interested

in the mill, Oliver.

l used to hate it.

l was thinking
about that yesterday. Why?

Then l realized it...

it was because...

the mill took you
away from us so much.

l never realized it.

l j... l just want you
to know that, uh...

that l'm proud of what you've
been able to preserve here.

Father...

l'd like to help
in any way l can.

Only the living need each other.

Only the living
can carry life on.

Part of me was trying to die

because l thought
l owed that to Jenny.

l owe her something else.

Something much harder to give.

A new life.

Another try.

A setting free.