All language subtitles for Leverage.S05E11.1080p.WEBRip.x265-HiQVE

-THANKS, JIM.
-SEE YOU SOON.

TELL YOUR MOM
I HOPE SHE FEELS BETTER SOON.

WILL DO. THANKS, TABITHA.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE AGAIN?

[ SIGHS ] I'M GONNA HAVE TO
WRITE YOU UP, MS. DELAVEGA.

WHAT FOR THIS TIME, OSCAR?
LAST WEEK, IT WAS WHAT --

A LEAKY WATER HEATER
AND EXPOSED WIRES?

NEITHER WERE TRUE.

LOOSE TILES.
SOMEBODY MIGHT GET HURT.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

YOU DON'T FIX
THESE SAFETY VIOLATIONS...

CITY'S GONNA SHUT YOU DOWN.

DIDN'T OUR CLASS VOTE YOU
"MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED"?

WONDER WHAT THEY'D SAY
IF THEY COULD SEE YOU NOW.

[ BEEPING ]

HARDISON, YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR
THIS TIME.

HEY, MAN, WE'RE IN PORTLAND.
GOT TO DO AS THE HIPPIES DO.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM GOING GREEN,
ALL RIGHT?

I PUT IN YOUR TANK-LESS
WATER HEATER

AND YOUR LOW-FLOW FAUCET
AND ALL YOUR SOLAR-POWERED CRAP.

BUT COMPOSTING, DUDE?
SERIOUSLY, IT STINKS IN HERE.

THAT, MY FRIEND, IS THE SWEET
SMELL OF SUSTAINABILITY.

NOW LET'S SEE WHAT'S NEXT.
OH, WE GOT SOME RECYCLING BINS.

YOU GOT TO PUT THOSE IN.

THERE'S A CARDBOARD CRUSHER --
VERY EFFECTI--

SINCE WE LOST DAD,

I'VE BEEN RUNNING THINGS
ON MY OWN.

I KNOW IT'S A SMALL STORE,
BUT HE BUILT IT.

YOU KNOW, IT REMINDS ME OF HIM.

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
LONGER I CAN KEEP IT GOING.

VALUE!MORE OPENS TOMORROW.

THERE'S THREE ALREADY
IN SPITTING DISTANCE.

ALL THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS BECAME
A GHOST TOWN WITHIN A YEAR.

MOM-AND-POP STORES CLOSED UP,
AND THE FOLKS JUST LEFT.

WHY DO YOU THINK
THE CITY'S IN ON IT?

BECAUSE VALUE!MORE
GOT THE PROPERTY RE-ZONED

WITHOUT EVEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE FOUND OUT TOO LATE THEY
HAD ALREADY BOUGHT THE BUILDING.

WOW. THAT MAKES IT
TOUGHER TO STOP THEM.

I MEAN, THAT SHIP HAS SAILED.

WELL, NOW STORES LIKE MINE

ARE GETTING HIT
WITH TRUMPED-UP CITY FINES.

SOMEBODY'S DEFINITELY
GETTING THEIR PALM GREASED.

WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS,
THEY'RE PUSHING PEOPLE AROUND.

THEY WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTICE.

SOME PEOPLE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT.

THEY HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT IT'S GONNA DO TO OUR TOWN.

LITTLE TOWNS LIKE OURS --

THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL
ABOUT THEM.

ONCE THAT'S GONE,

I JUST DON'T THINK
WE CAN GET IT BACK.

IT'S SOCUTE HERE.

MS. COWAN,
DID YOU KNOW APPLE SPRINGS

IS HOME TO THE NATION'S
LARGEST GARDEN GNOME?

FIRST, YAWN. SECOND, WE ARE NOT
HERE TO SIGHT-SEE, ABIGAIL.

-WE ARE HERE TO WORK.
-YEAH, IT'S ANNA.

AND, MS. COWAN,
I JUST WANTED TO SAY

WHAT AN HONOR IT IS
TO WORK WITH YOU.

YOU'RE THE BEST
REGIONAL TEAM LEADER

VALUE!MORE HAS EVER HAD.

[ BELLS JINGLING ]

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?

PHARMACY.

I GIVE IT TWO MONTHS.

BAKERY -- THREE WEEKS, TOPS.

CANDY SHOPPE WITH AN "E."

OH, GROCERY. THIS IS A TOUGHIE.

HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE.

SWEET, HUH?

BYE-BYE.

MAN, SHE'S A BEAUTY,
DON'T YOU THINK?

NO, I'M NOT GONNA MISS THIS.

LOOK, YOU'VE GOT
THE RIGHT TO KNOW.

I'VE DECIDED THIS IS GOING TO
BE MY FINAL BUSINESS TRIP.

-OH, MY GOD. YOU'RE QUITTING.
-PLEASE.

I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR
VALUE!MORE FOR 15 YEARS -- 15.

I'M TIRED OF
THE AIRPLANE FOOD,

THE HOTEL BEDBUGS,
AND THE JET LAG.

THERE'S A CORNER OFFICE
AND A PARKING SPACE

AT CORPORATE
WITH MY NAME ON IT --

OR THERE SOON WILL BE.

AND YOU'RE GONNA HELP ME GET IT.

I AM?

IN TWO WEEKS,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS PLACE

UP AND RUNNING
LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE.

APPLE SPRINGS
WON'T KNOW WHAT HIT IT.

OKAY.

SO, YEAH, I'M CASTING
THE NEW SEASON -- "DEVEREAUX."

I'M GONNA BE
THE NEW STANISLAVSKI.

WELL, IT'S AMAZING,

EXCEPT THAT DEVEREAUX'S
NOT EVEN YOUR REAL NAME.

PFF! DETAILS.

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING
TO WHAT I'M SAYING.

I'M TALKING ABOUT
SAVING A SMALL TOWN.

-FROM WHAT?
-WHAT'S -- WHAT'S GOING ON?

ELIOT FOUND US A CLIENT,

BUT HARDISON
DOESN'T THINK IT'S A CLIENT.

IT'S NOT A CLIENT.

LOOK.

[ BEEPING ]

A BIG-BOX STORE
IS GONNA DESTROY A SMALL TOWN,

AND I WANT TO SAVE IT --
IS THAT NOT WHAT WE DO?

VALUE!MORE?
IT'S -- IT'S A HUGE BRAND.

THEY STARTED WITH ONE STORE,
AND THEY GREW LIKE A WEED.

IT'S AN AMERICAN DREAM.

EACH STORE IS GINORMOUS.

I MEAN, THEY PROBABLY
SUPPLY HUNDREDS OF JOBS.

AND THANKS
TO THEIR LOW PRICES,

MY NANA WAS ABLE TO FEED ALL
US KIDS WHEN MONEY WAS TIGHT,

AND MONEY WAS ALWAYS TIGHT.

SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ABOUT
THE PEOPLE WHO SHOP THERE?

I'M SAYING THEY WERE LIED TO,
ALL RIGHT?

THIS FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACT
IS ALL BULL--

NO, HE'S -- HE'S RIGHT.

I'VE HAD VALUE!MORE
ON MY RADAR FOR A WHILE.

WHAT THEY DO IS,
THEY BRIBE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

FOR TAX AND REAL-ESTATE
SUBSIDIES.

LOOK, AND YOU'RE RIGHT. A NEW
STORE WILL MAKE NEW JOBS, OKAY?

BUT IT ALSO KILLS
ALL THE MOM-AND-POP SHOPS,

AND THAT HURTS THE TOWN DOUBLE.

NOT TO MENTION ALL THE FACTORY
JOBS THAT ARE OUTSOURCED TO --

TO FOREIGN SWEATSHOPS.

NOW, FULL-TIME WORKERS SHOULD
GET HEALTH INSURANCE, RIGHT?

WELL, TO GET AROUND THAT,
VALUE!MORE --

THEY DON'T EVEN OFFER
FULL-TIME JOBS.

WAIT. IF THEY'RE SO BAD,
WHY HAVEN'T WE HIT THEM YET?

-'CAUSE THEY'RE TOO BIG.
-"TOO BIG."

WE OVERTHREW A GOVERNMENT
IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.

A SMALLFOREIGN COUNTRY.

LOOK, VALUE!MORE,
WHAT THEY EARN IN A YEAR --

IT TRUMPS THE GDP
OF MOST FIRST-WORLD NATIONS.

AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE
AN ARMY OF EXECUTIVES.

EXACTLY. SO THERE'S NO
SINGLE WEAK SPOT TO TARGET.

I MEAN, YOU CAN'T JUST
TAKE DOWN THE ENTIRE COMPANY.

ALL RIGHT, THEN ONE STORE.

THIS STORE.

YOU'D -- YOU'D HAVE TO...

YOU'D HAVE TO
NIP IT IN THE BUD, THOUGH.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
YOU'D HAVE TO CLOSE THE STORE

BEFORE IT EVEN OPENED.

AND WHEN IS IT OPENING?

TOMORROW.

TOMORROW?

OKAY. BETTER MOVE FAST.

IS ANYBODY THINKING HERE?!

WE ARE SELLING HOT DOGS!
SO WHAT DO WE NEED?!

WE NEED KETCHUP,
MUSTARD, RELISH!

-GO!
-OH, SURE, MS. COWAN. UH, UH --

GO!

Hardison, there's a woman
running the show here.

She's not on the roster.

[ BEEPING ]

THAT'S BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T
WORK IN APPLE SPRINGS.

SHE WAS SENT BY CORPORATE.

CAROLINE COWAN,
REGIONAL TEAM LEADER.

COMPANY VETERAN.

SHE MOVES FROM STORE TO STORE
AND GETS THEM UP AND RUNNING.

WELL, SHE'S THE ONE
TO LOOK OUT FOR.

WE'LL SET UP SURVEILLANCE
ON HER.

-[ SIGHS ]
-[ WHISTLES ]

FANCY DIGS.

OH. WELL, THAT'S ONE THING
VALUE!MORE'S GOOD AT

IS PINCHING PENNIES.

OKAY, GUYS, THERE'S
ONLY THREE VALUE!MORE STORES

THAT HAVE EVER CLOSED
IN THE PAST.

THE FIRST ONE
WAS OVER A LAND DISPUTE.

[ BEEP ]
SO THAT WILL BE OUR WAY IN.

[ BED CREAKS ]

[ SNIFFS ]

OH, THEY DON'T WASH THESE,
DO THEY?

-NO, NO.
-OKAY.

YES, MS. COWAN.

TAKING YOUR LUGGAGE TO
YOUR ROOM RIGHT NOW -- ROOM 32.

OKAY.
[ BEEP ]

YOU'RE GONNA BE PLAYING
DR. ELLIE SATTLER,

EX-PAT,
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST.

HMM? WHAT?
I HAVE TO -- WHAT?

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

-MM-HMM.
-NO.

PEOPLE STUDY FOR LIKE YEARS
TO LEARN THIS STUFF,

AND YOU WANT ME TO DO IT
IN LIKE 20 MINUTES?

"ERYTH-OCROC-RA-TES...

-ERYTHROCYTES.
-...GLOMERUL-- ALIQ...WOT.

ALIQUOT.

IT'S PROBABLY
NOT EVEN A REAL --

IT'S, LIKE, NAMES OF DINOSAURS
OR SOMETHING.

DINOSAURS WEREREAL.

[ SIGHS ]

THERE. NOW YOU FINALLY GOT IT.
GUDONG.

G-GUDONG?

IT MEANS "SHAREHOLDER."
I'M PRACTICING MY MANDARIN.

SOMEDAY, VALUE!MORE'S
GONNA REACH ACROSS THE GLOBE,

AND WHEN THEY DO, I'M THEIR GAL.

NO MORE OF THIS PODUNK, U.S.A.
I'LL BE RUNNING CHINA.

THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.
BUT WHO IS THAT?

HI, THERE.

EXCUSE ME, MISS, WHAT DO YOU
RECKON YOU'RE DOING HERE?

I'M GONNA HAVE TO
ASK YOU TO LEAVE.

AH. WELL, YOU SEE,
I WAS JUST COMING TO SEE YOU.

ABOUT WHAT?

UH, BECAUSE YOU AND I
AND EVERYBODY IN THAT STORE...

ARE SLOWLY
BEING POISONED TO DEATH.

[ LIQUID SLOSHING ]

[ HUMMING ]

[ GASPS ] MNH-MNH. NOT GOOD.

JUST AS I SUSPECTED.

YEP. RIGHT.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED ONE OF THESE,
AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED ONE OF --

DO YOU KNOW WHAT CADMIUM IS?

NO, I DIDN'T THINK SO.

IT'S A CHEMICAL BYPRODUCT
OF SILVER MINING.

IT'S DEVASTATINGLY TOXIC.

THIS BUILDING SITS ON
THE REMAINS OF AN OLD MINE.

-THE SITE'S CONTAMINATED.
-REALLY?

WE HAD A FULL
ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY DONE.

WHY, YES, YOU DID,

BUT THEN YOU FIXED UP
THE PARKING LOT

AND YOU DISTURBED
ALL THAT LOVELY SOIL.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE STORE.

NO. WE'RE SCHEDULED
TO OPEN TOMORROW.

DO YOU HAVE A FEVER,
MS. COWAN?

A STUFFY NOSE? A RASH?
THE LOSS OF TASTE?

WE CALL IT THE CADMIUM BLUES.

PRETTY SOON -- MM-HMM --

EVERYONE AROUND HERE IS GONNA BE
HAVING THOSE SYMPTOMS.

YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS REMINDS ME OF?

THE LOVE CANAL DISASTER.

THE E.P.A.'s
GONNA BE ALL OVER THIS.

DOC, I'D LIKE YOU
OFF MY PROPERTY.

WELL, YOU MAY NOT CARE
ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY,

BUT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL.

-UGH! COME ON.
-CADMIUM?

THE WHOLE STORE IS POISONED.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

FIRST, TAKE OFF
THAT STUPID MASK.

IF THE E.P.A.
HEARS ABOUT THIS,

THEY'RE GONNA SHUT US DOWN
FOR WEEKS OF TESTING -- WEEKS.

BUT THE RESULTS
COULD COME BACK CLEAN.

EVEN IF THEY DO, DO YOU THINK
A SINGLE SOCCER MOM

IS GONNA STEP FOOT IN HERE

WHEN SHE HEARS THE GOSSIP
FROM HER BRIDGE CLUB

ABOUT MEN IN BIOHAZARD SUITS?

NO, THIS IS ABOUT
PUBLIC PERCEPTION.

-GET ME CORPORATE ON THE PHONE.
-YES, MA'AM.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA

IS A PRESENTATION
BY DR. ELEANOR SATTLER.

BUT FIRST, A SPECIAL GUEST --

MS. CAROLINE COWAN FROM
OUR NEWEST NEIGHBOR, VALUE!MORE.

-UM...
-EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR,

COUNCIL MEMBERS, FINE CITIZENS.

I AM HERE TONIGHT TO THANK YOU
FOR WELCOMING OUR LITTLE STORE

INTO YOUR TOWN
AND INTO YOUR HEARTS.

Nate, what's she doing?

Stand by, Sophie.

YOUR TOWN CHERISHES
STRONG COMMUNITY VALUES,

JUST LIKE VALUE!MORE DOES.

AND WE CONSIDER OURSELVES
A FAMILY FOR A REASON.

BECAUSE WHEN IT'S TIME
TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS,

FAMILIES PROTECT EACH OTHER.

THAT IS WHY I FEEL
IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

TO TELL YOU SOMETHING
VERY DISTURBING

THAT I DISCOVERED
ABOUT YOUR TOWN.

UH, NATE, SOMETHING'S WRONG.

OOH! THERE'S ONE.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

THAT'S -- THANK -- THANK YOU.

THAT'S VERY,
VERY SUPER-HELPFUL, BABE.

-THANK YOU.
-YEAH.

GUYS, SOPHIE'S ALIASES
HAVE BEEN FLAGGED ONLINE.

-BY WHO?
-EVERYONE!

LOOK -- THERE'S THREE MORE.

THAT'S -- UH, THANK YOU, BABE.
WE -- WE SEE. WE...

MR. MAYOR, DID YOU KNOW

YOU HAVE A WANTED ECO-TERRORIST
LIVING IN YOUR MIDST?

[ SOPHIE LAUGHS ]

-THAT'S TERRIBLE.
-IMPOSSIBLE.

AMONG DR. SATTLER'S
LONG LITANY OF RADICAL PROTESTS

ARE THE ARSON FIRE
OF A NIGERIAN OIL FIELD

AND THE BOMBING OF
A JAPANESE S.U.V. FACTORY,

IN WHICH THREE INNOCENT MEN
WERE KILLED.

-WHAT?!
-YES, I KNOW.

[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
SHOCKING, ISN'T IT?

Nate, I think
I've overstayed my welcome.

Hardison, a little help, please.

I'm working on it.

[ BEEPING ]
GO.

ACTS OF VIOLENCE, SABOTAGE,

ALL IN THE NAME
OF SAVING THE EARTH.

MY FRIENDS,
CAN WE REALLY TRUST ANYTHING

SHE HAS TO SAY HERE TONIGHT?

[ FIRE ALARM RINGING ]
WHAT'S THAT?

THAT'S THE FIRE ALARM.

HOW'S THAT?

SUBTLE.

UGH! GREAT.

YOU KNOW, I SPENT ALL DAY
MEMORIZING METALL-OTHI-O-NEIN,

METALL-OTHI-O-NEIN.

Guys, Sophie's alias
was airtight

UNTIL VALUE!MORE FORGED A DOZEN
ONLINE ARTICLES TO DESTROY IT.

-HEY, THAT'S OURTRICK.
-I KNOW.

HOW FAR IS SHE GONNA GO
TO PROTECT HER STORE?

WELL, WE'LL FIND OUT. YOU
REMEMBER I SAID VALUE!MORE
CLOSED THREE OF ITS STORES?

THE SECOND ONE
WAS BECAUSE OF A UNION SCARE.

OH. IT'D SET A LEGAL PRECEDENT.

THEY'D HAVE TO UNIONIZE
ALL THE STORES.

CAROLINE WOULD, UH,
SHUT DOWN HER STORE

RATHER THAN THE REST
OF THE ENTIRE COMPANY.

[ SIGHS ]

[ RHYTHMIC CLAPPING]

CAN I GET
A "GOOD MORNING, VALUE!MORE"?

-GOOD MORNING, VALUE!MORE!
-AND WHO'S VALUE!MORE?

-WE'RE VALUE!MORE!
-AND WHAT'S VALUE!MORE?

THE BEST!
[ LAUGHTER ]

This reminds me of North Korea.

COME ON, ELIOT, SHAKE IT.
GIVE ME SOME SOUL!

Are you dancing? I hate you.

WELCOME TO VALUE!MORE.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

-YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
-FIRST PAYCHECK, HUH?

THEY THINK
WE CAN LIVE OFF OF THIS?

IT SEEMS MOST FOLKS
ARE WORKING HERE

JUST TILL THEY CAN FIND
SOMETHING BETTER.

TELL YOU WHAT --
THERE'S A MEETING TONIGHT.

THIS GUY SAYS
HE CAN CHANGE THINGS.

YOU IN?

I'D SURE LIKE TO HEAR
WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

-ALL RIGHT, GOOD DEAL.
-OKAY.

-OH!
-YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. THESE DIDN'T
USED TO BE SO HEAVY.

-[ LAUGHS ]
-YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT,

BUT I ACTUALLY USED TO OWN
A HARDWARE STORE.

YOU'RE KIDDING ME.

-YEAH.
-YOU AND MY OLD MAN.

-REALLY?
-YEAH.

I'LL TELL YOU -- HE COULD
TELL YOU WHERE EVERYTHING WAS

BEFORE YOU EVEN WALKED IN
THE STORE -- HE'D TELL YOU
EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEEDED,

AND HE KNEW WHERE EVERY
BOLT, NUT, AND WASHER
WAS IN THAT PACE.

WHY'D YOU LOSE YOUR STORE?

OH, I SHUT HER DOWN.

NO USE TRYING TO COMPETE
WITH VALUE!MORE.

IT'S -- IT'S A YOUNG MAN'S GAME.

WITH THE DIABETES,

I'M NOT AS QUICK ON MY FEET
AS I USED TO BE.

YOU NEW IN TOWN?

I COULD HAVE SWORN
I KNEW EVERYONE AROUND HERE.

I'M JUST PASSING THROUGH,
ACTUALLY.

-OH. ARCHER.
-RIGHT.

-MARTIN.
-MARTIN.

-NICE TO MEET YOU.
-GOOD TO MEET YOU, MAN.

-LET ME HELP YOU WITH THESE.
-[ GRUNTS ]

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

OH, GOT TO KEEP
MY BLOOD SUGAR UP.

MY WIFE'S SECRET RECIPE.
YOU WANT SOME?

NO, THANKS, BUT YOU ENJOY.

HEY, MARTIN, THOSE 12-PACKS
OF FABRIC SOFTENER

ARE JUST FLYING OFF THE SHELVES.

LOOK, CAN YOU GRAB SOME MORE
FROM THE STOCK ROOM A.S.A.P.?

I-I WOULD, BUT I'M ON MY BREAK.

IT'S A BUSY DAY, BIG GUY.

COULD REALLY USE YOU
TO TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
KEEP YOUR SEAT, MARTIN.

I GOT IT.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS ONE.

HEY, UH, LET'S KEEP THIS
OFF THE CLOCK, OKAY?

AND TUCK YOUR SHIRT IN.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

PICK-UP GAME --
THAT'S CODE FOR UNION MEETING.

WE GOT A TRAITOR INSIDE.

WE GOT TO NIP THIS IN THE BUD,
"TOOT SWEET."

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ STATIC CRACKLING ]

[ BEEPING ]

OKAY, ELIOT, I CAUGHT SOME NEW
WIRELESS FEEDS FROM THE STORE.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE PUTTING UP
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.

I WILL NOT HAVE
CORPORATE THINKING

I LET SOME UNION
FESTER UNDER MY NOSE.

SO WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO FIND
WHOEVER DID THIS OURSELVES.

[ GASPS ] LOOK.

[ KEYBOARD CLACKING ]

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

YOU WANT ME
TO BRING HIM UP HERE?

NEVER KILL A RAT
IF YOU CAN FOLLOW HIM INSTEAD.

HE'S GONNA LEAD US
RIGHT TO HIS NEST.

BE RIGHT THERE.

YEAH?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

HOW'S IT GOING --

UH, THE RECRUITMENT
AND EVERYTHING?

ANY NEW TAKERS?

WE GOT MORE THAN A FEW.

THAT'S GOOD.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. YEAH.

-IS ANYONE ONTO YOU?
-I DON'T THINK SO.

BUT I HAVE A FEELING
IF I GET CAUGHT,

I'M GONNA GET FIRED, WON'T I?

LEGALLY, THEY CAN'T DO THAT.

THEY'LL FIND SOME OTHER WAY,
YOU KNOW,

TO DO THAT SORT OF THING,
BUT, UH, HANG IN THERE,

BECAUSE WE ARE
ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY!

AH.

YOU GOT A LOT OF NERVE.

YEAH, WELL, MY, UH, MOTHER --
SHE USED TO SAY THE SAME THING.

WELL, I'M ONLY GONNA
SAY THIS TO YOU ONCE.

STAY AWAY FROM MY EMPLOYEES.

-OH, FAT CHANCE.
-IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.

YES, IT WILL WORK, YEAH.
AND THE BEAUTY OF IT IS,

IS THERE'S NOT A DAMN THING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

LIKE SOME SALAD?

[ BEEPING ]

HEY, MAN, THAT, UH,
STUFF ABOUT YOUR POP

OWNING THE HARDWARE SHOP, MAN --

IS THAT REAL OR
IS THAT JUST AN ALIAS RIFF?

OKAY.

[ KEYBOARD CLACKING,
BEEPING CONTINUES ]

IT WAS MORE LIKE
A HOLE-IN-THE-WALL...

...TOOLS STACKED UP
TO THE CEILING.

THERE WAS METHOD IN HIS MADNESS,
THOUGH.

HE KNEW THAT PLACE
LIKE THE BACK OF HIS HAND.

DID YOU TWO WORK IT TOGETHER?

YEAH, HE WANTED ME
TO RUN THE DAMN JOINT.

BUT I WANTED TO GET OUT,
CHANGE THE WORLD,

NEEDEDTO GET OUT OF THERE.

I JOINED THE SERVICE WHEN I WAS
18, AND, WELL, THAT WAS IT.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU WERE BACK?

WE HAD A FIGHT
THE NIGHT BEFORE I LEFT.

SO...THIS TOWN --

THIS TOWN'S A LOT LIKE THAT.
IT'S SMALL. IT'S --

YOU THINK
YOU'RE SUCH A HOT SHOT.

DON'T YOU HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THAN RABBLE-ROUSE,

OR DID YOU GET REJECTED
FROM ALL THE REAL JOBS?

YOU KNOW...AN NLRB REP
IS JUST WAITING FOR MY CALL.

AS SOON AS I GET 30% OF YOUR
WORKERS TO SIGN THE UNION CARDS,

AND THAT REP IS GONNA GET
ON A PLANE AND COME DOWN
HERE AND SUPERVISE A VOTE.

WHEN PIGS FLY.

[ LAUGHS ] SURE YOU DON'T
WANT SOME OF THIS?

IT'S DELICIOUS.
HOW ABOUT A CHERRY TOMATO?

GET OFF MY DAMN PROPERTY.

IF I REMEMBER RIGHT,
DON'T YOU ALLOW -- OH, NO.

DON'T YOU ENCOURAGE
VALUE!MORE CUSTOMERS

TO PARK THEIR R.V.s
ON YOUR PROPERTY?

YEAH, BUT YOU GOT TO BE
A CUSTOMER,

AND TO BE A CUSTOMER,
YOU GOT TO BUY SOMETHING.

[ Muffled ]
GUY'S GOT TO EAT.

YOU SEE, THAT'S --
THAT'S WHY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

GIVES YOU THE POWER.

IT'S RIGHT THERE, SEE?
TURN THE TABLES ON VALUE!MORE

SO THEY'LL KNOW
THAT YOU MEAN BUSINESS,

'CAUSE ONLY THEN WILL
THEY START TO LISTEN, OKAY?

JUST READ ABOUT IT RIGHT THERE.

Eliot, so, where'd you find
these people?

TWO WORDS -- FREE BEER.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
WOW.

WHY WASN'T I INVITED
TO THIS PARTY?

I'M SORRY.
IS THIS A PRIVATE EVENT?

HEY, LISTEN, EVERYBODY,
THERE'S NO REASON TO BE AFRAID.

IT'S OKAY. IT'S ALL RIGHT,
EVERYBODY, ALL RIGHT?

MS. COWAN HERE, SHE
CAN'T LEGALLY PUNISH
YOU FOR BEING HERE.

OH, I WOULDN'T DREAM OF IT.

-PLEASE, GO ON.
-THANK YOU.

HERE'S THE THING --
I'VE BEEN WHERE YOU ARE.

AND -- AND I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ASKING --
THE WHOLE THING ABOUT JOBS.

IN THIS ECONOMY,
JUST TO HAVE A JOB --

ANY JOB IS BETTER
THAN NO JOB AT ALL.

AND YOU'LL PRETTY MUCH
DO ANYTHING TO HOLD ON
TO THAT JOB, RIGHT?

INCLUDING
WORKING THROUGH YOUR LUNCHES,

WORKING THROUGH YOUR SHIFTS,
GO OFF THE BOOKS. WHY?

BECAUSE YOU KNOW IF THE SQUEAKY
WHEEL DOESN'T GET OILED,

IT GETS FIRED -- YOU'VE SEEN IT.
[ CROWD MURMURING ]

WELL, I'M HERE TO REMIND YOU
THAT YOU DESERVE BETTER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
LIVE IN FEAR ANYMORE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
THE LITTLE DAVID

GOING UP AGAINST THE CORPORATE
GOLIATH -- ALL ALONE.

THE UNION IS YOUR SLINGSHOT...

TO BRING DOWN
THE CORPORATE GIANT.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

AND THE OTHER THING ABOUT ALL --

-MAY I SAY SOMETHING?
-I'M SORRY? EXCUSE ME? WHAT?

MAY I -- MAY I SAY SOMETHING?

OH, ABSOLUTELY, YES.
ANYBODY CAN SAY ANYTHING.

MY FRIENDS...

I AM WOUNDED THAT YOU WOULD TAKE
ANY OF YOUR JOB CONCERNS

TO A STRANGER INSTEAD OF
COMING DIRECTLY TO ME.

OH, REALLY? YOU'RE "WOUNDED"?
THAT SURPRISES YOU?

I MEAN, AFTER YOU FOSTERED
A CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT

IN WHICH YOUR --
YOUR WORKERS ARE AFRAID.

AFRAID OF WHAT?
WE WOULDN'T HURT A FLY.

[ Chuckling ] WELL...

BUT HE IS RIGHT
ABOUT ONE THING.

THESE ARE TOUGH, TOUGH TIMES.

AND THE ONLY WAY
WE ARE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS

IS IF WE STICK TOGETHER.

AND A UNION
ONLY WANTS TO TEAR US APART,

BUT I WILL NOT LET ANYONE
OR ANYTHING COME BETWEEN US.

BECAUSE ALL THE UNION
WANTS TO DO

IS TAKE MONEY
OUT OF YOUR POCKETS.

BUT WHAT AM I GONNA DO?

PUT MONEY
BACK INTO YOUR POCKETS.

30% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE
FOR THE NEXT MONTH.

SHAMELESS.

AND I'M THROWING A BARBECUE
FOR EVERYONE IN TOWN.

[ MURMURS OF EXCITEMENT ]

BECAUSE -- BECAUSE, YOU GUYS,
WE ARE A FAMILY.

WHO IS VALUE!MORE?

WE'RE VALUE!MORE!

AND WHAT IS VALUE!MORE?

THE BEST!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

-THANK YOU.
-THANK YOU, MS. COWAN.

HEY, THANKS, MS. COWAN.

-THANKS.
-THANK YOU.

-THANK YOU SO MUCH.
-THANKS, MS. COWAN.

SO, HOW WAS THAT FOR YOUR 30%?

BAR IS CLOSED.

OUR TRACK RECORD'S
NOT LOOKING SO HOT NOW,

THANKS TO CAROLINE, HUH?

YEAH. SHE'S, UH...UNBELIEVABLE.

UNBELIEVABLE?

SHE JUST USED A BASIC
BRAINWASHING TECHNIQUE,

NO PANACHE.

EH, SHE'S...

OH, LOOK -- HE LIKES HER.

NO, I LIKE THE PLAYER,
NOT THE PERSON.

LISTEN, YOU SAID THREE STORES
HAVE CLOSED DOWN --

ONE FOR TOXIC LAND,
THE OTHER FOR THE UNION.

-WHAT WAS THE THIRD?
-JUST A STRING OF BAD LUCK,

A BUNCH OF LITTLE THINGS
THAT ADDED UP

TO TAKING DOWN THEIR PROFITS.

BUT, I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE
WE CAN MAKEBAD LUCK.

CAN'T WE?

[ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

LET THE GAMES BEGIN.

LET'S DO IT.

[ MUSIC SWELLS ]

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

WELL, WELCOME, EARLY BIRDS.

OH.

[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]

-HELLO. ALL RIGHT.
-OOH!

OUT OF MY WAY!

OHH! OOH!

COME ON!

WHAT IN THE HELL IS GOING ON?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

OH. HELLO. DID YOU FIND
EVERYTHING YOU WERE --

YES.

[ BEEPING ]

THAT'LL BE $999.99.

WAIT, WAIT. I HAVE A COUPON.

OH. COUPON.
[ BEEPS ]

[ BEEPS ]
WHOO-HOO!

HOT DEAL! $99.99!

EXCUSE ME.
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?

IT WAS IN MY E-MAIL.

[ BEEPING ]

FLY, MY PRETTIES, FLY.

-OKAY, EVERYBODY --
-OH, KEEP THE CHANGE.

EVERYBODY, JUST STOP.

STOP FOR A SECOND. JUST STOP.

I SWEAR, THIS IS NOT
THE COUPON THAT I SENT.

BUT THE BAR CODE MATCHES
THE SOFTWARE, SO IT'S VALID,

AND THAT MEANS
THAT WE HAVE TO HONOR IT.

OKAY. GO AHEAD. COME ON.

NICE JOB, HARDISON.

SOPHIE, DO YOUR WORST.

MY PLEASURE.

ZACHARY, WHAT'S THE FIRST
BASIC RULE OF IMPROV?

UH, ALWAYS SAY "YES, AND" TO
KEEP THE SCENE MOVING FORWARD.

GOOD. AND THE SECOND?

-UM, DON'T BLOCK.
-EXACTLY.

NOW, EVERYBODY, FORGET ALL THAT
AND SYNCHRONIZE YOUR WATCHES.

WE'RE SAYING NO
AND WE'RE BLOCKING.

LET'S DO THIS.

YOU'RE THE BEST DIRECTOR EVER.

THANK YOU, ZACHARY.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

NATE, FLASH MOB IS A GO.

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

[ BEEP ]

[ CELLPHONES BEEPING ]

EXCUSE ME. ARE ANY OF THESE
DETERGENTS HYPOALLERGENIC?

OH, I-I'M SORRY.
I DON'T WORK HERE.

OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

EXCUSE ME, MISS.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME?

GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE
YOU GOT HERE, LADY.

UH...

WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE?

HEY! HEY, YOU!
DO YOU WORK HERE?

UH...NO.

THEN GET OUT. GET OUT!

-GREAT SERVICE!
-I'M DONE!

WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE?

THE WORST!

-HEY.
-I'M OUT OF HERE.

UNACCEPTABLE!

JUST LAME.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD.
SEE WHAT ELSE YOU GUYS CAN DO.

HMM?

[ GASPS ]

[ MUSIC SWELLS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

HEY, TUCK IN THAT SHIRT FOR ME.

HEY, MARTIN,
I NEED YOU TO PICK IT UP,

UNLESS YOU WANT TO WORK
THROUGH LUNCH, OKAY?

[ GRUNTS ]

-[ GROANING ]
-HEY, MARTIN!

[ GRUNTS ]

CALL 911! MARTIN!

YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

MAKE SURE
AND CALL HIS WIFE, OKAY?

FEEL BETTER, MARTIN.

All right, Eliot, stay on plan.
We're not done yet.

Eliot?

[ CHUCKLES ] SERIOUSLY?

NOT GONNA TUCK IN YOUR SHIRT?

YOU MADE HIM WORK THROUGH
HIS BREAK AGAIN, DIDN'T YOU?

WHAT? THE OLD-TIMER?
HE'LL BE FINE.

[ LAUGHS ]
WE GOT A PROBLEM HERE, BUDDY?

BRYAN, YOU'RE A BULLY.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I'D LOVE
TO TEAR YOUR ARM OFF

AND FEED IT TO YOU RIGHT NOW?

BUT, YOU SEE,
THAT WOULD MAKE ME A BULLY, TOO.

YOU SEE MY DILEMMA?

[ GASPING ]

BRYAN, I WANT YOU
TO LISTEN TO ME,

AND I WANT YOU
TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND.

-I CAN'T FEEL MY ARM.
-I KNOW.

THE ONLY REASON
WHY I'M NOT THROWING YOU

INTO THIS SODA MACHINE

IS BECAUSE MARTIN
WOULDN'T WANT ME TO DO IT.

YOU SEE,
MARTIN IS A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

YOU? YOU'RE NOT.

[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]

YOU CRAZY BASTARD.

YOU'RE FIRED.

[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]

MAYBE THE NUMBERS WON'T BE
AS BAD AS YOU THINK.

[ GROANS ]

HERE'S THE DAY'S SALES,
MS. COWAN.

JUST BURN IT.

THANK YOU.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

[ BEEP ]

CAROLINE COWAN.

UM...

MR. HALLIWARD.

-UH, UH, WHAT A SURPRISE.
-MS. COWAN.

UM, TODAY'S RECEIPTS, SIR --
I CAN EXPLAIN.

RECORD SALES? REALLY?

WELL, OF COURSE.

SIR, THE, UH, TVs WERE MY IDEA.

UH, I MEAN, I REALIZE
IT'S A LITTLE UNCONVENTIONAL,

BUT I'M GLAD YOU APPROVE.

WONDERFUL.

WELL, WE'LL SEE YOU
TOMORROW, THEN.

ALL RIGHT.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

WE BROKE ALL RECORDS
FOR OPENING WEEK.

YES!

AND THE C.E.O.
IS FLYING IN HERE TOMORROW

TO COME TO OUR BARBECUE.

DID SHE --
DID SHE JUST SAY THAT?

VALUE!MORE
TOOK A HIT ON THE TVs,

BUT EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT
MADE A KILLING.

HEY, WE JUST -- WE DIDN'T
PLAN ON THE CUSTOMERS

BUYING OTHER PRODUCTS
WHILE THEY WERE IN THERE.

SO, RIGHT NOW,
I'M GONNA PREPARE.

JUST NEED A LITTLE TIME.

AND NO PHONE CALLS, NOTHING.
GO, GO.

WE HAVEN'T EVEN MADE A DENT.

I'M BEGINNING TO THINK
WE CAN'T DESTROY THIS STORE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE CAN'T...

BUT CAROLINE CAN.

[ ELECTRICITY HUMMING ]

[ AIR HISSES ]

[ SMACKING GUM ]

[ BEEP ]

LET'S GO, MAN.

THIS LITTLE GUY EMITS A BEEP
AT RANDOM INTERVALS.

IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE.

IT'S DRIVEN MANY
A COLLEGE ROOMMATE TO INSANITY.

[ YAWNS ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ ELECTRICITY HUMMING ]

HMM.

PROBABLY ONE OF OURS.

[ CLICK ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ INTERMITTENT BEEPING ]

[ ELECTRICITY HUMMING ]

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ GROANS ]

[ COUGHS ]

[ ALARM BLARING ]

UGH!
[ BLARING STOPS ]

[ COUGHS ]

UGH!

[ GASPS ]

[ PIPES RUMBLING ]

UH...WHAT?

[ Chuckling ] OKAY, OKAY.

[ SIGHS ]

BRUSH, BRUSH,
BRUSH, BRUSH.

REALLY?

OKAY.

FINE. AAH!

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

YOU LEFT WITHOUT ME
THIS MORNING.

-I HAD TO TAKE A TAXI.
-WELL, I NEEDED A HEAD START.

-[ GASPS ]
-WHAT?

-Oh, God.
-WHAT?

WHAT? WHAT?

WHAT? WHAT?

OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.

ARE YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT?

I MUST HAVE...CAUGHT
A LITTLE BUG OR SOMETHING.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
EXCUSE ME, MS. COWAN,

I, UM -- I...

AH-CHOO!

[ SNIFFLES ]

I'M QUITTING.

W-WHAT? WAIT. WHO ARE YOU?

[ SNIFFLES ]
I'M ALICE WHITE, UM...

AND I THINK I'M ALLERGIC
TO SOMETHING HERE,

'CAUSE WHEN I'M AT HOME,
IT'S TOTALLY FINE,

BUT WHEN I GET HERE, IT'S...
[ RETCHES ]

[ COUGHS, SNIFFLES ]
SEE?

AND EVERYTHING TASTES BAD.

AND THIS FEVER'S,
LIKE, BURNING ME UP.

DO YOU HAVE A FEVER, MS. COWAN?

A STUFFY NOSE? A RASH?
THE LOSS OF TASTE?

WE CALL IT THE CADMIUM BLUES.

PRETTY SOON,
EVERYONE AROUND HERE

IS GONNA BE HAVING
THOSE SYMPTOMS.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T LOOK SO WELL
YOURSELF, LADY.

AH-CHOO!

MS. COWAN,
YOU DON'T THINK THAT --

DON'T YOU DARE SAY IT.
NO. NO, I DO NOT.

[ CHOKES ]

UGH!

THIS IS CAROLINE'S FAVORITE.

WHEN SHE DRINKS IT,
IT'LL TASTE LIKE DUST.

WHY? WHAT'S IN IT? [ BLOWS ]

FOOD COLORING AND DUST.

TAKE THIS SHIRT. TAKE IT.

MR. HALLIWARD IS ARRIVING
FROM THE AIRPORT RIGHT NOW.

GO.

ALL RIGHT, JUST A LITTLE --
LITTLE POWDER.

IT'S FINE. JUST A LITTLE POWDER.
IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

-HI. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
-HEY, MARTIN.

-FEEL BETTER, OKAY?
-THANKS.

MARTIN. [ LAUGHS ]

YOU LOOK A HELL OF A LOT BETTER
THAN THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU.

THE DOC THINKS I'LL MAKE IT.

[ LAUGHS ]
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.

I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID TO BRYAN,
AND AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE TO SEE

THAT BOY GET
WHAT'S COMING TO HIM,

I AM AWFUL SORRY
YOU LOST YOUR JOB.

OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

LIKE I SAID,
I'M JUST PASSING THROUGH.

NO WAY TO RUN A BUSINESS,
IF YOU ASK ME.

NO, IT'S NOT.

YOU KNOW, I-I WISH I STILL HAD

THAT OLD HARDWARE STORE
KICKING AROUND.

YOU'D BE A GOOD MAN
TO HAVE HANDY.

HEY, ENJOYING THE BARBECUE?

AND YOU FOUND YOURSELF
SOMETHING?

THAT'S -- THAT'S GOOD.

You've reached
the mayor's office.

Please leave a message
after the beep.

MR. MAYOR,
THIS IS MY THIRD VOICEMAIL,

SO I'M BEGINNING TO THINK
THAT YOU'RE AVOIDING ME.

YOU REMEMBER THAT RATHER
LARGE DONATION WE MADE

TO YOUR RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN?

WELL, YOU KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY

THAT YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME,
DON'T Y--

CAROLINE. [ LAUGHS ]

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

HELLO, MR. HALLIWARD.
WELCOME TO APPLE SPRINGS.

WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN,
CAROLINE.

WONDERFUL TURNOUT.

THANK YOU.

ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU LOOK A LITTLE FLUSHED.

JUST, YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH SUN.

HOW ABOUT A TOUR?

I'D LOVE TO SEE
WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE PLACE.

MM-HMM.

[ LAUGHS ] OKAY. FOLLOW ME.

SO, THIS IS OUR BREAK ROOM,

WHICH WE MADE
A LITTLE SMALLER IN THIS ONE,

BUT JUST SAVE A LITTLE MONEY,
AND I THINK IT REALLY WORKS.

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE
FEELING ALL RIGHT, CAROLINE?

YOU SEEM A LITTLE OFF.

NO. I-I'M FINE.

LIFE ON THE ROAD --
THAT CAN'T BE EASY.

ALL RIGHT, PEOPLE,
PLACE YOUR BETS.

DON'T THINK WE HAVEN'T NOTICED.

100 BUCKS GETS YOU IN.

THE SUCCESS OF THIS STORE
IS JUST THE CHERRY ON TOP.

I'M IN. FIVE MINUTES.

-SHE'LL GO SEVEN.
-I SAY THREE MINUTES.

-I'M UNDER TWO.
-ALL RIGHT, UNDER TWO.

YOU GOT THREE, FIVE --
FIVE, SEVEN.

MM-HMM.

I'M VERY IMPRESSED
WITH THIS STORE,

AND I'D LIKE YOU TO JOIN US
AT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS.

[ Laughing ] OH.

OH, THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU WON'T REGRET THIS.

I'LL BE ON A PLANE
FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING.

AND -- AND I'M READY TO GO.

NOT SO FAST.

YOU'VE MADE AN ENORMOUS IMPACT
WITH THIS STORE IN JUST A WEEK.

I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW THIS
NEW BUSINESS STRATEGY OF YOURS

WORKS OUT IN THE LONG RUN.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

OH, STICK AROUND TOWN
A LITTLE LONGER,

MAYBE SIX MONTHS.

NO.
PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME, SIR.

I CAN'T.

THIS STORE IS NOT SAFE.

IT'S POISONED.

OOH. THAT WAS QUICK.

OH, YEAH! COME TO MAMA!

ALL RIGHT, SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY,
UH, WE BROADCAST?

I SAY LET'S DO IT.

[ BEEPING ]

POISON? WHAT POISON?

THE GROUND UNDERNEATH US
IS TOXIC.

SHE TRIED TO WARN ME,
BUT I WOULDN'T LISTEN.

-WHO IS "SHE"?
-OH, GONE BECAUSE OF ME.

I BURIED EVIDENCE BECAUSE
I KNEW YOU'D WANT ME TO.

MY GOD! WHAT KIND OF
COMPANY LIABILITY ARE
WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

WELL, WHAT DOES IT MATTER NOW?

WE BOTH KNOW THIS COMPANY
IS ROTTEN FROM THE INSIDE OUT,

AND WE KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.

WE TRIED TO BRIBE THIS CITY

JUST TO GET THIS BUILDING
IN THE FIRST PLACE,

BUT THIS TIME, WE REALLY GOT
WHAT WE PAID FOR, DIDN'T WE?

AND THESE POOR SLOBS
SELLING OUR SWEATSHOP CRAP

AREN'T EVEN GONNA HAVE HEALTH
INSURANCE WHEN THEY GET SICK.

[ Laughing ]
AND THEY'RE GONNA GET SICK.

CAROLINE,
GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF.

DON'T LOOK AT ME
LIKE THAT, SIR.

IF YOU THINK I'M GONNA DIE
FOR THIS COMPANY,

YOU CAN THINK AGAIN.

STOP!

GET ME CORPORATE ON THE PHONE!

[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]

[ GASPS ]

[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]

WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

SIR, WE HAVE A DAMAGE-CONTROL
PRESS CONFERENCE

IN 20 MINUTES.

CANCEL IT.
THIS STORE IS A LOST CAUSE.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

THE LOCAL SHOPS HAVE REOPENED.

EVERYBODY THAT GOT LAID OFF
HAS A JOB.

WHAT ABOUT THE BUILDING?

I HEARD AN ANONYMOUS DONOR
PUT IN A BID FOR IT.

HE SAID HE'S GONNA
TURN IT INTO A THEATER

FOR THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.

THE ARTS ARE VASTLY
UNDERFUNDED IN THIS
COUNTRY, DON'T YOU THINK?

YOU SLY OLD DOG.

OH, BABE, THE CANDY SHOPPE'S
OPEN. YOU IN?

-SOUNDS GOOD.
-ALL RIGHT.

SECOND ONE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]

-HEY.
-HEY.

-HOW YOU DOING?
-I'M GOOD.

HOW'S HE WORKING OUT?

OH, YOU KNOW,
HE'S FITTING RIGHT IN.

SO, THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID.

IT'S STARTING TO FEEL LIKE HOME
AGAIN AROUND HERE.

WOULD YOU, UH...

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE
DINNER...WITH ME?

-TONIGHT?
-HOW'S SATURDAY?

I GOT TO GO OUT OF TOWN
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

I WOULD LOVE THAT.

GOOD.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ WINDCHIMES TINKLING ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

DAD?