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Today on Nightclub Confidential...

Can I ask you how old you are?
Will you tell?

Technically,
I'm not supposed to be dating staff.

-He's definitely banging her.
-Really?

This DJ's used to playing
for crowds of 10,000 people or more.

There's gonna be so much bass.

Beat drop!

I need all of my doormen
to be on top of their game.

-Is that a good charge?
-Where the... is Mitch?

-Find out what the... going on.
-Mitch. Mitch.

Guys, when you're kicking someone out,
be smart about it.

Pushed into some girls.
You... ran them over.

It's a packed house,
great music, awesome people.

Get out.

This is why we got into this business.

The nightclub business
should be managed at arm's length.

When you get caught up in it,

it takes a toll on your health
and on your personal life.

And the late nights,
the party atmosphere, the alcohol,

they blur the lines
between business and pleasure.

Next thing you know,
you're making decisions...

...that seem right in the moment,

but ultimately,
you're putting the business at risk.

-Happy Wednesday.
-Happy Wednesday.

Can I ask you how old you are?
Will you tell?

You bitch.

Zera is a bartender at Tequila
that I've been hanging out with.

In the service industry,

there's an unwritten rule
that management does not date staff.

She's... beautiful.

Zera's favourite pastime is getting naked,
which is my favourite pastime.

What would Chunk, my other boss,

what would he think
if he saw us right now?

I know technically,
I'm not supposed to be dating staff.

But because our workplace is a party,

it can be a fine line
between business and pleasure.

I'd say we're...

...just chilling.

Just chilling.

I'm in my first year of business.

-Commerce.
-Commerce.

-Good choice.
-I might switch.

-You might switch?
-Yeah.

I just took a commerce class
and it sucked.

It was hard.
But what is commerce anyways?

-Do you wanna take a shot?
-Oh, God.

Really?

Come on, it's like a Wednesday.
Do we have to do shots?

Just one.

Just one.

Are you trying to get me drunk,
trying to take advantage of me?

No, I'm just trying to see
how well you can keep up these days.

Wow. Really?

It's like what I always say...

Take it down like Chinatown.

...what Chunk doesn't know
cannot hurt me.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

Good old tequila.

To what's been a good night
and maybe a few more.

It's been a real long time since
we've had our last big banger at Tequila.

Tequila's the club that brought
world class DJs to Saskatoon.

We put the city on the map.

Chunk and I are hoping
to bring back a little of that magic...

...from when Tequila was in its prime.

Tonight, we're bringing in a big DJ.

It's unusual for Saskatoon
to get this calibre of talent.

And I can't wait.

This DJ's used to playing for crowds
of 10,000 people or more,

and he plays extremely loud.

Beauty.

The level of bass
is potentially a workplace hazard,

so we have to make sure
the staff protects their ears.

Probably about
a 60,000-watt sound system,

which, for this room, is ridiculous.

Check one, two, two, two.

There's gonna be so much bass, there's
gonna be things flying everywhere.

So, Harley, you're saying I'm gonna
need some earplugs for tonight, eh?

The bass is so loud, all day,
tip jars have just been rattling off.

They've all broken. It's gonna be crazy.

A sold-out show makes us happy.
It means we're making money.

Ouch.

How much you make
is all dependant on your staff.

If your staff are having a great night,
you're gonna make money.

-Do you have your keys, bud?
-Yep.

Security's the most important thing
on a night like this.

You wanna make sure people
are safe when the place is packed.

Good old Mitch, our head doorman,
his mind hasn't been in the game.

He didn't know up for work yesterday.

Mitch is gonna finally... show up tonight,
or what did he have to say today?

Mitch went home and fell asleep.

He fell asleep and
I didn't realize he wasn't here.

Just one of those things
that just kinda get lost.

You know, you don't check on everybody.

So we figured out that he no-showed.

For tonight to be a success,
I need all my serving staff to show up.

My bartenders, my shooter girls,
and my waitresses.

Porter's late, sound check's late.

Why the... is my beer tub not ready?

Shit.

Most importantly,
I need all of my doormen...

...to be on top of their game
so they can deal with any problems...

...before they get out of hand.

Hey, come on.

Stallion man.

I'm digging out your toe jam
and your sock fluff.

Okay.

So I'm an aesthetician by trade,

and as of now,
I've been working out of my home.

Mitch is a very good candidate
for grooming.

I like my calluses.

I'm not taking them off,
I'm just smoothing them out.

So recently, Mitch and I
decided to go to a counselor,

and it's basically been in regards
to him working in the nightclub.

So imagine, like, if I worked
until, like, five in the morning...

...and you were just at home by yourself.

I'd play video games
and celebrate your absence.

Of course you would.

During the day, I'm running my business.

At night, I'm helping out at the club,
and I can't do it all at once.

I wanna go do fun things
like go on vacations.

You're too busy and tired
for that all the time.

It just seems like it's the same argument
with you over and over and over again.

-But that's how I feel.
-And it's...

-Every weekend's the same...
-'Cause you don't listen.

Why can't they make
one of the other guys head bouncer?

And you can just kind of sneak away.

I would love that
but right now, I'm just...

I give a shit about the job, so...

Working for Chunk and Simon
for the last while,

you know, we've cultivated a good
working relationship, friendship,

and to just up and quit on them just
because Gina thinks I should, you know,

I don't think that's really fair to him.

-Done?
-Go make me some money.

Thanks, turd.

I don't wanna be a doorman forever.

I plan on being a successful entrepreneur
in the fitness industry.

I'm going over to J-Rock's gym
to pick up some equipment here,

see what's worth picking up.

I know it's a big night
and I don't wanna be late,

but I've got this opportunity to get
some cheap gym equipment off J-Rock.

Getting some new stuff.

-Hey, what's going on, buddy?
-Hey, what's up?

-Ready for your stuff?
-Yeah, sure am.

Hey, I'm J-Rock.

Three years ago, I left Tequila's to get
into the gym business with my brother.

Unfortunately, my brother's left town.

There's nobody really to run the place
staff-wise except myself.

I'll just close the doors
and say goodbye to it.

It must feel weird not working here
and seeing this all get taken apart.

-Yep, it's time, though.
-Yeah, change is good.

How about that?

Yeah, I would definitely take that.
100 percent.

I've always wanted one of those.

Do you wanna make a deal on this rower?

-What'll you let this thing go for?
-Two hundred and fifty bucks.

I'm gonna need a bigger gym.

Zera? Ziera?

That's the girl that came out to my house
that night with the after-party,

with Simon.

-She came out with Simon?
-Yeah.

He's definitely banging her.
That's for sure.

Really?

As soon as the doors opened,
I knew this was gonna be a great night.

Tequila!

Hey, hey.

You guys want some ear plugs?
It's gonna get loud later.

Feels good in here.
Should be some good bangers.

Just starting to warm up now.

Now we're almost at the point
where we can start enjoying ourselves.

Everything's in place
except for one crucial missing piece.

Mitch isn't here yet. It's 11 o'clock.

I really need Mitch
at the front to block...

...so the two doormen up front
can do their shit...

...that you wanted them to do, right?

Find out what the... is going on.

Zera's late too.

So w e need the security in their spots,
especially on a big night.

Everyone has to see each other, and they
have to know when there's a problem...

...that they deal with it right away
so the problems don't escalate.

Mother... beat drop!

All I know from my experience
is that the busier the night is,

the earlier the drama starts.

Get the... out!

No, you hit him twice,
punched him in the face.

Get out!

Yeah, bring the cruiser around.

Just go.

-I need my boyfriend!
-He's outside. He's right here.

-No, he's not!
-Yes, he is.

We took him out the other door.

Ready to charge?

Where the... is Mitch?

Technically,
I'm not supposed to be dating staff.

What would Chunk...

What would he think
if he saw us right now?

Why can't they make one
of the other guys head bouncer?

Get the... out.

-I need my boyfriend!
-He's outside!

Where the... is Mitch?

We're two hours
into one of the busiest nights...

...in a long time
and Mitch still isn't here.

-They're gone?
-They're beating the door right off.

They're beating the door...?

Chunk and I are left to do Mitch's job
and deal with a drunk domestic dispute.

Guy in a black shirt, blue jeans,
he could pull her down. He's out front.

You stay right here.
You stay right here, bud.

-Whoever the... you are, fuck you.
-He's the fucking owner.

You're going to jail tonight.

-I will, I will.
-No, now!

We could've handled this dispute
a lot better...

...if all of our bouncers were here.

I don't like when staff date each other.

Are you wearing underwear?

-Why?
-Answer me.

And it's worse when it's Simon.

-Why?
-'Cause I wanna know.

I like that he can separate personal
from business.

-What do you think?
-No, you're not.

Even though I'm seeing Zera,

I still expect her
to carry her weight behind the bar.

Total weight is 6.4 pounds,
so then convert that to ounces.

So you times 6.2 by 16.

-Oh, my God!
-Settle down. It's not that hard.

Big Mitch,
he's two hours late for his shift,

and he didn't come in on Friday, either.

I'm texting him right now,
figuring out where he is.

I want a text when Mitch comes in!

I'm... pissed!

And that's the guy who calls himself
the head doorman.

I need you. What the...?

-What?
-I need you. What do you mean what?

I was running a little late today.

Well, not really, I thought it was 11,

but apparently,
I was supposed to be here earlier.

No one told me any different, so...

Hey, I wasn't told anything...

-Yesterday, 9:00.
-9:00?

Yesterday, I said I need you here
at 9:00 for doormen meeting.

Right? Remember now?

I do work seven days a week, two jobs.

So that's just the way it goes sometimes.

I'm sure that it'll all be water
under the bridge by the end of the night.

In the doghouse, here we are.

Figure I'll get a little drinky-poo
after a hard night.

Mitch!

Well, so much for my drink.

So Mitch is late.

He's at the bar,
ordering a drink while he's working.

And he misses a whole problem
going on right behind him.

You're playing him around
like a... poodle.

Mitch. Mitch.

Guys, when you're kicking someone out,
be smart about it.

These are rookie mistakes.

It doesn't make any... sense
to kick a person out...

...through a whole crowd
when you step by three... exits.

Mitch's bad behaviour
is costing us business.

You pushed into some girls.
You... ran them over.

Yeah, well, we bumped into people,

but the guy was flailing around
like a... fish.

Exactly, so why bring him
through the... crowd?

I've had enough.

I put Zera at one of my top spots
so she has the opportunity...

...to make a lot of tips on sales.

I kinda wanna rip it all off.

Are you coming home with me?

For the first time in a while,
it feels like the glory days.

It's a packed house,
great music, awesome people.

This is why we got into this business.

We still have one employee
that's not getting it.

-What's up?
-He's a...

It's after two.
It's illegal to let you back in.

-No, but when I left, it was 1:56.
-Now it's two.

He's just not understanding
why he's always in shit.

Him, he's ego tripping.

-Hey.
-Don't touch me.

You can't grab guys like that.

Staff shouldn't come to work tired.

They shouldn't come drinking on the job.

It's a... law, buddy.

He's leaving.

-Don't touch me.
-I'm not touching you.

Or else they make stupid decisions.

Simon and I spoke and we both agree
that we've just had enough with Mitch.

Mitch doesn't earn anything here
because he drinks his tabs away.

-He drinks his cheques away.
-I know.

-They guys need a leader.
-Well, yeah.

I just think Mitch is really busy
and tired with the gym.

I wasn't really thinking
of replacing Mitch.

I was thinking of adding,
'cause it's like...

J-Rock's willing to come back
and run the guys.

I think that's a really good call.

Tomorrow, we'll be asking Mitch
to step down as the head doorman.

In the doghouse, here we are.

You pushed into some girls,
you... ran them over.

I really frown upon staff...
being together.

Tomorrow, we'll be asking Mitch
to step down as head doorman.

Guys, home time. Let's go.

Tonight's show was epic.

We had a great turnout
and sold a lot of booze.

Despite a few hiccups, Chunk and I
were really happy with how the night went.

Do you have tab sheet?

Which is why when Chunk
told me about Zera's ringout,

I was shocked.

What? That can't be.
What's your ringout over there?

Seventeen hundred and fifty-seven dollars?

This girl did 300 dollars without tabs.

Lowest ringout out of any waitress,
any bar, anything.

There's no excuses at all
for a bartender...

...to do numbers that low
when it's this... busy.

The bar lost money because of her.

This doesn't look good.
Even to these guys, it doesn't look good.

I take a lot of pressure on that.

You don't have to take
responsibility for that.

Well, I kinda do because Chunk's
like, "Okay, what the... going on?"

And since I've been hanging out with Zera,

then a lot
of that responsibility falls back on me.

Mixing business and pleasure
is honestly...

...one of the worst things
you could ever do...

...because there's so many factors
to each.

So I'm just not impressed
'cause I kinda want her to be good,

but I don't think that situation's
gonna work out.

I think sometimes peoples' ideas
of someone are skewed...

...because they're sleeping with them.

I'm not coming down on you, Zee.

I know you think...
I'm not trying to jump on you.

-Okay. Really?
-Yeah.

-Like that bad?
-Yeah. I didn't know anything at all.

I had to wait for that... scale.

I'm gonna wait till things cool down
and then break the bad news.

-What's that?
-Is this done?

And unfortunately,

Zera's not the only one
on the chopping block.

One day, when I'm not here,
this is what happens.

It's the day after a big show.
This place is a mess.

And I'm not just talking about the floors.

Let's get this doormen meeting going.

After last night's big gig,

Chunk and I decided to get the doormen
all together so we can address...

...some of the issues
we've been seeing around the club.

I'm not gonna pick anyone apart
today personally.

Just some general things.
Get everything back on track.

We need to put a lid on the drinking.

I don't mind if the guys here,
you know, have a drink occasionally.

There's been a few guys
that have been pushing that way too far.

'Cause you guys
just aren't making proper decisions.

Most importantly, we have to nominate
a new head doorman.

That's probably the end of the fun stuff.

The reason I was wanting
to talk to you guys briefly...

...was just... I find Mitch
is spreading himself a little bit thin,

burning the candle is both ends.

So we're gonna bring in some help.

We'll introduce him to you
in the next couple of weekends.

He's a very good leader.

Mitch stayed pretty silent
during the meeting.

So we were left wondering
how he really felt about the change.

Later in the night, I went and talked
to Mitch and made sure he was okay.

-t doesn't really matter to me.
I've got tough skin.

We're gonna learn from it and move on.

I'm really relieved
that somebody competent...

...and experienced is coming in here.

Hello?

Hi, Zera, it's Simon.

Hi, Simon.

Just kind of going over stuff
over the last few weekends,

and you know, I know,
kinda both been patient and whatnot.

But I don't think bartending's
kinda your thing.

It's probably time to kinda let it go
and go from there.

I was thinking the same.
Like, I'm not that experienced anyways.

So it's like you took a huge risk
throwing me behind the bar, right?

Yeah.

I need to find a full-time job anyways.

You know, I've always enjoyed
having you around,

but I just don't... I don't think...

No, it's totally cool.
I appreciate you called.

I guess, see you around
and I'm glad you answered,

and we got it over with.

-Me too. Bye.
-All right. Bye-bye.

That's why you don't date staff.

Or women under 30 for that matter.

That's the end of Zera.

I need something to look forward to.

Vacation. Vehicle. House. Dog.

High maintenance.

One thing I'll say about Gina
is that she's very persistent.

Okay, so you think
this will all happen within a year?

-Yes.
-So this time next year, 2015.

-Yes.
-Okay.

Then what about kids?