1 00:00:00,001 --> 00:00:02,664 Subtitles by explosiveskull www.OpenSubtitles.org 2 00:00:02,873 --> 00:00:04,402 Previously, on "Sweetbitter"... 3 00:00:04,404 --> 00:00:06,629 Baby Jakey doesn't waste time. 4 00:00:06,631 --> 00:00:09,151 - Fucked everyone. - Didn't fuck me. 5 00:00:09,153 --> 00:00:12,355 - I'm going over to Sasha's. - I'll come with you. 6 00:00:12,357 --> 00:00:14,718 Poor Tess. She's experimenting with Omar. 7 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,039 He's a little old for her. 8 00:00:16,041 --> 00:00:18,242 There's something so predatory about it. 9 00:00:18,244 --> 00:00:19,644 Don't you think? 10 00:00:19,646 --> 00:00:22,046 Dear little taco boy, I did not take your shoes. 11 00:00:22,048 --> 00:00:24,729 I do not steal from poor people. 12 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:32,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 13 00:00:58,809 --> 00:01:01,931 All right, boys, big night. 14 00:01:03,694 --> 00:01:05,895 I need, uh, six more heads of romaine 15 00:01:05,897 --> 00:01:07,897 for these salads. 16 00:01:10,141 --> 00:01:12,382 Watch your flame. 17 00:01:23,196 --> 00:01:24,796 They ordered another six bottles. 18 00:01:24,798 --> 00:01:26,198 That's 400 bucks a bottle! 19 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:27,358 Just bring up the case. 20 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:28,640 These assholes aren't going anywhere. 21 00:01:28,642 --> 00:01:31,604 Pad the check. 22 00:02:08,047 --> 00:02:10,288 Thank you, Santos. 23 00:02:17,937 --> 00:02:21,218 Two, four, six, eight, one, 24 00:02:21,220 --> 00:02:24,382 two, four... I've never even held this much. 25 00:02:24,384 --> 00:02:26,105 And? 26 00:02:26,107 --> 00:02:29,909 Two... okay, this tip is $3,200. 27 00:02:29,911 --> 00:02:32,191 What? 28 00:02:32,193 --> 00:02:34,634 - That's insane. - A bottle of Tassin, Nicky. 29 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:40,881 - Coming up. - What did you order? 30 00:03:11,917 --> 00:03:14,399 I need a lawyer. 31 00:03:14,401 --> 00:03:16,560 What? Did something happen? 32 00:03:16,562 --> 00:03:18,082 Oh, no, no. 33 00:03:18,084 --> 00:03:20,085 - To go out with. - Oh. 34 00:03:20,087 --> 00:03:22,086 Fucking bartenders. They're all the same. 35 00:03:22,088 --> 00:03:24,089 I mean, great lay, but... 36 00:03:24,091 --> 00:03:26,892 holes in their underwear and cash under the mattress. 37 00:03:26,894 --> 00:03:29,735 Don't wake up before it's 3:00 p.m. 38 00:03:29,737 --> 00:03:31,578 I didn't know that you and Jake were... 39 00:03:31,580 --> 00:03:32,978 Over? 40 00:03:32,980 --> 00:03:34,260 Yeah. 41 00:03:34,262 --> 00:03:36,343 Hey, uh, Howard wants all Front of House 42 00:03:36,345 --> 00:03:38,347 in the dining room. 43 00:03:40,349 --> 00:03:42,389 "The guest comes first." 44 00:03:42,391 --> 00:03:44,912 It is the prevailing philosophy of this industry, 45 00:03:44,914 --> 00:03:47,315 and I have never agreed with it. 46 00:03:47,317 --> 00:03:48,997 The guest... 47 00:03:48,999 --> 00:03:50,599 is actually irrelevant. 48 00:03:50,601 --> 00:03:52,961 They don't create the environment. 49 00:03:52,963 --> 00:03:54,203 We do. 50 00:03:54,205 --> 00:03:55,925 Which is why, at this restaurant, 51 00:03:55,927 --> 00:03:59,130 our philosophy is to take care of each other. 52 00:04:01,052 --> 00:04:03,132 However... 53 00:04:03,134 --> 00:04:06,096 we still have some work to do. 54 00:04:06,098 --> 00:04:08,379 Because here, there is 55 00:04:08,381 --> 00:04:11,141 an unsettling disparity. 56 00:04:11,143 --> 00:04:12,343 And I think it's time 57 00:04:12,345 --> 00:04:14,586 that Front of House make a sacrifice. 58 00:04:14,588 --> 00:04:16,307 A small one. 59 00:04:16,309 --> 00:04:17,989 We are expanding the tip-out. 60 00:04:17,991 --> 00:04:20,112 - What? - Beginning immediately, 61 00:04:20,114 --> 00:04:22,954 the only non-salaried kitchen workers... 62 00:04:22,956 --> 00:04:26,319 the dishwashers... will receive 5% 63 00:04:26,321 --> 00:04:29,402 of the tip pool. 64 00:04:29,404 --> 00:04:31,244 What does that mean? 65 00:04:31,246 --> 00:04:35,088 Uh, apparently we're giving 5% of our tips to dish. 66 00:04:35,090 --> 00:04:37,411 I think that's a very brave choice, Howard. 67 00:04:37,413 --> 00:04:38,852 Thank you, Simone. 68 00:04:38,854 --> 00:04:40,294 Have a good evening, everyone. 69 00:04:40,296 --> 00:04:42,296 This sucks. 70 00:04:42,298 --> 00:04:44,139 Okay. 71 00:04:46,583 --> 00:04:48,623 They can't just take away 5% at the drop of a hat. 72 00:04:48,625 --> 00:04:50,386 Just think of it as a tax. 73 00:04:50,388 --> 00:04:51,826 It's socialism. 74 00:04:51,828 --> 00:04:53,228 It's not socialism. 75 00:04:53,230 --> 00:04:54,670 We do drink thousands of a dollars a week 76 00:04:54,672 --> 00:04:56,072 in shift drinks. 77 00:04:56,074 --> 00:04:57,112 This is ridiculous, I have a family. 78 00:04:57,114 --> 00:04:59,475 5% of my yearly take means summer camp, 79 00:04:59,477 --> 00:05:00,837 car payments. 80 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:01,878 Did you know about this? 81 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,242 I most certainly did not. 82 00:05:05,244 --> 00:05:06,764 Howard's doing what? 83 00:05:28,670 --> 00:05:30,070 White people up front sure are mad 84 00:05:30,072 --> 00:05:31,031 about losing money. 85 00:05:31,033 --> 00:05:33,032 - I hate losing money. - Exactly. 86 00:05:33,034 --> 00:05:34,995 - Excuse me? - Tonight should be fun. 87 00:05:34,997 --> 00:05:37,198 Why does Howard do this to me? 88 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:38,279 Excuse me? 89 00:05:38,281 --> 00:05:40,801 Grab six champagne glasses, follow me. 90 00:05:45,208 --> 00:05:46,688 Martin. 91 00:05:46,690 --> 00:05:48,570 You're looking well. 92 00:05:48,572 --> 00:05:50,172 I was hoping you'd be here, Simone. 93 00:05:50,174 --> 00:05:51,653 - Hi, Greg. - Hi. 94 00:05:51,655 --> 00:05:53,576 I was at, uh, Pete's Candy Store 95 00:05:53,578 --> 00:05:56,539 in Williamsburg listening to a client's reading, 96 00:05:56,541 --> 00:05:57,540 which was... 97 00:05:57,542 --> 00:06:00,263 And this vision 98 00:06:00,265 --> 00:06:02,025 of a young woman gets up. 99 00:06:02,027 --> 00:06:05,589 This was maybe ten years ago? 100 00:06:05,591 --> 00:06:09,153 And she reads this amazing piece 101 00:06:09,155 --> 00:06:12,317 of surrealist fiction about a mermaid 102 00:06:12,319 --> 00:06:14,519 who falls in love with a young boy. 103 00:06:14,521 --> 00:06:17,122 And in the end... 104 00:06:17,124 --> 00:06:18,604 the boy kills her. 105 00:06:20,288 --> 00:06:22,608 - Where did you publish? - Oh, an obscure quarterly. 106 00:06:22,610 --> 00:06:24,010 "The Sewanee Review." 107 00:06:24,012 --> 00:06:26,333 Last time I was in, you were finishing up 108 00:06:26,335 --> 00:06:27,453 a collection of those stories. 109 00:06:28,897 --> 00:06:31,138 I am not even bringing any of you menus tonight. 110 00:06:31,140 --> 00:06:32,339 We're gonna do a special tasting. 111 00:06:32,341 --> 00:06:33,940 So, any allergies? 112 00:06:33,942 --> 00:06:35,663 - Uh, no. - Great. 113 00:06:35,665 --> 00:06:36,944 And some champagne is on its way. 114 00:06:36,946 --> 00:06:38,306 Thank you. 115 00:06:38,308 --> 00:06:39,947 I had no idea! 116 00:06:39,949 --> 00:06:42,711 - Can I read it? - You absolutely cannot. 117 00:06:42,713 --> 00:06:44,752 He seems really interested in your work. 118 00:06:44,754 --> 00:06:46,635 He's interested in his own romantic vision 119 00:06:46,637 --> 00:06:49,198 of a waiter with an undiscovered secret power, 120 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,039 mostly because it makes compelling theater 121 00:06:51,041 --> 00:06:52,401 for his guests. 122 00:06:52,403 --> 00:06:55,125 Do we have scallops tonight? 123 00:07:00,132 --> 00:07:02,293 Could you seat us, please? 124 00:07:04,096 --> 00:07:05,376 Jake. 125 00:07:05,378 --> 00:07:07,338 Hey, Tommy. 126 00:07:07,340 --> 00:07:09,660 I didn't know you ventured above 14th Street. 127 00:07:09,662 --> 00:07:11,583 I'm not here to eat... real quick. 128 00:07:11,585 --> 00:07:13,185 I got this basement thing tonight. 129 00:07:13,187 --> 00:07:15,587 Bartender just fell out. You interested? 130 00:07:15,589 --> 00:07:16,989 1,000 bucks, cash. 131 00:07:16,991 --> 00:07:18,671 - Fuck yeah. - Awesome. 132 00:07:18,673 --> 00:07:20,073 You got a pen? 133 00:07:20,075 --> 00:07:22,435 Yeah. 134 00:07:22,437 --> 00:07:24,597 Here's the info. 135 00:07:28,283 --> 00:07:31,165 Who's that? 136 00:07:31,167 --> 00:07:32,606 Nobody. 137 00:07:32,608 --> 00:07:34,087 Invite her. 138 00:07:34,089 --> 00:07:35,970 Not her thing. 139 00:07:35,972 --> 00:07:38,053 Eh, see you, man. 140 00:07:40,617 --> 00:07:43,459 Why is no one eating? 141 00:07:43,461 --> 00:07:45,941 Uh, no one has any food. 142 00:07:45,943 --> 00:07:47,383 I am never coming back here. 143 00:07:47,385 --> 00:07:48,624 It's been a while. 144 00:07:48,626 --> 00:07:49,625 Maybe we should order a drink. 145 00:07:49,627 --> 00:07:50,986 Hello, excuse me? 146 00:07:50,988 --> 00:07:53,109 Excuse me, is it going to be much longer? 147 00:07:57,716 --> 00:07:59,796 - What are you doing? - They are dirty. 148 00:07:59,798 --> 00:08:02,799 Oh, those are clean. 149 00:08:02,801 --> 00:08:04,522 Taste dirty. 150 00:08:04,524 --> 00:08:06,324 Fucking dishwashers getting paid more 151 00:08:06,326 --> 00:08:07,325 but not doing their job. 152 00:08:07,327 --> 00:08:08,806 Not good. 153 00:08:08,808 --> 00:08:11,690 So, what do you think? 154 00:08:11,692 --> 00:08:14,612 I think that you fixed Sasha. 155 00:08:14,614 --> 00:08:17,256 No one's ever fixed. 156 00:08:17,258 --> 00:08:21,260 And I meant Howard's new economic policy. 157 00:08:21,262 --> 00:08:23,062 Oh. 158 00:08:23,064 --> 00:08:26,186 Well, dishwashing sucks. 159 00:08:26,188 --> 00:08:27,627 What do you think? 160 00:08:27,629 --> 00:08:29,910 Howard wants to take 5% from the front? 161 00:08:29,912 --> 00:08:31,752 Okay, people revolt, 162 00:08:31,754 --> 00:08:34,635 and we take 5% of this martini. 163 00:08:34,637 --> 00:08:36,758 Cheers. 164 00:08:41,124 --> 00:08:42,604 Fire two steaks! 165 00:08:42,606 --> 00:08:44,606 Medium and medium rare! 166 00:08:51,896 --> 00:08:54,017 Let's go! 167 00:09:06,633 --> 00:09:08,113 - Will. - Yeah? 168 00:09:08,115 --> 00:09:11,396 Someone or something is slowing down service. 169 00:09:11,398 --> 00:09:13,759 I assure you, I'm going to figure it out. 170 00:09:13,761 --> 00:09:14,880 Go to the front. 171 00:09:14,882 --> 00:09:17,523 Anyone with wine or champagne, top them off. 172 00:09:17,525 --> 00:09:18,524 Be your charming self. 173 00:09:18,526 --> 00:09:21,327 - Go. - On it. 174 00:09:21,329 --> 00:09:23,209 I said salt on the side! 175 00:09:23,211 --> 00:09:25,412 Fucking salad! 176 00:09:25,414 --> 00:09:27,214 What the fuck is going on? 177 00:09:27,216 --> 00:09:28,896 Is this fun for you? You think it's a game? 178 00:09:28,898 --> 00:09:30,418 I know what you guys are doing. 179 00:09:30,420 --> 00:09:31,980 - Nick, settle. - It's horseshit, Howard. 180 00:09:31,982 --> 00:09:33,981 It's classic passive-worker resistance, 181 00:09:33,983 --> 00:09:35,343 and it's them. 182 00:09:35,345 --> 00:09:36,985 - Tess and Jake? - I don't know. 183 00:09:36,987 --> 00:09:38,347 It's one of them. 184 00:09:38,349 --> 00:09:39,988 I've seen this in Front of the House before. 185 00:09:39,990 --> 00:09:42,231 No sense of consequences. 186 00:09:42,233 --> 00:09:43,352 They don't care. 187 00:09:43,354 --> 00:09:45,073 That means nothing to those spoiled babies. 188 00:09:45,075 --> 00:09:47,396 All right, stay the course. 189 00:09:47,398 --> 00:09:49,239 "Stay the course"? 190 00:09:49,241 --> 00:09:50,680 Aye-aye, Captain. 191 00:09:50,682 --> 00:09:52,282 Where's Simone? 192 00:09:58,250 --> 00:10:00,171 What is happening in this restaurant right now? 193 00:10:00,173 --> 00:10:02,775 My tables are starving to death. 194 00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:06,097 Why are you looking at me like that? 195 00:10:06,099 --> 00:10:07,820 You've been unhappy lately. 196 00:10:07,822 --> 00:10:09,581 Me? You think this is me? 197 00:10:09,583 --> 00:10:12,024 I would never mistreat a guest to prove a point. 198 00:10:12,026 --> 00:10:15,309 I don't think the guest is irrelevant. 199 00:10:17,913 --> 00:10:19,192 Nicky thinks it's Front of House. 200 00:10:19,194 --> 00:10:21,474 Well, I don't always know what they're up to, 201 00:10:21,476 --> 00:10:23,196 and to be honest, 202 00:10:23,198 --> 00:10:26,720 I don't know what you're up to, but this is a debacle. 203 00:10:26,722 --> 00:10:28,923 It's just a natural reaction to change, 204 00:10:28,925 --> 00:10:30,645 but I need to squash it, now. 205 00:10:30,647 --> 00:10:31,886 Go talk to them. 206 00:10:31,888 --> 00:10:34,411 I'll investigate. 207 00:10:36,213 --> 00:10:37,733 Around the world. 208 00:10:37,735 --> 00:10:40,295 Manhattan Classic, Moscow Mule, Singapore Sling. 209 00:10:40,297 --> 00:10:42,340 We're still doing this? 210 00:10:50,548 --> 00:10:52,709 Oh. 211 00:10:52,711 --> 00:10:54,351 What? 212 00:10:54,353 --> 00:10:56,353 There's a party tonight. 213 00:10:56,355 --> 00:10:58,716 Maybe you should come. 214 00:10:58,718 --> 00:10:59,997 With you? 215 00:10:59,999 --> 00:11:02,920 I'm working, but we can hang out. 216 00:11:02,922 --> 00:11:06,605 So with you, but not really with you. 217 00:11:06,607 --> 00:11:08,446 Could be fun. 218 00:11:08,448 --> 00:11:10,088 We could have fun. 219 00:11:10,090 --> 00:11:12,291 - I'm so sorry. - Sure. 220 00:11:12,293 --> 00:11:14,094 Try not to dress like you're from Ohio. 221 00:11:14,096 --> 00:11:15,895 What the fuck is that supposed to mean? 222 00:11:21,423 --> 00:11:23,263 Hi, what are you doing? 223 00:11:23,265 --> 00:11:26,227 Well, I'm the food runner, and there's no food. 224 00:11:26,229 --> 00:11:27,788 - Thus... - Okay, good. 225 00:11:27,790 --> 00:11:30,111 Uh, can we take a smoke break? I need your help. 226 00:11:30,113 --> 00:11:31,673 Ladies. 227 00:11:31,675 --> 00:11:33,154 Are your back waiter cronies holding up service? 228 00:11:33,156 --> 00:11:35,397 Because I need food to come out of the kitchen right now. 229 00:11:35,399 --> 00:11:39,721 Oh, my God, I wish I were that devious or invested. 230 00:11:39,723 --> 00:11:41,203 Oh, you... you know 231 00:11:41,205 --> 00:11:42,645 I don't even know how to do that. 232 00:11:42,647 --> 00:11:44,807 Have you been drinking? 233 00:11:44,809 --> 00:11:46,811 No. 234 00:11:47,813 --> 00:11:49,773 Why... 235 00:11:49,775 --> 00:11:52,736 - I need you. Locker room. - Why? 236 00:11:52,738 --> 00:11:54,498 It's like a department store in here. 237 00:11:54,500 --> 00:11:55,780 Don't you ever take anything home? 238 00:11:55,782 --> 00:11:58,502 What's the vibe of the party? 239 00:11:58,504 --> 00:11:59,704 Penthouse? 240 00:11:59,706 --> 00:12:01,226 Basement? 241 00:12:01,228 --> 00:12:03,428 Tunnel under a bridge? 242 00:12:03,430 --> 00:12:05,791 Um, I don't know. 243 00:12:05,793 --> 00:12:08,393 Jake just said to look hot. 244 00:12:08,395 --> 00:12:11,239 Get out of there. 245 00:12:13,482 --> 00:12:14,921 Ooh... 246 00:12:14,923 --> 00:12:17,924 - I don't know if it's... - Yep. 247 00:12:17,926 --> 00:12:20,286 Oh, okay. 248 00:12:20,288 --> 00:12:21,808 Oh. 249 00:12:21,810 --> 00:12:24,332 What kind of a fucking bra are you wearing? 250 00:12:24,334 --> 00:12:25,693 A padded bra. 251 00:12:25,695 --> 00:12:28,258 Take that off too. 252 00:12:34,545 --> 00:12:36,585 Yeah, take it off. 253 00:12:36,587 --> 00:12:39,069 You can't wear this dress with a padded bra. 254 00:12:41,913 --> 00:12:44,676 - Come on. - Okay. 255 00:12:53,886 --> 00:12:55,889 Yeah. 256 00:12:56,809 --> 00:12:58,369 It's cute. 257 00:12:58,371 --> 00:12:59,691 And your tits look great. 258 00:12:59,693 --> 00:13:02,413 I don't know, Ari, it's kinda... 259 00:13:02,415 --> 00:13:03,455 wait, it's barely... 260 00:13:03,457 --> 00:13:05,457 It's thin. 261 00:13:05,459 --> 00:13:07,620 I mean, your nipples love it. 262 00:13:07,622 --> 00:13:09,061 Do they? 263 00:13:09,063 --> 00:13:11,624 It's the air, you idiot. 264 00:13:11,626 --> 00:13:13,947 Mine are so sensitive I'd go fucking crazy. 265 00:13:13,949 --> 00:13:15,548 Sorry, when? 266 00:13:15,550 --> 00:13:17,551 When they're touched, 267 00:13:17,553 --> 00:13:21,397 or pinched, or clamped. 268 00:13:22,478 --> 00:13:25,202 Sometimes just breathed on. 269 00:13:26,482 --> 00:13:28,042 I can do it for you... 270 00:13:28,044 --> 00:13:29,524 If you like right now. 271 00:13:29,526 --> 00:13:31,166 I mean, I'm flattered, 272 00:13:31,168 --> 00:13:35,130 but I believe the restaurant is in a state of emergency. 273 00:13:36,134 --> 00:13:38,736 Here's your brassiere back. 274 00:13:42,180 --> 00:13:44,542 Thanks. 275 00:13:50,829 --> 00:13:52,670 Pardon me. 276 00:13:55,796 --> 00:13:57,074 I love that scarf. 277 00:13:57,076 --> 00:13:58,396 - I know I told you before. - Will. 278 00:13:58,398 --> 00:13:59,838 Be right with you. 279 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:00,919 - Yeah? - Here. 280 00:14:00,921 --> 00:14:02,440 Gift cards. 281 00:14:02,442 --> 00:14:04,122 Give these to any reservations that are still coming in 282 00:14:04,124 --> 00:14:06,526 when you tell them that we cannot seat them tonight. 283 00:14:06,528 --> 00:14:08,247 - You got it. - Thank you. 284 00:14:08,249 --> 00:14:10,772 All right, folks... 285 00:14:12,174 --> 00:14:13,413 Hi. 286 00:14:13,415 --> 00:14:15,535 Thank God. 287 00:14:15,537 --> 00:14:17,177 - Enjoy. - Finally. 288 00:14:17,179 --> 00:14:20,260 It looks great. 289 00:14:20,262 --> 00:14:21,302 Excuse me? 290 00:14:21,304 --> 00:14:24,185 Can we please have some forks? 291 00:14:24,187 --> 00:14:25,547 Jake. 292 00:14:25,549 --> 00:14:28,031 Forks. 293 00:14:32,155 --> 00:14:34,196 One moment. 294 00:14:54,421 --> 00:14:56,821 Excuse me? 295 00:14:59,827 --> 00:15:03,511 Where the fuck are the fucking forks? 296 00:15:04,272 --> 00:15:05,872 I've been asking the same question, 297 00:15:05,874 --> 00:15:07,233 but nobody washes fast enough. 298 00:15:07,235 --> 00:15:09,237 Shut up, Sasha! 299 00:15:10,439 --> 00:15:11,918 Mr. Howard, look. No... no forks. 300 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,881 I put 400 forks into service on Monday. 301 00:15:14,883 --> 00:15:16,443 They just disappeared? 302 00:15:16,445 --> 00:15:19,287 Are you telling me that 70 pounds of sterling silver 303 00:15:19,289 --> 00:15:20,848 has just evaporated? 304 00:15:20,850 --> 00:15:22,570 Are people supposed to eat with their fucking hands? 305 00:15:22,572 --> 00:15:24,212 - Howard. Howard... - No excuses. 306 00:15:24,214 --> 00:15:26,214 You find them or you're fucking fired! 307 00:15:26,216 --> 00:15:28,497 Howard, Howard. 308 00:15:28,499 --> 00:15:30,780 The entire restaurant doesn't just come to a halt 309 00:15:30,782 --> 00:15:32,260 because of forks, okay? 310 00:15:32,262 --> 00:15:33,542 I think I know what's going on. 311 00:15:33,544 --> 00:15:34,583 Let me handle it. 312 00:15:34,585 --> 00:15:37,748 You go charm my soigné table. 313 00:15:37,750 --> 00:15:39,751 Thank you. 314 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,360 Give me five, five, five! 315 00:15:49,362 --> 00:15:51,682 Yes, yes, yes, yes! 316 00:15:53,887 --> 00:15:56,688 - Sasha! - Yeah? 317 00:15:56,690 --> 00:15:59,051 - What did you do? - Uh, nothing. 318 00:15:59,053 --> 00:16:00,573 Where are the forks? 319 00:16:00,575 --> 00:16:02,494 Maybe underneath the dishwashers' giant fucking wallets. 320 00:16:02,496 --> 00:16:03,616 Howard think he can steal my money 321 00:16:03,618 --> 00:16:05,298 and then I bend over, take it up my ass? 322 00:16:05,300 --> 00:16:07,701 - Not this occasion, honey. - Tell me where the forks are. 323 00:16:07,703 --> 00:16:08,781 - I don't know. - Sasha! 324 00:16:08,783 --> 00:16:09,823 - I don't know. - Where are the forks? 325 00:16:09,825 --> 00:16:11,064 - I don't know. - Sasha! 326 00:16:11,066 --> 00:16:12,106 - I don't know. - Tell me where the forks are! 327 00:16:12,108 --> 00:16:13,107 Tell me where the forks are! 328 00:16:13,109 --> 00:16:14,187 Tiny but fucking strong. 329 00:16:14,189 --> 00:16:16,590 - You leave me no choice. - Over there! 330 00:16:16,592 --> 00:16:18,593 Nuts! Crazy bitch. 331 00:16:18,595 --> 00:16:21,275 Thank you. 332 00:16:21,277 --> 00:16:24,519 I hope you don't have herpes or something. 333 00:16:29,126 --> 00:16:31,167 - Hi, there. - Hi. 334 00:16:31,169 --> 00:16:33,249 Come talk to me for a sec. 335 00:16:33,251 --> 00:16:35,211 - Sorry? - Come talk to me. 336 00:16:35,213 --> 00:16:37,937 Fire two crab cakes! 337 00:16:42,221 --> 00:16:43,661 How did you do it? 338 00:16:43,663 --> 00:16:45,142 It was impressive, really. 339 00:16:45,144 --> 00:16:48,266 Did you, um... did you forget the herbs on every plate? 340 00:16:48,268 --> 00:16:50,748 Or maybe undercook everything by one degree? 341 00:16:50,750 --> 00:16:52,791 I mean, that would force Scott to put every piece of meat 342 00:16:52,793 --> 00:16:54,873 and fish back on the grill when he checked the temp. 343 00:16:54,875 --> 00:16:57,596 Or... oh. 344 00:16:57,598 --> 00:16:59,919 I bet you insisted all the seafood was bad. 345 00:16:59,921 --> 00:17:01,921 Had to be thrown out, cleaned again. 346 00:17:01,923 --> 00:17:03,923 I bet if I look downstairs in the garbage... 347 00:17:03,925 --> 00:17:06,927 Five years. 348 00:17:06,929 --> 00:17:09,409 I started here five fucking years ago. 349 00:17:09,411 --> 00:17:10,971 - Mm-hmm. - As a dishwasher. 350 00:17:10,973 --> 00:17:13,094 Working my ass off, making shit. 351 00:17:13,096 --> 00:17:15,416 Worked up to prep cook, now line. 352 00:17:15,418 --> 00:17:18,179 And now some fucking dishwasher is making more than me. 353 00:17:18,181 --> 00:17:21,382 Manny, you have a 401k and health insurance. 354 00:17:21,384 --> 00:17:24,106 And by law, you can't be tipped out. 355 00:17:24,108 --> 00:17:27,469 There are 10,000 line cooks in this city 356 00:17:27,471 --> 00:17:29,512 who want your job, 357 00:17:29,514 --> 00:17:33,196 and not one of them would dare humiliate this restaurant 358 00:17:33,198 --> 00:17:35,478 the way that you have done tonight. 359 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,321 Plates arrive on my table in three minutes. 360 00:17:38,323 --> 00:17:40,884 Am I clear? 361 00:17:40,886 --> 00:17:42,889 Good. 362 00:17:47,654 --> 00:17:50,855 Wash these as fast as you can. 363 00:17:57,945 --> 00:17:59,385 Pick up, pick up! 364 00:17:59,387 --> 00:18:02,027 Pick up forever! 365 00:18:02,029 --> 00:18:04,511 - Nice stunt you guys pulled. - Oh, not my stunt. 366 00:18:04,513 --> 00:18:06,954 I don't get involved in restaurant politics. 367 00:18:06,956 --> 00:18:09,396 Did you call me white earlier? 368 00:18:09,398 --> 00:18:10,638 Nah. 369 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,760 I was calling you "privileged." 370 00:18:17,407 --> 00:18:18,887 I'm sorry again about tonight. 371 00:18:18,889 --> 00:18:20,088 It happens. 372 00:18:20,090 --> 00:18:21,570 Thanks for picking up the check. 373 00:18:23,053 --> 00:18:24,694 But listen, uh, I'm serious. 374 00:18:24,696 --> 00:18:26,975 If you ever finish writing, hmm? 375 00:18:26,977 --> 00:18:29,058 - You'll be my first call. - Okay. 376 00:18:29,060 --> 00:18:31,543 Good night. 377 00:18:39,672 --> 00:18:41,552 I think you're wrong. 378 00:18:41,554 --> 00:18:44,435 I think he is interested in your writing. 379 00:18:44,437 --> 00:18:47,278 That's why people work in restaurants, right? 380 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,081 Contacts like this. 381 00:18:50,083 --> 00:18:52,364 You're very sweet. 382 00:18:52,366 --> 00:18:55,248 But you will learn there is a line. 383 00:18:55,250 --> 00:18:58,170 And while you may be invited to cross it, 384 00:18:58,172 --> 00:19:00,896 the invitation is never real. 385 00:19:06,742 --> 00:19:08,061 What's this one called? 386 00:19:08,063 --> 00:19:10,544 This is... 387 00:19:10,546 --> 00:19:13,188 water. 388 00:19:13,190 --> 00:19:15,630 It's gonna be a long night. 389 00:19:15,632 --> 00:19:18,195 Meet me in the alley in 30. 390 00:19:26,484 --> 00:19:28,847 27. 391 00:19:32,530 --> 00:19:34,451 27. 392 00:19:34,453 --> 00:19:36,454 Santos. 393 00:19:36,456 --> 00:19:38,457 I'm sorry. 394 00:19:39,899 --> 00:19:42,500 Thank you, boys. Take care. 395 00:19:57,759 --> 00:20:00,080 Hey, you wanted to see me? 396 00:20:00,082 --> 00:20:02,402 When I add it all up... 397 00:20:02,404 --> 00:20:05,926 our numbers will be off by thousands for tonight. 398 00:20:05,928 --> 00:20:08,529 Okay, but it was the right thing to do. 399 00:20:08,531 --> 00:20:11,132 Don't quote me, but it'll make a big difference to those guys, 400 00:20:11,134 --> 00:20:14,535 and honestly, in a week no one will even notice it. 401 00:20:14,537 --> 00:20:15,977 It'll just be part of the system. 402 00:20:15,979 --> 00:20:18,142 I agree. 403 00:20:19,863 --> 00:20:21,944 You know... 404 00:20:21,946 --> 00:20:24,387 you did well tonight. 405 00:20:24,389 --> 00:20:25,828 Most people don't know the difference 406 00:20:25,830 --> 00:20:28,111 between force and finesse. 407 00:20:28,113 --> 00:20:30,874 They grunt their way through crisis. 408 00:20:30,876 --> 00:20:32,595 But I'm always watching for someone 409 00:20:32,597 --> 00:20:35,441 who can do it with a certain style. 410 00:20:36,723 --> 00:20:38,362 Thanks. 411 00:20:38,364 --> 00:20:41,246 You don't fit in with your friends. 412 00:20:41,248 --> 00:20:43,168 You know that, right? 413 00:20:43,170 --> 00:20:45,290 I fit in. 414 00:20:45,292 --> 00:20:47,252 No, you don't. 415 00:20:47,254 --> 00:20:49,695 You're steady. 416 00:20:49,697 --> 00:20:52,858 You clock in every day at exactly the same time, 417 00:20:52,860 --> 00:20:53,980 within three minutes. 418 00:20:53,982 --> 00:20:55,983 You're an adult. 419 00:20:57,185 --> 00:20:59,746 How would you feel... 420 00:20:59,748 --> 00:21:01,910 about training to be a manager? 421 00:21:05,274 --> 00:21:07,875 - Seriously? - Seriously. 422 00:21:11,041 --> 00:21:12,921 Night, gentlemen. 423 00:21:12,923 --> 00:21:15,205 Good night. 424 00:21:22,694 --> 00:21:24,454 Think on it. 425 00:21:24,456 --> 00:21:26,736 We'll talk. 426 00:21:26,738 --> 00:21:29,539 I will, for sure. 427 00:21:37,671 --> 00:21:40,111 You know, I thought that the whole chaos thing 428 00:21:40,113 --> 00:21:41,913 was just a part of your look, but you were right. 429 00:21:41,915 --> 00:21:43,715 The workers did revolt. 430 00:21:43,717 --> 00:21:46,318 I know a few things about a few things. 431 00:21:47,562 --> 00:21:49,282 Stay close. 432 00:21:49,284 --> 00:21:51,203 Wait. 433 00:21:58,173 --> 00:22:00,734 Borrowed this from Ari. 434 00:22:00,736 --> 00:22:02,336 Doesn't look like you. 435 00:22:02,338 --> 00:22:05,021 I'm trying it out. 436 00:22:06,383 --> 00:22:08,825 Forget your bra? 437 00:22:10,587 --> 00:22:13,188 The air feels good. 438 00:22:39,419 --> 00:22:40,739 I have to work. 439 00:22:40,741 --> 00:22:42,661 Don't stop. 440 00:22:42,663 --> 00:22:44,665 Not tonight. 441 00:22:45,626 --> 00:22:47,787 Come on. 442 00:22:54,316 --> 00:22:56,756 Not tonight. 443 00:23:11,415 --> 00:23:13,135 Howard. 444 00:23:13,137 --> 00:23:15,139 We need to end this. 445 00:23:16,220 --> 00:23:17,580 I saved your ass tonight 446 00:23:17,582 --> 00:23:19,904 because I would like to have peace. 447 00:23:21,586 --> 00:23:23,747 You saved your own ass out of vanity. 448 00:23:23,749 --> 00:23:25,189 - That is not true. - "Peace"? 449 00:23:25,191 --> 00:23:26,870 You have been coming at me... 450 00:23:26,872 --> 00:23:28,632 'Cause you are out of control. 451 00:23:28,634 --> 00:23:30,555 Howard, I know you. 452 00:23:30,557 --> 00:23:32,476 I know what you eat for family meal. 453 00:23:32,478 --> 00:23:34,759 I know the route you take to walk home. 454 00:23:34,761 --> 00:23:38,082 You have been wildly unpredictable, 455 00:23:38,084 --> 00:23:39,925 disruptive. 456 00:23:39,927 --> 00:23:42,488 I mean, this thing tonight? 457 00:23:42,490 --> 00:23:45,331 I... I don't even know what to say. 458 00:23:45,333 --> 00:23:47,093 I mean, tell me it's the position in Tokyo 459 00:23:47,095 --> 00:23:48,174 and you're leaving. 460 00:23:48,176 --> 00:23:50,536 Or it's a health scare, I don't know. 461 00:23:50,538 --> 00:23:51,938 Are you having a midlife crisis? 462 00:23:51,940 --> 00:23:54,181 No Tokyo. 463 00:23:54,183 --> 00:23:57,424 My blood pressure is superb. 464 00:23:57,426 --> 00:23:59,106 And I am hardly midlife. 465 00:23:59,108 --> 00:24:02,151 Yeah, well, you are fucking a girl your daughter's age. 466 00:24:03,273 --> 00:24:05,954 - That is over. - It shouldn't have started. 467 00:24:05,956 --> 00:24:09,678 Look, I just need you to be you so I can be me. 468 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,240 That is how this restaurant works. 469 00:24:22,374 --> 00:24:25,976 Do you know anything about kabuki? 470 00:24:25,978 --> 00:24:28,178 Oh, my God. Seriously, Howard? 471 00:24:28,180 --> 00:24:32,143 In kabuki, you never do a new version of a play. 472 00:24:32,145 --> 00:24:35,387 So the actors have been performing, say, "Shunkan" 473 00:24:35,389 --> 00:24:37,909 in exactly the same way for centuries, 474 00:24:37,911 --> 00:24:39,070 and they will for all time. 475 00:24:39,072 --> 00:24:41,474 Same gestures, same steps. 476 00:24:41,476 --> 00:24:43,276 It's so traditional 477 00:24:43,278 --> 00:24:45,638 that the actors actually take on the names 478 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,762 of the actors that came before them. 479 00:24:48,764 --> 00:24:52,446 It is their individual interpretation of tradition 480 00:24:52,448 --> 00:24:53,607 that makes them great. 481 00:24:53,609 --> 00:24:55,449 What I am trying to do, Simone, 482 00:24:55,451 --> 00:24:58,412 is expand my interpretation... 483 00:24:58,414 --> 00:24:59,774 No. 484 00:24:59,776 --> 00:25:01,136 No, you're not, Howard. 485 00:25:01,138 --> 00:25:05,020 You are doing a completely different play. 486 00:25:05,022 --> 00:25:07,983 Just keep your shit together here, 487 00:25:07,985 --> 00:25:10,105 and you will have my support. 488 00:25:10,107 --> 00:25:11,827 - Otherwise... - Otherwise what? 489 00:25:11,829 --> 00:25:13,589 I will leave. 490 00:25:13,591 --> 00:25:15,834 And where would you go, Simone? 491 00:25:22,681 --> 00:25:25,365 Where would either of us go? 492 00:26:30,639 --> 00:26:35,639 Subtitles by explosiveskull www.OpenSubtitles.org 492 00:26:36,305 --> 00:26:42,661 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org