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SOUND LIKE VERA. GOD FORBID. HOW ARE YOU? THERE'S SOMEONE I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET. OK. [ LAUGHING ] SHE WANTS TO BE ON HER OWN. I'D HAVE BARGAINED HARDER. MAYBE NOT. WHAT'S YOUR PLACE LIKE? I'VE A COSY LITTLE HOUSE BY THE LAKE. WHY NOT COME AND SEE IT AFTER DINNER? JUST MIGHT DO THAT. I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD MEET. THIS IS MY MUM FROM VANCOUVER. HI!... ANNE HILDEBRAND. HI, CARRIE'S TALKED ABOUT YOU. I'M VAL. NICE TO MEET YOU. ARE YOU HERE TO VISIT OR...? MOSTLY. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. I'VE THE NUMBERS ON THE SPECIALS. CHEQUES? NO. LOOK'S LIKE DINNER'S ON YOU. WOW!... THINGS HAVE CHANGED. THAT THAI PLACE, OK? WHAT TIME? I MUST STAY FOR THE SHOW'S FIRST HALF... SEVEN? YOUR SEVEN OR...? SEVEN. SAY 7:30, SO YOU CAN MEAN IT. YOU GUYS! SEE YOU LATER. OK. (JAKE): IT'S A LITTLE LEAK. PAL, YOUR HOUSE IS SETTLED. THE FOUNDATION IS FINITO. IT'S 20 GRAND WITH MY EYES CLOSED. PHONE ANOTHER GUY AND HE'LL TELL YOU THE SAME, ALRIGHT? OK,... I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL. WHAT WILL WE DO? @@ WE'RE GONNA FIX THE BASEMENT AND PAY THE MORTGAGE. WE COULD BORROW FROM MY FATHER. NO!... OK, FORGET IT. WHY ARE YOU SO STUBBORN? HE THINKS I'M A JERK AND I WON'T PROVE IT TO HIM. WE'RE DIVORCED, JAKE. WHAT DO YOU CARE WHAT HE THINKS? I'M NOT GOING TO USE HIS MONEY, OK? I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THIS HOUSE. FINE. IT'S THE FOURTH TIME HE'S CUT HIS PRICES. THAT'S NOT WHY WE PUT HIM ON. PEOPLE DRIVE ACROSS TOWN O FILL UP. BECAUSE WE PUT HIM ON. HE DRIVES OIL COMPANIES CRAZY. SEVEN CENTS LOWER: THAT'S NEWS! I'M GONE. [ PHONE RINGS ] MIKE, LEAVE IT. YEAH, SURE. TALK TO HIM. IT'LL BE THE SAME AS LAST TIME. HE'LL SAY THE BIG COMPANIES ARE KILLING THE INDEPENDENTS. LET HIM SPEAK. TELL HIM, IT'S THE FOURTH TIME AND OIL COMPANIES WANT TO FORCE... HOW ARE THEY? WHICH HOSPITAL? ANK YOU. MIKE. MIKE. MIKE! CAR ACCIDENT. CARRIE? VAL'S DEAD. HERE. NO... THANKS. A JUICE OR SOMETHING? NO. YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE. HOW IS SHE? WE'VE STOPPED THE BLEEDING AND SET HER LEG. SHE'LL BE FINE. YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE. NO ONE'S TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED. SPEAK TO THE OFFICER. OFFICER? YES. THIS IS THE HUSBAND. I'M SORRY. WHAT HAPPENED? YOUR WIFE'S CAR WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT AT GWAIN AND STRATON. R VEHICLE RAN THE RED, DRIVER'S SIDE. THE OTHER DRIV? SOME CUTS AND SCRAPES. CUTS AND SCRAPES? HE WAS DRUNK. YOU TAKE CARE OF ON-CAMERA TALENT FIRST. REALLY? AN UNWRITTEN LAW: FEED THE FACE FEEDING THE CAMERA. (JANE): WHAT DID THE BANK SAY? WHAT THEY SAID FRIDAY AND YESTERDAY. THIS IS COPELAND'S STREAMLINING? IF THE CLUB DON'T PLAY BALL, YOU DON'T PLAY FOR THE CLUB. I LOVE JOCK LOGIC. THEY'RE IN. MIKE'S WIFE WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. OH GOD. MIKE, THE DOCTOR SAYS SHE'LL SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT. LET ME TAKE YOU HOME. MIKE, PLEASE. I'M STAYING. DO ME A FAVOUR... GO HOME. I'M FINE. HI. YOU COMING FROM THE HOSPITAL? YEAH, HOW'D YOU KNOW? I SPOKE TO DAN. HOW'S MIKE? OH, I DON'T KNOW. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO HIM. WHAT'S THERE TO SAY? THE GUY HAS NO FRIENDS, JAKE. IT'S ALL BUSINESS WITH HIM, YOU KNOW. ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S SO EXPOSED... I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. I THINK I SHOULD'VE STAYED. YOU'VE GOT TO RESPECT HIS PRIVACY. BUT EVERYTHING ABOUT MIKE IS PRIVATE. YOUR WORSHIP, A BLOOD/ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 220 IS TERRIFYING. ... DR. ASCOTT KNEW HE DRANK THAT MUCH. HE CHOSE TO DRIVE A CAR, CAUSING VALERIE'S DEATH AND HER UGHTER'S INJURY. ■ DR. ASCOTT IS A RESPECTED MAN. HIS DENTAL PRACTICE GOES BACK OVER 15 YEARS. HE'S LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS FOR 12 YEARS. HE UNDERSTANDS THE SERIOUSNESS OF THESE CHARGES AND SHOULD BE RELEASED UPON STRICT CONDITIONS. ALRIGHT, DR. ASCOTT, I'M GOING TO RELEASE YOU. ... YOU'LL SIGN A RECOGNIZANCE SAYING, YOU'LL REFRAIN FROM ALCOHOL AND OPERATING A VEHICLE UNTIL YOUR TRIAL. YOU APPEAR IN COURTROOM 22 IN THREE WEEKS IN ORDER TO SET A TRIAL DATE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. REPORT TO THE CLERK. CALL THE NEXT CASE, PLEASE. DARLING, PLEASE. LEAVE ME ALONE. 300 DOLLARS EXTRA A MONTH? BANK SAYS IT'S A LOUSY TIME TO RENEW THE MORTGAGE. WE HAVE A CHOICE, RIGHT? WHY DON'T YOU COME IN? THIS IS INSANE. I COULD FIX THE BASEMENT LATER. THERE'S A FOOT OF WATER: IT MUST BE DONE NOW. I'LL GET A QUOTE FROM THE CONTRACTOR AND ADD IT TO THE MORTGAGE AND THAT'LL BE THAT. WHERE DO WE GET THE MONEY? WE GOT TO RENEW THE MORTGAGE ANYWAY. ú YEAH. HE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 40... 41. I SAW HER YESTERDAY... MIKE INTRODUCED US. THIS IS TOO HEAVY. DOES ANYBODY KNOW IF THERE'S A SERVICE OR SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW. TERRI, I'VE A STORY FOR YOU. SHOOT. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE. THE DRUNK DRIVER THINKS HE'S MADE ONE SMALL MISTAKE. OK, WHAT'S OUR ANGLE? HOW A KILLER IS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY BECAUSE HE'S A DENTIST. ASK HIS WIFE. HIS WIFE? SHE'S NOT VERY SUPPORTIVE. TALK TO HIS PATIENTS. DR. RICHARD ASCOTT. HE'S IN THE BOOK. AND YOU'LL NEED THIS. MIKE... I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW SORRY-- GET ON IT. I AM. ABOUAT? YOU'VE SEEN HIGHWAY REPORTS. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST NIGHTLY. IT'S TOO CLOSE TO THE STATION AND YOU. IT'S NOT THE WAY TO DO A STORY. HALF OF OUR STORIES COME FRO PERSONAL LEADS. THAT'S NOT TRUE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS. DON'T BE. $100,OOO AND ALL I'VE PAID FOR FOUR YEARS IS THE INTEREST. IT ISN'T YOURS ANYMORE. IT'S WHERE MY KIDS LIVE. FIRST. I KNOW... I'VE SEEN YOUR APARTMENT. HEY, IT WAS A JOKE. OK, SO WHAT'LL THE BASEMENT COST YOU? A LOT OF WEEKENDS. I'LL DO YOU? YEAH, ME... COME ON, DAN. WE GET STUFF, GUYS, WE'LL DIG UP THE FOUNDATION. YOU DON'T GET "STUFF". THEY'RE HELL. THE CONTRACTOR TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT'S WRONG. WHAT'S WRONG? FOUNDATION'S CRACKED. OH, MAN. WHAT? GET THE STUFF AND FIX IT. YOU'RE TALKING UNDERPINNING THE WHOLE PLACE. MAYBE. WE'LL DO IT? WE'LL FIGURE IT... I'LL ASK SOMEBODY. GET A DIAGRAM. THE DOTS. COME ON, GUYS, GET MOVING. REGOSSI'S WAITING AT THE PUMPS. THE PERSECUTED REGOSSI... I CAN'T WAIT. CHEQUES IN YET? NO. [ CRASH! SMASH! ] HOW LONG WILL THEY JERK US AROUND? OIL COMPANIES ARE OUT TO KILL INDEPENDENTS. THEY CLAIM YOU'RE SELLING LOW GRADE. GAS IS GAS... CALL IT GOLD, PREMIUM, IT'S STILL GAS. I SELL IT SEVEN CENTS A LITRE LESS AND PEOPLE BUY IT. THANKS... SEE YOU NEXT PRICE CUT. HEY, YOU WANT TO TANK UP WHILE YOU'RE HERE? WE JUST FILLED UP, THANKS. FIVE CENTS EXTRA FOR YOU. MAYBE NEXT TIME. HE THINKS I'M HIS PERSONAL PUBLICIST. (JAKE): HE'LL SAVE ME $3.50 A TANK. YOU'LL CROSS TOWN FOR THAT? I AM NOW. OH, MY GOD. I NEARLY THREW UP. THE COP SAID HE'D SEEN WORSE. WHAT ELSE DID YOU GET? THE COP WHO ARRESTED ASCOTT-- GO TO 10:53:29. SAYING WHAT? TALKING ABOUT DRUNK DRIVERS: THEY ONLY CATCH 1 IN 1,000; MOST GET RELEASED ON A FIRST OFFENCE. WHAT'D HE SAY ABOUT ASCOTT? UH, NOTHING. HE COULDN'T TALK ABOUT ASCOTT-- DID ANYONE? NOT SPECIFICALLY. GO TO THE WIFE, TO THE CLINIC. MIKE, I CAN'T JUST GO AFTER HIM. THERE ARE TONS OF DRUNK DRIVERS ARRESTED WEEKLY. IF I SINGLE OUT HIM, IT'LL LOOK LIKE-- YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB. GO OUT THERE AND TALK TO HER. COME ON, LET'S DO THIS RIGHT, HUH? Y. WHAT'S THE NEWS ON THE PAYROLL? IT'S ON ITS WAY... SO IS CHRISTMAS. WHEN YOUR BASEMENT FLOODED LAST YEAR, WHAT DID IT COST? SEVEN GRAND. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FOUNDATION. DID YOU WATCH WHILE THEY DID IT? WHAT DO YOU WANT, JAKE? I GOT TO FIX THE FOUNDATION AT MARTHA'S AND I NEED SOME HELP. I'M THE FURTHEST THING FROM A HANDYMAN AND-- YOU COULD TELL ME HOW. YOU'D END UP REVERSING THE SEWER PIPE. I'M THE WRONG GUY. OK, FINE. I SAID, "FINE"! NOW THAT IS TOTALLY STUPID. I'M NOT A HANDYMAN! WHAT'S THE MATTER? JAKE,... WANTS ME TO HELP HIM FIX HIS BASEMENT. SOMETHING WRONG-- LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, THE BANK MADE A LITTLE VISIT! MRS. ASCOTT! WHAT DO YOU WANT? I'M TERRI MORGAN FROM CHANNEL 10. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABUT LAST NIGHT. I'VE NOTHING TO SAY. I'M SURE THIS IS A SHOCK. IN A WAY, YOU'RE A VICTIM, TOO. MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK ABOUT THAT. PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW. [ SIGH ] GUESS WHAT I GOT. INTERESTED? I WORK FOR THE LOVE OF IT. THANK YOU, TOO. THE CHEQUES ARE IN. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? CHECK. YOUR NAME'S ON THE ENVELOPE. IT'S HER CHEQUE-- I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. GUESS WHOSE I GOT. WHOSE? [ LAUGHING ] COME ON, JAKE. COME ON. COME ON, GIVE. WHAT? NOTHING. SO, I'M A CONTROLLER, AND I CONTROL NOTHING. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? PRETEND NOTHING HAPPENED? LEAVE IT AT THE BANK? [ FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] VERA, PLEASE, TALK ENGLISH, PLEASE. I CAN DO NOTHING. I WILL. I WILL! HE TOOK THE PAY- YES? (TERRI): SORRY. WE MUST DO SOMETHING HERE. OK.... I'LL ASK HIM, I PROMISE. FINE. MIKE... CAME INTO THE EDITING SUITE, TOOK MY TAPE, SAT DOWN-- WHAT TAPE? THE INTERVIEW WITH MRS. ASCOTT, THE DRUNK DRIVER'S WIFE. HE'S CUTTING IT HIMSELF. WHAT? I'M TO DO WHATEVER HE SAYS... I WON'T. HE'S GOING THROUGH HELL, BUT YOU HAVE TO TALK TO HIM. HE'S TRIED TO STOP. HE EVEN JOINED A-A LAST YEAR. THAT'S WHY I STAYED WITH HIM. BUT HE STOPPED GOING TO THE MEETINGS. [ CRYING ] HE GAVE UP. HE WAS JUST LUCKY UNTIL NOW THAT NOTHING HAPPENED. [ CRYING ] I GUESS HIS LUCK RAN OUT. OKAY, THERE. TAKE THE PART ABOUT LUCK, GET THE SHOT OF THE CAR AND RUN HER VOICE OVER. LOSE THE A-A STUFF? YEP. AREN'T YOU DISTORTING.... WANT TONY TO CUT THIS? I JUST-- DON'T! MARGE, GIVE US A MINUTE? YEAH. YOU CAN'T DO THIS MIKE. WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION. WE STARTED IT. I BACKED DOWN... I SHOULDN'T HAVE. LET TERRI FINISH IT. SHE WILL, ONCE I CUT IT. YOU SHOULDN'T BE CUTTING IT. (MAC): MIKE!! . WHO'S IN CHARGE? OF WHAT? YOUR NEWS SHOW. CAN I HELP YOU? YOU IN CHARGE? YEAH. YOUR REPORTER UPSET MY WIFE. DID SHE? I'VE A TRIAL AND I DON'T NEED HARASSMENT. YOU'RE FEELING HARASSED, DR. ASCOTT? I WON'T BE TRIED ON T-V. THAT'S WHAT COURTS ARE FOR. YOU'RE INNOCENT IN THIS COUNTRY UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING? LEAVE US ALONE OR I'LL LODGE A COMPLAINT. LODGE A COMPLAINT?! WHAT'S WITH YOU? E?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! MIKE, FOR GOD'S SAKE YOU OKAY? HE'S CRAZY! (MAC): YOU BETTER GO. FINE... JUST TELL ME HIS NAME. MIKE FENNELL! WANT ME TO SPELL IT? POINT IS MR. FENNELL, A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WHICH GOES ON RECORD. DOES THAT MEAN YOU'LL HAVE TO CHARGE HIM? I THINK THAT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE CAN LET THIS GO WITH A VERBAL WARNING. BUT, I WANT YOUR ASSURANCE THAT YOU'LL HAVE NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH MR. ASCOTT. MIKE? HE CAME HERE. WE KNOW THAT BUT WE NEED YOUR ASSURANCE. I JUST WANT TO GO SEE MY DAUGHTER. MIKE, PLEASE. I'LL STAY AWAY FROM HIM. GOOD ENOUGH. HI. GUESS WHO'S HERE? HEY, HOW ARE YOU? I'VE BEEN BETTER. HI ANNE. HI. HOW ARE YOU? SHE'S BEEN BETTER. I HEAR YOU'VE GOT BASMENT PROBLEMS. 20 THOUSAND BUCKS WORTH AND A MORTGAGE AT THE SAME TIME. WHOOAH.... YOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT? NO. BUT WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT. WE ALWAYS DO. GOOD LUCK. THANKS. IF YOU NEED A HAND..... BUT YOU'RE A SWEETHEART ANYWAY. HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN JAKE? TRY THE STUDIO. I'LL SEE YOU ON THE WAY OUT. BYE. BYE. FOUNDATION AND A MORTGAGE RENEWAL? THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MAYBE A COUPLE OF WEEKENDS AFTER THAT. BASEMENTS DON'T TAKE THAT LONG. YOU CAN'T START WITH BASEMENTS. BASEMENTS NEVER END. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE IN THE BASEMENT. JUST TELL ME NORM. CAN YOU GIVE ME THE TIME OR NOT? I CAN GIVE YOU ALL THE TIME YOU WANT. GOOD. I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BASEMENTS. LAYING FOUNDATIONS OR FIXING CRACKS. YOU'RE GETTING WHAT YOU PAY FOR. OKAY. GOOD. MAKE SURE THE BEER IS COLD. YOU GOT IT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I THINK WE SHOULD TALK. WE DIDN'T LAST NIGHT. NORM IS GOING TO HELP ME FIX THE BASEMENT. YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE BASEMENT? YEAH, I'M GOING TO DO THE BASEMENT LIKE A GROWNUP. WHAT'S THAT? DEBT CAME OVER THIS MORNING. OH NO!! WOULD YOU JUST LISTEN. WE CAN PAY IT BACK WITH A LITTLE INTEREST. WHAT DID I TELL YOU LAST NIGHT? I SAID NO AND IT'S STILL NO. I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID LAST NIGHT AND I'M IMPRESSED WITH YOUR WOUNDED PRIDE BUT WE HAVE A MORTGAGE WE CAN'T PAY AND A BASEMENT WE CAN'T FIX! DON'T START WITH THE BASEMENT. DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO. THIS IS MY HOUSE, MY KIDS, MY RESPONSIBILITY TOO. THIS ISN'T SOME KIND OF TEST FOR YOUR MANHOOD. SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE SO STUPID! AN GO IN W. SHE'S AWAKE. YEAH. (WHISPERS): DADDY. HI BABY. THEY WON'T TELL ME ABOUT MOM. THEY WON'T TELL ME!! SHE'S FINE. HE WAS JUST LUCKY UNTIL NOW THAT NOTHING HAPPENED. I GUESS THE LUCK RAN OUT. NOT JUST FOR HIM BUT FOR THAT WOMAN, HER DAUGHTER, HER HUSBAND. THIS VOICE-OVER HE WROTE JUST MAKES IT WORSE. IT'S LIKE A PERSONAL VENDETTA. SO WHAT SHOULD I DO? RE-CUT IT. GO BACK TO WHAT TERRI WANTED. USE THE STATS ON DRUNK DRIVING, THE COP, MAKE A MENSION OF ASCOTT, I.D. ETC..., JUST LIKE WE WERE ANY OTHER STATION. WISH WE WERE. WHAT DOES MY NAME MEAN KYLE? I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT NAMES VERA.... NOT MY NAME NAME! MY TITLE HERE! ACTUALLY IT MEANS...... I CONTROL NOTHING!! A BIG ZERO. YOU DON'T ASK ME. YOU SEND THE PAYROLL TO THE BANK AND EVERYONE COMES TO SHOOT ME! SO TELL ME WHAT I AM CONTROLLING KYLE? THEY'VE BEEN AT A WEEK. WHY NOT? THEY JUST GAVE ME 40 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SIX DAYS OF WORK. THEY'RE JUST GETTING THE KINKS OUT. WHY IS HE TALKING ABOUT KINKS? WHY IS HE DOING THAT? I DON'T KNOW!! ELMER, DON'T DO THAT!! OKAY, I'LL GET BACK TO YOU. NO, NO, BEFORE SIX. YE. ARE YOU COMING FOR DINNER TONIGHT? I'M DOING OVERTIME. OH. OKAY. WHY? I JUST WANTED TO TALK. ABOUT WHAT? UM, I WAS JUST THINKING.... MAYBE YOU SHOULD MOVE IN WITH ME. WHAT? I HAVE FOOD ON MY FACE OR SOMETHING? THIS IS A JOKE, RIGHT? NO. WHO TOLD YOU? WHO TOLD ME WHAT? DAN TOLD YOU RIGHT? MY SO-CALLED FRIEND. DAN DIDN'T TELL ME ANYTHING. I DON'T CARE WHO TOLD YOU. I DON'T NEED YOU FEELING SORRY FOR ME. I'M NOT IN THE STREET YET. WHAT ARE YOU GOING CRAZY FOR? ALL I DID WAS ASK YOU IF YOU WANTED TO MOVE IN. @ THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING SO I'LL SAY THANKS A LOT AND WE'LL JUST FORGET ABOUT IT OKAY? MIKE, IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO, JUST LET ME KNOW. THANKS. HOW IS SHE? SHAKEN UP, HURTING. I'VE RE-CUT YOUR PIECE. IT'S NOT A REPORT MIKE, IT'S A CRUCIFIXION. OH? HE DESERVES IT... BUT, LEAVE IT TO THE COURTS. FUNNY, THAT'S WHAT HE CAME IN TO SAY. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY? YOU'RE JEOPARDISG A REPUTATION HERE, AND THE STATION'S CREDIBILITY. THAT IS MY CALL TO MAKE! NO, IT'S NOT. I HAVE TO PROTECT MY SHOW. YOU'RE PROTECTING A DRUNKEN MURDERER! I WON'T LET YOU DO IT! SHE'S RIGHT, MIKE. THIS JUST CAME BY COURIER. ASCOTT'S LAWYER IS MAKING NOISES ABOUT A LIABLE SUIT. [ MIKE LAUGHS ] WE KNOW HE DOESN'T HAVE A CASE, BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT. LOOK, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY, KYLE? OUR LAWYER SAYS THIS COULD BACKFIRE, MAKE THINGS HARDER WHEN THE CASE COMES TO TRIAL. HIS DEFENSE WILL CLAIM THAT YOU ABUSED YOUR POSITION HERE HIM. THAT WON'T GET HIM ACQUITTED, BUT IT COULD MAKE THE WHOLE PROCESS TAKE LONGER. IT'S NOT H IT, MIKE. THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK. OKAY. I'M NOT RUNNING YOUR PIECE. OKAY... IT'S ALL YOURS. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I QUIT! MIKE!? FIND HIM? YOU TRY THE HOSPITAL? HE'S NOT THERE. DON'T TELL ME... YOU'RE PREGNANT. WHAT? I COULD USE A LOAN. THAT MEAN NO? IS REALLY AWKWARD. YOU' TELLING FIVE GRAND. I'LL PAY YOU BACK IN A YEAR, AND I'LL HAVE THE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS IN THE BANK. I'M TALKING WITH INTEREST. LET'S SAY... TEN PERCENT... HOW'S THAT? THIS IS BECAUSE YOU SAW MY CHEQUE. THIS IS BECAUSE YOU'RE MY FRIEND. FRIENDS DON'T LEND FRIENDS MONEY. THAT'S THE END OF THE FRIENDSHIP. SO THAT'S IT. I'M SORRY... I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT WHAT'LL HAPPEN TO THE PUMP IF OIL PRICES SOAR TWO DOLLARS A BARREL, WHOLESALE. FRANK RAGOSI SAYS HE ONLY SHOOTING TONIGHT. IT'S THE JAZZ FESTIVAL. 'T WHY DID YOU DO THAT THIS AFTERNOON? YOU SAID YOU KNEW. I WANT TO HEAR IT FROM YOU. I WANTED TO HELP. NOT THE WAY YOU TOOK IT, NOT IN THAT WAY. WE PRACTICALLY LIVE TOGETHER ANYWAY. NO, WE DON'T. YES, WE DO... YOU'RE THERE EVERY OTHER NIGHT, WE EAT TOGETHER, WE SLEEP TOGETHER, WE TAKE BATHS TOGETHER... AND I TAKE THE ELEVATOR EVERY MORNING, AND YOU TAKE THE STAIRS, SO THE RECEPTIONIST WON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA. MAYBE IT'S I GREW UP. DO YOU MEAN THAT? I WANT TO HELP, BUT YOU'RE SO WEIRD ABOUT THAT STUFF. WHAT IF I SAID YES? THEN YOU'D MOVE IN. SAME ADDRESS ON THE STAFF LIST, SAME ADDRESS ON THE PAYROLL. WHEREVER THAT MIGHT BE. YEAH. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? REALLY? I WANT TO HELP. MAYBE IT'S TIME I GREW UP, HUH? I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE SO FORMAL. PAUL HAS GUESTS. WANT SOMETHING TO EAT? NO. I DO. I'VE GOT SOME TOMATOS, SOME CAPERS... SOME BLACK OLIVES... I COULD MAKE SOME SPAGHETTI. IT'S QUICK, IT'S EASY... IT'S WHAT THE HOOKERS USED TO MAKE BETWEEN TRICKS. HE'S NEVER GOING TO GET WHAT'S COMING TO HIM. (WHISHPERS): I WANT HIM TO BURN. IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE AS BAD AS YOU WANT IT TO BE. YOU KNOW THAT, MIKE. YEAH. BEEN HERE A LONG TIME? SIX YEARS. SIX YEARS. I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE SIX YEARS. THAT'S WHY VAL DIVORCED ME. YOU GUYS MOVED AROUND A LOT, HUH? FIVE CITIES, TEN JOBS... THIRTEEN YEARS OF MARRIAGE. GOT TO LEARN TO STOP QUITTING, MIKE. THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID. THAT'S WHY SHE DIVORCED ME. SHE THOUGHT I QUIT THE MARRIAGE TOO... BECAUSE I LET HER GO. I CAN'T LET HER GO AGAIN. YOU'VE GOT TO. SHE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT GETTING BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. THAT'S WHY SHE CAME BACK. ANYWAY... I TOLD HER I WASN'T SURE. [ CRYING ] [ SLAM! ] [ DI I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT ANYMORE. UMMM...OKAY. I JUST CAME TO APOLOGIZE. OH? YEAH. I MEAN, YOUR OLD MAN HATES ME ANYWAYS, SO IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE. HE DOESN HE HATES ME. DID MEL MOVE? NO...WHY? IT'S A NEW CAR. HE BOUGHT A NEW ONE. I LIKE THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD./ I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD. TELL YOUR FATHER THAT WE'LL TAKE THE MONEY, BUT I'M STILL GOING TO FIX THE BASEMENT MYSELF. HE DOESN'T HATE YOU, YOU KNOW. TRUST ME, HE HATES ME. I'M A BUM, I'M A LOSER... I'M A COWARD. WHAT, DID I MISS ONE? NO, YOU'VE GOT THE WORST CASE OF MALE EGO ON THIS SIDE OF NAPLES! I GUESS IT'S IN MY GENES, HUH? THESE GENES... OR THESE JEANS? HEY! WHERE ARE THE ATHANATHISISTS GOING TO GET THE EXTRA THREE HUNDRED BUCKS A MONTH? BERTS? OR THE SENUDAS? ■ YEP. HOW COME? CAUSE KERRI HAS AN OPINION ABOUT EVERYTHING. AND SHE THINKS YOU'RE COOL. AND SHE THOUGHT IF VAL AND I DIDN'T GET IT TOGETHER AGAIN THAT...... I THINK SHE FELL INTO THE HOLE. [ SIGH ] I DIDN'T TELL HER ABOUT VAL. I DIDN'T THINK SHE COULD TAKE IT. (WHISPERS): I DIDN'T THINK I COULD EITHER. I SHOULDN'T HAVE LIED TO HER. MIKE, YOU'LL BE OKAY. YEAH, IT'S A BUDGET THING TERRI, I'M NOT..... WE'LL TALK TO MIKE WHEN HE GETS BACK. OKAY, CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THERE, BYE. N. [ GIGGLES ] IS THIS SOME KIND OF A NEW SPA TREATMENT? THIS IS JAKES FOUNDATION. HE HAS CLAY AROUND HIS HOUSE. CLAY. WE DUG FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS. WE GOT ABOUT THIS DEEP. THE HARDEST PART'S DONE. OH REALLY? CLAY. DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE A NEWSER AT TWO. T THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YEAH, I THOUGHT I WOULDN'T OH, GET OUT OF HERE! BY THE WAY.... THE LEASE ON MY APARTMENT'S UP IN SEPTEMBER. ANNE. YOU PROMISED ME. VERA, I'M SORRY. I HAD A LOT TO DO. HE THINKS I'M I'M CRAZY. LET HIM TALK TO A WOMAN THAT IS NOT. ASK HER. I DON'T HAVE TO ASK HER. EVERYONE WAS INCONVENIENCED. ASK ME IF I GOT MY CHEQUE? OH NO. GOD, I'M REALLY SORRY. HAHAHAHA... HAHAHAHA... I'LL CANCEL THE CONTRACT WITH THE BANK. I'VE ALWAYS LIKED KYLE BECAUSE HE'S A MAN OF HUMILITY. HE IS A HUMBLE MAN. SHE'D BEEN HERE FOR SEVEN YEARS WHEN I CAME ON BOARD. CERTAIN BRIDGES YOU JUST DON'T BURN. DID MIKE GO TO VANCOUVER? YEAH. HE'LL BE BACK ON THURSDAY. WE SENT A WREATH. GOOD. OTHER WAY. ROSES IN FRONT. I'M NOT GOING BACK WITH YOU DAD. I'M GOING TO STAY WITH AUNT RAY FOR AWHILE. HOW LONG? I DON'T KNOW. I JUST FEEL LIKE HANGING AROUND MOM'S FAMILY FOR A BIT. I'M GONNA MISS YOU. DO YOU THINK IT EVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED? YOU'RE MOTHER NEVER LIKED PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T MAKE UP THEIR MIND. SHE LOVED YOU DAD. SHE JUST THOUGHT YOU WERE SCARED. SCREWING UP AGAIN. SHE WAS RIGHT. YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE.