All language subtitles for Neil LaBute - In the Company of Men - English with German Subs

SO HOW'’D IT FEEL ?IT'’S OKAY.

YEAH ?IT'’S ALL RIGHT.
HURTS A LITTLE.

WHERE'’D
SHE HIT YOU ?RIGHT HERE.

THERE'’S NO BLOOD.
THERE'’S NOT A MARK,
ANYTHING.

I STILL FEEL IT.SURE.

THIS IS THE POINT
THAT I WAS MAKING
EARLIER.
WHAT ?

THE '’90s.
CAN'’T EVEN AFFORD TO BLINK.
I MISS TOO MUCH.

IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.

HOWARD, A WOMAN HIT YOU,
TAGGED YOU UPSIDE THE HEAD.

AND FOR WHAT ?
WHAT'’D YOU SAY TO HER ?NOTHIN'’.

YOU SAID NOTHING ?ASKED HER THE TIME
IS ALL.

THE TIME. WHAT TIME IS IT,
OR YOU GOT THE TIME ?

THERE'’S A CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE.I ASKED HER WHAT TIME IT WAS,
YOU KNOW, MOUNTAIN, CENTRAL.

I'’M NOT KIDDING.

W-WAIT. YOU'’RE TELLING ME
ABOUT SOME SORT OF
UNPROVOKED ASSAULT HERE ?

THAT IS UNCALLED FOR. DID SHE
GIVE YOU THE TIME AT LEAST ?NO.

WHAT THE FUCK
ARE YOU LAUGHING AT ?

JUST LET IT GO, CHAD.
IT'’S NOT WORTH IT.

OKAY, WELL,
WE'’RE DOOMED THEN.
SERIOUSLY.

AS A RACE,

MEN LIKE US-- GUYS WHO CARE
A SMIDGEN ABOUT THE WORKPLACE,
THEIR WOMEN--

WE ARE DOOMED IF THIS IS
HOW THEY'’RE GONNA TREAT US.WHO DO YOU MEAN ?

EVERYBODY. LOOK AT US.
WE'’RE IN SOME COURTESY LOUNGE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

TIME JUST PASSING US BY.
COMPLETELY AT THE WHIM
OF THOSE BASTARDS UPSTAIRS.

AND NOW THIS.OW. YEAH.

LIFE IS FOR THE TAKING,
IS IT NOT ?

I MEAN, WE'’RE LIKE TEN YEARS
OUT OF UNIVERSITY.
THAT'’S ALL. JUST TEN.

AND I GOT A WHOLE CROP
OF THESE YOUNG DUDES
AFTER MY DESK,

TAKING JOBS
AS PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS.

THE TITLE DIDN'’T EVEN EXIST
TWO YEARS AGO.

JUST TO HANG OUT IN THE
COFFEE ROOM. BUNCH OF VULTURES
WAITING FOR ME TO TIRE OUT.

YOU KNOW, I GET LOW NUMBERS
TWO MONTHS IN A ROW,

THEY'’RE GONNA FEED
ON MY INSIDES.

I'’M NO FOOL, OKAY ?OF COURSE NOT.

NEW GUY'’S OKAY THOUGH ?LOOKS LIKE IT.

WELL, SURE HE IS.IT'’S KINDA FUNNY,
ACTUALLY.

YEAH ?
I DON'’T DOUBT IT.

BIG GUY.
PLAYED BALL, I HEAR.MM-HMM.

AND PROBABLY BOUGHT EVERYBODY
LUNCH ON WEDNESDAY.YEAH, HE DID.

UH-HUH. YEAH,
THAT'’S ALL WELL AND WONDERFUL.

AND FUNNY STORIES
ABOUT HIS GIRLFRIEND
IN THE SACK ?

I BET HE SPINS A GOOD ONE.

BUT YOU WATCH.
A YEAR FROM NOW,

HE'’LL BE ASKING YOU
TO TOSS AROUND IDEAS WITH
SOME OF THE JUNIOR STAFF.

"AND WOULD YOU MIND
LEAVING ME THE CRULLER ?
IT'’S THE ONLY DONUT I LIKE."

I'’M TELLING YOU NOW, HOWARD.
BE CAREFUL.

OKAY. YEAH, I, UH--
OKAY.

WHAT ARE YOU
WORKING ON THERE ?

CHECKING HOW
PROJECT DIRECTORIES LOOK
ON YOUR LETTERHEAD ?

NAH, I JUST--FORGET IT.
I'’M KIDDING YOU.

WATCH THIS GUY'’S ASS.
THAT'’S ALL I'’M SAYIN'’.SURE.

YEP, '’CAUSE HE'’S NEW,
AND HE'’S FUNNY, AND HE'’S
A HELL OF A SHORTSTOP...

AT THE FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC
UNTIL THE COMPANY HAS
A SLIGHT RECESSION,

AND HE'’S BANDYING
YOUR NAME AROUND AS SOMEBODY
FOR THE PHOENIX OFFICE.

HE'’S OFF COLLECTING ANOTHER
WOOD-GRAIN PLAQUE.

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.RIGHT.

I'’LL BE CAREFUL.THAT'’S ALL I'’M TELLING YOU.
WATCH YOUR BACK.

I'’VE BEEN SEEING THIS GIRL
ALMOST A YEAR.

WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT ?
YOU MET HER AT THAT
SEAFOOD JOINT SIX MONTHS AGO.

THAT LITTLE BRUNETTE.
MELODY SOMETHING.MELANIE. YEAH, RIGHT.

YEAH, SHE WAS CUTE.SHE WAS VERY CUTE,
AS I REMEMBER.

YEAH, I TOOK HER HOME,
MET THE FOLKS,

EVEN GAVE HER A RING
ONE WEEKEND UP AT THE CAPE.

SERIOUSLY ?OH, YEAH,
I REALLY LIKED HER.

SOUNDS LIKE IT.BUT THEN SHE STARTS THE...

GOTTA SEE OTHER PEOPLE,
SET UP AND THAT WHOLE ROUTINE.

SUDDENLY I'’M PARKED OUT
IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE
4:00 IN THE MORNING...

GOING TO WORK,
CIRCLES UNDER MY EYES.

CALL HER THREE TIMES
BEFORE SHE CALLS ME BACK ONCE.

YOU KNOW THE WHOLE
PHONE FADE-OUT THING.
FINALLY, I SAY,

"THIS IS NOT NEEDED IN MY LIFE.
I DON'’T NEED THIS."

SOMEBODY REJECTS ME--
YOU KNOW, A WOMAN.

IT JUST DRIVES ME--

SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING:
WORK, THESE WOMEN.

FEEL LIKE THEY'’RE
GETTING OUT OF BALANCE,
DON'’T THEY ?

YEAH,
THEY REALLY DO, HOWARD.
THEY REALLY DO.

WE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW WHY
I'’M STILL CHIPPER ?
BIG GRIN ON MY FACE ?

WHY'’S THAT ?

'’CAUSE I REALIZED
SOMETHING.

I FIGURED THIS OUT
ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

I CAME HOME AND SUZANNE
HAD JUST PACKED UP THE JOINT.

YEP. JUST GONE.

REALLY ?MM-HMM.

YOU NEVER--LEFT ME A FUTON AND MY POSTER
OF AMERICAN GIGOLO.

BITCH EVEN TOOK
THE FRAME OFF.

AND I'’M STANDING THERE.
NO NOTE.

NOT A "THANKS FOR
FOUR YEARS OF A ROOF OVER MY
BLEACH-BLONDE HEAD." NOTHING.

YOU KNOW ?
AND IT COMES TO ME.
THE TRUTH.

I DO NOT GIVE A SHIT.
NOT ABOUT ANYBODY.

A FAMILY MEMBER,
THE JOB, NONE OF IT.

I COULDN'’T CARE LESS.

GEEZ.

I MEAN, DON'’T GET ME WRONG.
WE'’RE PALS,
ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.

SAME COLLEGE.EXACTLY,
AND THAT MEANS SOMETHING.

BUT THESE OTHER FOLKS--
JUMP ON WHILE THE GOING'’S GOOD ?
NO. UH-UH.

THAT WILL NOT DO.

PEOPLE. GODDAMN SUZANNE
PROBABLY IN ARIZONA RIGHT NOW
RIDING DUNE BUGGIES.

NOT A CARE ON THIS EARTH.

GOD, THAT JUST MAKES ME WANNA
FUCK SOMEBODY UP, BUT GOOD.

SURE. GEEZ.

YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE LIVING
IN INDIA,

WE COULD'’VE BURNED THAT
FIANCE OF YOURS ON A PYRE
IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE,

EVEN IF HINTING AT
WHAT SHE DID TO YOU...
TO THIS DAY.

I HEAR YA.

CIRCLE THE DATE ON THIS ONE.
IF WE KEEP ON PLAYING ALONG
WITH THIS...

PICK-UP-THE-CHECK,
CAN'’T-A-GIRL-CHANGE-HER-MIND
CRAP--

WE CAN'’T EVEN TELL A JOKE
IN THE WORKPLACE.

THERE'’S GONNA BE HELL
TO PAY DOWN THE LINE.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

WE NEED TO PUT
OUR FOOT DOWN.

NEVER LOSE CONTROL.

THAT'’S THE KEY, HOWARD.

THAT IS THE TOTAL KEY
TO THE UNIVERSE.

TRUST ME.

AH.COME ON.

I DON'’T KNOW.

DO WE LOOK
LIKE FRAT BOYS TO YOU ?

WE NEED SCOTCH.

LISTEN.

WE'’RE IN TOWN
FOR SIX WEEKS, RIGHT ?
I'’M JUST TALKING, SO JUMP IN.

AND THIS IS PERFECT,
WHAT WITH THE BREAKUP THING
THAT YOU GOT GOING TOO.

BUT SAY WE WERE TO FIND
SOME GAL.

I KNOW WE GOT A SHITLOAD
OF STUFF TO DO. I KNOW THAT.

BUT I'’M JUST SAYING,
FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT,

LET'’S SAY WE STUMBLE
ONTO SOMETHING, OKAY ?

AND, I MEAN, THIS PERSON
IS JUST VULNERABLE AS HELL.

YOU KNOW, YOUNG THING,
WALLFLOWER TYPE, WHATEVER.

MORE LIKE,
DISFIGURED IN SOME WAY.

BUT JUST SOME WOMAN
WHO IS PRETTY SURE THAT LIFE--

AND I MEAN, A FULL,
HEALTHY, SEXUAL LIFE,

ROMANCE, STUFF LIKE THAT--
IS JUST LOST TO HER FOREVER.

OKAY ?

GOD BLESS YOU.

ANYHOW, WE TAKE A GIRL
THAT TYPE--

JUST SOME CORN-FED BITCH WHO'’D
PRACTICALLY MESS HER PANTS...

IF YOU SHARPEN A PENCIL
FOR HER.

WE BOTH HIT HER.

YOU KNOW, SMALL TALK,
A DINNER DATE, FLOWERS.

NO PUSHING IT.
NOT ALL ON HER BLOUSE
THE FIRST NIGHT OUT.

BUT IT'’S LIKE TAKING HER OUT
TO A, YOU KNOW, UH--
SEE AN ICE SHOW.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND WE JUST DO IT. YOU AND ME.
UPPING THE ANTE ALL THE TIME.

SUDDENLY, SHE'’S GOT TWO MEN.
SHE'’S CALLING HER MOM.
SHE'’S WEARING MAKEUP AGAIN.

AND ON WE PLAY,
AND ON AND ON.

THEN ONE DAY,

OUT GOES THE RUG
AND US PULLING IT HARD.

AND JILL, SHE JUST COMES
TUMBLING AFTER.

WHOA.

HOUR LATER, WE'’RE ON A FLIGHT
BACK TO CIVILIZATION
LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.

TRUST ME, SHE'’LL BE REACHING
FOR THE SLEEPING PILLS
WITHIN A WEEK,

AND WE WILL LAUGH ABOUT THIS
TILL WE ARE VERY OLD MEN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

WELL, IT'’S--IS THAT NOT IDEAL ?

RESTORE A LITTLE DIGNITY
TO OUR LIVES.

THE BEAUTY IS,
FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF,
WE CAN BASICALLY JUST...

REWRITE THE BOOKS,
PLAY OURSELVES OFF
AS WHOEVER WE WANT TO BE.

I MEAN, IT'’S UP TO US.RIGHT. NO, I--
IT SOUNDS--

I DON'’T WANNA SHOCK YOU, HOWARD.
IT'’S JUST A THOUGHT.

I MEAN, IT'’S REALLY JUST
THE SAME CRAP WE USED TO PLAY
IN SCHOOL, ONLY IT'’S BETTER...

BECAUSE WE GET
A LITTLE PAYBACK ON ALL THIS
MESSY RELATIONSHIP SHIT...

WE'’RE DEALING WITH.

THINK ABOUT IT.NO, RIGHT.
I MEAN, IT'’S, UH--

IT'’S FUNNY. IT IS.
IT'’S JUST... WAY OUT THERE.

SURE. THAT'’S WHY
IT'’S SO PERFECT.

I MEAN,
THIS IS ALL VIRGIN TERRITORY.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS
AFTER IT, YOU KNOW--

JUMPED OVER FOR PROMOTIONS,
WIFE RUNS OFF
WITH SOME BIOCHEMIST.

I MEAN, WHO KNOWS WHAT,
BUT WE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE
THIS THING TO FALL BACK ON.

COULD ALWAYS SAY,
"YEAH, FINE,

BUT THEY NEVER GOT ME
LIKE WE GOT HER."

I THINK IT'’D BE REFRESHING.
I REALLY DO.

AND VERY THERAPEUTIC COMING OFF
THE WOMEN WE JUST HAVE.

WELL, JUST FOR INSTANCE,

WHO'’D IT BE ?

NO IDEA.

SHE'’S OUT THERE.

I KNOW IT.
JUST WAITING FOR US
TO FIND HER.

SO WHAT'’D
SHE SAY THEN ?

"'’CAUSE I DON'’T TRUST ANYTHING
THAT BLEEDS FOR A WEEK
AND DOESN'’T DIE."

OH. SO YOU IN ?

OH, SHIT, MAN.

YEAH, I'’M IN.

ALL RIGHT.
THEN LET'’S DO IT.

LET'’S HURT SOMEBODY.

HI. HOW ARE YOU ?
LISTEN.

EXCUSE ME ?

JESUS, WHAT DO I LOOK LIKE,
THE SANDWICH GUY ?
EXCUSE ME ?

MUST BE THE HEADPHONES. I DON'’T
KNOW HOW YOU WORK WITH MUSIC.
THAT WOULD DRIVE ME BATTY.

ANYWAY, LOOK. I HAVE GOT THIS.
SOMEBODY POINTED YOU OUT,
SAID YOU WERE GOOD.

I NEED IT BY 2:00.
I HAVE GOT TO HAVE IT BY 2:00.
THAT'’S ALL THERE IS.

IF I'’M NOT CARRYING THIS
IN MY HAND 2:00,
YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT IT.

I'’LL BE SITTING DOWN HERE
NEXT TO YOU TOMORROW,
ASKING TO BORROW YOUR WHITEOUT,

AND I DON'’T TYPE,
SO THINK YOU CAN DO IT ?

LISTEN. JUST THROW
A COVER SHEET ON IT.

GRAB ONE OF THOSE
COMPANY FOLDERS
AND SHOVE IT IN THE--

EXCUSE ME ?

THE HELL ?
DID I ROLL IN SOMETHING ?

NO, NO, NO,
THAT'’S NOT IT AT ALL.

NO, IT'’S NOT.

NO, THAT IS NOT THE POINT
I'’M MAKING. NO, IT ISN'’T.
DON'’T TELL ME IT IS.

I'’M HERE,
I'’M TALKING WITH YOU RIGHT NOW,
AND I AM TELLING YOU NO,

SO IT'’S NOT.

NOW, LOOK, WE'’RE NOT
GETTING ANYWHERE HERE,
BECAUSE IT'’S NOT--

AND I'’M NOT GONNA KEEP
SAYING THAT, BECAUSE I'’M NOT.

IT'’S THE, UH--
THIS IS A COMPANY LINE.

I'’M AT WORK,
AND WE'’RE GOING IN CIRCLES.

I SUGGEST YOU TALK
DIRECTLY WITH HER.

MOM,

I SAID NO.

I DON'’T CARE IF SHE'’S
BEEN CALLING. DOESN'’T MEAN
I WANNA CALL HER BACK.

NO, IT DOESN'’T.

WELL, TELL HER TO STOP
BOTHERING YOU.

GIVE ME A 25-CENT CALL
IF SHE WANTS TO CHAT SO BAD.

NO, I CAN'’T CALL HER.
THEN I'’D HAVE TO TALK TO HER.

WHY DO YOU THINK I DON'’T WANT
HER NEW NUMBER FOR ?

SO I DON'’T HAVE TO BE
THE ONE WHO--

NO. NO, MOM.
I--

SHE SAID THAT ?

REALLY ?

NO, I DIDN'’T.
I DIDN'’T SAY THAT.
I MEAN, I DIDN'’T... MEAN IT.

ALL RIGHT, I'’M SORRY.
I KNOW IT'’S--

LOOK, I GOTTA GO.
WE WON'’T BE NEEDING
YOUR HELP.

THANK YOU.

SALES REPS.

AGGRESSIVE LITTLE PRICKS.

HEY.
JOHN, RIGHT ?

YEAH, HOW'’S IT GOING ?
GOOD.FINE.

HOW ARE THE DIGS
UPSTAIRS ?WHAT ?

OH, SHITTY.
I DON'’T EVEN HAVE A DESK.

GOT THESE
FUCKING PAINTERS
WANDERING AROUND.

WELL, AT LEAST YOU GOT
A WINDOW.

THEY HAD A PROBLEM
WITH THE A.C.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

LET'’S JUST SAY
IT'’S A TOUCH RUSTIC.

ANYWAY, LISTEN.

WHAT IS THE STORY
ON THAT GIRL
YOU SENT ME TO ?

SHE'’S ACTING LIKE I GOT
SHIT SMEARED ON MY TIE.

SORRY, I SHOULD'’VE
SAID SOMETHING.
SHE'’S ALWAYS LIKE THAT.

YEAH, WELL,
IT'’S ANNOYING AS HELL.

CAN'’T HOLD A CONVERSATION
FOR TWO MINUTES. WHAT KIND OF
FEMINIST TWADDLE IS THAT ?

WHAT DOES SHE THINK SHE IS,
SOME GODDESS ?NO.

DEAF.

YOU'’RE SHITTING ME.
WHAT ABOUT
THE HEADPHONES THING ?

I DON'’T KNOW.
SELF-CONSCIOUS, I GUESS.

SHE PRETTY MUCH
KEEPS TO HERSELF,
TIMES I SEE HER.

NO SHIT.

THANKS.

HEY !

DO I LIE ?JESUS. WHAT DO YOU GOTTA USE
TO GET HER ATTENTION,

LIKE A DOG WHISTLE ?NO, READS LIPS.

R--
NICE GIRL.

SHE'’S BEEN HERE
LIKE THREE WEEKS, PLACED
BY ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES.

UH-HUH.TYPES LIKE 95 A MINUTE.

SUPER. SHE SPEAK AT ALL ?

I'’VE NEVER HEARD HER.

YEAH, I THINK SHE'’S GOT
ONE OF THOSE VOICES,
YOU KNOW, LIKE A--

LIKE A DOLPHIN.

LIKE HAVING A SUNDAY CHAT
WITH FLIPPER. THAT'’S WHAT
YOU'’RE TRYING TO TELL ME.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OH, MAN,
WHAT A PIECE OF WORK.

SHE'’S KINDA PRETTY THOUGH.

ANYWAY.ANYWAY, THANKS.

SEE YOU LATER.

THIS IS GREAT.

LISTEN, ABOUT THIS MORNING.
I WAS VERY RUDE. I DIDN'’T
EVEN INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I'’M CHAD PIERCEWELL.
IT'’S NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU'’RE NEW HERE,
AREN'’T YOU ?

DON'’T BE EMBARRASSED.
WE'’RE ALL NEW SOMETIME,
RIGHT ?

THAT'’S A LOVELY BLOUSE.

IT'’S JOHN MERRICK.
THAT'’S THE ONLY THING
I CAN THINK OF THE WHOLE TIME.

I'’M SITTING ACROSS
FROM THE FUCKING ELEPHANT MAN.

BUT SHE'’S ATTRACTIVE
THOUGH, RIGHT ?

YEAH, I GUESS.
YES, I WOULD SAY YEAH.

TALL ?NO, KIND OF AVERAGE.
YOU SHOULD SEE HER GOING AT IT.

WORKING TO PUT
THE SIMPLEST SOUNDS TOGETHER.

I MEAN, A-E-I-O-U,
SOMETIMES "Y"...

IS LIKE THE HOLY GRAIL
FOR THIS POOR WRETCH.

AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES,
I CAN'’T WATCH ANY MORE SALIVA
FORM AT THE CORNER OF HER MOUTH,

OR I'’M GONNA LOSE
MY TACO SALAD, I MEAN IT.

BUT WAS SHE NICE ?
I MEAN--NICE ?

YEAH, SWEET, GIVING,
ALL THOSE THINGS.THAT'’S GOOD.

IN FACT, ONE OF THE KINDEST
PEOPLE I'’VE EVER HAD
SPRAY SPIT IN MY FACE.

MMM.

ARE YOU RE-GROUTING
IN THERE ?I'’M COMING. I'’M COMING.

JESUS.SO, TELL ME,
WHAT ELSE ?

WHAT ELSE IS: I GET HER ENTIRE
FAMILY HISTORY JOTTED DOWN
ON A SERIES OF BAR NAPKINS,

'’CAUSE FINALLY,
I JUST ASK HER TO STOP TALKING.

IT WOULD BE EASIER TO WRITE.

SO NOW I'’M READING THESE THINGS
ALL NIGHT, PLAYING 20 QUESTIONS.

FAMILY LIVED IN GERMANY.
THE AIR FORCE.

SHE LOST HER HEARING AT EIGHT
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SHE'’S GOT SOME SISTER
DOING FIELD WORK
FOR A Ph.D.

I SAW HER PICTURE.

BIG, HORSEY-LOOKING BITCH.

HAVE TO SEE IT
IF YOU GET THE CHANCE.

OH. ANYWAY, ON AND ON,
IT WAS ENDLESS.

DINNER ?

YEAH, WE ATE.
AND GUESS WHO DOESN'’T REACH FOR
HER PURSE WHEN THE CHECK COMES.

MOVIE ?NO, WORK NIGHT. BESIDES,
I'’M STARTING OUT EASY.

KISS AT THE DOOR ? NATURALLY.

NICE.JUST A PECK.

I MEAN, I'’M TELLING YOU,
SHE'’S NOT BAD LOOKING OVERALL,

BUT YOU SHOULD SEE THAT MOUTH
WORKING JUST ONE TIME.

SEE THOSE LITTLE BUBBLES
FORMING AND POPPING.

THAT'’S ALL IT TAKES.
I MEAN, A KISS ON THE CHEEK
WAS PLENTY.

MMM.

SHE IS PERFECT FOR THIS.

YEAH ?OH. BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.

WOW. HEY, DON'’T MEAN
TO CHECK UP ON YOU
OR ANYTHING,

BUT DID YOU HAPPEN
TO FINISH THOSE FILES ?ALREADY ON YOUR DESK.

YOU JUST NEED TO SIGN THEM
BY 5:00, AND THEY'’LL BE
OUT OF HERE.
GREAT. THANKS.

I'’M COMING. I'’M COMING.JESUS.

HEY !

YOU'’RE NOT PUSSIN'’ OUT
ON THIS, ARE YOU, HOWIE ?NO, I JUST DON'’T KNOW IF SHE'’S--

GOOD. BECAUSE I'’M NOT DOING
THIS TO FIND A MATE. I THOUGHT
WE WERE IN THIS TOGETHER.

NO, WE ARE. WE ARE.OKAY THEN.

I MEAN, IT'’S NOT FUN
UNLESS WE'’RE BOTH IN ON IT.

OKAY. I'’LL-I'’LL GO DOWN THERE
NEXT WEEK OR SOMETHING.
I DON'’T KNOW.

GIVE IT A WEEK.

LOOK, HOWIE, THIS IS NOT
SOME BROKEN-WING BLUEJAY
WE'’RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

CATCH HER IN A FEW
OF THOSE BIG, FAT LIES
YOU LIKE SO MUCH.

SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT HER
THEN, OKAY ?

OKAY. YOU GUYS DOING
ANYTHING THIS WEEKEND ?

YEAH. THOUGHT I'’D TAKE HER
TO A PRODUCTION OF
THE MIRACLE WORKER.

WHAT IS THAT, A MOVIE ?

FORGET IT.

ARE YOU COMING OUT OF THERE,
OR DO YOU WANT ME TO HAVE
YOUR CALLS FORWARDED ?

I'’M COMING. I'’M COMING.
OH, SHIT.

I GOT IT. I GOT IT.
HURRY UP.

HERE YOU GO.

WHAT TIME IS IT ?
DO YOU THINK THERE'’S STILL
SOMEBODY AT THE OFFICE ?

DEFINITELY.
HEY, HOWARD.

WHAT'’S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A GOLF BALL
AND A G-SPOT ?

I DON'’T KNOW.I'’LL SPEND 20 MINUTES
LOOKING FOR A GOLF BALL.

THAT'’S GOOD. YEAH.

DON'’T YOU LOVE THAT ?
A GUY DOWNSTAIRS TOLD ME THAT.

THAT'’S FUNNY. YEAH.
I GOTTA GET THESE OUT
BEFORE IT'’S TOO LATE.

LEAST THEY COULD DO
IS GIVE US A LITTLE
OFFICE EQUIPMENT.

NO, SHIT. WE'’RE LIKE
LEWIS AND CLARK UP HERE.

I'’LL BUZZ HIM,
LET HIM KNOW IT'’S COMING.THANKS.

HELLO, YES.
I'’M CALLING FOR CHRISTINE.
MY NAME IS CHAD.

OH, YOU HAVE.

WELL, THANK YOU.

UH, NO, I WOULDN'’T
THINK OF IT.

NO, MA'’AM, JUST TELL HER
EVERYBODY IS REALLY SORRY
THAT SHE'’S DOWN.

YEAH, I GUESS THE FLU'’S
BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PLACE
FOR WEEKS NOW.

OH.

OH.

WELL, I HOPE
SHE'’S UP AND AROUND SOON.

DID SHE GET THE FLOWERS ?

OH, TERRIFIC.

NO, I JUST TOOK UP
A LITTLE COLLECTION.
IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.

YES, MA'’AM.

UM--

NO, I'’D RATHER NOT WAKE HER.

JUST TELL HER THAT I CALLED.

OKAY. THANKS AGAIN.

I WILL. YOU TOO.

OKAY. BYE.

ALL I MEAN IS THAT--
I JUST THINK EVERYTHING'’S
A BUSINESS, YOU KNOW ?

WHATEVER YOU GO INTO:
YOUR TYPING THERE,

MY OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTING THIS PROJECT,
IT DOESN'’T MATTER.

EVERY WALK OF LIFE'’S
AN INDUSTRY, FROM CHILD CARE
RIGHT ON UP.

WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE SITUATION, RIGHT ?

THAT'’S WHAT I THINK ANYWAY.

TURN THE SITUATION
TO OUR OWN ADVANTAGE.

SO, ON A PERSONAL LEVEL,
THAT'’S WHAT I'’M DOING HERE.

I WAS WALKING BY, SAW YOU,
THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

FIGURED,
WHAT THE HELL, YOU KNOW ?
YOU PROBABLY HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

BUT YOU GOTTA
TAKE YOUR CHANCE, RIGHT ?

WHO KNOWS ? IT MIGHT TURN OUT
TO BE MUTUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS.

SO, THAT'’S REALLY JUST
A LONG-WINDED WAY OF SAYING...

I'’D LIKE TO GO OUT SOMETIME,
MAYBE,

UM, GET A DRINK.

MY NAME'’S HOWARD,
BY THE WAY.

I'’M FREE THIS WEEKEND.

HI. HOWARD,
I NEED TO SEE YOU
FOR A SECOND.

I'’LL BE BACK
IN A MINUTE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
SHE SAW YOU.THAT'’S NOT HER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?THAT'’S NOT CHRISTINE.

YOU SAID--SHE'’S NOT THERE.
COME ON.

LET'’S GO.BUT I ASKED HER OUT.

FUCK HER.
LET'’S GET A SANDWICH.
COME ON.

OH, JESUS.

I GOT OUT OF THERE
FAST AS MY FEET'’D GO.

AS SOON AS I TURNED 18,
I MEAN, I JUST BOLTED
AS FAR AS I COULD GET.

MY BROTHERS--
I GOT THESE TWO OLDER BROTHERS.

THEY BOTH GOT THEIR UNION CARD
THE DAY AFTER GRADUATION.

NOT ME. UH-UH.

MY DAD,
HE JUST COULDN'’T SEE IT.

THOUGHT IT WAS
THE GREATEST THING, YOU KNOW,
CHRYSLER PLANT, TEAMSTERS.

COULDN'’T GET ENOUGH.
THE WHOLE NORMAN ROCKWELL THING.

YOU KNOW, CHURCH, FAMILY,
BOTH PARENTS, LITTLE PLACE
IN THE SUBURBS.

YOU'’RE IN HEAVEN, RIGHT ?

I TELL YOU, I WAS READY
TO APPLY TO COLLEGE
IN NINTH GRADE.

THEY STILL THINK I'’M CRAZY
LIVING IN THE CITY.

SERIOUSLY, I JUST DIDN'’T WANT
ANY PART OF THAT.

SO, COMES THIS
BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP.

YEAH, HEY.
BLEW OUT MY ARM
SOPHOMORE YEAR.

THAT'’S WHEN I NABBED
THE BUSINESS DEGREE.

GOT INTO THE BIZ,
AND, UH, I LIKE IT.

NO BIG DEAL.

THAT'’S ME...
IN A NUTSHELL.

SO, TELL ME,
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.

ARE YOU SEEING ANYONE ?

NOBODY, HUH ?

NO, NO, NO, NO,
YOU DON'’T-- YOU DON'’T--

JUST SAY IT.
YOU SPEAK FINE.

REALLY. IT'’S OKAY.

UM, WELL,
I'’VE LIVED IN THIS TOWN...

FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.

MY FAMILY,
WE MOVED AROUND A LOT
WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

MM-HMM.MY FATHER WAS
IN THE MILITARY.

HE DIED OF CANCER.

SO WE MOVED HERE,
MY MOTHER AND I.

HER HOMETOWN.

MY SISTER, SHE LIVES IN SEATTLE.
SHE GOES TO SCHOOL IN SEATTLE.

I DON'’T KNOW WHAT ELSE
YOU WANNA KNOW ABOUT.

A SISTER, HUH ?
THAT'’S GREAT.

YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES ?

I HATE THIS GUY.

OH, I HATE THAT GUY TOO.

HE'’S A LITTLE BASTARD.
YOU EVER MET HIM ?
JERRY SOMETHING.
NO.

LUCKY YOU.

OH, I HATE THAT DUDE
RIGHT THERE.

CRAIG OR GREG ?
ONE OF THOSE FROM PITTSBURGH.

OH, HE SUCKS DICK.

HEY, HOW'’S IT GOING ?

GOOD. I HAVEN'’T SEEN YOU
SINCE WHAT ?NEW JERSEY, THAT ONE SEMINAR.

THE GUYS TOLD ME
THEY SET YOU UP HERE.
BOY, THIS IS NICE.

YEAH, BELIEVE THIS SHIT ?
WHEN DID THEY SHIP YOU
OUT HERE ?

ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO.
TRAINING ON THE NEW
"DAT-COM" SYSTEMS.

OH, GREAT.HEY, I KNOW HER.
OOH, LOOK AT THAT FACE.

CUNT ?OH, YEAH.

YEAH, LOOKS IT.
ANYWAY.

SO YOU GUYS ARE UP HERE TO
FINISH UP THE "COMPU-TEXT"
THEY GOT GOING.

YEP. IN AND OUT.
SIX WEEKS.MUST BE NICE.

HEY, THAT GUY YOU'’RE WITH.
WHAT'’S HIS STORY ? I CAN'’T
GET A READ ON HIM YET.

HE'’S COOL. IT'’S JUST
HIS FIRST TIME IN CHARGE,
SO, YOU KNOW.

SEEMS OKAY.YEAH, IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.

SO YOU GUYS TAKE IN
ANY OF OUR NIGHTLIFE YET ?

YEAH, WE ATE AT ARBY'’S
YESTERDAY.

OH, MAN.WHAT ?

I DESPISE THAT DUDE.
SALES REP FROM INDIANA.

MAJOR FUCKER.
YOU GOTTA REMEMBER HIM.OH, YEAH. LAWRENCE.

I DON'’T REMEMBER
HIS LAST NAME,
BUT HE WAS UP THERE TOO.

EXACTLY. LAWRENCE.
HE'’S A NEW BREED OF FUCK.

IT'’S LIKE A SPECIAL STRAIN
OF FUCKER.

OH, I HATE THAT LITTLE
PRISSY COCKSUCKER.NO KIDDIN'’.

COVER YOUR ASS IF HE COMES
UP HERE. LITERALLY.

I GOTTA HEAD OUT.
CATCH YOU GUYS LATER.

HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU.YOU TOO.

YOU LIKE THAT GUY ?HIM ? YOU KIDDIN'’ ME ?
I HATE THAT PRICK.

HI.

ALL RIGHT, SO,
BREAK TIME'’S OVER.

I MEAN,
YOU'’RE ALL FIRED.
KIDDING.

IT'’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU GUYS
UP FROM DOWNSTAIRS.
APPRECIATE THE HELP.

SORRY ABOUT THE CONDITIONS
THEY GOT US IN HERE.
REPAIRING THE WATER DAMAGE.

CHAD CALLED--
YOU ALL MET CHAD.

HE CALLS IT OUR
JONESTOWN OFFICE. THAT WAS
FUNNY WHEN HE SAID IT.

THAT'’S BECAUSE I SAID
"JAMESTOWN."RIGHT. JAMESTOWN.

SO, ANYWAY, THIS IS
THE BIGGEST FLOOR
THEY COULD GIVE US...

WITH COMPUTERS
AND EVERYTHING WE NEED.

SO WE'’LL MAKE DO.
ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'’S THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS ?
LET'’S BREAK INTO TWO TEAMS.

ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO--I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DO
THE PROJECTION THING.

RIGHT. UM, WHO'’S
GOT THOSE GRAPHS ?

LET'’S TAKE A LOOK AT '’EM.

IT'’S
NOT SERIOUS.YEAH.

YEAH. JUST SEEIN'’ HER,
YOU KNOW ?RIGHT.

TOOK HER TO LUNCH
A COUPLE OF TIMES.YEAH.

I SEE YOUR PAL THERE
DOWN AT HER DESK
LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY.

I HEARD HE WENT
TO THE MOVIES WITH HER.

COME ON.
SOMETHING'’S GOING ON.WHAT ?

IT'’S MOSTLY WORK.
SHE DOES SOME TYPING
FOR US.

ANYWAY,
WE BOTH TOOK HER OUT.
IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.

SURE.IT'’S NOT.

FINE.
IT'’S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.ALL RIGHT.

LISTEN,
I KNOW I PROBABLY--

I'’M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.
IT'’S NOTHING.UH-UH.

JUST A COINCIDENCE.OKAY.

SHE'’S A NICE GIRL.HEY, MY HAT'’S OFF TO YOU.

BIGGER MAN THAN I AM.

YOU DON'’T THINK
SHE'’S CUTE ?YEAH.

I'’M SERIOUS.
GOT A NICE FIGURE.

ABSOLUTELY.BUT--

YOU WOULDN'’T BE CAUGHT DEAD
WITH HER, RIGHT ?

IN A COMPANY LIKE THIS,
WITH THESE GUYS AROUND,

NO FUCKING WAY.

HELLO ?
YES, HI.

IS CHRISTINE HOME YET ?

NO. FINE, I SEE.
UM, NO, NO MESSAGE.

OH, IS-- IS THIS
ONE OF THOSE PHONES--

I MEAN, IS THERE A,
A READOUT FOR HER,
OR HOW DOES THAT--

OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'’T MATTER.
I'’M TALKING WITH YOU.

I COULD JUST TELL YOU,
COULDN'’T I ?
I'’M JUST CURIOUS.

OH, OH, IT IS ONE.
OKAY. THANKS.

WELL, JUST TELL HER--

SORRY.
SORT OF OFFICE THING.
SOMEONE RETIRING.

I DON'’T EVEN KNOW WHO.

CAN YOU HOLD ON A SEC ?
I'’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HELLO ?

WHAT ?

NO, I-I CHECKED THOSE MYSELF
BEFORE I HAD THEM SENT OUT.

IT WAS A NICE SUGGESTION
COMING OUT HERE.

I DIDN'’T EVEN KNOW
THIS WAS UP HERE.

THANKS FOR SHOWING ME THIS,
CHRISTINE.

YOU'’RE WELCOME.

AND YOU GOT ME OUT OF GOING
TO SOME GUY'’S FAREWELL PARTY,
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

JUST-- JUST CHECK AROUND
AND CALL ME BACK.

I'’M SURE THEY'’RE THERE.

JUST DIG AROUND.
OKAY.

HELLO ?
I'’M-I'’M SORRY.

YEAH, ANYWAY, I WAS--
I JUST TRIED TO CATCH HER
BEFORE SHE LEFT.

I COULDN'’T FIND HER.
NO, IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.

IT'’S, UH--

UH-HUH. WELL, IT'’S NICE
TO TALK WITH YOU.

OH, UH, NO,
MY NAME'’S HOWARD.

NO, THAT'’S-THAT'’S ALL RIGHT.

JUST-- I JUST WANTED
TO TOUCH BASE ON A COUPLE
OF OFFICE THINGS.

NO BIG DEAL. NO, UH--

NO. NO MESSAGE.

THAT'’S FINE.

GOOD NIGHT.

SO DO YOU--

I DON'’T MEAN
TO EMBARRASS YOU
OR ANYTHING, BUT--

FORGET IT.

NO, IT'’S OKAY.
REALLY.

WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUT
THE DRIVE-INS YOU TOOK ME TO
LAST WEEK, YOU KNOW, THE MOVIE ?

YEAH.

OKAY, SO--
SO WHEN I PULLED IN,
I JUST PUT...

THE SPEAKER ON MY SIDE,
AND I JUST ASSUMED YOU
WOULDN'’T NEED IT BECAUSE OF--

AM I MAKING ANY SENSE ?YES.

NO, I'’M NOT.
I SOUND LIKE AN IDIOT.NO.

SHOULD I HAVE
PUT THE THING ON ?NO, IT WAS FINE.

ARE YOU SURE ?

SO THEN, HOW DO YOU--
DO YOU FEEL THE SOUND ?

OR HOW DO YOU--

FORGET IT. I'’M SORRY.NO.

PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS.
IT'’S OKAY.

I'’VE SEEN MOST
OF THE MOVIES ON TV.

I READ THEIR LIPS.

IT HELPS WHEN THEIR MOUTHS
ARE 50 FEET TALL.

THAT'’S TRUE, I THINK.

I'’M S--
I'’M SORRY FOR ASKING.
I JUST--

IT'’S OKAY.

TRY AND GET CORNED BEEF
IN THIS PLACE. I DARE YOU.

CAN'’T STAY LONG.

EVERYONE ELSE ORDERED IN.
STUFF'’S PILING UP UP THERE.

YOU GUYS BUSY UP THERE ?OH, GOD, YEAH.

I WAS WORKING ON
THE PRESENTATION,
SO I DIDN'’T--

YOU'’RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS.
YOU KNOW THAT NEW DUDE ?WHICH ?

THAT GUY,
MR. M.B.A. BACK HOME--

HE SCREWED UP ALREADY,
BIG TIME.WATCH HIM. I TOLD YOU.

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW ALL THAT MATERIAL
YOU FAXED TO HIM LAST WEEK,
SUDDENLY HE CAN'’T FIND IT.

WHAT ?
YOU'’RE KIDDING ME ?NO.

FOUND LIKE TWO PAGES
OR SOMETHING.OH, SHIT.

I PUT THE RECEIVE NOTICE
ON THE CLIPBOARD. CHECK IT
IF YOU DON'’T BELIEVE ME.

OF COURSE NOT.
I KNOW YOU DID.
CAN YOU HAND ME A NAPKIN ?

IT JUST MAKES US LOOK BAD.WHY ? HE'’S THE ONE
WHO SCREWED UP.

YEAH, I KNOW.
OF COURSE, HE DIDN'’T NOTICE,
AT FIRST.

NOW HE'’S TEARING UP THE OFFICE,
PULLING THINGS APART.SERVES HIM RIGHT.

YEAH, BUT I'’M THE ONE
WITH MY THING HANGING OUT
MY PANTS COME MONDAY MORNING.

HARD COPY STILL ON MY DESK.
EVERYONE ASKING WHY.

I SHOULD'’VE "NEXT-DAYED"
A DISK.

WELL,
I DID SUGGEST THAT.I KNOW. I KNOW. MY FAULT.

WE'’LL GET IT OUT TODAY.
NO BIG DEAL. IT'’S JUST
NOT WHAT I PLANNED.

SO ?

HOW'’S CHRISTINE ?SHE'’S GOOD.

YEAH ?OH, YEAH. YOU ?

FINE.
I SENT HER FLOWERS.

YEAH ?

THAT'’S FUNNY. ME TOO.HMM ?

I'’M NOT RUNNING AROUND
PICKING OUT CHINA PATTERNS
OR LOOKING FOR A COTTAGE,

BUT IT'’S GOOD.

IT'’S A LOT OF FUN,
ACTUALLY.

I THINK SO TOO.MM-HMM.

SO, UH, YOU'’RE LIKING HER
BETTER, THEN ?

I DON'’T KNOW. BETTER.

I MEAN, SHE'’S--
WELL, I'’M NOT SURE.

IT'’S JUST EVERY SO OFTEN,
I LOOK OVER AT HER
AND THINK,

YOU KNOW, I COULD
ALMOST SEE MYSELF WITH
THIS PERSON, RIGHT ?

I MEAN, NOT WHEN SHE'’S TALKING.
THEN YOU JUST WANNA SLIP DOWN
A SIDE STREET,

HOPE NO ONE HEARD HER
SWALLOWING HER TONGUE AS SHE
TRIED TO GET A SENTENCE OUT.

YOU KNOW ?
BUT A COUPLE TIMES--
I DON'’T KNOW--

MAYBE LIKE THIS LOOK
SHE GIVES ME...

OR THIS FEELING SHOOTS UP
THE NERVE ENDINGS
AS SHE TOUCHES MY ARM.

JUST SQUEEZES IT.

I MEAN, WE'’RE SHARING
A SLURPEE, FOR GOD'’S SAKE.

BUT I DON'’T KNOW.

I'’LL LOOK AT HER
AT MOMENTS LIKE THAT,
AND I CAN SEE, LIKE, KIDS...

AND A VOLVO IN THE GARAGE,
ALL THAT CRAP IN BETWEEN.

SHE'’S DEFINITELY GOT
SOMETHING.SERIOUS ? I MEAN, THAT'’S--

NO, I DON'’T MEAN
EXACTLY THAT, BUT, HELL,
I DON'’T KNOW.

YOU'’VE BEEN OUT WITH HER.
YOU GET THAT AT ALL ?HMM.

JUST EVERY SO OFTEN.
YOU ?

SURE. KINDA.

REALLY ?

I MEAN, YEAH.

SHE'’S-- SHE'’S KINDA NICE,
YOU KNOW ?I KNOW.

IT'’S AN ODD TWIST,
ALL CONSIDERED.IT'’S TRUE.

YEAH, I'’LL JUST SEE
HOW IT GOES, I GUESS.YEAH.

IT'’S A SERPENTINE ROAD
WE TRAVEL THIS LIFE.

LET'’S SEE
WHERE IT TAKES US.OKAY.

SANDWICH ANY GOOD ?IT'’S OKAY.

THEY KINDA SCREW YOU
ON THE MEAT.

YEAH, THEY SURE DO.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT
YOU SAID THIS FRIEND
OF YOURS WAS A GOOD GUY.

HE IS.THEN HOW COME
HE'’S SENDING ME TO BOZEMAN ?

MONTANA ?FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, AND
I'’M GOING TO BIG SKY COUNTRY.

SOME CONVENTION
HE WANTS ME TO
COORDINATE THE BOOTH FOR.

OUCH.THIS REALLY STINKS, MAN,
'’CAUSE I HAD PLANS.

SO TELL HIM.I ALREADY E-MAILED HIM.
HE SENT ME BACK THAT.

SOME I-KNOW-THE-SYSTEM-BEST
CRAP. SHIT.

WELL, WHAT CAN I TELL YA ?
POWER CORRUPTS.

THE REAL INJUSTICE HERE IS
IF I COULD THROW A CURVE BALL--

YOU KNOW, A REALLY GOOD ONE.
JUST THAT. NOTHING ELSE.

NO EDUCATION. NOTHING.
NONE OF THIS WOULD MATTER.

PLAY IN THE BIG LEAGUES
FOR MAYBE TEN YEARS.
RETIRE TO OAHU.

YEAH, LIFE SUCKS, HUH ?

LISTEN.

HAVE FUN.

HEY. SORRY.

I GOT HELD UP
JUST AS I WAS LEAVING.

MISSED A DEADLINE, AND I HAD
TO REAM OUT A COUPLE OF GUYS
WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE.

I'’M SORRY. "REAM" ?

REAM. CHEW OUT.

YELL. YELL.

I'’M SORRY.OH, NO, THAT'’S OKAY.
IT ALL WORKED OUT.

NO, I-I--
I MEANT FOR THE MEN.

I'’M SORRY THEY MADE A MISTAKE.
I KNOW YOUR PROJECT
IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THEY MUST'’VE FELT
TERRIBLE.

YEAH.
I MEAN, NO.

IT-IT WAS NO BIG DEAL,
YOU KNOW ? I JUST--

I JUST EXPLAINED THE ERROR
TO THEM,

AND, UH, IT HELD ME UP
A BIT.

OH, THAT'’S OKAY.

THANKS.

THIS IS NICE.

HEY, THIS IS
REALLY NICE, I MEAN,
FOR A PLACE LIKE THIS.

A CITY THIS SIZE,
I MEAN.

YEAH, I LIKE IT A LOT.

IT'’S SO QUIET.

RIGHT.

SO THAT MUST--

LOOK, I'’M SORRY.ABOUT WHAT ?

WHAT I DID
JUST THEN.

COMING IN WITH
THE I'’M-SO-BUSY CRAP.

SO YOU'’RE NOT BUSY ?

WELL, NO.
I MEAN, YES, I AM,
BUT I WASN'’T.

I--

I-I MADE THAT UP...
ABOUT DISCIPLINING
THOSE TWO GUYS.

I JUST MADE THAT UP
INSTEAD OF TELLING THE TRUTH.

I RAN BACK TO THE HOTEL
TO CHANGE MY SHIRT.

I WANTED TO LOOK GOOD,
SO I WAS LATE.

OH, THAT'’S OKAY.

NO, NO,
IT'’S NOT ALL RIGHT.

I JUST--
I GUESS I GET SO USED TO SAYING
WHAT I THINK PEOPLE WANNA HEAR,

I FORGET THEY MIGHT
JUST WANT THE TRUTH
SOMETIMES.

SO I'’M SORRY.IT'’S ALL RIGHT.
REALLY.

FORGIVE ME ?OF COURSE.

JUST REMEMBER:
I CAN'’T HEAR YOU
WHEN YOU'’RE LYING.

SURE.THAT'’S A JOKE.

OH, RIGHT.

THAT'’S GOOD ADVICE.
THANK YOU.YOU'’RE WELCOME.

YOU LOOK GOOD.

OH, YOU'’RE BLUSHING.

I'’M GLAD YOU MADE IT.
LATE OR NOT.

OH, LOOK.

THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL,
AREN'’T THEY ?YEAH.

OKAY, '’CAUSE WE'’D LIKE
A TABLE FACING THE WATER.

THAT'’S WHAT WE REALLY WANT.
UH-HUH.

I SEE IT IN THE BROCHURE
YOU SENT. THAT'’S WHAT
WE'’D REALLY LIKE.

THANKS.

OH, OH, I HAD AN IDEA.
IF WE DOWNLOAD THE VERTICAL
COMMANDS OFF THE SOFT PATCH,

I THINK WE'’RE GONNA BYPASS--

YOU KNOW WHAT ?
HAVE '’EM HOLD ON TEN MINUTES.
I'’LL BE DOWN TO EXPLAIN.

I'’M SORRY. NO,
WE'’RE THINKING OF GETTING
AN EARLY DINNER.

3:30, 4:00,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WHATEVER YOU GOT.

UM, I NEED THOSE TUESDAY.

NO. NO, NOT--
THE RESERVATIONS
ARE FOR THE FOURTH.

CAN YOU HOLD ON ?
INSTRUCTIONS ARE
ON THE FRONT.

OKAY.
I GOTTA TAKE THIS.

EXCUSE ME. UH-HUH.

NOW I KNOW IT'’S JUST
A LAKE,

BUT THE VIEW THIS TIME OF YEAR,
IT'’S PRETTY STUNNING, HUH ?

OKAY. NO. UH, THAT'’S FINE.
YOU GOT MY CARD NUMBER, RIGHT ?

YOU CAN JUST SEND ME
A CONFIRMATION.
I GOTTA GO. OKAY, THANKS.

HEY, I JUST GOT OFF--
LOOKS LIKE WE CAN GO UP
A WEEK FROM SATURDAY.

I MEAN,
IF-IF WE STILL WANT TO.

I CHECKED AROUND.
IT'’S SUPPOSED TO BE
ONE OF THE, UH--

THE NICEST RESTAURANTS
IN THE AREA.

UM, WELL, YEAH,
PROBABLY.

I JUST HAVE TO CHECK--

I THINK SO.

I SHOULD GET BACK.

HEY, DO YOU WANNA
GRAB SOME LUNCH ?

I MEAN,
ONLY IF YOU WANT TO.

THERE'’S A COUPLE OF THINGS
I'’D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

WELL, COULD WE DO IT LATER
IN THE WEEK ?

TODAY'’S BAD.
LOTS OF REPORTS DUE.

END OF THE MONTH.
YOU KNOW ?SURE.

NO, JUST TAKING A SHOT.
YOU KNOW ?

OH, THAT'’S, UH,
A BEAUTIFUL DRESS.

YOU LOOK GOOD.

THANK YOU.

I-I-I-- IT'’S-IT'’S
A NICE STYLE FOR YOU.

I MEAN, YOU-- PROBABLY
SOUNDS GOOFY, DOESN'’T IT,
COMING FROM A GUY LIKE ME,

BUT I CAN TELL THESE THINGS.

I REALLY CAN.

YOU LOOK... GOOD.

EVERYTHING OKAY ?YES.

THIS PLACE HAS GOT
GREAT BARBECUE SUPPOSEDLY.
SOME OF THE BEST IN TOWN.

YES, IT DOES.

OKAY, LOOK.

THE REASON I WANNA HAVE LUNCH:
I WANNA SPEAK TO YOU.

IT'’S ABOUT US.
I, UH-- I JUST WANNA TALK,
YOU KNOW ?

I NEED TO SAY THIS,
GET EVERYTHING OFF--
OUT IN THE OPEN.

UH--

THIS ISN'’T EASY.
I HATE THIS PART OF DATING.

IT'’S ALWAYS HARD WHEN YOU START
TO FEEL SOMETHING FOR A PERSON,
BEGIN TO...

FEEL LIKE TAKING
THAT NEXT STEP.

YOU SEE WHAT I'’M TRYING
TO SAY, RIGHT ?

MY CARDS
ARE ON THE TABLE. YES.

YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

I HAVE TO FACE THIS.
MY JOB ENDS HERE IN
A FEW WEEKS, AND, UH--

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT WHATEVER YOU DO
IS ALL RIGHT WITH ME.

I MEAN, I DON'’T CARE
ABOUT DATES YOU GO ON,
OTHER GUYS.

YOU KNOW, AND IF WE'’RE APART
FOR A WHILE, OR, UH--

WELL, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT, UH,

WHATEVER HAPPENS, I--
I TRUST YOU.

OKAY ?

OH, BOY, THIS IS REALLY--

UM--

I LIKE YOU.

THERE. I SAID IT.
IT'’S OUT. I'’M GONNA
EAT BETTER NOW.

DON'’T BLUSH.
IT'’S TRUE.

I LOOK AT YOU,
AND I SEE... GOOD.

I SEE NICE, KIND.

I MEAN, I DON'’T KNOW.
I AM VERY HAPPY WITH YOU.

AND, UH, I WANT
OUR RELATIONSHIP--

I MEAN, YOU FEEL THIS COULD BE
A RELATIONSHIP, RIGHT ?

I WANNA NURTURE IT
AND JUST, UH,

SEE US BLOSSOM.

UH, THAT'’S WHAT I WANTED
TO TALK SAY, ANYHOW.
SO, UH,

LET'’S JUST ENJOY THIS,
AND, UH,

I'’M REALLY IN THE MOOD
FOR SOME RIBS, OKAY ?

HEY !

UH-- HOWARD.

HOW ARE YOU ?
UH, CHRIS,
YOU KNOW HOWARD AT ALL ?

UH, I'’VE
SEEN HER AROUND. HI.YEAH. UH--

HOWARD'’S IN CHARGE OF
THE PROJECT I WORK ON.

UM-- CHRISTINE'’S IN WITH
THE SECRETARIES ON THREE.

IS THAT RIGHT ?YEAH.

THIS IS HILARIOUS.
SUDDENLY I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE.

YOU KNOW HOW THIS IS,
CHRISTINE.

HOWARD AND I,
WE'’VE GOT THE SAME ALMA MATER.

HE GRADUATES
A SEMESTER AHEAD OF ME,
AND NOW HE'’S MY BOSS.

JUST ON
THIS ONE PROJECT.DON'’T BE MODEST.

THEY PICKED YOU OVER ME
AND ANYBODY ELSE.
YOU'’RE IT.

- YOU GOT TIME TO SIT ?
- UH, NO, I CAN'’T.

GOTTA GET UPSTAIRS.
LOTTA REPORTS DUE.

END OF THE MONTH,
YOU KNOW.

THAT'’S TO BAD.

SHOOT.

I GOTTA TAKE THIS.
I'’M SORRY.
I'’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I'’M SO SORRY.

IT'’S OKAY.

YOU MUST REALLY
LIKE THIS PLACE.

NO. HE HAD
ALREADY MADE PLANS.

IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.
LOOK, UH, I SHOULD--

HOWARD.

FORGIVE ME.
I STILL--

IT'’S OKAY.

WHERE'’D HOWARD GO ?

HE SAID HE HAD TO GO.

DO YOU TWO--
I MEAN--

YOU WORK TOGETHER.YEAH.

I DO MOST OF THE MARKETING
AND HOWARD'’S MORE IN-HOUSE,
COORDINATING ALL THE DIVISIONS.

YOU KNEW THAT, RIGHT ?
THERE'’S SIX OF US BROUGHT IN
FROM ALL OVER FOR THIS THING.

NO, I--
SO MANY PEOPLE COME AND GO.
I DIDN'’T KNOW.

IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.
YOU DO NOW.

HE'’S A NICE GUY.
HE'’S, UM--

HE'’S A HELL OF A GUY.
A TRULY DECENT PERSON,
I THINK.

YEAH. SERIOUSLY, YOU SHOULD
TALK TO HIM SOMETIME.

YEAH.
ALWAYS LIKED HOWARD.

ANYWAY, YOU WANNA
GET AN APPETIZER ?
THAT BE ALL RIGHT ?

I'’M SO HUNGRY
I COULD EAT FOREVER.

THAT BREAK ROOM DOWN THERE'’S
AN ABSOLUTE CESSPOOL.MM-HMM.

I'’M COMIN'’ OUTTA THERE--
HOWARD.

YOU WERE ALREADY
IN THE REST ROOM.
I SEE THREE OF THOSE INTERNS...

SLINKING AROUND LIKE IT WAS
SOME SORT OF SUMMER CAMP
OR FOOD FIGHT OR WHATEVER.

JUST PISSES ME OFF.
THEN THEY DRAG
THEIR SHIT UPSTAIRS TOO.

I'’LL SAY SOMETHIN'’
TO '’EM.

THERE'’S A GREAT VIEW
UP HERE. HOW'’D YOU
FIND THIS PLACE ?

HMM ? UH,
WHAT'’S-HER-NAME.
CHRISTINE.

THOSE FUCKERS. BUNCH OF
JUVENILE FUCKERS, THEY LEAVE
THE PLACE LOOKING LIKE THAT.

WORKING IN A COMPANY OF MEN,
THEY STILL WANT THEIR MOMMIES...

WIPING THEIR BOTTOMS
EVERY TIME THEY GO POTTY.

WE'’VE GOT TWO TRASH CANS
DOWN THERE--EXACTLY.

THAT JUST MAKES ME WANNA--
I DON'’T KNOW.

WHEN'’D YOU TWO
COME UP HERE ?WE OUGHT TO SET AN EXAMPLE.

YEAH, YOU'’RE RIGHT.

AH, I GOT TOO MUCH
TO DO AS IT IS.

I KNOW THAT, HOWARD.
I'’M JUST SAYING IN THEORY.

IN THEORY SOMETHING SHOULD
BE DONE, BECAUSE BACK HOME THE
PLACE WOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THAT.

AND THEY SHOULD BE
TAUGHT THAT.

I'’M JUST VENTING.
IT'’S NO BIG DEAL.SURE.

SO, UH,
HOW THINGS GOIN'’ ?OKAY. I'’M BUSY.

YEAH ?YEAH, CUSTOMERS,
YOU KNOW ?

BUT I'’M HITTING
MY DEADLINES.HEY, APPRECIATE THAT.

LOVE TO HAVE
THIS WHOLE THING
IN PLACE BY THE HOLIDAY.

YOU KNOW, UH--
I KNOW THIS IS
LAST MINUTE, BUT...

I WAS THINKING
YOU'’D FLY BACK
OVER THE BREAK.

DELIVER THE STUFF,
MAKE THE PRESENTATION.

IT'’S ALL RIGHT.
THEY WANNA KNOW WHAT
WE'’VE BEEN DOING AND SO--

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
SET TO GO BACK ON THAT.

I WAS, BUT I'’VE
GOT SO MUCH STUFF
PILING DOWN THERE.

LIKE WHAT ?
IT'’S THE WEEKEND.

YOU KNOW.
THINGS, UH--

WHY DON'’T YOU SEND
THIS JOHN GUY ?
HE'’S UP TO SPEED ON IT.

I WAS GONNA, BUT HE
DOESN'’T KNOW THE CITY
OR THE PLAYERS THERE.

I JUST THINK YOU'’D GO
A LONG WAY TOWARDS SELLING
THE CHANGES WE IMPLEMENTED.

I MEAN, IF YOU'’RE
OKAY WITH THAT.

IF YOU'’RE NOT--SURE. I'’M SALARY. THERE'’S
NO SUCH THINGS AS HOLIDAYS.

LEAVE IT ON YOUR DESK.
I'’LL PICK IT UP ON FRIDAY.

TERRIFIC. I'’LL KEEP
AN EYE ON THIS END.

WE'’LL GET TOGETHER
ON MONDAY, REVIEW IT ALL.
APPRECIATE IT, CHAD.

OKAY. I WAS THINKIN'’ ABOUT
TAKING CHRISTINE TO A BALL GAME
OR SOMETHING, FIREWORKS.

A TOWN LIKE THIS
MUST EAT THAT SHIT UP.YEAH.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YOU KNOW,
WORK COMES FIRST.

YOU THINK OF SOMETHING,
OKAY ? KEEP THE HEAT ON.

I'’LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
I'’LL PROBABLY BE SWAMPED.YEAH, WITH THINGS.

WHATEVER. WE STILL
GOT A LITTLE WHILE YET
BEFORE THE BIG FINALE.

LISTEN, ABOUT LUNCH LAST WEEK,
I HAD NO IDEA YOU TWO
MADE PLANS AND ALL.

YOU DID, RIGHT ?
THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE ?NO PROBLEM.

SERIOUSLY,
I'’M SORRY.DON'’T WORRY ABOUT IT.

SHE HADN'’T TOLD YOU
ABOUT IT, THOUGH,
HAD SHE ?

I DIDN'’T THINK SO.

WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL
NOW THAT SHE'’S SEEN US.

YOU KNOW ?
I MEAN, I--

MAYBE ONE OF US
SHOULD PULL BACK.

YEAH, MAYBE SO.

WHO SHOULD IT BE ?OH, WHOEVER.

I JUST, UH--
I JUST--

I DON'’T WANNA BE
TOO OBVIOUS.ABSOLUTELY. OR GET CAUGHT.

THINGS OKAY, THOUGH ?
YOU'’RE NOT SECOND-GUESSING,
ARE YOU ?

NO, NO, NO.
I'’M STILL, UH--GOOD.

YOU ?

YEAH.

YOU EVER
HEAR FROM THAT ONE
GIRL OF YOURS AGAIN ?

OH, YEAH.NO KIDDING.

YEP.
CALLING MY MOM.OUCH.

I'’M GETTIN'’ THESE MESSAGES
ALL THE TIME ON MY MACHINE.
NOBODY SAYS ANYTHING.

SHE DOESN'’T HAVE THE DECENCY
TO CALL ME DIRECT.

THAT PISSES ME OFF.GIVE '’EM A CHANCE.
YOU KNOW, BUY A RING.

THAT BITCH.AND BACK THEY COME.
TOO LATE, HUH ?

CALLING MY MOTHER ?
I MEAN--

I SEE WHERE YOU GOT
A MESSAGE LAST WEEK.

WHAT ?FROM SUZANNE.

OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU BELIEVE THAT ?I WASN'’T SNOOPING.

I SAW IT ON YOUR TERMINAL--SHE TRACKED ME DOWN HERE,
BUT SHE NEVER CALLED BACK.

THAT'’S WHAT
I'’M TALKING ABOUT.I KNOW.

JUST WHEN YOU
START TO FEEL SORRY
FOR SOMEBODY LIKE CHRISTINE,

THEY COME BACK
AND KICK YOU
STRAIGHT IN THE TEETH.

WOMEN. THE NICE ONES,
THE MOST FRIGID OF THE RACE,
IT DOESN'’T MATTER.

INSIDE THEY'’RE
ALL THE SAME.

MEAT AND GRISTLE
AND HATRED...
JUST SIMMERING.

AND I, FOR ONE,
HAVE HAD IT WITH THEIR SHIT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ?

MAKES ME JUST WANNA--

SOMETHING.SURE.

I LIKE SNEAKING
AWAY FROM WORK.

I'’VE NEVER
DONE THAT BEFORE.

I LIKE YOUR ROOM.YOU DO, HUH ?

GOD, I AM JUST SO TAKEN
WITH YOU. I AM. I JUST--

I AM TAKEN WITH YOU.

I'’M DONE.
I PROBABLY SOUND
PRETTY STUPID.

YOU SOUND
WONDERFUL TO ME.

YOU'’RE SO FRAGILE.

I CAN'’T EVER IMAGINE
NOT HAVING YOU HERE.

YOU FEEL SO PERFECT
IN MY ARMS.

I CAN'’T BELIEVE I'’M
NOT GONNA BE HERE
FOR THE FOURTH.

I REALLY WANTED TO.I KNOW.

YOU HAVE TO WORK.
IT'’S NOT YOUR FAULT.

YEAH.
IT STILL STINKS.

WE SHOULD
GET BACK TO WORK.

CHAD ?WHAT ?

DO YOU LOVE ME ?HMM ?

I'’M SORRY.NO, NO, NO, NO.

WHAT ?

I THINK I LOVE YOU.

AND I JUST WANT--SHH.

YES. YES, I DO.

NO, DON'’T WANT AN ESTIMATE.
DON'’T WANNA SELL THE THING.

JUST WANNA GET IT CLEANED.
MAYBE HAVE YOU TAKE A LOOK
AT THAT BACK POST. FEELS LOOSE.

I MEAN,
I KNOW IT IS.

ENDED UP PRACTICALLY
RIPPIN'’ IT OFF A GIRL'’S FINGER.

SHE DIDN'’T WANT IT
FIRST TIME.

FEW WEEKS LATER,
COULDN'’T GET HER
TO GIVE IT BACK.

"JUST WANNA TRY IT ON."

ENDED UP WRESTLING
ON HER FLOOR ONE NIGHT.

ME PULLIN'’ HER HAND.
SHE'’S SCREAMING.

NEIGHBORS AT THE DOOR.
WHAT A MESS.

THAT'’S WHY IT'’S,
UH, BENT A LITTLE.

PLUS, I'’VE BEEN
CARRYING IT IN MY WALLET
FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS.

SO JUST, UH,
POLISH IT UP.

MAKE SURE
IT'’S ALL OKAY.

GONNA TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR CHINA.

IT'’S A DISGRACE,
THAT'’S WHAT IT IS.

I KNOW.I MEAN, YOU GUYS
ARE PRIVILEGED.

YOU SEE THAT,
RIGHT ?SURE.

NO, NOT "SURE,"
AND OUT THE DOOR,

YOU GIVE ME THE FINGER
YOU GET HALFWAY DOWN THE HALL.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW A THING
BECAUSE IT'’S TRUE.

NOT BECAUSE SOME DUDE--
THIS TIME ME,
BUT IT COULD BE ANYBODY.

BECAUSE SOME MAN
SAYS THAT IT'’S RIGHT.

I COULD HAVE HELD BACK,
BLOWN IT OFF, BECAUSE I'’VE
GOT A FLIGHT TO CATCH TOMORROW.

LET YOU FIGURE OUT LIFE
ALL ON YOUR LITTLE LONESOME.

BUT I THINK I WOULD HAVE
BEEN DOING YOU A DISSERVICE.

I REALLY DO. AND I'’M
NOT BULLSHITTING YOU HERE.

CHERISH THIS.
LOOK.

ALL I WANNA SAY IS THAT
YOU BOYS ARE SITTING
IN THE DRIVER'’S SEAT.

YOU CAN MAKE WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO HAPPEN HAPPEN.
IT'’S THAT EASY.

YOU'’RE IN WITH THIS COMPANY.

BUT YOU'’RE SCREWING AROUND,
CHASING EACH OTHER
IN THE BREAK ROOM,

HANGING OUT WITH A BUNCH
OF GUYS FROM SHIPPING.

WHERE'’S YOUR HEAD ?

OFFERING YOU A CHANCE HERE,
KEITH. KEITH, RIGHT ?

YEAH. "KEEF."

KEITH OF "KEEF" ? KEITH.

WHICH ? KEITH.

WELL, YOU OUGHTA KNOW.

HOWARD WILL BE BACK
IN ABOUT AN HOUR.
I'’LL TAKE '’EM.

THANKS.

I'’M JUST ROLLIN'’ OUT
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
HANG WITH THE MONEY PEOPLE.

DON'’T SCREW THIS UP.

I'’LL LOOK AT YOU GUYS
SOMETIMES, INTERNS WE'’RE
GIVEN ON A PROJECT.

I'’LL WONDER TO MYSELF,

"HE GOT THE BALLS
FOR THIS ?"

RIGHT ? I CAN'’T HELP
BUT THINK IT.

I DO.YEAH ?

YES.
"AX" ANYBODY.

LET ME GIVE YOU
A PROFESSIONAL TIP.

THE WORD IS "ASK."
OKAY ?

YOU WANT A JOB LIKE MINE
ONE DAY ?

SITTING BACK, AND PART OF
A SHOW SUCH AS THIS ONE ?

THE RING IS JUST
DANGLING RIGHT THERE.

AND YOU'’VE COME
THIS FAR.

YOU JUST GOTTA
GRAB IT.

BUT YOU NEED THE BIG
BRASS ONES FOR THE TASK.

NOW YOUSAY THAT
YOU'’VE GOT THEM.

YEAH.ENOUGH TO HANDLE
A PRESSURE COOKER LIKE THIS ?

UH-HUH.

FINE.

LET'’S SEE '’EM, THEN.

HUH ? THESE CLANKERS OF YOURS.
LET'’S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

I-- I-- I'’M NOT A HOMO, KEITH,

GONNA LEAP
ACROSS THE TABLE AT YA.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES.

THEY ASKED ME TO RECOMMEND
SOMEBODY FOR THE MANAGEMENT
TRAINEE PROGRAM BEFORE I GO.

- SO YOU DECIDE.
- WAIT. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

YOU--SHOW... ME...
YOUR... BALLS.

I DON'’T--
I DON'’T-- LISTEN. YOU GOT A PAIR...

THE KIND THAT MEN ARE
CARRYING AROUND, YOU PRACTICALLY
WEAR '’EM ON YOUR SLEEVE.

THAT'’S WHAT BUSINESS
IS ALL ABOUT.

WHO'’S SPORTING
THE NASTIEST SAC OF VENOM,
AND WHO IS WILLING TO USE IT.

DON'’T BE EMBARRASSED.

ALL RIGHT.
GREAT.

YOU FEEL OKAY ?
GOOD.

THEN GET ME A CUP OF COFFEE
BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF,
ALL RIGHT ?

BLACK'’S FINE.

♪ HEY.

I WAS THINKING LATER
WE'’D GO FOR A WALK BY THE LAKE.

SUPPOSED TO BE
GREAT FIREWORKS LATER.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY ?YES.

THIS PLACE, THE MEAL,
IT'’S OKAY ?SURE.

GOOD.

'’CAUSE I WANTED TO TELL YOU--
I WANTED YOU TO KNOW--HOWARD.

MAYBE THIS ISN'’T
THE PERFECT TIME,

BUT I CARE ABOUT YOU,
CHRISTINE.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW--
I JUST-- I LIKE YOU A LOT.

HOWARD, I DIDN'’T--AND I JUST--
I DON'’T WANNA LOSE YOU.

SO I-- I MEAN, I KNOW WE'’D
GIVE UP CERTAIN FREEDOMS...

AND, UM, DISTANCE
WOULD BE A PROBLEM
BUT I COULD GET A TRANSFER--

NO, WAIT--I JUST NEED YOU.

I'’VE COME TO
REALIZE THAT AND, UM,

I'’M TELLING YOU.

I NEED YOU.

I TAUGHT MYSELF THAT.

I NEED YOU.

HOWARD.

PLEASE, LISTEN TO ME.

I'’VE LET THIS GO
TOO FAR.

TOO FAR ?YES.

I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU
BEFORE, BUT...

I LOVE SOMEONE ELSE.

I'’M SORRY ?I MADE A MISTAKE.

I MEAN, I LIKE YOU.
I DO.

CHRISTINE--AND YOU MADE
ALL THESE PLANS.

I DIDN'’T WANT YOU
TO FEEL THAT--

BUT IT WAS WRONG
FOR ME TO COME HERE.

NO. I MEAN, NO.

THIS IS OUR TRIP.
WE WORKED THIS OUT.
IT'’S NOT JUST ME.

WE'’VE BEEN DATING,
GOING OUT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALK--

IT'’S THE MAN
YOU SAW ME WITH AT LUNCH.

CHAD. YOUR FRIEND
FROM SCHOOL.

CHAD AND I--

THAT'’S WHO I LOVE.

OH.

I KNOW IT'’S A SURPRISE.
FOR ME TOO.

CHAD.YES.

HE LIKES YOU A LOT.YEAH ?

YES, HE DOES.UH-HUH.

I'’M SORRY.RIGHT.

NO, I AM.SURE.

HOWARD--OKAY, YOU'’RE SORRY.

TERRIFIC.

I DIDN'’T MEAN--

IT'’S ALL MY FAULT.NO.

I SHOULDN'’T HAVE
DATED BOTH OF YOU.

YOU BOTH SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN ABOUT THIS.

WHEN...

YOU DON'’T DATE
FOR A WHILE...

YOU WONDER...

IF YOU'’RE ATTRACTIVE...

OR INTERESTING
TO SOMEONE.

YOU LET THINGS
GET OUT OF HAND
FIRST CHANCE YOU GET.

THAT'’S WHAT I DID.

I SEE.

IT'’S JUST...

WHEN I SAW YOU AT LUNCH
THAT DAY,

AND YOU WERE
SAYING THINGS LIKE...

FRIENDS AND YOU
WENT TO SCHOOL TOGETHER
I COULDN'’T BELIEVE IT.

I HAD NO IDEA
THAT THE TWO OF YOU--

IT WAS FATE.

I DIDN'’T
WANT TO HURT ANYBODY,
AND I'’M SO SORRY.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
REALLY.

THIS IS, UH--

LET'’S GET OUTTA HERE.

JUST GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER.
I'’LL, UH--

I, UH--

I'’LL...
PAY THE CHECK.

I'’M SORRY.

YEAH.

HOWARD.

WHAT'’S WRONG ?I CAN'’T.

WHAT ?WE DID.

WHAT ?WE DID KNOW, CHRISTINE.

HOWARD, I DON'’T KNOW
WHAT YOU'’RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOU WENT OUT
WITH ME, DATED ME,
HAD FUN WITH ME BUT...

YOU WENT TO BED
WITH HIM.

DON'’T SAY ANYTHING.
I CAN TELL.

AND I'’M SITTIN'’ HERE,
SOME ASSHOLE WHO CARES
ABOUT YOU,

AND YOU'’RE
IN LOVE WITH HIM.

PLEASE DON'’T--ARE YOU SO DESPERATE YOU CAN'’T
SEE A YARD IN FRONT OF YOU ?

HUH ? CHAD ?

HE DOESN'’T LIKE YOU;
HE LOATHES YOU.

HE DETESTS YOU AND
YOUR PATHETIC RETARD VOICE.

THAT'’S WHAT HE CALLS IT.

NO.

CHRISTINE,
YOU BOUGHT THAT SHIT ?

HUH ? SEE EACH OTHER
AT PARTIES ?
HE'’S MY FRIEND, OKAY ?

WE HANG OUT BACK HOME.

BETTER WAKE UP.
YOU WERE USED.

IT'’S A GAME.

TO CHAD IT WAS A GAME,
AND HE FOUND YOU--

"SO PERFECT," HE SAYS.
"SHE'’S DEAF."
THAT WAS THE THING.

NOT LOVE YOU. NOT FLOWERS
AND THE FEELINGS I HAVE
FOR YOU INSIDE.

NO, IT'’S MEANT TO BE
A SPORT.

FUN TO WATCH YOU
FALL APART.

AND I'’M TELLING YOU--STOP IT !

CHRISTINE, I--

WE DID THIS THING,
AND I AM SO SORRY.

BUT I CAN'’T CHANGE IT.
I CAN'’T, BECAUSE IT'’S TRUE.NO !

CHAD WOULD NEVER DO THIS.WHY ARE YOU TRUSTING HIM ?

LOOK AT ME.
WHAT DID I EVER
DO TO YOU ?

KINDNESS, COURTESY.

I MEAN, WHAT IS
THE MATTER WITH YOU ?

CAN'’T YOU SEE
I'’M THE GOOD GUY.
I'’M THE GOOD PERSON HERE.

I CAN'’T ALTER WHAT WE'’VE DONE,
AND I'’M A FUCK AND A...

BASTARD AND EVERYTHING ELSE
ON YOUR LIST, BUT I'’M HERE.

I'’M HERE,
AND I'’M TELLING YOU...

I LOVE YOU.

HERE. PLEASE.

IT'’S FOR YOU.
HERE, IT'’S--

PLEASE. JUST...
TAKE THIS.

IT'’S FOR YOU.
CHRISTINE.

IT'’S NOT A GAME
TO ME ANYMORE.
IT'’S NOT A GAME.

TAKE IT.

PLEASE, JUST TAKE IT.
COME ON.

GET AWAY FROM ME !
NO !

YOU ! YOU ARE
FUCKING HANDICAPPED !

HUH ? YOU THINK
YOU CAN CHOOSE ?
MEN FALLING AT YOUR FEET ?

YOU WANNA CALL CHAD ?
HUH ?

GIVE HIM A RING ?

ASK HIM ABOUT
OUR LITTLE CONTEST,
WHY DON'’T YA ?

CHRISTINE.

FINE ! I'’M LYING !
DON'’T BELIEVE ME !

GO TO HIM ! CURL UP
IN A LITTLE BUNDLE
ON HIS LAP !

SUCK ON HIS SOUR TONGUE !
I DON'’T--

I HOPE YOU'’RE
VERY HAPPY.

HEY.
WHAT'’S UP ?HI.

NOTHING. JUST A LITTLE
OUT OF JOINT, THAT'’S ALL.

I DIDN'’T MAKE IT IN YESTERDAY,
BUT YOU HEARD WHAT HAPPENED ?

PART OF IT. I HAD
TEN MESSAGES ON
MY VOICE MAIL THIS MORNING.

I TRIED YOUR BEEPER, TOO,
BUT I JUST COULDN'’T FIND YOU.

I MUST HAVE
TURNED IT OFF.
WHAT HAPPENED ?

NOTHING.

JUST HAD ABOUT
A DOZEN GUYS STANDING THERE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

AND FOUR PAGES ARE SO LIGHT
I CAN'’T READ '’EM.

WHAT ? NOT EVEN THE ACCESS CODES.

THE OLD MAN'’S LOOKIN'’ LIKE
I PERSONALLY FUCKED UP
HIS TEE SHOT ON 18.

- GREAT.
- HE WAS NOT PLEASED.

AND ?LUCKILY, I GOT AHOLD
OF THAT DUDE FROM DOWNSTAIRS.

I HAD HIM DRIVE IN,
AND HE DUG AROUND...

AND FOUND ENOUGH FOR ME
TO GET INTO THE SYSTEM,
AND I BULLSHITTED THE REST.

I COVERED US
FOR NOW, BUT--

I CHECKED
THOSE COPIES MYSELF.

ALL I KNOW IS I TOOK
WHAT YOU LEFT FOR ME.

I OPENED THE ENVELOPE
RIGHT IN FRONT OF '’EM.

I'’M SURE I DID.
SHIT.

THEY WANT ME BACK
FOR A MEETING ON THURSDAY.

I'’M SURE IT'’S COOL.
IT'’S JUST--NO BIG DEAL.

SO YOU FUCKED UP
THEIR SUNDAY BRUNCH.
HOW BAD CAN THAT BE ?

WE'’RE OUTTA HERE
NEXT WEDNESDAY ANYHOW.
THE THING'’S DONE.

RIGHT.
FRIDAY, MAYBE.
IT JUST LOOKS--

I'’LL SEE YA.

HOW ABOUT YOU ?
GOOD WEEKEND ?
I MEAN, CONSIDERING ?

UH, FINE.YOU SEE CHRISTINE ?

UH-HUH.REALLY ?
WHAT'’D YOU GUYS DO ?

JUST A DRIVE, DINNER.
YOU KNOW.

A DRIVE ?
THAT'’S NICE.

QUAINT. A LITTLE
MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONSSCENE
GOING ON OR WHAT ?

YEAH.
WHATEVER.

YEP. THERE'’S NOTHING
LIKE A DRIVE WHEN YOU
NEED SOME TIME TO YOURSELVES.

I'’LL SEE YOU LATER,
OKAY ?

YEAH. SEE YA.

NAH, I JUST DON'’T LIKE
WHAT'’S GOIN'’ HERE, THAT'’S ALL.

BEEN WITH THE COMPANY
SIX YEARS, YOU KNOW ?

NOT GONNA TAKE ME OFF THE JOB
WITHOUT SOME SORT OF FIGHT.

COURTESY CALL,
AT LEAST. YOU KNOW ?

COUPLE OF LITTLE GLITCHES,
AND I'’M SUDDENLY
CUSTOMER SUPPORT ?

NO. UH-UH.
THAT IS BULLSHIT.
OKAY ?

I DON'’T CARE
IF CHAD HAS MORE...
BACKGROUND IN SOFTWARE.

THEY SHOULD HAVE
THOUGHT OF THAT
BEFORE THEY--

I GET A DEMOTION,
BLINK OF AN EYE ?
THAT--

SOMEONE'’S GONNA
ANSWER FOR THAT, RIGHT?WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ?

NOTHING. I'’M...
JUST... BABBLING.

GEEZ. I'’M GLAD
IT'’S NOT LIKE THAT
AROUND HERE.

NO KIDDIN'’.

TURN MY BACK, GO AWAY
FOR THE WEEKEND AND SUDDENLY
THE EARTH DOES A NOSEDIVE ON ME.

I MEAN, WORK,
MY OLD GIRLFRIEND.

THAT'’S A...
STORY IN ITSELF.

SHE WON'’T SPEAK TO ME,
BUT SHE'’S CALLING MY PARENTS.

I MEAN-- GOD.
EVERYTHING.

WHAT THE HELL
HAS HAPPENED TO ME HERE ?

I USED TO BE LIKE THIS...

ADJUSTED PERSON.

CHAD ?HMM ?

I-I DON'’T--

NO ? IT'’S OKAY.

NO, I DON'’T MEAN THAT.

I NEED--WHAT ?

I AM SORRY I HAVEN'’T BEEN ABLE
TO SEE YOU FOR A FEW DAYS,
IT'’S JUST THAT...

WE'’RE FINISHING THINGS UP
RIGHT NOW AND IT'’S BEEN BUSY.

I DID WANT TO.
I LEFT A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR MOM.

I KNOW.GOOD.

COME HERE.

LOOK.

WE ARE GOING TO
SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

I PROMISE.

I KNOW THIS IS HARD.

DO YOU LOVE ME ?

YES,
JUST LIKE YESTERDAY.

DO YOU
REALLY LOVE ME ?

OF COURSE.

UM--

WHAT'’S THE MATTER ?
YOU WERE QUIET ALL NIGHT.

I KNOW.WHAT ?

CHAD.NO, SERIOUSLY. WHAT ?
HAVE I DONE SOMETHING ?

I KNOW
WHAT'’S GOING ON.

WHAT ?

WHAT ?
I DON'’T KNOW--

YOU MEAN HOWARD ?

YOU AND HOWARD. YOU WENT OUT
WITH HIM A FEW TIMES
WHEN I WAS GONE.

YES.HE TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR TRIP.

I DROVE HIM TO THE AIRPORT,
AND HE TOLD ME.

I WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING,
BUT, I MEAN--

IT DOESN'’T MATTER.
WE TALKED ABOUT SEEING
OTHER PEOPLE, RIGHT ?

YES, BUT, CHAD,
I KNOW.
I TOLD YOU.
IT'’S OKAY. I STILL--

I FIGURED YOU WERE
PROBABLY EMBARRASSED, THAT'’S
WHY YOU DIDN'’T SAY SOMETHING.

NO. ABOUT WHAT
YOU'’RE DOING.

WAIT. NOW YOU'’RE CONFUSING ME
BECAUSE I DON'’T KNOW
WHAT YOU'’RE TALKING ABOUT.

WHAT THE TWO OF YOU
ARE DOING TO ME.
HOWARD TOLD ME.

CHRISTINE--
LOOK, THIS IS SILLY,
BECAUSE I DON'’T KNOW.

OKAY ?THE GAME.

THE GAME.

YOU TWO WERE PLAYING
A GAME ON ME, RIGHT ?

CHAD ?

ARE YOU PLAYING
A GAME WITH ME ?

PLEASE TELL ME.

HOWARD TOLD YOU,
HUH ?

WELL, WELL.

DON'’T SAY ANYTHING
FOR A SECOND.
LET ME EXPLAIN, OKAY ?

IT-- SHIT.
CHRISTINE, IT--

IT WASN'’T A GAME.
WE-WE-WE-WE--

WE BOTH NOTICED YOU
AND WE--

I MEAN--
PLEASE TRY TO--
UNDERSTAND THIS.

IT TURNED INTO
SORT OF A CONTEST
BECAUSE WE BOTH WANTED TO--

FORGET IT. I WAS GONNA TRY
AND LET YOU DOWN EASY, BUT
I CAN'’T KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE.

SO... FUCK IT.

SURPRISE.

SO HOW DOES IT FEEL ?

I MEAN, RIGHT NOW.

THIS INSTANT,
HOW DO YOU FEEL INSIDE
KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW ?

TELL ME.

THAT'’S ALL ?

IT ONLY HURTS THAT MUCH ?

WELL, I GUESS I CAN GO,
THEN, HUH ?

THE DEED'’S DONE.

WHO IS IT ?
IT'’S ME.

HEY. HI.

WHAT'’S GOIN'’ ON, HOWIE ?

IT'’S ALMOST 1:00.

MY HOME.YEAH. SORRY.

COULDN'’T SLEEP.

NICE.

IT'’S A LITTLE SMALLER
THAN YOUR LAST PLACE.

IT'’S A GREAT OLD BUILDING.
PLUS, THE PARK.

NO. RIGHT. YEAH.
IT'’S TERRIFIC.

STILL DOING
A LITTLE TOUCH-UP.

YEAH, I SEE.

LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT
A NEW FRAME THERE
FOR THE GIGOLO.

RIGHT ?
LOOKS GOOD.

IT'’S ALMOST GOT, UH--
AND I MEAN THIS
THE RIGHT WAY--

A WOMAN'’S TOUCH.

THANK YOU, HOWARD.

SURE.

SO... WHAT IS IT ?

I-- I MEAN, UH--

SHIT.

LAST COUPLE OF DAYS
I'’VE GETTING, MAYBE,
THREE HOURS A NIGHT.

I CANNOT EAT. CAN'’T
HOLD DOWN RICE PUDDING.

YESTERDAY, I BOUGHT SOME
AT LUNCH, THREW IT UP
30 MINUTES LATER.

- THAT'’S FASCINATING, HOWIE.
- I'’M JUST ILLUSTRATING
MY POINT.

I'’M SICK, CHAD.
I'’M DYING HERE.

THIS WHOLE-- FUCK.

I KNOW. IT PUTS ME
IN A PRETTY SHITTY POSITION TOO.

I DIDN'’T ASK FOR THIS THING.
THEN THEY MOVE YOU
TO THAT NEW DUDE ON THREE.

I MEAN, GODDAMN.

I TOLD YOU TO WATCH OUT.NO, CHAD--

WANT THAT CORNER OFFICE ?
I CAN SAY SOMETHING IF--

LOOK !

IT'’S CHRISTINE.

I'’M HERE. I GOTTA TALK...
'’CAUSE OF HER.

OH.

YOU DID IT, RIGHT ?DID WHAT ?

TOLD HER.YEAH, IT JUST--

MM-HMM.

KINDA CAUGHT ME
OFF GUARD, YOU KNOW ?

MIGHT HAVE SAID SOMETHING
TO ME FIRST.

I THOUGHT IT WAS AN UNWRITTEN
THAT WE WOULD KEEP THE MECHANICS
OF IT TO OURSELVES.

BUT, UH--HEY.

SO SHE SAID THAT YOU
TOLD HER EVERYTHING.YES.

AND ?AW, COME ON, CHAD.

WHAT, HOWARD ?
I'’M JUST CURIOUS.
I THINK I'’M ALLOWED THAT.

SO HOW'’D IT FEEL,
HUH ?

LOUSY. OKAY ?

JESUS.
SHE JUST FELL APART.AND YOU TOLD HER--

YES, I TOLD HER !
AND I'’M WATCHING THIS--
GOD, I CAN'’T BELIEVE--

I WISH I'’D BEEN THERE.I HAVE NEVER
DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I DID IT SHORT.
OVER IN A SECOND.

LEFT HER SOBBING
IN THE HOTEL ROOM.

AND THEN I WALKED OVER
TO PIZZA HUT.

YOUR HOTEL ROOM,
ACTUALLY.

WHAT ?

SEE, I KNEW YOU
WERE GONNA BE LATE
WRAPPIN'’ STUFF UP.

SO I TOOK THE LIBERTY.
I GOT A MAID TO OPEN UP
AND I--

WELL, I DID THE SAME THING
WHEN I FIRST FUCKED HER.

I THOUGHT THAT YOU MIGHT
FIND HER THERE, SO--

CHAD.WHAT ?

I'’M TRYING TO TELL YOU
I'’M IN LOVE WITH HER.

JESUS CHRIST.

OH.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW--
IT'’S A GAME AND ALL, OKAY ?
IT'’S FUNNY.

FIRST TO AGREE WITH YOU,
BUT, SHIT-- I MEAN--

SHH.

WHAT ?

WHEN DID SHE GET HERE ?WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
WHAT DO I MEAN ?
THAT'’S SUZANNE, RIGHT ?

UM-HMM.SHE'’S SLEEPING IN THE
MIDDLE OF YOUR KING SIZE.

SO WHAT THE HELL ?
I MEAN--

WHEN DID SHE
CRAWL BACK ?

UH, THIS IS WHAT,
FRIDAY ?

YEAH.SO, FRIDAY. THREE DAYS.
UM, NEVER.

HUH ?SHE NEVER LEFT, HOWIE.

YOU'’RE GETTIN'’
ALL WEEPY ON ME HERE,
AND I GOTTA GET SOME SLEEP...

'’CAUSE WE'’RE GONNA GO TO
THE BEACH IN THE MORNING,
SO... LET YOU IN ON THE TRUTH.

SHE NEVER LEFT.

SHE'’S ALWAYS BEEN
RIGHT THERE.

BUT I--

I MEAN--
WELL, THEN--

THEN WHY ?

WHY, CHAD ?

BECAUSE I COULD.

OH, MY GOD.

SO HOW DOES IT FEEL,
HOWIE ?

HOW DOES IT FEEL
TO REALLY HURT SOMEONE ?

OH, MY GOD.

SEE YOU MONDAY.

WHAT TIME IS IT ?

UM, IT'’S
AROUND 1:00.

NOT TIRED ?

NO, JUST FINISHING UP
A PROGRAM.

MMM, YOU SMELL NICE.

THANKS.

DID I HEAR
SOMEBODY COME OVER ?

I THOUGHT I--NO.

I WAS JUST
TALKING TO MYSELF.

REALLY ?

YEAH, I WAS WORKING
ON MY PRESENTATION EARLIER,
THAT'’S ALL.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW ME,
RIGHT ?

I SURE DO.

WHEN I GET WORKIN'’,
I CAN SOUND LIKE
PRACTICALLY ANYBODY.

LISTEN. LISTEN.

LISTEN.

LISTEN !
LISTEN !

LISTEN !
LISTEN !

LISTEN ! LISTEN, LISTEN,
LISTEN, LISTEN TO ME !

LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN,
LISTEN, LISTEN !