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[instrumental music]

- My name is Jonathan Wright.

I've got it all.

38 years old, unbelievably successful.

I have an incredibly beautiful wife

and a gorgeous 7-year-old daughter.

I was in the prime of my life until the unthinkable happened.

A blood vessel ruptured in my brain,

and I ended up here, clinging to life.

But wait, let's take a look at my life before I got here,

and then let's see what happens next.

[indistinct cheering]

Ohh.

- Gentlemen, I'd like to propose a toast

to Jonathan for bringing us

the biggest contract in the firm's history.

- Hey, hey. I got this, Paul.

I'd like to say a few things about the guy

I've come to love as a brother.

Much older, less attractive brother.

- Oh-ho, ho-ho-ho. - You know,

he's one of the best investment bankers in the business,

and he deserves to reap the rewards of all my hard work.

all: Ohh. - Okay, okay.

He works hard too.

No, seriously though,

all kidding aside,

he's been an incredible mentor

and an even better friend.

Here's to the new senior VP at Haskell & Whitman.

Congrats, Jonathan. You deserve it.

- Right. - Whoo-hoo!

- Yeah! - Yeah. Come on!

- Such a trustworthy guy.

- Absolutely. You can trust me. - I know.

- Mr. Senior VP.

- Great. Here comes the Jesus freak.

- Hm. - Hey, guys. How you doing?

- Better than most. - Am I interrupting something?

- No. - No, Paul.

- Not at all. Come. Join us.

We were just getting ready to tell some racist jokes.

- Well, there's always one in every crowd.

- Paul, do you know how to tell a racist joke?

- No, Jonathan. Why don't you tell me?

- You're in one. [both laugh]

- On that note, I'll see you guys around.

- Oh, Paul-- - Lighten up, ma.

Hey, well, what does your Bible say?

"Let there be light."

- Some people just can't take a joke.

- He'll be fine. Hm.

And I'm gonna need revisions

on the first quarter summary on my desk--

- Jonathan. - Mr. Haskell.

- Please, sit. I just wanted to stop by

and congratulate you and your brilliant team

on the professional work

you have done securing the Lawson account.

For years, we have been enticing Mr. Lawson to join our firm,

and you and the wonderful men and women of your team

have finally secured him for us.

I'm sorry I missed the celebration for your promotion,

and I am on my way out of the country now,

but before I leave, I wanted to know

how you intend to proceed with the Lawson account.

- Absolutely, Mr. Haskell.

We've gone ahead and set up a profile for the account,

and we're researching viable private equity

investment opportunities within the company's portfolio.

Now our belief is that the Waterfront

real estate development deal is a great place to start.

The financial structure is a 20% senior secured debt,

20% mezzanine financing, and a 60% equity component.

The Lawson account would be a great fit

for the equity component.

We put a hedge in place to protect the initial

60% principal investment against any possible default.

- Hm, that's some excellent strategy, Jonathan.

We can't have this account put in jeopardy.

With Mr. Lawson comes a network of wealthy individuals

that we would love to have under management.

- That's understood, Mr. Haskell.

You can count on us to get the job done.

- Thank you, Jonathan, and we'll have a sit-down

when I return, and thank you all for your wonderful work.

- Thank you, Mr. Haskell.

- Well, that concludes our meeting.

I want to thank you all again for your hard work.

Get out of here. Go home.

- Sounds like a lot of long nights in the office.

All work and no play makes Jonathan a dull boy.

- Scott, we're in the business of making money for our clients.

Don't you enjoy being successful,

making lots of money?

Isn't that what life's all about?

- Indeed, it is.

Indeed, it is.

- Hey, hey.

- Hi. - Daddy, you're home!

Mommy's cooking your favorite, lasagna!

And I'm helping.

- What? Lasagna.

Yes, Mommy certainly is cooking lasagna.

What did I do for this surprise?

- Well, I think being promoted to senior VP

of business relations is a pretty big deal.

- Hm. - And reason to celebrate.

How was work?

- Ah, it was work, but I don't want to talk about work.

I want to steal some kisses from this little girl.

Huh? Huh?

- Okay! Okay, Daddy! You win! Put me down!

- Dinner's gonna be ready in about an hour, hon.

- She must be exhausted.

She fell asleep before her head hit the pillow.

Now what were you saying

about the annual college scholarship fundraiser?

- After I left the spa, I went to meet with the girls

at the country club to talk about the venue

for this year's fundraising event,

and I think we narrowed it down to three potential venues.

- Why don't you just have it at the club?

- Yeah, we talked about that, but, you know,

we want to go for a younger demographic this year,

and we just think it might be a little too...reserve there.

- Too reserve?

You mean a bit too stuffy?

- I didn't say that. - You don't have to.

I could read your mind.

- Oh, stop being so hard on me.

- Honey, you'll figure it out. - Yeah.

So?

How does it feel being senior VP of business relations?

- I don't know. I mean, don't get me wrong.

I'm glad I got the promotion.

I just expected to feel differently.

It's weird. It feels like there's something missing.

Can't quite put my finger on it.

I don't know.

You've always been smarter than me.

Why do you think I'm feeling this way?

- You know what your problem is? - Hm?

- You worry too much. - Ah.

- Look, I know this is a new position

and there's much more responsibility,

but if anybody can handle this position,

it is you, Mr. Jonathan Wright.

So let's just put away the stress, relax,

and just enjoy each other?

- Yeah, I think I can do that.

[both laugh]

- So I've heard some good things about the Waterfront project.

Have you secured the equity component that you need?

- Well, as a matter of fact, we have.

We landed the Lawson account.

Getting ready to draft a proposal

for Lawson to participate.

- That's great. You guys worked really hard to get him.

What sealed the deal?

- What sealed the deal? You're looking at him.

- In that case, I'm surprised you had anything to do with it.

- Come on, once they put me on the case,

was there anything to doubt?

- [muffled] It's all right. I kept him on his toes.

- Ohh, chip off the old block.

[dramatic music]

- John? Jonathan!

John? Are you okay?

John, are you okay? Jonathan, wake up.

Look at me. Jonathan.

Call an ambulance! Go!

- Mrs. Wright?

Your husband's in a medically-induced coma

to relieve pressure on his brain.

Tests indicate substantial brain activity,

so I'm cautiously optimistic for a full recovery,

but due to the severity of his brain aneurism,

he will have to undergo extensive rehabilitation

to regain whatever speech and mobility

he will have lost.

Truthfully, Mrs. Wright,

you're both facing a very long road ahead.

But don't worry.

We'll get you whatever you need.

Now I have some additional rounds I need to make.

Please, don't hesitate to call me or my office

if there's anything I can help you with, okay?

[knocking on door]

- Hey. How you doing?

- Hanging in there.

Thank you for stopping by.

- You're welcome.

Can I get you anything? - Oh, no. No, thank you.

- How's he coming along?

- Well, I just got an update from the doctor.

It's gonna be a long road for us.

- Well, if there's anything I can do, you let me know

how to help, okay?

- I will. Thank you so much.

Do you mind if I just step out and make a quick call?

I just need to check on Megan.

- Not at all. - Okay. I'll be right back.

- I've been praying for you big time, buddy.

I know we haven't always seen eye-to-eye,

but I believe that deep down inside,

you're a good person, Jonathan.

I just pray to God that it's not too late

for me to get to know that person.

I forgive you for all the things that you said to offend me.

You were joking, but they were hurtful.

And I just want you to know that I forgive you.

Heavenly Father, I come before you today

to pray for Jonathan's healing.

I pray for a full recovery, and that you will guide

his family through this difficult time.

Please, gift them comfort and strength.

Thank you.

In Jesus' name, amen.

- Thanks for sitting with him for me.

- Sure.

- Megan's been staying with my mom since everything happened.

I don't want her to see him like this.

She misses her daddy so much.

I just keep telling her that he's in the hospital.

He's recovering from an operation,

and he'll be home soon.

I want to believe that, Paul, but what if he never recovers?

- You can't say that.

You have to keep the faith and be strong.

- I'm trying to be strong,

but I don't know how much more I can take.

- You just got to keep fighting.

Jonathan, he's a fighter.

I believe he's gonna pull through this.

- I'm so glad you stopped by today.

I really needed some words of encouragement.

You know, he's been here for three weeks now,

and you were the only person outside of the family

who's come by on a consistent basis.

Scott came by for a couple days the first week,

but then he just stopped coming.

And whenever he calls, it only has to do with work.

You know, I thought they were friends.

Sorry, I'm being such a downer.

- Hey, you're not being a downer.

It's a difficult time for you.

- Thank you. - Of course.

Hey, I'm gonna have to get going, okay?

But I'll see you soon. - Yes.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

♪ ♪

- [murmuring indistinctly]

- Why do you do that over your food?

- Amen. Giving thanks.

I have a lot to be thankful for.

- Like what? - Well, for starters,

God allowed me to wake up this morning.

I have a beautiful wife and family,

and He's blessed me with this great job

where I get to come in and see you.

- You are pretty blessed, aren't you?

- Mm-hmm.

- Now when are you gonna bless me

with those documents I asked for earlier?

- I'll have 'em to you right after lunch.

- Keep up the good work, Paul.

- Uh-huh.

- Yes, sir.

We've opened the escrow account for the Lawson wire transfer.

[knock at door]

Yup. All the money should be in first thing in the morning,

and the funds will be issued in three separate tranches.

- Good job, Scott.

You've done a wonderful job filling in

since Jonathan's been hospitalized.

- Yes, it's been very challenging

with Jonathan's absence,

but I feel as if we've all rallied together nicely

and everything's gone smoothly.

- Any update on his condition?

- I'll be speaking with Amy shortly,

so any updates I'll be sure to pass along to you.

- Sounds good. Well, keep me posted,

and contact me with any questions

regarding the Lawson account. Thank you.

- No, thank you, sir.

So what can I do for you?

- Here's just the documentation you requested

for the Lawson account.

- Perfect. Thanks.

- You're welcome.

You're gonna be speaking with Amy later?

- I plan to.

- I was at the hospital yesterday,

and Amy told me that you hadn't visited her

or called her in the last couple of weeks.

Thought you and Jonathan were good friends.

- I didn't know you were monitoring how many times

I went and visited Jonathan,

or how many times I called his wife.

In case you hadn't noticed, we have some pressing deadlines

to meet here.

- Then I'm sure you'll have no problem meeting 'em, Scott.

You're definitely on the fast track to getting what you want.

- Hey, what's that supposed to mean?

- Just-- - What did you mean, Paul?

I'm just doing my job here, okay?

- Let me know if there's anything else you need.

- Oh, I will.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[monitors beeping]

[gentle instrumental music]

♪ ♪

- Oh, my gosh.

Jonathan?

[music intensifies]

Jonathan, can you hear me?

♪ ♪

- If you repent and follow my commandments,

I'll give you the desires of your heart.

- Yes, get Dr. Stanley! My husband just woke up.

- You saw him open his eyes?

- Yes, yes. His eyes, they were blinking rapidly.

- That's normal for someone coming out of a coma.

Did he try to talk to you?

- No. - So we'll keep him

under close observation from here on out

and make sure he doesn't go into shock.

He could suffer a stroke or a heart attack

if he goes into shock.

- How long till he speaks?

- There's no guarantee that he will.

It's important for you

to be patient with him throughout his recovery.

He may have to relearn everything.

- Good morning. Mr. Wright.

You ready for your rehab session today?

All right. Let's get you going then, shall we?

I'm gonna show you some pictures, okay?

And I want you to tell me what they are.

Careful. Great. Great job.

I'll get it for you. That's great.

That's great. It's okay. Take your time.

Okay, can you come back up?

Oh, okay. That's okay.

That's okay.

Take a minute. Take your time.

You got this. You got this.

Yeah, look at that.

- There you go. - Look at that!

That's great.

- Girl. - Yes.

Yes, this is great. You're doing wonderful.

You're doing wonderful.

[straining]

[laughter]

[knock at door]

- How's my brave patient doing?

- Hey, I'm good, Dr. Stanley.

Listen, when can I get out of here?

- Well, that's why I'm here on a Saturday.

I've got good news for you.

I'm signing your release today,

and you'll be discharged tomorrow morning.

- Yay, Daddy's coming home! - Honey, that's great news.

We have everything set up for you.

- Now you still have some slight nerve damage in your hand

following the fall,

so it'll be a while before you regain full flexibility,

so for my sake,

take it easy until you're completely healed.

- I will, Dr. Stanley. I will. - All right.

You have a great wife and family and wonderful support system.

I have no doubt you'll make a complete recovery.

I'll see you in three months for a follow-up.

- Okay. - See you, buddy.

Good-bye. That's your move.

- No, I'll be working from home

until the doctor clears me to-to return to the office.

- Well, we haven't missed a beat since you've been gone.

Everything's going great with the Lawson account.

- That's what I hear.

I spoke with Haskell, and he gave you rave reviews.

He's very pleased with your work ethic.

How are things going with Paul?

- Oh, it's no problem. Just his holier-than-thou routine's

getting kind of old though.

- Uh-huh.

Well, my main concern is execution.

As long as he's getting the job done, I'm satisfied.

- What's going on with you, Jonathan.

You're not the same as before you left.

Don't tell me you had a coming-to-Jesus moment

in the hospital.

Jonathan? Jonathan? Jonathan, are you okay?

- Jonathan? Jonathan. Jonathan?

Jonathan, wake up!

[inaudible] he's having a seizure.

Come now! Hurry! Please!

- After initial tests, it appears you had a reaction

to the medication you were taking,

but we're gonna need to make some adjustments to determine

which combination of drugs works best for you.

- Okay. How long will I have to take this medication?

- We'll monitor your recovery over the next year

and see how it's progressing,

at which time we'll reevaluate you

to see if we can--if you can be taken off all drugs.

- And what about his work situation, doctor?

When can he return back to work?

- You in that much of a hurry to get me out of the house?

- No, silly. I don't want you to go back to work too soon.

- I'm gonna recommend that you don't go back to work

for at least another month.

It's very important that you take it easy

and don't subject yourself to too much stress.

Too much stress will delay your recovery significantly.

- Yeah, I understand that, doctor.

I really do.

But my-my position requires

a tremendous amount of responsibility.

If I don't meet that responsibility,

I'll be out of a job.

- And if you meet that responsibility, Jonathan,

you may be out of a life.

- Don't worry, doctor.

I'll make sure he follows your orders.

- All right. Well, I've got to go.

Nurse will be in shortly with your new prescription.

I'm serious.

- Thank you, doctor. - Thank you.

[upbeat music on television]

- In a breaking news story, investment banking firm

Haskell & Whitman has appointment Scott Folsom

s the interim senior vice president of business relations

until Jonathan Wright recovers from a brain aneurism.

- Yes, Mr. Haskell, please.

- Jonathan.

- Mr. Haskell, I-I just heard that Scott

has been appointed interim senior VP

of business relations until I return.

Is-is this true?

- I'm sorry you had to hear about it this way.

I told them not to send out that press release

until you had been informed of the appointment.

Look, Jonathan, this is a move we were forced to make

because of our shareholders.

The board voted unanimously to make this move in order

to protect the accounts that were under your management.

There were rumors of a mass exodus

if we didn't take action.

- Why didn't Scott discuss this with me personally?

- I don't want you to get the wrong idea about this decision.

You are still an integral member of this firm,

and that's not gonna change.

You just concentrate on getting well.

Leave the rest to us, okay?

- Thank you, sir. Take care.

Paul. It's good to see you.

- Good to see you. How you doing?

- Good. Today's a good day. - Good.

- Have a seat. - Thanks.

I'm glad to hear you're feeling much better.

So you sounded pretty upset over the phone.

What's up? - Yeah. No, I was upset.

I just heard that Scott had been appointed interim senior VP

of business relations until I return.

- I would have told you sooner,

but they asked us not to discuss it with you

till Mr. Haskell spoke to you first.

- Just would have expected to get a head's-up from Scott.

You know, I taught him everything he knows.

You'd expect some type of loyalty.

- Well, no offense, Jonathan, but you're right.

You did teach him everything he knows.

- Yup. Taught him everything he knows.

Paul, I'm not a good person inside.

I think most people would agree with that.

But it's eating away at me, and I hate it.

You have this kindness about you.

What can I do to change and be a better person?

- Well, it's not what you can do to change

but what the Holy Spirit can do within you to make a change.

- What do you mean? - You see,

once you receive Christ as your lord and savior,

the Holy Spirit indwells you,

and it's the Holy Spirit that gives you a changed heart.

Holy Spirit also bears witness to the truth.

- And what is truth?

- God's words that are stated in the Bible.

There's truth in His words,

and there's no one who can speak against it.

- Can I share something with you?

- Sure.

- I haven't discussed this with anyone.

- You have my word. I won't tell anyone.

- When I was in the hospital, I had a dream

that I went before God,

and He told me that if I repent and obey

His commandments, that He would

give me the desires of my heart.

- That's straight out of scripture.

Scripture calls for us to repent our sins.

Scripture also states that if we delight ourselves in the Lord,

He will give us desires of our heart.

You see, once we delight ourselves in the Lord,

there's a peace we receive

that surpasses all understanding.

- See, I want that peace.

- Well, there's only one way to get that peace.

If you'll allow me,

I'll show you how to get that peace.

- Okay. I'll try. I'll try.

- Welcome.

I look forward to working with you all,

and I look forward to a very inspirational Bible study.

- Hey. I know you might be feeling

a little out of place right now, but don't worry.

I felt the same way when I went to my first Bible study.

- Let's get started. Welcome.

I am Eddie Sing.

All right, I see some new faces here tonight.

Let's take a moment for them to introduce themselves.

We'll start off with you, sir.

- Hi. My name is Sergio Hernandez.

I'm a police officer. I am married.

I have two kids.

And I look forward to getting to know you all.

- Thank you. Sir? - Hello.

My name is Lok Pragash.

I have enough trouble pronouncing it,

so please, don't ask me how to spell it.

Thank you. Thank you very much. You're a good audience.

Mike told me about the group, so I am happy to be here.

- Hello. My name's Jonathan Wright.

I'm a guest of Paul Jenkins.

He and I work together at an investment banking firm.

I'm happy to be here, and thank you.

- Who would like to lead us in tonight's prayer?

Oh, Paul.

- Yup. - All right.

Everybody stand up, please.

- Dear Heavenly Father, I'd like to thank you this evening

for bringing this group of men together to worship you

and to study your word.

I pray that your Holy Spirit

will guide us through this meeting

and that our spirits will be uplifted

and that we will edify one another in your truth.

In Jesus' name, amen.

- Amen.

- Don't beat yourself up. You did great out there.

- That's your definition of great?

- Well, it was better than last week.

- Very true. Very true.

I appreciate that, Paul. - Hey. Jonathan.

Didn't expect to see you here.

How is everything?

- It's not bad. How are things with you?

- Really good.

- Jonathan, how are you, my friend?

- Jonathan, you look incredible.

- You look great. How's your family?

- Oh, they're great. Thanks.

- Hey, Scott. Good to see you.

- Hey, guys. This is my good friend, Paul.

- Hey. Good to meet you. - Good to meet you.

- Good to meet you. - Good to meet you.

- Well, we're gonna go for a round of golf.

You want to join us?

- Oh, I'll have to take a rain check.

We just finished up a round.

Paul, give us a second and we'll take off?

- Okay.

- You mind if we have a word, Scott?

- Oh, actually, we're running late already.

- Yeah.

Yeah, I'll be in touch real soon.

- Sounds good. Talk soon.

- Yeah, sure, Scott.

I'll catch up real soon.

- Sounds good.

- I'll catch up with you guys later.

- Good to meet you guys. - Hey, take care.

- Take it easy, guys.

- Daddy, here's my new book from school.

Let's read it together.

- Yeah, okay, sweetheart.

Oh, climb on up. Ready?

One, two, ohh.

All right.

- Mr. Oinkster. - Why don't you start?

- Okay. "On a bright and sunny day,

"Jennifer and her best friend Kellie

"were at Jennifer's house planning a play date.

"They wanted to take a trip to the beach

but didn't know how they would get there."

Okay, Daddy. Your turn.

- My turn? Okay.

[stammering] "Kellie-Kellie said...

"Kellie-Kellie said...

'How-how about we... [coughs]

how about we ask-ask your mother to take us?'"

You know what, sweetheart? [clears throat]

How about we do this another night?

Daddy has a slight headache.

- Okay, Daddy. I'll let you get some rest.

I hope you feel better.

I love you, Daddy.

- I love you too, baby.

All right. Ready?

Thank you, honey. - Welcome.

- Hey, hon. How's it going?

What's the matter?

Hey, how you feeling?

- I'm just a little frustrated. That's all.

- Why? What happened?

- Nothing. I'm fine.

- Tell me what happened.

- Megan brought in one of her new schoolbooks

for us to read together,

and I had trouble recognizing some of the words.

Ah, I feel like such an idiot.

- Come on, honey. The doctor said it's gonna take time.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

- I just want to get back to work!

I feel like a prisoner in here at times, you know?

- You had a chance to play a round of golf yesterday.

How was that?

- That was good. It was good.

It was good to get out.

I ran into some of the other guys, including Scott.

- How did that go?

- Oh, tried to have a word with him,

and he blew me off.

- I cannot believe him.

I never thought in a million years

he would treat you this way. What a jerk.

- Now you see why I have to get back on my feet

as soon as possible.

I know he's gunning for my job. I know he's gunning for my job--

- Don't get yourself all worked up over him.

There's nothing to worry about.

Just focus on getting better

and stop stressing yourself over that job.

Megan and I need you to get healthy

and be around for a really long time.

- Yeah. Yeah. No, no. I-I understand.

What would I do without you?

- You're never gonna be without me.

♪ ♪

- Good morning, Mr. Haskell.

- Good morning, gentlemen.

- Good morning, Mr. Haskell.

- So what do you have for me

regarding the Lawson account, Jonathan?

- Yes, sir. We've issued the third

and final tranche of financing

for the Waterfront development project

from the less--from the Lawson escrow account--excuse me, sir.

And everything's going according to plan.

We expect a letter of credit that we issued to be monetized

within 14 business days,

and once the LC is authenticated and verified,

we will receive a cash disbursement of 150%

plus fees transferred to the Lawson account--

- Excuse me. That's not entirely accurate.

The LC's set to be monetized within three weeks of time

of authentication and verification.

I told Jonathan this, but he must have forgotten.

Understandably so with everything

that he's been through.

- My apologies, Mr. Haskell.

I'll make sure to amend my calendar.

- Well, it's not a problem, Jonathan,

but I do need you and Scott

on the same page with this account.

We're meeting with some of Mr. Lawson's

fellow investor's next month,

and we need to be able to deliver them

accurate information about this deal.

This transaction can determine whether or not

Mr. Lawson's fellow investors join our firm.

- Understood, sir.

- I promise to support Jonathan

in any way possible, Mr. Haskell.

- Excellent. Well, let's have

a follow-up conversation three weeks from today,

and if there are any problems in the meantime,

contact me immediately.

- Yes, sir. - Thank you, Mr. Haskell.

- Oh, and Jonathan, give that beautiful wife

and lovely daughter of yours a big hug for me.

- I certainly will, sir. Thank you.

Scott, would you please stay on the line?

I'd like to discuss this further with you.

- Sure.

- Scott?

[phone dialing]

- Hey, this is Scott. Leave a message.

- Scott, this is Jonathan.

I need you to call me back ASAP.

I have some additional questions for you, and also,

I need to set up a time for you to come by my house

and pick up some time sensitive documents.

Thank you.

Hey, Scott.

- Hey, Jonathan. - Come on in.

- How are you? - Well. How are you?

- Very well.

- Let's talk in my office.

Come on in.

Have a seat.

- No, thanks. - Okay.

Can I get you something to drink?

- I'm good. - You sure?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

So why don't we just cut to the chase, huh, Scott?

What was that stunt you pulled yesterday?

- Excuse me?

- You deliberately tried

to make me look bad on that phone call yesterday.

- I don't know what you're talking about.

- No?

- I simply made a correction. That's all.

- Uh-huh. - Look, Jonathan.

I think you're being a little too hyper-sensitive about this.

You know how important the Lawson account is.

I was just making sure everything was in order.

- Don't. Don't do that, Scott.

Don't give me that whole "I'm just trying

to keep everything in order" crap.

You know exactly what you're trying to do, and so do I.

- Really?

And what would that be, Jonathan?

- What is this, Scott?

What are you doing? What is your problem?

- I don't have a problem.

You don't see me hanging out with the help,

taking 'em to the club for a round of golf.

- The help? - The help.

- Did you just say "The help"? - I did.

- His name happens to be Paul, and he's a friend of mine.

Where were you when I needed a friend, huh, Scott?

All those months in the hospital,

you came to visit me twice.

Twice.

Paul was there for me, not you.

- You know what, Jonathan? You've done nothing

but make excuses ever since you got sick

for why you can't carry your weight around here.

You should be happy I've covered for you this long.

- Are you out of your mind? - No, I'm not.

But you know what?

This whole thing is over. You're on your own.

- That's your cue to exit.

- I'm on my way.

Love what you've done with the place, Johnny.

- Get out of my house!

- You know, you're on a slippery slope, brother.

- No, don't talk to me about a slippery slope.

You just turn around and get out of my house.

Now!

- What would Amy think about you getting all worked up?

Oh, Jonathan.

- All right, let's get started.

Can I have you guys take your seats, please?

Good to see the new faces again.

All right, tonight we're gonna start a new series

that will focus on salvation.

I'd like to discuss the sacrifice

Jesus made in saving our souls

and reconciling us to the Father.

In the scripture,

salvation is only made possible by the life and death

and resurrection of Jesus,

and salvation is only possible

by the work of Jesus Christ

dying on the cross for us.

- I am now willing that you should have all of us,

good and bad.

We pray today before you that you remove

every single defect of character

that stands in the way of our usefulness

to you and to our fellows.

Dear God, we pray that you grant us strength

as we go out from here to do thy bidding.

- Heavenly Father, I thank you so much for being in our lives

and looking after Jonathan, Megan,

and his lovely wife, Amy.

Thank you for helping him recuperate

through his traumatic events of the past few months

and seeing that he is getting back on track

in getting his life in the direction

that you would lead him.

Please give us strength in the day to day work,

and even though we have our ups and downs,

Scott would be much more blessed

if he came across with us

and was able to be a part of our lives too.

- So Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup

"that I drink and with the baptism

I am baptized with, you will be baptized."

So is it mandatory that I get baptized before I'm saved?

- It's your faith in Jesus Christ that saves you,

not the act of being baptized.

Baptism is just the public expression of your salvation.

- Okay. So let me see if I got this right.

I first put my faith in Jesus Christ to save me

and then get baptized

to publically confirm my faith in His salvation.

- Exactly. - Okay. I think I understand.

- Hey, you got it. Don't second guess yourself.

Don't allow doubt to cloud your mind.

- I won't. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

- Mm-hmm.

♪ ♪

- [crying] Dear God, ah, please help me.

Forgive me for my sins, Lord.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry for sinning against you.

Oh, Jesus, please.

Please save me and my family.

I need you so much, Lord.

God, please save me.

- "Then the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form,

like a dove,

and a voice came from heaven.

'You are my son, whom I love,

and with you, I am well pleased.'"

All right. We're done for the day.

Gentlemen, thank you much.

- Hey, Paul, turn the car around.

- What's the matter? What--are you okay?

- I want to get baptized. - What?

- I want to get baptized right now.

- Now?

- Yes, now. - Okay.

- Hey, Eddie. I want to get baptized.

- Now?

- Yup, right now. - You got it, brother.

- Thank you, Jesus. Thank you. - You ready?

- Yes, sir. - Okay,

I got to ask you a couple questions.

Do you accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior?

- Yes. - Do you accept Him

as the lord of your life?

- Yes. - With that confession of faith,

I baptize you in the name in the Father and the Son

and the Holy Spirit. - Amen.

- ♪ Because you love me ♪

♪ You wipe away my shame ♪

♪ Because you love me ♪

♪ You took all the pain ♪

♪ Because you love me ♪

- Thank you, Jesus! Whoo! - Whoo-hoo!

- ♪ For this beautiful exchange ♪

- We got your MRI results back, and they are completely normal.

So I'm gonna begin to reduce

the amount of medications you're on.

I'm also recommending that you go back to work full-time.

- Yes! - Someone's enthusiastic

about you going back to work.

And even better news--

you won't have to see me for another year.

Well, congratulations.

I must say, Jonathan,

this has been a rather miraculous recovery.

Someone is definitely looking out for you.

So I will see you in a year.

Take care.

- What the heck is this?

You got to be kidding me.

Hi, Kim.

- Hello. - Can you tell me

why Scott's things are in my office?

- He moved in after you got sick.

- Did he? - Mm-hmm.

- And what time does Scott come in today?

- He is coming in at 10:00 a.m.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

- Scott, you comfy?

You want to explain what this is? What you're trying to pull?

I did not authorize you to move into my office.

- No, you didn't, Jonathan, but Mr. Haskell did.

We figured since we didn't know when you'd return,

it'd be better if I worked from this office.

- I'm sure that's what you figured, and I'm back now,

so I would like you and your things out of my office

within a half-hour. Am I understood?

- No problem, boss. - Smart man.

How was your day?

- It was good. Got a lot accomplished.

- I forgot to tell you.

I got an e-mail today from a financial writer

requesting an interview with me.

He said in the e-mail that he heard about my return to work

and wants to interview me and get my opinion

on the climate of today's market.

- Wow. - What do you think?

Do you think I should take him up on it?

- Sure. Why not?

I think it's a great opportunity to show that you're back.

- Yeah.

- Where does the interview take place?

- Well, I said we could do it over the phone.

- Great. I say go for it.

- All right. You're the boss.

- Glad you know it.

- Hello, Mr. Haskell. What can I help you with, sir?

- Jonathan, there's a private matter

I need to discuss with you.

- Sure, sir. What is it?

- Well, it's been brought to my attention

that you may be having some sort of religious worship

during business hours.

Now our policy clearly states that this sort of activity

must take place on your own time.

No exceptions. - I understand, Mr. Haskell.

I'm not really quite sure who gave you that information,

but I am worshipping on my own time.

It's true that I read my Bible sometimes during my lunch break

but never when I'm working, sir.

- Well, that can still be a problem

for some people who work with you.

Jonathan, I am all for you worshipping.

Just not in the workplace.

We have many people of diverse backgrounds

and religious beliefs at this firm,

and we wouldn't want to make anyone feel uncomfortable.

I just wanted to clear the air with you about this.

- I understand completely, sir.

- So how's everything else going?

Are you back in the swing of things?

- Yes, sir. Everything's fine. - Good.

Well, I will speak with you again soon.

- Good-bye, sir.

- Five, four, three--come on. - [grunting]

Oh, what are you trying to do? Kill me?

There's something I wanted to talk to you about.

- Okay.

- But I need you to keep it to yourself, okay?

- Why do you always say that, brother?

You know you can trust me, right?

- Absolutely. I'm just saying don't say a word.

- Got it.

- The other day, I got a call from Haskell saying

someone complained about me reading the Bible at work.

- What? You serious? - Yeah, I'm serious.

I read my Bible during my lunch break

but never when I'm working.

I know who did it, and I'm about ready to lose it on him.

- That's exactly what Scott wants you to do.

He wants you to lose it so he can eventually

get you forced out of the company.

- Well, he's got another think coming if he thinks

I'm gonna let that happen.

- You got to maintain your cool, brother.

Don't let this guy get under your skin.

- How could I not let him get under my skin?

[sighs]

Ahh!

- It's okay. It's okay.

Let it all out. Let it all out, brother.

- Hey, I got a question for you.

It seems like ever since I became a Christian,

things have gotten pretty tough at work.

Why is that?

- Well, it may appear that way to you,

but I can assure you that's not the case.

It's always been tough.

You're just now realizing it.

- What do you mean? - Well, you're in the world,

but you're no longer of it.

- I'm sorry.

What is that supposed to mean? - Well, being in the world

but no longer of it means you're not of a worldly mindset.

You see, when you were filled with the Holy Spirit,

God gave you a new nature.

And with that new nature, some of the people

that were once in your life can turn you

'cause they're hostile towards that nature.

It's the battle of two different natures.

It's more a spiritual warfare than anything else.

- What do you mean? Like good versus evil?

- That's a simplistic way of looking at it,

but you get the picture. - Huh.

Never looked at it from that perspective.

- Well, you couldn't have

until you were filled with the Holy Spirit.

In the book of Ecclesiastes,

Solomon talks about his pursuit of wisdom and knowledge.

He states that with much wisdom comes much sorrow.

The more knowledge, the more grief.

In other words, the more you increase in knowledge

and wisdom of the Bible, the more you realize

how depraved our society really is.

I don't mean to sound morbid, but it's the truth.

- Man. - Becoming Christian

doesn't exempt us from the obstacles we face in life,

but it does teach us how to deal with and accept those obstacles.

Don't let it get you down, brother.

Life is good.

- Yeah. Yeah, life is good.

The guy who interviewed me didn't mention anything

in his article about where I believe the market

is headed or the current state of the economy.

The only thing he wrote about was my conversion

to Christianity.

- Conversion to Christianity?

When did you become a Christian?

- Yeah.

Listen, honey, this is something I've been meaning

to talk to you about for a while,

but I was going through so much

I really didn't know how to bring it up.

Bear with me on this.

When I was in the hospital,

I had a dream that I went before God,

and He told me to repent and obey his commandments.

Now, I didn't have any idea what that meant at the time,

but with Paul's help, I've been able to gain

some understanding of what that really means.

- Well, I have to admit, you have changed.

I thought it was just because we almost lost you.

So what does this mean for us?

- What do you mean what does this mean for us?

- Well, does this mean you're better than me

and I'm a bad person?

- No.

God, no, honey, of course not.

I'm not here to judge you, or anyone else, for that matter.

This is for me.

Your spiritual journey is between you and God.

But if we're being honest, you know,

my hope is that someday

you'll receive Christ as your lord and savior.

- So when did you make this decision?

- Well, I have a confession to make.

- What?

- You know those nights I told you

I was going to the driving range with Paul?

I was really going to a men's Bible study.

- I thought Christians weren't allowed to lie.

- Yeah. You got me on that one.

Ah. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, honey.

I just didn't know how you'd take it.

- I wish you would have been honest with me.

You know you can tell me anything,

and we promised we would never keep anything from each other.

- No, you're right. You're right.

Please don't hold this against me.

- I won't.

But promise me you'll always be open and honest with me.

- I will. I promise.

- Okay.

I forgive you.

- Oh. Thank you, Jesus!

- Shut up.

- I don't really think we have anything to worry about.

- It just seems so off the cuff

that this came in out of nowhere.

- Yeah, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

- Okay, well, I hope you're right.

Here he comes.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- Good morning. - We've called this meeting

to discuss some important new developments here at the firm.

We have been in negotiation

with another firm in respect to a merger.

Now, if approved, this merger

will require the consolidation of several departments,

and with that consolidation several positions

will be phased out.

We will also be relocating our headquarters out-of-state.

Those of you in positions being phased out

will be given severance packages

based on your tenure with the firm.

Again, we thank you for your loyalty

and dedication to this firm,

and we wish you the best going forward.

- Excuse me, Mr. Haskell.

Do you mind if I have a word with you in private, sir?

- I'm sorry, Jonathan. I'm running late for a flight.

I'll catch you later.

- Wow.

Talk about being blindsided.

My head's still spinning.

Oh, man. I've got a lot to think about.

This is crazy. Did you know anything about this?

- Don't you think if I knew about this

I would have told you?

I wonder who's on the chopping block.

What's wrong, honey?

- Did you ever find out which positions they're phasing out?

- No, sweetheart. We're still not sure.

- Even if your position isn't phased out,

we're still gonna have to relocate

if you want to stay with the firm.

That's gonna devastate Megan.

- Honey-- - All of her friends are here.

She loves her school. My whole family's here.

Jonathan, I don't want to relocate.

- I know, Amy. You think I want to relocate?

Listen, I don't want you to worry about anything, okay?

Everything's gonna be fine, I promise.

- Well, I hope so.

- It will.

Honey, I promise.

- Okay.

I got to reevaluate everything.

My wife's petrified about the possibility

of having to relocate.

She's been in that job for ten years.

She'd have to start from scratch.

Yeah, this merger's throwing a monkey wrench in all my plans.

- Well, you know what the Bible says about our plans.

"Many is the plans in a man's heart, but..."

both: "It's the Lord's purpose that prevails."

[both chuckle]

- Wow. You've really been studying the Bible lately.

- Well, I'm doing the best I can to be led by spirit.

- Hey, how goes it? - Hey, not bad. What's up?

- Have you checked your e-mails yet?

- No, why? - They're having another meeting

this Friday to update us on the merger.

- Man, everything's so top secret lately.

I don't find out about this stuff until the last minute.

I don't know what to think.

- Well, I hope you got your parachute ready

'cause I don't think this is gonna be a soft landing.

- Paul, I've got 13 years invested in this place.

If they want to let me go, what else can I do?

I've been putting some feelers out

to see what else is out there for me.

I suggest you do the same.

- You know, I've been doing the same.

- Really? Why didn't you tell me?

- I was just waiting to see what was gonna happen

with this thing,

but now that it seems apparent that

I may have to walk the plank, I'm totally with you.

I think you're okay though.

- In this business, Paul, there's no such thing as okay.

- Yeah, you can say that again.

- In this business, Paul, there's no such thing as--

- Give me a break, would you?

- We'll see what happens, okay? - Catch you later.

- All right.

- Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you.

- No, it's okay. I was just gonna get ready to go to church.

Do you want to join me?

- Uh, no. I mean, not today.

I've got to catch up on stuff around here.

- Okay. I'm just gonna hop in the shower and I'll take off.

Love you. - Love you too.

- All right, everyone.

We're gonna start the meeting with Mr. Haskell addressing

the status of the merger,

and we're asking that you hold all questions until the end.

Mr. Haskell.

- Good morning. all: Good morning.

- I want to thank you for coming in

for this meeting this morning.

I know some of you were scheduled to have the day off,

so I especially appreciate you coming in.

Well, as you know, we have been working on this merger

for quite some time,

and I am pleased to announce

that the merger has been approved,

and we are moving forward, effective immediately.

We expect the merger to take three months.

Now some of you will be working with us through this period,

and some of you will not.

I know that some of you have been with us

for quite some time,

and it pains me that you will be leaving us,

but we will be offering you assistance

to make this transition through our human resources department.

They will answer any questions about how the severance packages

will be dispersed and give you the necessary steps

to roll over your retirement benefits,

for those of you who qualify.

Again, we thank you for your loyal and dedicated service.

- Thank you, Mr. Haskell.

Those of you that have questions

are welcome to stay for an additional hour.

You can also talk about this transition

in more detail with your department managers.

Thank you.

- Jonathan, can I speak with you for a moment?

- Of course, sir.

- You'll be heading up the transition team with Scott.

Now there'll be a lot of work to do,

so be prepared to work some weekends.

I want you to pull together the best team

to make this transition as seamless as possible.

- I understand, sir. - Great.

Well, I'll touch base with you next week

with some more details. Have a good weekend.

- You as well, sir.

- So it sounds like

you'll be taking the severance package?

- Well, just between us, I might not have to.

- Well, how do you mean?

- I spoke with Haskell, and he wants to maintain

a satellite office out here in California.

He pretty much guaranteed me my position

would not be phased out.

- Well, I guess I'll be the one taking the severance package.

- He wants me to assemble a team

to maintain the satellite office.

I want to offer you a position on that team.

- Seriously? - Yeah.

- Are you gonna be offering Scott a position?

- [sighs] I don't have a choice.

Haskell told me he'll be working closely with me

during the transition.

So you gonna take me up on my offer?

- Absolutely. - Good.

Good. I'm gonna need an ally to get through this.

- I got you covered. - You better have me covered.

Don't turn out to be like Scott. - Seriously?

Did you just say that right now? - Oh, I'm kidding. Come on.

You got to lighten up, bro.

- Lighten up?

- What? What'd I say?

- Pun intended, I'm sure. - You're kidding, right?

- No, I'm serious.

- Hey, Paul, look, I'm sorry, man.

I didn't mean it that way. I--

- Gotcha. - Come on, man!

I thought you were serious.

- I know. That's why I said it.

You should have seen the look on your face.

- I guess I had that one coming. - Yeah, you did.

Call it a little retribution.

- Well, now we're even.

- Now we're even.

- You just don't know when to let up, do you?

What can I do for you, Scott?

- You got a minute?

- Yeah. Come on in.

- Hey, look.

I know we've been on the outs lately,

but I just think it's time we call a truce,

at least until after the merger.

- Call a truce, huh?

- I think it's better

if we work together, at least until the dust settles.

What do you say?

- Have a seat.

Ah, you know, Scott, I never expected us

to be in this situation.

I thought we'd always be friends.

And although we're still not as close to each other,

I still care about what happens to you.

I realize that since I've become a Christian,

we're not on the same page, and I wish that wasn't the case.

You know, I heard a story the other night at Bible study

I'd like to share with you, if you don't mind.

- Sure. - Yeah?

There was a man who was badly injured in a car accident.

He nearly died from the injuries he sustained.

Now this man wasn't a believer at all.

He'd probably never touched a Bible a day in his life,

but after God spared his life,

he surrendered his life to God and vowed

to bring as many people as possible back to God,

and one day his job sent him out of state for a convention,

and while he was at this convention,

he met a lady with whom he told his story,

and this lady was a believer,

and she was so moved by his story

that she pleaded with him to visit her brother's house

and witness to him about the Lord.

So the man went to the brother's house the next day

to speak to him,

and the brother was in a wheelchair

due to injuries he sustained in a car accident as well,

and the brother was so angry

that God had allowed him to suffer this fate.

The man told him that God still loved him

and that if he repented, God would bless his soul

and bless him with eternal salvation.

He told him he would never again

be separated from the love of Christ

and that God still had a purpose for his life.

And then he told him about eternal separation,

and that if he died in his sins without Christ,

his soul would be eternally separated from God,

and after hearing this message,

the brother was grieved in his spirit,

and he broke down to tears.

So the man asked him if he wanted to receive Christ,

but the brother asked the man to let him think about it

and asked if he would return the next day for his answer.

Well, the man returned the next day

to the brother's house only to find his sister there instead.

He asked the sister where the brother was,

and she informed him that her brother had

passed away the night before in his sleep.

The point I'm making here, Scott,

is that man waited too long

and died in his sins without Christ,

and I care too much about you

to let something like that happen.

You're my brother, and I love you.

Would you be willing to come with me to a men's Bible study

just to learn about the forgiving love of Christ?

- I understand what you're saying, Jonathan.

I'm just not that into God.

- Ah, he's crazy about you. - And that works for you,

but I just don't believe.

I believe that when you die, it's over,

and that's all I can say about that.

- Well, I'm sorry to hear that. - Yeah.

I should probably get back to work.

I'll see you around, Jonathan.

- Yeah, I'll see you.

Well, today's the day.

All or nothing. I'm either in or I'm out.

- Well, you're not out. You've been there too long.

And who are they gonna get to replace you?

- Ah, I appreciate your vote of confidence, sweetheart,

but they can definitely replace me.

- Well, let's just keep a positive attitude

and hope for the best.

- Okay.

My eternal optimist.

I will keep a positive attitude and hope for the best.

I'm out. I love you.

- I love you too.

Jonathan?

Jonathan?

Jonathan, what-what are you doing home so early?

Honey, what are you doing here?

- I got my walking papers today.

- What?

I-I thought you said

they weren't phasing out your position.

- And that's what I was led to believe.

Well, he played me, Amy.

They kept me on to get through the merger

just to dump me later on.

And to think that after all these years, it's this.

That spineless worm Haskell

didn't even have the guts to tell me.

And to think I fell for that whole

"You're like a son to me" routine.

I've never felt so betrayed in my entire life.

- And what about Scott? Was he let go too?

- Oh, get this.

He was the one giving out the severance packages.

He didn't have the guts to give me mine,

so they called me into HR.

I saw it, Amy. I saw the writing on the wall,

but I kept going full-speed ahead.

And I passed on another job opportunity.

- You had another job opportunity?

Why didn't you tell me about that?

- Oh, Amy, do you really think I anticipated

being in this situation?

I was led to believe my position wasn't in jeopardy!

- Well, okay, tell me about the severance package.

I mean, how are we gonna move past this?

- Hey, hey, hey, hey. Calm down.

Okay? All right?

Can you just give me a second to process this

before you start hitting me with questions?

Look, we're gonna be fine.

I've already reached out to some of my contacts.

I know a lot of people in this business.

- You don't understand.

This past year has just been really hard for me,

and now this?

I-I feel like I'm coming apart at the seams.

- I'm telling you. We're gonna be okay.

Have I ever let you down before?

- No. - No.

I'm not about to start now.

Just please trust me.

- Okay. - Okay.

- I'm sorry. - It's okay.

I love you. - I love you too.

- How you doing, Paul?

- Good, buddy. How you doing?

- Is it all right to ask for a hug?

- Get in here.

- Sit down.

It's so good to see you, man. Thanks for coming.

- Yeah, no problem.

I just want to know what happened.

I mean, why'd you stop taking my calls

and cut off all contact with me?

- I'm sorry, Paul. I know it was wrong,

but try to understand what I was going through.

After I was let go by the firm, my life went into a tailspin.

I tried to find work, and it was impossible.

Amy and I were constantly at each other's throats

because of finances.

The list just goes on and on and on.

- Wow, Jonathan.

I-I had no idea things were that bad for you.

- Yeah. Yeah, it got pretty scary.

We had to cut back on a lot of things.

I just felt so embarrassed.

You know, I stopped going to church.

I even stopped reading my Bible.

I felt so guilty.

- I'm gonna share something with you

that I've never shared with anyone else.

Not even my wife.

About five years ago,

I went through a devastating experience,

and I turned my back on God.

I lost my mother to cancer,

and about a year and a half after,

my brother died unexpectedly.

I questioned where God was with all of this.

I was so angry at Him for letting this happen to me.

[exhales] It was the darkest period of my life.

I mean, I even thought that life wasn't worth living, you know?

Man, I was in a bad place.

I was--I've never felt so alone.

Then one day I was lying in bed feeling sorry for myself,

and I got a call from Eddie, and he invited me out to lunch,

and we had a long conversation,

and he allowed me to unload all the pain

that I was feeling onto him,

and he didn't judge me for how I was feeling.

He just listened.

And from that day forward, I have walked with God,

and I've never looked back.

You know, there's some days that I don't make it to church?

Yeah. there's some days I don't read the Bible?

Yeah. The difference now

is I don't feel condemned to Hell when it happens.

You see, God, he doesn't want you to have a legalistic faith.

He wants what's in your heart,

and once you become a true believer

and diligently study the word of God,

He puts his trust in your heart and in your mind.

Jesus Christ, He's liberated us. We're no longer under the law.

He's set us free.

- Thanks for always being there for me, man.

- Of course.

- Pray for me and my family, huh?

- Hey, I'm gonna storm the gates of Heaven for you, brother.

- Hey, Jonathan, is that you? - Hey!

- Hey, Jonathan. - Tim, David.

- Good to see you, man. - Good to see you guys.

How's it going?

- Another day in paradise. - Hey, exactly.

- How the heck have you been?

We haven't seen you in centuries.

- It's been a crazy year,

to say the least, but all in all, things are good.

- We heard about the shakeup over at Haskell and Whitman.

Sorry to hear you were one of the casualties.

- Yeah, thanks, but I've moved on.

- What firm are you with now?

- Well, after the merger, things got a little slow for me,

so I decided to take some time off,

but I'm throwing my hat back in the ring now.

I'd love to hear of any good prospects.

- Yeah, sure. Happy to do what I can to help.

- Yeah, same here, Jonathan. - Thanks.

- It's a good thing you got out when you did.

Word on the street is things haven't been going so well

over there since the merger.

They're hemorrhaging clients like crazy.

- Yeah, from what I hear, ever since

Scott took over your position, things have only gone downhill.

- Is that right?

Guess he finally got what he was after.

- Well, I think he got more than he bargained for.

Friend of mine told me they messed up

the Lawson account so bad they almost lost it.

- No kidding?

Wow. Got in over his head, huh?

I knew he wasn't ready for that position.

- Hey, you want to join us for a round and catch up?

- No, guys. I got to get back to the family,

but it was really great seeing you guys, all right?

- Good seeing you too, Jonathan. - Hey, I'll touch base with you

next week if I come up with any leads.

- I really appreciate that. - Yeah.

- You guys have a great day. - Oh, you too.

[phone ringing]

- Good afternoon. Jonathan speaking.

- Hello, Jonathan.

This is Berry Lawson calling.

You were in charge of my account

when I was represented by Haskell and Whitman.

- Yes, Mr. Lawson. How are you, sir?

- I'm very well, thank you.

- I have to say, I'm a bit caught off-guard here,

Mr. Lawson. How did you get this number?

- It took a bit of doing, but my assistant was able to find you.

- Yeah, not a problem at all, sir.

What can I help you with?

- Reason I'm calling you today, Jonathan,

is I'd like to discuss a business opportunity with you.

- Sure. - The only thing is,

I'd prefer to have this conversation in-person,

if that's all right with you?

- Absolutely, but you're located in Texas, right?

- That's right, but I'm gonna be in Los Angeles

next week for a business meeting

and thought perhaps you and I

could get together for a meeting

while I'm in town there.

- That sounds great, sir. - Excellent.

Well then, I'll have my assistant contact you

with some dates and times to coordinate a meeting.

- Sounds fantastic. - Perfect.

Well, I'll see you next week then.

- See you then.

Huh.

So I got this call on the office line

from a number I didn't recognize.

Guess who it was?

- I don't know, who? - Guess.

- How am I supposed to know?

Just tell me.

- It was Berry Lawson.

The billionaire whose account I used to manage.

- He called you here? - Yeah.

- This could be big.

- Yeah, I don't want to get

too far ahead of myself, you know?

I don't want to have any unrealistic, goofy expectations.

- Goofy?

[both laugh]

You're funny. - I am funny.

Yeah, that's why you married me.

Where did Goofy come from? I don't--

- I don't know.

- Wow, Amy, that was a feast.

- Everything was delicious, Amy. - Oh, whoa.

Don't I get any credit? I did make the salad.

- Oh, hat's off to Jonathan for making the salad.

Those croutons were amazing.

- Okay, okay. Let's not insult my culinary skills here.

- Believe it or not, he's serious.

- So who's ready for dessert? - Not me.

I couldn't eat another bite.

- What about you, Lisa? - What do you have?

- What every woman loves. both: Chocolate.

- Yup, I made a chocolate mousse soufflé.

- Honey, I love you, but I think I'm moving in.

- Amy, please, let us help you clear the table.

- Oh, yeah, where are my manners? Did you want some help?

- No, thanks, but I'll have Lisa help me, and we can catch up.

- No argument from me.

Did you want to get some iced tea?

- I would love some iced tea. - Let's have it out by the pool.

So I ran into some friends the other day

after I got done playing a quick nine holes at the club.

- Mm-hmm. - They mentioned to me

that Scott had been promoted to my old position.

Why didn't you tell me?

- Well, I tried to reach you,

but you weren't returning my calls.

- Yeah.

They told me Scott hadn't been doing so well.

- Well, I couldn't tell you.

I haven't worked there in almost a year.

- What? - That's right.

I left about two months after you were let go.

- Really? - Yeah.

After I saw the way Scott was treating you,

it was time for me to get out of there.

I couldn't stand working with him anymore.

They thought by letting you go and replacing you with him

they could cut costs and save money,

but that plan backfired.

- I heard the Lawson account is also in jeopardy.

- In jeopardy? Heck, they lost that account.

- You're kidding. - Yeah.

- What happened?

- Scott made some irreversible mistakes,

and Mr. Lawson just terminated his accountant.

- Unbelievable. - Well, believe it.

- Hm.

Wow, you reap what you sow, huh? - Yup.

- So what have you been doing since you left the firm?

- I started a consulting company.

- Nice. - Yeah.

Things have been going pretty steady.

I get most of my business

through word of mouth and referrals, so keeping busy.

- That's great, Paul. - Thanks.

- Huh. You never know how things are gonna turn out, huh?

- Mm-hmm.

- We have a breaking news story just in.

Rising investment banker Scott Folsom

has been killed in a car accident.

Reports are he was driving at a high rate of speed

on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California.

He lost control of his vehicle,

went over the cliff, and plunged to his death.

There were no other passengers in the car with him.

Fulsome was recently appointed

as the senior vice president of business relations

at the investment banking firm Haskell and Whitman.

A full investigation will be conducted,

and we will keep you posted on any new developments.

[TV turns off]

[somber music]

♪ ♪

- Hey, hon? I'm gonna make dinner.

What are you in the mood for?

Jonathan?

What's the matter?

You feeling okay?

- Scott's dead.

- What?

What happened?

What happened?

- He died in a car wreck.

- Oh, my gosh.

I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.

- I can't believe he's dead.

- I'm in shock.

How did you find out about it?

- It was on the news.

- Did they say how it happened?

- He was speeding on the PCH and lost control

and drove over a cliff.

- Oh, God. That's awful.

Was anybody else in the car with him?

- No. No, he was alone.

- Come here.

♪ ♪

[laughs] Cute.

Oh, good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning, Daddy.

Breakfast is ready.

- It is?

How'd you sleep, baby? - Good.

- Good. Wow, this looks good.

So both my ladies look really pretty today.

What's going on?

- We're going to church with you.

- Yeah, Daddy. We're going to church with you.

And even Mr. Oinkster.

[all laugh]

- [whispers] Thank you.

- Can I get you anything else, gentlemen?

- No thank you, darling.

- Yeah, that'll do it for me too. Thank you.

- Should I just put the charges on your account, Mr. Wright?

- Yes, that'll be fine. - Okay.

- This is a very nice establishment, Jonathan.

- Oh, thank you. Yeah, a membership here

was one of the perks of being with Haskell and Whitman.

- I see.

Well, let's get down to business, shall we?

- Absolutely, sir.

- My partners and I are planning

to launch an investment banking firm, Jonathan.

Now you're a very astute businessman,

and we would like you to consider joining us.

- In what capacity, sir?

- Well, we would like you to join us as a partner.

- Partner? - That's correct.

You would have 50% ownership of the company.

- [laughs]

That's a--that's a very generous offer, sir.

Um, but I'll have to discuss things with my wife

before I give you a final decision.

- As well you should.

- I have to be honest, Mr. Lawson.

It's gonna be very difficult

convincing my wife to relocate to Texas.

- Who said anything about relocating to Texas?

No, no. We're going to establish offices in New York,

Chicago, and Los Angeles.

We would like you to assemble a team here in Los Angeles.

Now you would have complete autonomy over the LA office.

Jonathan, are you still with me?

- Yes. Yes, yes.

I'm sorry.

I'm just blown away.

Mr. Lawson, if you don't mind me asking,

why me?

- One of the main reasons I selected you is

because I read an article about you discussing your faith.

Now in that article, you were passionate about your faith

and about how God healed you after your illness.

You also said that you felt that God had a plan for your life.

Now Jonathan, I'm a Christian too,

and I was moved by what I read.

I believe that God has something big planned for us.

Hm?

- Oh, thank you, God.

[laughing]

Oh, thank you so much for answering my prayers.

Hey, honey. - Hey, how did it go?

- Uh, well,

it went amazing!

- Really? - Yes. Come on.

- What happened? Tell me.

- Oh, I'll talk to you about it later honey.

I'm really hungry. - No, I don't think so.

You're telling me right now actually.

- I'm what?

- Yes, you're gonna tell me everything that happened.

I've been waiting. - Right now?

Honey, to put it in a nutshell,

Mr. Lawson offered me a partnership.

Sit down, sit down.

I'm in--oh, my heart's, like, beating like crazy.

Right when he was talking to me I just sat there in shock.

I couldn't believe what he was saying to me.

I mean, offering me a partnership

in a new firm, honey,

where I have complete control over the LA office.

- And you're positive we don't have to move to Texas?

- Yes, honey. I'm positive we don't have to move to Texas.

- That's amazing.

God made this happen.

He did all of this.

- Yes, He did. - I'm so proud of you.

I love you so much.

- I love you too.

- Hey, look at me.

- Hm?

- I am so blessed to have you.

- So what do you think?

- Wow, this is nice, Jonathan.

- Yup. - Hm.

- She's definitely my second wife.

Or my first, depending on Amy's mood.

Just don't tell her I said that.

- Yeah, right.

- So listen, Paul. - Yeah.

- How would you feel about us working together again?

- Sure. What were you thinking?

- I was thinking about starting a new investment banking firm.

- Well, that's a pretty tall order.

You got any idea what it costs to start a firm?

We're talking millions, not to mention the regulations

and compliancy standards you'd have to--

- What if I told you I already have a financial backer?

- Who?

- Mr. Berry Lawson.

- The billionaire Berry Lawson?

- I had an amazing meeting with him last week

when he was in town on business,

and he made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

He and his partners are launching

a new investment banking firm,

and they're offering me a 50% stake in the company.

They want me to run the LA office.

I would have complete control over the LA office.

I could assemble the team I want,

which is where you come in.

You're the greatest friend I've ever had.

I would love for you to team up with me and run this LA office.

- You're serious. - You better believe it.

- Wow. When do we start?

- I'll call Mr. Lawson next week and give him my decision.

- Nice. - Yeah?

- Yeah. - All right.

You better be ready for battle, 'cause we're going in.

- Oh, I'm ready. Boy, am I ready.

[instrumental music]

♪ ♪

- Yes. Hello, Mr. Lawson?

I would be honored if you would accept me

as a partner in your new investment banking firm.

- Jonathan, that's wonderful news.

Now listen, I'm gonna contact the partners right away

and make the announcement.

Now listen, I'd like to fly you out here to meet with everybody

and do some initial strategic planning.

Do you have any questions?

- No, sir.

- It's great to have you on board, Jonathan.

We'll see you soon.

- Thank you, sir. Good-bye.

- You know, I was thinking

I should sign up for the next baptisms at the beach.

- That's great, honey.

- Daddy, what's baptisms at the beach?

- Well, when someone decides they want to follow Jesus

and tell all their family and friends about it,

they get baptized.

- Can I get baptized? - Of course you can, sweetheart.

Do you know what happens when you get baptized?

- What? - There's a party in Heaven,

and the angels sing and dance and celebrate.

- I want to go to Heaven, Daddy.

- You will, sweetheart,

but not for a very, very long time.

- ♪ Your perfect love ♪

♪ Cast out all fear ♪

♪ You are the one ♪

♪ Who's drawing me near ♪

♪ Because you love me ♪

♪ You wipe away my shame ♪

[all cheering]

♪ Because you love me ♪

- Whoo!

Okay, baby. It's your turn to get baptized.

- Yeah!

♪ - Because you love me ♪

- All right, you ready?

- ♪ My heart beats every day ♪

♪ For this beautiful exchange ♪

♪ Your life for mine ♪

♪ This beautiful exchange ♪

- Here, sweetheart.

Oh, I'm so proud of you.

- We did it, Daddy. - Yes, we did.

- Guess what? - What?

- Angels are singing and dancing with Jesus in heaven.

[laughter]

- Yes, they are, sweetheart.

Yes, they are.

- ♪ You wipe away my shame ♪

♪ Because you love me ♪

♪ You took all the pain ♪

♪ Because you love me ♪

♪ My heart beats every day ♪

- ♪ My heart beats every day ♪

- ♪ For this beautiful exchange ♪

- ♪ This beautiful exchange ♪

- ♪ Your life for mine ♪

♪ This beautiful exchange ♪

[light piano music]

- ♪ This beautiful exchange ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ ♪

♪ This beautiful exchange ♪